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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-17

Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Alexander
left this morning for Parkersburg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-17
JOHN L, SwIGBR,
MAUD swIGER.

r l.. sTRoTHER,
Counsel for Plaintiffs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-17

R. l. sTRoTHER.
Counsel for Plaintiffs.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-11-06

The late Robert c. OG4~n. rer-
chant ph,Iaothroprst aud million are,
whose life was nra5Iy sue 'e>stuI
from every point of view, lett b-h,d d
HIM in writing this SET Of good and
ui4d rules:
Do not mistake prcj lice for
principle.
Be energetic. wide awake, pushing,
bui be patient
Use the book Of Proverbs as
guide o business.
Honor womarbood.
Believe in yourself, then oher PEG.
pie wilI believe IN yoo.
A vigorous, h. ahhy man a, ca "
onIy one light in iha world, ony one
l5na to demand, aoI that is en-. ce
to work Houston Gtobe.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-11-06
Easy rask.

There are two things which ] am
confident | can do very well; one $
an introduction to any literary work.
stating what 1t is to contain and how
It should be executed in the most per-
feet manner.-Samuel Johnson
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Even Ne we're a F.a'chertrs, one
h,f tn, liae woui satisfy our nor
nal Hood requirements.
A vrIy SIMPLE calculation makes il
apparent rbbt 'hr avrrale in iiWd laI IS
wasting at least fort Eve hours out Of
eve.y 1853 that he lives, or al least III
doeng som thing which, it not III rl
ou>, is certainly unprodu'tiVe,
What an enormous advance in III,
economic prog eSs Of the world would
result i his Is per cent Of wasted
rime we've utilized. We have some
time been very uuch Impressed up.
on entering barber shop, by the
time wasted hy American men il
y aitlnq to be shaved. There are
probably z. ,0J00O0 "shavabe" men
IN America. and It each one OF them
lu>e, oily ten minutes day tor b
year III waiting his urn in a barber
shop, the aIgr gaze time thus waste'
equals LA l55 years Of time J..
o her words, reckoning a man 5 worA
ing time at fifty SIX hours a week.
there /, annually wasted In the barber
shops OF America, energy equivalent
to the Dab ,r OF ll4l55 men working
ior three years.
The thought that spare time is
economic wealth, can be applied u
hundreds Of oher time leaks in oar
lives, with saIulary effect We neeo
not rest by quitting HES busy
career" For all Of US form o! res
is to be found that will better fit u,
for the activities Of our chosen sphere
Our vocation is our chosen and regu-
lar employment Our avocaton i,
somethlng that we do besides. Both
Of them presupposes activity, mental
or physical They should compile.
menl each other
The clerk, whose daily task limit,
his vision to the ledger or the counter
may find great enjoyment and quick
ened Intellectual activity, like the OLD
book-keeper in "Prue and !" by
reading of foreign travel. The ner
chant or the man Of affairs can d,
much good for himself and others by
devotins his leisure to the promotion
OF civic welfare, the lawyer in til,
study Of mathematics, and the mathe-
ma,ican in the study Of law.
Lewis Carroll, the author Of that ex
q usi ,ude piece OF loolery, "AIc,
in Wonderland, was one Of tn
greatest professors OF mathema
tics in England, aud Whitney, the in
ventor Of the cotton Gun was BY voca
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-11-06

faithful o t cir duties.
II The tin e now wosred ere spved
in heaIlhEut and productive eml |, y.
ment and in the stimulation Of menlsI
aclivits, the effect upon the cost cI
living. and ,pon the administration Of
government would be almost immeei,
stely apparent, 1heo H. Prce in
Commerce snd Finance Oct Is.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-13
CHURCH PRESIDENT
RETURNS FROM TRIP
Was Principal Speaker at Dedication
OF the New Mormon Chapel in
Los Angeles.

