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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-23
LOCAL HISTORY
WHAT HAPPENED MARCH 20.

high priest and set apart to act as
the FIRST bishop of PaysoR:.,
Liverpool England. with ga Nor
mons, under the direction OF James
Ferguson. 1t arrived at Boston, May
]. From that city the emigrants
Iowa city, Ia. whence the journey
across the plains this year was COM
menced by wagons and handcarts
Daniel Spencer acted as general SUI
perintendent of emigration on the
borders. assisted by George D. Grant
William FL. kimball, James II. Hart
and others.
ls7O--Although Delegate William IF.
Hooper made a speech in defense OF
religious liberty in Utah, the Gull
lom bin was passed by the house of
representatives.
1S76-The advance companies of Arizona
settlers (called from Utah). arrived
at Sunset crossing. Little Colorado
river. Ariz. Others followed and soon
afterward the settlements of Allen
est. Joseph. Obed. Sunset and Bal
lenger brigham City) were founded
by them.
Mountain Meadows. southern Utah.
for the awful massacre of an emf
grant train years before.
1S79--At a meeting held in Ogden. Utah,
Lester II. Herrck and Charles +,
Middleton. of the Weber stake presi-
dency. organized company of saints
TO settle on Snake river, Ida, with
John r. Pool as president.
1SS6-Stanley Taylor OF the Sixteenth
ecclesiastical ward. Salt Lake City.
was arrested for unlawful cohabjta-
tion and placed under $500 bonds.
lSS1-JameS Dunn was released from the
penltentiary.
1SSS-The driving park grounds at Og-
den were granted to the reform
school John Bergen was discharged
1S69-In the First district court at Provo
the following named Mormons were
sentenced by Judge Judd for break
ing the Edmunds law: Joseph
Clark OF Provo to three years and
six months imprisonment; Michael
Vaughan OF Lehi to nine months;
Nels Aagaard OF Levan 10 fifty days:
Martin Bushman OF Lehl TO ninety
days; William Gurney of Lehi TO
elghty-fve days. Mons Andersen Of
Lehi to twelve months; Isaac w. Fox
of Lehi to thirty-ive days: William
Ball OF Lehi TO eighty-five days. John
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PROPOSED SALTAIR FRANCHISE.

The proposed franchise 10 the Salt
air people is set for consideration TO
night by the City Council in commit
tee of the whole. 1t is n bad PROPOSE
tion. We do not sec. as we have said
before, why the Council should con.
slider the idea OF giving these shifty
tricksters any privileges at all Much
less do we see why there should he
serious consideration of a franchise
such as is proposed.
This Saltair outfit has made mum.
Der of different proposals, all of them
totally regardless of the public inter
csts, and none of them carrying any
public benefit or remuneration TO the
city for the great privileges sought 1t
is Saltair advantage all the time, and
nothing else.
1t is proposed in this franchise to
have double track on Pierpont ave
nue.; but that is a narrow thorough
fare, and two tracks on it would rem
der it useless for any other service than
for Saltair; the public would be de-
prlvcd of the use of IT,
1t is proposed TO interIace certain
tracks Of the present street ear system,
and TO enter into competition with il
on strictly urban business But inter.
laclng would be the same as taking pos
session OF the street railways tracks,
so far rs practical operating is con
ccrncd, and with this under separate
regulations. and with separate power,
it could easily be made an unbcarable
nuisance. While the provision for a
hve.cent fare would give the Saltair
people an invasion of city transporta-
ton business that can hardly be con
sIstcnt with the franchise now IN eX-
istence for the street railway company.
IL is stated in the proposed franchise
that "steam locomotive power shall he
abandoned on South Temple street east
of Ninth West street, upon tho com
pletion of the clectriGcation of it's road, -
the company having three years 10
make this electrifcation, with no time
set IN which they shall begin to cleo
trify and no rate of progress fixed.
Shall this company thus have access
IN the meantime to the center of the
city, by steam locomotive powcr1 1t
looks as though the wording quoted
might be used for the laying Of such
claim.
1T Is plain case that the Council
cannot afford to grant any concessions
at all TO these people 1t is dangerous
20 do so. Give an inch, and they will
AXE mile. The only safe, sure way
% protect the public interests is to
grant nothing. And, thus the people
Will not be wronged nor the city i'm
posed upon,
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TAFT ON THE TARIFF.

