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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20

1909 If the crops are as good as they nave Oe'n
for the last few years, good times and active OuS'
ness are certain If, however. there should be
failure of either the corn, wheat or cotton crop
there will be a stagnant period of at least year.
although it is difficult to see how any great disturb
In this western country, of course. we do not
feel hese effects as acutey as they felt III the
east but they necessarily affect somewhat. Our
silver and copper mines cannot work probably un-
less there is demand for the metals, and this de-
mand will not exist unless there is business activity
throughout the country Fortunately there has
been no boom in this region, except perhaps III GER
tain of the silver mining stocks, and therefore there
can be no serious reaction. Salt Lake City espe-
cialy need not worry about any stagnatlon for the
next wear or two. in view of the fact that many
millionsu are being expended in the construction OF
new railroads, the improvement and extension OF
its street car system, the electrifcation of two
roads one to Saltair and the other to Ogden, and
the building of two immense depots. and ten acres
of power houses and street car shops. There are
many other enterprises under way. but these alone
are sufficient to keep any city of hundred thou
sand people from feeling the effects of dull times
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20
DR.. BELLS AIRSHIP.

The fame of DR.. Alexander Graham Bell Jas the
inventor of the telephone is so we'll fixed that he
need not look further if it is his desire to leave the
world name which will never be forgotten How
ever, he has for several years been working on
new style arship, and just now experiments are be-
ing carried with his second effort, Cygnet II.
The principle involved in Dr. Bells airshp is that
of the aeropane but the apparatus is very different
IN appearance from that being successfully
used by others, of whom the most famous are the
Wright brothers of Dayton o. Like the Wright
aeroplane, the Bell "tetrahedral kite" is sustained
III the air only by its forward motion The for
ward motion is maintained by motor and it lifts
itself into the air by the resistance offered by the
atmosphere against the planes. However. instead
of using several large horizontal planes DR.. Bells
device Is made up of large number of small ones
bent into the form of a letter V These meet the
resistance of the atmosphere and lift the machine
on the same principle that boys kite is raised the
propeller taking the place of the kitestring.
The advantages claimed by DR.. Bell for his tet-
rahedral kite that it is not easily disturbed by
an unexpected gust of wind, that it is more diri-
gibie than the aeroplanes and possesses a greater
degree of stability. 1t may require more demon
stration to prove the inventors comtention but the
evidence so far seems to be in his favor In De-
cember 1907, the first of DIR. Bells arships re-
eeived its tryout and the second is now undergoing
tests at the home of the inventor in Nova Scotia
The tests are being made ice, the only provision
for starting the arship in its fight being pair of
sled runners. These support the airship and per-
NIT it to glide easily along the ice until sufficient
speed is attained to raise the ship from its runners
The problem of starting the machine in fight in
summer time could probably be solved in the same
manner the other aeroplanes have solved it, or
by attaching few wheels like those of bicycle.
The results of Dr. Bells latest effort will be
watched with interest by all who are interested in
aeronautcs-and others
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20
PEASANT PR0PRIET0RsHIP.

During late years We hear a lot about the par
ceiling out of waste land into small holdings Give
MS the land" has been the cry of the Irish and
Scotch people and some more for almost the past
century. 1t has been just cry and we say that
those vast stretches owned by lord and the home
of the stag and steer were given by the Great Lord
that His people might exc out subsistence there
from In the middle ages the king had supreme
ownership of all lands in his kingdom and not only
of the lands but of the people, and we can well i'm
agine with what supreme arrogance Villero said to
young King Louis XIV.
All this people yours meaning the people
Of France. Yes. in those days people and property
the personal goods of the king. but that day
has passed and passed forever Rich landed pro-
prietors had their day. Owners Of whole sides of
countries they grew fat while the people starved
and those vast tracts wherein roamed the deer and
steer at sweet viii knew not the plough with the
result that the whole populations became enslaved
and suffered famine where abundance should have
Tcgned Reformers took up the peoples cause they
preached and taught the land for the people on
every housetop, but while they preached and taught
this doctrine little did some of them at all events
dream that their theory not a new one little
did they imagine that Pope Clement " in 1241
preached the same doctrine and not only preached
It. but put it in practice We read that he allowed
any newcomer to cultivate a third of the land in
Italy OF any owner who persisted in leaving it "
ing fallow. Sextus ". followed in Clements foot
steps and gave permission to anybody to cultivate
untitled land to the extent of one-third whether
1t belonged to lay cleric after asking permits
sion. Clement VII. and Plus VI and Plus VII.
adopted the policy and by their action showed
the world that landowner had absolute donin-
ion over his land that no landowner had the right
TO allow his vast stretches of country lie idle while
the peasants starved. Yes, the popes of every age
put forth in uncertain tongue that the owner
ship OF land is conditioned by duties and that the
earth or which mankind lives is for the benefit of
mankind The popes in the distribution of land
always recognized ownership and obliged the ten
ant to give return to the landlord What they
strove for and will always strive for is to do away
with the evil of mstricted ownership. Social re-
forms would do well TO base their reforms on the
examples of the popes and recognize that it is not
by less Christianity but by more of it men will re-
dress the various social evils that are in our midst
today.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20

