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MUTUAL WORK 60! 3. Blending and balance — 2 0 per cent. 4. Reading (producing proper notes) — 20 per cent. 5. Tempo — 10 per cent. 6. Attack and release — 10 per cent. Rules governing contests: Members of M. I. A. The band to take part in parade June 10. Register before May 20. Contestants must be amateurs. An ametur is one who does not make the major portion of his or her salary by music. The amateur rule does not apply to the leader. Prepare for ensemble playing, Tuesday evening, June 9, two nivibers, "The Show Boy" — Will Huff; "The Royal Pageant" — Will Huff. M. I. A. Stake Male Chorus Prizes: $50, first; $25, second Number to be contested — "Good Night" by Arthur B. Targett. in book, Songs for Male Voices, or published in Octavo form by Ginn 8 Co., Chicago, to be sung unaccompanied. Points of Judgment named in Hand Book (Same as male quartette.) Rules governing contests: Members of M. I. A. The chorus is to take part in big concert, June 9. Register before May 20. Members to be limited to stake. Choruses limited to 12-24 members. Numbers to be prepared for ensemble, "Till the Victory's Won," by Gates, (See April Era) . "I'd Like to Go Down South Once More" — J. A. Parks. M Men's Quartette No. 71 "Swanee River," by Foster-Parks, Key G, Pub. J. S. Parks Co., York, Neb., price 15c. To be sung as written. For sale at music stores in Salt Lake. For points of judgment and rules governing contest, see Y. M. M. I. A. Hand Book. M Men's Public Address See Y. M. M. I. A. Hand Book. Committee on judges, under direction of B. Cecil Gates, Claude C. Cornwall, and Mrs. Vernetta Lindsay Hodgson. For further information write to Oscar A. Kirkham, 47 E. So. Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah. M. I. A. in Connecticut John L. Allen, president of the New Haven conference, Hartford. Connecticut, reports three branches of the Church situated in the cities of Hartford and New Harven, Connecticut, and in Springfield, Massachusetts. These branches have only a population of twenty-one Latter-day Saints each, yet in them there is a fully organized M. I. A. in each branch. "We feel proud of the fact that we have three of the sixteen Mutual Improvement Associations of the Eastern States mission, and this is only one conference out of eleven conferences in the mission, placing us far ahead of the other

602 IMPROVEMENT ERA conferences in the line of M. I. A. work. Here in Hartford the M. I. A. was organized just a few months ago under my direction and is the first organization of the kind in this branch, which is only a little over two years old. The M. I. A. is a great help and their meetings are the very best held in the branch, and has the largest attendance of any other meetings, not exceeding the Sunday services held every Sunday. We put on a special activities program or social the first meeting night of every month, thus keeping the people here interested in our work. We are following the regularly prescribed courses of study as outlined in the Era, and the lessons are holding the interest of all and are proving a great asset to missionary work. I feel from our present progress, that we will be able to do great things in the line of Mutual work in the future." M. I. A. Basketball Tournament The 1925 inter-stake Y. M. M. I. A. Basketball tournament com- prising the Salt Lake district, including eleven stakes, came to a close on the evening of Monday, March 9, when the Forest Dale ward team of the Granite stake defeated the Twenty-eighth ward team of the Salt Lake stake in the titular contest. A silver loving cup emblematic of the tourney championship will be awarded the winning team. The champions as in the above picture are left to right: standing, back, Wayne Bennion, Richard Hansen, John Buhner, coach; Geo. Cameron, Jack Freeze, captain; kneeling, Paul Olsen, Vernon Anderson, Lowell Bennion and Richard Bird. The winning team defeated the powerful Twenty-eighth ward boys of the Salt Lake stake 8 to 7. The low score gives some indication of the

