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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-03-13
SENTENCE TERMINATED

About a year ago Majors was pa
rolled, one of the pleas which secur.
ed clemency being that his mother,
Mrs. Margaret Warner, was dying.
Last January the state board OF par
dons terminted the life sentence, af-
ter he had served about twenty years
in the state prison.
1t develops that Leon Soulard, the
man arrested with Majors at Los An :.
geles as an accomplice in the bur-
glary, Is also former inmate of the
Utah prison. He was arrested here
for burglary in 1908, convicted and
sentenced to serve two years. Being
released on June 4. 1910, Soulard
committed more burglaries and was
sent to prison December 81 Of the
same year OF his release. this time
to serve eight years. His last release
from the Utah state prison was on
October 80. 1915.
Warden George A. Storrs says he
regarded soulard as model prison
er and thought him to have outgrown
his criminal bent.
A letter was received from Majors
by Warden Storrs about ten days ago
the prison official says. his former
ward claiming at that time that he
was employed at that time as ship
ping clerk In large establishment
at Los Angeles. The warden says
that he was given to suppose that
Majors was leading clean and good
life In California and the news of his
arrest on charge of burglary came
as blow to hopes that permanent
reformation had been accomplished.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-05-31

ness in Cleveland to a post of distinc-
ton in New York to solve at once all
the hateful, loathsOme, belittling rid
dies of money; to be the bejeweled and
feted and idolized wife and mistress Of
this young American grand duke; to
buy that impossible trousseau, or bet
ter; to live in New York palace in
stead of fiat; to go about in her own
Limousine instead of an occasional tax
icab; to be fortunes darling instead
of a member of the working classes,
struggling along with bent neck under
yoke beside discouraged laboring
man!
When the car reached her building
she was resolved to see Duane no
more. She could not tell him so. After
all, he had been everything that was
courtesy and charity. 1t would hardly
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-05-31

It is an asset to own a weIl-de-
signed home-a house done BY an
artist who understands the essentials
and principles Of good design; there
are only too few who know these
principles and how to practice them.
The first essential to inexpensive
building is simplicity OF general com
position, but to make It a success
there must be splendid proportions of
every part in itself and It's relation
with adjacent parts and the whole.
The scale of the house must be Just
right, its character is as necessary
as the character Of the individual.
Good judgment Is a rare talent and
1t must be exercised in the small
house just as much as in its more ex-
pensive, ornate and pretentlous neigh
Dor.
To live in home Of architectural
merit, however simple 1t may be, Is
a blessing and brings JOY and life
even though 1t may come to some
almost unconseiously.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-05-31

JUDGE CITY By lTs STREETS
Importance Of We'll Laid Out and
Properly Kept Thoroughfases Can
not Be oyerestimated

Streets are the lines Of expression
on a city's face. They are the idec
graphs Of time, recording the thoughts
passions, impulses Of the eity-soui that
dwells within. They are as surely
the induces OF a city's character as
the lines on human face. a betrayal
OF whatever is ugly and sordid, an
earnest of whatever Is serene and gem
tie and strong.
There are mean streets" says Bal
FAC, "and streets that are merely hon
est; there are young streets about
whose morality the public has not yet
formed any opinion; there are muir
derous streets-streets older than the
oldest hays streets that we may esteem
clean streets, workaday streets and
commercial streets. Some streets be-
gin well and end badly"
In city where the trees have been
discarded to promote convenience and
advantages Of commercial thorough
fares there are just such streets which
distort and mar its beauty. It is
custom with us here IN America, with
the encroachment Of business upon
residential district, tree-lined, shady
and inviting, to invade with yandallc
hand and fell the trees. Haunting
signs may then be suspended over the
pavement to arrest the attention OF
the passerby; display windows may
easier be viewed from either side Of
the thoroughfare. There is an frrever-
ence in such practice; beauty and
charm have been turned to the uses Of
barter and trade.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-05-31

