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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06
COAL LANDS SURRENDER.

Most Important and far reaching In
ito egfecrs Will be the surrender OF the
trnion Pacific Coal company, as re-
ported In the washington dispatches
II means that the government, which
conducted preliminary Inquiries IN
SALT Lake Pueblo, Denver and pna-
hn, Hast fall has made good its con-
tcntIou that vast coal deposits in tho
west had been Illegally acquired by
the dummy system, which was
worked after such wholesale fashion,
This land, worth untold millions, IL
tn be restored to the government In
which the titlcs viii vest until they
shall he acquired In accordance with
law. II Is widely scattered In three
states--Utah, Colorado and Wyoming,
and it's return to the public domain
is a. matter OF such sudden and tre'
mendous consequence as TO almost
startlc the country, marking, az II
does, an epoch In ihe determined and
RELENTLESS campaign Uncle Sam Is wag-
ing for a higher code OF corporation
morals than has heretofore existed In
the United States. Specifically the
first return is 10 be made In Wyoming.
by the Union Pacific company, which
freely admits the possession of a great
coal zone whose titled Is ccncedcdly
worthless. 1t viii be observed With
interest. that the 1alinauishment Is
voluntary, and that the department OF
justice is to give the Utah Fuel COM
pany and she Colorado Iron and Fuel
company an opportunity TO return all
their lands obtained IN similar man
ner. 1t is the prevailing impression
that " this IL done, the indictments
recently found by the Federal grand
Jury against various prominent OIL
cials and agents Will be dismissed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06
NOT A ..NE,v' DECLARATION.

The local forger OF ialsehoods desIg-
mates the Address " the Church TO the
world, adopted at the Conference on
FEiday. as q new declaration by tho
1-attcr-day Saints. Whatever that
sheet touches Il tn.srepreseats,
The reason why II calls this Address
D new" declaration, is plain enough.
n hopes to give It's dupes the impress
sion that the Church is retreattng, OF
shifting ground, compelled to do so, ot
roursc, by it's Silly and meudscious
mlsraprescntaifons. Nothing IL farther
from the truth
The Address Declares nothing new"
III does rot advance any new doctrine
or originate amy new practice 1t states
what the position OF the Church is now,
and always has been- II is q declarn-
ton OF the truth, as Il is. IN contrast
to the falsehoods that have been eircu-
lated for the purpose OF arousing preju-
dfces against the Church Apologize
writings, 10 which class OK Christian
literature this address properly belongs.
does NOT declare new principles.
Thsy state the facts, in rcfusatlon of
nssauanss, and by so doing place the
proper brand on their foreheads, where
all can see 1t,
That the Church believes in it's divine
origin and in continuous revelation. is
not new, That church and state should
he completely separated and neither
dominate the other are principles MS
old as the Church itself so Is the dec
Iarnton Of individual liberty under the
law The statement concerning the
donations OF tlthfng and the use OF
these funds are but an iteration of facts
known 10 all who have cared to inquire
Into that matter. The Address, then,
Is not declaration OF something new"
IT Is a statement OF true facts, in order
that there may be no excuse for amy
honest soul to be niisled by men, OF
newspapers, In tho service OF malice
and hatred of all truth and righteous
ness
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06

worst possible light Entirely lsnorA''
OF the fact that amy Utehns were IN az
tendance, he pursued his couis" WITH
the utmost rccklessness and aoan"pn-
Suddenly a rcdoubtable travelling cycto-
pcda 81 western information arose ana
asked a respectful question, then Gamer
respectful but pointed QUESTIONS all 70
the manifest discontinue OF the Rev.
defamer, who soon discovered mat ne
had plunged headlong Into thicket
from which he could NOT easily escape
Finally he sought relief IN the exclaIna-
tion, "Oh. you are quoting from that
man Peet. " To the utter establishment OF
the entire audience. The stranger quick
~ retorted, IL AM PEET' Ana 80 ne
proved to be- Then came broadside att
er broadside OF facts figures and cor
rectiuns, that sent the slanderer away
at double quick retreat and with the
words. IL AM PEET' stlll ringing Ia
his ears
The above Incident reminds us of an
exclamation once made by the distin-
guIshed American actor. Edwin Forrest
This artist WAS verltabte Colossus in
tellectuaIly as well as physically and
the most picturesque and vlrile actor
this country has ever produced. An adj
niring friend once remarked TO him
Forrest, ! never saw you play Lear as
well as you did tonight With the hot
blood Of stage action still puIsating In
his veins. the veteran drew himself to
his full height and Indignantly replied,
PLAY Lear, what do you mean slr7
DO not play Lear, ] PLAY Hamlet.
Richard, Shylock and vlrgnius. but
sir. AM LEAR"
And so with the gentleman from
Utah. when IL comes to defense OF his
people and his state, without regard to
politics. religion or other afillaa ton or
interest. he is PEET. as many a ira
Queer has ascertalned TO his sorrow,
With a few more such yaliants in the
field as he is, the slanderbund which
is constantly stabbing this state in the
back would find their campaign Infinite
ly more difficult to wage and far less
effec,usl For the upbuildlng and bet
terment of Utah one Peet is worth a
thousand Nu1tings And some day we
will all have learned that lesson.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06
THE Rour OF NuTTING.