MUTUAL WORK 603 close fight put up by both teams, and the interest continued from start to finish. The Poplar Grove boys of the Pioneer stake took third place in the rating by deafeating the Pleasant Green boys 20 to 13. Fathers and Sons' Outing in South Africa Conforming to the outlines submitted by the general officers of the Church on M. I. A. activities, the M. I. A. of the Mowbray branch of the South African mission take pride in announcing" the successful efforts ac- companying the first "Fathers and Son's Outing" held in South Africa. On the evening of December 15, 1924, after the men were home from their day's work, twenty happy youths of varying ages, with knapsacks and blankets slung across their shoulders, left for Kirstenbosche, the Na- tional Botanical Gardens, to participate, in a pleasure the likes of which they had never before enjoyed. The hike to the camp was taken by way of the De Vaal drive, a beautiful roadway winding through the valley at the_ base of Table Mountain which rises majestically into the sky and overlooking the valley below. On either side of the road are the oaks with their gnarled branches forming an archway high overhead and present- ing a picture, not of symmetry, but of strength and durability, synonymous with the youths of Zion marching beneath their branches. Songs were sung during the journey to camp to keep up the cheer and alleviate the tiresomeness of the climb. Camp was reached at 9 o'clock p. m. The camp fire, which had been prepared by three of the elders who had gone on ahead, was burning brightly, and its flames, leaping into the air causing the shadows to flit and hop about as phantoms of the night, made a fitting setting for the evening supper which was soon served to the fatigued and hungry hikers, as they passed by the cooks, with smiling faces and keen appetites. Songs were sung and stories enjoyed afterward, and as the fire began to dim and the air became fresh and still, — with hearts full of gratitude and thanksgiving every head was bowed in prayer. Under the huge oak trees with the fire flies and squirrels flitting and running about, this happy crowd went off to dreamland with tired bodies but light hearts. With the first glimpse of dawn all were up and ready for the day's sports. Breakfast was handled in a first class manner; dishes were washed, beds aired, and camp put in first class order. Games were arranged so that everyone was kept happy, both old and young. Satan found no idle hands to assist him in this crowd. After dinner everyone enjoyed a good rest during a "quiet hour" on this hot December holiday, under the shade of the trees, while the town people were sweltering with the heat. The time was far too short for all. but in the brief day and a night together we feel sure that stronger bonds of love and friendship were formed between father and son, brothers and friends. Towards evening all knapsacks and blankets were neatly packed and strapped again to the shoulders of the happy boys ready for their return home. Prayer was offered by branch president Thomas Wilson after which camp was broken and the hike back to home was made. The Mowbray M. I. A. is now looking forward with joy and anticipation for a larger and even more successful Fathers and Sons' Outing in 1925. This outing was conducted by Y. M. M. I. A. Superintendent Waldemar Y. Clayton and Conference President George Y. Pugmire with the traveling elders, Hyrum L. Crane, Clarence L. Rockwood, and Kenneth C. Wood- ruff, in attendance. — George Pugmire, Conference President.

604 IMPROVEMENT ERA FATHERS AND SONS' OUTING, DECEMBER 16, 1924, SOUTH AFRICA Top: Y. M. M. I. A., Superintendent, Waldemar Y. Clayton; Conference President, George Pugmire; Branch President, Thomas Wilson; Elder Hyrum L. Crane; Elder Clarence L. Rockwood; Mr. A. Robus. Bottom: Cooking dinner. Fathers and Sons' Outing, December 16, 1924, South Africa. Elder Pugmire, Alvin Park, Leslie Hobbs, Elder Woodruff, Elder Rockwood, Elder Crane.

