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The Washington times., 1906-09-30
A Wonderful Organ.

The Latter Day Saints have the
finest organ in the United States. II
was built by a Mormon. and Is entire
ly OF wood. ! sat In the tabernacle, Of
which the acoustics are little short OF
miraculous. and heard the organist
play a baritone solo, Annie Laurie"
So marvellous was the imitation OF the
human voice that every member OF
our party thought the choir was be
hind the organ. Joining in the chorus
OF the song with q male soloist. Nor
mons are trained 10 sing. In all their
churches in Utah. Idaho, and Oregon
there are cholTs OF hundreds OF voices,
But again the paradox-their cOntri-
buttons TO the musical literature Of the
country are nothing.
But the great center Of the Mormon
trouble IS not the method OF farming
nor the musical accomplishments of
the people. nor the part the religion
plays IN politics. Above and beyond
all other considerations towers the one
great human question. the treatment
these Lions Of the Lord accord TO their
women. This is the thing that armed
the country against them. aroused
every womRn's organization from the
Pacific TO the Atlantic. and ended in the
demand that plural marriages be
abolished forever. The demand was
met by the manifesto" the decree
that no Mormon should ever after en-
gage in pOlygamy.
Now the conflict centers around the
question:
Have the MormOns done away with
plural marriages
talked In Salt Lake City with a
champion Of Mormonism. He was an
interesting man. of middle age, close
observer. a Gentle lie held a position
whose salary came mostly from Nor
mon sources, but he told me. ia all
earnestEess. that this had no effect on
his views. L took his word for H. lie
said.
The Washington times., 1906-09-30
4 Modern Eugene Aranl

picious Of her. He watched her
always-even opened her letters.
such as came TO her. He objected
20 her leaving the farm unless she
was accompanied by him. Life
grew unhearable. They quarreled.
One day she taunted him with his
crime. For a time he was like
wild beast. And after that she
was deadly afraid Of him, and It
wns not long before she escaped 20
town and told all she knew OF the
murder OF Schroeder, begging to
be protected from her husband.
Rocker has been tried twice. The
first time the jury disagreed. The
defense's most important evidence
was the letters which Mrs. Rocker
had written TO her husband after
he had been pu; in Jail. They were
very affectiOnate. Such is the per
versity Of woman. Rocker denied
the dream story and his alleged
confession TO his wife. But the
proof was too strong against him
and at the close Of the second trial,
which occurred little more than
two weeks ago, he was convicted OF
murder in the first degree. And
now he must swing for it, unless q
pardon interferes.
The Washington times., 1906-09-30
Mormon Stronghold.

Salt Lake City is the stronghold.
the arsenal, or the Latter Day Saints.
IN itself 1t Is a contradiction. a para
doX Its streets. wide, shaded By gra-
cious trees. end abruptly against the
mountains which stand behind the
town. rough. immutable, SCARED.
Above the trees. its great white tow
srs outlined against the leafless brown
o. the hills, stands the Mormon TEN
pie into which no Gentle may ever
20. On the other streets are the
-hurchcs Of the various sects OF the
recognized rellgion-llke a small in
vesting army. ever watchful. always
strong. TO finally storm and carry
down 10 defeat the temple OF the
Lions Of the Lord"
Large business houses, railroad
Offices and machine shops are on the
t,ioroughfares Everywhere there is
the hum OF industry and the voice Of
prosperity. But even here the strug-
gle. the great division is felt. There
are Mormon stores and Gentle stores
and there are Mormon purchasers and
Gentle patrons. As men elsewhere
reckon on the law Of supply and de-
mand, so must men here take into
consideration the rules OF the Nor
mon Church. for these rules have a
vast effect on the laws OF demand
Another contradiction is found. Al
though the city was reclaimed from
the baTrenness of the desert and built
up and made rich by the Mormous, it
today contains more Gentles than
MOrmOns. II Is OF exceeding pathos-
like a Judgment just but severe-that
these people. who endured the terrors
of the Old salt Lake trail and reared
their homes under conditions unsur-
passed for hardship. should stand by
and see the city possessed more and
more by the men from the East. the
men from whom they fled. And II Is
all the mere hard because Salt Lake
City is rich and growing, the center
OF a mining region, and the supply
depot of many hundreds of miles
From rOthiuEueSs the lions of the lord
converted 10 into one of the treasure
houses OF the West-arI now their
foes are in its very jewel vaults.
The Washington times., 1906-09-30
Merely Sealed"

