Show SCIENCE GROUP HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING HERE Topics Range From Quakes to Effect of Marriages on Real Estate Trade I Topics ranging from Utah earthquakes earthquakes earth earth- quakes to the play of imagination in 1 geometry and the effect of delayed marriages on the real estate business held the thc at attention of members and nd friends of the Utah Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters at its seventh ty-seventh annual meeting at the Uni varsity of Utah Saturday Papers on nearly 70 subjects were presented during the day at general sessions and sectional meetings on Io social science physical science biological biological bio bio- logical science arts and letters Dr L L. L Dames Daines dean of the uni medical s school hool was reelected president Lowry Nelson Brigham Young university professor of rural social ocial economics was reelected first vice president and O. O W W. Israelson professor of Irrigation and drainage at the Utah State Agricultural college was reelected second vice The nominating committee headed by B. B L. L Richards U. U S. S A. A C. C botany professor named no other candidates Earthquakes Not New f Recent earthquake shocks here were not new developments according according accord accord- ing to Raif R. R W Woolley C senior hy hy- engIneer of the U. U S. S geological cal survey here who read a paper prepared by G G. M. M Carlston Since 1860 73 earthquakes have been recorded in Utah 19 of them in Salt Lake City he said The most serious shock occurred in 1901 1001 cam caus lag Ing damage at Beaver Dr T. T C. C Adams associate lor of civil engineering at the uni stressed the importance of Utah designing buildings to resist quakes Earthquakes are not the irresistible ble forces people imagine they are arc and buildings can be made safe against damage by a very severe hock at small expense he declared Urges Urs-es Carrier Regulation Regulation by the interstate corn com merce commission ot of alt ali commercial transportation was advocated b by Burton K Farnsworth of the state department of education He explained that motor vehicles with a property valuation of as compared w with th for railroads pay more total taxes than the railroads because became of levIes on gasoline I I Rise in the number of marriage licenses issued is forecasting improved improved im- im proved real estate business said Werner ner fler Kiepe secretary of the Salt Lake Real Estate board He blamed the depression sion for delayIng marr marriages 1 More than halt half ot of Utah's t total tal inCome in in- tome Come is concentrated In Salt Lake City and county according to A. A Smith Pond who presented a paper on en income distribution in the state Dr Wayne B. B B. B Y U. U was toastmaster at the academy luncheon i in the Union building The Northwestern Utah section American Chemical society held Its t May In fn the chemistry build lag ing Sa Saturday afternoon The arts and letters division of the f sponsored the opening meet meet- Frida night |