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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26
TWO EXILES.

The famous John D. Rockefelle
went TO Europe when public indig
nation and Governmental legal pro
| ceedings against the Standard Oil com
| pany became foo warm to suit Mr.
Rockefeller's peace of mind and per
sonal comfort. Does his absence de
tract in any way from his influence ir
Standard Oil affairs' Not perceptibly
Does his avoidance Of process servers
take away any Of the righteousness of
Governmental prosccutionf Not so faI
as courts and district attorneys recog
nize. The fact is that Mr.. Rockefeller s
business has been 70 systematized, has
he were to 60 away for two years not
any material matter would suffer by
his absence, nor would his dominating
influence be less effective. All the
minor officials of Standard Oil and
kindred corporations understand Mr..
Rockefeller wishes, his coadjutors
will carry out his plans, and by cable
cipher he can communicate with them
on any new question which may rise.
Furthermore, Mr.. Rockefeller will con-
tinue TO draw his enormous dividends
without any discount because of his
absence,
k, Another distinguished gentleman has
left his native heath, has apparently
abandoned his field Of mal-activities
in order to avoid the appearance OF
responsibility IN matters where the
law, the constitution of this State. and
the public sentimentality Of the coun-
try have been outraged and are still TO
be defed. Thoughtful readers will
readily guess that reference is hereby
made 10 President Joseph F. Smith,
chief of the Mormon hierarchy. He
has gone on his long vacation-presum-
ably to Europe. AT later time his
friends Will say: GLOW could Presi-
dent Smith be responsible for any po.
litical interference by the church in
Utah or Idaho or Wyoming or any
other part of the United States while
he was in Great Britain, or Germany,
or Scandinavia, visiting his confer
ences, or in giddy Paris not visiting
his conferences7' And yet his ac>
and his influence remain
the same. His coadjutors know his
will; they can communicate with him
by cipher; he will still draw the ten
per cent tithing dividend on the toll
of every Mormon; and his own trans
gresslons against the law, as demon
started by startlingly recent births,
will remain without mitigation,
President Smith is strikingly lacking
in originality when he merely initiates
fleeing boodlers and trust magnates.
The American people are too we'll
acquainted with this kind of evasion
to be deceived one instant They know
that Mr.. Rockefeller is still the Stand
ard Oil, and they know that Joseph F.
Smith is still the Mormon church.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26
TO IDAHO REPUBLICANS.

Without wishing to interfere at all
in our neighbor's S affairs, The Tribune
wishes to warn the Republican party
Of Idaho against allowing itself TO fall
into the clutches of the Mormon hier-
| archy. Ii it allows itself either
through negligence or of purpose, to
| become involved in the church tolls,
1t will have no security for its per
manence; the church will use the party
| there precisely rs it has used the party
In Utah; that is to say, it will give it
the victory occasionally, and occasion.
| ally it will souse it In defeat
The record Of church manipulation OF
| politics in Utah since Statehood ought
| to be n sufficient warning TO the Re-
| publicans Of Idaho and In fact to poll
ticiaus Of all parties throughout tho
whole mountain region. The church in
1898 forced the Democratic party to in
flict upon Utah the shame Of sending
a polygamist to the lower House Of
Congress, who was incontincntly
kicked out.
Turning to the Republican party in
1908, it forced that party to send its
special emissary to the Senate, whose
incumbency of the Senatorial seat from
Utah has been a cause of burning,
shame, and humiliation to the State for
the past three years.
The church gives or withholds vic
tory In Utah to the Republican or the
Democratic party at its own sweet will,
and In accordance with it's own plans,
laid in secret and carried out through
the manipulation of politics, using tho
church organization (Which is the COM
pletest enjoyed by any church there
Isl for the purpose of conveying the
commands of the church chiefs to the
remotest and smallest political districts
IN the State By the use of the church
organization. word can be conveyed
with a certainty and a CELEBRITY and
power of enforcing obedience which is
wholly lacking in any other church or
in any political party.
The Republican party OF Idaho or
any other party whatever, in any State
whatever, which allows this organiza-
ton to capture it and to control it's
policies, direct it's candidates and man
ipulate it's. details, is lost. Any party
go captured is from thenceforth abso-
lutely as helpless as a captive in the
old days that was chained TO the
wheels in Roman triumph
The history of Utah under this
church manipulation and control should
be warning to all Of the surrounding
States of this mountain region. Idaho
just now appears to be the battle
ground in which the church is contend
ing for supremacy through tho Repub-
lican party. If the genuine Republi-
cans of that State cannot throw of the
priestly clutch, it is certainly bound
for oblivion, because the church lead
ers use or manipulate party not on
any party lines, not because of any
adherence to any party politics or
party principles, but merely to carry
out their own sinister desires and de-
signs. If there is sufficient manhood
in the Republican party of Idaho TO
fight off this incubus (and there surely
ought to he plenty) now is the time
for that manhood to come to the front
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26
CRIMINAL SNEEZING

