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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-20

Mr. \ P. stathakos. who, by the
way. Is one OF the directors % the utah
state Peace society asks The News TO
explain that the Greeks are not arminR
and drilling for revolutionary purposes
as enormously stated by one OF his
countrymen. but for the most Loyal
rurposes I'm the world. All over this
country the Greeks are forming mill
ta1-v companies. A great many OF them
left their home in the Old Country be-
fore they had served their term In tho
army. and many while still enrolled
and the purpose Of these military or
ganizations is to keep the men In MILL
tary training and up to date in military
tactics. in order that they may always
be prepared, at a moments notice 10
respond 10 the call Of either this country
or their old fatherland, should either
need their services. Mr stathakos says
his young countrymen are not evolving
any revolutionary plans. They love
their king and his house But they are
hopinR for the day when they will be
called upon TO fight the Turks and
helm 10 iberate the millions Of their
kin who are stll suffering under Mo
ha.mmedan oppression. When this shall
have been accomplished. he says. he
Is perfectly willing for universal peace
to hold eternal sway.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-20

10 psychoses. In A. Per cent OF the
imbeciles and 24.5 per cent OF the
epileptics. alcohol was responsible for
their commitment" SO that tho pre-
dominating cnuse Of insanity. even
when hereditary, is drink. n this Is
true. the importance to the State OF the
war upon the saloon cannot be over
estimated II is struggle for the sal
walton Of the race from imbecility, as
well as from moral degradation.
The Doctor pointed out that manu-
facturers. distillers. and brewers ex-
pend 1886 900 900 annually for raw ma
terial for the manufacture OF the stun
that causes nations 20 grow insane.
The United states government from
1868 TO 1907. collected liquor taxes and
duties amounting 70 $3.50 011,ssS. In
1850. 10 gallons OF liquor Of all kinds
were consumed per capita in the Unit
cd States. IN 1890. 15lA gallons per cap
tia. IN 1900. 171a gallons per capita, in
1902. 1914 gallons per capita. And he
makes the following observations:
1T Is now a well established fact
that the excessive use OF alcohol bcv-
erages may induce nearly every form
Of insanity from simple senOrial aber-
ratiOns TO general paralysis. Indeed
the rapid increase OF the latter malady
here and abroad Is attributed almost
entirely TO intemperance. II, as Is the
case. tho toxic action OF alcohol Is
manifested even when taken I'm COM
paratively small quantities not only
by outward signs but also by marked
changes I'm the cortical neurOus OF the
hrain-changcs in the cells Of the brain
which are clearly demOnstrable-lts
long continued and excessive use must
produce the most disastrous and IN
eradicable results. These cells are the
media OF the expression Of the highest
consciousness Of man. and Il Is the law
Of his physical being that these most
highly organized tissues should sus-
tain the most irreparable injury. and
that the influence OF degenerative
changes. physical mental and moral
should be impressed upon his descend
ants"
There Is no hope Of cooperation on
the part Of the present City admins
tration In any EFFORT 70 restrict the
evils Of the saloon trafic. but every one
who Is so disposed can. b. divine aid.
keep himself uncontaminated, and es-
peclally should the young mon and
women. who are to become the fathers
and mothers OF a future generation,
try 20 remember their responsibilities
70 their children as well as to them
selves What right has anyone 20 des-
troy by the use OF poison the wonder
ful tissues Of the body through which
tho mind operates and then bring to
the world an offspring predisposed to
degeneration both in mind and body?
In the midst Of temptations it Is all the
more necessary TO take firm personal
stand
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-20

We beg to remind our readers In the
Cstv and immediate vicinity OF DIT
Iloyd's lecture in the Barratt hau TINS
wednesday. evening on Luther. u Is
called. "The Pivot Of Period ana
this suggests the Importance the lee
tprer attaches TO the Reformation. Ih'S
lecture IL spoken Of very highly 0y
men who have heard it and VINO are
competent judges one gentleman says.
"After listening to your lecture l'71
saturday night given before Oakland
lodge on The Pivot Of the Period /
cannot do otherwise than drop you a
line to express my extreme satisfac-
ton. count this event as one OF TIE
greatest treats II has ever been my
privilege to enjoy. Your handling or
the subject was, consider masterfu''
and came away from the lecture reel
ing A better and wiser man TO
morrow evening the Doctor Will give
one OF his famous Bible recitals at the
same place.
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JUST FOR FUN
He Wanted the Rabbi.

