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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-29

Popular Taste For scienco.
An editorial in the London Electrical
Review takes the ground that the gen
Gral public cares nothing about what
Ecience Is and is only concerned In
what science does In a practical way.
In discussing the public apathy to
ward science from the lecture plat
form this paper says:
II has been said that nearly all science
lecturers are unable TO make themselves
ineligible 10 their audience, that they
deprive an interesting subject OF all the
interest which properly belongs 10 II
that their vocabulary IL 30 limited and 10
lacking In linguistic propriety that the
gorge of all literary men rises and that
they are severely to blame for their ora
torical shortcomings. On the contrary,
II has been said that the average audi
ence at science lecture Is 80 entirely
ignorant OF the subject under treatment
and, indeed. OF all its preliminaries--
that a lecturer has always to devote the
greater part OF his time to explaining
matters which the schooImaster IL sup
posed 70 have taught, that when he has
done 30 the majority Of his hearers re-
main In a state of mental fog owing to
their intellectual deficiencies and that In
short members OF the audience care so
little for science as 20 neglect the obvi-
Gus duty of acquiring knowledge OF the
general principles underlying a certain
branch of inquiry before listening to what
n specialist on the subject has to say
upon It's modern aspects.
THE public run to hear man lee
ture, hut not mans lecture on GER
tain subject. They go because 1t Is
the thing to do" the editor continues.
and the Identity OF the lecturer de-
termines the number OF auditors. And
this man, eminent In science, is not
the man to teach the A B G Of any
subject TO an Indifferent or merely
curious audience TO quote further;
The man OF science is called upon TO
teach. TO tell his audience that they know
nothing. The role must therefore al
ways be thankless and the speaker ex-
poet to meet with the chill of silent re-
sentiment An intellectual snub received
from tho Physiclat Royal may perhaps be
something of a compliment. but profered
by mere university extension lecturer
who has the gift OF lucidity II becomes a
deliberate Insult On the whole. therefore,
II seems as unfair to expect q man whose
devotion and qualifications have enabled
him TO attain etninence In his particular
sphere TO retain or acquire the quallfica-
tons Indispensable In the lecturer as to
expect that every man who can lecture
clearly. interestingly and humorously on
scientific subject should be one OF the
most prominent opponents Of that sub
Ject Broadly speaking. with one or two
extraordinary exceptions. the more dis
tlnguished a man Is as an investigator
the less likely he Is to be clear lecturer
and vice versa.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-29
Tho Rupture with Castro.

AA8 Aa4Rb8HB Win (nbGEHs
Finding 1t impossible to get along on
good terms with President Castro OF
Venezuela, the United States decided
IN dignihed way to pun out OF II and
drop the acquaintance. Without argu-
ing the merits Of the dispute between
citizens OF this country and Venezue-
Ia It can be said without bias that the
government at Washington has han
died the case from the start with en-
IRENE patience and moderation. But
Castro sits back and declares that he
regards the princes, potentates and
powers Of the world, the United States
included, as a quarrelsome lot. while
he II a martyr whose passing would
be 4 calamity TO the liberty OF the
E0nth American nations.
Venezuela more than any other
South American state has reason to be
grateful to the United States. In her
boundary quarrel with England in
1895 and In her more recent clash with
England and Germany this country
has stood by TO insist upon the prln-
clple Of arbitration for the sole pur-
pose OF giving Venezuela square
deal. In the present case Castro has
been urged, without threats and with
out bullying, to apply to the disputes
pending between his government and
ours the principles invoked by us to
save Venezuela in the past. II is fair
to say that the attitude OF our gov
eminent Ii one OF uncertainty as to
Just where right lies, and II Is willing
to abide by the decision OF a court.
With this position the American peo-
pie are in sympathy, Steps tending
toward the use OF force would I'M
doubtediy prove unpopular, The mer.
It's OF the American claims are not un.
deFstood BY the people at large. and
much more information would be de
manded before they would approve o:
WaTlike measures.
The Castro government is at pres
ent In a situation OF strained relation
aRip with other countries besides the
United States, and the causes are sim
liar In each case. Great Britain, Hol.
land and France have ceased TO be on
friendly terms with Castro. ana In all
cases the troublesome situations may
be traced to the autocratlc methods
and Oyerreaching policies OF the head
Of the Venezuelan state. Our case Is
perhaps the more merltorious ON the
moral aide because we have twice
saved Venezuela from foreign spolla'
ton. And this government might just
ly rebuke Castro for his ingratitude
and efirontery In deliberately ignoring
the Indebtedness of his people to the
power which has preserved them from
destruction as a nation.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-29

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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-29
cuha willing to Forrst.

