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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
CITY WILL PROTECT
ITS WATER SUPPLY
Protest Against Provo Reser'
voir Company's Application
Is to Be Filed.

Protest against the application OF thc
Provo Reservoir company for 2ooo acre
feet of water from Provo NV
gineer by Salt Lake City. The com
mission Yesterday authorized the mayor
and city attorney to make the protest
1t is contendcd that the appropriation
of that much water from the PROVO
river would reduce the level of utah
lake and thereby interfere with the
city's right to lake water, on which
it depends for exchange with the IarH-
crs for mountain water.
A number of other protests TO lesser
applications also will be made by the
city at the suggestion of w. IL Bra
mel, land and water attorney for the
city
'From now on the city is going to
hold tight 80 its water rights, said
Mr.. Brame. :'These fellows looking
for water will have to go to the SUI
preme court to get as much as can
full. -
Under the improvement plan for
which water bonds are to be issued,
if the voters approve, Utah lake wa
ter will figure prominently. 1t Is, pro
posed to spend many thousands OF dol,
lars charging the East Jordan canal
80 rs to carry about 75,000,0O0 gallons
Of city water from the lake to eX-
change with the farmers who own
rights in Big Cottonwood and other
mountain creeks. which the city must
have, IL the Provo Reservoir com,
pany is allowed to take 1000 second
feet the result might be that the lake
level would not be high enough to serve
the city s purposes.
The fling of +. M. Lyman, Ir., for
water for a power plant in Parlcy s
canyon, recently made to the state en-
g,neer, also is to be opposed; The
city has been many years, with great
expense, IN acquiring So per cent OF
the water in Parley's creek and 1t does
not intend to have its rights III any
way ieopardlzed,
Lyman intends to divert The water
at point above the site of the pro
posed reservoir in the canyon. If this
we're done the city would not be able ia
carry out its great storage plan. there
on the present contemplated scale and
complications would arise similar to
those which precipitated the noted
Progress water suit, only recently set
tied in the district court.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
WOMAN'S DEMOCRA
CLUB ELECTS OFF
Selections Are Made for the
Year; Telegram Sent to Spa
Clark.

The Woman S Democratic Z
its annual meeting Thursday Z
at the home of the president,.
j. Hayward, and elected off
the ensuing year, The Gifted
in a telegram to Speaker Clad
house OF representatives, ufd
passage of the bill providing
eight-hour law for women in
trict of Columbia. This was
telegram, as far as known, VI
been sent TO Washington by|
in connection with the mattel
The officers elected by the d
as follows: President, Mrs. II.
ward, vice president, Mrs. ANN
secretary, Mrs. Anna Piercey
spending secretary. Mrs. ~
Rouady; treasurer, Mrs. John .
executive committee, Mrs. s.
ner, Mrs. Sarah Clayton, MfE
Dyer, Mrs, Heber Young, Nh
Groshell. These ladies repre-
five wards Of tho city in q
given.
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Cohen wa
chairman of the programme co
Mrs. Kent O. Keyes of the g
ment committee, and Mrs. B. I
of the press committee. Mrs.
Collier also was named as 9
of the press committee, NJ
AT the close OF the busIness
Mrs. HAYWARD served luncheon
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
UTAH IS To Be GIVEN
SCANT CONSIDERATION
Only One of Eight Income
Tax Collectors to Be
Named From Here.

Martin Durkan of Great Falls and l..
p. Ector of Missoula were yesterday
appointed income tax collectors in the
internal revenue district for Utah, Ida,
ho and Montana. The selections were
made by the internal revenue commits
sioncr at Washington upon the recon-
mendatlon of j, c. Whaley Of Salt
Lake, United States internal revenue
collector for this district.
According to the plans Of the inter
nal revenue department, Utah will got
scant consideration in the appointment
of the income tax agents, There will
comprising the district Of these, six
Will come from Montana, one from Ida
ho and one from Utah,
Utah Democrats are expressing mild
surprise that the internal revenue dc.
partment should give Utah any place az
all IN the department. The headquar.
ters of the department arc in Salt Inke,
but Mr.. Whaley has recommended that
the headquarters be transferred to
Helena. Mr.. Whaley, himself, was ap-
pointed from Montana. Now six Of
tho eight income tax collectors are to
come from Montana
In the election of 1912, Montana
elected two Democratic United States
senators and two Democratic congress.
men. The congressional representatives,
Of Utah and Idaho arc Republicans. Ap-
parently, the internal revenue commits
sioner aims to limit the patronage of
his department in this district to the
one state that went Democratic. The
appointment OF income tax agents is
provided for in the general tariff
measure and by this act they are taken
ont from under the provisions of the
civil service regulations. Each income
tax agent will receive salary of $1,000
per Near and travelling nrncnses
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
DIRIGIBLE HEADLlG
CONCERN ORGA
Salt Lake Company VIII Ma
New Device Of Great Va
Automobiles.

