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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11
4 WOMAN AT sIxrY-FouR.

The superintendent Of the puolio
schools OF Chicago Is woman sixty
four years OF age The Board OF Edu-
cation recently elected Mrs. Ella Flagg
Young To that position. The salary Is
$1,000 year
The superintendent will have under
her charge rs separate schools and
s,29s teachea4 The pupils npsnfssr
sss427.
This occurrence In Chicago Is re-
garded by the woman's World. pub
lished in that city as "a greater vic
tory by Womankind than many a noisy
and expensive sunragist campaign has
achieved" and believes that every wo-
man ia the land should rejoice in this
triumph for her sex.
Many men of national reputation as
practical educators were considered FOR
that position. Mrs. Youngs immediate
predecessor was Edwin q Cooley WIN
resigned 10 become president Of a big
publishing house Another former suu-
erintendent Of the Chicago Public
Schools left the presidency OF an east
ern college 10 take the place now held
by Mrs. Young. aud upon leaving tina;
position became the president OF a
large western university.
The election OF Mrs Young Is an
other Illustration OF two evident but
often disputed facts; namely, that a
man or woman may bee the most nc FOR
their lies work after passing the hals
century mark. Dr Ostler to the con
trary notwithstanding and that wo-
man is as M as a man for many 81
the positions hitherto regarded as shc
exclusive dominion of the male sex
From am that we can learn the
schools of Chicago az well as the wo-
men Of the world and the sexagen-
upon this occurrence and an that a.
arians generally are 20 be congratulated
indicates.
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THE RECKONING WEST.

Wheat corn, and oats have outdoue
themselves In fecuudity and mighty
win be this years harvest with three
billion bushels pf corn. seven hundred
millions Of wheat, and round billion
of oats. Go west. men out OF work 20
So breaches last weeks Golfers. and
the sermon is fun OF the meat OF truth
The west stands With open arms.
hungering for a share OF that vast
stream OF population which we are told
concentrates and stagnates In idleness
in the great ccnters Of population Of
the east our wise men have no more
vital problem before them today than
the question OF how To distribute the
surplusaee OF humanity that Is fighting
for existence Ia the big cities. Is u not
anomalous, even grotesque. that our
cities should be- groaning with an over
load Of die population. while our farm
ers must see many of their crops per
ish for lack ~ help al harvest time, or,
what 81 almost az bad, see the lands
that might add their millions 20 the
worlds hreadstuns lying unused and
idles
A Jacob RIis who can solye this prob
lem-how 20 depopulatc the tcnemonfs
by populating the farms may well lay
claim 90 the name of hcnefactor or
his race.
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WAR N THE soUrH

The Cologne zeitune 10 of the opinion
that n great war s imminent IN South
America. Two South American pow
ers that paper Saws arc but walt
ing until their armies are prepared
Tor a conflict and then the storm viii
break loose
The powers referred 10 arc Argentina
and chile The Argentine republic.
IL is stated chafes under certain bound
AIRY rules which exclude her from the
Pacific Brazi and Argentina are
both striving 20 place their armies ON
formidable war footing. and Bolivia
has called 10 German army officers To
train her recruits. All these signs are
interpreted as sisnifying that war is ex-
pected.
South American papers take a mote
optimistic view of the situation. The
Rucnos Ayres Prcnsa says the negotla-
lions between Rio Janeiro and other
South American capitals have always
concluded happily ana that no alarm
should he felt over the outcome " the
latest diplomatic efforts at an adjust
ment 81 difficulties That paper pre-
diets peaceful solution OF pending
problems.
No greater folly could he committed
by the South American republics than
to engage in a bloody conflict and de.
stroy the fruit Of years 81 peaceful
pursuits. Boundary disputes are
among the most foolish in which ma
ton can engage Nature has erected
no boundaries between her children,
unless the color Of tho skin and other
race characteristics may he 81 regard
ed People living along boundary lines
generally mix and blend in perfect har-
mony Even the spoken languages fuse
into one dialect. n nations were civil
lied they would dissrm and spend the
money now wasted on armies and ma
vies on industrial development They
would invest the enormous sums in
productive enterprises and thus increase
the wealth and prosperity Of ALL
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PATTY or couNrHY2

