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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12
!pPEAtHNG IN The STREETS

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
The Mormon menace is again rearing It's
head in many Of the Eastern and Middle
State cities.
For more than three years but little has
been heard OF the efforts Of the Mormons
TO gain proselytes, but now missionaries OF
that faith are once more using every per
sussfve art in their power In an effort to
beguile the innocent.
The Mormon church is now divided into
two sscts, the Brigham.tes ana the Joseph
ties
To the former sect Is applied the term
Mormon menace Polygamy. blood atone
ment and mystery Is their belief. There
are no B~righamites in ST. Louis.
But IN a little stone church on Glasgow
avenue near Dickson street 600 members OF
the B~ozephite. sect meet and worship.
While they believe in the book OF Mormon
End the divine revelation accorded Joseph
Smith, ~polygamy. mystery and blood atone
ment have no part in their faith. The fol-
lowers of Brigham Young have no more
formidable enemies than the Josephites.
They have r~eorganized as the Church of
the Latter Day Saints. To the efforts OF
this congregation IS due the defeat of p. II
Roberts. the Representative from Utah
VINO attempted to hold his seat In Congress.
Russell Archibald. stenographer In the ST.
Louis and Southwestern, IS the local pres
fdent Of the ST. Louis branch Of this order.
Joseph Smith Of Independence, No, IS the
head, or president of the entire order.
A little more than three years sgo sew
eral officers OF the Brlghamite ormon
came 20 St Louis FOR the purpose Of secur-
ing converts. They we're unsuccessful ard
returned to Utah.
Undoubtedly the darkest chapte in Nor
monism is the "Mountain Meadows massa-
ere. committed Friday. September H. 1851.
-FOUR days before Brigham Young issued his
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12
By Kate Masterson.
And study the page again.

And study the page again.
II il true I'm ahead with the never dead
In the push Of a vaster plain.
ON the outer brink OF the great high think
That on earth 1 stroye to gain.
But the yearnings back for the old time
track
are strenuous and keen
As the star-poised gaze OF the other days
When earth misfs hung between.
There is always the press and the spirits
stress,
The reach for the big beyond.
The white star shifts and through the riffs
We follow its earth fan. fond.
hear the tread OF the march ahead
Toward the always over there
On in the light OF the star shine whits
To the goal OF the heavenly where.
am sad for the gay old world. the flesh.
The days OF the long ago.
The breath OF sea blown breezes fresh.
The girls that I used 10 know:
The songs we sung till the rafters rung,
Her face In the driftwood's glow,
Heavens not 30 far II you only are
On earth where the roses grew
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12

WRITTEN o al SUNDAY REPUBLIC
Football players have entered the game
this season protected BY more costly and
elaborate arrnor than ever before. 1t will
now be possible for the modern gladiator to
cover hir1self almost literally from head
to heel with these outiandlsh-looking means
OF defense The various masks and guards
OF past seasons. which have added to the
possibilities Of the game. have been en-
lsrged and strengthened and rendered yet
more grotesque, and. incidentally. the de-
mand for all such armor is greater this year
than at any previous time in the history Of
football.
II Is reasonable to suppose that a coaI
million. at least IS expended by the football
teams every season. And the gross receipts
Tor the entire country doubtiess double this
sum.
By its critics the American game Of foot
naH has been very generally compared with
the Roman gladiatorial combats. The COM
paTison IS. OF course. exaggerated. II Ia
nevertheless true that no Roman gladiator
ever entered the. Coliseum more carefully
protected against the CnslauEAts OF his ad-
Nersary certainly not with 30 much scfen-
tic armor. Considering the dangers both
the ancient and modern gladlators vent out
TO face, the football PLAYER OF to-day is
much the more e.aborately and esectua-L
prepared.
Beginning at the crown Of his head the
modem football warrior wears a visor quite
as formidable In appearance as tina; az his
early Roman counterpart. The proper guard
for the skill this season will be an unususl-
y large Dotlike affair. Of the heaviest p,g-
skin, 1t Is about 6 Inches high. or deep. with
q thick seam extending from front TO hack.
Il srould Mt well down over the forehead
and almost touch the ears.
IS these skull guards are constructed this
year II IS practically impossible = even
head dealt with a heavy club. for instsnca.
hnrd enough 70 crack any ordinary skull.
would scarcely annoy the wearer OF one Of
these improved helmets. Thus protected.
the footbaii player can plunge into the
strongest defense without suffering. Injury
% the head. at least from the impact.
The head guard II held IN place by leather
cor msns. soneWhat larger and hsavisr
than those used In past seasons The ear
guards - n matter Of fact, are designed TO
protect the entire side OF the head. They
are four CT i've inches In width. Of en- oval
share. and with the larger diAmeter held
vertically A hoe s. furnished in the center
10 allow the mysterious cipher signals OF the
game TO reach the players ears. 4 strong
castle strap running under the chin holds
the guard down close 10 the had and the
hardened leather ear NUTS securely in
place.
One OF tho aovelsits ot this seasons foot-
hali suonfei Is the hcw nose guard. The
hi5eous rubber nose protectors familiar IN
past seasons are TO be worn this year larger
than before and atted more closely 20 the
face. They are besides. perforated with
large heies In order to allow The player 10
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12
"A PERIL" SAYS DR.. PARKHURST.

