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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-04-17
The Utah Weekly
Industrial Review

1t is our highest patriotic duty to
help save our country from the in
,creasing tides of discomfort that 10
sweeping over the nation.
April 12.-St. George-virgin
Dome OIL Co.'S well on Purgatory
Flat down over 1900 feet.
Salt Lake Is to have new $4,000
laundry.
ogden-Construction work on Og
den ordnance depot to begin soon.
Brigham City plans to enlarge city
power plant.
Seven different kinds of taxes are
among the burdens with which Utah
mines are struggling during the per-
iod of reconstruction.
Salt lakeland Cart Memorial
association plan monument to be
built in commemoration of the early
Mormon pioneers.
Two million dollars were paid the
farmers Of Cache valley In the year
1919 for milk BY the condensed milk
factories Of Cache county. The FAC
tories handled 7o.ooo,oeo pounds Of
milk and they paid the farmers 20
cents = pound for Hutter tat. "
American Fork may get condensed
milk plant.
Eureks--Force completes power
to property Of Tintic Davis Co. of
North Tintic.
Ogden-Prospects bright for new
hotel here.
Work starts on twenty miles of
Midland Trail between Assoc and the
state line.
Charges that organized labor IL
standing in the way of free and I'M
restricted training of wounded veter-
ans Of the world war were made b.
fore the house education commit e
during investigation OF bureau Of vo-
cational education.
Roosevelt-Improvement Of high
school camps begins.
Eureka-Shaft of Tintic Drain
Tunnel Co. now equipped with botA
steam and electrical machinery.
Ogden-Contract for s322,019.33
let for paving nineteen blocks.
Park City-Ohe resources Of Nail
driver property increasing.
Provo to vote $4,000 school
bonds April II.
Ogden-Mutual Livestock Co. ini-
corporates for $4,000.
Ogden. Work to start soon on a
new $250,000 school.
Payson-Farmers Mercantile asso-
citation Incorporates; s1,OO0.OOO CAPT
tai.
Ogden-Kieckhefer Box Co. s plant
to be operating soon.
Utah has approximately $4,000 &C
res irrigated lands under cultivation.
Salt Lake--Utah Consolidated Min
ing Co. during 1919 mined 1888
tons OF copper ore and 45,3S7 tons
of lead ore, which yielded 5,710,S46
pounds Of copper, 13,072,177 pounds
of lead. 373,1S0 ounces of silver and
10.54S ounces of gold. A total of
|17,407 feet OF exploration and devel-
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-04-17

Ipeklah Antlauea

There Is a law In the Turkish EN-.
pire prohibiting the expectation Of rel.
les and antiques more than hundred
years old. Real objects Of art Of
sufficient age to be Of value are rarely
to be purchased.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-04-17

lopment work was done. Company
will build 1000 ton min.
The employee who does not realize
that his own best welfare lies in the
promotion Of the prosperity OF the
business which gives him employ
ment Is nursing false philosophy
Of business life.
The Utah Idaho Sugar Co. will
| probably ship q car of its home
grown sugar beet seed from its Idaho
lfarns to Yokahoma. Japan. Former
liz. beet seed was all imported from
Russia and Germany but now just -
| good seed b raised here.
Ogden-John Scowcroft 4 Sons Co.
increases capital from 100000 to
s2.50o.o 900.
Salt Lake leading metal mining
center Of North America.
Payson's new city park to be dedi-
ated May 1.
Cedar City laying out municipal
park and tourist camp ground and
will make strong bid for thousands
Of tourists who will visit nearby
Zion national park the coming sea-
son.
DETERMINATION school planned
here.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-04-17

How the News Was Learned.
IT. Isl not known Just how the his.
torians learned that Cortes dlscov.
cred Mexico-whether, some one told It
on him or whether he broke down and
confesses Nashville Tennesseean.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-28

knows the peculiar breed OF potato
that will yield best returns in each and
every country in the United States. 1t
knows how to cultivate mat potato,
how TO fertilize it in each peculiar
soil. But this lesson is not known
to 10 per cent of the people who
raise potatoes. Ninety per cent OF
them are planting the wrong varieties
and cultivating them in the wrong
way. If the knowledge in the posses
sion of the department were applied to
all these farms, potato crops and prof
its would be doubled next year. The
same is true of corn. Selected seed,
properly planted, fortified, properly
cultivated. on land properly rotated,
would double the corn yield, great as
it is already. There is no branch OF
farming where the lessons that may
be learned are not equally important
and capable of equally attractive ad-
vantges.
Secretry Meredith is a trained ad-
vertising man, trained publicist. He
wants to make the lessons learned in
the past thirty years, under the direc-
ton of farmers and scientists, show
in the greatest possible return when
the wagons drive up to the barn IN the
autumn. He wants cooperation on the
part of the public and the congress in
meeting the demands of the time for
production.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-28

