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passengers and then smashed win resui's InA'
were unpleasant to more than one Of the SENSES.
One OF the inspectors said that the ooS DO
the audacity to play the same trick on MN
while he was making the arrests. Magistrate
Breen reioined that IL the inspector had oeen
q real policeman and proved himself unable 10
forestaIl such an attack on his dignity ne
ought 10 have been punished by the discharge
Of the prisoners
The magistrate did not seem to take the boys
actions seriously but said he thought they
were exhilarated by the fresh Bronx air and
were working off their spirits too vigorously.
Nevertheless, he fined them So each The only
boy whose fine was paid for him was Valinsky.
the principal culprit.
The law on which the good behavior bonds
are based is Of ancient enactment. being one
of the acts of the legislative session Of 1888.
1t reads as follows:
In all complaints before any magistrate In
the city of New York for disorderly conduct 1t
shall be lawful for such magistrate, IL In his
opinion such disorderly conduct tends 70 a
breach of the peace, TO require the party
against whom such conduct may be proved
either by his or her confession or by COM
petent testimony 70 give sufficient surety or
sureties for his or her good behavior for any
term not exceeding twelve months, and the
ma gistrate who may have required such surety
or sureties may IN his discretion at any time
discharge tho same
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cedure, II says, would only make the statute
still more palpably a sham.
LAW SHnTIIn RE AMENDED

THE thing to do" said Herman stiefel. chief
Of the Bureau OF Penalties Of the Law Depart
ment of the city, 'Is to have this act properly
amended It could be done without difficulty
And let the amendment state definitely what
official can prosecute on these bonds when for
feited Now that provision is lacking. At the
present time the only bonds which the
Corporation Counsel prosecutes are those for
the maintenance of abandoned wives and Of
illegtimate children The District Attorney
acts all other bonds with the exception Of
those we are talking about"
According to Mr.. Miner, Assistant District At
torney, who is in charge Of the prosecution Of
forfeited bond cases, the magistrates are as
much to blame as anybody for the prevalence
of rowdyism in the city. Instead of invoking
a statute which is never enforced imposing
light fines. he says, they should make severe
example of a few street rufians. Such action
would frighten all their fellow rowdies into
behaving themselves.
IF the magistrates held some of these hood
lums not for disorderly conduct, btu for a mis-
deemanor punishable by Imprisonment. they
would rid the town of rowdyism in short or
der" said Mr.. Miner. For example rowdes
in the subway and trolley cars have been
causing disturbances which have almost been
of menace to life and limb. Now, there is
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rowdy is at heart coward. Scare him. and he
lies down"
THINKS MERCY TEMPERS ROUGHNEss.

One magistrate not long ago fined two young
toughs who had been making life miserable for
women and children in section of Central
Park five cents apiece.
Magistrate Breen has been the most lenient
of any Of the police court judges toward the
hoodlums 1t is hts belief that mercy ternpers
their roughness and does more good than severe
punishment. A few days ago four youngsters
from fifteen to seventeen years old were
brought before him charged with throwing
missiles at passengers in an Interborough train,
These missiles Of the character some
times spoken of in descriptions OF the exits OF
unpopular tragedans.
Two inspectors Of the Interborough company
who had turned the boys over to the police
told Magistrate Breen that the prisoners had
entered a train together with dozen others
and had Immediately started in 10 make life
unbearable for the older passengers Women
without escorts were their particular victims
But, while the other boys We're satisfied with
making themselves obnoxious by their jumping
and yelling by pulling the dresses Of those
singled out as victims, one of the four prison.
ers, Louis Valinsky. according to the inspectors
used positive method. He was equipped
with a small stock of eggs that not even the
thriftiest grocer would dare to label strictly
fresh" These he put into the pockets of the
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HOTEL FRONTENAC.

T-hs charms Of nature are nowhere more deight@
rr1lly combined than on the St Lawrence River N
the region Of the Thousand Islands and there IS no
more delightful season for their full enjoyment
than the Ieafy month OF June. when the days ara
at their longest and, in that northern latitude
AFFORD the arnpIest opportunity for daylight pleas
ure seeking. -. ss.,
stands the Hotel Frontenac, IN the midst Or th9
piazzas and windows overlook many swlLL lens
sass anchored while their owners are ashore; tne
waters TEEN with fish, which afford the nnesJ spoIl
tha 0nportunfties for trips among the nearly tW9
fhousand islands IN the group are as me es cou!G
ha dasIred and sailing and rowing are always %
Re snIoved On the island itself, which lncIuqe5
tr,o Su11red acres OF diversified territory, VITA
Sofd and rocky shores, there IS much pictGre5QsT
nss9 Of scenery and the ntne-hoe sor course, WIG
lis fne turf gives 70 lovers or the game ule o2@
no-trInity OF playing amid the finest natural SIS
roundfngs and with hazards that add mucn % IhS
attractiveness OF contests.
