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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-06-06
NEW JUTE MILL BUILT ENTIRELY BY CONVICT LABo

The accompanying illustrations are
from photographs made by a convic'
photographer.
The men are busy at tasks that re-
Quire the use of their thoughts as we'll
as their hands. and they do not have
time to brood over their wrongs. either
real or imaginary. So it is throughout
the institution. Every prisoner is oc-
cupied at something. The discipline
is firm and exacting, but not harsh.
officers and guards are absolutely pro-
hibited from abusing. mistreating or
humfliating a convict. attractions Of
the rules, which. by the way, are as
tonishingly rare, are reported to the
superintendent, who designates the
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ton. The fact is, more progress has
been made In the improvement and
administration of the penitentiary
during Governor Hays term than in
the previous twenty years This reads
like bold assertion, but it Is the un-
deniable truth.
Former Poor Conditions.
Four years ago the old stockade.
built Of stone, surrounded an area
400 by 662 feet in size In this in
closure were the present cell house, old
hospital building and dilapidated shop
row, engine and boiler rooms. Outside
Of the stockade were the superintend-
ent's residence. the old jute mill,
poorly constructed and in bad condi-
ton; brick storehouse, an old in
j.. sanitary dairy and COW barn and q
number of frame guard towers. The
water supply was furnished from a
well twenty feet in diameter and sixty
feet deep.
Many Recent improvements.
In the past four years an additional
stockade. 400 by 507 feet made of
brick, has been built. Within this add
ed space large brick jute mill, thor
oughly lighted and ventilated and with
double the capacity of the old mill.
has been constructed. A new and
modern hospital has replaced the old
hospital, which in turn has been con-
verted into a women's ward. The old
ahon row haS hoou forr, do1.,,, 49,
fine brick building replaces it. The di-
mansions OF this building are SO by 41e
feet. and it houses on its two floors
paint, cabinet, carpenter, tin, plumb
Ing, blacksmith, tailor and shoe shops.
a laundry, bakery, soap house. cold
storage plant, engine, boiler and store
rooms. band room and Office for the
chief engineer.
The sale port and administration
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-06-06

Of the institution. This "unscrupu-
lous" cleanliness, as one visitor ex-
pressed it, applies to both the men
and their surroundings and is very
largely responsible for the remarkable
health of the prisoners.
The kitchen, the bakery and the
meat shop are immaculate. The food
Ia nourishing in quality and made ap-
petizing by variety as well as purity.
The hospital is equipped with every
modern appliance and convenience
The evident, conspicuous, shining
cleanliness in and about the peniten-
tiary grips the visitor from the start
and makes such an impression that he
Is apt to overlook the many other
praiseworthy features Of that institu-
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-06-06

in the ease with which discipline IL
maintained there. In the past four
years there has been no serious trouble
whatever In the institution, and not
once has convict even attempted to
assault an officer.
The week day routine at the peni-
tertiary begins at o'clock, when the
morning whistle blows; breakfast at
$50; work, Z to IL; dinner, IL to o. m. ::
work, to p. M; supper from 6:15 to
6:45; cell 6:45, and lights out at o. m
The prison has library, and each
prisoner is allowed one book q week.
Sundays and holidays are observed.
Religious services are regularly pro-
vided either by the prison chaplain or
visiting ministers. The prison has a
crack ball team, and one game Is plav-
ed each week. There is also a prison
ers' band that gives concerts on SIM
days and holidays.
New Night School.
The most recent departure is the os.
Enlistment of a night school. M
Burke, the superintendent clerk and
cashier and formerly superintendent Of
city schools of Walla Walla. is In
charge of the night classes. He is 49,
sisted by corps of convict instructors
several of whom are college graduates
The school is especially provided for
the younger convicts, twenty-five years
and under, who wish instruction and
there are now over 100 In attendance
The common school course I'D to and
including the eighth grade is tauobt
at present Later it is proposed to add
bookkeeping, stenOgraphy and other
vocational courses.
This general summary OF the nroo-
ress and improvements made at tho
penitentiary during the present adj
mlnistratlon necessarily omits or bare
ly more than mentions many innor-
tant details. Even most superficial
review of what has been ACCOMPLISHED
however, makes remarkable record
OF which Mr.. Reed, Governor Hav and
the entire state Of Washington have
reason to be proud.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-06-06
STATE PRISONS
SPLENDID RECORD
Washington PenIientlary Clean
est In America.
GOVERNOR HAYS FINE WORK.

