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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23
\ GREAT COUNTRY.

New York Journal of Commerce.
Aprop0s OF Judge Gury's remarks on
the greatness OF this country "a man
given 90 dazzling in impressive statis-
tics remarked recently. Yes. 10 is q
great country greater than we
are apt to realize. why take one
State Texas. and consider It's magni-
tude Do you know that the area of
Texas ls 265. ESQ square miles which Is
equal 20 110099 200 acres? Split this
into lots equivalent 20 those in New
York CITY, that S. TO say. 20 per acre,
and you have g. i0l $4,000 lots Now, the
population OF the world is estimated at
800. 00o o0o but add 20 per cent TO make
sure nobody viii he loft out, and the
total is 2160 900 900. Give every man,
woman and child in the world a build
ing lot fra Texas and there would still
namain an excess or 64l.OS4 lots. The
allowance OF 20 lots per acre provides
amply for highways. Yet" he added.
Alaska IS about double the size Of
Texas"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23
RELIEF SOCIETY CONFERENCE.

The April Conference OF the Relief
society win be held En- the Salt Lake
city Assembly Hall, Friday and
Saturday April 2 and O. 1903, meetings
commencing az 10 n. m. and al 2 p. m.
Saturday morning. az 10 O'Clock, an
officers meeting VIII be held IN the
Fourteenth ward. at which an stake
officers OF the society. who can, are ex-
pocted 20 be present.
saturday afternoon at 2 viii be the
closing meeting Of the conference. IL is
desired that there should be a repre-
sentation from every stake organiza-
tion and large attendance OF mem-
beers.
Tho General Authorities of the
Church. and officers and members OF
the y. L. NJ. l. A. and Primary associa-
lions are cordially invited to be present
at the conference meetings I'm the AS
sembly Hall
BATHSHEBA W. SMITH,
General President.
IDA SMOOT DUSENBERRY,
Counselor.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23
THE GERMAN RAILROADS.

Interesting facts concerning The ril-
roads of Germany have just como To-
hand.
! According to "a report dated March
18th OF this year. by consul WIN j.
Lowric OF Ermrt the German people
ars more frequent travellers now than
they were ten years ago.
he shows that Do 1897 each person m
the Empire was satisfied 60 make thir-
teen Railroad Journeys boo that year.
but .u 1907 this number had increased
I To- tweuty-onc Journeys. The average
distance travelled in these respective
| years at each journey was respectively
2os7 and 22.sS kilomoters A kilomcter
is little moro than siN-tcnths OF "a
mile.
The increase in standard gage mile
age was likewise considerable. rising
from G,110 20 $500 k,lometcrs
Government ownership practically
keeps pare with railroad growth. de-
creasing from s2S per cent OF the total
ln 1897 90 92.5 per cent in 1907
with a total area OF 5io11s Square
dlometers Germany had $50 kiiomc-
ters OF railroad ia 1890 for each square
kllometer Of territory. and ln 1907 1888
kii0metcrs. In the former year the Emo
plre had 53.5lo0o0 inhabitants and m
the latter 62OS0O0o, SO that in 1897
there were SO Hlometers OF railroad
for each 10000 people and On 1907, sos
kllometers
Passenger traffic shows large in-
crease. 5S.2 per cont; but the average
revenue from certain Nmouut of pass
senger service furnished TO each tray
eler fell from 100 to 80.
IT ls interesting 10 observe one great
contrast between German and American
passenger travel There are five classes
of tickets sold by thu German railroads,
including the special rates 10 tho mill
tary. There are four grades Of accom-
mediation. from the hrst-class compart-
ments upholstered in red plush TO the
fourth-class cars which are fitted with
wooden benches. Second-class COM
partments are different from the first
class only in the colorng Of the up
holstery, which is gray instead Of red.
The third-class compartments are not
upholstered, but are the most used by
the travelling public The same car
msy be divided INTO three different
classes. The fastest, or ID, trains
carry only first or hrst and second class
cars and a supplemental fare Is charg-
ed. corresponding TO the extra payment
FOR limited trains In the United states.
Fourth-class cars are supplied on the
slow accommodation trains only, and
the fare is very low.
This division into grades has many
advantages but has not been exploited
in this country. The rates Of travel
may thus be varied considerably ac-
cordlng 70 ones inclination and cir
cumstances,
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CONFERENCE NOTICE

