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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29
BY JESSIE M. partition.

As black as the blot of original
slavery on the escutcheon of the
South is the method employed by
almost all the southern states in
dealing with criminals.
Human beings who, weak and ig-
nerant and unfortunate, fall below
the crime line" are rented out to
other human beings and worked be-
yond their strength at dangerous
employments. insufficiently clad,
fed on non-nourishing food, housed
in unsanitary novels and cruelty
beaten on the slightest provoca-
ton.
In the courts of any convict leas'
ing state you are confronted with
the spectacle of two men charged
with the same offense One pays his
fine and goes free and is respected
by his fellow men.
The other, lacking a few dollars
to satisfy justice. is condemned to
the chain gang, clad in degrading
stripes. chained by the leg like a
wild animal, and sold for certain
stipulated price.
The stain of the chain gang is
indelible. Once a man or woman
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29
THINK G0MPERS
HAS MADE
ERROR

Congressman Jones' reply to the
attack made on him recently by
c. o. Young, state organizer of the
American Federation of Labor, has
created quite a stir among local
union men. That Young has in
structions to offer opposition to
Jones is not doubted here. In fact
some of the delegates to the meet.
ing of the State Federation of La
Dor are reported to have seen the
letter from Gompers instructing
Young to make fight on Jones.
There are many local union men
who believe Gompers' fight Is a
personal one. They say that Jones
did not make suitable reply to a
letter from Gompers, thus causing
the head of the big labor organiza-
ton to take umbrage and to single
him out for determination.
BY many members of local
unions Jones is regarded as the
most capable representative the
state has in congress. They also
claim that he Is the most friendly
to labor of any of the delegation
from this state. 1t is known that
he has at various times done the
unions service, even to securing
the removal of government repre-.
sentatives who he found were dis
eliminating against the organized
worker, this action being taken at
the request of the unions.
1t is pointed out that Gompers
has made no mention of Cushman.
the Tacoma congressman who at
times has announced himself ready
to wade in blood to his knees IL
the labor unions continued a course
which, in Cushman's estimation,
means destruction to everybody.
And anybody who has gazed upon
Cushman will instantly realize that
the food of blood that reached to
his lofty knee joints would have
to be high tide in the history of
human gore.
There is no mention made of
Humphreys record either in be-
half Of labor and the elevation OF
Sen. Ankeny as champion of or
ganized labor is also just little
bit sudden.
While the local unionists have
great respect for Gompers, they
fully realize that he can make mis-
takes, and many there are who be-
lieve he has made big one in at.
lacking jones.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29
COMMUNITY SUFFERS
CONVICTS' DEGRADATION

might, but fall down anywhere in
the wet and dirty garments they
wear at work. This is one of the
| most fruitful causes of tubercu-
losis and pneumonia in the con
vict camps.
Over in the brickyard l found a
white boy of 20 working with ne
groes at a brick machine. For steal.
ing a sum ranging from Sc to S66
his accuser was uncertain on this
point, he was condemned to seven
years at hard labor in the most re-
voting surroundings.
The most appalling cruelties-
murders even-are committed in
southern convict camps. Once in a
while some manned and half
crazed creature will crawl back to
civilization with stories OF hardship
and cruelty and bestiality that stun
the human mind with their incred-
ible depravity.
In the camps both men and wom-
en- live in deadly fear of the whip
ping boss" Georgia exacts fine
for all cruel and excessive whip
pings. Thousands of dollars are
paid into the state treasury by con-
Wet lessees; the convict, who may
have been MANNED for life, gets
nothing.
Children, born in iniquity, and
swaddled in stripes, are brought
from these convict camps by wom-
en- sentenced for some misde-
meanor, but who come out lower
than the lowest-defled under the
very aegis of the mighty and ma
iestic state.
The life of a Tennessee convict
is short and terrible. Only rela-
lively small number of convicted
felons live to serve out their
whole sentence. dying like rats in
filthy stockades. In 1904 the net
profit from convict labor in Ten
nessee was $1S7,SS076.
DR.. Shirley Bragg. a member of
the Alabama prison commission, in
his report for 1907, makes this
significant remark: eff the states
WISHES 10 hlll IT'S CbuNIClS IL SHOulu
do So directly, and not indirectly"
tuberculosis sweeps the convict
camps of Alabama. Working half
dead felons in her coal mines, Ala
bama. in the four years ended in
1906, made a net profit of 1929
839.
A system that makes first offend
ers into hardened criminals and
sends the prisoner out of prison
worse than when he came in, is a
vicious, a short-sighted and a Grim
inal system. The convict is not the
only sufferer: the community as a
whole is marked with his stripes,
degraded as he is degraded, and
rendered brutal and depraved, even
as he.
In her next article Miss PARTON
will iscuss the Making of a Grim
inal."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29

