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MUTUAL WORK 301 are located, support them in a very creditable manner. In many districts we have 100% of our possible Mutual members enrolled." — Orson Haynie, Mission Superintendent. Enrollment of Members at School or at Work The joint M. I. A. Executive Boards make the following recommenda- tions: As a general rule members shall enroll where they reside; or, they shall enroll where they may be temporarily residing attending school or at work; any exceptions to this rule must be worked out locally. When members leave their home stake or ward to reside for a season in another locality, their names should be send to the officers of the stake or ward in which they go. The officers should make every effort to secure such new arrivals' membership and attendance. In the home ward their names may be entered on the roll as a matter of history, with a not« of explanation as to cause of temporary absence; but absentees should not be counted in the enrollment during the time of their absence. To Our Subscribers, Friends, Agents and Officers of the Y. M. M. I. A. We desire to and do express our thanks to all of you for the splendid response that you have given to the circulation of the Improvement Era, and the request to place it upon a cash basis in the business department. The loyal army of laborers who have solicited subscriptions and the long list of subscribers testify to the ready response given to our suggestion to pay in advance, and from the number of subscriptions, letters and notices so far received, we are certain that they will make the new venture a complete success, resulting in benefit to both the Improvement Era, and to all our readers who have its interest at heart. Again thank you. We have still some numbers for November and December, and can fill orders for the whole volume if sent in now. FOUNDERS DAY, L. D. S. UNIVERSITY, SALT LAKE Students met and with their band played selections in front of the general Church offices. They sang class songs, gave college yells, filled the sky with colored balloons, and in other ways greeted and gave honor to President Heber J. Grant.

302 IMPROVEMENT ERA Y. M. M. I, A. Efficiency Report, November, 1924 STAKES a. pM fj o a O j=> s o S u K 09 Alpine Bear River Benson Box Elder Cache Carbon Cottonwood Deseret Emery Granite Grant Gunnison Hyrum Jordan Juab Kanab Liberty Logan Millard Mount Ogden - Nebo Ncith Davis . North Sanpete North Sevier,.. North Weber... Ogden Oquilrrh Panguitch Parowan Pioneer St. George Salt Lake Sevier South Davis _ South Sanpete South Sevier - Tintic Tooele Utah Wasatch '. Weber Bannock Bear Lake Bingham Blackfoot Boise Burley Cassia Curlew Franklin Fremont Idaho Lost River Malad Minidoka 9 6 8 8 9 9 10 10 7 6 6 7 9 10 10 8 10 10 9 9 7 6 10 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 6 4 8 10 4 4 7 10 10 10 6 9 10 10 9 10 10 5 7 6 9 10 6 10 6 6 10 6 10 4 8 6 8 3 8 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 7 9 10 8 10 10 6 5 9 5 7 7 5 10 8 6 10 7 5 6 10 10 5 9 9 9 7 9 6 9 10 9 6 10 10 8 10 5 1 9 6 6 4 6 10 8 7 10 8 8 4 7 10 10 JO 9 9 10 7 9 10 9 10 9 9 10 5 4 6 4 3 8 6 10 2 5 6 10 10 8 9 10 10 1 9 10 10 7 1 8 9 9 6 1 10 10 10 3 1 6 6 6 5 10 10 10 10 8 6 10 5 7 6 8 4 10 6 10 4 10 9 10 8 6 10 2 1 8 6 10 10 10 9 10 10 7 5 3 2 10 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 4 5 9 6 9 3 4 10 10 8 10 3 6 2 10 9 5 9 7 7 6 5 3 10 6 3 1 7 5 10 8 9 7 1 2 10 9 10 5 4 7 7 9 6 6 4 4 4 6 1 10 9 6 7 9 8 10 10 10 10 8 6 10 10 10 9 6 10 8 10 10 10 10 3 10 9 10 8 10 10 5 9 8 9 10 10 10 10 4 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 10 10 9 10 10 5 10 9 4 10 10 10 10 6 10 8 2 5 7 2 4 4 7 7 5 10 10 9 3 7 7 5 6 8 9 4 3 5 5 9 9 9 9 4 8 10 5 5 6 7 6 9 9 6 9 6 3 10 7 2 9 9 5 5 4 4 4 6 1 5" 6 1 2 2 5 9 7 5 4 7 4 8 5 3 3 3 2 10 8 2 2 4 3 4 5 7 6 1 ~6 3 4 4 5 3 9 2 3 5 2 4 6 4 3 I 9 5 1 9 10 8 10 10 8 10 7 5 9 10 10 10 7 10 5 10 10 9 10 7 8 7 7 9 8 10 5 4 8 6 10 8 10 10 4 9 10 9 9 10 6 5 9 10 9 10 10 4 9 4 7 10 9 5 10 7 10 10 8 9 7 5 10 10 6 10 6 10 5 10 9 10 10 7 8 7 8 8 10 10 5 4 7 7 10 9 10 10 4 9 10 9» 6 9 5 7 6 10 7 10 9 3 10 10 3 9 10 9

