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Show THE SAUNA SUN, SAUNA. UTAH Notes News It' a Privilftre to Utah I i L FORCE MOBILIZING PREPARATORY TO EMBARKING FOR ORIENT THIS WEEK the Entire San Diego Marine Aviation Squadron to Sail to China. Orders for in Liv 2 I Salt Lake Dairying in Utah county has expanded approximately 500 per cent in the last three years. Farmer of the county fatten- for spring markets about 7000 cattle and 50,000 lamb each year. The Los Angeles market consumes the bulk of this productlon. Manti Poultry has been selected as the activity for special attention in Sanpete county by the sltizens Industrial committee, recently formed at Mantl. At a recent meeting of thia committee, attended by 160 farmers and business men, Ray P. Lund recited personal experiences in poultry raising. His experience led him to conclude that poultry could be made to pay from 50 cents to $3 net profit from each bird per year. Richfield The directors of the Se tier County Fair association have selected September 1, 2 and 3 as on which the fair will he held this year. The dates of other fairs to be conducted are as follows: Garfield county fair, the last week In August; Sevier county, September 1," 2 and 3; Sanpete county, September 8, 9 and 10; Juab county, September 15, 16 and 17; Utah county, September 22, 23 and Washington The force of 15G0 marines now mobilizing over the country will begin the long jmirney to Shanghai this week to meet the request of Admiral C. S. Williams for additional men in view of the increasingly grave plight of Americans in Yangtze treaty ports. A detachment from Quantico, Va., and one from Paris Island, S. C., will leave for San Diego direct, while marines from twelve other bases will assemble at Philadelphia to make the trip across the continent in a body. The transcontinental journey is expected to get under way about Wednesday. Major General John A. of the marine commandant corps, said he expected to hear from the various detachments oly when they leave their bases for the west coast and when they sail from California for the orient. He considers it 24. likely that the expeditionary force will - Ogden Married women will not bo sail April 4 and arrive in Shanghai employed as teachers in the Weber about three weeks later. county schools, the county board of education decided Saturday. The list of teachers submitted by SuperintendChinese Sign Peace Treaty ent B. A. Fowlers included only un- -. New York' Peace between the war- married women. ring Chinese tongs the Hip Sings and Price An unusually heavy flow of the On Leongs was formally proclaimed. The pact was signed with highly infiamable gas was struck at a due ceremony at the Hotel Pennsyl- depth of 525 feet in the test well of the vania after a lengthy secret confer- McGee & Holmes syndicate, four milee ence between tho high officials of the southeast of Price. The drill is boring two secret societies. Chinatown heard in the Mancos shale and the gas flow the news soon afterward and rejoiced. Is considered an encouraging sign. For the last few days the orientals had Provo More than $15,000 for road lived in dread, fearing murderous out- and trail In the Wasatch forest have bursts, which cost lives In a number been authorized, according to an anof cities throughout the country. The nouncement made Thursday by E. C. peace flags white bordered with red Shepard, forest supervisor. Eight floated over the rival headquarters thousand dollars of his will be used during the afternoon, giving the first for construction of the Provo river news of the termination of hostilities. road to extend as far a3 Mirror lake. Later the news was officially posted The work will begin as soon as weath- upon the bulletin board at Pell and er conditions permit. The balance of Mott streets. Hundreds of Chinese, the money will be expended for trails unmindful of the chilling rain, ven- and mountains roads. Some of work has been begun. tured Into the narrow, crooked streets for the first time in days to read the Logan In the neighborhood of sevnews. enty head of cattle will be shipped out of Cache county within the next week, Borah Ponders Unit Activity according to County Agent R. L. Wrigley, who said that dairymen from whethBefore deciding Washington er the senate foreign relations com- Sevier and Sanpete are here purchase, mittee should function during tha re- ing cattle to ship to their respective cess of congress, Chairman Borah will counties. confer with the other members both Cedar City Following are the openas to the authority of the committee ing and closing dates of the national