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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29
NO REASON FOR GLOOM.

e ONE Of the people OF salt Lake
- must be Of the opinion that one
swallow makes a summer. We argue
this because some Of them seem to
think one failure makes a panic. The
fact that a single wei known business
house has been forced, by an Untoward
combination Of circumstances. to go
tito bankruptcy, is by no means an
indication that We are to have more
failures, or, indeed, hard times in
Salt Lake.
On the contrary. there are abundant
indications that the year 1904 viii be
the most prosperous in the history of
the city. The dattering prospects for
the newly opened oil industry, the near
approach OF railroad and other enter
prises. the volume Of business gener-
ally, ali go to show that the merchants
have every right to look forward 70
increased prosperity, In every year
and under all circumstances there are
failures.
This is the history OF every season,
Of every community. Competition is
often keen in particular lines; it has
been particularly keen in the line in
which the failure was announced. But
conditions viii speedily adjust them
selves and everything wiz move along
in the usual prosperous, business-lilze
way. Certainly there is no occasion
/ for alarm now.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29
THE SALARY QUESTIONS.

City ATTORNEY DEFY, answering
- an inquiry from Auditor Felt, holds
that the increases in salary voted by
members Of the outgoing council TO
members Of the incoming council and
TO certain city officials cannot be made
TO apply TO those who are now in Of
fee. This because the raises were made
after the new officials had been elect
ed. although before they were indicted
intO office. The decision Of the city at
torney. which affects himself with the
others, is based on opinions Of the su-
preme court and on the law.
The Herald does not question the
soundness OF the opinion, and it con-
graduates dr. Dey on his ability to in
terpret the Law without regard to his
individual interests. If some very
much higher officials had been equally
careful we would not now have the
spectacle OF judges drawing salaries
that were increased. not only after they
were elected, but after they had as
sumed their positions. If it is wrong
TO increase the salary Of an officer after
his election and before he is seated, why
is it not wrong TO increase his salary
after he has been seated?
In direct violation of the spirit of
the constitution the salaries of all our
state officers were increased while they
were in office: IN direct violation Of the
absolute letter as wei as the spirit II
the constitution, the salaries of the
judges of the supreme and district
courts were similarly raised. They are
enjoying the increase now largely, SO
we believe. because no court of COM
petent jurisdiction can be found to pass
upon the question, Judge Marshall OF
the United states court having declina5
TO take the question az.
We. had hoped the judges would be
broad enough and big enough to waive
all technicalities and submit their case
10 Judge Marshall on its merits, but II
this we were disappointed 1t seems 9
pity that the small increase passed By
the old council should be turned down
while the mucn mare extensive salary
grabs go unchecked.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29
EASY HOURS OF LABOR.

EOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES through
" out the country, and especially
those in Washington, are raising a tre-
mendOus howl because the edict has
gone forth that they must work a full
seven-hOur day, as provided by law.
This means that they win be obliged to
labor from 9 O'Clock in the morning I'M
til 4;30 O'Clock in the afternoon, with a
half hour for luncheon at noon. Here
tofore, regardless of the statute, they
have been quitting at 4>o'eIoek. A con-
temporary thus describes what the en-
forcement Of the law means:
In each year of 365 days there are SlS
working days, from which government
employees are allowed thirty days Of au-
nual leave. making % DAYS that they
work when there is 10 illness, a half
hour of extra labor daily means. there
fore. 1922 additional hours OF labor 10y
each clerk each year, from which must
be deducted the extra lave on S2tur-
days In the summer. tWeDty-eight hours
each, leaving net gain - the govern
ment Of 1l4la hours for each emplOye each
year There are 5000 employees. M the
treasury department alone. so that the
saving in that department Will be 2.435.-
600 hours Of i3bOT-equal TO 30 addition
al clerks, OF course the new rule viii
result IN an immediate reduction in gov
eminent expenditures.
Few people viii have much sympa-
thy for the clerks. A seven-hour-day i;
far shorter than the day of 999 out OF
every 1.090 working people. Men who toll
hard with their hands are not asking
anything better than an eight-hour day
and many of them work ten hours ana
twelve. Seven hours q day is not toC
| long for anybody TO labor. And for al
their bowling the clerks are not COINS
TO quit their jobs. They know as wei
as anybody that they couldn't find Other
| places in which Iheir work would y,
easier or their hours shorter.
The real reason for the vail proba
bly, is found in the fear that if all gov.
/ eminent clerks are compelled to do Z
/ fair days work for fair days pa!
some of them viii be forced out OF theh
/ places because there will be nothing
at all for them to do.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29
~IMHocENT Mr.. JoHNsoE.

