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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23
AGITATION FOR GOOD.

Some of our contemporaries take cx.
ception 10 the yIcS expressed by Nor
MONS concerning the agitation against
Senator Smoot, TO the effect that the so.
called investigation will but serve to
make "Mormonlsm' better known
among the general public. and secure
for II muny friends who, but for this
agitation, would not have given the
subject q serious thought The idea Is
treated as absurd by some profound
editors. And yet, what Is there unreal
sonable IN that view?
Ever since Augustine, II has been rec.
ognlsgd that the blood Of the mar
tyrs has been the seed Of the church"
and although In this case. the question
Is not Of the shedding OF blood, II IS rs
clear u case Of persecution az any IN.
stltute1 under the regime OF Roman
empcrors, For II Is perfectly well un.
derstooa that the agitation Is not IN.
cpired by peal for public morals, hut by
n desire 70 exclude from the halls OF
Congress, and then perhaps from other
public rntes ana offices, anyone con-
nected with the Mormon Church
That fact, when mnde so plain By the
opponents Of the Church, AZ is done AZ
present, secures for It's doctrines many
Investigators.
The press OF the country also seems
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23
INDIAN CHILDREN.

The question whether It Is possible 20
take Indian girls and boys from their
Wild prairie life, and make them USE
ful for civilized lie has been answered,
says Leslie's Weekly by the Lincoln
Institute, Philadelphia, where Indian
children are being trained. There are
girls from the Winnebago, Mohawk,
Chippewa, oneida, Seneca, Onondaga,
Menominee. Tuscarora, Cheyenne, and
Sioux nations. They are Instructed
and trained In cooking, sewing, wash
Ing and ironing, and the general work
Of domestic. Most Of the girls AZ
rive at the institution with objection
able traits. These, however, speedily
yield to kind but firm treatment, and
once the girls become interested In their
duties they are said to be tractable
and easily taught.
This Is reasonable. II, as Is undoubt-
eddy the case the Indians have de-
generated from status OF higher civ
ilisatlon to their present conditions,
This being the case. the children should
be capable OF attaining to at least the
level from which the descent was made.
If, on the other hand II We're true that
man Is but an evolution from lower
giade Of creatures, It would be as i'm
possible to train the children Of saw
axes to become proficient IN civilized
arts and ugages, as II Is, by instruc-
ton, to make an astronomer, or even
an mason, of young monkey. Eyo-
luton means a gradual unfolding 1t
does not admit Of bounds ana leaps
from one level to another II the dis.
lance between the lowest savage and
the highest type Of civilized man were,
az Is claimed, about as great as be-
tween the monkey and the savage, II
should be possible to bridge the chasm
between these two, by education az
II has proved possible to bring, by that
means the savage child up to the very
height OF culture, The fact that the
chasm between the brute creation and
man cannot In this way be bridged,
proves that sayagery Is the result OF
degeneration from an original higher
state.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23
A PLEASING RESULT.

The confirmation by the Senate OF the
appointment OF General Wood and that
Of Assayer Wooley Is triumph for
President Roosevelt and his supporters
In the government Enemies Of those
gentlemen and OF the President did
their utmost to throw down the APP
pointments. hlacken the character of
the appolntees and reflect odium on the
apponter. But their efforts We're vain,
The gentlemen themselves have been
fully yindIcated the charges against
them have fallen into the mud from
which they came and the choice made
has been shown to be worthy and wise.
We congratulate them both on the OUT
come Of the war against them. They
afe not associated either personally or
officially, but We mention them togeth-
er because Of the war that was waged
Upon them both and the similarity OF
the result, One feature OF the fight
against IL, Smith Woolley was on the
ground that he was q Mormon" BIsh-
op. 1t ls gratifying TO know that this
was OF no force or effect Mormon
eaters, take noticel
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San Francisco Star.


