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The Washington times., 1914-06-19

According to the census Of 1910,
there were 1a5 prisoners for every
10000 of our population. The ratio
of commitments during that year,
however, was be5 to each 100000 of
our citizens, which means that the
entire number convicted. upon whom
prison sentences were imposed dur
ing the single year. amounted to
47s.7SS people.
This prison population in 1919.
which has not decreased since then.
shows a population as large as that
of any one, of our ten smallest
States. and was greater that the
combined populations Of Wyoming,
Nevada. Alaska. and Delaware.
1t Is great. too, in it's cost. Il has
been estimated that the average cost
Of the machinery necessary to secure
single conviction for Grim, Is
$1,50G. Therefore. 1t would perhaps
seem conservative IL we said that
the commitments OF this country,
States 500, 700 900.
In New York State alone over
1oo.Oo0 persons arc committed To
State prisons, tai,s and penitentiar-
les In the course Of year. Over
20.OoO Of this number are women.
These figures do not include children
under sixteen years Of age.
Not SO many years ago, when one
talked Of prison reform and wou-
ems part in It, one Thought OF the
women who visited prisoners In cor
rcct!onal institutions and soughtsto
impress on the Individual prisoner
the error OF his way, and the sense
of his shortcomings. Bibles and
tracts, flowers and clothings for
wear on release were given, and
the prisoner was urged to write to
his relatives and friends. The visi-
tors tried to turn the prisoners
mind to a realization Of the error
Of his or her way and the advisable
ity Of leading an honest and better
life on release from the institution.
Opportunity For Reform.
Many splendid. seif-sacrificing
women gave their time. energy, and
money to this work. and effected
much good through these means.
Today. however, women In all
walks OF life are moving out into
larger spheres of usefulness. They
are realizing that, while work of
the above character Is still neces-
sary for the individual, his reforma-
ton means more than his desire to
do right-that II Is bound up with
his ability, his opportunity to do 80.
Considering the great number of
persons confined In penal institutions
and the number of people WHO are
directly and indirectly interested In
this subject. do you wonder that
women have become active IN prison
reform in n more vital and broad
sense than formerly? That they are.
is evidenced by the activity CT the
woman's department of the National
Civic Federation. an organization Of
women with a large view 81 their
social responsibility. This o-ganiza-
ton, in taking UP the subject OF
prison reform nationally, did SO
without the sentimentality that has
SO often marked the endeavors OF
The Washington times., 1914-06-19
BY MRS FRANCIS MCNEIL BACON, JR.

women in this line in the past One
step taken by several sections was TO
make q survey Of the existing or
Ranixatiops, both Government and
voluntary, which were dealing with
the problem Of prison reform.
Line of Endeavor.
As a result Of this survey two
conferences and q mass meeting
were held. at which the following.
among other things, were discussed:
THE elimination of politics
from the management OF correc-
tional Institutions.
the development of farm in
dustrial prisons and other modern
correctional institutions.
u.s sysfem Of prison labor through
out the country in order to develop
the best that il In the prisoner
and at the same time conserve the
interest OF the State.
I-Co-operation to secure Fed
eral legislation which Will make
possible an effective State-use sys-
tenn IN every State.
6-The application of proper
rules regarding just compensation
of prisoners IN all correctional ,n-
stftutions, with a view OF creating
an interest in the prisoner In his
work, and sense of responsibility
for the support Of himself and his
family and ability of providing
such support.
proyement of prison schools for
instruction In elementary subjects
in correlation with Industrial ed
T@Specialized treatment of
tramps, vagrants, inebriates.
feeble minded, and youthful mis-
demeanants.
The definite outcome Of these meet
inSs was the sorration Of joint
committee on prison reform. which
has worked OFT q big program OF
legislative and adr1in.strative re-
forms. The COMMITTEES includes rep
resentatives Of fifteen organizations
interested in this subject
Why Men Fail.
Ono of the most interesting state
ments made at the conferences was
that of Or. Katharina r. Davis.
commissioner OF correction in New
York city, when She said:
The appointment of a Homan to
TIE position Of comm.bcioner Of cor
recfion, Of course. was novelty. hut
i think one of the principal reasons
which actLated the mayor when he
made this appointment was the feel
ing that women are Drawer than men.
we are not afraid To % ou. AMI say
we haven't the right kind Of penal
institutions In New York city. and
that We need to spend money to
make them better"
It may be that the deplornble con-
dition Of many OF the penal insti-
tutions Of this country today are due
mainly to the fact that men have
largely dominated their purpose and
scope. tnd that the men, becEus Of
Iack OF bravery and vital human in
tciests In this subject. have failed to
to the things which the women un-
doubtedly viii do. now that they have
turned their hand to this field of
endeavor.
The Washington times., 1914-06-19
The SILVER
Lining
Edited by ARTHUR BAER.

