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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-12-26

THE Saturday Evening Post, is
sue December 14th, carried the fol-
lowing editorial relative to the pa
role of prisoners from California
and New York prisons:
Since 1898 over sixteen hundred
convicts have been paroled from
California penitertiaries. Eighty
FIVE per cent. have made good
only two hundred and forty-nine
out of the whole number violating
the conditions of their parole by
leaving the state, failing to report,
entering saloons or otherwise. OF
the two hundred and forty-nine,
one hundred and fifty-three were
returned to prison; but only twenty
two of them had committed new
crimes-being a fraction over one
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-12-26

per cent. of the total number pa
rolled.
The report from which these fig
ures are taken shows that paroled
prisoners have earned over one-mif-
lion dollars, and out of their earnings
have saved more than two hundred
thousand dollars. In recent typi-
cal month, out of four hundred aud
sixty-five men on parole, not one
was idle; and their aggregate earn
ings for the month were just short
of seventeen thousand dollars.
The last annual report of the
New York Prison Commission
shows that since 1900 nearly four
thousand prisoners have been pa
rolled, of whom roughly three-q quar-
tiers have complied with the terms
of parole-which require, at lowest,
that the man shall keep sober, keep
at work and make periodical re-
ports. These figures, the report
adds rather naively, show that, ex-
cept for parole, our prisons would
be congested beyond reason"
The remarkable success of the pa
role system, not only in California
and New York. but in severed other
states, including Minnesota. is con-
elusive proof of the fact that very
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-12-26
A New YEARS resolutions: We
resolve to wait a year or two before
making any.

The strongest protest ever regis
tered against the convict lease sys-
tenn of the south, was made few
days ago by Gov. George w. Done
ghey of Arkansas, when he pardoned
$50 convicts from the Arkansas con-
Wet camps.
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large majority Of prisoners are
ready and willing to reform, to
make good" when given the OPP
portunity.
In Minnesota, the parole system
was FIST established in 1894, but
up until April 1911. at which time
the present Indeterminate Sentence
law was passed, only first offenders
were elegible for parole.
Referring to the first biennial re-
port of the state Board of Parole,
we find that since the Board was
constituted in June 1911, total of
691 applications for parole were
made by inmates of the state prison
and reformatory; 286 were granted.
OF this number little better than
)76 per cent. have so far kept faith.
From 1894 to July 81, 1912, the
total number of paroles granted
from the state prison was 1885. Of
these $50, or over Is per cent. have
made good ~
In view, therefore, of the good re-
suits already obtained by the parole
system in this state, and more es-
pecially since the passage of the In
determinate Sentence Law, it seems
altogether probable that the yearly
average of paroles will show
large increase III the next few years.
THERE is one Chicago Judge,
Burke of the criminal court, who
surely has peculiar ideas of justice.
He recently sentenced two young
men, who had confessed themselves
guilty Of highway robbery. to i'm
prisonment for life, under the new
Illinois law which permits this.
In making the sentence Judge
Burke is reported as saying: It Is
a sad thug, but society must be
protected. Here we have two able
bodied young men who have cast
aside every prospect in life, but JUS
tice can only say that the severity
of the punishment is fitted to the
crime"
Poor old Justice! How many
crimes have been committed in her
name and how many misft, senten-
tious, narrow-lninded judges have
falsely charged her guilty of their
own faults.
Justice never did; never could and
never would say the words that
Judge Burke put in her mouth.
Neither could she think the thought
which would make such words pos
sjble. Justice has heart and COM
mon sense; his honor does not seem
to betray that he has either.
1t is true that society must be
protected" it must even be protect
ed from it's own crimes and given a
chance I. ,eform.~ These two young
men, just past 81 years of age, just
through the formative period of ad-
olescence, should also be put where
they would be protected against So
ciety. but they, too, should be given
chance to reform.
They were born no worse in ma
ture. probably, than tens of thou
sands of men whose protection from
them the judge demanded in the
name of justice. But they were
born to conditions created by socie-
ty, which gave full play, if not pos
slble encouragement to their evil
tendencies.
The result was what might reas-
onably be expected; they became
bandits. They were arrested and
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-12-26
TO INMATES.

