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Show BEAVER COUNTY NEWS Electric The Beaver County News cts) Special Review of FARM RELIEF i in facts. Babb hs bhhbbbde ti ind ews Notes bonoo4446444554 PUVUCVTCCCrT? ee BILL OFFERED i a few It’s a Privilege to Live in Utah Aaa bs aisad ahabihbiihbbd Washington—-A bipartisas .arm relief bill, sponsored by Senator Curtis of Kansas, the Republican floor leader, and Representative Crisp, Democrat, of Georgia, was presented to congress in an effort to break the long deadlock on agricultural legislation. It was presented in the senate and house coincident with the resumption of consideration of farm legislation by the house agricultural committee, which voted to sidetrack discussion of the McNary-Haugen bill until Tuesday and to take up in the meantime the Aswell bill, a measure which omits the provision for an equalization fee on agricultural products with which to handle the surplus crop problem. Both Senator Curtis and Representative Crisp described their measure as designed._to meet objections raised against pending proposals. It would provide for a federal farm board and an appropriation of $250,000,000. The duty of the board would be to insure “reasonable profit over cost of production” on farm commodities by declaring an emergency for any crop when one existed and permitting cooperatives to by up the surplus and hold it. Gooding Asks Action on Park Land Bill Washington—Senator Gooding reguested Chairman Stanfield of the public lands committee to call his committee together in the near future to consider a bill eliminating the Belcher river region from the YellowS8tone National park, so that storage reservoirs may be built on this tributary of the Snake-river, to impound water for use in southern Idaho. Senators Stanfield, Kendrick, Gooding and Norbeck of the public lands committee visited the Bechler river country last summer to determine whether or not the southwest corner of the Yellowstone was more valuable for irrigation storage than its scenery, and whether reser- voirs could be built without impairing any important scenic attractions, and these senators are understood to favor Senator Gooding’s proposal to eHminate from the park sufficient land to take care of the desired reservoirs. Federal Reserve Banks Growing Washington—The twelve federal reserve banks almost doubled their net earnings last year, with profits of $16,610,000, as against 9,450,000 for 1925. Gross earnings of the banks for the year were $47,6000,000 or about $5,$000,000 more than for 1925. The banks of Boston, Richmond, Minneapolis and Kansas City paid $818,150 into the treasury as franchise taxes, while the het earnings of the eight other banks were transferred to their surplus accounts. The total subscribed capital of the twelve banks on January 1 was supply. The contractors who for the past two or three weeks have cleared away the overburden which covered the rock strata have now penetrated the rock several feet. Faster progress is exptected now that the actual tunneling is under way. To date no water has been encountered. The objective of the tunnel is placed at 400, feet. Moab—An ice jam in the Colorado river threatens to tie up all boat transportation on the Midwest-Utah Oil Refining wells for an indefinite period unless efforts to break the gorge are sucessful. For the past week the boat crew of the Moab Garage com- pany, which operates a freight barge, have been fighting the ice in vain. Salt Lake—Programs for the twentieth annual convention of the Utah State Woolgrowers, at Salt Lake, Janury 24, has been announced. Frank P. Hagenbarth, president of the National Woolgrowers’ association, will be the principal speaker. H. W. Harvey, Heber City, president, and James A. Hooper, Salt Lake, secretary, will deliver their annual reports the morning of the first day. Malad—Thevalue of the eighteen principal crops raised in Idaho in 1926, is $87,627,000, based on December 1 farm prices. This is 21.3 per cent less than the 1925 value, but greater than that of 1924. Last year’s valuation of these crops was $111,298,000, and the 1924 crop was $78,228,000. Malad—As an indication of the rapid expansion and growth of water power development in Idaho during the last few years, tabulations prepared by the geological survey show that in 1922 there were in operation forty-five plants, having a total rated waterwheel capacity of 224,400 horsepower. Legislatures in several western states are likely to be called upon to vote this season upon antidairy substitute bills of one type or another. Since the original dairy substitutes bill was introduced in Oregon and defeated, dairymen of many states have sought to have enacted legislation of a similar, though less radical nature. Last session an effort was made in Idaho to legislate a tax on dairy substitutes, chiefly olemargarine and butter substitutes made from plant oils, ~but it failed. 