See that all the grocers in town have
agreed on half-hoiiday each week.
Prices. however. viii continue to get
along without any vacation.
AS the lowest denomination OF that
new issue Of paper money Is Ave dol
lars, guess we common people will be
forced to journey to the Smithsonian IN
order to get q peep at them.
The Cup defender vanitie has a new
launch named "Eoozie." which Is very
appropriate for Cup defender.
German custom Of beheading con-
demned prisoners is barbarous. Why
not put them on an ocean liner in q
fog?
The Washington times., 1914-06-19

Tis only Heaven can be had for
the asking"
Truly Lowell has said IL
National prominence n Washins. =
ton told me this story:
Mistake Of. Ignorance.
He was 1t Hot Springs. Ark, be-
ing treated for rheumatism. One
day he had dropped to sleep in a
sheltered aIcove. where the heavy
curtains were drawn. He was
awakened by hearing two young
men engaged in deep conversatiou.
and. before he realized how serious
the nature Of the conversatiou was
he knew. u was too late for him 10
make his escape. tell the story
for the nrst time today. beeanse
the mistakes Of the past through n
One young man, in great trouble.
was confIding the seriousness Of his
disease to his friend He said: "f
would not care. Frank. ~ 4 do. but
oh. Mary loves me %. and wonders
why z do not set the date for our
wedding the poor young man
love her. nv God. better than lie.
and because Of this. don't you sec.
] can not ruid my dariing's iife!
tell her 8ffer awhile. when can
give her more. We VIII be married,
but she wants me. Il can come here
from time 20 time and be partially
cured. but never wholly. II win XIII
her TO know. What am I to do? In
Gods name. what am to dor
The Answer Of Weman1<ind.
They passed ON out Of hearing.
but the question before the nation
u ''in the name Of Innocent. help
less humanity. What are We going
to do about it,"
Twentieth Century vomanhood
Is going to ansvsr il, not wasting
her glorious energy upon recon-
struction- She is going to bsildl
upon the piles Of vreckage Of past
centuries Of worn-eut traditions
and ignorance that produced
double standards Of merslity and
low ideals Of manhood: piles Of
wreckage made up Of millions Of
innocents Of unborn, millions Of
inneeents born blind, crippled, and
diseased, wreekage made up Of in
noeent, ignerant young girls, whose
bridal wells were thin shfouds.
Today. / say, the glorious young
womanhood Of the twentieth CEN
turv Is awakening to her respond
bilities. and reaching out her strong
young arms to her mate. she Il
crying for a realization Of the ideal
-apd her uafa fa ausuarinD an he
has always answered. and do not
fear the feminist movement-for
the eternal womanly always draws
us above.
Who was to blame for the young
mans cry-his parents and igno-
rance.
He never was taught to have faith
in himself and Q higher understand
ing of his powers.
The Washington times., 1914-06-19
COLLISIONS AT SEA.

This has Deen a record spring in
the number of collisions at sea, un-
doubtedly for the reason that it has
been a record year FOR fogs. The
warm gales OF shore, the shifting Of
the Gulf stream and the erratic
course of icebergs all have assisted
in creating battling mists.
Yet a fog is not a hidden foe of
shipping, although it hides dangers.
The captains see the fogs and take
their own risk when they run
through them at any speed. The
time is not far distant when fogs
win cease to bca a great danger at
sea. Wireless apparatus will show
each ship the location of every other
ship within a radius of fifty miles.
Then the fog peril will be of. small
account.
But in the meantime the masters
do not seem to be using the caution
that is prescribed not only By the
law of the sea but by common sense.
They are not content To- loaf and
blow their horns. They are apt to
leave caution to the other fellow
and make time. :
Caution is the one word in the
whole matter, but some of the mas
tiers appear to have forgotten the
word. There have been too many
crashes in the last month to blame
them all on coincidence.
The Washington times., 1914-06-19

Transatlantic flight viii be made via
the Canaries. Return via Buzzards
Bay.
Secretary Of Labor WILSON states the
ideal place for tired city man to
spend vacation IL ina Kansas wheat
feld. where the temperature Is only
about 10 Think tired city man pre-
fers to mediate this question In the
cool Of the evening. on one Of our
stylish roof gardens.
Instead Of defending the golf and
polo cups. we are now the chaIiengers.
Good We've been defendants too long.
Let's challenge everything. starting
with victoriano.
According to q g street jewelers.
clock, Mexico City's time Is an nour
and half slower than Washington's
Something wrong. Huerta Is at least
three jumps ahead Of - 4
The Washington times., 1914-06-19
TALK SOMETIMES PAYS.

