davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-12-14

oP0 ~ uduC dlCOuO1lSiu dS tue most
prominent. 1t is undoubtedly the
cause of much crime and still more
misery, but it is not the cause of the
criminal instinct; alcoholism of the
parent may sometimes be. But for
alcoholism to be the directing cause Of
crime, the drink habit must have
been formed comparatively late in
life and have been induced by some
emotional or at any rate temporary
lapse. In all other cases the crav-
ing for alcohol is merely a symp-
tom, not the disease itself, and even
if the craving be checked, the un-
DERIVING weakness remains just the
same. Some children of the tender
est years, reared among the most
exclusive surroundings have t his
craving and these uufortunates
often become criminals, not because
Of the drink but because of the same
mental or perhaps spiritual degen-
eracy that caused the desire f +
drink.
In looking fora means of reform
then, for these. ie is evident that
the underlying c7pse must be sought
for and found Before the cure can
be anything but superficial.
In regard to the theory Of pun
ishment as a deterrment of crime
1t seems absurd TO discuss it. Pun
ishment automatically follows sin
by Divine Law and the penalties
inflicted by human courts and
judges are the merest baby play to
the real punishment. Call it the
Law of God, or The Law of Karma,
or the rationalistic law of action
and reaction. This law is immu-
table: AS ye sow, SO shall ye reap y
Not hereafter perhaps but surely
here. Hence all human effort should
be to save, resting assured that the
Power that governs our lives has
already fixed the just and proper
punishment that our sin demanded.
! Good wholesome Christian doc
trine that will show the real rela-
tion of God to man should go hand
in hand with every effort at reform,
for when man is made to feel that
he cannot sin without punishment.
whether he is detected or not, then,
and not till then, have you laid the
basis for true reform.
While this is being done it may
be necessary to seclude these men OF
in other words imprison them, but
in such case the greatest care should
be taken to see that they are not
further degraded and made a still
greater menace to the community
on their release.
Every safeguard that an enlight-
ened ChristianityScan suggest should
be thrown around such places of
confinement and / am glad to say
that in the Minnesota State Prison
such is being done.
In conclusion, would say that
if men are worth saving at all, and
/ admit that it really does seem as
if some Of them we're not: they must
be dealt with as individuals and not
as members of group.
j There is no such thing as crimi-
nal class. ] utterly disbelieve in
the group theory of criminals as
laid down by the criminologists.
No one but God alone can know
the thoughts and impulses that
move the heartsIo Iof men and that
sometimes lead them to error; GER
tainly no human being can classify
those thoughts and impulses into
groups SO well defined that they
can be dealt with anything but en-
pirically.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-12-14

CuCy pClcuduC Hlm W put Oh pair
of trousers. Have they reformed
the man, or haven't they, at least in
many cases, rather taught him the
value of hypocrisy? In dealing with
reform, we pass over such things as
reformed society, reformed politics,
or even reformed religion, because
all reform to be lasting must begin
with the reform of the individual,
as all human associations are mere
aggregations of individuals, and
from individuals in general, it is
but step to the individuals ] have
particularly in mind-the mental
pervert, or criminal, if you SO wish
to call him.
The truest and most effective sys-
tenn of reform Of course, would be
to endeavor to abolish the causes
that lead to crime. OF what avail is
it to pull one man out of the pit,
while society stands idly by and al
lows two others to fall in?
In the present state of our civili-
zation / admit, that to abolish all
such causes would be an impracti-
cable task, too many businesses
would be hurt financially if all the
avenues that lead to crime were
closed, and business, of course, must
at present be more sacredly pro-
tected than human lives or human
regulations.
Still something closely approach
ing this might be done by attemp-
ting to reform the boy or youth
when he first slips on the edge Of
the pit, instead Of waiting till he is
man and falls right in. Youth
naturally shrinks with horror from
narrowly escaped danger, while
for an adolescent, the danger has
too often morbid fascination.
Rescue the boys!'' should be the
slogan of the reformers and don't
allow them to fall into the pit Just
because they have been foolish
enough to play a little round it's
edges.
Juvenile courts and the parole
system for first offenders, are
more in the line of true reform than
any, or all the efforts that may be
made to re. make a confirmed burg
lar, for instance. In other words:
try and dam up the stream of crime
at its source and not at its mouth.
All human beings are endowed
with two primary instincts to live
and to love. The instructive desire
to prolong life. and the instinct to
perpetuate the species. To abnor-
malities of these two instincts, all
forms of crime can be traced.
Let these two instincts be per-
fectly balanced, and the individual
nooooce 4bo ,,orx,c1 & Io4I
then we have the perfectly balanced
normal being. But let either OF
both of these instincts be abnormal
then we have the individual who
lacks only the opportunity to be-
come a criminal. All efforts to-
wards the reform of the individual
then should be directed towards as
certaining his exact status in respect
to these primary instincts and when
the abnormality is found it should
be, it possible, corrected; if not pos
si6le, extirpated. This latter even
if, extirpation of the disease, means
the extirpation ofthe patient.
This necessitates the dealing with
men as individuals, as the methods
laid down by crinlinologists for
broad classes of crime would have
to be modified to suit each individ-
ual case.
Now in regard to the causes Of
! crime, superficial observers are very
The Detroit times., 1911-12-25
CHICAGO MAN BUYS
GRAND RAPIDS NEWS

