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Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson
At Virginia Hot Springs

Mr.. and Mrs. Leigh Robinson are
the Virginia Hot Springs for the &c
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Miss Flora Wilson, daughter OF the
Secretary OF Agriculture. who Is at
Newport, viii sing a repertoire OF
songs sunday evening, August 81, at
FreebOdy Park
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Frederick Huidekoper. who has bsen
the guest Of Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Raymond Perry Rodgers, Z. S n. az
Newport has gone to Bar Harbor-
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Miss B. NJ Lancaster has gone u
: Tolo Dale, Orange county Va, ana
City.
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Miss Esther Woods and Miss Betty
Woods have gone TO Richond. where
they are the guests Of Mrs n J Webb
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Miss HIIda KOlm, OF Charleston. "
Va. IS the guest Of Mrs Max Fischer,
OF 7 street
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Brig Gen. Tasker H Bliss, Z s A.
has left Washington for San Francisco,
where he viii assume command Of the
Department Of California relieving
Major Gen T H Barry. who viii be-
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Mr.. and Mrs Wallace Luchs VIII
return shortly f1Om BraddocK
Heights. Nd, where they have been
for two weeks
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Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney GugEenhefm have
left the city for Braddock HeIglfz
where they will spend the remainder
Of the month
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CANNON, FAKE STATESMAN.

We note Tint Speaker Cannon is still
in full possession Of his mania that
newspapers are bad. that what they
print is fakery, and that journalism al
together is nuisance that should be
held in utter contempt by the Ameri
can public and especially by Ameri
can statesmen.
But right there comes the rub. Amer
can statesmen of The substantial sort
have no quarrel with tho newspapers
II is only fake statesmen. graftcrs in
politics. leeches on the public purse, and
self.seeking, selfish politicians and
public robbers that object so strenu'
ously 10 newspapers and arc so glib
in pronouncing what the newspapers
print to he fakcry. That is, it is only
fake statesmen that consider newspapers
and newspaper contents, fakes.
There is no possible fakery worse
than the Cannon fakery. The Cannon
fakery is also shifty fakcry. In the
enactment of the tariff law at the spe-
ciaI session of Congress, the House
passed a very tolerablc bill making n
fairly thorough revision of the tariff on
lines approved by the President, and
reasonably conforming to the pledges
in the Republican National platform.
Cannon gave his enthusiastic adherence
to this bill as passed by the House. II
was in his opinion Just about the sort
of measure that should be enacted; and
he was prone TO be resentful in his
criticism of the Senate for undertak-
ing 10 superscde such good work by an
independent bill Of its own. That, how
ever. simply was an exhibition of Can
non fakery. because he very quickly
changed his tone altogether, giving his
adherence TO the Senate revision, which
was made upon directly opposite lines to
that of the House. This also was
fake position for Speaker Cannon, for
as soon as he found that the President
was opposed t. the Senate revision and
insisted upon certain notifications in
it, Cannon s eyes were opened and he
saw at once that the President was
right Then when the Senate showed
dents points, Cannon stood with the
Senate again. When the Senate, finally
acceded to some Of the Presidents prop
ositions, Cannon enthusiastically threw
up his hat for that concession. And so
it has been with him nil along on that
tariff proposition. His positions have
been shifty, fake positions; and he, as
a statesman, is about the worst fake
the country has ever produced
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OPPOSITION TO ALASKA BILL.

When Senator Beveridge, from the
Committee on Territories. reported his
bill for the government of Alaska, we
commented upon 1t, pointing out some Of
its unprecedented provisions, and said
ii would be sure 10 awaken strenuous
opposition in the Senate That opposi.
tion is manifest from the tclegraphic
reports. The bill came up In the Senate
on Monday and attacks were made upon
various Of Its provisions by leading Sen
ators, Clark Of Wyoming, chairman of
the judiciary committee, Borah and Hey
burn. Crawford. Fraser, and Clay, being
specially outspoken opponents of sew
eral of the provisions in the bill
IT. appears that the bill conveys to
the proposed legislative council for Alas
ka. (Which council mingles the executive
and the legislative functions in way
never before known in the Republic.) }
the power to abrogatc or set aside, so
far as Alaska is concerned. laws enacted
b. Congress This was directly autag-
onized by Senator Clark. and is an I'M
possible proposition.
