TITK OMAHA SUNDAY P.EE: ATHIE 4, 1915. LATTER DAY SAINTS BEGIN CONFERENCE Church Will Select Successor to Lute President Smith at Meeting Which Starts at Lamoni Tuesday. JLUTTLE WILL FALL ON" HIS SON LA MO XT. I., Aprf i -(Prs K-TTis eVmth on December 10 lurt of lawph fcarlth. president of. snl Tropin. Brer aid Krrelatjr" U, tlw RforajrJSel CTtnrch of J-ni CSirlst of La CUT Day rmtaU. and the aprmcJitn gTTurraT. erm f.rrenc at that church, at wtiirh time a scchhot to the Utc presiilent win D , tr&oiien. bring asln to th aUentliin of Ills public the pcuHiir rise, cinlrna, be liefs and tr-ertlp connw-tcd w.fth the history cf this people. Tlv doctrines rf the thun'Ii ar aa-soil 1 iu -ref nt rrvr'atlon. Members bcilivc that God communlratr with bJ people ia tnese Jar. a a In formrr tfm. The founder of the rhurf.h. Joorph tknlth, father of )tt late prp.aidrtit, i-lalioed that tin anf appeared to him when he will a young man of twtnty, an J delivered to him me rold plate urn which were trsrrlbd strange characters, and which' h translate by tha power of Ood. This book, which was first published In 130, -1elms to be t record of the ancient In habitant of America, and represents them to have been at one time, In a high i ,ite of civilisation. Commaad from flod. , Tha eldest ton of Joseph Hmlth. who was only a lad of 12 when his father and Vncle Hyrum Smith were shot by a masked mob at Carthaae, III., In ISM, be lieved that In 18T0 he received a command from Ood to go to Am boy, 111 and moot with some of the elders of the church In conference there. lie went, and was hailed with great Joy by the assembled mem bers, who Immediately ordained him to be their president. A reorganisation was ef fected, and thus the young man took up what became his life-work, vis., the vindication of his father's (ood name, which had been trailed In the dust of dis honor because of the apostasy from the original (ends, and the attempt to make the religion for which his father laid down Ms life, honorable In the sight of men. Mow aril this man succeeded, cir cumscribed and handicapped as he was, by popular error and false understand ings, is evidenced by the unlvorsal tribute of respect paid to him by the press of the entire nation at the time of his death last Uectmber. His life was sincere, Vpright and kindly, and he shunned ail false pretensions or expediencies. Hi liorno aas a humble frame dwelling, and he died possessed of no other worldly 'kikmIs and no logacy to his family except the enviable one of a name of honor among men. To his persistent efforts, the line of distinction has been drawn between his church and the one In the valley of the west, presided over at present by his Kinsman, Joseph Fielding Smith, son of Jlyrum Emith. killed at Carthsgn In 1S44. At times the differences of the two churches have" been brought before the courts of tbs land, in tha effort to estab lish title to a piece of ground In Ipde pendencs. Mo., which the first president of the original church designated as the acred spot where a great temple should be erected. .Three times has the Unite J States supreme court decided that tl4 Iteorganlaed church Is the legal successor to the one founded tn 1S, ths Utah faction being apostate, and that the doctrines of polyamy, etc., were Intro duced into the tonets of that church utterly outside of and contrary to any authority based upon the faith of beliefs of the original one. v Record ef ladeprsdesre thai-va. At Independence, Mo., where Joseph Hmlth resided for the last eight years of liia life, his followers number over 1.700. according to the last report of the re- order of the branch. They form rt rtupii jwrt of the government of the town of 32.0.0 and are found to stand almost as a unit upon the morul aide of every iUtlon of civic conctru. Ninety-five Jier tent of these, people are opposed to the liquor Interest In every form, and rtuin tholr ward In the city they roll up a so Md vote against It. ' They are In dustrious and charitable and have a financial system which enables them CO tare for their ewn poor, aged, sick, or phaned or other dependents and seldom' or never do any of their members come upon either town or county for support. Too, their ministers are unpaid, except that their families are supported from the church treasury, and all church ap pointees, whether holding positions high tir low, at home or In ths missionary field, receive an equal amount according to their schedules. Joseph Hmlth hlmaulf was no exception to this rule anifprlded himself