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The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-02-08
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

must obey the same; for behold | reveal unto yot
a and an EVERLASTING Covenant; and II yf
abide not the Covenant, then we damned; tor ne
one can reject this Covenant and be permitted tc
enter into my glory; And as pertaining to the
and everlasting Covenant, it was instituted tor
the funess of my glory; and he that receveth FULL
ness thereof, MUST AND SHALL ABIDE The
LAW OR HE SHALL BE DAMNED, SAITH
THE LORD GOD.
One of the Mormon elders operating in New York
city boosted that he has baptized thirteen girls,
though he said rather regretfuy that they were not
yet old enough to marry This is all recent inform
alton, coming to the The Scimitar from authentic
sources developing from the work of the Inter
national Reform bureau
1t tends to prove what this paper has increasingly
claimed that the church is treess in its efforts to
gather into the fold, it being the policy of
Mormonism to breed Mormons, rather than maintain
the sanctiied home. That they do not hesitate to
take immature girls and surround them with the net
of polygamous practices is made plain by the regret
full confession of the PROSECUTING elder in New York
The Washington bureau is in the field and it may
be able to save some of the deluded young
of the crowded city from the fate that is in store for
them if they fall completely into the clutches of the
church There are societies in New York and other
cities for the protection of girls against trackers in
flesh and such societies would not overstran their
duty should they interfere to the young from the
doom of the polygamous harems of the west.
When missionary of the church of Mormonsm
openly testfes that he cannot teach the Bible with
out teaching polygamy, it is time to interrupt his
reer and the careers of his associates, who have
covered the in increased numbers since the Sen
ate purified Mr. Smoot
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-02-08
A New Editor.

MIR. Earl Venable, formerly editor of the Pay
cite independent is the editor of the The Boise
Statesman
Mr. Venable, although quite young man, gave the
independent fine standing among the newspapers
of Idaho.
Naturally ne is independent in his views and in
SthcrVey takes the moral and better side of ques-
tons affecting the public
We congratulate the Statesman in securing the
services of Mr. Venab1e, and the Young man on the
enlarged field which his new en1n1ovment onenc M
to him.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-02-08
Proposed Amendments.

On the 18th of January Senator Hansbrough, of
North Dakota, introduced in the federal senate
joint resolution proposing amendment to the
Constitution of the United States prohibiting po1yg-
amy and polygamous cohabtation within the United
States. Mr.. Hanbroughs resolution reads as fol-
lows:
Resolved, etc, That the following amendment be
proposed to the Legislatures of the United States
which, when ratified by threefourths of such Legis-
latures shall become and be part of the Constitu-
ton of the United States, to be numbered and to
read as follows to-wit
Article XVI. Section l. Neither polygamv nor
polygamous cohabtation shall exist in the United
States or any place subject to its jurisdiction.
Section 2. The practice of polygamy polygam-
Gus cohabtation within the bounds of a state
territory of the United States any place subject to
its jurisdiction shall be treated crime against
the United States.
Section g. Congress shall have power to enforce
the provisions of this article by appropriate legisa-
tion
On the 10th of December, Senator Burkett, of
Nebraska, introduced resolution for constitutional
amendment, which reads, after the Introductory
clause:
Article XVI. Section 1. Polygamy shall not be
permitted in the United States
Section 2. The Congress shall have power to en-
force this article by appropriate legislation.
The difference between the two proposed const-
tutional enactments is important. Under the pro-
posed Hansbrough amendment, polygamy can be sup
pressed. Under the proposed Burkett amendment,
polygamy cannot be suppressed. Polygamy cannot be
established in court of justice in Mormon country.
Polygamous cohabitation easily be established
and constitutional provision rendering it crime
would give to the federal courts jurisdiction that
would speedily destroy poygamy wherever it exists.
With the offense left exclusively in the jurisdiction
of the local courts of the states, it is scarcely pos
sble to convict for poygamous cohabitation
for the processes of law in the hands of the
friends Of the polygamous in the infested COMMUNE
ties, and they will not prosecute.
Last week Senator Hopkins, of Illinois, introduced
resolution for constitutional amendment on the
subject of polygamy. The Scimtar has not seen
copy of his resolution, but nothing valuable be
expected from senatorial friend of the polygamous,
and it is probably pretehse.
The Hansbrough resolution is the one that the
Gentiles of the Mormon states would like to see
adopted but that the senate will take action is be
doubted. crusade by the forces that brought
omoot to trial might be effective There ought to
,e enough general interest in the subject to
Congress to of its duty to the moral element
# the nation
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-02-08
One Term Comment.

