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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06
scHooLHousEs AS cBNTERs.

We have spoken heretofore of the
dcsirability of the use Of schoolhonses
"a social centers, and have mentioned
the increasing prevalence OF such use
in various of the cities OF the country
When the modern Schoolhouses of Salt
Lake City were being constructed, q
proposition was strongly presented to
have in each one r public hall where
the people of the neighborhood could
hold their meetings, their social assem-
blnges, their political caucuses, and the
like. But the idea was in advance of
the times. and did not prevail, This,
however. does not necessarily moan
that the scboclhouses as built are not
adapted fairly well to the requirements
Of the ucighborhood for various in.
structionel, entertainment, and social
functions; aud we have commended to
the board of education the idea of go
adjusting their control of the school
houses as to make those schoolhouses
popular centers for the attendance area
Of which thev are the center.
in Eastern cities, the increasing use
Of schoolhouses as social ccnters Is, as
q contemporary states, lone OF the
signs of the times in Chicago dur
ing the past winter, greater number
Of schoolhouses than ever before was
opened for social purposes. On two
evenings each week since December lst.
thirteen Of these schools have been
6llcd with persons seeking wholesome
amusement or educational advantages.
Of which their circumstances or their
occupations would otherwise deprive
them. The opportunities thus pre-
sented are, as represented, accepted
with enthusiasm: and New York, Cleve-
land. and other cities. which led Of in
this use OF the public schoolhouscs,
have reason TO felicitate themselves
upon setting a good example. Such use
of the schoolbouses is no longer an ex-
pertinent in the cities where it has been
tried, but is san established factor in
the social work of cities. -
We should be glad to see Salt Lake
City take the lead for all this Western
country in this good work, and the
schoolhouses Of this city thrown open
to the public for such social, educa.
tional, and recreation uses as may be
possible; and on the trial of this eX.
pertinent it would undoubtedly be
found that such possible use goes to an
extent that would be quite surprising
to those who think of the matter for
the first time.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06
GOVERNORS VS.. EDITORS.

We noted some time ago the case of
Governor Cole L. Blease Of South Caro-
lima whose impudent message arraign-
ing the editors of that State for cor
ruptlon, incompetence. and falsehood.
was refused place in the official rec
ords Of tho Legislature. That body took
the ground that Blease was iudulgipg
in malignant falschood when he made
bis charges against the editors of South
Carolina, and the legislature stood By
the editors instead OF by the Governor,
II was Il humilisting position for Blease,
indeed. vet there is no evidence that nc
sensed his own degradation. In fact.
hn has been Just about as humptious
ever since. but the record against him
will never be e3puuged,
4 similar case has now occurred in
Northern State. Governor Osborn
Of Michigan sent 10 the Legislature 4
message, in the course of which ne made
malignant personal attack upon the
proprietor of 4 newspaper in Detroit.
The Senate branch OF the legislature
held that this communication was not.
in anv proper sense, public business.
that it was not matter upon which
the legislature could properly act, and
was, in fact, eratuitous piece Of per
sonal malice upon the part Of Governor
Osborn: that its contents we're not priv
ileged, while It's statements were held
.o rijbelaIts ~apd-nntrne Tberefore
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06
PAY OF UNION SOLDIERS.

