Show : - v ’ j v 'V- : THBIHEJBALD-REPTJBLICA- ' jv - - - - 7- - - f ' : V - - ' :V ' SALT IiAKE CITY UTAH SATURDAY JANUARY 20 1917 N- v- SEEK STATE AID r i vLocal Business Man y' Is Called by Death UmmESBOLL 1 v Be Asked to to1 Legislature Plac Militia ADVOCATED ‘ - 'hi-'-‘Federal injie!m Programlsi: 2' £ ::Too i Conservative to Suit Minority of Caucus s - t if - 4 ’ : ' - v "‘- y ( - Vi declared i Consolidation Urged WiUi Veto Power " by Mayor City-Count- y Expressions advocating the primary election in the choosing of city commissioners the redistrlcting of the city of Salt Lake into eight wards the consolidation of the city and county under one government die nomination of a mayor and city auditor from the city n’t large and giving the mayor full veto power Jwere voiced at a mass meeting held in (the West Side High school-lasnight ln response to a call Issued by a citi- ' - - -- was appointed with power to appoint an enlarged committee of five from each of the municipal ward to consider a resolution which was introduced at the meeting together with amendThe ments and recommendations committee will report at a meeting to be called by the chairman of the committee of five The meeting was presided over by G Hackman and Moses u lav!s assistant city attorney acted as secretary Perley A Hill introduced a resolution which after reciting the alleged ills of the direct primary jaw after five years’ experience in Salt Lake amt that under the are elected system charging to of direct primaries men present office who are Incompetent and extravthat the city commissioners agant: come from the wealthy class all from one portion of the city and that because of this certain portions of the the way of repcity are neglected in be resentation urged that a petition to the Legislature to amend presented lawir to correct thu alleged faults by proabolishing the primary election of one comclass viding for the nomination missioner from eacn municipal ward a of providing for the nominating mayor and city auditor from the city at and to give the mayor full vetolarge power Mr Hill charged that under the present system men were elected to city offices because of the ability to spend money at the primary elections and at than because of cheir the polls rather fitness and that men of moderate means had no chance before the peoHe declared that the very spirit ple of American government was defeated ’ G II Backman expressed the opin- Bill O by Committee ion that the west side had been fairly considered by the present administraFound to Have 123 Errors tion and that theoretically the direct be to He seemed said rightthe resoluprimary of Various Kinds that he could noc support tion in urging that one commissioner be selected from each ward first' efforts of the Robert H Campbell advocated that THE reference committee in the the city be divided into four wards House met with' reproof yeswith the center at the Kewlinuse hotel in House bill No 2 when terday which he said was the center of popCazler Hecker of Salt Lake by ulation He also favored the apportionerrors in pointed out eighty-thre- e ment of one commissioner from each ten minutes There were errors In ward He declared that taxation withand rhetoric to spelling grammar out representation was what the west 123 the number of The hill was to In suffered supside had for years of cities the third class the give 40 lio of his argument stated that port cent town to elect marshals It right were was about to be passed on roll call by per west of the taxesne said paid had 40 the wbii were when deficiencies its called per cent of ihc ciiy's population to the attention of the House by Mr Hecker DsiIm At tucks Ilesdution there was a hubbub Moses C Davis thought the resoof Immediately excitement in- the House and and lution crude illogical and unjust McKay of Weber and others who said asked that it be redrafted Hethemthe appointment of the opposed west siders were responsible reference committee took occasion selves for a great many of the ills to call attention to the fact that of which they suffered and often had the other committee had depended been the author of their own defeat and upon the reference committee misbe resolution that the lie suggested liad failed to look for further turned over to a committee of five for was referred to takes The bill redrafting G Smith the corporations committee for corin support of spoke George rection Mr Davis’ suggestion recommending “I thought It should go to the for a clause be Inserted askingcoua-tthat consolidation committee” said Mcreference y of the city and the Kinney In all that departnearly declaring “A committee is supposed to have ments of the county govern-no a word” brains enough to spell are anl with ment expenses city duplicated out Speaker Tolton aa ne snapped in return benefit bounced the gavel off the desk K E Rich a former member of the of consolidation council favored city and county He characterized