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HORRORS IN AMERICAN PRISONS

ID report published by the American Prison assoca-
ton is in effect ara of the whole prison sys
tenn in the United States Two hundred and ninety instl
utons in 81 states visited and carefully inspected
With few exceptions it found that all sorts Of hor
existed which could not be justified under any statute
enacted Prisons hot-beds of disease danger
character of food and the way of serving it revolt
ing and demoraizng Overcrowdng frightfu evil.
In Birmingham, Ala. $40 men were found in ~ cells and
% in 10 cells In Los Angeles 1875 found
In SO cells One person to CELL the prison association
says, is all that should be allowed
'It is strong temptation,' says the report, ''to
specify particular cities where nameess abuses exist;
where little children kept in with polluted and
diseased adults; where poor insane victim Of brain dis
order bowls all night in company with ruans; where
honest fellow, unable to pay fine for Spree is locked
In with thieves These not pictures from novels they
bald prosac facts down by honest eyewnesses in
answer to printed questions
Imprisonment without occupation the report declares,
is straight path to insanity In 143 jas the prison
have occupation, while in 155 the prisoners
have nothing to do
The association is strongly in favor of labor colonies
where persons may be taught in intelligent way lead
better and useful lives 1t favors keeping prisoners until
their reform is reasonably assured but it is nsstent that
where effort at reform is made the whole influence of
jails is debasng In many jais influences for good
meager, if not wholly lacking Twenty ails do not
provide any reading matter for prisoners In SO
lgious services of any kind held
Undoubtedly American prisons need investigation and
reform as badly any institution in the country
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AGRL OF
BY ARTHUR GRiFFiTHS
Copyright by R. F. Fenno & Coz