The law against polygamy In the
United States does not prescribe be.
lieyers In the Mormon" religion, and
could not without violation Of the con-
stitutlon which guarantees religious
liberty to all Yet, when Joseph Smith
the head OF the Church was testifying
In the case Of Senator Smoot accused
of polygamy, he was asked questions
which had no bearing whatever upon
the point mt issue-whether or not
Smoot was leading or had led polyga-
nous life-but dealt only with his re-
lgious belief
Smith was asked, for instance, II he
believed In the principle OF revelation
from God TO man. He answered that
he did. But whose business Is II wheth-
err he does or not2 That Is matter
with which the government has no le-
gal or moral right to interfere. He
might as well have been asked II he
believed In the confessional. Wheth-
er he does or not, Is no concern OF the
state,
Congress has no right whatever to
question man as TO his personal re-
llgIous or political beliefs or convic-
lions The most sacred OF all rights
are the rights of free thought and free
speech, Without these rights. there
can be no llberty-"l.iberty Is dead"
II II be proven that Senator Smoot Is
polygamist, he should be unseated
for he is then violator Of the law, and
should not he permitted to be a law
maker II, however, II be proven that
he is Mormon" he has the same
right to membership IN Congress as 0
Catholic, Il Protestant, jew, or an In
ndel
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23
A ER..AND.TRIBUNE TALE

Many readers OF the News and par
tleularly our German friends, will re-
member the expose given In our COL
umns Of the gross faIsehoods concocted
by a protested preacher Of the Gospel
named thinner, who sent 10 Germany a
mass of absurdtles and stupid uu-
truths about the "Mormons," which
were reprinted here and thoroughly re.
futed, II seems that the half.demented
or spitefully mendacious fellow Is not
abashed by the setback given him by
his countrymen, but is at his former
tricks again,
The Salt Lake Tribune, too, has given
him aid by publishing that which
everybody on its stan who has com.
mon understanding must know Is the
very extreme Of nonsenslcal improb.
ability However, It throws dirt upon
"Mormons," and that was enough to
secure It's insertion, IN a prominent
place with big headlines, and with com.
ments from that paper that are totally
unJustIhed, even by the stupid story to
which 1t has given It's sanction,
We publish It today with the state.
ment OF Mrs, Kompe, "the woman In
tho case" who has evidently been IN
duCed by this q. A, thinner to respond
TO his influence and assent to matters
which she now denies He has prom
ised TO have her sent back to Germany,
and II he keeps his word, which does
not appear to be worth anything tangl.
BILE, II will be the first good work that
We have heard Of his performing.
The statements about men wanting TO
marry her are emphatically denied by
her aud the persons whose names have
been used, and there Is no truth In these
assertions except that, while she was a
single woman man who had no wife
offered to marry her The Tribune sur.
misses that the primary cause Of the
womans troubles Seems TO be her per.
sonal attractions We ask our con.
temporary to send some one to take a
glance at the poor cripple that ALL
Now, just examine this little story In
the Tribune, which Is evidently not OF
the womans telling, however silly she
may be. She ls represented as stating
that Mrs. Schultz was urging her to
marry a married man, and,
zone day in his presence she told me
| was perfectly free to marry, because
when | WAS baptized | was separated
from my husband Us not that so,
Brother Huefner that the haptismal
water divorcesg Yes. certainly, he
replied, baptlsmal water acts an d.
yorce, You are free TO marry me any
time"
The utter absurdlty OF this will strike
every person acquainted with "Mor-
mon doctrine and even many who do
not understand It. The notion that
baptism acts az a divorce could not
have originated In anything like a brain
but Zimmer's But when the fact is
known that this woman who il made TO
tell that ridiculous story was never
married until about three years after
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23
she was baptized. little more need be

she was baptized. little more need be
said.
This mendacious preacher. and the
paper that aids him in his villalny. will
not succeed In bolsterlng up their at
tempts 10 show that polygamous mar
riages are still performed, by such
transparent tales as that TO which we
refer. They may escape the consc.
quences Of their infamous llbels by put
ting them into the mouth OF the poor
creature who Is made their scapegoat,
but It Is such dirty business that they
deserve to weller under It while they
live. II the whole truth Is wanted as
to this affair We are ready to furnish a
full bill OF particulars.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23
Hartford Courant.

Smiths offenses against Utah's state
laws are utuh's affair. The senate's
committee on privileges and elections
had no more right 1--WE don't say nc
more powcr) 10 question him about
them than Rev. Wilbur Fisk Crafts
had. Two.thirds Of the senators have
the undoubted power TO expcl Reed
Smoot for wearing II mustache II they
see NJ, or for being u manufacturer OF
woolens, or for living IN Provo City
Power and right are not always equiv
alents. Hartford Cournnt
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23
A FEW MORE CLIPPINGS
The Lowell Citizen.

