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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-06-26

tence must be the sentence of the future?
And the length of even the minimum SEN
tence should not rest in the discretion of
the Judge who sees the prisoner on his
trial for the first and only time. The con-
duct of the prisoner must be decided when
that aim of the sentence has been accom-
plished that betokens fitness for future
clean and orderly life.
How then shall that time be fastened? !?
BY outdoor work on honor, says Governor
West. By outdoor work and farm labor,
says Governor Cox. By outdoor employ
ment under a light guard, says Colonel
Scott, Superintendent of State Prisons in
New York. But the names of witnesses
along such lines are now legion, and the
list is daily lengthening. The day for
more '.isolated experiments in humane
good sense is passing. The day of the
new system is at hand.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-06-26
PRISONER MADE PETS OF MICE.

An interesting story of prisoner and his
two pet mice is'told in the report of Capt.
Hanson, the prison commissioner of Lon
don.
Captain Hanson said the prisoner, who
was imprisoned at Parkhurst, had two pet
mice, but was ordered to another prison,
where he was unable to take his pets. Cap
tain Hanson promised to have them cared
for, and himself went to the cell for the
mice.
"Never shall forget the parting scene,
continued the officer. he man took
each of the mice, calling them by name,
kissed them, and then put them in little
box he had lined with flannel, and with
them piece of bread and piece of cheese
he had saved
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-06-26
If You WERE IN PRISON.

Rural Weekly:-f you had done wrong,
been sentenced to prison, put in stripes and
shut up in cell, and then if the warden
came along with suit of citizens clothes
for you, took you into the country, put you
at work at your trade, or on farm and
left you without guard-what would you
do? Run away at the risk of being cap
tured, put back in stripes, and locked up
in cell? Or would you just do the square
thing by working faithfully until your
term expired and you were regularly dis
charged?
Which would you do?
AT Guelph, Ont, the public authorities
are making just that experiment. Carpen-
tiers and masons are put at work on farm
buildings and farmers set to blowing.
They wear no prison badge. They are
not guarded. They are fed well and sleep
in large, clean domitories. They are do
ing useful work. And they do not run
away. They joyously serve out their
time.
Perhaps the prison is as great crime
against the prisoner as any he has commit
ted against society.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-06-26
PRISONERS GIVEN CHANCE.

Duluth Herald:-As long as there is
spark of manhood left, District Judge
Dancer believes in giving convicted pris-
oner chance to work out his own saliva
ton and reform.
In court recently three defendants, two
charged with forgery in the second degree
and the other charged with grand larceny
in the second degree, were brought before
Judge Dancer and pleaded guilty. They
were all given another chance.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-06-26
NORTH DAKOTA LIFE
PRISONER, GENIUS
Inmate Of State Prison Invents Re-
versibIe Railroad Rail.

Duluth Herald:-While serving life
term in the North Dakota penitentiary,
Peter Olson has invented a reversible steel
rail that may open the prison doors to him
and may save thousands of human lives.
The American Safety Steel Rail compa-
ny was recently authorized to do business
in North Dak Its active head and promoter
is F. o. Hellstrom, until recently warden
of the state penitentiary. He is the secre-
tary and treasurer while F. ]. Hitner of
Bismarck is president. S. A. Evans OF the
same place is vice president and r. G. Pat
terson of Fargo is the manager of adver-
tising.
When Olson was sent to the prison he
was placed at work in the tool house and
following series of railroad wrecks
caused by broken rails he conceived the
idea of a reversible rail, exactly the same
thing on each side, instead of having thin
base on the ties. He contended that the
different thicknesses caused defects in the
rails as they cooled.
The warden was not impressed at first,
with the idea, but later supported the re-
versible rail with a reinforcement of soft
steel, which would support the rail even f
the main parts were broken.
The life of an ordinary rail is seven
years, and it is claimed the Olson rail will
last fifteen to twenty. 1t will be slightly
heavier. 1t has been patented in the United
States, Europe and Canada. A block of
stock was issued to Olson.
The first rails are to be made at Gary,
Ind, and will be first tried on the 500
road in North Oak. The idea was submitted
Ito many practical railroad heads who in
dorsed the plan.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-06-26
PENITENIIARY PeNNANT RACE.

