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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-13
i has not been dweIt upon by men Of
One Prime Danger.

One Prime Danger.
zone of the prime dangers of civil
fzation has always been its tendency
to cause the loss of the virile fighting
virtues. of the fighting edge. When
men get too comfortable and lead too
luxurious lives there is always danger
lest the softrfess eat like an acid into
their manliness of fiber. The barbdr-
ian, because of the very conditions of
his life. is forced to keep and develop
certain hardy qualities which the man
of civilization tends to lose, whether
he be clerk, factory hand, merchant,
or-even a certain type OF farmer. Now
L Will not assert that in modern civil
lied society these tendencies have
been wholly overcome, but there has
been a much more successful effort to
overcome them than was the case in
the early civilizations
What is the lesson to us today? Are
we to go the way of the older civili-
zations? The immense increase in the
area of civilized activity today, so that
it is nearly coterminous with the
worlds surface; the immense increase in
the multitudinous variety of Its activf-
ties; the immense increase in the We
locity Of the world movement-are all
these to mean merely that the crash
will be all the more complete and ter
rible when it comes2 We cannot be.
certain that the answer will be In the
negative; but Of this we can be GER
tain, that we shall not go down in
ruin unless we deserve and earn our
end. There is no necessity for US to-
fall; we can hew out our destiny for
ourselves, If only we have the wit and
the courage and the honesty
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-13
Smoot Chides EIkins.

water, Mr.. SmoOt exclaimed,
water, II the senator from West Vir-
ginia had remained IN the chamber he
would have heard my explanation on
that point Instead of remaining. he
goes out and then bobs up here again
IN a few minutes with the cry of
water"
The controversy proceeding, Mr..
Smoot asked Mr.. Elkins whether he
would complain If West Virginia were
required to pay the rate to Chicago
and back on shipments from New York.
Il would not if the rates were just
and reasonable" Mr.. Elkins responded.
After the West Virginia senator had
dweIt for some time on the earnings
of the railroads, Mr.. Smoot said If he
(Elkins) would remain long enough he
would undertake to convince him of
the correctness of his position
The last speech Of the day was made
by Senator Nixon. who said, Nevada
had suffered more from long and short
haul discrimination than others. AS
an illustration. he said that while
the freight rate from New York to San
Francisco. 5000 miles. is about soc per
hundred, that from San Francisco to-
Reno, 244 miles, is 81 % per hundred
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-13
DEAL is
DEMANDED ON COAL
FREIGHT RATES
CContinued From page one,

ceSsive, and that drastic remedial ac-
ton must be taken at once.
Vast deposits of coal lie at the very
door of Salt Lake, 1t was pointed out,
and yet the wealth of the fuel has
never operated to the benefit OF the
public because of the high freight
rates that are maintained by the rail-
roads. Individual instances of purse
wrecking bills for fuel were introduced,
and, while the cases merely Illustrated
the grievance of the individual, they
also reflected a general condition IN
which the thousands OF householders IN
Utah are deeply, vitality interested.
The adoption OF the resolutions.
strong as they are, was merely per-
functory act in the commencement OF
a campaign whose crisis will come later
In the year. BY stirring public senti-
ment, as the traffic bureau expects 10
do the plan of campaign contemplates
an appeal to the people to elect only
those public servants to the next legls-
lature who will pledge themselves TO
support the enactment of a law which
will fix a maximum freight rate on
coal. as well as other commodities
1t was stated at the meeting, ano
with much emphasis. that Wnile the
legislature of Utah was given the pow
er under the constitution to pass q
law fixing maximum freight rates, only
one legislative enactment was ever
made under this authority, and this
law was so illy-adapted to the oondi-
tions that its curative properties were
actually non-existent-
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-13
Running Debate.

