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house of lords. is the fourth of these
negotiators. On the opposition side
only two members, Arthur James Bal
four and Austen Chamberlain, repre-
sent the commons, and Lord Lansdowne
and Lord Cawdor represent the house
of lords
Negotiations carried on in this style
within closed doors are good deal re-
moved from the ideals of democratic
government, and they are. far more
than is heaIthful. subject TO pressure
from court circles. This is in accord
ance with the wave of dangerous rcac-
tion now passing over this country,
which every one recognizes, but few
have the courage to speak of.
Instituted by King.
The conference was really instituted
by the king to break The force Of the
public movement against the lords. The
removal of the power OF veto OF the
lords was considered necessary to Sc
cure various reforms, including home
rule. And yet-and this is the point
l wish to clucidate-out OF all this
seeming contradiction Il certain measure
of home rule may arise, That is, at
least. the opinion of those best In
formed These contradictions and ap.
parent weaknesses are not the nero
vacillations of weak politicians. They
show the real tenacitv OF purpose OF
the British character. They show the
readiness with which politicians like
Premier Asquith will sacrifice principles
and promises, which he regards as the
accidentals Of his career, in order to
hold on to the cssentials-place and
power
About tho Premier.
To come closer TO realities, LET us con
slider Premier Asquith himself for n
few moments. He is Il type which de
serves to live In history. not as n great
type. still less rs n good man, but as
the very core of English politics, and
the rounded perfection of middle.class
mediocrity. Whenever ! see him ad-
vancing to The table of the house TO
speak | know beforehand what he is go
ing to say. | do not cXalt my mind
to some great principle. or invest my
soul for a dcvouring desire for reform,
do not even accuse Mr.. Asquith of
hypocrisy, | merely say, supposlng ii
as good working hypothesis. how
would | proceed if I wished simply to
do the safe, tame, conventional. con
servative thing, and yet cover it with
certain gloss of hypocrisy and hum
bug! This good working hypothesis
ALWAYS gives me the substance of Mr..
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long. Then when crops are growing in
the valleys below, we let water through
the spillways from time to time as
it is needed. -
"By what method is the water ap
piled to the lands?"
MANY of the stream beds in the
mountains have a fall of ter feet to
the mile. Water, consequently, sweeps
downward with roar and soon dis
appears. We go back, let us say, for
ten miles and build dam across the
bed of the stream. Next. we dig ca
mountain and off into the valley. but
we give it fall OF only one foot to
the mile, which would make the canal q,
you see, nine feet higher Mt distance
of one mile below the dam than is the
bed Of the old stream. At distance
Of ten miles from the dam, the canal
therefore, is ninety feet higher than
tho natural course of the stream The
water, held back by the dam, is let into
tho main canal anl flows TO the valley,
where smaller canals take 1T to the
farms and the growing crops.
What He Can Cultivate.
ga man, for example, OWNS land or
obtains government land in n region
| that is to be irrigated. We investigate
and decide on the size of the farm
units, taking into consideration the
quality Of the soil, the distance from
railways and so forth. In some places
we limit farm to twenty acres, in
other places to forty acres, or to eighty
acres or even to 100 acres. The the
DRY is that no man shall have more land
than he can cultivate; that he must
not plant forty acres and then let forty
other acres go to weeds. Well. land
having been bought from private
owner or acquired from the govern
ment, the settler clears it of sagebrush
or cottonwood underground, which is
hard pioneer work
sually, five acres are cleared the
first year. The ground is leveled by a
drag made of logs or an old steel rail
from a railroad near at hand. If there
are depressions they must be filed. Wa.
the land must be level, or nearly So
Generally, water is brought to 4 corner
of farm that may be slightly higher
than the rest of the land From that
] point IT. is let in upon the crops, run
ming down the furrows Of corn or sugar
beets or the little grooves that have
been left at the planting of alfalfa
seed or wheat. Too much water will
ruin crop, Water, consequently, mus,
they are gathering sugar from the soil
sun, and air, do not require much mois
ture, In short, agriculture by irriga
tion demands scientific knowledge, good
management, and constant watchful
ness, Moreover, with the coming OF
water come pests to feed upon and dc
stroy the orchards and the feds.'
Some Money Is Needed.
"Can man without money take ur
q farm and meet with financial sue
cess7"
\ "Now and then some man has pros
: the start, but moneywsay $4,000 il
! hands needed IN almost every case
A settler should have two teams Of
horses and the necessary farm imple
meuts. Besides, he requires shelter fol
himself and his live stock. The frs
year nothing is obtained from the lant
it is being cleared--and the farme
must have bread and meat at dea
prices and his horses must be fed.
know of young wood polisher in Buf
| falo, n. Y, who arrived Mt Sidney
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statesmen It has been so often held
up AS bogey that the stolid English
elector refuses to be alarmed. RalfOur
would cheerfully give some measure OF
home rule tomorrow if he were not q
little afraid Of the criticism of his
party. That is the attitude of many of
those who deliver quite blood curdling
speeches against home rule And the
electors, on their part, are so tired OF
this subject incessantly cropping up
that they would raise no objection if
their leaders really determined TO settle
it, Now, in the light of all this
to refer again to the conference
Premier AsQulth was returned to power
pledged to cripple the lords. The con-
ference interviewed. There has been a
lull in the political storm. But next
session there must be a day of reckon
ing The Irish party would be furious
if they found that, having called OF
their opposition, they had been de-
ceived in their main hope. Therefore,
while I am inclined to think the con-
ference will end in compromise that
will take the steam out of the Liberal
movement. I think there is much sub1
stance in the idea that a settlement
even though an imperfect one, of ths
Irish question is In sight.
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Making Arid Land Fertile