Atlanta Constitution:-Thep penhant race
among the eight clubs in the United States
Penitentiary Baseball league here is now
two months old, and has developed as
many surprises as the fights in the major
leagues of the natl onal game. The
Giants winners last year, are no bet
ter than fourth, with percentage of 500.
The "Athletics are in the "cellar. not
victory to their credit. The race now is
between the "Hustlers' and the "Tigers, :"
both with clean record of victories, the
''Hustlers' leading the "Tigers" by one.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-06-26
MOTHER SENTENCES SON FOR sNA1cHMe PURSE.

Butte Miner:-A mother was called upon
to pass sentence on her thirteen-year-old son
in the juvenile court in Chicago, last week,
after the boy had been found guilty of
snatching pocketbook from woman on
the street.
Judge Pickney asked the mother to de-
termine the sons punishment.
'sYou must earn the money to pay for
what you stole,' said the mother. "You
must promise to be in bed every night by
900 O. clock, OF I'll ask the judge to send
you away until your hair grows gray, :"
was her ruling.
The court considered the decision good
and approved the sentence.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-06-26
NOTE FOUND IN BOTTLE MAY FREE MAN SERVING
LIFE SENTENCE.

Duluth Herald What is believed by
the police to be the confession of man
driven to suicide by remorse for the muir
der of an aged farmer near Auburn, Iowa,
FIVE years ago, for which crime the dead
man son is now serving life sentence,
was revealed here recently when the con-
tents of note found in bottle on Mis-
sissippi ferry boat were made known.
The note dated May 9, and signed
'1essie Miller, Pittsburg," described the
murder of the farmer, whose name the
writer said he did not know. The writer
said he was tramping through Iowa in the
early part of 1908, and at farmhouse ask
ed permission to sleep in barn. Upon
the farmers refusal, he knocked the old
man down with a heavy stick, and ran
away He afterwards learned that the blow
proved fatal and that another man had been
convicted of the crime.
George T. Prim, formerly connected
with the Chicago police department, who
is making an investigation of the case, said
he was satisfied the crime referred to in the
note was the murder of Arrow Whitbeck,
GA years old, for whose death Walter
Whitbeck, son, was tried and convicted
and is now serving life term in the Iowa
state penitentiary.
Miller is supposed to have drowned him
self by leaping off the ferry boat.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-06-26
INNOCENT PRISONERS
Wisconsin to Experiment With New Law
to Compensate Innocent Persons Sent
to Prison.

Duluth Herald:- Wisconsin is going to
experiment with a law to compensate inno-
cent persons who have been sent to prison
by miscarriage of justice.
The new law creates commission, COM
posed of the governor and the members of
the state board of control, to handle this
humane public work. Provision is made
for the taking of evidence to establish the
guilt or innocence of petitioners. The COM
pensation to be awarded is to be not more
that fifteen hundred dollars year, and not
more than FIVE thousand dollars in the ag
gregate. If, in the opinion of the commits
sion, the amount permitted by law does
not afford adequate relief, it may present
exceptional cases to the legislature for re-
dress.
This law is human, modern, civilized
and just.
Even its provisions cannot make com
plete restitution to man who has unjustly
suffered the ignomny of Imprisonment;
but probably it is as far.a the law can go.
A man is convicted of crime, is sentenc-
ed, and goes to prison. He is taken away
from his kin and his friends, dragged out
of his accustomed walk in life, covered
with shame and disgrace. If he has sinned,
perhaps this punishment is just.
But suppose, after he has served few
years or single year, or few months or
only few days-it really makes little diff
ference which-new evidence developes that
completely establishes his innocence.
He can be, and of course is, pardoned
and released. But there, in practically all
of the states, is the end of it so far as the
| jured the man irreparabiy, lets him loose
and washes its hands of him. 1t "par-
dons' him-for something he never did
but it cannot put him back in the place
from which il took him, nor restore to him
all that it took away.
Recently there was case in point. A man
corporated to sell device he had invented
was charged with using the mails to de-
fraud, and was convicted. After he had
served part of his sentence, it was discover
ed that his device was not fraudulent, but
practical, and that it worked and did all he
claimed for it.
He was "pardoned, of course, and re-
leased. But no compensation for the dis
grace which he had unjustly suffered or for
the time of which he had unjustly been de-
prived, or even for the expense of defending
himself in court, was provided. The law,
grudgingly admitting its mistake, opened
the prison door and let him go without
even an apology.
That isn't just, of course. It's mon
strously unjust, in fact. Yet, except in
Wisconsin under its new law, it is the pre-
yailinp practice.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-06-26
THE USEOF PRISONERS
IN GOOD ROAD MAKING.
Advocated By Governor of Illinois Warden
Allen Puts in Plea for Stone Crusher.

