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Show News Review of Current Events the World Over Intermountain News Briefly Told for Busy Readers MEET AT SALT LAKE. LANDMARK IN ASHES. i:INFAI.L IS IIKWY. Tl KKKYS HY THE TON. DOG DKKIiY 1LANNLD. SALT LAKE than UT. CITY, Opening of the Seventy - Second Congress President Hoover and Secretary Mellon Call for Higher Taxes Germany Reduces Everything. Morn members of the Chapter Associated General Contractors will attend the tenth annual convention of the organization at the Hotel t'lah, January 11, when issues vital to the contractor and allied industries will be taken up. The unemployment situation will be given particular attention. ROCK SPRINGS, WYO. Fire of mysterious origin destroyed one of "Wyoming's most hist one Ijoiim s recently when the famous home of Territorial Judge William Carter In old Fort Bridger was consumed together with thousands of historic Idles and papers of the old fort, which were housed In t lie building by Maurice Groshon. The building was the first home built in Wyoming, built of milled lumber, and at the lime of its construction In IH58 and for many years after was the outstanding mansion of the entire plains. SALT LAKE CITY, I T. With a mixture of snow and rain rejiorted from St. George, snow heavy on the Sawtooth mountains of Idaho, and on the Utah watersheds, Irrigation valleys and winter ranges are the center of plenty of water, according to weather bureau officials. There will he a good spring range, plenty of water for Salt Lake City and given normal precipitation for the from now to .April 1, Irrigation water will bo Abundant next summer. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. The animal convention of the Clah Manufacturers association will be held at the Hotel Itali, January K5. SrUINGVILT.E, IT.- - Nearly 7 thousand turkeys, three carloads, averaging fifteen Ions to the car, Lave been shipped from (his station to the eastern markets. IUESTON', IDA. American Legion iist number 111 will construct n public Ice skating pond on tlio Brest on high school stadium field, li ccording to announcement from the Legion, after permission to uso the field had been gained from the r.(K Inter-inounta- iv the house and John Nance Garner of Texas elected and Installed as speaker, the Seventy second congress its work on began time. Represent..!!-- . 2 lake. BOISE, IDA. A Moreland firm of contractors were low bidders on grading and surfacing live miles of highway south from Coeur dAlene for the state bureau of highways. The bid was $i!S.s:51. On grading and draining the 11 miles from Star west to Desert Corners in Ada and Canyon counties, the hid was Both Jobs were listed by the department as unemployment rro-- j 'ds and the contractors have been requested to uso local labor where-eve- r $30-27- possible. IKOYO, UT. Wanton slaughter of trees with the impronch of the Christmas season was deplored by Charles DeMoisy, supervisor of tlie Uintah national forest. In ati address delivered at Irovo. It is declared that the sizeable slock In Irovo canyon was depleted by Christmas tree utters who are Iiow cutting down the tugger trees and taking the tops from them. 1 IDA. Ashton, birth-r- e of the American Dog derby, again hold its annual wilder LS1ITOX, rt classic this year. X A eomfort-- e cash balance of the American Derby association and impelled Iho officials uulimit-enthtisias- , Oarner won the IDAHO BALLS, IDA. If present cooperative plans between the Montana and Idaho state highway commissions mature, t lie Idaho Balls-Butthighway will be kept iKu throughout the winter, uncording to word received here. POCATELLO, IDA. The Idaho has had potato season of 11131-3some exceptional features. It has produced ttio lowest proportion of V. S. No. I s on record. It has had abnormally low prices during the harvesting season. It had unusually favorable weather for harvesting and storing. It has had reduced competition from neighboring regions. SALT LAKE CITY, I'T.-T- he T Diversity of Utahs hard smashing football team will open the season next fall with nnolher severe test. The Lies have signed to meet the University of Southern California on September 21th, 1(132. BOISE, IDA The Idaho state guard hoys who fought on the Boise basin fire line last fall must ho paid immediately. This Is the opinion of the Idaho supreme court which was asked for a decision on legality of deficiency warrants to meet tlio guards payroll. The payroll dispute arose when It was learned Unit the adjutant generals contingency fund did not contain sufficient money to meet the payroll claims. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Over 3 tons of fish was distributed to the unemployed by tlio relief oflieials of tlio city. The fish came from Ut- ah , n e 3 . , school. Ugh O RESIDENT of the majority party celebrated their new ' status In the lower with wild chamber cheering and rebel yells. But the senate was fittingly more sedate and its first session was brief and formal. Next day the In fireworks began that chamber with the anticipated revolt of the progressives gainst the re election of Senator Moses of New Hampshire us president pro tempore. They have never forgiven him for calling them sons of the wild Jackass," so they gave their seven voles to Norris of Nebraska. The Democrats voted solidly fur litt-rnaof Nevada but fell short of the votes by three, so required forty-fivthere was a deadlock that threatened to last a long lime. The most interesting event In the senate was the swearing in of Mrs. llallie Caraway of Arkansas to fill the seat of her late husband. Introduced by Senator Robinson, she took the oath of office, signed the register and quietly returned to her seat, almost In tears. Her associates all gathered about to congratulate her, but there wus no gaiety in the affair for the memory of her husband was ever present. In all, sixteen new senators presented themselves to take tin? oath, nearly all of them being first term Democrats. Nearly one hundred new members of the house were installed, and so many of ttiem were Democrats that Mr. , m nnnouitee the fanvus race over this deep snow would he held r as usual. ICEFIELD, UT. The opening Richfield's new armory, collided for Battery E. 222ml field liery, will he hold th first of uew year. by the following vote: Gar ner 21S; Snell, Republican, 207 ; Schneider of Wisconsin, progressive Republican, 5. Kvnle of Minnesota, the lone Farmer-I.nboritvoted for Schneider. Of course all the other officers of the house are nmv Mrs. Caraway Democrats. Tlie first actual work in ttie house was the adoption of new rules, so liberalized that it will no longer he easy for hills to he pigeonholed by the committees to which they have been referred. Now 1 lo members ran procure the discharge of a committee and bring a hill to the floor for a vote. Tiffs change was made especially for the benefit of the proponents of mollification of the dry laws, and the stage was set foi an early vote on some of their hills, which will put the representatives on record though there Is no hope yet for the passage of t lie measures. While congress was assembling ami going through the business of the first day, the Communist hunger marchers" wtio had traveled to ttie Capital by automobile and auto truck from various parts of t he country besieged the Capitol building and the Wtiite House In vain efforts to lay their demands before the legislators and the President They were rebuffed, fairly, gently, by the police and other officials, and next day started home, still discontented and defiant. speukerfchlp in the navy and army FECONOMIES which are urged by the Iresldcnt weve ttie objects of further attacks. Early tn the week President W, II Gardiner of the Navy league came out with a now assault on ttie administration policies in that respect, criticizing a statement by Secretary Sitmson. hitting hack at the Hammond com mince, assailing the President for slowing up cruiser construction ntid calling on con gross for nn Invest iga tlon of Mr. Hoovers financial policy toward t tie navy. Next, National Commander Stevens of the American Legion conveyed to the President the legions demand that he approve authorization of warship construction necessary to bring ttie American ffcct up to ttie maximum tonnage limits of the London treaty. The organization alo asked congress and the administration to rescind the economies for the military establishment and to renew for the army. National Guard, R. O. T. C.. and other military activities the same sums appropriated for the current year. Finally came the annual report of Rear Admiral Frank B. Uphnm, chief