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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21

pared From without it is true that
the building looks sadly out of place
in the center of the beautiful grounds,
but within it is the finest residence.
no doubt, in the entire archipelago.
hence, when the position of he who
lives there is taken into considera-
ton. the name of palace.
Malacanan has some little history.
Until 1863 the Spanish governors gem
eral had their official residence in
a palace situated in the walled city,
near the present rebuilt Catholic ca
thcdral, but in connection with this
they had a summer residence or \
country house in a tropical climate
can be called suCh) in the suburb or
San Miguel, where the palace OF
Malacanan is now located. A ter.
riblc earthquake occurred in Manila
in 1868, which destroyed about two.
thirds of the buildings OF the city.
among them the governor generals
palace and the cathedral and Don
Rafael Echague, then governor gen
eral of the island, had the summer
residence properly fitted up for per
manent home. From that timo forth
it was the official residence of all the
| Spanish governors general, no less
| than 80 Of them having resided there.
some of whom served but six days
! in Office, and among whom were such
! famous mon as Weyler, BlanCo and
| Augustin Francisco Ri2zo served
| few days in 1898 after the capitula.
| ion and was the last Spanish govern.
or general to live there, The Spanish
! coat of-arms sim grace .he arch over
! the entrance but a big American POI
| liceman sits daily as guard over the
| place, reminding one of latter day
conquess.
Hon. William II. Taft was the first
American official to occupy the pal
ace. being succeeded by Governors
General Luke r. Wright and Henry
Clay Ide. Mrs. Taft while mistress
of Malacanan inaugurated system
of public receptions held monthly, and
which are still in vogue. TO these
receptions all the prominent people
go to pay their respects and ENJOY
the hospitality of the chief executive.
ana such personages as the duke OF
Abru2Zl, the prince of Savoy ana
countless other notableS of the world
and of the orient are numbered among
those who have been entertained
there, it falling to the lot of Miss
Marjorie Ide, as first lady of the lani.
TO entertain the prince of Savoy be-
fore she had spent fortnight In her
new home.
r. NJ. WOOII.ET,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21

hope for reform in goodiy per cent.
Of men under their care, the refOrma-
tive aspect of prison life should loom
large. Formerly the idea of punish
ment dominated. To-day the pris-
oner is deprived of opportunities for
self-indulgence, but is given what he
needs for self-development. He is not
punished for what he has been; he
is TO prove by labor, study and good
behavior what he may be"
1t was in 1777 the Englishman, John
Howard, made his famous report on
prisons, calling attention to the fact
that young and old, innocent and
guilty, were shut up together and in
fdleness. Very soon England set to
work at reforms in prison conditions,
and has since continued at the task.
Experience in the world at large has
shown that stringent laws and severe
punislments do not lessen crime. At
one time there was a score of crimes
ir England which meant death II the
person were caught; to-day ,he only
capital oaeDsss are murder and trea-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21

refractory convicts. The prisoner
were confined in underground cav
ems, shafts and chambers of an aban-
doned copper mine. You may today
travel down a tortuous path ~ these
one-time prison cells, where, 70 feet
below the surface, manacled prisoners
were crowded at night; their feet
fastened with heavy iron bars, chains
about their necks attached to beams
above. The caves rocked with filth;
CONTAGIOUS feyerS were ince5sant. The
keeper was allowed to punish by fog
ging putting on shackles and letters,
the treadmill, solitary confinement
and putting in the stocks, double and
treble sets of irons, hanging by the
heels, and other methods that seem
far removed from criminalst views
of the present.
But let us turn from the horrors
and inhumanities of the past to the
work for betterment In the work OF
prison reform in the United States
four great organizations have done
much to hasten progress: The Phil
adelphia Society for Alternating the
Miseries of Public Prisons, formed in
MT: the Boston Prison Discipline So
ciety organized in 1924; the Prison
Association OF New York; the Ma
tional Prison Association Of America.
And. as Dr.. Wines says, yeoman Berv-
ice has been rendered by individuals.
Barrows in summing up the most
important indications of progress in
penology in the past century, gives
the following points: % The higher
standard CT prison construction and
administration; (2) the improved
personnel in prison management; Ca
the recognition of labor az a dis
culinary and reformatory agent a.
substitution Of productive for unpro.
ductive labor, and to a small degree
for unreuuited labor; 90. an improve
ment in prison dietaries; Co newer
and better systems Of classification;
/ "a the substitution Of reformatory
for a retributory system; go proba-
t,on or conditional release for first
offenders. with friendly surveillance;
/ Col the parole system; f10) the Der.
tillon system for Identification Of
prisoners; CID the new attention
Given to the study Of the criminal,
his environment and history; f12)
separation of accidental from habitual
criminals; (13) the abandonment OF
transportation; 1D the humane
treatment Of the criminal insane;
r15l the new emphasis laid upon pre-
yantive instead OF punitive. or lnerc.
II corrective, measures.
CHRISTOPHER WEBSTER
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
SMiRCH LOVELY CITY.
People of Naples Unworthy of Tho
Beauty with Which They
Are Surrounded.

