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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06

BY FREDERICK VINING FISHER,
Pastor First Methodist Episcopal Church,
Ogden, Utah.
For the last few months the magazines
have been gravely attacking Utah In
articles which range from the dignified to
the disreputable. Feeling that Utah de-
serves some fair play at the hands OF the
press, take the liberty to write you and
ask for a brief hearing in the interests of
Justice. Coming TO Utah to the passionate
OF a leading Gentle cuurch of this city,
coming with a personal knowledge of con-
ditions twenty years ago, now, after some
months of personal contact with that
church and its leaders and with conditions
in Utah, I have come TO some conclusions
and feel am at least I'm as much a posi-
ton 10 speak as magazine writers who
have spent from two days TO a month in
the state seeking material to prove pre-
determined prejudice
To understand Mormonism one must re
member clearly three things: First, that
Il is a deeply religious body-en evangeli-
cal Protestant church. II the test OF the
federal council Of churches be q true test
Born in an age Of religious bisotry and
crude theology and exiled across a wilder
ness. It haA kept these relics longer than
some OF the rest Of us. but, despite these
facts, which nnger longer In its books and
out-of-way towns than In real life, It Is
today a church Of half a million praying.
undertaking. law-Abiding, thrifty. God
fearing men and women. America has no
more strong genuine. devoted Christian
than some OF the First Presidency. apostles
and leaders OF the Mormon church.
Second, the Mormon church was born Of
some OF the best blood OF New England
and the middle west OF early days. The
men and women OF Utah are the proud
kinsfoIk OF the heroes OF the revolution.
Her later sons and daughters are from the
same stury Scotch. English. and Teu-
tonic stock. which has made America. Utah
today is a distinctly American state.
Third. the Mormon people are not peas
ants or nrterate. Some OF their fore
fathers may have been, but they are not.
Their leaders are graduates OF Harvard,
Cornell Michigan. or German universities,
and some OF their young men lead the
world today In scholarship. Utah has q
strong public school and university system
education and music are her pride. She
has over five thousand college and uni
versity students.
The chief charges against the MormonI
have been polykaHly' ueSePuVh' Ois"uS
and the seeking OF political power.
Polygamy Is dead. AZ the conferences
lust closed In Salt Lake City, President
J. r. Smith said;
Plural marriages have ceased In thu
church. There Is no man who Is authorised
10 perform q plural marriage No man o.
woman has the authority to have TIL
Ceremony performed for them. We hav'
heen doing all In our power to stop this
we have been doing all We can 70 trao
Nk,a men who are performing these cere
r.aies- It-iR- hard 70 locate them, ou
,HSsn Ne 40 md them. We viii deal Wit
them -. a n,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06

some to induce the congress OF the United
States to amend the constitution SO as to
give the federal government the authority
to regulate plural marriage, so Tar as am
concerned, I have no objection whatever to
such an amendment. Neither has any other
Latter-Dsy Saint. Let the states petition
OF marriage in the United States, and 1t
will be a godsend to the people everywhere
"Goodwin's weekly" of Salt Lake City.
a noted opponent of Mormonism. acknowi-
edges that this statement Is just and sin
cere. That is fair putting of the whole
case despite some current articles to the
contrary. II Is . dead issue IN Utah. More
than that polygamy to most OF the Nor
mon people, practiced as religious duty
was not sensual and was Infinitely better
than tandem polygamy in the east. The
young men of the Mormon church are
clean young men. clear-eyed, brainy, and
manly. The records OF the half-million-
dollar Deseret gymnasium of the Mormonl
church in Salt Lake City show that Of the
hundreds OF young men examined there
there is yet to be found one tainted with
unclean disease-a record unparalleled In
most American cities Whatever OF de-
ception the feuds and bitterness OF years
gone by, II is a criminal act to charge the
stalwart Christian men OF Utah with being
a race OF deceivers. No man who works
side by side with them in the fight for
temperance, clean cities. and the boyhood
OF Utah. as do, for one moment believes
any such charge.
Today Mormonism eagerly welcomes the
best ideas and aids which the age can
furnish to uplift humanity. Her Sunday
schools are up 60 date. her great Deseret
gymnasium, at Salt Lake City, is the peer
OF any west OF Chicago. She is shoulder
to shoulder with us in the work for boys
and Is leading in the great fight to wipe
out the saloons in Utah. and lately, in
common with the Bngiish-speading world.
she celebrated the anniversary Of the King
James Version OF the English Bible
AS to bigotry. no doubt IT exists wher-
ever there is isolation. but even then it is
no worse than that OF all our ancestors,
In the light OF common friendship and
service together for common good 1t dies
in Utah. as 1t dies anywhere. 1t is true
that Mormons are IN politics, for in a
state Overwhelmingly peopled with folks
OF a common religious body that would
be inevitable. 1t Is true that for very
self-protection in the past. they had to go
into politics. but the ehargee that they aim
at national supremacy and threaten the
IKE Oh the Tepoohc are apOut a. Teai a7
England's dread Of Germany and Amer
ica's fear OF the little empire OF the
Pacific.
True II Is that Mormonism dreams OF q
world wide Christianity, bound together IN
q great restored church. the old medieval
dream. Others have dreamed the same
It was no sin for them. nor Is II foI
Mormons They will all come some dag
| 10 thsf 81
future Christianity will not be a church
but the Christ; not visible temple. bu
an invisible brotherhood. Until then vi
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06

