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The Washington times., 1907-07-24
Education for COnYictS.

Out in Ohio discussion has been
caused by the proposal Of some of
the prosecutors to ask the Legisla-
ture for compulsory educational
courses in the p-enitentiaries. 1t is
proposed 10 apply to the younger
men in the penitentiaries the gen
eraI educational methods which r
enforced in the State reformatories
for boys.
The arguments for this practical
reform measure are strong, and the
State which adopts it and gives a
fair trial viii do the whole country
a service. The frst-term convicts
are almost always young men, and
il is not difficult to understand why.
In this day of increasing cOmpeti-
ton, getting a foothold in the world
is harder and harder, especially for
the young man who is not equipped
with education or with developed
character and right ideals. The
young man who goes to prison the
first time, to receive nothing but
punishment, is more likely to go
away embittered against society,
and with his chance of getting hon
est employment sadly impaired. He
drifts easily and quickly into the
career of an habitual criminal sim
ply because it is harder than ever
for him to make himself a producer.
The best protection society could
give to itself would be by educating
these young offenders. In Ohio it is
proposed to give the advantage OF
the prison schools to men under
thirty years. Then, by the time he
is discharged, a young man vii
have a new capital of efficiency anC
self-confdence with which to make
a new start; and, more important
yet, he will be likely to feel thai
society, instead of being his enemy
has been his friend.
Ignorance is the great aus o.
crime. Eradicate it, and the proper
ton of crime would be greatly re
duced. Moreover, il would be {
solution in large degree Of the diff
fcult problem of employing pris
oners. In every State demagoguer.
and bigotry have increased con
stantly the difficulty Of finding EN-
ployment for convicts. The labo,
unions insist that products of con
vict labor must not compete will
those of free labor; and this ha:
finally brought about a condition il
which it is well-nigh impossible il
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
WARNER ATTACKS
HIS STEPMOTHER
She's a NegreSs, Commits
Sioner of Pensions Alleges
in Suit Over Estate.

Alleging that his stepmotner is Of
negro descent. and not entitled 70 share
equally in his fathers estate. Vespaslan
Warner, COMMISSIONS Of Pensions, Of
this city, is now in Clinton, H.. defend
Ing a suit filed by his stepmother. Mrs
Isabella Robinson Warner, in an en-
deavor TO break the will Of her husband,
the late John Warner. whose estate has
been appraised at S1.650O0O.
Mrs. Warner yesterday began an ef-
fort to break her husbands viii and
obtain a larger share OF the estate than
the 5000 cash and an annuity Of $500,
which she In an -ante-nuptial pact agreed
10 accept in lieu Of her dover rights
II is stated that Mr. Warmers deposi-
ton created a sensation in court. and
In Clinton. where Mrs. Warner has been
well known for over thirty years. being
one OF the leaders IN Clinton society.
Not only does Mr. Warner allege that
his stepmother Is Of negro blood. but ne
declares that his two stepsisters are
similarly tainted. He declares that hIs
father never would have married the
woman had he known Of her negro
descent. and h this fact was fraudu-
lently kept from him.
Mrs. Warner, who is seeking 70 break
her late husbands will. AYERS that she
was misled into signing away her dover
r%ht and IN agreeing 70 accept the
10000 as her share. in that Warner az
not acquaint her with the value of his
entire estate Accordingly. when the
appraisement was made anu the estate
was appraised at over 100000, she filed
an appeal
Isabella Robinson was married to Johr
Warner on May 2, 1874, living with hin
until he died, December q, 1903. Two
children were born Of the union. nov
Mrs. Arabella Warner Bell and Mrs
| Minnie Warner Mettler-
In support Of his statement that hi
~stepmother and stepsisters are of negr,
descent. II is stated that VespasiaI
Warner will introduce a number of at
hdavits to show that Stephen Robinson
an Ohio negro, is the father Of Mrs
/ Warner.
II was stated at Mr.. Warmers oficO
in this city today that although X wa
known that he would defend a lawsui
in Clinton this week relative 70 hi
late father estate. his most intfmat
friends did not seem 10 be acQuainte,
with the sensational allegations whic
he intended making. Commissions
Warner is not expected here until earl,
next week.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
Rat ThrasheS Terrier.
So Witnesses Declare,
In Stand-UD Battle
Franklin Park Negro Then Kills Valiant Rodent, to
the Disgust of Admirers Who Saw
Gallant Fight.