A. the Hotel Frontenac, under the continued mar
aesrent o. G. c. Trussen, who Is also connecteli
With the Hotel Bon AIR, at Augusta, Ga taeEf
is every provision for entertainment ana elloy :
mont The orchestral music Is feature, and sysl
So~Tn ~ Dopular indoor amusement may oe pdE-Lc
Ds+ed in The complete comfort or oOJn tne ms
and the outer man ts competenrly cared Ior a. ~
Frontenac The St. Lawrence region oids IdL - -
outdo itself in popularity the present sesSa l18,
the Indications already observed oy rnose l1'l4a7
yUtth IL in the past.
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IN THE CITIES. TOO.

But all the missionary work is not done in
the rural districts IN the city Of Little Rock.
the capital Of Arkansas. there is living
young man who began his work in the charge
OF little church in the suburbs Of that city
He is a native of Germany and graduated
from the University at G0ttingen few years
ago with the degree of Phi. D. His father was
city missionary Of the Lutheran Church in
Berlin. and the young man first came TO
America when only a lad. returning for his
degree. For a while before returning 70
America he travelled in Japan and was there
for several months professor Of modern Ian
OF Japan. He Is now secretary TO Bishop
Brown. of Arkansas. attending to his Office
duties during the week and conducting services
on Sundays. He began his work only fourteen
months ago at salary of SIS month.
companion in his work near the city OF
Little Rock, is young married man. a graduate
OF La Martiniere College. of Calcutta. India, as
civil engineer. He offered a salary Of
S2.4oO year to enter engineering work but
he declined and entered the missionary field
al a salary OF $50 month. Since his few
months in his chosen work he has built a mis-
sion church costing S400. has organized a bows.
club and will shortly begin the erection OF a
$1,000 church building His knowledge OF en-
gineering he has put to use in his church work
and has personally built his church and club
house. He will be ordained deacon next
November His wife is living with him and
talks active part in his work
But behind all this labor OF self-denial and
moves a power in the person OF Archdeacon
w h Lloyd. the eye OF the Bishop who
these missionaries In fact in many instances
~ NM Si'od tns brunt OF the work and has bean
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Never 10 my knowledge" was the reply.
and here he paused moment TO emphasize still
more strongly what he was going TO say Then
he added
But the magistrates should not be held ac-
countable for that fact. 1t is not for them to
bring prosecutions. 1t is up 10 the representa-
tives OF the people. whether ii be the District
Attorney or the Corporation Counsel, to act.
Just which of these is the proper authority
TO prosecute these bonds ! do not know. II
is a moot question. But at any rate Of
them should make a test of it. and find out. And
if 1t is learned that the statute cannot be en-
forced then It should be amended so as to
make it enforceable.
Another wrong which has resulted from hav-
ing this dead law statute books is the
loss of revenue It has caused the municipality.
I dare say that If the city had prosecuted on
this law as it has on other surety statutes 1T
would have obtained in the last twenty years
no less than S1,000O00"
The Corporation Counsers Office agrees with
Magistrate Wahle that the good behavior bond
act is so faulty that no one knows what legal
action could be taken on 1t. It declines. how
ever, to make a test oAse OF it Such pro
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three hundred souls Archdeacon LLOYD had
located mission and placed in charge a young
man who had come to him from one of the
Northern universities. There was no public
meeting hall in the town and no place of wor-
ship. dingy corner grocery store was finally
secured for a series of ten evening services.
after promise on the part of the churchman
that strange witchery would take place.
Archdeacon Lloyd was present with the mis-
sionary. There was no organ in the town, but
finally found two miles away at the
home OF a prosperous farmer. This was hauled
into town in a farm wagon and installed in the
grocery. Two women and three girls in the
places were ito sing some." and they promised
come the services probably more out of
curiosity than desire to show their lack of
musical talent Two oil lamps were secured
from the grocer.
