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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03
A SINGULAR JULY.

The July just past was singular
month. 1t had high temperature,
and low temperature, but above
all it had a rainfall almost be-
yond precedent. Not since 1874, the
first year of the establishment Of the
weather bureau in this city, has there
been so much precipitation IN any
other July as in the July just past The
average precipitation for July in all
the wears has been "a OF an inch. The
lowest precipitation was in 1892, when
there was merely trace for the
month. In 1890 it was but little better,
with but .02 Of an inch which was
precisely the same as in 1877. The
precipitation in July, 1874, was PAP
inches. Since then the nearest sp-
proach TO the precipitation of the July
lust past, which was 1.5l inch, was
in 1896, when 1.35 inch OF rain fell
in the July of that year. The greatest
precipitation in any one day in the
July just past, was l.10 inch, on the
10th.
bc h'GHtSC' VI LhC
month was on the 18th, o. degrees; ;
the lowest was on the 9TH, % degrees,
The greatest daily range of the ther.
mometer was on the 10Th, 81 degrees;
the lowest daily range was on the
18th, 10 degrees. The mean tempera-
ture of the month was "a degrees.
which was a little below the normal,
computed at 76.2 degrees. There is an
accumulated excess Of temperature
since January lst of % degrees, show
ing that on the whole the season has
been pretty close to the average or
normal figure.
The prevailing direction of the wind
for the month was from the southeast,
and the maximum velocity Of .he wind
was "A miles, from the north, On the
10th.
The precipitation for the month has
been gratefully received on account of
it's reinforcement TO the water supply,
which now appears TO be ample with
out any question OF restriction.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03
RERUKE ON COUNTY CoNTRoL.

On Thursday evening the Deseret
News took occasion by contrasting
county affairs with those of the city,
the county commissioners for their
perversity in maintaining gambling
joints contiguous to the city while
the city is endeavoring to stamp out
such demoralizing concerns,
One great curse Of this immediate
region for many years has been the
determine tion on the part Of the coun-
ty officials to antagonize the officials
Of this city, and to render aid to the
degraded element by tolerating vice
and lawlessness in defiance Of law and
Of the manifest desire of the municipal
authorities. Just now the special com
plant is against those joints which
run race horse pool selling, and this
is undoubtedly a crying evil
The News does well to call censura-
BILE attention, as The Tribune has done
frequently in recent years. to this
antagonism between the city and the
county. In every case it is the county
that has been derehct and blameworthy.
Heretofore, however. it has been the
practice OF the News to SUSTAIN the
county authorities as against those Of
the city. There has sprung up In con-
sequence of that support, which was
supposed TO be the exponent of the
central power here, mode of think
ing which has resulted in pitting the
county against the city on many mat
tiers of public administration. When
the city has declared for reform the
county has declared, in practice at
least, that it would not have reform.
When the city banishes gambling the
county authorities actively patronize
gambling in those parts Of the county
outside OF the city, even to the extent
of county officials having deputies run.
ming gambling joints in some outside
places.
The Tribune has for a long time
protested against this lawless array
ing Of the county against the city,
and has pointed out that the result
could only be evil and an advantage
to the criminal and depraved classes.
We are glad to see that the News,
even mildly, is converted to this view
OF the case, and that it comes out IN
direct opposition to the harmful and
wrong-minded doings Of the county
commissioners in this respect.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03
THE ALLEGED TAX REDUCTION.

With regard to the alleged reduction
of the State tax burden. we have point
ed out hitherto that the claim of re-
duction is a false pretense, and the
facts clearly bear out this criticism
which we have made. And yet the
Smoot organ yesterday morning had
the impudence. in spite Of the showing,
to give editorial utterance as follows:
Notwithstanding the attempt OF the op-
position press to benuse the situation and
TO belittle the services which the State
government Is rendering the people by
reducing the tax burden. the fact remains
that IT is the only taxing power which has
needed the desires of the taxpayers and
has decreased the tax levy. The city gov
ernment has renewed the former levy on
an increased valuation, performance
which is followed in It's entirety by the
county government under the same cir
cumstances. although the tax rate has
been slightly Increased by the latter for
the definite purpose OF raising funds for
publicity ventures. Instead of endeavor-
Ing 10 convince the people that they are
not benefited and actually condemning the
State officials for an act for which they
serve better Of the communities that sup
port them " they would commend the
State government and point to Il as
worthy Of emulation by other governing
bodies.
That is to say, the Smoot organ
wants all of the newspapers Of this
State to join In proclaiming q lie;
to say that there has been a reduction
in the burden of the State taxes, when,
in fact, there has been an increase.
The ground upon which we rest the
claim that there has been an actual
increase in place Of decrease In the
State levy is that the valuation on the
tax rolls has been increased so greatly
thorities in insisting that the tax rolls
in the various counties must be boosted
in values, that the resulting increase
in these values has been so great that
State tax as proposed this year of
~ mills on the dollar will yield more
mills has done in the past on lower vaIu.
ations carried In the assessment rolls
of former years. This increased valua-
tion has been persistently urged for
number OF years. until the present maxi.
mum increase has been reached.
Let US take concrete illustration
Of the case, Let US say that a piece
Of real estate in this city has been
assessed right along for $4,000. The
State tax on this at mills has amount.
ed to $3.50. Take this same property,
as now increased TO $1,000, and apply
the ~ mill rate to that valuation. We
find that so increased in value and so
reduced by the half-mill in tax rate,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03
THE TAFT NOTIFICATION,