LONDON, Jan. 29.-Matrimonial
records show some surprising fig
ures. Many wives were very much
the caper in the old days; it is yet
fashionable in a few countries.
Rooseveltism isn't a new thing.
Solomon had hosts of children.
Rameses ii left records of at least
1877. Even much derided Brigham
Young acknowledged "A.
What Arthur Hynes, dentist, ar
rested by Scotland Yard detectives,
might have offered toward record,
had he been left to pursue his pen
chant for much marryin, is difficult
to say.
Hynes is believed to be DR.. Geo.
A. Witzhoff, who in the last 10
years married several hundred
women in the United States. 1t is
believed that there and in England
his marriage record will exceed the
500 mark.
His methods in London were
identical with those of Witzhoff in
Chicago and New York. In Chicago
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29

knowledge to the canine candidat es
for New York police honors. The
first lesson was to teach the dogs
that every man wearing police
uniform was a friend and every
civilian proper object of sus.
picion. They were taught to dis
regard every sort of whistling calls
except blasts from the regulation
police whistle. The next step was
to teach them obedience to The OF.
der search"
Each dog wears muzzIe. They
have been taught to throw fugitives
The dog stands guard over a pros
trate enemy until An officer arrives.
A snap attached to the muzzle en-
ables the policeman to free the
dogs jaws in an instant, when, in a
desperate case, its teeth may be
planted in a lawbreaker. The dogs
will leave prisoner to pounce on
a civilian who attacks policeman.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29

NEW YORK, Jan 29-"Hell hath
no fury like a woman scorned."
| That tells the story of the killing
of Frank Brady, an advertising so.
licitor, by May Roberts Clarke, a
| widow, in Macy's restaurant.
1t was the old, old story of a
| woman's trust betrayed after she
had thrown discretion to the winds
In the flame of a mad infatuation
Her revenge was calmly premedi-
tated
For six months she had engaged
in constant pistol practice. She
had vainly besought Brady to
marry her and had told his white
haired mother she would kill him
if he persisted in refusing to do so.
She made the same statement, to
her friends.
Brady avoided her successfully
for months. Once, when they met
by accident in Broadway, she broke
an umbrella over his head when he
refused to go with her to a minis
ter. Il will kill you like the dog
you are she cried after him as
he fled.
After she had emptied her pistol
of five bullets, each of which found
lodgment in his body and had shot
herself three times, the restaurant
attaches found note in her shop
ping bag which explained who she
was. Information concerning my
affairs can be found in my trunk
at No. 219 w. 133d st." it said.
Every step had been planned
with a deadly desperation. Her
will had been made, provision for
the education of her adopted son
was complete In her muff she
carried three pistols. She had at
tanned a surprising efficiency in
craftsmanship.
Five years ago she was the wife
OF a policeman John Roberts. He
lost his place on the force and she
was compelled to dispose of the
household furniture for their sup
port. At the advertising window
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29
ISSUE TO
MAKE WORK
FOR IDLE
special Correspondence to The Press

special Correspondence to The Press.
TOLEDO, o., ain. 29.-Mayor
Whitlock's plan to provide work fol-
Toledo's unemployed was inaugu.
rated this week, and force of poor
men began the completion of the
boulevard system upon which work
has been at standstill for months.
Married men were given prefer
ence and residents of the city
were considered before out-of-town
men. AS the weather permits the
force will be increased until all
the men who can be used will be
given employment
The idea of boulevard work was
original with Mayor Whitlock, to
whom the appeals of the unem-
ployed were made daily. Searching
for an answer he found it was pos
sible to issue bonds for the COM
pletion of the boulevard system,
providing work for several hun
dred men.
When the legislation was put up
to the council it was passed with a
rush. There was no playing at pol
itics. 1t was humanity and Tole-
dos council is human and humane,
so the municipal employment
agency was organized, and its eff
feet is felt today in the smiling
faces of the men, before whom the
rigors of a voorhees, winter have
stalked like gaunt wolf.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29
WHITE BOY CONVICT.