warmness on the side and the fatal effect of the
rejection OF the supernatural on the other. For
selves, we confess, can see no future for the
Episcopal church unless it be in the maintenance
and proclamation of the great truths of Christian
lty as held by the advanced wing of the Anglican
army known as the Rituast or Anglo Roman.
With Christianity in its statcal aspect, that is
with the complex organism of the Christian church
the evangelical and the Indiferentist or Broad
church elements have only the very faintest rea'
ton. With Christianity in its dynamical charac-
ter, as living faith these parties within the Eps-
copal church are as if they were not. The states
of Christendom imply unity, continuity, perma-
nance and concentration, whereas the Protestant
ism of threefourths of the members of the Episco-
pal church in the United States is intrinsicay iso
lating despersve and destructive in its triple char
acter as religious entity, philosophc system and
social influence
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20
GLOOMY FOREBODINGS.

The cut IN prices made by the Steel Trust has
| preclpltated fairly good sized panic in Wall
| street. AS the professionals say 1.-The bottom las
| fallen out of the market" This condition is ant
to continue until the real reason for the cut is as
certained. If it is because of falling off in de-
mand for steel, both present and prospective then
period of dullness may be counted on. and con
sequently stocks of all kinds have been too high.
IT, on the other hand ii is for the purpose of freez
ing cut the smaller steel concerns. which handle
about 20 per cent of the steel output or if it IS TO
influence the action of the government in regard to
the absorption of the Tennessee Coal and Iron com
pany, then it has significance outside OF the
stocks of the particular steel companies concerned
1t is possibly move the part of the big opera
tors in Wall street to- bear all stocks. and then
buy them in at low prices. after which they will
proceed at their leisure to boost them again. and
unload them on a new flock of lambs who III turn
will be artstically shorn.
So far the country at large is concerned it is
to be hoped that the first mentioned reason is not
the real one and that it does not presage period
of dulness In any case. it ought to stimulate
building and all other enterprises in which steel is
used, If this should be the case it will materially
aid the business activity of the country st large
increase earnings of railroads which haul the
freight and give employment to millions of men
engaged in the building trades
In all panics, there is at first violent drop in
prices. then feverish reaction when prices 90 al
most if not quite to high water mark and then q
settling back to a low point, and period of stag
nation of longer shorter duration This period
of stagnation following the panic of 1898 lasted
four or five years. The present situation NAV be
the sagnant period following the panic of the fall
of 1907, notwithstanding it was the general impress
sion that the country had fully recovered from #
Basic conditions we're SO good that it was thought
we had started on good long spell of business
prosperity. The country yielded over eight billion
dollars in crop values last year. which was enough
to cause prosperity under any circumstances At
present the underlying conditions throughout the
country good. Farmers everywhere are pros
porous. Their farms not mortgaged. and ON the
contrary they have money in the bank Credits
not oversrained, and there has been no serious
overproduction of manufactured goods The whole
situation will depend upon the crop conditions for
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20
DEALING WITH CRIMINALS.

1t is coming to be generally recognized that to
pen up convicted of some offense against
the laws of the nation or the laws of God does not
have the desired effect of reforming him. The pun
lshment serves to emphasize the fact that the way
of the transgressor is hard but in great many
Ca the confined comes out after serving his
term just little harder hearted and lust little
more encouraged to take a chance at law defiance
once more. Proof of the inadequacy of punishment
as dealt out by the courts and as prescribed by the
laws of the land to work reformation is not need
ed; the number of second offenders is enough proof
of the statement. True it may be the second Of
lenders were born with criminal tendencies but it
can hardly be gainsaid that environment has much
to do with the actions of the individual and refor
nation could hardly be expected from placing mon
guilty of minor ofenses in an environment of Grim
inality.
vagrant may or may not be criminal at
heart. But man taken up and given sentence
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20
TAFT AN OPTIMlST.