-uickeiuess to which they make their ap-
peal
Persons are attracted by novelty inrre-
iiri6n as in other things. There IL a GER
tain religious instinct or impulse in every
one. We cannot get away from IL. Wen,
then. where u plausible stranger comes
along with q creed which actually gives
the excuse OF religion for gratifying vicious
instincts. Il Is perhaps not stHnge that he
gains an audience. and hence the success or
the Mormons.
There cannot. OF course be two opinions
as TO the moral influence OF Mormonism-
The American people need no instruction in
such a matter. Take. for example. the In
slant reaction throughout the country
which followed the appearance OF the Nor
mon Roberts as an elected member in Con-
gress.
As I said before. I am not familiar with
the work and do not know the extent OF
this Mormon movement. but i should judge
that the present situation demanded imme-
diate legislative action.
I believe that at most times more good IL
accomplished by encouraging virtue than by
evil l nave been charged with
following another course. Il IS only a very
unusual provocation which justihes an at
tack"
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in the trade. the entire expense OF train
ing and eQu!pplng q team and managing
Il throughout the comparatively brief foot
BAH season Is often as much "a $1,000
There are at least ten large colleges and
universities IN the United States which eN-
pend together S25.Co in equipment every
season.
For all this expense. however. football is
an Immensely profitable game. Much more
IS male By the colleges every season. con-
sidsr.nE them as a whole. than they cost.
Several branches % athletics. such as the
rowing crews. for Instance. are supported
by the footballs receipts. and. In addition.
many colleges owe much 81 the luxury and
convenience Of their club houses and train
ing quarters 10 the same source. II Is not
unusual. as all the world knows. for crowds
OF from 15y0oO 10 3aOp0 persons or even more
10 be attracted to a great football same be-
tween rival universities With seats at
8 and more each-and the average is often
higher-the income naturally becomes i'm
mense.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12

way through the mount 5ius and 20 10 the
south. heading for Los Angeles Instead %
Sacramento. This wns 10 GecCy them into
the southern settlements after refusing
them food or merchandise OF any kind In
exchange for money or horses. The emil
Brants were ignorant OF the Mormon proc
lamation forbidding troops 10 enter the
Territory. and they knew nothing OF the
terrors about 10 fan upen them.
fh:r When they had reached the Mountain
Meadows district about three hundred and
fifty miles south OF salt Lake. they were
attacked by a few Indians and a lot Of
Mormons in Indian disguise. The emf
grants formed a barricadc u wagons. from
tier style. and speedily dispersed the enemy.
Other attacks followed. with no better re-
suit. Then came Mormon strategy.
MEN AND THEIR
FAMILIES WE'RE MURDERED.
Headed by Mater John D. Lee. a company
OF Mormon militia came with a flag OF truce
as friends. In return the emIgrants met
them with a little child dressed In white.
The MormoB said they had come TO escort
them. and that IL they would leave tkeir
arms and supplies behind they would be
taken 10 a place OF safety.
The hemigrants fell into the trap. and hal
proceeded but = short distance. leaving
their wives and children behind. when they
were massacred. as were the children and
women soon after.
Doctor Charles Brewer. the assistant
army surgeon who was sent with a COM
pany 10 bury the remains two years later,
thu reported:
4 reached a ravine fifty yards from the
road. in which I found portions Of the
skeletons OF many bodies-Ekulls. bones and
matted hair-m1st Of which. upon
ton. ! concluded TO be those OF men. Thres
hundred and fifty yards further on another.
assembly OF human remains was found.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12