During the debate today Mr.. Smoot
complained the railroads do not deal
with shipments from the west to the
east as they do with shipments from
the east to the west Having said Salt
Lake pays more on every article
shipped from eastern points than do
Pacific coast cities, Mr.. Smoot as
charged more than New York on in
voices from the west.
That, Mr.. Piles said, sis because
Chicago is in the water zone"
No" responded Mr.. Smoot that is
not the reason. Chicago has power
enough In the railroad world to de-
mand just treatment"
Why should the railroads wish to
build UP one point at the expense of an
other" Mr.. Briggs asked.
Replying for Mr.. Smoot, Mr.. Dixon
OF Montana said that by giving to Los
Angeles terminal rates the railroads
had built up q city of $780, 00O while
santa Barbara and Santa Monica, which
twenty-five years ago were about the
same size as Los Angeles, had remained
compare lively stationary because of
the denial of the same favor.
Replying to a question, Mr.. Smoot
said individuals could not afford to ap-
peal to the interstate commerce COM
mission or the courts. because such
a course would result IN their ruin
While the Utah senator was engaged
In one OF many encounters with Sena-
tor Elk1ns regarding the reasonable
ness of the rates to the Pacific coast,
the latter made reference to water COM
petition.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-13
Want Public Sentiment.

The Commercial Club traffic bureau
takes the attitude that In the hunt Tor
big game. there is only one way to bag
it and that is to stalk the game through
public byways and corral and hogtie
the quarry after engendering a strong
sentiment among the people.
tuaIly mandatory" said Commissioner
Babcock, that the Legislature shall
PASS laws fixing maximum freight rates.
That the legislature shall fix maxi
would include coal. is evidenced by the
high freight rate on that commodity
from the mines. Why, there is an
abundance of fuel in Utah within short
and yet the people are deprived of
the benefit Of proximity because Of the
exorbitant rates fixed by the railroads
themselves"
gram in its campaign for lower rates
on coal, but the movement is by no
means in embryo because OF that fact
The correspondence between Commits
then vice president OF the Denver &
Rio Grande, showed the condition of
freight rates, the great amount OF coal
and apparent unfairness Of charges
poDdence, which brought out both sides
OF q vital controversy, resulted In re-
fusal by the Denver & Rio Grande.
which carries most of the Utah coal to
market, to make any concessions in
freight rates
These letters formed a basis for the
argument before the bureau yesterday
and will doubtless figure in the cam
paign that is to follow.
More Resolutions.
At meeting OF the board of directors
OF the Manufacturers association SINH
lar resolutions were adopted, as fol-
lows:
Whereas, the high prices of coal
IN this state are detrimental to the
establishment of manufacturing In
dustries and cripples every manu-
facturer who IS already in business
and makes ii almost impossible to
compete with manufacturers of
other states who buy their fuel at
almost half the price which is
charged in Utah.
Resolved, that the Manufac-
turers' association Of Utah de-
mands lower coal rates, which will
benefit every man, woman and
child living in this state, and
pledge the aid of this association
to see that good men are sent to
the legislature who will enact
laws to lower the coal rates in
Utah.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-13
World Growing Better.

Personally, do not believe that
our civilization will fall. I think that
on the whole we have grown better
and not worse. I think that on the
whole the future holds more for us
than even the great past has held.
But. assuredly, the dreams Of golden
glory in the future will not come true
unless high of heart and strong of
hand, by our own mighty deeds we
make them come true. We cannot af-
ford to develop any one set OF quail
ties, any one set OF activities, at the
cost of seeing others, equally neces-
sary, atrophied- Neither the military
binary business ability OF the Phoe-
ntcian. nor the subtle and polished in
teilect Of the Greek awaited to avert
destruction
We, the men of today and OF the
future, need many qualities if we are to
do our work well. We need, first Of
all and most important of all, the
qualities which stand at the base of
Individual, of family life. the funda-
mental and essential Qualities-the
homely, everyday, all-important yir-
tues. II the average man viii not
work, If he has not in him the will
and the power to be q good husband
and father; If the average woman is not
a good housewife, a GOOD mother of
many healthy children, then the state
will topple, will go down, no matter
what may be its brilliance of artistic
development or material achievement
But these homely qualities are not
enough.
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A private safe may be rented in the
fire and burglar proof vault OF the Salt
Lake Security & Trust Co, 81 Up. Main
street, 81 per year and upwards
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shall be concluded within the '1egis-
lative day This is al elastic ar
rangement, and II the voting should
be prolonged there might be delay I'M
til Saturday. If the Dixon amend
OF others Will be offered, and under
the agreement they can be debated, If
discussion is desired
The first vote will be on the Dixon
amendment as substitute for the
Hepburn provision. Both of these pro-
visions seek to stiffen the present
statute, but the Dixon substitute
gives the Interstate commerce com
mission more discretion than does the
ether.
The organization Of Republicans are
confident of the defeat of all amend
ments. Considering that nineteen Re-
publican votes will be cast for the
Dixon provision. they claim from
twelve to fifteen Democratic votes
against it. The smaller number would
give them a majority OF five Not all
the advocates of the provision concede
the claim. Some Of them contend the
Republican detection will grow to
twenty-five. while they assert not
more than eight or nine Democrats
VIII vote with the regular Repub-
Hcans.
Toward the close of the days ses-
sion the Senate reached an agreement
to meet daily. beginning on Monday
at IL o'clock, instead of IL O'Clock.
There also were understandings that
practically all other business. even in
GLIDING appropriation bills, should be
excluded until disposition was made OF
the railroad bill
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The state herald., 1910-12-02