upon having shared the lot of Ms brethren, however humble It was. Vpon his death-bod he said, "I hnve never lined a dishonest dollar In my life, und I have never knowingly wronged a buman being man, woman or child." Will Kaeeeeil 111m. Ill 1 Jost-plL Smith designated his Kon, Frederick M. Smith, as his snc ctanor In the position of presiding of ficer of the church, "providing he should be worthy." This young man as born near Chicago la 1874. and received edu cation at Iowa unlvcrHiy, Oraceland llro and Kansaa unlverelty, and la liu about to receive the degree of Doo lor of I'hllosophy from t'lark university. Massachusetts. lie has been associated with his father tn the . first presidency or the church as his first counsellor k nee 19CJ. the position of second coun sellor being held by Elbert A. hmlth, ton of David, youngest brother to the iate president. These two young men , have carried the major part of the bur- 1 n of presiding over the church, and (Erecting Its missions, etc., for somo time past, sa the disabilities of age had crept upon their ehlef, who spent the laat four :u of life In blindness. Thus, the i liurch experienced no shock In adratn le'rstion of affairs when their head was lemoved, and If bis wishes are carried out, the son be designated will, at the Impending conference of the church, be ordained president. Dsfore this can be done, he will have to be endorsed by the vote of trie entire church, as repre sented by their delegates at this con-x-n'lon. Abeulute democracy rult this body. A revelation purported to be from ,,d. dues not become a law of the ihurch, even though coming through tlierir lawful prophet, without the full ousent and vote of the people, sad an I'lipostor t an ever sle la snd lea4 these pi i'p'.s astray, as as dona during the tonf iHn st the death of the first di;r. . A j ri ius-r,t. flats, houses and cuitages inn be rrnlej quickly and thesply by a I e ;'J or ll-jof Ad. Late Prophet of Mormon Church aul His Sonj ( sf Joaepk -SfnitKtJr. BK1EF CITY. NEWS sXavs Soot Print It New Beacon Press Bargess-Oraadsa Co. Lighting flvturea Andrew Xlswlt for city cotimlssloner. Advertisement. Jsff W. Bedford for city commla- s'oner. Advertisement W. O. Bhrltrsr, tried, (rue and efficient, lor city commissioner. Advertisement. a reeling of Keeartty ts ons of the ber.'Ues acquired when yru orfle- its Tho lieo Building, "the building thnt la al ways new." Hoe us now tor a few rooms Available April V "Today'a elaanilltJ se Comclste Mar's Prosrsja' section today, ami appears 10 The Bee EXCLUSIVELY. Find out what the various moving picture theaters offer, guarantee fund of the state ef Nebraska. Tss State Baas, of Omaha, pay 4 per cent on time deposits, S per cent on savings account. All deposits In this bank are protected r the depositors: guarantee fund of the state of Nebraska. Bound Over at I7S0 liny Miller, Benson, arrusted for breaking and en tering IoiSaI groceries, was bound over to the district court Huturday morning with bonds fixed at STtO. Lutherans Charter peolal Joseph Williams, traveling passenger agent of tho Burlington, has lined up a sipeclal train for California, 'starting from De corah, la The passengers will be largely from the Lutheran college located there. Tabea Eoomi at Castle Ex-Senator John M. Thurston, who recently returned to Omaha to resume his law practice here, has, taken a suite of rooms at Hotel Castle, which he will make his permanent home. Inspector B sanities Batlet After more than a month of suffering with rheumatism, . Postal Inspector W. N. Coble of the Omaha district Is again able to take up his work. He has been con fined to his home, l Bouth Thirty-sec- ond avenue. i i , Cole Tislt Old Xos W. V. Cole, for years In Omaha in the show busi ness, is up from 6t. Joseph, where he is located lis the head of n carbon clean ing compound company. Ho still longs for Omaha and assert that he may re turn here to reside. City Comptroller McDonald Shakes Off Twenty Pounds City Comptroller McDonald doclarea he has discovered an effective system for reducing excess weight. A few month a o he decided to adopt vigorous methods to bring himself down to normal Weight. His stomach bothered him and he would wake . up in the night, after dreaming that the gas meter waa cheating him or some other dtre calamity ha visited his household. . He began to spend hi noon hour at the bowling alley and he bowled until his thumb became so sore he bad to quit. Then he spent tha noon hour walking, selecting a different rput every noon and