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i ’9081 <jJET (s c M r -w c C K iv .) __________ Published every Monday and Thursday, corner of South Temple and East Temp Streets, Salt Lake City, Utah. ____ _ Charles Horace GW. .W Pheintnioesye , - - - - - " B usiness M a n a g e r . SUBSCRIPTION PRICES. (In Adavnce): $2.00 One Tear ................................................. 00 fDclaxi lyM oNnetwhss , .p..e..r.. ..y..e.a..r.. ...................................... 4*50 Six Months ........................•......... 0*25 OThnree eM oMnothn th..s. .............................................................*.*. ..... ©'00 Saturday Edition, per year .............. * teCr ofrorre sppuobnldiceantcieo na nshd ouotldh ebre raed^d4rJe2sfs« idato thAe dEdrDeIsTs ORal.l business communications and all remiTttHanEc eDs:E S E R E T ^NTE«-^nS7o, ___________ S a lt L a k e C ity . U ta n . ^ E n te r e d a t th e P o s to ffic e o f S filt L a k e C ity a s se c o n d c la s s m a tte r a c c o r d in g to th e A c t o f C o n g r e ss M a r c h 3. 1879. B A L T I jA K e " C~ITY, - J U L Y 19, 1906 THE TEN TRIBES. I k I j!' (From Monday’s Daily.) The question of the whereabouts oi th e Ten Tribes of Israel, who were carried into captivity by the Assyrian ru ler, in th e y e a r 724, B . C ., a n d p la ced in th e lan d o f M ed ia , on th e riv er G o - z a n , is one th a t h a s in tere ste d stu d e n ts o f h isto ry , a s w ell a s th e o lo g ia n s, in all a g e s . I t can h a rd ly be d o u b ted ut th is tim e , th a t, in the cou rse o f cen tu ries, th e y h a v e k e c o m e m ix e d w ith n u m e ro u s oth er ‘ n a tio n s, or th^Stl so m e - o f .the blood o f Isra e l is fo u n d *all' o v er th e fa c e o f th e earth. H is to r y , or trad ition , fo llo w s th e e x ile s in e v e ry d irection , a n d th en th e y a re lost s ig h t o f, n o t “ lo s t.” The New York Tribune, in answer to a question, gives the subjoined sum­mary of various efforts to identify the Ten Tribes after the exile: “ In th e F o u r th B o o k o f E z r a (xiii, 39-45) it is d eclared th a t th e T e n T r ib e s .w ere c a rrie d b y H o s e a , K in g in th e - t i m e o f S h a lm a n e se r, to th e E u p h r a te s, At th e n a rro w p a s s a g e o f th e riv er, W l# n c e f h e y w e n t on. a jo u r n e y o f a ly e a r' a n d a to :||. t)lace t3alled A r z a - r e th . A c c o r d in g to th e H a g g a d t e , CTai-^ fta d ltiojiV ' to o . T en T rib es were^ -d iv id e d in to th r e e g ro u p s, o n e on th is sid e o f "the RivCr Sam bation, a n oth erj o n fh e o p p o site sid e,; and th e th ird in th e n e ig h b o r h o o d of* D aphne, n e a r A n ­tio c h . J o se p h u s (A n tiq u itie s x i, 52) b e ­lie v e d , in fa e t , t h a t in h is d a y they j d w eltll in la r g e m u ltitu d e s so m e w h e re (b e y o n d th e E u p h r a te s , in A r s a r e th , a c ­c o r d i n g to . th e a u th o r o f I I E s d r a s , xiii, >45. In th e n in th c e n tu ry E ld a d B e n M a h l i 'H a -D a i n c a m e fo rw a rd , c la im in g jto g iv e specific d e ta ils o f th e c o n te m - [rporary e x iste n ce o f T e n T rib e s a n d o f j th eir lo ca tio n a t t h a t tim e . D a n , N a p h - ! ta li, G a d a n d A s h e r w ere in H a v ila h ; Z e b u lu n an d R e u b e n in th e m o u n ta in s o f P a r a n ; E p h r a im a n d h a lf o f M a n - 'a s s e h in S o u th A r a b ia ; SimeOn an d th e o th er h a lf o