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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-08-25
81,

- for | wanted to make a hit,
with some fellow with key up Il ere.
who'd make things soft and easy for
my Tommy.
! had 50 much to tell him. | knew
Just now I'd take OF every member of
the company TO amuse him. | had
memorlzed every joke | d hea d Since
Id got behind the curta. n-no, very
hard for me; things always h d way
oil sticking in my mind. knew the
newest songs in Town, and the
cnoruses Of all the old ones. could
show him the latest tricks with cards
I'D got those at first hand from Prof.
Haughwout. You know how great
Tom is on tricks. | could explain the
disappearing woman mystery. and the
mirror cabinet | knew the clog dance
That Dewitt and Daniels dc. had pic-
lures OF the trained seals e great
elephant act. Mile. Picotte doing her
great tight-rope dance. and The roth
ers Borodini in their PYRAMID tum-
bling.
Yes, II was whole vaudeville show.
win refreshments between the aeis
that ! was taking up to Tom Dorgan
don't care much for a lot of that
truck-funny, isn't it, how you get TO;
urn up your nose at the things you'd;
nave given finger for once upon a;
ume! But Tom-Oh, I'D got eyery-i
ming pat for him-my big, handsome
Tom Dorgan in stripes-with his curls;
all shaved of-ugh!
Id got just so far in my thoughts
sitting there in the train, when | gave,
SILVER. | thought for a minute ~
was at the idea Of my Tom with ONE
OF those bare. round convict heads ON
MIN, that look like fat skeleton faces
But 1t wasn't 1t was
Guess, Mag.
NORWAY.
Both Of US thought the same thing
OF each other for the first second that
our eyes met could see that Hs
thought was caush, at last. And |
thought he'd been sharp once too
often. wv
And. Mag. II would be nard 10 s.v
- ~ "a
.n !. Of US would have been happier
Il 1t had been the truth. Oh, TO meat
NORWAY, bound sure enough for Sing
Sing! t 40
he got up and came over To m.
SHINING wiekedly. He took the seat
behind me- and leaning forward, said
softly:
no BE CONTINUED.
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He never changed the order in which
he lifted the glittering things out, nor
the places he put them back in. put
my hand up against the top of the
box, tracing the spot where each piece
would be lying. Think, Mag, just half
an inch between me and quarter OF
million!
Oh, ! was sore as ] lay there! And
] wasn't so cock-sure either that I'd
get out Of it straight. | tried the
Beryl story lots of ways on myself but
somehow, every time fancied m! self
telling it to 0bermuller, it got tangled
up and lay dumb and heavy inside
Of me.
But at least II would be better to ap-
pear of my own will before the ole
Englishman than be discovered by
Lord Gray and his lady. ] had my
fingers on the curtains, and in another
second Id been out when
Miss Berry, Blackburn's compli-
ments, Mr.. Topham. and would you
step TO the door. as there's something
most important she wants to tell you. :"
Oh. loved every syllable that call
boy spoke! There was a giggle be-
hind his voice. too: old Topham was
the butt of every joke. The first call,
which had fooled me- must have been
from some giddy girl who wanted to
guy the old fellow. She had fooled ne
all right But this-this one was the
real article.
There was a pause-Topham must
be looking about to be sure things
were safe Then he creaked to the
door and shut it carefully behind him.
1t only took a minute. but in that
minute-in that minute, Mag, | had
the rose diamond clutched safe in my
fingers; was on the top of the big
trunk and out Of the window.
Oh, the feel Of that beautiful thing
In my hand! I'd "a loved II II II
hadn't been worth a penny, but as II
was ! adored il. slipped the chain
under my collar, and the diamond slid
down my neck, and | felt its kiss on
my skin. ] few down the black cor
ridor. humping into scenery and near
ly tripping two stage carpenters.
heard Ginger, the call-boy, ahead Of
me and lodged behind some properties
Just in time He went whistling past
and got to the stage door.
pulled ii oren tenderly. cautiously,
and turned to shut II after me.
And
And something held II open in spite
Of me.
Mono, Mag, II wasn't a man. II
was a memory. II rose up there and
hit me right over the heart-the mem
DRY Of Nancy 0lden's happiness the
first time she'd come In this very
door, feeling that she actually had q
risht to use q stage entrance. feeling
that she belonged, she-Nancy-to this
wonderland Of the stage!
You must never tell Tom,' Mag.
promise! He wouldn't see. He
couldn't understand. ! couldn't make
him know what ! felt any more than
I'd dare tell him did.
shut the door.
But not behind me. shut II on
the street and-Mag. / shut forever
another door, too; the old door that
opens out on Crooked street With
my hand on my heart. that was beat
ing as though 1t would burst. few
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CHAPTER V.

