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Show lent With Rlis Through Ik Slums Large Crowd Listens to Entortainlng Lecture by tho Noted Humanitarian. Hu-manitarian. With Jacob Rlis a largo audience of Salt Lake people went through tho dark-iicfs dark-iicfs and filth of noisome plums, .through wlndowlcss tenements, hideous alloys, overcrowded lodging-houses and garbage laden streets. They met ragged, prematurely prema-turely aged children, pinched with privation priva-tion and scarred with cruel blowa. They traced tho paths of somo of thoso children chil-dren to tho gangs of criminals, tho prisons pris-ons and tho gallows. It was a heart-breaking Journoy, one that would have left tho travelers hopeless hope-less and sorrowful but for tho companion pictures In which were shown tho steps taken In public legislation and private enterprise for the betterment of the submerged sub-merged class. It was an auspicious opening of the M. I, A. lecture courso at Barratt hall last night. Lato comers took standing room and were glad to cet 11. The lecturer said In tho beginning that tho battle with tho slum was tho battle for the preservation of the Republic. The slums of New York differ only in degrco from tho slums of ovory other largo city. Tho children of tho slums become voters and, as such, will sway tho destiny of the nation. Since tho battlo began a law has been passed forbidding tho erection of tenements containing dark rooms, but there are still over 3C0.030 living rooms In tho city cut off from light and air. Many blocks havo been torn down to make room for parks and play grounds. The public schools. arc- made as beautiful as possible. Instead of teaching tho three "Rs" they touch the three "Hs" tho heart, tho' head and the hands. Private builders havo found that well ventilated and healthful tenements pay a good In terc-st on tho monoy Invested. Thcso various va-rious agencies are accomplishing wonders won-ders and Mr. Rlis declares that tho slum will be vanquished In tho battlo, though tho end is not yet. A large number of storooptlcon views taken from life lend point to the very entertaining lecture. |