The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
PROBATION PLAN
 MARKED SUCCESS
STRIKING EXAMPLES SHOWING GOOD RESULTS OF JUDGE FEA-
 GINS METHODS OF DEALING
 WITH NEGRO BOYS AND WOMEN

Luther Daniels. known to every police man in Birmingham. presents striking example of the probation system which Judge Feagin has been operating in the police court for nearly year. This little negro has been into more mischief than any other darky in Birmingham twice his age, but the influence of the probation system has been so strong that he wants to go to the country and live there.
 The little negro has been sent away twice before, and each time he has come back to Birmingham after escaping from the farm. The last time, however, he came of his own accord to policeman and asked to be sent back to the country. He said he was happier there than any where else
 Yesterday s. H. Simpson, who took some of the first of the little negroes who were ever placed probation. came to the city and got 'Babe" Daniels Anthony CHI and Stella King. negro woman and dope fend and carried them back to his place at Berry. In Fayette county. Daniels was anxious to go and promised Judge Feagin never to come back to Birming- 1 ham.
 Another example Is Henry Jones. a little negro boy, who was sent to the farm some months ago. He was sent back to the city by the farmer who took him and the little negro appeared in court yes- terday and asked that he be returned 10 a farm He had worked here several days and had made money enough to pay his railroad fare which he promptly did.
 The boys mother has made repeated ef- forts to get him to quit the country and come back to live with her in the city but he refuses to do so, and says he likes the country better than the city.
 Charley Brooks, a little negro boy, was captured yesterday by Probation Officer Jackson after he had run away from farm where he was sent. The boy says he Is willing to go back again.
 There are now 200 negro boys on proba- l tion and about 70 of these are In the country on farms. Reports from them re- ceived regularly every month show that they are behaving well.
 1 Judge Feagin said yesterday that he intended sending all of the negro women who came into court to the country. and that any people who wanted them on the farms could get them by filing applica- l ton In his office. He states that he in- l tends getting rid of them as rapidly as possible and cleaning out the dives of the city.
 -~-~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~c~oS~~~~~~~~~~~eS~~~ vised by Judge l.. r. Parker general at torney of the Frisco system that the Fort Worth and Rio Grande is to be merged In the Texas corporation of the Frisco as soon as certain details can be arranged, and this consolidation was au- thorized by an act of the last legislature. | B. F. FoalSum. chairman of the Frisco executive board, was present at the hear- ing of the case today.
 Capt P. Sid Jones, district passenger agent of the Louisville and Nashville rail- road, has made arrangements for spec
 ial train next Tuesday afternoon to
 spaIding and return for those who wish
 to attend the ceremonies when ground IS
 broken for the erection of the Freedmans
 Aid Association college. The train will
 leave the union passenger station at
 o'clock and return 10 Birmingham at 4;So : o'clock the same afternoon.