Say, God made the site Of Naples
the finest in the world. The bay and
it's surroundings are grand beyond
conception But Naples Is to-day
the yilest city / have ever seen.
There are fine people there, but they
are a small minority, and are pow
crlcss TO correct the evils. Some OF
the streets are only four feet vide.
Everywhere there is macaroni for
sale. Men, women and children or
the slums drift lazily along, and II
they have a cent or two help them
selves ont Of the common bowl Of tho
paste, just as some folks eat sla"
in barroom here. 1t Is very dis
gushing to see them hold l. two feet
above their heads and let it run down
their outlets. | have seen bury
Italians buy two cents worth Of tho
stuff suck It down and go to sleep
on the neighbours doorstep, where
they will lie for a day and a hall
n. Y. Press,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
Summer Feathers and FriUs

weight and very light colored gray
the summer girl wears a black and
white linen frock, white ground with
big black spots; made with Peter Pan
waist and neat untrimmed skirt. She
wears an immense black taffeta bow
in her hair and white sailor with
black velvet band.
Few are the high stocks seen now
adays, the round Dutch neck taking
Their place. A lighthaired girl looks
well in olive green messaline silk,
| lightened bit with Cluny lace: the
neck cut just low enough to be suit.
able for the street and a band of olive
wool, a shirt-waist of sheer white
STUFF, a coollookipg, simple white hat,
thrown back from which and forming
a pretty background for face and hair,
is green lace veil. OF a morning
velvet about the throat, the band
Fastening with an iridescent pearl
buckle
A mother-of-pearl buckle Is very
suitable for wash belt, and such a
buckle comes with a slide for the
back of the belt, good idea, wash
! belts so apt to look mussy. after one
wearing, In the popularity OF Princess
and corselet skirt, belts are not 50
noticeable features of costumes as
formerly, but when worn should be
very carefully chosen, they give, or
take from, style as much as any dress
accessory
Mitts have come to their own again
the wonder is they ever go out Of
style, being so comfortable and yet
discreetly yelling the arm and pro-
tectlng it from sun and soilure. The
long gloves having increased so In
price, the average woman seizeS glad
ly upon the more economical mitt.
There are very pretty lace mitts and
lace gloves, these peek-a-boo hand
shuhe more admirable than the peek
a-boo waists that have Haunted their
foolishness so long.
One sees charming old-fashioned
looking lowered muslins; gray. tissue
sprigged with moss rosebuds; white
lawn picked out in stiff little sprays
of corn flowers. No colored ribbons
with these, please; the trimming, just
little linen lace, or the use OF soft
white null, introduced as necker and
| part of the sleeve.
ELLEN OSMONDE.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21

authority, writing in the Forum on
Progress in Penology,' declares that
che civilization of people can now
be told quite as well by its prisons
Us by its picture galleries, its schools
or its churches.
No one can accuse prison wardens
OF being mere sentimentalists. They
have practical knowledge of hundreds
of convicts, they know the total, they
know the average. And when they
give as their judgment that there is
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
Fashions for the Automobiles

