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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30
NOT INFIDEL.

The commercialization OF the Nor
mon church Is ordained by smith-Jo-
seph p Smith. That alleged prophet.
seer, and revelator pretends that the
commeroialization Is ords ined by God I,
but when he Gays that he means the
same thing that The Tribune means,
II Is strange thing that the majority
OF disinterested and conscientious peo-
pie. who are quite willing to find good
In everything, are unable to discover
any sociological benefit or any personal
justice In the prophets method, Here
is the New York Mail with an editorial
reprinted in today's Tribune under the
title, "a Religious Big Bonanza" ex-
posing the whole affair as Il is seen
rarche and dupes. While the Mall
does not call the levies made by the
Mormon president brigandage. 1t is
clear that the Mail has no respect for
the system which is pursued.
1t is graft plain and simple, and
more distinctly and selfishly a graft
than is realized by the Mall for that
paper asks what else will the hierarch
do with his vast wealth than to en-
ploy IT for the social and political ag-
grandizement OF his church," The
prophet. seer, and revelator testifies
that he has fivo wives and forty-two
children, What is the need OF looking
around for church to aggrandize
when he has n domestic establishment
of that kind? President Smith believes
the scripture. which says that 'he who
cares not for his own Is worse than an
inf1del"-and in this respect the Mall
may wager that Joseph f. Smith Is no
infldel
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30
QUICK RETURNS.

funny epilogue appears In that Nor
mon church organ. the Paris Qdaho)
Post. A few days since 1t announced
that Senator Fred T Dubois was
stranded" smashed into splinters."
and "in a bad fix" The Tribune called
attention 10 the various bad fates
which had befallen Dubois. and to the
frequent political obituaries and funeral
sermons printed and preached over his
alleged remains by the big and little
hierarchs; and incidentally The Trib-
une remarked that the woe was not all
on one side.
In the next issue OF the Paris Post
after this conservation OF the Idaho
Senator to multifarious evils, that pa
per emits howl Of agony which is the
fulflllment of The Tribune's prediction
that the hierarchs would also get some
thing from Dubois. The Post mourn
fully cries that Dubois has captured
the whole outfit, bag and baggage" OF
the Democratic central committee. It
expresses Its sympathy with the Demo-
Gratis OF Bear Lake county and the
State Of Idaho under the humiliating
circumstances In which they are
placed
The Post also presents to our aston
ished gaze the spectacle of a stranded"
man showing "brazen effrontery."
which is Its description of the express
sion on the Dubois political counte-
nance. 1t also pictures the grotesque
spectacle Of q politician smashed into
splinters" seizing complete control of
the organization" OF his party. as fus
nereally stated by the Post.
Considering that Dubois was dead,
and that the former article of the Nor
mon organ was intended for requiem.
the new editorial OF the Post must be
accepted as tribute to the doctrine of
political resurrection. However, the
Post is not without comfort 1t as
sumcs that all the decent element Of the
Democracy in Bear Lake county will
get out OF that party and join the Re
publican ranks. BY decent element" 1t
doubtless means Mormons; and as they
vote just as they are told by President
Bulge. the real net gain to the Republl-
can party cannot be regarded as OF mo-
ment In the State.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30
AMERICAN OLYMPIANS.

