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Show I TIIE II E I J I n R 'A LD-J 0U R NT A L, LOGAN, T UTAI1, r E 5 D A Y. N0VEM R E R 1 1 .", Has New Offer To Get Eye G Gives Advice He Never ,1 Heeded! mr vyii 'SM many Inquiries have come for the full text of the lettei v ritten to Kenneth Isbell, presiRichfield Junior dent of the Chamber of Commerce of Utah, by John VV. Deering, whose execution took place Monday October 1938 at the Utah state prison, 31 that Mr. Isbell is releasing it for publication in The Richfield Reaper, with the statement that any paper that wishes to republish it or any organization that wishes to use it on programs for youth guidance is welcome to do so. to It might be of interest first quote Mr. Isbells letter of October information fiom 22 requesting So Such ISBELL'S LETTER: There are times when each of us has an opportunity to do his little share of good. There are men who, under the laws few of society must pay the extreme penalty for violation of its laws and orders, and who can be of a uemendous value to his fellow men, if he so desires, and because of the situation under which he is placed. From your pictures and statements made in the newspapers I foci that you are one men who of a few condemned might be willing to "offer a hand" of keeping the youth in the battle m the straight and narrow path. Having a deep interest in mato do jor crime" and hoping some little good toward the proper guidance of your children and youth, I respectfully submit the following questions. If you wduld be kind enough to answer any or all of them I assure you that will be used to the information make this a better world for a few persons at least. It will be used as a yardstick to guide the lives of a few of us in this dis- - Brands of Shoes As CENTRALS, Cold Standard Shoes for Men andWomen SCIENTIFIC and TARSAL TRED Arch Shoes for Women ! Famous RORIHOOD and TREASURE ISLAND" Shoes for Kiddies! The Kins: of Work Shoes for Men, Genuine WOLVERINES! Well-Know- n After four men condemned to death in Colorado refused 4o give an eye to hlmH Attcirey Wiil.am A Lew,, of Culm ado. pntuied heie with his family, he mav vet be given a thaiue tt see A man held in Laramie. do What you . think was the your being where Is there any relation friends, sex and crime? Does crime pay? between other suggestions or marks will be appreciated. I truly trust that for your Any re- ser- be compensated In the thought that you may have someone to be better. helped DEERING'S LETTER: I am in recepit of your letter of the 22nd. I have no objection m answering your questions, as I am m deepest sympathy with you may vices youth, especially' "under-privilege- d youth. Do I smoke? Yes, and I find it a very useless and expensive hab-'o- f it, and of the 25 or more cigar- ettes a day I smoke, I really enjoy about three of them. The rest I find are just so much restlessness gone up in smoke, where the same restlessness could be put into some worthy study which would soon interest me enough to forget I want to smoke. Do I use dope? No, I don't, and it is very fortunate for those who sell it, that I have not the power to do as I saw fit to the purveyors g of this loathesome disease. For it soon becomes a disease that rots the mind, worse than any form of cancer. My advice to any youth is this. Every time he wishes to buy a pack of cigarettes let him put the price of said pack in a small bank. He will be gratified as well as surprised at the end of a month at his savings, and will generally start to think that just a few more months savings will get habit-formin- M him that desired something that every youth wishes for. Do I use liquor? Yes, but not to excess. I find no undue craving for liquor of any kind Most of my drinking has been in a social way. I have become drunk to be a good fellow, when if I had only known it I was becoming a just fool. A home is what every vouth should have. The bov or Kiri with a good home naturally has a vast advantage over the jouth that has not The trouble lies in the fact that though there s a good home, the parents of most children neglect the duties f a parent A father should mike a pal of his children and act be just the provider. Most People today think that if they buy their children good clothes, and give them to eat that Hie sthools will plenty look out for the edutation part of it, and that their aatu , are over. This is not so. A Paient should take time off and Ins children that he is their Pa and go places with them, and help them with advice that most Parents are backward about giving their children. The patent "ho.nld know that in this day, children will learn things they snoiiltin't so why not teach them to beware of these pitfalls in a chain sensible way, rather than have them learn in the wrong ay Re frank with them, and be real companion. Jt will do wongood , , ders As for I am