The formal and official notification on
Thursday to President Taft OF his noml'
nation BY the Republican party to be
President of the United States, had
an unusual and assertive feature about
it that Yill commend it to Republicans
everywhere. in view of the present sit.
uation. We refer TO that part of the
notification BY Senator Root. chairman
Of the committee and temporary and
permanent chairman of the Republican
National Convention. where Mr.. Root
said TO the President, ''Your title to
the nomination is as clear and unlm-
peachable as the title of any candidate
since political conventions began 1t
is unfortunate that such a certiication
had to be made; but in view Of the
complications that have arisen, it IS
fortunate indeed that this statement
can honestly be made and firmly main.
tanned. The complete analysis and dis
cussion by the Republican National
campaign management of all the CON
tests had and decided at the Chicago
Convention, leaves not particle of
room for doubt Of the absolute truth
notification to the President. And
whom Senator Root proceeded to de-
clare the facts not only Of the noml-
nation but Of the bolt. he stuck closely
to the truth, fairly stated. in a calm,
judicial way that cannot fail to i'm
press the public mind most favora-
bly,.
President Taft s speech of response
and acceptance placed the issue Of the
campaign on the fundamental princi-
pie of maintaining the integrity and
unimpaired the vitality of republican
institutions, These are threatened by
the lawless attitude Of those who bolt
the Republican Convention S decisions
and by the Democrats who declare
that any tariff except that for revenue
is unconstitutional, This being the
fundamental, the critical issue Of the
campaign, President Taft does well
to press it upon the public and to
show to the voters of this country that
if they are led away from Republican
principles. they will thereby decree
damaging change in our republican
institutions which it is perilous to
make.
The situation is precisely as stated
by President Taft. There is ample
ground on this matter to support his
position and no opportunity for real
difference of opinion Loud assertion
and vehement denunciation count for
nothing in view Of the absolute facts
Of the case, which President Taft does
well to remind the public Of and to
press home in this campaign.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST B 1912

this same piece of property would pay
at the ~, mills State tax rate The
tax of $3.50; that is TO say. there is
An actual increase of $500 in the State
tax on this piece of property, in spite
of the nominal decrease of half mill
in the tax rate.
When we consider, further, that in
spite of the greatly increased 7alua.
tions on the tax roll, the county tax
district tax levy, are all kept at the
old rate, il will be seen at once that
the burden of taxation this year is
bound to be very much heavier on every
taxpayer than it has ever been before
in the history of this State,
Why, then, deceptively and foolishly
insist that the burden of the State
Government has been reducedi What
sense Is there in undertaking to ex-
ploit falsehood of this kind7 Every
thinking person knows now that there
is no reduction decreed in the burden
Of State taxation; on the contrary, an
increase. And there is an increase also
in the aggregate taxation that the tax
payers will have 10 pay on all other
accounts. Every taxpayer will know
this when he comes to pay his taxes,
and the tax notice he receives will
notify him long before election day
that mis- taxes have been materially
raised, in spite of the false pretense
that they have been reduced by the
half.mill reduction in the State tax
rate. Every taxpayer will see that his
own State taxes are more than pre-
viously. and he will see also that his
taxes on the three other accounts are
very considerably increased.
There is no real opportunity for de"
ception here; and yet the Federal bunch
organ takes chances in urging its un-
truthful plea that the taxpayers won t
have the intelligence to compare their
tax notices this year with their tax
payments in years that have gone by.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03

The reports from Mexico bewilder.
ON the one hand we are told that
Drozco is in complete control of the
situation again, that he is about to
flee into the United States; and yet
again that no train in northern Mex.
ioo can move without his permission.
We are assured that all is peace ex-
cent in the north, and yet that Zapata
threatens TO capture Mexico City, and
that the Indians OF Oaxaca, in the ex-
treme southwest are up in armed re-
bellion. What is the true situation in
Mexico, snYway7
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03
San Francisco Chronicle. "Tbe ar.