COME OF THE TESTIMONY pro-
) duced at the trial Of the notorious
dive-keeper and negro politician, Bruce
Johnson, would seem TO indicate that
Johnson IS q citizen above reproaeh,
that ne IS an inoffensive, gentle. sehOi-
arIv man of weak constitution and lofty
thought who was attacked in a medi-
tative moment by a bury ruflian who
would certainly have slain the estima-
bic johnson IL tbe said estimable john
son had not protected himself We are
almost driven TO tears over the brutal
fly OF the police in annoying Mr.. john
SON about the affair.
Il is quite evident that the man who
should have been jailed and jailed hard
mot that the indignity Of incarcera-
ton was put upon Mr.. Johnson-was
the brute Patsy Burns who assaulted
this esumable citizen. It is true that
Burns is some sixty-oGd years old and
physically fraiL it is true that he
couldn't make @ dent in a pound OF
butter il he hit it with all his might;
it IS true that SIR. Johnson weighs
something like zoe pounds and has the
~eputation OF being able to whip his
weight in wildcats. but stiH the assault
by Burns according to Mr.. johnson s
witnesses. was entirely Unprovoked.
All Mr.. Johnson did in retaliation
was to draw q revolver and fire al
Burns. or course the bullet didH't
strike Burns. It hit mirror and the
broken glass bounced cut somehow and
sut Burrs Well Il Burns didn't want
want 20 get cut why didn't he step Out
Of the way OF the falling glass2 Surely
Mr. Johnson Is not &c blame 81 Burns
was hurt. as stated; surely he should
not be Inconvenience and discommod-
cd: surely the disorderly Red Onion
saloon ana gambling house ia which ~
IS reported Ia have sn interest should
not lose its license.
In conclusion. we may say that, nav
inz read accurate reports of the test
nony. we agree with Judge Diehl thai
asne of the Witnesses lied most out.
rageousIy and that they should be sen
e. prison for perjury. We are not ac
c1sine witnesses Tor either side, but We
confess that we are sim Of the opinion
chat johnson should be given the ex
IRENE limit Of the law and that the Bel
Onion saloon and gambling hous.
should be suppressed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

mildest Of all the notices vas one in
which Acton Davies said:
Last year. when the critics refused
10 like her sFrssEv AIRS. Johnson. Miss
Bingham came out in print and scolde1
them all dreadfully. Today they must
prepare for q spank.ng ~ the ve-y
least. Ne have never seen 80 much
bad aeting surrounded by 50 much
pretty scenery
The evening Of the day on which ar.
Davies criticism was published, the
husband OF Mss Bingham screwed his
courage TO the sticking point and vert
out hunting for 3Ir. Davies. He found
him in the Hoffman House cafe. Da-
yies IVES sitting with his back 70 Bing-
ham, which fact doubtless made Bing-
ham very much braver. The husband
walked up behind Davies and. without
a word, struck him in the back Of the
head. Davies jumped up and began
punching the everlasting stuffins out OF
Bingham, ia spite Of The fact that
Bingham got one Of Davies fingers IN
bis mouth and cheWed il frightfully.
As q result OF the row Bingham was
unceremoniously elected from the cafe.
and we hope he win be elected from all
good society, theatrical and otherwise.
It must not be understood that we deny
him the right TO resent what he con-
siders an unfair criticism Of his wife's
performance, but we 10 deny him The
right to attack the critic from behind
in q way that shows him 10 be an un-
mitigated cur and coward. Before the
last echo Of this affair dies away the
wife Of Bingham win be extremely
sorry she ever met him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29
The Truthful Sultan.