Great public interest Is being mani
tested In the case OF a man who has been
prosecuted for sneezing In public street.
The hero OF the incident is one Johann
Furtmann. resident of Muhlhausep. a
small town in Prusslap Saxony. Furt-
mann, who is highly respected by his
fellow citizens. sneezed somewhat loudly
In the main street OF Muhlhausen 4
policeman arrested him on O charge of
creating disturbance. The local police
authorities prosecuted Furtmann on a.
charge OF gross misdemeauor and render
ing himself a public nuisance After a
lengthy trial Furtmanp was acquitted.
The police authorities appealed against
the decision, and new trial Is neces-
sary. Furtmann announces that he viii
call medical evidence TO prove that a
polypus In the nose prevented him sneez-
ing less loudly than was the case when
the arrest occurred.
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CONVERT AND SENATOR.

II is estimated that II costs tho Mormon
church $500 for overy convert il makes in
the city OF Chicago, Yet. by all accounts,
it secured its Senatorship as chenply as
any on rnoord-New York Evening Post
With regard to the cost and value
and the relation of value to cost-of
every convert made in the city Of Chi
cago to the Mormon church, the State
of Utah is little concerned lie the toll
ers of the Mormon church desire to OK
pend their money that way, this is a
free country. But some people would
believe it better for the missionary to
remain at home, pay off the mortgage
on his little farm, support his vito and
children and educate his boy to some
practical career in life than to spend
two or three years Of timo and half
of his competency trying to rival
Dowie in Chicago.
But with regard to the cost and
value-and the relation of value to
cost-of the Mormon church Senator
ship, this State Of Utah has much of
pertinence to remark. The Post is
right so far as the money phase Of the
Senatorial selection is concerned. The
church not only appointed Smoot with
out having to put up any entrance fee
and secured his confirmation by the
Legislature Of Utah without paving
any per diem, but it really made a
good thing out of the affair, for after
the protest against Smoot was filed
and after the investigation began.
some of the lax tithe payers of the
Mormon church were urged to come
forward with more prompt and ex.
tenslve contributions on the ground
that the church had incurred SO much
expense at Washington that it needed
larger revenues. But the State has NOT
been ablo 10 recoup itself in this or
any other way for the losses occasioned
because of the determination of the
Mormon church to have n SenatorEhin
for a perquisite Of the apostolic sta.
tion. The only cheapness of this Son
atorship for Utah is in connection with
that other word which the great
Thomas Carlyle used when he spoke of
the "cheap and nasty In every
other sense the Mormon church Sen.
atorship has been the costliest injury
that was ever foisted upon Ionp-suffer
ing Utah. 1T cost the good will of the
world. It cost the confidence of the
people of the United States. 1t cost
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26
enough to 60 around ss usual on the
BOSS OF BOTH.

From the viewpoint of Senator Reed
Smoot the ecclesiastical opportunities
now afforded to him are the result, no
doubt, of a Providential interference
in his behalf. The absence Of Presi.
dent Joseph f, Smith affords to Sena-
tor Smoot the opportunity to receive
authoritative and binding revelations
for the Church Of Jesus Christ of Lat
ter.day Saints it is true that, as this
earth is God e footstool, Joseph F. s
pretended authority as His prophet ia
as widespread as the globe, if not ss
the universe. That is the theory; but
in practice, when the boss prophet is
away the little prophets may have
their day, So Senator Smoot comes
into his own In the regency of the
kingdom of God on earth and, as a
Senator, will exercise all the preroga-
tives Of mis- ecclesiastical station.
Apostle Smoot also has his great op-
portunity now in politics. and under the
Instructions and authorizations already
impaired by the absent ruler, Apostle
Smoot may do and undo as seemeth to
his political mind bad to do and undo.
IL is seldom indeed that a Senator
of the United States has so good an
opportunity in religion, IL is seldom
indeed TINT nero teacher of religion
has so good an opportunity in politics.
Senator Reed Smoot, ruler of the
church, Apostle Reed Smoot, boss Of
the State'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26
T opics of the Day
x.Nxrrs IN WESTERN CANADA,