On Thursday morning The Tribune
had an editorial headed "An Erratic
Legislator. This referred to the view
taken by some of the Eastern press Of
an argument made hy n member Of tho
House of Representatives in favor of
making good TO the soldiers the losses
which they were obliged TO put up with
in the difference between the depre.
ciatcd money which they wero paid aud
the money which was the standard at
the time Of their enlistment. We
pointed out that all Of the Government
contractors got their full pay on the
gold basis by raising the prices Of their
bids to make good TO them the losses
which they might otherwise have in
CURED by reason OF the deprecated
currency. Those who bought Govern
meut bonds al large depreciation
were repaid in full in gold, Everybody,
in fact, got the benefit of the Govern.
ment s generous honesty in the pay
ment OF its obligations except the sol
diers who served in the field. They re
'NiN'h NhN'i pay III bNpl''intNN WI
rency, and, of course, had 10 put up
With it; they could not help themselves.
The case is plain one, and whatever
may be said about pension abuses, no
doubt most of the soldiers would be
entirely willing TO waive pensions alto
ecther if they could be paid an amount
which would equal their loss on the de
preciated currency, with reasonable In
terest on the money from the time of
their discharge to the present.
In line with this suggestion, We have
the following note Of approval from a
friend in this city:
Salt Lake April T.
Editor Tribune;-That was a strong
article you published this morning on
the 'Erratc Legislator Somebody
should try to controvert It, if they think
they can.
Figured on that basis, with simple in
terest at y pcr cent for AZ years. Uncle
Sam owes me today something over $4,000:
and this is a moderate sum compared
with what some of the boys might claim.
1t seems where theH didn't succeed in
making Us lose our lives, they made us
stand to lose something. anyhow. Yours
truly, GEO. G. kIDDER.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06
NOT AMERICAN LABOR.

The contention in behalf of a pro-
tective tariff has at all times been that
such tariff was levied for the protec-
tion Of American labor. In so far as
the protective tariff does, in fact, pro-
tect American labor, the justification
for it is completes; but in so far as it
has no relat n whatever to American
labor, the argument for it fails.
1t was shown in the brief iDvestiga-
tion which Congress made of the strike
conditions at Lawrence, Massachusetts,,
that American labor had been prac-
tically eliminated from the mills against
which the strike was directed. The
labor employed in those mills was prac
tically all foreign labor, An Associated
Press dispatch telling of parade Of
those strikers was as follows:
Behind the leaders marched IL divi-
sions, namely Polish. Italian. Russian.
Greek. Hebrew. Franco Belgian. Bettish.
Syrian. German. English, Lithuanian:
Portuguese and Armenian operatives or
the Lawrence mills
Upon this. the Springfield (Mass.)
Republican makes this pertinent criti.
cism:
Thirteen divisions OF mill operatives
from the factories of an American city,
yet not a single division that could be
called American. Do you understand the
Significance Of 1t?
1T does not seem necessary to add
anything in corroboratIou of the fact
so thoroughly established, that the
tariff. as applied TO the laborers in
those mills; is no protection whatever
TO American labor The scale OF wages
in the Lawrence mills ran from 50 TO 81
week. This was increased five per
cent. au increase which still leaves the
manufacturers very large margin to
put into their own pockets as the diff
ference between the wages which the
tariff was supposed 10 provide for
American labor and the wages which the
owners of those mills do, III fact, pay
to foreign labor The mills at Law
renee are run, as demonstrated. on the
lowest European scale of wages, and
the American labor which is employed
in them, aside from the bosses and
superintepdents, is absolutely negligible.
WHY, then, should American protection
he afforded TO the products Of those
miles
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06
AN INSOLENT "STATESMAN.