Control of the public lands of Alaska
is given to the legislative council in the
bill. This, Senator Clay distinctly op-
posed, and on good grounds. 1t is quite
true that in the original States, and in
Texas, the States have control of the
public lands This, however, is not the
case as 10 the States generally which
were admitted after the adoption Of the
Federal Constitution. and in different
States and groups Of States. the equity
rights Of public land control are on diff.
fcrent foundations. The public lands
of Florida properly belong 10 the Nation,
because Florida was bought by the Ma
tion and paid for out of the public
treasury-Sl5, 900, 900 to Spain Public
lands in the States embraced in the Loui-
siana purchase, also belong to the Ma.
tion because the Nation paid Sl5 900 900
to France for the region known as Loui.
sana The old Northwest Territory. So
called, was ceded to the Nation by Vir-
ginla Connecticut and others of the
original States. the ownership Of the
public lands going to the Nation. Ten
nessee, the Southwest Territory was
coded by North Carolina in the same
way, This immediate region was con
quered and bought from Mexico by the
Nation at large. the payment being made
from the National treasury. Alaska wns
purchased from Russia for $7,200O0O.
1t belongs to the Nation at large. There
is no reason why the local government
in Alaska should have control of the
public lands, unless and until Alaska
reimburse the NctionaI treasury for
the expense of it. The same rule might
apply to States embraced in the other
purchases. that now seem anxious TO
obtain the same control Of the public
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ORIGIN AND FRUITS.

"Don u go into the matter of the or
igin of the Book of Mormon, nor the in
ception of the Mormon church. nor in
quire into the character of the men
who had to do with either; Judge the
organization and its beliefs and prac
tees by their fruits. - Such is the
present appeal of Mormons who claim
to have advanced beyond adherence to
some of the supersfitions and folics
of the past and its fanatics,
But that appears to be somewhat diff
hcult to do. besides being an unreason-
able attitude to assume in the matter.
Every claim made by proponents Of the
Mormon religion that is pertinent to
its supposed right to public considera.
tion goes back to the very beginning.
In view Of that fact it is absolutely
impossible to discuss those claims with
out following the threads back to in
ception. 1t is asserted that the Book
of Mormon IS of divine origin; and it is
out of all reason to expect
people to accept that assertion without
investigation. Investigation can not be
had without examination into the cir.
cumstances connected with the first pro.
duction of that book. 1t is claimed
that Joseph Smith. the producer of the
book and the founder of the church,
was heaven-appointed man Of such SUI
perior righteousness as to have been
set apart by the Almighty Himself,
from among all his fellowmcn, as the
prophet, seer, reYelator, and translator
of the last dispensation of the sullness
of times for the purpose of establishing
the work Of the Lord In the earth for
the last time. That the Mormon church
grew out of these claims concerning the
Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith can
not be denied by any thinking person.
And no man Of any mental capacity
can be expected to accept the original
claims and their outgrowths in blind
submission to assertive bigotry and
fanaticism, and without making per
sonal examination into the facts and
the history,
However, there is good cause for the
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lands within their boundaries, that the
had, The business rule as to this should
be, first reimburse before claiming con
troll. We do not doubt but that il would
be advantageous TO Alaska to repay
the -5ational Government the purchase
price paid to Russia, if by so doing
ownership of the public lands could be
obtained hut until. that is done, there
is nothing businesslikc or logical about
any attempt 10 confer upon any local
authority in Alaska, any control over
the public lands
Senator Hepburn objected to the
legislative council because an army Of.
fcer is made member Of it, This OBJ
lection is technical rather than sub
stantial, and still there is enough in it
TO bring up the question as to what cx-
tent army officers can properly exer.
else civic functions in times of peace.
In the reconstruction period of the
South, good deal Of civil authority was
vested in the military authorities; but
aside from that. it has been the univer
sal practice in this country to discoun.
tcnance any idea of imposing civil
turctions upon military officers
There are other objections to the bill
than those named. and il is not in the
least likely that the Beveridge bill for
the government Of Alaska will be
passed by this or any other Congress.
AT tho same time, Alaska should have
a measure Of government; but that
should he on the lines followed in thc
organization Of other Territories safe
and sufficient precedents for which
are abundant in the statute books.
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desire TO avoid discussion Of The past
as connected with the subjects and the
men in question For the best of Nor
mon controversialists ii is difficult TO
defend and vindicatc them; and for
those less gifted it is downright inn
possible.
