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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01

"At the door l was ushered in by
real East Indian. belonging to one of
the most prominent Afro-American
families in Yazoo City, Miss. This
quaint eastern figure was'all dressed up
like a sore thumb in turban about
the size of a washtub, and somebody's
extra night shirt with a crimson sash
around the waist. I had a cup of gen.
uine Russian tea that tasted like
! throat gargle, and a slice of rye bread
| that appeared to be suffering from a
mild outbreak of blackheads on the in
nerside. That's what 1 thought was
! the matter with it at first, but later
found out it. was caviar sandwich.
| There was also a most fascinating ORR
entail cosy corner-a crippled sofa, a
| Chinese back-scratcher and two paper
! fans tackled on the wall, and set of
those Spaghetti Italliana portieres.
over all was the haunting odor of
many punk sticks all burning at once.
They had the smell of camphor balls
beaten 70 fringe. I'll bet you there's
not a live moth left in that studio,
Larry"
Who wuz there?' asked the House
Detective Anybody l know?"
| No, 1 guess not, said the Hotel
Clerk. But there was a large attend
ance of leaders of the inner literary
set. The punch bowl was presided over
by a tall, willowy young emu, who's
going to break into emotional drama
some day when she can catch emotion
al drama with its guard down. There
was a playwright who wrote play
that Charley Frohman almost accepted,
and several nOvelists who haven't been
able to find a suitable publisher yet,
and just any number of artists who
paint for arts sake alone.
4 met one dashing, debonair Bo-
| hemian who really gets his stuff into
! print. He sends an article for the
store where he works every month for
/ a cloak and ladies' suiting journal.
Yet for all that, he was not unduly
| proud, but mingled freely with the
other guests dropping here an cpl
gram. there flake of dandruff. and
here again an original saying that ]
hadn't heard for years. and all right
out of his own head.
"Oh, yes, and there was a talented
vocalist who stood no alongside the
piano and gave off large volume Of
| sound. Sometimes it seemed to ne he
was initiating a coon dog on a warm
trail. and sometimes he sounded like I
| trained seal that's been cheated out 81
its share of the fish. But one of tbs
| regular Bohemians told me he was
singing a folk-song in his naIly'
tongue. The regular Bohemian said i
was great. but as for me, the next tim,
I'm going to have any of that 7ran6
of tongue, I'd like for it to be potted
"I'll bet New York is the only towr
in the country where they pull off 100
stunts like the one you've just peer
to-" said the House Detective
BY no MEANS said the Hotel Clerk
It's bum community indeed .hes'
times that hasn't got group OF ffee
untrammeled souls that love 10 rs
semble at the house of some kindre
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01
MISS NETHERsoLE ON CRITICS.

Generally speaking, the dramatic crit
les of the country have been very kind
to the English actress, Miss Olga Meth
ersole. She has had her full measure Of
praise. with perhaps a few drops for
good measure. But. like the other men,
bers of her profession, Miss Nethersole
is intensely egotistical. Like them, she
thinks she is hedged about by divin-
ity that common mortals can never hope
to share. a divinity that entities her TO
absolute protection in everything she
does. 1t is characteristic of Miss Meth
ersole, as Of practically all actors and
actresses, to accept praise as her due,
and when she is blamed, TO speak con-
temptuousIy of the critics lack of
knowledge. So much by way Of pref
ace.
The New York critics have recently
been saying unkind things about Miss
Nethersole. In an interview she re-
taliates by declaring, in all seriousness,
that the office of dramatic critic should
be abolished. This is part of her argu-
ment:
II am a natural woman. I have sac
rifced my personal comfort, my social
duties. my fancies and what not for my
art. In addition. / carry the financial
burden of my artistic enterprise-why
should all that be put at the mercy OF
the critics, who may and who may not
be capable of judging me and my art ?
It is unjust, and tell you it all points
to the fact that the post of the critic is
an obsolete one and should be abolished
Il believe that the future of serious
dramatic art must be helped by the
abolition of the critics. There are a lot
of people in the world who do not go to
the theatre solely to laugh. so there Il
no danger of the death of serious drama
from the source of neglect. But, L be-
lieve with all my heart that the post OF
the critic is an obsolete one. He Gre
ates a prejudice, and this is pernicIous
in the end, be it favorable or unfavora-
bic. The system of criticism Is al
wrong, for the public should not be in
auenced one way or another 1t should
be allowed to think for itself, and l am
absolutely certain that it can do so-at
least in this country"
We haven't a great deal of sympathy
with Miss Nethersole's plea She ha:
worked hard for the success that has
come to her. but everybody in this world
who achieves success works hard fol
il. Every body sacrifices personal com
fort. social duties fancies and whai
not" She is entitled to no more credi
for ii than anybody else. The sublime
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01

