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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-07
HOW THE CRIMINAL OUGHT TO LOOK
Fifteen proles drawn from by British prison

declares that Professor Cesare Lombroso,
founder of the now world-famous positive
school of criminology, was an enthusiastic
but hopelessly unscientific Investigator,
And lest anyone should pause to gasp and
wonder at this shaferng of idols and
challenging of theories that have had al
most general acceptance, DIR. Goring has
backed up his statement by a huge tome
OF more than 400 pages and an almost end
less series Of most convincing looking
ables and drawings.
TO put the Englshmans epoch making
conclusions into the fewest possible words,
there is no difference. except in degree,
between the criminal and the law-abiding
citizens who never commit any of the
various acts that land man behind the
bars. This conclusion has not been hastily
arrived at, but is the result of II years
study OF 5000 of the inmates of English
prisons. DR.. Going and his busy assist
ants have measured. ruled, taped weighed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-07

copyright. 1913, by Curtis Brown)
r ONDON, September 6.--(Special.)-Is
the man sitting at your elbow in
- the trolley car or train an habitual
criminal OF the most deprayed kind or
a university graduate of the best type,
Tho highest product of modern civiliZa-
ton? is there any way of telling the dif-
ference between the two by face, form or
feature? Lombroso claimed that there was
and established what has come to be
known as the science Of criminal anthro-
poloey. His theories have eminent ad-
herents all over the world and in no
country more SO than in the United States
where the teachings of the Italian have
had an enormous effect on criminal legis-
lation during the past decade. Now along
comes Dr. Charles Goring, an English
nedico who apparently knocks Lombroso S
theories as high as the Woolrich build
ING; who does not nince words and who
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and quizzed them all and the multitudin-
Gus results are all set forth in the report
which has just been given to the world
by the British government.
In order to prove his negative conten-
tons Dr. Goring has not hestitated put
ting them to the most severe of tests.
Taking his average criminal--a happy
blend of d forger, murderer, a thief and
a bigamist with a touch Of the various
minor crimes that add variety and flavor
to the modern criminals career--he has
compared his measurements in turn with
those of the average Oxford. Cambridge
and Aberdeen university students with
the astonishing and alarming result that.
having mixed the sheets. he found it al
most impossible to identify the one from
the other. At any rate, that Is the con-
clusion to be drawn from his statement
that In head measurements the four aver
age men are as alike as so many peas.
Indeed If there is any difference 1t is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-07

lie. From these comparisons. no evidence
has emerged confirming the existence of
physical criminal type, such as Lom-
brcso and his disciples have described.
Our data do show that physical. differences
exist between different kinds of criminals
precisely as they exist between different
kinds of law-abiding people. But, when
allowance is made for certain range of
probable variation, and when they are re-
duced to a common standard of age.
stature, intelligence and class, ETC., these
differences tend entirely to disappear. Our
results nowhere confirm the evidence, nor
justify the allegations. of criminal an
tiropoligists. They challenge their evil
dence at almost every point. In fact. both
with regard to measurements and the
presence of physical anomaliessin crimi-
mails. our statistics present a startling
conformity with similar statistics Of the
law-abiding classes. The hnal conclusion
we are bound to accept until further evi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-07

all in the criminals favor, for he more
nearly approaches each of the other of
the quartet than Oxford does Cambridge
or Aberdeen. or Cambridge the latter.
Almost without exception DR.. Goring' s
remarkably complete figures knock the
underpinnngs from beneath the theories
of Lombroso and his numerous school,
Taking each of the features In turn he
shows that there is no relation between
the vast majority of them-such as, for
instance, the shape of the head, the dis
tance between the eyes, the shape of the
nose. the projection of the back of the
head, the length of the ears. the thick
ness of the lips or the projection of the
chin-and crime. Writing on this point
DR.. Goring says early In his book;
In the present investigation we have
exhaustvely compared. with regard to
many physical characters. different kinds
of criminals with each other. and crimi-
nails, as class. with tile law-abiding pub
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springs Of action that affect the conduct.
and constitute the quality, OF normal
human beings.'
In speaking of Lombroso ana hia
methods, DR.. Goring says:
The preconceived and in our opinion.
totally unfounded, Lombrosian notion.
was that criminality is specific condi.
tion of mind and soul: Is q definite
state OF physical instability. And. thia
physical state. with its outward snd
physical signs of an inward snd rnir-
itual darkness this mental and moral
instability, underlay. according to the
above supposition, any and every form
OF iAwlessness. and potentiality Tor
crime; and was its. own explanation.
eno It's sole promoter. Murder. larceny.
fraud. every kind OF lawbreakinr fron
the most elaborate to the simploet ins
stances' were all. in varying dsGreoa.
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-09
German 4 Justice.


