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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-01

moved into their new home at 522 Sec.
ond street
Miss Mary Adams OF Ogden is In the
city spending u week with Miss Ger
trude Mayer
j. NJ. Wilson OF McClain'e Bar. H., is
visiting his brother, w. b. Wilson OF
i49 West Second South street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph r. Folsom, Miss
Edith Sherman and Miss Blanche
Klmball will sail for home April |, after
a stay OF several months In Europe
Mrs. Louis COIN and the Misses Ed
ma and Sylvia Cohn have returned from
a stay OF several weeks In New York.
Senator c. D. Clark OF Wyoming has
arrived in the city and will remain for
short time.
Among the Ogden people who came
down for the opera Monday evening
were Mr.. and Mrs, s. Q. ellison ana
William Allison.
Gen. and Mrs. Greenleaf A. Goodale,
who have been guests for a few days
OF Col. and Mrs. u. c. Lockwood at
Fort Douglas, left Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Alma d. Katz returned to Boise
Thursday evening.
Mrs. c. r. Mainland VIII return to
Denver today
Mr. and Mrs John Weir will pass
the next two months in New orleans.
Mrs. James shields of Park City is
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Miss Mary Olive Gray, who has been
spending the winter in Berlin, sailed
recently for home and win arrive I'm
New York within short time.
Miss Edna Donahoe left yesterday
on an extended eastern and southern
trip.
Prof ]. p. Meakin and family have
moved to PA l. street.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell q. Schulder left
Monday for a short stay IN New York.
Miss Jean Melvin, OF Bozeman, Mont,
will return TO her home early next
week. after spending some time with
DR.. and Mrs. A. ID. Melvin.
Mr. and Mrs, Anthem Lund Of Provo
are spending a few days In the city.
Mrs. w, II. Dickson left Tuesday for
San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Shannon have
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-01

In town visiting her mother, Mrs, G.
w. Watson.
Mrs. Milton l.. Allen will pass the
summer on the beach near Los An
geles.
Miss Hazel Taylor of Provo Is visit
ing friends in the city for short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard Reed have
returned from Florida.
Mrs, w. l.. Pckard, Jr., has gone
east for a short visit
Mrs. I. c. Glosz has returned from
the east.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Newell, who
have been In California have returned
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew II Walker
have returned from n pleasant trip
through the more interesting parts Of
California
Miss Helen Boyer OF Springville Is
IN the city for a short time,
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Miss Agatha Berkhoel, who was the
vocalist at the A. c. military band con-
cert last Monday evening, was the
guest Of Prof. and Mrs, q. w Thateh.
er.
A very interesting meeting Of the A,
G. Woman's club was held at the home
OF Mrs. w. S. Langton last Monday
afternoon.
The presidency and all the presiding
Bishops and their counselors OF Cache
stake, together with their wives were
entertained at dinner at the b. Y, col
lege last Tuesday afternoon. 1t was a
very enjoyable affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hyrum Hayball have
returned home after having spent rev.
eral months In California.
Bishop and Mrs. w. b. Preston, who
spent several days In Logan visiting
with Mr. and Mrs w. Il, Preston Jr.,
returned TO Salt Lake last Sunday
morning.
Mr.. Lyman Martineau returned to
Salt Lake the first OF the week. after a
business trip to Logan
Mr.. II. r. Needham, former Logan
lite, was In town this week on business.
Miss Lille Kent has gone TO Ogden
Hot Springs to remain some time for
the benefit OF her health.
II Is rumored that DR.. Denike will
60 to Salt Lake to reside, His Logan
friends win regret this very much.
President Kerr was In Salt Lake this
week on college business.
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OGDEN.

