The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-08
TURKISH MERCHANT
HAS BITTER TINE
Friend of UtahnS Is Thrown
Into Prison and Loses All
His Property.
EMMA LUCY GATES SAILS
OTHER NEWS OF WESTERNERS
IN NEW YORK.

Especial 10 the Herald publiean)
New York, August THE Kaiser
Wilhelm II, which sailed Tuesday morn
Ing, carried Miss Emma Lucy Gates,
Utah's talented grand opera singer.
Miss Gates arrived in New York sun
day evening from Salt Lake. BY re-
quest she gave an imprOmptu sacred
concert Immediately after the evening
service of the L. d. S. branch.
Monday evening at the L. d. S. mis-
sion house in Harlem an informal
musicale was held in which Miss Gates
and Robert EastOn, her uncle, delight
ed the Utahns who had called 10 renew
old-time acquaintance. A delegation
of Utahns We're at the pier in HObOken
when the Kaiser Wilhelm II sailed
10 bid Miss Gates bon voyage"
An item of interest TO a large num-
Der of Utahns and other westerners
was the landing OF LarkinS Davitfan
and wife on Thursday, July p. in New
York. Mr.. DaVitian a few years ago
was wealthy merchant with a chain
or stores in many cities OF the Turkish
empire. For over thirteen years he has
been in close touch with Mormon mis-
slOnaries in Turkey and his home was
always open to Americans regardless
OF creed or residence.
Change in Government.
The change in the Ottoman govern
ment took place and following close
Christians. Mr. DaVitian and family
escaped. although they had their
clothes honeyCombed with MOhamme-
dan bullets. In the calm following. the
trouble Mr.. Davitian incurred the dis
pleasure OF some OF the Turkish Off
Gals and in a characteristic Ottoman
way was hustled off TO prison, his
stores looted and his family forced to
flee. Two daughters and son came
10 America, while the mother re-
manned until Mr.. Davitian was re-
leased. No Offense being charged other
than that OF prisoner was a Mormon,
and had been teaching strange doc
trines was made against him and in
the course OF time he was set free,
but not until all of his property had
been destroyed or appropriated. plung-
ing him from luxury into the depths OF
poverty. Through their own efforts and
those Of their children, who have been
living in New York, Mr.. and Mrs DaV-
titan procured the. means to come to
America. Leaving AllepO nearly two
months ago they arrived in New York
July p, on the Greek line steamer,
Athena.
The family will remain in New York
indefinitely.
AIonzo Young and william Need
ham, buyers for Z. c. NJ. l., were in
New York this week, registered at the
st. Andrews.
KOhns At Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Kohn returned
from Salt Lake last week. where they
have been visiting for some time. The
Kohns. although claiming Utah as their
native home, are permanent members
of the Utah colony. Mr. KOhn is en-
gagged in the practice OF law here.
Three Utah school teachers, the
Misses Chambers and Reese. came TO
New York from Boston, where they
have been attending the national cdu-
catiOnal convention. They will Visit
Washington, Chicago and other cities
before returning to res dme their duties
in the salt Lake schools. While IN New
York they were the guests of the
Misses Margaret Hull and Fannie
Burns, two westerners attending Co
lumbia university.
Messrs ]. A. Taylor OF Salt lake
City, S. A. Mcdaniel of Alpine Utf h.
and ]. c. Robbins OF Alberta. Canada.
who have been doing missionary work
in the east for the past two years, left
New York for Salt Lake City this