The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-19
Judge Sullivan Advocates
an Official Spanker For
Juvenile Offenders.
He Doesn't Think it, Wise
to Send Children to Cor
rectional Institutions.
Grlggs. Great Incohonee Of Red Men
Raising Cain by Advocating Admis-
sion to the Order of Real Red Men.
BY United press Wire.

Spokane, wash, Aug. 19.-Four
hundred thousand pounds of blast
ing powder, discharged in two cleo
trically-flred shots, tore more than L.
100000 tons of rock from the face Of
high cliff overlooking the Snake
river, south of Spokane. and made
possible tine saving az 60 miles Of
road construction on the third divis-
ion of the Oregon Washington Rail-
road and Navigation company's sys-
tenn, between Spokane and Ayr
Junction. The two shots cost $780,
600
II. l.. Pitman, chief engineer of the
division. said on returning to Spo-
kane that the work was successful
In every way. though the last shot
was more in the nature of an explo-
sion. as II hurled the rock with
greater velocity and left the road
bed in n broken condition. However,
the rock was well broken and is easy
to handle. Meanwhile. freight and
passenger trains will be routed over
, other lines. One hundred men now
are at work on the roadbed.
"'rhe full strength of the powder
was obtained" Pitman said, "and the
amount of rock broken down may be
Judged when It is known that 10
days will be required to clear the
roadbed for trains
George Cnew of Spokane. who had
charge of the hlastirg work. started
operation on May 1. with. a crew of
men and completed the loading the
afternoon on August H. He uoed
10000 kegs of powder In the coyote
holes" aggregating more than 5000
feet of drilling in rock. The power
plant used to fire the shots was in
stalled behind the cliff. The units
were fired in 80 minutes
"The spectacle was witnessed by
200 sigiit-seers. including two women.
Mrs. II. n. Rudd and Mrs. n. II.
Rogue. who drove 35 miles across the
country. Hundreds of fish in the
Snake river were killed and stunned
by the two violent blasts and much
of the broken rock was hurled ac-
ross the stream. No one was in
jured.
Spokane, Wash, Aug. 19.-Judge f
II. Sullivan. dean of the Spokane
appointment of an official spanker as
an official of the juvenile department,
where he Is presiding tais term. 81
would have the spanking done In
open court by a man competent to
do the work." Judge Sullivan said.
"There would te no necessity for sew
Gritty. but just to inhict sufficient
punishment to teach the offender a
lesson. once having come in con-
tact with the official spanker do
rot think the youngster would re-
turn very soon to the juvenile court.
There Is nothing gained by sending
children to correctional institutions,
except In serious cases, hence | am
of the opinion that an official spank
er would be the most practical way
tc handle some of the juvenile delln-
quents. There are several offenses
for which we are at loss to decide
upon the proper punishment, but ]
do not believe we would make mis-
take by resorting to the old-fasnion
cd method of spanking. After two
weeks experience in this court be-
lieve It is the right thing"
Spokane, WASH. Lug. 19.-ohicials
and members Of Spokane, Comanche
and Iroquols tribes of the Improved
Order of Red Men, are figuratively on
the warpath over the recommendation
credited to George b. Griggs OF
Minneapolis. great incohonee that
native Indians should be admitted to
membership In the organization
They are planning to organize Il
strong delegation on the reservation
of Washington and in nelghborins
states to protest against such action
at the great council the coming fall.
They declare that the purpose of the
order Is not be preserve the tradl-
tlons and romances of the native In
dian, but to prc,note fraternity
among the members. saving also
that the constitution provides speci-
fically that the applicant must ba a
white person and citizen of the Uni
ted States. w. ID. Shearer, sachem
of Spokane tribe, thinks that that
the trlbesmen in the Pacific and
Northwestern states will enter such
Il protest that Great Incohonee
Grlggs will be glad of the opportun-
ity TO drop the recommendation. de-
caring also that they will fight "a
the end.
There are whole peoples who car