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606 IMPROVEMENT ERA THE COUGARS This basket ball team represents the Brigham Young University. The team won the 1924 basket ball championship of the State of Utah, and for the second consecutive year also won the championship for 192 5 on March 7. The players are, front row, left to right: Fred "Buck" Dixon, forward; Orin "Bob" Howard, (captain) guard; Golden "Kid" Romney, center; Grant "Rags" Ingersoll, center; Reed Stewart, forward; Paul Packard, guard; back row: Paul Thorne, guard; Lowell Biddulph, forward; Elwood "Rip" Gled- hill, guard; Monte Groesbeck, forward; Wesley Lloyd, forward; Fred "Frosty" Richards, forward, Chauncy Harmon, guard. (Not in picture.) M. I. A. in New Zealand Rulon H. Tingey. mission secretary, Auckland, New Zealand: "In practically all the organized branches of the mission we have a Mutual Improvement organization, all of which are joint, since the branches arc so small that separate young men's and young ladies' associations are im- practicable. There is a big field for Mutual work here, but we are so hampered by lack of numbers that the recreational phases particularly cannot be properly carried out. The young people here need such recreation since there is little or no home life and the public dances are in many instances improper. The result is, the moral standard is deteriorated and many of our younger members cannot wholly escape being influenced by the same." The Horse Head of San Juan The west is noted for its majestic mountains, its peaceful valleys, its abysmal canyons and defiles, its noble rivers and placid lakes. Its natural beauty is unsurpassed anywhere on earth. Even the much celebrated and

MUTUAL WORK 607 advertised beauty of Switzerland cannot outrival either in magnitude or in natural beauty that of the western part of the United States. Utah holds front rank in the magnitude and beauty of her scenery, among her sister states. Southeastern Utah is perhaps the richest region in the west for natural wonders. There are so many of these interesting scenes that we overlook many that are less conspicuous than Bryce's or Little Zion, or the natural bridges. One's attention is drawn to Monticello, Utah, where nature has left many marks of her love of the beautiful, the grand and the magnificent. West of Monticello are situated the Blue Mountains ranging from north to south. Near the northern part way up the side is located a beautiful horse head. Nature has so planted her trees and shrubbery that the head once located is plain and distinct. Down the face of the head the ground is bare producing the effect of a bausond-faced horse. In the winter time the white strip in the face makes the head stand out more plainly than at other times due to the contrast of the white snow against the dark trees. With stiffened ears and wide nostrils the horse reveals power and strength and beauty and defiance as if he had been rudely awakened by some intruder. A view of this picture should make plain the simple beauty of the Blues and the noble sublimity of the Horse Head. — Othello Hickman, Monticello, Utah. Nature There are heights that men may reach That will make the world applaud; But they all do meet defeat. When we view the works of God. I love the mountains, and the beasts and the grass-grazing animals that roam among them. All of them have good traits. The trees, the flowers, the rocks and streams are great teachers, and I love to be among them in search of truth. It makes me partly realize the love the Savior had for the mountains of Galilee, how lonely he must have been to wander around among the people with no one to converse with, for he was the only one

