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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

Senate as complete quttance OF all
mutual obligations between this couu.
try and Great Britain, with respect
to the building OF the canal at Pan
anna, especially as the United States
proposed to build it, and not have it
! oullt by company which would be
backed by both The United States and
Great Britain according TO the old
Clayton Bulwer treaty. And since we
essential that we should have a free
| hand. without any obligations what
ever to Great Britain or to any other
| foreign power in that construction
We were paying the bills and doing the
work. why should any other nation
have any say about itg
Accordingly, the second treaty. free
ing the hands of the United States.
was ratified by the Senate, and also
by Great Britain. That treaty pro-
vidcd that the United States would
make no discrimination in tolls among
the nations using that canal. Mani
testify, however, this agreement applied
as among other nations and not rs
against ourselves. 1T ia precisely as
though great railway system should
be bound, as il Is bound under the
regulations Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, to treat all alike by
way of charges for transportation of
passengers and freight; but that does
not obligate the railroad to charge
against itself for the transportation of
Its own materials, it's own officials,
and its own laborors. Precisely In the
same way, as President Taft argues,
the United States is bound to make no |
discrimination as botwcen British. Ger.
man, French, Scandinavian or other |
shipping; but it is by no means obliged |
To refrain from releasing Its own ship. |
ping from tolls if IL sees fit
Senator Root is clearly too generous
in this matteri his idea is not the law.
mud will not no supported by Tho peo.
pie of the United States. Taft has the
right idea, and Congress has acted |
upon appropriate lines, rcserviug TO
tscIt on the same idea as the lepisla.
non passed WAS founded upon. that
We can do as we will with respect to
'ur own commerce, whether charging or
lot charging tolls upon the passage Of
'ur ships through the canal,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01
TO PAY FOR FIRES,

Someone has sprung the idea that
ants onght TO pay for fires in the ),
ises which they occupy, "when b
arc responsible. 4" We sec a nots
the Milwaukee Sentinel which savs n
a new law is being proposed iu IN
consiD to compel the tenant TO pr 1
cost of putting ont a fire "if zen
sible. As to the responsibility
fires IL would be impossible in n
cases TO fix it. Rarely indeed woulj
bo feasible 20 show that 4 tanani
caused the fire; for the most of 4
arc caused either by fire catching 4
some other building, BY defects of 4
struction, by open flucs, bad wiring
something OF that kind. Rarely ind
is the tenant really responsible for.
fire. The landlord by his carelessDss
construction, or Of keeping up the sal
appliances in the house he rents, ID
most always the responsible party.
the suggestion shows the tendency
modern times to make it harder d
ever upon the poor, and better
ever for tho property owner. And
as i'll SO many instances, it SEEM
though the proposition would did
itself by compelling the landlord
reduce rents If tenants arc Obliged
assume responsibility.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01
ROOT VERSUS TAFT.

