davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13

But there are some plants on
earth which do possess q kind Of
nervous system, and it is quite
reasonable to believe that they
would have developed an intelli-
gence at least equal TO that OF man
IL conditions had beer favorable.
Such conditions have prevailed on
Mars. Chief among tbrm Ia an at
mosphere very favorable to plant
life and very unfavorable to animal
life.
There are on the earth many
carnivorous plants which though
Enthusiastically vegetable in form pos
sess many of the powers of animals.
These plants include the butcher
plant, pitcher plant, the sundew.
the butter wort and many other
forms. They range from plants
that eat insects to those that are
capable Of devouring birds and
small mammals.
The pitcher plant for instance, has
a heavy flesh leaf ten inches long.
With the spiked point Of the leaf
it strikes rat numbing 1t with
the poison it contains. Then the
leaf folds over the animal and 1t IL
absorbed into the body of the plant
and digested.
Other plants. such as the spider
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13
Interesting Theory of Prof. Campbell,
OF Lick Observatory, That Explains
the s'Canals,' - ''Eyes," and Other Puz-
zlin9 Problems of Our Nei9hbor Planet

body over the planet, growing In
bright orange colored forms. AS the
heat departs these forms die down
and hide their life in the coil tul
the following season This pro-
duces the appearance OF canals"
to us. The reason these canals have
such a regular form Is that the
vegetation follows the lines OF reg
ular cracks which occurred In the
crust Of Mers when IL was drying
UP.
The vast intellect OF Mars Is 90
cupied with the problems OF gain.
ing subsistence from the dying
planet and then with investigations
OF the poundless universe that lies
within Its sight.
The white spot which we some.
times see on Mars Is not pile oe
snow, but really an eye" Sup
ported c. a tenuous flexible trans
pare=t column, It can raise itself
miles above the surface of the
planet and watch the operations Of
it's vegetable body at any point.
That the movements of this plan
etary eye should have escaped OBJ
servation from the eye is not sur
prising. The canals on Mars have
only been seen by a few. astrono.
mers, and many excellent scientists
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13

n HARS Is the nearest planet to
ME us, the one which we can sec
AFA the most plainly and the
first one which we shall be able
10 visit when science makes
Journey beyond our atmosphere
possible.
Mars, moreover, is proved by as.
tronomy to possess air atmosphere
and to be capable OF supporting
lie in some 1orm.
These facts make it natural that
ecientists and writer's should specu-
lato upon the character OF the lite
upon Mars. 1t must as yet be spec
ulation, for our means OF seeing
only enable us TO distinguish OBJ
jects several miles in extent upon
the planet
Many interesting theories about
The life OF Mars have been put
forward. but all of them have been
open 10 some objection. Professor
Percival Lowell. Of the Flagstaff
Observatory in Arizona, has argued
that the so-called canals OF Mars are
vast engineering works, and con-
fequently that the inhabitants who
built them were Of great intellectual
development. The scientific novel
tst, H. G. Wells, has built an eX-
uemely interesting story on the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13

the kind known to the earth e1-
coedingly difficult, il not impossible
while il would greatly favor the
development OF vegetation,
Before considering this theory
further. we must bear in mind
few OF the proved facts about Mars
1t has atmosphere, seasons. land
water. storms, clouds and noun
tains. 1t also rains and SHOWS on
Mars, as 1t does with us. Great
white patches appear periodically
upon its surface. These may be
accumulations OF snow and they
have also been called "eyes." Their
nature will be discussed later.
When Mars approaches nearest 10
the earth it is seen to have bright
red color and sometimes looks like
red lamp in the sky 1t has been
suggested that the vegetation for
the most part Is yellow or orange
instead OF green. as with us, thus
giving the planet its color.
Mars has two moons, the near.
est OF which Is but 300 miles away
and revolyes around the nlanet in
seven hours and a half sboving
all the phases of our moon in one
night.
The density and size of Mars
avo loss than those of tho oarth
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13

