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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-26

represents The recumbent figures Of
Gladstone and his wife with their
hands resting on the cross. II is tbs
work Of Sir william Richmond, the
eminent English sculptor
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-26
IMPROVEMENT PLAN


sal "a n " , R2sIasan has done a
- eitlss sl y, so, 4 ior several AMER.
: Y a. spess s Sn,s line, and Is iaied
- = york bss9il ~ a. Burnham who
, =. .EsshlngtoS ''liiag san Francisco
5, ~, ain here, have 'S M PROPOSED TO
~, ~ !. ss Dc has over Ni rl. go over
"a; \ 20, a., submit repo many Mother Other
~ %, 'lu'i needed. What n i,l'o~ ,l,l;
-. rss, .l,sl piacticablv sr 'S' vi. wi.
7 if'yi.'Se.,,h NE ideal Salt Iske ma, ma,
'ssIrg ,ebs.-ea can be adopted a. .
islgrs en-, ~ part or IN whole
A COMMIT, oirecied along ths,
y.id Bale n consisting Of Ms
I Hewle,, =. n Christensen 40
,.sig TIE NJ, Wv have charge ~
'''-s0a bste ',s' !, q employing Mr.
'ne city council
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-26
4 RElRGAN|Zl:. -,,.
CITY GOVERNMENT
, d., That viii Wipe Out office
OF Mayor and CITY
CuunciImen.
SUBSTITUTES A COMMISSION
.,,o.p. c. and Galveston Tex
p's, p.,.,ei 10 q. successful Pat
rrn. to be Guided "

that the westward spresa
FS',u .,.,sl moytmen for CIVIC l,u-
eis' n, p, rlll take in salt Lake 'ne
r'1 ,sars S'.l leaeue last nigh. nigh,
on' lIp 7. olsn for a reorsaniia'iOn
.'a ss eI / government. The ls.,I plan
q % .' s,1 doing away with admins
o'ri'a a a,n,,.s. to the largest possible SSH.
ru'' "a thus releasing all iunus
ssIs,' o.. ..- street improvements and
pi'a'', " ,,,ss Of city Development
a. ''n 'i a. away with the city council
i ! Y. mayor ~ 1q' and substitute a board
~ 80, =. called commissioners ana
. al,, ,, There viii be five of them
u, .na ,bsy will D. paid good sal
:. - And will be 10 ses , ",t e
hs'' % -''i hat a man having onsilies '
ta. ,ss clty can transact Il IN uusl-
WI lis ~ ~ ,bs zane as with any bus
,sss AQlIe Wy
~ -. y, ssi,rct Of Inspiration Of the pan,
l.. ~ vsicb he league believes PUBIC
ia ", w" ,s now ripe, is the city OF
,tnuL.- ' ara the city Of Washing
5.l'i 3 r where It Is said 10 have
Teksa successfully
WHERE SAVING COMES.
:, presenting the ease to the board
u, !. ., s.s Of the league last night
!. Hewlett said thai in other cities
! y IA, !. saved s PER cent in salaries OF
sssountqnts, assistants, ana
80 ofFcs forces II has resulted
|. -sklng the duties Of each admin.
,.,,i,ys officer Of the city definite, ana
10 Ms responsibility 50 lxed that
4, :, Ian BE- no confusion Of duty.
w ne mayor as their president one
-.-hsr would act as street commits
80 another as commissioner OF wa
,,v,ss and sewerage another as
.,.-,s.Ioner Of finance. revenue ana
-. ur0rerty, and the final member
syliss and Are commissioner. Each
~ would receive a salary sufficient
I. sstIN a responsible business man
{. I'M his entire time TO the work,
~ N oAices Of auditor, and city at
lrsy would be appointive.
IN GALVESTON
!, Adhesion, Mr.. Hewlett explained.
y u,at amount Of money saved In
:, irs.iion had been spent in making
--ruts progress in civic improve
~, 70 lessening the taxes, and In re.
s,.s ,hs bonded Indebtedness,
N ten Of taxes appealed 70 the
Ans officers as an important one, as
n EsVlsit explained that taxes are
. Ia hefe at present that they act
pr lniucemsnt for prospective set
tn GOD investors to stay away, in
rss q to come into the country A
Hs 4 EI other cities was presented,
Saving Tat Salt Lake was well IN the
mort With tax lists among the very
49,
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IN GALVESTON
cogNIrTEE NAMED.