Ogden, March 3l.--0ne OF the pleasant
events OF the week was a reception
given Wednesday by w. V. Cassidy IN
honor of w s. lie Hines, at the home
Of Mrs. Kate Toponec, 2422 Adams
avenue, There were present large
number Of friends, who enjoyed few
hours at cards, vocal and instrumental
music and other pagtlmes Delicious
refreshments were served. Mr., lie
Helms has been cashier at the Pacific
hotel In this city for a considerable
time, but resigned his position to take
an eastern pleasure trip, and may To-
cate somewhere in the east.
Tho appearance Thursday evening at
the Grand opera House Of the Logan
Agricultural College Dramatic com-
pany, in she Stops to Conquer" was
deserving attraction. Each one OF
the actors played his part wen, which
was greatly appreciated by the audi
ence, The attendance at the perform
ance was not as large as It should have
been. The company, for college club,
Is far superior to many OF the regular
travelling troupes that visit Ogden
The Y. l.. NJ. /, A. Of the Third ward
gave a very delightful entertainment
In the ward hall Tuesday evening that
was enjoyed by a large audience,
The engagement of Miss Lettie Hick.
enlooper 10 Mr.. Joseph III, Marshall OF
the Marshall Mercantile company, OF
North ogden, was announced this week
by Mr.. and Mrs. o. II. Hickenlooper OF
Pleasant View The wedding Is TO
take place the latter part Of April The
bride and groom-eleot are among We
Der county's most prominent and pop
ular young people,
Judge Thomas j. Dee and daughter,
who have been on a months pleasure
trip 10 Honolulu, returned home Thurs
day morning, delighted with their out
ing.
The performances given this week In
Salt Lake city by the Savage Grand
opera company attracted large num-
her OF Ogden's music lovers to the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-01

pleasing The little girls looking very
charming and sweet especially.
Besides dancing two special features
were introduced, little girls skin,
dance, and a mixed dance for boys and
girls, called a Sailors Hornplpe.
All who enjoyed the matinee pro.
nounced II a decided success. n
Miss Estelle Jensen spent a day IA
ogden last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lysle Eddy were
Ogden visitors Saturday and Sunday
Mr.. Glen Horsley took business
trip to Salt Lake Friday,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-01

are going to Los Angeles April IS TO
attend the Head camp session. Posi-
bly, the ogden Concert band may ac-
company the order.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hull and
daughter Margaret We're Ogden visit
ors this week, the guests OF George
w. Larkin and family.
N. j. Peterson and wife Of Coalville
visited this week with friends In og-
den.
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LOGAN.

