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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22
THE LORDS GIVING WAY.

Tho British House Of Lords has evl.
IDENTIFY concluded, like Davy Crockett g
coon. to "come down" It is making
a play Of resistance, to be sure, and
is making many wry mouths and CON
vulsive gags at swallowing the pill pre-
pared for the Lords by the Commons.
The Lords are undertaking to reglld
the pill little here and there, but the
Commons have the better Of 1t, and are
determined to make the Lords swallow
the pill or swamp them In flood OF
newly-created nobility.
This latter would in itself be a bit
ter pill, as invading and cheapening
the caste nobility, degrading 1t and
making it common In order to try
to "save their face the Lords are
making various amendments to the
veto bill prepared by the Commons,
these for the sake Of appearances, and
to let themselves down easy. But the
Commons clearly understand that the
Lords must give way at the last, and
undoubtedly they will do So For, to
what purpose should the Lords con.
time their resistance to the point Of
having their House swamped by hun.
dreds Of new peers7 They would lose in
that event just the same. and that loss
would be a double humiliation; the
pecrage would be diluted beyond all
tolerance, and Inundated before the
nation by the creation of new peers
to overcome whatever majority the
Lords might frame up against the bill
of the Commons, and the Commons
would prevail through the votes of
these new peers. The Lords, therefore,
have two big chances to lose; first,
their veto power, and second, the ex-
elusive reserve Of their class. The lat
ter they can save, the former they
must lose. The Commons see the di-
lemma of the Lords, and are determined
to profit by it, and so they are push"
ing their measure with persistent force
and enthusiasm.
In the situation as presented, the
Commons are bound to win, and the
bords are pouHu W iose' Inc oniJ qu's
tion is, whether the Lords will make II
a single loss or a double loss. 1t Is
coming more clear every day that the
single loss will do them. that the Lords
will accept the terms dictated by the
Commons without waiting for the dou
BILE blow of losing the main fight and
having their nobility so diluted thai
it will be hardly distinguishable from
the common run of British subjects.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22
TAXATION OF CATS.

1t appears that we are much behind
the times in this country in our fail
ure to grasp possibilities of taxation
This is evident from the action of Eu
ropean cities in throwing out the drag
net Of taxation, and gathering in many
remunerative methods unknown in the
United States. Here is note, for ex
ample, showing the activities of Mu
mich, Bavaria, in this line;
Not content with having raised the. cost
OF dog licenses from five marks to twenty
marks year, the Munich City Council
mas now decided 10 impose a tax on cats
The supporters of the new impost contend
that the keeping OF cats involves danger
to the public health. besides frequently
constituting nuisance to the neignhors
When owners have TO take out a yearly
license 1t is thought that cats will be bet
ter cared for and that they will not be
allowed TO increase and multiply indis
criminately. as at present II is thought
too. that with q lesser number of cats the
wanton slaughter of singing and other
small birds might be diminished.
The taxation Of dogs at the rate of
twenty marks year by the munici
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22

scrupulous dealers who have foleted
upon the public under his name varie-
ties and products with which he has
had nothing to do. This also is a com
mon injustice perpetratcd upon lnven'
tors, and upon excellence in every de-
partment of human activity.
An official point of opposition which
Mr.. Burbank complains Of is an in
justice perpetrated upon him by the
U. s. Department Of Agriculture in
regard to the so,called thornless cac'
tus. Mr.. Burbank insists that he him
self has produced thornless cactus
Fourteen years ago he made the hrst
scientific experiments for the improve
ment Of the cactus plant. 1t took him
six years to produce the thornless form.
When he had produced it, that is, eight
years after he began his experiments,
and when he had succeeded, the U. s,
Department Of Agriculture spent $lo,'
600 in searching the world for cactus
of agricultural and horticultural value
like those already produced on his
farm, Dur Jne result WAS ldiluie' 1he
spineless cactus sent out by the De-
partment of Agriculture is not spine
less, not safe to handle or feed to stock
and tho fruit is small and poor: The
Department of Agriculture comes back
at Mr., Burbank, saying that there is
no such thing as a spineless cactus, thus
admitting its own failure at the same
time that it assails Mr.. Burbank. But
the fact is that Mr.. Burbank has a
higher reputc for success and for hon
esty Of effort and reliability of product
than any one has in the u. S. Depart
ment Of Agriculture And in this con
test between the two on the spinelcss
cactus question, it is not Burbank that
will have TO 90 to the wall.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22
ALL SHOULD BE PUBLIC.