lsrAi decided upon for launching
ns ntVsntnt for civic reformation
wi q ii,oint committee Of Ave
nsrssrv taft a bill 10 be present.
y y ht fsr legislature. President
tfsrk J Sishens named on this
o'1riiiss 0 \. Hewlett, NJ. II. Walk
n Villain X King. George y. Law
ithrs al r L. Prlchard.
ne natter Of the present condi-
',a O ah Lakes streets was con-
l,t'st. and Il was decided 10 send a
t1i % ne city council thanking
w ia' The action taken IN regard
sssalaE The paved district. and to
sF htn 70 make an practicable
- y repairing the streets for win
Z Vas decided alsn TO urge that
ordnance relating TO cutting down
'.. - y enforced and that property
~, ,Tsls Be required 20 clean the side
~" % fr'1i Of their premises.
The ANCIENT POLL TAX.
~. me rsihod Of collecting poll taxes
80 -, y ior roast II was urged
=. a., -. 'ns 'ar nov does very little good.
~ So are above the standard raid
ss1 s IN no one works out his own
80 ~ Instead d boy or a man
'essoe Of doing good day's work
gr.ss,ss,v'ea. and very little ac-
IA t ~ whereas n paid In money
49,, ,.A monty spent under capable
g,.',. lor Ne eood Of the cltv
\. w, ~. ! would MIKE a good showing
!. go. go was taken On the matter
~ 'sss'ive Enactment viii be necss'
!, 7, ,.. az i vas not deemed sdyissSIe
lo,. 49, nv, , lss1es By urging ANYTHING
M. s y, 'si J. fall than the bin 10 aIlow
Z =, 800. \. tne trst class to elect A hoard
4, ',s,s.l,, .,a,. instead Of the nres-
n, s ''... legislature the matter Is al.
a. ' 5D.,. 70 be chiefly loft to Inc salt
NV members AS there is
=. 10y followed custom wbic, . "a .
~ 4, ,'.'s.eSnain.,endauons from one dele
h "n'e'ing o1Iy their consti,u.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-26
TO MEET AGAIN

tsuro.5a' 80 ,. OF goysuors Of the league
II T.,i 'S' n,gA, Tor two weeks.
,r,u, sia Aold regular mseti1Ss
} ss sssui the winter One ploe ' Il 3,
srgkr ssSS,,,-sslopmert IS to adopt a
ssguiul w. l9r making the tfv
yiii,s an, az . PricAard last might
rsiy NM, NM, ' ,l. re are undoing now
10 b,s, ~ e,l R'' then know what
.tAn,s 81, u1ilded conditions Of
iuty va, s.e yea-s from now We
A'ogsA ny i 70 .'aao This years work.
iolgv. '''A 90 general scheme
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-26

pitiiy affair u yesterday was the
tencheon given BY Miss Ruth Be,slty
70, MIS- Jennie Earls Of Idaho. the rooms
oslng decorated IN autumn leaves ind
lowing thc luncheon About a dozen epest.
we're entertained.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-26

About y guests sn,o,ed the bridge
party given b. Mrs VI. l.. Fife yester.
Gay ana prlzes were awarded the winner
Al each table. American Beauty roses and
~hiic asiers were used In the decorations
= latst patty viii 40 TO sAlislr tonight
To- The skating
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-26
NEW MILLINERY.
On the Floor Below.