in this manner gained quits a knowl edge of the scenery and topography of the city. He abstained from food be tween breakfast and supper. The result ha been that he lias taken off nearly twenty pounds. Improved his complexion snd say he never enjoyed Utter health tn hi life. "Uolng without that noonday lunch was hard for ths first week or so, but I kept at It and succeeded," relates the comptroller. Walking, he contends. Is the best gen era! exercise and the bent tonic for health. He avers that on these noonday walks he learned more of Omaha than he otherwise ' could have learned la yVars. Ho has an automobile, but ex plains that he began to grow excessively heavy when he started motoring. GRAIN COUNCIL ADVISES FARMERS TO TEST SEEDS Tbo council of grain ' exchanges, ths headquarter ef which are in Chicago and cf hlch the Omaha exchange Is a member, is scattering thousands of cir culars and booklets among the farmer of the grain growing section of the central west. In the literature sent out, fanners are urged to establish the best possible variety of each kind of grain sown; to grow and breed It to the highest stag of efficiency so that It may be sold pur and in carload lots. Farmers are urged to test all seed and not watt for some one else to start the movement. GRETNA FARMERS PREDICT BIG WINTER WHEAT CROP Kins prospects for the winter wheat crop around Gretna are reported by Rnos L. Mclkmald and James and John Ward, ho are prominent farmers and stock men south of that town. They also aay that the stock' came through ths winter la exeelent condition. While In Omaha they called on Postmaster John C. Wfcartoo. Ki rllla OsM-rstcd On. li.I . April 1 Renter's Cnpen hugtii ci.rre.Mii.l-nt says King ChrUMan uii'lerwvnl a tilght operation )etrrlv, but that he has recovered and that no ftirOie, ruiUettn U1 be Issued conccru- lug hi l.tblUi. ( Trcderic Jl.SmitK SOLDIER KILLED BY PANAMA POLICE Corporal Laagdou of Coast Artillery is Shot by Lieutenant on Native Force at Colon. RIOT STARTS AT BALL GAME WASHINGTON, April 3. Briga dier General Edwards, commanding the troops In the Panama canal zone, today reported that during the fight In Colon yesterday between American soldiers and Panama policemen. In which Corporal Langdon of the coast artillery was killed and three soldiers were wounded, the Panama police fired Into a train of unarmed soldiers and civilians and pelted the train with stones and rocks. In his report General Kdwards said: Tho cause of the riot was similar to that of recent trouble In Panama; excited police clubbing soldiers; protest from other soldiers; pistol drawn by police; shooting commenced. Coast artillery pro vost patrol was attempting to stop shoot ing by policemen when Langdon was killed by a police lieutenant. Three men of a putrol started to return fire en the police, when officers stopped the firing, preventing further casualties. This was the only firing done by Americans. "Kxcurslon to btuao ball game from infantry post brought about 1.000 soldiers to Cristobal. Toward close of game trouble was reported to. me in adjoining town, Colon. Immediately turned out one company First artillery, under arms as provost guard; sent one officer and thirty noncommissioned officers to clear town and put soldiers aboard returning train a precautionary measure. I shortly fol lowed to sjiene of riot. 'Provincial governor, chief of police and my aide al reads- were at work quelling the disturbance. While soldier were en training pollen fired Into train containing unarmed soldiers. Private PeLanghery wounded at this point. Showers. of rocks and other missiles also were thrown into train by Panaman boy and negroes. "On my demand the governor of Colon has Imprisoned the police lieutenant al leged to have killed Corporal Langdon; have ten witnesses who claim can posi tively identify him as man firing unpro voked shot One Panaman only hurt, re ceiving a black eye. Langdon wna shot through the heart The wounded are James DeLaughcry, II. C. Klimp, Charles II. Itlcheson.". One of the purposes of Major General Wood's visit to the cone, where he 1 due today, was to took In the recommenda tions that the United Htates police Colon and Panama. Desecration of U. S. Hag. Not Official; No Apology Asked WASHINGTON. April (.