The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-16
DEVIL 8 SLIDE
J|NkS SUCCESS
FL KaIah Temple Mystic Shrine
Holds Unique Ceremonial
at That Spot.
N0VlCES SLIDE INCLINE
INTO FATH0MLESS POOL
Imperial POtentate and Several
Hundred Shriners on PalatiaI
Special Train.

The FL kalah special OF the Mystic
Shrine returned to the city at ! O'Clock
this morning, All the passengers from
this city repor, having had a most en-
joyable time and that the first ceremonial
was an unqualified success. The follow =
ing picturesque specials were received
BY The Tribune:
From F. Clement Schramm; Devils
slide, Sept. l5.-In all the migrations OF
El kalah dating from Hegira.
From John $. Critchlow: Devils Slide.
Sept. l5.-Therc has never been such
movement TO Mecca as.
From Lester Freed; Devils Slide.
Sept. i5.IOccurred this day, Ten thou,
sand Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine slid
From c. w. Morse Devils Slide. Sept
16.-It was a date In history. May Allah
be praised and the rain fell after ii was
all over
From ]. M Marriott: Devils Slide,
Sept. 15,-And at the appointed hour the
members of the Shrine folded their tents
Ike the Arab and as silently stole away
for home,
From Chris Fischer: Ogden, Sept. 15-
The midnight hour mas come and the
Ogden contingent is delaying the visitors
in this place, Defer report until Friday
From Imperial Potentate Hines: En-
route, Sept l5.--Thc Great Pyramid was
built at Gheezeh. SlOo b. c.. but IL pales
into nothinsness with Devils Slide and
Tribuno's Special Men.
The Tribune. With its usual foresight
haG arranged for several correspondents
TO send in ii full account of the 'sircus
ceremonial of ri Kalah temple. Mystic
Shrine. held nj Devils Slide Thursday
afternoon and evening. How well they
succeeded is told in the above exclusive
dispatches. TO which the following local
facts were CLEANED AFTER the E kalah
Flyer returned TO Salt Lake. Friday
morning.
The special train left promptly on time
from the Oregon Short Line station, 1t |
consisted Of six solid steel coaches and
buffet car. one of the nnest specials ever
pulling out Of the city. Immediately the |
train had successfully passed the powder |
magazines at the Hot Springs. servitors |
Snrbcd in ancient Arabic costumes passed
through the train and handed out |
package TO each passenger, 400 being on
the train The package consisted of the
ucatest little lunch imaginable. consist
ing OF breast of caPon, and p?
...:::. you know. but IL was
really and truly delicious. napkin was
served with each package.
At Ogden. foriy-iiye minutes il YOU
please eight pilgrims OF that oasis who
wished TO tread the heated sands boarded
the special, with many others. and at the
same time special train from Evans
ton, Wyo., WAS leaving that city with
the famous BIT OF scenery in Weber can
ron, Devils Slide. that has made the
Union Pacific famous for years.
Claws and Red Fez.
The Salt Lakcrs wore their claws aud
the red fez adorned each head. The Og
den crowd used the cement sacks, which
arc labeled with tho red devils to adver-
t,se the product of the slide region. the
works being a few miles from the scene
OF activity. On the arrival al Ogden Inn
perial Potentate Fred Hines was present
ed with Il leather medal by the Ogden
tics.
Arriving at Devils Slide. big sur
prise awaited the hundreds. \ mammoth
bottom Of The 600-foot slide was a pool.
eight feet deep by twenty feet long. The
rest OF this description Is secret, but
as each novice had TO change his clothes
il is presumed that the pool and the
slide werc not allowed TO he idle
In fact, passenger on the passing
Overland Limited states that something
white came down the slide. dozens OF
terrific splash. but hearsay evidence is
never considered by modern newspaper
and this is given for what IT is worth
But, seriously speaking those who were
there declare that il was the most sue
cessful ceremonial ever held by FL ka-
lah, and one OF the most unique in tho
history of the shrine.
The real circus. with sdesllow and me- {
naGerie. were distinct features. and The ;
fun lasted all afternoon. AT p. IN. the
great crowd sat down to a banquet in
I ne DIG tent. WHICH was truly elaborate
function. c. W. Morse. potentate of El
kalah: Fred Hines. imperial potentate,
and host Of others spoke and Mr.
Hines expressed his great appreciation
at being the honorcd guest and said that
the Utah ShrIners deserved the greatest 7
credit for originating one of the clever !
est stunts ever arranged In the order {
From one end to the other il was a
success. and everything moved off with Z
out hitch The rain fell In torrents at {
night. but not until the big programme c
had been concluded. Owing TO the sue '
cess OF the ceremonial IL will be an an I
nual outing. and already IL Is making $
fame for III KaIah. I
Don't waste your money buying n
plasters when you can get bottle of
s Liniment for twenty. five