AS to Judgment by fruits, Again
going back to the beginning, and fol-
lowing the course up 10 the present
time-as necessarily one must in max
ing induiry-thc "fruts of Mormon
ISM do not present an attractive pic
ture. These fruits have been abundant
and added lies TO shield the lies with
which confding ones were first be-
guiled: deception Of the worst sort to
cover up physical impossibilities; per
sonal acts that provoked reprisal from
otherwise peaceful ncighbors; disturb
ance and unrest wherever the cult
planted itself; outragcs against com
munlties that thrashcd their peoples
into sauguinc punishmcnts; immoral
ities that shocked Christian sentimer-
taiity, impudent usurpations of civil
and temporal authority: landgrab bbings
and financial bootlegging; murder and
arson; rebellion against all manner of
law that was inimical 10 priestly de-
sire and purpose; official lying to cover
up official concubinagc; treason against
the state that entailcd drivings and
sufferlngs upon innocent followers; lun
reasonable material cxactions upon the
people. and embezzlements Of such
funds under n loose system OF account
ing or of no accounting at all; law
breaking and its consequent hidings and
fights; promises of abandonment of
lawbreaking and ruthless reputation Of
those promises, new polygamists and
new polygamous practices: lying and
deception 10 secrctc the same: church
domination Of politics.; ecclesiastical
commerciaism; chief rulers who claim
the right to DEFY the laws Of God and
man and yet pose as eXemplars TO all
the world; and a general system Of eva
sion and deceptireuess and downright
lying intended to cover up the existence
of all tho evils named
We do not claim that these are all
the fruits of Mormonism. because there
are few-a very fcw-good ones, such
as might be expected from any religious
belief, but not one OF the whole lot
new; but they are the chief results
and are vastly in the majority as dis
the fruits Of Mormonism
from the fruits of Christianity. And
it ought TO be granted that they should
be included In the reckoning So that
if the more modern Mormon shall insist
upon Judgment along these lines, let
him permit investigators TO proceed
honestly about it by producing all the
facts
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LOCAL HISTORY
WHAT HAPPENED FEBRUARY 16

lSio-The first presidency and the apos-
ties, in council assembled, divided
the country lying south OF Salt Lake
City into four bishops wards, name
ly. Canyon Crock afterwards Sugar
liouse). MIL Creek. Holiday (after
wards Zig Cottonwood and South
Cottonwood
1S65-Luthcr William Glazer, formerly n
member of the Mormon battalion, died
at Provo. Utah county.
lS72-The Utah legislature adjourned.
1S1i-In the house of representatives at
Washington. d. C., George Q. Can
non presented a memorial from the
Utah legislature, asking congress to
appoint commission TO investigate
Utah affairs. about which tho anti
Mormons had made serious COM
plants.
completed to York, Juab county
IS79-Gunlock branch Washington coun-
ty. Utah. was organized as a ward;
Joseph S, Huntsman, bishop.
1SSl-The trial of Fred Hopt (Welcome),
for the murder of John j.. Turner,
was commenced in the Third district
court, Salt Lake City on the 10Th
the jury returned a verdict Of guilty:
was passed by the United States SEN
ate. AS soon as this became known
in Utah, three petitions. asking con-
gress 10 send a deputation to invesli-
gate affairs in the territory, before
undertaking any hostile legislation
against the people, were prepared and
received about 10000 signatures. They
were treated with indifference.
lSS6-In the Third district court, Hyrum
Gon and w. j. jenkins of West Jor-
dan. testified in their own cases and
were adJudged guilty by the jury.
Another indictment against jenkins
and two against Goff were continued
for the term. In the case of Isaac
Langton, after trial. the jury returned
verdict of not guilty, In the First
district court at ogden. w. q. Sauu-
dcrs was sentenced 10 six months
imprisonment and $3.50 fine for un-
lawful cohabitation. He was taken
to the penitentiary on the 18th.
1SST-In the Third district court. William
II. Foster and Bedson Eardley OF Salt
Lake City and William Fl, Watson of
Pennington pleaded guilty TO unlaw-
full cohabitatior.
1SSS--In the Third district court, Salt
Lake city, John Weinel of Kaysvle,
seventyfour years old, was sentenced
by Judge Zane to pay fine OF 5000
for unlawful cohabitation. John II.