INMATES.
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-12-26

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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-12-26

Apache Corner
\ L,stl. p.r.s1.
Inade myself whose weight
Was aerla onm
This thought
Up LIES steep Calvary.
To think nine handsdr The
song,
And chose the heaviest had,
To build it firm and strong
I'll had guessed-fI had dreamed
It's weight mean for me,
should have made lighter cross
To bear Calvary
ANNE REEVE AnDRroH.
Words of editors remind we mus get copy in
If ask the we'll
E. R. Mcintyre n Wisconsin Journal.
Reading dope reminds gets goat times
When read and find the limo" has bed nifty rhymes
Nate Collier, Duluth News Tribune
Reading dope Of misery it brings,
Twangng double column from Tyre with
No kale, spat
Now is the that girls make up-and boys
to break
You called a last July,
Somehow acting mighty queer,
It's how suddenly that
you're
notice in the letters that
You claim I'm Tin spite of that somehow,
feel that you have something in sight
All! have itnow
your eandas osendk
The plain, tits
You think that o a Miss
I'll be Claus
Ha, ha / when Christmas tme is smear
You throw bunk (raw diplomacy,
1 be foolish but, Oh
I'm Xmas
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-12-26
CHURCH NOTICE

Service the o'clock Sunday morning Protestant
E. Benson r. Cocoran
chpains
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-12-26
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-12-26


born to conditions created by socie-
ty, which gave full play, if not pos
slble encouragement to their evil
tendencies.
The result was what might reas-
onably be expected; they became
bandits. They were arrested and
confessed. They had held up peo-
PIE on the public highway; this is
not the only form of robbery as the
general agitation for a blue sky
law" demonstrates. but it is the sort
that is open and whose instant sup
preston is demanded, probably be-
cause it leads to murder and be-
cause it is open.
But life imprisonment is an out
rageous punishment; it leaves no
hope and no incentive to reform.
1t takes no account Of the response
bilities of society which it seeks to
protect; it is an criminal in its eff
fects as the crime it would punish.
1t is wholly punitive; it measures
no difference between robbery and
murder and 80 is an incentive to the
more heinous crime. Illinois should
be ashamed of having such cow
ardly law on its statute books. -Du-
luth News Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-14
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION
Called for July ? in City Hall, Mont
pelier--Barre City, 21 Delegates.

The Republican county convention has
been called at 10 a. m, July 2, in the
city hall at Montpelier, and it is sug-
gested that the primaries be held June
Is.
The officers to be nominated are. three
county senators. two assistant judges
of county court, judge of probate, states
attorney, high sheriff and high bailiff.
A county committee will also be elected
by the convention.
The towns are to be represented in
the convention ON the basis of three
delegates to each town and city and
one delegate for each so voters or ma
iority fraction. as shown by the vote for
governor in 1908.
On the above basis the several towns
in the county will be entitled to rep
resentation as follows:
Barre City, 2l; Barre, s; Berlin, s.;
Cabot, 6; Calais, 6; Duxbury, .; East
Montpelier, s; Fayston, 5; Marshfeld, 6;
Middlesex, 5; Montpelier, 81; Moretown,
8; Northfeld, II; PIainfeld, 5; Roxbury,
5; Waitsfeld, 5; Warren, 6; Water
bury. 10; Woodbury., 5; Worcester, 5.
The Washington county Republican
committee met at Montpelier yesterday
to formulate and complete plans for the
convention.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-14
PRIZE SPEAKING
Contest Was Attended by Audience
Which Crowded the Chapel.