Over in Philadelphia, as has been
noted heretofore, they have been in
curing into the propriety and the
economies of establishing munich
paliy, owned electric lighting plant to
illuminate the streets. The discus
sioli has gone SO far as consideration
Of somewhat detailed facts and fig
ures about tine terms on which light
could be produced if the city should
so into the business on its own ac-
count. r---
AS a result, some impressive re-
auctions are being made in the bids
for the light service for 1915, in
which bids are now being received.
The Philadelphia Electric Company
now holds the great contract for this
service, at ssl.2l per carbon arc
lamp. Yesterday when bids were.
opened on contract for 5000 lamps
in one section of the city. it was
found that the Equitable Light and
Power Company had proposed the
Ggure of $67. Moreover, the Equi-
table announced that if awarded the
contract it would magnetic lamps
instead of the ordinary carbon arc
amps. The magnetic lamp, it was
explained. produced about half more
light than the carbon arc.
Still another concern submitted a
Did of ST per lamp, which was
promptly thrown out on the ground
of irrcgularity because it was not
accompanied by the required bond.
The Equitable Company's bid was
protested, because that company has
rot perfected its corporate organiza-
ton. 1t is explained that the com
pany is in process of formation in
anticipation of completing its plans
if it is able to get contract that
will justify it in going ahead.
The Philadelphia Electric Com
pany's bid of ss1.21 is the same fig
ure on which it is now furnishing
lights. II possible competitors can
be swept aside on various technical
grounds, the city will be privileged
10 go right on. paying excessive
prices; Philadelphia seems rather to
like that sort of thing, anyhow. But
the. answer will be founJ in rising
tide of public ownership sentiment.
The community will NOT easily be
convinced that there is good and suf-
flcient reason for it to 60 on paying
20 per cent more than it need pay,
merely in order that a favored con-
Germ may continue piling up big
profits. Convinced at last that there
is no surcease from such extortions
short Of public ownership, the people
will find means to take matters IN
their own hands and get to the one
solution that promises to protect
their interests.
II is Philadelphia's phase of the
same problem that Washington has
e. band in its relations with the
The Washington times., 1914-06-19
Press Club to Witness
Canal in Stereopticon

Stcreopticon views OF the Panama
Canal never before exhibited in this
country will be shown the members Of
the National Press Club tonight by II,
b. Furlong. of Pittsburgh. who has
been on the Isthmus for a number of
years. assisting In putting in the bi.
steel locks OF the canal. The collec-
don Of lantern slides Is a priced pos
session of Mr. Furlong and his firm,
sud was made for the personal Use OF
those interested in the work.
The exhibition will begin at $50
O'Clock. More than an hour will be re-
Quircd to show the views
The Washington times., 1914-06-19

membering the Magdalene.
Today there Is q widespread study
being made Of prostitution The
Russell sage Foundation has listed
for distribution to all who win send
for them bulletins by G. J. Knee'and
On commercialized vice In New York,
bv Abraham F1exner on prostitution
In Europe.
.Genetics-A Study Of Heredity,"
and others can be secured from our
own library In Washington; The
In Chicago. IL cataloging tine matter
printed along this line by all national
bodies. and the best sign Of the
times Is that men and women are
studying the fundamental principles
of the causes Of conditions that
threaten the homes OF this nation.
Can It Be Done?
Many have asked me. can 1t be
done? Meaning csn these lives be
reconstructed? Whenever try to
answer. 1t IL with thoughtful con-
sideration of the individual and with
temerity of feeling. Yes, IT can be
done. but. oh. the cost! Kate Waller
Barrett. whose knowledge Of the
girl and woman problem along the
line of misplaced affection ard its
inevitable outcome has been won
by wide study and sacrifice said to
me this winter. 1T can be done,
but IL means a life for life''
1t means q life for life. I
hav- reiterated it over aud over,
q life for q life. Whata price to
pay, for what, moment of
ttoughtlessness, 4 moment of
pleasure, q moment of ignorance.
Fer cap and bells our lives We
pay.
Bubbles we buy for a moments
tasking.
The Washington times., 1914-06-19

who will take issue with such an In
sulting statement-and an insulting
statement out OF the blatant mouth Of
so-called 'chivalry." There are In this
land thousands Of Gods nobiest women
living pure, single lives who are dolns
the finest work for their nation. sup
porting honestly not only themselves,
but in many cases mothers. brothers.
sisters and nieces. There are In this
town at least twenty thousand single
women earning a living and yet Wat
terson wants US to think that IL In
chivalrous to regard them as
calamity" Surely the colonel needs
treatment for his brain.
The very best argument for suffrage
Is the letter of watterson-it shows
how illogical puerile and insulting tc
honest womsnhood are the statements
made by Ants. VIRGINIA.
The Washington times., 1914-06-19

