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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-13

4 contemporary asks E'Why do not
wouldbe poets recognize the fact that
poets are born. and not msde7' Ard
it explains that this recognition would
save them and the world world OF
trouble To which the "'would-b be
poets" would no doubt reply, "Why
don't would be critics confess at once
that we are born poets, and accredit us
accordingly7''
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-13

ing at The Tribune. we wish it Joy. As
a matter of fact, it must know that
those old conditions Of trcspass and
waste were stopped long years before
anybody ever heard of Pinchot.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-13

"Jarsey Justice has fined Jarsey-
man ten dollars for allowing mosquitoes
70 breed in his pasture. He threw up
his hands in horror, and asked how he
could help 1t. Evidently the coal oil
treatment is not a family recipe in
Jersey State. for the extirpation of
the swamp singers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-13

Senator Wetmore Of Rhode Island
retires next March, after eighteen years
of service. It his unique claim that he
has never made a speech in the Senate.
On. that other Senators in that body
could say as much,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-13

a trolley line is to be built to the
top of Mount Washington, and big
hotel constructed at the summit, for
summer tourists and vacationists To
Western ideas, this would seem long.
delayed opportunity.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-13

The man who named new variety
Of strawberry the 'fBen Davis must
want to handicap it lest it becomes too
suddenly popular, The Ben Davis ap-
plea sort Of tree turnip-is a thing
tn shun
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-13

A Pennsylvania minister objects to
the half.cent and the three.cent coin
because Of expected decrease Of value
in the contribution box. But even a
half-cent Is better than a button.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-13

The volcanic outbursts in Alaska may
be natures protest against the paralyz-
ing Pinchot policies It's hard to hold
a great region down.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-13

After all, it looks as though Presi-
dent Gomez was mighty glad to see
those American marines, though he
protested against their coming
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-13

Harper's Weekly puts it well when
it says that it is not so important to
find out whether Col. Roosevelt is In
sane, as whether the country is.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-13

Italy is making a bid for libraries
by offering to make Carnegie count.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-10
No Attncls on state sov.,.,su.

To the Editor OF The Tirnes- p,sna,c,.
Sir,-Much has bone written abou,
NY Bryan's resolution In the Ral,ino-a
convention in regard 70 Mr.. RYAN NJ
!oou treated II as an attack on the
sovereignty OF Virginia nu, tbts g.
, not the FIRST time that this sacr.d 80
acter OF the State has been used IA
cover Interior designs 1t was used In
the last Legislature to defeat tho IN.
come tax amendment. though the in
come tax has found place reooate5lv
IN tho party platform and was reas-
serted the other day at Baltimore
was Mr.. Sryans resolution pronor,v
subject to the charge OF being mn 49,,
'ack on State sovereignty? think
not No body OF men so directly repre-
sehts the states as the Scnate OF tho
United states. in which each OF tho SOW
ereign states has two Senator'S. And
yet tho Constitution makes ench ar tho
Two houses of Congress u Judge OF the
Qualification OF its members Personr
deemed unit to sit In the senate bo~s
neen expelled and this not alone for
immortality but for political reasons.
me convention at Baltimore had thu
ultimate control over its mombers nnd
II was question for the convention ~
decide whether the presence OF RYAN
the embodied spirit OF the trusts. waa
so dangerous 10 the welfare of ,ho
II was absurd to say that tho sover
eighty or virginia was coucerned. for
the reason that no State convention ,s
inc hnal Judge OF the fitness OF the
delegates or representatives in any
national convention. 1t appears then
that Mr.. Bryan was perfectly within
mis- rights In Offering the resolution
attributed to him, and instead of being
condemned he is to be praised for be-
Ing so careful OF the interests OF his
party. when the mere presence of a
great member OF the trusts was calcu-
lated to throw suspicion upon the sin
cerity OF the convention for progress
sivism
and many others like me have had
rude awakening during the last two
years. The people arc undoubtedly for
progress. but the politicians in charge
of the State insist on Keeping matters
Just as they are. Tako the last Leeis-
lature, when every measure calculated
to uphold official responsibility and to
curb the power of the privilege inter
ests was voted down. suclr as the tax
commission bill. the income tax amend
mcnt and the bill to abolish fees Then
the Norfolk convention, Its cowardly
policy OF uninstructed delegates. its
opposition to preferential primaries and
Its selection as a delegate of n trust
magnate who resides in New York
all show that an oligarchy and not the
people are in the saddle. Thanks to
| Mr.. Bryan and the national convention.
exposed to our people In way THAI
IOOEERON
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-10