to come to your assistance on the
shortest notice. Good day, captain
Think well of what 1 say"
How was | to take all this? Sc
riously? had read in every school
book OF the snares and pitfalls OF
great wealth, but had never dreamt
who could?-of dangers so very
strange and terrible as those that
now menacej me, if | were to give
credence to this extraordinary tale.
Someone hailed me as l passed
down Picadilly, and, turning, I
recognized man l knew, Lawford
by name, big, burly, fat voiced
man, with jet black beard, so I'M
mistakably dyed that it increased
his years and gave an unwholesome
tinge to his pallid complexion. He
had greasy, fawning manners-an
assumption Of bonhomie that you
instictively distrust. I never cared
for him much, but he always pre-
tended to be Jevilish fond of me.
had met this Lawford on the
other side Of the Atlantic, in the
South American city where l had
spent some time in a--Eecam mrs
sion. He gave it out that he was
prospecting for gold in those parts,
but many believed that he was a
spy and secret agent of the Ameri-
can government. Then We came
home together in the same steamer,
and | was much thrown with him
on board. He was on his way to
England to make his and every
ones fortune, mine included.
confess the fellow amused me, his
, schemes were so tremendous; he
had such a profound belief in him.
self and in the simplicity of the
British public.
Eyes, sir, l shall spoil them;
stick them up and carry off a pile
of plumber. You'll do we'll to cut in
with me, captain. You'd strike it
rich; yes, sir. can dispose of U.s.
900 acres of real estate which is
just honeycombed with gold. The
greater part belongs to me, Rufus
Lawford, but won't part till your
darned capitalists have unbuttoned.
But they will that when they've
seen my prospectuses and heard my
witching tongue" 10
Lawfori had not found the inno-
cents Of the city so easy to beguile.
He passed through many phases of
good and evil fortune in the months
that followed his arrival. l saw
him from time to time now gOr-
geous. now looking like a, sweep.
Sometimes he was on the eve OF
pulling off some gigantic operation,
at others he was in the depths of
despair, and borrowed sovereign
ION account" of the great fortune
he meant some day to force on me.
He evidently did not prosper in his
schemes of promotion. But he still
hung upon the frontiers of finance,
in the neutral, debatable ground
where every mans hand is against
his fellows, and frank brigandage is
more or less the rule.
was surprised to find him in the
West end and toll him so. as he
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overlook me with the fifth" Globe
in his hand.
"Halloa! Halloa! I'm taking q
holiday. Those galoots eastward
won't bite, and l thought I'd give
myself an airingi n the park. Never
expected to see you," which was a
deliberate lie, for 1 had reason to
know, later. that he had come out
for that very purpose. "See your
name in the papers. Presume it's
you? They've got the whole story.
Fine fortune, young sir, fine. Wish
you JOY"
thanked him. not over-cordially.
perhaps; for the man bored me, and
guessed that his was only an early
attack upon my new-found millions.
Now, Capt. Wood, am delight
ed to have met you, for I may be
able to give you little advice. You
will be assailei on all sides-you
capitalists are the natural game of
the promoters. Give them a wide
berth. There's mass of villainy
about Don't trust 'em-not a man
of them. If you're in any difficulty,
If you've got a few thousands to
play with at any time, you come
straight to me. shat, be delighted
to serve you, for yourself, mind, and
for the sake of Old times. For l
knew Bully M'Faught WELL"
"Ah, indeed! Tell me about him.
You knew him?" l was eager to
hear more of the man from whom
my strangely unexpected fortune
had come.
r-hhaew old M'Faught. No fear
knew -htm---well and did business
with him, but net so much as I
could have liked-worse luck. If |
could have gotten upon his Shout
ders l should have waltzed into I'M
bounded wealth. But you had to be
with him, not against him. He
made some men, but he ruined
more-stock, lock and barrel. 1t
don't matter to you, anyhow, wheth-
er he piled up the dollars on dead
mems bones or robbed the saints.
Guess you can freeze onto what he
gathered"
l laughed a little uneasily; but.
after all, who was this LawfOrd,
and why should care for what he
said? 1t was probably untrue.
Twill you be going over to Gods
country any time soon. Captain
Wood? Wish you'd take me with
you. You'll want a sheepdog, and
guess I'm pretty fly"
You're very good. l shall remem-
Der; but l doubt my going just at
present. Now l think I'll turn in
here" We were passing the portals
of my club. the Nelson and Yelling
ton, commonly called the N. and w.
Ito be continued)
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decoy gambling house and obtain
ed police protection showed a seri-
Gus defect in the system. The
plan adopted by the gamblers is to
pay their hush" money to one con-
fidential agent, and he in turn is
to see that it gets into the hands
of the proper police officials. In
one precinct, as shown by the re-
cent exposure, there were 43 gam
bling houses and more than. 60
crap joints" besides a great many
poker rooms. The monthly collec.
tions from this precinct alone
amounted to over $4,000.
A prominent gambler stated that
under the present arrangement any
stranger or enterprising newspaper
might make his own arrangements
with the police and open a gam
bling house, and then because of
carelessness or intention an expos
ure would be the result. He ap-
proved the idea of forming a gam
bling trust whereby the gambling
fraternity would be represented by
one man, who would receive the
monthly tribute, and he alone
would be known to the police. He
would issue the orders to the
houses in the trust to "go ahead"
or CLOSE up" as the case might
he
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Has NeU York a
Gambling Trust

NEW YORK, April flowing to
the recent exposure by the World
of the arrangement existing be-
tween the gamblers and the New
York police, a mass meeting was
held by the proprietors and repre-
sentatives of the different gambling
houses, pool rooms and crap joints
at the Hotel Knickerbocker.
Under the present system the
police captains man, the inspec-
tors man, the precinct man and
even the man on the post, do their
own collecting, which does not as
sure absolute protection from mo-
lestation by the police. The ease
with which the World opened their
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ALLEGED YUKON GOLD
Thief Free

