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Show I THE CITIZEN I Then again to properly take care of all our flood waters, the surplus canal should he run out to the lake, as proposed by former Mayor Bransford, and the Jordan river straightened and dredged to a depth which will take care of the flood waters. Under the present system, the river is gradually filling with silt and levees are built to confine the high waters to the river channel. Before long the river will be above the level of the city and then our real troubles will begin. Of course we might have a boat anchored in the back yard for emergency purposes, but most of us do not want to live that way. If a storm sewer is to be built, let it be built out of the general fund ! CLUFF S EXPOSE. Attorney General Ilarvey H. Cluff does not mince words in his explanation to his opposition of allowing or voting for a deficit in the purchasing office. That a $1,500 clerk has done the work of a $4,000 man is news to the public, and people are now asking why the expensive purchasing office. Of course the people must not forget that certain politicians must be taken care of and the more jobs that can be created the better the machine likes it. Mr. Cluff emphatically states that he will not vote for any $19,000 deficit and the people are with him on that score. Gov- ernor Bern in his legislative address said that the purchasing office was not a necessity and should be abolished, changed his mind when the legislature drew a bill along the lines of his sug- gestion, which he vetoed. The big knockout blow comes in the announcement by Mr. Cluff that during former Gov. Mabeys administration, Mabey added $74,971.17 to the already high cost of state expenditures over that during the war when Governor Bamberger was at the helm. Before his election, Governor Mabey refer to the newspaper files toured the state and vehemently denounced the extravagance of the Democratic administration. After Mabey was elected he evidently forgot all about his many money saving speeches and went Governor Bamberger nearly a hundred thousand better in extravagance. A few more exposures like this, Mr. Cluff, and people will l)e talking about you for political timber at the head of the ticket. SAME FISH LAW MUDDLE. It is surley comical to stand on the sidelines and listen and hear how some people rave about our excellent fishing and hunting and the good laws we have. But somehow, every two years, there appears to be something the matter with our fish and game laws, and the reason is that they are not made up or formulated by strictly sportsmen. Any person who accepts money in athletics is a professional and can never compete in the amateur class. Any person who has been a market man, an egg collector, in pursuit of fish and game for a living, should It is surely a nice mess we are in. Someone was shrewd enough to center the fight on si eggs while more important matters went by. Take the seine out of Utah lake and the people will the best bass pond in the United States. Game fish and cannot go together. The next question is as to how many hooks are you goi put on your trout line? NOT GUILTY. t Representative W. C. Starks shot missfired with result that after the Honorable H. C. Hicks was whitewash! and exonerated from all alleged selfish motives and dealing stocks, etc., the said Mr. Hicks has been reappointed on the curities Commission, and in the future if you wish to see Hicks, please address him as director; During the session of the recent legislature a great dei noise was made involving Mr. Hicks in alleged deals ui ... ing his office. It was said that there was an exchange ofs letters and stocks, but such things happen every day. At rate after the adjournment of the legislature everybody to forget Hicks and his political troubles, although there some people surprised to hear of his reappointment after airing given in the legislative halls of the state capitol. However, those who reappointed Mr. Hicks must he oroughly convinced that the secretary of the commission not guilty of any wrong doing, hence his reappointment see fl WENDOVER CUTOFF. The completion of the much talked of Wendover highway leading west from this city into Nevada, is to her brated next Saturday. Hundreds of people will go out k cial train and automobile owners who can get away will to the cutoff to take part in the ceremonies, which will par of a national nature because of the presence of Secretary ri culture William M. Jardine and Thomas II. MacDonald, of the United States Bureau of Roads, Senator heed Governor George II. Dern and other officials of the statfj city, will be present to take part. The opening of this road will add materially to the tourist travel in that people from the northern part of fornia may now come to Utah without having to go to Frai geles, and Utah people who wish only to go to San may go direct without making the loop. The Lincoln highway enters the city from the; oast, rowhead from the south and the Victory highway conies u the west, placing this city at a central point. ent--o of ( Lo? si Sci cone Former Vice President Thomas Rilcv Marshall, holdic fice during the Wilson administration and one time gover r Indiana, suddenly departed from this life and lum left a ' once I never be eligible to a strictly sportsmans organization. The ing nation. Many tributes to the memory of thi Coolie real sportsman, whether he comes from the city, or the farmer man are voiced throughout the nation. Presidcn death lad that loves the stream and the hills, does not believe in selling greatly shocked at the unexpected news of the rites to his catch and if laws are left to their dictation, we will have real great man and is taking a leading part in the las' fered in behalf of this staunch American. laws. Pii Two years ago the fish and game bill provided that catfish that ots From all parts of the country come so many rep could be taken in the seine, by setline with many hooks, and by and police officers are indirectly engaged in boo' egg111? iGjjd was lake two the in was that result The years nearly traps. rnmci1 Jteri federal for time the be this amiss would at not gov fish to catch is hard fish this it that of the so depleted any year out their agents and check up on the police of the ountry. and a limit had to be placed on angling. takm? ritoln This year the boys made a fight against seining in Utah the government has caught several hundred office Jof interests. of for one extended liquor was protection law lake and what did they get? The seining There are so many angles of attack that th. g0'ef11 fe month over previous years, a direct slap in the face, and as a appcarsj Jem, Thcr first. strike to as where bewildered were which in lake of really the bass dead result we find thousands lo .tfm plenty of booze in every city and there also appears beq about ready to spawn. Did the seining kill these bass? can few who distribute it. It is said that if a bootlcg:;cr at- X The new law also provides a mixture on angling which torneys say must bo taken to the courts to straighten out. customers he can make good money. jDtii an |