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Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-09-26
Sporting Gossip

The dog racing tracks Walkers field practically
ed and will probably begin the first week October Dog
ncers from eastern and coast points expected be
within lew days to witness the operation of the Device
should there
eVe will of the fastest dogs in the will brought
here for the
1t will probably be the middle October
championship decided the fact many players
out OF the city the present
at
Here's chance for ambitious Simmons a
local scappe looking for trouble, and will
l5pound who thinks he providing one can
be found to promote the match and incidentally
The title of champion of Europe passed McVegh of Cali
forna last Saturday. when Harry Seang England was knocked
out in the first round by the Californian Paris audience
purse of s., 600 with the title.
Jerome Trave Of Moncair N j. has again successfully
tended his title OF national golf
field OF 1873 starters the final being
Beh of Morris county, New York champion W. T. Travis
received gold medal for his low the qualifying
Jordan river day last week by Joe used spinner and
twenty minutes in landing the big AS result every
fisherman in town who the time has been
the past few days.
From of
amusements Boise Idaho this number of
good boWers in Boise and they will
towns and of games with experts
league has been organized
es There will be team and the pav-
evenly matched that exciting for
the tenpn players will fall line and organize league possibly
OF eight teams
The Ocdentas certainly hung the hoodoo sign on the
White Wings After playing swell with
then have the cooed boys make monkeys of Them
dark brown taste in the mouth When the White Wings up
billiard tournament for the championship
organized by Lloyd evne number of the best players
having entered.
Carsey Chicago the count in the fourth round of
his with Freddie Welsh English lightweight Ang
ees Casey the minutes after the Eng
ishman landed on him.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-09-26
A Salt Lake Incident in 1910
By HORACE VERNE


theater posters.
. That said the with the megaphone is Salt Lakes red
You say replied tourist the city
bsratey planted such thing right here all these residences
make any effort prevent it?'
ooh yes said the megaphone artist "they did of
then They petitions the City Council Religious
cee drew resolutions against it. also did the Board of Edu
the City Council in rapid succession
all of the documents In time the pigeon holes
filled with them and became rent in which
likewise filled Overlooking petitions
they a pdicamen authority permit
ting them to burden the taxpayers for more storage there
feet that enceforh resolutions petitions
law What blessing disguise this decision proved be-
To-day the residents OF this locality would and feather
might me- but it is fact that other resi-
ee"1e o sm G @ ee m s @ old
oaes ony last week. petition containing something like 10000
and arsocratic suburbs This appeal like
s to apPea will n suffer ns the fate all Our famous
hole may be the space behind the clock
he for this and peculiar
buttons from all of city the fact that they prone
nance the value of adjoining realty and the natural in
other hand when they located formerly the business
rising generation very no opportunity to come
into immediate contact with this beneicent moral factor be
upifted through its benign influence
To-day children from school, they their
feelings that they do upon the enclosing ring Fl
n ra bten ' ind they @ G every VERY
able dig passageway underneath the sufficient
them crawl through and other
this chamber of mysteries by stealth afce brides the
guardian the Once inside they about grounds
pore every nook and play hdeandsk about the buildings
through unscreened windows jolly good
When they home they relate their experiences
who naturally commend them for their sagaciy
riding the obstacles placed in their by chief of
police and who Them naughty children should
do such things full of feeling the impression upon
olive branch being intended that he could likewise
if he cared"
The eaener who had listened aentive replied 81 thank
full that Providence has permitted Salt Lake
been wonderfully impressed by recital of its method handling
the o-caled social evil Methodist minister your
preached home Cincinnati couple of years
which he told that Salt Lake nothing less than
second Sodom and Gomorrah that
royed within five by fire for its wckedness For
long time had been possessed of strong desire visit this
pee with things of interest but after hearing that feared
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
The GREAT MARATHON.

E-s-=~1s a hard Face &c run-
s-1eG az sx.s scd Hsrs eli eat s3 krxAkA~-
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
ANYTHING FOR A RETAINER.

