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Show 8 i 1' ? - .. SUBSCRIPTION r f Vi .PRICK :itla - 5 lttaac I ' Si Va ' Dally, par year Saturday Kepi, par year per year C Coplea tra Foreign poataga ' Addreaa all buatoeaa eommunicattona and all re THK Ctah. u H. Streets, , ' , M Et Tempi Corner of South Temple nil - 8tU Lk Citjr. Utah. ButMM Horae 2. Whitney ij " 4i NEWS EVENING DESERET i l - Jrw DESERET EVENING " Correapondeac and other raal publication should be addrw d to the Editor, liemser Audit. Bureau Circulation j J. P. McKinney. Faetern BepreeentaUea New York OfBca, 14 Fifth Arena. , : Chicago OHew IK South Michigan Arenue! 1 Entered at the poetoffice of Salt aacond clan matter according to Act of Coo re I. 117. , March The Aiwocuied Prere I exetuatvelr of ail bw ; the nee for republlcauon ted la th credited to It or not Other!. P local the tlM ud MvspAiwri of opcciol 8iof republican tore is. All aro hero il jervod. pttchff i; t I- s i i 1 1 i.r rhU welfare and safety, the authorities appear to think the mere publication of the statute will prevent its violation. They ludicrously misconscience of the many judge the gnat-sizdealers who would givt cigarettes to a baby who came along with The "price ; and they' appear to have no realization of the extent to which youthful addicts of .the narcotic yield themselves, in secret and otherwise, to its poisonous influences. , To arouse the attention of school authorities and to engage in a strong campaign against this particular evil is a timely and an excellent move. But the effort should include also the sympalbetio assistance of every parent, every person interested in human betterment, and every juvenile court and police officer. This is a law that can be enforced; and the people to b$ twitted for their part are not when demanding a stronger law as was the ease recently, with tl sneerttig remark that no new laws were needed so long as the' Ijw already provided was allowed, to remain a dead letter. -i BALT LAKE Cl 1 Y. RECRITTS FOR SERVICE IN SIBERIA 4 assembly declaration ter IN his yesterday that the terms of the peace treaty ruin. Chancellor Scheiderohnn - iaeaa Germany' ed takes a gloomier view of the case than is ' Enro-'pr- an losses In s facts. the Germany by territory under the treaty amount to j about 35,000 square males, not including two other parcels with a total of 8,500 square miles, ia Schleswig and East Prussia respectively, the .jultsnal fate of which is to be determined fcy tptehisoitesIa population her losses will be, ( iq the first instance, less than 7,000,000, with ! another half a million if the plebiscites should ,80 against her. In round figures, she is to be of the European territory jsborn of one-fif- th ifasd ooe-ten- th of the population she bad at the 'outbreak of the war. Thu much she loses ! from (the empire as existing in 1914, as the out-Iroof her defiant bid for world dominat'on. Jit truly looks like a heavy and a crushing pen-aU-y, but who shall say that it is too severe as 'punishment for the crime of which she, stands ccnvictedj J Nor does it necessarily spell Germanys She retain about 170,000 square miles ) ruin. !of the heart of Europe, within which area the (Organs of economic recuperation are practically Within the new boundaries she Unharmed. will have a remaining population of more than '66,000,000 souls. Five years ago, with a population pf 70,000,000, and a Urn tonal area of . 209,000 square miles, she confidently set out to conquer the world, and came perilously near doing it. On the face of the revised census returns she. .surely cannot be. regarded as in- 'signilleant, helpless or ruined. Her lost terrinot regain; but lost popnW tory she-ma- y -tion, considering the vitality and fecundity of her people," may eailybe restored In a decade the-nation- 1',. Af J s i i r 4 i tV J h- 1 1 tt a. t -- -- fI ;I r ; i- t : i-- ;i I it'7rwr- Jt ? a- tp i ; i H f s li- 5 t jus-,U0- hr 1C r thrdlgdr of 19ft 4 What she really has lost, however, and is her military prestige. If tjus is ,the ruin' to which Herr Scbeidemann so tearfully refers, there will be none to dispute him sod none to sympathize. The nation's future !as a military power may not be reckoned on ithe basis of narrowed boundaries and diminished population--f- or these, as shown above, are only slightly reduced, comparatively speak- -j mg, from what they were when she launched (her impious threat against the peace of the iworld.