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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-23
New Letter Box.

The present style OF letter boxea
opens ON the side, and the carriers
cannot sec the interior without difi
Guilty. 20 that to prevent overlooking
letters they have to feel around with
their hands. In the new box the face
or 'front.' falls to the level Of the bot
tom Of the receptacle, exposing every
part Of the interior to the view.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-23
SWALLOWED FALSE TEETH

During the progress of football
match recently at Meath. England an
extraordinary fatality occurred. At a
particularly exciting portion of the
game. Isaac Mason, 20, who was shou..
Ing vociferously, suddenly began to
struggle for breath. He dropped TO
the ground and before medical aid
could reach him he was dead. He had
swallowed his false teeth. which had
suffocated him.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-23
SHEEP IN NEW ENGLAND.
Pomfret Farmer Asserts that the
Industry is not Profitable.

"
/ saw in recent number Of the
Tribune Farmer that sheep had de-
creased one-half in the state Of Maine
in the last 10 years, writes A. s.
Harding of South Pomfret, in the
New York Tribune Farmer. Is not
that true of all New England ? Yet
you can hardly take up an agricul-
tural paper without seeing an article
entitled Keep more sheep" What
is the matter? There must be a
screw loose somewhere. and think
l can tell where it is in three words:
Sheep don't pay. Now, someone
will jump up and insist upon 1t that
they do pay, and perhaps he will be
right in some cases. l will tell you
of one case. One of my neighbors
has a cow-cosset that raised two
lambs last summer which he sold for
SIS for mutton and the ewes fleece
for s. 40, making SIG 40 for keep
ing one sheep a year.
/ will tell you story of another
neighbor that perhaps is fair sam
pie. He is about 60 years old and
years ago kept about $50 grade
merinos, but as wool went down he
kept less and less sheep and more
COWS, until he had all cows and no
sheep. and for years had a fine herd
of high-grade Jerseys. But few
years ago cows were high and he had
got tired Of milking 30 much, so he
thought he would have change and
try sheep again.
He sold his cows keeping his
young heifers and bought nearly
100 higb-gra'le Shropshire ewes and
got an extra nice imported Shrop-
shire ram, aud. knowing how to take
care of sheep, he raised nice lot Of
lambs, getting little more than the
market price for them, keeping a few
Of his best eve lambs to keep up his
flock and selling his wool at the
market price. Then his heifers be-
gan to come in, so he had few nice
young cows. and when he found a
good young cow that he could buy at
a reasonable price he bought it, and
he now has another herd of cows and
about 20 sheep left. | asked him
why he changed back to cows, and
he said he had to- change to get q
living; he got 50 for feed fed to
cows where he got only 81 for the
same feed fed to sheep.
Three years ago wool sold for about
35 cents and people were talking
about how high wool was. Well, was
it high or was it low? Can you buy
yard of woolen cloth any cheaper
today than you could when wool was
worth three timos as much as it is
today? / know of small woolen man
ufacturers who have retired at mid
die life and have the. reputation and
appearance of being millionaires
Do you think that they paid all they
could afford to pay for the wool that
they bought of the farmers2 l do
not blame themc do not think it
is any more than we would lave
done if we had had the same chance.
Now, there are thousands upon
thousands of acres in New England
running up to brush. where sheep
were once kept, simply because it
does not pay to keep them at present
prices of wool and mutton. We can
not compete with warmer countries,
where the climate and soil are
adapted to keeping sheep. where they
run out the year around and one man
can take care of thousands and ship
his wool very cheaply across the
water and compete with us after
paying small duty.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-23
prIsorer ,,.ar, Jurors wr.noIa.

Evansville. Ind.--Henry w. Meyer
accused Of murder, heard the discus
sion from his cell window when one
Juror held out eight hours to hang
him. He was nervous wreck when
the Juror made It unanimous Tor 40
ouittal'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-23
"RhInov on a Tear.

New York.---Old Smiles. the two
horned Rhinoceros In the Central
Park zoo, has wild headache. He
got tighting drunk Sunday on quart
of whisky given with quinine to cure
his cold.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-23
OLDEST PAVEMENT

The Oldest pavement in cities OF the
modern world Is in Cordova, Spain.
The Moors put It down In the ninth
century They also established water
works with pipes Of lead.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-23
NORWICH.

