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Show r 53 sines PANNING DAYS it ' ONUTAH RIVERS 1! 3! - . Cold Seekers and Stockmen Testify at S. L.. Hearing. Old ' V Days when placer miners panned far gold In the sand bars alone the sail iuan nver, ana me Danes oi we Colorado and Its, tributaries yielded profit In fox and beaver were re- rip It u1 i I RECALL called Wednesday by tail bronzed natives of Utah's southeast, one of the last frontiers to America, who testi- fled at the Colorado river hearing In the federal building before Special Master Charles Warren. The government concluded its testimony Wednesday morning and, after a brief- - exposition of the state's case by Phllo T. Farnsworth, who heads the Utah legal forces, the state were called. Among them " witnesses were notctr"ex-mlner- ! eaONpr pers, but a number of cattle men of corner rast the state from that referred to as the Ban Juan country." Cattle Men Tell of Herding esi' San Jaaa. The cattle men told how they SUGAR BEETS Dancer's Hip Saloon Costs 75 Days in Jail IN UTAH, Treasurer An nounces Increased Sum to Growers.' Suear beet growers will receive ap for their $5,403,000 proximately Sugar products from the Utah-Idah- o company before the end of 1929 W. Bert Robinson, treasurer of the company, announced Wednesday. Sugar beet payments, by the company last year amounted to $4,708,000- ,- The final payment for the 1929 crop will be made on December It, Mr. Robinson said, when approxi BEET GROWERS navt-gab- Charles M. Blackmer, special assis- tant to the United States attorney general. Is that the streams are not navigable and the title rests with the United States. The concluding government witnesses were Frederick 8. Dellen-baug- h of New York, who was with General Powell on his famous expedition down the Colorado, and Chris Halversoo. who used to operate ferry across the Oreen river. 1 rs i ; Relate - -- - - - Swath. 8tate witnesses who testified on Wednesday were K. D. Williams of Bluff, who was with the United States geological survey forces in "section-latn- g and "meandering" along the San Juan and Colorado; William J. Nix, who made boats for miners at Bluff in 1893; Albert R. Lyman, a Standing school teacher, who testified to the richness of the potential resources in the "San Juan cciin-try- ": Oeorge W. Perkins and H. C. Perkins, B Landing sheep men; Arthur 8. Woods, of Montlcello, who testified as to San Juan river depths; William Hyde, a former trapper oh the Oreen river; Prank H. Kamell, who sifted the sands of the San Juan for gold for several years after 1904; William E. Oliver of Blsndtaf, and John I Bunt of Bluff. Mr. Dellenbaugh's testimony on Wednesday consisted of several exhibits, principally in the nature of quotations from early Mormon Journals, relating to the settlement of different sections along and adjacent to the rivers in question; Among the exhibits were the compiled notes of Robert Bruce Stanton, an early explorer along the Colorado; the diary of Alma H. Thompson; chief geographer on the second Powell exV. pedition; and the diaries of Jones and Captain P. M. Bishop, topographers on the second expedition. Captain Bishop, who now lives in Salt Lake, and Mr. Dellenbaugh are the only survivors of that historic Journey, Witnesses Testify Te Navigating Rivers.' Before the state witnesses were placed on the stand. Special Master Warren ruled that evidence with regard to the navigability of the three riven outside of the territory directly involved in the litigation would not be considered unless it would aid the supreme court in obtaining a more accurate picture of the entire river. Most of the state witnesses testi fied that they had successfully navl gated the three rivers and had ex perienced only minor difficulties with ssnd bars. Mr.- Wood said he remembered as a boy of seeing many miners start down the San Juan from Bluff to hunt gold In the sand bars. He also described the agricultural possibilities of the region and told of a number of mining claims which had been made in the Blue Moun - Meandering la a tain district Mr. Kamell, who left Pueblo, Colo., in 1904 to seek his fortune along the San Juan, estimated that the part of the river he plied had a minimum depth of about three feet. He said that he once took a thousand pound load down the San Juan in a 18 foot boat The load, .he testified, consisted of "rockers," wheelbarrows and other topis for working the sand bars, In addition to his food and camping supplies'.. He testified he had never seen the- - time when he couldn't find a. navigable channel somewhere along the river. Weather Man Feels iN'o Atarm for Water Supply J. Cecil Alter. SalLake weather H -- man,? asserted Wednesday that in spite of the snowfall being below normal so far. there is no cause as yet to fear for the safety of the city's water supply. , There have been" drier falls, but the moisture during January. February and March usually is sufficient to prevent a drought, Mr. Alter said. The snowfall so far is only what it is normally, which may mean a Tack of water for the sheep on the deserts and no protective covering for the grain, he added; one-thi- 4 rd Farm Officials Leave For National Convention of the Ell J. Ephralm Bergeson. president Utah 8tate Farm bureau, and Clayson, president of the Salt Lake County Farm bureau, left Wednesday afternoon for the American Farm Bureau federation to be held In Chicago, December 9. 