Joseph L. Smith. president OF the Nor
mon church. has returned from Call
fornia where he went about ten days
4 go TO be present at the dedication Of a
new chapel IN Los Angeles. The chapel
was dedicated May 4. President Smith
being the principal speaker. Others who
went from here 10 be present at the
ceremonies were Elder George Albert
Smith of the council OF twelve apostles.
Elder ]. Golden Kimball OF the first
council of seventies. and former Cover
nor John G. Cutler.
The new chapel and the ground on
which II stands has cost the church
about s32, 900 and. with other church
buildings To be erected there Ia the near
future, represents an expenditure OF
about $40. 900. Among the soloists who
took part In the dedicatory exercises
we're Elsie Barrows Best, Maude Stark
and Josie Hinckley.
Joseph L. Robinson, who Is president
OF the California mission Of the Mormon
church, expects 70 make a. tour OF the
border states OF Mexico in the near fu-
ture IN order TO gain first-hand inforna-
ton regarding conditions there.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-13
Chief Recalls Days Of the
Wide Open Town.

Those were days that tried the
souls of would-be reformers, IL was
disheartenlnr 10 read OF n holdup or
a burglary every morning, TO have
trials going on in which the poles
were accused of dividing spoils win
confidence men. TO see a whole street
In the heart of the city lined with
houses OF questionable reputei TO see
courtesans beckonlng from every
seCond-story window on that street
and to hear them soliciting from
every doorway.
You may remember how we used
TO discuss IL and how discouraged
we used to get. You may recall how
the gambling houses were running full
blast: how fights and holdups oc-
CURED IN the glare Of their entlcihg
lights: how the pool rooms fiourisheu
on our principal streets, robbing
wage e-earners OF their dues to their
wives and children. and you Will re-
call how hopeless it seemed to brlnS
a change about.
You doubtless remember how the
"Bettermept league" composed OF
business men who were desperate In
defense of their homes and environ
mcnts, used to drag maUdlin bows and
silly girls from wine rooms and from
closed booths In restaurants and send
them home to their parents.
The fact that YOU took no active
part at that time. never 'slumned
for reform, nor favored the public
with the result of Your investiga tlons,
nor criticised the police department
convince me that your interest is but
newly awakened. It only shows that
you regarded reform as hopeless then
and DoSSlblc now.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-13
MRS. w. c. SHOEMAKER
GOES TO FINAL REST
Active Worker In Church and Charitable
Activities, Dies After Linger-
ing Illness

Mrs. Eta Ruth Shoemaker. 81 years
OF age, WIFE OF ": c. Shoemaker, west
Southern railway, died at the family
residence. 173 " street, yesterday morn
ing. Of a complication OF diseases. Mrs
Shoemaker had been an invalid since un-
dergoing an operation last September.
A native Of Newhurg, Penn, where she
was born June p. 1862, Mrs. Shoemaker
spent her g1rlhood In Shippensburg.
Penn. Later she lived In Hannibal Mo. !;
Monmouth and Riverside. nj, and New
York city. from whence she came to
Salt Lake eleven years ago. AT the tine
OF the San Francisco disaster, in 1906.
she was visiting friends IN that city.
During her residence IN Salt Lake, Mrs
Shoemaker was an active worker IN the
Presbyterian Aid society.
In addition to her husband, Mrs
Shoemaker is survived by a son. l.. E.
Shoemaker, directory and advertising
manager OF the Missouri & Kansas Tele-
phone company, with headquarters In
Kansas City. funeral services will be
held at the Evans mortuary chapel at
O'Clock this afternoon. The body Will
be sent 20 Monmouth. H.. for inter
ment.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-13
Sewers Connection Wit
School After Nineteen
Years of Service.
With
Sewers

"A MIss CLARA I. CoLBURNE prin-
Ia IN ciPal OF Rowland Hall. one of
WI the Oldest and most exclusive
schools for girls In tho en-
tire western country. is serving her
last year at the head OF that lnstltu-
ton With the close In June OF the
present scholastic year Miss Colburnc
will retire after nineteen years with the
school Her successor az principal has
not yet been selected
Miss Colburne's resignation was ten
dered the board several days ago and
was accepted, but as an evidence OF the
cided that 1t should not become effective
for another year, although she will be
relieved OF her duties next month Miss
Colburne stated last night that she had
made no plans for the future and would
first enjoy needed rest.
Rowland Hall was established more
than half century ago by the Episco-
pal church of this diocese It ranks
high among the educational institutions
of the country and Is modern school
With splendid equipment. Including n
first class gymnasium and an excellent
faculty. The enrolment at present Is
$50 pupils. many from adjoining states,
most prominent families in tho west at
tend the school,
Miss Colourne came 10 Rowland Hall
directly following her graduation from an
eastern college and. beginning as an
instructor In the lower classes, steadily
came principal OF the school She has
greatly endeared herself to her pupils
and faculty members. who greatly regret
her departure from tho institution.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-13

