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Show r , EVENING DESERET EVENING -- NEWS or a few ears of corn grow where nothing but t weeds grew before Without foaling to ba la tha toast fanatical, bigoted or Pharisaical, and while fully realising that "tha Sabbath a as mads for man and aot Tha Desarct Newa sail mao for the Sabbeth. finds no warrant for justifying tho violation of tha fourth commandment, etthar in work or play, particularly when there to so simple a plan for making such violation unneceaaary. ' OCR IMMEDIATE Addreas all business comftiurilratloas and jMI r" nittanee. THE DESERET NEW. Ctafc. . Balt Paha City. i wttr 'Ton1cspti)4ae tn4 other reading pubilcatloa should ba addressed to ths Editor. V(ajbr J W Audit Buraao CtmitatML MrKtnnsy. Easters representative. York Office 1st Fifth Aveaen Chicago Offica. Soatk Michigan Naur in ! ntered' at tka pwtaffiia of Balt Laka City, mattar according to Act of Cooaraaa ' second elaa in. rapt lake citt. March P THE SUBMARINE MAT "- 7 - (HHkkm.B? 1 highest imp .ranNEWS ofthatheAmerican tn tha ; tuple Saturday failoirtef brief paragraph wt out- - over tha Aa- aodatad Pres wire L. Saunder. Mow York. Mav 1 "chairman of the uatal runsuiting board, an- Bounced hero toda that tha board had for- warded to Wsvhlrgtnn plana for dealing with tha outimaiina problem which. It a be-- " . - Herod, had solved tha problem stjorensfuHjr. The pararraph au amplified In the night re port of tha asaociation. but a lory with tho more extended notice Siren Mr. Saundera at a lament DITT TO KCtUilA. Russia, and the that other tumultuous outbreaks will ba numerous before the new order of things shall ba firmly established, the departure of tho American commission of which Elihu Root la chairman should he hastened with all speed. The problem that has arisen in the realm of the to is Car to no. easy one. To distinguish between is realities and its possibilities will not be a task for a novice; It will require all the acumen and wisdom of even so thoroughly trained an observer es Mr. Root. And it to greatly to be desired that he be on the spot while condtiloni are still in a liquid or ferwmtivs stage, before radicalism on either side shall have crystallised, in order to exert hi Influence la fevpr of moderation and to offer tha advice and assistance that ara bora of experience. Tha duties of this commission, tha selection of whose chairman and chief has given universal d to their nature. satisfaction, ara really One duty is to Russia, tha other to to the United Btatea. though both ara in Russia's immediate interest. As to the former, the special embassy ia to cogvey tha sympathy and hops of this country for the efforts which tha Russian people are making to keep and consolidate their newly-wo- n liberties in other words, to Interpret this country to them. Tho other duty to to ascertain from d observation how the United States can beet serve the interests of Hus Ian democracy, bow wacaa most effectively help this giantlike nation torn between the troubles of local revolution and external war. Something more to needed than an abstract expression of our sympathy this must ba supplemented by counsel and example from ihooe experienced ia republicanxim. as wail as by material assistance of tha promptest and most abundant kind. And the sooner this doty ia performed. the more hope for the perpetuity. the success, and the peace at the mighty movement which we are watching with such groat anxiety because of Us affect upon ibe future of democracy throughout tha world. if; view of recent happenings In two-fol- first-han- . iAt' of the naTy and othara prominent in national acttritlaa that modified to an ire extent the enthualaom which tha firxt announcement created. It la devoutly to ba hoped that Mri Saunders's optimum U well founded. But. glad aa orory ertcan waa to read t&l bit of newa. u Is that' every loyal eitixon felt that tha Chairman of the naval consulting loard exhibited inexcuaable indiscretion In (trine out such a Statement. Eyan If Jl to true, to announce anythin of such tremendous Importance thus aeama to ha the halht of folly. It a moat vital part of our war. plans and contributes to a feeling of security that may ba things wholly unjustified. It la one of those which should ba shrouded in closest secrecy and If (ivea every opportunity to do its work. through the employment of this new weapon against tha submarine wa wars enabled to drive the murderous craft from the seas, tha world would soon know that Tankee brains