Mrs. Chiyvis was touched. ''You
poor child It really just too bad p
She pondered, then she frightened
I'm sorry you're disappointed, but I'm
glad you're not to be in the theater.
1t must be very wicked"
Its mighty difficult" said Daphne.
Mrs. Chiyvis thought a moment
more, then she said:
did tell your No, don't be-
lieve did-you were away-but Mr..
Chivvis gets his vacation next week.
He's got to take it when his turn
comes. The man who was going now
couldn't be spared, so we have to leave
Tuesday. I'm going, of course, so i
can't give you your meals. You can
get your breakfasts in the kitchenette.
OF course I'll allow off whatever is
right"
"oh," Daphne said. "Tn be all right,
guess"
Daphne had not realized how much
she depended on Mrs. Chivvis till now.
She was to be left alone at the very
time when she was most in need of
society. The whole world was forsak-
ing her.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-05-31

passion. But the world seemed to be
full Of every other trouble except
work. Even had she been skilled, as
she was not. It would have avaiIed her
little, since skilled laborers were be-
ing turned off by the thousands. And
unskilled laborers were being turned
off by the tens Of thousands.
Clay had saved nothing against the
rainy season. He had found his salary
too small for his courtship requisites /;
now that his salary was halved his
courtship had to be reduced to the
minimum of expense.
Bayard and Leila had more money
to spend, and they made ambitious
voyages. But Daphne and Clay must
swelter with the other stay-at-home
millions. Clay denied himself even the
two weeks vacation allotted to him
Bayard took his, however, and carried
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-05-31
clty Government lmportant.

City government touches the citizen
in manifold ways and is Of more vital
Importance to his interests, business
and personal, than any other sphere OF
governmental activity with which he
comes ip contact. It collects more
taxes from him and expends more
money. Its problems are among the
most complex with which public ON
cials have to deal, and being largely OF
a business nature, every mistake which
is made helps to raise the citizens
taxes. II its problems are to be well
solved, If the city is to be benefited By
the successful achievement Of other
cities and profit by their failures, CITY
officials must have access to all avail
able information and data to be had
upon these various problems and sub.
jects.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-05-31
PLAY PARKS TO FOLLOW WAR
Splendid Idea Which Has Arisen IN
Canada Might Well Be EmuIated
in This Country.

Play parks for children, which viii
stand for all time as peace memorials,
will be established in all the principal
cities Of Canada if plans Of the Ottawa
Horticultural society, supported by the
Ottawa Fairgrounds association. are
carried out.
The purpose Of the parks will be !.
ITO help make impossible for coming
generations the reality OF another war
to hold up for emulation for all time
that spirit nj unselishness which
stirred those of this generation and
enabled them To secure for mankind
the advantages Of peace; and to Ell
courage all those who enjoy the first
fruits of peace to dedicate to the Ideals
Of civilization a memorial which ali
have the significance Of a qua ~
that life in the future shall have a
er measure of joys and rewards"
The parks, according to plans. VIII
enable children to enjoy summer and
winter sports and recreatiOns. They
Will be centers for holding annual peace
celebrations. In them some memorial
will be erected-a tablet, perhaps-On
which will be recorded each year some
Of the dominant benefits peace has 0n-
ferred upon the world
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-05-31
CHAPTER XIV.

Then the Chivvises came back from
their vacation unexpectedly early. They
had found the hotels expensive and
Mr.. Chivvis was afraid that his job
would be snatched from him if he
were not there to hold it down.
Clay called on Daphne that evening
and the Chivvises retreated to their
own room. But as they could be over
heard it was evident that they could
overhear, and the lovers found no
chance to say any of the things that
frightened their souls.
One evening Daphne said to Clay in
as low voice as he could hear: 'Mrs.
Chivvis is growing uneasy, honey,
about our being together every eve
ming. told her we were engaged, but
she didn't seem convinced. Perhaps
you would let me wear that beautiful
engagement ring again. I was fool
to give it back to you. May / have it
Or"
Clay blenched in misery. 'T-rm
afraid 7 You see, I hadn't paid
much on it; and last week had an in
sulting letter from the jeweler. He
threatened to sue me and notify my
firm, and well, had to send it
back"
He was so downcast that she an
swered with mock cheer: ooh, that's
all right, honey; it doesn't matter.
After all, it's only a ring. And we
have each other"
'But we haven't each other. This
way of living is driving me crazy. I'll
be all right as soon as these hard
times are over and can make some
commissions. But it's so dismal to
wait. Couldn't we get married and
live on my salary?"
II could If you could"
He caught her in his arms so vio-
lently that she squealed.
The next day Clay telephoned to her
his firm had just offered him the
choice Of accepting half his salary or
turning in his resignation. 1t was
really impossible for two to live on
half Of what was hardly enough for
one.
Daphne cried a long while in her
room. She got out her list of ways to
earn fifty thousand dollars again and
cried over that.
There is much foolish and futile pro-
test against the nowadays woman who
goes into business outside her home.
But the fact is that it is her business
that began it. Her business left the
home first and she is merely following
it to the places where new conditions
and inventions have centralized and
mechanical it.
New conditions have taken her
distaff and her washtub and her cook
cry and gossip into the wooden mills
and steam laundries and restaurants
and telephone exchanges. She has had
to go thither to do her necessary work.
Even the entertainers, the singers,
dancers, tellers of stories, who used
to stir the seraglios and the castle
halls have been gathered into opera
houses and theaters and into vaude-
vile and moving picture palaces.
Daphne, having no gifts for spin
ming, cooking, or laundry, tried the
theater. Her Old-fashioned lover pro-
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-05-31