During His Administration More Prog
rsss Has Been Made Than In the
Previous Twenty Years - Conviots
Are Always Healthy and Are HUI
namely Treated.
wa ERECT discipline, absolute
~ cleanliness, wholesome nour-
Fl ishment, healthful, active en-
ployment for every convict.
and humane treatment, with COM
plete adjustment Of all severe and
grossly hupiliating punishment, con-
stitute the creed Of G. 8. Reed, super
intendent of the Washington peniten-
tiary at Walla Walla, by which he
has been enabled during the past
four years to make that institution
one of the best equipped and most
progressive Of it's kind in the United
States He has had eighteen years
experience in handling criminals and
what is generally classified as the
criminal element, Is a keen observer
and careful student Of men and has
faithfully kept in touch with the best
thought In handling penal and re-
formatory institutions.
Immediately Clean.
Unquestioned obedience to all rules
and orders and the spotless cleanli-
ness of every nook and corner of the
grounds and buildings are apparent
from the time one enters the grounds
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-06-06
ENTRANCE AND GROUNDS OF THE WASHINGTON STATE PEN1
TERTIARY
TERTIARY,

at a profit Becaus. of its admira b,o
arrangement and excellent ventilation
the dust, so frequently annoying and
more or less menacing to the health of
The men IN similar mills. is scarcely
noticeable here.
The state pays no favorites in dts-
posing OF the product of the mill. the
bags being sold on order direct to the
farmers and grain dealers In every
part OF the state. Besides making a
pront for the state, since it has been
placed on a business basis the onera.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-06-06

punishment in each case The forms
of punishment are mild but sufficient
as experience has proved. They con-
s1st of loss of credits, denial of one
meal day for short time, striped
suit. or, in severer cases. confinement
in solitary cell. All forms of cor,
poral punishment have been abolished
since Mr.. Reed became superintend-
ent
All striped suits. except for punish
ment, have been done away with. The
conyicts now wear blue-gray uni
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-06-06
Value In Straw Stacks.

Many farm leases this year contain a
new and wise provision STIMULATING that
straw must either be converted into
manure on the premises or it's equiva-
lent in manure returned by those carry
ing it away City dealers who have
gone to the country recently to con-
tract straw have met with fat refusals
Where straw has been sold to neigh
bors the return of manure has been
demanded The average farm owner
even when nonresident is learning
that soil depletion is poor policy
Breeders Gazette.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-06-06

This building is the chapel, octagOn in
shape, with floor area 80 by 1OS feet
and a seating capacity Of about a
thousand
The penftentiary grounds and farm
contain 200 acres. One hundred and
fifty acres are farmed. wheat being the
principal product at present Several
acres near the site Of the old jute mill
are now devoted to gardening, and Mr..
Reed Is planning to irrigate about
twenty-five acres with water from the
new wells. At present the sewage,
which first passes through a large sep
tic tank, is used for what irrigation
there Is done. Mr.. Reed plans ulti-
mately to raise all the vegetabl nee
essary for the use Of the prisoners and
enough more to supply other state in
situations If possible Since all the
farming and gardening are done with
convict labor large saving to the
state can be made by increasing the
production.
But One Escape.
Mduy VI Tie PRISONERS employed out
side of the StOckade are TRUSTEES. Some
are sent on various missions as far as
six miles from the prison, and in the
past four years but one man has es-
capped from the institution.
Idleness not only proves in time to
be one Of the severest forms of punish
ment to convicts, but it is also COM
pletely incompatible with any efforts
toward reformation. For these reasons
no prisoner is permitted to remain idle
who is in the least capable of working.
At the present time 435 men are
| employed in the jute mill, which Is
manufacturing 10000 sacks per day, or
about 60 per cent Of its capacity, and
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-06-06
In spring the farmer is down
, and out-down in the furrow. out
, in the field
Melon Ruas-