the COSTS CITY system of government “too the city present men close a corporation run by three who vote against two spending $3009-00- a0 TO SPRINKLE STREETS into a year finally developing was n not He said it power’’ FIFTY WAGONS USED a city of 113000 people fair to divide street with all the power de-on by Main 1916 there was the east side The west side he DURING Salt Lake 893 miles of of the clared has all the Industries street paving as against 132 together with all the smoke and city mills contracted for according to If the residents of that section of the ever have a grievance they have annual report of P S Condie the city no redress Mr Rich offered an amendsupervisor of streets compilation of which was completed yesterday ment to the resolution that atocity be The report quotes at $10000 the council of ten be Inaugurated value of the city’s present street made up of two representatives from each ward to serve without pay as It has increased equipment repair to that figure from only $50 ten coundlmen In addition to this he (hat an aldermanlc body to years ago suggested be known as the “upper house’’ to be Sprinkling of the streets cost five of be aldermen created $31646 during the year with 1300-00- 0 composed to be in session at all reasonable hours gallons of water used each day the members to be paid reasonable salfrom fifty sprinklers flowing aries The report lists improvements In Chairman Backman appointed the the district paved during thein year committee of five consisting of himcost of $9895370 a at the and self as authorlted In the motion John at district $25000 unpaved A Hill E E Rich and ‘ Holley Perley George G Smith with power to en- 18 CAUGHT IN RAIDS by the appointlarge ofthefivecommittee ment members from each the of five city wards Police Descend on Alleged Gaming Resorts snd Take Many Prisoners On complaint of a woman that her husband lost his pay check of more than $100 monthly in a gambling over 22 E Second South street andgame that 'she and her children were deprived of the necessities of life as a result the the place last police made a raid onmen on charges and arrested six night of gambling Because of the woman’s and complaints of men that charges b 9 there- in “crooked” lost money they games two men giving the names of William Waters and John Berg are held under bonds of $300 each They are also charged with conducting a gamhouse The other four men taken bling in the raid were released on bonds of $25 each Another raid was conducted at 148 S Main in which twelve men were taken and charged with gambling C 'Sharp chief of detectives Hooks Joseph Ages and Frank Glenn and C A' Williams made the raid They confiscated a of money poker- chips and quantity cards as evidence H - te - Reference Visers Fall Down Badly House Has Hubbub K’d - $31464 one-ma- - Have Books In Reserve In Your Home - - for All All Tastes All Purses - - TEACHERS SELECTED Sunday School Union Staff for Columbus School Open Monday io Announced The teaching force of the Columbus school which is to open Monday was SH?Knced Vtrday by Dr Ernerft A ‘ - : 44 East On South Temple will consist of Emma Bertagnoll 1 I age 2 A Mabel C Sorenson' A-Clairo Tom- urth 5 A-D & Spncfr? o' B-Ali- B B --- -- Martin eral1 months He was 'born in' Galena died sev- in' 1854 111 Most of his1 early life was spent in Minneapolis and St1 Paul where he was admitted to the Minnesota bar and was a member of the law firm Powers & Rathbone A number of years ago mining Interests drew him west and he located in Salt Lake engaging in ‘both mining and Insurance He was a member of in Minnesota and the Masonic also a memberlodge of Salt Lake cajnp No 53 Woodmen of the World He is survived his widow Evallne Benedict Rathboneby and an only daughter Mrs Ralph Steuard The remains are at Silver & Doyle mortuary chapel ’ Although1' the Senate caucus of the Democrats'- has agreed upon a public utilities bill which is to be presented livrthe Senate Monday the minority ’in the caucus have not given up the right to: amend the bill and the vote of the three Republicans in the Senate in final action on the bilL may figure It was learned yesterday that the headed by Senator CL L minority are not satisfied with the bill-ait has been drawn think it too conservative and willThey amendoffer Sen-ai- fments' to it from the floor ofthe was It said yesterday that an effort might be made to get the Rea publicans in the Senate to vote number of amendments which are for to be offered and that in return of the Democrats in the Senate would support appropriation bills for ' the Republican members The bill is now being written' for Introduction and there will be no in the bill changes those made in ' caucus until It isbeyond before the placed Senate Senator Evans said yesterday that the bill is as as the one he Introduced conservative two years ago Governor ‘Bamberger has not as yet seen a completed draft of bill Senator Dern yesterdaythe