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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-12
To Thee VINO sen Buttons.

All parties yto have been Saving
buttons for the firms that have locked
out their xorkers are requested 70 re-
fuse 70 ser aay more buttons Til the
present difficulty " adjusted II they
don't want ua 10 york for them, they
don't need to have their buttons
seged BY quitting. roa are asEisiing
the ihonsands Of workers and those
dependent upon them. who have been
denied the privilege 70 vork and make
an honest living.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-12

father, brother or sweethesrt-5n or
der 10 make = possible to force the
fnen back into the shops 10 work for
still more miserable existence than
heretofore. They love ron 20 we'll
They think 70 much Of yoB TheY
showed how much they thought Of you
by turning you into the street. scorn
their requests for ror TO return 10
work. Remember the cowsrdss refuge
is worse than his fear, The traitors
reward is held in contempt bg al hon
orable men and women. stand by the
union and together We viii reatber
every storm and bid defiance 70 ali
our enemies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-12
BUTTON MEMS
EDITORIALS
Look.op. Edition Of The Button
Worker. Explains That Unions
Were In No Way
Responsible.
WANT THE WOMEN BACK
Employers Making Every Effort 70
Get Female Workers IN Musca-
tine Button Plants to
Return.

IN The lookout edition u the But.
ton Worker, paper published At Mus
catine ana devoted 10 the interests
Of thoze engaged In The button max
ing bnsineBs clearer idoa Of the sit,
nation from 'ha union's standpoint IL
given Copies or this little paper
baye been mailed TO many Of the
snlons of this section ~ the country
end aome Of the reading Will no doubt
SfDve of interest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-12

50. 15G4a9o: yearlings. $4.T5G5 IS,
lambs, native. s.. oo@s. 4o:, western.
IS. 2506. As.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-24
STEEL BUSINESS IS
NOT FLOURISHING

NEW YORK. April 23.-The most inter
estlng development in the steel trade at
the close OF last week was tho placing
OF n contract for 10000 tons OF rein
forcing concrete steel bars, the Initial
order for the Kansas City terminal. The
plans for the terminal calls for 100000
to 100000 tons. and Is the most notable
structural project before the trade.
The low prices prevailing for fabri-
Gated structural steel have called out
numerous inquiries. and contracts are
now pending for 100000 tons. The grand
total Of structural work now is from
700 900 to 100000 tons.
Business in other finished steel pro-
ducts was contracted, The steel cor
poration blew ont several furnaces. Rail
road orders for equipment were scarcely
worthy OF special note. but rail contracts
aggregated $4,000 tons.
The iron ore season opened with the
sale and resale of about one million tons
OF lake ore at reduction CT so centa
ton from the prices prevailing during
the two previous years.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-24

anti-patriotlc obligation OF he oath re-
fused suspiclously enough, 10 tell what
obligation was imposed on those who
took part in the ceremony.
Smoot's Sworn Denial.
The charge that Smoot, as an apostle
of the church, had been responsible for
polygamous cohabitation was easily
had himself on oath. positively denied
that he had lever advised any person
TO violate the law either against polyg-
amy or against polygamous cohabitation.
and no witness had been produced TO tes-
tify that Apostle Smoot had ever gieen
acts"
True. il was admitted that he had "si-
lcntly acquiesced' in the continuance OF
polySamous cohabitation by poygamsts
contended that to understand this acqui-
escence It was necessary to recall some
historical facts among which arc some
that indicate that the United States gov
ernment is not. free from responsibility
for these violations of the law.
In short. although Reed Smoot was
one of Il confessed band of lawbreaking
trcators. ne was of 'irreproachable" pri-
vate character. Although the band had
been guilty OF every treachery, none OF
coura sed them in their villainies. He had
only "silently acuuiesced"-and in this
he had been no guiltler than the intimi-
dated bystanders and The gagged victims
of the outrageS
Although the gang had stolen the ma
chinery of elections and used IL 10 print
senatorial certificate for Smoot there
was nothing TO show that the form OF tbs
certificate was not correct.
Moreover. the band operated In politics
as a religious organization. and the con-
stitution of the United States protects
man in his right of religious freedom
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-24
Will of the Prophet Sufficient
to Make Apostle COwley
Support Reed Smoot.
CHURCH INTERFERENCE IN
POLITICS DEMONSTRATED
Iron Hand of Hierarchy Always
Ready to Exert Pressure
in Campaigns.

