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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

able validity--yield very modest rates
of Interest. The same Is true OF the
solid and trustworthy savings banks
and insurance companies The greuter
the promised gain the greater the
chance OF loss.
This is a matter NJ common sense.
The truth needs no emphasizing. What,
however docs need emphasizing in our
era of publicity and speculation Is that
the man OF small mcans-the wage
worker. the clerk, the small merchant,
the struggling professional man-should
think thrice before entering tho spccu-
lative field at all Not only reasonable
prudence and thrift. but "a sense OF obi
cation to his family or dependents. aud
to himself should deter him from
taking chances" and running the risks
inseparabie from all speculation. For
him the only proper the only right and
Intelligent course Is to deposit his saw
ings with some conservative bank or in
life Insurance or outright purchase of
stable securities"
Enormous sums are wasted every
year IN apeculatng in wildcat schemes,
and It Is principally those who cannot
afford II who are the losers in suck
enterprises. The capitalist IS very care
full. and, as a rule, sees to 1t that he is
secured The wage Garner Is more cas-
lily taken III. Although he cannot AFFORD
1t, he Is likely TO take chances whore
the probability OF gain is smaller than
in German lottery.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14
AS PROF. STARR SEES IT.

Prof Starr of the University of Chi
cago is quoted as having said that ia
pan is now the foremost nation in the
world, in civilization and progress. In
recent lecture TO a class of students
he said IN part
1T is not true that the anglo-Saxons
lead tho world. Japan has the top
place. Progress Is that which tends TO
the general diffusion OF happiness, and
the Introduction OF things from the outs
side in an attempt to get ahead is a
mistake.
There is nothing more horrible in
the world than the slums of our cities
and the slums of cities In Europe, There
is not a condition in the widest and
worst part of Africa that will compare
with the condition of the white crowds.
China's crowded population is much
better Off There are many very poor
Chinese, but they Gre much better oft
than the very poor Americans.
1T is also a mistake TO think that
immigration will hurt America The
exclusion laws are mistake. Neither
the Italians nor the Chinese are DAM
gerous elements. The only govern
ment that has continued uninterrupted
for 1000 years Is the Chinese govern
ment"
Some time n Chicago professor Will
advise us to adopt Asiatic methods
in preference to those we now are
used TO. They have a habit of saying
funny things. The professor ignores the
fact that it has been reserved for the
Western world to take the lead in all
the practical inventions that make the
modern world entirely different from
the ancient, and that Asia was Sleep
ing Rip van Wrinkle when awakened by
the West, Anglo Saxons undoubtedly
have the lead. How long they can keep
it. is another question. They will not re-
tain the leadership If they reject tho
light from heaven that shines In this
age from the Valleys of the Mountains.
to the uttermost parts of the world.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14
JUDGES OF DRAMATIC ART.

Tho question Of ability to pass dis
criminatingly and intelligently on ORA
matte art as 1t ~ interpreted BEFORE the
footlights, is one of interest TO thea'et-
qoers. The presumption that only
the man who writes review Tor
newspaper. and who ofttimes simply
niles adjective upon adjective In praise
a., aanunciation of a certain produc-
ton. is alone able to judge OF lis mer-
its and demerits. is wrong. as is also
the idea that those who sit IN the par
nuet and dress circle, are keener
critics than those who take the f1rst' OF
even the second gallery above tnem'
for economic and other reasons.
1t often happens that the sailery
auditor is a student and reader thae
he knows the history OF the Drama
from the beginning and can answer
more questions regarding 1t than an
entire stall or box party below ne
can tell, not infrequently, every great
star. and many of the lesser ones, that
have shono resplendently and twink
led themselves out. in a generation
II is said that the great Junius Booth.
Gather of the still greater Edwin
Booth. ever liked to play in the
cheaper theaters. where he could APP
near before the common people He
loved to warm up their good red
blood. and to hear the cheers which
came from their Intelligence as well
as from their enthusiasm"
Not long since e. A. Sothern and
Julia Marlcwe. two American favor
ties, were appearing in leading
broadway playhouse. at $3.50 per seat
The appreciation was at low ebb
and applause Of the meager sort AT
the end of the run II was deemed
advisable to transfer these two splen-
did artists. with their excellent COM
pany and superb scenery, to the large
and uninytiug Academy Of Music.
In this building the price of seats
ranged downward from dollar TO
| twenty-five cents each. The capacity
was 1000 and that number was pres
| eut at every performance. From the
| rise Of the first curtain. almost, to the
| ringing down OF the last. there we're
outbursts OF applause and other DEM
onstrations Of appreciation. not Of
the hapha2zard kind. but OF that
| which was able to discriminate that
| which could detect the good from the
bad, and which could draw the lines
| OF difference. and. II needs be. tell
why. Commenting upon that subject
Il New York critic of Wide experience
and observation. said that it was due
to the fact that the people who were
hung tho Academy of Music were OF
the more serious sort, and understood
Shakespeare better, and had moro de-
hnito knowledge concerning him than
did the audiences that had the money
20 pay the price IN The more fashion
able house. Now comes Mansfield
probably the greatest living exponent
OF dramatic art. who solemnly asserts
that he cares more Tor the applause
Of tho galleries than he does for tho
downstairs demonstrations. The dres,
circle appliance, lis too frequently OF
The kid glove kind" that makes Itself
heard because It is the proper thing '
But that which cmanates from above
lac likes for the reason that ~ rings
right and Is honest"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14
WHERE IS AUDITORS REPORT