5 Myton—C. G. Haskell of Milford, Beaver county, ane alfalfa seed producer in that part of the state, is spending a few days in Myton and this part of the Uintah basin. He is an independent seed buyer and has been procuring samples of alfalfa seed preliminary to making purchases for himself and eastern seed companies. Salt Lake—During the month of December the state treasurer, John Walker, paid out on warrants issued by the state auditor the sum of $1,072, 702.51, leaving a balarice on hand in $249,628,000 and combined surplus ac- the strong boxes of the state of $3,474,539.03. The total receipts for the counts were $228,775,000. | Month, including the balance on hand on December 1, was $4,547,241.44. Pittman Bill Moves up Peg Cigaret stamps sold during the month Washington, D. C.—Following its faamounted to $10,001.48. vorable report of the Pittman silver purchase bill by a vote of ten to four, Price—Raising of purebred hogs on the house committee on banking and a commercial scale is a new industry currency has instructed the chairman in this section which promises to be of the committee, Mr. McFadden of of insetimable value upon further de: Pennsylvania, to use his best efforts velopment. The start for this new aswith the rules committee to get a specpect to Carbon county agriculture is a ial rule to bring this bill before the shipment of 105 purebred Chester louse for consideration and a vote. White hogs brought in within the past Only by special rule can the bill be few days. . considered and passed this session, a Salt Lake—Taxes amounting to $1,fact which prompted the committee to 233,262.13 were received at the office follow up its report with instructions to the chairman. : of John Walker, state treasurer, Tuesday. The largest amount from any one county was from Salt Lake Seven Drown in Shipwreck county, which sent a check for $836,Mexico City — Special dispatches 884.78.. Utah county’s check was the from Puerto, Mexico, say that the next largest in size, amounting to British schooner Caiman, from Hay: $202,428. The balance received came. ana to Belize, British Honduras, with a from various counties, as follows: Ducargo of whisky, was wrecked in a chesne, $42,000; Emery, $44,295; Iron, gale at Punta Gorda. The captain and $12,089.49; Morgan, $40,564.86; Piuta, six members of the crew drowned. The $20,000, and Sevier, $35,000. only survivor, R. Martin, went insane. Oil Companies Work as Usual Mexico City—Oil companies throughout the Tampico oil zone are working a8 usual, say special dispatches from that city. Several small companies have filed applications to revalidate their concessions under the Mexican land and oil laws which are now in effect. Army Housing Bill Approved Washington—The army housing bill to authorize appropriation of $5,080,600 for hospitals, barracks and quarters was approved by the house mili. tary committee. No changes were made in recommendations of the war department for allocation of funds te Various camps and posts. : Ogden—Attendance at the eighth an. nual Ogden livestock show represents a wide territory. The opening day brought a_ sizeable delegation from Salt Lake. Pocatello sent its mayor C. Ben Ross, as its official standardbearer. Denver, which will open its annual all-western stock show a week after the Ogden event closes, is rep resented on Ogden’s guest list. Many exhibitors at the Junction City will ship to Denver after this show closes. Layton—-Two addiitonal feet of snow was added to the considerable quantity already on the mountains east of thia city during the snowstorm this week. The additional snow, it is declared, eliminates all possibilities of a water shortage next season unless an unpre cedentedly early spring occurs. ° . ° s e s = cs e es . ~~ A. PT, Ob! GREEN, Presidert ge - By T. T. MAXEY QOQOQOHDOOOOHGOOQODOQOOS WNU May Also.Decide Whether den Will Run Against Coolidge California, where the clima rigating conditions are {deal: yield as they clings stubbornly to the old must annually, As a natural conse the city of Fresno determined to the most of the situation, set of this reform ent and the class which A . ck py the eightwere county producing the major po; the crop or some 60,000,000 as ait balancing production with it must be made me has been a for it. The building industry those industries that are ready tere an d by use of modern. tools leader in.the shorter work day movement, ’ possible. |-is likely-to make-still mote efficiency already is pos sible is that it has The best evidence that the reform 1s a much large extent