Goddard chapel was again filled to
Ioverhowing last evening" when the an.
nual prize speaking contest was carried
to a successful finish before several hun
dred people. The interpretative ability
.of the several participants, as well as
the care and judgment exercised in Sc
Letting the various pieces, was largely
responsible for the genuine success of
this notable feature of commencement
week, and the eminently satisfactory
decisions reached by the judges in choos-
ing the winners was also a prominent
factor in its commendable outcome.
After having been in retirement for sew
eral minutes in deciding the successful
contests, the judges. Miss Allie Z. Trow,
A. w. Allen and Ernest J. Hewitt of
South Royalton, announced through their
spokesman. Mr.. Allen. the following
prize winners: First prize for girls. Miss
Laura Georgina Lalime; second prize for
girls, Miss Veola Madge Lance; first
prize for boys, William Branson McI.eav;
second prize for boys, Weston Atwood
Cate.
The program was interspersed with a
number of well-rendered musical selec.
tions. 1t was opened by four young
ladies, Miss Catherine Rowley, Miss Rob-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-14
One Man Killed and Three
Wounded at Perth Amboy, N. J.
AS FACTORY WAS ATTACKED
Reign of Terror Existed Last Night Near
Plant of American Smelling Il Refining
Company-Strikers Threatened to
Burn the Property.

Perth Amboy, n. j., June l4.-One
thousand striking laborers stormed the
plant of the American Smelling and Re-
fining company here to-day and were fired
on by deputy sheriffs One of the strik,
ers was killed, and three Others were
wounded. With the first volley, the
strikers fell back
The strikers set fire TO part of the
fence surrounding the works before they
were driven back by a rain OF bullets.
The sheriff took steps to swear IN four
hundred additional deputies. The strik-
ers who were injured were taken to the
hospital in critical condition.
An attack similar to that of to-day
was made last night. when 1000 men
attacked the same plant, shouting
threats that they would burn the build
ings. They were repulsed by two vol
leys from rifles of police and detectives
and retiring to a small building, used
as trolley car waiting room, burned IT,.
A reign of terror existed in the neighbor-
hood of the smelling plant, and hotel
people were fearful that the mob would
burn buildings
A freight train was stopped. trolley
car was attacked. second building
owned by the trolley company was
burned, and an attempt was made to set
fire to third structure, but armed men
drove off the attacking strikers by shoot
ing over their heads.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-14
CLASSES HELD REUNIONS.
One Of Largest Gatherings of Goddard
Alumni Ever Known.

After the alumni association dinner
| of Yesterday afternoon, members OF the
| different Goddard classes since 1870 held
their class reunions The hours for the
class gatherings We're and $3.50 o'clock,
but many of the old grads. and young
assembled at the appointed meeting
places before that time arrived, to renew
lacauaintanees and exchange reminis-
Ieences. The alumni attendance at God
dard's commencement week exercises is
said to have been one of the largest in
years and nearly if not quite all OF the
classes were represented at the little
social gatherings held after dinner. The
following Barre graduates Of Goddard
entertained class members at their
homes:
Classes Of 10, II. -, '73, and IA,
Mrs. Stella Tilden Ayerill, "a fremont
street. rs, '7G, II, rs, Mrs. Lizzie Mar
tin Robinson and Mrs. Gertrude Good
win Martin, l3 Eastern avenue; 81, 80,
'S3. and "a. Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Hollister,
is Sheridan street; SO, Mr. and Mrs.
III. A. Richardson, ll3 Summer street;
's5 and 81 Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Hooker
II Park street 'SS and 80, DR.. and Mrs.
w. Il. 1.azelle, % South Main street;
30 and '9l, Mrs. Elizabeth Huntington
Cove. 22 Eastern avenue; ~ and '93,
Judge and Mrs. II. w. Scott. 10 Richard
son street; 94 and '95, Miss Floreuee
II. Stutevant, at the seminary; 80 ara
'O7, Ms Edith Richardson Carr. q Csyrp
street; '9s ard 80, Mr.. srd Mrs. William
Cole. ~ jefferson street, 90 Rhd '0l,
Miss Olive p. Ialet. at tn. neluinary;
'C2 and 0S, Ar aud Mrs. T. NJ. Cutler,
50 Liberty street, '04, Mrs. Flo7eace
Parker Kenyon, d7 Merchdn, stree. '05,
Mrs. Annie Sullivan Bennett and Miss
Alice II. Sullivan, 10 Pearl street; '96,
Mrs. Charlotte Mclean Premier, "a West
street; '17 and 'os, Miss Helen J. Mar
tin. 20 fremont street; 90, Miss Agnes
II. Olsen, 2l2 Washington street; 40,
Miss Emily NJ. Benedict. Eastern ave
nue.; II, Miss Bernice W. Hoar, 81
East street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-14
SUES CLEMENT FOR $500.
Ex-Mayor of Rutland Alleged to Have
Violated Agreement.

