ML STATE AND IDAHO NEWS
j Latest Items of Interest From Utah and G?m Strs.t
J OIL SHALES TQ
I BE EXPLOITED
English, Belgium and French
Capital Look Over
I ,' Ground
SrH SASbT L.AKI0. Dec. 27 OH slial(f
' ' J? lands of L'lntrih basin, totalinc; -10.000
i?5fi acres, hr.vc attracted English, French
" , and Belpian capitnl, nccordlns to an
i . ' jg announcnmfnt ni:idc last nlriht by ft.
L S Cpllett, formerly of Koos've-it. A
I representative ot an English syndicate,
irfrfesk ift two 'rorn a Belgian company and no
-j-.oP from a French syndicate, operating
i''i35tfl Jointly, are In Salt Lake and have
r - returned but recently from a visit to
' rVi'S to I'lntah hasln with Mr Collctl.
, (E phe foreign In teres ta are already
II committed to tb. titurc, as i early as
'? 1 conbl be learned lasl nighl having
. taken the si'-i' "iion the advice ot We'
J York experts on geology, " were!
- I some time ago scr.t into the territory!
! !uj to investigate and make report The
T upshot of the proposition is thnt tilings
, are looking u. for the Ijiitah country,
r'.rjll it is pointed out that the interesting I
V ''tj of foreign capitnl to ro great an extent j
, JB in oil ahala lands of the valley cannot
D but Insure the prospect for early butld-
jl lng of a railroad Into the I'intah. that
;. , such Interests cannot well' put money
SOlLBj into the oil shale industry of the great
I v empire In th eastern part ot thi Btate
TOMMl ;,n ;iv,a 'ave It until such
i . j time as transportation would be cstab-
Bf in lished in the natural course of events, i
hjjr STS n anv' evc,lt- 'l IS understood thut not
,t?':l onl will definite development work
tot the oil shale prospects be begun j
with the opening of spring, but that'
drilling by the foreign concerns that
are taking over the lands in which
Mr. Colleit has been for so many years?
interested. j
j LAND BOARD AUDIT
Wk REPORl 10 GOVERNOR
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fflPM: SALT LAKE. Dec. 27 'L. E. Mainori
f-Wp. and M. L. Connlf. special auditois ot j
, i . the- state land board, in their report to
Governor Bamberger declare that th--,1
EfSjfctjri great volume of investment business j
BBflBH j transacted by the Btote board of land.
Aj commission! ihould bi i n ttet
concern to th,e lti ns ol the state
iir$rj ' The r,l,ort Bives figures as to thc
iriir A volume of land fund money now nut
on investment :ind shows that the ac?
S "M tual Investments total J3.770.419 96,
p ' fl i hough the land board ledger total is i
$5,807,006.59. The difference of 21,-
''"pfl 6S.62 Is the amount of adjustments'
0. ? 9 that the auditors find should be made
-ja In the ledger nceounts
.31 Tnn school land grant fund is now
' m according to the auditors. The Inter-
: jo V est on these Investments r;oes to the
jtljj support of the schools of the state
' v. 3 Tho average rale is not given in the
i. report, hut will he about 5$i per cent.
'ift j 80 that the annpol revenue to the
' C schools of Utah from this cource is
now about $226,000. or rather K-ss than
ly $2 per capita for the 130.000 school
fJr Children in th state as located bj the
-Jp school census! In addition to this
?S amount, of course the ochools benefit
zfi by rentals on stale school lands, or
?j the minimum rental or royalty on the
up mineral contents of state school lands,
' , lne Proceeds of which annually go
'13vSB 10 tnc sc'lo' niaintenace.
