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Show : 4 . ; 0T MM LI3R9.-- UTH a K 111 ,'M t- -' The Utah Statesman Is Endeavoring To Give a Correct Record of Public Affairs Without Regard to Party Lines t ) VOL. NO. 8. NO. 1. Utah It'r jl TKuee SEA, FARM GIvfeuTAH LAWMAKERS The Statesman this week begins its series of biographies of the members of the 'legislature. Additional biographies will be carried in succeeding issues. World Almanac 1929 Premium With Statesman W. C. CRUMP. JR. RcpKfenutlwe, Halt Lake Cot 'The 'World Almanae and Book of Facta published for the last half century by the Hew York World Publishing company of New York City, will be the 1(11 premium for the Utah Statesman. This book, five by eight inches, containing more than 900 pages of valuabla information. kept up to date by the special staff of ths New York World Publishing company. Is recognised as ths best fact book printed. If this book Is purchased from book stores It will cost 09 cents. . a year's dubecrlp-tlo- n to Ths UlaH Statesman, the paper which deals only with Utah governmental and a copy of the 19(9 tlvity and a copy of the 1929 the press shortly, costs (1.29. Order at one. Mr. Crump was educated In the district school. His occupation is (arming. He has always taken' an Interest In school affairs, local and Hs served two years as political. president of the Parents and Teachers' organisation In the Jordan achool district. Hs Is at present secretary-treasurof the Jordan Rational Farm Loan association This organisation has don a great deal for the farmers In arranging (or loans through the Federal Land bank at Berkeley, California, at a low rate of interest, and up to date have loaned out over three hundred thousand dollars to the farmers in the south end or Balt Lake county and Is still making loana Hs is also president of the Bluff dais Dairy association and at present holds the position of superintendent of the Utah and Balt Lake Canal Co., which la the largest canal In Balt Lake county Hs la greatly interested In water legislation and particularly in' terealed In ths high pumping charges which have caused the abandonment In some cases of wall built homes which were watered from ths U.tah lake. He also favors tho readjustment of the tax system In the state of Utah. er district judges; providing for ths election of such judges on a modified basis, in that the Judicial ticket will appear In a column on the ballot withseparate out Party emblem, etc.; ccrfhln uniform laws which wll lb reeora-msndto ths Leglslaturs for en- ed actment, Uniform motor vehicle code. Uniform chattel mortt-ag- e act. Uniform veterans' guardianship act. Uniform agreement Uniform Joint obligation act. Uniform written obligations act. Amendment to uniform, sales act. reAmendment to warehouse ceipts set. Requiring higher qualifications for admission to the bar. and regulating the admission to practicecerof attorneys from other tain amendments to the crlmianl Secretary of the State Industrial School for twelve years, and Secretary of the Weber club of Ogden for fourteen years. Member of the American Bar Association, and sines 1909 has attended nearly sach annual meeting. Member Stats Bar Association uf Utah .and ths Weber County Bar Association. Was President of the Stats Bar Association of Utah from and has frequently been tho Utah member of the executive of CHAU JL.HOLLrSGRWtialH Council th. American Bar As 14 sociation Member of ths Commercial Law League, la one of Utah's Commissioners Twenty-fourt- h In Ogden seems to uniform etata laws, and has be more or less of a home for nlmot continuously since Charlea R. Hollingsworth, who is once again representing Weber '(Of: U now a member of Hs cx ecutlvs commutes snd the third county In the state senate. Mr. or fourth oldeet commlsslor.tr In Hollingsworth was born near the length of service. site of the Interurban deput July Is s member and director of tii 4, 1177. and has lived on or within American Judicature Society, and half a block of Twenly-fourt- h a member of tho American Branch street all of his life. He Is rated as on of the veterans of tho stats of tha International Law Assorts-IoNational Economic senate, having been first elected in League.and In 1929 and 1904. He was of tho Ogden Clumber has a long political record between of Member Commerce, Ogden