Salt Lake Tribune | 1996-01-28 | Page 124

J2 The Salt LakeTribune SUNDAY Sunday, January 28, 1996 Translations Provide Good Dose of Laughter WILD THINGS Dayis Devoted To Neutering Cats and Dogs Dear Ann: You recently published a Gemofthe Day:“Sign on the doorof a curio shop in Hong Kong: Teeth extracted by latest Methodists.” I recognized that phrasefrom a collection I have of similar linguistic follies. It was originally published in the /nternational Educator. By Mike Capuzzo It's almost time for the Great American Stop Pet Sex Day which resembles the Great Amer ican Smokeout except that it’s de- Hereis the completelist. I hope signed to get your pet to quit reBrodie tive sex, forever. bs Spay Day USA.” the Doris Day you and yourreadersget a laugh outofit. I do, every timeI readit. — Amused in Vermont Dear Vermont: A few years ago, I ran some of those humorous translations in my column, but I'm happyto run them again. Laughter, it is said, is good medicine, and if ever the world needed morelaughs, nowis the time. According to the /nternational Educator, these are reported to be signs in English collected by Air France employees, but I wouldn’t bet the rent. Tokyo hotel: It is forbidden to steal hotel towels. If you are not a person to do such a thing, please notreadthis notice. Paris hotel elevator: Please leave your values at the front desk. If you lose them in your room, wearenot responsible. Athens hotel: Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m, daily, Japanese hotel: You are invited to take advantage of the women who are employed to clean the is the annual sponsored by Animal League. And nowa wordfrom Doris Day herself. the noted animal lover: Millions of dogs and cats are killed every year simply because there are not enough good homes for them,” she says. “This is a tragedy that can — and mu end. That's whythe Doris Day Animal League created Spay Day U Sadly, in every It was hard to imaginethat in six short years Tillie’s little family would grow to 67,000! community hundreds orthousandsofperfectly good family pets are destroyed each year Holly Hazard, executive director of the nonprofit Doris Day Ani- millions nationwide mal League. — becauseof this pet overpopulation problem Dayurges every humane Amer- years. And oneunaltered dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 dogsin six years. MOUSER ALERT Somefolks, Wild Thingsinclud- ed, think it's downright natural and fascinating when your cat brings home a mouse. But as an The risk is greatest for preg- nant women, who may pass a much more serious form of the disease to their unborn child owner of one of the nation’s 62 million domesticcats. you should understand the risks Such wild instincts may cause your cat to become a hazard to U assachusetts Ave Vashington be 20002 53-1761 ar, there were 28,000 and neuters performed on YOURhealth,” says C.B. Chastain, professor of veterinary prevented millions of unwanted births of domestic animals. ys medicineat the University of Missouri. “Raw meat ofbirds or rodents is the primary means by 8 Toxoplasmosis isn’t harmful to cats but can be passed on to humans, usually causing a mild infection in adults. After being exposed to the disease once, most folks are immune to subsequent exposures. However, onlya third of Americans have gained such immunity, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association produce 420,000 cats in seven ican to “take responsibility for having their own or afriend’s or thefirst Spay Day USA. which cats acquire toxoplasmoSIS. “One unaltered cat and her unaltered offspring can relatives pet spayed or neutered.” If you're interested in joining the network of national pet groups and veterinary-medical associations and animal lovers whoareplanning local Spay Day USA events around the count contact the Doris Da Day “That Pregnant women can avoid pos- sible exposure by having another adult family member clean the cat’s litter box, sincethe diseaseis usually transmitted through exposuretocat feces. Since the diseaseis usually transmitted by eating meat that is not thoroughly Wells Devoted Life To Women Withthe 1852 public announcement by Brigham Youngthat plural marriage was a doctrine and practice of the LDS Church, Wells wrotealetter to Daniel H Wells, a close friendof her late husband, asking him to ‘consider the lonelystate of a friend's widow.” On Oct. 10, 1852, Wells becametheseventh wifeof Daniel Wells, and 10 months later her third daughter, Emmie, was @ Continued from J-1 born. By 1862, shehadgivenbirth to two more daughters, Annie and Louie er resolved, Wells wrote on the 30th anni versary of his death If he wereliving how much happiness he might bring to prominent citizen who accumulated an Daniel Wells was a prosperous and me; what a rockto lean upon; what a shel- ter and protection his strong arm might be for his nervous and delicate mother.’ Shortlyafter the baby’s death. Wells husbandleft to look for work elsewhere impressiverecordof service — 23 years as a member of thefirst presidency of the LDS Church, superintendent of public works, mayor of Salt Lake City for 10 years, chancellor of the University of Deseret (University of Utah) and lieutenant general of the Nauvoo Legions. She never sawhim again. Decades later But, Wells was unfulfilled and isolated she learned that James Harris neverremarriedand that hediedin 1859 in Bom- in her marriage. For Daniel Wells, the marriage was a social and spiritual obligation. For Emmeline, the marriage was bay, India, while working on a whaling vessel His manyletters to his wife had been sent to his mother and never forwarded to Wells. She found the letters 43 years later while rummaging throughtheattic of his childhood home. Seventeen years old and grieving the loss of her husband andinfant son, Wells turned to the only work she knew. She was hired to teach the children of Elizabeth Ann and Newel K. Whitney, a couple 30 years her senior with whomshe found friendship, protection and security In 1845, Wells becamea plural wife of Newel Whitneyand joined the exodusto the Salt Lake Valley. On Nov, 2 1848 one month after arriving in the valley, she gave birth to her first daughter, Belle. On the 26th birthday of her daughter. Wells reflected in her diary: The weather was severely cold and the wind blew fiercely, the snow hail and sleet drove against our poor wagon and tents — the only homes we had Aug. 18. 1850, her second daughter. Mellie, was born A few weeks later, Wells’ second husband died A widow with two baby daughters. Wells wrote that she hadlost as good a man aseverlived, a father to all within his reach and morethanafather to me.” Taxwoman Broke Glass Ceiling at IRS @ Continued from J-1 says. ‘Theyhad to get to know me and see what I could do (Times have changed. The current IRS commissioner is a wom an, as are the regional commis. sioner in San Francisco — Fay's direct boss — and the regional di rector in Denver who will take over Fay’s duties. Womenalso to be spiritually and romanticallygratifying —a union shehad longed forafter the desertion by her first husband and the death of her second During her 22nd year of marriage to Daniel Wells, Emmeline wrote: O if my husband could onlylove me even little and not seemsoperfectly indifferent to any sensation of that kind. died at age 24 in an accident, and nine years later, Louie died at age 26 from complications after the birth of a stillborn son. Having given every motherlyattention to her daughters, Wells also modeled self-reliance and determination. She was adamant that a woman's usefulness extend beyond the homeandresolved that her daughters take care of themselves: “I amdetermined to train my girls to habits of independencesothat they never need to trust blindly but understand for themselves and havesufficient energy of pur- high work ethic, of caring about keeping the country running. We see the collecting of taxes as patriotic, and a service to the pub- lic,” she says. “I knowwe'rethe butt of a lot of jokes but it leaves an impressionthat’s totally false.” Fay and Utah Tax Commissioner Val Oveson received an award fromthe IRS for the way the fed eral and state agencies cooperate. Oveson praises Fay as “a very people-oriented person who val ues cooperation and communic tion. Who gets thecredit andgets the blame doesn’t mean as much to her as making something hap- pen The anti-government attitude hold the top two jobs at the IRS shownby some taxprotesters has hit close to home for Fay. On Christmas Evein 1986, a former fice have four main duties: help. ing answer tax-law questions, con- Fay is proud of the “IRS cul- ture” that emphasizes integrity An IRS employee could getfired for, say, looking upa friend's tax returnor threatening an audit for retaliatory reasons. > “We have a He cannot knowthecraving of mynature. He is surroundedwith loveon every side, and I am cast out. O my pooraching heart. Where shall it rest its burden? Close relationships with her five daughters challenged and comforted Wells. She was devastated by the early deaths of two of her daughters. Emmie OgdenService Center The 300 workers in the Utah of. ducting audits, collecting unpaid taxes and investigating tax fraud ANN LANDERS IRS employee threw a Molotov cocktail on the roof of her house then waited outside with a hand gun The neighbors camealong and scared him away,” Fay said. “Oth: erwise he would haveshot us Robert Treff is serving 20 years in the Utah State Prison for kill ing his wife hours beforehis as: A MORE SUPPORT HOTLINES Since mid-January, Tufts University has operated a pet-loss support hot line Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. Call [phone]. Otherhotlinesinclude Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, [phone]; the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine, [phone], extension 4080; and the University of California at Davis’ Schoolof Veterinary Medicine, [phone]. Send your animal and pet questions to Mike Capuzzo, Wild Things, P.O. Box 376, Moorestown, NJ 08057. Such energy of purposewasconsistent- ly characteristic of the public life of Emmeline B. Wells, For several decades, she juggled family and personal suffering with multiple leadership roles — editor of the Woman's Exponent for 37 years; organizer of local and national women’s suffrage movements; author of Musings and Memories, a volume of poetry; and significant posts in 54 yearsof service in the Relief Society, including 11 as general president In 1872 the Woman’s Exponent, a bi- weeklyperiodical edited and written by Mormon women, was founded. Wells was 44. She found in this publication the avenue to accomplish her foremost goal: “I desire to do all in my power to help elevate the condition of my people, especially women." Five