The most sensible thing noticed at
present is the small hat Time was
big picture hat, but it proved too much
for couture and temper, and she wise
ly gave it up. Almost any small hat
that can be worn under an automobile
veil is considered right for automobile
toilet, and the popular small sailor an
swers this purpose very well. Many
women, however, like to have a dis
tinctive wrap and hat for the hours
when they are touring, and there is
offered for their choice a wide variety.
The long turban simply trimmed is a
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21

fayorite, the cap with visor has some
adherents.
Responding to the present liking for
grays, the milliners are displaying
charming little gray erin hats with
long gray chiffon wells snirred here,
left plain there. Worn with one OF the
gray satin coats now much the mode,
the costume is very modern as well
as fresh and pretty.
Not a few women when they go In
for sports Of any kind like their
clothes to bear sportsman air; and for
these there are provided trim auto
suits of tailored style. These are coat
suits Of pongee or khaki, with gay
vest. skirt short, shirt-wa.st severely
plain.
In contrast Is the a,ltoist with love
foi llxury and feminine frDperie-.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21

A recent reform inaugurated at the
Illinois state penitentlary at Joliet
does away with the "locAstep." The
prisoners now are to march in mill
tary fashion. Which item of news
sets US pondering on the change in
treatment of prisoners that marks the
last century and half. Not yet are
conditions ideal, not yet is the prison
admittedly successful as reform
school; but unquestionably progress
has been made.
An authority asserts that to-day
there is no department of scen.e,
whether physical or social, in whWh
progress is more evident than in NE
realm of penobgy-the study Of tie
management of prisons. The same
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21

each seam of insertion strips. The
11uft1ness about the face is very be-
coming.
AT last we are finding some excel
the best Of all have several rows of
shirring at the waist line, enough to
do away with any sharp outlining Of
curve of hip and bust. The stirring
begins just below the bust, and the
lower rows form a dip in the front,
do not run straight around, but start
from the sides and slope downward
Touches of vivid green are chic and
refreshing these hot days. The smart
summer girl wears a skirt of light
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21

Her auto wrap, all white and yolumn.
Gus. with immense sleeves, looks like
an opera cloak. Her floating white
chiffon veil adds to the partilied en-.
semble. When she alights for dinner
at the country club and removes her
wrap, there is disclosed very ele-
CANT summer toilet, she looks all ready
for the ball room,
Nov we come to the happy mean,
the WOMAN that likes automObiling for
the pleasure of the ride rather than
because ,utoing is the thing and
dresses neither in mannish fashion
nor as if going to dance-ivst in
temperate apparel. And we confess
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21

son. And yet, as Barrows, secretary
OF the Prison Association of New
York, points out though population
has multiplied and police vigilance
greatly increased. the number of con.
ylctions has steadily diminished.
In the old days they used to look
upon criminals as dangerous beasts,
desperate characters, of differeLt clay
from ordinary men and women, crea-
lures of uncanny cunning. In the
ruins Of an American "Old Newgate,'
colonial prison that later became
the Connecticut state prison, one may
still see deeply embedded in the walls
the iron staples to which the prison.
ers were chained while at their work;
and remains of the treadmill used for
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
One Good Thing About Autos.

Scientists have always cOntenued
that the odor of gasoline Is fatal to
Jerseys chief product. the mosquito
This Is something the antimobiie
legislature should keep in mind when
doing their best to drive the car on
New Jersey roads and make an I'M
penetrabe barrier to visiting motor
men Motor World.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21

a personal liking for this woman.
Her coat is long and sensible, quite
covers her dress, but not Of startling
sweep. 1t fits comfortably, the long
lines follow the figure in graceful
way. The hat Is close, the veil not
too assertive. No need for this WON.
an when the speed put on to clutch
hat and draperies; her costume was
designed to withstand wind and wealth
or. Pongee, linen, khaki are chosen for
the dust coat, and for time Of rain the
manufacturers now have sheery
satin that Is well waterprOofed.
Gauntlets are worn with some Of the
suits, and the ordinary long gloves
with the opera cloak sort Of wrap. For
the woman who drives the mschine
herself d gauntlet Is ths glove &c
Choosa
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21

