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Show i - EIVAL3 TES ESST -- UTAH - COUNTY surpasses the .' jRTY-SECOX- ks7 "vr. v. 11 " V oo oo r ' -- oo -- oo ojo oo I fiwnnv n r : m -- ' ' nnnn V .r. I I I J oo oo e- IIMI 00 I LAJ " im . II H 1 00 They Will Bring Good Will to MM Congress Pan-Americ- an oo 0O mum BOARD OFFICE IIME John WrFarrer Turns Over Presidency to Successor; Olsen Is Vice President; 'A i Prisoners Not Informed Of Smith's Decbf oorRatlr ' Snyder Begins to Lose Hope As No Word Comes. , 1 1 it- - kr . OSSINTNO, N. T. Jan. 11 (UP). Awakening this morning to what probably wis to be their last 40-odd hour, of Ufa,' Ruth Brown Snyder and Henry Judd Gray stilt WW Mover "Bo Told They had not been told that Gov- Smith had refused Interven tion and officially they never Will be told. So far as prison authorities are concerned they will go to the electric chair, still hoping the gov- ernor may spare them. "It Is more humane that way,? Warden Lewis Lawes said. , Gray really la resigned to death In the chair, even though his at torney, 8amuel L. Miller, plans last minute action. The one time cor-,, set saleman has made his will, said some of hi farewells, and has arranged, for distribution of the I S21 In cash he has In the prison . But Mrs. Snyder still was "hope fulalthough her hope was slowly ebbing as hour after hour passed. "Is there any word from the gov- ernor?" she asked several times Tuesday. "Barely there must hop-- " Mardn-er- s Are some be ( Calm-B- oth of the convicted murderers of Albert Snyder are calm. Gray's calmness Is described as complete resignation, an admission of sin and willingness to die. Mrs. Snyder's calmness, following so closely upon her outburst of nervous crying and near hysteria over the week end, is described as that state of nervous calm which is liable to be broken momentarily. Gray ate heartily yesterday. He read the Bible at length and then -unemotionally talked with his wife, Mrs. Isabella Gray, at the prison. " Mrs. Snyder remained In bed throughout the day. 8he had no visitors. She complained she had no appetite, t Both were reported'' to have slept soundly last night. Nerve Fails Her . NEW .YORK. Ruth Jan. Snyder's nerve began to go today on the eve of her .execution. In her death cell at Sing Sing aflif1sonV ihi moVeTTesaesay 6n Kef couch, while prison orrtclala kepi from herthe knowledge that Governor Smith had refused clemency. Judd Gray, who will die with her before midnight tomorrow for the murder of her husband. Albert, knows more about It and was unafM , fected. . - Gray had not been informed officially, but de. newspapers had reached the men's death row, where he s kept with others who are .to , -- i KNGLISH IS COMSfEUDED " an Judge George trlstensen, alumnus of Brlgham Toung unlver- imrfrsiJeat af Oarbon county, addressed the students of the university on Wednesday morn-InHe commended the use of English and good old Anglo-Saxo- n complimented Dr. Christen Jensen for using this type of speech In i sltyd g. -- Seating- wttlr Wen fdlTf icuU This aoene will be enacted, with the harbor of Havana, t uba, as the locale. President Coolidga is going to Havana on" the, battleship Texas, shown above, for the Congress beginnings January 10. Colonel Charles Lindbergh In his Spirit of St Louis will fly to Havana from Panama In time for tho convention. Both tool id e and Llndy are shown wearing their beat "good will" smiles. SrajSS" Richard Condie Thrills Aud ience at B. Y. U. With i Vocal Selections After five short years short to us here at home, no doubt, but long, studious years for him -- Richard Condie returned triumphantly to his alma mater Tuesday evening In College haH nd thrilled a capacity audience with the sheer beiuly "of his voice and the remarkable Interpretation of his songs. It was also an eventful hour for his former teacher, friend and. advisor, Prof. Florence Jepperson Madsen, who presided at the piano, Miss Viva Skousen. assisted by Mr. Condie captured the hearts (if JiiB audience with his flrtum ber, "Likb a Dream" and at the end of the concert the audience, thrill ed and touched, would have listened to many mora. While every number was equally well received, "Le Reve" from Manon, and "Ah Moon cf My Delight" were outstanding, but it 'was the Scotch group that touched his hearers; "Pipes of Gordon's Men", particularly. Listeners remarked that if he had sung ?Annie Laurie" following this group the house would have been in tears, The highest honors fop song execution conferred upon Mr. Condie at Fontalnebleu. Paris.