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criminal instincts of the colored people are
such as belong to the childhood Of race
rather than such as require planning and
elaboration.
And yet, strange as it may appear, out
of "a charged with vagrancy 63 were
white, and out of 125 charged with being
idle and disorderly % were white, and out
of A charged with being habitual drunk
ards "a were white.
In the workhouse the proportion OF
blacks is considerably smaller than in the
jail, being substantially go blacks to 15(
whites.
ITO those who believe that the negro is
incapable of mechanical skill or ingenuity
and unworthy of manual training, the fact
That so large proportion of our prisoners
are colored might be an argument against
the introduction of varied forms of labor
into the reformatory and. perhaps, an ar
gument against the establishment of a re-
formatory at all.
1T is highly probable that large ma
jorfty of those who would be candidates
for reformatory in this District would
belong to the colored race. Having little
doubt upon this point. we have been es-
pecially interested to learn, from the ex-
perience of other jurisdictions where re-
formatories have been established. what
results have been obtained among negroes
| and what we have learned has been de.
cidedly in their favor
Negroes Acquire Skill.
In some institutions the most skillful
workmen have been negroes, and the an
swers from reformatory and prison Of
f1cials which have been given to ou1
questions upon this subject have been tc
the effect that shiftless and awkward
specimens of this people are transformed
by the discipline and training to compe-
tent and often to highly efficient work
men.
Our investigation has convinced us
that 1t is mistake to consider the negro
race as incapable of mechanical skill and
progress. On the contrary we believe that
one or the strongest arguments in favor
or the establishment of a reformatory in
this District is that it will serve the pur-
pose of training school for young col
ored men who otherwise would never re-
| celve any discipline or training whatever
Those who cannot be successfully EN-
ployed in tasks requiring mechanical
skill may be put to work upon the land
or employed in the heavier forms of labor
The return to daily life of large num-
Der OF young colored men who have beer
SO trained in reformatory that they
can Immediately command good wages
and establish for themselves decent
homes will be an example which in our
opinion will not be lost upon others o.
their race
ut seems little less than mockery
that members of the white race in con-
troll of government, should declain
against the idle and vagrant character o.
the black race, and yet when members
of that race are arrested for idleness anG
tVagrancy or vices and crimes that spring
therefrom, that they should be shut UP in
narrow cells and given no form of labor
such men are turned back upon the com
munity, what reason is there to expect
that they will be anything but idle and
vicious?
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REFUSED TO HAVE HAIR CUT.
French Seaman Gets Years Impris-
onment for INSTRUMENTATION.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS, January ia seaman named
Roman of the warship Devastation at
Brest, has been found guilty of serious
charge of insubordination.
He refused to have his hair cut short
in accordance with the service regula-
tons, and maintained that he had per-
feet right to wear it as long as he pleased.
His lieutenant thought otherwise, and as
Roman declined to visit the barber or
allow that functionary to operate upon
him he was placed under arrest. He had
to be handcuffed before the precious
locks could be Shorn.
The court martial then found him
guilty of willful disobedience, and SEN
fenced him to one years imprisonment.
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Four Seriously Hurt In Fire Panic.

COLLINSVILLE. ILL.,. January IL
Four persons were seriously injured and
a number were hurt in panic which
followed an explosion in a moving picture
show here Saturday night. Many of the
injuries were caused when Paul Kolosky,
operator of the moving picture machine,
leaped from his coop in the front of the
building. alighting upon the heads of the
fleeing patrons of the place and bearing
several of them to the ground.
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Miners Posse After a Murderer.

