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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-20
FARGO STILL CHAMPION.

ohIIn' Who Grew Big Corn, Lives In
This City.
Fargo still remains champion Of
the world in the matter Of growing
tall stalks of corn. Yesterday The
Forum inadvertently stated that NeIs
Ohlin Of Moorhead brought the giant
12-foot-2 stalk of corn to The Forum.
This proved to be incorrect. II was
Nels Ohlin OF 712 Elm street, Fargo,
who grew the corn and Fargo thus re-
mains tho chamDion.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-20

FoR STATE NEWS READ FORUM
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-20
FARGO MANS
PAPER READ

Continued from Page one.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-20
lot For the Poor Man.

4ae return card is not for the poor
man or the small merchant. 1t IN the
oanKs anu large corporations which
avail themselves of this privilege to the
greatest extent. Every postofEice has
ten orders for 5000 lots. one for 500.
and many times the 10000 and 10000
lots are more numerous than the min
imum quantity. This shows that the
class availing themselves OF the govern
ment generosity Is the one which can
well afford to employ private printer
to place just such acorner card on their
correspondence, IS they may desire
Really there Ii much more reason
why the government generosity Is the
one which can well afford to employ a
private printer to place just such d
corner card on their correspenuence
as they may desire Really is there
much more reason Why the government
should not print letterneaos AZ nvil
as the corner card on the envelope.
While nor strictly germane to the
topic assigned me there Is another
envelope feature which causes more
delay In mails and greater amount
OF profanity generally internally -on
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-14
HOW ABOUT THE NEWS?

The church organ on Friday evening
had the following exceedingly cheeky
editorial paragraph;
"All chips have been removed from no
iitlcdl shoulders throughout the country
and The fighting language stored for the
next Time, says the Washington Post
which proves that our Washington con-
temporary has never heard of The Salt
Lake Tribune.
Which puts one in mind again of the
saying about the mote and tho beam.
aud enforces the point of the constant
application of that Scripture lesson.
The News has kept up constant
whine about the late election, has
fought all over again it's mali gnant and
false charges against the American
party, has kept mp its political lying
in gross and in detail And now it
has the astounding gall to point TO
The Tribune as the conspicuous example
when IT has itself been the chief and
conspicuous offender But then, the
church organ WAS always pcrvcrsc;
1t never failed TO approach any subject
from the wrong side
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ALWAYS MORE TO ADD.

On Saturday morning The Tribune,
npon request, gave list of the MINES
OF Mormon elders who are known to
have taken new poiygamous wives
since the issuance Of the Woodruff
manifesto. In that list there was one
omission without intent.
This paper does not want to deprive
any member OF the nest oc any honor
-vh:eh nc may imagine attaches TO
obedience 10 the Celestial principle -
Therefore. il is in a proper spirit Of
justice that we make amends for our
uuitcntioual omission by giving single
notice to the sighted one I'm our list
We named twenty men who have seen
fit 10 disregard the Woodruff manifesto.
There are. however. twenty y-one in all
whose comparatively recent con iugal
acccssioDs have come 10 our notice The
sliehtcd and neglected one is Elder .Jo-
scph W. Musser, whose multiplied mari
tai bliss has been of such recent ac-
QUESTION that The Tribune feels doubly
guilty for having failed TO record il
with mention of the others on Satur.
day morning. However. we trust that
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-14

