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Show 14 , Governors important Week to Pretede Legislature Citizen Faces Beautiful --Triplets Joy to Parents Inauguration-Ope- ns Three of a hind beat a pair la poker aid btbies. Here we havs Eldoa, Elva and EJwood Metx, torn and daughter of My. and Mrs. Marl Metz, 1832 Eleventh Jvortfc atreet another lovely Home Portrait b Bond, come that ia triplet proof good things 35 months old, OILTEST CASE E. King Has Sec- Leaders in All Lines of' Judge Johnson to Sit in Wesley ond Experience With Business Believe 1925 Several Elective State Of. Vititing Educators to fleers Will Take Oath Speak Here Wednesday Alumni of the niverslty of Utah Service a til near addresecsMould by !r Nathaniel for Second-terboth of the Butler and J F Government Litigation Against Indian Permits. 1 m ntvereitv Mr. evening j. k cf Chlfago, Wednesday Moulton is executive sec- which ie directretary to a commit for the endowment ing s fund at the t'hkngo institution Dr. Butler is secretary to the president rkf the University of tttirofo According toiean William H Leary f the I niverslty of Vtap and George l Barklnsun. e Salt lake attorney, who sre handling arrangements fof the appearance of the Chicago edu-aThe week will ajoanm om bith men are very Politic! Importance In Utah It op ns otpabl here. and have, agood Insight Into tothe 'working and the functions of with 'the Inauguration, at romn the edumtfonal world 14, lotto- mm. 4gotUL day, of of Utah. During a rwcnt trip of Mr Tem through the northwest Home of the tig dallies there de rUwil him e the first oentile governor of I tah veralthough the common))' aert-ptesion in Utah is that this m one slate In which a Jew is a Gentile, ami that former Governor Simon Bamberger was the first Gentile governor of the state As ik tatppens, tho four governors of I tah have all been Mormons and the two lenu- ermtic governors, Including Mr Dorn, It ip also a fact that Utah Scheduled to Change all former governors of the state of tah are still living and still claim Governor aa the state their home, although two Noon; Reof them are terruxxarily residing in Washington In addition to the governor, the ception This Evening. other state elective officers will he worn Into off he, the ceremonies t&k lug place at noon today at the cap!-to- t Governor-elec- t Three of these, li hi Unxkfctt George H Dern will secretary of state, Harvey 11 N fluff, take his oeth of office and begin his Jen-teU attorney general, and Jr term as chief executive of atate superintendent of putdk in- four-ea- r struction, have been reelected and will Utah in front of the state supreme serve their second terms. One, Justus ourt In the rapitol at noon today. D. N Btraup, is reele tel to the suThe oath will be administered by t hlef preme court bench, after a station JutlcT Valentine Gideon of the etate from duties of Justhe for alout six supreme ourt Freparathme for the years And two, John V her, state terenmnleH Hie under the direction of treasurer, and John L Holden state Hngadier General W G William state adjutant general "The auditor, are new to the offhs ami J net tee to state elective position Banner will he played by field fttraup succeeds Uhirf Justhe A J the ne Hundred end Forty-fiftWeber, who was elected six eais ago artillery band, and the governors saMr Walker suQceeds W I button lute of seventeen guns will be fired and Mr Holden follows Mark Tuttle, by O bAttery one Hundred and Forty-fiftneither of whom could, under the confield artillery, at a point east will bs stitution, he a candidate to succeed of the capitol Selection hlmaflf The inauguration will be fur. plaved h the artillery band between ther celebrated with an official recep U So and 12 o clock lion and a ball In the evening, also Following the administration of the at the capitol. oath to the governor, General Williams will inform Justhe Gideon of party meeting. of the other elective atate Tomorrow rooming, at 10 o clock the names who are present They will In the Moose hall on Second hast officers to be Gideon then Introduced street, the Independent Progressive bv retiring Ihief JusticeJuatUe A J Weber, will hold a state convention with the whose term on the supreme bench object of organising for the coming tomorrow The state officers expiree campaign of next year leader of the will then receive the oath in a bodv, party aay they expect to make ar- following whlth Governor lMrn will rangements for a party orya nixatlon In deliver hi Inaugural .addtesa to In and Utah. every voting district Dern Mrs and and other Governor be a power to be reckoned with in state officials and their wives the campaign of 1926. when Senator eectlve hold will a public reception in the re- Reed Smoot will be a candidate fur governors suite eptlon room of the preelection 30 from until 9 30 oclock In the Senator Smoot has already author- evening will be held on Dancing ised I tahne visiting In Waahlngtoa to floor of the capitol. beginannounce that he streets to maxe the the main 45 All at oclock. arrangements race for the nomination at the hands ning the Inaugural and