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Show J: mm PJYALS THE EI UTAH -- COUNTY SURPASSES THE REST FORTY-SECON- j PROVO, UTAH, P.RID AY DECEMBER 9, 1927.- - YEAR, NO. 169 D UvJU.: J Jn.lzi.z3. - 1 PTiinnuo mm 0 ... . Santa Talks To Provo Folks uutiiio - -- ' IllAlL V IS I He's 75 Years Young Today HONORED ON Seventy-fift- DonAhy Carlson, Champion High School Orator of Elimination of Enmity Among Provo Busk ness Competitors Would Result In Benefits, Kotarians Told 5 tion MlM Dorothy Carlson of East national high school, winner of the ; high school oratorical contest, comPropletely won the students of the vo high school today when she gave stuher winning oration at a specialschool In the high dent assembly The meeting was unauditorium. der the direction of the Forensic club, with President Wendell Vance II h ft? T oratorical opportunities affordedJawas an uncontests. She said there usual educational advantage to participate in such contests,asand showthe win- ed how the lqser as well her travels Mr; France, England. Mexico Ana w complimented United Statesi the .students n the perfect, order they maintained at the assembly., Edward Sheja, Provo high school orator, who was runner-u- p to Misr Carlson in the Istate oratoricalcojk test, introduced! the speaker. A short hlstoW of the club war given by President Vance. Princicompal L. B. Harmen made brief , ments. Musical Feature The band playied several selec- hi RING YOUR TOYS TO ST RANIFTOMORROW Whiskers and All Will Join Kiddies at Strand (ihristmas Toy Matinee T Santa FRIGID WAVE MOVE EAST 4 1 A ht - - my . 18 Local Business Man's Car Stolen A Hupmobile cdupe Special belonging to C. N. Whitttiker, manager of the Taylor Paper company, 'was stolen from the cutb lh front of the Elks' home Thursday ever ning between 7 and 11 o'clock, to MrWhittaker'sS xeport to the police department thi morn-iag- .. if The car carrleilicenscNo, has blue top andf dark j;ra body, and disc wheels. Mr. WhitCaker had left the key in the;car, believing that he would be gone bit a short time when he left It to go Into tin Elks home. . . 4, MISTAKE IN ADVEBTISING By pulling out the wrong line in EVERYBODY'S advertisement on taee 7 In today's Herald the com- - that the Belling feur suitcases for store $1. This Is mlsake. The: ad should have said that the suit 'cases are selling for one dollar eaob. . jsitoris madejlt.appfinr ways were blocked in Wisconsin,, and at some points trains were forced to wait while snow plows cleared the right of way. . ' Throughout the storm area, telephone and telegraph service was disrupted. '' PROVO YOUTH LAID TO REST ... rtil . -- to Jerusalem; the birth of the Sa vior; the birth of the church; the birth of the school; and the birth of the earth. In jref erring to the birth. of the earth, he quoted his ' own beautiful stanza as follows The voiee-- of omnipatence called i into the' night, ... And back went the echo, 'Let there : be light;' Then the sun and the moon and the stars lent their rays, And radiant earth appeared in the blaze." : Funeral services were held in the J Sixth ward chapel Thursday afterCor. Second Na. and I'nl. Ave. noon for- Lynn Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones, who passed The' regular services and meetaway at the Aird hospital, after be ing fatally wounded by a bullet dis ings of the Community church wiU ed to rescue 12 school children, who charged from a gun he was hold- - continue to be held in the women's had spent six hours strandedin' a ing. clubhouse, corner Third North and bus four miles out of Ishpeming. Hyrum Rupper had charge of the University-avenu- e, pending the Snow imprisonealSO "men In the services. The invocation waa oP completion of repairs on Meno fered by W. Monroe Paxman, and TropeS hall. Blueberry mine at Ishnemnur. The Sunday school, convenes at Tides In New York Harbor threat- - the henpnirtinn vn nrnnminnAil Ku 10,a. if, the primary department be-iPark. -ljoseph Nelson. wall cned the-s-ea conducted at 155 North UniThe coldest place on the contin j The speakers were Garn Carter, ent today, according to weather j J. A. Washburn and Bishop J. W. versity ave while the remainder of reports, was Minnedosa, Sask. A'McAdam. Mrs. Norma P. Bullock the school meets at the clubhouse. : temnerature of 25 belowwas retr-- .and Miss Lillian Mortimer Morning service of worship will be held at U o'clock with services tstered there1 by the pastor, Rev. E. E. Bachelder. "One Sweetly Solemn