That was most complete and er-
rectIve rout to which the Rev.
MIR, Nuttlng, the sheep wagon
colnorter, was put in Phllade-
phia the other day. as told by Mr., ]
Lloyd woodruff, in letter IN todays
News" First of all, this dlminutive
and persistent naiisner OF his fellow
mon, seems TO have worked hls way
Into the great University which bears
the name OF the keystone state. and by
the adoption of means for which he
has been noted for many years past.
commenced an onslaught on the people
OF Utah and Idaho, the "benighted
MormOns.H OF course, being the special
Victims OF his venomous attack, He
WAS expected TO speak, and had prom-
Used 10 speak. in fact. on missionary
work" IN those two states. buf instead of
combining himself solely TO that subject
he soon hoisIed the black liaG that Is
Haunted by the Knockers al home. How
dscordantly he sang his sons OF SLAM
der, and how utterly regardless no was
in perYertlng the truth, is Illustrated
In The shameless statement that In a
certain unnamed town In Uthh--a town
OF hfteen hundred inhabitants. no and
his ministerial oompatriols had preach.
cd the hrst Christian sermons heard
wltllin It's gloomy precincts Ia nifty
years The people were represented as
dolators and heTetics. their schools as
sailed AS behind the times with eduea-
tion at discount Sacred rites and re-
lisions practices were held up TO rIdi-
Guile, and tho facts concerning them so
distorted as to make them appear IN the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06
VETERANS, ATTENTION /!

This is for the boys" OF ''2ions"
Camp" and the Mormon Battalion
Surviving members OF those famous
organizations that played such prom
inent part In the events OF the early his
tory of the Church, are cordially invited
ATTEND reunion to De gwen In their
honor by the First Presidency AT the
Lion House on Tuesday afternoon,
April o This will be ore OF the great
events OF the April conference,
The First Presidency have for some
time felt that such reunion would
be proper acknowled cement of the
Importance OF the services rendered by
those who In the early days eheerfully
responded when the call was made
upon them, The veterans are rap IDLY
being removed from this sphere OF ac-
tlou. There are Very few survivors OF
'zion's Camp" and. possibly, not more
than nifty members of the Mormon
Battalion They are scasrered over
a Wide area OF the country Some live
In Utah. some In California, some in
Arizona Some. probably. have settled
in Canada. 1t would be web NJ az ma ny
a S possible could be brought toge Their
at the corning reunion
We hope this invitation will reach all
for whom 1t Is intended. Friends of the
veterans Guild cali their attention to
it, In case they do not happen TO see It
who live far away and may not be q BILE
to undertake the Journey without
financial or other assistance. should re-
celve such from their friends. in order
that the re union may be complete and
AN event never to be forgotten by those
in whose honor ii is given.
We also suggest that Stake Presi-
dents md Bishops look after this mat
ter and see to it that none is absent
for want of means to undertake the
journey.
The Invitation is also cordially ex-
tended to the wives and widows OF the
mem bers of the two organizations
We hope TO see general rally OF the
veterans. To many OF them 1t will be
the last before the great reunion on the
other side.
Veterans. attention.
JOSEPH F. SMITH.
JOHN r. WINDER.
ANTHON III. LUND.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06
CHANGE OF NAME.