Whatever may be said of the sultan
of Morocco no one can deny that he
says what he thinks AS a late dis
patch from St. Louis shows, the sutton
is not wildly enthusiastic over the big
fair and plainly says az much. He
gave UP 600 for the fair, unquestiOn-
ably for the purpose of getting rid Of
the commissioner who had been poster
ing him. Here is $50 0o0,' said the
sultan. Take it and do what you
please with il. I don't care whether
you use it for the Worlds fair or put
it in your pocket. 1 don't know where
st. Louis IS. except that it is somewhere
in the United States and l don't care.
And please tell President Francis, who
ever he is, 20 stop writing me letters
about his fair, as 1 am tired Of getting
them
This makes US think more OF sultans
than ever before. ave had an idea, Sc
cured in large part from the Arabian
Nights entertainments and from re-
ports of foreign mission boards, that
sultans occupied themselves chiefly by
smoking big pipes, acquiring wives,
Staying Christians and telling lies. We
are not advised regarding the domestic
practices Of the sultan, of Morocco and
90 not know If he smokes but this con-
vinces US his tongue is not forke6. For
tuuately for him his job is not a polit-
icaI one. No man who expresses him
self thus directly could ever be elected
to Office. But it is a safe bet chat il
the sultan of Morocco were elected 10
some high Office ana somebody wanted
1 to know if he were Il polygamist they
would not have 10 go further than 20
the sultan TO find out.
There is no reason to believe the sui
tar eontemplates a visit to st. Louis
/ We are glad of this. not because we
believe ST Louis Is not well worth Wis
I fting. but because we have come -
1 like The sultan Of Morocco pretty go2o
during the last few days.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29
ussgut THEATRICAL HUSBAND.

AZ LEAST ONE THEATRICAL hus-
! sand has demonstrated TO his own
satisfaction, though 10 the satisfaction
of nobody else. that he has right 10
eumber the earth. As q rule the nus
hands OF theatrical women never 20
anything except wear expanded chests
and look after the weekly pay envel-
opes Of their wives. Lloyd Bingham.
husband of Amelia, does al this and
more. The more consists chiefly in
making various kinds Of an ass out of
himself
Bingham broke out in a new place the
other day IN New York. His meal
lickat. as the vulgar would say. put on
q new play there few nights ago,
~Qlympe.s The critics with one ae-
cord pronounced it bad, not only as %
dialogue but as to acting. One Of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

! IN LIGHTER VEIN


Those Yale law students who desire
to convict Hamlet should send him TO
Cripple Greek
some people VINO have encountered
letters written By prominent citizens
seriously question whether they are
qualified to give valuable opinions as
to what constitutes good handwriting.
We are forced 20 differ with senator
Stone when he says the coUntrys good
name requires that all the facts IN re-
gard to the Panama deal be made pub
lie Let's keep them TO ourselves If
possible.
There are some people mean enough
to say the smoky atmosphere did the
people Of Butte one good turn in caus-
ing Patti TO cancel her concert there.
There IS little likelihood of a theatre
burning ia Chicago or a mine cage
dropping in Victor for quite awhile
now.
The mysterious part of it is that the
vag who cleaned out the kitchen at the
city Jail able to tear himself away
from 50 good a thing.
The attention Of the Republican man
ayers in Utah is directed TO the fact
that Jackson county. Missouri, has de-
elared for Roosevelt.
If the directors of the exposition in
sist on reducing EtaIis space at St.
Louis. Utah should refuse 10 take part
at All and just bust up their old fair.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

James Jefries. champion heavy
weight pugili4 Of the world, stopped
a runaway team ana saved some lives
in New York yesterday. After all,
then. even a pugilist may be Of some
use in the world.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

