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Show THE SALINA SUN, SAUNA, UTAH Agents of the customs service have succeeded in breaking up one of the greatest smuggling conspiracies in recent years, it was disclosed at the treasury at Washington, where it was FOR READERS said that customs agents in half a dozen sections of the country in recent months have seized and identiA RESUME OP THE WEEKS fied smuggled jewelry valued at more DOINGS IN THI8 AND OTHER than a quarter of a million dollars. COUNTRIES Lieutenant W. II. Harkins, held at Miami, Florida as a master forger Important Events of th Last Seven and wanted in Salt Lake City, Fort Dr. James Lukens McConaughy, Daya Reported by Wire and Pre. Worth and other places, told the president of Knox college, at Galespared for the Benefit of th ; police that he intends to rely on the burg, III., has been selected at a meetfact that he was once confined in ing of trustees In New York as the Buay Reader an asylum at Agnew, Calif., to se- eleventh president of Wesleyan unicure his release on criminal charges. versity at Middletown, Conn., the secWESTERN ond layman to be bead of the instituHe will voluntarily submit to be taktion. He Is thirty-seveF. R. Anderson, wealthy attorney en back to Agnew. years old and celebrated bis birthday by assumf Vancouver, B. C., and Russell Postponement of tax reduction oj ing his new responsibilities. WLitelaw, also of Vancouver, and any extensive revision of revenue A native of New York city, Doctor reputed millionaire, were among laws until the regular session of con- McConaughy is a Yale graduate of '09. cores of individuals' indicted at San gress, convening in December, 1925, He took advanced work at Itowdoin Francisco by a federal grand jury is the definite and nt Dartmouth and obtained his program of the adminon charges of violating the doctorate at Columbia in 1913. He prohibi istration at Washington. tion law and the treaty agreement succeeds, as head of Wesleyan, the late John W. Davis, defeated Democrabetween the United States and Canada Doctoi William Arnold Shanklin, who relaitve to shipping liquor into this tic presidential nominee, will sail for resigned In September of last ..year Cherbourg within the next two weeks and was president emeritus until his eountry. in company with Mrs. Davis and his recent death. Three persons lost their lives in daughter, Mrs. William MacMillan after his graduation the waters of the main canal of- the Adamas. Mr. and Mrs. Davis had fromImmediately Yale, Doctor McConaughy Joined Yuma irrigation project at Yuma, contemplated a winter cruise in the the faculties of English and education Arizona when their automobile plung Mediterranean, but they have not yet nt I.owCoIn, resigning In 1915 to bed over an embankment come professor of education at Dartmouth. He became into the completed definite plars. president of Knox colstream. Three others riding in the lege In 1915, serving, at the same time, ns professor of education. He pubviolation the of Charges alleging machine narrowly escaped death. lished a hook on the school drama In 1913. corrupt practice act in behalf of the Dr. David G. Downey, president of the Wesleyan trustees. In announcing of Thomas D. The United States Smelting and senatorial candidacy tlie boards choice, said of the new universitys head: Schall were submitted for considerRefining company of Boston has dis He Is. first of all, a man of and forthright Christian characontinued to locate a ation to the Hennepin county grand ter. He believes that Christian outstanding operations is character cornerstone of successful life. the meteor in Meteor mountain, east of jury by County Attorney Floyd B. Sympathetic with the practical idealism of New England, he is Olson of Minneapolis. Flagstaff, Arizona, and the plant qualified to keep Wesleyan in the front rank of. the small New England col machinery is being dismantled to be The contract for the erection of leges. moved to the companys site of the public building at Vernal, Utah, operations at Oatman. wa3 awarded to A. M. Lundberg of St. Louis at a price of $39,048. Gross payment of more than $11, 600,000 to sugar beet farmers was Henry Cabot Lodge, senior senator made by the Great Western Sugar from Massachusetts, Republican and company of Denver. This distribu leader of the senate, who served in Col. M. L. Walker, Corps of Ention represents the initial gineers, U. S. A. ( portrait herewith) years, is dead payment the senate thirty-onon beet tonnage delivered in October. at Cambridge, Mass. has been appointed by President CoolLower sugar prices this season will idge governor of the Panama Canal The New York