The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-14
tusr HOW CRUEL ARE elcrli ~
cIIIEs OF UNITED STATES
New York. Metropolis OF Country,
Furnishes Startling Illustration.
Not A. Bad As Painted "a

bad as the Greater City is painted
At least, it cannot be gainsaii,
that relatively, there is as much goo
ir wicked New York as there is in
any other American city. Let sore
enc in Father Knickerbocker's family
of something ever 100000 souls kick
up a gunmens row on the East Side
or a brutal murder, or attempt II
disinfect some Of the slime covered
police system linen, and the whole
world knows about II the next after
noon.
But let some philanthropic large
souled son of Gotham reach out a
helping hand to his broken neighb>r
and 1t creates little stir, for the sim
pie reason that 1t is not as good copy
as a fight or a murder or IN expose
OF ponce system euaItin6.
And Folks Wonder Why
Witness the recent closing down
of the two Henry Siegel stores.
For days the news was full Of the
alleged actions of Henry Siegel and
Frank L. Vogel, whose methods,
whether legal or Illegal, resulted in
the closing up Of two of New Yorks
biggest department stores that EN-
ployed some $500 clerks, most CT
them five and six dollar a week girls.
Many Of these girls had come 20
New York from the country. They
we're living alone in cheap boarding
houses or furnished rooms. 1t took
every penny of their small wages 20
exist-they could not really live OF"
what they got. -''' -
Face Direct Poverty
At least 1000 of those girl clerks
and men who had families dependent
upon them faced direct poverty. TheS
had nothing. 1t was mighty poor
season for department store CLERKS
and shop girls to expect to land jobs.
The situation was alarming FOR these
human beings, a number that was not
really a drop in the bucket of New
York's millions Of people.
Societies formed for the purpose CT
combating just such conditions talk
ed and planned and did some good In
the way of helping those districted
clerks. All this was news. 1t was
sent broadcast over the country.
Amateurs To the Rescue
Then came to bat several OF New
York's sons of whom Father Knickef.
booker is Justly proud. JOHN Claim.
owner OF a great department store,
Ind who might be called an amateur
philanthropist, because he does 10
much good and little Is known OF IL
said he could care for several hun
ired of the jobless clerks at his store.
He had full force aud did not know
What work he could put these dis
,harged Siegel clergs to doing. but
lie had a great big warm heart, and
.e stepped into the breach. His an
was no sooner made than
/. b. Greenhut, another department
tore owner, followed with similar
ffer. And then, actually, tie heads
# other big establishments here all
tut exhibited jealousy in giving po-
,itions to the former Siegel clerks.
Was It Stale News
These offers of help contained good
human interest copy, but Siegel ana
yogel had been indicted, and all the
letails of their failure had been often
so the story was stale. BE
ides a fresh gunner outbreak crowd.
ID out the human interest feature and
people outside OF the immediate vc'n.
ty OF Greater New York never knev,
lnything about the material proof
hat the great city is not without q
leart.