IT IS a marvel to read President
Taft S speeches on tho tariff. How he
can persuade himself TO indulge i'm such
culoglcs of measure which was en-.
acted directly in aDtagonism TO his
ideas, and IN which he could get incor-
porated only a few of the many points
that he desired. is cause for wonder.
In his speech at Providence. r. j..
on Monday evening, ho actually laudcd
the tariff as the best ever, and went on
to specify its good points 1t must
be confessed that in New England, if
anywhere, such laudation would receive
appreciation, for il is especially a New
England tariff, favoring the cotton
manufacturing interests at the cost of
the public, as every one who has need
TO buy cotton cloths is aware. from the
added cost. So well pleased arc the
New Englanders with this bill that the
cotton manufacturers there entered into
pool or combination, some seventy Of
them. at once upon the passage of the
law. No wonder President Taft sought
TO evoke applause from that consti-
tuency, which is highly favored by the
law But it is a piliful exhibition that
Mr.. Taft makes of himself in doing it.
The President, it is clearly seen,
congratulates himself much on the new
tariff board which the law allows him
TO appoint. But the use that he is put
ting this board TO was expressly de-
MED by the supporters of the bill. He
is, therefore, congratulating himself on
a use of the law which those who passed
it never intended, and which they
denied was possible. They had no in
tent of comforting upon the President
the power as to this board which he
now assumes. So that he admres the
law for thing not contained in it, and
which its friends never intended to be
in (which, in fact, they thought they
had expressly kept out of it, A curious
position, truly, for a President who has
the reputation Of being great lawyer.
The acme of humorous satire was
reached, however. when President Taft,
stiffly and without grin or wink. pro
tested that he is carrying out the Roose
welt policies. Great heavensl Where?
IGow9 Ask Garfield, who was Roose.
welt Secretary of the Interior. Ask
Pinchot Ask the "interests,' which
Roosevelt so fercely antaGonized, and
which Taft has been at such pains 10
placate. II is well for President TO
be considerable of a diplomat; il is
we'll for him to please as many of the
people as possible. But he should, first
OF all, be sincere, earnest and persistent
in purpose and acts, and should take
his bearings from time TO time, so that
when he drifts away from where he
himself to be, he Will by OBJ
servation be made aware of the fact.
President Taft appears to be drifting,
without being aware that he is, and
he is long way out Of his course, APP
parcntly without knowing it.
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HIS CoWARDLY, LAWLESS LIFE.

"You VIII search in vain, says the
church organ, "in the columns of the
News for anything that can be CON
strued as defense, or an excuse, for
wrong doing. And that is the chief
point"
Then let us deal with this "chicf
point We have no doubt but the
church organ will allow that polyga-
nous living is contrary to law is
wrongdoing-for the reason that the
statute is recorded in our law books to
establish the point. And yet, on the very
editorial page from which we quote the
News makes all manner of defense of,
and excuse for, this class of wrong
doing. IT endeavors to show that there
was once some quiet bargain consum
mated between the law abiding citizens
Of this community and the law break
ing cult here, by means Of which the
law-abiders were to permit the law
breakers TO continue their law break
ing without molestation. In the very
article to which we refer it quotes ap-
provingly the following from the ad-
dress sent out by the first presidency
of the Mormon church in 1907: "When
all the circumstances are weighed, the
wonder is, not that there have been
sporadic cases of plural marriage, but
that such cases have been so few" Do
not these things constitute defense of,
and excuse for, wrongdoing? Certain
I,,. ,,I;,-,Jno1 bn io
saturated with the idea that law.
breakers should be permitted TO become
the law unto themselves, regardless Of
public sentiment and tho statutes, is
readily able TO see the impertinence
of the defense and the impudence of
The excuse.
Immediately after President Joseph
f. Smith had testified in the Smoot in
vestigation at Washington, which
opened in March,. 1904, the Deseret
News landed the pretended prophet to
the highest of heavens as a brave and
fearless man, What for7 Simply be-
cause he had said that rather than to
submit to certain statutes made and
provided to fit his particular case and
its likes he preferred to take his
chances against the law. For that, the
News declared Mr. Smith to be man
Of exceptional courage-one who was
true to his convictions, AS an excuse
for his law breaking, Joseph F. told the
Senate committee that he felt it his
duty to look after and care for his
families. When asked if he could not
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-23
A SHOCKING DUPLICITY.

