The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-11-18
UTAH STATE NEWS

week and formed the Delta Merchants
association.
Red Cross seals win be placed on
sale Thanksgiving day and will con-
tinue on sale until Christmas.
Salt Lake has been selected as the
meeting place for the next convention
of the Park-to-Park Highway associa-
tlOn.
Salt Lake county supplies just a
trifle more than II per cent of the en-
tire general property taxes paid In
Utah, or $i,471, 414.Ss.
Five persons were injured In an auto
mobile accident three miles south OF
Tooele, when machines driven by Da.
vid Thomas and Ray Holt of Stockton
collided
Changes in Utah's "blue sky" law. 20
he recommended to the next legisla-
ture were considered by the Utah Sc
curitles commission at session held
In Salt Lake.
@. ii. Benny, aged 60. sustained a
fractured skull. and Albert John Lewis.
aged 3d. sustained broken jaw, as
the result of being struck by an auto
mobile in Salt Lake.
From eighteen to thirty-fIve chill
dren, none more than years OF age.
are being cared for nightly nt the
Neighborhood House ut Salt Lake. a
charitable institution.
support OF the campaign TO raise
$4,000 for the organization OF n regu-
lar council of boy scouts In Provo Is
being urged by civic, religious and
fraternal organizations.
Application of the Iron County Tele-
phone company for permission to i'm
crease various Of its rates was In part
allowed and In part denied by the pub
lie utilities commission.
A posse OF federal prohibition agents
and deputy sherlffs ralded nine places
In Helper, captured stIll, conflscated
600 gallons OF whisky and wine, made
six arrests and closed two buildings.
Total assessed valuation OF Utah for
the year 1920 is $710.401, $50. accord
ing to n tabulatlon completed by the
state auditor. The Increase in valu-
alton during the year was $i0,SS2,595.
On the initiative OF the sugar beet
committee OF the Utah state farm bu-
reau, steps have been taken that may
result In the establishment OF ma
tional contract between beet growers
and sugar manufacturers
W. II. Smith, aged 80, n returned
soldier. is being held at Salt Lake for
investigation In connection with the
robbery OF the American Railway Lx-
press company's office at Diamond
Vile, Wyo., on October 80.
The outstanding feature Of the park
to-park highway convention held In
Denver was the interest which the
delegates manifested in Zion National
park and Bryce canyon, according to
Utah delegates, who returned from
Denver,
Yarro Il. Korous, half-brother OF
Miss Frances Korous, whose body was
found In Liberty park lake at salt
Lake, Is being detained by the police
ON an unspecifled charge. KOrous
stOutly maintains his innocence OF any
wrongdolng.
Mrs. Laura Barker. charged with
murder IN the first degree in connec-
ton with the alleged poisoning OF her
husband, Charles Lee Barker was or
dered held 10 the district court with.
out bail, following her preliminary
hearing at Ogden.
The Rotary club pledged itself to
raise $500 for the Red Cross In the
present drive at the Armlstlce day
celebration dinner at Logan This
money Will be given over for the main
tenance of the Cache county chapter,
where a secretary and nurse are work
Ing.
Arrangements for pooling Of prac-
tically all the alfalfa and clover seed
grown In Utah this year, It's shipment
TO Salt Lake for cleaning, grading and
storage and sale through central of
flee, have been practically completed
by representatives of the Utah State
Farm bureau.
ConsttutiOnallty OF the state law
giving the state engineer power TO
withdraw from entry, with the consent
OF the governor, the waters of any
particular river or other source OF
supply may be tested out In the suit
brought by Caleb Tanner against the
present state engineer.
Clifford Law, aged 49, of Salt Lake,
was hunting In clothes closet for
some articles for his mother. As the boy
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lowed, blowing off the tip OF the thumb
and the foreflnger OF the boys left
hand. II Is supposed giant cap had
been left In the closet.
Joseph Wallace has been arrested
on the charge OF robbing David NJ.
Clemens Of Denver, Colo, at hotel
In Salt Lake, OF $500 worth of dia-
mOnds and then attacking him. beat
ing him badly.
Ia. Sol