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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
THE SHEEP-TRAIL FOULNESS.

1t is dIscouraglng to note that, In
spite Of the protest of the State Health
Department, the municipal commission
of this city adheres to its resolution to
allow the sheepmen TO drive two miles
along the creek which will surely foul
the waters Of Farley Canyon, an I'M
portant water supply, for the people of
Salt Lake.
The situation is curious one. In
men had free access to the canyons
and drove their sheep TO and fro at
Will; but upon the remonstrance Of the
health officials and the showing that
the water in the city s mains was dan
gerously befouled thereby the passing
OF the sheep up the canyons was re-
strlcted more and more from time TO
time. until, in 1904, a prohibtory or
dlnance that kept the sheep away from
the creek and fairly protected the wa
ter supply against fouling by the sheen
drive, was passed.
AS the spring drivings were about to
begin this year, the municipal commits.
sion re-enacted that ordinance. with
strict provisions for the preservation
of the purity Of the water that goes
into the city mains, Thcreupon, the
sbeepmen moved upon the municipal
commission with protests and pleas,
and the commission gave way. allow
ing the driving OF the sheep for dis
tance of two miles along the banks OF
an important tributary Of Parlcv's
Creek. This will inevitably foul the
water. TO what extent the water will
become offensive by reason Of this
fouling ~ not AT present known. nor
can it be estimated; but Dr. r. Is,
Beatty who is always active and Wig
liant III the protection OF tie health OF
the people from impure water, has
written As Secretary Of the State
Board of Health, against the permis-
sion granted by the city authorities
10 allow sheep to be driven along the
streams as stated. la spite of this,
however. the commissioners voted
three TO one in favor Of allowing the
sheen drive.
We consider that the commission is
thereby impcrilng the health OF the
peoplc Of this city in wav wholly
unlustiiablc and absolutely wrong
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
HOW THE COUNT STANDS.

Every one is interested in summing
up the status of the present contest as
between President Taft and Col. Roose-
titude has intensified and has made
invasive of the strength and prestige
Of the Republican party. The Col
onel's fight has been against Repub-
leans throughout. and his hatred of
President Taft and his administration
is far more bitter than any hatred
which has been expressed by any Demo
crat against the President and the
work which he has done as chief c1-
ecutive of this great Nation. Demo
Gratis speak oft words of praise for
President Taft and the dignity and
ability with which he has administered
his great office, but never Roosevelt; /;
his attitude has been vcnomous and
hostile in extreme degree
The count as made in our Washing-
ton special yesterday morning, showed
that President Taft has A73 delegates
already elected. Roosevelt 2d3, La Fol
lette 36, Cummins 10. There are TO be
elected altogether 1918 delegates, OF
these, 762 have been elected, and 3l6
are yet to elect, Maryland and Nevada.
which voted on Monday, are counted
in these totals; Arkansas was not
counted. The chief States which yet
remain to elect are Ohio with As votes,
California 90, Washington ii, Utah s,
Ia bn
OF the delegates yet to be chosen,
President Taft needs but 81 TO control
the convention absolutely. That he
will get. these 81 is very evident. II
can safely be reckoned that he will
get the most, if not all, of the delegates
from. Ohio He will get the delegations
from Utah and Idaho. He will get the
delegations from Washington, accord
ing TO all accounts, He will certainly
get votes from both Texas and Arkan-
sas He stands better chance than
anybody else to get the California dele
CATION, and also that of New Jersey.
On the other hand, Col Roosevelt
needs 297 votes to Taft s need of 67.
1t is impossible to see where Col.
Roosevelt Will get anything like that
number, so that he is a beaten man TO-
day, and 1t is practically assured that
President Taft will get fully double
the 81 which he needs to be in abso.
lutte control of the Chicago convention.
All of which is precisely as il should
be, but for the disrupting and venge.
full candidacy OF Col. Roosevelt.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY s. t94a

