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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
BUS PASSENGERS

William Ace, a mining man from
Rock Springs Wyo. Is registered at
the Kenyon hotel
O. f. Kinney, merchant at Black
foot. Ida, is staying at. the. Kenyon
hotel.
Charles F. Sloan of San Francisco,
who is interested in a number OF colon
izlng schemes. is registered at the
MoXum. --....4 ..,-- -.
Charles o. Garfield and e. Fl. Kan
nard OF Los Angeles. Who are inter-
ested in the oil industry in Arizona and
Mexico. are in the city on business.
They are staying at the Moxum hotel.
Charles Bowers. superintendent of
the Yellowstone Transportation COM
pany. Is at the Kenyon hotel
o. j. Massot of st. Louis Is regis
tered at the Knutsford. Mr.. Massot
has a pig iron and coke plant near St.
Louis and is here to look over the
field with a view to locating and Sc
curing iron deposits. He said he had
been informed that there Is a largo
quantity of pig iron in Utah and. as
he is from Missouri, he decided TO
come here and be shown"
j. T.. French. a prominent business
man of Detroit is registered at the
Knutsford. ..-
w. r. Booth OF Boise Is a guest at
the Wilson.
S. a. Bunch of Nampa, Ida. Is in
the city on business and Is domiciled at
the Kenyon
John Il. Steele. C. j. Anderson and
Il. Il. Lafgrcn of Du Bois. Pa, are
registered at the Kenyon.
w. ID. Cnndland of Mt. Pleasant, Mr.
and Mrs w, e. Darling Of Lehi. Mr..
and Mrs George NJ. Rhodes and Roy
Llewellyn OF Phoebe arc among the
Christmas shoppers stopping at the
Cullen
w: ii. Lee. travelling auditor of the
san Pedro. is registered at the Windsor
from Provo.
j. Adams of Clifton. Ida. is stop
ping at the Windsor.
E. w. Robinson of Logan. speaker
for the last house of representative CT
the legislature is registered at the Cul-
len hotel.
w. ID. Candland OF Mount Pleasant.
former msmber of the state board OF
land commissioners. is staying at the
Cullen hotel
Manager II. s. Oliver of the Utah
Apex mine at Bingham, with Mrs.
Oliver. Is at the Knutsford hotel They
leave today for the east where they will
spend tho holidays
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Thompson
are at the Knutsford NIr Thompson
Is n prominent railroad contractor
f. ID. Wilson, general agent for the
Oregon Short Line at Butte Is In the
city, He Is staying at the Moxum
hotel
III. H. Ingle. general manager of the
Terminal association at Butte Is In
Salt Lake on business connected with
tho association. He is registered at
tho MoXum hotel.
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EThree-Days Session in Boise This
Week Develops Many Inter-
esting Features.
LIVE TOPICS ARE DISCUSSED
State Auditor Taylor Says Ii Is I'm
practical TO Obey the Law Gov
erning Taxation In Idaho.

IN OISE, Idaho Dec. ia three
IL days session of the county COM
IL missioners of the state has
Just come to q close. 1t is de-
olared to have been the most success
ful meeting of the kind ever held In
the state. Among tho topics discussed
and formed into resolutions were the
roads care of feeble minded children
and constitutional amendments affect
Ing sheriffs and assessors, Practi-
cally every county in the state was
represented there being over so NOM
bers present. Meetings were held In
the hall of representatives In the capt.
toll Convention was called by Gov.
James II. Brady, who opened with
speech setting tho purpose OF the
meeting and for consideration, sug-
gesting matters.
Like the assessors of the state In
convention assembled. the commits
sioners have found the tax system
an unsolvable problem and have
therefore had to evade the direct
question and pass resolutions favoring
better legislation; for the present it
is mutually understood that they will
go on much In the same way as they
have been In the past. though the
course is in opposition to the law.
According to n statement by State
Auditor Taylor. It is impractical to
obey the laws. yet embarrassing to
admit IT. Should the law be followed
and property be assessed at Its full
value. more than S2,000.0O0 a year
would be wrung from the people for
fixed taxes than are necessary for the
demands for which the tax Is assessed.
The annual school tax. for instance IS
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BANCROFT WARD MAKING
GRATIFYING PROGRESS
Especial correspondence) }