and torrid zones. Sst
which would still 80.
blossom If water
ed. Here we may
note one OF the
strongest arguments In favor VI ln'
vegetation theory Of life.
Professor Lowell has argued 'hu'
the canals of Mars. first discovered
by Professor Schiaparelli, OF Mllan
but long considered optical il'uslon'
by many astronomers. are the IT
rlgation works Of the inhabitants;
The canals are singularly artihcia!
in appearance, They extend TOWARD
the equator from the poles ano
cover the planet like 6ne netting.
Each canal is the shortest as
tauce between two points ana lu-
variably runs to a pclnt called an
oasis" where II meets other canals
not 10 hnDhazard fashion, out ac'
cording to some plan,
The canals" vary in length from
go miles to over 3,0O0
miles, length that is astonishing
when it is considered that the
diameter OF Mars is only 4.22u
miles. All told, Professor Lowell
has plotted I37 of these canals and
1S6 GASES. 1t was Professor Pick
ering, q close associate OF Professo.
Lowell. who first saw these oases
The canals Of Mars appear aud
disappear with the seasons. IL
other words they slowly creep down
from the poles each Spring and
slowly retreat with the approach OF
Winter. If the canals are arGjficia,
in origin, this phenomenon would
appear to mean that the Martians
are busily engaged in digging stu.
peudous canals, only to flll them up
again every year.
Professor Pickering iDgeniously
avoided this embarrassing conclu.
sion by pointing out that we see
not the canals themselves, but the
vegetation which friuges their
banks and thus indicates their
course. Vegetation must grow be.
fore The canals are Visible aud must
disappear before the canals vanish
Here We can see why the theory
that all the life ou Mars is vese.
tation is more probable than any
other. Professor Pickering admits
that the signs Of life we see arc
vegetable. but suggests that they
are the work of msnlike creatur.
whom we cannot see, But we kuo =.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13

nnlin"p ui .rSciabls-
~ ucD disease bac-
teril were first op'
served 1t was be
llevcu that they wprs
animal. but now the
prevailing View is
that they are vcge.
table. Yet they pos.
sess the power Of mo-
ton generally char
acteristic OF aplmais.
One OF the great
differences between
plants and animals
Is that tho former
have not a brain
and nervous system,
which can be COM
pared to that Of the
latter. The life OF the
plant resides In Its
separate cells and
they are only held to-
eether by their jilx-
Imposition to one an
other and not con.
trolled by a central
eyste1n
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13

and consequently a
man who weighed 200
pounds here would only
weigh rs pounds up
there.
The atmosphere and
moisture OF Mars are
very slight, and the in.
habltants, If there be
any. must find life a diff.
ncult problem there.
The water Is confined
entirely to the poles.
where it is deposited
annually in the form OF
a thin lawyer OF snow
or hoar frost, only 10
melt away again with
the advent Of Summer.
Ages ago life on Mars
must have concentrated
itself on the problem
of devlslDg some means
whereby the melting
water of the polar
parts might be con
Quoted TO those arid re-
gions Of the temperate
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13
AaryPeop|ed by OneAst Thinking Vegetable
ODD FACTS ABOUT MARS

"A EARS is the fourth planet from the
NB sun, and the nearest to our
v earth.
It is called the red planet, and it's color
is thought to be due to vegetation.
It's size and density are less than ours,
and man weighing 200 pounds here would
only weigh seventy five pounds there.
Mars has atmosphere, seasons, land,
water, storms, clouds and mountains
Mars has two 30 -
only 3,7O0 miles away and revolves around
it in seven and half hours NEa z shoot
ing star.
The day on Mars is half an hour longer
than ours, and it's year contains 687 days.
Professor Lowell has counted 437
"canals" on Mars, and 1876 "oases.' The
canals vary in length from $50 miles to
5000 miles
A man on Mars would be able TO drive
golf ball fifty miles.
The strength of man on Mars would
be eighty three times greater than on the
earth
The atmosphere of Mars consists
principally of carbonic acid gas.
The water supply of Mars is very
slender, and it's utilization is the greatest
problem of life there.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13