MUTUAL WORK Y. M. M. I. A. Efficiency Report, (Continued) 303 a •Ad hi i a .3 i a ■a T3 c« a fan S 2 STAKES ■ I 1 u I 03 a O 53 f* CO u ag 5| In s=a 3 Montpelier 10 10 10 4 3 10 8 7 9 10 81 Oneida 6 7 10 10 8 10 10 8 7 8 84 Pocatello 10 6 9 10 8 10 7 8 10 9 87 Raft River 7 10 4 2 5 4 6 2 2 42 Rigby 8 10 7 8 5 10 8 5 10 10 6 7 77 8=5 Shelley 10 10 9 7 6 10 9 7 Teton 2 8 3 6 2 10 3 3 7 3 47 Twin Falls 9 10 7 4 7 10 7 6 10 7 77 Yellowstone 10 9 8 7 5 8 6 4 8 6 71 Alberta 10 6* 7 10 7 9 8 6 6 7 76 Lethbridge 10 10 7 10 8 10 10 9 10 10 94 Los Angeles 10 10 8 8 10 10 8 5 10 10 89 Maricopa 10 10 10 10 5 10 8 5 10 10 88 Moapa 10 8 7 3 1 10 7 6 9 10 71 St. Joseph 10 9 10 7 10 5 2 5 8 56 Snowflake 9 9 10 7 4 10 8 7 5 7 76 Star Valley .... 10 10 9 10 7 10 10 10 10 9 95 Taylor 10 10 10 10 4 10 10 7 10 8 91 Union 10 10 10 4 8 10 10 3 10 8 83 Woodruff . 6 10 6 4 3 7 3 4 6 4 53 Young 8 8 -_ 4 1 1 1 2 25 Calif. Mission.. 7 10 7 2 2 9 8 6 3 6 60 N. W. States .... 10 10 8 .... .... 8 4 5 .... 6 51 Y. M. M. I. A. Statistical Report, November, 1924 STAKES ■S3 | 2K is © J •a c 6-s o J g = Alpine Bear River .. Benson Box Elder ._ Cache Carbon Cottonwood Deseret Emery Granite .. Grant Gunnison Hyrum Jordan Juab Kanab Liberty Logan Mount Ogden Nebo 949 488 758 766 520 360 675 430 555 911 1168 288 500 1064 337 225 1250 608 575 972 15 11 138 81 75 107 84 35 98 75 46 93 120 53 64 99 45 33 133 118 73 87 143 125 97 213 58 78 61 174 89 64 92 47 124 125 105 49 219 104 101 105 177 115 118 115 144 63 162 91 114 169 164 69 111 154 94 40 304 151 145 110 160 10 92 30 24 104 94 14 84 23 250 110 125 228 242 86 198 129 157 248 283 79 117 273 127 65 348 209 168 198 868 441 507 693 528 262 519 493 406 678 753 262 416 651 371 187 1088 582 487 523 104 58 69 84 71 29 80 53 38 80 86 43 51 72 33 24 102 98 64 59 84 75 46 136 36 49 30 102 67 50 44 33 74 75 43 31 124 63 56 54 100 82 70 9 60 41 81 21 73 30 119 54 14 89 130 87 98 46 41 10 61 95 44 10 176 45 111 90 55 13 174 68 84 544 280 300 1561478 177 357 53 1 1 6 1 1431372 96 135 190 180 55 64 191 79 55 229 145 130 124 319 329 53 7 454 182 250 433 199 120 676 417 340 305

304 IMPROVEMENT ERA Y. M. M. I. A. Statistical Report, (Continued) STAKES 3 O O »- O J •§1 a I m-j S=3 = g < Ed oaH .2 a IS 3 g North Davis ... North Sanpete North Sevier Narth Weber. Ogden Oquirrh Panguitch Parowan Pioneer St. George Salt Lake Sevier South Davis .. South Sanpete South Sevier ... Tin tic Tooele Utah Wasatch Bannock Bear Lake Bingham Blackfoot Boise Burley Cassia Curlew Franklin Fremont Idaho Lost River Malad Minidoka .. Montpelier Oneida Pocatello Raft River Rigby . Shelley Teton Twin Falls Yellowstone Alberta Lethbridge Los Angeles _. Maricopa Moapa St. Joseph .. Snowflake Star Valley .. Taylor Union Woodruff Young Calif. Mission N. W. States 450 760 265 713 796 420 271 324 780 680 1068 353 420 448 285 246 360 1000 377 257 302 500 514 358 321 169 135 440 687 211 120 350 223 345 356 473 160 500 335 300 194 250 350 225 400 373 202 507 280 360 318 170 435 102 794 67 73 31 110 91 57 42 55 63 118 134 52 71 58 21 35 29 123 55 48 54 96 74 58 73 42 23 97 104 36 35 62 56 88 54 114 25 96 79 22 43 38 86 59 125 69 54 94 33 101 61 60 44 14 130 75 62 72 50 106 141 77 58 92 60 191 115 59 75 90 35 70 69 122 81 72 68 178 116 80 133 67 24 116 167 54 47 68 81 107 64 109 40 77 105 20 57 91 115 8"6 165 173 106 112 86 55 107 59 70 17 217 131 95 114 36 199 236 87 52 59 143 209 155 66 93 130 17 21 31 214 92 80 56 113 72 52 93 20 26 81 194 27 38 90 48 1 38 124 29 84 65 12 41 45 122 55 254 101 100 138 36 104 71 65 78 27 153 51 49 16 27 43 84 115 27 12 24 7 13 48 42 19 3 7 11 125 81| 24 3 65 17 140 36 110 198 26 232 250 136 65 60 133 145 267 124| 152 112 25 75 39 378 99 88 89 112 84 53 113 60 23 97 100 37 45 107 61 124 72 131 126 85 24 37 70 102 62 22 29 87 77 144 84 114 102 38 83 21 85 24 334 477 168 647 718 406 233 293 442 74 7 786 328 403 414 