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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-01
DEMANDS LICENSE
OF MOTORCYCL|STS

Beginning today. G. L. Whitney. city
license collector. will resume the enforce
ment of the annual license tax against
motorcycIists. which has been In abey
ance since the first OF the year pending
possible action by the legislature toward
a uniform motor vehicle tax.
Early in January local motorcyclists
appeared before the city commission and
protested against the annual tax of So
against them while the autoists escape
with nothing more than d So state tax
which Is sufficient during the lie OF the
machine, They represented that bill
would be introduced In the legislature
CHASING the motorcycle with the automo-
bile and thus doing away with the an
nual city license. The commission agreed
to suspend the ordinance until the mo-
torists could secure the desired relief
from the Legislature Mayor Park in
structed the license collector to hold off
on tine collection OF the tax
A week ago several motorcyclists were
arrested for not having license tags,
They protested that the city would not
issue them. but the chief of police warned
them that the ordinance was still In
force and that they would have TO COM
ply with it or face arrest. In this pre-
dIcament the motorists applied for the
licenses but were refused by Mr.. Whit
ney because of his previous instructions
Such was the situation that existed un-
Ill Yesterday, when the collector, after
a conference with Mayor Park, decid ed
to call for the licenses
AS yet no step has been taken in the
legislature looking to tho desired relief
OF the motOrcycnStS.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-01
MAKES STRONG PLEA
FOR GOVERNMENT AID

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2s.-A plea for
federal aid for voca tional training was
made by c. A, Prosser of New York sec
retary OF the National Society for the
Promotion OF Industrial Education, al
tonights meeting in connection with the
convention OF departments OF the Ma
tlona1 Education association. In view OF
the Importance this subject has assumed
at the meetings, resolutions have been
prepared on the need or raising the eff
cheney OF rural schools: advocating city.
state and national support OF agricultural
education. the use OF school buildings and
equipment for social and civic needs, and
the development of night and vocational
schools.
In his speech tonight. Mr. Prosser said ::
"Our interstate and foreign commerce
is being threatened by the commercial
prestige of Germany. won as the result
of training it's workers. This policy was
begun iD Germany by the far-seeing Bis
marck. half a century ago, France, Eng
land and even Japan are profiting by
the example of Germany and are estah III
fishing national systems of vocational
education Germany boasts that within
ten years not an unframed man will be
a subject of the empire In the United
States not %, 900 OF our 20.00000o wage
earners have any proper chance to be
trained for their work In life.
''The German exports represent In
skill and workmanship value four times
as great as the exports from our ports
Crude products make up So per cent OF
the volume OF our boasted foreign COM
mercc."
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-01
INDUSTRIAL TRAIN
AROUSES INTEREST

That the Salt Lake routes lndustrla
train is making trumphal tour is as
sured in a letter from Douglas White
industrial agent of the company, which
was received at the Salt Lake offices
yesterday, Mr.. White wrote from Lund
and his letter follows:
Yesterday saw d great attendance
FOR the Salt Lake route demonstra-
tton train during It's stay at Modena
Bad weather kept many from travel
ing a distance to visit the train, but
in spite OF that condition there was
specially interested gathering at
the principal meeting of the day.
The arrival of the train at Lund last
night found d large number OF peo-
pie already here from various remote
sections OF Iron county and the ho-
tel capacity a this point was test
ed. to say nothing of many visitors
who found accommodations in prl-
Vate homes.
The morning meeting crowded the
lecture car with an interested audi
ence and when the roll was called
1t was found that every section of the
county was represented. Many peo-
pie have driven distance of more
than nifty miles to be present and
have this distance to face on their
return journey,
section of the valley is Intense.
more than 1000 acres having been
planted on new locations during the
past autumn This acreage repre-
sents more than 10000 acres OF
Smoot act homesteads, which the
last year has placed under devel-
opment near Lund.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-01
BANK COMMISSIONER
MEASURE DISCUSSED
Secretary of State Contends
Bill Provides for Nothing
but Increased Expense.

