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Show i ' SALT LAKE IS BEREFT OF FAMOUS ADVOCATE U Salt Lako, Jan. 3 Judgo Orlando W. N W. I'owora died at CMC o'clock yes- H torday morning at Ills roslilonco at 9 ( Llngorlongor, Newhoiiso park, In this U i y city. Death was duo to pneumon'n, H whletl Jeveloped only during tho last U ' few tuys. Only tliroo hours before fl his death did thero appear to bo any H danger that Ills Illness would result B Tho death ot Judgo Powers came as U n profound shock to tho people of tho B stMo, almost all ot whom know and BBl loved him. Quo of tho ablest ndvo- cates In. tho country, nn orator of mar BBl Vclous gifts, a born leader of men, BBl his loss to tho stute Is almost Irrepar- BBl hblc. Probably no man who ever llv- BBb cd In Utah was mare In the public HBb eye,1 mora active In his disinterested HBl I devotion to the public welfaro than BBl was 'Judge Powers. H : ' Fell III On Coast Bl . ,u Judge power's , death was directly HBl dupto a cold which he contracted BBl while engaged In a cose at Ogden. HBl ; -'The Judge contracted a severe cold - -.abortly after tho case was begun but flie, declined to ask for a continuance or to leave tho conduct of tho caso HB i to his asslant3. At the conclusion of HBi I the case ho was called to Los Angles HBl A to attend an Important legal confer- HBl J cnee. Ilia associates hdvlsed that he m J remain in Salt Lake until he had ro- H' covered from tlio cold. i The Judgo laughed at their fears f aiul wont to tlio coast. Soon after his V ' arrival In California his Illness be- H; came more serious and ho developed M pneumonia, tho third attack of this B , .'malady In tho ast few years. Judge HBff Powers agrood with tho physicians - that tho attack was not serious, but H : he requeatod that ho bo brought to H j Salt Lake. Dr. T. 11. Beatty was not! V I f'd by wlro ot Judgo Power's Illness H I .- and ho loft at. once to meet tho train HJ . en ronto that whs bringing the Judge Bf . back to Salt Lake. i m ' Reached Home Tuesday HHJi Judgo Powers reached Salt Lako BBJ,' from Los Angelc3 on Tuesday and HhJ. was taken to his home. Ho did not HhJ worn to suffer at nil from tho effects HhJ. of tho trip and Judgo Powois himself HhJ ,t wns cheerful to tho last hnd fully ex- pected to be back at his desk In a few days. The sudden and fatal cbango for tho worse' came shortly nfter 3 o'clock yesterday morning. Ono lung which had previously been normal "suddenly becamo affected and tho condition of tho lehxned advocate bccajiio crlt'cal In a short tlmo It was apparent that tho end wns near. Mrs. Powers and Roger W, Powers, his only son, wore with him when the end came, Just a3 tho day was breaking. Tho funeral of Judgo Powors will be held at 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon af-ternoon from tho Masonic tomplo. Judgo Powers hiid long boen a prominent prom-inent member of tlio Masons and they will have charge of tho funeral service. ser-vice. Tho sorvlce will bo public and It Is probable that a great many close friends of the Judgo from all parts of the state will come to SaJt Lako to attend tho funeral. |