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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08
HUMBUG REVELATIONS.

From information afforded by cor
respondent today. whose article appears
In this Issue OF The Tribune under the
title of "A Contest-Why Not?" it Is
clear that Senator Sutherland has so
far been reconverted to Mormonism that
he has adopted part of the method.
IL not the faith, OF the church. He has
learned to whisper the things which he
dare not tell out loud. This time he has
circulated the report. among Senators In
Washington, that Reed Smoot believes
the revelation on polygamy to have
been all q humbug.
To what depths viii not Smoot de-
scend to save that Senate seat?
And then what plant servant Suth-
erland is,
And. finally, IL the revelation on po-
lygamy was all a humbug, what shall
be said Of the more absurd and even
pernicious revelation to the Mormon
prophets by which George Sutherland
was selected as Senator OF the United
States?
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QUIETLY RETIRE.

The advice which Overseer Noliva
gave 10 John Alexander Dowie is coun-
sci which the Mormon conference con-
gregation might well enforce upon their
chief hlerarch. Voliva cabled TO Dowie
this epigrammatic message: Quietly
retire"
How much better for the Mormon
people If Joseph +. Smith would quietly
retire from his place on the bridge Of
the Mormon ship. He has steered IT
into dangerous waters. He mas demon
strated that he has no capacity for the
navigation of a social movement haV-
ing neither knowledge OF social seaman
ship nor courage in the midst of dIffi-
culties.
And what an addition to the safety Of
the vessel II Reed Smoot would retire
with him-quIetly. If Reed can do any
thing quietly. but anyhow
To change the metaphor and to adopt
that chaste and classical illustrate
which Smith loves TO use; Smithism
and Smootism are "boils, pimples,
warts. eXcresCenCes, carbuncles" on the
Mormon body polite, and the commu-
nifty should get rid of them il 1t desires
To appear in healthy beauty.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08
GALL Is WHAT IN ZION?"

For some time past The Tribune has
been telling the Mormon people and the
world that all was not well In Zion
that all was not peace and harmony in
the holy priesthood of the Mormon
church, that there was a deadly feud
between Smoot and some others and
that the members of the hierarchy were
trying to shift the responsibility for po-
lygamy TO each others shoulders-each
one Of the crowd trying to get In first
with his States evidence so as to have
a nolle prosequi entered in his own case
by convictng his sworn brother In the
, priesthood,
And during all this same period the
Deseret News has been denouncing
those statements as false; it has been
soothing the Saints with assurances
that all Is well in Zion" 1t has been
affirming with all the solemn protesta-
tions imaginable that never was there
greater love between the Brethren"
than now, and high and low hierarchs
(the high ones being pretty low them
selves in Some respects) have been de-
clarlng the same things from the pull
pits OF the church.
Now 1t appears that The Tribune has
been right all the time-unless Presi-
dent Joseph F. Smith has been lying
again to confuse his "enemies" For
President Smith tells the conference
that the bishops have been stealing
wheat from the dear women of the Re
lief societies, and must make an ao-
counting for all they take hereafter;
he tells that cabals and independent
movements have been formed within
the dear Relief societies, and these, too
must be stopped; and now he has found
out that some Of his apostles have been
wicked all the time Ondeed they have
been. for they have been following his
eXample) and have not been In harmony
| with the presiding authorities. and
| have not been at their post Of duty
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08
Is GRAMMAR OF USE?

w. G.. Parsons in the Atlantic.
The subject In which the grammar
school (so-called) contrayenes most
sharply the law OF the order OF learn
ing is, perhaps, grammar. For gram
mar, being the analytic and theoreti-
cal study of language, does not belong
in the grammar school at all The
scientific classification of phenomena
cannot commence until the phenomena
have been assembled and made famll-
lar. To this law OF learning language
is no exception. The language study
proper TO the grammar school Is obSer-
walton and acquaintance. that Is. more
particularly. practice in reading. speak
ing. composing. Nor for this Is the
study of grammar necessary. What iS
necessary IS a very large amount of
practice; much reading. much speak
ing, much composing The only use of
grammar here is q negative one. name
ly. TO correct mistakes. And for this
negative purpose the only person I'm the
grammar school who need know gram
mar Is the teacher The positive. Scien-
tlilc study of grammar must be re-
served for the nigh school
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08
A VAIN APPEAL.