Mrs. Leon Lewis of Keene, N. H..
1.-THE guest of Mrs L. z. Sargent.
THE marriage of Fred Bressett and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

that the bank was safe for them to de-
posit their money in. II is all well
enough for the state To pretend to
hold the bank officials TO a strict ac.
countability. and to enforce honcst and
proper methods, not only in bookkeep-
ing. but IN handling the funds intrustcd
TO their care. But when the state while
pretending to do this, docs not. IN fact.
do il. and lcts concern do business
for forty years in 2 cruelty wrccklcss
and irresponsible manner. the State
should come 80 the front and remedy
the wrong to which it has been so long
an accessory. The State of Conuecti.
cDt may not like Ia assume this reSpon-
sibility, but il is right that it should
do so just the same, because its officials,
pretending TO act in the interests of
the depositors in that bank, and 90 pro
tect their deposits. have shamefullv
neglected their duty. and the State
should come to the front and make
COOL
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

fact that American steel makers can
go into all parts of the world and get
con. racts for steel work in competition
with Great Britain. Germany. Belgium.
and France. shows that we are able
to produce steel as cheaply AS any one.
in spite Of the high wages paid TO-
american steel workers: but we can
not 90 into the world markets at all
with our lead and zinc The fact ~,
rs Mr. Carnegie aud Others have fnlly
shown, the high wage paid to Amer
lean steel workers gets the cheapest
Ia bor in the world. because the most
effective for the money The Amer
lean workers in steel arc able to earn
moro for their employers 1T the high.
est wages than tho foreign steel work.
ers are nj their low wage. And there
is not She slightest danger, neither
has there been any suggestion. that the
wages of American steel workers were
10 bc cut. On the contrary. .'hcy arc
more likely 10 be advaBccd. Just as
they are now the highest paid Of auy
employees in any of tho industries of
TINS country or OF The world. and yield
IN" the hest return for ..he wage.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
THE STATE SHOULD MAKE GOOD

The supervision of the state over
banking operations, and especially over
the operations of savings banks. ought
to bc sufficient to guarantee 20 the de.
positors, especially in savings banks.
the security of their money. And yet
we are told that IN good many of
the safety banks in the East there is,
in fact. no guarantee Of safety, al
though the State nomiualy euforces
such guarantee by its laws and its in
spections; aud there appears TO be no
difference as between States in this
form OF carelessuess. \ recent case is
reported in Connecticut, where short.
age of pearly 100000 has been found
in savings bank, involving ".untold
financial distress 10 hundreds of poor
mill workers. The discovery is, that
the dcpositors accounts on the bank
ledsors have not been balanced since
the organization Of that savings bsuk
III 1871. The cashier of the bank, in
whose bands everything had been left
had not posted anyone s account, but
everything appeared 10 60 along in
faith and trust. At tho enl. when ey.
posure could no longer be postponed, by
reason Of the carelessncss in safeguard,
ing the Interests of the deposL,ors and
in keeping the accounts of the banks.
the cashier shot himself. so that his
methods Of aceount-keeping and the
data on which he returned his state.
ments, are not known, and probably
will never be found out. He left moth
ing but lumblod mass of accounts.
which 10 one thus far has been able
to untangle, and which brings ruin to
hundreds OF suffering families.
Now. here is case where the State.
through its bank officials. inspectors,
and supervisors. appears to nave been
equally blameworthy with dishonest.
incompetent. aud selfish cashier. II
Is case where the State ought 10 as
sumo full responsibility. and pay the
losses of the dcpositors. who trus.ed TO
the state TO see that the banks AZ.
fairs were kept in good order. and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

more or less speculation among a
being apparent in fine. secured !.
which show a slight advance 4
ments OF wool from Boston from
uary 10th to February 1st iu,l
were 29,3Sl,52l pounds, against sd:
19l pounds for the same periol
ycar,
The monetary conditions oiy,
KEYNOTE 10 the whole business situ,4
says Dun The accommodations NJ -
funds in New York have made il +
the cheapest money market In
world, aud have enabled il 10 ls.,
least $3.50, 900 abroad, maxim,
country for the time being por1
creditor nation. The vast accumuhI|
of money in this country ought IA 4
everything on a high STANDARD n
dustrial activity and production.
as a matter of fact, this money m
to go into the market, and "ths sid
is always uncertain and weak.
On the whole, however. the ucv
is showing good results geucraIlJ.
there is encouraging eXpectatios
year OF good prosperity.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