Very we'll sir; I'll take your case. This will
~ my retainer Meet in the courtroom when
the case is called NO, don't trouble me with
+re details now. III secure an adjournment or
something have an important engagement just
now
The dark browed legtst never meets YOU III court
Al the appointed hour any other hour II you
<oIlozrsd him at the time that he pleaded i'm
porrant engagement you would probably find him
- nearby bar with his runner accoulphce
d-fnIxtng I'D the b0-cent proceeds OF your phony
-. - cornpIafnIng Of the deceptveness Of hu-
nature -.
No services rendered and everything taken Is the
+,ychsrone Of the typical shyster. He Is too busy
collecting retainers to perform any services for his
cli.nts said Deputy Clerk Fuller OF Special ses-
sions who has made study OF shyster pkycAo4osJ'
II he stopped 10 defend client some one else
,,Izrt get head OF him in robbnG the next pros
pect-"
The criminal courts infested with these legal
bsnat,tg and 40 are the magistraIes' courts, tho
Tcrnbs nr4son and the municipal courts. They
are IA league with clerks policemen snd even Grim
inAls il the city prison Al inmate OF the 40tno~
can earn q neat income by accepting the .oo OF
''piker" and drumming Up ntrarurAi TRADE Tor
.oua .,srtornev general" A policeman who has
grated on unfortunate persons under threat OF
arrest sti has graft coming to him RErer the ar
rest The other day q policeman arrested woman
ana on ths WAY TO shs magistrates court asked
her II she had counsel She ss-o shs hao. h@"IAns
an attorney Don't take him. said the biusooat
He won't do you 10 GOOD know just the Teller
20 take your case" The woman repeated this con-
versation 20 the magistrate. much 20 the Gsoon-
nture cf the honest ofioer, who, no 6ouot. nsG
planned 90 buy Christmas prsssrts foT Ais AnlAAs
with his share of ths shysssrs fes-
-xAe ssuzssauA& AkaeA& seRItean 1sz1s4eA @EF.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

example. q fair compensation TO handle average
grand larceny both in police court and General
Sessions and you can imagine the ascending scale
from generosity to extortion. II might help to
remedy the shyster graft If courts could assign
paid counsel in cases below murder to those who
have no means to engage attorneys. Many COM
plants of extortion in here often against the
lawyers, and summon the accused men
for explanation. with which they generally
too ready. Clear and definite proof CT wron gdoing
ia necessary TO enable to take action. We don't
keep a record of casual complaints but go the
theory that day these fellows will do some
thing that VIII stick.
There the case Of a boy indicted for larceny
II the second degree. The District Attorneys office
recommended his discharge because he did not
think conviction possible. lawyer heard Of this
saying that If he didn't get $50 the lad would be
sent up for six years. The parents sent the money
This is only sample OF shysterism. II is common
for these people 90 the female relatives of q
man who is arrested and frighten them with tales
OF his terrible fate unless SO 10 forthcon-
ing 10 relieve the, situation. After collecting the
money the shyster fails to appear FOR his client
and another lawyer must be engaged IN each
police court e swarm OF fifteen twenty attorney
generals who In league with clerks and court
police. hang up their coats and hats and maintain
their vested rights 10 the premises against al
newcomers They have a monopoly. The court
onacsr goes down to the psn and rtturnins sxys TO
his legal colleague. Good case beow-iooks like
snoney-betIer get him Meanwhile thu runner
shir1nshes and beats Up d few from the front
OF the court This drumming up Of business IN the
courtroom became fragrant In the 54th street
court that q magistrate forbade f. II is hard 20
shGt cut shystsrA They svsn break ints The
EansA sssStrs sAa xsxilsscs ef tax zsxazs hg ysrs
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