DAWSON, April 14.-Without
testifying in his own behalf, Rich
ard Hall was acquitted of COM
plicity in the theft of $4,000 in
gold from a steamer on the Yukon
a year ago. George Kincaid, first
accused of the crime, killed him.
self to avoid trial and the. prose-
cution was unable to satisfy the
jury that Hall was a party to the
theft. All but $4,000 of the stolen
dust has been recovered.
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INTIMATE CORRESPONDENCE
FROM WASHINGTON By RATH

WASHINGTON, D. c., April IA
Dear Dad: No. The railways will
not reduce wages. And l suspect
that T. R. smiles when he sees the
headlines in the papers. Why will
the railways not reduce wages? Be-
cause T. R. will send some of their
prominent officials to Jail if they
do. Jug! Sounds like coercion,
doesn't it? Where Is the NJ Y. Sun?
Here is the point at which they
are scheduled to throw a fit! Be
cause it's this way. You see, they
all got ready to draw a long face
and tell how poor they were, and
how it was now quite inevitable
that all wages must be reduced.
And the tip went to the bookkeep-
ing departments. And the month of
January saw the slimmest net rev.
enue showings you can imagine.
Then the l.. & N. issued that state
ment about hostile legislation"
ETC., making it necessary to soak
the poor workingman. And the
managers put on the screws, and
strikes began to impenj, and all
that. But, they had forgotten the
publicity feature of the new rate
law. They had forgotten that an in
spector can now dig up the fact
when they make improper charges
of revenue to betterments ct cetera.
And they had neglected to remem-
Der that it is a jail offense.. But the
presence of four inspectors In the
auditors Office of the l.. e N. re-
minded the officers of that concern.
And some other roads were similar
ly reminded. And the next months
returns on the l.. & N. showed a
startling improvement. And, as the
hero says in the mefodrama.d there
will be no strike tonight!
| see Jim Watson has been nom-
mated by the Indiana republican
machine for governor. Jim told me
some time ago he was tired carry
ing water to the elephant, and l
guess he told Fairbanks thessame
thing. Said he would have to- have
something, and nave it soon. or
there would be something doing.
But l understand 1t was Jim Gowdy
who really turned the trick for him.
Watson Is one of these whole
souled" politicians who believe in
the system for the systems sake.
Well, he has carried his share of
the water, and now he has pass
into the tent. What next?
Speaking of the Indiana Jims-I
listened AMI was edited the other
night as Jim Hemenway (senator)
Grated at length on the proposition
that T. r. is the only candidate who
can get away with the next elec-
ton. Seeing Jim is Fairbanks prin-
cipal campaign manager, 1t sound
| ed funny. And | wondered. too,
wha his dear. dear friend Uncle Joe
would have thought If he could
have heard. guess Jim would like
= see Fairbanks continued as vice
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King Ed Eats Eggs
At So Per Bite

LONDON, April liking Ed
ward has breakfasted upon the eggs
of the golden plover. the first OF
the season, as precedent DEGREES, at
SO a bite. They were forwarded
to him at BiarritZ.
For years 1t has been custom In
England to forward the first plover
eggs of the season to the king He
pays fancy prices for them and the
first five found this year brought
Sc apiece.
1t would be little short of trea-
son in the English mind not to IA
vor the king with the first find.
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STURGES OFFERS
Watches At Cost

We have a large number
Of Elgin and Waltham
watches that must be sold
at once. Low expenses
make 1t possible for us to
undersell everyone in Spo-
kane on diamonds. We can
save you 25 per cent.
II jewel Elgin or Wal
than Watches, fully guar
anteed,
$3.50
81 Jewel A m err c an
watches
$3.50
AT
c. e. STURGES
Matchmaker, Engraver
and JeWeler,
s13 RIVERSIDE
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president (Which God forbid) lest
he return to Indiana and want to
go back again to the senate, per-
chance in the place of Jim.
Cheer up! The employers liabil-
ity bill Is to pass. All is not yet
lost. But keep your eye on the rail-
road lobby-and Aldrich. Sincerely,
Rath.
Evening journal., 1908-11-12
PREACHED OF THE
JUDGMENT DAY
Father Norbert Pictures the
Reckoning and Urges Hear
eTS to Seek Forgiveness