Especial interest attaches the fact that Presi-
dent Taft has become member of the Optimist
club-a full-fledged member of the club which had
Its origin in Salt Lake City little over two wears
ago 1t is said the club has membership of $50.
600, and the president of the nation is one of them
There Is promise of optimistic administration,
which Is the kind the country needs for the United
States Is essentially optimistic nation full of
courage confidence and cheerfulness What with
our boundless resources and an administration
which breathes hope for all within our borders.
there is no for believing that aught but good
VIII befa. Let's all be as optimistic as we can,
even if cannot be one of the select 100000 mem
bers of the club which has just honored the presi
dent. For there is thing which the Optimistic
club cannot make on and that is optim-
ism and cheerfuness, though they might add to the
general feeling of good cheer if they would take up
the problem of the high of living and do some
thing with 1t which viii give the people even great
cause for cheerfulness than they have today The
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20

r. - ,o+;, number of DAYS on the rock pile, when
his only offense may have been that he was ou' Oh
work. seems fooIhardy in the extreme ms Is ''
coming more generally recognized as time passes
and the study of crminalogy is reduced TO NOR
scientific basis Governor Harris OF ONO oeHe'ei
that certain classes of men convicted OF lhracuon~
If the law could be taught scientific farming ana
that they would come to like the occupation. ami
tins be drawn away from the cities where ldlene7-
leads many to drink. and drink leads many To-
crime Recently he said:
at is the conditions of our cities that breed
crime. Most of it can be traced to idleness and
drink and idleness is frequently the cause OF drink
There is little drink in the country and practically
no idleness. If the young who had slipped
over the bounds of the law we're taught scientific
farming he would come to like it and escape the
associates who carry him down when heEeturns f"
the city"
Which is true in great measure. There Is
spirit of vengeance manifest in the punishment
melted out to all those unfortunates who slip over
the bounds of the law. Men and women are chill
dren grown up We would not think of taking
child who had slipped over" the prescribed bounds
away from the custody of its parents or natural
guardians The corrective is applied with love and
reproval and the little slip is made a means of
teaching lesson. We believe the little slips OF the
grown up children could be handled in many cases
as gently. as forcibly and with good results as
are those of the little children Love and patience
and changed environment would work wonders in
the characters of many of those who have been con
demned to the penitentiary for crimes committed
in a moment Of weakness; condemned to the Pcni-
Tertiary and branded for life as dangerous citi-
zens. when at heart they probably would measure
up well with the rest of us.
To deal justly with criminals-with those espe-
cally whose ofense against society might be cassed
as slips a very difficult problem. the solution
of which can come only after thorough study of
the individuals convicted. But IT does seem that
better method than imprisonment will be found;
method wherein the conscience of the guilty one
will be aroused and opportunity afforded that
he may become useful citizen unbranded, and
confident of the respect of those about him as long
as be accepts the opportunities afforded and sure
of the loving regard of Christian civilization.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20
CARD FROM BISHOP sCA-IAE.

feel 1t my duty TO protect Catholics and the pub
lie generally from fraud and imposition by notifying
them from time to time that person bearing the
name and garb OF priest sister, anyone else
authorized or permitted TO solicit collect this
diocese for purpose whatever connected with the
Catholic Church without having from me permission
IN writing, bearing my seal and signature. Should
anyone be found engaged in doing this unlawful
work or collecting without such a document. he or
she as the case be- should be regarded by all
fraud and an imposter L SCANLAN,
Bishop of Salt Lake.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20

In Difference to the expressed desire Of promi-
nent men in the cast the dedication of the new ca
thedra is postponed till August. Cardinal Gibbons
could not come before August. His presence with
that of Archbishops Ireland and Glennon of ST.
Louis and many other prominent ecclesiastics will
render the occasion one of the most eventful days
in the history of Salt Lake. a trip to the National
Park is included in the itinerary.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20

The traffic in strong drink is the cardinal curse
of the age. and every right thinking American cit
izen knows it. The only trouble in finding solu-
ton is the inability of all right-hnking citizens to
agree the method to stop it. In Utah there
to have been so many things to consider that
the real vital issue was obscured.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20

As result of the success of the wireless tele-
graph, it is said the maritime dovecote at Roche
fort, in France will be abandoned after this year.
inasmuch the marine department of that ecoun-
try will have no further use for carrier pigeons.
Thus indeed does the progress of the world show it.
SELF even the pigeons being cut off from official pro-
lection
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20

If congress does not want to change the time
of holding the inauguration it might be convenient
to change the place. And in such contingency.
there is not spot on the face of the universe where
better weather could be found than in Salt Lake
Furthermore, the presidential Inauguration here
would bring welcome respite from the strenuous
days of our legislators.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