"Gr-r-r-r-r," mUttered Jim Jams In
a low, musical bass, prancing up
The rat merely smiled and showed his
teeth. Then they went for a other.
It was a beautifully even fight The
dog always frantcally ~endeavoring TO
seize his antagonist by the neck, the an
tagonist always escaping his wild grabs
n nipping him in the neck.
Biting Out Lung?
Every time he bit Jim Jams" the rat
smiled, and once. when he got an unusu-
ally large chew, 1t is said that he
laughed from the sport of the thing.
Twice he attempted the old trick of
biting out his enemy's lung.
He would crouch close to h ground,
and as the dog sprang would push him
gently sideways with his right paw and
bite him violently in the chest.
AS the fight went on, Jim Jams be-
came more more perturbed. Beads
Of p~erspiration struggled down his in
tellectual brow; his breath came in nttul
snorts- He was just about thrashed,
when the rodent, with a smile Of con-
tentment lighting up his features. waded
in and by a concentrated attack upon
his foes nose drove him from the hard
fought field In panic.
Price of Victory.
But victory has its price. The colored
boy Immediately wandered of TO find
more dogs. that the sport might be kept
| up, and another of his race. moved by a
spirit of idle curiosity, seized a large
club and wandered toward the veteran
"Ah wondah II All a beat up dat
rat" he n.urmured, as the victorious
little creature slowly dragged itself to-
ward q nearby sewer.
Running up behind II, ne raised his
heavy club, heavy enough to break q
mans skull. and brought it down with
crushing force upon the little animal:
head.
1t was. perhaps, a fortunate thing FOL
that negro that he moved out of the vi
cinity Of Franklin Park When he did
Those who had seen the gallant fgh
were so absolutely incensed that IL the
Ethiopian had remained rou mUcl
longer he might have been treated to ar
application OF his own club.
Altogether, it was a most exciting
morning.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
Japan'S PreOccupatiOnS.

1t becomes increasingly evident
from day to day that Japan's task
of assimilating the spoiis of her last
two wars is going to absorb all her
energies for many years to come,
and to inspire her statesmen, if they
are so wise as their OF the
past have indicated, with earnest
desire for a long peace. No country
has on its hands so absorbing and
varied a set of problems as Japan.
Political and economic revolutions
are going on peacefully, it is true
but very fast-side by side. Japan
is going in for a species and degree
of rank paternalism which no other
nation has yet dared undertake and
which gives promise of an object
lesson for the world, in the next
fifty years, in practical socialism. 1t
is not reinstatement of Probabil-
ties to say that if the pace of the
last sixty years shall be continued
for the next six decades, Nippon will
/ have taken the lead of the world in
progress toward that benevolent
despotism of communistic society
which is the aim of the most adj
vanced socialists.
Such a program would be enough
to absorb the best energies and
thought of any people. Add to 1t
the outside problems of the empire,
/ the effort TO establish commercial
I leadership in the East, the deter
mination to dominate the New
! China, the necessity for Development
and administration of its colonies
in Formosa and Korea, the great
burden of financing all the projects
in hand, and it cannot but be APP
parent that Japan needs peace as no
! other nation needs it.
Along the lines of high organiza-
ton, of industrial cooperation be-
; tween government and people which
looks surely toward ultimate com
munism, Japan will progress more
! easily than would an occidental
country. because Japan's people are
orientals. The capacity for co-ordi-
nation. for subsection Of the indi-
vidual in the common interest, for
intelligent discipline, seems to be
greater among the yellow than
among the white races. Given lead
ership, and the o~rientals can follow
at a pace which, in these directions,
the Western peoples would never
keep. Tndividualism is as ~ingrained
in your Aryan stock as subordina-
ton is in the Monaghan.
If Japan. then, as seems certain
is initiating a program of economic
~radicalism far beyond anything she
has yet avowed, and proposes tc
carry if forward while at the same
time handling the problems of hel
colonies, her foreign relations, and
her ambition for Asiatic intellectual
r leadership, il is apparent that hel
/ energies and resources are mort
gagged to the limit for many years t.
come. 1t is an ambitious plan which
the island empire seems to be devel
oping, but it represents no IN
worthy ambition.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
MOST STRIKES WIN,
WAGE DISPUTES
USUALLY CAUSE
Organized Labor More Sue
CeSSful Than Non-Union
Men.
Joint Agreements and Arbi-
tration Preventing Labor
Troubles.