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-On the
second Sunday after Theodore Roose-
welt became president of the United
States he held conference at the
home of his sister in this city. +. ii.
Newell being one who was there.
For thirteen years Newell had been
measuring the rivers and studying the
dry lands of the west. Pinchot. on foot
and horseback. had examined the for
ests of the east, the south, the Rocky
mountains, and the Pacific coast. Sen
ator Francis G. Newlands of Nevada
and George Hebard Maxwell, law"
yer IN Chicago, had persistently and
intelligently agitated tho question of
government water for the govern
ment's deserts. Everybody said that
something should be done, but bills
failed in congress because of disputes
concerning objects and methods.
Born at Bradford, Pa, forty"eight
years ago, Mr., Newell WAS graduated
from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology as mining engineer at the
age Of 20. Modest, courteous, and res
olute, understanding his.work from per
sonal investigation in the field, where
he has camped out and lived on the
trail for weeks at Il time, he has the
support and respect of members of con-
gross from the west and Of the inn
aginative and progressive men who
have labored for years to reclaim the
dry lands that are now being made
TO blossom like old fashioned flower
gardens
The father of Mr.. Newell was civil
engineer and a contractor. Ho built
branch of the Erie railroad from Sala-
manca. n Y. TO Bradford. taking the
track finally because he could not get
pay for his work by any other proceed
uTe
Borrows scythe to Now Weeds.
"The roadbed was overgrown with
Weeds" Mr.. Newell said to me, "and
my father, reduced to poverty, had to
borrow scythe with which to cut them
down. He moved the right of way for
fifteen mlcs-the> length of the line
and then borrowed an old fat car, on
which he placed a borrowed stationary
engine, betting it to the axle,
Having equipped the road with
rolling stock, he operated it for some
time, being engineer, fireman, brake
man, conductor and proprietor The
fare from Bradford to Salamanca was
90 cents. Revenue was also obtained
from freight. Ultimately the Erie COM
pany paid the debt and elected father
a member of its board of directors. L
early learned the use of tools and to
be resourceful in devising ways of
meeting unexpected situations. Many
a time my father was without a penny
in his pocket. Money might be due
him, but he couldn It get it. So I was
brought UP in the school of shifts and
expedients, and the lessons I learned
in my youth have helped ME often in
my present business.
How many irrigation projects have
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-07

