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New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

chief difficulty is about his food Ga,
elevator man who halls from Ra-.-sa
We eat entirely differently 50
Southern negroes The trouble e. Ia Is
know Of one good West Indian aoa's
In the city. though I've been told -
in Brooklyn. What do We eat? Or 1s
a mess of rice and split peas ssrvas eea
a tabasco-like sauce gives hear+ 1Hs
days work Cocoanut pone and ~
fine, and many a black child b,- IN
raised on a dish we call cocoo. a
cornmeal and nuts.
Food costs so much IN the sta.s-.
negro went on. that II keeps ma. s. -
how TO feed my family. Take -.
cheapest kind over here is cents - -
and the more expensive are 10 and % e .
a pound Fifty cents won't provide a .'A''
for family in New York, whs-.--
cents worth OF rice would be enouvt
a family in Barbados"
This man comes from the NOS, ,,,...
populated rural region In the vo-ld
isle about the size OF Staten Islana -
a population OF 10000, nIne-ts,.s.
which is negro ard agricultural n.
fers New YORK, notwithstanding n. =
prices. The enormous population q. y
bad0s causes every foot OF tiIIabls =
TO be occupied and makes severe r.--
labor necessary
On many OF the islands and in Br,.
Guiana z great economic change IA t,,s-
place. whereby East Indian is disBls~.
West Indian labor. No longer can tss :
maican negro roam at viii and gathe-
fruits OF the earth upon the aSana,...
sugar plantations that tell OF the days ~.
sugar was king The plantations are =.
reclaimed for fruit groves and the zrn,-
Of coffee, rice. hemp. sisai, cocoa and se
products. The coolies imported fro1, r.
b. the British government as iudeu---.
servants are doing good work
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

Price and Parton. knockabout artists'
That's my little place yonder he CON
tinued, pointing with a fat finger TO ne"
ly painted cottage. Bought 1t for So,o' d
year so. and I've been offered ss'oo. wen
this does beat trouping, doesn't it7 Colie
down and take a sail in my boat. the fas'-
est skinner 'twixt Oyster Bay and FoFI
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-16
SUE ENoUeH occUPATloN.

Census Director Durand has felt
called upon to square himself with the
housewives of the country for giving
instructions to the enumerators that
the women who do nothing but cook
and sew, wash and clean house, as we'll
as a thousand and one other things.
shall be represented In the census re-
ports as having no occupation. The di-
rector did not mean to offend. House
keeping is the highest and nobIest of
all occupations. Unfortunately 1t does
not bring in the money directly and so
cannot figure in the statistics being
gathered in the United States at the
present time. If it were possible to OBJ
tain accurate information as to the
amount of saving effected by the
housewives by doing the work of cook,
laundress, seamstress. at the same time
keeping a watchful eye upon the house
hold expenses, all the other items gath
cred by the census enumerators would
pale into insignificance and, like Ben
Adhem, the occupation of housewife
would lead all the rest
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EXPORTS OF FOOD sTUFFs.

gne faet~that the exports of food
stuffs from the United States are de-
creasing may explain in part why
prices are high. According to the esti-
mates OF the Department of Commerce
and Labor, the exports Of foodstuffs
for the first nine months of the pres
ent fiscal year will amount to about
$S50,O0O,0OO in value, as against more
than $3.50, 600 900 for like period in
1908, and the articles exported are high
er in price this year than they were
two years ago. For the full fiscal year
of 1910 the number of cattle exported
is estimated at $4,000. with an approx
innate value of $4,000, 900. compared
with 593, 900 head exported in 1904, val
ued at $40, 100000. The department finds
that the same ratio of decrease pre-
walls in all foodstuffs. For instance,
the amount of wheat exported during
the present fiscal year WIN approx
mate $4,000 900 bushels, against 157 .000,-
600 bushels in 1892, the record year.
better showing is made in the ex-
ports of manufactures, $3.50 100000 be-
ing the estimated value for 1910.
In view of the Figures on the exporta-
tipn Of foodstuffs the claim that con-
lElss16tion is rapidly overtaking produc-
ton In the United States must be ac-
eepted as a fact It is also quite likely
that we shall continue to pay moderate
ly high prices for what we eat unless
someone shall discover a method by
means of which the law Of supply and
demand can be repealed. The popula-
ton of the country is constantly in
creasing and the demands upon the
agricultural community for food grow
ing in proportion. The same story is
told all over the world. the only differ
ence being that wages are also high in
the United States and that the people,
generally speaking, are able to pay for
the best in the market.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-16
PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA.