YANKEES IN WESTERN CANADA
New York Prcss.
When. few years ago, there oesah
a.. movement OF farmers from the North-
west into Canada tho Dominion lltteo up
It's voice and sang paeaus OF praise unto
itself The Yankee was DESERVING inc
house of bondage In the United states
10 lake up his abode in the land no"lhe
with rivers and ripe with grain-lue
wonderful Promised Land OF the Caha
dian West. The horn Of Canada WAS 10
ne exalted and that Of the boasttui
Yan,<ee nut down. I'VE will feed the
world" eriod the CANADIANS. "and the
Canadian Pacific shall bear to Montreal
Quebec and other ports of the Domlnio1
such crops an shall make the exports Oh
New York and Boston look ike thirty
ceuts-Cauadlan silver But no soouet
had the American got fairly settleo sn9
at work In the region 70 which they ,i nau
migrated than along comes Jim hli'
with a railroad whereby he proposes "
divert the commerce OF the region Hlol
said 70 Duluth. Also the American set
Tiers, so far from becoming canaa,anl1eo'
ara moro Yankee than the Yankees them
selves and arc talking about secession
from, the Eastern provinces. The settlers
do not say as yet that they want TO take
over TO tho United States the region III
which they have settled, hut they DO say
emphatlcally that they ds not wan' 70
be foined TO the Eastern PROVINCES ana
that after Hill gets his railroad In opera
ton they Will have neither commercial
nor political interests which they can
share In common with the Canadians OF
the East The Government at Ottawa
ia seriously alarmed over the situation.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26
RIGHT OF INCARCERATION.


Has a man the inalienable right TO stay
10 JaIl after being duly sentenced, ana
can this right be enforced against the
adverse acts of other parties?
These nre questions which Louis "A.
Gourdaip OF Chicago Is trying 10 nave
settled aflrmatively. There have been
many instances OF appeals 10 the Su-
preme court OF the United Stntes 90 pre-
vent man from going 10 jail. but we
believe this Is the FIRST where that august
body is asked by convict 10 enforce
the penalty. Mr.. Gourdain was convicted
OF violating the anti-lottery laws' and
sentenced TO a term in Joliet peniten-
tlary Misguided friends against his
wishes entered an appeal. gave bail and
the warden perforce released him. Mr..
Gourdain wishes 70 get back TO his cell
This strenuous fight to secure Justice is
most commeudable even II unusual, and
we can but admire the mnnly and pa
triotic spirit Of Mr. Gourdain, who an
nounces that IL the courts will not In
carcerate him he will build a jail OF his
own in Joliet after the State model, hire
wardeus and keepers and remain for the
full length of the term for which he was
sentenced. Thus will justice triumph.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26
LIVING BEYOND MEANS.


To what extent are people living be
yond their means7 THIS Is a question
much more apt TO raise itself we'll along
in A period Of prosperity than during
time Of industrial depression, when econ
omy becomes necessity through the re
striction Of credit and develops into a
passion for saving. Hero Is one with an
automobile whose Income is not up TO
the obvious requirement. Here is an
other given to other SNOWY extravagances
whose income is supposed to be less than
our own. Fine raiment. servants, thea
ters, expensive entertainments, costly
house furnishings-we see these things
all around among people of moderate sal
aries and incomes. and how can they
afford it? Do they pay their bills? Is
the grocer being neglected In favor Of
dealers in luXuries2 Is there O mortgage
behind the gay vehicle Of pleasure? Are
had debts accommodating In the train OF
extravagant display?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26
DAMAGE TO STREET TREES.