SHS 0IcTGO az S1ST lUa1S IN GHe MlTTor'
have been polite to treat him with alb.
solute indifference. Duane got down
and helped her out and took her to
the door, which was iUrKed at this late
hour. While they waited for the door
man to answer the bell she was pay
ing him his wages:
"You are wonderfully kind. had a
gorgeous evening. You saved my life. "
She had said more than she intend
ed-if not more than he had earned.
''Then may l call soon?"
"Of course"
Tomorrow
"T-well, I'll let you know"
"Finel Telephone me at I'll
write it out for you. I'm not often at
the club where you found me, and my
number isn't in the book" He wrote
on his card his telephone address and
gave it to her as the doorman APP
peared.
He murmured,, "Don't forget" She
murmured, Il won't" Both said
Good night" Then the doorman gath
cred her in and hoisted her to her
lowly eyrie. It was very different
from where she would have gone as
Mrs. Duane.
But when she was in her room she
tore his card to pieces-after she had
looked at it. She stared at her image
in the mirror. She hated what she saw
there.
She vowed to break her promise to
Tom Duane. She vowed to forget his
telephone number. But it danced
about In the dark long after she had
closed her eyes.
The next morning she oversight even
beyond the extra hour the Chivvises
permitted themselves and the stranger
within their gates on Sundays.
When Daphne appeared at break
fast, trying not to yawn, Mrs. Chiv-
Wis greeted her with a voice as cold
and dry as the toast, and as brittle;
"You were rather late getting In
last night-or this morning, rather"
Daphne's answer was not an expla-
nation, but It was better:
'Oh, / know It, Mrs. Chivvis. but I
lost my position last night. Yesl /
played the principal part and killed Il.
and now I'm not going on the stage any
more"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-05-31

Leila of to Newport, where the,
boarded humbly, If extensively
While they were gone, at their sug
gestion, Daphne moved down intt
their apartment It was large ant
beautiful, and, as Clay said, it wal
mot infested with ChiVvises."
Now and then Clay Quarreled Will
Daphne because Of her obstinate de
termination to have a trade of hei
own. Then they made up. And quar-
relied anew-lOvers' Quarrels, summer
storms that break the sultry tension
Of the air and make peace endurable
Bayard came back alone. Leils
had decided that 1t was better fol
her health to stay at Newport til
the cooler weather came and hel
summer wardrobe had been worn out
So Bayard Joined the army Of
tOwn-tied husbands, the summer wild
overs. He went back once a weel
on furlough to spend a Newport Sab
bath with his wife. He became ont
of the Friday-night-t Acknowledgements
ing excursionists. There was leisure
enough in his office.
He insisted on Daphne's keeping
her room in his apartment, and Of
evenings he affixed himself to hel
and Clay and made their company
crowd. But they welcomed him as
chaperon Of a sort. Also, he paid his
way with liberality, except for occa
sional spasms of retrenchment, wher
he economical atroclously. He pre-
dicted that good times would never
come again. The whole world hac
gone to pot and would never come
out.
Suddenly he changed his tune; sud
denly the whisper went about thai
hard times were ending.
In his bachelor days, when Bayar6
was growing in commercial stature
like young giant, he had regarded
his business with all the warmth Of
a poet. His office building was his
Acropolis and his Office the peculiar
temple of his muse; and her name
was Profit. He thrilled like a poet
to the epic inspiration of a big sale
and he knew a joy akin to the poets
revision of his scansion If he devised
a scheme for reducing overhead
charge or wastage.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-05-31
go End n ~ 80 -.