The first visit OF Spanish warship
to Cuban waters since the separation
Of the island from Spanish control ten
years ago was recently made a Joy
Gus event In Havana. II was a purely
friendly visit. and the spirit In which
old foes got together affords cheer.
ing evidence OF the changed relations
between Cuba and the mother country.
Considerably more than ten years
had to elapse before the animosities Of
the Revolutionary war ceased to af-
feet the relations Of the people OF this
country with the English. Cuba has
more cause to be bitter against the
Spanish rule than the United States
had 70 hate and distrust England.
The rule Of the Spanlard in Cuba was
a cold blooded oppression. Yet Cuba
seems willing to forgive and forget at
the FIRST opportunity to show national
good win, Ties OF race. tradition, his
tory, literature and religion bind the
Cuban and the Spaniard too strongly
to permit memories OF old wrongs to
keep them long apart.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-29

prices, control production and limit
work and wages.
Railroad Demands.
The railroads must be kept open to
all upon exactly equal terms. Every
form of rebate and discrimination in
railroad rates is a crime against bus
mess and must be stamped out. We
demand adequate railroad facilities
and advocate bill empowering ship
pers in time Of need to compel rail-
roads to provide suflcient cars for
freight and passenger traffic and other
railroad facilities through summary
appeal to the courts. We favor the
creation of an interstate commerce
court, whose sole function it shall be
to review speedily and enforce sum-
marily the orders of the interstate
commerce commission. The inter
state commerce commission should
have the power to initiate investiga-
ton into the reasonableness OF rates
and practices, and no increase in
rates and practices, should be put in
to effect until opportunity for investi-
cation is afforded. The interstate com
merce commission should proceed at
once with a physical valuation of
railroads engaged in interstate COM
merce.
We denounce all combinations for
restraint of trade and for the estab-
lishment of monopoly in all products
of labor. In cases of attractions of
the antitrust laws of the interstate
commerce act we believe in the en-
forcement of prison penalty against
the guilty and responsible individuals
controlling the management of the
offending corporation, rather than a
fine imposed upon the stockholders.
Public Ownership.
The platform declares for public
ownership of public utilities, includ-
ing telegraphs and railroads as rap
idly as municipal, state or national
governments stall demonstrate abil-
ity to conduct public utilities for the
public benefit; a parcels post and
postal savings banks; the immediate
development of national system of
good roads; a postal censorship; the
admission of Arizona and New Mexico
to separate statehood; legislation,
both state and national, as will sup
press the bucketshop and prohibit
the fictitious selling of farm products
for future delivery, and the creation
of a national department of public
health, to be presided over by mem
Der of the medical profession.
On Asiatic exclusion, the platform
says: I'VE oppose Asiatic immigra-
ton which does not amalgamate with
our population, creates race issues
and un-American conditions, and
which reduces wages and tends to
lower the high standards of living
and the high standards of morality
which American civilization has es-
tablished. We demand the passage
of an exclusion act that shall protect
American workingmen from competi-
ton with Asiatic cheap labor and
which shall protect American civil
ization from the contamination oil
Asiatic conditions"
Other planks declare for a strong
navy, sufficient to protect both coasts;
indorse the improvement of national
waterways, reclamation of arid lands
and forest preservation, the protec.
tion of American citizens abroad, the
popular election of United States sen,
ators and graduated income tax.
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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-29

This is the silly season in politics
and the wise man only accepts what
appears reasonable and appeals to
his common sense. Idaho democrats
might remember this with profit to
their party.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-29

A Pennsylvania man died the other
day from the effects OF swallowing a
table knife. This should be warn
ing to the republican managers of
Minnesota to watch Jacobsen. their
candidate for governor, whose great
est claim for election is that he eats
pie with a knife"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-29

