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The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
WHY sALToN SEA is SALT

Reports that plans are under way
TO develop water power from the Col.
orado river-which gives ample proof
OF the power II can exert IN the cary
Ing OF the Grand Canyon-are said
TO have aroused apprehension In the
minds Of the operators OF irrigated
farms in the Imperial valley OF Call.
fornla, near the shores Of the Salton
sea. The Imperial valley depends on
the Colorado for its irrigation waters.
The Salton sea is really part Of
the Gulf OF California with a great
ryke of silt separating Il from the
greater body OF water.
"Many centuries ago the Gulf OF
California extended 10 point about
$50 miles northwestward from its
present head" says communication
to the National Geographic society
from Arthur Z. Davis.
1T also extended up the present
valley OF the Colorado river at least
20 Yuma and probably somewhat
above. The Colorado river, rising II.
the Wind River mountains of WyO-
ming and the Rocky mountains OF Col.
Orado, carved the rocks along It's
course and brought the resulting sands
and mud down in Its swift current,
dlscharging them into the arm Of the
gulf near Yuma.
"As this process went on, without
cessation century after century, the
valley was gradually filled, a delta
built up over which the river flowed
far out into tile gulf. II encroached
progressively up the shores OF the gulf
until It built up delta entirely across
Joining the foothills OF the Cocopah
mountains on the western shore. This
cut of the head OF the gulf, and the
arid climate rapidly evaporated the
waters thus separated and left an IN
land depression. which at It's lowest
point was nearly 300 feet below sea-
level. 1t Is estimated thai the amount
OF silt carried by the Lower Colorado
river Is sufficient 10 cover SO square
miles one foot deep with dry alluvial
soil each year.
'"rhe river continued 10 bring down
its load OF 81 llment and 10 build it,
delta higher and force II farther into
the gulf Like all such deltafe streams,
the channel on the top OF the delta
is constantly shifting, cutting one
bank building up the other, overflow
ing both banks, and during high water
sometimes entirely abandoning an old
channel for new one. In this way
the river has from time TO time flowed
into the Salton sea for some years
or centuries. and anon has shifted 10
the eastward and discharged again
into the gulf. This Is the general
course the river has followed ever
since its discovery by the Spaniards
In the Sixteenth century.
AT high water the river normally
oyeraows It's banks in the valley re-
eions all the way from the Grand
Canyon TO the Gulf Of California, II
unusually high water, such as oc
cured IN 1891, the overflow running
into the salton sink has been sum
Gent 20 materially raise the level OF
the lake and overflow the tracks OF
the Southern Pacific railway which
are built along its shores
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

committee in celebration OF the one
hundred years peace between Eng,
land and America. A committee OF the
Sulgrave society met in Manchester to
rnise an endowment fund for repairs
and furniture. Toward this the Sui
grave Institute Of America contributed
$4,000; $4,000 was raised In London,
and Manchester furnished the balance
OF $4,000. Among the subscriptions
was $500 from the Stars and Stripes
Women's club Ia Manchester. collected
as a memorial TO the American sol
diers who died In the city.-Detrolt
News.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
Washington Reslgnlng
Command Of the Army

December "a 1888 George washington
resigned HIS commission as commander
In chief OF the army, and retired TO pri-
Nate life. During the Ave years follow
found SUFFICIENT occupation in attending
10 the affairs of his homestead and prop
erty and IN fostering the progress OF his
correspondence. 70 bring the leading men
OF the country 20 a determination TO form
a more perfect union. He was president
OF The Philadelphia convention OF 1857,
ted States Washington was unanlmouelv
chosen the first President OF the United
States. and on April 20. 1850, took the
oath OF office In New York, where con.
grese was then sitting. At the close OF
his term OF office no was reelected unnn-
imously. and on March 4, 1893 took tho
oath OF Office for the second time.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
WASHINGTON.

