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Show THE MORMON CHURCH DICTATES 1 TIME OF IDAHO SCHOOL ELECTM Editor of Tho Tribune: Tho annual school election has just passed and It brings to mind another lnstanco of Mormon Mor-mon activity" In passing Inws to suit their own convenience. Tho elglith session ses-sion of the legislature passed a law changing tho annual school election from the first Monday In June to the first Saturday in April. After the first election elec-tion on this date tho lithe pavers saw this would not do. us this Is tho date of tho semi-annual yearly conference, fixed by the Lord and could not be changed, therefore the law must be changed, for tho faithful must attend the conference and would be able to carry very fow elections. If any. In the southeast. However, there Is always a way out for the followers of Joseph Smith. The elders, bishops, counselors, etc., got busy and prevailed on the county coun-ty superintendents In " tho southeast counties to recommend to tho ninth session ses-sion that the law should bo changed, explaining ex-plaining tho situation and showing these eager officials thnt to recommend this change would Insure their re-clectlon. Tho recommendation was promptly mudo and tho law passed by tho legislature, composed of Mormons and Jack Mormons. Mor-mons. Miss Belle Shaw, superintendent of Bingham county, in conversation with your correspondent, rather gleefully acknowledged ac-knowledged she was ono of the principal princi-pal movers for this change, and for the reasons mentioned above. This is one of tho rankest moves on ths ifl Mormons as to control In poiH must first control the achooli.'.1 Shelley. Ida.. April .22,, , |