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The Washington times., 1916-06-04

THE Federal reserve act was de-
signed for large purpose, to wit. to
bring the banking units of the country
into an organization which would be
capable OF afrording protection from
the peculiar peris to which the bust
ness is naturally subject and also
enable them to more effectively serve
the public.
tails of the system there is almost uni
versal agreement that 1t has the pow
ers to accomplish these main purposes,
and this being so the situation calls
for patient and loyal cooperation to
this end, 1t Is obviously impossible to
change long established methods In
order to bring about such cooperation
without some unwelcome effects.
"The banks in the larger cities. which
have performed the functions or re-
serve agents, are radically affected by
~" rev sNst"m but they have ac-
The Washington times., 1916-06-04

The banquet of the Junior class of
Rockville High School to the senior
class was held at the school building
last evening,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-08
OBTAINING SWEET-BIRCH OIL
Industry Has Become Quite a Matter
Of Importance in Some Sections
Of the South.

Sweet-birch oil has been made In
this country for many years and is
obtained from the wood and bark of
the black birch. The oil Is product
of steam distillatlon plants, where, In
addition to the twigs, bark and young
sprouts of the birch, the entire tree
Is sometimes used. More picturesque
are the methods employed by the
southern mountalneer. A rough camp
and crude distillery are erected near
a supply of birch. According to per-
sons who have seen both kinds, the
still" Is not unlike the type some
times employed In the same locality
for making BLOCKADE" whisky. The
camp Is anything which will protect
the workmen from the weather. The
bark Is peeled from the tree and the
rough outer portion Is scraped off. 1t
Is then broken to cook IL. A fire is
started and the resulting steam Is led
through a pipe and finally condensed.
The heavy oil gathers In a receptacle,
while the water runs OFF. Three or
four men compose the usual crew.
One Of these spends all OF his time at
the still, while the others gather and
prepare the bark. About twenty-five
bushels Of bark are used for every run
and 1t is said that this amount yields
approximately four pounds of oil.
Three or four runs u week can be
made. The method has been In use
for many years, and most OF the &C
cessible birch In the valleys has been
cut. Each year the oil makers have to
go farther back In the mountains.
Very often the stills are located In
isolated places which can be reached
only on foot, and all of the material
for the plants and camp are carried
In on the backs of the mountaIneers.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-08
GRAND OPERA At UNIVERSITY
Department OF Music in University Of
Utah Anxious TO Popularize
Musical knowledge.


Mr.. Thomas Giles, professor OF mu.
sic in the University of Utah, has
some big departmental plans for the
coming school year. Besides bringing
up the band and orchestra to points
OF size and efficiency not attained
before, Professor Giles will put on an
other grand opera, and will conduct
classes in musical history and har.
mony which will be a great financial
saving to students of music
Professor Giles announces that as
soon as the University orchestra for
1867 attalns membership of 30
he will personally defray its expenses
on trips to Ogden and Provo for con.
cert purposes. The band also will be
given its usual trips TO Logan and
Provo.
These organizations are fostered OF.
fcially by the student body. They
are open to any student who plays
an instrument and desires TO be-
come more proficient Three hours OF
college credit, besides the student
awards, are granted for participation
In either or both organizations.
The band membership last year
was 30 and that OF the orchestra, %.
The former made IS official appear
lnces. The latter appeared 40 times.
including its work In the grand opera,
Aida" which was pronounced by the
press to be far and away in advance
OF any production heretofore attempt
ed by local talent"
This year both "Tannhauser" and
"Manon" have been suggested to Pro
fessor Giles, but he has not yet def.
nitely decided what to present He
would like very much TO cooperate
with the best musical talent in Utah
and make the thing a strictly local
production. He Is also DESTROYS OF
presenting It at time when people
from outside the city can hear II.
probably during the spring confer
ence.
Professor Giles states that the de-
partment of music in the University
of Utah is anxious to serve all the
people of the state; anxious to popu-
larize musical knowledge. He de-
clares that no extra fees will be
charged for the work In harmony or
musical history, but that these will be
open to all who pay The regular uni
versity tuition charges This means
that work which costs $50 to learn by
correspondence and from $50 to 800
to learn in private will be taught In
the state university classes free OF
charge to college students and open
to all others who care to enter the
university for this special work.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-08
STUDENTS PAY THEIR OWN WAY
Fully Half OF the Girls Attending
University Support Themselves.

