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Show t ' y " O ,v 1 . if , First CUm Job PrintinJ . Are Yon a Subscriber? " - y , At Hviag prices. Let us Isre your next order for I anything you want print Rich County News ' ed. . printing is synonymous . with art and efBciency, : t If not please remember your subscription will help make this paper strong a thing necessary for an unsurpassed news service. REACHES EVERY NOOK AND CORNER OF JBIOH COUNTY TWENTY-FIFT- YEAR. H RANDOLPH, RICH CQUNTY, UTAH, SATURDAY, JUNE 18. 1921. , THE BEE HIVE STATE Bunkers of Utah, members of the Utah State Drinkers' assoeation, will meet at Provo 'June 17 and IS at what many of them believe w ill be the most Important v session , ever held in the state. Charles 'II. ' Barton, managing vice president of the National Bank of Commerce and president. of the bank ers association announced the dates for tlie convention. The executive committee of the association Mr. Barton t Sfiid, has outlined 'a program of business sessions and social affairs It'iiich will be most notable. The pressing sub- Ject of financial needs of Utih will be given thorough discussion by qualified f leaders among the bankers. An appropriation of $6d000 to purchase laiuf adjoining the federal building at Salt Lake City with a view to future enlargement is carried ,in the deficiency bill as it passed the senate Saturday. This amendment was secured by Senator Smoot, and is identi-- t cal with his amendment to the sundry civil bill which the house last session refused to accept. The senator will , make a fight in conference to have thife appropriation retained, forif it fails, the option on the property wdll expire. Intepsefied, production in the smelters of Utah is assured by the promise of a reduction in the railroad rate from $22 per ton to $16.50 per ton from Utah smelting points lo New York, with the usual differentials to' Baltimore and Others Atlantic seaboard -" points! Orp producers will also abled to open up their properties when the new becomes effetive, Tor the reason that the smelters will restore the old rates which were In effect .prior to August of 1920 Beet thinning is at its height in the Payson district. Almost all of the youngsters in the eity over the age of 6 years are engaged in the work. The .. method employed by a large percentage of the farmes is thafof contracting to the" older boys who do the blocking, they in turn employ children between the ages of 6 and 15-tdo the thinning. The work is being done almost entirely by local labor. Prospects are fora . be-en- ( o i cmjTyT ' State Treasurer W. D. Sutton left Salt Lake Wednesday for New York taking with him the small sum of $1,500,000 in bonds, to which he will "attach his signature after arriving in the big metropolis making them worth' their face value in real money. Tljese bonds were authorized by the last .state legislature for the building of good roads, and to clear up indebtness incurred by the last state administration. ', The St. George Commercial club took the initiative in a clebration for the opening of the new steel bridge across the Santa Clara creels at Veyo. - A committee was appointed to arrange for a holiday here so thht all could go to Veyo, arrange for the band going, and prepare a program, the committee to work with the Enterprise Cominer- cial club in Inviting the rest of the county Jo participate The Kev. A. V. Behind, reperesenting the Hub club at Mt. Pleasant appeared before the city council Saturday evening to solicit the aid of the city council in properly advertising ML Pleasant in particular 'and Sanpete county in general, An appropriation was made and will be used in directing more tourists to southern Utah beauty spots through Mt.' Pleasant. The Wellsville canyon road at Logan washed out in many places bjj a cloud-- , Monday night, and travel for time was obstructed. Thursday however, a large force of men was placed to work, and the road became passable in a few hours. According .to Commissioner William Murray, the road will now be made as good as It was before. The oiling of a number of pools and swamps' in various parts of the city will take place' within the next fev days by the city health department, according to the annouifcement of Commissioner J. R. Ward of Ogden. It Is believed wth the immediate oiling of the pools that the mosquito ahnoyanc.1 wil be elimated. , Edtvard J. Pickering, a former stock broxer of Salt Lake, plunged to from the window of a doctors office on the elgth floor of a building in Shreveport, La., according to pres.