had checkmated tha Kaiser in tha face of tha failure of the other enemies of Germany. We could afford to wait until tha proper time had come to know Just hew wa had accomplished this. To achieve sue- ecM in this undertaking to tha big thing for Am-- .. erica. By comparison, the knowledge of how It eras dona would bo wholly unimportant. Aa a metier of fact this country could profitably retain all the facts in tha safely locked secret archives of the navy. Wa need never know how In the U waa done! we might rest content knowledge that it had been dose To defeat tbs submarine la tha first accoma t plishment to which all tie resources of tha country must ha set After that thara are other large taeke awaiting ua,' but which oannot be undertaken until tha wees are faced from tha terror carried by these hidden perils. Tha nation will hope Hr. Saunders has given it newt which shall tarn out To be wholly true In the meantime no tense of fatoo security promoted by hie announcement should ho permitted to halt tha pro- -i paratlona for a long and a determined struggle which hare oaly been begun In fractional parts doubt-Mta-l- ru eon-eer- ns I h ; v ' yVt - JPOURTH COMM AN DM ENT lN REVOKED. ever there waa a Urns and an emergency seemed to Justify violation of tha Divtnt injunction. "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. . . in It thou ehalt not do any work." yesterday wee that occasion. The season has been hold and backward, wherefora tha ttma for vegetable growth has bean shortened, tha universal call for Incraaeed and planting has becoma a veritable eummone to salvation: the sun's warm rays and the verdant sir had suddenly waxed benignant end Inviting all these conditions combined to create a temptation which many were unabl to reslet. with the result that if tha Sabbath was not broken in the spirit, it was seriously bant and twisted in the letter. ii .In this connection It to interesting to note that In tha most Impregnable remaining strong- -' hold of the traditions of Purtyen theocracy, conservative old Massachusetts, a radical cone. ales has Just been made to what are felt to be tbs necessities of the war. In this very matter of Sabbath farming Under suspension of tha rules both branches of the "Great and General Court" Of the state have passed a bill reading IT . ad follows: -- h f Tha cultivation of land and the raising. 7 harvesting, preservation, end transporting of agricultural products shall not be unlawful on the Lord e Day while the United States to at war or until the first of January follow-.- . big the cessation of furb war In apttdof the old "blue-law- " spirit which till survives in that ancient end honorable commonwealth, especially among the "old stock." and among tha stalwart that usually predomln- at in tha legislature, this remarkable Innova-- . tlon has found exceedingly few ohjscmrs or eritice. On the contrary, it to warmly tn press 'and pulpit, by many who are proud to tears descant fremthe practical and patriotic man. the . "wise and ploua ancestors wbolaid tbs foundations of the colony's future if) the stress and storm of the seventeenth century. Those valiant torse aaw nothing Improper in taking their guns to church with them and sallying forth to fight Indiana on tha Lord s Day Their consistent softs retard Sunday farming aa no less a branch of patriotic and defensive fighting. , And atlll great deal of the necessity for a in Utah. Massachusetts, and, 'Sunday labor, els, would ha remediad by a plan often , advocated In theee columns namely, a weekly half holiday. No good reason has yet been ad- ihced against the suggestion or its practicsbil-(itThe consuming public would soon become decuttomed to it tho employers weald loo nothing by It. while those who would be, benefited by - It irould in hundreds of Instances pass those benefit eking to others. Boms, it to true, would spend the holiday selfishly, in sport, idleness er recreation; but many would employ it is cleaning up. beautifying, ha cultivating thslr owa premises. .And la making fw potatoes, or pint of hem BA every-wher- y. NEWS MONDAY 1917 7 MAY FAVOR NATIONAL PROHIBITION SALT LAKE THEATRE Springfield Repubtttwn. ID DAY, TCES, WED. Seldom has a mors impressive list of names been signed to a memorial to Congress than tbe list of 1.000 appended to tho memorial in favor of national prohibition. It is 0 to say. aa tha promot-- 1 ara of thaaaggeratln memorial do aa y, that 'tha thou sand coma from place of leadership in all walks of life, scientists, railroad