The Denver Post that great reform
for revenue journal, recently gave "a
list Of republican candidate statements
Of campaign expenses and then threw
up its hands in holy horror at such a
large expenditure Of money for cam
paign purposes and then proceeds TO
devote much valuable editorial space 10
d TRADE against imaginary campaign
corruption represented boy such an cE-
pcnniturp Of campaign funds, What
was really hurting the Post about that
time, was not any imaginary or real
campaign corruption that this cEp0nd-
iturc might have represented but the,
10 Il, sad fact that such nn amount of
money AZ that should have been Cxrcn-
dcd In campaign and the proprigtor
Of the Post fail 20 get their hands on %
single nickel Uf H.,
While the Post was sending forth it8
vail Of disappointment under the guiBc
Of O plea for reform, it secm1 TO huyo
forgotten the fact thRt not one Of the
rnndidutcH over whose lavish CEpgnll-
tura Of campaign funds Il was shedding
tears, had oven reached The reform"
limit Tor such expenditure Of campaign
funds aa fixed by that celebrated 1.-TWO
bit" reform law fathored By Governor
shafroth. the Posts candidate for T0y-
urnor In tho recent campaign, Not one
Of the reports OF campaign expenditure
complained Of by the Post reached Che
limit fixed boy the two bic bib pn1''T by
the seventeenth general assembly II
lhu two bic boo drawn by the democrat
.r leader nj thr state cannot ba taken
~ good democratic authority Tor cam
paign rEpon8H1 then candidalr7 will
certainly bu aI % l0m 20 know what DO
democratic authority
The state herald., 1910-12-02

There are good reasons for believing
that within a very few months the c.
b. & Q. Railway company will begin
the construction of an Independent
freight depot at Sterling and divorce
their freight business from all connec
tion with the Union Pacific agency. It
has been known for a long time that
the joint traffic arrangement has been
unsatisfactory to the Burlington Off
cials, and Of late the sentiment Of an
tagonism has reached an acute stage,
so acute that rumor has il the breaking
point has just about been reached.
Should the rupture occur, and it is al
most sure to, il is said the Union Pacif-
ic people will express no regrets, for
the present arrangement is no more to
their liking than II has been distastoful
to the Burlington. With such a senti-
ment existing it is easily discernbIe
where and when the end will come.
Sterling Democrat.
The state herald., 1910-12-02

Some Of the reformers of Denver
are commencing to talk new charter.
Ioor Denver, if she could only get rid
q about 9,999 political agitators her
Leople might be able to enjoy at least
tne year of freedom from the local
touble breeders.
A political side show was organized
h Denver at the last spring election to
he used for the election of a democrat
i state ticket later on. That it was
organized for this purpose, is now
Toasted of by the principal organizer.
The side show has accomplished the
purpose for which it was intended and
must of course go out of business un-
less some excuse for its continued ex-
stence can be trumped up by the agi-
tators, so Denver must have new
charter.
The state herald., 1910-12-02
How Would He Do II?

