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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-19
A SPLENDID OUTLOOK.

Not for generation has there been
so mnch of glorious prospect for the
farmer in the intermountain country as
ut the present time. Tho "oldest in.
habitsnt could not pile up the snow
in the hills and saturate the bench
lsuds better than the existing eondi-
tions. Irrigation water is practically
assured and tho frozen soil will be mel
low and rich next summer Every
product OF the farm. garden. orchard
and dairy is in demand at romuuerativc
prices and every indication Is for even
greater demand and higher prices "a
'hc season advances. Screlv the val.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-19
NEGRO AS A WITNESS.

Strenuous efforts are being made to
secure new trial for Leo NJ, Frank,
under sentence of death for the murder
of little Mary PhagaD, one Of the most
dastardly and inhuman crimes ever con-
mitted. Frank was convicted mainly
on the evidence of the negro jnnltor OF
the factory which the condemned man
supcrintendcd. The negro confessed to
being an accessory after the fact, hav-
ing helped to dispose of the mutilated
BODY OF the child
The Atlanta jury believed his story
and brougb, in a verdict of guilty
against Frank, the higher court denied
an appeal and the day has been set
for the execution. Apparently there
has been a revulsion of feeling and the
old prejudice against the negro is crop
ping out on all sides. Three pastors
of leading churches used the conviction
Of Frank on the testimony of negro
as basis for their pulpit talks, all
OF them affirming belief IN the inno-
cence of me condemned man and de-
mauding that he be saved from the
gaDows.
1t is somewhat remarkable that the
conviction was obtained on the negro IS
testimony IN the first place. II the
sentiment now being worked up is
strong enough Frank may yet get a
new trial and be cleared. Little Mary
Phagan. however, was brutally murdered
| By someone in the pencil factory a:ld it
is Up to the authorities OF Georgia TO
/ hunt down the murderer.
/ Regarding the credibility OF negroes
/ a. witnesses il is related that during tho
! progress of suit in Alabama recently
the judge was questioning negro wit.
ness. In the presence and hearing OF
the jury the Judge remarked, 81
wouldn I believe u DIgger any quicker
than piuk.cycd rabbit Afterward
he told the jury that his statement
| should be disregarded.
The ease went up on appeal and the
supreme court of Alabama decided
that, while tde remark WAS highly i'm.
proper. and that in making it tho trial
! Judge palnHbly exceeded the limits OF
| judicial discretion, yet, where no motion
was made to discharge the jury, and
the remarks were neither made a ground
for motion for a new trial nor assigned
as error on appeal, they were no,
grounds for appeal. The lawyer based
his appeal on the statement of the
Judge TO the jury to disregard bis re-
marks which ought to have been suf
! ficient but the supreme court took ad
vantage of tecbnieslities TO discredi,
the testimony OF the negro and up
bold the judge whose faith in q pink
eyed rabbit was greater than his belief
in the evidence of a witness who hap
pcued To be eolored
There arc probably hundreds Of such
cases in the southern reports, so il
Will not be surprising if the Atlantis
pastors are successful in their effort:
10 overturn the verdict OF a jury in z
murder case in section of the country
| where race preiudice is so strong.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-19

lev farmer, with his choice of beet
culture, dairyipg. market gardening,
fruit growing. tomato growing, lncetue
growing, sheep feeding, the baby beef
industry, or diversified farming, is able
to proceed with great confidence and as
.surapcc in the year 1914. There is sure-
" little room for the "knockerH in
Utah this year. aud everybody should
90 ahead with the utmost good feeling
and determination TO advance Utah
moro rapidly than ever before.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-19
CHURCHILL WARNS.

