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American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-08-05

Miss Neoma Thorup returned to
her home in Salt Lake City after
few weeks visit at the home of Dr.
ThOrup.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-08-05
DEMOCRATS MEET MONDAY NIGHT

The Democratic party will hold its
primary in the City Hall Monde"
nigh, to elect delegates 10 the state
Congressional and Judicial conven-
lions
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-08-05
Y REDUCES TAX l.EVFY

'ls OlIy Council held an adjourned
Won Monday night from the recu-
session Of July Is. The purpose
Tx deiinotely the tax levey thar
'een fixed tentatively at the rcgu-
a'''Ins' There was a reduction
x mills made from the former
.4.e which win bring $l4,GOO,
-y''Iy the same that was raised
1.. loving Is the amounts for the
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-08-05

Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr. Robinson has twice publicly re-
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-08-05

Kidney pills with as good results as
I first received from them
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-08-05

commended. Fostcr-Milburn Co..
Props, Buffalo, n. v. (Adv)
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-08-05
STILL USES DoANs

OVER FIVE YEARS LATER, Mr.
Robinson said; 81 still use Doan's
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81 wish TO call to the attention Of the
committee in this connection that II Ia
made the duty of the Mayor under Sec
ton l15 of tho Charter to keep himself
Informed OF the dotngs OF the several
departments. To be vigilant and active
IN causing the ordinances of the city and
laws OF the state to be executed and en-
forced and generally perform all such
duties as may be prescribed by the city
ordinances M the laws OF the state
and that It IL mad. tho duty OF the
Police Commissioner or of the Police De-
partment to enforce at all times the city
ordinances, preserve the public peace,
detect crime and arrest defendants"
The Mayor also quoted from section
$50 OF the Penal Law relating 10 con-
spiracy on the part Of " or more per-
Sous TO prevent or obstruct the adm!nis-
tration Of the law: section 134O-l,
relating to criminal libel, and added that
tho perjury section was we'll known.
Continuing the Mayor aid
"Thcse were the four crimes which II
was suspected had been committed by
these persons either individually or act
ing In concert perjury, criminal libel.
conspiracy TO utter a criminal libel and
conspiracy to pervert and Obstruct Jus
ticc and prevent the due administration
of the law I might point out that H.
hellpuS pamphlets were circulated. from
tho best information We are able to OBJ
tain. ~ thc rat" Of lS0, 900 to each pub
l~'ca,ion. and circulated at the doors OF
all the Catholic churches OF the city
practically all of the Catholic churches
Of tho city"
"By telephone?" asked the chairman.
mo, by hand distributed. given out
advertised tho Mayor went on. snow
gentlemen. I stated that there vas o
conspiracy, In my opinion, on the part Of
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">tr Ito,chkiss then stated that he
desired that these facts and suspicion
Of the commission OF these crimes be
called TO the attention OF the Commits
sioner OF Police IN order that he might
nsc the powers which he had for the
detection of crime"
what was ~Iiotchkiss's connection
with the i~nvestigation"' asked senator
Thornsnu.
"Mr Uotchkiss was retained as special
.a.sis,an, CORPORATION Coureel by the city
OF New York to advise the Commissioner
Of Charities 10 cooperate with him In
the presentation of charges esainst the
state Board Of Charities hetore the
Governors commission appointed under
the NInicland act answered the Mayor.
Il WAS .aNiug that Mr.. llotchkiss
reo,lested that thus matter he brought 10
,ha attention Of ia. Police Commissioner
in ord.r that no might use such means
Co.,, ,h. detection Of the crime az nc had
a., his command and In particular the
.u,.rvisior of the tcle.,hune wire Of
uant,, &, Voter. told him 7 would
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MAYOR ANSWERED
BY FATHER FARRELL
Church Interference Was
Gladly Welcomed During
Campaign, Says Priest.
HIS STORY CALLED FALSE

