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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25
Better than Third Degree.

AS a scientific principle" continued
Mr.. Turner, Il have always maintained
that the ends of justice could best be
achieved by making prisoners convict
themselves out of their own mouths.
The third degree about which 50 much
has been said-and a good deal of it is
undoubtedly true-is abhorrent TO me.
IF you place two prisoners or call
them suspects, if it sounds better, in
the one cell, it is as certain as there IL
night and day that they viii open up
and discuss their troubles. believing
that the privacy and seclusion of their
cells offers them a safe asylum from
prying ears, to talk things over. In
their natural anxiety to clear them
selves of the charge against them, they
will-if they ere guilty-frame up be-
tween them the story that will best
serve the ends of their defence. They
will suggest ways Of covering their
tracks, arrange for establishing an alibi
and plan other means of beating the
case without them suspecting IL, all
this can be overheard through the hid
den photograph and taken down by
stenographer ir another part of the
building and the state put in a position
to anticipate the attempt TO clog the
wheels of justice. Is not this a thou
sand times more satisfactory and GER
tain than the old way of starving and
torturing a prisoner with blows and
sleeplessness, until. driven to despair,
he confesses solely to get relief from his
ltornentors 2''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25
Svstem of Lombroso.

Aside from those aspects of the case
which bear on the unceasing struggle
between capital and labor for the en-
forcement of what each conceives to be
a principle vital to its existence. the
sudden and unexpected collapse of the
Mcnamara defence is believed by Grim
biologists to foreshadow the practical
end of crimes of cunning by men of re-
source, upon whom heretofore it has
been difficult to fix legal responsibility
for them.
The unintelligent criminal, predis-
posed by nature to be an habitual
transgressor against the laws of soci-
ETY., has been shown by Lombroso, the
master of criminologists to possess GER
tain distinct characteristics, which pro-
claim him for what he is wherever he
goes. Every sophomore cop on the beat
can recognize him by these physical
abnormalities=the receding forehead,
the distended ear, weak lungs, pointed
skull, projecting eyebrows, heavy lower
jaw and those other marks by which
nature, as a warning to his fellow man,
has made plain his prediction for
crime.
To hunt him down and envelop him
in the meshes of the law requires
neither extraordinary cleverness as a
crime detector nor more than passing
effort
Once arrested Bertillion, the French
criminologist and inventor of the sys-
TEN of Identification by measurement
of the various parts of the body, shows
US how to classify him so that we could
know him again out of a hundred mil
lion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25

porting the defence had been knocked
from under it in forty-eight hours. Oar
row, aggressive, ready to see the case
through to the finish, with the intuition
of the trained lawyer, realized there
was nothing left for him but to sur
render and make tie best bargain he
could.
Then was enacted that final scene
in the court which thrilled the nation
and shook the temple of labor to its
foundation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25
Could Not Reach Intelligent

But neither of these systems, which
have marked an important scientific
advance in the pursuit and control of
the lower order of criminals, admirable
as they are, has proven effective as an
agency for bringing to justice men of
criminal instincts belonging to the more
intelligent or influential classes of So
ciety.
As a means of reaching the office
holding boodler, the gIib-tongued finan-
cial crook or the persuasive malefac-
tor, who in the name of either capital
or labor conspires at high crimes CALI
ing for the exercise of uncommon
shrewdness in their performance, they
fail lamentably, because offenders of
this type wear no badge of their calling
and contrive to cover their footsteps so
well that justice is often baked in
claiming its vengeance.
X. NJ. Turner, of New York City,
inventor of the photograph which has
supplied this missing link in the chain
evolved by science, by which may be
established the culpability of those who
fancy themselves skillful enough to
evade the consequences of their guilt,
says the Mcnamara case marks the
turning point in organized crime.
1t is the answer of science to Vol
taire's plant that Eve shall leave this
world as wicked as we found it, and a
challenge to that other cynic who said
that laws were made only to be OBJ
served by fools.@ The saIutary les
son it teaches, Mr.. Turner says, is
equally as applicable to Wall Street, t.
the big trusts and corporations gen
orally, as it is to the labor unions anG
to the doctrine of '1Thou Shalt No
Steal'' as we'll as to that of 'FThol
Shalt Not Kill"
In theory said Mr.. Turner tn,
other day at his laboratory at Jamaica
l. /, where I was favored with a lonl
talk with him. s'every man is innoeen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25