- - last summer were clearly demonstrated last night Mr. Condie hss given three luTreRgTuT coneert'flaflnj his brier visit horn, and is singing tejhight at Ephraim. OIL SENSATION, sub- of the ject as the development States constitution, The speaker related several Incidents to Impress the Importance of good - WASHINGTON, Jan. U (UP). English, both as to simplicity and Senate Teapgt Dome Investigation denotation and connotation. believed today they were about to reveal another sensational chapter in the oil scandal cases. I They hope to question John P. Rockefeller, Jr., George E. Vincent, Vtaa Fair head of the Rockefeller Foundation.-annight and Thurs others In em attempt to learn wlm received (249.50 missing little change day; Trading profits of the Continental la JwwDeratars. short-lived com pan v, the corporaMaximum temp, tion organized in Canada with an nnexplained motive. TneedayS.. .tO Government cputwel against Sin' Minim am trtop. clair in the Teapot case charges Taeaday the trading companyconvert?d sH Coldeat ay this winter: Its 13.080,000 profiU Into Liberty ' neJow sere . December IT, II degrees bonds. i United . TO BE REVEALED The Weather ; . . oo. '. . BAND CONCERT Cross Names ino nin uireciors Secretary's Report Shows Great Activity During 1927; Success'of Membership Drive Is Outstanding IS ARRANGED Third of Tabernacle Series Will Be Rendered . Monday Night , The third of the series of tabernacle concerts will b rendered Monday evening by the B. Y. U. sent a large number of articles to concert band, under- the leadership U. S. veterans hospltals,fQrlhe of its director, Robert Bauer. The organization, with the reputcomfort of ation-of being one. of the best colChristmas Bags Sent Christmas bags were requested lege bands, has established a name Utah, and this year the by national headquarters, and the throughout expect to make trips to Utah county chapter responded members towns to give other schools "and " readily, sending 15 bags to San Francisco, from where they were concerts. will consist of some program sent to cheer patients. A donation for Christmas decorations and ex- - of the best standard as well as ' The following directors of the Utah county chapter, American Red Cross, were named at a meeting of the local organization Tuesday night: Alex Hedquist, W. R. But- - ler, Mrs. W. F. Bulkley, Rev; W. 3F. Bulkley, Rev. E. K. Bichelder. Mrs. J. D. Mrs. Frank Denting, Boyd, Mrs. John O. Beesley and Mrs. J. W.'Alrd. Election Next Mont- hElection of officers will take .character and- number. place aTtBe February meeting, rtTtrar'ttDmWnippIs barracksrmet j which will be .popular Interspersed with a this from Bachwith Is announced. .Rev. E. E, ready ' response solos and quartets. elder is now president of the chap- chapter."" ' One of the outstanding features ter. Appreciation for the Christmas will be cornet solo "Willow The outstanding achievement of bags "was expressed in a letter to Echoes", a. by Frank Simon, the past year was In securing S90- Mrs.- - Demlng from Mrs. Grace one of thewritten foremost cornet players Red Cross memberships, going 90 Remus Street, secretary In charge in America, which will be played above the quota required of Utah of this work, with headquarters in by Francis Haycock, a most"- talentcounty by the national organiza San Francisco, and Private Edward ed and promising eorneUstr--tion. W. R. Butler was chairman J. Woods of "D" Battery De Rrssey. of this concert will t Proceeds to wrote the Honolulu, also of this dive. to for the expense entailused, pay his personal ed In Optimism was expressed for the chapter, expressing improvements an the taberrecoming year- - at Tuesday night's thanks for the Christmas bag " nacle organ. y meeting, and the annual report of ceived by him at that activities of the chapter was made post. The audit report of the chapter, by Mrs. W. F. Bulkley, secretary of . covering from Fefc 1, 1927, to Jan. the organization, was submitted by H. V. With George Leven as chairman. of 4373.95 was raised esrliatlHoyt. showing an- - excellent finatv a4e4 in the year by the Utah county clal condition. Receipts during this M isslsslppl flood period by ehapter for-th- e relief. In accordance with the ikim (354 94. making the grand total of 94. 