-'Bshe in definitely rendered impotent- to repeat that threat, and in this jever again 'fact the world wilt breathe easier. With her ! army reduced to a skeleton, with sharp restne- -' lions on the industries of war and military .training, with the military neutralization of a ! thirty-mi- le strip on the A.nt side of the Rhine, he will be compelled to cease her eaber-ra- U llrng and to behave. But so far from being ruined" induslrciaiy and politically, she has plenty left with which in tune to win a prominent and honorable place in the society of nation;' after making the restitutions demanded and exhibiting the repentance that is . due from her. Herr ScheidemannwilFdo weir lo recon- sider his impassioned rejection of the treaty terms as unacceptable." They were not framed with the idea of making them altogether pleasant to the victim, any more than was .Bismarck's treaty at Frankfort wit France, or von Kuehbnannt at Brest Litovsk with Russia. But on the other hand, they were not designed for Germanys utter and .irremediable ruin, and 1)117 '11 uot so prove only as Germany herself shall make them ruinous. ut -- ENFORCE THIS !C of the shortest laws and for that reanm if NE in the statute-book- s, no other' one of the Is that epaet-me- iit beet and most which in one bnef section declares ila misdemeanor for any person to sell, give or furnish any 'ewar, cigarette or tobacco in any or other narcotic, to any person under 21 years of aae m thw Gate: md In another equally brief section declares to be gwilty of a misdemeanor --any person' undpr 21 years of tee who hal! buy. accept or have in hto possession any of the things above forbidden. It doesn't need the slatement of the director of vocational education to assure the people of GUh that here is a law ihe rnforremenLtiL wiirh is absurdly neglected. That it is being violated in both jig sections every hour of the ,' y in the matter of cigarettes, is a fact that dmit,s of .not the slightest question. Yet If 'there is ever an arrest or conviction for either of the misdemeanors' named, the court record are singularly silent about it.' Like the lws and ordinances against riding bicycles on sidewalks, dangerous speed of automobiles Wtoegested districts and ,at crossing, and a Jiewlrod other (Tcnses inimical to the public - T'. HV. - eauly-midefstoo- THE ed anti-cigare- tte MAY 14rI019. guimyny djsrmki, not strangled. 0 r I i? u Tia-r- i H ! D ESlilt F.T - v S rnjr.. n g ) r IF it to maintain a United Slates, military force in. Siberia at all, it is highly proper that this fores should be. composed either of the regular army or of-- men-wb- o volunteer for this specific service and not of those drafted for the war, These latter should be brought borne a quickly as possible. It was hard enough, even when the great war was raging, to make Americans understand- - why their troops should be campaigning in a distant., and inhospitable country with which their own government was not at war. It has been still more difficult toexplam this satisfactonly since the armistice was agreed to; and kfter the impeace treaty is signed. It will be wen-ni- gh possible to justify it. The willingness with which the nation submitted to conscription for the purpose of w hipping Germany, will hardly be construed into approbation of the same method of raising armies to perform police duty five thousand miles distant from the west European front where they were sup, posed to be engaged. It may not be feasible it doubtless would not be to withdraw the American expedition altogether from Jla. Siberian service just at present and therefore, the seeking of voluntary recruits to replace