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Show THE DESERET NEWS 5 ! J FSOW 7 Ctptn. V. C Hka. VMU Report1.-- -' CONFERENCE OF OTJLH STAKE IS HID will obey Its or 1 lances and teachings This Church is designed to be a church of brethren and wa have been gathered them together for a hundred years. This government of ours," said the' speaker, "is our heritage and kingcraft must caver find Its way Into our government, nor into our Church." Elder Ivln then jocularly referred to the election and said wa are bound to have candidate and elections, but that I no reaaon for us to quarrel with eahe other, for they must come and are a part of our great government He closed with a prayer for the teaching of the gospel. The last speaker of the morning sessions, J, 11. Jensen of the stake high council, who spoke briefly on the promisee made to the people through the prophets of the Lord. He told of the settlement of Utah by the pioneers and the wisdom of It. The services closed by Mrs. Florence Meldrum Anderson and the choir singing. Praia Te the Lord .Almighty, President T. N. Taylor wk the first speaker at the afternoon session and took up ths necessity of emphasizing tha great work of ths priesthood. He spoke of the increase of tithing which the first nine months ot this had Increased 22 per cent over a similar, a He of period year ago. urged the members to continue their energies to the work of the Lord. Levi Horton, general superintendent of Religion Class, spoke on the Religion Clam work nqd thenr gave n practical demonstration of what the classes are doing. A number of boys and girls were called to the stand and assisted in ths demonstration. President Oeorge H. Brlmhall of the B. X. U. spoke on the work which the Religion Ctasees are olng through-- , out the Church and of the great results accomplished. Miss Elizabeth Evens and quartet sang Take Up Thy Cross and Follow Nor. 1. The quarterly n of the UUh atako convened te the stake tabernacle Bandar mom-bw- Although the weather w atstormy a large congregation wae In furchoir tabernacle tendance. The nished the music. President T. N Taylor presided. Batiop A. 1. Booth of the Prove snd Poorth ward was the first speaker con A9cee4 the- problemsthe which daj-- s early fronted the people in Saints and- - told how the latter-da- y the gospel, of had. through the spirit been able to live In peace and love although coining from all nations of the earths ' Bishop Down McEwafl of the Sharon trar6 poke on the necessity of gaining a testimony of the gospel and of the difference between following the eesy war of Ufo also the diligence required to keep In line wit h r he teachings of the goepel. He cloeed hie eermonserv-tv-bye Urging greater faith and greater in the work of the lord. f know that my Redeemer Urea Was sung by Prof. J. R. Boshard and Me - Elder Anthony W. Ivina spoke for Elizabeth Evans. - Elder Anthony W. Ivina of the Coun- the second time. He read from ScripIn Isaiah from tures end then referred to the good cil of Twelve reed Which It referred to the gathering of work being done for the children. Mrs. the righteous from all nations of the Inez Knight Allen, president of the earth. The speaker then referred to stake Relief society, took up the chari(be promises made to Abraham, that table work being dons by that organization and said that 12.500 had been lie should be the father of many He also spoke on the breaking collected and 105 families had been of and cared for. The amount contributed sway of the tribe of Israel, how they became lost. The speaker to the Relief society, Mrs. Allen said, took tip profane history, and referred has now been practically all epent and to the rise and fall of the many an- she pleaded with those present to cient kingdom and empires. The again aid the movement to further I moo very of America by Columbus the work. She outlined the method the praa referred to. and the speaker took organization will pursue . In raising story of settlement of America, funds tp the The last speaker was 8. P. Eggertsen ind how the people hed come to wof-ihCod according to the dictate of of the stake presidency who outlined were the stake Institute which will be held Mr conscience. Here alt men Wealed equal before the lew, the speak-t- r the next three Saturdays and. SunAfter singing and prayer the all declared that and days. said, they derived their right from the conference adjourned., to governed. They Invited all people tom and join them, but they must League Analyzed tome