Senator Root of New York has
taken occasion recently to revive the
controversy over the right OF the
| United States to release its shipping
from tolls at the Panama Canal. 1t
| will be remembered that Congress-
passed a law, which President Taft
signed, allowing the passage free Of
tolls Of coastwise shipping, A mum.
Der Of Democrats opposed that, and
there is a Democratic proposition to re-
peal that portion Of the law. But
since the Democratic National platform
adopted at Baltimore expressly favors
that freedom of tolls, it is hardly TO
be expected that a Democratic House
would agree to reverse the platform
and repeal the law,
Still, Senator Root is very much in
earnest, although, of course. he is not
in any way cooperating with the
Democrats; but he is a strong SUP.
porter Of the idea that the United
States is bound by its treaty with
Great Britain not TO exempt any of
our shipping from tolls at Panama.
He is quoted rs saying:
With our nearly $4,000. 900 600 Of for
elgn trade We shall stand in the world
2I commerce as a merchant false TO
MS word. Among all the people on this
earth VINO hope for better days of right
eousness and peace in the future. we
snail stand In the light of our multitude
dlscredited, dishonored: hypocrltes with
the fair name OF America biackened. with
me me s,eIaLrespect ,napt OF Americans gone with
along the pathway of progress and civ
ilizat!on annulled, dishonored and dis |
graced
But this IS an a.conscientious
view 1t is not the American view:
and President Taft, who is quite as
good lawyer as Senator Root, who
has had more experience in public life,
especially in international intercourse
than Senator Root has had, flatly dis
agrees with Senator Root on this whole
proposition. President Taft believes
that the United States not only right
fully e1empts its coastwise shipping
from the payment Of tolls at the Pan.
anna Canal, but that it has the right
to exempt all Of its shipping from
such payment, that which is engaged
In foreign commerce as well as that
which is engaged in coastwise trans-
portation.
It would seem to be, on the general
proposition. clear case that Pres
ident Taft is right and Senator Root
Is wrong; for the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty was negotiated with the express
view OF relieving the United States
from the obligations OF the Clayton
Bulwer treaty Of 1850 with Great
Britain. That old treaty bound us
to act in cooperation with Great
Britain in any canal built across the
lsthmus. Secretary Hay negotiated
treaty with the British Foreign Min
lister Pauncefote, which was held bv
the q. s. Senate to be insufficient
By way Of clearing our skirts of all
obligations to Great Britain under the
old Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Thereupon
the Senate rejected that trenty, and
Secretary Hay proceeded to negotiate !
another, which was accepted bv the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

A voluntary increase In wages, the
second within q month, was announced
by tho Utah Copper compsny on Fri
day, this to become effective on De
cember 1st, and affects the divisions
Of labor not affected by tho previous
raise. This action follows the promise
OF General Manager D. @. Jackling that
with sustained copper metal market
wages would BIO increased, and the in
creases go far made will last until cop.
per goes below IL cents n pound. No
difficulty is being experienced by the
Bingham operators, and operations arc
nearing normal in almost all instances.
Stockholders of various companies are
anticipating favorable dividend action
for the holiday season from the Gold
Chain, Grand Central, Colorodo Min
ing, and Eagle and Blue Bell companies
Of Tintic, while the Utah Copper and
Nevada Consolidated companies during
the week have declared their usual
quarterly disbursements. the latter
company adding fifty cents n share on
account of the abnormal size of the
surplus. The Utah Consolidated com
pany not long ago declared a dividend
Of 81 share, which was fifty cents
In excess Of anticipation.
Metals hold In a very satisfactory
manner, lead alone being somwhat
weakened by tariff revision talk. Cop
per is firm, and doubtless will ap-
prociate in value as soon as the Euro
pean demand is felt, following a more
favorable development in the Balkan
war situation. Silver has been un-
usually strong for several days, reach
ing above G3 cents au ounce.
Stock market conditions are some.
what improved, especially the local
mining share market. The demand for
mining stocks is increased continually,
and stocks arc very scarce. Eastern
market authorities still maintain that
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 4 1912

That, added to tho inevitably long bal
lot in a Presidential year, formed a
practical puzzle that the Oregon voters
had difficulty in finding their way for
choice, and since it Is certain that tho
initiative and referendum propositions
are likely to grow TO greater length in
all of the States rather than to shorter
length, It would appear that the short
ballot workers have ahead Of them
difficult fight,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

