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Show GRAFTERS REPORTED IN CHARITY CASE ; ' i i It Is said that two women are taking Advantage of the popular sympathy . tu-oused by the pitiful condition of Mm Charles Smith, who is suffering of cancer, can-cer, and who was so badly mistreated by her husband. These) women are said to be soliciting for money, ostensibly. to aid Mrs. Smith, but are alleged to be diverting the - money, to their own uses. The attention of Mrs. Pr. Brooks was called to this yesterday. Mrs. Brooks has .taken a keen Interest in the case and says that no one has been author-lzed author-lzed to take up a public collection. . ' ' The person who reported the matter - Bald that thCe two women, solicitors liad a long list of alleged contributors 'and mentioned having received $40 at the Mormon Temple- The only description descrip-tion given of the two women is that one " 3s tall and elderly and wore a brown cape, .while the other was yOunger and . ' phorC x No one has as yet been authorized to ' " solicit relief -for Mrs. Smith. Some vol-. vol-. unt&ry contributions have been made. which are thankfully received, and all wch contributions may be made to Mrs. Smith's attorneys, Stewart & ' ( Stewart, 509 McCornlck building, with 4h assurance that they will be properly prop-erly applied. To meet the expense of the poor woman's care in the hospital end the providing her with necessities the friends are reWing to a considerable considera-ble extent upon the benefit concert to be given in the Salt Lake Theater April Jlth by St. Mary's choir. |