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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01
SOUND REGULATIONS.

The Merchants and Manufacturers
on the right track. in it's efforts to elm
mate fake advertising schemes, and to
regulate solicitations for charity. In
each case, the regulations of the Los
Angeles Merchants and Manufacturers
| Association seem to be close fit for the
right thing,
Every community Is afflicted with ad-
| vertising graftcrs. These come In with
an appearance of interest and enthusi-
| asm that might deceive the very elect
The CRATER knows just what the town
or the special business or interest
which he has designs upon needs. and
he is not willing but positively pining,
to help that interest along. also. he has
the only genuine. infalllble, blown-In-
he-bottle means of doing It, The pro-
gramme. in case he gets his order,
varies with the expertness of the graft
er or the opportunity presented In a
| recent case in San Francisco, 1t was
found that the business book Of which
thousands were to be printed, contained
In each case just one copy in which the
advertisement of the firm paying was
carried; and that firm got that COPY.
the grand result being that some scores
or hundreds of dollars, as the case may
be. were paid by the firm to advertise
Its business to itself exclusively In
other cases. tens of copies are printed.
where thousands are promised, and the
swindle runs through all the variations
Of fakery
The Los Angeles association now has
this form of swindling practically ban
ished from that city. by the simple de-
Vice of posting a notice in each busi-
ness house. and all agreeing to II. that
no advertising will be placed in any but
established publications unless written
endorsement from the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association has been
obtained. 1t Is simple rule. admirable
in Its business sense and effectiveness
And II Will continue to keep the city
free from this form of graft as long as
the association examines shrewdly and
passes upon with judgment every
oNIiculc VI the kllI tnut is presented.
and the business men there stick to the
rule.
Similarly In the matter of sollcIta-
tions for charity. The objects Ia be
benefited Except In emergencies) must |
first be examined and approved by the |
association before the business men Will |
help them, This Is powerful lever for
the elimination of unworthy solicita- |
tions, and 1t Is also mighty incentive
to every concern seeking contributions
to conduct them In a way to merit the
public confidence. And II coupled with
an Identification list of the solicitors,
the cure would be radical
IL the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association of this city will adopt
TO protect tho public on these
points as the Los Angeles public is pro-
tected by the rules referred TO and in
force there, 1t Will save the cost of Its
tenfold, TO the business
every year.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01
SIMPLIFYING POSTAGE.

! The Postal Progress League. which Is
| holding It's fourth annual convention in
| Boston, has come out In favor of con-
solidating the two postage rates known
| as third-class and fourth-class. This
VIII reinforce the recommendation of
Postmaster-General Cortelyou, con-
| CURED In by Third Assistant Post
| master General Madden under whose
jurisdiction the administration of the
law as TO these classes of postal matter
is put, AS at the present defined. the
law governing these classincations
presents some curious anomalies. Here
are some OF them. contrasted as to
rates:
Printed books. cents n pound.
Blank books. 10 cents n pound
visiting cards. printed. cents a pound
Visiting cards. blank Is cents n pound
Christmas cards. printed paper, S
cents pound.
Christmas caros, printed on silk. satin
or any other substance than paper, Is
cents pound.
Advertisements on blottIng papcr cent
per ounce.
Advertisements on ordinary paper
cent per each two ounces.
acorns etc. for food, 16 cents oySsdu's' pound
Potatoes, peas, beans, chestnuts
acrons, etc, for planting, cents per
pound,
1t is certainly an astonishing list. but
1t could easily be heightened. Why
such distinctions should be made. why
blank books should be charged double
the rate of printed books; why pota-
toes beans, peas. chestnuts, etc,
should be charged double postage when
used for food. over the same articles
when used for planting. would puzzle
the ordinary business mind There
may be some hidden reason. but who
ever originated the idea should have
lett diagram And at any rate II
VIII clearly be a marked advance I'm
postal consistency. as we'll as a relief
TO tho minds of the postal clerks who
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01
PEET AND POLYGAMY.

