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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21
GROWTH OF NEWSPAPERS,

COME INTERESTING FIGURES re-
- garding the growth of the news
papers Of the United States are found
in a recent census bulletin. They show
how the power of the press has in
creased, through wider circulation, IN
til today nobody seriously disputes the
, statement that it is the greatest power
IN the world. In 1900 there were :. 226
dailies in the United States. having a
combined circulation Of 1912. 1856 COPIES
for each issue.
The ordinarily accepted estimate is
that five people read every copy Of
every newspaper circulated We be-
lieve this is an exaggerated estimate.
But If even two people read every cir
culated copy of the daily newspapers
we have reading public of consider
ably more than 100000 people. That
number makes a fairly good-sizeti con-
gregation for anybody to talk to. It
also gives the talker a tremendous on
portuhity to do good or evil.
To the credit of the newspapers It
may be said that their influence is al
most wholly along proper lines. They
stand between the people and the Grim
lnals. whether of high or low degree.
they search out fraud and they turn
the light on dark places. Newspapers
often misrepresent matters in order TO
secure some party advantage. but the
great majority Of them are clean and
able and honest.
The newspaper Of today is a great i'm
provement over the newspaper of 1890.
This fact is shown by the falling off
reported by the census in the circula-
ton Of the journals devoted to specific
industries. The latter are losing be-
cause the daily newspaper covers a
wider field. 1t has departments of al
most every character and, while the
technical journal will always have a
certain clientele, the people are turn
ing more and more to the newspaper
Tor instruction in all lines of work.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21
AN IMPORTANT BUREAU.

T HE ANNOUNCEMENT has been
made that the recently created de-
partment of commerce, of which
George B. Cortelyou is the first head,
will deal with the largest commercial
interests in the world. The statement
is based on census figures showing the
internal commerce of the United States
for 1902 to have a value of not far
from S20,O00, 100000. The treasury's bu-
reau of statistics, which has compiled
the figures, reaches this conclusion on
the theory that there is only one trans
action in every article produced.
As a matter of fact there is hardly
an article. whether it is the product
of the farm. the loom or the factory,
that is not traded in more than once
before it is consumed or becomes use
less. The census statistics for 1900
placed the value of all manufactured
articles for that year at $4,000, 900, 600;
agricultural products were worth 81
COO 000. O0O and minerals 81 200, 900, OOO
So rapid has been the growth in every
line of industry since 1900 that the bu-
reau of statistics of the treasury de-
partment feels justified in placing the
total at $4,000, 100000 during the last
two years. or grand total of $40 OOO,-
1000, as stated. The estimate would
seem to be well within the bounds Of
reason. Since 1850 the internal COM
merce of the United States has reached
the point where it is ten times as great
now as it was then.
The growth in population has by. no
means kept pace with the other in
crease. In 1850 the United States had
q. 600. 600 inhabitants. and in 1906. 49,
100000. The later figure is just three
and one-half times as large as the
former. It is pointed out that the reIa-
tive gain Of commerce over population
is accounted for by greatly Increased
transportation facilities, the cheaper
ing of the cost of articles in common
use and the largely augmented wealth
OF the people.
The growth in transportation facih
ties may be understood from the state
ment that whereas there were only
9,021 miles of railway in 1850. in 1900
there were 2O1, SS9 miles. an increase of
about 1900 per cent. The estimated
wealth of the country has increased
from $7,1S5. $4,000 in 1850 to $s4, 500 900, 900
in 1900, the per capita increase being
from SSOS in 1850 to 1925 in 1900.
Foreign commerce has increased
wonderfully also. The exports in 1850
were s144, ,726. and in 1900, $751;
719 401 Imports were $173,509, 526 in
1850 and 1908. 32O, 94s in 1900.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21
MRS. couLTER's BILL.