The general commercial agencies re-
port a general business tendency TO. eX-
pand, but still under conservative aus.
plces. Buyers are not making heavy
purchases, prefering to buy frequently
as need calls, rather than in large guam
titles at one time. The road salesmcu
report fair success, but no marked ac-
tivitv. caution prevailing III all hines
of purchases, The iron and steel trade
is encouraged by recent heavy orders,
but new business III finished steel Is
somewhat quiet.
y fair quantity of wool has been sold
in the Boston market during the week,
and prices have shown continued
strong tendency, not only for the fleece
woods of medium and low grades, but
also for the finer woods of all kinds,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
THE TARIFF HEARINGS.

We sec by special from Washing
ton In yesterdays Tribune. that tho
Senate Finance Committee has given
out 4 good. fair programme of hear
ings upon the metal schedule revision
bill recently passed by the House
written Invitations 10 Western boards
of trade and chambers Of commerce
calling attention to the Importance Of
having an adequate representation be.
for the committee on the lead and
zinc schedules Of the tariff bill. Con.
fcrring with Chairman PeuroSc of the
Senate Finance Committee. which Will
conduct the hearing, Mr.. Guggcnheim
is assured that the lead and zinc inter.
csts viii have a fun chance TO pre-.
sent their case. Mr.. Guggenbcim also
brings forward the question Of thc
tariff on tungsten, holding that y
should remain as il is. Tho dispatch.
after presenting the facts as TO the
proposed hearing. and giving the fig,
urcs of the reduction Indicated by the
House bill, says that "'Wcstcrn Scna.
tors hope, with the aid Of testimonials
from mining men of the West 10 make
such showing as to assure the ratfl.
cation by ..hc Senate OF adequate du-
course. the ores of lead, zinc, and
tungsten.
All this is good news. but il is no
more than was TO be expected Of the
Senate, which is always willing to give
"A fair hearing 10 interests affected by
legislation pending IN that body. II
is certain that the House has rendered
itself liable to ccnsure before the
American people for its action in pass
ing such an ill-considercd hodge podgc
Of n bill as the ono which proposes to
reduce or abolish thc present tariff
duties IN the metal schedules The
fact that entirely different principles
prevail IN the production Of lead, zinc
and tuugstcn. from those which pre-.
vail IN the production of iron aud steel.
was altogether los sight Of by the
House when it railroad"d it's measure
through. And. here again. tue House
is ccnsurablc, because it has no right
TO enact legislation without ascertain.
ing hr testimony aud any other rca-
sonablc way. the effect Of the lcgisla.
tion proposed.
We note in tins connection, that
the Smoot organ of this city saws that
those familiar with the steel indus
try who have made any investigation
of the cost of production and of mar
ket conditions. arc equally as well
aware that IT also must have protcc.
tion, not for it's stockholders. but for
its employees a statement of that
kind merely shows the ignorance Of
the writer. Those who understand the
steel question best. Mr.. Carnegie at
the head Of that number, show fully
that the steel production of this coun-
try needs no protection whatever, snvc
only ~ The production OF needles. The
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
CAUSE OF HIGH PRICES.