ernor Wells issued TO him a certificate
Five days later number of prominent
citizens signed a protest to Prcsidenl
Roosevelt and the senate against allow
ing Apostle Smoot TO take his seat. And
the grounds OF the protest, briefly stated,
were these, The Mormon priesthood
claimed supreme authority IN ppmtiGhs, ,h,,
first presidency and the twelve apostles,
of whom Smoot was one. They hag not
only not abandoned the practice OF po-
litical dictation. but they had not apan-
doned the belief in poygamy and polyg-,
amous coha habitation. they connlved at and
encouraged It's practice: sought to pass
against the practice, and protected ana
honorcd the violators of those statutes.
Upon the filing of The protest there
was q storm OF anger nj church head
quarters; and the ecclesiastical news
papers rallied With the bitterness OF
anxious apprehension. Throughout Utah
il seemed To be the popular heller that
Apostle Smoot would be eXcluded--on the
issue OF whether a responsible represent
ativc of church that was protecting
and encouraging lawbreakng should be
allowed n seat I'm the highest body of the
nations lawmakers. But the issue against
him was not 10 be heard until twelve
months after his election. and every
agent and influence OF the church was
set to work at once TO nullify the effect
OF the protest.
Church Thumbscrews on Business.
Every financial institution, east or
west, TO which the church could appeal,
was solicited TO demand a. favorable hear
ing of the Smoot case from the sen :
ators Of its state. Every political and
business interest that could be reached
was moved 10 protect tho threatened
apostle. The sugar trust magnates and
their senators were enlisted. The mer-
camille correspondents OF the church
were urged to write letters to their con-
gressmen and to their senators and to
use their power nj home TO check the
anti-Mormon newspapers. The Utah rep
resenta,lvc OF n powerful mercantile in
stitution that had vital business rela-
tions with the church confessed to me
that he had been called east TO consult
with the head OF his company, who
had been asked TO use his influence for
Smoot.
Il could not advise our president" he
said, Ito send the letter that was de-
manded of him. And vet | couldn't take
the responsibility Of injuring the COM
pany by advising him 10 refuse the church
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-24
WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY


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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-24

ham. a. j. Hopkins and p c. Knox.
They found that Reed Smoot possessed
''all the qualifications prescribed by the
seat In the senate" that the regularity
OF his election by the Utah legislature
had not been questioned. that his private
character was - irreproachable:' and
that 80 far as mere belief and member
ship in the Mormon church are concerned,
ne is fully within his rights and privil
eyes under the guaranty OF religious free
dom given by the constitution OF the
United States.
Minority Saves Him.
Having thus summarIly excluded all
the large and troublesome points OF the
investigation, these senators decided that
there remained but two grounds on
TO his seat in the senate was contested.
The first was whether he had taken Il
certain endowment oath by which ''he
obligated himself to make his allegiance
TO the United States; and the second
was whether "by reason of his official
relation to the church he was respon-
sible for polygamous cohabitatiop
among the Mormons. =
AS TO the first charge, the minol$y
found that the testimony upon the point
was Limited in amount, vague and IN
definite in character and utterly unre-
liable. because of the disreputable charac-
ter of the witnesses oddly overlooking
been called for Apostle Smoot. that no
attempt had been made 10 impeach the
character of this witness; that The other
witnesses had been denounced. by a Nor
mon bishop named Daniel Connolly. as
Straitors who had broken their oaths
TO the church" by betrayng the secrets
of the "endowment oath, and that all
the smoot witnesses who denied inc
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-24

