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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-03-25
County Court

The First Monday in January, March
May, July, September, and November.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-03-25
Archer S. Barrow

Auctioneer and Live Stock Salesman.
viii cry sales anywhere. Address
Flors, Oklahoma, X. L ID. No. ?.
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METHODIST CHURCH

Services every Sunday morning and
evening. Sunday School at 10 o'clock.
JAS. BALLINGER, Pastor.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-03-25
commissioners Meet

The First Monday in January, April,
Ju and October.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-03-25
Church and Society Directory.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Services every Sunday morning and
evening. Sunday School at 10 90 a. IN.
w. b. LEONARD, Pastor.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-03-25
Shoes Newest Spring Styles
HAVE JUST Been RECEIVED

OXFORDS--Patent Leather Vc Chocolate, Tan and Wne for
Men, Women and Children in Sizes quantities, styles and
prices that will fit your foot and suit your TASTE well your
purse For nine years have each year bought larger
the old reliable SELF SHOES than during the previous
year and this year carry the largest line OF STYLISH
SHOES, in Beaver County. !:
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Preaching every Lord Day morning
at II 100 O'Clock and evening at 1880
O'Clock. Bible School at 1000 A. NJ.
All are most cordially welcome at any
and all services of the church
Rev. Il. X Colley, Pastor.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-03-25
LADIES. CIRCLE

Auxiliary to Presbyterian Church
meets every Thursday afternoon at the
homes of the members Entertains
the public first Thursday night of each
month. Everybody invited
Mrs. w. Il. LroNARD, Pres.
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General Information
and Editorial Comment

F41S i.S 5 5S 9 q1g az SdS 0S SSa1 J 5 adS a a
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-03-25
Mrs. j, Il. Quinn, Pre-


Union Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor meets each We'd
hesday night at ! 90 p. M, alternately
by months with the Christian and
Presby yteriau church, odd numbered
months with the Presbyterian church
and even numbers with the Christian
church, commencing with the month
of January with ne Presby tcrau
church. All Endeavorers are urged to
be present and on time, Everybody
heartily welcome EIJiuass meeting
last Friday night U each month
Maude Thomas, Pres
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-03-25
LADIES GUILD

Auxiliary to NJ. Il, Church, meets
every Wednesday afternoon with the
members.
Mrs. J. u. NuEs, Pres.
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THE MARTHAS.

Ladies AuXllery To the Christian
church. Meets every Tuesday after
noon at the homes OF the members
Work always on hand. Members al,
ways urged to attend and others cor.
daily welcome.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1909-07-09

Hon G. A. Wilson, of this place.
writes as follows to the Southern Farm
Gazette: / am experimenting in this
way with oats: I have 25 acres Of ex-
cellent creek bottom land, well drain
ed. It was planted last year in oats.
AS soon as the oats were taken Oft lin
June) two bushels of speckled peas to
the acre were sown broadcast and
plowed under A luxuriant crop OF
vines and peas were cut and taken off
the latter part of September and the
stubble plowed under and two bushels
of oats to the acre sown again. in
tend to keep up tho alternate crops of
oats and peas for not less than five
years-maybe ten--so as to ascertain
whether the land will grow poorer or
richer, or whether succeeding oat crops
will be improved by the recurring
crOps of ueas,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1909-07-09