objection is being made to the rail-
road bill recently passed by congress
on the ground that it provides a guar
anteed return to the roads while the
government makes no similar provi-
sion for other industries. But the rail-
road bill does nothing of the kind.
1t neither guarantees to any railroad
a specific return nor obiigates the gov
eminent to make good any deficit.
Section directs the interstate COM
merce commission to stablish rates or
rate level which will yield a return
of "as nearly as may be" u per cent
on the aggregate fair value of the rail-
roads grouped in each of such number
of rate districts as the commission
may determined If the rates provided
by the interstate commerce commits
sion do not yield so much as 51A per
cent on aggregate value the loss is the
railroads
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-28
LoWDEN's PRINCIPLES.

Governor Frank o. Lowden, of Illi-
nois, an aspirant for the Republican
nomination for president, has given to
the public synopsis of his views upon
pending public issues This platform,
together with his record in congress
ard in the gubernatorial office, it is
said, will constitute the chief basis of
his campaign. The statement of prin-
ciples is as follows:
The immediate return TO an eff
cient, economical and business admin
istration of public affairs.
Reduction of taxes
The abolition of the numerous
agencies for war purposes which have
been continued at an enormous eX-
pense in time of peace.
A protective tariff measured by the
difference in the cost of production at
home and abroad.
A rigid insistence upon the principle
of government by all the people and
not by any class.
The ratification of the peace treaty
with reservations substantially as prog
posed by the foreign relations commit
tee of the senate.
Encouragement of agriculture and
recognition of the principle that it is
and must remain our most important
industry.
The exclusion or deportation of
aliens who place the red flag OF any
other flag above our own.
| A stalwart. uncompromising Amer
icanism which puts this country's in
terests first.
International friendships. not part
nerships.
A fearless enforcement of law and
! order.
a speedy return to normal condi-
tons.
Justice to all.
The closest scrutiny of the gov
ernor's statement fails to reveal new
idea or one with which anybody. Re
publican or Democrat, will disagree
except that part which relates to the
tariff and the~peace treaty. Is the
treaty then to be regarded as the para
mount issue in the approaching cam
paign, or does he plan to make the
tariff question on which Republicans
have gone down to defeat so many
times the issue? A campaign prose
cuted in advocacy of either will be a
serious matter for any man that un-
dertakes it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-28
The Woman Who Loved and
Earned A Modern stosy OF Home and Business
BIZ JANE PHELPS
A Modern Stosy OF

Lucky devil" I whispered back, in
a gay tone, Ito have wife to buy him
smokes"
.J'u bet he doesn't think So
We said no more until on the way
home asked:
How did You like the pictures
Roberto
fine. And l suppose the other was
good enough. But / was so Internally
sorry for that poor devil, supported by
a woman, and that woman his wife,
that 1 hated the whole thing"
I'm sorry. I thought you looked
rather. depressed. and the pictures
might cheer you up"
II know 1 guess I'm all sorts of a
crouch. Gerry. Forgive me, dear, I'll
try not to be so gloomy again. Really
I don't mean to make you unhappyNbe-
cause I'm a failure-it isn't fair"
Don't talk about being failure
Robert, I won't haveIt. And dear
YOU aren't q grouch-usually. You've
let this get hold of you, and are I'M
happy. Please try and throw it of
until Monday. You can't DO anything
until them, let's be as happy as we
can. And Robert want You &c
know that it makes no difference with
me, not one teeny-weeny bit l love
YOU lust the same whether You are
working or idle. OF course I an
anxious for you to have position
But 1 should love you if you never
had one"
And support me. too. I suppose
He laughed a little then went on
.'Oh, Gerry, the worlds all wrone
with me. guess. Or / am wrong will
the world. l don't know. But here we
are" We reached the steps of the
boarding house just as a messenger
boy rang the bell.
There he is now" the landlady
who had answered the bell said to the
boy. Then she pointed to Robert.
For me?' Robert said, as the boy
| handed him the message
There amt any other Mr.. Mere1itf
in the house." the landlady replied
please close the door. it is cold to-
night
Robert signed the book the boy
gave him, then followed me I'D the
stairs.
whats the message, dear? Aren'-
you going to tell me-" He had read it
then folded it up and put it into hi.
pocket.
ITO be continued)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-28
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-28
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
'T WILL ARISE AND GO TO MY
EATHER.r

