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regularly refusing them. The reason given for
this is purely a sentimental one. having 10 90
with the great things that are being accom-
pllshed in the service ana the professional pride
Of the men in being connected with enterprises
tnat wi!l stand through centuries as monuments
TO their skill
There has been a great dearth of good en-
glneers for number of years past ana con
stantly the railroads applying TO Dr. Wal
colt for suitable men 10 take responsible places
Recenuy he was asked IL there were IN the
service engineers competent to handle certain
great enterprise, and he mentioned two men ne
was able to recommend. salary OF S-V;VVV d
year was offered TO each of these men. though
they were working for the government for 81
On. The offer was In each case refused
l. {. Hill is supervising engineer OF the Roose-
Welt dam and irrigation system that IS belhs
developed in Arizona. He is a young man OF
energy and promise. He draws S4Sot a year
Recently he has had an OFFER to enter private
employ. and the salary was practically five
times that nov received but ne refused.
The engineers who have left the service az
vastly increased sa par!cs are without hummer
In many instances they have done so against
their desires. but because the financial demands
upon them were such that they felt called upon
to meet them
Homer Hamlin was project engineer at Yuma
Arlz'. IN the government service. he drew S"UVO
a year and lived on the desert. away from his
family he had an offer OF $4,000 year as
city engineer of Los Angeles. where his family
resided and accepted the position There are
many instances Of this kind but they are
more than offset by the number Of men who
refuse TO leave the government employ Of this
department and cast outside opportunities and
money compensatons to the wind. notable
example has been that of Mr.. Walcott himself
who some time ago refused an offer OF S2'lVO
year and retained his government position.
He now becomes secretary Of the Smithsonian
for life at 81 600 year.
Such men as these are giving their life's ser
vice 10 special work. with thought Of the
compensation and little care for II. They are
doing real constructive work that will leave its
impression upon the generations to come. and
with this end in view compensation IS n sec
ondary matter. They are men Of large en-
thusiasms. and in these enthusiasms are lost to
material things, and in their turn are forgotten
when there IS distribution OF salary advances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24

izng influences these check theiT Increase walls
vet the stocks below them creed at the old recs-
less rate. The OUtcOr,S Is a numerical gain oc
medfocres over capables threatening eventual
dearth OF ability IN the race thus Impoverished
the top. This untOward phenomenon is. how
ever. but a passing phase The lower strata ara
coming or may be brought within reach Or the
Influences that moderate multiplication. II No
speed up the individualizing agencies till the
thinking and british have become q mare remnant.
the danger will disappear. Furthermore. tho
closer legal restriction OF child labor. BY making
offspring expensive. instead OF profitable. may
check the free propagation OF stocks deficient IN
capacity or parental aitruisul
The revolt against senseless paTentase Is
colossal secular phenomenon OF varied aspects and
few OF its appraisers competent 20 judge nlors
than the two aspects that appeal 20 them.
No one who euysaGes all the aspects OF this ures-
nant thing. who succeeds in seeing II steadily and
seeing IN whole, Will laUd condemn IL In
qualified terms Granted: but the question forces
itself: Of the thing good or bad? Is the
disbursement OF Ishtar mistress OF social destiny
q blessing with incidental harm. or an evil with
incidental benefit? So pressed. ( would answers
Restriction Is a movement at bottom Salutary, and
the undOubted evils in its train appear 70 be minor,
or transient. self-imiting durable. L shall
have against nystics clerics. prtOri mOralsgS
sen1lmentalists aesthetics militaFtsts capitalists
and politicians; but, nevertheless. take my stand
with those who hate famine. war, sRher-tO0th COM
petition, class antagOnism, the degradation CT tHs
masses the wasting OF children, the dWariing Cs
women and the cheapening OF men
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24