Scriple, 800 South Nineteenth street, sent
In volume OF blue paper. The titles of
the books and names OF the authors were
all printed and made a very fine set
d. L. Mills 1919 North Twenty fifth
street, worked out a cover of copper on
this were metal letters bearing name of
The Bee and the contest.
d. A. McCandliss, 1908 California street,
drew the pictures with pen and ink and
printed the titles. Mrs. H. s. Murphy,
b16 East Second street. Fremont. Neb.. sub
mitted a set of answers done in the form
of a large bee. The cover was painted.
Crtae Puellae, 501b California street,
Dundee, painted each Of the pictures on
fine paper and bound them we'll, having a
beautiful limp leather cover on the volume.
Chester A. Steinbaugh, 3oO2 Lincoln boule-
ward, sent in a small volume with titles
neatly printed.
Any Of these sets was prettier than those
which won the leading prizes. The an
swers submitted by Mr.. Bath were bound
in brown paper. The package was neat,
but no effort was made at decoration.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06

stamp was destroyed Immediately after the
checking was completed
Kept Very Busy.
The cieraks were kept busy with the
stamping for more than three weeks. All
the coupons were gone over carefully every
set of answers passing through three hands.
The sets that had more than fifteen an
swers wrong were thrown into a pile that
was marked More Than Fifteen Wrong"
There were other piles for more Than Ten
Wrong" More Than Five Wrong" and
Under Five Wrong" The many sets that
came close to the prize winning class
were gone over four and five times so as
to keep any errors from creeping in.
After the force OF clerks had gone
through the answers the contest editor
took charge Of all sets that had any chance
at all OF winning a prize and went through
the total He placed his initials on all
coupons that had been answered incorrectly.
The correct list of all the answers was In
charge OF one clerk, who took care to see
that 1t was kept there each morning until
all the clerks had begun work. All gave
their word of honor that they would not
divulge the secrets of the work.
Letters in Vault.
The letters in which all the answers were
kept were placed in the safety deposit
vault of the Omaha National bank each.
day during the contest. These were not
removed until the contest board began its
work last week. The chairman of the
committee and the contest editor went
to the bank and took the seventy-five
envelopes from the vault and conveyed
them to the room in which the board was
I to work. The judges opened each envelope,
examined the date, the title, and compared
with the list which had been used by the
clerks In the checking. Not an error was
found.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06
COUPON CHECKING WELL DONE

No Errors Permitted to Creep Into
Work of Big Force of Clerks.
There was a great deal OF work about
the checking and re-checking of the an
swers which were submitted in the Book
lovers contest 1t is estimated that there
were close to 5000 different sets, and all
of these were gone over carefully by q
force of clerks, which stamped each In
correct coupon. Errors in spelling were
closely guarded and the use of one wrong
letter made the whole coupon enter the
wrong column.
Extra precautions were taken to guard
the answers. AS they arrived by mail and
express they were hurried to a large vault
on the second floor OF the Bee building
and there placed behind locked doors. No
body was permitted to enter this vault
except the contest editor.
When the stamping OF the coupons was
started a rubber stamp was procured. This
was given a private mark so that no one
could use another stamp in any way. This
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06
DreSher Bros. Already
Cleaning Winter Clothes

goods left in their charge now Leave your
suit or dress here. for instance, for a COM
plete Dry Cleaning and remodeling, and
Dresher Bros will insure the garments
against Fire and Burglary and will have
them ready for you at no extra cost when
you need to wear them in the fall.
Dresher's representative at Dresher's up
town receiving station, in the Pompeian
Room OF the Brandeis Stores win give all
needed information. or one might telephone
Tyler 1900 or Auto A-2225 for a wagon.
Dresher Bros. pay express charges one
way on ali out-of-town shipments Of work
amounting TO s. or over.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06