In the Bible there is the story of a
young man who Thought that his
home was not good enough for him.
So he went away.
He sought thrills. veneered pleas
ures, and "easy money" - without
working for it. The story puts i: that
he fed upon the huslzs of the swine
herd.
But the young man soon tired-as
all such do. He wanted to hear again
the voices OF home. and to eat nome
cooking, and to have a happy bed to
sleep in. And SO he. decided to go
back. Il will arise and go to my
father" he said
His pride had been broken. He
was ragged and discouraged, and
bowed down. But he was not so far
gone that he was unable to decide to
face things definitely anew.
AS he neared his home, a thrill that
he ha1 never known before came over
him. His father ran out to meet him
with outstretehed arms. And so glad
was the father to see him that he
ordered the finest dinner and celebra-
ton that he could think up. For"
said he, my boy, whom 1 thought
was dead, is alive!"
Some of the other members of the
family didn't seem to like the idea
of taking him back. But not the
father. Which goes to prove that
mother love. in the big world.
But the great lesson in the story, to
me, is this: Here was young man
who had made a great mistake-but
who still retained the courage to face
! life anew.
Reward and glory is always-ahead.
| if you will but decide to arise!
sDaiIy must we mend and recon
struct. AS we aspire, We must level
our deeds with what we have gained
from experience. Regrets are quite
vain, indeed. But the holy desire to
| be right within our hearts is what
counts in character building.
| The germ of leadership is within all
humans. But each must decide for
himself-to ariSei
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-28

here, do you? And III tell you, Vera.
that what has set me on my feet again
after the exhaustion that followed get
ting out my last book in such fright
fully short time, was because I felt
that I wanted to know you. After l
knew you and saw how hard you
worked here I felt 1 had to pull my
self together so I could take care of
you. I wanted to be able to offer you
a home where you could get away
from this confusion
Then there was a silence. during
which, if you had listened. you would
have heard nothing. Then from Rob
rt\Ludlow: How wonderful you
are, Vera And from Vera: You
you are wonderful, too"
Robert and Vera left the Laurence
household in more confusion than they
found it. Confusion. of course. be-
cause the mainstay and prop in the
guise of Vera was going. But then
there was the satisfaction to Mrs. Lau-
renee that she had succeeded amazing
ly well in this her first effort in psy-
chopathics.
1Copyright. 1920. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-28
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
By LEE PAPE.

got a tare in the back of my pants
yestidday on account of moving side
ways insted of strate up wen 1 started
to set on a male on top of Pubs Sim
kinses back tents, and I showed it to
goodniss, life is jest one tare after an
other With you, take them off.
Meening the pants. and I sed. Aw
G, ma, cant you sew it on me, its a
awful lot of trubble to take them off,
Id haff to take my shoes off too.
That would be a terrible calamity.
sed ma. Neening it sourcastic and
she compromised by getting a needle
and thred and starting TO sew up the
tare on me, me jest standing there
feeling the stitches go past me with
out seeing how neer done she. was get
ting, and after a vile 1 sed, Are you
throo yet. ma?
III let you know wen I'm throo, sed
ma.
All rite. how soon do you think it
will be? 1 sed.
O keep quiet. sed ma. And she
kepp on sewing and I kepp on getting
| tired of waiting, and pritty soon I sed,
Is it done, yet. ma?
No, no, no. for goodniss sake. no,
sed ma.
Neerly? I sed.
That's my affair, and if you ask me
about it one more time Ill stick the
needle in your leg. sed ma
And she kepp on sewing. me think
ing, C. 1 bet she wouldent. Meening
stick the needle in my leg And pritty
soon l asked her aGen jest to find out,
saying, Is it more than half finished
ma?
WITCH jest then 1 felt a fearse pane
in my leg like the beginning of a nee
die being stuck in it, yelling, Ow
owtch, hay.
] always keep my promises. sed ma
! if you ask me agen Ill do it agen.~ II
you don't bleeve it jest try me.
! WITCH l dident.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-28
Dinner Stories

My slow speaking and patient friend
was driving along in a country of
dangerous curves. His sister and
brother-inrlaw were in the back seat.
"a car is back of you; blow your horn
for this curve" Drive more care
fully here, then pick up for the grade
ahead" came continually from the
passengers Finally my friend stopped
in front of village hardware store.
What on earth are you stopping here
for?" ITO get a horn and steering
wheel for the back seat" he slowly
drawled.
Mrs. Killifer desired that the pic
ture be hung to the right or the door;
Mr.. Killifer wanted it hung to the
left. For once the husband proved to
be the more insistent of the two, and
Henry, the colored man. was sum-
moned to hang the picture according
to Mr. Killifer's order
r Henry drove in nail on the left.
This done, he also drove one in the
wall to the right
"Why are you driving that second
naiel?" asked Mr.. Killifer.
why, boss. OATS to save me de
trouble of bringin' de ladder tomor-
row when you come round to de mis-
sus' way of thinkin'," said Henry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-28
JUST FOLKS
ABSENT WILLIE WISE.
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.


