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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

that in the hypocritical Roberts ntti'
iudes bcrcin set forth il is the lcchor-
Gus Roberts who must be considered
not tho ''word of the Lord, - nor yet
the law of the State. lie denies God IS
command, through Wilford Woodruff,
because by denying il he is enabled TO
crafty his immoral bent in unlawful
cohabitation-and in breaking the law
OF the State He accepts God s word,
through Joseph Smith, Jr,. for the
reason that thereby he is enabled 10
satisfy his lustful profigacy by taking
unto himself a new polygamous wife
and 10 break the law Of the United
States. In both cases tho act was mere.
~ to satisfy the Roberts lechcry and at
the same time to exhibit the Roberts
law-breaking treason.
The hicrarchical attitude and the
Roberts defiance, moreover. are to be
taken as the beginning Of the effect
which may be expected from the ccclc-
siastical entrenchment in political
power. There is but one way in which
the whole evil can he rcmedied, and
that is for the law-respecting citizen
ship Of this State 10 combine to drive
the dissolute rascals out Of politics
forever, and compel them to obey the
law, just as other people do
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12
LIFE INSURANCE IN UTAH.

We learn from an advance sheet of
the Insurance Press that in spite of the
great uphcaval in the life insurance
business, caused by the sensational IN
vestigations of last year, the life in
surance companies paid out more money
than ever on policies. The figures for
1906 are 1897 $40, 1919 paid out in this
country and Canada, compared with
1907 ,0l9,972 in 1905. These figures in
clude "amounts paid to policyholders
or their beuofciaries in the form of
death claims, matured endowments or
other benefits under the policies of lev
el.prcmium companies or the certiti-
Gates Of assessment organizations. The
amounts paid by the regular companies
in dividends to policyholders, on sur"
rendered policies, on claims in foreign
countries and TO annuitants arc not in
cluded. -
The amounts paid in Utah total Ss4l,-
93l, distributed as follows:
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! become part Of the unruly mob which
! one at times secs when these resorts
are thronged. Any practical. wel-con.
sidercd move toward the repression of
the tendencies complained of certainly
should, and We believe would, receive
the support Of united community.
We are not able, however, 10 see
the connection between this matter and
the Juvenile Court. Surely ii is not
the idea that these crowds of bows and
girls who for the most part are we'll.
meaning. merry. and not in the least
viciouS. but who may need little adj
montion and wholesome incubation of
respect for the authority that can curb
where curbing is needed. should be
dragged to thc Juvenile Court and held
TO answer 'thero either as offenders or
MS those needing to bc taken out from
under the care Of their parents. Any
such idea as that would not only be
practically impossible, and an alarming
invasion of the parental rights, but 1t
would be disastrous to the youth them.
selves: for, as we say. the most Of these
have no need whatever for any such
rigorous methods as that So far as
we can see. the Juvenile Court and all
agencies connected with it must be
eliminated from the consideration Of
this question. This is matter for inn
mediate attention at the places where
the i'll conduct occurs and needs TO
have an immediate correction. Neither
the Juvenile Court nor any agency of
il, should have anything TO do with it;
nor should there he in the background
any proposition to arraigu the children
before any court II is simply 3 oues.
tiou of immediate attention 10 obiec.
tionaDle conduct then and there mani.
fest
with regard to the Juvenile Court, 1t
is sufficient to repeat what we have
said before, that, the late Legislature
passed such cpsctments as left the court
without any practical means Of effect
ing results The Juvenile Courts are
made State courts, and are turned over
TO the counties for management. with
a provision that the cities shall pay
the expense. This is certainly an ano
malv in legislation. and is absolutely
in operation. No city
would be justified in spending its money
for a county institution and pouring its
revenues into a place whence it could
not require any accounting nor enforce
any supervision The Juvenile Court,
so far as that is concerned, is dead, and
& is very likely that the Smoot LegiS'
aturc which dealt with the question
intended the result it has thus achieved,
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and thelr families lost more than $4,000.
600.
Besides the reduction Of insurance by
lap5ation OF premium payments protcc-
ton was abandoned by the surrender of
policies. carried In many Instances for
several years. How many persons were
Influenced by the agitation TO drop their
policies for cash values VIII never be
known. but II Is q matter OF record In the
Connecticut report that 96i6I policies Tor
S90i S13, ,099 Of ordinary insurance were
surrendered To ~ companies. ConpaIa-
tive figures In 1905 were ii.9i5 policies
for SIP. 2.I7ol9S
Besides all this, there was n very
serious curtailment of new insurance,
there being a tremendous shortage in
the writing of policies. The extent OF
this shortage can be seen IN part IN
the fact that the amount of new ordi-
nary insurance issued in 1906 by 10
companies was $237 100000 less than
that in 1905, and $320.O00.000 less than
that in 1901 Here is loss oil consid-
erably over half billion in the two
years during which the sensational in.
vcstigations were proceeding, whereas
there would naturally have been an IN
crease over the former figures. This
loss is bound 10 be seriously felt later
on by the beneficiaries Of life insurance
policies
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THE EVIL MORRIS LEGAcIEs.