Commend us TO your progressive re"
former when ii comes to delivering Il
direct and positive insult to "thc peo.
pie whom such rcformers so eagerly
appeal TO in support of their fads and
nostrums 4 man who makes loud
outcIv upon his friendship for the peo-
pic. his championship of their cause,
and his devotion TO their service, seems
to think that this gives him right to
insult them and to arrogate to himself
special license of railing and abuse
whenever the fiji strikes him.
This tendency of fake statesmen and
reformers is well illustrated in the case
of the fake statesman, Senator iona
than Bourne Of Oregon. He has issued
an address to the people of Oregon,
which is printed IN the official State
election pamphlet In this the follow
ing insolcncc appears:
You are now on trial not l. Ny method
Of making no campaign for recollection TO
the United States Senate is entirely new
IN the popular government movement, II
is up TO you to demonstrate whether you
nave nave me intelligence to recognize and
Ing public servants who make good or
whether you prefer to return to the old
campaign system-use OF money, char
acter assassination. personal contracts
sophistry, misleading statements and
skillful stradding Of leading questions.
And that is printed in Bourne's be-
half, at the cost of the people Of Ore
gon! He assumes therein that be has
made good as public servant, and
that if the people of Oregon have sense
enough to know wherein their best in
terests lie, they viii return him to the
Senate. AS the Oregonian says in COM
menting on the above iusolence, 'ac
cording to Senator Bourne, if the peo
pie re-elect him TO the United States
Senate. they are fit to rule, but they
are not fit TO rule if they do not re
turn him to the United States Senate -
Surely this is narrow alternative that
Senator Bourne presents to the people
of Oregon. Their fitness to rule is to
opinion, by their support or their lack
Of support of him, He is the mau who
has made good in the public service,
and if the people have not sense
enough 70 know that and to appreciate
his efforts, then they baye not sense
enough 10 rule themselves and both the
people and Senator Bourne will go
down into disgraced oblivion.
This sort Of insolcnt turbulence could
not possibly come from a statesman of
the old school. It is left for the hum
! bug, insolent pretenders, the faddists Of
the present dsy. TO take that high and
mighty tone with the people, and to
warn them that they themselves are
on trial. and that if they do not sup
port a given faddist, then their unfit
ness 10 rule themselves is made clear,
If the people of Oregon return Bourne
| to the Senate under those conditions,
they will show that they are not only
unfit TO rule. but that they have ac-
cepted Bourne as their ruler and mas
| ter. and are content to remain in the
condition Of abject subservieDce TO him
in which his obstreperous insolence
places them.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06

any similar succeeding legislation, and
then there would have TO be another
ovcrruling of the decision by popular
vetA. If the decision were overruled
by vote of the people. there would thcn
be another statute unconstitutional. but
still valid. n. however. the people re
fused in this case tn overrule the court
Of the people overriding the court on a
given principle in one case, and affirm
ing that ruling in another case involv-
ing the same principle.
1t is clcar, therefore. that President
Taft thought out this whole matter. md
concluded, as the fact is. that such
errstic procedure would be laying the
axe at the root of the tree OF liberty,
Such it clearly is, and Col. Roosevelt
in continuing 10 urge his anarchistle
recall notions, is plainly an enemy Of
popular government As il has existed in
the United States. and a supporter OF
anarchy and confusion,
Col. Roosevelt is certainly not doing
himself any good by his wild and vi
cious assaults upon President Taft, and
his attempt to coutravenc the Presi-
dept's legal conclusions, The reason
why he is not able 10 make any impress
sion against President Taft on these
points is. that President Taft is 4 great
lawyer. traipcd jurist, while Roose'
welt has no idea whatever Of law and.
as Secretary Knox has stated, is the
least qualified of any man who ever
sat in the Presidential chair to consider
or properly make up his mind on legal
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06

the Michigan Senate. to which the mes
sage was sent. voted 2l to S TO cxpuugs
from its journal the scandalous message
referred to.
In both cases. the action of the legis-
Iators was in consonance with the dig
nifty Of their office. and the rebuke to
the Governors was not only significant.
hut well merited. The fact that in both
cases it was newspapers that were ma
IiciouslY and falsely attacked. does not
in any way tend to reduce our enjoy.
ment of this discontinue of the Gov.
ernors.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06

representatives are criticizing the
Tariff Board for not fling schedules
showing the duties which its members
think ought to be imposed But if the
Board had filed such schedules the very
men who now cry for them would have
denounced the Board for its presump.
ton in undertaking TO tell Congress
what it ought TO do.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06

T.. W. Howe's Monthly says: "a
spoilt child never amounts 10 much
when an adult; the best men aud
women have been brought up strictly.
The same thing is true Of the people
they have not been brought up proper
ly, and are spoilt. Worth thinking
ahouf
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06

The Brandt case in Now York, after
thorough investigation BY the grand
Jury, turns out 10 he not much of 4
case. Brandt s guilt was clearly proved
was made sbundantly evident. His ad
vocates made a sensation, but that was
all: there was no injustice, no wrong.
no railroadinu 10 the penitentiary at
the eshest OF rich man. as charged.
1t 10 a fit ending 10 an evil outcry.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06