Nebraskan concluded his denunciation.
a round Of Very doubtful applause an
nounced that the delegates were al
most unanimously with them? Did
they look sick as their door leader
strobe forward and took his place upon
the stand with the cry: II Will answer
this insolent challenge OF the gentle
man from Nebraska? Did they look
SICK as with scathing words he do
AcGnced Bryan IS the great DESTROYER
or the Democratic party" and tuinultu
Gus cheers from all over the house
conveyed to him the intelligence that
he was not. by far. the only person
who entertained that opinion? TO tho
writer or the present letter. the Rep-
resentativc from the Tenth district aid
not appear TO be in particularly bad
hea!th when, after having given the
gentleman from Nebraska all that uas
coming to him. he finally took hts scat
=; And the satellites did not seem great,
~ IN need OF the doctors aid as that
same gentleman from Nebraska rose
70 Withdraw tho Objectionable part Of,
his resolution '-' "a
1t is very evident that the vision Of.
the perpetrator or that sick theory
vas temporarily dulled by his enthu-
sl"sm Tor tho great Comnoner and bis
cause lie would have done het,er -
ne nad cast his eyes with more proc,.
SION IN the direction OF the Viret,t,
oe!eSation. or II he had taken with b,r,
20 the convention pair OF onor,
,siasses - perhaps n pair OF roid
.Ue snettes as aid great many of tho
certainly saw things straighter ~ 80
ne ives evidence OF having seen thnn,
a 3PEcTATOR AT THE CONVr-o-rIc,s.-
walkers Ford. Va. ~
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POISONED FOOD
IS FATAL TO -FOUR
Several Are in Dying Condition
and Eighteen Others Crit
cally Ill.

Augusta. Ca. July 9.-Four persons
are dead. several are declared by ply
sicians to DO in & dying condition and
is others are critically Ill as the re-
suit OF eating what Is supposed to
have been poisoned meat. at a re-
union of the Canady family. at the
homo OF Mack Canady near GARFIELD,
Ga. on July i. The dead are:
III. TillmHn Candy.
Henry Covendn, OF Wesley, Gin,
Mrs. Faircloth, daughter of Mack
Candy.
Child of Mrs. Fnircloth.
Tonight appeal was made to tho
city hospital in Augusta FOR aid and
all available trained nurses were sent
TO Garfield by the first train. Forty
five persons arc said to have been poi
soned. all OF them being members of
the Canady family. The poisoning is
said to have resulted from mixing a
seasoning containing black pepper and
vinegar in a zinc tub and using 1t on
barbecucd meat.
All of the victims are members of
one of the brothers, died Saturday.
and Mrs. Faircloth. a daughter OF Mac
Canady. and one OF her children. died
yesterday. Thirteen members of the
family of Mac Canady are seriously
i'll. while Ben Canady is in a critical
condition. Every member of Che LAT
ters family is sick.
Every person who partook of the
dinner Is suffering from eating pois-
oned food. and some OF them are said
to have but slight chance OF recov-
cry. Others, while III. arc not con-
sidered to be desperately sick.
complete Investigation will be
made to determine whether the VIC
tins ate tainted food and are suffering
from ptomainc poisoning or whether
a poison was placed in the food by
design
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QUERIES &
ANSWERS
proErcnntHc.

VIII you be good enough 10 tell me
what 10 meant now by a progress!ve'
IN national politics. ]. :.
OF course. tho Idea intended IN the
term Is that ons has broken away from
old party lines ana tenets and. without
The prejudice Of past affiliations. stands
ready TO Judge and act upon present
conditions with small reference 10 the
economic browsings OF the Sage or
Monticello or Mr. L!ncoln's Gettysburg
address. Tho declared "progreLslvesH
should stray from the pathway OF the
fathers 10 and his Wa lns o their camp.
and until this is made known any one
IS safe IN calling him seif progressive
II nc think - creditable. or In stigma
tiz!ng his rival b. tho tale II he con-
sder II q stigma
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-10