Fully one-half of the girls who at
tend the University OF Utah last year
supported themselves in whole or In
part. according to statistics compiled
by Miss Lucy M. Van Colt, dean OF
women.
These statistics show that, out OF
729 girls registered in the university.
464 had homes outside of Salt Lake
City and $50 earned part or all OF
their expenses while attending school.
The list of occupations in which
these latter were engaged is illumi-
mating. 1t includes tutoring. teach
ing in schools, teaching china paint
ing. teaching musis, playing In orches-
ira. singing. piano accompanying.
clerking in stores, offices and post
offices. telephone operating. attend
ing children. professional cooking.
general homework. waiting on table.
supervising Fairgrounds, ironing In
laundries, candy making, canvassing.
acting as cashier, doing millinery
work. bookkeeping, stenography. So
Letting for orders, keeping boarders.
sewing. embroidering. canning vege-
tables, packing fruit, census taking.
school enumerating, copying, reading
examination papers, manicuring, sham
pooling. doing general Office work. do
Ing library work, washing and ironing.
house cleaning, doing supervisory
work.
Miss Van Colt gives attention to
the care and welfare OF young women
attending the university, especially
those coming from other states and
from parts of Utah outside OF Salt
Lake City. She not only attends to
the special needs OF young women
during school hours, but uses every
precaution to see that they are prop
erly cared for at boarding places.
She is in charge of loan fund which
has done a great deal to assist de-
serving students by lending them
small sums of money for convenient
periods of time without interest. All
women students are required to see
her on arriving at the university.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-08
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION. HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION NUMBER SIX.

A Joint Resolution providing an amend
ment to Section II, Article Z, of the
Constitution OF the state of Utah, re-
lating to the duties OF the Auditor
and OF the Treasurer.
BE IL enacted by the Legislature of the
state of Utah:
Two-thlrds of all the members elect
ed to each of the two houses concurring
therein:
Section 1. That IL is propose ed to
amend Section II, Article Z. of the Con
stitution of the state of Utah, so that
the same Will read as follows:
II. The Auditor shall he Auditor OF
public accounts. The public moneys
shall be deposited by the Treasurer, un-
der the supervision of the Board OF EX-
aminers, and as provided by law.
Sec. ?. The Secretary of state Is
hereby directed to submit this proposed
amendment to the electors of the STATE
at the next general election in the man
ner provided by law.
Sec. g. II adopted by the electors. OF
the state, this amendment shall take
effect January ]. 1917.
Approved March 18th, 1915
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-08

en-. There were $4,000 women en-
gagged In war industries in 1914. To-
day there are 634,000. The total num-
Der of war workers In 1914 was l,l9S,-
600. II has now Increased to $500 900.
There are All different munition prsf-
esses upon which women are now en-
gagged The women of France are 10
Ing wonders In munition making, but
our women munition workers beat the
world"
Work OF the Scientists.
Referring to glass Mr.. Kellaway
said:
THE problem facing the government
is, first, to discover the formula of
glasses, and having discovered Il, to
establish the industry. 1t is fortunate
that In this crisis we have available a
few scientific men who have been
working for years almost without rec
ognition, and we have also institutes
such rs the Imperial college at South
Kcnsington and the National Physical
laboratory at Teddlngton. The gov
eminent went to these men and asked
them to discover the formula used by
the Germans In their production of
optical and chemical glass.
"These British scientists. after few
weeks experiments, discovered many
of the formulate, and 1t then became
possible to begin manufacture on q
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-08
Had TO Wear Fur.

