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Show i THE WAY of a maid with a man and the way of a serpent upon a rock are as nothin compared to the way of an automobile salesman with a prospect. VOL. XIV, NO. "TTY A CAT ID H Lu its tale is held up .as aii example of foolishness. Rift never hay-i-n be 'n a cat, does anybody know how much fun a cat may , have doing it? PROVO CITY, UTAH, MONDAY. MARCH 10. 192 GO chasin ESTABLISHED 1910 1. 3 ICITYS DIAMOND JUBILEE COUNTY ORCHARDS SITE SELECTED BY COMMITTEEMEN AREJNFESTED WITH 111 . j . jfc con-V;mlsw- tr-lea- X sj prac-appl- as follows' The Mountains and the mist.' (A dance fantasy Prelude depicting the physical action of the clouds coming in contact with the mountains and therefore bringing gladness to the valley.) Prologue Tableau 1. The passing through of the Franciscan fathers. Tableau 2. The coming of the hunters, traders, and trappers the name Provo. Interlude One Pastimes of Indian Life. Episode One The colonization of Provo. Principal characters: Big Elk; Dimick D. Huntington, interpreter; John Higbee, Indians (bucks, squaws and popooses) , pioneers (men, women and children), historic incident swearing by! the sun. Interlude Two-- i The vanguard of progress. (An allegorical group representing the spirits of industity and thrift suge!sted by the facade sculpture of he new city and county buildi ng. to Mr cn"'nt'"' It lias bn n demumt i at d lure as Episode Two Processional of. early) industries : The pjlovv-- 1 will as in neighboring states that man, the sower, the irrigator, the cultivator, maidens bringing1 the fruit tree leaf roller ran food and water, thejreaper, the gleaners, Itye thresher, the fishercessfully controlled with the man and fishermaiejen, the builders, the inasons, the carpenters, Encouraging Ie oil spray. the shearer, the carder, the spinner, the Weaver, the tanner, .the results of last season have only the silk spinner and the silk weaver. pest is nevertheless, shoemaker, important, j conauered and it is very Interlude Three The gathering of, Mana sugar (a sweet control the states Mr. Rryenson, that white this substance continued be it appeared upon the cottonwood trees along Provo work against of river. The Colonists converted it into a orchards all as practically sugar product.) Tableau lyear with the exception of and old fashioned roifnd. the county, It he Elberta district, show some in1. Old time school, first school in Episode Three-MSee- ne festation of fruit tree leaf roller, Provo. Teacher and the to continue pupils. time Frightening Indians with slate drawNow is the is on the run. ing. .Old fashioned Injethods of teaching.; Scene 2 Old time the enemy while fight church President and piid weakening, says Mr. Sorenson. Higbee gathering. Bishop Blackburn, orchards 'Failure tp spray infested to- church. Duck-ski- n trousers, home-frock- s this eason will mean a great increase brethern and sisters come' and 3 Scene skirts. Civic tremenas spun hoop well organization. Scene in the infestation as 4 fruit The F'rovo and trees 1849. 5 Scene the to Militia, 4, Pioneer day eele- July dous injury ion. brat S. S. of apple orchards. 1868, by (Origin? song Jones.) "The fruit tree leaf roller is one C Id fashidned dance. Interlude Four and probably Of the most injurious E pi sod e; Four Me dern Provos progress. The coming of the all the most difficult to co.ntrol ofUtah Y. U.i academy woolen mills, steel railroad train, first in occur which apple .insects Tts initial appearschools orchards. public schools, the university'. (fountv dustry, ance was in 1922 when three Tableau Epilogue American Citizenship of the county were infested. It The Diamond ilee exercises which will be given in the Jui and hv found investigators onhas been school Provo the high audfotrium, Wednesday; rooming at 10 oclpck growers in other states that is will consist of, the numbers: ly satisfactory means of control to kill the pest in the egg stage. At Music Martial hand this time, the eggs which are laid R. Boshard Direction J. Community of trees, on the all parts in masses Pioneer John Johnson Prayer are about ready to hatch and are Selection-- ! Provo