Great as Is the scandal OF Mormon.
ISM" II is not greater than that caused
by the conflict OF marriage and divorce
laws among the states, 1t Is only more
openly ffensIve,--Chicago Inter-Ocean.
There is good deal OF truth In that,
There Is more need Of a uniform law
regulating divorces and their effects In
all the states than there Is Of a pure
food" laws for the same territory, es-
peclally az the state food laws are al
ready In substantial accord.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

The Red Book for April has the fol-
lowing illustrated short stories THE
Sumersaut Pony" Kenneth Brown;
'The White Father OF Ungaya, elem,
ent NJ. Keys; "The End OF the story,
Louise G. Howe; "a Very superior
Man" Anne Warner; cupid and MISS
Lavinia." Lavon c. Cheney; THE Grim
son Violet" Edward Boltwood; In the
Shadow Of Daniel Webster" Hugh Pen
dexter. and "rhe Revenge of Sir Ro'
land" Edgar Franklin. There are some
other stories, and number OF photo
graphic art studies, by New YORK ar
tIsts.-l5s State St., Chicago. ILL.,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

Newspaper row in Toxic, Japan, Ia a
lively place just now, Toxic has twenty
dailies, one Of them. the Japanese
Times, Is printed In English, but It's
entire staff Is Japanese, There are IN
all one thousand five hundred news
papers and periodicals printed in Japan,
The first was issued In 1868,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23
MINNEAPOLIS Tribune.

II cannot be pretended that the con-
ditions created directly by the Nor
mon" Church In Utah are greatly worse
than those created indirectly by the
courts OF Newport and Sioux Falls
In one respect the eastern
fashion Is more demoralizlng than the
western. There Is general testimony
in the chaste fidelity Of Mormon
wives to their fractional husbands. In
the east, the holy state OF matrlmony
is corrupted and defaced on both sides
II is easier for a wise son TO know his
own father In Salt Lake than IN New
York high society. After all the SUI
preme social object OF marriage law Is
to make this knowledge certain.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

Harpers Bazaar for April covers a
wide field and presents the numerous
subjects OF which II treats In very hr-
tIstic manner, az always. Among the
topics to which space Is given are
these: THE Fashion outlook Tor
1904" Fashions for Brides" Spring
Hats" Shrt-Waists for 1901 Eve.
ming Gowns" For Boys and Girls"
Goats and Wraps" For Older Wo..
mem" Gowns for Street Wear and
Wash Gowns" Then there are stories
and poems, special articles, I'm Jocnnd
Vein" Editorial Comment" etc. The
frontispiece Is Street Gown OF Wolfe"
drawn by Ethel Rose. Professionalism
Square, New York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23
THE GENERAL CONFERENCE,

The Seventy-Fourth Annual Confer
ence OF the Church OF Jesus Christ OF
Latter-day Saints will be held In the
Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, on Sunday,
April 3, Monday. April 4, and Wednes'
day, April s, commencing each day at
10 a. m. A general attendance OF
the officers and members Is requested
and expected.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

The Democratic mayor Of Kansas
City who welcomed the delegates to the
Missouri Republican state convention
to that city was putting In practise the
precept, Love your enemies, bless
them that curse you, do good unto them
that hate you
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

A plague OF "pugs" is said to be
heading for this city, II this Is 30
they should be headed OIL
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

Running mates for Mr.. Roosevelt
are being trotted out for inspection.
There are so many that some may
think II is to be a relay and not a
presidential race.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

Fred d. Love Of Portland, or, Is
suing Sallie Mcclure, who Tilted him,
for a house and lot that he decided her
In courtshlps happy days. 1t is clear
ly case Of Loves labor lost,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

Dom Paul has been left small for
tune. This will scarcely compensate
him for the big misfortune that was
left him as the result of the Boer war
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

As the General Conference will COM
mence on April 3, the FIRST Sunday IN
the month which Is the regular Fast
Day, the Saints IN the Salt Lake and
adjacent Stakes OF Zion will observe
the monthly fast on Sunday, March a.
1904. The stake and ward authorities
in distant places will use their own
Judgment as to making tho change for
this occasion.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23
Boston TRANSCRIPT.

