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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-05
DREVFUS AND lola.

What AN ODDLY PATHETIC
w story that is which comes from
Paris to explain why ex-Captain Drey-
fus win not attend the funeral Of
his friend lola today! And how char
acteristjc It Is OF the French nation.
Dreyfus was anxious to pay the last
possible mark Of respect 10 the man
who had so ardently championed his
cause when all the French world
seemed against him. The sentiment
was as natural as it was praiseworthy,
but Dreyfus viii not be present when
the funeral grafton is pronounced over
Zola's body today.
He will not be among those who fol-
low the remains to the cemetery.
Acting in accordance with the request
OF Nine. lola and the police depart
msnt. Dreyfus viii mourn apart from
the others. 1t was feared that his
presence might provoke a disgraceful
riot and to avoid such a contretemps,
sadly against his VIII Dreyfus must
stay away. It is hard to find an ex-
preston that suitably describes a peo-
pie so lost 10 the proprieties that they
refuse to respect bereavement.
Dreyfus has no more power now to
harm the French nation than has his
dead friend. Broken in health and spir-
It's, he Is waiting in seclusion for his
summons before the great eourtmar-
tial that makes no mistakes. lola was
his best. almost his only, champion at
a time when he sorely needed a cham
pion. but the French mob would start
a riot II he appeared at the bereaved
home. Why should such. state of af-
fairs exist? Why should the nationals
list press be so bitter against Dreyfus
that II urges the people to break up
a funeral ceremony at the instant Of
his appearance?
The answer is found in the old, old
doctrine. n doctrine as true as II is
old. that no man ever hates another
man 80 cordially as the man he has
wronged. This is as true OF nations
as OF men. Dreyfus has been cruelty
wronged by the French press and pub
lie and their vindictive hatred is pur-
suing him into his retirement to such
an extent that the mob would desc
crate grave to wreak it's spite on
him.
II is not often good for men to thank
God that they are not as other men
are. even when they happen to be
Americans. but it is proper in this in
stance TO thank God that in America
the lowest scoundrel that ever cheated
gallows or prison would be as safe
az the funeral Of a friend as In the
most. sacred OF sanctuarles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-05
A POST cANTEEN ARGUMENT,
T HE HERALD has seen a good man,

HE HERALD has seen a good many
arguments in favor of the re-es-
adjustment Of the army post eanteen,
but it has never found one stronger
than that contained in the following
dispatch from New Rochelle. New
York, to the New York Sun:
James Cullen of the Sixteenth in
fantry. a veteran who had spent two
years in the Philippines, after making
an effort to pass the guards and reach
the mainland TO get a drink today.
went to the barber shop at Fort Slocum
and. cursing the temperance people who
had abolished the canteen. drank a
pint bottle of bay rum. He was in
the act OF draining a second bottle
when the barber tried to overpoWer
him. The soldier not only drank the
second bottle, but also a deeanter of
witch hazel. He then ran out of the
shop. Cullen was taken to the hos
pltal. He lived about four hours"
Comment on this case is hardly
necessary if the facts are as stated in
the dispatch.
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British Courtesy.
(Philadelphia Ledger.) }


Here are two samples of old-time Brit
ish courtesy" said the New York man,
which are quite delicious for their frank
ness and simplicity:
ION the evening of cur arrival in Eng
land recently. Mrs. H. and I entered the
hotel drawing room after dinner. where
a handsome and courteous old English
man came forward and very politely led
as TO seats out Of the draught, and made
himself generally agreeable. Thereupon
Mrs. H, wishing TO reward his courtesy
with equal frankness, remarked casually
that We had just arrived from America.
All Indeed Have your replied our
new friend. America? Well. madam. we
have quite a few of your countrymen in
jail over here
I'm the train into London our only COM
panion in the compartment was another
old gentleman, who Immediately opened
conversation and made himself most
agreeable IN pointing out objects of inter-
est by the way. In the course Of the con-
versation Mrs. II. remarked how agree
ably surprised she was TO find the English
so open and pleasant. She had been
given TO understand that they never vol
UNFAIRLY cOnversed with strangers.
Nor do we replied our fellow trav-
eieT, but we don't mind talking 10 Amer
leans. There is SO little danger Of ever
seeing them again, you know"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-05
HE DECIDED TO GET OFF.
He Had Made Up His Mind, and En-
treaties Would Not Change Him
washington Post.)