Father Farrell made this statement
last night on the Mayors remarks OF
yesterday:
81 am surprised at the Mayors speak
ing Of his corcliCionists. lie was willins
when running for Office standing In his
srandfather's, John Mitchcl's shoes. &c
he anything that would help to his end
Hc sent to tho Bishop Of Brooklyn ar
einisssry To ask that his auxiliai,
Bishop. Bishop Mundelein. he restrained
from making some Injurious statement
that might hurt him In his campaign
Church interference was asked wher
II might help him and was gladly vel
coined. positively affirm that of all
the letters written In the charities con.
troversy more than two years X M
Bishop IN Greater New York heard Of OF
read them until they were seen In print
! was not connected with any catholic
institution. and was in no way author
lied 70 speak on behalf of the church
nay motive being purely one 10 help the
unfor'unates who we're suffering undo
the misnanagemcnt OF the present com.
missioner. Mr.. k~ingsbury Nor did
restrain my feelings until Mayor Mitchell
went W 'lt dullpTllles OF my tnuTC1
and requested that I should lct them
alone as the administration was becom.
ing ridiculous under my insistent and
repeated attacks,
He promised TO protect tho private
Institutions. and I have his letter In my
possession telling me what ought &c
he the relations between the institutions
and the city md inviting me to cal
on lin An Interview ! sought and wal
sighted.
The speech of the Mayor today wa,
"A succession OF falsehoods from star
20 finish. The only thing that directly
affects me was a reference TO $50
offered Or. Potter to leave the city
Tho assertion 10 made that I desired t.
spirit a witness from the jurisdiction ri
Commissioners Strong How could an,
man who had never been suhppnaed
by him he spirited away from his juris.
diction9
This matter was thra she'd out yer,
recently and my story was believed
The message In the ~phonograms WAS no
for my number. This must have beer
from the outside to Or. Potter.
showed how ridiculous Il was AM
proved beyond n doubt that at the tim.
mentioned in the ~phonograns | was a
ny mothers house having lunch. Their,
Is no telephone in the house and ther,
are three witnesses to prove that
never left the house and therefore coulC
not have had the conversation tn,
Mayor credits TO me"
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He said MIR, Talley went or, that
he was further led To the belief that tho
primary use Of any such conversation
should he given to the District Attorney
or the Grand Jury 20 see II the crlmes
as charged had been committed. lie
said that 10 make public any OF these
alleged conversations would, in his
opinion, be an abuse, and suhvcrsive Of
the rights OF the accused. IL the Gov
ernor's commission held this. 1t applies
with greater force to this commission.
especially inasmuch as the Grand Jury
NJ Kings county decided to-day that I'm
It's Judgment a crime had been COM
mittsd in taking the alleged CONVERSE
lions.
Therefore II would a~Rgravate the ~.
fence To mako public the conversation
here. ard | submit that the Mayor should
! not be permitted n testify about CONVEX.
sat!ons which never tool place and
which. II they did. were not reported ac.
curatelv. and that In the attempt %
make them public the Mayor IL defyirg
the law, as indicated by the Grand Jury =
"Mr. Tallcy," Interrupted the Mayor
has only quoted a part Of the Commits
s~!oncr's opinion. Commissioner strong
said too that he believed the conversaNon
showed n combination among certain
n, rsons. first. 10 atteinpt to induce the
Governor 70 revoke his commission sec,
ond. an attempt To discredit the comm's-
sion third, an attempt to discredit Mr.
Uotchkiss and his clients fourth, 70
| spirit away persons desired. and NTH. q
advise witnesses what to say aud VIVA.
not to say"
The Grand Jerry" said Mr.. Moss.
'Iad all these persons before II, didn't
IT."
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Just, a minute 90 shouted senator
Jho,nnson. r,priug his gave, Won are
no, going 10 TAI. I'm these facts until
the committee decide VIVA, i, wants 10
do. I am not tho only member Of this
committee. vo,, know. .,d 7 uau, 10 md
on, what tho others think about IT,.
Now W. r. going 10 TAX. "A closed se,-
sion and decide upon IT.
So the cDmmii,se-nrd most Of the
members were present. Including Senator
James Foley and ACKNOWLEDGMENT Il.
Hunter McQu!stlor, who has attended but
few OF the mee,iurs-retf-ed
TO a pr,yate room TO talk things over.
Bv this time the hunor of tie stun
,Lon had struck the audience. T,,terirss
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THE REV. MR.. POTTER'S REPLY.
win Speak when h Mayor Gets
Through Ta1kInR.

