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I riFUl 11H2 TltACKS AND Til UN I " Ir.i:l' TIIII CLUMt. JTZ W f2 , utn tarried already. To Rot them v T3 tr C from '' hou"e'' m,a8 to ral1' J1nt2B!cond.Cla..J.tt.r. June 4. 1.1S, t the ro.tottlc. nt Price. Utah. Under the Act of March I. 1171 T"" ' - VOLUME 4; NUMBER 19 sHTHTdAY " ' OCTOBER 4. 1918 NOTHING COULD BE QUITE SO VICIOUS AS THIS Power of Taxation Placed In the Hands of Three Or Four Men Named By Governor. Together with a projosel ainciulmctit to life state constitution re Utuig to uniform taxes and exemptions, anil a prohibition amendment regarding the regulation of ale. manufacture, tic and Msscsion of muxaatiug liquor, there is hcing advertised House Joint Resolution o , pnniding for an amendment to Sec. 4, Art. 13, of the Constitu tion of the State of Utah, relating to the taxation of mines and mining imperii and the assessments of same. It reads as follows: P.c it enacted by the legislature of the slate of I'tah.. two-thirds of all the members elected to the two houcs concurring therein : Vi- 1 That it is proved to amend Sec. 4, Art. 13 of the Consti tution of the State of Utah so that the ame will rend as follow s- Sec 4 All metalliferous mines or mining claims, both placer and rovk in place, .shall be assessed at five dollars cr acre, and in addition thereto at a value based ukii some multiple or ubmultiple of the net annual proceeds thereof. All other mines or mining claims and other valuable mineral deposits, including lands containing coal or hydro-carbons, shall be assessed nt their full value. All machinery used in mining and all property or surface improvements Uoit or appurtenant to mines r nining claims, and the value of any .surface use made of mining claim-, or mining procrty for other than mining purposes, shall he hmcs-ciI at full value. The state board of equalization shall asos and tax all propel ty herein enumerated, provided that the assessment of tiu d 'liars er acre and the assessment of the value of any u-e other than l"f muting purposes diall le made as provided by law. Sic 2' The Secretary of State is hereby directed to submit this pr H-cd amendment to the electors of the Mate at the neM general rkitmu m the manner prescribed by law. Sec 3 If adopted by the electors of the state, this amendment -hall take effect January 1st, 1"1". pprovcd March 12, 1"17. Ml of the almve amendments will he- voted tixm at the furthcom ing election, and it is more than jiossible that thoc who arc zealous that the prohibition amendment shall pass, will vote favorably on all three rather than rik their ballots. No more vicious a measure than the proposed amendment regarding mining taxation has ever been put to the voters of tins state, declare (ioodwin's Weekly, in n late issue. Should it Kss anil we seriously doubt if the thinking jicople of Utah will ermit it to it would make it Kssihlc for the state board of equali zation to put the majority of the metalliferous mines of the state out of htiiiie-s, for. besides assessing them at live Hollars k,t acre, it Is pro posed In addition thereto to tax them at a value based tqvoit some multi He r submultiplc of the annual proceeds thereof, without stating tlcfi mteK Wii.it that multiple or subiimltiple may be. Ill the same token the proved measure would be equally vicious from flic standpoint of those who excct the mining companies to stand their full share of the laves of the Mate, for it Is within the range of fusibilities that through a governor favorably inclined, the state Intard I equalization could be made up of such members as might favor the mining interests to an undue extent. In other words, it gives unlimited powtr in regard to the taxation of mines mid mining companies, pro r con to a lioard conssitiug of four ineinlK'rs. apKintcd hy the governor, Jul not only jeopardizes tbe chief industry of the state, but places other tapacrs in a position where they might be forced to bear additional hurdens if an executive were elected who might see fit to name a lioanl. the members of which might sec their duty in such a light as to serve the r uiing companies, irrescctive of the rights of the (teoplc Referring again to the acts of that trujy remarkable !ody, the