Passing Events

Against War. The British house of lords, on May 15. 1928, unanimously endorsed Secretary Kellogg’s proposition to outlaw war. The vote was taken on a resolution introduced by Lord Reading, urging the government to accept the Amer¬ ican plan. He said in part: "America has made the greatest step forward toward peace that has yet been taken. We should have no hesitation in following — there should not be room for thinking that there is hesitation in our acceptance of a treaty so simple and yet so wide and comprehen¬ sive.” Another who spoke in favor of un¬ compromising acceptance of the American plan, was the Archbishop of Canterbury. "The proposal stands out as the most re¬ markable in the history of civilization," he declared. Sir Austen Chamberlain, the for¬ eign minister, has already, in the House of Commons, announced that the government has accepted the American plan "in prin¬ ciple”. Flood Control. President Coolidge, on May 15, 1928, signed the Mississippi river flood control bill, thereby transfer¬ ring to the federal government the task of curbing the menace of the flood waters of that great river. Heretofore the federal government and the states interested have cooperated in an effort to control the Mississippi: but as a result of the disastrous flood of a year ago congress decided to make the government alone responsible. It took congress five months to formulate a bill acceptable to all. It was, possibly, the greatest problem ever solved by our legislative assembly. Mrs. Sarah Jenne Cannon, wife of the late President George Q. Cannon, passed away at the home of their son Preston, at Glendale, Cal., where she has lived the last few years. Last June Mrs. Cannon fell and injured her hip seriously. She has not been able to walk since then, but her cheerful disposition has never failed her. Mrs. Cannon was born Sept. 1 1, 1839, in Camden. Canada, and came with her parents to Nauvoo before the death of the Prophet Joseph. She remembered having seen the prophet, as he preached to the peo¬ ple. In 1848 she came to the Salt Lake valley, having walked all the way from the Missouri river. On April 1 1, 1858, she be¬ came the wife of George Q. Cannon, and immediately moved to Fillmore before the entrance of Johnston’s army into the Salt Lake valley. When the return was being made to Salt Lake City, Elder Cannon, who was in charge of the printing press of The Deseret News, was met at Payson by a messenger from President Young with news that he was called on a mission. Within an hour he was on his way leav¬ ing the young wife literally by the road¬ side. During the four years mission of her husband she supported herself and her child. Frank J., later to be the first senator from the state of Utah. Her late years have been the peaceful sunset of an active life. In the mild climate of beautiful Glendale she has en¬ joyed her days of waiting for the last call. Her assurance of the hereafter and meeting with her loved ones was perfect. Telegrams of love came from her chil¬ dren on the morning of Mother’s day. They were read to her. She understood them and a few moments later she fell serene and tranquil into the sleep of death. She is survived by all her seven chil¬ dren: Frank J., Angus J., Hugh J. Cannon, Mrs. Rosannah C. Irvine, Joseph J., Pres¬ ton J. and Karl Q. Cannon. She also leaves 50 other descendants, including six great-great-grandchildren. Turks Ordered to Take Family Names. Reports from Angora. May 12, 1928, state that an act requiring the people to adopt family names is nearing passage by the Assembly. Consequently the Turks are wondering what names to take. The lack of such names has caused infinite confusion, as thousands call themselves the one same name, generally Mustapha or Fa¬ tima. Mustapha Kemal Pasha. Turkey’s president, himself, was born simple Musta¬ pha. He gained the Kemal when a school

