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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06

- 70 thief is harder TO entrap than
the one who robs the United
NJ States mail. and for looking after
this class of people the govern
ment spent S621 ,44S,4S during the
last fiscal year, $347, "a for salaries of
post office inspectors. s177,3So per diem al
Iowances for inspectors and @6,621.14 sal
aries of clerks miscellaneous expenses, mail
depredations, etc.
The methods Of the post office thief are
50 ingenious his plumber is so easily hidden
or destroyed and his rascalty is so well
masked by the honesty and integrity of his
associates that he not infrequently con-
tinues his operations for years before he is
finally overwhelmed with proof of his guilt,
disgraced and sent to prison. Though let
tiers, and valuable ones, too, are stolen
every day and keen-eyed inspectors are
hunting high and low for the thieves, ar
rests for this class of crime are compare
lively rare. There is most excellent rea-
son for this. Post office inspectors in run
ming down Il thief will never take him In
custody until they are absolutely certain
of his guilt They take no chances on a
failure of conviction, and must know that
he has the goods on him. Clrcumstantlal
evidence plays no part whatever. 1t must
be positive evidence before an arrest is
made The inspectors keep close watch
on the suspected man 5 out-of-ofhce habits
in order TO ascertain if he is spending more
money than his salary will JUSTIFY, and
when satisfied that he is flying at a SWIFT
rate the trap is set and he falls in sooner
or later. Occasionally there is verdict of
mot guilty" but the man is never again
wanted in the service. Some teehnicality
of the law gives him the verdict.
1t would indeed be strange If the thou
sands OF clerks who constitute the great
mail army OF the country were all honest
men. II would be stranger still If all OF
them could withstand the temptations that
constantly arise as they handle the millions
of precious letters and parcels which are
carried in pouches through all the ramifica-
tions of the railway systems. The govern
ment does not guarantee the safe delivery
of letters or parcels but as a matter of pre-
caution II provides the money order and
registered letter system TO prevent the
sending of money and valuabes through
the general mail. But even letters and par
cells sent by money order and registered
letter are not sacred to the mail thief. He
robs them with as little impunity the
humblest letter that falls into his hands
and LOOKS good 10 him.
The only protection the user of the mails
has against thieves is the post office in
spector. His influence over the morals OF
men throughout the great department is
simply amazing. He is feared because his
WAYS are mysterious and he seems to be
omndpresent His clever ruses to overcome
the cunning of the thieves he Is after his
nearly invariable success in rounding them
ND In sending them TO the gangs where
they practice the lock-step daily and the
carry on his work secretly or publicly, as
he may choose, make him one of the most
important factors in the service.
The staff of inspectors has been largely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06

plunged his hands in after it. The matches
were smoking-they had been ready to flare
up. High Card Baldwin. whe 1 he realized
his safety. turned sick all over and weakly
sank down to the ground, then flushed as
with fever His hands shook. but not from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
RIJRGLARIES OF MAIL
AND THEIR DETECTION

augmented by an act of Congress, which
became operative December !, 1893, placing
the division superintendent rural agents
and clerks at division headquarters under
the division of post Office inspectors. By
this law the two great travelling forces OF
the Post Office Department were placed
under one division or head-the post office
inspectors. Thus large number of really
firSt-class men became inspectors, and the
Postmaster General says in his annual re-
port that he believes that the year 1907 will
show a vast increase in the work done by
the inspectors and more noticeable i'm
provement In the postal service. In gen.
eral way the inspectors are the direct rep
resentatives of the Postmaster General in
personal supervision of the service. The
inspectors are assigned to fifteen geograph-
ical divisions under inspectors in charge,
who are known as postal experts. The
inspectors see that the postal laws
properly regarded: apprehend those who
violate the laws, whether in or out or the
service: gather evidence against violators,
and, under direction of the United States
attorney assist in all prosecutions. Then,
too, it is largely upon the reports of In
Spectors that allowances for rent, fuel,
lights, clerk hire and all miscellaneous ex-
penses are made. Upon their recommen-
dations leases are made, penalties imposed,
discipline administered and ratings of post
masters made.
The inspection division is thoroughly or
ganzed, and is, perhaps, the best detect.
i've service in the world They are all
what is known in police pariance as plain
clothes men" They work quietly and with
out display their only badge of authority
being a certificate from the Postmaster
General, carefully stuck down in an inside
pocket With this document an inspector
gains immediate access to post Office books
cash and stamps. The postmaster has no
say about 1t, no matter whether the In
spectors dropping in Is at a convenient
season or not. The inspector is as liable
to make demand for keys and combination
to the safe at midnight as Ut noon. He
suits his own convenience or when he be-
lieves the best time for making an examina-
ton of the office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06