-- lispatches received. It 'is not knowi efinitely whether he fell or jumper from tlie window. By a vote of 'approximately five tc one Juab county approved ed $225,00 bond issue for the building of roads. This amount will be dupli cated by tfie federal government, a will $100,000 already oh band a fund of $650,(H . f o roan , work. 'Eire, believed to have been cnusei by a defective wire, near 'Provo des troyed the Orem cash store at Orel, and badly damaged the residence o John St. Clare Monday. The loss h estimated at $2500, which is pun'!.' ' covered by insurance. . . -- ' the-prop- thu-givin- i NUMBER 2. To and "Fro J. SALT LAKE CITY WILL ASSISI WEST UTAH ' OIL REFINING COMPANY SCENE OF FIRE WHICH ILLUIM- INATES HEAVENS FOR MILES WILL RAISE FIFTY MILLION FOR CREDITS TO INDUSTRIES IN THE UNITED STATES Lightning Strikes Tank Causing Severe Property Loss and Scatters Death In Heroic Twenty-twHpur o Battle With Flames IDAHO, OREGON AND WASHINGTON GROWERS AGREE TO MARKETING PLAN - Western .Bankers Must Supply Re 240 Farmers of Coast States. Merge With Eastern Growers and Form mainder of Sum Required; Conference Called for Chicago Soon Organization that Assures Market For Crop At Far Prices to Complete Plans ' Chicago. An agreement between the Washington. Eastern bankers have agreed to furnish half of the $50,000,-00- 0 executive committee of the United corporation fund which is being States Grain Growers, Inc., and George organized by tlie treasury and federal C. Jewett, Spokane, Wash., general resene board to furnish additional manager of the Northwest Wheat Growers association, was announced credit facilities for the livestock indusSaturday by which the coast organizatry. This assurance has been given, it tion composed of 2400 fanners in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, is to bewas stated Monday following the conference of last week in which J. P. come a component part of the United States Grain' Growers Inc. , Morgan represted eastern bankers. The feature of the agreement is the The other $25,000,000 must be raised by western bankers. Possibility of stipulation that the coast farmers must $10 membership required by raising tlie amount will come up for pay the of th U. S. Grain Growers consideration at tlie conference of the s western bankers to be held in Chicago the only concession being that it may A committee representing tlie eastern be paid by the far t west organization members in installments, the last $o bankers w ill attend the meeting. member being due when U. S. Vlnle eastern bauxeis mil make per Grain Growers exclusive contracts are u substantial contribution to tlie pool, in use in tliat section, planned foi SENATE PASSES APPROPRIATION tlie w banks be ill asked to take Chicago June, 1922. B!LLROVIDlNG FOR charge otu 'the detailsL of tlie scheme. This contract establishes a policy FIGHTING MEN iiiij pnograw is to maxe six months that will mean much to farmers hacklivestock loans rather than lor a two. ing the LU S. Grain Growers Inc., 150,003 Men Will be Taken Care of In year period as has been urged. The said President C. H. Gustafson of six months paper will be suoject to reMeasure Just Passed in Senate; Neb. It has been established that view upon maturity and renewal if the U 75,000 Men Will Be no group will be admitted on a basis loans to six months periods, the paper that differs from that offered an indifrom Army eral reserve banks. The loans w ill bear vidual. The fact that we granted the will be eligible lor rediscount at Pacific northwest farmers an extern reIn an unexpected .Washington. at current rates, Sion of time to meet the payment versal of Tuesdays vote, the senate is intended that the Chicago banks It to reduce to 36 only an elaboration of the policy of ac32, Wednesday decided, the Strength oftlie army to 150,000 men siiail handle the loans through banks cepting notes from persons who are unnecessitating the discharge of approxi- in tlie cattle growing sections or able to meet their mmbership obligaIn tions at the time solicitors call. We mately 75,000 men before tlie middle through cattle loan companies. this way it will be possible to use ex- were able to accept this plan because of nfect February. I credit nmchnerj- - which will the, growers ltj ,WiyrJiipston, TJie ttion came as a .complete suasesY-m.Oregon x hie action Tuesday bjf"cutate matters. and Idaho are well wifganizetf and it which tlie senate adopted by vote of 34 Handling