Of players to be nearer 10000 than half
that number.
The game Is played literally from one end
Of the country 10 the other. from ocean TO
ocean, and from the Northern 10 the
Southern boundaries. Even In the most
remote army posts the game Is as familiar
as IN the LARGEST cities.
II viii be a surprise To most persons be
sides to learn 10 what figures the annual
expenses and Income OF a great college
team amount. There are hotel bills. train
ing table expenses. the fees OF professional
coachers, trainers and doctors; medicines
and llniments and railroad fares. as well
"a the maintenance and care Of grounds.
The money expended each season for equip
ment is also an interesting study in It.
sell.
There are all sorts Of football armor, and
most OF Il Is very expensive-moieskinE.
Jerseys. sweaters shoes and footballs. II
is not unusual for n single college 10 spend
q couple OF thousand dollars at the BEGIN
ming OF tho season for equipment alone. Ac-
cording TO Mr. Frank Finland. well known
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12
YARN OF THE SHADE.

WRITTEN FORTHE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
An old and sympathetic shade
Wandered By his sad lone
Through realms OF the sky. in the upper
high.
over streets that with jasper shone.
His beat had Wearied his waiting feet
And his harp was out OF tune.
Till he saw a star on the blue afar
And strummed this Hitting rune:
Il am sad for the gay old world. the
flesh.
The days OF the long ago.
The breath OF sea blown breczes fresh.
The girls that I used TO know:
The songs we sung till the rafters rung.
Her face in the driftwood's glow.
Heavens not so far II you only are
On earth where the roses grow"
The high is cold and the pave OF gold
Burns into my cloud broke hoof.
Ny wings are furled. for the gay old world
Isn't much from her -alooL.
There Is joy on earth. and there Is no dearth
OF good In the hearts Of men
II you only look through the great guido
book
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12
nY Us 90 a. 800.

Morn rism is a social disease. II 1t wore
permitted 10 STOW unchecked Il would
spread itself all through the fabric Of So
ciety and eventually would undermine the
structure Of the state.
So said Mrs. John a Logan NJ her house
in Washington. d &. She added:
Mormonism means degeneracy. physical.
moral and spiritual I know whereof I
speak. because ] have lived in Utah. My
father. many yclr- ago. was stationed as "a
Government official en- that State. and 1
spent a good deal OF time With him in salt
Lake City. Il was after I was married
Nobody can go % salt Lake City and look
around him without seeing for himself that
the as a class. are Inferior speci-
mems. physically and In every other way
wherever they come under your observa-
ton their degeneracy strikes you f~0rcibly.
Il IS natural that this should be the case.
as they are the Offspring of an
unnatural system-a system Of concuhinaSe
which obtsins the name OF marriage only by
courtesy.
Our laws have put a stop TO the open
practice Of polygamy In Utah. but the mis-
chief continues to exist I'm disguise. In fact.
n is spreading over the world 20 an alarm
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Menace to Society and State

ing extent. We hear Of new colonies OF
Mormons being started In Mexico and else
where. aud all over Europe the agents OF
the faith are bCsiiy engaged In proselyting
seeking with special eagerness TO gather
young women OF the peasant class into the
fold.
The vital quality OF Mormonism. which
accounts for its persistent survival. lies in
its religious motif. There Is nothing that,
once successfully started. Is so enduring as
a religion. To attack 1t IS only 20 make
Of the believers and to solfdlfy sheir
opposition. We have been able TO do away
with open polygamy in Utah. but aH/the
power OF the United States Government Is
helpless TO destroy. or even to weaken sert-
ously. the Mormon faith.
Mormonism Is a threat TO the nation. IN a
moral and spiritual sense. because OF the In
eyitabie degeneracy. both spiritual and NOR
Il. OF the offspring OF pOlygamIc marriages
Il IS 4 threat TO the business prosperity
of the country because OF Its tendency 10
absorb all wealth into the church.
II II a threat politically because the Nor
mon Church. II Il could would take into It's
own hands air OF the power.
The only thing TO do II to grip Il by the
throat and. though IL cannot be killed. 10
restrain Il as far as possible from doing
more harm.
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which. BY al appearances had been left TO
decay upon the surface: skulls and bones.
most % which ! believe 10 be those OF wom-
en-: some also OF children; probably ranging
from 8 20 y years OF age. Here. too.
We're found masses OF women's hair, chill
drcn's bonnets. such As are generally used
upOn the plains, and pieces OF lace. muslin.
calico and other materials. Many OF the
skulls bore marks OF violence. being pierced
with bullet holes. or shattered by heavy
blows, or cleft with some sharp edged In
strumsnt"
More than seventeen years pasesd before
this crime was punished by the United
Stats Government. and then Major John j..
Lee was executed.
However Brigham Young Mormonlsm con-
tiuucs TO thrive and Is now reaching such
proportions that Legislative enactment
against this sect is being urged In some
States.
In the census Of 1890 there were 3l5.OO
Mormlus ia the United States: $4,000 OF
the Utah Church and 500 OF the reorEan-
!Zed branch.
BY States the census Of lSo gave the fol-
lowing Mormons: Alabama. 90; Arizona, g.
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"A PLAGUE SPOT"-CARDINAL GIBBONS

