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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31
A FEW WAR FIGURES.

Tho total war debt OF the principal
! 50i54l France owes over $500, 900 900;
Russia. $4,000, COG, 900: Great Britain, SO,
100000. 900; German states. s.. 900 0OO, 900,
and the German empire, 1855, 100000;
Italy s2.T00,0Oo.O00, and Spain. $780,
100000 Turkey, Austria Hungary, Bel
GUM, Denmark. Netherlands, Portugal.
all are loaded down with war debts. To-
sethcr these nations pay an annual In
terest of s1,l34. 296,1T9.
For the sake of comparison. the total
indebtedness Of the United States Is
sl,2s5, l47,i32.oi. In addition to this
counties. and cities. about % per cent.
OF which Is assumed to be incurred for
military purposes. These figures show
the enormous price nations are paying
for wars and the maintenance of peace
by means Of armies and navies.
The commission appointed by the leg
islaturc Of Massachusetts to look into
tho causes of high cost Of living, re-
ported that "a most fnr-reaching in
fluence in enacting. fostering. and per-
petuating high prices is militarism,
with its incidents of war and waste and
Its consequences in taxation" Tho COM
mission shows in its report that In the
12G years of our national existence we
have had three foreign and one civil
war. They lasted but ten years. The
Civil war cost about $1,000, 100000, and
tho war with Spain. sl.165 100000.
According to the same report we have
spent. since we became n republic de-
voted TO. rtacee,a s16,S67,677 1876 for mill
tary purposes. and s4.95l. 1926 for
other activities. The money we have
spent for war exceeds the gold produce
ton of the world since the discovery Of
America. by about three billion dollars.
Prominent business men are looking
into the future with anxiety. They tell
us that soon men will be looking for
work in vain all over the country. They
warn legislators and administrators OF
public affairs that extravaganza must
cease. and that the utmost care must
be exercised in public expenditures. Let
there be rctrenchment, then, in military
That will lower the cost
of living and give the people a breath
ing spell.
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SUB-NOIsAfAL CHILDREN,

The recommendations of the COM
mittce at the Utah Teachers Assocla-
ton on the physical basis OF education
will, we believe. meet with general
acquiesccnce. excepting, perhaps. the
one which suggests the maintainance
of Il state institution for the feeble
minded separate and apart from any
other public institutions; and that
which aims to Introduce all at once
schools for the defective throughout
the state.
1t is very easy for a small state to
overdo the provision for the dependent
and sub-normal persons whom 1t may
have within Is borders. We have al
ready found that the cost of educating
n comparatively small number Of deaf
mutes. for example. amounts to n very
considerable outlay in comparison with
that which Is made for the education
of trained specialists say In ngricul-
turc or in teaching, for instance. who
are to deal with the whole mass OF the
population of the state by way of in
struction and training. For the sep
aratc institution for the feeble mind
cd an immense sum would probably
be required, and while it would ben
cit these defective classes yet would
it do as much good to the greatest
number of the wards Of the State, as it
would II expended in developing high
er skill on the part of those children
IN
The second recommendation. that n
law be enacted providing for the cx-
clusion from the regular classroom of
imhecile and other fcehlc-minded chill
drcn, and at least temporarily of 9TH
or children whose mental or physical
condition is such rs to make their
presence in the rcrular class room
seriously detrimental to their own In
.crests. or to the interests of the other
children, Will not be nntagonizcd. The
third that special classes under train
cd teachers be organized throughout
our school system for all mentally
suh-normal ana sluggish children. not
clnsscd as imbccle or fecble-mlnded.
and that unsradcd rooms under teach
ers especially qualified for such work
be organized for backward children,
and such other children as may need
temporarily the benefit of Individual
instruction and help. WILL we fear
meet with some decided opposition. AS
TO the thrd and fourth. that provision
be made for medical supervision In
all of the schools of the State, both
private and public, from the kinder
garten to tho university; and that free
medical and surgical treatment be
provided for such INDECENT and derec-
tive children as give manifest evidence
OF the need of such treatment. these
also seem reasonable and necessary
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31
A RELIGIOUS TENDENCY.