High buildings, sir" remarked an
American, cOntemptuously. "Why, In
England you don't know what height
IS Last time was In New York 1t
was a blazing hot day and l saw a
man coming out of lift wrapped from
top to toe In bearsklns and l said to
him:
"'Why are you muffied up on broll-
ing day like thlsT
"'Waal,' said he, you see, live at
the top Of the building and It's so high
that it's covered with snow all the
year round ="
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-08
GREAT BRITAIN
IS VAST ARSENAL
Besides Government Plants
There Are 1000 Controlled
Munition Firms.
3,5OO,OOO ARE AT WORK
High Tide OF Output for War Purposes
Not Vet Reaehed--is Now Armory
for Allies-Work OF the
Scientists.

London. enormous stride made
by Great Britain toward solving the
problem of munitions was made clear
In the course of u speech recently de-
llvered by f. Kellaway, parliamentary
secretary to Doctor Addison (parlia.
mentary secretary TO the ministry Of
munltions). Mr.. Kellaway said the
most prominent fact of the war was
that the price Of victory was unllmlted
munitions.
"rhe British army In early days"
he said, was so aforementioned that
the British soldier ought to have been
beaten before the fighting began. But
he proved that he was better fighting
man than the German. What he lacked
In munitions he made up In devil. In
initiative, and In endurance.
II do not think anything that der
many has ever done equals the work
this country has accomplished In the
way of industrial organization during
the last twelve months. Great Britain.
which has throughout been the treas
ury of the allies, has now become their
armOry. There are now scattered up
and down the country some 1000 con-
trolled firms producing munitions of
war.
THE vast majority ~ these previous
to the war never produced gun, n
shell or a cartridge yet In ten months
the ministry of munitions has obtained
from these firms number of shells
greater than the total production of all
the government arsenals and great
armament shops In existence at the
commencement of the war.
Increase Of ArsenaIs.
speaking in the house of commons
last year Mr.. Lloyd-George startled the
country by saying that eleven new ar
senals had been provided. Today, not
eleven but ninety arsenals have been
built or adapted. Our weekly output
of 1903 cartridge is greater by millions
than our annual output before the war.
There Is q certain machine gun being
produced by the hundred every weel,
In factory ordered. planned and quilt
during the past twelve months. The
OotPut VA guns hOWltLtES mas
creased by several hundred per cent.
"We are not yet at the full flood OF
our output of guns and shell. II the
Germans cannot be driven home other
wise, our army will have such a supply
Of guns that the limbers will touch
each other in continuous line from
the Somme to the sea. France, Rus
STA and Italy have been supplied py
or through Great Britain with many
Of the most important munitions of
war. Many thousands of tons of steel
have been and are being sent to
France.
Our contribution toward the equip
ment of the Belgian army has been
continuous, and the Serbian army has
been re-equipped and restored 10 a
magnificent fighting force very largely
by the workshops and workers of the
United Kingdom.
''The labor situation has been to a
considerable extent saved by our won
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-08
"Sound" Criticism.

The editor Of the Merrytown Mail
received complimentary copy OF
musical composition from friend who
desired favorable criticism Of his
work. This Is what appeared in the
next issue:
"As the editor OF this Journal doesn't
know a deini-semlquaver from a dia-
pason or a bass clef from high O.
he will not therefore be expected to
give an extended notice of this pro-
duction. We can say, however, that
the type used in printing the compost
ton Is clear and plain. and that the
paper appears to be of the best quality
of rag. The design on the front page
Is most artistic, and the words are as
tender as real spring chicken and as
poetic az the song of the meadow lark
on May morning. The melody is
sound and all right. The harmony,
too. appears to be strictly o. X, with
no patent defects or noticeable blem-
ishes. The tonality is clear and re-
sonant, and rests on harmonic rela-
tons and melodic elements. This Is
about all the praise In connection with
said composition we are able to evolve
from our cabbage-flavored tempera.
mantn
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-08