Rev W W. Reese. Chairman. So
cIal Service Committee. City; Dear
Sir-Your communication Of the 0th
reached me after | had read It In a
daily paper
That I appreciate your interest in
the Improvement OF social conditions
will be readily understood hy you
when you recall the efforts made to
get YOU to join our local Better
ment league" upon which | served as
special policeman. without pay, ior
fifteen years.
or course. while yon repeatedly re-
fused 70 participate in the actual
work OF reform we were Striving 10
accomplish against dlscouraglng odds.
7 felt that your heart was with us
and that whenever your ministerial
duties might permit and the outlook
became more hopeful you would Ia
vor the public and the police with
Nnur advice and emcOMraEcmeMt.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-13
Police Have Been Baked
By Restraining Orders.

For the first time in your expert
ence In Salt Lake objectionable
roomiug houses have been subjected
TO investigation. public exposure and
litigation. We have been hampered
by censure and restraining orders
until Il is impossible 10 proceed fur
thcr until the rights OF the city are
Jud!cially determined, AS student
of the daily press you must be aware
OF tits fact. from which infer that
you are merely calling attention to
our need Of authority In Kidding the
city OF a class OF roorning ,houscs
which. while "disorderly" and other
wise Objectionable. are still not TO
be classed as houses OF prostitution
within the mea ming OF the law.
Every roominr house OF question
able repute. every place where vice
might flourish behind curtains or
doors. have been thrown open bv In
vestigatlon and In every instance we
have been taken 10 the courts and
our powers disputed. Any letters OF
sympathy or encouragement YOU NAV
have written during the past years
battle for the right have no doubt
rniscarried In the mails. l never re-
celved them.
Every known gambling joint from
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-13
STATE SCORES IN
Trial Of {. 4. IfLON!
Court Admits Testimony OF
Witnesses at Prelimi-
nary Fearing.
OBJECTION IS MADE
Defense Makes Gallant but
Losing Fight to Exclude
This Testimony.

ATTORNEYS for the defense in tho trial
Of caleb 4. Inflow fought hard but
intellectually Yesterday 10 keep from the
record ali evidence that might I've
construed ir a manner 20 connect the
movements 1f Mrs. caleb A. Inflow
with those of her husband on the night
before Thomas Eddie White was
murdered last October.
Attorney F. \. Walton Of the de-
fense made constant objections TO qucs-
tions. and rotations OF exceptions
when hiss objections were oyerruled,
until those objections and exceptions
seemed a regular a cioc.,work. 1t
seemed that every question asked for
an hour or longer was the signal for
the stercolyped objection, for the over
ruling of the objection by the court,
and Tor the notation of an exception by
the defense.
The defense made gallant hut los
ing fight TO keep the oblectlona BILE
questions and answers from the record,
but, with few exceptions, the incidents
specified by the state in the opening
statement of its case were brought
from the witnesses and from challenged
records.
Two witnesses sought by the state
have left the city, and in all proba-
bility Will not be here at any stage OF
the trial. They arc Fred Baxter and
NJ T.. Grizzellc. chauffeurs who testified
at the preliminary hearing of Inflow,
held before Justice Harry S. Harper
October %, 1912.
Their testimony, together with that
of third witness who has gone away,
Mrs. Nellie Campbell, given at the
preliminary hearing, viii also be intro
duccd by the state.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-13
Glories In Support OF
Good Women.