Happy is the Mohammedan who lives
in far-off country who makes the pill
grimage to Mecca enjoined upon all
true followers Of Mahomet and lives to
tell the tale. Considering that two or
three hundred thousand Of them visit
the sacred city each year, many of
them do survive the terrible hardships
of the desert as a matter of course. But
each and every one Of them takes des-
perate chances when he starts out, staff
in hand, to make the circuit of the
Kaaba, drink of the waters of the sa-
cred we'll and offer prayers to Allah at
the birthplace of the prophet. Perhaps
many of them would not attempt the
trip were it not for the activity of the
steamship companies, who send agents
all over the Orient exhorting the fol-
lowers of Mahomet to follow his COM
mand and HE them to Mecca. These
agents use the methods employed by the
fellows who drum up steerage passen-
gers for the big liners plying between
Europe and this country, having reli-
gion as an additional incentive. Re
Gently a shipload of pilgrims returned
to the Straits settlements after the trip
to Mecca. Their condition is described
as pitiable In the extreme. Twenty-Five
died on the return voyage, three from
smallpox and the remainder from sheer
restitution.
A Singapore paper thus describes the
effects of the pilgrimage: THE vessel
as she lies in the harbor beggars de-
scription. There are manned, halt and
age stricken. But all, young or old, are
pinched and shrunken with the effects
of want. exposure and starvation. Their
drawn faces, haggard eyes and ema-
ciated limbs told a horrible story"
1t is remarkable that in this enligkt-
ened age men, women and children
should be called upon to undergo I'M
speakable tortures in order to merit
paradise. Yet such are the requirements
of the Mohammedan religion.
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Full COUNT DESIRABLE.

The census engmerators are now at
work taking the names of the inhabi-
tants of Salt Lake and gathering the
usual statistics. This city has made a
phenomenal growth during the past
decade and naturally enough all enter
prising citizens are deeply interested in
the count In a communication TO The
Herald Republican Arch Thompson,
who has had experience as a census
enumerator. makes a few valuable sug-
gestions as to how a fairly accurate
census may be obtained. Among other
things he states thar about 20 per cent
OF the population of Salt Lake consists
of boarders and roomers, an estimate
none too high at the present time.
These boarders and roomers being US
ually absent when the enumerator
calls, and the landlady being unable
TO give the necessary information con-
corning them. their names do not APP
pear in the lists. Mr.. Thompson thinks
that If the daily papers would print the
list OF questions to be answered each
day during the time the census is being
taken, leaving a blank space after each
question for the answer. the toarders
and roomers would fill out the same
and leave them at their several places
OF abode for the enumeration.
That would be one way to get at
this class of citizens. Another, and one
equally as good, would be for the enum-
orators in the congested districts OF the
city to have these same questions type
written and leave a copy at each
boarding house with the request that it
be filled out at specified time. On
the whole, The Herald-Republican is in
clined to think the latter plan the best.
1t is highly desirable that Salt Lake
Q3S tie best showing possible in the
-fansus report. Not a single name
should be missed by the enumerators
and they should evolve some plan by
means OF which their work can be
thoroughly done. No one wishes to pad
the lists. for such acts always result
in disadvantage in the long run. What
IS wanted Is a complete, full and accu-
rate census of the inhabitants of the
city. If we get it there need be no fear
thst the totals win not exceed the
10O. 900 mark.
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A COMMUNAL MAN.