than been accepted Sixteen Favor Pittman Bill Washington, D. C-~Majority and minority reports on the Pittman bill, authorizing the purchase by the treas-. ury department of 14,500,000 ounces of American silver ata dollar an ounce in full satisfaction of the terms of the original Pittman act, were filed with the house by members of. the committee on banking and currency. Two minority reports were filed in fact, one signed by Representative Luce, Massachusetts; MacGregor, New - York: Beedy of Maine and Hooper of Michigan, opposing the bill in toto, while Representative Black of Texas filed a separate report recommending that additional dollar price be reduced ‘to 10,247,976 ounces. purchases at the The majority repert, filed by -Chairman McFadden, represents the views of sixteen members of the committee and recommends pasSage of the bill in the form which it passed the senate last session. As yet no arrangements have been made for getting a special rule to bring this bill before the house. Seventy-Five Perish in Montreal Fire Montreal—More than seventy-five lives was the toll exacted by a fire Panic in the Laurier Palace movie theatre in the east. end. Most of the victims were little children who had made up the buik’of the Sunday matinee audience. Few ‘were injured ‘by the comparatively trivial fire, but, caught in fear-stricken jams about the exits, many were suffocated. So tightly wedged were the bodies that rescuing squads of firemen were unable to gain entrance. A_ stairway giving egress from the main floor was clogged with small bodies. Efforts were made to break the jam by the woodsmethod of tying a rope to the key of the. wedge and hauling away. Twenty men were unable to‘stir the mass. 55,000 Miles New Road This Year Chicago—An increase of nearly two and one-half billion dollars in the value of rural lands alone is expected to accrue from construction of 55,000 miles of new highway systems to be begun this year, declared Charles M. Upham, managing director of the American Road Builders’ association on the eve of the organization’s twenty-forth annual convention which opens here. ‘These 55,000 miles of highways ranging from twenty to more than 200 feet in width, will enhance the value of farm lands alone more than $2,400,000,000, and in ad- dition will save the country millions of dollars by reducing congestion,” said Mr. Upham. Stet eee ee French Senate Election Dull Paris—One-third of the members of the French Senate were elected without gain or loss to the Parties of the left or right. The elections Passed unnoticed, excepting as they marked the elimination of former President Mil. lerand from active Dolitics. He w defeated on the second ballot. Raul Peret, president of the chamber of deputies, was elected to the senate, and this will necessitate balloting in: the chamber for a new president. Victor Boret, who was food minister in the Clemenceau war cabinet, was elected or the same list with M. Peret. © OR ee | Curiosity ios Ni Greatt Need f Intellectual Young Men and Women oe e : d oe at t he doors of our crowde knock Toune men anddy young women knocking ntellectual» curiosity, a colleges. oemust possess, = for : admittance, genuine 1 real hunger for knowledge. iversity, which is an. intelor equipment can make: a university, buildi NoYo buildings ae lectual and spiritual enterprise. The most powerful and — chine } thing, useful only in the service is & dead in the world = of men. Only personalities,-working togetlter in the pureult of truth beauty and goodness, constitute the university. In ancient Athens in the time of Pericles the best flour mifl could grind out about two barrels of flour per day. In some of our western cities a modern mill can produce 20,000 barrels per day. Yet the citizens who lived around the Athenian mill were of a finer type, more open-minded, more eager for truth, more sensitive to beauty, than those we produce today. The object of education, as Goethe said, is not that something may be done through us, but something done in us. And when that vital thing has been done in us, when the mind has been opened and vistalized and whetted and trained, then whatever the place in life we have to fill, we shall go forth as “gentlemen unafraid” to make some small spot of earth a finer place to live in. First, ] want to ask: Have yon an appetite? Are you really hungry? All around our college campuses today are boys who really have no hunger for knowledge. They, of course, want to “succeed” in life, and they art willing to endure education if it seems the passport to success. Too Little Attention Given Problem Heredity of to the Great By C. H. ANDERSON, Iowa Alienist: The span of life is shortening through neglect in the improvement of the