Dust OF the gray years cannot dim thy
name,
Nor changes chill thy country's pride in
thee;
Thou art as some bright FIRE that
steadily
Burns high above the little cracking
flame
That lesser men may kindle. dreaming
fame
Is one with party's brief idoiatry.
On the low affairs OF humanity
Glory Is quenched by the first breath OF
blame
While the logs heart glowed with a liv-
ing heat
The tabled Meleager knew not death,
But when II cooled his own must cease
20 beat
lie to the envious gods must yield his
breath;
But children's children keep alive for thee
The brand their sires' love kindled rever-
entity.
Frances Beers In New York sun.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

lowing communication TO the Natlona
Geographic society:
IF some one asserted that the
American love for Oriental rugs had
changed the marriage customs of o
nomadlc people, had brought forth on
this globe a comparatively homely
race OF human beings, and had builS
up a complex system Of morals In the
heart OF Asia, II would seem Ike a
sensational story. Yet that statement
seems well founded, and love for beau
ty I'm America has reacted on the IA
cial features OF a prlncely race III
Turkestan with deplorable result
Truly II Is a small world when an ar
tistic recluse In a New York studio
fathers a homely son IN distant des-
ert. Yet the rising generation OF Turko-
mans are dlstlnctiyely homelier than
their prineely sires. And the conquest
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
CcpK. MOST, IRISH CITY
IN IRELAND

o. X, third city OF Ireland, n con-
siderable part of which was recently
destroyed by fire, bears very super.
acial resemblance 10 our own New
york in that its nucleus is situated
nm an island EMBODIED by two arms
NJ river where Its waters meet n
hay. The comparison soon becomes
n contrast, however, for Cork is city
of less than $4,000 souls, has few pub.
lie buildings or thoroughfares of i'm
variance. and was built on low.
swampy site Instead Of on the rocky
ribs of Mother Earth.
The stream that EMBODIED Cork be-
fore IL grew across its watery bar
rIers IS the River Lee which rises In
n little lake TO the north. From Il
tiny island in the lake came the pious
hermit St. Fin Barre, who established
n monastery on the island at the
mouth OF the river In the seventh cen
fury. and from this start the present
city has grown. Both the Catholic
and Protestant cathedrals Of Cork are
dedicated TO this early Irish saint.
At the head of one OF the finest
harbors in Ireland-a land-locked cove
whose waters are as placid as those
Of a lake-Cork has been subject since
IT'S establishment to attacks by sen
marauders, Invading Danes burned
the city in S21 and again in 1912,
and after the. second destruction
founded on the site a Danish trading
post. The Irish, again in control of
the city, submitted to the English in
l172, who for many years maintained
O precarlons foothold.
The Irish eventually regalned Cork
not by force of arms but by "infiltra-
ton" for before a great while the
One-tlme English post was the most
Irish city in Ireland. It's government
entirely In the hands OF the people
Of Erin.
tragedy overlook Cork the year
Columbus discovered America, and
vas visited most heavily on Its lord
mayor. During that year the city re-
clyed and assisted Perkln Warbeck.
pretender to the English throne. The
4 mayor lost his head and the city Its
\ charter.
Ccrk's wonderful harbor has given
\ a maritime Importance since early
days Recognition Of this fact is seen
% he title of admiral OF the port
Bestowed on the lord mayor of Cork
4 By Edward Nv and held by the lords
mayor to the present day.
Queenstown. at the head OF the outer
haFOor, and practically n part of Cork,
Is the port OF call and departure for
fans-Atlantic liners. This fact has
made Cork city OF sadness TO many,
or perhaps a million or more men
nd women, In largest part mere boys
nd girls forced by economic pressure
emigrate, have there hidden good
' with set faces and streaming eyes
The land they love so well.
While there are practically no points
great interest I'm Cork, close by Is
ne OF the best known and most fire.
uently visited spots In all Ireland
the ruined tower OF Blarney cas-
stronghold of. Cormac Mccarthy,
ne, legend has II. Instructed by an
y nag he had rescued to kiss one
me stones of the tower--the FAM
us "blarney stone"-became lrreslst-
Ply eloquent.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
TURKESTAN: RUGS AND
WOMAN PROBLEMS

Turkestan has been figuring In the
worlds news lately because of the
activities OF the Bolsheviki in the
central Asian bOrderland Of the old
Russian empire, but It is known best
to Americans by Its wonderful rugs.
How the rug industry has affected the
people Of Turkestan Is tod In the fol-
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