fX In addition to the St. 100.000 noted
above, held In trust by the state, and
administered hy the land board for lh
ai M benefit of the schools, the land board
fil handles other trust funds by invest-j
l meat, as follows
M Agricultural college $266 772.001
School for reaf and Blind. 138 0 l A S2
X'-c ;.-ifi Jnsane asylum 15s.fi50.00
!ffl Institute for the blind . . lls!390.00
& "Jvj Miners' hospital 73,390 00
i',-8 -Normal school 146 713 00
; j: Public buildings 200 00
! ; , Reform school 1S1.519.91
jl' Rcervoir 101,254.60
Jl School of mines 139.042 50
ITm I'nivcrsity 342,190.00
j 2 Miners' hospital interest.. 34.030.00
; Reservoir Interest 28.42S.00
j The only woman lecturer In Ital-I
v iB lan universities is Teresa Labrlola. who
jjy- - lecturer, on law in the University of
I '1 Rome. I
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IBOOfiET WEEK
DT STATEH0U5E
Governor-elect Prepares to
Start Trimming Estimated
Revenues
SALT I AKE. Dec. 27. Budget week
I opens today at tho slate capllol, For
th next six dnyj. iovi-rnor-clec:
Charles R Mabey will go over the
budget figures and trim hem to cornel
within the estimated revenues for t"ne
next blennium. The estimates already
have been submitted to Mr. Mabey
ami this v. rek nearly all his time will j
be devoted to cuttiriK down ihose that
may be thought excessive.
"It is understood that close to $1.
000.000 in estimates may have to be
lopped off" the figures submitted by
the state auditor in order to bring
them close to what Is estimated the
revenues will total- for the two-year
period. The governo' -elect has beea
Roing over some of the estimates in
his leisure, hut the complete budfret
will h- submitted to him thl week.
The real program for Mr. Mabey
tills week, however, will consists of In
terview:; with legislators-elect and the
discussion of proposed bills that will
teach the senate and hoiife hopper. A
number of conferences already have
been arranged, It is understood, and at
these conferences will be discussed
such proposed measures as Will tend
toward economy In the conduct 6S the
state government ThsSS Include bills
that have been prepared by a com
mittee appointed by the governor-elect
and which. It Is understood provide
for consolidation of the work of Borne
of thr state departments; the abolition
of some boards or eo;iini!';slons where
their work can be consolldat' d and
possibly some discussion of possible
senate and house officers It is un
derstood that the- governor-elect will
continue to refrain from dhcusslng
appointments until after the legislr.
tuie h.".3 convened ami Uticen action
on seme of tho measures It Is under
stood he will sponsor.
Two messages mast be prepared by
the governor-elect, one for his Inaugu
ral address and hlj message to the
legislature. Ho has been working On
the latter for some time and It la said
to be likely that his Inaugural address
will bo somewhat ex' eir.por.meous
There Is not likely to be a caucus of
the Republican members of the legis- j
lature until two or three days before I
tlie bi pylons are called to order. There '
is only one Democrat in the house of'
Representatives, while there arc coven
Democrats In tnc scnute. At this cau
cus It Is nssumed that a house speaker
and senate president will be decided
upon, and that officials of both
branches of the legislature will be
tentatively chosen.
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TRAIN AND AUTO CRASH;
THREE ESCAPE DEATH
POCATELLO, Ida , Dec- 27. Whcr
an automobile crashed into fast mat
train N'o 6, at the crossing near the
gas plant last night, three young men
narrowly escaped' death James Rlac'
was badly hurt, with wound aboul
tho head, dislocated shoulders anc
broken ribs, and was picked up un
conscious by Jack Blake, who was
driving behind tho men.
Raymond Fields and Billy Knowles,
who owned and drove th'o car. escaped
with minor injuries The men claim
that the could not ace the train on
account of extra freight cars on the
side tracks. They hit the engine cal
and the car was dragged along the
track for fifty feet The men were
thrown forty feet clear of the track
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MRS. GRACE ELLISON
OF KAYSVILLE DIES
Kaysville. Dec 27. Mrs. Grace
Stewart Ellison, widow of John Kill
son, dleel at her home he-re Wednes
day morning after a week's illness She
was born In Belfast. Ireland seventy
six vears ago Ke.r thf pant I h'.rty-f l o
years she has lived at Kaysville-
Funeral services will be held Fri
day afternoon at the Kaysville tabernacle.
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1 Many Beautiful Cups and I II
pjjM tie, beef cattle, 3wine and
UTAH FORESTS 1
: MOPPED
With Forests of South Wearing
Depletion This State May
Furnish Timber
The country is turning its eyes
westward for its lumber supply as
the bine forests of the south ate fast
nearlng depletion, according to dls
I triet fore.st advices.
W ithin a comparatively short time.
