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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-09
TELEPHONE MATTERS
COMING Up TONIGHT
Company to Submit Written
Statement to the City
Council.

The Mountain States Telegraph &
Telephone company will submit 10 the
city council at its regular session to-
night n statement as to what prcpara-
lions the company is now doing toward
consolidating the old Bell and lndepen-
dent companies. The matter was in
formally placed before several members
OF the council last Friday evening by 4.
G. Mckenzie, for the company. and II
was agreed that the company should
submit written statement.
The statement will probably be referred
to the councilp1anic committee on munich
pal laws, In which committee The reso-
luTions OF j. ". Mckinney providing for
the forfeiture of the old lndependen
franchise arc now pending. Tho whole
matter will then be taken up by the
1t 10 the committee OF the whole Mr.,
Mckenzie told the Councilmen that the
company was making every effort within
Its power IN give the people and the city
n fair deal. and the councilmcn expressed
themselves as being anxious 80 aid the
telephone company In its work The
resolutions of Councilman Mckinney
The council also may take up the
matter of the investigation Of com
plants made by residents against GER
tain alleged faulty work on the part OF
The ellis Construction company on the
Seventh East curb and gutter extension.
This was to have been taken up by the
night, but as there was not quorum
present the committee did not meet
The semi monthly payroll will he ap-
proved tonight.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-09
BURGLARS STEAL PINS
AND PRICED EMBLEMS

The residence OF Charles Cameron. sl9
South Second East street. was entered by
burglars last night al about o'clock
whiie the members of the family were
absent. and property valued at about $50
was stolen. The thieves entered the house
by means OF prying open rear window.
The vauables stolen consisted princips ly
of lodge pins and badges and were valued
highly by the owner for other rea sons
than their intrinsic worth.
4 laughabIc incident took place as Cap
tain Beckst%ad and Detectives Cleveland
and Ripley were Investigating the rob J..
her!. From window in the Cameron
home the officers saw man era Wiling
through the window OF neighborine
house Believing that possibly he was
burglar. they commanded him to halt
and were upon the pcint OF taking him
into custody when a neiehbor explai ined
that he was the owner or the house and
had lost his key
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-09
SENATOR GORE TO
LECTURE WEDNESL

Senator Thomas +. Gore OF Oklsf
viii lecture Wednesday nlgnt ~
First Methodist church IN this ely,
tho advance sale of seats inaicas
eeperaI desire on the part of the p
OF Snit Lake CITY 10 sne and near
blind statesman from the south.
tor Gore is an eloquent and ~
speaker and is considered one OF tns.
orators in the senate. -
In recent lecture at Sprins'
Mass. Senator Gore is said 70
caused his audience 10 laugh "esp,
plaud and cheer IN turn. ana ea
flattering reports ot his recepuIm
come from other cities where ne u
peared. ,.,s ls1
Seats for wednesday nlgn' ~.
are on sale al the store OF INC
dated Music company.
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Comparative weather data az Salt Lake
city. October s. 1911:
The highest temperature today was a
degrees. the highest in this month since
1874 was SIS degrees The lowest tenn
pereturc last night was 80 degrees; the
lowest this month since 1874 was - de-
erees The mean temperature for today
was SO degrees: the normal was So de-
Grses. The accumulated deficiency Of
temperature since the first OF the month
is 20 degrees: the accumulated excess
since January l is % degrees.
The relative humidity at a. m. to-
day was - per cent. the relative hui
mid.ty AT y. NJ. today was 33 per cent
The total precipitat tion for the twenty
tour hours ending AT p. m was none.
The total for this month TO date is .,
or an inch; the accumulated excess for
this month To date is % OF an inch:
the total precipitation since January ! To
date Is 1l.i3 inches: the accumulated de-
nclency since January ls 81 OF an inch.
The sun rises mt 6:33 b. M and sets
al 300 y. m. October ., 1911
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-09
ENGINEERS ENJOY 4
RIDE TO SAIL

a special train vas run our !"
air l1t. the management OF tius
complimentary 10 the Br9tner,,,tt, .,t,,
Locomotive Engineers Of this ,ss ciE,
the visiting delegates to me r'W ,T, 4
that IS being held mere. Auvu ,oal
five members Of this fraternlty ~ sor
yantaee of u. opportunity, and ,rSs' soa
these took dip in the lake; ln,.. l"ujj .rj
ported The waller 10 he cnii,y ,yr.c,aj
not remain in it long. The .x she',a' ys
the Saltair depot nj 9:3o the
day forenoon ard reindin'o "'
two hours. ,u,. thr
After returning To- The CIV All.
gates, about sevcnty-flye .;n.s ~ AT
tended the afternoon ser' 'hovnsinsss
tabernacle. Tne regular ,IIsJ o vi
which the convention vas avnec;a
;aken M today ana yistine
finish this up so that tne homcs
gate. gate may return to th''r h0"N
night
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MRS. KEZIA BROWN
40 BE BURIED lol