origin The more fourishing peoples grade men
according 10 something that be acquired
wealth. efficiency. knowledge. character. Wide
stairways opened between the social levels. ana
men are exhorted to climb If they can. In such
case prudence bids each avoid whatever VIII I'M
pede his ascent or imperl his social standing To
the climber children are membranes and so the
ambitious dread the handicap OF an early marriage
and a large family. When. as so often III th"se
days Of anti-chd labor laws and protracted schooi
ing. the additional child is a drag on the social
advancement of the family. that child Is not hKeiy
10 he born
with the wiping out Of sharp class lines ih"c'l'-
ed standards OF living lose their grip Wants ana
tastes once confined 10 the social elite spread re,
sistlessy downward and infect the masses lut'
Of initiation carry the craving Ioi ia -
hitherto looked upon as the prerogauEe 81 rte and
among millions of people OF llInlted iil'ii'a -
these in their endeavor ~ Sr'ttil9 s,trS
awakened wants learn 10 cconomlZe "a ' OF 1r.S
The little stranger trenches on rlllIittt
upholstery travel entertainment. Here the ueceIiI
ces there the comforts. yc1der the reiIieiiSIitS ~
vanites Of life compete with the poSsiule cil'u an"
bar il from existence. = a
Another factor IS the emancipation OF women.
Every child taxes the fathers purse, uut 'iis
mothers body. 4 repUted lnferlority ol Wo5itt as
in the Orient or in Eastern Europe. degrades iier
d passive instrument OF man, suooI i. yes -
do not count Ihe great movement - 80 %. 60
the letters Woman's mind ana opeIeu 10 HeI 80
many professional and industIlal ,rsbn and
value and weight IN the marriage p''i .ileIStp CO
causes the heavy physiological ana personal c',at
Of excessive maternity 10 be more Sonsiueie 90 -
husband ~ well a by wife. Whtn tht Sis OF tlIe
family is determined from the mans viewpoint
alone the controlling consideration - pecuipaIE'
hence Nautilus drew his peSSlfniSttc CONCLUSION
that the prosnerifX of the masses tends constantly
defeat itself by stimulstine the CROWN OF NUM-
bers until poverty again teigns bst Wren GEouSS
worry enlaTging the tanlilS IeHlhlIls ueli
even when the money cost needs no. 'o'sei NC e''i
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24
SOME OF THE EFFECTS.

One effect is that diffusion OF economic weiloelng
which registers itself in rising plane OF comfort,
growth OF savings and wider diffusion Of owner
ship. Striking indeed is the contrast In condition
between the prudent French peasantry and the
reckless mining or factory towns Of central Eu-
rope the spawning rural communities in Russia
ard RumaHis- Among the west European peoples
not only is the mean duration of life rapidly rising
but an increasing proportion OF lives is rounded
to the term allotted By the Psalmst. This
gam in longevity is partly due to the better sup
port and care Of the aged, who no longer need
compete for attention with Overarge brood OF
wailing infants, Again. a decline in fecundity
lessons infant mortality. for often the sole effect
Of prolincacy is to I'LL the cemetery with tiny
graves.
After all, however, the master consequence of a
restricted birth rate. the one result that dwarfs all
Others is that with the intelligent adaptation OF
numbers 10 prospects ceases population pressure,
the principal cause OF war, mass poverty. WOlnsh
competition and class conflict. u.
once it seemed as IL mans propensity 10 multiply
foredoomed the race to live ever in the presence OF
vast. ininedieable want and woe. However smiling
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The Conclusions of a West
erm College Professor of
Political Economy.
BY Or. Edward a. Ross. University Of wisconsin.

BY DR.. Edward A. hoss. University or wisconsin
century ago Robert Nautilus showed that the
spontaneous fecundity OF man Is such that with
purely natural mortality. population doubles in
twenty-five years. whereas the subsistence obtain
abe from A given area cannot DE lndennitely IN
creased He showed Furthermore that, since the
with mans mower 20 increase the food supply.
population tends 20 increase even when additional
numbers can no longer be supported Under such
circumstances the oouilibrstOn Of population with
resources Is brought about by war misery, plague.
famine and vice. which raise the death rate until
Il equals the natural birth rate. Although this
cruel mode Of equalization has prevailed through
human history A rnder mode is possible IT, by
taking thought. viii restrict reproduction
until the births longer exceed the deaths. This.
however, pTeHupposes more foresight and self
control than can looked FOR in the average man.
Nautilus saw prospect Of the abolition OF
poverty. cherished little hope for the labOring
masses and painted the future OF society with
sombreness that gave economies its nickname OF
;he dismal science"
u ss nothing 70 the Giseredit OF Malthuss doc
trines that did not certain social trans
forme 4oEs-democzacy. the emancipation %
women. the replacement o. custom imitation BIZ
faEa.on which have generalized his pre-
yentive check until the birth rate Of entire nopu-
iesped grora ~ 40 90 20 200 90 O0J d,ITinF the 1
lei 81 '.uf - imagined that the -aduction j.,
.V-unoify haR been Al the expense o. ~. nafiT-.i
l@crease OF population The death rate has falie,
ese9 ircEe than The birth rate that Curing The
! % lis per aenf DsF annUin sinoe however tie
iSuerccs lowering the birth rate bs no naaaiis
the fgnlcr gl continue 20 operate after tho iaf.s-
h@ft Gssat tsssr force This Is ~hy We may lcvS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24

