The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-01-06


The secrets Of the Mormon endow-
ment house may be revealed when the
hearings In the case Of Senator Reed
Sn,oot are resumed by the Senate Com.
mittee on Privileges and Elections.
The opposition to Senator Smoot will at
tempt to show that the Mormon people
In this ceremony renounce allegiance
to the United States. The robes worn
will be exhibited. and so far as possi-
BILE there will be a reproduction of the
ceremony itself. During the previous
hearings all of the Mormon witnesses,
including the apostles, refused to re-
veal the endowment house secrets, in
sisting that they were bound by secret
oath, but admitted there had been no
change in the oath and ceremony since
the foundation Of the church. Now
the opposition will produce witnesses
who were once Mormons, but have re-
nounced the church, three Of whom
have been through the endowment
house ceremony, one as late as 1898.
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Notice has been sent out announc-
ing that 1t has been decided to abolish
cabinet dinners this winter. This Is
the result OF consideration on the Pres
dents part and of Mrs. Roosevelt, to-
gether with the cabinet hostesses.
Hereafter each member of the cabinet
will entertain the chief executive and
his wife on any date which may be
acceptable to the President, but the
company invited to meet them will be
entirely optional with the host. 1t no
longer will be obligatory to invite all
the cabinet officials and their families
or any portion Of them. The guest
list, however, must be submitted to
the President for approval, but outside
of this restriction, the list is open for
all personal and political friends of the
host.
There Is a determined move among
Republican leaders now in Washing
ton to suppress and discourage all talk
Of tariff revision at this time. ! Only
the most guarded statements are be-
ing made by men known to be in IA
vor of revising some Of the tariff
schedules. 1t is believed that the Re-
publican House leaders will take up
the question on the quiet 500 after
Congress %c0nvenes, however, and that
II a feasible plan for revision can be
among themselves as to what Is neces-
sary and how it shall be done, Presi-
dent Roosevelt may then be advised
and a special session Of Congress call
ed to carry out the program.
Second Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral challenger and his assistants are
cleared Of any suspicion of wrongdo-
ing In connection with the award of
railway mail contracts as a result of
the investigation of his Office recently
completed. No illegal collision has
been found between any government
official and the railway managers, but
a recommendation may be sent to Con.
gress as a result Of this inquiry to eff.
feet changes in the method Of award
ing these contracts. There is a well.
grounded opinion that the system of
competitive bids should be introduced
50 far as possible.
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In administration circles 1t is denied
that there is to be a vindictive invest.
cation of the Standard Oil Company,
as has been published In New York pa.
pers. There is going to be an investi.
cation of the concerns transactions
along conservative lines, and the
Standard Oil officials are more disposed
to open the company's books to the
bureau Of corporations than they were
last spring when an attempt was made
to investigate the corporation.
The case known as the Fayerweath.
er will case was decided by the Su.
preme Court of the United States in
favor of the colleges. The case in.
wolves a bequest of about 50, 800, 600
made to twenty different colleges by
the late Daniel G. Fayefweather, q
leather merchant of New York, who
died in 1890. The will was attacked
by Mr.. Fayerweather, widow, and two
nieces. fraud being charged.
An earnest effort will be made at
this session of Congress to secure the
enactment of laws for the better pro-
lection Of the President. Two years
ago both the House and the Senate
passed bills with this object in view,
and the conferees agreed upon a sub
%stitute, which was adopted by the
House. The Senate failed, however, to
act upon it.
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The hens Of the American farm
yards now produce 1866, $3.50, 666 doz-
ems Of eggs annually, and at the aver
age price of the present year they lay,
during their busy season, enough eggs
in a single month to pay a years in
terest on the national debt. We have
Secretary Wilson's report to the Presi-
dent as authority for these statements.
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All told a session of Congress brings
to Washington anywhere from 5000 to
5000 transients. The 500 Senators and
Representatives bring with them sew.
eral thousand camp followers, whe
have or hope to have government EN-