Newspapers of the state commenting the
action of the County Assessors of Idaho during their
meeting at Boise in relation to constitutional
amendment authorizing assessors to succeed them
selves. The assessors of the state adopted reso1u-
ton favoring such amendment.
The Montpelier Examiner says it never could I'M
derstand why the trainers of the constitution made
it impossible for assessors to be elected two or more
terms" 1t contends that the county assessor should
be competent person and that only practice makes
competency and that at the end of the constitutional
term of two years. an assessor is just becoming val
liable to those whom he serves.
The Pocate1lo Tribune believes that assessors
should be elected for two terms and sheriffs also,
the latter coming under the constitutional prohib-
ition of reelection The Tribune understands that
the constitutional clause under discussion was adopt
ed to remove from such officials the temptation to
show official favortsm means of securing pop
plarity and continuance in Office" which it thinks
is "a poor excuse for unwise provision"
1t is becoming the custom in the states of the
west to limit officials of counties and states to two
consecutive terms not many states following the
extreme example of Idaho. 1t would be as we'll
better to provide term of four years, for I'M
der the twoterm provision officials have to scheme
for reelection and to prevent that was the OBJ
ject of the Idaho constitution builders.
The Pocatello paper says further:
The suggestion made at the Boise meeting
that four-year term of office would be solution Of
the difficulty. This plan open to the objection that
should an incompetent assessor be chosen he would
have to be borne for four years, while under the
other plan making them eligible to succeed them
selves at the expiration of two-year term, such
incompetent could be relegated to private life.
There is new and convenient provision that has
gone into operation in of the cities of this
country and is likely to be generally adopted 1t
IS denominated 'the recaP' and it authorizes GER
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-02-08

tain percentage of constituency to call election
which the people vote on proposition to discon-
tnue an official charged with delinquency.
The recall privilege would remove the above
expressed objection to the four year term 1t is
something and comparatively untried but the
present dealing with things in the way of gov
eminent Laws restricting the official tenure to two
and four years are not very old
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-06-06

Invention Makes Poor Farmer Rich.
Vineland. ~ j.. June Ar S Ham.
init. poor farmer OF Newfeld. woke
up to find himself rich man. He in.
vented a plant setter. and several CAPT.
tallsts have offered to buy il.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-06-06
kine AlfOnso's Horoscope.

Repeated runorS concerning King
Alfonso's death bring to mind his
horoscope Of twelve years ago. This
was said to be almost as fortunate as
Queen Nictorias Spain will become
very prosperous under his reign. and
he will live to be an old man He will
enjoy good health, but be liable to
weakness Of the stomach. liver and in
testines. He will also have some kid
ney trouble If he does not lead tenn
perate life. He will marry early in
life and will be very fortunate In his
marriage. His wife will live to a good
old age. but he will outlive her. She
may bring him three children, only one
Of which may live. He will meet with
many accidents. particularly to the
head face and abdomen, and is very
likely to get scar on his face that he
will carry through life. His horoscope
is fortunate for overcoming his enc
mics both In war and diplomacy. -
New York Press.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-06-06

On the French coast there soon VIII
be lighthouse equipped with mon
ster mouth and a compressed air de-
vice which will enable It to shout In
tones Of thunder to ships on the hori-
zon. Dr Mirage OF Paris is the in.
ventor II will be an exact imitation
Of the human throat and mouth. with
an afr pump for lungs. Teeth. lips.
iawbones and all are initiated exact
y. With mouth six feet from cor
ner 20 corner. IL is estimated that the
artificial voice Of the lighthouse will
be Understood from three to six miles
away. according to weather condI-
tons Mouths Of this size are to be
placed beneath the lens OF the new
French lighthouse AS steamers come
over the horizon from Africa or Amer
lea and are sighted one Of It's mouths
will turn seward and below Hello"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-06-06
Davis pay IN South.