The Rev Daniel G.. Potter, whom
Mayor Mitchell accused OF conspiracy in
his testimony, made his answer last
night at his home In Brooklyn
"lc, Mitchell get through falling: he
'sn't half through Yet. Then may
havo much 80 say AZ 20 the so-callc'i
conspiracy among Catholics TO control
N" city, 7 am not a Catholic. therefore
| shall make no comment. ! shall issue
a statement when Mitchell gets through
talklnc
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Denies NOss's influence.

Mr.. Moss" explained tn" senator,
DID not counsel the committee in tn.
~iuait,.. Tho committee would Nave to
C.d-d the same Nay without him. NJ.
Moss simply said that We ought to take
the conversations In Gos.l session"
"Clyscl session sad the Mayor,
would be a suppression Of the facts
1T would not rstur;ed the senator.
W didn't open the Farrell case
said the Mayor
We'll. said senator Thompson, were
not going Ia try that case either
Il want TO so right on here" said ia,
Mayor, and II IN. committed Will SIT
here they will hear the conversations
| read fiom the first one. March lsth
Potter. "iiayc YOU got anything
"'IIebberd. | don't know much W.
had better keep people away from tho
Office"
Potter, ] am staying away from the
office myself
"'Hebberd. you'd better lay low Tor a
while"
Tina was as far as the Mayor could
gct. when he saw what pardcnlon'un
had broken loose over his dctorm!'at.'ii
to go on he laughed The crowd IN the
room was crovd'ug forward. Thu MEM
bcrs of the committee were on their
feet. senator Thompson was va; Wing
hts Gavcl i~u,r,-autiy.
Mr. Moss moved that tive committee -
into closed session. Senator Thompson
accepted the motion and ordered TIE
sergean's at arms 10 clear the room and
for everybody 80 retire.
YOU will have to leave me- SAD
the Mayor. II came over here to max,
Il complete statement, and I'm soune
to do IT,"
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bod es uuderfcd and ur~deruourished.
deprived of any reasonable opportunity
for recreation, compelled To Ell on back
less wooden benches. some OF them rom
peeled to bathc, ten. fifteen Or twenty
five standing IN q trough Of stN inches
Of water. many Of them compelled to
use the same towel after bathing, ana
other kindred conditions.
These conditions are not illustrative
Of all the private charitable Institutions
of tho city. nor must II he understood to
I've intended to imply that they are. They
are illustrative only of a certain num-
Der. but they were found in that certain
number from the time this investigation
got under way down to the present time
and eliminating In the indictments
found this morning.
There has been Il persistent effort
to discredit the Commissioner Of Chart
ties. TO pull him off the investigation
that he was making uf these private
charitable institutions. to malign him. to
SANDER him. to lie about him at every
opportunity. to intimidate him and to
intimidate the MAYOR IN order that i'm
munity from investigation Hnd from
censure should he secured for these pri-
Nate charitable institutions. The prime
movers In that effort have been men
like Mr.. lIebberd. Father Farrell, this
ma fOtter-this en- minister dis-
credited city cmployoc-aud n certain
number of other catholic clergy men
h saw III to- associate themselves
with these men In this attempt.
~ further attempt TO attack and TO
discredi' the administration of tho be-
partment OF Public Charities under
this administration was that launched
IN 1914. when tho state eva Service
Commission undertook AN organized raid
upon the city government under the
guise OF an investigation Of the Mu-
nicipal ttvil Service Commission. but
In fact and In reality an Investigation
of tho department OF rublir Charities.
an attempt TO discredit the commits
siOucr IN tho work Of investigation and
supervision that h" had under way.
That attempt, lasting over a series ~
public hearings. charges and counter
charges. resulted In the complete ,indi-
cation Of the Municipal Civil Service
Commission and the work Of the Com
missioner OF Charities by the civil Ser
vice Commission which succeeded-the
decent. the respectable CIV Service
Commission which succeeded that one
which had begun the investigation
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woman was removed and a new superit-
tendent was appointed to these institu-
tiuus. Tho state board went forward
with It's investigation and that was com
pleted with a complete cxoneration OF
the charges of the Department of Chari-
ties.
at did, however. result In disclosures
nf such neglect VI duty and inefticiency
on the part Of the members OF the State
board that the Commissioner OF Chari-
ties felt II incumbent upon him to call
those facts to the attention " the Mayor,
which he did in "A report rendered Oh the
10th OF November. 1915. II happened
that ] WAS then In the hospital. l had
been operated ~ for appendicitis. The
report was received by the acting Mayor
and by the acting Mayor was trans
united to the Governor on the 18th Of
November, 1915.
strong Commission Named.
There followed almost Immediately
the appointment Of Mr.. strong by the
Governor as commissioner under the
Moreland act to conduct an Investigation
of the activities OF the state Board of
Charities. Beginning almost with the
first day of the submission of evidence.
taking the testimony before the Gov
,'ir aa,ou ,"""y am 90,
49, ~ y ~ m"..on, -,
r",Pt 'no DpIn 81
D"'i'.ee, ,ne 'o,e'no' a.,
co"c.'neu WIN 'he 'nNes''sa'i0n, anu W
.aelt pressure oh oo.n ~ 'o,".,
n"nn'Vl, NV nS oonn"'',oue, -
'n'!,'uute .ne'h ior we puIpose VI ~
ycrting justice and obstructing the due
a"inIniSt'a',"n OF we Jaw
On me icth or March OF tnis year
sr' iiepperu haNins oceh a wn"'ss ~
fore the GOVERNOR COMMISSION l ""N
ca'ied on the teiephone III .he eNen.,s
ABOUT o O'Clock ny MI rto,chhiss. ,n'
special Assistant Corporation GUMS
retained 10 ADVISE the commissioner "'
'harltles III this matter ana ne 'oIu he
Ne wlshed 10 see me on a very 'mpor
tant matter. ! was dining DOWNTOWN.
! told him ] could not see MIN untl'
about ? O'Clock he might call at tne
place at which I was. which he did. lie
told Inc ut that time That Heooerd had
testified and had for reasons which ne
specified. In his judgment. committed the
crime OF perjury.
HE pointed out that Hebberd had
denied familiarity with Potter. had de-
MED frequent communication with rot
ter by telephone and otherwise, ana had
generally alleged an absence of coopera-
ton with Potter or close association with
him.
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wants TO Tell ~ Publicly.