tiff denied that the signature to the receipt
hers, but the judge decided the against her
A handwriting expect called in. and he quickly
demonstrated that the woman's signature had been
forged. The Woman's lawyer assumed that his legal
opponent a reputable attorney and he reported
the facts in the to him. The shyster revealed
himself by hasty and ingenious device to get
hibits with the court papers He fled a satisfac-
ton Of the Judgment in favor of his client
and paid the assessed the woman, which
entitled him TO obtain the forged receipts. Doubt
less he put match to the incriminating papers.
The case was reopened and on the second trial. in
which the shyster discreetIy failed To appear.
Judgment was rendered for the woman A charge
OF unprofessfonal conduct awaits the shyster,
while his client may be indicted for perjury.
A point Of debatabls conduct, the collection OF
fees by lawyers assigned BY the court TO defend
prisoners who are presumably without means. was
referred to Judge Foster. Of General Sessions.
II can't say that this practice is contrary to any
law" said his honor, but the attorney should al
ways be q gentleman when he soIicits fee IN
case to which he has been assigned by the court
have no doubt that counsel often 20 after relatives
Vith undue persistence and Ia ungentemany
manner I have known OF this sort For
Instance, Il reported 10 that counsel forced
by moral suasion q wife TO sell her household fur
niture in order to pay fee caused an investgs-
tion, but could get satisfactory proof OF the
transaction. II Is not gentIsmsnly or decent for
counsel to get after poor relatives as they some
times do. The worst shyster concern assign
Inents by the court represent defendant charged
win murder, because then the state pays ksoe and
every trick and device is played By counsel 20
cure this prontsbls assignment I knew one case
vnsrs O poor woman charged with murder aaA
sussAp sf $50 A RaEYsE Est q al Ca kasE hAA
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
led BY The SULTAN

himself assigned as her counsel whereupon he col
lected the state fee in addition The enly safe
course 70 put end this practice IS FOR every
Judge TO select a lawyer 10 defend prisoners with
out needing solicitation suggestion on the part
or any This has been my invarfable practice" 0"
In denying The application OF certain Lawyers 10
De assigned in d murder case. Judge Foster de-
clared that il commonly understood that
Jealous counsel have sometimes offered TO divide
their prospective fees with the family and friends
OF the accused in consideration OF their inducing
the accused TO ask the court FOR their assignment
counsel"
Assistant District Attorney B0sie- Investigated
shysteris in the Tcrnbs time ago. and found
that battaliOns OF attorneys went 70 the prison as
soon as It open in the morning and each
registered for batch OF prisoners numbering up
to ten They even registered for prisoners IN ad-
vance of their arrival from police courts. perhaps
an hour before the arrived, which indicated
an underground communication between court Off
cials and TomUs shysters- In where fOur
prisoners were asked for ~ their alleged attorney
ore man had already been discharged and two
others had engaged the lawyer wished 10
see him An amusing dispute occurred between
shyster and shysteT's clerk 70 which should
see afprisCE=r whom each claimed 10 represent
Each probably had right il the premises Lat
TonlHs Ctf1ci-I decided tGat the clerk must give
way 10 tl@ I-e-l.ber o, the bar One prisoner was
called down 10y fifteen lawyers. who uuderoid
another ia their offers represent him. lille =
group Of sight prisoners scared Submission
BY q single asJute attorney. who TOLD them their
cases were all on The calendar that day Reputable
Ia wyers going 10 visit their Clients in jail often
found that Jhey had been persuaded transfer
their 10 sLy sc=rS deity slurrvi fey
utatOH aut c1pj4cit. q the original counsel
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
SLANG? JUST A FEW. 4"

