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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL.

The day of the great and Joyous
Christian festival of rejoicing is once
more with u5-thc natal day of the Lord
of Salvation. 1t is the magnificent
ideal of brotherly love and the commuu-
ity of interest and feeling among all
human creatures. To live up TO that
ideal completely is impossible, Just ms
the finite cannot compass the infinite,
1T is not given to humanity to be per.
feet, or to achieve perfection, But
as we can and do reach out after the
infinite, so we may and should strive
for perfection. And In the way of
striving to make the day Joyous one,
that will be memorable to those of
our neighbors who are not able TO make
good cheer for themselves, we reach n
degree in perfection not to he despised /;
IT is a degree well approved by the
words of The Master.
To that end, there should be an
especial effort this day to see that all
who need should be fed and clothed;
that they be provided with means of
warmth and comfort. The unfortunate
should be made the special caro-, and
so that they will realize that Christmas
is indeed the Christian remembrance,
and that the example and precept Of
the Lord, born upon this anniversary,
means something for them also, and is
not a mere abstraction.
1t is a time Of great material pros
perity The seasons have been favor
able; the crops abundant; profitable
labor has not failed nor the reaping
Of due rewards for diligence and thrift.
Ii is, therefore, all The more meet
that this abundance should overflow
into the voids where there is lack.
This abundance can, without the sup
ply of need being missed, give all that
is required, and there should be no
hesitation in the noble, charitable,
Christian work. For thus only can we
testify to the Redeemer our sense of
the saving work He has spent upon the
world, and upon us,
The season is propiiious; we have n
white Christmas though the day is
not undulY. full of frost. And in do
ing the will Of the Lord of Christmas,
we are but responding in our way to
the splendid bounties and encourage
ments of Providence. The Lord has
done His part, with a magniticence OF
bounty that affords scope for all that
it is possible for us to do. And so let
us all respond in kind, and do what we
may 10 give practical effect to the di-
vine bencticence. Let the whole world
join in the new song, Allelulia, and
let us here especially Join our voices
with hearty fcrvor to the sublime chorus
OF the world
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ELDER TAYLOR SHOULD PAY.

was written TO the Liverpool Weekly
Post by Harry A. James Of this city,
The Tribune desires to direct special
attention to its dominant feature of evi-
dent purpose to deceive.
Mr.. James calls attention to the fact
that Elder Joseph Z. Taylor challenged
The Tribune to furnish evidence of new
polygamy, and offering reward of one
thousand dollars in each of such cases
that we could establish. MI James
leaves the impression with the reader
of his letter that this paper was un-
able to do anything whatever in the
way of meeting the conditions of the
Taylor challenge and offer. But the
truth is that we have more than made
good in that matter, and have honestly
earned the reward offered. There is no
fair. minded person in this city but will
admit this; and indeed it is matter of
free comment hereabouts that Elder
Taylor has acted altogether unfairly all
the way through He never intended to
pay the money, no matter what showing
was made by The Tribune. Even his
corcligionists are not a bit backward
about saving that when they read of Mr.,
Taylor's offer they knew at once that
il was not made in sincerity. As before
stated in these columns. it is almost
an impossibility to furnish full legal evil
dence in a case of new polygamy, be
cause the practice is so shrouded in mys-
terry and secrecy that almost the only
knowledge concerning the ceremony is
that held by the contracting parties and
the officiator However, it is possible
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
AS TO THE UTAH"

We find this characteristic sneer in
the editorial columns of the church
organ of last night.
There was at least one important omis-
sion In Tho Tribune account of the
lected 10 say that It. was built by the
local American" party. But that defect
In the account will. perhaps. be remedled
later.
To which we may fairly say that il
is to the American principles advocated
and supported by The Tribune that this
country owes its strength and ability TO
build such ships as the Utah. And we
may add that others appreciate The
Tribune g big presentation Of the Utah
battleship even though .the hide boand
bigotry of the church organ did not
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
TRIBUNE MORNING. 1909