The first evenings service was attended by
about half hundred curious persons The
archdeacon came in and hastily put on his
vestments. TO the great wonder and amazernent
of the younger element present One woman
was heard 10 ask in awestruck tones rs that
the Pope?" but, one venturing a reply, she
forced to form her own conclusions and
certainly the service which followed gave her
little light on the matter. The chorus had
arrived before the churchman. and was waiting.
With the older woman was her entire family OF
five little children. ranging in age from two
months 10 eight years The baby was placed
on box and furnished with bottle for his
part of the service. and after many explana-
tons the choir struck up" each member IL
soon developed. Independently OF the others
the organist having a time OF her own
Suddenly during the singing the baby souaIled
and dropped its bottle the floor Instantly
the choir on its knees looking for the
bottle which. when found the mother dex-
ipr Acf1flH
youngster a punch in the middle and the hymn
was resumed Than anothar trouhis hasan
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the entering wedge for his young com l--s n
young man himself. he makes rs ~ fiuls
Little Rock, yet he spends LITTLE o. - "a bas
there with his family. For three ye1E5 y - ,-orIs
travelled the state over doing rnissl0uIIEr =, ths
among the poor and ignorant peopls' - t,sy~
month OF April OF the present year no .-on-
eIled a distance OF 199S miles, and On II~hts IIShs
occasions he has gone two days anu wv
without sleep 17,,,.. and
Archdeacon Lloyd was born IN WaISS S~,sP5cs SI
was for many years after coming % - to
located In the State OF Texas he w. Wnsn
Texarkana in charge Of a mission ne 1,,,-s no
the Spanish war broke out, and nc % - bia
his charge and enlisted in the army o. -
adopted country At the close OF t9s "~r carssr
came 10 Arkansas and then began I-S 49, ~.
as n missionary His work attracted - ~IEV.oss
tention Of the Bishop, and ha was s sOCh E~Sirs
at the head OF the mission Work or uv us-r 10
state 1t was he who took an active 90 s-ss
establishing in Little Rock last year - LtS-ssSs
Negro Episcopal church IN the 20 -Gisho1
and he was closely associated Win .cr.
Brown when that dignitary's sJateLlsA~, >-syr1
cerning the education and morality or t.o t.o-s II
attracted so much attention among lne p0OA
the Northern States
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', The reUs,apers printed a story Of hole
&, The walls OF the Tombs. through which prls-
oners for many years had been making thelr
eseape and which, although known 20 the prison
authorities. had not been repaired puohc IN
s,gns.3on would rise 10 such pitch that a
few official heads would have to be cut on i'm
rn.diately or II It became generally proclaimed
.bat there was crack in safe In the Cham
berla,n.s Office by which. 10 the knowledge Of
the cfty-s employees g million dollars had been
lost The punishment of the men responsible
would be demanded.
r2ut how different II is when Just such things
occur from some alleged flaw in the law or
because those officials intrusted with the execu-
ton Of the law are negligent Of their dutiesT
Then al 100 often the public looks o. apa-
rhet;oauy II may see criminals go free or
,,,,,,ic,nal money lost end yet not become
aroused II may 10 be sure. expect some ex-
nisnatioD rom the men whom II has intrusted
With looking out for It's interests, but all 100
gstea II contents itself with their first excuses
II lets one department head shift the respon-
sfbiity TO the chief OF another division OF the
ctty~s government Il rarely thrusts the PROBE
bedow che surface A few scratches usually
srn1oe.
Here is a typical instance: Recently there
has been such an increase IN this city or street
rywdyisn, OF hoodluns insulting or even as
trolley cars or In subway trains roaming about
vublio pleasure grounds, stoning old men. tear
fng the clothes Of women. clubbing the heads Of
children, that The public has become aroused
enough % ask:
what e the rnatter7 Who are responsible
for tiis defiance OF the law? How is IT that
when there seems 70 be adequate statutes for
the preservation or the peace OF the community.
neyertheless disorder is becoming preva-
lentT'
AS G result 0f The present upheaval OF popular
sentiment Il has been disclosed that an old law
is frequently being used against these obnoxious
offenders which, according 20 many high legal
authorities. Is a mere fs7oe. II is a statute
which is never enforced. II is invoked a sort
OF legal scarecrow, which IS expected TO inspire
fear although. II fact, harmless. And when the
ayTnau tries 70 place the responsibility for such
& travesty Of Justice where Il belongs he finds
each Official whom he approaches pointing at
some other ofhcial. IN the mean time criminals
go Tree, and although the bonds under which
they ere placed may be forfeited, not cent
can be collected and added to the citys revenues.