package OF money. amounting 20 5000. mostly
in bills Of the denomination Of $2O or less. has
Gently ended lengthy travels in the care OF man
who entirely ignorant OF its value II arrived
in this city Tuesday last. and was thrown on
the desk of the fnancier 10 whom il belonged,
with the remark. Here's your socks According
20 account this package was being brought from
Trenton by New York man. who also has an
Office this city. and who stopped with
a friend IN the railroad station at Trenton While
they were talking the New York man suddenly eX-
claimed. Here's my train and away he went
leaving the package the window sill The
friend, assuming from the appearance OF the pack
age, that the contents were OF trihiHg value put
II IN his suit case and continued business trip
that carried him over Western New York State and
Pittsburg. and IN the course OF which he fire.
Quenty left the package the table OF his room
al hotels. Meantime the fEancier moved every
agency TO recover his money without avail and had
about made up his mind that II was gone forever
when the package was restored 20 him told
above. He is said TO have jumped a foot when the
package placed on his desk. The same even
Ing he did the honors At hotel dinner. the TEN
pOrary and unconscious guardian of his wealth
having refused any other reward-Pdiladelphia
Record.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24
LIFE At LAKEWOOD.
SpringIike Heather Experienced
Many Visitors Erpected.

Lakewood, y. J., March Especial )-Ths
weather al Lakewood has been balmy and
sprnglike that everybody has lived outdoors this
week The Hobbies Of the Lakewood Hotel and
tho Laurel House present deserted appear
ance in the daytime Even the rocking chair bri-
gades have been tempted out OF doors this week.
Easter bookings at the Lakewood Hotel assure
list Of arrivals even larger than Washing
toms Birthday when the parlors were converted
into sleeping apartments 10 provide sccomuoda-
lions for those who had failed 20 make early ap-
plcation for rooms, At the Laurel House and the
smaller hotels extra preparations are being made
10 take care OF the Easter throng.
Several small dinner parties given in the palm
room restaurant Of the Lakewood Hotel have been
tho principal items Of the social programme this
week Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Coster. Of New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24
SOME CoNNOIssEURS.

Another official whose mere association with
the library has helped TO enrich its collection is
A ]. Parsons, chief Of the division of prints, a
man Of private means 10 whom the pecuniary
compensation Of the position is no compensation
al all and could not be an inducement 70 the
sacrifice of his leisure TO the routine OF govern
nent service. Himself connolsseur ana coll
lector he can meet other collectors on a COM
mon ground and speak 10 them in their own
language and by demonstrating 70 them that
the government service includes adequate appre-
citation Of the real value of the works OF the
pert way the prints in its possession. his pres
ence in the library has induced both glfts ana
loans which are of great value HIS pay is
$1,000
music like that at the head OF the division OF
prints carries a salary of only 5000 This po-
sition is held by o. g. T Sonneck' VINO Is spe-
cialist of high rank and UNIQUE knoWIedge IN
his field He was born in the United states, but
educated at Kiel. Heidelberg and Munich, spe-
cializing in music. Later returning 10 this coun-
try he became a contributor TO the literature OF
its history. theory and criticism. Undertaking
a special study Of American music OF the eigh-
teenth century he has become leading author
ity upon IL. For the department in the library
he has laid out plan OF systematic development
which is making the collection one OF the most
important in the world. II Is already so III some
respects-for instance. in operate scores, whero
II is the leading one in the United states. with
an ample knowledge of existing and many and
varied sources of increase, IL is being more rap
yet he is paid only 5000 annually. These are
only a few Of the hundreds OF instances that
might be cited
Charles D. Walcott the new head of the
Smithsonian Institution. now retiring as director
OF the Geological Survey and the Reclamation
Service says that among his engineers there are
men who constantly have offers OF salaries tar
above those they are receiving, and VINO are as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24

