The Washington times., 1935-09-02
By GORDON GORDON
Copyright, 1895. by International
News Service)

potentially dangerous as that
which existed in the feuds Of the
gun-toting days of the old West
has sprung up between the SELF
asserted polygamists of this from
tier settlement and the non-polyg-
amiSts of the area.
Outside of this remote little vii
lage, which nestleS under two
crag.like mountains whose cliffs
hide the rising sun until late in
the morning, the ranchers are bit
ter against polygamy. They re-
sent members of this cult, many
of whom came across the border
from Utah when polygamy was
made a felony there instead OF a
misdemeanor
County Attorney E. Elmo Boil
linger, who has charged six mem
bers of the cult with "open and
notorious cohabitation, acted in
the nick of time when he stepped
into the situation here, according
to most observers. For ranchers
were beginning to voice threats to
"get these people out of here"
Pioneers Aroused
Even with the village, which is
so isolated from the rest of the
world that it takes two days to
get here from the county seat at
Kingman in an automobile, old
timers are incensed at those
whom they charge with keeping
"harems" and holding love
nest" revels.
The cults foes, who have stir
red the countryside for miles
around with charges of night
debaucheries and mounta in
orgies, are headed by Clarence
Black, 50-year-old pioneer, who
will be a leading witness for the
State when the celebrated case
comes up for hearing. He shouted
when questioned here:
"These pOlygamistS have
brought our little town into dis
repute. They are living with
their women folk openly and
satisfying their passions in ter
rible debaucherieS.
"Under the guise Of religion
they rear families and desert
them for some pretty girl, live
with her and bring more chill
dren into the world for the re-
lief agencies to feed, and then
after she is worn out they seek
some younger woman. Some of
the men are so and go and
have wives who are little past
the teens"
Monnons, from whose discarded
faith cult leaders claim to have
founded their religion, concur
with Black in his views. From
ranches and towns around here
they have gone to Bollinger to
ask him to press his charges to
the limit.
Cult Cites Bible
The Mormons are supported by
their president, Heber j. Grant.
Grant recently charged that many
persons of the area were rearing
families illegitimately, and they
know they do this to satisfy their
own passions. seeking to indulge
their lusts they are living in adult
cry"
John Y. Barlow, bishop of the
cult denies these accusations. He
justifies his faith by citing the
bible:
abraham received cOncu-
fNSVnAz fhnuy RASra~ oEn
dren, and it was accounted unto
him for righteousness. as Isaac
also and Jacob. David also re-
ceived many wives and cOncu-
bineS. If any man eSpOuSe
virgin and desire to espOuse an
other, and the first give her con-
sent, and he eSpOused the Sec
Ond, and they are virgins, and
have vowed to no other man,
then he is justified for they
are given unto him to multiply
and replenish the earth and for
their exaltation in the eternal
worlds, that they may bear the
souls of men,"
Barlow continued:
"Since polygamy was enjoined
upon the children of Israel by the
law of Moses it cannot be adultery.
He declared he would fight the
case to the Supreme Court, if
necessary, to show the cult mem
bers' constitutional rights are
being threatened.
Old-Time Dances
Replying to charges the cult
conducts "orgies," Barlow ad-
mitted the colony'S social events
are not modern. But he said they
are more moral than social activ-
tiles in most areas of the world.
He said:
eve dance to the beautiful
Old-time dance tunes in the
SchOOlhOuSe every Friday night.
We don't allow the modern
SenSuOuS dances or jazz music
which is associated with sex
stirring dances. We swing about
in the old ShcOttiScheS and
quadrilIes. And we have as
much fun as anybody.
Naturally we are opposed to
all methods of birth control
since we believe that the func-
tiOn of husband and wife is to
beget children"
Such explanations have only
famed the smouldering feeling
of neighboring ranchers against