10 take general circumstances and facts
and to deduce thcrefrom the conclu.
sion that certain elder has married
poYgamously since the manifesto. And
when an accusation is made upon that
basis, and no denial Of that accusation
ensues, ii is fair to assume that the
charge is true This has occurred III
thirty.two cases that The Tribune hns
named, there having been absolutely no
denial in one instance.
Returning to Elder Taylor's reward
offer, we desire to call attention to two
cases named by The Tribune in which
subsequent developments have proved
the accuracy of our charges, and have
entitled this paper TO two thousand dol
lars of Elder Taylor's money, These
are the eases of Joseph w. Musser and
Alpha j Higgs. Musser has been dis
fellowshipped on account of his crime
the best evidence that The Tribune s
charge in his case was absolutely true.
Higgs skipped the country md went To
Alberta, Canada, and he was removed
from lis position as a bishops counselor.
In these two cases there is not even II
thought to attempt denial, and Elder
Taylor's persistent silence in the face
of The Tribune s repeated efforts to get
some reply from him is regarded by the
public as evidence of his acknowledg-
ment that he has placed himself in a
tight place and practically confesses
that he has been thoroughly beaten.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
A GREEDY MONOPOLY EFFECT.

In an article on ''The EverRising
Cost of Living" the World s Work,
while giving instances and details about
the prices and cost of supplies, has one
very curious item. 1t gives certain quo
tations from the New York papers and
adds: "On the same day that these
items were printed, the United Cigar
Stores pasted up little placard say.
ing that conditions would presently
force an advance in Manila cigars, +"
Now. the new tariff law removed the
duties on Manila cigars up to a limi
tation which has not been reached by
many millions The imports of Manila
cigars are far below that limit. II
would naturally be supposed, therefore.
that the price Of Manila cigars would
be lowered instead of raised. How it
happens that the price of Manila cigars
is raised when the duty is taken off and
the natural expectation is that it would
be lowered, is a curious story. Hereto
fore those cigars have paid stiff duty;
now they pay none. But the price OF
them is to be raised. Whyl
It is the old story of trade combina-
tion. The tobacco trust is in control of
consumed in this country. Its profits
are tremendous, and these profits are
far more concentrated than the profits
of any other combine. Ten men own
nearly all the stock IN the big tobacco
combine. They are lords Of the to.
bacco market in this country, They
are so supreme In command that they
are able to charge consumers of to-
bacco "all that the traffic will bear;''
that is, they have put the price up Just
as high as the tobacco-using people
can pay, and a very great number of
people in this country can afford to
pay enormously high prices for the to.
bacco that they use.
There is no particular reason why
Manila cigars should be preferred by
anybody. They are rather rank, and
unless filed or wrapped with tobacco
more agreeable TO the average smok
er s taste, they are not called for save
by those who have acquired taste for
them; and that taste is an acquired
taste beyond the usual,
1t appears. therefore. that it is the
monopoly that raises this price and it
raises the price just because it can.
There is no reason for the raise; in
fact all the reason that there is. is
| against It, But the American smokers
must pay the price simply because the
| tobacco trust demands il, and in dc
mandiug it the tobacco trust reaches a
double result. First, 1t adds tremen-
| dously to its profits in dealing in Manila
cigars, and it established itself in control
Of the Manila tobacco trade with absolute
mastery. The notification referred TO is.
in fact, notification to 'he world that
the American Tobacco Trust intends to
take the same control Of the Philip.
| pipe- raised tobacco that the American
| Sugar Trust has taken of the Cuba.
raised sugar In these two articles of
very large consumption, the American
public is in the grasp of two ruthless
monopolies. and must pay enormously
inflated prices simply because Of the
| monopoly y-ridden market That il is no.,
! case of tariff raise at all has been
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

made abundantly evident. But this
scheduled raise in Manila cigars is per
haps tho most significant proof that
has ever been shown TO the American
people of their helplessness in tho grasp
of the monopolies, and Of the futility
CT hurt or helped by the tariff when
that tariff is applied to monopoly-con
trollcd goods
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

- p0stle Smoot s Mouth has print
Ell a photograph of General Miles and
chilled it Admiral Schley. OF course,
it will be left to those gentlemen to
,attle it between themselves as to who
should feel the maddest
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

JOSEPH Smith as noteworthy coinci-
dence; but we can read between the
lines that such condolences don t
merely happen, but are made.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

What Uncle Sam means TO say TO
Nicaragua is that if there are any
Americans to be chastised, he will do
the chastising.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

If what we hear of the aim of wo
man be true, Miss Sprv is TO be sim
cerely congratulated that she hit even
so big an object as the battleship with
that bottle of champagne.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