1.-THE Germans seemed to be all age,
from sixteen to fifty should say
Some OF them came up crying out
that they had had no food for Ave
days. One of our boys did wonders
with the bayonet-le was chasing
three Germans--he caught them up
and bayoneted two. as he swung
round. he hit the third man down with
the butt of his rife.
"As we were going Into Montaubnn
we saw a German machine gunner up
n tree. He'd got the neatest little
platform you ever saw painted so that
II was almost invisible. We shot him.
but he didn't fall clear. The last we
saw OF him was that he was hanging
by his boots from the tree.
"The spirit of our boys was splen.
did-they simply loved the fun. One
Of them got blown up by shell. He
seemed pretty dazed. but he picked
himself up and came along. All he
said was, oh, there must be war on
after all. suppose
Picked on Two by Two.
ave had carried the first two linea
and on getting into the third we saw
the Germans coming up from the two
exits of a deep dugout and pairing on
down the trench. Our platoon com
mander got into the trench and picked
the enemy Off as they came out. He
had the mouth Of the dugout on either
side Of him, say fifteen yards away
He was as cool as n cucumber; hi
simply turned from right to left and
fired just as II he was In a shooting
gallery. II was the best bit Of fancy
shooting I've seen"
A sergeant major OF the Middlese1
speaking of the work OF English artil
! lery. said: "They were simply mag
nificent and as we advanced they lift
ed trench by trench. The battalion
went over and on In fine style. II was
just like a parade and the men felt
confident, as they knew that large re
serves were behind them"
A corporal IN the Northumberland
J Fusiliers gave picture OF the pre-
lNloi WIN NllNl we uoHuut WIS Chi
led out.
Just on time" he said, "the 6rs
lines went away. not hurrying BIZ
just taking II easy. Then came tn,
second line. OF course there wer,
cups, but these were soon filed. Then
went the third line and followed ur
With the supports Everything was
'oing Al.
"rhe artillery was lifting from
trench TO trench md we were follow.
rg on step by step. II was just like .
'rld day. The carriers with bomb;
nd ammunition kept on coming along
/ MS cheerful as anything, and then latei
In the day got moved back into ouI
own front lines and on to the dress
ing station"
One man who had been at Mameti
said that in the German trenches they
found plenty OF men, but as far a,
they could Judge bombs were the CHIEF
weapons not rifles. Several mer
spoke OF the comparatively smnI
number of rifles in the trenchea-
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-08
Training Department Free.

No tuition fees will be charged
from now on to students attending
the ninth grade of the junior high
school operated as part of the Uni
versity of Utah training department.
Students from anywhere in the state
are eligible and welcome to attend
this school for their secondary work
Residents OF Salt Lake City win be
charged the same fees as are charged
at the city high schools. but pupils
whose homes are outside the city will
be admitted free, The junior high
will start when the city high schools
begin their work, September 5th, and
will not wait for the regular college
year to begin.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-08

commercial scale. The result was that
within year after the outbreak Of
war the output of optical glass In this
country was multiplied four and half
times. II has now Increased to four
teen times the output previous to the
war, and there is good ground for say
ing that by the end OF the year 1t will
have multiplied twentyfoid.
1.-THE ministry of munitions has built
or is building, housing accommodations
for 10000 persons. and canteens and
mess rooms In munition works now
provide decent accommodation, where
SOC, 900 workers take thels meals every
day.
For long time va! antialrcraft
gunners have been crying out for an
improved height finder for Zeppelins,
the existing height finders being slow,
clumsy and having u margin Of error
OF hundreds of feet. You will realize
how that handicapped our gunners In
their attempts to bring down Yep
pellns.
"Three men set to work on the prob
lem. and In two or three months they
produced n height finder which gave
rapidly and exactly the height OF a
Zeppelin. II Is an important discov'
cry. but the problem is only one OF
hundreds which are continually crop
ping up"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-08
STATE or UTAH.
SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE.

l, David Mattson, Secretary Of State
OF the state of Utah, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is a full, true and
correct copy of HOUSE JOINT RESOLU
T1ON NUMBER SIX-providing an
amendment to Section II, Article T. OF
the Constitution of the state of Utah,
relating to the duties OF the Audito.
and of the Treasurer, as appears of rec
ord In my office
In Witness Whereof, | have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Great Seal
of the state of Utah, this 22nd day Of
August 1916.
DAVID MATTSON,
(Seal) Secretary of state
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-08
STATE OF UTAH.
SECRETARY on STATES OFFICE