Elder H Roberts is always saying
something that his fellow devotees are
sorry for. 1t has been the constant
claim of the Saints that the people of
this country are their % enemies" that
they themselves are a peculiar people,
with whom the wicked" are neces-
sarIly at war; but that their triumph Is
their feet,
President Joseph r, Smith in his no.
torious address al st. George in Sep
tember, 1904 was fierce In counsel for
the Saints not TO have dealings with
their enemies" His words We're as
per entirely friendly and subservient to
him; The Gentiles are coming among
us to buy our homes and land. We
should not sell to them. nor aid them.
az they are the enemies of the Kingdom
Of Cod Said he had never sought to be
a vast land owner, but had never sold
an inch OF ground TO an enemy Of Gods
work.
Last year at Lehl, Apostle Hyrum NJ
Smith repeated the same sentiment and
warming. deplored the sale of Main
street property here to Gentiles. and be-
walled the loss OF value which he as
sumed would now be the property OF
the Saints II they had held on to their
Main street property in Salt Lake. And
the thought made him fierce In the de-
nunciation of those "enenies'' who had
valuable property which his imagina-
tion held to be rightly the property Of
the Saints.
These denunciaIions of all not "of us"
as enemies" have been the unbroken
line of thought and OF teaching by the
authorities OF the church. 1t has
cropped out constantly. yirulently, in
fierce precedent. 1t is an idea well
expressed by the oath OF hostility and
vengeance which the Smoot hearing has
established to be part of the temple or
endowment ceremonies.
But now comes p. H. Roberts, at
tempting 10 reverse the irreversible
and to unteach that which has become
! thoroughly grounded in the minds of
the Saints as one Of the cardinal points
Of their ideas and traditions Said Ell
der Roberts on Friday:
We must not regard the whole world
as cur enemies. We must not look upon
our fellow-men as enemies TO us. | think
| IL is proper for the Latter-day Saints to
| renounce war and proclaim peace, not ex-
| citing the antagonism of tho world. but
seeking rather, common ground the
| truth, or the portions of truth. that all
| are holding
An evident purpose is here seen to
modify the standards Of the church as
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Topics Of the Day

DECAY OF LUMBER INDUSTRY.
Philadelphia Inquirer ~
No nation In the world uses so much
lumber as ours In fact we consume as
much as all Europe outside of Russia
We use II IN every possible way. for
building purposes, fuel. paper ties, tel
egraph poles. etc, until the Government
has sent out an alarm. In twenty years
we shall be compelled largely to sub
etitute other material unless We are less
wasteful now and more careful about
reforestation
The Agricultural department is con-
sidering a plan for giving national aid
to the States for reforestation through
the proceeds of public land sales other
than those now set aside for irrigation
purposes. Various States are aiding In
a small way TO prevent absolute defor-
estatlon, but all efforts now made are
feeble compared with the waste that Is
in process. We can do with less wood
and we will be compelled to do with
much less than is convenient II we are
not careful. Wood can be- replaced to
an extent by other substances, but the
expense VIII be much greater. Already
millions OF acres are cleared every year
TO supply the pulp mills, and the in
crease has been 80 per cent in six years.
Here is a chance for the Nation and
all the States TO work together In aid of
posterity, and II II Is neglected this
generation Will be deservedly blamed
for not only permitting waste, but re-
fusing the easy and necessary steps to
furnish a new supply.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08
A Contest Why Not ?