The friends and comrades OF James
s. Purcell, of Bolinger, La, will learn
with regret of his passing away at his
home on July 1st at 10 80 p. m. MIR.
Purcell was born in Tuscaloosa. Ala,
in 1843, Oldest child OF George Dowell
Purcell and Mary Avery. The family
moved to Black Hawk, Miss, in 1856.
At the beginning of the Civil War he
enlisted in Company g, 22nd Missis-
sippi regiment, serving throughout the
war. He is survived by his widow.
Francis Cole and twelve children his
brothers, Geo. W. Purcell, BlackHawk: /:
Sam 4. Purcell, Pine Bluff, Ark, and
sisters, Mrs. j. e. Haynes, Kllmicha-
ell. Mrs. P. A. lindholm, Lexington.
e. Fl. Crippen passed through here
ma from trip to Greenwood.
7. c. CARROT, of Greenwood, was
a visitor to Owens Wells Tuesday.
J.ssF. Wilburn, Jr., ofPickens, visited
his uncles, r. E. and W W. Wilburn,
and families the fore part of the week.
NJ W. Parish, of Cobxurg, transact
ed business in Lexington Tuesday
Hon. j. A. Dicken, of Durant, was a
business visitor to Lexington Tuesday,
Chase & Sanborn's teas
and coffees come IN sealed
packages---a1ways fresh, al
ways pore. Lipsey-Keifn Co.
E.E Bean, of Tchula, visited Lex.
ington in business way Tuesday.
B. f. Clover on Monday, night kill
cd, by poisoning, large horned owl
which had wrought destruction in his
poultry yard. 1t measured four feet
from tip to tip of. the wings.
B. S. Beall, Jr., left Tuesday even.
ing for Tupelo to attend house party
DR.. B. B Hooker returned to Jack
son Tuesday.
A red fox, which had been causing
havoc in the poultry yards of j. r.
Newsom, Rev. j. W. Dorman andsoth-
ers in the neighborhood, was killed by
dogs Tuesday morning an effort to
catch it alive beng unavaiiling.
Mrs Singleton Wilkes has gone to
Lotus Miss, on an extended visit,
Another shipment electric
fans---the very best, just In,
Hardware Lumber Co.
The hitherto rare disease, pellagra,
claimed victim here last week,
colored woman named Emma Gordan,
Pellagra is not contagious or trans.
mittable disease.
j. M. Alexander made a business
trip to Tchula Wednesday.
Mrs. 1. l.--Hyman left Thursday for
Waukesha, Wis, for sojourn of sever.
al weeks.
j. T.. Dyson and Harry Mccain
spent Sunday and Monday at Jackso
and Cooper's Wells.
s. R. Wigley. of Hardscrabble, was
noted among the visitors to Lexing-
ton Saturday.
y. F. Spencer, of Tolarville, visited
Lexington on business Saturday.
Mrs. j. q. Pickens returned Wednes.
day from visit to Tchula.
A perfectly balanced all
grain ration---Banner Feed,
So. 80. Pickens Bros. Co.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1909-07-09