NEDERLAND, Col, January ia
mob of miners formed Saturday night in
tent upon Furnishing A. F. Threkeld. a
former deputy sheriff. who shot and prob
ably fatally wounded Harry Stringer. a
miner. Whether the mob succeeds In Its
purpose depends, 1t is believed on whether
the town marshal. who arrested ThrekeId
succeeds in eluding the mob. The marshal
Is trying to reach Boulder with his pris-
oner Sheriff Bartell has started for
Nederland in an automobile.
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PAROLE

g. \ PAROLE LAW.-"One crying evil
of the present system of dealing with our
prisoners is that when they are released
from confinement there is little to prevent
their going back to life of crime.
1t seems absurd that year after year
the government should be turning back
upon society it's avowed and inveterate
enemies, yet there is no doubt that this
is the case. Men who have spent their
lives III crime. who have deliberately
chosen to lead such a life. are released
and leave the prison gates with the de-
clared intention of continuing their war
fare against the state.
"One such prisoner when appealed to by
the warden to change his course replied
that he had carefully calculated the
chances and had reached 1he conclusion
that he could not afford to give up the
trade of crime.
-" Il know he said. that | must pass a
considerable part of my life in prison
but | shall be able to live upon the fruits
of my enterprise while l am out of prison
enough better TO make up for the time
j am confined. On the average | shall
have better time.
1t ought to be a crime i'm itself TO be
u professional criminal. There ought to
he statute defining the offense. 1t oc-
curs to us that the definition should be-
y professional criminal is one who has
deliberately chosen to lead life of crime
and who has been more than once con-
victed of Il felony.
"A person convicted of being profess
sional criminal ought to be sentenced to
Imprisonment for life. The question
whether he is a professional criminal
ought to be determined by the jury under
proper charge In the indictment.
1T will be necessary to distinguish be-
tween professional criminals and habitual
criminals. for there are men and women
who. under the stress of temptation, may
fall again and again and yet again and
again repent. Their offenses are usually
petty. and they have not that express
determination TO get their living by crimi-
nal means which should be held to be a
distinguishing characteristic of the pro-
fessional criminal
Advantage to Government From Pa
role.
NO argument is necessary to show
that IL the government could In some
way retain its hold upon Its prisoners
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BETTER CONDITIONS
FOR THE POOR

THE problem of crime among these
people cannot be considered apart from
the general problem of their housing and
their surroundings 1t is impossible to
understand any man apart from his sur
roundings, and especially apart from what
he calls his home.
Most of these people who find their
way into the criminal court, and eventually
into prison, may be traced back TO the
miserable alleys and novels which exist
in such large numbers in our city. and
which are reproach to our civilization.
No one who knows how these people live
wonders at their habits or their crimes.
while we are striving for penal and
reformatory institutions worthy of our
people and our time, let us not neglect
to remove these breeding places of vice
and schools of crime, and to put in their
place clean and wholesome dwellings.
Let US throw the alley open to the light
of day. and let us plant where they are
most needed the parks and breathing
places, wholesome with sun and air and
beautiful with trees and flowers which
may appeal to the purer and better in
stincts of the people.
Washington ought not to be in one
part show place and in the other part a
loathsome alley. 1t ought to be in every
part clean and habitable. AS you your
self have expressed 1t, Mr. President, let
9Th avenue: let us give a little attention
to the East Side.
Plans of the Park Commission.
1.-The question of the removal of the
workhouse from its present site should
also be considered in connection with
those plans to grace and beautify the
city which have been outlined by the
park commission.
"A glance at a map Of the District on
which these plans have been laid down
will show that they contemplate drive
way along the western bank of the Ana
costa river, which would necessarily pro-
coed along this very tract which is now
dedicated to the punishment of crime, the
treatment of contagious diseases, the
cremation of the dead and quarantine
for the smallpox.
1--WE feel that these plans may well be
considered as an additional argument in
favor of the removal of the workhouse
and of the other buildings which would
naturally disappear in it's wake. although
we regard the other reasons which we
have given for its removal as entirely
sufficient in themselves.
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JUVENILE
DETENTION HOME

Our attention has been called to the
need of home for the detention of chill
dren awaiting trial in the Juvenile Court.
We submit herewith letter from the
judge of that court, William II. DeLacy
setting forth the reasons for such a
home and, without recommending any
particular site therefor. indorse the gen.
eral plan outlined by him.
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CONDITIONS PECU-
LIAR TO DISTRICT