At a dinner N Denver Judge Ben 4.
Lindsey told a story about Christmas con-
VITALITY.
There used to be an old fellow Of co.
he said, who got arrested about twice
week for conviviality. He was always
the magistrate was about co. too, a queer
kind of comradeship, almost friendship,
arose between the two men.
I'm the late autumn the topper was
called away from Denver. He did not
return until Christmas time The con-
vivial Christmas spirit in the crisp Den
yer air was, of course, too much for him,
and the day after his return he was hailed
before the usual magistrate on the usual
charge.
The magistrate. in the green-festooned
court room, felt kindly and forgiving
Well. George he said to the pris-
oner. you are here again at last, Ell?
Yes, your honor said old George,
:" You've been away some time. haven't
you?
:" Yes. your honor. nigh onto three
months"
And how many times. George, did you
get drunk during that period?
I don't like to say, your honor old
George faltered, before all these here
q well said the magistsate,' take paper
and pencil and write il down.
$50 George wrote, and the paper was
passed UP to the magistrate, who looked
at 1t and said:
and since you were away three months,
George. and only got drunk sixteen times,
I'll let you Off
THANK you, Judge, said old George.
as he left the dock. You looked at the
paper upside down. though q"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-16
RIeHTEoUsLY ANGRY.

The dispatches from Vienna state
that Mr.. Roosevelt was highly indig-
nant upon learning that a report had
been cabled to the United States that
as a result of his interview in Italy
with Clifford Pinchot he had agreed to
enter the field against President Taft as
a candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation in 1912. Those who know him
best VIII not wonder at his indignation
Treachery is not one of the Characters
tics Of Mr.. Roosevelt. To accuse him
Of being party to a secret agreement to
undermine his closest friend is a charge
against his integrity and honor. Mr..
Roosevelt has always been an advocate
Of the square deal and has been abso-
lutely on the level politically and per-
sonally in all his dealings. Betray
Taft? The idea was absurd to begin
with.
1t is true that certain mischief-mak-
ers who are just now laundering about
in search of a leader, taking advantage
Of the absence Of Mr.. Roosevelt from
the United States, have used his name
for their own selfish ends. They have
about reached the limit in that direc-
ton. The former president is out Of
the wilds of Africa and In touch with
the political situation In this country.
In few weeks he will arrive in New
York and speak for himself. Until that
time the stories from Europe concern
ing his attitude had best be taken with
a grain of salt
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-16
MISTAKE or sJFFRAeETTEs.

The cause of female suffrage was not
materially advanced by those misguided
women who Kissed President Taft. It
was an offense against deceney which
cannot be lightly overlooked. The
President mad been specifically invited
to address the convention of suffrag-
cites and Ia accepting the invitation
had expressly stated that he was not in
full sympathy with the movement and
clearly indicated that he would so state
in his address Of welcome. The Presi-
dent is honest and straightforward and
not in the habit of telling little white
lies t. increase his popularity or leave
words unsaid for the purpose of mis-
leading his hearers. Having invited Mr..
Taft, in spite Of his well-known views,
TO grace their convention by his pres
ence, the least the suffragettes could
have done and at the same time MAIN
tanned their self-respect was to have
listened in silence.
Yesterday an apology was made by
thu officers of the association for the
unwomanlike demonstration of the
evening before. So far IS Mr.. Taft in
diyidually IS concerned, he viii probably
.axeept the apology end treat the Incl
lightly. Its effect upon the people
he country is quite another matter.
psult to the President Of the United
is always considered an insult to
en-
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-16
REAL Post PRISON.

An effort is being made to secure a
pardon for a poet who allowed s24 Of
another mans money to stick to his
fingers and was sent up for ten years.
The poor fellow might have been hum
CRY, probably was, when he reached for
the small sum for which he is now do
ing time at Saltwater, MINI. But poets
as a rule write better on an empty
stomach or when buffeted by adverse
winds. No doubt the unknown genius
is grinding out better quality of verse
in the seclusion Of his cell than he
OF Dame Fortune. AS proof of this fact
Il is noted that some OF his efforts at
moving the muses. have found favor
with the magazine editors who have
become interested in his case and will
doubtless be instrumental in securing
his release from confinement At this
particular season of the year it is US
ually a difficult task to interest the
magazine editors in poetry. especially
the more or less touching tributes to
spring that pour into the sanctums. In
fact the aforesaid editors have been
known to express the heartfelt desire
that some of their would-be contribu-
tors be locked up, an asylum being con-
sidered the proper place for treatment
of their malady. Be that as it may,
the Minnesota song-bird now beating
his wings against the steel bars of his
cage has made a hit with the critics
and is warbling his way to liberty.
Here is a sample of his poetry:
But the lamps ahght, and the clear
proud song
Shall reach to the throne OF God ere
long.
The night must pass, and a strange
new dawn
Burst upon field, and copse, and lawn;
For out Of the warp of shame and
tears
I weave the Joy of the coming years"
The lines scan, the rhyme is perfect
and the sentiment really fine. If the
young man gets out we shall probably
hear from him again.
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HERADREpUBLcAn SALT CITY, UTAH. SATURDAY APRIL u.s. 1910