although the exports Of gold arc higher
than was expected. thcrc is such an
abundant supply that exports have no
effect upon the markets. With this
country producing gold at the rate OF
upwards of $S,00O.00o per month, and
with The Rand producing gold at the
rate of Sl%.00Q,00O per month, nnd with
the world 5 production likely 10 reach
fl1O.O0O,0OO the present year, there
seems 10 be such an abundance Of gold
JrnL the movement of q few millions,
more or less, from one country to an
other, has no apprcciable effect, The
banks of Europe hold some 5000, 100000
more in gold in their vaults than they
did at this time last year. whlc the
e. :. treasury has n larger holding of
gold than was ever gathered together
before in ono place in the history of
tho world.
Tho only place in which the pros
pcrty is not firm and assured is in
the stock market This shows signs OF
gaining strength and stability. and yet
these arc not assured. But after all
that is the place of least Importance
IL does not matter much what " the
street. may do as long as it docsn I
break The banks and PROSTATE the
country by the locking up of all The
money There appear TO bc no signs
of any striugency at all, although some
Of the New York banks arc rcputcd a:
having reserves less than the lawtn
limit. With The abundance of money
however, this should have no matcria
effect. Tho country, in all its great
industries, commerce, and hnanc1a
transactions. is on broad, vital plat
form Of immense prosperity
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THE CASE IS ESTABLISHED

The Tribune considers that, to the
satisfaction of all reasonable persons,
it has made out clear case in sup
port of its contention that Joseph and
Hyrum Smith were massacred by NAL
contents of the Mormon church, IN high
ecclesiastical position, at Nauvoo and
It's vicinity. But the Dcseret News af
fects TO believe that VIC have not so
succeeded.
For the present we shall leave the
matter with a brief statement in re-
view, The proof which this paper has
produced in support of its position has
been taken from Mormon sources.
which ought to appeal to the invcstiga.
tor as being the best advised tcsti.
mony that could be brought forward
in the matter in dispute from the
Mormon standpoint. We have quoted
from the sermons Of early Mormon lead
crs in Utah, wherein il is distinctly
and uncquivocaly asserted that men
who were the closest friends aud breih,
rem Of Joseph Smith. and who were
nearest TO his bosom. took his life. We
have brought forward the convncip q
testimony of man who attended three
meetings of the Mormon conspIrators
at which plans were laid by them for
making away with their own ''proph-
ct. - 1t was contendcd at these meet
ings that Joseph was leading the church
10 destruction, and that in order TO
save the organization it was absolute.
ly necessary to "rcmove'' Joseph
Smith. Joseph was advised of this con.
spiracy, and in consequence of this
advice he provided himself with an
armed bodygard. Hc knew the spir.
its of the men who were conspiring
against him, and he knew that if the
opportunity were presented they would
assuredly take his life When he had
crossed tho Mississippi river, commcnc.
ing his flight from what be knew to
be the sure vengeance of his Mormon
pursucrs, ii was Mormon messenger
| that induced him to return to the trap
that was ready TO be sprung by his dis
contented brethren. AS VIC are told bv
Bishop Denison l.. Harris. it was knowl-
edge of the secret meetings held by
the pricstly conspirators that prompt,
cd Joseph to guard himself, because
1t was Bishop Harris who attended these
meetings and carried information of
their doings to Joseph. At no time had
Joseph regarded the opposition and en-
nifty of outsiders to be so threat
! ching as to impel him to make prepara-
tions To fee; but rs soon as he knew
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REJOICING IN IMPROVEMENT