Fairly full accounts OF the contests in
the Olympic Games at Athens. which
began on April 22nd last, were given by
the cablegrams; but there were puzzles
In the records of the events, which at
times obscured clearncss OF under
standing. Thus. the meter OF 80 81 inches
was the standard of measurement, ex-
the usual hours minutes, and seconds
the kilometer measured tho [Marathon]
long race.
AS the dispatches noted. the Amsri-
cans In these contests were far and away
ahead Of the world In these contests;
they won the first prizes In eleven out
OF twenty events: their winnings being
six out OF eight races, three out OF six
jumps, and two out OF four weight
events They also took six seconds,
Counting two ties a seconds,) no other
nationality taking more than four.
The Greeks themselves took but one
first, and two seconds but their cham
pion weight litter beat all rivals: this,
however, was not strictly a game, and
was not included In the schedule.
The following is the table OF events.
with the winners of first and second
prizes, and the time or distance IN all
the games, as we find the record in The
Independent. furnished that paper by
Director William n. Bates OF the Amer
lean school at Athens. The hop-step-
and-jump, though not specified as so,
was no doubt running. not standing,
the "pentathlon," which include drum
ming 1872 meters, standing broad jump,
throwing the discus In the Greek style.
throwing the javelin, and wrestling,
was revival OF an ancient all-round
competition. Here is the summary of
all:
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or TO bring a Juror to responsibility
at the bar of the court; for the presid-
ing ecclesiastical authority and the jur-
or himself would probably deny the
giving and taking OF counsel In such a
matter.
The local authorities OF the church,
the presidencies OF stakes, have
taken their suggestion from the pro-
phet. seer, and revelator, who In secret
priesthood meeting at the last confer
ence gave explicit instructions to mem
bers of his church who might be called
to serve on Juries. Inasmuch as the
presidents Of stakes look upon Joseph
F. Smith Is the embodied voice OF the
Almighty, they feel II to be their SUI
preme duty 10 follow the example
which he sets. IT Is probable that
Utoh will hear more Of this nefarious
Instruction; because, as 1t percolates
out among the ranks of the minor &c
clesiasts and their followers, there is
bound TO be perceptible evil wrought
and great injustice done
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30
DON'T SAY BRUTAL!

The best friends OF Hon. George
Sutherland, subordinate Senator from
Utah, speak of him as II he were a
very lady-like person IN his manners
Doubtless this compliment which
might seem extraVsgant to those un-
acquainted with the cooling creature Is
deserved; and evidence to that effect is
afforded by Mr.. Sutherland In his
statement, through the public prints,
that he has been brutally criticized in
these columns.
That Is just the kind OF Il word that a
person OF his effeminate temperament
would be likely to use, no matter how
gently disagreement with his course
might be expressed. The word Is too
robust TO be associated with Mr.. Suth-
erland. No one would be brutal to him. .
It is unnecessary. The force, the vigor,
the momentum which could give bru-
tality to q criticism of Mr.. Sutherland
would be as much n waste OF energy as
II one were to slam a bar OF railroad
iron at a mosquito.
Senator Smoot's Senator Sutherland
should maintain his character and his
reputation by sticking to his favorte
expression: THE Tribune Is a mean
old thinR-there now!
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ECUADOR'S MESSAGE.

Senor Luis Felipe Carbo is the Min
lister from Ecuador to the United
States. He has been confding to the
Washington Post the great essential
fact which has moved his country
along the line of progress. and has
turned the attention of the observant
world to the dawn OF a new day after
a long night time In Ecuador
These are some of the utterances of
Senior Carlo;
The elections In my country were fought
on lines similar 10 those In France. The
Conservatives are ruled by the clerical
element, who desired that the church
should control the State. During their
term OF office they turned backward the
wheels OF progress In the educational
system, in government, in commerce. In
everything.
The Liberals believe that the State
should rule the church, and they won by
an overwhelming majority. with the re-
suit, I hope. that Ecuador's development
will now go on uninterruptedly. Amer-
cans are much interested I'm enterprises
there.
That is the testimony OF nations that
live: and that is the inscription on the
monuments OF nations dead. The dom
inatlon by clerical influence over the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30
BACKING A FISH TO WIN

