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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26
SCHooLTEACHERS' MARKINGS.

In Chicago they have system of
marking schooltcachers. The scale is
100; the teacher who gets so is eligible
for promotion; the teacher who gets
40 to so Is average. and the great bulk
OF the $500 teachers In that city are in
monished to brace up" The system
Of markings Is designed to show ant
ness In teaching. order In the school
room, discipline, and general results
from class training and advancement.
At first these markings were monthly
but after thorough trial. they were
made semi-annual.
But now. 1t appears. there is a move
among the teachers of Chicago to have
their markings discontinued. The svs-
tenn has been in operation for twenty
years, and has worked well 1t Is nee
essary for the school board TO have
some means of ascertainine the quality
of the teachers, and IL this system of
recording and reporting their work Is
not continued, the board will have TO
the word of the principals and superIn-
tendents for the efficiency of the
teachers. But it was precisely to avoid
this that the system Of teachers mark
ings was instituted, 1t was found by
experience that teachers were not fair
ly reported under that oldl personal es-
Innate system The teachers were
made the victims of prejudice or the
recipients of favoritlsm. Their superb
ors would like them or dislike them,
and this personal equation entered too
much into the estimate of their profes-
sional work. So the change was made
to the marking system.
We find in the Chicago Tribune
strong opposition 10 the return TO the
former irresponsible and personal estI-
mate system That paper is in favor
of the teachers markings: decidedly so.
1t urges that this Is the only real way
to find out the quality OF work done by
the teacher The parents in any other
respect have some choice. They can Sc
lect their minister. their lawyer, their
doctor; but they have no choice as TO
the teacher OF their children; the chill
dren must go to the school provided
and be taught by the teacher en-
ployed; and that paper argues strongly
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE THURSDAY MORNING APRIL &C. 1906

plots and perfldics. The whole mass
OF the people do not propose to he lev
led upon by the pretended divine com
mand which takes ten per cent OF their
earnings for Smiths secret Golfers, or
by fraudulently secured bounty laws
which divert the streams of public tax
alton into his personal pockets Tf his
crime OF polygamy did not cry to
Heaven, his corrupt trafficking In pol
itics would be enough. and II that
were to be suspended, there would still
remain the growing evil OF his CONNER
clal monopolies which threaten the fu-
ture of the intermountain States.
When all three are combined. it is not
surprising that every day should re-
cord new notice served upon him to
terminate his warfare against the well
fare of the mass.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26
SMITH PAYS THE FREIGHT.

1t Is little Bit unfair if Reed Smoot
extracts money from the Golfers of the
Mormon church to pay the lawyers
who appear In his behalf in Washing
ton.
AS Is well known. Joseph F. Smith
is the church with a working partner
ship interest only belonging TO the rest
Of the hierarchy; and the money of
the church is therefore Smiths
When the noted criminal lawyer, who
argued the case for Smoot, was inter
rogated he candidly acknowledged that
Joseph F. Smith could not properly be
a Senator, but Smoot could be This
places Smoot far above Smith: and
Smith pays the freight
The Mormons have had to submit to
many humiliations In their time, but
this is one of the worst: Thousands
of dollars are paid to a lawyer to ar
que that their chief prophet is too
wicked to be a Senator and that Reed
Smoot Is only just wicked enough.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26
A NEW NOTICE.

