Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-28

Most Valuable In th, r,o.snot,..r
Work of Women world AZ, Woman
For the Press. worker has vcon f,
onvlabie position. a dece5o .-, sb~
was regarded az more ON less OF "A
litnk ana was treated accordingly. In
thute DAYS IL was the custom. for In
sahce' " tel her ut o'clock Zoo the
Hleinool 20 stort on n trim around
,ne Woflu, 20 do u in at least ton days
,.as Time Than tho hero oft the Jules
N'Ihes novel She was Ivnling and Co
Keep the home office constantine m-
formed Of her thrilling adventures i'm
Jumping from trains TO boats or
efolh she was told Co fciun "a lt Ora
tne street TO fnd out how harshly pa
tents We're treated Ia certain hospitals
VI 20 STIMULATE madness go that she
might give "a thrilling story OF "my
uhl9 itc IN lunatic asylum. or
she had 10 ride on a flro truck. or ia
af ambulance or live without food
tor three weeks. Those were tho pio-
heeI Gays or woman journalism. char
acterized by tho tlrelsss energy. tho
quickness OF wit ana the self-sncrifcc
OF those who blazed the way. Their
successors OF today have much more
pfosaic duties. Editors and publish
cra nave come 90 recognize a womnn's
lehMkable faculty OF interesting wo-
man readers and men readers alike In
treating the so-calied human Interest
ana emotional phases OF newspaper
topics Her work today Is Of very
emphauc Importance; her energies are
directed along the lines of least re-
slslance and greatest rcsults.-From
'he january New Broadway Magazine.
Has Reaction Have the muck-rak-
- IN Against ers overdono %? II
undertaking.? looks like 70 when
- public bodies In New
York City express their appreciation
or D. flerpont Morgan's efforts 90 re-
heVe the financial stress: when a crowd
at great political gathering in Brook
IN cheers the name OF Rockefeller:
When Mr. John ID. Rockefeller himself
ls asked TO be the principal guest at
me dinner on great commercial club
IN Minnesota, and when the diners at
a university banquet in a New York
motel cheer Mr.. John ID. Archbold's de-
Iense against the ridiculous charge Of
tainted money The vlgor and ear
hestness with which Mr.. Archbold ex-
pressed himself had much to do with
the enthusiasm of his listeners He Is
not given TO speech making. and his
words spoken impromptu. had behind
Them warmth OF expression that gave
them the ring Of sincerity when he
said; Il want to say that if 1 had
thought there was any faint on my
money / would never have offered a
dollar Of IL To Syracuse university.
My conscience would not have let me
] could not have asked Gods blessing
on such gift ! have earned my
money by nifty years OF good, hard
conscientious toll and honest intent In
the pursuit Of business or I would
never have given a dollar 20 further
Gods work" a little good frank
healthy talk I'm public by some OF our
great captains Of industry, who have
been the subject OF the muck-rakers'
criticism. might do "A great deal OF good
for, after all, down I'm every decent
mans heart VIII be found a sense OF
fair play and justice.-Leslies Week
ly.
Comparisons il would be interest
To Ascertain point the standard the
Our Honesty point the standard of
average honesty of the
American people stands ina these days.
II would also be interesting II we had
reasonable means OF comparison 10
compare the average American hon
esty with the average British. French.
and German honesty. Also to compare
the average honesties Of folks IN DIFF
ferent parts Of our own country-the
East with the West; the farmers with
the union-labOr men; Boston, New
York, Chicago. and San Francisco;
country folks with city folks rich peo-
pie with poor; trust magnates and rail-
roadroad men with muck-rakar and
political reformers And we would like,
II we could, To compare the average
honesty OF this generation with that
Of the Civil-war generation. and again
with that Of the generation that fought
out the Revolution. II would help us
perhaps, 10 know what way we are
tending in the matter Of honesty. II
seems TO US sometimes that average
honesty hercabouts is low. Was e not
In the papers lately that the New York
street railroads discharged several
thousand street-car conductors "a year
for stealing fares or being suspected or
itt These same railroads compute that
they lose several million dollars yearly
by the dishonesty Of employees who steal
and Of passengers who do NOT pay OF
make dishonest use Of transfers The
average conscience here does not seem
TO prick at cheating the street railroad
company nor does &c seem 10 prick In
state legislatures especially in the
south, at taking anything taxable away
from any railroad Those are depress-
Ing signs. Another is the apparent
eagerness Of "a great number OF people. |
including many leaders I'm politics. 10
have President Roosevelt run for n