tSpecin Correspondence
D ANCROFT. Dec. 9.-The new bank
- opened by the Bannock Abstract
Deposit & Trust company. with C. o.
w. Pierson,. Utah boy, as cashier. Is
now open to the public and doing
heavy business.
The new pavilion recently built and
managed by Mrs. A H. Newall Is a
worthy addition to the town.
The now saw mill plant right on tho
borders of the townsite is nearly COM
pleted. Many logs nre on the ground
and machinery Will soon hum. Many
farmers are going to build new homes
in the spring and replace the little log
cabin with comfortable modern build
ings
With winter has come the merry
making season. The Relief society ball
last night was a success financially as
we'll as socially
MIR, and Mrs. Geo. II. Fisher enter
tained number of their friends and
neighbors last Saturday evening, Dec. 4.
the occasion being in honor of Mr.
Fisher. who on the following day passed
the thirty-seventh mile post of his life.
The merry party consisting of 45, par
took of sumptuous repast, prepared
and served In person by the hostess and
her daughter.
The bishopric have Just completed
their house to house visit of the ward
In the 81 families of the saints. num-
'bering 1ss people. only one sick person
was found. and that was simply a case
of old age. Much good was done and
the people in general appreciate the un-
ceaslng efforts of tho blshopric. who in
turn are very grateful for the loyal sup
port of the members. All are proud of
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WEDDING BELLS.

Miss Mary Christensen. daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. John NJ Christensen. and
Robert Sullivan. both OF this city, were
married Thursday evening.
Thomas Olive. Jr., Of this city and
Miss Rachael Witteman of Rexburg.
Fremont county. were married in the
Salt Lake temple last Thursday. A
wedding reception WAS given Friday
evening at the residence OF the groom's
parents, 906 west Center street. The
groom Is employed at the Short Line
as supply distributor over the various
division districts.
So Mrs. Amy Edgley Dalton. widow OF
John l.. Dalton. after nursing back
to life two sons and a daughter from
typhoid fever, is herself Ill with tho
same disease, She is now at the gen.
eral hospital. very low with typhoid
fever attended by hemorrhago.
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There Are Many Poor Children
Who May Not See Santa Claus

Santa Claus will not be able to visit
large numbers of poor children in Salt
Lake City unless he receives assist
ance from philanthropic persons and
this should be remembered by those on
whom fortune has smiled. when they
make their Christmas expenditures.
The various charitable organizations.
which are In close touch with the
poverty of the city, have made ap-
peals both for immediate aid TO sup
ply the pressing needs Of the suffer-
ing. and for help in giving the little
children OF the poor a practical
Christmas. A practical" Christmas
means one in which no poor child in
Salt Lake City. Will be hungry or cold
on Dec. 20. 1t means that the poor
children may have food and clothing
as well as toys and candy and nuts.
Adjutant Fred Brown, in charge OF
the social and Industrial department.
and Ensign Thomas Pitts. in charge
of the children's Christmas, both of
the Salvation Army, and Capt Thomas
Mackey, local commander OF the Vol
unteers of America, are specialists in
this kind OF work. There are plenty
or opportunities to keep them busy.
but they must have material TO work
With. They say that comforters and
blankets are needed to supply poverty
stricken and deserving people who are
suffering from the cold weather Or
ders for coal are also quite welcome.
and II some charitable persons want
TO feel a warm glow OF consciousness
OF kindly act, let them buy coal or
ders, and turn them over to either
the Salvation Amy or the Volunteers
OF America, and the officers of those
societies will see that the fuel Is dis
tributed where ii is most needed.
1t Is hard for the ordinary man, who
rests secure in a steady job or q fat
Office. to realize that so many worthy
poor really need help and need II
badly. While representative Of The
news was talking TO good, old Tom
Mackey In his office. Friday afternoon.
reports were received from four fami-
Hes that needed bedding. and six that
,peSged Tor food, Just within half an
hour
An appeal Is also made to the rich
10 donate money with which to give
christmas cheer to the poor. The
salvation Army and the Volunteers
oil America spend every cent that they
get in relieving the pressing demands
OF poverty, and their finances are now
at an extremely low ebb Just re-
member this when passing the con-
tr1butlon buckets on the corners.
capt Mackey says: Poverty. dire
poverty, will prevent many children
from enjoying Christmas day and the
hoiiuay season. unless the generously
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
BISHOPRIC INSTALLED
FILLS VACANCY AT MENAN
Especial correspondence.l }