There is much rejoicing among resi-
dents along North Temple street, from
the Temple block to Tenth West street.
over the fact that they need have no
fear on account of tho high waters
next spring.
just now the contractors are clos
ing the gaps which will complete the
big pipe from the Short Line yards to
the river Meantime the old bridges
at West Temple and First and Second
West streets have been taken out aud
replaced by cement tubes, which pro
vide ample space for the passage Of
water at these points, where much of
the overflow occurred last year. Be
sides. tho channel has been cleared and
dcepcned along It's course east Of the
Short Line station. All of this in
sures against any repetition in the tu-
ture of the damaging foundations that
have occurred in the past, and the
property owners are grateful for this
relief. Especially on the west side is
there dlation over the assured compile.
ton of the aqucduct. The fair pros
pect is that another week Will see the
work finished aud the buried portion
properly covered up, leaving clear
street down North Temple TO past the
Fair grounds. To this extreme west
ern portion Of the city the advantage
is especially great. Already property
values there are advancing, because
the ground and the residences and
business places are protected against
the old damage by food, AS We un-
derstand it, too, provision is being
padc to catch the sand, gravel and
rocks that are always washed down
by the high waters, before they reach
the submerged pipe, so as TO prevent
any possible filing Of the tube.
OF course, a little experimenting may
be required by the new conditions, but
the anticipation is that small difficulty
will be experienced in keeping the new
water course clear. II is blessing to
the west side, and is highly appreci-
ated by the people,
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of the conspiracy among his own bretlI
rcu. he mt once prepared to leave the
country. That fact in itself is con
viuciug; and when we come 10 rcmcm-
her that when asked TO return he dc
cIarcd that he was ''goiug like n lamb 10
tho slaughter. and that "Nc arc 20
ing back TO bc butchcrcd. nc knew
in advance the identity of his eXccu.
TONERS, and the certainty that they
would kill him.
As wc have said. proof produced from
the vcry heart of the conspiracy which
had the definite purpose of numbering
Joseph Smith is vastly superior CYL
1cnco TO that given 10y the News as
coming from men who were not IN
tho conspiracy at all. and who. there
fore, could not possibly be so correctly
advised rs to tho details.
The church organ attempts to make
Inuch Of quotation from Whitney :
History of Utah; but that rs not at all
a quotation of fact, being merely re
production Of Mr.. Wbitucy's comment
and prciudiccd personal opinion, And
| this instance of presentation may bc
regarded as exposing thc rule which
charactrrizcs most Of the quotations
made by the News. 1t has argued the
case all the way through according to
It's own bias, and has brought for
ward in the main only such testimony
IS pariook Of the snme prejudice. iS
noring the facts on every point of tho
| controversy.
Tho News should abandon that old
story. 1t does that paper no good tC
repeat it-uot even among the Mormon
people, because they arc learning the
truth II is of piece with the cx
! plodcd yarns concerning the pioneers
and the Mormon battalion. aud Is On
titled to no moro belief than are thos'
now known falschoods.
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BARREN OF PROPHECY.

When accurate information upon GER
tain subjects is wanted the application
Of the inquirer IS usually made to The
Tribune And this is coming TO be
true of investigating Mormons who are
seeking for light upon facts connected
with their own church.
The other day a couple of the more
broad minded men of that religious
faith were discussing the leadership Of
the church, past and present; and one
of them contended that there had been
no "prophct, seer and revelator' in the
church since the time OF Joseph Smith.
These gentlemen were unable TO de.
eide the matter at the time, for the
reason that they had no access to some
of the more rare Mormon works which
might tend to shed light upon the dis
puted question. So it was referred to
The Tribune.
| Upon examination of the Millcnnial
Star, volume l6, page 442, we find a re-
port cf sermon delivered by Presi-
dent Brigham Young in this city on
| April Z, 1852. In the course OF his ad-
dress, President Young said: ''A per
son was mentioned today who did not
believe that Brigham Young was a
prophet, seer and rcveIator, ] wish to
ask every member of this whole com
munity, if they ever heard him profess
to be n prophet, seer and revclator, as
Joseph Smith was?''
On August 15, 1874, thc quorum OF
the twelve apostles at Nauvoo issued
what was entitled - An Epistlc Of the
Twelve" 1t was signed by Brigham
Young, VINO was then president Of the
quorum, and II was printed iii the Nau-
VOC Times and Seasons, volume }. page
6IS, I'm this it is announced: You
are now without a prophet present with
you in the Gcsh 10 guide you.
! Let no man presume for moment that
his Joseph s place will be filed by
another. for remember he stands in
his own place, and always will
After Brigham came John Taylor Nc
prophcsics arc credited TO him, and no
revelations arc recorded as having been
received by Mr.. Taylor. In respect to
the latter we mny possibly note IN
exception, II was at tho time when the
Federal Government was proceeding 10
stop the practice of polygamy in this
Territory, ard when in pursuance OF
that object poIygamists were denied the
full rights Of citizenship. This move
appeared to have so rolled John Taylor
that he forthwith announced 10 the poo
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pie here that he had received "A rcyc.
Iation to The effect that it was the viii
of the Lord that MI those elders who
would moi at once take unto themselves
plural wives should bc deprived of The
privileges and huuors pertaining 10
their priesthood, aud that where any Of
these hcld ecclesiastical or other Office
hn should bc dcposcd from that Office.
That rcyclatiou' WIS 50 absurd. how.
eyer That II WAS never printed in the
book of Doctrine aud Covenants, which
contains the others. but was prumul-
SaI'd m pamphlet form. And these
pamphlets the church has been gather.
ing up and destroying as fast rs pos
sIblc since that time.
Wilford Woodruff followed John Tay.
Ior The only revelation ever received
by Mr. Woodruff is the manifesto of
lS9o. If 1T can be called such As to
what Is thought of that is illustrated
IN the wholesale defiance of it within
the church which has been testified 10
by President Joseph f. Smith.
Lorenzo Snow succeeded MILFORD
Woodruff. For him there is no clainr
OF propheSy or of receipt of rrycla.
ION. There is no question here, We
believe.
Joseph r Smith followed Lorenzo
Snow III the chief Office of the church
ll'S personal testimony at Washington
was to the effect that he had never
prophrsicd, and that he had never re.
coivcd revelation.
so out of it all The Tribune mag
mes that the disputants who have re
tered the matter to MS should be able
to decide whether or not their church
has had prophet, seer and revciator
TO preside over il since the death of
Joseph Smith-or ever, for that mat
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-14