It is predicted, the timber resources
of the Klab.il and the l"lntah National
forests will be attacked to holp sup
ply the market
The Kiabab forest It Is pointed out.
is of exceptional value particularly to
this section. W hen the Kiabab region
Is tapped by ;t railroad, commcrclal
Ixa Ion of the timbei will be attempt
ed Lack of transportation facilities
I makes this timber Inacccssablo at
present
Considerable lumber Is being ship
I ped east at the present tunc from tne
Payette and Boise national forc-sts in
Iduho The lumber is prepared at
two sawmills of the Boise-Payette
Lumber company.
Both mills are near Boi9e, one be
ing at Lmmett and the other at Bar
berton, Idaho.
While the principal timber tracts
of the 'est are In Oregon, Washing
ton and California, tJie re are valuable
a pi . In other western states, and the
j government, aware of tho need of
protection of forest resource's, is mak
ing every endeavor to conserve the
timber lands from fires and irom in
discriminate cutting
The New England states were the
first pr.nclpal source of timber, ac
cording to information Issued by the
United Mates department of agricul
ture, then the lake states and la3f.lv
the south Thc first two sections have
been depleted almost of their wealth
of trees, and the southern pine areas
arc rapidly becoming exhausted so
that lumber Interests now are looking
toward the western states to suppb
the bulk of the nutlon's needs.
It Is estimated that 6.00U.000 000
cubic feet of timber is growing :innu-
ally In the United States, while con
sumption exceeds this by 20,000,000.
000 cubic feet The nation Is cutting
more of every variety of wood every
ye. u than is growing, and many of
tne toes which are too small for
the sawmills arc being used tor tho
mantitacture of wood pulp Statis
tics have been prepared to show that
this small stuff is being used three
and 0.10-hali times faster than it can
grow. Since 190U tho L'nited States
baa eeaMcd to be self-supporting in
wood pulp for paper-making Tw ca
tbirds of the news-print Is imported
irom Cunada,
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McKay Mentioned to
Head State Senate
Thomas E. .McKav of Ogdon. is be
ing mentioned as a candidate for presi
dent of the senate according to Salt
Like dispatches received here thlt
morning. Other candidates are said
to be Harrison Jenkins of Salt Lake
and Willium H. Smart of Roosevelt,
For the house speakership there
have been mentioned K R, Callster of
Salt Lake county. Wllford Day cf Iron
county and Willium Seegmlller of
Kane county
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ANNUAL DOG AND BOY
RACE RUN AT ASHTON
ASHTON, Idaho. Dec. 25. Ashton'sl
annual Chrlstmus day dog-and-boy
I races were run Friday before an Im
mense crowd. The contents were held'
on Main street, starting in front of J
tho Smoke House ' running west to 1
,the Herald office, east to C VV. &
1M. corner and back to placo of start
ing Twelve boya and dogs were entered
In the races, the boys all being un
der 12 years. inly one dog was ul
loweel to each sled. Frizes were do
nated by merchants of Ashton
Five races were run, the winner be
ing eliminated from competing In fol
lowing races.
Wendell Webb, driving a bird dog
named Freckles, was winner of the
first prize. si t of dog harness do
nated by Manning Brothers
Other winners are as follows Sec
ond Bert Kirkham, a pair of skis,
third. Claud Lee, sack of flour, fourth,
William Hunt, carpenter s level, fifth.
Olcott Zarn. watch, sixth Lloyd Scho
field, gloves seventh. Georgo Xewby,
skates, eighth, Floyd Slmmermachcr,
box candy; ninth Uobert Lurch
Lloyd Scofif-lel drove a threo-months-old
pup anel won 6lxth prize
The races were run In about a foot
I of snow and were very exciting.
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STATE TO PAY FARMERS
WHO WILL FEED QUAIL
SALT LAKE, Dec. 27. Farmers
who distribute feed to quail, reported
to be starving in Iavls county, will
be reimbursed by tho state, according
u announcement by R. H. Hlddoway.
state fish and game commissioner Mr
Siddoway has expressed anxletv that
snow Is now so deep that the natural
feed for the quail will be beyond the
reach of the bireis
Mr. Slddowoy stated that he felt 1
that farmers oweel the quail some-1
thing for their work In destroying ln-i
sect pests. He said, however, that In
oases of extreme emergency, the state
had paid Carmera for feeding quail
and will do eo again.
i KAYSVILLE WOMAN
DIES ON CHRISTMAS
K.AYSVll.i.E, Dec. 27 The funeral
of Mth. Nanc) .1 Konnltt. who died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs H
J Sheffield on Christmas day. wa
hc-M yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock
m the Kaysville tabernacle-
Mrs. Kennltt was born In Carters
vllle Oa.. In 1884 and came To Utah
more than thirty. two yesrs ago. locat
ing nt Kaysville. She is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. H. J Sheffield.
