Show POWERS A STAR WITNESS For Por Over Six Hours lIe Talked Al Almost Almost most Without Interruption Special to The Herald Washington April Judge had a free hand in the Smoot today and for over six hours bours he do de detailed tailed an interesting and to most 0 or r hl his auditors an entirely new and I resume or of the y ot of I From the time Ume Judge Powers om I mence giving his testimony until th clone or of the days hearIng he wa va scarcely interruPted by either or committeemen excepting oca cc a atonally wh when n Senator Dubois or t torney Tayler suggested a new par b by some me q question tion While some seine of Po Pow era eon testimony i is ancient history mon man manof of It to recent political affairs m in utah in which the Mormon church Interfered with the free will of its members One of the latest 5 cited b by Powers Was the dl of Nicol Hood in January 1903 by oft officers cars cers of the church because e he wrote a aletter aletter letter to the Salt Lake HErald rising the election or of Smoot to tIll ilir senate The uTho Mormon church is the m meet Bt complete and powerful tn in EX cx Sometimes there are I but bitt never Dever contests conte t was as on one t r f Jud Judge e Powers remarks Oil ott the Speaking of the change bange in polities mol ant antof of the change in hi Mormon Monnon polItical sup support support I port In elections he said Mid I account for It on the ground that pa of been iet f apart to be Republicans and part to 1 be Democrats Democrat the sheep front from the 1 Judge e Powers had with him a t h history tory of Utah politics In a scrap scrapbook I book made up mainly from Salt Lak LakI I Her Herald ld and he be was u never at a loss with facts and Agures to support his bi tat ments ment |