Though the Manufacturers and Mer-
chants association is not the hacker of
the movement Mr.. Peet represents he
says his campaign has the moral support
Of that association and others OF It's char
acter.
The foregoing paragraph Is from the
Chicago Chronicle. 1t relates to one V,
S. Peet and the Manufacturers and
Merchants association of Salt Lake
City, Preceding the recital Of that as
founding claim by Mr. Peet Is the
printed story OF the exploded effort of
that emissnry of the church to give
$4,000 In certain impracticable contin-
gencies to charity.
Was 1t not enough that Hon Col. c.
E. Loose would indorse Peet and guar
antee, without any possibility of ex-
pense to himself, the offer made by
Mr.. Peet with Il rescue string attached
to it?
Is the Manufacturers and Merchants
association of Salt Lake City Offering
It's moral support to an immoral prop
osItion concerning the situation in this
State2 What is the object of that body
and what are the objects of bodies OF
similar character which Mr.. Peet
claims are supporting his labors In be-
half OF the Mormon church? The Man
ufacturers and Merchants association
should repudiate Peet at once, or II
should be known to this community as
an adjunct OF the polyeamous propa-
genda and practice of the leading Nor
mons.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

day night by a tribe of boosters and run
into nell hole. piled With bad liquor
and thrown out after the last dime Of
his wages has gone over the green
cloth.
The sleuths OF the church press who
could find nothing wrong In the rotten
ness of the conditions under the Nor
ris administration. have, with great
trouble, found some gambling I'm back
rooms and clubs. But they will en-
counter more difficulty I'm an effort TO
find the hundreds of thugs and tinhorns
whose occupation is gone and they Will
encounter insurmountable difficulty i'm
any attempt to discover any particular
hardship to the community under the
present administrations strict suppress
sion Of the most vicious of gambling
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01
GOOD BOB LUND.

The passing OF Bob Lund, as the Hon
Robert c. Lund was lovingly and ia
miliarly called, the best-known figure
OF Utah outside of Salt Lake City. has
left vacant place which cannot soon
be filled. He was of the sturdy heroic
type. a pioneer by instinct and training,
a keen business man, a most useful cit
izen, a devoted friend.
1t is a sad thing that he was called
away before his eyes could witness the
realization of the splendid hopes he en-
tertained for southern Utah. During
thirty years he had been telling the
world of the infinite possibilities dor
mant In the arid south No man was
better Informed concerning the depos-
It's Of mineral and no man had a more
definite Idea of how they should be
utilized. Just when the railway stu
alton and the investment of capital in
the south are demonstrating that from
the ashen valleys and the desolate hills
VIII be gathered enrichment for the
State and the Nation, the manifold
PhSSi'"i eiiic'ious OF MS lie bring
him TO the coffin. But his work Will
endure; and when southern Utah shall
be rich and prosperous, as he hoped. IL
there be gratitude In the human heart
the name OF Robert c. Lund will be
treasured In public annals and private
remembrance.
The State of Utah loses noble citi
zen in his death Bob Lund was a
SQuare man.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

NECESSARY EXPLANATION.

The Deseret News contains A lengthy
account of n polygamous marriage at
Pennington, in which one Cecil G.,
Plant of San Francisco and young
woman of Salt Lake We're tho parties
At the conclusion OF Its sensational
recital the News takes pains to advise
the world that Plant is not a Mormon,
that he never was n Mormon. and that
he has never been identified with the
Mormon church in any manner whatso-
ever
In making It's defense. the News af-
fords logical conviction.
What other church Is there in Amer
lea which has need TO make this ex-
plana tion?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01
TRIBUNE THURSDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY L. 1906

ress OF this commonwealth. II there
were no political dictatlon by the hie-
rarchy, there would be no story to that
effect. If there were no monopolistic
commercialism by means of 1.-THE
funds, no report Of such thing would be
in circulation.
Peets attitude. and the one which he
claims Is morally supported by the
Manufacturers and Merchants associa-
ton, is akin to that OF the attorney
who is defending u burglar and who
contends that the offense against So
ciety is committed by the witnesses
who testify to the crime md rot by
the felon who committed IT,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

Peets argument throughout the East
has been that the stories told of polyg-
amy, political interference, etc, are In
furious to this State; and, presumab bly,
because of the alleged material injury
to the Industry and commerce OF Utah
resultant from the circulation of re-
ports Of this character he assumes
that the business interests here will
support his Misrepresentation
The Manufacturers and Merchants
association and other bodies of similar
character which Poet has arrayed at
his back, should know that II is not a
story but fact which Is Injurious to
Utah. If there were no polygamy In
Utah. there would be no story about
polySamy to retard tho material prog
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

Whatever other prominent members
Wis church may think of the Nation,
-'rother Spry Will be able to see that
something good can come out OF II
every time he draws hIs salary.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