A Ravarlan scientist says that en-
cessive meat eating causes heart dir
ease. but he fails to state whether It
Is the meat or the startling price which
y responsible.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-29

The limit on the height OF New
York buildings Is placed at 1000
feet. but 80 far there have been no
attempts to violate the law.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-29

A new play OF modern times bears
the title The Right TO Live" Rathera
concession than a elght n most Gases.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-29

mere was no Cannon IN the Persian
house. and the shah's cossacls had
an easy job subduing the rebellion.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-29

| S175O-Will buy this beautiful home; large lot
| 55x132 feet; east front, with six rooms ana
| bath; hall 9x10 feet; large clothes closets and
| pantry; good cellar, woodshed and toilet.
| S65O-Takes this, another snap; 4-room, III
| story house; fine lot; city water; good
| cellar; all fenced; good location.
| Ss5O-Will buy this fine level lot fronting
| go feet on Fourth street, by $50 feet deep
| with city water piped the full length Of lot
| with two taps. This is an ideal spot for a fine
| home, and only six blocks north of the postofiee
100 acres all No. 1 fruit land, with 5000 bearing
| apple trees Of the best winter and some fall
| varities; $50 bearing peach trees of the very
best varities also SO cherry trees all in bearing
and some fine varities of plums, pears aprcots
| and prunes, also all kinds OF small fruits, such
| as strawberries, raspberries, currants, etc.; a
| splendid Groom residence and large barn
| This farm is well improved and the location is
ideal Railroad station within few rods
| We have some very desirable tracts consisting Of
| from 81 to 80 and up. The prices
| right. We have some very fine beach with very
desirable building locations. IL you are look
ing for something hrst-class we would be pleas
ed to show you what we have. Call and us.
$15OO-Wil buy an acre tract, with 4-room resi-
dence with nice porches, good woodshed and
poultry house. also 40 nice fruit trees. This is
splendid chance to home near the city
and raise poultry and fruit.
$45O-Two acres of nice level fruit and garden
land in of the additions. THIS is
| GOOD BUY.
$17OO-Takes this 4-acre tract of level garden
land, with a good 4-room house; good shed and
other outbuildings fine shade trees; all fenced
and city water. This is located very close in.
A BARGAIN.
$55O-Will buy this 2-acre tract in springwater
addition. No improvements. THIS is SNAP
AND WE HAVE MANY MORE LIKE 1T.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-29
Currency.

The Independence party declares
that the right to issue money is in
herent In the government and 1t ia
yors the establishment of central
governmental bank, through which
the money so issued shall be put in
to general circulation.
We demand revision of the tariff.
not by the friends of the tariff. but
by the friends of the people. and de-
clare for q gradual reduction OF tar
III duties. with just consideration of
the rights of the consuming public
and established industry. There
should be no protection for oppressive
trusts which sell cheaply abroad and
take advantage of the tariff to crush
cooperation competition, to raise
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-15
WHY MISTER BROWN
COULD NOT APPEAR.
IIc Happened TO BE in Jail and Ills
Engagement iii Court Was
Therefore Broken.

