Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-23

| N' o'lhA' blll dDpIOpIldllDE Ten
| thousand dollars for the expense OF
| carrying into effect the recently en-
! acted home ownership bill, was passed
| finally without amendments. The bill
! also provides for additional help
i'm the school land offices for the pur-
! pose OF handling the extra work en-
tailed by the home ownership law
The chiropractic bill, which was
amended in the senate last Saturday
so as to place this profession under
control OF the state medical board.
was sent to conference today Friends
OF the ChiropraCtics objected to the
senate amendments. which will have
the effect OF destroying the original
purpose Of the bill II they become ef-
fective. The measure has brought
about sort OF fued between the IN.
~ members and the ChiropraCtic
supporters in the legislature and II is
doubtful II their differences can he
settled I'm conference, as all factions
are represented on the conference
committee. The bill as it passed the
house provided for separate state
board, composed solely Of chiroprac-
'lCiOnCrs.
Attacks MOrmOnism.
A startling indictment OF Mormon
ism fell from the lips Of Mrs. Dicfen-
derter OF New York city, who spoke
for 20 minutes In the house this fore
noon She was given the privileges Of
iho house on motion Of Representa-
tive Durant, and her talk was listened
To attcntvcly and enthusiastically ap-
| paudcd Mrs Diefenderfer's home is
I'm New York city and she is touring
the country in the interests OF the
home board of the Presbyterian
church.
"Mormonism of the present day"
she told the representatives, 'is
founded on polygamy and a system OF
plurality of gods, plurality OF wives
and plurality Of bibles. | have made
an investigation and | know that
| polygamy is still practced by the NOR
mans. Senator william E. Borah told
me that II I would find three cases Of
polygamy in Idaho he would prose
cute them free Of charge. went to
southern Idaho in person and | FOUND
not three but twenty recent cases of
polygamN. | secured the names of the
polygamists and their wives and re
turned to Washington. presented
my evidence TO Senator Borah. And
what do YOU think he said? lie told
me he was under obligations TO the
Mormons and was pOwerleSs to act!
And Borah is the man who expects
TO be candidate for president in
1915. II he ever reaches the White
House 1t will be because the Mormons
have put him there,
Joseph F. Smith. present leader OF
the Mormon church, is right now the
husband of five wives and forty three
children have been born to him. He
could be prosecuted under the Mann
white slave act, for not long ago he
took two II his wives TO Chicago.
shows Rapid Growth.
There is now one Mormon TO every
1S5 residents Of the United States
The growth Of this movement is as
founding. II is time some action was
being taken. Washington, ID. c., is
headquarters for Mormonism and the
power of Reed SmOot Is unsurpassed.
All we ask is that all churches have
equal rights in this country. The Nor
mon oath is treason and II is the very
oath that Reed Smith himself admin
listers. II is far stronger with him
than the oath OF allegiance TO the
United states that he took TO gain his
seat in the United states senate"
Mrs Diefonderfer left the house
copies of resolution which she
stated she hoped would be adopted.
She memoriali2es the president not to
appoint to federal positions any be
lever In the Mormon faith and peti-
tlons the next congress TO pass the
pending resolutions proposing amend
ments to the constitution that will give
congress the power to absolutely
stamp out polygamy I'm this nation.
She said that several other state leg
tslaturos had already adopted similar
resolutions.
Later in the day the house adopted
rgll N ~
ism They are as follows:
House Concurrent Resolution No. 20.
House concurrent resolution No. 26,
10y purant and Powell.
Re II resolved by the House of Rep
rcsentatives, the senate ConcurrinE
therein:
Whereas. the Mormon church CON
tinues TO teach and its prophet and
priests continue to practice polygamy.
in defiance Of the law of Christ and
also of the law OF the land and in un-
grateful violation Of their pledge made
to this country;
Now therefore. We do respectfully
urge upon the congress the speedy
adoption Of the pending resolution
introduced in the house by Mr.. Gillett
of Massachusetts,. and in the senate by
Mr.. Weeks of Massachusetts at
tend the federal constitution as fol-
lows.
Article NN1II. section |. Polygamy
and polygamous cohahitation shall not
exist within the United States or any
place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2 Congress shall have
power 10 enforce this article by APP
propriate legislation
House concurrent resolution %. by
Durant and Powell. 10 the president bf
the United States. Re IL resolved by
the house Of representatives the SEN
ate Concurring therein.
Whereas. The report Of the United
States senate committee on privileges
and elections shows that the Mormon
church dominates the state of Utah
and exercises an improper influence
upon the civil affairs II surrounding
states:
And. whereas the same report
shows that the Mormon church is
seeking to supplant the government
Of the United States;
Now, therefore, We, as citizens Of the
United states. do respectfully urge
upon the president that he do not APP
point TO any federal position any man.
Mormon or n-Mormon, who gives