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Show INVESTIGATION INC1TESPIIBLIC Congressman Howell So Declares. Recent Disclosures Led to Stronger Feeling Against Senator Smoot. Utahn Says He Believes the Apostle's Personal Record Will Save Him. Special to The Tribune LOGAN, Ftah, Dec. 2S.-Congressm.Ln Jos?ph Howell has returned from Washington Wash-ington and will spend the holidays wltn his family, returning to the capital about January o Relative to the Smoot Investigation In-vestigation Mr. Howell said to your cor- res lent that the -- -Id. m - liitr.i.STi iil at the recent hearing before tho Sonata conimltteu produced u much more sensational sensa-tional effect on the public, mind and ln-i ln-i Ited a great deal stronger feeling of hostility toward the Mormon ohurt h and Senator Smoot as a member of the quorum quo-rum of the twelve-, than did the hearings hear-ings lust spring. Eastern people. Mr. Howell thinks felt that there Is a sense In which the old relations contracted before the Issuance ..r the Woodruff manifesto and continued to some extent since that document appeared ap-peared mlrht be condoned; but that sentiment sen-timent does not exist relative to new marriages. Hence, as evidence of tho establishment es-tablishment of new relations appeared before be-fore tho committee, tho public senso of Indignation and resentment was stirred and a growing demand for drastic measures mea-sures became evident. Notwithstanding this, however, T "tab's Representative In Congress Is of tho opinion that, in view of Mr. Smoot's personal per-sonal character and his well-known liberal lib-eral Ideas and progressive tendencies, together to-gether with the response the Senator will moke to the contentions of the protest-ants, protest-ants, he will bo able to retain his place In tho Senate Mr Howell says ho personally deplores the violations of law evidenced by the disclosures of recent polygamous marriages, mar-riages, and feels thnt both the church and the State will ha i,, take cognizance cogni-zance of thorn and deal with each us It deserves. |