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New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

N parliamentary manGuVring
q 4 upon the part Of its friends,
the cigarette is now safe in
Utah for at least another two years, with
an almost certain likelihood that 1t VIII
be put under ban at the next session
ef the Legislature. in 1921. unless
there is n marked change in sentl-
ment.
A bone dry" anti-eigarettc bill was
introduced in the Senate of the l.cgis-
lature in early February. aud after
following through the usual committee
channels was put on the calendar Of
the upper body and passed Meantime
scores Of petitions from the school
children of the state, obviously die
tated by their teachers and other en-
emies Of the little pill" came to the
Legislature. The petitions. it was
noted, were of "stock" variety. ver-
bose and rhetorical. Describing them
selves as "the oncoming bulwarks Of
our comm onwealth,n . the children asked
that the youth Of the state be saved
from destruction by the cigarette
habit, which threatened to undermine
the whole health Of the state, in the
mind OF the petition writer's. Oppo-
nents of the anti-cigarette bill were
inclined to make light Of the peti-
tions, contendiag that the very wording
of the requests Indicated that they
were not from the children, put from
those who were out to put the cio-
arctic out of business in Utah There
was no general sentiment among the
adults for such legislation that received
any expression before the Legislature.
Mormon Church authorities, however
have long preached against cigarettes.
President Heber J. Grant has been
known for years to be radically on
posed to them, and, in fact, more or
less opposed to tobacco IN any form.
Mormon bishops, state presidents and
other officials who were members Of the
las1 Legislature voted soiidly in favor
Of the abolition Of cigarettes in Utah.
When the measure reached the lower
house. however, it got into trouble
which finally resulted in its death
Many arguments on both sides of the
question we're presented. Men who
did not smoke tobacco at all opposed
such legislation, on the ground thai it
interfered unduly with mans per
sonal liberty. Advocates of the meas
ure replied that the same argument
had been stock one against the pro-
hibition of alcoholic beverages, and
yet the nation was now going dry. It
was pointed out. however, that the
analogy was incorrect. In the case of
liquor the abuse Of it affected society
generally. and the mans family often
suffered because OF excessive indul-
gence in intcxlcants. In the case of
the cigarette, it was declared, if any
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

Prisoners assisted on dis
charge Observation-Disclosures. It'll
Inquiries for missing persons
received -...-.....-.-.--.-.- l.2l2
Missing persons found. ..... 26a
One might go on interminably with
this sort of thing, The above are only
some figures taken at random from the
report.
Bat were all the statistics printed
they would tell he. fraction of the
glerloasly good work the Salvation
Army has performed in this land.
II was this gradual building up OF
u natsen's eateem. this slow aud pain
sel breaking down Of the barriers be-
'weeA them and the rest Of society
that made it possible for the Salvation
Army last year ta join on equal foot
'ng with the other great welfare or
ganiza'ions in seeking and receiving
from the people OF The United States
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
The First
EXpeditiOnarY Force

By this time the Salvation Army
had had small body of Jealous
cvangelists in the United States for
ten years. The efforts Of the Shir-
leys in Philadelphia had attracted at
tention in London and George Scott
Railton and seven lassies were sent
from London to New York, landing
here March %, 1880.
Their Uniforms aroused the curiosity
Of q throng of idlcrs at Castle Garden
when they landed and some one asked
them to explain their mission They
did so by requesting their auditors to
gather around them and then raising
their voices in hymn:
with sorrow for sin let repentance
begin.
Then conversion, Of course, Will draw
nigh;
But ,ill washed in the blood of q
Crucifed Lord,
You viii never be ready to die"
Thereupon they prayed for their
hearers.
A-'io NdS tHe llSt real salvation
Army meeting in the United States.
The reception accorded it by the Cas-
tie Garden crowd was respectful, if
not enthusiastic, and these pioneers
were considerably encouraged.
They We're to meet their share Of dis
appointment, however. They wanted to
hold street meetings, but the New York
City authorities would hear none of
that. They would give permits to or
dalned ministers of we'll defined denom-
nations to preach on the public high
ways, but not to this motley aggre ga
ton. The newspapers had devoted
more than little space to the arrival
of the first Salvationists, and they
were anxious to strike while the iron
was hot and conduct a good meeting
their first Sunday here.
Nobody was hanging out any vel
come signs for them. Then, of sud
den, came an invitation to hold their
meeting under his roof from about the
last man in New York who would have
been expected to harbor the Saivatlon-
lists. He was Harry Hill, proprietor of
the most notorious dive on the Bowery
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