The house committee on banks and
banking held an extended meeting yes
terday morning to discuss senate bill No.
III. which creates the Office of state
bank commissioner, making a sepa rate
department OF that office,
David Mattson, secretary OF state. and
T. L. Holman, his chief deputy. ap-
peared before the committee in oposi-
ton TO the bill. They declared that the
work relating to supervision of banks
could be satisfactorily performed by the
office OF secretary of state. as 1t mad
been done. and that the creation of a
mand q. large expenditure now not neces-
sary but also would deprive the office
OF secretary Of state OF much revenue
In the way of fees.
The bill was supported by G. a. Glazier.
present bank examiner, who said the
business Of the branch had grown to
such an extent that separate depart
ment had become a necessity, Mr.
GlaZier referred TO a recommendation of
former secretary OF state TO the ef-
feet that a separate banking department
was necessary
Senator w, S. Hansen. the author of
the bill, discussed the measure favor
a bly,.
The committee also considered some
OF the other measures relating to banks
but reached 10 conclusion on any OF the
measures in its hands, The committee
announced another meeting for O'Clock
Monday morning
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-01
NEW JUVENILE COURT
BILL PASSES HOUSE
Measure Places Power of APP
pointing Judges in Hands
of State Commission.

The house Yesterday passed new
Juvenile court bill. The bill was the
result of dissatisfaction with the old
law in outlying sections. The old law
placed the administration of the juve-
nile laws in the hands of district judges.
In some of the districts the judges get
around to given places only at long in
tervals and in the meantime the
juvenile work is neglected
The Municipal League Of Utah, with
the object in view of remedying the
conditions here outlined, prepared a
measure which was introduced by Judd
of Salt Lake. That bill provided that
the juvenile judges should be appointed
by the mayors of the cities and towns
with the approval Of the councils or
commissions. II permitted the appoint.
ment of Justices Of the peace as
juvenile court Judges, and, indeed, 1T
was thought that the legislation was
proposed in order to place the juvenile
delinqueDts again In the hands of JUS
tices of the peace. This phase met Sc
rious objection on the part of the
juvenile court authorities, In the END
new bill was framed by the judiciary
committee, and that bill was passed
yesterday
The new bill places the power ap-
pointing Juvenile court judges IN the
hands of the state Juvenile court COM
mission. That commission has author
ity to appoint any number of juvenile
court Judges in judicial district, and
thereby to localize the administration
Of the laws. A chief probation officer
is to be appointed in each judicial dis
trict. Deputies may be appointed in
cities at 81 day for actual service.
The bill makes the county attorney
or city attorneys officers of the 1uve-
nile court to the extent that they are
required to conduct prosecutions if re.
quested to do so by the juvenile court
iudpes
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-01
SUNDAY CLOSING
BILL UP MONDA Y

The Sunday closing dill will be at the
head of the calendar on Monday in the
sens lie. The bill would have come up
today, but Senator Joseph ECiersley of
Wayne, author Of the Bill, will be out
of the city and at his request action
will be deferred until Monday. The
Smith bill, making saloons close on legal
day, but at the request OF the author
the enacting clause was stricken out
He said the bill had been introduced
merely to illustrate the futility of Sun
day closing laws and not with any in
tent OF having II become a law. The
committee, in the absence OF the intro
ducer recommended the passage of the
bill good naturedly. but voted with the
other members OF the senate striking out
the enactng clause. The house. how
ever, passed "A similar bill yesterday and
1T will now be considered by the senate
The action OF the senate yesterday indi-
Gated that the house bill will likewise
fall In the senate.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-01
ADMITS LYING
TO GRAND JURY

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 2s.-Fiftceu
indictments against striking textile
workers at Little Falls, charging them
with engaging in riot and assault, were
based upon periured testimony, accord
ing to an affidavit b. John j. Ken
NY Of Albany, Kepny was employed
as special officer at Little Falls and
was stabbed i'll one OF tho strike riots,
He admits he. was one Of those who
testified falsely before the grand jury
and says he "wants to tell the truth
so nc innocent person will be sent to
Jail. -
Accompanied by Mayor Luun of
Schenectady, Kenny came to Albany
to tell his story 10 Governor Sulzer
The governor had gone to New York
and the matter was laid before his
secretary, Mayor Lunn said other at
fidavits had been made supporting
Kenny's story and he wanted Governor
Sulzer to order thorough investiga-
tIon
Kenny alleges he testified along
lines of written instructions given him
by the Little Falls police.
The trial OF the indicted strikers is
scheduled for next week The trial OF
ayor Lunn, who wns arrested during
the strike, is set for the same time.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-01
HOPE TO SAVE
ASSAY OFFICE
United States Senate Does Not
Agree to Conference Report
on Appropriation Bill

