The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-01-04

LAURENS, S. e., JANUARY 4, 1911.
When making new year resolutions
don't forget the new cotton mill.
Make few resolutions and then
resolve to keep them.
New Year resolution: We will have
those two mills before the year is
finished.
South Carolina also holds the Amer
lean record for an acres production
OF politics. The Columbia State.
Where was 1t made?
Mr.. w. w. Ball has resigned as a
trustee of the South Carolina Indus
trial school at Florence. We do not
know the reason of the resignation;
but the friends of that institution
should look upon it with regret, be-
cause W. w. Ball is n source of
strength to any board with which he
might be affiliated Yorkvlle En-
quircr.
C0NSUMrTION AT PENITENTI AIRY.
Closely following our inquiry into
the real serious illness" of Herman
r. King. the Greenwood County con
Wet who was paroled from the pen
itentiary n few days before Christmas.
the following dispatch appeared in
the Greenville Daily Piedmont:
Columbia. Dec. 30.--The paroling of
Herman Il. King of Greenwood county
by Governor Ansel has caused sever
al of the papers to ask questions about
conditions in the pen.tcntiary. One
paper suggests that an investigation
be held to ascertain what the serious
illness" is that confronts convicts in
prison. King was threatened wit.
consumption and was released There
ave no unhealthy conditions at the
State prison however, and an investi-
cation would show this. Convicts COM
ing from the mountains and open
country are often subject to tubercu-
losis, just as anybody would be ii re-
moved from the open to inclosed walls
But the prison is sanitary in every
way. 1t has one of the best hospitals
in the South. splendid facilities and
the best of physicians. A convict with
consumption is given better treatment
in the penitentiary than he could pos
sibly receive in his own home. There
Is no reason to believe that there are
more consumptiVeS in the State prs-
on than may be found in any similar
group of men who are confined to in
door work. The difference is that the
public hears Of the cases here and
does not hear of them elsewhere"
The information in that articles is
exactly what we wanted. The first
report of the paroling of King said
That he was suffering with serious
illness and no mention was made of
che nature OF the Illness
We are not trying to stir up any
great hubbub about the penitentiary
Doubtless as the above article SAYS.
the conditions there are fairly sani-
tary, but the treatment of TuberCulo-
sis nccesSitatcs care and precaution
unlike many diseases and if this care
is taken great deal of suffering
N'"''N' ~ ~ NpuIh w dN Ollttu. IJOUDl- !
ness the conSumptives are given bet /
ter treatment than they COULD receive /
in their own homes. but is the alI-nec- I
essary precaution taken to guard the
other prisoners? Are the prisoners
allowed to eNpectorate promiscouSly I
and, If not, are the spittoons steriIized /
and disinteCtcd Ii these and other !
precautions are not taken the call Will .
be continuous tui" pardons for con /
sumptive convicts
OF course. it may be said chat those
precautions are not taken by people .
outsiGe the prison walls, but that is .
no reason why the state penitentiary.
where so many are crowded together. .
should not have every rule enforced to
suard against the spread OF the dis
ease.
Supt Griffith is among our best
State officials and we hope that he |
will see to ii that the healthy convicts I
are protected from the diseased
THE TORRENS SYSTEM.
AS the time approaches for the as
sembling of our Legislature IL becomes