Independence day was enthusiastic-
ally and patrioticaliy observed at
Owens Wells Monday by the citizens Of
Holmes county and some from other
counties. Mine host Hammettt had
amply prepared to accommodate and
entertain a large crowd, and the crowd
exceeded the most sanguine expecta.
tions The day was ideal for pleasure
seeking, and the residents of the towns
took advantage of the opportunity Of
spending a day amid rural scenes and
under sylvan shades. Excellent music
was discoursed throughout the day
by the University band, which has been
engaged for the season. In the fore
noon, Eon, William Arthur Pierce de.
livered an able and highly interesting
address, after which most sunlptuous
and well prepared dinner was partak.
on OF by the many hundreds present.
After the rejection, Hon. j. FL. Fuqua
Jr., mounted the platform and enter
tained the audience with one of his
characteristic able and eloquent ad-
dresses, which was followed by a short
reioinder by Hon. William Arthur
Pierce. AT 80 o'clock the game of
baseball between the Walden and Lex.
ington mines was called, with Tom
Dale, of franklin, as umpire. The
Walden aggregation consisted of Mann,
c. E. Taylor, D. H. Taylor, 1b. l..
Wilson, 2b. ; w. q. Buford, 3b. Huck.
ably, IS. Haman, If. Armstrong, CT. ;
Grantham, rf. ; Nye, Armstrong and
Cole, substitutes S. e. McConnico,
manager. The Lexington club was
composed of O. Hooker, C. ;P. Heinrich,
p. b. Johnson, 1b N Hooker, 2b. ;
McCool and Newsom, S. A. Jordan,
3h. McCool and B. Wilson, If. Gun
ningham rf. B. Wllburn, rf. Five
innings were played, at the close of
which the score was Lexington s,
Walden a. A largely attended and
highly enjoyed dance was given at
night. Everything passed off very
pleasantly and harmoniously and re.
fected much credit upon those who
planned and executed the affair.
We want you to keep
cool. See our t2-inch cleo
trio fans for $500; our
t6-inch for $3.50. Hard
ware Lumber Co.
Miss Eta Garnett left last week to
take summer course at tho University
of Virginia. When she completes the
course she will spend the balance of
the summer with friend in that state.
-Iudianola Tocsin.
Mrs. W. L. Jordan went over to
Owens WellSaturday for a stay of sew.
eral days
We regret to state that Ruffin Beall
has been quite ill with continued fe.
YER.
Olive Relish for meats.
LipseY-Keirn Co.
j. !. Abel, of Zeiglerville, was noted
among the many business visitors to
Lexington Saturday.
g. f. Brown, Of Cruger, was Lex
ington visitor Sunday.
Prof W. M. Alexander left We'd
nseday for Paducah, KY, on visit
to the old home.
All the breeze you want
for SIS. Hardware LUm-
ber Co.
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Home Brevities
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j. P. Leake, T. L. Barbour and R.
Nj. Gwin spent Monday in dallying
with the finny tribe, near Thornton.
NJ. H. Lewis of jackson, was up on
visit Sunday.
Sandy Wade, colored, died Satur-
day.
Capt. F. A. Howell came over from
Durant Sunday evening ana spent the
night with his son, G. B. Howell
He attended the meeting of the Con-
federate Veterans Monday.
7. B Sample and Sigmund Hyman
visited Tchula Sunday.
]. E. Ashcraft, Of Greenwood, spent
Sunday night in Lexington.
J. L Schwartz, of Pickens, was a
visitor to Lexington Monday.
W. L. Hines, of Valley Hill, visited
relatives and friends here the fore part
of the week.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1909-07-09
Feed Your stock on the
best. We guarantee Banner
Feed $3.50 the IT'S ID.
sack. Pickens Bros Co.

J. q. Petty, of Black Hawk, visited
Dr. f. L. Bott and family Friday.
Abner Scott, of Cruger, was here
Saturday to take the examination for
rural mail carrier.
L. R. Nabors, of Holly Bluff, ex-
changed greetings with Lexington
friends Friday.
G. o. Nixon, of Tolarville, peregrin-
ated our business avenues Saturday.
W. r. Broome, of Liberty Chapel,
sojourned in Leixngon Saturday.
E. M. Jefcoat and E. q. Jefcoat, of
Hopewell, we're discerned among the
many visitors to Lexington Saturday.
P. B. Bradley and T. Il. Bradley, of
Brozville, we're here in business way
Saturday.
W. G. Rodgers, of the Forest neigh
borhood, made substantial purchases
from our progressive merchants Satur-
day.
Nothing better In hot
weather than Ice Tea, bot
don't fail to get Chase &
Sanbofn's. Lipsey-Keifn Co.
j. F. Trull, S. W. Afford, G A.
Pitchford, Lee Pike, r. W. Dowuer
and j. F. Rogers, of Cruger, appeared
before the board Of supervisors Mon.
day asking that the road contract sys-
tenn be established in Ashton and
Cruger precincts, which was granted.
j. E. Cunningham spent Monday at
Dunbarton, fishing, and met with
plentiful success.
DR.. M. l.. Pollard, of Thornton,
visited the old home at Franklin the
early part of the.week.
Prof. David Sanderson and L. W.
Herring, of Walden, we're visitors at
Owens Wells Sunday and Monday.
Baxter Wilson occupied the pulpit in
the Presbyterian church at Tchula
Sunday night and delivered a most
able address
Xiii the hofnflies with
Kfeso Dip. Sold at B. S.
Beal's drugstore.
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AL r. Harvey in his usual jocund
and happy manner acted as master OF
ceremonies at an ice cream supper ut
Central Point Friday night, at which
Hon. J. II. Fuqua, Jr., and Hon.
William arthur Pierce spoke in the
interest OF their candidacy for the state
senatorship. Hon. Fquua also enter
tanned the audience with some ex-
cellent violin and vocal selections
The affair is said to have been very
felicitously enjoyable,
The Holmes County School Board
will meet in the Office of the county
superintendent of education on Mon.
day, July 10, to locate schools for the
session of 1909-l0 and to transact such
other business as may come before it,
Miss Bette May league, of Durant,
will have charge of the Marksville
school the coming scholastic year.
d. j. Crawford, of Hoffman, attend.
ed the meeting of the board of super.
visors the fore part of the week, as
member from beat g.
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Try a package OF Chase
g. Sanborn's famous tea.
Lfpsey-Keirn Co.

