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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
COMMERCIAL CLUB
MEMBERSHIP GROWS
Eighty-six Additional Names
Enrolled as Result of Pres
ent Campaign.
OTHER STATES ASK AID
Nevada and Idaho Seek AS
sistance in Procuring Favor
able Land Legislation.
OTHER STATES ASK AID

The Commercial club board OF Cover
,ors az its meeting Yesterday admitte'
eighty six new ricmbcTs, under tn
rules and requirements optaunn ~
throughout the present mombcrSnil
campaign. This is the largest mum
Der OF new members vet admitted hl
the board at one time. Tho now mem
hers are the direct fruits of the pres
cnt "war' for larger enrolment.
OF the total number admitted torty'
four are resident members and forty
two nonresident. Each Application had
first been favorahly acted upon by the
membership committee Of the club, and
each applicant had first deposited with
the club check or cash to cover inltia-
tim fee
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
To Entertain Delegates.

The entertainment Of biau1isl 4
vention visitors during their stay
Utah was discussed in the aftsns
meeting. Ii was reported that
Commercial club had donated SN
ward the entertainment OF the u
ors, and would givo the officisl n
sentatives of the general Feisnfss
a luncheon. Mrs. f. H. Marcy d
decoration committee said that q
were being taken 10 clean up and y:
the thoroughfares leading flor
center of the city 10 the rail1ot z
tions attractive. Mrs. j. j. Man
of the reception committee snncs3
that open house would be kept II
hotel during the days the visitors
in the city.
Mrs, Hayt Of the committee n1
cure headquarters for the Utah
nial delegation in San Franclsa
that the Hotel Victoria had be1
cured for the Utah delegation,
within a block Of the Palace, tn
cral headquarters. Mrs. Hayt als
nounced that the official dslt11
WOULD leave here June 29 and
in San Francisco June 2S. Ios
nisl meeting will open June -.
Mrs. P. n. Cook, chairman
civics committee. reported woIk
done along the line of civic hs
ment. and read a letter IRON
Morris of the city commission, 81
ing appreciation Of the visit a
members of the civics commits
the commissioners meeting 40.
interest the club women demoIs
in civic affairs. Mr.. Morris aH
that the measures advocated y
women would receive prompt are,
Other committee cbairmen mh'
ports
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
PR|NGV|LLE GETS |
CLUBS CDNVETD|
State Federation of Wo,,.
Clubs win Hold Meetin.l
in October.
TO WELCOME VIsIrop|
Committees Plan Ents,,.,l
nlent for Delegates 10 ~
ennial at San Francisco
TO WELCOME NlsIro,,

Spriugyillc was selected n, w..
place Of meeting for the Utah .,
ration Of Women 8 clubs At u,
of the executive board of dira,,.s1
the federation in the 7. W.
in the Continental bank buildir, i
dav morning. The meeting win \, !,
in October, the exact date :, \. :,
ci1ed later. \ tentative outlinA y
programme was announced Nv !
chairman Of the programme com5,aa
Mrs. Il. u. Ball OF Logan.
The officers and directors q. N. 4,
GRAFTON met at 10 O'Clock. Thsv
Joined ar luncheon at | 'clorl
presidents of local clubs and ,hs
mon Of standing committees OF H. 3
Grafton.
Other business transacted hv u.
ecutive board besides the ssle,,r.
the next place OF meeting for II. y
Grafton was the announcemen, of =
eral important committees and ti,
port Of the reception of two new ,s
into the federation. 1t was av
cide5 that the local committa /
Springville TO arrange for TIA -.
tainment of the federation be a,,.s
cd by the Sprlngville cluba Tbs =.
has appointed this COMMITTEES ~,
fore
The programme committee Is a 4
lows: Mrs. L. D. Ball. Logan. -.
man; Mrs. a. \. Bird, MURRAY. r,
G. II. Wells. Salt Lake; Mis-, r.
Salt Lake: Mrs. A. f. Buckler Pr,
Mrs. Annn kopp, Park City; Nm
W. Cherry Mt, Pleasant
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
Two New Clubs Received,