Newburyporg Mass, is about 70 sue the
gas company for damage done to shade
trees and Will thereby determine the re-
sponsiblity OF such corporations to the
city and the actual money value OF the
trees. The outcome will be watched
with Interest. for upon It Will depend the
action OF authorities In other cities Con-
sldering the time that It takes for growth
and Its beauty and use when 1t Is of large
size, high money valuation should be
put upon city shade tree. But paving
and gas companies and street contractors
OF all classes commonly treat them as If
they were Of no more importance than
telegraph poles. In fact they arc more
careful OF the poles than the trees.
Knowing they Will have to make good If
they destroy them.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26
About Won

STRANGE WORK sos ~
Milwaukee Sentinel. "u1
Girls are disDlaclus man !.
life undreamed of only a 49,.
said August H. Kaems. n
Factory Inspector of sb.,.-p
my, own city girls have Seep
the yarDish rooms OF ths zen ~
for almos, twenty years sra s
last ten years many have w W.
ment in one of the foura.u .ound
kitchen utensils. Farriuaes q
heat In the rooms. the we. ms i1e
atigely easy. though IL dosa y
to ind women In foundrIsss sft1
The bottling departms.
hreweries also employ rts,.s tras
ence 10 boys, and the wor, S
entirely automatic. whsroA nsa oslr
tions are wholesome, little ss,,:' vsn:
1T was not until e,,s
present duties that lsassssa
are also being employed H. a
am a tanner by trade 40
quite q surprise 10 mo ,gS.. sa
women perform work whIrh
men In former years IT, ien
principally employed In tbe'
pertments, In northern w,ass.
OF our inspectors have fou,s
ployed in the sawmIIls :" ~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26
CURRENT DEMAND FOR LABOR.
Washington Post.

One Of the most striking features of
the Industrial situation In the United
States is the scarcity of labor, in spite
OF the unprecedented influx of able-bodled
Immigrants; No stronger proof Of pros
perity could be adduced than the cry for
workmen that is going up from manu-
tacturing, milling, agricultural and min
Ing regions. In some cases the scarcity
OF labor has reduced the output al a most
awkward time, as in the coke regions
"here the ovens were kept going even
on the Fourth OF July to keep pace with
the demand. Yet the output is 10 per
cent less than last year. In other places
wages have been increased In order to
hold workmen and attract others. This
was the case during the past week in
the Lake Superior copper region and AZ
Fall River, Mass. Harvesting operations
are backward In the West beceues OF the
scarcity OF labor. The building trades
are intensely active, with a greater de-
mand than ever for competent workmen.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26
WIVES DID NOT CoMp,,

Mrs. j. b. Henderson. vlfs "A
mer Missouri Senator, vSo
Wu Ting Fang TO total sbsiI,
vegetarianism. is as much r
gambling AS 70 indulgence In ,<
There Is. however, one kind A
upon which she looks with teI1I
least. This particular hrusd 4
der her knowledge Ia 81. iS,'
two young married men Of hsr
ance practlced 1t. Mrs. Houds,z
sympathlzed with ons of The "a.
on her husbands weaknesp. Al
all right" was the cheerful -
See, he only plays poker xllh +
Mrs. Blank makes her husban1
all his winnings and then she
money TO me. | hand her N r.
the money my husband has 4
hers, And so. you see, we ho!I
own husbands money and b
as much as we'd be able to s.|
them in any other way"
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the utility of that high position in the
Senate. II cost the dignity and the
decency Of all those Gentiles in Utah
who preferred to compromise with the
evil conditions here and participate in
the rewards, rather than to fight in a
dangerous battle. More costly than all
else and more deplorable in the general
sense than all else. it. cost the con
fidence of the people of Utah in GER
tain of the high political forces in this
Nation
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26
THE LATE v1crpr,


Baltimors American -"
While every American ri,, !.
10 be a queen In her os,.
have reached as exalted a ~. H.
American Queen Of Ind,s
high rank TO which she ~.
elevated By her husbands
as Viceroy OF India does ~,
have turned Lady Curzon,s !,
the Vicereine OF India al. 8
responsibilities resting unn.
zou rs the personal represars. !.
ruler OF India with the dI1n,,s .
BETTING the position. Possess,-.
tact and adaptabIlIty. thu a.
self-made American woro a
as though born 10 II. !"
Unlike the usual marr,ss.
American 'heircs5 OF newir =.
tions to the foreigner OF e,,aA,,.
ton. this one. the daurStor
Letter, 10 the promising rurs.
of the English Parliament ~.
scended from the old and dI..I
family that traced Its anesst,
the days OF William the g.,
said TO have been a love A.
II was a union Of congenlaI nI~
similar aspirations. and thsi +
happy one, there seems litIIs
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26
LETTER WRITING