Logan, March 91,--Mr. and Mrs. r.
| Il, Keller entertained a number Of
| their friends ut n most pleasant Euchre
party on Tuesday evening, The rooms
! were made very pretty with cut flow
ers and potted plants and the host and
! hostess were ably assisted In enter
| tanning and serving very dainty
| luncheon by Mrs. Bexell and the
| Misses Martha and Grace Fisher
| Those who enjoyed Mr.. ana Mrs.
| Keelers hospitality were: Mayor and
| Mrs, Robinson, Mr., and Mrs. w. b.
J Preston, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ, Flem-
ing, Prof and Mrs. w. $. Langton,
Prof. and Mrs. Geo. w Thatcher, Prof.
| and Mrs. Bexell, Judge and Mrs, Good
win, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Goodwin,
Prof, and Mrs. Engel Mr.. and Mrs. ],
G, Walters, Prof and Mrs. ". d, Ball,
Mr.. and Mrs A, II Thompson, Mr. and
Mrs, j, T.. Shepherd Mr.. and Mrs, sid
ney Stevens, Mrs Mclaughlin, Mr. and
Mrs Guy Thatcher; the Misses Hilda
and Annie Eliason, Martha and Grace
Fisher. The prizes We're won by Mrs.
w. b. Preston, Jr. Miss Annie Ellason,
Mr.. j. G.. Walters and Mr.. j. Shepherd.
The home Of Mr., and Mrs. p, e.
Keller was also the scene Of very
delightful evening party on Friday.
The decorative scheme was very pretty
and well carried out. Cards and de-
llcious refreshments helped the guests
to spend a most pleasant evening The
following were presents Mr.. and Mrs.
n, II. Moore, Mr. and Mrs, Joseph
Odell, Or. and Mrs. Goodrich, DR. and
Mrs. Dunbar, Mr.. and Mrs, All Cole.
Prof and Mrs, Engel. Prof. and Mrs.
Bexell, MIR and Mrs. Frank Thatcher.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goodwin. Miss
Eva Knox, Miss Violet Wendelboe,
Misses Hilda, Annie, Nora and Jennie
Eliason, Miss Florence Miner, Misses
Martha and Grace Fisher. Mr.. Charlie
Hanson. Prof. Arnold, Mr. Mntlock, Mr..
Roy Rudolf Mr., Charlie Wendelboe,
Mr. Irving Brangham.
Mrs Louis Merrill entertained a
number OF lady friends on Wednesday
afternoon Dinner was served at the
A. c., after which all repaired to Mrs.
Merrl's home, where the remainder OF
the afternoon was very pleasantly
spent. Those present were Mrs. y. w.
Robinson. Mrs. W. $. Langton, Mrs.
Yoder Mrs Jensen. Mrs. Snowden,
Mrs Mclaughlin, Mrs. Engel
The concert given by the military
band OF the a. G, in the tabernacle last
Monday evening was a splendid sue
cess and more than filed the expecta-
tons Of the many who attended, All
praise Is due Director Thatcher, as
sistant Director Jos. A. Smith. Jr., and
the band boys. Miss Berkhoers sing
Ing was exquisite and the finished work
Of Mrs NettIe Sloan added greatly to
the vocal numbers.
President Smith, who was In Logan
last week on r.. " college business re-
turned home Sunday morning.
Miss Ray Campbell IL visiting friends
and relatives In Logan.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-01

President Smith. who was In Logan
last week on y. Y, college business re-
turned home Sunday morning.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-01

Judge Thomas j. Dee and daughter,
who have been on a months pleasure
trip 10 Honolulu, returned home Thurs
day morning, delighted with their out
ing.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-01

The performances given this week In
Salt Lake city by the Savage Grand
opera company attracted a large num-
her OF Ogdens music lovers to the
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Miss Ray Campbell Is visiting friends
and relatives In Logan.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-25
ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
KIN "The Promised Land'' of the Latter Day
Saints.

Utah is beautiful country a more travelled
and more cultured people than the Mormons
might well call it Promised Land. One rarely
sees prettier view than that of Salt Lake City,
with the protecting walls of the Wasatch Noun
tains on one hand and the smooth waters of Great
Salt Lake on the other. A remarkably clean-look-
ing and we'll built city, it's massive Temple and
the terrapin-back Tabernacle seen distinctly from
afar. it makes an impression on the traveller he
cannot soon forget.
Floating Like Corks on Salt Lake.
Without waiting to inspect the Mormon capital,
however, party first took the cars for Saltalr.
the famous bathing pavilion on Salt Lake. This
pavilion, 1900 feet in length, is owned by the
Mormon Church and was built twelve years ago
at cost of $35O,O0O. After walking nearly
quarter of mile to our dressing rooms, our North
Carolina party donned their suits and we waded
out into this American Dead Sea. And this Indeed
was one of the most remarkable experiences of our
entire trip Six times saltier than ocean water,
IN Great Salt Lake you float like cork, and you
can't sink if you try People sometimes Hoat
around holding umbrellas over them, and take
1t you could lie on your back and read the latest
novel if you had skill enough to avoid occasional
Spashes of brine in your eyes. This Is the only
trouble one has, except in trying to get his feet
under the water when he gets ready to stand up.
The water is said to contain 20 per cent of saline
matter, and the evaporation as the water dries
leaves crusts of salt everywhere NV own face
as came out was about as badly salt-coated as
last years side of bacon. Of course, no fish
can live IN the Lake. and the manufacture of salt
from the brine is quite an important industry.
The Mormon Temple and Tabernacle.
Ihe same afternoon after our salt bath the Nor
mons took us in tow again, carrying us through
ne main part of town, past the statue of Brigham
loung, to Temple Block, the site of the famous
temple and Tabernacle of the Latter-Day Saints,
as the Mormons call themselves. The Temple is
oult of granite. is 1876 feet long and 1O7 feet
nlgh' with towers 200 feet high In this Temple
tne baptisms and other secret church ceremonies
are performed. no GENTLE Gall non-Mormons are
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-25

