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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01
ICELAND.

Some time ago step taken by the
Icelnnders was hailed as the birth OF
new nation. That will be true. pro-
vided the Danish parliament agrees to
the proposition of the dependency. The
Icolanders, ever passionately liberty
loving and progressive. once the guar
dams OF northern civilization and the
pioneers IN world exploration. ask for
complete homerule under the Danish
in its relations to Denmark where Nor
way was in its relations to Sweden be-
fore the severance of relations with the
Bernadotte dynasty. King of Dem
mark and Iceland" will be the new title
OF the Danish monarch II the PROPOSE
ton is carried through The joint com
mission of members of the Danish
rigsdag and Icelandic Althing has re-
ported favorably, and IL the report Is
adopted the king will concern himself
with the regulation of the foreign rela-
lions Of the island only. In every 9th
er respect Iceland will control her own
affairs The proposition liz that the new
relationship last but twenty-five years
and then come up for revision. AT the
end of that period the wishes of the
islanders will not differ substantially
from those expressed today, unless, in
deed, they should ask for n complete
separation with the view of establish
ing u republic.
In 1871 King Christian TX proclaimed
n constitution for Iceland and estab-
llshed the Althing. giving this Icelandic
Legislature power TO make laws controi
the taxes for internal expenditures anu
superyise the administration of the Is
land. But this was not satisfactory,
because the governing minister resided
in Copenhagen. Until 1892, a vigorous
but unsuccessful campaign for great
err degree OF home rule was carried on
In the Althing. which, under the ieau-
ershlp of Professor Gudmundson, re-
peatedly by resolution demanded a re-
vision of the constitution. After the
fan of the Conservative government IN
Denmark in that year, Denmark surren-
dered A now Althing. comprising two
houses of fourteen and twenty-slx
members, was constituted, resting upon
a wider suffrage basis. 1t was agreed,
too, that the minister IN charge must be
an lcelander, and reside permanently
on the island. Hannes Hofstein, the
first Icelander thus appointed, is the
leading spirit in the island today.
Iceland was settled by men who fled
from Norway TO escape what they con-
sidered oppression there. They wrung
a living from the barren soil of the is
land and the turbulent waters of the
ocean, and gave birth to a strong.
sturdy race, who established free gov
trial by jury and the
respect of Individual rights nearly three
centuries before the people of England
secured the magma charta. They pro.
fessed Christianity almost century be-
fore the rest of Europe turned from pa
ganism. They had Il literature when
most of the learning OF the world was
confined to limited few. They had a
republican form of government almost
ten centuries ago. They have today good
schools and love good literature. They
are morally pure people. Many of
them have taken up their abode in this
country, where they as rule, make
good citizens.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01
WHAT is NEWS?

Opinions on what constitute essen
tial. or even important. features of a
nows items differ. The evening
appendix of the anti-Mormon or
gan proved this in its story
OF the bank robbery, II de-
voted several thousand printers ems
to description of an automobile used
by its Journalist to secure the story,
tells how II lost no time In getting at
the facts in the case. tells how angry
William Nelson was when he signed his
name to his banks paper, what kind
Of clothes he wore and how he de-
voured tongue sandwich--and then
the most thrilling part OF all, how the
return trip to this city was negotiated
In seventeen minutes. Incidentally, the
paper mentions that William Nelson
was arrested for robbng bank of
s106, $50 and that 1t happened the same
day that the thrilling ride to Bingham
Junction in the fastest automobile in
Salt Lake was made, and the quickest
arrest In the worlds history was effect
ed. That is It's idea of news.
All the Deseret News did, was to
have newspapermen-comp report
ers. not story writer or word painter
work on the robbery STORY" collect
all the details Of the case from It's start
to the arrest, write the story and turn
1t In to the editor, and then TO the COM
posing room and the pressroom. The
News" furnished its readers with the
fncta connected with tho han X rohherN
five hours ahead OF its competitor. 1t
did not deem it worth while TO paint in
pretty phrases q picture OF how
News" reporter was In Bingham juno
tion several hours before the wonderful
automobile arrived; nor did it deem it
important to say that he got there by
the unromatic and conventional train.
1t was considered immaterial to the
story itself that the News" by exer-
cising a little enterprise, succeeded in
collecting the material furnished to its
readers in its first edition early enough
to make that edition possible.
The News" does not believe that the
newspaper reading public wants to
know how the dime-novel journalist ac-
composites the wonders he does put
into the minds of the newspaper world.
1t will. therefore, continue to furnish
the public the news of the day, and not
romances of automobile journalism
into which is cleverly woven descrip-
tons of the wardrobe of persons in the
public eye and their favorite table pas
times.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01
MAoHINE-MADE FICTION.