high school male quartette much more readily killed at such a f time than earlier during their more Address of Welcome Mayor O. K. Hansen dormant and protected stages. Response .Patriarch efAlbert Jones Spraying the orchard with an Solo cost the Loreta oil will Clark miscible fective to Tribute to Pioneer .Caleb Tanner gtower no more this car thanThe and sulphur. D uet R. Boshard and Mrs. Sarah Ramsey spray it with lime oil spraying in . the higher cost of one Sentiment .2 J. M. Jensen iProfesspf why more past has been were reason Selection.. Provo school with not high sprayed girls chorus apple orchards is Remarks 'of School Board it last season. This objection Representative In addition to killMusic now overcome. Provo school hand (high of the leaf roller, misBenediction ing the eggs Charles McCoard a pplrgd, will if conerately or slightly infested. in In or-- , the this of conditipn sequence infested all the chards at that time, orchards, and a large number of other orchards received the mfscible oil spray. As a result the insect has been held in check and its damage to the trees and fruits greatly reduced, It has been found (luring the recent orchard inspectrAis, that infestation of eggs which this spring has y Leen very greatly as compared reduced in numbers with those present in the orchards 'a "year ago. The extent is not great-- ' er'than it was at 'thaLtime, accord-iii- r I - John Tract of Land East of Ironton Chosen At Meeting Here Saturday A site suitable for the proposed Steel day celebration was self cfyd Saturday afternoon at a meeting of Lake the Salt City, Provo and Springville members of the steel day mittee. Those present were E. S. HinckDoming, J. A. Owens. ley, Frank Scott Stewart, Harry Heal and John O. Beesley, all of Provo; M. E. Crandall, Jr., M. O. Packard and H. T. Reynolds all of Springville. and R. F. Redman, Charles Tyng, R. H. .Ashworth, H. H. Calvin and L. Mur. phy, all of Salt Lake City. Following a survey of all suitable lands near the ste plant, the 'committeemen determined to accept the offer of the Alderman Real Estate company of Salt Lake City of that tract of land ' south ,o fthe Walnut Grove, and immediately oast of the steel plant. This site is amply large to accommodate the 2o,000 or to take 30.0O0 that are expected part in the celebration of the opening of the steel plant at Ironton. The Alderman company also extended an offer to give all reasonable assistance to the- erfmmitteemon. Secretary E. S. Hinckley of .the Provo Chamber of Commerce states that a central organization will be perfected at a meeting of all committees in the state in the office ofv (li'vi rnnr Charles R. Mulifv Satur-iliaft moon. com ; 1 in-hi- gh ts dis-djrie- Jt 1 -- - t thoroughly cible oil, control San Jose scale and it is in controlling' red equally effective spider! green and rosy aphids ascon-is If efficient lime and sulphur. is not trol against San Jose isscale because of obtained with oil. itor somo other faulty applicationoil. Other states factor than the that miscible oils last season scale when gaVe control of San Joseto had failed gi'e comin preceding years. pete control impres'Some growers are of the sion that spraying with oil two or three Years in succession,Tin initirmus to the trees. mistaken idea. The leaf roller orchards in sections of Colorado and Montana have been sprayed sucwith oil a number of years ofin spra indications cession with no in jury due to the cumulative effects lime-sulph- of tiho oil. . facts, in view of the foregoing the county of orchards all sipple ot should receive a, dormant spray , ev. Infant Child Dies SCOUTS' COUNCIL TO HOLD ents the chfld is survived by two brothers amjltwo sisters. Funeral President Harris Points Out services under the direction of Bis- it hop Albert Alabey will be held alue of Organization To tin family residence at 1:30 oclock Communities Tuesday. Intermnt will be in the Provo cemetery under tli diThe annual meeting of the Tinn rection city of the Berg Mortuary. : panogos Council of the Bov Scouts of America will be held NVednesday evening. March 12,- - at 7:3n oYlol'k in the faculty room of the Brigham Young .universiyt. according to an announcement of President Franklin S. Harris of the Timpanogos dis trict council. It is, desired that all scout mast- - If this praTt-- e were miscible4 oil one folliw it for a couple of years,coun-i this of t worst of ie apple pests - This method of control is ,to be E'-eexterminated. be tv ould f commended only in very light in thoi gh the orchards wee not fations or as a supplementary means successful ed Ncith leaf roller, every f control in cases of heavy of orch.ardist knows that the applioa-o- tat ions It cannot he safely an is t iou the- dormant spray e to on give complete, control upon in. and and insurance, to cause vest of resistance of the high he cannot afford which his rop be- . . worms to lead arsenate and be the of their habit webbing Cases oMight infestations of Raf! cause of with oil leaves and blossoms together in suchroller which are not way aa to make it almost imposible to get the spray material 1e;nd arsenate will get a killing in t&e ealvx and first cover sprays. 'the. worms s- m-ue- nt be-th- . mis'-doners- . i ; they-comple- Mrs. Marie W. Poulson. of age. died at her home in Pleasant Grove Sunday following an illness of three weeks duration which . time sucshe underwent an apparently cessful operation at a I.ehi hospital. Mrs. Joulson was born in Strofv-d-stropSweden. July 5, 844. In 1 S 0 7 she was marrii d to Nit Is Poulson and July 11, 1SS1, they emigrated to Utah, having joined the L. D. S. , 1 church shortly before that time. Five years ;qgo her, husband preceded her in death and a year later her t ldest son. Bishop Otto J. Poulson of the Timpanogos ward died. She is survived by one daughter, four IS greatsons, 27 grandchildren, and throe brothers. grandchildren Tin children are Mrs. Josephine Draper of Pleasant Grove. Lud wig Poulson of Corinne. IL. M. Wilford and of Provo. Throughout h r life Mrs. Poulson was a devout Latter-da- y Saint. 'The funeral services will lie held in the, Pleasant Grove Tabernacle Tuesday The body afternoon at 3 oclock. may be viewed at the family residence between 12 and 2:43 p. m. on the dav of the funeral. ley Gas and Coke company, Meredith Cycle company. Tellurlde Motor com pa ny Strand Hoover theatre. Brothers Flour Mills, Utah Power ti Light company, and Columbia Princess Theatres, There are no restrictions as to who might enter the contest except employes of the Post. Begin now as the contest closes midnight. Thursday, March 17th. work is being carried on sorrowing women and hundreds eagwithout delay at er to do their part in the rescue mine No. 2 of the Utah, Fuel com- - work panv at Castlegate, the scene of one Although some hope was of the greatest disasters-i- n the his- Sunday that some of theexpressed minprs tory of then state, and by noon to- might still be alive, veteran rescue retw bodies had been day workers; declare they have heard no covered, and it is tin hope of the tappings and sav that there is y no hope of any of the men b company officials that the bodies of all victims may lie recovered some-lim- e ing alive.-Firwhich hampered work Sundav was Poind to n of nM,n. today Pi .ie ii .luiy a L hope eh ii mling a n haidoier and has been placed un-of tlie 177) entombed miners alive r control. The fear has beep exis abandoned, but rescue work is pressed that those whom worn not being pushed rapidly under the di- killed outright by the explosions in rection of C. J. Gavin of the United the mine have succumbed to gas States Bureau of Mines, who arri- poisoning. ve d Sunday from Butte. Montana. Although hone has fled from FasEarly tin's morning helmet and fresh ti. gate numerous., rumors of .the resair1 crews were doubled, and seventy-fcue crews heariipg tappings from ive men concentrated on the east behind the debris between the workentrance. Conditions were such, ers and the de&th traps has brought however,1 that if was only possible temporary relief the stricken wofor the rescue rrews to remain on men of the little honing ramp. shift of an hour. Governor Charles R. Mabey arii-ve- d At 6 oclock this morning but at the scene of tilt disatser f$un-da- y eighteen bodies had been recovered night and stated