The Petty Dirigible Headil
panv, which was recently inc
under the laws of Utah. has g
that its product will soon
on the market. The device. \
sixteen years uneNpired pafe
is an automobile headlight
tached to and moves with I
wheels of the machine so thas
is at all times upon the reao
ahead of the wheels. u.
The Petty device is said =
of the greatest improvemeps
automobile fixtures in recenf y
can be attached TO any aub1n'
little trouble. The inveutie
manufactured in Salt Lake
dustry promises to become
leading ones of the state.
OF the company are: w. G, =
ident; l.. r.. Anderson, vls
Arthur a. Canister. secretsy
These, with w. h. Petty and
lund, constitute the board o.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
Serenades Are Given.

T. F. Thomas, chairman of the Salt
Lake county Democratic COMMITTEES last
night rehearsed the Imperial qunrtette
wnSa, which mas already been engaged by the
quartette. with Mr.. Thomas as dIrector
serenaded the editorial star Of TIC TIL
nne singing several old favorItes, with
full. The members Of the ulIartettn ..- sIis-
Willard Squires. Victor Christophers1oue
lvor Brind and Thomas Asbworfb oii'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
|1yR0VERsy BEGUN
ON TAX Distribution
Overlapping of Mining Prop
erty Causes Row Between
Juab and Utah Counties.
COURTS APPEALED TO
Board of Equalization Must
Show Why Re-apportion-
ment Should Not Be Made.
COURTS APPEALED TO

Because the mining properties of the
Iron Blossom Consolidated Mining com
pany lie partly in Jnab county and
partly in Utah county the two coun-
ties and the state board of equaliza'
tion have become involved in con
trovcrsy over the distribution of taxes
that was carried to the supreme court
Yesterday for settlement.
Juab county applied yesterday for
writ of Mandate compelling the state
board of equalization to grant hear
ing at which Juab county de-
clarcs il can show that 90 per cent of
the ores extracted By the mining COM
panr during 1912 came from those por-
lions of the mine that are IN Juao
county. An alternative writ was Us
sncd returnabIe February 9, when the
state board will have 10 appear and
show cause why it should not grant
the hearing and rcappcrtion the taxes
from the mining company for the year
IN question in ease proper showing
u made
The amount of tax money actually
involved in the dispute Is about Sl2,ooO,
according to Amos $ Gabbott, chair
man of the state board Of cquallza-
ton. Mr.. Gahbott said Yesterday that
tho suit was friendly one brought to
settle Il point OF law which the boaiI
did not feel authorized TO settle IT.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
Lee So Passes Away.

Lee SO, Chinese. 65 years of age, died
Yesterday In his home In Plum alley. Lee
So had been a resident OF the iTnifod
States for nearly forty years Funeral
services VIII be held Saturday afternoon
at % clock from the funeral chapel OF
Joseph William Taylor. Interment will
be in the City cemetery
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
Petition Is Filed.