More strikes succeed than fail, and the
most successful ones are those called
by organized labor. This the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor has as
certained after a digestion OF labor sta
t%istics. gathered during the last twenty
five years.
OF all strikes called in that period.
the employees won all their demands in
As per cent of the establishments, and
succeeded partly in Is per cent more,
while in only 81 per cent did they fail
Labor organizations were wholly SIC
cessful In 40 per cent. while unorganized
labor in only 81 per cent. Labor or
g~anizations failed entirely in only IS
per cent. while unorganized got left
In IS per cent.
Demands for Increases Of wages have
been the most usual cause of strikes.
Al per cent being due TO this cause.
Disputes concerning the recognition Of
unions and union rules. wholly or in
part, caused % per cent OF the strikes,
Strikes for the latter reason have shown
a remarkable Increase in the last few
years, the department hnds. The SYM
pathetic strike. formerly much in vogue.
has constituted only 3 per cent Of all
labor disturbances in the last few years.
During the last five years s per cent
OF all strikes and u per cent Of all
~lOCkouts were settled by joint agree
ment, and ? per cen OF the strikes and
2 per cent of the lockOuts by arbitra-
ton. The department adds that those
figures do not really show the advance
ment toward industrial peace. as both
methods were adopted in many cases
before a strike or lockout had been de-
I clared.
The total number Of strikes and lock-
outs IN twenty-five years was 33.3O3
affecting 7.444.279 employees.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
EXPLODES
TURNING CURVE:
GIRL in PARTY
Miss May Kaiser Has Second Thrilling Experience
in Three Days-Her First Being Held
Up by-Fiipino.

spent two hours driving about the city,
and about 1 o'clock started for the
Speedway, intending to take n fast spin
before returning home.
Just as the machine swung around a
curve at a rapid rate Of speed there
was an explosion that could be heard
for several blocks The next instant
the car was enVeloped in a mass of
flames. No. 2 engine company respond
ed TO an alarm and ex~tinguished the
blaze after ii had done $500 damage. In
the meantime the two men had endeav-
ored TO put out the FIRE and were pain
fully burned about the hands and arms
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
Want Way Blasted
GEORGETOWN NEWS.

Charles Waters. or 524 n street u0rth4
west. grandson Of Joseph G. Waters
president OF the Potomac Savings Bank,
OF Georgetown, while attempting 70 sep
arate two dogs that were in a ferocious
hight at Iillman's Island, everal days
ago, vas bitten by one Of the CANNES
ana is IN a ~pTecarfOus condition, there
being ymPtoms OF hydroPhorbia, II IS
stated Mr. Waters viii be brought
home in a day or two. II his condition
permits. and II a change for the worse
occurs he viii be taken 10 Johns Hop
kins Hospital Baltimore
8Ir. and Mrs NJ Joseph Barron. OF
1881 p street northwest, have returned
from a short stay at Colonial Beach,
Va. where they stopped at the King
George House
The members OF the choir OF the
DumbartOn Street Methodist Episcopal
Church are on their annual outing at
Colonial Beach. In the party are thu
Mr.. n Mrs. J. W Bogley, Emory H.
Bogley, Robert Beckham, Louis P. HES
ton, ". T Glover, Miss Helen Van
denberg. Miss Eta Sebastian, Miss Jel-
ME Gaskins, the Misses Birch, the
Misses Dyer, and Miss GOssage.
Other Georgetowners al Colonial
Beach are c. Irving Wood, j. Ridgley
Lang, Mr.. and Mrs. Wade and family,
" H Tenant. William Bromley, Mr..
and Mrs, William A. Cunningham. Mr..
and Mrs. Hurley, Mrs. Darcy and fam
lily, Mrs. s. f. Yates, Tom Weaver, R.
NJ. Do5binS. Mr.. and Mrs. CoXen. Harry
Thomas. and Mr.. and Mrs Frank 7.
Tomp6ins and family
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
THE vAGKANT.
came unto the door Of Heaven,

He came unto the door Of Heaven,
Free as of old and gay:
what hast thou doneT' the porter
cried,
That thou should'st pass this wsy7
Hast fed the hungry, clothed the
poor?'
The warrant shook his head.
II drank my wine and I was glad,
But / did not give them bread"
Hast prayed upon the altar steps?"
Nay. but I loved the SUM-"
Hast wept?" The blossoms OF the
spring
/ gathered every one"
But what fair deed can'st thou present.
Lax light, one radiant beamT"
II robbed no child OF his fairy tale,
No dreamer OF his dream
-Appleton's Magazine.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
DETROIT WILL FIGHT
CAR FARE INJUNCTION