"As we have already pointed out, al
most all of the offenses to be dealt with
here are such offenses as, when they are
committed in the several states, are pun
ishable under, the state laws.
"A large proportion of them are commit
ted by colored people. With substantial
ly one-third of the population they con-
tribute to the various criminal institu-
tons more than three-fourths of the
whole number there confined.
This fact is not referred to by way
of rejecting upon the colored people, for
whose condition we, S members of the
white race hold ourselves in no small
measure to blame, but as a fact neces-
sary to be considered in dealing with the
questions before us.
Crime and the Colored Race.
'It would not be just to the colored
race, however. to leave the above state
ment unexplained.
1--WE must take into account not only
the number of crimes committed by the
respective races. but the character OF
those crimes as we'll. When we consult
the records of the Jail for the past five
years we discover several things which
ought to be duly weighed by all impair
tial persons
1--WE find that thirds of all the per-
sons committed to the Jail are charged
with assaults not including assaults with
intent to kill. OF these assaults q very
large proportion, in fact more than five
sixths. are committed by colored people
OF all persons committed for fornication
seven-eighths are colored. OF all those
committed for petty larceny more than
ree-fourthS are colOred.
"Of those committed for larceny from
the person, not amounting to robbery,
nearly all are colored-that is to say,
twenty-eight out of a total Of thirty one
On the other hand. the number commit
ted for grand larceny is almost equally
divided between the two races
Among those committed for embezzle-
ment there are almost twice as many
whites as blacks. Among those com
mitted for obtaining property by false
pretenses the whites are nearly three 20
one.
For robbery there were committed 13u
whites as against only so blacks. Even
in murder charges the whites were 81 as
against 81 black
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Crimes and the Races.

1.-The fair deduction seems to be that the
crimes most common among negroes are
crimes of impulse or passion or petty
thieving. while those among the whites
are crimes OF cunning or of boldness-the
more daring crimes and larger thefts. The
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penitentiaries at Atlanta, Ga. and Lea
venworth Kan. At Leavenworth there
are at this writing about seventy-iive prls-
oners from the District of Columbia, al
Atlanta seventy-siX. and the others are
distributed between Moundsville w.
Va, and Trenton, y. j.. the two lat
ter being state institutions which are I'M
der contract with the Department of Jus
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CONGRESSMEN IN TO WIN
Senator's.

CHARLES ". FAIRBANKS v. Pres. .1701 X
ALDRICH. NELSON W.. II. l.. .l127 Mass ave.
ANkENY: LEVI. Wash. Shoreham
BAILEY. Joseph W.. Texas :. Stoneleigh Court
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Advantage to Government From Pa

NO argument is necessary to show
that IL the government could In some
way retain its hold upon Its prisoners
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Constitution of Parole Board.
THE question to he determined by the
authority vested with the power to parole
is not a question which can be de-
termined upon any mere system of marks
or bookkeeping in the prison. 1t goes
deeper than that. 1t concerns the dis
position of the prisoner and his whole
attitude toward life.
The determination of such a question
ought not to be left to a single official
but word more wisely be vested in a
board. so constituted as to insure con-
sentative and yet an unprecedented hear
ing. The case should be heard upon APP
plication by the prisoner seeking the
parole. which application should be re-
CURED to he made in a prescribed form
1t should have the Endorsement OF the
superintendent or warden of the nstitu-
ton where the prisoner is confined and
the test should be whether there is a
reasonable proba bility that the interests
of the public no less than of the prisoner
would best be served by his return to the
community.
THE liberation OF prisoner on parole
ought never to be COMPOUNDED with the
allowance which is made him by statute
on account of his perfect department in
prison. That allowance called good
time, belongs ia him by reason of his
compliance with the rules of the insti-
tuition
He may keep all those rules from pure
ly selfish motives and yet be at heart as
criminal az ever Something more than
such department must be required to
convince a parole board that the inter
ests of the public require his release. and
yet some such board is the only tribunal
which can conpetently deal With such a
question.
Certainly the court cannot deal with
1t when il imposes the sentence No
judge. however wise and farseeing can
possibly foretell when. If ever. point
of time will be reached at which the con-
vict may safely be set free. The most
he can do is to see that sentence is i'm
posed which shall be roughly commen-
surate with the grade of the offense and
serve as proper warning to others.
Administration Controls Success.
The success of the parole system de-
ponds largely upon how it is administered
I'm the states where this system has
been adopted approximately 10 per cent
of those serving sentence become eligi-
BILE for this conditional lberat ton each
year. 1t is reasonable to suppose that an
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-09-17
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mere ana J1ef6 v.+a
ng for 1910 and 'o0o'
Trous
ice a guarantee. of service in
Lnhattan shirts are fadeless in spit
ndry hardship-fall patterns are
1larly tasty-$3, $3.50, 50, S.
$3.50. Plain or pleated boso5
her soft or semi stif-cuffs on or ,
ultless p1eated bosom shirts
tched stripe designs $3.50 :
mely new.
Z
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49," b ~
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we're alwa
by Hart sehaff"er & Marx Suits fro
in our own
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lool suits-coat
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40 grass color
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ors-$2 and
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uollolii " all made full +
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vest and long trousers at
Il Fifteen DOLE
II truly remark
u making and
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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-09-17

