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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-22

erendum should bc used not as sub
stitutes for representative govern
mont. but as methods of making such
government really representative, Ac-
ton hy the Initiative or referendum
ought not TO nc the normal way oi
legislation: but the povCr To take II
should be provided i'm the constitu-
tlon. so that " the representatives
isl truly TO represent the people on
some matter Of sufficient Importance
TO rouse popular Interest then the
people shah have IN their hands the
lacililles 10 M ke ..nnl Tor The fnllmrc.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-22
FORMER SALT LAKER
APPLIES FOR DIVORCE

Special 70 The Tribune
MILWAUKEE, Wis. Feb 21-Huosrt
". Rider. student In 'hc dentistry de :
pa-trneut OF Marquette university has
fled suit for divorce from Charlotte l.. u.
Rider According To the complaint the
two were married in Salt Lake City in
1907. Rider alleges that on October IS,
ls0s. hi5Fwifc attacked him with a case
knife, cutting his hand.
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Catarrh Of Stomach
Indigestion, Gas and Heaviness
Quickly Ended.

II you went to thirty doctors and
paid each his fee for prescription for
indigestion or stomach misery it is ten
chances to one you wouldn' t get such
good prescription as the one from
which MI-O-NA stomach tablets arc
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HOUSTON. TEXAS IS
SWEPT BY FLAMES
Most Conservative Estimate of
Loss Is $1,000, 1000; lnsur-
anoe Less Than Half.
DEBRIS STILL BURNING
Many Cottages and Tene-
rnentS Burned, About 1000
People Being Homeless.

HOUSTON, Texas. Feb. 2l.-ln the
wake OF the most destructive fire In
the history OF Houston, smoulderins
wrecksge tonight covers area ABOUT
one and half miles In length and vary
Ing in width from 200 yards 60 half mile
In the northeastern section OF the CITY.
More than "A dozen OF the city s most
important Industrial enterprises are IN
ruins; 300 or more dwellings ana store
buildings are In ashes and approximately
1000 persons are homeless.
An accurate statement OF the monetary
loss Is not yet possible, but the m9s' no.
conservative is that il will roach $1,000. :
o0o while the insurance carried viii not
exceed forty per cent. Except for rev
who suffered minor burns ana brulSeS'
no casualties attended the hre
Made Rapid Roadway.
Breaking forth suddenly in an unten-
anted roon1ing house, known locally as
the mad house" shortly after l O'Clock
this morning, and Al a time When
fcree gale was sweeping from the hortn- t
west. the fire made rapid headway. The
flames swept toward the southeast gen :
orally mnking clean and desolate their
route: but occasionally sparing a struc-
rure. sometimes a mere shanty, ana again
a place OF pretension,
-Four hours later the area of destruc-
ton had been defined. but the work oil
The FIRE lighters was not then, nor is II
districts ara plies Of debris snll burn
Ing.
Buffalo bayou, which extends across the
cIty east and west. checked the fire'
excapt for an occasional dip across the
stream, the destruction ended there,
Gale Continues.
In the early morning the gale continued
fercely and at times hurled clouds oI
burning shingles great distances.
Two of the plants thus threatened We're
those of the Texas Oil company and the
Houston Packing company The latter
was damaged to a considerable extent
several times the roof Of the oil plant
was ignited by hHtng brands. but The
incipient blszes were quickly extin-
Gulshed.
The Industrial plants DESTROYED inclnde
three cotton congresses together with
5S 900 bales of cotton. a syrup factory
a pencil factory. two rice mills. cotton
pickerY and three lumber yards. The.
congresses and cotton alone were valued
in excess OF So o00. 900. ST. Patricks
Catholic church and academy were also
destroyed .
Quick action vas taken for the relief
of those rendered homeless and night
fall found the victims with their imr1e,
diate needs cared for. Outside aid VIII
not be needed IN caring for the home
less.
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What Is Needed.