In his speech on the naval budget,
Winston Churchill conceded that his
proposal of ".naval holiday had
failed. when he said: 'Tbe causes
which might lead to general war have
not been removed. The world is arming
as il never armed before. All attempts
at arrestiDg it have been Intellectual. -
The speech of the first lord of the
admiralty was remarkable for its IN
sistence that Great Britain must con.
tinue indefinitely it's gigantic struggle
10 maintain a navy almost twice as
powerful as the navy of any other
nation. Throughout the speech he as
sumed that Germany was England s
chiet and .aost threatening rival, al
though he did not mention the name Of
that country.
Mr.. Churcnlll indicated that world
war was just as probable now as five
or ten years ago. The causes which
might lead to such conflict have in
creased rather than diminished. Ameri-
cans cannot fail TO see that they, have
been drawn more and more into this
maelstrom. The Panama canal is liable
10 be one OF the most fertile causes OF
international dispute. II is liable at
any time to turn the balance of COM
mcrcial power for or against England,
and the loss of commercial supremacy
meaus the SIS OF naval and military
supremacy. No wonder, therefore, that
England insists upon sharing with the
United States in tho control OF the
canal With the United States IN abso-
lutte control, as il should he, we might
deal death blow TO any nation against
which we decided 10 use our power. At
the present time England IS seeking by
friendly methods to secure joint con-
troll with this country, but if such
methods fail she might be tempted to
turn upon US and fight with all her re-
sources to seize the canal. In such an
attempt she could rely upon the assis
tance Of her ally, japan.
II would be interesting TO know just
what the other governments Of Europe
think about the exemption Of our coast
wisc shipping from the payment of
canal tolls. IL may be that all Of them
are afraid 10 trust the canal 10 us TO do
with as We sec fit. They may fear
that il wouu place this country too lar
ahead of all the other nations CONNER.
cially. On the other hand, they might
regard fnvorably aUy handicap placed
upon the commerce OF Great Britain
Germany would be particularly in
Glued to this view were il not for
ibe fact that the United States, by
means OF the canal. is apt TO become
Germany foremost rival for the trade
OF South America.
Inasmuch as the United States, there.
fore. Is more exposed TO war than ever
before, the necessity of an adequate
navy becomes clearer The peace ad-
yoeates ~ this country should not fail
TO consider the warning uttered by Mr..
tHurchill. ne made signal attempt
10 stop the mad competition in the
building of dreadnougbts aud now con.
cedcs that his proposal not only has had
no effect, but has been succeeded by q
more strenuous rivalry than ever in
preparations for war. The dsy of peace
bv arbitration is still remote, while the
day of war is always At hand
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-19
OLD STORY RECALLED.

Witnesses at the trial of Lawrence
Duke, son Of the tobacco maenate,
charged with msnslaugbter in connec-
tion with the death Of Seattle saloon
keeper as the result OF an automobile
collision, disagree as to whether the
moon shone clear or there wero clouds
on the night of the accident.
Many years ago a story used 10 be
frequently seen in print to the effect
that Abraham Lincoln, when practic.
ing lawyer on tho illinois circuit, was
retained TO defend n man accused of
murder, one Of tho main points at is
sue being as TO whether or not the
moon was visible on tho night of the
alleged crime. After having cross.ex-
amined the witnesses for the prosecu-
sion on this point Mr.. Lincoln was
said 10 have produced an almanac
showing that their contentious could
not possibly be true. Tho point to the
story is the claim that tho almanac
used was an old one selected TO meet
the needs of the defense, and the
failure of the prosecution to discover
the fact until after the accused man
had been acquitted.
The case of young Duke, however,
does not hinge so much upon whether
the moon shone IA upon how many
highballs or cocktails be had imbibed
before starting out upon his Joy ride
resulting in the death of the saloon
keeper.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-19
Asks Iittla of Himself.

''Gadson is a man whose distinguish
ing trait is sclf.approval.
ri understand now why everybody
says he is easy 10 please ''-Birming-
ham Age Herald.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-19

A Chicago man testified in court that
beating his wife WAS the only amuse-
ment he had, and yet his wife objected.
Women never want a man 10 have any
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-19
The Real Poison Needle.

The cartoonists engaged on the "poi-
son needleN will not go far wrong, if
they give it the semblance of cork
screw,-Springfield Republican.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-19
Left,

!'My rich uncle is dead
"Did he leave you anything?'
eyes, he left me penniless. ''-E1-
.hange
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-19

II appears that ambassador Page
really stood up for the Monroe doctrine.
He was on his feet when he made his
Sncech.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-19

England ought TO participate in the
San Francisco exposition 10 celebrate
the completion of her own canal.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-19

The American papers color the Mexi-
can news. asserts Villa. Mexican news
is always yellow without being colored.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-19