Funeral services for Mrs. keSnl rssjdeiIc H'
who died Saturday at ne, Her,Ii he he
East First South street ,~om M, the I
2 O'clock this afternoon rom IRON, viii
recnth ward chapel. ,nIcf"Rrrms Grown iF'
the City cemetery. Mrsi; Ui,,Iom r. 81
vived by her husbnnd. W. They
four sons ana four 9I,arIon dsn and Bun
snish srGM"' Of =" Ogden. Mrs. sadie NsrtIn MGTac q
' ~ : Wonstroff and Mrs. moi'A
tMson, all OF salt Lake
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First in Valley

1T happened thus. President Young
after leaving Fort Bridger, had been at
tackled by mountain fever. and under his
direction Orson Pratt. with number Of
men and wagons. led the way down Echo
canyon. up East canyon. through and over
Of the. Great Salt lake. From the sum
nit OF Big mountain. on July 10. Orson
Pratt and John Brown, riding ahead of
their companions. caught the first glimpse
OF tho valley; and on the 2lst Orson Pratt
and Erastus Snow, the latter a messenger
from President Young, emerged from
Emigration canyon, little south OF where
Fort Douglas now stands. They had O.
single saddle horse and were riding b.
turns. The day being warm. Brother
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Case Is Postponed.

Word has been received from New York
city that the case OF tho government
charged with fraudulent use cs the
malls. in connection with mining promo
tions. has been postponed until October
OF the important witnesses in ,h3 cnsc.
and will be compelled to remain IN New
York until the case Is called.
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Denounces Mobocracy.

Il say right here fhat no man by him-
self has ever led the Laiter-day Saints
by his own personal power and influence.
from the prophet Joseph down TO the
present moment"
President Smith made Il general and
particular prayer for all the authorities
down. blessing them all and leaving them
in the hands OF God. He prayed for the
president of the United States and the
statesmen OF the country hoping that
through their means war and oppression
would cease.
He Nehemcntly denounced mobocracy
as the vilcst and most infamous Of dan
gers 10 the public peace. There could,
as line conduct of associations OF men
banded together into mobs and into what
he could call nothing else than a mob
ocracy 10 stop the food for the mouths
OF honest laborers, TO starve men with
families who were willing and anxious
10 work for them and support them. but
were stopped by these measures so In
famous Such associat ations he declared
menace to tho peace OF the world
II hope. he said, that President Taft
some means TO protect the liberties of
the citizens OF this country against mob
ocracy OF every description. Let the
strong hand of an honest government
put stop 10 everything tyranu!cal or
anarchicaI or 1t will yet bring destruc-
ton upon tho land"
The president concluded with a bless
Ing for the choir in their trip to New
York and announced the eighty second
semi annual conference adjourned until
next April.
God Is our Refuge" was sung by the
choir and the henediction was pronounced
by G. w. Niblcy. presiding bishop. VINO
took occasion in his invocation TO thank
recent elections had voted against the
saloons,
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Former Resident Here.

Mrs. Benjamin Scarborough of Los
Angeles arrived In the city yesterday
and is the guest OF her sister, Mrs 4
~ Mckay. Mrs. Scarborough. VINO was
Miss Cope before her marriage. iormeriv
resided In Salt Lake and has many
rlends mere
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Meeting Out of Doors.