the reception of the Republican state convention, for and for reelectioti to the I nited are iiv the hands of the national States senate In the fall of 19. Tfte guard powerful poet t ion he has attained in that body Jy reason of hi seniority Nineteenth Ward Enjoys . and his hard work are of themselves Good Musical Program a strong argument to the party to present him again to the people, and the people to reelect him There la .Pupils of Professor Kllhu Call gave little doubt also, that Senator Smoot a the following program last evening pending candidacy will have an Imat the Nineteenth ward chapel Mixed quartet Mr James G Baker, portant effect on the attitude and actions of party leaders of various Naomi White, C O Martin and A E during the next two 3 ears. Southgate, soprano aokv. Mia FJrllth CAUCUS SATURDAY. Hansen, tenor sotot J 1L Bull, violin bass solo. Fred Tbm week will ckwe with a mucus solo. M Taggart, Ellis of the Republican members ut the Hallsteadt. duet. Miss Busan Mrs. Naomi White, soprano solo, incoming legislature I1next Saturday and L. I. R V tenor Mrs solo, Fife; at the Hotel tah, beginning evening Mias Ignore ormb reading at T ku oclock. Call for this assemMiss Husanne eolo. K soprano blage baa mmbeen issued bv t'arl A H Boithcate, Manrueen state chairman of the FJUs. baritone solo. male quartet C C Martfn, Edwin party and reads in part M Taggart and A H Houth- Whttnej'cmf ( g te va(vm Jointly for preliminary rmsldf ration White, tenor solo, C C Martin, soef matters whxch the state commit-le- prano iMr Janies tl. Baker, e)o imt to followed may present, chorus, with iontraito solo bv Mr e mediately by a caucus of senate T irk Miss Husanne Kill and and house members separately, Haxel Wet4 were accompanist tofoonaidor caucus chute of president Hudson of the senate and speaker of the house, the choice of such other offiInstallation to cers a the caucus may choose to conHeld This Evening Be sider, and for the transaction of auih business as may properly come before the caucus Joint Installation of officer of For president of the senate, with t"aren' FI Allen poet No 49 nineteen possibilities, it appeared Veteran of Foreign Wars and the that support has been rather lod'es auxtliarv will be held at 8 actively urged for st least four can- oclock this evening at Mooe hall, didates, A. B. Irvme of Rail lake, 161 Second East street A short proDavid Jenson of iigden, LelLy Dixon gram will the Installation of Prevo and V L lamtamt of Mt ceremonies, precede and reports of retiring ofPleasant. What la going on in the ficers bv the Incoming Individual senatorial mind i hard for be made era w an outsider to discern at this time, I Hroherg the retiring commanbut there la a more or less general der ofP the will give his report , supposition that more than one ballot for the year,post, and Raljth El Bruneau. will be taken before a decision is the commander, will address reached. And should the balloting be the Incoming Mr F Mitchell Colson, very prolonged, there are plenty of who meeting reelected president of leen has other poesWiiitles fur the presidency auxlllft-rwill make her annual the among those me nth ned being K It report done b that orof the wrK former speaker of the house, raljister, M 6. Winder and Uiiar'va Dottrel!, ganization flalt Jake J Deter of Jr, all of Clrv and David HDsk hi of house, where two ears ago the Brigham r Hurricane. Washington rounty showeel a thief clerk, minute clerk, For speaker of the hones two seven docket clerk, engrossing clerk, are announced definitely, W B. M Kell of Halt f.xke and coimnltlee clerks, mailing clerk, chapand assistant, lain, sergeunt-at-arrWskii Bununlt Hamilton of Henry and two assistants, Gardner of Halt I Akt and Joel K two mesiengers dotvx-epe- r and two cUrk. filing la Dav of Banish countv also have and janttm, tant) four Id been mentioned in the !at ilay ur two all. as possibilities Among the applicants or possibilities At the same time the hune Demome of the nwire responsible pocrat are Ukelv to ouuuv, with the for sition thev ail get about the same of M K Ian. possible nomination been Gumming of Rlverdale as TT nitat evnericrn ed per Mr Ia ngentnu ker, W B Kellv. mender, pr of T H browning a Ulard of senate secretarv the dsn, or G H BrAun n of Rando jh formerly secretary to Gov error as also legislators of xperU nee t Done, I former of the Democratic nominee is bardl llnelv Cutler an of several tndh huwe and senate to gain the sakerhip. whde In 'he etrpo)eeg house Cropper, thief vlerk of the avail-ablsenate there is onlv one Iemocrit Kt two y ar ago, is said to be O W. McConkle of Monticedo Mr If desired He Is at present McConkle did not n mlnate himto the director of finance and two years ago, mb?n he was alo the of ole Democrat in the upper house but pun hae Candidate for the post be voted for the Reptftlnan caucus nomi- (hapinln if either house are said to numerous' kail) nee, Thomas S. McKay now jiredent with the sppolnt-n.ent- s In cni,ection of the public- - utilities onnnlssion of s the bait lAke county . Xtah. have reqhetd the legislator of both houe and As to emplovee