and the wisdom of such a course. parks throughout the country: Zion While some administration committee- park. Cedar Breaks, Bryce canyon and men opposing any further inquiries In- the north rim of the Grand canyon, to the Mexican and Nicaraguan sit- June 1 to October 15. Yellowstone uations have reluctantly come to the park, June 19 to September 19; Mesa conclusion that the committee has the Verde park, May' 15 to November 1; power, Senator Borah said, he was not Rocky Mountaiq park, June 15 to Occertain that this was the case. Some tober Jl;. Rilnier park, June 15 to Sepmembers of the committee are in tember 15; Yosemite, open all year. grave doubt about the power of the ' Brighton Harry Hammond, waterAnd committee to act," he said. works observer stationed at Brighton, some seem to think It has the power. after a weeks stay In Salt returned I shall, of course, do nothing until 1 Lake to find the same snow depth, alhave consulted with the other mema foot of fresh snow had falbers. I will see those who are here though to learn that his telephone, and len, .and communicate with those who are out of service for more than a month, absent. I will have to be guided by is again connected. the views of a- majority. "dethe-date- s m !fr ' f.'-'- zm) - - or mr SAZTKAS2 'r Le-jeun- e, ' qs cur aontrxRr: gam Baas waa born In Indi&nny, It waa hla native home; And at the age of seventeen Young Bam 'lowed he would roam He went fur out to Texas, A cowboy fur to be A better-hearte- d feller I know you'd never Bee. Old Cowboy Bong!' By ELMO SCOTT WATSON HAT is one of the many verses of a song that has been sung along the cattle trulls or around the camp Dre of every rouml-n- p camp from the Rio Grnnde to the Canadian line; to Its strains the night herder lulled his restless charges to sleep; and It was a prime favorite of every wandering troubadour whose battered old mandolin or guitar and gift of song assured him of a warm welcome from the lonely Inhabitants of some sod shanty on a government claim In the wind-swe. .West. The Sam Inss song takes almost equal rank with the one about Jesse Jumes as the most distinctively native American ballad. For what Jesse James was to Missouri, that, Sam Hass was to Texas. The other day press dispatches carried the news that the University of Texas wns collecting material about her most famous outlaw because without the story of this picturesque figure the history of the Lone Star slate would not be complete. , Hut Texas alone cannot claim him for her own. . The states of Indiana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma all had a share in the Odyssey of this Robin Ilpod hero. In a broader sense he belongs to all America because as a figure In the rngennt of the American frontier he symbolizes so well one frontier type the outlaw, whose brief and stormy career Inevitably ended In this Yaraphrnsed epitaph "file transit, six gunibus." Although Sam Hnss has been dead less than fifty years, around his name already has collected a maze of myth and legend until It is difficult to know where' fact leaves off and fiction begins. Perhaps the most authoritative account of his life Is that contained In a book recently Issued by the Tale university prefts which Is doing a notable work in preserving Americana outside of the usual fields of historical research. The book Is "Six Years With the Texas Rangers" by Janies B. t, which, although it docs not pretend to he a complete chronicle of the Texas Rangers, gives en interesting cross section of the history of one of the most remarkable bodies of law enforcement officers the world has ever known. In the chapter on Sam Hass and Ills Train Robber Gang," Cap tain Glllett tells of this outtaw hero of song and story as follows: ' i - Bam B was born In. Indians, on s fsm, near Mitchell, Lawrence county, July H. 1SS1. He cm to Texas while a youth and worked for W. T. (Pad) Egan, sheriff of Denton county, until he reached manhood While still sn exemplary sna honest young man, Bass came into posnenslon of a raca pony, a little sorrel mare. On Saturday evenings, when moat of the neighborhood boys met in Denton, Bass raced his pony. with much success. Mr. Egan soon noticed that Sam waa beginning to neglect hie work because of hie pony and, knowing only too well what this would lead to, he advised Sara to sell his mars. Bans hesitated, for he loved the animal. Finally matters cams to such a point that Mr. Egan told Sam ho would havo to get rid of the horee or give up hla job. Baas left Denton eounty In the spring of 1177 and traveled to San Antonio. Here many cattlemen were gathered to