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there have been some prison wardens
whj were inhuman; nor that there are
prison guards who delight In the petty
persecution Of prisoners; nor even that
there are sometimes miscarriagcs OF JUS
tice, because Judges and jurles are FAM
bic All Of these things have been openly
discussed and published abroad these
pcnologists and prison wardens.
one wonders whether Mr. Hawthorne
ever heard Of Or. T.. G. Wines's hook on
The State Of Prisons" published In
1880. or George w. Cables blasting in
dic,ment Of the convict lease system
read before the National Conference Of
Z harities 10 Louisville. in 1888. or Chap
ain \. . Byerss Il ,nunciation OF the
Jail system. In 1867; or DIR. Charles r.
Henderson's report on Jail administra-
ton at Chicago. In 1911: or Gov. Don
aghey's pardon of 500 prisoners in Ar
kansas last year as a protest agains,
the lease system.
one wonders whether Mr.. Hawthorne
ever heard of prison wardens like Col
Gardner Tufts, who thirty years ago put
his prisoners In black suits. sent them I,
school Ike schoolboys and org inized q
baseball team which played successfully
against the neighburing teams II Massa-
tEusetts. or Warden j. W. McClaughrey
who abolished Jogging in the Illinoi.
State penitentiary thirty years ago; oil
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TIE New WAY VIM CorNrcIs tn. Oh'o STATE
. RefORHATORT q

useless to kick against the pricks and
falls Into line and meets every require
nent Of the prison rules; yet at heart
he Is a criminal and Will return TO his
criminal practices as soon as he is dis
charged.
II IL the duty Of the parole board to
seek FOR signs Of penitence and lndica-
lions OF right purpose and they are de-
barred by their cath of Office from ex-
tending the privilege of parole To those
who i'm their Judgment will renew their
former practices The claim that pr.s-
"ners having a good conGnct record
hereby acquire r'ght 10 parole Is con-
trary both tn law and good sense.
MIR. Hawthorne complains particu-
larly Of injustice IN that he himself was
refused a parole and he appeals to the
har of public opinion to reverse the
action Of the parole board Let us there
fore consider his case. He says. "Ac-
cordlng 10 my information, which In
cludes my personal experience. the ques-
ton is put to the applicant whether
or not he admits himself guilty of the
crime for which he was undergoing
sentence. My own reply was Not
guilty and though the president foi
HE parole board was very courteous
10 mo and gave me every assurance
that | might expect favorable action
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IAWTHORNES PRISON CHARGES TOO RECKLESS HE SAYS

Mr.. Hawthorne complains bitterly ~
the administration OF the parole law. He
says: III mans conduct while serving
his sentence had been orderly and ODE
dent to rules he was to be freed after
serving one third Of his appointed time
He says again: THE language is that
II the prisoners conduct has been cor
rect, &C., he may DO granted parole"
Then he makes the charge that the
parole board has taken advantage OF the
word may" to defeat the purpose OF
the parole law. He says: IF for that
harmless looking may had been substi-
tuted shall or must the secret annals
Of Federal prisons since then would
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officers who are conscientious and kind
heasisd and who honestly desire to give
t,clr prisoners u fair deal. 1t Is pre-
pusserous ito represent that these men
arc universally transformed into HUMAN
monsters by be!ng appointed as prison
bris -.
We did not need Mr.. Hawthorne tn
tell us that the county jails OF the United
States are schools of crime and instru-
:nents OF torture; nor that the third
decree" Is relic Of the dark ages and Il
violation both OF law and OF right.
ror tAs, many Of the prisons ot the
United states are unfit places for the
confinement nj prisoners. breeders OF
tuberculosis and other diseases and that
the confinement ~ two prisoners in one
email eel Is a crime against humanity
nor that the convict lease and contrac,
.ystem Is wrong to the prisoner and
70 the outside laborcr as WE'LL nor that
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THROUGHOUT JUDGE SWAMI

