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New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

houses the clubhouses and the wen-to-do homes
bordering It The centres of these blocks hgu-
rativeIy are sepulchres full of dead mems bones
There are more than two hundred and fifty OF
these labyrinthine alleys Living In them and
exposed to filth, vice and disease are upward Of
sixteen thousand persons
1t is said that when President Roosevelt's
Homes Commission some months ago decided
to send through the mail copies Of its report
certain inhabitants of Washington sought to
have it excluded because of the nakedness OF
its descriptions Of the conditions found In the
capitals slums It is believed that the condl-
tions could hardly be duplicated anywhere In
New York City, where the population is many
times larger and excuse for congestion is much
greater Where running water and sewer con-
nections are needed they had in New York
This is frequently not the case in the Washing
ton alleys Sometimes an entire alley is de-
pendent upon a single faucet, from which the
water occasionally will run and frequently will
not. This faucet may be out of doors and OF
service only to those who are willing to walk
to it, sometimes hundreds of feet from their
shelters 1t is not possible to describe the char
acter and condition of the toilet arrangements
where there are no water and sewer connec-
tons In the point of indecency the sanitary ar
rangements of many of the Washington alleys
apparently, are all that any one could imagine
them to be-and little more.
1t is natural that only those who care the
least for decency and morality, OF are forced
by economic conditions to seek the least expen-
sve shelter should be willing to accept these
hidden abiding places as a substitute for whole
some homes. Here are gathered men and
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

women whose lives are a menace to society, and
here children. often illegitimate, are brought
up amid surroundings which almost invariably
serve to perpetuate the conditions. Occasional
ly mother is found who is anxious for the fut-
ure of her children. but, as such a mother said
to one Of the investigators, "I watches my chill
dren out and I watches 'em in, but I'm fraid
they won't mount to much, after all, COZ they
hears much. When walls is thin and people
shout so loud, can't keep 'em from hearin'"
These are the women who keep their children
indoors and the curtains down because "evil
communications corrupt good manners"
How do these conditions directly affect the
higher life Of the city? Here Is an alley picture
which illustrates three forms Of direct cornmu-
nication between the two:
"On soiled and broken lounge in a little
room which crowded with children and
adults Annie f. lay one afternoon, rolling
her head about weakly and gasplng for breath.
Her little baby feeding fretfuIIy at the
consumptIves wasted breast while Hattie n
child of seven. was playing about the room with
seven other youngsters Altogether, there were
fifteen persons including six adults, living per-
manently in the little four-room house, while
improper dodgers also were accommodated from
time to time. Although Maria F. does not
show bad character In her appearance, every
of her five grown daughters has had ille-
gItmate offspring. Mrs F. herself has borne
sixteen children. of whom five are happily
dead. One Is in the insane asylum. The
daughter Annie Is dying of tuberculosis Ger
trude older daughter OF Mrs F., Is
away at present, which means in Jail She
has frequently been arrested her latest COM
mitment is said to have been for cutting a man
and woman Even In this degraded home,
however, there Is touch OF better things One
OF the girls, who is usually supposed to be Mrs
F.s grandchild. is said to have been q cast
away, deserted by her parents and left 20
gather her food from garbage barrels until the
F. children began sharing their scanty IA
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
ALLEYS Il DISGRACE.
Bhu Room for architectural I'm
proucmcnt in National CAPITOL

Within the last two weeks the memory OF the
eSo men who more than any others are cred
ked with the creation Of Washington the Beau
ssful has been honored. They are Major Pierre
Charles L'Enfant, the designer, and Alexander
Robie Shepherd sometime Boss Shepherd, the
HaussmaniZer. America to-day glories in what
Ghey Gid for Washington, but there IS need for
modern Hercules to clean out the menacing Au-
Sean stables which have recently been revealed
"Washington has 10 poor is 4 phrase fire.
suently uttered when people are talking about
Ghe capital of the United States. The sky line of
ehe home of the government is dominated. for
vtsi ors, b. majestic domes and monuments.
Their eyes feast upon the architecture of famous
Buildings, the faces Of men whose names appear
frequently in the press the broad avenues, with
their borders Of full foiagcd trees and the fresh
green lawns of the circles and other open spaces
af the fashionable section They do not realize
efaat lying in the shadow and almost within
stones throw Of the citys magnificence per
sons, buildings and so-called streets of such a
A8Terent character that they menace the health
Gad happiness of those who give life to this in
esresting and imposing scene. 1t is perhaps not
sDo much to say that in a measure the menace
extends beyond the confines of the city to the
Wftermost parts Of the United States, and, in
Aaed, the civilized world, for all who gather at
Warrington to attend to its affairs and to the re-
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

