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Show 4 THE UTAH STATESMAN, NOVEMBER IS, 1928 , Federal Land Policy Has Origin in Old Northwest Territory Area North of OJo'SA'SSS Vt ,lender portion of our oUta River Firnt Pronertv tand, )tMjf to agriculture. Compere it with ths groat sgricultur stats of Iowai wh0H b0Mt ta that avery quarter taction la a good farm, and you hava soma Idea of tha odds which wa arc fighting In against Rules Laid Down at Early our . Enabling Act Grants. Date Basis for GovIn 1104, (Jongraaa pawed tho enact under which Utah was ernment Legislation. abling admitted to tha Union as a stats In 1001. Tho title of that act was as GETTING fololws: "An act to onablo tho people of theta alatea there were no nationally owned public lands, but there were large areaa of mate owned publio land, which became the I snureo of important revenue, remember reading tomewhere that New York built the Kris canal out of the proceeds of her etate Inmla. Pennsylvania IlkewUe got a large Income from her publio land. Indeed for a long while few If any of the eta tea had to levy a land tax, because they were able to live on the revenue from their public land a The cessions made by the states brought within the Jurisdiction and control of the federal government all that portion of the present area of the United States now comprising the states of Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, bllchigan, Wisconsin. those portions of Alahama and Mississippi lying north of tho list parallel, and that part of Minnesota lying east of the Mississippi river. . Clash of Views. Tho new states Into which the public domain was parreled, notably Indiana and Illinois, argued that If they were admitted Into the Union on the same footing na the original states, they should, like tho original states, have been given all tbs unappropriated lands within their boundaries. They pointed out that their only source of revenue was a tax on property, and hence their agriculture wee subjected to a burden that tba agriculture of tho original states did not have to bear. The other theory eras that these western Unde, having been ceded to tho United States, were the property of the United State, and must be disposed of by tho United States. This view prevailed, and the United Statee sold all these lends Into private ownership as rapidly as possible. By 1111 tho proceeds from the sale of publio lends had extinguished the national debt and there was e surplus In the national treasury. 111,000,000 of which was divided among the states, as a loan and has never been repaid. Further extensions of the area ef the United 8tates came about through the Louisiana purchase in 1101, the purchase of Florida from Spain In 1019, tha annexation of Texas In 1045, the Oregon settlement with Great Britain In 1146, tha cession from Mexico at the does of the Mexican war in 1140, and the Gadsden purchase from lit!. one-four- th deeded him a whole and brought the total number of that select group to 292, establishing a new high record, according to aiatletlcs made publio today by tha Internal revenue bureau In a report to Commissioner D, H. Blair. Ths report ehows a marked da. cress in tha number of persons reporting liicome up ta 910.000 a year and a substantial iarreasa In those representing higher Incomes ae compared with the atatla-tle- a for 1920. Gross incomes of In 1927, fixed at corporations 9102.110,264,011, slumped about 919.000.- 000 from the record of 1020 and corporation net Incomes for 1927 aggregating 99,060,200,-90- 5 were 91.000,000,000 leu than the total reported In 1920. The Incomes of individuals, apparently, wera not adversely affected by tha decline tn corporation earnings. The 1927 report ehowe gross personal Incomes totaling 920.099.405.961. as against 935.447.415,921 for 1921 and net incomes, upon which taxes wers 922.571.217.907 cf for 1927. paid, as rompared with 921.951,605,949 In 1029. The report shows that 10 persons In the United States enjoyed Incomes of 95.000.00U or mors in 1927 and that right others of between 94,000.000 and 95,00,000; 22 person reported Incomes of between 92.000,000 and 94.000.- 000; IB reported income of between 91,000,000 and 91.000,000; Income between reported 91,500.000 and 92.000.U00 and 124 persona reported Incomes between 91.000.- 000 and 91,600,000 'In tha year. The number of persons with Incomes of 91.000,000 or more a year has increased steadily from 1021, when according to tho report there wera only 21 In the group. A year later there wera 07 and in 1122 there were 74. and In 1924 there wera 75. In 1125 the number had Jumped to 207 and In 1026 there recelv-Inrom- were 211 In the ni!ll!on-a-ye- rs treasurer, auditor. 