from to refrain finally agree mg upon senate a merrv scramble is in of legislative appointee the name Lent session there vere eightuntil the Salt lAke count v andidates een listed employee of com'outside membership and others (an be revlewd ty the county were Kcfded later a that one em- mittee Thr b asked on the ground some like occasions dn thatprevious ploys for each senator became ap-Bpmntments have been made of mea stolllty. nd the main problem wa tbs' who onlv after the hejxime Fiepub.can arranging of the offices in which ea ele tbms eras to serve Cm the H ater were Cne thing tbe senate caucus nut H. L Uumwlngs, minute clerk to appoint a F. F. Wtzel, docket eier, VW F be expectedon tn do iswhich rules, committee Bergeant-al-arropill hav . Lang&b&kef the Tmitim Haycoek: a trtaiimg clerk:. six the dutyOne revising 1 that as the at obiectlon senate two committee clerks, doorkeepers wo watchmen, two mrasengers and present organized the senate committee on public affairs get a very 1 chaplain. busiUrge pererntage of the entireFormer-SIMILAR. CONDITIONS ness before the state senate. Inasmuch as the appointees from tv R was the committee on Judiciary outside counties are usually men who that was overloaded, but for the test desrre ie apefsd a ef moo ths few gc.sHona the committee- - on pebikt in the state capitol during fhe legis- affafrs has been the Important comlative session, these appointments are mittee of the eenxte It U suggested usually named aa messenger- - door- that its work be divided, formulating keeper and the like Perhaps a ma- perhaps a committee on municipal afjority of the committee clerkships fairs. nd one on state affairs, or come from halt Lake and adjacent making some other division of the count fa. subject matter considered by this Similar conditioru prv AU Ut the oommitte Caucus of Republican Lawmakers to Be Held; Democrats Plan Meeting V V i $rnt 1 at v h h third ft . e mem-bor- Joint Lieu-tena- of-f- and-tal- 111 roe-te- 4ttm-wba- -- 1 e Keiub-licau- prog-res- e t - rulcf 9 ; ) 'w r. t 'f V 7; K f ;'C 4 ir'--. f V V' mum die d BurglarsGun After Dancing rAt A- jr J y' - ?3 i r ,A i U.K ' v'". Salt Lakers Proud of Trip-le- t Addition to Utahs Best Crop; Pretty Babes hurries down the the hand of the father and murmurs "Its a hoy'" everything Is be&tifUallv well with the world But w hen the doctor grasps both hands and shout "Two boys and a girl" It s a knockout. Fifteen months ago Mori Metx, of lh.32 Hieventh North street, received Just such glad tidings, for Elva, and Flwood arrived on that moTo be a father of mentous occasion a byuncln baby is glory enough, but to be lather of triplets ix to win the ITotx de Guerre, tho Distinguished Fervlce Cross and the Congressional When hall, the doctor tps n Medal of honor. Legions Legislative Committee Reports Would Prevent Wearing War Medal and Secret Order Insignia Illegally. School Teachers Should All Be Citizens; Amend Holidays; Indorsements Knights of ColUmbu Offer Free Tuition to ForProposed measures which will be considered by the Utah atate legislamer World War Soldiers ture and bills which have been or After fifteen months of the ups and downs of baby life, Miss Elva and her brother are exceeding!) beautiful and healthv children. Dark eye, with head of heavy, soft dark hair, these triplets are Indeed a pride will be presented te congress were and a joy to their father and mother. discussed at the conference yesterday of the executive committee of the t tah department, American Many other matters weer brought up for consideration, including the 1923 state convention of the No dote was chosen for the legion convention It was decided to wait until it can be learned when National Commander James A lwain can return to I tah before definitely fixing the time for the convention, as the tee men wish te have their national leader with them when they meet this year. the members of the execuLarge Increase Expected tiveAmong committee from points outside of Halt Lake who were present at in Student Body; Class yesterdays conference w'ere. Fork Commander E A Hparvish t Fett, Commander-elecJoseph E Work Opens Tuesday Nelson, Howland ' McKell and MerriU Ia-glo- ex-se- McKell Provo County Commander Bari Connor Post Commander Frank Between 100 and 130 more student lHming, Commander-elec- t William and Jesse Hunter. are expected to reglalgr today at the Hetlbut lAhl Thomas Powers University of Utah for (lasses of the Brigham City County Commander winter quarter Ciass work will be- Mathew Compton, Post Commander I aw Is Jones. Ice Commander Victor gin tomorrow with totlav set aside for Forsgren ahd Rav L Tuttle, departregistration For the fli quarter. l41T ment w ere rc IirUe fn peudr- -' rig'den Commander" Rav (ftoon, s 30 olixk this morning to Milton D. ness at jfiTrerITv and William J Boyle enable the students to register for fe medley tints quarter Registration will conCOMMANDER REPORTS. tinue until 3 o clock this afternoon The opening session of the comA cording to E J Norton, registrawas to mittee called order at 9 tion will, for the most part, be como dock yesterday morning