Sounds strange. but 1t is nevertheless
true that many householders are already
sending 20 Dresher Bros Dry Cleaning
Establishment at z21l-221S Farnam street.
the clothes that are 10 be dry cleaned and
reJuvenated for wear next winter.
This is a most sensible preceding. how
ever, for It gives the Dresher Repair Force
ample time to first thoroughly dry clean
the garments. then 10 refine the clothes
when necessary. or 20 put ON velvet col
lars and cuffs and work Of q similar char
acter.
Dresher Bros. under a recently devised
plan. will assume all responsibility for
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06
AWARDS MADE BY JUDGES
Continued from Page one,)

CONTINUED from Page One)
ter" by Charles King. Very few contes-
tants answered this correctly.
No. 70, Judge" by e. w. Peattie was
missed by a large number and 1t probably
was answered incorrectly. nearly as many
times as was THE Deserter." This picture
represented a man on a court bench, with
tramp standing before him.
A very large number OF the contestants
were puzzled by picture No. g. This showed
southern man with wide hat and small
grip. He was typical southerener. The
title Of the book is 1.-The "Southerner." by
Cyrus T. Brady. Most of the contestants
gave as an answer for this puzzle 1.-THE
Kentuckian," for on the grip in the picture
were the letters Ky"
First Five Answered Well.
Most of the contestants had the first
five or six pictures answered correctly.
These were missed by only few. Two
sets of answers were submitted in which
not single puzzle was answered cor
rectly.
No. Ii, representing Girls" by Clyde
Fitch. was missed in a large number OF
the sets. The answer given to this by a
great many was Three Pretty Maids"
The picture showed three girls standing
in a group
THE Spectator" by Joseph Addison.
which was represented In picture No. 13
was a hard puzlze for many. 1t was not
so difficult to solve. though. as had been
expected. This picture showed three boys
playing marbles, with man looking on.
No. 50, in which two men were shaking
hands and telling about the number OF
years they had been together. represented
Partners" by Rex Beach. This was a
hard one for many Of the contestants.
THE Listening Child" by Lucy w
Thatcher. which was represented In pic
ture No. IS. proved a hard one for q large
number OF the contestants.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06
GERMAN VETERANS COMING
National and Western Associations to
Convene in September.
MONSTER PARADE ON LABOR DAY
IL Is Estimated that Five Thousand
Battle-Scarred TeutOns VIII Be
Here to Join in the
Festivities.

Five thousand members OF the National
German Veterans association and the West
ern Germans Veterans association Will
gather in Omaha the first week in Sep
TENDER for their annual conventions, The
Western association will convene on Sep
TENDER /, and the National association will
hold its meeting one day later. The west
ern association is composed of thirty-two
auxiliary organizations of Iowa, Nebraska,
Kansas and South Dakota. 1t has a men,
bership of approximately $500, Of which
number 1900 are expected to attend and re-
main over through the meeting OF the
National association.
One of the features of the convention
will be a monster parade on Labor Day
in which 5000 delegates will participate
lining up In squads from each section
of each state. The Western members will
lead the way, with flags and banners, and
will be followed by the rest Of the dele
gates representatives OF every state in the
union.
To Give Big Ball.
Saturday evening, September 2 a nam
moth ball will be given in the Coliseum
when the war-scarred veterans will enjoy
themselves until the early morning. Pre-
ceding the big dance. an entertainment will
be given on a big stage TO be erected
especially for the purpose, and 100 veterans
will take part in 1t, depicting scenes from
the late -Prussian war.
The Germans Of South Omaha and Omaha
are making preparations TO entertain the
big crowds and varied advertisements will
be provided.
A. f. Mertens of South Omaha, who IL
president OF the Western association and
secretary OF the National association, pre-
diets the largest attendance that has ever
grsced an annual convention in the history
OF the organization. The convention meet
ings will all be held in the German home
on South Thirteenth street.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06
BEAUTIFUL SETS AMONG LOSERS
some Very Attractive Work Fails 40
Qualify for Prizes.