ate nation was still dcvilishly prosecuting
Gods anointed servants. to its own de-
struction; and il he were permitted 70
take his seat that this fact would he
cited to the faithful as proof that the
Prophets had been called To save the ma
ton from the destruction that threat
enod It,
OF course. throughout The campaign
that followed the church's newspapers
and many of its political workers kept
protesting publicly that the election ot
the Republican legislative ticket did not
mean the election OF Apostle Sinoot to
the senate. But by means OF the au-
thortative whisper cf ecclesiasts-car-
ried by visiting apostles TO presidents oil
from the bishops to the presiding Off
GERS OF subsidiary organizations-the in.
spired order was given TO the faithful
that they must vote FOR the legislators
who could be relied upon to do the will
of the Lord by voting for the Lord s
anointcd prophet. Apostle Reed Smoot
This message was delivered 10 the sacred
Sunday prayer circles. Even Senator
Rawlinss mother received It. from one
OF the ecclesiastical authorities of her
ward. who instructed her to vote against
t'at the peril OF her immortal soul that
she disopeyed the Injunction Long be-
fore election day every Mormon knew
that he had been called upon by the AL
mighty TO sacrifice his individual con-
viction in politics to protect his ''assailed
church"
Church Victory.
The profound effectiveness of that ap-
peal needs no further proof than the
issue of the election, King and Rawlins,
the popular leaders of the Democracy in
a state that had but recently been over
whelmingly Democratic-after q cam
paign In which they studiously avoided
an attack upon the church-were over
whelmingly defeated. The Republican
legislative ticket was carried Apostle
Smoot was elected 10 the United States
senate; and ON January 2l 1909. Cow
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-24

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ring eczema spreads its burning
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Fegulets euro constipation, tone
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-24

Comparative weather data at Salt Lake
City. April 90, 1911:
The highest temperature today was 63
1874 was S6 degrees Tho lowest tenn
perature last night was AZ degrees; the
lowest this month since 1874 was is de-
grees The mean temperature for Today
was 80 degrees; the normal was SO de-
grees The accumulated deficiency OF
temperature since the 1st of the month
is SO degrees: the accumulated excess
since January 1 is lS6 degrees.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-24

The relative humidity at a m. today
was 81 per cent, the relative humidity
at p. IN, today was 81 per cent.
The total precipitation for the twenty
four hours ending at p. m. was none.
inches; the accumulated deficiency for
this month TO date Is 1.29 Inches
the total precipitation since January
excess since January / to date is As
inches
Sun rises at 5:S5 "A. m: sun sets at
T.lI D. m. April "a
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-24
The Prophets Confess to Polygamy

The first oracular disclosure made by
the prophets OH the witness stand came
that they had resumed polygamous CO.
habitation to an extent upsuSpected by
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-24
Two Opinions Of Smoot.

Concerning President Woodruff's anti
polygamy manifesto of 1890, the majority
OF the committee reported that This
manifesto in no way declares that the
principle of poygamy to be wrong or alb
rogatcs il as a doctrine of the Mormon
church, but simply suspends the practice
of polygamy. to be resumed at some more
convenient season, either with or without
another revelation. They round that
Apostle Smoot was responsible for the
conduct OF the organization to which he
encouraged polysamy "by repeated acts
and in q number of instances. as mem
Der Of the quorum of the twelve apos.
tlcs;" and that he was mo more entitled
10 a scat in the senate than he would be
II he were assoclating In polygamous CO.
habitatlon with a plurality OF wives"
The report continued "rhe first presi-
dency and the twelve apostles exercise a
controlling influence over tho action of
the members OF the church in secular
affairs as well as In spiritual matters
constitution OF the state of Utah. the
first presidency and twelve apostles domi-
nate the affairs of the state and con- ~
It's functions. But IT is in political al :
fairs that the domination of the first
presidency and the twelve apostles Is Is
the interests OF the state. Notwith-
standing the plain provision OF the con-
stltutlon OF Utah. the proof offered on the
| investigation demonstrates beyond the
possibility OF doubt that the hierarchy
at tho head OF tho Mormon church has,
for years past, formed perfect union ne
tween the Mormon church and the state
of Utah, and that the church. through Its
head dominates the affairs of the state
| I'm things both great and SMALL And
| the report concluded: "The said Reed
Smoot comes here. not as the accredited
representative of the state of Utah IN the
, senate OF the United States, but as the
choice OF the hierarchy which controls
| the church and has usurped the functions
| OF the state in Utah II follows, as u
| necessary conclusion from these facts,
| that Mr.. Smoot Is not entitled TO a seat
| in the senate n senator from the state
| of Utah"
! WAS presented by Senators j. b. Foraker.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-24

sRise in temperature.
Fall in temperature,
Il Trace,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-24
Cowley Glad to Go.

y took his departure with evident
te had discharged his ambassador
and given me the warning which
neen authorized to doliver-without
re- OF our personal friendship. And
|lm. go. for my part. In sorrowful
y that tho church had thrown off
{uise and proposed TO show the
4y the election OF an apostle to
'<ed States senate, that the king
dod WAS established in Utah To
all the affairs of men, L knew
Smoot were excluded from the
nis exclusion would be argued
that the wicked and unreeener-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-24

FOR RENT-Beau modern apartments with the very lat
for the Prescott 9th East and nd South
To appreciate these must them there nothing III
the city equal to them Call and let show you the same
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-05
GIVES WAY TO G0LDSTElN
Prosecutors Aid Temporarily
Out of Bank Inquiry.