An unfortunate Hibernian gentleman
once became afflicted with the small
pox and was in the pesthousc. Fin
ally. one day the physician came To
him and said. Michael, ! don't want
To alarm you. but / must tell you the
truth You are a very sick man and
you had better send for a priest" Mi
chael answered. do you mean to
say I am going 10 pass up" The
physician said. II don't want 10 say
quite that 10 you. but think you real
~ better have a priest"
Michael said: VERY well. I don't
want a priest. WIN you send for a
rabbit" The physician turned 10 him
and said you don't want a rabbi,
you want n priest"
NO" he said; Il know what Is the
matter with me; 1 want a rabbit"
The physician turned 90 the nurse
and said. II am afraid that this gen
tleman is getting a little bit on, and
/ think you had better telephone for a
PRIEST" whereupon the patient sat up
and said: II don't want priest Do
you suppose / would expose "a catholic
priest 20 a disease like this?"
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position taken that each nation Is en-
titled TO a representative. II not any
number OF nations may establish
judicial arbitration court for them
selves by agreeing on plan Of APP
pointing Judges. relying on the success
ful operation Of the court 10 attract
the ultimate participation Of all other
nations. The question here Is: Gould
the nations taking the initiative hope
20 work out plan that would at an
early date BE- acceptable to all or most
Of the others7 II not the entire ques-
ton will be left 20 the next Hague
congress The probability Is that the
subject viii be thoroughly discussed
at the Lake Mohonk conference.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-20
GovrRNMENr TELEPHoNEs.

The government Of Alberta, Canada,
owns and operates all the telephone
lines OF that province. There has now
been sufficient time 20 demonstrate
their success. Practically the entire
telephone system Of western Canada is
conducted by the provincial govern
ment.
Before Alberta took over tho tele-
phone system. there were 1900 sub
scribers and the charge for long dis
lance service up 90 30 miles was one
cent mile. After two years under
the government owned system. there
are 10000 subscribers. and the charge
for long distance service is half cent
Per mile. The rapid growth and re-
duced cost are pointed TO as evidence
Of the success Of the system under gov
eminent ownership.
When the system was purchased from
the Bell company. rates for exchanges
10 200 subscribers were $50 for business
telephones and $40 Tor private service.
Since the government took over the
system these rates have been reduced
to s2t and SIS. There has been no de-
crease in the cost OF business tele-
phones IN the larger cities OF Alberta.
but the private service has been re-
duced from S25 to 500
There are about 1900 miles OF tele-
phone In western Canada with a sub
scription list OF 10000. All the tele-
phones were purchased from the Bel
company at a cost OF about $4,000
and they now represent a capitalization
OF three times that amount The pur-
chase money was raised by the sale
Of provincial bonds.
In Saskatchewan the rates were '2i
20 t85 for business telephones and SIS
to s25 for private service. In this prov
ince there are SO incorporated farmers
rural telephone companies. with an
aggregate capitalization Of nearly
81. $50. 900. and supplying some 1000 sub
scrfbers at s12 TO $50 per annum.
In Manitoba the telephone rate on
rural lines has been reduced from S2i
to $40. and. while there has been no de-
crease in the cost OF business tele-
phones. private service has been cut
from $50 to s25.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-20
MAYOR sEIDE1is PROGRAM

