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Show UTAH NEWS REVIEW Educators from all parts of the state will participate at the inauguration of President Franklin S. Harris of the Brigham Young University at Prove, October 37, according to the program outlined liy the committees having charge of the installation. Public schools of Utah -;il observe the anniversary of the birth of Theodore Theo-dore Itoosevelt. Governor Mabey has requested the state superintendent to prepare a program of exercises mm Hans Andreas Pedersen, widely known throughout the entire state through his business, ecclesiastical and political activities of the last twenty rears, died Tlrursday morning at his home at Logan. Death was caused by pneumonia, which he contracted three weeks ago. C. Littlefiekl, private secretary to City Commission J. R. Ward, and police adjutant of Ogden resigned Thursday to accept the position of district deputy collector of internal revenue. He will assume the new duties at once. The resignation was transmitted to Commissioner Commis-sioner Ward and then to the city commission com-mission and accepted. The Brigham City Rotary club has received its charter from an official delegated by the International Rotary council. The function was conducted in the Comercial club rooms. Rotarians from Salt Lake, Ogden and Logan being be-ing present. The program consisted of speechmaking, a musical program given by the Echo male chorus of Brig-ham Brig-ham and other features. As soon as Assistant Postmaster Ru-fus Ru-fus Garner of Ogden receives his commission, com-mission, files his bond and takes the oath of office he will take over the affairs of the Ogden postoffiee as postmaster, post-master, which will be about November 1. The nomination sent o the senate Thursday ;by President Harding was confirmed by the senate, acocrding to a telegram received by Mr.- Garner from Congressman Don B. Colton. m The new standardization of salaries for state employes which is to become effective on January 1, next, has been fully prepared by Lincoln G. Kelly, state director of finance and purchase, and George King, assistant directo? in consultation with state officials. This announcement was made this week'. The schedule will not be made public until the return of Mr. Kelly from the east which will be within a few days it was said. Edward Carless, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Carless of Vernal met with a painful accident while playing play-ing with some of his boy friends Monday. Mon-day. The boys were running horse races with stick horses. Edward had an open knife in his hand and fell in Buch a way that the blade of the knife entered his right eye, making a deep gash and severely injuring the eye. m r. The anti-cigaret law of Utah is to be enforced In Salt Lake according to a letter received by Milton Bennion, president of the Social Welfare league of Salt Lake. The letter which Is signed by Sheriff C. Frank Emery and Chief of Police Joseph E. Burbidge as well as the county and city attorneys was in resimse to repeated inquiries from officials of the Welfare league regarding the enforcement of the law. Funeral services for the late President Presi-dent Lucius A. Snow, who died at his home In Brigham City .Monday morning, morn-ing, were held in the stake tabernacle Thursday. Business in the city was suspended In his honor during the services, ser-vices, and all business houses remain ed closed from 2 to 4 p. m. The attendance at-tendance nt the tabernacle was exceptionally excep-tionally large, the building being filled almost to capacity and the floral tributes tri-butes ware abundant. The advertising committee of Logan chamber' of commerce has employed Thomas E. Morris to place a number of road signs with yellow background and blue letters, furnished the state automobile association, at important points dong the state highway from Ogden to Brigham, through Cache valley, via Wcllsville canyon, and con tlnulng to the Idaho line, directing tourists vln the Cache valley route to the Yellowstone. An extensive cam paign to attract tourist traffic this way will be undertaken early next year. The town of Phoenix, which Is located lo-cated near Bingham, wants to disincorporate, disin-corporate, in an effort to reduce taxei, recording to o petition filed in th Third district court at Salt Lake. Citizens Cit-izens of the town will vote on this question of dlsineorporation November 8, but beforp It can be accomplished a court hearing must be held to deter nine whether Hie town owes any debts The assessed valuation of Phoenix this year has oven fixed at $10,70." nnd I" . was estimated that the proposed S mill levy would give the town board SloS.So to curry it over the year. Fifteen miles per hour at crossings I nnd In the business district of all small j towns in tne stute and double that ; speed on the open highway outside the J corporate limits of towns is the new j ppeed regulation by the L'tnh state road j commission affective Immediately. i ! John T. Oldham, state land comniis- j sloner. has $lfH.71f.39 in cash avail j able for loans from the state land funds according to a monthly state i meut filed by O. D. K'.hison, chia clerk in tlu .(. |