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Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19

pacity claimed by the authorities was
| 800, while the total population was
474-a bad example for the capital city
of the nation. 49,
| In Chicago, Illinois, there were 434
men In 1868 cells, with 80 boys In a
congregation by themselves.
In Indianapolis, Indiana, 143 men
and 16 women in 81 cells. There were
two boys, and children are kept In
the womens department.
In Terre Haute, Indiana, there were
| 73 men In 35 cells, and the visitor says
there have been 110 at time In this
jail.
In Marion Iowa, a small Jail, built
with four cells for men, had 20 men.
Tatamount to MansIaughter
OF the rural and village jails 1t is re-
marked that they usually have space
enough for health, but they are among
the worst for vile familiar1tles OF as
sociation. The ordinary standard for
Judging whether a Jail is crowded or
not is too bad for a stable or cow
shed, much less for human beings.
This common standard is that so long
as men can find room in bunk, ham
mock or on stone floor, with news
paper for a mattress, the place Is spa.
cious enough. This is manslauSpter'
We must again remind our readers
| that incarceration in a city or county
| iail by no means implies that the prls-
oner is guilty of any offense, the Jams
being used indiscriminately, and most
| improperly, alike for those convicted
for those who in the eye of the law
are innocent, since they have not peeh
brought to trial, and for many who are
held merely as witnesses. A good Illus
tration- of this we take from an ad-
dress by DR.. H. II. Hart OF Chlcago,
| given in the records of the congress
| from the proceedings of which we have
quoted SO freely. He says: the con-
stitution and the law say man VINO
| is accused of crime shall be deemed
| innocent until he is proved guilty. he
| is entitled to humane and reasonable
| comfort; to be kept from unnecessary
exposure to disease and danger or IN
| Jury to health or person or morals. ne
/ may be an innocent man. He may be
like the little Greek boy / saw today
who looks to be not more than IA or
IL wears of age. He is held In the
| iail of Cook county. What is his crime?
He is the only Greek boy that can be
found that can testify against these
| padrones; and the noble county or
Cook is holding this child in jail, ex-
posed to all kinds of moral contagion,
until such time as it gets ready to put
him on the witness stand to prove a
case Some inmates of county jatlS
are held as witnesses. Some are in
sane. l remember seeing five insane
men in a Jail in Dubuque, Iowa-sick
men, whose only place of refuge was a
dark, damp, unwholesome, unsanitary
jail, and the only care given WAS such
as was kindly volunteered by their as
| sociates, the other prisoners" No
words by us could add to the eloquence
Of these facts, and 1t is not of Chicago
and Dubuque alone that the story
could be told.
Subject Temporarily Dropped
At the congress held the following
year at Richmond, Va, the association
paid little attention to city and county
tails, doubtless considering that enough
] time had been devoted to the subject
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
MISSION BELL DEDICATED
AT CHURCH IN BAY CITY
Oldest Building in San Francisco Marks
End of FL Canine Real from
San Diego

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 1S.-A mis-
sion bell swinging from a staff eigh-
teen feet in height, standing before
the doors of the Mission Dolores, the
oldest building in San Francisco, was
dedicated today by Rev. Father Max
imilian, head of the Franciscan order
in this city.
The bell marks the peninsula end of
Eel Canine Real (the kings highway,
which extends from the San Diego
mission, and Is one of fifty-six erected
at various points along the coast
Congressman ]. r. Knowland, presi-
dent of the Native Sons. delivered the
address of the day, and the exercises
were attended by representatives of
the city government, commercial bod
les and hundreds of children from the
public schools.
The celebration was intended as an
observation of the 1880 dedication OF
the Preside by the Spaniards.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
POLICE AFTER
CARD PLAYERS
SMALL, GOOD LOOKING BL L0NDE
WOMAN IS SOUGHT
WELL DRESSED MAN ACCUSED OF
PASSING VALUELESS CHECKS
AlIeoed That Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. King
Gained Livelihood by Winning
Money from Cultivated
Acquaintanoes

