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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21
AN EPIDEMIC OF SALT.

Some time ago two scientists, profess
sors In the Chicago university, Jacques
Loeb and Or Byron Coakley, an.
nounced that rhythmic contraction Of
the heart can be produced by the action
Of a single salt solution This was
seized upon by the sensational press,
and In flaming headlines It was stated
that the elixir OF life" had at last been
found.
The sequel il now said 10 be that
what Is called an epidemic OF salt" has
broken loose In Chicago. The doctors
there find numerous patients who take
salt IN large doses, for all kinds Of all
ments. and one Of the physicians thinks
that unless the misunderstanding
caused by the press announcements Is
removed half Of the population Of the
city will in short time be suffering
from scurvy and allied symptoms Of
blood Impeachment Thus much for
the mischief OF press edited without
regard Tor iacts
Or. Elmer r. Prescott, in the Chicago
News. tells Of the following case, which
Is only one OF many He says
Il was called some days ago TO at
tend a woman suffering from scurvy.
She had been complaining for several
years from a nervous trouble had be-
come depressed and respondent when
some time ago she read Of the discov-
cry OF the elixir OF life iu the common
table salt or chloride OF sodium.
"She Immediately began putting salt
into her drinking water eating salted
meats and using Il I'm every conceivable
way, in the hope that the alleged great
discovery would prove a panacea 10
her Ills
she began TO get weak rapidly, he's
limbs became very tender 20 the toucn
and finally the hemorrhagic stage o.
the disease made its appearance under
the skin and into the connective tissues
OF the body having very much the APP
pearance OF the black and blue spots
following an injury
He then warns the public against tho
excessive use Of salt. IT the people
would like, he says. IAN example Of It's
terrible ravages let them read the suf-
ferlngs OF a shlp-wrecked crew at sea
with nothing but salt water to drink
let them ask the boys who went to the
front in Cuba how they felt after use
for six months Of the meat dried ana
cured by the alleged elixir Of life
The warning may be needed even
outside OF Chicago. For when people
are aning, they are often tempted TO try
all kinds OF experiments, forgetting that
mistake In the treatment OF the hui
man body sometimes Is as fatal as Is
the rough efforts by an unsklled musi-
clan 10 produce melody on a delicate
musical instrument
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

Mr.. Alfred Harmsworth wanted COM
ments on HIS twentieth century news
paper lie wanted a great many COM
ments and in order 20 secure them ne
offered a prize Of $500 20 the comment
writer whose mclosure happened 10 be
the first one that Mr. Hurmsw0rth q
hand touched when he reached blndly
into the mail heap. Mr. HarmsWorth s
reach brought forth a plain business
envelope that he eagerly tore open.
And there the chronicle becomes misty.
Mr. Harmsworth read aloud a Few
words OF the comment, and then
abruptly stopped and finished Il I'm ST.
lcnce. Mr. Pultzer's paper throws no
light on the contents Some other paper
claims that the writer began by saying
there was nothing IN the tabloid World.
and that Mr. Harmsworths voice then
sank 10 an untranslatable drawl The
man got the prize, and Mr.. Harms
worth got the comment.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21
THE DEATH PENALTY.

Attorney General Hosea NJ. Knowl-
tom OF Massachusetts, - one Of the late
est additions 60 the ranks Of the oppon-
ents OF the death penalty In his am
nual report 10 the legislature he states
that bis views on the matter are based
up0n close observation OF the existing
laws. and upon his extensive expert
ence 10 the prosecution ana trial OF
capital cases.
As a result Of his observations ho
states that the death penalty does not
tend TO diminish or prevent murder be-
cause a man who Is 80 Tar lost 10 rea-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

II Is undeulable that most u the new
departures In journalism have been IN
the direction Of retrOgression. Each
new product Of the new journalism has
made some additional surrender Of Dig
nifty, trustwurthiness. completeness or
deceucy. In TOO many Instances the
appeal has been made without shame
to the vulgar and the debased When
this has not been the case the charac-
terislic Of the new newspaper has been
brevity sensation. inaccuracy and folly.
The fact that readers have been found
FOR publications " this class here and
abroad does not signify that there has
been any loss Of readers on the part OF
the newspapers OF the highest grade
which have been IN existence for many
Xpare
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21
Kansas city World.

