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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-02
ruE PROBLEM IN THE rnru.

IN his reasons for declining 60 run
on the Republican ticket IN the Fourth
ward. Rey MT Short said:
There is "a problem present IN tho
Fifth ward. and AN high-minded peo-
pie should give IL their careful con-
sideration."
Every decent citizen win be pleased
90 sec this matter So tcrsely stated
from 80 prominent an authority Every
one knows that the American" party
has. felt for.ycars that thn Firth ward
was so entirely its property that # did
not make the slightest difference whom
IL nominated for office there. In deli
ance of public sentiment. and with tho
fun knowledge OF what his candidacy
meant the rarty managers have again
named Mr. Martin Mulvey, one Of the
foremost saloonkeepers Of the city, as
Its candidate for city council in the
Firth. and to the remonstrances OF a
few OF its adherents, the party man
ayers snapped their fingers in their
faces and said what arc you going
70 do about ~"
MI snort : vigorous letter indicates
that at last people really propose TO do
something about IT, 4 further evil
dence that the American" managers
intend to keep the Fifth precinct safely
within the party noorings Is found in
the announcement that George sheets
chief OF the city's detective service. Is
named as chairman Of one OF the pre-
cincts in the Fifth ward
Why7
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in practise Beyond this sumrni,.
an IN the British weekly lust nar.f
no press comment on the psycholne, 4,
the new premier has ventured. Sho,a5
his ministry endure, predicts ~
Temps nevertheless. the third Fre,..
republic viii shortly have TO face ,'
most exciting era since the comfnur.
That passion for roses. orchids 80
white lilies which prompts this SOM
time revolutionary labor aritntor =.
bury his desk under perflfmed Az
blooming masses is protentous to IN.
Paris Gauluis. IL reflects that Robes
pierre was ravished by the odor Of NJ
anges and kept pyramids OF them 4.
his table night ain. day. prerp..
BRAND. furthermore is devoted 10 ii,
arets cNquisitely cork tipped an,
secuted cgarcts which he puffs lar
guidly IN his ofFicial buroau rn.
somewhat classical university trainlns
and his love OF verses BY no rnoars
commend him to that stalwart an,ons
Socialist dailies of Europe. the par,,
Humanite. Monsieur BRAND" h ~
serves, still calls himself a Sorialis,
let us hope his constituents can s,,n
apply the same term to him" Ths
grimy mine workers in the St Ftienn.
coal fields who not so many years apo
began sending Aristide Rriand To tbs
Chamber Of Deputies seem 10 b. sps-
tanning him. His recent appearing.
among his constituents won him a
tribute OF admiration and Applauss
which taxed every resource Of even b,s
superbly musical and unprecedented
" powerful voice. Current Literature
for September
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THE STATE FAIR.


on Monday morning with due pomp
and transformations ceremony the State
Fair viii be open to the public. Since
the gates closed last October the an
nual display has outgrown its swad-
ding clothes and now blossoms forth
as The Inland Empire exposition with
all the usual attractions OF a represen-
tative state fair and with the prom
ise Of some additional features that are
seldom encounterSl outside Of the big
expOsitions.
OF course there win be displays of
representative blooded live stock Of
the state the largest pumpkins. the
finest vegetables. the most luscious
fruits and fragrant flowers will all be
represented. together with the best in
sheep. swine and poultry that the state
affords. Good natured rivalry for the
multitudinous premiums and prizes Of
fered Is always an incident Of Ctah's
annualiexposities of-sser products. Per
haps in no department will this be
more apparent this year than that al
lotted the manufacturers. From re-
ports received, the disciples OF Home
Industry are proposing TO impress the
visitor with the possibilities and accom-
plishments OF the Beehive state The
allotment Of space 70 accommodate the
commercial displays has been one Of
the worst problems, or. perhaps. "best"
might be the more happy word, that the
secretary and supervisor have had to
encounter. IL is promised that practi-
cally every branch Of commercial en-
deavor win be dolineated and the rival
~ for the new handsome loving cup
and the big prizes hung up win be
both keen and spirited.
As Utah grows so does her State Fair
Early this year ii was apparent that
additional space would have 10 be pro-
vided for the exhibitors and conse-
Quently an army OF carpenters has been
al work erecting more stalls for live
stock and two new buildings to accom-
modate the exhibits.
With the growth Of the Fair comes
INC expenditure OF Nihit iNhufN lot
public amusements consequently the
horse racing and sensational features
provided FOR free entertainment promise
10 be better than ever
u is also cause for congratulation TO
note that the unwelcome bookmaker
viii be conspicuous by his absence and
the man who undertakes 20 make a
betting book on the state Fair grounds
VIII be summarily elected.
on another page OF this issue viii be-
encountered an exhaustive preliminary
prospectus OF Just what will be seen
al the Inland Exposition
As am educational feature and a
means of recreation and pleasure. the
big show on the banks Of the Jordan
should be the stellar feature next week
both 10 the residents OF this cisy AND
| the strangers within our gates
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CONFERENCE NOTICE