until proved guilty. Those of us who
have given the subject extended study
know that many are declared innocent
who are unquestionably guilty. This
is plainly a miscarriage of justice, and
where it is so understood, is injurious
to the community in which it occurs,
because it lowers the respect which
every citizen is expected to show for
the law. How to prevent this perver-
sion of justice has long been a matter
of deep concern to the ablest legal and
scientific minds in not only this coun-
try but elsewhere in the world
Difficulty in Getting Evidence.
saThe great difficulty in most cases
of this. kind is in securing testimony of
so strong a corroborative character that
it will be puncture proof. Where the
defendant possesses a high order of in
telligence or natural shrewdness it is
almost impossible to get this evidence,
except by indirection-that is, without
him suspecting it. To be of value this
must directly connect him with the Of
Tense charged through personal admis-
sions to those associated with him in
the commission of the crime, or in some
other way identify him as an active
agent in its participation. In the die
tograph, / think we lave brought to
the aid of those whose duty it is to fit
upon the head of the guilty the cap that
belongs to them, scientific element
that viii make more certain than has
been possible in the past, that this can
| be done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25

not want it known because of the effect
it might have on other cases it has in
process of development"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25
Nothing Left But Comics.

The action of the drama now began
20 move quicker. The music became
more melancholy, and ominous rum
blings added to the disquiet of the set
ting. Then one of the detectives of the
defence was arrested for bribing a pros
pective juror
The Jig was up. Every prop sup
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-04-11
ONLY THE OUTSIDE COPIED
Japan's Imitation of Modern clviilza.
tion Criticised by a Paper of
That Country.

The power Of imitation Of our
people is ~congonital and greatly de-
veIoped, and we have with remark
able rapidly grasped and put to our
own use the sciences Of war, me-
chanias and education. The rapid
lty Of this progress has made the for
eigner speeches., but viewed from
within, this newly developed ciyili-
cation shows a great weakness. 1t is
a grief to the learned and is startling
to them. The introduction Of this
system Of civilization was a splendid
thing to our countrymon used to the
spirit Of feudalism. 1t dazzled the
eye like silk damask. The giving up
Of the old and the taking on Of the
new system, but vaguely defined in
the hearts Of men, was the force
back Of the movement urging men
on. There was no suspicion hat the
tendencies were novel. Thus our
people unitedly ezorted themselves
in the copying Of outward things,
but it did not pcrmeate to the extent
of getting a grasp Of fundamentals,
1t was nothing more than superficial
imitation.--Japan Advertiser.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-04-11
IS MOST COMMON or FAULTS
Envy and Jealousy Are Passions That
indicGe a Lack Of Control
and Weakness.

What common faults are these
envy and Jealousy yet how profit
less and foolish Wbether one enyiea
a natural endowment or an attain
ment achieved by dint Of human ef-
fort, it is the grossest of f%olIies. No
person is entirely unendowed BY ma
ture, and in the disposition Of provi-
dental gifts tie element Of compen-
sation counts for something; surely
the distribution is not all onesided.
The en7ious man may have quail
ties which the envied lacks, but likes.
What a pity, instead Of wasting time
coyeting another's possessions, he
does not take time to appreciate his
own talents. How much happier
and better Off he and the world
would be. As for envy, jealousy of
acquired powers, it would be much
more sensible and profitable to set
about matching wits for wits in a de-
termination to achieve instead of
coyet,
No one is envious or jealous of
anything or anybody beneath him it
is always Of a superior, Envy and
jealousy, therefore, are signs and
seIf-confessions of weakness. In
wardly or outwardly the admission
is made Of a deficiency in possession
or acquisition. This is a passion
and, like any other passion, indi-
Gates a lack Of self-control, weak
ness.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-04-11
FIRST VETERINARY SCHOOL.

As nearly as the facts can be got
at, the first veterinary school was
founded in the city of Lyons,
France, about the middle of May in
the year 1161. The one hundred
and fftietb anniversary of the
founding Of the school is to be cele-
brated in many places in May, 1912.
Since 1851 veterinary schools have
spread all over the civilized world,
especially in Germany, France, Eng
land and the United States Of Amer
lea, in which advanced countries the
morse has the benefit of as fine a sci
ence as that which exists for his
master, man.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-04-11
SHOW UNCLE SAM AT WORK
Moving Pictures Of Governmental Ae-
tlVity at Washington That VIII
Be Educational.