Investigation must 10 a great extent
depend upon the statements of the de-
PENDANT himself, supplemented by let
tiers of Inquiry written by the probation
officer to the source. indicated by the
defendant. This does not produce as
good results as personal inquiries
among neighbors and those who know
the prisoner.
II would he of great assistance TO the
court n the police detective who origi-
nally worked up the case was directed to
obtain ali this information in the first
instance and before trial. Such infor-
nation received in advance would fire.
quently save the time and expense OF q
trial, as It often happens that a pr!s-
oner takes chance OF defending him
self against seemingly overwhelming
evidence by Independent evidence of
good character" trusting that the
prosecution will not discover anything
10 the contrary. " IL surprising how
many character witnesses a crook can
produce who on REORGANIZATION
never heard Of his previous convic-
tions.
The New York State Reformatory at
E.mirn was one of the pioneers In cut
ting into practice the theory of the
reformation OF the young criminal. The
graded system has been adopted. and
me character and conduct OF an inma (
determine 70 which Of the three grader
he viii be assigned. He may later be
moved from one to another.
Tho inmate Ia Instructed IN the
academic branches OF common school
education and In a choice Of one OF
many useful trades. according to his
natural bent and to his mental and
physica' activity. Lectures are &c.
livered in which high ideals are held
up and effort IL made to arouse his
moral sense,
Industrial ana occupational schools
organized on the cottage or family plan
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deter him and others from committing
crime. thereby protecting society.
There Is no psychological laboratory
for the study of criminals and defec-
tives, but the daily review In the Court
OF General Sessions furnishes subjects
for study by the student OF criminal
anthropoloey.
Crime increases in greater ratio than
the population where tho tendency IL
toward the increase Of the population
Of great cities, because IN the great
centres Of population there are greater
opportunities and facilities for commit
ting crime. and there IL greater oppor-
tunity Of merging ones identity In the
mass of the population. with the conse-
quent lessening OF the chances OF iden-
tlfication.
Modern mechanical Inventions have
made the commission of some forms
of crime easier and safer. For example
the electric current IN a building IL
often used by the safe blower to drill
holes In steel safes for the insertion
OF charges Of explosives, while again
,hs motor car IL frequently made use
NJ for an easy and swift means of es-
cape and In cases of highway robber,
10 aid In the preparation Of the crime
itself.
There are two general classes oi
| criminals. % The instructive criminal
whose mind has naturally crimina
bent, who commits crime whenever n
favorable occasion offers; t2) the Grim
inal from acquired habit. ths occs sions
criminal with weak resisting will power
| Among the causes OF crime are ma tug
f, ally weak Will power, causing SINAI
power OF resistsncei will poweF an(
moral force reduced by iHtemperance
| sad wSrs: ot a.. by cocaine and hcyo;i
habits heredlty; physical and social en-
yironment. and AN instructive criin.ns
| bent,
In the strain incidental TO tbs ggs'
% modern civilization the weak ar,
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often loft behind in tho strusg,e for ex-
crime and other social evils. The
glamour Of crime, too. caused by the
notoricty given a criminal ana his dceds
by a certain class ~ newspapers often
causes him 10 no proud ~ his work and
10 vaunt himself among his less noto-
rious associates.
Suspension OF sentence and rroha-
ton. even In cases Of boys should NOT
be carried too far. for such criminals
soon acquire an erroneous idea that
they have fooled" the preridins Judge.
that they are very bright ana smart
and can outwit him the next time they
are arrsigned. only a few days ago
two young men were being tried In ono
Of the courts for snatching a purse from
woman on ono Of tho chief shoppins
streets OF New York. One of thess
prisoners had been twice convicted Of
the same offence and tho other three
times of a similsr offence In Tho Chill
dren's Court under tho name Of "juvs-
nile delinquency" In every case sentence
having bsen suspended and tho on nder
placed on probation,
While II Is true that the severity ~
the criminal law nag beoa m..'fR.sd
that fact does not seem to have gaHH q
decrease Of crime, Certainty Rad
celebrity Of conviction IN cases ~ guilt
| In q strong dsterreHn Thu uncertainty
Of the result In court procedure induces
many criHninals to take chance and
commit crime OF greed, such as
burglary, larceny robbery, SC, cr:r:-
| nal procedure presents many loopholes
| Of eseaBa and the criminal kscws Il
| frow prior experience in the courts
fasye he VII often commit a crime and
'gC 20 ,ia opportunity Of esoapinV
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where system Of merits and demor.r
- established, supply a means Of tran
ing boys and young men In the path, >
industry and how to make an h.....
living.
In BRET. tho spir', ~ tho n,......
movement in the administration Of tie
criminal law is that the letter t.
nut the spirit giveth life"
There is no doubt that certain, 2
convection OF the guilty is more IL.
tive as deterrent from crime TIA. =
severity OF punishment. and besides .,
rear mat severe punishment may 70
imposed causes jures to acdur .T
mus the certainty OF punishmcu' -
diminished The system Of Grim .
procedure In vogue throughout I'd" ..
English speaking world Is "accusr..'
ana "ltigious," as opposed 10 IN"
quisitor!al method OF Franco and pill"
other Latin speaking countries
An eminent member OF tho New
bar recently suggested IN New y .a'
newspaper as remedy for the !nrr....
in crime, that the inqulsitorial sy-' d.
or France be adopted. or at leas' p D.
some part OF that system be giraffe
to OUTS.
This seems contrary to The sAn!rs %
English speaking nations. The ina.
torial method of procedure in erin a.
cases has been finally abolished 'D 49,.
trta. and that countrys exampl. .'
been followed recently in Germ
The trend of the times Of all me-
except the Latin nations u 10 %
the English or "accusatory" or "''.
louS' method Of procedure.
In this country we need no sub -.
ton Of our system Of proceduro r.
what we do need Is 10 simplify !, 0ot
To eliminate certain ant!quated r.,''.r''
and to make the general objcc' ~ '..
:-!a! tho establishment ~ ,hc .r''.
instead Of contests Of wits ho'wp'
counsel that frequently have no''."s
to do with the merits Of the case
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United States penitentiary at Leaven-
worth and the state prison at jackson,
Mich. created ~ reaction against the
more humane methods of dealing with
prisoners. The National Prison Asso-
citation. meeting at Baltimore, Md. No
vember IL, 1912, passed the following
resolutions. which were earnestly sup
ported by the wardens present.
Whereas instructions In certain state
prisons have been reported in the public
press and magazines as due to the intro
duction OF modern prison methods be II
Resolved. That the American Prison
Association hereby expresses It's firm con-
viction that these unfortunate occurrences
In no wise resulted from the application
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What Have Eed the Way t
Celebrity of Conviction More Effective
! Than Punishment