Ineeed, n de last twenty years. the result
o. this loophole IN the law, II is estimated that
the city has lost S1000OO0.
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Prefer to Toll Doing Wages of SIS q
Month Rather than Work for Their Own
Pockets at High Salaries

walks of life and placing them in the missionary
field, teaching them the work and history of the
Episcopal Church, is new one in the Southwest
but so far has proved successful. Only young
men of education and energy are accepted for
the work. and the wedding process which comes
sooner or later. is severe.
In the city of Jonesboro, Ark. a place of
nearly five thousand inhabitants there lives
another of these hard working young mission
aries, VINO started there only few months ago
Like the other beginners, he receives a salary
or only $40 month. He and another young
man keep bachelors hall" in the suburbs and
DO their own cooking and washing. They have
organized a boys club in the neighborhood and
nave turned their little house OF four rooms into
clubhouse, and have provided the nucleus of a
gymnasium for the members. The boys take
great interest in the work and attend with the
older persons when services are held. This
young man makes trips through the surround
ing region, holding services wherever he can
get an audience. On last Christmas Day he
made a trip to interior district, on invitation
but In some manner he was forgotten in the
natives Christmas tollity, and he had to remain
In a railroad station all day, chewing a tooth
PICK FOR his Christmas dinner He is only
twenty-five years old and will leave Arkansas
In a few months to study in New York The
complete his education in the best schools of his
native state
Another OF these young missionaries is now
at brlnkley, also IN the eastern part OF Arkan-
sas- he began about eight months ago at a SAL
ary or S11 month. In the last Christmas holt
! DAYS he worked in local tewelry store in order
| 70 get money enough TO buy a suit OF clothes
! one or the first acts OF this young missionary
| Was 10 organize baseball team in the town
ana IN this way he soon became popular with
MS townspeople. He was we'll educated in bis
native State of New York where he was an
gaged In business at the time of his entrance
! into Church work
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In the little town Of Tollevsue. Ark. eight
miles from any railroad, surrounded by a clus-
~ O Ea-t hundred frame buildings there
rises single church spire. surmounted by
e44oeo cross. which on q clear day can be seen
Tor ten miles around and which stands as q
monument 70 the energy and selS-sacr41ce OF
one young man who. leaving future OF cas-.
and plenty IL his native state Of Rhode Island
came 70 this little settled district Of the South
west 70 begin .ife as missionary IN the Epis-
eopal Church. For over thirteen months he has
oeeh laDor!ng here alone. except for occasional
visits OF the Archdeacon and the BishoD. and
ms WORK mas been filed with many Of the hard
ships o. the ol6tIne frontiersmen-
Reared ana well educated IN the best socsa+,,
O his nauve state. lay reader IN St Peters
Church az NarrlgaIsstt this young man appar-
emily had an easy road TO climb in his chosen
PROGRESSION One day he read IN a Boston Church
paper an advertisement Wanted. young men OF
edncatiou and refinement, TO DO missionary work
In Arkansas. Hard work and poor pay" There
was little that was attractive or encouraging N
this. yet he answered Il by a few weeks later
presenting himself az the home OF Archdeaoon
W h Lloyd, IN Attle Rock, and the next week
entered upon his duties 70 establish and build
church where Episcopalisnisrn was reoe,v,s
with anything but fr1enoi3ness.
For this work he received Sic a month n,
enough 20 support hiTn-and he was compelled %
teach = nearby district school In order To h,,v
necessary clothes ana books. The schoolhopse
was three miles from his room, secured In N.
home OF one OF the toWnsrnen. and this distanns
be walked With his neghbors' children twtc,
daily. Soon he formed acquaintance and gainec
their good VIII and confidence. and IN the gum
lner months he interested them in his work ant
labored side by side with them in the woods
cutting the oaks and hauling them To the town
10 he used in the church he had come Z
Siiie- Day after day he chopped and sawed an,
helped 10 place the timbers Of the new edifc
together. which was completed finally AT a cos
OF nearly Sl.5JO.
