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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12
Interesting Studies at
Municipal Lodging House

ITO the student Of sociology the Wash
ington municipal lodging house pre-
L sents a field that. in all probabil-
ity. is not equaled anywhere in the United
states. The class Of men who "so broke"
here are different in nearly every re-
spect from those occupying similar insti-
buttons in large eenters elsewhere. True
it is that the local lodging house has a
certain number Of the broken-down, wan
dering element. usually termed "hobos."
but when it is learned that during last
week among the patrons registered We're
lawyers, two doctors. . dentist. q well-to-
do farmer and several persons who might
be termed business men. truth will be
seen in the statement that the Washing
ton lodging house is different
But, as Supt. Tyson faceuously re-
marked. they are all "brokers"-that is.
they are broke absolutely penniieGss,
and, without a way to turn to relieve their
wants in a strange city, they are sent
to the municipal lodging house until they
can get in communication with their re-
sources in distant homes. As illustrative
of this view, there is one young man, re-
Gently dismissed from . hospital. His
parents are wealthy, but they live in Ger
many. AS one is apt to become a trifie
hungry waiting for a letter to reach that
country and a reply received here, the
ing house, or. as some OF the inmates call
it. the Home for Fallen Men" And this
gives an indication Of q strange spirit OF
humor that pervades the atmosphere In a
every one to feel bfue and detected.
Some of the men. and especially the
few "old-timers," speak in peculiar terms
Of the articles OF food served. For in
stance, bread Is called punk" sugar is
sand" hash is 'junk," and so on
through the list. Such terms as going
to the hay and taking a nop'' mean
simply that sorne ono intends TO 60 to bed
Many humorous stories OF the road are
nightly told by this element Of the men,
who. by the way. are inveterate readers
OF the books ana newspapers at the lodg-
ing house. And. though the white men
and negroes arc separated at meals and
in sleeping quarters. plantation stories
are mingled with tho other Jokes.
Most OF these men are skeptics in many
respects. but there is hardly ono who has
not an abiding faith in q Supreme Being.
these rough and ready citizens OF the
world. 1t Is brought out to perfection
when any one happens to mention that
magic word mother" Conversation be-
comes hushed for the nonce, then the
subject is changed, for 1t Is one on which
these men would rather think than talk,
for fear they win show their emotions.
students OF human nature are apt to
wonder how men possessing such senti-
ments could set In their predicament, but
they themselves answer tho apparent pug
zle. Most OF them will ten the inquirer
booze did it, while with others IL was
because OF bad Judgment in coming to
Washington to seek employment. some
say, like our first ancestor, ''the woman
Thou gavest me-
Before he Is admitted to the municipal
lodging house the applicant is put
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through a series OF questions that make
him feel like the chief witness in an i'm
portant case at law. And the manner III
which they are answered is amusing. The
way certain personal questions are par
ried show that while those seeking adj
mittance to the lodging house may be
down and OUT financially and physically.
they are mentally alert to degree that
puzzles the workers in the cause OF the
general uplift.
Members of the modern school of char
ity workers call themselves social physi-
cians,' and they declare that before they
can work inteiligently they must know
the true story of those applying for help,
just as the medical doctor must make a
true diagnosis of the complaint OF his
patient before being able to treat the case.
So it is for this reas son that so many
questions are asked But not one appli-
cant in ten admitted to the municipal
lodging house ever answers correctly
the queries put to him. The statement
liz especially true when applied to the bet
ter class of "down-and-outs."
At the municipal lodging house there is
just now an especially large number of
these once-did-wells, but they mix in
democratic freedom with those of less
degree. More sadness is evident among
them than among the men who have not
experienced life In it's more comfortable
phases, but they never talk Of themselves,
, never tell Of what they once were. And,
as IL to show that more sympathy is due
those who have won and lost than those
who never won at all, questions as to
their past are never asked them by the
dodgers Of the submerged tenth type.
One Of the especial pets of the men as
they lounge around the sitting room after
they have done the work that is required
Of each is General huge cat that
walks around the place with the air of
proprietorship. General gives a home
like air to the sitting room, and perhaps
reminds many a wanderer of his own
home, where the family cat is the mon
arch OF the household or each of these
men has, or once had, home.
X X
No professional BUNS or tramps get
into the lodging house If their identity is
established. but occasionally they slip
through and are added to the different
strata Of humanity gathered there. The
difference between ''bums. hobos and
tramps is a wide one. The hobo is not
to be despised. for many hobo has be-
come q hero. He never shirks work,
even the hardest work, when necessary.
He would rather work than loaf, but is
afiicted with wanderlust. and simply re-
fuses to hold one job long at time. If
he has the money he will Jump freight
train and get out Of town.
The tramp is what Is known as the
weary Willie" He hasn't courage
enough to beat his way on a freight
train. and is too lazy to work. He
would rather rake his way slowly
through the country, where he can beg
and rest at will. He is absolutely diff
ferent from the hobo
Tho bum" is nearer kin to the tramp.
In fact, the bum Is really the city
breed OF the clan. He is afraid to get
out into the country. He lounges around
five-cent barrel houses.
Such was the explanation given by one
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where employees of business firms had
stolen from theiremployers and the
latter were willing to take them back
again for another trial. Previous to the
present probation law such defendants
We're released on their personal recogni-
zance and turned over to their employers
So long as the released men remained in
the service of these particular employers
their conduct was invariably all that could
be desired. The moment. however. they
severed connection with them, and this
was frequently the case after several
months, they lost the feeling of restraint
and moral responsibility that naturally
developed.
Sufficient length of time to make them
lose that utter hopelessness that comes
to a man when he realizes he is under
the cloud of a criminal conviction. The
result was they preyed on other employ
ers and second appearances were
numerous The present method Of plac-
ing a man on parole for ten months. a
year. year and a half or two years will
act as moral barrier against wrong
doing irrespective of the number of places
he secures employment There are at
the present time about dozen and a
half such cases on the probation books
of both courts.
Don't ask me to recount any Of my
personal experiences WIFI TIC men anu
women on probation here. l can't do it.
Whatever they do or fail to do is mat
ter between them and me, and the court
If it desires TO know Their misfortunes
and struggles to blot out the past do not
concern the public" said Mr.. Porter In
his Office at the city hall.
There is too much energy wasted by
detectives and policemen in watching in
dividuals where surveillance isn't nee
esSary," he added a, moment later. u
refer to the 'hounding of persons who
have a record against them at police
headquarters. Two instances of this par
ticular form of sleuthing have been called
to my attention, one of them a probation
er Of this office. 1t is unjustified and un-
called for where it is apparent a serious
and determined effort is being made to
lead an honest, upright life. The pro-
batfoner 7 speak Of is A mere boy. He
overstepped the mark and is doing his
best to make amends for the past. The
week preceding Christmas he entered a
local department store to make a pllr-
chase, a. detective recognized him as nav
ing been convicted of larceny, Informed
one of the managers and the boy was
peremptorily ordered out Of the estab-
lishment. He was subjected to public
humiliation. 1 question now whether Il
have right to censure him for being
bitter. Do you blame him?
1.-The other instance was where a man
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of these classes tossed around on the
human sea. AS they sit and tell their
tales of wandering, their pathetic stories
of downfall, or. in their lighter frame OF
mind, joke with and handy each other.
they present sdelights on human life that
make Of them. individually and collective
ly, intently interesting studies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12
GREAT EMPIRE SHOW IN
LONDON FOR CORONATION

