--- 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: 19 number: 10 published: 1916-08 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* 19, no. 10 (August 1916): 949–950.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera19010unse 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: improvementera19010unse start_page: 949 end_page: 950 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1916-08) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera19010unse publication_year: 1916 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 1916, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Passing Events PASSING EVENTS THE ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE of America declared itself in favor of woman suf- frage at a recent convention. WILLIAM R. WILCOX, former chairman of the New York public service com- mission, has been chosen chairman of the Republican national committee. HETTY GREEN, said to be the wealthiest woman in America, died, July 3, in New York City, over eighty-three years of age. She left i fortune of $150,000,000. THE "MORMON" BATTALION MONUMENT site was selected on the capitol grounds on June 16, by the committee, subject to the approval of the next legislature. IRISH PRISONERS numbering seventeen hundred men and women who were in British prisons for the participation in the recent Dublin rebellion have been released. DAVID LLOYD-GEORGE was appointed secretary for war of Great Britain, suc- ceeding Lord Kitchener; and Edwin Samuel Montagu succeeded Lloyd-George as min- ister of munitions. A SEVERE STORM swept over the Southern States, especially Mississippi and Louisiana, on the 6th and 7th of July, resulting in the loss of over a hundred lives and an immense amount of property. THE LOWER HOUSE OF THE RUSSIAN DUMA, June 30, passed a measure making prohibition permanent in that country, and the thought is expressed that there is no doubt that the upper house will pass, and the czar sign, the bill. ALBERT LEONARD STODDARD died at Minersville, Utah, June 2. He was born in Johnstown, Canada, April 26, 1832. He came to Salt Lake City in the fall of 1847, and later went to California. He returned and settled in Minersville, in 1859, where he has since resided. SIR ROGER CASEMENT, who was recently tried before a British court in Lon- don, charged with instigating the recent Irish rebellion, was sentenced to death on the 29th of June. An appeal was taken but denied on the 18tn of July. King George has ordered that he be degraded of his order of knighthood. CHARLES H. SPENCER, a pioneer of 1847, died in Miller ward, Salt Lake county, July 10. He was one of the substantial characters of the state, and over seven hundred relatives and friends assembled in the Miller ward chapel on the 13th day of July, to pay their last respects to this prominent pioneer. JUDGE J. W. N. WHITECOTTON died at his home in Provo, May 31, 1916. He wps fifty-seven years of age, having been born in Union county, Kentucky, in March, 1859. He came to Utah in 1889, being admitted to practice before the supreme court of this state in 1890, and in 1897 before the United States supreme court. MURRAY CITY and its people again voted, in June, to keep the city "dry," and that by a larger majority than before. The women were largely instrumental in the result—a splendid example to the women of the State of Utah, who can have prohibi- tion next summer if they wake up to the fact in the primaries and elections this fall. All honor to Murray. COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT, on June 26. notified the national com- mittee of the Progressive party that he declined the nomination which that party had tendered him and urged its members to give their support to the Rpublican candidate, Mr. Charles E. Huehes. By a vote of thirty-two to six the committee voted not to make any other nomination. J. H. CLARK. United States district judge at Cleveland, Ohio, was nominated by President Wilson for the United States supreme bench, July 14, as an associate justice to succeed former Tnstice Charles E. Hughes, the Republican nominee for president. Mr. Clark is a bachelor and a Democrat, and has been conspicuous in progressive move- ments in Ohio and the nation at large. THE CITIZENS' MILITARY TRAINING CAMP had on July 15, a total enroll- ment of 501 recruits for instruction to be given at Fort Douglas, Utah, from August 21 950 IMPROVEMENT ERA declared that the Mexicans did not fire until Captain Boyd had ordered his men to advance. The news of the battle created great excitement in both countries. Mobiliza- tion of the militia was hastened in all the states, and during the early part of July members of the guards were despatched to the border. Contingents from the western states were sent to the Arizona and New Mexico borders. On June 25 Secretary Lansing demanded a disavowal by Carranza of the openly hostile conduct of his officers, at Carrizal, and the immediate release of the nrisoners taken to Chihuahua. On the 28th the prisoners were released and the tension gave way to further diplomatic parleys. The United States now has about 100,000 state troops, 5,000 regulars and 5,000 reserves mobilized on the borders of Mexico. On July 16 it was announced offi- cially from Mexico City that the differences which have arisen between the United States and Mexico may be considered satisfactorily settled. The department at Wash- ington has ordered that the transportation of National Guards may now be delayed until they are thoroughly equipped and organized. This revokes the ruling made by the department when the Mexican situation was acute, and relieves certain immediate requirements. The order affected about 25,000 men who are still held in the camps. — ARTESIAN WELLS. The largest gathering ever assembled in Millaru County- celebrated June 1, 2, 3 at Fillmore, in jubilation of the discovery in that old historic valley of one of America's most promising artesian well belts. This discovery is re- garded by many as the fulfilment of Brigham Young's prophecy concerning Pahvant valley. He is quoted as having declared that Millard county would some day be the grain bin of Utah. Further, the story is told that the early settlers complained when he sent an influx of im- migrants to Fillmore that there was not enough irriga- tion water to sustain the peo- ple already there. In answer Brigham Young prophesied that the valley would at some time sustain an enormous population, and that ample water would spring forth from the earth. The flowing wells are regarded as the re- alization of our prophet's prophecy. The three days' carnival was attended by people from all parts of the Union, and was participated in by many distinguished Church, State and railroad officials. Gov- ernor William Spry, Apostle F. M. Lyman, Chief Justic J. E. Frick, Ex-Senator Thomas Kearns, State Audi- tor Lincoln G. Kelley, War- den Pratt of the State prison, Superintendent Wann of the Salt Lake Route, are repre- sentative names in the long list gi distinguished visitors. An almost infinite vari- ety of amusements and attrac- tions kept the celebrators en- Photo by Nephi A. Anderson tertained every minute of the day and evening. Daily free ARTESIAN WELL NEAR FILLMORE, UTAH automobile excursions to the wells gave hundreds of peo- Flowing 1,480 gallons per minute, or a stream meas- ple opportunity to see the uring over zy2 second feet. It is the largest in Utah, gushing streams of liquid and one of the largest known. This flow is through a wealth covering at present a 12-inch pipe. stretch of twenty miles along the valley. A notable observation about the celebration was that not a single case of intoxica- tion was noticed by anyone during the three days of festivity. Fillmore is a "dry" town, and the fact that it kept "dry" during such exciting times with thousands of people present, is an unanswerable answer to the argument that prohibition does not prohibit. Apostle Lyman urged that this splendid example be published to show that prohibition does prohibit when officers are uncompromising. Sheriff Dorrity and Marshal — Payne have shown what conscientious officers can do. J F. Anderson.