schooling, was harder jn school than to make green cheese from the moon Jm lu.st .wou,(l not. I finully to be sent to a stay. reform school, men was a mistake. Reform nk100 , are nothing but umversi-- . crime. If I had attended ns I should have, I don t . !cve would be where I am believe that children ii .nould go to school not only for e edutation they receive but for ,e companionship that children oould have with each other. eslf hl my life to liv n r again, I would take part in untl.iy school and church arti-,c- s f believe them to be a so"c'essity, ,f a child is to be while. Without a religious I, a child has far more oh ' n e nf going wrong I have po relig myself, but I believe the 'vr,r"f would he a very sad e were it not for religion m re for my being here isTkeepto Wyoming on a worthless he k him one of his ev es LARAMIE. Wyo, No- - 14 d i.-- A who believes it is pnsonei better to give than to rec eive insisted today on donating an eye so that blind William Lewis, Denver Attorney, might see The prisoner, William Cardiff, held for passing a worthless check, wanted to go to Denver immediately for the operation after persuading Lewis to come here and talk to him District Judge V J Tulhall found the lequest "lrregulai" and said he would have to consider to the What is your youth in these matters? What part did the school play in your life? Do you think it best for boys and girls to attend school? If you had your life to live over, would you take part in Sunday School and church activimain reason for you are today? All Must Go to the Last Pair--Complete Closeout--Sale That Will Make History That's a question that is today hard to answer I feel at times as though I hail a dual personality. I have wanted to be a good man, but never seemed to be abe to get started right This question I will have to leave unanswered, for I really don't know how to answer it. Relationships between friends, sex and crime anre entirely up to enviornment and early education. Here is where a parent's frank, common sense advice comes in There are no two natures alike, and I feel that this question is to be answered by common sense advice and If the sex proper environment urge is predominant a man will commit crime I could write a thousand answers to this question, and none would bring us any nearer to solution of the problem. The question is as old as lime, and the cure will probably be an enternity from now. Does crime pay I can say yes and no. If you have no conscience and care not for the feelings of others, ana are lucky enough to get away with a sufficient amount money and to escape the penalty for your crime, in the eyes of a great many people crime pays. But if you have a good wiil feeling toward your fellow man, and can appreciate the value of friendships and have a true love of what is good in life, I would say that crime does not pay, Some of my answers may seem pecular to you. But I have the ability to look at both sides of things, and my answers may seem confusing Am I to be sympathized with, with a week to live and in good health? Myself, I don t think so I'm getting by just deserts and I'm not kicking. Dont waste time but on the convicted criminal, stop him before he gets that way. How? Here is one way. Have your stores and theaties buy a plot of ground. Build an athletic field on it Every week have a field meet, the stores and theatres to put up prizes such as boys and girls would need skates, bicycles, a week's pass to the show. If a child lost this week, instead of and petty hanging around corners out trying stealing, he would be to condition himself so as to be a could be wAk This winner next done with the aid of your chamber of commerce I'm sorry I have to be so brief in my answers, but I have a lot of last letters to write and not much time to write them. My most sincere good wishes for your work for youth Sincerely, (Signed) John W. Deering. has oftered (huge releasing Cardiff temporality Till peifectlv willing to do this." It s not as if I Caid.lf said were giving my life -- and besides, I have another eye I made this ofler because of a certain Christian pni.ciple th.il many of us fail to practice That primiple is better to give than to receive I don t expei t to receive any lenient y nr pr.vilege from authorities in helping me get out of trouble Anti 1 am not doing it for any publicity purposes i achieves and Mickey Rooney loses an ambition by going to college He has always wanted a college education, yet he has always wanted to be a great football player. Now that the college entrance has beu realized his mother- and the Stud o have fi owned ujion the football - part So the young actor, currently with Wallace Beery in Stablemates, at the Capitol Theatre, will go out for the posiof tion football manager. Rooney may be small in size, but not in experience. 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