What IL needed is, first, the rccog-
milton that modern business condi-
lions have come 10 stay, In so far
AT least as these conditions mean that
business must be done in larger units.
and then the cool headed and reso-
lutte determination 10 Introduce an eff
fective method OF regulating big cor
Dorat,ons so as to help legitimate
business as an incident 10 thoroughly
and completely safeguard the inter
ests OF te people as a whole.
SO much for the ends OF govern
meni. and l have. of course, merely
sketched In outline what the ends
should be. Now for the machinery
by which these ends are TO be achiev-
ed and here. again. remember | only
sketch In outline and don't for a mo-
ment pretend 10 work out In detail
the methods OF achieving Your pur-
poses.
In the FIRST place. believe In the
short ballot. You cannot get good
service from the public servant II you
effective way OF hiding him than By
mixing him up with a multitude OF
others so that they are none OF them
important enough TO catch the eye OF
the average workaday citizen. The
crook In public life is not ordinarily
ihc man whom the people themselves
elect directly 10 a highly important
and responsible position. The pro-
fes-ional politician and The profes-
der a system which provides a mui-
tituGe Of elective officers OF such di-
vidcd responsibility and OF such oo-
scuritv that the public knows and
can know. but little as TO thcir duties
and the way they perform them.
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Question of Recall.

And | urge you no, 20 Try to put
constitutional fcttcrs on the leeisla
tUre as so many constitution makers
have recently done. Such action on
your part would invite the courts 10
render nuEatory every legislative net
To better social conditions. Give the
legislature an entirely free hand and
then provide by the initiative and ref
crcDdum that the people shall have
power To reverse or supplement the
work of tho legislatures should IL ever
become necessary.
As TO the recall. don't believe that
there is any great necessity for IL as
regards short time elective officers
There remains tho question Of the re-
call OF judges.
I'm independent and upright judi
ciary. which fearlessly stands for the
right. even against popular clamor.
but which also understands and sym
pathizes with popular needs, Is
great asset of popular government.
believe i'm the necessity for the courts
Interpretation OF law as law, without
tho power to change the law or to
substitrts some other thing than law
for. it. But agree with every great
jurist. from Marshall down. when
say that every Judge is bound TO
consider two separate elements in his
delibcration OF a case. one the terms
of the law and the other the con-
tlitions OF the actual life 10 which the
both Of these elements into account
Is it possible to apply the law rs It's
spirit and intent demand 5hat 1t be
applied.
Moreover. never forget that the
Judge is Just as much the servant OF
tire people as any other official or
course he must act conscientiously.
He must not do anything wrong be
cause there is popular clamor for IT.
any more than under similar clrcum-
stances n governor or r. legislator or
public utilities commissioner should do
wrong. But In their turn the people
must follow their conscience and
when they have definitely decided on
q givon policy they must have public
servants who VIII carry out that
policy.
Keep clearly in mind the distinc-
rion between the end and the means
TO attain that end Our aim is 70
get the type Of judge that I have de-
scrIbed. TO keep him on the bench
and, IL necessary. take off the bench
the wrong type Of judge, The ques-
tion OF applying the recall In any
shape is one OF expediency merely.
Each community has q right 10 try
the experiment for Itself in whatever
shane il pleascs.
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Only as Last Resort.

don't believe in adopting the re-
call save as A last resorts when II
has become clearly evident that no
other course will achieve the desired
result. But either the recall Will
have to be adopted or else il Will
have to be made much easier than 1T
now is 10 get rid, not merely Of a
bad Judge. but OF "A Judge who. how
ever Virtuous, has grown so out OF
touch with social needs and Is unfit
longer to render good service on the
bench II is nonsense TO say that
impeachment meets the difficulty. In
actual practice we have found that
impea chment does not work; that
unfit Judges stay on the bench In
spite of IL. and. indeed. because OF
the fact that impe eachment is the only
remedy that can be used against
them.
A quicker, a more summary. rem
edy is needed some remedy at least
as summary and as drastic as that
embodied in tho Massachusetts con-
stitution. And whenever 1t be found
in actual practice that such remedy
does not give the needed results, I
would unhesitatingly adopt the recall.
But there is one kind or remedy I
very earnestly believe in. and the i'm
mediate adoption OF which I urge.
When a judge decides q constitution
al question, when he decides what the
people as a whole can or cannot do,
the people should have the right 10
recall that decision IL they think IL
wrong We should hold the judiciary
and degrading 10 make a fetish of a
judge or of anyone else.
MANY eminent lawyers believe. and
sometimes assert, that the American
people are not fitted for popular gov
ernment. and that II is necessary 10
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Direct Nominations.