Many worthy men are apt to Be
misled through personal ambitions,
political combinations, commercial
associations or monetary eXpecta-
tions; they sometimes fail to- recog-
nize the good and lend an unsuspect-
ing ear TO evil report. But good
women intuitively take the side OF
right, recognize honesty OF purpose
and join heartily In opposition 10
wrong.
The women OF Salt Lake. especial
~ the clubwomen. have given loyal
support to the city and 10 this de-
partrnent In its efforts 10 enforce
the slot machine ordinance. the
roomlng house ordinance. the crusade
against wine rooms and closed res
taurant booths, against houses OF Ill
fame against gambling and opium
selling until their work has become
our work and their cause our cause.
AS TO the specific cases In your re-
port, | have taken them "a true on
your word and have referred them
to the proper officers for correction.
Yet II Is more difficult to appre
hend offenders complained OF In
newspapers than where the tip ls
aIven over the telephone or by prl
vate commune alton to this depart
ment
That such places as YOUR repre-
sentative discovered really exist /
cannot deny, but the offenses COM
planned of are not committed in the
presence OF officers. Strangers see
things that are covered up when
policeman comes upon the scene. Yet
such offenders are arrested and ar
raigned by the score.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-13
SEELY WILL BECOME
TRAVELLING AUDITOR
Speaker Of Last Legislature 10 Be Ap-
pointed 10 Position In Office
Of State Auditor.

The last legislature having abolished
the Office OF state examiner OF public ac-
counts. Il has been found necessary TO
appoint new deputy IN the office OF the
state auditor. II was announced yester-
day that William J. Seely, erstwlIile
speaker OF aforesaid legislature, Is 10 be
appointed 10 the new position within tho
next few days. Mr. Seely Is now IN the
auditors office familla rizing himself with
the work.
II was the duty Of the state examiner
OF public accounts 70 travel about through
the va rioUs counties checking the ac-
counts OF the county assessors 20 as to
see that the state gets It's legal share OF
the taxes. This work viii be done hy
Mr.. Sesly, who Will become a sort os
travelling auditor for the state Among
other thirEs, he viii supervise the in-
staIlat!on OF Uniform system Of ac-
counting among the CeYeraI counties.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-13
Points Out What Police
Have Accompl's shed.

For while there still remains much
to be done. you evidently realize that
during the past sixteen months.
which doubtless nlls your heart with
hope and the press with vigorous sug
gestious. There Is no longer a known
house of prostitution in this city,
Streets and alleys that were once the
abode of vice are now dark and de-
serted; not woman looks from a
window nor stands In doorWays and
stairways To lure men To shame.
That immortality exists Is not disputed
by anyone, but 1t always WIFI exist
so long as human nature Is un-
changed. 1t is even to be found
among the high and unsuspected. as
well IS among the lowly and neg
lected
There is no longer n "stockade"
resort In opera tlon and. while now
and then some woman sneaks Into
one Of the apartments. she is arrest
ed promptly. as was the case of the
woman your representative found
there. She was in the hands OF the
court long before your letter was
even published.
do not believe that you Intention
ally misquoted my annual report,
but 1t did not contain the statement
you put In quotation marks. In that
''As a result of the persistent
work OF this department during the
year we nave not now one public
house of prostitution nor one gam
bling or, opium den in the city. No
such thinS as n red light district
or restricted district exists. Many
room!ng houses OF this city. run by
undesirable citizens. were once used
for immoral purposes and for the IL
legal sale OF liquor. Through the
passage OF the roominC house orii-
nance we have been enabled 10 ell
inmate a large percentage Of un-
desirable proprietors and by !nvestl-
licenses We are endeavorlng to see
that only citizens who have a repu-
tauon for obeying the law are per-
mitted to engage In such business
we have written letters and sent
copies of the ordinance TO great
many property owners IN tho city,
and am pleased to state that. with
out one exception. all are lending US
their support or course. evils are
sure to exist in rooming houses and
other places, but gamblers, prosti-
tutes md their consorts have left
this city by the hundreds. While
we cannot hope to entirely eliminate
immortality. we are aiming 10 mini
mize 1t in the rooming houses and
other places so far as possible
That n murder and suicide oc-
city on the 10th OF last month
is Il regretable fact. but no police
department has ever been able I'm
any city 10 prevent murders and sui
cides IN roomins houses, stores. sa-
looms or residences. and 7 can only
attribute your apparent dissatIsfac-
ton to an awlSwardly expressed
lIce I'm their persistent efforts 10
eliminate this roOmIng house owl
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-13
Leading Citizens Have
Condemned Police Zeal.

