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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
DIR. CREED w. cHILDs.

IF it is wrong for a man to whip his wife,
as 1t certainly is, then is 1t not equally
wrong for the law to whip the man? Two
wrongs do not make a right. The proposi-
ton advanced by The Evening Star for
compulsory hard labor, the husbands full
earnings to go to the support of the beaten
wife and dependent family, is, in my opin-
ion, the correct solution of vexed problem
Let wife beaters and men of their ilk be
put to work on a government farm, for in
stance, where they can produce food and
raiment, the proceeds of which can be APP
piled to the necessities of their families
while the culprits are serving the terms
of their sentences. Brutality in any form
cannot be cured by brutality. We should
follow the gentle leadership of our Savior,
Jesus Christ. He would never have adyo-
Gated the establishment OF such forms OF
brutality as the whipping post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
REV. w. C. ALEXANDER.

Pastor West Street Presbyterian Church.
GAS between compulsory hard labor and
corporal punishment 1 believe the whipping
post to be the most effective method of
solving this vexed problem. While there is
a certain faint of brutality to the whipping
pest, l know of my own personal knowl-
edge that in the state of Delaware where
this law is in vogue it has worked with
great success and has been the most effect
i've remedy for iris evil. l don't believe
that remedy can ever be reached except
through most extreme and severe measures.
Some people assert that the whipping post
is a relic of barbarism, but l favor it's es-
tablishment because it appears to be the
surest cure for the evil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
A. F. BLOOMER,
Writer for the Trades Unionis

Writer Tor the Trades Unlonlst
"A beaten wife is better than a broken
home. 1t IS necessary for the husband to
be the master of his home. Whatever
means are necessary to maintain that mas
terry is right. There can be no two parties
equal in one institution. There must be a
head. A drunken man who assaults his
wife should be punished for any other
assault. and if the whipping post is to be
revived, the ducking stool. as its contem-
porary. should be revived also. l favor
The Stars work-and-pay proposition for
wife-beaterS, and suggest that the culprits
be put to work, for instance, on scheme
of reclamation of the waste places along
the Eastern branch of the Potomac and
elsewhere, the pay for their services to go
to the mans family
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
REV. F. D. POWER.

Rev. DR.. F. D. Power, pastor of the YER
mont Avenue Christian Church. and one Of
the most prominent of local pastors, is
among those who are emphatically opposed
to the reviving of the whipping post for
District wife beaters.
Il do not want the whipping post" he
said to a Star reporter. 81 do not like the
sight of it. 1t would not help the poor wife,
nor do l think it would raise the moral
standard of the husband.
Il am in favor of work for the wife beat
err. as for other criminals. That would be
of some benefit to their families and to the
community
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
I. E. SHOEMAKER.

"The best way to reform criminal is
through kindly measures. Such barbarous
methods as the whipping post would neces-
sarily infict are harsh and unreasonable.
This evil can0never be eradicated by re-
sorting to this most pronounced of all relics
of heathendom. Right-thinking citizens
will surely agree that the enactment of
such a law would defeat the object for
which 1T was intended. It's inhumanity
alone is enough to defeat IT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
HENRY G WAGNER.

mo man has provocation for lifting his
wife under any circumstances whatever.
The man who does so should receive the
lash l am in favor of law establishing
the whipping post, for the reason that less
severe measures have failed to accomplish
the very object fo- which they were put in
operation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
JAMES F. TUFTS,
Former Assistant Attorney General

Former Assistant Attorney General of
Kansas
Hard labor is the only practical punish
ment. 1t has the deterrent effect all good
laws should have. The difficulty with the
whipping post would be that the wife
might try to conceal her husbands wrong
doing. and the disgrace would be to her as
well as to him. That is one of the mis-
taken notions of great many people,
that the wife or husband must shield
the wrongdoing of the other 1t will have
a much more salutary effect If the injured
persons would complain properly"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
DIR. A. B. sHECKLES.