10 get rid of the melon aphis. the
little bug that spoils your crops, spray
the vines with mixture of eight
pounds of whale oil or laundry soap to
nifty gallons of water or one part
black leaf 40.' tobacco connection.
10 LOCO parts of water to which whale
Oil or laundry soap has been added at
the rate OF four pounds to fifty gallons
OF water, says the professor of ento-
mology at the Kansas Agricultural col
lege.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-06-06

building, 66 by 100 feet In size, three
stories, tower and full basement, SUD
stantially built Of brick and concrete,
contains all the administrative offices
and dining, recreation rooms and dor
mitory for the guards.
There are three cottages for the OF
icers, a brick warehouse, IS by 173 Dy
% feet, outside of the stOckade, opposite
the jute mill, for the purpose Of stor-
ing jute and jute bags, and nne
modern horse barn Of brick, brick
chicken house, garage, implement shed
and oil house have all been built within
the past three years. The old dairy
and cow barn has been remOdeled and
made into a splendid, sanitary struc-
ture, while lumber from the old jute
mill and shop row has been utilized In
building new and much needed coal
bunkers. The old guard towers have
been demolished and new, well con-
structed, neatly designed brick towers
erected in their place.
During the past two years four wells
have been drilled with drill owned by
the state and operated by convict la
Dor. Thus all water necessary for do
nestle and emergency needs is sup
piled and there is a surplus for irriga-
ton besides.
Practically Rebuilt.
From this seriatim statement 1t Is
plainly evident that in construction
alone the penitentiary has been pracd-
cally rebuilt and largely increased In
size during the administration of Gov
ernor Hay. All of the brick used
in the new construction was made by
the prisoners on the prison grounds,
and practically all Of the building was
done with convict labor. Thus the &C
tuaI money outlay by the state in max
ing these improvements was compare
lively light, while the actual value Of
the buildings is far in excess Of the
amount expended on them.
Costs State Little.
At the present time but one building
is under construction, and when 1t Is
completed there probably will be no
new construction for several years.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-30
GUILTY OF MURDER
IN SECOND DEGREE
Three Pitt County Negroes Con
victed and Sentenced to Long
Terms in Penitentiary.

Greenville. \. G.. April 27.-Aftrr
being out three hours, the jury re-
turned d verdict Of murder il th-
second degree against Will Smith and
his wife. Cora. and Will Harper. 4
brother, all colored. They were tried
for the murder Of Linwood Smith.
father Of viii, this crime occurring
near EarnlIillc a few weeks ago. in
which the body OF the murdered man
was placed on the track Of the Nor
folk Southern Railroad. expecting
that q train would run over the body
and conceal the crime. but the bod.
was discovered, and the murderers
tracked. Judge Justice today gave
Smith and his wife sentences OF
tnenty-one years each, and Harper
seven years.
Today, the taking Of evidence be
gan in the trial Of Burnett and Mich
OILS for the murder of Be4cher in a
store near Farmyille. 1t will prob
ably AXE until Tuesday Of next week
to complete il.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-30
POLITICS IN WILSON.

Wilson, April 21.-The Democratic
Executive Committee Of Wilson
county met in the courthouse this
morning at ten o'clock. when II. q.
Connor was called to the chair by Il.
NJ. Rowe. Frank Hassell acted as
secretary.
Moved by f. b. Graves, Of Stan
tonsburg township. that the primary
plan be adopted for the NOMINATION
Of county candidates and instruction
of delegates TO senatorial convention.
Moved by C. c. Daniels that a COM
nittee composed of one from each
precinct be appointed to prepare the
with the law and that the committee
with the aW, and that the committee
be instructed to designate in said plan
the qualifications of the Democrats to
take part in same, and report same
IN the new executive committee. Car
ried.
| Moved BY George ". Connor that
each precinct recommend TO h chair
. menbe OF that committee.
The chairman called a meeting Of
the new executive committee lmIae-
1iately after the county convent n,
which Eeets May 18th.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-30
TWELVE FOR THE COLONEL.
Friends of Roosevelt Hold fSODeson
and Instruct Delegates to the State
Convention.

Especial to News and Observer
Lumberton, April 27.-The Repub-
.licans held their county convention
here today for the purpose Of p
pointing delegates to the State n
~concressional conventions. Forty-tWo
people were present when the meet
inc was called to order, several OF
whom were Democrats. Delegates
were present from about half the
+ounshins in the county, though there
were visitors enough to show fifteen
townships represented. n twelve
deegates to the State convention were
instructed for Roosevelt.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-30
URGENT APPEAL
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY
ENDORSED By COMMITTEE. r..