Senator Gcrc OF Oklahoma. "a stalwau
ana sturdy Democrat ~ the highest
ability recently declared ou tho floor
Of thc senate that the time has come
a. vote FOR Republican nominees Or
ihey are better men than the Demo
cratic nominees and stand for the
greater advancement of country. mth-
er than OF any particular political
party
Ho was lcd 40 this declaration by the
fact that a number of Republican "in-
suiEent' congressman bad stood out
against Speaker Cannon. voting for a.
revision nf the house rules aud other
reforms they believe necessary.
Againt "a. mou. Senator Gore declared
che Democrats should nominate mo- Up.
ponents al the next election
knoWing vel what strict party mon
would SAY concerning such "a PROPOSE
ton, the senator continued.
"a suppose there win be- those who
Nill cry aloud treason but n that b.
treason Den them make the most 81 ID
! place my country above my party
AN1 90 not hrlfNe nnDlfN I0 party
requires man 90 b0 unfaithml 10 his
country n II docs n ls an nrcrdraft
on my party loyalty 4 would rather
SOC 20 good Republican bon Congress
Than "a had Democrat
Tho independent and agricultural
pass of the country rrfrr vith ap-
provsl 10 the unusual attitude ~
party leader IN protesting the good Of
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quite short distance Tho nae mn.
into the atmosphere ana become .i,.
"a cloud or. like ~ q Weus in, W.,
man. a nothingness. see the hst ~,
the ngure. sometimes tho beard
the walking stick-if the hand d.
glovcd this stick u waving miracuio
" little way from the sleeve 40. u
the hand, like the face. has Vanish. y 0'
Constance clyde in the sopts,,t.
strand Magazine
Progress once again Booker ~
OF the washington speskr a.
NcRrOcs hVpcfui word on NJ
troubled negro o,,.
tion.' He says 10 the business No.,
OF his people. "A little more thar tn
wears ago. when tho negro was mai,
free. he had almost no acre. on isn5.
now he has an acreage nearly a. lars,
AZ New England. Then nc had n
most no homes now he has 400 ooa
homes. Then he had few farms. r,a
he has 100000 farms when h,
American negro was made free abo,,,
per cent could read ana Write. po,
81 per cent can both read ana vri.e ~
Golfers.
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POLITICAL PLUMs.

rhe offices 90 be- filled al tho op-
preaching NeN York city election. with
tho salaries. are as follows Mayor.
$4,000 comptroller $4,000 president OF
the board of aldermen. 5000 president
of the Borough of Manhattan $500.
president ri the Borough Of Brooklyn.
$500 president of the Borough OF the
Bronx 81 500 president OF the Borough
of Queens 81 oo0 president Of the Boz
ough of Richmond 5000 four coro-
uerf. Manhattan toachl. 5000 two cor
oncrs brooklyn tcach). 5000; two
cOlonerH tho nrona feach) $4,000 two
coronera queens leachl. 5000 one
coroner Richmond. $4,000 l3 aldermen
ieachl. 5000 6a assemhymen loarhi
$500 district attorney New York 81
900 district attorney kings fi0.000.
district attorney queens $4,000 die
irict attorney Richmond. 81 000. sheriff
New York hair Tees and on 900 sheriff
kinEs $4,000 sheriff Queens foes
onlO. worth $4,000 sheriff. Richmond.
$4,000. county clerk. New York t5 O0O,
county CLERK. queens 0cesl. worth SIS.
000 county clerk Richmond 5000.
register. New YORK. $1,000 register.
Kings $500. three Justices 81 me su-
prone court leachl 1880 seven mu-
niclpal ludgships leach). fi0ooo.-N y.
sun
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11
OWNERS FIGHT rHE LAND TAX,