The full extent Of the evil legacics
left TO the American administration by
the Morris gang is only beginning to
( be appreciated. There was an immcdi.
! ate requirement upon the American ad-
mnistrstion to pay $4,000 in cash in
| matured and disbonored bills incurred
| by the Morris administration. These
| were paid during the first four months
of the present term Of the city officials
and an immense hue and cry was raised
about The huge expenditures made by
the American party during this four
months: but when the facts were shown
that it was merely TO pay bclatcd bills
Of the Morris administration that the
money was being expended heavier than
ordinary, then a new face appeared
upon thC whole affair.
And now we have lot more of tho
like evil legacies from that administra.
ton. Councilman Mulvey rendered a
distinct service 10 the public when, in
the consideration of these claims on
Monday evening, he asked President
Davis, Of the Council, 10 state specific
ally under what administration and by
reason of the acts of what City
Engineer these claims fell upon the
city. President Davis promptly an.
swered that the work was done under
the late administration (Which was the
Morris administrator and It's City En-
ginecr. The incompetence Of that en-
gincer was fully demonstrated by Col
Wall in his controversies with him
over the grading and paving of Brig.
ham street.
1t seemed 20 be the idea of that on
cial that the city had a right TO 90
on and impose any sort of ruin If chose
upon private property, and the owner
had no redress. Mr. Hampstead, whose
property is Mt the corner of Main street
and First North. and was badly dam.
aged by the raising Of the street grade
there. had different view ef the pow
erS Of the city IN this respect, He ac-
coTdingly brought suit TO enforce his
rights, and the courts sustained his
view, holding the city liable for the
damages to his property which it in.
Aictcd. The courts in so ruling undoubt !
ediy followed the correct principle IT !
is impossible to conceive for one mo-
ment of any power residing in the City |
Council TO injurc OF ruin private prop !
erty without rendering Just compensa-
ton therefor, Mr. Hampstead s claims |
amount to upwards of $4,000; other
claims have also been ndjudicated, and |
they will add materially to the liabili- |
ties of the city.
When the Salt Lake Herald, which is |
A devoted adherent OF Morris and his |
maladministratiop, "feels to begin n |
wall y again about the city's bank. |
ruptcy and inability to do public work,
its attention can be invited TO the fact |
that whatever inability the city may
labor under financially, that inability |
was materially contributed TO by tho |
necessity of the payment of the $50, 900 |
above mentioned of liabilities of the |
Morris administration, and now for the |
payment of these just judgments rem
iered against the city by reason of the
reckless and inconsiderate work of
Morris and his City Engineer.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

