Show i L Where Does It L LS Lead I S OME years ago Utah changed the form farm o of government for cities of the first class class hoping to eliminate city affairs from the realm alm of partisan politics We would not say say ay that partisanship has been entirely removed so fa faas far faras as the change in Salt Lake is concerned but nevertheless there has been a semblance of respectability re respectability respectability re- re attached to the to-the the change No matter matte how low much politics s enter into our city elections election and subsequent activities city officials generally insist that the conduct of their offices is is without t obligations to to politics In the face of these facts it is surprising t to note that Dr M. M R. R Stewart in his official capacity capacity capacity capa capa- city of city should candidly admit admi t that the destinies of his department are controlled by the realm of politics In dismissing an em em- toYe in his department Dr Stewart write For Fat purely political reasons I am compelled to make a a change in your 4 lion tion This will introduce to you Miss Ivy s J I M. M Frazier who v will familiarize herself with your work and when she feels equal to it will relieve you Signed M R. R STEW STEWART ART So far as the law and the public is concerned concerned concerned con con- there is no political emergency to b be recognized and if Dr Stewart has a political politic l debt to pay he should be frank with the people e who elected him and explain it further The Th e people eople would be interested to know knO what political ties ies necessitate this change not that they would require Dr Stewart to keep help he did not want but because they have long since decided against employment for purely political rea rea- rea- rea I sons What are we we coming to when a city commissioner frankly confesses obligations which come ahead of those to the city employing him J John olm Drew member of one of the oldest theatrical families in the world says I HI do donot donot donot not think the actors in the old days were better than they are to today excepting I excepting perhaps Booth I and Barrett and the old tragic school Everything Everything Everything Every Every- thing looks better a long time after its it happens I Each generation is obsessed with the notion that I things are going to pot compared with the good good old days Fathers say The high school lads dont don't seem as big as in my day Their fathers said the same before the them Rents have have- have dropped dropped an average of about about- 40 per cent in the financial district of which Wallstreet Wallstreet Wall street is the core Wall street keeps a few paces ahead of national conditions What has I happened to Wall WaIl street rents is advance notice I of what is g going ing to happen all over the country I |