Show WORKER IN CIVIC WElfARE ELFARE DIES SUDDENLY William Henry Korns Member Member Member Mem Mem- ber of First City Commission Commission Commis Commis- sion SlOn P Passes Beyond I William iam He Henry ry Korns KOPS prominently Identified with civic yel are work work in Salt Lake City for many years and who was a n member of the first city commission wh when n this city ity adopted the commission form of government In 1912 died at his hIo nome East Seventeenth Seventeenth Sev Sev- South street t. t last lost night He died as he had lived quietly His friends were shocked athis demise for lor forIt forit lorI I It was as only a few day days day ago that he was was attending to his bu business Iness Mr Korns although n not t connected with the the city g government at t. t the tho time o of his death was was s n with work pertaining to the city's progress progress progress ress up to the last Only a few days ago h he made inquiries concerning trees In the city and county grounds which h he feared would decay unless electric wires fastened thereto were were removed He was ever mindful of the protection protection protection tion of children plant life and other I factors In his death business leaders admitted today that Salt Lake Cit City had lost one of its most prominent citizens Mr Korns was born near Pt orla Ill It April 7 1 7 1862 lIe He was co connected with the newspaper publishing Industry in his t early ally life lite In Iowa Missouri Nebraska Nebraska Ne Ne- braska and ana Wyoming He came to Salt Lake Jake City in 1901 and became as- as with the Mining Review as assistant business manager He was well wen known It In newspaper circles here In 1905 he established the Korns Ware Ware- Warehouse Warehouse house company and was head of the same ame at the time of his death The decedent was also well known and was popular in jn Masonic circles He lIe aided largely In founding Progress lodge No 10 22 Free and Accepted Masons Masons Masons Ma Ma- sons of which he was a charter member member member mem mem- ber while h he lie also assisted In the or organIzation organization organization or- or of Kaibab lodge F. F A. A M. M He was also a member of Utah chapter No 1 Royal Arch Masons Besides his widow Mrs Roberta Stalcup Korns whom h ho he married In Missouri 1 thirty-eight thirty years ago Mr Korns Is survived by a son J. J Roderic Korns and a daughter Miss Rowena Korns Horns all an of Salt Lake The body lOdy is at the Eber W W. Hall Hall- Ricketts undertaking establishment I |