San Francisco Chronicle: "The ar.
rival at this city the other dav of a
number of distinguished Chinese, all
dressed as Americans and Europeans
dress. calls new attention 10 the
changes going on in China. The
Chinese with queue has now almost
disappeared from the face of the earth,
ard almost all the leading men in the
newest of republics now dress as do
the map Of the most advanced coun-
tries in the world. China. in Western
dress, has taken a long step toward the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03

Mayor Gaynor wants the papers to
quit talking about the New York police
and devote their attention to the re-
turning American champions in the
Olympic games, Everything in order,
Mr.. Mayor. The graft and murder by
the New York police are first in line;
also they are the most important. The
Olympic games comprise diversion
1t Is hard TO drop criminal conspiracy,
with murder accompaniment, in favor
Of stale matters on a mere diversion.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03

Secretary Wilson's department. Is
again concerning itself with the ques-
tion. What is beer' Why doesn t he
get the brewers to tell him7 That
wouldn Z be too much for him to ask
after presiding at their international
convention
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03

Mrs Belmont says that 1.-the woman
who is earning a good salary is un-
wise and a coward if she gives it up to
marry any man. But Mrs. Belmont is
married. Either, then, she was not earn
ing a good salary or else she is un-
wise and coward Yet she would
undoubtedly hold him as an enemy
VINO said that TO her face. But it is
the logical retort To her dictum.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03

DR.. Wiley announces that he Will no
longer affiliate with the Republican
party. But il has been known all
along that he was Democrat though he
took occasion while back to say that
he would support Taft for reelection.
1t is not easy TO see. therefore, the
meaning of his new declaration.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03

Will the Roosevelt political managers
use the "steam roller in the con-
tests among delegate claimants7 If
not. why not7 And will not any de-
vice put into effect be practically the
old upsetY For. it is not the name
alone thai counts.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03

The district attorney Of New York
is doing great work in clearing up the
Rosenthal assassination, both as
against the actual assassins and
against the police. Surely in this New
York city is the most degraded NUM-
cipality in the world.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03

The Senate having adopted the
Lodge resolution extending the Mon
roe doctrine. the next thing in order
will be TO send to the other American
nations as precise a statement as pos
sible of what we mean by 1t.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03

it must be extremely annoying to
the New York police for those MUIR
derers TO persist in coming forward,
confessing, and giving themselves up
to Justice How can the police protect
them when they act like that7
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03

The opening Of the Ophir railroad
will be a great relief to the mines of
the old Ophir camp; it will reduce
transportation cost. and make it more
expeditions, and is altogether q marked
step in progressive development,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03

In spite of all the discouraging re-
ports, official and otherwise. we are
harvesting a bumper wheat crop. Which
shows that the farmers know far bet
ter what they are about than do those
who set up laments for them,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03

These nightly rains and thunder
storms are strange for midsummer
in this region. They are not al
together unprecedented, to be sure, but
they certainly are rare.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03

What has become of Armagcddon all
at oncep Surely there can't be de-
serters from the" army Of the Lordf''
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03

Births almost three times as many
as the deaths, was the record OF thls
city for July. "Watch us grow.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03

adoption of Western standards in
other things
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-03

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-08
Thanksgiving Day on
Thursday. Nov. 2s

washington. Nov. Ts-President
Tar today issued a Thanksgiving
proclamation. setting aside Thurs
dsy. NoVemher zsth. % he observed
es q dag of Thankswiving 20 Al
mighty God for His blessings.
The proclamation follows
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES or AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION
"A God-feafinw nation iike ours
owes t 90 So inhorn and sincere
seuss ~ moral duty q testify its
deVout gratitude 60 the An Diver Cor
the countless benefits m has enjoy
Cd For ohny years u has been
customary a. the close 81 the year
Ter the natioaai executive % call
upon hia fellow counfrymen o. oIer
praise end fhanks O. God Coz the
manifold hiessinEs vouchsafed 20
them in the raat and 20 unite In
earnest surpliancs for their con
uuuanca
The year nov drawing - q close
has been notably faVorahle % cur
fortunate land AZ peace within ana
without fire. from the perturbs-
tions and caiamifiea that have az
flcted ether rnonies rich IN har-
vests - abundant ara in Industries
- productive. that the overnow of
om prosperity has advanced the
whole world. strong in ths stead
fast conservation of ths heritage
~ self government hequaafhad 20
us by fhe wisdom - our fathers
Ha. A.
that heritage uninauafret. hut
rather improved hy rood us~. 20
or children ara our chndren's
chlidren for an tins - come. the
people ~ this countrv have abound
ms cause for contsnted gratitude
Therefore. : william Howard
Tart president ~ the United
States ~ America. fn pursuance a
long established usage ard tn re-
snonse e. the wish - the Anesf-
can people invite nv countrymsn.
whcresosver they may soinurn. 20
Join. on THURSDAY. the twenty
sighth dav ~ this month - No
vernper. in appropriate ascription ~
rraiie and thanks % Cod Tor the
good gifts that have beer our por-
tion. and IN humble prayer. that
rfis great msrcies toward us may
endure
In witness whereof have her.-
unto sef my hand and causef the
Seal ~ the United States 60 ~ az
nxea.
-pone AZ ths CITY ~ washinwton.
this seventh Cav of November. IN
fNa wenr ~ 0ur fnrH enc Thousand
nire hundred and twelve. ard - the
fndcnendence - fhe rniteh States
of Amreica. fhe ore hundred and
thirty seventh.
WILLIAM IT. TAFT.
sfv the T'rnHiaeuf
ALVEY a huEE
Acting Secretary - state r.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-08
WANTS TO END
GOSSIP ABUUT
THE CABINET
President-Elect Wants 20
Set az Rest All Useless
Speculation About His
Official Family - Will
Keep His Mind Open.