found an old, dilanidated theatre. with
broken windows and unheated, for
their meeting place. 1t was in the
dead of winter and the men who at
tended the first service had to keen
their hats on. Converts were made
however, and when Railton left New
ark he was hidden Godspeed bv a
fiourishing corps.
He went to Philadelphia, where he
was welcomed by the two CORPS the
Shlrleys had founded. One of the
city's biggest halls was packed to
witness his presentation of Salvation
Army flags to these units. Because
of the unsympathetic attitude Of the
New York authorities and public it
was decided to open national headquar-
ters in the Quaker City A cellar at
As South Third Street was secured
for the purpose
One year after the initial service Of
the Shirley family in PHILADELPHIA and
seven months after the arrival in the
country of Railton's force there were
twelve Salvation Army corps in the
United States. conducting l7a service
week and with 1000 professed con
verts to their credit.
by March. 1881, when he was recalled
to England, Railton had established
posts as far west as st. Louis, and the
Salvation Army in the United States
was largely composed of American men
and women.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
They're
All For 1t

They are but few Of the army's
manifold activities Of mercy and help
fulness. And, remember, everything
the Salvation Army gives, it gives.
The nickel, dime or quarter you and
and tens of thousands more through
out the land are in the habit of tossing
into that tambourine go to pay for
these things. There are no high sal
aries or other excessive "administra-
tion expenses" no richly furnished
offices or luxurious, even comfortable,
living quarters for the officers. The
Salvation Army officer must live with
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

1t was located at the junction of Spring
and Crosby streets.
Mr.. Railton called on Hill. His visit
is best described in his own words:
"On seeing the character of the place
and those found together there had
not a moments doubt as TO our duty.
While upstairs discussing the matter
with Harry l was amused at "a friend
of his, who assured me of the respec-
liability of the place. He said he him
self and others he knew had been there
Of an evening and had too much liquor,
but had found their watches and money
and everything all right in the morn
ing, SO ! might be sure it was re-
spectacle place and not like some.
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All Glasses
Give Supporr

Little by little, throughout the last
two decades. the Salvation Army has
increased It's prestige. convinced the
doubters that it constituted living.
vital power fer good and that il de
served support. And support it has re-
eeived from all classes and from those
of all religious faiths in ever increas-
ing volume.
Reports for the twelve months end.
ed September SO, 1913. contained the
following interesting statistics about
the Salvation Army in the Cnlted
States;
Number of corps aud oatrostS a5s
Officers aud cadets. ......... 9.ois
Beds supplied in hotels ..... 1,eo6.o2S
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
Persistence
Wins Results

So the early Salvationists of Eng
land went their way, Needless of the
scoing aad Of the obstacles in their
path, Gradually by their sheer per.
eistencc they hogan to beat down on-
position, to reconcile public opinion to
their ways of doing things, ny 1889
prejudice had so far subsided that
the disorder which had formerly at.
tended their appearance on the streets
was no longer common. This progress
served to cheer the last days Of Cath
crime Mumford Booth, who had been
the loyal assistant Of her husband
throughout, and who died in 1890.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