by State pleted today An extra fee will E. Commander Booth. After John chatged for late registration It will invocation by Merrill McKell of Spanpot be neiexsar) for student C Fork 68, No. ish Charles post enrolled to go to the president a commander-elec- t of Balt Lake office for their (lass programs, these BarkeNo 2, explained the purpose of may be obtained at their oean t of- post Then Commander the meeting fice Eiooth made his report, reviewing deWith cJas work beginning tomor- partment the past activities during row the winter quarter will continue He said that Utah was repre! until Saturday, March Monday. year of sented convention St. Paul at the January 19, will be the last day for the legion by the largest delegation registration and Monday, February 2, ever vent from state. the will te the last day that withdrawal Reports were presented by State from claasee mav be made The spring Adjutant C R. M. Decker. Uaruh ?3, Bniith of Kirke quarter will begin Monday. the finance committee, M. and end on June 6 A Romney of the committee on athHpeelaJ announcement of change letics snd Historian Otto A Wleiey and tuw courses have been made by There were also short talks by those In cvharge These include Busi- Mr O J M Trotman, Utah departness. IT. will be given at 8 SO ochxk ment president of the auxiliary, LI chemistry 1, lectures will be given at W Brangham, grand chef of the 49 been and 8, L)r I J Paul, regional man10 30. (hemlstry. 4. rotation changed from Tuesday and Thursday ager of the United Htates veterans at 9 30 to Monday and Wednesday at bureau. Post State Commander Hamn 30. economics, 8 117, ha been ilton Gardner tend Past State Comto changed from 3, geology'. Ill mander D T. will be arranged tor. German. 1. will SUGGESTED. LEGISLATION and not tn meet t An report mt tbe afterGreek, 16, will meet not at 10 10 but noon important was made by Joseph meeting at It 30 history, 2, will be&6.given At FI Nelson, chairman of the commitsectlorf 2 clock, public speaking on tee legislation This woe unueual-l- v B. will meet at 11 30 Following i the Interesting because it was prelist of Spanish classes 2 that ftwill nievt on the eve of the opening of st 30, 9 30 sented during the 9 quarter the session the state legislature. and J. at 30, S and 11 at 9 30 6110 30 The report pf was adopted with little 151 at 10 at and 1. 102 st 3, although the reference to the mav be arratmed for ohange, 8 .10 Hoanlsh hild labor amendment federal O Osir Russell. Engwit!iProfeor brought f'irth an animated discuslish 12 will Te given at t o dock sion. in which Mr Gardner and Mr English IftJ and l.M will both be given lane, both members of the legislaquarter through an ture, took port during the spring error they were put on the schedule The bills include a proposed act f c asses as 'being held during the making it unlawful to wear, unless winter quarter entitled to do so medals awarded by the I nited Btate or the state of Utah, or the Insignia of various soScenic America in All act requiring cieties. a proposed to be citizen, or persons Its Glory to Be Shown teacher who have declared their Intention to become cltixens, and also KGt Lake City, the gateway to the that teachers take the oath requiring of alleAmerica especially giance. and a propaed act providrenter of scenic for Brce canvun Grand canyon, ing that certain days be legal holiZbut natiunsJ park and Cedar Breaks, day lit Utah. These days Include will be presented to the public in a Washington's Lincoln birthday free siereopticon lecture byt Ranbtrthdav. day, ChristIndependence dall L Jones at the ieer-mas day and other days which are this evening B. 8 Hlncklcv, generally observed pm holidav the LMWTet The report adds that the lUah general secretarv of and Introduce the department will preside will give its support to Mr Jones will appear unthe following legislative program of speaker gymnaI egton. adopted at tbe der auspices of the leeret club American and the sium the Wasatch Mountain convention in EL Paul: Federation. Athletic Utah the s INDORSEMENTS. 1 The federal child labor amendY. L. AND Y. M, M.f. A. MEET. ment to tha Constitution ef the UnitA toint meeting of the X. U. and . T M M. I, A was held last eve- ed "2.State. universal draft The Eleventh ward chapel act which to will not ning at the provide Normand Hood sarvir a oto. O. Bahe draft man power to fight, only but also Divine." bv Hamblen, after which for the Satisfaction of all the reMaude Mav Babcock gave a "reading sources of the nation needed tn sucof Maeterlincks "Mary Magdalene." cessfully carry forward a war with a minimum of coot and A maximum, of FtONEERS' DAUGMTWMetT. efficiency Three provisions ore enMembers of the Daughters of the grafted in the Johnson bill Gf. R. FtaJt jploneers. camp Ne. 2. will hold 4641 i ' "S Retirement of disabled emertheir regular monthly meeting Thursgency armv officers such as are proday of this weekvf The 'gathering D.will H. R A. vided in tha Llneberger bill Mrs. Thomas be at the home Bruce. 