Shafroth for president, is the suggcs-
ton Of William Jennings Bryan. lnas-
much AZ Colorado's governor has just
been promulgating anew his peculiar
ideas Of national government, suryI-
val Of the Jcn ersOniun theory Of strip
ping power from the national govern
mcnt, and concentrating Il in the states
Mr. Shafroth as president would GER
tainly be an anomaly, Following out
his profcsscd principles Of government,
he would be obliged 10 refer all the
great problems Of interstate commerce
and interstate corporations 20 the states
and whore this country would land If
only the states were permitted to In
tcrfcrc with those tremendous national
problems ia question that no ono not
even Mr.. shafroth himself can answer
Mr. shnfroth claims that too much
power ~ already concentrated iu Wgah-
ington, and this IN spite Of the fact
that the national government at present
has really no power whatever over
these Interstate corporations, any one
state, even little Delaware, may license
a corporation to do business In alI the
states Of the union, and the nation H.
self has NO power 20 regulate this rrcni
power created by one small state, VIII
Mr.. shafrplh explain how the evils Of
the concentration Of wealth and power
In WAL street are 10 be- met unless the
power Of the national government ID
strenpthcncd3 Pueblo ChiCftain.
The state herald., 1910-12-02
Great Work Without Noise

The president, upon his return from
the isthmus, discusses with particular
satisfaction the visible day-to-day pro
gress on the great earth-dike at Gatun,
with its concrete appurtenances. This
feature of the prodigious accomplish
ment of American engineers at Pana-
ma resembles what President Taft him
self has wrought at Washington. 1t
has been achieved without horn-blowing
it has risen, as Milton would say, like
an exhalation," and the engineers have
not sought to draw attention to what
they have done by loquacious self-ad-
lertisement, They have worked away,
day alter day, IN mute ana soidiery
spirit, and they deserve the cordial en-
conium Of Mr. Taft upon what they
have accomplished in a spirit similar to
that which the president himself has
shown throughout his administration -
Philadelphia Ledger.
The state herald., 1910-12-02

There are very few towns Of its size
10 this part Of the state that can show
the amount Of building for the year 1910
mat HolyoSc can show. A good share
OF mis- building has been business houses
and shows very plainly that our bust
ness men have great faith in the future
oi our town and county. The crops in
me donnty this past year were not Of
such O. character as to encourage any
'Nirn expenditure Of money on improve
mnnis but the improvements have been
going right along just as II we had
raised bumper crop.
The state herald., 1910-12-02

According to the statement OF cam
paiTn expenses recently filed by Cover.
nor Shafroth in the recent campaign, he
paid TO the democratic state committee
81, 10000 and spent In his personal cam.
paign SiIo.75, making a total Of s., $40
10.
senator John y. stephen. republican
canu.Iatc for governor, reports having
paid To the republican state central
committee 81, ,2jD and paid out sliG for
travelling expenses, making total Of
si,an6, just about onc.half the cam.
plign expense Of Governor shafroth.
Governor Shafroth's report shows
that bio campaign contribution to the
democratic state committee exceeded
the limit Tor such contribution fixed by
hI1 famous Two biz" campaign law
which the supreme court recently pro.
npunccd unconstitutional. That law
hHcI the limit Of assessment upon can.
d.datr1 AZ 80 per cent Of one years sal.
ary but Governor Shafroths eontribu.
ti0n 10 the committee exceeds even that
limit
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-03-25