third-rate flour or that part OF flour re-
naming after the best part of it has
been extracted to be sold as the patent
product. This remnant is chemicalized
and otherwise doctorsd to an alarming
extent"
That statement is not borne out by
the facts and certainly does not apply
to the bakers of Salt Lake The trouble
with DR.. Wiley seems to be that he has
preached upon pure food go long that
he has become monomaniac upon the
subject and does not always know what
he is talking about.
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WENT roo FAR.

DR.. Harvey W. Wiley is recognized as
an authority upon most matters con-
nected with the pure food question, hut
even Wiley goes beyond the bounds of
reason occasionally. In a recent ad-
dress before the Housekeepers' AL
lance of Washington he attacked the
American bakers In an entirely I'M
called for manner. In the course of
his remarks he said:
American bread as it is consumed by
the general public is the worst imagin-
able thing of its kind. practically un-
cooked and unfermented when it is pre-
sumed to be ready for consumption. The
so-called bakers bread is made of a
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-16
A RELIcT.
(Everybody,s Magazine.l

(Everybody's Magazine.l
A colored man died without medical
attendance. and the coroner went to In
vestigate.
did Samuel Williams live here?" he
asked the weeping woman who opened
the door.
'sYassuh," she replied between sobs.
81 want to see the remains"
81 is de remains" she answered
r,~o4.JIxx
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-16
Soma for a Winter Night.

In the vault of the winter night
Never single star,
And over the sweep OF the moorland white
No moon for avatar.
And where shall a wanderer bide
And how shall a wanderer go?
Is there no guardian light to guide
Through the silence and the snowf
Sudden a back flung door,
And 10, in the glow thereof
The clear limned grace Of a radiant face
And the cgtstretcLed arms Of Lowell
Clinton Scotland.
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the entire population and usually re-
scented as such. 1t is TO be hoped there
win be no further occurrences of this
kind and that the fighting spirit of the
militant suffragettes of Great Britain
American men can be coaxed but not
driven.
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Sac ID Utah. ofhce OF

Gtdto OF UtaHI uIHCt OF INC CUmuIs-
sioner OF insurance-ss.
l. George B. Squires, commissioner
Of insurance of the state Of Utah, do
hereby certify that the above-named
insurance company has filed in my Of
fee q detailed statement of it's condi-
ton, from which the foregoing state
ment has been prepared, and that the
said company has in all other respects
complied with the laws Of the state
relating to insurance.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the seal OF
the insurance department this 18th day
of March, A. D. 1910.
GEORGE b. SQUIRES,
(Seal) Commissioner.
BY Willard Done.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-16
Communication

