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Show V UTAH STATESMAN - Liberty Editorial Comment Shr Utah statesman Sponsored by the Salt Lake Women's Democratic state newspaper, published every Saturday at Salt Lake City, Utah, devoted to progressive ideas' and to promotion of tb prjiress and prosperity of the state and party. t J Edited The Newspaper a FREDERICK L. BAdBY, Editor 0. S. GODDARD, Business Manager School Book. . u Second Clan Matter, Per k $1.00 . Enin, " for 1 anti-prohibiti- 2 . by . The Greatest ever may be their actual convictions in the matter? u "The congress, which opens in Havana on January 18, looms as one of the most Important events within the lines of "the printed in this countrys foreign relations calThe significance1 attached to It "Develop the ..reading habit, and endar. President Coolldge is evidenced not by dont skip the books which make you of addresswork a little. Even the' mind can only by his own intention but by the stand exercise." Colliers, The Nation- ing the opening session, character of the men he has appointal Weekl. ed to represent this nation at the cone ' ference table. "The time is indeed ripe for a move Newspapers Called leading toward closer friendship between the United States and her southHer Slacker. ern neighbors. Relations have not When Mrs. Oliver Hazard Perry Bel- been particularly happy of late. The mont, suffragette and . political work- Nicaraguan episode, no matter what er, announced that she had never vot- the Justification advanced for this ed and never would' until the United countrys intervention, rankles deeply States women should '"place in the in the breasts of many been made the basis for Held a presidential candidate, some Imperialnewspapers headlined "vote slacker. vigorous charges of 'Yankee for those Mrs. Belmont did not say whether or ism,' and has served as fuel not the candidate should be a woman who wish to stir up discord and suspicion. The unfortunate outcome of our or a man. laattempted mediation in " the Tacna-Aric- a to is It unfair Although perhaps dispute between Perue and bel a woman a slacker for such a statement, it is to be hoped that the great- Chile has not added to American preser percentage of women do not at- tige, and the repeated misunderstandtack politics in Just this particular ings with Mexico have not been confashion. There is no more reason why ducive to mutual understanding. "The doctrine of there should be an all womens party than an, all mens party. Whoever is an excellent one. Close association should be selected for any particular among all American countries not ouy oillce must carry on his work for the politically but economically is a goal benefit of citizens, male and female. worth, striving for. A league of AmerAs we have said so many times In this ican nations bound not by ties of fear but by ties of friendship is easily concolumn, what we need is more Dearborn Independent ration between men and women, it ceivable. is not at all a question. of a candidate for men and one for women, but one SCORES wbo represents such principles as will ertish out vice and wrong and Impure sion page. a co-ep- politics. - - . C w Women Open Fight on Beauty Pageant. ' Maintaining that the Atlantic City beauty contest has an unwholesome moral effect on young women, the Atlantic county. New Jersey Federation of Church Women has sen a protest to the city commission and pageant directors. These women also feel that the publicity used during the existence of the pageant has been detrimental rather than helpful to Atlantic City, While physical beauty la very desirable, especially in young women, it is opr observation that very few are able ta'experience tbe glamour of such a contest as that staged in Atlantic Citv without coming out somewhat spoiled, and with greatly exaggerated notions We must, of their own importance. by all means, have beauty but let us remember that "Beauty is as beauty does" is as true of the modern girl as of our grandmothers. Why should an entrant in a beauty contest be given so much publicity when her beauty perhaps represents no particular effort on her part, and a club girl student and member of a who has accompHshed almost impos slble improvements for her home town be accorded a scant para, 4-- four-lin- e graph? Let us sponsor and work for more contests which develop greater men There are tal and moral strength. many organizations .with such aims in need ot more active interest on the part of citizens. Among those in our own state, scouting for both bovs and girls, and the boys and girls' dubs of the farm bureau .'are exceedingly worthy. to it much for you. "Radio and moving pictures are good for ear and eve entertainment but nothing is an adequate substitute for books. "The best man has be puts into his book. The finest aspirations and the stralghtest thinking, all the romance and adventure that ever were or were only the substance of dreams, the wise meditation, the bold discovery, all the endless variety of human effort and hope find eventually their best expres - . s. Princeton Universltv students hnv Convene. ten times as many books as did their Congress predecessors ten years ago and borrow three times as many. On December 5 the seventieth con"Remember this