willing to make US handsome payment
for our services This, of course. was
out Of the question, and the fact that
we We're willing to come in and ad-
dress the crowd without getting any
ting for it no doubt helped him to the
opinion he afterward expressed of us.
lie voted US a set of damn FOOLS"
But Railton and his lassies formed
one OF the "acts" at HIPS that Sunday
evening. Between performances of
half-naked women. doing degraded
dances and singing obscene songs, the
Salvationists prayed and sang and told
the male and female habitues OF the
joint the story of Christ crusihed and
risen.
And if they didn't accomplish any
thing else that Sunday evening In the
atmosphere of painted women and
thugs and thievea they converted
"Ashbarfel jimmy" THAT alone was
worth the effort for "Ashbarrel
Jimmy became In time one Of the
hulwaYke and firm foundation stones
Of the Salvation Army's early work in
America. He had acquired his nick.
name from the fact that a policeman
had once found him on bitter cold
night, feet upmost in an ashbarrel
From ali accounts he was thorough
going disreputable character, even in
a community where all were disrepu-
table. But he never backslid from his
conversion, and his narration of his
experiences brought many another sim
ner into the fold during the days that
followed
At this time the Bowery was thick
with dives such as Hills, houses of
i'll repute and gambling dens Having
been introduced to the section, the
Salvationists decided to make it their
chief field of operation for the present
One of their principal meeting places
was Steve Brodie's place, which was
similar to that run by Harry Hill
The man who "took chance" and
jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge took
another, and held out the hand of hos
pitality to Railton's lassies. He would
permit no patron, drunk or sober, to
open his mouth while the meetings
were in progress. 1t is not Of record
that Brodie was ever in any state him
self bordering on conversion, but, with
that trait often found among his type,
he no doubt admired the simple piety
and evident desire of the Salvationists
to help the poor and friendless.
Hudson River Hall, in Twenty
Street, near Seventh Avenue, was en-
gagged by the Salvation Army early in
1880 for it's indoor meetings 1t was
shared with the Plymouth Brethren.
The hal often was invaded by toughs
who would mount to the platform and
mock tie Salvationists Mrs. Clifford
wife of Colonel Adam Clifford, used to
have to stand beside her husband
when he was speaking, with police
mans billy strapped to her wrist, to
protect him from these rutfians. She
used to crack it over their legs be-
tween the knee and ankle, usually
flooring them.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

r SAT on my camp chair, my
Browning on my knee lying open
Il. at
ooh, 70 be in England
Now that Aprils there"
Every drop Of my blood rcbelled at the
asphalt and the brick. the sickiy trees,
TIE nsuseous smell Of the automobile
exhaust. and the rowdy racket of the
children. compelled to find their fun
catering and chattering over the
pavements, and swarming up the steps
ard hiding around the pillars Of the
church. looked at my three-anda-
haK-year-old contemplating them, shy
~ absorbed, eyes round with amaze
nent and interest. l shut my eyes to
picture hiso az he looked last fall
the golden curls bobbing busily about
our big wooded lot, sometimes barely
aAcwIng above the dry tawny weeds
saere Re picked his daisies" be-
hoaned lae exigencies Of war that had
-F~~~>~'< "a . y-4a Jul IL ASA0A1
sphere, and almost as great as my
siscealtlre vas my amazement at
ne eomp.acency with which those
ssosne me seemed to bear their lot.
could not be persuaded that any one
q ais own deliberate choice lived
u sais aard.ne fashion in these tawdry
sasskerooasd buildings that line the
sanyon cz.led an avenue. Ny aoul
isls moro cramped and sullied by this
@'S1rn taan did my physical effects,
sad goodneas knows that's bad
saSrga. ! was SICK for real sight
q ses SKY, zor vision Of bare branches
sNsed against 1t. and the clean sweet
Asss 81 air that blows across field,
1zsaag taa grasses ~ it comeg.
= guess I'm lonesome" I said to
aJsslf, If : had just one friend to
'ssiaisee with re about Gods coun-
- could forget my present sur
'sahciszs, or at least make the best
shssa. = But had Just about given
y boxing for that friend. When
'sif ny home, friends who had
s'sa 10 the city had assured me that
soeaid make many charming eide
saA< fslenes" while out. watching
ysssad. The idea had appealed to me
ea'se delightful, but alas, after a
81 e'aidsnt attempts with bewilder~
- fssnits, had decided that ! didn't
ssssad ne
seeA, hefs comes a woman tnat
1foFs = he that very friend /
ST's s1a4iss SIS aoess gust and re.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