Jr., of Kaysville and Mr:. John Owen
Of Downey, Idaho, and bv two broth
ers, Thomas Lockrldgo of Atlanta, Ga..
and Lewie lcckndgo of Fort Worth
Texas. Twenty-three grandchildren
and twenty great grandchildren biu
vive her
POCATELLO GAS WORKER
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
POCATELLO, Ida.. Dee 2C John
Armstrong, an employe of the Poca
tcllo Cm company, camo very near be
ing asphyxiated while working in the
plant this afternoon. Ho was takon
to the hospital In a scrTous condition,
but after treatment was able to go
home this evening.
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TEAGHERS GQIN6 j
TO CONVENTION
Three Days' Sessions 10 Open
in Salt Lake Tuesday
Night
Teacher in Ogdcn and Weber coun- il
ty schools including public, religious B
and private Institutions, will attend I
the twenty-fifth annual convention of f
the Utah Educational uisaociatlon 0
which opens tomoiow night at Sjl
o'clock in the Salt Lake tabernat lai
Secretary J. Challon Smith, who this,
morning opened an office on the mcz-
I zaninc floor of the Hotel Utah, report
ed thai the Indle-atlons were for the 1
largest attendance In the history of I
tho organization.
REDUCED "H VT1 &
Reduced rates (ono and one-third
fate; have been granted by all thi
steam railroads operating within the
state, the. salaries of teachers gen-j
orally have been raised all oyer the
state, the condition of public health
Is gooel and the Interest In educational
advancement is great, -r in the com
monwealth of L'tah than ever be ion j
For these reasons the committees in! I
charg' are confident that the con-
ventlon will be a record-breaker, both 1 1
as to attendance and In tho develop- II
inent of Ideas that will be of lasting r
benefit. '
"Education for Citizenship ' is tho 1 1
slogan of the convention this year, I
and most of the addressee to be glv- I
cn b the l'tah and guest educators I
will be devoted to some phase of I
this big subject The guests of the
association during thin convention will!
be Dr. L. D. Coffman, president ot
the (Jniveralt) of Minnesota; Dr. K o. '
Sisson, president of the University of'
Montana, and Kephl L.. Morris of
Salt Lake Each of these men will
deliver one or more addresses.
At the first general session, open
ing Tuesday night, the community 1
singing will be under the direction of j
P Mclvln Petersen, supervisor of'
music In the Salt Lake schools. Pro- j
fessor J J. McClcllan will preside icl
tho console of the tabernacle organ. I
The Salt Lake Opera quintet, com- I
nrlslng Mrs .Mary Atkinson, soprano; l
Miss Edna Dwver. contralto: Fred C. ! I
Graham, tenor and director. 1' Mel- If
In Peterson, baritone and Miss Bocky.I
Almond, pianist, will sing three num-'
bers: Quartet from iho Persian I
Garden" (Lehman, selection from I
'Faust" (Gounod) and quartet from I
"Martha" (Flotowj. i
The Invocation will be given by the 1
Bight Rev. A. W. MoUlton, bishop of g
the Episcopal diocese of Utah Dr B
Coffman will deliver an address on M
"The Old anel New Points of View I
In Education. "
lo KL1 IT 1 i 1 I ll
Ons of the vital matters of busl- I
ness to come before the convention N
Is the selection of officers for theiC
ensuing year These include a pres,- S
dent, vice president and two trustees. I
Following Dr Coffman s addresis, 1 I
nominations ot Officers (without j
speeches) will be in order, this to be I
followed by the naming of commit- I
tees on nominations for delegates to I
tho National Education association
convention Community singing will j a
conclude the session. i
The second session will begin at I
9 30 o'clock Wednesday morning The I I
community singing will be directed by I
Mark Kobinnon Professor McClellanl
unci VVHllard Welhe. violinist, will add
to the attractiveness of the music
program, furnishing three choice se
lections These Include an excerpt
from ' Mlgnon" by A Thomas. "An.