1t is to be hoped, too, that King Al
bert. the new ruler Of Belgium, will live
and act so as to be remembered for
Other reasons than those clinging to the
memory of his predecessor,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

It NAV have taken some of the sting
out of the robbery for that hoIdup to
Jolly his victim while taking his mon
ey, but it is safe to say that the jolly
ing could have been dispensed with if
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

OF course, Jimmie doesn't mind hav
chanical toys work, hut he would like
to have a chance at them himself be
fore they are worn out.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

"Tex" Rickard says that he is de.
termincd to pull off the big fight in
Salt Lake; but there are signs that
there will be another big fight on hand
as q nreliminarY
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

Nevertheless, it will be altogether
best TO leave the tariff alone if it is
TO be t:rkered with by such bunglers
IS Apostic-Senator Reed Smoot
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

W Gould Brokaw has lot of money,
but most everybody will let him keep
it and welcome, if his disposition goes
along with 1T.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

ST Louis has an eight-year-oid girl
shoplifter, but precociousness of that
character is neither TO be boasted of
nor encouraged,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

Il is pity that men will never learn
that caIelessness in coal mines means
death and destruction.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

However, Zelnya ought TO be able TO
make himself fairly comfortable, pro-
vided one can take any comfort at all
out or stolen money.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

Kermit Roosevelt has secured fine
specimen of the male sitatunga-what
ever that is
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

And the great battleship, Utah, is,
mighty fine Christmas present.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

y. IT appears that the church organ looks
upon the launching Of the battleship
Utah OH the birthday anniversary of
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

Ttat woman who stole a bottle of
perfume at local store probably had
10 idea of the stencil it would raise.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

Was there ever more prosperous
Christmas season than that enjoyed IN
Tipping Zion?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

Let Us hone that Doctor Cook will be
vind,cated even if only for the sake
of human faith in human nature.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

II is better to be almost anything 9th
pr than "Dolly Dimples' faker.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

The Aero Club of America seems to
assume that not even the air is free.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

Business communications should be ad-
dressed, "The Tribune. Salt Lake CRY
Utah.
Matters for publicn tion. 20 editor The
Tribune Salt Lake City Utah"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

What fat stockings they were, TO be
sure!
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

S. C. Beckwith Special Agency. Sole
Advertising Agent Eastern OF
ace. Tribune building. New York: west
ern office Tribune building, Chicago.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
Saturday, December 25, 1909,

Merry Christmas!
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25

Telephones.
Bell-Private Branch Exchange connect
Ing all departments. call Main 5000.
Observation-Disclosures system
connecting oil departments, cnll S6O,
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MEN WAITING TO GO ON SHIFT.

stands now after the decision of the
United States court OF appeals, and
that of Judge Anderson In the STANDARD
OIL case at Chicago. An attorney who
could not protect "a client from a charge
of rebaung, If those decisions are gus-
tanned would not boz worthy of his
hire
This was the opinion expressed by am
important law officer OF the govern
ment iu the course OF "a discussion of
the Standard ON Company's cases now
pending in various parts Of the coun-
try
The law officer pointed out that Judg
Lands who imposed the $4,000 600 Inc
upon the standard. held that 10 was ,ha
duty of a shipper To- make reasonable
inquiry as 90 whether the rate he was
using was lawful or not. Judge Gross
cup, seaman and Baker OF the U.lt-l
States circuit court of appeals. Reversed
that statement of the laW, ANA held.
substantially that the government bad
90 prove that the shipper knew ho was
getting ana Illegal rate. Iu tine opinion
of government officers that mTciv n
ever could Dee done. In this view ul
the situation. the EIkius law is ur7e-
tic8lIy nil
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HOUSE WHIP WATSON
ON INSURGENT' STRENGTH

Washington. March ll-Rcprcsou-
tatiye Watson of Indiana. who was
Republican whip n the h0. .e. after a
lengthy conference today with Preei-
dent TAFT estimated the strength of
the Republican Insurgents ln the
house at 21
"sIulo the president entered tine
fight" said AlI Watson. "thc 'u-
surgentF have been dropping OF one
by one No recognize that we have
had hard neHt Co adopt the old
rules and preserve The organization
but $50 believe that we have Che mate
ton u band and that when MI ual
ZEN Goa Monday moves the adoption of
thn rules DI the house OF the llsl
C8urrpss tHorp win bee votes enough
to make hI motion prevail
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INTERESTS ALL
SHOWING ALARM
Every Effort Being Made to AS
certain What Payne Tariff Bill
Schedules Contain.
VERY CAREFULLY GUARDED.
One Astonishing Thing n the Great
solicitude Suddenly Developed
For Consumers Welfare.