A dapper young man, always neatly
dressed, passing under the name of j..
J. King, accompanied by small, good
looking blonde woman" Is wanted at
the Los Angeles police headquarters.
King, who has on several occasions
given his name as S. A. Grove, Jr., is
what is known as tin horn" gam
bier and succeeded in passing a num-
ber of worthless checks in Los Angeles.
He arrived in Los Angeles several
weeks ago, accompanied by the blonde
woman, who posed as his wife, and
rented a house on North Vermont ave-
nue.. With the assistance of the blonde
King had but little difficulty in form
ing acquaintanceS and started series
of card parties at his home.
The guests generally left the home
with a good impression of Mr.. and Mrs.
King, but always minus the greater
amount of the money they brought
with them.
1t Is said King became dissatisfied
with such small returns for his work
and began to pass bogus checks. A
few days ago the house on North Yer
mont avenue was closed and at the
same time Mr.. and Mrs. King" were
not at home to their friends.
Extent of Operations Not Known
The matter was reported to police
headquarters last night and a searcn
instituted for the missing couple. The
amount of money that was cleaned
from the card parties and bogus checks
is not definitely known, but that sew
eral hundred Los Angeles dollars ac-
companied the couple when they dis
appeared is certain.
King is described as being 27 years
old, feet seven inches tall, dark com
plexion. dark hair and always smooth
shaven.
The description given states that
King was always neatly dressed in a
dark business suit. The record at po
lice headquarters states that King is
known to Mr. Gilpie of the Pacific
Slope Oil company, with offices in the
Wright & Calender building, Fourth
and South Hill streets.
The woman is merely described as a
small, good looking blonde woman"
and the police are anxious to locate
both.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
GIRL WILL NOT TESTIFY
AGAINST HER ABDUCT0R
Miss Sutherland Says She Loved Rev.
stuckey and Is Equally
Guilty

OTTAWA, Kas., Sept. 1S.-Rev.
Wallace M. Stuckey reached here to-
dav from Waukegan, Ill, in company
with Miss Lorena Sutherland, the 16-
year-old girl whom he is accused OF
abducting The former pastor was In
the custody of an officer.
Several hundred persons met the
party at the station. Stuckey was
taken to Jail, while the girl was
turned over to her mother, VINO en-
braced her affectionately.
Miss. Sutherland declared: Il am as
guilty as he. He asked me to go away
with him because he loved me, and
am not going to turn on him. II they
think / am going to help them send
him to prison they are mistaken. Yes,
I loved him."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19

tried to make England realize this
point-the Importance of sanitation
in the eighteenth century, and neglect
of it has been the responsible cause
of thousands of deaths-of sheriffs,
jailers, judges and honest work people,
Even if the unconvicted prisoners,
many innocent of crime, could be dis
regarded, public interest in the hy-
gienic conditions of jails is involved" !"
Food Criticized Sharply
Under the head of Food" this con-
clusion is reached: Speaking with all
due respect of county officials we af-
firm, supon our evidence. that they are
not usually competent persons to draw
up a dietary for prisoners of any kind.
And as to the customary mode of
serving food we can use no milder
phrase than that it is revolving and
demoralizing, and often dangerous to
health. 1t would seem that the aver
age county authorities think that any
thing is good enough for prisoner and
that the word prisoner means a con-
demned criminal"
OF Clothing, and especially under
clothing" the committee has little to
say, except that, as regards supplies
furnished by the county, "the replies
reveal inequality and partiality which
shock the sense of equity and justice"
But on Beds, bedding and cell furni-
ture," it Is extremely eloquent, saying,
among other things: Spartan sim
plicity reigns in the furniture Of cells;
table, a chair, an iron frame, hinged
to swing against the wall, or canvas
hammock, occasionally a shelf and a
mirror. Often we must imagine bunk
over bunk, in the same cell or cage,
crowded until the horrors of stencil and
suffocation are indescribable. Simplicity
is desirable; there Is no call for luxury;
but there is no reason nor fairness In
subjecting unconvicted citizens to dirt
and crowding, and thus furnishing them
more severely than the felons sent to a
state prison, and that even before trial,
while they are legally and presump-
lively innocent" And again: Under
an open Jail system the filthiest, vilest
prisoner Furnishes and tortures those
who have not yet sunk to his level, for
the vermin crawl from him to others,
and the stencil from his dirty bedding
defiles all other cells and corridors.
Under an isolation cell system this
could be prevented; with the open
structure, practically universal, it is
impossible to prevent 1t. This Is true
of the lockups of-many cities as we'll.
The situation is vile"
On One slavish Plan
On the question of ventilation" the
committee processes itself insufficiently
scientific to give an expert opinion, but
on Light" 1t says: 'grhe very struc-
ture of the ordinary jail is radically
wrong and offends against the laws of
health. From ocean to ocean one uni
form plan has been slavishly copied
from bad models-a cage of cells sur
rounded by a corridor. Into this cor
ridor are emptied the foul breath and
foul language of the occupants of
darkened cells. 1t becomes a common
reservoir of deadly elements. The light
of windows and the pure air do not
enter the cell directly, but only through
this corridor. No man builds pig pen
or a hen coop on such monstrous
plan. The jailer's residence adjoining
always admits sunshine and air direct
ly into each sleeping and living room."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
MISTAKEN FOR F00TPAD,
MAN SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
Night Watchman Shoots Portuguese
Who Aroused Suspicion Because
of Strange Actions