There is n certain type of novel of
today which always recalls hateful me-
mories of the mechanical doll. They
start off with shiver OF clockwork;
all through their set poses and postum
ings you are conscious that the wheels
of their mechanism are going round,
and they leave off Just where the
penny you have dropped into their pub
lisher's slot has expended its propul-
siye force.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01
DEsERET EVENING NEWS WEDNESDAY JULY 1908

Nor is II sufrioient 10 say, as does the
Yale coach. that the Yale stroke was OF
a highly nervous temperament Tlin,
does not explain why No. = collapsed
an one time and No. also showed
signs OF distress. There ought to pc
very careful inquiry by the faIe nu-
the post when unit physically is hut
little short OF a crime. The whole mat
ter will renew the discussion US 70
whether four miles Is not too long for
a contest between boys
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01
KISSING THE ROSE.
The Ry-stander.

For want of more interesting nov
city, Paris has invented new religion.
The religion Is decidedly aesthetic, and
its followers believe that beauty Is ~
saving grace. and that all that is ugly
should be abhorred. This new cult has
been described as new gnostic reiig-
ion. The service is very simple, and
closely resembles the Roman Catholic
mass. but the worshipers commune by
kissing rose.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01
SOMETHING WRONG.
New York EvenIng Post.

The complete collapse OF the Yale
varsity crew and OF the successful
Harvard freshman crew calls fresh at
tentlon 20 the danger of these contests
10 men improperly trained Something
was radically wrong with the Yale
crew; the explanation that they wero
"rowed 20 pieces" by the Harvard crew
In the first two miles Is not adequate
There has never before been, we believe
II varsity crew which was IN such
evidant distress before the 'hres-nli
flags we're reached. Yale crews have
rowed down Harvard eights IN the first
two mlles without such consequences.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

out 81 an cxorbitant price to saloon
keepers and managers OF brothels. The
people on the west side have as much
right to the protection OF the law
againeht such an imposition, ms the
residents OF brigham street have. And
tho courts. we believe II appealed to.
would give the protection that seems
TO be needed against some City Of
ncials.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

Anthony comstock says he would
rather be what he is than be president
OF the United States. How like the
saying OF Alexander that II he We're
not Alexander he would rather be
Dlogenes How alike are the thoughts
OF great men on the same subject
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

"A good way to avoid lending money
to your friends is not TO have any
friends" says the Atlanta Constitution,
An equally good way to avoid lending
money to your friends is not to have
any money.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

Seats, not sights Is what Committee
man Roger e. Sullivan wants In the
Denver Auditorium, a practical man
is Sullivan.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

Oklahoma hotels are long on sheets
The law OF that state requires that
they be nine feet In length
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

1t is hardly the same al carrying
Goals to Newcastle 10 go to the Denver
convention 70 get a prohibition plank.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

Mrs. Philip n. Moore was elected
president of the Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs because she had more
votes than any other candidate,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

Those Mexican insurTectionists seem
to be about on par with the Kentucky
night riders.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

New York is to have the tallest sky
scrapor in the world. But that viii
not bring Gotham any nearer heaven.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

What n the use of good roads for
automobiles IL automobilists insist On
breaking the speed limit?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

Secretary Taft is able to combine
business and politics. The result is
real pleasure,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

The people of Teheran are mute
now, probably because there are no
more emutes.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

why not substitute the photograph for
the cuckoo?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

People with nothing else to do
might kill flies instead of killing time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

An indictment has been found but
the money has not been found.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

The man who gets loaded is ever
in danger of shooting OFF, his mouth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

When it comes to spelling. Cleveland
is a. spell binder
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

Boosting the bond issue Is simply
boosting the city's debt higher.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

Mrs Jenkins-"Norah, did you see
that bag of confetti bought for Fred
die yesterday" The cook-"Oi did;
but. shore. OF didn't know 1t wor only
fer Freddie. There's half av It left
though" Mrs. jerks (excitedly)--Half
OF 1t? What became of the rest?" The
cook-"oi cooked 1t, av coorse; an ye
all had 1t fer yer breakfast this morn
in'."--Judge.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

You can't fool all the people all OF
the time" began the man who quotes.
And you don't need ter" broke in the
philosopher with chin whiskers. Most
Of the people will fool themselves. -
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

Poor mani Have you always been
blind?" mo. num-" answered Tired
Tiffins. unthinkingly, Last week
wuz lame, but there wuzn't enuff In it,
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

Hyker--"You look gloomy, old man.
What's the niatteI--can't you pay your
debts?" Pyker--"Worse than that. |
can't get into debt. Chicago Daily
News
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

Farmer Honk (musingly)--"Theys say
Deacon klutchpenny's wife was a para
gon before he married her, and" Mrs.
Honk (briskly)--nothing of the kind,
She was Smith! l knew the whole
family.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01
JUST FOR FUN.