931 Hlxth avenue, and will be- 6484 ) This hill is designed to ex to disabled 2 retirement tend clock. privileges at gin 1 revl-ousl- v 1 L-- 1 1 The Knights of Columbus school for men will open Us winter term this evening During the holidays a new text has been obtained for the close in blue print reading The attractive feature of the new text U the great number of charts given, with a series of practical questions on each This class proved very popular last term with men who aro working in mechanical lines and this new text will make !tv stUI more attractive. It U announced. The class in advertising will feature some new selling plana during the winter term. Discussion from the floor by the students will be a most beneficial feature to men engaged in telling The students of the commercial art class ore particularly proud of their fail term work, as many of their posters found redy sale during the holiday season Registration will open this evVning and will continue indefinitely every class night from 7 to 9 o clock. All members of the A. E F and of the allied forces are admitted free upon presentation of an honorable discharge from any branch of the service. anT1nalTonST guard offiemergency cers in a limited degree, which the nav and marine corps armv, regular now enjoy In full "4 to the Amendment MU affecting disabled veteran so a to eliminate the limitations 3. A bill providing additional modern fiieproof hospitals under the veterans bureau for the use of our disabled This measure shall provide for the construction of approximately 7000 additional beds In veterans bureau hoApital " Amendments to adjusted compensation act so os to provide for (a) the elimination of dependency provisions In sections 901 and 00! of the act These eliminations have been causing cnriderable hardship upon the parent of deceased veteran and contrary to the spirit of the law 4ib An amendment to allow veteran to assign their rights under the law to a patriotic organisation chartered by congress " National Commander Drain told the committee that membership is the legion was growing so rapidly that he expected the increase this year would be 25 or &0 per rent THE UTAH PLAN. On motion of Mr Decker, the ten dare between February 12 ind February 22 were set anart for the carrying out of the "Utah plan of obtaining from rft'zena generally suggestions of wave in which the American lr1on can be most useful These suggestions will relate to community service and the wider service for the state Weeiev B, King urged that the legion devote itself to wholly unselfish service, Commander Lewi Tuttle of the Prigham Uttv post then outlined the plans being made to entertain members of the lerion at the coming state eonvention. He was followed by Ray Tuttle who also told of wrhat Brigham City would do to make the conHe described vention s success. the attractions of the convention city, and concluded: "I believe that we of Brigham City can deliver the foods as no other town has done" Concerning the work of the comMr. Martin mittee on teclwiation, said"We have visited a number of and the newly elected leglMatore have laid our program before them wold in should he here It eerv that Instance we were met with the utmost cmtrtesv Eai h member manihad fested keen Interest fn what to way snd expressed himself as AmeriIn faith the absolute having can Lerion The tdopscts sre excellent for favorable action on M the bills' we shall have Introduced Lewis June . commander of the Brigham (Tty. poeL offered a resolution sailing for the appointment of n or service mew to. the poet of edfutant general of Utah. This war adorned Mr. Decker1 proposed that the next state convention be asked to chtnjrt present rules so that all past state commander wbatt be ex officio members of the executive committee. - WOMEN MEET TONIGHT A meeting of all women Interested tn Industry, business and trade has been called to consider legislative matters at a meeting to be held to sight at 8 30 at the Civic 'center. n -- -- -- A test com on whether the secretory ot the Interior hoe the ight te grant oQ and gas prospecting permit a executive order oci Indian reservations will be heard tn Salt Lake tn the United States district court in the near future, with Judge Tillman D. Johnson on the bench. The case against Ed McMahon Harrison, the Midwest OU company and the Southwest OU company ie the ost selected as representative of three others ia Utah and perhaps scores which might be started iu other sections of the United ttee. There are said to be thousands of oU and gas permittees tn the United b totes under permits oh Indian lands. The Navajo reservation was set aside by President Arthur in 184. Ed. McMahon Harrison woe a permittee on some lands on the Navaio Indian reservation. The other defendants are assignees. Three ether Utah cases have similar background the lands embracing contiguous territory. United 8tatee District Attorney Charles M Morris Is pressing the suit for cancellation of the entries on request of Attorney General Harlan F. btone, who furnished President Colvin Coolidge with an opinion that the which was granting of the lease done by Secretary of the Interior AlB. in Fall 1922, under the bert Of The leasing