10 and II. Mr. Bergeson and Mr. Clayson will na a farm bureau tcnoot ior two sjs, December 6 and, 7 , . CONGRESS Pass Resolution Scoring Solons on Failure to Act fall good Exceptionally weather has brought a relaa post-seflow of tively heavy son tourist travel to Utah's national parks, E. T. Scoyen, superintendent of Zion and Bryce canyon' national hisparks, said arrival in Wednesday upon Salt Lake. Weather In both parks has been unusually warm and dry and five or six cars a day are traveling through, Mr. Scoyen said. No snow or precipitation of any kind has been recorded ' so far. Mr. Scoyen will attend the meeting of the forest protective board Friday at Qgdek Utah-Idah- o .,... the transported their herds across few San Juan, stating that only In a places was the water shallow enough to permit fording. In most places, r they testified, except in seasons of low water, it was necessary to "swim" the cattle from one bank to the other. The aim of the state in presenting this testimony was to show that le the water is deep enough to be and if it can prove this to the susatisfaction of the United States preme court the title to the riverbeds will go to the state. The case Involves several thousand acres along the beds of the San Juan, Green and Colorado rivers. The contention of the government forces, headed by Brings Tourists To Utah Parks 1929, NET $5,403,000 "Hip, hip," said Albert Fullmer, 23. of the Boston hotel, as he walked about in a local dance hail Tuesday night "Hip, saloon," said Police Sergeant J. H. Warden in police court Wednesday, where he 'asserted that the youth hail peddled drinks to patrons of the dance hall from s pocket flask. Fullmer admitted possession of the half ftiled flask, and on questioning divulged that his rate was two bits per gulp. was "Illicit the Judgment of the court Judge James A. Stump, finding Fullmer guilty of possession of liquor, ordered a fine of $150. or in default of payment 75 days in the city Jail. "Hip. hip," chanted the bal ttff as he marched Fullmer off to serve the Jail sentence. RAF Good Weather on l aril I The man Sugar Beet Cooperative Bf$aci?tMeting Wednesday in th trsih Farnt Bureau offices In the Dooly block, scored the special session of congress ss failing t act In the Interests of agriculture, for which ' purpose it was called. The beet men adopted a resolution to that effect to be sent Utah senators and reDresentstivea in cowrr.. They also urged the congwMtfeif 4o" give the question orapmmuurai relief primary consideration in the general session of congress inpw assembled. The beet men Thursday morning will discuss methods of producing better cooperation between their organization and that of the Utah State Farm bureau. The resolution adopted Wednesday follows "Whereas, The agricultural Interests of Utah are very much disappointed in the outcome of the special session of congress, which was called for the express purpose of aid ( ing agriculture; and, "Whereas, we feel that interest for eign to agriculture, which had no real place in this special session, were given attention, to the detriment of agriculture, especially in regard to the tariff schedules proposed;! now, 1 mately $1,400,000 will be disbursed by the company. In November, he said. $4,063,000 was paid for beet delivered the company in October. The money is being distributed over the various localities of the west in which the sugar company-operate- s factories. Practically all the crop has been milled into sugar, but the total amount of sugar production of the company is not yet known because some factories still are in operation, said Mr. Robinson. Sugar contest of the beets and their purity this year was high, but slightly lower than last year, Dr. C. T. Hirst, associate professor of chemistry at the Utah State Agricultural college, told members of the Utah Beetgrowers' association who met at officers Of the Utah State Farm Bu reau federation Wednesday morning. Beet milled at the Smlthfield plant of the Amalgamated Sugar company. Mr. Hirst said, held 18.31 per cent sugar and were $5.8 per cent pure. At the Lsyton Sugar company plant at Lsyton, beets contained 16.77 per cent