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Show TRUTHS. City taxes aro extremely high at iresent, but what will they be If tho iresent administration keeps on "re- rcnehlng?" Already needless offices have been created, and now comes ho city auditor and requests a raise if $25 per month for his deputy nnd 'n extra bookkeeper at $100 per nonth. It Is safe to say that tho city axes will bo increased about four Tillls next year, If this so-called re- renchment keeps up. "Gambling has been closed, and the gamblers aro all leaving town," says '.ho Trlbuno in a recent issue. We heard that same cry from tho Tribune threo or four days after Chief Sheets 'ook his offlce. If gambling was closed then as tho Trlbuno stated, vhy Is It necessary at this lato date to repeat it? Chief Sheets is supposed to be a ;roat detective, if ho was slncero in lis efforts to close gambling why was 't necessary for tho public press day lfter day to point out gambling houses to him and Mayor Thompson heforo any arrests wore mado? Chief Sheets must either admit by tho show-'ng show-'ng mado, that ho know that gambling houses woro running for days before no was raided, or that the newspaper cporters know more about tho town 'han ho and his corps of detectives did. Judging from Prof. Wolfe's testimony testi-mony In the Smoot caso he ought to make an elegant companion for Frank J. Cannon. Tom Koarns should put In a requisition for Wolfe at once, and make him associate editor of the Tribune. 5t t?t Prof. Wolfo denies being drunk on Sunday, but admits If ho had been accused ac-cused of it on another day ho would havo pleaded guilty. Tho reason probably prob-ably that Prof. Wolfo does not get drunk cn Sunday Is that he is afraid of breaking one of tho ten commandments. command-ments. i5t lit Prof. Wolfe, llko Frank Cannon, never realized what a terrlblo traitorous traitor-ous organization the Mormon church was until after ho found his occupation occupa-tion gono. ,5 0 Judge DIehl did right in sentencing a gambler to 30 days on tho rock pile; thus establishing a good precedent Tho present city administration promised prom-ised to do away with gambling and gamblers, and now It Is up to tho public, pub-lic, press, sheriff and county attorney to seo that it keeps Its promises. This same promise was mado by Mr. Thompson when ho was mayor a few years ago, and broken. No pots should bo allowed to run gambling houses, ns was the caso under Mayor Thompson before. Tho Republican banquet to bo given In tho Armory hall on tho ovo of Lincoln's Lin-coln's birthday, promises to bo a grand affair. Leading Republicans from all parts of tho state will be present. Invitation Is extended to ah good male Republicans. Tickets aro $1 each. Messrs. Snow and Darst, observing the liberality of the city council in creating new offices and providing for those persons deemed worthy, have made application to the council for permission to charge 10 per cent morf for gas (which Snow and Darst promise prom-ise to furnish to the citizens) than th' franchise allows. In other words the-want the-want the franchise changed so as to raise the limit 10 per cent. The council coun-cil Is obtaining a reputation as nn easy mark. & J John Lawrence, who for a number of years has occupied tho position of chief engineer for the city and county building, has reslgnel to accept o more lucrative position. Mr. Lawrence Is nn exceedingly competent engineer and kept everything In the bulldlnp which came under his jurisdiction In first-class order. His position was one of great responsibility, but he was always al-ways equal to it and was ono of the most obliging officials in tho city. The habitues of tho building will miss Mr Lawrence and wish him success In the future. Truth wishes Fisher Harris a very pleasant and successful trip on his mission over this country In the Interest In-terest of tho See America movement. A better selection of a man for thai mission could not have been made Mr. Harris Is an eloquent speaker, ol winning personality, and he has the work thoroughly at heart. Ho leaves for Portland on Monday, but will traverse tra-verse a great portion of the United States before ho returns, which will bo In a month or two. Henry M. DInwoodey of tho Dln-woodey Dln-woodey Furniture company returned Wednesday from a trip east in the Interest In-terest of his firm. Ho says everything Is very prosperous in the east and that tho factories generally have more orders or-ders than they can fill. |