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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

In legal and judicial circles the coun-
States supreme court down, William
D. Guthrie is famous as the lawyer who.
at 30 years of age. made the winning
argument before the United States su-
preme court against the unconstltution-
ality of the income tax, as levied by
the Congress of 1894, and who. as coun-'
sci In the celebrated Plant Will case.
received the largest fee that has yet
boon paid to an American lawyer as
counsel in a single litigation. That fec
aggregated more than million dollars.
His latest distinction is his appoint
ment as full professor OF constitutional
law at Columbia university. Yet there
was a time when William D. Guthrie
was seriously advised by a noted law
yer to leave the law severely alone. or
else he would waste his time.
"One day-It doesn't seem so very
long ago. although 1t was something
like so years ago-I had occasion to call
upon my friend, Clarence w. Seward.
then the secret partner of one of the
greatest law firms New York city has
ever had" said to me Justice John
Clinton Gray Of the court Of appeals OF
New York state. "As / passed from
Sile Outti OlllCS StllQ Dy Il6 Su-
perb library which Mr.. Seward had COL
lected. l saw at a desk a young man
busily engaged. apparently transcrlb-
ing stcnographic notes. 1 was at once
attracted by his seeming intelligence
and a certain indescrtbable personal
charm, and so when I had greeted Mr..
Seward 1 asked him about the young
man
Oh he said, that's my stenogra-
pher. and there's mono better
Where did you get him?' I asked.
He just came in and I liked his
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25
MIR. BUTIER's PLAY.

e learn with pleasure, from Prof.
the reports OF the performance OF In
structor Buffers play. There Is No
Other Way Out of It," did not do ade-
quate justice 10 the production.
II wasn't all fun. Much hard and
meritorious work lay back of this little
play Sound literary method seems to
have prompted 1t. A desire to do some
thing original as well as worth while
was the motive primarily responsible
for its appearance.
This might have been overlooked. The
visible results of a play or other liter
ary product may be only the laughter
OF the entertained listeners. The cheers
and yells OF fellow students for the ef-
forts of their amateur comrades may
be all that the public hears of 1t from
the reports in the papers. That is only
the seen or visible part. What We do
not so readily perceive is the toll and
culture that necessarily lie beneath any
successful original work by beginners,
yet these are the truly significant fea-
lures.
For our OWN part We like to welcome
any effort that betrays merit of an un-
usual or ever of an average order. We
believe In the drama, and admire all
original and forceful writing. We judge
that instructors at our schools are
well engaged when they write plays
which the students reproduce with Gre
dit on the stage.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS.

The election OF Hon. David r. Fran
els of st. Louis, as first Vice presi-
dent and a member of the executive
committee Of the Southern CONNER
cial congress Is. by the National Con-
tractor and Builder, regarded as
matter of national interest. Mr.. Fran
els has filed several public positions
with singular ability. He has been
mayor of st. Louis, governor of Mis-
souri, and secretary of the interior un-
der Cleveland. and the success of the
st. Louis fair was very largely due to
his services 1t is therefore believed
that his connection with the Southern
ComercIal congress will lend strength
to that organization.
The purpose of this congress is to
make known the immense, undeveloped
resources of the South. 1t was called
into existence at meeting OF repre-
sentatives of a number of commercial
organizations. held ut Chattanooga,
Aug 12, 1908. Four months later its
first convention was held at Wash
ington. In December, 1909. another
meeting convened IN Washington.
There was then called into existence
an executive committee OF great en-
ergy and influence, and the Southern
Commercial congress has now many
maturcd plans for continuous publicity
that Will rapidly. It Is believed, sweep
aside all misunderstanding outside the
,.n l..I .-tN
within the South. Its business Is to
broaden the viewpoint of Southern
business men so that they shall put
moro confidence and determination
into every enterprise they touch. Its
business also is to pass out to newspa-
pers and magazines of the country.
without charge and without limit, the
great facts of the South and its
development and thus quickly remove
the bias which exists in the worlds
mind The Southern Commercial con-
grcss Is neither a political nor a sec
tional. but national move, since with
out adequate development of the South
the nation remains less harmonIously
developed than 1t ought to be. It
makes no cndeavor to control the eff
forts OF individuals or commercial or
ganizations in the South. but only to
| stimulate them and help to make the
| world acquainted with the progress of
the South; for 1t is correctly argued
that IL the worlds mind can get d
correct valuation of the South and the
South will rise to its opportunities for
development. natural laws. prompting
men to seek opportunities, will do the
rest and there will be swing of in
tcrest towards the Southern states
which will rapidly produce a parity
OF development with the other two
thirds of the Union.
Every legitimate effort for tho de-
velopment of any part of the country
is deserving of support, for the
strcngening OF any one part adds
strength to the entire body. The
South was practically commercially
ruined by the Civil war, and during tho
ten years of reconstruction that
followed. the development was
not rapid Immigration, when
resumed on large scale after
the war, went to the West
rather than the South. While the West
attracted farmers to the homesteads
gold seekers to the mines, and labor
ers to the railroads that were beine
! constructed to the Pacific. the South
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