} YOU remember Lady Pa
tronesses' day at the Cruel
ty, Mag? Remember how
the place smelt of cleaning
ammonia on the bare floors?
Remember the black dresses
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CHAPTER vi

GOT into the train, Mag,
the happiest girl in all the
country. Id a big basket,
of things for Tom. ! was!
got up in my Sunday best, !
for | wanted TO make a hit
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-08
DON C. W. MUSSER TELLS OF OBJECTIONS
TO PRESIDENT SMITH AND FOUR APOSTLES

Don G. w. Musser yesterday admitted
against sustaining the general authori-
ties Of the church Thursday. He does
not know who the other man is Nj
Musser gave reasons for his objections,
as follows
This is not an impulsive move on
my part. It is a matter that I have
been considering for months. in fact.
ever since ! read the testimony before
the senate committee sitting at Wash
ington To investigate the case of Sen
ator SmOOt Ny objection is, first, to
President Smith. According TO his
sworn testimony he is continuing his
relations with his plural wives regard
less Of the laws OF the state and of the
manifesto of 1890. I am opposed to the
way i'm which he has used the tithing
fund i'm specUlatiOns and i'm commercial
pursuits. believing this is wrong for the
head of church organization or for a
church.
My object in joining in this suit is
TO do what ! can toward bringing the
church back to its proper field as a re-
Igious organization. free from CONNER
Cialism and politics. I believe in the
principles of the Mormon church. but I
do not believe in the actions of some
OF the leaders. and I think it is time for
all MormOns who have high ideals as to
their religion to unite to purge the
church of these evils.
My second objection. which I mani
Tested yesterday. is to Apostle F. NJ
Lyman. This is also on the ground of
his testimony in Washington, that he is
living contrary to the laws of the state
and of the church in maintaining his
relations with his plural wives. I object
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further to Apostles NJ. T. CowIey and
John w. Taylor, because of the testi-
mOny that they have taken plural wives
since the manifesto. 7 object to Reed
SmOOt as an apostle because I do not
believe that a man can cOnscientiousIy
fill both the office of senator Of the
United States and apostle in the Nor
mon church. He should give up one or
the other"
Mr.. Musser is a native of Salt Lake.
He is d son of A. Milton Musser, who
has long been a prominent man in the
church, and who is now assistant his
torian- By strange coincidence.
Judge Charles s. Zane. who appears as
attorney for Don g. w Musser in the
present suit, was the judge who, on
a fine of $500 aud to be imprisoned in
the penitentiary for six months OH con-
VictiOn on a charge of pOlygamy.
Don G w MuSSeT has himself been
prominent in the church and is at pres
ent a member of the quorum of seven
ties He filled a mission to Germany
during the early nineties, and was aft
erward president of the Turkish mission
for two years and a half. He returned
to the United States in 1896 and was in
San Francisco when the war with Spain
began. He Joined battery Z, Utah light
artillery, at San Francisco, and went
with it to the Philippines. He was
given a discharge from the army in 1899
to enable him to start a newspaper and
founded Freedom in Manila. the first
newspaper to be printed in English in
the islands. He returned to Utah about
d year ago and at present is connected
with the Intermountain Correspondence
school.
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out authority, IN various enterprises
and various classes of business. purely
OF secular and temporal nature. In
asmuch a plaintiffs are without any
adequate remedy for the wrongs afore-
said, except in court of equity. the
plaintiffs therefore pray that said de-
PENDANTS shall specifically answer all
and singular each and ali of the allega-
tons, matters and things in the fore
going complaint. accurately and
fully as il specifically interrogated
thereto on the witness stand; that the
court viii declare the legal duty of said
Joseph r. Smith. president or other
wise. with respect to tithing, donations.
devises. requests and gifts and the
purposes for which they may be used.
and the duty of said church and its au-
thorities with respect thereto. and Will
declare that the same shall be held in
trust for church purposes alone. and
that II can only be appropriated and used
to and for such purposes; that the court
will issue temporary injunction restrain
ing said defendants from investing said
funds arising from tithing or from do
nations and gifts for church purposes. in
any business or enterprise established or
prosecuted for commercial. industrial or
buiness purposes 10 obtain pecuniary
Profit or advantage in business cOmDeti-
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taments to show the different kinds of
revelations. The first of these was
through the works of nature; but there
are questions that the stars do not an
swer. he said; there are problems in the
souls or men that nature cannot solve
Revelations through the intelligence
of men We're also discussed. The Chris
tan world, he said, was pretty well
united in the belief that special revela-
tions had been given TO men. The
scriptures were made up largely Of
such. The difference between the Lat
ter-day Saints and Christians in gen.
eral was that the Saints believe that
God still reveals himself to men. Either
men no longer receive the Holy Ghost
he said, or the Holy Ghost has lost it's
power TO reveal the will of God to man.
Revelations through miracles were
also discussed. and the speaker refused
to believe that the day of miracles was
past. He believed that God had the
same power as of old. He held TO the
position that men could rise to such high
privileges as to speak face to face with
God
Mr.. Roberts combated DR.. Paden's
idea Of the incarnation of Christ. He
believed that the prophesy would be
fulfilled and that Christ would again
appear among his people upon the
earth.
Mr.. Roberts said he believed in all
modes of revelations used in the past,
and believed that they would be all
used in the future in making known to
man the Will of the Lord But, he said,
God and the angels are not at the beck
and call Of men upon the earth. When
revelations are given they viii be Civ
en- according to the divine will and not
at the whim or caprice of man. God, he
said, can send his angels to earth to
communicate with his children. If God
says to the Saints move forward, they
will move forward; if he says halt, they
will halt; if he lays turn to the right
or to the left, they viii turn
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Decision