h91ons Of this country with others come within
GAs circle of the baleful influence OF conditions
nSt apparent to the casual visitor. II is the
zzoral and physical welfare of the people, resi-
4ents and visitors alike, that is endangered.
The viIeness Of the slum conditions, which rival
tnse of any city, has been until recently at least
as little known to most persons living in Wash
hSton including the members Of Congress whose
auty it is to Iegislate for the District of Colum-
Aza as it has been to visitors to the city. These
sunditions were revealed by Investigations made
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Weller the former
II whom was for seven years executive officer Of
hs Associated Charities Of Washington; other
sociaI workers and the Presidents Homes Com
knission, and have been described in Mr.. Wei
b~'s recently published book, Neglected Neigh
kors in the National Capital"
Washington has been described as the best
pkanned city in the world. Some Of the almost
unspeakable conditions may perhaps be laid IN
directly at the door of Major LEnfant's lib
eral plans The spacious blocks and large sized
sDts paved the way for the opening of alleys
which have become sinkhoIes Of vice and men
ace to public health through the unsanitary con-
aftions in which many OF their inhabitants
Eve As the values OF land rose the owners of
lots fronting the regular thoroughfares per
szftted the use Of the rear ends OF their lots for
purposes that would yield an income and help to
pay the taxes on the increased values Stables
and ramshackle buildings which have become
Che last resort Of the poor for shelter
erected this surplus land in the centres of the
blocks. AS entrances were required for these
structures systems of alleys have developed.
These are vertable labyrinths of
passageways buried in the centres Of the blocks
They are often reached only by means Of
single narrow alley. Sometimes this passage
way is more thal footpath. giving admis-
sson through a rectangular opening in a build
ing fronting In the street A person passing
along the street would be in absolute ignorance
sf the presence of a colony Of the poorest Of the
pcor in the rear OF the high class apartment
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

tIons with her. and the waif was gradually re-
ceived into full membership in the overcrOwded
household This girl is now fifteen, although
she looks two years younger. She cannot read
write or tell her mothers name After employ
ment all day in service she returns nightly TO
the lurid home life of Average alley There
is another connection with the outside world
Marion F brings in the two beautiful little
white children whom she is paid to care for.
Their mother would not remain Indifferent to
alley life if she could her darlings playing
with the f. children in room infected by
tuberculosis and taking bites of picked cab
bage fresh from the lips OF the consumptive
woman's baby In the F. household, as in
countless others, tuberculosis is the family
skeleton, the ever haunting dread Just when
the house in which this family live became in
fected we do not know. Amy S died here
Of consumption before they moved into the
house; but they themselves must have left the
germs behind them in other houses, for they
had two sons who died Of the white plague
within recent years. In the house next door to
their present abode. where they lived for 4
time another victim is now dying OF the same
disease Annie is merely following down an
easy pathway beaten smooth by many feet be-
fore her. The babe at her breast and the Httle
daughter who sleeps crowded with her upon
the old sofa hardly escape the contagion
Indeed. all the fifteen members of the house
hold are constantly subjected to it, Even the
Indifferent outside world is more concerned than
it imagines, for the clothing of many patrons is
ironed and stored for while in Annie's room"
Here are Illustrated three points of direct con |
tact between the more and less fortunate strata
Of society found in Washington jostling each |
others elbows The servants In not a few
households come from such homes, and some |
times the children are taken into these dismal |
human swamps. In these alleys, also, not lit |
tie of the laundry work of Washington is done |
Statesmen Josted in the streets by the den |
liens of the alleys They employ servants who
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
THE HOME OF A FAMILY OF SEVEN.