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
As a Southern woman 1 wish to chal-
lenge NCo.onel Watterson's lofty talk
about the "chivalry OF men to women.
Watterson's style Is OF the old, ora
torical days, but now people want
facts. The colonel gives them CAB.
As virginian I can speak for one
Southern State which has always boast
ed of its "chivalry." yet in which the
status of woman Is stin that of "a
drunkard, a lunatic. criminal. and a
child" IL that Is watterson's chivalry.
God pity his justice! In Virginia and
most of the Southern states today a
woman has no right to her own chill
drpn, the husband alone has control
over them. and he has the right even
to will away from her an unborn child.
II that be chivalry. again 1 say, God
save the mark!
watterson says 'the bachelor woman
is a calamity" I think there are thou
sands Of decent men In this country
The Washington times., 1914-06-19
THE FIGHT ON'TAMMANY

Whether a. majority of the New
York Democ-sz' is really in favor
of Tammany is The question under
lying. the. discussion which the EN-
pire State Democratic leaders have
been holding at the metropolis The
issue was placed :quarely before the
gathering by an anti-Tammany con-
feree who proposed q resolution that
two tickets be placed on the ballot in
the coming primary, one frankly and
The Washington times., 1914-06-19

The public awakened to a new
thought this winter.
First. they were startled that wom-
en- from the sheltered sphere Of life
should be willing to go down 10
the segregated districts. and. offer
love. sympathy. and help TO correct
the mistakes made through .ignor-s
ance. want ande misplaced ancc-
tion.
The public said first. 1T Is all Gu
riosity." Then they listened In the
The Washington times., 1914-06-19
COLLAPSE OF MEDIATION

=
When the mediators at Niagara
Falls had reached substantial agree
ment on the ,,lan to create an ad
interim government fo- Mexico, un-
der which a general election should
be held to bring back Constitutional
forms TO the administration of the
country, the Huerta delegates were
still in line. They were willing that
the ad interim government should be
established. Hlerta would retire in
its favor.
But--end it was the insurmount-
able but-the Huerta agents insisted
that the ad interim government
should be neutral it must not rep
resent either side in the present con-
test for military. and political su-
premacy. .... ........
To this the constitutionaiists would
not agree; and the latest develop
ment places the Washington Govern
ment squarely on the side of the
conytiutionalists. Washington takes
the view. in the statement made by
our delegates in the conference, that
neutrals, at this stage of such a
struggle, could no. well be found
who could command anybody's con-
iidence. The man who can remain
neutral. colorless, opinionless, to this
stage of such a national upheaval.
must be either a weak man or one
who has had reasons for suppressing
his convictions in the hope of gain
ing some advantage by reason of
keeping them in the dark, Neither
weak nor q furtivc man is regarded
by Washington as the right one for
this exigency. ..
Mr.. de la Barra served as provi-
sional President after Diaz retired
fiom the country; and his regime is
commonly charged with responsible
ity for the failure of Madero. He
was accepted by the constitutional
lists as being, on the whole, As fair a |
man as could be found; but his SYM
pathies proved to be with the cien-
tifcos and he used his Office to pre-
pare set of conditions in which |
Madero's position was well-nigh i'm
possible from the beginning of his
Presidency. |
Washington takes the ground now
that the military successes of sthe
constitutionalists have shown them |
the really dominant party in the
therefore it declines to see
them handicapped at the outset. Ger
tainly this seems altogether reason
able. If mediation fails and if the
United States does not intervene,
there is little uncertainty about the
result. Villa and CarranZa will end
the war in the streets of Mexico |
City, triumphant; they will become
the provisional government; they will
make sure that their interests are
preserved in the elections and in
other business under the temporary
administration. 1t is not apparent |
that the Huerta party has anything |
to gain by breaking up the media
ton: yet it is also apparent that they |
intend to do just that. The Washing
ton Government takes the ground
that constitutionalist supremacy is
now inevitable. If it can be brought |
about without unnecessary blood
shed and travail, all the better; but !
il it cannot, then the war will have |
to so ahead. |
The Washington times., 1914-06-19
Gallaudet Alumni Will
Hold Reunion Next Week