press this social evil. and the virtual I'm
munity that II enjoys. have rendered the
apostles bold and defiant
Formerly they were content with enlist
inr recruits from England. Wales. Sweden
ana other parts OF Scandinavia, but now.
emboldeued by liberation. they send their
emissaries throughout the country and OBJ
tlin disciples from North Carolina GeoTgia
md nther States OF the Union. ~
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Every man that has the welfare Of his
country at heart cannot fail TO view with
alarm the existence and the gradual devei-
opment Of NIormonism. which Is a plague
spot on our civilization. a discredit to our
Government. a degradation % the femaie
SIX and a STANDING menace to the sanctty
Of the marriage bond. The feeble and spas
modic attempts that have been made TO re-
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RULINGS in E ETIQUETTE.

man. when eScorttnr A Young lady TO her home.
fhouid accompany her ~ TIE stoop. ring the bell
and whit until The d1pr t. opened before leaving
herr WIN you also kindly give a remedy for
falling cut hair ana a tcnic for Increasing the
READER or THE REPUBLIc
Certainly. a gentleman should 20 up to the
steps. ring the bell and walt until the
young lady enters the house before saying
Good night II would be -discourteous for
him 70 do anything else. Il would be better
TO consult some specialist In regard 10
treatment OF the hair and scalp. Amateur
prescriptions are not always safe 10 follow.
An announcement q . wedding was sent % one
nembtr q the family, which consists Of Two dis
tinct branches. none % the others having been
.nciudad. should such an anncuncfment te an
sWescd. In what form and % Wnonl should 10 Be
sent, no cards having been inciosed:
a SUBSCRIBER
An announcement card requires no an
swer according to strict rules Of etiquette.
but u IS alWayS courteous 10 acknowledge
II by sending a card in return 10 the per-
son by whom the card was d~irected-that is,
II the announcement read MIR. and Mrs.
John Jones announce the wedding the
card should be sent TO Mr.. and AIRS. Jones'.
In the instance mentioned cards are TO be
sent only by the person who received the
announcement card.
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St. Louis Experiences of Brigham Young Exhorters.
of Persuasion Used by ~Soft-Voiced Elders.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-09-25

restful day for the president, al
though his time was completely >oc-
cupied by the programme mapped out
for him.
Immediately on his arrival he was
driven to the Hotel Cadillac. At 1890
O'Clock he attended services at the
Fort Street Presbyterian church, driv-
ing from there to General Il. A. AL
gers residence, where he was enter
tanned at luncheon He returned to
the Cadillac soon after p. III. only
to leave again in a short time for a
drive about the city. During the drive
he called at st. Mary's hospital OH
ST Antoine street where Thomas X
DOherty, a local veterans of the Span
ish war, is dying of consumption. Do
herty had expressed wish to see the
president. and General Alger learned
of it. He told the president, who de-
clared he would to give the man his
desire. which he did, remaining al
Doherty's bedside for some minutes
chatting with him and expressing
words of cheer and hope. At night
the president dined at the Cadillac
with a party of friends.
Today is Il busy one for the chief
executive and his party. The presi-
dent addressed the convention of Span
ish War Veterans at 10 a. m; at II
o'clock he was driven TO the steamer
Tashmoo for ride on the river. from
which he is to return at 3 o'clock: al
4 o'clock he will review the parade OF
veterans AMI military, a unique fea-
ture of which will be the presence of
the Twenty-first regiment, or Essex
Fusiliers. from Canada; at 8 p. m. he
will attend the banquet of the vet.
Grams in Light Guard armory. where
he will make the address OF the even
inc
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-09-25
PRESIDENTS WESTERN TRIP
Where and When He Will Stop as His
Journey Progresses.

