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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08
A NARRoW.GA REPUBLIC.

On the formation of the so.called
republican government in Portugal, tho
public had. from time TO time. accounts
of the confiscatlon OF church property
Of the filming of bishops and other &C.
ceslasts for doing what they were In
structed by their ecclesiastical superb
ors to do. Also we were told Of the
closing of churches and mouastcries
and the coufiscation of property at
tached thereto. That sort Of thing does
not strike Americans as evidence of
genuine republIcanism. 1t is true that
the claim is made in Portugal that the
churches and monastcrlcs absorb too
great a proportion of the national
wealth. escaping taxation thereby. to
comport with the national interests
But there surely ought to be some bet.
ter way of getting at . remedy than
bv the arbitrary confiscation of prop.
ertv.
Another instance Of narrow pcrse
cutiou is reported from the same al.
legged republic, Professor Cockerell of
the University Of Colorado discloses
the case in a letter TO Science. IIt
calls attention therein to the case OF
twelve Portuguese naturalists, lately
Of Lisbon. who were expelled from
their university positions by their new
government and eXiled from their coau
try, on no other ground THAI that they
are .jesuits Five Of these twelve went
to Brazil, three TO Belgium. two To
Spain. and two TO Holland. Professor
Cockcrcll rouchcs for the high value
and promise of the scientific work OF
some Of these professors. He does not
TO be sure, arraigu the Portuguese gov,
crnmcnt for the expulsion Of these
professors, as he has no exact kuowl
edge Of the grounds assigned for tho
harsh treatment OF them. lie doc.
not say that there was no justification
for that treatment; but he sYnapathei,
ically draws attention tn the hard
| ship that was inflicted upon these men
Their books, their periodicals. their in
strumcnts their manuscripts. ever
those most personal. are all lost tt
| Justice is said TO have remarked tC
| ono of these scientists, ''lf your col
| Icctions are lost TO you, they arc uo
lost 10 science. y But, as is very iustl
said some Of these collections were
made for special purposes which othcl
hands will not be able 10 pursue: somI
were not labeled. others bore marks
lntclligIble only to their original own
ers. Accordingly, Professor Cockcrci
suggests that some scientific associa
ton tnkc the matter mp and send N
agent TO inquire carefully into tn
Facts. Then, if the statements made b,
the exilcs are verified he suggests tina
IT might he IN order for scientifi,
hodies i'm different countries 10 max,
formaSprotcsts TO the Portuguese GOV
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08
MORE THAN TWENTY ONE ;

\ good deal of interest AMI some feel.
ing appear in California by reason OF
the law which requires voters 10 state
their age: and il has been assumed thai
the women of that State were especially
opposed 10 that law. So far as known,
however, this is merely an assumption.
not a positive fact, And Vet the Cali.
fornia authorities have made the con.
struction Of the law TO the effect that
the actual age need not be stated, but
that it is sufficient if the woman voter
makes an affidavit that She is "more
than tweuty-one wears old. -
IL will be recollected that in Utah
good many wears ago a similar oucs.
tion arose. and it was resolved in prac.
ticallv the same way. SO far as we
are concerned here. that was satisfac.
tory; but. after all, it docs not really
meet the case, In a number of the
States the voter has attached 10 his
name on the registration list r sort of
descriptive list. His name is given. his
residence, his age, his height. AMI com
plexion. something similar to the army
descriptive list made Of men when
they enlist. This voters descriptive
list is of the very highest value III
prevention and detection Of fraud at the
polls. When a voter marks his ballot
III Massachusetts. for instance. the
Judge Of the election reads out his name
his residence. and the points OF his de
scriptivc list. II is impossible. there
fore, in the view Of the III lges and spec,
tators, for any marked imposturc or
false impersonation 10 be made.
We think that it would be a good
thing for such list to be made in
every State accompanying the voters
registration. 1t would he an almost ah
solute prevention of various kinds o!
election frauds that arc charged IN thc
different cities. In the rural commupi
tics of any State. of course, il Is not SO
important: but ii is important in tho
larger cities, AS San Francisco and Los
Angeles. The people of California make
mistake if they give way to this AS
sumcd sentiment on the part of wo
known. 1t is a sentiment that has nc
claim TO recognition IN the law, where
as, on the other hand to have at least
a partial descriptive list of the Votcl
NAV be. and often doubtless would be
of the highest Importance In preserving
the purity of elections.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