Joliet, ILL.,, News:-In connection with the
outcry in the ILL., house of representatives of
the Tice road bill, the suggestion of Gov
ernor Dunno, made in his inaugural mes
sage, for the extention of the use of prison.
ers in the preparation of road building ma
terial, and in work on the public highways
when practical, will be of interest.
In accordance with the governors ideas,
Warden Edmund M. Allen recently ap-
peared before the house committee on ap-
propriations and asked for an appropriation
of $25, 900 for new stone-crusher, which
will increase the output of the Joliet prison
quarry 800 per cent.
Chairman Shannahan and the other men,
bers of the committee voted to include the
item in the Joliet appropriation. If it is
passed by the legislature, Warden Allen
expects to have the crusher in operation
within sixty days. 1t will enable him to
produce crushed stone enough to catch up
with orders now on file at the penitentiary
from scores of townships. The prison
quarry is ninety days behind in its deliver
les of stone.
Gov. Dunno had conference with War
den Allen and with representative John De-
vine of Dixon, who introduced in the house
measure for employment of prisoners on
the roads and in quarries outside peniten-
tiaries and the Pontiac reformatory. 1t
was decided to substitute another bill for
the Devine measure, which is on second
reading in the house.
The substitute measure allows the peni-
tentiary commissioners, on the order of the
governor, to establish branch quarters in
various sections of the state SO that the cost
of transporting the crushed stone will be
lessened.
The substitute also Incorporates the
Colorado honor system of dealing with pris-
oners who work outside prison walls, and
provides that for every three days prison
er performs his labors with honor and
credit he shall have diminution of sentence
of one day in addition to the time off now
allowed by law for good behavior.
81 am anxious to use every available
man in the preparation of roadmaking ma
terial, said Warden Allen. eff we get
the new crusher we can increase our crush
ed stone output three times. 1t was some
thing more than 100, 600 cubic yards last
year. The townships want the stone faster
than we can supply it to them under pres
ent conditions. OF course, it is out of the
question to think we can improve all of the
94, 900 miles of road in illinois with prison
labor, but we can help great deal.
"The principal thing is the effect on the
men. Open-air work is what men need.
Other states have made success of the
prison labor system, and | agree with Gov.
Dunno that we in Illinois can do what 9TH
er states have done or are doing.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-10-17

Wnutrd-W1ll pay =, per pound for
clran cotton rag, at World Office.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK. Oct., 2--The gov
ernment reports were issued today,
the ginning figures to September Is
being published a the opening, and
the last official condition report Of the
season al midday. The ginning figures
did not attract much attention. They
showed ginning Of 3.237,5sl bales,
against 3, eos. S64 last year and $3.50
694 two years ago. The returns were
considered large in view Of unsettled
weather conditions.
The market was more or Jess irreg-
uiar and unsettled before the cond!-
tion report was issued. but showed a
generally steady tone. The opening
was firm al an advance Of 80 To Is
points I'm response to higher. cables
ard big Liverpool spot sales with all
positions making new high records
for the season.
Just before the condition report
was issued prices were about Il to
Is points net higher. The figures
pEnveo .ataer over the expectations Of
son-c recent buyers and were followed
by heavy realizing or liquidation
under which prices broke 90 to %
points from the best. A great deal Of
cotton was absorbed on this break
and the market later rallied s or 9
points from the lowest on trade buy
ing. closing steady and ? to 3 points
lower.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
OTHER POLICE MAY
HAVE CELEBRATION
SEW ENTEEN ON FORCE LONGER
THAN SEVEN WHO HAD
BANQUET.