The overflow meeting out of doors
was held from the steps of the bureau
Of Information, and was presided over
hv h +. Goddard. 1t was opened with
the hvmn, 1--WE Thank. Thee O Lord. for
n Prophet by n cnotr. led by Evan Ar
thur. with THO accompaniment OF I'm or
chestra led by w. c. Give, Prayer was
Offered by William Smart. president Of
Duchs ssne stake. and tho patriotic
hymn, America. was sung by tho
choir.
The meeting was addressed by Elder
Goddard who saw in the fac, that the
crowds We're becoming larger every year
and would soon be too big for The tenn
pic block cn evidence OF the greatness
and goodness OF the work.
Roy Pratt. president of the MoNicar,
mission gave an account Of mis- work in
the field and urged the young members
OF the church TO better live within the
teachings of the gospel and TO take ad :
vantage Of their opportunities In Nor
monism thousands. he said. were begin
ming 10 find That Normonlsm was tie
only true plan Of redemption
Joseph Eggerlv president of Wayne
stake, spoke briefly on the necessity OF
teaching ibc gospels without disscnscn
and inspired with the spirit Of The Lord.
violin solo was renderd by w. G.
Give.
Joseph r. Sheppard considered the
great crowds All indication of tlle divin-
itv Of the work in which the church was
engaged He invited the world to inves-
tigate Mormonism and compare 1t With
Other systems OF religion.
Moses Taylor returned from the south :
that field which was prosDerinC richly.
The meeting was closed by the hymn.
DO What Is Right" and prayer by
TIE Awe Ave. a Hawaiian.
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Overflow Meeting.

The great tabernacle proving too small
70 hold the crowds assembled at the me-
mortal service In the morning 20 the
memory or Orson Pratt. and an overflow
meeting was held in the assembly hall
This was In charge OF Apostle Hyrum NJ.
Smith. and tho speakers were: German
r.. Ellsworth president Of the northern
states mission; Melvin j., Ballard pres
ldent Of the northwestern states mis-
sion: Andrew kimball of Thatcher AriZ..
president Of the 81, Joseph stake or Zion,
and Charles II. Hart OF the first council
OF seventies
The meeting was opened with the HMM
Sweetly May the Blessed Spirit by the
temple choir. and prayer by +. r. Hintze.
President Ellsworth devoted the great
or portion OF his discourse TO the theology
OF the Mormon hymn. 20 My Father"
and the promise intimated In that hvmn
TO the women OF the J.atter-day Saints.
He asserted that the world was rapidly
coming 10 "A belief in parents on the
other side OF the veil. In no other
church. nor in any other period OF the
worlds history had the privileges been
given 10 women as had bcen through the
prophet Joseph Smith From the found
ing OF the relief societies other organiza-
tions had sprung up and they had been
permitted TO grow In stature until in
many things they were the EQUALS OF tho
men. They have had. the speaker as
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Helped Make Laws.

In the legislative assembly OF the ter
ritory. almost from the beginning, Orson
Pratt was A member Of the council, and
he sat IN every subsequent legislature
when al home. During several sessions
he was speaker OF the house OF repre-
sentativcs. AS one Of the corps OF IN
University of Utah, he delivered, in the
winter and spring OF 5l-lS52, series Of
twelve public lectures on astronomy.
which awakened general interest. He bad
now achieved fame In the field of higher
mathematics. having discovered in No
Nembsr 1850. law governing planetary
scientific discoveries Professor Proctor,
the astronomer while lecturinS at Salt
Lake City carly in the sos, referred al
most reverently TO Professor Pratt. eX-
pressing the opinion that there were but
four real mathema,i,ians in The world,
and that Orson Pratt was one Of them.
"In August. 1852. he took up tenn
porary residence In Washington. D. c.,
riodical devoted 10 the dissemination OF
Mormon doctrines. Al the same time
he presided over the Latter day saints
In all the states OF the union and In the
adjoining British provinces Then fol-
lowed another presiding mission in Great
Britain, from which he returned by way
sent to Titan to put down an imag'nery
rebellion, was in winter quarters cast OF
the Wasatch mountains.
THE spring OF 1864 found The apostle
~ lsHnd. ellGSdNpllliS " pDtdih Il i'''-
hold for missionary work in the Aus
triau capital But the laws OF that coun-
try were too stringent for such an uD-
dertalllne. and he. with his companion,
Elder William w. Ritter. returned TO
England There President Pratt pub
ished. in May 1856. an edition Of his
mathematical work. "Pratt's Cube ana
ri -Quajratic Equations" Three wears
later, In New York citv he transcribed
aud published the Book Of Mormon In
the phonetic characters Of The Deseret
hInba
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-09

The everlasting girl question is easily
and entirely solved by the insertion OF
2 little want "ad - in The Tribune
Bell phone $500 Ind. 800
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Pay Your Debts.