The Topeka State Journal afterwarc
grows serious, and thinks that toward
the top OF the list Of names of Senators
who ought TO be expelled. should aD-
pear the name of Thomas c. Platt
Possibly so. and possibly not so But
that does not constitute the Issue at the
present time. No charges have been
filed In the Senate against Hon. Thorn
as c, Platt of the State of New York,
and without charges his case is no more
akin to that of Reed Smoot than IL he
were a member of the German Reichs-
tag.
the specific and proved allcgation
against Apostle Smoot of Utah are that
he Is a member of an organized law
breaking and reasonable body; that
his position In that disloyal organiza-
tion makes him responsible for its
teachings and its practices,
II Reed Smoot. apostle-oath- bound
to traitorous cult which predicts and
seeks the overthrow OF our present
form of government and the substltu-
tion therefor of the priestcraft OF the
Mormon church-is fit to be a Senator
OF the United States. then any alien,
anarchist and avowed enemy of all hu-
man government, any ambassador of a
nation unfriendly to tho United States
and seeking our destruction is, in
morals, equally entitled TO be a Senator
and to have voice in making the laws
which he or his king will not obey.
To be as serious as the Kansas State
Journal, let II be remarked once more
that Apostle Reed Smoot Is a citizen of
the kingdom of Joseph F. Smith, bound
by the most solemn obligations to do
the Will Of Joseph F. Smith, and that
Reed Smoot. apostle, cannot give allie
glance, either as citizen or Senator. to
the Government OF the United States
except as he may be directed so TO do
and as he may be controlled in that al
legiance by Joseph f. Smith, pretended
prophet and avowed enemy" of this
Nation,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

Still. Brother spry. in the opinion of
the hierarchy, would have been a more
pleasing figure In the Marshals office In
the Territorial days
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

Senators Sutherland and Smoot might
draw lots to see which one shall be
for the Philippine sugar measure and
which against It,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

tomorrow Will be the important com
ing-out day of the grounding hut
.tnere arc some persons. OF course. who
Will not think IT makes any difference
whether he sees his shadow or not
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

Apostle Taylor also went away from
his plural wives at Pennington. but he
can prove that he would have stayed
II he could
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

Representative Howell Will undoubt-
edly be heard from again. as there will
be other opportunities TO say something
on the wrong side of questions.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

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perfal Hotel
Cbicago-Palmer House.
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Omaha-Union Station News Stand
Portland-Orcgon Newa Agency, q, Is fancy
Los Aneelcs-Amos's News stand.
San Francisco-Ardng News Agency NJ
Whcatley Hotel ST. Francis, Foster Oreor'
Seattle-W, Ellis. Hotel Northern. J. r Jus
tice. Wilson. McVcy Co.
Denvcr-JuiluR Black Brown Hotel kendrick
Book and stationery Co
Bolss-Idanha Hotel. Boso Book and Music
Store Arch. Cunningham Co, "a seller
q Co.
Pocatello-Chhncc & Co., II II Whittlesey
Tonopah-o Neil & Co, A. II. Eounswe1
Goldhcld-Fitchett Cignr Store. Hunter Adv
Pub. Co. @ A Marsh,
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01
SMITH, THE MISER.

once more, In long sermon on the
subject of the distribution OF the tithes.
Apostle Charles w. Penrose falls to
tell what is done with these immense
contributions, and merely makes a plea
for more, more. more.
In his Logan sermon the adroit
apostle announces seventeen different
channels for the expenditure OF the
tIthes; and yet not one OF his hearers
learns anything about the amount Of
this great fund annually contributed
nor has any clear Idea of how much is
expended for church purposes and how
much Is diverted into other channels
Penrose is charged with insinuatIng
that Joseph Il. Smith Is somewhat
miserly In his financial method. This
Is doubtless true but the fact is poor
advertisement to those devoted crea
lures who must give the fatlngs Of
their flocks into the hands of the miser.
The natural fear Is that Joseph F.
Smith lays those miserly hands on the
funds and delays their progress toward
the God who Is supposed TO demand
tiell anu 10 "nOin tne Mormon Dtne-
payer thinks he is contributing them.
There is something significant In this
effort Of the chief falsiher to reconcile
the Mormon people to 1.-THE paying II
must be that difficulty has been eS-
peTlenced in making the usual annual
Increase of collections. We have heard
of good many Mormons who have
concluded that until they are quite sure
that the Lord Almighty has entrusted
the power of tlthe tax farming to Jo-
seph f. Smith. they will not entrust
any more of their property into his
Keeping for the Almighty They know
Of ample ways to expend their means to
directly alleviate human distress and to
benefit society; and as each man is able
to approximately know the amount of
uthes paid In his ward and can ap-
proXimate how much Is returned TO
that ward, it Is clear that the thinking
man Of the Mormon church must realize
that not ten per cent of the total tithes
ever gets back to beneft, directly or in
directly, the contributors.
One of the best signs Of these times Is
the refusal of the toiling Mormon TO
contribute his scanty earnings to the
hoard of Joseph F. Smith, the Mormon
miser.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