As wooden fences wear out owners
Of property should not fan to replace
them with wire. The price Of wire mrs
mounted along with other things. bus
boards have gone still higher. LumheF
win, believe. continue high. Henee
the back yard board fence IS. i believe.
doomed, and It ought to be. Il Is has
to imagine anything more uaslahtIv
Building Inspector Osborne. Bsltimnt
q the Baitimore News
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-05-31
DAPHNE AGAIN TURNS TO CLAY, BUT AS THEY PLAN FOR
THE FUTURE NEW BLOW FALLS.

synopss-Cay Wimburn New Yorker visit Cleve
pretty Daphne Kip whose brother with
Daphne to New York with her mother
bride Leila Daphne her mother install themselves
Daphne meets Tom Duane manabouttown,
nacted to her Da accidentally that
his salary
The three a
buy
Bayard is furious the Daphne
with Clay Through Daphne
Reben theatrical
Her first rehearsal is Reben request
another Kembe star
Daphne chahce
soled by Duane.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-05-31

She told about her failure and her
future and Leila praised her courage
and her optimism. They dined cheer
fully and Bayard decided that the best
preparation for the hard work ahead
of him would be an evening of gayety.
He invited his wife and his sister to
go with him to the Winter Garden,
where the typical Sunday concert" of
New York was given.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-05-31

tested, and she went, anyway. But
she was not suited to the theater, and
she retreated with nothing to show for
her expedition except her shattered
pride and the fifty-dollar check for
two weeks salary.
Daphne began anew 70 hunt for
work; work, the thrice blessing that
kills. time and makes money and sames
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-05-31

Rayard, led on by the visions
Of riches to be won in Wall
street, draws ali his savings
from the bank and begins spec
uIating in stocks. Then at far
of saralevo rang out the shot
that plunged the world into the
frightful nightmare OF war.
Bayard was among the first
casualties. Read about L IN the
next lnstallment.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-05-31
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Raining "Cats and Dous.R
In England the male blossoms OF the
willows are called "cats and dogsn and
a rainstorm would shake them OF and
streW them on the ground. Hence aros
tbs expression raining cats and dogs
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
Belgium lfonors L. $. Men
Many New Workers Cited for
Food Relief Service

WASUlNGTON. March TO- The Bel
gian government has conferred honor
airy decorations ON Americans who. as
members of tho Commission Tor Relief
in Belgium, participated in the pun
chase, trans sportation and distribution
of foodstuffs during the period of
German occupaNon
The decoration of Commander of the
Order of Leopold was conferred ON
William B. Poland Of New York.
William l.. Nonnold and Alexander
lIcmphll, both of New orll, have been
made Commanders of the Order Of
Couronnc.
Decorations of officers of the Order
Of Couronnc have been awarded to AL
bert n. Connect, Carl A. Young, John
Beaver White. John f. lMccy and
George Barr Baker, all of New York.
The following are among those who
have been made Chevalicrs of the
order of Couronne:
Robert Arrowsmith, of Orange
n. j.; Lindon Wallace Bates and
William A. Chadbourn. Of New York; ;
j. Dangerficld, ir., Of Brooklyn; Fred
erick EXton, of New York; George
Gay, Of Mount Vernon. y. T.; Edward
+. Hunt, Dudley Morgan, Earl d. Os-
born Philip b. X. Potter and Caspar
Whitney, all of New York. and Francis
c. Wilkes, Of Rochester, n. \.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
Sir Auckland C.. Ceddcs
Tells of Business Plans
Policy Of Great Britain on Re-
striciions on lmportations
l. CHARGED

LONDON, March 10.-Sir Donald
Macean, Liberal leader in the House
of Commons, to-day asked for def
mite statement concerning the govern
ment's trade policy. Sir Donald said
the entire business community was in
q state of unrest and uncertainty. The
United States, he added, was doing a
large business in markets formerly
British in Asia and South America,
and that Japan also was capturing
trade.
Sir Donald said he had been in
formed on credible authority that
something approaching guarantees had
been given some industries for main
tanning prices at a certain level for
three or four years, including the soap
industry.
Sir Auckland c. Geddes, Minister of
National Service and Reconstruction,
answering Sir Donald, said the policy
of the government was that no import
restrictions should continue on goods
coming from any part of the empire
without the consent of the War Cabinet,
or on raw materials required for the in
dustries Semi-manufactured articles,
Sir Auckland added, which were ncces-
sary for country manufacture would
be admitted free, except so far as they
were being produced by Industries
which it was essential to foster.
Manufactured articles would be sub
iect to restrictions until September
Sir Auckland continued, when the case
would come up for revision.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11