Father Norbert of the Passionists
Fathers delivered a forceful sermon last
evening in St. Thomas Church, Fourth
street and Grant avenue TO a large
congregation Of women. The mission
opened Sunday and will continue next
week at which time the services viii
be devoted to-men
Father Norbert spoke on the subject
OF the day of judgment according 20
the scriptures and created "a very deep
impression upon his auditors. lie Is
an exceedingly distinguished taikcr
whose enunciation is measured accord
ing TO the Importance of his words and
every syllable falls from his lips in "a
distinct and clear tone For more than
an hour he described tine Judgment
which according 90 the Bible. will somo
day fall upon an men And in conclu-
sion he admonishcd his hearers 20
commune with themselves and express
their contrition for any remissions they
have made and seek forgiveness from
/ God, for, he said. God was an morci-
/ ful and ready 20 forgive those who
came TO him with sorrow for their sins
II was no pleasant picture that
Father Norbert drew Of the Judgment.
Each word came from him in telling
description of the horrors that may be
witnessed when az last the dead ac
cording 10 the words of the apostles
are arraigned before the throne Of the
Infinite Sovereign King and sentence Is
pronouced iu accordance 20 the deeds
which had been done while in the flesh
on earth.
lie pictured the fear with which the
reprobate soul would look upon the
body which must be re-entered al the
final day. He described the joy of those
who were 20 be called blessed when
they should hear tho admonition "a
enter into everlasting happiness.
Each woman Ia the church was held
IN rapt attention 10 the sermon Will,
Father Norbert was speaking. Despit,
the rain, tho congregation that wa.
present completely filled tho odince
! The service tonight will be conducted
by Father Fidelis who will deliver IN,
sermon.
Evening journal., 1908-11-12
MAY BE SERGEANT
OF PARK POLICE
Park Commissioners COnSid-
erine AdvisabiIity Of Appoint
ing Additional Man Of Force

The Board of Park Commissioners at
their regular monthly meeting yesterday
afternoon discussed the advisability of ap-
pointing an additional member of the park
police to act as head Of the force The
new appointee VIII probably bear the title
Of sergeant but il is not likely that the
appointment will be made until next
spring The matter was left TO the exocu-
tive committee.
Tho matter OF purchasing tho triangu-
lar piece of ground at Sixteenth and Mar
ket streets was discussed and the board
appeared to be I'm favor Of purchasing tho
plot despite the fact that no clear title
can be obtained A clear title cannot be
had because of a missing decd dated
many years ago. but the board is Of ,ho
opinion that no litigation would follow
the purchase OF the ground No action
was taken.
Il is proposed when the plot in question
is purchased, to raze the buildings on IL
and place fountain there, the fountain
having been presented to the city by a
society in New York.
The matter of placing an arc light on
the Park Drive north of Van Buren,
street bridge was brought up by Mr.. Bell
and was referred to the executive COM
mittee
Tho executive committee made report
OF the work being done in the parks. The
expenses of the board during the month
amounted to 50. s46.9i, leaving a balanca on
hand Of Si2,s1O3L
Evening journal., 1908-11-12
$1,000 PASTORATE
FOR DR.. KEIGWIN

BY a unanimous vote the congrega-
tion Of Chambers Wylic Presbyterian
Church. Philadelphia. has extended a
call to the Rev. DR.. a. Edwin Keigwin,
pastor of the West End Presbyterian
Church. New York Doctor Keigw.n
is one of the ablest pulpit orators il,
the PRESBYTERIAN denomination. He il
a son of the Rev. Dr. a. n. Keigwin.
pastor emeritus of West Presbyterian
Church. this city. His salary VIII he
$1,000 Doctor Keigwin succeeds the
Rev. DR.. Z. Trumbull Lee. who resign
ed the pastorate two years ago &c az.
cept a call to the First Presbyterian
Church at Williamsburg. He is presi-
dent of Ursinus College. at College,
Vile.
Two calls have been made by the
Chambers-W Wylie congregation since
Doctor Lees resignation, but owing to
a lack Of unanimity The ministers ro-
fused to accept.
Evening journal., 1908-11-12
DONATIONS TO HOME
FOR MERCIFUL REST