looks and l took him. He's fine-cer-
tainly the finest I've over known-but
I'm afraid l won't be able to keep him
much longer
"'Why?' l asked.
"'He's studying to become a lawyer
himself, was the answer And next
learned how Mr. Seward had come
by that knowledge.
Passing through his library one day,
while on his way out OF the Office, Mr..
Stewards eye fell upon his stenogra-
pher, busily engaged in reading what
appeared at the distance to be a law
book
William said Mr.. Seward. stepping
up to the young man. what have you
there?'
e 1t is a law book. Mr.. Seward was
the reply.
what are you doing with it?'
"I am reading it,
""Why?
" because want to be a lawyer. Mr.
Seward. and 1 have begun to read law
For a moment Mr. Seward looked
thoughtfully down upon the young
man. Then he spoke in a very kindly
tone.
William he said L would advise
you not to do It You are a splendid
stenographer-none bctter-but In my
opinion you would make a very poor
lawyer. 1t would be a waste of time
for you to study law. Don't do 1T
But the young man persevered in
the task he had set for himself" added
Judge Gray "and in that task he was
frequently helped by the kindly in
structions of Mr.. Seward. who was
man of most generous impulses. And
not many years later. when he was still
in the thirties. this young mana
young man still-who had been ad-
vised to drop the law. gained his great
triumph before the United State su-
preme court In the income tax case"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25
JUST FOR FUN

She-Now. dear, for my sake. make
some sacrifice this Lent Give up some
pleasures, won't you?
He-I will. my darling. I'll givo up
bringing you candy.-Baltmore Ameri-
can.
She-History repeats itself. you know.
He-Not always. You never heard of
a man eloping moro than once. did you?
-Yonkers Statesman
yes, the first of every week 1 givo
my wife half my salary
"Wcll?"
And she gets the other half before
CT.
Septimus-How is your little girl,
Mrs. Smith?
Mrs. smith-My little boy is quito
well, 1 thank you.
Septimus-Oh, it's a boyi I knew It
was one or tho other.-Life.
"Shame on you! You came home last
night actually tipsy."
$50 1 did. my dear. I Just couldn't
resist the pleasure of seeing two of
you at once. o."-PhiIadelphia Ledger.
What do You call it when you wor
ship dcbutantc2"
buddhism. Harvard Lampoon.
why does Miss Pry apply for n po-
sitlon on the census2 She doesn't need
to do any work"
That question is just lilso an OBJ
tuse man. You know Miss Pry we'll
enough to know that she would be in
the seventh heaven with power to COM
pei the other women In the neighbor-
hood to tell her their ages. ."-Raltimore
American.
Old F'riend-So the children are all
marricd7 You must feel lonesome at
times?
Father-Oh / don't know. The boys
all married suffragcttes and the girls
married trust officials. That makes tho
newspapers mighty .ntereSting.-Pu
"See here" asked the cautious stranS-
cr, "if I decide to stay here for week
how much is 1t going to cost me?"
You oan answer that best yourself, v
replied the clerk of the Florida hotol.
How much have you got?"-Catholic
Standard and Times.
II would die for you. my darling" he
whispered. with soul rapture thrilling
in his tones.
do you carry much of a lifc insur-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25
IMPROVING WITH AGE.
Omaha Bee.

The question OF the age limit OF ef-
flciency has been raised again this
winter, apparently by those anxious for
promotion at Washington and the
charge is also reiterated in this
connection, that these federal Offices
were snug little corners for political
as-beens" and "for the inefficient rela-
tives OF the man higher up" Thorough
investigation has developed the fact
that some OF the most efficient men
in the departments of our government
are among the gray boards OF the
forco. Many of them have grown old
In the service and have seen at least
one generation pass. since entering
upon their duties there But, to tell
the truth, the efficiency of some OF
these men seem to increase rather than
decrease with age, and although slow
er In action and motion their precision
has been markedly developed, and. on
the whole, they arc more valuable than
ever TO the department In which they
work. up to the timo OF actual decrepi-
tb1c
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25
WORK OF PEACE.