"I think the whipping post would serve
as effective weapon for curbing the wife
beater and stamping out the evil l think
the interest of justice could be best sub
served by it's use only in fragrant cases.
AS between a compulsory labor law and
corporal punishment / favor the latter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
JOE M, JOHNSON,

Former president OF Columbia Typograph-
ical Union No. 1O1.
II have no sympathy to waste on WIFE
heater. l think he should be, If possible,
dubbed by a male relative or friend of the
wife and then sent to jail, and, in aggra-
waited cases: hung. But, incidentally, be-
lieve in going forward, and / think the es-
Establishment of the whipping post is a step
backward and should not be taken. The
whipping post was abolished by less pro-
gressive age than this, but the people of
that age did the right thing at the right
time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
MR.. MELVILLE w. MILLER,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
81 believe confinement at hard labor will
nave a much more salutary effect on wife
heaters than the whipping post. l would
hesitate to resort TO any such means Of
punishment in this day. and age. The wife
would be the beneficiary, too, in such in
stances, as she would receive the proceeds
of the labor of her brutal husband"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
ELPHoNZO YouNGS.

While believe good, sound f1ogging is
none too good for a man who will beat
his wife, yet if It was up to me to say
whether the whipping post should be es-
tablished here, 1 should say no, emphati-
cally am heartily in favor of The Stars
proposition l would, in fact, favor it for
almost any minor crime where there is q
wife and dependent children involved"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
JUDGE THOMAS RYAN,

Assistant Secretary Of the Interior.
of there is anything that will justify
resort to the whipping post as means Of
punishment it is the crime of wife-beat-
ing, but l do not believe that sort Of bru-
tally is necessary. Punishment at hard
labor would seem to be far preferable.
Public whipping as. a punishment does not
seem to me to belongsto higher civilization
American civilization"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
FREDERICK r. ALLEN,
Commissioner of Patents.

whipping seems TO me to be the pun
ishment If you are going to make the pun
ishment fit the crime However, / question
the adoption of this method, because 1t has
been found to be bad in the communities
where it has been used and never has been
productive of the results desired. 1t does
not seem to fit this age and appears to me
a step backward"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
W. A. RICHARDS,

Commissioner General Land Office
Hard labor, with the proceeds to the
wife. If such brutes could be confined or
separated permanently from their families
and placed at such labor that the family
might enjoy It's benefits the proper solution
would seem to me to be found. Wife beat
ing is a brutal offense and should be dealt
with by stringent measures"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
GEORGE w. EVANS,

Chief of the Finance Division of the In
terror Department.
1.-THE whipping post unquestionably. l
don't think there Is any physical punish
ment too severe for such towards and
would indorse the whippingp post in unqual-
flied terms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
WILLIAM b. DeLAcEY.

Chief Clerks Office, Interior Department.
II once drafted measure which was
presented to Congress and which had for
its object the establishment of the whipping
post in the District Of Columbia. Since
then 1 have had opportunity for a closer
and more thorough investigation and have
changed my views l think compulsory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
ED. B. MOORE.

Assistant Commissioner of Patents.
Compulsory hard labor, with the proceeds
going to the beaten wife would seem to me
the proper remedy. The whipping-post is
not in accord with the modern spirit and
doubt of its efficacy in this particular class
of crimes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
G. L. NICHOLSON.

"I think that the whipping post Is the
only effective remedy which could be put
into operation for wife beaters. More crime
Is encouraged because Of the housing of
lawbreakers in our jails than from any
other cause. The wife beater is coward
and wife-beating can only be COPIED with
through severe methods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
EDWARD M. DAWSON,

Chief Clerk of the Interior Department.
1.-THE class of people who are wife-beaters
would be deferred from the offense to far
greater degree by the adoption of a law IA
oring compulsory hard labor than by any
other form of punishment I know. Make
them work and make them work for their
families"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
W. SCOTT SMITH.

Confidential Secretary to Secretary Hitch
eoelNs ~
ut strikes me that both compulsory hard
labor and the whipping post could be used
as means of punishment for wife beaters
without hurting the community in which
they live should say bOth-the lash first,
then confinement and hard work, and the
lash again, as sort of reminder"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
JOHN BERG,

President Columbia Typographical Union.
No. 1O1
Il am in favor of the whipping post If
there can be discrimination in cases other
than those of habitual e-beaters. l do
not regard Imprisonment as adequate pun
ishment for those who brutally maltreat
their wiveS.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
FRANK MORRISON,

Secretary American Federation of Labor.
II am a member of the Congregational
Church and am opposed to all those brutal
things like the whipping-post, that reli-
gion has done away with"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
JOHN w. HoLCoMBE,

Chief of-the Division Of Appointments of
the Interior Department.
81 would favor compulsory hard labor as
a punishment for wife heaters. 1t seems
to me the only means at hand now and
would believe, provide adequate punish
ment if executed in the proper manner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
EDWARD p. HALL.