presidents, university lead ere, capitalists. Socialists, men - of letters, leaders at tbe bar and In medicine . are alto ha found in tho list." Among business men who have signed ara Chairman Gary of the Untted States Steal corporation. President Vandertip of tho National City bank of New Tork, President . Howard Elliott of tha New Haven railroad, amonl economists. Prof. Teuasig of Harvard, now the chairman of the federal tariff commission : amd'ng physicians. Dr. Jaa'ewXV. chief of the John Hopkins hospital at Bait:- more; among publicists and social workers, .Raymond Robins and Jana Addams of Chicago; among Socialists. John bpargo eno J O. I'helpe 'Etoke. among merchants, John Wanaraaker of New Tork and Philadelphia; among editors, Lawrence Abbott of The Oat look and Hamilton HoH of the Independent; among physiologists. Prof. Tan-de- ll Henderson of Yale; among engineers, Bioo J. Arnold of Chicago; among educators. President Emeritus Tucker of Dartmouth, President Burton of Smith and President Th Woolley of Mount Holyoke college. temptation ia to continue indefinitely giving names for The memorial to singularly rica in the support ft receives from men ane women of the highest distinction. Fully 00 of the 1,044 have signified their approval pf the demand for national prohibition aa a war measure, which would not necessarily fix permanently the nation's policy in dealing with the liquor question Mr. Roosevelt has lately Joined this body of citixens. although hto name to hot among the thousand. Adults, 24c, (Oc; Children, 14c. Ftrst Showing of The Big Educational Movie , Vatina and Evening It Pays to Buy a Good Lawn Mower THE WORK OF PROTECT- CITYS HEALTH ING A Made and indorsed by the gait Lake . City Boned of Health. Ton should see how the city's most PennsvBani lawn war has tempered blade never dull always ready .and no sharpenA Mb important department operate. amrt TODAY , htoaC.htt-'f- ing expense. U TOMORROW. Ot Millions All of the blades are of ths same kind of crucibl steel as used in fin cutting tools r dl hardened and . ' TM Idol . -- PEARL WHITE ' II P- - Cross and Josephine - Grapewin' & Chance 'ss TT in s Con, A mcrica Musical Sc. ED. EYE. su dev ills H1IL BEG. New The 1 to 1 top. iSr, children Adult water-tempere- d, and doea the beat n ork year in and yaar out Always la alignment nertr rjna hard. MAY BLOSSOM." Per for manors ixuithinotta tool-ste- or II iJl-11- edy Favorites. MELDIN. to ATI'S IRUO STORE IS SOUTH MASS 4 AT St TOM XES HENDI.FR OOFNTEhh RDIM HIRSTHED teh in or the seriousness of it. There is nothing at which wa may now stop, abort of the complete success of the cause in which w are enlisted. To th question. What shall th United Stale do? thara can be but on answer Everything! Food, money, munitions, ships, man these and everything else that tha struggle thus far haa cost and will continue to cost, w must be prepared to offer faeely and plentifully. No one can tell when the frightful struggle will end probably few believed It could have lasted to long. It may still last on year, or two, or three surely it shows no present abatement of fury. But in all that to to come, whether th agony be brief or "MA" blX DAY FLATS HER SEX. w must prepare ourselves to bear a full shV noisy, slangy and perhaps a heavier portion because we have deBILLT SUNDAY, tha has been holding up the ferred this long to take It up. and are conseevangelist, r York conscience for all beholders to see and quently fresher and stronger then our colleagues has been breaking tome of hto previous records whose cause is now ours. A1I thto should be so plain that the merest for "trail hitting " Thera ara doubtless a great many people who have been spiritually benefited layfarcr could not misread or misinterpret it. And yet the fact to that America haa only through their presence at hie largely attended taband that millions of people ere apernacle gatherings, depending on hew sincere is thslr repeats nee which may be measured by the parently unable to real! th actual condition circumstances ia length of time they continue, in the straight and An apathy that under the narrow road without even occasional excursions simply amaxing benumba a large fraction of th national mind. We are adjured every day to into the "primrose path. rBut the noted baseball evangelist to not the only one of the Sunday avoid the mistakes which our prevent allies made family who has gained prominence. There's in the earlier stages of tha struggle; and yet a She waa interviewed the other moat