the earth, 1t is quite
conceivable that the
highest type OF in
tellisence m i g b {
dwell In a plant, as
plants that we know
possess more or less
intelligence. and the
fact that they may
not possess the hlgn-
est kind is due TO
conditions on the
earth which do not
"Sist on Mars.
The original germ
Of life on earth was
neither animal nor
vegetable. nj a n y
stages OF develop
neut passed before
the two forms Of life
became separated.
Low in the scale AZ
life We now see many
forms Of which It
cannot be said posi-
lively that they arc
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13

denied their eXisleIce for years
after they were first observed. They,
continued to do SO until photographs
we're taken of the canals. The
shifting of the "eye" on Mars. al
ready observed by our telescopes.
may very possibly have been due
to movement oo transparent
necE. as described here, tho neck
Itself not being visible.
The "eye" exercises the functions
OF watching climatic conditions all
over it's vegetable body, Of sending
help TO parts in need and OF con-
veying external impressions 10 the
great central intelligence This
vegetable body possesses the power
OF distributing strength to its vari-
Gus parts and OF devisinS new
means OF extracting nourlshmens
from the soil and atmosphere.
When rot Engaged in watching the
physical condition Of its body, the
great "eye" makes observations OF
the earth. sun planets. stars and
the whole uni-erse- From its vast
side It Is able ID sea more and
farther than all the telescopes OF
our earth ut together,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13

tha, II would be almost impossible
for man-like creatures TO live there
II Is most likely then that vegeta.
tion is the only life.
r~Nn, our knowledge of life on
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-06
Cost of Living.

We denounce the effort of our enc
mics To irnpute 10 the protective tariff
the high cost OF living. a condition
Of life that Is manifest alike I'm free
trade and protected nations. The
problem is one that confronts both
the Occident and the Orient, and Is
10 be solved less by laws than by
the application of economic principles
In everyday life.
We favor the ratification of the
constitutional amendment providing
'or the election of United States sem
ators by direct vote Of the people
We favor the adoption of the con-
stitutional amendment for the crea-
ton OF new counties In this state
We favor the amendment OF tho
criminal codes Of this state 10 the
end that criminals may be brought to
more speedy trial and punishment,
and that the guilty may not escape
through mere technlcalities.
We urge the enactment OF leGla-
lation providing adequate COM
pensa ton To those veterans who by
their courage and devotion in the
carly building OF the state protect
cd tho lives and property OF the peo-
pic during the Indian wars
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-06
Mattson Is Winner

Nomina tions for secretary OF state were
called for, and the following were placed
in nominations; c. 5. Tingey, incumbent ;
j. A. Edwards of salt Lake county, and
David Mattson of Weber county. the
present slate treasurer.
II became apparent while the nomt-
Mating and secondins speeches were be-
ing made that there was considerable op-
position TO Tingey. Delegates called at
tention to the fact that Republicans were
opposing Roosevelt because he was a
third term candidate and at the Same
time asking that Tingey, also q third
term candidate. be placed on the Repub-
licau ticket
In addition to the opposition to Tingey
on the ground of third term. there was
vengefu spirit in the convention that
made OF Tingey a victim In order TO de-
feat Samuel O. Dye OF Weber county for
state treasurer, Dye had secured the
Weber county delegation and was trying
10 use il 10 his best advantage. He cast
a majority OF the Weber county delega
ton for Johnson for congress, whereupon
supporters OF both Chidester and Joseph
were determined to defeat Dye, 1t was
und erstood that II Mattson was named
from Weber county Dye would be out OF
the running For that reason Mattson
prohted and Tingey suffered with Dye.
Another factor that contributed 10 the
complica tion was that friends OF both
Mrs, Margaret Zane witcher and Jesse
D. JewkeS, both candidates for state
treasurer. for which Dye was regarded
as the strongest contender wished to put
Dye out Of the running as quickly as pos
nominating Mattson. EdWards's support
ers. too. were friendly to Mattson and
were ready In case Edwards could not be
named to support Mattson,
Result of First Ballot.
forecasted Mattsons victory. The ballot
In detail follows:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-06
Praise for Taft.