Thought A special music number will also -spirit or God" was sung by Miss be offered. Coincident with this Lillian Mortimer and Mrs. Norma sorvtee the junior society meets at P. Bullock furnished a solo, "Teach 155 North University ave." 50 West Second No. St Me io way, hold" The grave at the Provo city ceme- services at 6:30 p. m.i ' -- Sunday Dec. 11th, tery was dedicated by A. O. Smoot At 7:30 o'clock the final IllustratEuhday School 4. ,". . .: It; , 10 a. m. i ne wen aitenaed funeral ser ed lecture 1n the series on "The Mcrning prayer and sermon 11 a.m. vices, together with the many beau Pilgrim Trail" Will be presents, BULKLEY, VeaWK. tiful Iloral offerings, bespoke the namely. "The Outreach of the ' Rector. love and sympathy of many friends. church," - Drifts 15 Feet High In the upper peninsula of Michdrifts 25 feet high were igan, snow " Reported in many plaoes. Forty men and four tractors were requir- rWrn unity Church - ;;v77 .. "; ry uf su( Episcopal ChurcK i , lr 1 1 AI HA I HNE BUILDING Shop ais Dormitory Structure la Near Completion, It Is Announced PRESIDENT-EMERITU- The Utah State Hospital Is just completing what is believed to be the largest and most substantial building for the money expended in GEORGE H. BRIMHALL S the entire tntermountaln territory. The structure Is as near an production as possible, and will servethe Institution as a shop and all-ho- FAtHERSLAYS Provo Boy FSONSAlSffl ' A. Moderrf Poe Tragedy .Upon Prominent Disappears Mystery shrouds the disappearance of Ralph Worthen, 17, son of Juvenile Judge and Mrs. George Worthen, 885 North First East street this city, who has not been seen In ' Provo since Wednesday evening, according; to reports circulated today at the Provo high school of which he Is a student Ralph has been active In stu dent body affairs at the local high school, having taken prom-lne- nt parts m practically all of the plays given at the school In the past year. Wednesday after-- , noon he was seen, at the student body officers' office with a group of boy friends. That evening he left the home to go Falls Califor-iji- a Family PASADENA Calif. Dec. 9 (UP). Tragedjf that 'might have been conceived by a Poe had fallen on a prominent family here today, with two sons and a father deadfall three victinjs of the later's seared brain. Francis E. Stevens, 51, banker and clubman found material success outweighed' by the-- mental and physical illness of his two boys, Francis E. Stevens Jr., 20, and George, 17, so he took their lives yesterday and then followed them in death With the younger boy, the father started for the Las Elcinas. yesterday to visit Francis Jr., victim of a mental ailnient as the result of an automobile accident Somewhere between the Stevens heme and the sanitarium the father phot George and placed the body In the rear of the car. Reaching the hospital, Stevens asked for Francis Jr., drew his revolver and ehot the boy. He then turned the gun on himself. i down town with Clyde Sand-gre- n, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Sandgren, 315 North University Avenue. The .two, boys re-- ; turned to the Worthen home about 9 o'clock and Ralph again left and has not been seen by members, of the family since that time. , Questioned by members of the family as to whether or not he knew of Ralph's Intention to leave home, young SandfcreiT only laughed and did not make sani-tariu- m . . asrmlforylfdihgV ; i Hit. friends IseportedW believe-th- ne at of which will be used for storage purposes, it Is reported. Cement Is Used The entire building Is constructed of Portland concrete cement the sand and gravel from the Institu tion's own beds having been used throughout Patient labor, under the guidance of a foreman and Ar chitect Claude 8. Aahworth, war used, .The building is three stories and will house not less than 50 to patients. bellev 014 delln ,n per-sonalitles which- - now makes busi ness competition unpleasant, and creates an unfavorable concept of the business man In the minds of other classes, soon will be a thing of the past" the speaker declared. Mr. Dixon told of various' com plaints against business men, com plaints which he had . learned by various inquiries. One, he declared, was the charge that business houses and Industries are taking advantage of the plentitude of labor in Provo to Insist upon overtime work without renumeratlon, and to overwork, women workers, in par. ucuiar, By railing to observe the law In this respect The