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Show UTAH STATESMAN Liberty - Editorial Comment - Educational hr Utah gtatiraman (Endorsed by the Democratic State Central Committee) WOMAN Sponsored by the Salt Lake Womens Democratic Club - ADVERTISING RATES Per Column Inch $1.00 LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Assessment, 5 times. Delinquent Notices, per column inch. Probate Notices, 2 times. Notice to Creditors, 4 times. Summons, 5 times $5.00 AO . 3.00 4.00 5.00 Flume Wasatch 852 UNPAID AUTO TAXES Either a lot of people in Salt Lake county are operating auto- mobiles when they eannot afford to do so or a lot of them are "dodg- the payment of these taxes, if the automobile tax delinquent list is any criterion. The number of auto owners listed as delinquent in the recently published delinquent tax list has jumped materially over the total for last year, the figures show. Men who study the delinquent tax lists each year report that more than 8,500 auto owners are listed as delinquent this year, while last year the delinquents totaled approximately 5,000, it is said. The law provides that these taxes shall be paid immediately after being assessed and gives the tax collectors authority to seize the autos for unpaid taxes. Those who study the thing say that approximately d of the car owners of the county are delinquent this year and that there are a lot of names on the list of men who arc apparently not financially unable to pay. Why, then, this great delinquency in auto taxes IIow many of the delinquents are "tax dodgers f Is it fair to the fellows who do pay their auto taxes f Are the tax collectors on the job! Are the commissioners on the job to see that the tax collectors on are the job! If a man can afford to own and operate an auto he certainly should be able to bear his just proportion of taxes. one-thir- THE MIGHTY FALLEN When the Indian clique of allied Republican politicians and klansmen are forced to give one of their leaders to. the penitentiary they expect the public to be satisfied also the victim. It remains to be seen whether the Indiana public is satisfied; it is quite clear that the "sacrifice, now in the penitentiary, and expected to bear the burden of all the misconduct, conspiracies and crimes, is not. When it was developed that Senator Robinson accepted presents from Boss Stephenson of the klan, including a string of pearls for his wife, the senator hastened to explain; and in doing so manifested no little ingratitude, according to the imprisoned boss. The latter thereupon prepared a rebuke, smuggled it out of prison, and had it published. That was embarrassing to the senator. It was painful to the "Organization.-It was humiliating to the "best minds in the state.. And thus it comes about that Boss Stephenson, who once waved his wand and made Senator Watson dance, and Senator Robinson accept gifts, and made the Republican party name his men for jobs, has been put in solitary confinement on bread and water That was his fare on Thanksgiving day by orders of the men he made and put in office. . The way of the transgressor may not be hard these days in Indiana but the way of the man who tells is paved with hot bricks Reading to bread and water in solitary confinement. Thus Senator Robinson and Governor Jackson were able to eat . their Thanksgiving dinners in peace ahd in holy calnf. It will be interesting to note whether this latest incident will , awaken any interest in a state that has been morally and politically asleep for ten years. New York Evening World. - . 1 Whisky Exports From Canada Nearly Trebled Annual whisky ex- ports from Canada to the United Staten have almost trebled In value since 1925 a witness testified la the governments 9500000 sales tax suit against the Gooderham and Worts dis tillery. W. N. Tilley, a defense witness, said the 1927 exports "Every Reader a Contributor totr'd 116.148.701, compared with 16.770,000 In 1925. Rob. ert Telford, statistics chief for the department of national revenue, said a definite check on liquor exports was difficult, since many boats engaged In the traffic were nameless and without license numbers. V. g . - . -- women - thl : Schoolmen Still Poorly Paid. it be pre- In a pamphlet of the United States tended that the parliamentary method Womens bureau It Is stated that must yield good results, or even be wages should be based on occupation representative of the people? That la the argument put forward, and erne and not sex or race.This Is suggested, from well found, sees dictatorships springing up In Eit ed convictions, the bureau states, rope, and popular prerogatives being that low wages for women are a taken away. menace to tbe Individual women, to Democracy has, It seems certain, the family, and to the community as come to stay, and the present reaction which Is apparent enough Is probwell" The pamphlet is entitled Short ably transient The fact la that the world is a greatly Improved place Talk to Working Women. and the from the social point of view since the Individual bargaining claim that women work only for pm people have bad the right to vote. money 'are pronounced myths. Wo- Abuses there may be but It would be mens wages, the bureau says, are still hard to deny the progress in good based on the theory that they have no government and the amelioration of family responsibilities as wage earn- the lot of the average