But listen: Fullest liberty lies N
fullest observance Of the law
1 learned that years and years as
Common sense says you SHAH 90 -
tain things-yOu shan't do other TN"
You don't have TO obey.
You don't have to do anything
Except starve-or steal o., 6esS'if
you're out of a job.
Take this from me: Having job
nowadays-a worthwhile jOb-depends
on keeping clean.
Depends on your ability to think and
do
which is just another way of putting
| ii.
Character-good characters one Of
/ the finest things in the world.
Don't eonfound character with repu-
tation-they're different.
| Reputation is what he world thinks
of you-character is what you really
are.
Bad character may have good repu-
tation for a while-be a whited sepul-
ehre.
But not for long.
What you really are becomes evs
| dent sooner or later.
And down comes the deluding front
You can't be all that you may be
without good character-without being
clean.
Habits form character
Clean habits-clean character-in the
things that are classed as right" or
wrong"
But there's more TO character than
doing right in a general way.
They are apparently little things that
aren't little.
Unfairness to others can't be. if char
acter is really good
( Nor any of the unmanly things that
are so unfortunately prevalent.
1 Being honest in dollars and cents is
undeniably right-but it's common
place.
Being honest with the other fellow
is just as right-but not commonplace.
! As a matter of fact, absolute, un-
wavering honesty in dealings where
cash is not concerned is rather rare.
There are so many ways of being
dirty.
A shrug of the shoulders of d life of
| the eyebrows may mean as much as
direct accusation in words.
Silent aSquiescence to d sighting re-
mark about SoQleone is an assault.
And what abbut the things that arc
sometimes done il cOnnectiOnFswith the
man higher up, whose job is wanteG
Or the fellow Alongside, who seems 70
be more favorea by the boss?
Or the boy W lose stride is such that
we can see hir1l catching up?
| l can't 20 al 1 deep into the matter
as I'd like to- would take too long.
I've aimed to say enough to set you
to thinking about things that may
have escaped your notice, or seemed
unimportant
| It's magnificent to be clean.
And it's profitable.
I Keep this in mind-it's profitable
Forget the occasional dirty fellow
who gets along.
He's merely an accident, anyway
there are very few of him.
You wouldn't want to be hin-eVen
if you do think so sometimes.
Copyright, 1908, by Hartman Stewart.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01
pRoFiT IN DIVORCES.

