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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-12

by Mr.. Kirkpatrick proposition.
brought within the range Of almost
any purse, and he should experience
no dihculty IN closing out an Of the
iots IN a short time. Mr.. Kirkpatrick
will have a man at the car terminus
this afternoon and tomorrow TO show
homeseekers over the property.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-12

ReorRanizod Church ~ king sfr
near Eapi1loni
9:45 a. ma Sunday school los
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Corner Alakea and King streets.
Bible school 9:45 Il. m. w. G. Hall,
supt. Subject, Worlds Temperance.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-12

thomc cornelius Baptized
10 t1a. m. morning Worship subier
Appreciation
Gr m z.ons neIim1 Literary Fo.
DIetE. Lesson topic "Chdsts Visit
ia. Do American Continent ai a n
f.3o p. IN. evening Worship an ere
l NnInnmn
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-12

y 81 G. y Leaders John Hni and ..
D. vorieback Subject war Against
The Saloon
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05
SANPETE DEMOCRATS.

The Democrats OF Sanpete county
ought to win this year. They have an
excellent ticket and sound. straight
forward, manly platform. Their ticket
is good one and their principles arc
beyond attack. In their platform they
| cnll pointed attention to the alliance
between the "brewers, saloonkeepers,
gamblers and sporting element of the
State Mt the election two years ago.
They challenge the State administration
and the legislature of 1909 with disre-
gard of the wishes of the people and Of
contempt for petitions laid by thou
sands before the legislators. The plat
form speaks with pride of the nomina
tiou of the Hon, Ferdinand Erickson of
that county for Representative IN Con
gress, declares against ring rule, polit
icaI machines and bosses "all of which
have become most pronounced and OBJ
noxous in the Republican party In this
county, and have proven detrimental
TO the welfare of the public There
was no need for the platform makers
10 limit this declaration to that county
II is an offensive and odorous nuisance
throughout the whole State.
Tho platform declares that grazing
privileges upon the Manti forest re
serve are inequitable and unjust, and
favors a change of policy such as will
afford equal rights to all and Justice
to all $50 that the farmer who has
but few sheep or cattle cannot be
Disseminated against.
1t is Il right good platform, and a
irst-class ticket. The Democrats of
Sanpete deserve to win, and have
earned the right to win.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05
WERE OBLIGATED TO LIQUOR

IT appears that in its wholesale de
nent IN that big prohibition mass meet
ing, held in the Salt Lake theater on
February 24, 1909, the organ of Apostle
Senator Smoot spares neither stake
presidents nor apostles. Among other
things that Mr.. Nepbi l.. Morris. pres
ldcnt Of the Salt Lake stake, said at
that meeting was the following IN ref
erence to prohibition pledged legislators
Of the church Republican party in 1909
They stated to us. when certain gen
tlemen who were working IA favor OF
prohibition came To tEen and asked their
support Tor prohibition bill. they be =
came more or less conservative in their
expressions and finally said eve can't
support such a measure. hecause we are
under obligations TO look after the liquor
interests"
Supporting President Morris in his
denuncis,ion of the legislative pledge
breakers was Apostle Hyrum NJ. Smith,
WHO later IN the evening "said he was
angry because assertions were being
made 10 the effect that a minority OF
the people Of the state did not want
prohibition, when ne knew very we'll
they did. Then "Direc;or Brimhall
of the Brigham Young University an
nounced himself iii favor of the passage
of the resolution. He said there yYcro
golden men in the House of Repre-
sentatives. fcrty-two of them. because
they had gone on record for prohibi
| tion -
In view of this united position, ta-
ken by them two years ago. it is some
| what puzzlinc 10 our citizenship zen.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05
AGAIN, AS A NEWSPAPER.