the drafted men is the. correct alternative. Probably the 8,000 asked Tor will soon be forthcoming. The question's to how long it may be necessary to keep an army there, is not to he hastily answered much will depend upon the larger question of international pol ictoward Russia and. the revolution. For the present, it is satisfying to know (bat Gen. Grave,, who is in command, has adhered closely to bis .instructions as to avoiding all political interference, and - his troops have therefore escapedwb aTthe Arch'-angel expedition unfortunately has not escaped participation in the actual civil war that is devastating Russia in all directions. This nonintervention has been quite displeasing at tunes to the Kolchak government, hut on the whole its wisdom has been vindicated. , is necessary IMPROVED PROSPECTS to - 1L AIRCRAFT AND PUBLIC UTILITIES. AN airerart bill now before Ihe Massachusetts legislature, while apparently a reasonable measure' and bawd upon a correct theory, nevertheless suggests the alarming possibility that If every state in the Union shall go to work enacting regulations, the navigation of the air over these United Statosmay come into werse mess and tangle than railroading on lb Mrface thereof. The Massachusetts prop- - eVrt TtkJl m 14 1919 Cr-m- a. JtAY'f SCOTCH Court-Martia- IVm added attraction I) HI IKIN' HROPEASf ' XOYKLTY A dog and monkey pantomime offering, featuring Rusty, the Kom and Drunk Dog. By popular request NOODLES, PAGAN A OO. Vuttr Nufa. JlH DOHERTY - r EDDIE F0Y 'AND Ih." THE YOUNGER F0YS r 'hnnwhere in New York i- - ill Comedy." KARA CARMEN TUK "fMdrtv PANT VGESOOPE New Views EDDIE FTTZPATRICX And Hto Pantages Orchestra Three snows daily Z : 4 S, T:t. - $ :1S Night prices, 15c, f Sc JSc 1 1 prices. 10c, 15c. 2&e AlAx Tfm WEFR .CRANE WILBUR and - MAUDE FEAL- . Y- POLLY MORAN iThe Famous fitorlff Neb a i the . 8- FAREWmr WEEK - . NOW PLAYING - And Hto Own Company Dramatisation of Bertha M. Pamotw Love Story sOc, Matinees 25c . 1 V EMPRESS u XNfi ; rv to Get . today, tomorrow -- Try - In.-- An Object of Despair r - ANITA She was looking at ah old family chair scratched, marred and generally reputable in appearance. Hard use and the youngsters did it mostly the young- sters. Should it go to the scrap heap! It was very, useful and she didnt want to buy a new one. Dont do it, madam. 'Ihe chair is all right. Just as strong and as useful as ever. The damage is only 'surface deep. Save the surface and you save all Refin-- . . ish it with ' reawsm, -- WQ3QC3 JlQmamemdun AMD 10U1E1 tiJPF.. of The Deseret Newa ' THE rtfUi osilion is to make it- unlawful for any person to operate airc raft in that state unless licensed by the joint army and navy board on aero- -1 - ,p I ' " . in excellent imitation of rp-- agony or walnut, or oak, or whatever you prefer. Alake it look new and attractive with a fine varnish gloss. Its easy and inexpensive; and please remember that what apples to the old chair also applies to other furniture, as well as floors and woodwork. h AMERICAN TODAY AND TOMORROW FANNIE WARD - IN Pip Organ By Mb Orchesira . Some Local Dealers Who Bril Aftnp 9iaU,ty Faint Henriknaoa.''.i... -- MoCpnaoghy Loaea Lumbar West Broadway, 41 So. State. Co Keith O'Brien Co. State anc F. M. Baar ITS West 2nd So. Utah Drug Co. 12rd So. and Broadway. State. Colemans Market lh So and Broome Grocery Co. 8th So. dth East. , and 2nd East. C Haadlupd AvK-DnState. IT 1st Asa ig First 21 Acme Quality Paint Store Sriev-tk" Vida" Esther btayner . and FYntohea Jtonuetu THE CRY OF DISTRIBUTORS llltom Tell" Director THephane Waaatoto 544 East Broadway 149 p st i it: news - nautic fogmzanccT This seems to indicate at feast a beginning at the right place, bylhe recognTtioft of Federal jurisdiction. But how far state legislatures, when they get seriously at work on the problem, will feel to recognize the limitations of s.tate or local authorities remain to be seen. The rules of the road will be harder to define for the air thao-o- n the earth, and penalties hill be harder to enforee. And Ihe least imaginative person ran understand that with W various stale legislatures exerting lhemeies to carry out" individual whmto and theories, much conflict and contusion can very eanly result' , GOOD MUSIC THE WEAK -- VarnoyLac rr' an CURRENT EVENTS BURTON HOLMES th the Yanks in France - J- ICME QUALITY Ha wu Juzt back Xronv the wounded and longing for the sight of a regular female woman. . But he found mother and her and the rest of the girls In trousers. They had stolen all the mens Jobs! A big, brilliant, , tunely picture of . . Today! 