all was being ofmore hut have nine beem done that was possible, hut offered ficially reported as having leen any help that the state could afford. found. These men were found at The extent" to which the rescue various placs. crews have penetrated has been estiFifteen bodies have been identi-fiee- mated at from 800 to 1 200 feetYbut three ief which are believed to none can say with certainty how far have beem former Utah emuiitv im'n. they have gfrne. Lorem Fullmer, is according te rWith all hope apparently gom for eports, a former resident of Sprihg-vil- finding any of the miners alive evwhile Norman anel George ery effort is being made to rnd-Harrison, are also reported as Iming assistance to the dependents of the former residents ef Utah county. victims. The Utah county Chapter ff Others who are saiel to have resided the American Red Cross is represin Provo eir Utah county are Andrew ented at the mine by Dr. D. C. Pbiter, Gilbert. honeybos: George Fullmer chairman of the focal unit v who left Charles James, wlii has Sunday for- - Castlegate for the purSpringvill r sister residing in Provo; Tony pose of giving what possible aid be ' Spe nds. who also has a sister resid- cap. ing in Provo, and probably Thomas iTlie Provo Chamber of Commerce Harrison, shortly after hearing of the Sheriff J. D.. Boyd returned from Saturday morning dispatcher! Castlegatq at 11:30 oclock this mor- tin following message: that Newwf of your serious condition ning, and stated tiling possible was being done to give im- just reached our office. We are petus to gaining an entrance into the prepared to furnish service in any lower levels of the mine, where it line desired. was hoped some of the men harl esRelatives of the- entombed men caped to Safety. here have kept a vigaL and awaited is being each report from the' mine. possible saiel Sheriff Boyd, done, and the Difficulty is being encountered in men comprising the reseme crews are identifying those bodies real heroes. As fast as one crew is due to the mutilation. It recovered, has been exhausted another is taking its place announced that those recovered latand all are ready to go t 1 the ex- er were in a much better condition; treme limit to aid in the work. and the organization .has been Tias-tonThere is plenty of help, and the until it 1k now that work is well organized. Castlegate bodies can be handledannouenced as fast as they is crowded, the streets filled with are taken from the mine. inn ssant ly and nty-seve- viit-uall- -- e i d 4--o three-quart- ers t I l, l. r i ; ens-tropl- ie ov-er- - "Eve-rythin- WELL-KNOW- SUBSTANTIAL GAIN PROVO N , WOMAN DIES HERE cf MADE IN FEBRUARY The Provo post office continues to show a gain in point of business done, and a substantial increase was noted during the month! of February as compared with the corresponding month last year, according to Postmaster J. P McQuire. Outgoing letters and cards handwere 139.400, an increase of Only one tliiq comes to him who led 1 7,390 over February 1 923. Regwaits old age. isters totalled 7S9, an increase of ers, troop committeemen, deputy 123; C. 07 Ds. an increase of nine, com district committee- and insured parcel post packages. men and members of the Court of 2127. a decrease of 20. During the month 1 398 insured Honor be present. post packages and 331 C. O. In his circular letter to scout parcel D's. were received. Money orders executives. P, resident Harris, says: issued totalled 1709, amounting to We are em raged in one of the $1 3,978.93. an increase of 313 ordmost important pieces of work in the ers or $2,092.70 as compared with world and wje have a heavy respond February of last year. Money ordSibil it v to see that every boy o ers paid were 1033. representing scout age ini our communities ref $18,806.63. a decrease of $726 02 reives the lvnofit of this wonderful but an increase of 42 orders Postal funds derived from the sale organization of stamps were $4,314 75. making a Hone is nUo exnrrAed hv the president that the finance directors will 5.76 percent gain, which compares have complete their collections Tc with the national gain. the vonr prior to the meeting so The things you are