Golf and times. club, Ben Lomund dub. Hs was graduated from Ogden Country club, and Bonevllls clt:b. Exchange 1194. school in and June, high Delegate from Utah to tha Nawent to work the neat morning. He tional Republican convention held reports thst ha has not permitted at Chicago In 1912; was much grass to grow under his feet chairman of thoJune, Republican State sine. ronventlon held at Provo In May. Mr. Hollingsworth's record as a 1(24. which elected delegates to the public servant and as an Individual National Republican convention I held follows: In Cleveland In June. 1224; Was elected county clerk of was chairman of tjia Weber County Weber county In 1(99 when twenty-- Republican Central committee durone In ing ths campaigns of 1914 snd years of age; 1900 and 1902. 1(11. Been a delegate to nrarly JudlrUI Elected to elate senate In 1(04 every Republican Stats, snd County convention since 1(99. end served during legislative At the npproschlng session of lone 1904 and 1107. Elected state senator In 1920, tho legislature will endeavor to and was a member of the 1927 les- - procure an appropriation for a iaUture and will be a member of suitable modern eottnge j and lla equipment for the girls of the 1929 legislature. Admitted to practice Uw by the the Def and Blind School, and tha Supreme court of Utah on May 9. establishment of a etsto institution 1909, snd has been In ths general for the feeblo minded; will also be Interested In ths Boulder practice of law at Ogden. Utah, much Admlttrd to dam matter, ths revision of the continuously since. statutes which was undertakpractice In the United States Court Utah for Utah. Admitted to prartir en pursuant to an set of the 1(27 before the United States Clrentt Legislature; increase of district Court of Appeals for the Eighth Judges' terms of office from four Circuit. On motion of former Sen- to six years; increasing tha salaries ator Georg Sutherland, now Mr. of Supremo Court judges and cf 7, n, of Special Feature In This Issue Complete text of Boulder dam bill as signed President Coolidge. by A resume of the bill by George W. Malone, state engineer of Nevada (taken from United States daily). Hie Colorado River compacts. Resume of compacts by Delph E. CarpenColorado River commissioner from the ter, State of Colorado. Governor and Attorney General Press Suits in United States Courts. Help Help - Help Denomin ations With 713 Unite State. Functioning Twenty-Seve- n Governor Dern Preparing Second Inaugural Ad- Witter Tights, Scope of dress; Seaman Named. ptilities Commission, Attention. Get Racing, T pat '.merit of Commerce is announced mat, according to tha returns received, there were la the state ot Utah in 1(29, 27 religious bodies or denominations, I Officers for the stale of Utah take the oath of office Monday at noon. Balt Lake county officer and the city and district Judicial officer alro take the oath at that time. Various other counties and Judicial dlatrletn induct their officers Into office at that tima alCache some, Including though county have already given the oath to tha newly elactad. Governor Dern. the only Democrat to get two terms as governor of Utah, buoy on hie second Inaugural address. He also la working on hla meeeaga to tha legislature and on hla budgetary message. These arc the three most important regular documents which the governor of Utah prepares. Milton Secretary of State-eleH. Welling has named hla chief A. Seamen, Ogden deputy, George buelnen man was tendered the position. C. R. Jones. Republican, will carry over temporarily ai corporation clerk, the work he has don for year Grover Giles, Fillmore attorney, hee been designated for that poeitlon as soon as Walling hoe tha offlcs In running order. Walter Sloan, former newspaperman, hai been appointed guide. 