of the matter through pri- will be unnecessary for us to do solicito 30, the military affairs committee's vate banking channels is regarded as tation work in that field, Before the recommendation designed to keep the desirable because of the urgency of agreement becomes effective it must be strength of the army from falling be- the situation. approved by a U. S. Grain Growers' low 169,000 men The puipose is to facilitate the ancommittee. Tlie Northwest Wheat When the army bill was brought up nual movement of cattle feeders from Groovers association is said to have contracts that assure it of handling at Wednesday for final action, a seperate the southwest to Idaho, Montana, Wj roll call on the size of the army was de- oaning and other northwestern states. least 50,000,000 bushels of wheat this manded. The result was a victory for , , .. . Among those who will attend the year. the economy drive of insurgent Re- Chicago conference is Senator Stanpublicans, led by Senator Borah of field of Oregon, who also participated PUEBLO READY FOR REBUILDING Idaho, allied with virtually the solid in the meeting of last week in WashDemocratic votes. City Passes Emrgency Crisis and PreThe military committee's amendment ington. pares for Work of Reconstruction ' I beleive that private credits to the provide pay for a minimum army of amount of $50,000,000 would aid Pueblo, Colo. Pueblo Sunday passed 169.000 men. The rejection of 'this in the- - crisis now present its emergency crisis and the work of amendment automatically restored the in our country. said Senator Stanfield reconstruction began Monday, accordhouse provision requiring reduction of in the livestock situation ing to an official statement by the discussing the army to 120,000 men, which SecreI desre to have American Red Cross disaster relief Tuesday. Naturally be would War Weeks of declared tary handled financial the ' through administration, which is in charge of problem ruinous. Senator Wadworth of New York, private hands than through govern- all relief work in the Pueblo district. Monday commenced the rehabilitachairman of the military committee ap- mental aid.. The Chicago conference pealed to the senate not to insist upon ought to establish definitely whether tion of the 1500 familes, made so drastic a reduction, and proposed there Is any need for federal legisla-- , dependents Robert by the flood. an amendment prviding funds for an tion. Private capital or federal credits, S. Gast jot the citizen s comarmy of not less than 150,000. The must work to save a situation that is mittee of twenty and representing the senate relented somewhat and agreed headed straight for a meat famine." city in all relief matters, said Sunday to this amendment without a roll call. there is a supply to meet alll persent All but two votes for an army of HARVEY AGAIN UNDER ATTACK that further shipments of food and 169.000 men were cast by Republicans. clothing should not be sent in at present by outside organizations, since The two exceptions were Senator Senate Would Have President Ambassador Home there Is asupply to meet all present Myers of Montana and Senator Fletcher of Florida, Democrats. The twelve Senator Harrison, needs In Red Cross warehouses or in Washington. Dmocrat, Mississippi, introduced Mon- transit to this city. insurgent Republicans and twenty-fou- r Democrats accomplished the defeat of day a resolution requesting President What we need now Is money In the larger army amendment. The Harding to inform the senate whether large amounts to help us feed, house twelve insurgents were Borah, Capper, there is as much reason and justifi- and rehabilitate the destitute on a Gooding, Harreld, Jones of Washington cation for a repremand or the recall of broad plan designd to eliminate the Kenyon, Ladd, LaFollette, McNary, Ambassador George W. Harvey tffir Ms bread line and to make men and woNorris, Townsend and Willis. Instead of remainPiligrims day speech of May 19, 1921,, men as for the reprimand or recall of ing objects of charity. SIR JAMES M. LOWTHER All refugee camps In Pubelo are beWm, S. Sims for his speech of June 7, 1921. ing financed and operated under the The resolution also would have the direction of the Red Cross. The camp president adivse the senate on these plan of caring for storm sufferers has been adopted pending the completion points: Whether he was consulted or knew of rebuilding permanent homes. of the purjwrted speech of Ambassador Appeals by the municipality of PuebHarvey or undertaken