There was some talk yesterday in Brook
Ign of friction between Assemblyman Gold
stein, who is conducting the Union Bank
inquiry, and Mitchell May, OF the District
Attorneys office i'm that borough. Mr..
Goldsten had heard that Mr.. May had de
cided 10 call before him O. II. Cheney, for
mer superintendent OF Banks Mr.. Gold
stein didn't seem TO appreciate this move
on the part Of Mr. May and as result
the contemplated interview between the
Assistant District Attorney and Mr.. Che
ney was abandoned
Following this. Mr.. May said Yesterday
that he would take no further steps until
the bank investigation had gone further.
II was said that Mr. May. being Of the
opinion that the Goldstein inquiry had not
produced evidence enough so far 10 war
rant criminal prosecution of the bank Of
ficials, ha0 decided 10 interrogate Mr.. Che
ney for the purpose Of aScertaining whether
evidence was In existence 10 justify the
finding Of indictments
Assemblyman Goldstein also disliked the
tenor Of some OF the interviews with Mr..
MAY, which recently have been published
Mr. Nav denied Yesterday that he ever had
any intention Of discTedting the efforts OF
the Union Bank probers, and that he had
abandoned his own inquiry when he had
heard that II might interfere with that ~
Assemblymsn Goidstein.
j earnestly desire to cooperate with Mr..
Goldstein. not 20 oppose hlm' said Mt.
MAY. and for this reason ] have decided
not 10 go on with my proposed examination
OF witnesses for the present. shah wait
until everything possible has been brought
out in the inquiry
Mr. Goldstein said he was glad 10 hear
that NJ May had taken such stand. and
added that Mr. Cheney would be called as
2 witness on Monday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-05
DISCUSS TOBACCO PLAN
The Latest May Be Acceptable,
J. g. McReynolds Thinks.

Following the issue Of n decree by the
United States Circuit Court on the man
date Of the Supreme Court on Thursday.
counsel and officials Of the American To-
bacco Company and several Of it's sub
salaries held a meeting Yesterday at
which the tentative plan for reorganiza
ton was discussed further.
None of the officials would say what the
plan was. James 6. McReynolds. who, as
special Attorney General, brought the suit
on behalf Of the government and is now
aiding in the consideration Of the dissolu-
ton plan. said Yesterday that in his opinion
long time would elapse before the plan
could be worked out sufficiently to be SUBJ
mitted TO the Circuit Court for final APP
prevail
Mr. McReynolds said that To work out
such a plan was a tremendous task, ana
that it was not until few days ago that
the attorneys for the Tobacco Trust had
been able TO formulate suggestions that
appeared acceptable to the government.
Some time ago plan was submitted to
us for considerations but we promptly
threw IT out" said Mr.. McReynolds. Il
will say. however that the plan submitted
Thursday indicates that the reorganizers
arc beginning TO look at the matter in the
right light. and we shall be able, think,
TO proceed along the lines they suggested.
The plan was only outlined orally The
American Tobacco will perfect the plan
and submit 1t to me. If we pass upon 1t.
ii will so before the court for approval
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-05
CASH QUOTATIONS..
GENERAL MARKET REPORT