41 1 - ct Justice Sutherland of that court fire-pro- Important Decisions Given Utah Supreme Court in 1929; Land Ownership Knotty Problem! Economics, rather than politics, held the stage in Utah, government with 711 organisations or churches past ysar, tel; center during the reporting 1(9,991 members, a survey of the year Indicates. The compared with 29 religious bodies, supreme court of the etate, the govwith 114 organisations and 219,-1ernor and the mayor of Belt Lake members In 1919. The full with themselves concerned City, text of the announcement follows: e Uilogs which are of prime Import-enqThs Itepurl. to the people collectively and As ths term members" haa A Inti Ivldually. variety of uses, each church was . resume of the year prepared requested to report tho number of Utah Statesman and glvsn by the cud. members according to tho definition - KBL follows: conovi Sunday night matters There are certain of membership- in that church orCourt The Supremo criminal proceduh with tin nected In soma rsllglous ganisation. ijet us turn first to ths Buprems which should liav attention. bodies the term member la limited court of ths state of Utah, that to communicants; In othara It InDAVID F. SMITH, auguit body of men who probably cludes all baptised person; ami tha with contact less have Counties. personal Tooele Senator Davis, In still others It covers all enrolled people of theetete than does any S. persona other group of public office hold-erDavid F. Smith, newly elected Ths value of church edifices repThe supreme court of Utan state senator from tho Thirteenth resents the value of ths buildings, rendered three decisions during district, composed of Davis and together with the land on which the year which were outstanding. Tooelo counties, haa baan In publlo we discussed recently, they stand and all furniture, organs, One these of HU office for the past IS years. bells snd furnishings owned by th in the Suburban Water decision a waa first work as a publlo official, churchthe and actually used in conCottonwood Wat, company-Lil- tl counelactad was In 1(11. when he nection with church service. It In this case the company dispute does not include the value of ty commissioner of DavU county. supreme court upheld that any ap' Ho filled that position until 1920, buildings hired for church ue or of water was entltlsd prdprlator buildings owned by the denominaat which time ha was appointed to only to that part' of hla appropriations but not used for religious serthe etate hoard of agriculture. Ho tion which hs actually put to ban' vices served on tho state board of agrifieial use and that any ona .who Expenditures. was able to save appropriated watculture from his appointment by Under expenditures ere Included Governor Mahey until January 1. er ; which was wasting between become to he resigned point of diversion and point of ust 1(29, when running expenses, improvements, that th pastor's salary, payments on state senator. op entltlsd to file upon er which ha saved. debt and money actually paid for Mr. Smith was born January 19, new bulldlnga It also Includes the Logan Case. 1(79. Ha graduated from tho Uniamount expended for benevolences, 'he other dec'slon of far reachversity of Utah. HU present ad-U one home waa and foreign missions, for the ing effect retarding dress U Farmington, Utah. Ho Power of the denominational Utah Logan, support, and all thlclty a Democrat. 'v '.vag-- l lakt company and tha pubU s Sf" The data shown Tor Sunday utilities commission. The city of THOMAS H. BCKTOX. schools conducted had for has Logdn many years by the churches Juab County. Representative, of the different denominations and municipal light plant. The power went do Include Into town and undenominational tha not company Judge Thomas II. Burton, atata audi- began James II. Sullivan, or union Sunday schools. These serving those persons wno representative from Juab county, tor, will offer the newcounty commission chose that service. The city rates data relate entirely to what is the distinction of being ths commission the a were lower than those of tha powknown as tha Sunday school and whereby Those persons who said there ware no Democrats In this counonly Republican to stem tha Demo- canplan use of er company. The power company, and better make further do not cover parochial school cratic tide in Juab county In the the present budget plan. Mr. Hulll have not been looking over th e applications for positions receivtry week-da- y othwas that the ed at the state capltol. The'plctu re shows (left I Mrs-- Helen Mc- er schools religious schools, or oe last election. Judgo Burton was van suggests that the eounty com elalmlng at a deficitcityandplant tax which that operating supplement born In Nephl, August 21. 