The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18

so bury all tho dead politicians. he
would need much more than the hun
drcd acres the cemetery comprises.
| Rev. Henry Il, Brundagc, for several
years pastor of the Mouutvicw Boulc-
ward Presbyterian church of Denver,
Colo, has accepted the call extended
to him by tho lexington Presbyterian
church and will come TO Washington
| shortly TO take up the work.
! Mr. Brundagc is a graduatac of Tho
law department. Of Vanderbilt univer-
sity at Nashville.
After practicing law in Brooklyn for
several years he entered the Union The
| ologcaI seminary of New York and
| graduated IN three years with the do
gree of X. D., which is given only to
"'honor men, Ills first charge was ut
Passaic, ~ J., where he remained Tor
three years. Illness overlook the pastor
| at this time. He accepted Il call to
| Saratoga. Wyo., and after a year there
during which he added 30 per cent to
the membership, he went 10 Denver.
Santa Has Large Pack.
| When Santa Claus starts on his
rounds Christmas eve be will carry Will
him toys Of greater value than he has
heretofore. This is indicated in re
port from United States Consul George
| Nicholas Int, at Nuremberg, Germany,
who says that purchases for this year
arc considerably larger tbau last.
During the nine months of this yea
toys valued at Sl.S54 3l9 were shipped
from this district 10 the United States.
This is $2i6, Sc greater than the ship
ments for the entire year 1909. Toy
exports TO America for The present
quarter probably will reach $S5O,oo0,
making the total for the year some.
thing over S2,200,00o, IN increase OF
more than 10 per cent over 1909.
Me1jcans arc manifcsting an in
creased interest in American manufac-
tured toys. especially mechanical ones
according TO Consul General Arnold
Shanklin at Mexico City. Until recently
mechanical toys were not seen III Latin
America. but now they are the main
feature of window displays, and at
tract great attention.
"Probably no feature Of agriculture
education has done SO much TO improve
farming conditions in California as the
annual tour of the agricultural tram,
said Benjamin 1de Wheeler, president
of the State University Of California.
"Few people in The cast know the
value of such method Of instruction
Carrying Il dozen instructors, skilled
both in theoretical and practical farm
inu and agricultural science. the traIT
is sent out from the university every
year.
"It stops nt villages and town!
Throughout the state. and instructors de
. liver lectures TO the country people OF
planting and cultivation. Sometime:
The speaker takes as his subject tie
, method of warding off insects from frur
| or the means Of preventing ditfcrcn
kinds of plaques destructive TO botl
fruit and vegetables.
/, ''In this manner thousands Of farm
crs throughout the state. who could no
= be reached otherwise, are educated auC
enabled 10 till their land to a mucl
I better and greater advantage, Conse
| qucutiv California is yearly becomin;
greater agricultural state The prize
of land is increasing. and there is
| greater demand for il on account o
| influx Of new settlers
Brooklyn May Retire.
Admiral Schlcy'S famous old flal
ship Brooklyn Is threatened with 7;
| tircmcrt TO Rotten Row. She is nov
| at the philadcIDhiI navy yard. AS j
Will cost 100000 10 repair hcI" boiler
and moderni2e the ship in other ri
spccts. it is very doubtful wbcthe
the navy department Will recommen
the appropriation Of so much none
for the purpose,
No more ships Of the Brooklyn elias
arc being built for The United State
navy. 1t is possible that rather tina
| attemnt 10 pcrpetuate her type the an
thorities viii decide TO withhold r.
| pairs beyond those Just necessary I
| keep her ahoat as a sentiment;
memorial Of the famous baltic {
Santiago bay
Hiram w. johnson. governor. elect {
California, who rs at the New Willard
declines TO attend ball IN his hone
| planned for the Inauguration. fc
committee Of thirty citizens TO arranG
for the customary inaugural ball, bi
Governor. elect johnson S opinion &
the subject is as follows:
Opposes Inaugural Ball,
$50 far as | am personally 60
ccrnod, ! prefer that the plans he II,
carried out. The duty of the admin
tration upon which am about TO cnt
is simple aud direct, and ] wish my /
auguration 10 be of the most simp
and direct character, without cercmoT
or ostcnintion. ! wish the inauguratl'
to be characteristic of the administr
.ion-dircct. certain and simple r.
early days OF that administration "
be most difficult and arduous To me, M
expect 10 devote myself day III
night to the accomplishment Of the pC
pose for which / undertook the stru
Gle, and while, of course, tho socl
amenities of the position will
I puuctIliously observed, cuicrta lnmcn
10 myself Will bc eliminated. IL is I
| | these reasons that | wigb so far us