1 Four Insurance Commissioner year term, named by governor, eon---I firmed by eenete. John G. lieQuerrle, tarm expires April 1, 1129. 93.500. i State land board Governor, sec-rotary of state, attorney general 'Secretary chosen by hoard. John T. Oldroyd. 94.000 for secretary. Battalion Monumont Mormon Commission Five members, no Many Commission! Carry salary. State Board of Park Commission- -' members, of whom tha Substantial Salaries; ora Five tha governor, president of the AgNo Other college and tha preslrent Recompense. ricultural etate tha of university are exofficlo members, No salary. of Registration Four .. Director years, named by governor and confirmed by senate. Milton H. Welling term expiree, April 1, 192i.fl,-00- 0. (Milton Welling will resign sometime before the first Monday In January to he sworn In na secretary of state). Text Book Commission t State superintendent of public Instruction; president of University of Utah, president Utah Agricultural college; Dean of Normal school, aU x officio members No salary. Three Uniformity of Legislation members, length of term two years, named by governor, confirmed by senate. Publio Utilities Commission Three members, named by governor, confirmed by senate; six year term. 94.000. Bipartisan. Board of Regents University of Utah Twelve appointive members, length of term four years, named by governor and confirmed by sonata; president of university and secretary of ststa ex officio members. National Guard Adjutant general, named by governor but subject to definite regulations outlined in national defense act. 92,000. ' Army Board Governor, secretary of state, adjutant general. Water Righto State engineer, governor, secretary of state, attorney general. State board of examiners (etate taerd of loan commissioners), governor, secretary of etate, attorney general. SecreSecurities Commission state, bank commissioner, secretary apattorney general; pointed by commission. 92.000. Alcohol Distributing Manager of tary of Warehouse Four years, appointed by governor, confirmed by senate. No fixed salary. Board of Supplies and Purchase Governor, secretary of etate. attorney genral; secretary named cy board. 91.900. ar The 192T etaliellcs disc loss that about 11.000 fewer persona reported texablo Incomes than In 1921, but this la explained by tax law revisions making It unnecessary for many In ths lower income Claeses to fllo returns. ITAH BUILDING 9 fl Mil .KB or FEDERAL AID HIGHWAY Utah has 91.1 miles of federal aid road now under construction, cost approximately which will 91,702,129.14 of which the gov- To export taue'd 'by the scordlng ofpubllo roads In Wash-- 1 secretary and registrar, appointed Twlve membere. No !anr. by governor, eenete confirm. Term "rd "f Control State Historical expiree December 1, 1912. Becre-- L Society Ten members: No salary. tarv gets 94 000 Bord . Industrial Commission Three general, the five supreme members, named by governor and ,trafy Judsix year . cort confirmed by senate; term. two members of tho same I Bureau of Criminal Identification Three members political party aa the admlnlstra- - and Investigation tlon, ono member of the other of which the attorney general Is who one. geta 91.000. Secretary party: 94,000. Juvenile Court Commission Industrial School Seven mem-- 1 state hers on board of trustees. Named I Governor, attorney general,Inetruc-bureau of public by governor.' ron"flrm7dby ienats: superintendent . four year terms: attorney generation: board names ecir5-lngtondate superintendent of publio In- - are fifteen Juvenile court districts . sec- (Continued From Pag Ono) (Continued From Pago Ono) Crowded Ares Delay volcanJo mountain against' which arts; the dissemination of InforVote Counts at Elecit nestle. Toquar lg Ute for mation; and (ho holding of meetblack. ings at stated Intervals for the He Declares. tion, Parin' The Faria river le a Interchange of views and crititributary of tha Colorado. Tha Indian word la which meana Elk river. Paria Is Ute for elk. Magetsa. (In Utah) The old emigrant route to California ran from Codaf City west through tho Iron Springs pees, up the desert past what le now tha town of Newcastle and Entrrprleo, over the hills to Mountain Meadows, thence over the southern divide and down the slops to tho Magetea. The Indian word le and means tha end of a long slope. The word Topeka means the seme. - rarnnuweap! The Pnranuweap empties Into Mukuntuweap from tho east. It eeeme to mean water running swiftly Into a deep- hole or deep canyon. This word also, for reasons given above, should "perla-nonqujln- Hedletrlctlng of Balt Lake county, for voting purposes, will be demanded by County Clerk Alonso liar Key to eliminate crowded die trlcta. Thla announcement was made