aa Americana Elder Ivins then Former Senator mid that aa a remit there are millions By f the different race who have come PROVO. Not. L Former Senator jo America. He spoke on the question if a ''180 per cent Americana." and Oeorge Sutherland waa the principal mid that it was a matter of conviction speaker at a. reception given In his The speaker de- honor In the Armory hall Saturday tnd not of birth. evening. Mr. Sutherland said ha had clared the time had come for the of the dispensation of the been spending some time with Senator lullneae of time, and this Church of Warren O. Harding and ha was deeply Issue Christ Is a Church for all people impressed with the genuine affection the will receive the word of Cod and shown for Mr. Harding by tha people THtGYO, -- of his home town, Marlon. He called his audience's attention to the many big things Mr. Harding stood for and had discussed during the campaign and compared hla .method of campaigning with that conducted by Governor Cox, whom he declared had been nlgnagglng about little things that did not Interest the American people. In speaking on the League of Nations he declared America does not particularly need Europe, or at least America does not need Europe as badly as Europe needs the United States and declared that In his opinion of Europe will be glad to have the United States go Into an association with them. Mr. Sutherland then proceeded to tell his listeners what be would do If he were president of the United States He declared he would not ge to Europe himself but would eend five of the ablest men in the United States Irrespective of their political beliefs He declared he would choose at the head of such a commission Elihu Root. He said that he would take out of the league every issue aa hs did not threat or war-lik- e believs peace cduld be preserved with such threats of military force as the - league now contains. The speaker declared ha was opposed to internationalism for the reason that It divides the spirit of patriotism which if taken away would result In Internal strife and mob rule It would take away the very thing that now holds a nation together, the speaker said, and while It may save a few International wars it Kill not save groups from warring ,, ear t 1 i i i ( 4 1 ri H - Democrats Close Provo Campaign With Dance PROVO, Nov. ,1. The Provo precinct committee of the Democratic party will close Its activities In this city with a free dance in the Armory The women will serve refreshments and a prize dance win be one of the attractions of the program.. Dancing will start at S o'clock and the following reception committee win welcome the guests as they arrive. Mrs- - W. F. Violet t. chairman of the ladles' Oox lor President club of Provo, Mr. and Mrs. Alma Van Wan-oneDr. and Mrs. E O. Hughes, Judge and M rs. A ,B. Morgan, kilns Alice Reynolds, Miss Ethel Taylor. Mr. and Mr1 Abe W. Turner, Mn and Mrs. J. W. Robinson, Mr. and Mra David Openshaw, Mr. and Mra Wm. Goldstein. Mr. and Mra J. H. McDonand Mra Ray Timmerman. ald, - An automobile parade will be staged at 7 58 which pill circle about the of the city. This comprincipal parts mittee will consist of Wells Brlmhall, J William Knight, Roy Boren. J. T Wllllama Clifford 8. Plsrpont, W. F. Violet and Ad Taylor. The committee on decorations consists of City Commissioner T. C. Thompson, Joseph Hinckley, Mra E. O. Hughes, Mrs Scott Btemart, Mra Georg Craig, L. P, Epperson, and ,, Mra Lee Baker. The advertising committee consists of John W. Guy. Wyman Berg, Orval Slgleton, Mart Royl&nce, Abe W. Turner, and L H. Mastera na-tio- i 4 n. lp it f MONDAY NOVEMBER 1 1920 Funeral Services Are J f Held For Provo Matron OiiaiinaaiC.C.ISicIliisf'Is , $ lisplfe V MR& SARAH NEAL CLARK. PROVO, Oct. II. Impressive service were held In the Provo Third ward this afternoon for Mra Sarah Neal Clark, who wae one of Provo' oldest and most highly respected citizens Bishop Thatcher C. Jones presided and the opening prayer was offered by Bishop John T. Giles of the Bonneville ward. The speakers were Albert & Jones, William P, Clayton and Benjamin Bullock. Mr. Clayton read a tribute to Mra Clark, written by her son Jonaa just prior to his death. He also read a beautiful poem Illustrative of Mrs Clark's Uo written by one of her Bun-d- ay school teachers marty years ago. Each speaker dwelt on the beautiful ltfa of the departed which they declared was one worthy of emulation. Muslo for the occasion was furnished by a quartet comprised of Chris Froisland, Bruce Hawa Fred Clark and LaMar Johnson. Mra 8a rah Ramsey rendered r. eolo. The benediction was pronounced by Andrew Knudsen. The floral tributes .were many and beautiful and the meetinghouse wa crowded with sympathizing relatives v t and friends - v eto J. - 'Writ flo-Jteifidl- 4 Salt LakpGty, October 30, 192C', President Heber J. Grant, President Utah-Idah- o Sugar Co., City. Dear Sir: " My attentioh has been called to your communication in The Deseret - News, of this date, in which you challenge the truth of certain statements made in my recent lettersto the taxpayers of Salt Lake County, reference to the failure of the Utah-Idah- o Sugar Company to pay about $400,--. 