f M anas& eh in th e land o f th e C p a z a rs ( ? ) . A c c o r d in g to h im , th erefore, the T e n T r ib e s w ere settle d in p a rts o f S ou th ern A r a b ia , o r p e r­h a p s A b y s s in ia , in. c o n fo rm ity w ith the id en tifica tio n o f H a v ila h . T h e im a g in ­a tio n o f C h ristia n w riters h a s so u g h t ; th e m in th e n eig h b o rh o o d o f th e ir, la s t recorded h a b ita tio n ;, J e w ish fe a ­tu re s h a v e been traced in the A f g h a n s , w h o even n o w a d a y s call th e m se lv e s ‘ch ildren o f I s r a e l.’ A c c o r d in g to th eir tra d itio n , th e J e w s h a d se ttle d on M o u n t T a k h t-i-S u ie im a n (th e se a t o f S o lo m o n ) lo n g b e fo re the a d v e n t o f M a h o m e ta n ism , a n d a g r e a t p a rt o f the A fg h a n s are sa id tta h a v e g o n e b y th e n a m e o f Y u s u f zais/—i. e., th e d e sc e n d -. Joseph— frd m tim e im m e m o ria l. ____ n u m e ro u s v e r y old c u sto m s Besldesii T u t a , i . u i ___________ lias been co m p le te ly M j j t o ? a number of feet liliW the su rfa c e a n a it is now thought quite pro Dame that the expulsion of frost from the son will quickly bring about warmer sum­mers throughout all northwest Canada. This is probably correct, and it is be­lieved that, as the Canadian Northwest becomes thoroughly warmed up, this will have marked effect upon our own climate, too. Many of the cold waves that sweep over this country come from the Dominion. If cultivation has the effect of modifying the tempera­ture it is to be hoped that the waste places be speedily settled with an in­dustrious population. ITALY TALKS PEACE. is tfcj jrajaB I t a ly h a s been h ea rd fr o m on th e q u estio n o f d isa r m a m e n t. A R o m e d is­p a tc h is ’ to th e e ffe c t th a t th e Ita lia n govern m en t h a s p rop osed considerable redu ction s in the m ilita r y establish - . m p n t s o f. B r ita in F r a n c e , a n d "t h a t th e p ro je c t h a s b een fa v o r a b ly e n te r ta in e d b y th e se tw o cou n tries* It a ly p ro p o se s to se t th e e x ­a m p le b y t h e ' im m e d ia te d isc o n tin u a ­tion o f tw o corp s, w h ich w o u ld red u ce th e e ffectiv e str e n g th b y 60,000 m e n . N o t lo n g a g o Sir H e n r y C a m p b e ll- B a n n e r m a n , i n ^ h e "(H ouse o f C o m m o n s, d eclared th e p o licy o f h u g e arniai8SS^jps^Teed^‘ th e b e lie f ^that fo rce tf ,3 f i i o t th e o n ly so lu tio n or k iq ifa l d ifferen ces, it , b e co m es h ig h e st ta sk s o f the s ta te s - a d ju s t a r m a m e n ts to n ew a n a h a p # y c o n d itio n s.” A resolu tion w a s p a sse d *b y th e C o m m o n s u rg in g th e e x ­p e d ie n cy o f red u ctio n , b u t th is w a s ^ q m e d dow n in th e H o u se o f L o rd s. ™ T h e E u ro p e a n press w a s ra th e r s a r ­c a stic in its c o m m e n ts on th e d is a r m a ­m e n t d iscu ssion . T h e ,J o u r n a l des D e - - b a ts ex p re ssed a g en e ra l opin ion w hen it r e m a r k e d :* “ T h e r e is c'ountry, th ere is no g o v e r n m e n t bu t w ish es U cou ld spend less on w a r m a teria ls,, bur w h en it co m es to the re a liza tio n o f th is la u d a b le d e sire it is fo u n d th a t e v e ry one is w a itin g fo r his n eigh bor to b egin . In theory* e v e ry one is in a cco rd , b u t w h en it c o m e s ‘ to p ra ctice, u n su r m e u n ta b le o b sta c le s p resen t th e m s e lv e s .” I t