The banquet of the seven policemen
who, October LIST. began their TWEEN
ty-sixth year of service in the Rich
rnond police department having been
the biggest sort of a success other old
members of the force are considering
having a little celebration of their
own.
There are seven members of the
police department who haves been in
service longer than the seven who
have already celebrated. They are:
Captain G. w. Epps, who became a
member of the force in 1878: Captain
w. A. Barefoot. 1885; Sergeant j. L.
letter. 1870; Sergeant O. II. Mat
thews. 1870. Sergeant !, A Otey.
1876; Sergeant j. H Tyler. 1879 Ser
eeant ]. II. kerse, 1882; Sergeant s.
w. Holdcraft. 1886; Probation officer
y. +. Poitiaux, 1870; Privates a. T.
Walton. 1870; W. p. Whitlock. 1866;
q. T, Mattern, 1879 r. A. Pillow.
1882; w. a. Shields, 1882; J. A. Bar
ker. 1855; V. Pendleton. 1875. and l..
NJ. Farley, 1885.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
CONCERTED ATTACK
ON SALE OF LIQUOR
PRACTICALLY EVERY RURAL
METHODIST CHURCH IN VIR-
CHINA TO ACT SUNDAY.

Practically every rural Methodist
church in Virginia will take action
Sunday similar to that taken by the
Union Station congregation week
ago and go on record simultaneously
as opposed to the sale Of liquor at
the State fair grounds. according to
Dr. s e Hatcher. or Randolph MACON,
who was in Richmond yesterday.
DIR. Hatcher said that he was in
formed that ministers in the great
majority of the country churches
would preach Sunday against the sale
of liquor at the fair grounds here
next week, and that many of them
would call upon their congregations
to express In public a determination
It refuse it their patronage so long as
j. licensed the sale OF liquor.
X is understood also that number
of country merchants have expressed
an intention to refuse IL deal with
manufacturers of agricultural nipple
raeute who exhibit Hereafter at any
fair which allows the sale of liquor
up0n It's grounds. This uues not ap-
Ply tc those exhibiting this year
The latest to act are the Goochland
Baptist churches at Johnson Springs
The resolution follows:
Believing that the State IS a unit
of government and that the people
should have Il voice as to whether
intoxicating liquors should be sold
on the fair grounds or not; and.
whereas, we know that numerous pro-
tests have been hurled by the best of
our citizens against such sale of liquor
on the said fair grounds; and. whereas,
we believe the issuance of a license for
the sale Of the same is illegal. and
whereas the fair grounds are thereby
made an unfit place for our ladies
or Christian gentlemen. or for our
boys and girls; therefore. be it
Resolved, That no member of
Goochland or Barea churches attend
the State fair till the fair authorities
cease to thus desecrate the grounds
by the sale Of liquor.
BY unanimous vote of Goochland
and Barea Baptist churches. Septem-
Der 28, 1918.
r. Z. JOHNSON,
A. X. SMITH,
Church Clerk.
GEO. X. PANkY
Pastor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. oct. 2--Butter-Re
ceip T455 packages. Market frmer
on fresh butter, but sales above ale
are the exception The demand this
morning was dull. Process is quiet
and less firm Creamery extras, 5oA q
&c. creamery, held extras soy a sic
Checse-Recetpts. ae2s boxes. Mar
ket lrm. but trade so far this week
has been of the most conservative
character state whole milk specials.
1GAs a16Ac; dairies best i6A &1t7c. /,
skins, held. choice, II v 6b12Ac.
Eggs Receipts, 10.s52 cases, TAe
market is very dull, absence Of Hebrew
trade being felt in all quarters,
Fresh gathered. extras, 80 a 35c-i near
BY hennery whites. fancy, 3eH 45c. /;
nearby browns choice. 80 &c.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
OBITUARY
William G. Prit1.flard.