The managers of the Home of Mer-
ciful Rest appreciate exceedingly the
donations received 10y them on We'd
ncsday, October 2l. and sincerely thank
the following contributors:
Money-Mrs. William Belts. Mrs.
Ferris Bringhurst. Miss Mary dupont,
Mrs. Alfred ). Elliott Mrs. Tilghman
Johnston, William G Mendinhal Mrs
Sheffield Philips. Dr. Henry r. Spru-
ance Mrs. Frank Nansant
Linen-Mrs. j. b. Bird, Mrs. William
X DUPONT
Groceries, fruit vegetables, ETC.
Mrs Charles Bonham. Miss May c.
Horty. Mrs Mary Seeds. Mrs. r. l.
Candy, Mrs Leonard YerSes, Mrs. G.
Nesbit, Mrs. Henry Dure. Miss Briscoe
Mrs. j. d. Sisler, Mrs William G. Mem
dinhan. Mrs. Lammot dupont. Mrs
David Lindsey. Jr, Mrs W. w. Camp
Evening journal., 1908-11-12
FOR
RURAL ROUTES

Aside from receiving bids for carrying
mail from the Wilmington postoffce TO
the railroad station. bids will also be re-
ceived at Washington for conveying mail
over the star routes in Delaware. The
present contracts expire on June 30 next
and the new contracts will be awarded for
four years. Bids will be received until
January s. The routes are as follows:
From Talleyvile to Rockland, 125 miles
and back six times a week. Present con-
tract pay. 1925.
From Wilmington to Henry Clay fac
tory. $50 miles and back. twelve times
a week. Present contract pay. $245.
From Richardson Park to Elsmere. one
mile and back, six times a week. Present
contract pay Sl6O
From stanton, Stanton station TO
Christiana $50 miles and back twelve
times a week. with six additional trips
per week between Stanton and stanton
station. Present contract pay, SiOo.
From Port Penn to Delaware City, $50
miles and back, twelve times a week.
Present contract pay. S275
From st. Georges to Kirkwood, miles
and back. twelve times a week. Present
contract paw. $3.50.
From McDonough to Mount Pleasant
4 miles and back. twelve times a week.
Present contract pay, $500
From odessa by Middletown. to Middle
town railroad station, 5.59 miles and back,
eighteen times a week. Present contract
pay, s5i7.5O.
From Blackbird to Forest, LIS miles
and back. twelve times week. Present
contract pay $780,
From Magnolia to Camden. miles and
back. twelve times week. Present con-
tract pay, S4l6.67.
From Frederick to FELTON,. 625 miles and
back. twelve times week. Present con
tract pay. S5lo42
From Bethany Beach, by Ocean View
/ Millvnle. Clarksville and Omar, to Frank.
ford. 1262 miles and back six times q
week. Present contract pay Sil062.
From Bayville, by wnliamsvine and
Bunting. to selbyvine. $50 miles and
back. six times a week. Present contract
pay, S2lS.
From Angola by Fairmount and liol
lyville, TO Harbeston, 9 miles and back
six times week. Present contract pay
$3.50
From Midway to Rehoboth, S.i9 miles
and back, six times a week. Present con.
tract pay, si6S
Evening journal., 1908-11-12
NEGRO TEACHERS
HAVE INSTITUTE
speelal . rHE EvEN1Ne JouRNAG.