is th e re fo re r a th e r su rp risin g to 1 ea r ft th a t the q u estio n h a s a g a in been b r o u g h t up b y th e Ita lia n g o v - I e rn m e iit, an d th a t b o t h ; E n g la n d and' :eb h ^ Ii3 ered th e ’ p ro p o s itjo n : faY ;orah lyt:||||||is j j j q u e stio n th a t ^w ill n o t g h o s t irj H a m le t it - p op s u p a g a in a n d a g a in . T h is sh o w s w h a t th e p o p u la r se n tim e n t r e a lly is. It p ro v e s th a t the le a v e n o f p e a c e is w o rk in g , an d in d ic a te s th e a p r p ro a ch o f tlie g r e a t d a y o f g e n e ra l p eace a n d b ro th e rly love. O u r o w n c o u n tr y h a s a v e r y sm a ll a r m y a n d n a v y , b u t th e e x p e n se s o f m a in te n a n c e are en o rm ou s, a n d it is b e c o m in g e v id e n t th a t e v e n h ere m ili­ta rism m a y a s s u m e th e p ro p ortio n s o f a g ig a n tic e v il. S p e a k in g on th is su b je c t L e s lie ’s W e e k ly in a recen t issu e s a id : “ M a n y b eliev e th a t o u r re la tio n s w ith G re a t B r ita in a re su ch t h a j w e n eed little o r no d e fen se w o rk s a lo n g o u r, n o rth ern border, an d th a t p u blic m on ey a p p ro p ria ted fo r th is pu rp ose is W orse th a n w a ste d . N e a r ly $30,000,000 h a s a l­re a d y been a p p ro p ria ted fb r se a c o a st d e fe n se s n o w in p ro c e ss o f c o n stru c ­tion , an d if the C a n a d ia n border is fortified it w ill, req u ire a t le a st $16,000,- 000 m ore. U n p a rd o n a b le e x tr a v a g a n c e h a s a lso b een p e rm itte d fo r y e a r s p a st in te s ts o f n ew e x p lo siv e s, n e w g u n s an d o th er pieces o f wAr en g in ery , a n a m illio n s * o f p u blic m o n e y h a s been a n n u a lly w a ste d in th is w a y . A sin g le ite m o f th is k in d w a s the ex p en d itu re o f n e a rly $500,000 on a g re a t g u n a t S a n d y H o o k w h ich h a s re c e n tly been d isca rd ed a s u se le ss a fte r h a v in g been m o u n te d le ss th a n th ree y e a rs. I t is n o t n e c e ssa r y t h a f one sh ou ld be an a n ti-m ilita r is t, o r an e x t r e m is t o f any itifu lly lig h ted up as^iaetive. ) b sa id they* we*< ______ _ 5TcT c o m in g o u t o f “th e b£ p la ce w a s crow d ed w ith m en , and th e beer g a rd e n o p p osite h ad in it a b o u t 200 p erson s, th r e e -fo u r th s o f w h o m w ere y o u n g m en an d y o u n g w o m e n . M a n y o f th e m w ere in a sta te o f s e m i-in to x i­catio n , a n d w ere th r o w in g b eer a t one a n o th er, sw e a rin g a n d u sin g in d ecen t la n g u a g e , an d in so m e in sta n c e s y o u n g m en w ere ta k in g u n d u e lib e rtie s some o f whom w it h the y ou n g women, wereN b e a stly d r u n k .” T h is is a s ta r tlin g d e scrip tio n o f a c ­tu a l o ccu rren ces: I t does n o t m a tte r w h e re su ch scen es a re e n a cte d n o r u n ­der w h o se a u sp ic e s th e y a r e p e rm itte d . T h e y a re evil a n d a lso u n la w fu l. T h e y sh ou ld be corrected o r su p p ressed . T h e B a p tis t m in iste r r ig h tly co n d em n ed th e m a n d sh o w ed th eir e ffe c ts u p on j p eop le w h o a re n o t th e m s e lv e s iftl-qg m o ra l, a n d u p on th eir c h ild ren wh.5% a re a llo w e d to m in g le w ith the throng/c th a t fr e q u e n t su ch p la ce s. H e s a id : “ T h e ' p eop le w h o a re o f the wou-t hfene: ikmW i<> * jtMm*. 