A favorite recreation IN Siam Is
watching the fighting fish, species Of
fish found in the waters of no other
country The fish cannot live in unity,
and If two are placed In a bowl they
Will instantly engage In a struggle ito
the death"
II is no unusual thing TO see In the
streets of Siam crowds OF natives chat
tering and gesticulating round a bowl
containing a number of these fish.
which they bet on in the same way
as more civilized people do on race
horses. Intense excitement reigns
among the natives as they watch the
fish fighting within the bowl.
These peculiarly quarrelsome fish are
very similar to the common pike in ap-
pearance. with the exception that they
are not In the possession of gills. Their
fms. too. are remarkably sharp, and
these they use with terrible effect upon
one another. Blood oozes from their
sides. and yet they persist In fighting
until perhaps two are left alive, and
then the survivors turn on one another
until only one is left out of perhaps a
dozen placed In the tub.
Although the fighting fish are excep-
ticnally good to eat, the majority of ma
tives esteem them only for their fight
ing propensities, which affords them
amusement and excitement every day.
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the contrary Notwithstanding; and that
AS for relIgion-the church is not In
religion and declines TO be chargeable
with this crime,
As q second chapter the News may
reply that 1T never said what IL said
and that II did not mean what N said It
meant. and that the church has not
spoken and will not speak OH these
subjects, having merely said that II Will
and that II will not retire from busi-
ness. politics and religion.
And ms a third chapter, II the fore
going lucid statements are not salts
factory 10 the Springfield Republican,
the Deseret News may say that there
Is no such thing as the Mormon church;
but that the Mormon church will con-
tinue. under the providence OF the Al
mighty. to illuminate the dark caverns
OF the Christian world with the super
nal light which shines from the brows
Of its prophets.
Finally, as fourth chapter. the
News may insist that no discussion of
the subject has taken place, that q
quotation OF what It has said Is merely
Garbline and mendacious m!srepre-
sentation Of what It has not said; and
that not having spoken at all II has
said what it has said without author.
StNr
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civic affairs OF mankind Is the deadly
blight under which the nation withers
In Its flower.
The evolutionary movement among
mankind Is leading all civilized people
away from the old monstrous doctrines
of a rulership over a mans temporall
ties by men who claim an unprovable
authority TO speak In the name of the
Creator. Tho mighty uplItt of the world
In this age of intelligence is raising all
worthy peoples beyond the pit of super
stitlon. Utah, even, answers to Ecua-
dor that here, too. the power Of the
church over the State is being brought
TO an end, and American interests are
becoming predominant.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30
THE CHURCH TRINITY,

The great Mormon trinity has been busl-
ness, politics and religion-well mixed
The report that the church is TO retire
from business should be followed by one
that II Is 10 retire from politics; and there
the job and retire from rellgion.-Spring-
field Republican.
To all OF which the Deseret News
may reply that the church is not and
never has been In business. and viii
continue to remain In business despite
any ungodly attempts of the unregen-
crate world to remove the church from
business; and that the church Is not IN
politics and Will continue to remain I'm
politics the assaults Of the wicked to
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30
CURIE DECLINED HoNORs.

Nine. Curie has explained an incident
In the life of her late husband. He had
the distinction of refusing the red rib
bon of the Legion of Honor His rea-
son was a matter of speculation. One
insinuation was that the great chemist
had a grievance that his wife was not
decorated with him; another, still less
plausible. was that he did not care to
accept a decoration which had never
been conferred upon his father Mime.
Curie writes quietly to observe that all
this is purely fantastic. NJ. Curie had
a settled conviction that personal deco
rations were open to objections that
outweighed their advantages. and, TO
her great joy. as sharing his opinion,
he acted up to 1t In his own case. He
had declined academic distinction be-
fore declining the Legion of Honor
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30
Here and There

DIVERSIONS OF A y, S, CONSUL,
New York Press,
The diversions OF United States Con-
suls are, as we have more than once
noted, varied and interesting. even II
not always calculated to bring the flush
OF pride TO the cheeks OF home folks.
Last week we dwelt on the activities
Of some of our representatives In the
Orient. Today the scene shifts to Az
rica Robert f. Mansfield, now Consul
at Valparaiso, but formerly at Zan-
thar, has told his Indiana friends,
with pardonable satisfaction, that he
had the honor of shooting the Queen
of ZANZIBAR one day, when prdcticing
with new shotgun in n jungle near
the scene of his consular exertions.
The Queen. with her attendants, was
bathing In the bosky woods when
without warning, about thirty oird-
shot peppered her from an unseen
source. IT behooves Kings and Queens
as we'll as the common herd, to stay
indoors and barricade the windows
when an American Consul goes gun
ming Mr. Mansfield did not tell the
Queen that to the representative OF the
United States she was Indebted for
this delicate attention He asked his
Government almost Immediately for
transfer to another port, and was sent
to Valparaiso. Anyway, he brought
down the biggest game that he could
hope for In such q circumscribed sphere
as ZANZIBAR.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30
A Religious Big Bonanza

