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Show This earth should be a (KY V TfZfiS ' Man has so lived that he paradise of peace and hap- - VA-- -- V rfA has deserted his spiritual Pir t; the good of iioiif nj jn --(fra1M O U AMCT (((Uiiffl IIMWilli moo?nS5 jh.t U1 each, and each working --Li v) Jgrf TT,. 4 hold against a C. N. Lund, Editor falling for the best good of all. world ! J A LIBERAL AMERICAN WEEKLY . Entsred as Second Class Matter at the Post Oifice at Salt Lake City, Utah. Under the Act oi Congress oi March 3, 1879. , Devoted to the idea that Economic Salvation must come through Spiritual Development and Uplift. Vol. VII, No. 40 City Address, 217 David Keith Bldg. Sugarhouse, Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday, Oct. 29, 1943 Subscription, $1.50 to $5.00 a year "Help me the slow of heart to move by some clear word PERSONAL AND OTHER ITEMS of winning love." OF INTEREST Watchmaker and Jeweler A. G. Carlson lias long been a good Friend. He has the habit, of doing some intelligent thinking and thereby develops some very good ideas. He always attends strictly to business and should be rich by now if honest work could make one rich. There's a man walks in and out of the Kearns building, a real man Mr. C. A. Arring-to- n, who conducts an insurance agency and is doing well. He hails from Ogden and has had Our esteemed Friend Sylves-ter Earl, the Sage of Virgin, Ut. will be eighty year's of age next week. Here's congratulations, brother, and many a blessing on your greying head. You've fought a mighty good fight. Our good friend and patron, Hyrum S. Hyde, whom we've known from boyhood, died last week and has gone to his re-ward. We knew his mind and heart. He was four-squa- re for human welfare and for a time he was an officer of the Town-sen- d Club and performed good s rvice. We believe St. Peter and his good father, Apostle Orson Hyde will take him by the hand and welcome him. quite an experience in both re-ligion and politics. He is pro-gressive in his ideas and tried once for election to office but found that politics takes some strange turns. He leans to (he Democratic faith but does not believe the president is a god, 'even though he might become I one if he gets a fourth term. The genial Postmaster Bert Smoot, Friend and patron is a mighty good advertisement for Salt Lake wherever he goes. Since Sam King went away, he is the man who, when walk ng the Rtreets, people take note of and strangers enquire about, a prince among men. Friend Arnold Boss is a good catered consiencious man with a mind of his own which he uses and keeps free. He is in-dustrious and acts with wisdom in all hi3 affairs It is the duty of every citizen to cast a vote on Tuesday next. See that you do it. Mrs. Anna Paskett saw and read the paper in a political headquarters and immediately subscribed. She has had some experience in politics but be-lieves there is more money in raising turkeys and she and her husband will market 5000 this year. L. D. S. designed X-M-CARDS for Service Men and Missionaries. Limited supply Athalane Dadley, 40 So Main THE EDITORIALS CONTINUED Pure Religion We seldom come to know of a case where pure and undefiled religion is put into practice like a pioneer, Thomas Grover, put it into practice. All were poor then but he had some flour. A widow sent her boy with a little wagon and ; a little money to buy just a few pounds of flour as she had no bread for the children. When he asked for it and showed his mite of money Mr. Grover ordered his son to fill a grain sack with flour and put it on the boy's wagon. "Oh," the boy said, "we can't pay for all that." Then Mr. Grover patted him and remarked, "I do not sell flour to widows and fatherless children! Take it along!" There was no humilia-tion, no investigation, no reproach for being poor. There were many similar cases and none were "ruined" by it, but both the giver and the receiver were made spiritually richer. And such good deeds will admit both parties to the best of the many mansions. PersonaL ttttttTTTtTtTTTTTT Friend Gene Middleton has this to say:" I strongly comend Bro.Manwaring for saying that Progressive Opinion and Bro and sister Lund need to be more strongly supported. They hold aloft a torch in the midst of the world s desolation and madness. Give cash or any-thing you have. Send in your messages for publication but send the cost of typesetting al-ong with it. Get your friends to subscribe." Utah has 273 fine young wo-men serving as WACS. In that branch of service there are 155 different jobs young women can do. They