we fully sustain and confirm the dc
cisfou Of the bishops court in withdraw
ing the hand of fellowship from the de-
Terdaut. and for further action il is our
decision that Charles ~ Smurthwaite be
communicated from the Church of Je-
sus Christ of Latter-day Saints for un-
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3. II. Roberts on Revelation

speaker of the afternoon session. He
spoke on revelations. He combated the
positions recently taken by DR.. William
NJ. Paden. although he gave no name.
He quoted from the OLD and New Tes-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-08
SMURTHWAITE APPEALS FROM DECREE
OF EXC0MMUNICA RENDERED MONDAY

Christianlike conduct and apostasy, as set
forth in the complaint.
e. w. SHU RTLIFF, President.
&C. F. MIDDLETON. LIST counselor.
N G. FLYGARE, md counselor
advise you of the above decision in
your case as per instructions of the high
council at its meeting of this day. Very
truly. JOHN Y. BLCTH,
Clerk Of the Council
Mr.. Smurthwaite's notice of appeal,
filed yesterday. follows.
ogden, Utah, April :. 1905
To the Presidency of the High Council
of Weber Stake Of Zion:
Il. Charles \. Smurthwaite. do hereby
make written appeal and file the same
with you to bc transmitted to the proper
authorities, against the decision made
against me by your body on April 4. fs05
and make this appeal to the high council
of the Church of Christ. which. according
to the revelation from God to the Prophet
Joseph Smith. recorded in section l02 of
the Book of Doctrine and Covenants. is
to consist Of twelve high priests and one
or three presidents. as the case may re-
quire. Yours respectfully.
CHARLES \. SMURTHWAITE-'
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ton or otherwise TO reach temporal and
secular ends. and that upon the final
hearing the court will make such injunC-
ton perpetual and mandatory fOrbidding
the continuance of Investments that have
been made 10 establish or to prosecute
or reach secular ends Finally plaintiffs
pray for such other and further relief
to the equity aDDertains-
CHARLES 6. ZANE.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
State or Utah. County OF Salt Lake
Don Carlos w Musser and Charles
A. Smurt hwaite. being duly sworn. de
pose and say each for himself; That
he IS a plaintiff in the foregoing com
plant: that he has read the same
knows its contents and the allega tions.
matters and things therein contained
are true of his own knowledge. except as
to those therein stated upon infOrma ton
and belief, and that he believes those TO be
true.
(Scal.)
CHARLES \ SMJRTHWAITE-
DON CARLOS W. MUSSER
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9TH dav Of April. 1905
7. W. STRINGFELLOW,
Notary Public.
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After Weighing the evidence-the
charges and the answers thereto by your
Sclf-the presidency presented the follow
ing decision. which. after discussion, on
motion Of Counselor Joseph Parry, was
unanimously confirmed.
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lies deep in the mountains of Siiesias
and freezing temperatures are recorded
in many places in Germany Austria
and Hungary. some of them being close
to zero.
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While c. A. Smurthvaite's appeal
from the decree of communication
pronounced by the Weber stake high
council was designed largely to enable
Mr. Smurthwaite to retain his mem
bership in the church for the purpose
of the present suit. he believes suffi-
cieut irregularity of procedure exists
TO justify setting aside that decree.
His appeal is made to the nigh
council of the Church Of Christ pro-
vided for i'm the revelation from God
10 the Prophet Joseph Smith. recorded
ir section 102 of the Book of Doctrine
and Covenant This high council of