There has been more or less com
plant in the past year, and com
plant not altogether done away with
yet. unfortunately, that much of the
work of the Board of Education in this
city is done in secret. Besides this,
there has been more or less complaint
that good deal Of the public business
done has evidently been done pursuant
10 secret understandings arrived at IN
secret preliminary meetings or confer
epces.
We note, however, that it is not alone
in Salt Lake City that this iudefensible
method of transacting public business
finds favor, The Topeka State Journal
has the following editorial note on a
like practice In that city:
This new practice OF the local board
OF education OF transacting most OF It's
important business In executive session
is not 10 be commended All OF the mat
ters coming before this body are OF pub
lie importance and disposlng OF them In
secret behind closed doors Is not the
proper way
There is no doubt, as the Journal
states, that the secret transaction of
public business is altogether wrong and
indefensible. The public is interested,
not only in knowing what is done about
public affairs but IN seeing how the
work is done. 1t is impossible for the
public to get the right focus on the
transaction of public business if the
business is done in secret, or if the
agreement to do the business is had in
secret; to get the bare skeleton of it
in the public meetings, whereby the
secret arrangements are carried out, is
but the husk OF the matter.
The truth is that boards of educa.
tion have no executive business to
transact An executive session is an
anomaly altogether, and has not the
slightest reason for itself Business
done by boards of education every
where is public business, all of it, and
should be transacted publicly, and with.
out the least attempt at secrecy on any
point, or in any respect,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22

pality is a pretty stiff tax. The Ger
man mark is valued at 29.S cents, 80
that tax on dogs Of twenty marks
amounts to S4.76 per year. And now
the Munich City Council proposes to
tax cats. There would really seem to
bo no reason why cat should not be
taxed as we'll as dog, but probably
the tax will be less, and will certainly
be harder to collect. For, there are far
more stray cats than stray dogs, and
when it comes to the demand Of a tax
on cat, very few people would care
to own cat, or would acknowledge
ownership, when called on for the tax,
But it would really be a good thing
for the public welfare if stiff tax
were imposed on cats, and every stray
cat killed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22
JEERING AT DEMOCRATS.

The Smoot organ has made the as.
tonishing discovery that when Demo.
Gratis get into power they use that pow
publcans. And it proclaims that sue.
cessful Democrat "laughs in his sleeve
at the Republicans who voted to put
him there All Of which is revela-
ton Of the spirit, and of its malicious
enjoyment at the expense of the Demo
Gratis of Utah, who have been so fire.
quently and so thoroughly used by the
Republican machine here to advance
Republican success,
The Democratic party Of Utah, and
of Salt Lake county especially, has
been made the tail-piece of the Federal
bunch right along year after year. Reg
ularly as the general elections come
along, the Democratic party has been
transferred bodily to the Republican
poll At the election in this county last
fall none of the Democratic leaders ex-
pected less than 10000 votes in this
county; but it is doubtful if more than
5000 Democratic votes were polled by
Democrats. Something like 1000 tenn
perance votes were polled in this city,
regardless of party affiliations, for the
Democratic ticket, on account of the
prohibition fight: there being something
like 5000 actual Democratic votes polled
in the county. The rest OF the Demo
cratic strength went to the support Of
the Republican ticket.
And now the Smoot organ ieers at
mockingly charges them with aiding
Democrats when they get into power, in
place of Republicans, But where have
the Republicans here who have been
put in power by Democratic votes. aid
ed the Democratsl Although the Re
publicans are in power in this county
through the Democratic vote which
went to their support, no Democrats
need apply when it comes to matter
of Office. There are always plenty of
faithful, steadfast Republican brethren
TO hook on to every office that comes
along, and a Democrat who would ask
for Office would get a vacant stare Of
surprise at his impudence in expecting
an office under a Republican admins
tration.
To be sure, the Smoot organ puts the
case in reverse, and reviles the Demo
Gratis for not giving Republicans Office
when the Democrats win by Republican
votes But the situation is so clear,
and its mocking insolcnce is so owl
IDENTIFY directed against the Democra> >y
here for being so simple as TO be used
for Republican purposes, that its ma
licious meaning is evident And the
Democrats have to stand it, because the
situation is such that it is impossible
for them either to evade the mockery
or to excuse themselves on any political
grounds. They simply get the Republi-
can whip of scorn for helping the Re-
publicans, and Republican insults when
they apply for office. 1t is all very
smoothly and cruelty done; but the
contempt of the Federal bunch organ
for those Democrats who came TO the
Republicans support last year, and in
years gone by, is so clearly manifested
in the Smoot organ, that there is no
mistaking its animus and the malicious
enjoyment of the organ in plying the
whip of scorn.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22