desirable half-daoff in the summer la also not generally practiced, It Is chargr ed. Other mplainta are; unsafe and Unfair competition on the basis of terms as well as prices; sales at the opening, instead of near the end of seasons, on various commodin 'the line ities; of small stores, resulting In two failures Instead of one success; purchasing outside of the community, through purchasing agents, mail order houses and can vassera The speaker declared that most of these i objectionable practices could be eliminated by common y - - house-to-hou- se r, consent resulting in a un- betjer The new structure was Inspected derstanding among business men, I members of state 4he Thursdayr by lndlncreasethe opportunities of " board of Insanity, comprised of Govprofit for all. ernor George H. Dern, State Audi- Bankers' Association-- Mr. tor John E. Holden and State TreasDixon the formation urer John Walker, who are highly of the Utah told of Bankers' assoCounty pleased with the progress being ciation, which had : standardized made. In his report to the board Thurs- methods of competing banks, increased and professionday, Dr. Frederick Dunn, superintendent stated that the roof of the al pride, and left- competition fully building is now being put on and as active as before, he said. "It Is possible to agree on many that with a continuation of favor able weather conditions, the build common. factors," said Mr. Dixon, ing will be enclosed so that the In- 'The Chamber of Commerce busiside finishing may be continued ness committee is taking a step In the' right direction, and if the during the winter months. business men cooperate with, this' Have 814 Patient The superintendent reported that committee In Its efforts to find there are now 814 patients in the ways and means for the common hospital, a decrease of four during good business conditions will im- - the month of November. Eight prove immeasurably. deaths occurred during the month t "With cooperation and fair deal. the causes of which were given as ing Instead of enmity among com- lollows: General .debility, 5; gen- - netltors. the result n h mlslnir I eral paralysis, 3; apoplexy, 1. TOf wages, TBhoTtenrag"bf"nburs and was possessed of tne spirit or ON CONFERENCE .adventure and had probably left WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UP) for a trip to the Pacific coast. President Coolldge today proposed an international civil aviation conJudge Worthen Is reported to ference and exhibition here next - have gone to Delta today In December, in conjunction with the quest of his son. He was acannual commerce department aero- companied by Probatlonofflc eT Eric Bylund. nautical conference. -- Tabernacle Concert Greatly Appreciated The first of a series of four' coflr certs to be given in the stake tabernacle under the direction of the Utah stake tabernacle Revealed to the music lovers of the city Thurs--da- y evening the fact that Provo hit, one of fhaweetest toned pipe organs In tlie state. 'r ri Alexander Schreiner, Salt Lake dedicated tabernacle organist,-who- . the renovated and enlarged organ, demonstrated tha many improvements that have been made. Ha endeared himself in the hearts of the" audience by his ' masterful handling of the organ. Especially the old melodies arranged by the organist were well received. The audience didn't seem to get enough and called Mr. Schreiner back time ancTagaln on his final appearance. One ofthe fitting, ceremonies in connection with the concert was the piesentation of a beautiful leather arm chair as a gift of appreciation by the members of the tabernacle choir to Professor J. R. Boshard, r--' veteran director of the choir. The ch'olf was at Its best In its 75 ; . . ; photographer for the Evening Herald went up into the Northland the othsr day to find Santa-Claus- . tions. Music wajs also given by a 38 Deaths Left in Wake Of He took along one of the fine radio trlo.i Melvin Reddin. saxophone t ots soil by the Piovo radio dealers Winter Storms In Fred JWebb and! Melvin Duke; a olil gpntlemajLlfl say .anl.E3frpt(-tb- . cornet duet by Carl Warnlek and :. few words to Provo children. Midwest Herman Beniams and songs by a Here'3 what Santa said, while double mixed quartet consisting of of the Eskimos--h- is -- Eimo Martin, Vern Bullock, Wanda man Friday held the microCHICAGO, Dec. 9. (UP) The Richmond, Donni Ritchie, Lota phone: Paxman, Phyllis rMiller, Merlin cold wave which has crcptnearly don't feel bo very "Dear folks: Vance and Merrill tBigler. across the continent within a week cheerful this year, because my job CarlMiss noon hour the During has gotten to be almost more than son was the guest of the girls' asso- moved onto the Atlantic seaboard I can manage. You see, I am the temperatures, rising leaving a school at the of today, ciation banquet oldest man in the world, and have propand heavy deIntense science domestic suffering the served by been delivering Christmas presents mounerty damage in the Rocky partment of the school. for 1927 years. I can't get around tain states and the middle west. . as fast as I used to, and I'm afraid 88 Known Dead were known dead, I'll miss a lot. of poor children beThirty-eigcause housfcs are so hard to and it was believed gradual resump- find. their W, with communication tion of wire Elks isolated "The most cheerful piece of new3 Be the advance would districts that I have heard for a long time .. toil to 40 or 50. v.as announced that the Strand Bitter cold still extended as far theater, the Provo fire : Anyone having department cldthinjg which west as Chicago, but milder, tempthe Herald again are y were predicted for tonight uid to Evening they have no more use to is kind-leratures gt'ing help me out in Prmn fSnr-m- g requested to sendnameo-th- c and tomorrow. the fnllnwpast few years ...they have Elks' h""", "r elnphnnn tla In Chicago. 'where the minimum nmooa assistance in your inir numbers and arraBi?enients will laa nieht was four about, ten per- kiu-keity and I don't know what I would be made to call for the bundle: Elks ed as a result, of tne coia. dojy L.thrhadJnul-cunte-4o--home, phone 849rTi : fortnree tssistarce this year. or Mrs. Jt. E'd. Stein, Wisconsin accounted cent, 1037-and deaths, Oklahoma for three, "Those firemen are a mighty fine i 1125. were Three deaths group of fellows. It seems like they The Elks' ladies are desirous of Iowa listedin four. Buffalo. Other deaths do too much for the poorjustcan't sending" a large assortment Of cloth reported states: er kiddies in Provoi I watched them ing to. every, poor family 14 Provoj by Indiana 7: Minnesota 2; Montana T" XCoiitimied on Page-Two- ) Christmas time ana The "Coopers-tio- n of ..the public in ! this i matter one ;' Kansas 3; Manloba, Canada 8. Train service west of Chicago will be appreciated. was. hours behind schedule. High- Qothing Should Sent To The seventy-fift- h anniversary of the birth of Presldent-emerttu- t George H. Brimhall was happily celebrated at Brlgham Young university on Friday, Vice President Ethel Lowry, in behalf of the student : body, presenUtd ' President Brimhall with a beautiful basket of chrysanthemums, ' and Professor William H. Boyle, In behalf of the 100 members of th faculty, ' presented the great educator with r $100 life membership- In the Nation al Education soclatlnn.. .... He Becomes Younger' In calling attention At the birth day anniversary, President Frank lin 8, Harris declarrd ibri- at th years go by and' t.rrf;,',,',.vs - ' crease. President B'r"1- '' become more youthful, physically He and intellectually. )f" health, greaer buovf and Is always open to now ld as ' speaker said. . Miss Lowry, in prrr-r."-- v r flowers, expressed her hapnine the aervlce to President Brimhau andeommented n the wld influ- ( nee exercised by hint a an educa tor, ,f. f Professor Boyle said that It was more than half a hundred year ago that George H. Brimhall, as a mere youth, began his career as an edu cational leader. At that, time he had hauled timber from the moun tain to build an academy In Spanish Fork. For 20 years President Brimhall had been an active, . paid-u- p member in the N. E. A.: it was deemed fitting that his fellow faculty members should make him a life member of that organization Appreciation Expressed In responding, President Brimhall expressed appreciation of the mem bership In the N. E. A., it was worth the $100. Turning to the basket of flowers, he declared he could not tell their worth; and then, with a sparkle of humor in his eye, and referring to Miss Lowry's announcement of happiness at making the presentation, he declared that he was not the only fellow who would like to make Miss Lowry happy. President Brimhall sooke of his pleasure in being entitled to wear the block "Y." the M. I. A. life badge, and a button bearing the picture of a boy scout He commented on birthdays, stating that according to family tradition, he had been a howling success, even on his first birthday. He believed In birthdays, both of TTa pnlti Individuals and group of several great birthdays, among them the new one for the Jewish race which occurred ten years ago r" . r. Birthday. h - trained h nartlclDatlnC. - iPyj1aa - Opportunities Told address In an extemporaneous following hpr oration, Miss Carlson told the students of the wonderful Bhe-- al -- . presiding. r. Elimination of enmity among competinsr business men "r&ed tyH.