Show r Rotting In Idleness JOSEPH N N. ULMAN of Baltimore said JUDGE J the other day The American penal system bad to tomake decent men to make fairly that operates make bad men worse and arid then to turn them all is the last word in loose to prey upon society social ocal stupidity If he had had Utah's state prison in mind the inadequacy of supervision of men on pa- pa tole and the settled habit of the board of pardons pardons pardons par par- dons of turning felons loose his observation would have constituted a fair appraisal appraisal appraisal ap ap- ap- ap of the institution The Telegram Telegram Telegram Tele Tele- It is hoped that every reader of thoughtfully perused the first of a series gram of articles on the state prison which appeared John U. U in Mondays Monday's issue of this newspaper Terrell of The Telegrams Telegram's staff an experienced investigator has made madea and capable newspaper thorough study of the antiquated a will be The results of this investigation placed before the public in daily articles The They will be wholly factual and devoid of emotion emotion- reading of the entire series We Ve urge from front the beginning To any who may doubt that conditions at the penitentiary are as bad badas badas as they are described we suggest that a visit to the institution be arranged with Warden Davis Such a visit will verify every statement statement state state- ment made in any article of the series The people of Utah should know these facts about this place where men rot in idleness to quote Warden Davis When they do know what stands behind the grim stone walls of the institution that the I prison is all that a prison should not be demand is certain to rise from every quarter of the the state state for tor razing the place to the ground It will be recognized that a new prison must be built in inI a I locality suited to its needs Mr Terrells Terrell's second article of the series is published today Those who overlooked the first one published Monday will do well to turn turnback turnback turnback back to It it then to read the series from beginning beginning be De be- be ginning to end Decency and good taste de demand demand de- de mand that some of the most revolting facts benot be benot benot not published b but t the printable portions of the tho whole sordid story should be sufficient to reveal reveal re reveal re- re veal that continued use of this prison can no longer be tolerated by a socially-conscious socially people people peo peo- pIe nor by a community whose natural growth the ulcerous and expansion have encompassed f f pant which from the beginning was intended its to be always beyond and far removed from habitations 4 b |