y South Dakota statistician presents
figures showing that the loosely drawn
divorce laws of that state have proven
very profitable. According to his fig
ures South Dakota has profited in the
sum of about IS, 1000 600 during the last
ten years by its various divorce colo
mics, attracted from states in which
to secure. His calculation for the dec
ade is based on the returns from 1907.
In 1907 552 divorces were granted, of
which 800 went to non-residents Six
months are required to establish a res
idence in the state. The estimate is
that this costs s2GO per month. When
to the residence expense is added the
cost Of employing attorneys and the
payment of court fees. averaging $500
per case, it is seen that the total cost
of a divorce in South Dakota, to a nom
resident, is about $500. Some of them
viii spend q great deal more, and some
will spend less. The idea of the statis-
ticiau was to strike a fair average
~ lliC tOidi diIlOult oOutD DdhOld
took in for divorces in 1907 was $780,
600. This is figured as clear profit, in
the sense that it is money that never
would have come TO South Dakota if it
had not been easy to secure divorces
there. The correspondent points with
evident pride to the showing. For our
own part we cannot see anything in il
to brag about.
The chief result of South Dakota 6
divorce laws has been to lower the
state in the esteem of its sister
states. And surely the esteem of ones
neighbors is worth something. South
Dakota is known as the state of di-
vorces. One rarely hears about its 9TH
er industries. Is the sacrifice worth the
money the divorces bring in? Presum-
ably the average South Dakotan would
answer the question in the affirmative
Otherwise the divorce laws of the COM
monwealth would be frightened up here
and there.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01
THE METALS.
pEAcE WITH HONOR.

Senator Shoots friends and neWspa-
per supporters do not take kindly to the
suggestion that he retire from political
leadership at the end of his senatorial
term. They say with every appearance
of sincerity, that his retirement would
be taken as a surrender to the men who
sought to unseat him: that his retire
ment would not bring peace TO Utah;
that there can be no peace so long as
the Kearns faction of the Republican
party maintains the attitude it does.
:. x :.
The Herald has expressed the hope
that Senator Smoot viii not be a can
didste for reelection because it be-
lieves his continuance in that office
means continuance of the animosities
and guerilla politics which have dis
tracted the state, made enemies of
neighbors, discredited Utah abroad and
retarded its progress at nome immeas-
urably. II must be plain that The Her
AIDS position is based only on regard
for the welfare of the state, since the
Smoot schism in the Republican party
means, if continued the inevitable tri-
umph of the Democratic party. If party
considerations alone were involved, no
Democrat would ask for more effective
help than dissensiOn among the Repub-
licans. But no Democrat worthy of the
name wants TO win party success at the
price that must be paid if the Smoot-
Kearns fight is TO be carried on indef-
initely; and every good citizen. of what
ever party. is sincerely anxious to end
the feud, restore politics to legitimate
party lines. eliminate the factionists
and let the state resume the march of
progress which it had begun when the
Republican split stopped it.
x x X
Lest there be any mistake. The Her
aid repeats that it has never questioned
the legal right of Apostle Smoot to hold
any political office to which he may as
pire; it has high regard for his char
acter as an Individual; 1t believes his
religious convictions have no part in
any discussion of his civil qualifications
for office. But-following the attitude
of the Democratic party-The Herald
has opposed the election OF any high
ecclesiastic to the senate Of the United
States, and it believes the result of Sen
ator Shoots election has proved the
wisdom of the Democratic party's pO-
sition.
= = =
Senator Shoots followers-the men
who depend upon his personality to fur
nish them political capital-assume that
the entire strength of the American
party is represented by the leaders of
that party; and that Shoots retirement
would make no change in the political
situation as affected by the American
movement.
Therein, we think, lies the gist of the
whole question. If Senator Shoots re-
tirement would end the feud. permit the
realignment of parties on party lines,
stop the defamation of the state by its
own citizens and restore peace to Utah
then it is plainly the duty of Senator
Smoot to sacrifice his personal ambi-
ton for the welfare of the state.
An analysis of the American par
tvs strength by an unprejudieed OBJ
server will show that very large pro-
portion of the voters who support the
American" organization have little
sympathy with its leaders. and no sym
pathy whatever with its administration
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01

1t is entirely probable that the four
Kentucky Democrats who voted yes
terday for Republican candidate for
the United States senate will find 1t
advisable to remain away from their
constituents for a brief time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01

OF course, there is no food trust in
Salt Lake City. because a grand jury
has solemn1y said so, but it is rather
significant that the organ of the Butch
ers & Grocers' association prints a dis
play advertisement: PUSH THE
GOODS PROTECTED BY AGREE
MENTS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01

District Attorney Jerome's little
habit of making plenty of trouble for
the little criminals and allowing the
big ones to worry along in their own
devious ways seems to have brought
some small trouble on him at last A
strong demand for his removal has
been filed with Governor Hughes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01
THIS is LEsE MAJEsTE!
baltimore Sun.

