Passing Events

INfr^EVENT-: -5«g Captain Emilio Catranza, Mexico's fly- ing ace, on what was intended to be a non-stop flight from New York to the City of Mexico, was killed in a wooded section twenty-five miles from Mount Holly, N. J. His body was found, July 13, 1928, not far from the scene of the disaster. He had left New York the day before at 7:18 p. m. and nothing had been heard of him since then. It is believed that the plane had been struck by light- ning during a heavy electrical storm that visited this region at the time of the accident. Nobile Rescued. Gen. Umberto Nobile, who v/ith five other members of the crew of the dirigible Italia has been a castaway on an ice floe in the Arctic since May 25, 1928, was reported rescued by Swedish aviators June 24, and taken to his rescue ship, Citta di Milano. The Swedish plane on runners made a landing near Nobile's camp and took off the leader of the un- fortunate expedition. Later, when the pilot tried to land again, the plane crashed, and the pilot was marooned among the others instead of Nobile. Dr. Finn Malmgren, Captain Alberto Mariano, pilot of the Italia, and Captain Filippo Zappi, navi- gator, were discovered, July 11, 1928, by the Russian aviator Chukhnovsky, on the ice, about 20 miles from the position of the Russian ice-breaker, the Kcassin. The three men set out, forty-two days ago, from the ice floe camp of the Italia's marooned crew, in an effort to reach land and find some means of rescue, but as nothing had been heard from them since, and as they had but 50 pounds of food and no ammunition, they had been given up as lost. The Italia crew, marooned on the ice floe since the disaster to the dirigible, were rescued by the Russian ice- breaker Krassin, July 12. According to a dispatch from Rome, the five men were all in "normal" condition, including Natale Ciccioni, whose left leg was broken when the crash came. Captain Sora and his companion Van Dongen were found and rescued by Swedish aviators. They had been stranded on Foyn island for three weeks, and were, according to one report, nearly exhausted for want of food. An- other report says "they and their dog team seemed to be in good condition." As long as Arctic explorers have dogs, they are, presumably, not in immediate danger of death by starvation. General Alvaro Obregon was elected president of Mexico, July 2, 1928, for the next six years, beginning Dec. 1, this year. He was the only candidate for the pres- idency. It is believed that Obregon will continue the policy of the present incum- bent of the office, and that the era of good- will between Mexico and the United States will be prolonged. Obregon Assassinated. President-elect of Mexico General Alvaro Obregon was slain, July 17, 1928, at a banquet in his honor at La Bombilla restaurant, San Angel, near the City of Mexico. The murderer approached the table at which the president-elect was sitting and asked for permission to show him some pictures. He had a gun concealed under these and fired several shots into the body of his victim. Gen. Obregon died almost im- mediately. The assassin, one Juan Es- capulario, was apprehended. President Calles hurried to San Angel. He issued peremptory orders that the police and army officials cooperate immediately in an ef- fort to determine whether it was an ir- responsible act or the result of a deep political plot. Alpine Stake Divided. At the quarterly conference in Lehi, the Alpine stake was divided into three, Alpine, Lehi and Tim- panogos stakes, the presidency, Stephen L. Chipman, James H. Clarke and Abel John Evans, who have presided since the stake was first organized, Jan. 13, 1901, having been honorably released. Abel John Evans

PASSING EVENTS 895 was appointed a patriarch, and Stephen L. Chipman and James H. Clarke were called to labor in the presidency of the High Priests. The new Alpine stake consists of the four wards of American Fork, Alpine and Highland. Clifford E. Young was chosen president with Earl S. Greenwood and Jesse M. Walker as counselors. Lehi stake comprises the five wards of Lehi with Cedar Fort and Fairfield. A. Carlos Schow was appointed president with Virgil A. Peterson and Rodney C. Allred as counselors. Timpanogos stake comprises the three wards of Pleasant Grove, Manila, Lindon and Windsor. Wilford W. War- nick was appointed to preside, with Jo- seph Olpin and Edmund Cragun as coun- selors. President Heber J. Grant presided and officiated, assisted by Elders Joseph Fielding Smith and Stephen L. Richards of the Council of Apostles. Elder Wm. W. Salmon, for a number of years engaged in the Stalt Lake temple, died at his home in the Kimball apartments, Salt Lake City, July 1, at the age of 89 years. His birthplace was Kirkintilloch, Scotland, and his birth date Nov. 2, 1839. He came to Utah in 1866, having walked across the plains with a company of im- migrants from Omaha to Salt Lake City. He served in the Black Hawk war, and, later, became one of President Young's body-guards. He leaves the following sons and daughters; Mrs. Charles J. Ross, Wil- liam J. Salmon, Mrs. Emma Hernandez, Mrs. Mabel McGrath, Mrs. Viola Despain and Jeanne, Ann, Orson, Hyrum, Parley, Willard and Alonzo Salmon. Twenty-six grandchildren also survive. Mrs. Charles \V. Nibley, wife of Pres- ident Charles W. Nibley, of the First Presidency of the Church, passed away at their home in Salt Lake City, July 2, 1928. Mrs. Nibley was taken ill some- time ago but seemed to recover her health. Her death came, therefore, unexpectedly. Pneumonia is given as the cause of the death. Mrs. Nibley was born in Salt Lake City, on March 30, 1851, the daughter of Alexander and Mrs. Ellen Neibaur. She was the daughter of handcart pioneers. She is survived by five sons and two daugh- ters. They are C. W. Nibley. Jr., Los Angeles: Alexander Nibley, Los Angeles; Joseph F. Nibley, Salt Lake; Merrill Nibley, Los Angeles; Dr. James O. Nibley, Portland; Mrs. H. B. Whitney, Salt Lake; Mrs. Harold R. Smoot, Washington, D. C. Hezekiah Eastman Hatch, president of the Thatcher Brothers Banking Company, passed away July 1, 1928, at his home in Logan. Utah, after an illness that has lasted for some time. Mr. Hatch was born in Lehi, Dec. 16, 1855, the son of Lorenzo Hill and Savonia Eastman Hatch, early Utah pioneers. He received bis edu- cation in the schools of Franklin, Idaho, and Logan. During his early life he en- gaged in farming and was a telegraph operator in Franklin, where he also acted as assistant postmaster until 1875. He then became connected with the Utah Northern railway, now the Oregon Short Line, and for a time had charge of the railway station at Ogden, succeeding the late Brigader General Richard W. Young. He left his railway position in 1882, and, in connection with Moses Thatcher and George W. Thatcher, both of Logan; D. Hendricks of Richmond, and S. T. Joselyn of Omaha, Neb., organized the banking business of Thatcher Brothers and Com- pany. On October 16, 1884, Mr. Hatch was married to Miss Georgia Thatcher, a daughter of Joseph W. Thatcher, who died in 1919. To them nine children were born, six of whom are now living, as follows: Mrs. Asa Bullen, Waldo M. and Adrian W. Hatch, all of Logan; Mrs. W. W. Anderson of Ogden, J. Eastman Hatch of Salt Lake, and L. Boyd Hatch of New York. H. Summer Hatch. Hannah and La- fayette Hatch, the latter having died while on a mission to Holland, all preceded him in death. He also is survived by several brothers and sisters. On June 12, 1924, Mr. Hatch married Ella G. McQuarrie. who also survives him. Governor Alfred E. Smith was nomin- ated for the presidency of the United States, by the Democratic convention at Houston. Texas. June 28, by a vote of 849 2-3 of the 1 1 00 votes present. The plat-

