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Show EPITORIALS V"VffCYI X V OUR POLICY of National Interest J . x - ,m . "STP 7mS Living New Life. VJ Y RS1 if itual Values. World r"i V ' V-- United Order. A Liberal American Weekly Dial Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Lund, Publishers . Entered as Second Clasa Matter at the Post Oifice at Salt Lake City, Utah, Undetthe Act oi Congress oi March 3, 1879. li" 8 C EC0nmic Salvatio" must come through Spiritual Development A New System of Thought, A New Feeling Must Take Hold of People. Vol VIII' N lty ddgvidKeithBldg. Sugarhouse, Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday, April 28 1944. Subscription, $1.50 to $5.00 a year Contributions Welcome. f E Some Very Timely Editorial Thought 3 Personal Paragraphs Of Interest j Copies of the article on the Finding of Noah's Ark for sale at this office,2 1- -2 cts plus pos-tage. Mrs. May M Geiser, who as been a friend through out all the years, was in last week to lay a thank offering on the altar of truth. She is a kindly lady who spends her life going about and doing, good, thinking good thoughts and emanating prayers from a tender heart for humanity. And in this she is performing a mission. Friend and Neigliboer Homer McCarthy is always ready to do a good turn. He is a frequ ent and welkome visitor at the office and may his visits coo-tinu- e for many years. He has lived long and well and hasstor ed his mind with truth and good thoughts. He has suffer-ed some disillusions but he still believes in the inate goodness of mankind and is anxious to do all the good Ke can. Friend Sairris, of the Sagris t Photo o., of 1741-- 4 So. Main, never fails to come in at the right time of the year and we' look upon him as a mighty good man. If we had anything in in the line of- photography we surely would go to him. May liis business and good works in-crease. Kenneth B. Johnson, mana ger of Salt Lake War Man Power Commission says that the organization started iS third year April 18. He says: ' The most seriounes idea exis ting today is that manpower is over the hump. ADyone who has such a belief is lacking in understanding of the manpower problem." Bishop L. D. Mecham of the 16th ward, was the first man in Monday morning and, as always, he did his full duty. He is a bishop after our own heart a real friend of the poor He is one of the best agents of a big life insurance company. More meu like him are needed. Fr end O. T. Stubbs of Park City dosen't beh'eve the story about the finding of Noah s ark any more than he believes that Joshua and the Lord made the sun stand still so Israel could slaughter her enemies be fore it went down on their wrath He's strong for free1 thought. Salaries and Taxes. Since January 1, there have been sal-ary raises for 250 city employ-ees. In May of last year there was a blanket raise for 900 city workers. This adds up to $26, 000 a year to be charged to tax payers.' The county and the state also have raised salaries and dumb John Public just looks wise and keeps on paying land obeying. When he figures all his government, state, coun-ty, city, special and church taxes he must wonder how he lives. He sure is a producer. Mrs. Harold C. Larsen is pre paring to leave for the big air base in Texas early in May to altend the graduation exerei-se-which will make her son Leland a full fledged air pilot. The young man's sweetheart Miss will Accompany her. Bee poisoning by methods used by horticulturists vs a non poison method advocated by the Development Foundation will be discussed in the Gover-nor s board room, Capital. Thurs lay May 4 at 10 A. M" All those interested are invited. Athalane Dad ley, Secretary. Political Items Quayle Cannon is out as a Republican for congress. He promises to pluck all the bureau-crats and bring tliera home in a hanging basket for exhibition. Congressman Ford of Calif- - orniahas written a truth into the halls of congress that should shame' the country. He said: "I am resigning. This is the least enlightened and dumbest bunch I ever had anything to do with " And he said more, about a few poison ivy Demo-crats and pole, cat Republicans who control the majority. CAN SOLDIERS DO THIS TODAY? During the late days of World War I a British soldier lay wounded in a London hospital. Some one said to him, "I suppose you killed your man?" He replied, "No, indeed I did not. It was like this, a German soldier lay near me on the battlefield, sorely wounded and bleeding, and I was in the same condition. I crawled to him and bound up his , wounds, and fie did the same for me. Neither could speak the other's language so I smiled my thanks and he smiled his. Lying side by side we suffered in silence until we were picked up by the ambulance squad. No, I didn't kill any man." If any soldier of the Allies could fraternize with one of the enemy after what has been perpetrated in Russia, China, Poland, Greece, Belgium and the other conquered countries he could do more than any Christian saint ever heard of. The atrocities have been so terrible that the ordinary mind cannot comprehend or believe. They could not be propaganda because no human mind, not in the torture and atrocity busi-ness could invent such . beastliness and such inhuman sav-agery. STANDARD NO. 1 AMERICA REINCORPORATED "THIS IS WHITNEY TALKING: Talk is cheap, 'WE' the people will have to do some tall talking, and doing, if we get out of our present mess of pottage. Having traveled some, among the people, I find myself DOMINATED, Subordinate, subservient, and a willing Ser-vant, unto the will of you the people, because you HOLD the VOTES. Like Mr. Wilkie, I am not in the running. Like Tom Dewey, and others I'M not elected President yet. Like Mrs. R. I love to travel, but I do not covet public position. Realiz-ing as I do, realizing as I do, the great responsibilities attach-ed there-t- o. I like others, have a platform however. I call it "CAP-ITAL," vs. Capitalist. And I swear, I am no friend of "mys-tic, 'ist's, or isms stuff.' "MY policy is single STANDARD". Fair play for All. Corporate Industries, is the issue, and up for policy consider-ation, any way it is my main and only Concern. So far as change is to be made. I view public Utilities, as facilities, and Servants of the "WHOLE" PEOPLE. Let them be used as such, and let them serve all generations on the foundation of Standard No. 1, of the ten standards. W. W. Whitney. - m BLACK MARKET --C. V. Hansen. Editor Progressive Opinion: The Consumer Retai'er Council recently issued a bulletin setting forth rules for consumers to follow in helping out the nation's food mer-chants meet food shortages. It says: 1 Remember that your grocer not responsible for food shortages. 