Juab comfy. it is averred, discovered
the alleged mistake last November |
and immediately filed petition with
the state board OF equalization for a
hearing at which TO show cause why
the assessment should he readjusted as
indicated The state board declined
to grant the hearing, holding that il
lacked authority or jurisdiction to
change the apportionment.
,Juab cou then filed suit III the
Fourth district court in Utah county
against Utah county and obtained
temporary restraining order prohibiting
Utah county from distributing any OF
Inc tax money il had collected from
the Iron Blossom NINE until the ques-
tion NJ issue was settled. Hearing on
an order 10 show cause why this order
should not oe made permanent is set
for Januar- l9 in tho Fourth judicial
district and, according TO the petition
filed Yesterday. Utah county will seek
10 have the order dissolved on the
ground that the state board of equali-
zatiop has refused 10 make the reap
portionment in favor of Juab county
rs praved for.
The alternative writ issued by the
supreme court yesterday acts TO stay
proceedings in the district court pend
ing the hearing to be held February 9.
In ease Juab county wins it's point
II will be in position to collect from
Utah countv tax money paid by the
same mine in past years, IL is said.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
Literary Club to Meet,

The current events and current Iitera
ture section OF the Ladies' Literary club
VIII meet this afternoon at the clubhouse
Mrs. w. j. Barrctte will give Il paper ON
The New Science OF Efficiency" Mrs
w. r. Duvali viii DISCUSS "Rabindranath
Tagore. Mrs. B. r. Anderson will give
a violin solo 90
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
May Cut Insurance.

In discussing the proposed iss
tcrday the commissioners expires
opinion that the imWovements'
water system VIII result iu a
tial decrease Of Insurance ratss|
city. At the time the board
underwriters considered the city
tion for lower rates a year ago
promised tnot If certain impro1
were made in the wa,Gr~SJJ-tc1
crease would he probable. wv
improvements arc carried out n
will have wafer supply ann
175 900 population and sewer "a
for city of 100000 populatio1
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
West Siders Meet.

small but enthusiastic meeting oe
the west side Improvement association
church last nisat. II was decided tn -.
the city commissioners for improvemnniSS IS
on tile streets on the west side aud - -
nell help IN obtaining better railroad CROSSINGS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
GARFIELD COMPANY
INCREASES ITS STOCK

Amendments TO the articles OF incor-
Doration OF the Garfield Improvement
company and the Garfield Water com
pany, increasing the capital stock OF the
former from 100000 To $500. 900. and OF
the latter from 100000 to 100000. were
filed with the secretary of state ycster-
day.
The increases are made in line with
plans for general expansion at the town
OF Garfield.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
Robert Charles De5o

Robert Charles. 50 years
brother Of Mrs. G. p. FacEc
lives at S2S South Tbirtc5'
street. died at a local hospitai
Funeral services will be lcld a
this afternoon from the fcnem'
Eber w. Hall. Intcrmcnt WIZ
City cemetery.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
Two Men Fined,

Gust Wiott OF Salt Lake and 3. f.
Sterand of Lark were arrested In San
pete county Tuesday by Warden j. r
Smith. charged with shooting sage hens
The men were convicted and were fined
s25 each ''~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
Pioneer Is Dead

Joseph u. Simpson. native of
England and pioneer or Utah. died
Yesterday at his nome. 1901 South Second
West street. MIR. Simpson WIS born in
England in 1897 and came to Utah at an
carly age. BE was identified with build
ing and construction work I'm the early
days. Announcement Of the funeral
services Will be made later
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16

Merrill, agricultural expert for the Salt
Lake ropte. Professor Merrill declares
that many Of the farmers who cleared
their tracts last season would not con
slider an offer of 500 an acre for their
land. The farmers on the tract are en-.
gagged in raising wheat, sugar beets,
hogs, cattle, poultry and dairy prod,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
Twenty-year Limit.

The bonds will he for tweniy:
straight and will not bear more
) per cent interest, rs introducc
ordinance provided than the bond
be redeemed by the city at its
aften Ten years. but the commissil
cided that a straight twentyryear
would make the bonds more X
salablc.
Notice Of the bond election n
advertised in all daily newspapt
tho city for one month continu
The recorder 5 Office was iustruc|
proceed with tbc necessary syl
ments for polling places and notic
served on the county clerk. cus'
of election registers, to have pr
the official list Of registered u
Only taxpayers who arc otherwise
fled voters can vote at the bond
ton.
In case the bonds arc authorip
Improvements viii be begun 1
earliest possible date E
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
February 10 DATE /
OF B0ND ELECT|6|
City Commission Fixes Tiu
for Decision of Citizen
on Big Question.
FOR WATER AND SEWFp
IF Vote Is Affirmative, va
of Municipal Betterrnen(,
VIII Be Pushed.