admitted that amendments would be offered from the floor of the Senate but would not give out for publication what the amendments are He said proposed bill would be that the the Senate for several daysbefore before It is passed as a wide field of discussion will in all probability ' be opened by these who are to the bill in its present formopposed The Senate is expected to refer the bill directly to a committee unless objection Is standing made Senate is already arranging for a The on the bill as it series of hearings desires to have the public service corof the state give their ideas porations to what powers should as he granted the commissioners and to determine to a great extent how far the corunder porations provisions are able to the of the actcoming with comply the provisions of the bill It was sugthat it will be at gested yesterday weeks before the bill gets least three to the House -- -- v 1 0PT0 HONOR LINCOLN Banquet in Salt Lake Will Commemorate Birthday of Emancipator - conserved both Commissioner W H Shearman of the waterworks - department declared there is no danger of a further deficiency in tbe supply but they reiterated their former statements that if the householders waste water by keeping their tapsa open to prevent frozen pipestime may develop at any shortage Interest yesterday centered in Burton K the expedition of H to the head water engineer city of Big Cottonwood canyon with a party of experienced mounatlneers who will make an effort to open the Twin Lakes reservoir Officials of the waterworks department are inclined to doubt the success of should it be the enterprise Even water successful they declare no source will be available from that before Tuesday or Wednesday from It was line In at midnight Creek canyon the high reported City that tne water flow at that point more was up to normal Slightly rethan six feet of water was resEast Thirteenth the in ported at which was ervoir midnight with increasing steadily of the regular flow The pressure gauge at the central fire station showed a pressure of seventy-five pounds at midnight than lower Thursfive pounds only normal At the same time night sixty pounds were reday corded on - - - - - - - ' - ' - two-thir- - Prisoner Suspected of Murder Arraigned in Court Deputies Take Nq Chances With Japanese Who Tried to Kill Arresting Officers TRACnON LINES - decided to DEPUTY SHERIFFS chances with D Tero the Japanese who is alleged to to kill Patrolmen have attepmted L Patten and L L-- Larson and he was kept manacled at all times while he was being aryesterdaybefore Frank B Scott Jusraigned tice of the peace on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon Tero was given until 10 o’clock Monday morning to plead and his will probably preliminary begin-atime thathearing The force of newspaper men In the courtroom was augmented durof ing the hearing by tne advent for Minoru Uyeda correspondent the Japanese American of San Francisco who Is the case for his paper Mrcovering said the Uyeda case is being Investigated by the associations which will Japanese endeavor to learn if Tero is the man who killed another In Fresno Cal and onJapanese which officers were charge the topolice arrest him here when attempting he is alleged to have drawn a revolver and attacked them - - t - company'- - - WILL ASK REPEAL OE - LAW UMmNG TAXES r Local Realty Men Say It Bears Unjustly on Owners of Homes - - - - - Herald-Republic- - an At a meeting of the Salt Lake Real Estate association held yesterday in the Commercial club a proposal was made to petition the Legislature for a repeal of the act passed by the last Legislature limiting the rate of taxation to an aggregate of 17 mills which any county can levy on property According to the real estate men the law is inequable and favors the mining companies over the home owners and real estate holders In order to Increase the revenues under the act real estate men claim it has been necessary - THE SUNDAY - - ' of-Tropi- - - c - Herald-Republic- an ‘ ea : ’ has-bee- - - n aa - ’ - - - ( ' '' -- "! 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' v '' r v- - v’ - of ths department property A D Pierson sales manager for the Utah Fuel company says the books of the company always will be open to or to the members of the Legislature United States department of Justice or in authority anyone B p Redman of tbe Commercial club said that the matter of establisha coal yard had been ing W Mont left in municipal the hands of Mayor Ferry ofwhom he said had made no report progress CIGARET PRICES SOAR ee of From 1 to 3 Gents F Doien Announced will be InThe price of cents a dozen at creased from 1 toclgarets all stores of the United Cigar Stores company beginning Monday according to dispatches which were recalved from New York last night This Is said to be the result of the Increase by the Tobacco Products corporation The Increase has become effective on a scale from 25 cents to $1 a box