j. Monroe Clover, of Durant, was
here Monday on business.
B. H. Cooper took trip to Tchula
Monday.
A. Heinrich looked latter his planta
tion interests near Tchula Monday.
Mrs. Sam Montgomery, of Hoffman,
died at the hospital in Memphis Sat
urday, where she had gone for an op-
Grafton for appendicitis, The funeral
was held at Hoffman Sunday. The
beIeaved ones have the sincere sym
pathy of all.
z. I. Baughn, Jr., made fishing
trip to Tchula Saturday.
Guy Slack spent Monday in fishing
near Thornton.
Mrs. Harry A. Gillian and Hal A.
Gillian visited friends at Greenwood
Monday.
All the breeze you want
for SIS. Hardware Lum.
Der Co.
J. A. Rogers and son, j. A., Jr..
went over to Anchorage Monday morn
ing to visit Preston Rogers and fam
lily.
Harrison Baughn, we regret to
learn, rs very ill with slow fever.
W. 3. Beard went to Albin Monday
morning.
j. w. McNeer, of Bowling Green,
was here in a business way Monday.
S. s. Beatty, of Vicksburg, arrived
Sunday on a visit to relatives and
friends
]. A. Gray. Of Tolarville, spent Mon
day in the city.
NJ. |. Truitt, of Bowling Green,
was noted on our busy marts Saturday.
M. G. Brough, of the sandhills,
transacted business here Saturday.
We heartily recommend
and endorse Banner Feed,
an all grain ration---$2. 80.
Pickens Bros. Co.
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Rev J. A. Coleman, of Ebenezer
Rev. J A. Greening, of West, and W.
l.. Storment, OF Black Hawk, returned
from Louisville Saturday, the 3rd
The district conference elected as Law.
delegates to the North Mississippi an
nual conference which meets at Oko-
ionas November "a, 1909, the follow
ing K. P. johnson, Parham Will
liams, j. G. Hamilton and f A. How.
ell The next district conference will
he held at Pickens in July, 1910
Parham Williams was elected secreta- =
ry of the district conference. Rev. w.
N. Duncan returned after one day {
district conference, as a protracted
meeting was going on at the Metho
dist church in Durant. Preaching
was done by Rev. John Lowry, Of
Little Rock, Ark.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1909-07-09
Boy yoor baling hay wire
now; save time and worry.
Hardware-Lumber Co.

Archdeacon Robert E. Lee Craig
preached at st. Marv's Episcopal
church to large and appreciative
audience and will preach again tonight.
All should turnout and hear him,
w. J. Overstreet is up and around
again after having been confined to
his room by illness for several days.
j. Fl. Stein, Of Tchula, transacted
business and mingled with friends in
Lexington Wednesday
W. G. Smith, Marvin Smith and
Philip Shipp, of Zeiglerville, were
here on business Monday.
Mr.. Hampton and daughter. Miss
Rosie, of Eden were guests of f. 7.
WILSON and family Sunday.
J. |. Martin was up from Tolarville
Monday
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1909-07-09
Why cook Supper this hot
weather. Yoo can get ev-
erything ready cooked at
Lipsey-Keirn Co.'S.