!. David Mattson, Secretary OF state
OF the state of Utah, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is a fun, true and
correct copy OF SENATE JOINT RESO-
LUTON NUMBER EIGHT-proposin
an amendment TO Article 13 of the Com
stitutton of the state of Utah. relating
to revenue and taxation, as appears OF
record in my office
In Witness Whereof / have hereun-
TO set my hand and affixed the Great
Seal of the state OF Utah, this 22nd day
OF Angus 1916
DAVID MATTSON
tSeaD Secretary OF state.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-08
RELATE STORIES
OF THE Big PUSH
Wounded British Soldiers Tell OF
Thrilling Moments in Charges
In Picardy.
BULLETS STOPPED BY BOOK
Machine Gunner 10 Killed In q Tree
Artillery Work 10 Marvel OF Elk.
sctness-Flnd Few Rifles In
Captured Trenches

London.-This city Is now daily
being thrilled by the stories of the
great push on the Somme which the
wounded soldiers have brought back
with them. Sorely wounded as many
of them are, and after journey which
nil the care made barely endurable,
the men still Jingle with the thrill OF
the charge and their talk Is all OF the
glorious rush with which they car
ried every obstacle.
"We went over In grand style" said
a sergeant recalling the assault on
Montauban, "and found the place In
nm awful mess. Most of the houses
had been knocked head over heels
the only ones | saw standing were a
couple OF cafes. AS we came on we
saw lots of Germans running out OF
the back of the village, but there were
plenty of them monkeying about the
ruins. We divided the company up
into groups of six, but as we neared
the village we Joined up again. My
five pals and myself saw some Huns
in ground floor room, so we dropped
Mills bomb through the window and
didn't wait for an answer
"As we turned the corner we saw a
German lying round the end of wall.
He'd got a machine gun and had made
little emplacement with bricks. lie
turned the damned thing on me ard
got me In the foot. II didn't stop me
though. and when | was getting near
TO him felt two kicks over the heart,
| didn't wait to see what happened.
but simply went nj him and bayoneted
him. | couldn't go on much further.
so | sat down TO see what was III
damage.
Book Stopped Bullets.
my foot was pretty bad, but when
looked at my left hand breast pocket
| saw two holes In II. | opened my
pocket and found that two bullets had
gone through my metal shaving mir
ror, through my pocket case and had
nosed their way into book | was
carrying. The two bullets after pierre
ing the mirror and case had met and
fused into one lump of metal.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-08
CARVING Out a Metaphor.

'Remember," said the irate citizen,
''the worm will turn"
Maybe" said the sarcastic person.
az you wouldn't keep turning so much
people would quit installing you for
a worm and trying to step on YOU"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-08

be made In the same manner and In ell
respects as Nv or may he provided by
law In the case OF election OF State Of
nCers
Sec. Z. II adopted by the electors
Of the state, this amendment shall take
effect January 1, 1917.
Approved March goth, 1915.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-08
The NewIyweds.

Young Husband-Seems to me II is
costing US a great deal to live.
Young Wife, know 1t Is, but l
ant imagine why. | always buy
everything in very small quantities.
Pathlnder.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-08
eetter sam.

she-An apple a day keeps the doc
tors away.
He-Don't stop there; an onion q
day keeps everybody away.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-08

Mrs. "Jnck" Gerughty. after several
years out West, has returned 10 New
port for the summer season. Mrs
Geraghty is niece of Mrs. Elsie
French Vanderbilt She was formerly
Miss Julia French and gave society
quite shock several years ago when
she eloped with Jack" Gernghty, then
Newport chauffeur. The Geraghtys
I'VE In Minneapolis, and they have not
been In Newport for some time. The
photo was taken at the dog show OF
the Rhode Island Kennel club ut New.
port. Il. |. She Is shown with. her dog.
Gron farm AISLE