The Sun. [volume], March 17, 1916, Image 1

About The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932

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,fnmnt, n It were won pre-
to lh liourd if lount) cummin.
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j ti tnd lwnt two nlBtony Of
ifiom who had the rfijlit to
r, but did not Mgn were seven
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m r"n? '""tltutlon which
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nptriit, nref?mm8"otloii "'
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The b.u'" ftre "8 wain
wo "W R" J'rolmbb l'
p, !El!!L5iiS!LAT THE now and then.
PRICE TO VERNAL MAIL
ROUTE MAY SOON COME
Within the item (hill) r fort ili
ililiiiu iitu from tin old I'Mrlette
milieu or Kllwuille for the IbtMern
mnrketN will l-e whiiIhk Into I'rk !)
wit) of the Veriml Hl I'rk-e whkoh
roiul It will In- ImiikHl It) MUlimin
Idle li ink of wliHt l known in the
niterpllliir t)pe The mlwill) irf llieee
nuiihllien Ih file tmiH wuh mid the)
praitlrall) nmke the nwil hn the
ilrlie iiIoiik A I' .Mmjimu or tin
rintnh Aniihnlt iiunimn) whlih owtin
the 1'nrlilte, linn one of thiwe trurkii
on the wit) mid ir It l m Hin ei
i nil utlieni lire to he ordered rr um
loinll)
t'lulith Amihnlt eomiHin) whhh
Iiiim reientl) In en orcunlieil In New
ork, lum iiinonK ll HtoiklnildtTH
i nil nit n proiiilnuit In Die uffnlm of
the New ork Ctiitrul riillrimd. It I
Killd, mid him mone) ennuiih helllnd It
to umlertnke mi) ordlniir) minim;
prooitltliin One llioiiMind ilnlliirii
I.i.n heen proftrriil Ihuhine iiiiinl)
h) the itimpiin) meutlonid with
whkh to help fix up tin rmul through
dole fiiiijon mid on to M)ton IhU
Ik wild to he iiMilluhle Ht nil) time
nml Hint tin nrnil work In to utitrj
rlKhl nwit)
It Im hi lit Mil tliHt the (onipan) III
iHinillitlon with the IihuIIiik of Hh
MIDLAND H MEETINd
One llllliil Tor lit Ik r Ni l Mnnilii)
Cunlnir. Murtli -(Hh.
Wlmt U terimtl u rioriwnlwillon
mettliiK of the Midland Trail iummkIo.
lion Ht 1'rlie wuh In Id at Ht) Hull
hut Butiirdu) eienlnif iuIIhI at tin
liiHlame of A V Homle) inanr the
purpoxe IiiIiik to Imrruiie the mem
himhlp lo(itll) nml to nturt work on
the trail u noon hh prut Ileal where
liumt nteded I'ommunlintlonn wire
nail from U II Anllen mid V A
Mirrlll. nnretar) and uiKlmer, n
pntlil) or the Midland Trull iiwi
ilntlon, In which the) Muled. ITIie
wan to he alliiwed u lurite Hpaie In
tho new Midland trull hmhook to he
liuued Hhorll) and which will l din
trlhutul throuKhout the I'nlled HUilen
A W Morale) l preMdint or the loial
hrunch unci CJeorKo K Nelnu nwre-1
tar) und treasurer '
A V Homle), Oeorso K Nelnu
und I' II Sleiennon wtre w lifted an
ii tommlttee to nolhlt momhtrahlp
ror tho Prlco brunch A neeond meit
(UK was tailed ror lut Tuemln) eltn
Ing, hut er row pernon Miowcil up ,
Mondu) eienlng next n mettlnK Ih to,
to held at Helper, when representa
tive aro expected in he prment fronn
Wellington, CuMIe Oate. I'rlce and
eUewhere, and at which llmi work
ror tho local will ho outlined
Maor HorMo) U working hard to
hao a big crow J go up to tho rail
roud town rrom Price to participate
In the hcsjIuij there
The bodlio of tho evening drewi(
ma) be mere!) a wide ah draped
high urnum! the body and nupportcd
ti) rapii of tulle over the houldcrf
on out mid to h mIi to reload hai k
ni) t ngaife In a Keitrral freighting
and fiirwMnlliiK iniMneM If thin
Httoilld e the nw M-Vernl buidniwi
men at M)ln ami elwwhere In the
I'intuh IIhoIii will beeoine Miwkhidd
em in a eorHirHllon that will put on
a Mage HHliimuMIe line frmn I'rhe
out Tlile plan matured, an effort
will b,' made to get the government
eontnnl for mall whkh In now han
dled from llilpir Kmli at html Iiiim
been Intimated to Tin Hun
I'or tin iiiim.1 irt or the winter tin
road over Willow Creek Hummlt from
llilper ha lieili well nigh ImixiiMable
and i in at thin lime the mail and
Imiwm ngi r are being tranvfi rred ut
lllur Mile or the miiiunlt to fnlght
wagoiiH and lighter rlgn In order to
get through at nil The I'rlte route
Iiiim not In en lnimiHilie for wugon
or light rlga tin mtln winter Prom
llilper out tin preent iiintrat torn
lime a flie.du) limit for puruU ptt
nmtler The trip rrom Prhe would
neier rnpilrt mort limn two ilnyn.