01Uo Snuth. '' iVrw!aAr.Te i, w, : Through the Ryef and Satur- Wednesday day. Nights, best seats TWENTY YEARS AGO. and the speaker it th Tabernacle was Elder Charles W. Penrose, who discussed the subject of universal peace.' There were persistent rumors that Grover Cleveland had dropped dead while on a fishing trip. When Informed f. ibe rumor, the former, president wa ' much provoked and said. It to aimply absurd." Then be Walked oft IRWIlf 1 lays WITH plements. Cumin - fa In the EKK15STTRU2X - - - MIODUCTIOM suspended for. heresy by the Presbyterian assembly, was ordained a priest of the Episcopal church, the ceremony being performed in the procathedral on 8taaton street. New Tork City." It was reported from London that Sir Henry Irving, who had been appearing at the Lyceum theatre In Robespierre, had been taken eerioualy HI with an affection of the throat Chicago Democrat held a meeting in New Tork and took steps to at ones organise New Tork city and state to defy Tammany Halt Fire swept the premises of Ira Huntsman at Richfield. Utah, destroying hto barn, a , pair of., valuable horses and farming im- t- DORA THORNE Matinees JOHN 18. CHARLES - Adolph Zaknr May Ik Dr. Charles A. Briggs, I I RALPH CLOiTMGER -- files l lc, ' From the - tSe. Me, TSc, IL Matinaa. 10c. !5c, Me. geat oa Evenings, sato St ticket of flea dally 10 a. ra. to 1 p. m. Phona Waaatch CM. - THEATRE BO1 WAS JJJU: hie boys. Outside of hto official duties, the military man may be a kind and humane man. Just and generous. In hto office he to the cog in a huge wheel. 9a you oeo that the trouble lies with the very nature of an Army. It to essentially brute force. It to an Instrument of Might, not of Right And yon sea why a Maftial Court can never satisfy both ths Officer, who wants DtocspHBa, and the Citizen, - who- - wants -- t CO. PANTINO TROUPE est and surprising situations Matinees Thursday and Bat. Matinee prices: lio to tic NtohtsFlSc. ZSe, jOc. 7Sc non-huma- n. BSOSr& DANCING ODDS AND ENDS" By Crane Wilbur A new play of intense Inter- 4 HELEN BCHOLDER HOSCOMI "THE iOOLS GAME sources. All war to hell, simply because Its aha and 1. AGNES BERI AND IRENE JONANI And tbo Wilkes Players in the Dramatic Corned v of militarism to its brilliant diabolical conclusion. They were better warriors than their democratic opponents, who wore fault- - t ed by humanity and won by cuperior re- Justice. t Perhaps also you sea why an Army to never popular in a Democracy, why our soldiers are anxious to get out of it as soon s the war Is over, why Americano do not take to a military career, and why. If ws must have an Army at all, we want It to ' . be as mal) as poeatbta.. (Copyright 1S1J, by Frank Crane.) Iji ' H Little Bit of id JiOWE A FAKER "Odds and Ends ef Musical Tn.-S'- -- It substitutes the method are mil of a Monarch or State for tbs Welfare of the People. , Every successful general has been called a butcher. They brought that charge against Grant and Sherman. They said Foeh was redder in hto sacrifice of lives. But the .fact to that war to essentially inhuman, an-- ,, Too cannot win victories without' paying the price of horror. The military mind sere thto dearly. Hs . wants to succeed, which hs cannot do without paying the devil hto price. Be to not in place to render hto soldlere prosperous, 'comfortable end moral, h Is there to gain ' the set purpose, to overcome the enemy, and -he uses only Just enough humaneness to keep hto fighters fit, to ae- a To such a mind a Ceurt-ilartl- nJ on the