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he Advanced styles in suits
'sS attractive to youths of
-$12-$15 and SIS. Sc
5.
values in our youths suits a
materials-splend
patterns that are very correct.
Cotton mixed cloth is at tn
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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-09-17

a SPLENDTU OPENTN1.
FOR SALE: Here's d chance for
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-09-17

u THE LivEciTx WATERFOWL
Grand Concert.
We are pleased to announce the
coming OF the Lee Concert Con-
pany who are to appear in the
Grand Auditorium on Sept. 81
The leading ladyof these talented
musicians is Myrtle Ray Lee, a
South Dakota girl who has won
fame in Eurone ais concert sing
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-09-17

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dorfer se4 80 1853 1886.
e. Amends to Lula n, Gray lot
On LILO conn

Sadie q. Brewer to Phebie Null
lin. lot II Blk % 2nd ~. add; $500.
Blanche M. Patterson to 3. III.
Prey lots rs blk 81 Syndicate add
81, 200.
Frank Dudley to Make McIn-]
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-09-17

Observation-Disclosures
openings. :
aoos2osgsza5aossosasa@aeacsgasaosS
II. F. W. Schallcr has installed
a time record clock, which will
register the coming and going of
the employees connected with the
! store.
! Martin Mccarthy who was con-
lvictedi in the Municipal court last
week for practicing dentistry with
out a license, was fined $75 A
stay Of 80 days was taken.
Pr. Haisn is having the old Ne
venheim residence property on
south Maple street enlarged and
remodeled and will make the house
modern in every particular.
Last Sunday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Sheldon accompanied
their little son Leslie to Shattuck.
Mimi, where he will enter the
military school at that place.
Miss Milo Jockey left Friday
evening last for Minneapolis where
she will leave for Indianola, Ia,
and will work in the college at
that point during the coming year.
Jay Grimm left last Thursday
evening for Minneapolis where
after taking in the state fair, he
will leave for Grinnell, Ia, to
continue his studies at the college
there.
Andy and John Foley left Mon
day evening for Milwaukee from
which point after a short visit
with friends, they will leave for
Notre Dame to resume their
studies.
Gen. M. w Sheafe left for Chi
cago Tuesday to superintend the
selling of a train load of cattle
which passed thru here on it's way
east from his cattle ranch west of
the river.
H. H. Harvey is now nicely set
tied in his new home in the south
east part of the city Mr.. Harvey
recently moved here from Bradley
and will make Watertown his fu-
ture home.
ia. Algaard and son Earl who
were injured last week by an ex-
plosion in their factory. are so far
advanced towards recovery that
they have been allowed to leave
the hospital.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-09-17