Friday by the county clerk, who declared the unbalanced condition of tho preoent aifangement was directly responsible for tho lateness of tho count at Tuesdays election. "Tha total vote coot at Tuesday's election wee close to 70,000 in this county," mid Mr. Mackey. "That was 10,000 mere than four years ago and 20.000 more than two years ago. Tho heavy registration in many districts, with tho almost universal scratching of ballots, worked a hardship on Judges of election and delayed publication of tho unofficial returns "The Judges of election performed their duties this year In better fashion then ever before, and 1 went to compliment them." The county dork called the attention of tho board of county commissioners. a year and a half ago, that there existed a necessity for redlstrlctlng tha city and county, but this was not done, according to Mr. Msckay. Ths law requires that no voting district shall contain more than 300 votes, baaed upon tho last general election. Districts 14 and 19, tho last ones In which the count was finished, two days following the election, contained 1,550 and 1,271 votes respectively, BUTLER PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO CHARGE, Georg If. Butler, former head of the Western Livestock Loan company, pleaded not guilty to tho charge of embesxllng funds from tho company when he appeared be fore Federal Judge Tillman D. Johnson Monday. He la being held under 95000 bond. At tha request of Norval E. attorney, and without oh' Jectlon from tho government, the case was continued until the next setting of cases by Judge Johnson. Cal-llet- Jack Thompson of Cleveland la tha new pro champion of Ohio golf. A! Alcroft of Youngstown waa champ two years. In tha state. Secretary geta 91.900. Tha 8tat Institutions Are University of Utah, Utah Agricultural college, School for Deaf and Blind, State Industrial school, State Mental hospital, etate prison, ran around to the other side. t" - bo spoiled FaraabonL Tho Faraehont range on tho Arliona Strip la well known to tho livestock men of southern Utah. The Indian word for tho country is "Paria-a-eaut,- 1 and meana tanned elk skin, lara-shohte a mild climate with long periods of open fall weather. For thla reason It eras a favorite place for tha southern Indian hands to meet after the fall hunting season, Here they visited and dried their meats and tanned their skins. p Trroweap, Tuwcap. The Valley leads southward from Plpn Springs National Monument to tho Colorado river, and la destined to become a great winter highway tn tha Graqd Canyon of the Colorado. It la aomatimea called Valley, though this b simerroneous. Ths word means means earth. Toro-wea- p ply a gully or a wash not a canyon os deep gorge. Timpa noquint, Tlmpanogos Ths Trovo river, Utah, and Mount near by. The word timpanoqulnt has been and traniferred changed lightly by our geographers from the river to the mountain. Mt. Tlmpan-ogo- e waa knows to be Indians as Kalg" meaning very high mountain. The word "tlmp-pa- " belongs to the river. The full name for Provo river we which Interpreted la as follows: Hlmp. rock; pa, water; running water running over rocke or a stream with a rocky bead. Ka naira, Utah. The Iron county settlement on the Zion Park highway, named for a friendly chief, who, with hie tribe, lived on tha stream that now bears Ills name. The old chief met his death near Enoch. Utah, by being thrown from a horse. Kanoeh, Utah In Pahvant val- nt Tero-wea- Tu-wc- ap Tlm-panog- os cisms. , Section 2. This society shell he authorised to acquire end held aetata, by purchase, or donation, and to use bequest or dispose of oime for Its benefit. Section I. Thla society may Inane certificate of membership xrd diplomas for merit and distinguished accomplishment. any S. L Membership. Section 1. Any person of good moral character who la interested in the work of thla society, may ha ellglbls to membership upon romplvlng with tho conditions prescribed no-qul- them s. of Utah. Ufa members shall consist of such residents .of tha ststa es may contribute not: lees than 50.00 tn (he endowment fund of tho society. Cnrreianondlng member shell consist of non residents of tho slats nf literary -- nd historical attainments. Honorary members mey consist of exptarers nd pioneers, or, persons distinguished for literary o- perti-nlnr- lv In the line ef American History, who era nonresidents of tha state. Section 4. Life, eorresoondln. nnd honorary members shall h exemnt from tha payment of duts and a ent. V. Does. Fees. Etc. Section 1 The Initiation fee ef this society shall be The annual membership fro shall be 92.00. Paid memhershlns ss shove will Include current subecrlntlnne to the auerterlv maxaslne and tho nrlvllcge of