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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-05
Sport Rewew.
BIZ SqHires Coming to Meat
D'Byien-NezU BasebGN
InVentioH.

Emil Kinst, a New York baseball
tan, has invented a new bat with
wh!el be claims that every ball player
Snn have a 300 batting average and
tbt pitchers will not have q look In.
The new swatter's aid Is slightly curv-
cd and Is the same sire al the ordinary
bat.
The curve Ia what does the work, &C.
cording to Mr.. Klnst. The manner In
which the curve 10 placed determines
how the ball Is TO go. When a batter
learns the secret Of the new stick he
can command the ball He can make a
dead bunt a fly TO right field, a
Grounder to center or liner to left.
oust as be pleases.
A yet no big league player has gives
the bat test but Mr.. Kinst says that
several Of the clubs will give 1t a try
@ue ON the spring training trips
Manager McCarey OF the Pacific Atl
Mo club OF Los Angeles Ia cdlOelt
mg a meeting Of the leadin Gght pro
meters of the world To roalaaage The
weights in the several divisions, classi-
&y the fighters and arrange battles t.
a41ugt the disputed titles McCarey
may decide to call a meeting at Los
Angeles this winter and invite the fight
DrOmoters Of the world to Join him In
making these changes and rounding up
ehs fighters.
Eitxstmmons has received an offer
from Jimmy Coftfoth to meet Sam Ber
Ger IN bout on the Pacific coast and
n the fracklad HAIlnNHsa theatrical an.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-05

Bin sQulres, the heavyweight cham
pion OF Australia, Ia a persistent pugil
fnk
When he received word that ''Phila
Gslphia jack o'Brien would not go te
Australia to fight him for the purse Of
$4,000 which was offered by a syndi.
cate OF sporting men Of that country
DQuires Immediately packed up his
trunk and departed on the first steam.
w from Australia for Los Angeles
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-05

HEAvYwEIGHT
Cal. where he expects to get on fight
with o'Brien or Sam Berger before the
Pacific club.
sQulres has never been defeated and
eight fans look for lively scrap when
be meets o'Brien, for shlfty Jack has
stated his anxiety to stack up
against the Australian.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-05
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a&alhst the AUSTRALIAN.
~ .+-s'1'''-s'
Melvin shoppard's half mile run in
minute IS SO seconds at Travers
island. New York. recently was
the greatest performance at the dis.
lance the world has ever seen. True.
Kilpatrick's great race In 1898 was one
tifth OF a second faster, but look at the
difference In the conditions undo!
which the two athletes made their rec
ords. Fitzpatrick had warm, still day
perfect pace and the excitement of In.
ternational competition to spur him ON,
Harry \. Lyons. who could run any
distance and then tell YOU to within n
9th OF second what time he had
maae I.ygas VAS told 70 pull Kilpak.
rick along the first '940" In fifty.four
seconds. and he did Il to the dot.
sheppard ran under entirely diner
nnt conditions. First of all. the day
was bad. II wns damp. and a cold
wind swept In from Long Island sound
Teevan. who paced Sheppard. Is just
Is good runner as Lyons. but does
not possess the power TO judge exactly
how fast he is going. In consequence
Sheppard was fifty-six seconds In going
the first hair OF the race. This was
about two seconds too long. To prove
this contention II 10 only necessary to
note sheppard's condition In the last
100 yards Of the race He sprinted like
= demon and was In no way distressed
upon finishing.
II Is safe TO assert that had the Phil
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18
THE SHAKING EARTH.

