Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-04

Special Correspondence.
v ONDON, Dec 24.--One hears from
time to time screams from the
virtuous and deadly heavy Brit
ish newspapers about the vel
| lowness" OF the American press Yet
when it comes to downright yellow
| journalism the English newspapers
! possess the records.
| A London editor discussing the ques-
ton with me the other day. confessed
| that but for headlines the British press
was far more sensational in reportine
a cause celebre than its American con-
| freres. This, he said, was due to the
| law Papers here can and do publish
| the evidence verbatim. But II would be
| contempt of court to comment ON
| case or dress up the evidence In the
more picturesque style of the states.
He llkened the comparison to undraped
and draped statues to the nude and
| the clothed figure in pictures.
The latest paper to indulge in a
yellow" fit Is the London Daily Chron-
icle. The Chronicle has just added to
its book review department a critic
named Joan L.awrence-age eight 1t
is true that little Miss Lawrence is only
reviewing chidren's books and large
IL these which are put forth in such
shoals at Christmas
EIGHT YEARS OLD.
But years old! One might pass
without too much comment child
critic of Ia hut n tot of 81 And the
British press holds mp It's heavy hands
with holy horror at yellow journal
ism" In the United States
Little Miss Lawrence writes q column
occasionally She gives a paragraph
10 each book. Her sentences are short,
likewise her words. Here is q thrilling
sample:
"The Podgy Book of Tales love. !
have read it twice and snail read ii
again If I'm spared. II is q book about
toys; the stories are very funny but
that about the canary is sad, because
It dies. The thing on the cover Is the
tweet tweet bird; It was as proud as
anything, and. because 1t thought ii
could fly fell and broke itself as
Humpty did. The funniest story
think is that where Tommy dreams
his Noah's Ark is alive"
The probabilities are that the critic.
considering her age viii be spared"
to again read this book. The S. p. G.. c..
makes n big fuss in America and Eng
land about children working on the
stage. VIII the society now invade the
sacred precincts of the newspaper
world?
Apronos Of children much fun is be-
ing poked here at France over the no.
menclsture case. of which readers have
no doubt read in the cable news. 4
verv conscientious notary public in
paris refused to allow n child to be
chrlstened "HenIiette' because that
name was not one of the official names
allowed Ia children by tha statutes OF
France. The notary Is evidently a new
broom who has actually been reading
up the laws of his country
SOME "coRKERs"
II appears that the law was passed
IN the year eleven OF the first republic
One hundred names were put on the
official list. Some of them are cork
ers." There are, undoubtedly, millions
Of people who never knew such names
existed. Here are a few culled from,
the official catalogue:
Auarlux. Aproncule, Barsanuphe.
Bauffen9e, Caralampe. Cucufat, Flo
horde, Golinduche, Hegothroces, Abe,
Chrondulde, Finseque. Guinfroie, He
rondine Houe. fernando. Lionbete, Luf-
rode, Meroplede Mogoldobonorco. Mus
trole, Pontagope, Sahigothon. SeRon-
dole. Uboldesdue. Vilfetruv. Yphenge,
Nauthilde. Uorinitiye Posamienne,
Ouartlllosie, Ripsine. Sunponimo. sun
iyergue. Ilphe. Ultrogothe zingue.
As result of the unearthing or this
unearthly law one member of the
French parliament has brought IN
bill 10 repeal II and another bin en-
towering anyone on reaching the age
of 81 To change his bantIsnal name
or names without red-tape or cost.
ANCTUN-T ApcTrr,-r,Trrrru
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