Norfolk. Va June The centen.
NAL anniversary Of the birth Of Jener
son Davis was observed throughout
tie south Wednesday. In Virginia the
day was made legal holiday by proc
lamatlon OF Governor swanson and
was observed by public school serv.
ices. memorial day parades and dec
Grafton Of Confederate graves
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-06-06
SHOT HIS WIFE
MARTA Troubles Of Philadelphia Cou
Pile End In TRAGEDY.

MARTA Troubles Of Philadelphia Cou
pie End In Tragedy.
Philadelphia June 4As the eli
max TO their marital differences. Ed
ward Abbott. young jeweler y this
city. shot and killed his wife Emma
aged twenty-five years In an apart
ment house in the northwestern sec
ton OF the city Mrs Abbott. VIII,
was a Miss Parker OF oxford Pa hac
been living apart from her HUSBAND
for some time Both he and she haa
recently conferred with counsel on The
All stability OF securing a divorce
Abbott who was employed by an up
town firm. had arranged % meet his
attorney but failed % keep the ap
pointmeuf He went 70 the apartments
whore his wife was living and when
she came 10 the door he shot her
in the breast She ran into the house
and he followed firing two more bull
lets into her body He then fed and
has not been captured Abbott is said
TO have been intoxicated when he did
the shooting
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-06-06

Maggie was that rare creation. per
feet laundress, and the Jones family
rejoiced IN her. with the exception OF
Mr. Jones. who said that he did not
approve Of Maggie starching his pa
Jamas. and Mrs, Jones promised that
Maggie should be spoken TO.
maggie" she began automatically,
you need not be so very particular
about Mr. Jones pajamas Don't
starch them AZ all Just iron them out
smoothly"
Maggie looked at Mrs. Jones reprov-
ingly. Sure. ma'am," she responded,
Il don't begrudge the work It's mesilf
wants Mr.. Jones office clothes TO look
az well as can make 'em." =
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-06-06

Baltimore Nd June The Demo
cratic state convention was held Wed
nesday ana delegates 70 the national
convention at Denver We're elected
and a platform adopted The latter
makes no mention OF the candidacy
Tor the presidential nomination Of VII
lam Jennings Bryan and his follow
ers Who had been demanding halt the
delegation sent 20 Denver. conn, but
four sure Bryan men among the six
teen delegates chosen
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-06-06
ASS sfn.noo Aeart aalm-

West Chester Pa June 4 In the
Chester county court Miss Mary Phil
lips. a young woman ol East Nant
meal township and daughter Of Milton
Phillips has brought suit against
George l. Walters. of Phoenixyllle
son Of Major Lewis r Walters former
United States assistant treasurer at
Philadelphia. 10 recover 10000 dam
ages for breach OF promise
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-06-06
EXPERTS TESTIFY
Say Capitol Contractor Gave State
More Than IL Paid For.
COSTLY TABLE A MISTAKE
Metal Expert Shows How Common
wealth Saved Thousands OF Dollars
In Billing Metallic Furniture-Ex
plains Measurements.

plains Measurements.
Harrisburg Pa. June l. The de
fence placed before the jury In the
capitol trial considerable evidence In
support of It's claim that the system
OF measurement employed in the met
allie furniture contracts was fair &c
the state, and that the articles sup
Piled We're OF heavy construction The
testimony was given by seven men
two OF whom We're expert measures
and five with years OF experience In
the metallic furniture trade
During the morning the i've metal
lie furniture experts were called and
swOre that the furniture was what
they would consider heavy In grade
and that methods OF measurement in
cluded counting in as extra such
things as glass doors. roller curtains
and the like, +. \. Beckwith. OF New
ark, was the chief witness. being call
ed upon to describe the process OF
manufacture and the grade Of stee
which enter into the making OF cases
This testimony was very favorable
To the defence
Geo. - r Kelsey. OF Lancaster. ties
tilted that the state had received
more feet than were billed in the ur
niture supplied TO SO rooms in The
building and that what was billed At
10000 feet in round numbers coult
have been extended 10 22.0u0 Ht
swore that every one OF the cases
mentioned in the Indictment was Of
larger dimensions than charged. ant
four pieces We're brought down iron
the capitol and their dimensions given
In each case Kelsey said they extend
ed the billing amount
In his calculations however Kelsey
had not aiken into account the $22St
table the invoicing OF which at 20,
square feet was explained as a mis-
take by the defence
John Lachman employed BY Huston
gave measurements OF lol cases
which showed that the state had beer
billed for 69995 feet on lol pieces
when the measurements could hay,
been made sl2997 feet
The defence is arranging TO CLOSE
by the end OF this week ii possible
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-24
THE FOWLER cURRENcY BILL.