next time some one gress of the United States will conCOURT INQUIRY SEEMS NEEDED tels-Juicy story about the scandals vene at Washington. This congress of ung people. will run two years. "The lads at Princeton seem to he Manv important matters will be atwisely. Tecnical subjects in tended to if the senators end represenCircumstances surrounding the disappearance of approximately reading the popular language, poetry, short tatives do their work well. 100 gallons of reportedly extra fine old corn whisky from the Mid- stories, and the salty prose of the 18th A'ong with the senate investigations, are all to their liking. of elections and the questions of the vale City jail and the apparent disappearance of a court order for century "After all none of the inventions of seating of several senators, there are its destruction would seem to call for a court investigation to deter- man are quite so useful or so pleasant such subjects as the tax question, the as hooks. tariff, flood control and farm relief mine what has happened in this case. "Prom early childhood to the very and international relations. It is to be An order of the Third district court for destruction of this end of life reading Is the kev to many hoped that too much time is not taken Theodore Roosevelt used to with such matters as contests over particulor whisky was issued nine months ago. It has not been re- things. travel with books. On the train, in senate seats, but that these are handturned and there is nothing in the records to show what became of the midst of a political campaign, he led with dispatch in order that much would be found burled deep in the time may remain for the Important Np one appears to know anything about it. pages of some favorite volume. Read-in- business. source once was a a and st s s The county attorneys records fail to show to whom the order refuge of suggestion to him. It will do as was v By rampaging up and down New York state, roaring like a field mouse at Governor A1 Smith, young Colonel Roosevelt has succeeded in calling attention to himself once more. He has picked an unfortunate time. Just now the criminal trial of Albert B. Fall and Harry F. Sinclair is beginning in Washington and Youg Teddy is apt to remind the country of the part he played in tbev gigantic Teapot Dome swindle. Roosevelt was assistant secretary of the navy and played his part when Secretary Denby was turning the naval oil reserves over to Secretary Fall and Secretary Fall was turning them over to Sinclafr and Dohenv. Testimony before the Walsh senate committee showed that , Theodore Roosevelt Jr., was on such good terms with Sinclair in 1919 that he rot Brother Archie a Job with the Sinclair oil interests. Sinclair himself testified that he started Archie in at $5000 a year and gradually ran hta salary no to 915.00(1 desnlte the fart thst Sinclair sald'Arrhle was a failure in everv line of endeavor. General Le leone testified that in July. 1929. Colonel Roosevelt then act inr secretary of the navy, sent for him and instructed him to send a detachment of marines nuS t Casper. Wvo., to drive trespassers off the Teapot Dome lease fat .Hsrrv Sinclair and that Roosevelt suggested thst he and Lelnere had better go and talk it over with Secretary Fall, who was acquainted with all the details. At that time Brother Archie was still on tbe Sinclair na vroll. It. wasnt until 194 that Theodore and Archie went before the Walsh committee volontari'v to tell on Sinclair, and it was then that Archie, resigned fro mhla sft Job with the Sinclair Interests. It never has been satisfactorily explained whv Acting SQUAD Secretary of the Naw Roosevelt or' . ' dered United States marine" to WyTww Men Freed by Officers to Gsln oming to dear trespassers off of the Testimony, Court Hears. Tea not Dome lease, which ls the lease the U 8. snnreme court has declared Excoriating- the' police' anti vice hv unanimous voe was procured by squad for freeing two men if they frod end corruption. would testify against a third. City The Walsh committee exonerated Judge John H Morgan Tuesday ad Wnoeereit of spv milt, in the oil lease vised the raiding officers to file com scandal. But certainly there was goplaints charging possession of beer ing on around him much more to against James D Hay and Herbert E. arouse the suspicion of a smart man Rails, and, asserting he had no choice ban there la now to warrant, hi efin the matter, sentenced Frank Smith, forts to besmirch Governor Smith. the last member of the trio, to pay a When Colonel Roosevelt went Into fine of 50 noliticsl retirement after the Walsh Smith was taken Into custody on hearings he went where he nmneriv July 7 at 89 East Second South street helonrs He should have staved there after the police had conducted a raid and ruminated over the biological fact at 1091 West Second . South street, that greet men seldom transmit their where they claim they found Hay and greatness to their progeny. CincinRalla with twenty-sevegallons of nati Enquirer. beer. On the witness stand in behalf of ANOTHER SMITH. TRIUMPH the city, Ralla testified he actually made the beer, but that 8mith called (Douglas Budget) frequently to supervise the operation, ftiatter In the news The while Hay- explained that he owned of the