New york. August T. l''''
c,,r~ vIIEAT-Rcports Of black rus' IN
canada was the dominating thc1o' rnst
yrheat market and as the eNistence y. me
was confirmed through o inG.I' rIosinc at a
market was strong and active clos'"s sitebr
~, adrance Of a. 111c. Their" was us.
dec,ina c.rIv owing to lower cables thah 81,
ttcinated and reports OF rain In lhnlh, pu eor,.
ers were cautious and wheh ths ,ha bnving
tnoan IN come in quickly took tne 'uS'
,rho Ninneapolis and Winnipeg mdI
kets again led the advance ana ,Tnsdo
v.re expressed that the crop IN ,uhoua'
which has been reported as In eNcele"' ..1rh.
Ti,ion would be seriously damaged 80
Nodern Miller" issued a detailed report on
Yields in the principal winter whest 80
showing a sharp falling or ~ Inpst MOI. cro,
Icing nIaced at 81 43s. 600. which compass
",,h 81 Gao 600 last year. The Rumaniah
ZION was officially placed at 81 i2OoOo", coiIl-
npred with IL 900. 600 last year Arse"tiI'S W.,
eAnorts for the week were l,oo-'o"', "i,p
YToornbaU estimated worlds exports eNctu,
-, - North America at s.000,OOo' compared
with Z 90 600 last week 40 req, NV "
o5r elevator and 0SSc ahoat ~ ~
Vortbern Duluth 81 - ahoat 'EIN -,
Firm most of the day. Ihere va, 10 "a
~s,,s and pricss late were easier CLOS
80, a net loss OF a Sc 40 =
beSo 7tisc. elevator. domestic basis, 20
arrive. and export No ?. ING, hmIss
OATS Moderately active ana hiinsI' ,eaHye
at l.. 4s.c net higher Cash oats s,ea1s >
aa,a,5,Ed white. 47i5c: No . iSc: No =, ifc'
No i 4Gt9c BARLEY-Nominal Whta,'
Including -four. exports for the week ACCORD
Ing 10 Bradstreets. were 49,. "oS nus DUE ,l
AGAINST o5t42O. last week and l-t'''"o ids.
80 since July l. 1O.660.375 bushels. asalns,
q qo2 -i3 last year. corn exports FOR me Week
v.e~a 500 7S1 bushels. against "'o"gN 'ds
week and 419t5i last year; since july -
2 oSI SOS bushels against 1,Il7.621 last sea
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-05
COTTON LEADERS IN WAR
Price Forces Big Advance, but 1t
Is Soon Wiped Out.

There was sensational advance of 20 To
81 points in cotton right after the opening
of the market Yesterday. but In the later
trading prices reacted. and at the close all
the options, with the exception OF August.
showed net losses ranging from 10 Is
points. August, which had led the morning
advance with n gain Of 10 points. or g a
bale. closed with a net gain Of points.
The buying movement in the morning,
which resulted in the Jump of 81 20 to 81 a
bale in the price OF cotton. was attributed
TO the new bull pool. headed by Theodore
II. Price, whose re-entry into the cotto,,
market after an absence OF nearly three
years was reported in Yesterdays Tribune.
1t was the first real test OF strength be-
tween MIR. Price and Eugene G.. Scales.
the herr leader. and for time II looked
as though Price was going TO have all the
best of il. The bear leader soon marshalled
his forces. however, and aided by favor
able crop reports. succeeded In bringing
about a reaction. which did not end until
after the early advance had been more than
wiped out.
Mr.. Price is an old campaigner however,
and the fact that his first effort in the
present campaign 10 advance the price of
cotton met with setback will not. in the
opinion Of traders who know him, cause
him to cease his efforts In that direction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-05
THREE BANKS TO COMBINE
Fourteenth Street, Nineteenth Ward
ard Twelfth Ward to Consolidate.

a meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Nineteenth Ward Bank has been called for
august 4 al the banks main office, No. s5S
Third avenue. for the purpose If voting on
HE merger OF the Nineteenth Ward and
twelfth Ward banks and the Fourteenth
Street Bank. member Of the New York
clearing House Association, under the
name Of the Security Bank of New York.
Bradley Martin. ir.. president of the Nine
te.nth Ward Bank. will continue his con-
nection with the new bank, and the present
rfHces Of the Nineteenth Ward and Twelfth
Ward banks will be continued as branches
O. the new bank
The Security Bank will have capital Of
!, moon and a surplus of 10000. The
t'eTeer has been approved by the Superin-
PENDENT Of Banks.
The board OF directors OF the Fourteenth
Street Bank voted yesterday TO recommend
the merger 70 its shareholders II further
voted 70 recommend 70 its shareholders A
reduction in the capitalization OF $4,000
iris amount 20 he transferred 10 surplus
account the capitalization Of the hank 70
be immediately restored 10 10000 by an
issue Of 300 shares a new stock. The
rev stock has been underwritten at $3.50 a
Ehare. and will be offered n shareholders Of
the Fourteenth Street Bank al that figure