The public has heslry going the
utensils china and small utilities the
needed article for the honrrd lower than prices elsewhere
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-26

A. The bridge tea given yesterday b.
Miss Anderson about p friends were en-
iertllned and prizes were awarded Mrs
y. Murray. Mrs A. G. Ewing Mrs
y Meyer Mrs. June Donnell and Miss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-30

Tho business men OF Richmond may be
relied upon 10 do their duty IN all PUBIC
matters. but sometimes they are q little
slow in being aroused to action. rms
Ia the situation now with respect TO the
big state Fair which It Is proposed to
hold here next fall The idea, has met
with general and hearty approval, the
benefits to be derived from such an occa-
sion, bringing thousands Of visitors from
all over Virginia and other States, are
fully apprcciated, and everybody wants
to see the fair n decided success. s
But the cnnvass for subscriptions to the
capital stock necessary to insure the,
holding of the fair is not altogether
satisfactory. The soliciting committees
nre working hard, and have been for
weeks; but they are not receiving the
cordial welcome and announcement that
should be given them. The time Y, which
10 con1plctc the canvass Is very short, and
II is to be hoped that business men IN
all lines will receive the committees
gladly and give readily and literally.
The fair will be great thing for Rich
mond and for every business and prop
erty interest of the city. The public
spirited citizens who have worked In and
out Of season to make the undertaking
possible deserve the thanks of the COM
munity, and they have right to ex-
pect the substantial and cheerful CO.
operation of those who will be most
benefited. DO not let them be disappoint-
ed and Richmonds welfare suffer through
your failure to do your part. Let all
fall In line and help!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-30
THIS DAY INHISTORY
March Goth.

Church Day. Guido. Sun rises at b:47,
sets at 1913.
at7 3. c.-Phocon. the Athenlan general.
executed by poison.
12s2-Massacre Of 5000 French by the
people OF Sicily
1327-Edward H.. then newly inaugu-
ra ted, In his fifteenth yenr, conYoked
his splendid and gallant rendezvous
at York. OF 10000 at arms, Including
500 belted knights, animated by the
presence OF the queen mother and nifty
.sss ladies of the highest rank, to reve nge
etY the breach OF the treaty made by the
h & Scots with his father. K.
17ea-The English, under General Nc
Bride, took possession Of Ostend, In
France.
179s-Ireand declared in a state OF re-
bellion, and orders issued for disarm-
Ing the United Irlshmen and all dis
affected persons, by the most sum
mary and effectlal measures.
,17es-second battle OF Verona. Tho
French. under Morcnu, were again
..r.g successful.
1a4e-Cieneral Haynau, OF the Austrian
army, assaulted Brescia, which, aftor
great slaughter was taken and
4 sacked.
1s55-Electlon day in Kansas. and tho
polls were invaded by "emlgrants''
from Missouri, who carried the State.
1se5-Peace r,lmors, based on President
Lncoln's visit to the army at City
Point, were telcgraphed over the
North
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-30
8Asse ss,71et,t Absurdities.