''Ca7 these sealed women marry
other men on earth, enjoy the hap
pincsg of the household OF some good
man ?" I asked
NO" he said. they cannot"
That's hard on th@m." I pursued.
rs their religion" he SAID SEN
tentioUsly. It's taught 70 them.
They don't mind it-and they break
no law"
And YOU mean 70 say these men 20
whom they have been seal"d 10 rot
live with them IN poIyramv7"
There las never been p known
case OF it. II there had. the Gentfes
would have pounced on II and exploit
ed il all over the country"
looked through the darkness arain
and saw light shining Ike en- evn
eye, from one OF the temple windows
1t hiekored moment ard was gone
by the drawing OF heavy curtain.
perhaps, the screen shutting out the
knowledge Of fhe world from the In
terror OF the white pile.
Then PolyGamy has ceased" said.
Beyond she shadow Of doubt"
he replied with emphasis.
Five days later I read an article IN
a Salt Lake paper asserting shat
short time previous child had been
born to Joseph Smith. president OF
the Mormon Church. by one Of his
i've wives. The paper stated tfat she
was plural wife and, therefore
polygamous. II called on tie prose
cutting attorney TO take action to pre-
vent such things. II asserted that by
the allowance Of such practices. the
law was violated ana public decencv
outraged.
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90 hate him long before I ever
touched him, hated him for the
way he treated you. planned TO
kill him the night Of the carnival
/ put chloroform IN his drink Do
you remember the drug store in
Rock Rapids where Schroeder al
ways dealt? I bought it there
After we had gone To bed Schroed-
er felt sick. I guess he had a right
70" Rocker added, with a dry
laugh.
"He got up and went out TO the
barn, said he wanted to get some
water to stop the burning inside
of him. I followed him. l wanted
to see him die. I felt that way
then" He paused for a moment
snd mis- face darkened. We'll, he
didn't die in the yard and began
TO fear that the stun wouldn't
work after all. So I took him by
the neck and wrung the life out Of
him, did il with hands" stretching
them out. And I've been IN hell
ever since"
Mrs. Rocker was watching him
as though fascinated, afraid to
rake her eyes OFF the man. When
ne spoke Of his reason for killing
schroeder her face softened for a
moment.
when he was dead" Rocker
continued, Il carried him 20 the
barn. 7 found an old halter there.
It had occurred to me that the
best way out of it was TO make it
look as though he had killed him
self. So I strung him up TO the
rafters and left him there. You
know the rest"
Rocker left his wife later IN the
morning and drove into town. For
a while Mrs. Rocker tried to per
suade herself that she should keep
her promise TO the man who had
slain another for her sake. The
days passed uneventfuIIy. But il
gradually became apparent that
her husband was becoming sus-
The Washington times., 1906-09-30
THE BACKWARD TRACK.