Editor Trlbune.-Let us have con-
test. I propose TO The Tribune that
the Mormon church shall offer two
prizes-one for s25 cash for the best
article In support of Mormon" polyga-
my and one of S25 cash for the best ar
ticle In opposition, both articles TO be
restricted 10 n discussion Of the plural
marriage revelation as found In the one
hundred and thirty-second section or
the Book OF Doctrine and Covenants,
and limited TO one column Of The Trib-
une.
AS Judges l suggest. for the aflrma-
tive. Joseph F. Smith, Charles w. Pen
rose. and Brigham II. Roberts $50 as to
insure the very best authoritative Sc
lectlon), and. for the negative, DR..
Wishard C. Mostyn owen, and Reed
Smoot, who are all vitality interested In
proving the polygamy revelation a
humburg. II you don't believe that of
Reed Smoot. just ask Senator Suther-
land-he knows and he's telling Sena-
tors at Washington. too.
At any rate, let's have the contest
and let the best man take the money.
WHYNOT.
April 5, 1905.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08
CLEAN THE PLATTER,

Joseph i. Smith has announced that
he VIII clean the platter" President
Smith has been cleaning the platter in
one sense OF the word for some time
past. He has been taking all the viands
for himself. And that Is just what he
intends to continue TO do
His talk about reforming the church
for the sake Of reform is hypocrisy The
sin OF Taylor. Cowley, and .Teasdale
consisted solely OF their having been
what these men were doing and he au-
thorized and encouraged them
His cleaning Of the platter by an at
tack upon them and his threat to clean
the platter by prescribing and dismiss,
ing certain minor officials or members
of auxiliary organizations are solely
that he may continue TO have every
thing for himself
II II made for the grandeur of Joseph
+. Smith TO have more polygamists in
stead of less In office he would continue
to encourage polygamous practice If
1t made for the grandeur of Joseph f.
Smith to have bishops rob Relief So
cieties of their wheat he would count It
apostacy for bishops TO neglect this
thicverv. II IL made for the grandeur
of Joseph F. Smith for the Relief socie-
ties to be torn by dissension he would
insist upon strife and call il harmony.
Cleaning the platter with him simply
means Kidding the church or pretending
TO rid the church of everything which
happens to be hurtful to himself and
his own ambitions
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to the duty of hatred to the people OF
the world. And yet as usual, 1t is de-
ceptive: for It does not lift the enmity
against the people OF this country; II
only proclairns that tho whole world"
should not be included in this hatred.
Possibly the Tabernacle rostrum may
rebound to a voice which some day Will
plead for lifting the ban of hatred
against the people of the United States
But II will be hard game to reverse
the teaching OF three generations.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08
WAR ON THE MOSQUITO.
San Francisco Call.


Last year several localities in Cali
fornia took up arms against the mos
quito, the culeX infernalis BY strict
attention 10 business the pest-sprcading
foe OF human happiness was extermi-
mated In many localities. Kerosene and
copperas did the work. Stagnant water
was drained off and at the end of the
campaign the victorious warriors had
Roman triumph. But the hilarlty is de-
clining upon the discovery that the IN
dustrious insect puts in his time In the
wet season looking around for a bust
ness location. He goes back TO the
greener ponds and waters new, where
the rain has washed out the medicine
that did him. So the fighters are mobil-
iZinG again for spring campaign.
There is no doubt that the complete ex-
termination OF the mosquito Is possible
BY making the war sufficiently extern
sive none Will be left TO immigrate al
the beginning Of spring and spread
again In places from which they were
driven, II Is no longer an open ques-
tion that what malaria we have in Call
fornia Is spread by mosquitoes
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08
EVERYDAY MIRACLES

I-UIIdTNTpTNN BuIIctlnI
"Bullfinches fed on hemp seed turn
quite black" said naturalist. Horses
kept In coal mines for several years
become covered with soft. thick fur,
like mole. The mastiff of Thibet who
In the Thibetan highlands has a heavy
coat of wool, loses his coat completely
when he is brought down to the plains.
The ermine In his snow-infested home
turns white I'm winter. but II he ia taken
Tor the winter to j warm climate he
does not turn white at all Quite amaZ-
ing altogether are the changes that
with food and environment we can eff
feet on all living creatures-eyen on
man"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08
THE COST OF 1T.