phenomenon so widespread and striking is
challenge 10 the tyro and the fanatic, and hence oil
manner Of silly cheap or partial explanations COM
pete for public credence. Some attribute II 10
physiological sterility induced by alcoholism city
life and high pressure, forgetting that the child
crop of sober rural communities is often scantier
than that OF Incorporate mining or industrial
towns. and that the falling of in the birth rate
seems due 10 smaller size OF families rather than
10 the greater frequency Of childess couples. New
South Wales with "A lower birth rate than Eng
land has less than half the proportion Of sterile
unions. What means H. moreover, that the Aus
tTalasian population, with its surprising physique
and vitality, shows in recent years an abrupt de-
cline In fecundity?
Some lay The phenomenon 10 the industrial
cipafion OF women and the comfortable celibacy Of
cities neglecting the statistics which show there
Is no marked weakening Of the inclination 10
marry The true cause is one that will make clear
why for example. the native married women OF
Massachusetts, bear only seven-elevenths as many
children as women coming from Germany. seven
ihirteenfhs those from ireland and
MALT as many as those from french Ca4iada Others
blame the broadening freedom OF divorce uHmtnd-
fal that divorceless Ireland has only four-hfths
Tho birth rate OF easy divorce switzerland, that
teeminG Germany = I'VE times as inclined to break
the oouiuEsI bond CanaLa, where the size Og thu
family shrank Il twentieth during the SOS. and thar
prolific Japan leads the Wor'u Win nearly twenty
times the divorce rate OF stationary France Still
others blame the postponement Of marriage. point
Ing out that marriage at @45 years as with English
brides Al o. 2 Years as among those OF Massachu-
sets or al 90 wears among college bred women.
cuts deeply into the feeunn years. But they over
loni, tbI fact tim. the last child IN the average
family arrives seven ana 2 hait years after mar
riage. that even the woman man VINO weds at 265
ears oe ore n 81 the hohhy riders maintain that
I've e,ee ~ thu. shrlnkRge in fecundty lies in N
human will as Influenced by certain factors which
have fheir roots deep N me clViilNauoh OF cur
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24
THE IDEAL FAMILY.

In the matter OF reproduction It is no, vet pos
shle to substitute intelligence for Instinct with
out creating a mental attitude responsible for
numerous one child and two child families where
both parents and children miss many OF the best
lessons Of life The children reared in such stuntsd
families instead OF surprising in stamina and
character. fall below the average. The type to be
standardized Is not the family Of 90 three, but
the family Of fOug 70 six. The child or two
child ideal grOwingly IN favor with the middle
class would II pOpularized, hurry to extinction
In such families prOdigious pains taken to
keep breath In detective sicky children. In
stead OF being weeded out IN infancy BY natural
process. the WeaklingS kept alive by lavish
care. and the national vitality is lowered
Since &c &, The rsin. that rst feel the individual.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24
FAITH IN THE CLERGY.

The HishIanders' faith IN the clergy has always
been peculiarly profound. This characteristics s.
illustrated though In rather an exaggerated way
BIZ the story OF two old women going alons tl.a
road after service who were heard 10 discuss tie
sermon follows,
Peggy-Ah, and did you hear that most precious
word Eirsty-a most precious wOrde
Kirsty-NO; and what word was That.
Peggy-Oh a most precious word. and it ny ser
that viii not forget 1.-THE precious WORD Nco--
chadneZzar,
most Beautiful WOrd2 Myself never heard q sad
6efore-the beautiful word Belshazzare-The Csie-
DOMAIN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24
WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS.

Wilton Iackaye says that while on a downtown
elevated train one morning recently he chanced tn
OvArhear portions of interesting CONVEX satlors
between two young women occupying adto1i1n
seats.
women that Mr.. Blank. the Octegenartan. u dead
What on earth is oCtOgenarian. anyhow
Il don't know I'm sure the reply. BUS
there's one thing certain-they'Te a sckly lot &C
people You never hear OF one unless he is dyirg.s
-LppncOtt's.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24
NOT ALL HEAvEN-sENT.

l!g,ous beliefs Parents who trust in Providence"
and hold with Luther that God makes children
and He will provide for them" are rare nowadays
More and more the age chimes in with Matthew
Arnold when he says:
mans children are not really sent any moro
tana the pictures upon his wall or the horses IL MS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24
RUSSIAN FAMINE RELIEF.
Actire WOrk to Raise Fund in This
CitY.