Mr.. Roberts was talking TO the young
! people of his church when he launched
out upon his assault against law de-
cency, and good citizenship His words
would naturally have their effect upon
! the Young minds in his audience. AS
plainly as man could speak, he taught 10
these young men and women the sanct-
ity of polygamy. He displayed to their
mental view the ''moral obligation
which demands polygamous living and
its consequent law.brcaking. Leaders
of the Mormon church have declared,
times without number, that they do not
teach polygamy, and that the young men
and young women Of the church are not
being brought up TO defy the law
through this practice But let us see
what effect the Roberts remarks will
have upon the rising generation, as
exemplifed in his own case. One ques-
ton, and one answer, as they occurred
at Washington, when Mr. Roberts was
testifying in the Smoot case, viii suf-
fee:
Mr. Tayler.-Mr. Roberts. you have
stated that you were familiar with the
legislation prior to 1890 and with the de-
cision OF the Supreme Court In the Rey
nods case and other cases prior TO that
time, and that Notwithstanding that fact
you took another plural wife In 1890. /
should like to give you an opportunity,
II YOU desire It. TO give such explanation
as you care TO give, why YOU thus felt
yourself called upon to violate the law
of the land,
Mr. Robcrts.-In explanation Of that
conduct / wish TO say that from my boy
hood had been taught the righteousness
of plural marriage ! believed that doc
trlne and believed It to be the command
ment of God l knew that the law OF
God was in conflict with the statutes
enacted by Congress. ] regarded IL as
binding upon my conscience 10 obey God
rather than man. and hence ] accepted
that doctrine and practiced IT; that is
all
So such teaching as the culpable
Roberts put forth to the youth in the
tabernacle on Sunday was the very
means TO his own law-brealing, accord
ing TO the Roberts word And yet, if
he were asked, "Do you teach poly.
gamy?' he would Indignantly reply,
Certainly not. =" But he does, He
Taught polygamy TO the youth of Zion
on Sunday last, openly, nagrantly, and
reasonably.
However the thought may turn in
this matter, it should be remembered
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No single payment of $4,000 or over
was reported in Utah.
The total amount of life insurance in
force in the State is not given, but IN
Salt Lake City 1t is reported at $780,
100000, or, approximately, seven -ninths
as much as the total assessed value Of
the city.
The greatest amount paid in any
State was in New York, sos, 1874, ,92l !;
next. Pennsylvania, $33 1856, ,296; Massa-
chusctts, 500, ,09l ,519, and so on down
to the least of the State payments,
S2s3, Alb, in Nevada.
The great Investigations and ugly
disclosures in the life insurance bust.
ness caused large numbers of discon-
tinuances and forfeitures, This was
an act of extreme unwisdom in every
case where it was done. The Tribune
constantly advised against it, but we
had no idea that the abandonment of
life insurance was as extensive as the
facts prove ii TO have been. On this
the Insurance Press has this to say:
"a Ie6Iettople eHeSt VI tHe dBlidtIoll was
the discontinuance Of Insurance by timid
ignorant or impulslve policy holders. The
amount Of the insurance protection with
drawn on account of the agitation will
never be known, but there are indications
that policies for hundreds OF millions OF
dollars were sacrificed. They were need
~ sacrificed. because nothing occurred TO
warrant the exhibition Of lack of conf
dencc In the ability OF the companies to
meet their contracts.
During the year thirty-one regular COM
rpn In
policies for more than $52S. 500 900 OF ordi-
nary insurance. Estimating the death
rate at ] per cent. more than 1900 OF
those who withdrew projection Will die
sation. II the policies be not revived,
the families Of those who lapsed their
premium payments VIII lose more than
a similar calculation for the companies
referred 10 more than 2100 of those who
withdrew protection In 1905 died in 1906,
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WHERE DOES IT LEAD?

