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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01
MAINE LEGISLATURE RATIFIES.

With the ratification by the State of
Maine of the proposed income tax
amendment to the Federal Constitution.
twenty-seveu States arc now counted
in favor Of that amendment Ten
States have voted against it, and nine
more are necessary for official .ratifi-
cation. New York and Massachusetts,
have heretofore voted against the
amendment; but strong Influences have
been brought to bear in both States for
a reversal Of that action. The same is
true in New Hampshire. It seems curl.
Gus to us that Arkansas, Utah, and
West Virginia have voted against this
amendment The probability is that
these three will reverse their action in
time. Delaware will probably ratify it,
so will Florida, Minnesota, Tennessee
Wisconsin, and Wyoming, so that we
count ratification as reasonably sure.
The favorable result Of Maine was
brought about by the vigorous action
Iof Governor Plaisted, who called the
Democratic leaders of both houses of the
Legislature into conference, and pointed
out to them that the Democratic party
would be held responsible for failure to
ratify, after having explicitly agreed
in the party platform that the amend
ment should be ratified. To refuse
therefore, would be not only the worst
Of politics, but would be a distinct and
clear breach Of faith with the people
Of the State. it was a good, square
talk. and Governor Plaisted deserves
praise for his sturdy action in thus
reminding the legislative leaders of
their duty. Would that Utah's Cover
nor had acted in like manner and had
put the legislators in mind, not only of
the political error they were making in
refusing to ratify after their party had
pledged ratification, but the danger of
trifling with the voters of the State by
so indefcnsible breach of faith.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01
TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING, April. l. 1911

as to cut seriously into revenues of the
wool manufacturers combine.
it is a plain case, therefore, that the
wool raiscrs of this country are in the
hands of the manufacturers, and are
treated by the manufacturers on an
economic basis, as stated; that the in.
dustry must be kept alive SO as to fur
nish wool for the manufacturers, but
must not be paid any moro than can be
helped, in order that the manufacture
crs may get their raw material as cheap
ly as possible. II follows that all the
talk about tariff, wool storage, and 9th
or matters, is aside from the main, con
trolling question. The wool raisers can.
not help themselves, but must accept
what is gwen them by the manufacture
ers In the combine This is the plain
fact Of the case, and it is useless to
undertake TO beat about the bush and
lay the trouble and the peril to some
other cause.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01
ENFORCE THE LAWS!

The action taken by the city council
of Salt Lake at its informal session as
committee of the whole on Thursday
evening, that the chief of police be in
structed to enforce the laws, especially
with respect to the cred light dis
trict," was commendable That has
been the plea Of The Tribune from the
first. 1t is the only proposition upon
which any public administration or any
party can render acceptable service to
the people, or can defend itself from
attack rs unfit TO conduct the public
hcers can enforce or not enforce the
law as they please, after having sworn
that they will enforce it, is not only fal-
lacious but indefensible. Officials have
no choice in this matter. 1t is their
sworn duty to obey and enforce the
law, and they must do it.
Councilman Mckinney, in showing
the straight and correct record Of the
American party on this question, did
the public eminent service. The Ameri.
can party has stood for the equal and
strict enforcement OF the law in all
respects. it is the distinct merit Of the
American party that it has always thus
Stood and has never swerved from the
proposition that the law must be obeyed
equally by all, and must be enforced
justly and squarely by the courts, with.
out favor or fear.
The matter will be reported from the
committee of the whole to the council
on Monday evening, in such form as
will give to tho action taken the neces-
sary direction and force. We look for
no Stacking up on this proposition, 1t
is the clear, straightforward duty of the
city administration to enforce the stat
utes and the ordinances: and the coun-
ell does well to take up this cause with
the earnestness and vigor that the oc-
casion demands.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01
FULL VALUATION ASSESSMENTS.