1.-THE instinct in human beings, from
the untutored savage to the bon ton So
ciety lady of today, unlike that in the
brutes. prompts almost invariably to
a wrong course Of action" said the
philosophical man. zone seldom reads
a newspaper without seeing an account
of somebody who has stepped from a
moving car with his back toward the
direction in which the car is proceed
ing. recall very laughable incident
that illustrates this fact, although I
am inclined to think the Indian victim,
who was innocent of any intention to
afford mirth, did not find it so amusing.
1T occurred on a passenger train
which was passing through an Indian
reservation. 1t is a fact known TO
every westerner that it is very hard
matter to get an Indian aboard a train
drawn by one of our screeching civil
izers. / have never been satisfied in
my own mind whether this antipathy
on the part OF the noble red man TO
the locomotive is due to its being a
matter OF principle with him or because
he thinks he is taking too long chances
against his life when he gets aboard
a modern train. OF course there
are exceptions. but even then he sell
uOHl SSNs OCyoAu lAiC AAOut VI ACeNi pa
form.
In this instance there was a party
of four Indians. one buck and three
squaws, on the rear platform Of the
car Was on. We were bowling along
at a clip of about thirty miles an hour
and nearing a station on the outskirts
of the reservation. l was watching
the party, and noticed a certain rest
Iessness in their head and arm move
ments which held my attention. The
buck pointed to a tepee which we were
rapidly nearing. and judged that that
was his destination.
at developed that he had decided to
get OFF at this point, and the squaws
had been protesting. He did not heed
them, however. but with solemn grav-
ity, wrapped his red blanket around
him. descended quickly to the lower
step and hoped of into space with his
back toward the engine before l had
time to stay him. All that could be
seen of Mr.. Buck was rapidly revolv-
ing mass Of red rolling and bounding
down the steep grade. and gathering
a force that sent him through the
barbed wire fence as though IL had Of
fered no more resistance than eobwebs.
chorus Of long drawn. high-pitched
a-a-a-a-as, indicative Of surprise or
amazement in Indians, came from the
sauaws, and made the incident all the
more musing.
THE buck was soon lost to sight,
however. but the last glimpse I got of
him he was still rolling. and l have
never learned how he came out"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-05
WHERE THE s25otooo WENT.

GAIT LAKE TAXPAYERS are in
- vited 20 read and consider care
fully the statement published else
where showing what became Of the
s250.0OO water bond fund voted two
years ago for the Improvement OF the
city water supply.
Remembering the promises made at
the time BY the men who now cont
pose the city administration, the re-
suit ach.eved--or lack or results
should afford a lesson OF practical value
for future reference.
OF the t250.005 spent. over 100000
went for pipe contracts given a
favored contractor. Water rights sup
posedly carrying an increase in the
city's supply, cost SIS. 210.26. but it now
develops that these rights" acquired
at enormous expense, are valuable only
10 the land on which they are To-
Gated: they cannot be piped direct into
the city without involved litigation,
and so far they have not relieved the
city's distress at all.
Sixty-flve hundred dollars was spent
for a Jordan river water right which
has a lawsuit attached and cannot be
used for city purposes until the courts
pass on il. Nearly $4,000 has been
spent on what is euphoniously called
the Utah lake reservoir and Jordan
river channel: a reservoir Of no prae-
teal use. and a channel" without
water except such as is supplied by
the canal companies pumping station
at a cost Of about $4,000 per annum
10 the city.
The whole statement reeks with its
showing Of incompetency. dishonest
contracts and perverted use OF trust
fund. An expert examination of the
books would probably show even more
fragrant abuses of official authority
than appear on Auditor Reiser's be-
lated and unsatisfactory statement.
II there were no other reason for
ousting the present city and county
republican "gang" from office. this
showing would be enough TO justify
a revolution In city and county af-
FAIRS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-05
LETTING DOWN THE BARS.