@. {. Bevill, of Bowling Green, Wis.
ited Lexington in business way Sat
urday.
Prot. W. Fl, Smith left Sunday for
oxford to deliver number of lectures
before the summer normal.
Miss Ethel Catron has accented the
position OF teacher of the Midway
school
Mrs. B. Fl. Cooper left Tuesday for
Iorras, Texas, on visit to Mrs. T.
n Jones.
Miss Maud Garrard has been elected
teacher OF the Harland's Creek school
for the 190910 term.
Prof. Brose Ingram has been elected
teacher OF the Harmony school for the
coming year.
No mosquitoes, no flies,
aroond an electric fan. New
shipment jost In. Hardware
Lumber Co.
Mr. and MIR. A. Kantrovitz, on
Church street, announce the approach.
ing marriage of their charming sister,
Miss Hedwig Strauss to Mr.. Ben
Nelken, OF Indianola Their many
friends extend congratulations in ad-
vance The exact date Of the marriage
has not been set. Greenwood Com
monwealth.
j. A. Williamson, of Bowling Green,
handshook with his many friends at
the county capital Saturday.
l.. ID. Cade, of Emory, attended to
business in Lexington Saturday.
Wilson Lindsey and Tom Lindsey,
OF near Pickens, were here Saturday,
taking examination for carrier of free
mail delivery routes.
c. Sudbeck, of Jenkinsville greeted
friends in the city Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. K. T. Shipp, of Broz.
vile, went to DurantSaturday to meet
Mrs Ships mother.
Kfeso Dip keeps stock In
the pink Of condition. Sold
by B. S. Bea1l.
Louis leopard, of Brozville, So
journed in Lexington Saturday.
N. z. Divine, of Brozville, was
business visitor to LexingtonSaturday.
w. P Hammett, of Owens, circulated
in the city Saturday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1909-07-09

nothing better than Ferndell
preserves. We have afl the
fruits. Lipsey-Keirn Co.
Rev. j. W. Dorman stayed over in
Louisville after the district conference
closed to aid Rev. e. E. Lapgford in
a protracted meeting.
Misses Wilisford, Of near Shellmound,
and their fair visitors, Misses Cornelia
and Maud Dyer, of Lexington, were in
the city Monday. The Misses Dyer
returned to Lexington that afternoon.
Greenwood Commonwealth.
Norris Parkinson, Of the Forest
neighborhood, looked after business
matters in Lexington Saturday.
r. e. Mooney, of Acona, perambu-
lated our busy marts Saturday.
]. V. Waddell, of the Sandhills, took
occasion to visit the county capital
Saturday.
]. d. Nixon, of Midnight, renewed
acquaintance in the city Saturday.
D. J. Ellington, of Bowling Green,
was business visitor to Lexington
Saturday.
Kfeso Dip kills lice, ticks,
mites and fleas. Sold by B.
S. Beall.
Mrs. r. H. Baker Jr. and daughter,
Miss Ella Heriford, went to Green.
wood Tuesday on a visit to relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Rhea. of Memphis, Is the priced
guest of her son, E. F. Rhea.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-21
WIRELESS AND WEATHER

III ERE is a startling bit of informa-
ton from Curacao. 1t is of pecu-
IL liar and especial importance to
California. where the best climate in
the world has attracted many thou
sands of the able citizens who are now
devoting their lives to building up the
state, and making it not merely the
New York of the far west-but the New
York plus the indisputably best state
in all the North American Union.
Curacao says wireless telegraphy
affects climate. Reports from Curacao
declare wireless is a rainmaker; that it
turns dry climate into wet. After
the wireless installation was put up in
the island of Curacao rain began to
fall in generous quantities almost every
day. At first the phenomenon was puz-
zling, but scientists made an investiga-
ton, and say the change is due to con-
ditions produced by wireless.
Whenever mankind makes big new
discovery it may be taken for granted
that along with the discovery there is
OK" an unknown quantity-a by-prod
uct, so to speak. Since the by-product
OF wireless" is rain, what effect will
the new system of telegraphy have on
the climate of California?
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-21
CONSOLIDATION

