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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12
KILLING MADE CHEAP.

II newspaper reports may be relied
upon, 1t has now come to this, that a
judge has declared from the hencn that
the lives OF children can pe paid for
at the rate of 81 each, and that a mans
life, If taken accidentally by a railroad
company, Is only worth SO.
Supreme Court Justice GUNNER, OF
New Jersey, is reported TO have said
recently to a jury:
IF a railroad company kills a child.
its parents should be satisfied with one
dollar damages Children are source
OF expense 70 their parents, and are
OF no pecuniary benefit"
Much has been said of the sacredness
of the American home, but is 1t not a
fact that the cruel sentiments here ex-
pressed are becoming fearfully general
throughout the land? children are a
source OF expense" Is not that view but
too common? In some Asiatic countries
II has for centuries been the custom
TO look upon the advent of a girl in
the family as curse almost. Such are
often given away. or sold, or exposed to
die, particularly in hard times. They
are not often worth a dollar each. The
Hindoos that put their little ones GU,
to die In the sacred river, did not ex-
pect cent damages, 1t was reserved
for an American judge to suggest a
price at which a railroad corporation
can afford to rid unnatural parents Of
an expensive nuisance" But what
about the sacredness Of the home?
AS bad is another statement which is
charged to Justice Robinson OF the Con-
nectlcut superior court. He is reported
TO have said:
Provided the railroad company killed
the man painlessly, $40 Is sufficient
damages for his relatives. The relatives
must prove that the dead man suffered
pain 10 get more The fact that the
body is mutllated does not prove it,
The man in question probably was
the head Of a family, the main support
Of home. But an Institution cannot
be very important 10 the state, and
cannot be very sacred, II the life Of Its
head is worth no more than $40.
The value OF human life cannot be
overestimated. II Is guarded by all the
sacredness with which the Decalogue
was promulgated to an awe-struck peo-
pie. We believe It can be demonstrated
that nations, when they have COM
menced to disregard human life, have
been in imminent danger Of decline in
power and influence, That disposition
generally is the other side Of that thirst
for pleasure and that selhshness which
were the characteristics Of all the en-
plres, over the tombs Of which history
has raised her rnOnumpnts
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12
THE SECRET OUT.

The New York Journal has for long
time headed crusade against the
Congressman-elect of Utah, on the plea
that the american home was in dan
ger Of contamination.
A correspondent OF the Journal now
asks why the House should unseat Mr..
Roberts as an improper person 10 be-
come q member Of that body, while the
Senate is silent as to the membership
Of a gentleman prominent in that
body. where are we at?" is the
query Of the correspondent.
The Journal unblushingly replies, In
It's issue OF January s, that Mr.. Roberts
will be unseated because he is big
amist, and therefore a solitary law
breaker" while the senator referred 10
has too much company"
The crowds that have supported the
Journal in its work ought TO take COM
fort IN this explanation OF the opposi-
ton TO Mr.. Roberts. They cannot but
feel proud in their work. and the dis
tinction drawn between solitary" and
too much company"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12
Boston Transcript.

Another question concerning which
the governors views have been awaited
with a lively interest Is that which re-
lates TO prize fighting under the Horton
law He recommends the repeal Of
that statute. though he should not do
so were It now executed as II was exc
cuted during the first year II was en-
acted. Rough, vigorous pastlmes are
excellent things for the nation, for they
promote manliness being good In their
effects not merely upon the body, but
upon the character, which Is far more
important than the body. Boxing is a
fine sport, but this affords no justifca-
ton Of prize fighting any more than the
fact that a crOss-county run or a ride
on a wheel Is healthy justiiles such a
demorallzing exhibition as a six days
race" 1t Is gratifying 20 see him TAX
ing even this qualified view OF what has
become a disgrace 10 New York City
and State, though he evidently has not
yet discovered that II Is the rough
pastlmes" which he so much admires
that provide the atmosphere In which
prize lighting and even worse express
sions Of the Strenuous life" flourish,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12
LIGHT As MEDICINE,

