| Show H. H Derv Dern Derno Secretary George W f f TT 1 I T o Dies In Washington To 1 o be l Brought To Salt Lake City Former ni Utah Governor Succumbs To Heart And Kidney Ailment y i PRES ROOSEVELT t TO ATTEND RITES y Will ViII Be Buried Tuesday 4 r With dh Full Mili Military tart II T t A And n d 1 JT Masonic H Honors 5 0 While flags were lowered to mast half at army posts throughout through- through out the country the nation mourned mourned mourn mourn- ed cd with Utah the passing of Secretary of War Var George H. H De Dern who died at Walter Reed Hospital Hospital Hospital Hos Hos- pital in Washington D. D C C. at 1035 a a. a m m. m Eastern Stan Stanc card time Thursday Word Vord of Derns Dern's passing was immediately im mi- mi mediately telegraphed to President President Pres id i- i d dent nt Roosevelt who at the tin time f was nearing Bismark N. N D. D a. a u board his train on Cn a drought inspection trip The chief hie executive by telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone from the train ordered all g flags in the District of Columbia 0 and all army posts lowered to half halt staff and nd requested Secretary Hull HuH to issue a public statement officially lally notifying the people of r the he United States of Derns Dern's passing pass pass- ing pass pass-I it it was announced from the White House that the President would attend the funeral of Utah's former fonner in Salt Lake City next Tuesday He will probably j join the funeral train as it pass pass- passes es through Rapid City S. S D D. Death Follows Breakdown Derns Dern's death friends said said followed fol- fol j v lowed a general physical breakdown breakdown breakdown break break- down originating in a severe ere attack attack attack at at- tack of influenza when he was governor of Utah five years ago and from which he never neier fully recovered re- re fJ covered Since then he has suffered from recurrent influenza attacks and severe colds which generally weakened weakened weak- weak L ened him and placed an extremely extremely his heart ely heavy strain l on President Roosevelt and high ranking officers office s were cognizant of the s seriousness of Secretary Derns Dern's condition for nearly a year j Final respects to Secretary ary Dern will be paid by a mourning Y citizen Tu Tuesday day at 3 S p p. p m. m in Salt Lake City the home of the distinguished hed citizen and public t official during the greater part of 4 his life The services will be held in the rotunda of the State Capitol Capitol Capitol Capi- Capi tol where Secretary Dern presided ed as i chief executive of the state for eight years N To Lie Lle In State stat Following its arrival In Salt Lake City In a special train the h body will le Ie in state at the ca capitol capitol capi- capi pi- pi J tol and following the funeral to toi i be conducted by the Rev Dr Elmer Elmer El- El mer I. I G and the Rev Jacob Trapp it will be buried with full 7 military and Masonic honors in hi Ii He Continued on Page 10 s' s I I I Secretary Dern bern DiesTo Dies To Be Brought To Salt Lake for Burial Continued from irom Page 1 Mt Olivet cemetery The war department announced Washington services will be held at 4 p p. p m. m Saturday at the Mount Pleasant Church George H. H Dern was waa born in Dodge county Nebraska Sept 8 1872 the second child of John and Elizabeth Dern pioneer 8 settlers of of Nebraska Nebraska- He earned his hi school tuition money by working in freight and lumber yards It was in the University of Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Ne Ne- braska Cadet Corps that Dern had his first with the war department and with John J. J Pershing then lieutenant of the corps and later general of world war fame Secretary Derns Dern's name is permanently permanently perm penn engraved in the annals or athletic history of th the University of Nebraska As guard and captain captain captain cap cap- tain Dern led the team of 1894 to championship of the Missouri Valley Starts as Mine line B Bookkeeper Ho He was 25 when he came to Utah and began his rise as one of the West's Vests best known figures Starting as a bookkeeper for the Mercur Gold Mines Company he rose to the position of general manager and held that position until the Mercur mines were closed closed clos clos- 4 ed edin in 1913 p I During his association with the mining industry he assisted in inventing in inventing inventing in- in venting and himself invented several several several seve seve- ral mining processes His political career began in 1914 when he was elected to the state senate where he served until until until un un- til 1923 During his terms in the state legislature he successfully sponsored the Workmans Workman's Com Corn Compensation Compensation Act the Absent Voters' Voters Law the Mineral Leasing Law th s- s ri nA A t the Securities Commission o n Act and the Corrupt Practices Law The magnetism of his personality personality personality person person- was made manifest in the election of 1924 when he defeated Charles R R. Mabey by a margin of votes Upon entering politics Mr Dern did not give up his busin business ss in- in Among his various executive executive executive tive positions he was a director of the Mutual Creamery Co Beides his widow Lottie Brown Dern Secretary tary Dern is survived by five children Mrs Harry Baxter Baxter Bax Bax- ter Chicago John William and Betsy and Jimmie Fern Hern J rn They were all at Secretary Derns Dern's bedside bedside bedside bed bed- side when the end came ame Messages of condolence to the grieving fan family ly continued to pour in Thursday night The sp special ial session of the Utah legislature adopted resolutions of regret as did the city commission and other public bodies Army posts throughout the United States today will vill fire a amo mo mourning ming gun e every ery half hour hou after reveille After The blowing of retreat to tonight 19 19 gun gun salutes will be fired at all posts |