nothing in any way secret about ~,
neither is there anything that any one
can fairly base charges against our
State Department upon.
The successful Bonilla revolution was,
il is true, looked upon with favor by
our State Department, lust as the Es'
trada revolution in Nicaragua WAS
looked upon as likely TO tend toward
peace aud moro settled conditions. The
fact is that in both cases this has been
the effect, although Estrada himself
was not permanently successful. stu,
Nicaragua has been practically at peace
ever since the success of his revolution,
and Honduras has been entirely at
peace ever since Bonilla succeeded ln
overthrowing tho former dictatorship in
Honduras.
But Bonila found, as rcyolutionisis S
arc apt to find in those small Latin
American republics. that the treasury
WAS empty. He needed some money,
and opened negotiations III New York
for Il loan of $10,00o,000. The Nor
gan syndicate. so called, agreed to
lend tho money provided the United
States would guarantee in behalf of
Honduras tho repayment Of the money
and the meeting of the interest agreed
upon. That is the gist Of the treaty
now before the Senate of tho United
States. 1t has been reported favorably,
and probably the Senate Will agree to
it. Just as it ought to agree, because
thero should be no doubt about the full
fillment of that money contract if
Honduras gets the loan; and 1T will get
the money as soon as tho guarantee Is
given.
The expenditure Of the money is care
fully guarded; it is TO be devoted 10 the
construction of railways and the dc
velopmeut OF the country, It is an al
vantageons proposition for Honduras,
and the United States figures in it only
as guarantor in behalf of Honduras. so
that Honduras can get the money.
The opposition TO this treaty now
sprung bv Mr.. Paredes, who was the
financial agent of Honduras in this
country, probably means no more than
that commissions that had been ex-
pcctcd are not provided for, and will
not be paid.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08
THE RUSH FOR OFFICE.

Tho rush of office.seckers under the
new city administration increases daily,
and 1t will he difficult for the com
missioners to ascertain the fitness of
those who apply for positions, unless
they adopt some form of civil service
examinations. Some of the commits
sioncrs have visited Dcs Moines. Iowa,
to ascertain in a practical way how the
commission form works there, and
doubtless they havo been struck with
The methods adopted in Des Moincs to
ascertain the fitness and qualifications
of those who apply for office. Under
tho Iowa law, civil service examinations
arc provided. and The applicants are
appointed as a result Of those eHamina-
ncns. That is undoubtedly the logical
and proper method of filling offices
under the commission form of govern
ment; for the commission form ignores
party lines. and has no political or
party standard of recommendation for
office. but only capacity and fit
ness for the work applied for, these
TO be asccrtained by demonstration.
The commissioners elected in this
city are fortunate i'll this, that while
they arc entirely free from party obi
eatious in appointments, and while
there is no requirement in the law for
civil service examinations, they are,
nevertheless, free TO adopt them, and
to provide substantially the same tests
of fitness to applicants for office that
are applied in Dcs Moiucs. The law
does not provide for this examination,
but neither does it provide against it.
And so the commissioners are clearly
free to adopt civil service tests if they
50 desire; and that they will naturally
desire this can hardly be doubted, as
it is the only means whereby they can
ascertain whether an applicant Is fit
for the position 10 which he aspircs or
not.
We Judge, therefore. in view Of the
logical connection between civil service
examinations and the commission form
of government, these examinations be-
ing everywhere provided where the
commission form prevails, that the Salt
Lake commissioners Will find it not
only desirable. but practically ncces'
sary, TO adopt reasonably searching
civil service examinations in order to
test the ability, the knowledge, and
the experience of those who apply for
office in the different departments. 1t
is clear case that the commission
will do itself no credit if it should
appoint 10 office indiScrlminatclv. and
without due knowledge of the adapta-
ton of the applicant 10 the position
he seeks. The only way To get this
necessary knowledge is for the COM
missioners TO adopt substantially the
civil service system in use in Des
Moines, or some other city where the
commission form of government has
been applied. tested, and found salts
factory. The pressure here Is great
for appointments. and doubtless there
will be ample material TO select from;
the commission, therefore. by adopting
civil service examinations and tests,
can all the more certainly provide for
their administration appolntecs that
will be best seryiccable TO the public
and crcditabie TO thcmselves.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08
TIE HoNDURAN LOAN.