The clcrgymen of Philadelphia arc
engaged in the Masters work when
they are trying to bring about peace
on the basis of arbitration between the
strikers and the street car company.
They can render no greater service to
the community. And 1t Is especially
appropriate that they should be peace
makers.
Tho trouble has been permitted to go
too far AS result of conflicts be-
tween rioters and officials. three per-
sons are dead. many arc In the hos
pitfalls. wounded. and thousands are
said to be suffering from injuries In
ficted. Business of course, is at a
standstill and many employees have
been laid off. adding to the general
distress and confusion. Why have not
the friends of peace and arbitration
exerted their influence long before this
We hope they will succeed now In
bringing peace to the city of brotherly
love We hope that through their ef-
forts chaos and anarchy Will be over
come and order and good will restored,
through the establishment OF justice
and equity The damage done can
never be fully repaired. The dead can
not be restored to their loved ones.
They arc gone. But by a peaceful
agreement further conflicts can be
prevented.
And then, turning from Philadelphia
20 our own City. may we be permitted
to ask whether the ministers of the
gospel here, or some OF them, could not
see their way clear to take up labor
in the interest OF peace and good Will.
Would that not also be the Masters
work? II only the exact nature of the
trouble could be ascertained and made
clear, something would be gained. Per-
haps 1t could easily be remedled II
not, people would at least know what
the fuss Is about. and 1t Is safe to say
that not one of ten knows what the
trouble really is. even IL they do shout
with tho leaders of the mob.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

unfortunately. was busy with prob
lens that could not be settled in q brief
day 1t had its Ku Klux Klan move
ment, It's "carpethaggers." Its state
debts. and Its squabbes OF which the
entire country grew weary. 1t has
not yet fully recovered from all the
effects OF the long and bitter conflict.
Its progress has not kept pace with
that of the West. although 1t has
boundless resources and an enterpris-
ing. chlvalrous. and hospitable popu-
lation The work of the Commercial
congress begins at time when good
feelings have been restored between
tho different parts OF the country.
Success Is therefore assured before
hand.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25
MAKE HIM OBEY.
a gentleman writes:


To the Editor-A young boy be-
tween the age OF eighteen and nineteen
went to Salt Lake City with a friend
and had Just enough drink to make him
cross and illtcmpered His sister. ff-
teen years old, tcased him. and no
struck her. His mother had not Inter-
fered until then, when she told him to
stop. He threatened her and She (his
mother) told him he would have to go
somewhere else. II he could not treat
her with respect The boy told her
he should go If he liked and stay II he
pleased, and that his parents could not
help themselves; they were Obliged to
keep him until he was twenty-one.
This same boy has repeatedly told his
mother. during the last year, or so.
that she was not big enough to make
him obey her. He helps himself to any
small change there may be around
even II that change is In his brothers y
pockets. Now. what 1 want to know
is. How much ~ what the boy SAYS ia
true? Can t;4~e2sdlES Se have low
fngly and ca7ortcSy re61ed turn on us
IN this way arl6 u rnere no law to helm
US II we eeclood to use it?"
In case of this kind, we should sav
consult good lawyer and take his
irlenoiy aoVlce. n boy that Ia too big
to respect and obey his mother; who
gets intoxicated and uses violence
against his sister, and who appropri-
ates his brothers property Is on a
dangerous road. and something should
be done to save him from himself and
from bad companions. This Is a duty
the parents owe to him. and also to
society. for IL tho propensities In
dicatcd are permitted to develop, he is
not safe person to let loose upon so.
cicty.
In Utah every person who malicious
ly and wilfully disturbs tho peace of a
family. by tumultuohs OF Offensive con-
duct. or by threatening. ouarreling. OF
fighting. Is punishable by fine or i'm
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

The Japanese see more In ex-Secre-
tary Shaw's speech than Americans do,
The former see in 1t, or think they do,
the sentiment OF the American people,
and that is the serious thing about 1t
no matter how the Americans them
selves regard It. Why this continual
hectoring of the Japanese? 1t is ill-ad-
vised. unfriendly, and may be fraught
with serious consequences,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25
A MODEL "UNCLE SAM"
Philadelphia Bulletin.

The death was recently reported of
an aged man rcputod to have served as
a model for many drawings OF the
traditional Uncle Sam" who Is sup
posed to personify American shrowd-
ness, grit and enterprise. Whether the
story is true or not is of slight I'M
portanco. Probably several persons
have posed at various times as models
for the avuncular old gentleman I'm
question. Nobody cares particularly
who OF what they were. but good
many citizens of the United States
would be glad to have the assurance
that the artists who undertake to
depict Uncle Sam" In the future would
drop the ridiculous caricature of the
human face and figure that now goes
under that name.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

Ex-Bankcr Morse's friends are pre-
pared to spend moro than a million
dollars to get him out OF the Atlanta
penitcntiary. And he will spend his
time there while they are spending the
money, and after 1t is spent.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

1t now looks as though the Senate In
vestigation into the high cost or living
would become q strictly and Intensely
partisan affair. That would mean two
reports and nothing settled-not even
the meat bill
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25
WHERE DOUBT VANIsHEs.
Washington Herald

Washington Herald.
Mr.. Taft may be right or wrong about
the enactment of certain proposed laws
or the repeal of certain old ones, but
there can be no doubt that he Ii
etcrnally and everlastingly correct
about the righteousness OF enforcing
existing laws
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

Your wife Is quite hospitable." said
the friend.
II don't know, answered Mr.. Cum
rox- Mother and tho girls used to be
glad to see folks that dropped In Off
hand Now they send out invitations,
and seem more ticllled to get regrets
than acceptances." es."-WashinSton Star.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25
FROM NATURAL LAWS.
st. Louis Times.