Great interest is being taken in a
new treatment Of diseases, by means OF
light rays. II seems an institute has
been established In Denmark for the
purpose Of making Investigations re-
garding the effects OF light on living or
ganisms, and especially with view OF
utilizing light rays as medicine. The
institute, 1t Is said, numbers among
its members medical men of recognized
authority. 1t is receiving both state
and municipal aid. Great public In
terest is manifested in the institute, and
many cases OF sickness are said to have
been successfully treated there.
The report from which these notes
are made says it has been demonstrated
that both sunlight and electric light
can be used for medical purposes. In
the institute in question, situated as it
is where the conditions are not favor
able for the use Of sunlight, the in.
stitute makes almost exclusive use Of
electric light in all cases. The arc
lights in use are each Of about 1000
candle power. More recently expert
ments have been made with photo
chemical baths TO ascertain how far
light Is instrumental in supplying the
skin with blood
Medical science has made wonderful
strides during the past century; par
tcularly In the direction Of discover
ing the causes Of the ailments to which
mankind is subject The finding Of
remedies, except such as come within
the domain of surgery. has not kept
pace with the solution Of the secrets Of
the human system. stll the progress IS
gigantic. Little by little the old meth
DDS that were resorted to in an age Of
ignorance are being abandoned, and the
great principle is being recognized that
II is nature that cures, while the physi-
clan Is only the aid Of nature. Long
ago, some doctors intuitlvely resorted
to the elements Of nature TO combat
sickness. They recommended pure air
pure water. light. exercise, proper diet
and so on, instead OF drugs and pol
son. The probability is that in time the
most advanced medical practitioners
will have mastered the properties Of
these natural remedies and know how
to apply them in their contest with dis
eases.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12
DON'T BE TOO DOGMATIC.


We have great respect Tor those pro-
fessional men who have, by study and
experience, gained information not pos
sessed by the masses Of mankind. Es-
pecially do we regard with esteem such
of them as have risen to eminence by
their exceptional intelligence and broad.
ness Of intellect. They are usually much
more tolerant Of the opinions Of others,
than the parvenu who, having managed
to graduate In some college after a
year or two OF study, imagines himself
an authority whose word must not be
disputed.
In the controversy which has agltat-
ed and 10 slll agitating the public
mind. not only In Utah but in various
parts Of both hemispheres, there is a
dogmatism among the lesser lights Of
the medical fraternity, which is anus
ing when It is not pregnant with seri-
Gus consequences. The epithets used
by them when the assertions they make,
basel merely upon books they have
read and statistics they have copied.
and not from practical experience In the
special diseases under consideration.
are TO say the least, unworthy Of their
profession and add nothing 10 the
weight Of their alleged arguments.
II is well not TO be too positive on a
question Of theory, and It is wrong to
Try TO force upon the public something
that experience may prove to be falla-
oious. We would like few Of our local
professional men TO consider carefully
these !ndisDutable facts:
A hundred years ago incubation was
the great medical remedy for smallpox;
that is TO say, the doctors insisted upon
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12

usual stop OF the car was made, arose
and endeavored TO follow other pas
sengers who were about to allght. She
had made no special request to stop the
car. As she stepped off. the car was
started, and she sustained some IN
jurles. The lower court dismissed the
case, but the higher court reversed this
decision. and In doing so declared:
1T cannot be said, as matter Of
law, that each individual passenger
must make a personal request Of or
signal OF communication OF intention
70, the conductor that he or she desires
to get OF. Where number OF peo.
pie arise simultaneously after one OF
them has signalled the conductor, u Is
his duty 70 give all OF them equal OPP
pOrtunity 10 leave the car safely Ia
the case az bar the car had stopped az
a corner where II was usual for II 70
halt 20 permit transfer 10 connecting
cans. The conductor had Issued a
transfer 10 the plaintiff for this cross
ing, and should be presumed TO nave
known that she desired to alight at the
place for which the transfer was given.
II might almost be- said that points
for which transfers have been Issued
bear some resemblance 10 regular sta
lions OF steam railroad companies,
where Il Is incumbent on them 10 stop
long enough 10 allow passengers a rea-
sonable time to alight. whether or not
the conductor Knows Of any passengers
desiring to leave the car"
Some such decision as this seemed
needed FOR New York. where conductors
were In the habit Of letting persons jump
on and on the cars while in notion
American life Is sometimes too busy to
permit common courtesy to give tone to
1t, and in few public places are there
more temptations to discourtesy than
In street cars.
Apropos Of cars and courtesy, the
Kansas City Star says the workngmen
In that city, who return home after a
hard days work, have decided not TO
give up their seats to the ladies' that
enter already crowded cars. This Is not
because they wish to be dlscourteous TO
the gentle half Of the community, but
they believe that by adherlng firmly TO
that rule they viii induce the ladies TO
rebel against the companies that do
not furnish adequate accommodations
for the passengers. And they believe.
further, that when the ladies take that
matter in hand. they win succeed That
is shrewd tactics.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12
DIR. M'GLYNN.