y am not willing to stat" IT IN eNecu-
tive session. | am willing to state II
here. Now. | understand that ths at
torneys all concerned have good reason
to want to suppress the truth of this
matter.
II can understand why Mr.. Talley's
clients fear to have this ONT out upon
your record. MIR. Chairman, and ! IAN
understand more than that az 70 the
reasons that underlie the desire that
these facts should not be mad known
TO the people OF this city. In this forum
here. at this table. and I do not propose
-
The Mayor did not get a chance to
finish the last sentence without inter-
ruption.
WHY not Law II before the proper
tribunal" asked Senator Foley.
That Will he done, answered tho
Mayor. but Senator Thnnps u. s'ill being
compelled to use his gave rrrsisten'ly.
declared for the committee " arc not
goi,s to try these eases nor II others
Of the $50 only in a p~crfunctory way and
~ closed s~eselon''
IL protest" asserted the Ais,or. pound
ing his iis' on the tabi". AGAINST that.
| submit that the counsel Of TITS COM
mtttcc IL AT the Avn time counsel tor
the Associated Charities
THAT is M" true" shouted Mr. Moss.
using tc his feet and glowerinG ~ the
Mayor across the table NJ chairman,
that statement should deprive the Mayor
Of the privileges Of this commi'ec"
The Mayor. however. would rot he
stopped.
II protest ne said. that the counsel
should suppress these facts.
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TO PUSH JAMAICA SUGAR.
Move on "a SECURE Preference From
Great Britain.