ranging G H Allen manager of the three United Cigar stores in Salt Lake said last night that he had received no messages to advance the price of clgarets but that such orders probably were from ths offices of the forthcoming western division of ths company at Chicago The price of cigars was slightly advanced on January 1 Pittsburgh stogies being advanced from five for 10 10 cents EDISON 11 Diamond-dis- c - - -- - 3 : s Ph o no graph Music Re-crea- te " XI 12a-pou- nd ' Documents for the commis- -' slon handled through city the office of recorder in 1916 reached city of ' the 1962 according to the a total annual report1 of Gordon Snow city recorder which was compiled yesterday Of 164 ordinances 144 were enacted Most introduced of them were ’ special ordinances in connection with special improvements Eleven : franchises were the granted wereduring year most of which for spur tracks Receipts for the year totaled $181193 of which- $600 came in with for franchises Four - applications sections of territory were annexed ' to the city 106 resolutions were Imadopted and 100 contracts-4provement agreements and 780 licenses were issued through the office ’ z ur : -1 - ‘ president of company de that the coal situation In Salt Lake northern Utah and Idaho was a shade more serious last night than It had been during any day in F R Rockwell assistant genJanuary & Rio eral manager of the Denver cars Grande asserted that thirty-nin- e of coal ‘were delivered to local coal a twenty-four-hoyards during noon yesterday andperlo at that ending forty-tw- o additional cars of coal would ba delivered during the night As a measure of relief ths board of health supplied the poor of city the sacks of coal city with sixty yesterday when they made use of three of their automobiles Nearly the same amount of coal was delivered Thursday W J Deeney secretary of the Charity to endeavored Organization society ravor start a movement in of the poor householders yesterday by inducing with a surplus of coal on hand to sell the coal of which they have no immediate need at regular market prices In support of a statement that the of coal over the Denver A Rio delivery Grande would be greatly Increased Mr Rockwell said that he has received official Information that ten Santa Fe due on November 1 lastengines are being delivered to theof Denyear ver & Rio Grande at Denver and cars due August 1 that 1600 new boxsystem of last year are being delivered Mr Rockwell said that two of the engines will be put In service in Tennessee with the result that a number of pass Mallet engines at that point will be released for coal service In Utah within a few days a communication reAccording to ceived Wendover yesterday box from cars coal cars and stock cars filled with coal are westward out of Utah on the traveling Western Pacific almost and that the westbound continuously coal traffic Is so steady that 400 empty steel gondola coal cars have been held up on sidings of the Western Pacific in Nevada out It had been local coal dealers that onpointed account by tne price of $15 a ton which coal com-of mands In California producers favor the of coal to points in that statesending Supplied Says Schools President Sweet of the Standard Coal company reiterated his statement last that the schools of Salt had night not suffered for lack of coalLake during the winter and would not having a surplus supply of slack on hand1 The Coal company which furStandard nishes schools with coal would see to It he said that there was no serious condition in the school coal supply In addition to a number of letters for coal in Idaho the Standappealing ard Coal company Is In receipt of from the Idaho public utilitle telegram commission asking tnat coal b9 shipped to Jerome Ida at once An emergency order of coal was delivered to L D S hospital yesterday a few hours after the engineer had rewould be that the ported cold unless coalheating be secured could plant There are a total of 175 patients in the hospital It was admitted among coal dealers that the generally of coal delivery to Salt Lake during this afternoon and on Sunday would have a telling effect dethe coal situation In the event that small conditions next week liverybe Isserious will it is from officials of has been learned reported It the Denver & Rio Grande that they will be at the service of the state Legislature if It desires Information reover Its lines lating to coal shipments the winter This Information alduring has been furnished the United ready States department of justice but that to W W Ray information Is not available United States according attorney for public use being the confidential -- f - One-Dolla- ' F A Sweet WHILE Standard Coal CITY COMMISSION HANDLES BIG TOTAL OF PUBLIC PAPERS - - Among Salt Lake Needy ’ ! - Health Board Distributes Coal in Sacks City for the county assessors to raise the value on property Inumueh as the mining companies are taxed on their output and not on