| generation bade fair to sink lower
than the last.
William Booth was thirty-five years
old when he came up to London from
Cardiff and Walsall, where he had
formed a "hallelujah band" whose
members were chiefly converted ex-
criminals. Since the age of fifteen,
when converted by the Wesleyans, he
had been a preacher. When twenty
years old he separated from that BODY
because he wished to engage in open
air preaching, afiliating himself with
the Methodist New Connection. In
1855 he married Catherine Mumford
and both preached through Cornwall
and Wales. In 1861 Booth resigned
from his New Connectionist ministry
because the church authorities sought
to restrain his travelling evangeliza-
tion," and henceforth he and his wife
were free lances.
Then in 1864 they came to London
and William Booth saw the iniquity
and squalor in which the slums were
stepped.
He conceived first of all that the
methods OF the orthodox churches
would have to be completely aban-
doned He concluded that the men and
women who would bring the gospel to
the East End must live thcro with and
Of those they sought TO save. The
lamp must be kept trimmed always
and never allowed to 20 out. Il muat
fash Il welcome and radiate its warmth
and light into tho outer darkness The
homeless must he sheltered, the hungry
fed, the hopeless inspired with a now
hope.
That was William BOOTHS vision
For forty-seven years he held it high.
Through persecution, ridiculc, calumny
he kept onward and upward along the
straight trail he had marked out for
himself. He never wavered, never lost
faith. And when he died in 1912 he
was mourned by kings and by millions
Of the lowly of the earth.
The East London Mission was the
name Booth gave his first venture in
the Bethnal Green woolhouse. In
1869 the title was changed to Christian
Mission, and that of Salvation Army
adopted in 1878. The latter change
brought with it thorough reorgani-
zation. The Salvation Army was
modelled after the British army and
William Booth became it's general
post he held till his death. Com
manders, colonies, lieutenant colonies,
brigadiers, majors, staff captains, ad-
/ jutants, captains, lieutenants and ser
geants follow in rank. Each territory,
comprising country, or several coun-
tries, is divided into provinces, a provz
ince into divisions and each division
into from ten to fifty corps.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
First Trip
To Newark

During this period Commissioner
Rai!ton took several of the lassiea 10
Newark, N. j., then city OF about
100000 population A prohibition adj
voeate invited them there, but when
he discovered 1t was their practice TO
hold meetlnes IN saloons he washed
his hsnds of them entirely,
The Salvation Army bugle nevor
blows retreat. Once in Newark. Rail.
ton and his lassies made up their
minds to stay there for awhile. They
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

the people Of London who. perhaps,
did not permit their antipathy to this
strange brand of religion to be trans
lated into any overt act, still looked
uron the salvationists as cranks and
fanatics-a little bit crazy.
Their creed was orthodox enough
1t WAS their methods that CALLED and
piqued the conventional religonists.
For ccllvention was the one thing
that William Booth and his followers
threw to the winds. 1t was results
they We're after.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
No Help
From Police

Police protection was not for such as
these, who had come to upset all the
traditional notions of how God should
be worshipped. Gangs would follow
them through the streets. pelting them
with stones and overripe tomatoes.
Their outdoor meetings were fre-
quentlv rushed and broken up by
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
en- the Salvation Army Discovered America

Follo,eo'g is The first Of three
articles shseing the gradual
charge in sentiment toagard the
Salvation Army Organization,
from tks disapproval It met IN its
earlu days to the immense popu-
larity IN aehlch 1t tinds itself
at the conclusion OF the tcar.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

written rule by really arresting an
interrupter. The next morning the
magistrate heard of Railtons sign and
did actually fine the offender SO.
You deserve 70 be fined for not
knowing any better than to go to
Salvation Army meeting" the judge
told the prisoner.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

the great sum required to provide for
the physical and spiritual needs of our
soldiers overseas and in home cantop-
ments.
This was test. And the Salvation
Army made good. It would take a
pretty hardy indiYidual these days to
speak disrespectfully to a Salvation
Army lassie, what with returned SOL
diers on every hand to come to her
defence.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
"Nill you go ..

The Philadelphians weren't disposed
TO accept the invitation. Nevertheless
father, mother and daughter continued
their singing and praying with such
insistence they attracted all the Gus
toners from five nearby saloons. The
salooakeepers didn't like this and re-
eruited force Of rowdies to lombard
the Shirleys with rotten vegetables,
dirty bar rags and general assort-
menr OF ammunition from garbage
cars. Bat the Shirleys stuck and made
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
Part of
The Entertainment

"The owner explained we were to
form part OF the Sunday evening en-
tertainment. to which admission of a
shilling was charged. and he was quite
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
BY John T. Wallace

~0NSlDER to-day not only the
4 respect. bat the downright af~
A fecNon with which the Saliva
sion Army lassie is regarded
BY the man en- the street, the chap who
ordinarily ia u eynie, SEQ with what
readiness and eladness of giving
hands alp Into vest poeAets and come
forth witch tribute for her tiakling
tamboeriec.
Then grn back the page a matter of
afty.fouf years to tbe day when Will
nam Booth and his wife Catherine set
M In the Fast End Of London their
eneer mission in q dingy Bethnal Green
woolhouse
Or take glance at the vicissitudes
Of the Shirleys, that rious Coventry
family, who emigrated to Philadelphia
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

whatever success it has had has not
diminished the progress OF the Saliva
ton Army, which has gone on unabated.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

converts and established a second
corps in the city.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