called Gentiles) ever being allowed to enter the
building. The bloody oaths of which the country
heard something during the recent Congressional
Investigations, are taken here by the communi-
cants of the Church.
No Gentle, as we have said can enter the Tenn
pie; but the services in the Tabernacle are always
open to the public. The onlv restriction is that
if you 60 into this or any other Mormon Church.
YOU must stay until the services are over; at the
beginning the doors are locked and remain closed
until the benediction. This Tabernacle will seat
5000 people, and the roof consist of a single
wooden arch. The structure is in the shape of
terrapin shell, which gives it wonderful acoustic
properties.
1t was an organ recital that we had in the
Tabernacle this afternoon, after which some of the
Mormon leaders belabored us with arguments as
to the grandeur of the Mormon Church, the great
ness of Brigham Young, and the right of the Nor
mon oligarchy to rule Utah just as it pleased
I reckon Utah is the only place in the United
States where the entertainment of general pub
lie body like the National Editorial Association
would have been thrown into the hands of a
religious sect. This in itself was unintentional
illustration of the constant meddling of the Nor
mon Church in secular affairs.
= W0nQeTIul OTgan ana how It UeCe1VeQ US.
But set out to tell of the organ recital; and
of the music they gave u.s. there certainly can be
no word of criticism. This great pipe organ,
80 35x So feet is said to be the finest instrument
of it's kind in America, land this am well prepared
to believe With 10 stops and accessories and
5000 pipes, it has range of tone that is simply
marvellous. 1t is natural enough perhaps that it
should enable the organist to initiate orchestra
or military band but how he gets the effect of
full choir of human voices fro ma dead, mechani-
cal instrument is something harder to under
stand.
AS I left the street car, my Mormon fellow
traveller spoke of these human notes. "You will
be ready to swear" he said "that there is a full
chorus of voices.' We were at the other end of
the hall, 200 feet from the organ, in front of
which sat our Mormon hosts. At the end of the
first number, the young woman by my side COM
mented on Hthe beauty of the hushed voices" ac
companying the organ; and with the third piece
even 7 was ready to declare without hesitation
that heard men and women singing in full har-
mony with the instrument. / learned later, how
ever that every note came from the organ itself
The Business Affairs of the Mormon Church.
On Main Street in Salt Lake City we passed
the famous z. G. M. I.-Zion's Cooperative Mer-
camille Institution-with "its al-seeing eye, en-
blem of Mormon authority" encircled by the
words, "Holiness to the Lord" This great mil
lion-dollar department store was founded by
Brigham Young nearly forty years ago, and it's
President is Joseph F. Smith, President of the
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-25
Weekly a Year.