The charges brought by the former
special financial minister Of Honduras
10 the United states against our State
Department can. no doubt. be properly
dismissed as the uIterance of special
spite. The name OF the minister is
Juan h. Paredes: and he has issucl q
200.page book to arraign our State De
partment. and to prevent the ralifca-
tiOn bY the L. $. Senate Of the financial
treaty between this country and Hon.
duras We should Judge il extremely
unlikely that his charges would have
any effect i'll Congress. for the whole
matter has been fully presented to the
public from time TO time, aud there is
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

Honduras citizens TO the number OF
Il hundred thousand are said TO be
signing petitions for the annexation OF
Houduras 10 the United States They
look at Porto Rico and are full OF
envy; but if they should look at the
Philippines they might be filled with
disgust
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

crument against tho action il has taken
with respect TO these men. 1T is o
sound, wise suggestion, and the scien-
tific world would do we'll to carry 1T
out In the meantime. it is dark stig-
ma upon the so.cslIod republic Of Por'
iugal that such a case as this should
be presented by candid scientific men
who have suffered the grievous inius-
tice which Professor Cockercll points
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

The San Francisco Chronicle states
that Traffic Director Stuhbs of the
Hartman railroad system will retire
January Ist on pcusion Of $4,000 Il
year, decidedly comfortable sum to
soothe his old age, But if any man
ever deserved royal treatment by any
railroad company. Mr., Stubs deserves
ii from The Hartman railroad system.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

Monte Carlo sends word that man
Damed Appleton. representing an Amer.
lean syndicate. has Just won S125.O00
gambling there. 1t is an ingenious
form of advertising, in which the iuvi
tatiop plainly ", ''Come ou, boys, YOU
can all have a show in your efforts to
break the bank.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

Secretary Wilson. heal of tile u. S.
Department Of Agriculture, shows. as
has often been shown before, that the
farmer gets less than half of the cost
Of his products TO the ultimate CON
sumorj and he naivcly asks who gets
the big end Of il, That is generally
known. too; but if Secretary Wilson
is In a quandary about IL, he has only
10 set his army Of experts TO work on
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

Some people in the East are rather
snobbish about the eight Western Coy
ernors, who are ''in the cnemy's cour.
try trying to Inculcate breadth of
N'siou. Here is the Boston Globe,
which, after giving the names of tho
Governors asks supcrciliously, "IIou.
est, now how many Of them had Won
ever heard of before!' IL is that mar
row view which the Governors are seek.
ing to lift.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

The President S Thanksgiving dinner
included a 40.pound turkey. l0-pound
mlnce pic. a 10-pound apple pie, and an
Euglish plum pudding. weight ur-
known. and he had Il heavy cold. toe: /:
ii Is TO be hoped that he may do bet
lcr al Christmas
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

Col. Roosevelt keeps on denying his
candidacy fer President, and his nd
mlrers keep right on disbelicving him.
and saving that be must aud will run.
And they have this to support them.
that at no time has he made a. positive
a denial Of his present candidacy for
President, as he did in 1900 for Vice
President; and yet he consented to be
a candidate aud WAS elected with Nc.
kinlcy,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