The political battle between the land
lords and the tenants -the owners OF
land and the renters thcreof-ln Great
Britain Fra becoming one of the most
interesting contests of recent national
issues The debates also are of the
most instructive nature. From the
reports that re1ch this country. it is
very evident thai the landlords who.
according to all school texts ON Eng
lsh history have ruled England for
centuries are heing hard hit in.tne new
taxation plane of that country
England has been described as the
landowners paradise over hall of
thc land OFF CHAT realm d. owned by
5000 persons a. ia now proposed 10
take hy taxation part OF the Increased
value. tho so-al'ed "uncamed incie-
lnent" which economists say has not
been created by au, oAerilon on the
part of those who own the land hut
which rs due 90 tho mere Increase Of
thr population lt is population that
makes rental ysluc. and the Increase
in population is what augments the
rent of land itself apart from lts nx-
turcs and Improvements
The claim of the AsQuith Eovernment
is that the treasury proposes 90 take
! for revenue r. portion of tho wealth
which rs "unearncd' from owners who
are of special ability Co pay.
This theory of tho origin of rent
value, FIRST suggested by David Ricardo
of England. and followed 90 its nj
most logical conclusion by Henry
George of this country, IL today Wig
orously comhated in Britain by tho
owners of land and By nearly an classes
who deal m land AZ such. that ~, by
corporations that have invested IN land
Insurance companies, conyeyanoers.
and others Defending the proposition
of tho ministry are many eo-oallod
sor,aiisiic and radical writer's.
The landowners deny that Land
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Language
OF Stnlplr
Gender

Innuuauc The browning triumph of
az Simplc English simplicity n the
ccndcr~. abolition OF grammatical
gender-that o. gender
81 words as words. irrespective of sex
IN thu objects they represent All the
other leading languages give masculine
or feminine gender TO names of OBJ
jccts with which no thought OF aex
can be nationally associated. as noun
tains rivers. trees. clothes. tools arts
Giles ~ furniture. members Of the hu-
man or animal body etc. Some Of these
languages. as the French. Italian. and
Spanish. have no neutcf gender go
that every inanimatc object must be
represented a. p masculine or femi-
nine noun. Hence we often have
quiet smile when the Frenchman or
the Italian. IN his early experiments
with English speaks Of the chair or
table as she. IN languages like the
Greek Latin. and German, which have
neuter gender. that gender IS some
times so capriclously applied that
neuter noun may be used for "A living
being which must have sex. as tho
German neuter nouns Madchen--maid-
en-. girl. and Weih-wife. Ingenious
theories have been advanced as 20 the
giving OF gender 20 lnanimate objects
ON account 81 fauns. drvads ana other
were originally supposed to preside over
some OF them; but the Elusive gender
far outruns the theory why for in
stance, should a mans head be fcmi-
nine in Greek neuter In Latin feminine
la French. masculine in German. and
feminine agai In italian? The uupoe-
teal fact seems 20 be that an this is
due to certain stupidity Of generali-
zation. Men Of the carly day seem to
have concluded that because some
nouns naturally have gender therefore
sender was an inevitable property Of
the noun per Sc and they inflicted IL
accordingly without reason or discrin-
ination upon every unfortunate noun
that came In their way Then. as Ian
guages were artihCially perfected.
nouns We're made masculine. feminine.
or ncuter according 10 classification or
termination, without the slightest ref
crencc TO nature Here English has
made an entirely new departure. so
that gender as FAR as II Is indicated in
cur language. exactly and uniformly
follows the meaning Of the noun 20
which II Is applied flames G. Fernald
la Harper's Magazine for September
mother Many OF the 1mperfec-
Worlds lions Of the telephone
Wonder. seem TO have been over
come hY another invcn-
tion which is quite as remarkable as
the telephone was in It's early days In
manv RESPECTS h is more wonderful.
The inventor calls 10 the DictOgraph.
part of the name indicating exactly
what 10 will do. for IL will talk when
spoken to- there is nothing in its
operation 10 suggest writing. as the
latter part OF the ne would indi-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11