The definite announcement from ".
u. Bancroft himself that he is TO con-
tinue his residence here viii be good
news 10 Salt Lakers. Ar. Bancroft is
a progressive citizen Of the type we
cannot afford 10 lose.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

1t is quite evident that the members
Of the bondholders' committee Of the
moribund United States Ship-DuHding
company are not overly fond Of our
friend ar Scheab
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

It was very thoughtful, indeed. in
Senator Hepburn to present Idaho TO
President Roosevelt. BUT wouldn't il
be @ good joke II the Idaho Republic
cans should leave Hepburn of Of the
delegation to the national convention?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

\ New Hampshire woman is dead at
the age of 103. Those who doubt the
accuracy of the statement that she
was los VIII be silenced by the am
nouncement that she met Lafayette
when the great Frenehman visited us
in 1924.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29
Conditions in ogden.

The mayors spirits rise apace
When Cannon goes away.
Of sorrow he bears not a trace
When Cannon goes away.
He lets the slot machines begin
To e0nfiscate more Ogden tin
And always wears his gladdest grin
When Cannon goes away.
The mayors heart begins to thunlp
When Cannon starts for nome.
And all the gang moves on the jump
When Cannon starts for home.
The slot machines go out of sight,
All the joints are closed up tight,
The mayors ia a grievoas plight.
When Cannon starts for home
The price of hops has gone away up.
but fortunately, Lent is near at hand.
That. member of the reiehstag who
wants half the appropriation for the
German exhibit at st. Louis diverted,
probably feels that the German ex-
hibitOrs should bring their beer with
them
Meanwhile it might not be bad idea
for the Korean emperor to begin col
lecting material for his Memoirs of An
Emperor"
Senator spooner says. Never has
there been a worse gang Of robbers
than the men VINO constitute the gov
eminent Of Colombia" BY substitute
ing United States" for the last word
you get what the people Of Colombia
think.
No one viii attempt TO deny that the
/ higher officials Of the pOsToffice depart
ment should be permitted to purchase
( automobiles at government expense,
/ but If It should develop that they have
bought inferior machines at high
prices, then, indeed, the matter be-
eon1es a grave one and should be
blocked into.
The vigor with which Senator Hey
burn is pushing his land bill against
4 the opposition of the railroads leads
/ one to suspect some of the senator
annual passes were not renewed this
year.
! Many of US are beginning TO believe
/ the war question" in the far east is
/ being kept alive by the administration
I OF stimulants.
If that new Irish club presented to
( Police Captain Burbidge is all that its
/ description leads Us to believe it is,
| there can be no doubt that Colonel Eph
( Kelly would esteem it a favor 10 be
/ hammered with il.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

Never elect a man to a judicial po-
sition who is a member Of many Sc
cret societies. A newly elected justice
Of the peace in Indiana answers this
description, and the first oath he adj
uainistered was: DO you solemnly
swear that you win not reveal any OF
the grips. passwords, signs or other
secrets Of this court SO help you
God?"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Dolly have
been called east by the sudden illness
Of their daughter, Margaret.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

Mrs Agnes Osborne win give a re-
cital for her beginning pupils and those
of her advanced pupils tomorrow after
noon at her studio.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

Meanwhile it might not be a bad idea
for the Korean emperor to begin col
lecting material for his Memoirs of An
eX-EmperOr
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

Air and Mrs. Q. /. Cox left yester-
day for Denver. Mr.. Cox viii return
Monday bat Mrs. Cox win visit in
Canyon City before coming home.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

The German Schiller Lodge No, /
(Sons of Hermann viii give a masque-
rade ball on Thursday, Feb. 4, at Odd
Fellows hall, Market street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

Mr. c. p. Overhead has gone to New
Mexico on business. where he win spend
the next month.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

The price of hops has gone away up,
but. fortunately. Lent is near at hand.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

Miss Alene CFismon and Miss Jose
phine Wells returned Wednesday from
a visit at Brigham City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