We protested some days ago against
this act on tha part Of the commits
sion. and wish TO renew that protest,
and to warn the commission that if ep-
idemics Of disease break out in this
city by the reason of the foulness of
the water which the people are COM
PEELED to use. the commissioners cannot
escape tho responsibility for causing
whatever epidcmics may occur. 1t is
very serious responsibility for any
body of men to take, when they allow
of things being done which competent
experts say will foul the water used
by the people Of the city, and ON which
any ono, ON fair consideration Of
the question, must concedc that the
experts are right, Tho action of the
commission is so unusual. so venture.
some, and so potentially perilous to
the health of the people of Salt Lake
City. that we feel justified in draw
lug especial attention to the matter,
so that the cause of whatever trouble
that may follow will be known and
fixed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
GREATNESS OF THE COUNTRY.

Hon. Philander c. Knox, Secretary
Of State, is doing some glorious, pa
triotic talking, not in partisan spirit
al ALL but still every partisan can read
what he SAYS with Joy and satisfac-
ton He has been out OF the country
for good many weeks, and so is able
TO take a view, as it were from afar
Of. which gives him perspective vista
of the greatness and grandeur of this
country Thus. in his speech on Mon
day at Santa Barbara. California, he
said "If the lamenting Jeremiahs
who arc going up and down the land
saving that everything is bad, could
he placed at such point where by per
spectivc they could see their own coun-
try as il really is and realize the tre.
mendous opportunities that await the
American people on every hand, they
would cease their lamentations.
That is excellent reading, and
though not in the least partisan in 1T
self, any partisan can take patriotic
pride in it. and especially can any
Taft partisan see in it reflection Of
the great things done by the Taft ad-
ministration, and the mighty prestige
of the country which President Taft
has upheld so well.
Further on in his speech, Mr.. Knox
spoke Of the mission on which he had
been to the countries Of the Caribbean
Sea. a mission of good will from the
President and people Of the United
States ''to our less fortunate broth
ers of those lands to the South. - Less
fortunate. he explained, only in point
ical sense, for IN material sense they
are even more fortunate than We, be-
cause of the greater bounties of ma
ture in the regions which they in
habit,
Speaking of the contrast between
those nations and our own, and the
overwhelming grandeur of our repub-
lie. Secretary Knox continued. No
American who goes to those southern
countries and from them gets per
spcctive view of his own country OF
freedom and equality and strength and
glory can look himself in the face aud
say that everything is wrong Ill the
United States.
That is good American, patriotic
.alk. and while in no way partisan
rom the political sense, it does, in
'act reflect glory upon the Taft ad-
and is a subtle and pow
,rful plea for the continuance Of the
benefits and splepdor of that admins
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

dent Taft, that if the suit were begun,
the Morgan interests, the Rockefeller
interests, or some other powerful inter.
est. would fight him. and thcreupon
the President directed that the snit be
not brought, what excuse would Col.
Roosevelt and his following find for
President Taft! 1t is well known that
they would not seek any excuse what
ever. but would make the valleys and
hills throughout the whole country
ring with derisivc tannts against Pres
ident Taft for his cowardice if he
should weaken under such circum-
stances and direct that the threatened
suit he not brought, And yet Presi.
dent Taft has done nothing Of that
it; but Roosevelt, while President, did
il. and the Roosevelt interests are
vouble in their excuses, cvasIons, and
attempts TO shift the ground of attack
which Justly brings such odium upon
Roosevelt. Ono has but to imagine
the din that would be raised if Presi-
dent Taft should do what Roosevelt
did as President in the Harvester trust
case. Welding to threats Of opposition,
and weakening right where the Presi-
dent ought TO be strong under his duty
to the public and his oath of office.
We are glad to see that President
Taft is in Ohio in time. and that be
is pressing the fight with such vigor
and with such plainncss of speech
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
THE "SToCKADE" CASE.