need more. We believe this state can challenge the world with its young women The OWI asked Utah's sen-ator Thomas to prepare an ar-ticle on Extrateriforiality in China. He did so and they called it"a scholarly summary" which was bublished and used over the radio and otherwise He has favored us with a copy. Mrs. Kenneth Larsen has re-ceived word of the death of her brother overseas. Friend and Neighbor Mrs. Hilma Sorensen was in and was a most welcome visitor. She has long held an official posi tion with the old age organiza-tion and has done remarkably well. She has charge of the Wednesday night meetings and of the amusements. Her hus- - band is an engineer, doing well She recently visited California. Mrs. May M. Geiser who has been doing some very good work in selling war stamps and bonds as well, has discontinued this service in order to give young girls and women the opportunity. She is deserving of much praise for what she has done and has shown a fine spirit A New Economic Hope Perhaps some capitalists will want to start a book burn-ing campaign when they learn of the following, which we have taken from a university text book, a chapter written by Stuart Chase. How we wish we might live to see the day when it becomes universally true. In The New Patriotism, he says: "We may find ourselves saying: There goes another American. He is rich or poor, white or black, but that is unimportant. He must not be pushed around. He is one of us. He may need help. He. must not go hungry. He mustn't be dispossessed. His spirit must not be broken. You cannot do that to an American. We need him. If he is strong, we are strong; if he is weak, we are weak. We cannot go running over the hills now each in a separate direction, looking for things to make us rich. We must stand here together, each in his place, and look to our arms, our skills, our strength of common purpose. . . . Money is not our object any longer. . . . What are property titles in the face of pollution, dirt, slums and decay?" That makes for change! The spirit of a better way of living is in it! Welcome such a day! - si m " Congress Won't Save America It was heralded by some, that this congress would save America. Not so. In the wild debates, the loud-mouth-betrayal of confidences, the noise and confusion, the false-hoods that some utter, we fear they will be unable to hear the "still small voice" that should inspire to national salva-tion. They must suffer before they can perform saving service. As the poet says: Who ne'er upon his bed has sate Mourning through the midnight hours; Who ne'er his bread in sorrow ate. He knows you not ye heavenly powers. Se .... II w Two Memories of World War I We had some little part in World War I and performed some service. As now, we had the spirit of it and often thrilled to the limit. Of many outstanding memories we recall two. One is that of President Heber J. Grant, then apostle, speaking strongly and eloquently for the cause, standing squarely behind the Commander-in-Chie- f and hold-ing up his hands. We even recall one of his most earnest prayers for the president and the cause. His soul was in it and no earthly counsel could then have made him believe differently. Faith and speech and prayer are greatly needed today. That war was but a prelude to this one which has ten times more significance. Is is the necessary preparation for the coming of the Prince of Peace. It is clearing the way. It is God trampling out the vintage. The other fine memory is that of the late peerless and honorable B. H. Roberts who spoke at a meeting in the city where we lived. We handed him a paper headed, "This City's Great Big Liberty Loan," under which were 100 names of boys in the service. Taking that for a text he proceeded to deliver a masterly oration, forceful, eloquent and appeal-lingl- y loyal. He was radiant. He was the very soul of chivalry and loyalty. His patriotism was a passion and rather would he have lost his strong right arm than to say anything against the cause or the administration. He, too, prayed for the cause and the commander daily and nightly iri many an army camp, earnestly and sincerely pouring out his great soul in supplication. And this is needed today. Mr. Stringham Agrees Logan, Utah Dear Brother Lund: Anyone that has the courage to write the splendid editorials that you do, and fearlessly attack the enemies of the common people deserves all the support and encouragment possible. The enclosed check plus my good will is offered as my sup-port in your behalf. I hope you have some reprints of the article disagreeing