The legislator, the politician, the
nfter-dlnner speaker and the reform
upllfter all make sufficient loud noise.
u properly directed. to cause a span
or mules to act up right pert In the
turrow ahead OF the pillow There Is
an awful lot OF mlsdlre ted energy in
this world'-Brigham City (Utah)
Journal.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

Two Kansas schools are debating
the question whether dlsagreeable
woman who Is good cook and house
Keeper II a better wife than an agree.
able woman who cannot cook or keep
house. What firSi needs explaining IL
how good cock and housekeeper
could be dlsnmeenble womnn.-
Idaho Falls Uchho) Tlmes-Register
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

The foxy American people who
thought they had done n smart thing
an selling tax exempt bonds at high
prices, are now suddenly discoverins
the rish folks aren't contributing to
the cost OF yernment.--RlchfIel
(Utah) Reaper.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

No arm OF state government Is near
or the people OF Idaho than the public
utilities commission. II Is there that
the community can 20 for justicef II Is
there that complaints are sympathetic
ally heard and wrongs quickly adiust-
cd. II Is small wonder then thar from
the length and breadth Of the state
opposition has arisen 20 the proposal
10 abolish the utilities commission and
transfer 20 the district courts such
matters as the state BODY has IA The
past so lntelllsently and expedltlously
handled.-caldwell (IdahTl rr saps
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

The globes to be used on Bulbs new
lighting system have arrived aud are
now stored In the city hall awnltlng
the coming OF spring when the system
VIII he installed.--Buhl Qdaho) Re-
publican. Evidently they don't need
'en In winter.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

A new book we have Just read. op.
poses everything; we know Of nothing
that would meet with this critical
critics review OF criticisms nor his
approval Evidently, here is another
OF the unfortunate men who waste
their time writing; we are very nu-
merous.- Emmett Odaho) Examiner.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

A member Of the chamber OF com.
meree has contributed as his sugges-
ton TO be included In the program OF
work for the year an investigation OF
the reasons why, at such n compare
lively short distance from coal mines
having Immense veins, easily dug, citl-
.ens OF Logan are held up for ten and
A half dollars a ton for that indispen-
sable necessltyi and. having learned
the reasons, or lack OF them as we
suspect, see II something cannot be
done In the way Of obtaining a very
material reuuction We pronounce
this as truly Burning ISSUE" and one
worthy Of serious effort. Logan
(Utah) Journal
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

II Is one OF the mlsfortunes OF the
times TINT the great forces for good
In the world are not as noisy and do
no attract as much atte ,tion rs the
forces Of eyil.-Gardnerville CNev.)
Re ord Courier.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
Inter Mountain
Editorial HiIites
Selected for Western Newspaper Union
Service by n. A, c. and G. y. w.

Some married men take All awful
lot OF comfort In their pipes. But
pipes, you know, can't talk, Price
(Utah) sun.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

II President-elect Harding nlpoipt.
ed all the men who are Earnestly rec
Commanded In. high authority for his
cabinet II would take o good sized
hall c'hold them. They might have
to hold meetings out Of oors.--yale
(ore) Enterprise. 80
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

The man who was buried In a coffin
no made years ago must be credited
with foresight. He at least saved tho
proflteer's pFofit.--Sa't Lake .Tele-
gram.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

Many men seeking employment are
arriving In this city-of late, and rust.
ling al the various mines As a re-
suit rooms are now at premium,
ana Mt times impossible to be hpd
II Is not uncommon for some to be
Obliged TO SIT up all night, or sleep In
chairs at various places II has been
many years since situation similar
to this has been experienced IN this
city, showing that available housing
facilities are now well taken up.-
Virginia City (Nev) Chronicle.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

There is a lot less evidence OF boil
sheylsm In this country since Emma
Goldman announced her preferences
Tor Ainerlce -Nampa udaho) Leader.
Herald
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

The calendar shows midwlnter, but
the ubiquitous small hoywlth baseball
and bat and spinning top Is sure
herbpger OF spring. BuhN idaho,
Herald.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