Andrew Lansrin in New York ~
Today women sometimes "a.
be entertaining In their
men. as a rule, do not. The :
Ing even may come 10 be
the lady letter-writer Of
opinion who described e<z
paper as "wrotten wradlcal
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26

And how is our dear friend Giovanni
today?"
Much better this morning; out OF
danger. In fact"
What is the matter with him."
Typhoid fever"
Horrid illness, that; one either dies
or becomes imbeclle."
How do you know that?"
We'll, that is good. Have I not had
II myself?"-Il RIso
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26
HELPFULNEss OF SIN

Dallas News.
A few days ago the world %
with a story OF a woman 81
been knocked down by q feft1
sang 10 IL for hours and efH
prevent IL making q meal oi
We have the story OF q wonu
all night to sailors on q ~
vessel to keep them at the p
woman can call herself equipp*
lngs or travel now unless -
voice ready to sing in an eIaz'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26
WHY THEY ARE G,

Kansas City Journal. s,t
The graceful figures Of Parif|x
are said to be due mainly to ~
ercise. The French girl drlnn
deal Of milk until about ihe d
after which her repasts are d
-fatteniDg kind. Where IN c|I
tries a woman would take & -
the Parisienne contents hefts||
bowl OF soup, Her outdour t1'
mainly limited to shopping ezt1'
short strolIs in the city. -
active about her household al
from motives OF economy sn1 4
means OF keeping down super
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GOOD PICTURE.
Kansas City Journal.

KanBas CITY Journal.
young man out at Burton recently
started In the livery business The
hrst thing he did was TO have a big
sign painted. representing himself hold
ing mule by the Bride. He was proud
OF the sign until one day he asked
passing citizen: Isn't that a perfect like
ness OF me?" Yes. that's a One picture
OF You" the citizen replied; but who is
that fellow holding the bridlo7"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26

Much as he is devoted to the Apri.
cultural College, Mr., Howell is too rea.
sonable man to be angry with those
who favor consolidation while support
ing him.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26

President Smith perhaps couldn u
bear to remain here to be reminded on
the twenty.fourth Of the hardships of
the pioneers, and 80 started for Paris
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26

Those who have pronounced Senator
Dubois politically dead, will be annoyed
to see in the reports from his county's
Democratic primaries that he refuses
to stay put.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26

Will Senator Smoot be less generous
to his opponents here this year, or will
he do about as much work in Salt Lake
as he did in last fall's campaign9
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26

Apparently, some men in Idaho do
not regard Mr., Borah as man who
would be rude enough to 90 out of his
way to oppose the sugar trust.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26

No communication in rotation TO publica.
ton in business for Tho Tribune should
be addressed &c any individual or officer OF
'his corporation Matters rolnting 70 publ.
chtion should be addressed TO tho Editor Of
Tho Tribune, and communications relative TO
subscriptions and advertising and other bust
noss should bc addressed 10 Solt Lake Ttib
uno Publishing Company.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26

1t would undoubtedly be very un.
fair to say that President Smith had
left any instructions for church in.
reference, in behalf of the Democratic
party.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26

Pioneer day was not much Of a holi.
day, in the opinion Of those who are
sure that the way to celebrate is TO
disturb the peace.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26

Perhaps if the Denver horse on
which Mr. Christensen rode could speak
1t would tell the Utah Republicans
that he is a heavy load to carry,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26

France, which has had some religious
troubles Of its own, will see in Presi.
dent Smith a churchman who has sue
cessfully opposed the power of the
State.
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SURE SIGN;

Council Grove (KanO Guard
When q young man walks
street of q town carrying Y
sol over a girls head II u
can have him II she WANT ~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26

Now that Apostle Smoot is here to
look after political affairs himself, why
shouldn't the head Of the church take
vacation?