The SOtn semi-annual general con-
ference or the Church Of Jesus Christ
Of Latter-day Saints win convene n
the Tabernacle. salt Lake city. on
Sunday, October g. at 10 o'clock a. m.
A full attendance Of the officers and
members is hereby requested.
when the Conference aGjourns on
Monday afternoon. st viii be until
wednesday, oct 6. at 10 o'clock a m.
A general Priesthood meeting will be
held IN the Tabernacle on Monday eve
ming. October 3. commencing at $50
o'clock
A special Priesthood meeting will be
held in the Assembly Hall on Tuesday.
Oct. 5. commencing at 10 o'clock a. m.
JOSEPH r. SMITH.
JOHN r. WINDEP.
ANTHoN II. LUND.
First Presidency.
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RELIEF SOCIETY CONFERENCE.

The October semi-ahnual Conference
Of the Relief Society viii be held in the
Salt Lake Assembly Han in this city.
commencing Thursday. October 7, 1909.
promptly at 10 a. m. and at q. m. All
officers and members OF the Society are
cordially invited. also the presiding au-
thorities OF the Church. Bishops and
other brethren interested IN Society
work; and the General Board OF the
Y L. NJ. /. A. and Of the Primary Asso-
Citations. II is desirable there should
be large representation present. as
the conference viii be one Of unusual
interest
An officers meeting win be held in
the Salt Lake Assembly Hall In this
city on Tuesday. October 5, at p. m.
and Il Is hoped all officers OF the So
ciety will attend this important meet
ing
BATHSHEBA W. SMITH.
General President
IDA S. DusENBERRY,
Counselor.
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EARTHQUAKES.

a recently stated theory OF the origin
OF earthquakes ascribes them to ths
joint attraction Of the sun and the
moon The two when in a position to
pun together. It is suggested, attract
one side Of the earth and force II some
what out Of is normal shape The
crust cracks and we have an earth
quake.
IT this Is tho correct explanation Of
earth disturbances we may look for
some serious experiences in that line in
the not distant future Mars is reason
ably near the earth. and will be for a
few months. Halley's comet Is ap-
preaching. What will happen when the
sun and the moon, Mars and the comet
an pun together
But. no matter. This earth was pre-
pared 20 be an abode for the human
race, and It win not be destroyed untn
its mission is fulfilled in every detail.
II Is not under the rule Of chance. any
more than is well built and well
equipped ship in the passenger service
across the ocean II IS filling the meas
ure Of its creation under well defined
laws. which are but the manifestations
Of the divine intelligence that guides
and regulates Its passage through
space.
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STILL no EVIDENCE.