years after its establishment, Wells becametheeditor of the Exponent. Until its last issue in February 1914, she used her pen to confront prejudice, custom andignorance that defamed Mormon women and undermined all women. Under the pseudonym of Blanche Beechwood and before her editorship, Wells wrote in an October 1874 edition: “That man is the only thing in existence worth living for, I fail to see. When men see that women can exist without their being constantly at hand, that they can learn to beself-reliant or depend upon other womenfor moreor less happiness, it will perhaps take a little of the conceit out of someof them.” The feminism thatspilled from her pen lay rooted just as muchin the Relief Societ in Emmeline Wells’ personallife. ‘When the Relief Society was reorganized in Utah in 1866, Wells wasoneof 10 womenin leadership. She held the position of general secretaryfor more than 20 years until she was appointed the fifth general president in 1910. In 1876, Brigham Young asked Wells to direct womenin the gathering andstoring of wheat. She accepted the challenge and asked womenthroughout the territoty to gather wheat scattered along the fences andditch banksafter the harvest Her plea for support covered the pages of the Woman’s Exponent “Whois there methods of working with her em- ployees. Sheand her husband did, however, take police advice on howto maketheir home more secure. In Fay’s 14 years in Utah (a rar- ity for IRS executives, who are usually reassigned to new cities every three years), she has been deeply involved with numerous civie organizations. She is on the advisory boards to Brigham Young University’s school of ac- countancy and the University of Utah's Eccles School of Business. Shewas oneofthefirst women to join Salt Lake's Rotary Club and was the group's first female offi- cer. also o pose to carry out plans for their own welfare and happiness.” sault on Fay. Once Treff has finished that term, he must serve an additional 20 years in a federal penitentiary for his attempt on Fay’s life. Fay said theincident was “isolated” and did not affect her Fay cooked, people should also cook meat completely and wash all utensils and surfaces that comein contact with raw meat. is among the first members of the Utah Women’s Forum. This informal gathering of professional womenstudiesis: sues affecting women — from equality in athletics to domestic violence — with an eye toward ap , Wells’ passion for supporting women fired her political agenda. As champion tion in Washington. Forthe next 30 years, Wells filled variouspolitical roles locally and nationally. In 1899, she traveled to Londonto represent the Women’s International Council and Congress and was entertained by Queen Victoria. She attended President William McKinley's inauguration in 1901, She headed the Utah Women’s Republican League, and in 1902, returned to Washington, D.C., for the National Women’s Suffrage Committee and Triennialof the Women’s National Council, for which she was the first representative elected from a Westernstate It may seem odd that Mormon plural wives from Utah and feminist leaders from the East becameallies in the women's movement. But each group had something the other group wanted. Utah women already had theright to vote; it had been granted in 1870, repealed by the federal Edmunds-Tucker Act, then granted again in 1896 when Utah gained statehood. Although nonMormonsinvolved in the women's movement did not understand nor condone ‘Carol is probably one of the most genuinelynice people I have ever met,” Billings adds. ‘She is interested in what everyonedoes. Sheis an extremely hard worker. Youjust never ask Carol to do something that she didn't do 150 percent Fay and her husband of 22 years, Richard, have bequeathed a chair at the U. of U.'s School of Medicineto research ‘medical informatics’ — developing ways to use computersto sort health-care data and aid doctorsin their decisionmaking. (Richard Fay, a successful securities trader, helped pioneer the use of computers to analyze and forecast the growth ( tent unless they are married with” each other for that purpose. Rome laundry: Ladies, plea: leave yourclothes here and spend the afternoon having a goodtime, Copenhagen airline: We tak your bagsandsendthem in alldi rections. i Moscow hotel: If this is yo first visit to the U.S.S.R., you are welcometoit. bh Norwegian lounge: Ladies are requested not to have childreniin the bar. ‘ Tokyo car-rental firm: Wheat” passenger with heavy foot is ij” sight, tootle the horn. Trum him melodiouslyat first, but if still obstacles your passage, then tootle him with vigor. Acapulcohotel: Weare pleased to announce that the manager has.i personally passed all the water — served here. mayhave a fit upstairs. of equal rights, she centered on suffrage. In 1879, she was appointed with Zina Young Williams to represent Mormon womenat the national suffrage conven- grounds. and women, live together in one Bangkok dry cleaners: Drop your trousers here for best results. The wheatproject, resulting in 10,465 bushels the first season, continued to grow throughthe years, becomingoneof the most successful long-term Relief Society projects. Utah wheat fed the poor, helped farmers with spring planting, supported survivors of the San Francisco earthquake andfire in 1906 andfed thousands during World War I whenthe Relief Society sold more