608 IMPROVEMENT ERA THE AUTHOR WITH TEX, THE PONY, AND BOB, THE DOG FRIEND who fully understood: and the joy that must have come to him to have the privilege to go into the mountains alone and pray to his Father in heaven who understood all. I could weep for joy over the fine thoughts that have come to me, and yet I realize they are just bits of crumbs that have fallen from the Master's table. — Christen Hansen, Mink Creek, Idaho. Snowflake Stake Reaches Top Under Difficulties Stake Secretary Seymour P. Fish of the Snowflake stake, Arizona, in enclosing his efficiency report for February rejoices with us in the fact that they have attained 100%. He says: "The report conforms with all instructions except in the matter of the M Men. Only three of the wards have M Men classes organized as such. In these three wards there is not a young man of the age included in that class, and in the other wards there are so few that it is impossible to carry on regular class work. In these cases the boys of Senior class age meet either with the Juniors or the Advanced Seniors. In view of these conditions we have taken the liberty of reporting 1 0 on this item. Thj results for February are due to the special campaign for that month. In many cases the work has been done under considerable difficulty. In one small ward in the mountains the president of the young men, whose wife is also president of the young ladies, is employed in one town about 25 miles distant. Each week these two return to their home town in order that the M. I. A. work might not be neglected. It is interesting to note that the attendance for the month in this instance was 100% of the ward M. I. A. membership. The presi- dent of the young ladies' organization in another mountain town, having

MUTUAL WORK 609 no means of transportation, started to walk to Snowflake, more than 20 miles away, to be present at the February Union meeting. Fortunately, she had not walked far when a passing car picked her up. We do not know that the work next month will be quite so good, but we do know that there is increased interest in the M. I. A. work." This picture sent us by Troop No. 15, Providence, Utah, Cache Valley Council, B. S. A., was taken at one of their week-end hikes, the Camp Fire story hour. The troop is under the leadership of Scoutmaster Leland Pickett. The picture was taken at the council week-end camp on the campue of the Utah Agricultural College in Logan. Y. M. M. I. A. Statistical Report, February, 1925 •Su 1 i 2 H g o a s .2 c c SS £ IS 8 © STAKES 3P ►1 t3 5= ^ E § E &! -a -a .2 Is S «4 g -■3 .2 S -s to s"« Bj <63 mi <H •-»a o Eh O J •a S CO •< •a £ 1.3 o Alpine . - 949 18|13lll4|133|205 66 7 74 795 90 63 110 37 186 481 Bear River .. 476 12| 8| 68| 154-| 1 14 13 102 451 46 70 46] 7 69 238 Beaver _ _ . 289 5| 5| 42| 77| 82| ... | 90 291 31 61 63 . 65 220 Benson 758 131 13! 1241 140(204-1 1 15(252 835 98 73 112 49(139 471 Box Elder 789 13 13 113 291 183 28(340 955 86 137 100 17|224 564 Cache . 520 8 8 94 55 159 276 584 11 3? 1 13 ... ]18 6 9 87 403 Carbon 360 9| 7\ 55| 92] 46] 29 114 336 36 38 32 202 Cottonwood .. | 681 1 0 [ 1 0 1 1 09 1 891226 .... 269 733 89 41 161| . ...|207 498 Deseret - — 435[12(11| 96|254|129[ 83(138 700 67 164 931 52| 1 00 476 Duchesne j 3001 1 01 1 01 711 931 63 21 86 334 59 72 481 17| 62 258 5251 lOl 1 01 SOl 7711681 l?31 551 60 40 1201 1164 384

610 IMPROVEMENT ERA STAKES "3 § O H GO ■a | © ■3 y Z - 11 £ 1 5 j .5 = © •d a a E — p Id ll s I S £ ■p a ■I" "3 o I i 11 .2 £ a a a> S co "a § •a S << i © g CO < o § << 1 3 o Ensign 906 8 7 591139 292 31 180 701 49 64 114 21 131 379 Granite 91 1 9 9 99)105 239 99 280 822 81 67 174 66 195 5 33 Grant 1113 12 12 133 116 264 127 339 979 103 53 166 67 255 644 Hyrum ~ 459 10 10 75 1 1 65 155 229 624 63 75 74 93 305 Jordan 605(15 9 76 | 1 29 163 39 229 636 58 61 77 16 136 348 343 210 5 6 4 6 40 83 103 44 1 13 339 272 36 39 50 68 65 29 ... 66 78 7] 7 Kanab 58 79 .... 91 214 Liberty 1325 12 12 129 288 388 119 399 1323 109 188 235 89 284 905 Logan 608 11 10 116 102 213 259 690 86 54 126 181 447 Millard 570 9 8 8 15 12 20 55 6 7 8 15 36 Morgan 198 8 8 59 116 44 11 91 321 46 76 30 8 70 230 Mount Ogden 596 8 8 71 107 183 .... 