perficipstlnn In the deliberations of the society. subscription- - to tho Quarterly msgsstns are 31 year or 91 rents a copy. Checks should lie mede payable to the Utah State Historical society and mailed to "" 92-0- er the understate. J. CECIL ALTER. "Pa-ak-ar- Tlmp-pa-no-quln- t," In Section 2. Active member shall consist of residents of the state eta Ill State Capitol, City, Utah. Balt A HmMy Wmts foir ttmfaiias directed verdict of not guilty wee ordered returned by Federal Judge Tillman D. Johnson in the liquor conspiracy csss Involving C. W. Holt, Arthur Bos end George Crayger, which was heard in the United States district court Monday. This case, (ha first to be xented to tha Jury, was completed pr' approximately 15 minute after it was started. Only two witnesses were called by tho government, while no testimony was presented by Defense Attorney Joseph Haas. Judge Johnson Informed tho Jury that the government had not made a case against tha three men and ordered tha the Jury return a verdict of not guilty. to the Information According gathered by C. A. Housel and A. Clay Gains, special Investigators from the prohibition offices at San Francisco, the three men entered Into an agreement to operate e still on the Bllllngsly ranch at East Union list fall. After hearing the find case the Jury was dismissed until after the Armistice day parade. The next rasa will be against William North-ru- p, charged with violating the Mann white elave art. He la alleged to heva transported Helen Ualhnon front Evin.ton, Wyo., to Salt Lake. 7 CHANGE PLEAS. Eighth Liquor Defendant Maintains Innocence. Seven of eight defendants charged with violations of the prohlbt tlon law, set for trial before Judge John H. Morgan In the criminal di vision of the city court, changed to their pleas from not guilty guilty when they appeared Friday morning. Nentences wil be given November 17. Fernk Fou las. arrested Keptem ber I at 519 West Sreond South street, pleaded not guilty. He le charged with hevlng dumped lieewer when memhern quor In the of the entl-vlc- e squad made raid on the premlaee. Those who changed their plea from not guilty are Peter Boras, A 511 west Second South street; N. Lawson. 129 west Second South street; Nlrk Brown. 51 west First. South street; Joa Colsts. 499 west Second South street; Peter Adame. 129 west Ssoond South street: Joe Second South Minns, 497 west street, and Tom Burkts, 3 west Second South street IVew'l929H(MkJ'HoJpomtAutomalicQediic The on great gift that will make Mother happiest thl Christmas I this modern Hotpoint Range, with it many eonveniencaa and time saving fea- tures. 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For Any Electric Range in Our Stock ed itf-- u T.m Now-Ta- ke Lake Lefty O'Dont. traded hy tho ts to the Phillies for Fred Leach, cannot throw os well na the man before him. ley and on tho Zion Park hlehway. This town was named for the Chief Kennsh of the Pahvantltx tribe, who became a convert l "Mormonlsm." It is said of him that his skht turned gradually lglhfer.untll he became almost like a whits msn. hat Mother Three Found Not Guilty of Liquor Law Conspiracy CUli's Development. Is Important to keep In mind a picture of Utah's development. Tho total land area of the state, exclusive of the lakes, is 52. 600.000 acrea The Irrigated ares today Is only l.ITl.UOO seres or 2.0 per cent of tho whole. This Irrigated area Is capable of extension, by building leaervolrs to store the waters that now run to waste except during the irrigating season, but according to the most reliable estimates we ran not expert to do more than double It. In addition to the Irrigated lands we have about 500.000 Ths Baltimore Orioles are for seres devoted to dry farming, that sals bseause of tha dealh of Jack lg precarious, except In certain lltn-Hfsvorsbls sections. We shall Dunn who had been on tho Job 20 do well IX we oyer cultivate six per year a It I Utah Has Used Liberal- Society Open to All Who Care to Aid Preservaly of Indian Names, Indicate. tion of Utah Quarterly Story "'tat as tho original states. School Lands In Utah. As X now approach tho apeclfie problem of school lands. I allow myself tho liberty of outlining it from tho standpoint of tha State of Utah, not because there la anything special about Utah's position, but because I can probably stats tho case more dearly and concretely by using my own state as a typical example. Utah was created out of the territory that was ceded to the United States by Mexico so a result of tho Mexican war. In 1S4I. The entire area of the state therefore became tho property of tha United Statee government, and title to land had to be procured from tho United States, through purchase, or through homestead