KISGs-oN, jamaica, May ?3-The
sugar interest - Jamaica have launched
a movement IN the direction Of getting
ia, British government to give prefer
euce t. West Indian sugar. n Is es;.-
mated Mat tie ISLAND can export 1O0,-
uUo tons annually
\ committee has been appointed to
deal with the matter.
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ION the 10th Of March. 1915. the
state Board OF Charities adopted a
resolution TO investigate the city De-
parfment of Charities. ON the .2d OF
March Mr.. injury. member Of that board,
with Mr. Hebberd, the secretary Of the
board, its executive officer, called uron
the Corporation Counsel, Frank L. polk.
al his ofice and there after some dis.
cusslon Mr., Hebberd or Mr.. Mulry.
cannot remember which. but II appears
in the affidavit OF Mr.. Polk and in the
record OF the Strong inquiry, asked IL II
were not possible 10 fnd some way OF
adjusting this matter OF charges against
Mrs. Dunphy without removing her.
MIR. Polk said that 1t was my feeling
as well as his that a person who had
been as many years in the city service
as had she deserved whatever considera-
ton the city officers could properly give.
despite the fact that she had been wholly
inefficient and had grossly maladmlnis-
tered the institutions TO the detrimen, OF
the children that we would, neyerthc.
less. contemplate su~spending action on
the charges II. as II was !ntimated. tho
Board OF Education would he willing.
acting upon Its own motion, to retire the
woman on n pension. may say I'm pass
ing thai the Boarl Of Education never
took that action. ! him IL would have
SN'' fe''' " ~ udu.
Mr.. Hebberd then said to Mr.. Polk
that II these charges against Mrs. Dun
ply were pressed and persisted I'm he
feared II would be impossible to avoid
an investigation by the State Board Of
Charities, Mr.. Polk asked Mr.. Hebberd
II that was intended AS a threat. Mr..
Hebberd said that II was not. but never
tiieless he feared that II this matter
were pressed tho investigation by the
State board could not be helped.
l"Cuery " the resolution had al
ready been passed, as II had on March
10, TO investigate tho city Department
of Charities. how wouil tho pressure Of
charges against Mrs. nunphy or drop
ping them properly have any effect
whatsoever on the conduct Of that IN.
vestigat!on, and what relation had the
ore thing to the other 1t is quite
c~lear.")
Senator Thompson interrupted 10 ask
"What was H.bherd's Official position 90
Secretary to tho state Board OF Chart
ties he was It's executive officer" an
swercd tho Mayor.
THAT wa 81 the ed day Of March,
1915" inquired the chairman, and tho
Mayor continued
"rlle investigation did actually begin
on May ~ following, charges beins
pressed against Mrs, Dunphy. When
Mr.. Polk came over and told me VIVA,
had been said to him by Mr.. Hebberd
when he further said to him that he be.
lleved despite what Mr.. Hebberd said
to him II was intended ms "a threat
told him and the others that We would
proceed with the charges. We did. Ths
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The next attempt OF his kin was
that which took place in November. 1914.
when the August Grand Jury of 1914
made a presentment. The presentmen;.
YOU will note. Mr.. chairman. was made
In November Of 1914 Thai presentment
was a plagiarization OF a report rendered
by the state Board ~ Charities IN Au-
gus Of 1914. The presentment described
conditions which had existed in August
Of 1914 and we're then In process OF COR
rection. The mistake made by the
Grand Jury was to accept what was
handed to them in toto and incorporate
u In It's presentmen' without rying to
find out whether II related TO conditions
which existed at the time tho present
ment was made. swallowing the report
OF the State Boar Of Charities which
had been rendered AZ an earlier date.
II is significant. as we'll as interesting.
that n. G. Potter appeared as a witness
before that Grand Jury. Somebody mis-
led the Grand Jury,
THE next organized attempt occurred
in 1919. The Department OF Public
Charities was engaged in an effort TO
correct ~eagrartly bad conditions IN pub
lie institutions as well AZ In private In
stItutiuiis. The worst conditions were
found In the child caring Institution FOR
the feeble minded on Randalls Island.
The conditions there were So bad that
they would beggar description. / saw
some OF them myself. I went over there
after the superintendent was removed
from Office and ! looked AT the conditions
that even still prevailed because Their.
had not been time to correct them. |
saw infants lying on a sun baked We
randa because there was no room TO
put them else where-because there were
insufficient nurses to take them away
without even mosquito netting TO cover
them. and flies crawling In ana on, or
their mouths. The children ia those In
stitutions had been vermin covered they
also had been compelled to go without
changes of clothing.
A a part of the reorganization OF tho
Department OF Charities the Commits
sioner brought charges against tie IN
efficient superintendent. a Mrs. Dunphy.
NO sooner were those charges brought
thah pressure, concentrated on the Conn
missioner OF Charities and on me. WA.
brought TO withdraw the charges and 10
let this woman III. II was not the first
time that similar things had occurred
An attempt had been made as far back
aS Mayor Lows administration to get
rid OF her as an inefficient and Improper
city employee. and that had been frus-
trated by pressure. And 8 at
tempted to be exerted on the Commits
sioner OF Charities and myself failed.