President Taft s message on Alaska
was not the only one that he sent TO
Congress on Friday. Another message
proposed an international inquiry into
the high cost Of living. aud also =
Federal commission To make "scarch.
l1ng inquiry into the subject OF indus
! trial relations
The President recognizing that the
increase in the cost OF living is Is.
suming worldwide proportions, pro
lposes world wide inquiry into the
causes, Nothing else than this will
get to the root of the matter; because,
as he very Justly says, inquiries that
have been undertaken in various conn.
tries, or that may be undertaken. are
on divergent lines, and are based on
different methods OF computation and
different SCALES OF comparisons. An
international inquiry, however, would
reduce the inquiry on all subjects en-
tered upon to Il common basis, and a
general result could be formulated
thereupon. The President presents
this matter in his usual forcible, clear
style, and his recommendation will
deserve from Congress the full en-.
dorsemcut which its Importance de.
mands.
AS TO the Federal commission TO
consider industrial relations, the Pres
idcnt 8 proposal is for au inquiry by
the Federal Government into all the
general conditions of labor in the Unit
ed States Here also, it is manifest
that a general. Nationwide inquiry
alone can bring any result that would
he entitled to credit, or that would
present definite conclusions. Local
inquiries would be limited by local
conditions and local environments But,
what is required is Il general inquiry
into the conditions OF labor through
out the whole country, including all
conditions and all environments. The
purpose of such investigation. AS well
stated by the President, is ''to en-
Tighten and inform public opinion,
which of itself will often induce or
compel the reform of unjust conditions
mands.'' The President is quite right,
further, in urging that unquestiona
bly, the time is now ripe for search.
ing inquiry into the subject of indus
trial relations, which shall he official,
authoritative, balanced, and we'll
rounded. such as only the Federal Gov
crnmcpt can successfully undertake. -
The timelincss Of this suggestion is
evident by reason Of the unrest in
labor circles, and of the uncertainty
in the PUBLIC mind as to the pleas
made on the one hand by the labor
leaders and, on the other, by the rep
rcscntativcs of employing corpora
tious. \ searching and impartial in
qulry by the Federal Government would
get at the facts, and would satisfy the
public demand and imperative need
for clear information on this much
vexcd subject. Congress sbould agree
to both the President S propositions
without delay and without any parti-
san bias.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
BUSINESS AND TRADE.

IN event of a good deal of import.
ance during the week was the revival
of the proposition for IN iuternrbau
railway line to connect Salt Lake City
with Utah county towns for the pur.
pose Of direct and speedy commuuca-
ton and the transportation of light
marketable commodities. There seems
a probability that this move, which has
been made from time to time in the
past without success, may now reach
the desired success.
\ remarkable state of activity in the
city has followed the announcement Of
the moving from present locations Of
the great stores of Aucrbach and Keith.
o 'Bricn to State street. Values on that
street advanced rapidly. and agents for
tail district have been flooded with in"
dnires from merchants and others seek.
ing locations in the new district, and
also from investors who see in the
movement the making Of good profit
for those lucky enough TO get in on the
ground floor.
Announcement is expected this week
that Mr.. Ncwhouse has succeeded in
financing the construction Of his new
hotel, corner of Main and Fourth South
streets, the loan amounting, as stated,
TO three quarters Of million dollars.
The suburban trade is brisker than
for some time past. Home building is
beginning in earnest, several good deals
being now pending,
The business Of Salt Lake City is on
an extensive scale, as is proved by the
increase of bank clearances during the
past week Of PAS per cent, Us compared
with the clearances Of the correspond,
ing week last year
Continued fair weather is helping he
retail trade, bringing out more shop
pers than usual at this sea son. Mer-
chants continue to stimulate trade with
special sales. Evidences of spring goods
arc beginning TO appear III the shop
windows though the regular openings
are several weeks ahead. Buyers are
returning from TIC eastern lndCkcIS. ana
the spring lines arc beginning to arrive
The lumber trades are improving
steadily with the coming of spring. and
builders are becoming more active be
cause the warm weather presages the
opening of the building season,
During the week. the Salt Lake Route
issued new folder Advertising Salt
Lake City aud Utah. Surveyors are
working on proposed extensions of the
Utah Light ~ Railway Company $ lines.
During the week President Busb Of the
Denver x Rio Grande made q deal to
buy coal from independent companies,
The snow deposits ia the hills, which
are heavy and general throughout the
State, assure abundance of water for
the ensuing season for all purposes. The
Ioug-continucd spell of warm, pleasant
weather indicates that We shall have .
variable spring, with probable late com.
ing Of settled warm weather.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