Harry G. Clarke, Of MSton. Utah is
a short visit, by way Of Price. He was
subpoenaed to the latter place as a
witness in the case of the state, against
TEX Brown, charged with stealing
horses from the Indians. When the
case. was called, Brown, who was out
on bonds, was missing and the bail
was declared forfeited subsequently,
however, 1t was ascertained that the
accused could not be present, as he
was In Jail at Grand Junction, Colo,
from which place he was brought to
Vernal and he is now being held in
the latter place, to be taken to Price
when wanted.
Mr.. Clark reports the presence of
but little snow in his section of coun-
try, the fall thus far not having eX-
ceeGed four inches. Things in general
are progressing favoraby, and a great
future is predicted for the locality of
which Myton is the center. In the
opinion Of Mr.. Clark, the government
made mistake in alloting 10 the In
dams the better portions of the land,
leaving for settlers the poorer tracts.
The rcdmen, he says. would have made
Just as good use of the one as the
other. which practically amounts TO
no use at all.
The Indians of the reservation are
now citizens. and as such are entitled
to the franchise. At the last election
many of them voted. The Indians,
however, are not entitled to all the
privileges vouchsafed to their white
brothers. The sale Of liquor to In
dams is strictly prohibited, but this
condition, III the opinion OF Mr., Clark,
is more of a detriment than other
Wise not only to the Indians but to his
white neighbors. AS the law now
stands, an Indian is not permitted to
enter n saloon. but the utmost vigil
sance cannot prevent him from getting
hold Of large quantities of whisky,
which he proceeds to drink as quickly
as he can, for fear of confiscaton, and
the result is that he Is soon murderous-
ly crazy. Since prohibition does not
prohibit regarding the Indians. Mr..
Clark thinks that the better way to
deal with BIN is to give him equal
privileges With the white man.
For many years MIR. Clark was en-
gagged in the government service on
the two eastern Utah reservations. ana
he knows the country from one end
to the other. He is now engaged In
farming ranching stockraising, and
the real estate business, and is justice
OF the peace at Myton. his home town.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-15
COMMANDER MENUS
GUEST AT CAMPF|...E.
G. a. II. Chief and Party Greeted by
Veterans In Notable Gather
ing Last Night.
conmanaer-in-chlef Horny

| commandments IlelllS
| Nevius Of the Grand Army of the Re-
public was last night a guest Of honor
at the first reception rendered his dis
tinguishcd. party iii Salt Lake. The
hosts were the old soldiers of the
G. A. II who reside in Salt Lake and
vicinity, and their entertainment for
their commander-in-ch consisted of
campfire gathering, held in the !. y.
o. r. hall in Postoffice place.
This morning the members of the
party remained in their rooms at the
Wilson, resting after the fatigues Of
yesterdays journey and the reception
of last night This afternoon special
organ recital will be given at the tab
ornacle at 3 o'clock, rendered by the
first presidency of the Church. Pre-
codng 1t a spin over Salt Lakes
streets in an automobile will be given,
and between and o'clock a reception
to the ladies of Salt Lake will be Civ
en- in the rooms of the Commercial
club.
This evening while the Commercial
club banquet is in session, a reception
viii he held at the Wilson hotel for
the mambcrs of the Womcn's relief
corps.
Tie campfire last night brought to-
Gether the largest gathering of veter-
ans yet assembled in Utah. There
We're $50 Of them present when the re-
ception commenced at s D. m. in the
general assembly room of the I. O. Q.
r. hall. and they spent. the evening
In renewing old acquaintances and
meeting the officers of the national or
Sanization. Preceding the Informal
banquet addresses We're made by Com
mander-in-C Chief NeVius, Adjt. Gen.
Frank G. Cole, Mrs. Mary l.. Gilman.
national president of the Women's re-
lief corps, and Mrs. Genevieve Long
field Lane, national president of tho
Ladies Of the G. A. f. Musical selec-
tons We're given by Mrs. Emma RAM
out STAIN" Miss Hilda Greeson. who
sang when the Heart is Young" and
the Ladies' G. A. r. band.
At the banquet responses were made
by Thomas W. Scott, William II. Arm
strong and Philip Cheek each empha-
sizing the need for a spirit of CON-
radarie and good fellowship among the
veterans. Adjt. Gen. Scott declared the
turnout OF veterans to be among the
largest he had ever seen in proportion
to the total number enrolled in nlem-
bership. He urged the growing neces-
sity to get younger men into the or
ganization-those who are eligible but
who have not identified themselves
with the Grand Army, to take the place
of those who are falling out with the
passing of each year.
Representatives of the Commercial
club wero present and were the recipi-
ents of many expressions of apprecia-
ton for the way that hospitality had
been extended to the visiting officials.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-15
Is WANTED IN WYOMING.