.'w or tax commission is near AZ
hand and the Tennessee poonle wi,
adopt tho effective solution of the
question which the narrow and recre-
ant General Assembly of virginia tn $
year refused 10 apply TO the festerinc
sore OF unequal taxation which IS re-
tarding the progress and impairing tho
prosperity OF the Commonwealth y,
Virginia. Untn the issue IS treated
mere with that Importance which 1T
IS now receiving in Tennessee, there
can be no hope OF solution.
1t would be to the interest of banks
and trust companies to see to st that
In the assessments OF their properties
they are forced to bear no more than
AN equitable proportion. such an
amount to be determined by compari-
son with that borne by other classes
OF property The disposition in some
financial circles is to blindly pay the
piper and not look into the merits Of
tbs assessment Take the case of
Memra l@. The total assessment thcre
OF all as5essablc personal property is
9 ilttlc more than Sl2.O0O,ooo. but Of
that the banks and trust companies
pay almost go per cont. That is un-
.air ANA UNJUST It So not ri.,hs that
cne class should bear tho heav'cs: part
of the burden. willie others escape
their Burdens.
the iersonalty assessment, n anan-
ei"i institutions in Memphis is based
OH ;i.e conitnI sto.l- TIC c,-i, as, 49,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-10

oyster Bay \. Y. July s.-Preiirn!-
nary arrangements FOR me third party
movement IN New York state were
inade to-day BY Colonel RooAevcli in
conVersa ton with William H. Hotch-
KISS. the newly appointed state man
aver Timothy / Woodruff and a
number ot upstate men who have east
tnclr fortunes with the former Presi-
cent Colonel Roosevelt met them Ia
Now York. where he spent the day
tie said there was nothing he could
say a. present a : 10 the prospects and
taat he felt II would be foolish 10
attempt any prophecies now.
Colonel Roosevelt said eniphat!ca!ly
that he. mad no Intention Of withdraw.
ing. He characterized as "prepostar.
GUS the report that petitions would
be circulated throqshout the country
asking that both President Taft and
he step aside. Colonel Roosevelt be-
lieves that he won the Republican
nominat.on; that II was stolen from
him. and that TO withdraw would ia
10 condone tho theft"
The triumph OF any candidate Cor
the presidency other than himself he
says. would mean tho success or what
he has termed the conspiracy OF great
blaness interests, working through
both the Republican and Democratic
parties. Il eliminate him from public
life.
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Statement by slemp.

Washington. July 5.-Represcntativc
Gascom slemp chairman OF tho Virginia
Republican State Committee. has given
out the following statement regarding
:he Roosevelt program for an .ndepend
emit party:
If tho third party was 4 legitimate
third party it would undertake TO get
recruits from both the Democrats and
ihe Republicans. and in such case 1t
would be favored by q great many In
dividuals who are looking for better
conditions In the State government,
which. owing to the weakness OF the
Republican party in the State. they
cannot secure now.
But IL the third party IS going to
be composed. as apparently II is in
Virginia. OF disappointed Office seekers.
1t Will fail, as II ought to fail. The
Republican party has not enough votes
;n Virginia to constitute third party.
and the only way 1t can DO successful
is for the Democrats to Join in with
tho disappointed office seekers in build
ing UP new organization. and this. l
fear. they viii not do because the mo-
tives of the third party arc not sincere.
They arc acting for malice and not
for any fixed convictions. so far as the
good OF the United States is concerned"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-10
Voice Of the People



10 the Editor OF The Tines DIS patch:
Sir,--ln letter which appeared in
your Voice Of the people" column or
July !. noticed with some amusement
and yet with no little Indignation a
certain statement which the writer has
sought TO perpetrate upon the virginia
public in the capacity OF d Nirsinian
who was spectator At the Baltimore
convention, and one who loves the
honor OF the commonwealth This
statement. although seemingly trivial
in its import. and very evidently ut
tered in an ofihand way, is neVcrthe-
less calculated TO mislead thousands "
NirGinians who are not in position
that the delegates whom they sent to
represent them in the Baltimore CON
Nention were 4 bunch OF weakkneed
mollycoddles instead OF the strong
mon they were. The writer. in the
midst of aowery culogium upon the
holiness and sasacity Of the great Ne
braskan,' and the manner in which he
'arousel Virginia to sense OF her
shame throws aside for n moment his
mantle % eloquence, and. descending
from his dizzy height adopts the Ian
guaee Of tho common parlance' in
order 10 give vent to the following ut
looking crowd in the Baltimore con-
Nention consisted OF Nirsinia's Deus ex
Nachina and his satellites" Now II
every Nire!rian to whose attention this
tit4c apNoflsfn might come had had as
dld lis author. the opportunity Of wit
Messing Bryan's attack upon Ryan. BEL
mont and Morgan, with its attendant
dramatic scenes. the present letter
would be uncallcd for and consequent
~ would not have been written Since.
however. the privilege OF attending the
convention was not vouchsafed to all.
I feel called upon as ono who was also
q spectator . the convention. and one
who feels that he also has 4 consid-
cradle amount OF esteem for the honor
OF Virginia. to make a few modest re-
marks, assuming to no merit whatso-
ever except that of constituting the
whole truth
In the nest place. those nersonages
yhom the writer Of that letter has
been pleased 10 denominate the Deus
* Machine and his satellites" did not
look sick at all They looked as every
Nirginian who loves the honor OF his
commonwealth" should look when that
nonor has been assailed and insulted
~ an attack upon the integrity OF one
of that commemorative delegates by
a presumine outsider. They were tho
picture of fictitious Indignation and
no doubt there was not a single one
or them nut would gladly have avaiied
himself OF an opportunity to resist to
INC uttermost this uncalled-for attack
Did they look sick when. as the great
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-10
Action Deferred I'm Texas.