For the benefit OF those interested IN
the missionary work in Colorado and
other western states We call atten-
ton 10 the fact that the name OF the
Colorado mission has been changed TO
the Western States mission The
headquarters remains at e22 West
sixth Avenue, Denver. Colo.
There are now, we understand %
missionaries in that mission. which IS
presided ever by Elder J.A- McRae. and
they are doing good work. The peo-
pie generally receive the Elders with
Kindness, though indifference to all
religious subjects Is very much In evil
dence. And this is the case more or
less, throughout the entire world
The great majority OF mankind have
given them selves UP to indifference,
and a mania for arauseme nts and tho
enjoyment OF such things as money
can bug seems to be almost general.
1T is as In the days before the flood,
The fact lis significant feature ~
this time. which has been called 1.-THE
last days.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06
LovEY AND DurrToN.

they ofs did sleep toeetnsr,,
I HUse at sa snn az nnd are tnesther-
And wheresoe'er they went.
Like Juno's swans, went
lhey couplsu anu ii's"pa'+sS
Thus are We led to Daraphrase tre
friendship OF two salt Lake artists'
the one dead and gone the other NV
ing and dlsconsolats- A ph1ioscpher
who had suffered much and who Knew
the meaning OF human heart enroos'
III suns''i''- aun ia eAauV"' D"S.
that ne VINO mas ehoussa'u Il'ei'us
mas ho' one 7" sp-',e 80" 80 Soy
p"or i'u'eV"- "',o ~ ,Ne'
irolh ei.e ''osp''s' iV'o"."e ~
Gus ""ilNpSc si'A- VVsI 80, 80. ~
result VI .''e w" ,.s., -
silel S"l'"Nu''. .po
nis iflshu anu eot,' a"' A.o~
lhsiS ,ii heep'Hs WIZ e 49,
t'cS % ro'''e' $500
spirit Ok TUG ioea' ''s" st'Np
met ms NeeN ~ .-.e 80. =,
OF ehe'r own e.e'D eea-. at -, ~
l"stee' 'i-ei1 @pP' eN's
ana eohel'ueu assS - ~
par' VI Dussois Ao- 80
Ni"Ie pesius'lu- -. -, !.
ioNlhs cup p'eeo"ee ~ 80 80
i'o''Ne lila.
oi'l''Np ti'e'S 80 u-s'
In connection wi''' 'ii. SAu' ~. p's-,s
lhs event 'nas 10 VISA ee'u W ',N
lhsollpt'eh' anu W. U'a. e"". -
merely ir'aeeef u poeNe epV, -.
inc wolus "ilNi' IA" e'"''" "Po'' .'''
cup F'ue -''e
''oh. call II by some other name
f"F irlehoshlp Soui'os 'oo eoAu'
To us friendship is beautiful word
TO us 1t is tho very antithesis OF cold
To us 1t IS warmth, and love, and NE
OF course we are speaking OF genuine
friendship. the friendship which exist
ed between these two men We have
no reference to the friendship sha'
custom Includes in the altogether toe
elastic expression OF acauaintanceship'
II may be said that It Is not TO be
found outside the poetic realms OF
| Arcadia That 1t is lost bond To
present moTtals. That in the all Icon
Stunning rush Of national and individual
life, it has been banIshed forever. and
hereafter will only be known as q
! memory That Is a grave mistake.
The Ties that bound Alan Loyey and
Alfred lutton together prove IT
Thcirs WAS a friendship ike that oil
Damon ana Pythlasi theirs trust
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06
Gathered On The Battlefield Of Thought

anoshsr view Y L. not disputed ,.,,
-, t sssn'1r.sni we Know Of thav ~
M Jamestown. rrcscnt-day unrA llt
annually wastir.
enormous sum OF money or ~ 20
and standlng armies Evetybody- ,La
cept possibly Captain Hobson-bci,.'g'A M
That the money thus spent could Ne s, ,s
10 much Better use, and might IA CIV, Lus
advantage be left In the pockets - s'eai
WORLDS taxpayers. 1t would be ~
there II this WAS the milleOt5.,,ss ~
while the millennium continues H. ~ ~
back and other nn lions uontlnuc ~ ~
away vast sutns annually In tho s,s sSut
tenauce OF arlnameuts which thev cns
not AFFORD, II IS the judgment or 4 larS~
majority OF our people tnai The rrst, ~
States must stay In tho game ana i, ,esN
UP such a navy as It's lnteutatlorai y. ~
lations and obligations ,ee,lire ~
preach disarmament is a useflsl ss-.,is
II the preaching is effective, bnti ~ o'
armament must come by :lereen5cn,
all the nations concerned. No ~ra
power can SAFELY undertake. Il or b.,
OWL -hVokt seems tc us thet thn
bishops, preachers. Legislators a,iee,,uv
and others who arc making what SSS'
bub they can about the coming MI
tary aud naval show ait JauIsst,,l
show A. curious inability OF dlrinoS1sas
tion to face the real facts Of tne cs,r
They ialK about the jamestown in1i.
tarlsmN as a Qualification OF VA ~
consider the display as son1ethIny n.y.
sidiously contrived to turn the bc,S,
OF the American people and make lher,
want more soldiers aid more wnrsbsNs
The truth Is. we believe thai III,
jamestown naval review was cort,Iv@N
chiefly in the interests of economy 4,
was the cheapest considerable thing tbe
government could do 10 help the exSnY
Sition Hampton Roads is an ideal ,laC.
for show OF warshlps A good rpsrS
ships will be there; q good many nsc,
pie VIII see them and win know ,nn,a
about navies than they did before T-hs
gathering OF ships and soldiers Will nm
vide eIitertainn ent. but 1t will also JIs-
fuse knowledge. The taxpayers WHO
see the ships will see what the, a-c
paying Tor, and will surely be b7 "a
much the better qualified 10 iId ~
whether they want to spend money ~
warships or not If our friends ,gbo
oppose spending money for TarshIna
think they help their case by keepins
the taxpayers as ignorant as possIbs
OF what a warship Is, one can urdsts
stand their opposition to the Jam stSwn
naval review: but if the diffusion ~
1no Wedge helps their case. then the re-.
View win work for them and their M
---Harpers Weekly.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06
ARMENIA ouAKING,