A S ELECTION DAY draws nearer.
"A President Roosevelt's reason for
placing Henry C. Payne. the notorious
Wisconsin spokesman. in the Office of
postmaster general becomes more ap-
parent. Mr.. Payne a few days ago is
sued a general circular TO postmasters
iI which he tells them. in effect. to get
out and hustle for the Republican
ticket. He says:
"Postmasters or others having un-
classified positions are merely prohibit
ed from using their offices to control
political movements. from neglecting
their duties or causing public scandal
by political activity"
If that isn't a blanket license to all
postmasters to whoop things up for
the nominees of their party theresis no
meaning in plain English. 1t affords
them an opportunity to attend politi-
cal conventions, TO make stump
speeches, to talk politics all the day
long. The only possible manner in
which a postmaster can cause a pub
lie scandal. IN the eyes of Mr.. Payne.
IS by forgetting himself and urging
the election of some Democrat to office.
Another feature Of the circular which
is very interesting is the paragraph re-
lating to employees whose places are
protected by civil service rules. In IL
Mr.. Payne lays down this rule:
"A person IN the classified service
has an entire right to vote as he
pleases and to express privately his
opinions on all political subjects, but
he should take no active part in poll
teal management or in political cam
paigns."
The reason for this order Is obvious.
1t happens that there are great many
Democrats working for the government
in the classified service. In the opin-
ion of Mr.. Payne it would be manifest
ly improper for government employe,
provided he happens to be a Democrat,
to get out on the stump or to appear
prominently in party affairs in any
way.
Probably not 1 per cent of the post
masters belong TO the Democratic par
~. Therefore, it is all right to unleash
the postmasters for the purposes of the
Republican party. The classified serv-
Ice, where men and women hold their
places through merit and not because
of political influence, is different. They
take the stump at their peril. no mat
ter how faithfully their government
work is performed
Isn't it about time for President
Roosevelt TO come out honestly and
admit that he is spokesman?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-05
Old Sport S Seas'ss,., S es~p.,s..
BY JOEL l. PRIEST

"Them's the boys for my money, Sport
he says. That gang dassent blow their
nose unless l sneezos. he says. fney II
come a-runnin just like trained pigs
when i whistles he saws.
John. the first name on Reeds slate
paralyzes me for minute. / mad d
shock sOrter like IL oneet. when l gets a
bunch 10 stay in q fat lack on pair OF
deuces an never bettered. But that's a
memory of the dim an distant past This
first name. John. is that OF the Honora-
BILE Jacob Moritz. is this the Jake, l
saws 10 Reed. that benefits all mankind
by turnin' Parieys water into beer an
then openin 10 a bunch of Joints 20 dis
tribute II fromt Is this the Jake / says.
that runs this here saloon where man
gets shot to death most reprehensible on
The Sabbath dAy2'
Its that Jake SAYS Reed, some
shame-faced. but. Sport. | wants you 20
understand he saws. that friendship Tor
Reed Smoot. like charity. he says, COW
ereth multitoOd OF sins. | amt got no
better friend IN Salt Lake county than
Jake. He may make lager beer an sell
IL. he may run saloons seven days week
an kick because there amt eight days 10
sell booze in. but that amt the question,
he says.
Il fails TO see how boostin' Jake IS
goin to help out the reform game / m
playin'. an / tells Reed SO. Sport, he
says. are YOU wise TO the Rev. DR.. John
T. Axton,' he says. him that used TO be
secretary of the Y. M. and Y L. M. /.
A.? No hold on he SAYS. i means the
Y. NJ. c. A oh, you means the boy that
Tom Kedrns made a army chaplain out
Of I SAYS. Shore / knows him, an he's
all right says.
Well. he's for Jake says Reed, Tor
Jake first, last an all the time. from soda
to hook. from Genesis To Revelation. as
IL We're 10 be more ia elegant line with
the reverend doctors new calling john.
KNOWN Jake as | knows him. / can't
hardly believe the doctors for him, Dut
in a minute or two he comes up an tells
me Jake's the ideal candidate for state
senator What's a wanderin' sinner In
this vale OF tears goin TO DO. John2 Reed
says Jake's all right. The Reverend Doc
tor John T. AxtOn saws Jake's all right
"Its up 10 me TO foller suit so l does
il. The Wav he showed things along that
second dav was eastern se9afatin a
mark from his dough with a squeeze box.
IL was case of one-two-three-out-go goes
he. George Sutherland he roared an
pulled his whiskers an told what ne was
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-05