Some time ago the apologist for mu-
nicipal mlsgoverumen In this CITY, with
elaborate Hourishcs OF printing ink, an
nounced that tho American party Of
nclals" had saved to the tax payers I'm
mense sums Of money during the past
year, IN the management of the street
department and the police and fire de-
partment.
II was thought at the time that this
advance panegyic was for a purpose,
and more especially for the purpose OF
directing attention away from the ac-
tugl financial status Of the city. when
the auditors report shull be made pub
lie. This Impression is deepened as
time passes without the report being
presented to the Council. Under or
binary circumstance It ought to have
been ready about the middle of jan
uary. II has been promised for two
weeks. but still II Is kept back. What
is the natter Can It be that the say
ing" effected by the American party
ohicials Is so Overwhelmingly large
that II is necessary to prepare the tax
payers for II gradually. lest the shock
might cause heart failure?
Rumur has II that tho American par
ty officials" are reluctant to publish the
figures. because OF the large deficit they
show. and that efforts are being made
to cover up, as deftly as possible the
real condition, though why that should
be considered necessary we are at
loss 10 understand. since whatever the
status OF the finances OF the city may
be. 1t cannot be much worse than 1t Is
generally expected to be. considering
the motives and qualifications of the
party manlpulators. Even II the re-
port should happen to reveal short
age Of from thirty to forty thousand
dollars and some serious irregularities
no one would be greatly surprised.
The chief point is to see to 1t that
dishonesty and Incompetence are not
permitted to rule always IL this CITY
is to attain the dimensions predicted
for it in a near future, It's finances must
he entrusted to reliable and capable
business men, who have some regard
for the welfare of the public.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14
A TRANSPORTATION REMEDY

Under the auspices of the Utah Assoc
citation Of Credit Men, an important
transportation measure has been pre-
pared for enactment into law. II is
calculated to overcome and abate an
evil that has been very widespread in
this state. during the past year par
ticularly. The complaint which calls it
forth Is likewise very prevalent in diff
ferent parts OF the United States.
The bill provides that whenever a
common carrier receives property or
commodity of any kind, for trausporta-
ton. such common carrier shall imme-
dlately transport the same 10 Its des-
tlnation. or to the terminal point oper-
ated or controlled by said common car
uler nearest to the point OF destination.
on the failure to carry out the provl-
sions OF such duty it shall promptly
pay TO the consignor Of said property or
commodity. such loss az shall have been
incurred by him, and restore said
property and commodity with all pos-
sible dispatch The penalty for nom
compliance Is not less than one thou
Hand dollars nor more than ten thou
sand dollars, or Imprisonment in tho
county Jail not less than one or more
than six months.
While Utah merchants have sustained
heavy losses on account or the failure
pf the railroad companies TO deliver
goods with certainty and Dispatch the
greatest eva In this direction has not
come from lines operated within the
state but from their connections cast
and west, principally the former. So
aggravated and serious has this condi-
tlon been that business men have lost.
not small sums Of money but amounts
that viii aggregate thousands OF doll
lars. There are salt Lake merchants
who have not yet recovered from tho
delayed transportation losses Of last
year Months before the Christmas
holiday trade, goods were shipped from
the cast which aid not arrive until
Sttor New Years when they were out
Of season ind out of date and unfit to
80 on tho shelves FOR sale, II is even
said that some cars OF that kind are
standing in the local freight depots
now, the oonsspee refusing to accept
them az this late date.
or course, that is "A had state of az
'airs, aud remedy sufficiently drastic
20 reach and cure the evil should be
provided but It docs not appear that
he proposed Measure can give that re.
vel except where the shipping ter.
llnl are within the borders OF our own
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14
BE CAREFUL IN SPECULATION.

when times are good aud labor plcn-
tiful al remuueratlve wages. the temp
tation TO invest in an kinds OF entor-
prises FOR speculation is proportonate-
~ strong. TO hose with q large IN
come It may not matter much where
some OF their surplus money goes, but
the laborer who needs To take care NJ
every dollar he earns must OF necessity
be careful In his investments.
we mud IN Chicago contemporary
the following observations which bear
repeating
But the man Of moderate means
should never invest dollar IN any
speculative enterprise Without earnest
W and anxiously considering the Wis
dom and proprlety Of such a step. The
very fact that large returns are prom
ised Is notice II the considerable
amount Of risk involved In that AFFAIR
IN our day absolutely safe Investments
like municipal bonds Of unqueglion-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14
AS TO BROKEN PLEDGES.