This youth of 20 is serving a
seven year penal sentence for a
small theft, working in Georgia
chain gang with negroes.
for women are sent to the chain
gang in the south--incurs that dis
grace, whether justly or unjustly, it
is never forgotten. That person
neyermore may walk erect among
his fellows.
The other day in Stephens coun-
ty, Georgia, Mrs. Minnie Rumsey,
the mother of five children, was
sentenced to II months on the
chain gang for selling liquor with
out license.
This sentence was about to be
carried out. when the prison COM
mission extended "clemency" and
agreed to accept 800 from Mrs.
Rumsey in lieu of her labor on the
chain gang, in view of the fact that
this was her first offense.
That much for the chain gang.
! went out to state convict
camp located inside the city limits
Of Atlanta.
A committee from the legislature
preceded me and the camp was pre-
pared for inspection Even so, it
seemed 10 me unfit for human hab-
itation.
On one of the hunks" box
constructed of rough boards in
which is stuffed blue jeans bag
filled with straw, lay a negro too
III to rise.
The law requires the lesdsee to
furnish a separate night garment
for the convict. Therefore. on
each bed lay hideous zebra-strip-
ed garment. But the sick negro,
whose coughing shook the loosely
constructed bunk house, was in
bed with his clothes on Further,
convicts have told me that as their
clothes are practically chained on
them, they cannot take them off at
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29
Special Correspondence to The Press.

NEW YORK. Jan. 29.-"Beware
of the dog" will soon be a warning
passed around among metropolitan
evildoers. Not the watchdog, but
the alert, dangerous, full-fladged
police dog, regnular member of the
New York city police department.
For experimental purposes dogs
have been trained to accompany pa
trolmen in the outlying districts.
Their early records will decide
whether they will be abolished or
the department be made permanent.
That dogs have value as police
aids is shown by the fact that many
European cities have adopted them.
Four hundred are in use in Paris,
and the latter city is not consider
ed dull in matters pertaining to po-
lice work.
Five dogs were placed in train
ing in this city last October under
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29
WAHBURT0N FOR
CUSHMiN'S JOB

S. Warburton, of Tacoma, former
state senator, may oppose Con
gresham Cushman for the next
nomination. He has the matter
under consideration and says he
will make the race providing it
does not injure the chances of Nc.
Bride for governor, he being a per
sonal friend of the ex-governor
Warburton is being assured Of the
support of labor interests as well
as many old line republicans.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29
CARD GAME HOLDUP

Angus Mcintosh, a Canadian who
has been rooming at the Washing
ton lodging house, notified the po-
lice last night that two men held
him up in rear of saloon, where
the three had been playing cards.
He was too drunk to remember
where the saloon was located. He
was robbed of S93.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29
SAYS JUDGES
BROKE Faith
WITH A. RUEF

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20
Both Judges Dunno and Lawler re-
fuse to discuss Rabbi Nieto's
statement made last night that
both the judges promised to grant
Ruef immunity and later repudi
ated their agreement. Ounce de-
clared it beneath his judicial dig
nifty to make reply now, but he
would soon take the opportunity
Langdon and Ruef are also re
ticent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29
FREE COPIES AT CHAMBER

The chamber Of commerce has
received a lot of copies of "The
Use of National Forests" issued
by the L. S. department of agricul-
ture, which will be given away to
anyone desiring copies. The pur-
pose of the publication is to ex-
plain just what the national forests
mean, what they are for and how
to use them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29
new STREET WORK

Preparation of plans for the paw.
ing of Front av. from Division &c
West Olive av. bridge, and for a
sewer from Elm to a point near
Chestnut between Dean and Gard
ner. The water mains laid by the
Cooke-Clark Co. on Sumner and
Cliff was ratified and payment or
dered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29
BUTTE GETTING CIVILIZED