party. Asquith is essentially the safe
man.
About Balfour.
Opposed to him is Arthur James Bal
four, type not so much of an Eng
lish statesman as of a French acade-
mician. His tall, willowy figure. his
nristocratic manners, his delight In
discussing abstruse questions IN tone
of subtle irony and wit, his whole air
of the dilletante of culture. somewhat
bored by the questions TO which he is
endeavoring to lend some graces of
style. his atmosphere of skeptlcism,
which seems to envelop most largely
the principles of the party he defends
all this makes an interesting character,
but as little the representative of John
Bull prejudices as Asquith Is the bold
champion of progress and reform.
And it is in virtual tete-atete be-
tween these characters. with the king
acting the part of "thonest broker
and holding brief for the interests
of his order, that the direction of Eng
lish politics. and incidentally the fate
of home rule, are now being decided.
No Longer Bogey.
But, on the other hand, home rule has
now ceased TO have terrors for English
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-07
Parliamentary Procedure and Confer
ence on Lords Far Removed From
Democratic Ideals.
BY ARTHUR LYNCH, M. P

Asquith's s speeches, though I do not
wish to contend for anything more than
what the old philosophers used to call
Il pre-established harmony
Asquith s appearance is in his favor,
even in his limitations. Perhaps more
than any member of the house of com
mons he fu6lls Milton S description of
Beelzebub. "And in his rising seemed
pillar Of state.' His square figure
Of middle height, his boldly carved
features. cleau-s -shaven. rubicund coun-
tenance, surmounted by his plentiful
white hair; his slow, deliberate move"
mcnts, his clear, metallic voice, the
lapidary style of his speeches, his lack
Of imagination. or Of expanded view,
his want of stimulation, his disbelief
in progress. his forcefu style or argu-
ment, and his disregard OF logical con
clusions, all this makes a picture of
the ideal English statesman, though it
causes a stranger 10 rub his eyes to find
in him the leader of great Liberal
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Special Cable to The Tribune.
GENEVA, Aug. 6.-Though Switzerland
is having cold, wet summer this year, In
common with the rest OF Europe, the Al
pine death roll Is mounting high already.
In many parts OF the mountains there
have boen exceptional storms for the
time oil year with the result that several
parties of visiting climbers have been
swept away by avaianchas. But the al
Turing cdclweiss remans the most fatal
attraction al the summer tourist
Not In itself remarkably beautiful
flower, cdelwciss nevertheless appeals to
the difficult. Generally IL grows In rocky
corners that arc practically inaccessible.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-07

lnvigorated by tho mountain air, the
climber espies the blooms in their dan
gerous crcyice and determines 10 claim
them for his own. Sometimes ho sue
cccds in the quest, only TO fall us he re-
turns, sometimes Il loose stone. trusted
fer a foothold slips away, and the end
Is deep down in the ravinc below.
One by one the edclweiss claims its VIC
Tins till the total Is higher than that of
the avalanche, which deJt.- ,ys tho noun
tainecrs In full parties thirty flower
pickers have sacrificed themselves for
cdclwcIss since juno. vet the fatal lure is
on the mountains still and every week
brings It's tragic quota lii the summer
is ended and Alpine SHOWS MI the hooks
where now the flowers bloom.
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King as Honest Broker i'm Political Crisis
Special Gable TO The Tribune.

Special Cable to The Tribune
HOUSE OF COMMONS, LONDON,
Aug. Give English are not a logi-
cal people that is phrase often
heard in this country, and especially in
the political world. 1t is a character
istic phrase, and well worth thinking
over by those who epdeavor to see the
trend of events IN this part of the
world. 1t is phrase which really Gov
ers multitude of sins, but it indi-
Gates, also, a certain practical faculty
of considering, not so much theoretical
solutions, as the strength of parties and
the give-and -tako of interests,
And so home rule may be advanced
in what might seem the most unex-
pected way-by the success of the con-
ference which has been looked upon as
Il formidable stumbling block 30 the
irish cause. A word or two about the
conference itself. 1t shows the tend
ency here to remove government more
and more from the direct impact of
democracy. The house of commons,
though it has the power of turning the
government en- bloc. has really no great
influence i'll determining policy. Tic
house of commons may spend the
whole dav in discussing the affairs
dispute had arisen between the Church
Of England people and the DIssenters,
or. as during last week, II may discuss
little local affairs in Scotland that
would seem more appropriate to par
ish council But on the other hand
The whole policy of the foreign Office
may be reserved from debate, except
in resolution at the end Of the ses-
sion, where IT is amnlgamated with
every other subject affecting the gov
crnmcnt, and where the debate is cut
short by the gulllotine of the closure.
Under these circumstances questions
of the gravcst import are often I'M
known to the house of commons alto
gcther.
Arranged by Cabinet,
All these matters arc arranged by the
cabinet, II in the debates in the house
the government seems in danger. "a
whip goes ont, and the question is
made one Of the life or death Of The
government. Under these circumstances
most Of the speeches in the house Of
commons orly serve tho purpose of
amusing the gallery The French
chamber Of deputies speeches are said
to bc made TO show ability. II is so
here. also. however much Immediate
evidence might seem TO be against that
suDposItion.
The conference has given us the next
step of removal of policy from popular
control. Even the rank and flc of the
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storms high up among the mountains,
The water rushes down into the dry
beds Of the valleys, doing great damage.
and, sweeping on, soon leaves the beds
as dry as before. We conserve the
water by erecting dams in the noun
tains and by creating artificial lakes
that are sometimes twenty-five miles
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-07