afraid of are that the reports may show a clear the things you don't understand. record. ., WHAT 1 7 Postal Fund Shows Increase of 5.76 Percent As Compared last night following a brief illness With February 1923 from pneumonia. Besides his par- ON To those who are working on their reports of What Eve Didnt Know? as well as to those who have not yet entered the contest to win a portion of the $ it 0 worth of prizes to lie given away Wednesday, March 19th. by the Provo Post, we suggest te their reports as tint soon as possible and send them to ,!: Home Town Editor of The Post. Medm-sday- s a Post will contain brief sketch of the respective firms about whom those who have not started are to write. You simply tell a few things about each of these firms, in a story not to exceed 13, mi words. You should get in touch with the following firms and learn something of their business. write it down and send it, to The Post, and there is a possibility that you will win one of the four splendid prizes being offered: Taylor Brothers company. Farmers and Merchants Bank, Tile Hat Shop and (lassie Beauty Shop. Provo Photo Supply and Music companys store, Provo Paint and Glass company. Schwab Clothing company. Barker Carpenter Seed company. Bakery, Piggly Wiggly store, Morrison Bros., Dr. I). D. Boyer, Provo Greenhouse, The Decker Jewelry company. Sanitary .Market, Roliows Studio. E. O. Moe and company; Superior Motor company. Hatch Funeral Home, Sanitary Cl aning ; and Dyeing 'company. Clayson Tire company and Auto Electric Supply Shop, Provo Lumber company. Dr. J. II Henderson. Chiropractor, Utah Val- AT PLEASANT GROVE of Mr. and Mi's. J. IV. Robinson East Second North, this .city, died Meeting Wednesday that climatic conditions there might prove beneficial. February 29 he returned to Provo and upon his arrival here was forced to remain in bed. Since that time his condition has gradually grown worse until last evening at about 7:30 he lapsed into unconsciousness and he is gradually growing weaker. C ASTLEGATE, Utah, March 10 (2:30 IL M.) Twenty seven bodies were recovered by 2:30 o'clock this afternoon by res cue workers at Mine No. 2 of the Utah Fuel. company, according to an official of the company. The last body to he taken out of the mine was at 2:2-- o'clock and in contrast to those, recovered earlier in the day no signs of mutilation were apparent, death having been caused ..through gas l poisoning. 31 of bodies of mine victims having been recovered Reports this morning were said to he erroneous by mine officials, and while impetus is being given the work, most of the bodies are being recovered from the lower levels, according to announcement. Rescue work this afternoon was going on with undiminished vigor, and it seems certain that practically all bodies will be recovered sometime today. Salt Lake City reports that difficulty had been encountered in gaining access through the main slope were not verified. Rescue CHURCH WORKER DIES John Billjngs Robinson, infant ANNUAL BULLETIN EVE DIDNT KNOW? BELOVED MOTHER AND BY POST OFFICE ENTOMBEDAT CASTLEGATE Smith, president of the S. STORY . - At Provo Home HAVE YOU BEGUN YOUR j. j LITTLE HOPE HEED FOR MINERS Provo Chamber of Commerce and genet al manager of the Knight-WooleMills, at 2 13 this afternoon jj'as reported to be in a critical condition, and attending physicians and memjn rs of his family hedd out little hope for his recovery. Mr: Smith has been in ill health for several month-an- d spent the greater part of the winter in California with the hope ox-tra- in f S. Smith Said To Be Critically FOR STEEL CELEBRATION TREE LEAF ROLLER MARCH 12, 1924 MARCH 12, 1849 Mormon pioneers reachof an Seventy-fiv- e years ago Provo ed of bank the north river, intending to settle in the valley Inspection of Fruit Trees Shows of Lake Utah. But they were stopped, by an agitated band of Practically All Carry were compelled to swear by the sun that they Indians and Ute Insects would not drive the Redmen from their hunting and fishing all grounds. This done, they crossed the river and began to dig Duciflg the past two months limit grow ditches, till the soil, and build Provo. orchard