j. Ogden Armour gives it as his opin-
ion that the United States is no longer
able to export meats, because no more
meat is raised in this country than is
needed for home consumption. This
opinion hits two birds with one stone,
in that it is a defense of the packing
interests (Which Mr.. Armour is iden.
tilted with) in their holding up of the
people in the price of meat, and also
an excuse for further raise whenever
the packers choose to make it.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22

Special Envoy John Hays Hammond
is said to have uudged King George
after the coronation services, and re,
marked, fEIt's been great day!" The
remark could have passed without no
tice, 1t seems, but the nudging has set
both British and America society into
fits. A gross impertinence, vulgar fa
miliarity, low gesture, are the terms
employed TO describe Mr.. Hammond ,.
little nndge. But King George and
Hammond both survive it, and doubt.
less the society Of two sides Of the AT.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22

Mr. Joseph II. Young, the Utah son
who is representative of the Guggen-
helm interests in Alaska, being home
on short visit, confirms in an inter.
view the position of The Tribune on
the faddist paralysis of Alaska, and the
undesirability of the continuance Of
that paralysis. Alaska ought to have
gone forward by leaps and bounds in
the decade from 1900 to 1910; but there
was no progress there; the faddists
were able to stop all progress.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22
BURBANK TRIUMPHANT.

Mr.. Luther Burbank Of Santa Rosa,
Cal, is feeling better, Aside from his
trinmphs in creating new and desir-
able forms of fruits, flowers, vege-
tables. and nuts, he has now shaken
loose from the Carnegie Institute,
which has held him in practical servl'
tnde for Ave years. Mr.. Burbank ac-
cepted the "help" of the Carnegie In
stitute in his researches; but it turned
out that it was not Burbank that was
helped, but the Carnegie Institute. He
has been retarded greatly in his orig1-
nal researches and discoveries by the
routine work of the Institute which
he signed TO cooperate with. He writes
that "after having been under cap
turc' for the avowed purpose of the
benefit of science for FIVE years by the
Carnegie Institution of Washington,
FIVE years of care, leanness, hamperlng
restrictions, and Improbable condi'
tions. and having dictated to and cor
rected for their botanists several thou
sand pages, it is a most gracious relief
to return to a life free from the red
tape of institutional restrictions, to a
life of active freedom He has now
reorganized his whole business, and
promises to give to the world more
good new fruits and flowers from time
to time In the meantime, however,
Mr.. Burbank has not been entirely prof.
itless in his work. He has produced d
new strawberry called the Patagonia,
" ;"h has ga wonderful pineapple fla
- - and which is pronounced by John
Burroughs the most delicious straw
berry he has ever tasted. The berry
is the result of twenty-five years of
effort to improve the strawberry. Mr..
Burbank's final success in this was by
sending to Chill five years ago to get
seeds Of the wild strawberry from the
Cordilleras and from the coastal re.
gions, Among the plants which grew
from these seeds he made selections
and crossed them with the best Amer
ican and European strains. In these ex'
periments in the five years he has de-
veloped this Patagonia strawberry
which is pronounced the best ever
known.
In the bulletins which Mr.. Burbanh
puts forth from time to time, he gives
full details of his experiments, telling
of his failures as we'll as his successes
He says that nearly ninety~6ve pei
cent Of the new plums introduced since
1890, now catalogued as standards, OF
iginated on his own farm, although
nearly four times as many new varie
ties have been introduced by Other
dealers. Most Of the introductions OF
others, he says with satisfaction. care
not now generally even listed" The
Burbank plum is widely known, but he
claims to have produced hundreds OF
better plums since he developed The
Burbank plum. The Burbank potato
is now the universal standard in the
Pacific Coast States, and is being in
troduced in the middle West. The new
Burbank cherry commands fancy
prices Altogether, there are over one
hundred available new plants, fruit.
and flowers to Mr. Burbank's credit
But he gives the warning that all OF
his products do not thrive with uniform
excellence everywhere, which. of course
is true not only of Burbank IS produc
tions. but of every production that car
be named. He complains also of un
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22

