--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 15 number: 9 published: 1912-07 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, "Passing Events," *Improvement Era* 15, no. 9 (July 1912): 863–864.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1509unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera1509unse start_page: 863 end_page: 864 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1912-07) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1509unse publication_year: 1912 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1912, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Passing Events Passing Events O. A. Andelin, father of Willard Andelin, the celebrated basso, died at his home in Richfield, Utah, Tuesday, May 14. He was born in Sweden, in 1842, and came to Utah in 1864. He was one of the loved and revered pioneers of the Sevier valley where he lived almost continually since his arrival in Utah. George O. Bleak died in Hamburg, Germany, April 18, and was buried in Salt Lake City from the Twenty-second Ward chapel, May 11, 1912. He left this city June 2, 1910, to perform missionary labor in Switzerland and Germany. He was called to Hamburg, took cold on the trip, which developed into typhoid fever, which caused his death. Forest Dale was started on its way to be annexed to Salt Lake City, by the city commissioners of Salt Lake City on the 27th of May. By permission and resolution of the commissioners, the bonded indebtedness, which amounts to about $20,000, will be assumed by the city when the town is annexed to Salt Lake City, which will occur after the proper plats have been filed. The Panama Canal Shipping bill passed the House of Representatives on May 23. It provides that American coastwise ships may use the canal free of charge, while foreign vessels and American ships in foreign trade must pay a toll not to exceed $1.25 per net registered ton. Railroad companies, subject to Interstate Commerce laws, are forbidden to own, lease, or operate ships that use the canal. The Thompson Memorial scholarships were awarded by President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the University of California on June 3. These scholarships each amount to $600 annually, for five students. The winning students this year were: James Blood Linford, Logan, Charles Yale Pfoutz, Salt Lake City, John G McQuarrie, Beaver, Agnes Lina Nolan, Salt Lake City, Alvin George Foord, Murray. The three northern kings of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, met at the time of the burial of the late king of Denmark. It was the third occasion in the history of the three kingdoms that the three northern kings have ever met. The first meeting was held in 1101, the second, at Helsingborg, in 1310, and the third now at the burial of King Frederick VIII. The two previous meetings dealt with questions of peace betwen the nations, so that this is said to be the first 864 IMPROVEMENT ERA. time in the history of these nations that their kings have met ont of united sympathy. "Piney Ridge Cottage," by Nephi Anderson, is the delightful love story of a "Mormon" country girl. It is a book of some 237 pages with an introduction by Professor John Henry Evans. Those who read the story will agree that it is a clean and inspiring exposition of many familiar phases of country life among the Latter-day Saints. The book has been adopted in the reading course of the Y. M. M. I. A. Those who have read other stones by Nephi Anderson will be glad of the opportunity to add this new volume to their libraries. Dcscret Nczvs, printers; price 75c. The Republican National Convention met in Chicago on June 18. Senator Elihu Root of New York was elected temporary chairman. Former President Theodore Roosevelt and President William H. Taft, both of whom have been carrying on a vigorous campaign — not the happiest in its character — were the main candidates for nomination of the Republican party for president of the United States. It was clearly evident from the first that President Taft had control of the convention. Owing to contests, it appears at this writing (21st) that the convention may not complete its work during the week. The Senate "Titanic" Investigating Committee in its report, presented on May 28, finds that the loss of life was due to the neglect of Captain Smith to heed the danger warnings sent him, and also the failure of Captain Lord of the Calif ornian to respond to the distress signals. The report also charges that the crew of the Titanic was too small, undisciplined and unfamiliar with the ship. It was recommended that a medal containing a thousand dollars worth of gold be presented to Captain Rostron of the Carpathia, and that he receive the thanks of Congress for responding to the Titanic's appeal for help. This recommendation was adopted unanimously. The Utah Agricultural College graduated fifty-one students who received degrees, May 28, 1912. All the graduates who desired, secured employment. Three will go into federal work as agricultural experts; several will go away for advanced study; six will be employed by the state of Utah in various scientific capacities. President L. A. Stephens of the student body, who graduated this year, is elected principal of the Millard Stake Academy. Nineteen of the seniors will teach in the high schools and academies of the West. The exercises for the nineteenth commencement included an address to the graduates by Governor William Spry, and the baccalaureate sermon by Apostle James E. Talmage. Professor Ray B. West, a native of Utah, a graduate of Cornell and of the U. A. C, has been elected to the professorship of agricultural engineering.