BUTTE, Jan. 29.-Butte's repu-
tation as the most wide open town
in the world is fading fast. A sa-
loon man named Thomas Morgan
has been convicted of allowing
women to frequent his place. This
is the first case to come up under
the lid law.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29
SUSPECTED BOY CAUGHT

Frank Harris. IS, was arrested
yesterday by Detective McDermott,
who picked him up on a descrip-
ton telephoned from the sheriff at
Rathdrum, Idaho, who says Harris
is wanted there on a charge of
stealing a watch and a revolver.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29

Witzhoff led women to the altar at
the rate of three and four week.
His performances made Johann
Hoch appear like rank amateur.
In his long career Hoch married
only about so.
When the police got on his trail
in Chicago Witzhoff went to New
York. He opened a matrimonial
bureau with a force of q confeder-
ates. Marriage became their pro-
fession. Hundreds of women were
duped. AS soon as their husbands
got hold of their money they disap-
peared.
Witzhoff materially increased his
record there before detectives
chased him out of the city. Hynes
has been operating here nearly two
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29
|CROOKS CAN'T "FZX'' THESE POLICE DOGS

the direction of Lieut.. Wakefield,
dog fancier of the police depart
ment. Max, Dona and Lady are
Belgian sheep dogs, Nogi is Groen-
endael imported from Belgium, and
Jim is a native Airedale.
Wakefield spent a season at
Client to learn the best method of
training, and then applied his
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29
DOG STEALS MILK

BELLEFONTAlNE, o., Jan. 30.
George Moore has complained 10
the police of q dog that steals
milk. The dog awaits the coming
of the milkman to Moore's house,
then drinks the milk.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29
OLD TOM TO MARBLE

Then Pennsylvania club, which
meets tonight in the Hutton build
ing, will be entertained by a song
by philadelphia Tom" Smith, of
the police department, who will
sing, Going Round the Horn" a
song so years old. The Pennsyl-
vania club now numbers so mem
berS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29

years. 1t is not known yet how
many victims he found. In every
case so far reported he married the
women simply to get their money,
then deserted them.
Hynes will be tried for matri-
monial fraud and bigamy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29
Cleaning, Dyeing, Repairing

pants 15c; 81 so;
delays gents
All
Tailoring 2 Washington
ST, Spokane Club Bdu Phone 735.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-29
JEWELRY
One Half Off

On many of our beauti-
full articles, and on others,
one-fourth off. Everything
in stock reduced except
diamonds. These reduc-
lions are genuine, and you
can save big money buy
ing now while prices are
exceptionally low. A mag
nificent stock to select
from.
c. &. STURGES
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The Press. 25 cents per month.
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In her next article Miss PARTON
will iscuss the Making of a Grim
inal."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-05
Chief REELECTED
QUANAH PARKER CHOSEN BY
coMMAkCHes AND AHPEA.
TONE BY kloWA TRIBE.

Lawton, Okla, oct. 4.-Some little
surprise was manifested amongt he
Indian agents and Indian department
officials of the Anadarko agency anu
the Washington headquarters tonight
when the final honors of the great in.
tertribal council Of the Kiowas, Com
manches and Apaches were reached.
The greatest surprise was in the re-
election OF Chief Ahpeatone of tn,
Kiowa tribe, who yesterday Feemed
TO be slated for defeat. But a secret
caucus night put different colo,
into the voting. Lone Wolf, who has
long been known as Chief, did not
have the required votes necessary TO
elect. However, Delos, Lone Wolf
and Lucius Alison, in conjunction with
Ahpeatone, will act as committeeman.
Chief Quanah Parker of the Com
manches, had no oppo ition in TIL
council. Apache John was reelected
as the head of the Apache branc,.
which afliliates with the Kiowas and
Commanches. The Indians were in.
formed by the agent as to the amount
of money they had on hand. Indian
agent Stoker announced that as there
were more than 10000 babies born
since the last alloting in 1896, and not
an equal number Of quarter sections
remaining for them, that the lana
would be allotted by drawing. Con.
sequently, this matter Of all Indians
owning land will soon be a thing of
the past. This alloting will take 9lac,
at Anadarko at bus mess council in
the near future.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-05
OPERA HOUSE BOOKING
THE BEST SHOWS OF THE coUN
TRY WILL VISIT ARDMoRE
THIS SEASON.