Did IL ever occur to the lay member who
Is not In on the church and State Doodle
scheme OF Idaho, that Mormon appointees
collect 10 per cont of the money that is
appropriated for the expenses OF the va
rious departments OF government and
that the Mormon church collects 10 per
cent OF that sum in tithing? This fact ac-
counts largely for the fact that oil the
offices, departments and boards are now
compelled 10 Issue emergency warrants to
meet expense accounts The head OF tho
Utah tithing office became apprehenslye
of revulsion OF sentiment in Idaho that
would cut off this graft at the next cleo
tion; and the order went forth to the
friends at court To mortgage tho next
administration to the Mormon church and
collect the tIthlng in advance. The appro-
priatlon that has been exhausted one year
In advance, was the largest In the history
of the State. The delinquency mortgage
in which the Utah tithing Office is collect
ing 10 per cent In advance. Will exceed all
past appropriations for such expense
account for full term OF two years.-The
Salmon City, Ida, Recorder
Every once in while something like
the foregoing comes as a notice to the
chief hierarch Of the Mormon church
that his political monopolies. CONNER
cial tyrannies and religious hypocrisies
have nearly run their race.
Idaho understands the stuff Of which
his pretenslon Is made-at least that
part of Idaho which reads newspapers
and possesses the ability to think. is
sufficiently well informed that 1t can no
longer be imposed upon, Some ele-
ments in the State continue to support
Smithism and Smootism. but they do
so wilfully If they are Mormons they
affiliate with Smith because OF their
superstition; and II they are Gentiles
they support Smith because of the
palpable advantage for themselves In
the conjunction of their business or po-
litical interests with his own.
That Smith does not heed the notices
which one after another are being de-
livered 10 him from Idaho as we'll as
from Utah, does not lessen their force
or value. Like the insurance presidents.
he may be able TO disregard annoying
facts, but he cannot eliminate them.
The intermountain country has grown
as weary of his tithe extortion as It
has become indignant at his political
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26
REBUILDING THE CITY.

II is 10 be hoped that the further
earthquakes reported in San Francisco
are not of much force; II they prove to
be, they will retard the work Of re-
building the city, which was entered
upon with so much enthusiasm. For,
nothing permanent can be done until
the ground becomes and remains
firm.
1t will be well for those who read ac-
counts OF the rebuilding of the city on
different lines from the old plats. with
wider streets and frequent parks, 10
bear In mind the difficulty of ma
King any very radical changes I'm the
old plats, either as to parks or width of
streets. The establishment OF parks
would take private property which
would have TO be paid for ut high rates.
but the widening OF the streets would
be even more costly and destructive OF
property rights, II would destroy realty
boundaries altogether, make new sur
veys imperative, and practically obit-
crate the usefulness of all the former
records. Many would lose their land
altogether on such scheme. and no
one could know where his property
would be found In addition to build
Ing the new city programme like this
would require the costly destruction of
the old
1t Is certainly desirable to have
city of wide streets, and of low. nre-
Of
tricts. This would be the model idea
for San Francisco: but the cost of IL
the practical difficulty Of 1T now, would
appear to be insurmountable. 1t would
be impracticable to get realty owners
to consent TO the sacrifice Of interests
that such rcnovating plan would in
volve, and litigation would undoubted-
ly put stop to IT, AS to the style,
height, and material for buildings. the
experience passed through Will no
doubt inculcate many useful lesson.
The best that can be done Is to re-
store the old streets and keep TO the old
boundaries, using In the new construc-
ton OF buildings steel for strength and
resisting power, and using tiles. terra
Gotta, and other flre-proof material for
lioors. walls, and metal for roofing.
Wood Will. of course, be banished alto
Sether from the business district. So
that the old San Francisco Will remain.
SO far as the property plats are con-
cerned. and the old-timer will be able
TO find his way about, as heretofore;
but the buildings will be strange. and
old landmarks Will have mostly dIsap-
peared. 1t will be new city, not nee
essarily more beautiful, but certainly
so much safer from calamity than the
old, that any deterioration I'm beauty
VIII readily be excused, II need be. but
this Is by no means certain OF fulfill
ment; greater beauty may also be
Joined to immensely greater safety.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26
TWICE A HYPOCRITE.