health department Zone to succeed Col. Jay J. Morrow, probably have an adverse effect on has (decided that combing bobbed hair wiio has been connected with the Panfuture payments. is unheathful and i public places ama canal since 1915 and resigns to go The proposal to give San Francisco theater programs now bear this nointo the enlgneering business in New Patrons will please not comb continuous baseball during the 1925 tice: York. Colonel Walker has been enhair outside the dressing season of the Pacific Coast league bobbed gineer of maintenance of the canal rooms. This is is failed by a five-tsince and June, 1921. lie has had a iong unhealthy three to vote and distinguished service in the Corps obtain the approval departof the league's deprecated by the health of Engineers, United States army, directors and club owners at their ment. since Ids graduation from the Military The proposal meeting at Seattle. Clyde Newman, 35, a motorist ol academy In 1893. Col. Harry Burgess, to dispose of the Salt Lake team to and killed Philadelphia, was shot Corps of Engineers, will take the Long Beach and to remove its base during a pursuit by police who sought place of Colonel Walker. of operations to San Francisco also to stop him from speeding. Newmans In tlie appointment of Colonel failed to receive unanimous approval. machine ended its career against a Walker the government continues tlie telephone pole. Recently Director of Benjamin practice of placing tlie administration Bergman, prominent of tlie canal in the hands of army enmerchant of Ruth, Nevada was held Public Safety Butler ordered police to get the motor speed maniacs. gineers trained for tlu post In long up and shot to death by three unduty F.s engineers of maintenance unmasked men in his store. The store The name of Frank Evans of Salt der the governor. General Goetlials, was full of people at the time, but Lake was presented to President builder of tlie canal und first its was succeeded by tlie man he had governor, the men made their escape through Coolidge by Senator Smooth for con trained, Gen. Chester Harding, and tlie retiring Incumbent was long under the rear door of the store and have sideration as secretary of agriculture. Governor Harding. He now passes the office onto tlie engineer who has been not yet been Mr. Evans is a member of the naarrested. Forty-fiv- e closely identified with him In tlie work, Colonel Walker. thousand dollars in the safe was left tional executive committee of the Tlie Iunania canal is also a tremendous business concern Involving, beuntouched. American Farm Bureau federation sides the canal proper, a railroad, repair shops, dry docks, piers, coal, oil and and chief counsel of the Utah State general supply to shipping, and numerous other operations, with the addition Fire attributed to spontaneous Farm bureau. of the civil government of the Canal Zone. combustion destroyed the coaling bins deDavis of the labor of the Union Pacific railroad at La Secretary President Cool Salle, Colo., causing damage estim- partment informed idge he wishes to retire from the cab-ne- t ated at $75,000. after next March 4. Mr. Davis John A. Hicks, an inmate of the is the only cabinet member who has county poor farm at Los Angeles indicated he desires to retire, it was Julius Itosenwald (portrait hereasks a divorce from his wife, announced at the White House. with) has decided to take life a little P. Ilicks, and alimony of $100 easier. The noted Chicago philanthroFOREIGN a month, in a paupers complaint on pist lins resigned as president of the file in superior court. Mrs. Hicks, His majesty, Cyril I, emperor of big mall order house of which he has the complaint states, enjoys the in- Russia, has decided, according to been the driving force for 25 years. come from property valued at $30,000 Paris, to convoke a crown council He will, however, remain in close while the plaintiff is compelled to at which all the grand duke who touch with its affairs, as chairman of live on charity,1 have recognized him will be present. the board of directors. An interesting feature of the change Grand Duke Cmitri has been ap" GENERAL Is the fact that Mr. Rosenwald is suchis representapointed majesty's ceeded by Chari 9s M. Kittle, senior two counselors, Leo Bargemann, 18 years old, has tive in Paris, with president of the Illinois Central one for and the yice confessed that he shot his father, military affairs railroad Mr. IvfttlVs rise to the prescivil other for affairs. Ernest Bargemann, on their farm idency of a great commercial house near Tripoli, Iowa six weeks ago in Daisuke Namba, charged with an rends like a romance. It Is another order