sugar and were 86.46 per cent pure, he said, and at the Springvllle-Mapleto- n plant beets contained 15.90 per cent sugar and were 85.76 per cent pure. Beets st ine oariand plant or tne utan-iaan- o Sugar company contained 17.17 per cent sugar and were 86.29 per cent pure; at the West Jordan plant of the same company, beets contained 15.70 per cent sugar and were 83.8 per cent pure, and at the Utah-Idacompany plant at Spanish Fork beets contained 15 .87 per cent sugar and were 84.83 per cent pure, according BANDITS STAGE Visitor Traces SUFFERSGRAVE FOUR HOLDUPS ho Carl Buckway, 11. son of PatrolJ. Buckway, 1104 Rackley place, was critically Injured by an s, automobile driven by Levi A. 52. of 772 Yale avenue, instructor at East high school, at 6:05 p. m. Wednesday at 8eventh East South streets. and Twenty-fir- st was arrested and held without ball in the city Jail pending of the boy's injuries. The boy was taken to the Salt Lake general hospital. The Buckway boy, according to Officers C. J. Larson and Alva Johnson, who investigated the case and arrested Oiddings, was riding a South bicycle east ort Twwnty-ftr- st street Oiddings was going south on of at rate Seventh East street the thirty miles an hour, he told the officers. His arrest was based on the Absence of Safety Zone charge, police said, that he ran past tandards Aids Lawyer aoutstop sign at the intersection withappreciably slackening speed and to Gain Dismissal. struck the boy with sufficient force knock him thirty feet. to M. L. Graham of the Elaine apartijamln 8 pence. Salt Lake attor ments, 440 East Third South street, ney, on what to him was picked up the boycase tant in police court Wednesday, and took him to the hospital. Oldin the face of a recommendation by dings went to the hospital a few City Prosecutor Gerald Irvine that minutes later and remained until the defendant be given a six months' jail sentence. Hospital physicians said the boy Bpenee himself wss tne defendant; had a basal fracture of the skull and was to with the he (Charged driving internal injuries. They said left of la safety sons standard at possible he was in a precarious condition. Stats and Second South streets. The The officers' report names E. C. case was, dismissed by Judge James 1975 Seventh East street, Harrington, A. Stump because no safety M. E. Hill, 1099 Fourth East and standards are in place at that point, street, as witnesses of the collision. and the ilty ordinance on which the Oiddings, who Is unmarried, has complaint was based does not make been an instructor at East high it an offense to drive to the left of school more than fifteen years. a safety sons without standards. Judge Stump urged, in dismissing the case, that the city commission be urged to revise the ordinance. man O. Old-ding- Old-din- gs an-imp- COMPANYNAMES Traffic Violators Enrich City by $61 was dun Traffic violation business in Salt Lake city and county courts MINE MANAGER j COUNTY BOARD RAISES BUDGET District Court Taxlcab Knocks' Down Aged Newspaper Seller William Seivert salt Lake newspaper seller, suffered a cut on nis legs and forehead, and bruises right arm, when struck at 5:45 $. m. taxlcab a driven by C. Wednesday by C. Prisbey, 35, at Second South and State streets. The aged newspaper vendor, ac cording to his report to police, wss crossing Second South street near the corner when struck by the cab as it turned from State street. He wss taken to the emergency hospital by msbey, and after treatment was permitted to go to his room at 214 South State street. Frisbey was held In the city 111 for four hours, but 1- -2 was released when police Were con vinced that he was not at fault. Coalman Sees Bright Future For Industry ed Cabin Facin Further Charge Hyrum Bennlon. TaylorsvlUe: Wil liam Cooper, Magna; 8. E. Bring nurst Murray; j. a. Alcorn. Mldvale; C. C. Crapo, Sandy; William Wells. Bingham, and Dr. M. H. Harris, the association s researcn director. Arrested on a fugitive warrant Archie L. Cahill. alleged "high grad er," who was acquitted Tuesday In Third district court, was released under $1000 bond Wednesday bv City Judge Nephi Jensen. An extradition hearing to return Cahill to Idaho to stand trial on another .Thigh grad ing" charge Is expected to be held Friday be tore Governor George H. Dern. Cahill was accused of Mealing high grade ore from the Belshazzer mine in the Boise basin.' Idaho, in 1926. He was arrested In Salt Lake last July 23. when deputy sheriffs reported finding gold nuggeu in his pos session. Alter a seven day trial, a district court Jury found him not guilty. Cahill is expected to fight V. S. Official Out of lmmedlatet)angert Report United States Commissioner W. H Wilklns, who has been seriously 111 several days at his home, 626 South Seventh East street, was reported out of