-Inasmuch as the desecration of the American flag fil ing above the home of John B. McManus. au American cltlson, murdered in Mexico City, was the act ot lawless person act ing without authority, tho United State government decided today to make no demand for an apology. Secretary Bryan announced that the In cident was closed with the receipt today of a dispatch from the Braiillan minister n Mexico City. "The Braslltan minister," said Mr. Bryan, "did not think the facts in the case showed any attempt on the part ot any of fleers, or authorities to desecrate the flag and he did not. therefore, regard It a case ss-here an apology should be asked." Official pointed out later that the atti tude waa In accord with the policy of the Vnlted Htates In dealing with such case in the past Ttie payment of $J0,nwD indemnity to the widow ot Mc.Msnus and the general ex pression of regret by the Vllla-Zaata, ruthorltie are held to be sufficient repar ation In the circumstances. Final Test of Diving Tube at Honolulu is Made Satisfactorily HONOLULU. April l-Iif a final test In the harbor today of the diving tube which Is expected to pfay a prominent part In further efforts to raise the trtcken submarine K-t, IHver Agra descended SOD feet Ths test. It wss said, proved entirely satisfactory and It wa plannej to take the apparatus outside the harbor tomorrow and lower Agrat at the spot where the F-4 I believed to lie nearly feet below tha surface. The firty-fou-Mnch, Iron, tub Is fitted with staunch plute glass ports through which Agra, if successful, expects to obtain the first view of the F-4 since It disappeared with Its Crew of twenty-one on tit morning of March Si By means of a telephonic device with which the tube Is equipped, the diver would be enabled to direct work of at taching cables to the bull. "QMEH TELL YHY THEY WITHDRAW Four Preiidenta of Mother' Circles Give Reasons for Quitting Child Conservation League. ORGANIZE A FEDERATION HERE PreBldentx of the four 'circlet of the. Child Conservation League of America, who withdrew from that . . .,, Thnrn- bo.lr after a etorruy meeting Thurs I day morning and organized the Fed-. eration of Omaha Mothers'. Clubn, have Issued a Signed Biaiement Sjiv- tne reasons for their withdrawal. "An ai tl lo of the league's constitution dlstluctly states that to become a .mem ber of tret lentjuo one must purchase a set of books published by the llowsrd rvvereneo company. There were mothers who wmlitd to Join the circle, but did not nt tlies? books: some because they could not afford them, others because . tliev ia.l other hrxks criniilly good and niniitf (he crime line ' ' "over.! eltrles found that of those who had tho bcoks. so few cared for the J to the general business depression result club work that, not enough would attend I ant from the war. Bulla reports the crop the meetings to keep the circle alive; so they must either throw open heir doors to all mother or cease to exist. But be fore we oould Irjvlte them to' Join ys we must , first, personally, sell them a set of tficse four books costing (12 or $15. Ask Connlltntlonnl ( linnae. "We ssked the representative of tho national league If we might strike out the above clause from the constitution, but were told positively we' could not. Our ambition was to be an organization, broad and comprehensive, taking in . all the mothers of OmrSha. So.by request, Mrs. F. 6. King, our president, called a special meeting of all the circles to discuss what was best to be done. "It ns the sentiment of that meeting to withdraw from the national league and change our name, and a motion to that effect was made, to "be voted upon at our next meeting, which was held last Thursday. At this meeting Miss White appeared and told us our motion was Illegal. Four circles, representing over 3rtO or the 5S3 listed book holders, and two-thirds of the voting members pres ent, then withdrew from the organiza tion,' and through courtesy retired to an other room and there organized the Fed eration of Omaha Mothers' Clubs, and Unanimously elected Mrs. King as presi dent. (Signed) Mr B. H. Lulkart, Presi dent Eemls Park Circle; Mrs. H. J. Holmes, secretary Uemis Park 'Circle, Mrs. J. 