The Tribune summary Of the deci.
sion of the State Supreme Court in
the case of Belle London, was one Of
singular clearness and comprehensive.
ness. 1T put in brief space the points
of the decision, and brought those
points out with a clarity and force that
were beautiful to see, No one read.
ing that summary could fail to see that
complete Justice was done to the de.
cision, while leaving out the legal
phraseolory.
There is no possibility Of avoiding
the conclusion of one S mind into COM
plete agreement that the court decision
is absolutely right The basic founda-
tion of it all is that the accused had
right to be apprised definitely and
precisely Of the charge against her IT
is not sufficient in a criminal case to
recite the general wording of the stat.
ute, but the precise thing that the ac.
cused is alleged to have done in viola.
tion Of law must be clearly and pre-
clsely set forth 1t would not do. for
instance, to say that an accused had
committed grand or petit larceny and
to use the words of the statute defin.
ing those crimes. The information must
state Just what the accused is alleged
to have done in order to constitute the
crime charged; and so Of any other
criminal charge laid before the court.
the accused must know Just what is
charged against him or her, so that the
defense can meet the charge. To make
a general charge and require the ac
cuscd to meet it would mean nothing
IN the law; and so the court was Obliged
to overrule the Judgment in the case
of Belle London.
But the "stockade - or "rcd.lipbt
district is dead Tt is impossible TO
imagine any one undertaking to re.
vive 1T. Nor did the court in any way
minimize the grossness Of the offense
generally charged against Belle Lon
don, but merely held, as it was its
duty in the law to hold that specific
accusation was not made, and com.
petent proof not furnished This was
evident to everyone who studied the
case in the district court; but when
the case was on there, it was a time of
excitement, and the clear rule of law
was lost sight Of in the political tur-
moil
Salt Lake City has suffered moth
lng, however. either morally or in any
other way, by the ruling Of the Su.
preme Court; but the law has been
vindlcated, and definite public effort in
behalf Of morality and penalty has
been crowned. The chief offender has
not been punished, to be sure, but she
is not in the least likely to repeat her
offensive efforts within the jurisdiction
of the Third District Court. The propo-
sition or scheme for a red light district
in Salt Lake is absolutely dead; and
The Tribune reioices thercat. for we
have always and earnestly opposed it.
from the time when it was first
broached
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

No better use could possibly be made
of the Panama canal machinery after
the canal is finished, than to bring it
to the Mississippi, and let Col. Goe
thals make in that river good, per
manent navigable channel, nine or ten
feet deep. from st. Paul to the Gulf
Bv handling the water properly, and
dredging and riprappIng. the task
could certainly be accomplished, and
such channel would be worth all it
would cost
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

The folly of the Smoot organ in
printing lot Of falseboods about al
legged action of the church authorities
with respect to the murder of Mr.. Har-
VeY in Colonia Diaz, their appeal to
Smoot and so on, meets snub iu last
nieht $ church organ which is as di-
rect As it is deserved. The specially of
the Smoot organ is publishing false
hoods aud sensational imaglpiugs in
place oil news and facts. II is Il course
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

The nosition taken by former Chief
of Police :. NJ. Barlow, that those Of
the police iorce who were in when the
0,orrIs arrest was made. and are now
ou'' are entitled to hearing ms well
sS those who are yet in. on the invcs.
nea,Idn of the charge that the police
iofce stole diamonds from Morris. is
perfectly lust, 1t is necessary that the
investigation be open and comprcheu.
sive. so that complete Justice he done
to all
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

1t begins TO look very much as
though Champ Clark might be the win.
ner in the Democratic National con
vention. He is clearly ahead of all
competitors, and while it is true that
1t takes two-thirds TO nominate in the
Democratic convention, there is moth
ing that would materially prevent
Clark having as good chance with
the unattached delegates as any one.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