Mining circles Of the State have been
considerably exercised during the week
by tho passage of the Underwood bill
by the lower House Of Congress, il
which the tariff on lead is materially
reduced and that on zinc removed com
pIctcll. With the passage of this bill
the price Of lead was cut twenty cent,
on the hundred pounds.
Silver has maintained unusually high
ranges during tho week, helping TO a
large cXteGt in replacing the profits lost
by the lead mine owners in the reduced
price Of lead. There is nothing to indi
cate that silver will pause at its pres.
cnt point, and the purchases of the gov,
crnmcnt of a considerable amount OF
the metal for coinage purposes at the
high point is taken as an encouraging
hint that reduced price ranges are not
expected soon by the treasury officials
Copper remains uualtered. The mar
ket has been dull for two weeks as the
producers have disposed OF their metal
through March. The next buying move.
mcnt viii be for April and May dcliy-
cry. aud this is scheduled 10 begin with
the release OF the Copper Producers
statistics for the month Of January.
which figures should be available for
publication during the new week. 1t is
anticipated that the domestic stocks
will be reduced by close TO l0,000.0OO
pounds, which would bring the avail
able copper surplus of this country on
February i, 1912. to about 10000 ,0OO
pounds.
Word from various parts OF Utah has
been that prospectors are seeking for
potash and new phosphate deposits, for
which there is "A considerable demand.
while Eastern and European vanadium
and uranium interests are beginning 10
recognize that Utah presents a new and
very promising field for the discovery
of these rare metals. Another report Of
phosphate finds near Marys
vale has been received during the past
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

The word that there is no iutcntion
at abandoning the military post at Fort
Douglas: that on the contrary the Sec.
tctary OF War considers that post 90
be Que OF the most desirable in the
country, and OF high strategic value, is
elusions OF the Secretary of War. And
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

Tho "nine feet sheet which Is re.
quired in hotels and lodging houses by
the legislation OF Kansas and other
States, serves good sanitary pur-
pose. IL folds down over the other
bed covers, protects thcm from the
germs in the sleeper's breath and
helps toward cleanliness. l.. is so good
thing that housekeepcrS shouldn Z
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

Yuan Shi kai can now refer 10 the
- sore foot y Of the reigning Manchu
In China, as An offset TO his own 70.
tircmcnt and the deep sympathy eI-
pressed by the court for his own .'sorc
foot whcu he mas degraded and
stripped Of command. But the other
fellow ''sore foot is far worse
than ever Yuan Shi kai's was.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

"Thc best plan for China says a
Japanese professor. ''would be To ask
Theodore Roosevelt to serve as tempo
rary president Of China, aud let him,
with his powerful big stick. whip the
That would suit everybody if it would
suit China
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

Tho Mexican fighters are warned not
10 repeat their offcnsc of last year by
shooting over the line into United
States territory, thus endansering
American lives. A word TO the wise
should be sufficient; but the quality of
the wisdom of the fighters remains in
question.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

The House cuts out the approprls-
tious for public buildings; also those
for two bsttlesbips; but /, is doubtful
if il will stick TO the latter decision,
Tor it is neither patriotism nor good
politics TO let the country lag behind
in naval strength
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

In Portugal the so.callcd republican
government has continually TO be pro-
claiming martial law, aud ''nipping
in ihe bud royalist outbreaks. But
one of these DAYS revolution will re
fuse TO be uippcd, and then the very
mischief will be 10 pay.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

\ disturbing war among the Chinese
toncs on the coast has broken out
Uncle Sam should use his own big tongs
in picking no the offending firebra nda
and dumping them across the sea.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

Finally Uncle Joe Cannon gets his
revenge Noting the way the Demo.
Gratis ismmed the metal revision bill
through the House, she former Speaker
WAS heard 10 mutter. ''aud they called
me Carl Time brings many re-
Icunes
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

It's clear case that Governor
Stubbs aud ali the other heelers who
arc such vociferous howlcrs for Roose.
Welt, are really a good deal more inter
estcd in what Roosevelt, as President,
can do for them, than in what they can
do for Roosevelt
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

Mrs. Nick Longworth-formerly Alice
Roosevelt-bas started the fashion Of
wearing cut glass heels. No gumshoc-
ing for her.