ffjhe principal hav of Utah county .district The seventy-fift- h Sing anniversary of the settlement of Provo will by the district agri March 11, ceietJrated inspected befittinglv, and commencing Tuesday, Indooin'r and deputy, ao- : will be festivities of the. given following program c or Charles J. Sor tes the purpose of Tuesday, March 11. se at the stake determine the th Pageant of Progress, Provo, the Beautiful particul-station- s diticinR 7 school :30 children. for m., p. of fruit- - tabernacle,' ar resale Wednesday, March j2. scale. San Jose Diamond Jubilee exercises, Provo high school auditorium, 10 J or'tftevorchards Jn thee a. m. Banquet in honor of pioneers, Sixth ward meeting hoqse, 1 1923 revealed, that in m. the county p. trees Pageant of Progress, Provo, the, Beautiful, stake tabertically 7 :30 p. m., for adults. weTe infested with leaf roller. consul- -' nacle, degree of infestation varied The general outline of the Pageant! of Progress, which will being heavily be erably, some orchards were given' Tuesday and Wednesday evenings in the tabernacle is only modinfested, while others John FRIDAY EVENING Funeral services for Mrs. Lavonia Andrews Lott, pioneer resident 'of Pleasant View who died at her home here Friday night of troubles .inci-!deto old age, were held this af- ternoon at 1:30 oclock in the Pleas-jan- t View ward chapel under the of Bishop Walker. Mrs. Lott was born in Scotland, 'January 19, 1S49 and came to L'tah in 869. settling in Provo, where she resided until her death. She was a member of the Pleasant View ,Re-- ; lief society and a faithful member of the L. D. S. church. Shb is survived by the following children: Walter J. Lott. Pocatello, W--- t .Idaho; Mrs. Daisy Thornton, Mills. Mrs. Almora Utah; Portage, Tooele; Mrs. Nellie Jacques. Green River. Utah; Charles L'ott. Duehes-Ine- ; Fred Lott, Delco. Idaho; Wal-lae- e Lott, Provo: Mrs. Lavonia .Sea- mount and Mrs. Ella Baum, both of Provo, and Ora Lott. Delco. Idaho. In addition to the above Mrs. Lott is survived by one sister, Mrs: E. A. Snyder of Ridley. California, sixty-tw- o and nineteen grandchildren great grandchildren. There will no meeting1' of the M. I A. in the- Provo ward Second Tuesday evening owing to the Diamond Jubilee pageant. Tbe lady officers. however. will meet at the home of Mrs. Melissa Lewis at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday evening. ' MEMBERSHIP DRIVE nt - J Returns From 2Y2 Years Mission TO BE LAUNCHED BY CHAMBER OF COM, 1 ' LeRoy Whitehead One Thousand Progressive Men For Civic Body Is Aim of Drive Elder LeRoy Whitehead, son of Mrs. Josephine 243 Whitehead, South First West street, this city, has just returned from the Canadian mission with headquarters at Toronto. For prior to his return Mr. Whitehead was secretary of the mission. He report that the work of the missionaries in that ' fie(1 js productive of much good an pat many are accepting the truths of the gospel in that territory. Enroute home Mr. Whitehead stopped off at Depverj where he met a number of old friends, among, them was Miss Thelma Huish, who, he reports, is doing good work as a mis" eight-month- s -- The membership committee of the Provo Chamber of Commerce has made preliminary plans for under- taking a real membership drive for th' organization, which will commence within the near future. It shall be the business of pur committee to make a complete survey of the man power of Provo and then to carefully sift the names of sionary there. all mmi presented and choose from the number of Provos strong, out- the wheel of progress and roll our standing mfn at;least 1.000 members car of industry over all obstacles for the Chaniber of Commerce, said are'those we seek. W. W. Orepi, chairman of the memThe pebsonnel of the committee is bership committee today. Men who are looked upon as strong and vig-- 1 composed of W. W. Orm, George E. orous men interested in the pro- - Barton, Wyman Berg, James A. Bull- Harry Butler, C. H. Cody, J. gress and development of our city'ock, and who are willing, under all con- D. Hunter, Lawrence Inns, George to Leven and J. A. Owens. ditions, to Iput their shoulders " ' |