TRUCTIoN-OTFICE QUARTER
master, Fort Yellowstone, Wyo. March
4, 1914. Sealed proposals Will be received
and then opened, for constructing an out"
fall sewer. this post Further inforna
ton may be obtained by applying this
office. w. B. McLaurin. End Lieut.. lst
Cav, Quartermaster. peas
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-19

the rain, is again Dragging about her
climate.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-19

Heavily tolls the Panama canal dis.
pute.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-19

California, having Just got in out OF
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-19

RIBUNE WANT ADS PULL
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-19

Friends and loves we have none. nor
wealth, nor blest abode.
But the hope. the burning hope. and the
road, the lonely road
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-19

And what il The hGo0S &c Z.
wofId HofLf ais and easily
Tribune Want A'
New-York tribune., 1914-11-29
BY G.. l.. HARDING.

Y Hen Tie news came the other day That
I the cruiser Emden had closed her
daring and romantic career at last, 1t
.o.,,ed that the feetest and wariest
New-York tribune., 1914-11-29
ARMIES WILL PAY HEAVY TOLL

and J myself saw one man offer casS fun OF
money for a few gold pieces.
December l3-On the following day we found
the same tumut in the outskirts of Aowno that
had prevailed az the gate of Wilma. The crowd
was struggling 10 cross the bridge. while The Me-
men was frozen so hard it would have borne the
weight Of artillery, had we had any, in kowno
we saw large numbers Of uniortunates stretched
out on the snow, who had broken down just as
they reached the end Of our fatal ezpedi-
ton.
THE OLD GRENADIER A TRUE SOLDIER TO
THE LAST.
"The calamities which had overwhelmed the
army had by no means spared the Imperial Guard.
] saw one who was indeed worthy OF our admra-
tion. He was an old grcnadier stretched out on
the bridge Of Kowuo the passing throng showed
marked respect for his uniform, his decoration
and particularly his three stripes. This veteran,
with dry eyes, calmly awaited death and dsdained
to resort, like so many, TO useless entreaties.
BY chance there happened TO come up one on TWO
men Of his regiment lie then made final
effort to rise; but the attempt vain, and feel
ing death approaching he summoned all his re-
naming strength, and in faterng accents said
to one Of these friends: Thy efforts are useless,
my friend: the only favor I ask thee is TO pre-
vent the enemy from proiaung the marks Of
honor which ] gained i'm fighting them. Take to
my captain this decoration which was presented
to me on the field Of Austolitz; take him also my
sabre. which ] used at FrcIiand'
"His comrade obeyod him, and taking the sabre
and the cross rejoncd the Old Guard Of which
there were only three hundred left They still
marched however, in sewied piatoors. and pre-
served even unto death their proud and martial
bearing.
AT last on the morning of December l8, out
of the four hundred thousand warriors who at
the opening of the campaign had crossed the Me
men. near Kowno scarcely twenty thousand re-
passed the river. and of these at least tvo-thirds
lad never seen the Kremlin On arriving at the
other side Of the stream, like shades returned
from Hades we cast terrified eances behind as
and saw with horror the savage countries where
we had suffered such woes
December Prince Eugene arrived at Ma
rienwerdcr, on the Vistula, where he busted him
self in collecting AN who belonged 90 the 4th
Corps After the most careful inquiry he sue
ceeded in getting together about twelve hundred
crlppes, the miserable remains OF ffty-two thou
sand men who had come an the way from Italy 20
perish IN Russia. not from the arms of the enemy.
lat as victims of the fatal madness of a leader
who, not satisfied with the conquest of Che raircst
part Of Europe. next asp.rcd 60 vauoui.h the cIc-
ments as a preliminary TO the invasion Of des-
erts"
New-York tribune., 1914-11-29
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from getting through 70 the Indian Ocean. But
we later found that there far greater sig
nifcanco ir their extreme watchfulness
At dawn the following day we arrived at Sa-
bang. Sumatra, Dutch possession. ! went out
on deck as the sun rose. violet haze enveloped
,o Green hills that rose steer out Of the had
often read Of "spice-laden, fragrant isles" but as
had lived for ten years in the tropics without
experiencing this delight had come to look upon
this phrase as a bit of poetical license. But there
at Sabang, in that early morning air, | learned
there is truth in the description.
At the end of the one thoroughfare Of Sabang
tvpica Partisan cafe thr st its little tables and
chairs out on the walk Here mingled with
Germans. Dutch, British, French and our own
Americans, and drank good German beer. Many
ships Of all nations lay anchored in the harbor'
mostly Germans-a significant fact
THE KOENIGSBERG CAPTURES THE CITY
OF WINCHESTER.
Here we learned the reason for the patrol Of
the Strait Of Malacca. Only two days previous
a British cargo carrier, new vessel, the City of
Winchester. bound for England, had been boarded
bv German man-of-war, the Koenigsberg, the
Messengers and crew taken off and the ship blown
no. after the coal and supplies had been removed
The Messengers were still at Sabang, the tale
was authentic
Through the Indian Ocean around Ceylon, up
into the Arabian Sea- ono day like another,
yet varied by the ever changing phenomena Of
the sea. Had we known that German cruisers
lay in wait for US in the Indian Ocean, we would
have aroused from the languor that possessed us.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-29
THE IMPERIAL TREASURY IS ROBBED AND
HUNGRY MEN ARE RICH