The people have nothing whatever
10 fear from giving any public servant
power 20 long ds they retain their
own power 20 hold him accountable
for his use or ihe power they have
delegated TO him. You will get bost
service where YOU elect only a few
men, and where each man has his
definite duties and responsibilities. and
Is obliged 10 work In the open. 80
that the people know who ne Is and
what he is doing. and have the in
formation that viii enable them 70
hold him TO account FOR his steward
ship
l believe in providing for direct
nominations by the people, including
therein direct preferential primaries
for the election OF delegates 10 the
national nominating conventions.
believe In the election Of United
States senators ny direct vote. I be
lieve In the initiative and referendum.
which should be used not TO destroy
representative government. hut TO
correct IL whenever II becomes mis-
Representative.
believe that the initiative and ref
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How can such
a thing bei you
naturally ask.
S m ly be-
csuse the man
who wrote the
p r e s c T j .
on fro m
" b i c h MO
MA tablets are
made X n o W $
m ore a b ou {
stomach dis.
eases than 9S
per cent of all
the physicians
in America. -.
and he gets
paid for know
ing.
And when you
get a large box
OF tablets made
from this docto
so cents. are y
suffers Sold
soN. DRUGS.
ors five gooc
everywhere. A
ish indigestion.
or any stomach
uour mnpar he
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ACCOUNTS soLio''nns
National Bank of the ns .

A thoroughly modern rsssst,os ssr,s q!
ment conducted ~ soIaS for rsnS
hank. Safe deposit boxes ~
Depository. .,dsrtf Jane -
ray, vice president; W. Mss:tsnt osesIS
z. A. cuIbertson. ana o0S. lnh
Capital paid IN seV0'
on tmo depositG
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

throughout the meeting. Rev.
Overton assisted in the meeting
to good advantage and preached
several times. Other pastors of
the town co-operated in the
work and although there were
not as many conversions as had
been hoped for. still we are of
the opinion that the meeting
was the most fruitful of ANY
held this season and wilf be
the means of arousing many
of the Indifferent member of the
various churches to a sense of
their duty.
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FLIES ARE DRIVING STOCK MAD
Service Of Horses Being impaired
and Milk Of Cows Effected
in Grayson County

Denlson. Tex, Aug. rs. Mil
lions of Flies are attacking the
live stock of North Texas. and
in several instances have caused
horses to runaway. Farmers in
the city today say that the raw
ages of these insects are driving
the stock mad. seriously impair
ing the work of these animals
and drying up the cows. A
dairyman who furnishes a large
clientele in this city says that
the cows are running wild from
the bite of the flies, and what
milk they produce affords no
cream. and he has. therefore in
formed his customers that he
will be unable to supply them
with butter until the pest has
disappeared.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

County News from Various Sources
ACUFF ITEMS


Acuf, Tex, Aug. n. The
weather is hot and very still.
Everybody busy baling millet
hay.
Grass fine and cattle putting
on fat in a hurry.
ID. NJ. Davis and w. b. Bur.
ford's broom corn is turning out
good and they are very busy
gathering same.
l.. ID. Hart is bahng hay in
these parts.
Clark Rush is running w. f.
Martins hay baler at S. 5.
Rush's.
l.. ID. Hart baled three acres
Of millet for l.. O. Burford that
made 6 tons and 300 pounds last
week.
Tom Cannon and two sisters
visited Misses Julia and Bessie
Rush, Sunday.
John Finn and two sisters of
Lubbock was visiting in our com
munity Sunday.
Mrs. NJ f. Mitchell. of Colds
boro. Texas. is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. l.. o. Burford.
for few days.
The trustees of the Idalou
school are fixing the school house
up for the first term of school.
Miss Lila Boone. of Lubbock will
be the teacher.
HAPPY JACK.
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Post osxeosd, stove lengths
at Downing 36d Hills. 8 2t
First Bales