employees were numerous and expen-
sive. not only TO the men directly in
volved. but 20 the general public.
Now. in order that fits readers may
have some idea of the New Zealand
act, The Herald presents herewith a
synopsis Of its provisions:
First-The law provides two courts
for the settlement of labor questions:
the initiatory court being board of
Cancellation and the final court a board
Of arbitration. Neither OF these can
be employed by other than trades
unions. or organizations registered I'M
der the law as labor unions. To facili-
tate the use OF the statute. seven men
may organize into a trade union. It
is therefore apparent that the law en-
courages union labor.
Second-It does not prevent private
Cancellation or arbitration, but places
both parties where justice may step in
should the conditions be unreasonable
or unbearable.
Third-The principle of Cancellation is
exhausted before the last court is re-
sorted TO. But should this fail, the
principals must arbitrate.
Fourth-The court may inflict any
punishment which 1t considers proper
for disobedienee Of its award.
Fifth-Forms Of procedure are pro-
Vided where capital and labor wish 10
settle disputes by private arbitration
and the enforcement of the awards is
also provided for.
Sixth-The state board Of Cancellation
is chosen every three years by the
worldngmen and employers. The coun-
try is divided into industrial districts
and there Is one board for each. AS
soon as they are elected. there being
two or three representatives Of labor
and like number of employers, the
board meets and elects some individual
TO represent the public. who acts as
chairman, and who votes only in case
there Is a tie.
Seventh-The arbitration court for
the whole country is composed of Just
three persons. two appointed by the
governor on the recommendation OF the
parties IN interest. and the third a
member of the supreme court. In this
way absolute fairness is guaranteed.
Eighth-If the question before the
court is Of more than ordinary COM
plexity, two experts may be chosen and
their opinions given due weight in ar
irving at a decision.
Strikes are impossible, because. when
the employer sees that one is imminent,
he may appeal at once to the law and
it becomes a punishable offense for his
men to quit work until a decision is
reached. In like manner employees can
prevent unjustihable lOck-outs and re-
auctions in wages. The operation Of
the statute has resulted in a stability
of labor contracts in New Zealand such
as is known In no other country.
Had such a law been in operation in
the United States, something like
SIPS, O00, 900 that the anthracite strike
has cost the operators. the miners, the
state OF Pennsylvania and the mer-
chants of the affected district would
have been saved. And better than the
saving of this great sum of money, the
people of Pennsylvania and the ma
ton would have been spared the bloody
riotings with their murders and their
destruction Of private property.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-05
An Enterprising Host.
Philadelphia Record.)


II know that we drummers have the
reputation of not always adhering strict
ly TO the truth" said one of the travelling
fraternity. but I'll take my oath when
tell you about the tooth brushes l en-
countered IN little hotel down Jersey on
my last trip ! am not even exaggerating.
much less lying. The hotel was one of
those primitive little taverns still TO be
found IN the small towns of south Jersey
presided over by landlord who had
never been twenty-five miles from home
in his life. Still. he had attempted TO
Introduce some modern innovations, and
one OF them-would you believe twas
a tooth brush in each ROOM The one IN
the room to which l was assigned was
chained 10 the washstand. l called the
proprietor attention 10 this. Yes, be
gosh he drawled. 4 had TO do that to
protect my property. Some o. those gol
derned smarties started TO walk away
with EN-. an l found the only way /
could keep EN- whar they belonged was
70 chain EN- up. be gosh. You can't fool
your Uncle Dudley"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-05

goin' TO do to the patriotic government
office holders that was helpin' our play,
but IL didn't win him out anything.
Jake was nominated. an so was every
BODY else on our slate that We wanted
nominated. An they're goin' 10 be
elected. an then they're goin to elect
NV friend Reed Smoot to the senate. An
say. Johnny. this is a secret. When Reed
goes TO Washington he's goin' TO take me
along as his private secretary. Yep. he
says he wants a lad that knows a straight
box from a squeeze so that he can avoid
both of en-
But hold on minute. Sport" said
JOHNNY. II amt been able to figger out
Just vet where Tom Kearns gets off at"
My son." replied the Old Sport, sol
EMMY. did you ever see a dirty-faced
kid holding on TO the tail gate of a
wagon? You have seen him? Well. that's
Tom. And. by the way. son, does you
happen TO know where 1 can butt into
a nice. friendly game of old maid?'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-05
COMPULSORY ARBITRATION.
PRESIDENT RoosEvELrs specta,