'm a y p ly th eir b u s in e s s ; th e y a re in th e crow d . Y o u w o u ld npt th in k o f le ttin g y o u r son , o r y o u r d a u g h te r ; eith er, sit on th e sa m e se a t w ith a lib e rtin e , in y o u r h o m e . T h e y are ta u g h t to sh u n su ch people a s the e m issa r ie s o f h ell, b u t th e p u b lic g a t h ­erin g m a d e up o f th o se w h o a r e w e a k in flesh, g a th e r s th em a ll up a n d th e y go a lo n g w ith our fa m ilie s a n d w e b e co m e a c c u sto m e d to v ice ill g iv in g it one p lace, a t le a s t.” * A fu ll sy n o p sis of. th e g e n tle m a n ’s dish ou rse, a p p ea red in ou r local colu m n s on M o n d a y . H is strictu re s an d s u g ­g e stio n s a re w o rth y o f deep c o n sid e ra ­tion , an d w e echo b is call u pon th e c ity an d police a u th o ritie s to en force the la w con cern in g such a m u se m e n ts a s h e describ ed . I f th e city* officials w ill n o t p e rfo rm th eir d jlty in th is reg a rd , then th e c o u n ty a u th o ritie s sh ou ld ta k e the m a tte r up an d e x ecu te th e sta tu te s in su ch case m a d e a n d provid ed . Section 467 o f th e R e v ise d O rd in a n ces o f S a lt L a k e C ity p ro v id es th a t: . “ I t sh a ll b e u n la w fu l fo r a n y p erson to k eep open on S u n d a y a n y store, w o rk sh o p , b a r, salo o n , b a n k in g h o u se o r o th er p la ce o f b u sin e ss fo r th e p u r­p o se o f tr a n s a c tin g b u sin e ss therein. T h e fo r e g o in g p ro v isio n s do n o t a p p ly to p erson s w h o on S u n d a y k e ep open h o te ls, b o a r d in g h o u se s, JnJJas. re sta u r - d ' ug sto re s fo r th e leg itim a l b u sin e ss o f each , or su ch m a n u fa ctu re in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts a s a re u s u a lly kept’ in co n tin u a l o p e ra tio n .” S e ctio n 325 p ro v id e s th a t “ I t sh a ll be u n la w fu l fo r a n y p e rso if , or a n y m a n a g e r , a g e n t, b a rte n d e r or em p lo y e o f a n y person , to sell, g iv e a w a y or o th e rw ise d is p o s e , o f a n y in~* to x ic a tin g d rin k s a t a n y tim e d u rin g ^ th e first d a y o f th e w e e k c o m m o n ly . calle d S u n d a y , e x c e p t he be a d ru g g ist a n d th en o n ly fo r m e d ica l pu rp oses u pon the; p re scrip tio n o f a licen sed p h y s ic ia n .’* So m u ch fo r m u n icip a l o rd in an ces in rela tio n to th is m a tte r . .N o w let u s see w h a t the S ta te la w s provid e. S ection 4233 o f the R e v ise d S ta tu te s o f U ta h , 1898, s a y s : “ E v e r y person w ho on S u n d a y , g e ts up, ex h ib its, opens*or m a in ta in s, or a id s in g e ttin g up, e x h ib itin g , o p e n in g or m a in ta in in g ?any b u ll, b e a r ,, cock on p rize fig h t, horse ra ce, circu s, g a m b lin g h o u se or sa lo o n or a n y b a rb a ro u s an d n o isy a m u s e m e n t; or w h o k eep s, o o n -, d u cts, or e x h ib its a n y th ea ter, m .elodion, d a n ce c e lla r ,t or o th e r place* o f m u sic a l, th e a trica l or o p era tic p e rfo rm a n c e , sp e cta cle or Y e p re se n ta tio h , "where a n y w in es, liq u o rs or in to x ic a tin g d rin k s a re b o u g h t, sold, u sed , d ra n k or g iv e n a w a y ; or w h o p u rc h a se s a n y tic k e t o f a d m issio n or d ire ctly or in d ir e c tly p a y § a n y a d m issio n fe e to. or fo r th e p u r­p o se o f "w itnessing or a tte n d in g a n y suejh p la ce, a m u s e m e n t* sn eotaH e. n ? r -