n n DNAN. Dec. 15.-As Bishop John
1VA w. Hart has been called to I'LL n
vacancy in the hIh council of Rigby
stake, President Don c. Walker and
oounselors were here Sunday, Dec. s. to
select a new blshopric. Franklin o.
Greon was sustained as bishop with
Evan o. Clark and VIM. S. Berrett as
counsclors
y farewell party was given In honor
of Warden Jones and Wed Watson Fri
day. the 10th. and all enjoyed the eve
ming A purse of $S3 was rendered them
by the people. They left the following
day for Salt Lake City. whore they will
spend few days with friends before
proceeding east to labor as mission
aries.
Mss Anna Lott was thrown from a
sleigh yesterday and her shoulder dis
located.
While assisting in unloading furnl-
ture for the new schoolhouse in the
Stalker warehouse. ]. S. Molen and n
p. Stalker were badly bruised by the
falling of a porch which gave way be-
meath heavy snow
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

to the club he was Immediately placed
under the care of a physician His
hands were a mass of bruised ind
bleeding flesh, but he had earned his
button"
THE SWORD FISH.
Speaking of the sword fish of which
Mr.. OMara has Il SCARED specimen on
exhibition, he said.
THE sword fish in his blind fury Will
turn in all sorts of ways He Will run
forward and will also charge the boat
and one has to be careful to avoid
having the boat run through with the
sword. They will leap high into the
air and the stripes along the sides OF
the fish will assume many different and
beautiful colors The sword fish AMI
the shark are deadly enemies though
they will unite in an attack upon n
whale" O'Mara then showed the scars
carried by the sword fish. wounds re-
ceived in numerous battles with sharks.
The fish is feet S inches in length and
the sword is about 21a feet long.
There are many prominent Americans
and Englishmen who are members of
the club including Col Roosevelt, Glf-
ford Pinchot and Col. D. NJ. Burns.
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Christmas Is coming.