The failure of the Chinese loans 10
explained on different grounds; but the
unfortunate thing is that they failed.
At the same time, il was quite natural
tbat the ones who supplied the money
should want TO see it actually applied
10 the public use. and not stolen bv
gFattcrs. There is plenty of honesty
IN China. and it is about time that it
was coming 10 the front.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

j. Bruce lsmay, in sailing for home
to get a rest, is liable TO sudden think
Otherwise; for he will get there Just
In TIME TO run into the Board of
Trade S investigation of thc Titanic
disaster, and is liable to be worse
shaken up than ever
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

Russia. it is reported. will Officially
censurc the United States for denounc~
inc the commercial treaty between the
two countries. But even so, it will not
he the first time that on overprown,
unruly bov Gcnsnrcd his schooImaster.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

Russia rs said TO be snlkin9 with re.
gard TO the Jewish question, and re,
luctant 10 take ANY part III the Panama
canal exposition. But this VIII be more
to Russia s disadvantage than ours
and then, Russia has never ''cut much
ice on the sea, anyhow.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

The denial Of the idSurgeut ''Gen-
eral Orozco. that he has recognized
"omez as President, and his warning
10 Gomez 10 get out of the country,
SHOWS the uncertainty Of news from
MeXIeo- The best thing for all con.
ecrued. is 10 keep hands of for while.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

London is getting uneasy about
prospective gold demands by New
York But tue Londoncrs ,ueedn I
worry; lot of those American Sc
curities returned will do quite as wei,
as the gold. and will save us shipping
interest later on.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

All this talk about reforms in
ShIpbulldinr as result OF the Ii
tanic disaster is moonshine Ships
can t be built SO that they can safely
rum full tilt, twenty-five miles an hour,
into icebergs. What is wanted is re.
form III careful navigation, and in at
tentIon to danger warnings that were
so abundantly given in the case Of the
Titanic,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

lhe House Committee on Coinage
recommends the coinage Of tbree-ccnt
pieces and OF half-cepts. The three
cent proposition is renewal. for three.
cent pieces have been coined in the L.
5 mInts before, and these coins would
Just fit in cities which have three
cent rate on street cars But. where S
the use for a half-ccnt
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

Twelve Cornell students. it Is said,
have banded together 10 form new
religion. But if they can't be suited
with the many religions already fol-
lowed in the world, it is hard TO see
what they want of any religion at all
Aud probably they don really want
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

Panama is reported to have asked the
United States to supervise her coming
e'eetion. to see that it is honestly con,
Quoted. Dangerous business that. espe.
cially as 1t is not altogether certain
'"at VIC can maintain perfect purity in
our own elections at all times Some of
'"em are wrctchcd buuglcs, TO say no
Wor.c
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

II is proved again, as it was so am
Div proved in the time of Noah, that
IL won t do TO scoff al forwarncd
Hoods. And residents in the lower Mis-
sissippi Valley have learned the lesson
IN severity.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

AS the Democrats profess great con.
fidencc in carrying the Presidential
election tins year, why not nominate
Judge Parker, and give him the square
deal that certainly was not given him
in 1oUj f.,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

Chauncev Dcpew saws: ."\ grea,
deal OF what i got out Of life, got
from other people. IT is no doubt true,
but il he hadu I got so much that wav.
he would stand better
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

The explanation that beef is higher
than il used to he because beeves' legs
arc longer, is no doubt nature fake,
but economically it is as good an cx-
paDation as most.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

Woodrow Wilson says that he was
not running in the Massachusetts pri-
mares. But he didn' find il out for.
sure until after the returns came in.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

that was bound to bring it into dis
rcpute and contempt. but it wonld be
perversc, and its drubbiuc is deserved.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
Wednesday. May s. 1912.