arrange for the eprlng cattle drive to the north. Joel Collins, who was planning to drive a herd from Uvalde county to Deadwood, After six Dakota, hired Base as a cowboy. months on the trail tha herd reached Deadwood sold all and off waa tha and cowboys paid by Mr. Collins. At that period Deadwood waa a great, wide-ope- n mining town. Adventurers, gamblers, miners and cattlemen all mingled together. Though Joel Collins bought hla cattla on credit and owed the greater part of the money be received for them to hie friends In Texas, he gambled It all away. When he sobered up and realised the money was gone he did not have the moral couraga to face Ms friends and creditors at home. Ha became desperate, and with a band of hla cowboys held up and robbed eeveral stage coaches In the Black Hills. These robberies brought Collins very little booty, but tbey started Bam Bass on hla criminal . . Z3. GCnzZfr, ZgZAS izAmizz jjxur.rtazzmazps declaring In tha Tall of 187T Collins, accompanied by Base Jack Davis, Jim Barry, Bill HefTrldge and John Underwood, better known ee Old Dad, left Dead-woo- d and drifted down to Ogallala, Neb. Here hr conceived, planned and carried Into execution one of the boldest train robberies that had ever occurred In the United States. When all was ready these six men, heavily armed and masked, held up the' Union Pacific train at Big Springs, a small station a few miles beyond Ogallnta. Tha hniidits entered the express car and ordered the maesenger to open the safe. The latter explained that the through safe had a time lock and could only be opened at the end of the route. One of the robl ers then began to boat the messenger over the hend with a declaring he would kill him If the site were net opened. Bass, always of a kindly nature, pltaded with the man to desist. -- was telling pieces of the mintage of 1877. After looting these boxes the robbers went through the train, and In a systematic manner robbed the passengers of about $5,000. Before dayrelight the bandits had hidden their booty and sevturned to Ogallala. They hung around town eral days while railroad officials, United States marshals and sheriffs' parties were scouring the country for the train robbers. While In Ogallala before and after the robbery, Collins end his men frequented a large general merchandise store. In this store was a clerk by the name of Leech who had once been an exprese messenger on the Union Pacific and who was well acquainted with the officials of the company. Of course the great train robbery was the talk of the town. Leech conversed with Collins and his gang about the holdup, and the bandits declared they would help hunt the robhers If there was enough money In It. The suspicions' of Leech were aroused end he became convinced that Collins and his band were the real holdup men. However, he said nothbelief, but carefully ing to anyone about this came to the store watched them. Finally. Colll-aend, after buying clothing end provisions, told Leech that he end his companion were going back to Texas and would be up the trail the. following herd of cattle. When Collins spring with another had been gone a day' travel, Leech hired a horse He watched the gang make end followed him. their captp on lM and crept up'to within a few yards of them. big Are and were laughThe bandits bed built ing and talking. Soon they spread out a blanket, end to the onlookers great astonishment brought out some money bags and emptied upon the blanket The coin was stacked eome $CU,000 In gold . . In six piles and each man received $10,000 In It was decided that Collins $80 gold pieces. and BUI HefTrldge would travel back to San Antonio together; Bam Bass and Jack Davis wers to ge to Denton county, while Jim Berry and Old Dad were to return to the Berry home In Mexico, s ... 1 . r he believed the messenger the truth. Just as the robbers were preparing to leave the cur without a cent, one of them noticed three stout little boxes piled near the big safe. The curious bandit seised a coal pick and knocked oft the lid of the top box. To his great deltght he exposed $20,1)60 In shining gold coin. The three boxes each held a similar amount, all In $20 gold GI1-let- tareei. Pictures, Courtesy Yale University Press. Bass' most trusted lieutenant. About the same time as this b. ttls tho rangers captured Pipes, Herndon and Jim Murphy and drove Bass and Ills two remaining companions out of northern Texas. Mo. As soon ns Leech had seen the money and heard the robbers' plans, he slipped back to his horse, . mounted, and rode day and night to reach Ogallala. He notified the railroad officials of what