"In the midst Of pitch black night we plodded
along the Kowno road but the snow which COW
cred the country caused us often TO lose our way
Two hours afterward we reached the foot Of
small mountain which was impossible owing TO
the steepness Of the ascent and the sheet Of ice
with which it was covered An around were the
remains Of NapoeUn's escort, the baggage the
army chest and the wagons containing the sinis-
ter trophies brought from Moscow. We
had examined every point, but the ascent was
slippery and the horses so tired that we desparcd
Of proceeding. We then conceived the idea Of
employing On soldiers Of the escort 10 carry of
the money belonging to the imperial Treasury
As il amounted TO about S5.O0OOOO, mostly in
crowns. this involved the employment Of such an
enormous number of men that it impossible
TO look after them properly, witt the natural re-
suit that every man helped himself literally to
the spoil
"Many who came up beer Joined in this loot
ing and it was a most grotesque spectacle TO see
men diving Of hunger weighed with riches they
could scarcely carry Scattered around
in every direction were trunks broken open, port
manteaux half torn asunder, magnificent court
dresses and rich furs adjoining the persons Of
the most hideous and repulsve soldiers Who
loaded down with booty, were Offering TO e%-
chance 60 francs for one gold piece. There were
some who gave ten crOyn5 tor glass Of brandy
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dead by the roadside. Even those who were in
eood health could always end their suferines by
merely standing still. Every bivouac bore
the appearance next day Of a battlefield When.
ever soldier succumbed his nearest comrade
pounced on him, even before the breath was out
of his body, and stripped him Of his clothes to
wear himself The road was covered with
soldiers who had lost the form Of humanity and
whom the enemy disdaiued 10 make prisoners.
Each day these poor creatures were actors in
scenes which it s narrowing 90 relate. Some had
lost all sense Of hearing, others the power Of
speech, and many, owing N the frightful cold or
10 hunger, were reduced TO such condition Of
british ferocity as to roast the dead bodies and
devour them, or to gnaw of the arms and hands.
Some there were so weak that they were unable
TO carry q log or roll stone but sat down upon
the corpses Of their comrades and with vacant
faces stared into the camp fires; ere long the
fire would begin to die out, when those livd
corpses, not having the strength to rise, would
fall dead beside the bodies upon which they had
been resting Others were 10 be seen, driven
mad by suffering who TO warm themselves came
and placed their naked feet in the middle Of the
FIRE
New-York tribune., 1914-11-29