entry, mining locations, or otherwise. Tha permanent settlement of Utah began In 1147, end its development was fairly rapid, eo that by the time she was admitted to statehood practically all the desirable agricultural land had been taken up. Settlements had been planted wherever there was water that could be used for irrigation, and all the land had been placed under cultivation that could le Irrigated by tho natural flow of the streams. Tho land that remained was largely range land, desert land, and land that could not be Irrigated for want .of water, some of which might bo brought under irrigation by building costly water storage projects. Notwithstanding the fact that Utahs cultivated valleys are noted for their beauty, fertility and productiveness, a large portion of tho ststa Is a veritable desert and baa no value except for its rugged end impressive scenery, There are other sections of the stats that are equally desolate end Inaccessible. The Register of the United States land office nt Salt Lcke City testified before a senate committee a year ago that there the 11,195,000 acres In Utah, or of the state, that nearly nobody would want to take up, under the present public laws, because It is not worth paying taxes on. Thla la probably some of the land that the man was talking about when he said to a friend: "Do you see that old skinrilut over there? I certainly put one over on him thla morning. 1 sold him a quarter section of land, and when tve were making out the deed I found that he could not read or I WASHINGTON. Fifty-tw- o individual sntered tha 91,000,000 or more a year Income class In 1917 tt Mexico In By theaa successive steps the United Staten acquired aU the territory between the Atlantia and tho Pacific, from Mexico to Canada. This expansive subdividsine been has territory ed Into states, which presumptively end theoretically were admitted Into tha Union on tho same basis write, eo tion." Utah to form a constitution and stats government, end to bo admitted into tho Union on an equal looting with the original oiates." There are those who deny thet we were admitted on an equal footing with tho orglnal states bet reuse we were not granted the lands within our borders, ss they were, but I am not especially concerned with that question right now. Ono of tha provisions of tho Enabling Art la "That upon tha admission of said stats Into tho Union, sections numbered two, sixteen, thirty-tw- o and thirty-si- x in every township of said proposed stats are hereby granted to aald stats tn r tho support of common schools." 1 hava quoted the exact language of the Enabling Act to show that there la nothing in Its wording that reserves mineral lands from tha grant. Without any qualifications whatever. Congress aald four sections out of every township should bn given to tho state as school lands, as well as sundry other floating grants for the benefit of the state university, the agricultural college, and other state institutions. Impoi tant Ordinance. This grant was made In pursuance of tho historic policy of the United States to foster and encourage education. The famous Northwest Ordinance of 1757, which has been rated as second In Importance only to the declaration of Indepen-denr- a and tho constitution, declared that "schools and tha means of education shall bo forever encouraged." Prior to that, by tha ordinance of 1715. each section II granted to the future communities for tho support of common schools. Thla encouragement of education has ever since been a fundamental principle in western and It ranks as ons amlopmint, of the great pronouncements of American policy. Education in a state function, but la vital to the nation, which therefor contracted with the statee to give them lands for tha support of the schools. Subsequently tho alia of the grunt was increased In some states The raa-eo- n why Utah was granted four Motions In each township are, as already been intimated (I) proportion of the J" barren, worthless desert, end (!) that most of the desirable land had already passed into prl-v- le end whet was left waa ownership, inferior. Utah was therefore not specially favored when she we granted four sections In each township. . It waa only sn attempt on a parity t0,.Eut.w other states where the school sections wars mors nearly all good Jor similar reasons no doubt. New Mexico and Arisons were likewise granted four section In each township. RICHER There Were 231 .in Class Reported Incomes in 26. ; atata-hulldln- g. Historical Society Does . Labor ot Love for State Gov-isrn- M nimMi oy zoung II a. 4 ex officio membsra 91,000 Istruction superintendent, t'bo Is named by board. No salary far board members. State Board of Insanity Delivery Any Time |