'E. Butler, president Hanscom Park Circle; Mrs. W. A. Vlckery. pres cient South Ride Circle; Mrs. Charles Henry Burrell, ' representative Benson Clrcla." , Grain Prices Firm, With Receipts Big Omaha grain men are somewhat mys tified over an - order ' that has arrived from the headquarters. of tho Texas Live Stock Sanitary commission. This order provided that in the shipment of grain, Intq. or through Texas, all car must bear certificate that such cars were disin fected prior to having been loaded. It I asserted that it the Texas order la enforced it will have a tendency to turn 'grain away frpm tho Gulf port of that state, a the disinfecting of the cars would bo expensive, ' costing something like 110 per car. Price on tho Omaha Grain exchange were firm to higher today, wheat gaining better than a cent and corn a full cent per busbal. Receipts were heavy for a Saturday, especially corn, of which there were 107 car on the market These re ceipt were heavier than those of either Chicago, Rt Louis or Kansas City. There wore nineteen cars of "Wheat and sale were made at 11.46 to $1.4"H. prices showing a higher tendency all through the session. Corn sold at (S cents to 70 cent per bushel and oats at S3 cents to 65 cents. Oat prices were strong - to nearly a cent up. ' Endorsement of EPWAEP -SMON by These Men Should Be Considered by You When You Vote April 6 FRANK JTJDSON, Sec'y and Mgr. Midland Glass & Paint Co , JUDGE A. L. SUTTON H. J. HUGHES, President of H. J. Hughes & Co. PAUL SKINNER, President Skinner Macaroni Co. . TOM BYRNE, President Byrne & Hammer Dry Goods Co. Mr. Voter: . . . ... Edward Simon, who is a candidate for city councilman, was born and brought up in this cijy; was edu cated in our public schools; has had large experience in handling important business matters; verved as one of the Douglas County representatives in the legislature of 1913; is THE AUTHOR OF THE MOTHERS' PENSION LAW, which has enabled many an unfortunate mother to care for her little children; is the author of the LOAN-SHARK LAW, a law to PREVENT unconscionable money loaners from taking a mort gage on household furniture, charging 10 per cent a month interest, or 120 per cent a year. Mr. "Simon used his influence in the legislature to pass many other good laws, among them the PURE" ELECTION LAW, which has worked out so well in this county. )Ve are confident that Mr. Simon, if elected, will make us a splendid city councilman. We are, therefore, asking you to vote for him, and if possible get your friends to do the same. ' ....... ' , Yours truly, . ' AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Yardi Well Pleased Oter Appropna- j tion Proposed for Reimhursing I for Stock Loss. ANTIMERGERISTS TALK LAWSUIT Governor More?iead's recommendstlon that the le?ts'.aturr appropriate $.Vi.0M for rrlmlmrsing those who have lost cattle and live stock generally through the pre- cautionary program of the stale officers fighting the font 'snd mouth disease was ! hlshly approved here yesterday among lbe live stock men and formers visiting Mm,n ,r, . . -,,,,. ,0 r,roVer from the foot jsnrl moth scare and even yet some of rne siecuiniors nave not open .uie iu in. tin All rennrffl lniltcnte. however, that the business Improvement on the market Is steady If slow. Corey Italia Hetnrns. Corey nulla, son of James H. Bulla and one of the well known cattle men of this section, has returned from t'askat- chewnn. Canada, where he went ranch i ..,! L. . 2.ulh B a year j(o. buh i' Omaha was prompted by business con-1 ditlons In Canada, where everything In i-howlnj the effects of the war Added season bad. He says the crop failures last year were very numerous In the Canadian country. Many Americans are returning to the stats. Kilhnra Reaches City. Henry J. Kalhorn has arrived from Fort Worth to assume the position of as sistant hog buyer for Armour A Co., at South Omaha. Kalhorn succeeds Floyd Sherwood, who wa lately .transferred by Armour Co., from this market to Fort Worth, where' he wa made head hog buyer for the Armour firm. Kalhorn says that Texas I coming- Into Its own as a hog producing state. Better breed ing and feeding methods, he says, have dene much for tho porker crop in the "Ione Star', state which aim to raise all It own hog in the near future. Heavies fot la Denaamd.' Quietly there is beginning to be cir culated about the live stock market of the country a rumor that "heavy" cattle are not as denlrable to packers as might be expected. . Both tit Omaha, and Chi cago the "heavies" . have been getting some bad treatment lately. Buyers as if struck by the same Intuitive, thought they would learn of something that makes the heavies , least desirable ; for killing. Then everybody lays down on the price and the cattle are allowed to wait until two or three hours later, when price are sweetened a trifle over the morning bitter and the heavies are bought. The killer always conclude at the end of one of these sudden changes that they can handle ths cattle. . Tbs prices are low enough, at that time. ' New Films at the Besse. "Queen Margaret" "Marguerite do Valois," "Henrt de