leg lnture of 1017, we Ijave in mind the "corrupt practices act" under winch no candidates are allowed to contribute to any charitable organ itation, ami which, under strict interpretation means, of course, that hc cannot contribute to the Red Cross. Reserving that part of the measure for future discussion, it means literally that the mining com tomes cannot sx.'iid n quarter to defend their cause or to place their side of Uic argument before the public, but in the meantime there is nothing which prohibits those on the other side of the argument granting that there is an argument from making their campaign in favor of the amendment at the state's excuse, for it was only within the past week that we noted where the members of the state Iward of education had appointed three prominent Utah educators to prcjwrc arguments in favor 'i the projoscd constitutional amendment, relating to taxation for edu cational purines of Utah wines, the best argument to Ik; filed with the "teemed secretary of state, presumably for general dissemination "notig the weakmiuded, Xot being educated ourselves, and knowing little of the prominence l many Utah educators, except when sonic newspaper makes affidavit warding their talents, we are not prepaed to state whethe these gen 'lmen are qualified to make an argument on any sttbjct, hut it is a safe !t that in this age of isms their hirsute adornment is longer than their '! , and that they will probably call for help from such shorthaircd wnin as usually advise regarding a jet fetich calculated to save the ,,r!l, but which in reality is usually carried to a point where some rut industry Is destroed. We supine that in submitting their argument- to the secretary of state that he is to be the sole judge of the "rih of them, and in casual contemplation of the members of the cont ' "Hie appointed to submit these arguments, taking also into considcra ''"ii the acumen and thorough preparedness of the state secretary re eling mining matters, we are under the impression that in the sight ' f tli'-e who have studied the subject, the argument will be "a thing of ' int and a joy forever." Hut we admonish the public to lw iatieut 'Hi reieiving these arguments at the state's expense, and take for a 'u i )nar Wilde's reference tp the Leadvillc pianoplayer who asked that '" " within hearing refrain from shooting because he was doing the best K v uhl More seriously speaking, when it is taken into consideration that ",l' nulling companies are now awiewied cm their ground, their net pro-i,v,l- .md improvements, and have an additional occupation tax, and '"4 (lie puroc of the proposed (intendment is to place the x.wcr of 'utt .ii hi three or four men, all of whom arc apxintcd by the gov nicir, rather than those who represent the jicople, there can be no ques ii"n regarding the viciousness of the aincndiiient or what was in the '"mils of those who proposed and passed it without argument. I lose IJinghaui, Park City, Eureka, the Cottoi.woods, the Milford ' '"trict and the various other camps, which are first among the legiti mate industries, arc the very life blood of the state? Never. The con rvation of man jowcr at a crucial time like (life is too necessary to j'e any of it to cut the grass in city streets where busy traffic keeps it "wit at theptesent time. i - - Fox Plans Tunnel for Big Irrigation Project Construction of n tunnel Miree-quar-.'?.uf.n. m,le ,on, through one point f the nsateh tnountnln range U In-olv-il In nn Irrigation project on which rilinx wn mnile hut Friday with (JeorRo P. McflorninK Ktnte en yliiMr. by J V Fox of Miiiitl. Wntcr ... '" . c,"vcjil from tho Orccn Itlrlni.ln for Into Irrlxntlon of Inndi now nhtnlnlnR their U.ply from Mnntl City Creek Mr Pox prnposen to More on thiiUKind five hundred ocro feci ot wnter iterlted from the miowii onil Hood nt the hend of Cove Fork of ..r.ron1.