the church consisted of twelve high
priests and one OF three presidents
The practice of appealing to the high
council of the church was suspended
by the late President Brigham Young
and appeals are now acted upon by the
first presidency. Mr. SmurthNalte con-
tends that to make the action valid 1t
must be taken in accordance with the
rules laid down i'm the Doctrine and
Covenants and that the decree, signed
by President Shurtliff and his counsel
ors of Weber stake. is not binding. be
cause none of them are members OF
the stake high council.
MI Smurthwaite further contends
that his case was improperly handled
mt ogden. Instead of the high council
acting as his judges. he says, the MEM
bers Of the stake presidency retired 10
another room. framed the decision and
then. returning. submitted il for en-
dorscment to the high council. He
maintains that the decision is not
therefore. the decision of the high
council of the stake, but Of the stake
presidency.
The decision as rendered in Ogden
follows;
Ogden. Utah. April E. 1905.
Charles \. Smurthwaite- Esq, Ogden.
Utah:
Dear Brother-At a meeting Of the high
council held this day. per notice here
tofore served upon YOU. the compliant
the summons and service and your answer
as presented by YOU in the bishops court
OF the ogden Fourth ward. Weber stake
OF Zion, as well the answer addressed
bv YOU 10 the high council and delivered
10 mo this morning by Brother William
7. TOlcU, were read before the hlSh coun-
Gil
Arfrr Weighing the evidence-the
charges and the answers thereto by your
ScIf-the presidency presented the follow
ing decision. which, after discussion on
motion Of Counselor Joseph Parry was
unanimously confirmed
Decision.
we fully sustain and confirm the de-
Cisfon Of the bishops court in withdraw
ing the hand Of fellowship from the de-
PENDANT, and for further action IL Is our
decision that Charles A. Smurthwaite be
communicated from the Church OF Je-
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Ogden. Utah. April E. 1903.
les \. Smurthwaite. Esq, Ogden.
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Tangier, April 1T is reported that
German mission headed by Count Won
TattenbaCh-AshOId former minister Of
Germany to Morocco. will shortly pro-
coed to Fee and arrange a special Ger
man-MoroCcan commercial treaty. the
proposed terms of which are already on
their way 10 Fee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-08
SNOW IN EUROPE.

Berlin, April Snow. which fell in
termittently over central Europe yes
terday, continued TO fall today 1t
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but those who came to US from the
world may go back TO the world. The
gospel is true and the work will go
forward"
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GERMANS MEAN BUSINESS.

Children take Piso's Cure without OBJ
lection. because its taste is pleasant
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-17
A STORY ON HECK THOMAS
The LawtOn Chief Went Fishing. HIS
Seersucker Shrunk

The Lawton State Democrat bills
the following story ON Heck Thorn
as. the we'll known chief of police
in that city, Chris Madsen, Tom
Burk and many other friends Of
Heck in this city will enjoy the
story.
Chief of Police Heck Thomas
went fishing up on Medicine Greek
yesterday. AS the day was. warm
he bebecked himself in a seersuck-
er suit. if that is the correct way to
spell it Now he would have been
happier had he worn blanket
and a gee string, but he was filed
with pride and vanity Of this wicked
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-17
WASHINGTON
CONFERENCE
IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE FAM
GUS MEETING. MUCH DISCUSS
ION AMONG DIPLOMATES
THE POWERS ARE INTERESTED
And are Preparing to Keep an Eye on
the Prcceediug.s