defendant; whether he works or loafs
what his reputation II in the com
munity In which he lives. who his as
sociates are and whether he has been
previously convicted. The term OF the
sentence Of the accused will depend on
the act committed. the manner OF its
commission, how much OF q menace to
society the prisoner may be, the OBJ
jeet to be attained being the protection
Of society. q deterrencs from commit
tins crime again and the reformation
Of the individual.
10 physically impossibis for the probo
ton officers to follow up the thousands
Of probationers or to have specific
knowledge Of what they are doing save
by tho reports that the probationers
make and by occasional vistta 10 their
homes In the case of Juvenile deiin-
qusnts.
In tho Court Of General Sessions,
where feioniss and other higher grades
Of oriIns ara trisd, there are no paid
probation eficern. Such officers who
serve tina court ars volunteers. furnished
usually by religious societies. They do
their best and furnish valuable Assist
anes M far az lies within their power,
but II IL physically impossible for them
to handle tbs mass OF business that Ia
assigned tn them IN the thorough man.
nsr that the subject OF probation de-
mands,
upsn the oonv!etien sr plea Of guilty
ut defendant he 10 remanded to the
City Prison for ona week. and his case
assigned to a probation officer for in
vsst!gation and report Oh his character
| mode OF life, habits and occupation, n
any, and previous criminal record, II
| any there should be. This preliminary
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punishment ny craving through one
OF those loopho,es.
In the great centres OF population one
does not know all ones neiEhbors even
by sight. and casual acquaintance
with nsishbor docs not even give
sugyestion OF h,a prior history.
Then there Ia the additional ohanc"
nov OF criminal being given aus
pended sentence, even IL convicted. ana
that thought stimulates the crook 10
take chance
II 10 rot ersy 10 determine tho rsln-
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Of Superintendent John l.. Whitman Of
the Chicago House Of Correction, for
merry jai.er OF the Cook county jail. who
has for many years dealt with his pris.
oners man to man in the spirit OF
good will.
Did Mr.. Hawthorne ever hear OF War
den GEmour Of Toronto, who sends his
coavicts into the fields to work with
unarmed guards and says that 30 per
cent. Of them can be so trusted? Or
VI Supt. whitaker who after many
years OF experience under the Old prison
system Is now Keeping 900 prisoners IN
open barracks on a farm at occoquan,
Va, and has requested his trustees to
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of modern prison methods and that these
methods, when applied by officers OF
ability capacity and discretion. who are
unhampered in the discharge OF their
difficult duties. have universally been sue
.,ss.ul, be- It further
Resolved. That these resolutions be
given tn widest publicity, In order that
justice may he done to the cause Of prison
reform.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
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ny JUDGE EDWARD SWAMI,
Of the Court OF General scssions.