outstanding elections Is the personthe house and was aware of the pres- al of Governor AI Smith of ence, but had no direct connection Newtriumph York. There were ten constituwith the matter. tional amendments to be voted upon and Governor Smith favored all of them but one that lengthened the term four years and made Teaching Tolerance of governor tocome in a presidential the election year. The city of Cleveland has put aside Smith's objection to the amendment a unit of the seventh grade course in the election in a social sciences for teaching tolerance was the part placing He claimed that year. presidential discussion method. The main by the issues would prevent a free and theme is respect for the race and discussion of state matters complete of others. and that the larger Issue would obAccording to voluminous steno- scure the important local questions. graphic reports of actual ' classroom The Republicans centered their efforts discussions, the children readily con- upon this particular amendment The vince themselves that all their inher- retult has been a sweeping victory ited and acquired religious and racial for. Smith. The other amendments are bunk. prejudices largely carried but this one waa buried under Today tbe only vivid menace to the an adverse vote of over half a million. unltj of the American republic is ra- Not only the. metropolitan district of cial and religious Intolerance. New York City- with Smith, but the . If Cleveland has found a way for up state vote was equally emphatic in school children to talk themselves into hie favor. tolerance, it has added immeasurably election has strengthened Tuesday! to the country's prospect of national Smith as a presidential candidate. solidarity. Collier's Weekly There la little doubt of his ability to carry New York. It-ha- Wyoming Eagle delivered. The Midvale marshal says two men putporting to be deputies sheriff, bearing a purported court order for delivery of the liquor, hauled it away. Tis puported order appears to have disappeared. The sheriffs office denies having received any order or having had anything to do with the liquor. It' would spear that the time is ripe for the court to determine what ftyecame of its order and what became of the liquor covered by it. WITH OTHER EDITORS STEADY, TEDDY! Important Conference. a V Justice and carry vanity eases. c "Every Reader a Contributor" Our Slogan: RATES i! dub Boom 111 Atlas Block, When the .schools of , Lexington, July IS, 1922, at the Postoffice at Salt Lake closed because of an epiKentucky, City, Utah, under the act of March 8. 1879. demic of infantile, paralysis, the lessons were carried each night into the children's homes by the newspapers. The results were found to be excelADVERTISING lent, and the progress of the pupils was not materially affected. Aside from this being an unusual Column Inch service, it was also found thst it was a stimulus to newspaper reading by LEGAL NOTICES the younger boys and girls. Many $5.00 Notice of Assessment, 5 timea. newspapers are trying to interest chil. .50 dren by special departments. The Balt Definquent Notices, per column inch. Lake Tribune has for some time print3.00 Probate Notices, 2 times.. stories by "Uncle Ray" and recented 4.00 Notice to Creditors, 4 times. ly has added a department called 5.00 "School News and Views." This latSummons, 5 times ter column is tilled by the school chilPhone Wasatch 852 dren themselves. This effort to bring to the attention of children the value of newspaper reading is very commendable.' The THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MR. WHITES ELECTION thought comes, however, that - after the desire to read is created, it is Important to fill the rest of the1 paper with news of a constructive nature. Is Denvers special election in which Judge S, Harrison White, a the story of a revolting crime more than the news of a momenwef, was elected to congress over State Senator Francis J. Knauss, Important tous scientific discovery? It would dissatisfaction socalled home the fact that ardent dry, brings close to seem so from the manner in which these are treated In the usual daily with prohibition, as it now exists, is not entirely a myth. paper. Of course the newspaper must The issue in Denver was perhaps as clear cut with respect to print that news which satisfies the makes us ask, ?! the prohibition as any the country has seen in the past year or two. Mr. readers, which more Interested in reader average the way pro crime or education? This Is a quesWhite declared himself as thoroughly dissatisfied with hibition has worked out in practice and he based his major claim for tion which we may all ask ourselves. When enough of us wish to read only election upon his belief that there should be modification of our prohi- the kind of news which will improve on the other hand, enthusiastically cham- as well as amuse, we shall find the bition laws. Mr. newspapers trying hard to satisfy our pioned the eighteenth amendment and the Volstead law, stated that wants. What. kind of lesson do we he was bone dry and that modification of our dry laws must never wish the newspapers to carry to the minds of our children? come. Upon that basis were the campaigns waged. Modificationista will contend and mayhap not