Pest Office burglaries give the inspectors
some hard rows to weed and the burglaries
of Offices increased last year to 1902 which
was 221 more than the previous year. The
assistant attorney general approved during
the year postmasters' claims for stolen
stamps to the amount of $729OS. 81. and on
account of money order and postal funds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06

Crooked postmasters are far easier to
catch than the clerks and carriers who
rifle letters. This from the fact that post
offices are generally inspected at regular
intervals and If there is Fashionable work
about the postmaster the books, cash and
postage stamp accounts will soon show the
facts. Postmasters cannot cover up crook
ed work long, but sometimes a dishonest
clerk or carrier will succeed in keeping his
thefts under cover for years before he is
finally .cornered. Men who have been years
in the service learn to tell by the touch
and smell of letter whether it contains
money 1t is an easy matter for a dis
honest clerk to slip a feel good letter In
his pocket and open it in the privacy of
his home, take out the money and burn the
envelope and letter. Sometimes the letter
is opened by holding the envelope over a
kettle of steaming water, which causes the
mucilage to soften and the fold to open:
the money is taken out, envelope resealed
and sent on to its destination.
An old inspector says that years ago on
one of the old Star routes out in New
Mexico hundreds of letters containing
money, drafts. checks. and other valu-
ables were being stolen daily. At first
letters and all disappeared with astonishing
regularity. Finally, the thieves altered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06

} thief is harder to entrap than
the one who robs the United
States mail. and for looking after
this class of people the govern
ment spent $621, 44s,4S during the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
WORDS DO NOT COUNT.

Abraham Lincoln, on one occasion.
1t is said. propounded the following
riddle TO a delegation that came to
urge him to assist them I'm hurrying n
certain measure through the legisla-
ture: III you call the tail of sheep
o leg, how many legs has 1t eot?"
The spokesman of the delegation
promptly answered. "fve." NO" re-
piled Lincoln. 1T would only have
four. Calling the tall a leg wouldn't
make 1t one"
We take the liberty OF reminding
anti-"Mormon" asitators of this sim
pie truth. They are wasting "A good
"Mormons" all the foul names they
find In the vocabulary of blackguard-
ism. does not make them Vile. II
does not affect their character in the
least. They have been called traitors,
and aliens, and dupes, and everything
else, but calling a tail leg would
not make it one"
Those who vent their spite against
the leaders of the Church, might as
well known that their efforts nre vast
cd, Tho poisoned shafts do not reach
them. Accusations railing. invoctives
do not affect their character. They do
not even stain It. No one can deprive
another of his personal worth by any
thing he can say of him. Calling the
tail leg would not make it one.
The Latter-day Saints have always,
by their ignoblc adyersanes, been de-
pictcd as the very scum of the earth,
as were the hrst followers Of the
great Nazarene. Their leaders have
specially been the objects OF the at
tacks Of the Ahnbs and Jcsebels Of
modern timos But. notwithstanding
an enmity manifested in this way,
they have always proved them
selves the worthy men and wo-
men they are, and their cause has
come out triumphant You cannot
change precious gold into WORTHLESS
refuse, by any amount or vile eplthets.
A man Is what he Is. no matter what
others may say on think, aud only bv
his own acts can he make or mar
his own character.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
SCHOOL QUESTION IN HAWAII.