It doesn't seem so long ago
When I. with tan and stone bruised
toe.
Went plodding down the dusty road.
With nothing in the shape 0f load,
And / was just as free from care
AS any bird that sailed the air.
IT doesn't seem so long ago
When l could run. and jump. and
throw,
And swim-they called me river
rat
And 1 was proud TO be called that
There wasn't much could make me
scared
Cause could do what others dared.
1t doesn't seem so long ago
When me an Jimud always know
Where apples grew We liked the best.
And where the squirrels made thsir
nest.
And we had secret caves and hooks.
Where we read blood ana thunder
books.
IL doesn't seem so long ago
When I, all Needless. head OF tow.
Would ramble of somewhere and
dream
About the city's glow and gleam.
And 1 could hear II call 20 me
An say Come on" as plains could be.
IT doesn't seem so long ago
And yeti guess q must be sol
II must be miles and years away
To that old place And Sd ! say.
If I could find the backward track
I don't believe that I'd come hack!
WIN +. Griffin. in Milwaukee Sem
tinel.
The Washington times., 1906-09-30
Polygamists, But Not in Name.

The MOrmOns are what l call
white lot. They are good citizens. hard
workers, savers of money, not breakers
OF the law. They are truthful. Much
OF the criticism against them is un-
founded"
How many polygamists are there in
Salt Lake City today / asked.
Well. IN tell YOU" he said. frankly.
There are III MOrmOns in this town
who have plural wives. They have
them only because they had them when
the manifesto was issued, and there
was a tacit agreement that they
should be allowed 10 keep them. this
seeming more humane than to turn out
many women and their children with
out a means of livelihood
I looked out through the starry
night. across the tops of the trees, 70
the gray pile siIhouetted against the
somber shadow Of the mountains. 1
gazcd long at the fountain OF all Nor
munism. the temple. II looked forbid
ding, sinister, like the tenacious ghost
Of lis old principles. its old ideals its
old precept that a mans heavenly
crowns are in proportion TO the number
OF his earthly wives.
Il have heard" I suggested. that
the practice Of sealing one man TO
several women in celestial marriage in
the Temple IS still continued. I should
think it hard for the followers Of q re
l'Eion 10 give UP the keystone of the
arch Of its whole existence. Many
marriages were its foundation. Are
the 'sealnss' kept up"
Tie champion hesitated and looked
out az the gray Pile against TIE
mountains. A3ps rentIy, II told him
tic furility of evasion.
They are. lie said, and added.
The Washington times., 1906-09-30
HONoRs LITERARY MEN.

Paris honors famous literary men BY
namng streets after them The death
Of Henrik Ibsen has started talk OF thus
COmmemorItins the great Norwegian
a dramatlst Of the lighter sort declared
his readiness 70 vote Tor a leus Henrik
Ibsen on condition that there should
also be a Rue 8jomsUerne- BjornsOn.
This. he explained would not only be
homage 10 the author of Beyond Hu-
man Power" bur would be productive
Of amusing results in the case or cab
men. as. no doubt it would
The Washington times., 1906-09-30
Only One Mother, But Many "Arnts." /"

Later I talked with q young Episeo-
Pdlian minister from Idaho. on his
face was the light OF HIS high pIrpose
and In his eyes the glow OF dauntless
resolution.
II a bad situation" he said SAD
iy Il was iG an Idaho town the Other
Gay. It Is Cne Of the centers OF Nor
mon strength in that State. I tsIkad
with a little girl on the street she
said to me:
one week papa lives at our hou,a
with mama, but the next week no goes
to Aunt Lucys and the next to Aunt
Martha's.'
II is the custom OF Mormon children
10 call their own mother mana and
70 refer 10 their fathers other wives
as aunt
These plural marriages are awful"
continued the young minister. II
have often -een women wn1 aad borne
eighteen children. The result is only
natural. Many OF them are stunted,
half-wiued. or deformed.
Such are the various stories heard
I'm the very midst of Mormonism. And
the chief problem zmong those who
want affairs changed is how to better
the condition Of the women who are
under the dominion OF the Lions of
the Lord The Lions think they are
right. Tie Genrilss know better.
Small wonder is II, therefore that In
Salt Lake city. the throne Of ,hs wo-
mems nraIdom. there should be bit
terness Of spirit. conflict. and revenge
Iul hearts Hair the city fears and
denes, despis IS, and outw >l!v resTccts
the other half. There are two sys-
TENS OF social life. two systems of
thought two systems Of religion.
P-otlem Must Be Solved.
Ihat suCl state OF affairs cannot
continue indefinitely IS apparent to the
most superficial observer. There must
be solution, a settlement. II is not
worth while to listen TO the man who
prophesieS that MTmOnism will dis.
lnlegrate Of itself The prophecy is
not true The Mormon Church is. In
proportion 20 :he aamb4r II it's fol-
The Washington times., 1906-09-30