Washington. March iL-With thu
Payne tarir bill practically ready TO
be introduced on the first day % the
special session. newspaper correspon-
dents anxious 20 learn what has been
done with chedules affecting the sec
ton in which their papers circulate
and manufacturers and others who
have interests that viii be effected
by the new measure. gather daily
at the ways and means committee room
in an effort 20 learn something re-
garding the new bill, No legislative
measure has been 80 carefully
guarded as the document now being
framed.
TEA AND COFFEE.
The proposition that has given the
committee the most concern and which
has been the most difficult 20 deter
mine is tho plan 20 tax coffee some
Republican members declare that the
taxing of the breakfast table would
make it Impossible for the Republicans
20 carry their districts az the next
election The National Coffee g. Tea
that "a taN ON coffee or tea would b.
unjust To consumers. detrimental 20
TRACE. irritating 90 The masses aud
nualy would tan 90 produce any MAJ
tcual revenue 10 the government for
nearly two years 10 come.
"A duty OF 5 cents upon coffee would
mean an immediate pr0ht OF al least
$3.50 per bag upon every bag IN the
United states 90 owners thereof" is
the claim made 600 brief There being
nearly 1000 900 bags az present held
here by individuals, corporations and
Wall street speculative interests. such
o. duty would mean prodt OF SIG 00o,
600 to the owners and holders thereof
bat BE- would not mean 81 paid into tbe
United states treasury.
PAPER AND PULP.
Paper and pulp Manufacturer have
expressed great alarm over tho report
that the committee would include iu
the BIN the changes iu the pulp paper
schedule recommended Iu the report 90
the Mann committee which Investigated
the pulp and paper questions. The Am-
DriCiu Paper q Pulp association through
I.- president Arthur e. Hastings. has
submitted lengthy brief urging cer-
UUu changes m the recommendation
uHIa 1y che select committee
"ANe cannot TOO emphutCally state
thal tle recommendation of the falect
committee Nin 1l us with alarm" slys
Mr Hasfiuga "ind we believe if adopt
ed would Inevitably be injurious to our
Industry tl the country, and ultimate
Iy 10 the consumer
The Mii-Conunental on q Gas Pro-
ducers association, claiming TO embrace
lu lts membership tho owners OF sllf
per cent oe the producing OH wells m
IHHI.IumI and kansas. which produce
f1 u.r cent off lnt high grade refined
crude ODD ul tho United stalsF. has SUBJ
mItf.I urIoI urgug chat the present
U1uHt.rNa.Ius clause of trH D.ng'ey
tariff Imposes 0u oil Imported II1u oth-
Ell" countries IH. HHmD duty which they
rHIs.. on nH ImuH..l .H IH.u rnm
tH.. country
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PRIEST. TAFT TO ATTEND
YALE CORPORATION MEETING

Sew Haven Conn. March Co., President
TuI Haa sIEuIl,l hIa Intention uf he.
mE present a' tho March meeting of tho
Iuw. which HNl boz held Ou FRIDAY.
March 10 This evening President Tart
NIU Boz. tHs guest NJ the alumni ~ Sow
YuIk nIfH .I banquet Moro tnHu
thousand nj tae Yale alumni nIll bn
present
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BILL TO MAKE MISSOURI
DRY AFTER JULY !, 1910

Jefferson CIE. BIO. March IA bon
UIHHIlIfUH OBJ. manufacture or sale of
mfuEIrHIu. liquors Boo Missouri HftFr
JuIp d IHU Woo introduced ln the som.
att today Tho measure carries Ia rrf-
trrUuum clause
A semitic committee reported adversely
% hll uuF .dIuT fUI One county uuif Dol
.lI uUIan HI.I.u. HhiH measure WnH
nIrn reported adversely iu Che house. bud
tHal nHi. placed IN nn i1e cIl. ndlr Hnl
advanced If despite The committees rul-
lur
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"A nur-nol.. I.ntir t.am cam nt
Driven through me EkIns Jaw as lt