shi fariys
aqut with nc xisin veryd the Capitol
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
CAL lROUA DECLINES
TO OFFER DEFENSE
Arguments Without Time Limit
viii Begin Monday in
Famous Case.

san FRANCISCO, June 1.-The
trial of Patrick Calhoun, president of
the United Railroads, charged with
bribery, which opened on January -.
VIII reach the stage Of final argument
on next Monday. All prcliminaries were
swept away at today 's session of court,
wherein counsel for the defendant, after
Offering TO submit the case without ar
9umept, agreed TO the courts decision
providing for au1thcr arrangement
whereby the attorneys will inauguratc
an unrestricted period or oratorical eff
Tort. scheduled TO begin next Monday
morning. Assistant District Attorney
francls j. IJcn3Y, who appealed TO the
court for permission to show that Abra
nam kuef was conceded to be the
boss of San Francisco during the ad
ministration Of Manor Z. f. Schmiiz,
was denied the privilege after stir.
ring debate extending over several
hours. When the court S decision was
finally pronounced, Mr.. Hencv stated
that the people had no further testi
mony TO offer. and there was prompt
submission of the case by Sta uley
Moore, one of the attorneys for the
defendant.
Before the Jury was dismissed. Mr..
liencY rejected proposal to submit
The case without argument. declaring
that the proposal made by ono of the
attorneys for the defendant was in.
tended as an effort TO influence the
Jury.
According TO arrangements made be
fore adjournment today, Assistant Dis
lrlct Attorney John j. 0 Cara will make |
the opening argument. and Will be fol |
lowed by Alexander King OF Atlanta |
Ga, of the defense 4. A. Moore. senior
counsel for the defendant. will present |
the closing argument on behalf of Mr.. |
Calhoun. and Mr., IIency VIII make the
final argument for the people 1t is |
believed that the case will be submitted |
to the Jury by Thursday or Friday Of |
next week
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
ADMITS BELONGING TO
TRAIN ROBBERS GANG

DENVER, June ll.-Thomas Lee,
alias RAY. a prisoner in the county iail,
claims he was r member of the gang
suspected of the Union Pacific train
robbery near Omaha few weeks ago.
but deserted prior to the holdup. He
made a confession today. in which he
says that Woods, TorgeDsoD and Cor.
don tho men now held in Omaha. arc
the robbers. He saws also that Law
renee Golden alias Shelton. alias Shcr.
man, is not guilty, He also claims that
II was he who gave the first informa
ton that the robbers might he found in
Omaha, which information resulted in
the arrest of the trio of suspects.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
5000 Acres

Of State land to be sold at auction
at BurIey, Idaho, on June 18th, Lands
are under government canals. and will
be sold in fD-acre tracts TO tho highest
bidder. Reduced rates from Utah points
june l2th, 18Th and 1ith. From Idaho
points June 18th. l1th and 18th. Ask
oregon sport Line Agents for rates and
further particulars. or address D. f,
Burley. General Passenger Agent. Room
20l Deseret News Building. Salt Lake
City. Utah. CITY TICKET OFFICE,
pol Main Street
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
Collie and Diarrhoea.

These diseases are quickly cured by
Chamberlain S Collie. Cholera and Diar-
rboea Remedy. This remedy has been
III use for many years, and has a wide
reputation for its cures Of these dis.
cases. For sale by all druggists.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12

LOS ANGELES, Cal, June 1.-The
jury summoned by Coroner HartweIl TO
investigate the cause of the death of
Henry Grassmee, an inmate Of the Pat.
ton insane asylum, today returned a vcr-
diet to the effect that Grassmce came
10 his death as result of injuries in.
flicted. as the evidence appeared TO
show, by Hans s, Berg, an attendant at
the asylum. The report also ccnsured
DR., Gustave Wilson, Acting Medical
Superintendent Patton aud Supcrlntend-
cnt Butler for .'falIing io take proper
steps TO insure Berg s detention by the
authorities. >
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
Valuable Timber Burning

ST. JOHNS. y. r., juno I1.--The for
est fires r9Sed today along the north
shore Of New brunswick and "a thick p3 II
OF smoke oNcrhune the entire province
Rain is now the only hope Of the lum-
bcrmeu. and unless showers come soon
many thousands Of dollars worth of val
liable timber will bc destroyed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12