A dispatch from Salt Lake tells us
that the Mormon church Is going out
of business" The circumstances indi-
cato, however, that, as an ecclesiastical
| concern which is endowed with O most
tremendous fund OF ready money, ana
thus equipped for prodigious operations
strange and new, IL Is just going into
business,
What this withdrawal from busi-
ness may mean is indicated by some
of the circumstances. IT requires a
combination OF English and American
capitalists. and s25,0O0.000 of money. TO
take over tho Utah Light and Railway
company alone, a church property.
Presumably a good deal Of this new
capitalization is water. and the church
does not get so much for It. but II gets
good many millions.
Then the Salt Lake 6 Los Angeles
railway connection is sold for $500, 900.
and there are half a dozen other inter
ests which. II the church disposes OF
them, will bring a great deal more
money than that
Besides this vast endowment, derived
from commercial sources. the Mormon
church possesses unknown wealth ac-
cumulated from It's tlthcs. TO which
every Saint Is obliged TO contribute
regularly to the extent OF one-tenth OF
his Income. That the free funds OF the
'HuTCns uNdllaDlc LOT any use tnat ltS
irresponsible hierarchy may choose TO
employ them, will soon amount to
S50,00o,O00, Is probably not too much TO
say.
Very much OF this money has come
from the general development of Salt
Lake and Of Utah, BY means OF It's
great business and trading organiza-
ton, called Zions Cooperative Mer-
camille Institution. the Mormon church
in an early day obtained a hold upon
the productive activities of q whole
great region. Little by little 1t crushed
out trading opposition, forced its own
people into productive agriculture, alb
sorbed the receipts of transportation
agencies. and in a local way played just
such game as that which has piled
up the STANDARD OIL millions,
The church has been the greatest
colonizing agency in the country. The
families for colonization enterprises In
half a dozen States and in Mexico are
drafted by the church, and their outfits
are furnished by the wards from which
they come. We may be sure that the
church takes toll of all their gains.
Peters pence, at Rome, is a bagatelle
to the pretty penny which the boss of
the Mormon church has in his Golfers.
He is the head of the most profitable
world has ever seen. What will he do
with this vast wealth. What else to
be sure. but employ II for the social
and political aggrandizement of the
church New York Mail
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Observer Observations
observe that egotisrn Is often

observe that egotism Is often
palmed off for superior knowledge.
That force of circumstances" Is
often made the excuse for a persons
lock Of push.
That he who waits for something to
turn up needs to wear long-tailed
coat.
That a sentleman never forgcts that
his mother was a woman,
That the new hat is as big nuisance
IN church as a squalling baby
That It takes more than fine clothes
10 make either a lady OF gentleman.
That the purity Of a mans intentions
Is determined by the effect which his
conduct has upon his own life.
That there Is on amusing side even
TO the Smoot case, but II is always the
other side.
That cold facts" are always relished
the more when they are warmed over.
That the fellow who is tied TO his
mothers apron strings never goes far
astray.
That the majority OF the people OF
Salt Lake City are preparing to cele-
hrate. at the races, on the ball grounds
and on tho dance floor, the sufferings
and death of their slres.
That the tread of the veteran host"
IL very unsteady now.
That the people OF Utah show more
love for the boys In blue now than they
did when Gen. Conner marched his men
across the Jordan.
That there never was a time when
I'VE" did not love the constitution and
the flag.
That the bloody shirt" is washed Of
all it's stains and is peacefully worn In
stead of being tauntingly waved.
ON SUM UTHER THINGS.
That an inovashun IL a fad and It's
introdooser IL an old fool.
That the sooel-hed liz al the still nou
both on the gridIurn and at the kom-
menSment.
That It takes al the buty from the
printed pag TO spell fonetikaly.
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AN OLD EXPRESSION.