A we have said before. the anti
.Af,rmon" organ has not one iota OF
evidence for lts latest perversion OF
the history OF the martyrdom Al Car
thaqe. The assertion OF the paper is
that Church members blackened their
faces and assassinatcd the Prophet and
patriarch. and IN confederation OF that
y,iuful falsehood IL tried 10 quote
George A. smith. and others. just az
a certain potcntato is said 10 quote the
Bible.
We have quoted Colonel John Hay
the poet and statesman. and Gov. Ford
ON that subject and viii now add tho
following from Whitueys History, Vol
]. page 22l
Quad the Governor connivcd al muir
der. or was hc but the weak and plant
TOOL of mon who undoubtedly had con
spired against the lives Of the prison.
cra2 III the Final Judgment answer.
Suffice 10 that late Dad the afternoon nt
that daytime 21. isif-while the Gov
crnor was al Nauyoo. haranguing the
Mormons ON the enOrmity ~ tho crime
committed in destroying the tNpositor
press end placing the city under martial
law. "a portion Of tne dlsnandod Wal~
saw troops, one or two hundred strong
lad by levi Williams. Baptist priest
and colonel of militia. returned to CAR
Image. stoned tho GAN, and with Tho
cnnuiNancc of the guards shot 10 death
Joseph and IYrum smith. and am bat
fatally wounded John Taylor
This is what Is known 10 history as
tn the Identity Of the miserable instru-
meuts through which the murderous
plot was carried out That apostatea
were implicated in II h. not de-
MED That the mob would have been
powcrless bat Tor the apostate spirit
that allied itself with enemies arrayed
against Joseph, Is probably also true.
But the Tribune statement that the
murdcrers were Church members is not
supported by evidence.
TO make our position clear, LEI Us say
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GATHERED ON THE BATTLEFIELD OF THOUGHT

In mere material and secondary mat
tiers We Insist on having the best; but
We have vague sense that our way
Of speaking and Of writing ~ good
enough ms IL u.s. and may be allowed
10 take care Of itself Hence. we sell
dom pause 60 examine the language
we employ I'm our hourly concerns. 70
question lts efficiency. or 10 endeavor
to develop It in form and huency
Clayton Hamilton In the September
Forum.
Who II sculpturany inspira-
Premier tlonal herd. manifesting
Rriand9 Gale and norman anCcs-
Calls and Norman ances-
try Of n man. features upon which the
emotions play like the fingers ~ a
Virtuoso on q keyboard; fiery, scru-
tinizlng hypnotic eyes; a stalwart,
1.-THE. erect. mobile figure. cmbodyng
the physical strength for which he rs
famed--these are the physical charac-
teristics OF Aristide BRAND. that Social
ist deputy for one Of the most import
ant working class constituencies In
France who has suddenly become re-
nowned IN the capacity ~ premier OF
the third republic SO astonished are
the newspapers Of all Europe by this
swift rise within few years from
complete ohscurity Of one whose
"greenest early speeches. to quote
the London Spectator look like pure
Indictment to violence" that they dare
not venture TO describe Aristide BRAND
too positively HE has the combna-
ton rare among his countrymen, OF
radicalism IN thought with MODE
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growth Is less than two-thirds as
rapid as that Of the population. and
Dr. ASod blamos this on the salaries
the preachers receive. According TO
this noted preacher.
"The churches get just as good
preaching as they arc entitled 20 for
the money they pay
The preachers Of today arc not giants.
because. according to DR. Akcd, the
church win not pay for giants Rail
reading. finance. commerce. attract the
great men because they offer great re-
wards The crying need OF the
churches % this country T. race %
bigger and better men than we arc
But the churches have not begun 90
.hink OF the necessity o; paying for
them"
Gipsy Smith takes this view.
'.Thc church today instead Of being
a place where everybody has tho spirit
end power 10 seek and 20 save that
which s lost is more Of mutual con-
graduation society whore We fuss aud
fondlc those VIC have already found
''To turn men from darkness to lighl.
from the power Of Satan Co God. that
they might receive forgiveness Of sins
by faith IN Him. that was the program
OF the church Jesus came 10 build up
and II that is not our object then we
are frauds and hindranccs."
Everybody. or very nearly everybody.
seems 90 admit that something is the
matter with the churches II is an the
more necessary that the Latter-day
Saints who have been divinely COM
mlssioned to deliver message Of light
and salvation TO the world. even the
message Of repentance. and prepare
zion for the advent OF the King II
Glory. should magnify their high and
holy calling
The Conferences have been instituted
FOR the strengthening OF the Church.
They are occasions Of the outpouring
OF the Holy Spirit. OF instruction. Of re-
view OF the past. and OF renewal OF
the determination to faithfulness. This
gathering will be no exception to the
rule. The Lord is with His people. Ho
rules, and not man. and the final out
come OF the struggle between good and
evil will be just as predicted by the
prophets OF every dispensation.
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MILFORD WOODRUFF.