1t is always better to go 10 the law
aud to the testimony; and while we do
not desire to tire the public with fire.
quent references to the subject, it APP
pears necessary to pay some attention
TO the matter herein briefly treated,
for the reason that 1T exposes the atti-
tude of the Mormon church leaders and
publicists with respect to n question
which is Of the highest public concern
tho conservation Of legitimate poster
ity. The following matter is taken
from the official report of the testimony
in the Smoot case, volume ], page 49,:
Senator Hoar.-You said just now. If
l understood YOU correctly. that the per-
forming Of marriage which would be
polygamous by a high officer OF the
church, like an apostle, since tho mani
fcsto Is not a supposablc case, and you
did not like To be questioned about II,
Joseph +, Smith,-It is not a suppos
able case.
it was during this same hearing that
Apostle Senator Reed Smoot testified
that he had approached President Smith
with charges that Apostles John w.
Taylor and Matthias F. Cowley had been
guilty Of the very thing that Mr., Smith
says constituted a not supposable case.
And Reed Smoot stated to the commit
Tee that President Smith had consid,
cred his accusations to have had such suf-
ficient ground in fact as to have caused
Mr.. Smith to order President Francis
NJ Lyman to investigate the Taylor and
Cowley cases. Later on Taylor and
Cowley were announced to the Mormon
conference as having "resigned' be-
cause they were "out of harmony with
their quorum, -
Now, as a mere exhibition Of supreme
hypocrisy, we consider Joseph F..
Smith IS answer TO the question put by
Senator Hoar the most exalted example; !;
for Smith himself performed the cere-
Lillian Hamlin in polygamy since the
manifesto. But wait. In his reply as
to that matter he said that he had never
performed, since the issuance of the
manifesto, such ceremony "on the
earth;O and, of course, we all know il
happened upon the water. He might,
with equal criminal cunning, now say
that the performance Of such cere.
mony by an apostle is 'tnot suppos-
able case,' for the reason that at the
time he unlawfully united Lillian Ham
lin to Abraham II. Cannon he was not
an apostle, but that he was counselor
TO the president of the church,
The wiles of the Mormon Melchise.
deks are wonderful in their squirmi-
ness; but the dark ways of the presid.
ing high priests are as brass-sealed
heavens 10 the uninitiated.
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have done that without bringing into
the world innocent children who would
be unable 10 claim the rights of
legitimacy, he replied that he could
have done so, but that he had not
chosen to do so, because that was "the
kernel in the NUT That is the sort
of prophetic defense Of. and excuse for,
wrongdolng that the News at the
time loudly applauded. And this par.
ticular phase of the Joseph +. Smith
case brings to mind another bit of his
testimony II is to be found in the Off
cial record, volume !, pages lSl and
49,, AZ follows;
Mr.. Tayler.-you were away from
Utah during the tmc OF the prosecutions
under the Edmunds act and the Ed
Joseph r. smith,-Yes, sir; most of the
time.
Mr.. Tayler.-You were not prosecuted
Joseph F. Smith.-No sir.
Mr.. Taylcr.-Or punished
Joseph r. SmIth.-No sir.
Senator Dubois.-Do YOU know whether
or not there was n warrant out for your
arrest?
Joseph r. SMITH can make you n
present of il. / have ii in my possession
II was handed back TO me.
Senator Duhois.-You were not then
looking out for your wives and children
all this time. six years?
Joseph +. smith, managed TO look
after them quite a little,
Senator Dubois.-But you were not
there?
Joseph r. Smith.-No. sir.
So that, in the ono instance. Mr.
Smith excused his law breaking under
the pretcnsc that it was necessary TO
proper care of his families; and in
the other instance be condones his
neglect of them III necessity for flight
in order to escape the consequences of
his law breaking. The church provided
for his families while he remained in
hiding from the officers Of the law. He
remained away for nearly seven years,
or until it was safe to return without
danger of prosecution, because his alb.
sencc for that extended period rendered
him immune. Meantime, most of his
brethren remained and suffered the con
time fondlcd and pettcd and pro
tccted under the thin excuse that it was
necessary to preserve the seed of the
Smiths to the church " The warrant
commanding his arrest he received
with brsvado-iust such as he dis
played at Washington-wheu the
danger was over; and from that same
warrant he fed like a craven when
there was danger in sight. And in all
of these things the News has ap-
plauded inc man-begging the pardon
of men for the use of the term
'And that is the chief point
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Jacobs to ten months; William
Hutchings Of Lehi To eleven months;
Stephen Mott OF American Fork 10
seventy-fve days; John w. Gardner
TO 12S days. and John Hart OF Lehi
TO eighteen months. John NJ Dun
ming was discharged from the pcui-
wasaich Wave Weekly newspa-
per, was published In Heber City
Wasatch county. Utah, by COM
1sso%CGarles Crismon. one Of the early
settlers Of Utah. died Of old age in
Mega, Marcopa county. Ariz. John
sTg sgen w@re SmsrsG@ Sd had "" bees s eonned
since December 23, 1887 for po-
lygamy.
1s92-General Russell \. Alger and
family arrived in Salt Lake City on
visit, a banquet was given In his
honor At the Templcton hotel. cor
ner Main and South Temple streets.
The examination in the Indepen-
dcnco. Mo. lot case, at the Templeton
hotel. Salt Lake City, was termln-
ated.
tie Wood river. Blaine county. Ida.
were organized as ward by Apos-
Tie Francis NJ Lyman; George $.
nrFa nFha ei5hSp somSy Ss M9re'and Mni oTgaH Mard
lied by Apostle John III. Smith and
the Bannock stake presidency, with
Hans Peter Christensen as bishop.
on the same occasion tho Mormons
residing at Blackfoot Bingham coun-
~. Ida. were organized Black
foot ward; Edwin Watson, bishop.
1S9S-EIder George Lake. ore OF the first
Mormon settlers In Mexico and
church veteran. died at Colonla. Dub
Ian Chihuahua. Mex.
l900-Bshop Samuel a. Woollcy died OF
heart disease.
l9Ol--Vsit OF Chicago Commercial club,
Story Of Denver & Rio Grande and
Rio Grandc Western consolidation
current, Union Pacific increases its
stock TO nearly $500. 900 900,
1902-Dcath Of James GlendinninG. An~
nouDcemcnt OF route Of new Denver
line TO Salt Lake. Police report gem
eral violation of Sunday closing
rules
loO3-George A. Sheets confirmed by ma
iority OF city council as chief OF po-
lice. jury secured in trial OF Miles
Romncy.
1oO4-J, j Greenewald made first surveyor
OF port OF Salt Lake. Parts OF
Southern and Union Pacific railroads
added to Bancroft's jurisdiction.
1906-Bcn Davies. famous Welsh tenor,
in city. Grant school exhibits indus
trial work David $. Taggdrt. con-
tracing freight agent, Oregon Short
Line appointed district freight and
passenger agent at Reno. Minerva
Reeves and Herbert Williams, con-
yicls in county Jail. marry.
190I-Twenty high school students sus-
pended Seventh assembly passes into
history.
lo0S-Street Supervisor Raleigh files an
nual report, Three saloon ordinances
introduced in the council meeting.
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for that. II was also the Utah militia
that was called out to slaughter the
men of the cmIgrants party at Noun
tam Meadows. 1t would he revolt
ing to civilization and 10 human ma
turc itself TO pension the men who
committed that atrocious butchery,
So, while the precedents for pen.
sioniug Indian war veterans are many
and generous, there must be caution in
this case. For there arc no prccedents
FOR pensioning men for fighting against
the forces of the United States. or who
engaged III savage massacre of unof.
Tending omigrants, IL will be neces.
sary 10 take stringent measures TO pre-
vent any of these miscrcanis getting
on the roll of honor as deserving of
pensions from the United States,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-23
INDIAN WAR PENSION POLICY.