There are very interesting sugges-
tions in the Fowler credit currency bill
which, on February % was ordered re-
ported to the House by the Committee
on Credit and Currency. The commit
tee voted II to 6 to report the bill. 1t
divides the United States into twenty
commercial zones with note-redemp-
ton agency in each zone. The banks
in each zone elect board of nine man
ayers for their zone, who have charge
of the examination and supervision Of
the banks in the zone. The chairman
of each board is a Deputy Comptroller
of-the Currency. The boards meet
once a month. The chairmen Deputy
Comptrollers) Of the twenty boards
meet every six months to consult and
advise with one another and with the
Comptroller of the Currency acting as
their chairman.
With this machinery operative, Ma
tional banks are authorized to take
out for issue and circulation notes
equal to the capital of the bank, not
secured as now by Government bonds,
but protected by a gold reserve as now
by law, provided and guaranteed by a
deposit of about $700,000,000 in the
United States Treasury. With the
approval of the board of managers of
it's zone any bank may take out in
time of special need additional notes
equal to its capital. :.
The bill further provides that Gov
eminent deposits shall be equitably
distributed throughout the United
States, that no deposit in any bank
shall exceed fifty per cent. Of the
banks capital that the Government
shall receive in payment of dues Ma
tional bank notes or the checks and
drafts of solvent National banks, and
shall pay its own debts by checks or
drafts on such banks. 1t shall deposit
its receipts from day to day in National
banks. No bank shall pay more than
two per cent. on any account subject
to check. -Harper's Weekly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-24
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

THERE is another movement in the
interests Of labor that is Of special i'm
portance at the present time. There
S in Washington delegation consist
ing Of the heads of the railway labor
unions, the big chiefs of all these or
CARNATIONS They have changed their
attitude toward the railroads to ma
terial degree. They complain that
there has been too much legislation
concerning the regulation OF the rail-
roads in the way Of rate making and
other restrictions that have crippled
them to such an extent that the en-
ployes are the sufferers. These chiefs
of the railway labor unions are in
Washington to urge the leaders of con-
gresS not to enact any legislation that
will affect the revenues of railroads.
They say that the railroads are seri-
ouSly embarrassed in trying to live up
to the prevailing wage scales, and the
heads Of the unions are anxious to pre-
vent anything in the way of legislation
that will make difficult for railroad
companies to maintain the present
scales.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-24

THE railroads of the country are said
to have been paid by the PostofIice De
partment $40, 100000 during the past
thirty years, through an improper
weighing of the mails, to which they
had no just claim. There is no way
suggested by which the government
can recover this vast unearned revenue
OF the railroad companies, but Con-
gress has legislation under way that
will put stop to the graft. The rail
road influence is against it, of course,
but it will not avail. Under the new
methods for weighing the mails in
vogue in the Western States there has
been reduction of nearly 10 per cent.
promising an annual saving of $780,
900. The old or grating method was
to weigh the mails for seven successive
days and then establishing an average
for six days, which gave the railroads
more pay than they were entitled to.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-24
SCHOOL ELECTIONS.
Morristown and Morris Twp. Elect
Trustees for the Coming Year.