to ascertain lo and local businss men to the mayors Whether he or, through his direc- of all large cities In the country asktion, the secretary of state has pro- ing that money contributions be sent-a- t once to the Red Cross were sent tested or reprimanded Ambassador out. undertaken ascertain or Harvy ,to whether the ambassador was correctly Fish Leave Home quoted in the American newspapers. Rochester. Men and boys fishing In Senator Harrison sought immediate consideration of his resolution, but ob- the Zumbro river, about two miles jection by Senator Curtis of Kansas, north of here, were startled Thursday when hundreds of cropies, suckers and republican whip forced it over. SenatoivIIarrison decleared Ambass- sun fish suddenly leaped high out of ador Harvey's statement that we were the water and landed on the barks. afraid not Jo fight was an insult to At one farm four men worked an hour every soldier, sailor and marinee who' tossing fish back into the water. Many of the fish died before they could be, served under the Stars and Stripes. thrown back. The belief was expressed that a poisonous substance poured Biographer is Dead Wilmington, Del. Dr. John W. Jor- Into the river through Rochesters dan, 80, editor of the Encyclopedia of sewers was responsible. American Biography died at his home Luke MLuke Diet. Sunday. Cinncinnati. James S. Hastings Federation of Women irt Session (Luke McLuke.) widely known as a The General Federation of Womens newspaper man and humorist, died at Sir James M. Lowther, for 16 yeari Clubs :s in session at Salt Lake Ctiy, midnight Friday at a Cincinnati hospispeaker of the British house of com- and representatives from all over Unit- tal following an operation for appendi- -' citis. He was 53 years old. ed States are in attendance. mons, has- - retired, ' ! Salt Lake Two dead, two are said to be dying, and forty-six- were injured, four seriously, In the fire at the plant of the Utah Oil Refining company in the northwest section of the city which started at 6 oclock Saturday night and which .was not placed - un'der control until Sunday afternoon. Damage to the plant of the company is estimated by its officials at between $500,000 and $600,000. The dead are Walter Rommey, Jr., years of age, son of Walter Rommey of the Fairmont apartments, and Mrs. Mary Ellen Clark Milner ; and George H. Larrabee, 19 years old, son of Mr. and M-- s. George J. Larrabee, 149 West Seven South street. Both men met death when a sheet of flame which preceded an explosion of the contents of a tank of gasoline distillate enveloped them, giving neither a chance to escaper ( Rommey and Larrabee met their dea'th while they werg working between the twrf largest tanks on the company property. The southernmost of the two large tanks was a mass of red flame and black smoke and every effort was being centered upon throwing streams of water on the large tank to the north, which was,- - at the time of the explosion, nearly emptied of its contents. With dt least twenty others who had been fighting the flames all night, they found themselves in the sump which surrounded the tank. Hauling on a heavy hose which carded a force of water sufficient to fell rtnHStfihcfc 'Of nn)fe''ttian 100 feet, they crawled down into the sump ind began, to play streams tof water 19 upon the threatened tank. Both were working in opposite sections .of the sump, intent upon subijaeing the flames and preventing their spread. Then came the flash of the explosion. Romney, acording to others who had been working by his side, was He had no chance engulfed in flames ;o escape and fell hack into the sump, il ready filed by water. ' AVhen his body was found Sunday, there was svery indication that he . had met leath by scalding and drowning, as the water in the sump was extremely hot. . ' Larrabee, working in the same sump northwesterly from Romney,- - apparently fqlt the full" force of the sheet if flame which preceded the explosion. Only his skeleton was recovered and identification' by his father was established only by bits of ''clothi- ng that had been ..taken from the body by those who rescued It and by ;he fragments of-- a cap his father At the morgue the father'al-s- o was able to make partial Identification because of he size of the charred remains. Larrabees body was hot In the large sump when found, but jusl west of the dike which makes the sump. Thai tie was In water to Ids waist at the time of the explosion Is plainly Initiated. Flesh Was clinging to. the bones belew