105 201 181 837 327 288 267 547 388 262 412 226 96 401 690 154 165 327 254 424 228 499 113 383 370 82 178 247 490 279 734 486 337 488 266 3 74 393 237 275 88 585 310 43 30 63 56 25 39 90 61 72 73 46 36 23 45 5 63 46 36 87 98 186 109 39 38 41 41 18 13 27 34 26 23 103 65 43 65 32 60 49 37 72 109 50 60 39 37 57 78 29 43 19 18 64 60 79 97 20 29 24 28 49 49 33 66 70 75 41 39 42 79 23 114 146 47 33 39 90 94 91 38 77 77 33 74 57 7 35 35 62 46 105 55 46 64 29 69 47 54 36 4 124 71 62 42 41 65 12 37 61 66 50 150 112 58 70 56 34 65 27 46 4 149 119 12 10 26 148 70 63 35 76 42 31 58 12 19 49 109 12 26 57 42 50 27 70 16 58 50 33 7 21 31 41 131 16 18 ___ 11 27 7 101 26 74 154 17 143 172 76 53 42 104 94 211 58 62 25 45 21 254 70 68 53 79 78 29 72 30 17 46 57 24 30 75 38 79 51 98 189 376 118 408 463 238 161 170 307 414 728 189 239 69 116 107 570 248 223 174 365 246 151 265 141 73 226 443 85 108 230 185 293 158 318 113 86|259 591257 8 5 15 47 . 27 34 133 21 1 37 155 71 41 57 297 36 16 40 188 219 165 639 62 48 59|336 56 51)211 85 88 307 16 10 48 159 70 83 256 48 34 69 263 34 10 36 161 64 52 198 19 6 10 43 111 76 460 38 21 20 269

General P. Elias Calles took the oath of office, Nov. 30, as president of Mexico, succeeding General Obregon, in the presence of 25,000 spectators. The United States was represented by H. F. Arthur Schofield, counselor of the embassy. A new cure for cancer was reported "at a meeting of the homeopathic association in Philadelphia, Nov. 18, 1924. The basis of the treatment is said to be "radium emanation." But, unlike the former radium treat- ment, the present one does not attempt to kill the cancerous tissues but to re- store them to normal. The substance remains active only 27 days, but its rays are said to be effective against all forms of malignant -tumors. Pictures by radio were successfully transferred from London to New York, Nov. 30, 1924, by the Radio Corporation of America. A couple of days previously the portraits of President Coolidge, and Secretary of State Hughes had been transferred by the same means to London. Gen, Jr. G. Harbord, president of the Radio corporation declared that under favorable circumstances a picture could be transmitted in six minutes. It will be possible, soon, to send checks and drafts and other important documents by radio. Dr. Jean Capart believes The Book of Abraham to be genuine. He is professor in Egyptology at the university in Brussels, and knows whereof he speaks. The gentleman visited Salt Lake City- recently and, in an inter- view published in# the Deseret News, Dec. 8, said in part: "The original manuscripts, from which the book called the Book of Abra- ham by the Latter-day Saints is taken, are unquestionably of true Egyptian origin, and the plates reproduced in the pages of the work are easily deciphered by one educated in Egyptology." Millions for charity and education are set apart by James B. Duke, the tobacco magnate at Charlotte, N. C, according to the announcement, he has created a trust fund of $40,000,000, to be used for the founding of a college, for hospitals and other charitable purposes. George East- man, of the Kodak company, has given away the bulk of his holdings, keeping only enough to enable him to "participate ef- fectively" in the management. The university of Rochester will receive $8, "500, 000, and other institutions $6,500,000, making a total of $15,000,000. Mrs. Florence Kling Harding, widow of the late President Harding, died, Nov. 21, 1924, at the home of Mrs. Charles E. Sawyer, White Oak farm. She was born, Aug. 15, 18 60, at Marion, Ohio. At the age of 20 she married Eugene de Wolfe, who left her about 9 years ago, leaving two children. He went west, and was last heard from in Oregon or Washington. Establishing reasonable ground for the belief that he was dead, she obtained her freedom by due court action, and some time afterwards she was married to her late husband who, before his death, became president of the United States. They were married in 1891. To "hear" electrons is now possible, according to an announcement from Ann Arbor, Mich. The vacuum tube amplifier, in which the amplifica- tion is carried to a hundred thousandfold and with which a millionfold can be reached, is the instrument through whirh this is accomplished. The sound produced by the electrons, says Dr. A. W. Hull of the Research Laboratory.