The people Of Hawaii have had more
experience with the Chinese and Jap
anesc than the people here have had.
aud the methods adopted IN the islands
for the solution OF the school problem.
which has caused so much stir on ac-
count OF the decision by the education
al authorities Of san Francisco, arc OF
considerable interest II seems that
IN Hawaii an pupils who do not under
stand English are taught IN separate
schools, and that by that arrangement
no one can enter just protest since
an are treated alike A Hawaiian
lawyer explains the system In vogue as
follows;
THE white children all understand
English, ana their prime object Ion go
ing 10 school is to secure a general edu-
cation. on the other hand, the natives
ana Asiatlcs are TO great extent ig-
norant OF English and their primary
object IN attending school Is To- learn
English. II would be- manifostly unfair
10 The speaking children 10 be
mixed with children who must COM
mand large share OF the attention or
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12

performance, is very striking. The ac-
cusatlons against the Master was that
He was blasphemer and a political
agitator. the enemy Of Caesar. on these
charges he was condemned to death by
both ecclesiastical and civil tribunals,
and tho multtudes applauded. And
the secret motive which was His zeal
for the sanctity of the Temple which
hardened sinners had made
den OF thieves. was carefully kept in
the back ground all the time. 1t is so
now. Senator smoot is falsely accused,
though the crowds approve, and the
real motives for the attack upon him
and the Church are kept out Of view
But they are known all the same to all
Who have followed this case from the
beginning
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
DIVORCE STATISTICS.

According to official statistics, the
number of divorces granted by Utah
courts is increasing at a deplorabie
rate. During 1906. i02 divorces were
given. exceeding the record of the pre-
yious year by So There were issued
1925 marriage licenses. as against 1870
in 1895, so thar. while the increase In
divorces was 80. the increase in mar
riages was S. This comes dangerous
~ near a point whore home-building
barely holds It's own against home-de-
struction.
1t should be noted, though, that many
divorces granted by Utah courts are 10
people not bona fide residents OF this
State. \ number of applicants for
divorce come here. II is claimed, solely
for the purpose of having their bonds
of matrlmony severed. This is borne
out by the statistics which show that OF
the entire total of 4O2 divorces, 3l5 We're
granted In Salt Lake, Weber and Utah
counties, while the total number for all
the rest Of the state was only SIS. In
many counties with a preponderating
Mormon" population. there was not
single divorce during the year. and in
others the total ranged from Ii in Cache
county 10 l IN number of counties,
The latter figures furnish a more cor
rect representation of the moral status
of the majority of the people of Utah,
than the total divorce statistics which
include the dissolution of marriages of
only temporary residents.
our legislators ought TO pay some at
tentlon TO this subject If the divorce
laws of Utah are too easy. they ought
90 be amended so that this State will
not become the Mecca of all kinds of
applicants for the dissolution of the
marriage relations.
IL marriage and divorce involved only
the central figures in the transactions,
the entire aspect of the question would
be different. But the welfare of the
children must be considered. They
have right to the love and protecting
care of both the parents. The children
are made the innocent sufferers Of has
ty divorces. The superintendent of
two reformatories, one in Illinois ana
one in Ohio. have reported that t<ee-
quarters of their boys came from fam
lilies broken up by death or divorce,
mainly by divorce"
Then, the effects upon society should
be considered. The family is the unit
of society and of the state. II the fam
lily is broken up the entire social sys-
TEN is affected, point too often lost
sight of by those who look simply at the
happiness and convenience OF the hus-
band and wife.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
pEsERET EVENING NEWS TUESDAY FEBRUARY ~ 1907

artistic" treatment by US for the pu,
pose OF Illustrating the methods NJ
limitless possibilities of yellow iourn@ o.
Ism. Lest n financial panic ensue, wy
win now print the Item In fult N.Y.
the omitted passages inserted M tn ie
proper places John y. Roekelel,.,elIi,
an actor at the academy IL Music WaS
killed yesterday afternoon when 81
Ing gun used ia the play fel on Ni,i'
aud crushed him a. death. the ulal'
who ga namesake of the oil megnnte'
was resident OF New York Az tne
comment needed may be had any eltel-
noon from the headlines and blg-lype
introduetions OF any yellow ue"spapV''
whether printed with red Ink or not
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
LIVING IN GLASS HOUSES.
Building Magazine.