fatal and fatuous blunder Impresses us not at "Ma' Sunday. day by tbe New York Sun. She took occasion to all we go on unconcernedly a If perfectly safe say some very pointed things about her sex. The In the confidence that without any important sacrifice or sorrow somehow we shall "muddle Interviewer holds the opinion that "Ma" Sunday through." Is as famous In America aa Maude Adama Jeannette Rankin. Mrs Sanger or Mary Pick ford. Be Two years ago today occurred on of th that aa K may, and wa will not argue the point, most awful tragedies of ail the ages, the deliberate waa to Tha Sun whet she had to say reporter slhking of tha Lusitania, with tha murder of worth while. hundreds and hundreds of Innocent men. women Mrs. Sunday believes the chief vice of Amerand children. The hideous, cowardly crime reican women la their love of display putting on main unavenged, but the malevolent power that style to keep up with the other woman, buying planned and executed it are poor readers of the clothes and furniture that they ought not to af- signs of doom If they think it to going to be ford,, entertaining more than they can afford forgotten or left unatoned and without finding satisfaction in it. "Love of When arguing about th need of a censorwomease to the besetting sin of a large clam of ship lest Germany may hear something to her en." she somewhat sadly observed to her interviewer ss she sat looking from her window. Then advantage, let it not be forgotten that th sooner she continued: There wouldn't be any feminist Germany learnt of some things that are going on in this country the greater it will redound problems if women were as willing to yield themselves to Christ and Hto service as they are to to the world advantage yield to every whim of fashion and every selfish .The Ice man' tip that hto . commodity will Impulse.. Mrs. Sunday expressed her conviction be Increased in price aa toon aa Old Bol's energy a of every woman's problems could will warrant it ia doing Its part to reconcile that be solved by complete acceptance of Him and His tha community to the continuance of th cold teachings spell. with of ftrst her told Mr. Sunday meeting Copenhagen appears to hav entered into Billy Sunday when he wee a baseball player, of their merriage and of hto entry upon religious compiitlon with Petrograd. Amsterdam and El of war news that work. She told of their first struggles when he Paso as a never happened. as the a famous for hto player salary big gave up meager stipend of a Y. M. C. A worker, of the Mayor Thompson of Chicago received Maraacriftcea they had to make for their children. shal Joffr and Vice Premier Vtvlanl. Hi honor Then she said that she thought "wives ought to to becoming lee cosmopolitan and more know and understand the details of their b urines and be able to give edviee when There are many kinds of patriots, Including sdvtcq to needed.1 But the said a woman ought tbe Potatriota to bo mighty careful about urging her husband to do hnythlng against the Lords will." "A good latitude. Von Imaginary linea longitude. J' Hindenburg'a many wives," aha continued, "by their extravagance force their husbands to make money their GET READY FIRST. chief goafapd Interest la life. It's a mistake! A wife ought to to a helpmate and an Inspiration There ia one matter on which there is no to a man, not a goad to make money for her to disagreement among loyal citizens, that we ought to be doing our share to end th war victoriously pend." for democracy as soon aa we are ready. We are Mrs Sunday ha a greats many other opinion ready now to do manv things worth doing, and held those with variance at ara somewhat that there should be no delay In doing them. But women who themselves e cannot ia fairness to iur allies send untrained pride by a large class of lot wholesome troop abroad, and at this moment we have.no on being ''moderns" There is a trained troope to spare When the army bill beof truth In what aha says, not universally applicacome a law full consideration can be gtvan to ble to womankind, of course, but warranted by the plan of sending an expeditionary foro within a few months to finish r military education tlgns of vain electees Indulged in by young women and mtturer matron who seem to be held fast on French soil and be ald to tha front whan fit for service. Our military visitors from hr a paesion for display, for every whim and Franeeurg upon u th- - advantage of gsttinr new method our of for and and soldiers our fashion, avrry into ths allied line at flag