This is the tale of Willie Wise, who pom
padoured his hair.
At kelly pool, beyond doubt he certainly
was there.
He knew the latest dancing steps at bridge
He wasn't very much by day, but wonder
after dark.
1t mattered very little what the function
OF Willie Wise it could be said he certainly
was there.
He was there with all the line Of talk that
fiilsthe idle hours.
At posing in the limelights glare he had
unusual powers.
He wore the latest things in clothes and
fell for funny hats,
He had watch upon his wrist and dressed
his feet in spats.
He was perfection all the time; he wore
silk underwear.
In dress and manner l should say, he Ger
tally was there.
You could depend on Willie Wished
tell you so himself,
In matters social no one here would leave
him on the shelf.
He knew conventions rules and laws from
A to z, and then
He had some little clever tricks unknown
to many men.
At tea or dinner, opera, show or church
bazaar fair,
He'd shine among the shiniest, for he was
surely there!
But when it came TO honest toll and duties
hard to face,
1t seemed to US that Willie Wise was sadly
out of place.
He didn't ike the office grind and had no
use for work.
And wouldn't carry any load which some
how he could shirk.
He blundered everything he tried, and
didn't seem TO care,
For when il came to making good-he
simply wasn't there.
Copyright 1920 by Edgar A. Guest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-28

Representatives of an alleged organ
ization of farmers have told President
Wilson that the new railroad law will
entail an increase in freight rates that
will cost them 5000, 100000 a year.
But there is certain to be an increase
in freight rates regardless of who
operates the railroads. Those who
will be hit directly by it should
plan to charge it up in the bill
just as everybody else does who
can. Time has been when the farmer
could not do this. He was compelled
to market his crops as soon as they
were produced. But the average
farmer now can hold his crop until
he is ready to sell and in this way ex-
ercise a considerable influence on
prices and he is doing it. The con-
sumner Ultimately pays the freight and
that is one reason why he is persist
emily demanding an increase in wages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-28
Earned
a MESSAGE.

SAdpltt
I hated to go home to dinner; hated
to see Robert. Yet 7 also longed to
talk with him, to know if he had
succeeded in finding anything to do.
But his condition the night before,
my secene with his aunt, had made
me nervous ard unhappy all day.
He was there, lying down on the
couch.
Amy luck today?" I asked when
L saw him.
Haven't tried. Thought I would
wait until the first of the week. Sat
urday isn't any day to hunt posi-
ton"
Have you been here all day."
mo, 1 went over to Marion's and
she made me setay to lunch. Then 1
ran into Carson Murphy on my way
back, and walked almost home with
him. He wanted me to say We would
come up tomorrow, but told him I
couldn't until 1 had talked with you"
I'm glad you said that! 1 prom
ised Mary We would take dinner with
her in her new flat. She was too
funny. She promised not to try fancy
dishes on US, but would try them first
on the dog, then explained she meant
herself You don't mind going, do
you? OF course We won't have as
good a dinner as We would at Car
sons
vi course qOn IllHu. w ny
should ? Mary is a good little sport
like her grit, and she is amusing
and makes one forget
well, get up. lazy bones and we
will go down to dinner. Everything
will be cold if we don't hurry"
After dinner 1 proposed a motion
picture. 1 just couldn't sit quietly all
all the evening and watch Roberts
miserable unhappy face. 1 knew h,
was worrying about losing his posi-.
ton. that he probably had been hu.
INFLATED by talking it over with Car.
son; and I felt sure he also would
rather be where we wouldn't be
obliged to talk.
Unfortunately. the picture was all
about a man who had lost his posi-
ton. and it showed the straits his
family We're put TO keep together
Finally the wife went to work. and
altho she was then able to provide for
them, the husband was soured because
she, could earn money when he
couldn't.
Poor deyil!' I heard Robert say
when the film woman handed her
husband some money to buy tobacco
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-28
Moulton Musings
BY ROY X. MOULTON.

Declined.
When 1 was quite a youngish lad
Ny father used to say:
If you are good, you may, perhaps,
Re President some day.
For many years I thought that I
Would try to make this goal.
And l prepared myself for 1t
With all my heart and soul.
l always thought that I weuld take
A chance to make the run,
If could only get to be
Some states fayorite son.
But every state has got one now
And some have two or three,
And so it doesn't look as tho
There's any chance for me.
But now I do not want the job.
My old ambition ends.
I'd rather be common lob
And keep my health and friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-28

The National Security league has
placed itself behind a plan for turn
ing May / into American Day" thru
the holding of nationwide popular
demonstrations OF Americanism. 1t
announces that Governor Allen has
promised the league his cooperation
in the movement for the organization
of thousands of parades of citizens.
similar to the Preparedness Parades''
in 1916. The governor is quoted as
follows: II heartily endorse the idea
of the National Security league for a
public showing of Americanism on
May l. Because of the fact that this
date has been used by revolutionists
the world over for their threats upon
organized government it seems pecu-