Mrs. r. g. Gowans of Ogden is st.
man of the committee TO arranq,
federation day ut the Chautsuous M
ing in Ogden during the sumner
The new clubs received arc the Al.
Beta club and the Mothers Study n
both of Spriugviile.
The sum Of $40 was voted 10 u :,
10 tho national child labor commit
\ request was ordered sent 70 VI
ington Tor the establishment Of /
tlonal department Of health.
Those present at the executiYe
sion were: Mrs. \. j, Gorhaw d
Lake, president, Mrs. Z. w. Hart "A
City, first vice president; Mrs 81
b. Blakely, Salt Lake, second 4
president; Mrs, J. T. Merrill. Salt IA
third vice president; Mrs. John Dc,s
Springville, recording secretary; i
John f.. Cowan, Salt Lake, correzu
ing secretary; Miss Lucie N
FTancke. assistant corresponding I
retary; Mrs. J. II. Hornuug. Msni I
ditor; Mrs. Byron Cummings, Salt ID
journalist; Mrs. s o. s, Nelden. 8
Lake, historian: Mrs. j. r. Beless 4
Lake, state organizer; Mrs. L. u. n
Logan, chairman Of programme ..
mittee, and the following difeaa
Mrs. G. Fl. Mcmahon, Salt Lake. y
II. W. Burrows. Ogden, Mrs Pf
Spccltert, Provo, Mrs, Sarah Eui
Springvillc. Others in sttenianee u
Mrs. Gully Of Ogden and Mrs. CO
bell of logan.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
GOOD ROADS FOR
YELLOWSTONE PARK
Theodore Turner of Pocatello
IS Here to Aid in Inter
state Movement.
UTAH WILL BE GAMER
Plan to Have Auto Road 10
Great Summer Resort
Within Two Years.
UTAH WILL BE GAMER

Good roads m for automobile travel.
arc 10 stretch from salt Lake city ur
through Tho northern part "f Utah.
traversing a GOOD portion of Idaho and
going into and through tho Yellowstone
National park
Theodorc Turner OF foca;cio. Idaho.
was in Tho city yesterday for tho plIr-
pose OF bringing 10 The support nf this
movement every force favorable 70 IL IN
this state Mr. Turner Is president of
the Idaho state Automobile association
aud chairman of the executive board OF
the R1unork county Automobile club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-10

mind me mentioning his name-and he
said to me:
La Toilette, have been reading
the laws of Wisconsin which were
passed as the result of the long fight
which you and your people have made
out there. was surprised at them.
They seem to me to be the safest, the
soundest laws that have been passed
anywhere concerning these big prob
lens OF the day. They are what l call
conservative, progressive legislation,
with the emphasis on the conservative,
and yet, when l see you speaking, you
seem to me to be the most dangerous
man that l know"
The Chicago Evening Post, in quot
ing the above, says:
ut is exactly that impression Of
'dangerousness' that will keep Robert
La Toilette from being a serious pres
idential possibility in this year of
grace, 1912"
In other words, the Post agrees with
Senator Newlands, that the Wisconsin
laws, fathered by Senator La Toilette,
are safe and sound, but their author is
dangerous.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-10
. ERIAKM.60X

THE trouble with US ministers is
that we are too chicken-hearted."
said a minister the other day.
ut is a natural result of the kind
of life we lead" he added. What
we need is stiff backbone, bull
dog tenacity and confidence in our
ability to carry things through dark
and stormy days as well as bright
and palmy days"
AS to ministers, I beg to disagree
with the one quoted. 1t is true that
there are chicken-hearted ministers,
just as there are the faint-hearted
in every walk of life; but they are
decidedly in the minority-at least
so far as my rather wide observa-
ton can testify.
Indeed, when one considers what
the average minister is up against,
the people and conditions with
which he must contend, the narrow
ness and the sordidness; the foolish
worship in some instances, the sor-
did demands in other cases-well,
the man who can stand up to such
circumstances and come out as we'll
as the average minister does, is any
thing but chicken-hearted. 1t takes
a soul militant to endure it.
About the bravest men today are
those who are standing in the pull
pit, expounding the word to a con-
gregation that consists, in too many
instances, largely of sissies both
male and female, of those who are
church members for revenue only,
and old folks who are trying to get
nearer to God as they near eternity.
Think OF such material. Then
think of the minister's struggle to
put life into them and his effort to
reach wider. to lead the Indifferent
into the fold, to interest the young
people, to keep the institution going.
in fact and to make his sermons
interesting enough to gloss over the
appeals for many contributions that
go forth from practically every pull
pit every Sunday.
It takes Spartan fortitude for a
man to keep on being a minister
these days and most every evening
in the week, he nearly always has
cause to worry over his personal
finances.
A minister must abide by a GER
tain standard of living. He and his
family must wear seemly garments
and live in a seemly dwelling. The
matter of the family's education is
important. His children cannot be
turned out to grow up anyhow. This
all requires some of that lucre which
congregations are so reluctant to
hand over to the man of God in re-
turn for his care for their souls.
More than these ordinary ex-
penses, minister must keep in
contact with many people He should
know men of prominence in var
ious walks of life. He needs to at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-10
Whit ; the Difference?

