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Show A member of thn Utah Federation of Labor Is authority for a Btory that probably prob-ably accounts for the failure of Mayor Morris to bo present on tho occasion of the dedication of tho federation hall on "Washington's Birthday. IIo says that after thp Mayor had bcen invited ho sent In his nominations of tho soveral heads of departments to tho Council, but that not a union labor man was on tho list. Thl8,so angered aoveral of tho local labor loaders that tho Mayor was given to understand thRt his prosenco was not desired at the dedicatory exercises. At any rato, tho Mayor was not present, and his now list of appointments contained tho name of a well-known organization man. i Unless Japnn cornea around all right Iri tho next encounter with the Slavs, somo of us who bollevcd that tho Mikado had tho Russian hip and thigh and would soon put an end to tho war will havo another an-other gUCS3. Arm When Salt Lako City becomes a port of ontry and tho new postofilce building Is completed, nnd when the Young Men's Christian association's home Is opened to the good work of tho organization In tho city, and tho flno new churches now under way havo leen dedicated: and last, but not tho least Important, when tho pcoplo get tho sidewalk extension fever and join In lifting tho city out of tho mud, then Salt Lako will be a city to preach about. o a If ono were to tako tho Mayor's personal per-sonal spokesmen .seriously, it would bo necessary to bcllevo that Salt Lake City's futuro greatness is being hlndored by tho refusal of tho Council to permit tho Mayor to turn out of offlco competent men becnuse they did not voto for him last fall, and Install In their places Democrats Demo-crats and bolting Republicans who did. Salt Lake's greatness Is not hanging by so slender a thread as tho private political fortunes of Mr. Morris, it is thought. In arranging the details of tho trip to tho World's fair. If tho Utah Press association asso-ciation undertakes to forco somo of tho editors of the State to occupy tho same berth, as Uio committee Intimates it would deslro thorn to do. thcrb will bo a" casualty to write about when tho editors return home. And Just to think, tho street force has been discharged at the tlmo It was safo to navigate some of the thoroughfares by daylight. Tho authorities nt Washington ovidont-ly ovidont-ly refuse to bcllovo thf denial that polygamy po-lygamy la practiced In Utah. Fully half of the Mormon officials that wero Included Includ-ed In tho list now being subpoenaed by tho United States Marshal its witnesses In the Sraoot case arc men said lo be actually living In polygamous relations. Tho Washington attorneys who aro tryhig-to tryhig-to unseat Smoot seem to think they havo a suro shot into tho truth of tho matter. At tho present rato of procoduro tho trial of Frank Roso will draw out to euch length that the confessed wife-murderer will likely be tempted to walvo any constitutional objections regarding tho qualifications of Jurors and ask that ho bo turned over to the Sheriff for good. Even a man on trial for his llfo may get out of sorts at tho law's delay. Mayor Morris receded from his declared purpose to hold up tho payrolls of the several departments of tho city. He doubtlcFH did so through fear that tho employees would act on our suggestion and crack the safo. As a lightning chango artist our new Mayor la a star. And now Russia lias sent word to her agents at St. LouIh to proceed with tho work on tho building at tho World's fair. It is strango what a good feeling that little victory over the Jap3 has put Into tho Cxar, For a fow dnya he announced that ho had been taking the faith and prayer euro for his troubles, and he did not know so much about spondlng any money on an exhibit. Now ho purposes blowing himself. |