last word. He regards it; as Cotoner Aitoell puls it. ''as lhe right hand of (he commanding officer, to aid him in .. the maintenance of .discipltne. ... ... - He to not eoTmtd wring thevareuei nor" how hto Ufa may be spoiled, tie 'to looking .at the-- Army, ami bw Ita- - efficiency mwy be upheld. And, from thto viewpoint, he is consistent That is what he to there for, to make a perfect machine, not to look after KiYUE Scotch Sprightly songs and dances, with the original Jazx bagpipe and drum band, and featuring WIe May McKay, Scotch comedienne al iw. tig acts et tinkling and tickling mtnh. ix l. times about toe Jt to claimed on the one hand that the SiHem to wrong, that It become the Instrument of tyranny rather than of Justice, and many of the sentence inflicted are - that cruel, inhuman and outrageoua. On the other hand, military men seem to regard them charges as extreme, to connecessary to dissider the Court-Marticipline, and to characterise the eympathy totpressed for the victims as a lot of maudlin sentiment, to use the language attributed to Major Stone. Whats the matter? Why this sharp divergence of opinion between two classes of ' minds, equally sincere, viewing the same object? -- 1 t 1- - - The matter to a imply this: Veu have got two words together that dont --fit, L Court and MartiaL "Court carries with It the connotation of ''justice; Martial," the idea of discipline. --A Court looks at the Individual, his rights, and welfare; anything Martial , privilege disregard the Individual, and has its eye on the Machine and the desired results thereof. It to the very first principle of war that a commander to to win. he to to take thto .city, destroy that stronghold, or cause to enemy force to surrender. In the doing of . this human lives ars but paiwna, "cannon fodder." We curse the Germans for their fright fulness, their utter disregard of lives and property and the whole human equation. la . Jbeir . reaoluc purpoa to attain their-- - military end But to German were mere- ly more frank than other. They were logical , 4.. NEWJJILLYOMlf A deal of diacuaakm ia going on three , - COURT-MARTIA- L For The Daaaret Nwa by Dr. Frank OF LANE BILL. VVESTFRN Sentiment generally will applaud the indorsement given a few days ago by Congressman Mondell of Wyoming to i le bill prepared by Secy. Lane of the interior department for establishing returned soldiers on the land. This bill failed of passage in the late Congress, it being one or the important and meritorioas measures which was sidetracked during the closing hours. As Mr. Mondell will have the position of floor leader of the House of Representatives in the new Congress, his indorsement may be construed as an intonation that he will give the Lane bill at least a square deal" in the matter plight of way. with ike additional likelihood that - he': wifi smooth1 its path to' passage early in the extra session which convenes next week. So far as known, there is no eriou oppo- ution to the hill, while the'West unanimously and warmly favors it. Many of the western elate legislatures made provision, during their sessions last winter, for with the Federal authorities in carrying it into effect. The bill has been carefully drawn, and the plans proposed by it are declared to be eminently practicable. For this rearon, it is to be hoped that it wilt not b the subject of amendments which would hamper its operation or roar its symmetry as a statesmanlike and patriotic project for aiding the returned soldiers. This lalter consideration constitutes Ihe strongest argument in favor of urgency Irfpass-iu- g the bill. Many thousands the soldier Tiave come home, and the remainder are due wilhin a few weeks. If they are going to get any of the benefits from the plan, they will want to know it speedily, for they cannot subsist long on mere 'hopes and prospects and promies. and they win naturally have lo turn their eyes in other directions and make other arrangements if nothing is going to be done in this regard. 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