A peculiar argument In behalf of the
senior Senator from this State is
that he must be accepted as o good
citizen Of the United States because he
is a bad apostle OF the Mormon church.
Hypocrisy In religion is, by this the
ory, an index to sincerity in the civic
domain
The time was when Reed Smoot
could lay claim TO an apparent straight
forwerdness In his relations with men,
but no man can systematically excuse
falsehood without In time growing to
participate In eyasions and meudacity.
II has been the mission of Mr.. Smoot
for several years 10 preach one thing
10 the people of the United States In
his private conversations as a Senator
and a business man, and to proclaim
entirely the opposite by his actions and
words as an apostle of the Mormon
church, And with the energy which
has attended to these diverse and con-
Trajectory things with a zeal and in
tensity that might have occasioned ad
miration II tho labor had been In n
worthier cause.
1t may be that the Senate of the
United States will not choose to take
into consideration q mans sincerity or
hypocrisy as a professor of religion.
but It Will omit one OF the great factors
In the Reed Smoot case if II shall fail
to give due weight to the proposition
so many times advanced, 80 we'll es-
tablished by the evidence OF history, as
that as an apostle OF the Mormon
church Reed Smoot looks upon the Ma
ton as an enemy and holds II as
righteousness to mlslead the Senate of
the United States, all for the love of
God. That Mr.. Smoot Is insincere to-
ward his own church does not better
his case any. He has valued his ad-
vancement to high station In the hle-
rarchy TO the extent that he has been
willing to sacrifice more for the posi-
tion than most men would be willing
to give, and having attained TO a rank
from which he can hopefully look for
ward to the chief prophetship (pro-
vidcd Smithism does not slaughter
Smootism TO make way for Smithism,
Jr). 1t is not likely that he Is ready
to sacrifice his church for the country,
but rather more likely that he is play
Ing the hypocrite both ways
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26

and fairly that the parents have the
right TO a better idea OF the teachers
work than Is provided by mere esti-
mate (Which may or may not be biased)
OF a principal or superintendent.
The board cannot make its own per-
sonal investigation. but 1t has the right
10 an impartial record which Will show
the facts. And on the whole, the
teachers would be better dealt with by
that record than by the personal estl-
mates alone
The Board OF Education in this city
something more than ten years ago
ordered such markings for teachers:
but so far as we know the order was
never effectively carried out. The then
superintendent preferred 10 have the
work OF the teachers be represented by
his personal judgment of them: but IL
may have been revived later. Certainly
II ought to be in force In every city,
for IT is the only way that the school
board can get an absolutely impartial
teachers work The old system puts
far more power In the hands of the
superintendent and the principals, but
that power is not always used impair
TALLY nor In the public interest, this
remark not being intended as a per-
sonal reflection upon any person or
official whatever. but being Intended
only as a general expression as to an
inflrmity inherent In human nature
The marking system puts every
teacher on his or her merit, and Is as
nearly an infallible record, true basis
for a proper Judgment, as can be found
among mankind.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26
NOT IN VAIN.

The Republican of Springfield Mas
sachusetts, says that the antl-Smoot
agitation deserves credit for the drop
ping OF two polygamists from the
board of apostles of the Mormon
church" Its conclusion Is that Smoot
was not elected in vain
Also, II the anti-polysamy agitation
shall result in the dropping Of Smoot
from the United States Senate TAYLOR
and Cowley Will not have been expelled
I'm vain.
OF the two groups-Taylor and Cow
ley on the one side. and Smoot on the
other-Smoot and Smootism constitute
greater danger than Taylor and Cow
ley and all their polygamy. They were
active personal offenders, taking the
risk of their law-breaklng, and we're
compelled to flee the country. Smoot
while ostensibly refraining from polyg-
amous practice. remains here as a SEN
ator, as business man, as a pretended
citizen OF the United States, support
Ing the polygamous head Of the church
in his defiant violation OF covenant to
the country and his reckless breaking
Of the laws Of God and man.
1t is absurd TO talk of progress
toward reform within the hierarchy Of
the Mormon church, SO long as Smith
ism runs the religion on lines of polyg-
amy and graft, and Smootism runs the
politics on lines of graft and polygamy
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26
CONDEMNED BOTH WAYS.