Tho sevouty-ninth annual genera
Conference Of the Church OF Jesus
Christ Of Latter-day Saints win as
semblo In tho Tabernacl- Salt Lake
city. on sunday April g. 1909. at 10
O'Clock %. m. A FUN attendance Of the
officers and members IS hereby re-
uucstcJ.
A general Priesthood meeting viii be
held m the Tabernacle on Monday
April s. beginning at 6 O'Clock p. no.
The first sunday Of April being Con-
ference SC So suggested that Sunday
March %. be observed as fastday IN
salt Lake Ensign. Pioneer Liberty,
Granite. and Jordan stakes.
JOSEPH r. SMITH.
JOHN r. wINDER,
ANTHoN II. LUND.
First Presidency.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23
THE GOVERNORS VETO.

The Governor has finally decided to
veto the liquor biu passed by the
Legislature before adjournment. The
Herald which am along seems TO have
been tho mouth OF Senator Kuchler,
this morning foreshadows. presumably,
the reasons for this veto. The BILL we
are told was shrowdly ana carefully
loaded by Senator Rudolph Kuchler Of
Weber county one of his amendments
provided that, 'the provisions OF the
act should be operative IN cities OF
more than 1900 inhabitants only when
tho legal voters OF such cities shall have
voted in favor Of prohibition. The
Joker in the amendment" according 90
tho Herald story "was that 30 did not
say "a majority OF the voters of snch
cit,es' under strict construction. the
vote Tor prohibltIon must Boz uuani-
NOUS. Then, too 81 said 'the provisions
Of this act $50 that tho regulation
measures as applied 10 cities of more
than 1000 inhabitauts We're not opera
tive unless the voters should declare
unanimously in favor or prohibition.
and then. of course there would ba mo-
need of regulation features"
We bolleyo the prohIbuonlHs would
De perfectly willing Co aio chance
ON this construction of the law. The
legal voters of city vote Boo favor
of amy measure or person. when "a mo-
jorlty of them do so. According 10 the
Constitution. "Tho officers provided
f0r shall Boz elected by the
qualified electors of the state" but
that does NOT moan hy the unanimous
vote of tho qualified electors. % means
O. majority vote as ia expressly stated
The sam. construction might bc placed
ON the Iluehi.r amendment character.
i1cd as l joke The joke might be au
him and mot ou tho people.
Another feature relied upon to Furnish
o. reason for the veto ia tho neglect o.
providing for m appropriation to carry
one Dos provision. This may "a. of a
more serious uaur. But during On,
conflict u he Senate for tbr passage a
the b.l .hy threat was made tl adjourn
without attending lu auE appropriation
at alI. u order FOB force fh. oup.uInf
of au extra session. Th Huy t0 tba
us chat uo Elu sss Iou would n
called. anl lhaI a. deficit off u couple
of million dollars would he erottal
rather chan to have au eEua session
The friends of pr0hIHu1u fat hat iI
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raised. are cut on account of The M
CREASE in the price of the necessities
OF Hfc. II means discoungcmcnt 20
the worklnrfnau who always hnds
himself iu the midst NJ a hard sirus-
pic FOR existence. no matter how much
wealth is rolled up around him. Ana
yet the country depends uron its
working men. as "a building depends
upon its foundations for safety aud
ncrmaucucy
The problem wIil have to bc solved
Tho aborer De- entitled To- such conn
pcnsatlon as viii enable him to save a
utuc every week. off his earnings That
with me cost of uv.ns, the cost of gov-
eminent municipal state and federal
the cost of carrying au enormous pub
Die Indebtedness, ls beyond question tn
o. greater portion of American iahorcrs
upon whom the burdens of direct and
Indirect taxation always uli most
heavily
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23
REGARD ron LAW.