hs had seen and gave the names and deaciipttons of the bandits-an- d their destinations. This Information waa sent broadcast over southern Nebraska, Kansas. Indian Territory and Texas. In the fugitive llet sent to each company e of rnngera Samx Bass was to twenty-siyears thus described: "Twenty-livold. I feet 7 Inches high, black hair, dark brown white shows teeth, eyes brown mustache, large them when talking: has very little to say. In the spring Denton county early Bass had left an honest, sincere and clean young man. By falling In with evil associates he had become within a few outlaws and train months one of the most daring had committed any robbers of his time. Before-4i- e crime tn the state the officers of northern Texas made repeated efforts to capture him for the'blg reward offered by the Unton Pacific and the express nature of the country company, but owing to the around Denton and the friends Bass hud as long as his gold lasted, they met with no success. Bass money soon attracted several desperate and daring men to him. Henry Underwood, a younger brother of Old Dad, Arkansas Johnson, Jim Murphy, Frank Jackson. Pipes. Herndon, Bill of Joel Collins, and Collins, the last named n cousin two or thres others joined him In the elm bottoms. selected ss leader of the gang. Naturally Bass vis planned It was not long before the outlaw chief In Texas, at and sxecuted hla first train robbery on Baclllo th Texas station amall a Eagle Ford, out of Dallas. In quick railroad, a few miles held tip two or thres other th bandits being at Mesquite Station, tan or trains, tha lasteast of Dallas. From this robbery twelve miles $8,000. they secured about was now aroused by the repeatTh whole stats ed train holdups. . . . Counting the thirty at Dallas rangers (a special company organlxed were proband the different sheriffs' parties, ofthere the Base gang. ably one hundred men In pursuit them with all and, it la Bam played west than Stephens snli never ranged any farther Wise. He was gennorth than county or farther Denton or Tarrant county. He erally In Dallas. visit Fort Worth or Dallas at would frequently men to some outside saloon, night, ride up with his ai d then vnmoose. Finally, get drinks nil around, Wise county, Captain June In a fight at Balt Crsek, killed Ark&nsaa Johnson, Peak and his rangers suo-ceset- hide-and-se- of 1S79 the cllranx of Basss By career' wns approaching rapidly. Jim Murphy was persuaded by the rangers to turn traitor and to return to the bandit leader for the express purpose of betraying him. Eventually Murphy sent word to General Jones, commander of the Texas Rangers, that Bas and his comrades were planning to rob the bank In Round Rock, a little town less than twenty miles from Austin, the state capital, where Jones had his headquarters and where at the time he had with him four rangera Corporal Vernon Wilson and Privates Dick Ware, Chris Connor and George Harold. Jones Immediately went to- Round Rock with Ware, Connor and Harold nnd upon his arrival notified. Deputy Sheriff Grimes that the Bass gang was coming to rob the bank but that he (Grimes) should wake no attempt to arrest any strangers who cnn.e into town until Lieutenant Reynolds nnd his men of Company E (among them Corporal James B. Glllett) lmd arrived from San Saha where Corporal Wilson had been sent to order them to Round Roclg Bass had decided to rob the bank on Saturday, Warships Guns Protect Lives July 20, and on Friday morning he rode Into town with his two companions, Jackson nnd Barnes, Under the protecting Shanghai to take a'look at the bank and to plan the route muzzles of American and British war of their escape on the morrow. vessels an almost ' complete foreign evacuation of the great Yantze valley They went up th main street of the town and entered Copprel's store to.buyaome tobacco. was under way in the midst of a risAs the thres bandits passed Into the store, Deputy ing tide of antiforeigtt all along the Sheriff Moore, who was standing on the sidewalk river. From virtually every Yangtze with Deputy Sheriff Grimes, said hs thought one of port and from many inland stations the nswoomers had a pistol. the waterways and landways are dotI will go In and see," replied Crimes. "I believe you have a pistol," remsrked Grimes, ted with groups of foreigners, mostly approaching Bass and trying to senrch him. Americans, fleeing from nationalist "Yes, of course. I have a pistol," said Bass. At ths words the robbers pulled their guns and killed territory to the new uncertainIs haven undei Grimes ss he backed sway to the door. He fell of Shanghai. The evacuation dead