Borrowell-"Did you propose TO her on
your knees?" Harduppe--"No: on my
uppers. "-,Philadelphia Record.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

People are just Troup-ing to Lin
coin, Neb.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01

There are no longer any Iowa ideas.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-14
PROJECTTLEs FROM AIRsHIPs.
Prospective Changes in Present Day
Military Calculations.
New York Tribune.

NeW 1Orh tribune,
Whatever may be the outcome of the
elaborate series of airshlp tests for which
the United States signal corps has made
arrangements, this much is certain-lf
other countries are to employ self-propelled
balloons or aeToplanes for military pur-
poses America should. too. Which type Of
airship will turn out to be the most service.
able, how big such craft should be and
how fast are questions vet to be answered,
but In a~eTcnautic equipment the same
policy hould be adopted as in providing
warships. Inasmuch as several European
powers evince faith in the utility of the
dirigible balloon for military service, the
United States might have occasion for
self-reprosch some day II it failed to secure
vehicles capable of performing the same
functions.
For precisely what uses sirships will
finally be found available by the American
army has been until recently. and per-
haps is stu, uncertain. Reconnaissance
alone would be immensely facilitated with
such craft. Perhaps 1t will be entirely
feasible and desirable, moreover, to en-
ploy them for more aggressive operation.
At the last international peace congress
an attempt was made to re-establish an old
agreement prohibiting the dropping of tor
peuOGS lIOm DdllOOuH. III Onlteu StafRs
supported the proposition, and the senate
formally ratified the declaration OF this
country's assent. but a peculiar situation
has developed. The American government
is pledged 10 refrain from the use OF aerial
projectiles only against those nations
which have assumed the same obligation.
and only in case they are not Joined by
allies not committed TO the policy. II now
turns out that England and Austria-Hun-
gary are the only important European
powers which signed the clause containing
this restriction. Against other nations the
United States Is at liberty to employ the
prescribed method Of warfare, and il might
do so even against the two Just specified
should they cooperate with a power not
pledged TO abstinence. The ordnance Of
ficers OF the War department have already
shown a recognition Of the responsibility
which rests upon them i'm view of this
absence OF a complete agreement on this
subject. snd the activity of the chief sig
nal officer indicates that he is fully alert
to his duty. When congress meets again
much more information will be at it's dis
posai than It had last winter. Before the
next session experiments In this country
and Europe will have thrown much new
light on military aeronautics. so that the
national legislature can hardly n'~ z max
ing reasonable provision for airships.
IL can do no harm to noe -.... count
Zeppelin's truly amazing achievements
have had military objects only in view, and
have been stimulated by the German en-
peror through peeuniary pledges and ex.
pressions OF eager interest. The kaiser may
possibly overestimate the advantages Of
dirlgible balloons capable of flying twenty
four hours -cOnsecutively, but his indis-
putable military intelligence lends to his
opinions regarding military methods no
little significance.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-14

opportunities offered by the soil and
thus impair the national prosperity.
Whatever may be the result of the
commissions effort, the problem Of
lending new energy to the agricultural
interests of the country promises to
solve itself. The worlds increasing
demands for farm products has made
farming more profitable and therefore
more attractive. Scientific tillage is
steadily advancing and the number of
farmers who take advantage of these
newer opportunities is constantly in
creasing. The trolley, the telephone,
the rural free delivery and other i'm
proved methods of transportation and
communication have robbed the farm
life of its lonesomeness, which used to
be it's most repellant feature. AS the
farmers learn to get the most of their
land by avoiding wasteful practices
and adopting scientific agriculture, the
evils Of which the president complains
will rapidly disappear. The boys and
girls will remain on the farm when
farming becomes as profitable as other
lines Of endeavor.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-14
MR. RRrANS PRINCIPLES.