We note that there has gone on TO
Washington committee or commits
sion, with a roll of Utah Indian
war veterans, some IN the United
States service and some not. The idea
is to ask Congressional legislation for
the pensioning of these men. They
served in various ways, in the putting
down of Indian uprisings, in protecting
the mail service, and in enforcing
the peace. All the particulars will no
doubt be set forth in the documents
taken on, and which will be relied upon
TO establish claim for pensions be
cause of service rendered
1t has always been the policy of the
Government to he liberal in the matter
of pensioning those who served In In
dian wars. and no doubt the com
mission from Utah will. on the general
proposition. find generous welcome. Ii
has been the practice TO grant such
pensions, and the Utah veterans
of such wars, who have not
been involved in other and dis.
qualifying service, will and should
find as much willingness as other vet
Grams have found, to granting them
such pensions as others have had be-
fore them.
But there is need of caution in this
case. In the carly days of Utah the
military forces wero called out for serv-
ice. not only reasonable to the
United States, but shocking TO hu-
manity. II was the military forces of
Utah that operated against Johnston Is
army, Surely they cannot be nensioned
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AT Chicago they havo Just passed an
anti-hatpin ordinance, despite the Kisses
of women in the galleries. Of course,
dear girls, the Scriptures say, elf thine
eye offend thee, pluck it out;' but that
does not necessarily mean that the un-
offending eye shall be poked out.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-23