SAN BERNARDINO, Cal. June IL
Hans :. Berg. the discharged night
watchman Of the Patton insane asylum,
who is held responsible for the death of
Harry Grassmce, patient. was located
in this city today and told his story of
The affair, According TO Berg. Grass
mcc was fatally injured by eleven yio-
lent patients in thc ward in which he
was confined, ard while his hands aud
ankles were tied loosely TO the cot with
sheets. Berg said he was ovcrworkcd.
and absent from the dormitory for about
tlictcd.
Berg saws he Will not run away.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
HAND
SAPOIIO
FOR TOILET AND BATH.

Fingers roughened bv needlework
catch every stain and look hopelessly
dirty. Hand Sapolio removes not only
the dirt, but also the looseued, injured
cnticle and restores the fingers to their
paturaI beauty.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
EASTERN EXCURSIONS
Via Oregon Short Line.

Denver aud Pueblo. $3.50: Omaha
and Kansas City. $4,000; ST. Pau! and
Minneapolis, $500; Chicago, sos. 90;
St. Louis, $4,000. Dates of sale. June
i, j. II, l2. 16 and 20 See agents for
rates TO other points and for later
dates. City ticket office, 20l Main
street
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
FIFTH EAST HOTEL

Salt Lake City. four blocks from the
business center,
c. 3. TITCOMB, Proprietor,
First GLASS; nrcproof family and tourist
hotel.
RATEs--Europcan. 75c up; American,
$500 up, Rates by the Month.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
SUNDAY EXCURSIONS
Via Denver & Rio Grande p.

To Ogden, 1925 a. M, 30 p. m. 90
To Provo Canyon, $50 a, m, $40
a M -,.....-..s. ..s......... 20
TO Pharaoh 5 Glen. $50 a. m..S 80
Returning on any train.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
EXCURSIONS EAST
Via Denver & Rio Grarde p, r

June i, ., II. 10, l6, 26; July 2, 3.
Chicago and return ......... $50 90
ST. Louis aud return .... 1900
ST. Paul. Minneapolis and return. $500
Omaha, Kansas City and return. 1000
Denver, Colorado Springs. Pueblo 22.50
Other points in proportion
Tickets good returning October 81.
Ticket office, 50l Main street
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12

private safe may be rented in The
Ere and burglarproof vaults of the
Salt Lake Security and Trust company,
80 up Main street, $500 per year.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
COUNTER CHARGE or
ENBEZZLEMENT MADE

san JOSE. Cal June ll.-Georgc w.
We!laud. 4 prominent lumbcrmau of
Scranton. Pa, who arrived mere few
days ago with warrant for the arrest
of Mr.. and Mrs W. j. Morrell on
charge OF having sold mine in Sierra
county that they did not own. was ar
rested and arralgned last night on n
charging him with the felonious cmhez.
element Of 100000 worth of mining
stock that they had left in his hands
for sale He is ont ON 100000 bail
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
Explosion Wrecks Town,

WATERLOO la. Juno 1.-Two hun.
orcd pounds Of dynamite my&tcriously
exploded Al Fredericksburg last night,
wrccl0ne the business district OF that
town and lniurinG score Of persons
The shock was felt at Hampton. twelve
miles distant.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
EXCURSIONS EAST
Via Denver g. Rio Grande R. E.,

June 4, ., IL, y, lG, 2G, July 2. 3.
Chicago and return ....,.... $500
81. Louis and return ... 1900
st. Paul. Minneapolis and return. $500
Omaha; Kansas City and return. 1000
Denver, Colorado Springs. Pueblo 22.50
Other points IN proportion.
Tickets good returning October 81.
Ticket office. sol Main street,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
A-Y-P EXPOSITION RATES,
Via Oregon Short Line r. r

$40 from Salt Lake 10 Seattle and
return; return on % sale daily, ssom,mene,ng
street.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
AUTO TRIPS TO LAURELHURsT

Lagoon, Everything the best. CSC
the trip,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12

4 private safe may be rented in tho
fire and burglar-proof vaults Of the
Salt Lake Security and Trust company,
81 Up. Main street, 500 per wear.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12

