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Show RAISE HALF OF FOUNDATION FUND SALT LAKE. Feb. 15 1. T. Jones, western director of tho Woodrow Wilson Wil-son foundation, who was a Salt Lake visitor yesterday, predicted the success of the foundation. Ho reported prog-rei prog-rei s all over the country and said half the required amount has already been raised. Mr Jones has visited Salt Lake before. be-fore. He was national campaign manager man-ager for the IoaKue to Enforce Peace, as prumoted ami supported b William H. Taft. chief Justice of the supreme court and former president In this capacity he was hero in March, 1913. when popular vote was takon on tho question of tile approval of the ' league of nations. There was but one vote against the league, while apparently appar-ently the entire audience arose In favor of it Before the war Mr. Jones was an attorney practicing in Des Moines Iowa. "It is believed that at least. 2,000.-""" 2,000.-""" men and women wet of the Mississippi Mis-sissippi river are anxious to contribute at lenst a small amount of the foundation." foun-dation." said Mr. Jones when seen at the Hotel Utah ve.sterday. "The western Kroun of states. In which I am ."rklne and In which I expect to work until the desired amount of money Is raided. Includes all of the states west 1 ' i Mississippi, exclusive of Arkansas: Arkan-sas: and Louisiana, Each state la organised or-ganised and tho work has bc-n under way since January 16, with good results re-sults oervwhere |