Special dispatches announce that the
national senate yesterday again refused
TO agree to the conference report on the
legislative executive and judicial appro-
priation bill because II stil contained the
house provision 10 abolish assay offices
in several western cities. The vote stood
90 against and 10 for the report. say the
advices
Under the house provision referred to-.
the assay offices at Helena Mont.
Boise. Idaho; Carson City, New; Salt
Lake City, Deadwood, S. d, and Char
lctte, N. c., would be abolished. BY the
senate vote. the measure now goes back
to conference, where IL had been for
weeks.
1t Is believed that tho energetic cam
paign conducted here by the metal pro-
ducers to prevent the abolishment of the
local assay office. and the cooperative
efforts OF the congressional delegation
from Utah, have proved effective.
News of the senate's action has re-
vived the local campaign. which viii be
carried on necessarily until the measure
has been finally voted upon, Local MIN
Ing men express confidence that the as
say office here will be continued at least
for n year.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-01
HOLD SHEEPMEN Of
| AMERICA NEGLIGENT
|Woolgrowers May Profit by
Study of Australian Methods,
IS Opinion Expressed.

An amicabIc adjustment of the Emigra-
Iton canyon sheep trail problem is likely
10 result from a meeting OF prominent
Isheepmen OF the state at the Commercial
club yesterday forenoon and afternoon,
when many questions vital to the indus
hry were taken up in addresses and dis
|cusslons
L The ma jorty OF those present repre-
&nted woolsrowinS interests that have
Fecn In the habit OF trailing sheep
Through Emigration canyon into East
canyon over Big mountain. It is the
Big mountain trail. which passes close
10 a number OF cottages and also close
10 the canyon stream, that figures so
Importantly in the present agitation oyer
Sanitary conditions In the Emigration
canyon watershed,
II was suggested that the trail could
be adva ntageously changed by establish
tnG a cut across Little mountain. which
mountain trail and hence the elimination
of the agitation over sanitary conditions
In that portion Of the canyon, at least
rs far as the sheep are concerned.
1nittee was appointed. consisting of j. G.
McAIIister. L. j. Kearns, G.. B, Stewart,
Fl. c, Richens. Robert Young, Paul
proubay; r. J Bailey. Milton Bitner,
which will meet this forenoon In the Of
flce Of Mr. Stewart In the Mcintyre
Building. with the state sanitary inspcc-
Tor, TO act on the suggestion.
j. T. Cosgriff. president of the Conti
ncntal National bank and a prominent
Ieader In the National Wool Warehouse
Ind Storage company. was the principal
Speaker during the forenoon session. He
decared that American woolgrowlng and
methods of marketing were fifty years
behind those Of Australia, and that the
roolgrowers OF this country must be cdu-
csted the same as children II they hoped
10 overtake their Australian cousins,
Mr.. Cosgriff praised the work Of the
Utah Woolgrowers association, saying ii
had done moro for the sheepmen OF this
Btste than the national association, He
bso said the state organization and the
National Wool Warehouse and Storage
company had accomplished more with
'se Interstate commerce commission in
Ecuring better rates on wool than the
National association or any other factor
Il George Austin John c. Ma ckay and ].
b. McAllister spoke along the same lines.
hrging that the solution OF the many
lroubles being experienced by the sheep
men was through affliation With the Ma
tional Wool Warehouse and Storage COM
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-01
BILL PROHIBITING
SMOKING IS KILLED
The Senate Passes a Pleasant
Half Hour With Fatal
Amendments.