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON, March l.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12

The probationers are divided about
equally between the white and negro
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-30

The one particular brand OF love
that isn't blind is sel'-love.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-30
PAGE OF PRESIDENTS
CLASSY ADVERTISING
ELEGANT GOLD WATCH TO BE
GIVEN AWAY-SEE 1T IN J. w
DORRAH'S WINDOW.

Bank. real estate agents, merchants
and professions could not find a more
dignifiol advertisement, and certainly
could not find one that will prove
more satisfactory than the hrdmore-
ties page of Presidents" This will
be one Of the times when the people
will tel. The advertiser they read his ad.
Whai do you know about the presi-
dents 0 the United States? The Page
of Presidents" will tell you all about
them.
The picture and correct history OF
each president causes the pages to
be preserved.
The Intentional misspelled word in
each ad to find insures the reading
of eacl one. Every lady in and out
of the city invited to contest for one of
the elegant gold watches displayed in
the window of the jewelry store OF
John ". Dorrah, 2O5 East Main street,
1t is not every day that you have such
a chance to get n gold watch free.
Don't fail to read these notices daily
in the Ardmoreite. Tomorrow will tell
YOU little about the presidents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-30
HEAVY SHIPMENT
OF CATTLE
OIL MILL PEOPLE TO FEED SIX
HUNDRED HEAD HERE THIS
WINTER.