Linck. real estate speculator from
Colorado, Alma II, Winn of Salt Lake
City, and other land jumpers, who.
on the previous Monday and follow
ing days had attempted TO jump and
steal the lands belonging to Salt Lake
City, on Arsenal hill, were forclbly
elected from their pretended claims
by the city marshal and police,
lSS9-In the Third district court. Salt
Lake City. Henry hampton of East
Bountiful. Davis county. was sem
days imprisonment and 800 f1ne. and
In the First district court at Ogden,
Jcns Mortensen OF Brigham City. by
Judge Henderson to four mon this I'M
prisonment; both for unlawful cohab-
tation.
1ss2-John Fitzgerald, a pioneer Of 1S47.
died at Draper. Salt Lake county.
ls99-Rio Grande Western announces that
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ii will build through Provo canyon.
TWentY- eight legislators request Nc

ii will build through Provo canyon,
Twenty-eight legislators request Me-
Cune TO remain in race.
l900-John Whitbeck arrested on charge
of sending Benbrook witness away
1901-Senator w. a. Clark visits Salt
Lake. Professor Paul convicted of
violating vaccination order,
1502-Three saloons raIded by police for
selling liquor on Sunday, Franklin
Perry Wcntmorc, a pioneer OF Utah
and Indian fighter, dies at Spring
vile.
19Os-Apostle smoot leaves for Washing
ton.
13Oi-Another fatal snowslide at Park
City,
10O5-The state land board decided
against the Cache county copspira-
tors and cancelled the certificates of
sale issued for land I'm the forest re-
serve
19O6-Fisher Harris speaks at Portland,
Or. Injunction filed against town OF
Bingham. Foul play supposed cause
of death OF John W. Guthrie. Com
pany Fl rebukes Governor Cutler and
Will disband.
1907-Ten million women wage war
against Smoot Smclter smoke diff
ficulty temporarily settled Heinze be-
comes Zion banker. State senate
censures tho house. City denies
Morans claim. Newhouse party
roughly assalled.
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CLAWS ON PIERCE.

Mr.. CLAWS. under the severe cross
examination to which he was subjected
in the 3allinger case, almost completely
cxonerates Mr.. Frank Pierce, First As
J Sistant Secretary of the Interior. Mr..
! Pierce, an old Salt Lake resident has
the entire confidence OF this community,
and nobody here has at any time be,
licvcd that there was anything in the
least blameworthv in his acts, nor that
much less corrupt.
CLAWS at first embraced Mr.. Pierce
in his charges, Just as directly, as posi-
lively and as completely as he included
Mr.. Ballinger. He is now compelled
TO retract on almost everything as TO
that Mr.. Pierce 5 opinion was contrary
90 the opinion rendered by Attorney
General Wickersham. In this. however,
Mr.. CLAWS is distinctly in error and he
must know that he is in error because
the whole matter has been made pub
10 the press from the record; We made
editorial review of it month ago, aud
as to this particular matter, tho Attor-
ney General distinctly saws. referring to
the letter written BY Mr.. Pierce. which
is referred to by CLAWS, that "with ex
phrase limitation of entry, used by AS.
sistsut Secretary Pierce. his construc.
tion did not differ from that given hy
the Attorney General in his opinion IL.
therefore, the opinion Of Mr.. Pierce did
not differ from that Of the Attorney
General, as the record shows was the
case, we do not understand how it is
that Mr. CLAWS can Justify himself in
sa ying, as he does in his testimony, that
Mr.. Pierce S construction of the law
was erroneous and contrary 10 that of
the Attorney General.
Mr.. CLAWS, if he hopes TO retain any
character for cardor and honesty, must
certainly not make lapses like this.
When the Attorney General says cx-
7licitcly that Mr. Pierce interPreta-
ton of the law did moi differ from his
own. it does not lie in the mouth of Mr.
CLAWS TO say that Mr.. Pierce was
wrong and that the Attorney General
1vcrruled him.
The truth of il is that Mr. CLAWS
has been compelled in his own cross.
examination practically to destroy his |
,wn case. He exonerates Mr. Pierce |
save in one matter, and in |
his matter Pierce was right and CLAWS
S wrong. He cxonerates Mr. Dennett
md Mr. Ballinger from corruption or
crlminality,' but in CLAWS s opinion
he Department Of the Interior is not
Il safe hands with Mr. Ballinger at the
read Of it. In this Mr.. CLAWS is dis
inctly at war with the President. and
{ the President, after examination Of
he whole case, is content with Mr.