their holdings they have greatly profthe system say the real estate ited men by and the result has been that the burden has fallen upon real cents to four for estate owners It ' Isunjustly claimed that the Utah Copper company has realized a of $100000 sines the law went saving Into effect Ths committee on taxation appointed by the association three weeks ago the rereported back act recommending at the meeting and peal of the was instructed to frame a yespeterday tition to the Legislature The committee consists of George M M AshCannon A W Peterson and R ton Word was received also that the taxation committee from the Real Estate association had passedOgden a resolution asking for the repeal of the law - V’ v T- ds Manaded SNOW THREATENS With a celebration on the part of the Lincoln’s birthday FebRepublicans 12 will be remembered in Salt ruary Lake in more pretentious manner than ever At a meeting held in the Hotel Utah yesterday afternoon arrangements were decided for the celebration and committees appointed to care for details Those in attendance were Glen Miller George O Relf Frank Hines Officials Prepare Senator William Seegmiller A D Mc- Company Mullen C P Overfield Charles M Mor- for Possibilities When the ris Mra Jeannette Hyde Zetha Ham- ' mer Mrs Minnie Davis and Miss Sarah BeautifuF Begins Falling Eddington ft is planned to hold a banquet at the Hotel Utah which will be attended by both men and women and at which a of national reputation will despeaker liver an address The WILL ASK INSPECTOR number of covSnow began falling ' about 11 ers to be laid has not yet been deter’flock ' loot night and at 2JO this mined upon George O Relf has been the storm hod reached morning placed in charge of the banquet arbllmsard proportion The Indicawhich will Include the tions at that hour were rangements for n tie-u- p music tables banquet room decFOR HUMANE DUTIES menu lines of traetlon the elty of the orations and other details The matter of disposing of tickets for the affair has been placed in the hands of Charles M Morris and Mrs Jeannette had the' lines of the Utah Scarceely who will appoint committees In & Traction company started Utah Society Passes Resolu- Hyde various parts of the state to dispose of Light of pn a permanent program-snow The following committees running tickets schedule time' last night' than' tion Favoring Salaried Man were appointed: Officials of the falling’ C Finance— P Overfleld Rodney began who snowstorm the found Badger OJ C Lynch W fi McCornlck one of the most difficultlast to Enforce Laws ever problems and E Howard — to confront them took immediate Banquet committee George O Relf notice C M Morris J W Bishop A B IrH L Beach general manager of the A resolution urging the governor vine and R Walker Salisbury car street began conferring — and Legislature to create a salaried committee A D McMullen with bis company Program assistants and superinwas K humane state of J position snow inspector Hardy Ernest Bamberger Mra tendents immediately after the a of at last the Jeannette Hyde and C R Hollings- had fallen in sufficient quantity meeting adopted to night ballthe Utah Humane in the societyThe resolution worth of Ogden on the ground leavea blanket white room at the Hotel Utah Publicity committee — Edward M and orders were issued to keep brooms was presented by John Henry Evans a Ashton Arthur J Brown Lon J Had- and plows in readiness Extra men teacher in the L D S High school at dock Hardy WeslCluff Zetha on Hammer hand to be were Instructed he ey- King and A C Reese the close of an address in which huhovered close told of the urgent necessity of General committee — Glen Miller to Though 6 o’clock yesterday zero temperatures at mark the mane work in Utah O D E Relf R Thompson weather began to moderthenoon morning T B Beatty presided He urged George Dr L Hines R T Thurber Arthur the thermometer regat J and ate the support of every citizen to further Brown Ernest Bamberger Edward E istered fifteen degrees above zero The the work of the association declaring KJohn to be general T Edward Hardy moderation appeared that laws now in’ existence ' against Jenkins Ashton Charles M Morris Parley P over the 'state and the weather wise to are not enforced animals cruelty and Edward M- - Ashton Chinook thaw was a that because the state has no officers to put Jenson predicted Another meeting will be held at the about to develop At 2 o'clock ‘this them lii effect He cites many cases Hotel Utah next Tuesday afternoon morning the thermometer registered where horses and cattle are permitted when reports of the various commit- seventeen degrees above zero at the to starve because of this condition tees will be received and such matter office and a fierce James M Forsythe secretary- of the as may be considered necessary to the snowstorm was raging society told of deplorable conditions success of the Lincoln day celebration Sanford junior engineer of the of cruelty which