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Dec. 25.-
The Evening News of this city has
been purchased from Andrew Fyfe by
A. p. Johnson. advertising manager OF
the Chicago Record Herald.
II is only little over a year since
Mr.. Fyfe bought the News. Since
then many changes have been made.
Mr.. Fyfe's purpose being TO build up
the newspaper property The office
was moved from Fountain-st. TO Lyon
and Ottawa-sts. and many improve
ments have been made.
Mr.. Johnson has been negotiating
for the property for several months,
but the sale was not completed until
late Saturday night.
The new publisher has been prom
inent in the newspaper world for
some years. His first work was on
the Minneapolis Times. Later he be-
came advertising manager OF the Mil
waukee Sentinel. After two years In
Milwaukee he went to Chicago, where
for the last FIVE years he has been
connected with the Record-Herald.
Mr.. Johnson announces that no
changes are contemplated in the bust
ness or editorial Offices OF the News
and that the paper will continue to
be independent.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-25
TWO DEAD, FOUR DYING;
WEDDING PLANS HALTED

OLVEY. Ark. Dec. 25-Five sisters,
four brothers and cousin were 10
be married at one service here Christ
mas day. There will be no marriage.
Instead, funerals will be held.
AT a dinner TO relatives and init
mate friends at the homes of the
brides-elect last night, food that con-
tanned either artificial poison or pto-
maines was served
Twtlve, persons fell seriously Ill and
two have died.
Physicians say there is no hope for
at least four others.
The Dead.
MERLE JORDAN, % years old
EMMA WARDEN, l9 years Old
Jordan's fancee.
The Dying.
Fred Jorden. 20 years old. brother
of Merle Jordan.
Estella Warden, "a years old, Fred
Jordan's fiancee.
Harriet Taylor, Is years old.
Bertha Taylor, II years old
Authorities are investigating the
case. While there is belief in some
quarters that poison may have been
placed in the food served at the din
ner. the acting coroner says ice cream
probably caused the illness.
Those who were TO have been mar
ried Christmas day we're: Merle Jor-
dan and Emma Warden. Fred Jordan
and Estella Warden. Alfred Jordan
and Ruth Warden. Willis Jordan and
Marie Warden, Fred Miley and Sarah
Warden.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-25

fuel for the railroad almost exclu-
sIvefy.
The sale includes $1,000 acres OF
coal land in the No s seam, Pitts
burgh vein, in Belmont county, Ohio,
There are six mines in operation,
with an output OF 100000 tons of coal
year
The capital stock OF the Rail n
River Coal company was s2.5OO,oOO'
and there are S2.500,0O0 in bonds out
standing. II is understood the COM
pany got about $3.000.000 for the
properties. and the Grand Trunk has
guaranteed the bonds The railroad
company assumes all the obligations.
Ii is said the Grand Trunk railroad
purchased the mines because OF the
impending deal that is going through
10 consolidate Al mining companies In
Belmont and Jefferson counties. Dan
r. Hanna. one OF the largest owners
and operators OF coal in No. seam,
agrees to dispose of his properties 10
the new combine. Nj. s. Lissman q
Co. OF New York are underwriting
the stock, representing capitalists OF
London and Amsterdam.
The new consolidation will repre-
sent a capital OF S30,000,000 and an
output of 100000 tons OF coal an
nually.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-25
AVENUE.