Washington. April 27.-The COM
lnittee on Privileges and Elections to-
day reported faEorably the resolution
Of Senate CuIberson providing for an
Investigation as to the amount Of
money and by whom contributed.
during the campaigns of 1904 and
1908.
The inquiry would include TIE ma
tional committees Of all political pa
ties, as we'll as the congressional cam
paign committees.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-30
NO ONE AGAINST
MAJ. STEDMAN
Candidates Entering the Pri-
maries in GuiIford; R. H.
Sykes Temporary Chairman
Fifth District Convention
tBy ANDREW JOYEER.l

Greensboro. \. G.. April 27.-Hon.
\. Nayland Cooke. chairman Of the
Democratic Congressional Executive
Committee Of the 5th District. has
appointed Judge f. H. Sykes OF Dur
ham rs temporary chairman Of the
convention. which meets in Greens
boro. May 29th.
BESIDES nominating a candidate for
Congress-. the convention Will select
an elector on the presidential ticket
and also select district ~elegate 70
the national convention.
So far there seems no candidate
AGAINST the present incumbent for
Congress. Major Stednan. and he will
probably be nominated by acclama-
ton. In the matter of elector for this
district no one has as Yet been men
toned. though there Will be 10 dearth
OF excellent material when the time
arrives for naming one.
Neither has there been any active
canvass SO far for places as delegates
to the Baltimore convention, but
among the names that have been sug-
sested by different democrats are G.
H. Hastings. Of Winston. j. Crawford
Bisgs and Z. H. Sykes. Of Durham.
A. \. Hicks. of Granville: John r.
Stewart. Of Greensboro. +. S. Parker,
- ~ y -. oic w ~
King. OF DanDury, c. II. Hanes, of
Mt. Airy.
Quite, a numbe of candidates for
State Offices have filed their notices
with the clerk Of the Superior couTt
of Guilford and paid the entrance fee
!, Of 500 to the chairman Of the Exec
utive Committee Under the GuilfOrd
county primary law the chairman has
: no right to put any name on the
ticket unless the fee is paid. Chair
e man Cooke is required to prepare Il
f blanket ticket containing the names
t Of all candidates and this ticket is
sent out to all the primary precincts
e and polling places. The Australian
Q ballot system is used. the tickets arr
n official and the voting is done in prl
Vate booths by marking with a eros
the candidate desired. Mr.. Cooke ma
e selected and published a list Of tn
primary managers for every pollin:
= place in the county. The primarie
will be held On May 18th and if q sec
!, ond is necessary to select county can
u didates. it will be held on the 23rd
The county convention meets on Ma,
25th.
q A great many county candidate
u have filed their notices Of entrance i
II the Democratic primaries. There ar
three entries for sheriff, two fo: treas
n urer. Thc present incumbent, Sherl1
n Jones. is not a candidate for re-elec
is ton. There is no opposition SO ia
lie TO the Resister of Deeds, who is serV
81 ing his first term.
S. h following have fled notices 70
)r State offices in the Guilford p%riJnarle
e and paid the fee OF $500:
d. Lieutenant Governor. D.. Bou
III shall. W. T.. Daniel.
Representative in Congress-C. \
StedTnan.
y Corporation COMMISSIONER. !
Justice. S. G. Daniels. Geo. +. Bell,
l.. TRAVIS.
y Traasurer-R. *. Lacy.
Auditor-W Z. Wood.
~ Secretary Of State-J. Brys.
ar Crimes.
:. Insurance Commissioner-J. |
N Young.
Commissioned Labor and Printing
NJ. L. Shipman.
Justice of Supreme Court-GeoT
II. Brown. w. A. HOke.
on judge Ninth Judicial DistrlCt-t
tie \. Ioushee.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-30
Much Property Lost.

O~kIahOnla Oily. ApTII Z.."Thrae
houses were blown down here. S.v-
eral persons were hurt at Martha,
where two houses were blown down.
Three houses were blown down IN
Aitus and several people injured. Two
persons are reported to have been in
iured at Blair.
a special train with physicians and
nurses has been dispatched from Altus
to I.ugert.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-30
NEWSPAPER MEN WILL MEET
~ KNOXVILLE NEXT IEAR'
ha associated PreSS.)

c~reenville. S. c., April 27.-At a
-oatine of the executive committee
nf 80 Southern Newspaper Publish
ers' Association in New York TINS
uaak II was decided to hold the next
nnr, meeting at Knoxville, Tenn.
I,ne 4 ; and s. h
was made here today by Secretary
Treasurer G. W. Brunson q us 'SSo
citation.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-30
Seven Killed at Childre,,. Texas.