54 the chapter's cash of ihe national organization. Funeral services were held In the Officers during 1927 Wero Rev. E. Alex Hedquist and W. R. Butler " were, named. a..a board to investi- E. Baeheider. chairman T W. K Bonneville ward chapel Tuesday Mrs. Lydia afternoon for Charles A. Pel key, gate claims ef transients request- Butler, vice chairman: chairman; Mrs. who died at his home In this city ing money from the organization, Demlng, production secretary-treasureThursday' evening. The services and deserving canes were handled W. F. Bulkley, Alex Hedquist, H. were .In charge of Bishop Andrew exceptionally well, according .to Mrs. J. D.- Boyd. W. '.F. Bulkley and Jensen, r A. Dixon.- Rev.. ... . Mrs. Bulkjey's ref ort. A vocal duet was furnished by The production committee, with George Leveh," ' executive commit'"Duff in Miller and Emll Hansen and Mrs. Frank Demlng as chairman- - tee. the opening prayer was offered by LEAVE MUST TRANSIENTS INQUIRY POSTPONED Heber Miller. ' C. Hunt, Thomas J. P. WASHINGTON, Jan. II (UP) The speakers weYr-Geo- rge' The: eenate foreign relations com- transients, arrested for Intoxication Billings. John T. Giles, Isaac Jacobs y Jail were to Wednesday given mittee declared Informally today and Bishop Jensen. The solo, "Face Investigate United States- - marine sentences by Judge George S. Ballif, to Face", .was rendered by Miss were sentences actifities and administration policies but the suspended. Anna Madsen and the ward hotr in Nicaragua, but to postpone such the men being given until Wedhes-- sans; two numbers, "Sometime Well . inquiry until fter the day .flight to leave Provo. Understand, and We Shall Meet conference in Havana. - Beyond The River." George Giles ENGINEER IS WORSE pronounced the benediction. FLIGHT ENDURANCE MEXICO CTTY. Jan. U UP ,G. M.Farrer offered the dedica11 CURTIS3 TlElii, N. T, Jan. The condition of Lyman F. Barber; tory praver at the Provo city cemeV UP Clarence D. Chamberlin's American mining engineer who e tery. The welt "attended services Belllanca plane was fueled here to caped from bandits after killing together with "the beautiful floral dy for .an attempt to , break the j four of them, was said to be slightly offerings, bespoke the- love and i worse world's endurance record, today. i T sympathy of many friends. - W. Monroe Paxman took office as president of the Provo board of education at Tuesday evening's meeting, Mr. Paxman automatically taking that position to succeed John W. Fairer. Ole E. Olsen becomes vice president of the board. , Other members are: John W. Fairer, John T. Taylor, and Dr. A. N. Merrill. J. Fred Fechser Is clerk. . Support Is Appreciated In turning; overtha prelde'ncy to hla. successor, al r. Far rer Ihankcd" board members, Superintendent H. Clauds Lewis and other school officials for the splendid support tendered during his tenure of office. Mr. Fairer declared that a fine spirit of fellowship and cooperation had prevailed. The new president expressed the hope that the cooperation would be continued In Its present form. Mr. Faired reviewed the Work during his term of office, stressing the following accomplishments: The completion of the Interior of the new Science and Arts building, erected si a coat cf approximately $28,000, without issuance of bonds. " Two new front exits from the Senior ihscnobl Duitdlng a a cost of approximate! J2,00ft Kalsomining all school buildings In the district Including the Junior high school auditorium. Painting and decorating the senior, high school auditorium. Installation of a modern chlorine system and vacuum