The earth continues to quake. Ac
cordlng to advices from Armenia, a
number of lives were lost In the re-
cent upheavals at Bitlis. and It is
feared that the suffering of the popu-
latiOn is great.
The American mission at the place
mentioned seams TO have lost con-
siderably, The Americans are said to
have been rendered homeless. and that
at a time when the SNOW is said to
be covering the ground 10 depth OF
twenty-five feet In places, Btlis is a
city built In i canyon, with hills on
either side, 1000 feet high. AS con-
sequence the summers are cool. but
the SHOW during the winter ts some
times SO deep that commune ation
with the outside world Is interrupted
for weeks.
The American missionary station
was established there In 1853, and has
on the staff 1t is said. one missionary
end his Wife, three women missions
aries twenty-nine native workers. men
and women. il has twelve out~sta-
tions, lime chapels, three Sunday
schools. nineteen village schools. one
industrial sch TOOL. and two hundred
and fifty church members. 1t is feared
that a great deal of damage has been
done.
The world was told. In the COM
mencenent of his work, that after
the testimony Of the inspired nessen-
gers, IL would have to listen to the
testimony of the terrible forces of ma
ture, as we'll as OF wars II ever a
prophecy came true. this has come
true 1t has been literally FULFILLED,
and is being fulfilled and the testi-
mony is spread before the world in
the daily chronicles OF events. But
who gives heed to the voice of nature?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06

srlow sliatenlnG and sparkling IN tfic
brilliant sum its dazzling whltencss
contrasting sharply with the dhrt.
rocky peaks and towering crpigs and
csoa rpn1efts upreared beyond Cross
Ing the crisp snowy waste ana now
defending, the upper reaches OK tue
glacier comes Into View and still des-
cendlng. the explorer is soon on Tue
rugged broken Ice Now a deep crew
ice Is passed. its cleft sides a glorious
blue-green now clutter Of ce-pillerS
ard broken shafts and coItinnss or now
" gr0tesauely shaped mass of piled UP
fragments M broken Ice welded to-
rether with frozen snow AT Icing tn
ahe valley is again reached, and \
contemplation OF all the Wild and
rugged beauty and OF all the sublimity
ind stately grandeur OF this mountain
scs merry must lead the thoughts TO
lock from nature UP 10 natures God, y
And II lie who endowed this earth OF ours
with such lavish beauty has provided y
means by which amy who Will may IN,
hertz a realm OF far surprising glory,
and He has told as IN His holy scrip
lures that the means to attain that In
hetitance, is through faith in the
Savior OF the world who. for us. Hirn~
self endured the stlsemett derland-
ed FOR sin by EterNel Iustlce,--"A Ban-
Kerr
How Indians The almost universal
Regard reverence of the Indians
Mother Earth. FOR the earth is inter-
estlng In corlnec ton
With their feeling about the ownership
Of land. The earth is regarded as sa-
cred, often II is called the mother and
1t appeas to rank second among she
gods A sacrifice OF food is held ~
first to the sky and then Is deposited
on the earth, and perhaps rubbed into
the soil. The first smoke is directed 10
The sky, the second to the earth. and
hen those to the four directions In OF
der. Other sacrifices are commonly
held up first to the sky, and then are
held toward the earth. Before begin
ming to perform any sacred office, the
| priest or doctor holds his hands first
toward the sky and then ruhs them on
the ground 1T Is by the earth" they
say, '-that We live. without ii we could
not exist. 1t mourlshes and supports us.
From 1t grow the fruits that we eat.
and the grass that sustains the animals
whose rlesh we Hive on from It come
forth, and over its surface run, the wa
tiers which we drink. We walk on it.
and unless IL is firm and steadfast We
cannot live, "-E'rom George Bird Grin.
nell's Tenure OF Land Among the III
dams in American AnthropoIogst.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06