he found in ' his in- will be attended to j j resource division of the United water in various parts of the vestigations state Owing to the small number of survey who returned States geological last night from a tour of stream inpersons present at the meeting it was southern part of the decided to defer the election of direcspection in thethat the 8evier river is tors until a future date state reported frozen from its headwaters down to said that the Sevier bridge dam ‘He at Circle- MAY ASSESS GRAZERS in the narrowsIceof the riverformed Jam had ville a great ' Nearly every day during the month Senate 'Bill No' IS Up for Debate at Richfield haa the temperature Monday from eight to twenty degrees ranged A' hearing will be held on 'Monday on while below zero and he added that a speSenate Richfield section: has had no snow bill No 19 which places the cific 'assessment per 'head on Nevada and Escalante in to speak' been visited and Idaho stock permitted to graze county Washington Sunday’s will by heavy snows for have on Utah lands At present those two time In the first embrace a number of magazine fea- many years states charge Utah stock ownersboun-darlfor tures of the worth-whil- e within their To The Jordan river was frozen so privileges has grazing The variety anbeen that stock ‘result in many places early yesterday has solidly Percy Percyval from the neighboring etateq has left other of his ' stories of London letters morning that teams could he driven much of Utah’s grazing lands bare and with word from former Utahns from bank to bank This Is said to have been compelled abroad stock owners here ofbe the first 'time 'in thirty years that will deal with the story Nevada and Iddho London In The frozen over to pay for the use Jordan war times Other articles ' lands' will be: Whe" German PrincelinffS Seek a Isrlde—--Over in Luxembourg there are -ui nwtf five princesses who are Just now the objects of much attention from Teuton scions of royalty who have designs on the little grand duchy- Sterling Heillg tells all about them Canadian Women Aiding the Em-pk- ® —The Dominion' is seething with military activities in which all parties and classes are Joining This article tells what Canada is doing to help the mother country r win in her fight with the Germans Sir Albert Stanley and IBs Career— The former Detroit street car - employee Is now a British cabinet minister It is the story of the remarkable rise of a remarkable man Permanent Dancing Goes to - the KoofSi— The newest furore of : the natural dancing enthusiasts as reported by the truth- t Prosperity ful camera: con’'1 The present prosperous'counThe Crisis in the Conquest ’of the Editions the throughout ' Air—Will a visit to the pole and a an oppor-- ' j ' try give save money to everyone crossing of the Atlantic be 1917's contunity tribution to the triumph of the airMake YOUR prosperity' per-- -' men and airwomen ? This article manent by depositing a fixed Combines all the advantages and non seems to think it possiblewater portion- of your: earnings in of ths disadvantages of the hot — i our Savings Department at 4 Saving ‘the Faces of Burned Solpliable always - ready bag Clean' per cent compound interest f to ' fill nothing to spill 'reco- dier — The triumph of surgery as nothing will open an -ac- r nomical- : shown In the treatment 'of men from v ' COUZlt ' if battle fronts the The- Comic Section — Polly and her &:LigiifcfCo Jfe Power Utah SECURITY SALT LAKE Pa ‘and hisBuster ' Retail Store ' Ground Floor TKearns ‘ pals others COMPANY TRUST ' of the funmakers and Bnlldlnff £!—! 71ie Spotting Section— Will ' be" a Lake Salt Utah City hummer as usual) with its wealth of 1 I gossip and if " pictures and 1 1 — I a— record or events FUEL’ - - UTAH GI SECURE POOR - the-minorit- nbwman rathbone after an Illness of - r‘ ' Salt Lake water shortage alleviated night of water was no shortageThursday to the waterworks departreported ment from any part of the city Bar- -' 'At 9 o’clock last night-C-water-- rett- superintendent ' of was two works reported that there feet of water in the HeThirteenth said tnia East street reservoir a was an indication that surplus Is being accumulated : which willinsure the city against any sqoftage today Officials of the department em- -' phaslzed however the need of If the Mr supply is present ' economy Barrett and - - BOOK STORE v MARTIN N RATHBONE - ‘ - THE - - - Iay Enter Into CA greemerit Witli Repub-lica- n Trio for Support ' v s - y i" Ol-s- " - ' : - he 'State Legislature afew days and placing before the committees the financial needs of the militia In order to keep its strength' in accordance with ' the federal program At a meeting of Salt Lake officers yesterday it was pointed out that unless ample state funds are secured It will be necessary to disband- tne guard In accordance with the nationalization of the state militia it will be necshow a ' strength of 800 by essary1 towhich will be