896 IMPROVEMENT EjtA form pledges the party to "strict enforce- ment of the prohibition amendment, as well as of all other laws." Ohio was the first to change her vote to Smith, after the first roll call. That state added 44 votes to the 724 already cast, and then one state after another followed the example. "Old Folks' Day" was observed June 27, 1928, in Liberty Park, Salt Lake City, with about 3,000 old folks from Salt Lake City and vicinity present. In the crowd there were six, four men and two women, who had passed, or were about to pass, the century mark. The oldest man present was Alfred Lewis, colored, who will be 104 years on Aug. 10. He was born in Alabama, and is a member of the Church. Francis Halliday is 101 years old. The principal speaker of the occasion was President Heber J. Grant. Mayor John F. Bowman also made a short address. Ralph Graham Savage, the well known photographer, died at his home in Salt Lake City, June 24, 1928, after an at- tack of pneumonia. He was the son of the late C. R. Savage and Annie Adkins Savage, and was born on April 13, 1860, at Council Bluffs, Iowa, while his par- ents were crossing the plains to Utah. In 1891 he fulfilled a mission for the L. D. S. Church in Great Britain. He married LaBelle Davis in 1886. Surviving Mr. Savage are four children, Melvin L. and Newton C. Savage, and Mrs. Merle S. Pauli, all of Salt Lake, and Mrs. Martha S. Ward of Southgate, Calif. Six grand- children and the following brothers and sisters also survive: Roscoe E. and George L. Savage, Salt Lake; Ray T. Savage, Los Angeles; Arlie F. Savage, Santa Monica; Mrs. Nan Richardson, Mrs. Fannie S. Brother, Mrs. J. Reuben Clark, Salt Lake; Mrs. Lennie S. Riter, Los Angeles, and Mrs. H. O. Jensen of Santa Monica. Senator Frank A. Gooding, of Idaho, passed away, June 24, 1928, at the home of his daughter, Gooding, Idaho, 69 years old. His death brought to a close one of the most dramatic careers in Idaho history. Born in England in 1859, he came to America with his parents when he was eight years old and won his way to an honored position in the United States senate. Senator Gooding first came into prominence as governor of Idaho during the hectic days surrounding the trial of the late "Big Bill" Haywood, charged with the murder of Governor Frank Steunen- berg in the early years of the century. His unflinching demands that Haywood and his alleged accomplices be brought to trial, despite almost daily threats against bis life, won him a firm place in the esteem of the people of the state. Following two terms as governor, Mr. Gooding returned to di- rection of his sheep business, but in 1918 returned once more to political activity as candidate for the senate. Toll of the Storm. Eight persons are dead, hundreds are homeless, and prop- erty damage is estimated at two million dollars, as a result of the storms which swept over southwestern Oklahoma, south- ern Kansas and southwestern Missouri dur- ing the week ending June 16, 1928. In the forty-mile swath cut by a tornado, which devastated Blair and Headrick in southwestern Oklahoma Saturday night, four negroes lost their lives, seventeen were injured and some 300 families, outside of the wrecked towns were left without homes. Property damage was estimated at $1,500,000. The Verdigris river at Coffeyville, Kan., was on the verge of spilling over its banks. Many farmers in southern Pratt and Kiowa counties in Kan- sas were homeless as the result of an in- verse twister, which swept a path a quarter of a mile wide between Greensburg and Sawyer. Tornado damage also was caused near Chanute and Salina, Kan. Miss Amelia Earhart of Boston crossed the Atlantic, as a passenger in the mono- plane Friendship, with Wilmer Stultz as pilot and Lou Gordon as mechanic, land- ing at Burryport, Wales, June 18, 1928. Owing to stormy weather and low visi- bility, they missed their goal, Southhamp- ton, by 130 miles. They took off from Trepassey, Newfoundland, early in the morning, June 17. Miss Earhart is the first woman to be taken across the Atlantic in a plane.