"C' '"'5 man ..| -. 17 ~ -.
,,,,,,,aI .boroo+. l,,ticb rado me- sick as a dog
an hour or SO aftcr) that he was merely a busi-
ness mar on a trim 90 England 20 look after his
estates But he was indeed a startling person TO
meet on a foggv day In a lumber.ng old mercau-
tile room Off Lombard ST. His coal black mus
tache was bushv in the Scotch fashion. lie bent
toward me. his 1.-the body tapcrlng Off 90 slim,
beriuped brown fingers. speaking all the while In
a voice that buried of the Trossachs He told me
the history of his patrimony in that little room,
and through the blood of his Malay mother and
tho half-1ialav mixture of his father there spoke,
urdilutcd and uublcnded. something of the genius
of Drake and Raleigh and Frobshcr and those
other careless giants who iu spirit of adventure,
threw together the British Empire and laid down
the first bold claims 20 world-empire for which
England is wrestling i'm "a death grapple to-day
The history of this sun-bathed coral atoll begins
In a climate almost exactly its opposite on earth.
Ross the First was brought up in the Hebrdes.
literally in the spray of those savage seas, for
when the weather was wild the waves broke over
his fathers tiny cabin on the low cliffs lie came
of that hotblooded Highland clan which early in
the eighteenth century followed Stuart pre-
tender after another TO their ruin and finally fed
for their lives lhaving little else letD TO these
desolate islands OF the west coast
ROSS THE FIRST MEETS ALEXANDER HARE,
AN ASTOI-NnINC DFcFNFPATF
49,. -, g.. ,,,,.,,,+
- 49,. ,........ii.. =. H.. IT,,
20, al'' a. - ta,,. ~, 80. ~
go, a.,rd t,oo 80 t,ir.oo, % Ike nine
(,+ of tom ~ tb, ctrcr bos il, his village he went
New-York tribune., 1914-11-29

dozen revolts against his rule, the most fornd,
able Of which was engineered by native Of
Charestown, Mass, named Raymond, whom 10"
speaks of in his diary with uureseryed vehemenes
as an "anarchistical ringleader and agits'or
whom I certainly must give the quletus. nay
mond got the "quietus," apparently for, after 'e''
ting fire to the oil factory and inducing the n''
tiyes TO go on strike for a new king, he is never
heard Of again AS Raymond had already eo''
ten years in Boston for the murder Of negro
he fell victim more than likely to that sans
self-made rough justice he had himself evoked
Besides being a strong and resolute handler O.
men, the first Ross framed legal code, sys""
Of coinage and set OF laws for the sdmln'H'
tion of the islands lie wrote extensively on h'
ural history and put together q t7o-volume tres'n'
of extremely terse and vigorous speculation on "'
theories of Malthus lie died DO 1854 after sln0''
thirty years of vigorous and substantial pioneer
ing, and with his fourscore Of years Ormm'A'
with adventures that had ftly found their i0e.'
and building place in this tiny coral chain u w
limitlcss southern ocean.
THE BRITISH FRIGATE juno TAXES Po''
SESSION.
Neither Ross II nor Ross III have approaeH'aa
their great forbear, but they held what ne as nSs
won. During the reign Of Ross II lHe D.
frgate Juno took possession Of the arcniPe'asV
the name Of the Queen but It is an lhHH''"..
comment on the grip OF the people al H0HIs
such matters that the island the Juno was 0''''I
10 visit was the Cocos north OF the AnaalHSA'
the North Indian Ocean, near bengal AS ~. -
never has been the lsh-cst change .n '"e - -,
the islands since this happy event. no"e'.', 3.
Ross family never bore gradse tor tne ms, ,'sy
Ross III. like his father, married Malay '..,'
a princess in her own right. blt "llh 'H' ~.
mixture of the Malay strain the scotch ehs''N
istics have never been weakened ]" fsD'.
1854. Ross III set sail from Cocos DO s'NCV.
every rio and spar Of which was ol"I :,
men. The John Clunies-Ross was SIX moa'H,
the VOYAGE. and Ross III ami his brother anu. 5,
were on the bridge every hour Of the time u"
arrived in London without having once - 80.
her roainsau before any kind Of weather "H' -,
ever. The character Of these men shows i''' M
fact that the little schooner was eNan'A, S,.,n
Llovds after her trip and classed Al ior egg
years m,
On hoard the John Clunies-Ross we're Ross u.
seven sor.. and four Of them, including 'A'
ent Ross ", got an education az the UnNs,',, Un.,.
Edinbure-s, the neigne or their grvsrgranu,'. n
often expressed ambition. When ! say s.,,.l
he was on his way back 20 his romanu' -.V,.
destiny which. Tor all It's isolation from ori
papers quick transportation, potted eul',' lis.
The word-war seemed TO have call "nlSn ,...,iou.
fed even instincts that had tasted oi el'N'.Sr
But of one thing am sure-that II os''''i line
Of the first Clunies- Ross got back TO Ooe0s -,.py
10 see the smashing up Of the Emden ne ''', s,tss,
telt that that event had happened al '''
place on earth.