Again The Tribune directs attention
10 contrast rather than a comparison
between its news service and that Of
the Smoot organ. We have heretofore
shown. and exhibited the showing in
fact, that our reports of all the con
veDtions, including the Republican State
convention, were so much superior TO
those of the ''oticia party organ
that that organ was hopclessly dis
tanced Aud that is true of our news
service constantly
We call attention again to the mat
ter in view of the report in yester-
day mornings Tribune as compared
with that in the Smoot organ, Of Mon.
day s Republican convention The Trib-
unc not only had fnr better report
in every respect. but more of it. The
Smoot organ printed only about half of
Chairman Loofbourow IS keynote speech,
Il followed il along until it came TO
where Loofbourow declared that the
people OF Salt Lake county are ''proud
of the administration given the county
affairs by the Republican board OF
county commissioners. At that the
Smoot organ gagged. and we do not
blame it. Still, as the party organ 1t
ought to have kept right along ana
printed that speech. Fully half of the
speech was left out by. the Smoot paper
because of the gag at that particular
paragraph. The Tribune also gave n
far more spirited and llfelike account
of what was done than did the Smoot
paper,
Again, reporting the State Fair open
ing. The Tribune printed nearly three
columns, giving the speeches of the
president and Of Governor Spry, witt
a full description of the exhibits OF
various kinds. The Tribune report was
report Of the Fair The Smoot or
gan s report was a dodge,
We dwell upon these things because
Of the impudcut and preposterous claim
sometimes made by the Smoot organ
that it is a newspaper. We on the
contrary claim that il is not a news
paper but merely a biased, false pre-
tense of being a newspaper. And we
prove specifically and in detail our claim
that it is not a newspaper at all; only
bloody, biCotcd hunbug,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05
PoLYGAM1sT VS.. PoLYGAnsT.

1t surely cannot be an cdifying sight
to any candid member of the Mormon
church Go see Francis NJ. Lyman, a
poly gamjst, coming out in denunclation
of polygamists and communicating
members OF his church for poIygamy
To make the matter clear We copy the
following from President Lyman s tes-
timony at Washington in the Smoot
case
! Senator fIoar-You have said more
| than once that in living in polygamous
relations with your wives. which you do
and intend 10 do. you knew that you
were d!sobeying this revelation
! Mr.. Lyman-Yes, sir,
this revelation you were disoocyins the
| law OF God?
| Mr.. I.yman-Ycs, sir
Senator Uoar-Vcry we'll. so that you
say that YOU an apostle Of your church
cNrecting TO succeed. n you survive Mr,
| Smith. To the office In which YOU VIII
| be The person to he the medium or Divine
| revelations, are living and are known to
your people 10 live In disobcdlence OF
the law of the land and OF the law OF
| Cod
| Mr.. Lyman-Yes. sir.
Senator Hoar--He says 'yes." That
| is all.
President Lyman, therefore, takes his
stand in favor of polygamy and the
practice Of polygamy for himself. How,
| therefore, can he, in any sort of con-
science or decency, deny the right of
any other member of the church also
to practice polygamy, and in so dong
to defy the laws of God and man
Surely 1t is not only a case Of the pot
calling the kettle black, but Of breaking
that kettle for being black, when he
cxcommunicates for polygamy,
Referring to the Scripture treatment
Of ? case like this we copy the appro-
pirate words of the Savior as found III
Matthew, seventh chapter, 3rd to 5th
verses, inclusive, viz:
2. And why beholdest thou the mote
that is in thy brothers eye. but Consid
crest not the beam that is in thine own
brother. Let INC pull out the mote out
OF thine eye; and, behold, beam is In
thine own cyeP
,. Thou hypocrite, first cast out the
beam out OF thine own eye. and then
shalt thou see clearly to cast out the
mote out OF thy brothers eye,
There would seem to be in sense,
deeency, reason and the Word of God,
no possible ground for President Fran
els NJ. Lyman TO stand on in dealing
as he is dealing with polygamist Of
Tenders. The beam that is in his eye
on this question, as cXemplar, high III
position, and feryent in support of
polygamv, openly. blatantly, and as
God S living oracle, is in mighty con
trast to the mote in the eye of the
he communicates
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05
LOCAL HISTORY
WHAT HAPPENED OCTOBER g..