ANY who were in debt he exhorted to go
home with n determination 10 pay their
debts and meet all obligations as quickly
d possible.
To those who might have the intention
to borrow money To engage in any spec
ulation or 20 buy mining stock. lie advise
hesitation. To pray over IL and consider
well before acquiring such debts.
Keep out OF debt II you can" he said.
Pay as soon as you can. This means
me. too. and all Of us"
III there are any who have beSn negli :
gent in observing the law OF tithing |
hope they Will go home with q dctcrnin-
alton To meet, the laws OF the I>at,er-cay
Saints that there may be plenty In the
storehouse of The Lord to meet the OBJ
legations OF the church. TO pay the bills
Of Its missions and To support the church
schools, TO do what is necessary for the
upbulding OF Zion,
President Smith explained that there
had hcen much unusual expense. The
church. lie said had been compelled 10
purchase much property possible
around the temple block to keep away
undesirable businesses such as saloons or
immoral places. I'VE were compelled 10
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pay, heavy prices for this property he
said. 1T scems that when the church
wants anything and ists the owners real
ize II they want TO get ell they can. 1t
ought not to he so. but fear always win
be. ] suppose II Is human nature"
This property. the president said, tho
church had been under the necessity OF
improving and now instead OF an eye
sore. unoccupied and unimproNed, struc-
lures had hecn erected on IL which paid
for themselves and meet all obligations
with Il little over for the church.
Further he said t'thc church has
helped to huiId one OF the most magnifi-
cent hotels on the continent OF America
or the old continent either. Some have
told me that there Is no finer in the
world
Some have said thht In thls We were
extravaganza These | can only refer 10
the doctrine and covenants when rere-
la tion was given to the prophet Joseph
telling him TO have built house of enter
tainment for the traveller In the city OF
NauvOo.
I'VE arc not responsible for the char
actcr OF the peopl" who come To the no
rel To be entertained We didn't make
them come nor can We alter them. They
are men Of the world and accustomed to
the things OF the world.
II did all | could and helped all I
cent election In tile hope that there
might he no bar in that hotel. II Salt
Lake had voted dry there would hive
conditions and keep dry Now they know
tho town is wet and when they come
want something To wet themselves UP
With. If they do not get it at the hotel
they they Will go and stay where theN
will not look out upon beautiful things
and will not be among good surround
ines. Now they will stay wherc they can
see the best side OF everything.
Then again. the hotet was built ny
the Utah Hotel company. This is com
posed Of men who know nothing OF the
! science OF running ii hostelry. They there
fore rent the building TO an operating
company which Is responsible for the run
ming of the hotel. This company Is pay
ing the interest on yhe cost Of the ho-
tel as we'll as on the bonds issued to
build It,
Il don't want Latterday Saints TO sc
off and condemn anyone because there
is n bar in that hotel We arc not re-
sponsiblc for the bar. We don go there
TO drink and we don't invite YOU To &c
there and drink. Keep out of the Hote1
Utah bar and keep To the word Of Wis
dom. which Is the word or tho Lord.
"On behalf OF the general authorities.
thank YOU for the unanimlty Of up
lifted hands Of this vast congregation
which | understand as an evidence of
good will and fellowship, that all by this
pledge Ia the Lord 10 uphold and sus-
tain All from first 10 last They viii
noi therefore beckbite or find fault or
hinder progress, but do all they can 10
benefit. bless and encourage.
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Afternoon Overflow.

An overflow meeting was held in the
assembly hall which was crowded To It's
capacity OF $500. Apostle George Albert
Smith presided over the meeting and in
troduced the speakers. The Murray
choir rendered number Of selections
Charles A. Calls. president OF the
southern states mission. was the first
speaker He told his hearers that the
people on earth. having received God S
revelations and knowing truths which are
withheld from the most learned OF the
earth. His address was along lines OF
moderation III we talked and thought
more of our obligations than of the
rights under the government we are de-
prived Of" he said I'VE would be a
happier and better people"
Mr.. Calls told the history of the Book
Of Mormon and maintained that IL is the
gospel. being an Inspiration from God.
He told of the fight made against the
teachings OF the book by the devil and
allied powers OF evil.
John l.. Herrick, president OF the west
He spoke on tho text. "Is 1t Worth While
to BE an Exemplary Latter-day Saint?'
and answered his own question In n posi- =
tive and emphatic affirmative. He quot =
ed an Ann Arbor professor as saying
that students from Utah were undouht- :
edly the very best men he had met in d
long experience and ascribes this quality
Of excellence to the teachings OF the
Mormon faith with It's requirements for
clean living.
Mr. Herrick's headquarters arc in Den
yer and he referred feelingly TO the cru
sade originating in that city. having for
It's object Kidding Colorado OF the Nor
mon plague" He told OF the bitter fight
state, but profeSscd to see only good for
Mormonlsm in the attacks being made
upon it. Much agitation is TO be ex-
pected, but the cause has nothing TO
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Sustained List.