II the Mr.. Tillman who slew Editor
Gonzales and who has announced his
candidacy for Congress Is elected, then
there should be contest against seat.
Ing him compared with which the Reed
Smoot case Is but love feast
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

II takes man long while TO learn
that an open mouth is the door that
most frequently leads TO destruction.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

usual puzzle columns. Both articles
and illustrations are very interesting
this month. The illustrations Of the
Mast papers have an unusual interest
as being reproductions OF hitherto un-
published sketches,--New York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

The Old Time Photographers associa-
tIon Is TO be strengthened. This is good
news. for II has been rather "ticky'
organization for a long time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

German soldiers must all learn TO
swim. This may obyiatc the necessity
for wadlng through seas OF blood.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

Pcarsons Magazine for April contains
the first Of the Tom Mast memoirs, by
MI Albert Bgolow Paine, that have
been previously announced, II has, al.
So another Of Dr. Cyrus Townsend
Brady's stories Of Indian Fights and
Fighters, THE Thrty-two Against the
Three Thousand" an interesting article
on THE Patriotism OF Japan" by Alex
ander Hume Ford, one by Professor b,
u. Fernow on THE Forestry Problems
Of the United states, and q description
OF trained Boxing Horses" by II. j.
Holmes 4, " reveals q plot against
Edward VII, and Great Britain, and Mr.
Halliwell Sutcllffe continues the adyen-
lures Of the king and queen OF Snug
glers. Home Notes contains fashion
article, one on drawn work, and the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

claims martial law instead Of liberty
throughout the land.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

General Kuropatkln will have plenty
Of time 10 reach Port Arthur before
It falls, Up to date It hasn't begun to
tOtter.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23
RECENT PUblICATl0Ns

In WIN Carleton's Magazine Every
where for March, several features Of
much interest are found. Among these
are Rhymes from the Classlcs-Alex-
ander and Hephaestein;" an article on
Carrie Nation and Her Methods and
Back to Jerusalem, with a photograph
OF the Holy City. Mrs, sangster has
her usual quota OF verses. Other
prominent features are. "a study OF the
Carlyles," THE Great Sand-Waste,
Sahara. 100 Bedford avenue, Brook
lyn, n. Y.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

Mr.. Brlstow's forte IL writing reports
and not giving evidence in committee
room,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23
Padarewski has been banished from
Russia, Played out, as II were.

A supreme court divided against It.
stlf unlike house, can stand
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

In Colorado Governor Peabody pro.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

A general Priesthood meeting viii be
held IN the Tabernacle on Monday eve.
ming. April 4, at o'clock.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

A special Priesthood meeting will be
held In the Assembly Hall, Tuesday
April 5, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

A religion class convention will be
held In the Barratt hall on Tuesday
April :, at 2 o'clock p. m.
JOSEPH Il. SMITH,
JOHN r. WINDER,
ANTHoN II, LUND.
First Presidency.
The general conference Of the Des-
eret Sunday School Union will be held
at the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City. sun
day evening, April 3, at I o'clock,
and the attendance OF all officers and
teachers Is desired. A general invita-
ton Is extended TO all Sunday school
workers and Saints to be present.
JOSEPH +. SMITH.
GEORGE REYNOLDS,
JOS, NJ. TANNER,
General Superintendency'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-08
JEFFRIES IN FINE SHAPE
Will Do Lots of Boxing for Rest O
the Week

special from Hardin Springs Cal. says
that Billy Delaney now makes the official
announcement that Jeffries will be In grand
shape for his contest with Munroe De-
laney. as every one knows, belongs to the
old school of trainers. and there is no short
cut to condition. according to the Delaney
theory.
A fighter may boast of the way he feels
but II he is being handled by Delaney he
will have to stand the test of several hours
of gruelling work and come through 1t all
without showing any particular symptoms
of distress before Billy will admit that the
man under his direction Is fit to send into
the ring.
After Delaney returned from a recent
visit to San Francisco he watched JeffrieS
closely while at work.
He is in grand shape. and all he has to
do is to hold himself at his present notch, -
said Delaney. He will probably take off
few pounds during the coming week. but
even If he remains big as he is 1t won't
matter. His wind Is good and ! can see by
his bag punching and sandbag work that he
has plenty of vim for his training. He has
shown me that he is in condition for any
kind OF a fight. and / am satisfied. j was
quite surprised when / came back to find
how his condition had improved
Yesterday the champion went In for an
eight mile run over the dusty roads and
took things easy for the balance of the day.
From now on he will go in largely for box
ing-that Is Il present plans are adhered to-
Joe Kennedy's injured left arm has re-
covered to an extent that will permit the
San Francisco heavyweight DOMINIC the
gloves with the champion. and Jack JET