With the death OF Rev. McGlynn, one
Of the notable figures Of the Roman
church in this country passed to an
other sphere Of action.
He'd McGlynn lived In a country
whore less liberty prevails than here,
he would In all probability have be-
cone q reformcr, perhaps a separatist.
He had the necessary qualifications lie
took a lively interest In the questions
that from day TO day agitated public
opinion. His views were always well
defined and supported by moral cour-
age
At Che age Of 20 years McGlynn be-
came a parish priest in the city OF New
York At that time he attracted at
tention by his attitude of approval OF
the public schools. Later he Joined the
crusade Of Henry George against pow
erty, and came In conflict with Arch
bishop Corrigan, Called to Rome to
explain his position, he refused to go
and was communicated But the
cause he had espoused could not be put
down by communicates 1t kept on
agtating the public and finally Arch
bishop satolli instituted full invest-
cation. which resulted in the restora-
ton 20 DR., McGlynn Of his prlestly
functions, and his complete exoneratlon.
He fought a fight with his superiors,
and won, because he lived in a country
In which the majesty Of free thought
and speech Is above human authority.
The influence Of Dr. McGlynn upon
the church to which he belonged ought
10 be- far.reaching. lie maintained the
right of independent inquiry and the
exercise Of private Judgment 1t was
that which made Luther a power In the
world, because Rome then placed Itself
across his little path and forced COL
lislon. Rome now has learnt greater WIS.,
dom. she must have found that honest
inquiry and earnest effort TO do good are
not dangerous. but that inslncerty.
lukewarm belief and falsehood are the
factors that produce anarchy, con-
fusion and perdltion. In the words Of
Carlyle; "only in a world Of sincere
men is unity possible;--and there, in
the longrun, It Is as good as certain"
That seems to be the lesson illustrated
TO some extent In the career OF the now
departed exponent Of the Roman faith.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12
Kansas City star.

Publicity and judcious taxation are
Governor Roosevelt's remedies for the
evils Of trusts. Rigid supervision Of
corporations, whereby the public may
know what part Of their capitalization
represents actual money invested, and
what part Is fictitious; which will en-
able the people 10 know whether excess
sive profits are made. as a result Of
monopoly and unfair competition. and
whether the wage-earners are getting
their just share Of the products OF labor.
will go long ways, In the opinion Of
Governor Roosevelt, toward solving the
problem Of the trusts When everyone
can know the exact status Of the busl-
ness Of big monopoly corporations, pub
lie sentiment will be a potent power in
preventing exorbitant prices and unfair
treatment Of laborera, and II that Is not
fully effective, the power Of taxation
remains.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12

The recent attacks on the secretary
Of the treasury for having made a
New York bank a depository Of GER
tain government funds have been re-
PEELED by the clear statement OF Secre-
tary Gage giving the reasons for his
action. But before this explanation
came, some responsible journals were
led to refer 10 the attacks as "suspl-
clons on the part OF the people" and to
remark that 1T Is hardly supposable
that there could be so much smoke
without a good deal OF fire." TO which
the American Banker sententiously res
ponds: Since when does O handful Of
prejudlced and sensational newspapers
constitute The peoplef AS IL the fires
Of liars and mallgnes did not often
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12

The English expert criticism OF Lord
salisbury's definition Of food as CONTRA
band of war shows that all the blum
derers are not in South Africa. 1t
points out that under the premier $
statement 10 America, II France and
Britain were at war, America could
ship foodstuffs to Belgium In safety,
and they could be reshipped to France,
while American breadstuffs could not
be sent TO Great Britain without violat-
ing the rules Of neutrality. This class
Of criticisms on British diplomacy Is
having a potent influence In increasing
the dissatisfaction In Britain az the
course Of the present ministry in its
conduct o. the war.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12
Chicago Record.

The chief abuses chargeable TO trusts
are summarized by Gov. Roosevelt as
Misrepresentation or concealment re-
gardng material facts connected with
the organization OF an enterprise; the
evils connected with INSCRIPTIONS pro-
motions, overcaptalization, unfair COM
petition, resulting in the crushing out
Of competitors who themselves do not
act improperly; raising Of prices above
fair competitive rates. and the welding
Of increased power over the wage-earn-
ers. Some Of these abuses. Gov. Roose-
welt thinks. could be cured by modify
ing corporation laws. But the great
remedy on which he relies is publicity,
In this he is right.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12
New York Journal.

Governor Roosevelt deserves credit
FOR sacrificing his well-known personal
predictions TO public morals IN advo-
eating the repeal Of the Horton law and
the suppression Of prize fights. He Is
making progress today In regard to the
relations Of the people with public
utilities. He sees that the concentration
OF wealth has dangers that need 10 be
guarded against. He is emphatic In his
condemnation Of reactionary policy
In regard 20 the water supply Of New
York. and he urges a repeal OF the Re-
publican legislation that opened way 10
the Ranapo thieves.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12
GOV. RosEvELT's MESSAGE
Boston Herald.

