The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-06

One or the most eminent specialists In
| inc world on the use OF drugs and mar
| cotlcs has said that he has cured cases
OF the morphine and opium habit and the
| whisky habit: but when boys In their
early teens form the cigarette habit. he
| does not know OF a single authentic case
| in which permanent cure has been
| MADE. This being true, we should spare
no effort to crush out this most terrible
habit among children. We should prose-
| cute without fear or favor every man
woman or company that sells tobacco TO
| boys.
There is another evil which is rapidly
growing. especially in the larger cities Of
| the state. aud that IS the selling OF liquor
| TO minors. We can not go TO any OF the
/ summer resorts around the larger cities
without not only seeing boys and girls
| OF tender years patronlzing these saloons
| and in many instances becoming lntoXi-
Gated; and many beautiful girls and prom
| ising boys have dated their downfall
| from the time some scoundrel has sold
the Internal poison 10 the unprotected
| boys and girls.
1T is our duty TO see that this con-
! dition shall change. Every probation Of
| ficer In every part OF the state should be
| vigilant on these lines and leave no stone
unrmned until he has run 10 earth the
miscreant who has violated the law.
For Stricter Laws.
Judge Joshua Greenwood of the Fifth
| judicial district made a plea for stricter
| laws.
"Wo want more and stricter laws. bet
| ter enforced and more money back OF
them to carry them out" declared Judge
Greenwood.
There are too many things In this
| state of which we are afraid. The fear Of
the religious question Is one or the things
Tho schools arc tied up by this fear that
| religion might be taught and banish things
that are essential In my district all OF
| the delinqucnts come from the district
schools. Therefore the schools should
teach the things that make men and
women, ! know we can get nearer TO IL.
| don't want 10 dampcn the srdor OF en-
! tbusiasts The work OF churches and
societies is all well, but we need some
this work. We want a legislature big
enough TO tackle tho problem pass more
severe laws and provide the money TO
| enforce them,
.'ThInk of a man selling liquor 10 your
| children ard mine and escaping scot free
| The strongest penalty is too small FOR
| him. 1t is all very well TO talk OF pa
rental influence but more Is wanted. II
we handled these problems as in the
older countries, where laws are better
enforced than with us In spite OF our
boosted freedom. the children VIII soon
understand that laws are made TO be
oucyed."
Mrs AdoIph Simon, chairman OF the
civic section OF the Ladies'. Literary club.
read a paper on The Child Labor Prob
lem" This paper has been read before
the Ladies Literary club and before tic
principals OF the city schools, and has
met with the iudorsement of all who
have heard IT. II gave evidence OF care
ful thought and preparation.
g.; r Roper chief probation tt;sr Officer
Of tho afternoon. lie read paper on
"Truaucy and MisdemCanors. In IN"
course OF his remarks Mr.. Roper said
that there should be q system OF vol
untsry probation officers. This idea met
with hearty support by Rabbi Frcund IN
n few reInarlls made during the discus
sion period.
As to Discipline.
Lizbc,h Qualtroush. principal Of the
Dduirrh school read an extremely inter
cs,ing paper on The Trend of Present
Methods OF Discipline" Miss Qualtrough
| said that the home is the place where the
that many parents are of the opinion
that the teacher IL the one who must
build tho Chiid's character. she quoted
many instances OF the unreas sonaOleness
OF mothers who have fanclcd grievances
against tho teacher.
Miss Qualtroush said that punishment
should be inflicted when II became abso-
Iutcly necessary. The only good punish
mcnt accomplishcs is 10 deter through
! fear. In this connection, MISS Quail
| trough spoke timely word about a con-
dillou which is apparent in Salt Lake.
"Oftcn thore Is mnudlin sympathy Tor
criminals locked up In The peniIenlliaeIy; liery;o
itself in the form OF American Boauty
rosca The victim Is forgotten; tho horTi-
hlc crime Is forgotten. II IS Il SSHpdtn!
which is all wrong.
oug, said Miss Qualtrcugh. and IT they
nre made hideous in the eye nt The boy
and the girl they will not be committed
Shows Are Blamed.
II. C. Jacobs chief probation officer
of Weber county. spoke on the topic.
"ha the Probation officer Sees His
Work" Mr.. Jacobs Denounced the melo.
drama tic show. the wild and woody west
shoniinr where crimc is set out In all It's
Lnldnnss He yeuture1 10 say TINT this
class of shows is responsible for 90 per
cent OF the youths gone wrong. There
sbnuId be IL censorship. he said.
Eox ELDER county. spoke ON How Far
Arc Parents Responsible for the De
iInouenry Of Their Chldren?" Mr.. Box
hol1 the parents primarily responsible.
Ii there wore harmony between father
and mother which sometimes there Us
not-rnuch To The dctrjment Of the child
and they were agreed upon the course
,bat uhnujd be pursued with reference TO
The child IL would be a long step In TN"
riubt direction Gossip In deGoctlon OF
neiybbors Or ncighborS children should
no syoided He spoke n powerful word
| Tor cleanliness and ncatness. saying that
a child need not necessarily be clothed
in costly apparel. but " could easiiy De
kept clean. Punctualiiy at school was
anctbcr point dweIt upon strongly by Mr..
Box ,s..., ,u--L..- A.,
| ra-.sr-s uhich was engaged IN by d num-
! i,er OF ,hnrsa present One OF the re
rnnrEs uIst1- ouT1nE lme t1hfSSltsSlvu "us
| Inn, H. nSeocik cSua sShzJ1I(5 Scnp out Of
rI~19ss,.S and tllai f-ye15g eSm; SHOULD be
! ,,sSr II, Lccp 1bs uvr;nlls <,1s1iT sy size m
| H. ~ polItics This Els lI-.Iiity in-