| -. al tuG 0In
kets will be led by the coppsy !,
practically all being consideyea <
their just ranges.
The general commercial aos,.;.
port that November is tho hsst = {
trade the United States has svs'
perienced; and the prospect !.
continuation Of trade in the -
season of extraordinary activits
demand for iron and stee,
rises higher than the product,ss
transportation resources can ms.s
all important branches Of trads
common activity is reported. v;,,
orders received in great volums,
rent indications point To maxin,.-
cords of production in 1918. ~
pansioD OF trade is uniform s.,
out the country, and all section.
sending favorable trado repor,s
tive demands meet short supplio.
this makes it clear that cousn~-
for the time outruns production
that previous conservative buyi5s
reflected In depleted stocks ana
mands for prompt repleuishucut
The Boston wool markek y.
steady. trade with prices firm sns
changed The shipments of uool
Boston since January are ona4
greater than for the corrcsvo
time last var y
The October returns Of ths Pa
railways show large earnings.
tonnage pressing for shipment,
Tho unusual activity Of husj
makes a greater call upon the m,
resources Of the country than 10
long time past, and the rates ara
usually high.
All in all, the prospect noted
time back Of n year approaching
record in prosperity and profit is /
ticaIly assured,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

Postoffice primaries are coming
into note in the East; but the diff.
Guilty is IN separating the sheep from
tho goats; otherwise to let Democrats
and nobody else vote On the choice for
postmaster. For the whole community
IS vItally Interested, and every man
thinks that he has as much right az
another TO vote.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

The Rochester On. y Democrat and
Chronicle ironically says that "sthe
only sure way to bag game is to
blaze away at every moving object in
the landscape, regardless Of conse-
quences. This on the report that a
hunter In Massachusetts saw a deer.
mistook IT for cow. and didn t shoot;
and the deer was out of range before
hc found out his mistake. That hunter
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

Secretary Fishers conditional con.
sent to the opening of the Hetcb
Hetehy valley for reservoir purposes
TO san francisco. provided the city
VIII buy out the Spring Valley Water
Company, will necessarily make BIG
boom In that company's stock. But
many will ask why the Secretary should
interest himself in that.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

had evidently read to somo purpose the
lamcntable record of hunters mis-
takes; and he is to be commended
rather than laughed at for erring on
the sido of prudence and safety.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

The Smoot organ IS raid on Senator
Borah and suggesting that Jdaho's leg.
lslntors may not vote for his re-elec-
ton, is styled by the Boise Capital
News as ''an invitation to treachery, y
which is a true bill OF indictment.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

Deer hunters in the East leave home
AMID tears and fears lest they be shot
by those who shoot at a noise or at
moving bush; and when they return
nome they arc welcomed with tears
and joy, as escaped from a threatened
deafb
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

New Orleans is TO have a Pan Amer.
can exposition, the expenses TO be paid
by stock company, If that sort of
thing works, e1poeitions will have q
boom that will crafty thousand
CITIES
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

A Delaware turkey-grower is said to
be fatteuing turkey for President
. Wilson's inaugural dinner The bird
weighs thirty pounds now, but will
weigh forty by March 9TH. Some bird
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

The San Francisco Chronicle holds
that tho Republican party has not sus-
tanned serious injury through the re-
cent Presidential campaign. But it is
sure that it sustained smashing de-
fnni
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

The latest grotesque suggestion for
Cabinet position is Champ Clark. A
joker must have made it, it is gro
tesquely impossible.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

With a steadily decreasing birth rate
and population under forty millions,
France is not on a competition war ba-
Sis with Gcmany with her sixty million
people and an expanding birth rate.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

Among all the suggestions for EN-.
pioyment for Col. Roosevelt (his "con.
friouting editorship" can't take IN
much of his time), none has vet been
put forth equal to that of making
him the Mayor of Greater New York
cry, with complete power to govern
III any one can make that patriotic
clean American city he can do II
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

The Mexican government will again
encourage American investment, is the
report, But 1t is doubtful If the gov.
ernment can encourage those invest.
ments as fast as the brigands can dis
courage them.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

A competitive tariff Is now what
the Democrats propose. But Demo
cratic tariff OF any sort, OF under any
name, is always suspicious and usually
destructive.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

The last day Of tho last fall month
brought the first snowfall oe tho sea,
son to the valley.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

A report is that President Wilson has
Indigestion, caused by eating pie. But
American stomachs ought TO be ac-
customed to pie, and an anti-pie stom-
ach is not loyal.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