At last comes the official explanation
why the [. s. troops were sent to the
Mexican border last spring. President
Taft says il was TO protect Americans
in Mexico. That viii be satisfactory
10 the people Of this country, but how
Will he Mcxicans take it
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

The I. S. Navy Department aban-
dous The turbines IN favor of the rccip.
rocatiug engine (although it is admitted
that this is at the sacrifice Of speed. }
because of economy, And yet speed,
after accuracy of fire, is the great de-
sldcrstnm in naval warfare. The slow
vessel. other things being equal, is ah-
solutely at tho mercy Of the swiftcr.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

Great Britain IS King AMI Queen, In.
dia S Emperor and Empress. have ar
rived - in their India tour. and are, rs
was expected, clearly outshonc by the
native rulers. But wait till that thou.
sanI plum puddings arc put on exhibit
anl then see who will have the shine.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08
ADVERTISING TALKS
Continued from Page One.)
toward PIANO PUZZLE
\

=
COPY OF this advertisement
was sent to the newspapers
printing these Talks.
The attitude of the papers
toward this kind OF advertls-
ing is just what | expected
lit would be. Publishers
have written in that they do
not approve OF piano contest
advertising and EXCLUDE
IS u G. II ADV ERTlSlNG
from their columns.
Some Of the phrases,
quoted from the publish
ers, are as follows:
~ take pleasure in advising
that we discontinued piano con
test advertising over two years
ago. We were among the pio-
nccrs along this line.
We have eliminated piano PIE
turc and word puzzle advertise
mcnts and never again will we al
low lot Of dealers i'll cheap
pianos TO impose on our readers
with their cheap coupon
schemes
We have taken Il stand
against all piano puzzle advcrtis-
ing and in so doing have arouse |
the cnmity OF enc house III partic-
ular. but we have felt thoroughly
justified in the stand we have
taken. and It was with Il orcac
deal OF satisfaction that we read
Your story III your series. We
also took pains 10 see that all the
local piano houses had their al
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

Mr.. Bodkin of Colorado, says that the
raisers Of sugar beets are at the mercy
of tho sugar trust. Mr.. Bo lkIn eVi
IDENTIFY knows what he is talking about
for his statement is absolutely correct
as we have repeat edlv shown.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

The early Christmas shopper always
finds alert. attentive. and pleasant
clerks. But the late Christmas shopper
oh walt
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

Elder Penrose has been lifted out of
the apostleship into the First Presl-
dencv. and Elder Talmagc is made an
Apostle. 1t all Ats like glove.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

Just rs tho fv season is over. il is
announced that cheer is the best bait
for flies" Why was this withheld so
1opoe
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08
Friday, December 8, 1911.

And So. Persia is to 'Ftakc the of
fensiveN against Russia, Well we'll;
Russia will take WHAT lett
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

tention called to ii when ii ap-
pcarcd. "
This suffices to show the
attitude Of the publishers
one IN each of sixty-four
cltles-Who are standing for
THE BETTERMENT OF
ADVERTISING and for
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

When vour feet are wet AMI cold, and
vour body chilled through and through
from exposure. take a big dose Of Cham
berlain S Cough Remedy, bathe your
feet in hot water before going to bed 4,
and YOU are almost certain To ward of
a severe cold. For sale by all dealers
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

CHARACTER IN NEV
PAPER -ADNERTISlN0
Together these news
pers form a COMPOSE
NATIONAL MEDIUM 4
general advertisers sho'
consider before distrlbut'
their next appropriation
ITO Hc Continued
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

Big sale, knutsford this week.
Prices no object from now on. Every
thing must be sold.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

the problem and they can cnliehlen him
IN short order
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08

Employees in every line watch the
Wants.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-04-06
Twenty-Five Years Ago, 1886.