made' possible June of additional by the organization in Salt Lake and Ogtroops of cavalry den which is in progress But on June 1 1918 the militia of the state must show a strength' of 1200 This will necessitate the it is explained of cavalry organization of a' regiment Unless the strength is developed in ac'the cordance with the federal program fedmilitiamen will lose their 'claim to and the equipment eral appropriations will be called-iC Williams met with- the W Mad Joint committee of the House and Sen-'awhen arrangements yesterday were made for further conference between members of the legislative committee and the unit commanders of the national guard The mill tar' department of the state furnished to the committee a " vast amount of information in regard to the amount of money to be expended by the during the coming two years and guard the figures showing the inCrbase in the for the military organizaexpenditures increase in the tion of the state- and the number of horses and : men under the new federal law It was said ye'sterday by Mr Young that the committee would carefully profweigh all of the evidence which iswould fered the committee and that it confer with the governor In regard to his ideas on the matter made-for It was said sevwill not be that a report eral days in regard to the stand of the committee on the national guard question of the In attendance at the were Major national guard officers meeting Williams' adjutant general Maj II M H Lund assistant adjutant general Maj Wesley King judge advocate Capt W C Webb Capt Y E Le Roy Clawson Bourne Lieut Curtis Lieut Fred T Gundrv Lieut Uoyd ' GarrisonLieut William Campbell Lieut T De Witt Fester Lieut Floyd Barn urn and Lieut A Y Hardy Major Williams said he had received no Information of an official nature which pointed to the early return of the Second squadron of Utah cavalry from the Mexican border He said two were detailed troops of fhe squadron Aria for border patrol near Lochlel and that there was- reason recently to believe that the duration of this patrol would be several weeks - A coinmitte of five i’ - - - r - Commanders of tbe various1 units of intend the National Guard of f Utah-- cbmmit-teesoftconferring ‘with the military 1 t zens’ committee -- v Minority ' - V -- - Lake yesterday in the House the people were not that “& deal” in the being given Ills matter of city square government attack was directed mainly against commission government in SaltLake where tie said there 'was not a representative of the entire cityas the greater part of the commissloners were from the same section and were not representing the Interests as a unit city’s Mr McKinney declared that the commissioners took charge ofoth- a each and that the department ers refused to interfere withcomthe of the department if workingswere made plaints ‘‘Let us get back to the regular commission form of government which means a board of directors for the city’ said Mr McKinney “If we are to have government for the people all of the officers must be responsible In Salt Lake toonly-a small section of the-cit-day Is by the commisand I think there should sloners represented be some way in which commissioners should come from differ-- time of the city At this coment we parts and four elect a mayor missioners and the first thing they do is to get together and divide the ' among them The idea departments of the commission form of govern- ment Is that all commissioners shall be responsible but here you cannot get any one commissioner to interfere with other departments “I believe in the ruling of a recall and there should bepeople to some kind in order the bring commission form of government and those who administer ' it to their senses I feel that the time has come that something should1 be done for the interest of the citizens of the state who live In the cities” Mr McKinney then outlined the commission form of government as It exists in other cities and as he would have it here in order that the “citizens may get their money’s worth” He attacked the commission form of government while addressing the House on the bill to permit the elecof tion instead of the marshals in cities appointment the third MENACING Need Shortage Averted for Caution in Use Still Supply Arrives But Is Inc Exists v adequate to Demands of Dealers and Consumers 1 4 Storing Up STILL 'A’- - ir' t '4 SCARCITY OF COAL Completed Draft of Measure ? McKinney of Salt Lake West Siders in Mass Meet- - Makes Vigorous Attack on QUICK ACTION ( NEEDED System in Speech in House a j: ing Urge Rcdistricting ’i 'i of City State Troops Must BeAiig-mente- d the commission URGINGof that government in this' should be changed- so Materially More the city governments would be that PRIMARIES OPPOSED “more democratic insteadof of V Funds Are Required Salt oligarchic” J W McKinney - Surplus of :c Martin N Rathl)one roRGUARBSMEN SYSTEM IS - "' 'iV'vV : : EIGHT WARD V 'r r Catalogs Mailed on Request j |