1.-The earthquake gave and the earth
quake has taken away" might be said
Of q portion Of Valparaiso, the prin-
oipal port of Chile, which has been ter
ribly shaken by temblor. Much Of
the south shore of the bay of Valparai,
so was upraised by seismic disturbances
IN previous ages, and upon this con-
hdent men built their homes and their
marts Of commerce. What happened
for creation has happened for destruc-
tion and the internal ache of mother
earth has found its outward expression
in calamity which sends a thrill of
fear throughout the world. Happily,
the first reports are found to have been
exaggerated and the appalling disaster
of San Francisco is not to- the full re-
peated
Coming so closely as does the Val
paraiso earthquake upon that of San
Francisco, with such similarities as are
attendant upon the geographical and
Typographical localities, the seismolo-
gists have something now to grapple
with from which there should come an
advanced demonstration of the scien.
tiic facts. Unfortunately all that nav
be learned will afford no protection for
any other place, since nothing gives
the falntest indication of where next
the temblor will disport itself to the
destruction of human beings and the
ruin of human handiwork But we may
learn more Of the causes which lead to
earthquake, and moro of the advanced
method of building by which its shocks
may be withstood.
valparaiso was the growing city of
the western coast Of South America.
The aggressiveness Of Chile has been
duplicated in the enterprise of her chief
port. Manufactures had been increas-
ing, the city had enlarged her popula-
tion by approximately hundred thou
sand within a decade, and the harbor
had been deepened for big ships.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18
COMPLICATED DEFENSE.

The kind of denials and defenses
which are made concerning Senator
Reed Smoot's sermon in Colorado re-
mind one of the somewhat complicated
attitude assumed by devout Mormon
woman concerning President Joseph Z.
Smith and his attendance on the famous
prize fight held in his theater last year.
The Tribune announced the fact, in
the way of ordinary news, that the
prophet, seer and revelator of the Nor
mon church-in company of several Of
his adolescent progeny-occupied box
overlooking the arena and sat through
the sanctifed slugging match. One
good sister, having read or heard Of the
article in The Tribune, said: "That is
just like Tho Tribune to tell such
shameless lies about Brother Smith. He
would not do such a wicked thing. Our
'enemies' want TO make him ridiculous
before the world, and they try to show
that he is a brute and a blood-thirsty
wretch; for no one but wicked man
would 90 to such thing, and not even
a wicked man Of the world would be
bad enough to take his own children
there And when the GOOD sister
found that President Smith really had
been there with his children, she said:
And whose business was it if he did
GOT / guess he has right TO go il he
wanted TO. And / don't see any harm
if he went with his children to keep
them out of all temptation
The denial of what Senator Smoot
said in his religious address in Colorado
is based upon the same idea: that he
would not be so wickedly indiscreet
and boastful as to tell tho purposes of
the church concerning Idaho politics.
And then, when it is found that he. did
say such things, the defense is that it
is nobody's business what he did say
and that he had a perfect right to an
nounce religious information and re-
ligious instruction in a Mormon COM
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18

Of Idaho of what the Mormon hierarchy
will do to the rest Of the State when
they get control thereof, 1t is the coun.
ty in which William Bulge dwelling
week about in his various homes) tells
his people, including visiting politicians
from other parts Of the State, what
the "brethren in Salt Lake City de-
sire" shall be done in the politics Of
Idaho. 1t is the county In which the
message is delivered from church head
quarters at Salt Lake City, appointing
Senators and Governors and command
ing laws and directing amendments to
constitutions, etc.
The Tribune recommends the letter
from its Bear Lake correspondent to
the attention of the self-respecting men
and women of Idaho, Recalling what
some Of the newspapers Of our neighbor
State have said concerning hierarchical
rule and the benefits which have come
TO Idaho therefrom, the Bear Lake Of
fetal and family method is suggested
for general adoption in the various
counties Of the State.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18