Christmas Is coming.
1t can be seen all about the streets.
even In the atmosphere, which has the
real old time yuletide tang about 1t.
And 1t can be noticed by the critical
looks which are cast into the show
windows OF the big and little stores,
the presence on the street corners of
red and white clad images OF the famed
man who comes down the chimneys,
the general gladness peIvading all fea-
lures, old and young, and above all. a
something which is felt but not seen.
There is a delivery wagon going along
the street, and on its roof, topping a
bulk bulging with ominous and fat
looking parcels. looms in prominence
Christmas trees which have their
spreading beauties curtailed with ropes
and other binding articles which be-
token shipment from mountain climcs.
To the initiated there is to bo rccog-
niZed the balsaln. spruce, pine, and al
most every variety OF the coniferous
bearing tree, youngsters which would
make Clifford Ptnchot chart q crusade
II he saw them. so great Is the num-
ber
TREES PRICED HIGH
Incidentally, 1t might be mentioned
that those Same Christmas trees are
going to make many a fond father and
mother thoughtfully figure. For the
prices are something which can only
compare with trust figures. They range
all the way from Sl.50 to $40. and will
drive many an expedition into the
neiShborlng hills on a quest for ever
green trees. Then there Is holly. and
laurel, at got some" prices while there
is also In evidence a very considerable
consignment of those white berries, tho
very thought of which makes the girls
blush and the chandeliers tremble in
joyful anticipation OF what is going
to happen under them.
The presence OF Santa Claus on the
streets is simply a bowling delight to
the kiddies. To be sure. there are some
wise persons. those who have outlIved
those happy days, who pretend to say
that there is a mask which might re-
veal scared face. a white beard which
might disclose mundane jaws. other
paraphernalia which might bring to
light mysteries unveiled but they are
wrong And any of tho little ones
who have shaken the hands of these
kindly old men. these rubicund faced
individuals who drive reindeers and
only travel in the still watches of tho
night will enlighted these wise indi-
vlduals. For those hopes of families.
and of America, whisper into the ear
of these street Santa Clauses just what
they want for Christmas while !
their mothers stand by and
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5 mills on the dollar of valuation.
Should the valuation be arbitrarily IN
creased four times the present amount,
just four times the present tax would
have to be paid. There are half
/, dozen OF moro special taxes provided
by law which require a percentage
| levy upon valuations. These FUNDS
| now produce 100000 annually, and
| the state auditor pointed out that
should valuations be raised to cash
| basis, these fixed funds would produce
| at least $1.200.000 annually, which
| is far In excess of the present needs.
A committee was appointed to draft
recommendations making revision or
tho present revenue laws. which shall
be presented to the next convention
of the commissioners to be held In this
city. beginning the second Monday in
December. 1910, which convention. 1t
Is proposed. will draft resolutions
recommending TO the eleventh ses-
sion of the legislature the needed
changes In our revenue system
FEEBLE MINDED CHILDREN.
In his opening address Governor
Brady stated: No state in the Union
takes better care of its insane, Its deaf
and blind. or OF Its poor than Idaho.
But there Is u class OF unfortunates
that the state has not properly pro-
vided for and that Is the feeble mind
ed children. Ever since / have been
identified with the civic life of this
state l have discussed this subject
both privately ond publicly and l In
tend never to stop unless my voice
falls me, until these children have a
home. and 1 feel and know that you
Will do your utmost to advance this
cause Just as rapidly as possible"
The convention accordingly adopted
a resolution favoring the erection of
an institution for the education and
care of the feeble minded children of
the state. the expense TO be borne pro
rata by the counties in proportion TO
the number OF such children coming
from the several counties.
GOOD ROADS
The good roads feature of the con-
vention consisted principally in an IL |
lustrated lecture by Prof. S. c. Lancas- |
ter OF Washington. the keynote of |
whose talk was: Good roads mean |
progress. Where you have these eX- |
cellent thoroughfares the standard of |
citizenship Is higher. A bond ISSUE in |
stead of working a hardship on any |
one, does quite the reverse and IL you |
want to make the most of your op- !
portunities and get people to settle |
here, you must be able to show them
that you have excellent highways and |
that the muddy roads have passed"
PURE FOOD CAMPAIGN.
The address of state pure food COM
missioner was one OF the interesting
features of the convention. This man,
who has waged such a war against
the slaughter houses and dnirles in
this state, turning things upsde-down
and raising "Cain" In general, gave
an account of himself and his doings
before the commissioners, who listen !
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
NEW HATCHERY is
FINALLY COMPLETED

Fred w. Chambers. state fish and
game commissioner, has retnrnad ,,.ii.l 'iiu
Springville where he went Ia sunor.I,,
tend tho final work on the new ste
nsh hatchery. The new hatchery has n
capacity of 100000 eggs and the rori-
of stocking 1t Will be finished befors
spring. 1t Will be stocked with native
eastern brook and rainbow and viii re.
suit in much good to that section of the
state as there Will be liberal dlstribu-
tions OF stock from the hatchery
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News From Tine Leading Cities OF The Gem State

the beautiful little meetinshouse which
Is now completed and was dedicated
on Sunday evening. Nov. II, by Elder
ID. o. Mckay. The house. with the
equipment of furniture and books, to-
gether with the adjoining block of lots,
is considered worth $4,000. and has been
acquired since the organization OF the
ward, Aug. IL. 1907. all being now paid
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NEW BOOKS FOR HOLIDAYS.

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MODERN FICTION.