AMERICAN PUSH is ON.

The business push is evidently ON in
earnest. Now that ihc American party
control for another term is assured.
cycry ones confidence in The future
OF salt Lake is fortified, aud money
for investments pours in. eager of op-
portrntics,
The fact announced yesterday morn
ing of the purchase by Mr.. Moran OF
the Aucrhach property between th"
main Aucrbarh store buildiug aud the
six story Boyd Park building ON iho
south, with ihc Intention Of erecting
thereon Il sixteen story modern Steel
business block. is ono of the direct out
growlhs Of the American success.
The purchase of the KuUtsford ho-
Tel aud OF the large two-StorN building
ON The southwest corner OF state aud
Third South streets, WAS also an
nounccd yesterday morning. The pro
grammc is stated 20 Ice 10 tear away
the lwo.story structure and put op
there largo modern business block
The Kuulsford viii probably bc con.
linucd rs a hotel Tor two years longer.
with tbc probability that at thc cx-
piratiou Of that time it will bc changed
into huge department store.
The excavation for the tcn'slory
Hcarns skyscraPcr Just north OF The
Aucrbacb store, is drawing toward its
completion. aud the basement will be
put iu and the supcrstructurc erected
with the utmost possible despatch.
Work on ihc. Utah Hotel, on the old
lithing corner, is being pushed with
all practical energy. This with the
Moran skyascrapcr will tend 10 cstab-
lish the equilibrium between north and
south Main streets.
Other great improvements along the
street arc projected, and undoubtedly
the coming year viii see an immense
progress made in the advancement OF
Salt Lake City.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-14

The Board Of Public Works at its
meeting Friday night awarded con
tracts amounting 60 500, 1876 for
public improvements,
The largest Of the contracts was for
the paving with asphalt of Third
South street from State to Tenth East
street. thc contractors being Strange
& Maguirc who bid SI47, ,S52.29 for the
work. this bid being upward of $4,000
below the estimate of the City Engi-
uccr.
The contract for Sewer extension No.
dy Construction Company upon its bid
of Sl0l,S32, which was $4,000 below
the engineer estimate. This cXtcn-
sion runs from South Temple TO and
including both sides of Third North,
and from Second TO Eighth West
streets
The same company obtained for Sl7,-
503 ~ the contract for Sewer exten-
sion No. 22S in the same part of the
city. this bid being $4,000 below the
engineering estimates.
These improvements give ample
proof that the American party is dc.
termined TO keep up its record Of max
ing a metropolis Of Salt Lake City.
The paving extension on Third South
street eastward gives fine opportunity
for the paving of all the streets be-
tween South Temple and Third South
with north and south connections be,
tween those streets. Second West
street between South Temple and Third
South will doubtless be paved next
year. The paving OF Third West be-
tween South Temple and Third South
is already under way,
From these huge contracts already
let and from the further contempla
tions of Improvements, the American
party tcstifes TO the public it's good
faith and its earnestness in improving
the city. And it is all excellent. hon
orablc, aud business like.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-14