Editor OF 1he Times Dlspa,t.c !, ,,.o.
sir,-The so-called state pcr Ne, Il XII.
Ro oss OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES s If the ye" for
settlements Of TIC taxpayers arc ,vS Sae y
lated to fiji with despair the mar, "'o r No
tempts to answer them honesty. honesty, ,,ath
Viewing to being absurd as possible. t US
attempts to be detailed and comrrehenssly..o
become merely laughnbe 1our ,,, romaras
are familiar with its elaporn5o uIu'o tall
sagee eoa me 'n1ptdkes; aid hars mine
props, cordWood, oop-poles, sta 1s,. n n
Rec SorE sG stG so s e of fq Of s
perfect completeness, was Obliged, on
IFS twenty-first count, to fall BACK upon a
TIE vnEuer and more ,g1 genera :. HHp al H
few may have wondered, ike the wrltor,
why he could not have adopted the moro
general term In the first INSTANCE, SINCE
W " s9u1 Is t 1et s axoa n0nf nj
possible exnctness? Why need the state
Of virginia mako itself rdiculoys BY ~ cir ;,
culat!ng. n tnxblank that reads IKE soa
Why. not call simply for a, deposition on
Of all personal property, md let 1t go
at that? @absurdity were the oht,y
charges to be mado against our existing
system also stands convicted, It seems
to me, % injustice Of the most palpable
sort. 1t taxes a man upon the pas,s,
not Of his net taxable worth, but o. the
total property that may chance to ~ N
regardless Of his counter obllgatl9ns'
Thus a man who borrows a thousand DOL Of
lars on his house, increases MS tax III.
billy BY Just that amount. although "
Is perfectly plain that the act OF borrow,
ing has not created any new wealth
for him, and he is already paving taxes
upon his house. Consider also thisl uu
upon his house.
Consider also this: A man buys house.
and he Is taxed upon 1t. lie lets i ana
he is taxed upon his rental. His rental n
shares Of stock. He is taxed lpoy his
stock. The stock pays him a. dividend,
and he is taxed upon the. dividend lie
deposst the dividend in hts bank, and
he Is taxed upon his deposit. Yet. the
the money with which; he, bought tho
house. n few months previously. Those
who argue about the njustices Of double
taxation" miss the point. Quadruple and
qulntmple taxation Is the matter ut Issue.
same sum, OF money, a man may well
feel that there is nothing TOR It but to
give 1t away or to spend It as quickly
as may be. In liquida ting his taxes. Vir--
ginia's present tax blank is n vertable
hodge podge,. Of absurdity and unfairness.
difficult to answer 1t honestly. This is an
a awkward situation for the man who
mus tswcar. that he Is doing both The
tories. rs they now stand, are
an open invitation to tax-dodglng, and
moment BY something far simpler. more
and inteliEible. it FIT INA,
s HENRY SYDNOR HARRISON.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-30
Briet Items From Everywhere.

NEW YoRk.-Daniel Strauss, n soldier under
tho French flag in two wars and a veteran OF
the American civil war. commit iced suicide
hero BY shooting. ile was sscventy-two years
old and had been III recently .$t@
NEW YORK. Former Mayor Robert 4. Van
Wyck and Mrs. John G. Herte.. who was al.
vorced from her husband last year. were mar.
Wyck. who was always regarded rs CON
'frmed bachelor" had married came as a sur
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Elliott. the actress,
was seized BY strange man iust as she wa ;ns
to embrace her, and wa. thrown out ~ ne
elevator boy Miss Elliott declined to order
the mans arrest. EG
coal mine. near NagasakI, $50 miners were
killed.
y NEW YoRk.-chares Moran, self. confessed
5dynamiter who laid bare to tho District ,Attor-
iron workers st 10 Wreck property by The use d
explosives, was corroborated ln al OF MS state.
Tans n Wa Ss be qdds s spo
BY him on the Seacaucus road, In the outskirts
OF Jersey CITY. by officers acting under I,toa IN
structIons OF Colonel Murphy, chief OF police.
b CLEVELAND o.-olga Sc.heraole thinks her .I
reputation has been damaged sloo.0oo worth by
pIsys Glsys npho and THE f iabyrinth as nde
cent. She has sued the paper for that amount.
NEW lIAvEN.--.A number Of young Yale
alumni are behind movement 70 noni XaI.e
city. TO tho seat In the Yale Corporation to be
made vacant in June when Senator Chauncey
Depew's term as a fellow ends. There Is no no
representative OF the younger alumni on the
board, and the Parsons movement Is gaining
Roadway rapidly.
DALLAS. TEx.-wlll T. Walker; Of Ardmoi 2.
T. r.. wayla!d Grover Record and Miss Myrtlc
Smith as they were returning from, , ska.lnE
Record and Miss Smith will recover. It Is be-
iieved. Doth men had been attentive TO MISS
Smith, U.s. III
DIES MONIES. IA.-The sankey bill. provid-
Ing for a two.cent railway fare In Iowa, WAS
killed in the House BY a vote OF 81 to 70 after
a hot argument.
CINCINNATI. GA box containing 1902 IN
ca sh and $4,000 In gold bonds was wrested from
Mrs. G Schmidt in her bakery y. IN lockl AM
Schmidt would not trust banks and thought
her money safe when she had 1t with hef.
NEW YoRK.--Michae Petite. sixteen years
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-30
Heard and Seen
in Public Places.