from the north country and gather
them from the coasts 81 the earth
Thcy say that "thc days come saith
the Lord. that u shall no inorc be- said.
The Lord liceth that brought up the
children of Israel out of the land OF
Egypt but the Lord iveth, that
brought zap the children N Israel from
the land Of the north" hut tho land
VI the north" does not necessarily re-
Ter to land at the North Pole. Any
land north ~ Palestine. where the pro-
phecy was uttered, would be land "
the NORTH And the prophecy is be-
Inc literally fulhlied In the gathering
OF the tatter-dsy Saints in great num-
bcrs from the countries of northern
Europe
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11

cntc The photograph IS an incon-
spiCuous little box some six by eleven
inches In size, which may be placed
anywhere on the desk and which.
catches the slightest whisper AZ weil
as tho ordinary tone OF voice within
radius of rs feet or more. and Il
transmits the exact words and tone
To any other office and to any other
person with perfect distinctncss. The
box has two circular openings In It's
face. one of which might be called the
ear and the other the tongue, AS Il is
the province of ono 10 receive what
IS spoken and the other % speak
with this box on his desk the man
who directs business. the lawyer or
the banker may talk In ordinary
tones To- anyone ln his employment
in any part OF building. and oven 10
distant buildings. as though tho two
were In the same room. 10 ~ not nec-
cssarv To speak into the mouthpieco,
nor hold a receiver % the ear as
with the telcphonc. still the cnuncia-
ton Is perfect The master OF the
business NAV sit al his desk to carry
on q conversation or walk about the
room and even stand with his back
10 the instrument. Il will stu serve
him faithfully. u Is said 20 be more
sensitive than the tvInpanum of the
ear. since IL VIII receive and transmit
a whisner which the ordinary ear VIII
NOT understand. From The Book
Keeper for September.
If Man The common opinion re-
T. short cards shortsighi as sn
sighted. aimcnt which merely
prevents due recognition
of distant objects. II is not realized
that much more Is involved than this
Our limited range OF vision gives US
not only a oircumscrbed but also
different view OF our Surroundings
Thus. in admiring nature. J. the myopic.
behold a landscape other than that
which spreads before YOU. Vegetation.
for instance, Is blurred and soft like
an impressionist picture. the color
spreading occasionally as II a child had
handled the brush You see spaces be-
tween. the clcatly-dehned leaves Of
the tree ami The light shining through
tho spaces SEQ merely "A soft mass
with no spaces. the leaves all hlOtting
into one another The same holds good
with other aspects of Nature-it is
world without detail or outline. this
giving even solid buildings a cloudy
and unsubstantial look. Not only the
inanimatc but the animate world pre-
sents itself la strange forms To the
myopic Humanity. for instance. is
often revealed In somewhat inhuman
guise, Thus. 80 far as ocular demon
stration goes. the world To the short
sighted s peopled BY men and women
as facelese. sometimes even MS head
less as the horseman of legendary
fame Indoors myopiC persons get
quite accustomed To talking with per-
sons who have neither eyes nor nose.
out Of doors the phenomenon is more
striking, because oftener repeated. Az
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11

n bic wall street Interests are pro-
tecting the stock market against what
would bo ordinarily the depression
that would result from Mr.. Harri-
mans death. They are doing a public
service. for that is always public
service which prevents violent nucius-
uons bon the market price Of stocks
an1 -uo,6 rfff,s-
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Il man ever led the strenuous ME,
r. H. Hartman did. A dying man.
knowing his end was approaching as
fast a. an express train, he worked up
to within one hour and thirty minutes
Of his death
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11

Had Cook come in second In the
race for the north pole instead Of first,
Pearys supporters never in the world
would have questioned his statement
They would have called him a great
man
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on his western tour President Tart
VIII take the people into his confidence
on the tariff question. il is said. This
viii be something entirely new in tax
ing the people IN on the tariff
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11