The action Of Governor Hawley of
Idaho in insisting that all property
must be assessed at its true valuation,
brings to the front anew the some old
problem. What is the true valuation 7
The great foundation of all values is
land. In growing, thriving municipal
ities, it is not difficult to fix upon an
the city, because there are transactions
enough to fix a fair standard or meas
ure of values. But in places where
there arc few sales and consequently
little or no basis upon which a valuation
may be reckoned, it is practically idle
TO talk about true valuation; for, to get
true valuation, there must be transac
tions enough to establish basis of val.
ues. Where this is lacking true valua
tion is also lacking, and the best that
can be done is for the assessor to csti
mate from the use or revenue from
property, about what he thinks it ought
to be worth.
In those States where the State
revenue is entirely disconnected from
the local revenue, the evils of under or
over valuation are very much mini
mized, for the State is not interested
in the assessment roll at all, as a rev.
enue-produclng proposition, where there
is no direct State tax levy. In States
so situated the State derives its rev
enuc from the taxation Of franchises, of
corporations, of inheritances, of in
comes and levies on intangible prop
erty. 1t would be very easy for Utah,
and for Idaho, TO derive needed State
revenues from sources Of that kind,
dlsconnecting the State altogether from
the county assessment rolls, so far as its
claims of revenue arc concerned. OF
course, the State would provide for the
assessment as usual, but the assessment
rolls would be operative only in the
counties where they arc made up, and
would be the basis of the revenue for
the county and for the cities therein
With the State deriving its revenue
from other sources. the question would
be a straightforward, simple one In
portunity for complaints as between the
different communities as to common
revenue derived from all for State pur-
poses.
Governor Hawley s intentions are uu.
doubtedly good In this matter but they
are in a large degree impracticablc,
This is necessarily so in the nature of
the case, for the reasons stated, and
for the further reason that every county
endeavors to get as low a valuation
for itself as possible, in order to escape
the State burden to such an extent as
it may. This is so well understood
and SO thoroughly recopnized in all the
counties, that it is idle to fight against
it. Besides this, there are real diff
culties, such as the valuation of live
stock. such value being greater per
head. in such a county as Salt Lake for
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01
THE TROUBLE IN WOOL.

That consideration Of the wool aues-
tion which is involved in the idea that
the Smoot telegram saying that the
wool tariff would not be disturbed at
the extra session of Congress-, and that
storing wool will help the woolgrower,
is merely superficial, In the face of
the stiff tariff continued by the revi.
sion of 1909, wool dropped in price, and
has remained unsatisfactory in this re-
spect ever since. Something like one
fourth Of the Utah wool clip was stored
last year, to the loss of the woolgrow.
ers. And all the time wool men are dis
turbed by various rumors, contentious,
and menaces, with no Improvement III
the situation, either from high tariff,
from storing wool, or from any other
source of supposed help.
The trouble with wool is the plain,
straightforward, economic proposition
that the American wooigrowers must de-
pend upon the American woolen manu-.
facturers to buy their wool. 1t is to the
interest Of these manufacturers TO pay
as little as possible for wool, while not
destroying the wool industry Of the
United States. 1t is to the interest Of
the wool manufacturers 10 keep that
Industry alive, but to pay as little as
possible for the wool without discour-
aging the woolgrowers and driving
them out of business. II is a plain
proposition that American woolerowers
carnot sell their wool anywhere except
to the American wooden manufacturers.
If they undertook to do so, they would
be entering into the world IS wool com
petition. But if they were able TO do
that, they would be able to get along
without any tariff at all on wool 1t
being out of the question, therefore, for
them to enter into competition in the
world s wool markets, il is a clear case
that they have to depend upon the
American wooden manufacturers to buy
the wool they produce.
But it is practical, controlling fact,
that all manufacturers want to get their
fraw material"' at as low price as
possible. Wool is the raw material of
the manufacturers Of woolen goods. The
conclusion is inevitable. just as stated,
that the American woolcn manufacture
ers control prices in their own interest,
and that our wool market is directly
under the power of the wooden manu-
faeturers combine This combine fixes
the prices and fixes them on the most
favorable terms for the manufacturers
The prices so fixed arc such as TO keep
the American wool industry alive and
In such profitable employ as will keep
II from dying ont. but not so profitable
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01

instance, than in the rural counties of
the State, and the same thing would be
found 10 be true in Idaho, as TO diff
.ferences in value per capita The stock
IN certain localities is of better grade
than in others. and an equal valu
alton per capita would be unjust. while
an unequal valuation would he sure TO
rouse indignant complaint.
The true relief in all this matter is,
as suggested, for the State to raise
its revenue in a way altogether diff
ferent from tho local ways of raising
revenues and wholly disconnected there.
from. leaving the assessment roll for
the latter, and taxing general activities
for the benefit of the State. And un
til this is done it is idle to talk about
assessing at the true valuation; and
after 1t is done there will be no need
for any such talk
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01

The u. ). Steel Corporation is making,
That there would be any competition
between the two big concerns is not to
he expected 1t would be far moro
likely. indeed, that the two big com
bines would themselves combine rather
than that they would compete. But the
United States affords such a market for
iron and steel as does no other country
in The world and it is quito possible
that there would be field for both the
big concerns, even though the public
receive no relief by way of reduction
in price of the products of those con
Germs
Another combine which is reported is
Of direct interest 10 the farmers. II is
"A plough trust, with IL capital Of $50
100000, TO absorb all the plough works,
or drive out of the field those who will
not come in, This plough trust is ex.
pected to control the markets of this
country, and those markets are so very
large and so prospectivcly profitable,
that there seems to have been no partic-
ular difficulty in organizing quietly this
S50,000,000 trust. At the same time,
it is certain that tins plough trust will
bring home to the farmers in a way
that they have not heretofore felt, the
tendencies of the time towards mofop.
oily and combination.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01
MORE BIG COMBINES.