of 920, was President Coolidge equested Illegal. the opinion shortly after Mr. Fall left the cabinet. Judge Johnson yesterday granted s temporary Injunction restraining the permittees and their assignees from making any further development or exploration or engaging in any other activity during the pendency of the action. The only stipulated matter was that a watchman might protect the premise. The permittees of the four original cases are Harrison, Ruth W. Harrison, Frank A. Kemp snd J H. Pearson. They and the companies to which they have assigned their interests axe the parties defendant in the four suits. In each cae the oil companies involved have drill'll discover) wells to about 500 feet In depth, while in one case oil was struck and has been used for fuel in connection with the development. Peter H. Holme of the firm of Dtne. Dines & Holme, general counsel for the Midwest Oil company, asked that the cose be set some time in February. at pm-vtso- Decentralization Plan to Have Little Effect on C. M. T: Camp at Fort. Stickup Men Within Month; Saved by Slamming Door. For the second time within a month Wesley S. King, vice president of the Halioran - Judge Trust company, looked into the barret of a revolve! held In the menacinghand of a desperado when be returned to hie home, U U street, early yesterday morn' ing and found a burglar in the house Ths thief, apparently expecting that he would have to fight his way to firliberty, seemed on the point of door ing, but Mr. King eUmined a shut between them. The burglar then made hie way out of the bouse. On December 9 Mr. King was with A. Roy Heath when he was shot and killed by one of the robbers who held The thief, up the Bountiful ban fleeing frem the scene of the robbery, mistook a party of five bait Lake business men for a pursuing poses and opened fire upon them. In Mr. Heath and this party, beside Mr. King, were W - J. Halloran, V. A Letii)on and Dr. Louis E. Arnold. Robert H. McCoy and Archie WII cox were arrested after the robber) and shooting. McCoy is charged wild ahooting Mr. Heath and with having participated in tte bank robbery. Wilcox ie. accused only of taking part is the robbery. Mr. and Mrs. King Went to a dance on Saturday night and did not return to their home until after 3 oclock yesterday morning. As the) approached the house they noticed s light, but thought that it hed been left burning when they left the house. Opening the front door, they passed through the hallway to the kitchen after turning on the electric lights At that time the burglar was In the cellar, apparently having gone there In search of a way of escape, when he heard someone approaching, or thinking that hs would find something of value stored there. Below there was no way of exit and the tnlef found himself trapped. H therefore ascended the cellar steps with his revolver in his bond, ready for instant use. Hearing the man, Mr. King went to the kitchen door, opening on the hall, and found himself facing a revolver, aimed at him by a masked man. Remembering the hail of bullets when he encountered the bank robber, Mr. King flung the door shut and dropped to the floor, thinking that the burglar would at once open fire. The man, however, we apparently solely concerned with making his escape. When the door closed between him and Mr King he ran to the front door and made his way to the street. Mrs. King, not aware that the prqwier wee arnred, darted after him, expressing her opinion concerning thieves in general and that one is The fugitive growled S particular. threat that if she did not keep quie he would beat her upon the head with the butt of hie revolver. He then ran into the street and disappeared. Mr. King said that the mans face was half covered with a piece of black cloth, making it Impossible for him to give any sort of description that would be of use to the police After the flight of the burglar Mr. and Mrs. King made an examination of the house and found that the thlet had taken only a rifle and a few small article The police were notified, but he the time they reached tha King residence the prowler had left the neigt Holds Great Promije. Summary of Developments of Last Year Shows Increase Substantial f Optimism over the outlook for 197$ wall fourded on sound economio mining principle In the opinion livestock men, farm- - leader railroad official bankers and neae men. Ths general belief Is that Utah In 1923 Is to have the most prosperous year in its history of progressive development. That prosperity lie ahead was the general consensus of opinion expressed this past week in statements by representative dti-- n te d me, men A r summery of outstanding development of the post year shows a substantial advancement which has resulted In smoothing the way for further progress in the next twelve months. of a milshkore than lion dollars was distributed during tb lost weekly Itah metal mining componies in paying first quarterly dividends for 192 Copper production of ths United States was greater in 1924 than In nnv year, except the years of the world war, and Utah production kept pace with the na-M4 