Where and When He Will Stop as His
Journey Progresses.
Oyster Bay, n. Y, Sept. 19.-Secre-
tary Cortelyou yesterday made public
an outline of the president's tour to the
northwest Sept. 10 to Oct. Z. which
gives the following intineracy: The
president and party left Oyster Bay at
$50 a. IN. today. The first public stop
scheduled is at Cincinnati at 10 a. IN.
tomorrow. staying until midnight. The
party will reach Detroit early the fol-
lowing morning, and remain there I'M
til Tuesday morning. On Tuesday
brief stops will be made at Logansport,
KOkomo, Upton. NOblesville, lndianap-
oils and Muncie, Ind. and three or
four hours will be spent in Indianap-
oils.
One hour will be spent in Fit. Wayne.
and Milwaukee will be reached during
the night. He stays there until mid
night. About two hours will be spent
at Lacrosse Thursday morning. st.
Paul and Minneapolis will be visited
later in the day. On the Doth Sioux
Falls and Yankton will be visited in
the morning. Two hours will be spent
stops will be made at Arion and Deni-
son. Several points in Nebraska will be
visited Saturday. including Kearney,
Grand Island, Hastings, Lincoln and
Fremont. Omaha will be reached late
in the afternoon and Sunday will be
spent quietly in Topeka, leaving there
before Monday noon. A brief stop will
he made at Lawrence. Kan. and Kan
sas City will be reached about noon.
Here the president stays four hours.
A numberof brief stops will be made
on Sept. 80 at points in Iowa, includ-
| ing Clarinda. NanWert. OSceOla, Des
Moines. OSkalOosa and Ottumwa. Leav-
tag Ottumwa during the night the train
will go by way of Keokuk, Ia. Quincy.
Ills. Hannibal. Louisiana and Clarks-
willie. Mo-, to ST Louis. arriving at the
last named place about p. m, and
/ leaving the following morning. The
train then passes through Illinois.
stopping at Springfield and arriving at
Chicago at $50 a. m, Oct. 3. Leaving
Chicago that night the train will on
Oct. pass through Buchanan, Niles,
DOwagiac. Decatur. Lawton. Kalama-
zoo. Grand Rapids and Jackson, Mich,
ana Toledo and Sandusky, o., thence
| the train goes east
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-09-25
TARIFF AND THE TRUST
President States His Position on
the Plan of Duty Free
Trust Products.
SAYS 1T MIGHT DO THEM HARM
Would Do the Rest of Us WOrse-His
Cincinnati Reception-Arrival
at Detroit and Pro-
CANINE There.

Cincinnati. Sept. %. = Roosevelt
day" at the Cincinnati Fall Festival
broke all records of attendance at
these annual carnivals. The Queen
City never contained more visitors in
one day, and never had more enthu-
siastic and satisfactory holiday. Presi-
dent Roosevelt was the attraction as
well as the guest of honor, and he
served his hosts with untiring will
ingness continuously from 10 u. m.
until 10 p. H., without consulting his
own convenience or comfort, and ev-
cry item of the programme was done
on time. He arrived in the city at
10 Il. M, and escorted by long line
of carriages was taken to the St
Nicholas hotel. while salutes were fired
from the hill tops. The line of march
was mile long and it was one long
cheer.
Received with Great Enthusiasm.
The programme began with an in
formal reception n, then came luncheon
attended by many prominent men. AT
p. IN. was military parade. escort
ing the president to the Fall Festival
where he spoke at 4 p. M, the speech
being entirely patriotic and containing
no politics At night there was a pa
rade, fireworks and speaking in Music
hall, closing with banquet. And il
was in the speech at Music hall that
the president stated his policy rela-
tive to the Iowa idea, making the
most important announcement he has
made on any subject lie has discussed
recently. Everywhere the president
was seen he was received wI,n the
greatest enthusiasm. His train left AT
midnight Saturday for Detroit.
What He Thinks About Trusts.
In beginning his speech 1T night the
president announced that it would be
devoted to the trusts. his remedy for
which is briefly 10 curb them. He said
the trusts must be curbed. that sane
measures in correcting the evils ac-
companying them are essential DEM
agogic schemes. he declared. cannot
be considered, because they aim ut cur
ing the evil by destroying the COM
mercial prosperity of the country. He
advocated the absolute government
control of all combines. Under the
constitution as it stands. he said. lit
tie can be done. Therefore he urged
the necessity of an amendment in the
hope Of effecting a remedy. In the
meantime. he said. much can be done,
and publicity is the greatest weapon
now possible.