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Show THE CITIZEN i shower baths. The objection that applies to bathtubs applies to the pool. was given tobacco and permitted to read books because it was thoiifc that if he interested himself in reading he could get his mindp his troubles. f In a word, Warden Storrs introduced a reasonably humane tern while maintaining strict discipline. Now the prisoners and' guards mingle practically on an equality and we have a sort of soi, government in the prison. Not long ago a guard was discharged for losing his temper fa striking a prisoner, but his dereliction was due to the anarchy oft present system. A burly negro insisted on blocking the guards in the corridor. The guard walked around him several times and When the prisoner cur, , ordered the prisoner to get out of the way. him he hit him. For this the guard was peremptorily discharged the warden, and yet the wardens system is to be held responsjtr for a condition that could result in such a clash between guard Recently a prisoner named Brown who had been released after serving many years for the murder of a Chinese was arrested in Stillwater, Minnesota, for killing an officer. It was given out here that his record at the prison had been good, but the truth is that he had been a violent prisoner and had, a few years ago, stabbed a fellow prisoner, Hamilton, and had almost severed hi$ tongue. The release of the notorious and dangerous blackmailer, J. H. Martin, was a scandal throughout the state. Having been, made a trusty he walked away and was gone for months. Then he returned and was freed. If prisoners can obtain their liberty by escaping and then coming back there is apt to be a widespread use of that method of receiving mercy. Perhaps Depretto will come back at his leisure and ask a full pardon for thus displaying his honor. to About two years ago Joe Sullivan ran away and the warden prisoner. Warden Storrs, as we have indicated, is not the author of expressed confidence that he had gone to bring back another prisoner who had escaped, if we remember rightlq, from a road camp. claims to which we have alluded, but others have made them for Soon afterwards it was given out that Sullivan had returned, but in and Governor Bamberger, who was in full sympathy with the Stc reality he had given himself up when an officer was on his trail and system, praised it when abroad. Both Governor Bamberger and men and perhaps, on that acco den Storrs are genial, only a few hundred yards away. The case of Abe Majors is so well known that it is unnecessary to see merits in a system which is beginning to injure Utahs reputatj enforce: go into details regarding it. It is sufficient to say that he was one for law enforcement and which has already made law and treacherous prisoners in the peni- more difficult. of the most violent-minde- d Utah is not alone in adopting visionary reforms which haveL tentiary. He was cunning enough to stay in the background while worked out well. Other states have found themselves in the sameo inciting others to. carry out his plans. Acuities as those which now confront us and they have commerlfj It was Warden Pratt who did away with the dark cells. SoliH bestfc how do consider to well shall We of reforms. the method reform a to his was giving simply regime tary confinement under a vicious or rebellious prisoner a chance to cool down. The prisoner may follow their example. h . . kind-heart- ed er MUCH FIRE IN THE SMOKE OF THE TOBACCO BATTLE iir TOO t r. ec r The battle of the cigarettes continues with tremendous slaughter. had they remained at home. And the cigarette would have beenl: The earth and even the empyrean are reeking with havoc. The capitol among the corrupters. The battle of the cigarettes was intensified when the house c? is shaken to its foundations. The civilians are smoking their cigarettes in terror while snipers are ambusing one another from behind mittee reported what virtually amounted to a substitute bill, alth churches, clubhouses and office buildings. Even the more or less formulated as an amended measure. The original bill was fr: in that it did( The new bill was innocent cigar smokers have caught a glimpse of doom and are forbid the sale of cigarettes, but licensed tobacco dealers and?? quailing. On the right wing the American Legion and the W. C. T. U. are vided drastic, and, be it said in most cases reasonable, regulatf f engaging each other fiercely, throwing deadly cigarette papers and for smokers. As we gather the meaning of the measure it is designed tol epithdts. Clergymen are denouncing business men as cowards and business men are too proud to fight. vent advertising of tobacco, smoking by minors and smoking by And all this has been caused by the little cigarette, so fair with- body in certain enclosed public places. out, so black within. The defenders of the Southwick measure felt deeply to One clergyman threatens a new political party fight along that their plan to outlaw the cigarette did not meet with the appr books. from religious religious lines if legislators continue to quote of the committee. They saw a conspiracy to pass a law that ff The American Legion employs a long set of resolutions to call an end to the fight against the cigarette, but that is put and short in a the W. C. T. U., what could be expressed ugly single to the people. If we can obtain a law that elimii Cross Red the C. said U. T. that And all because the W. word. the evils of the cigarette and, at the same time, prevents con? them cigarcorrupted the morals of our youth in France by giving warfare between cigarette smokers and cigarette agitators, wef' ettes. have rid ourselves of conditions that interfere with our peaejf ! and Shades of Socrates and Diogenes Dogberry mind, our social harmony and our prosperity. There will fot No wonder cigarettes are called coffin nails. No wonder they bootlegging under such a law and its enforcement will be welfare. are considered injurious to our health and general i easy. paratively the Without wishing to add to the agitation we dare to express The Southwick bill calls for a ceaseless warfare. It diivc?.jul the as opinion that some of those who now denounce the cigarette into ambush and paves the way for constant guerilla root of all evil contributed to the funds that gave cigarettes to our cigarette ing. Such a state of affairs, of course, has an attraction for a cg soldiers in France. him a of reformer. It for his activities. Wne It is quite true that the American Tobacco Company fostered the type himself while gives other scope uncomfortable. people enjoy making funds and was helped by the newspapers. The American Tobacco The substitute measure may not be perfect. Its defi .litk e. Company saw that it was good for the company and not bad for enclosed public places where smoking is forbidden is rathe? e the boys. limited. Apparently the boys are not asking for forgiveness or sympathy. If we were framing such a measure wc would bar smoK They look as husky as they did before they went to war to face the death-dealin- g cigarettes. But some of them, perhaps, had their morals powder factories, gasoline stations and dance halls. r the in morals is is of involved had their the issue would have true that It of these corrupted personal liberty corrupted. 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