Our townsman, Samuel Jacka, was
so unfortunate yesterday as to have a
heavy weight of earth cave on him
while working in a diggings
Mrs VIM. j. Healy died in this city
March Is, 1886, aged about 40 years.
The city council has been testing and
considering the question Of street lamps
this week. No city in Wisconsin needs
them more for none is more billy.
Last Friday closed the winter term
of the Plum Grove school, taught by
Mrs. Annie Bennett, and in the evening
the scholars we an exhibition at the
school house. 1t proved one of the
most complete and meritorious ever
given at the school.
Hugh Jones, son Of the late John e.
Jones of Pecatonica, died on the 23d of
March at ST. Louis, Ill.,, aged 81 years
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-04-06
Fifteen Years Ago, 1896.

Samuel James died at his home in
this city Wednesday, April LIST, aged 70
years.
News was received in this city by
Mrs Samuel White announcing the
death of her brother, Thomas +. Coad,
which occurred Dec 9th, 1895. Mr..
Coad was a tailor in this city, and left
in 1852 for Australia, where he spent
the remainder Of his days.
Miss Nellie Ralph, late Of this city,
was married at Englewood, ILL.,, March
25th, to Mr.. John b. Hurst
Mr.. John Godfrey died at his home
in the town Of Willow Springs March
oath, aged 65 years.
Married at the home of the bride s
mother, Mrs. VIM Murrish, in the
town Of Mineral Point Wednesday,
March 25th, Miss Mamie Murrish to
Mr.. Chas. Hosking. Rev. VIM. Croft
performed the ceremony.
Mrs. George Gorgen died at her home
in this city Monday, March Both, aged
81 years.
DR.. A. 3. Nicols, homeopathic ply
stefan, a graduate Of Hahnerann col
lege, Chicago, has decided to locate in
Mineral Point.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-04-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Crane have departed
for Snohomish, Wash, where they will
make their future home. Wallace
Noble went with them for an indefinite
stay in the west.
There are now in the first ward
schools ten pairs of twins. Nearly
every grade in the building has two or
more pairs of twins. Beat it if you
can. Monroe Sentinel.
My samples of 1911 Wall Paper are
now ready for inspection. They in
clude the newest and most up-to-date
patterns on the market. j. C. Stende-
back, phone 374. 5tf
If the bill now before the legisla-
ture providing that no saloons shall
exist one mile from State institutions
passes, every saloon in Platteville will
be legislated out OF commission. -
Plattevile Witness.
Ross Of Mineral Point has leased
the old Joe Morley machine shed and
will use il for a garage, fixing it up in
good shape in charge of competent
man who will do general automobile re-
pairing, Fennimore Times.
"A South Dakota man has demon
strated that alfalfa soup is sustaining
and fattening. If man can live on al
falfa, the cost of living is reduced to a
very simple problem. Get an alfalfa
pasture. Go away trouble
We are told that certain youths in
the vicinity of Monroe have adopted
the use of the photograph in calling
their cows home from pasture. Our
correspondent fails to state whether
the canned music induces the COWS to
give canned milk
Every city has its nuisance. Min
eral Point has hers. At this particular
time it is dogs. By actual count the
other day there were fifteen dogs to
nine men visible on High street And
sausage machines have not been known
to let up in their activities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bottomley and
brothers Thomas and Louis Bottomley,
also Miss Ida Bottomley returned to
Minneapolis Monday, after accompany
ing the remains Of their mother here
for burial. Miss Susie Bottomley Of
Seymour also attended the funeral
which took place Sunday.
Three hours of roller skating about
the streets of Waukegan put Florence
Mailie of that town into trance that
lasted day and a half. When she
awoke she seemed to be all right ex-
cept that she was very hungry. The
mother realized that the hours of con
tinuous skating had fatigued the girl
refused to allow her to be awakened
until late Tuesday morning. At that
time she tried every method to rouse
her, but all failed