If Senator Berry Of Arkansas. in his
haraneue against Senator smoot in the
senate, accused the Church Of having
broken any pledges to the Nation, or
anyone else he slmpy repeated one OF
those cheap falsehoods which anti
''Mormons' here have IN stock for the
consumption OF the gulllble crowds that
would believe tho "Mormons" have
horns. were that assertion made with
SUFFICIENT frequency and emphasis.
Were Senator Berry. or anyone else. no
matter who, under tho necessity Of
proving that the Church has broken
any pledges, or covenants, or agree
ineuts OF any kind, no would be COM
plstely lost. The unspeakable individ-
uals who commenced an unproyoked
assault upon the Mormon" Church aud
tine leading mon OF that denomination,
for the purpose of gratifying personal
craving for revenge are the pledge
breakers AS far as the Church Is
concerned, absolutely nothing has hap
pened to Justify the anti-'Mormon"
crusade The proof Of that is found in
the irdisputahle fact that the hostili les
were not commenced until ambitious
politicians found that they could not.
neither by threats nor promises induce
the Church authorities to become par
ties to their political schemes and plots
Ii the Senator from Arkansas had
paid due attention to the subject he
easayed to discuss, he would have
known thai the people of Utah accented
the Manifesto as the end of the con-
troversy or plural marriage. He would
have known that the prevailing opin-
iou was that the anomalous conditions
complaiIed of before the issuance Ct
that document would naturally case,
when no new plural marriages were
contracted with the sanction of the
Church. For that reason the people of
Utah were required to incorporate In
their Constitution proviso that TO-
lygamous or plural marriages are for-
ever rlohibited;" while they were not
required to make any clause in hat
document as 10 cohabitation. This
alone proves the general sentiment
during that era of good will, that never
ought to have been terminated. Mr.
II. b. Critchlow. in his testimony he
FORE the Senate Committee on Prtei-
leges and Elections testified TO this.
when be said that, the nom 'Mormdns'
were dis. osed to overlook the con'inu-
Gus lo.ygamous Capitalization of those
who had taken plural wives before t1e
Manifesto, because they. the nom Nor
mons felt satisfied that there would
he no mere plural marriages. This, NC
say. WAS the general sentiment. 1t was
In accorj1uce with the general under
standing OF whatever agreement there
was, as Expressed. or implied. There
has, therefore, been no pledge-br aak-
ing on the part of the "Mormons.' To
The iesd6ra OF the anti-"Mormon" cruz
sade belorss the infamous Distinction
of having violated the peace which was
established with the acceptance OF the
Manifesto and the subsequent evenss,
All this the Senator from Arkansas
would have known. had he studied the
subject without prejudice.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14
HIGH COST OF LIVING.
united States Consular Renorts

tHiASu suites Consular NtN'' -
Cousul-General Richard Guenther.
of Frankfort, reports that IN public
address recently delivered by the may
or Of Stuttgart, German city having
population Of 247,000. that ofticer
quoted from the calculations 1T the
statistical bureau which show that
the meat consumed In Stuttgart for
the last twelve months cost $3.50 600
marks (mark 2ss cents) more than
that OF the year before. The city's
consumption of agricultural products
for the last year. compared with that
of the year 1901, shows an enhanced
cost approximating 100000 marks.
of which 1900 900 must be attributed
10 the meat tariff Besides this. the
city, owing Co the higher cost of liv-
ing. had to raise the wages of laborers
and of officers In It's employ, making
an increased expenditure Of 100000
marks which has to come out Of the
pockets of the taxpayers, From other
German cities come statistical reports
of similar import.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14
PACIFIC EXPOSITION.
Portland oreronian.