BY ordinance the city conmis.
Yesterday fixed February Is as tho
for the special sewer and bond 4
ton mt which The taxpayers viii
asked to authorize an issue of s9001
That date is the earliest possible
view Of the necessity Of ndverH1
the election for onc month and of N
ing necessary arrangements.
The ordinance passed YESTERDAY
lines the need Of greater water
sewer facilities aud enumerates Cha
rious Improvements that will be h
i'm ease the bonds are authorized. N
improvements have been heretoforc
lined in The Tribune. They call
the construction OF great storage d
voirs, distribution reservoirs,
creased capacity OF distributing sy
acquisition OF new water right
other items necessary for obiaiuiM
water supply commensurate with
future destiny of the city. For
Improvement construction of
outlet sewer and lalcrals for all
portion of the city not now gen
are contemplated.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
lt Proceeds S659,2S7.

IN the petition for writ Of man
e Juab county sets out that Inc to-
net proceeds of the Iron Blossom
Inc in 1912, as shown by the com
4ny's statement filed with the state
Hpard OF equalization. were S659 ,2SI
Ne statement also showed that of this
tSal s2l9 .962 represented the proceeds
frNm ores extracted from that part OF
tha mine situated in Iuab county and
that S409.325 represented the proceeds
from that portion OF the mine in Utah
county. Acting ou this statement the
state board OF equalization made the
assessment accordingly.
Now Juab county comes in with
claim that fully 90 per cent of the ore
on which The net proceeds were hg-
ured was extracted from the Juab side
Of the mine. II this were true Juab
county's portion of the assessment
would be S6ls.3 .355, instead of S249,o62,
difference of 1863 ,393 The total
tax on this difference would be between
81 900 and $4,000.
II is cited in proof of this conteu-
tion that the main vein or lode from
which most of the gold and silver ore
was extracted runs in such a direction
thai the greater part Of it lies essen
TALLY in Juab county instead of Utah
county.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
Dining Car Man Hare

clyde Opclt OF Oakland. Cal. general
inans ger OF the dining car service OF tic
western Pacific, IS visitor at the VIII
son hotel and will remain in the city
few days.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16
spry Drives Golden Spike Of Delta Lind
~ ~ ~
ROSY Predictions Are Made for Region

aC) the
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-16

- GENES at and near Delta,
~ foot spillway. (2) A herd
hotel at Delta. a structure WhiCl
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-16

Made in America" sounds
good, and is good. Push italong!
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-16
Hogwallow News
Dunk Bolts, Regular Correspond
= emf George Bingham.

Dunk Bolts, Regular Correspond
= emf George Bingham.)
Sidney Hooks became intoxi-
Gated Saturday evening and tried
to drive his yoke of steers into
the postoffice, but failed on ac-
count of the door being too mar
row. There have been many
complaints recently on account of
the narrowness of the door at the
postoffice.
Atlas Peck has violated the con-
fidence of several of his warmest
friends and after this it will be a
hard matter for him to get a drink
of Ticker that is any account. He
obtained a Jug of Bat Smiths
Moonlight Reel the other day un-
der the pretense that he was
going to use it in celebrating his
annual birthday. But instead of
that he took it home and put
some asfoedita in it, and is using
it for pneumonia medicine.
Frisby Hancock's rheumatism
has taken a turn for the worst
and he has decided he had better
look after his religion. Sunday
he went over and Dragged on the
Dog Hill preachers sermon.
Several from this place will 90
to Tickyille next third Sunday to
witness the unwilling of the town
pump.
Cricket Hicks, who has been at
work in the Calf Ribs community
several weeks, has returned home
with five dollars in cash. This
will somewhat relieve the finan-
cial situation around Hogwollow,
as money was beginning to get
very scarce.
The examining trial of Raj Bar
low charged with OBTAINING the
Mail Carrier by offering him a
drink of Ticker, was set down for
trial at Rye Straw yesterday, but
was continued on account of lack
of sufficient evidence to acquit
the defendant.
The Old Miser, who some time
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-16
Announcement.