2 Don't be impatient when grocer out of some commodity 3 Shun all black market practises. This last the most importar' 1 " vPm rw to wipe out he black market over night. All they have to do is to rerognize its practis-es and refuse to pay more. Refuse to buy rationed food unless you give ration stamps in return! 4 Don't annoy your grocer because he ii out of some particular food ic- NATURE HAS BLESSED MAN WITH ABUNDANCE Old Mother Nature, in her wonderful storehouses, has provided an abundance for every soul on earth. She has even been lavish, profuse and extravagant with her abun-dance. If there is lack or poverty it is solely because man has blundered, failed to cooperate, failed to properly, devel-op and distribute that abundance. When we contemplate the almost boundless resources we marvel that leading men everywhere cannot see the plain and sure way to the better and more abundant life. Today trouble is again looming in the coal industry. In a way the idea of a coal shortage is, or should be pre-posterous. There is one island off the coast of British Co-lumbia, Canada, which has sufficient coal to supply all mankind for thousands of years. In fact, right under the soil of Utah there is coal enough for all the needs of man. All other resources are equally plentiful and so distributed that all men might have access to them. So it is absolutely true that God and Nature have provided so abundantly for all the needs of man that there should be neither lack, or , .limitation,, or want or poverty anywhere in the .wide World. Thomas Announces Utahs distinguished senator, Hon. Elbert D. Thomas, has announced that he is a candi-1- 8 date for renomination. This is shou' ' be good news to Utahns-- The distinguished gentleman should be nominated by accla- - ma tion and reelected by a hig majority on the splendid record ' he has made The party will honor itself by so doing. Suc-cess to him. Governor Maw has announ-- , ced his candidacy for renomi- - nation and he stands squarely j on his record, which is a mighty good one Senator Stanley Child will contest with him for the nomination. He is a good man will have some following. Tomorrow the Democrats ,; will tread the deep per-ia- n rugs of the Hotel Utah and hold their convention which will be very interesting and, we hope, a little inspiring to all the De-mocracy of Utah. PROVIDENCE ' DECLARED THIS WAR , judgments upon the nations for their sins, Comparatively few realize that these are the last days, even the last of the last days. The world-wid- e warfare, the famines, the pestilences, the commotions and confusions were told of, even detailed long, long ago in the bible book of Joel and other prophetic books. Most bible authorities are agreed that this prophet gives the whole picture of the time of the end of the present age, the fulness of the times of the Gentiles; the battle of Armageddon, the regathering of Israel and the setting up of the Kingdom. The prophet Joel tells us very plainly that this war was decreed and proclaimed by the Almighty and that He will lead His chosen people to execute AS FOR US, GIVE US THE LIGHT Do you know that we are living in one of the greatest moments of all time? Some call it dramatic, stupendous! Loking out upon the world one might be excused for thinking and believing that the awful and confusing condition which humanity has brought upon itself is so extremely bad that there appears to be little hope for the race. But we say, as we have said many times, that all that is happening is but the birth pang of a New Day, a New Age. And what a great Day and Age it will be ! Poor, trembling humanity is on the verge of it and all open eyes should be able to see the dawn-ing. What has kept the New Day away so long? What has shut man out from the promise for all these ages ? It is be-cause man has allowed himself to become saturated and sod-den with pagan superstitions ; because he has been led to so completely submerge himself in all the sins and blandish-ments of Mammon. Present conditions are here so they can lift the race out and up from the sloughs of despair and des-pond, out and up from the curses of the ages which have kept it down and all but blotted out its soul. How many are looking out and up toward the dawning? Not many. Too many are content to cling to the old, to look down and grovel as they go. For us, give us the light! Give us new truth! Inspire in us the upward looking and the faith ! Far rather togo out to meet the dawning Truth with a crust than to sit on piles of Mammon and obstruct it. wit1wareo THEY ARE HIS AND HE IS THEIRS It seems to us that it will be anything but comfortable in the day of judgment for those who oppress the poor; those who make light of the noble efforts to alleviate their sufferings. Let them know, and there is no honest proof to dispute it, that Jesus was of the poor, with the poor and for the poor. He made His home with them, walked with them, ministered to them, blessed them, and chose them to do His work. He healed them in body and soul and said He would count them as His jewels when they came into His kingdom. Do not