222 583 58 54 95 154 361 Nebo 476 9 8 61 137 125 6L132 516 48 65 66 35 102 316 North Davis 451 7 7 63 103)114 161153 449 51 60 97 12 110 330 North Sanpete 732 10 10 81 147 186 90|230 734 63 99 130 71 176 539 North Sevier 266 6 5 41 89 78 17] 59 284 29 54 44 13 41 181 Ogden 791 10 10 93 135 222 13|263 726 75 42 117 9 161 404 Oquirrh 420 5 5 54 66 91 47|164 422 46 27 46 23 78 220 Palmyra 492 R 6 52 54 101 12 153 372 40 36 58 6 105 245 Parowan 463 8 3 60 150 96 36 104 446 3 9 1 86 72 28 72 297 Pioneer 777 10110 97 83 219 51 254 704 79 39 126 32 167 443 Roosevelt 206| 1 1 8 62 56 39 26 74 257 49 36 30 17 60 192 St. George 668 15 15 122 252 222 116 164 876 78 132 113 56 144 523 Salt Lake 1063 12 12 128 148 194 194 322 986 118 52 97 89 211 567 San Juan 173 4 4 34 59 70 21 82 266 23 37 45 15 47 167 Sevier . 353 6 6 52 83 104 6 133 378 35 41 67 4 111 258 South Davis 503 8 8 80 105 128 23 257 593 69 67 90 14 153 393 South Sanpete 439 7 7 57 72 169 29 176 503 38 11 97 25 129 300 South Sevier 285 8 8 59 94 86 27 97 363 53 40 49 14 58 214 Tintic 254 5 5 39 98 46 2 133 3 1 8 1 29 49 21 1 78 178 Uintah ... — 407 9 8 66 71 102 112 351 50 48 84 82 264 "Utah 1100 1 5 1 5 131 164 999 430 1024 107 106 177 378 718 Wasatch 315 9 7 53 79 127 101 360 38 63 90 73 264 Weber 649 358 8 11 8 9 Bear Lake 58 72 127 129 3 86 49 38 76 77 240 Bingham 530 11 11 96 191 135 50 169 641 65 114 67 39 119 404 Blackfoot __ 514 12 7 59 97 54 26 87 323 42 49 55 19 55 220 Blaine 140 4 3 26 47 41 50 165 16 18 28 30 92 Boise 358 8 8 65 85 88 60 86 384 46 56 58 45 60 265 Burley 315 9 9 71 135 83 14 129 432 53 76 39 9 75 252 Cassia .. ... 169 5 5 46 70 ?9 43 55 243 30 41 15 7? 31 139 Franklin 420 11 11 107 154 137 9 204 611 80 92 96 8 138 414 Fremont ... ... 687 13 13 128 233 257 58 208 84 96 125 176 47 146 590 Tdaho . 169 120 7 4 5 3 49 26 59 40 29 46 49 42 186 154 32 11 35 12 15 18 31 21 1 13 Lost River .... 62 Malad 329 223 8 8 8 7 71 48 99 99 108 73 10 143 70 421 300 58 60 77 59 85 50 8 113 333 Minidoka 481225 Montpelier _ 345 12 12 82 127 92 19 137 457 70 62 48 6 80J266 Oneida 354 473 1 1 10 9 10 64 108 85 104 62 151 6 26 116 151 333 540 42 90 44 65 32 5 801203 Pocatello 95| 23 115|388 Portneuf 191 11 7 54 60 49 16 73 252 46 45 29 14 491183 Raft River 160 8 6 34 55 34 43 166 24 19 14 2l| 78 Rigby ... .. . 535 13 13 122 137 133 152 13 557 89 64 86 11 931343 Shelley 33 5 1 9 9 76| 1 10 100 82 52 420 59 66 61 38 431267 Teton 3001 8 6 351 49 43 19 18 164 34 50 14 16 131127 Twin Falls .. 194| 7 7 50|102 60 74 286 31 49 37 491166

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612 IMPROVEMENT ERA STAKES a. '% S 1 s a re 03 c OS "2 3 1$ Oquirrh 10 5 10 10 | 10 10 10 10 10 10 95 Palmyra _ __ 8 1 7 8 10 5 10 7 4 7 6 72 Parowan 9 7 8 9 10 10 9 9 6 77 Pioneer 9 6 10 10 9 10 7 7 10 10 88 Roosevelt 10 10 2 3 5 1 5 7 6 6 55 St. George 10 6 7 4 5 10 7 8 6 6 69 Salt Lake 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 98 San Juan . 10 10 10 5 8 10 10 7 10 10 90 Sevier 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 97 South Davis 100 South Sanpete . 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 7 10 10 95 South Sevier _ 10 10 8 8 6 8 8 10 9 8 85 Tintic 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 95 Uintah 9 10 10 5 6 10 9 6 10 10 85 Utah 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 98 Wasatch 10 10 10 4 10 10 10 10 10 10 94 Weber 8 10 7 6 9 10 9 6 7 3 10 8 9 7 9 7 10 7 10 8 88 Bear Lake 72 Bingham 10 9 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 98 Blackfoot 6 10 9 5 10 10 10 8 9 10 87 Blaine * .. 10 10 6 10 8 10 5 10 3 10 8 10 6 10 8 10 8 10 8 10 70 Boise 100 Burley .. 10 10 9 6 8 10 1 io 9 8 9 89 Cassia 10 8 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 96 Franklin ._ 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Fremont . 