Quanah. Texas. Aug. 26. Two
first bales of cotton came in this
morning at the same time. Own
ers drew for first prize. The
winner received $50 and the loser
$25. Both bales sold for IL. Zoe.
Floyd. Texas. Aug. 26. Floyd
got its first bale of cotton Satur-
day. 1t was raised by T. w.
Slayer, who lives two miles
northeast of this place. 1t weigh
ed SOB pounds. 1t brought lie.
E. L. Curtis brought in the Sec
ond bale before the irstbale was
ginned. -
bs Gs shab. Imperial Bar sIi
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dangerous course, because of
the hardening power of sin.
Jesus did not. by some grea
miracle. try to convince his old
neighbors and friends of His
Messiahship. Neither does He
do this today, in order that
we may believe. Each soul
must accept Him. or reject Him,
solely upon the merits of His
Sonship.
In this lesson we have in the
words of Christ a very strong
intimation that the Jewish ma
ton will reject Jesus, and that
the benefits of the rejected
gospel shall be carried to the
Gentiles. in the references to
the Gentiles, Naaman and the
widow of Serepta. who alone.
received through the prophets
Elisha and Elijah, the benefits
of and blessings that many
among the Jews might have re-
ceived, but for neglected OPP
portunity.
We shall be glad that you will
join US next Sunday at 10 a. m.
in our room near the Methodist
church.
ONE OF THE CLASS.
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THE BUSY MEMS BIBLE CLASS
Last Sunday we had for our
lesson the visit of Jesus to his
home people. perhaps his first
visit TO Nazareth after his minis
try began. and his rejection by
them. He had been brought up
In the town. the people knew
him, knew of his humble origin
and of his obscure calling. They
were not prepared to accept the
great doctrine which he preached
to them on this occasion.
This story of the refusal of
Nazareth TO meet its great OPP
portunity is q sad one. Jesus
knew they would reject him. and
takes the occasion in his dis
course to bring home to them
some very strong reproof and
condemnation. for their rejec-
ton of HIM. bvthe use of Illus
trations from the old testament.
with which they were familiar.
They were enraged and would
have killed him by throwing
him over the precipice. but
his time had not yet come. and
the power of the divine in Him
over came them and allowed
Him to pass from among them.
We are won't to condemn the
people of Nazareth. and the
Jews in general. for their re-
lection of Jesus. but we should
be careful. lest greater condem-
nation rest upon US, because of
many of our hypocntical pro-
fessions. and our own rejection
Of Him.
Jesus may have visited Naza- I
reth again. but we have no ac-
count Of II. Many Of It's peo-
pIe may have accepted Him,
We do not know. Here 10 a
N.I.
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SUNBEAM PROGRAM

Song Sunday School Brigade.
Prayer.
Roll Call-How made my
mission money.
Scripture Lesson Mark 6:l4-
l9-Alma Simmons.
Draw a map showing by marks
everything you know about John
the Baptist-Viola Mobley.
Questions Allene King.
Birth of John the Baptist
Esther Young.
How long did John preach
Alice Johnson.
Tell how he looked = Lille Rich
What did h. prsach?- Howard
Hughes.
Recitation Lima Wsster and
Alma Simmons.
Song. Little Soldiers'' -Vir-
gle. Willette, Mildred end SILVA.
Report of COMMITTEES.
Song. mo Not ONo''~ll1
Boys.
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Teachers Notice

The teachers Of the Lubbock
Public Schools are requested to
meet at the High School build
ing Saturday August 3lst, at
2:30 p. m.
J. X. WEsTER,
Superintendent.
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CANYON ITEMS