We give our hearty Endorsement 10
the platform and candidates present
cd by tho national Republican con-
yention. We applaud the rcnomina-
ton OF William II. Taft. president
who, like Abraham Lincoln, has
proven that calmness. kindness and
sympathy are compa tible with firm
resolution and iufIexIbIe courage. A
Republican administration which has
stood behind the protective tariff
principles OF Clay. CARRIED, Blaine
and Mckinley, has also given To the
child It's hrst national recognition and
TO the workingman the broadest ma
tional support. II has likewise pre-
served 20 the Utah farmer, miner and
nocl1mastnr that prosperity which re-
suits from protected sugar. lead and
wool. The people OF this state havs
not forgotten the kind of cheapness
which comes with Democratic tariff
While Insisting on "A scientific tariff,
based on non-partisan investigation.
the Republican party has also In
sisted upon a system OF railroad reg
ulation which would not build ND the
Beaboards at the expense OF the In
terror Every merchant, factory and
consumer OF Utah enjoys the benefit
or reduced rates bestowed by an in
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-06
Republican Laws.

The Republican party which came
Into power as the friend of the op-
pressed and emancipator OF the en-
slaved. continues as the champion OF
the weak. helpless and unfortunate,
Tho bill recommended by President
Taft. and passed by a Republican
senate for workingmen's compensa-
ton and employers liability was
blocked OF passage in a Democratic
house. This measure OF reform. COM
piled by commission OF which SEN
ator Sutherland was chairman. con-
stitutes the greatest advance yet
made for the workingman, mounting
almost TO revolution I'm existing law.
favor both In nation and state all
those measures which make for social
and economic advancement
We urge the passage OF more ef-
fectve factory inspection laws, rigid
enforcement Of sanitary regulations,
weights and measures In every To-
callty. the protection OF tha con-
sumner against impure food. the cs-
adjustment OF a national board OF
health, and tho encouragement OF
every movement for the protection Of
women and children In working CEN
tiers.
We favor an extension of aid to
good roads, to the end that Utah
may have the best means Of trans
portation. We call attention 10 the
fact that under authority given by
the present Republican state admins
tratiOn more money has been spent
on good roads during the past four
years than In the whole previous his
tory OF the state. The employment
Of convicts on tho public highways
has been an Ideal means of prison
discipline and has assisted the con-
structjon OF good roads without in
jury 10 private labor. We request
our representatives In congress to
work for the passage Of federal act
creating and maintaining "A system
of national rnIns
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-06
Platform Adopted BY Utah Republicans

for the passage OF a law to suppress
the white slave traffic within state
limits, We rejoice IN The passage of
a measure TO provide for the main
tenance OF the state university and
Agricultural college by a permanent
tax. The provision for q central
building for the state university and
a gymnasium for the Agricultural col
lcge 9ccords with the interest always
felt by the Republican party in edu-
cational affairs
We congratulate the state on the
high efficiency of our congressional
delegation. and the broad standards
of statesmanship shown by them IN
their public service
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-06

islature. The levy Of taxes on an
equal basis and the deposit OF funds
under such restrictions IS TO safe
guard these moneys while bringing
The best rate of interest on daily bal
ances. are measures to which tho
party Is already committed. A con-
stitutional amendment submitted by
the last legisla ture, which will en-
able the state 20 get the interest in
come from unemployed funds. is be-
fore the voters OF this state at the
November election. We pledge our
representatives In the legislature to
the enactment OF laws for this pur-
pose as soon as empowered by this
amendment
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-06
Maximum Rates.

In accordance with the suggestion
contained in the message to the lecis-
lature by Governor Spry. we pledge
our governor and our party to put
on the statute books OF this sta to-
at the next session OF the legislature
adequate laws for the carrying out
Of the provisions of section 10 OF ar
ticle IL of the constitution relatl
TO the establishing OF reasonabl
maximum rates of charges for the
transporta ton OF passengers and
freight, for correcting abuses and
preventing discrimination and eXtor-
tion in rates by all common car
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-06
The Legislature.

We call particular attention to tho
constructive work OF the last Iegis-
lature. Tho provision for a capitol
building meets a need that long has
pressed upon the state. The commits
sion selected for the duty of super
visirg this work reflects the highest
credit upon the appointiyo power and
lnsures the economical construction
OF n building commensurate with the
Importance OF the commonwealth.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-06
Fishburn Is Withdrawn.

AS soon as the result OF the first bal
lot was announced. Mr Merrill, who had
nominated Mr.. Fishburn, took the floor
to make the announcement that tnasmuch
as Mr.. Howell had been nominated by the
convention for congress the northern part
OF the state could not hope 10 obtain the
other congressional nomination and he
therefore withdrew Mr., Flshburu from
the contest. The chair read an announce
ment from Mr. Bush or his Withdrawal
from the contest
Before the roll was called on the sec
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-06

AS soon as tho ballot WAS announced
ncr Y. Smith, and Fred w. Price. in be-
half OF Judge Chidestcr, withdrew the
judges name and asked that the friends
OF Judge Chidester cast their votes for
Harry Joseph However, many Of the
Judges supporters were from the south
and their loyalty to The southern half
OF the state prevented their voting for
Joseph. Because of this fact johnson
secured ma jority Of the convention On
the fourth ballot. The race between
Johnson and Joseph all down the roll
call was neck and neck and was not de-
cded until Weber county cast IS votes
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-06
Fo11ow,ng rs the dec1arn-
ton of 6r,nc,b1es adopted by
the Utah Republican state con-
ventJon YESTERDAY:

The Republicans OF Utah. in con-
vention assembled. offer no programme
that is not bulwarlccd with perform
ances; make no professions that do
not square with practices The past
four years OF Republican control in
state and nation mark an era OF prog
ress surprising any equal period In
American history. They have been
years alike Of material prosperity and
moral awakening. Never has the
country been confronted with problems
so complex and varied, never have
such problems been handled with more
skill or courage. President Taft has
demonstrated that the principles Of
constitutional and representa- two gov
ernment. though assailed by agitators
and decrled by theorists, are broad and
deep enough TO meet overy exigcncy
OF our advanced civilization.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-06
Spry Extolled.

We indorse the splendid admins
tration OF state affairs by our present
state officers headed by Governor
William Spry: an administration
which itself constitutes a platform
upon which the Republican party is
glad To 20 hcfnrn 1hn Nni org Of I-tah
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-06
SECRETARY OF STTA7E'
CONTEST INTERESTS
David MattSon, Present Treas.
urer, Does Some Neat Po.
litical Work.
| WINS ON SECOND VOTE
Anti -Third-Term Cry Is Fats
to Chances of Charles
S. Tingey.
WINS ON SECOND VOT

Mattson supporters cheered Wildly II
tie midst o. the confusion john Jcnyor
who haG placed Edwards In NOMINATED
rnu ched the platform and finally secure
recognition When he Withdrew I'd
wards's rame confusion reigned and
was several minutes before order wss "a
stored. The next rollcaiI developed in,
Mot,son procession. When SUNNI
county was reached Mattson had secur,
enough votes TO give him tho nominate
and the remainder OF the roll WAS CALI
mid randcmonum, When Weber ",
reached there was such confusion that
was hard TO hear tho result Of the 20,
OF ;hai county. IL was finally discover
ihat Weber had gracefully fallen into II
NaJtsun procession and had given M
f,r;y-two votes to him. The ballot
detail was
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-06
Christensen in Limelight.

Farley Christensen of Salt Lake. q cam
didate for one of the congressional norni-
nations. moved that In the event Of the
platform committee not being ready to
report in It's proper order. that nomina-
tons for congress be deferred upti the
platform had been read and adopted. Mr.
Christensen said that ne. as a. candidate,
wanted 10 know what the platform de-
cared for. He understood that the dec
larations were TO follow largely those Of
the Provo state convention and the re-
cent Salt Lake county convention. That
being So said Mr.. Christensen, he could
not be a candidate He would rather not
go TO congress at all. than go under a
misrepresentation.
The report Of the committee was adop-
ted unchanged.
The credentials committee reported a
convention Of 632 delegates. and no con-
tests. Alternates were given preference
over proxies in voting. On motion noni-
Mating speeches were limited to five
minutes and seconding speeches to two
and a half minutes.