A gentleman who has been resident
Of Richmond less than two years and has
been so closely confined to his business
Office in the meantime that he has not
yet become very familiar with the streets,
yesterday backed tho engineer OF tho
''Ieard and Seen" column up against
the iron fence OF the Capitol Square on.
the Bank Street side. and delivered HIM
self as follows:
II see that the city Council has before
It a. proposition to mark the names OF
tho streets on tin boards or something
else and put the same UP at the corners
OF the streets. suppose, OF course, inc
measure will go through and ! want 70
suggest that when tho now signs are
put up they, be an improvement on inc
old ones, and SO arranged that man
can look at them and tell what street
no is on or is coming to without having
TO walk out In the middle Of tho street
y to do It, They ought, 'by all means. 70
have the name OF the street on both sides
or the board. You just get on street
where YOU need Information and you
will find out how hard It Is TO gel y
from tho few boards that arc now stucH
up ON the lamp posts.
# "Now, don't you print my name. for
II you do will catch Jesse from so'lle
K or my nelBnDOrS Ior WHatP4 d''t 6o'.5 ~
say about the postoalce, I supposed t|'s
question OF a site had been settled DO
cause, as Mr. Morris said, tho govern
fment was not willing to tear down me
present building, but II Mr., Todd,s propo,
sItIon Is listened to the splendid olu
B building will have to come down, ~
that event the government, In senrch OF
(. a whole block to put a new ana larseIt
building upon would not DO tied to l1s
present site and the location WI AGAIN
become an open question, When thaI nan,
pens I am In favor of going 20 bIonu
Street, say about Jefferson That " ~
ideal place for the postohlce and Spell
did government building there wnula ~
more to improve Richmond man y cu ,ala
do at any other point, In ten years at!nr
tho erection of grand postolnce pulia-
ing there Broad Street woulu ne me
Ehandsomest business thoronshfhre " the
south and have more fine business
houses OH ii than Pennsylvania Avenue
in washington Mind you'll do not own.
a dollars worth Of property IN that
quarter. In fact all ,ofamy business and
property interest Is down here on Main
Street. am just talking about the thing
toltlo to make the new postoftlce be OF
3tthe greatest benefit in the building up
Of 1lichmond. And It would not hurt
Main street single dollar, Main Is ais
WAYS going to be the heavy business
street and the Wall Street OF Richmond"
Thus spoke one Of tho best and most
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-30
Who IS to Blame?

Editor Of The ,Tlmes-D Dispatch:
Sir,-School children are here through
in the matter is not consulted; life is sim
jly forced upon them Reared by parents
not Of their own choosing their station
In life Is often anything but that an
excite 4 thee sympathy OF the world at
large, but they arc, SO numerous and. L to
some, SO mopotonous that few besides
the parent gives this most complex prob
lem a second thought. d bE
Fl Whose duty Is It to see that the child
has the benefit OF his opportunities? The
parents? Suppose there are advantages,
due every man of which the pareAt has
his rights because of the parents igno-
rance? We grant child owes a debt
to the parent: In paying this he Is often
required to give so much of his physical
existence that the fact of a mental one
is left to conjecture. A human being
chained TO drudsery from Infancy cannot
develop into a rational thinking soul on
the first Tuesday in November next after
Yet we expect tits same being to dis
eliminate at the polls. We give him the
right of franchise and condemn him II,
MS one of herd. he is taken to the polls
and voted" by nm unprncipled politl-
clan. So many of these same men would
contribute their mites In rghtlng uni
yersal wrong were they capable of study
ing tho conditions involved. But blind
lOlucu -tIcy W tlce VIII Iol3hthc llihotC'
srirt, be that what 1t may. and receive
censure and contempt for their manhood
instead of enobling instruction for their
youth. 5tis,t..,.
J The powers that be will argue that the
State provides schools for the. children.
1t Is said Tantalus stood through eternity
dying of thirst in n vast sea-. or what
Tnntalus for modern Plutos How many
bright boys and girls of Virginia are
mental corpses and a school-room at their
doors? n
to manhood ignorant of all law, a helm
less mass OF irnhccllity? Who claims this
image of our God to Ignorance, condemn
Ing him TO n life lower than the beasts on.
is It It The parent? Is 1t the Church, Is
It Tho state? i, READER
12aynrd, Va. tll IL III 4,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-30
Glasses ana Glass Legislation.