As the summer advances more
plumes are seen on headgear, as
though the flowers that doomed in
the spring had all faded away, or else
their wearers, reputedly tickle, had
grown aweary of so Dluch artificial
bloom.
1t is a pretty fancy to make yokes
of lace insertion with a frill of lace at
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-30
MAY SEND EXPERT
TO WASHING TON
Case Against Railway Regarding the
Fender Law May Be Delayed
by the Extended In
Vestigation

When the case against the Los An
geles railway company for an alleged
violation of the citys fender ordinance
was called for hearing in Police Judge
Austin's court yesterday morning, the
defense appealed for continuance on
the grounds that more time was need
ed to prepare the case, and the trial
was reset for November 19.
The defendant, as represented by
Attorney Pope, admits that they had
not complied with the law requiring
the application of a prescribed type
of fender to their cars. but contend
that the ordinance Is invalid inasmuch
as it so restricts the choice Of the
purchasers as to make 1t essential for
them to buy the appliances from the
Eclipse Railway Supply company of
Cleveland o., thus appointing the said
company a monopolist.
The railway company's defense, 1t is
understood, is to be directed solely
toward proving the fender ordinance
unconstitutional on the grounds Of H.
legally constituted monopoly.
To fight this claim 1t is probable
that the city prosecutor will be COM
PEELED to investigate thoroughly all
the fender patent records on file at
washington, and to do this a deputy
must be sent to Washington to inspect
the specifications.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-30
"THE MAID AND THE MUMMY"
LIGHT MUSICAL COMEDY
OPENS AT MASON

'"The Maid and the Mummy" a
frothy concoction of music Of the tink-
ling sort, Wit of the enforced order,
girls in scanty costumes, song dances
that are pretty-though some were
done here in vaudeville lately-and a
slim thread of a plot that is not at
all obtrusve, opened brief engage
ment at the Mason last night. The
skit has had some years service on
the road in the east. 1t was first writ
ten by Richard earle for his own use,
but he found it not adapted to that
purpose, SO gave it up and sent out
a company to do it minus his own
personality. The music is by Robert
Hood Bowers.
OF the plot of the skit, nothing much
need be said. A man wants mummy
and another chap who desires to sell
him one, but has never heard of the
mummy factory in Los Angeles where
they are made to order, hires a third
chap to pose as one. The usual COM
splications follow Just why or how
the bevy of chorus girls breaks in,
ever and anon, no one cares or eX-
plains; they are there, and as they
are the brightest flashes across the
excuses for being. They have the
polly chorus, the Julia" chorus and
several more, which are bright enough
in themselves, and whistleable withal,
thus making them the backbone of the
musical score.
The one strong feature Of this chorus
is a goodly number of shapely neither
limbs, which it's members are lavish
in showing, for not one of the girls
can sing. Nor, for that matter, can
any principal; there is not voice in
the company; most of the songs" are
recitatives to slow music. These Choir
us girls would make even more of a
hit if they would spruce up their tog-
gery-or lack of it-a little; it, as does
the scenery, show the effect of barn
storming of late.
OF the comedians, Fred Warren, as
Bolivar, heads the list and practically
ends it. Warren has some clever ideas
which he manages to carry out de-
spite the handicap afforded by his
fellow players. Joe Edmonds is only
half bad as the eccentric MacSwat,
till he tries to warble. Selma Harris
does fairly well as Muggsy, and Jane
Cook makes a shapely Tiger. The
rest of the company should be coupled
with the frontier fiddler of whom it
was said: Don't shoot; he's doing the
best he can," and that isn't much.
The engagement will give way to
Arizona" Thursday night
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-30
CHARGED WITH STEALING BIRD
Woman Says That Youngster Carried
Away Her Pet Canary-Has
Lad Arrested