Washing .on, June I6. The ep-
och max ne meeting to be held
between the plenipotentiaries Of
Ru ,sia and Japan to discuss terms
OF ending the war has received a
name. LIN dispatches 10 Europe
from embassies here il is briefly
termed. The Washington confer
ence
The announcement OF the selec-
tion Of Washington as the peace
making has caused the entire dip
lomat cropsto suspend indefinitely
ITS program for the summer.
Despite the reiteralion Of both
belligerents that they propose 10
negotiate directly with one anoth-
er, the European powers are p G.
pairing TO follow each step OF the
negotiations as closely and intelh-
gently as the cautious and reserv-
ed pleaipotentiaries will permit and
to do this the European envoys
must be on the ground The in
formal announcement in the White
house that, after convening the
conference here, If the plenipOten-
tiaries were oppressed by the heat.
they probably would adjourn 10
some watering plsc IN New Eng
land. has aroused the hopes Of the
enyoys OF the neutral powers tnat
such will be the decision. Among
the diplomats waose plans probab-
~ will be disarranyed by ihe
coming conference are NJ. Jusser-
and, the French ambassador. VINO,
If he goes TO France this month as
he had planned must return in
time for the conference: Baron
Spek Won Sternburg who has
planned to spend his leave in Ger
many. and Sir Mortimer Durand,
the British ambassador. who had
already closed his embassy when
the preliminary negotiations neces-
STATED his return from Lenox. If
the conference does not convene in
September some OF the diplomates
will make brief visits TO Europe for
the purpose of getting in touch
with the view, of their respective
governments.
This will not be the first time
the diplomatic corps has been kept
in Washington in the summer be-
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world and he clad himself il one of
those thin, tight-ftting seersucker
suits, and that was the cause of
all his trouble, for that was the
blow that killed his father
While he was fishing he accid-
eulally fell ink lpe creek The
pot wherein he took his plunge
bath wa over bis head. OF course
he experienced no trouble in get
ting out, but his trouble began
shortly after. AS ms coat and
pants began to dry, they began to
shrink, and they kept on until the
tail Of his coat reached below his
shoulder blades, while the sleeves
just about.reached his elbow.
But the pants took the cake.
They shrank until they fl him as
ught as the skin Of Il sausage, and
and The bottom Of the leg struck
him about half way letween bis
knees and shoe tops He did not
dare TO come to town until he
could do SO under the charitable
mantle Of night. When he arrived
home he had to use a bootjack with
which to pull off those pants.
To day he gave the coat 10 a FIVE
year orphan boy, while the pants
he has converted into a cover for a
jointed fishing pole
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cause of important negotiations.
The preliminary negotiations on
the Boxer troubles and subsequent
negotiations in the summer Of 1900
demonstrated 10 them the midsum-
.mer conditions here.
Diplomatic a tivity in the last
few weeks has exceeded the record
during the Venezuelan negotiations
in the winter Of 1908 and has re-
called vividly the S senes immediate
ly following tine end Of the war
with Spain. There have been COM
.ferences at the White House morn
ing, afternoon and evening, and
the subject Of peace negotiations
naturally taking precedence over
all other official business at the exc
cutiv ffices. Not only has the
president sent frequently for yari
Gus diplomats interested directly or
indirectly in the question including
besides Count Cassini. the Russian
ambassador and M. Takahira, the
Japnese minister Baron Speck Won
Sternburg, the German ambas-
sadoi, NJ Jusserand, the French
ambassador Sir NJ ,rtiiner Durand,
the British ambassador and Baron
Mayer Des Planches, the Italian
ambassador have called at the White
House at all hours of the day and
until eleven o. clock at night to dcis-
cuss peace, the president giving a
great deal of his time to the quest
ion, In this way the White House
is informed daily not only Of what
Japan wishes Russia to know and
vice versa. but Of the views and
suggestions of European capitals
Next TO the beIligerents Germany
has shown the most keen interest
in the Sc ecEion Of a place for the
negotiations from the outset she
has both here aud at St. Peters
burg and Tokioexercised powerful
influence to get the negotators 10
Washington. Il was the emperor 5
belief that only in Washington
would the negotiators be free from
the unsolicited interference Of neu-
tral powers