The warm, sunny weather of spring
is upon us. and welcome.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03

! Montgomery, March 2.-(Special.) )-Adjt. Gen. Joseph B. Scully has issued an, order mastering out of service Company K of the Third infantry at Florence, com manded by Capt. J. F. Gullette. This mili- tary organization was inspected by Gen eral Scully aada~ First Lieut. Albert C.. Goodwin of the Twenty-ninth infantry, II. S. A, on last Monday, February 26, when the company was found to be ln- efficient. Notice was immediately given that this organization would not be re- tained in service and formal announce ,nent of the ipspeetors' decision has just been issued from the office of the adjut- ant general.
 Company K is the third military organ ization of the state that has been found to be ineffcent>and mustered out of serv- ice. Some days ago the adjutant gen. eral issued orders mastering out of serv- ice Company BAof the First regiment at Mobile and Company C of the Fourth in- fantry regiment lat Birmingham.
 It is understood that General Scully and Iieutenant Goodwin have only inspected one company ofsthe Second infantry up to this time. crheS remaining companies will be Inspected within the next few weeks. Whether or not any of the com panies of the Second infantry will meas ure up to the proper military standards cannot be ascertained until after the in- spection, though the inspectors declare that they will not retain any military or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
COMPILED DARLING"

"Dimpled Darlingl' The very name brings to the mind of youth and patriarch alike visions of feminine loveliness-a form like unto sylph; face rivaling that of Greek goddess hair of a golden hue, yet so delicate In it's shade that it melts before the sight of human; a smile which would enchant even the gods of Olympus. bordered on each side of a pretty mouth by pretty dimple.
 That would be the popular conception of one called "dimpled darling" But here, be it said. the heroine of this story, although her name was, and yet Is, for that natter Dimpled Darling, possessed no sylphlike form nor any of the angelic traits mentioned above.
 Instead, her tresses were of A dirty dun color and were kinky in the extreme. In the place of the syphlike form were fully 200 pounds of tissue and shape like a rain barrel.
 She was arraigned in Judge Abernethy's court on a charge of vagrancy. She was known to all as "Dimpled Darling" The name was derived from s huge hole on each side of the place where the face ought to be. She was arrested upon warrant bearing that name, tried under the same nom de plume and upon receiv- ing sentence was addressed in the same manner.
 Her right name she would not dvulge. She preferred to grace Banner mines un- der the name which. when heard would remove the grmness from the barriers which deter the inmates in their efforts to depart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
STOCK OFFERED IN
 CAT AND RAT RANCH

New industries will never cease. In ad- dition to the monkey ranch which was long ago proposed by Birmingham man. here comes another A number of Bir- mingham people yesterday received the following letter:
 My Dear Friend--Knowlng that you are always interested and open for an in- vestment In a good live business proposi- tion, I take the liberty of presenting to you what seems to me a most wonder full business. and in which. no doubt, you will take q lively interest and perhaps write me by return mail the amount of stock you wish to subscribe toward the formation of this company.
 The object of this company Is to oper- ate large cat ranch in or near Golden, Col, where land can be purchased cheap For the purpose
 ITO start with, we will collect say about 100000 cats. Each cat will average 12 kit .uns a year. The skins run from 10 cents each for white ones to 15 cents for pure black. This will give us s12,o0o,0Oo skins a year to sell at an average of 80 a piece, making our revenue about si0,OnO a day gross.
 "A man can skin about 50 cats per day for s2 It will take 100 men to operate the ranch and. therefore. the net profit will be about s9s0O a day.
 We will feed the cats on rats and will start rat ranch next door. The rats multiply four times as fast as the cats If we start 100000 rats we will have, therefore. four rats per day for each cat, and which is plenty.
 Nov, then, we will feed the rats on the carcasses of the cats from which the skins have been taken, giving each rat fourth of a cat.
 Tt will thus be seen that the business will be self-acting and automatic all the way through, The cats will eat the rats and the rats will eat the cats. and we will get the skins.
 Trusting that you appreciate this op- portunity to get rich quick and that you will be in a position to come in and be measured for that new tailored to order suit, remain. Yours very sincerely