Archie Turner, aged IA, who has been
rooming at 12171a North Main street,
was yesterday tried before Police Judge
Chambers on the charge of stealing a
canary bird from the home of Mrs.
C. w. Taylor, 1907 West Thirty-fifth
street last Wednesday afternoon.
Young Turner has been in police
court before for petty larceny, and Is
a runaway from the Mckinley home
where he was placed several months
ago when his brother, with whom he
had been living, could no longer con-
troll him.
Judge Chambers yesterday assigned
him to the detention home to remain
there until next Friday, when he will
be taken before Judge Wilbur of the
Juvenile court.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-30
BOSSES MUST
LET MEN VOTE
COUNCIL IS AFTER THE PETTY
LEADERS
City Attorney Instructed to Draw Up
Ordinance Giving Employees Two
Hours Time in Which
d, to Cast Ballots

City Hall straw bosses who threat
ened to "dock" men in the street de-
partment because they took the time
to vote at the recent primary were
hauled over the Goals in the council
yesterday
This is not Russia" declared Doc
Houghton. The United States will
not tolerate such a system. Men who
can't deliver their own votes dictate
what others shall do. 1 do not know
how to get at it, but 1 would move
a resolution that 1T is the sense of this
council that no interference with the
rights of city employees will be toler-
ated by this council"
Then City Attorney levitt was
called for
"Only general elections, not pri-
maries, are provided for in the state
law" said Mr.. Hewitt, in answer to
questions.
Councilman Kern: "If any citizens
have violated the law charges should
be preferred before the civil service
commission"
The council finally instructed the at
torney to draw up an ordinance COW
ering primaries and making intima-
tions, threats, promises or deductions
of pay illegal.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-30
ORPHEUM OFFERS GOOD
SKETCH, UNDERGRAD GIRLS
AND OTHER FINE STUNTS

The Orpheum has a fine bill this
week. Junie McCree as "Bill, the Dope
Fiend," in the slang classic, 1.-The Man
from Denver" does a clever bit of
work and heads the list. His makeup
Is excellent and his "reminiscences and
slang are even better. 1t is really a
playlet with but one man, character
sketch In it. Bessie Moulton as the
maid has learned the art OF making
faces. but otherwise the rest of the
company fall fiat. Mr.. McCree. how
ever, does not need the support of a
good company, he is clever enough for
everybody.
II you want good singing act ac-
companled with but very few clothes
. to the girls and with very hand
some face as to the man you must see
Fred Watson and the Morrlsey sisters
this week. The girls are gracefulness
itself and they. do creditable work, but
II might be better If they would only
show little less. unclad anatomy.
Musical freaks who play on every
thing and anything are usually tire
some, but not so Waterbury brothers
and Tenney. They style themselves
Musical Comedians In Harmony Is
land" and IL they are nothing else they
are harmonious. Tenney the clown,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-30

doesn't do one funny thing, but his ex-
pressions are so inexpressibly ludicrous
and his actions SO natural and unpre-
meditated that he sets everyone off
into such a gale of laughter that it
seems impossible to stop.
Bresina, the European artistic, is a
dainty bit o. humanity and inter-
sperses her singing with clever bits of
acting and dancing, but she would
probably be much more appreciated by
her American audiences il she would
sing in English. She pantomines her
songs, though, with such good effect
that one can almost, if not quite, un-
derstand what she is saying.
The holdovers are Willie Eckstein,
the boy pianist; the four Bards, aero
bats, and James Thornton, monologist
and song writer.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-30
Cinnamon Arrested

In a raid upon Chinese lottery
game last night five Chinese players
were arrested by Officers Willett and
Mcintosh. All Gee, Sam Hing, Lin
Toung All Fook and Jim Suey were
the gamblers arrested. The place has
been known to the police for some
time as a lottery game, but 1t was not
until last night that the Officers found
an opportunity of eluding the vigilance
of the lookout. The men were arrest
ed at 1924 Apablasa street. All gave
$50 bail and were released.
Confagration, Venice Halloween evening.