The United States sent nearly a
hundred million dollars in gold to
Jaoan last year to settle adverse bal
ances OF trade. Buy il '.Made IN Amer
ica."--Pocetello (Idaho) Tribune.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

And II we get France right about IL
Germany has about as much chance Of
escaping Its war indemnltles MS a
guilty gangster has OF winning acqultr
tai In San Francisco court--Butte
Mpnt) Miner
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-16
.HEARERSGRIPPED
BY REVIVALIST
Interest In Lee Street
Meetings Grows
Daily

The revival services at the Lee
Street Methodist Church are increas.
ing in interest and attendance at
each service. Rev. L. A. Hill spoke
to large congregation last night on
the Broad and Narrow Ways, ;"
using for his text Matt. vii; 13 and
Ia. The speaker pictured the two
ways SO vividly and with such clear
ness that the audience was profound
ly impressed. Almost all OF the con
gregation expressed themselves as
desiring to walk the way Of Life.
This morning the speaker spoke on
"The First Great Intercessory
Prayer" This service was of un'
usual interest and power.
The kind of preaching done by
Rev. Mr.. Hill is causing quite a deal
of comment, all very favorable. he
speaks with great ease. With. Won
derful clearness and through his en-
tire message there is sympathy for
the Sinner that grips and holds with
intense interest. He is as calm IN
his .presentation of the great Bible
truths as though he were talking, 60
an individual. in fact you feel that
he is speaking from his heart direct
lv to YOU. You feel that he is bring
ing YOU Gods. Message and does it
in way that makes you want to
come again and again. -
Services each morning at lo
o'clock and evening at 1880. The
public is invited.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-16
Church To Pray For
Coming Revival

Midweek prayer service will be
held this evening at Central Baptist
Church at 1880 o'clock, which viii
be for prayers for the success of the
revival which will be begun in Amer.
lcus Sunday, March 27, when DR.. J.
E. Hampton, of .Moultrie, will con
duct the series of meetings.
All organizations representing the
church will be present this evening
to speak of the coming revival. The
past week cottage prayer services
have been held in the homes of the
members, both afternoon and eve.
ming, for the successful spiritual con.
duct of the revival These various
circles will be present this evening
to make report of their services.
The cottage prayer meetings will
continue throughout tho intervening
days between this time and the 9th
of March.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-16
CLARAHAMON'S
FATETOBE With
JURY BY NIGHT
Both Sides Close And
Judge Starts Charge
At ; p. M.

ARDMORE, Okla, March 16.-
The defense formally rested at the
opening of court today in the trial
of Mrs. Clara Smith Hamon, charged
with murder in connection with the
death of Jake L. Hamon, Republican
national committeeman, when the
court ruled letters written by Ha-
mon Were inadmissible as evidence
The defense noted an exception to
the ruling.
After several witnesses had been
called in rebuttal by the state, both
'sldes announced their case complete.
Court then recessed to o'clock
this afternoon to permit the judge to
prepare his charge TO the jury.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-16
Figures For Cities Of
Sd District Revealed
AtPower Convention
Marion jackson Says Railroad Commissioners
Are All Honest But Haven't A Chance,
Being In Grip 0 Corporations

the Third Congressional District
Amecu beginning shortly after 1890 o'clock
Wednesday morning until 1890, rousng, yet
The numbers prob
than being present but representative cnmay
councmen county other ederwere
the district The speakers included Mrs W A.
Judge who made splendid
address, Cordele Jackson of Atlanta
Municipal and John W. Greer of Mou
e secretary Sheppard Americas presided
Gorden McKnsey Of Ahbun
leading Amercus club attended the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-16
WORTHY BADLY
SLASHED;; NEGRO
SHOT, WILL Die
Officer Attacked, Cut
And Beaten, But Will
Recover

