Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-04-20

his fake league membership during the
past year, and lectures them for not
keeping their promises to send him
money. He forgets his broken pro-
misses. We again tell these women
that the promises to send Lewis money
were made under Misrepresentation
and for that reason did not bind
in either law or morals. On the con
trary, Lewis is liable to them for the
return Of the money they sent him un-
der misrepresentation made by him.
We have abundant evidence to prove
that Lewis deliberately falsifed when
he said Mrs. Tener was the only wo-
man who complained of his methods.
We have complaints from women from
all parts of the country, and from
many of the woman who attended his
convention in St. Louis in June last
year and had their eyes opened and
fake methods. These ome have
frankly written Lewis and spoken their
minds plainly. They have told him
that they had been mortified and cha
grined before their neighbors whom
they induced to join the league. Their
only apology is hat they then believ-
ed that Lewis would keep his promises.
Now they know that he has repeatedly
broken them and they want no more
Of him. Incidentally, they have not
been able to collect the money he owes
them for work done under contract to
secure new members. Members of
course, means simply women who will
send Lewis money.
Many of these women make the
mistake of taking the new Lewis pro-
misses seriously while they berate him
for repudiating promises of the past.
Mrs. Webster's complaint that the new
members will fare bettet than the old
ones would be true if the debentures
or notes had any value. But as we
view it, new members who pay 500
will be just $48 worse off than the old
ones who pay $50. Neither of them
get any benefit for their money and we
do not expect from Lewis past record
that any of them ever will. Lewis
has made no definate statement under
oath or otherwise to show what value
if any of the Builders Fund has and
no statement Of the exact amount Of
notes to be issued. For all anyone
knows the fund may be in debt for
more property than is credited to it.
For ourselves, we believe that it is,
but We see no evidence that the fund
has any legal ~existance.
Lewis admits that he is unable to "a
his debts. There has not been a day
in three years when attorneys have
not had notes against him for collec-
tion. So that he is virtually capita
lizing his debts, and asking people to
send him money for notes that are
worthless and that may be issued with
out limit.
But now Lewis has launched a new
scheme. The "noble woman who
were to be emancipated at $52 per are
not as noble as Lewis thought them.
His standard of nobility is based on
women's proptness in sending him
money. When the money stops flow
ing, the standard Of nobility drops.
But Lewis is now willing to try
another stimulant to reclaim woman
hood. That it is to induce her to con-
tinue to send his money. His last
stimulant was the income on the two
million dollars referred to above by
Mrs. Webster. But human nobility,
like the human body physically, be-
comes immune as to the same stimu-
liant for a long time, and Lewis has an