Navarre" and "Cathe rine de Medecl" with the tory of the Inquisition and the massacre of St Bar tholomew will be enacted at the Besse In a five-reel photo play Monday. The pictures were, taken in France and art colored. Manager George Adklns stated yesterday that the "Queen Margaret" play followed closely the story as told in the historical novel of that name. Antls Will Flarht Bill. City Attorney H. C. Murphy definitely announced yesterday the Intention of the antls to attack the merger bill In the courts. Attorney Murphy spoke of a meeting to which the antls of' Dundee and Florence would send delegate to ad vise on the legal steps to be taken. The city attorney declared the law clearly unconstitutional. However, the main idea seems to be delay in getting the law Into effect Yards to Greet Kdltor. When 'the Nebraska editors mast for their annual convention this year they will be - entertained again at the Union Stock Yards. , The entertainment will con sist of a dinner to be served Wednesday afternoon, April 21, at which Bruce Mc Culloch. editor of the Stockman-Journal, will be the orator. Tha Stock Tards din ner Is expected to be one of the big af fairs of the editorial meet. 7 jgjQ LAKd DEAIj )g BROUGHT TO CLOSE C. W. Martin Buys Parker Traot Iforlh of Miller Park, Paying $150,000 To Be Platted. WILL BUILD A BOULEVARD The recording of the deed to the Tarker tract of ground north of Mil ler park, conveyed to the Charles W. Martin Real Estate company,' marks the closing of another big deal In real estate. .The transfer represents a deal of $150,000.' The negotiations were, practically closed last August, and the filing of the deed only marks the consummation of the deal. The tract, which contains 12C 3-10, is to be platted into city lots at once and ) is soon to be placed on the market. I m, , . . .... . . . . lniB iraci, jying as u aocs aiong me north side of Miller rark, extends to the city limits on the north, and from Twen tyfourth to Thirtieth street, on either aide, 'east and west It k one of the largest single tracts ever platted In Omaha. It will bt Known as "Minne Lusa"' addition. The Martin company has arranged for a boulevard to cut through the center of the tracVvConnect Ing with the Miller Park boulevard on the south and connecting with Seoond street In Florence on the north. The plan is that Second street tn Florence shall be widened into a boulevard eventually. This stretch of new boulevard to be created by Martin will follow in general Twenty-seventh street, and will be known as "Mlnnle-Lusa boulevard." POLITICAL. ADVERTISING. VOTE FOR c- City Commissioner For fifteen years Mr. Fl eh arty has resided in Douglas county. , Eight years In South Omaha, seven years in Omaha. He was city attorney of South Omaha in 1906-7. and his familiarity with conditions there will bs of great benefit now , that South Omaha . will probably become part of Greater Omaha. ' " He is a student of city government and of municipal law. Stands for city ownership of public utilities, for a civil service system based on efficiency, for appointees that will give the taxpayers -the benefit of the services of the appointees .in stead of making a personal political machine of them; is opposed to pro hibition; believes the license system the best method of regulating the llouor business, and that the 'city taking the saloonkeeper's money for a license should protect him and. the privilege he paya for by stamping out bootlegging. If nominated and elected he will devote his entire time and ability to the work of the com mission, f FLEHAHTY rOI-ITirl, tnVKRTlMtO. 1 ras3 II. II. CLAIBORNE FOR COMMISSIOKER Drafted first resolution for Constitutional Amendment for Home Rule for Omaha. Drafted "Loan Shark" law passed In 1913. . Secretary Mother's Pension Association which secured pas sage of Mothers' Pension Law of 1913. ' Drafted bill now pending re ducing Justice of Peace costs on poor 'debtors 60 per cent. First person in Omaha to publicly advocate open . school houses for social centers. . First Justice of Peace to ac count to county for unpaid witness fees. 1 Those who knock him boost him 1 -sjS- -si VOT5 FOR Charles C. filler (Republican) City Commissioner LOUIS V. GUYE CANDIDATE FOK City Commissioner Former Stale Labor Commissioner Mad good In that Office. Will do likewise if elected City Commissioner. Z stand for ths economic Interest and welfare of all h people. VOTE FOR JflTISAEi OEEIUSTEIH CANDIDATE FOR City Commissioner Twenty Years of Public Service. Primaries April 6th. 9