In Miss New York. Jr," known on
the burlesque circuits as the $4,000
beauty show, patrons Of the Avenue
theater have excellent Christmas en-.
tertainment the current week. The
show numbers among the best of sim.
liar productions. II is well staged
and the chorus is well dressed. Among
the principals are some of the best
known performers in vaudeville.
John J. Black is the star of the pro
duction. and at times he is very anus
ing. He has written a number OF
clever numbers especially for this en-.
tertainment, and he interprets these
in a praiseworthy manner. There are
two burlesques, both OF them divert
ing.
In the olio, Weston and Keith please
very much with rather novel song
and dance number Fay Odell and
The Detroit times., 1911-12-25

The Franks Sisters also present
highly interesting song and dance
specially.
Miss New York. Dr.. will be In the
Avenue all this week, with daily
mainees.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-25

In single month a caterpillar con-
sumes 1000 times its own weight in
food.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-25
GRAND TRUNK BUYS $1,000
ACRES OF COAL LAND

PITTSBURGH, Dec 26.-The Grand
Trunk railroad has purchased the Rail
4 River Coal companys mines and
will operate these for the supply OF
fuel for the railroad almost exclu-
The Detroit times., 1911-12-25

Quebec is city without pawnbrok.
ers.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-25

The Dancing MhcheIIs I'm their Partisan
sensation Entitled "The AwakenInGr
special Christuas Matinee.
Neat week--tam Devere show,
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-03-09
Sugar Factory at Brighton.

Greeley.-Farmers from the south
ern part of Weld county report that
they are assured sugar factory will
be built at Brighton this spring by
Michigan capitalists owning and oper-
atlng sugar factories in that state.
Three thousand acres have been CON
tracted by the farmers of southern
Weld county, in the vicinity OF
Brighton, which the company required
before 1t would build factory.
1t is said that for the present, the
old factory, used for several years in
making syrup. will be used.
1t is understood that it is the inten-
ton of the company to build up CO.
operative organization and that in time
the factory will be turned over to the
beet growers to manage. Indications
are, it is said, that 4,5O0 acres VIII
be pledged before April.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-03-09
FOREIGN.

In an imperial rescript Emperor
Nicholas of Russia, announces his in
tention to complete his grandfather's
work for the emancipation of the serfs
by transferring the peasants into eco
nomically strong land owners.
one hundred and eighteen members
of wedding party of 12O, including
the bride and bridegroom, were de-
voured by wolves while travelling by
sledge from Obstpoff to Tashkend, in
Asiatic Russia, distance of twenty
miles.
A revolution against the Manchu
dynastry in China, fraught with great
est danger to foreigners, is being or
ganized in Pekin.
In fight near Mukden between
Chinese and Japanese who are en-
forcing anti-plague precautions along
the Antung railway. several Japanese
were killed.
The Mexican revolutonists have
control of the railroad north, south
and west of Chihuahua, according
to telegram to the state department.
The scheme of a better syndicate to
introduce pool selling into baseball
games OF the National and American
Leagues will be promptly and thor.
oughly investigated by federal and
state authorities in New York, and 1t
is not unlikely that 1t will be stopped.
Mexico.-Because of the suspension
of traffic on railroads leading isto
chihuahua. Mexico. for some time,
siege with the revolutionists and the
besiegers. and foodstuffs are reported
selling at prices equaled only by those
charged in boom mining camps.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-03-09
On to Mexico.