All them think" an to be put up to
the iMMiloffhe deiwrtment at WiimIi.
Ingtnn l (" and when properl) pre
Mctitiil will inline orflrlulM ut the na
tion h iiiillal to nit up nod take no.
the of tin I'rhi to Vernal route
M CHAPTERJNST1TUTED
llo)iil nh Miiwhim Now llmi n Or.
Ki.nlullon t I'rlif.
Ir II P Klrtlo or Hall IJike I'll)
IlloMt iliellent high prlent r the
Oranil t'hapter of ltinl Arili Ma
HiliM of t'lah miomanleil b) K II
Ooodwln or Pniio grand king Wal
ter lanlela of Halt IJike CIO grand
neiretar) lr Warren llenjamln of
Halt Uke I'll) grand chaplain J
I'unnron biliiiiu of Mohrlund grand
ro)ul arch captain f 1' Dlmmore of
Ogden grand maMer of the third
veil, und II 0 lllumenthal ,rand
muur of the flrt mH ame to Prlu
laM Haturda) Manh IHh and In the
nenlng lntltuled a .hapler of ltoul
Areh Miimoiim Prominent membera or
the frntemllli from ull iwirln of far
lion lount) and elsewhere were prea-i
ent to wltneaH the ureinonlw r In
lltullon , ,
The offliern of the new chapter ure'
J l Mlddleton excellent high prloM,
W K llhnail. king Arable AIIUou
rllie C II Btevennon treaurer, T ,
It MiMlllan necretur) M I Oil
mniir loptulnof the ho.t J W Ham
mond principal nojoun er J fam.
eron Schulti, io)al unh raptaln K
K Uurke maMer of tho third veil
Oeorge M Miller maMer r the aec,
ond veil Olen llalllnger, mu-ter of!
the rirM veil and IHmald Mclver nen-
At' the uoiuluMnn or the ccremonlea,
an eluliorule luncheon wa wrved liji
the hannuet room of Manonle Hall
and a number or excellent nddreM.cn
wero made l Krand offlcer and,
othern
COAL COMPANIES
PLAN T0 EXPAND
Ptlll IOS MlKin IIIC
HH'(. Ill ll Kit M, MIM..
Xiitinllug to Mor I'liiiiiiiulnii rrom
Suit IjiUi- CI ) KffortN n Ik lug
MiiiIi" II) tho PnaliutrM to lioiiiur.
like the IrfMiitlnn of .Ni w rmlorleM
Throughout Wot nml NortliiirM.
Coal lompuuliM operating In t'tnh
nre preparing to extend their mnrkiU
on tlie Pacific CoumI nud In the Inter
mountain countr), tliut the mlnen
inn) be kept going in full vpeid at
Itiut ten mnnthH In the eur. To thli
i ml the mill lompalilrH and the rull
road are (o-operating In the bring.