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HOLD CONFERENCE
At POCATELL0
Number of Changes Made in Ec-
cIeSiaSticaI Organizations
Of the Stake.
M'CAMM0N HAS NEW BISHOP.
Elders Orson f. Whitney and Seymour
B. Young In Attendance
Wedding Bells.
NJ M'CAMMON HAS NEW BISHOP.

The local agent for The Deserct
News at Pocatello is Hyrum Kay.
residence 442 North Arthur Ave
nue.. Phone S4S black.
Subscribers to The News are
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their convenience. Matters pertain
Ing to The News Will receive
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Special correrpondence.l

Especial Correspondence
~ OCATELLO Dec. 15.-The quar-
- terly conference of the Pocatello
stake convened here Saturday
and Sunday. with a good attend
anco of members. visitors and officers
Elders Orson F. Whitney and Soy
mour B. Young of the general author
ties were In attendance. A feature OF
the conference that was commended by
Stake President w. A Hyde. was .he
permanent decoration of the wall IN
the rear of the pulpit by eight largo
pictures of the first presidency. a gift
to the First ward by Alfred H. Lind
quist. The second item was the sing
Ing by the re-organized choir led by
Willard Lund.
A number of changes were effected
among these being the appointment of
High Counselor Riley l. Dixon to be
bishop of the McCammon ward, vice A.
M. Royce. resigned EX-Bishop Wash
ington Mcclellan of Dempsey was ap-
pointed high counselor to succeed Riley
i. Dixon, released. In the second quo
rum of elders ]. w. Hopkins. first
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The Spirit of Christmas
Is to be Seen Everywhere

pretend not to hear. And who
Will wager that Santa Claus does not
hear and that on Christmas morn, the
nineteen hundred and tenth since the
worlds great babe was born in a
famous manger. they Will awaken and
maintain before all creation that Santa
Claus is a wondrous man?
NO, Santa Claus" was a stage whis-
per from a small boy. II don't want
any toys I make 'em myself. I want
sled. Say, the slidin's sumln' fine
on the hill behind our house.
DOLLS FOR THE GIRLS.
The little girl babies turn their
thoughts TO dolls to the exclusion OF
everything else. Teddy Bears have
lost their prestige since the original
Teddy went after rhinoceroses and hip
popotamuses and other such animals
which no small boy or girl can say.
much less spell.
please. Santa Claus. a big doll,
said a little mite. "A big one. wifi eyes
dat close wen she goes to bed" Then,
thoughtfully, Mover min re clo'cs,
for mamall make vem. An nice yell
low hair Doodby." and she danced off
with her eyes shining, her hands clasp
ed In her mothers
Santa Claus Is a discerning man.
accompanied by sad-eyed mammas
whose clothes betoken want of he
material wealth. And when these kid
dies ask for automobiles and such ilk
Santa Clause tells them that he has
some mighty nice nuts and a little fruit
and q few toys which he is going 10
bring him this Christmas, And then
as the child and the mother turn to
go there is a light OF thanks in the
eyes of the mother as they are turned
to the white bearded old gentleman
Yes. Santa Claus, particularly he of
Salt Lake, has much wisdom
There are a number of Christmas tL-
bles which are going to be turkeyJess,
according TO present indications The
great American bird is q mighty scarce
article these days and they are going
to soil In the neighborhood OF 35 cents
a pound, 8 cents raise since Thanksglv-
Ing, or the predictions of those who
ought to know are mistaken The birds
which supply the loc.ii trade como from
Spanish Fork, Sandy, Draper, Rich
field. Mt Pleasant. md that vicinity.
They are scarce. and Ogden. for the
1rst time in years, Is asking Salt Lake
for help In this limo.
But the hon Will come to the rescue.
the yellow legged chicken. who clucks
and crows In the barnyard very unob-
-rusively and then comes to the rescue
of Uncle Sans people when most
needed They Will be held at from
20 to % cents. The supply OF ducks aud
geese Will meet the demand at the
usual prices There will be plenty OF
good things in the fish. oyster and kin
1red lines, and the aocOmpanimonts
VIII be at the general range.