San Francisco.-Two regiments of
infantry, the Thirteth from the Pre-
sidio here under Colonel Charles 4.
Chubb, and the Eighth. from Mon
terey. commanded by Colonel Charles
Mason, have been ordered to the
Mexican border. The troops are max
ing hasty preparations to leave on
special trains for San Diego.
Nothing could be learned here as to
the reason for the order. but IL Is be-
lieved to be the result of General
Bliss recent tour of investigation
along the border. That the order was
unexpected and surprise was ad-
mitted by number of officers.
1t was said that General Bliss will
personally accompany the troops, bu:
this could not be confirmed.
Salt Lake.-The Fifteenth infantry
has received orders to leave Fort
Douglas for Fort Sam Houston. Tex.
Atlanta. Ga.-Orders have been is
sued for the Seventeenth United
States infantry at Fort Mcpherson and
the Eleventh cavalry at Fort Ogle-
thorpe. Ca, to proceed at once to San
Antonio, Tex. for service along the
Mexican border.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-03-09
Minor Mention.


George Fry has been appointed
mayor of Windsor.
A strike pf the painters in Colorado
Springs is probable.
Work on the state road up Ute Pass,
Manitou is progressing.
Mrs. p. Tague of Red Cliff has been
appointed county judge of Eagle coun-
ty.
A petition to dissolve the municipal
corporation of North Longmont has
been filed.
A movement has been started to
build a school of psychic research at
Crystola.
Leonora Acosta, years old, died at
Trinidad of hydrophobia. She was
bitten by dog.
Fire destroyed the plant of the Colo
RADIO City Ice & Coal Company, with
loss of $4,000.
Dan Patch, the famous PAGER, will
give exhibition heats during the next
state fair at Pueblo.
The Boulder postoffice will here
after be closed on Sunday by order OF
the postmaster general.
Mrs. Mary J. Highly, aged 70, and
one of the pioneers of the Greeley dis
trict, died of pneumonia.
1t is probable that Weld county will
get its photographic survey from the
government next summer.
The Senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of Dewey c. Barley as United
States marshal for Colorado.
L.. ,. Seville has been appointed
postmaster at Eden. Pueblo county,
vice F. S. Barnard, resigned.
More than $50 members were added
to the Y. NJ. C. A. by the nine-day
campaign at Colorado Springs.
Awards fixed by the appraisers upon
property involved in Denver's Civic
Center project total s2,523, ,463.10.
AS a result Of pairing corn with a
razor, A. T. Weidlund of Greeley, lest
tation.
The farmers of Spring Creek mesa,
two miles west of Montrose, are being
supplied with, electricity from the city
plant.
The biggest snowslide in that Sec
tion for some time has occurred eight
miles north of Silverton, blocking the
railroad.
w. l.. Sutton of Parkdale, section
foreman for the Rio Grande, was seri-
ously injured by landslide in the
Royal Gorge.
A Santa Fe freight engine blew up
at Earl station near La Junta, injur-
ing George F. Brown, conductor, SO
seriously that he died.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-03-09
Suit for Choice Coal Land.

Denver.-The United States govern
ment entered suit in the United
States District Court against the Car
bon Coal and Coke Company, sub
sidiary company of the American
Smelling and Refining Company, bet
ter known as the smelter trust, and
the Exploration Company. Ltd, one of
the largest British mining corpora
lions in the world, to recover coal
lands in Colorado alleged to have been
fraudulently acquired by means of the
dummy entryman system.
The value of the lands in controver-
sy is rated at not less than $5.000,-
900. They are declared by govern
ment experts to be among the choicest
coal properties in the state.
The suit is based on new point of
law to the effect that the statute of
limitations as ordinarily construed
does not actually apply to these cases.
II is contended that the statute of
limitations does not commence to run
until the fraud is discovered.
The suit against the Carbon Coai
and Coke Company embraces eight
coal entries made in 1901, consisting
of 1,2SO acres at Cokedale, where the
companys plant is located
The lands are alleged to have been
taken by dummy entries in 1903 and
1904.
The Investigations were made under
the supervision of the field division of
the General Land Office for Colorado
of which NJ. d. McEniry is chief, in
1908 and 1909, and suit was recon-
mended in the latter part of 1909. b.
d. Townsend, a special assistant of
the attorney general. of Portland.
Ore, has worked up the law issue of
the case.
AS the British company could not
legally acquire such property in this
country, it is charged it used its Brit
ish gold to hire American citizens to
act as dummy entrymen.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-03-09