Apostle Smith then expressed the pleas
ure of the chair with the results Of the
conference and announced the next fea =
ture OF the meeting To be the vote on
sustaining the general authority of the
church. He told his hearers that each had
the right 20 cast his vote against any Of
ficer whose name was proposed and In
troduced Elder II. 5. Hinckley. who pre-
those TO lie sustained. Each list was ap
proved without dissenting vote.
The chairman then expressed thanks
To the choir, who closed the musical pro-
gramme with an excellent rendition OF
the chorus Of Damascus. Mark Austin
delivered the closing iprayer and The
meeting was declared adjourned.
Another meeting was held In the as
semtiy hall directly after The overflow
service from the tabernacle This was
a Scandinavian gathering and the at
tendance again filled the building Anton
II Lund Of the first presidency pre-
sided.
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fear" he said His address was plea
for tolerance.
Manasseh Smith rendered solo which
was much enjoyed and was followed by
Elder Frank Y. Taylor Of the Granite
stake. who spoke principally or return
ing missionaries Young mon return
ing from missions are the highest type of
our manhood" he said would that all
our people could be Judged by the Slder
returning from preaching the gospel in
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Led the Way.

THE exodus Of the Latter day Saints
from Illinois began in February. 1916.
The Mississippi river was frozen over
and some OF the companies crossed on
the ice. Orson Pratt who had recently
returned from another eastern mission
was one Of the leaders OF this migratory
movement, which was destined 10 redeem
an arid waste and found an empire II
the heart Of the Great American desert.
where leaders In council decided To send
"A company Of pioneers 10 the Rocky
mountains. In advance OF the main body
OF the people. Preparations for this ex-
pedition were under way when, at the
Bluffs. in July, ls46 the enlistment OF
the Mormon battalion. five hundred vol
unteers. part OF the United states
military force then invading Mexico and
ner provinces. postponed the departure
of the pioneers until the next season.
"Orson Pratt was one OF the 143 men
led by President Brigham Young from
the Missouri river westward during the
spring and summer of lsi1. They started
from the Mormon town OF Winter Quar-
ters tnOw Florence. Neb.) about the mid =
die OF April. arriving in Salt Lake valley
on Saturday, July ~. Brother Pratt en-
tered the valley three days in advance
OF the general arrival
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Salt Laker In New York.

Special 10 The Tribune.
NEW YORK. Oct. s.-Manslattan. G.
w Gushing.
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Snow took of his coat and hung il loose
ly over the saddle bow. Missing il, he
rode back toward the mountains TO look
for II. leaving his companion Go walk on
alone to tho banks OF City creek. This
stream then directed into two branches
one flowing south. the other west, Thus it
was that Orson Pratt WAS the first OF
the pioneers 10 tread the site OF Salt Lake
City.
''Orson Pratt. assisted ny Henry c.
Sherwood, ran the original survey of Salt
Lake City on "Wednesday. August ..
From the summer of iSiS 10 the spring
of 1851 this apostle presided over the Eu
ropean mission. with headquarters at Liy-
erpoo. The British isles contained AT
that time about &C. 600 l.atter-day Saints,
While editing the Millennial Star he wrote
published and distributed many pamph
let's on doctrinal historical and philoSoph-
icnl themes, and with means obtained
from the sale OF his works supplied the
urgent needs OF a portion OF his family
who We're stu on the Iowa frontier He
was visiting them in the spring OF 1850
when he received word from President
Young that he was honorably released
from his mission and at liberty TO return
To Utah
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WEATHER FORECAST.

Weather forecast for Salt Lake City
and the state Of Ueah: Fair Monday;
Tuesday unsettled and cooler