Last night the Rock Island handled
fourteen cars of cattle in the city that
were unloaded here and will be fed
by the oil mill people. Fourteen more
cars are on the way and will arrive
tonight, making in all about six hun
dred head. This is claimed to be the
largest shipment of cattle ever con
signed to Ardmore The cattle are
from Henrietta, Texas, and are now
on the oil mills feed grounds south
of the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-30

globes. DO not for convenience sake
hang drop light over nail or any other
metal or woodwork Have them hung
on fixtures made for that purpose. DO
not let globe come In contact with
woodwork or other infammable mate
rial.
Cooking ranges should not be set on
wood floor unless protected by at least
two inches of brick or cement, nor set
closer than one foot from any wooden
partition or wall
DO not deposit waste paper or kind
ling behind stove or range, either
loose or in wooden boxes.
Never scratch a match near where
clothes are hanging or on window or
door frames where there are curtains
or other draperies.
=. c. SLAUGHTER.
Fire Chief
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-30

The pecan crop in this vicinity is
going to be extremely light and those
fortunate enough to have large
crop will reap a rich harvest. Local
buyers are Offering seven and a half
cents for these nuts with very few
coming in.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-30

H. S. Bishop has returned from
Alton, Ills, and has a lease on the
former Gilday home in Northeast
Ardmore. His daughter and sonin-
law are here and his family will
come from Illinois within a short
time Mr.. Bishop has purchased a
large acreage Of Carter county lands
and will secure offices and embark
in the real estate business at once
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-30

Average annual property IOSS III 'lIiS
country, $250,O00,000.
1t is estimated that 50 per cent OF
this is due TO carelessness.
viii YOU join in The movement to re-
duce this enormous waste of property
values and the destruction Of life ac-
companying it.
PLEDGES FOR THE SAFETY OF
THE STORE AND FACTORY.
| will see that lamps are not filled
by artificial lights, or after dark.
That coal oil is kept in metal cans
and in a safe place.
That no oily rags are left around
the premises over night outside of a
good metal receptacle.
That the furnace or heating appara-
tus is seen to by competent person
before closing.
| will remove all waste packing ma
terial each day that is not properly
kept in a metal receptacle. Packing
material regularly in use for packing
or shipping purposes will be kept in
metal receptacles or in metal or ashes
tos.lined compartments, or outside the
building.
| will not allow sawdust to be used
in cuspidors, nor will smoking be al
lowed in the building during working
hours by the employees, and only in re-
stricted places at stated times.
| will not allow the careless use OF
matches, nor have matches about out
side of metal boxes under proper Gus
tody.
| will cause to have examined all
fiues of stoves or furnaces by com
petent person and have them put in
proper condition and repair for the
winter.
will not allow open elevator shafts
well holes or stairways in the prem
ises. nor unprotected outside, or badly
exposed openings if the same can be
closed, thus preventing quick commu-
nication of fire. if this can be done
without serious injury to my business.
will not permit the use OF cotton
or lighted candles for decorations nor
place any iniammabe material near
open lights. | will not use inilamma-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-30
Singing Convention.


Carter County Singing Convention
will convene in regular session at
Durwood, Okla, Saturday, January 9th,
1912, at . o'clock p. m, and continues
over Sunday, January 7th.
Opening song by convention, led by
president.
Prayer by chaplain.
Song by convention, led by ]. A. Car
roll after which the business viii
be transacted.
NIGHT SESSION.
Night session will open at 7:30, with
song by convention, led by president,
Prayer by chaplain.
Song by convention, led by Brenon
Arnold.
Address by the acting president.
Any unfinished business may be
attended to.
General singing by convention, led
by leaders upon the presidents call.
Close with prayer by chaplain.
SUNDAY MORNING SESSION. =,
Sunday morning session will open
at 10 o'clock with song by conyen-
ton, led by president.
Prayer by chaplain
Welcome song by Durwood class.
Welcome address by Rev G. \. Fan
ming.
Response by j. F. Bennett.
Two songs by Deese-Sulliyan class.
Two songs by Joiner class.
Two songs by Healdton class.
Two songs by Hewitt class.
Two songs by Sneed class.
Two songs by Woodford class.
Two songs by Norris Chapel class.
Two songs by Milo class.
Two songs by Newport class.
Two songs by Graham class.
Two songs by Enterprise class.
Two songs by Glenn class.
Two songs by Springer class.
Two songs by Fox class.
Two songs by Prairie Valley class.
Two songs by Mount Washington
class.
Two songs by Lone Grove class.
Two songs by Plainview class.
Two songs by Rocky Point class.
Two songs by Provence class.
Two songs by Durwood class.
Two songs by any other class pres
ent.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session will open
promptly at 1870 O'Clock.
Song by convention, led by pres
ident.
All classes and leaders present will
Join in rendering of any chorus or
convention song that the president
or any other may offer.
Two songs by all delegates present,
led by Prof G. c. Adams.
Two songs by all leaders present
led by C. w. Coffman.
Song by convention
Prayer by chaplain.
This program is subject to any
change which the convention sees fit
to make
5. IT. SAVAGE,
c. s. MCKEE,
w. w. cox,
Committee.
For further information address
s. IT. SAVAGE,
Durwood, Okla.
GEO. W. COFFMAN. President
c. IT, DAVENPORT. Sec Treas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-30
BIG BARGAINS.