the title to the property viii remain
with the government.
Further, TO illustrate what the gov
ernment is doing constructvely, let me
add that the Salt river dam is $50 feet
high and 1850 feet long; that the reser-
voir is 251h square miles in area; that
the canals are 264 miles long in the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-07
Boise and Interurban Railway
Company, Limited.

Cars leave Boise for Caldwell. sCl5.
500. 9'00 $1,000, ll:00, 1900 n. m. and
1900, 200. 300. 1900, 500. 600. $4,000
500, 900. s'10 90 p, m.
Cars leave Caldwell for Boise 1920.
1880. $3.50. $40. 1880, ell 80 IL m. and
1890. 1:30 $3.50, $50, 4:30. $500. $50,
1880, 1880. $3.50 p. m.
Baggage and express.
''Baggage for Boise and Caldwell only
xExpress to Eagle and intermediate
points only,
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with 100 acres had 100 votes. Men own
ing more than l60 acres within the zone
of irrigation had to sell the surplus or
go without water. Broadly, that is tho
course followed everywhere. When the
ten annual payments have been made
the land owners will take over the dam,
lake and bitches, and manage and
maintain them under rules approved
by the secretary of the interior. but
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-07

bers Of the government. three-Premier
Asquith, Chancellor of EXchequer Lloyd
George and Irish Secretary Birrell-
represent the house of commons. Lord
Crewe, the secretary Of state for the
colonial department, who represents the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-07

cabinet have nothing whatever to do
with the deliberations of the confer
ence, and can only guess what is hap.
pening there. There are four members
of the government, and four members
OF the opposition. OF the four mem
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-07

aggregates; that up to the beginning
of this year $7.o50,ooo had been spent
on the enterprise. and that the irri-
gated lands are now valued at from
500 to $3.50 an acre"
Water Is Conserved.
Ordinarily, where does the water
come from9" inquired.
'It falls to the earth during the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-22
CHILD COUPLE" WANTS DIVORCE
HUSBAND COMPLAINS OF PIES: WIFE
TOO MANY NICKLES; SPANKING BY JUDGE
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

SEATTLE Wash, April 22-''The divorce is de-
MED" Indignantly exclaimed Judge Robert II. Lind
say of the superior court handing down decision in
the suit of Eva Rodgers matron of 15 for divorce
from her husband, Percy Rodgers aged %.
"Ilumph! The idea' calculated the Judge.
up here and ask for divorce the same as grown
people. Instead of granting divorce recommend
that your mothers both of whom present take you
home place you their respective knees and get
busy with hair brush or a shinge."
Eva Rodgers went on the stand and tearfully told
the Judge that her lord and master had bad habit of
finding fault with her pes that he was altogether too
rough" when he played games with her and that on
horrfyng occasion he had gone so far as to box
her Apart from this she had complaint to
make.
When the head of the Rodgers family took the stand,
he complained to the judge that his wife had dis
agreeable habit of spending his wages by going to
nickelodeons and moving picture shows
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-22
TWO DIE IN
WRECK ON
BIG -FOUR
RUNNING FAST, PASSENGER
TRAIN CRASHES INTO
OPEN SWITCH.
fey United Press Leased Wire)