The demand for hollow bricks and
building blocks for house construction
has induced glass manufacturers 10
and they promise 10 be used extensively
FOR novel aud artistic effects. Tho first
glass bricks being solid. proved a fuil-
ure ON account Of their cost. but the
hollow glass bricks can be made AT
much less expense, They are lighter
and stronger than clay bricks md are
such excellent non-conductors that
walls hulli OF them are proof against
dampness. sound, heat and cold.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
A FOLLY OF THE RICH.
Kansas city Journal.

A branch Of business conducted by a
Philadelphia establishment devoted to
supplying aud boarding felthercd pets
Is that OF preparing dead birds for
burial. Children who nave lost their
cauarles on other sonEsters through
disease or accident bring the little cad
AYERS To the store 70 he laid out IN be-
coming style. Tiny collins. each lust
large enough Tor bird. are kept ia
stock also quantities Of pale pink and
blue cotton, The latter Is used for hi
ling The bird coffin, and on this The bird
ls laid.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12

man in Chicago stole an alligator
and was fined dollar and half by
the judge Of tho municipal court, who
said to him: Il will let You on easy
this time, but warn you as 10 your hab-
1t of taking things the next time you
are under the influence Of liquor" Men
in that condition are generally supposed
to have snakes instead Of alligators.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
JUST FOR FUN.
Not 50 Dull.

IN an English village there lived a
dull-witted boy. 1t was "a great locai
joke to offer him the choice OF @ penny
and a 3-penry piece. The lad lnVarln-
bly, chose the penny. A stranger, no
ticlng this one day asked
rs II because the penny Is l7iger?'
Nav - came the quick response, nor
because 1t is the biggest But II / took
the 3-penny bit, they'd soon stop offer
Ing t'--ENchange
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12

The war department having failed to
get any bid, below regular rates. for
transporting the men of the Tenth cay
airy from Omaha 10 san francisco, has
determined to take advantage Of the
colonist rates, which go into effect
March T. This IS doing better than the
department expected from low bids. In
o way this ls a railroad war, ana IN
love and war all is fare.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12

Bull Run" Russell Is dead Achiev-
ing distinction In the Crlmea, he
achieved fame at Bull Run. His de-
scription of that rout is one of the most
vivid and realistic ever written He
witnessed the flight but not the battle,
So long as that battle shall be famous
so long viii his fame endure
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
In His Line.

I'm surprised that you should be so
Interested in watching those silly
dudes"
Force OF habit. guess. I'm presl-
dent OF real estate Improvement COM
panN"
"Well2"
We'll, they're a vacant lot"--Brook-
lyn Eagle.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
Tic Formidable Bent Pin.

"Huhr' scornfully snorted the nickel
plated safety-pin, you are not in the
same class with me-"
"Oh! you haven't any cause to be
stuck up retorted the ordinary pin.
Speaking of classes, some Of tbs have
occupied chairs In the foremost schools
and colleges. - Philadelphia Press.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
YELLOW" NEWS ExEMpLIFIED.
New York Evonlng Posi-.

John ID. Rockefeller vas
killed yesterday afternoon when a gat-
ling gun fel on him and
crushed him 10 death" This IS an ae-
tual news item from a Chicago paper
which has merely been subjected 10
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12

Ex-Attorney-Gencral and ex-Ses-
rotary of State olney says that Califor-
MIA has right to exclude the Japanese
from her schools If she chooses. Few
men are more competent to express an
opinion on the subject than he.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12

Chief Left Hand, a famous warrior of
the Arapahoes, is dying Of old age in
his tepee ON the Canadian river in Okla
homa. He never let his right hand
know what his left was doing.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12

A good many Cubans are expressing
a very strong dislike for the Americans
and their administration OF Cuban af-
fairs. It Is an old story, the story Of
the ingratltude of the beneficiary to
the benefactor.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
Done MP for Good.

This bill is 100 high, said the Gus
toner
Too high?' calculated the laundry
man.
That's what ! said; too high.
But, man, do you know how long
II takes to do up a shirt
why, about four washings! '--Yonk-
ers Statesman.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
Good Enough For Her.