Meals supplied in hotels 49,. 1853 ,O91
Men admitted to Industrial
homes Observation-Disclosures. 7,94l
Meals supplied in industrial
homes ..................... 1.742, ,8l5
Slum families visited. d.... 17,l64
Children sheltered d........ 1853
Girls admitted to rescue
homes ............... 1899
Meals supplied in rescue
nomes ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1,123, ,643
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
By Forest Lowry

sCAPING only through clever
E- parliamentary man@uvring
4 upon the part of its friends,
the cicaretfe IL now snfn in
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

in 1879 and who startled and angered
the staid churchgoers of that city one
sundag morning the following year by
stand ng at Eighth and Oxford streets,
singing;
Were bound for the land OF the pure
and holy;
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

tributed 123,402 pounds of ice and 2
770,652 pounds of coal.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
By Alice r. Kennedy

r SAT on my camp chair, my
Browning on my knee lying open
L. at
"Oh. % be in England
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and women.
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BLITCHTON

Blitchton, June 26.-The farmers
are dipping their cattle this week.
Mrs. A. L. Mckay and children are
visiting Mrs. E. A. Osborne in Ocala.
Mr.. G. M. Bitch of Irvine spent
the week end here.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Coulter are an
nouncing the arrival of a little girl
Saturday, June 21st.
Mr.. Berline of Gainesville is buy
ing cattle here this week.
Mr.. Leigh of Sumterville called
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. c. Bitch spent
Sunday at Pleasant Hill.
Goodwin brothers visited the county
seat Saturday.
Mrs. G. v. Bitch leaves today to
join Mr.. G. v. Bitch in Asheville, N.
C.
Mrs. Cattle Davis left Saturday for
her home at Inverness.
DR.. Bitch is spending a few DAYS
IN South Florida.
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NOTICE

As trustee in bankruptcy for the
Hillsborough Lumber Company, a cor
poration, bankrupt, I hereby give no.
tice that bids are requested for all of
the assets of said bankrupt. Sched-
ules of said assets and appraisers
report can be found in the Office of Il.
z. Baya.. deferee, Curry building,
Tampa, Florida, or at my Office, room
8 Roberts building, Tampa, Florida.
Bids to be submitted to me or to ref
cree on or before July 1, 1919, upon
which day meeting of the creditors
will be held for the purpose of receiv-
ing bids and acting thereon.
w. LESLIE BROWN.
Trustee for Hillsborough Lumber
Company, Bankrupt. 6-27-d
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BIG FOURTH OF JULY
CELEBRATION AT BELLEVIEW
Program for the Patriotic Exercises
Barbecue, Picnic and
AmuSemeufs

Barbecue, Picnic and
Amusements
a. m.-Town bell will ring to no.
tify all to assemble at the town hall.
$3.50 a. m.-Parade. Uncle Sam and
Miss Liberty ON horses, followed by
soldiers from all the departments of
our great army, as represented by
the noble young men of our county
and elsewhere. And every one is COR
daily invited to be present and par
ticipate in this celebration, whether
of Marion county or elsewhere. Dec
Grated autoes, carriages and citizens.
1880 a. m.-Bugle call at speakers
stand. All join in singing America. /"
Invocation by Rev. S. E. Lawhon.
Address of welcome by Mayor o.
NJ. Gale.
II a. m.-Address by Col. r. F.
Rogers, of Ocala-
HAS a. m.-Music by Harrell
brothers.
Address by J. B. Johnson, president
of the Florida Senate, of Live Oak.
1880 p. m.-Dinner.
Bring baskets filled till you press the
cover,
An da loaf of bread for each meat
lover.
All come and join us in our plan,
And enjoy the feast as best you acn.
z p. m.-Songs by the soldiers.
Address by Mr.. N. J. Wicker, of
Coleman.
3 p. m.-Song by w. C. T. u.
Address by Mr.. w. T. Gary, of
Ocala.
Closing with games and sports.
]. E. Pelot. Chairman.
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Edward Marshall. 316th Field Ar
tillery, who reached his home at Ok
lawaha the other day, after long and
arduous service in Europe, was at
the celebration last evening and re-
manned in town today. Eddie saw a
lot of fighting and had to stand much
hardship, which he put up with in the
same cheerful spirit that has endear-
ed him to his home folks.
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