Bullet wounds nrs said to heal quick.
ly; but that q no reason why we should
court them.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

In the discussion of tho responsibility
ior graft, don't forget the CRATER and
his bondsmen.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

The Balkan relief concert Will be in
the tabernacle week from Tuesday.
Don forget II.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-01

any upward movement in tho h.
kets will be led by the coppsr
practically all being considsrea
their just ranges.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-18
SENT TO CHANGING
AT OWN REQUEST,HE
CURED OF DRUG HABIT

sentenced to eight months on the
Changing at his own request. w H.
.Nuhnaily, clerk. who failed to free
hlihself from the drug habit under the
city probation system. viii step from
PRISON today a well man. his sentence
shortened to five months at the behest Of
the city's authorities.
Nunnally came to police Headquarters
some SIX months ago on a charge of va
grancy, and told the recorder that he
could hight off his craving for drugs if
put on probation He was turned over
TO Probation Officer Coogler, but failed
to make good.
The man came to Coogler's office one
day and asked to be sent to the chain
gang.
1T is the only way ! can get cured
he said. 00'
Taken before Judge Calhoun. he nIeaded
guilty to vagrancy and was handed q
sentence of eight months. This was i've
months ago
To-day Coogler went to the capitol and
asked that the mans sentence be cut to
his present term. The probation officer
told the governor that Nunnally was cured
and ready to return to his family and his
lob
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-18
INTERESTS
SEND COTTON UP
Strong, Aggressive Tendency
Entire Day in Face of Liver
pool Depression.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-Depression
shown in Liverpool cables resulted in
the cotton market here opening barely
steady today, with first prices a net de-
cine OF ? 70 points from last nights
close. Trading was OF a light character
principal sellers, with large spot inter
eStS absorbing the offerings The heavy
selling which predominated yesterday
was not III evidence, and prices after the
cau We're TO points better than the
opening quotations.
The strength OF the market during the
initial trading today was a surprise to
the majority of traders in face of the I'M
favorable Liverpool II was rumOred
last night that the big bulls were throwing
could not be confirmed, but caused sell
ing from this side in Liverpool, also sell
ing in this market. 1t was evident that
the large spot interests were the leading
buyers throughout the day which brought
out wave of short covering, and the
market rallied with ease under this rul-
ing. January rallied to 1913, March to
30, May to 1886, July to 1880 and De-
cember TO l26S, aggregating gain Of 10
To is points from the opening.
The strength in the market was in
lluenced to great extent on rumors
that the census report Friday would fore
cast light ginning for the period: also the
report that the National Ginners would
report $4,000 bales ginned from Deem
Der ! to 10 The market remained
little cotton was for sale and prices were
firmly maintained at the highest levels
Of the day.
At the close the market was steady
with prices showing a net gain Of 8 to II
points, with the exception Of September
from the final quotations of Tuesday.
Seml-WeeklY interior movement
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-18
RANGE IN LIVERPOOL COTTON
HAYWARD & cLARk's
DAILY COTTON LETTER

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 1S.-Liverpool
today conformed to the decline on our
points down, spots 10 points lower; sales
8 600 bales First trades here were at
decline of 4 to points. There was rather
less disposition to buy, but the market
seemed to get the support it needed and
the anticipation of a bullish census re-
port on Friday checked the pressure to
sell. The census report win be published
at q. m, our time, and will give gin
nings TO December 13. Owing to the eX-
tremely bad weather throughout this pc
riod this year period ginnings are likely to
be very light, in fact, the smallest in the
past five years. They are expected to be
around 200 for the period, which would
mean a census on Friday of 2,294, 900
bales. There was report today that the
final National Ginners makes ginnings for
the period $4,000, giving 12,$44,0O0 ginned
to December 10.
The market rallied in the second hour
to &c for March, mainly on support in
New York. Advices from there said that
bulls were buying against Wall Street
shorts in anticipation OF a bullish census.
BAMcE IN NEW ORI FANG EuTuRHG
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-18
BUTTER, POULTRY AND EGGS.