Here is a fascinating latter day
romance, written in the vein and
style that have won fame for
SeweH Ford. "Cherub" Depine is
an inspiration in his refreshing
outlook on life and people, and
after a meteoric Wall street ca
reer and a season of recreation
among the eUerpescenf ladies of
the stage he meets the charm
ing Countess Vecchi. This sweet
young American girl, victim of
the execroble international mar
riage" system, RESOLVES that it is
her duty to reform the Cherub,
and the outcome provides a mar
ratipe seldom equoled in its fan
citul humor, illuminating char
octer deIineation and tender SEN
timqnf.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-03-25

the place for q family man like you"
And Bulkins snorted a fresh apprecia-
ton of his own humor, winking
roguishly at an astonished brokers'
clerk who happened to be passing.
Mr.. Devine seemed to have missed
the joke.
How mueh?" he asked, his gaze
still fixed on the stone steps opposite.
Receivers would take 100000, but
I'm standing here. 1 tell you, Cherub.
that property
"In take it," said the Cherub.
"Eh? Bulkins' %pendulous under lip
was sagging away from his yellow
teeth.
II said I'd take 1t at sixty. What
do you want to bind the bargain-ten
thousand? Fifteen? Well, call it ff-
teen" And before that under lip of
Bulkins' had stiffened he was holding
Cherub's check in his hands.
Observed Bulkins afterward when
he had mentally added his commission
to his bank account and recovered
from his surprise: "Now, some men
would have been six months turning
owe a property like that, but me, l
unload it on the first sucker | meet,
though what in thunder Devine wants
of a place like Hewington Acres is
more n l can see!"
Apparently Cherub had no immedi-
ate use for it since he allowed three
moal-c ta a1onco without roforrinu 70
the transaction, except to toss the deed
over to a clerk and tell him to have 1t
recorded. He seemed to forget all
about it until one Friday afternoon
when he found himself with a "clos-
ing" Saturday, a Sunday and an en-
suing Monday holiday on his hands.
Better come with me for a run into
the Berkshires. Cherub, and help me
try out my new machine urged Will
ston, one of the Chicago crowd"
whose hobby was buying another and
more expensive touring car every
month or so.
"Thanks, but l guess Pm about due
out at my place ON the sound.'
"Wha-a-at! You don't mean to say
you've set up a country establish
ment?' And Willston gave him an in
credulous look.
Didn't have to-bought it all stand
ing. Naven't seen it yet. It's out
r-~el- Nayv~hssancer rr-rGnUw Jusr v.neTH
it is. Boy, ring up Bulkins, real es-
tatei'
Having summoned Bulkins to the
other end of the wire, Mr.. Devine pro-
ceeded to ask enlightenment.
"That you, Bulkins? Well, this is
Devine. Say, what's the name of that
place you sold me? Eth? Howlington
Acres? Oh. Hew-ing-ton! Good! And
where is it? Yes, where? No. How
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-03-25


NJ excursions out around the
lawn. but keeping the light
= \ ed doorway in sight. He
shuddered to think what would hap
pen to him if he should lose it or some
one should turn off the light.
He marveled at the increased bulk
of the cottage.
Looks as big as the Madison Square
Garden" he commented. "Wonder
how she'd show off if she was all
lighted up?"
Then. getting a new angle. he per-
ceiyed four yellow r%ectangles in an
upper story. They were windows
which faced the rear.
That's where the help stays. ehT"
No, now that he remembered, the
servants quarters were in another
wing. A few steps more brought 1t
in view. and there were more lighted
windows. He returned to cast a per.
picked gaze at the four yellow rec
tangles. He could make out a shadow
on one. 1t was the silhouette Of a
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-03-25

should l know? All, that's it, is it?
Guess / can remember. But how do
you get there? Sure. Thirty-fourth
street ferry. Thanks. So long"
And ten minutes later Mr.. Devine
had started on his voyage of discovery
into the fashionable wilds of Long Is
land, bent on inspecting the first piece
of real estate which he had ever
owned, the first tangible fruits of his
newly acquired millions.
Owing to the foresight of Bulkins.
who had sen a warning telegram in
advance. Mr.. Devine was met at the
station by one Timmins, who singled
him out with unerring promptness. in
Producing himself as caretaker and
general superintendent of Hewington
Acres, and waved him obsequiously to-
ward a yellow wheeled park trap
drawn by a pair of glossy cobs.
Whose team" Mr.. Devine was ask
ing.
"Yours, sir"
"All right. Let 'er 60"
No one will eve know Just how
much Che"ub Devine enjoyed that
ride or the sensation he experienced
when they turned in through the big