Defence, although throughout the
years that followed British soldiers
and military engineers never ceased
to bewail the fact that the transport
Of millions of men and Of vast guam
titles of munitions and supplies were
at the mercy Of proving German sub
marines and the trcacherous winds
and waters Of the English channel.
What fools we wcre,' was the gen
cral complaint.
The lessons of the war were such as
to overthrow all the arguments of the
old invasion alarmists. Tunnel advo-
Gates also saw in the prospect of q
society of nations to guarantee peace
a further reason for carrying out the
project which was conceived more than
half a century ago, and on which q
start actually was made by the sink
ing of shafts at Dover and in France
thirty-seven years ago.
Scheme Proved Feasible
1t is only twenty four miles between
the headland of Sangatte, France. and
Shakespeare's Cliff, near Dover These
were proposed as the terminals of the
tunnel. Biologists found that a sub
stratum of chalk extended practically
the whole length of the proposed route
This substratum is said to be imper-
vious and easily worked with the i'm
proved drilling machines now avail
able
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
Recantation by Sorro
In Baff Case Testimony
Affidavit Changed at His Direc-
ton Before He Signed 1t,
Witness Declares

The circumstances under which
Joseph A. Sorro rccanted his confcs
sion Of perjury in the case Of Jacob
Cohen, now awaiting the death sen
tence in Sing Sing for the murder of
Barnet Baf, received special attention
from Assistant District Attorney Pc
cora yesterday in the John Doe in
quiry in the Baf murder cases.
Two witnesses, both attached to the
Office Of Deputy Attorney General Al
fred l.. Becker. were examined. James
O 'Malley, formerly Assistant District
Attorney and later special Deputy At
torney General, testified that he went
to Baltimore on February II, 1919,
and had an interview with Sorro in
the presence Of Simon ana three sol
diers, fellow members with Sorro of
the L. S. Motor Transport Service
He had been informed by Attorney
General Newton, he said that the lat
ter had been informed that an effort
was being made to "rcach' Sorro.
The statement made by Sorro re
cantinG his confession Of perjury was
offered in evidence.
Benjamin Simon, a process server
in Mr. Bcckcrs Office, told Of his visit
to Camp Holabird, near Baltimore, tc
see Sorro, and of the subsequent in
terview at which O 'Malley was pres
ent. He said that after the affidavit
Of recantation was drawn up it was
read to Sorro and that several correc
tions were made at his direction be
fore he signed it.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
s3.OOO.OOO of Aliens
Securities Are Seized

Seculities valued at approximately
ss,Ooo.c01 deposited in the vaults OF
Ladenburg. Thalman & Co., and
the Park National Bank, Broadway and
Fulton Street. yesterday were seized by
SnoIaas H. Mccarthy. United States
Marshal, on an order issued by Judge
John G. Knox, Of the United States DIS
met Court The seized securities were
held in trust for the Munich Reinsur-
snce Company, Of Munich, Bavaria.
Their seizure was urged by Francis p
Garyan, Alien Property Custodian.
Iaey consist of first mortgage ran,
road bonds and preferred stocks, and
%ere held in the names OF J. Markham
Narsnal, Walter r. Rosen and Rudolf
Metz, trustees, az security for Amerl-
can poAcynolders in the Munich com
PAM.
Mr. Carvan demanded possession OF
ne securities March Z, but his demand
was refused ny the trustees. Marshal
"cparfny vas ordered By Judge Kno>
70 keep them until the court shall de
eide ~ho legally is entitled to receive
.Jtdgc Knox set Monday, March "a, AT
io-1p Il. m. for a hearing.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
Phone Workers Plan Strike
Federation of Labor Announces
Walk-Out Is Probable

The American Federation of Labor
announced yesterday that general
strike of telephone operators was
probable. Operators and lincsmen in
Massachusetts,, New Hampshire, Maine
and Vermont and on the Pacific Coast
had voted for such strike, it was
said. The federation blamcs Post
master General Burlcson.
These workers. the statement says
"are members of the Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers and they are ask
ing for machinery that will consider
grievances, adjust controversies and
improve working conditions and pay