Edward Cooper Boo London Daily News.
What is this risk of hasty legislation
about which wc hear every day now
What serious harm could ths nshest
parliament DO me personally. for in-
stancc2 The average man attaches "a
prepostorOus amount OF Importance to
an act OF parliament which Is nothing,
in fact but a mass OF costly very cou-
fused words, with purely conventional
and dn an parts of Che act which
NATTER highly doubtful meaning,
whilo the judges who administer DC
are almost helpless before me If re-
fuse 90 pay any attention 90 what they
say. I would wager a considerable sum
that few mon IN this country go
through the week without disobeying
at least three solcmuly-cuacted laws Of
the land for which they would incur
severe penalties 10 some passer-by I'm
search OF joke chose 90 prosecute
them.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23
DEsEREr SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION

The seml-annual conference o. Che
Dcsret Sunday School union viii con.
yeno at the Tabernacle. sunday even
Ing April 4. 1909. at o'clock. All in
vited
a special meeting of the stake super
tendencies win be held at room 5Oi L.
ID. S. COLLEGE building, Monday, April b.
at Sl5 a, m.
JOSEPH J.. SMITH.
GEORGE REYNOLDS
DAVID o. MkAY
General Superutcndency.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

A majority of the members of tno
Philippine assembly aro said to fear
that closer TRADE relations with The
United Sutcs win lead to closer pohti-
cal relations which will interfere with
the ultimate Independence OF Che is-
lands. And che crocodile sheds tears be-
fore swapping OFF Che heads oft its vic
ff...u
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

demands of the people Wis., counsel
would have urged him 20 DO so, as, We
believe. will become clear in The future.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

New York BE- TO have moving side
walks This win De great help Co
The police They won't have Co say
10 the people Move on.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

There arc just as good nah l1 the
sea as ever were caught. but they
aro rapidly growing IrsF.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

Tho history NJ .he batHe ~ Dors.rr
h8s be.n written but who WIN write
that of the battIe of he Baltic. md
when"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

"Be just before you arc generous" ia
the elegant expression of Look out
for number 0uc'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23
No Longer still.

Joucs--ls your son still on the stage .
Powell-Noi he has a speaking part
now.--Judge.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

Franco politely informs Unclo Sam
that tauG revision is a game al which
tWo oun play
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

Thcao continual cuts in wages are
knocking the plunings from under pros-
peuty.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

Danneybrools fair was a peace meet
ing 20 what the tarin debate bids fair
t1 BE-.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

Danger turks in oggs" Says a. physi.
clan. Turkey-lurry probably.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

d. rhcir attitude is tha, Of s,oiii
Indifference.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23
JUST FOR FUN
THRIFT.

Please, mister, ! can't re-
member what ma sent me for. but you
can give me cents worth Of peppe
mint candy. cause she said i could
keep the change Century.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

The man who lives ON his wits has
the witness for his patrons
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

white whlua has suddenly becom,
the rose OF sharon. Pa.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

Bell-That young Or. Wilson calls on
the little Widow Black every day.
Nell-She must be very No.
Bell-No, very pretty. Exchange.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

Fow people know themselves. no one
knows anyone else.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

WIN col Roosevelt be uonIzcd ~
Leo Africanus?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23
Hcnrd ln 10 Rnrbcr shon.

'Our charges are the lowest IN
town" observed the barber
"Cut rates eh2' said the customer.
as he looked at his laccrated chin iu
the glass.-Judge
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

win "bmbIe puppies" have to be
| Uccnsed2
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

Riches, birds and aeroplanes have
wings.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

Bon voyage to the knight Of he
LIONS.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

Brevity Is the soul OF init"
Generally a legal fiction is an actual
lie.
Bon voyage to the knight Of the
LIONS.
Riches. birds and aeroplanes have
wings.
win humble puppies" have 10 be
licensed?
win Col Roosevelt be uonizcd ~
Leo Africans?
Fow people know themselves. no one
knows anyone else.
while Whlta has suddenly become
the rose OF sharon. Pa
There is mo- revenue 90 Doe raised from
taxing ones memory.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23