Immediate danger, Wednesday night s son. Irving Wilklns, who arrived earlier In the day, after a iwo montns- - visit in the east, to be at nis lamer s bedside. Commissioner. Wilklns Is reported suffering from a systemic poisoning n ana generally condition. .. by-lu- run-aow- COURT GRANTS MAN SEVENTH CONTINUANCE IN AUTO CASE J. P. Dunn, Park City miner, Is ' Judge Nephi Jensen's court. A to appear in Judge' C. F. tlnuance was granted at that time to PreP8re lts Dalby's; city ccuirt December 16 on J?110 a charge of Teckless driving. It is November 15 the case was called the seventh time the case has been d a chan?3J) venue to lr scheduled and to date Dunn has not j appeared, despite the fact that com- - Juc1k? Dalby's court delayed it again November 25. Came that date plaining witnesses and the county at-- j unt'l nd no defendant A continuance torney's office have been present and ,a-s unrtl November 30. A allowed ready fortrlal on all other occasions. at that time Dunn is accused of Irving to pass t on the right side of a car driven by "used a new delay until Decern -C. H. Carman. Ogden motor car ber 3. On December J the defense was not dealer, on Sunday. October 6. on the Twenty-firSouth street hill. H. P. present and a new continuance was Kipp, 1342 Sunriyside avenue. Salt granted until December 16. Each of Carman, was in continuance was granted, according Lake, to County Attorney John D. Rice. the car. . Dunn was a'rrested and released on over the protest of his office, due to bond. October 15he entered, a pica the fact that Carman Is preparing of-guilty through his attorney A to go to California, He now has been Trial was set lor November 1 in t delated; nearly a month, , , ' ; similar-circumstanc- st w j Although at present the coal dustry is not flourishing as it should, of the United States cooperation Chamber of Commerce, the federal trade commission and the coal producers promises a bright future, C. B. Huntress, assistant secretary of the National Coal association, of Washington. D. C. told attendants at the membership luncheon of the chamber of commerce Wednesday i noon. Mr. Huntress scoffed st the Idea that the nation's coal reserve might be running low, stating that there are enough coal deposits to meet all requirements for 3500 years. J. B. Smith, director for Utah of the national association, declared that present indications are that the present supply of oil and natural gas in California wtll be exhausted within the next twelve or fifteen years and that the coast region will then be largely dependent upon Utah coal for fuel. Coach "Ike" Armstrong and members of the University of Utah championship football squad were guests at the luncheon. in- Contractors of West Plan Visit of , the intermountain Vie Associated General Contractors of America will pay a courtesy visit to Sprlngvllle next Monday, it was announced Wednesday by Mark Tuttle, executive secretary. During the day the contractors will visit the Columbia Steel company mills at I ronton and the permanent art exhibit at Sprlngvllle. At 6:30 p. m. a dinner will be served at the 8prlnYtlle high school. A business meeting will be held after the dinner. The Salt Lake members will leave here about 1 p. in. and return In x after the night meeting. Arrangements for entertainment of the contractors are being made by a committee of 8pringville residents headed by Harry Reynolds. Steel Lockers. Files. Waste Baskets, ARROW PRESS. 62 W. 2nd South 8t, Sessslon Laws, Reports. Legal - Blanks, .(Advertisement.) Members branch of the-brt- And Traditions Police Hold S. L. Teacher, Cleaning Worker, Grocer, Driver of Auto, With .Visitor and Waiter out Bail. Lose Money. to tne report Closer contact with the farm bu reau was urged- - on the sugar beet Wednesday, Paul Barnes drew a $20 Trrte for members by riding his motorcycle st 50 miles an growers' association speakers at the meeting, and facili- hour on South Temple between E and ties of the farm bureau were offered P streets early Tuesday morning. the growers by Ephralm Bergeson, Trafflo Sergeant J. H. Warden testipresident of the federation. fied against him. Other traffic violators before Judge James A. Stump psld $61 in lines or ball forfeitures. Frank Faurschon of Sandy was slated to appear Wednesday before justice or tnt peace o. e. urwgnurst- in Murray to answer a cnarge oi driving 60 miles an hour through Murray Tuesday night The case was con tinued until Thursday. Night Marshal Joseph omen of Murray said Faurschon had three persons' In a small coupe with $20,135 Increase Author other him and that he was driving with only one hand. ized to Tide Over Six Holdup Suspect Bound Over GUILTY PLEAS 1 RUM CASES , toWN.AUTO.GASE . 