Show Thlijr TV AGAINS MORMONS IN S ATE BUR AU I Y Reports to the Contrary Ara Unfounded v SO DECLARES AN OFFICIAL But Papers Were Mailed Here April 28th Set Out That President Smith and Others Are Living in Open and Notorious Polygamy in Utah TRIBUNE BUREAU < j 13 Postal Telegraph Bldg I Washington D C May 7 During the past week rumors have been persistently circulated to the effect ef-fect that something wan about to happen hap-pen In the antiMormon or anti Smoot warfare and many Inquiries have been made of men supposed to be In touch with the situation but nothing sensational has developed 0 WHAT POST SAYS The Post stated yesterday that certain cer-tain affidavits and statements had been filed with the State department In connection with the expulsion of Mormon missionaries from Germany to the effect that President Joseph F Smith and other high church officials were living in open polygamy and rumor ru-mor had it that the recent visit of President Smith to St Louis accompanied accom-panied by one of his plural wives was to be made part of the case It Js reported re-ported further that the affidavits set forth that the missionaries arc not American citizens NOTHING ON THE FILES Assistant Secretary Loomis of the State department stated officially to The Tribune today that the only papM of any kind which might be considered unfriendly to tha miss ion arlet Of the church Was a letter from IL minister transmitting a copy of the Smoot protest pro-test laid before the Senate < Other laP rs may be on the way but had not been received up to the close of the office today TRYING TO AVOID CONTROVERSY The Indications are that the State department la I trying to avoid any controversy con-troversy with Germany as regards polygamy or Mormonism and the officials offi-cials are careful not to give out anything any-thing more han necessary < regarding developments In the matter Mr Loomis said the fact that President Smith Is consorting with several wives would not enter Into the question of the expulsion of the missionaries but he thought that the department might have to consider any attacks made on the citizenship of the missionaries Information In-formation from sources close to diplomatic diplo-matic affairs appears to confirm the Impression that the expulsion of the missionaries Is final and that no further steps will be taken by the United States PAPERS HAVEBEEN f SENT X Affidavits Set Oift Interesting Ppfnts in Regard to Local Conditions Notwithstanding time above Information coming from tho Stub Department In Wiiuhlngton jiml notwithstanding other statements of a similar character that have been given out tho fact still remains re-mains that the ufJldavlts referred to wcro pent from this city The were placed In the Salt Lake postoffice on the nftor noon of Tuesday April 15th They are supposed to have reached Washington on Saturday latU and IC not stopped In tran Hol sit they should have been In the hands oC Secretary of State Play and of Count Von llollebcu the German Embassador on Monday morning ONLY ONE LETTER SENT 1C Assistant Secretary Loomis received a letter from a Salt Lake minister he received re-ceived the afrtdavlts because the only letter sent was a Jotter of traiiHmltlal enclosed en-closed in the sumo rnvelopo with tIme affidavit affi-davit The affidavits do not set forth that the Mormon missionaries In Gprmanv are not American citizens Thuy mtik no icforcncc whatever to this They nrnko no reference to tIme rucenl visit oC Prsl dent Joseph F Smith to tho St Louis opposition with ono of his plural wives They do set forth that polygamy H illll practiced and taught by leaders of th Mormon church LIST OF SMITHS WIVES Among other thing the iiflldaUts net fcrth that Joseph 10 Smith the prcnldfiii > prophet slur amid revulutor oC thf Church of JemiH Christ of Latter Day Snlnts H now and had for many years pant bern i living In open and notorious polyuumv t vltli pluml wives Five oC ihow wlvis with tholr residences In Salt Lake are gIven 1 as follows Julius L Smith 11 1 v Ins nl Iso S33 Vest First North strict wlieru Joseph F Smllli hits his residence In tho directory Jidnn L Smith living lat l-at No 113 North Second West street rids voman la n sister t In Jullim and nno It It was who accompanied tho iir 1 < vddr nt on hlB trip to St Louis Tho third wife H I given IS Sarah E Smith living at li < North Second West the fourth Alice K I Smith living at 127 North Second neat Smith living at r > Ia the fifth Mary T f Kapt North Temple Pun affidavit sets forth that Joseph F I Smith Li tho sit icknowlcdpcd fnthop of fortytwo children chil-dren bv theae wives and that three of j this children arc less than three years old ROBERTS CITKD I Tho afrtdavlts further sH forth as Proof that polygamy la still practical and upheld up-held the fact that Brlprham H RpbcrtH who was elected to Congress In till nil of JSas and who was rejected h l y C oil gross In January ItKX for the rnixcm that ho was proved to bo It polygnmlst H I itlll living In open defiant Dolypamy and at tho same tlmo hoIdhiK high office ujd rccelvlnt hlRh honors from his tIt i t-It to set forth that Brigham 11 Roberts Roberta livIng tins one wife Sarah Louisa nK In Ccntorvlllo another wife Colin Dibble KobertH living In CentorMll and still another Ufe 1 Margaret C 9hlpp Rob I crts living at No K > North Stato strcoW IJo I 1 I J Stilt Lalco City which Is 1 also given ns I 8 Ii llrigham JJ Robertas rcoldcnco In tho fil l recturv It Is nlao set forth that Colla Dibble Roberto gave blrLh to twin boys l Within tho past year I II OTHER CASES GIVEN I I Ihe affidavits arc specific In part and In j I G hart general In addition to the cnsrH given I fl giv-en novo they set forth othor cases In I I which polygamy Is 1 openly = practiced bv I 1 tho high ofllclnls of the churcAi and alI al-I this Ls given as evidence to prove that polygamy la rtlll tau ht and upheld by I ho I church Thoso who sent tho papers l lo Washington admit hat they hnvo 10 1 ciMvixl no aclmowlcdgment of receipt from I Jthf Secretary hay or tho German EmI Em-I bauHndor but they arc not worried on that account as they hold that there has II been haidly time for tho mailer to como to iho attention of the officials |