716 IMPROVEMENT ERA teacher, impressed with his literary ability, added the name of Turkey’s greatest writer, Namick Kemal. The American Peace Society began its centennial celebration at Cleveland, Ohio, May 1 1, 1928, with a large attendance. This society was organized in 1828 by Wm. Ladd, of Maine, and David Low Dodge, of New York. It is non-sectarian and non-political. At its centennial con¬ gress it went on record as recognizing the inherent right of nations to arm for self- defense, but called upon all governments to see the moral obligation of outlawing war as an instrument of national policy. At the same session, the congress denied the “moral responsibility” of any govern¬ ment to protect the foreign investments of its nationals in countries “notoriously unsettled and disturbed.” Twenty years ago the American Peace Society was rep¬ resented in Utah by an active branch, sponsored by Governor John C. Cutler, and supported by men and women of all churches. War without a Declaration of War. Severe fighting between Japanese troops and forces of the Chinese Nationalists was repKsrted from Tokio, May 7. Japan is preparing an invasion of Chinese terri¬ tory. Twenty transports are ready to carry 20,000 Japanese troops to Tsingtao. From Pekin it is reported that the warring Chinese factions are inclined to unite against Japan, and that arrangements are being made for a complete boycott of Japanese products. The Nationalist gov¬ ernment has ordered the continuance of the northern campaign despite the Japanese complication. It has appealed for sym¬ pathy from other nations, and has tele¬ graphed Hunan and Hupeh provinces to send heavy reinforcements north. Captain Wilkins flies over the Arctic Ocean. Word was received in London, April 21, 1928, that Captain George H. Wilkins, the Arctic explorer, and his com¬ panion, Eielson, had landed at the Spitz- bergen radio station, completing their flight across the Polar regions from Point Barrow, Alaska. They had first landed at an uninhabited island. Doedmansoeia, where they were laid up for five days by bad weather. The explorers reached Spitzbergen after 21^ hours actual flying. They passed over a great deal of unex¬ plored territory but saw no sign of any islands or land anywhere. Before leaving for Point Barrow, Wilkins said his course would lie about 300 miles to the south of the North pole, so that he could travese a section of the globe never before seen by man. A thirty-day food supply was taken by the explorers in case they should be forced down far from civilization. After that, if they were lost, they had intended to depend on their rifles for a food supply while they “footed it” back to land. Eiel¬ son, who piloted the plane, was fitted for the work by years of flying in Alaska, where he flew the first airmail plane. Transatlantic flyers officially welcomed to Washington, D. C. The German-Irish crew of the Transatlantic plane Bremen — Baron von Huenefeld, Captain Koehl and Major Fitzmaurice — were officially re¬ ceived in Washington, D, C-, May 2 1928. They were acclaimed by thousands when they arrived at Bolling field and, later, dined at the White House. They were decorated with distinguished flying crosses by President Coolidge and warmly received by senators and representatives when they reached the capitol. From the White House luncheon, the fliers were taken to Arlington National cemetery, where they laid wreaths on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. In the midst of all the bustle they confirmed reports of their plans for a westward flight to include visits to Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, St. Louis and Ottawa, Ont., before they return to Europe as they came — by air. The three aviators left Baldonnel, Ireland, April 12, intending to land at the Mitchell field. New York. For some time they were lost to the outside world, and, when they were overdue, fears were felt for their safety. But then word came from the little island, Greenly Island, off Labrador, that they had landed there. They had spent 36 hours on the way and been driven out of their course by adverse wind and in a dense fog. In landing, their plane was very much damaged. A re¬ lief expedition under the direction of

PASSING EVENTS 717 Captain Floyd Bennett, who, however, passed away at Quebec, Canada, was sent to Greenly Island, and the Transatlantic aviators proceeded to New York and Washington in other planes. The three visitors were extremely lucky in landing on an island where they could find shelter in a lighthouse. If they had been forced down an hour sooner or later, they might have been swallowed up by the ocean or been lost in the wilds of Canada and never heard of again. Against the Swing- Johnson Boulder Dam Bill. Senator Reed Smoot, on April 30, 1928, delivered a notable speech in the U. S. Senate against the Swing-John- son proposition for a Boulder dam. He spoke for two hours and 45 minutes and held the attention of the senators from first to the last, because nearly every sentence was full of information on the subject. He showed that it was not pro¬ posed to build the dam for the sake of flood protection, as alleged, but to obtain power development, and that it was not worth the money asked for its construction. Were it built as proposed, he said, it would be the greatest menace to life and property, because it could not be made safe. "Never in his senatorial career,” says a newspaper report, "has Senator Smoot spoken more effectively or more convinc¬ ingly than today, when he riddled the arguments that have been advanced in support of the Swing- Johnson bill, and showed how Impossible, from an engineer¬ ing standpoint, would be the attempt to harness the Colorado river in the way pro¬ posed in the pending legislation.” The Earth Still Growing. According to a newspaper dispatch, dated Suva, Fiji, April 'll , 1928, the Falcon Island, of the Tonga group, is again spouting lava and has grown to a length of two miles. After appearing above the waves in 1885, Falcon Island partially disappeared, but years later it was again upheaved. It is in latitude 20.20 south and longitude 1 75.20 west. Sandino Raids on American Gold Mine in Nicaragua. Word has been received in New York that the "rebel” general. Au- gustino Sandino, on April 12, 1928, raided the La Luz mine in the department of Prinzapolca, and that they took all em¬ ployees, including Americans, prisoners. The mine is one of the largest in Nica¬ ragua. It has been operated since 1905 and employs about 100 men. A notable flight was that of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh from New York to Quebec, April 24, 1928. He covered the distance, almost 500 miles, in less than four hours, maintaining an average speed of over 120 miles an hour. The last part of the flight was made against heavy wind and snow sleet and with low visibility, but with his usual determination the Colonel went straight ahead and made a successful landing. The object of the flight was to save the life of a fellow-aviator. Mr. Floyd Bennett, who piloted Commander Byrd across the North Pole in 1926, was lying sick with pneumonia in the Jeffery Hale hospital, Quebec. He had been given command of a relief expedition to Greenly Island, off Labrador, where two German aviators stranded on April 13, in order to give them whatever assistance they needed. On the way he was stricken with lobar pneumonia and taken to the hospital. Special serums were ordered in New York, and Colonel Lindbergh was dispatched with the medicine. He made the trip as stated, but, unfortunately, he had not been given the right kind of serum, and his trip proved in vain. Floyd Bennett, who accompanied Com¬ mander Byrd across the North Pole, died at the Jeffery Hale hospital in Quebec. April 25, 1928, of double lobar pneu¬ monia. About an hour before he died he lapsed into unconsciousness. Shortly before noon Bennett’s body was placed in an oak coffin covered with bronze. He was buried at Arlington by the side of Admiral Peary. As soon as Commander Byrd had communicated to the navy de¬ partment that Bennett, who was a warrant officer, had died, he issued the following statement: “I am going through with the south pole flight. I want the flight to be a monument to Bennett. The plane to be used in the flight will be named Floyd Bennett.” Religious Liberty. The tenth synod of