The churches of the world are hard
| money collected. Small attendance at
services and lack Of suitable ministerial
material are features causing concern
in UNCONVENTIONAL circles. a few
months ago this theme was taken UP at
u Methodist conference at Pacific
Grove Bishop Edwin Hughes, in his
annual address, said, in part:
Supplying the church with minis
| tiers Is not hit and miss
matter. We must help the Lord
| to get men. Many men are called
| to preach. but refuse to go. We preach
| crs must quit talking about the hard
| times and the sacrifices of the ministry
aud talk about the bright side OF
preaching the Gospel. The future of
the church depends upon the right kind
of leadership"
The trouble with many of the
churches today Is that they have no
distinctive mission, no peculiar truth to
announce with which the world Is not
already familiar. They have no special
message AS il conscious OF this fact
they are turning their attention to old
PHILOSOPHERS Attention was called to
this peculiar fact, some time ago, by
Rev. Herbert Symond'. vicar of Christ
Church Cathedral. M...,real, when he
stated. in public address, that the
church did not pay enough attention
to comparative study of religion. He
was speaking of the Edinburgh confer
coll toll, utn
q congratulatory letter was received
from the Roman Catholic Bishop Of
Cremona, a personal friend of Pope
Plus y, in which the prelate said that
he realized the significance of n gath
cring such as the Edinburgh confer
great religious truth which binds to-
gether Christians of all denominations.
DR.. Symonds added that from what he
had heard and seen there he inclined to
the view that not enough attention was
paid by the church to the great reli-
would be of deep interest to consider
how the principles Of Buddhn and Mo-
manned could be woven in with those
OF Christ, as had been done with the
philosophy of Greece. In the case Of
China, he said, where 400,O00,OO0 souls
were to be won, an immense benefit
might cnsue and the empire be Chris
tanned.
That indicates a modern tendency in
religious circles. The question is of
diluting Christianity and make 1t palnt-
able. and then "Christianzing' the
world with the mixture.
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LITTLE TO SHOW FOR MONEY.

We find In the Northwestern Chris
tan Advocate an article on Method
ism. in which it is pointed out that the
growth OF the Methodist church Is in
adequate to the money collected. The
Advocate is n Methodist paper.
In the article referred to it is stated
that the Methodist Episcopal church,
during the last year, raised si9,000,000
for all purposes or this sum, $4,000
600 went to salaries Of ministers. But
the increase in membership, during the
year. was but $1,000 counting all both
at home and abroad. That, it 10 point
ed out, was only an average Of three to
n congregation, and the question is
asked: Were the returns commensur-
ate with our outlay Of men and
money!"
We have no doubt that stocktaking
by most OF the churches OF the world
would reveal a similar result. Some
church members are growing prosper
Gus and donations arc increasing. but
the growth OF the churches Is slow. II.
fact conversion" Is tho exception,
Fratcrna. organizations and business
clubs grow faster than churches. AS
the writer in the Advocate expresses it:
Indeed, there seems to be decline.
And no one will seriously question the
statement that unless We shall have n
qutckcnins OF the spiritual life OF the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

ala ~ wars were to eighty days II
thu wear, giving .ylhe people some time
for agriculture flnd similar pursuits.
But what are ii e churches doing today
to solve the lat Dor question, to tighten
What are tthey doing to stop lynchings,
land TO escue the white slaves" from
3bonde4ge? What are they doing for the
u. uf.ifcation Of politics and the removal
from odicialdom of the crime of graft?
These are pertinent questions, and III
the answer to them will be found the
real cause of the trouble to which the
article in the Advocate calls attention
Christianity, to be worth anything
must be practical. If it is practical 1t
is a force the influence OF which Is felt
upon every phase OF life. And II 1t Is
true Christianity it's influence Is moro
than human 1t Is the influence of COD
upon human affairs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