than 200,000 bushels to the United States government. After the war, President Woodrow Wilson visited Salt Lake City and called on Wells in her apartmentat the Hotel Utah where she was recuperating from anillness, Taking her hand at her bedside, he thanked her for turning over the stored grain to the nation during its hour of need, both personal and professional, opportunity,” says Utah Court of Appeals Judge Judith M. Billings, who is a member. “Being a judge, because I deal mostly with lawyers and other judges, I particularlylike it because I meet people like Carol, who are from completely different work experiences and professional back- If you want to condition the warm in your room,pleasecontrol yourself. i German camping site: It is strictly forbidden on our Black Forest campingsite that people of different sex, for instance, men’ Moscow hotel; You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists and writers are buried daily except Thursday. Hong Kongtailor shop: Ladies that can feel these things as deeply as a mother can; think what it would be to munity The forum “‘is just a very nice, Order your summersuit. Because of the big rush we will execute customersin strict rotation. Japanesehotel: Cold and Heat: rooms. hearyour little one cry for bread.” plying solutions within the com- Paris dress shop: Elegant dress- es designed for street walking. Rhodes, Greece, tailor shop: plural marriage, they believed in a wom= an's righttoliveit if she so chose. Through the years, Wells became close friends with the leaders of the women's t i | | celebrations to honor Utah's statehood and to congratulate her friend Emmeline ~ movement. Susan B. Anthony attended) Wells. Although buoyed by the achievements of her public service, Wellsfaced a bittersweet ending to herprivate dreams. Separated from her husband, Daniel, for mostof their marriage, she was joyous by his sudden re-emergencein laterlife In 1890, when she was 62 and he was 76, he began seeking Wells’ company during his frequent visits to Salt Lake City, often staying at her home. Letters and visits continued, prompting Wells to write: “O the joy of being once morein his dear presence — his roomis so nice and weare so cozy by the large grate and such a comfortablefire in it. We are morelike lovers than husband and wife for we are so far removed from each other there is always the embarrassment of lovers and yet we have been married more than 37 years — how oddit seemsI do not feel old, neither does he — weare young to each other and thatis well.” Early in March 1891 when Wells returned from a meeting in Washington, she learned that Daniel Wells was seri, ously ill. She spent the next few days at ; his bedside and comforted him in death. + Emmeline B. Wells — whostoodbarely” 5 feet tall, weighed 100 pounds and, adornedherself in lacy pastels, flowing» scarves, slender chain necklaces and: rings — wascelebrated at age 90 for herservice to Utah that had bridged two cen= turies. Wells wanted Utah women to be rememberedin Utah’s history. Even after her death, she played a part in making this happen. : On Feb, 29, 1928, the anniversary of er her 100th birthday, the women of Utah | ¢ commissioned a marble bust of Emmeline ; B. Wellsto be placed in the rotunda of the state Capitol. The inscription reads, “A Fine Sou! WhoServed Us.” “ of securities.) An example of medical informatics is the computer program Iliad (named by its creator, Homer Warner, the U.'s professor of informatics), which presents a theoretical case and prompts the user to ask particular questions or ordercertain tests. The program teaches medicalstudents how to make accurate diagnoses and howto avoid running up costs with unnecessary proce- dures. Variations on the program can help doctorssort out possible solutions to moredifficult diagnoses, The Fays are ‘‘extremely enthusiastic people,” says Henry Whiteside, director of development for the U.’s School of Medicine. Their interest is unqualified. They'renot dilettantes; this isn't something they do with one hand. Theythrowthemselves into it.” (Carol Fay also is vice chair- woman of the Health Sciences Council, a citizens’ advisory board to the U.'s medicalserv ) Fay’s retirement wasn't prompted byageor ill health. She regularly walks from their home to the fieldhouse at the U., where & 3 \ Jane Edwards is executive director of F the Salt Lake YWCA. she swims and worksout on the weight machines. No, Fayis retiring largely because herjobis being eliminated. An IRS reorganization plan will do away with the Utah district, and Fay’s office will be part of a Rocky Mountaindistrict that also encompasses Colorado, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. The director ofthis largerdistrict will be based in Denver. Fay is moving on to a newchallenge. She will work as a mediator with the American Arbitration Association, a nonprofit group “to resolve issues so you won't needlitigation,” Fay says. No one would begrudge Fayif she opted to just put her feet up after 35 years of government work. But Fay, like the conscientious tax collector that she is, knows the importance of repaying a debt “The Salt Lake communityhas been an exceptional community to be a part of — there's a feeling of warmth andcaring within the community. My husband and I have the philosophy of giving back to the community because we've received so muchfromit «