Governor Hughes wants his party to de
eide whether he is good presidential tim
Der; Teddy wants to decide for his part,
that Taft is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01

The two Indian senators entertained
the upper house with an acrimonious
debate Thursday. The fact that they
contented themselves with hurting
words instead of tomahawks at each
other shows what softening, refining
influence the United States senate has.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01

You can make the best sandwiches oil
the ROYAL Sandwich Loaf.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-08-08
TWO GOOD MEN.

The Silver Belt takes pleasure this
morning in announcing the names Of
e. T. Stewart and p. @. Robertson, for
the offices of county recorder and pro.
bate Judge, respectively. Both are at
present incumbents in the Offices to
which they aspire to be reelected, and
both have given the county excellent
service in their respective positions.
Judge Robertson is an old and respect
ed citizen of ella county and has sat
isfactorily flied the office Of probate
judge for a number of years. He is
an old wheel horse of the party, and in
asking the delegates to the democratic
convention for denomination, is aspir-
ing to no more from the party that he
is entitled to.
Ed Stewart in the office of county re-
corder during the present term, has
left nothing to be desired, and he has
been active in his service to the party.
One of the younger men in the court
house, Mr.. Stewart is popular with a
large circle of friends and will add
strength TO the ticket if re-nominated.
The convention will make no mistake
by re-nominating either or both of these
gentlemen.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-08-08
August time tells ON the nerves.

August time tells on. the nerves. But
that spiritless, no ambition feeling can
be easily and quickly altered by taking
what is known by druggists everywhere
as DIR. Shops Restorative. Within for
ty-eight hours after beginning to use
the Restorative, improvements will be
noticed. OF course, full health will not
Immediately return. The gain, however,
will surely follow. And best of all, you
will realize and feel your strength and
ambition as it is returning. Outside
influences depress first the "inside
nerves. then the stomach, heart and
kidneys will usually fail. Strengthen
these failing nerves with DR.. Shops
Restorative and see how quickly health
will be yours again. Sold by Palace
and Globe Pharmacies.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-08-08
THE sourH's LYNcHINa GANGS.

1t was apparent enough few years
ago, when the lynchings Of the south
were increasing rapidly in numbers and
brutality, that the better elements Of
southern citizenship We're very strong
ly set against the crime. The Grim
inals, being traced down, were found
in nine cases out of ten, to be white
loafers, rowdies or petty criminals
about on level with the worst of the
negroes whom they prosecuted.
The uprising against lynching in the
north suppressed it there almost COM
pletely, while in the south similar
movement cut the number Of such
crimes almost in two, The statistics
for the years 1905, 1906 and 1907 show
for the country as whole 66, So and
54 lynchings. Unhappily, this year
there have already been recorded six
ty lynchings in seven months, and many
of them have been crimes of the worst
sort, directed not against dangerous
criminals, but against comparatively
innocent victims, and sometimes carried
out with the worst of brutality.
The Kentucky affair of last Saturday
in which four negroes We're murdered
because they were supposed to be sym
pathizers with negro murderer, can
not by even the widest stretch of sen
timentalism be given any justification.
1t was an independent crime of murder,
for which no excuse whatever can be
pleaded.
Evidently it is time for the better
element among the people Of the south
to bestir itself, lest the gain of the
past few years be lost. The way to
begin is by causing the trial of the
members of the latest lynching party
on the charge of murder.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-08-08
ANOTHER SIDE OF WAR.

No more effective peace sermon could
be preached than the estimate of Gen.
Blume, published by the German Gen
eral staff, as to the probable cost of
a modern European war. Putting the
number of troops that Germany could
call to arms at 4,750,000, the cost to
Germany, he says, of a war with anoth-
er European power would be 81, SOC, 000,-
600 year as long as it lasted. On the
basis of the war between Russia and
Japan, in which the japanese lost in
killed and wounded 20 per cent of their
armies, Germany would lose in the
same length of time, approximately 90o,-
600 men.
The cost in treasure and the loss in
human lives would be only the begin
ming. Financial depression and paraly
sis of industry would follow and cost
the nation immeasurably more in the
long run. The account in blood and
money would be duplicated if Germany
were engaged with only one power. II
three or four or even more powers were
involved, as seems probable in the
light of existing alliances, Europe would
be "bled white and plunged into last
ing disaster.
This is the other side of the ques-
ton which public men who talk glibly
about war seek to have the people for
get. They do not dwell on the i'm
mense debt of victorious Japan and its
practical impoverishment, nor do they
recall to attention the appalling waste
of Russia's resources, its rickety
finances, its shrunken commerce and the
tens of millions Of starving subjects of
the Gear. It will be many years be-
fore the public credit of Great Britain,
proud of the national wealth, RECEIVERS
from the setback caused by the Boer
war and the government is able to face
muchneeded social reforms at homo
without misgivings about its income.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-08-08
Arrangements having been made

Arrangements having been made fol-
a proxy president, and tentatively for
proxy governor of New York, it is to
be noted that Secretary Loeb is abou,
to take vacation of three weeks and
that no proxy has been provided for
him. This is a great oversight. II
would be highly reassuring to be in
form that while Mr.. Loeb is angling OF
loafng a man of his type would be on
guard at Oyster Bay.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-08-08

The defeat Of the crack Belgian crew
by the Leanders in the Olympic regatt;
shows that English oarsmen were un
necessarily alarmed for their supremacy
on the water when they decided to bal
foreign oarsmen from the Henley re
gatta this year. %.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-08-08
AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE
Campaign is On.

81 ain t going to listen to that spell,
binder no more. y
"Why note"
He makes me think my jeans are
full of money, and the revulsion when
search my pockets is too much. -
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-08-08

Washington authorit es have decided
that aeroplanes may be brought into
this country free Of dtty. Isn't Uncle
Joe" going to get up and emit few
whoops in behalf of our infant aero.
planes?
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-08-08

A Michigan University professor has
made a new record on Mont Blanc,
going up and down in sixteen hours,
beating the previous time of an English
climber by fifteen minutes. How he
must have enjoyed the scenery by the
way and revealed in the spiritual glow
Of which Alpinists talk!
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-08-08
The LATEST Man in the World

Would not be contented to be kept in
the house and doing nothing by rheum
atism. Neither are you, who are al
ways busy and active. Then DON ne
glect the first twinge of an ache or pain
that you might think is just "criek.
Rub well with Ballard s Snow Liniment
and no matter what the trouble is, il
will disappear at once. Sold by Palace
Pharmacy.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-08-08

The pay as you-enter method Of rails
ing campaign funds having been adopt
ed by the prohibitionists, enemies Of
the drink evil have now the choice for
quarter of dollar of bolstering up
one spellbinder or putting down two
highballs.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-08-08

Since zeppelin's experiment English
newspapers and periodicals are full of
talk about the possibility in the near
future of England being invaded by air
instead of by sea. The Underwater
school" of strategists is yielding to the
blue air school.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-08-08

Impresario Hammers tein has given
Philadelphians due warning that he is
no Carnegie and does not desire to. die
poor. They will please step up to the
box Office and pay th,hr subscriptions
if they want grand oIera.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-08-08
Accessories

''You might play Shakespeare with
out scenery" remarked Hamlet Fatt.
"Well?"
But good vaudeville turn needs a
drop with n painted fence to pretend to
hang your hat on, or a flight of stairs
to try to ran up