crucify Him again by trying to crucify His poor. Do not mock him by putting grievious burdens on the backs of the people He has so much love for. A Sensation Of History In 1947 In a book entitled The Hidden Lincoln appears the following: Before he died Robert Lin-coln, eon of the president, said he was about to burn some papers which contained docu-mentary evidonc of the treason of on of Lincoln's cabinet- mem bers. Instead he was prevail-je- d upon to deposit them in the Library of congnss with the reservation that, they not.be opened until 1947.' There are traitors in high places today men who hate the president ike John Wilkes Booth did mi'ii w io even talk blood like Booth dreamed of it before firing his wicked bullet. If the hate keeps up there may be another martyr before 1947. Voters, Know Your Man. REESE M. REESE, STATE AUDITOR, SEEKS ELECTION AS UTAH STATE TREASURER The Incumbent State Auditor and Treasurer Are Prevented by a Constitutional Provision from Becoming Candidates to Succeed Themselves Reese M. Reese was born at Wales, Utah, November 8, 1895, a son of parents who entered Salt Lake Valley in 1859 after having crossed the Plains with the Mormon Handcart Company. His early education was gained in Sanpete County schools, and he is a graduate of the Moroni High School and the Snow Normal College. He also attended the University of Utah for two years, in addition to taking training in ac-counting with the Walton School of Commerce, of Chicago. Mr. Reese became a resident of Carbon County in 1915, teaching school in the Castle Gate schools during 1915, 1916 and 1917. Pie later wag employed by the Utah Fuel and the Royal Coal companies in various clerical and mechanical posi-tions. Since the casting of his first ballot, he has always been a consistent Democrat, and has served as Ward chair-man and secretary-treasure- r of the Centrol Committee under various chairmen in Carbon County. While serving as Treasurer of Carbon County, Mr. Reese wa selected to the office of State Treasurer in 1936. Some of the more outstanding accomplishments during his term as State Treasurer were the installation of new accounting sys-tems and equipping of the Department to handle additional duties of the State Treasurer; the liquidating of the Bond Investment Trust Account and the paying off of $6,000,000 in State Road Bonds; the refinancing of $1,945,000 of the State of Utah Refunding Bonds at an interest rate compar-able to New York State and lower than many United States Government bonds, these bonds later being retired by a spe-cial act of the 1943 Legislature. In 1940 Mr. Reese was elected to the position of State Auditor as the leading candidate on the State ticket, also, running ahead of the Presidential vote. As State Auditor and auditor of public accounts he has become very familiar with the financial structure and accounting problems in the 29 counties and 53 institutions, commissions and departments of State Government, exercising complete control of the Treas-ury on all incoming revenue, likewise final approval of all State disbursements. He is a qualified and experienced audi-tor and treasurer, with eight years as an experienced excu-ti- v, which is invaluable in public office when our future needs will require post-wa- r planning and financing. Mr. Reese is a member of the Jackson Democratic League ; the Sagebrush Democratic Club, and a life member of the Young Democratic Club. He is affiliated as a member of the Municipal Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada; also, the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers. He is a member of B. P. O. E. No. 1550 of Price, Utah ; also, a past member of the Utah Educational Association and the Price, Utah Kiwanis Club. Mr. and Mrs. Reese reside at 182 North Main Street, Salt Lake City, and are the parents of a daughter, Ray Reese Just. TRUTH IS FINDING ITS WAY Commander Norman, an American doctor, went to Mos-cow with the Harriman Mission to study health conditions in the Russian army. He found that the evil of prostitution had practically been done away with. And he made this statement to Quentin Reynolds, noted writer: "Give a thought to the fact that the Red army and air force are virtually free from venereal disease. You can't say that about an yother army in the world." Some reasons for it are: One of the best social security systems in the world; complete equality of the sexes; single standard of morality and be-havior, together with a system of educational, recreational and cultural work which is not only carried out at home but follows the army at every step. I AMERICAN HEROES I BY LEFF The Marauder bomber Jezabelle had just ""'P1 pumping two Be.uvais-Till- airdrome when a Focke-Wul- l 1 His face torn by "nnon shells into the plane and killing the MS waist gunner, hr.pnel. Staff Sgt. Donald G. Maryott of Hoop plane gathered set aJire ujr Bond? up exploding incendiaries U"'t from destruction. Are you fig"""E u.s.Trcosury DP''"" j A Libel On Jews Someone has started the story that the Jews will short, ly become possessed of so much property and wealth that they will drive the Mormons from Salt Lake. Not so. Mor-mons and Jews are blood relat-n- ei and some daywill be one in religious belief. If there is any driving of Mormons it will most likely be by those who want to drive out. the Jews The man telling this story says he got it from a Mormon missionary. "Unless America meets the challenge that civilization and all that is predicated upon it will perish just as has every nation in history which has been unable to meet its problems travg,s aDOUt the United States I have found two profound emotions stirring the people. "The first of these is that the war must be ended at the earliest possible moment, to bring an end to the bloodshed and horror of war, to unite families and to remove, at the quickest opportunity, the restrictions forced upon us by war. |