that he might obtain his attempt to assassinate Prince Regent Illustration of courage and ambition fathers land holdings, officials an- Rirohito while the latter was driving winning a prominent place In the businounced after the boys indictment from the imperial palace to the diet ness world. At fifteen years he was a on a charge of assault with intent on December 17 last year, was con- water boy on a railroad, and at sevento commit murder. demned to death. The trial took teen he was telegraph operator. Then in the court at Tokio, In the following order he became cashplace supreme W. W. Irwin of Wheeling, W. Va., ier, chief clerk, superintendent of the public being excluded. past imperial potentate of the Anclaims, assistant to the vice president cient Arabic order, The Island of Java has been severe- and, finally, vice president of the Illinois Central railroad. During the war Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, died in a hospital at ly shaken by earthquakes. Already he was general manager of the I. C. lines and three other roads. In 1921 he killed and married .Miss Jane Dabney, 221 East Walton place. Mr. Kittle Is forty-fou- r Pittsburg, where he underwent an 30 persons are reported weeks ago. He countless numbers are missing. operation several years old. served as postmaster Julius Rosenwald was born In 1862 at Springfield, 111., and began his busiof Wheeling The Eiffel tower in Paris is putness career with a wholesale clothing concern in New York. His benefactions President Wilsons adminis during on its fifth new dress in twenty-fiv- e several millions. tration and was imperial postentate ting total The thousand foot high years. of the Shriners of North America in steel skelton is being painted a gold1913 and 1914. en yellow, necessitating 85,000 pounds Records of five years standing were of paint and 40,000 hours of work by The Eiffel tower was smashed at New York by the enthu- 100 painters. siastic trading in the stock market, first painted with red a coat, lasting Persistence, thy name is Sir resulting in the turnover of 2,335,860 only four years. Then it was painted Thomas Hes after the Amewhich Llpton! lasted ten years, shares of 506 separate issues'. Since chocolate, ricas cup again for the fifth time, the now famous liquidation market then ochre, and just before the war lies going to build Shamrock V and of November 12, 1919, when stocks it was painted gray. hopes the race will be sailed in 1926. declined 3 to 10 points in a day and The remains of a gigantic preAnd the genial old Irish yachtsman is General Motors led the way with a historic animal, probably twice the way over seventy why, he paid his net drop of 68 points, there has not size of the has first visit to America in an immigrant Carnegie diplodocus, been such a volume of business on been discovered in ship more than fifty-fiv- e years agoi Tanganyika, Afrihe New York Stock exchange. The Sir Thomas this time came over on ca, and officials of the British nahigh record of separate issues traded tural history museum are tlie Leviathan which is some differnegotiat In is 517 shares on December 20, ence. The veteran yachtsman, with n in the with discoverer an ing attempt 1923. complexion like a schoolgirl and as to secure them. chipper as a cricket, was given a noisy Nathan F. Leopold, Jr., and Richand demonstrative welcome to New Florie All Alone is the name York. ard Loeb, serving life sentences at that has been given to a pretty I am ready to make a challenge, Joliet, Illinois, for the kidnapping girl who lives by herself in A committee of said Sir Thomas. and murder of Robert Franks, will be a cave in the Shipley Glen Ravine international yacht experts are now members of the faculty of the pris- near Bradford, England. Her only meeting In London to deteimiue the on, Warden Whitman has announced. companion is a black cat. The rev size, requirements, etc.,, of the boats Leopold has begun teaching night son for here hermitage is a mystery. will participate, and when they that classes in. English, Deputy Louis Morones, the most devoting two are through and I receive their findhours a night in instruction in read-nig- , prominent labor leader in Mexico, and ings I will decide on the type of bont, and spelling. Next another deputy were wounded in the and writing early next year I will make the formal announcement of my intention of week Leb will take charge of an course of a shooting affray in the Bending a yacht to America to enter the race for the America's cup. I expecl arithmentic class. The duties will chamber of deputies at Mexico City. tlie race will be sailed In 1926. I am still In the racing game. 1 