of the bureau of navigation, which termed the administration policy of reduction a severe blow to ttie national defense lie s,,j, ttl.lt llstoiy thews that deercosrs t n ttie navy result p, expenditures eventually many times greater tk.u, the temporary savings. Mr. St evens of the - erican I.cgbm also called pet's, llt t!l1 Vliu, House nod told M r Hover ttie legem uot only Is for adiquate national de : 'Ey HOOVER on Tuesday transmute,) to congress his message on the state of tlie Union, In which he sketched the economic crisis confronting the country, related in considerable detail the measures he has Initiated to alleviate the business depression and and unemployment recommended In general terms legislaaddition creating tional Instrumentalities for tlie same purpose and Increasing taxes to meet a three and a half billion dnl-la- i deficit this year and next. Regular Republicans declared ttie constructive message represented statesmanship of a high order, wtiile Democrats and progressive Republi cans took It as a challenge. Generally, It was accepted as the opening gun of ttie 1!).'!2 campaign. There was much comment on the fact that no mention was made of prohibition. On Wednesday Mr. Hoover sent In his budget message, containing tlie administrations program of taxation and other nieastiies of government financing. At tlie same time the annual report of Secretary of the Treasury Mellon was made public. Tills railed for Increas'd rates on personal and corporation Incomes, Inheritances, tobacco and capital stock sales. New levies 'could be Imposed on automobiles, radios, telephone, telegraph and calde messages, amusement tickets, cheeks and drafts and realty sales. Postal charges would he boosted. Exemptions from Income taxes would lie lowered to Include 1,700.000 new Individuals witliiu the scope of the federal levy. Tlie Democrats in congress immediately began an attack on this program, saying they would soon have ready one of their own. In the list of Presidential messages came the one on foreign THIRD relations, which contained the request that congress ratify the Hoover moratorium. More Important titan that was tlie suggestion that the war debt commission should be reconstituted with power to reopen the debt settlements, Though Mr. Hoover reiterated his disapproval of cancellation of the war debts, such action, or at least a further reduction of the debts seemed to be Implicit to many congre-smeIn his proposal. So many of them object to either course that a long do b;ite was In prospect. China accepted tlie JAIAN and of Nations of tlie for cessation of hostilities in Manchuria, while a neutral commission inquires into the facts, but both na t ions made reservations that rendered the agreement little more than a form by means of which the council saves council Premier Wakatsuki's Japanese cald net decided to resign because of dls sensions, and It was thought a coalition ministry would be formed with Imnval, leader of the Seiyuknl party, as premier. national socialists or Nazis" being in control of three German states ami constituting the most powerful political party In the country. Adolf Hitler has been talking free- r "t ly to correspondents tils on Intentions. i Briefly, he proposes, when tils party Is In' vested with tlie gov, orriing power by wav of the ballot box, to ) set up a dictatorship on tlie Italian model; to recognize and pay w ; to tlie fullest of Gcr- ,.J many's ability all tier Adolf Hit'er condebts foreign tracted In business and normal traits actions but to reject political black mail'; to insist upon a new war dcd arrangement; nnd to destroy coniini-nlstHe declares there In Germany. HIS - .0 .N will he no Nazi march on Berlin, nnd denies that he seeks t he presidency. Hitlers challenge to the government brought swift response from Chancellor Bruoning In the form of a warning that President Von Hindenliurg would Invoke martial law If necessary to save the constitution. At the same time the President signed nnd made public a drastic emergency decree designed to close up what Rruen the deflation period Im Ing called posed upon Germany." The decree reduces wage scales to the level of 1i)27 and cuts rents, food prices ami about all other living costs. It also reduces Interest rates. Imposes com taxes on Imports at.d pensatory measures against ttie s'rettgther.s flight of capital. Clears head instantly Stops cold spreadi, ELMO SCOTT WATSON "jl.