lS50-Thc general assembly OF Dcserct
met and passed a bin providing for
1s5l-MaurIce White. Mormon mission
caste Brahn1in at Calcutta. India, as
the first native convert to Mormon
ism In the East India mission.
ls64-TIans Peter Olsens company OF
Scandinavians, arrived In Salt Lake
City Many died from cholera while
crossing the plains.
ls57xLot Smith. With q small company
ment stores. which were for john
sons army. near the Big Sandy and
Green river. This was ono OF the
the Mornons. Five years later Lot
Smith was in command OF a de-
tachmcnt Of troops. guarding the
Overland mall route.
1S6o.,CaPtain, William Budge's train
the last immigrant company Of the
season season. ,ar arTiVsa IN sait Lase se Gity 1,i;
over four hundred persons.
1s62-Ansel P: Harmon's church train ar
rived in Salt Lake City. with about
five hundred immigrants. About fiji
teen children died OF measles on the
plains.
1se4..Isaac A. CanfIclds train arrived in
Salt Lake City,
1S6s-Vice President Cofax delivered
send house. on the site OF the Trlb-
urc building, Salt Lake City. in
which he praised the industries Of the
Mormon people. but denounced po-
lygamy This led 70 an open cor
respondence between Colfax and John
Taylor, apostle OF the Mormon
church. A company OF forty Nor
mons from Georgia and other states
arrived at Ogden in charge of Jesse
W. Crosby. Jr.
1S14-Arthur Pratt, Fanny Stenhouse and
others were communicated from
Mormon church n
cil in Salt Lake City. On the sth
Andrew Cahoon was cut Off All
these for apostacy.
1ss3-The semi-an conference OF the
church was commenced In Salt Lake
CITY: II was continued for three days,
and ninety-two missionaries were set
apart 10 go forth and preach Nor
monism.
1Ss5-In the Third district court lslac
Groo and Charles Seal OF Salt Lake
City, Alfred Best OF Mil Greek,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05

David, David f. Davis OF clovsr
prirb,or pib ana Andrew ". Coo,I
S,i,op ,onSth "ern each sentancedt 4
Lhe prisoners were taken 800
tenuary the same dny' 70 me
1sS6mIn the Third distris; II
Lcaher was senterocd IL
30 20 SIX months imrrX
ana ana $500 fine for uniawf,,,Ip f,,,Iprisonl
leSi-ln the Third district co,-.
~. ~. Eanrunl of Union WAS In'
us Judge Zane TO three osssnt.
fui cohsbitotin,a9 Ina $50 fine for a n,
l6SS-Thc fiity-nInth .or,,
terence OF the church co,nual mual
salt Lake City. II ua,nt'lenc.
until tho 7th. on which as as cont
II. Roberts WAS s,lstairnT! Brii
tne nrst saycn presIden,.s 81
seventies OF tho Mormnn or
horace 5; Eldrcdge bsiny" ch
John S9uiTeE was discharea aSce
1S89-Lorenzo II Durr,,,
nnd ,SSi0narS %IsJ and Miss AdelIne
been detained at Lyncbburs, VINO o
cause OF lnjurleg receiv.d va.
wreck, arrived In Salt III
The steamship WIsconsin axe
Liverpool with l42 MnrroIeo'
company arrived In New Ynnns' YOs'
iLth: and In Salt Lake c,s, z q
1904 general primary conrar,
,eo, held IN the Assembly hell, Sal,
iesi-lhe annual territorial raj,
opcnod In Salt Lake City, ~.
containing a number Of nzn,n ,n
l1
Of one OF the pillars OF ~. sne
gate. which was in course -
struction in Salt Lake civ VI
ls92-Llicy M. Smith. q widow ~ =,
a. Smith, died IN Salt I,aks re, "
1se3--A bill providing for tho ~;
ton OF church property 10 tba Z,
was passed In the Tnitea z
house OF representatives, nd
Joseph l., Rawlins championsd
1Ss4--The general semi-annual :,
cnce or the church commenced 4,
til the eth. ''''''u
1se5-The Republicans in Salt Tak.
had a political demonstration.
1S9S--James c. Olsen died AZ G
Sewer county,
l899-Postmaster John c, Crab,
Provo charged with unlawful q
tatlon. -
19o0-Senator Stewart OF Nevada
In Salt Lake. Change In own,
OF Grand theater. Sevenfs
semi miannual Mormon conferens
gins Childrcn's day at fair. =
19o1-Close Of state fair, Mother
convicted murderer, Abe M
goes insane.
19oa-State Teachers association
annual session. Shand smitj
signs from Rio Grande Western
way,
1907-Louis Sarensena, an italian.
at Sunnyside by John Talle
after the former had fired three
al the latter n
l90s-State fair opens with big
dance.
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chosen his successor president or
Princeton college. He assumed the duties
at that institution on the 10th OF jan
uary. 175S. and remained Mt the head
of that institution until he was removed
by death on the 22d OF March ensuing
On October s. 1918, was fought the
battle OF tho Thames river, Canada; II is
tho date Of the first appearance of Juniu5
Brutus Booth in America GseD: tho duel
was fought between s. 6. Prcntiss and
Governor Foote ns33D Crystal Palace
New York. was burned tl$5sl and the
first cotton exposition In the United
States was held at Atlanta. Ga. uSSll
Today is the birthday OF James 1redcll.
the eminent iurIst GIbD; Chester a. Ar
thur, twenty-first president OF the United
States Gs30). and w. H Gibson. the
artist and author GS50)- IL is the date
OF the death OF Justin. Roman emperor
t51S):' Henry, III OF Germany N059D ,
Philip III the Bold. OF France n2Sal !,
Augustus Ill. Of Poland GT65), and q.
w. Proctor. Barry Cornwall" English
poet and author Gs7D.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05
NEGLECT OF ROOSEVELT.