Is the motto OF the Gardner
store; but our facilities enable
us 10 provide the best az prices
FULLY as low as you would exc
pcCt TO pay for inferior gar
ments. Hundreds OF men who
walk our city's streets unhesl-
tatingly endorse our Clothing
We furnish our customers
rcady-tailored, made-to-nt gar
ments at one-half the cost of
the tailored-tO-ordcr kind.
At your service-to please.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-14
MONTANA LUMBERMEN
SECURE LOWER RATE
Important Decision by Interstate
Commerce Commission.

Washington, May 1.-TWO decisions
Of notable Importance to the railways
and to the lumber interests of the
Northwest were handed down by the
interstate commerce commission, the
compliments against the railroads be-
ing victorious in each instance. Many
months ago the Kalispell Lumber
company and others and the Big
Blackfoot Milling company and 9th
ers, engaged in the lumber manufac-
turing business in Montana, insti-
tuted complaints against the Great
Northern railway and other lines ask
ing that they be accorded differentials
on the rates established in the Spo-
kane case The differentials request
ed were an average of about 2h cents
q hundred pounds. In the opinions
announced the commission sustains
the contentious of the compliments
and issued orders that the differen-
tials are to he established by the rail-
roads not later than Aug. / next. The
orders have the effect of lowering the
rates on all lumber and forest prod
ucts from the Montana mills both east
and west and will afford them an ad-
vantage of approximately 2 cents a
hundred pounds over the mills in the
Spokane group on eastern shipments.
The rates established are required to
be maintained by the railroads for at
least two years.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-14
RETURN CIVIL WAR TROPHY
Ohio Veterans Testify to Era Of Good
Feeling.

Huntsville, Ala, May 12.-Bearing
testimony to the kindly feelings that
have arisen between the North and
South since the close of the Civil war
the welcome of Alabama to the North.
ern veterans who came here to return
q captured Confederate battleflag was
warm and heartfelt.
The ten men who came here to re.
turn today In peace the flag taken in
val forty-four years ago r veterans
of the Fourth Ohio cavalry, which
won the trophy from an Alabama regi.
ment. They we're greeted by the
members of the local camp of the
United Confederate Veterans, the
Daughters of the Confederacy and
other bodies.
The flag returned today was cap
tured in a spirited engagement at
Selma, Ala, in April, 1865, almost
the last fight of the war. Since then
1t has rested in the Ohio capital as a
memento of the war.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-14
NEED OF ASSISTANCE
STILL: MOST URGENT
Missionary Says Order Is Being
Restored in Asiatic Turkey.

Boston, May 12.-1ndications that
order is being restored in the disor.
dered regions Of Asiatic Turkey were
contained in a cablegram received at
the headquarters of the American
board OF commissioners for foreign
missions from Rev. w. w. Peet, the
boards treasurer at Constantinople.
The message also stated that the
government had promised to punish
those who were responsible for the
massacres of the Christians, the de-
struction of American missionary
property and the death of two Amer
lean missionaries. 1t also was stated
that the need of aid in the devastated
territory was most urgent and that
thousands of homeless and wounded
persons were looking to the mission.
airy establishments for aid.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-14
RESTS WELL IN PRISON CELL
Mrs. Boyle Regains Much of Her Old
lime Yixacity.

Pittsburg, May 12.-Mrs. James H.
Boyle had a good nights rest in the
Western %penitentiary and awoke much
refreshed. She is in good spirits and
has regained. much of her old time
vivacity.
Marching in line with the other
prisoners Mrs. Boyle smiled as she
went to her first prison breakfast and
ate heartily. She was given permits
sion by the matron to make cushions
and other fancy work for the cell and
materials were promised her If she
cared to do so.
Boyle, too, slept well. He ate heart
lily at breakfast and submitted grace
fully to the barber, who cropped his
hair closely. Bertillon photographs
and measurements of the pair fol-
lowed.
From all reports that have been re-
ceived here it is not believed any &C
ton will be taken following the state
ment of Boyle. The Mercer county
officials discredit the statement and
the whole matter probably will be al
lowed to drop and be forgotten.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-14
MANY NoTABLEs TO ATTEND
Transmississippi Commercial, Con.
sress at Denver in August.