Leading church officials now know
that their memories are not to be i'm
paired by shocks due to service of sub
DOenaS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

But for q case like that of Plant now
and then, our prosecuting officers, alb
sorbed in the duties of their offices
might forget that there was a law
against polygamy.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

Gamblers find 1t impossible to believe
the reports Of opponents of the city
administration that games are flourish
ing here.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

For the convenience OF those who do
not like TO go home as early as 1890
a, m, though, the company will con-
tinue TO run cars at six In the morning
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

1t seems that Plant, in taking an ex-
ira wife In Davis county, neglected the
important precaution of joining the
church.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

Some man with n competent admira-
tion for Senator Smoot Will soon be
found to succeed Mr.. Spry in the State
land board.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

Among those subpoenaed. the hie-
rarchy can see no one who can be de-
pended upon to misstate the language
of the church oaths.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

Hepburn is perfectly right on the re-
serve matter, ns he is attacking
branch Of the Government service
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

Leading elders OF Davis will regret
to have the reputation OF their county
injured by case of unauthorized
polygamy.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

If the Manufacturers and Merchants
association and other bodies OF similar
character desire TO be OF any aid TO
Utah in material way. they should
purge themselves of Peet and polyg-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

AS Plant was not an elder Brother
George Reynolds would not say that he
was doing as he should when he took
an extra wife
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

Some men. however, would rather
walk home at night than go as early
as half past twelve.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01
Thursday, February l, 1905

Hold-ups regard January as one OF
the dullest months they have ever
known here.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

While Brother Spry is devoted TO the
rites of his church, he Is liberal enough
to see much good In confirmation.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

1t must be conceded that Senator
Hepburn is one of the most successful
antagonizers ever sent to the Senate.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

Senator Ttuman, though unfamiliar
with 'ther subject, knows that Senator
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01
A SERIOUS JOKE.

The Topeka (Kansas) State Journal
grows jocular over the petitions to un-
seat Apostle Reed Smoot of Utah. 1t
| says.
The State Journal confesscs that IL Is
unable To work itself into much of a
| lather over tho Smoot case II he is as
| bad as the good women OF tho executive
committee paint him, ii serves him right
TO be sent to the United States Senate.
Six years of punishment In being COM
PEELED 10 associate with that body may
reform him Instead OF helping him To
escape, why not make him serve the limit
of his sentence at hard labor-at least as
hard as the United States Senate ever
does.
That is really good newspaper humor
Ana coming from Kansas IL brings To-
cal flavor. for one of tho Senators from
that State is under sentence by United
States court for violation OF law.
Occasionally we OF Utah. also, are
able TO see n gleam OF fun In the Smoot
case. For instance. 1t Is not long since
Senator stated that IL Reed Smoot
had committed n crime, and that crime
could be proved, the committee would
report unanimously and the Senate
would vote. almost to a man, that he
should be expelled. In answer to this
proposition a Utah man said Mr.
Senator, you have placed the Srnoot
case on the impractlcable ground If
he were proved guilty OF a crime, the
only way he could ever get out of the
Senate would be 10 die. Possibly that
is one reason why his opponents have
not pushed the charge of polygamy. II
YOU Will not eXpel man for violation
ton therefor. how can we expect that
You Will unscat q man for violation OF
the law of his own State2"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

have to draw such lines. to have them
obliterated
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

The Topeka (Kansas) State Journal
grows jocular over the petitions to un-
seat Apostle Reed Smoot of Utah. 1t
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-01

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Address.

East 81 Louis. March 6.--The Demo
cratic Judicial convention was called
to order in The city han at East 81
| Louis at II a. IN. by Albert Watson, OF
Mt. Vernon. chairman of the Judicial
committee. The call was read by Judge
NJ. w Schaeffer. of Belleyille The or
ganization perfected Monday was put
| through and Judge T p. Steele OF
Hamilton county, was elected tenn
porary chairman and A. NJ Brownlee,
of Franklin county James w Estes,
OF Washington county and ". r Bor,
doris OF Randolph, We're elected secre-
taries. Committees were then appoint
ed and Alexander county was repre-
scented on the credentlal committee
by Geo, h. Walker, on permanent or
ganizati0n by John Mulyihill on reso-
lutions by Angus Leek. on the per-
manent Judicial committee by Capt
w NJ Williams. The convention adj
journed until lao p. NJ. On re-as-
sembliug the convention. James H.
Martin Of Jackson county was made
permanent chairman and he address,
the convention in an able manner. The
report of the committees was then
called ana presented after which
nominations were called for
Mayor Fred Kern of Belleville,
made the nominating speech, placing
Judge Carr9I C Roges in nomination