(ir'k Canyon He m he will liulld n recrvolr to cover forty ;eeii nnd ono-half ncrex, with wnter foro-elithl feet deep nt It deepent liolnl To enrry off tho wnter when wanted, he would conntruct n tunnel one thouuiud tlirco hundred nnd thirty-seven feet lonu throtiRh the tnoun tnln Inl" Mnntl Can on The purpose Is to use the water In Irrigating four thousand four hundred ncrra ot land. Sugar for Canning Is Taken From the Market Kxcept nn tho approval of the couu ty food iidrulnlstmtlonr-no sticnr for canning punne will b sold nfler Ootoher 1st. nccnnllnx to Instrurtlons Issued to xrocers tiy V W.Armstrong. food administrator for I'tuii, nnd only the iillownnci of two pnHids for noh lierson er nibntli lllt mude In n stiitemrnt AnnstronxTftlls attention to the furl that ilurlmrJuly, August nnd Heptemlier the JimisenUcH were xli"n Ihe right of wny oer all other con suiueiN of sugar In order thut th er lahulite fruit might lie preserved for winter use All who have sugur left ner from the running season nre re minded of their pledge to hold lilt sll xnr that was not used, subject to the order of the food administrator A re quest Is inada that housewives drnw from the sugur remaining on hand be fore ordering new monthly allotments. Third Party Gathering Again Tomorrow Night Hove ml of Hie clllirns of i'rlre be hind u third tMHy inotcment mot lit City Hull huCMGurtiVv evening nnd ills russeil plfifor theL'omlne cnmpnlgu. It bus leoti decldiif. It Is Mid, to go nliMid (mil place utlcket In the Held for most ( or (lie iiunty olllces to be tilled. AnAlher metlng Is to take place tomorrow Niywijrfi; nt the same place and with the snmo iurinw In view Tim Hun was Infill moil lust week, and so stated, that the third purty move ment was nrr. It appear that The Hun at the tlmo wits correct, and thut since tho mutter has been reconsidered, Three Weeks Yet and All Clocks Go Back One Hour Hundi). Oct 27, at 8 o'clock of the morning America's timepieces will be set back an hour This Is tho ottlcial announcement of J. Cecil Alter of the Utah weather bureau nt Bait Lake City. Alt clocks were sot ahead one hour nt midnight March list, last, and life throughout tho t'nlted Htates since that time has been regulated by this time schedule JJxnctly two hundred nnd ten houra of dn light or eight nnd threcquarter d)s' lime has been saved since the ibi) light sating plan was Inaugurated on the Inst night of March. One hour more of sleep will be enjoyed by every. one In the country October JTtli, for when (he hands ot the clock point to t o'clock in tho morning they will be put back to t o'clock Local Boys Called In First Hundred Numbers Much Interest was shown by Pinh draft offlenls In tho advises sent out from Washington, U P.. Inst Monday When it was nnnnunced the first drawn was No. 122, It was considered morn or less n mutter of congratula tion thut the number was n compnnt thely low one. since most boards would have n registrant with that number There were, however, pos sibly hnlf n dozen hoards In thn state that did nut haw serial numbers that ran Hint high Much boards had to wait until the thirty-first number drawn, twenty. Rave theni their first order number llrrenbouls the first railed are Frank Hermann. Hiawatha. Samuel M Wells, Victor; Ocnuls J. Mitchell Neota; William Morford. Ver nal, nnd loseph Mitchell. Midway NKHII NOT 8HI.li VIII1T m:i.ov tiii: nxi:i phut.. If farmers will have pntlenre they need tmt Kill their wheat below the guarantied gov eminent prlre. n bulle tin reielvnV from the fund admlnl'tra turn In Washington, It P. nnnoume. Iteports. appear, have reached government officials that some of. the farmers are elllng their wheat tit less than the guaranteed prlie bei'imsa of thn railroad embargo In rertulu purl of tbe iiiuntry ngnlnst wheut ship ments. While the elevators are li-mtHirarUS' overstocked beenusp sni boards movement has nut kept pare with Internal iirtlvlty, this t'ondltlon should be Improved during the next thirty or sixty da vs. It Is said. No farmer, the mlvlre slates, who will have pullcnro until the situation Im proves, unit soil lielnw the gusrunti-od prlte. for the government will buy nil wheal as fnst as It ran ha moved. in :i.ti:it imiv in t'liANPi: IS .MIKSINO IN ACTION. Ilt:i,l'i:it, Kepi, HO. Word bus i'eeii received here thai 1'ele (laruvnx lln Is mlsslnx In uitlon nfter n buttle Wixugement hi Prance No further pnrtkulurs were given, but It Is he llnvfd he mlxht be In u baso hospital recopcriitlnx from wounds. HE SIGNS STATEMENT DEFINING HIS POSITION t the request of Harden Itenuioii. ccrctar of Mate, askuif,' that arKinnents