Vice Chairman Of the Board Of Pension
Appeals.
Il believe in compulsory hard labor, be-
cause it provides the only adequate means
OF Furnishing this class Of culprits, in my
judgment To administer corporal punish
ment is merely to give brute force for
brute force, which would be but return
to the brutal practices of earlier centuries"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
Government Should Mark Grave.

Mrs. Lowell, gueet, was burned to death
yesterday in a Waltham (Mass.) hotel fire
and Margaret Conner and John Mcdonald,
boarders, were severely burned. The
financial loss is placed at $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
CHARLES mi. IRELAN.
Chief Clerk of th,

Chief CIerk OF tHeF Fatent OHfce.
Make the brutes work, That is the way
to treat Them Make them earn a living
for the wives they Think 1t necessary to
beat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
Report to Convention.
HARRY w. SHERMAN.

General Secretary International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers
II am utterly opposed to the application
of the lash to this or any other class of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
ANDREW GLEESON,

wife beating is one of the worst forms
of brutality. The lash should be applied to
such towards. l favor the whipping post"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11

Ten inches of snow fell at Memphis
Tenn. Monday. seriously impeding street
car traffic and delaying trains from one to
three hours. The storm extended as far
west as Little Rock, Ark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
Time to Rejoice.

With the whipping post for husbands
And the ducking stool for wives,
How the old maids and the bachelors
Rejoice in single lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11

hard labor, with certain regulations which
would insure the wife the proceeds OF the
husbands efforts, would have the desired
effect"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
Views of Samuel Gompers
Freely Expressed.
OTHER LABOR LEADERS
THINK BRUTES SHOULD WORK
FOR AID OF WIVES.
Unions of Workmen Far From Opposed
to Such Working Of
the Law.

The men who lead and direct the forces
of organized labor are not antagonfstic to
the proposition advanced by The Evening
Star that there is an effective and less de-
moralizing method of Furnishing wife beat
ers than by subjecting them to the lash at
the whipping post, as is proposed by some.
This conclusion was reached after represen-
tative labor leaders had been interviewed
on the subject by Star reporters, who began
the interview in each instance by PROFOUND
ing this question:
Which, In your opinion, is the better
punishment for wife beaters in the District
of Columbia, compulsory hard labor the
husbands full earnings to go to support the
beaten wife and dependent family, cor
poral punishment through the lash and
whipping post?'
In every case the reply was favorable to
the compulsory hard labor proposition. No
man of all those interviewed condoned the
brutal offense of wife beating, but all were
agreed that to go back in the musty past
and resurrect the whipping post with all its
degrading features and memories, would be
a serious blot on the enlightenment and
Christianity of the twentieth century; that
especially would it be disgrace to the fair
capital city of the most advanced of all ma
lions, and mark Washington, the home OF
culture, humanity and learning, as foul
breeding place for cowardly and despicable
creatures who eXpend their muscular wrath
on weak females.
The declaration has been made that the
compulsory labor law proposed by The Star
would meet with decided opposition from
organized labor along the lines of the con-
tentions of the labor leaders and journals
against what is known convict labor"
This has been shown not to be the case, as
the work proposed to be done by the wife
beating culprits would not come into COM
petition with the products of free work
ingmen.
Why" said Mr.. Gompers president of
the American Federation of Labor, there
are not enough of them (neanng wife-beat-
ers) to make the proposition worthy of Sc
rinnS considerations -
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-08-26

"Chlldrcn Of splendid intellectual on.
dowmcntS are sometimes thought to la
stupid" says an observing teacher
THE sharp child who learns a lesson
in the shortest possible time. who il
first with his answers in the mental
arithmetic class. who can produce
dates and geographical names on de.
mand, is the one the teacher loves. and
most commonly he is the one who in
after life goes on the safe rond to COM
p"t"nc", but he is not one of those
Who's" thoughts viii be treasured by
tn" world long after he has quilted II.
And quite often the so called stupid
child is one Of the drcnmerS in whom
are the powers of the artist. poet or
philosopher struggling for expression"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-08-26
influence of Red Hair,