In accommodation a. veil a. in the selection 4
words. the Chcas0aus are in class by them
selves. The other day a cluUWOman was hesl-t
Iamenting "tHe sad fate o. the poisoned DouSa-
v-.g-ger' rInprgss OF China 4 man vas hesF4
-xz,laiuinR in q business Office that he wished ID
raise mouey- before tIe expiration Of 'opsiri0-
II. had on q lot is in the OF slang that
the English Of ChicdGOals becomes really pic--
rt-aza1g- In MANY paris OF this country people
were unable guess what President Hoo@eVeI
meant when h= emphasized an idea with that
ancient word -fr4Zze. but tAlcaso@-ls No--'-'
have understood him thoroughly II the president
lad announced: We haI en- licked % IHis-4
from the getaway- II pipe. . ciuch- had
It al doDed out a month ago and slipped Up u
William 20 cut oUr b-t1erlu' about II and %
-ajlo,. ID the ysienzrv-urSts. The people cams
across with the goods. and William iooed Ionle-
They sIaugned Us 4 couple OF dInky state JotS-
but We copped the Big stakes. and twas -Asy
money"
All these and many olhsr points were brought
-r- through a discussion begun IL elt meet
ing OF the chicago English club This Is a new
cre, nizstiCn COMPOSED OF several hundred mem
hers principally teachers n normal high and
grammar schools. although numerous college pro-
fees0-= belong 10 it. The president IS James P
Hosfc of the chair OF English in the Chicago Nor
NAL School It's inception IS traceaole TO genera
cou1DIafnt among educaters of the misuse and
abuse OF words in the Western city MISS ) Ftoss
CoIbv. teacher Of English in the Illinois STATE
N-orr1s1 school rang the tocsin for crusads -
reform in a paper which she prepared especially
for the perusaI OF educators
One OF the formal papers read before The Eng
Tish Club vas prepared by Miss Eucie HamHond
teacher of English in the Wendell Philips Hish
School. who said
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
THEY'RE ALL BANDITS.

In referring TO IawIess men who live through
outright stealing OF the goods or money OF otn-
ers that acquire property legally, Y not altogetner
honestly, the ChicagOan scarcely ever employs the
pIebeian term thief Young and old. cultured
and uncuItured men and women. speak OF a con-
mon pickpocket or footpad as a bandit" A chi
cago man will relate adventure in language Ike
this: Il was a streetcar and seen oano1-
sneakin' up. I to him n a minute. our
didn't let on. Pretty he made = pass 20 nip
nv sparkIer. I swung and attempted TO knock his
block OF. but the women yelled and he duckeo
out and got away in the panic
The wind that Chfcagoans endure IL "de-ee'; 50
are soure OF the costumes in the State street
parade. and so Is q business ofice strew1 with
papers: II a Judge has to climb i've Nights OF
Il il a fierce task A cold bottle and hot bird
are referred TO as delicious The sans adjective
is frequently applied 70 automobile ride as wei
a. to the diamond ring worn By g society bride
Discussing this feature OF the language OF mar
fellow toxusrnen before the Chicago English Cl1o
the other day. Mss J. 4 Wilcox a teacher II Ile
Robert Waller High school said: During visit
Of Edwin Arnold TO this country he took a certain
society woman 10 dinner In their conversation
she spoke of the elegant establishment they were
in; she referred 10 the elegant gown OF an opera
singer. She cOmpHmented Mr. Arnold On his 'eie-
CANT reading before the clubwOmen. and then shs
called his attention TO the elegant pickle that
all around. The girls think OF Re6ecea in Ivanho-
as perfectly grand OF ROwens as 'avfuly sweet
and Of Front De BosJf as 'he-ce-'
Ask the average ChIcagoan II English joke =
funny the answer is. sure" Show aim hippo
potaEnus. Orang-outang OF ella monster Al ths
circus ana the odds Loo 20 that ne viii eJacu-
late Funny thing. amt it, And the next minute
b. may, ba lust as likely TO remark: It's funny ths
way the people rush u hear Bryan and then Won
,-ote FOR him"
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
AMT IT FIERCE"
In CHICAGO? SURE"
THE LANGUAGE HUMANE
LIZ SLAUGHTERED.
~Elegant" Pickles, Perfectly
Grand" Roosters and Delicious
Diamond Rings.