some Very Attractive Work Fails TO
Qualify for Prizes.
So many beautiful sets OF answers were
submitted In the Booklovers' contest that
the judges passed a resolution asking The
Bee to give honorable mention to those
who had the finest sets. The contestants
were not satisfied simply TO submit their
answers. but those OF decorative tendency
sent in the beautiful packages Some were
decorated books, painted in colors; some
were leather volumes. some were covered
with metal, and some were framed pic
lures.
fLucie c. Harding's volume was elaborate.
II was dressed in a limp, green cover.
The pages were green and each had a
border with a neat beehive in every corner.
Two Very Fine sets.
Ernest ztzman. 4SO1 Capitol avenue, sub
mitted a large framed picture in which
each vt the puzzles was mounted and
painted. This was an exceedingly beautiful
piece OF work and attracted much com
ment from the judges.
The volume submitted by Pearl Macum-
Der. 40o2 Charles street. Omaha. was neatly
decorated with a white cover. Ralph L.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06
TEAM sMASHES PLATE WINDOW
Runaway Horses Plunge Into window
of the Auburn Automobile Com
Dany on Farnam Street.

A runaway team hitched to a lumber
wagon dashed up Farnam street Saturday
afternoon running into the large glass
front Of the Auburn Automobile company,
breaking II into a thousand pieces and tear
ing the entire front out OF the building
One OF the horses was slightly cut By the
broken glass.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06
Rousing Specials
Monday
IN OUR
DYapery Dept.

$3.50 Cluny Curtains-White or
ecru, with linen lace, one or two
pairs of kind. Special at per
pair ...-............ $3.50
$500 Brusselette Curtains-Full
size, dainty patterns, at $3.9S
S2.25 Lace Curtains-Big assort-
ment of dainty patterns, per
pair at .........,. 81 40
$3.50 Colored Scrim Curtains
Borders all round, very special
bargains, per pair at. 81. 9S
$500 vaIances for Double Doors--In
Chenille Cords, all colors; Monday
at ................ 80 $3.50
csc SILK Floss Sofa Pinows-1s-inch
square, each at...... 100
ls-inoh DOTTED swiBs-Yard. .l211o
$1,000 shirt waist Boxes-Red cedar
special at ........'.'.. - 1o'So
s3.oo Burlap FILLED Screens. .S2'aS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06
HOW TO GET BooKLovERs' PRIZES

Come to The Bee office and show
that Rules Were Obeyed.
Winners in the contest will be given
prizes when they come to The Bee business
office and show they have obeyed all rules
People out OF the city may write 10 the
contest editor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06

Big Sale of Hand
BAGS Monday

Values we do not believe can be
equaled elsewhere at any ways
near the Sale prices:
$50 HAND BAGS, ACC.
A splendid lot Of full size, metal
frame bags; new goods, just re-
ceived; worth s1.OO to $3.50,
they're matchless, choice, 49E
$500 HAND BAGS, csc.
A splendid full size, all leather
bag, with metal frame; splendid
value at $500; on sale Saturday,
at, your choice ....... CSC
$500 Velvet or Silk Bags, choice,
at ....... 'OSC
A big line for your selection in
extra quality Velvet and Gross
Grain Moire Silks, they're beau
ties and we'll worth $500, yours
Saturday at ........... $50
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06
10 ME on the scaffOId

is painless compared with the weak, lame
back kidney trouble causes. Electric Bit
tiers is the remedy. SOC. For sale by Bea-
ton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06

Bigger. Better. Busier>-rhat is what con-
sistent ana persistent advertising will do
for legitimate business
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06
Read Hayden'a Grocery Pricas for n
Only Interest Omaha People, But All 9th