The tendency of the times an business
and industrial operations is all towards
combines, towards ,bigness, towards such
savings as can be made industrially in
the wholesale idea of massing large
forces and concentrating effort and
management.
The U. S. Steel Corporation is strik,
ing illustration Of this. 1t was capital
ized lavisbly and it had to be, because
of the enormous prices it paid in its
own bonds and stock to wipe out and
absorb such concerns ms were In the way
Of the combine. Those that could Meth
er be driven out nor frightened were
bought out at their own price The
consequence was an Inflated capitaldza.
tion far beyond the real investment or
the fair valuation Of the concerns alb.
sorbed. But even so. that corporation
is making such a tremendous financial
showing, that it is threatened with ri
valry on its own scale There is a re-
port of a big merger of steel, iron ore,
and shipping companies to compete
with that big corporation. Those, who
are moving for this new combine are
snad to have practically unlimited re-
sources, both in money and holdings
necessary for the business, and to be
determined to push their project so as
10 share in the immcnse Profits that
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01

wanted. But the lad was the chief in
strumenl in saving life having run his
elevator IN fire and smoke, taking 10
safety twenty loads of half .crazcd opcr.
atives, being himself about suffocatcd
and disabled by the frenzied rush of
those escaping. 1t was a rough return
for splendid service; but from subse.
quent developments, it appears typical,
for nothing is doing by way of cnforc,
in any of the thousands of places where
like horror might occur at any time.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01
THEY FEAR A GRAND JURY.

Every once in while the Federal
bunch and it's allies start a move for a
grand Jury in our district court This
and ostenslbly as a menace 10 the Amer
lean party But every time The Trih
une gladly welcomes the proposition for
a grand Jury. 1t supports it earnestly
and strongly. There are many evil
things here that require the attention
of n grand Jury. We have pointed a
number of them out from time to time
The stockade, bad AS ii is, is by no
means the worst of the afflictions we
have TO bear. 1t should he extirpated
undoubtedly, as a rotten affair alto
gether, and we should be glad to see
a complete exposure of all the persons
and all the steps taken in that nefari-
Gus business, We should like also to
havo the liquor deal of 1908 by the
Federal bunch and the whisky interests
completely, investigated. We should
be glad to see a grand jury take hold
of the operations Of tho State Land
Board, and of somo of the crafty
schemes connected Herewith. We should
be glad TO have an investigation of the
grating county commissioners, and a
judicial exposure Of their misdeeds.
There are so many things, in fact. that
deserve attention here. that we despair
of enumerating them all,
But there will he no grand jury. at
InnSf until ofinr Tho S}o }nio Of ltr,,i
tations has run against the vile liquor
deal and against the most glaring Of
the evils referred to. For, the Federal
bunch being in control, and being in
the most peril of anv Of the offenders,
will not permit tho courts to call a
grand Jury. The interests of justice
will have to be subordinated to the in
terests of the politicians. and for the
safety of the political jobbers This
was made plain yesterday morning when
against the calling of a grand jury.
Why a paper should interest itself in
opposition to the cleansing processes
which grand jury would be sure to
set in operation, we would be at n loss
to know, if we did not understand so
fully the grating, vicious operations
and political jcbberes of the bunch
and its organ. No honest newspaper
would oppose the beneficial work that
a grand jury could do. 1t is natural
that those who would be likely to re-
ceive the urgent and direct attention
of grand jury would oppose the en-
paneling Of such a body, A grand
jury is no friend to rogues. grafters,
and plotters against the community
peace and the public honesty, 1t is
unfortunate that those who most need
the cleansing attention of grand jury
are in the political saddle. and are able
to prevent the inquiry that would be
most salutary to the public. But so it
is, and thus the public interests are sub
ordinated to the advantage Of grafters,
tricksters, and political knaves.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01

A third tunnel has pierced the Alps,
at cost of $20,000,000. 1t is nine
miles in length and took five years and
half to dig. What contrast there
is between this little. heralded work and
the great hue and cry made over the
first Alpine tunnel But the world is
now getting used to these big things
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01

Judge Grosscup says that it is illegal
for the railroads to agree TO do what
the Jaw requires them to do. Thus they
are required to make joint rates
through rates. and equal rates between
competitativc points; and yet, if they
meet to confer about doing these things
the meeting is in law an illegal con
spiracy, And the learned Judge appar.
entity scores.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01