A new law in Illinois forbids rail.
road companies to allow liquor to be
drunk aboard any of their trains, or
to permit an intoxicated passenger to
board any train. Good sound legis-
lation that. for Of all nuisances aboard
train, a drunken man is about the
worst. Pass the law along,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22

DR.. Wiley gives his opinion that
within twelve years smoking in public
will be obsolete Doubtless multitudes
of the smokers will be, but as to the
practice, why be SO specific as to make
the limit of its continuance just twelve
years9 Couldn't you make 1t thirteen
Just as well, Doctor7
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22

Senator La Toilette, in arraignine
the newspapers for not aiding him in
his reciprocity fight, showed distinct
symptoms of desire to whip them all
into line for his notions, assuming eyi.
IDENTIFY that his view is the only honest
one possible to take. This narrowness
of view is disappointing in man who
aspires to be President and is sure tc
thwart his ambition
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22

The Commercial Tribune OF Cincin-
natl thinks that Possibly Attorney
General Wickersham started the fight
on DR.. Wiley to divert attention from
the Alaskan situation' But whatever
his motive, ii was disreputable work.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22

There's some style about those North
Dakota train robbers. No horses for
them in making their escape Nothing
but the best, an automobile, would do
them The first thing We know the
next development will be chasing
trains in an aeroplane, overhauling
them, pillaging them, and then a
heavenly flight. Robbery is nothing if
not progressive.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22

Today, according to schedule, the
Senate will pass the reciprocity agree.
ment without amendment And after
that, for some days it will continue to
vote on various propositions. but moth
ing is expected to be final but the vote
on reciprocity. And the country will be
glad to have it disposed of, favorably.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22

President Taft shows his usual good
judgment in refusing an invitation to
take ride in an aeroplane. A man
Of his avoirdupois has no business to
think OF a voyage in the air; while as
President of the United States 1t would
be wanton folly for him TO incur such
ieoDardy
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22

A Chinese city is represented as suf-
fering at once from three Affections,
cholera, bubonic plague, and smallpox.
But if nothing worse than these allied
China, she would get along far more
progressively than she does.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22

The plumbers convention at Calves
ton discussed the question, "Why
plumbers don L make more money.
The solution is that if they undertook
couldn Z afford to employ them.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22

A stroke of lightning restored Con
necticut woman's hearing 1t must
have been bad case to require so pow.
erful remedy
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22

The State fair preparations are in an
unusually satisfactory condition of for
wardness. and everything indicates an
exhibit, attendance, and financial sue
cess beyond all precedent.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22

Chicago doctors announce great
triumph in separating man from his
"aura.' But isn't that what doctors
have been doing from time imme-
roTial7
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22

lantic will also calm itself III time.
And after all, why shouldn't Hammond
nudge the King if he felt like IT and
the King was within rcnchg
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-22