A curious ILLUSTRATION OF the prtnci-
pie OF responsibility abroad is AFFORD
ed by a civil damage suit growing ont
Of the breaking OF u plate glass win
dow in n German town. A witness had
testified as follows: s
las l was passing down the street
in front of the window saw a big
stone come whirTing through the air.
/ did not know whence 1t came. /
saw it coming through the air, and Il
had just time enough to dodge to save
myself from being hit by it."
The witness was sharply questioned
upon the point whether the stone that
broke the window would have struck
him had he not lodged 1t. he was
then dismissed. Eventually the deci-
sion OF the magistrate was this:
'Inasmueh as II the witness had not
unfortunately ducked his head the
glass would not have been struck by
the stone. he Is hereby adjudged re-
sponsible for the breaking of the win
dow is ordered to pay to the own
er the value Of the Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-09


-csai world desiring the nergies or
young men to that Of men who ara
past the high noon Of life and whose
pathway IS traced BY failures. But
when we think Of poor young men
who have struggled FOR their recog-
nition and compare their chances
with one who was left an. estate
which II kept intact; and handled with
any fair amount Of business skin
would now amount to a million dol
lars. We feel that selashness and
chagrin at what is wanting in us.
leads US at once to attack the social
condition Of the times and 90 after
those who have made good their OPP
portnnities or try ana place our
selves in, advance OF those who have
not yet had a chance 10 try even for
the opportunity.
Socialism Is the ready reference.
the ready refuge and cone at cail re-
lief for our own shortcomings and
Is no way better explained than BY
the Jrlshman whose possessions con-
sisted OF Two goats. He was the true
natural born Socialist who wanted
everything in the world divided ex-
cept goats.
SUBSCRIBER.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-09

selves In the New Years resolutions
We find for the first week of 1913 that
through the frequent ten cent price
Of the movies" that they have gotten
$1.S5 of our money, or an amount
just fifteen cents aboye.our meat bill
for the same time, which explains
one big section in the high cost of
living as far as our little family is
concerned.
We saw recently an appeal in one
of the large cities from a one time
influential fellow townsman who by
the way spoke in a somewhat cynical
manner Of the order of the CONNER
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-09
Socialism on Tap

torsee about what will be the report
OF this commission and especially If
we will be guided by oliver Cold
smith, who was a very good alba
rounder in his time. who took It that
the true influences along these lines
were in us and not in the conditions
of our environments.
In trying to get check on our
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-09

Editors Telegram:
At its last session, Congress Or
dered the president TO appoint a com
mission to seek to discover the under
Lying causes of dissatisfaction in the
Industrial situation and report Its
conclusions on social discomfort
Bringing home a few of our own ex-
perlences and observations we car
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-09

9. L. Wagner Is here from Fair,
mont on a business visit.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-09
Instant Postum
The New Food-Drink,
offers the easy w0y.

palaabiIty III has a rich seal
ofee troubes
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-09
"Whatl IN daughter!r

'Your daughter? No: my nurse
"Ycur nurse does not object" said.
Withdrawing, entering. the room. zone
who has saved me from brute shall
;berepaids since he so chooses, by what
that brute lost"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-09
Instant Postum requires no boiling

as wink by
erOoers sell Instant Postum tins 5Oc 5oup tins soc
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-06-25
ILLINOIS CENTRAL TRAIN
ROBBED NEAR SPRINGFIELD
More Than $4,000 Taken From Safe
Sheriff and Posse Go to Scene
of Robbery.