Rutland June l4.-Thomas j. Rooney
of Barnum, Iowa, executor of the estate
of Mrs. Ellen Rooney of Mendon, has
brought suit in Rutland county court
against exMayor Percival w. Clement
of Rutland to recover sum of $500,
alleged to have been put up as forfeit
in case Mrs. Rooney and Mr.. Clement
did not live up to the terms of an agree
ment for the purchase by the city of
the Rooney farm last fall. Lawrence 4
Stafford are counsel for the plaintiff.
Some months before Mrs. Rooney's
death, the city wished to secure the farm
because it was considered a menace TO
the water supply. According to the dec
laration, an agreement was made where
by the purchase price was to be left to
arbitrators, failure to abide by the dec-
sion of the arbitrators to mean the for
feiture OF $500 According to the ex-
ecutors, Ezekiel Eddy of this city and
Marcellus Newton of West Rutland, who
constituted the majority of the board
of arbitration, fixed the price at $500
and Mr.. Clement failed to abide by
the decision.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-14
TALK OF THE TOWN

j. +. Lambert of Maple avenue wai
business visitor in Waterbury yester
day.
Harry Parks Of So. Warren street was q
business visitor in Wells River yester,
day.
Shop stewards! The Granite Cutters
Journals are now ready, James Morti-
mer. secretary.
John Parks of Central street left last
night for st. Albans, where he will visit
with relatives for few days.
Mrs. Fred Holt of Brookfeld is visit
ing for a few days at the home of 4. j.
Blann of South Main street.
Albert Holmes returned TO Kingston
Mass. last night, after spending a few
DAYS in this city on business.
Il. W. Garrett OF Kinney street re-
turned this noon from Northheld, where
he has been engaged in surveying.
Miss Fauu Barney OF South Barre
left yesterday noon for Maplewood, n.
H., where she will pass the summer.
Mrs. d. w. Mcleod, who has been
visiting on Park street for the past few
days, returned to-day 10 her home at
Boston.
Earl Hosford OF Charlotte arrived in
this city this noon to attend the COM
mencement ball at Goddard seminary
this evening.
w. H. Gale arrived in this city this
noon from an extended business trip
through the northern part of the state,
being called here by the death of Miss
Diantha Newcomb.
Clyde Haskins, who has been spend
ing the past few days at his home on
Trow hill, left this noon for Boston,
where he will visit for few days,
leaving the first part OF next week for
cured employment for the summer at
the Chalfonte hotel as clerk.
About twenty-five girl friends OF Miss
Jessie Anderson called on her last night
and rendered her linen shower. Among
the presents contributed by all were
many beautiful and useful gifts. Miss
Anderson was greatly surprised at the
reception, il coming unawares to her.
Afterwards a social evening was spent,
including singing and games Later re-
freshments of ice cream and cake were
served.
Miss Jennie Blann was greatly sur
prised last evening. on arriving at her
home on South Main street. TO find a
number of her friends assembled to wish
her many happy returns of her birthday.
During the evening Mrs. Fred Holt in a
neat little speech presented Miss Blann
a handsome gold locket and other small
gifts, with the best wishes of the COM
pany. Refreshments of ice cream, cake
and fruit were served.
Miss Shirley Bradford of South Main
street was the hostess at a tin shower
given last night at her home to Miss
Mabel Gladding. There were about fif-
teen of Miss Gladding's friends gathered
and the shower was a complete surprise.
Miss Gladding was the recipient of many
useful presents. The greater part Of
the evening was spent in singing. A
luncheon was served later in the din
ing room. The party broke up at an
early hour, wishing Miss Gladding hap
piness and prosperity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-14
ST. J. A. COMMENCEMENT.
Alumni Dinner Was Attended by $50
People Yesterday.