We wonder what is the matter with
the church Repub blicans of Utah that
they have soured upon exPresident
Roosevelt. While he was in Office there
was nothing too adulatory, nothing too
obsequious in praise, and almost wor.
ship, for them 10 accord TO him Now,
however, he is left out. Even in their
extremely long winded State platform
there is but one reference to him, and
that simply as an introduction to the
praise of President Taft
Why is this2 Heretofore we have had
both in pulpit and in platforms, reso-
lutions. and declarations of all kinds
from the Mormon contingent, in meet
ing houses. in political conventions and
on every possible occasion, eulogies Of
Roosevelt calculated to make the hear
er IS hair curl. but now s'we never men.
tion him, his name is never heard' Can
it be that the inspiration of the proph-
cts, seers, and revelators has discounted
the expectation that Roosevelt will be
President again some time either in
1912 or 1916? II he is to be President
again. what is the matter that the ar
dor Of the church politicians is so cold
with respect 10 him7 If he is not TO
be President, then surely gratitude for
favors heretofore received from him
ought at least TO keep his memory green,
and words of praise on the lips of the
brethren for as much. at least. as two
years after he has gone out Of office,
Ingratitude is a dreadful sin, and is
especially conspicuous and odious when
exhibited by prophets, seers, and reve-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05
BENEVOLENT ASSIMILATION.

When pressed for some explanation
as to what they do with the tithe
moneys Of the Mormon church, "the
brethren never omit to say that much
of it is spent in support Of the mis'
sionary service. OF course, that Is not
true-any more than is any other state
ment that they make which has to do
with hiding up their sins in lechery
and iu robbery of the poor. We have
a story in illustration.
Elder p Roelofs Joined the Mormon
church III the Netherlands in the year
1890, and he came to Utah with his
family in 1925. He had not been
here very long, and being possessed OF
some means, until he was 'callcd y
TO 90 on mission TO his native
country, 1t was on July 6, 1897, that
he landed in Rotterdam on his first
proselyting tour, He spent three years
of his time on this mission. He had
been back homo but two years when
he was again sent to the Netherlands,
arriving at Rotterdam on July 10, 1905,
remaining in the Netherlands for more
than three years on this mission. He
acted as assistant editor of the Star,
the official Mormon paper in the conti-
mental European mission. He translated
the Mormon hymn book into three
guages-German Dutch, and French.
On the second mission his family ac-
companied him, and his expenses
amounted TO n little more than three
thousand dollars, which lie personally
paid 1t was while in this second ser
vice of the titbe gatherers that he
contracted an illness that remained
with him until his death at the l.. D. s.
hospital on March IA, 1909. The neigh
bors of the Roelofs family made up a
subscription list to aid the widow and
children who were left. and several
hundred dollars were collected for
them. The collection was in the hands
of agents of the tithe galherers, and
when the widow desired TO have the
money TO put into little store busi.
ness which would bring in little in.
come. they advised her against the
project. Whatever appeal she made
to be nermitted to handle the money
herself was benevolently turned
aside by the most kindly COUNSEL of
the priesthood. The money was with.
held, and when the "brethren had
finally decided what was best to be
done with it, the widow and her family
found themselves domciled in little
three-roomcd cottage down at Forest
dale. After having become settled in
her new home the widow made inquiry
for the deed 10 the property, and she
found that il had belonged TO one OF
the brethren" who had bad control
of her subscription fund; that he had
sold il to the church, and that the
church held the deed, which it refused
TO give mp.
That is about how the Mormon Off
cials spend tithe moneys in support Of
their missionary service.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05
Where The Tribune Is on Sale.