race, while criminality, delinquency, disease and’ insanity are on the increase and public institutions crowded, The social fabrie is steadily and downward plunge is halted the race of collapse. Even now it is stretched to and hospitals are growing more rapidly weakening and unless>this mankind ig destined to completely the breaking point. There are two chief factors which influence our lives. One is heredity and the other environment. Upon the improvement of the latter ‘by schools, colleges, churches and social centers, we spend millions of dok lars every year, but to heredity we give scarcely a thought, and as a re- sult there is scattered over thé state of Illinois, as in every other state, institutions for the crippled, the blind, the deaf, the dumb, the epileptic, the diseased, the criminal. the insane and The laws of heredity are as inexorable as the laws of gravity. ‘Tell me what your ancestors have been for two or three generations, and Twill tell you what your children will be. Now and then an individual rises like a meteor to new heights, butit is rare. Heredity.is one of the most difficult social problems of this age. Chureh Unable to Cure by Modern By DR. S. PARKES has CADMAN, All : Evils Civilization Brought, On *.” oS The majority of intelligent people admit th at Christianity is the only hope of cure or prevention for these evils, If the people who so be| lieve were united in one practical policy, they could find the cure for the present conditions in our nation and world, Meanwhile, our upstanding and forceful men are giving their time and laber to politics in behalf of democracy. Yet when critics speak of the failure of the churches, do they take into account the even worse fail. ure of politics and democ racy? Nothwithstanding strenuous efforts scarcely more than half the voters could be induced to eo to the oolls in the last two Presidential elections. 2 neg, . 5 (“Boy Guidance” Plan Big Factor in Giving Aid to Ambitious By J. B. SHAW, Youth Dean of Men, Iowa State College. That many boys go to college with no defini te purpose, except to get through with a minimum of exertion is the m ain reason why a chair of “boy guidance” should be established in every schoo}. We need men in every school to listen to the boys’ ambit ions and gain their confidence.’ We need meh w ho are capable of counseling with the students with a view to helping ther n take up some profession, The mission of these counselors would be to advise with the boy and “aid him in choosing -his:life’s work. Af ter the boy has chosen his pro-' fession then it would be the work of the counselor to establ ish a point of contact between the boy and some members of his probable prof - as that the latter might help him in any way possible, — a Raisinland the fact were scratched, h the: tate.of the - earthed and around it there wa a story which reaches back t Garden of Eden. © The Bible intimates % that ee “old Noah” planted the first grape near Mt. Ararat. The first dried grapes or raisins of which ace account was found likewise had to with Armenia. ’ S valley of the San Joaquin, | the Fresnoians, is “The Gar Therefore, why ho pageant “From the Garden ofE to the Garden of the Sun?” Ace ingly, an annual during the latter raisin daypart of April—was decided upon and the people of valley set.about to bring th and Fresno into their own. © : When King Grape, preceded by blare of bands and accompanied by his followers. arrived in “Main § Fresno_had become the mecca many people who happened in to what all the excitement was all about that it scarcely knew what to do with them. Obviously, they “did it again The Veiled Prophet — T LONG some of an annual a mystical a band of has been the custor our southern cities to” jollification in the sha parade or carnival. In good fellows in the city St. Louis, who loved and missed th good times, laid the plans for an ganization by virtue of which Veiled Prophet: has mysteriously aj peared, usually on Tuesday evening of the first week in October, annuall ever since. : ee The prophet and his followers : unknown, but they have been so thusiastically received that the steady growth of the importance of the ev has kept pace with the-great progr of the city. ere No one knows from whence the | Prophet comes or whither he disa’ pears. At the appointed time, pre- ceded by the blaring of trumpets, he, slips Into the city and appears gayly arrayed on a_ brilliantly decorated float, surrounded by his followers, and followed by a number of floats depieting some historic a fai principal streets—the whole constituting a pageant of splendor the lik of which is seldom witnessed. — No expense is spured in the pre! ration of thi# celebration, which free—for the good people of