OAKLAND, Sept. 1S.-Joe Morriero
lies seriously wounded at the receiving
hospital as the result Of his being shot
under the mistake he was a footpad
by Night Watchman Philip Maunder
of Idora Park early this morning
Morriero is a Portuguese, unable to
speak English, and when accosted by
Maunder he acted in a strange manner
and aroused the suspicious of the night
watchman, who drew his revolver and
fired three times.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
MAYOR OF LIE MARIN SHOT
TO DEATH BY POLICEMAN
Chief Executive of Martinique City Is
Killed Because Of Political
Differences

FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique,
Sept. 1S.-The local political situation
here is serious and factional feeling
runs high.
FIR. derrick Norbert, mayor of lie
Marin, was shot to death on the street
by a policeman yesterday.
The elections of members of the
grand council are. set for September
26, and further bloodshed is feared.
Armed men are breaking into the
polling places.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
SAILORS MAKE ATTACK
ON BEACH RESORT CAFE
Seamen Stone and Practically Wreck
Restaurant, but Give No
Reason

NORFOLK. Sept. 1S-Much excite
ment was caused at the white City,
pine beach today by an attack on
Charles Lees restaurant by a large
party of sailors on shore liberty from
the fleet in Hampton Roads.
The place was stoned and practically
wrecked, beer bottles and other mis-
siles having been thrown through the
windows and much crockery and glass
smashed.
The cause of the attack by the sail
ors is not given. The affair was re-
ported to the naval authorities.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
mo- Investlaate Death

HONOLULU, Sept. 1S.-A court Of in
ouiry has been appointed to investi-
gate the death of two members of the
crew of the cruiser Colorado, caused
by the bursting of a steam pipe during
the recent voyage of the Pacific fleet
from San Francisco to Honolulu.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
Subject TemporarIIy Dropped

At the congress held the following
year at Richmond, Va, the association
paid little attention to city and county
jails, doubtless considering that enough
time had been devoted to the subject
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26

Mofair seems as certain a standby as broadcloth, and though the preference this spring Is for a single solid-color cloth, in one of the staple or newer shades, certain diversity is gained by variations in the weaving, as in the checked effect woven into the mohairs and serges with herring stripes. Voiles in plain black and black and white are likely to find increasing favor, and some of these are shown in bordered goods. These are the double-width ma teriali with a woven border on one edge. Considerable dressmaking skill is neces- sary in producing gown from bordered material; for that reason they will prob ably never be universally popular.
 The Spring and Summer Materials
 On these fine, transparent voiles the selvage Is often employed as decorative feature: tunic drapery, for instance, instead of being hemmed, will be finished with the selvage, left on for that pur- pose. It is part of the dressmaker's art to study her material, that she may make the most of all its possibilities. Even if the time has not yet come to wear cotton fabrics the forehanded woman Is think ing of them, and this summer she will see the return of an old favorite-cotton sateen, influenced probably by the success
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
Perfect Fitting Cuimpe-Practi- cal Directions for the Making of This Ever Useful Article

