Evening star., 1913-10-19
Sterilization Is Favored.

DR.. j. S. Dejarnette of the Southwestern
State Hospital, in making his report to
Gov. Mann for the Year, strongly advo-
Gates sterilization of the unfit, whom he
places in several classes. He declares
that unless some heed is paid to the
ma tier in the course of few years the
American race will be one of weaklings.
He. does not hesitate to say that vene cal
diseases. liquor and drugs are the source
of all insanity in the country today, ex-
cepting only few who are unbalanced
because of religious frenzy. exposure.
hardships and poor food. DR.. Dejar-
nette SAYS that il the unfit were steri-
lized and rendered incapable of repro
ducing their kind the state could decrease
its dependents by at least co per cent in
the course of few years and then close
some of them instead of having to add to
them in order to accommodate the growth
among the feeble-minded and the affiict-
ed He declares that smallpox and diph-
liberia and typhoid are now controlled by
science ard medical treatment, their
sources and causes being known. and that
ii is high time some attention should be
paid to other causes which may possibly
relieve the state of dependents and
feeble bodies.
Down in Norfolk county and In the
city as Well there are two sets of candi-
dates for the legislature-the stra sghtouts
and the independents. The straightouts
time been enga' ed in "A death grapple with
the machine. The straightouts are max
/ ing war ON Judge Joseph T. Lawless,
whom they regard as the man who does
muou to permit thin, which the straight
outs oppoSe--Judge LaWlesS being one OF
the old time democrats. The chances are
that the independents will win in the
general election, that being the rule. The
county and city are both democratic, but
the political manipulations of that Sec
~ssRrrh hQN Tnr NfT N n u
gihe and jest on the part of the poll
ticians and the object of many investiga-
tions at the hands of the state committee.
Fair Boycott Pleases.
Temperance people OF the state gen.
orally are pleased at the falling off in
receipts at the state fair. The figures
have been made public. and the disclos-
ures are to the effect that the attendance
this year was many thousands short of
the totals of last year. Last year the
weather for fair week was simply per-
feet. while this year there was rain
practically every day. There is no aues-
tion that the attendance was restricted
because of the rain. 1t is also very plain
to the temperance people that the sale
of liquors has its effect, but there Is little
question that but for the rain the fair
would have been equal TO that OF last
year n point of attendance and I'm cash
receipts. 1t is believed that the associa-
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ton has more than made expenses, and
will have enough To pay for interest
charges. and taxes, with Il good bal
ance for advertising ana incidental ex-
penses for next year
Israel Edmunds, colored letter car
rler. will go to the federal prison at
Atlanta for term of four years. The man
was suspended from letter carrier service
some time ago, and soons thereafter let
ters began TO disappear from boxes. a
policeman noticed the man working at a
box III the west end of the city and
promptly put him under arrest He de-
MED his guilt. but large quantities of
letters were found in his pockets and
in his home The man had used a piece
of spoon to make a key with which to
open the boxes, and this was found in his
possession The man was arraigned in
the federal court before Judge Waddill
and entered plea OF guilty He was at
once given the term of four years at
hard labor and will enter on the sem
tence Immediately on the adjournment
of court. The man is we'll educated and
enjoyed 2 very good reputation UP to the
time that he was suspended from duty
for infraction OF the rules and then
began to rob letter boxes for q living.
He is about thirty-five years old
School Rows End.
Two of the bitterest school rows be-