Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-24

DESEhEI II lin LIN
hold 1900 gallons a. one time bu, a
stream o. water ls iitering |
through them. 60 that hey contain /
much more than This amour .ri q day. |
II was charged that fhere @as big /
ion in This building. and ihm. ne gov- |
ernY menu officials who eccurtd the con- |
sracf wore able to put IN me u.lgh- |
bsrhooI OF 100000 lig.o phclr Own
pockts.
JoBBERY IN RAILWAYS.
There has also been considerable ioi- |
berry In government railroads, am told.
ana. Indeed. the government finds that
ID cannot affOrd to hold on g. It's rail-
road property. There are annually de-
ficits. where there should b. dividends.
The lines ate rapidly passing into tho
hands of the English. ThoEo which are
stlll controlled by the government have
such moor rolling stock that the private
companies will not allow government
cars to pass over their rails They pre-
fer to tfansship. Appointment on the
government railways are commonly
made without regard y efficiency or
a Job apply for the places. one pruml-
nent man recently asked o. De made
assistant manager Of the Central Ar
gcntiue syntom. lie was questioned az
to his experience. He replied Stat he
knew all about the railroad, for he had
travelled over It as passenger several
times.
The government lines are generally In
bad condition. All sorts o. jokes are
made concerning them, a common
charge being that they should put COW
catchera on the rear ~ the trains TO
keep the cattle from running over them.
The private lines. ON the othcf hand,
make money. They are Wen managed
and economically ruE.
THE MATTER OF JUSTICE.
Theoretically the judicial system of
the Argentine Republic Is beautiful
one. There Ia supreme court " i've
Judges, which II also % court of ape
peal. There ls an attorney general, who
Is supposed 80 bring criminals to the
bar, ana there are q number u In
ferior and local courts. According g the
constitution trial By Jury must be given
IN criminal cases. and each state has
Its own judicial system. In 1879 1870
criminal cases were tried In bucnoa
AyrcBand there were during this year
1900 arrests for breaches OF the peace.
You flnd policemen on every corner In
the Argentine capital. They are well
dressed. carrying swords. with which
they arc ready 10 cut down any one
who rcalsta them. on opera nights "a
INK ntcedH guards the streets leading
to the opera house. and generally you
Z will md that order IN ijucnua Ayrcs u
as we'll kept aH In any city " the
world The matter Of n police appoint
mcnt however. " one of political IN
nucncc. and the police are very careful
whom they arrest. one 81 the dlhlln-
guid0H or upper class OF young men
may get ns drunk ~ he plcarcs and u
| lH rare tina; he will be arrested. while u
poor Italian or spauiard will be quick
| ~ taken 20 jaii. In the courts the rich
stand much better chance than th'
| poor. There are. OF course, some JUS
/ judges. but the man who VIII accept
/ bride IL In the majority. Prominent Ar
/ rcntinoa are awarded the preference u
To, courts whore she matter OF right !
at all equally balanced. and as rul'
the man who sees the judge nrst hai
| tho best chance OF a decision IN nv
favor. There IN no lack of lawyers, io
the young ArgcntineH % good fnmllici
aa rule adopt tho law ~ "A profession
| many " them not expecting 20 pTac
! tice, but only 10 have the title OF doc
tor before their names. There are aom'
that are very good ~ the law an'
many have large Incomes from tn
source.
1T WAS ALL IN THE SIGNATURE
Speaking of the morality % h.gl
Argentine officials. heard the othe
day a story 81 President Celmnn u
connection with thc national bank, o
which have already written. The In
iiucncc 81 the precedent was such tina
note from him would usually result
In the holder getting the loan. The pre-
sldent was overwhelmed with sucl
requests, some coming from men who's
lli-wili he could not nnofd 10 have, II
never refused To grant such fnvnrr. II
would receive the men cordially. and te
them they would have the money
lie would even write letter TO the al
rcctorH o. the bank, saying; Il Know
iha man II all right, aud ! wish go
could grant him the loan" lilo woul
slgn such a letter. and the man woul
20 at once 20 tho bank. and be sur
prlsed 20 md Il refused. The truth wa
that President Cclman had an under
standing with the directors Of IN
bank an 90 his signature, according d
certain curves were made this way o
that. N the hual m" f0r instance, WI
elongated into rcrawl.. Il meant tina
tho man was Co have the MONEY
whereas. II u was cut IN short, the ~
rrctOrH would know that the prcHidcn
meant, II am Just writing this lettr
20 get rid OF the man, and Il would b.
favor to mo n you would refuse him.
| FRANK a. GAlkHENTlIk.