In his unusually reckless address 10
tine young people of the Mormon church,
which he delivered in the tabernacle
on Sunday, Elder Brigham II, Roberts
spoke concerning what the saints would
accept and what they would repudiate.
Upon that head he said that "Only
the work of God spoken by inspiration
snail be binding upon the church. y
The Woodruff manifesto, inhlbitlng
polygamous marriages and polygamous
living Gas interpreted by Wilford Wood
ruff and acknowledged by Smith and
Roberts, was given ont 10 the world as
a revelation from the Almighty" the
word of God spoken by inspiration. 1t
appears, though, that the Roberts
''morsl obligation and the Roberts
conscience prompt him and his fellow
conspirators against morality to refuse
acceptance of that manifesto as bind
ing upon the church. This spokesman
for the Mormon leaders made it boldly
plain TO his listeners that II was his
determination. as well as that of his
coad tutors among the hierarchy, to set
aside this ''word of the Lord - as so
much rubbish, so long as it conflicted
with their personal desires.
Now, there is an opportunity for Mr..
Roberts to apply his monumental logic
to this attitude of himself and his poly
gamous friends. If they feel at liberty
to ignore the manifesto, IN its applica-
ton to polygamous living, do they not
entertain a similar feeling toward II. In
its application to new polygamous mar
riages' And if they indulge in the one
inhibited practice do they not actively
embrace the other? Where is the line
to be drawn! And ii Roberts and his
confreres consider that if the manifesto
has no business TO interfere with their
polygamous cohabitation, may they not
declare that the Woodruff document is
equally impotent as against their desire
to take new plural wives
The fact is, that this Unwarranted
latitude of Interpretation as TO the
matters supposedly covered by the
Woodruff manisfcsto is the sole cause
for the new polygamy TO which the
church has very recently confessed
1t has led Mr.. Roberts and his poly
pamous friends to set themselves up
against the law and against the dictum
OF the chuch, which was promulgated as
"the word of God spoken by inspira-
ton And the hierarchs are now ad-
vised that so long as this looseness shall
be permitted by them, Just so long will
new polygamous marriages continue
within their church-and that the day
Of it's destruction will thereby be
fastened.
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20 the Editor of The Tribune;

To the Editor of The Tribune:
Because / feel quite sure that the peo :
pie OF Salt Lake do not know the real
conditions existing among the boys and
girls OF the city who go TO the resorts
j must say what / saw at one of them on
Sunday night. There were hundreds OF
girls and boys there. and most OF them
were without their fathers and mothers.
am one who believes that the children
should nave the good times that they can
ana much OF the talking and laughing
among the groups OF the girls and boys
may have been innocent enough.
In knee trousers smoking cigarettes,
standing talking 20 girls OF the same age
! feel that We, as citizens. should cry
out against this evil.
Could the parents of some OF the chill
den see them, they certainly would keep
them at nome or go with them TO the
resorts. Some mothers stay at home and
weep over their girls and say that they
cannot do anything with them, yet at
one Time II was In their power TO save
that girl. II is not always the girls fault
that she goes the downward way. but
1t is the fault OF some mothers.
AS stood there and watched the
crowds could not hut think OF the many
things that tempted the children and the
many seemingly harmless ways there
were OF making juvenile criminals. | did
not see one policemen tell one OF the
thlrty-two boys whom saw smoking to
throw away the cigarette. I wondered
that the people who had children would
let them go TO resorts ii they knew that
there was no protection. II seems 10 me
that We need about as many juvenile of
ficers as we need policemen.
have talked with several policemen
and they tell me that the Juvenile court
is doing good work. / want 10 saw that
that be- should use every effort TO ap-
point officers for the Juvenile court I
heard one man say, the other day, that II
mothers would keep their - brats at
nome and leave the saloon Keepers alone
II would be better. Should such men have
a voice In the making of the laws Of an
And then another said that his boys
and girls were all right and he did not
see what good the Juvenile court did
anyway. He did not stop 10 think that
his boys and girls went to the public
schools and that they must necessarily
associate with the boys and girls who
were let to run wild on the streets.
In the name OF the youth Of our city. I
ask that you publish this letter, as IT may
open some mothers eyes and cause her
to think of the dangers that surround her
children. LOVER OF CHILDREN
There is no question but that there
rs too much of this sort Of thing in
the resorts about this city. The unre-
strained hoodlumism and ill.brcd acts
of girls and boys at such places have
for long time been the subject of
very earnest and serious complaint.
There should be at such places some
restraining influence, probably in the
form of officers of correction-both men
and women-authorizcd and empowered
TO restrain overexuberancc in the Young
people and to repress any pronounced
tendencies toward hoodlumism. 1t il. as
our correspondent says, a marvel that
so many fathers and mothers are will
ing to allow their boys and girls to
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