Congressman Howard OF Georgia is
responsible for the statement that less
than 30 per cent Of the naval officers
OF the United States are on duty.
while double that number are loafing
around Washington or some other
place doing society,"
After all. what difference does it
make whether they are on duty when
there is no duty 10 perform or whether
they are having a good time in Wash
ington or some other place. Probably
they will Dc on hand In case any for
eign power should make war on the
United States. Let them have a good
time. Who cares? Uncle sam is rich
enough 10 pay them all for having a
good time
II is little hard on those who pay
taxes, but somebody ought TO have q
little fun, aud why not the naval Off.
GERS?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-10
The Modern Tendency.

To get clear view Of the drift
OF things in this country, says the
Wisconsin State Journal, take the
state of Illinois as a concrete example.
During the past ten years-for the
first time in its history-the rural pop
ulatton actually declined-fen off As
600.
Chicago alone now has SO per cent
Of the entire population, and it wakes
bigger every day.
Thus the number OF persons en-
gagged in providing food gets less and
less and the number consuming food
larger and larger.
The Journal adds: I'VE are not
complaining or drawing pessimistic
conclusions from these facts We sim.
ply call attention to modern tenden-
cies."
Doubtless they mean other changes
but they should be such as will make
the world a better place TO live in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-10
Splitting the Tobacco Trust

According to this decision, there is
no power under the Sherman act to
change the ownership of a trust The
court may split the trust into several
pieces, but 1T must hand back the
pieces to the old owners. Naturally
this decision was followed by buoy
ancy on the stock exchange and good
cheer in Wall street. The tobacco re-
organization plan obviously contem-
plates that the total earning power of
the trust property, after it has been
split up in compliance with the SUI
preme court decree, shall be substan-
TALLY what it was before. This means
there will be no competition among
the several parts-for if they fought
one another their total profits would
certainly decrease; and this again
means that the actual problem of a
monopolistic tobacco trust stands I'M
changed and practically untouched ~
1t is evident that the Taft policy
or court proceedings against the trusts
under the Sherman antitrust law
leaves much to be desired.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-10
Chicago Daily News.)

A few days ago the Daily News
called attention to the futility of
breaking up the Standard Oil company
into its several parts, since the owner
ship of each part is the same as that
of all the others. The PHILADELPHIA
Saturday Evening Post has taken the
dissolution of the tobacco trust as the
text for editorial comment of a SINH
lar nature.
The tobacco trust controls 80 per
cent of the tobacco trade of the coun-
try, except cigars. Under the court
ruling the property and the trade of
the tobacco trust will be divided
among a number of corporations,
which in turn will be owned by the
same body of security holders that
owns the trust. The court declared
that it could not take the property of
a trust and order ii sold under such
conditions that the owners themselves
could not bid for it, since to do so
would be confiscation. The Saturday
Evening Post says:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-10
Baltimore Historic as a Convention
City.

Baltimore Historic as a Convention
City.
Baltimore, which was chosen yester-
day as the city for the democratic
national convention Of next June, is
historic as a place for national gath
erings Of the democracy. Indeed. for
many years the Maryland metropolis
was chosen by the democrats as the
place for their conventions. The first
convention Of the party was held there
May 81, 1882, and succeeding conven-
lions acquired the Baltimore habit.
The last one merely endorsed the
Greeley and Brown ticket and plat
form OF the liberal republicans. The
convention of greatest historic inter
est was held in 1850, following an
irreconciliable conflict between the
factions of the party. The convention
first met at Charleston April 20. After
wrangling for several DAYS and nights
over the slavery question the conven-
ton was unable to agree on a declar.
alton of principles.
Several southern delegations with.
drew, and on account of the two-thirds
rule, those who remained failed to
nominate ticket. The convention ad-
journed on the tenth day to meet at
Baltimore June IS. There was a fur
Their secession of delegates from the
border states following FIVE days of
wrangling.
The remaining delegates nominated
stephen A. Douglas and HerscheI V.
johnson. The seCeders from the
Charleston convention, Joined by those
from the Baltimore convention, nomi-
mated John C. Breckenridge and Jo-
seph Lane. Both conventions reafirm-
ed the platform of 1856. The only
differences grew out of the slavery
question. The Douglas platform left
the question to the supreme court and
agreed TO abide by it's decision; the
Breckenridge platform declared the
people of territory had the right to
decide the slavery question for them
selves, and also declared the citizens
or the various states had the right to
settle I'm territory and carry their
property with them without being in
torfered with by congressional action.
Opposing these two tickets in that
campaign We're two other tickets, one
called the constitutional union ticket,
and headed by John Bell and Edward
Everett, and the other the republican
ticket and headed by Abraham Lin
coin and Hannibal Hamlfn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-10
1sAIE,Rs uz6z
Our
0NDEzlEN
@RsAI1BgRlRS