BY means Of the new agreement Rus
sia secures the most valuable railway
and commercial concessions, and the
privilege OF distributing troops through
the Manchurlan provinces to any ex-
tent the car may deem necessary TO
protect his interests. All these rights
were enjoyed by Russia before the re-
cent troubles began, but now they are
granted more absolutely. The events Of
the past summer seem to have affected
Russian Chinese interests only 10 ad-
vance them. Whether this treaty Is a
violation Of the conditions which Eng
land and Germany pledged each other
mutual support In maintaining Is an IN
terestlug question. There are English
men who believe that II Is,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

Rev. Dr. Theodore T, Munger says
there are moments when one almost
wishes there were IN New York an alb
solute ruler who would crush IT'S bosses
Too much absolute ruler has been New
Yorks great trouble Tor a quarter OF q
century past.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

A few days ago Lord Rosebery set all
England a-thinklng and worrying by
making the assertion that America and
Germany were understanding England
in the commercial race. A correspon-
dent Of the London Times, writing from
America, thinks he has discovered In
a large measure the cause Of Americas
great commercial growth and growing
worldwide supremacy The chief
cause be believes to be the putting into
places Of responsibility and trust Of
young men. a thing never thought Of in
the old country. He also notes that
fathers are In the habit Of talking over
their business affairs with their sons.
another thing never thought Of In the
old world. Another important factor,
he finds TO be technical education.
Technical schools in England are equal
to those In the United States, but they
have not the same prominence as the
old or classical schools, In fact those
who attend them are rather looked
down upon. He says that the placing
Of great responsibility upon young men
often results In grave mistakes, but that
corresponding grave mistakes are made
by placing these same responsibilities
upon old men. lie makes out a very
good case for his side. a case that seems
to bear close examination.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

There is little doubt that the court OF
China has been considerably shaken up
during It's latest experience with the
powers. Heretofore the collisions OF
the kingdom with foreigners have been
confined practically 20 the sea coast.
The imperial court has not been thrust
into the theater OF war This time II
was different Foreign soldiers actually
put the court to flight Imperial per,
sonages got a quite vivid glimpse or
what war with the foreigners might be
like. II is lnconceiyabe that such an
experience might be repeated or TO
think that the rulers Of China gained no
valuable lesson from II.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21
THE HARMswoRTH PAPER
Chicago Tlmes.Herald.

The chief difficulty IN the way Of the
Harmsworth idea OF a trust In cap
sule' journalism lies IN the impossibH.
lty Of getting corner IN brains In this
country 1t Is easy enough for clever
and foresghted manIpulators 10 corner
the bean crop, but no man IN this or
any other country has money enough TO
corner the crop of ldeas
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

There may or may not have been
some foundation for the story told at
Yonl,ers Of a plot by Greek anarchists
to murder prominent Americans but
these same anarchists will be made 10
realize that when Greek meets Amer
lean then comes the tug Of war
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

thus to follow an entirely consistent or
logical course was 10 have been expect
ed. Recent events In China now tend
to bear out the criticisms lately adj
yanced by Prof. de Martens, the Rus
sian expert on international law, and
Minister Lofengluh, China's representa-
tive I'm London.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

Speaking OF a proposed new appor-
tlonment % the city. q contemporary
says that "a citizen Of the Fourth mu-
nicIpal ward has more than double the
power In the council that a citizen Of
the Second municipal ward has Il
may be. but It has often been thought
that all the citizens Of an the munich
pal wards had little or no influence in
the Council.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

kidnapped boy Is deserving the SYM
pathy Of an honest and right thinking
people. Those who played upon his
parental love for his son are as heart
less and wicked as those who stole
away his boy.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

West Point certainly Is a good mill
tary school and turns out men who are
masters OF the art Of war. Just see
how easily those cadets outgeneraled
the congressional committee when they
unanimously agreed 70 abandon haz-
inc
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

And now another clerk In the Havana
postoaice has gone and stolen lot OF
money. The Cuban climate Is terrible;
and It's effects ON the moral nature OF
the American officials seems worse
than the effect upon their physical ma
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21
Chicago Record.