did a lot ol be in addition to their jobs in the More than 200 shots were fijrd a racing and sailing last summer in the waters off the const of England and the climax of a stormy debate. prison shops. Franca I will be ready and I have a feeling that I will lift the cup." TELEGRAPHIC TALES proim EJISl People J. L. McConaughy New Head of Wesleyan ;e FAILS 111 FAR FASI DELEGATES OF JAPAN CHARGE DISCRIMINATION AND BOLT FROM SESSION Clash Occurs Over Great Britains Position On Import Certificates; Outcome Watched n - Walker Takes Charge of Panama Canal UiUNIWMIlUMIIWIIUliMMNiUlMWlI Julius Rosen wald to Take Things Easy An-ntet- e , i- - Persistence, Thy Name Is Sir Thomas Geneva, The international conference for the suppression of the opium smoking in the far east virtually collapsed when the Japanese that it could delegation announced not sign the proposed agreement because of the discrimination against Japan in connection with Japanese importation of opium. Not since the Corfu dispute between Italy and Greece has the palace of the league of nations been the scene of such tense incidents as marked the session of the opium conference, the object of which was to arrange, not alone for the suppression of opium smoking in the far east, but for the curbing of excessive opium production in China. In consequence of charges by the News Notes From All Parts of I UTAH a HHtmm A Lehi, Miss Fern Smith, daughtei of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith of winner of the Lehi, was declared has been popularity contest, which conducted here during the past six weeks by the local post of the American Legion, and which was closed at the Armistice day ball given by the Legion in the Smuin academy. Salt Lake, A. J. Weber, chief justice of the Utah supreme court, was appointed referee in bankruptcy for Salt Lake county by Judge Tillman D. Johnson of the United States district court. Judge Weber succeeds S. T. Com as referee for this county. Mr. Corn submitted his resignation on account of ill health. Judgj Corn will, however, continue to act as referee in Weber county. A coincidence that may Ogden, never occur again developed in the Ogdens school population following the annual school census. There are the same number of boys and girls 5206 of each making a school population of 10,412 in the city. Arthur Albrecht of New Delta, York, 20 years of age, beating his across the continent, suffered a British delegate and the apparent im- way ciushed right leg at Lynndyl as he possibility to obtain satisfaction conto board a Re attempted cerning Japans freedom to purchase missed his hold and wasfreight. thrown unopium abroad, the Japanese delegaHe was picked up der the wheels. tion virtually bolted the conference. Woodard Pace and taken to a The session adjourned with all the by at on a Delta following hospital delegates admitting that the confound neceswas where it freight, ference had virtually collapsed, since to amputate his leg above the it had achieved nothing on its pro- sary knee. gram. Nevertheless, on the earnest Salt Lake, A survey is being made appeal of the presiding officer, M. Van Wettum of Holland, the dele- by the state road commission of a Bear River gates agreed to reassemble in the proposed road between afternoon and take up points in tha City and Tremonton to be of gravel program which were less contentious surfacing with the idea of completing in nature than the questions which the highway next summer. A surhad produced the rupture. vey is also to be undertaken on a This clash was caused by Japans section of the Echo canyon highway allegation that she was being dis- between Emory and Wasatch, it was criminated against by other powers, said. chiefly Great Britain, in connection Salt Lake, President Alvaro Obre-go- n with the shipment of opium, and furof Mexico has telegraphed Govther, that when the Japanese govern- ernor Charles R. Mabey asking that ment issued imiort certificates they Pedro Cano, sentenced to be exewere not always recognized by the cuted for the murder of June St. other powers. The break was im- Clair at Park City, be given an opmediately due, however, to Japanese portunity to prove his innocence resentment over the statement made the submission of new evithrough by Malcolm Dolevingne, the British dence. delegate, that Great Britain could The election for bonding not habitually recognize import cerNephi, erection of city hall for tificates because of scandals over for the was vote of a carried more Nephi by which involved them, high officials in The election was one far eastern country whom he than two to one. held at the same time as the general preferred not to