M RS. COULTER'S ELECTION ex-
w pense bill VIII doubtless cause
amusement in some quarters. but there
is considerable real merit in it also.
1t is out of the question to expect the
floating voter who sells his right of
suffrage for a drink, a dollar or two of
expense" money and a carriage ride,
TO endorse the measure. The man
ayers of both political parties and can
didates for Office should, however, give
the bill their heartiest support.
Especially is this true of the Demo-
Gratis, who are Droverbially poor when
election day comes around. Generally
the Democrats have very little money
for legitimate campaign expenses and
they have been sadly handicapped in
recent years by the lack of it. There
are such things as legitimate campaign
expenses, such as the rent of halls,
printing, music, postage, railroad fare
and hotel bills for speakers and the
like.
1t is fair. too. to pay the people who
prepare registration lists and who can
vass for the various parties. for their
work. This is just as much a legiti-
mate expense as the clerk hire of a
merchant. However. it is possible to
carry such expenditures to an unreal
sonable limit and this is exactly what
Mrs. COulters bill will prevent. Elk
travagant contributions to campaign
funds are prohibited, the purchase of
drinks and cigars is prohibited and no
voter may ask a candidate for any
thing.
Any measure which is calculated to
make elections Durer is a good meas
ure. Many OF the older states have
statutes which require candidates for
Office to file with their county clerk or
some other duly authorized official a
schedule showing the amount of money
spent for campaign purposes. This
schedule is sworn to and the man who
makes a deliberate misstatement in It
is guilty of perjury.
OF course, such a provision Will not
prevent the illegitimate use of money
during campaigns in Utah, for it has
not absolutely prevented it in other
states. The statute has been found to
be deterrent rather than a proven
tive. It makes candidates more care
full about spending money and it rem
ders wholesale corruption less likely to
occur.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21
WAR ON LONG SKIRTS.

THE THEORY that the trailing skirts
worn by women are prime factors
in the accumulation and distribution of
disease germs, has taken a firm hold
on the people of Bayonne, N. ]. An
ordinance is now before the council of
that city which provides that all women
must wear skirts whose hens shall be
at least six inches above the ground
There is no limitation in the ordinance
about the shortness of the skirts other
than this. They may be two feet above
the ground or more, but they must be
at least six inches.
As might have been expected. some
of the women of Bayonne are protest.
ing with all the vigor at their command
against the passage of the ordinance
Why, 1t is preposterous." said one Of
them. THAT ordinance shall never
pass. We will not submit TO any SUCH
tampering with our liberties. 1t would
be just as reasonable for us to compel
the passage of an ordinance. requiring
the men to wear short trousers"
Il pains The Herald to differ from
one Of their sex, but we cannot see any
parallel at all between long trousers
and long skirts. Trousers do not sweep
the ground. gathering accumuIations of
dirt and filth and disease. Long skirts
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21

do There is no getting away from that
fact. The average female skirt is a re-
pository for more germs than scfen-
fist could count or describe in week
close application to the duty.
Perhaps it might be difficult to trace
an outbreak of disease directly to the
long skirt. but it is perfectly reason
able to suppose that many a case of
illness has been caused by 1t. The
Herald is surprised at the objection
from the women, anyway. There is
nothing about a reasonably short skirt
that is not perfectly sane and sensible
1t not only renders women less liable
to scatter disease, but it makes loco
motion for them easier and less firing
The long skirt is. after all. only a
matter of fashion. If some recognized
leader Of fashion should set the exam
pie OF the short skirt and keep on set
ting it for a year or two it wouldn't
take very long for the habit to spread
to femininity generally The trouble
is that the recognized leaders of fashion
rarely have to do any walking on mud
dy sidewalks; they rarely have to ride
in germ-laden street cars.
Society leaders are women who can
afford to maintain their own carriages.
for it takes money and lots of it to be
society leader in the common accep-
tation of the term. So working women
and other women whose means does not
permit them to ride in their own car
RACES wear the trailing skirts just the
same, and walk. The reform proposed
IN Bayonne is a good one. The council
may not pass the ordinance, and it
might not be constitutional if it were
passed. but the theory is correct, Just
the same.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21
Opera Night in Eden.

tPniIadelphla Ledger.)
Eve had just arrayed herself In a girdIe
of Zig leaves.
.'Oh, Adam!" she cried ecstaticaIiy.
Isn't this just loyely7''
Beautiful asSented her spouse with
a sardonic grin. II suppose yeu are at
tired for the opera
Hastily linking his arm IN hers ne led
the way 70 a grove where the pterodactyls
were singing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21
SOGHETY.