Morristown and Morris TWP. Elect
Trustees for the Coming Year.
There was large attendance at the
school election in the chapel of the
Maple Avenue School last Tuesday af-
ternoon. G. f. Wilson was elected
chairman of the meeting; n. G. Toms,
clerk and J. F. Runyon and j. II.
Rosevear. Jr., tellers. The trustees
elected were Henry NJ. Smith, D.
Farrand Sturgis and w. w. Cutler,
the latter succeeding Z. o. Peck, who
has been the president of the board
for number of years, but did not
stand as a candidate for reelection.
There were 1856 votes cast.
Morris township school meeting was
held in the Union Hill school house,
nearly two hundred voters journeying
out there. There were two tickets in
the field. w. A. Bartron received lis
votes; John M. Broadwell, 100; A. d.
Barris, 112; j. S. Green, II; Milton
Pierson and Frank S. Cole, 10 each.
The first three were declared elected.
Mr.. Green, who was defeated for re-
election had been trustee for tweE-
ty-four years. Joseph VanDyke was
chairman of the meeting 20. R. White
head, secretary, and f. L. Armstrong
and Christopher Moody, tellers.
At the Hanover township school
meeting, held at Troy Hills, the follow
ing trustees were elected: George T..
Freeman and Geo. A. Corey, Of Whip
pany, and Rev. David A. Craig, of
Parsippany.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-24

JUDICIARY Committee substitute
for Assembly bills and 20, the public
utilities measures, was taken up in
House Wednesday. The substitute
establishes a State Public Service Com
mission and gives the Commission
power to regulate and control public
services and public utilities, including
common carriers. The Commission is
to consist OF five members, to be APP
pointed by the Governor, with the adj
vice and consent of the Senate. The
term is made five years and the salary
81, 500. The Board is given counsel
at a salary of S., 900 a secretary, whose
salary is to be $4,000. The bill applies
to railroads and the regulation of traf-
tic and safety thereon covers gas ano
electric companies transfer of stocks
and franchises telegraph and tele.
phone companies and water companies
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-24

SURELY the most optimistic or the
most obtuse member of the executive
committee of the Anti-Saloon League
must realize that they have been up
against very slick bunko game in
their campaign for local option in this
State. They were evidently willing
that their leader should fool the legis-
latorS and the public with all sorts of
Misrepresentation from the time he
was introduced to the legislative CON-
mittee as minister and endorsed all
his wild statements in regard to can
didates, majorities, ETC., but when af-
ter claiming to know just how each
member stood on the question and the
vote would be very close. He was
about fifty per cent. out of the way.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-24

IN 1857, and periodically since, coun-
ty local option-a much fairer propos-
ition than is contained in the Crosby
bill-has been put up to the Legisla-
ture. 1t will not be effectually down
ed until the authorities of the various
municipalities give strict enforcement
to the existing laws. The liquor deal
ers themselves can aid in this, and
serve their own interests, byco-operat-
ing in securing that enforcement. Gov
ernor Fort has suggested new legisla-
tion, most of which is entirely fair and
intended to secure observance of the
law by license-holders.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-24

Mendham borough last Monday
received bids for the material and con-
struction of the proposed water sup
ply. There were large number of
bidders covering good part of the
country. The bidding was very close
for pipe and fitting, except in the case
of specials, where the trust bid two
and half cents a ton, while it is
thought that the price should have
been per pound. This item brings the
trust figures the lowest, and as check
of $500 was given to guarantee the
faithful carrying out of contract, it
looks as if the concern might be held.
For the construction f. S. Smith
appears to be the lowest bidder, with
George Byram, of Succasunna, close
second. Byram was lower than Smith
on the reservoir, but the contrary was
the case on the pipe lines,while Smiths
bid on the rock excavations per esti-
mate brought him lower than his near
est competitor. The borough plans tc
build a reservoir for a gravity supply
to the village and lay about five miles
of pipe.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-24
Commissions Held Meeting.

The commissions recently appointed
to consider the subject of the elimi-
nation of the Morris street grade cross
ing has held one meeting and gathered
considerable data in regard to the sub
ject under consideration, including
material from Summit, Roseville and
Newark. The commission is study
ing a means to raise the grade Of the
tracks and not disturb the present
grade of Morris street.