with J. Reuben Clarks insurance spech. I sure would like some! When we are bound down and controlled bysuch Capitalists with their attitude it looks like the only hope is a complete collapse of the Capitalistic system or their "American way of Life." It surely does not harmonize with the "Christian way of Life." The whip card is surley needed now. Success to you Brother and Sister Lund. .1 am happy that I know you. Sincerely Benj. B. Stringham IB-- Wilkie and Roosevelt Agree on This President Roosevelt and Wendell Wilkie hold similar views on at least one matter which will be well lor the future in case both become nominees. Mr. Wilkie said in his spech, ' The Republican party must seek to make America a land of ever expanding opportunity 'opportunity not just fora few top men .... but opportunity for every man to work, to develop his abilities, and to receive the rewards of his efforts, economic, social or political In other words, A SOCIETY IN WHICH EVERY MAN IS GUARANTEED A JOB AND A CHANGE-T- O GET AHEAD." That is food and sound and squares ex-actly with what the president says. But lo, the Fascist serv ant Sokolsky, in the Deseret News, jumps all over Mr. Wilkie for this, as he naturally would. What he prefers is a system of a few men getting incomes from $100,000 to $1 000,000 a year, and laborers and returned service men begging for jobs, selling pencils and apples, standing in long lines for handouts, etc. If the U. S. could provide 10 000,000 service men with jobs to kill their fellows, feed them, clothe them hosp.talize them, etc., then surely it can find jobs for them in peace time. If it cannot then it will come upon evil times. One hundred of the "elect,' the very rich, insurance men, manufacturers, financiers and industrialists met in Missiouri and invited Mr. Wilkie in so they could hearand question him. He said bluntly : "I don't know whether you're going to sup-port me or not, and I don't give a damn; you're a bunch of political liabilities anyway." We highly commend him for this. JOHN M. KNIGHT for CITY COMMISSIONER HE'S EFFICIENT HE'S DIGNIFIED and he's EXPERIENCED He's a First Class Man for You and for Salt Lake. Vote for him (Paid Political Ad) . s' x A Capable, Experienced I Public Servant 1 State Senator of Utah 2 Ass't Supt. S. L. General Hospital VOTE FOR f v ' " , ''"V 7.1 L. C. "RENNY" ROMNEY For City Commissioner ) (Paid Political Ad) J?,-"-v Any Excuse You m JjMA Can Find For Not JpL ) Upping Your m Bond Buying Will V Please Hitler n YDR&atfl: !''' I hope Americans will figure out for ' j themselves addi- - tional payroll av-- c ings. r j i WANTED FOR $ SALT LAKE I EARL J. GLADE . FOR MAYOR A Respected Administrative I LEADERSHIP Worthy of a Great Metropolis V Enlightened Leadership can devel- - t I op jobs after the war. I "'tA I Cooperative Leadership can inspire I Cooperative Fellowship. " 7nr Sincere conviction that Earl J. Idc provide the leadership in the ottfee of Mayor that Salt Lake needs . f 'V J Figure It Out Yourself. How can you effectively join in saving all the little children of the world from hu-man slavery, death and injury from the Nazis and Japanese? Put more and more of your pay into war bonds every payday. Your savings will go to war in the form of war equipment and other munitions. How much more should you put into war bonds? The only ones who can answer that are you and your fam-ily. It's up to you to decide just how much more you'll do to win the war. If you were fighting in the Solo-mons or in Africa or forcing a land-ing in Europe you'd like to feel that the folks at home were back of you all the way you'd be proud of your family and your friends if you knew they were buying war bonds not at 10 per cent or 15 per cent, but with every cent beyond that which they need for necessities. U. S. Treasury Department Axis Stops at Nothing. stop your War Bond tThe Savings at 10 . Every is a 100 percenter. out yourself. vanmMMHMpflMiaaBPMaHMsaasisVi CAST YOUR VOTE and RE-ELEC- T mayor ABJENKINS l HONEST-FEARLESS-F-OR ALL THE PEOPLE . ' -- T - Ab Jenkins believes that city business , , should be conducted out in the open t . . Y as you or I would do it and not in V. secret "closed sessions." ' 4 He has fought constantly for this prin- -' - Y ce because he feels the public j. j i should know what is going on. ri , - Ab says; "Any 'Yes man' can have j 'harmony'..., but. do you want har- - t 9 ; r :- - 2 mony at the cost of Efficiency, Hon-- L-- AiJ esty and economy?" Vote for Mayor Ab Jenkins. Ask friendsto 9 (Paid Political Ad' :' ,nBrHHnBVHHnUHBSM0WBaBsHB.1LnB.BH j |