Prnostan. y. = Nov. 7.-Pre~ident-
slecs Wilson aNyu he has not decided
upon the personael 81 his cabinet To
end gossip regarding oabinst appoint
ments Ne ISSUED tonight the follow
ing aatsmeat
such wpecs1affons are perf~ctiy
frunlcss. I mean 20 keep my rninf
open REGARDING appointments of arst
consequences uuGn final announcement
Il possibia No announcement VIII
have the least authority which n not
made over nS Signature
wilson said tcniwht he has consid
cred the time between Ms election
and his inauEurAtior az q Eood period
for listening carefully % the ideas
% men inforrned on national questions
snf has considered u HE public duty
60 30 ~.
The president elect expects 20 take
a vacation within a fortnirht. but re-
fuaed % annonnce his rians untf the
DAY before startinE Hs has prouisef
Peyton Gordon and Colonel Arniuteaa
Gordon. of stanton. Va. wilson's
hirthniace. 20 attend a birthday fubi-
lee AZ stanton. the date of which n
undecided. n win probably hs held
n December. when wilson win hs sa
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-08
~ AesocIATED IL

rrinceton. s.. J.. NoF 7--Just be-
cause W0odroW WIlson a tha presi-
dent elect ~ fhe United States re
does not. he asserts. intend 90 retira
from the hght he has waged fer two
years for prowram of prowreHsive
legislation in New Jersey.
MF Wfison said today he wouif
stay on the Job az rrenton" Until
ne hnd carried out MS reforms. bat
with a democratic legislature behind
him. this o. likely ~ be = smooth
process when the lac makers convene
on January =
Though campaiwning vigorously FOR
the presidency. 9overnor Wilson con
csntrnted earnest appeals On New
Jersey Nothing Eivew him more sat
isfae3.on than ths fact that not only
r. View Jersey 20 be represented ~
tw-o democrats IN the United States.
but for the first time In his admin
istrafiou e. governor. 10th houses of
the state legislature win be aerao-
cratic. A year ago be stumped tSe
state 20 obtain a democratic iexia-
lanlre. but was heaten
The president -eicet admitted TODAY
that The program ~ reform ne had
in mind Tor the state would Be sd
vauced ~ the facf that as the future
executive Of the country. nation wide
attention probably would Be attracted
~ his policy IN ths New Jersey leg
islature.
Whatever We 80 IN New Jersey
be said. ~w.n have the force % th@
whole country behind g. The gov
ernor he's not announced hts program
fer the next session of the legislature.
huf 4 - likely nat as soon as he
takes a brief vMcation he win call
conference ~ state dealers and a
progFam win he mapped out.
Tha democratic state platform
recommends e constitutional conven-
ton. It is known that the governor
wants - have the corporation laws
~ the stat revised. TIE reform IN
THIS connecfion. ~ declares ne never
had an opportunity of putting throuwh
becanss the Legislature vas not with
klul
When ooveruor wilson re=s~un. ln
accordance win ths state constitution.
tha president ~ the state senate VIII
heeoms the governor until ths next
rewuiar election which ~ due next
faiL James ~. Fielder. senator from
Hudson county and democratic min
urity leader % the upper house n is
said VII BE- elevaf9a - the pTesi-
dsncy ~ that body and therefore may
he Governor Wilson's succesNor
The president elect expects a. leave
fera on the morning ~ Noveuher ~
FOR his brief vacation. fie win sail
On a private yacht furnished hirn ~
a personal friend with Mra wilson
anf his host and some correspondents
the rresidsnf-sieet win make ths trip
90 thn nerfmmaaa