the ity” and surrounding territory who care to come and witness this spectacle. The parade is usually followed by grand ball. The lady whom the proph et selects to lead the grand march is made queen of the ball and accorded marked social distinction, _ The ball of 1887 was graced by presence of President and Mrs. Gr Cleveland. eS and Dixon Lin HIS famous “'ine” which for erations served to mark a_ separation beginning & in. national thou. in the bound tween Pennsylvania and Mary other Modern civilization has beset society with more evils than the church been able to cure, arid: the result is crime Waves, godless pleasure . of of the Raisin. The Mason President Federal Council of Churches, dirty drama, sex obsession and profiteering. . Pates searched, sales ~~ Capital celebrates the Pageant of the Sun.” eee z the nually The soned President Brown University. By W. H. B. FAUNCE, That was regular, but very un- usual indeed was their decision that the hearings should last only four days, terminating Tuesday. That action indivates a state of mind looking to quick and determined action, although no one can fairly object to the brevity of the hearings, because last year the committee gave hearings lasting several weeks. More significant than this action of the committee on agriculture was the introduction into the two houses si multaeously on. Thursday of a farm relief bill of a new kind and from a new source. The joint proposers of the new bill are, in the senate, Curtis of Kansas, who is the official Repubiican leader, and in the house, a Demo: crat, Crisp of Georgia, of whom it can be said that no congressman has high. er respect from both parties. to employers progressive by generally known. Washington—Through two events it will become apparent the coming week whether a farm relief bill is to pass in this congress, and also probably whethar there is to be opposition by ex-Governor Lowden of Iilfnois to President Coolidge for the next Republican presidential nomination. The. house committee on agriculture on Friday of last week voted to hold hearings: on proposals for farm relief. as necessity 0 f Stern will force the change. Low of the HE raisin industry of , mainly limited toa few hour movement. This Service The Pageant : for the establishm power ig the greatest agency making work week in all lines of industry. the coming d i have Forward-looking employers and are prepared to accept it as a logical 1s NEW FARM RELIEF BILL PASSED BY CONGRESS PROBLEM WILL BE ENDED aes Off the Beaten Path usual Places and but ne cessary if the sed electric power supplied iin industry is inerea unseen, elec d. Though silent and , r ciency and productivity is Increase ent of the shorte MUCH DEPENDS ON TWO EVENTS (F Vvourwy BIPARTISAN MEASURE BY CURTIS | ~ Bountiful—Rock work has started AND CRISP BEFORE SENATE on the tunnel that is being driven by AND HOUSE contractors on Bountiful city farm in an effort to increase that city’s water McNary-Haugen Billi Temporarily Put Aside; Future Hearings only to Views of Own Members e NEARBY YOND Wee : week is not only practicable, ods that a nott to be stilled by a glut of go wheels of production are 5 me. consu o one has time to ocesses we ntfind" S socoseai our industrial p steam revolutionized As reales : formation. Hg electric power 5is workin a greater trans in like proport. ¥ - for the busy worker happenings designed who does not care toread many pages for State and World Events HOOOOOOQOODOOOOHDOOS’ in Bring- Factor t Five-Day “jing. Abou ee By WILLIAM A comprehensive chronicle ef important __ Biggest to Be Power real or imaginary-line in va has been. mentioned so frequentt. that its political meaning was better known. than its geographical It was run by two Er le veyors, Charles Mason and Dixon, in 1763-1767, to settle year dispute between the familie William Penn and Lord Baltimor those days Pennsylvania was@ S$ what indefinite region between — jJand and New England. | The line was marked by t brought from carrying the one side other, After tiountains the an England, every coat-of-arms and fif of Per of Baltimore carrying it to a point 244 Delaware Indian river war path they miles came leading th Indian nations that they return obedience appeared to be the part of turned wisdom, Mason and to. Philadelphia in’ 17 were discharged. ee In ordinary usage the line a triangular post of granite, lettered M.D ‘and P, tespé the’ dividing line between 1 Maryland and Pennsylvanii iends — westward, over © through chain valley and of stones (@,-1927, : across p through Western i Newspapel eee Horrible Thoz They planet tell like us the average the earth is. lio (1,060,000,000,090,000). we wonder what its bon be when the finish come Post-Dispatch ity Sie: <a |