Springfield, H., June 19.-The ILL
nois CentraPs Diamond Special was
held up at 1870 Wednesday morning
four miles from Glen Arm, ID miles
from Springfield. The train was Chi
cago bound. Between $25, 900 and $685.
900, it is said, was in the strong box Of
the express car which was dynamited
six times.
The train was stopped by danger
signal light displayed on the track.
Adam Schell, engineer, sent Fireman
P, S. Miller off the engine to investi-
gate. Two masked men appeared from
the side of the track and one of them
fired at Miller and compelled both Of
the enginemen to hold up their hands.
Then the robbers uncoupled the en-
CINE tender, baggage and express cars
from the passenger coaches and or
dered the enginemen to pull ahead.
Expressman Pugh of Chicago, In
charge of the express car, was over
powered.
Conductor Nicholas Williams and
passengers could hear the robbers far
up the track trying to blow the safe,
The conductor then went to Glen Arm
and notified the sheriffs office In
Springfield
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-06-25
TO HONOR GENERAL BRAGG
Memorial Shaft of Granite VIII Be
Dedicated at Fond du Lac by
Members of Iron Brigade.

Fond du Lac.-The veterans of the
Iron Brigade and the citizens of Fond
du Lac will assemble at Rienzi GEM
etery Friday afternoon to dedicate a
memorial shaft over the grave of
Gen. Edward S. Bragg, commander
of the Iron Brigade, whose death oc-
Cured a year ago. The memorial
consists of a shaft of Rhode Island
granite, the work of Sculptor Robert
Powrie. One side of the shaft bears
the insignia of the Iron Brigade and
the inscription: Sixth Wisconsin, Sec
ond Wisconsin, Seventh Wisconsin,
Nineteenth Indiana and Twenty
fourth Michigan Volunteer Infantry.
On the opposite side is a medallion
portrait of Gen Bragg in bas relief
set in wreath of laurel and palms.
The services held at the grave will
be of an informal nature. Among
the members of the Iron brigade who
have signified their intention of being
present are Col. j. A. Watrous, Mil
waukee; Col. G. NJ Woodward, La
Crosse, and Col. Cornelius Wheeler,
Milwaukee. Prayer will be offered
by Warden B. Talbot Rogers, and the
services will be attended by Mrs.
Bragg, widow of the general.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-06-25
MANY ARE GIVEN DEGREES.
Secretary Houston and Col. GoethaIs
Are Presented With Awards.

Are Presented with AWARDS.
New Haven, Conn, June 20.-Nearly
500 degrees were conferred at Yale
University at commencement on
Wednesday. The honorary degrees
presented were as follows:
Doctor of Divinity-Arthur Judson
Brown, secretary of the Presbyterian
board of foreign missions; Boyd Vim
cent, presiding bishop of the Protest
ant Episcopal church, Joseph Hop
kins Twitchell, recently senior fellow
of Yale corporation.
Doctor of Letters-Alfred Noyes,
English poet.
Doctor of Law-Samuel Oscar Prem
tice, chief justice of Connecticut;
John Grier Hibben president OF
Princeton university; David Franklin
Houston, secretary of agriculture.
Philadelphia, June 19.-George
Washington Goethals, chief engineer
of the Panama canal, received the de-
gree of doctor of laws.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-06-25
u. S. COURT UPHOLDS
RAIL RATES OF STATES
Principles Laid Down in Minnesota
Ruling Adhered To-Sustain Two
Cent Fare.

Washington, June 1S.-The SUI
preme court of the United States up
held state railroad legislation in Mis-.
souri,, Arkansas, Oregon and West
Virginia Monday. The principles laid
down were exactly the same as in
the Minnesota rate cases.
This legislation included two-cent
passenger laws in Missouri, Arkansas
and West Virginia; maximum freight
rate laws in Missouri and Arkansas,
and freight rates out of Portland in the
Oregon cases. The only exception to
the sweeping approval of state statutes
was in the case of several weaker
roads in Missouri
The Kentucky case was not decided.
1t involves al attack upon state rates
from river points to inland distillery
cities, and involves, in addition, an at
tack on the constitutionality of the
form of the McChord act, enabling the
state railroad commission to fix rea-
sonable rates on interstate business,
A decision in this case may be forth
coming when the court meets again in
October
Justice Hughes announced the deci-
sion in the rate cases, as he did in the
Minnesota cases week ago. Wher-
ever the point was raised that the
state laws interfered with interstate
commerce the justice referred to his
Minnesota rate decision. He disap-
pointed any who believed the court
might, in some way, modify that decf
sion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-06-25
20 CARS BURNED IN WRECK
Freight Train Going IS Miles an Hour
Crashes Into Another Near
Waukesha.