After serving is months in the NVyo-
ming state prison for uttering forged
checks. and after enjoying freedom for
a little more than a month. j. F. Dow.
alias Roy Taylor, WAS taken into
custody yesterday afternoon by Pa
trolman Pierce. and stands a good
chance of returning to prison for steal
ing three suit cases from trains at
Rawlins, Wyo. His arrest was the
result of complaint made to the local
police by Special Agent r. r. Hart Of
the Union Pacific, who came here from
Ogden, Sunday, and gave the police
n description of Dow. The latter Is a
young man of good appearance and
came to Salt Lake about week ago.
He was released from prison on Nov.
., and since that time claims to have
been employed as, "a solicitor for Col
lier's Weekly. Pierce saw the young
man near the Y. NJ e. A. and at
once placed him under arrest He
admitted that the took one suit case.
Special Agen Hart was notified OF
the young mans arrest and will come
down from Ogden this afternoon tn
mako further investigation into the
case. .7-.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-15
S COMMENT
ON HARTMAN CASE

Chicago, Dec. 15.-Franklin IL,
Lane, of the interstate commerce COM
mission III an interview here regard
ing the decision of the United states
supreme court in the Hartman case
limiting the authority OF the COM
mission to compel answers to certain
questions, said that III his opinion
great limitation OF the powers OF the
commission. lie saw in the decision,
however, a strong argument for gov
ornamental control over the capitali-|
cation OF railway companies in order
to protect the peoples money in
vested in railroads against the posi-
bilities OF manipulation.
1T is OF considerable moment to
the railroad world said Commission
err Lane whether a railroad can in
vest in the stocks of other railroad
companies. The matter We were IN
vestigating was the use to which
raised by the sale of bonds or the
Union Pacific railroad. Is was shown
that he raised $100,000,000 which
went largely into the purchase Of
stocks of other railroads, Thereby
Imperiling the Union Pacific pro-
.perty.
Ell the recent panic had been a
moro serious one, similar to that of
1898. for instance, and the stock
which had been purchased with Union
Pacific money, had fallen in the
market, it might have thrown the
Union Pacific into the hands of a
receiver, or at least might have made
necessary large increase in freight
in order to meet the interest on the
bonded debt OF the road.
1.-THE point which the supreme
court makes is that this investigation
did not deal directly with the ques-
ton of rates which could be regulated
by our commission. But if events had
turned out less fortunately the tinan-
cial methods of Hartman might easily
have developed a situation which
would have made the question
of rates one of most immediate inn
portance to the Union Pacific"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-15
RAILROAD NEWS.
TO BUY ROLLING STOCK.
Salt Lake and Ogden Railway TO be
Equipped.

Senator Bamberger will leave in a
few days for the east to contract for
rolling stock for the Salt Lake & Og-
den road on Its Identification. He says
the entire overhead plant will be in
stalled for double track road be-
tween this city and Ogden, though
the double track may not be construct
ed next season. Long sdings will be
laid next year. SO that it will not be
much of a task a little later to con-
meet up the ends, making a double
track road clear through The steam
shovel keeps al work loading cars for
building the big fill approaches to
the Short Line tracks at .Thirty-first
street. Ogden. SO it Will be but q short
time before the Short Line tracks can
be SPAWNED by a bridge. and the
present grade crossing done away
with.
Thee Utah Southern railway decides
to make Price, instead of Helper, the
terminus of its coal road from the Mil
Ter Creek mines. This will bring Cas-
tie Dale. Huntington, Emery, Cleve-
land. Fercon ard Desert Lake 81 miles
nearer to Rio Grande connections. The
new road VIII be opened March /.
The Moffatt road has reached Steam.
boat Springs in Routt county Colo,
close TO the Utah line. where the ar
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-15
nEsERET EVENING NEWS TUESDAY, DECEMBER is 1908

bank met this morning and declared
II regular per cent and an extra Q
per cent dividend. III per cent iii all.
or Sf1, 900, payable today This makes
SO per cent for the year. in divi-j
tdends.
Lecture on Holy Ennd--;'.Glimpse
of the Holy LAND, !" Is the title of a
lecture, to be illustrated With pictures
taken by G. Il. Johnson in Pales-
tine, and which will be given
in Barratt hall Thursday evening.
The announcement carries recon-
incubation by tho first presidency.
The pictures We're selected by that
noted lecturer Madam u. NJ. Mount
ford and comprise nearlytwo hundred
views OF the celebrated country
in which many of the lnost stirring
scenes Of Bablical history We're laid.