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Show AT CONFERENCE IN SKULL VALLEY Salt Lake, Aug 29. Governor William Wil-liam Spry, President Joseph F Smith Counselor John Henry Smith and members of the Smith families roturn-cd roturn-cd last evening In automobiles from Skull ,Vallov. where they attended Sunday a Mormon 'conference, and yesterday participated In Uie twenty-second twenty-second anniversary of the founding of the Pacific Islanders' colony, thirty-live thirty-live miles from Grantsvillo. In, Tooele county. The Governor motored to Skull Valley from Tintlc Saturday Evening, Even-ing, attended the conference Sunday and delivered an address at the celebration cele-bration yesterday morning, as did President Smith and John Ilenrv Smith an C V.. Creel of the interior department, uho has been sent out from Washington to look into the Indian In-dian situation in Utah. About thirty Indians were present at yesterday's celebration. "I found a number of improvements improve-ments at Skull Valley,' said Governor Spry on his return to Salt Lake last night "The Samonns, Kanakas and Maoris have made wonderful progress with the aid given the colony by tho church. Since I was there six years ago, when I lived In Tooele county, the 125 colonists have built them prettj homes that wbuld do credit to Salt LaVe They have fine streets and cement sidewalks They have a splendid water system, costing $75, 000, which Irrigates tho ranch and makes it produce t crops despite the drouth this season' Under the direction direc-tion of Superintendent WaJdoups and Chairman Henry Richards, the ranch has been made self-sustaining. "The natives carried out an excellent excel-lent program of native music and dances. There was also a feast at which Hawaiian dishes were served." oo p---------------B------a-a |