ChiIdreS, Texas. April 24.-St<en
persons are known to have been killed
and q number injured, at least six
by a Orna0o which cut 4
path half a mile in width and - miles
in length through Childress county
today.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-30
MORE TORNAO0ES
Many Persons Killed and Much
Loss of Property as Result
of Fierce Wind

oklahoma City. Okla, April %
Thirts-one persons are reported II
have been killed b. u tornado that
southwestern Oklahoma and
\ southeastern corner OF the Texas
Panhandle today. A dozen towns were
struck. and farming communities Suf-
fered.
Communicates facilities are para
lyz-d tonight. and il IS Impossible y
confirm the reports OF loss OF life Or
10 accurately estimate the property
Damage.
The greatest loss Of life reported =
at Lugert, where, II is said. hftcen
persons were killed outright. \ spr-
clal train sent from .Altus with physi-
clans when 1t was reported a paSSen-
ger train had been blown from thu
rails. picked up ten injured persons.
and started back for Altus.
Two OF these. Airs. Lee ~Stanland
ana Miss Eva Stanland. died on the
train. II was reported i Kansas City.
Mexico and orient train had been
blown from the track and twenty per
sons killed. but il developed that but
TWO cars had been derailed. and 10
one was hurt.
The tornado started just across the
Texas border. ana first killed seven
persons at Kirkland. Texas. iemouSh-
ed thirty buildings, and blew i I,Ut.
Island WORK train of the track.
Tearing on northward. the storm
struck Elrado. killing four, and I.u-
CERT. Rocky. where half the town IS
ID ruins, including Warren. Martha,
Blair, and Lone Wolf. At each Of
these places many persons We're hurt.
Several OF these towns are cut of
from communication onieh Ma
Is HpiIeSei TO he thp t9ji of Tho GtA-r4
destroyed several BUILDINGS at Nul-
hall, fifty miles north OF Oklahoma
City. but 50 far as hnown. there Mas
20 casualties there.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-30

Oklahoma City. April 21.-Ihree
persons were killed and property VAL
ued at 100000 was wrecked at the
town OF Calumet. Okla. by Il tor
nado which swept through several
i'll western Oklahoma late
today. Half OF the little town Of
Rocky was blown away and The VIII
lage Of Blair was also damaged. SeN-
eral persons We're injured at Rocky.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-26
SOUTH GARDINER.

Morris II. Barter of Boothbay Har-
Dor and Miss Elizabeth Farley oil
Richmond, both of whom reside in this
place, were married. last Saturday
evening. by Rev. II. Z. Dunnack at the
MethodistN parsonage, Augusta.
Mrs George W. Robinson. aged 6s
died Of Bright's disease, Thursday
evening, after few months illness
Mrs. Robinson's death was sudden
and came as a shock to her many
friends. Funeral services will be held
at 2 p NJ, Sunday. from her late res
idence.
Mr. and Mrs. Judson Hall returned
Thursday, from two-weeks visit
with friends and relatives at Thomas
tor and Nobleboro.
MIR. and Mrs. Melvin Spencer are
away on an automobile trip to Rome
Fred Fogg. baggagemaster at the
Maine Central, has been away on 4
weeks trip to Dead River.
MIR and Mrs. II. A. Mcclellan OF
Ellsworth were guests. Wednesday, OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Mealy.
Mrs Gross of Bath is visiting Mrs
Reno Mcintyre
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mealy of Es-
sex, N Y, and Mr.. and Mrs. 70. NJ
Hill of Providence. r. l., have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Mealy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-26
Town Improvement Society.

The first meeting of the Town Improve
ment Society, which was the first wo'
mans club to begin the winters work
was held, Friday afternoon, in the Libra
ry parlors. Although the day was ex-
ceedingly rainy, there was a good at
tendance. The society is taking up va
rious topics connected with Maine The
meeting was in charge of the directors
Mrs Jessie f. Fletcher, Mrs. Ella T
Holt, Miss Sarah j. Anderson, Mrs. Ellen
c. Smith and Mrs. Nellie f. Chace.
A fine program was given, as follows
'.Milburn Balls" an original piano solo
by Harry Dinsmore, Skowhegan; report
of the summers work of the club, by
Miss Gertrude Weston; report of the
Festival, by Mrs. Ella +. Mooers and
Mrs Isabel SMALL paper. EARLY Histo-
ry of Name" written by Mrs. Emma
Collins Witham, read by Mrs. Mabe
Judkins; vocal solo, Lyle Moore.
After the intermission. the program
was again taken up. with the reading Of
some charming original poems composed
by Miss Louise Coburn and read by Mrs
Elizabeth Merrill; paper, "Pemaquid," by
Mrs. Edna Steward. lee cream and cake
We're served by the directors,