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feeling 1 should never again see him ullvot II.
is well nigh beyond belief thai there can exist in
the United States of America conditions such as
are flagrantly flaunted In the face of the natlon'H
womanhood and manhood from Utah, for polyg
amy, vile, slimy, enervating an the Cannes of
Rome's downfall, ia practiced Jurt ns much In
Utah today as it was before the manifesto." Tho
foregoing statements made at tho Savoy hotel,
Denver, by president of the National Mot hers'
Congress, Mrs. Frederick Sehoff, of Philadelphia,
one of the best known women In the United Slates,
and certainly tho most Important woman In her
special field of vitally useful endeavor. Whllo
Mrs. Schoff was in Utah Invostigallng tho Mor
mons she was under the constant snrvelllnnee
and protection of friends. Not a newspaper In
the city mentioned her visit, though nil of tho
papers knew she was there and were cognizant
of the purpose of her visit. She talked whh hun
dreds of Gentiles and Mormons in securing her
information. "There is no need for me to exag
gerate to impress tho facts. The truth Is start
ling and sensational enough to make citizens of
the land realize its import when they hear It.
Society is not society In Utah. Young men who
go to a dancing party there are not able to know
whether they arc dancing with married women,
for so many girls are married secretly. Tho rec
ords are in the Temple and no one outside knows.
The number of illegitimate children In Suit Lake
City and the whole state is appalling. The poor
er women who are wives of polygamlsts some
times work in pairs and trios In the home of rich
families to support their husband and offspring.
The National league of Women's Organizations,
which has been formed by the Mothers' Congress,
number 1,500,000 women. We are arranging meet
ings for this autumn In Eastern cities which will
be addressed by Senator Cannon If he is alive.
That will stir things."
n- has recently been quoted
country will full upon hard
:., oloMInn He
h:01 ' made such a prediction, and
It ' . ?, , iiEhtest reason for an-
'aM". ....... ....ww hard times withiu
fcynext ! .' nHces of refined
i,i on niimy ';;'' ''f )Hne one cent.
llo'u, taken in view of the
i , i, tin- Htuwtan oil fields and the m-d-:n:,..l
for American oil. It
& a deicrminaiion to make the most
Lt ef pwiH-riiy. and propaieu iu. ua.u
they ever slioum euim-.
u I,- :imi'K,l im-eiing of the National Letter
rriirVVaH-iaiiim. which has just met in Port-
irnu!" ...l.,t,,l h it area
nd (Ire I lit! Ill'' reMJlilium uuuincu i
t finliirsins til'' entrniicniseiiieui. ui um.
solumm was as follows: "vynereas, una wuu-
v has attained i's hu;n standing tuuuug uio ur
,ns lv I lu' development of its government on me.
Miripiw of Anu'i-iriiu independence; therefore
'j, fpsnived, That the best interests of progress
maml tin' application oi uiese muiyico w
niiifii l.y extending lo I hem the right ot suffrage
equal tonus with nu n, and we urge tne neces
y changes in our laws and constitutions to se
re this riKht to them." The spirit of equal
Jits Hems to In- in the air in Oregon, where
is expected a woman suffrage amendment will
submitted to the voters next June.
Thomas A. Wolfe, superintendent of the Penn-
lvania Railroad company's pier at Jersey City,
who was arrested hy iwo customs men, "on the
iuspicion of smuggling," was discharged by Unt
il States Commissioner Itowe. According to
wolfe, he was not suspected of smuggling at
11, but the two inspectors were angry because
li' had blocked their craft aboard a shin, and
(then they hail arrested him for revenge. The
Inspectors were Hiram t!. McDowi'll unit Witliiim
Shallenberg. The company had issued an order,
Wolfe said, that night customs olllcers should
not dine on board ships at night, and he pro
ceeded to tell the men they must leave. As a
rule a French ship docking in the morning or at
night serves from eighteen to twenty-live cus
toms and immigration men with breakfasts or
dinners. The German, Cunard, and White Star
ships do about the same. On the German ships
men not only graft their meals, but are said to
sign checks for wine, beer, and cigars.