Especial TO The Richmond virginian)
BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINGS, VA
Oct. William G.. Pritchard. aged
forty years died yesterday morning
here, where he was for treatment for
Bright's disease He had been here
some weeks. and seemed improving.
but an attack Of pneumonia set in,
which carried him away.
At the time OF his death Mr..
Pritchard was manager for the Clyde
Line of steamers at Charleston. S, C..
he having gone there about three
years ago from Newport News, where
he was agent for the Clyde. His home
was in Norfolk, where mother. broth
ers and sisters still reside. He was
unmarried. Mr.. Pritchard was promi-
nent In Sons OF Confederate Veterans
affairs. having been commandments
chief of that federation. He was we'll
known throughout Virginia, and high
ly respected.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
William Wall.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian)
WINCHESTER, VA. Oct. 2.-Wil-
liam Wall. one of the leading business
men here. died this morning after a
brief illness. aged seventythree years
Surviving him are five children. w.
Taylor Wall, Miss Julia Wall and Mrs.
c. Fred Barr. of Winchester; Mrs
George Delgetty Kerr. of Lynchburg.
and DIR, Harry Wall. of Norfolk.
For fifty years he had been engaged
in the grain and coal business. He
served in the Confederate army as a
courier on General Lees staff. and was
also a member of Company G. Twen-
ty-third Virginia cavalry. He was
present at the death of General Tur-
ner Ashby at Crosskeys, Va, on June
6, 1852.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
RICHMOND HAY MARKET.


Reported by Rodgers, Plummer & Coz
Petersburg. Va, oct, 2, 1ai3.
SPANISH
Market firm.
Farmers spanish. s1.65 per bushel.
No. j Shelled Spanish. log l0i2c. per
III.
No, 2 sheled Spanish, 7%c. per ID.
YIRGTNIAS--
Market weaker.
Farmers stock. fancy hand picked.
Ia per III,
Farmers stock extra prime, Nc, per
ID
Prime &c. per H.
Machlne-p picked. 3Q3Ac. per III.
Smelling stock. 21212c. per lb.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
DEATHS

at her late residence.
Taylor's Crossing. Va. October :,
1913. at A. NJ, MRS. JOHN T.
WOOD. In the thirty eighth year Of
her age.
She leaves to mourn their loss her
husband and three small children:
also three sisters, Mrs. George Long.
of Caroline county; Mrs. Lee Dog
gette and Mrs. H. c. Miller, Of Rich-
mond; two brothers. c.. j. Baughan.
of Los Angeles, Cal. and B. A.
Baughan, of Handley, w. Va
The body IL now at the home %
her sister. Mrs. n. c. Miller. 401
North Thirty-second street.
Funeral Saturday afternoon ct
o'clock from Emanuel Baptist
church. j Burial In RiverviSut
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03

ffty-seven years Of age and before
marriage was Miss Callie Lewis. of
Indian Rock. In addition to her hus-
band she is survived by six sans,
Harry Mccoy, Hinton. w. Va: MIL
lard, Homer. Floyd. Willie and Elias
Mccoy. of this city. and two daugh-
ters. Mrs. G. Lewis. of this city. and
Mrs. Virginia Whitaker. of Savannah.
Ga. The funeral services will be con-
Quoted Friday afternoon. with inter-
ment at Green Hill cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
VERY LOW RATES TO THE FAIR.

The Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad and Washington
Southern Railway announce extreme
~ low rates from all points on their
line to Richmond account Virginia
State Fair, October e-October IL.
1913 From stations in Virginia
tickets include coupon OF admission to
the fair and are on sale October Cd
Him. inclusive; return limit October
18th. Consult ticket agents.
w r. TAYLOR,
Traffic Manager,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
THREE DEATHS IN
FAMILY IN WEEK

-tSpaessel- to Richmond AiHeta4afa44
WINCH ESTER, VA. oct. q
Three deaths within q week have &C
CURED in the Immediate family Of
David f. Brown. a we'll known farmer
living near Winchester. The first
death, that Of David Brown, Jr., oe-
Cured last week and was due to ty-
phoid. This was followed by the
death of another child, Miss Alice r.,
brown, from the same disease. Today
Miss Nettie l.. Brown, the third child,
suCCumbed TO tuberculosis.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
characterization.

A quiet but pretty wedding took
place in the parlor of the Rev. J. r.
Johnson, pastor of Venable- Street
Baptist church, when Percy Layne and
Lula Jackson were by him united in
marriage. Present were: Miss Flor
ence Jackson. Leslie Burton. Mr.. Les
lie Williams, Mrs Keen and husband,
Mr.. b. J. Sadler, Mrs. s. L. jackson
and husband, Mrs! L. Hunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Melton.
Mrs Ray Melton, Master Raymond
Melton, Miss Ruby Layne. Miss
Thelma Keen.
After the ceremony the bride and
groom with their host OF relatives and
friends departed to the home of the
brides mother. where they Will make
their home for short while. at 25o8
East n street.