Not only the I.atter-day Saints
throughout the world but AN who were
acquainted with the late President VIII
ford Woodruff and who learned 20 love
and respect him, wiz be pleased TO
learn that his biography has now left
the press and can be had in the book
market n is volume containing
over 700 pages. beautifully illustrated
and artistic IN every respect. n is
a book without which mo- Utah library,
We venture "a say les complete
This biography prepared for the press
by Matthias r. Covlcy. is really his
own record taken from his daily jour
mails And these records were kept
with interruptions conscientiouanCss for
great number Of years. and are ~
immense historical value For this
reason We may say that nothing over
published reveals more perfectly tine
spirit and workings ~ "Momonism"
than the NE ~ Wnford woodruff
There n not dun or uniutelesilng
chapter in the book our Young people
should read A. n is mot only mll ~
important data. but Is aith-promotIng
In ne character n reads Ike tho
Scripture Of eternal truth. II should
be In the home of every I.atter-day
saint So much Of tho book is ia
President woodrun's own language
witch O. simple direct. and forceful
that every one who reads n win almost
imagine that he rs listening 20 the
words OF the man as they fcll from his
llps
Nilford Woodruff was BY nature =
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CONFERENCE.

Again the members Of the Church
have the privilege OF meeting in semi
annual conference and again the gath
ering is the occasion OF thousands or
visitors coming TO the Capital and So
journing among friends and acduaint-
anees for a few days We cordially
welcome them all, whether they belong
TO the Church or not. We trust they
win spend the days they remain here
very pleasantly and prohtably. We
have no doubt that those who have
come 10 attend Conference will md
spiritual strength. encouragement and
guidance In the various gatherings and
viii be better prepared for their daily
duties. for having psrtaken Of the
spirit OF this Conference
The time in which we live is, in many
respects, notable. knowledge Is being
generally diffused among the children
OF men, as in no age Of which we have
any record Inter-communication be-
tween nations has made II possible 10
run 20 and fro as the Prophet DAN
iel says from one end OF the earth 10
the other Civilization is advancing
with leaps end bounds. and no longer
slowly crawling onward. Space In be-
ing annihlated. as u were, and man
81 mastering the tremendous forces 81
nature that hold the universe together
Unfortunately the moral and spirit-
ual progress is not comparable 10 The
intellectual Advancement Men AMI
women know more. but they are not
better than their forefathers They
understand the workings OF the uni
verse better. but they have no greater
reverence for the Maker OF the heavens
and the earth, and AN that is ga them.
This rs quite generally admitted.
some time ago the Editor Of The De
lineator Mr. Dresser, asked the aucs-
ton. what is the matter with the
churches" Cardinal Gibbons answer
cd in part.
what Then. BE- the causcc Many
% our Counuymeu do not consider
church-Buing as binding obligation
IA amy sense Frequently il rs asserted
that Wc can worship God boz our OWL
hearts and home, we can interpret the
Bible f0r ourselves. and although, ir
reality thcs very seldom 90 one 0r
the other the pretenso is sufficient 90
druR tnClr Couacicnces. We must not
lay the whole blame on the laity Al
most any excuse would seem 90 Justify
q man u ahsenting himself from
church services when the subject ~
llgion. mat Ia 10 say duty 10 God
and duty to our noighhor Tor God q
sake NJ seldom lnculcated Finally
apothcr cause can be- traced 10 the fac,
that many societies for the advance
ntent of education. for the develop
nnnt of athletic sports or for meIo
social purposes, have added a sunday
service such as many people were ne
customed 10 assist al formerly In the
ehurchcs."
Rabbi Hlrsch said
''settements and similar Institutions
devoted 10 the hettermert ~ social
conditions and the bridging Of thl
Shaam between ihe masses and tho
classea nave usurped the place erst-
while held BY ihe church"
. Josiah strong claims that church
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some Odd At the beginning Of the
Ideas of revival of learning thorc
The Past. were fantastic aud gro
tesque misconceptions.
The dica ~ the resurrection bone was
one OF these-the belief that la the
body there was an indcstructible bone
that formed the nucleus Of the rcsur-
rection body. This view was demon
strated TO be untenable by Nesalius,
the rcformer OF anatomy In the six
tecnth century and the forerunner OF
the morphologists OF zoology. other
points about the structure OF man
and animals. equally fantastic, were
upheld. and against one who ventured
10 disbelievo Ia them the cry OF
hereto was raised We may az first
sight think that crude misunderstand-
ines are harmless vagar ics. but when
viewed as 70 their consequences we
see that this class OF superstitiOns has
led to intolerance and prosecutions.
As Illustrations there come TO mind the
horrors OF the inquisition. the cruel
and harmful ideas OF witchcraft, the
brutal and wicked persecution Of men
and women for holding saner views
than tho majority Of mankind OF the
part played by the Almighty in his uni
verse. II Is one OF the blessings of pro-
gress that mankind has been relative
~ freed from prosecutions OF this ma
ture These grotesQuc beliefs and SUI
rcrstitions We're dispcllcd by advance
ia the knowledge Of the organization
Of animals. Wherever investigation in
this territory prospered, it shed light
and dispelled error. Professor Will
liam A. Locy in the Popular Science
Monthly
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PROF. CARELESS HONORED