718 IMPROVEMENT ERA the Episcopal church of the Province of the Pacific held its concluding session. May 1 1, 1928, in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City. President A. W. Ivins, in a brief address, welcomed the visitors, on be¬ half of the Church. At the opening of the meeting, the entire congregation re¬ cited the apostolic creed and the Lord’s prayer. The Right Reverend Walter T. Sumner, bishop of Oregon, presided. The Reverend Alwyn E. Butcher, rector of St. Paul’s church, acted as master of cere¬ monies. At the morning session, dele¬ gates passed a resolution recommending the senate committee on international re¬ lations to investigate further the proposed world court. Congressmen from the seven western states will be asked to support the resolution. Resolutions also were adopted favoring all proposals looking toward world peace and the outlawry of war. General Felix H. Robertson passed away. April 20, 1928, at Waco, Texas, 88 years of age. He is said to be the last of the confederate generals. He was planning to attend the confederate reunion at Little Rock. Ark., in May. Resigning from the United States army while he was a senior in West Point because open hostility had broken out between the north and his home, the south, young Robertson re¬ turned south and was given a captaincy in the confederate ranks. He had given up his place at West Point under vigorous protest of his superior officers, who assured him that his skill and daring promised a brilliant military career. The young soldier participated in the shelling of Fort Sumpter and was a parade marshal when President Jefferson Davis was inaugurated. He par¬ ticipated in the Kentucky raids, as well as in the battles of Shiloh, Chattanooga, Murfreesborough, Fort Pickens and other major engagements. A Good Indian Woman. Mrs. Martha Brown, a full-blooded Indian, passed away. May 10, 1928, at Price, Utah, in the home of Charles Johnson, one of her foster-children. Mrs. Brown was born on what later became the Uintah Indian reser¬ vation in 1840. She and her husband, James H. Brown, came to Price in 1880. The parents of Charles Johnson and his brothers and sister died, and the childless Indian couple took the children under their care. Brown died not long after and the family owe their upbringing to the Indian woman. Later Charles Johnson married, became father of several children and then was left a widower. Mrs. Brown also un¬ dertook to rear this family. Increasing the Indebtedness. The tax¬ payers of Salt Lake City, on May 5, 1928, voted in favor of a bond is.sue, $1,500,000, for the purpose of building and enlarging school houses in the city, A total of 4523 votes were cast, of which there were 2622 for the bond issue and 1901 against it, a majority of 721 votes in favor of the bonds. A high school of some fifty classrooms, comparable with those of the East and West, is contem¬ plated. The school board now owns seven¬ teen acres for the building and campus site of this school and the Whittier which ad¬ joins. It is expected that the new senior high school will accommodate 1800 to 2000 students. The next major project is an addition of sixteen to twenty class¬ rooms and other features, including an auditorium, gymnasium and cafeteria, at the Irving junior high school. Additions are also planned at the West junior, the Jackson junior and others. The Irving addition is planned for completing in Sep¬ tember, 1929. Beneficial Life Insurance Company made participating. The president and directors recently announced that, by unanimous vote of the entire stock, the Beneficial Life Insurance Company, Salt Lake City, Utah, is now converted into a participating com¬ pany, effective January 1, 1928. They will distribute to the policy holders, begin¬ ning January 1, 1929, as often and in such amounts as is consistent with safety, all their future net earnings in excess of 3i^;3 per cent on the stockholders’ invest¬ ments. This participating benefit extends to all those now holding non-participating policies in the company as well as to the holders of participating policies. All new business will be written at the company’s present low non-participating premium rates, but will be fully participating.

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