At last the Mormon people may be
ready to acknowledge that Smootism
has been ono of the most costly invest
mcnts which they have ever made. Be
cause Smoot wanted to go to the Sem
ate OF the United States-he an apostle
who should have been devoting himself
10 the pretended high and holy call
Ing unto which he was cnled"-the
Mormon church has hecn scntimentnlly
rent in twain. Three OF its apostles,
after having been driven into exile,
have been discredited before their peo-
pie. and the end is not yet,
The emptiest pretcnse which human
lips can utter Is Smoots repeated as
seyeration that he loves his people and
desires to render valiant service In
their behalf and to rerforT, unto them
his devoted duty as a prophet. seer,
and revelator Smoottsm has made the
name OF their church a hiss and a by
word In the world. Smootism has
closed the doors of thousands OF homes
TO their N issionarles. Smcotism has
awakened such a feeling Of horror and
disgust In this Nation and throughout
the world that self-respecting men and
women not of the faith as a rule, now
refuse to listen to its representa- tives,
All this Smootism has done: and IT
eft
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08

The Tribune has mentioned the effect
upon the Mormon church first because
with believers in the teachings OF the
prophets, eeer4, end revelators. the
church comes first But among them
all there should be some regard for the
reputation OF the State and to the cX
tent that they value this. they must
entertain an added feeling OF horror
when they contemplate the losses OF
prestige and prosperity which have been
occasioned to the State, and the dan
gers which have been provoked for its
future by Smootism.
Smootism has made the people of the
world believe that Utah was not
good dwelling place for American citi-
zens.
Smootism has driven out Of Utah
hundreds OF good men and women who
have refused TO rear their families
here and abide under the domination
OF its offensiycness.
SmootIsm has destroyed in Utah and
surrounding country the political In
tegrity of parties mot alone his OWN,
and has substituted with The politi-
clans a desire for hierarchical favor In
rlaca or N effort In answer the needs
of State and people
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08
JOKE ON THE CONpnC

Harpers Weekly.
The Nevada & California T
wanders about bit in the Inou
and It's trains go at a leisurely l
mining man who travels the road
tells Of this illuminating incideT
garding an Eastern visitor on the
He called the conductor" relat
miner, while he was passing do'
aisle. and said:
Conductor. how far is It to
thorne?'
Fifty miles, said the conduc
only fifty? repeated the pas
You been on this road very lont
Twenty-Five years. said Il
ductor
rs that so?' said the passeni
this your second trip
Then the conductor wan
fight
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08
HE HAS LOST CASTE.

From every quarter OF Utah and sur
rounding country people are I'm Salt
Lake whispering that Joseph f. Smith
has lost caste in the church-that Lat
ter-day Saints do not know whether to
believe him or not. or when to believe
him, il at all: that all the high hopes
which they entertained of his integrity
and ability as a leader. and his spirit
uality as a prophet. have been shat
tered; that his selhshness is recognized
as the dominating influence upon his
word and action. as president OF the
church: and that the work is endan-
gered because of his folly, falschood,
and fraud,
Now these severe arraignments are
not made by Gentiles, but by Nor
mons.
More than any other one man living
or dead, Joseph F. Smith is known by
Mormons to be responsible for the re-
suscitation of polygamy and for the
continuation of polygamous living; and
they count it an act OF perfidy on his
part to tie his own sins around the
their fame and of their place in the
love of their people a sacrifice to pre-
serve himself from punishment.
More than any other one man. living
or dead. Joseph F. Smith is known by
Mormons TO be responsible for the loss
of Mormon reputation In the world.
Once 1t was believed and in this Ma
ton particularly, that the Mormon
leaders had the courage of their con-
victions and that the Mormon people
possessed a strong integrity. Joseph F.
Smiths utter abandonment OF truth
his shameless violations Of covenant,
his denial that he received revelations
while he claimed to be a rcyelator, and
his later claim that he had eyaded facts
in order to evade traps-all have given
unmistakable indication TO the world
that the truth Is not a guiding star OF
Mormon leadership; and TO the extent
thai Mormons generally have supported
Smith. the worl1 recognizes that they
are tainted by his hypocrisy and false
hood
More than any other one man. living
or dead Joseph Il. Smith is known by
Mormons to be responsible for the
shameful fact that the church, whose
Golfers are bursting with crowded mil
lions OF money, leaves It's aged invalid,
and pauper poor to the cold charity OF
public iEstitutions-in some instances
run by insensaCe Mormon brutality
that recognizes rotten meat as good
enough for a man who Is too old and
sick to pay any more tlthes. The only
justified reason for the extraction of 10
per cent from the earnings OF the Nor
mon toiler is to insure comfort for all
who need. so that the man who gives
out OF his plentitude today may know
that should distress overtake him to-
morrow he has an assurance OF susie
nance for himself ard those belonging
to him should there be a failure of
their power of self-support,
More than any other one man. living
or dead. Joseph F. Smith is known by
Mormons to be responsible for making
of the Mormon church monopolistic
business concern instead of a system
embodying and carrying out religious
organization and religious faith He
has destroyed all the effectiveness Of
the old fraternal and cooperative idea
and has substituted for 1t the greediest
OF trust methods. Where once the eff
fort of the leaders was TO benefit pro-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08

