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Show II MAX FLORENCE BUCK I WITH TEMPLE VIEWS Says He Looks tor Offer That Will Render Public Display Dis-play Unlikely. NOI SCARED; CAUTIOUS Warned t Learn Feeling of People Toward Him Before Be-fore Returning. Max Plorence, posseeeof ol the famous pictures of the interior of the Mormon temple; token by hi' associate, -iort I.. Bossard, returned last night from Near York, after an alienee of five months. The- pictures, whirl) caused decided sensation, are still in H Florence's possession, he :iya. and he deelarei that no copies, film or repro-l ductions bave been jjiveu out. The complete collection accompanied the moving picture man on his return to iii- home, the heavier -H-i made from i photographs coming by express, v. in!r the pictures were contained In suitcases carried bv Florence. Ho at once won! i" bis Dome at 1519 Park street, hut came downtown later in the evening for conferences with friends. " bad received many flattering offers for the rights of production of these pictures,' said Mr. Florence, - hut nave accepted none. A large financial inducement was offered me -i fortnight ago, bul the promoters wanton me t" make some niisrepre-nentation niisrepre-nentation of ihe Mormoos sod this I declined to do. I bave suspended all action in p'n'.r.i iu the sale of the pic-tnree pic-tnree and for the present, at, least. will eotortain no propositions in the mattes . Not Afraid; Merely Cautious. Mr. Florence brings the information Gisberl Bossard, who is in the employ "i large electrical firm in New York city as designer and draughfeman, win return to sail Lake within six months and will v." into business here with hi- father as his associate. Mr. Plorence himself intends in-tends again to embark in the motion i. luisine and will continue to make his borne in this city. "l n:. sincere asking The Trib ime ' lays ago i ii would be safe inr mo to return to Bait Lake," said Florence leal night. '1 did not know hi public feeling and thought thai possibly some degree of feeling h i in., might exist on account of my bcquiring the pictures taken of the Interior of t - - temple. I bave no tcarj mies might do- thej might HJ kill no. bol the) can not scare me. i ruerel.i (ranted to know what to expect HJ mi my t etui n to my home.'' Expects Good Offer. HJ An irnrlv adjustment of the matter i expected bj the motion picture man. HJ Ho saye that he anticipates a sati l';u-tor icturii from hi iiivesiroent HJ and adds thai nr. public presentation HJ of the views i-. likely-. HJ interior ci the Mormon ten. pie HJ wa photographed last summer by HJ Bo sard, who was one of tho rus- i ii j of i lu I ifi' . These photo graphs won acquired bj Max Florence, HJ who SCOl a iVw " inietis to President loeeph V. smith of the Mormon church, that ofticinl declined to enter into HJ negotiations with Florence. The lettei HJ -:m: he was deluged with offers from HJ motion picture companies and period HJ ieals, hot after n stay of several HJ months in tin- oast failed to close with' |