president ROosEvELT'S spectac-
ular effort 20 settle the coal strike
and his equally spectacular failure
bring out with added force the neces-
sity for a compulsory arbitration law
that win eTectually end labor disputes
before employers. employees or people
are seriously affected. Those who have
studied the labor problem closely have
long since become convinced that COM
pulsory arbitration is the only possible
method OF securing a satisfactory solu-
ton OF the great labor problem.
The compulsory arbitration plan has
been tried in other countries. notably
New Zealand. with results that have
been satisfactory IN every instance. In
New Zealand no strike has occurred
for more than I'VE years. Prior 10 the
passage OF the compulsory arbitration
law difficulties between employers and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-05


clusion. a long time ago. that it's time
Tor me 10 shed ii few Of my sDortin
friends. SO / cut 'em out an | cut the
other things along with EN-. Today, son,
l don't Know a set of threes from ping
pong ball. or a copper from a case ten
decent because I'm boostin' my friend
Reed Shoots game.
m comm back from Chief Paul's Of
flee. where / been to get a skate cop
gamblin friends. when who should | butt
into but Reed Sport he says, with a
glad apostolic smile. 'dern my old Utah
hide. he SAYS. but I'm glad TO see you
Now I'm goin' to ask YOU to do me one
little favor. I wants YOU 10 brace up,
he SAYS. an help me out with my little
senatorial campaign here in Salt Lake
county. II my friends won't stay by
me L m dead one he SAYS: I'm a two
SPOT in the discard with the corner tore
All right. Reed l says, I'm with
YOU. old man. You Law out the system
an / foliers your play from soda to
hook. From that moment. John, I'm the
snatched brand / alloods to at the out
set. Reed saws cut il out. an | cut il
out. After our little talk that day be-
gins trainin' in high-class company. II
shore bores me some TO travel around
with gents that amt wise on the things
any. child oughter know. but l takes my
HfCUiC3Hc GcdQ game. Just IKE i ISeu 10
In the old DAYS when the cards run bad.
We'll. this here painful condition goes
on for three or four weeks before l butts
into Reed again. It's the day of the
Republican county convention opening
I'm in the Theatre. where Lindsay Rog-
ers an George Sutherland is handin' us
a few punches. say, John. il looks to me
like we got no more chance'n a two-case
note agin the wheel. but Reed he ca ms
me. Don't YOU worry a minute, Sport.
he SAYS. We're Just givin them suckers
little rope. AS old-timer. you knows
it's proper TO let the sucker win a little
at the start, so when the boots is thTowed
into him hard he don't realize for a day
or two what he's been up against
What you says goes with me. Reed
I says, only don't play your game too
raw. With YOU settln' IN the lookout
chair it's a stack of blues agin a white
that you cop the coin. but I Amt deao
wise to your system Then he proceeds
to Chocolate. John. He shows me the
slate he's goin' TO ram through next day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-05
RIDING A MILE a MINUTE.
What It Means 70 Ride at This Dan
geraus Gait.

Popping railroad ties at the rate Of
sixty-five or seventy miles an hour IS
going at a pretty rapid pace when you
come to think OF it." said an old rail-
road man IN the New Orleans Times
Democrat, and men who speak irdif-
ferently OF such records simply do not
think about what II means. Go Into the
cab with the engineer and fireman, II
you want TO get the real meaning or
this sort of thing. II is a dangerous
gait. Men who are iolling in a com
fortable coach on cushioned chairs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-05

In electing Professor F. B. Linfield OF
the Utah Agricultural college to a
prominent position in the Agricultural
college OF Montana, the board of di-
rectors Of the latter institution showed
that they know a competent man when
they see him. Utah will be very sorry
to lose Professor Linfeld, but his
friends will rejoice at this recognition
of his merit.
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amt no Fred Leonard. the second, p9t
wants YOU 10 come around in the ailey
while ] deals a little game OF tax, soIt
In YOUR ear. I'm brand snatched from
the burnin' John. an I'm some warm
vet so / can't afford TO let people see
me talkin' TO you IL a public place IKE
this"
"It's this way. John" he continued,
after the pair had established themselves
IN a secluded spot. Il come to the con-
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HERE you been this
slough deck OF
months. Sport %
asked Johnny, as he
ran across the old
fellow on the corner
OF Main and Second
South streets the
other afternoon.
Ssh. not so loud.
John" was the un-
expected reply. 4