as provitled hy law rcprccutiiir Iwth'sides on the projxjseil ameiidments to the coiiMilutiou on the taxation of mines ami mining properties be submitted to him on or More September 26th, Jesse Knight of I'rovo last Friday afternoon filed arguments against the pro Kised tax. Kiiij-ht has lieeu .selected as the champion or sKkc.siuau of the opKition. Arj-tinienls for and against arc confined to five hundred words. Pamphlets coutainiiiK' the argument!, arc to be fjoltcn out by the secretary of state and furnished county clerks numbering one and one-fifth times the total registered voters m each county. Knight lus given the uewspaer.s this signed statement : "I have declined to make pnlilii I" my argument against the atloptiou of the amendment to the constitu tion or to engage in any public dis cussion of it until now, as I do not Ixilicvc that papers intended to be come official documents should la made public before they arc filed with the state. The law provides the maimer for presenting thin ar gument to the people, ami I believe in following the law. "1 am ami have always been op voscd to attempts, unfortunately be coming too common, to evade, am plify or distort laws from their clear language ami purK.c. My argu ment has been filed with the state, a provided by law, and further dis position of it is out of my hands. It expresses my sincere convictions ami I hope the voters wil not he misled into putting an) thing so in iquitous into the state constitution. "I ltelieve it is illegal for officers of' the state, who draw salaries paid hy taxes collected from the people to go about advocating measures that will come tip before the people at an election We have men at present, under the guise of other business, going about from place to place urging the adoption of the proposed amendment. "They are officeholders and are pledged under the law to give their services to state business and should not be jcrmitted to use their time ami the people's money to further their selfish interests or advocate their pet measures." Permits Coffee Price May Be Made Higher i.JV.'.!l,'..L,i",",,?U "' n "nal advance In tho price of roasted coffee to the consumer, thn United Htates food ml mlnlMrator will permit an ndvunce on bulk roasted coffeo sufficient hi price l! .,'!.rVou'lr" l'r"Hl In rents to the iHitim I equal to their pre-war prof. Us. according to u telegraphic ill. patch Htules food administrator for Utuh. from the officii of the lulmlnlstrutlon In Washington, O. p The saiiio disputed points out that need of nn advance on puckuce ooffee Is obviated by the saving effected In cost b) the elimination of expensive containers A condition Imposed Is that u full statement sulUfactorj to the food administration wilt be required showing thut the ndvunce on bulk rousted coffee does not exceed pre war profits nnd I warranted In each particular case. New Company on Best of Footing, say Promoters More than fourteen thousand shares of the stock of Parhon Iind. Water and Power company have heun siibsorlhed for up to this dale Of the number er few shares are what mn bo (termed speculative In the hands nf i those other than farmers under the .system nnd owners of luud J C Jen sen, president of the new company. Is nt this time In Halt Ijiko city lookinr after the Incorporation of the company and other matters In connection. It i Is tlie Intention to xet started on the , proposed tunnel west of Price this fall. The old rompuny mortgage will likely he foreclosed hy the state at once that the now company may come In control. Many dishes have hitherto depend ed for flavor on meat and butter. Now we must find substitutes for these flavors. i i ' ' m The Weather I ; Tho Bun Special Service. , ' H lloiirer, Polo,, Oct. I, 8:07 rim f PVtlr, cxrnpL showers Kalurdivy ' H night or Hiindny north and west por- IB tlons. Pooler northwest portion, d Sugrtii outcd compliments nre not H ns popular as thej were It's too hard H to get the sugar iH JESSE KNIGHT FILES HIS ARGUMENT ! I AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT . 1 Last Friday being the last day allow etl for the filing of arguments f H for or against any of the projxjscd constitutional amendments, Secretary 'H of State 1 lardcn Llcnnion will proceed to print a Kimphlct for preseuta- 'S lion to the voters of the state, which will show how the amendments will H appear on the ballot, and will also contain the three five hundred word H arguments that have been submitted. There arc three prn;Hcd amend- ' l incuts to th estate constitution to be submitted to the voters at the next fjH election in November. One proteoses that statewide prohibition he made l a part of the state's organic law. 1 George A. Startup of I'rovo presents an argument as to "why the ' H voters should vote yes on this. There is no negative argument. A sec- iH oiid proocd amendment has to do with the taxation of mines, and lH proK)cs to tax coal mines ami hytlro-cnrlwns at their full value, which jl it is argued can be determined with approximate accuracy through ifl gcologicat study, and to tax metal mines at some multiple or lulnnultiplc Jl of their net proceeds. The constitution now reads that they shall lc 1H taxed "by the state board of equalisation" oiv their net proceeds. For J this amendmciit n committee of school men furnished the affirmative M- fl gumciit, ami Jesse Knight of I'rovo the negative. The third amendment H projKKC exemption of attested valuation of homes up to the maximum 11 limitof two hundred fift dollars and of personal assessments up to the ! i,'- maximum of one hundred dollars. There irc ii(iirgunients on this, 11 cither for or against, to be presented to the voters of the state hi pampli- jH let form. The Jesse Knight argument follows : ' (H "It must he remembered that our constitutional provisions on taxa tion were1- framed after mature de liberation by a non-partisan consti tutional convention. choen for that specific itut) by the people, who adopted ami ratified their work. It should not Ik- tinkered with nor amended without grave considera tion ami imperative necessity, which does not exist. Mine owners and operators expect and desire to pay their pro jHirtion of all additional revenue necessary to meet the requirements of the state in general ami the schools in particular. Our federal p.overimieut has shown the most equitable method of taxation, namely, the income tax, both for individuals and corKiratiotis. Our constitution already provides for an income tax. Consequently, no a mcmlmeul is necessary. "A state income tax will pro vide all the additional revenue necessary and place the burden equitably, instead of leaving such distribution to the whims ami prej udices of an appointive loard. " M ready we are making our in come returns in compliance with national law. This method has met mid will mee,t the national require ments and is worthy of adoption by the states. "On the other hand, the pro looted amendment to the constitu tion, if adopted, would retard our development ami would Ik? the be ginning of class legislation in this state, a thing most to Ik? deplored, and would not provide a just or final settlement of the tax problem. "The method designed in the pro ved amendment for taxing mines is wrong in principle, contrary to the theory ami spirit of our Amer ican government, savors of l'rtis siaiiisui, and should Ik: defeated by the voters of the state, regardless of political affiliation. "To delegate such jniwcrs to a' lKard, chosen hy a rtUan gover nor ami responsible to him out), would take away the rights of the people, he extremely dangerous, and might result in confiscation of prop erty. "The amendment places no lim itation whatever on the board of equalization in assessing net pro cced.s of metal mines. To confer, by the organic law of the state, such unlimited Mwcr upon an apointcd lioprd, would be infamous. "The propocd amendment was not introduced until the last day of the legislative session indeed, sev eral days after the constitutional criod had expired and was passed without notice, without hear ing and without due consideration. "Reduced to plain language, it means constantly increased Kwers to the board of equalization, who thereby can favor their personal friends ami penalize their political enemies. It is taxation witltotit representation in its worst form ami therefore violates every fundamen tal American principle. It opciu an avenue for Kliticat corruption and invites graft and blackmail. "The