The proposal OF federated labor to &c
| into politics In organized defense OF what
| II believes TO be its fights Is u,iite natural
and, on the fact Of It, reasonable enough
But We should regard s,tci n step MS IN
the direction OF distinct national loss.
Such Il movement would mean still
further exhibition OF legislation for spe-
cial interests. still further array OF
class against class, n still further injury
to the broadly representative character
OF Congress-. .3.5 IA II
The whole system Of representation 10
defective In ono particular. Ideally, O
member Of, national law-mnking body
Is influenced only by sense OF the
country's common good. Practically, he
is fatally apt to refer every question to
the interests Of the district which elected
him. Where these two come Into con-
fict, as occasionally they must. few mon
are so predetermined rs to place the gem
oral good ahead Of the special. It is
easy to accept this condition MS unavoid-
able while deploring the fact that It
should be 80. But II voting by territory
Is regrettablc, voting by class must be
much more So. Under the latter system
every national question would be decided,
not In relation to its bearing on the nn-
tional life, but in relation to Its bearing
upon class advantage. Bills would be
voted for or against according to whether
they would benefit or injure the special
- ~-i.1o
Reformers are never tired OF finding
fault with Congress, rightly enough we
think because the interests Of capital
appear now and then so we'll protected
there. Capital contrives to secure or
avoid legislation according to Its special
needs. Capital is class. So is labor
If labor carries out its present intention
of going into politics, the country will get
an increase In the very defect of which
we now complain-class legislation. we
shall have class representative body,
Instead Of a national representative body.
If labor should succeed in narshalng Its
forces effectively. we might have a Con-
gress more fully dominated by special
labor interests than It has ever been by
special capital interests.
If capital is already in politics. tho
desire Of labor to go in too is perfectly
We are not so much censur-
Ing the reasonable Of that desire as
deploring the unfortunate effectit would
have upon our law-making bodies. We
have no wish to see Congress still further
specialized and classified. When the time
comes for a general reformation, as 1t
undoubtedly will come some day, there
will be, in that case, only so much more
to reform. The way to improve the tone
of Congress is not to inject new class
into its makeup. but to shake out such
as may be already there. Just how this
is to he done wfeX.ars notpreparedd to say,
but we have no doubt that there is a way,
and that the A'nerlcanS people will, in
their own time, find 1t.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-30
Who Wants asDrum Corpse

Editor Of Tho Times-Dispatch:
sir,-The Tom Smith Camp OF Confed-
crate Veterans will not attend the reunion
Of the United Confederate Veterans In
New Orleans this spring. The camps
drum corps have expressed a Willingness
to volunteer their services to any virginia
camp during this occnsion for the nero
consideration OF expenses there and back:
Tho corps consists OF f1vo pieces and Is
composed OF sons OF veterans, md tho
members are in full uniform. They made
an excellent showing IN Loulssyi'lee,. a
letter addressed to tho secretnqry' I. 8,
c. v. Drum Corps, Will reach them.
G. S. p. HOLLAND.
Suffolk Va