000.00 in taxes LEVIED and ASSESSED against: itby SaJtLake. County, officials, snd which action has in no small degree aided to increase taxes in this County. L J I refrain from speaking of a number of phases of this important topic, and the manner I otherwise would re fer tept, in deference to the high eccle.. siastical position you hold. The facts in connection with the assessments to which reference was made by you are matters of record in the public offices of Salt Lake County and can be verified by any person! desiring to do so. You may recall that in 1918, the County Assessor of Salt Lake County made an assessment upon the intangible property of the Sugar Company in the mount of $10,000,000.00. The collection of this tax was resisted. The case was tried in September,: 19l9Tand now is pending before the District Court of this County, In 1919, the County Assessor of Salt Lake County again made an assessment against , the Sugar Company upon its intangible property in the same amount as in 1918. An action was again brought by the sugar company to restrain the collection of the tax and this case now is awaiting trial. In each of - these assessments, more than $200,000.00 of taxes and interest are involved, or a ' total of more than $400,000.00.- - Republicani Plan Final Rally at Pleasant Grove j " ( , Special to The News) PLEASANT GROVE, Nov. 1. The Pleasant Grove high school band will serenade the town tonight before the Republican rally In the opera housa which will doe tha campaign locally. The principal speaker at the meeting will be Nephl L. Morris and the muslo will be furnished by tha Balt Lake Opera quintet. ELECTION RETURNS. - The News has arranged with the Western Union to furnish election bulletins on the night of election at our local office. The public In general is invited to join our subscribers in front of The News office and get the election returns hot from the wire. t I . - . -- f " In 1918, the published financial statement of the Sugar Company showed that it owned property valued in excess of $26,000,000.00. Your company at that time was paying taxes upon an assessed valuation of between $9,000,-000.0- 0 and $10,000,000.00. Your company admitted to the world thereby that its property was worth $26,000,00j).00, and yet you class it as an at- - ' tempt to rob the Sugar Company when its property is assessed at an amount in excess of the $9,000,000.00 or $10,000,000.00. You no doubt will , recall the revaluation of the companys property in 1917 by your directors, when a little more than $5,000,000.00 . was added to its valuation, and that ' " from that amount, together with a portion of your surplus then on hand, your company declared a stock dividend of 150, amounting to about $15,000,- - , 000.00; and this too in addition to its regular annual dividends. SUPREME COURT DECISION ' v Nearly 25 years ago, the Supreme Court of the United States in deciding an important tax suit held that intangible .property was assessable, and that 4 to Ignore this Intangible property, or to hold that it is not subject to taxation at its accepted value, la to eliminate from the reach of the taring . . Accumu-- " power a large portion of the wealth of the. Country. ted will wealth la laws at the which of t reach only the laugh crudity taxing one and ignore the other, while they who own tangible property not or--ganized into a single producing- - plant will feel the injustice of a system which so misplaces the burden of taxation. In the city of New . York are located the headquarters of a corporation whose corpora teprop- erty is confessedly of the value of $16,000,000.00 a value which can be realized by its stockholders at any moment they see fit Its tangible prop- erty and its business are scattered through many states, all of whosfe 7' powers are invoked to protect its property from trespass and secure it in the peaceful transaction of its widely dispersed business. Yet because that tangible property la only $4,000,000.00, we are told tiiat ia the limpt of the taxping power of these States, In other words, it asks these States I to protect property which to it is of the value of $16,000,000.00, but is willing to pay taxes only on the basis of a valuation of $4,000,000.00. 