cleaner for the high school swimming pool, making it one of the cleanest and safest pools In the state. Addition ef 29 typewriters in the commercial department The purchase of five daylight lanterns and two sets of slides to be used In visual education. ExVndlng. the chimney on the Parker school building. Installing 600 steer lockers in senior high school. Gymnasium Rewired Rewiring the high school gymnasium. Insuring safety and Improving the light distribution. Organizing Junior and senior high schools under separate super- far-awa- C.A.PEKEY LAID TO RES' exceeded-disbursemen- r; " ': as t0-da- -- " . . . -- M ' : i 00 O0 mm- - . 9 linn iir i n VI- A II . ill i - ILHII 'PRIM if liEll V Wilbur Says Present Plan of $800,000,000 Is Only "Start-ei- ? ; Adequacy, not Competition, Given as Reason 1 - HOMECOMING WASHINGTON Jan. 11 (UP) Secretary of Navy WUbur revealed ' today that the $800,000,000 building program ha recommended to congress was drafted as a five-yeprogram Jar Immediate neels and Ta legated aa only a starternr advocated a program, of building and replacement as neces- sary for national defense and pro . tection of foreign commerce. More Cruisers Hag rested The program, he suggested to the house naval affairs com- - 4 ar PLANSLAID 20-ye- Provo High AiumnTWill Gather at High School Next Friday i mlttee .should provide forty-thre- e If .000 ton cruise ri as well as additional submarines and destroyers. ' The $800,000,000 program which, hs urged today. Includes 23 erulsers. 32 submarines, nine destroyer lead-eand flva aircraft carriers. Wilbur emphasised the five-yeprogram means no Competitive" building' and la not prcpoeed to ra- ' Mra Mnrnnl ffieel building program's of other ni nn ii,. ' "li uons. He explains, however, that tt ' Cottam, Percy Anderson, Leland Buttle," Verda Peterson, and Bert would bring the navy well within ' -Lewis. The committee reports that the equality ratio fixed by the ' an Interesting program has been Washington armament conference as compared with Great Britain and worked out. e ratio Alumni members will meet In the "slightly above the faculty room or girl's rest room at with Japan unless she Increases her program. 1 o'clock. A social will be held and "The Insistence of Great Britain eld acquaintances renewed. at the recent Geneva conference up- The assembly program takes- on her absolute need for a large place at 2 o'clock, when the memhsra will march Into the auditorium tonnage of cruisers, regardless of after the rest of the audience has I the naval program of other powers, seated Itself. LeRoy Olsen will have he said, "is most persuasive evt- that we also have definite fh.r of the nroeram which Is as idcnce needs for cruiser tonnage." follows President Coolldge, he said. Is opCommunity slnging1ed by Ernest to competitive building. Paxman; prayer. Earl Jones; trom- posed "The program we are now submitbone solo. Gordon Hood; remarks, ' H. A:" Dixon; solo.'W. W. -Thomas; ting to congress is Jn no sense com- is based upon the needs petitive reading, Miss Coleman. Spanish of our navyras it Is determined by Fork; saxophone solo, Fred Love- the secretary of the navy upon the less. technical advice of. the general ' Immediately following the pro- board of the Wilbur said. gram, alumni members will remain Reasonable navy," Burden to elect otfleers auditorium the In. " ; " "We do believe," he said.-th- at v the visory heads.: for the coming" year. number of cruisers proposed In this The purchase of an audiometer, bill is a reasonable burden to be asor ear testing machine, for ' the sumed by our government for the health department. protection of IU vital Interests and The purchase of two orthophonlc that If the building program here ' vlctrolas to stimulate music appre presented is carried out and supciation, for the Junior and senior plemented by a continuous building ' high schools. and replacement oroerram' over a ' period of 20 years, and if this build- - Plans are In progress to make the annual homecoming day at the Provo high school on Friday. January 13 a day of Interest to very alumni member.