DETROIT, Mich, July 24-Mayor
Thompson say today that the city
will fight to raise the Injunction pre-
venting Detroit from passing a Scent
street railway fare ordinance.
The ordinance aims to fix the rate
of fare at 3 cents on lines over which
the company's franchises have or are
about TO expire. The injunction was
secured by the Guaranty Trust Com
pany, of New York, holder of so. 600
900 worth of Detroit united bonds, from
the United States district court.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24

Miss May Kaiser. the handsome young
woman who claimed she was approached
by Proctoso Castro, a Filipino, as she
was leaving the Montrose Hotel late
Sunday night. and that Castro drew a
revolver and threatened to o her.
had another exciting experience early
this morning About II o'clock last
night Miss Kaiser was a member Of
an automobile party that started out
from the St. Louis Hotel,
The touring car was owned by Lester
Moore, Of 1907 n street northwest who
was at the steering wheel. The party
The Washington times., 1907-07-24

II sounds like a 'nature-faker story,
but it's true-honest!
Fighting desperately, struggling fierce
w for the fatal strangle hold, slipping
Keeling. and lodging IN a desperate
battle for the mastery. a lean, courage
o,,s gray rat and a bright-eyed white
terrier entertained fully two hundred
,ersons mostly Government clerks, by
a fight on the corner u
ErankIin square across X street from
the Hampton Hotel. early this morning.
and-the rat won the hgnt-
The rat won h fight!
It was early in the cool OF morning
as e.TIm Jams" the celebrated rat ter
rter was wandering in the direction OF
homo He espied a small. understood
avsnepttc-looking gray rodent travelling
on the other side OF the street The rat
seemed 10 be meditating. Illuminating as
q we're. on high and noble things. and
oocssIon seemed 20 be YIN JAMS "
chance. c
..v,,-in-ip Gr-r-r-r YowI" he yelled
.-.n, rbjch when translated from
the canine means;
~ ;.signi6cant mean lookin' son OF
saUsr digger. prepare to be slaught-
cred"
The rat looked around. mildly and
modestIy interested, and broke his gen
tie trot to turn around n face his
would-be assassin.
one look in that rats face should have
convinced Jim Jams that he was max
! ing a mistake. That expression OF IN
| alterable determination. OF high resolve
that nose expressive Of bravery, al
to mutely warn Jim Jams.
! but he would not be warned; he would
! have his little morning fight.
Colored Youth Sees Trouble.
As he rushed UP 10 his victim, a col
ored youth IN the grocer's shop. seeing
trouble ahead, gave a wild yell, and
gathering as many OF his friends TO
gether as was possible, proceeded tt
make g ring around the contestants.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24

some States to provide any work for
the prisoners. Give them the privi-
lege of spending half their time
with studies, and they will be the
better for it, while the problem of
occupation will be half solved.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
For New Fire Engine House.

In compliance with a request from the
North Capitol and lexington Citizens
Association the District Commissioners
VIII include IN their next estimates to
Congress an item for the location Of a
fire engine company near North Capt.
street and Rhode Island avenue.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24

On further thought, the more we see
Of the method OF administration OF
criminal law in Germany, the more
r~econciled we are to some things about
it's administration in America that have
been much criticised.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24

The recent explanation in a semi-ofh-
cial Russian newspaper that there are
only about a million folks in the empire
with sense enough TO be revolutionists,
and that It would be no very grave
matter to execute al Of them, is likely
to make the practice of reading and
writing extremely bad form among peo-
pie who want 10 keep their heads on
their shoulders.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24

Not with the design Of making people
down East feel dissatisfied. but as a
matter Of Information. it is mentioned
that the Western roads have adopted
the general 2-cent rate. while those East
are still only talking about it
The Washington times., 1907-07-24

The New York Legislature, having
once more been good and obeyed orders
from the executive mansion, may be al
to take a brief adjournment soon,
pending the discovery by the governor OF
some more work he wants it to do.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24

This story about the forty-foot snake
which Nebraska farmers are hunting in
dicates that the prohibition movement
is gaining ground very slowly in that
State
The Washington times., 1907-07-24

A hatmakers' strike is threatened, hut
as it involves only the people who make
hats for men, the decentralization of
business will not be critical.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24

The fact that Castro is again acting
bad indicates that ne must once more
be feeling good.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24