"Gentlenen OF the Jury erupted the
attorney for the plaintiff, addressing
the twelve Arkansas peers who were
sitting in Judgment on their respect
i've shoulder blades In a daInag &c suit
against a grasping corporation for kill
Ing cow. III the train had been rum
ming as slow as 1t should have been ram
II the bell had been rang as II ort 10
have been rang. or the whistle had been
blown as II should have been blew
none Of which was did. the COW would
not have been injured when she was
killed THE Rams Horn.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06
WAR ~ VAIN,

For come years past q peculiar conn
binaticn Of conspiratnrs has been at
work against the Church In this conn
binatIou can be seen the most incon
gYliotls elements The disappointed po-
lltieian and the equally disappointed
minister who has failed IN his asplra-
tions to make proselytesi the atheist
and the devoait believer the noraiist
and the proiigate, all have stood faith
fully together in the nnholy war upon
the Church Money has not been
spared. Talent has been freely en-
ployed. With what resulte
Only few years ago 1t was predict
ed by some of the prophets OF evil that
'-MoTmonisn' would be doomed The
Church was going to splis up In fac
lions, and abe government would, per-
lraps, send an army for the second time
TO these valleys. to destroy the reni-
Hant. Such predictions We're made in
private conversations, IL not openly
Such visions We're enjoyed in the se-
cret recesses OF the tempter of Bac-
chus. In fact. q certain preacher was
actually induced to come here in the
expectation OF reaplng a large harvest
of apostates Have they succeeded7
Looking at the multltudes assembled
az the present annual conference OF
the Saints, one is impressed with the
marvellous growth of the work. Presi-
dent Joseph i. Smith said In his OPEN
ing address that perfect unity and
i,e.,,- n,,., ,,rat-au a,,,n,rey tha 1na 1ers nF
the Church as well as the officers OF
The various divisions thereof They
have thu confidence Of 1he entire peO-
Rle, villincatlon has failed to make
apustatcs, as was confidently expected,
The Saints have continued TO pay their
free.wilI donations, generally called
tithlng, until the Church has been able
10 discharge Its Indebtedness and be-
come independent In that regard. This
speaks volumes fer the faith OF the
Church members and their confidence
in the integrity and wisdom OF the
President OF the Church and those as
sociated with him I'm the high and ro-
snonsfbIe positions IN which they have
been placed The missionaries are
performing d great work IN the various
fields and tho Church is growing.
while the principles IL stands for are
rapidly receiving recognition. The as
haults seem actually 20 have helped
The Church.
President Smith. IN his opening ad
dress. also met The accusation that the
Leaders Of the Church are deriving
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06

the Senate wouid take their words for
truth. Bnt the Senate preferred 70
investigate, and tho result was that
the allegations made against ,ne
Church were found 10 tbe without
foundation Ia fact The Church ~ VIM
aIeatcd every time. by statement OF
the truth
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06

A pitisburg dispatch says that John
Fillmore, the Altoona cobbler who In
vented the process by which he can
burr ashes, has accidentally stumbled
cato The fact that his compound for
making ashes burn also almost wholly
does away with smoke as we'll Pitts,
burg Is the place where they have
snanlSs 10 barn
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06

An Ohio poetpss Is said to have used
as the ground tor securing a divorce
application sher husbnne's objections
able criticisms of her literary work,
What a tactiess IL truthful husband
he must be- unless he Wanted d.
yorce,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06

Emperor William is about as likely
20 send one Of his SONS 10 AN American
university to he educated as he Is 10
permit Princess Victoria Lulse to mar
ry an American.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06

Were the burglars who looted tho
residence Of Mr., Del Wilson OF thou
sand dollars Worth Of diamonds al
81 Imported from Scotland" TO con-
summate a 0OnsplraGy7
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06

The whirIIsig OF time has been going
round so rapidly OF late that the beef
trust and all the Ills and evils with
which It was charged have been for
gotten.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06

II there must he rain at Conference
time, and 1t seems as though there
must. IL is much better to have It al
night than In the day
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06

Men who talk for publication are
like those who make leap In the dark
they can never tell where they will
land,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06

Secretary Taft just laughs wh cn~ver
his 'boom is mentioned But there
are others who do NOT,