fancy for wasting Ihs passing hours that drag an early day. W'e shall give attentive corftlders-tio- n I te heir appeal, but first we must prepare heavily upon them because they cgn think of the way for raialrik-aumain army, Mew York r. Times nothing of worth or profit to he 3o5e (H R TANK IS GIGANTIC. SANE AND SENSIBLE CENSORSHIP. PALFBFV-HM- BILLY Tho TO THE PUBLIC: BROWN L THE DEEP GREEK RAIL-- . ROAD COMPANY KIVKVID S that the road Is now completed Wend-ove- r, Utah, to Gold Hill, Utah, and has in augurated both Passenger and Freight service between all points and solicits your patronage. For rates and information address agents Wendover, Gold Hill, or the undersigned. Desires to announce . iNrauAuejfAupcytuSl Nowsir Playing riser I lest, lost ran-- $ hwfftesx, dev Hie Mil of season "BIRTH OF THE RED HOSF." bpcrtacnlar girl dsn. ink art. blx other great big feature In a galaxy of variety and vaudeville apfc-e- . Dont Mian the Joyfesl. Three shows daily. Reg. prior. Prrskfcmi, M Big triumphal rloslng Partfia Time.' South Leave m 7:00 attract ion North Arrive Wendover Deseret . . . . r. . .77. Salt Spring Erickson Garrison Monster Gold Hill 7H5 arm IX THIS WEEK RUTH OKMhBY and THE 8:15 a. m m. 9:30 10:00 m 11:00 nt In PLAYERS W. J. DAVIS. Superintendent. Wendover, Utah. TIME OF TRAINS A WILKES D. MACVICHIE, halt lake CHy, Utah. "The Poor Little Rich Girl A vivid play of fact andxfancy. Matinees Thursday and Saturday. Prices 13c and 5e; boxes hoc. Night prior. I So, S.V, Uq SOe; boxes Tbe. Trains Daily Except Sunday. THE EMPRESS THEATRE TOD AY TOMORROW 5:00 p. m. :T5 p7 m. 3:40 p. m. 2:30 p. m. 2:00 p. m. 1:00 p. m. . 4 Conntry Newspaper SALTAIR MARGARET ILLINGTON la a MOONLIGHT thrilling Mary pf lore war. BARN DANCE 'SACRIFICE Paramount Cartoon. Tomorrow Ptctographa. Bray Topical Review. i night Coming Wednesday Mae .Murin "The Primrose Ring." ray "Our Fighting Forres." patriotic of Working Get ready fur that It . and in the data of your jnuth and strengtn BEGIN TO SAVE. 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EXCURSIONS f FROM w ny pwaww OGDEN & SALT LAKE ,ym, EAST AND RETURN FREE via MOTION PICTURE SHOW demonstrating th wonderful Paihescope, courtesy Deseret New at th NinlhzWant Anmsement -- ' - lib Corner 5th Ftost and TONIGHT. may be some apology for the nations no newspaper, certainly denies that No on plunging inta the present war in thto war a censorship is needed. In our Civil without knowing or even Imagining how grave and War the pres had too great liberties tn military' matters, which it too frequently abused. Our war terrible matter u would prove to be. In fact. with Spain seemed sometimes to be a perfect revel It to safe to say that not one of them conceived of newspaper correspondents and sensational that it 'could take on such gigantic form end publication. If we .had not learned something sine then, and Also taken to heart the lessons proportion as it has assumed. Th United State of the European war. it would be much to our therefor ha thit great, adventsga dtoeradH There la no real objection t a eenstbl having been xn onlooker for two and a censorship. Held within its proper limits it scarcehalf years, w r able to see at th outset, not ly needs a law to establish It. sine all deand news asaociation would cent only the stupendous magnitude of the efforts bead newspapers th requests of the authorities. But In this that must be made to bring it to a conclusion, but w speak of printing newa not of expressing opinare also in a position to realise th great stakes ion A censorship that attempted to prevent th for which It is being waged.. The assassination latter was. as we can at present perceive, doomin advance in the Untted State. When th ef an Austrian princeling, in th light of th hor- ed President avows that he has no wish to be exrors of th past threw yearn proves tj'. be so In- empt from critictsm. we take H that no suborconsequential a to he without any present In. dinate member of the Government will venture to assume that to find fault with him Is to make tercet or significance whatever. th heart of th Kaiser. New Tork Evening w there need he no doubt as to what our Xlad . Sits. South. mteltu Come and see Maqc. i ' t other red THERE Kansas-Cit- y- Louis Chicago Memphis WHY DO WE Pack and Ship mor household good than any other concern in the West! Because w KNOW HOW and GIYE THE SERF ICE. Ste-,Mov.- - I Redman Fireproof Storage Company Waaotch S55 and HI 140 MOn. 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