II is 20 be presumed that In arrang-
ing FOR the settlement Of the Chinese
question, The ENJOYS ana other dlplo-
lrotlc agents ~ the powers have done
the host thov could % secure q compro-
mise In the face Of conflicting interests
ard demands. That they were not able
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

By voluntarily agreeing 10 abolish
hazIng and not 10 call out fourth class
men. the West Point cadets have made
themselves first In war FIRST IN peace
and first in the hearts Of their country
man
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

The suggestion made IN the State
Board Of Education that the law
should provide for uniformity Of quss-
tions IN the examination OF teachers
throughout the state. Is good one and
should be adopted The test Of fitness
and the standard Of attainment for
teachers should be the same throughout
the state. Moreover; the standard
should be high with a constantly in
creasing tendency 10 become higher In
the matter Of qualified teachers the
children OF the remotest settlement are
entitled to the same advantages that
the children Of the richest city Of the
State are.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

The first edition OF Mr. Bfyans
"Commoner' win De run OF tomorrow,
he himself feeding the paper FOR the
FIRST number. Wednesday Il VIII be- pub
llshed. The FIRST issue viii number
about $1,000. i VIII be awaited with
more interest than q presidential mes
sage.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

When good queen Victoria shall have
passed away II would be a graceful
and proper thing 10 place the stars and
Stripes at half mast throughout the
land
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21
STOCKS, INVESTMENTS
AND BONDS.

Utah Rank and Commercial stocks ana
other high grade investment securities
Fought and sold. Loans on stocks Dividend
payiag stocks bought ard sold investments
orders from institutions trustees OF estates
and capitalists viii receive the hes, OF attain.
tion. JOHN Y. CUTLkk Jk
IeLIS. ~ Nala 5tree.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

The Nebraska senatorial contest has
reached the deadlock stage. These Leg
Islature deadlocks all seem % be time
locks
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

It Is proposed TO enact an inheritance
tax law. Isn't the white mans burden
already sufficiently heavy?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

Embezzler Nicely now knows that Gu
ba Is foreign country and that It is
hot place.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

In Baltimore the other day q negress
died and her Atcnding physician issued
this death certificate.
Maggie Mnhar died from GalluppIn
cumcuinpson I tend Her on 81 Of Nov
1900 and stop Saturday tended Her on
Jon 1900.
Prof John q. N0len
"Spiritlish Doctor
"lz2A Darlington st. near Paterson
That such a death certificate could
have been issued In the FIRST year OF
the to-be-glorious twentieth century
seems almost beyond belief Evidently
the world "do not move as rapidly IN
some portions as in others.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

Or. T.. y. Andrews predicts that the
British empire will gradually 30 to
pieces upon the demise Of Queen Vic
torla, She has been a great and good
queen beloved by her subjects,
throughout the EARTH but the founda-
lions Of the British empire are broader
and deeper than the lie OF any OF ils
rulers II has survived the death OF In
initeiy bad soycreigns and ,t viii sur
yiye the death OF infinitely good ones.
Or. Andrews has had TOO erratic a
career to be q good predictor
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

The Georgia father who was huncoed
out Of $500 IN the hope OF regalnlng his
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21