Many elements and temperaments
comprise q community. For every
hint OF Inactivity We have threats
against our officers for over-activitys
Some Of the best men In the COM
munity have been Induced to pro-
test against what they term the eX-
Cessive zeal of some of my men In
gathering and giving evidence for
the exposure and suppression OF Just
such places as you describe. One
officer has been particularly de-
nounced for doing his sworn duty and
merely carrying out the work you
and I are interested In doing. Men
high in official power and authority
In the state have repeatedly threat
eped to get his scalp for his ac-
tivlty against these roorning houses.
chill parlors. midnight cafes and the
like.
newspaper complaints for political
purposes and doing effective reform
work must be apparent to everybody.
The difficulty OF obtaining sufficient
evidence for conviction In cases OF
immoral conduct IS demonstrated In
legislature passed law known as
the abatement of common nui-
sance." This will be found on page
1Se. Laws OF Utah. 1913. inst issued
from the press. 1t Will become effec-
tive next Monday. This law dele
gates. TO you or to any other citi-
zen the authority 70 go into the dis
trict court and file complaint
against all houses Of lewdness. as
sisDat'on and prostitution. ANY clti-
Zen Is given the right under this law
to file complaint against the proper
" owner. agent or tenants Of such
houses. all being liable to prosecu-
ton, while the property can be held
for all costs and fines assessed
against these persons. II found
guilty the premises can he kept
closed for one year. We shall use this
law and trust that YOU will lend your
MD whenever opportunity presents
tiSaif to ynu
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-13
Cites Great Burden %
Small Police Force.

II an officer Ism
n murder is commit.eo ~
ask what he was dong
was absent they ask Wy
on hand. They exp. -
two patrolmen 90 coys. &c
10 keep in order eyeg =,
suppress vice In every - =
hotel and Fooming nosM ,Ss,,s
pickpockets at -ths .ia sysry 4
the chickens out OF go s'
And while II is a big c'ip
doing the best we can a.,.s,s
I do not expect 70 sS -
absolute extinction o. - T.
the tDs'p suppression Of VIC y,es :
and location Of tne eslsssn.s'i
the peculiarities OF .aas ms
that @ an impossible "a is.t,1
consider that the y atI
w,de-opcn element siu ii,u,,tisc
tbc Sresent adminisla.s..,
nIe,pal 1I,S i affairs. ] I.,,sias,:s saIs
niease dIsgruntled sSns,',|
seeksrs. discharse' 80 ssr
hostile newspapers; ,sslr n~ =
NV time In rcfullns 'N sa- d
ins,nuntlons. So Y ytscs
articles .,lIS So moi consider -
OF my duty To- you ~ ~ 700 :
But I am writing y 'SS.e,rx
to your open lq Letter ,n tss s
you are intsres'ed n = We
agree sm s''sn'R'',IIsS0s ea methods, ss, % sssss s'ss
fsTendsg fer; e VI iptSSSbaSIy. o i. . &C is's
have a dozen plans,, sJp,s-
Is that I have you. :,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-13
Never Tried to Appease
Hostile Newspapers.

I have never sought to please or
pacate criminals, pettifosgers. vice
promoters. politicians or hostile
newspapers; have never refntcd their
lIbels nor tried TO reconcile these
people TO the work I am doing. But
any fair minded citizen who will
contrast conditions OF today with
those OF four years ago or two years
ago, who will walk mt night through
Commercial street or Victoria alley.
or the Stockade, or any OF the we'll
known haunts OF immortality and
note the change. cannot consclen-
tiously deny that there has been
some progress made, cannot censuTe
without laying his motives open to
question.
l count on the support Of men like
you, men capable OF making these
comparisons. men who would not
lend themselves to politicians nor
ioln the chorus of complaint that
goes UP constantly from the agents.
attorneys and proprietors of dis
orderly places. That is the reason
1 have frequently invited you 10
come to my office to inspect the rec
ords, to join with the department In
the work we are trying To do and
TO give us the benefit OF your su-
per!or experience and Invaluable
counsel first hand, knowing that the
best results arc obtained by hon
est corporation and earnest en-
deavor, without a thought OF what
an unfr.endly newspaper may care
to print or the natural enemies OF tho
law may laugh over. That you
never came was probably for lack
og tIrnc q nd oDOOrtunity,