II representatives Of four parties
have approached MAYOR Bransford on
the question Of again becoming a
mayoralty candidate. as reDorted' the
office must be seeking the man.
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the country to the advantage Of his
party Thur the Wisconsin Farmer r.
convinced that this movement will
gain momentum ~ time passes. ~
says.
Senator Gore may repeat his state
ment and the day is not far distant
when The amazcmcut u creates win h.
that ~ man should saw 10 trite and
fi-rcpeated p thing The American
peorlc have never vet failed in u crisis
and they will not now There is grow
inc up a breed who put country above
party. the good Of an above the good
of few. whether those few arc the
ones whose votes return them 10 power
or not"
But " this Is true NJ national poll
tics where great party principles are
often on trial and party interests al
ways al stake. how much more Is "a
true ~ municipal affairs. on the main
and most Important issues Of which
honest men 10 not diner
How can BE- hurt any ones political
party to elect men irrespective of their
political preferences pledged and de-
voted Ia the welfare of the city-to
honesty efficiency. morality. and econ
omy In ne administration 80 one has
been able TO show that such course.
beneficial 20 AN the citizens. might
somehow be prejudiced 60 the larger
interests or state or national party
issues. Let an who believe In good city
government work ior that cud instead
or working merely FOR party principles.
which have little direct application in
municipal a0airs, aud the reforms
which every one desires may b. OK
pected TO be realized.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11

'Rah for Salt Lake, For August
ii stood az the top Tor increase OF per-
centsge in building You can't keep
a good CITY down.
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The oldest love letter IN the world
dates from geo b c.. and is Chaldean
But it tells the same old story that the
latest dated love letter tells.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11

What more natural than that col
lcge students should indulge in hazlng
In the fan II is the season Of hazy
weather.
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WORTHY OF NOTE.

The seattle Exposition merits faNor-
able Attention for ne simple reason
tnai n is paving exIensss ~ nnprec-
edented aehieFement.-sp Springfield Re-
publican.
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n high prices DO not keep people fat
they at least keen them humble And
humility b. a great virtue.
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When one looks at a map Of tho Arc
tic regions how very far south Melville
island seems.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11

What kind Of preser,ative does
Secretary Wilson use for keeping his
job?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11

There is little difference between
lone highwayman and loan highway
man.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11

Dr Cook Is the positive pole while
Commander Pesry is the negative
pole.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11

Tho hand that rocks the cradle is
never tho hand that rocks the boat.
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Talk about being in clover what is
the matter with tho honey bees?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11

when viii Secretary Balnnger issue
that bulletin on herpolotogy?
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Scientists can lose their poise as
well as other people.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11

"a man and his wife are soon part
ed, say the divorce LAWYERS.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11

Change parties for the municipal
dance.
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The best return for liu service is
Kiss.
Evening star., 1909-07-14
LOCAL PLAYERS COMPETING.
Twenty Days Play in National
Washington Tennis Tournament.

BALTIMORE, Md. July 14.-There were
two players from the National Capital
in Yesterdays play in the Mount WASH
ington Clubs tennis tourney. One of
these was Spencer Gordon, who plays on
the All-Washington team.
Gordon won his match.
Norris Mclean. the other Washing
tonian, was not SO fortunate and was
defeated by Johnny Ensor. Mclean out
stroked Ensor, but the latter had the
net close in view, and with perfect con-
troll of his line ball won out. 1t was a
good victory
The Spencer Gordon and S. F. Norwood
game carried them into the third day s
play, though but two games have been
played by other contestants.
OF the early singles only one pair, G.
Pitts Raleigh and Robert Lowndes, are
to play to close the second round. With
the thirteen available courts this contest
can be a side issue today.
1t is probable a few semi-fnals will
be played this afternoon.
One of the best contests was that be-
tween Willie Walker and Johnson Orrick.
About the longest game played was the
one between John S. Ensor and Norris
Mel Iean, the latter OF Washington. 1t was
also one of the most interesting, though
won I'm two sets.
While the gathering was not a large
one. the spectators took deep interest in
the tourney.