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 99 Idaho 10 9 3 10 8 8 8 10 10 6 82 Lost River 10 7 7 5 7 7 6 6 5 5 65 Malad 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Minidoka 10 10 9 5 8 9 8 10 5 7 82 Montpelier 10 9 10 5 1 10 10 10 10 10 91 Oneida 9 9 7 10 6 10 9 7 10 8 85 Pocatello 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Portneuf 10 10 7 4 2 8 6 7 10 7 71 Raft River 10 5 4 1 6 5 6 2 6 45 Rigby ... __ 10 9 10 7 7 10 9 9 10 8 89 Shelley 10 10 10 8 8 10 10 9 9 9 93 Teton 5 10 5 3 3 10 8 7 10 5 66 Twin Falls 10 9 9 4 5 9 8 8 9 7 78 Alberta 10 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 10 9 94 Big Horn ... 5 5 4 1 1 4 2 3 3 4 32 Lethbridge 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Maricopa 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 99 Moapa 10 6 10 8 0 10 10 10 10 10 84 St. Johns 8 10 7 5 10 7 6 5 6 64 St. Joseph 9 5 10 5 3 10 10 8 10 10 80 San Luis 10 7 5 5 3 7 6 4 8 5 60 Snowflake 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Star Valley .... 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Taylor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Union 10 9 10 7 9 10 10 10 10 10 95 Woodruff 10 9 10 10 9 10 8 9 I 5 8 88 Young 10 10 10 5 10 5 7 7 7 71 Calif. Mission 10 10 8 "l 3 9 8 6 2 8 63 N. W. States .. 10 10 9 1 — 10 8 7 .... 5 60

The new secretary of state is Frank B. Kellog, of Minnesota, whose nomination to succeed Charles E. Hughes as secretary of state was confirmed by the senate, Feb. 16, 1925. The egg export from Utah during 1924 is said to have amounted to 5 0 million eggs. Three years ago Utah imported a considerable amount of that necessary part of human food supply. A law against wearing masks in public, and while wearing masks entering public buildings and private residences in Texas, was signed by the governor, Mrs. Miriam Ferguson, and is, therefore, now the law of that state. All the world will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington, if the nations accept the invitation to do so, that will be issued from our National Capital. The day will be observed Feb. 22. 1932. Mr. Harry L. Finch is appointed commissioner , to fill the vacancy in the Salt Lake Commission, caused by the death of Dr. M. R. Stewart. The new commissioner is a native of Cedarvale, Kansas, and came to Salt Lake City in 1892. He is a restaurant keeper. Two ancient cities, or what remains of them, have been discovered near Cuzco, Peru. One is supposed to be of Inca and the other of pre-Inca origin. The discoverer says that he found remains of stone buildings, a temple and a fountain in the Inca city and that there were traces of a wide road which descended into the valley. Automobiles to the value of $60,000 were stolen in Salt Lake City during the first two months of 1925, according to figures compiled by Deputy Sheriff A. S. Nichols. The figures represent 104 cars. The deputy declared that 90 per cent of these thefts were commited by juveniles, which simply indicates that in this jazz-crazed, mammon-worshiping world, we are losing our moral bearings. A new tomb is discovered m Egypt near the Giza pyramids, by the Harvard university — Boston Museum expidition, thought to be 1700 years older than the tomb of Tutankhamen. It is supposed to belong to the time of King Seneferu, the first king of Dynasty IV, the predecessor of Cheops, about 3,000 B. C. The correct measurements of the earth, as calculated by the late Professor John Fillmore Hayford, of the Northwestern University school of engineer- ing, Chicago, and accepted at the international Geodetic and Physical Union at its recent meeting, in Madrid, are 7,926,678 miles for the equatorial, and 7,899.964 miles for the polar diameter. This is believed to be correct within a hundred feet or so. Returning sanity is seen in the statement made by Sir Arthur Keith, British anthropologist, that the period generally assigned to trie age of man on earth — 500,000 years — may have to be shortened. He has come to the conclusion that the African negro is not an old tribe, but of recent origin. Living men, he says, have been discovered who resemble men whom we formerly knew only as fossils. U. S. Senator Medill McCormick, of Illinois, died in a hotel in Wash-