less for the splendid work he has dome
ia assisting TO elevate the musical taste
OF this community aud ] congratulate
the public In possessing the fruits ~
his genius in the shape Of musical pro
auctions Of undying beauty ! have
some pride IN the fact that he succeed
ed me as conductor OF the London
conference choir. when I left TO come
To Utah, I'm 1880, and that he also sue
ceeded me as conductor OF the sait
Lake Thcatcr orchestra, when / was
called 70 ST. George. in 1865. Trusting
he may live long to enjoy the honor
he has so Justly earned Yours SIN.
cerely. CHAS. ]. THOMAS.
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salt Lake city. sept 80 1909.
Editor Deserot News--It was with
much pleasure and satisfaction that 1
read the statement IN your columns
concerning the honor conferred upon
my old friend and associate PROF.
George Careless. IN the services COM
plimentary 10 him On the Eighteenth
ward assembly hail last Sunday even
ing It is gratifying 70 note the grow
ing disposition to honor those to
whom honor Is due" while they arc
alive and able TO appreciate such evil
dencc OF respect. | most heartily add
my tribute OF praise TO Prof Care
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literary man. He loved 20 write. ne
loved history. and II WAS the ambition
OF his life to leave TO the Church
record that would tell Of Gods marvel
Gus dealings with His children In these
last days. There Is nothing that re.
veals better tho character OF Nor
monism" and its inner workings than
his Biography.
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According 10 the Tribune the prn-
oiple OF naming a Christian minister
for the City council Is very wrong, but
the principle Of naming Mr. MulYey
is perfectly right Where Is that rrin-
olple enunclaied authoritatiyelyf What
Il the law? ny what legal on moral
rule Is an American citizen barred
from performine the duties Of citizen
ship, ON account Of an ecclesiastical
posltion7
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And II the University Of Copenhagen
shall decide that Dr. Cook has proved
an he claims will The friends Of Com
mander Peary assert that there Is
something rotten In Denmark?
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Chief Forester Plnchot announces
that he rs determined not 10 modify
his forest policy IN the slightest de-
gree That is am right but let him use
a little more diplomacy h viii make
his policy go better
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When Commander Peary arrived IN
New York be laughingly remarked. Il
am too hungry 10 tax" II he had been
in that condition FOR the past month
how better % would have been for his
reputation How few people learn 10
lock the stable before the horse is gone.
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Not one Of the municipal parties has
a plank In lbs platform oe6niug us
position on the cook Peary contro-
yersy. This Is serious omission
as it is the one great issue 10 which
am the people are Interested
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DEsEREr SUNDAY school UNION

The senai-annuai conference OF the
Dcseret Sunday School Union win con-
vene at the Tabernacle. Sunday eve
ming. Oct 3. at o'clock. All are in
vited.
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Al Mellila they are changing the pro-
gram. All last week the spectators were
being entertained with the MorricC
dance This week II Is tho Spanish
fandanfo
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Superintendent Ella Flagg Young has
notified the Chicago teachers that II
they drop their RS they viii be drop
ped. The effect on their lingual muscles
IS said to be noticeable already.
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DR.. Angel has retired from the Uni
versity Of Michigan. For nearly two
score years ne was its good Angel.
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There is a growing demand in the
west for diamonds Why does't the
west grow its own diamonds
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The milk dealer who is in the city jail
because he refuses TO pay a fine for vio-
lating the milk ordinance, does not
propose 10 be cowed