steps to be taken by the common
wealth. The fifth and sixth that q
clinic for study and research work re.
lating to the care and treatment o.
sub-normal children be established In
the state university as department
OF the state normal school; and that
the state board of education make
provision through printed Instructions
for the careful observation of deficient
children. and by means of printed
forms for the making OF careful and
accurate records of such observations,
seem TO grow naturally out of the 9TH
cr recommendations: and since they
would occasion but little additional ex-
| penditurc. no reasonable objection.
| perhaps, can be raised against them.
Nearly all parents we should think,
would be gratihed to see this matter
taken hold of and dealt with by tho
legislature. The number of sub-normal
children is much greater than would ut
first be suspected. Many home may
have them, and the parents may sup
pose that the children are simply pccu-
liar in one respect or another. Not
few are physically defective in the re-
gon of the pharynx and nostrils, and
often the eyesight. without the defects
being known to either parent or teach
er. This is why there should be mcdi
cal inspection and some sort of simple
hygienic regulation in all schools.
This is an expenditure that no one
should begr,ldgc, because 1t will be re-
paid many times over in the efficiency
OF the future citizens.
The. more efficient the citizen, the
more powerful and the more wealthy
ices. States do not lose anything by
rendering the members which compose
it as efficient as possible. That would
be IL short sighted policy which should
neglect to give to the normal child, or
to those but slightly sub-normal. the
power to shift for themselves, to pro-
vide for those dependent upon them,
and to serve the State in any capacity,
whether as II private citizen or as n
public official. For, besides his wealth |
producing capacity, in which the State !
is especially Interested because 1t can |
tax the wealth or income of It's people, |
in our country each citizen exercises |
the ballot and so takes part in the gov !
eminent of State and Nation. We can
not afford. therefore, to neglect the
training of those who are to furnish
the wealth or who help to direct the
policy for continuing the affairs Of our
For these and other reasons the State
Is bound to do its best for all those
whose training would yield back to 1t
as much or more that it devotes to that
purpose.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31
DEsERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY. DECEMBER 81 1910

! ton. In some respects we have. 1t
would not be possible to enact such
scenes as the burning at the stake of
a young girl for being WITCH" after
II fake trial conducted by Catholic
bishop. as in the case of Joan OF Arc.
in 1881. but mobs are still occasionally
burning negroes. without trio In the
most civilized country on Earth. Per-
jury IS still common. on the witness
stand and by officials who swear to
perform duties they never mean to at
tend to. Thieving Is about as common
MS ever in the history of the world,
and Hypocrisy permeates society,from
top to bottom, like the odor of refuse
n stable. The tone Of the press has
not improved very much. The papers
that remain true to higher ideals and
endearor to give the people informa-
ton instead OF excitement, truth in
stead of "stor!es.' are not Increasing
In numbers rapidly. The divorce
business Is Furnishing more than
ever But there is this to say,
that there are signs here and
there Of an awakening of the public
sentiment. Robbers are no inr~er safe
behind their money bags. People are
asking everywhere. chow did you get
it?" Captains Of industry must
prove their right to that title. or
stand condemned in public view. This
Is one of the signs Of a moral awaken
Ing May 1t continue: for unless the
moral improvement keeps nace with
Industrial and scientific advance. the
of which we boast Will be on
the road to destruction and not to
salvation.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

Tho Massachusetts legislature is to be
asked to pass bill which forbds anyone
not belonging to the militia or police
force Ito buy. hire, lease, receive, use or
carry firearms" without securing II
special license for that purpose. Under
such law what good would the men
of Concord have been?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

Mr.. Jack Johnson is willing to fight
any man in the world for thirty thou
sand dollars. win, lose or draw. There
are hundreds of men who would be
willing to fight any man in world for
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

When an Ohio father pays his son
ten dollars for his vote while the rul-
ing price is only five dollars. no is guilty
of nepotism If nothing else.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

If people would only air their bed
rooms as much rs they do their gricv-
ances they wouldn't have SO many ills
to complain Of.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

A Los Angeles newspaper has made
arrangements for the delivery OF it's Is
sue by aeroplane. No doubt the paper
will be waited downward "as a feather
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

A new form of water power permit
has been approved by the secretary of
agriculture. 1t still permits water to
run down hill.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

In its suits against various trusts
why doesn't the government employ
Arch Hoxscy to so after the man high
er up?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

What would Jugurthn think of Adams
county, Ohio? There not only was a
county for sale but purchasers were
abundant
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31
is waited downward from an eagle IL
his flight"

1t may be well to give the devil his
due but people should see to it that
nothing Is due him.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

Because he said there were incompe.
tent teachers, tho teachers regard him
as the doubling Thomas.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

The loud laugh doesn't speak the va
cant mind any more than does the
loud tone Of voice in talk.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

Nineteen eleven doesn't sound quite
so cuohonious rs 1910. but it will an
swer every purpose.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

If people stopped to think most OF
them would be arrested for obstructlng
the highway.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

It is poor way to solve the riddle of
existence 10 riddle a man with bullets.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

No matter how often an alarm clock
goes off it can always come back.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

needs the Church. as n leavening in
fluence for righteousness. 1t needs the
Church as u light to shine until tho
day shall dawn in justice, brotherly
love and peace on earth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

Ex-Eanker Robin bids fair to become
as famous as was Cock Robin.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

Even woman with the sharpest wits
can seldom sharpen pencil.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