IN FURNITURE, RUGS, MAT
TlNGS, BRASS AND IRON BEDS,
MATTRESSES AND SPRINGS.
29tf A. c. YOUNG FURNITURE CO.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-30
Set Fire by a Tramo.

But Ed Allen is still doing buggy
work cheap and rIrns out the best
work too 29-2
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-30

The total cotton receipts here this
far, according to figures obtained
from the compress, is approximately
10000 bales, this does not include
Saturdays receipts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-30
A FAIR OFFER.
Your Money Back If You're Not Sat
isfied.

Your Money Back If You're Not Sat
isfied.
We pay for all the medicine used
during the trial, if our remedy fails
TO completely relieve you of constipa-
ton. We take all the risk. You are
not obligated to US in any way what
ever. if you accept our offer That's
a mighty broad statement, but we
mean every word of it. Could any
thing be more far for you?
A most scientific. common-seuse
treatment is ReXall Orderlies, which
are eaten like candy. Their active
principle is a recent scientific discov-
cry that is odorless, colorless, ana
tasteless; very pronounced, yet gen.
tie and pleasant in action, and partic-
ularly agreeable in every way. They
do not cause diarrhoea, nausea, flatu-
lence, gripping. or any inconvenience
whatever. Rexall Orderlies are par
ticularly good for children, aged and
delicate persons.
If you suffer from chronic or habit
nal constipation, or the associate or
dependent chronic ailments, we urge
YOU to try Rexall Orderlies at our
risk. Remember, you can get them in
Ardmore only at our store. u tablets
10 cents: So tablets 25 cents; so tab
lets 50 cents. Sold only at cur store
The Rexall Store. The Ringer Drug
Co.
, 1911-11-04
PASSENGERS
ChlistIausted.

Octbr. 30th-Vigjlant for st. Thomas
j. A. Prince, Joseph Williams, Alexander
Emanuel and wife, Clara Grove, Christiana
Castelow Ivan Dyer, Mary f. Williams and
1 child Estella Mahony, Ricardo A. Durant,
Octbr. 31st-Parima for New York-Wl-
liam Cornelius, Beatrice De Chabett.
For st. Thomas.-O. H. ochmiegeIow
Observation-Disclosures from St Thomas
PoIitibetjent Mescus, Clements Bryan, Mile
Creque, Beatrice Won Britou, Stedmanh
Rollins, Rev. Bartels
November 2nd-Vigilant for st. Thomas
-Hr. Prokurator j, p. Jorgensen, Gendarme
Hansen, Politibetjent Mescus, Ludwig Ban
tram, Edward Johnson, Eleanora Francis
, 1911-11-04
DE oansR=Vesttnotskc T1attonalbanRs n5alance
Den SC September 19l1,