1179. mission take the roads and bridges money Governor an Darn's with of armload Millan, stenogra pher, applicawas used to make up this take th plac ot th His present address Is Nephl, Utah. fund and budget that, a thing deficit, claimed tions. At ths right Is Miss Vlrglnl a Walling with the applications sometimesschool. unfair Sunday to mad H. Well her Milton of next the father, slate. Judge Burton Iras a long career which la not done at the present and aeked the utilities competition secretary Ing, commission 191S Report. a publlo servant. He was grad- time only In a general way. to intervene In the matter- HearTh report for 1(16 Included uated from Brigham Young Tha plan la that the commissionwere held and the utilities ings statistic for 2S denominations, in 1900 and got hla first ers, or the commissioner of roads commission then fixed a rate five of which are not shown at taste of politic In 1001 and 1904 and bridges cell In the various mrd which both companies were to op-at this census Soma hav Joined othwhen he woe city treasurer of Ne- supervisors end ask each one what erate for a test period of on year. er denominations and thair staamount will be needed for hie dis- The city of Logan appealed to the phl. tistics art Included with them, othThe rest of his political record trict during the year. Apportion- supreme court on the grounds that ers are out of existence, etc. There ment can then be made to each ths utilities commission had no follows: seven denomination ahown at are district supervisor and It will power to ownCounty recorder for Juab county rood regulate government this census not reported in 1(19. All his ba up to him to stay within FOURTH OF A SERIES BT A. II. PARSONS. ed and operated businesses. This of them arc not new, however, as each road supervisor contention was Juetice of the peace, Nephl pre- budget With upheld by tbs sua number were created by division staying within hla allowance the preme court. cinct. 1011-1in denominations which war shown entire department will stay in. shows just how classification works out In th The below table The llsoe Homo aw. I City attorney, Nephl City, 1(11-1(2as units in 1919. of tha beat arguments which The third Important decision state of Minnesota, which has one of the most successful systems M-- . All figures for 1(19 are preSullivan offers fov this is that rendered ever As a basis oil to the of adopted. by the supreme court operation property subject City attorney, Levan, six year. It will not subject to correction. provide a method that which finally stopped jadvelorem tax Is appraised at 100 per cent of its full value, which liminary and Juvenile Judge, fifth district, whereby theonly etate budget law can was The Summary. on within tax horse the roll. 1911-1Thai1 P"ced the state. rac'ng ' be better respected but It provides ta The different claaaee are extended at tha percentage of full law upon which the su- County atorney, Juab county, a wav to put tha county roed point ofcourt shown in the table, and taxes art computed at tha uniform 1921-Sto was had decide most It do the will where money rates levied individual or not whether the Redd racing taxing districts, Judge, Fifth judicial district good for tha most litople. OneIm-cf art of 1924 Certain (.oca Ihx. entirely repealed the the grave abuses of public court, 1(21-2Certain bet-statutes 1 previous which art made properties subject to a tax on gross earnings In no Mr. Burti has considerable ex- provements funds In tho put a felony. Attorneys fur the '.lieu or an ad valorem tax, as follows: perience In work outside of public group being exempt from the very ting 9 Steam nilroade. car companies 9 per cent, contended that puch per cent office. From 1(21 to 1(07 he en- natural but pernicious practice, racing people S per cent, freight lines 4 per cent, telephone com-whcase and maintained thatiP the companies Hone the been to been has place In business this mercantile gaged the horse race repealer blll'Pnlee 4 per rent, trust companies g per rent. In Nephl and Eureka. Ha was share of money In districts having was In lt! that th etate! Mortgagee are subject to h reg stry fee. and ths table shows tha owner and manager of the Surety' ths most politically Influential was passed left without any law regard .charge for a mortgage of 110,000County commissioners and Abstract company from 1001 to men. There la a "bushel tax" on grain handled by elevator and Ing or