Mrs. James H. MoyIe was the hostess
Yesterday afternoon at charminsIy
appointed card party. The decorations
were all in honor of Washington s
! birthday, the house presenting a very
pretty appearance with its 1angings of
1 nags and bunting. Huge punches of
artlncial cherries were used, and even
the table corrections were in preserved
/ cherries and tiny hatcbets The tallies
We're small hatchets tied with red.
white and blue ribbons. and the score
cards were small silk flags. The guests
We're seated al fourteen tables and six
ty-three was played. The first prize
/ was handsome large silk flag, and
the consolation prize was most beau
tiul bunch of cherries. Prizes were
Won by Mrs. Selden Clawson and Mrs.
Don Gray.
Another delightful Washington's
birthday card party was that given
yesterday afternoon by Mrs. herman
norman in honor of her guest, Miss
Welnberger of Denver. The house was
decorated entirely in the national coll
ors. the mantels being banked with red.
white and blue flowers. A ball OF small
fags hung from each chandelier and
portieres of red. white and blue rib
Dons separated the rooms On one side
OF the hall hung handsome portrait
of Washington draped with flags, and
on the other was a Ratchet with a
punch of cherries. Tallies were dainty
SILK flags, and the games were counted
by smaller flags arranged in the ladies'
halr- The prize winners were Mrs. SUI
sic Kahn. Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Silas
Newberger.
The last of the winter hops at the
post is over, and the friends from town
who have been guests at the delightful
affairs are loud in their praises of the
army people for their charming. fospi-
tally. The Friday night affairs have
all been delightful. but that of last
evening was in many respects one Of
the Jolliest and most thoroughly en-
Joyable given. The music was of the
best, the two hostesses were most cor
dial, and delicious supper in the on
GERS club made fitting close.
By far the pleasantest High school
party Of the present season was the
hop at the armory given last evening
by the High school cadets. The affair
was managed by Captains Hills. Bero,
Bourne and Nelden and Lieutenant
McChrystal. After the fifth dance an
exhibition drill was given, which was
highly commended by the visitors. A
majority of the High school teachers
were among the guests. and the even
ing was greatly enjoyed.
This evening Judge Thomas Marshall
and Mr.. and Mrs. d. r. Gray viii en-
terrain at a large card party at their
home on Fourth East street.
Mrs. Clarence E. Allen and Mrs. Lee
Charles Miller will entertain the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
at the home of the latter this evening.
Mrs. j. S. Daveler gives a Kensing-
ton this afternoon in honor of Mrs.
Fred Scarf.
Judge and Mrs. o. w. Powers enter
tain at dinner this evening.
The P. E. o. society will meet this
afternoon at the home of Mrs. John
Reed, SO South Seventh East street
Members are requested to be prompt.
Mrs. H. c. Edwards will entertain
the Wednesday Afternoon Card club
next week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21
THE ONLY ONE.