ST. Louis Times.
The Pullman company's extra div
ldend of S2o,o00.000 may also be at
tributed to the working of natural
laws. People must sleep.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

Mayor Gaynor is a revoluionist; no
more, no less There is to be no more
rag time music in New York's parks.
only classical music.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

Some cold facts are being Cotton out
of the cold storage inquiry now going
on In New York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
THE GREAT LAWYER WHO WAS TOLD TO LEAVE THE LAW
ALONE.
" oo In
ALONE.
By j. e. Edwards.


articles distinctive all their
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

We take it that in advocating
budget system President Tafts object
IS to bring order out OF more or less
chaos
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

Evidently Congress does not intend
to relegate Commander Peary to the
rear admiralty.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

Don't count your chickens before they
are hatchcd when you put cold storage
eggs under the hen.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

In New Mexico. Weston Is two days
ahead of his schedule time The grand
old pedestrian is taking time by the
forelock
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

The Indian war veterans are to have
n dance. OF course It Will be an In
dian war dance. Whoop her up boys.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

Bridge. enthusiasts should go to AL
bany II they would witness tho great
est game in the country.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

The tireless energy of an automobile
generally calls for assistance.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

Philadelphia strikers had the street
car company on the run but the COM
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

Tho ten-dollar hog has arrived in
Buffalo. Why was Chicago passed by?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

Spring will soon be here no matter
what kind of weather 1t is
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

what the Central American republics
need.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

a smile when it is someone else's mis-
fortune.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

Those Nicaraguan insurgents don't
know when they are beaten. They have
to be shown.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-25

Not competition but trusts are the
life of trade
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ance?" sho asked. with a dreamy. far
away look In her big tender eyes-Bal-
timore American.
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1t is painfully evident that high
school sites como high.
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May the flight of the eagle be thine,
Dalai Lama
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CONFERENCE POSTPONED.

The Salt Lake stake conference. nd
vcrtised to be held March 8. has beon
postponed to March 20.
JOSEPH F. SMITH.
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pany didn't have the street cars on tho
run.
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Is Aids or conger duke of Aloany7
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13

GO Cd knows what that boy suffered the next few
" weeks, but he fought it out alone. She was
proud, but he was prouder Her silence hurt him the
worst of course; but what could he do9 Go to herr
Finel Both of us broke and in debt. Also, there s
such a thing as diggn' deep enough to scrape the
varnish off of man self respect, leavin' it raw
and shrinking. No! He done like you or me-let
her have her way He took off the locket and hid it.
and never heard her name mentioned for year.
~ d been up creek for whip-saw one day, and
as came back heard voices in the cabin. Some
musher out from town., thinks l. till something i'll
their tones made me stop in my tracks.
''I could hear the boy voice. hoarse and throb
bing as though he dragged words out bleeding, then
I heard the other one laugh-a nasty, sneerng laugh
that ended in choking rattle like moose had tight
ened his throat
''I jumped for the door, and rounding the corner
something near took me off my feet; something that
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Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13


1NI OF being house-broke and tame myself, ain t
~ authority on the joys of getting mail from
home but, next to it, judge, comes writing to your
family Anyhow, the boy shned up like new money,
and there was from to four million pages in his
hurried note l don't mean to say that he was
grouchy at any time. No, sir! He was the nickel
plated sunbeam of the whole creek. Why We knowed
him to do the cooking for two weeks at stretch and
never kick-and rash the dishes, too-which last, as
anybody knows, is crucfyin er than that smeter test
of the three Jews in the Scripture. Underneath all
of his sunshine, though saw hints of an awful ach-
ing devilish, starvation. 1t made me near hate the
woman that caused it.
''He was wise one too. I've seen him stirring
dog-feed with one hand and spouting Gray's Elgy =
with the other. I picked up heap of knowledge
from him, for he had American history pat: One
story liked particular concerning the origin of
placer mining in this country, about Greaser, Jason
Somebody, who got the gold fever and grub-staked
mob he called the Augerknots-carpenters, l judge,
from the they made of it. They chartered
schooner and prospected along Asy Miner, wherever
that is. I never seen any boys from there but the