Sallnger. sees him to be right in all
and in the full pursuance
# his duty under the law, it does not
eally seem 10 matter very much whcth-
r Mr.. CLAWS likes the President s dc.
of the case or not And if
his is all there is TO the CLAWS charges
and TO tins they seem, in, fact. TO be
educed by Mr. CLAWS s own admis-
ions on Mondsy-thcn there can be no
rofit in the further pursuit of the in.
estiration
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TODAY IN HISTORY
"The Most Daring Act Of the Age"
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1s.

HS lNoSh cd''hg NCN OF the age
On February l6, 1904. occurred what
no less q naval hero than the British
ADMIRAL Nelson said was "the most dar-
Ing act OF the age" lie had reference
10 Commodore Stephen Dccatur's de-
struction OF the Philadelphia at Trlpol
For centuries the Borbary states (Tri-
poll, Algiers. Tunis, etc) had sup
ported themselves by piracy. Most ma
tons. including the United states. paid
them shameful tribute 10 win protection
rom the pirate ships. In May, 1901. the
United states and began to seize AmerI-
can vessels that were cruising in the
mediterranean. Four Yankee warShips
were sent 10 Tripolt. During the war the
United States man-of war Philadelphia
went aground on reef In Tripoli har-
Dor. and was captured by the pasha.
ly in several sea battles volunteered to
60 by night into the harbor and destroy
the captured ship,
He seized Tripoltan vessel. renamed
her intrepid. and with a picked crew of
about seventy young Americans sailed
boldly into the harbor on moonlight
night FSi6rna,E le lSoD III lie steersd ioS red
aboard the captive frlsate, at the head
of his men. and swept the Trlpolltan crew
over the rail into the sea. He then set
fire 10 tha Philadelphia. and, under the
murderous fire Of III cannon from the
Iripoli forts. escaped in the Intrepid, In
reward Decatur was promoted TO q cap
taincy.
When Decatur and his men pulled away
from the Philadelphia dames were pour
ing from her ports and matches. and he
accomplished his mission without the loss
or single man. The Tripolitans lost
about thirty killed. several drowned and
more than one hundred wounded AT the
time, the guns of the Philadelphia were
all loaded, and, as they became hot. they
were discharged. their shot taking effect
IN the town The conflagration threw
red glare on the castle. mosques and
mlnarets, on the batteries and on the
shipping in the port whose crews had
been so startled by the rapidlty OF the
attack that not shot had been fired 10
stay 1T.
Only little out NJ range the Ameri-
can convoy ship. the Siren. lay awaiting
the return "out of the jaws of death.
out OF the mouth of hell and To her
commander. Decatur, dressed as he was in
the uniform OF common sailor, rem
dcred the first report OF victory.
Today Is the FIRST Embcr day OF the
year Roman Ember days are fast days.
observed al the four seasons Of the year
churches, The earliest certain reference
10 their use Is by Saint Leo, the Great
440-GD: In his time, however, they were
probably Of local Roman, not universal.
observance. Tho quarterly recurrence
was possibly n trace OF the Jewish usage
Of special sacrifice accompanied by
fasting four times n year. The observance
duced Into England by Saint Augustine.
and into Germany by Saint Boniface.
Their exact date has varied; they arc
now the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
after the first Sunday In Lent after
Whitsunday. after September H. the En-
altation OF tho Cross. and after December
10, Saint JuCy's day.
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Eleven hundred seats on the New
York stock exchange are valued at
ninety-two million dollars; which Is an
other small item that the people have
been compelled to pay for.
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Polygamy is dead, declares the Dcs-
erct News; but the church organ would
have considerable difficulty in per.
suading the hundreds of new polygam-
lists that it is SO.
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Commissioner Frazier is determined
that there shall be no evasions of the
pure food regulations by the milk men !;
and if the babies could talk, he would
hear chorus Of wee thanks.
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Oklahoma Democrats are out for
Champ Clark for President; but the dis
tinguishcd Congressman is taking in.
dnitely fewer chances in preferring to
the Speaker of the House
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Of having accepted bribe of one
thousand dollars-but the money was ac
cepted long before the recent advance
in Drices
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Wall street declares that it is not
afraid Of corporation legislation. What
Wall street seems to he most afraid Of
Just now is Wall street.