Alumni of Gallaudet College, 90
strong, are expected to arrive here
t.nn;ai caI.hratIor which is to be held
from Monday to Thursday. Although
prevented by deafness and loss OF
speech from ensaS,Ins Of IN GsIaade, efr PsD are
tennU,ia Iarrs number OF occupa-
tons Among the number are archi-
tee,s e chemists scientists, teachers:
cierSymen. editors. farmers and real
estate men.
The Washington times., 1914-06-19

churcnes ana pub
lie places to the
calls that were
made by those who
have . never been
found In the class
Of curiosity seek
ers. and they said:
They are well,
meaning fanatics.
but u can't be
done" But many
& a We OF their
means to help the
cause. and some
bid Godspeed n.
The Washington times., 1914-06-19
First Panama Tolls Paid.

The first revenue to be derived from
the Panama canal was reported yester-
day by the collectors. 1t was in the
form Of tolls on barge traffic begun on
May IS, transporting cargoes OF sugar
because of congestion Of freight traffic
on the Pana railroad. The tolls col
lected amounted to s7.35s. L.. being fig
ured on the basis of S1.a0 per ret ton.
The Washington times., 1914-06-19
Ignorance
For Present Ideals
Mrs. Dubois Appeals for Awakened Sense of Paren-
tai Responsibilities Finds Womanhood Is
Building New Structure on Wreckage .
of WORKOUT Traditions.

Mistakes of ignorance failure of parental respcas
blamed for low ideals Of manhood todas heaoea talk
BY Mrs Dubois tsssss.s
To the question What do about ~" she replies than
tuentieth century woanhood already buldiug
will replace the pfu wreckage from traditions
The feminist movement wM the double
emphasize prevention rather The fundamental
principles underlying conditions menacing homes of nation
being studied and this itself of signs Of
understanding that manhood
Bv MRS FRED + DUBOIS
The Washington times., 1914-06-19
What's on the Program IN
Washington
TODAY.

Meetings. evening:
Masonic-Coiumbia Lodge. No. J; Lebanon
No. Z. and East Gate. No. a: Grand Chap
ter School Of Instruction. Royal Arch: Co.
lymbiA Commandery. No. 9. and Martha
Chapter. No 4. Order Eastern Star. =
Odd Feliows-Centrai Lodge, No. I: Metropo-
lis. No. ls. and Phoenix. No. IS
knights OF Pythias-Syracusians. No. 10
Meeting Gen. Leonard Wood Garrison, No.
IS. Army and Navy Union. G. A. r. Hall Q
ID. m.
BENEFIT for Emergency Hospital Fund. Coo
vict ship Success. foot OF Seventh streA
> a m. to 1880 p. m.
Concert. United States Engineer Band. Co.
field Park. $50 p. m.
Concert. United States Soldiers Home DanA
Bandstand. p. m.
Convention. Association Of Railway Surgeons
New willard.
The Washington times., 1914-06-19
JUSTAM MOMENT
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER.
Compiled BY John G.. Quinius, the
Sunshine Man.

1t 10 better only sometimes to be right
than at all times to be wrong. Before
resolve to do one thing or the other,
ability to keep my resolves when they
are made.-Lincoln.
A failure IL, in a sense, the highway
to success, tnasmuch as every dis
covery Of what II false leads US to seek
earnestly after what is true. and every
fresh experience points out some form
fully avoid.--John Keats. "a
No matter how much time you have
wasted. begin today, this very hour, to
accomplish. Never think you are too
old; Age may indeed mean spectacies
the mental powers or the capacity for
doing good and enjoying life.-Max.
"a you want knowledge. you must
tell for It; II food. you must toll for
It; and IL pleasure. you must toll for
through toll and not by self-indulyence
and Incidence. When one gets to lo!e
work. his life Is happy one.-Ruskin.
He that loveth book will never
want a faithful friend, a Wholesome
counselor, a cheerful companion. an ef-
fectual comforter. By study. by read
ing. by thitkinG. one may inEocently
divert and Pleasantly entertain him
self. as In all weathers. 80 In all for
tunes."-Barrows. -
Working because 1t Is right to work.
working to make the best of ones
self-working because embodiment to
self means good to all surrounding
are the true Incentive to enable man
a. ah nd IN
godshp within. Always there Is work
to do. Reward for doing what You
ought to do Is 4 fallacy Of the past
Floyd 3. Wilson. ~"h
The Washington times., 1914-06-19
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