Certain Chicago school teachers have made .
s'discovery'' OF what many visitors TO tAe Wlnoy
City had suspected many times befoTe-Wnicn IS.
ths t.aeh.rs declare that Chicagoans seem 20 b
foo busy 10 use good English Correcrness- sle-
rance and precision they mold 70 be requisites IN
a scientific treatise, but too many OF them tninz
these qualities hardly striving for IN every
day conversation They attempt 20 excuse this 0y
saving that when they feel the want Of words 70
corvey an exact shade OF meaning, they maven
tim. 20 ro h,.uttn' for EN-" the dictionary
What does Il rnetter. anyway. they ASK whether
we express an idea just right so long as We as
understood
At the horse show. say the school teachers. Cni-
carnans congratulate one another their owner
ship OF such lovely exhibits At the noTsr sno"
they pass in procession before the prize rose an1
repeatedly exciaIm: Amt II lovely At tnsiT
chicken show il is Really. isn't that loTeiy
roosterT' While ths automobile exposition tney
gather IN knots and argue Ike this Really nov.
that's a lovely machine" The common expression
Of delight produced by the sight OF curly haired
pet, be If dog. cat child. Is: "Ain't he sweet
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
TEACHER AMT PARTICULAR. -

..fr,r raforrn must begin at home. Do We hsvs
70 en- outside a meeting Of teachers 70 hear DAD
grammar. such as ne don't. bad Ensisn uSsse'
such as our familiar acquaintance real nice
vo-5iness lack OF precision. sIOvsuly enu1ciatto1t
4 teacher of science once said to me- 7 amt par
ticular how the children say thing, what Tn
after - the facts Another, teacher OF his'orF.
Objected seriously to a suggestion for cO-opera-
tion between the departments OF history and Eng
risb because she said 'hist'ry ought not 70 b
subordnated to English Then there Is the teacher
who Is content 20 accept an answer because ths
child has approximately the idea but cannot e9Sr
press himself clearly This teacher viii rarely ta'a
the time or energy help the child express himself
clearly
The fact IS that The pupils who study grammar
ard rhetoric for = few hours a week neglect to
use the rules they learn when they enter the Other
classes where they spend many hours week. aTf
the teachers OF those other subjects demand moth
ing in the way OF good English from their pupils.
either in written oral work
An attempt to eradicats this evil has been ulads
in the Wendell Phillips High School vhers the
teachers OF al departments have formed an organ
tzation for cooperation IN teaching English with
all other subjects. the pupils being given to IN
derstand that the language they Use Will count IN
their averages
Miss Bennett prophesied that the grsat-graad-
children Of present day Chicagoans might use cor
rect English IL the reform work thus begun vas
unnagSing- The outlook cid not appear 50 hopeful
to an adult student in one OF the Chicago nigne
schools whose composition is given BY Charles P
Megan Assistant Superintendent OF Chica8os
schools as follows:
In age OF is to IS years found interest In read
ing stories about America I held all Americans
for idealists I saw IN them a higher grade of
culture II Is ten months since I in this
country don't know why IOsed ny tendency
20 this country I seek idealism and cannot ma
IL It may be that Il Is against your meaning.
but when oGr young men which are spsnd-
ing All their energy fer baseball and at time %
dinner are eaten with the ball In their hands. or
that in a cold baseball day thousands OF people
run 70 and md = great deal OF interesting IN
sox and cuba, 60 can understand that eha
Amsr4cxn b4sansm ts-SAsseAEt thar sultzEs-ASh<
ana shss1 psegrsss-sas asE&s
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

yers IN this town with average income OF s. 200
q year is partly responsible for the existence Of
shysters, said Assistant District Attorney Murphy,
who has been detailed track down Illicit prac-
ttioners II is tremendous competition There
is downright crookcdness, and also greed without
wTonedOirg. The question OF fixing Zee is like
that which coGfronts the doctor. There be no
Uniform scale OF charges for the services you
can't dictate 10 q lawyer what he shall demand for
hts personal labor. Yet would consider 81. for
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

ing him they relatives OF the prisoner. come all
tfe way from Alaska to see him and $50 forth"
A civil shyster recently charged with the
offence o. champetry. which means to stir up Hti-
cation by buying causes Of action. bills and
notes The offence is a misdemeanor ami cause
OF disbarmeut Another civil practitioner, who is
not yet brought TO book. was attorney for q man
who was sued for debt in q municipal court, and
who the stand he had paid the amount
and showed q receipt therefor. The woman plain
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

