Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-24
PROVO ENQUIRER
AND DR.. CALDER.
Correspondent Ayers That Papers
Position Is Unjust and
Unreasonable,
Hr CITES A FEW INSTANCES.
Charge Against News Wholly Re-.
luled--No Cause Tor Alarm over
Mental Hospital

no the Editor
Provo, June 2a--Thc Provo Enquirer
of Wednesday has the following
"rhc News Of Tuesday evening
prints an article redundant with tul.
tomo praise OF mr. y, H. calder IN
II the state Mental hospital is com.
pared fnvorubly with institutions "
llko character IN the cast, ana the
credit IN given TO Dr calder surely
our esteemed contemporary cannot
think that Dr. calder who has been
IN charge less than n week, ana has
In that time let -four Of The Inmates
escape, Nv responsible for the oNcvllont
condition of the institution at the
present time"
IN the article, which has aroused the
criticism Of the Enquirer Dr. G., a,
Hoover Of the Idaho state Insane usyl
nm praises the Utah institution, IN
which he IN IN accord with all the oiti.
gens VI this aiolncludlng The Enquirer
writer lie does not give Dr. calder
the credit for the excellent condition o(
the state Mental hospital aud thu
'NoWs' did not express any opinion
whatever IN tho matter Dr Hoover
spoke very hlghly ~ IN calder the
now superintendent whom he has
Known for q number OF yeats" IN
this he N NJ variance with the lGn.
Qulrcr writer, Each has, no doubt
reasons which seem good 10 him for
his opinion, ana nr Hoover should be
treated with courtesy even II hls opiu.
ION differs from that held by the En-
uuiror writer llp ~ u stranger ana
may not have known he was expressing
views that were not approved by the
Enquirer
THE OFFENSIVE ARTICLE,
IN order tina, the cnormlly Of the OF.
fdnso which provoked the Indignation
~ the Enquirer may be fuly Apprccl'
aiod by the public, the article re-
dupdant win fulsomc praise II re-
produced, II IN AZ follows
"Dr, C. A. Hoover who was recently
appointed ~ superintendent OF thn
Idaho Rinto insane asylum NJ Balck
foot, called on Gov cutler today on hls
way 10 his home ~ Montpelier Dr.
Hoover has been Gust inspecting various
state insane asylum ana also paid a
visit TO Iiah's institution at Provo, IT.
stated that Utah has a most excellent
institution and spoke very highly vi
IN calder, the new superintendent
whom he has known for number OF
Noars, lie said that the apylum ~
Provo is Handicapped by not having
morn land, The Idaho institution Ia.
600 acres OF land and he believes that
NhouG moro land bo added TO lho Wan
hospital II would be 4 much hotter m
Vpslmrnl ana would also be much bets
Ter FOR the inmates, Or, Hoover lehNu'
for hlg home this evening"
what ~ there IN this that any reason
able rondor can take exception io2 since
the appointment, of Dr y, II, Calder az
medical superintendent the Enquirer
has ihoWu unmlmaknbly that The az;
pOlnlmont was not agreeable TO H. VI
has boon 40 reckless IN lls charge
ngunN Dr. calder and M IT. cons
monts on the change, that serious
doubts ne to the motive must arise IN
the minds Of those who read thom, Thq
following appeared IN the Enquirer CO..
torially Saturday the day Following Ut
calder appointment
when Dr. NJ, n, Hardy was appoint
ed superintendent of the asylum II was
run down, generally and he had a rul'
lossal task or his hands 20 reconstruct
rcarr lngo ana reorguniac generally
NO CREDIT ron DR. PIKE,
This information " now offered 20,
the nrst time, II was not given durlnl
The ii years pr W, H. PIKE was 'h'
medical superintendent All that time
nv ell as IN the cight years Dr NJ "
Hardy has been the medical Huporlnlon
dent, the condition of the asylum ma
boon the subject OF favorable common
ON tha part Of visitors from abroad nn'
"A matter of Just pride 10 the people -
the tate, The hoard Of insane asylum
commissioners. Governor Wells, Irc1N
tror Chlpmau ana Auditor Richhrd'
Nvho Oy virtue of their once assume
MlpcrVslon OF the asylum IN lNVO dW
moi discover that the institution wa
run down generally Tor they were \
favor OF returning IN PIKE "a Demo
trnO nR medical superintendent "
would have been rcappomlol mao " n9
boen that he wanted an increase IN wa
nry, which the board did not icol JUST
fed IN puyng,
b. PIKE h too well known os a
eminent physician, capable man
afalm ana an honorable gonilomal
Ia need any Nndlvlllun from TINS VI
direct charge Of noglgrncc or neon
polnoy or holh but I'm paying a d'
served tribute Ia Dr. Hardy u docs Nc
seem necessary Ia mako ms lndllr'
attack upon Dr PIKE, winch lb Wlll
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