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Show 'PENITENTIARY FIRE SOON EXTINGUISHED Salt lke. Jan. 6 While the 300 and more convicts in the I'tah state 1 prleon were peacefully enjoying their Sunday dinner. Deputy Warden Au-:drew Au-:drew Ur and another guard extinguished extin-guished a fire in the prison harbor shop only a fow fet from where the men Were seated. All of the prisoners ! remained in Ignorance of the fire. ' hence thero was no disturbance, and ! in fact only a few of the guards on duty know of the incident until after It was over. A guard on the front tower saw nmoVe issuing from the barber shop at I 10 o'olock and quietly notified Mr. I Ure. Investigation showed that I gunny sacks which hsd ben wrarnM around prevlo-'slv frozen water pipes ! after thoy had been heated to thaw ! them, had burst Into flame. There was no damnge. |