Fred X Maus, millionaire director
of the Scully Steel and Iron Company,
shot and killed himself at his home IN
Chicago,
Governor Dix has expressed the
hope that a settlement of the sena-
torial deadlock in New York might be
reached within week.
Serious revolutionary disturbances
in Paraguay have been reported to 'he
State Department by Edwin V. Nor
gan, United States minister to Para
quay and Uruguay.
The Senate of the Missouri Legisia.
ture passed bill allowing damages
of $500 for mental anguish for The
failure of telegraph companies to de-
liver kilograms promptly.
1t is reported that Charles d. Nor
ton, whose resignation as secretary to
President Taft has been announced,
will become vice president of the
First National bank of New York.
In Minneapolis, one of the most dis
astrous fires the city has ever known,
destroyed the Syndicate block on
Nicollet avenue between Fifth and
Sixth streets. The total loss is esti.
mated at sl,JO0,OO0.
The United States government be.
gun fight against what is alleged TO
be one of the most complete monopo-
lies in the country, when suit was
filed against thirty-five concerns en-
gagged in the manufacture of mean
descent electric lights. The National
Electric Lamp Company. which has its
headquarters at Cleveland, and the
General Electric Company of New
York, are named as two of the defend.
ants and are charged with being the
keystone of a trust that has ramifica.
tions in every state in the Union.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-03-09
News Summary of the Past Week

President Taft nominated William
III. Lewis of Boston, negro, to be an
assistant attorney general of the De-
partment of Justice.
Fifty-six years of service "in the
rear of the army" won for David
Robertson the unique distinction of
being retired at full pay with the rank
of sergeant.
One hundred and twenty-nine vacan-
cies in West Point cadetships in thir
ty-eight states are to be filled by
June 14th, through examination to be
held May End.
Announcement has been made that
Charles d. Hilles, assistant secretary
of the treasury, is to succeed Charles
ID. Norton as secretary to the Prcsi-
dent on April 4th.
The Senate of the United States
welcomed into it's fold William Lori
mer of Illinois by a vote of forty-six
to forty, following the most acrimon-
ious and extended contest of the kind
in the history of the country.
coins as soon as President Taft signs
the bill which Congress has passed
permitting the secretary of the treas
ury to issue gold certificates against
gold bullion and foreign gold coin.
Secretary of State Knox has an
nounced that John Hays Hammond
would represent the United States as
special ambassador at the court Of
St James at the coronation of King
George V. next June.
The Senate defeated the resolution
proposing an amendment to the con-
stitution to provide that senators be
elected by direct vote of the people.
Fifty-four senators stood for the reso-
luton and thirty-three against 1t.
| Though this division showed so large
majority to favor popular election,
the number was not sufficient by four
to carry the motion, which required a
two-thirds vote.
The total of stock allowed on the
national forests will be horses and cat
tie. 1,S73,795; swine, 59,O15, and sheep
and goats, s,247,745.
As further protection to the lives OF
railway mail service employees. the
Postoffice Department has notified all
railroads that from July /, 1911. wood
en- mail cars run between the engine
and a steel car or between steel cars
will not be accepted.
| The last vestige of doubt that
there will be an extraordinary session
Of Congress called by President Taft
to consider the Canadian reciprocity
agreement in the now practically GER
tain event of the failure OF that meas
-.~e in the present Congress has dis
'o'l,llnred.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-03-09
POLITICAL.

President Taft's immediate call ior
an extra session of Congress in April
puts a new face ON the reciprocity
situation and may. in the opinion or
some of the opponents, as well as the
champions of the proposed agree
ment, save the cause in Canada from
any peril 1t may have incurred by the
failure OF the United States Senate to
indorse the plan. 1t is generally con-
ceded that II reciprocity session OF
Congress had not been summoned and
ratification had been left to the ses-
sion next fall, the Canadian advocates
of the plan might have been dis.
heartened and probably parliament
would follow the example Of Congress,
leaving ratification to its chances at
the succeeding sesaion. -