Ing or fiuKirliM to the Intermouutitln
eoiinlr), m;i)m Halt Utke'a Herald. Ite.
pulillmn Ah )it the eomiianlen ure
not read) to nnnounie their planM,
hut It Im learned rrom a rtlluhle notirce
Unit ovirture are being mude to
atirn rompunlcM to iMtablUh
branrheH In t'tuh and otlu r MatrM In
the Iniermoiintaln terrltor)
'the I'lnh I'm-1 tomimn) und the
United NtutiM I'll e I compan) have
hem altt milling to extend the toitl
inarkd on the Purlflc Coaat for Mume
tlim but competition with Aunlrnllun
and HrltlMh Columbia coat U mi Mrong
that nl) a few IhotiMund tona u )eur
ure Mold tht re It Im the purpoM, or
tilt iihil companleM to det reave the
eoM or mining l the line or eleitrltlt)
that the nulea agent ten may iiuote
prliea eipuil to thime limited by the
eomiMtiileH whhh nhlp their coul by
w liter
Throughout tht Pnclflt Northwest
there I- little or no Utuh nml iihimI
A dirrereutlul or flft) centM a ton on
Utuh coul Im pluied on ull nlilpmrnlM
rrom thU tate to Wevtern Idaho
Oregon und Wuhlngton ut Amerlean
I'uIIk, Ida, und thli cwumcmi the prlte
to be higher than the coal price
quoted rrom the W dining riehU
itiii't iii.icvns aiii: 'IO OPIA
iiiiixruri:iis iar m'muv.
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CIHCAOO, March 14 Ite.
publieun nutlonul headiuartern
ror 19 1 C will be opined nl a
downtown hotel here on Humla)
it wuh unnouucid toda) Jumen
II I.ejiKiUlM, (tcrotar) or the na-
tloiml committee, will be In 4
charge und huilncu will begin In
preparation ror the Juno ran-
ventlon Chairman CharleM l
illllii or the national committee
will be in Chicago Mnnduy when
the nub-committee or the nation-
a lommlttee Im to meet. The
temporur) chalrmanMhlp or the
convention U aald to be the ma
Jor nueMtlon beror the nub-com.
mlttee
i
High lluwian bootH or Hoft leuther
for little kIDh aro now Meen. Often
I the) are dark red
DEATH BLOW GIVEN . 1
FIGHTER AT MYTON I
"Youn Battling Olson" Delivers Drive of Fist 9
That Results In the Death of John fl
B. Babcock of Price. tH
John It llnlMiHk tlleil nt M)ton limt
Huturda) morning following bin fight
In the prlte ring the night bcfuro with
Mart Ol-oii of Price, known In fl-llc
t In leu an outig llnttllng oUon '
Tin 1-inlent at M)lon wan ror ten
rouiulH mid wnn In Id In building
with ii i um rile floor IbtUock wiim
kuoikeil out In the mviiith round
mo the etor) over the lilt phone re
lull, anil fell batkwardM He hiim
tnlned In the fall coihummIoii or the
brain ouug Itabeotk wuh IiiIi r
taken nwn) nml miillcnl nld miiiii
m nud He dletl iiIhiiiI eight houra
iifttr Iiim Injurlea were reeelvid at
rordlug to K U Harmon of the Nine
Mile Million who wiih In I'rlee ut the
time Hut h Infnriniitliiii nn W ol
Initial l iiiiiih over the tett phone to
Harmon it hmther.ln.hcw or the dettd
man
lniiu. in llt Hi hi,
I'ollonlng the iletli or Unlmwk mi
IliMiiiMt wuh held mid on Tin-win) the
runaliiM wire pniwreil ror burlul
The IhmI) Ih lift g brought to Prlco h)
wav of Nine Mil nml hi nrrompanleil
b John IkilHtMk, the rather, and
neveral frit iida anil relative of the
d MUMed h the roailH are In fright
fill tondltlon lieytind Hate Canyon
rrom Prltt the trip Im iierpjtmtrll) n
lidhiiiM mid tlreeome one It wan nt
flint li ti inlisl to come to I'rlee b) wu)
or the llelpir mid Willow Crnk
rmiti hut It wuh found that the roadn
through Nine Mtje nt IhN lime nre
the lielter The part) Im expectHl In
Prlie In time to hold the rum ml per
vitin from the tiihirmtele thin (Prl
du) ) nf It rnooii
Young llabeoek wiim prnetleall)
nsind In the Nine Mile iotintr, und
had followed the 'righting game hut
u ver) Mhort time He wuh about 31
)iiirM or uge, li m Im iiImo OImoii, nnd Im
Hurvlvtd b) IiIm futher nnd one bro
there, Kuril, and four Mlatirn, Mrn K
I. Harmon, Mr. Carl JohnMun, Mrn
lltrt Ta)lor and Mm, KriiMtiiH i'tirllx
Murt OImoii Ih the on of M M Obtou
of Price and Ih more or It h of nn
umnttur In the ring The right wuh
promotid by C I) HtokfM who glvtn
IiIm reMldentii iim IIiIm tit), but who In
reallt) Im a truvtllng man who lukiM
ordera ror the t nlargemeiit or photo
grnpliM Olnon took the count or nine
bffnre lundlng tht blow that later re
Niillid In IiIm udierMnra deulh
I'limrnl IliU AfltriiiHin.