MEASURES are being taken to set
M tie all land questions and have
In all possible causes of contention
or controversy cleared out of the way
of the consolidation program. The
consolidation committee is doing its
work with business-like efficiency.
thoroughness and coura ge and with an
eye to the best interests of the public.
In Greater Los Angeles what has
been called in these columns "corpor-
ationism" will no longer be a constant
disturbing or obstructive force; and
all private policies must be subordinat-
ed to the main public policies of har-
Dor development at san Pedro and
business growth and prosperity in Los
Angeles. The consolidation committee
wishes to have the government accept
a new site for a naval station instead
of that originally offered, inasmuch as
it is needed for harbor Improvement.
Government has not formally ac-
cepted the first site, and there should
be no difficulty in substituting for it
a site equally good, but outside of the
area needed for wharfage and COM
mercial harbor improvements. Greater
Los Angeles will include the finest
harbor on the Pacific coast, naval
station and a great and prosperous
commercial, manufacturing and resi-
Dental area. 1t will be one of the
foremost, best and best governed cities
in the land
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-21
TO ARGUE BIBLE SYMBOLISM
ON MATERIAL BASIS WRONG

LOS ANGELES. May 1S.-[Editor
Herald1 1 thought we had arrived at
the point where we might let drop the
arguments on devils and the fall of
man, but Anxious wants to stir it up
again. 1 never thought him so great
sinner as to come along with mus
tard after dinner. But seriously, any
one who, like Anxious, attempts to ar
que Bible symbolism on material
basis is as far from the question as
is Washington, D. c., from Los An
geles. Take the words. Genesis 2:17:
For the day that thou eatest thereof
thou shalt surely die" This surely
means spiritual death or a falling away
from the high spiritual state to which
the race of Adam had attained. Analo-
gous to the words of Jesus, Matthew
8:22: Let the dead bury their dead;
follow thou me-" or what else can it
mean, since they did not die a natural
death. but a spiritual death-the very
thing God warned them to avoid?
A parallel may be given in a natural
state, viz: A parent, knowing that
there are poisonous berries as we'll as
wholesome in the woods, would warn
his children to avoid the berries of the
deadly bush, yet it must be conceded
that what we as human beings find
dangerous to eat has its uses in the
economy of nature. tPartial evil, uni
versal good" c.. r.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-21
PRISON REFORM LEAGUE is
WELL WORTHY OF ATTENTION

BAKERSFIELD, May 1S-[Editor
Herald In the past l noticed fire.
quent allusion in your Letter Box to
the work that Col Griffith j. Grif-
fifth was doing to remedy the fragrant
abuses that characterize our treatment
of crime and criminals. In fact, 1 re-
member that 1 myself wrote on the
subject and that others called on all
radical thinkers to rally to his assist
ance. But now that a movement has
taken shape and is putting forth every
effort to create a national agitation or
the question, none of your correspond
ents seem to think it worth discus
sion.
Surely this is a profound mistake
1t is not only that this state has the
evil pre-eminence of leading all 9TH
ers easily in convictions for crime, or
that the exposure of conditions in San
Quentin in such a book as mo. $685."
produced a wave of general indigna-
ton. There are other and deeper rea-
sons why this subject should be of
paramount interest to all who have a
sincere interest in the social question.
Nothing is more urgently needed in
this country than a general and cour-
ageously honest investigation into the
causes of crime, and inasmuch as this
would lead infallibly to a discussion
of our entire system, it shiuld, as it
seems to me, be welcomed by all who
believe in turning on the light.
l hope the problem of crime and our
at present ineffective efforts to sup
press it may receive the attention of
your Letter Box contributors, as 1t
has of your editorial writer's and re-
porters; for no paper has so heartily
indorsed the work of Col. Griffith and
the Prison Reform league as has the
Herald. VICTOR H. TELFORD.