betting. Altor-- I 1029. In 1(11 Ire was admitted to other public officers always find neya hookmsklng for the state argued thst the warehouses In lieu of sn advalorem tax. The table shows the tax that being brought upon Amount reRedd practice law before the supreme them pressure nt on 1024 bushels the rate, of because act 10,000 should not Imposed often lield racing they designated (13,949.969 (l,:(4.l ported court of Utah. In that same year have and ns abolunlng the I no "out." But with the re- be considered Debt: Huw It Works. he was also given the right to sponsibility placed upon each of previous statutes but was to he! Churches reA pprad. Claes. Per cent Tax- - Taxes 119 .. practice law in the federal courts. the twenty-fou- r porting supervisors ns well merely considered as a proviso apAmount reII a member of the Utah Bar as upon the three commissioners, pended to th laws .... (702,451 (127,919 ported association; the American Bar as- and with money apportioned early PrT,l.t,t!n under :ertaln Iron ore, mined or in place (lO.OOU Parsonages: sociation; ths Utah Taxpayers as- each year the chance for favorit- conditlnna The attorneys for the Household furniture 10,000 Value: sociation; Juab county farm bu- ism Is lessened. The people of any stnle declared that when the pro- - Unplatted lands (farms) Livestock Churrhrs re91 reau. He la president of the Juab road district which has been allot- vlso was repealed the original anti- - and Bank shares ... 10,000 porting construcfor sum of money Amount regambling laws were till In force- Stocks of merchants and fanufac- County Fair association. He Is also ted a to (2(2,192 are .... Th (294,009 or tion going court supreme maintenance, ported at present first counsellor In the upheld this 10,000 Hirers, and machinery Its share. contention. Expenditure!: Juab stake presidency and past see that tha district gets Products in hands of (Agricultural down on falls I during year: Toe a road If Governor 7 supervisor of Producer of tho let 10,000 quorum president Churches re. his part of the work, he will have The big work of the governor of Tools and Implement used by 499 Seventy. , porting ... to suffer for It. Owner In Agr'rultural Pursuits . 10,009 Utah, Georgs II. Dern, was tied Amount re- f auditor which (he Another thing up pretty well with that or the at- - Platted lands (Urban) City Real J. FRANCIS FOWLKS. ported .... I2.172.7i3 (749,(21 la sugegstlng and which hu been torney Senator Weber county. Sunday schools: Estate 10,000 general, H. H. Cluff. Two re- taken car of In the 1129 budget Is very Important Curches All cases for Utah are other Tangible Properly 10,090 91 having a night man at tha county right now before porting the supreme Intangibles Mon- and Credits, J. Francis Fowles, Ogden real garaga ears snd Officers all county and court ot 2 th United Mill 11.721 Flat Rate One estate man. One of Weber countys except thou having 10,000 States. .. II." teachers of the sheriff ctieck of these concerns the 101,257 state senators, Is a former member In at five o'clock .. lli.44. ownership Mortgage Registry Fee per 9100 (2) 10.000 at night. This of the bed of the Colorado River. Ditto Over S Year Maturity 10,000 would save a lot of wear and tear Had It not been for the (Continued On Page Two) discovery Grain In Elevators, Wheat and on public care being put to private of oil In th Colorado River New Apiniiitnient ) 10.000 Bushel basin Flax (Hu per use, the auditor believes. of Utah probably this question Ditto Other Grains (Hu.) 10.000 would ot hav com up, but with Th following appointment are Tim Mine Tas. UTAH COUNTY TAX Quinn annoum-eoil by Barney -i ocroyalllee to mines Tax. Advalorem a addition the pay . (j) jlax of 6 BILLS r.VID HETItR. E. E. Howe, majority memon all ora mlnod. which in computed on at rent cupatlon bers of th new county commisPROVO The amount of delin" .re bantu quite Ilk our "net proceeds" tax. Thera is also a royalty tax sion. of f per cent on the value of all ores mined under leaves. Tho theory quent taxes for this year in Utah keds of 0n County purchasing agent Jothese three taxea ara imposed on tho mining Industry. Jn eounty is decreased by 10 per cent iot-alSwiover lost year, according to th seph McKay, formerly with th lhn ora Itself costa nothing. It is in a way a gift of something Halloran-Jud- g