1~HERE can lie no doubt that crime
IN Increasing not alone in New
y York city but throughout the
country. In the Borough OF
Manhattan alone there were 1874 homi-
cides last year, these including shoot
inss. Standings and such offences and
not killings by automobiles, other We
hIcies, &C. In the Couri OF General SEES
SONS. where the more important crimi-
nal cases are tried. there was an In
crease of about 20 per cent in 1913
over 1915: In the Court OF Special Scs-
Sims. where risder7eaaors. &C. are
tried, the increase was about 80 per
cent. In hLs report raadc recently Com
missioner Of Police Mckay says crime
Ia New York in 1918 doubled that In
Jrs.
Ecw. what - the Gauss 81 the general
Increase throusnou, tbs United States?
And "a thers a remedyT
.5s the increase ~ crime due 10 acct
G.asai eausss OF to some sinister evils
81 ito soelol fabric?
'T;:s old school Of criminology did not
v,e~, 81 asrSrtain the cause, but en-
JaTor-d ~ apply as remedy punish
rssH. - deterrent.
80 asu school, by no means al
eSss4 snisncP. refuses to conilne itseli
ii ~ 4asYs fsci that crime has beel
cc-sS,.,4s4. bai insists upon penetrating
80 rai-;s>t and en6e1yoring I" discover
tss issz4 a-d 'ie remedy. This IL one
e tsa wssI 3wide economic and s1cin
I~'.0Hf - present day civilization
''S .ssa*r c1jet, ig 40. TO pr1.sl
- cs..a,aal la. .reo1n him and Il
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Hastings II. Hart. Authority on Pencil.
ogy, Replies to Authors lndlct-
ments of Prison Officials
Published i'm. The Sun

Here rep indictment and prison oacas presented
BY julian the cro in The Sun under the
tile OF Behind Vc Th7 cuor Hastings Hart hos been
student o rsnolocy ~ inspector Of for Men
pears hr3 IL the Cnet Stcte, and other
sep Of child helping Of the Russell
Foua-di1n - r."
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n EN JLLiA'' IttvT.icRNr-'s
MI paper on p: ..ta -'e
lVl ceetnyiY lat.;e-i'ag, Trey
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The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-23
A.L T.2ED OUT
Hundreds More in Alaska in the
 Same Plight

Tired all the time;
 Weary and worn out night and day;
 Back aches; head aches,
 Your kidneys are probably weak ened.
 You should help them at their work.
 Let one who knows tell you how.
 II. R. Hatch, 2516 Cedar St. Everett, Wash, says: Ut is about fifteen years ago that had kid uey trouble. For over a year l was confined to the house and it was i'm possible for me to get about without help. I had terrible pains through the small of my back and rheum- atic twinges throughout my body. I could not straighten up in the morning without going through all kinds of misery. The kidney secre- tions were sometimes very scanty and then again profuse. l doctoreu but was not given the leats bit of relief. Every one Of them claimed that I had Bright's disease and that I was too far gone to be cured. Just at that time Doan's Kidney Pills came to my attention and l gave them a trial. I began to nottc a change in my condition right after taking the first box. Grad ualIy the symptoms left me. l be- gan to Timber up and was able to get around after taking ten boxes. I was at last my natural self and free from all trouble. It is now fif- teen years since I was cured, and can say that have had no trouble since"
 For sale by all dealers. Price soc. Foster-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, New York, scIe agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan's- and take no other.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-23
No WAR IN IRELAND

Those who are in lac best po- sjuou to forecast events in ireland evidently do not believe that civil war is coming. Some of them taIk as if they thought large forces of armed men would meet in bloody battles but they do not be- ueye it.
 The evidence is apparent iu the state ot the stock market in Lon don. !l is found in the general movement of trade and industry in ,he United Kingdom It is clear in the way government officials of the highest rank auI the gravest re responsibilities carry 0n their duties without a sign of real consciousness of impending peril. II war were actually believed mnlucnl the tone of life in ths British Isles would ue very different from it's present matter-ot-Gorl drift along accustomed channels.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-23
1HE GAIN N CORN