ST. Johnsbury, June l4.-An innova-
tion in the 69th commencement week
program was the alumni dinner, when
about 250 alumni and friends Of the
school were present.
Following the banquet Arthur r.
Stone, president of the st. Johnsbury
Academy Alumni association, presented
the following afterdinner speakers
Dwight c. Drew of Wakefield Mass. ;
George Gammell, president OF the class
of 1912; Principal Martin G. Benedict
of the academy and Mrs. Mabel Carpen-
ter Ireland of Philadelphia.
The following officers were elected:
Arthur F. Stone, president; Herbert A.
Stanley. Charles G. Braiey, Mrs. Mar
garet Newell Haywood, vice presidents; f;
Howard, treasurer; Mrs. Alice NJ.
Ritchie, register; John Farnham, audi
tor; Harry H. Carr, chairman; William
Babcock, Katharine Bingham, Mrs. Alb
bic Brown Brooks, Calvin Brown, Freda
Gilfllan, Dr. W. G. Kicker, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Stanley Mildred Stanley, Mrs,
Grace Mcleod Stevens, nominating com
mittee; Charles W. Steele. Helen C.
Stevens and Mrs. Clara Davis Forrest,
executive committee.
The exercises were held with the fol-
lowing program; History. Russell
Adams; orstion, Harold Hayden; essay,
Beatrice Campion; prophecy, Portia Me
Gill; ode. Grace Locke; will, Val Genge;
presentation of gifts, Joseph Paige;
presentation to presetner, Harold Gam
nell; prophecy of the prophet, Vera
Goodrich.
The graduation exercises were held in
the morning at the South Congregation
al church, which was prettily decorated
for the occasion by the members of the
junior class and the same class acted as
nshers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-14
wILLIAMSTOWN.
John W. Gordon Addressed Boston Cham
Der of Commerce Men.

Ex- Mayor John w. Gordon of Barre
made a short address to the members
of the Boston Chamber of Commerce
auto party ON their arrival here from
visit to the quarries yesterday. The
speech was full of meat and was heartily
applauded At the close three cheers
were given for the Barre Board of Trade
and three in return for the Boston Cham
Der of Commerce. The Boston party
stayed at Woodstock last night on the
way home.
Heman G. White of Denver, Col. has
lately visited his sister, Mrs Edwin C..
Smith, and other relatives in the state.
Edward T.. Clark of Syraci ye um
veIsity arrived IN town Yesterday and
will spend his vacation in the vicinity.
The annual meeting OF the ladies
circle of the Universalist church will he
held at the church Friday, June 2S. at
o'clock p. m. A full attendance is de-
sired.
The baccalaureate sermon at the grad
uating class of the high school will be
given in the Methodist church Sunday
evening. June Is, by Rev. J. O. Angel.
Misses Grace and Agnes Bacon of
Brookline. Mass, are guests at Bonita
Cliff, the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
f. Granger.
Mr.. Keinz of Utica, \. Y, has lately
been in town to put in a piece of shaft
ing in c. NJ. Seaver & Co.'S electric
mill.
Miss Sylvia Royce of this town and
Harry Cornell of Bethel were married
at the Methodist parsonage last Sunday
by Rev. J. @. Angel. They are to
live in Bethel where the groom is EN-
ployed in running a stesmdrill at the
quarries.