The heads Of various departments
Of governmental activity in Wash
ington have given, it is reported,
permission to a Chicago moving pic
ture concern to take motion pictures
of the workings Of various industries
of the government. The pictures
are to be taken, primarily, for the
private benefit and behoof of the
moying-picture concern, which will
find its profit in paid exhibitions,
but in return for the permission
granted the government is to have
the use Of such films as it requires
for public lectures and 50 forth.
More and more is the invention Of
moving pictures demonstrating its
high educational value, and few
things will increase this value 80
much as the plan Of taking picture
records Of the governments work. It
is highly desirable that the average
citizen should know as much as pos
slble about the actual workings Of
the goyernment.-ButTaIo Evening
News.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-04-11
TEACHERS LONG SERVICE.

Nwbcrrg county boasts q teacher
who has taught t~hirty-nine full terms
m the public schools Of that county
and is now entering upon her for
tloth term. In Mrs. Jane A. Long
Nowberry county has a faithful and
devoted servant. She was born and
reared in Newbcrry and has spent
her life there teaching in the public
schools. Thirty-nino years of teach
ing IS an unusual record for a
woman.-Southern School News.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-04-11
WISE.

They had talked together five min
utes or more on the street corner,
when the man with the fuzzy hat
took a notebook from his pocket,
by the way" he said, what is
your telephone number? I might
want to call YOU up some day"
"Ihat wonldn'tbelp you any Fer
guson," said the other man "my
names Fladgcr. I knew you we're
trying with all your might to place
me and couldn't quite do it."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-04-11
CONVICT INVENTS WAY OUT
Sheriff Of County In West Still Wait.
Ing for Return Of Prisoner
With Patent.

That all people, even hard-hearted
1ailers, are interested in inventors
and inventions is shown by the fol-
lowing story:
Some years ago q Washington
patent attorney was called on by a
man from the west who had an i'm
provement in some refrigerating ap-
paratus and prepared and filed the
application for patent, the inventor
leaving ~ostensibly for home.
A few days later the attorney re-
ceiyed q telegram from the sheriff
OF the inventors home county, ask
ing whether he was in Washington,
and replied hat he had been but had
left for home, and later received
from the sheriff an explanatory let
ter to the effect that the inventor had
been committed to jail for some Of
tense and while in the sherif's Gus
tody had developed the invention in
which the sheriff had taken an inter-
est; that he had, on his own respon-
sibilitN released the prisoner tenn
porarily, 50 he could 60 to Washing
ton to secure the patent and then
return to serve the balance Of his
term.
So far as known, the sheriff is
still waiting bis roturn,-Scientifc
Americana
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-04-11

Rev. j. 7. Cunningham, father Of
Pre- Elder Rev. J. f. Cunningham,
died at the home Of his son in Aber-
deem, Miss last Saturday and YVES
buried in TupeIo Sunday afternoon.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-04-11

Teddy had an inning Tuesday He
put It over Bill in Illinois by 10000.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-04-11

About 600 square miles Of territory
west Of the Mississippi is nov flooded.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-04-11
self.Mad..

a drunLen congressman said "a
.orace Greeley i day: Il am .
self-made man" Then. Sir" rented
the philosophical Horace, the fact
relieves The Almighty OF a great ra.
ep~onsihility."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-04-11

Clark carried Illinois owe Wilson
by 100000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-29
TRAIN HITS AUTOMOBILE
WITH FATAL RESULTS

charlotte, y. g., June 29.-Mr. j.
VI. .Jamison, part owner of the Stone
wall hotel, of Charlotte, was instant
" killed and Mrs. W. NJ. Bagwell and
her 7-year-old son, of Hamlet. were
seriously injured on a grade crossing
rear Newell, seven miles north of
Charlotte. about noon yesterday.
when their automobile was struck
and demolished by a northbound
Southern Railway freight train. Mrs.
jamison and two children escaped in
jury.
The automobile stalled on the rail-
road track and Mr. Jamison was al
tempting to get the women and chill
dren to safety whom The locomotive
bore down upon rhen Mrs. Jamlson
and children had IL he car and
made their way ~ The sida of tn
track and Mrs. Ea.well and little
son were i'm lie aft of leaving the
car when the rash rame.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-29
AT THE METHODIST
CHURCH TOMORROW

Al the Methodist church tomorrow
morning the pastor will preach the
last OF the series of sermons on Five
Great battles. this being The Second
Garden Battle. and dealing with tn
agony oi Christ in Grthsemanc
In the evening the presiding elder,
i.rv. ! L Cason, Will be present an,i
preach On Monday evening the third
cuartrrly difference will take place
SHnday evening =, 50 the pas
tor Will preach \ liN,cland Meth
cdist church 'fhi, will be- the irs
service be-. in the huildin. as th'
ar1i,e appointed for Thursday nigh
Was cancelled on account of the rail
| sln,iuy school in piAieand Sunda,
afternoon ~ ":"".
>ual sunday school and l.ea9u,
service n the FIRST Methodist ohurc
tomorrow. and prayer meeting o.
rdneadal rSeninG Prayer mrriin
u, tiN 'anl Thursday cvcnine
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-29
POLK COUNTY.