Impure blood runs you doWn-makes
you an easy victim for organic diseases.
Burdock Blood Bltters purlfies the blood
cures the cause-builds you up.
"Doans Ointment cured me OF eczema
that had annoyed me a long time. The
cure was permanent Hon S. w Mat
thews Commissioner Labor Statistics.
Augusta, Me.
Regulates the bowels. promotes easy
natural movements. cures constipat ton
Doans Regulets. Ask your druggist for
them. 25c a box
Baby won't suffer FIVE minutes with
Group II you apply DR.. Thomas Eclectic
Oil at once. 1t acts like magic.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01

Now that blatherskite Jap has vent
ed his spleen against the United States,
no doubt a multitude of blatherskite
iingoes in this country will rave for a
while against Japan. But the great
masses of the people in both nations
will take no serious notice
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01

The lack Of money to continue the
bribery inquiry in Illinois, is scan.
dalously poor excuse for dropping it.
If there is any good reason to think
that bribery was committed, the lack
of money ought not to he in the way.
Besides, as if is the Legislature shat is
pursuing the inquiry, 1T ought to be
easy to provide any needed funds.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01

Postmaster General Hitchcock is a
man Of versatility. He couldn I get
the, postal rate raised on magazines
and now he orders that these shall be
transported as fast freight, and in car.
load lots where possible. But he needn Z
ilatter himself that this is the first
freak order ever issued by Postmaster
General; for Villas once gave an order
that u s. mailbags could be taken as
personal baggage by ocean passengers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01

2 When tho New York horror in which
144 persons, mostly women, lost their
lives occurred, the officials seemed TO
lose their heads. The police especially
were bewildered, and in response to the
yclls Of the crowd that somebody ought
to be arrested and punished, they rushed
about trying apparently to- find some
one to ix the responsibility upon. Final
~ they arrested the elevator boy az the
offender, and it was with the utmost
difficulty that the district attorney
could secure his release, then only on
the pIc-,.ge TINT he wonId appear when
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01

The news from Mexico has struck
the see-saw again-one day peace is
almost realized, the next it is as far off
as ever. There's certainly good deal
going on under cover, that we shall
some day know, even the reason why
American troops were massed on the
Mexican boundary line.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01

The Deseret News last night had an
editorial leader full of crafty distrust
and slanderous viciousness against the
American party; and it closed with the
query, BY the way, in this connection
what would be good definition OF
hypocrisy7" The answer is easy-the
Deseret News
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01

The tales Of, horror which come in
connection with the famine in China
are deeply distressing; and while we
feryentIy rejoice in the relief which the
relief ship Buford will afford with
her supplies, one cannot but realize
how little one shipload will amount to
among the ten thousands who are
starving
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01

The German statesman who referred
TO Champ Clark as "a future President
of the United States,' did not thereby
vindicate his craftsmanship; but then,
it is pretty hard to see craftsmanship in
ANYTHING he said,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01

Butte has been robbed; and cans
find out TO what extent. Doubtless ouI
friends the enemy will charge it all tc
the American party of Salt Lake. It's
the usual way.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01

Count Zeppelin s new airship has
made successful flight. That has been
tho rule with his airships; the trouble
is that the good luck doesn u last.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01

The daily bulletins of the progress of
aviation meet here next week, serve to
keep up interest in the meet, and are
interesting as the itineraries Of royalty
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01

Look out for the "catch' of the
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-09
SCHE|B MAY co
FREE IN BATHTUB
DEATH MYSTERY
Chemist Can't Tell Cause of
Woman's Death-Hear-
ing on Today.

NEW YORK. June 9.-Professor J.
II. Larkin, of Columbia University, has
submitted to District Attorney Whit
man his report of a chemical analysis
of the Internal organs of Mrs. Lillian
Scheib, whose body vas found In the
bathtub in the fiat AT 511 East Sew
enty-eighth street. Henry Scheib, the
husband, accused of numbering the
woman, expects to go free today after
the hearing before Magistrate Corri-
gan. II was said that the report would
tend to prove that it is a chemical inn
possibility now to show what was the
cause of death.
Nina Pray, a clerk in the renting
office of the flats where the Scheibs
lived, has told the district attorney of
entering the empty apartment on more
than one occasion between February l
and May rs, when the body was found,
and observing a condition of affairs
which would tend to discredit Scheib's
statement that he slept in the fiat after
February 1.
Scheib's lawyers say they can prove
an alibi for him for any day after the
last he says he was in the fiat, but
that even If they couad moi the prose-
cution can have no case Unless it can
prove how Mrs. Scheib came to her
death.