The hod) or the dead innu arrived
ut Prlte hint night, uteompiiiiled b)
relatlvtN und neveral rrltmU, mid the
runeral will In held thin afternoon at
S odoik HervleeH will he undir tho
illrectlou or onion II Oiiymnu IiUIi
op'M touiiNellor, and HldirK H Horn
le) Tht funirul would have been at
the titbernacle hut ror the run that
the building Im In um In lonnettlmi
with Ht Putrlika Did exert Inen
The rutin r or )oung llubtoek wuh u
culltr at The Hun off lie thin (Prldii))
morning und Minted lliut wluu he lift
MONTUW VOLPE
hiinilay Morning Tnigttl) M the iiiup
of CiiMtlo Onti",
CuNtle Oute wui the cene IubI Hun
duy morning of a nhootlng affruy tho
renul; of which U that Mlko (Wolf)
Volpe Ih dead ahot through the uh
domen with u mall tullber rifle
and Jim Monturo Im In the county Jail
nwulllng the arrival home of Count)
Attorney Pout, when he will be ar
raigned on a uhurge or murder
1'rom what can ho gleaned rrom
different ource It Menus Unit four
or five of tho frltmdn of tho deud man
nnd the prisoner were having a slug
parly and Indulging In a friendly rurd
game and numerous bottles of beer
About 1 o'clock Hunda) morning u
wrangle took place which resulted In
the shooting Monturo vvhh wounded
In the fight und took to the hills, hut
being forced to come back for medi
cal attention he wuh arrested and
brought to I'rlte
An Iniiuest was held Tuesda) be
for Justice Morgan Kvuns und a Jury
The verdict was simply that Volpe
cainn to his death at the hands or Jim
Monturo
M)tmi on Tueeiln) with tho hod) or '9
his sou OImiii wan Mill In bed, and fH
that his prellmlnar) hearing before 'iS
it Justlte or the pence was to bo held iiil
on Wcdnefldn) Inst OImoii, he wild,
wdm suffering from Internal Injurlea H
Ho iiImo Minted that It was Internal fM
Injuries that brought on IiIm eon' M
death nnd not tonciiMloii of the M
hrnln The Hun was this morning un- H
able to gtt nu) word through to My , jH
ton an to OImoii h loiidltlon or the re- V J
suit or the coroner a liuiuest ll
FREEDS WIN OUT ; 1
IN BITTER FIGHT ' 1
l'll Mil I, IONS t) it),,ltH IN 'Mgg
OM. I. Wilt '1 1 1 1 S KH. tl
Ihtl'loii I'niiu Nt iilur) or Hie I'll- 'IsIIIIB
liilor I'niukllii K. Ijiiii- l.lti-x Hall Il
Irfikf Cll) Pninll) lllh to Viict Ihaly ligH
of uliiiihli (iniI UiiiiU l'i Hun. IH
lliigtoii Cmi)oii In I'iiii r) Coin.ty. t'JH
I'ntnklln K line eerretnr) or the i
Intel lor tat Wt ilneMln) nt Wimlilng- 1 wgalH
Ion, slgnetl a tiiHlnlnii giving Claud W 5 IH
Plied. Ii-lir I) Irted mid UlIlM C jlillH
I'recil or Halt like Cll) lindlMputed galgal
title to fori) line hundred und sixty j lial
atrt-M or coal In ml In Utah valued nt ' j
appnixlmutt I) flu- iiiIIIIuiim of dollar. H
Title In IIiIm land width Ih said to I i'goH
niiinllliltii the ilihtHit IdtiimlnoUH conl IsliiiH
fit Id In I'lah Iiiim bun In controversy i t'jH
ror nearl) tin veurn mid the I'reed tM
brol lit tm have flnull) obtnlned title f'l
uftir ont of tho most sluhhorni) con- ' f'
teMeil legal fights In the hlstnr) of the TuHHH
tlepnrtinint of the Inltrlor While iliallllll
hlghl) grullfltil at their big flnanelal ligaH