OF course, the Mormon who wants to
believe that the Deseret News was tell
ing the truth when It lied and the The
Tribune was lying when The Tribune
told the truth will continue To believe
that way But most people possessing
common sense and ordinary mental
honesty viii agree that Tho Tribune
has been the better exponent Of the IN
side facts OF the Mormon church than
the DesereJ News and all the hierarchs
put together.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08
And mothers thirty-oneF'
OUEERED H1MSlGl.F
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
The travelling man. who mad !
tied the town for year or TWO
himself in the hotel dinins-ro
"W hat has become of me prs
that used to wait on this tao
asked. unfolding his napkin an
Ing up with q genial smile 49,,
II have always waited On .ni
sir" friGidly answered tne "
placing the bin of fare BEFORE
The historian deems 1t pest
a veil over the dinner tnaI
before that travelling man max
llter
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08

Doubtless, In considering the matter
OF choosing new apostle the Idea of
getting some earnest man who can help
Apostle Smoot do the swearing VIII not
be entertained
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08

When his fellow-members of tho HE.
rarchy heard that Apostle Taylor had
taken two new wives, they had no idea
tn ais conduct was as reprehensiblc
.; now see that II was.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08

Salt Lake business houses trust that
conference visitors VIII take home with
them pleasant recollectlons and nice
packages of goods.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08

Apostle Smoot may hate to see some
OF his fellow-apostles overthrown, but
he can excuse it II 1t win help him In
his fight i'll the Senate.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08
FULL PAHTICULARS
Mothers Magazine.

MOther'S Magazine.
A small boy who had recently
his fifth birthday was riding IN
urban car with his mother, wnt
were asked the customary ot
How old Is the boy?'
After being told the correc
which did not require a fare, u
ductor passed on TO the next p
The boy sat quite still, as u
ing over some question, and the
cluding that full information 2
been given, called loudly TO "a
ductor, then at the other eho
car: -,
And mothers thirty-oneF
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08

More would feel like adopting the
recommendation of the Improvement
league to clean yards on Arbor day,
II Arbor day only came somewhat later
in the year
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08

But if another Smith Is chosen an
apostle, the disappointed ones cannot
blame President Smith, as they know hc
cannot change a revelation.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08

There being no theatrical perform
ances announced for this afternoon,
nearly all conference visitors Will be at
conference.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08

1t is believed that the revelations re-
garding the Twelve will be such as can
be conscientiously approved by the
First Presidency.
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TEA LEAVES USED AGAI


Philadelphia Bulletin.
There are some men," said a i
officer, who buy from hotels all
used tea leaves. These they DR.,
put on the market again as fresh
LAS matter of fact. there is
good deal Of strong tea-plus a
deal OF tannln-in these used h
They make as black and bitter a
as the greatest tea flend would vi
drink. But such a brew Is uny
some. for the percentage of tamil
Is much larger than in an ordinai
Of tea.
Used tea leaves are easily mi
resemble fresh ones They are
on hot iron plates, the heat OF
curls them up nicely, giving II
natural appearance.
"A cup OF this second-table Z
freshes you tremendously. but
ward your mouth is drawn up as.
had been sucking alum"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08

Many must regard these as strange
conference days. not only because OF
the remarkable utterances of President
Smith, but because there has been no
rain