13 MEN ENTER Israels Course HURT IN CRASH IN FIVE HOURS ATTORNEY WINS therefore, "Be it resolved. That we urge the senators and representatives of Utah, In the general session of congress now3 assembled, to give the question of agricultural relief primary consideration, with a view In mind of build ing up a real beneficial tariff schedule on agricultural commodities We call special attention to the fart that the agricultural groups which, apDepartments. peared before the ways and means committee asked for a tariff of 13 'T3 tlde six county departments on sugar. Under no consideration should this rate be below $2.40. as over Online end of the current year, tne board of county commissioners anything less would be of no benefit to the beet growers." Wednesday approved budget .inv I creases of $30,135. The departments requested totaHn creases of $22,354. Prior to the commissioners action a delegation from the Utah Taxpay association appeared at the pub to! ers' lic hearing, protesting the requested increases. The taxpayers' association , held, "the spirit and Intention of the law is that the budget should remain intact." and objected to the Following preliminary hearing. of paying a preceding year's Clifford Cole, a transient. Wednesday Sractlce following year. was bound over to the Third district To correct expenditures exceeding court by City Judge Nephi Jensen. budget allowances, the association Cole is charged with being one of the suggested time budgeting for the holdups who robbed the Grand Cen year. Through this method tral market. 960 South Main street, coming the year's allowances will be allotNovember 28. ted by months, and by this means At the hearing Cole was Identified county departments can keep within by Maurice Warshaw, proprietor of their budgets, representatives said. the store, w. R. Williams and Dean They also called attention to the pro Parry, store clerks, all of whom were vision that a department head may present when the robbery occurred. be held responsible for exceeding his Bond was fixed at (2000 by the court allowance, suggesting that some Leonard Pope, also a transient be heads be "called" for this practice. lieved to be the other holdup, was The departments whose budget al with Cole last Saturday, but lowances are increased are: the treas escaped through a police station urer, $2000: auditor. $1089: statutory and general, $J2,756: girls" home, $790; health and quarantine. $2000, and street lighting. $1500. Delegates from the taxpayers' as sociation were F. M. Mlckelson. chair man of the Salt Lake county branch; no OFFICER'S SON If. A. Geisendorfer Succeeds Frank A. Wardlaw at Smelter. Incident to the departure of Frank Calendai Act De Mann Dwindles; Federal fendant Acquitted. A crowded criminal calendar in federal district court dwindled Wednesday as 13 defendants pleaded guilty to liquor charges, one was convicted by a Jury, cases against seven others were dismissed, and Glen R. Btuver, 19, charged with. Mann act violation, won the first acquittal by jury verdict since the start of fal) term. After short deliberation, a jury to United States District Judge TUlmao D. Johnson's court returned a verdict of not guilty in favor of the youthful Mann act defendant, charged with transporting a girl to Mldvale from Petal um a, CMr'last''AuKhesiw-ggertb21, alleged to have accompanied Stu-vto this state with the girl's sister, was found guilty last week on a similar charge and will be sentenced Saturday, along with wll defendants convicted or pleading guilty Wednesday. Both youths based their defense on the declaration that they intended to marry the girls, but were re-- , strained from doing so by their age and lack of parent's consent' Jones Law Cases Aime Pallierv Called for Trial. The deluge of guilty pleas started cases of 20 defendants to Palliere Speaks to Audi- when the Jones law charges, mostly for posence on 4IIow I Found session and sale of liquor, were called for trial. One after another, the deWay to Judaism.' fendants stepped before the bar and changed previous pleas of not guilty guilty. In each case, the plea was Inability to find In Biblical patri- to count In the in- -, mony the Idealogy of modern ages made to only one was given by Alme Palliere, French dictments, the others being dismissed writer and publicist as the reason on recommendation of G. H. Ltint, atwhy many persons relinquish Juda- assistant United States district ism. He spoke at Temple B'Nai Israel torney. In virtually every case where more Wednesday night one defendant was accused in Speaking under auspices of the than a single indictment charges against Jewish Institute of Religion and the Free Synagogue, M. Palliere, known all but one defendant were ordered to the United States through his dismissed on Mr. Lunt's recommenbook, "The Unknown Sanctuary," dation, the remaining defendant discussed "How I Found