Jesse Knight S application for an in
tcrurban railway franchise was made
for no other purpose than TO attempt TO
''put one over on the American City
4 i'nnnniI
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Nord, the famous "diving beauty"
declares that the Great Salt Lake "is
the most wonderful body Of water in
the world" Most distinguished com
pliments to the lady; and when she took
a dip in the pearlv brine. beauty nestled
in the embrace of beauty.
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A NIGHT ALARM.

Worse than an alarm of FIRE at
night is the metallic cough Of Group.
Careful mothers keep Foley's Honey
and Tar in tho house and give 1T at
the first sign of danger Foley s
Honey and Tar has saved many little
lives. No opiates. Scnramm~J ohnson
Drugs
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eff Speaker Cannon did not meet his
Waterloo Saturday, what was it that
he NETT" asks our brother of the News.
whatever II was that he met, it must
be said OF him that he had gone more
than halfway to meet it.
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March % is the anniversary OF the ia
nous battle of Noyara, In northern Italy.
In 1919. 1t Is the birthday Of John Bar
tram me noted botanist l6S9l; OF WI
Q76O; OF Schuyler ColfaN. Vice president
under Grant QS23): of Don Carlos Buell..
civil war soldier GS1S); OF George Cromp-
ton, inventor of the famous Crompton
loom. which revolutionlzed the cotton in
dustry, and the date on which Carl Maria
Won Weber, the composer. died in 1929.
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But there are some persons here
abouts who will asseverate that Apostle
Senator Smoot will not have done his
full duty until he shall have introduced
measure providing pensions for vet
Grams of the Echo Canyon war
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-23

Homeopsths may visit Salt Lake"
we are told in local news item, Wei
come, sirs and ladies' You couldn Il
possibly make better prescription for
the benefit of your own health.
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General Counsel Andrews for the
National Packing company saws that
the trust was organized "for the pur.
pose of economizing. 1t is now the
consumers turn TO seek it's dissolution
for similar purpose.
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HFernstrom wants 5000 to have laws
enforced" says local news heading
IN the morning church organ. Why does
not he apply to Elder Joseph L. Tay-
lor-he of the much polygamous reward
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-23

When the summer girl goes TO the
seashora she imagincs she isn't $50
worse" if her chewing gum goes in a
satchel and her bathing suit goes in a
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-23

Anyway, Uncle Joe Cannon is TAX
ing an excellent course Of training in
preparation for the Chautauqua lecture
platform
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-23

To the law Of Moses for the man who
stole an engineers watch: "An eye
for an eye, and tooth for tooth;"
and time for timepiece
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In this investigation into causes for
the high cost of living VIC arc at least
learning the prices Of foodstufTs in
foreign countries.