The senate enjoyed q pleasant half
hour yesterday afternoon in the gentle
occupation of amending bill to death.
The measure was the Cottrell bill to
prevent smoking on the platforms of
street cars Several amendments tend
ing TO make the bill ridiculous were
tackled on to the measure. Then the
bill was humanely put to death.
By the terms Of the measure it was
made misdemeanor for any person to
smoke on any platform Of any street
or railway car or in any part of any
car except one reserved as a smoking
compa ntment and set apart and desig-
mated as such. Senators Wight, Edge
HE'LL, Smith and Ferry with consider
able glee began to amend it,
Senator Wight thought the bill
should not be limited in its application
to smokers who smoked tobacco and Sc
cured an amendment which would pre-
vent the smoking of tobacco or amy
other substance. 1t was believed to
have reference TO cheap cigars and
tremely odoriferous, but probably not
always made of tobacco. Some of the
senators suggested the amendment
might have reference TO opium. Sen
ator Eckersley explained that in south
ern Utah the boys sometimes smoked
"yarrow. Senator Smith said the
"yarrow smokers probably rode on
bronchos and not on trains. Senator
Booth suggested the amendment would
prohibit the locomotive from smoking.
Senator Edgheill thought that smok-
ing should be permitted on the rear
platforms OF railway trains and Sena-
tor Smith secured an amendment ex-
empting rear platforms used for obser-
walton purposes. Senator Ferry sug-
gested that all rear platforms Of all
cars. and especially Of sightseeing
street cars. were used for observation
purposes, Senator Craig moved the en-
acting clause be stricken from the bill
This failed by vote of to Z,
On the final roll call the bill failed
receiving one less vote than a consti.
tutional majority. The vote was:
Ayes-Booth, Cottrell, Craig, Eckers-
lev: ,Edgheill, Ferry, Hansen, Rideout,
Williams-0.
Noos-Iversou, Smith. Thornley,,
Wight.
Absent-Funk, Kelly. Lunt, Olson,
President Gardner+
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-01
REVENUE MEASURES
ADVERSELY REPORTED
Hope for Material Modiflca-
ton of Taxation Laws This
Session Has Vanished.

Twelve Of the thirteen taxation and
revenue measures which the joint com
mittee has been considering for the
past three weeks were reported by the
committee to the senate Yesterday. All
of these bills were supplemental to the
general revenue measure which occu-
pied the principal attention of the com
mlttee. This measure will be reported
adversely tomorrow and accompanying
the report viii be report OF the con
clusions OF the committee
OF the bills reported yesterday eight
were reported adversely, two were rec
commended for passage and two were
reported without recommendation The
two recommended for passage were the
bill extending the term of office Of
county treasurers and the bill requiring
bond from the collector Of taxes OF
car companies. The TWO bills returned
for the consideration Of the senate
without recommendations are the bill
requiring an affidavit accom- panying
transfers of land showing the true con-
sideration of the transfer. and the bill
extending the term OF county assessors
to four years.
The eight adverse reports were on
the bill relative TO the operation of the
inheritance tax law the bill providing
for the payment of license tax by mort
gage brokers, the bin increasing the
salaries OF county assessors, the bills
eliminating from county commission
ers the power to levy poll taxes for the
Improvement Of roads and for the relief
of the poor and INDECENT, the bill re"
curing public service corporations to
pay special improvement taxes for road
improvements on the streets on which
they have franchises, the bill provid
ing for license tax on mercantile rat
ing agencies, aud the bill abolishing
the office of county assessor.
At the request of Senator Benuer X,
Smith, who introduced the bills at the
request of the state board OF commits
slonerS on revenue and taxation, the
bills reported favorably and the bills
on which no recommendation were
made were placed on the calendar for
were laid on the table subject to being
called up for consideration at any time,
The adverse reports on most of the
measures before the special committee
end the hope expressed by the governor
and othrs of getting any material reve-
nue. legislation enacted at the present
session of the state legislature, The
bills recommended for passage by the
committee facilitate the collection Of
taxes, but do not increase the revenue.
1t is the opinion of the board Of com
missioners on revenue and taxation that
no material increase IN the revenues
Of the state can be secured until
amendments are made to the state con-
stitutiou. At the last election the peo"
pie rejected all taxation amendments,
but it is likely that these amendments,
or the most important of them, will
be resubmitted to the people.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-01
SCHOOL COMBINE
MEETS OPPOSITION