name. A $16,000 building will be Trie British position was that, de- election. spite regularly issued import papers, erected. other narcotic opium, as well as Provo, What may be the last eclio diverted on the of the long drawn out controversy drugs, often were way to the country of purchase and between the National Pump comrerouted to other destinations, where pany ancTT. F. Pierpont was heard they were used for illicit purposes before Judge Elias Hansen of the and illicit gain, thus bringing a stain 'ourth district when attorneys for on the name of Great Britain, which the pump , company and H. O. permitted the export. president of the company, asked John Campbell, representing India, that the alleged slander cases intook a similar stand, which caused stituted against Mr. Pierpont be disthe Japanese delegate to remark sar- missed. castically that India seemed clearly The Bingham Bingham, high under the dominion of England. The school has opened a night school, Japanese introduced a resolution pro- which will be in session on each Tuesviding that the importation, exportation and transshipment of opium day and Thursday eveiji'ist .from 7:30 The principal subject should be authorized when accom- to 9 oclock. is taught English. a panied by certificate issued by comIt declared that petent authorities. Spanish Fork, - David T. Lewis, the authorities of all ports should recently chosen postmaster of Spanstrictly abstain from any unfair dis- ish Fork, had as his assistant James crimination on the ground of na- A. Neilson, who has entered upon Until now Mr. Lewis tionality of a vessel or the origin of his duties. the goods. has been assisted in the office bj William A. Jones, foimer postmaster Veteran Correspondent Dies The postal business here has inGustav J. Karger, creased Washington, the greatly past few years. veteran Washington correspondent of Duchesne Myton, county on Novthe Cincinnati Times Star, died here of complications resulting from a re- ember 4 voted to issue bonds for cent operation. He was 58 years old. $60,000 to construct highways. The Karger numbered among his friends people expect to have this bond issui In view of several presidents and many of the matched by federal aid. the of authorization the bond issue prominent men of the country, esit is planned to adopt a new locain circles. One of the pecially political tion for the highway between Myton prominent men of the country, .ffi.fi and Roosevelt, according to E. C. first to go to his bedside when he taken a prominent part in all Knowlton, assistant state road engineer. newspapers activities in Washington Salt Lake, Coal products in Utah came ill was Chief Justice Taft He in October was 441,789 tons as comResignation Accepted pared with 535,698 tons in October, Phoenix, Ariz., The resignation of 1923; with 421,172 tons in 1922; with Frederick H Bernard U. S. district 122,154 tons in 1921 and with attorney for Arizona, has been actons in 1920. The figures are cepted, according to word received at compiled by the United States bureau he U. S. marshals office in Phoenix f mines in cooperation with the rrom Washington. United States geological survey. French to Revise Tariff Salt Lake, McBlain Matthew The French government Tomson and Dominis Bergera, sentenParis, has decided to revise its entire tariff ced more than two years ago to schedules. The revision will be up- serve two years for to ward in duties and coefficient The defraud in organizing and recruiring increase, it was explained, was made memberships in a fake Masonic ornecessary by difficulties encountered ganization have left for Leavenworth with Belgium and Germany on the in the custody of United States commercial treaties. J. Ray Ward. Jack-son- - be-ha- d 496,-51- cons-pirac- Ma-sh- all Vet Head May Retire Paysou, In Uiah county during Washington, In official circles the he present year the agricultural inexpectation exists that Brigadier spector C. J. Sorenson, and F. J. General Frank T. Hines will retire Baehlcr of the United States departsoon from the office of director of ment of agriculture inspected 435 the veterans bureau. General Hines arloads of produce for shipment, of ;s represented as being dissatisfied vhich 423 cars were peaches. Thj over what he regards as a hampering thcr products were pears, apples, of his work by congressional influ cauliflower 'an ence and the feeling on his part that 'otatees, onions, ettuce. The is con information the American Legion and the Dis abled American Veterans have failec air.ed in a detailed report for tne ear submitted to the state agricul 0 appreciate the h''H work he had :ral department. in their behalf. undergone |