The Socialist mayor Of Milwaukee,
in his inaugural address, says the
promises contained i'm the platform
should have prominent part in the
policy OF the new administration. The
platform upon which Eugene V. Debs
has run for President comprises gov
eminent relief for unemployed work
ers. building Of schools. reforesting
OF cut over or waste lands, reclama-
ton Of arid tracts. building OF canals
and "extendlng all other useful public
works." collective ownership OF rail-
roads. telegraphs. telephones, steam
shin lines and all other means OF so
cial transportation and communica-
ton and an lands. and collective
ownership Of all industries which are
organized on national scale, extern
sion OF the public domain to include
mines, quarries oil wells, forests and
water power, shortening OF the work
day. more effective inspection Of work.
shops and factories forbidding em-
pIoyment Of children under sixteen
years Of age. abolishing official charity
and substituting compulsory insurance
against unemployment. illness. acct
dents. invaldism, old age and death. 1t
also demands extension OF inheritance
taxes. a graduated income tax, the int
tative and referendum with power OF
recall: creation OF a department Of
education. a department of public
health and department Of labor
separated from the present depart
ment Of commerce and labor; and
abolition OF the power usurped Boy
the supreme court Of the United states
to pass upon the constitutonality OF
legislation passed by congress-"
We do not know lust how much Of
this IL included IN the local platform
upon which Mayor Seidel was elect
ed, but n the new policy Is 20 be
shaped by this program TO any ex-
tent. there will be radical departure
from the beaten path
The mayor says the rights and COM
forts OF the workingmen should be
protected. and in the same breath he
assures the saloon keepers that their
business will not be interfered with
Those two are Incompatible. Where
ever saloons are permitted to flourish,
the rights and comforts Of every other
citizen are necessarily set aside TO
some extent The saloons are breeding
places OF crime disease. and poverty,
and other citizens have to deprive
themselves OF many things IN order 20
pay for those Injuries OF liquor
soaked civilization. From the saloons
come sorrow and anguish 10 mothers
and wives. Wherever they are pro-
an early grave dug. II Is idle to talk
about the rights OF workingmeu, or
anybody else, in a saloon-ridden COM
nlnnlIN
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-20

In early February Of 1883, few
weeks before the close Of the term Of
General Joseph r. Johnston as a mem
Der OF Congress. called upon him at
his house near Macpherson Square in
Washington. by invitation. I'm chance
conversation with him a day or two
earlier, 1 had mentioned 10 him that /
had heard that some Of the members
OF jefferson Davis's cabinet had Sc
vcrely criticized him because, after the
FIRST battle Of Bull Run, July o. 1851.
he had not followed up the victory and
taken his army into Washington.
n you will cali upon me some after
noon" said General Johnston. Il viii
talk that matter over with you very
cheerfully." 50 / went TO his house at
the first opportunity and found him
seated before a table on which was
spread a map OF Washington and that
part Of northern Virginia of which
Manassas Junction and Bull Run are
the center.
1T would have been a great triumph
n. after the first battle OF the war;
we had been able 20 capture Washing
ton and TO have held H." he said THE
moral effect would have been very
great and Il would undoubtedly have
strongly impressed both France and
England
"But what were the facts7 BY forced
marches 1 arrived upon the field Of Bun
Run with my army from the Blue
Ridge region OF Virginia. whore I had
been for some time. had boon called
upon by General Beauregard. who
commanded the army Of Northern Nir-
ginia. for achievements or support.
He knew that the federal army. I'M
der General Mcdowell, was preparing
10 attack the army OF Northern Vir-
ginia somewhere near Manassas June
ton. There wasfone Of the two rail-
roads communicating from Richmond
and furtheg EOlkth with the northern
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-20
BE A BosrER.



BE boosteri BY this we mean. be
interested in whatever makes for the
betterment, Improvement. and progress
OF the ward and its people, and 10 lend
an active telling support thereto Talk
encouragement, Feel encouragement
Live encouragement In a word, boost
Boost your Sunday schools, your Pri-
maries. Religion Glass, your Mutuals.
your public school Speak a good word
for your public officers whether civil.
social or ecclesiastical Hang together,
Pull together. boost together
The population OF this little village
is small. but the people are az good
and as deserving az any other commu-
nifty anywhere I'm all the world Moth
ing Is too good for them. and all should
be 'otermined 20 have the best OF
evcrNthing as far as their needs re-
quire The best. meetings. the best
ward organizations. the best amuse-
ments. tho best schools the best ward
house, the best amusement hall, the
best ~ everything: and these can be
had by all clnging together. by all
boosting together
To be a booster for ones own town
Is but 20 be loyal to ones self to his
noighbors, and TO their mutual inter
ests Such n man is a help. a benefac-
tor n power for good in the village
re IL mighty magnet pulling every
thing 20 a successful end. Let every
body be booster and everything will
be success! II is an honor a source
OF never ending satisfaction 10 be con-
nected with success, but II rs a shame
and a source Of constant singing re-
morse 10 be associated with a failure
Let every. man, every woman. every
child. from this very hour carry con-
stantly within his mind and upon his
lips the word boost" and let every
heart respond with such mighty force
and power. az To make the very tops
OF the mountains ring.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-20