-Mii'- 5prmk!e your I ; 1; I ce.it ; farm groups, the Amer- Disaster at Phil Kearney! - dim bureau, the National o.iti urn the Grange, In union nirs' in Clue.igo, milted on plans to fight for surplus crop control, im ongre.-.demands qticir leaders said their woiid tie for tlie export delientme d the equalization fee, and that their retm-ntof ttie past on these Amend-mintmutters had been adjusted. marketing to the agricultural act to permit tlie farm board to use In those prinoip'es will be introduced tie senate arid house soon after ttie holidav recess. Ti.e organizations will offer tin objections to the program of tie farm hoard other than the stabilization operations. Tne "harmony" program has resulted from frequent conferences In recent winks between Edward A. O'Neal, head of the farm bureau; L. J. Taber, master of the grange, arid John Simpson, who recent iy was reelected presi dent of ttie farmers' union. It is their contention that the nature of tlie surI s . 111 gi s which to plus will solve tlie problem of use tlie fee or the debenture. of Kentucky don't intend to let product go for what tiny think are ruinous prices When tlie Lexington tobacco maiket. loose leaf hurley mart In t. hrgost the other day tlie f. world, opened low pi ire of $12 a hundred weight was o':en d, and tl e growers at once start cd riotous demonstration that caused suspension of sales with ten After n ,1'ioii pounds of leaf unsold. fig' ting with warehousemen and tlie T ui'ACCO raiserstheir ,1 t hurt- the planters, numbering pu'h-o- - held a protest meeting in tlie ,,tv amii'orium where speakers urged tl,. in to stand together and not give t! c.r tuh.e'io away to tlie trust." dri-ds- department ONE (f ttieof Interesting the week was that of si er General Brown. It showed Post that tlie lepartment came out behind in ttie last fiscal year, which is nlmost $P000,non above the Mr. deficit of the previous year. Frown repeated ids reeomnmmlatlon that tlie letter rate he raised from 2 cents to 2'k cents, stating that on the volume present tills would In bring year additional. cent rate would, however, "A obviously fall far short of producing adequate revenues at tlie present The deficit time," tlie report said. for Of attributable to strictly postnl operations was more than $05, 00(1,000 nnd if present trends are maintained the net deficit for ttie current year will lie In the neighborhood of h $."(l.( hm m) a 1 $130,-000.00- This raises tlie question whether. of tiie niready overtaxed condition of tlie general treasury, It would not he inlvisnlde, pending tlie return of noral conditions, to fix a rate for letter mail. In view long ago tiie Belgian govern- intimated to Archduke Otto, pretender to tlie Hungarian throne, that Ids presence In Belgium was proving embarrass,! g, so ti.e young nmn went over to Eng! uni to vis.t a P.rit-Ss- f mil ducal fate iy. Now 1 !t is in Lmi-u, ffc e don that pi ms afoot to put I, m on the throne Giro ufi n coup tti.it vv.ll be a reminder of tee way Carol returned to Rumania. The storv is that a group of Him g irian noblemen, in England ostensibly for fitinl.ng, really wont to accept delivery of a powerful seaplane witiefi is ready to carry the archduke to I. tike Faiaton !n f u, ter of Hungary whore lie would take o itti as king in a miniitnre chapel that has hem binit in tiie plane and dedicated to St. Stephen. Monarchists fidn-vthat If Otto returns to Hungary tlie pea'ant supped of his rinse will lie and solidified am) fie enti he estatifis'ied on tlie throne. Iremior Mnsd.ni Is known to upmove of t Hip-h'irrestorati m. wi.iifi gives tie ,s f NOT f n-- g Ids Ot tl V' Of tiss jam: aiih mis, Hull House in fun i,T of amt N.di- pros' hm ,,f rfiv.n:,, olas Murray Fiii'er, Columbia university, u,.re Jo.n-iawarded the Nobel peace prize for l'.C.I by the Nohd liisi.tute of Oslo, The prize amounts 1,1 Norway. 000. Fotli of them have been Indefatigable workers for international pence. nRINCE NICHOLAS of i;,,,nn putting love above titles and honors. has renounced his members! ip n tlie royal family and declared he 'will r stand by his bride, tlie Mme. .Tana Lucia De'etl He has g'rm up Ids constitutional rights, fits r'tles Hr prerogatives and los in tiie army, navy and air f.,r, P prepared to go in'o exi'e. The pr 0, nniioiim-emenfollowed u; on a do. n e of the Rtiman'an supr,,,. P M1, nulling his team i.