This was paid partly by the money he ha
saved. partly by gifts and partly by the aid @
the b.sho;, 10 Uhom he appealed. The seat:
ordinary chairs. were boUgh; from a distaz
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store. the growing congregation agreeing TO pay
for them with hay each man binding himself
10 furnish so many bales each year until the
debt was cancelled In this manner the indebt-
edness has been provided for and soon pews
viii replace the chairs Shortly before the church
finished Bishop Brown Of Arkansas was
called to confirm class of fourteen children.
and the services We're held IN the open air un-
der the shade of a large oak in front of the new
church.
Not only has this young missionary done the
work in this little town, but he has found time
10 hold frequent services in a number of the
adjoining towns eight and ten miles away. In a
few months he will be ordained a deacon in the
Church. and in three years more will receive the
full orders OF priesthood.
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MAGISTRATES Putting Prisoners Under heeP-the-r eoeo
Bonds Which They Know Can't Be Collected upon.
When Eorfeited-Much Money Lost to the City.

particular section of the Criminal CODE unoer
which such disturbers of the peace might De
sentenced for misdemeanor. 1t is Section ofo
and reads as follows:
Amy person who shall by any offensNe or
disorderly act or language annoy or lnteriere
with any person persons in any place OK
with the passengers of any public stage. rah-
road car, ferryboat or other public convey
ance, or who shall disturb or offend the occu-
pants of such stage. car. boat or conveyance
by any disorderly act. language or display al
though such act conduct or display may not
amount to any assault or battery snah 20
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor
There! isn't that strong enoughf
Let the magistrates therefore hold some
particularly bad case Of hoodlumism for Spe-
cial Sessions. and the District Attorneys once
viii do all IL to prosecute 1t. And coulo
proper punishment be naeted out II would act
as suoh powerful warning TO all other 5uTenile
rIrfians that they would keep the pee g. A
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WORM-EATEN STATUTE.

This '-worrl-eaten statute" az a member OF
ne stan Of District Attorney Jerome charac-
terizeo it is the one by which police magistrates
frequently place street hoodluns or other dis
orderly persons under bonds for good behavior.
Tor instance. on a recent Monday. IN the Harlem
court fourteen rowdies were arraigned for many
outrages they had perpetrated IN the Fort George
neaghborhood the preceding day. Thirteen were
ooss. One was young woman They had been
jumping aboard trolley cars, ringing I'D fares.
rhroWing dirt in the faces Of passengers. NAV
ing football tactics on the floor OF a dance hail.
ana knocking the beer glasses out of the hands
q walters Three Of the hooduns were Sc
VeFeiy lectuUed hy the magistrate presiding. who
then held them under bends OF S1OO each TO keen
tns peace for the next three months. The others
were fined IS or SO apiece.
On the face Of II the public would seen, better
safeguarded by the bonds than by the fines
The three who LEFT the court after such s7Ireties
had been obtained for their good behavior 7-or1o
seem 10 have each q sword hanging over b,s
heao. Not only would they themselves he -,
their guard against future wrongdoinR. bur they
would know that their bondsunen were WATCHING
mem. How could they dare break the law ro,,ro
ana especially would the boy whose father vyen+
On MS bond have good chance 10 behave him
sen II lie had been allowed 70 run around ,,,.,,
baa companions, his parent now would see thar
DE hepE away from evil associations He ,ro7,16
o@Ae an interest in his sons weIldoing, that he
never had before.
On tae other hand, hne is likely n ba on,,,
mary sung It's effect is keen only for
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the time being. Youth forgets quickly. And
many times magistrates often learn, hne
stimulates the desire TO steal 1t causes the
criminal to plan how he get even" He is
prone TO regard the public which has taken his
money IN the form of fine merely as his debtor,
and as as he gets chance TO pick pocket
or lift" watch he makes good the opportunity
to settle accounts By and by he gets into
the notion that the world owes him living
anyway.
But when a rowdy knows that the bond under
which he is held is practically worthless. what
is the result? Instead of having any respect for
the court. he is prompted 10 scoff at It, what
difference is It how he behaves himself? What
is TO hinder his going TO another part of town.
within the Jurisdiction of another magistrate
and terrorizing the streets there? What matter
II he be hailed to court there? He can give an
other name, and as he is a stranger to the man
on the bench. he plead that it is his first
offence and escape again AS the magistrates
constantly shifting. sitting for only two
weeks in the same courts, he may play hide and
seek with them and not get caught.