Policeman j. N. Worthy, of the
Americus police force, was seriously
wounded about 1880 this morning
in a fight with Will Jackson, negro,
who resisted Mr.. Worthy when he
tried to arrest the negro Mr.. Wor-
thy's throat was slashed with n
pocket knife by the negro and his
head beaten with the club snatched
from the officer by the negro. The
negro was shot through the abdo.
men by the policeman.
The fight occurred in a two-story
negro boarding house three doors
east of the courthouse on Forsyth
street. Mr.. Worthy went to the
house in answer to report that the
negro was beating his wife When
he addressed the negro the latter
grabbed the club in the hand of the
officer and twisted Mr.. Worthy 5
hand in the strap so that ne could
not free his hand. The negro then
slashed the officers throat and jerk
ed the club away and hit him over
the head. Mr.. Worthy then drew
his pitol, his hand being freed and
shot the negro in the abdomen twice.
In the struggle they both fell from
the porch of the second story of the
building to the yard below. Mr.. Wor
thy lost his pistol in the fall and be-
ing blinded by blood from his wounds
could not see it. The negro's leg
was broken by the fall and he could
not rise.
Officer Worthy walked to an au-
tcmobile nearby belonging to John
Phillips, negro shoemaker, and was
carried to the office of Drs. Smith
aud Cato where his wounds were
dressed and frcm this he was car
ried to the hospital. He is in a Sc,
rious condition but his wounds are
not necessarily fatal, it is stated, the
knife having just missed the vital
jugular vein.
The negro was captured by Frank
Carey, Sheriff Harvey and Deputy
Summers, who Arrived on the scene
as Mr.. Worthy walked away. He
had managed to crawl into nearby
store. 1t is not expected that he
will survive. Examination showed
he had three bullet holes entirely
through his body AS there were
only two exploded shells in the Off
GERS pistol when opened by Chief
Bragg, the origin of the third bullet
wound Is the source of an unsolved
mystery. 1t is supposed that either
the officer carried two guns and
when he lost the larger one shot once
with a smaller on or that the negro
tried to shoot the officer and was
shot with his own gun in the strug-
gle. The officer is yet unable to
talk.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-16
COTTON EXPORT
LOANS GRANTED
War Finance Corpora
ton Approves Two
Applications

WASHINGTON. March 16.--An
nouncement of the approval Of the
application of two American banking
institutions for an advance to assist
in financing expectation of about
5000 bales of cotton 10 Germany
and Czecho- -Slovakia was MADE to-
day by the War FinanceAcorporation
The amount of the advance was
not determined,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-16

velopment in South America stop.
ped.
Wilson's Verdict.
1t was after President Wilson hard
thoroughly familiarized himself with
this state of facts that he refused
to grant the permit for. the cable
landing at Miami and acting upon
this refusal the navy has twice pre-
vented the landing.
It was suggested under the Will
son regime that if the British com
pany would surrender its. monopoly
in Brazil so as to enable the Al]
American Company to extend its
system and that Western Unior
Company permit the sender to route
his message via the All American
Company, if he so wished, the Mi
ami landing permit would be grant
ed.
The suggestion was rejected witt
scorn by the Western Union Com
.pany and it went in to court chal
ienging the presidents right TO in
terfere. The case is still pending.
Presidents Power.
'Inefc Is nCG .lSutidl ia" Itt C'F'
subject, but, beginning with, Grant
presidents have held that no cable
connecting. the United States with 4
foreign country could be landed III
the United States without the 'presi'
dents permission.
One important factor in the stu.
alton is that the British own the
Barbados. In case of war anywhere
in the world the British could, for
military purposes or in the interest
Sf British neutrality, establish a
censorship at the Barbados, which
would be mighty inconvenient to the
United States.
1t is a situation not unlike that
which exists in respect Of the Jap
anese at Yap.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-16
BRITISH-RUSSIAN
PACT IS SIGNED

LONDON, March 16.-(By Asso,
clated Press. "A trade agreement.
under which commercial relations will
be resumed by Great Britain and
Russia, was signed here this morning
by representatives of the two gov
ernments.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-16
DR.. Zayas Makes Clean
Sweep In Cuban Election

HAVANA, March 16.--Dr. Alfre-
do Zayas Y. Alaonzo, former vice.
president and candidate of the Con-
servative-Popular (National leaguel
party, made practically clean sweep
of the presidential elections held
Yesterday in several hundred ps'e.
cincts of the various provinces of
Cuba