on the etdewalk. They then turned on Moore official supervision and is impelled by and shot him through the lunge ss he attempted the fear of the antiforeign wave now to draw hla weapon. Dick Wars, who sweeping the Yantze valley as a reAt the crack of the firet pistol was seated In a barber shop only a few eteps sway action of the Nanking bombardment to .waiting hie turn for a shave, rushed into the street, protect the foreigners on Socpny hill. and encountered the three bandits just as they A landing party of forty sailors from wers leaving the store. Seeing Ware rapldiy adon United States destroyer Noah was men the him at fired hie and on Base them, vancing close range, one of their bullets striking a hitching the first of the foreign forces to get tenocklng post within six Inches of his head and to rescue assault never halted ashore Thursday afternoon on splinters Into his face.He This Socony was ss brave ss courage the beleaguered foreigners Ware for an Instant. Hill in Nanking, it was learned on the Uself and never hesitated to take the most disparate chance when the ooeaslon demanded It. For arrival here of the U. S. destroyer Wil- few minutes hs fought tho thrso robbers General Jones, returning from the office, ran Into ths fight. Hs was armed with n pistol, but threw only a small Colt's himself Into the fray. Connor and Harold had now - . - Ogden d. tele--gra- double-aatlo- come up and joined In the fusillade. The bandits had now reached their horses, and realising their situation was critical, they fought with the energy of despair. If ever a train robber could be called a hero, Frank Jackson proved himself one. Barnes was shot down and killed at his feet and Bass was mortally wounded and unable to defend himself or even mount hts horse, while the bullets continued to pour like hall from every heroic courage. Jackson held the quarter. With with hts pistol In his right hand rangers hack while with his left he unhitched Base horse and -- assisted him Into the saddle. Then, mounting htf own horse, Jackson and his chief galloped out uf the very Jawe of hell ttrelf. The next day the rangers found Bass, desperately wounded In some woods near Round Rock. He had prevailed upon Jackson to leave him to his fate and inako his escape. He was takei back to Round Rock nnd given medical attention, but It was of no avail. The end of the troll of Ram Bass Is marked by a simple little monument In the Round Rock cemetery, now defaced hy relic seek- Vw ers, bearing this inscription t SAMUEL BASS A Born July list. lfSl Died July 21st, ISii brave man reposes In death Why was be sot true 7 her. -- o officials and March 29 to April 2, will include some of the outstanding Bhow animals of the country, reports Reed W. Warriick, secretary of the exhibition, Ute- Indians will again parIn their old tribal ceremony ticipate Wednesday of next week when scores of braves and squaws from all parts of the Uintah reservation will gather d in a pasture, near the Mytori opera house, to begin the five-da- y orgy of the Bear dance. Myton -- slngls-hande- Forty-tw- partment attaches of the Pacific Fruit Express company from points between Omaha, Neb., and San Francisco are in Ogden to attend the annual conference of the operating organization which opens in the Hotel Bigelow. The conference will last three days. Salt Lake Livestock exhibits at the tenth annual Intermountain Stock and Horse show to be held in Salt Lake, brush-enclose- Myton Growing of corn in the Uintah basin is an agricultural necessity in order to supply the local debusiis mand and it being urged by ness men and others in terested in the future of this part of state. The growing of corn has been tried out to such an extent that it is believed it can be manner. in a profitable produced Those who raised corn last year ars satisfied with the results attained. Salt Lake National forests In Utah are traversed by 891 miles of roads and 2408 miles of trails. These are valuable to stockmen and other users of the forest and in many cases are generally used by the public. - ' Ephraim John Armstrong, recently marketed 1000 lambs at Kansas City at $14.90 per hundredweight, tooping the market for that day. These lambs averaged 8S pounds, with no culls. The lambs netted him betters than $2 a head more than the best offer he received for them locally. Salt Lake City Pilot Jimmy Janies established a new flying record from Los Angeles to Salt Lake when ha covered the 60 miles in four hours and nine minues, sixteen minutes better than his own mark and tied by Maury Graham. He carried nearly 400 pouuds wool-growe- of mail. r, |