New York Tribune
Fired out" commonly supposed to be
en- "Americanism," has been traced
home to Shakespeare. In one of his
sonnets he says;
Yet this shall I ne'er know. but live In doubt
Til my bad angel fire my good one out
Say" az an exclamation to attract
attention to the beginning of remark.
Is common enough and not very ele-
CANT, Al least SO thought a school
teacher. who resolved to break his pu-
pills Of the habit of using It, A bright
one quoted, however, this from ''The
Star Spangled Banner"
oh. say' can you sec?
III the American people sing say"
In the National hymn. say, why not
say "Say?"
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THE HERITAGE

We saw her soft body weighed down
With Its splcndor OF raiment and spal.
These things shall she wear as a crown
These wear for her purltys sakeT'
In crimson we robed her and white,
Fine linen we brought her and gold.
We sheltered her heart from the niEht.
We mufled her breast from the cold
For softness and beauty denied
The dust of our emptier days;
We creDt to her then I'm our pride
And mockery met our gaze.
For with all the white raiment she wors
With all the soft life she might live
she cried through her roses once mors,
Is this TINS the most you can
Since | walt, being woman once born.
For the solace OF anguish and fears.
Demanding my birthrIght, to mourn
And my .Eift OF great sorrow, and
Arthur Stringer In Everybody's Msga-
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SAD REUNION OF VETERANS.

lenlles Weekly.
The survivors OF the Nineteenth
pennsylvania volunteer regiment faced
the inevitable at their reunion held In
Philadelphia few DAYS ago. This reg
lment was nearly annihilated i'm the
ClVll war. 1t participated in the battle
OF gettysburg and fought at Mine Run,
atter which engagement the few mem
oers left were transferred to another
regiment. There are now less than
eighty of the old NInetietb living. most
or them so enfeebled that they cannot
leaVe their homes. and they resolved
not TO attempt another meeting.
Boys, said Col Davis, their leader
we are getting too old. and those OF
us that are able to get around are SO
scattered that We cannot get together
any more This is our last banquet
we nave got to bid one another good
bye, No one Will be surprised that
manly tears were Shed at this point,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30

OF course. II the hierarchy should
promise. In connection with the Smoot
case. to interfere In politics. 1t would
feel that 1t would be wrong not to keep
it's promise.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30

/. Friday. very few young men who want
10 be lucky In marriage Will be in such
haste as TO take their June brides on
that day.
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ORIGIN OF THE q

'01pDe Tne origin Of that v
Tn1pcs IN mos, places on ,,,i ~ ~
back aei;a1 to wa: was being
Turks TSniss' under The isS i 3
,ate ~ se' the city by asssI.s $, ~ z
dig a passage age pSs'i iSe &C.
penetrate .1e ,pe noise ,'ns q a. ~:
suoea slm9 ''d Of tunnslilis3ss, lill3s,:s
night-tin,"s. me, 'Ha all but
We'f ,ns bakers. Ssi6s' It Tss Ts,.,s II II
bsayd t1ay the pIckGsSssss ss,rsr. n
ing nearer ana dassiIrs Q
sos aos!,pi ,tion took then :. sr
most ,,,.,d,. s.'TS'' ihs EmpeIST.. ~,
mission TO loIS,sh Insh cftsss7
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30

But with all their royal ceremonies
II VIII be impossible for Alfonso and hie
bride to be happier than our simple
American bridal couples
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30

But Senator Smoot as an opponent of
the Republican party would have to
work hard to do 1t more harm than he
has been doing it.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30

However,. IL the trout are all caught
by the time the fishing season opens,
those who love fishing for It's own seke
can find plenty Of carp In Utsh lake.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30

schoolboys would rather have the
rain come now, though, than when they
have the important outdoor affairs OF
vacation time to look after.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30

Though they might not be believed
graduates of former years could tell
those OF the present that the problems
OF life are not as easy as they look.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30

Quite a number of other statesmen
throughout Utah may regard the exam
pie OF County Attorney Christensen as a
good one to follow
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30

Regarding the charge of a dollar for
admission to the Young Mems Republi-
can club, 1t will be the general opinion
that much better shows can be seen for
the money.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30

County Attorney Christensen enjoyed
his recent stay in Washington so much
that he would be glad to go back for a
much longer visit