There nrc more statesmen by trade
than by natural gifts.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

When a man is bore 1t doesn't augur
we'll for his success.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

Tomorrow is the glad new year,
Aren't you glad?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

Every man may have his price but
few get it.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

The good resolutions die young.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

churches and pentecostal baptism
upon both pulpit and pew, resulting u
IA widespread revival, we will not Iona
maintain the Increase In or collections
We have been assured that giving
money generously would result in D
deepening spiritual life In the church
Alas! Such has not been the case"
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
HOSPITAL BED WAS
TOO GOOD To LEAVE

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 25.-Harrison
Aronson and Sam Kruka reveled in
the luxury of a hospital bed at st.
Joseph's on the South side and en-
ioyed it to such an extent that the
threats of the police and the impor-
tunities of nurses could not get them
out of the building when it was found
they were not hurt. When a trolley
car bumped into their junk wagon
they were tossed into the street and
made great outcry. They were sent
to the hospital, where they undressed
and were enjoying the lives of invalids
when the house physician broke the
news that they were uninjured.
The police took their wagon and
threatened them with arrest, but they
lolled on their cots and defied all.
Rather than drag the undressed
men through the streets, the police
decided to let them finish the rest.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
FILLED WITH CURIOSITY.
That Was Why He Was Anxiously
WAITING Outside the House.

The man was standing behind Il tree
In front of an apartment house in d
cross street when the. cop on that heal
1t was close to midnight. and naturally
| the cop stopped and looked ut the man
standing behind the tree.
"Howdy." says rhe cop by way OF
opening cOnverSa ton.
You're another" replied the man
good natnredly.
"Whutchuh doin' waitin' for some
body?" inquired the brave policeman.
Nope"
lust s,andin' there. hey?"
you've hit It,"
Live near here do vou?"
Right in there" says the +itizen.
jerking nl.x thumb in the direction of
the apartment house be was standing
in front OF.
The cop looked at him thoughtfully
for minute.
'Mebby IT'S none of my business.
he says. and then again mebby 1t Is.
| don't like to 90 round buttin' into
anybody's private affairs. but tell the.
neighbor. what's your graft. anyhow"
Well" loosened up the citizen. IF
it's case of me a-tellin' you or you
croakin' from curiosity right in front
of my eyes. I'll tell you how it is
provided it don't go any further. My
wife says to me when ! started down
town this evenin'. If you're not home
by midnight I'm goin' to pack up and
go right back to mothers. So there!' :"
We'll" says the cop.
We'll" repeated the citizen. Its
just about midnight now. and I'm like
you've got curiosity. I'm waitin'
here to see If she's goin' to keep her
word
The cops curiosity ceased at that
point. and he walked on down the
street whistling, without waiting to
see the thing out.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-25
TWAIN's FIRST LECTURE.
sret Harte Headed the cIaque, but the
Audience Swamped Than

NSatvHSo SWauPed nom.f
MIR. Clemens prepared lecture fol
MS San Francisco audience, giving 6
most extravagant account of what ht
nau seen among the south sea islands
Wnen Bret Harte and some other OF
MS friends were told of his platform
intention they agreed to go in "a body
to the old Mechanics hall. where
Twain was to deliver himself. and
form a big claque that would insure
the success of the affair.
Mark wrote his own handbills. which
set the town agog With anticipation
One particularly inviting phrase print
ed at the bottom of the announcement
was. The trouble will begin ut s p. m $
The hall was crowded, and the claque
was uproarious when Clemens appear
ed upon the platform The lecture was
delivered with manifest effort in a
SLOW, deliberate, drawing manner, and
the lecturer paid no heed whatever to
the inconsiderate demands of "Faster,
raster. We can't stay here all night!''
and other urgent calls.
Although Harte tried to steer the
ciaquers, they insisted upon applaud
ing and laughing in the wrong places,
which may or may not have been in.
tended as joke on Twain, but at last
the audience. which began to catch on
to the unique style of the man and to
appreciate his quantity whimsical ut
terances, overwhelmed the claque and
had things its own way
An old timer who attended the lee
ture says of the effect of Twain upon
his first audience: Ills slow drawl
the anxious and perturbed expression
OF his visage, the apparently painful
effort with which he framed his sen.
tences and, above all, the surprise that
spread over his face when the audi
ence roared with delight or rapturous-
ly applauded the finer passages were
unlike anything of the kind they had
ever known. The lecture was a great
success" = Bailey Millard in Han:p
tons Magazine