6ebo Ahyuen'a GROCERY Prices fol
Only interest Omaha People, But All {
Flour Special for Monday-48 lb. sack
best grade Famil Flour ...... .S1.l5
10 bars Diamond C or Beat En- All
oodp' TOT $3.50. 2bc
lbs bset Rolled Breakfast Oatmeal
iOr $500 ........... zoe
10 lbs. best White or Yellow Corn
meaI Tor '........... .......... 16c
Z lbs. bulk Laundry Starch use
6 lbs. good Japan Rice for ...... Csc
4 lbs. fancy Japan Rice, 10c quality
Iors =. ,.,..si..'. :. '......'.. 2bc
i ID. pkg. best Domestic Macaroni
TOT ''''s,.' $40
Gallon cans Table Syrup for -. 35c
Gallon cans Apples or Pumpkins 25c
Bromangelon, Jellycon or Jello, per
package ....ss............ INC
McLaren's Peanut Butter, ID. ..15c
1 Id. cans Campbelrs Soups LINE
The best Soda Crackers, Id. ..... &c
The best Crisp Pretzels, Id. &C
The best Tea Siftings, Id. ......12hc
Golden Santos Coffee, ID. ,...... zoe
Uncolored Japan, English Breakfast.
or Gunpowder Tea, Id. ........ 35c
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06
HiQh Grade Wash Goods

Figured Marquisette, good patterns; yard, 39c
Poplins, 27-inch wide, in all the newest shades,
per yard ............ soc, soc and Csc
Silk Mixed Goods, all coors; per yard, at 35c
Figured Madras for Shifting, all new and neat
patterns per yard at SOC, Csc and 19c
Repp in fancy stripes and checks our 25c goods
per yard at. Observation-Disclosures. ..1Sc
Lawns Batiste Flaxon, good assortment yard 1Oc
4Oinch Bordered Lawns good patterns 25c goods per
yard at LOG
Dress Ginghams 32-inch wide, good assortment, per
yard at ........!........ ..'..''' ..''..'' LOG
S6-inch Percaes, neat patterns, per yard at 12h g
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06
Specials Monday, Domestic Room

1914 Beached sheetings quality yard at 23c
"a Unbeached Sheetings, yard, at. .... 22c
1Oc Bleached Muslin per yard, at .............7hc
SIC Unbleached Muslin, yard at ............. &c
s1x9O Sheets, good quality for 75c, each ...... CSC
72x90 Sheets, good seller for CSC, each soc
12hc Pillow Cases, each E. ....................9h
White Goods including dimtes lawns Madras ETC.. worth
up 1sc; ALL per yard, at ...................1 Oc
36-inch Percales, neat patterns yard at INC
Fancy Dress Ginghams IL nc grade; yard at. Shc
and Batste good patterns and coors that sold for
and IL Nc; to close, per yard, at. Sc
Prints, in long lengths; yard at ...........4%G
Nurse Striped Ginghams in long lengths per yard at Sc
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06
Fighting the Trust Prices on Fumi

Monday. We make the Prices That Not
her Cities Within 500 Miles Of Omaha:
Butter and Egg Prices That are Not
Controlled by Trust or COM
bination Prices:
Fancy No. l Creamery Butter, lb. Csc
Good No. / Country Butter, Id. 23c
The best Dairy Butter, Id. 800. Ale
The best No 1 Eggs, from the farm,
per 1ozen .c;......;. ''......l7 ho
Fresh Vegetables, The Talk Of Every
body! It Pays to Trade at
Hayden'si
3 punches fresh Radishes &c
6 punches fraesh Onions .........5c
4 punches fresh Beets or Carrots SC
Good Cooking Apples, peck ..... loo
heads fresh Leaf Lettuce ..-.. &c
Fancy Ripe Tomatoes, Id. .... &c
2 heads fresh Celery ..........s..5c
Large Head fresh Cabbage ....,5c
3 large Cucumbers ..............5c
Fancy Denver Wax or Green Beans,
per pound .......'.'...... ..l0c
2 lbs. Pie Plant .................5 90
New Potatoes, peck ..............40 c
Fancy Denver Cauliflower. Id. 49,, 100
Fancy Denver Peas, per quart THO
Whitney Crab Apples for jelly; at,
per market basket ............ 26c
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06
Csc CIuny Laces 15c

A Big Line of Linen Thread
Cluny Laces and Insertings,
worth up to 35c a yard, Sale
Price, per yard 1Oc and 15c
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06

Summer underwear and furnishings Of the very best quail
y prices which actually below the cost of manufac
ture It will pay you lay in supply now for next season
Nearly all of Saturday specials offered again for Monday