OF course, nothing was possible bat
the exculpation of Officer Cleveland
by the coroner's jury. Accordingly,
the political criminal plot had to be
dronDsd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
0'Nea| for Conservatism and Time Honored Principle of Local Option OUTGOING GOVERNOR HAS SOME VIGOROUS REMARKS City Was Crowded-Great Parade One, of the Most Notable Features of
 the Entire Day-Thousands
 Were in Line
BY BERRyMAN G. BETTY

Montgomery. January 16.-(Special.)- J. Col Emmet ONeal. formerly citizen of Florence. Ala, at noon today took the oath of office which made him governor of this state. At the same moment Brax- ton Bragg Conner, for four years govern or of Alabama, became one of the states distinguished citizens, giving way on the boards for a new administration. with tctally different views. ,i
 The oath of office was administered at the capitol in the presence of the legisla- ture of the state and was read by Judge E. B. Almon. speaker of the house of re presenttaives. Immediately following upon this the new executive. hand in hand with the retiring governor, repaired to q stand in front of the state house, where the inaugural addresses of the day were delivered. and wheae thousands of DC opleu cheerel themselves hoarse as the lew official outlined the policies for which he will stand during the next four years.
 In this first speech the chief ex scutiye stated that he was for conservatism, and for an era of peace and prosperity for the state. He stressed his we'll known views that local option since time i'm memorial has been the democratic policy. from which. he declared, he Is moi willing to veer.
 The governors maiden speech as the states chief executive WAS delivered im- lnediitely after he had been introduced to the swsy ying mass of people by Ala
 sCONTINUED ON FACE l3.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
NOTABLE SPEECHES AS NEW GOVERNOR TAKES
 OATH AT MONTGOMERY
INJUSTICE DONE
 SURETY COMPANY

Montgomery, January 1e.-(SpeciaD Reference made in these dispatches yesterday to the Illinois Surety com pany in connection with the bond of Judge Purifoy. gate treasurer-elect, was incorrect.
 The Illinois Surety company has no intention of withdrawing from the state and officers of the company state that 1t has not even had in its offiee an application for bond for Judge Pur- ifoy The company does a.larse bus mess in Alabama and keeps $50.0o0 on deposit with the state at all times. II is represented in Alabama by George C.. Oliver, general agent. whose offices are in Birmingham. <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
THE WEATHER

r q ! - fga. Washington. January 16.-Forecast for Alabama: Fair Tuesday; wednesday un. settled, moderate, variable winds.
 For Mississippi: Unsettled. probably rain in north portion Tuesday and Wednesday, light to moderate variable winds. g
 Tennessee: Unsettled weather, probably rain Tuesday and Wednesday.
 Local office. United States weather bu- reau, Birmingham. Report for the 24 hours ended 4 D. m, January 16, 1s11 Maximum temperature ................. 64 Minimum temperature ...............,.. S4 Mean temperature ..........,............ 49 Normal temperature e.................... 45 Precipitation ......,.-.........s-.s... .B Total precipitation since January l.. .m Deficiency s...,.;,......... ].Sl Excess ~
 W. E. LEHMAN. Observer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
Murder Case Not Called

Marshfield, Mo, January 16:-Although the case of Walter A. Dipley and Goldie Smith, charged with murdering Stanley Ketchel, the pugilist, last october 15, was docketed for a hearing In the criminal court here today 1t was not reported It is now thought the trial will not start be- fore Wednesday, Ketchel was popular here and feeling against the defendant is intense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
KiIled By an Explosion

Cairo. H.. January 16.-A boiler ex- plosion on the toat T. N. Davis this afternoon blew First Engineer William Byerly into the river. His body has not been recovered The accident oc- cured at a point six miles north of here on the Ohio river. The boat was badly dana ged by fire. which followed the explosion. Most of the ere VI was on barEe;in tow and escaped n5urvi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17
o.Neal on the Platform

When the head of the parade reached the lcapitai Governor Conner. Colone O'Neal, Henry B. Gray. lieutenant gover- nor: Walter Dudley Seed. the new lieu tenant governor. and other prominent men in the government and affairs of the state. walked upon an improvised platform to the front of the building. ~~~~~~-~~~1~ ~-~>>~~~>
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