The 4O0th anniversary Of the uls-
oovery OF the Pacific Ocean viii occur
in 1913, and California has aIeSSuS
started the ball rolling for q WoIlu .
fair that Is expected to eclipse any, en- N
position that has ever been 9lu az i
this country. The date set Is sull
some distance In tho future hu, IN
spite OF increasing protests against tle
numerous expeditions, the prpJeve
should and undoubtedly VIII nave tne
hest possible support from The Paculc
Coast tier of states and perhaps rom
an the others. History is making fast
out here on the Pacific. and hV lsl",
If its commerce Increases for au"Iher,
six years proportlonatoly with thtl OF
the past six years the affair WI have
National support on n grand scale. IL
Is needless to mention that oregon
and Washington will rean good re-
turns on any investment they make
in the enterprise.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14
THE NEW REIcHSTAG.
New York Tribune.

The second elections in Germany
have confirmed the result of the first,
Despite their strange alliance vita
the Clericals in some districts, the
Socialists have lost heavily, while the
parties which compose for imperial
purposes the government bloc have
gained sufficiently to assure the chan
cellor working majority in favor OF
that colonial policy which was OPP
posed by the Clericals and Socialists
in the late Reichstag. Estimates of
the bloc now range from 1877 to 210.
As the Reichstag contains 397 mem
bers. 1873 will be needed to give even
the barest majority.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

The New England senators general
~ intend TO vote against the resolution
to unseat smooi' Il Is well understood
ana believed the prosecution failed 10
make q case against the Mormon" says
the Boston Transcript. Perhaps the
prosecution, or persecution, ~.,l claim
that Il did not have sufficient time IN
which 10 establish It's case.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

commonwealth. But home shippers and
merchants say they have suffered Sc
verely both in and out OF salt Lake anu
ogden. the main distributing points.
and they declare that the time has
come when they must invoke the strong
arm OF tho law 20 aid them.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14
After Expert Advice,

NJ. r. lat the police station>-Can 1
see the man you arrested at my house
last night?
Chief Constable--What do you want
to see him for?
NJ. I'll want to ask him how he
managed to get into the house and go
up the stairs without waking my wife?
lie Rire.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14
In Court.

Bright dialogue from Mr.. Justice
I.awrence's court: Counsel--I suggest
that the door of room 100 was closed,
not ajar.
Wltness-What is Jar?
counsel-You will be asking next.
When Is door not n door," Don't
point at his lordshlp. He is not jar.
London Globe.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

A woman who said she was Nine.
calye, on being confronted by people
who knew the singer, admitted that she
might have been slightly confused as
to her identity. Evidently case OF
mistaken identity.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14
Women and wit.

Woman's sense of humor has in
creased in recent years. They see Jokes
more readily than they used to. This
is due to the fact that they realize now
that they look their best when they are
smiing.-Strand Magazine.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

The London female suffragists have
much more determination than dis
cretion, How they would have added
picturesqueness to the Lord George
Gordon riots.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

Concentrated wealth and diftused
poverty DO not account for an the So
cial Ills OF which people complain. Dis
contented minds account for many.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

Tho country never had so much
money as now, the per capita circula-
tion being 1913 IS, the highest ever
reached. Then why this thusness?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

Hall Game says that he pays no at
tention 10 the critics, Does he hold
with Disraoll that the critics are the
men who have failed in llterature2
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14
JUST FOR FUN.
Only One Thing Lacking.

Say, old man. how do you like me In
my new dress suit?' Fine. Now. If you
only had little dignity you'd look like
head waiter."-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

Count Boni, 1t is said. threatens 10
commit suicide. He may commit him
self I'm a thousand and one ways but
he will never commit felo dc Sc.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

There is a shortage in the Russian
wheat crop. But murder and assassin
alton crop up everywhere. No short
age there.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

Japan T., fully imbued with the idea
that light comes irons the east. ana
that the east is the land of the Rising
sun.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

People run TO the President to have
him right their wrongs as though they
were children and he the father of his
country.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

Those conferences that the California
school delegation is having at the
White House are peace conferences par
excellence.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

FIJI up your coal bins while the warm
weather lasts, for when the cold comes
no man can get any coal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

The Japanese are saying nothing. Are
they saving wood?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

Los Angeles has just had a great big
gas explosion. They are always having
10 ON OF one kind or another there.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

This injunction against the Big Cot
tonwood conduit looks like progressive
euchre.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14
And EXCLUSIVE Models.

Wonder who was the first woman to
get her gowns from Parls?"
Helen OF Troy, no doubt. Boston
Transcript.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

When Jerome and Delrnas clash, one
involuntarily thinks of Greek meeting
Greek.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

Syracuse university is never without
its Day of gladness-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

Every report from San Domingo on
the condition OF its finances shows that
II 10 not Treasure Island.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14

The war Japan is thinking of is the
fight NIT Schmitz und the bully lager
beer.
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If Thaw's ego is SO exaggerated what
must his alter ego be!