Because the wheat crop of this year is nearly certain to be the biggest ever grown in the Unit cd States and because wheat is an earlier grain than corn, the re uarkab9e promise of the wheat fields has attracted much more att teuJiou than the fine prospcc, for corn, says the Cleveland Lcoder Yet the latest estimates of Tho Department of Agriculture m- Jtcate 8 larger increase in the pro ductiou of corn, compared with the short crop of 1918, ,hun the ut most possible gain ia wheat.
 The wheat yield of the country is expected to be ucagig lG0,ooo,- 000 bUsbeI greater than it was last year, but the increase in the corn crop will probably exceed 40o,0oo,o0O bushels. Tne figures are less definite and sure than they gre in respect to wheat because corn is many weeks from its hor- vest. but only extremely bad weather will prevent an increase over last years crop which will at IaasJ double the gain in wheat.
 Wheat is the higher priced grain, uur even in money value the corn crop of 1914 will make a better showing relatively to the crop grown last year than can be OK necrad of wheat. The chter dis Jmctiou which belongs to the wheat crop of this bountICoI year is that it easily exceeds all earlier records That is not true of corn. In 1913 the corn harvest was nearly fail ure in am extensive area sCorched by droUth and excessive heat Hence the immense increase expect ed this season.
 Both wheat and corn promise so ample a yield that they will go far toward offsetting political blundcr- Ing and folly as factors in the gen eraI business of the country.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-23
History Of Humanity.

"Willie, you have been fightng~
 "Ncs'm."
 "I thought l told you to be kind and IcaccCuL"
 "Ycs'm. But that boy didn't under stand that I was being kind and peace fu. had to do something to show him 1 wasn't a mollycoddle and make him willing to cooperate in my lofty pur- poses. Washington Star.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-23
Not Sure.

A young society woman was having a chat one evening with a young man whom she had just met. They were in the conservatory.
 (Which do you admire the more" In- quired the young belle, "black eyes or blucE"
 "WelI, really" replied the young fel- low slowly, the light Is so dim here cant say now."-NatiOnal Mon.hly.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-23
Climax os a Giddv Whirl.

"WcU," unused six-year-old Harry as be was buttoned into a clean white suit. this has been an exciting week, hasn't it, mother? Monday We went to the zoo, Wednesday lost a tooth, Thursday was Lily's birthday party, Friday I was sick, yesterday I had my hair cut and now here l am rushing of to Sunday schoOI"-LippincOtt's.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-23
His Plan.

Some of your constituents are dis agreeing with you" said the trusted lieutenant.
 "Ycu keep tab on them," replied Senator Sorghum. When enough dis agree with me to constitute q reliable majority I'm going to turn around and agree with them" - Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-23
Narrow Escape.

As he was about to sink for the third time he, of course, recalled ev- erything in his past life. Suddenly his couutenauce radiated joy.
 "Ah," he exclaimed, now I remem- Der what it was my wife told me to get downtown today! I needn't drown, after all"
 Accordingly he swam asbore.-NeW York Post.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-23
EDITORIAL PAGE

The Chicago man who killed his doctor after paying him $435 in nine months could not have been impatient.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-23
Hen Metzner,s Bad Rreak.

Lark Btshcc, who has been in Chl- cago for ten years. came back the other day for the first time since he went away Hen Mctzger chanced to meet him in front of the postodiCe. The two men shook hands. 'I haven't seen you for a month" said Hen; "nave you been away y?"-Topeka Capi- taI
The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-23

FOR SALE-Two bedroom suites, one taffeta carpet, one 7x9 tent, one airtight heater, one counter Fair banks scales, three washbOwls and pitchers. Can be seen Monday and Tuesday afternoon at corner of Fifth and States streets. See Mrs. A. l.. Grant. 7-1S-9t.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-23
MEN ARE PoWERLEss
To Wight aEa'aEt p5acnTe UUIesB They
 Strike ut the Underlying Cause.

Strike ut the Underlying Cause. To treat pandrufr. and Falling Hair, with irritauts or oils On which a para altlc germ will prosper. is like scooplng water from the ocean to prevent tho tide from rising.
 You cannot accomplish a satisfactory cure without having right understand inE of the fundamental causes of the trouble.
 You must kill the Dandruff Germ. Newbro's Herplclde does this because it {s specially made to do that very thing. when the germ Is removed, the hair has no choice but to resume healthy growth and beauty,
 .Destroy the cause, you remove the effect"
 Sold by leading druggists Send 1oc 1T stamps for sample to The Herpicide O. Detroit, Mich.
 One dollar bottles guaranteed.
 At all drug gtore1.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-23

Colonel Roosevelt is taking a rest under orders from his doctor. Nevertheless the public is being kept busy trying to follow his