Waukesha.-An eastbound freight
train crashed into the rear end of an
other on the Milwaukee road, five
miles from here, derailing and set
ting ire to dozen loaded cars. The
locomotive of the rear train toppled
over a twenty-foot embankment.
None of the crew of either train was
injured save for a few bruises re-
ceived when they jumped. The rear
train is said to have been going at
the rate of forty-five miles an hour
when the crash came.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-06-25
WOULD LET WOMEN
STARVE To DEATH
Judge Says Suffragettes May Ex-
pect No Leniency From Him.
MALE SUPPORTER SENTENCED
eve Shall Perish Together" Is Word
of Suffragettes Hurled in Defiance
of the Court-Terms Provide
for Hard Labor.
MALE SUPPORTER SENTENCED

London,e June 19.-While passing
sentence on six militant suffragettes
Tuesday, Judge Phillimore warned the
prisoners that they might expect no
leniency, even if they went on hun
ger strike.
Then we shall all die together,
was the retort of Miss Annie Kenney
"One of the counsel has suggested"
said the trial Judge, that the time for
leniency has passed, and | do not
think that you will meet with
quite the same treatment as have the
others
II am bound to add that if the home
secretary consults me, as he often
consults a judge, l shall take on my
self the responsibility of saying to him
that the ringleaders among you. at
any rate, should not be let out of pris-
on under any circumstances.
IF you, in the words of the great
poet" continued the Judge, violate
the great canon the Everlasting has
fixed against self-slaughter, you will
have to reconcile such action with
your conscience"
Il am quite prepared to do that"
said Miss Kenney.
Miss Barrett exclaimed: 1--WE shall
all hunger strike"
Mr. McKenna will not keep me in
prison against my WILL" Mrs. Saunders
said
They have got to let me out or kill
Il hi nj
summing up was most biased and I'M
fair. You ought to be ashamed OF
yourself to receive $4,000 a year for
bounding women"
Prior to the first interruption by
Miss Kenney, Judge Phillimore said
that doubtless the prisoners sincerely
believed that by their lawless conduct
they were forwarding good cause.
Some of you must be religious" he
continued. If you are not atheists
you must believe in a moral governor
of the universe. | commend to you
the statement of modern writer-a
woman, | believe-who characteriZes
the belief that the end justifies the
means as treason against the AL
mighty
Whatever the motives of the prison
oners, Judge Phillimore said he must
treat them as persons who had done
serious injury to public peace and
must be restrained from doing further
mischief and made to some extent
an example to others.
The seven prisoners, one man. had
Of cYNir
commit malicious damage to property.
They were sentenced as follows:
Miss Kenney, Is months in prison.
Mrs Beatrice Saunders, 10 months.
Miss Harriet Kerr. IL months.
Miss Rachel Barrett, ninesmonths.
Miss Agnes Lake, six months.
Miss Laura Lennox, six months.
Edwin Clayton Shenish, Fl months
All the prisoners were committed to
the third division, which entails hard
labor. Each was ordered to pay one
seventh of the costs of the prosecution
and was bound over to keep the peace
for year after Imprisonment.
Miss Kenney made an imprisoned
speech before the jury that found the
seven guilty.
81 am a rebel, and rebel shall re-
main until women receive the vote,
she said. eff it should be necessary
for me to sacrifice my life. then
shall gladly die"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-06-25
Badger Postmasters Named.

Washington.-Nom of post
masters sent in for Wisconsin are:
Robert Horneck, Elkhart Lake; Frank
Leuschen, Marathon; F. l. Muenech,
Argyle; Albert Hess, Arcadia; Bert c.
Frederick, Augusta Thomas Wilson,
Belleville; Annie W. Bartholomew,
Delafeld; F. A. Ferriter, Hillsboro;
John Blake, Mellen; A. H. Long, Prai-
RE du CHEN; T. j. Griffen, Prescott:
F. w. Keuper, Union Grove; Joseph
A. Paustenbach, Abbotford.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-06-25
STATE COUNTY CLERKS MEET
Earl M. La PIante of Door County Is
Chosen President of Association
at Annual Gathering.