Since the fine rain everyone
is feeling good.
Crops are looking fine, al
though worms are working or
cotton some. but il is TO be hoped
that they will not damage il "a
any great extent.
Bro. Banner and family from
Oklahoma. also Mrs. Wiles from
Arkansas. have been visiting
Mrs. banners and Mrs. Wiles'
parents. Brother Danner and
family returned a few days ago
Mrs. Herzet and mother have
gone to Kansas on a visit to rel
atives.
Mr.. II. 2. Webb is moving his
family to town this week where
he will begin his work in the
Lubbock High School.
Misses Flora Green and HELEN
Barnett visited a few days last
week in the home of Mr.. Col
lier of the Badger Lake commu-
nifty.
Canyon school will begin Mon
day. The teachers have ar
ranged a short program. 1t is
to be hoped that all the patrons
will encourage them by their
presence at the opening of the
school.
Saturday night is the time for
the Farmers Institute meeting.
Lets have a good turn out.
HARVESTER.
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THE THIRD CONFERENCE

The Third Quarterly Confer
ence of the Lubbock Station was
held at this place Monday morn
ing. Presiding Elder, j. t.
Hicks, presiding. The reports
by the pastor of the genera
state of his church and the
various auxiliary societies were
encouraging and showed up
well and indicate that the
church is progressing all along
the line.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

L. o. Burford kindly rsmem.
bered the Avalanche force by
bringing IA a fine watermelon a
few days ago.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

c. j. McCullum. of Lockney
transacted business in Lubbocl
Monday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

Julian Bassett was over from
Crosbyton Tuesday enroute I,
Amarillo.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

Earl Hunt. son Of Mr.. ane
Mrs. |. L. Hunt Of Canyon. Il
visiting relatives In Lubbock TIM,
week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

Robert Bean visited at the
home Of W. c. Baird in Canyon
Saturday and Sunday. returning
home Monday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

L. B. Novels was here iron
the ranch Saturday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

Mrs. Oliver Thomas. Of Dallas
sister-in-law Of Colby thomas of
this city is visiting at the latters
home.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

The several Sunday Schools Of
Lubbock last Sunday afternoon
at 400 O'Clock held a rally at
the tabernacle and a well ar
ranged program was carried out.
The meeting was well attended
and all present seemed to enjoy
the service greatly.
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Church Notes

\ We will be glad to make any an
nouncements of Church Service, Pro-
grams, etc, in this column free of
I charge, where no revenue is received
from the services. - Editor.
The Methodist Sunday School
will meet at the church next
Sunday. The services have been
conducted under the tabernacle
for the past few Sundays, but
the protracted meeting is over
and we will settle down to
our regular routine of work. Let
every member of each class, the
teachers and officers all work
for new members and increase
of interest in the Sunday School
work. Many have moved here
to attend the literary schools.
The Methodist Sunday School
will welcome you if you are in
clined TO come. We need you
and we will try to help you.
The Ladies Aid Society of
the First Presbyterian church
will meet Monday afternoon at
4 O'Clock in the church. The
program for the meeting is as
follows:
Hymn.
Prayer-Mrs. Palmer.
Roll Call Response with scrip
ture quotations.
Reading Mrs. Robbins.
Thirty minutes for business
session.
Mrs. Davidson teacher for the
Bible lesson.
Close with the Lords PRAYER.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

Joe Smith Of Lamesa. spent
Tuesday here.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

Frank Higgins was over from
Crosbyton Tuesday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29
METHOpIsT MEETING CLOSED

The Methodist meeting whic1
lasted two weeks closed last Sun
day night. Rev. Hicks. presiding
elder Of the PIainview District
preached the closing sermon
which was one Of the hes, Of the
series.
Pastor Lane preached faith.
fully and done good preaching
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

Mrs. c. c. Boyd left Monday
for Whitney. Texas. where she
will visit her daughter for a few
weeks.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

Jim Robinson 10 suffering with
a very sore hand this week ~ q
result Of what was thought to
have been a spider bite.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

W. b. Atkins returned from
Plainview Monday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29
Railroad Work

The grade work on the Sante
Fe Cutoff between Lubbock
and Texico is progressing nicely.
Nothing has happened to check
the progress. and the contractors
are making things look like rail-
poading along the line.
Rev. j. L. Elliott. pastor Of
~ Rirst Cumberland Presbyter-
IN Church at this place. left
this week for Lorraine 10 YEA
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~ nocopoD c1Dooln1n0 - ~
~ \ nIeo>n1 e1un1v.
]. W. Burton and wife Of
crwhkIes, were s0esss At the
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