Old Melody." arranged by Professor
McClellan. and a W'lonlawskl Scher
zo Tare-ntelle" by Proftasor Welhe.
Dr. A. Merrill of Ogdcn. presi
dent of the Utah Educational asocla- '
lion, will deliver an address on "Fun-I
damentulrs In Education and Citizen
ship," while Dr Slsson will discuss &
Education for Politics "
"The Moral Basis of Education" will I
form the theme of an address by Dr B
Coffman and the session will adjourn IB
at 12:10 o'clock to hear an organ I
recital by Professor McClellan, who I
will play the following program:
The Star-Spangled Banner"
Toccata and Fugue In D minor.
' J- S. Bach
Hymns of the Nuns . tM Wely
Sous le Bois Goddarel
An Old Melody, arranged by the
organist
Kamenoi Ostow (Tone Pocni)!!.!
Rubcnsteln
(Arranged by J. J. McClellan.)
Excerpts from the music dramas of
Richard Wanner (udaptcd and ar
ranged bv J J. McClellan).
Wednesday afternoon will be de- 1
voted to departmental meetings. The I
agriculture section will hold Its ses- ' I
slon In the Joseph y Smith Memorial B
building, room 23, beginning at 2
o'clock. Professor C. D Steiner of
the Unlveralt) of Utah Is president of I
this section, vvhllo Sam Morgan is I
secretary- ,
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Prize Chickens Taken !
From Exhibitor s Coop
1 1 .darted out to b,- a msi Ch 1st-
mas for V L. Plngree, 950 Twenty
soV( 1 1 1 1 1 s reel bul bi fori nlghl 1 -11
isoino unknown had entered Mi 1 En
greo's chicken coop and not only
robbed M Pingrei of :o chkk.-i
took uli of the Joy out of the daj roi
him.
Mi Plngree said his loss Included
four male birds and sixteen females, :
'" u hiti Ln , noma, v hich he had lust
''' In .1 sp lol coop to groom them
for th..- eoming pouH' Hov In Sail
Lake.
Between 1 p. m. ar,,i -0 r, m. Christ-
ri "' S"Hr ,k ,,, 1,, id,
notiae in an autompbih and stole th.
chickens, according to Mr. Plngree I
who aald t hal mai lea In thi snow
furnished evidence of the manner In
which tho raid was modi
"I will giv to anvone furnishing
information regarding identity ol the
persons who took my birds." Mr Pin
free said.
Ogden Chapter No. 21
Royal Arch Masons I
Speilai meeting. Tuesday Dec 28th. H
8 p. m., for work In M. M degree H
Please be present- '
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NOTICE I
Ail persons who cashed Checks at I
the Depot I n nr. si ore ThuradoV, Dec. H
23. please notify us Phone 1897-J.
8C16 B
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Qnc 01 in- moHt dlstingulsh"d wo- R
men physiclana in Souih America, in H
Ernestlna Perez of ('bib-, jv-im the- I mm
daughter of a poor wash-woman. J
ALHAMBRA I I
I XJ UTAH'S FINEST THEATRE XlL I H
LAST NIGHT GREAT SENSATION I
I One of the Biggest Pictures of the Year. Here Again B
Today and Tomorrow
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9 i..u- Ceors Met ford E'""' P I
i? PRODUCTION 1
The man was the 5on of a British artistocrat. The girl was born of an Indian H I
squaw. Yet he made her his wife and l
See him drifting downward in the lumber camps of Canada. See hex struggling h
upward in the drawing rooms of England. Until one day
A climax you'll never forget! A red-blooded romance that touches the well jl
I springs of life. j
'( WITH MILTON SILLS, ELLIOTT DEXTER AND MABEL JULIENNE SCOTT M M
Scenario by Frank Condon From "The Translation of a Savage'" 1
By SIR GILBERT PARKER ' 1
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j A SIDESPLITTING COMEDY S
I ComingThursday, Friday and -j
I Beautiful BEBE DANIELS in 1 B
Her Newest M
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