tional output National production lead gained 3 per cent over the output, with Utah ranking third, with 1 16.000 ton or a gain aver tbe previous year of 14 per cent. three-fourt- record-breakin- g 19- UTAH IN LEADS -i SILVER. Utah led In the refinery production of silver in 1924 snd stood in sevsnt place in tbs output of gold, ccorvjl ing to the preliminary estimates qt the director of the mint Utah produced 13,178,768 ounces of silver the value of which, based on the average cents an New ork price of 87 would ounce, be 812.216,122.09. The Utah gold production in the past year was 152 376 ounces. United States fo)W ns 2,511,246 ounces, valproduction ued st 851.912,000, while the total silver production of 64,792,216 was valued at 843.640,369 on the average New 26,809 York price. Idaho produced ounces yf gold snd 8,306,193 ounces of silver. Building permits In Salt Lak during the post year represented a toDW value of 35,685,215 50, a decrease front the 86,976,494 total of 1923. Residential building permits increased from to 902 in 1924. 769 fn 192 The value of Ogden construction In 1924 was 61.82J,?60 of an increase tf 8271,610 over the 1923 total of 8V 661.921.- - CONTRACT. LARGE .WOOL 5,000,000 to 10,000,000 pounds of Utah s 1925 wool clip hate been contracted at sn peerage price of 45 From tents a pound, according to a report by James A. Hooper, secretary of the Utah Stats Wool Growers' asso- ciation. Advances of from 81 to 31 25 per Reece were received by growerfw on the 1,000.000 to L200.O00 Ileeces contracted. Further strength of the sheep industry is reflected by present contracting of unborn lambs for and 10 3 October delivery at 10 cents s pound. at ths business Salt Lake City quit end of 1924 with a surplus of 388 AA according to Alvin Keddington, mkijm1 auditor. borhood Gross postal receipts of the 355 in Itah during the annual period, ended June 30, 1924, totaled 60, according to the postmaster generals report received here. Tbe close of the year showed Salt Lake to be 2.61 inches ahead of the close of 1923 In precipitation, in that the records of the L nited Btates office show the preCommander R. R Mann, superin- weather bureau of the last three months tendent of the Asiatic communication cipitation to the same period of be to superior service of the U. 8 navy, 38 year tbe previous year. of agw word of whose death at Ft Lr w yesterday, was well known in Salt JdaKo Rancher Dies Lake, having served a a recruiting officer here four year ago He came Suddenly in Salt Lake to Salt lake a lieutenant commander and was promoted to commander while tn the city. John W. Bitton, 67 years ef age, In compliance with his request, his prominent Idaho rancher and stocK be will buried at sea at the en- man, died early this morning at nil body trance to Manila bay tomorrow Balt Lake home, 159 North West While In charge of the recruiting J emple street, of a hemorrhage service her Uonjmander Mann was the brain. Mr. Bilton resided at Rtversid instrumental in" establishing seven In Montana. Idaho, until August, 19.3, when he recruiting substation Nevada Wyoming and Idaho, and one moved to ball Lake He was well He stlmulaUd interest In known in Idaho having served as a in Ogdon the navy by bringing to Salt Lake bishop in the L D. b church thete a seaplane, models of battleships and for some time He was born in Ogden June 17, 1857. Besides his widtw, 2 general naval equipment He was a member of the personal baruh Jane Bitton, he is survived staff of Governor Simon Bamberger tbe following children. Jonn W In 1919 srd isolated in the Jr , of Riverside, Idaho; Harry of President W.drow Wlleonreception on his j Utton of talny, Idaho: Mr visit to Utah In that year Comman- Alice Bitton Chamberlin of Moore, Mann wa der married and is sur- Idaho; Lewis Bitton of bhetlev, Idaho; vived bv his wife and one son, about Harley Bitton, William 1 Bitten and U years of age Mrs. Bertha Halverson of Riverside,. Idaho; Lawrence R. Bitter, of UoitUk Leroy Bitton of Pocateih Lake, Utah Democrat Takes Idaho, and Mr Gladys Briggs ot Bail laxks City. v Up Broader Activities Hs is also survived by forty-onwith the foltogether The Utah Democrat celebrated its grandchildren, brothers and sisters: William fourth birthday yesterday with the lowing Mi Wil I). Bitton of Menorn-Idahannouncement that the paper has liam Tolfofd George Bitton and Ben changed hand snd la now controlled jamin Bitton of West Weber; Lewls'f by Heher Meek and Ezra J Poulsen, K Bitton, Mrs. W. G. Child, and s It also takes on the Harriott Bitton, of Ogden; W alter Bapublisher "Intermoontain Weekh" and ton ot dUgby. Idaho, and Mrs. Bensn editorial announcement tells of jamin Bchradcr of Menait, Idaho. ambitious plans In the direction The body was taken to Ogden by Both the pub- the Malan Undertaking company. Fuby this title lisher sre men with rotlesrlate trainneral airangeinents will be announced ing snd with some experience in the lrC elsefield In Ulsh and newspaper where. u N Lund, also sn experiin Man Utah enman. has been enced hewepaper gaged s subscription manager, and Is Caught in Texas to furnish the