Show ELKS START A FIGHT ON THE MULVEY MILL Mayor Thompsons Thompson's Aid Asked and His Honor Takes the Case Under Advisement Until Monday londay I The cnn controversy contro between Manager Mulvey of at the I Gardner Hoot fight light and ancl the local Elks lodge remains unchanged The Elks Elk committee called on the Mayor May May- or yesterday afternoon as did also alro Mr Ir Mayor Thompson listened to both sides o of the affair and decided not to take any any- action In the matter until Monday Meanwhile the tho Elks committee commit commIt- tee Is putting forth every effort to prevent pre pre- vent the light from taking place Mur 4 dur durI durInS' durInS i lag InS convention week Two more letters letters let let- protesting against the prize fight tIght were received from Grand Grund Exalted Ruler Rul nul- er Cr r Charles I- I E. E yesterday one onet t addre addressed to S Secretary the theother theother other ther to the executive committee Waterloo la In July 23 1902 A. A. A W. W r Salt Lake I CIt City Utah Dear Dear Brother Drother Yours at hand Yo You have ha taken the right position If it any of at the members of ot your our lod lodge e persist per ier- In giving this prize light In the face of the protest that has lies been made by the grand ra l lodge and by your Jur lodge the they would be he amenable to lodge discipline dis dis- and the lodge should not hesItate hesItate hesitate hes hes- to p perform Its itA duty I I nm ant amer er very highly gratified with the manner In which you OU and others have ha taken hold of this matter and the tho stand you ha have hac c taken for the dl dignity and good name of ot the order It would be extremely unfortunate for or any member member mem mem- b ber r of or your our lodge and und for or the order artier as asell well ell vell I If permitted to take place I nr am 1 relying upon you and the other good brothers of ot your Jour 1011 lodge c to stand firm We Pc cannot permit our great order with Its noble principles and splendid purposes to be prostituted b by any such methods Very fraternally C E. E PICKETT The communication to the executive e committee rends reads 1 I I beg beg- to acknowledge c the receipt of ot your our favor or of the InformIng Informing Inform Inform- ing InS me of the ability of ot the executive committee to stop Mop the proposed prize prizefight prizefight prizefight fight In Salt Lake City during the week o of the Elks' Elks reunion n. Let me inc assure you ou of ot my sincere appreciation for the action taken by your our and by your lodge In Inthis Inthis this matter It will commend Itself to the better judgment of e ct every Elk In Inthe Inthe Inthe the order who has han a proper conception conception conception concep concep- tion of at Its laws and purposes It Is easy for or events e to happen during the occasion of an I Elks Elks' reunion for which they arc are held responsible before the public while In fact wholly holly Irresponsible Irresponsible sible Therefore If IC a prize light was held In Salt Lake City It would undoubtedly be lie Je heralded throughout the country as being given during the annual session of oC the grand lodge and annual reunion and man many people would form the Impression Impression Im Im- Im- Im that as an order artier we were standing sponsor for or that which has haa been condemned and prohibited b by the civilized cI rind and Christian jud judgment of nearly nearh every State Stute It Is because of this view of the matter that tha t m my feel- feel 1 I Inars Inas were The members of your our lodge citizens citIzens- of your our city and those of or your commonwealth willbe wIllbe will willbe be the beneficiaries of this action upon your our part anti and strong be the commendation commendation com corn from the lips of oC many Elks ho come to Salt Lake City CIty representative citizens of every ery State Including Governors United States Senators members of or the house of or Representatives tives Judges and others rs high In their profession and bu business While I note the comments In the thc papers to the effect that the parties In Interested Interested Interested In- In In the lie event nt will still persist I feel assured that your committee with ith the assistance o of the proper officers officers of of- and authorities will make good your assurance and upon this will re re- re ly Fraternally C. C E. E PICKETT |