The Internountain Catholic goes into nearly every
catholic home in this diocese. It's circulation in Mon
tena- Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming. Nevada and many
other states Is very large. Only reliable firms and
business men advertise in the paper All subscribers
will find 81 TO their advantage when about to invest
purchase or consult business matters read over
the list OF our advertisers We not only recommend,
but ask for them the patronage of all our readers
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20

to interfere and not allow carcatures Of St. Pat
rick and other disgraceful postal cards pass
through the mail. In Salt Lake business men will
not polute their windows with such vile trash The
window displays, far as SEEN reflect credit on the
Irish race
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20

president and the nation are to be congratulated
for the existence of the Optimistic club, and the
Optimistic club is to be congratulated for having
such distinguished son as a member
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20

In advocating the better care of the mouth. the
doctors are not necessarily opposed to people tax
ing care as to what issues therefom in the shape
of sharp words.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20

The legislature ought to pass a stringent law re-
quring the correct labelling of garden seeds from
the congressional seed patch.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20

1t is said that all men have useful work to
perform, but in some cases it is. hard to find I'M
less it be they intended to act as horrible ez-
Rmples.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20

j. Ogden Armour says meat prices will be low
er next summer, but by that time the fruit and
vegetable products will furnish better food than
the packing houses
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20

Something generous ought to be done for the
many poor busted trusts. They ought not be al
lowed to suffer in land of plenty
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20

In their efforts to keep the food supply Of the
people pure and undefled, the Legislature ought to
pass law absolutely prohibiting the hen fror, lev
ing cold-storage eggs
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.

The Reverend Clergy are requested to send to THE
~ affAlOUNTAIN CATHOLIC contributions
OF interest to their respective parishes.
entered in the Postofice at Salt Lake as Second
Class Matter.)
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20

Maybe there's reason" for the talk of placing
a tax on coffee
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20
CHANGING ADDRESSES

subscribers removing from place to another
ana desiring papers changed should always give for
Iner as well as present address.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20

Published in Salt Lake CITY, Utah, every Saturday,
by The lntermountain Catholic Publishing Company,
5Of Salt Lake Security & Trust Building, "a Main
street $500 year in advance.
The 1ntermountain Catholic is a continuation OF
The Colorado Catholic established 1884
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20


Remittances should be made by postoffce ex
press money orders drafts registered letters.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-01
IN CHINA.
Variety OF Game Found Among thu
Royal TOmbs.

Variety OF Game Found Among the
Royal Tombs.
Four hours by train southwest Of
Picking lie the Hsi Ling or Western
Tombs, the m]ausolea of the reigning
dynasty. The tombs lie in a large
parklike Enclosure containing some
sixty squar miles of broken, hilly
country in which the Chinese are not
allowed to settle and which may not
be plowed DIP. In consequence of this
it's a refuge for all kinds of game
and about the only sure find for pleas
ants within easy reach of Picking.
A kind of chamois (the Indian
goral) and spotted deer are found on
the higher hills and are preyed on by
the panther and the wolf. AS soon as
the frost sets in for the winter the
Chinese begin shooting the pheasants,
and although they seem to do their
best to exterminate them, a good many
apparently escape and provide the
stock for the following year.
The birds are shot over dogs, some
of which have really good noses,
though in appearance they differ in
III way iloILA I'm SStt' NAAN
village streets. If possible a tame
hawk is also taken out to mark down
birds hat are missed or not fired at.
The man with the hawk takes his stand
on a commanding hill and the hunter
with his dog proceeds to draw round
him. If the dog puts up a pheasant
which is missed by the Chinaman, or
a brace, only one of which can be fired
at, the hawk is at once loosed and
pheasant and hawk disappear together.
The hunter reloads and follows and
finds the hawk by means of a small
bell attached to it's back probably sit
ting on a rock or tree stump.
He then sends his dog in to put up
the pheasant, which is invariably hid
ing in a thick bit of cover within a
few yards of the hawk. AS long as
the hawk is sitting there the poor bird
will neither run nor fly, and thus falls
an easy victim to the hunter. In this
way a couple of Cinnamon with a gum,
a dog, and a hawk make comparative
w large bags in places where the for
eigner vainly attempting to walk up
his game with a struggling line OF
useless Chinese heaters will probably
only get a few shots in a day, and
certainly never find a pheasant again
which he has once missed.
On the stonier hills. where there Is
less cover. chikor are found in con.
siderable quantities and give very fair
sport. except for their indefatigable
powers of running uphill; but the
Chinese keep them still by using a
hawk. Along the streams. fighting
hard to keep open in spite Of the Sc
we're frost, a few duck and snipe may
be picked up, the latter heavier and
plumper birds than regular spring and
autumn visitors.