Miss Olive Jennings entertained at an
informal supper last evening, her guests
being Miss Isabel M0nahan. and Lieu
tenants Madison ana Hardman.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

That member of the reiehstag who
wants half the appropriation for the
German exhibit at St. Louis diverted,
probably feels that the German ex-
hibitOrs should bring their beer with
them
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-29

Mr.. and Mrs D. r. Gray viii give
box party Monday evening in honor Of
Mrs. McMullen of San Francisco.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-27
STRIKERS IN NEED OF FUNDS

Every union working man and wo-
man IN the country, about 3 10000 in
number, according to leaders of or
gained labor, Is to be asked to con-
tribute to the support of the packing
house strikers So runs Chicago dis
patch. A similar appeal, it has been
announced, is to be made in behalf Of
the New England cotton mill strikers,
the building trades strikers IN New
York city, the Alabama coal and iron
mine strikers and strikers in other
trades in various sections of the coun-
try. 1t is saying that every taxpay-
er in Germany "carries German
soldier on his back" and if the mem
bers of labor organizations are to con-
tribute to support all of the strikers
mentioned, each of them will come
pretty near to carrying an idle work
ingman on his back.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-27
THE SPIRIT OF GAMING IS RIFE.

The natural disposition to wager
money in the hope of getting some
thing for nothing is manifest at all
times, and at this season 1t is develop
ed 10 an abnormal degree when old
and young.alike plunge recklessly into
the vortex Of cotton speculation.
This is the game of chance in which
the south loses 10 the north. It is
where the lambs are shorn Of their
fleece in every game.
1t Is betting, pure and simple. No
contract was ever bought here with
the expectation that actual cotton
would be delivered. The lot bought
today is closed out tomorrow.
Perhaps small profit was made by
the turn, perhaps loss sustained.
In an interview Henry P. Lyman,
president of the American Surety
Company, IS quoted as saying that 25
per cent, of the defalcations are caused
by gambling alJne.
Mr.. Lyman ought to know. His
company goes on bonds of many
young men who go wrong
every day or so, he says 1--WE are
called upon to make good for some
young fellow who had bet money that
didn't belong to him on hors, that
lost.
The man who bets on any sJrt OF
game manipulated by professional
gamblers is a fool. Speculation is that
sort CT game.
1t matters not if the game is one in
which hand is dealt, a wheel turn
ed or a horse runs. Tt is all the same.
The chances are against the outsider.
The cards are againss HIM Decep-
ton, fraud, and trickerg are a part OF
the program.
Swindling is reduced to a fine art.
In the long run the professional wins.
For that Is he a gambler
The gambler knows that the man
who goes against his game is fl Of
though he is careful to keep his opip.
ion to himself
Even the victim knows that the
average man who is against the
;; gambler will lose. But he figures thai
he may be the exception. There are 6
few prizes even IN lottery. Maybe
he will be the lucky one.
The gambler is robber. He should
be treated by society as other robbers
are treated, As for the victim, there
is unfortunately no law against a mar
| making a fool of himself.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-27

Editor Rhodes says che news
columns of the Chicago Chronicle are
crowded with accounts of murders
and riots in Chicago, while The edito-
rial columns are de voted to condem-
nation of Southern lawlessness.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-27

In speech at Indianapolis, Capt.
Hobson declared that President Roose-
welt was largely responsible for the
race antagonism and trouble recently
apparent in the south. Unfortunately,
Capt. Hobson is correct.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-27

The Swainsb2ro Blade wants to
known why the vagrancy law isn't in
force. There are plenty of town loafers
and cotton is opening beautifully IN
the fields
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-27

The D. mocratic Congressional Com
mlttee has no money-due doubtless
ID the fact that all the trusts are sup~
ting Judge Parker, as our r. publican
friends ssy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-27

The little cZarvitch has been made q
colonel in the Russian army; his COM
mission as rear admiral is being held
up pending an official inquiry as to the
location of his navy.