Dallas. Texas. July 9.-The so-called
progressive" wing OF tho Republican
party in Texas Will defer affiliation
with the third party and Will take no
other decisive action until after the
national convention OF "progressives"
is held in Chicago in August. How
ever. a delegation OF 100 viii DO named
to attend the Chicago gathering and
watch the progress of events. This
was decided at a conference OF State
progressive Republican leaders held In
Dallas to-day. The call for the caucus
was issued by Colonel Cecil Lyon. for
mer national committeeman. and in be-
half OF the delegation OF Roosevelt
supporters who lost in their contest for
seats at the Republican National Con-
vention. An address to tho people OF
Texas was framed at to-day's meeting.
urging that the progressive" Republi-
cans cndcavor to have control of the
State convention to be held next month.
and asking that Democrats OF progreN-
sive ideas refrain from participating.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-10
GOVERNORS WILSON'S CA,frArGS
COURSE

Should woodrow Wilson .,+.
campaign personally and ,sd',- u.
n speech making tour 81 the co,,
try? Should he reslr, ,eo c.,.
norshi2 Of New Jersey now so,s,-r
may devote himself to na,,ors,
affairs? These are among H. a,,os
lions suggested ~ rts ro-,,-..,
ana which are heinz ,r,do,,. s,--...
We trust that Ma wu a. ,..,sr
but VIII adhere 50 H.. o,a
a.aed custom as ,he 49,. -.
osnlon. ANA - 49,. y 'l'-
ablo Of the rreee5or,s
ter The New v,-,. r..
during tho s,rpr-i. d.
convention s,rors,,. .s ''-0 l','''ofe
nor Wilson's oa,atts., r.
same view Also v-re'. 's
hope that SIR TAFT will Ia,
duced or ,ai,atad ,nt5 .ar,,,.-.l-
personally against colone pooss,.i.
Politically tile ralt-Reosevel, MIX
test is mono % our matter -s...,.
uasslns we would remare th. n
would seem the part az Wisdom 4,
would be tie rart os l.reaey .~. ID,
iiraaon to his mgh once I'll III
Taft to let Tie BUN Moss. t.,io,.
himself out alone ant as.r
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far rs tho hastings IS concerned.
As to the more eommendaNle of the
nreceden's to which we have refer
red' and winch bear upon the question
OF his resignation they are these
Neither Grover Cleveland nor William
mckinley resigned his gu0eFna'oria'
eHiee "nAl long after his nomination
ioT the chief masis'Faey OF the nation
'Housh Do'h were strongly tempted
ana urged to do so. AAeN remained
at the capital OF his state wo'N'"s
o" ana "''e"u'ns 10 state business
e'oH was ''A.''''''D '"on s'''''u
s''e"s'n through pop"''' approval oil
'''s N'''S'o"
Another potent consideration against
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-10
Son a SECTIONAL ELncTIoN.

