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Show STQRRS CiiOSEN 10 PRiSOFd WARDENSH1P Utah County Man Named to Succeed Arthur Pratt at Penitentiary. DEPUTIES TO RETIRE Ure and Taggart Will Relinquish Re-linquish Positions When Warden Leaves. George A. Storm, formerly sheriff of Utah county, and more recently superintendent superin-tendent of tho Spring Canyon Coal company com-pany at Storrs, Utah county, was named yesterday by tho niato hoard of corrections correc-tions an wnrdrn of the state prison, to Micrnfid Warden Arthur Pratt, who retires re-tires from tho position on April 1. Tho appointment of Mr. Storrs has bi'cn expected si nee tho Ingislaturo pa sued an act on tho last day ot its sism-Mnn sism-Mnn making tho warden removable at rho ploaaiiru ol' the buard of corrections. correc-tions. Under tho law as it stood tho warden could he removed only for cause, but on the cloning day of tho legislation a bill wiifl put through carrying an emergency clause, which amended tho olrl law so as to leave tho board of corrections in a position to remove a warden at will and appoint a successor. Following tho passive nf thin bill "Warden Pratt tendered his resignation to tho 'hoard, effective April . His resignation was accompanied liy the resignations res-ignations of Andrew Pre, chief deputy warden, and Henry Taggart. depulv warden, war-den, who will retire wir.h Warden Pratt. Ao announcement has been made as yet as to the stdection of a chief deputy and deputy warden to fill tho place's I hat will be vacated by Ure and Tag-gar Tag-gar t. Mr. Storrs is a native of Utah and haa been prominent in Democratic politics for some years, ifo was formerly sheriff of Utiih county and later nn unsuccessful unsuccess-ful candidate for the United States marshalship in Utah. Ho has had charge of tho Spring Canyon Cnnl company's business and general stores at Storrs, Utah, fur some timo. |