My Way to pleading guilty. Those against whom Indictments Judaism." were dismissed were Tom Poulas, Discusses Rich Pete Boris. John Pulous, Steve Harris, Theodore Kleaves, Jim Colonis Religions Tradition. "When r trod to the santuary of and Tom Stakopolls. They were all the Scriptures of Israel," said M. arrested In the widespread raids by prohibition agents in Salt Palliere, "no more with the mind of Lake last August and were charged the Christian reader who looks on "with possession and sale of whisky. the pages with the light thrown by his own gospel and who retrospec- Liquor Motion tively projects his creeds into it but Meets Denial. rather as one who finds the treasury Charles F. Hegney pleaded guilty of the national .literature of God's to liquor transportation charge afpeople, I was able to discover that tera his to suppress the eviyou had a spiritual ascendance which dence motion him had been denied. against makes that of the former heathen was The motion based on the conwho became Christian seem of rather tention officers that who searched recent date, a religious tradition rich automobile in Salt Lake last May enough, deep enough to have itself his so without proper warrant. given birth to other currents of spirit- did Harry Wilson also pleaded guilty ual life. to a liquor transportation charge "I found my way to Judaism by and OeoKgeKonos, seeing the Judaism, not as a little Wednesday, religion, not' as a kind of theology, charged with Jim Vosos of manufacat Bingham, pleaded whisky not as dogmas, nor beliefs, but as a turing living people holding from God Him- guiltyatin order to testify in Vosos' behalf his trial, which started late self its right to life. the afternoon. "My meeting with Israel soon inAll other defendants pleaded guilty showed me an historical and fundamental error which separates Juda- only to sale counts. They were Jim Copoulas, Miguel Rocha, Gus Kallaa, ism and Christianity; it is that error which consists in denying to the Jew- John Speves, Sam Fotes, Harry ish people the right to life which they Charles, Pete Bekoulas, Nick Zeros, Nick Kappas and George Kallas. hold from their God. "I raise my solemn protest against Tommy Tullis. charged with manufacturing whisky in an underground that word of our French writer. expressing a popular prejudice: distillery at Tooele, was found guilty was "When Christianity born, Juda- by Jury verdict ism would exist no more, except as a dry, lifeless stump. Declares Israel, Has Untouched Wealth. "The tree f Israel has not died; Israel lives and has not yet given to the world all that it can give. For you possess untapped wealth and untouched riches. An amended voluntary manslaugh"Why do so many Jewish souls give ter complaint charging Wilford Bolup Judaism? Why those difficulton killed Charles (Chick) Carter, ties, those hesitations, those delays Salt Lake boxer, October 10, 1928, in the reconstruction of the Jewish "when to the heat of passion," was national home in Erets Israel? Be- filed Wednesday in Third district cause we do not know how to find, court by District Ray Van in the old Biblical patrimony, the Cott A demurrerAttorney to the voluntary idealogy of modern ages, that human, manslaughter charge was sustained social and International doctrine last November 23 by District Judge which God bestowed upon Israel as Oscar W. McConkie. a trust and which Israel must preach to have shot Bolton, who is to the world. But let the Jewish peo- the boxer in an alleged altercation over a ple unite in the effort to regain Its girl who was a mutual friend, now true spiritual values, then hope will faces a charge for the third time. spring again in the heart of our When arraigned last spring in city youth, faith will uphold their cour- court, attempts by the prosecution age, the aim will appear shining to to change the manslaughter charge their eyes and we will walk toward to first degree murder resulted in the the peaceful conquests of the future, case being dismissed. the conquests which will be made in A first degree murder charge was the true meaning of the prophetic then filed by the district attorney, words: Not by might, not by power, which was later reduced to voluntary but by my spirit, salth the Lord." manslaughter. Four holdups in. five hours were reported to Salt Lake police Wednesday night Douglas Tanner. 