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Show News Notes ! From All Parts of UTAH Eugene. Mrs. Iver Johnson and six children, the oldest aged 6 years, were burned to death in an oil stove explosion ex-plosion at the Johnson home here. San Quentln. A strike of 10 convicts con-victs serving sentences In the penl-tentary penl-tentary begun when they refused to work, had failed to find 15 expected recruits bait the original strikers remained re-mained firm. They are in the dungeon dun-geon on bread and water fare. Warden War-den Johnston said the ten confined to the dungeon could unlock themselves them-selves any time they -would Bgree to do ordinary labor In the prison yard. San Francisco Two hundred guests were driven from their beds when fire broke out In the Garland hotel. The structure was quickly filled with amoke but the elevators were kept running end the residents reached safety in various stages of dress and undre-ss. Leadvllle. Two lead mines were closed down here following a refusal a operators to grant an increase In wages of miners from $3.50 to $4 a day. Efforts will be made to shut iown other large properties. Los Angeles. Two hundred and eighty one persons found guilty of traffic violations here during the past two weeks have served or are serving serv-ing jail terms of from 1 to 100 days, as a result of a campaign to curtail accidents, Inaugrated by Police Judge Joseph B. Chambers, and backed by other magistrates. Minneapolis. The largest cooperative coopera-tive wheat sales agency In the world, which, according to Its organizers, will handle 100,000,000 bushels In its first year, was formed here at a meeting of six cooperative organizations organiza-tions representing ten states. The aerw organization is known as the American Wheat Growers' association. Des Moinea The state illiteracy committee will ask, the nert legislature legisla-ture to enact a law making it compulsory com-pulsory for all Iowa voters to pass a literacy test before being allowed the exercise of the right of suffrage. San Francisco. After raiding an alleged Illicit liquor purveying establishment, es-tablishment, a prohibition agent sat it Its telphone for two hours and received re-ceived orders for Christmas deliveries, !ie said, the would-be customers mot knowing they were giving their or-Jers or-Jers for liquor to an officer. Carso City. While state supreme sourt justices are pondering over the ralldty of Nevada's law providing for death by lethal gas for murderers, three murder trials are in progress In the state, while two Chinese, already al-ready condemned to die by Inhaling Uie deadly gas are awaking th. court's rerdiot at the state prison. An opinion from the court la expected within the aext two weeks. Salt Lake City. With the arrest, nd confessions, of Arthur Hays and Seorge Allen for the attempted murder of Police Sergeant Pierce, the police telle ve they have the leaders of a gan9 of hold ups who have been so active In Salt Lake the past few weeks. Salt Lake City. Whereas perish able crops In many Western states, Including Utah, were marketed this year only about 50 per cent on account if lack of transportation facilities, reports re-ports now Indicate that the game class crops will be markwed much more fnlly next year. Various Western railroads, including the Western Pa-elflc, Pa-elflc, Union Pacific and the Snnta Fe. have arranged to have approximately 11,000 additional refrigerator cara ready for 1923 crops. Salt Ijike City. Fifteen days In the county Jail or a fine of $15 was tl wntenw Imposed on A. K. Denny bv City Judge Ben Johnson. Denn plended guilty to the charge that tv sold cold storage eg?s without marl Ing them In accordance with the statt law. Provo. With the lessening of dr mands for gondola cars In which t ship suirar heels as the season dra-to dra-to fin end. a'l cars of this type own-hy own-hy the ?alt Ivik-e A Utah F.Iertrlc ra' mud are being turned over to tV teem roads having connection with tl electric line, for us In shipping con An-Mini-ement to th! effect was mad at the traffic department headquarters headquar-ters o tie road. Sslt Ij.ke City. The livestock committee com-mittee ( the Chamber of Commer--ave formed a hndset call nx for e pendlttire of JIS.OOO for the Inrmoun 'aln I.ireptrx-t Show to be he'.d ir (be Sa't I-a'-:e Union Stork yards tlio first week In April. 132. Faker. rians for the operntl-in of oce of the hlrc-st cement worVs in the wrs. are in prore of eT -ii;; r. on ?o!;e rive at IT-i.e f-v lh -.. eoaapeny thr.t is operat'ng wrks a! Os.vevo. nr Portland. |