Cherries W. Penrose hditoF
Horace G, Whitney Business Manager
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-06-05
John F. Lby,
Well Driller,

has necessary experience and facilities
for sinking your well as quickly and
cheaply as anyone.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-06-05

a crack IL inches wide and of consid
cradle length and depth has appeared
A heavy rain and hail storm covered
a wide area recently and did great dam.
age to all crops in Texas, especially to
fruit. A special from Palentine says
the damage to property inside the city
and to crops in the surrounding coun.
try will reach $150,000.
Lieutenant John NJ. Neil, an ex-offi.
Ger of the regular army. stationed at
the Preside near San Francisco was
arrested in Minneapolis by deputy
United States marshal on instructions
from San Francisco. charging him with
forgery of vouchers in the army three
years ago.
The stranger who came to hotel in
Fergus Falls, Mimi, and registered as
George Gilbert OF Portland, Oregon
was found lying on the floor of his
room with bullet hole in his fore.
head. A revolver was found near the
| body and the man had evidently killed
himself.
Incomplete details have been receiv.
ed at Bieber, Cal, of the lynching of
five men at Lookout. Modoc county.
The lynched We're Calvin Hall, ~ years
old, his three halfbreed sons, Frank,
James and Martin, aged respectively
&c. 10 and 16, and b. d. Yantis, aged ~.
Cause-stealing.
A cable message has been received by
William Cramp & Sons announcing
that the first payment for the cruiser
contracted for by the government of
Turkey has been paid by the Imperial
Ottoman bank. Until now there has
been an element Of doubt as to whether
the cruiser would ever be built, but
with the first payment made, the work
will be carried forward.
81 am Elijah, the prophet, who ap.
peared first as Elijah himself, second
as John the Baptist, and who now
comes in me the restorer of all things.
Elijah was prophet. John was a
preacher, but combine In myself the
attributes of prophet, preacher and
ruler of men. Gaze on me, then. say
1t fearlessly. Make the most Of it. you
wretches in ecclesiastical garb. l am
he that is the living physical and spir-
itual embodiment of Elijah, and my
mission on earth second time has
been prophesied by Malachi, by God
himself. by his son Jesus. by Peter,
and 5000 years ago by Moses. All who
believe me to be in very truth all of this
will stand up" And over 5000 people
rose to their feet and greeted the dec
laratioH with cheers and handicap
pings. John Alexander Dowie, true to
his promises. made this statement from
the platform Of the Auditorium in Chi
cago Sunday night in the presence Of
5000 people. 1t was the elimination of
frenzied speech in which he de-
nounced everybody and everything not
in Zion, cursed the pope and the Ro-
man Catholic church. spat literally at
Masonry, the newspapers and the bank
ers of Chicago. and ragged and tore up
and down the stage like mad man.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-06-05
WASHINGTON.

Colfax will celebrate July 4.
The Spokane bank clearings for May
we're $4,671,100.
An organized affort is being made to
close the saloons in Dayton.
The hardest rain that has ever been
known In Tekoa fell last week.
Memorial Day was observed in an ap-
propriate manner all over the state.
The kindergartens in Spokane schools
are to be reduced in number from IA
to 2.
Wheat in the Palouse has a marvel
Gus growth and there are prospects for
banner crop.
Alaska rates are restored and the
warning companies have put first class
fares back to $25.
What experts say Is superior quail.
ity OF lubricating oil has been struck
in Thurston county.
Smallpox has run It's course and
towns between Dayton and Pendleton
are free from disease.
Fred Charles, bridge builder, was
killed In Spokane last week by falling
from the sixth crossing Great Northern
hridys
Stota Auditor Att,nson bas ,ss,ed
% ,ha nermanen, schnol ,rnd an honds
.r,o,,nt,no % s,os ooo
W,,I,an, Iona ,ho ,,an r,n aown ,v
borae at yaLima Ia q, weet never re.
covored cor.ciausness ana died
A smoo,h,v r,Ionnod ia,I daI,yorv wao
,rrstrotod IN SnoLare Last wao, nv
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-06-05
Manhattan Club,
Incorporated October. 1900.
RITZVILLE, WASH.