citizen since ers with results disastrous to that life the middle of the nineteenth century. The politician may sometimes make and health for the maintenance of his appeal not to what Is highest but which they are responalble. . to what Is lowest in the electorate, he Some doubtful Democrats have been may pursue personal and unworthy heard to say that the candidacy of ends, he may be unscrupulous and alGovernor A1 Smith Is a together undesirable, but at least he affair. It may be rather does stand In salutary awe of the votbitter for the ' Republicans to take er, and that voter, who la often Indifferent and is often gullible, does astheir own medicine. e e sert himself from time to time, and f the mass Intelligence that is shown Is Reason. amazing. All In all, the electoral sysr tdm, with rare exceptions, Works well. The woman speaker had gone deepBut should the voter be made to ly into the political situation and had vote? That Is the question again scathingly attacked the male politi- raised by the establishment of the cian. French league. It would seem that male mem- the problem is being approached from Finally, a ber arose and said: May I ask a the wrong side. What should be atquestion? tacked Is political apathy, and the The speaker nodded. mere fact of voting does, not Indicate Your husband does he share these interest in politics. A man may proviews?" ceed to the polls who i totally IgnorNot yet, she replied. ant of the issues Involved. He may So I thought, came from the In- vote with the utmost regularity, and terrupter, amid much laughter In the yet neglect his civic duties, and be audience. quite unconscious of his political reI might add, said the lady, that sponsibilities. To Increase this class Im not yet married.' of voter by a law punishing abstention Then the laughter Increased to a will not mend matters. roar. Every effort should be made to Interest the community . in the great questions which more than ever call Imprison for careful thought Involuntary voters would be a menace. They could Referring to traffic ordinances, why be manipulated by the worat kind of viowouldnt it be a good, idea to let candidate. The way to make democlators go free and Imprison their autos racy work better is not by multiplying for periods ranging from thirty days law the mere number of material to twelve months? On second offense by votes, but rather by qvx, unremitting Into turn the money sell the autos and efforts to educate the people, and to the school fund A dollar and costs' af- develop, together with a sense of powfects the average traffic law violator er, a sense of responsibility. The about as much as a birds chirp affects right use of the vote is the real lnstru. the forests. Omaha Bee. ment of democracy. Christian Science - and on the other hand they give out Information about desirable candidates whom the women may trust In office Among the womens clubs which to handle their civie gffairs creditably really accomplish are the city clubs, and honestly. which are patterned after - the city And the candidates Jn these wards government Itself, and are found In are very much concerned about what many of the larger, cities of the United we are doing. They often are dealr-ou- a States. of being Invited to speak at our The Woman's City Club of Chicago meetings, and it is not unusual for so organised that It has as many com- candidates to approach us with an ofmittees as there are committees In the fer to rent the hall, pay for the adChicago municipal governing body, Is vertising and all other expenaes If we an effective agency In promoting bet- will give them the opportunity fu ter civic conditions, and particularly In ! these campaigns to speak to the woraising the standard of the executives I men. who are elected to Important positions Mrs. Langworthy averred that the In the city hall, asserted Mrs. B. F. dub knew what was going on in City Langworthy, the club'i president, In flee that has sacrificed their support, an Interview. Hall, and what every man in office was Our club always has been devoted doing, and added, The men know that to civic affairs, said Mrs. Lang- we know." It was organised primarily Asked what other activltlea the club worthy. at the request of a group of men who carried on, Mrs. Langworthy stated waited upon some of the representa- there la a committee which visits the tive women of the city and frankly women's and .girls' courts to aid the vouchsafed that there was civic work girls if occasion arises. On one night which must be done In which the wo- a girl had been brought into court who mens aid was essential to Its consum- seemed to our committee to merit aid. mation. Organised with a small mem- A club member took the girl to her bership, the club has steadily grown own home to spend the night, and the next day helped her to get a position In numbers and usefulness. Just at the moment the achieve- in a store. Even then the cast was ment for which we are rejolcmg m not dropped. The member kept In the decision to build an ' impressive touch with the girl and befriended her, convention hall, to cost $15,000,000, and the girl developed into a successauthorised by the voters of Cook coun- ful woman. At another time a girl who had ty. We used our best efforts to bring about that result We were convinced Just come in from a small tows was that Chicago needed such a conven- taken into court