The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-19

from their unnatural parents at so much
day. As the parents in such cases
openly show that they are unworthy of
their offsPrings, the children are TO be
taken from them, to he banded ever
afterwards 10 the Assistance Publique,
or to private charitable institutions
The steps taken are credit to NJ.
Lepine s we'll known humane sentiments
and will probably put an end to a
growing abuse.
Science Of Aviation.
The remarkable progress made with
In the past twelve months by the sci
ence Of aviation has been officially
recognized by the French government.
and special department has been ap-
pointed by ministerial decree to draw
up the conditions which shall control
aerial navigation in all lis forms. The
first business before the new depart
ment is the consideration. In conjunc
tlon with the representatives of the
var office, of the offer of NJ. Spiess
TO present the government with a rigid
alrsbip Mr. Clementel reporter to the
war budget, asserts that vote of 500,
600 IS necessary TO aid military air
ships.
Doctors Attempt Suicidc.
II is not often that one hears of n
medical man taking his own life, so
all the more strange is the fact that
two Partisan doctors. both of French
nationality, attempted suicide. the
other day, in the same manner, viz,
by shooting themselves. In one case
the result was fatal, while the other
doctor, although badly wounded in the
head and side. is expected to survive,
Overwork is believed TO have been the
cause of the trouble in each case, as
both doctors were happily married and
very well off. One of them was still
young, but was given TO fits Of de-
preston. The other physician was in
his sixtieth year. He was extremely
popular and had risen TO Il very high
position in the profession.
Paris Be.Statued City.
Tho statue of the late M. Scheurer-
Kestner, the distinguished Dreyfusite,
has been repaired, and the entire monu-
ment freed from the disfigurements in
flicted on il by some Of the antl-semite
enemies of the famous champion of Cap
tain Dreyfus Parsjans, however, have
observed with some curiosity that a
military sentinel is now stationed in
front Of the statue, with the object. Of
course, Of protecting it from outrage
in the future. This opens ont a vista
of fine possibilities. Paris is the most
bestatued city in the world, and if sol
ll'lS NtIt I''iullfh III ''t'l lhHAdNNt w
do sentry duty. night and day, TO pre-
serve the monuments from possible
harm, The French army would have to
be considerably increased in order to
meet the demands made upon it,
As TO National Education.
NJ. Steeg, the reporter on the Budget
of Public Instruction, gives some inter
| esting information and makes some very
seasonablc observations in his report TO
| the chamber. He gives figures which
show the remarkable increase iu tho
votes for national education since the
establishment Of the republic. In 1870
| the total Of votes TOR primary, sec
ouGary and higher education was only
| $4,000. in 1900 it had reached $40
100000: for the year 1909 it was SD,
| 100000: and for 1910 it will exceed
! 56.00O,0O0 BY far the greatest proper
! tion Of this gigantic vote goes TO pr
mary schools but during the last lcgis-
laiivc period the annual amount de,
voted TO higher education was increased
! By $200.OO0 apart from nonrccnrring
! expenditure amounting 10 about 5000
600 in all during period OF four years
| for new buildings aud appliances. Dur
! ing the same legislative period the an
nual votes for secondary education in
creased BY 100000.