When Col. GostbaIs says that toe
Kaiser told him that the Panama canal
ought TO be more heavily fortified. than
IS proposed, and tho Kaiser denies it,
We must recall that the Kaiser has
been put under guardianship in his ut
terances on foreign affairs. and must
either deny OF confess that he has
broken loose contrary to agreement and
thus offended his Ministry.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06

Some time ago gentleman named
sheldon wrote from E.lv to The Trib
une opposing views expressed in this
most of the Mexican rsbble toward
Americans. The Ogden Standard copied
that article. agreeing with it and seek.
ing to make point on it's authority
against PRESIDENT TAFT. More recently
Mr., Sheldon has written another letter
GieSt agar 'rss.rs,sSsias ,,rss;;o;siS Gs,;,i;r'
datc OF tie luncheon hao pteNiourS
s,nounced Tor Friday
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06

The House, having passed the bill
forbiddiug the poisonous occupation -
of making PHOSPHORUS matches, the
Senate would do well to concur. The
makers Of those matches quickly get
the "phossy jaw and their systems
are thoroughly poisoned.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06

"The matter of the high cost Of liv-
ing has nothing 10 do with this case.
said Judge Carpenter TO the jury in his
Instructions TO that body in the trial
Of the packers. Whereupon the st.
Louis Globe Democrat asks; "Does the
Judge still think so. since the advances
in the price of meat products following
the verdict of acquittalfi A most
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06

MadcrW has suppressed the Hers lido. a
newspaper in the City Of Mexico, be
cause it printed Associated Press dis
patches telling Of Orozco's victories
The charge was that the news was ex.
aggcration and essentially untrue
though In fact il was true. This act
of aadero is signal sign of weakness
and 1T is gross tyranny besides.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06

The accounts of the floods in Mon
taua and the Mississippi and Ohio val
leys, naturally cause inhabitants of the
arid region to wonder how there can be
so much water in the world. And the
accounts OF the deaths and devastation
are most distressing
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06

Former Speaker Cannon SAYS that
Secretary Wilson is faithful public
official. It's good thing that some
one has good word TO say about HIM.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06

Roosevelt says that he will only
make speeches 'where they are need
ed But from his standpoint they
seem to be needed pretty much every
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06

New jersey justices OF the peace
have been deprived of the privilege of
performing marriage ceremonies. But
the chances are that they will keep on
inst the same
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06

As between the two, it looks good
deal more as though President Taft
were the receptive candidate and
Roosevelt the active one.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06

Boston women are said to have large
feet, and most Of them TO be either
bow-legged or knock knced. But it
isn't Boston papers that say so.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06

Darrow is calling for contributions
for his defense. But first he had better
give an account OF the huge sum he
received for the defense of the Nc.
Namaras.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06

Standard has taken any notice Of it.
Why this pcgicct7
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06

II looks as though Col. Roosevelt may
not be able even TO get back his hat
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-06
~ town friends

changes taken place the implement
the Consolidated Wagon Machine Company since Salt
We practically emoded whole departments We
They help displaying the latest of
ERYTING FOR THE FARM We especial nducement"
The Dickinson press., 1912-05-04

Dickinson is glad to have such people al
the Hoist family become permanent
residents.
The weather for the past ten days OF
two weeks has been extremely favorable
for wheat and the grain that was sown
in good eason is coming up nicely.
Cool weather at this season of the year
is a good thing. It is hard to estimate
the per cent of grain already sown. but
it is probable that the wheat is nearly
all seeded. If not it should be. As q
rule it is not considered q good plan to
seed wheat as late as May. There have
been a few showers the past week but
nothing to keep the farmers from work
ing the land. 1t rained Friday
morning and the weather looked
threatening.
The Dickinson press., 1912-05-04
MEATS RAISE
Three CENTS
Steaks, Chops and Roast to AID
vance Three Cents Per Lib.
Following Increase In
Wholesale Cost.