-; opt r : es t legal forte-j , ,,n K eg served" Caro), fig proved re el tiess fm-me- coni:--'ss;,,.,- , e ; i -- I ( U? S Western Ner.ptr Colon.) handkerchief during EVE at old Fori Lar- Oregon Trull In Wyothe building Bedlam," in ming. where all tlie social functions of the was gopost were held, a great ball of the bitter ing on uml unmindful weather outside the little garrison vvus forgetting for awhile tlie perils and hardships ot life on the frontier. A (toss tlie snowy parade ground a horse plodded wearily, wavered and its dropped to tlie ground dead. rider reeled front tils saddle as It fell amt stumbled toward the door of " the d nig A product Victory Made History on Plain of M The ancient Mratfin w" town on tlie eastern east about 20 miles n.,rtl,ea 0f There is a modern name, but tiie site f the ani atho is occupied called V ran a. Along witfi';" ing towns, the old Marathon kin to an aneient Hanseatic the Tetrapolis Tins league ciai very early origin, Back to tlie tune of Theseus, survived until after the Po.,p,7l B. C. tury Tlie plain of . ,3 as tlie scene of the deeidve which MilHades led le A and Plateaus to vh torv ov,.r 1 of Darius tinder cm lln(i nnd Artaphernes in It. C. 4J ? Greeks numliend Hhk'k)' Whe the Persians had a much larger f..L But the invaders were put mteri,,. rout with heavy while Greeks lost only pi-The mound in which tlm remains 0fjw (lead were placed is still eonsicnosi on the plain. 'Flic h mle turned had the eastern inva-io,,f E ir..pe aM saved Athens; ami. amirda.; tot saved Athens; ami. m cording to tl dition. a Greek runner sped withoot to Athent stopping from hearing tlie tidings of victory. J V later the music stopped crash as his gigantic figure, wrapped from head to foot In buffalo overcoat, leggings and gap, staggered Disaster at Into the little ballroom he gasped. Captain Phil Kearney. Feuerman and SI men massacred. The Indians are all around the post. Colonel Carrington must have help." Then lie fell unconscious from uihI exhaustion. Immediately afier the destruction command by Red ot Fetterman's Clouds Sioux, Colonel Carrington ea Moil for volunteers to go to Fort iairamie for help Outside a frightful tilizzard was raging and tlie thermometer stood at 20 degrees below zero. To go meant a ride of 23(1 miles through that hitter went tier and through a country swarming with hostile Indians, lilooil mad from their recent success None of the soldiers would offoi to make tlie trip, then a frontiersman, named John Phillips, nicknamed Tortugee bemuse of his nationality, stepped forward and said lie would go if given tlie swiftest horse in the command This was done and ut midnight ot moment A Pilbw ct McKesson the building with Vr -- CMlItlSTMAS ses-s.o- fense hut also Is In favor of submitting to tlie people the matter of repeal or modification of the dry laws. If Forgotten HEROES Rank for Iutcrna-t,ia- ! s at Basel. Switzer- Si Ion. ci. American W. Stewart. V. alter laud nil r, cft.s.rig to accept ttie chairwas given to Dr. J..,,! that place ' Z . rto Lulu-dil- l e of Italy. Carl was ti.e first person bet; e I, union of his argument no pay could longer lt g that (iorm.it. y This is. Indeed, tlie view riq ar.it Ions. of Germans of ail parties. f nc'hoi.s tie ee of T, Bv EIJWARD W. PICKARD 1 1 71111 the Democrats In control of NYS capacity to pay rep-abil-IVJ a:t.or.s and especially her summer next tt to re tne payments s'lthod hv tlie consultative i'km a e 22. 1SGG with only a few for himself and a small amounl ut feed for his horse. Phillips stock-adt- slipptd out a side gate tn tlie storm. the and rode away into AH hough tlie soldiers had predicted would lie caught thill tlie before lie hud gone a hundred yards, he managed to avoid tiie Indians and sel mil for Fori Laramie After 48 hours ot cold, hunger and fatigue he readied tlml post as previously related On New Yea's day a cry of thanksgiving went up from the beleaguered garrison at Fort Phil Kearney as a line of soldiers appeared over the hills "Saved! Saved! Phillips got through to l.animip'" g j ti Mai-atlm- December MSI crackers Its What Were Here For! FA 'FICER and gentleman" such is tiie tradition in the Amer-an