Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-05-27 | Page 12 | Keeps up Fight On Ensign Peak Cross

KEEPS UP FIGHT ON ENSIGN PEAK CROSS Salt Lake, May 27 Protest against the erection of a cross on Ensign peak by tho Mormon church in commemoration com-memoration of the coming of tho pioneers pio-neers did not cease with the granting grant-ing of permission bj the city commis-j commis-j sion for the erection of the cross. Emil S Lund, first to make protest has announced that he will file an injunction suit In the Third district court, probably Monday, to prevent the building of the cross. The action will be instituted against the city commission and Bishop C W. Nib-ley, Nib-ley, who requested permission on behalf be-half of the Mormon church, to build the cross. Mr. Lund said that request for a temporary restraining order would be asked first and the suit pressed to have the Injunction made permanent The purpose is to enjoin the city commission com-mission from allowing the building of the cross upon public land, and Bishop Bish-op Nibley, as representative of the church, from procedlng with the erection erec-tion of the cross undor the permission permis-sion voted by the city commission. Tho action, says Mr. Lund, is not individual with him, but representative representa-tive of the determination of many citizens not to permit the erection of the cross If it can be stopped through the courts.