The r--Undoubtedly mar
BILE statue is the best way of perpetu
ating a memory.
The Sweet Girl--O. don't know.
always tie n knot in my pocket hand
kerchlef,-Stray stories.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12

Goldheld is having a cleanup of va
grants and criminal characters. The
town viii have to pass through the re-
filming pot seven times before It is pure
Goldheld.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12

New York is full of revolutionists
waiting for something TO turn up in
Venezuela, When Castro turns UP his
toes that win be the signal for the
onslaught.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
sMooT FALSELY ACCUSED.


~ - -, e. - dotorr,,ne
-. - .,.,,oa ~, Senator
,,.'aal,,.. ~. ,.,,,,,.,,,,n a. W no urbold
,,,,,,thor the senate yvni take the
No, sat far,b IN the minority report
o1 ~, Il Toraker Albert J..
peycridgo William p Dnineham. A..
t1onltirs ana p. G. Knox The reso-
milton nronossa bv the Burrows fol-
having savs mat senator smoot is not
entitled to his seat. II that is lost
the matter is ended. should the SEN
uto sustain the resolution of the ma
iorlty. which nv the way. appears
very unlikely. tho question viii arise
as Ia the manner Of vacatlng the seat
rho most inveterate enemies Of the
Senator from Utah insist. in bold con-
tradlctlon OF the Constitution. that Il
minority vote Is all that is needed,
while Others contend that the owl
dent purpose Of the adyersaries Of the
senator can be attained only by II
two-third's vote for expulsion.
II the action of the senate is gov
erned by the facts in the case, and
not by any undue influences. there can
lac no doilbt of the result of the vote.
rho case against Senator smoot was
,,,orl,,d VA h,, noIit,e,ana who hoped
- oh,.,r .,,,orge anon so,,ahodv an
oa.o,,,+ ~ ~ daro,t n,ev had aus
,atnaa T., tho nol,ttcoi arona and nv
ro,,,,i,,,.. ant,,,,siosts who tbou,ht tbe
80 ,,.,,,ts ~ = ,1,od,, ,,,o,,.., "a tho
,.n,s,.,. c,',,r.1, DIT -I,o saro,o
,l,.,,., 60, -. LAR, 80
- -. ,,s,.,,,,. ,,,s,.,,,,,+,,.a
ss'si.JS, ~ $50, 80. ,,,,,,,ni ,aa,a,s
' ~, -, -, ~, "a
80, - - ~
-
l'V''''''' ''V'"' '',l,,
'io"rSe Wy u N'N',y '''i-'. ~,
peateo pS iIresi'''isioie
'hrouEil"u' t"e ,"'i", ~ V'''
poucy ls 10 40 "iH'' 10 ris"'
rue ueIhanu ior cue "N'ius'oii VI
senator Hi'"o' ''oi'' VIC -
ca upoi, Z" selies " "eo'''7'i ''o''' "a
arc eHt''S'y "i''''"'
y IT is alleged, for instance, that the
Authorities Of the church Of Jesus
Christ OF Latter-dny Saints, or Nor
mon Church" claim. and by their fol-
lowers are accorded the right to claim.
supreme authority, diyineIy sanction
ed. TO shape the belief and control the
conduct Of those under them in all
matters whatsoever, civil and re-
lglous. temporal and spiritual. What
are the facts MS TO TINT?
The Authorities of the Church do
not expect anyone 10 submit TO au-
thohty arbitrarily exercised But
when they teach correct principles;
when they declare the truth as given
by God, whether in His holy word or
by modern revelation, they certainly
hope that all who love the truth will
accept 1t. for their own salvation. 1t is
rot human authority for which they
ask obedience; It is for the authority
of the Master who is the Lord Of all.
in this their position is not different
from that of amy other ministers Of
the gospel who claim to declare Gods
plan of salvation, as they understand
II. So much for the representation that
the Authorities OF the Church claim
the right to control the conduct az
those under them They make No suc,,
,.1.s,..
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12

The Russian assassination report be-
gins to rival the report Of railway ac-
cidents of the interstate commerce
commission.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12

The California Exclusion league has
got the idea that it is bigger than the
United States. II it lives 1t will learn
that it is not.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12

The first almanac was published in
li60. Its weather predictions were just
as good as those of today.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12

II you take OFT your aannels you may
take on a cold
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12

Peace on earth. big guns towards all
men, ia how it looks these days.