Juaxs (about 10 sentence Prisoner, you have
rsed this poor, half -wittsd fellow most unmerci-
fully You have beaten him most cruelty.
Prisoner (surlily)-He attacked me hrst: besides.
he Is a rascal gave end OF trouble on
ths farm. It's not my fault his being an IDIOT.
my lord.
Judge (severely)--You should rsnemher. pris-
ensT that .distA. sftsg all are rnsn Ike YOs and
Eaa.~~Tte-E1tA
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
Not Due to the Courts so
Much as to q Certain
Class of Attorneys.

: An shyster bold.
I've grated fees untold
/ strip my clients OF every cent.
] take ring ornament.
md when 10 more their purse 5lr=..
Z hid the suckers guilty plead
y,T -. Ea-f "a,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-30
AailrnaDs.
Southern Railway.

TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.
NJ B,--Followihg scheduIs figures pub.
lished only as Information. and arc not
100 a. fM.--Dnily--LocaI for Charlotte.
li15 a. M.--Dhlly--Limlted.--B pull
man to Atlanta and Birmingham. New
Orleans. Memphis, Cha.tanooSa, md
all the South. Through coach for
Chase City, Oxford Durham.
$500 z. M.-Ex. sunda.---keysvillc Local
3l1;2O r. M-Daly--Limted Pullman ready
$3.50 r. NJ. for all the South.
YORK RIVER LINE.
4:so r. M.--ES. sundny--To west Point
Connecting for Baltimore Monday
Wednesday,, Friday
2:l5 =. M..-Monday, "wednesday and Fri
day--Local to West Point.
1880 4 Mex. Sundnys--Loncal to Yves,
Point.
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
5:56 a. NJ. $40 P. M.-.From all the South
sie r. M.--From charlottc. Raleigh Dur-
ham. Chase City and local stations.
$40 a. af.-From Keysville--Local.
3.2c a.. M--From West Point, and from
Baltimore Wednesday. Friday and
1o:4t 4. 81. s:is P. N.-Local from Yves,
Point.
G. w. WEsTDURY. D. p. A..
$40 z. Main Street Phone f56.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-30
Seaboard Air Line Railway,

sOUTHBOUND TRAINS sCHEDULEp ETO
LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY.
/, s:l5 A.. M.--Local to SorlIna. RaieIgh.
Charlotte Wilmington. a.:5 p. M.-sleeu.
er1 and. coaches. Atlanta. Birmingham, Sa-
vrnnah. Jacksonville and Florida points.
,10:45 P. M.-tlorida Limited. 1865 a. Nj.
Sleepers and coaches. Savannah Jackson
willie and Southwest. 81, 20 is3i ~.
NoRTHBouND5 TRAINS SCHEDULED 10
ARRIVE RICHMOND DAILY. d
(, sos a. NJ: 9:ta A. NJ. Florida Limited:
G:0. p Mi 6:35 p. M. ii
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!. w a m j S
ONE CENT A WORD.
Iogt ann G-Du1tD.

LOST, EITHER ON NJ e w. TRAIN.
letween Petersburg and Richmond.
or on Canal Street, between BYRD
Street Station and liz South Third.
a ladY's gold watch and black RIB,
bon fob. with exposition con; reward
II returned to above address.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-30

FOR SALE, HORSE POWERS AND
ear corn grinders combined: most
useful machine on the farm, also
New Holland power feed grinder.
operated by two horse power engine
and upward. W. Is. B.tCHE, SONS
& MILFORD, 1906 East Main.