Governor Glenn only needs to prove
his staying qualities now to place him
self securely in the Vice Presidential
class.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
DON PAUL'S GOLD
HUNTED IN OCEAN
Bark Supposed to Garry
S1,250,00 Wrecked Off
Zululand Coast
Money Struggled Into Amer
lea But Syndicate viii
Search Hulk.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July
ACCOMPLISHMENTS the TumOTs that
Dom Paul Kruger's private fortune les
timated at $4,000. which IL was sup
posed was shipped on the bark Doro-
thea. afterward wrecked on the lonely
Zululsnd COAST was in reality smuggled
safely 20 the United States. new syndi-
Gates are being formed 10 explore whAs
is left OF the sunken ship.
The work Will be extremely dif1cult
an dangerous and a large sum must be
spent before DrOspectOrs can md out
whether they are exploring a worthless
hulk or a golden argosy.
Unfortunately for the syndicates in
terested. the wreck lies on Cape Vidal.
a perilous shore. and the dangerous
rocks and laundering surf have thus
far prevented all efforts 70 reach It e.
f~ectually.
Superstition Forbids Hunt.
So uniformly unsuccessful and unlucky
have been past attempts TO reach the
DOrothea that superstition surrounds
her with barriers only less formidable
than those OF reef and sea So violent
are the sUTges that beat on the rock
bound shore that II Is said the spot
where the bark lies Is often unapproach-
able for months at a time.
On the other hand. II Is asserted that
a diver once descended successfully and
found A cement covered receptacle IN
which, some run-Drs say. the gold Is
hidden. Then he was forced to ascend
70 the surface and was not able 20 reach
/ the wreck again.
Want Way Blasted
One plan suggested by those who ara
10 take W the treasure hunt afresh IS
that a way b blasted from the shore
20 the wreck and one element OF peril
thus eliminated.
TWO efforts are 10 be made shortly TO
reach the treasure Perhaps the mora
important is the Alfred Nobel expedi-
ton The Nobel. a trim yacht. las been
equipped at large expense, with elab-
! crate salvage and wrecking apparatus,
and those who have QUILTED her ars
prepared for further heavy outlay IN
the attempt 10 reach The lost treasure Oe
President Kruger.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
HAVE THE TIMES MAILED TO YOU.

Persons leaving Washington for the summer
can have The Times mailed 10 them at the
same rate as paid for delivery In the city,
viz. G cents a week for the daily edition. or
II cents for the daily and Sunday editions.
All mail subscriptions are invariably payable
IN advance. Addresses changed as often as
desired.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24

The New York assembly knows how
to sympathlze with the Emperor Of
Korea.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-10-17
IDAHO STATE NEWS

William Bott, pioneer Of the west,
dropped dead near Boise, on the 10th
from heart disease.
The prices for Idaho fruit this year
have been fair and most. growers are
satisfied with the price received.
state Bank Examiner CLANCY has
chartered the State Bank OF Rosebcrry
TO open for buslness capital 10000
The grade OF the San Francisco, Ida
no & Montana railroad from Caldwell
to the Snake river, a distance OF six
teen miles, will be finished by No
vember
The twenty.hrst annual convention
OF the Womans Christian Temperance
union Of southern Idaho, held a three
days session in Blackfoot beginning
on the 11th
Thomas Howard q porter employed
in a Nampa saloon. died from heart
disease while sitting In the rear Of the
saloon Howard came from good
family in Virginia.
Eight deer a bear and an elk were
killed by hunting party OF seven
which has tNeturned to Boise from
a trip to Chamberlain basin, about 100
miles from Roosevelt.
The Steve Adams case, in which
Adams will be tried for the murder OF
Tyler a squatter Of the. Marble creek
district, Is exciting much interest ir
Kootenai county at present
Citizens OF Kellogg are perfectinl
plans for the incorporation of that
: town. Several attempts have beer
made In the past to have the town in
corporated, but all have failed.
Clayton II. Andrew, an employee OIL
the canal at Miner, was killed by be
ing struck on the head by a beam Of
derrick, which broke as a large roch
was being lifted out OF the canal
Approximately 100000 changed
hands in real estate transactions in
Boise during September, which is SAID
to be the biggest months business
Boise ever did In the real estate line
F. Il. Weeks of Washington, D. c,
Is in Pocatello. preparing 10 make al
elaborate survey of the Fort Hall min
ing district, with special attention Il
the formation and the manner OF ore
Martin Sullivan, Twin Falls farm
err. will harvest about 10000 pound
OF clover sceed from twenty acres. HI
has contracted the seed at IL cents
per pound. which will bring him SIT
an acre.