OFFICERS.
Jesse Dorman, President.
p. II. Clark, Vice President.
L. d. ellison, Secretary.
o. ii. Greene, Treasurer.
TRUSTEES.
w. r. Peters. w. o. Lewis, o. r. Hol-
comb, w. r. Cunningham, Jr., l.. G..
Van Patten.
COMMITTEES.
Reading Room and Literature.-W. H.
Tuggle, H. f. Klaas, ID. A. Davenny, G..
A. Carlen DR.. J. Frank.
Gymnasium and Athletics.-L. C. Van
Christensen. F. II. Richardson.
Finance and Auditing.-W. r. Cunning
ham. Jr., w. r. Peters. l.. Laughlin.
Rules and Decorum.-Jesse Dorman, DR..
John NJ Adams, p. r. Clark.
Reception.-O. r. Holcomb. o. II.
Greene. DIR. F. r. Burroughs.
The object of this club shall be to en-
courage Athletic exercises and games and
to promote physical culture and social in
tercourse among its members, and the
promotion of temperance, morality and
knowledge.
Business meeting first Friday in each
month at p. m. in its clubrooms over
Mrs. Hallins millinery store. Billiard
room. banquet and convention hall, IL
brary, latest periodicals. athletics, music.
games, piano and other musical instru-
ments for use of members and guests in
pleasant and profitable pastime. Open
every day and evening.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-06-05
Put Your Mon, y in a Home.

It's the best savings bank on the earth.
The cashier will never run of with it-it
will never go out of business" You've
got 1t right under your thumb-no one can
take 1t away from you. There II is-a
a place to sleep II you don't have any
thing to eat-and surely that's better than
having no place to sleep and nothing to
eat. 1t Is always something on which you
can realize ready money.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-06-05

CHRISTIAN CHURCH Preaching
every Sunday at the Christian church at
II a. m. and 1880 p. m.; Sunday school at
10 a. M; Christian Endeavor at 6:3O p. M;
prayer meeting every Wednesday evening
at 1880 p. m.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-06-05
SOCIETIES,

r. AND A. M.-Ritzville Lodge F. g. A.
M. No 101, meets in regular communica-
ton on the second and fourth Saturdays
in each month at 1880 p. m. All brethren
cordially invited to be present.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-06-05

FORESTERS OF AMERICA.-Meet
every second and fourth Fridays in each
month in Greene hall. All members in
vited to visit.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-06-05
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

EPWORTH EAGUE.-Devotional ser
vices every Sabbath at $3.50 p. m, at the
M. Il. church.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-06-05

POsTOFFICE.
Open on week days from a. m to 8
p. m. Sundays mails open one hour. from
Q to 10 a. m. Money order department
closes at p. m.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-06-05
Adams County Abstract Co.
lIncorporItndl

(lncorporIted.)
The only abstract books in Adams county.
Abstracts promptly made
Accuracy guaranteed.
Office opposite the courthouse.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20
JUDGE DISCREDITS WOMEN'S EVIDENCE
Chicago Jurist Sets Aside Verdict Secured by Tesi.
mOny Of Fair Sex.

~ am averse TO accepting the decision
Of the jury as final in this case, espe-
cially 50 as that decision was based
largely upon the testimony Of women.
The testimony of one written document
IL of more weight as evidence than the
oral testimony of dozen witnesses,
particularly when women are con-
cerned as witnesses. Though women
are undoubtedly upon a higher moral
plane than are men they are not as
reliable upon the witness stand. II
seems that women are of more imag-
NATIVE nature than men, and, though
II is no doubt uuintentional. they come
to believe as true what they at first
only ina CINE and maintain their belief
In spite of all evidence against it."
Upon the grounds cited in the fore
going statement of personal opinion
Judge Arba n. Waterman. Of Chicago,
ignored the verdict of jury and grant
ed new trial.
Judge Waterman, reluctant to accept
the finding Of the jury as final, did not
enter the Judgment In accordance with
the verdict at the time the latter was
given and after some reflection decided
that the defendant. having been denied
Justice. was entitled to new trial before
less susceptible jurors. The members
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20

JUDGE ARBA N. WATERMAN.
Of women's clubs and even his asso-
ciates on the bench denounced Judge
Waterman's slurs on the sex. The state.
ment caused a sensation, and both
women and men Of national reputation
assert that Judge Waterman has made
serious mistake.