sodei power. II is not The chord q
disintegratiOn that one hears. II ia
the dogged. determined. insistent call
Tor growth and expansion.
Salt Lake CiJy Is jiW1>i aBliast e.
self irrepara bly,, irretrievaDIy. because
IL is being warred upon by the United
States. and the warriors have allies
within the city walls.
The Washington times., 1906-09-30
THE STORIES OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE.

men TO whom they are sealed or must
pass their lives IN spinsterhood a state
directly opposed TO the teachings and
ideals OF Mormonism-for that church
is built on the foundation OF the bless
edness of many marriages and the
bearing OF mUlutudes OF children.
The Washington times., 1906-09-30

financially. politically, and socially. II
viii not disintsErats-nOt IN our time.
at any rate. Its young ministers are
famed for their zeal and indefatigable
labor IN making converts 10 the belief
Within the walls OF the temple. ths
tabernacle. and the churches there is
always the spirit OF conquest, growth.
The Washington times., 1906-09-30

but that doesn't mean much. The
man IS sealed 20 the women IN celes-
tial marriage. Then he goes his way
and has nothing TO 90 with the wo-
men. There's no harm in that"
The Washington times., 1906-09-30

Although much has been written and
Aaid OF the situation which presents itself
in the States where Mormonism nOurishsa.
a true conception OF the struggle which
Is going on In salt Lake city II obtained
only by a visit to that place Mr., Hay. Of
The Times stan. has Just returned rrom
Salt lake City and tells the story OF
the night as II is today
The Washington times., 1906-09-30

The Mormon Stronghold, Where NeighbOr
Looks Upon NeighbOr With Suspicion
and Hatred in His Heart, and the
Gentiles Are Making a Great
Fight for Supreme Power.
The Washington times., 1906-09-30

lowers. the richest church in the world.
La n Of its members pays into the
chuTch treasury annually One-tenth Of
MS years earnings This is a big 81 are.
In addition to this. the church oper-
dtes. wherever there rTc Mon mons,
cooperate stores, and the profits ac-
erue TO the treasury. Wealth results.
piles up. lnCre1Sts, redouu-cs
Moreover. the Latter Day Saints
have an organization that makes Tam
many Hall look like an amateur. In
The Washington times., 1906-09-30
F. NJ. SHELLY.
JOS. SMITH.

day they can swing elections in three
States. The hierarchy. closeted behind
The close walls Of the temple, can con
trol the thousands OF its voters
through messages sent TO its preachers
and teachers.
Also. Mormonism under-axes to pro-
vide for the pleasures OF its people.
Music teachers, paid out OF the church
treasury IN many instances, teach
every Mormon how to sing. The insti-
tuition is a close corporation religiously,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-02
Seismograph
RECORDED TREMBLING OF THE
EARTH LONG DISTANCE
FROM NATIONAL CAP
lTsI.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. June :. =
The Weather Bureau last night issued
the following builetla-
"SeismoSraph at the Weather Bu-
reau registered al earthquake OF con-
siderable magnitude, beginning at
about midnight May 81 The strone
portion of the motion began at about
1884 a. M, June l. and continued for
about il minutes. The total duration
OF the earthquake was nearly two
hours. Both the north and south and
the east and west conponents Of mo-
ton were recorded.
This is the first considerable earth
quake recorded al Washington since
that at San Francisco April is. The
Indications show that the origin Of the
present one was at much greater
distance from Washington than Sar
Francisco" @s
SEATTLE. Wash. June Seattle
felt a slight earthquake shock shortly
after o'clock yesterday morning. Nc
damage was done. ::
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-02
rl111l Was
Childrens Tomb.
AFTER AFouR-HouR SEARCH
THE THREE LITTLE ONES
WERE FOUND DEAD.