company. never ran be restored. Many atates now have a severance tax on report from tho office of John U. cf-contend, .h.t ih. Cnlnr.dn I First assistant county physician etc. Tsylor, county treasurer The flood mnriji th Clark at Dr. Young. last the of tax receipts day 12) Thn mortgage registry fa le paid but onre. On a five year Pecond ssslstnnt county physl window, through the malls and th mortgage the charge is 10c per 91,000 per year On advantage of the was clan Pr. Harold Van Cott. In the collectors county Is that foreign operators have' to pay as well fee over deputy tax, registry reThird assistant county physician s local lenders. Davld J. Pugh of Ogden, for al- so greet that several days were Pr IV. H. Rothwell. It Is a cardinal rule which should never he forgotten that whatmost four years chief deputy state quired to obtain an EEaT of th" county I of INCOME end PALE It Is Puperlntendsnt ever property worth fur the purpose 0"n.t sCgom teased to a dVf.Ica- - . treasurer. Laka. h Court of the aim worth for puropees of TAXATION." shops Frank Olsen of BaltInfirm-urSupreme lion of 9101,451.51. and was een- l?u;h for y and have been used for cJ,Unty and Superintendent of the ,d Jn States. Adams Express Co. vs. Ohio State Auditor, 199 U. B on four eountu. getting from Cotton"nt ma delinquent! Mtlon. If Utah prove, this the United Amos Turner. South 19. one to five years on each count.; l streamof bed the ownership cent lost wood. compared with 20 per My statement last week that the Legislature frequently falls or Th sentences run consecutively. Lear. Tha better showing In the- definitely vested In Utah. If the refused h:i which the Constitution commando. to do some United States proves th been challenged. Ththings JUDGES. ! acthat Pugh declare that hla defalca-iDiq- ,, this Illustration the 0f year accuracy proves following B jf tloni have been going an for a pe- - counted for by officiate by tha ad- -' stream le not navigable th title th statement. movement ot the of Indorsement rled of something like three Tears, dltlonsl twenty days' extension of belongs to th United States. The Mandate. association to Btata Utah Bar the Uoel Lands, He says all of the m oney hes gone .,he delinquent date granted this! Constitution reads: "The Legle. Pert Ion 2, Article IX of th Plate th election of Judges and the to the bookmakers. The ownership of certain val liitur shall provide by law for an enumeration of the inhabitants of make 'year by the county commissioners-offices of district attorney nonue took full Mams upon hla own Tax money will not be received liable coat lands In Carbon county tha Plate A. P. 1909, and every tenth year thereafter, and at the sesvoted at th monthly shoulder, exonerating everybody t the treasurer's office until Jan- - is another matter which th Unit- - sion next following siirh enumeration, and also at th session next partisan was meeting of the Soclnl Welfare els. following, an enumeration made by the authority of the United uary 4. and a 2 per cent penalty Ben-nland league. Friday Dean Milton Legislative aetlon may follow the will ba required to accompany th Plates, shall revise and adjust the apportionment for Penatora of Utah, of the University fuuntil tax payment (rom that time dleclouaree, depending upon chairman oC tha league, presided. .(Continued On Fags Two) ture development n. January 10. 1 was admitted to practice beror the United States Supreme Court, in March, 1919. 1(19-192- Interparty act. ac-itc- 4 iBy Statesmans Little Biographies W. C. Crump, Jr., was born In Hsrriman. Utah, Feb. IS, 1SS1. Ha la tho aon of W. C. Crump Sr., and hla grandfather was an early pioneer, who emigrated from Eng- - $1.00 A YEAR SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, JANUARY 3, 1929. LEGISLATORS' EXPERIENCE VARIES - . a. .. County Auditor Would Further 'Use of Budget i r -i ' . . ri .. - unl-cersl- ty Classification in Operation . The Minnesota Plan 1907-1(0- 1. 2. 0. e - 0. val-pren- 2. 9. ex-w- aa - -- .... til .... Treasurer Aide pr 1 Admits Theft; ?!? Gets Sentence ?- . navl-tene- (This bill does not become operative until Arizona has signed the seven state compact or until Utah and California have signed the six state compact. What to do? Utah will have to decide this big question if Arizona doesn't. Are you posted?) . . 1 on J |