"ThcrC never has been an important
revolutionary movement without Il red
haired person intimately concerned. if
not the leader" says Il writer "Ncarly
all the great rcformcrS or founders Of
religions had red hair. History men
tioI,s that Mohammrd was red haired
man. King David WAS ruddy Louis
NV. was a sandy haired man. with
many of tho characteristic peculiaritics
of til" type. Cleopatra is called the
rcd haired Greek. Mary, queen of
Scots. had red hair, and Prime" Charles
auburn Queen Elizabeth was of de
cdcdly red coloring which will suit
both her admirers and her dctractors"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-08-26
Remarkable Cunning II Displays In
(mtching Rnftlern.


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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-08-26

During the year 1904 the Massachu
sets highway commission completed
about SiNty-SiX miles of state road.
bringing the total mileage of complct
ed state highways up to DIS miles,
with eighteen miles laid ont, but not
finished, says the Good Roads Maya
zine, The average cost per mile of
road Cor the sections completed during
the year 1904 WAS SI.75O.44. and the
extremes were $1,797.3S ana $l3, 2GO. 81
The cost of maintenance and repairs
on tn" state roads completed prior to
1904 shows an expenditure during that
year of S43.3l per mile, This makes
the cost of keeping the road in condl-
tlon az mills of the cost of construc-
ton.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-08-26
had and Good Ronds Contrnstcd.

Bad roads prevent Il successful season
for the merchant, who has 10 leave his
goods upon his shelves to become shelf
worn and out of date, making 1t i'm
possible for him to meet his payments
promptly to the factory or Wholesaler
thus leading to unprOtitahlc and uu-
satisfactory results. On the other hand
good permanent highways insure an
air of prosperity, cuualZc trade and
the exchange of products and prevent
congestion in traffic conditions in the
market. They improve the system of
public schools, add value to lands, en-
courag" social Intercourse among the
people, bring comforts to the homo and
opportunities for the children. oblltrr-
ate the imaginary line between urban
and rural districts. establish more
firmly the principles of free govern
mcnt, foster a higher and more wide
spread Intelligence ami secure withaI
happy and coutentel people.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-08-26
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-08-26

Miss Totti" - Auntic. make Johnny
uuit saying mean things to me, Aunt
Lotti"- Mercy. child, You're both OF
ypU bad children. What's he been
lying now? Miss Tottic-He says
Nv" a wors" tomp"rn you have.-Ex-
change
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-08-26
VI firth.

Harmless mirth is She best cordial
against the consumption of the spirit
Wherefore i"Stmg is not unlawful. If
IT trcSpaSSrth not In quantity. quality
nr season Fuller
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-08-26

GrHycc-What ar" You crying about?
Gladys My new hat isn't becoming
All the girls GrayCc Say it Isn't?
Gladys No. Boo,hoo. They say it is!
Louisville Courier journal
The copper era., 1905-03-02
OreeOn's Remarkable Delegation.

There is still one member of the Oregon delegation at Washington Senator Fulton, who k not under in diCtmcnt for land frauds. Repre- sentative John N. Williamson was in. dictcd on February II. joining his colleague Bingcr Hermann and Sena- tor Mitchell ill the dock. On the same day Senator Mitchell'S law partner. eX-Jude Tanner, of Port land, confessed in court that he had prevent MitChell's indictment. and stated that he expected to he called as q witness against Mitchell on his trial. This confession caused revo- lution of feeling among the senator : political friends, most of whom ceased asserting his innocence. and Mir. Mitchell himself, who left Wash ington at once for Oregon, was un- able to offer any satisfactory explana- tion of it. The indictments whic h have bowled over thrte-fourths of the Oregon delegation in Congress have also cut q wide swath among prominent OregOnians at home. representative Williamson's partner is one victim. and A. R. Riggs, land commissioner at Princvillc. is an other. The indictment against Will liamson alleges that he and his part ncr entered into conspiracy to obtain q hundred persons to make fraudulent land entries for their benefit.