The house committee on education
last night held somewhat protracted
meeting in the state auditors office,
having under consideration senate bill
No. 90. The bill provides for the con-
solidation Of district schools and par.
ticularly affects Utah county. A large
delegation from that county, including
representatives of the school boards of
Pleasant Grove, Springville, Lincoln
township and numerous other places ap"
peared before the committee in oppo-
sition TO the bill. The Utah county
people were strong in their antagonism
to the measure, saying that the schools
as they were conducted under the
present system were entirely satisfac.
tory and were doing efficient work at
much less cost than would be incurred
under a system of consolidation.
The committee will have another
meeting Monday morning at 9 o'clock,
when a report on the bill will probably
be drafted.
A committee representing th, Salt
Lake Teachers association also ap-
peared before the committee to explain
the details Of senate bill No. 200, the
measure which reorganizes the Teach
ers' Fund association, making it state
wide. The bill is not yet before the
house, but the teachers took advantage
Of the fact that the house committee
was in session last night in order to ex-
plain the bill, fearing that their school.
room duties would prevent them from
meeting with the committee next
week The bill will be considered by
the senate committee on education at
meeting this forenoon.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-01
O. D. PARCEL
POST JULY FIRST
Thomas Says Articles May Then
Be Mailed and Collected
For at Destination.

a new parcel post law feature that is
10 become effective July l has brought
! new wrinkle to the countenance of
Postmaster Arthur L. Thomas.
B On and after July 1, declares the post
haster articles sent through the parcel
Sost may be accompanied by statements
br collection upon delivery, covering the
5rIslnal cost Of the article and the ship
hent.
Il AS explained by MI. Thomas. this
means that an article ordered from
klven locality may be shipped to Its prop
sompanied by a blu. which will be col
ected by the government upon delivery.
he same as c. o. w. express ship
ncnt.
I The funds collected In this manner will
hen be returned to the shipper or as
Hgnee, the government having virtually
Icted as agent. The postage on such
larcel post mall, declares Postmaster
Fhomas. VIII be a special rate OF 10
ients
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-01
EVIDENCE
CAUSE OF DISPUTE

| Trial was begun yesterday before
iidge y. III. Tanner OF the crNlirQl di-
hsion OF the city court, OF seven Chi
Iese, arrested In the back basement room
~ Commercial street, on charges OF
RmblnG, The evidence introduced in
erlor arrangement OF the place, and a
hble upon which a gambling game is al
.Eed TO have been in progress at the
INC OF the arrests. Court was ad
burned To the scene OF the alleged Of
ense. that the questions at Issue might
e settled Whether or not the top OF
pc table in question had been mark ed
pr the alleged game of fan tan and the
PARKS later erased was a disputed quos-
|on between the attorneys for the prose-
ption and the defense. Two signs writ
en in Chinese and found hanging on
ne walls of the room. were taken to be
pterpreted and introduced as evidence.
ne case was continued until today.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-01
WILSON WARNED BY
WEATHER PROPHET
" International News Service.

BY International News Service.
MIDDLFTOWN, Conn.,, Feb. 2s.-
Uncle Horace Johnson, the aged wealth
or prophet, who predicted the storm at
President Taft's Inauguration four
years ago, when Chief Willis Moore
and the weather sharps promised a.
fair day, has sent word to Woodrow
Wilson advising him to take his fur
coat with him to Washington, as In al
probability he will have to wear It
next Tuesday,
Uncle Horace, who is in his eighty
ninth year. has been forecastiug wealth
or conditions for seveuty-five years.
He is credited with having predicted
the famous blizzard Of 1883.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-01
Asst DAY FOR
FILING REPORTS

al corporations under the jurisdiction
the local internal revenue department
pat have not filed their annual reports
], d$o o'clock this afternoon will he
pp)ect to e. fine OF from $1,000 to $4,000
nder the federal laws, There are about
gg0o corporations 10 whose interest It
pll ne TO fle before tine closing hour.
g a rule. the revenue office closes at
pon Saturday. but extension is being
!ade because this is the last day for
pngs without penalties. IL is under
pod that the government will not deal
iniently with dclinquents