A brand new scheme for qualifying government
homesteaders has come to light in the McCook
land district of Nebraska. The father of a family,
having himself homesteaded a piece of govern
ment land, conceived an original method of get
ting more of the land in the family. It consisted
of having his older children adopt his younger,
thus making them heads of families and eligible
to make homestead entries. An 18-year-old boy
adopted his 12-year-old brother, nnd the younger
boy in turn adopted his 9-year-old sister. In due
course of time title to three pieces of govern
ment land was held in the family. In a contest
a judge decided the 12-year-old boy could not
adopt his young sister and the youthful home
steader was thrown out of the property he had
taken. The elder boy's claim has not yet. been
contested. The discovery has led Secretary Hitch
cock to order a general investigation of homestead
entries in Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma.
"Senator Frank J. Cannon, of Utah, Is a hero
and he may prove to be a martyr. His
father, a Mormon apostle, has disowned and
disinherited him because the noble man is fight
ing for his state against the heiranchy and
awful teachings of that church. Senator Can
non has been condemned to die by the Mor
mons. His secretary has been quietly told by
friends not to be seen in his employer's company
Referendum in the South.
The Municipal League of Norfolk,
pa., is making a strong effort to have
a committee of the ciiy council, which
lis preparing a revised charter, insert
a reterendum clause in it. Lieutenant
f, P. Shaw, V. S. N., is president of
trie .Municipal League and he says:
it we are unable to get the charter
revision committee to do anything in
this regard, we are pretty sure of
learning the proposition through the
me legislature." The Disoatch of
pat city, commenting on this, says:
The reterendum system of eovern-
mm has b. en demanding the atten
tion of law makers and statesmen for
4 nmati.r of years, an 1 the most en-
iKhn-ned thought of the present day
h bi'ginniti" to f,n-,,- i.
"L is pointed out ttiat liv tho rofop.
mm .Norfolk would be protected ab-
rrom firoedy franchise grab-
oe HKCiy, it is
: iL to 8.n, c.rge amount
of money on lobbying for a valuable
.1 1.1. Kn rhlA
privilege, it tney mougui mo wi.w.
people would reject it on a vote. The
referendum which the Municipal
League will ask the charter revision
committee to insert In the new char
ter will hold up any franchise for
thirty days after it has passed the
councils until me ciuzbub
opportunity to look into its merits.
If, in the meantime, the people are
dissatisfied, 5 per cent of them would
have the right to call for a vote on
it." .
Scrofula
J : very often acquired.
tygiene.foulair.impure
aer, are among its causes,
a cailed "the soil for
g wtD remain tubercu
y 5Ie to take root.
tocd'sSarsapariUa
ESS? 5ry trace o
r,a Cc Hood's.
CS z( r';rr koW
yyn 5""fula, No. 1.
Hood to., Uwll, M.
Curbing Standard Oil.
The Rockefeller's are about to have
a practical illustration of the power
of the people where the referendum
system is installed. The attorneys
and agents of Standard Oil had
greased the way for a twenty year
franchise to erect oil tanks iti the
city of Grand Rapids, Mich., where
many of the people did not want them.
The city council passed the franchise
bv a close vote and trie mayor re
fused to veto it and the octopus
seemed to be on rop. But a new
charter has lately been granted
Grand Rapids, which contained a pro
vision for a referendum vote on all
contracts, ordinances and franchises,
if invoked bv a netition of 13 per
I cent of the voters, who are allowed
I thirty days in which such a petition
j can be presented. Tho petition is
, being Figned and there in not much
doubt thai Hie franchise will be de
feated by the voters.
Cluvrles K. Hughes, counsel for the
insurance Investigating committee, de
clined the republican nominal Ion for
mayor of New York. In statins hla
grounds for refusing tho nomination
which was tendered him by unani
mous vote. Mr. Hughe said: "In this
dlb mma 1 have simply to do my duty
ns 1 ee It. In my Judgment I have
no richt to accept Iho nomination.
A paramount public duty forbid it."
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