Polk county is rich in timber and
turpentine.
Polk county has handsome court
house, erected at cost of Sl0o,O0o
The best grapefruit and orange;
produced in Florida are grown IN
Polk county.
Polk county has many beautiful
lakes with firm sandy shores, and
which TEEN with fish of many va
rieties.
Some of the finest agricultural
lands in the world are to be fount
ir Polk county. Small farms anf
many crops from the same land an
nually, is the rule.
Polk county has more phosphat
PLANTS within her borders than an!
other county within the Unite'
States, as we'll as the largest indi
vidual phosphate plant in the world
this plant being located at Mulberry
and with sixteen others near b.
Mulberry Herald.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-29
WRECK ON OvEID0 BRANCH.

Orlando, June 29.-Train No. $50.
over the Oveido branch of the sea-
board. was wrecked yesterday near
Gabrielle, five miles this side of Ovie-
DO.
The one passenger coach on the
train, containing six persons, was
broken from the train and turned
ever. There We're six passengers
aboard, two of whom were so badly
lruised that they received medical
attention when they reached Orlando
They were Mrs. +. H. kildee, of Chu-
luota. and Mr.. Daniel Simmons. also
OF ChuluOta.
The cause of the accident was the
spreading of rails. The engine, the
coach. and fiat car loaded with logs
passed over the spread section, but
the trucks OF the passenger coach
dropped to the ground; the wheel,
turned crOsswise, and the momentum
OF the coach caused il to turn over.
The ground bordering the track WAS
tat. and the coach turncd over on lis
side.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-29
BIG SALE EVERGLADES LAND.

Report says that several days ago
there was sold ten thousand acres
of Everglades land lying between
Lake Okecchobce and West Palm
Beach. The board of internal I'M
provemcnt received from the COM
pany purchasing this land s2'."oo
in cash, which in addition TO what
they already had, gives them the re-
CURED amount necessary for the dig
ging of the canal 100 feet wild" from
Lake Okeechobec 10 West Palm
Beech. The contract for digging tins
canal will be let in the very near ~
ture. Fort Myers Press.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

H., following real estate transfers
have been made since our last issue.
L. N. Dren and wife, Florence
recn and husband to Mrs. Kate Sc
ward; BARLOW Il Saddler to l.. W.
McDoNcll; J. ". ODOnicl to /. ".
DO, ic'; Warren Fcagin Mere Co.
10 Il l.. Warren; r. l.. Warren and
wife to NJ o Fcagin; B White to
- |. Palmer; Fla Dcv Go TO II. +.
Yates; Samuel Ovrrbackcr and wlle
,c NJ o Feagin; u N Pipkin and
wife to Mary Ma,her; + u SwcarlIl-
cen and wife to Laura \ Swcarin2rh,
\ II DcNane and wife 10 O'to
S,hmchl: S.ssomS investment TO. 10
Il + lIummcl; sessions investment
Cotoc NJ Fnnk; SESSIONS lnvcstm'ni
TO 10 = " be tanup; Kate VI 'rady
-, III 10 nrnham and Smell; u Hllly
md wife to Julia 4 Foil; u II Ram
yey and wife to v I Abbott; Swami
and lIolStiuecr 90 To " II Edwards,
Il : Preston and wife 10 \ II lNr%e-
st,.: liclissa t.nsi%n ~ al TO j y Y
Men: |. ] Williams to j \ e Allcu /.
! \ G. Allen and wife 10 |. VII
l,anS: Fla Good Homes 90 to " 4,
stone; Dr Sarah T. Wheeler 10 clara
/. Mcndcnhall; j \ Ellcrbec 10 Geo
i. COX; ] T. Murdaugh 10 \ Lewis;
ahe Wales Land 60 10 swain an
p, .oms; Erssoms Investment Go to
. Shcchan. SESSIONS Investment 20.
t1 j . Baird; II II ENGLISH and wife
- 9 VI coWan; VI Clayton To y
=" ir; l.. Carter to N ID Clover;
4 VI Clayton to ] ID Ohern; ! NJ ant
( N Trammcll to e VI Clayton; { i
and Melissa Way to VI T Fletcher; /.
stone and wife to E |. Turner; liar
per and Weathcrs to J II Turner
rr and Wcathers to J ii COwley
! BALL to S A Hart; l. X Bell to "
! + smith; Waring & Edwards to
/ !. Julian; X l. McCalla and wife t
u Page; Fla T.akclands Homes Go t
Stone & Mann; f Chase Bare to
/ L + HOpwood; Stewart Norton ant
fe to f. G Hammer; { W I.astel
and wife to + G. Hammer; "
] 4. ~ter and wife to j I liamm; j NJ
/ i,encock and wife to r W Hancock
\ Williams to e II JacOby.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-29
MULBERRY FORTUNATE IN
SECURING PROF JANOWSKl