KANKAKEE, III. June AT the.
three youngest children. Mrs. Adel-
ford Van Slette found them dead in
a trunk in an upper champer-
All three were little girls. the young
est mere baby. One dead body was
sitting upright: the Others lay hud-
died together upon a pillow. The lid
Of the big trunk was tightly closed
upon them
1t Is supposed they had crawled into
the trunk during their play and that
the cover fell and latched and that
they were suffoca,ed- The tray OF
the trunk had been lifted out and lay
upon bed. With their six boys an3
four girls the Van Slettes moved here
from farm at Beaverville year ago
Van Slette Is a teamSter and is In
good circumstances The whole fam
lily occupies a fve-room house The
younger children of the family had
been playing OUT of doors much Of the
day. listening TO music and watching
the martial display Late in the aft
ernoon the three younsest-1da. eight
years old: Rosetta. aged six. and Pearl.
aged two-left the others, going into
the house to continue their rompinG-
Supper time came. and Mrs. Van
Slette's calls through the house and
yard failed 20 bring any response
After supper was over Mrs. Van
Slette, according to the story told by
the family. turned her attention to Tie
house She had gone through the
rooms a dozen times and thought she
had searched every nook and corner
At last the mother. il a sleepinSroorn
where has a large c!l-fashioned.
rounJinS-top trunk of the Saratoga
variety, Observed something she had
overlooked before. The tray had been
taken from the trunk and was lying
! on the bed.
Mrs. Van Sle1te lifted the lid of the
trunk and saw her two babies lying
on a pillow in the bottom Of the trunk.
| Ida. the Oldest of the three girls. was
sitting upright. her head dropping on
her breast. Toe children We're so still
that Mrs Van SIette stood In sEmpa'
| thetic stiffness for an instant Then
| she put forth her hand and touched
Ida and spoke Contact with the
girls head and the lack of response
\ froze the woman with horror. The
children we're dead. The trunk IS
| not self-lockinS. but it has clasps that
easily might snap and hold it shut
| against the strength OF children
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-02
Afternoon Reception.

Miss Jean Ferran Fleming was hos
tess at delightful afternoon recep-
ton yesterday at her beautiful home
on First street and Virginia avenue,
complimentary to Miss Anna Durbin
Sands and Miss May Han. whose wed.
dings Will be June events. Miss Elem.
ing and the honor guests received the
guests in the drawing room. Miss
Fleming was Sowned in pale blue en-
broidered Louisene. Miss Hall in a
gown OF blue silk trimmed in cherry
velvet and Miss Sands wore 4 princess
Gown OF figured null. Mrs George
DeBolt invited the guests to the mu-
sic room. where they were served
with delicious refreshments. The la
bic decorations were in brides roses
which were arranged in an effective
center piece on the table and bowls
OF roses were placed at effective points
throughout the receiving rooms. Mrs.
Thomas Walter Fleming poured the
coffee and the refreshments were
served by Mrs Harry Crane. Miss
Amy Dodson. OF Columbus. O.. and
Miss Gladys DeEolt Little Miss Edith
Maxwell Hartman met the guests at
the door.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-02
State Bankers
WILL BE ROYALTY ENTERTAINED
AT ELkINS - PROMINENT
GUESTS WILL BE PRES
EMIT