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Hansen, Kendrick Book and stationery
Co.. S. Widon. Western News Agency.
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05

Now, if Elder Judson Tolman has
of tho twelve apostles for having per
formed new plural marriage ceremonies
since 1890. why is it that the quorum
could not now. proceed against Elder Jo-
seph F.. Smith. who performed the cer-
emony which unlawfully united the late
Abraham II. Cannon TO Lillian Hamlin,
IN June, iS91f
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05

orally why it is that Ncphi l.. Morris,
Hyrum NJ Smith George A, Smith,
Rev. +. 3. Short and the others, re
main silent under tho frequent and pit
Smoot 8 organ
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05

And again speaking of those "few
sporadic cases. of uew polygamy. it is
suggested that among them is Elder
Joseph H. Grant. president of the Davis
stake of Zion, who married the comely
widow Coltriu long since the manifesto
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05

There wouldn't he any would
there Yin sort Of hauling Apostle John
w. Taylor over the Goals for his re-
peated new polygamy 1t is only a lit
tie over a year ago that he married
Ellen Sandberg as his umpty-steenth
y,Iuro1
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05

Some people say that they would give
almost anything if they had a voice
like that of Apostle Hebcr j. Grant,
the sweetest singer in all Israel; but
still others say that they could make
better and more profitable use of his
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05

Seriously speaking, they say that
President Joseph f. Smith is i'll We
sympathize with him Ia the extent Of
admitting that his new polygamisis are
enough to make sick even more robust
mon than hc
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05

Respectfully. we inquire of President
Francis M. Lyman. who has been ac-
lively engaged with the remainder of
the twelve apostles in excommunicat
ing new polygamous offenders, what is
he going to do about the case of Walter
c. Lyman, president of the San Juan
stake of Zion7
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05

Howell slow to pay State, SAYS a
local news bending. That may be true
but application 10 the financial secre-
tary of the National House Of Repre-
scntatives might disclose the fact that
the elderCongressman is not slow in
getting his.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05

However, it would appear to be alto
Gether unnecessary for President John
Henry Smith to be openly in politics
so long as he can be represented in
the State Senate by Son-in Law William
Neutral Williams.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05

Elder Pen r.. Rich, president of the
Eastern States Mormon mission, wants
to know why it is that he is TO he
dealt with on account of new polygamy
while Elder Edward j. Wood. president
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05

|tously and unlawfully taken unto him
self "plural.' whose case is worthy
of still further attention from the
twelve apostles.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05

Apostle Orson F. Whitney, the rein
carnated Elias, and poet, apostle, proph-
et, seer. and rcvelator. is n mighty
6pe whistler,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05

Besides, it would be pious idea for
the Twelve to get busy with Elder
Frank Y, Taylor, president Of the Gran
lite stake of Zion, and also a new polyg-
o.ef
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05

IF the County Attorney will kindly
permit, we will say that we ftold him
80 when we said that he was no Lyon
IF the Lord.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05

: All that is needed now is to have
the church Republican ticket ''sus-
tanned in conference assembled
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05

No, Samantha; Apostle Grant has no
contract 10 sing for phonograph rec
ords It's quite a Job 10 repair pho
nonraph
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05

In the matter of running state fair
President Mcdonald will undoubted'. :!
confess that he is "thc candy kid
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05

We arc told, too, that the apostles
arc going to sec Mat. Cuwley in this
matter of new polygamy; but not if
Mat sees 'em first.