The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-31

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and day by day he more strongly
condemned it. Now he has taken
the matter into his own hands,
courageously and determinedly.
In future all policemen will have
quasi-judicial authority in all cases
of petty offense. If, after investi-
cation, the officer thinks arrest ad-
visable, he will send the offender
to the police station. If he believes
a reprimand, tempered with some
wholesome advice, is sufficient, this
shall be administered and the Of
fender released.
Where formal complaint is made
to the chief for similar or equally
minor offenses, the culprit will be
brought before him. instead of be-
ing arrested. The chief will in
vestigate the case and reprimand,
or prosecution will follow, as his
judgment dictates.
For five years I have been
studying the problem of enforcing
the city ordinances and maintain
ing peace while at the same time
avoiding making arrests the chief
explains. The new system is my
solution. 1t will do away with an
endless amount of needless hard
ship and disgrace"
Chief Kohler's new idea is being
warmly commended DR.. A. B. Mel
drum, pastor of the Old Stone
church, says: Il heartily approve
it. When a vicious criminal COM
mits a vicious crime, punish him,
and do it quickly The quicker the
better. But when man has mere
ly slipped, when he is good in his
heart and has only depressed, I
would say: Go thou and sin no
MORE"
This indicates that all love,
all charity, all belief in the essen
tials of right living and manhood
are not dead. 1t is the spirit of
Give a man a chance rightly re-
strained and judicially exercised 1t
is not official largesse gone to
seed"
The workhouse population will
be materially lessened The sys-
TEN will assist in reforming the
workhouse candidate as the work
house graduate is reformed in that
other Cleveland institution, the
Brotherhood club. Its sole mission
is reformation.
The Brotherhood is a home for
discharged workhouse prisoners
who desire to reform. They are
housed and clothed and fed until
employment is obtained for them,
From their wages is taken suffi-
cient tot pay for this accommoda-
ton The balance is paid over to
them. 1t is maintained from its
own earnings.
1t was opened formally on Christ
mas day two years ago. 1t has
sheltered more than SEQ discharged
prisoners since that time, for So
per cent of whom jobs were found
More than rs per cent of these
men made good, and have kept
out of the workhouse since. The
great majority of them were UNI
married and middle-aged.
At the Brotherhood home now 30
men are quartered. The discipline
is strict, but not onerOus. Regular
meal hours are maintained and
every man must register In by
1870 p. IN. Each man has an in
dividual room; there Is a parlor
sitting and smoking room; every
thing is home-like. The table is
better than in many second class
hotel.
The building is owned by the
city, but the furnishings, inven.
toried recently at $4,000, were all
paid for from the earnings. 1t is
by a superintendent act
ing under the direction of the Sec
rotary of the director of charities.
Shortly committee from the So
cial Service club is expected to
take 1t In charge.
The plan originated with dis
charged prisoner who first took
man into his room, furnished him
and meals until he found
Then they took In
another. And SO 1t grew until the
workhouse parole officer effected a
permanent organization and adj
yaaeed $500 TO 1t Up the el,rb.