oI4 IMPROVEMENT ERA ington, Feb. 25, 1925, at the age of 47 years. He was found dead wheii his apartment was broken into. He was one of the "irreconcilables" during the fight against the late President Wilson, on the Versailles peace treaty and the League of Nations. Mrs. McCormick is the daughter of the late politician, Mark Hanna. An earth tremor was felt in the northeastern portion of the United States and the southeastern portion of Canada, March 1, 1925, the origin of which is puzzling to scientists. The disturbance lasted a couple of minutes. Three deaths were reported from the St. Lawrence and Saguenay valleys, Canada, and one from Newark, Ohio. The Roman Catholic church at St. Hilarion, sixty miles from Quebec, was demolished. Dr. Marion LeRoy Burton, died Feb. 18, 1925, at Ann Arbor, Mich., of a complication of diseases. ' For a number of years he has been president of the University of Michigan. Burton suffered his first illness last May, but recovered sufficiently to take his usual part in the June commencement exercises of the school. He spent the summer in rest, broken only by the trip to Cleveland, where he made the speech nominating Calvin Coolidge for president. Hjalmar Branting, recently prime minister of Sweden, died in Stock- holm, Feb. 24, 1925, after an illness that began Nov. 30, last, with influenza. For some time the reports of his condition were optimistic, but, finally, gallstone inflammation developed and it became evident that the end was approaching. The death of Branting is a great loss to his country, and to the cause of progress and civilization in all the world. In the meetings of the Council of the League of Nations he will be missed, for there he was a pillar of strength. His successor in the Swedish cabinet is Rickard Sandler. Chileon L. Miller, a Utah pioneer of 1849, died at his residence in Murray, March 9, 1925. He was the first mayor of Murray, and, in his early days, was quite active in the building up of this section of the State. In 1894 and 1895 he filled a mission to the Northern States. At the time Granite stake was organized he was chosen as a member of the presidency of the high priests quorum, a position which he held until the organization of the Cottonwood stake, at which time he became president of the high priests quorum, of that stake. He was recently ordained a patriarch. Former U. S. Senator Wm. A. Clark of Montana died, March 2, at his home in New York, of pneumonia, at the age of 86. He was one of the wealthiest men of the United States, his income being, at one time, estimated at $12,000,000 a year. One of his close friends in Utah was the late United States Senator Thomas Reams, who was associated with him in the building of the Salt Lake & Los Angeles railroad, which then was known as the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad. Senator Reams and Senator Clark were close personal friends, and their friendship resulted in the formation of partnerships in many Utah enterprises. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, the famous Chinese politician, died at Pekin, March 12, 1925, after an operation performed at the Rockefeller hospital, Jan. 26. Few, if any, statesmen, past or present, have known more ups and downs, more victories and defeats, more loyalty or more treachery than Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, the first provisonal president of China, frequently called the "father of the republic" and often referred to as the "George Washington of the far east." Dr. Sun, although few of his associates knew it, was a Christian. He was born in Honolulu in 18 62 and received his medical education in the Hongkong college. He was married quite early in life and was the father of two children, a son and a daughter.