= Price Advocate: The Salt Lake :
= Tribune's idea of eastern Utah :
: news is to publish the happenings
: of this section Of the state three :
: or four days after the items have :
: appeared in The Herald. As a :
matter of fact, there is but one :
morning newspaper in Zion-The :
? Herald. I
y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21

A reform wave seems to have struck
Park City. The gambling houses up
there have been closed although neither
the mayor nor the council ordered the
marshal to take such action. Down
here it has been the other way, accord
ing to Ezra.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21

of the church in respect to political ac-
ton was insisted upon aud now Sc
cfetiy controlled the Mormon people
that was the substance of the question
the senator's significant answer was
and he was sincere in his utterance-
that he preferred not to make any
statement upon that point
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21

The refusal of John Mitchell TO accept
an offer of $4,000 for a series of summer
lectures on the ground that his ac-
ceptance might interfere with his dut-
les as president of the United Mine
Workers union, is entirely commend
able. Still, nothing else could have
been expected from such man as
Mitchell has shown himself to be.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21
KEARNs AND SHOOT

To The Salt Lake Herald:
Would you please be so kind and an
swer the following question in The Her
aid:
Is the Hon. Thomas Kearns. senator
from Utah. in Paris. or is he attending
the present session of congress? 1.-The is
IN Washington some of his Republican
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21

An extra session of congress is now
threatened unless the Panama canal
and Cuban reciprocity treaties are rat
flied prior to March 4. This may give
Senator-elect Smoot a chance to get
busy right away.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21

The Democrats of Nevada have given
the Republicans Of Idaho and other
states lesson in the fulhTment of
campaign pledges. They have passed
the eight-hour law which was one of
the chief issues of the campaign.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21

Governor Mickey Of Nebraska says
it is the greatest JOY of his life that
he has had the courage to resist such
worldly temptations as the dance, the
card game and the theatre" says an
exchange If Mickey only knew how
much he has missed he wouldn't be
so joyful.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21

Three California miners tried to thaw
out some dynamite the other day. Ar
rangements for the obsequies cannot be
completed until fragments comply with
the law of gravitation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21

1t might be a good thing to have
a eloture rule in the United States SEN
ate. Think. for instance, of how great
the saving of space in the Congress
sional Record would be,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21

senator kearns is in Washington at
tending the session of the senate and
presumably awaiting the arrival of Sen
ator RaWllns successor. Whether Sen
ator i>earns viii receive Mr. Smoot with
open or loaded hrTns is not known here
definitely
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21

The really burning question that the
mayor would like TO have settled is:
VIII the council turn down Sheets?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21

friends would Ike him to pilot Ssaoot into
the senate, instead OF Senator Rawlins
gecaIse ne might have bigger pull with
ieddy A REPUBLICAN,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21
A MATHEMETICAL PROPELLER.

To The Salt lake Herald:
What is TIE differences between one foot
square and one square foot?
HENRY WELLS.
There is no difference.
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pOLYdANY III THE
STATEHOOD DEBATE

Continued from Yesterday
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Go be continued tomorrow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21

Judge and Mrs. o. w. Powers enter
tain at dinner this evening.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21

Mrs. j. S. Daveler gives a Kensing-
ton this afternoon in honor of Mrs.
Fred Scarf.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21

This evening Judge Thomas Marshall
and Mr.. and Mrs. d. r. Gray will en-
terrain at a large card party at their
home on Fourth East street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21

The P. f. o. society will meet this
afternoon at the home of Mrs. John
Reed, SO South Seventh East street.
Members are requested to be prompt
Mrs. H. c. Edwards will entertain
the Wednesday Afternoon Card club
next week
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21

Mrs. Clarence E. Allen and Mrs Lee
Charles Miller will entertain the
Daughters of the American Revolution
at the home of the latter this evening.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-14

4
small attic have come alongside the
liner and take off the men as the vessel
lay at anchor at Broolxneld, and I am
satisfied the Japs never made an at
tempt to leave the ship in the lower
harbor. 1t is my opinion that unless
they were taken of by small boat.
which seems improbable, they were
drowned while trying to swim ashore at
Brookfeld.
THE men were in a serious predica-
ment and doubtless took a long chance
for liberty. This country looks good
to Japanese now. and there was the adj
ditional incentive to escape the trouble
ahead at home. The men, whose pa
pers were fraudulent, would have been
compelled to face grave charge ON
their arrival in Japan, with certain inn
prisonment in store for them, and 1t Is
no wonder they sought to escape from
the vessel. Doubtless the poor fellows
succumbed in the icy water near
Brookfeld,''
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Subscribe for the Astorian.
WILL SWIM EIGHT HUNDRED MILES