306 IMPROVEMENT ERA of the General Electric company, is caused by bombardment of the plate by electrons released from the hot filament. It is these electrons which carry the current and which make operation of the tube possible. The noise is therefore a fundamental property of electron emission, a characteristic of the electron, according to Dr. Hull. August Belmont died Dec. 1, at his apartment in New York, 71 years of age, after an illness of only twenty-four hours. He was born in New York Feb. 18, 1853. He entered Harvard university in 1873. In 1875 he entered the banking firm of his father, of which he assumed control in 1890, at the death of his father, and has throughout his life been prominent in banking circles. At the time of his death he was head of the firm of August Belmont & Co. Mr. Belmont was chairman of the board of directors of the interborough Rapid Transit company, the Equitable Life Insurance company, the National Park bank and various other corpora- tions. Mr. Belmont was married twice and was the father of three children. Samuel Gompers died, Dec. 13, in a hospital at San Antonio, Tex., on his way home from Mexico, where he had attended a labor congress. The famous labor leader, an Englishman by birth, was born in England on Jan. 27, 1850, a son of Samuel and Sarah Gompers. He received his early education in the British Isles, but came to America when still a boy. At the age of 15, Samuel Gompers embarked on his stormy career as a labor leader. He was a cigar maker. Gompers was one of the charter organizers of the American Federation of Labor and became its presi- dent in 1882, which position he held up to 1920, with the exception of one year at the peace congress at Versailles he represented the labor interests and received great influence. Ambrose Noble McKay died Nov. 18, at the Holy Cross Hospital. Salt Lake City, after an illness of only two weeks. He has for many years been engaged in newspaper work, and for the last thirteen years as general manager of the Salt Lake Tribune. As such he has had great success and been influential in the affairs of the community. He was born at Whitby. Canada, May 5, 1868, and came to this country in 1890. Surviving him are his wife, Mary Cope McKay, to whom he was married October 3. 1897 and a son, Donald, a senior in Stanford university, a brother, Dr. James B. McKay, of Marion, Ind., and three sisters, Mrs. E. M. Park of Edmon- ton, Alberta and Misses Emily H. and Janet McKay of Whitby, Ontario, Canada, also survive. An ancient burial ground has been found by Prof. A. A. Kerr, of the archaeological department of the university of Utah about twelve miles west of Blanding, San Juan, Utah. It was discovered near the ruins of a cliff dwelling known as "Whisker's Ruin." Excavation brought to light a great number of pottery and other articles of interest. In one grave 1 6 little jars were found beside a corpse, possible the remains of a chieftain. In another grave eight pieces of pottery were taken out. They may have been the property of a medicine man. An interesting cliff dwelling was discovered in Fisk Creek canyon. It had ten rooms and a balcony supported by a column, a detail of architecture whirh Prof. Kerr did not remember ever having seen before. A great natural bridge was also discovered. Education for better home life will be the central theme for the fifth annual Leadership Week, at the Brigham Young University, commencing January 26, according to announcement from the Extension Division. The week will be conducted along the lines followed in the past, but a number of new departments will be added. Among the new departments are: