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The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
A FEEBLE EXCUSE

A certain Salt Lake paper which ever
since its advent into the newspaper
world has been noted for the fine
moral tone OF Its editorials, has lately
undergone most astonishing change.
This happens often In the newspaper
world when there is change OF own
erS or editors. But no such change
has occurred with this paper. Among
other commendable fentures was a
series Of articles on the subject of pro-
hibition. contributed by well known
men Of the state
The editorials. too. seemed to favor
prohibition When a copy OF the llomor
mems Model License Law" which
the liquor dealers OF the United States
hoped TO have adopted by many leg.
iSlatures this fall was sent this edI-
tor he remarked that the liquor deal
ers were about ten years too late In
Offering to reform their business That
the people OF the United States seem
now TO want to be rid of the saloons
He pointed out the flaws In their pro-
posed legislation
After reading various moral sub
1ects and noting the Intelligent and
scholarly style in which they were
written. as we'll as the courageous at
titude on all public questions. one
would naturally say. Now there Is a
man whose editorial opinions are not
for sale. He can neither be bought
individually nor sold with his paper
like a piece Of Office furniture"
But within the last ten days this
editor has attacked prohibition. using
the same futile arguments that the
liquor men have always used. And
he is advocating with only a few
changes (Which no saloon would obey
the same law that The Model License
league advocates.
And all the apology for this sudden
change that this editor offers is the
one that when his paper was running
the aforementioned prohibition artl-
cles only about nifty people responded
and be took that as an indication that
the people do not want prohibition.
AS We remember only two or three
wrote defending the saloons and they
were mostly connected with the busi-
ness should he not also take that
latter fact as an indication II he ls
going TO rest the whole attitude OF
the people on their contributions to
his paper for or against prohibition?
Are there not thousands OF good
men and women who want prohibition
and are even able to tell their neigh
bors in a crude way why they want
1t, who do not feel themselves capable
OF writing an article on the subject,
and shall they be debarred from peti-
tioning now just because they are not
masters OF the pen and have never
studied rhetoric?
Was there very much of an effort
on the part OF the paper to get articles
from the pen OF tho private cltizon7
Was 1t not just possible that ordinary
people felt that Il would look liko
presumption TO send In articles after
the state officials. and well known
people of Utah had so ably expressed
their belief In probibition7
And Isn't this whole affair enough to
make one look with sickening appre.
henslon for the clay feet of every ap-
parentlv good man who sits in an cd.
ltorial chair?
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
PROHIBITION PETITIONS
MISS FRIEDA DRESSED,

While some of the people who drink
a few OF the people who are afraid and
all of the people who sell IL OF are
ouierWlse engaged In the traffic. are
not signing petitions for prohibition
over e'oOO voters of this county have
slsned such petitions aud the city Of
Oeden has not been thoroughly can
YdSsed' either. except a few blocks IN
each precinct
IL Is long and laborious way of TAX
ing straw vote on any question.
90 lar as known no one who ciTculat-
Cd petitions In Ogden received q cent
LOT their labor, 1t was purely a vol
unteer movement, and the reception
oil tnose petitions by the people was
inspiring The exclamation was often
heard, especially from the lips of WON.
en-, indeed. | VIII sign It. | would
sign 1t hundred times Ii that would
bring prohibition"
III any OF Weber counties represen.
tatlYes or senators fail TO vote for the
cannon bill after this unmistakabIe
expression from the people, that man
snou4d hereafter derive his political
support solely from the people who
refused to Sign the petitions When
gwen chance, and such a support
would fail 10 elect a man TO any office
These petitions were signed by peo-
pie who have deliberately male up
thelr minds as to what they want.
There Is no excitement incident to pc
tition signing so there is no reason
why any of these people should later
change their minds.
he argument that the people are
excited now. but that public sentiment
would not keep up sufficient to en-
Iorce the law is poor argument.
When law Is enacted 1t Is not placed
In the hands of the people to enforce.
We pay taxes. which go TO hire officials
TO do that for US. II we have asked for
the law. that shows that we want it
and ought TO be sufficient Plenty Of
laws are enacted and afterward sue
ceSsfuliy enforced that were not ask.
ed lor by the people at all
AS Tor illicit selling at drug stores.
etc, there could not be much moro of
that done than there is right now
BY the way. once In a while some-
one complains that he has never had a
chance to sign a petition. Then let
him put his name at the head and
start out to get other names.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14

''If DR.. Starva has proved to BIO
traitor to the cause he will receive bis
punishment The memorandum oi
Sir Mortimer's reply To the letter you
have just read Is pinned on the back ol
the sheet. Read It," she commanded
harshly.
1T is a perplcxing dilemma that has
confronted me. To keep my honor as
a minister intact, and yet not TO sac
rillce my own personal hopes. / think
this Is the first temptation of my dip
Iomauc career I have fulfilled my
diplomatic duties hitherto as ma
chine, that neither thinks nor feels
Now | find that | am human; that
am a man. with mans weaknesses
say | am tempted. / believe that
lofty principles actuate Bulgaria That
I say to myself. Is my excuse. But
lofty principles are not sufficient.
disguised my true feeling In answer
ing this letter by vague objections.
confessed my self in sympathy with
Bulgaria's cause, but | protested that
more potent arguments must be used
10 convince me. The interests OF
England arc my own; but if 1T could
be done without too great risk. be
lieve. God help me, would further my
own ambitions at her expense. l say
am tempted"
II say am tempted, IF 1t could
be dono without too great risk. be
lieve. God help me, l would further
my own ambitions at her expense'-
such expressions were hideously sig
nificant But l met calmly the male
VIOLENT triumph OF Madame dc Varnier.
when you read the next letter.
she said, watching me closely, you
viii understand the meaning OF the
expression. There are other means OF
rewarding friendship besides empty
words of gratitude Even 50 stanch an
advocate of Sir Mortimers honor as
yourself must realize that in the
words you have Just read. he was en-
desvoring 10 discover Just what that
vague promise meant"
I received the next letter in silence
"To His EXcellency, etc:
"Our answer to your Excellency's
kind letter wishes to make this fact
clear: The people of Bulgaria pledge
their word. through this committee.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14

ernment of Prince Ferdinand must
fall. We do not desire bloodshed
There shall be none, we swear II. II
England will support the insurgent
party. But In any case Bulgaria must
be free
we do not ask for the active aid
of England We beg that England
shall not Interfere with the ambitions
of the people
your Bxeellency shall have no rea-
son to regret being our friend. And
there are other means OF rewardlng
friendship besides empty words of
gratitude. Let your Exceuency once
assure us of you intention to support
our cause. and we shall make this
more clear
Your EXcellency knows the man.
ner in which your answer may be con-
veyed TO this society.
With profound expressions of re-
spect, VIC submit ourselves.
The Committee OF the Society Of
Freedom"
/ placed this letter on my knee With
the others | had read.
This Society Of Freedom. is il con.
cerned with the trick of the death.
mask stamp"
Il fear So" she answered In a low
voice.
Then has the fact no significance
for you that DR.. Starva received a LET.
ter with one Of those stamps on the
envelope last night? These stamps
are prescribed, They could be sent
through the mail only because certain
of the postal authorities were In sym.
pathy with the reyolutionarles Let.
ters with these stamps, 1t is safe to
lnier' would be sent only TO those who
are equally In sympathy, DR.. Starya
must be favorable to this party. if he
Is not actually one of the committee
l warned you last night that there was
trpachnf-V In
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
[. O. G. 7.

Good Templars met Friday night,
Feb. 5th In Trade & Labor hall, and
elected the following officers:
c. a SmuTthwaite. Chief Tcmplar.
Jas. DrlsJale. Vice Templar,
Frank Smith, Past Chief Templar.
Mrs. S. j. Griffin, S. j w.
Rev Frank Shaw, Chaplain.
Grace Russell, Financial Secretary.
John Way, Treasurer.
Edith Way, Secretary.
Leslie Brooks. Marshal.
Roy Hewes, Guard
Rev. n. S. Elderkin. Deputy.
Arrangements were made for a free
entertainment on Friday night, Feb
ruary 18th. to be given by the MEM
bers To their friends. A rousng good
time may be had There will be a
program published elsewhere In this
paper. Everybody interested In our
work come You will be welcome.
A supper will be served In dining
room adjoining same hall, from $50
to s D. m.
Roscoe Glasmann. chairman on en-
tertainment committee
Mrs, 8 Way, committee chairman
on supper.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
SOFIA. Headquarters of the Society

SOFIA. Headquarters Of the Society OF
| Freedom
| ITO His Excellcncy, Sir Mortimer
Brett Minister plenipotentiary and
Consul General TO Ills Britannia Ma.
jesty at the Court of Sofia:
"Sir. We of the Society of Freedom
wait patiently and anXiously for your
Excellency's answer TO our humble
petition. We trust your EXcellency
does not ignore this petition because
the signatures of the petitioners arc
not added thereto. Surely your Ex-
cclIency understands that the dictates
of prudence make IL inevitable that 1t
Is sent to you anonymously.
Your Excellency must be familiar
with our grievances. Our present
ruler cannot and will not be longer
tolerated by his subjects. We fear
the British Foreign Office, however,
does not realize the extent of Prince
Ferdinands unpopularity. Even if
your ministers care nothing for that.
do they feel no concern that he is the
tool OF Russia?
HE has asked Russia repeatedly
that he be recognized King. and that
he receive that title. His vanity Is
such that he would sacrifice the free
dom of his people TO be on equal terms
with the soyereigns of Servla and
Roumania.
once more, perhaps for the last
time. VIC petition your Excellency to
exert the extraordinary influence your
Excellency possesses. that the English
Minister be advised in time. The gov
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14

Charming is the naiveness of the
bituminous delegates. who are assem-
bling at the international convention
of the United Mine Workers in Indian
apolis They are 'at loss to under
stand the financial delinquency of the
anthracite mine workers towards the
organization" seeing that they (the
bituminous) assessed themselves So
100000 in 1902 to help the anthracite
men win the strike" These bltumln-
Gus men do not yet seem to know that
they were used as cats paws by the
bituminous mine owners. who. finding
their profits in a dearth of anthracite.
checked on from the pay OF their en-
ployes the S2.20O.000 that went to keep
the anthracite men on strike Not an
increase of strength, but a decrease Of
strength, the inevitable result Of a
union that is operated upon in such a
way.-Weekly People.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
EASY ENOUGH

IL VIII be easy enough for the liquor
dealers to send a good sized petition to
the Legislature against prohibition.
They have only to lay said petition on
the bar and ask every tramp, hobo
and drunkard TO Sign it The round
ers VIII no doubt sign several times.
There IS large fund" also to draw
on for expense money In trying to de-
feat legislation Some of this will no
doubt go to the circulators of petitions
against prohibition. The friends Of
prohibition are working without any
such money inducement. II is safe 10
guess that there win be a noticeable
lack of women's names on the saloon
petitions.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14

1t would surely be more lamentable IL
he should make the very fact OF his
preparation to serve the world rear
son for getting out or the world.
"Of course. in their political acuv-
ities they VIII have TO be careful, They
Will have 10 be honest. They VIII
have to abandon tho notion that the
preacher position gives them any
political power, or that the sacred
calling implies political superiority.
But when these things are remom-
bered-as they will be by preachers
who arc worth u cent either as
preachers or as citizens-Such mon
should be very valuable members OF
the community"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14

I Z ri p + r a II G. T.
ID Z 2 A r 7 M z II 7
CONDUCTED By w. c. Il. U.
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

MRS. u. WAY.

self the most infamous character in
d.l MsIory Because OF his act. It
has been considered from that day to
this the most despicable thing or
which a man can be guilty TO betray
O fellowman to an untlmely grave
for a money consideration.
II the boast which certain liquor
men have made Is true, that for a
consideration of $4,000 to the cam.
paign fund there Is to be no advanced
temperance legislation In Utah this
winter. then we can just estimate that
thirty pieces Of silver was q much
larger price than the men making This
deal have received for each one OF
the men and boys. women and girls.
who viii be ruined and betrayed into
the road that leads TO an untimely
grave before another session OF the
legislature.
In another month we shall know
pretty well If this Is true or not
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
THE SECRET is OUT.

Tho laws which prohibit gambling
and the red light district are being
violated all the time in ogden and Mr..
Elderkin (according To the news
papers) ought to be ashamed of him
self. 1t may be that the officers are
not doing their duty but Mr. Elderkin
ought 10 be more careful of what he
says.
Either the mayor or chief Of police
Is to blame for this utter disregard Of
law but Mr. ElderEin preached about
It and didn't mention the Dlety and he
ought to be Investigated for such con.
duct, Anyone should know the two
subjects 60 together
There are Il good many people who
allow their children TO roam the streets
at night and II this continues Mr.. Ell
derkIn ought TO be brought up before
the juvenile court. for preaching about
gambling.
You can't expect To convert a city
official from political ways anyhow.
and what Is religion coming TO when
minister will undertake the impos-
sible?
No one minister Gun expect to do
much anyhow Look at Luthur. and
Knox, and Wesley and Roger Williams
and a host of other roformers. See
what tizzle they all made Shouldn't
they be warning TO any minister not
TO start things.
Let's either try moral persuasion on
the city officials or jail them. but let's
don't point out their mistakes to tho
public. and especially TO the young
people. When the young people read
the newspapers they may not know
what "soiled doves" and forfeited the
lusualSl0 to the city and accused Of
living from 4 woman's shameful earn
ings" mean or realize that the city Is
In partnership With these evils II this,
minister did not tell them They might
think it was all just a reporters hor-
rible yarn. but now-see what this
minister has gone and done. Every
one In town Will know.
II is enough to cause every news
paper man and city official In town to
start singing Give us the old-time re-
ligion It's good enough for me"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14

that If England gives TO the lnsurgent
party Is support In overthrowlng the
rule of Ferdinand. the relation OF Eng.
land to Bulgaria shall be similar to
that which exists between Egypt and
England
The Society of Freedom is fully
aware that your EXcellencys incon.
venience and labor must be recon.
pensed The sum of 100000 is al.
ready placed In the Ottoman bank,
payable to your Excellency on de-
mand"
Mote by Sir Mortimer pinned to the
above letter.
TO this | replied that the sum men.
toned was too ludicrously small to be
considered Only the most substan.
tial guarantee could justify me in TAX
Ing the risks involved"
(Third letter to Sir Mortimer from
the soclety)
ITO His Excollency. Etc:
The sum OF &50.00O has been
placed in the Ottoman bank to your
Excellency's account The society
trusts that this sum will be sufficient
TO justify the risks. VIII your Excel.
lency give his answer without delay?"
(Note by Sir Mortimer pinned TO
the above letter.
Il hnve taken the step, 1t is too late
to ask myself now whether | have
been lndiscreet III l have consulted
my own wishes. if | have furthercd
my own plans. feel that am justified
morally. | am holping an oppressed
people gam their liberty My own
recompense Is meager enough. II the
Foreign Office should probe the mat
ter, and discover the extent OF my In.
discretion. my diplomatic career will
be ended. But | am content to do a
little evil that good may come"
| crushed the paper in my hand !
sick at heart | shuddered at the
comfort this guilty mar
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
IN A COAL MINE.
There Death Ever Turks at the Toll
er's Elbow.

From the bottom OF the shaft, II You
look straight up. you can see very
blue star
That Is the daylight
You win be lucky If you ever see It
again.
Everywhere around are creeping
mysteries Death In million forms
seems to be lurking In the darkness A
loose stone from the roof. a snap OF
the steel hauling rope, curling round
your neck and stranglng you; sud-
den fash of flame and roar OF eXplod-
ing gns; deadly silence In the work
lngs; something gone wrong with the
air you arc choking -suffocating
You turn from the shaft TO go into
the face" where the coal Is still In
bed Horses, men and boys are going
in with you. There may be couple OF
hundred horses, and over q thousand
human beings.
a masons arch overhead protects
You for hundred yards or so lnwards.
Electric lights, blurred with the coal
dust, burn red and drowsily in the
archway The clatter and rattle OF
hauling engines and coal cars begin to
be heard behind you.
luc management are GREATNESS 10
send up as nearly as possible, fifteen
hundred or two thousand tons of black
treasure before the eight hours are
over.
Whence are they 10 get this enor
nous quantity of coal?
The horses. men and boys crowdIng
In through tho narrow roads will have
to answer the question.
When YOU begin to 90 In you SEQ
long. black tunnels, that seem to run
into the eternal nowhere 1t Is worse
than looking up the shaft There Is
no daylight at tho end Of the dark
ness.
But there ls treasure there and you
must dig II out by hard work
The long string of swinging lamps,
carried In the hands of the In-going
men and boys soon breaks up into twos
and thrces.
Two lights turn down a still mar
rover roadway open a door, turn onco
more. aud father and son arc In their
stall
Between them. they must send out
six or seven tons towards making up
the total thousands.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
CHAPTER XVII.
The TWO Women.

And am ] again to shout my com.
nands to my servant through the
closed door, asked Madame de Var.
nier ironically.
unlocked the door Of the staircase
in silence. taking the precautlon. how.
ever of not admitting Mphonse
Has Miss Brett come to the cha.
teau as l wished?" Madame de Var
nier spoke naturally through the half
opened door. not betraying my pres.
ence behind It.
She Is waiting in the music room,
madam"
Bring her here"
Il shall do as madam wishes. But
tins American, this man we called his
Excellency-he surprised me just now
has he intruded on madam Or
He came here to keep an appoint
ment with me- Madame de Varnler
replied composedly. cutting short his
agitated whisper
"Ah, that is well"
Alphonse sighed his relief and do
parted on his errand.
What lnducement can YOU have Of
@erod that she should come boldly to
this Castle of Despair"
is not the mducement great that
she Ia TO see n loved brofhar?"
Continued on Page Fourteen)
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
Treasure Hoarded In IndI,

All the world knows that gold s,,ve,
ana gems are constantly disappearing
In india to. swell tho hidden storee 20
the people, What no one knows 10 w.
accumulated amount. The lato nmn
ming Macleod estimated that there
might be sl.soo,oo0,oOO in hidden qo,S
alone. or silver there may be oven
more In proportion, as the silver runea
mas long been the common money cur.
rent In India or hidden gems no ono
has ever been bold enough to est,mats
the value,
WANT ADS BRING BIG RESULTS
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
MARKHAM Club Socialists
Any question concerning Social
ism answered. Address all COM
munIcatIons to K. S. HlIliarj,
1876 Horrick Avenue.

The heart that feels not now Is
dead; the blood of his children will
curse his cowardice who shIinks back
at time when a little might have
saved the whole. and made them hap.
py | love the man that can smile In
trouble, that can gather strength from
distress, and grow brave by refec-
tion- 'Tis the business of little minds
to shrink: but he whose heart is firm
and whose conscience approves his
conduct. will pursue his principles
unto death. "-Elgar A. Poe.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
CATCHING Rats

Do rats drink wator7 Do they rs.
auire water? The best way TO catch
these rodents is TO put any animal sub
stance, well perfumed with oil Of rho
dium. into a trap. This Induces them
10 enter readily. and even draws them
from considerable distance, as they
arc extremely partial to this oil Aa
ounce of oil of rhodium will cost you
oo cents, Catnip to a cat ia nothing
iike rhodium to rat Oh OF rhodium
is made from a species of blndweed.
and is used In perfumory.
WANT ADS BRING BIG RESULTS
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
CHILD LABOR AND THE UNION

Once again we take issue with the
Union Labor Department editor.
and tho claim that he makes
a mistake when he says the
union has taken the child from
the mine, factory and the mill" and
ask him in good faith as we have ask
ed before TO provo the truth of the
assertion, Statistics show that child
labor increases year by year; the
union is against it, but Is powerless to
prevent 1t 1t ls easy TO mako asser-
tions-not go easy to prove them.
Such assertions are meat and drink TO
child labor exploiters. The shows Of
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
CATS PAW.

To the orchestration of the Hatters'
strike the latest striking evidence of
the inability OF labor To enforce the So
called contracts that it enters into with
capital, the international convention OF
the United Mine Workers is gathering
III Indianapolis with one issue supreme
on the delegates minds-the Issue of
"electing president TO make con.
tractsi"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
RIQhteou6ly lndIonant,

Jenks-The boss told me this morn
Ing that / looked as IL bad gone TO
bed with my clothes on. | told him
pretty sharply that he was mistaken.
Clark-Oh. come. now; you know
you did It.
Jenks-l did not! These are my
brothers clothes.-Catholic Standard
and Times.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
Another Lesson from Nature.

Young gentlemen" lectured the en-.
inent Instructor. you arc old enough
now 70 put away the childish and triv.
ial amusements that sufflced for you
when you were younger Learn a les
son from tho dumb brutes. and even
from the reptiles. When they arrive
at maturity they comport themselves
with certain dignity"
1T Isn't SO with the rattlesnake. pro.
fessor," objected tho young man with
the bad eye. The older he grows
the more rattles he plays With"