The Robson opera house this seas.
on will have some very fine shows.
Mr. Robson says Ia, bet he ha.
ever haw. Among the attractions are
noticeable Chas. u. IIauford W. B.
Patton and others. Here Is q partial
list of the bookings
October 10. "The Land Of Nod"
Nov 3-"m Old Virginia"
Nov. A. rhe Girl Question" a
New York production)
Nov IT, The Opium Fcnd."
Nov ia-Thc Matinee Girl com
pany.
Nov 1i-"Thc Wolf" a Ncw
York producton)
NOV. 25-Mr. Chas. b. Ianford.
Dec. Indiana Folks
Dec. BLACK Patti.
Dec. IA Country XII"
Dec. My Wifes Ncighbors.,
Dec. S-W. n. Patton.
Dec. 16-"Kcko, the Country Boy"
Dec. 17-"IIello Bill, Musical Com
edy company.
Jan Matinee and night "The
Hidden Hand"
Jan. 2l--"Thc Cow Puucher."
Feb. THE Thief"
Fob. i-"The Clansman."
Feb G-"M rs New Husband"
Feb is. On the Bridge at Mid.
night"
Feb. Montana
Feb. 27-Murray and Mack
March t--"Bu ter Brown"
March 2nd and week Morey Stock
company.
March 9-Missouri Girl company.
March l2-"The District Leader"
March 13.-"Eachclors Honey.
moon"
March 2i-"Thorus and Orange
Blossoms"
The above IS onl ya t.w Of the best
attractions. Many more are booked
and the season promises to be one
of the best in the history OF the
Robson opera house. Carpenters
pa2erhanger' and other workmen are
now busy remodelling and getting the
house ready for the opening next
Saturday night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-05
Order for Hearing Petition TO Sell
Real Estate by Guardian,

state of Oklahoma, Carter County,
IS. In the County Court.
In the matter OF the guardianship
Of Phoebe Rexroat T.. r. hexroat
gdardln.
Now on this 2nd day of October
1905, comes u. I. Rexroat, as guar
dian of the estate OF the above
named ward, having filed herein his
petition for the sale of the real
estate Of said ward for the reasons
in said petition stated
IT Is ORDERED, That said peu.
ton be and hereby is set for heac.
ing on the 18th day of October,
\. d., 1908, at o'clock a. M, 1T
which time the next of kin aud all
persons interested in the estate of
said ward are required to APP
pear and show cause, If any
they have, why an order
should not be granted for the
sale OF so much of the real estate
of said ward as IS necessa-
ny for the reasons in said pc
tition stated, and that personal
service hereof be made upon
said next of kin and per
sons interested in the estate of
said ward as required by law. II
is further ordered that a copy be
published for ten successive days in
the Ardmoreite of Ardmore, Okla.
|. r. MASON,
County Judge
Dated this 2nd day OF October
1908. 2-1C
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-05

Grafton for the ono hundred and TWEEN.
ty-eight lots is to be one hundred dol.
lars 100000 each and each on,
hundred dollars (S100O0) or multi.
pie thereof shall represent a share in
a company hereafter to be formed for
the purpose of prospecting for oil and
gas Oh said one hundred and twenty.
eight lots. 80 payments are to be
made by MS or any Of US until all lots
are subscribed. when fifteen per cent
OF same snail become due and the bal.
ance I'm and one half monthly pay.
ments OF $40 per month per share.
Five thousand dollars (S5.00O) shaA
be used under our direction for pros
ptcting for oil and gas and in the
event that oil or gas is found in
quantities to supply factory demands,
then and in that event, the balance
OF the money less advertising and
agen,s expenses will be donated, say
$4,000 70 Identifying the City Park
and $4,000 will be given to the fou
ward schools for bcautifying their
school grounds, but in the event no
gas or oil is found, the balance OF the
money shall be applied on purchase
price Of the l2S lots.