v It tor) In the final decision of the 'lUfl
t use b) the seen tar) of the Interior, IJafll
all of the I'rted brnlhi rs mi) their flrll
iMpeclul cause ror rejohlng Im the nb- SliiiaiaH
solule vlndluitliiii or the im me of their 'VLIaiH
rutin r the lute C M Pried The 'HgaillH
lute C M Preed had been Indicted sBI
with othrrs by the giivcrninent soon nll
after the land wuh intern!, nnd, nl tftiiLaiafl
though the Imllitmi nt was afterward Kliaiifl
tllsmlHsed the hi Im of I'reed ulwu)s QtfLlaiafl
felt that the coiitinllon or the govern- (PfilailiH
mint In the civil suit that follow id HEaiaiaiH
the iIImiiImuiI of the Indlttment was u LUH
reflet lion on his Integrll) The final Hl
illspokal of the tiiMe by the hlglliMt
tribunal t learn nwit) all pommIIiIu hiii-m- iHI
Hon of the honoMt) and good fnllli H
with whli li the original entrlm were KaHHIIIlH
made. PHI
jti)tr hiTilor luilli tcil. j (Ol
The tust from Its Initptloii was HbiIIIIbH
fnuglit out b) K W rienlor of Halt iangnlH
Uike Cltf nn ihhf rolinnil for the IftHiia
Pried Intt renin. Ht nlor wan attorney Hil
ror the lute (' M Preed when the land IMLailllllH
wun uiiUlrid und wuh hlmneir Indicted HijH
by a ful era I grand J no IIIh Indlit IncHialH
inent was illsmlnMcd und he continued iMItaiiH
us uttorne) ror the Preed Intt rents HiLI
through ull the litigation that fol- gslijijl
low id Asnoclattd with Henlur as jt- BBH
torue)H ror the I'ruiU were lllmunrik Bssta
Hii)der or Hull like Cll) nnd Judge LHLjLjH
John M Ituukln und William T H, olialliaH
CurtlM or WiiMhlnglon I) C The tie- lifll
Iiiim or the necrelur) or the Interior BH
In rinul The mm wan originally liaiaiaifl
brought In the fnlirnl trlmlnal court KtiaiaiaH
on Indictment of Pritd und his usno IILH
i lute charging coimplnity to defraud Mioiaiaiafl
When the Indlitintuls wire dlMmhweil IH
a civil at lion was brought h) the gov iaH
trnmtnt before the register und n RiaiaiaiaB
t elver or the United Htutos land off lie JisijiaiH
In Halt Uike Cll) The lotul offlilalM liijH
decided in fuvor or the Pretals lln HH
government appealed to the oominln- ILbbI
Hiuner giucral or the laud off he, who IH
decided In favor ot tho government MiaiaiaiaiaB
The Preed brother then appealed to &HI
the secretary of the Interior and hi laiH
decision In fuvor of the Priedn wun (Hstfl
signed W'cdnendu) ial
The Idiuiln ie Pun IiiimiI. LLflLlH
The original entries on the prop. ' iiLI
erty were made In Juuuur), 1900 The HhLH
late C M Preed togethir with vai lLll
ous members or his fumlly und sevtral HH
or his employea, ten In all, riled In thu IVLaH
United Htate land office uppllcutionH hKI
to pun hate each from the govern- M
ment ono hundred und slit) acres or fBM
eoal land In tho Curliun-Hmcry Held WM
The government purchase price or LH
the sixteen hundred acres wan sixteen HbLiH
thousand dollars. In Die same month DH
sixteen other appllcutloun to iurhasu HijHafl
coal land In this section were riled Lfl
The amount or land embraced In bIEbH
these uipllcutlons wus twent) five LHH
hundred and sixty acres, contiguous to alH
(Continued on pn four) pjH