Every report from the land Of the Little
Father serves 20 show that Russia Is locked In
deadly struggle compared with which tho suffer-
ing and losses Of the war with Japan sink TO in
significance. Thirty million people-peasants all,
inha biting district comprising twenty-one
provinces and covering an area almost half
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24
DEMOCRACY a FACTOR.

one master trst % contemporary society IS de-
noCr.oy rrhe barriers o. caste are down. and loss
sEa lees 10 a mans place in society Fixed By his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24
PARTIAL EXPLANATIONS.

in the near future for a retardation in the nur
cal growth OF the Occidental peoples.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-06-29
SALT LAKE
CATHEDRAL NOTES.

Right Rev. Bishop Seaman returned
on Monday from Park City.
Requiem mass was celebrated last
week Tor the repose of the soul of the
late Daniel Driscoll.
Requiem mass was celebrated last
Tuesday for the reDose of the soul OF
the late Carrie Schiebel
The local lodge. 6O2. of the knights
of Columbus attended the Orpheum on
Friday night in a body in honor of
Joseph OrMara of Memphis, Tenn.
Miss Rosemary Holland of the Cathe-
siral choir left last Saturday for Chi
Cago to visit relatives.
Miss Lille Whalen of the Cathedral
phoir left last Monday for Los Angeles
10 attend the National Teachers con-
Nention.
Miss Emily Cloves, contralto. was
The soloist at the Cathedral last Sun
day Miss Cloves has a beautiful
voice and sine sings with wonderful eX-
preston.
After nextrSunday high mass will be
discontinued during the summer
months.
For the offertmy next Sunday Miss
Ryan, J. W. Curtis and James Burke
will sing "Madre Del Sommo Amore,"
by Campana.
At the 9 and II o'clock masses next
Sunday James Burke, a noted Irish
tenor. will sing the Sanctus," by
Gounod.
Catholic state day'at Saltair Monday.
July Is.
Rehearsal for the Brownies in Bios
som Time" viii be held today at
O'Clock, 4, 1870 and O'Clock.
Saturday. June 90. is the feast of
st. Peter and St. Paul. 1t is the an
niveTsary of the conservation of Rt
Rev. Bishop Seaman. The children of
the Kearns' ST. AIMS OrphanSge will
have their closing exercises in the
evening at T:30 at the Orphanage. 4
On Tuesday morning. at $50. Rev
Father Ryan celebrated mass at the
Utah state penitentiary. All the Cath
ollie prisoners received holy commun-
Jon. After mass Father Ryan deliv-
cred a brief but impressive sermon.
During mass beautiful music was rem
deTed by Miss Kathleen Fitzpatrick,
Miss Agnes Ryan. Miss Grace Miller.
Miss Frances Miller and Phileas
Goulet.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-06-29

peas and covers were laid for eight.
Those present besides Mrs. DAILY were
Mrs. Robert w. Glendenning, Miss Eu-
dora DAILY, Miss Mercy Edwards, Miss
MERGE Berkely, Mrs. Fred U. Leonard
and Miss Mamie Sappington.
Miss katherine Wall left last even
ing for Los Angeles to attend the
graduating exercises of her brother
Arnold, who takes prominent part.
About July % Mrs. Wall. son and
daughters will leave for New York
and the jamestown exposition.
Miss Gertrude Hanson gave a
charming luncheon at the Country
club Wednesday in honor Of Miss
Beatrice Cheeseman. The extremely
pretty table decorations were in pur-
pie pansies. a low mound forming the
centre piece and baskets of the same
at either end with the same carelessly
scattered over the cloth.
Mrs ]. B. /Cosgriff entertained few
of her friends informally at bridge
Wednesday afternoon at her home.
Henry ]. Green, for many years With
the Associated Press in Denver, has
arrived in the city andl has accepted
the position of assistant night editor
of the Associated Press here. Mr.
Green is a courteous, affable gentleman
whose friends in Salt Lake are already
many.
Emily and Helena Pffster, the bright
little daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Pfster, are visiting friends in the
country.
Mrs. j. NJ Moore entertained a few
friends at luncheon yesterday for Mrs.
Burke Parret. of Fairfield, Ia. who is
the guest of Mrs. r. r. Black.
Mrs. w D. Thompson and Miss Lydia
White leave Whitehall Saturday to go 10
Los Angeles for a short stay