That church by his assistance and con-
nivance has broken the pledge of good
faith, and Of law-keeping made to the
people of the United States. AS a
member Of that body he participates
necessarily in the selection and sustain
ing of all the officials OF the church,
and has never at any time made any
opposition to sustaining polygamists in
that position, but has always actively
sustained them. Further than that,
while sustaining all Of the old polyg'
amists In the new positions, he has
never raised his voice in opposition to
polygamy, nor to the induction into
tho highest Office Of the church Of new
polygamists;- that is to say, Of polyg-
amists new to the Office. Apostle Smoot
represents the polygamist cult of Nor
monism just as much as Joseph I. Smith
does, and has been just rs free in sup
porting polygamists in high positions
in that church and in selecting polyg-
amists for places Of great responsible
ty and high dignity therein.
Besides all Of this Apostle Smoot is
the special political mouth-pieee and
agent of the church in political master
ship and in the control of the different
civil governments in Utah, State, coun-
ty and municipal, and elsewhere where
the Mormons have control. lie is tho
political Apostle, the one who controls
the Mormon vote, whether delegates in
rnuUnpfInn nlon{nro nj
On all three Of these propositions the
minority report was conspicuously and
scandalously weak and unfounded in
fact. 1t is quito impossible that it
should have made any impression upon
the trained mind of any one having
due knowledge of the general situa-
ton here and of Smoots relation to
1T, except that Of irony and contempt
That minority report is not such n
document as should be fathered by the
eminent names that are signed to it.
1t is a travesty on high politics and
on the civil standing of eminent mem
bers of our Government to have them
sign report SO full of inaccuracies and
so misleading on all the chief points
involved. It is indeed a marvel that
such a report should see the light with
such names attached to it. We do not
understand how it came about unless
some one had the audacity TO have this
report prepared in Smoot IS interest es-
pecially, without regard to the facts,
and on honor, though by false pretense,
obtained the signatures of men who
had no right to be put in that false
position before the American public.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18
THAT MINORITY REPORT.

The Deseret News pronounces the
judgment that the minority report Of
the Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections on the Smoot case has
made a greater impression upon the
trained journalistic mind than did the
majority report of that committee.
The News can hardly, be entitled to
rank in any class of trained journalistic
minds; and besides, its statements are
never candid, never honest, but are al
ways prejudiced, bigoted, and incf-
fcctive.
If it is true that the minority report
of that committee has made any special
impression upon any journalistic mind
whatever, that impression is due to two
points. First, the assumption by the
minority that Senator Smoot has been
an ardent, outspoken and effective foe
of polygamy. Now, nothing Of the
kind can be borne out by the record.
Senator Smoot has never at any time
opposed polygamy. His voice has never
been raised anywhere that the public
ever heard about, in opposition to that
foul blot upon civilization. Not only
has he never opposed polygamy in the
past; he does not oppose it now. The
Springville (Utah) Independent not
long ago made a special point upon
this, challenging the statement Of the
committee, and affirming that Senator
Smoot had never opposed poIygamy
and declaring that he would not dare
to oppose it now. This is undoubtedly
the fact. Mr.. Smoot, whether as Sena-
tor or an Apostle, can obtain no posi-.
BILE benefit from this wholly unwar-
ranted assumption by the minority of
the committee.
Again, the committee assumed that
the opposition to the seating of Apostle
Smoot in the United States Senate is n
religious question, and that to deny him
a seat would be TO deny some religious
privilege, to invade the right Of con-
science, or to deprive him of his rights
as a citizen because, of religious pro-
scription. Nothing of this kind en-
ters into the Smoot case, or has ever
entered into it. No one has the slight
est objection TO Senator Smoot merely
as a member of the Mormon church.
The objection TO him is that he is
high official in that churcb-one Of the
very highest--and that the ordinary
objection which would lie against con-
ferring any political office Of import
ance upon high church official, be
that official an archbishop or bishop of
the Catholic church, bishop of the
Episcopalian church, or Of the Mctho-
dist church, or a governing ecclesiast
of any denomination whatever, lies
against him also on this ground.
But besides this usual objection to
the comforting of political Office npon
any high church dignitary, there is
this further objection to comforting this
ofhce upon Apostle Smoot. lie is a
member of the high quorum Of the
Twelve Apostles Of the Mormon church,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18
ILLUMINATION.