the full intent and import of this
apology aud lust recognition shall have
the effect of modifying Elder Musscr
in any possible feeling of resentment
which may have occurred TO him over
our former slight There are others TO
whom We would do equal honor IL they
would bui mako themselves known; but
it is 4 tributc 10 polyganIouS modcsiN
generally TO say that where ono comes
forward to claim his honor. there are
scores who remain shlinkimgIy in ihc OBJ
scurc background.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-14
ALDRICH AND TIE WEST.

Senator Aldrich is meeting with many
surprises in his visit TO the West. He
had no IDEA that the West was SO big,
so energetic so pushing os il is. His
surprise is of course, i'm agreeable ono
tu him as II patriotic American, and
his recognition of the surprise be feels
and of the tremendous advance madc m
the old West is extremely gratifying
to all that region.
We trust that Senator AIdrich viii
continue his trip, aud come 10 Salt
Lake. visit the Pacific Coast and speak
everywhere IN the same vein that he
has been speaking in hitherto.
1t was supposed by many that Sen
ator Aldrich in his Western tour would
present Il cut.aud-drcd plan for tho
rcmodcliug of our currency system,
founded perhaps on the establishment
Of q great central national bank and
the continuance Of the national bank
ing system with government bonds as
the basis of circulation. THUS far he
has rcfraucd from doing anything Of
this kind. but has taken an inquiring
n
of the situation and inviting suggcs-
tions, comparisons, and now ideas, at
the same time laying the greatest stress
upon his desire for suggestions that
might be received from experienced
fiuancicrs. bankers. and statesmen. In
all this Senator Aldrlch's attitude has
been not only above rcproach but, in
fact, admirable HIS tone throughout
has been everything that could be de
sired; and if be has anything in the
way of maturcd scheme of his own
up his sleeve, he has been very sue.
cessful in concealIng it.
II must be confessed that the pco.
pic Of this country have good reason
30 distrust any currency scheme that
Senator Aldrich might propose; first,
because he seems to be welded to the
extreme gold class of fnanciers: and,
second perhaps even more important,
he gave his name and influence to a
currency bill some three years ago and
forced it through Congress, that was
absolutely unworkablc, The Aldrich-
Yreclaud bill. so called. failed TO make
even a ripple III the financial affairs of
the country. No one ever paid the least
attention to it, No bankers ever took
any steps to align themselves with its
provisions. Mr.. Aldrich 8 theoretical
ideas, therefore, being supposed to be
hide bound, irreconcllablv opposed to
silver and TO government issuo of cur
| rency, and his practical work in this
sort of legislation, as exhibited in the
| emergency bill which bears his name
being an utter failure, the country
could not put much confidence in him
as a man capable of constructing an
adequate financial system for the Unit
ed States.
However, as Senator Aldrich is moi
trying TO force anything upon anybody,
but is inviting suggestions from men of
experience, and stands ready TO welcome
heartily anything that anybody may
propose, he will iii this trip receive
the endorsement and approval of the
country TO far greater extent than
in anything that he has ever done
before
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We don't know precisely how Sen
ator AIdrich stands ON the question Of
Government ownership Of public utili-
tics: but wc imagine that we clearly
understand his opinion upon the Aldrich
ownership of Rhode Island.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-14

We don't know where Madame Stein.
he'll will 60 to at the end Of her life Is
span, but Advocate General Trouard
Riolle is determined TO sec that in
the meantime the lady shall be roasted
to crisp
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-14

A New Jerscyitc wants marriage
made compulsory The fact that he is
himself married man may bc sug-
Gestive Of the truth Of the old saying
that ''misery loves company