- j LeRoy Olsen, president of the alumni organization, appointed a committee to arrange a program , , rs ar -- " j five-thre- - - bt - i KIWAN1SWILL INSTALL HEADS PROVOAN GETS- SCHOLARSHIP - co-int- Mors . LU auto-matical- ly clung to a slender hope of escap ing ' the electric chair without knowing that one of their final Iff ejwaa fane, tKXhcea M U School Board's New President Is Reviewed. - - Activity r -- tl . 11mm ; sIsijI VU In -- UI US : : -0 mi mm a, If NO. 192. VgAR, P TELEPHONE . Provo. and ef. Salt- Lake have been selected aa two boy scouts out of a total of 52 In the nation to receive scholarships from the Harmon Foundation Scout Scholarship award, according to word received from New York City, Only Eagle Scouts are considered la the scholarships. Four are aslefftfil, frnm .each, of. tel2icgjon In the nation, and four more at large making a total ot 52. The scholarships total .15.200: and will be used by winners to further their '. DeAlton Partrtdge-a- f James Bean- - - . education The two Utah boys were eeleel among the four frrnn District 12, which Includes Utah, Arizona. Ne- hurls lyitemaUcallr'and eonllnu-- " Officers will, be Installed Thurs- ously kept Up In the future, the Provo danger of war and therefore of deday mght at S o'clock by the' annual struction of our overseas commerce Kiwanis club, when the. meeting for this purpose will be will be greatly minimized if not efc tirely" met." held at the Hotel Roberts. "America needs a first class navy. , . Club members and their ladies re urged to attend the Important I "The building trogram presented function. Dining and dancing will by the navy department Is based upon our needs in-- , the same sense ' be" the pWnclpat" features,-wit- h that the police force of any city Is minimum of speaking planned. based upon its estimate of needs for Edgar McArthur will be-- toast-mastat the dinaer, at which spec- protection of the public" ial music will be furnished by Welter Robinson. Past President S-- 4 Victims T. L. Schofield. President J. Karl Beck and District Governor Walter 8 Adams will be speakers of the occa- er . Had Easu Death, Say -- 3Iedtcatt)fftcer BOSTON. Mass.. Jan. 11 fUP) r A medical opinion that the six j men who lived for days In the i torpedo room of the sunken BE ORGANIZED S-- 4. ' vada and California. - V DeAltod Partridge, well known for his exceptional activities In . Piano plavers and lovers of piano ' scouting Is the son of Mrs. E. V. music, of Brlgham Young univer195 In College hall, ThursNorth Fourth meet will East sity rtrldg, " 1 street day, January 10, at 7 o'clock, for the purpose of organizing a piano dub. BERNICE GROTECCT DIES according to Miss Viva Skousen. SPANISH FORK, Jan. 11 Ber temporary chairman. nice Orotegut. 14. daughter--, of - Miss Wilms Boyle win rive a half Bishop and Mrs. William nrntemt hour of piano music, after which into died at the family home Monday the business meeting will-gAll musicians and lovers She had been Indisposed for sovrrsl session years from heart trouble. She Is of the piano are invited to be pressurvived by her parents and th fol- ent Miss Sknusen said. lowing brothers and sisters: Reed. . Miss BoyIe"s program follows: Arthur. Robert. LaMsr, LeWan "Automme." Chamtnade; "Contra and Lnrin. aHof Spanish Fork, and Dances.'' Beethoven; "Caprice Mrs. Hazel Greer of Profo. Funeral Kreialer; "The Pow Wow," services will be held Wednesday "Grongo Tanoc" and "North of Bos afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Fourth ton," all by. Wast wood Lane; and Motion." by Van Weber. ward ehapeL "Perpetual -, o Ven-nolit- . .' . . tapping out requests for aid un-- J carbon dioxide poisoning uiea mem, naa an easy aeatn so far as physical discomforts were concerned was before the official navy Inquiry board to" " UI day." - Lieut C J. FJotts, naval medical officer, gave the opinion la describing the way death may have overtaken the six men. He ws asked how carbon dioxide acted. "The first symptoms are headache, fainting and weakness and that progresses until be- come unconscious he, they testified. "It la a very pleasant sensation; a man who la overcome by carbon dioxide has a very easy death." |