5 Local Tia
:
sosasaoasaos2csSos3os 4csaa9Rcs1os&sSc:
George Ireland was a state fair
visitor this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. b. Jacobson
Sundayed in Goodwin.
Miss May Schultz spent Sunday
in kraazburE with friends.
Frank Tschakcrt grain buyer of
Florence was a live city visitor
Tuesday.
A baby girl was born to Mr..
and Mrs. |. +. Grant last Friday
morning.
Eric Ericsson, the funny Swede
show at the Grand Friday evening
Sept. 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Dunn return
ed Saturday from their trip to
Minneapolis.
. Misses Mabel and Ruth Craven
have returned from their trip to
Minneapolis.
Louis Boswell from Illinois is
visiting at the home Of his broth
er in this city.
Travelling agent H. V. Peterson
of the St. Louis was a Watertown
visitor Tuesday.
Fred Gilmore Of Pipestone,
Mimi, arrived in the city Friday
for a short visit.
Rev. Father W. S. O'Meara re-
turned Friday from an extended
trip to Minneapolis.
Chas. Pace returned home Friday
from Minneapolis where he has
been taking in the state fair.
Edward Melonski is in the city
visiting at the home of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Melonski.
Miss Berenice Case expects to
leave this Friday for Brooklyn, N.
Y, to continue her vocal studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Baldwin of
Marshall are visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. G.E. Cloyes of
this city.
The dance given by the band last
Friday evening was attended by a
nice crowd, and a splendid time
was enjoyed.
R. l.. Kemple is in the city
spending short vacation pior to
taking up lyceum work for the
opy1o caocor
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-09-17

I, .. =
REAL ESTATE TfsANsFERs. %
Courtesy Codington Co Abstract CO
R. 3. Sterling to Rama Fischer
lot 9 blk n, 2nd ~. add; 81, 900.
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principal cities Of the country.
We quote from eminent musical
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-09-17
TT T1


sons Real
Estate
Exchange ......
OFFICE AT SATURDAY NEWS
A SPLENDID OPENING
FOR SALE: Here's d chance for
one or two men that would like TO
enter into d money making PROPOSE
ton. have for sale the building with
full equipment for a line Of business
which is paying from $500 to $500 per
month, and not a dollar in STICK to be
carried, and it is possible to double
this with more room. The reason for
selling is poor health of the present
owner. This is without question one
Of the best money making propositions
In the city. The present owner will
teach the business thoroughly to an
inexperienced party for a reasonable
compensation. Come and see me.
Harry Thomson's Real Estate Elk.
change, Saturday News Office, Water
town, S. D.
A None Such Bargain.
comm A good cottage of 6 nice
4ZUUU rooms, lot 5ox 1e5, first
class location.
ThoroIy Modern.
QqE00 A splendid cottage of 7
4OUUU nice rooms, all finished in
oak, full bath room set, furnace and
gas range, splendid basement lot 75x
1865, plenty Of shade and ornamental
trees. This Is an absolute modern
house and one Of the finest residences
In the city.
This Beats All.
C1EEn A 2 story house almost
VEJJO new, Of 6 rooms, good Gel
lar and nice lot 50x11o, good neigh
borhood.
Look at This.
QE7n0 A new story house of
Wi w fine rooms and bath room,
full sized basement and furnace. This
house Is absolutely modern In every
shape and form, lots 90x165, located
In the choicest part of east end.
Here's Daisy.
QtEn0 A new cottage of rooms,
b Jul lot 5ox151.
You Can't Beat This.
Ct Ann Five-room house In good
" sfUO repair, lot 5ox165, good
location.
, A Snap.
OATnn A 9 room house In the
@fEuQ choicest part of the east
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-09-17

States during the fall and winter
The Brinkley argus., 1909-01-22
Next Secretary's : Race.

Two years hence the race for secre- tary of state promises to be one of the warm kind. At any rate. if all the candidates 50 far spoken of las proba- bilities in the primary actually enter there will be something doing politically in that direction. Js1D. Clary of war ren, who made the race against Seere- tsry Ludwig iA the last primary. was in the cel | SAe4 4no y5 - ls announced smphasicsll tlln hs III be s'csndidate Tor the placp II tle neSt primary. Thereis hardly any question but that ex- State Auditor Clay Slone ot Powhatan will be a candidate. and Il is expected that Guy B. Fucker. com missioner of agreul ure. will make the race, Friends of Judge Frank Milwee of Clarendon have intlmatdd that he will be candidate. but no statement avowing his candidacy has bfen given out by him. Little Rock fGazett.