tend lectures, to buy books and mag
azines and papers, to travel. Even
at "clergymen's rates" these things
cost money. And he must keep up,
or his efficiency as a modern min
lister is lost. Nobody wants a back
number, a has-been, or a dead one"
in the pulpit any more than in the
office.
A few years ago a certain preach
er Of my acquaintance resigned his
pulpit. The reason, as he told me,
was this:
"All my life / have given to 9TH
ers. My wife and l are getting old.
The children are a growing expense
which find myself unable to meet.
haven't a dollar saved and never
will have while 1 am a minister. See
this overcoat? It is threadbare. I
have had it seven years and cannot
afford to buy a new one. l have
been unable to use even the larger
portions Of my salary for myself or
family. There are constant demands
upOh d AlllASbCl lOI ulOltS. nave
never felt that I could resist them,
even though my own people had to
suffer. A minister must always
have his hand in his pocket for 9th.
ers. ] have even given clothing that
needed myself to those who SEEM
ed to need it more.
1.-THE time has come when feel
ha@ 90 Il - g..
lily and provide for old age. Do you
think the Lord will hold 1t against
me If l leave the ministry, after all
these years Of earnest application to
the interests of others, to provide for
myself? I am going into business,
and I hope to make money-to make
a lot of it. l want to give my faith
full wife some taste of the better
world to come without making her
wait for death to bring 1t all in a
lump. l want my children to have
the advantages to which they are
entitled. I can't help but think I've
earned the right to work for them
now"
l am happy to record that he
hdue SOOuy 100 Inc same en-
ergy he had put into his ministerial
work he put into his business and
his friends discovered, much to their
surprise, that he was a better bust
ness man than many who had devot-
ed their lives to the mere making of
money.
We need the minister in our lives.
Nothing yet has been found to take
his place. We demand that he be
meek and mild, charitable and low
ing, yet with the wisdom of the SER
pent, the valor of a warrior, the
money-pulling ability (for the
church, of a Rockefeller; and all
this on a meager wage grudgingly
given.
Seems to me that the chicken
hearted ones are not the ministers.
but those who hang back only to
criticise, without ever lending a
helping hand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-10
The Argus Daily Story
The Blue Ribbon-By Clarissa Mackie.
Copyrighted. 1911 by Associated Literary Bureau

Mr.. Turner glanced listlessly at the
latest applicant for the vacant position
in his Office. She was a rather tall
girl, quite stout. with light hair and
blue eyes. There were soft infantile
cRFes to her features that suggested
a sentimental disposition. Mr. Turner
uttered a soundless snort of contempt.
"Whs experience have you had?"
Turner began. glancing at the card
which bore the young woman's name.
Flora Cass.
Miss Cass proceeded to relate in a
monotonous voice that she had been
employed by various concerns in the
city, and she presented sundry letters
Of recommendation from the different
establishments, which all appeared to
be cheeerfully resigned at the prospect
of dispensing with the services of this
competent stenographer.
Wear blue ribbons IN your hair?'
rasped Turner at length, turning his
sharp eyes upon her.
Miss Cass tossed her head defiantly.
well, nobody ever asked me that Ques-
ton before" she uttered in an offend
ed tone.
do your" insisted Ralph Turner.
Sometimes" snapped Miss Cass
rather impertinently.
WELL" remarked Mr.. Turner, play
ing with an ivory paper cutter, 81 will
make note Of your name and ad-
dress and let you know within day
or two whether you will fill our re-
Quirements."
"Old crankT muttered Miss Cass as
she went down in the elevator I'D
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-10