(1y United Press Leased Wire)
.TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 22.-
Two men were killed and five in
jured today so severely that they
will die when Big Four passenger
train No. as, running at the rate OF
As miles an hour, ran into an open
switch and crashed into construc-
ton train standing on siding at
Sanford, 10 miles east Of here, to-
day.
The dead:
Engineer Robert F. Ely Of the
passenger train.
Switchman H. Driscoll.
The fatally injured:
Harry Gillette, Harry Clark, Sam
uel Moffatt and L. B. Donnelly, all
of Mattoon, Ill.,, and Henry Griffith,
Indianapolis, passenger brakeman.
Four other trainmen were slightly
injured.
1t is supposed the switch was left
open by mistake after the construc-
ton train had taken the siding. The
passenger following struck the open
switch and dashed full speed into
the train.
Passengers in the coaches were
terribly jolted by the impact and a
number of slight bruises and other
injuries are reported.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-22
ENTHUSIASM
INCREASING

Interest and enthusiasm are in.
creasing every day at the noon
mncheons of the Y. M. c. A. cam
paign committee at the chamber of
commerce.
In response to a request from the
young men who wanted to have a
share in the campaign a team COM
posed of Is or 20 young men was
formed with f. p. Tebbetts as cap
tain.
This team was given the place of
honor at the executive committee
table today. The officers of the Y.
Nj. c. A. had the employers release
the young men on time while they
assisted in the great campaign.
A telegram was read today from
Henry Longdtroth. president of the
Tacoma Y. Nj. c. A., congratulating
the men on the progress, and c. w.
Wilcox, state secretary Of the Y.
NJ. c. AS OF Washington, was
present and made a short address.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-22
O D D S
A N
F. n y S

Marks Twain's first sweetheart,
Miss Laura Fisher, Is still living
at Hannibal, Mo-, his boyhood
home. When she learned of his
death she wept and said:. "He was
one Of my dearest friends and
can not express by great sorrow
at his DEATH" Miss Fisher never
married. She was immortalized by
Twain In the character of Becky
Thatcher, in tom Sawyer" Don't
you remember how lovesick Tom
lay under her window at night, and
the maid lifted up to window and
casually threw a pitcher of water
on him7 And how Tom and Becky
Werc lost In the wonderful cave?
NEW YORK.-Frederick Geb-
hardt, who attracted interest
score Of years ago by his attentions
to Lily Langtry. English actress. is
dying,
ITHACA, N. Y.-School fraternl.
ties hurt scholarship, according to
statistics. Drinking also inter-
feres with students.
what do you often drop and
never stop to pick up?"
"A hint"
PORTLAND, Ore.-Hookworns,
In a bottle, have been received from
Manila by a doctor here. There are
about a dozen OF them, averaging
about half an Inch In length.
Drummer-Good morning, youna
man, is the buyer int
kid--No, but the cellar Is down
stairs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-22
POLICE INVESTIGATORS
ARE KEPT ON THE MOVE
Hard Job Trying to Keep Records
of Policemen Straight---Still
Another Affidavit.

Last night there was session
until a late hour Of Mayor Pratt's
police investigating committee, held
behind closed doors at the office Of
Chief Of Police Sullivan.
The meeting was held for the pur-
pose of permitting l.. D. Glider, ].
f. Hood, Chief Sullivan, Jailers Will
son, Nelson and Willis and the rest
of the police force that have been
in the various affidavits
published in The Press to tell the
kind hearted police investigating
committee how good they were and
how bad were those who had made
charges against the police.
This evidence was needed by the
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TRIBUTES TO MARK TWAIN
Special Cable to The United Press.


PARIS at
ldH not %onya remarkable humors but a
OF tn O. achieve of we
TIL OF KNOWN
a n nmind n tand
o o be man. misu in
to turned to his t
p lie fire from
hmOt h alive eandh Is the deaA
cn humni nowh dead"
of as
proud of him
BY Mrs. War Howe Boto who isno in mher rnlntyMrs year.
and
A O gnu o humor of snos uughtas wen