The searchlight Of the Mormon po-
litical situation in the Intermountain
country is the fact that neither the Re-
publican ticket nor the Democratic tick
ct in Idaho carries the name of Nor
mon for State Office,
So far as the Democratic ticket is
concerned It's personnel is III accord
with the declarations of the State con
vention in recommending the enforce
mcnt Of the State Constitution, which
| prohibits polygamists and their sup
porters from voting or holding office.
So far as the Republican ticket is con-
cerned, its personnel is in accord with
what the Republican party knows is
| the Gentle sentiment of the State. So
| it accepts the situation with its usual
pretended forbearance. secure III its ex
poctations that it will influence Gentle
officers as directly as it would influence
Mormon officers and also secure in its
intention TO some time repay itself ten
fold for the present enforced Austen
ton from political candidacy and pub
lie trust on the part of its local &C.
clesiasts in Idaho
And while all these things seem plain,
there is yet something to be explained,
For instance, the church and its politi-
cal allies might very we'll be called
upon to tell the citizenship Of Idaho
why the church and its allies do not
put forward prominent Mormons on the
State ticket. Members Of the church
have run for office on the general tick
ct in Idaho, and have been elected.
What has caused the revulsion if the
Mormons are still entitled to vote aud
hold officc7 Why should the dominant
party in Idaho, whose chief politicians
are in close alliance with the church,
withhold those rights from Mormons at
this time7 BY what misconduct did
those Mormons who were in general Of
fec in the State forfeit the right of
themselves and their fellow believers to
continued public trust7 The answers
come with the questions; and the voters
Of Idaho in general should demand of
the spokesmen of the party, which is in
alliance with the church, that they clear
their party's skirts or accept the re-
sponsibility which comes inevitably
with the argument: they dare not trust
Mormons on the general ticket because
experience has demonstrated that Nor
mon officials do not take their guidance
from the Constitution and laws of Ida
no, but from the church office in Salt
Lake, and they dare not place Mormons
on the ticket for the reason that the
mass of Idaho voters are averse to such
candidates..
So the Democrats do not run Nor
mon candidate because they do not
think the Mormon is entitled to hold
office; and the Republicans do not run
a Mormon candidate because they fear
that the Democrats are right. And that
is the illumination of the Mormon po-
Gtical situation which is afforded by |
the two tickets in Idaho.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18
A CHURCH COUNTY.

Editor Tribune:-The editorial appearing ir
the issue of your paper OF August Z, entitled
| The Idaho War" was very correct por
| trayal Of the conditions in Idaho. and espe
cially Bear Lake County, as far as 1t won't
| but the story OF church and Bulge influence
and dictntion was not half told. Herewith
we hand you list of those holding the
| oflces and places of trust. control and re-
muneration In this county after the last cleo
tlou. and allow the same to speak for itseli
as to whether there IS any Mormon question
| in Idaho:
| liam Bulge;
| District Court Stenographer, Ella Hoge
| sister -in-law OF Judge Bulge daughter OF
Walter Hoge;
County Attorney, j. p. s. Budge son OF
William Bulge;
Chairman OF County Commissioners. ]. r.
Shepherd, new Stake President and fnvorIte
-in-law OF William Bulge;
County Treasurer. e. T. Shepherd, brother
OF J. r. Shepherd Gas Mr. E.,.T, Shepherd
| also holds the chair OF carpentry in the
Fielding Academy, the treasurer's oflce is
conducted by Tracy l.. Shepherd, another
brother of ]. r. Shepherd)
Auditor aud Recorder, James =. Hart,
eldest son Of James H. Hart, former coun-
selor to William Bulge;
Deputy Auditor. Mrs. James e. Hart;
Superintendent of Schools, Eugene Hart,
son of James II. Hart;
Assessor and Collector. James Duuford,
brothcr-in-lnw OF Eugene Hart:
Postmaster at Paris. Lillis Bulge, daughter
OF William Budge;
Former Superintendent of Government As
say once, II. Smith Wooley, son-in-law Of
William Bulge;
state Senator. williap L. Rich, counselor
to William Budge;-
Bankruptcy Referee, Tracy l.. Shepherd
These leave tho Offices OF Sheriff and Pro-
bate Judge, which are filled by two very de-
vout Saints.
Every postoface nlled with Mormon post
master.
Ia there any church influence In Bear Lake
County or IN Idaho: SUBSCRIBER
Bear Lake. Idaho, Aug. Q, 1906.
There are the facts concerning one
county In Idaho in which the Mormons
bear local sway. 1t is the county in
which resides (when he is at his COM
bination Of homes) the man who testi-
fed that he is the chief Mormon Of Ida
ho, viz, William Bulge, 1t is the
county in which there is one Gentle
town, some of whose principal citizens
desired that Gentle should be ap-
pointed postmaster; although their de.
sire was not Of sufficient Importance to
impress the department at Washington.
III ia ,tho pnunfv whoaa de1aoafas a., tLo
Republican convention are controlled
absolutely by William Bulge, Rcpubli-
can 1t is the county whose delegates
to the Democratic convention are con-
,trolled absolutely by William Bulge,
Democrat. 1t is the county whose dele
gates to any other old convention are
controlled by William Bulge, any other
old thing, 1t is the county which fur
nishes living example to the people
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18