army and uone heller exemplified it than Guy V Henry, who has also, and justly been called the tyqe it til knightly American A soldier." West Pointer, and tlie son ot another, tie was horn into the service in which lie was to have such a distinguished He saw font years of the careei. hatdest fighting in the Civil war was thrice mentioned in dispatches and hrevetted livt times tot gallantry in action. At ttie desperate fighting at (Hit Cold llarlioi fie won tile army's medal tiigtiest of distinction, til Open stuffy nostrils, soothe irritation by use of . ' Mentholatumin nose. Rub Wisty on chest to improve blood circulation and prevent V congestion. Jars and a fesKsW Uneasy Lion Speeds Bishop the bishop of u photographed with a linn at a circa at Blackpool, England, recently, tbt flashlight made Hie lion restive, and the bishop and his party left thetem as speedily as dignified bishops can exit. The bKlinp had been conduel ing a mission on tinbeaelt, and. with oiler clergy men visited tlie circus to talk tn tin- performers. The plmtngrap'i. tlie flask and the flight interrupted tlie coAYhen Fhu-kbu- - nversation. Husbands Will Ce Husbands a husband is wretch. Wlmt's lie done mnv?" me lat He pretended to IHn-vnight when lie knew I was lying tl him. Pathfinder Magn'ne. M.v honor. Ho was a brilliant Indian tighter from l''(i.i to IMP and during tlie war fie accomp Spanish American idled wonders as military rulet of P0110 Kim anil tlicre tie, died because lie would not ask to lie relieved of his command although be knew that by Mere i vvus Maying fie was doomed soot amt Mere will stay until my duty is done." fie said let foi all ot Ins services, fie is hut little known as compered to oilier officers w liose more spe laeidar careers brought them to puhlic notice. lliin as a shoestring and as brave as a Imn rim sofifieis who served un dor turn and almost worshipped him. said Wlmt lie linked in physique, he mote Hi. in made up tor in will power I hiring the wintei ol IS74 he was from Fort Itotunsnn with a tioop ot soldiers to expel miners from Hu- Flat k Hills I'lie march which is a elassu in old army traditions, took them ovei Jon miles ot the rough esi country in America and was made III went I, ei ranging from 20 to 40 below Zoro Only the Indumit Inactive bowels cause inactive miidi Don't let sluggishness anJ a heavy.u hr feeling get tiie best ot you. with a constipated feelme ounv fragrant Garfield Tv. A il - s d. e perseverance ot the comiimmler ttie men from lying down and Irocn to death His plight was the worst ol all I'fiey Imd to cut the bulb terns from fils imzen hands In tl fie returned to tlm fort and slit Ins gloves into Each strip strips in ought with it a piece ot tlesfi and to the dav ot his death he could not lose the lingers on fiij ieft hand In tlie Battle ol the Rosebud during tlm Sioux War of 1S70 Henry was shot through the faie and fell to the ground A desperate hand con-lit rag. d over tus body hut he was reseut-ami carried to the rear 'Fix me up so that I can go backwere the words mumbled through bleeding Pis to the surgeon, hut there was no going back foi him There he lay tl.iongti the long hot day while the 'm'tle raged almost unattended, for n"( a man could he spared from the To a fellow officer who nnd bent over him ki pi lie-n- remedy. good Tea consists of pure, Iragraat, ut.et! harmless herbs. At your druggists Him Maybe Youve Heard laSt Blinks How wa- - tlm sker night? J Jinks Not so hot. think he (,'f,T trying to prove In- eoitid us tirof word in the diction tt'.' three without saying 1 thing. 1 - More Overproduction itijry :c Blinks We are laws. L Jinks Yeiii A 'r'; a:-voreed couples id'1say too many W corn-Hetir- "r w .r murmured It's it's wtiai we're here D f moments iter to a ori espoiiih r t who came to see ""I rpl Hint he Join ' fe-- i nr;ey e ' vv,. Newspaper TJnlnn.! , , I No matter wife firmly tentions. how hil bel.ew- - a Honest men are ns silent woman. nun 's. :1 1. 's a'amM ( a5 scat Sunshine'"' All Winter LonJ Desert AT the " te of me West mu....- - u s c h m a jrvinvigo' j T starlit clear nighs days ,ouio' geM0 oir splendid roads y the 'e3 finest hotels Writ a Crce A Chatter scenes . SVIUW PALMCalifornia a;i:m tlinn ; lu late At T iu f f r ,f t nit. T ' : - W. N. u., .1 SI r v -- ' ' k J wr Si t Lake .. C . ,3. - ill. |