part OF Virginia SO. as speedily as
possible ] got my army into motion.
and, II you remember anything OF the
battle OF Bun Run, YOU viii recall that
] arrived with my troops upon the
field while the battle was in progress
II do not now recall any other time
during my entire service with the Con-
federate army when my troops were so
worn before actually engaging I'm
battle as they were when they ar
rived upon the Bull Run battlefield Just
In the nick Of time. with the battle
hanging In the balance Nevertheless.
my fatgued troops turned the scales.
and there followed the decentralization.
utter confusion and headlong fight II
McDowelrs army towards Washington.
NOW. ] see how anyone at a dis
lance, and especially anyone not Of
military training, could have honestly
thought II was the easiest thing DOS
sible FOR me 10 follow McD0welrs army
into Washington and capture the city
But after the battle was over what
with forced marches and fighting NV
troops were completely exhausted aud
so were Bcauregards II would have
been impractIcable to have taken up
another forced march I'm pursuit Of the
federal army. But suppose / had given
the order? Reaching the Long bridge
l would have found II destroyed
coulu not nave entered washington
that way and any attempt 20 enter IL
otherwise would have involved an at
tack upon the very strong Qualifications
built Ia its defense I doubt " any
army twice the size Of mine could have
captured those fortihcatlons"
General Johshton smiled 1T. OF
course, sounds very well when Il a.
said that an army has captured the
capital ~ nation" he said but
there Is little advantage IN capturing
a capital unless you can hold n Short
dan, In the early spring or 1854 actually
entered the outer dcfensos AZ Rich
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-20
DISCLOSURE AND PUNISHMENT.


Az ~ AaHNiAAAAk rust
The country Is going through an ex-
uaordinary experience ia the fight
against corruption Not day passes
without bringing forward some strik-
ing Item OF news bearing on the devel-
opments OF some investigation or some
prosecution Of bribery OF blackmail or
stealing. The activity displayed In the
exploration OF dark places and I'm the
rounding up Of scores OF Offenders Is
most wholesome thing and full Of
announcement for the future Not to
ne AFRAID 20 turn on the lght-not TO
baik at the uncovering OF such a mess
as that at Pittsburg. for examples
the next best thing To being free from
the evils which the exposures are d.
rected against And II Is certain, too.
that every such manifestation OF public
determination as those we are now
having In such abundance has lasting
results In the betterment OF conditions.
10 VIII De long time before things can
get as bad again al Albany. az Column
bus, az iittsburg, as they were before
the work Of cleaning out the stables
was undertaken.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-20
DEFINITION or a KNocKER.


+NN AAlAt RANth nOoeAfIs
a knocker Is a man. who always OPP
poses what other people do. Just for
the purpose Of being on the other side,
whether he Is wrong or right, and in
ninety-nine cases in every hundred. he
ls absolutely wrong His brains and
tongue are used To tear down and TO
destroy, to hurt, annoy. and injure.
both In public and private life-the in
ditidpal as well as the community lie
VIII not lit his voice or his hand. or
spend penny In connection with the
public but like the loathsome blood
sucker, DE Is sustained by the very
best OF what others furnish. Is glad
70 get II, and would die without IT,
There is no character who is more
obnoxious and more contemplate to
an right thinking and right-living peo-
pie. than the knQcker He is worth
less ana useless 10 himself, TO his
neighbors aud to the world, and his
life Is bore and a failure who
wants To be a knocker?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-20

mond, and undoubtedly could have en-
tered Richmond itself But Il would
have been impossible for him to have
held Richmond at that time, 20 that
he would have gained nothing by enter
ing H., As FOR myself. / am sure that
an the competent commanders upOn
both Sides In the civil war now surviy-
ING are convinced that Il would have
been unwise. and possibly fatal. for me
20 have attempted 10 enter Washing
ton Immediately after the first baltic
Of Bull Run"
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The AIIIeator,s Tongue.