In prefacing his formal speech of
acceptance at Lincoln, Mr.. Bryan
stated he had twice been nominated
by his party for the presidency and
the result in each case was defeat and
that the only reason he could assign
for his third nomination was 1.-The
growth of public sentiment in favor
Of the principles which l and a multi
tude of others espoused In those cam
|paigns."
The record fails to disclose any
growth of public sentiment in favor
of the principles which Mr.. Bryan es-
poused in his first two campaigns. In
1896, Mr.. Bryan dropped every other is
sue for the championship of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the sa-
cred ratio of Is to 1. InIevery state
in the union he painted [, dismal pic
ture of the nations future in case the
people failed to adopt his financial
~panacea. The result wasp his over
wheIming defeat at the polls. There
has been no growth of public senti-
ment in favor of that doctrine. Not even
Mr.. Bryan dares advocate the issue that
was his paramount in 1895.
With the opening OF his campaign
in 1900, Mr.. Bryan still gave the silver
question a prominent place in his plat
form and in his public addresses, but
made "anti-imperialism'' his para
noun issue. He declared that no ma
ton could exist half slave and half
free and rang all the changes on
government without the consent of
the governed" He predicted the
downfall of the republic unless the
people by their votes repudiated the
holding of colonies in distant countries.
His defeat in 1900 was more signal
than that of his first campaign. Pub
lie sentiment has not shown any
growth in favor of Mr.. Bryan's para
mount issue in 1900. Even the demo-
cratic platform, adopted at Denver,
recognizes the national sentiment in
favor of retention Of the Philippines
until such time as the people of those
islands are capable of self-government.
Mr.. Bryan can not explain his third
nomination by pointing to any senti-
ment among the people in favor of
policies he urged in his former cam
paigns. The explanation is found
rather in his pretended abandonment
of the theories and policies which were
repugnant to a majority of the voters
of the nation and to a very large ele-
ment in his own party.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-14
Mr. TlFr AND BRoWNsvIbbE.

VT 1871 avn oEAtW vs. ABLEa
The managers of Mr.. BrysR's liter
airy campaign have made another ef-
fort to influence the negro vote by
disappearing the facts in the now
thoroughly-aired Brownsville case. The
democratic literature on his subject
seeks to show that Mr.. Taft, as secre-
tary of war, assumed the entire re-
sponsibility for the dismissal Of the
troops charged with having shot up
the town of Brownsville.
Complete r%efutation of the charge is
furnished by General Corbin, who was
adjutant general Of the army at the
time the order was issued. General
Corbin simply quotes the record to
prove hat Secretary Taft not only did
not issue the order. but made every
effort to have It held up. Mr.. Taft
was on a tout of inspection Of the
western military posts when the order
was issued, at the direction of the
president, by the assistant secretary Of
war. When Mr.. Taft returned to
Washington, he held up the order of
dismissal until he could communicate
with the president, then in the West
Indies on his way home from Panama.
Four lays later, he received peremp-
tory direction from the president that
the order be executed and it was done.
Confirming General Corbin's state
ment, President Roosevelt has made
this public announcement:
General Corbin's statement Is absolutely
correct. and It was entirely proper that he
should make It. The substance OF the
message from the president which he
quoted was made public long ago. In the
Brownsville matter the entire response
blnty for issuing the original order and for
declining to allow Its suspension was the
presidents. ft
The statements by President Roose-
welt and General Corbin should settle
the Brownsville incident finally and
un~equivocally. Mr.. Taft simply carried
opt the express direction of his chief
and even the most rabid partisan
should hesitate to undertake 50 gross
and wilful Misrepresentation of the
truth as to charge the dismissal upon
him "f4
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-14

Plttsburg Dispatch (rep.).
Most people have been under the impress
sion that the presidential campaign has 50
far moved on the very quiet and sober plan.
At this stage of the 1896 conflict the silver
Issue had developed a hisn degree OF
caloric. But it seems that there are spots
in our land where the politics of his year
develops excitement OF the extreme sort.
At least that is the conclusion If we be-
lieve that story of a Los Angeles man who
was so wrought up by the spectacle OF
Judge Parker's enthusiasm for Bryan that
he dropped dead. Either this yarn is a
fake Of the campaign contains unexpected
intensities.
The possession of unique aspects the de-
velopment of which produces heart failure
may be a warning against the abrupt pro-
duction Of novel features. The epidemic of
cardiac suspension that might hit the
democrats of Pennsylvania IL Colonel Jim
Guffey should suddenly appear in the role
OF angel for the Bryan campaign fund
may constitute a sufficient reason for him
to refrain from any such rash act. On the
other side of the political fence we may
expect the mortality rate in Ohio to go
up by leaps and pounds, when Foraker pulls
off his coat and pitches in for Taft. II
heart disease turks in the vicinity Of sud
den political developments let our political
managers break the news to the dear
people by careful and slow degrees.