One OF the minor Mormon prints Is
greatly greved because The Tribune
does not accept as having been made In
good faith the declaration of the
church that polygamous apostles have
resigned. The particular print In ques-
tIon says:
1t seems to be case of You'll bo
damned IL YOU do. and you,ll be damned
il you don't" Would The Tribune please
inform a long-sutfering people Just what
course would meet ltS ap-
proval?
Well 1t does seem that way, does II
not2 But The Tribune did not make
the arrangement 1t was Joseph T.
Smith and the rest Of the hierarchs
who fixed It so that they would be
damned either way, They pretend TO
the people OF the United States that
they have ousted polygamy. and to
their people at home that two polyga-
mists have merely resigned for being
out of harmony. They pretend that
polygamy Is dead. and yet Joseph F.
Smith is the greatest living exponent
of polygamous practice
It is not a question of what course
VIII meet the approval OF The Tribune.
but what Will meet the conscientious
demand OF intelligent Mormons and the
covenants which all Mcrmons made
with the United States OF America, BY
fulfilling these requirements the ap-
prval or disapproval of The Salt Lake
Tribune would cease to be of import
ance. All that gives significance now
to The Tribunes criticism Is the fact
that such criticism Is but the express
sion of the feelings OF thinking men In
the Mormon church and of the great
body OF American citizenship that the
hierarChs have dishonored their obl-
cation, that they stand under condem-
nation. and that the only way they can
place themselves and their community
in an attitude to give and 10 receive
respect In this Nation is for Joseph F
Smith TO retire from his polygamous
practices or retire from his position as
yicegerent of the God whose command
ments he detieS.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26
Current Comment
GIVING.
Chicago News


What we have TO do in this life In
order to attain morality, II we accept
the views OF Schopenhauer, to men
tlon no other teachers, Is 10 overcome
our selnshness by cutivating the emo
lions OF pity or love or sympathy.
When we feel the sufferings OF others,
enter into their griefs and strive earn
estly to alleviate their woes we are
benefitlng ourselves In an immeasur-
able degree. Life ceases TO be an evil
and becomes a blessing
That giving help is one Of the chief
functions OF the citizen is recognized
by many thousands, who respond con-
tinually 10 appeals for the sick and un-
fortunate and VINO render assistance
10 worthy causes of many kinds. But
only some great calamity. like the de-
structlon OF San Francisco, brings
home to every one the lesson that mis-
fortune is not always a fault In those
who suffer from II The prosperous
man who has convinced himself that
thrift good habits and a fair degree
of intelligence form a complete equip
ment for a successful career has in
this great, rich city's downfall a de-
monstration that ruin may come even
TO the resourceful ard the pTovidcnt.
What has befallen a populous cum
munity through earthquake and fire
may come at any time TO the indi-
vidual through sickness or accident or
some other unavoidable misfortune.
When the millions that are now be-
Ing poured out for the relief of the
stricken people OF San Francisco and
neighboring cities have done their
work of blessing one may we'll doubt
whether those who receive or those
whose full hearts have prompted them
TO make the gifts Will have gained the
richer benefit. For henceforth unfor-
tunates everywhere Will be more kind
ly thought of All men Will have a
stronger sentiment OF brotherhood
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26
Short Stories
u,uAr SHE WAS DOING.

There is one young woman In burkes-
vile. XIV. whose benevolent disposition
received a severe shock last Sunoay
evening. She was at church ana 80.
directly behind a tall "eu ,o hia
stranger with a raveling hanging III MS
collar o,,s-haartod
whole -souled girls. who grow up 20 ue
,.,ntborIy old 1adiee. a friend Of every
boSv in town, she thought how glad
she would be il sonlo lSind-hearteo CIR stl1
would do as much for her father were @
he IN go TO church with raVehng
hanging down his back. So Wnen the
audience rose for the first hyrnh she
concluded to pick 1t of,
Carefully raising her hand she saFe
little twitch. but 1t Yves longer tnan snS
supposed, and foot or more appual app, IT, a.'l5
Setting her teeth she gave a pun an9
about a yard OF that horrible threau
hung down his back. This was getting
embarra ssing, but determined. she gave
r. another yank and discovered that she
was unravellng his undershirt'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26
Here and Tb.'
CANCER AND THE -

CANCER ,,1,,E AND THE Sun
The sun cure for skin A..
been reported in the Cl,n,c., -
Berlin by DR.. Hirschbe,.
fort. according to our Con-
at the latter place. 1t an.
Hirschberg himself had -
thelioma on the outer sp,,
ear. and prior 10 being on.
made a trip TO SwitzerlanS nS s
sciously exposed the ears ~
rays. He was astonished :.
dence of beginning cure a.. -
carried out tho trcatmen, '
with the satisfaction ~
cure. He explained that in :,
tains the actlnic rays are st,.s
at lower levels, but thar ~
which invariably results IN W ~
skin TO protect the Tissues ~ s
does not occur in the ca
whose cells have no poue.
pigment. Hence the canns.
killed by the use of concent,,e
rays at lower levels or by rou.s1
There Is, Of course, no des,q
this method in other cascs ~
suits might not be SO hanns
usual therapeutic neasurss
deliberately are occasionaIlv
even when inadvertently
press dispatches apparently /.
granted that a new cure
found for all cancer casea-s-
living In the mountains and
the diseased part TO the r,r..
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26
BRYAN is WILIIN'