-Dixon, prominent banker, at the Friday luncheon, meeting of the Rotary club. . "Things that could make us happy, and could make us statesmen in the community, are not allowed to enter our lives at present," declared the speaker. "By abolishing prac- tices, which now create hatred and unsafe rivalry between business houses, good feeling, efficiency and happiness alike' would be increased." .. ,( ,r Wining OraAlso Brief Address Mora Discussed Bv H. A. ESxoii , Faculty and Students Of V? Pay Tribute to President Emeritus On Occasion Of Gives paper regularlyf Vita Topic ANNIVERSARY Na-ttoi- jh get ywmr not, tntephana M -- 1 i TH If V- ill i "TELEPHONETUS ppearance last night, and "sang four beautiful selections. Mrs. Nola Nilsson and Robert Robinson, scored distinct triumphs in their soloa and were heartily applauded, as were also the tabernacle choir quartet consisting of Mot fay Roberts, Peter Jensen, Mrs. Hiif-Peterson and Mrs. Mary Mar-i- n Hansen, and the male quartet composed of Dr. T. J Martin, J. TV. McAllister, Murray Roberts and r ' good-feeli- ng , ' t -- flowering ofpflces three things filled, " the, institution is completely which will do great good to . the and notwithstanding many applica'in which we live, and tions are now on file, the hospital community will stilt alloy for an Increase In cannot management accept any - - f more patients in that department profits.' Mr. Dixon' was Introduced by the superintendent reported.' Oscar A, Spear, chairman of the Rotary vocational service commit-- , tee. President Fred Taylor presided at tha session, and A Rex Johnson led in club singing. A saxa-photrio from the B. Y. V. "furnished musical numbers. '' - DEATH CAES ne AGED PROVOAN mm Ai Halma Smith. 93, pioneer Of Provo, died Thursday at the home of a siir TA lilTLU iimii iu his son, Alpheus Smith, in Santo Ana California, according to word . . received by Provo friends. J Funeral services and interment will be InProvo, his home lor If GENEVA, Dec. ft (UP). Marshal years, and the body Is now on lt way to this city. It will arrive Sat- Toseph Pllsudakl, dictator Ot Polan l urday evening at 7;14, end funera' arrived today to argue out across services will be held, Sunday a the league council table with Pre-nilVoldemaras of Luthanta the 12:30 o'clock at the Berg mortuarv chapel with Bishop L, L. Nelson ir wven year dispute over the Vilna Nithan Whettan. listrlct I' . ; Miss Marguerite Jepperson as charge. Council members feared there Mr. in 1847 soloist in J,Lord-Mo- 8t Holy" again and had resided here practically al' night be fireworks, nut oratorical demonstrated her talent as a singer his life. He was living with his sor ones alone. Only a fortnight ' ago rf unusual promise. The string quartet, consisting of at the time of his death. Wher there was threat of war between " first coming tor Provo. MrrRmltMtbe twocountriear?---Prof. LeRoy Robertson, " Gustave was seemed certain today that the It the leader " of the orlglna' Leona Crooketon and Buggert, Smith band, outstanding musical or council would succeed in putting ven 7 tatfcm Of this region in the the dispute on a plane where Po, ovation fnr rnrt.Hn early daya He waa engaged In the land and Lithuania, for the present, , dn' "largo." All in all, rthSToncerf was one of floral and fnrmtrnr businesses dur- at least, would depend on diplomacy' to solve their differences. his residence here. ., the most appreciated given in the ingFour children survive himT Thuy tabernacle for some time. Every- are; Edward, Alpheus and Halma LOSE LIVES IN GALE body seemed to be enthused with B. 8mith, and Mrs. Luella Y- - Dec. 9 BUFFALO, (UP) A tie new organ and the installation all of California Although Kellogg. t..a it..- he was new,K?a.be P'an5: the oldest of his all his lives In the gale and blizzard which useu la.ine Meiropontan brothers and sistersfamily, ipB preceded him stlU was sweeping over Western ' . Pera. - In death. New York and Canada today. . SOLVE DISPUTE h er - , -- . was I.ewis-Lovelesar- aig1 . t U- if? -- . tt |