ELKINS. June 2.-Elaborate prep
arations are being made to entertain
the bankers Of West Virginia who VIII
meet here during the annual conFen-
|tion of-the West Virginia State Bank
ers' Association. June 10 and 20 The
local board of trade and United States
Senator stephen B. Elkins viii vie
with each other in larishins enter
tainment upon the visiting bankers.
The guest Of honor will be the Hon
Leslie II. Shaw. secretary OF the treas
ury. and his presence will be supple
mented by several New York. banE
presidents. Charles Burdett Hart OF
Wheeling. will also be welcome
guest. Senator II. G. Davis Will speak
on behalf of the local bank. June goth
the board of trade will show the Wis
itinS bankers the Tygart's valley. US
ing a special train Senator Elkins
Will throw open the doors OF Hall1'
hurst the evening Of the same day,
entertaining the fnanciers at ban.
ouet- The local committee in charge
OF these arrangements com2oses: w
]. ellison. W H. Cobb. Howard Suth'
erland. J. S. Poster. A NJ. Fredlock
and G. N wilson
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-02
3. & o. Net
Earnings Big
WILL REACH GRAND TOTAL OF
MORE THAN $50. 10000 FOR
THIS YEAR.

PITTSBURG. June baltimore
and Ohio officers expect that the fiscal
year, which ends with June 60. viii
show net earnings of more than $50
oeo. 900. This VIII be an increase OF
more than 10000. 0e0 over last year
record, which was the highest ever
known. or almost 10 per cent Such
was the statement made yesterday by
Manager Of Freight Traffic Wight who
was here with Vice President Ran
dolph from Baltimore.
Business is excellent. he outlook
for the future IS good. and for our fS-
cal year We expect to see net earnings
OF more than $4,000. 900 Las, yea.
the net revenue was about $4,000.
ooo.- said Mr. Wight such an out
look cannot be otherwise than encouT.
aging
Because the cost Of making = new
tariff for all fares on railroad pass
ing through Ohio IS from 5000 20
$4,000, dependent upon the number
and extent of lines of the road. it was
decided not 10 introduce new tariff
sheet giving interstate rates based on
the e-cent fare in Ohio. AT least such
IS the general impression and the
railroads are holding to il Rather
than spend this extra sum they are
compelling the public to pay : cents
a mile in Ohio when travelling froE,
another State Large numbers of peo-
pie are taking advantage Of re5uyins
tickers at the FIRST available point
within Ohio. Another point that
caused the railroads 10 hesitate was
the strong probability Of Pennsylvania
and Indiana falling into line with :
cent rate laws To date all OF the
roads have held together with the ex.
ception Of the Ann Ar5or and Detroit.
Toledo and Iron1on and the Lake
Shore for certain territory but break
In regular interstate business through
making hard competitive drive for
business would not be a surprising
thing one OF these days
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-02
a Launch Party.

Mr. Frank Kelley. whose wedding
takes place on Thursday of next week
was host to a number of his friends
last evening at a launch party follow
ed by an informal entertainment at his
home on Walnut avenue
After ride on the water the guests
went to Mr. Kelly's home. where they
spent pleasant evening. Among the
guests were Mr. Arthur Finley. OF
Ohio. and Ralph Kelley. both of whom
VIII be attendants at the Kelley-Rees
wedding. and on this occasion Mr.
Kelley presented each with a hand
some scarf pin
Delicious refreshments were serv
ed during the evening by Misses Ruth
and Grace Kelley. nieces of the host
The guests were: Messrs. W. Arthu,
Finley. Frank Johns. Karl Lowe, Will
McClain. Fred Wilfons. Bailey Thomp
son. Clarence Hall. Ernest Sherwood
Ben Foster. J. F. SandSbury. Hale
Fleming. Ralph H Kelley. Frank Kel
ley. Jr, Ed. c. Stemple. Newton Jami
son. John R Morgan. Roy Hardesty
Raymer Kendall. Harry EnSle. CIar
ence Fleming. Glenn Barnes. Fred
Hughes. Arch Brownield. Rev J J.
Scherer. Charles Robb and Fred Kahr