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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Issued every morning by Salt Lake Tribune Publishing company. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Daily and Sunday, one month $ .90 Daily and Sunday, one year $10.50 (The above rates apply in Utah, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming.) Elsewhere in United States- Dally and Sunday, one month $1.25 The Tribune is on sale in every Important city In the United States. Readers may ascertain agent in any city by telephoning this office. The Tribune Is a member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In this paper, and also the local news published herein. The Tribune is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation. Information concerning The Tribune's circulation will be supplied by the Audit Bureau of Circulation. Century Bldg. Chicago. The S. C. 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Beebe, who recently pleaded guilty to a criminal assault upon a young woman, has been sentenced to an indeterminate term in the state penitentiary, District Judge Mathison recommending that he serve at least fifteen years. District Attorney Rogers scored the prisoner for participating in one of the most brutal and inhuman crimes ever committed in this state and asked the maximum sentence of life imprisonment be imposed. The Tribune agrees with all that the district attorney said about Beebe and his partner in crime, Alvin Mecham, who was released from jail on a bond of $1000, signed by Sam Lyte, and immediately took flight. It is a great pity that this young man was allowed to escape after being arrested. It is not safe to have such depraved men at large and he should be hunted down, brought back and punished to the full extent of the law. Judge Mathison also sentenced John Kane, convicted of criminal assault, to serve at least ten yars in the state prison. Kane is a convict who was on parole from the penitentiary at the time he committed the assault, having been sent up for a statutory offense. Evidently rt mistake was made by the board of pardons in this particular case, for the man grew worse instead of better. The time has come to make the punishment fit the crime in all cases. Criminals abound in ail parts of the United States and no sympathy need be wasted upon them, especially the brutal and depraved creatures who attack women and girls. STATE FAIR PLANS. The state fair board is to be congratulated upon the enthusiasm with which it is tackling plans for the forty-ninth state exhibition, which does not come until next fall. The forty-eighth showing closed Saturday night and records itself as the highest class event of all. Often quantity means a sacrifice of quality, but not so with this year's state fair. The entries in every department were greater than ever before and likewise the quality was better. There is need for expansion and improvement at the fair grounds. The board sees this and plans for modern livestock quarters. Also, it is trying to see its way clear to provide suitable quarters for a mining display worthy of the importance of the industry in the state. Several years ago the fair had a "sort of" mineral show, but it lacked dignity and none at all was considered better than a third-rate show. In the future visitors are likely to see an outstanding display. The Tribune hopes that the mines will be appropriately represented' when the 1927 fair opens. The opportunity for the Utah state fair is greater than many realize. At Salt Lake, center of a great intermountain territory, it has a great field to which it may cater. The Utah state line need not be the limit for this exhibition; it is steadily assuming the proportions of an intermountain fair. This year saw the county fairs grow in importance. Next year the close relationship between these community events and the state fair will become more beneficial to both, and in the years to come a truly great exhibition slowly will assume more definite .proportions. EXTENSION COURSES. We live in a rapidly changing world. Education used to connote Shakespeare's schoolboy with his shining morning face, creeping like 1 a snail unwillingly to school. Nowadays, no one thinks of education as a process confined to youth, and finished off with a diploma or certificate. "Wo all now recognize the fact that, whether we like it or not, our education continues to the last day of our lives. Our only concern is to direct the forces that we can not check to control our development. To that end adult education has become a serious concern of the public and of the state. New officers and increased funds are tangible proofs of this ever-growing interest. It is not a state, nor even a national, matter, but a world affair. Denmark, Sweden, Germany, England, to mention only the leaders, are eagerly comparing notes on methods and results, in the hope of increasing their efficiency. Our own state early recognized the importance of what was then a new field of endeavor. The state university, almost from the beginning, looked upon itself as servant, not of a favored few, but of the whole state. Extension courses offered to the public the resources of the university faculty. As the university grew, so did extension work, so that now it is possible for a person to take up any linfe of work offered by the university itself. Many people, by persistent effort, work towards a degree. Others find opportunity to pursue some favorite line of study, or to follow the guidance of some particular teacher. At any rate, whatever his aim, everyone can find, in the list of extension courses offered, so.methin to fit his own particular needs or desires. Now is the logical time to turn our thoughts to this particular subject, as the majority of the courses begin this week. More courses, and more varied than ever, are offered. Some are of general interest-literature, the arts, languages, etc. Mechanics and sciences have their place. In addition, however, there are large numbers of specialized courses; those for business men, for instance, are practical and efficient. Business English, methods, law, accounting, and finance and management in general are some of the subjects presented. Professional courses for teachers form another specialty of the extension work. More than anyone else, a teacher knows that her work is never done. Whether she is working toward a higher degree, a more advanced position, or just simply attempting to keep fresh and up-to-date for her job, needs lo be constantly studying. In addi- tion general cultural courses, the extension division is offering courses in various phases of psychology and in methods and education. With nearly a hundred courses available, there is no question of anyone's failing to find what he wants. THE PIGSKIN WARRIORS. The baseball big leaguers having shouldered their bats and marched into winter quarters, the football squads have entered the arena determined to battle valiantly for individual honors and the glory of their particular school, college or university. It seems to be the most popular of sports among the students, and a man or youth who "makes the team" stands out among his fellows, while the small school team that defeats a big school team, taking, for example, the drubbing of the Harvard eleven by the Holy Cross warriors on Saturday, or the beating, 26 to 7, given Berkeley by St. Mary's in the presence of 60,000 people, achieves country-wide distinction that will last for a generation. The Utes won their first battle by a score of 13 to 0, the victims being the huskies from South Dakota. One swallow, however, does not make a summer, and the Crimson warriors have a rocky road to travel before they can hope to win the conference championship. By reason of the victory over South Dakota on Saturday, without an undue amount of exertion upon the part of the Utes, the local football enthusiasts are filled with hope, while not forgetting the fact that the Utah Aggies and the Colorado elevens are unusually powerful and well trained. The East and West high schools will fight their usual battle for supremacy, with L. D. S. as a probable contender for the honors. These high school football games always attract a great deal of attention during the season, and this year is no exception to the rule. UP IN SMOKE. Now that the season for forest fires is ended, and it has been one of the most disastrous seasons for several years, an inventory of the loss is being compiled. Although considerable strides have been made in fire prevention tactics and improved methods for combating the fires have developed, 1926 almost ignored this progress, the record shows. At the present the estimate, based on pretty thorough surveys, shows that somewhere around 900,000,000 feet of timber went up in smoke during the few months when conditions are fit for fire destruction. It conservatively has been estimated that the loss of timber this year would build about 90,000 moderate-sized homes. Of course, the loss does not mean that that many homes will not be built, nor does it signify that, had there been no forest fires whatever, so many homes would have constructed. Hardly anyone would carry the estimate so far. But it does mean that eventually the country will feel the loss, for, as these 90,000 homes are built, the price of the material will be going up and up if our forest fires continue to sweep out of existence so much material each year. Naturally, we pass along without feeling the keen loss now. Timber burned never can be re- |