THE guinnpe or under-blouse is so
 firmly fixed as component part of the costume-gown that the best and most practical method of arranging 1t be- usually made of light, sheer fabric, and If cut by a shirt-waist pattern and all lowed to remain the full length, the ma terial at the waist will form an extra thickness under the over-blouse that may just as well be avoided. A shirt-waist of even the simplest description will all ways be more becoming if it has one wide or several very narrow tucks at the shoulder-line. There may be only three or four of these little tucks, be- ginning at the armhole, or an equivalent amount of material may be gathered into the shoulder seam, but the trif1e of full ,Qcss will allow just enough ease across
 he bust to avoid the strained look that Fl perfectly plain waist, unless very loose IT fitted, is certain to have. The guimpe, 6n the contrary, will be better if made Perfectly plain, for the portion that Ahows at the centre-front should lie
 mooth and flat, be the figure either full
 r slender; the requisite fulness to give Ease to the waist will be in the over
 Blouse.
 The guimpe is most often shown
 b chemisette depth only, but everyone Mvho has tried knows the inconvenience
 
 ion inside neck opening to which it is I lot sewed It will be much more secure Ind comfortable if 1t be attached to a
 uimpe of lawn that may be held down From the waist. The method by which Kais result may be attained, and at the Fame time the fulness of material at the Eaist avoided, is shown in the illustra- Hons. Fit the under-arm seams and the 5houlders and neck, carefully. French #eams may be made. but a felled seam Hives Aatter finish at the shoulder. Hem the lower edge, and if the guirnpe is Co be sleeveless, make a very narrow Rem around the arm-ho1es or apply a Harrow bias, facing. Hem the lower edge of the guimpe, and sew loops. of onc-ha1f- -inch-wide tape to the edge. Try on the guimpe, and make each tape loop long enough to reach exactly to the nzturaf waist-iine. Apply one loop at each side of the centre-front, and one at each side of and quite close to the cen- Ire-teek k is impossible to place loop
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26

hard to say the right thing and to say # properly" said Rosamond in despair- ing tone.
 her mother Tt will help you more in your underwriting if you do that than if I should dictate. Remember that note of that sort should be your own. A friendly note, note of appreciation for a gift, should be natural, spontaneous. It must not be abrupt, but it need not be long, It may be enthusiastic without being gushing. Your friend has taken time to think of you, and to choose something which she hopes may please you I am sure you are not indifferent, but you have allowed three days to pass without acknowledging her present. The. simplest rule about writing friendly note is to think what you would say if speaking. What would you say to Alice if you saw her at this moment
 Perhaps I would say, Alice. dear. it was charming of you to send me that pretty fan. It is just. what I have beeil wishing for. am delighted with it.. 7 z
 That IS very natural and will do very we'll Write it. You may add some thing of this sort, T hope that I may see you soon, when I can tell you personally how much pleasure you have given nle," and sign it Yours affectionately.,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
THE NEW STRAIGHT LINE COAT