without justifica- Books Christmas. tion that the victory of Mr. White is all the more impressive for In these days when Christmas has their cause inasmuch as he is a Democrat and the congressional disbecome so highly commercialised and Democrat first is lie the trict in question substantially Republican, we are the victims of so much high to be sent to congress from that district in many years. And, of powered salesmanship, what a comfort it is to know that after all we may sit course, even his opponents admit that with the issues as clCarly de- in an easy chair and select gifts which sentiment and will be more highly treasured than fined sis they were in this campaign, any possible gew gaw picked up in a his of cause was the that only, triumph. bargain counter shuffle. The real significance of the election is not that Mr. White was There never was a time when the of printing end illustrating made the victor or that Mr. Knauss was the vanquished. Nor is it that art possible snch delightful magaslnes and this particular congressional district has expressed a dissatisfaction book.s What could a child treasure than a beautifully illustrated erii. with prohibition. Its true significance will be learned later when it more tion or Mother Goose or Peter Rabbit, is seen how great or how little importance is attached to it by na or that incomparable childs magaslne Martins Book? What adult tional political leaders and parties. It will bel remembered that the "John would not he delighted with a magaDemocratic state convention in Colorado went on record as favoring slne full of substantial reading to stimthought on a winter's evening? modification of our prohibition laws, and it was this that lead to the ulate This is not an advertisement for a naming of an outspoken modification. That is to say, they were nublshing house or book store but if have in mind true giving for the afraid of the reaction at the polls. It was too daring. But as things you renting Christmas do hot make your turned out this bit of "nerve" turned the trick. It won the elec- selections until you have consulted your librarian or book store or the tion. nnmerons list, of books which appearThe country at large has watched the progress of the campaign ed irf nearly all magaslnes during ChiBook Week. Here you will find closely. Heretofore state and national conventions of both major ldrens a treasure of material which wPl make parties have adroitly evaded the prohibition issue. Now the ques- gifts to last not only for a dav but tion is.: Will Colorados example give heart to party leaders else- for weeks and even years to come. where and cause them to abandon their middle of the road course Invention. and take a definite stand one way or the other in keeping with what- Entered e e According to Professor Lloyd Dallas Herrold of Northwestern university, within fifteen years men will use rouge Mrs. D. M. Draper Salt Lake City, Utah 5:, Copies of the resolution are to be sent to Democratlce Clubs throughout the country for endorsement . . A Dej)uteratie Office Contributions - VOTERS DEPARTMENT WOMAN ij i j(Bndorsed by the Democratic State Central Committee) f: Educational : Democratic Club Aiks Eagle Emblem. . movement was started the Womens Democratic Club today to abolish the donkey as the national em. blem of the Democratic party .and to adopt in its stead the American eagle. A resolution, adopted unanimously, demanded the abandonment of the "unsightly donkey, as it does not stand fpr the virtues of the organisation" A by s JUDGES ANTIVICE i ' . . - - n . . - off-ye- nk-tlon- al - - TOLERANCE. Man, proud man, who thinks and talks. With solemn mien still proudly stalks ' The lord of all creation. Thinking, however, is not all gain. Since other men think, and cause him psln. In terms of bald negation. - SURPRISE MOVE NOW NUMBERED WASHINGTON A new and surprisoil trial ing move in the Jury inquiry la under consideration by District Attorney Gordon. Its precise nature waa not divulged, but it waa known It would be Independent of tbe Each man believes himself a king; grand jury investigation and also of And certainly its a traitorous thing the inquiry being made by a commitTo challenge royal reason. tee appointed by Justice Frederick L. Quite naturally it comes to pass' Slddona of the supreme court of the That a contrary thinker is but an ass, District of Columbia to determine Or worse a plotter of treason. whether contempt of court had been ' Fall-SInda- e For ages now, wise men have taught. Humanity thrives on exchange of thought. Debate, and exhortation. And yet, let us record in tears,' Man has not learned throughout the . . 'years The art of Toleration. Delbert M. Draper. . committed. Tbe legs of children'! rompers should not bind. They should .be straight or have loose bands. , Tho slse Of tbe hand should be determined by measuring the chllda leg 5 inches above tbe knee. A knitted band or cuff may be used if tbe bloused effect at tbe knee is desired. . --nr Nes SUCH is LIFE p A IF I SPREAD .mower, says AVIEWSmPEfl OM THE FLOOR, So GET IHE kjtcmem YOU WOM ALL TRACKED UP r -- -- MOTHER, VII W OOMT IHEf WkKE A UUOLEUM WITH A (ttrrERJJ LIKE OCXS TRACKS, SO WET OOQS QAM COMB W TM KtflSHEU AMO THEIR V tracks ytcmr WEEDED fMVEwrrow & |