A private safe may be rented in the
fire and burglar-proof vaults Of the
Salt Lake Security and Trust company,
% Up. Main street, $500 per year
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
Relieves Headache
Aorsford's Acid Phosphate

Relieves headache and nervousness
caused by impaired digestion, wakeful-
ness or ovcrworh.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
GOODBYE TO "NESUVIUS"
TONIGHT

Positively the last night of fireworks
At Wapdamcrc.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12

Every hour every day Reserve seats
by telephone. Your best buy. Chand.
Ter & Soules. J04 Atlas block.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
BARGAINS Not Advertised

All white knit underwear and hosiery 10 to 33 pct off
All white silk. Isle and kid gloves. 10 pet. off
All stationery that's white is reduced 25 pet.
All white notions thread excepted 10 pct. off
All ewcry that s white reduced % pct. off
All white neckwear for is reduced 25 pct.
Vengs and handkerchefs reduced ..........25 % pct.
All white lace and muslin curtains and white
tanning % pct. off
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12

\ private safe may pc rcuicd in the
Salt Lake Security and Trust company
fire and bUrglar.proof vaults OF the
80 Up. Main street. 800 per year.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
ITS and Children S Wear
$500 White Dresses
+ I. 80

Today. the last day of our
June white carnival we have
grouped into one lot the entire re-
manning assortment OF children $
white dresses that have been slightly
soiled by haudling; dainty. neatly
trimmed styles, in sizes from 6 TO
u years; SO 30 and a 90 values,
Sale for cearance-$1 80.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
Picture Framing

Midgley Bodcl Co.. 80 East Isl SO,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
sl5o OGDEN CANYON EXCURSION,

! Via Bambcrger line. includes street
! car and auto in canyon. Phones l59
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
Trimmed Hats rs Per Cent Off

Saturday the millinery department places sweeping re-
ducton its entire stock Of trimmed hats white and
the newest summers eoorings, materials and shapes
a sale that offers the elite OF summers trimmed hat
modes at saving of 25c the dollar; the exclusive
styles, the becoming and artistic shapes the great Sc
lection and the wonderful variety of materials make
1T m ost opportune millinery event; - em
choice Of summers millinery at. 1910 OFT
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-05
TAFT
IS on JOB EARLY


Taft will urge in his message is that
nothing but tariff legislation be consid-
cred at the special session.
President Taft received a call from
several members of the Ohio delegation
in Congress, including Senator Dick
and Representatives Longworth, Ken
nedy, Cole, Goebel, Douglas and Keifer.
Creeping along at a snail's pace,
heavily laden trains today slowly bore
the inaugural crowds away from the
capital. The crippled Geographic facili-
ties, which MADE it impossible to oper-
ate trains last night, within less than
from six to twelve hours of schedule
time, were somewhat improved, but
still far from normal.
The thousands who f1ocked, to the
ceremonies seemingly attempted to
leave the city at one time. Immense
crowds lf1ocked to the Union station
and military and civic. organizations
We'd with n another in their display
as they departed or waited to depart.
All through the day the crowd at the
station was aroused. now and then by
some enthusiastic organization march
ing round and round through the vast
concourse in the station, with a band
in the lead. One organization had
three bands leading it, alternating
with each other in furnishing music.
The record of casualties incident to
the Inauguration ceremonies was three
deaths. three probably fatally injured
and more than seventy-ave persons
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-05

slightly injured. The dead are Samuel
Young, aged %. of this city; Norman
A. Stall, 45 years of age of Richmond,
Va, and Andrew M. Doran, of Pitts
burg, Pa. The seriously injured were
Policeman Frederick Dirk. Samuel Car
ter. of Virginia, n William Deneil,
of this city.
Samuel Young was electrocuted by
stepping on live electric wires on Wis
consin avenue; Norman A. Stall died
Of epilepsy while viewing the parade,
and Andrew Doran, a Pullman con-
ductor, died of heart disease upon ar
irving at the Union station last night
Dirk was severely injured in an at
tempt to arrest a Greek for disord crl5
conduct; Carter was stabbed in the
abdo<len by a negro, and Deneil was
overcome by gas.