Upon being solicited by a great
number of voters of our county,
from all parties, factions and
affiliations, it is my pleasure to
offer my name as a candidate in
the general election of November
1914, to be voted for to represent
you in the 59th general assembly
of the State of Tennessee. In
making my announcement viii
to say that | will be opposed by
O. L. McMahan who received a
socalled nomination in a farce
primary held on the 18th day of
last March, which, so called
primary" is familiar to you all.
In this announcement | will not
90 into detail to outline the per-
sonnet Of my opposition, but hope
to be able to later do so to the
satisfaction of all unprecedented
voters. am a candidate of the
people of Cooke county, and if
elected will use all the ability at
my command to represent you in
an unbiased and unprecedented
manner. Hoping to meet each
voter personally, or as many Of
you as possible, land make my
views clear to you on the coming
legislation, | am,
Sincerely yours,
C. F. BOYER.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-16

ago buried his money in a mule
collar, has dug it out and hid it in
Gander Creek graveyard where
he knows everybody is honest.
The town was in darkness last
night on account of Little Fidity
FIJI lders having eaten the post
masters supply of candles.
lobe Moseley read an entire
patent medicine advertisement
through the other night before he
realized what an awful risk a man
runs by getting sick.
Poke Eazley is making an ideal
husband, contrary to the predic-
tons made when he married
again last year. He has cleaned
off nice place on the bank of
the creek for her to do family
washing, and in order to be ever
near her, he has picked out a fish
ing place right across the stream.
Slim Pickens came to Hogwol-
low yesterday morning and after
resting while on the front porch,
bought fifteen cents worth of
bologna sausage. Cricket Hicks,
an old friend came up and hestita-
ted, but Slim did not recognize
him until the sausage was all
gone.
The Mail Carriers watch has
been left at Dock Hooks black
smith shop where it is undergoing
extensive repairs. Dock is fast
gaining notoriety as a machinist.
Poke Eazley is spending the
week at the postoffice watching
the dirtdaubers build nests on the
rafters. This is the only job of
work Poke ever witnessed with
out suggesting better way to do
it.
Miss Hostetter Hooks has writ
ten to the advice to the Love-
lone" department of a city paper
asking for recipe for the cure of
sun-grins. Ellick Hellwanger says
he would prescribe the eating of
green gooseberries.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-16

War has . h ad it's effect.
Women's dresses this fall are
distinctly military. There will be
military hats, military collars,
military vests military skirts, mil
itary sleeves. military jackets,
military buttons, military lines,
military colors and military airs.
OF course nothing less than the
regalia of a general will do for
this town.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-16
Who Is Oscar McMahan?

In the Times last week ap-
peared this inquiry: who Is
Oscar McMahan?" The Times
spills a great quantity CT printers
ink, uses the Times labor, appro-
PIRATES two columns of the little
sheet and usurps the readers
time to learn Baby Oscars opin-
ion of himself.
The Plain Talk could have an
swered this query in two words:
"Hooper's Tool"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-16

The Germans say the allies are
cruel and bloodthirsty, and the
allies say the Germans are not
human, and each one calls the
other very naughty names, and
we are just sick of trying to make
head or tail out of the whole
dinged business. We'd rath er
chop wood.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-16

A scientist SAYS women can talk
more than men with less fatigue
because their threats are smaller
and they tax their lungs and vo-
cal cords less. Is this a solution
of the worlds greatest mystery?
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-16

Germany says the French use
dum-dum bullets. The French
say they don't. Another one"
take your choice.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-16

What kind of girl makes the
best wife?" inquiries demure,
dainty and dimpling young dam
sci. That's easy: One with sense.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-16
Farm Bargains

1902 acres 8 miles from New
port on Chestnut Hill pike, IL
mile from school and church, Is
acres bottom, balance lays very
well, IL acres in timber. Price
100000.
100 acres s miles from New
port, 6 room house, good barn
and out buildings, well fenced,
one mile to church and school
watered by creek and well. Price
100000.
MISS MARIETTA WOOD
NEWPORT, TENN.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-16

Crowns of autumn hats are
high and pert looking" is the
word from fashion headquarters.
No mention is made of the wear
erS.