principle of the national in. come tax" appeals to the public sense of justice, notwithstanding the heavy burdens it imposes. "Pur legislature, without consti tutional amendment, has full power samKOBammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtsf ifl to enact such laws as arc ucc&stary ) f to meet any revenue situation and fiH this is as it should be ; thereby hi the H words of Thomas Jefferson. fjl "'Preserving Inviolate the fttiida- H mental prim-lptc. that the oople are t U not to be taxed but l rcprcscuta- '.vB lives choeii immediately by them- ' i selves.' " i mM COLTON HADN00PPOSITIOH , Jl A mil ii Nmiiiil AS iti-puhllmii Pnlult- t ; j ibite for the Scunti', ) 1 Dun II Piillmi of Vernal was venter- i 9H tln iiimulmiiusl) renominated for I Al senator fiom this dlstrlit I.) the re- . mM puhllt mis lie bad no opposition. f. flH Thirteen ilelenutrt from Our bo n ijfll omul) to nllend the stair republican ' ClSSI U'liveiitlon were nlsii iiiiiiimI. They I f H are P. It. Muri'tisen. U A. Mi (lee. J, ' 3H M WbllmoiF, i:. Hnnlsehl. V. N. Wet- 1 i'IB set, Itobett Mrusles, J. K. IVIIIt, It, I rfH It. Klrkimtrlik, J. H. Tboiniin, J, I f bH II lrfntaiid, Thomas T. Uimph, (A K. f jH Jensen mid . N Dmprr. 11 The simp ileleinitr with the ex- 11 leptlon of U'hltmore nnd Uimih were 11 chosen to the conirreslonal conventloft lil Tho other two are A. i: (llbsun nnd tflHI Hnmuel IhiRtnon It It. KMrkpatrlck ' ID uited as chairman of the senatifrtal . llH loiiveutliiii nnd (lmrifr II. Nelms, see- H.1 reinr. I'ihiii motion of U A. MiClee VM the ileleimtloii for Purbon eiint will ( jH vole for J V Phcrr) for one of the I IH suprrme , ourt iiumiuallouit. 11 I'lve iiersons to bi mimed Inter by ! jH the chulrmuii of the county orirniilta- , JH t lni nrr to draft a platform for the JH loiiuiy iiiiivriillon's uiliiitlni on tha i JjH 10th of this month. r 'iH BIOS FOR ELECTRIC PUNT 9 One 1'roin Snlt. Uiko City Ami jl . fH Other lly Uh-mI .Man. r ' fH t V I'rbi' city ioiiiiiII lurt Tuesday ' TJM eveitliiK rcvelved unit (ousldered two i fl bids for the tiurihnro nf tho munli'lpll- I 'jH ly owned IlKhtlnic und Wwer plant. t iJH One vvus fiom I'tah rowernud l.litht f ii .company, wbli h offered $17,700. Th I iM other came from Kmmvt K. Olson ot JUH iTiir, wiioimi inn vvus us.iuv. in I nH rount II (sinstilored the offers ntllenltth, t PlH but postponeO further action hi un nit' f tH Journed meelhn; next Mnnduy,f venlnr. v.-V I V I'tah Tower ftuiM.lcht oiuiany had f' IPJH rpreseutntlven preent Irrtrto ersons I i of AT. Meruit of Truro, district t hXfM munaKer, nnd lllmm.rik Hii)i;er, Its i rfll attorney. In siibmlttltiit his bid 01- f I'lH miii stated he was prepared to furnish ' f ?'lH it bond for iiuy deal he vnloretl Into, j. p IH The plant was rorenllv uptirulsed by I rllH A. J l. It. MiKuna and It. II, Vv'ul- f SJIH ters ut it little mori than twenty -five t LlBH at h little more than twwity-flve , f ill thniisand jU hundred dollars. eetieUI- I hSlH ly slui v llitro Is on hand loisilly nnd K wft not ns et used iiround tvvtt thousand i ItHH ilollsrs worth of new supplUM und r flH materials y fUjM PASTI.K OATH AM) IIKl.THIt J ffi 9 VOl'NO MHN lltattl) TltOM. Mr. and Mrs. John Tl.iud or Untie I f9 M Oate h.ivo beon informed tha,t their f M M son, Corp. JameM A. Tland, SI joarsi C pB H of UKe, husurrlveil SNfell iiversetiM with ( gflJI'H thoTivo Hundred and Klxtlutli Aero ,uBim Muadrou. lie r-ullstvd last Decern- , JffJ ) bur und was first siutloued ut Port tafl II DoiikIus, later koIuk t" Wiuii, Tex., ffl m and from there overseas. At the time IWtt M of his enlistment he was emplofed a j kBi II cashier of a Helper think A feelfnir ' jBjt H of relief was thut of Mrs P. Ilottlno S jfKTiW of Helper upon reieipt of u C4immun- jartUTH Initlon tho (test week nuniiuuulnir tbk 1 Mlkll arrival overseas of her nephew, Tom I mK9 TNMctlK. who enlisted last May In iWiVlil the iirmj and vvus stationed at Pump I ri'Mll Tunston, Kan., for u period of train- wll I UK. He In now it jluncd to duty with i WuJ the I'ortj-l'lrst ambulonce corn- In 4 IfftJ France. j (IfH One of the fortunate tilings In this j 'Mm country Is thut the old ladles are wll- JHK, $JHB ling to finish the socks the younir la- yQH dies to IHM