on one occasion when travelling
along the west coast Of Africa with an
old skipper who had known many mis-
sionaries but did not see the use Of
them" Bishop Taylor-Smlt was oblig-
ed 20 endure a string Of tauntlng ques-
tlons. such as What was the good OF
spouting az Exeter Hall?" and What
did missionaries know. anyway"
At last the bishop could stand Il no
longer Turning 10 the skipper, he
said: II know you are an expert. Can
you tell me the length Of an alligator's
tongue"
Certainly" was the reply. but il
depends on the length Of the alliga-
tor"
very wen then say an alligator
fifteen feet long. What would be the
length Of It's tongue"
Three fees" was the answer
but the bishop, who had kept alliga-
tors and watched their ways, knew bet
ter. 1T Is evident that you are an
authority on tho west coast OF Africa"
he said. hut & is also evident that
some people see more In 10 minutes
than others 10 20 years. Let me toll
you tipft an ahigator has no tongue"
Exchange.
This Is paradoxicaI" what is?"
"Why, the closer a man is the harder
IL is 10 touch him. Houston Post.
Post committed suicide because he
was overworked Pooh He couldn't
have been so very busy or he wouldn't
have found time 10 do II in."-Life.
HE can trace his ancestors back 10
Charlcmagne" 'Ycs-and his ances-
tors wouldn't care 10 trace him 10 the
next biock."-Cle,eia Leader.
Doctor-"See here Didn't / tell YOU
not 10 dare venture out Of the door for
another month";" Patient-"It Ia AN
right doc climbed out OF the
window Judge,
The Male-"Heavens! That's the
third person we've hit" The Female
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-20

Senators Aldrich and Hale have an
nounced their intention To retire from
the Senate. They will follow the eX-
ample OF that distinguished Normonter
George f. Edmunds. How their action
viii give the lie 10 the saying that or
fcehoIders never resign or die.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-20

Mr. Pinchot did not send one word Or
encouragement TO the Colorado conser-
walton commission, but Mr. CARRIED
was there 10 tell why the states could
not be trusted with the control OF the
water power OF the country His rea-
cons will scarcely convince those who
are not already convinced.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-20

Has the millennium come in New York
or is Il simply the effect ~ Halleys
comet9 Whichever or whatever IL may
be. Mayor Gaynors commissioner OF
parks has substituted Tor Keep on tPe
grass" the Utopian sign. Come on TO
the grass"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-20

The curfew ordinance is TO be rigidly
enforced That is good. Not only keep
the boys and girls on the streets at
night. but keep them AZ home.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-20

No one can deny that the dQstardly
attempt TO blow up the Utah hotol was
made either by union or non-union
nends. but by which no one can tell
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-20

Colonel Roosevelt always advocated
publicity as a cure He Is getting more
publicity than anybody. but he surely
cannot need any cure
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jefferson could never have heard Of
the six best sellers" or he never would
have said Avoid novel reading and
cultivate good books
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II can scarcely be said that the CEN
sus we have always with US. but we
seem 10 have II most Of the time.
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most valuable contribution TO
Iatter-day Saint theology is The
Great Apostasy' by DR.. J r. Tai
mage. Deseret News Book Store;
price in superior cloth binding, 60
cents
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The price Of hogs has dropped but
the drop hasn't been 50 far that Il has
made any particular crash in the price
Of pork
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"Higglety pigglety. my black hen.
she lays eggs for gentlemen. Gentle
men come every day 70 see what my
black hen doth lay"
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NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY


]
incidents that nteresn
the
orr in part Yesterday ged from the VINO
history
havsa
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Automobiles are 70 be materially
higher. Another blow at one Of the
poor mans necessaries Of life.
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The sonnet is Just as much afraid II
being hit by the earth az the earth is
OF being hit by the comet
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SO far Phfander. Jr.. has not said 70
paterfamilias: "Give us this day our
daily bread