Ribbons"
like to see the man who can dictate
to me whether l shall wear blue rib
bon in my hair or notr'
AS she stepped into the street she
bowed to a tall, pretty girl who paus-
ed for an instant beside her.
Il haven't seen you for some time,
Miss Cass," said the pretty girl pleas
antly.
I've been working right along" ex-
planned Miss Cass hurriedly. care
you working now, Miss Dormant"
Hester Dorman shook her head you
know the firm L worked for went into
bankruptcy. Except for some stray
work at home, haven't anything to
do"
Want a position?" Miss Cass grin
ned impishly.
"Of course I do" was Testers eager
reply.
They want a first class stenogra-
pher and typist up there in the Ralph
Turner Insurance company, room 90
l don't suit because l wear blue rib
bons in my hair. Perhaps you'd do,
Miss Dorman."
Blue ribbons? What has that got
to do with it?' Miss Dorman looked
puzzled.
Hasn't got anything to do with 1t
that l know Of, only he asked me II
1 ever wore blue ribbons In my hair,
and I told him that l did sometimes
SO he didn't engage me-"
Hester Dorman smiled as she went
up in the elevator to the second ficO-
Work had been very dull in her field.
and it seemed as if every business firm
in the city was retrenching in office
expenses and that there was no room
for her anywhere. She needed the
work too. Her father was not very
well, and she longed to be of some as
sistance in sharing the wage earning
so that he might take a hard earned
and much needed vacation II she
could get this position at $40 a week
she knew she could persuade her IA
Their to rest for couple of months.
At the door of No. 212 she paused,
and a brief prayer futtered on her
lips before she entered An Office boy
took her card in to Mr. Turner. and a
moment later she was sitting before
him in the same chair that Flora Cass
had occupied.
In response to his queries she briefly
set forth her experience in the work.
offered her references and stated her
price.
Ralph Turner nodded bis head ap-
provingly as be listened to her recital.
When she had concluded be asked with
less conGdepce than he bad inquired of
Miss Cass.
do you wear blue ribbons in your
hairf"
Hester shook her head. suppressing
the smile that struggled to come to the
surface. NO" she said gently.
You may think it a peculiar ques-
ton. but the fact is that I've lost FIVE
stenograpiers in the past two years
all because they wore ribbons in their
hair-married my clerks or my neigh
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-10
An imapinary Person,


I've met him In the magazines,
I've met him on the stage.
And how he stalks about and struts
Upon the printed page!
There he is full of quaintness
And always at his best
In fact. I've met him everywhere
Save in the wild, wide west
I've seen him In the circus tent
The buckins broncho tame
And show the horse and audience
He understood the game:
I've seen him shoot a penny from
An understudy's hand
And calmly wait for the applause,
Led by the big brass band.
And in the moving picture show,
A creature light as air,
I've seen him scoot across the plains
And brave the robbers lair;
I've seen him snatch the pretty girl
And with her at his side
Ride fifty miles in half an hour
And claim her as his bride.
But when go to search for him
Out west, where he should be,
only find a hired man,
Who shares chew with me.
It may be once he stalked the plains
And worked his STACEY bluff
Today his prototype Is not
Cast from heroic stuff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-10

N. w. Harris OF Chicago has con-
tributed a quarter OF a million dollars
20 make the work OF the Field museum
more valuable 10 the school children
OF Cook county. This is a good invest.
ment and should have a good effect.
Few people realize the value TO be OBJ.
tanned from such an institution as the
Field museum in Chicago or the Mu.
scum Of Natural History in the city OF
New York. These great institutions
which were founded at at a cost Of mil
lions OF dollars have value that is
not halfway appreciated and the con.
tribution made by Mr. Harris with the
intention OF bringing the Chicago in
stitution closer to the children of the
schools Of the city is sure TO have a
good effect
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-10
FLOOD, LABOR LEADER, is
SEEKING A VENUE CHANGE

Muscatine, Iowa, Jan. 1O.-Em-
NETT Flood of Chicago and o. C.
Wilson, labor leaders recently in
dicted here on the charge of con-
spiracy to destroy property during
the button workers strike, will ask
for a change of venue from the To-
cal courts. In support of the petit
ton it will be alleged that a fair
trial in this county is impossible be-
cause of the prejudice aroused by the
labor controversy.