There Is an important distinction
between the city Council and the Ad-
mlnistratlve Board when some Of the
citizens Of Richmond do not seem tic
realize Injections to both the COM
mon Council and to the Board Of Al
dermen are on the basis OF ward rep
resentation-so many are elected from
each ward because they represent that
ward on the other hand the Admin
istraiive Board IS not intended to re-
present particular wards but tine city
as whole. The Board is put into
ONCE Il an election In which Tie vot-
ers Of all four wards participate. ana
therefore does not represent any par
tlcular ward. but all wards. The mem
hers are 20 serve as the representa-
lives Of ali wards. and for any one of
them to try TO represent any one Sec
ton or ward Of tho City win be fatal
te the success OF tho plan.
The new form of government IS
designed TO elimipate logroiing--
the scheme OF you vote TO give MY
ward this and Ill vote 10 give yonr
ward that such policy as tina, sives
small beneht to tho wards affected and
none to the city. a ittle street i'm
provemen, in one end OF the city ana
a little IN another. for instance.
amounts to ll;tle There should be
4 DEFINITE plan which Will bencat all
PARTS Of the city by systematic. fair
and square working. Ward jealousy
and sectional seinshness should not
control the action Of ihe Admin'stra-
tive Board.
Who believes for a minute that the
Administrative Board. If composed Of
I'VE honest honorable and efficient
men, elected without regard 10 their
residence. would seek to benent ore
1art q the city more than another2
They would not dare 60 Il. and z
they d!d the City Council would frus-
trate them. n ;h!s election the peo-
PIE must select the ave bes; men In
the race. without regard 10 where they
90 o. do not come from. IT that wey.
and = thar way only. VIII the people
give themselves q square deal. Who
ever offers himself a. tas special re-
preventative q any ward or section
ia preference TO others. ought TO be
rejected, and hts words treated as
the p.tle and pop7ycook OF c cheap
demagogue- y the people are to get
the better government they are iook-
ing :cr. they must look over their
backward fences. They must have
broad v!s'on. They must not deceive
themselves by thinking that 1T VII
20 possible for one ward or one Sec
ton TO nave the advantage over ano-
ther under the new FORM O. govern
ment.
II the people OF any section or ward
DO any logroM'ns IN this election.
they Will find that THAI whon * comes
TO tho shaw-down they will lose more
than taey.~can gain.
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TELEPHONE EXCHANGE NoaIEN-
(I.NIlI- " Il

Why should tho now telephone OK
change be called yves; End? why
shouldn't, i; havo some name that VIII
ae IN harmony VITA and analogous to
Madison" and "Monro." some name
like "Marshal" or Henry? "west
End" sounds like the sort O: nomer-
ciaturo tina, is fitted to village.
Richmond used 10 have names Ike
that but changed to better anu bet
ter sounding system. There should
be uniformity IN such names. why
West End? Why not something that
would I'll with "Madison an3 Monroe?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-10
On the Spur Of the Moment
From the IIt,lleyvilIr Clarion.
By Roy K. Moulton

Hank Purdy's farm land is so poor
It. Is even. purity hard to raise chill
dren on il.
Grandma Perkins. who has been
very poorly for twelve years. is not
able to do much manual labor any
more, but is Willing away her time
painting Anse Frisby's barn and doing
little odd jobs OF that kind.
Abijah Wicks. proprietor OF the
huttel told Deacon Pringle the other
day that ne had ordered some of them
swell tobble de hOtes like they serve
IN the huttels down to the city. abb
Jah doesn't know whether they are
hsh or vegetables hut he is goin TO
Try EN- wh!rl and see how his guests
Elmer Jones says he is gettin' so
much breakfast food at his boarding
house that he inieht just we'll put
up At the Farmers Feed Barn.
When Wide Awake Hose Company
puts IRE out quick everybody in the
crowd is disappointed. and when the
hose company doesn't put it out quick
enough everybody says the hose com
pany is no good
Rev Hanks. OF tho Hardshcn Church.
is thinking some az resigning his po-
sition- He can't got enough lnthing
and piastering on the side to make
both ends meet.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-10

lie was stoonlng over the automo-
bio crank when 1t kicked back and
nit him in the eye placing tho optic
IN deep mourning That was the truth
OK II. but these are some Of the things
he heard from his friends when he
wailod to his Office next day:
Been having 4 hght? What's tho
lady's nsmc?'
Your wife can throw rolling pin
pretty straight can't she?'
You ought TO get on the water
wagon. Look at me haven't had
4 hlacl1 eve in nine years"
oh, Yes. I've heard that auton,o-
hilc crank story before. guess You
ran into tree, II the truth were
That story WIN do to tell women
nrd children but don't hand it to mo.
Wear siasses and then they won't
dare hit YOU in the eve. It's a peni-
Tertiary offenseH
IT seenls as though when YOU fall
upstairs you could manage to hit some
other portion OF Your anatomy than
your eye. but there is no accounting
What was the bartender sore at
you ahout2 Couldn't you leave the
aiace at shrttln~-up time without be-
ing thrown OUT"