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Show Salt Lake Police Officer Succumbs Frank M. Franta, II years old. member of the Salt xake police department, with the exception of a two years' intermission, for tha past thirteen yeera, died Monday at f:9 p. n; af hla name: 494 H treat. 'He hsd been 111 for several sev-eral months from a eon. plica tlan of &seee. Mr. Franta was appointed patrolman patrol-man by Chief of Police B. M. Bnr-low. Bnr-low. March S, 191. He worked ao such uatll Novembar 1, 1118. when, he resigned to take a position posi-tion with tha forestry service of the government In Colorado. He , was' reappointed patrolman under , Chief of Police Joseph K. Bur- 1 bfdga. August IS. If to, and worked ; a plain clothea man and alao us uoiiur-n uuiii wui t r"u- tmajv, when he waa taken 111 and given an Indefinite leave of absence. He went to California In search of relief, tut, failing to find It. returned re-turned to Salt Lake several months ago snd wss confined to his home until last night, when death came. Mr. F rants is survived by a wife-Mr. wife-Mr. Franta waa a member of the local Knights of Pythlae lodge and Mt Mortal, lodge. No. 2, Free and Accepted Masons. Ha became affiliated af-filiated with the Masons In Mopt-rose. Mopt-rose. Colo., lodge No. si. In 1212, while employed in the forestry service. When ha returned to this i city ha transferred his member- j ship to ths local Maaonle lodge. |