Editor of The Herald Republican:
1t is universal custom for cities in
general to be very generous in their
claims IN regard to their population,
and the forthcoming census is going to
shoot a lot of these estimates full of
bloW-holes. Some one recently
claimed population Of 10 600 and the
last directory gives us an estimate of
$4,000, including the suburbs.
The census figures are going to stand
and it behooves all good citizens to in
terest themselves in the matter of Sc
curing a full count, for I have a suspi-
cion that we will not reach the figures
herein quoted.
1 worked upon the last census and
for years have been engaged IN a SINH
lar work and there is one feature upon
which 1 am qualified to speak, and for
which l ask q hearing.
Something like 20 per cent of our
population consists of boarders and
roomeTs and as a rule these will be
absent when the enumerator calls. Ex-
cept in a few instances the landlady
cannot give the desired information, and
on the other hand she frequently does
not even know the names Of her
rOomers.
The enumerator who conscientiously
does his duty is strictly "up against
it, and must work long hours of over
time; even then he viii be justified
Ia emitting some names, or in being sat
isfied with incomplete information. An
other feature must not be ignored.
Inc information TO De given to the
enumeratOrs will contain much that is
considered private and some people will
shun the enumerator if they can con-
veniently. and under the very best of
circumstances a full count of the board
ers and roOmers in this city is impos-
sible in the time allowed for the emu
meration.
The loss, however, may be materially
lessened If the daily papers will print
the list of questions to be answered,
leaving a blank space after each ques-
tion upon which to write an answer, the
list to be printed daily during the time
the census is being taken. and a strong
appeal be made to bOarders and room
ers to fill out the blanks; put them IN
sealed envelopes to be given to the emu
meratOr.
This would require very little time
and would insure the secrecy that some
persons desire. The census is on and
there is no time for discussion.
The Republican can set the
pace and the other papers can do no
less.
It means a few thousand names that
will otherwise be missed.
ARCH THOMPSON,
354 South First West street
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354 South First West street.

Editor of The Herald Republican:
I believe in early closing, but as a
wagewOrker and a socialist, don't
think it wise on the part OF the shop
keepers In Salt Lake to close at 6
o'clock on Saturday. and I do not think
1t will last, because some of the stab
lishments keep open, which is unfair
to those who close. The majority of the
wagewOrkers do not leave work be-
fore 6 O'Clock or $50, and Saturday
night has been the only night they
could shop. 1 have lived in Australia
for many years and there they give the
shop assistants halliday holiday every
Wednesday afternoon to make up for
the extra hours that they work Satur-
day night. which I think would be
much better system than closing at 6
on Saturday. Yours.
WAGEWORKER
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state Of Utah. office OF
II L-.---n

sioner Of insuranoe-ss.
/, George 3. Squires, commissioner
of insurance of the state OF Utah, do
hereby certify that the above named
insurance company has filed in my Of
fee a detailed statement OF its cOndi-
ton, from which the foregoing state
ment has been prepared, and that the
said company has in all other respects
complied with the laws Of the state re-
Iating to insurance.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the seal
OF the insurance department this 26th
day OF March, A. D. 1910.
GEORGE B. SQUIRHS,
(SeaD Commissioner.
BY Willard Done.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-16

SYNOPSIS OF THE ANNUAL STATE
ment for the year ending December 81.
1909. OF the condition Of the
Boston Fire Insurance Company
The name and location Of the company.
Boston Fire Insurance Company, 13I MIX
street, Boston, Massachusetts.
Name Of president, Ransom B. Fuller.
Name Of secretary, Freeman Nickeraon.
The amOunt-of its capital stock
is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1,OD0,OOo-eO
The amount Of its capital stock
paid up is .,.................... 100000 90
The amount Of its assets is. s26s. $50 Is
The amount of It's liabilities
Including eapitaD is ........ s,232. S5z.75
The amount Of its income dur
ing the preceding calendar
year -.s..-.ss.sssssssss eIAJ3l E14 ~
The amount Of its expenditures
dar year ..!...,.....'....e..... 2al,4ss.7O
The amount of losses paid dur
ing the preceding calendar
year ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lisa, %
The amount Of risks written
during the year ...-...--..... ST, S74, SO 90
The amount of risks in force
at the end of the year., 2S, 54e,eiS.0G
State Of Utah office OF the commissions
OF insurance-ss.
I. George B. Squires, commissioner Of
insurance OF the state of Utah. do hereby
certify that the above named insurance
company has filed in my office a detailed
statement Of its condition. from which.
the foregoing statement has been pre-
pared, and that the said company has
in all other respects complied with ths
laws Of the state relating to insurance.
In testimony whereof I have heraunto
set my hand and affixed the seal OF the
insurance department this 26th day Of
/ GEORGE B. sQUIREs.
(SeaD Commissioner.
By Willard Done.
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SYNOPSIS OF THE ANNUAL STATE
ment for the year ending December 81.
9O9 Of the condition Of the