Prof b. JanOWski was mere from
Lakeland last week with view to
organizing Il brass band in Mulberry
After looking over the town and
talking to Il number Of young men, he
decided that the project was worth
while and will return here next
Tuesday night, at which time an or
SanizatiOn meeting will be held in
the Council chamber. Prof. Janow-
Ski has recently organized Il good
band in Lakeland He comes well
recommended, and with the good tai
,nt which he will find in Mulberry
ought To be- able to put a good band
on It's feet Mulberry Herald.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-29
THE LIBERAL EDUCATION.

Sir Horace Plunkctt once delivered
lecture in Dublin. Ireland, on the
best way to improve conditions
among the poor. according to Popular
Magazine. At that time Sir Horace
was not exactly a finished speaker.
His tongue could not do justice to
the riches of his mind
The day following his address ne
received from a lady note contain
ing this statement:
what you need is two things
first, wife. and, Second. lessons IN
elocution
To this Plunkett sent this reply:
Il have received y0ur letter say
ing that need two things trst, a
wife, and, second, lessons in eloru-
fion. Those are only one
The Arcadia Association OF The
Florida citrus Exchancn has pur-
chased from ]. ]. Heard his paekin9
house Tie consideration paid was
/ sa.ra.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-29
Underwood
SEEMS TO
HOLD KEY
T0S|TUAT|0N
CLARK FORCES C0URTING THE
SUPPORTERS OF THE ALA
BAMA STATESMAN.
OFFERED GUARDIANSHIP
AT Least That Is the Rumor. If He
Should Throw His Support =
Secure Clark's Nomination.
(Ey Associated Press. J

Baltimore. Md. June -. Wear. aa
,'N their second strusele, lasting
practically all nishl. he leaders and
uaiu hoo> oi delegate were late i'll
akiug their rr-apprarancc at ;hc
main ccnt"rS ot activity lhi- morn
ng. The early birds Mcrc sanguinn
Il il decisive ballot would b.
reached today and the convention
oncludr its labor tonight
II is the general feeling that II
clark wins. he must win quickly. The
continued deadlock is one thing
" which might eat away the command
ing lead hr has already established.
New York's ninety votes, with
Clark from the tenth to the twelfth
ballot, are not regarded as depend
able quantity if the contest is pro-
longrd.
The Underwood forces are rccog-
rizcd as playing an important part in
the present critical stage Of ballot
iig. They are standing sOlidly, with
no Indications Of wavcring at any
carly hour, but their l23 votes on the
twelfth ballot made them in a sense
a key 10 the Clark situation, for with
them ,ark's total would bc augment
cd well along toward the necessary
twO-thirds. At the Underwood head
quarters there is not the slightest in
dicatiOns of directing the vote rs a
balance of power among the other
candid tcs. The sole idea seems II
be To keep the Underwood strength
tosrih' in the belief il would gath
,r s,rrueih from all quarters, in ease
a break came from the candidates
low in the lead.
Reports are current early today
that if Underwood would stop aside
for Clark HE majority leader of the
house will b" named for the speaker
shin. clark leaders would not con-
firm or deny this report, but admit
ted the Underwood people now hold
HE key To the situation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-29
HON. H. ]. DRANE RETURNS
HOME FROM NORTHERN TRIP

Hon II J. Dranr has returned
from Il pleasant and beneficial TRIP
to French Lick Springs and Louis
Vile. ky. IT, stopped in the latter
city rn route home and attended the
mcctin. of the National Real Estate
Association in session there, and also
had the pleasure of meeting many oil
friends, that city being Mr. Dram"
ratiy, home. lie comes back great :
iy rciuycuated and improved, having
gained several pounds in weight ana
having enjoyed a complete rcSt IRON
the recent strenuous campaign.