1349 South Eighth West street, employee of the Crown Cleaning it Dyeing company branch at 418 East Third South street, told police that at S p. m., while he was alone In the place, a lone bandit entered, aimed a pistol at him. and took $20 from the till. The bandit escaped on foot. Tanner described the holdup as 5 feet 7 inches tall, weight 150 pounds, dark complexion, wearing dark blue suit, checkered overcoat, light hat with dark band. . E. 8. Buchmlller, grocer at 89 D "Tenth-Eas- t l street. told police that he Had TUst locked his store at 6:30 p. m. Wednesday when a tall bandit came up, made him go back Inside the store, and there robbed him of $100 he was er taking home .for safekeeping. He said the man.' who displayed a larga pistol, was six feet tall, weighed possibly 160 pounds, was of dark com- wore gray overcoat and Slexion, and am -- Ted- Herd, 24. whose Ijgme is In Uklah, Ore., a lodger at the Lincoln House, here, said while he was walking on First West street near First South street at 9 p. m. two men approached and asked him for a match. He reached in his pocket, he said, and one of the men struck him over the nose with a blackjack, breaking his nose and stunning him. The men then took $4 from his pocket. He was sent to the county hospital for " treatment Cleto Olnes, employed at the Commander apartments. 125 South Thirteenth East street reported to police that he was held up and robbed of $95 about 11 p. m. by two masked men shortly after he left a drug store at Thirteenth East and Second South .' street Gines had Just cashed a pay check at the drug store and placed the money In his belt he told investigating officers. The robbers apparently watched him and saw him dispose of the money, he said. Both- - the robbers wore corduroy trousers, and had handkerchiefs over the lower parts of their faces, he reported. eon-duct- ed RETAIL PRICES . for Wardlaw Miami, Ariz., Wednesday morning, to assume his new duties as general superintendent of the Inspiration Mining company, the appointment of H. A. Geisendorfer as general superintendent of mines of the International Smelt ing company to succeed Mr. Wardlaw Boost in Salt Lake Follows here, was announced by officials of the International company. Higher Costs at Mines, Mr. Geisendorfer will retain his Dealers JDeclare. position also as manager of the Walker Mining company holdings in California, properties controlled by Retail prices for all grades of dothe International company, accordhave been raised 50 cents ing to the announcement. He as- amestic itcoal was announced Wednesday. ton, sumed his new duties hers DecemThe raise is reported to be general ber 1. Mr. Wardlaw. a graduate of Co- with all dealers to Salt Lake. vThe lumbia university, began his mining boost in prices Is said to have folcareer as engineer for the Utah Con- lowed higher prices for coal st the solidated Mining company. A few mines. Mine prices regulate the reyears later he became associated with tail prices, it was said. New prices for the various grades the Brayden - Copper company in South America. Subsequently, he are: $9 for lump coal, $8.75 for stove was Identified with the Vlpont Min- coal, $7.26 for nut coal $6 for pea $3.50 ing company in Idaho, and when the coal, $9 for petroleum carbon,domesUtah Consolidated Mining company for domestic slack, and $5 for screened was absorbed by the International tic J. Grimes, secretary of the Smelting company in 1923 and renamed the Mining Utah Coal Producers'no association, rise in the company, he was made general su- said there had been wholesale price of coal, but retails perintendent of the company. Six dealers reported that the increase in months ago he was appointed general superintendent of mines for the prices at the mines, which became effective some time ago, was responInternational company. for the retail advance. O. H. As general superintendent of sible mines of the International company, Brown, secretary of the Retail Fuel Mr. Oelsendorfer will be In charge of Dealers' association of Utah, quesabout the rise, said he was operations of the following mining tioned mines, not familiar with the prices of coal properties: Utah Metal and Terminal company holdings. North Lily mine. East Tin-ti- c Coalition mine. North company mine. Big Hill mine. Twentieth Century mine. Empire mines, Park Premier mine. Park Nelson mine. Park Konold mine, Park Cummings mine. Park Central mine. Slashes In budget requests, Park Empire mine, and other mines to make 1930 county expenditures meet with controlled the formerly by Knight the year's estimated revenue, conInvestment, company. tinued Wednesday when county commissioners and County Auditor James H. Sullivan conferred with deheads. The pruning knife partment was applied to the girl's' home to the extent of $3000, trimming the request to $8150. The county garage also felt the application of the knife when Its reCounty assessors and commissionof $7758 was reduced to $6748. ers from alt parts of the state will quest This item was among the lowest remeet with the state board of equalireceived by the auditor. It is zation and assessment Thursday quests planned to reduce budget requests 10 a at second o'clock, with morning at least $48,000. session called for 2 o'clock and a din- by ner at the Newhouse hotel at 7 p. m. FAIR STIUPREDICTION Pour speakers will address the weather in Despite gathering at the morning session, Salt Lake cloudyrmlsty Wednesday, the barometwhich opens with an address of wel- ric remained pressure high, presagcome by Edward H. Snow, chairman ing fair weather and moderate temof the state board. Charles W. Hawfor Thursday, the weather kins of Utah county, Joseph H. Preece peratures bureau reported. Mean temperature of Salt Lake county and R. 8. was 34 degrees. 