as the result of igtion hall, and then we had an eye to norance rather than through wrong in. the beauty of our city as well, for tent. She was alone and witnont when this hall la built It cannot fail funds. The committee took her in to be a magnificent addition to the fine their care, 'and found her a place with buildings that One by one are spring- a woman who lived alone and needed ing up in the neighborhood of the lake someone to help her in the household and to be a companion. front. Our club also has a committee of But to go back a little, to the becontinued Mrs. Lang40 women, more our of systematised ginning methods of securing results. At the worthy, who visit the city schools, to time the Nineteenth amendment was observe the discipline, and the chilwritten into the constitution, we nat- dren's Interest in their studies, and urally felt there was much we could the attitude of the teachera. They of our note the comfort of the children, aid do for the ultimate general conditions or ventilation and city and its government. Since women were legally enfranchised, we cleanliness. Another splendid service Is perwere convinced we could do nothing more constructive than to aid them in formed by our ward committees on developing an Intelligent Interest in clean air, or smoke prevention. The the government of the city of their committee In its ward checks up on residence and in using their ballof for any chimney belching forth black ends beneficial to their homes and amoke. The name of the concern and thd number of chimneys are reported families. Accordingly, classes were organ- to the club, and the club makes forised with competent instructors in mal protest to the proper city departthe charge where women esme regularly ment. Very shortly the .ownera of notice to learn at least the rudiments of the offending chimney receives nuimachinery of government bow It op- from the city to stop the smoke shuterates, how it is constituted as to per- sance or the penalty will be the sonnel. how the aldermanlc body is down of his place of business. We also have a committee that vis. elected from the respective wards Into which the city is soned. Particularly its the Juvenile delinquent home, anwere they shown how the handling of other on garbage disposal, and right the city departments affects their own now we havd one actively working to welfare the schools the streets, taxes get a tax revaluation commission so and transportation, to mention only a that we may have the right values asfew of the matters involved. sessed on property. Under the pres Besides our club membership ent method this valuations In many proper, we have from 2090 toSCCO cases are too high while n otner ward members. Our club Is organised cases they are too low. Into committees, with a committee One of our unique activities is the corresponding to each City Hall de- conduct of classes for women who partment, and these committees at- scrub floors at night In some of the tend every meeting held by those big buildings, notably the Wrigley, the For Instance, every Tribune and the Bill buildings. We department. meeting of the city finance committee obtained the permission of tbe manIs attended by our club committee agement of the buildings for the to attend classes before they beassigned to city finance. These women sit throughout the gin to scrub. The teachers are profinance meeting, and note with care vided by the board of education. The the proceedings of the finance com- majority- of these women are foreignmittee. They note the amount of ers. This lltt'e Incident will best ilmoney for the different items, and lustrate what the instruction means to if they feel the budget Is too large them : At the end of the term one woman they enter a protest then and there. We also have a committee that at- came to me, and almost with tears of tends every meeting of the general gratitude said, Oh, I never can thank council so that we may be Informed you enough. You make ' me friends about everything in the city thatr with my children. comes for ernsideration before In these foreign families the fathcouncil and particularly the questions' er and the children get out to busithat come up for vote. And," she ness and school and quickly learn the added, you should see the men look English language, but the mothers around to see what we think about who are home all day do not have the things and what we are going to say. i same opportunity, and they somehow It makes a vital difference, for If we frel a sense of separation from their disapprove something that does not own children. The night schools held seem to us a right action, they know by our club are aiding measurably to we can take effeclive measures to correct that situation among the fami. prevent the return of men in the coun-- l Ilea we can reach through certain dl who are not concerned primarily buildings. with the best Interests of the city. Their names are before us and when election time comes around, we areg organized to reach the women of the electorate and tell them why those men should not be to office. That work ia done tsrough our According to a bulletin published by ward committees. In 30 of the E0 the research division of the National wards In Chicago we have active com- Education association, teachers, prinmittees. They hold monthly meetings cipals. and superintendents In public to give information about