the waistline, but the upper part of the corpse was entirley Tree of flesh. It was in this same section that Mayor Neslen late Sun-Ha- y afternoon picked up a charred skin bone that physicians say is that sf a human, and the finding of which l$ab'. to the theory that the death iol will be more than .two. The bone is that of a human, according to Dr. J. J. Galligan, who said last night that an examination showed that it had only recently been filled with blood. Thte fire burned fiercely, for twenty-two hours. During Saturday night Bremen succeeded id confining th$ flames to the wooden-to- p tank, which had been struck by lightning. However, the flames spread to another p 2, 000, container a short distance away, which had been partly As tlie fire, reached this emptied. tank It exploded and oil poured forth to be licked up by the flames and scatered with alarming, rapidity. The flames which spread from the large tank after the explosion Sunday morning engulfed a frame cottage located east of the plant and facing North Third West street. In less than an hour the small structure had .burned down completely and only a few smouldering rafters and scattered bricks from the foundation were left to mark the site. The house was owned by the company and rented by an employee. The occupants moved out early, in the day and the loss was estimated at $1500. UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT BULLETIN REPORTS CONDI- TIONS IN WESTERN STATES ' - Mining and Railroad bepression Given As Reason for Curtailment In State of . Utah Idaho ,, and Nevada ' , ' Lin-Colr- ij ' Washington. Unemployment is prevalent throughout Utah, says a bulletin just issued by the United States employment service, based on advices from District Director Glenn M. doe Of Denver. ; ' ' , , f Some building is, reported in the state, a numbers ofr jAiblto pro jects ate being planned, and prospects for employment in railroad occupations are somewhat brighter. - It is not probable there will be any marked improvement until the mining depression is relieved. Taking up especially the situation as regards unemployment in the various cities in Utah and in neighboring states, the .report continues: Much unemployment in Salt Lake City has resulted from continued depression in mining, limited railroad activities and sluggish building operations. Public improvements and other activities are being planned in order to relieve the situation. Employment in mercantile lines is considerably curtailed owing to downward trend of retail business. Improvement depends on return to more normal conditions generally. i There is little change In the situation at Ogden. Prospects for employment in some railroad lines are a little brighter. Building operations and public works continue active. Retail purchasing is described as conservative. While as light upward trend is noted in railroad activities, other lines reman quiet in Wyoming. Seasonal operations continue to offer employment to a limited number. An abundance of general labor is reported. The employment situation in Cheyenne has improved during the month. A slight trend upward is shown in railroad occupation, while building operations and an extensive program of public improvements will offer employment to considerable numbers. Retail sales have decreased. Improved conditions are looked for within the next two months. Depressed conditions in coal mining and railroad occupations continue pt Rock Springs. Seasonal activities have provided work for a limited number, but have not been sufficient to effect any general improvement. Immediate betterment is' not expected. Considerable unemployment exists in mining In Nevada. In railroad occupations the prospects for employment are slightly, better. Lumbering and public works are to a limited extent counteracting .the depressions in other lines. f No marked improvement is anticipated in the Immediate future. At Reno little change was noted during the month except in mining and railroading, which offered somewhat brighter prospects of reemployments. It Is expected that unemployment will be reduced within the hext sixty days, following improved conditions in both industrial and merchantile lines. , -- Old Couple Wed Chicago. A marriage license was issued Saturday to S. H. Meritt, 81, and Mrp. Louisa Vaughan, 83. Ihe couple are the oldest to apply for a license In the history of the marriage license bureau. Merritt said he was getting married because he was lonesome. Dis-charg- st g ; -- ly -- v |