st. Louis, Dec. 14.-Edward human,
a member of the st. Paul police de-
partment will swim from st. Paul to
st. Louis next summer to attend the
worlds fair. He expects to start next
July and plans to arrive in St. Louis
within 40 days. He expects to make
20 miles day, remaining in the water
seven or eight hours each "a. A com
panion will accompany him in a small
launch and will carry his street clothes
and supplies. While insthe water Neu-
man will wear rubber swimming suit.
AS there is not town every 20 miles
on the river Neuman and his compan-
ion will have to camp out frequently at
night. The current will enable the
swimmer to make good time on the
trip and the only difficult place he will
have to swi mwil be Lake Pepin, a
stretch of about 80 miles
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Japs Given Up
... for Drowned
Search For Orientals Abandoned,
as Officials Are Sure They
Succumbed.

Any doubt that may have existed as
to the fate of the seven Japanese pas
sengers who disappeared from the big
oriental liner Indravelli has now been
dispelled, and there is general belief
among those interested directly in the
affair that all the unfortunate men
were drowned. So thoroughly con-
WINGED are the Inspectors that this is
really the case, the search for the men
has been given up, and they expect
that ere long some of the bodies viii be
found in the river.
Inspector J. A. McFeron, who is con-
nected with the department of COM
merce and labor, was in the city yester-
day and was seen by a representative
of this paper. Mr.. McFeron made the
trip up the river on the customs launch
Patrol. He said:
"Our search was most thorough one
and we could find not the slightest
trace of the missing men. Yesterday
Saturday evening the Indravelli was
searched high and low, but without
result. 1t was thought possible that the
men had slowed away aboard the liner
through desire to avoid muster, and
the search was ordered. However the
Japs were not there.
"The master of the Indravelli s&yf
there was no possible chance for a
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-14
A Frightened Horse,

Running like mad down the street,
dumping the occupants, or a hundred
other accidents, are every day occur
RANGES. 1t behoves everybody to have
a reliable salve mandy and there's none
as good as Bucklin's Arnica Salve.
Burns, cuts sores, eczema. and piles,
disappear quickly under its soothing
effect. Csc, at -has. Rogers drug store
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-14

$4OO suits $21O Come this week Any pair boys knee
pants for 35c small quantity of mems suits and pants left,
will close them out at about half price 6Oc white shirts
aundred or unaundred 35c Mems work shirts 65c grade
35c About dozen mems 81 25 underwear to close at 6sc
SOC underwear 25c In better grade fine, all WOOL under
wear have only 49, 40 and 42 sizes left # you can wear
these sizes buy them this week at about haprice Ladies
Underwear 100 now &c., $3.50 $1O5 4Oc underwear
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UmbrellasCovered with pure silk, with box, wood and
horn handles trimmed with sterling silver sold by Shanahan
for $45O $500 and $3.50 your choice $29S Umbrellas all
sk-natural fancy handles sold at 1915 and $780, now
90 umbrellas $119 One lot umbrellas, $lOO os
$75 values go 69c Lay in something for rainy day
Twenty dozen Mackntoshes this stock $3.50 macknoshes
now s5 $500 grade $195; $3.50 value now $1S9; $3.50
niackhtoshes to close 5Oc Boys Clothing 90 suits 90
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19c Lace Curtains-About three dozen left $500 $3.50
$3.50 curtains $10 Curtain net 4Oc grade &c. 2Oc and
25c grade 125c Cloak 0. T. thread for &c. Baby rib
bon half cent yard One lot ribbons worth up 12c 90
for 4c One lot of about dozen skirts $780, sold by Shana
han for $780, 4OO and 800 "A few better grade skirts
left about half price Children Dresses at about 3Oc on
the dollar. hgR0fR asaagJ me6