Transmississippi Commercial Con
sress at Denver in August.
Denver, May 1.-THE Transmits
sissippi Commercial congress-, which
will be. held in Denver Aug. 16 to q.
will bring together the largest gather
ing of eminent men ever assembled
in the West. President TaftssWhl be
present and will press the button that
will turn the waters into the Gunni'
son tunnel, the great government
reclamation project. The governors
of the transmississippi states will at
tend with but few exceptions, accept.
ances having been received from Gov
errors Brooks of Wyoming, Brady OF
Idaho, Gillett of California, Curry OF
New Mexico, Stubs of Kansas, Had
ley Of Missouri, Campbell of Texas
Sanders of Louisiana and Johnson oil
Minnesota.
Among the former presidents of the
congress who will be present are Will.
lam j.. Bryan, David R. Francis and
John Henry Smith, n of the apos'
ties of, the Mormon church.
The railroad interests of the West
will be represented by e. H. Harri
man, James ]. Hill, President Ripley
of the Santa Fe and President Win
.chell of the Rock Island-Frisco sys
TEN.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-14
Aimed At Relief Association.

Springfield. H., May 12.-King's
Employer liability bill, aimed at the
Burlington Railroad Relief associa-
ton, was passed by the house, SO to
10. It provides that in actions for
damages for personal injury or death
no contract Of employment, insurance,
relief benefit, pension or indemnity
shall constitute a defense or act as a
bar to any action for damages.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-14
TO GOVERN RAILROAD ZONE
Agreement Between Russia and China
Signed.

Picking, May IAN agreement be-
tween Russia and China providing a
method of government for the Rus
sian railroad zone in Manchuria was
signed here. 1t consists of eighteen
articles, is based on the guarantee of
Chinese sovereignty and fixes the
principle of joint administration. It
provides for Chinese and Russian mu-
inequalities at Hardin and the part!ci-
patton Of foreigners in the admins
tration on an equality. The president
Of the Chinese Eastern railway is to
act as referee for foreigners in all
disputes arising. One clause Of the
understanding especially guarantees
foreign interests. The agreement is
to become effective on condition that
detailed administrative regulations be
completed within one month.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-14
BISHOP HAR1zELL SAILS
Head Of Methodists' African Work to
Pay Brief Visit to His Field.

ray 6fief VISIT TO his fieto.
New York. May 12.-Among the
passengers on the Oceanic, sailing for
England today, was Bishop Joseph c.
Hartzell, Methodist. Episcopal bishop
for Africa. who left for a four months
visit to the field in which he has spent
the latter years Of his life.
After holding conferences there with
the missionary workers and attend.
ing to matters Of administration he
will return to the United States in the
fall to resume the work Of the Meth.
odist African diamond Jubilee cam
paign, instituted last winter to mark
the seventy-fifth anniversary of the
sending of the first Methodist mission
airy to Africa.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-14
seeks to Recover. Big Sum.

Baltimore, May 12.-state's Attor-
ney General Straus has announced
that he will institute q suit to recover
from the Baltimore. and Ohio railroad
$1,77s,746 as an unpaid balance Of tho
gross receipts tax that has accumu-
lated since 1896, when h epercentage
was increased from one-fourths OIL
per cent. It is now 21k per cent.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-14
Two THOUSAND LOCKED OUT
Trouble in the Building Trades q
Denver.

Denver, May 12.-Master builders
and general contractors associations
have declared q lockout Of 1000 men
aiiliated with the building trades
council. The trouble: IL the outgrowth
Of strife between the Brotherhood Of
Carpenters and the building trades
council, which latter body the former
refuses to recognize. The contractors
are backing the carpenters.