NEW YORK, Dec. IS Dressed poultry,
more active: turkeys, 14U26; chickens, y
a 26 fowls, 12m16la ducks, l0@2O; geese,
9N1S. .
fowls l2d13L; turkeys, IS; ROSTERS, Si2 :
ducks. 14d15; geese, 1904
Butter. steady; creamery specials, %012 a
30: creamery extras, 32i2 o37; state dairy.
Eggs. nrmer; nearby white fancy. aga
A., nearby brown fancy, $685. extra
nrsts. 35G SO; hrsts, 3On3 81.
Cheese. quiet; white specials, l714 ais;
whole milk fancy. 1874 n 17ai skins spe-
Gals. i3lan1t24; Skins, fine, 12a13la;
ftIll skins SOIL.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-18

CHICAGO, Dec lS-There were frac.
uonal advances in the price of wheat
early today with the better trade in the
cash article on both domestic and export
account the leading influence. The Liv-
erpool market was higher as a result Of
the strength here, coupled with the inn
proved inquiry from the continent for
plate Cargoes-
Corn was a shade better, partially with
the strength in wheat but mainly be-
cause of the smaller offerings. Liverpool
was stronger on the forecast of smaller
shipments from Argentina this week.
oats We're easier on increased offer
iugs.
Hog products were fractionally lower
and hogs at the yards were steady
The bulls in wheat had been waiting
for some time for the appearance of q
genuine demand for cash wheat and it
seems as if the buyers have put in an
appearance after SO long a time. Besides
a large business reported in Manitoba.
there was a good trade in our own
wheat on foreign account and millers took
100000 bushels here during the day
one large cash handler here said that his
sales while liberal would be much greater
with an ample supply Of cars for trans
porting the wheat. Closing for the day
showed the market as 1sc higher.
Corn was IN demand from shorts and
investors late and there was better
cash demand also, with sales of 1855, coo
bushels. The close was 5sc to = better
oats closed SIC to sc higher and cash
sales were 225, 600 bushels
Hog products were under liquidation
sales right up TO the very close and
prices We're lower
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-18
READING CREATURE
IN STOCK TRADING
Increase in Dividend Causes
Considerable ACtivity-PriceS
Generally ErratiC.
BY CHARLES w. STORM,

NEW YORK, Dec 1S-Speculative in
terest centered mainly in the specialties
at the opening of the stock market. ma
terlal declines being recorded in a num-
per 81 them. California PETROLEUM fell
Ia, Mexican Petroleum lost pa and West
ern Maryland was off 27s Reading was
active at the start opening al 1861. or
u under last nights final, and went to
1857 and finally rallied
Only few gains were made, most of
the stocks declining on an absence of
demand. Amalgamated Copper, after
opening q lower, recovered all it's loss,
while American Smelling gained "A.
Canadian Pacific opened at 25512, or y
lower. Later 1t made a partial recovery.
Among the initial gains were American
can Is, Erie u, Great Northern preferred
+, New York Central 4, United States
Rubber rs, Westinghouse and United
States Steel Il. Southern Pacific was Oft
clhc declined s.. Among the other mi
ual losses We're Utah Copper a Baltimore
ana ONO ~ and Chesapeake and Ohio Is.
The curb market was heavy.
Americans in London were irregular
Price movements in the late forenoon
We're irregular. American Tobacco was
the most prominent feature. advancing to
272, a net gain Of AZ Western Mary
land rallied a point to 46 and fractional
gains were noted in Reading. American
Can, Smelling and Chesapeake and Ohio.
United States Rubber. Mexican Petro-
leum, California Petroleum, Steel COM
mon. Lehigh Valley declined fraCtionallN
The tone was duh
Can money was easy at Az to per
cent.
The stock market closed strong
Government bonds unchanged. Other
bonds irregular.
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