Mormon Church. This is only one of score of
business enterprises of which Smith has been
chosen President since he became President of the
Mormon Church four years ago. For the Mormon
Church is great business institution, as well as
a religious sect. Every good Mormon gives tithes
"a tenth of his earnlngs-to the support of the
Church, and these amount to $1,6O0,OOO year.
The object in making Smith nominal President of
corporation, Of course is to get the support of
the Church Mines, banks, railways and factories
all court Norman favor by making the Church
head their President and paying him tribute
"Viewed commercially" says writer in Leslie's
Monthly, "the Mormon Church is menace to all
other business institutions which attempt to COM
pete with it." Here is an illustration: While
there several salt factories partly owned by the
Church, few years ago two of the "Saints" de-
cided to establish independent institution Get
ting into debt to Mormon bank, the President
of the Church sent for them and brought them
to terms by threatening to crush their business.
Business and Political Autocracy.
Talk about your opportunities for graft in New
York Or Philadelphia-the opportunities In the
Church of Latter-Day Saints would make Tam
green with envy. The cold truth is, the
Salt Lake Tribune, an able anti-Mormon paper,
declared on the morning of our arrival, that
Utah is ruled by a social business and political
autocracy. In business and in politics the in
fuence of the Church is almost despotic. A good
story which heard from Utah editor of
Salt Lake City apostle who somehow accumu-
lated an enormous quantity of green paint And
just then one of the other apostles had convent
ent revelation that it was the will of the Lord"
that all the elect should paint their fences and
front gates green. Whereupon, of course, our
merchant apostle sold his paint at good profit
and it is not entirely inconceivable that our
prophet apostle also became richer man.
We believe in religious freedom, for our part.
We believe in letting a man worship God In any
way he chosses-or in no way, if his mind and
heart do not permit him to worship. For this rea-
son we were at first inclined to oppose the ex-
pulsion of Apostle Reed Smoot from the United
States Senate Now, however, it seems to that
this might be proper way to rebuke this Nor
mon ecclesiastical machine for it's meddling in
politics.
How the Mormon Church Controls Politics.
That it does meddle no man wel-informed about
Utah affairs will deny for a minute, unless he
wish to shield the Mormon Church. And here
again I may quote from the article by W. M.
Raine and A. W. Dunn in Frank Leslies Monthly
for last February:
"It may be asked how it is possible for the Nor
mon Church in communities and States where it
does not have majority of the votes to control
elections. It is because it unites with one party
or another, with sometimes this and sometimes
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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-01

the scheme of the hooters, but his veto
power offers no greater resistance to the
tide of evil than would straw dam to
an onrushing current. He can give his
official disapproval, but unless the Coun-
cilmen and the arch grafters whose
agents they are can be made to feel that
public sentiment and the law can reach
their persons and their purses there is
little hope. Having for years tolerated
corruption such as no other city knows,
her protests against the gas steal may
fail to scare the plunderers.
Both houses of the Council voted by
enormous majorities to give away the
city's gas plant for seventy-fve years
to a syndicate that offers in compensa-
ton a mere trifie compared with what
the city has been offered for similar
rights by honest men. Mayor Weaver
has vetoed the grant, but the Councils
majority is so Overwhelming that his
veto may be meaningless.
Philadelphia is said to have the worst
municipal government in the country.
The people are now aroused as never
before and ropes are suggestively used
at mass meeting where the Councilmen
are discussed. A few days ago 100 min
listers visited Mayor Weaver and fell
upon their knees while speaking COM
mittee addressed the Mayor.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-01
SOUTHERN.

Mrs. Tip SaI RS drowned herself and
three children a creek near her home,
two miles sout' of Sulphur Springs, Tex.
The tragedy, Il is said, was the result of
domestic troubles.
Robert Shaw, a supposed crazy negro,
after killing one man and wOunding seven
others while defying arrest near Wait
man, KY, was driven from his house by
fire and riddled with bullets.
Siegfried Roebling, grandson of the
builder of the Brooklyn bridge, is missing
at Asheville, n. c., without apparent
cause. Some fear he may have been
kidnapped. He is IA years old.
President Roosevelt has turned down
the Republican machine in New Orleans
and will appoint l.. G. Skipwith, dyed
in-the-wool Democrat, appraiser of the
port. Skipwith was one of Roosevelt's
Rough Riders.
The four-story dormitory of Roger
Williams university, an institution for
the instruction of negroes, was destroyed
by fire in Nashville. The loss is about
$4,000. The school is managed by the
American Baptist Home Mission So
ciety.
Fire destroyed the Standard Oil ware
houses in Raleigh, n. c., and the charred
remains of the night Waterman, William
Strickland, were found In the ruins 1t
is presumed that the Waterman. whose
skull was crushed in, was murdered by
robbers, as the safe had been broken
open and a small amount of money
taken.