--- 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: 23 number: 11 published: 1920-09 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* 23, no. 11 (September 1920): 1035–1036.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera23011unse 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: improvementera23011unse start_page: 1035 end_page: 1036 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1920-09) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera23011unse publication_year: 1920 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 1920, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Passing Events PASSING EVENTS 1039 curred July 31, at Fish Lake, where he had gone for a fishing trip. Funeral services were held at Mt. Pleasant, Aug. 4. Mr. Seely was born in California, but his parents were Utah pioneers, and he. spent the greater pari of his busy and useful life in this state. In the early days he was one of the minute men who protected the settlers from the marauding Indian bands; then he turned his attention to the raising of sheep and livestock and bcame noted abroad, as well as at home. During his career he held many offices of trust and he died full of years, honored and respected by all who knew him. Twenty members of the Communist Labor Party were found guilty by a Chicago jury, Aug. 2, of conspiracy to overthrow the U. S. government. They were given sentences of from one to five years in the penitentiary, and some of them were fined from one to two thousand dollars in addition. The defendants were charged with conspiracy to advocate the overthrowing of the government by force; conspiracy to publish or distribute printed matter advocating overthrowing of the government by force; conspiracy to belong to an organization converting it, and conspiracy to attend meetings at which overthrowing the government by force was advocated. More prosecutions of revolutionists will follow. Edwin Diltvorth Woolley, widely known as "Uncle Dee," a well-known and successful rancher of Kanab, one of the oldest stake presidents in the Church, in point of years, died Tuesday, July, 1920, at his home in Kanab. He was born at Nauvoo, Illinois, 75 years ago. He was a son of Edwin D. Woolley, for many years bishop of the third ward, Salt Lake City. Uncle Dee was president of the Kanab stake for 25 years, participated in Indian' troubles, endured the pioneer hardships, and served the community in several positions. He married a daughter of the late Richard Bentley, and later Flora Snow, a daughter of the late Elder Erastus Snow. In 1877 he filled a mission to Great Britain. He was a man of sterling worth. George C. Parkinson, prominent in Church and business circles, for many years, died at his home in Salt Lake City, July 6. He is survived by his wife, Lucy Doney Parkinson, and the following named children: George D. Parkinson, attorney at law, Salt Lake; Mrs. Preston Nibley; Major J. Leo Parkinson, United States army, at present inspector of the port of Antwerp, Belgium; Mrs. Richard W. Young, Jr.; Major Parley D. Parkinson of the Twentieth infantry, stationed at Fort Crook, Nebraska; the Misses Elna, Aleida and Deanne Parkinson, and by Mrs. Fannie Woolley Parkinson and her son, Preston Woolley Parkinson. Mr. Parkinson was born at Kaysville, Davis Co., Utah, July 18, 1857. He was the son of Samuel Rose Parkinson and Arabella Ann Chandler Parkinson. Funeral services were held in the Twenty-First Ward chapel on the 9th of July. The first international convention of the Universal Negro Improvement Association opened at Madison Square Garden, New York, Aug. 2. The president of the association, in his opening address, declared that two million negroes took part in the world war, but they did not obtain the liberty for which they fought; therefore, he said, "we shall organize 400,000,000 negroes throughout the world and flaunt the banner of democracy on the continent of Africa." He predicted that Asia would soon undertake the bloodiest war of all times to match its strength and civilization against that of Europe, and in predicting this war, he declared he saw in it the opportunity for the negro to strike for his heritage. England, France, Belgium, and every other white nation that has "preempted any portion of the African continent," he said, "are to be summarily ordered to 'get out of here.'" 1040 IMPROVEMENT ERA A report of the discovery of a large waster pipe line in the mountains of the Sevier-Powell forest in Garfield county has reached Professor Levi Edgar Young. According to the letter he has received from Mr. J. W. Humphrey, forest supervisor, the water pipe was protruding from the side of the mountain, and is fifteen inches in diameter. That water had run through the pipe is indicated by the fact that a light deposit of lime or other mineral substance lay in the bottom of it. The pipe has the appearance of having been moulded by hand and made of sand and water. Time has turned the material into a medium hard, brown sandstone. Mr. Humphrey is of the opinion that it was used by some ancient tribe of Indians to convey water for culinary purposes; or it may have been used for keeping culinary water from becoming contaminated with minerals, poisonous to stock and disagreeable to the taste. The Prohibition party, by its national convention held in Lincoln, Neb., July 22, selected Aaron S. Watkins, of Germantown, Ohio, as its candidate for the United States Presidency, Mr. Wm, J. Bryan having emphatically refused to acept the honor. He is the third competitor from Ohio in this year's presidential race. Mr. Watkins is a professor of literature in a military academy. For seventeen years he was a Methodist preacher. Mr. D. Leigh Calvin, of New \ork, an author, was nominated for the vice presidency. The platform favors the league of nations, but gives no expression as to reservations. It advocates greater participation by women in federal agencies for bettering the condition of workers; promises farmers aid in equalizing prices, securing farm labor and co-operative marketing, and demands industrial courts to end industrial warfare. A Palestine celebration was held in the Assembly Hall, Salt Lake City, Aug. 5, a result of a conference of interested citizens, called by Mr. as Samuel Blitz of New York. The occasion was one of rejoicing over the prospect of the final restoration of Palestine to the Jews as their homeland. Mr. B. L. Liberman presided and spoke on the need of a national existence for the Jews, and in addition to this speech, Elder Orson F. Whitney spoke on the prophetic side of the gathering of the Jews in the last days, and of the part the Latter-day Saints had taken in early days on this subject, and of the interest they still hold in the matter. Picture slides of present day Palestine were shown depicting the progress made since the British occupation under Gen. Allenby. The celebration was held under the auspices of the Palestine Restoration Fund committee of Salt Lake, of which President Heber J. Grant, B. L. Liberman, Simon Shapiro, Harry Yates, J. Rosenthal, Fred Pepper and M. J. Moss are active members. A new stake presidency was appointed at the Hyrum Stake conference, July 17 and 18. The retiring presidency, after more than fifteen years of faithful service, were honorably released. At the same conference the Wellsville ward was divided into two wards. The retiring stake officers were: President William C. Parkinson and Counselors A. M. Israelson and W. H. Maughan; the new incumbents are: Joseph B. White, president; with D. M. Bickmore and John A. Israelsen coun selors. Bishop C. N. Maughan was sustained as bishop of the Wells ville ward with George Perkins as first counselor and one counselor ye to be chosen. Elder John B. Kerr was sustained as bishop of the Wells ville Second ward with Henry P. Murray and Willard H. Parker as coun selors. Retiring Presidents A. M. Israelsen and W. H. Maughan were sustained as members of the high council, and Harry C. Parker as an alternate member. President Parkinson and family retire with the love and respect of the entire community. President White, Bickmore, and