particularly II one Is a pionee.
tinct advantage In this re9
value Of the lot may increase
house deteriorates from age an
viii furnish n reason for the m
OF rentals as high or higher
the house was new.
New and better lines Of frar
coming into the district ma.
the rental value and therefor1
OF tho whole property. No su
ton of real estate values ever
In American cities and suburb
In all progressive countries, 3
upon the jnstalla ton OF elect
lines in the years 1887 to 1886
tric car lines have been gre
OF real estate values in and al
where five-cent fare will take
ger one block or a hundred"
The above article from the III
ell describes exactly the adv
Westminster Heights on the n
the new tract that is being pu'
the system that has proven q
mendous success in Los Angeles
cities.
The New Westminster collie
$4,000. Is under construction
Westminster Heights This a
10 double the value OF these l0|
A revolution will take place
values as soon as the rails Z
for the street car tracks are =
months more will see all outBI1
double In value--the wise man 3
tho raise-the other one tells u
how much he might have mad
bought Twenty thousand doII
ing spent TO make Westminstf
the most desirable residence
Salt Lake. Starting with the
ural location in the valley the,
ster Investment company ID put
improvements necessary TO n
tract not only habitable but
inviting home site In Salt u
Building restrictions guarantee
homes, this factor more than
regulates the price Of residenc<
When such men as Judge y
Armstrong. Or, Charles Stew
Goodwin. George F.. Cloaveiau
home In Westminster Height
something. 1t means this tta4
the business and profesBiou
homesite, and this class alTay1
sirable neighbors: i
II interested. one OF our re,
will be pleased TO show you "
Prices on all inside lots. $50, g
Liberal terms. Remember ~
ways sorne more desirable lof7
ers, that's why YOU should n
selecting your future homesit7
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

1t is undesirable that one man hold
both an apostleship and a Senatorship: ::
so Smoot must resign the first named Do.
sition-and "my son Hyrum' will be
another step nearer.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

Police officers are advised that tbore
is a twenty-fye.thousan dollar hold
up to be pulled off here. They are 60
ing to build new meeting house in the
Eighteenth ward
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

There seems TO be a desire on the
part of the prophets TO let the grave
settle the polygamy question-if only
their young men are permitted to keep
on taking new plural wives.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

Even If for no other reason, the fact
that he is located on the top of the
Dooly block is evidence that the wealth.
er man is up in the air.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

An Eastern correspondent asks, els
this a Christian Nation?' Not if he
viii take the Roberts Interpretation -
for it,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

The gentle Mr.. Orchard has shown
that, having got started in crime, he
Just kept on. Not unlike our pious
polygamists.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

That a woman thief agrees to leave
Salt Lake must be gratifying to citi.
zens; because it certainly would be a
calamity If she took the city away
with her,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

An astrologer is said TO have read the
victory of Mr.. Knox in the stars; but
we will wait yet bit for the torch
light procession.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

II the members Of the Board of Edu-
cation are unable to decide upon a
name for the Oakley school, Joseph +.
could modestly suggest one.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

Why should not Roberts fulfill the
prophecy: " Ye shall conceive chaff; We
shall bring forth stubble; your breath.
as fire, shall devour you>,?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

According to some physicians, one
may safely eat what ones appetite
craves-proyided, always. that one has
the price.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

Without reading articles on GLOW
the Rich Live most people imagine
that they manage 10 do il pretty COM
fortably
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

Shakespeare has many plays credited
TO him: but that does not necessarily
mean that he was a card sharp.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

But when the hierarchs eventually
begin looking for them TO crawl
through, there will be profit IN knot
hole factory.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

Citizens on First West, below Eighth
South, have been praying for city
water mains for twenty wears: but,
brethren and sisters, this is a good time
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

Concerning Mr. Roberts, perhaps Mr..
Dowic has indeed returned ''tep thou
sand times more terrible -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12

Governor Cutler, it is reported is be-
coming sufficiently trained to say
I" BROTH mean. Mister