The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-10-15
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you are lTct TciieIuU cC you nave d
friend in me-"
Then who should come walking
in. aud slowly advance to our case
where we were setting type. aud took
us by the hand in most brotherly
clasp-saying: You remember me
do you not, my name is +. Emory
Lyun?" Then flashed through our
mind the work being done by that
friend of the shut-ins who is giving
bis life for his unfortunate brothers
and sisters. Yes, it was F. Emory
Lyon, Supt., The Central Howard
Assn. Room 1245 Monon Bldg. 440
So. Dear born st. Chicago, Ill. At
this juncture we espied gentleman
and lady closely eying us; their faces
looked familiar and when Mr.. Lyon
said as he bid us good bye; let me
know how things go with you Jack
son." Then it was that the other
gentleman stuck out his hand and
said, L know you, / have seen you
in st. Paul at many different times"
Then was happy to recognized Mr..
and Mrs. II. w. Goetzinger of ST..
Paul. Mr.. Goelzinger is Superin-
tendent of the St. Paul Workhouse,
but when we were on the outside
he was the Secretary of Typograph-
ical Union No. 30, St. Paul which
trust he held for many years. in fact
until last June. Mrs. q. like most
printers wives is very much in love
with the art preservative." like her
husband seemed to he greatly inter.
ested in our little office which we
presume was the first printing shop
they were ever in run on the mute
or silent system" But of course the
bars of silence was thrown down in
the Mirror Office for that one day al
least-as the members of the Nation
al Prison Congress and their friends
were given free reign and could
come and go at will and talk to any
inmate whom they should meet If
desiring to do so. As we babe Mr.
and Mrs. Goetzinger good bye; who
should appear upon the scene, for
behold! there very quietly standing
by orr case was the familiar figure
of man, and we looked up into the
face of our old friend Hon. G.. r.
Helgeson, Register of Deeds, Free
born County, Albert Lea, Mimi.
He was one of the thirty three dele
gates from Minnesota who attended
the Prison Congress. Mr.. Helgeson
has for many years been champion
of Sobriety. Woman Suffrage and
the betterment of all humanity. He
SAID: i have given close study for
years to poverty. crime and mIser!
and their causes, and was glad to SEE
men in prison taking such active
measures az they have recently done
III an eastern prison to assist in re-
moving the greatest of all crime pro
ducers iron. the pages of statute
history. | hope a wav will be pro-
vlded III the vety near future for The
IL EN- here in the Minnesota State pris-
on to show their colors for The right,
10y coming to the front with such
petition TO the next Legislature as will
tend to awaken the outside citizen
ship to a real sense or their duty, by
joining the shut-ins with such a
demonstration as to cause our law
makers, (regardless of past political
sffiiations). to blot forever. from
our statute books the real producer
of crime, want and misery the open
saloon!'
Then came the smiling countenance
uf Hon. Charles +. Vasaly. chairman
of the boards of control and parole,
st. Paul. He was accompanied by
a party of ladies. but be took time
to shake hands with rybody in
sight, as he always does when visit
ing the print shop, and that be hard
ly ever misses when at the prison.
lie never fails when calling to bring
a few words of cheer for lis boys,
and as Mr.. Vasaly las still a taste
for printers ink which time doesn't
seem to erase from the palate of his
artistical make up and in the mixing
of tie colors for many years, he yet
retains love for the smell of z. |.
Rev. James Parsons who lives in
St. Paul, but with business head
quarters at 206, 4th St. So. Suite a
Minneapolis, Mimi, called on many
of the boys while here and we were
among them. The inmates here
have no better friend on the outside
or any where else for that matter,
than they have in Mr.. Parsons. who
always has an ear and heart open
for the unfortunate man or woman.
Many others passed through but