the candl-dtue- a schools In America receive allual salwho are running for office in the aries averaging less than those paid respective wards. - They tell the wo- to workers. In 1914 teachers In the men of the wards just what the rec- United States were receiving an averord of the candidate Is on Important age salary of $525 a year, as compared leglalatlon, what he has done in of- - with $836 which was the average paid well-bein- Justice cum of Judgment, how can Women's City Clubs. Entered as Second Clan Matter, July IS, 1922, at the Postoffice at Salt Lake City, Utah, under ttae act of March 1, 1879. TORONTO Ont. Mrs. D. M. Draper Our Slogan: FREDERICK L. BAGBY, Editor C. S. GODDARD, Business Manager ing Edited hr Room 111 Atlas Block, Salt Lake City, Utah - to all gainfully employed persons. The ballot boxes latest figures show that tbe average There Is undoubtedly much to nay for teachers is now $1,275 while that against the apathy which, even In critfor all gainfully employed persons Is ical days, marks a large proportion of the electorate This apathy falsifies $2,010. the democratic regime and Indeed brings It Into peril If men and, in Based Should Be Wages some countries, women do not really care to exercise their rights, or If they on Occupation Says do consent to vote are Just as likely U. S. Bureau. to vote unlntelllgently aa with a modi- VOTER'S DEPARTMENT A Democratic state newspaper, published every Saturday at Salt Lake City, Utah, devoted to progressive ideas and to promotion of the progress and prosperity of the state and party. Office .Contributions - - Republican-engineere- d' - . The g stern-lookin- the Cars? Monitor. Lady Mayor Installed. RACE Miss Margaret Beaven, first lady mayor of Liverpool, England, was re NOT FOR cently installed into office with ap proprlate ceremonies. Chairman Fordyca Makes 8tatemant In Behalf of Mieaouri Senator. SENATE ... Woman Is Chief Executive of U. S. Bar Association. Much of the executive direction of the affairs of the American Bhr association now is in the hands of a wo-She is Mrs. Olive G. Ricker, elected secretary of the organisation at the last convention In Buffalo. The title was created then, but Mrs. Ricker as assistant secretary" under three offi rials, when the position was an honorary one, is no stranger to the duties. Headquarters of- the association moved to Chicago, mostly on Mrs. Rickers initiative. son. Mrs. Ricker has an lS-She had occupied a secretarial position in a Chicago bank before going with the bar association. - y ear-ol- d . Woman Admitted to Royal Academy. For the first time since 1769 a wo- man has managed to gain admittance to the Royal Academy of England. arMra. Laura Knlghtfthe tist, gains the distinction of being the first to accomplish the supposedly impossible feat, being elected recently as an Associate of the academy. well-know- n The psychology of congress Is one of proud fraternity, not one of humble service. The house of representatives is like a somewhat rowdy lodge of 435 members. The senate resembles a club of 96 much mannered gentlemen, the greatest club in the world. Time. i Compulsory Voting. REED WASHINGTON. With his friends actively seeking the Democratic presidential nomination for him, Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, will not under any circumstances again become a candidate for the senate, Samuel W. Fordyce, chairman of the Missouri Democratic state committee, declared here In a formal statement I am issuing this statement at this time, because of persistent rumors, started presumably by certain metropolitan newspapers, that Senator Reed is not seeking the nomination for president, Mr. Fordyce said after a vlflt to Senator Reed at his office at the capltol. While It Is perfectly true that he la not seeking the nomination, I wish to state most emphatically that his friends are seeking it for him, and that he is cognisant of the fact. Chairman Fordyce said that great pressure had been brought to persuade Senator Reed to also file for to the senate, which, under the Missouri law, must be done in June, 1928, and added: I can .state, however, that he will not under any circumstances again become a candidate for the senate. Mr. Fordyce declared that he and other friends of the senator would do everything in their power to acquaint the people with Senator Reed's record and to explain the reasons for our firm conviction that he can be nominated and will be elected.. The chairman then added: Of partisan Democrats and Independent voters, who believe In the fundamental principles on which the Democratic party was founded, we ask the' following questions: What other Democrat can surely carry Missouri, as well as the solid south. In 1928? Do they realize that Roosevelt, Harding and Coolidge all carried Missouri? What other Democrat has as good a chance to carry tbe Moubtful states of West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Oklahoma and aKnscys? What other Democrat appeals so You can lead a man to the polls but you cannot make him think. In this witty way the Paris Tempes sums up Its arguments for and against tne activities of the Llgue du Vote Obllga-toir- e The association of French citizens who are certain that the vote Is strongly to the northwestern states the great panacea Is demanding a law lying between the Pacific and the which would force electors to go to the Great Lakes? |