Appleton.-The following were
elected officers of the Wisconsin
County Clerks association at the an
nual convention here: Earl M. La
Plante, Door county, president; L. S.
Schumacher, Waupaca county, vice
president; F. H. Eberhardt, Wood
county, secretary, and Val Rothe,
Langlade county, treasurer. The
next convention will be held in La
Crosse.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-06-25
Appoints Superior Man.

Madison.-The Wisconsin Supreme
court On Wednesday appointed w. R.
Foley of Superior as member of the
state board of law examiners to sue
coed Louis Hanitch of Superior. The
appointment is for term of six years.
The court will reconvene on Aug. II,
the first day of the August term, but
will not take up the calendar until the
middle of September.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-06-25
TAFT TO DELIVER ADDRESS

Former President to Talk at Gettys-
burg Celebration.
Gettysburg, Pa, June 2O.-Following
the news that President Wilson would
not be present at the celebration OF
the battle anniversary here in July,
semi-oficial announcement was made
that former President Taft would be
here to preside over the great gather
ing and to deliver the principal ora
ton July 4, the closing day of the an
niversary.
Steps have been taken to gather to-
gether as many as possible OF the
Gettysburg women who years ago
sang patriotic songs as Muford's cav
airy galloped through in preparation
for the fight of the first day.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-06-25
HLEAsE TO TRAIL EDITORS.
Governor Will Have Evidence
Pres Delegates Buy Drinks.

Columbia, S. c., June 19.-Gov
Cole L. Blease said that he would put
a large force of his constables on
duty at the Isle of Palms, a seashore
resort near Charleston, when the
South Carolina Press association
holds its annual meeting there next
week, in order to keep the writer's
under surveillance and detect them If
they buy intoxicating liquors.
Every editor, the governor said.
would be Swallowed not only at the
Isle of Palms but also in Charles
ton"
Every one caught buying liquor will
be required to give $500 bond for h,s
appearance as witness against the
blind tigers which sold the drinks"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-06-25
Finds Friends Body.

Marinette-After searching six days
the body of Conrad Brandt, "a years
old, Crivitz farmer, was found by
August Mitchell, log driver, who was
with Brandt when he was drowned in
the Peshtigo river. The men were on
a raft driving logs when their craft
struck cable, throwing both into the
water. Mitchell chung to the cable
and was saved
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-06-25
ZEPPELIN TO CROSS "PoND."

Government Looks FaVorabIy on Air
ship Flight to New York.
London, June 20.-"Count Zeppelin
and his technical staff at Friedrichs-
hafen are convinced that the modern
dirigible airship can cross the Allan
tic" says a Berlin dispatch to The Lon
don Express, land it is probable that a
voyage from Germany to New York
will be undertaken this summer.
Count Zeppelin is said to have been
in communication with the German
government, which is disposed to re-
gard his plan favorably.
Count Zeppelin believes that with
good weather the voyage could be
n:ade within three days.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-06-25
MINERS RENEW INDUSTRIAL WAR
w. Va. Coal Workers Call Ne" Strike
in Cabin Creek District.

Charleston, w. ", June 1S.-It is
reported that the industrial war in
the Paint and Cabin Creek mine dis
tricts has been renewed. The senate
mine strike committee continued It's
examination of witnesses. During
Monday miners, detectives and agents
of the mine operators came down
from the strike region with tales OF
a new atrike declared and the district
again thrown into disorder
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-06-25
Cut peIavan Water Rates.

Madison.-The railroad commits
sion authorized the city of Delavan
to discontinue it's present rates for
water and adopt new schedule pre-
scribed by the commission. For the
first soc cubic feet rate of IS cents
per 100 cubic feet may be charged.
A rate of 10 cents is to be charged
for each 100 cubic feet over 1000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-06-25
Train Victim Is Unidentified.

Racine unidentified man, evil
IDENTIFY a molder, was run down and
killed by a passenger train on the
Chicago and Northwestern road,
,lock north of the station here.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-06-25
CASE ENDS AFTER 20 YEARS.

Suit Growing Out OF Steamer Expio-
sion Is Finished.
Chicago, June by an oiIer OF
Federal Judge Lands, damage suit
involving 100000 which has been drag
ging through the court for twenty
three years was brought to an end.
The case was that of the heirs OF the
sixteen victims of the Tioga steam
ship explosion in the Chicago river In
1890 to recover damages from the own
ers of the boat-the Union Steamship
company.