bpeclai 70 lilfA EN EN- llNG JOO OfNsNlA
DOVER. Nov. PA well-dressed
company of nearly 200 young women
and men of tho negro race. from all
parts Of Delaware is here attending the
annual State institute OF teachers ot
the colored schools of Delaware. The
teachers arrived in Dover on every
train and the convention was opened
with singing and prayer
The State provides tins special in.
struction and additional aid for these
teachers and places tle management
of the institute under the State super
ntendent for Kent county. DR.. James
+. Carroll. the Kent superintendert,
provided a strong program and hal, u
assist him Yesterday. Professor John
d. Brooks. superintendent Of SussoT
county. The program was as follows;
Thursday morning. $50 o'clock
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Smith; Thought
Getting. a. Mental Laws; b. Means
Employed Mrs. Merritt The Teachers
RESPONSIBILITIES. Prof. J. G. Scorer.
Thursday afternoon. ? O'Clock
Language a. Sign ana Linguistic; 3
Development of Power Mrs. Merritt;
The Bible Literature, Prof. Scorer,
business meeting.
Thursday evening. $50 o'clock-Lec.
: ture by Mrs. Mary Church Terrell
Friday morning, $50 c'clock-Prayei
by Rev. Mr. Griffin; reading and liter
ature. a. Learning to Read; b, Silent
and Oral: G. Correlation of Subjects
Mrs. Merritt: The Story Of Old GLORY
Prof. Scorer.
Friday afternoon. ? o'clock
Mechanics. a, Language; b. Arithmetic
Mrs. Merritt
Evening journal., 1908-11-12
ARRANGE TO FURNISH
THE COUNCIL CHAMBER

Members OF City Council sitting as q
committee of the whole. did not decide the
matter of refurnishing the Council cham
bers last night Chairman Simmons. o.
the public building committee, was called
out Of the meeting before the matter was
taken up and carried the bids for the
work off with him. The subject may be
decided tonight however. at the regular
meeting Of the body.
--- --
See our New Press turn 'em Out.
Evening journal., 1908-11-12

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Nov. Evil
liam b. Ridgely, who resigned as Con-
troller of the Currency to become pres
ident Of the National Bank of Com
merce. of this city. after the institu-
tion had failed. may be ousted from
his position. Mr.. Ridgely succeeded
DR.. William $. Woods in control of the
institution. and the present situation
is the result of a sharp battle which
the two financiers have waged for the
upper hand during the last year.
DR.. Woods. the founder of the bank
and the central figure i'm the struggles
of that institution aft1 il was forced
to close its doors, December 3, has ac-
quired controlling interest of the
stock of the band. Mr. Ridgely is a
former Delawarcan.
Evening journal., 1908-11-12
CARS AGAIN RUNNING
ALONG FRENCH STREET

This morning the Wilmington City
Railway cars traversed the route on
French street between Front and Fourth
On account OF repairs this part Of the
tracks had been abandoned since Satur-
day morning. and the cars were run
south on Walnut street.
The men engaged in tearing up th'
street. were considerably surprised at the
excellent condition of the cross ties. While
laid seventeen years ago, they were soh'
and well preserved. 1t is thought tha
these white oak ties must have been pc
culiarly suited to the character Of th
soil.
Evening journal., 1908-11-12
FIRE DESTROYED
A FREIGHT CAR

An empty freight car standing on a
p. r. and w. siding, at Fourteenth
and Thatcher streets. was destroyed by
fire last night. Tho fire was discovered
about 7.30 o'clock and an alarm was
struck from box No. 16 at Eleventh
and Church streets.
II is thought that a fire was started
inside the car bv some tramps foI
warmth and in that way it caught fre.
Evening journal., 1908-11-12
Bull Attaoks Earmer

ELKTON. Nov. 12-Haines Harlan.
la young farmer had a very narrow
escape from death IN his barn yard
when a young bull attacked him and
after knocking him down began TO
gore him when a farm hand with a pitch
fork went TO his rescue. Mr. Harlan
had three ribs broken and was injured
internally