New York Globe.
Mr. Bryan planned perhaps better
than he knew when he arranged to
take journey around the world this
year. He relieved himself OF the ne
cesslty of daily instrucdnG the people
as TO the proper course OF political
events. Dscreetly away, distance has
lent enchantment, and animosities once
reheated by the mere mention of his
name are having time to cool
Mr. Bryan. although he was not a
candidate for the Presidential nominal
tion in 1904. has never bound himself
not to be candidate In 1908 Indeed,
unless his friends are greatly mis-
taken, he conceives it his duty to sac
rifce himself il the call again comes.
His recent magazine article, wherein
he mildly combatted the tendency of
the Democratic party toward Social
Ism, Is not without significance TIE
boy orator has given way to one who
affects statesmanship-lilte many an
other man, the departure of his hair
Is coincident with an increase of con-
ServatiSm.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26

BY the way. this same minor Mormon
print is published by those accurate
gentlemen who sent out the Dixie Ad-
Vocate's report Of Joseph F. Smiths
sermon against bis "enemies" nearly
two years ago. They are the men
who tried to place the odium upon
the young woman who made Il
stenographic report OF Smiths utter
ance, They are about as good Illus
trations OF the scrvility. sycophancy.
hypocrisy and falsehood engendered by
the present teachings of the Mormon
hierarchy as could be found in South
ern Utah
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26
CHASING THE MOSQUITO.


The Mosquito determination society
of Brooklyn claims 10 have been the
nrst organization OF the land In the
field this season with its work of hu-
man blessing. The members OF the So
ciety who are fathers have dropped the
oaoy coaches for the time being and
entered with a hearty zeal upon the
work of chasing the festive MOSQUITO
from the stagnant Swamps The en-
ergy of the society Is TO be directed
this season TO the determination of the
swamps In which the mosquitoes breed
as well as the. mosquitoes themselves
The Brooklyn society Is setting the
country fine example. 1t Is never
too early to begin, but Il is never
very wise TO boast, and IN boasting OF
her precedence In the war against the
common pest Brooklyn has not only
Dragged out blundered In Baltimore
the war against the mosquito never
ends.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26
SPEAKING TUBE TROUBLE.

Buffalo Times
Several years ago when Powell
Plimpton kept a drug and grocery
house in Washington street In Bur
falo. a farmer from WILLIAMSBURG drove
to Buffalo to buy bill of goods for
his country store. After coming down
stairs and while waiting for his goods
TO be packed he noticed several men
using the speaking tube. After
while his curiosity got the better OF
him, and he asked the proprietor what
that thing was
"A speaking tube" said the proprie-
tor. Speak to some one upstairs and
see how 1t works.
What Will 1 say" said the farmer,
going over TO the tube.
'Ah. say anything you like" said
the proprietor.
Hay shouted the farmer. Are
the goods Mr. Parsons, OF Williams
vllle ordered, ready"
Yes" said the man upstairs. the
goods are ready. but we are looking
the old skinhint up We think he is
kind OF shaky."
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26
TOO MUCH TALK OF REACTION.

TOO MUCH TALK OF REACTION.
Indianapolis Ncws.
1t strikes VA that we are hearing
oyermuch about the reaction from the
period of exposure OF official malfea s.
ance. as though II had been something
OF mistake Some papers and per-
sons may have gone to excess In sem
sational methods. But the exposures
exposed and the men criticised de-
served criticism. There is grave danger
now that we may go much too far In
the other direction and so fail of much
OF the good effect of the work that has
been done. 1t viii be d sad day II a
false public opinion'is ever formed that
Will prevent the pursuit of corruption.
that will cause people to be afraid to
attack It.