"";hen the Dickinson housewife visits
the butcher next week. she will he face
to face with an increase of from two to
three cents a pound on all kinds OF
meats. The advance will be made on
steaks. chops, roasts and boiling meats.
due to a general advance on wholesale
prices. Round steak which sold before
at IS cents will be offered at Is cents.
while veal steaks which sold for Is
cents will be &c cents for the choice
cuts.
With the advance of beef on the Chi.
cago market last week to So. go for mar.
ketable beef, local dealers predict ar
increase of from 2 to 3 cents a pound
on all grades.
Several days ago wholesale prices Of
beef advanced and retail dealers are
Obliged to pay IL cents for their supply.
The winter has been severe. Feed higt
and late spring over the west with pool
FORAGE for stock, has caused a decrease
in the output of cattle, and has forced
butchers to buy their supply from Chi
cago packers. Hence the advance.
The Dickinson press., 1912-05-04

FOR SALE
My two houses in eastern part of city:
lot i7o #. BY 40 it, Nick Springer.
5-4-3p
The Dickinson press., 1912-05-04
SENATOR SIMPSON STARTS
SPEAKING CAMPAIGN

Senator T. A. Simpson will leave
within a few days on a speaking cam
paign through all Of the II counties of
the Third Congressional district in the
interest of his candidacy for the repub-
lican nomination for Representative in
Congress. MIR. Simpson is an able
speaker and will interest his hearers
and we believe will cas- lily convince the
great majority that he is the man who
should represen the district at Wash
ineton for the next two years.
The Dickinson press., 1912-05-04

For rent-Good 6 room house, three
blocks north of court house. S12.so per
month H-k. Nichols. 5-4-tf
Mrs. Fl. L. Dickinson wal hostess
last Saturday evening to a pretty fam
lily dinner party in honor of her sister.
Mrs. E. A. Darling. and Mrs. Knight.
Pink and white was the color scheme
used and the serving was done by Mis-
ses Florence Dickinson and Ruth Hoeue.
The viands were served in four courses.
Judge W. c. Crawford will not call
a jury for the May term in Stark county
this year. The regular date for this
term is May II at which time citizen
ship matters and court cases only will
be taken up. The farmers are too busy
just o seeding land to be summoned
for court duty.
During the week DR.. fl. Anderson
was called to the Frank Dick place
OF Belield to treat a pure bred
Percheron mare suffering with pneu-
monia. The animal is one of a pair of
5000 mares. 1t was a severe case and
DR.. Anderson said that it might be
necessary for him to make another trip.
E. X. Jenkins. of the Dunn County
News. and Geo. L. Grayson drove in
from Manning Wednesday afternoon
and were present for the Commercial
Club banquet. They came in primarily
for the Missouri Slope Development
league meeting which they thought was
to be held on the list. but it ID not ma
terialize.
Two fellows from the west who have
been travelling in a box car together
stopped in the city Thursday night and
the next morning one of them discover
ed that he had been robbed of about $40.
He suspected his room mate and secured
the aid of the police in searching the
suspect. Some things looked a little sus-
picious and vet no absolute proof could
be found that the fellow had robbed his
travelling partner.
-Four girls of the high school cooking
class. Misses Maysie Dinsdale. Ethel
Parker. Marjorie Stickney and Florence
Dickinson. served a well-appointed
4-course dinner at the high school last
Friday evening to their mothers and
Mrs. O. Whaley and Mrs. ]. L. Hughes.
On Friday evening of this week Misses
Flossie Jennings, Irene Church. Marjorie
Stick ney and Marguerite Rudiselle. al
so of the cooking class, served a SINH
lar repast to the following ladies, Mrs.
Catherine Ray. Mrs. L. H. Rudiselle,
Mrs. j. W. Reed. Mrs. r. H. Beach.
Mrs. Barker and Miss Nolan.
Mrs. Julius Hoist came in from the
ranch at Quinion on Tuesday and Mr..
Hoist was expected the latter part of the
week. when it was expected the deal
would be closed whereby Mr.. and Mrs.
Hoist would become owners of the L..
C. Smith residence, formerly known as
the Dickinson hospital building. Mr..
and Mrs. Hoist who have been success
fully stockraising in Billings county for
twelve years, disposed of their stock
and decided that Dickinson was a good
city in which 10 make their home, and