news from the field. post-offic- Practically the same number of men attend the cltixens military training camp at Fort Douglas in 1925 as attended it in 1924 despite the proposed decentralisation of C M T tamp, Colonel Thomas M Anderson, chief of staff of the Hi4th division of the United States armv. has announced. The allotment of etuaents for the 1924 camp at Fort Douglas tor- IPW was !5 for the 104th division t 1100 Of this number approximately 900 will receive training at Fjrt Douglas u 0 at Fort Russell, Woaad eighty at Fort Wright, Wash , Colonel Anderson said The decentralixatlon plan fu C. M T 'camps was proposed according to Colonel Anderson, for the purpose of saving railroad transportation expenses on account of curtailment ia The appropriation made hv congr-e- o men from the 104th division who will attend the camp at Fort Wright, Wash . will be from the six northern counties of Idaho, Colonel Anderson said. This will result in a considerable saving over the cost of transporting the same men to Fort Douglas and can be considered a a specific example of the aims of the decentralisation plan. Colonel Andersons interpretation of the decentralization plan refute the which ware prevalent in opinion some civic and military oircies here and which held that the plat would cut the number of eftixen soldiers receiving braining at Fort Douglas in 1925 to the number receiving training in 1924. will lf one-ha- Grandpa Stork Keeps R. R. Mann 0! Naval Service Dies at Manila Bit-to- n, ttn e o, Ahead in Life's Game Births continue to keep ahead of death according to the weekly report of the citv board of health The total number of births for the week was 47, as compared with 37 death There were reported during the week 60 cases of contagious end lnfectiou Jliseeses m follows Scarlet fever, 2 1. 3, mesftle whooping cough. eMckenpox, 30. and mumps, j. Twelvs houses remained tn quarantine st the end of the week for scarlet fever sub-titl- e - Wanted H B. Carter, wanted In Carbon county for the alleged einbemxlenieut of fund, from Hemztreet brother, of a, Balt Lake. wa. apprehended yeetbr- -, , day in Dallas, Texan, a a rnult ot information provided by the Balt Lak. bureau of the Burn, detecthe agency. Carter la alleged to have obtained A nearly fSOO from hi. employer officer will probably office will highly appreciate It If any Carbon county to man return the from today attempt of this kind 1, promptly re- leave a. ported by telephone by property ow- Delia ner. Action will Immediately follow to in.tantiy .top any ..further attempt at imposition of thl. rort Life and Character Reading j "One matter upon which I would advise tbe public refer, to automoJANUARY I. bile.. It will save the owner and the etittre taxing machinery of thU Tha aign governing thla blrthdata ial- mock time and if trouble county th Capricorn, and tha governing punetW purchaser of an ' auto will roe that k. Saturn. The btrthstonea ara a wolta back taxea a the machine have beea onyx and a moenalutia. 1i paid. This advice holda, whether th These paople are able to carry large auto I. bought from a deader or a projects to a raccesaful end. but when private Individual. It Is important asked to deal with details they ara to know that any .possible unpaid bored to extinction and ara unable to previous levy Is a tax lien on the do work worthy of themselvaa. machine, wherever It goes Thla la the meat brilliant and watk of the Zodiac. "By completing early the valuadepressed tion snd icseesment work, sufftetenf Jolly, thee signpersona are very' When? Tmly, time ia left for adjustments wad and when miserable they ara more, .r4 where necessary. The pub-it- c miserable than all tbe other oa Hs naked to cooperate with us In eaith, and can usually give sign no adeexpediting the work for mutual con- quate reason for thi. slat, of mind. venience and to avoid tha rush and Tha Want Ada and their numberless confusion remilting from " procrasticheerful poseibllltiaa will cheer ties nation and eleventh-hou- r attention te person up If they will get- the them detail!. habit of seeking them. County Assessors Field Force Starts Out Wednesday Morning for To b.gtn the work ot aesewtment of taxable ht the field force of M. L. Cum liror-r- ty )nn ill etart out mine., county ..seeeor, Wednesday morning. It U announced Mr early, "We are bcgmmn, "In order to get our Cunimmire-aaVpart of it out of th way and leavey ample time for other detail, aewrclated allh the work of fixing value, .evening and collecting taxea. xmr field force .la ing out with lnetructton. to be abaotutely fair and In impartial, and to b, courteou. feel conpurruirg theirthl dutie. We reaplrlt will find fident that ciprocal y-appreciation on tha part of propert- owner. "Kach member of the force will and a carry written or-authorlxatlon - both ef which may badge, either This If preneceaaary. ahown be caution I taken for th re eon that to mice ad In ion th. pact pccaainnaily home ha. been gained for other be to by perron, pretending but who were by deputy no mean, member, of- the force. 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