1 betow of Cache county will be the Wednesday seasonal normal. The"lowest the other speakers. was 28 and the highest 40 At the afternoon session J. M. point Mlckelson of Duchesne, Burdett 8mith of Weber and Silas Rowley of Carbon county will speak. Roscoe E. Hammond, member of the state tax revision commission, will speak at the dinner to be given at the hotel A. OF COAL JUMP - Re-na- n, slacks-Olive- Utah-Delawa- re County Budget Cut Continues Assessors Meet With State Board Traction Petition Under Advisement Application of the Utah Light and Traction company for permission to remove its street car tracks from Thirteenth South to Twenty-fir8outh street on Fifteenth East street, and substitute motor buses, later to st be replaced by electric coaches, was heard before the public utilities commission Wednesday and taken under advisement. There were no con- testants. Bolton Facing New Charge in Carter Slaying ' Utah-Delawa- re Lily-Knig- ht Court ( Christian Science Talk Planned for Thursday " William Duncan KUpatrlcfc of Detroit. Mich., will speak on "Christian Science; God's Answer to Humanity's Cry' for Freedom," in the Second church edifice. 566 East South Temple street, at 8 p. m. Thursday. Mr. Kilpatrick Is a member of the Christian Science board of lectureship of the mother church, the First Church of Christ Scientist,' in Bos-toMass. Adventists Set Church Opening Formal opening of a new church building of the Seventh Day Adventists, erected at a cost of $25,000, at the southwest comer of Eighth East street and Downlngton avenue, will be held Saturday and Sunday at a series of meetings. The first meeting, a business session, will be held at 11 a. m. Saturday. At 8 p. m. another Jfneeting will be held at which Dr. J. E. Fulton, president .of the Pacific Union conference of Los Angeles, will deliver a stereopticon lecture on "The Fiji Islands." A religious session will be held at 7:30jj. m.8unday. Iri addition to Pastor Fulton others who will attend include Pastor H. M. Blunden of Sidney, Australia; B. M. Emerson, secretary of the Pacific jured himself at the divorce hearing Union conference, and Pastor David and set aside the decree, returning the child to Mrs. Hopkins. A perjury Voth of Glendale. Cal. complaint was then issued, but Hopkins had disappeared with the child. Family Arranges Rites The county attorney's office was For Pioneer Woman informed Wednesday Hopkins had refused to reveal where he had left Funeral services for Mrs. Marion his small son. Robertson Prlngle, Utah pioneer who died Monday, will be held at 2 o'clock ' VETS NAME CHAIRMEN. L. Thursday at the Twenty-sevenCommittee chairmen forjhe Salt D. a. ward chapel, 189 P street Lake chapter of the Disabled Amer- der direction of Joel Richards, bfc the ward. ican Veterans were announced Wed- of The body-m- ay be viewed from 12 nesday by Anton Rott. commander. ntil 1:45 o'clock Thursday at the The chairmen are Caleb Maxfield, nome or her daughter, Mrv J, S. entertainment: Fred Llndbeck. mem- Earley; 180 M street. bership; Jess R. Jcnson," Christmas DrT'L. F. Hummer announces the baskets: William J. Highee. employ ment: Nicholas Dantas. relief, and removal of bis office to 624 Boston George A. Faust, publicity. Building. ; -- 2 : n, ARREST AT P0CATELLO BRINGS BATTLE OVER CHILD NEAR END A fight original started over cus- child and ex- tody of a tending through the courts appeared to be drawing to a close Wednesday when the sheriffs office was informed Gilbert M. Hopkins is under arrest in Pocatello. Idaho. The county attorney's office is preparing extradition papers to return Hopkins to Salt Lake to stand trial on a perjury charge. Hopkins' troubles started shortly after last October 25. when he obleo tained a- divorce from Marta of then-chilHopkins, gaintug-rtrstod- y Several weeks later, however. Mrs, appeared The company Intends to pave Its share of the street on which the car tracks are laid, contract to be let immediately, but work not to be started until spring, according to evidence submitted. Operation of the Kinney to have the decree set aside. motor buses will be started soon if At the subsequentJiearing Judge Mc Kinney decided Hopkins had per the permit is granted. 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