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Show SIR PHILLIP GIBBS DISTINGUISHED ENGLISHMAN "FRONT-PAQE MAN" OF A THOUSAND THOU-SAND NEW8PAPER3, MA8TERDF THE PRINTED AND THE SPOKEN ' WORD, WHO WILL SPEAK IN THE 8ALT LAKE TABERNACLE, FEBRUARY 23 AT 8 O'CLOCK. Tho visit of Sir Philip Olbbs to Salt Lako Clty'on February 23 Is exciting in or o Intorest among Salt LakVftfitlinq, ( iho coming ot any public man for many years. Indications already point .o a record-breaking crowd to groat ho distinguished Englishman. The intension Division of thnUiilvoraJt of Utah, undor whoso 'auSpfftoS'Mlr Philip will appear, has secured tho fahemaclo so that nonu may bo dls-appointed. dls-appointed. 1- To tho mnjorlty ot Americans tho namo Philip Olbbs means tho long scroll of graphic dispatches that enmo trom tho Urltlsh front continually during dur-ing the eutlro duratlon of tho 'war. Those dlspalehos woro admittedly the dnost nnd most moving descriptions of war activities that have been written. A newspaper critic said recently that Olbbs wroto tho best English ot an) living mau today. Having found In tho past that his opinions woro fearless fear-less and reliable, millions havo come to rely upon his articles In tho press for .Information on world ovonts, and havo crowded auditoriums to hoar him whoreovor ho has nppoared In person Sir Philip Olbbs Is as brilliant a speaker as writer. Reports from his recont locturcs toll that ha tOften brings tears to tho eyes of his audience audi-ence A recent tolegram soul to tho manager of Sir Philip's tour Inquiring us to his ability to speak In a building tho slzo of tho Tabornnclo, brought back tho rosponso that ho Bpoko as easily to ten thousand ns to llvo hundred; hun-dred; and that ho had no mora use for a manuscript In his talks than Switzerland has for a navy. o |