- ~ ~ ~ 'H5, and
eaFn$ aeceSS'"le lloM ne nI2h road, the
tloh nave 0eeh elecle'': we found these
7e'y comlhoolooS' wen li3n'e4 ana ~Fentltt-
co. ana Amply SuPPIeo WIN SheIYInS, draw
eIS' "orA-I"oI9S ~ %n4' . i0L as We could
J""6o' WV" - my ""H "Ppt'
~ -. - - 1o'JH' '"o"00 Us ~ interest,
: JNPei "n ~ D'' = P'oS'eS !" user
-" 10" ia 1n0 o't9,ei. li1'G oi'0n round on
ne "'"oI'9 was 0onl'lunic"ol 70 t"o cotton
P'Ill.t oEIe'0n I9 u Wy hipoiU ~ Poln(.
= "in6 W. %" " PIoI OF
1 nI 3'o"n 'rV'i 0"io se9'' impure" from
I1l ~ A''no"S" f." P'o' "f'' .peen "nl'
loin"9 Piep"i Il o"nH C!He pants az
1.1I-o1 1t4 ""'' ""u III some cases
U;5<.a oa11;I Icy o"09'' lHere was be
n,,a,t, n.;tL " P'oP"l7" lol exp
aI,nta1 .,H '"'io'iVS' una "Hol1et
F - oIe'H'I seeds We
@'| ''I - '0Ii0 S'"''e" varieties ot man9os
=" o'A0l 9o""8 ices
l. - q matter OF course that III such an
ms" res"'9 can oNlY be looked for
WIN "He. 1Nn"l9 0c," WORK can OF couksa
SiNt SPECIFY leS"'9' pu' o'hefWI8e the work
oi tne l. Pei""oUl1 sutton must hece oo-
IliE take Illle 'o sue" us useIuIhe5s.
Tue 9I"n q i OH9 'ot"'l'n' peSloeS lhe DI-
rector Oh AS' couture consists OF VII. GA4
CozieI' AS'L't2'li Mf. AloeI' Analyst ans
Mf. FRANK Armstrong flPI assistant
"
nose OF our readers VINO NAV nave occa-
son 10 pass we LuiheI"n ohutch III mig
street must nave noticed mat q large cloteIif
is beInS bulI' ia 'he y"fd. the cons ructlol
beng OF the re-eniorced concrete 50 largely
IN use at the present day.
we h&d the pleasure OF i hHeI CONVEX
satlou win our active BnIdiH5 insPec-
tor Alf. hefn' on the WORK lie mr.
formed Us tn"t the clS'ern Wo9IJ hoAl
about Io,0Oo gallons say about a nun tre.t
paneheons, or TO pat It IN q more laln'IHlr
FORM say Two taooS'h' A'fo'lhe TINS Iui'
He also mentioned that a rather larger els
tern mad been bHlIt on the ground OF the
Lutheran Church at Frederikated, As the
supply OF good clean water has a clo,o
connection with the health and comfort OF
our people, and especially the poor, we cam
all rejoice that these two tine clsterns are
, 1911-11-04

\ recent mail brought us a copy Of ,'Nf-
~holdsamfuudols IS Aatsboretniug'-The 18th
annual report of the Total Abstinence
Society, with a request to notice it III our
paper.
Personally, although not using alcoholic
drinks ourselves, we belong to 10 such soci-
ETY.. and we tank that a man who has rel-
SON to pledge himself should DO So to hlm-
self, using a firm VIII to enter upon and
ma nlain Il course which he know IN his
heart he ought to take.
Still we see here from time to time sucb
awful results Of the abIse OF alcoholic drinks
that we cannot fail to have great sympathy
with Blue Ribbon Societies, Good Temp
lars and all others who are lighting this
most terrible evil.
The Danish Society here under notice h,s
a large number of 'circles'' and 'brauches'
in Denmark, but SO far as we eau see, none
out here III the West Indies. 1t would he
of little use to give here any sketch OF the
full statistics OF the report, but we may men
ton that the Society numbers 10, 066 mem
bers, Of whom LISP are IN Copenhagen, 2,107
in n towns and GIT in the country. We
wish tine Society continued success in pur-
suing its benevolent object.
The SIS. Gua1to sailed from New York on
Tuesday at two O'Clock pm, having 1900
pkgs. for St. Thomas, 1900 for Frederiksted
and 100 for Christiansted.
BY the kindness of the Director of Agri-
culture, DR.. Longtield Smith, we recently
had an opportunity of looking over the A9ri-
cultural Experiment Station at Annals Hope.
As is generally known, the Government
, 1911-11-04
7 THE AVIS


DIED at 5 o'clock yesterday morning at
Peters Farm Hospital, IN tho 9th year Of
his age, Mr.. OschH IL. SrAKENANz, son Of the
late Yice-Goyeluor Councillor Stakemann.
The funeral took place from The Hospital at
half-past-four o'clock in the afternoon.
, 1911-11-04
LIST OF UNCLAIMED LETTERS IN
FREDERIKSTED'S POST OFFICE.

Miss Nancy Christopher (H0sensborg),
Mrs. Thyricia Daniel, Miss Suezenan Fran
ces, Rosana Henry, Miss Myrom Rodgers.
Unpaid.
Mrs. Armstrong (Hogensborg) so Bit,
VIII BARLEY 20 Bit, Mr.. Reginald Bishop
Golden Grove 10 BIT, Mrs. Melevina Gender
(Manning's Bay SO Bit, Mr.. Joseph Oar