Representative Howell has evidently
received assurances from some one in
whom he has perfect faith that he eau
be nominated without the vote of We
Der county.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18

Nevertheless, Senator Sutherland is
still willing to give respectful consider
alton TO any advice, no matter what
it is, provided it suits him.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18
COMING TO OREGON.

The Portland Oregonian is quoted
with many slaverings by the Deseret
News, because the Oregonian does not
coincide with the fight in Idaho against
polygamy and church dictation In poll
tics, 1t is unfortunate in a general
sense that so great paper as the
Oregonian should fail to apprehcnd the
actual issues involved in the inter
mountain country; and it is unfortunate
for the Oregonian in an especial sense
that it has won the approval of the
Deseret News. But in the near years
to come the Portland Oregonian will
rise above both misfortunes, The Nor
mons are rapidly settling in Eastern
Oregon; and about the time they have
swung around and destroyed the trust
which one party has reposed In them
and have swung back again and have
destroyed the trust of the other party,
and have swung IN between and be-
trayed both parties-having all the
time claimed the special divine permis-
sion TO be bought and not stay bought
in politics-the Portland Oregonian will
do as The Salt Lake Tribune and other
papers are doing: 1t will oppose Nor
mon church rule ns being one of the
most pernicious things that ever ap-
peared in the politics of the United
States. Such has been the experience
of every community in which the Nor
mons have dwelt In any considerable
numbers, from the day of Kirkland,
Ohio. down to the day of Boise, Idaho;
and Oregon cannot hope to escape the
inevitable sad experience
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18

Mr. Borah undoubtedly has an opin-
ion as to the wisdom of the Colorado
utterances Of Senator Smoot, but he
will be too busy during the campaign
to tell the Senator just what it is.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18

Utah militiamen must admit that
every reasonable effort was made to
make them familiar on their trip with
harlships Of war.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18

Chairman Brady probably knew. Of
no district in which he could do more
for the Idaho Republican ticket than
the one in which the Bee Hive house is
situated,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18

Idaho brethren had an idea that Sem
ator Smoot had some spiritual plans for
them such as he revealed to the breth-
rem in Colorado.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18

Major Breeden may now cordially re-
ciprocate by informing Brother Smoot
that even an apostolic Senator may
talk too much.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18

Senator Smoot Is broad enough to
feel that Democratic bishop is Just
as good as any, if he faithfully in
structs his flock to vote the right ricket.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18

Witnesses guilty Of telling the truth
IN tho campaign fund inquiry, need
not hope for any mercy in Councilman
Fernstrom 8 minority report.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18

Mr.. Howell is glad to see that he is
not the only aspirant for the -Republi-
can nomination for Congress who has
annoying local matters to trouble him.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18

Apostle Smoot did not say it, but he
would just like TO know the name of
the unchristianlike brother who gave
out his words
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18

Certain Federal officials will earn
their salaries during the coming three
months if by diligent labor in the cam
paign they can do 80.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18

For convenience sake, during the bus
lest weeks Of the campaign, branch
church Offices will be maintained in the
Federal building
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18

Evidently an earnest effort is TO be
made to solidly unite the Mormon DEM
ocrats of Idaho this year, in support Of
the Republican ticket.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18

Senator Sutherland's first opinion
that Judge McCarty's epistolary style
was not pleasing has been confirmed
by the Judges recent letters.