The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-25
POWER Of LORDS
WILL SOON END
Result of English Elections
!. Spells Disaster for Unpopu-
lar Institution.
rlNPAIGNS COST LARGE
SUMS In GREAT BRITAIN
Details Published of Remark.
able Ride by consul Through
Remote Persia.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.

srecial Cable to The Tribune.
LONDON, Dec. 2i.-The election hav-
,rr resulted in a victory for the progress
that within three years the house Of
Iorbs will either be abolished or that
IN rover for evil will be taken from it.
l,oyd George, tho central figure Of the
IJbsrsl party. intimated few days ago
hat the old institution would soon re
eriye 9 Jolt from which il would not re-
cover In this life.
The king has been extremely annoyed
BIZ the publication OF a statement TO the
and that monarchical revolution had
been added TO the peers revolution -
Nothing further from the truth could
possibly have been written; and the ting
\, understood to Havc protested against
this statement. He has maintained all
Impartial attitude throughout His de-
nal can be depended upon. No English
. Jcssph- Porter. OF "Pinafore" fame, he
never though OF thinking for myself
Il al all"
Tould-be members of parliament may
Rjolcc that they have not to fight cleo
lions in the twentieth century on the
lines which characterized such contests
in the nineteenth. In 1907 tho joint ex-
Rnses Of Lord Milton and MIR. Lascelles
in coniesting York amounted To the
colossal sum OF E200.000 or E100.00
| apiece. In those days the poll frequently
remained open six weeks: and as there
vas but one voting station in the county
people had TO be brought long distances
At the candidates expense. When the
nous amount spent in bribery and cor
ruption. the figures became eloquent
tsstimony 10 the ruinous cost OF seat
m The house OF commons. In such
10000 was expended by each of two
eandldates in 176S. Twenty thousand
pounds in those days was considered
quite modest outlay on an election con-
fsst But the late Michael Davitt prob
ably held the record In cheap elections
When returned unopposed for Northeast
'nrk In 1892, his election cost him ten
pence
IL Mil Of Historic Timber.
In relation 10 the visit of the Ar1eri
fn squadron, Il is OF interest TO note
.fst.a mill at Wickham. Hampshire. is
Isruy ouilt or timbers Of the American
mga'e ,tlg Chesapeake, which. on June l..
~, strlcK her aag to the British man
e-sar Shannon. Bullets fred during the
sron have from time TO time been
ivuio IN the tlmbers OF the Wickam mill
AIpr tne engagement the two vessels
,sa ,Glne 10 mis- country. arid for many years
Chatham '''e f't'e -H'o"ay' s'
Inai King George received the duke
oreans at Buckingham palace and
10 arranged TO visit him at Wood Nor
snfe %1, are " o., Of striking Significance. The
ssmne sS5one OF France. He has a powerful
soioTing in France. albeit his family
- oesn exiles in this country. King
6ss 6ersao successor has at last held out
III
us suSe- The meeting was. OF course. the
ssi mat had taken place between his
ana The duke for MANY years. II
arranged at the suggestion OF the
ieais ius,,e. de Several. the popular ex x-Por-
sa,s %susse embsssador The royal family
wuie not tolerate the duke for years be :
@qss OF The fact that In 1900 he sent
<he hIer complimenting Russian artist
@' han idmpooned English royalty.
Defense Is Unique,
~. ~ UNIQUE and yet successful defense
SET up al Lladyssul petty sessions.
arh Ioin James OF Llannhangel- ar
~ ~ was summoned for selling milk de-
isn't In fat. The defendants wife SAID
ss,,pput put the milk In the can for her
IA I, 10 sell, She had added nothing
ts me first sample was taken only
p,stvi, usys after thev removed from
rsi n,. 10 farmyard. ard the cows had
i6opshi h'ea 20 down in their new home. She
hT sh theF were scorrowtuI after lcav-
ir,.sd uIeir old home. The magistrate
isr5es .net this was quite possible and
HstSurt 10 dismiss the case
Ds.aiIs have been received Of re-
Mi st s ride by j. 3. Bill. British con-
Ire :, -, oh!.az, who has recently arrived
brrnsSHn IN the conclusion of en- overland
1tdltion ',Dth ,,il southern Persia. The ex-
5oss ~ "nlch was made for the pur-
nm eni s istncying the working Of the Per-
hoter n " lpr'Slsh constitutions IN the re-
nssrlv parts OF those countries, lasted
ae snsu seTen months. and. except over
sho1se s,Jh'%Geh France. the consul covered The The
On Instance TO France OF 250o miles
ans s1opsesack nak His caravan Of twenty
srspnSss attacked by band OF sixty
fp6ber hoi.o ."o OF Mr.. Eilrs escort and a
Ipbberz ve.ng KILLED, The main body OF
'o nee after firing at long range.