to fit the lace into place; as no shoulder seams are made in 1t, the tapping and joining of the lace may be done wherever 1t will come most conveniently. Baste the front piece in position first then each of the back portions. Be careful to pre- serve. the curve of the shoulder-hne, notching the lace, If necessary, to se- cure 1t. Hem the edges of the lace to the guinpe.
 Make the shoulder joinings with over hand stitches taken over the thread that forms the outline of the lace design, fol- lowing 1t far enough around each figure to make the joining secure. Join the spaces of net that come in between these figures by taking short overland stitches through both layers of net. After all these stitches are made, trim the net away around the lace figures and along the over-handed lines, but not too close to the sewing in either case. If any of the plain joinings i'll the lace seem too prominent, they may be broken by talk ing a small figure from the cuttings of the lace and applying 1t to the net by over handing around the design. Run a thread around the lace one-quarter of an inch from the neck edge, to hold 1t to the same size as the fitted lawn guimpe From the inside trim away the lawn from under the lace, leaving about one quarter of an inch beyond the line of sewing that attaches 1t to the lawn, turn over the raw edges and hem them down to the lawn.
 The fitting of the collar is a matter of considerable importance, and more at tention than usual Is being given to it this season. The shaping of the top out line must necessarily vary on different persons, but the inclination is to slope it up as high at the back and sides as 1t can be worn. The neck of the et1irnpe should always be as high as possible at the sides. If, ir the fitting, it is too high, causing the shoulder to wrinkle, 1t is better to slash the edges than to pare them away. A collar that pulls wide at the sides of the neck is uncomfortable and unbecoming. This is particularly true when the neck is short Increasing the neck-line at the lower edge of the collar increases the apparent size of the neck and is the reverse of the treatment required in fitting stout neck.
 The front may need to be cut some what low, but the sides should be kept as high as possible. The best way to make a correct neck-line is by pinning around well-shaped collar that is either cut from stiff material or boned to pre- serve the shape. Everyone knows the difficulties of finding satisfactory and painless collar-supporter. Boning that will hold the collar up usually pokes into the neck in most uncomfortable fashion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
By Mrs. FRANK
'' R OSAMOND, dear" said Mrs
 N Wright, T have something for you

ID OSAMOND, dear" said Mrs
 N Wright, T have something for you to do this morning"
 "What is 1t, Mother?'
 "I want you to be my secretary and at tend to some of my notes and invita- tions."
 Rosamond seated herself at her sit down at your desk, Mother. It is so well supplied with writing materials note-paper, pens, ink, blotting-paper, stampsNeverything ready to use. 1t makes me feel like writing"
 "I want you to begin to-day to keep my desk in order, and to study the de tails of underwriting, which Is an art that should be practised by every woman who wishes to be polite.'
 "It seems to be talent to write notes we'll" said Rosamond with a sigh. T am afraid 1 shall never be able to do 1t. y
 "Yes, 1t is an accomplishment. A very small talent can be improved by giving time and thought to 1t. Every one may not find it easy to acquire. a charming or graceful style in note-writ- ing, but you will find that facility comes by practice"
 "What sort of r1ote-paper do you like best?" asked Rosamond.
 'P1ain white, rather heavy III quality, is always in good taste. Pale gray Is used by many people. The size Is about six and half inches by five. You will find larger size in my desk for letters, and smaller size, about five inches by four and half, for short notes or invi- tations. Note-paper Is folded once to fit the envelope. l like to have the ad dress engraved across the top of the note-paper, but 1t Is allowable to write
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26

sufficient length to extend a safe dis tance below them, and 1t may be advis- able to add an extra loop of tape at each side. The guirnpe illustrated was made of hring-lawn,, and was intended as
 support for the lace which is inset in chemisette form-none of the lawn show ing when the over-blouse is worn The guimpe itself, however, may be inset with medallions or insertion or be hand embroidered. Fine lawn or batiste should be used in this case, but the orig inal preparation of the guimpe would be the same. The trimmings to be applied should be pinned into the desired posi- tions, then pasted in place. After the trimming is pinned in place on the one
 side, double the guirnpe evenly through the centre-front, bringing the back and
 the under-arm seams evenly together,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26

dyed to match any shade. This dyeing is not difficult. and may be dore at honle- 1 he extremely fashionable sleeves are long. even extending well over the hand, but 1t seems likely that, for midsummer at least, comfort will make the three quarter or elbow length popular.
 Long Coats in lightweight Gowns
 Long coats-4o and 45-inch lengths and in the semi-6tting models, are being shown for spring, and will probably hold their favor through the summer, es- pecially i'll linens, pongees and similar light weight materials Sleeves on these coats are of the long, close-htting kind and have very little fitness at the arm hole Small notched collars, similar to those on mems coats, and the collar1css finish, will both be used,. the latter es- pecially with the ruches of almost every imaginable material now represented among neck accessories.
 In woolens there are the transparent fabrics in one class-the voiles and tis- sues that must be draped over suitable lining; and the heavier goods, which are usually made with lining in the waist portion only. In these heavier fabrics, though they are of the lightest possible weight, the smooth satin finish is best liked for more dressy wear Broadc1oth