7h TT v f Aia tnfiAbt rtfP PpTYlrt. U- -- , kflfiA UJJ 0 ' The U. S. . 1 Supreme Court has repeatedly reaffirmed its conclusions above stated, and has frequently held that whatever property is worth for income and sale it is likewise worth for purposes of taxation. Jhe officials of Salt Lake County apparently o knew of no reason why this rule should not apply to the Sugar Company aa well as to any other corporation or individual in the state. - . 1 A secret of the stae - , jL every woman should know. $ Why you can buy it at tha . price of other soap Become Palmolive it to papular-- that urt make Ilk enormoutrahane. The Palmolive factariet workday and uiiht to supply tfie demand. The coetl ingredient ere bought to rest quonfinsa Palmolire It told by all dealert everywhere. Jt it eupphtd tn tueetroam'mte by popular hotel the country ever. rt women of the sta& have belied the theory that cosmetic injure tha complexion. They uSk rou&e and powder constantly, yet their skin are nsually hood. They look younger than other women. -Actresses seem neyer to fcrow old. Tha secret i simple stah women know that cosmetic should not " he left on. They keep their complexions so scrupulously clean that rou&a and powder cant ham them. -- How you can wash, your own two hands and a cake of Palmolive. Work up a thick, creamy lather and tnassa&e it thoroughly into the skin. Be sure every tiny pore end minute feland is cleansed from clo&r " hinh accumulations, By usinh Then rinse thoroughly with your hands until every trace of lather disappears. Apply plenty of Palmolive Cold Cream. Do this every day and you needn't worry about a little rougd and rder. Your slun will be smooth and fine textured. Blackheads, tes and pimple! will never bother you. A mild, gentle cleanser - The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that intangible poperty includes stocks, bonds, bills and accounta receivable, cash and other like property and good will, and is as subject to taxation as are real estate and merchandise or other similar property. o that is the class of property owned by the Sugar Company that Salt Lake County assessed, and upon Which it attempted to collect taxes. Utah-Idah- ' Yoa . o Sugar Company has been taxed on every dollar of its property in this snd all other counties where it has any property. I fear that, in making this statement, yon most lure overlooked the fact that In 1918, and in 1919, when the assessments above mentioned were made, your company valued Its property in its official annual financial statement (issued for those respective years and publish-- .. ed for the information of the public) at about $17,000,000.00 more than it was assessed in the various counties and states where located and upon which it paid taxes. . There seems to be a difference of opinion between yourself and the Supreme Court of the United States as to the justice and legality of the assessment of such property as has been assessed agiunt the Utah-IdaSugar Company, by Salt Lake County, for state and other public purposes. As a lawyer, I have learned to follow the reasoning and decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, and I think I have done so in the Sugar ease.. With the facta before them, the taxpayers must of necessity resell S . their pwn conclusions. I , THE PALMOLIVE COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, U. S. s - A I . A -- W V V 1 Very respectfully votirs, C. 0. RICHARDS r , Chairman Democratic County Committee of Salt Lake Countv. f i y . ',1 Utah-Idah- ' These natural cleansers were e historic toilet luxury, adorning the, sumptuous baths of classic days. Now their scientific combine tioti in Palmolive achieves the greatest luxury of modern time. - stated that the ho - Palmolive is the safe soap the mild, gentle cleanser because it is made fjrom Palm and Olive oils the same precious oils Cleopatra used id the days of ancient Egypt. . . ft I Utah-Idah- .V for beauty e 99 . .... ! it a moderate price eJiicfc putt Palmoltre Sitka reach of ell. Yet wealth can command not AmJ better. . The remit !ii ' V - A 'f14 . r rertismeBt.i - ' . |