Gov, Roosevelt appears to have givea
the New York people pretty good salts
faction in his message. He did not Crap
pie the trust question very strenuously
this was too much. even for hm-but
he did meet that Of prizefighting, not
altogether Directing TO the sport in the
abstract, but concurring with public
opinion so far as 10 recommend doing
away with the law under which II has
been practised In the State. The people
have thus got the substance Of what
was asked for at his hands in this re-
spect. There are other good points in
the message, which is a more than
usually interesting document in lis
composition. Gov. Roosevelt always
writes cleverly, whether the subject be
his own exploits or more impc -tant
matters.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12

Gov. Tanner Of Illinois says Senator
Cullom, who is seeking reelection to
the United States Senate from Illinois,
has never kept faith politically with
anybody when It was to his interest to
do otherwise. 1t can be said OF the
governors accusation that II is not
original with him.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12

The Indiana cousin Of Lord Roberts
who says 1t is French and German
military skill that is responsible for the
defeats the British have sustained,
perhaps does not see the real point that
he makes, namely. that French and
German military officers go to South
Africa and show eonclusively their SUI
periority over the English military
leaders. 1t were better to say that the
Boer defensive tactics are responsible
for the disadvantages the British have
had TO contend with.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12
Springfield Republican.

Gov. Roosevelt's dicussjon Of trusts
In his annual message Is impressive.
Trusts are a very grave problem, very
grave. What shall we do with them?
Gentlemen, this grave problem of trusts
calls for your most serious attention.
We cannot do much, but what little we
can do to regulate them We should not
hesitate to do, And the legislature and
everybody agree that the trusts are a
very grave problem indeed That Is
what most discussions Of the trusts by
public men, including Gov. Roosevelt,
amount TO-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12
CONDUCTORS RESPONSIBLE.

The New York Supreme court has
rendered a decision that should be Of
interest not only TO street car lines but
to their patrons, II Is to the effect
that il is not negligence per Sc FOR pas.
sengers to board or allght from a car
without taking hold Of the ratings. and
that conductors must give passengers
sufficient time to get on and OF the
platform.
Suit was brought by an elderly wo.
man, who said that she, when the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12

Commenting on the South African
war, financial authority says; THE
golden tide, though checked for the
moment is not going to subside," No;
but Its chief force will not come from
the Transvaal for some time to come,
II ever again.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12

The experience OF Mrs, Corse, who
was robbed by hlghwaymen in Chicago
last night shows that In the windy city
a lady needs an armed bodyguard at
night. as well as the supposed police
protection given.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12

The suggestion that the army Of news
paper military critics in England, now
engaged in criticising the conduct Of
the British campaign against the Beers,
should be sent TO the front, Is not a
bad one. The men now fishtlng under
the Union Jack would not then be ex-
posed to fire both at home and abroad.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12

make smoke enough to blot out the light
of truth and justice" The remark fits
well many unproyoked and unjustii.
able attacks other than those made
against the cabinet officer named.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12

The explosion Of bomb in Massa-
chusetts theater last night put an end
to a concert that was being given.
There was no encore Of the closing
number demanded.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12

Gen. Butler has seized the south bank
Of the Tugela river four and half
miles from the Boer camp The ques-
tion now is, can he hold it so as to get
safely across the stream?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12

The Milwaukee Wisconsin has issued
as a supplement to its publication Of
Jan. s, a complete history Of the Wis
consin National Guard. II is a fine lit
erary enterprise.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12

II Is said the Philippines commission
report will be ready by the first of Feb
ruary. There are doubts about the In
surgents being ready to endorse It so
soon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12

The letter OF a British officer written
at Pretoria, makes IT clear that the
British prisoners there do not hunger
for anything except liberty.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12

Those who believe the Filipinos incap-
able Of self-goyernment cannot deny
that the rebels have been fairly sue
cessful in running thmselves.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-04-21

Some pretty shirtwaist models have
been designed for the coming sum
mer, some of them showing deep sail
or collar, joined to pointed revers that
reach the belt in front; the entire piece
OF woven guipure lace, with cuffs and
girder to match. These trimmings
adorn pique, linen and duck waists, as
we'll as those of tatfeta, foulard OF
wash silk; other styles are trimmed
with very handsome Swiss or Irish en-
brOideries. Again waists are seen will
removable vests, stock collars, and
girdles of liberty satin. Besides these
are countless morning waists formed OF
India linen, pcrcale, dimity, bishops
lawn. fine qualities Of dotted and cross
barred muslin, plain and fancy swive
silk, and zephyr gingham. The ma,
JOrlty of these resemble as nearly "a
possible a boys shirt waist, with ::
single piait down the front. few gath
ers on each side Of this plait and on tn
shoulders. ana u double pointed yok
on the back. The regular shirt sleev,
is shaped with lut little fullness on tn,
shoulder, and the entire model is small
and extremely plain.-N. y. Post.