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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-07
RELATION OF BLACK EYES TO
PEACEFUL SUNDAYS.

Sometimes this is easy and SOM
times extremely difficult | had cas-
the other night where colored man
was brought before me for lighting arc
for drunkenness. The colored man was
rs black as tar, but in spite of his hue
ne had a black eye that you could Sc
across the courtroom. His head was
cut and bound with plaster, and some
of his teeth were missing In spite oi
this circumstantia' evidence, the prs
oner pleaded not guilty and insisted
that he had passed the most peaceful
sunday imaginable. His side partner,
who was almost equally damaged,
pleaded not guilty also. They said
that their injuries were caused 10y TAI
ing .ogether downstairs. The truth, Of
course. was evident and judgment W's
quickly reached.
But case i'm which IL was not s."
palpaDe, and whore the chance remark
of a complaining policeman LET the 'dt
out Of the bag. had TO do with thr'.
defendants who were accused of o'-
structing the sidewalk and Of abusing
the officer who told them to move o..
Two policemen appeared againsI 'ne
defendants and each policeman told
Numerically different story. one sad
that the defendants had been playing
baseball with bat and hard bali, while
the other. as / have said. and VINO was
nearer to them than the policeman VINO
told that story, declared they had ~
bat or ball in their possession. The
truth became evident when IL "Is
learned that there had been complains
against number of boys who nai
been playing ball in the neighborho'd
and making themselves public np.-
sance in various ways The policemen
had been ordered 10 break II up. IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-07

pickpocket has been jOstllng We can
try him. # he takes sum ol money
the case becomes petit larceny ana ne
is referred to Special Sessions or II
the obstructcd roll exceeds the limit OF
petit larceny, IL II automatically taken
from Special Sessions and goes before
grand Jury or General Sessions
Judge
The difference between many oi rue
cases that We handle and those OF 'pe-
clal Sessions Ii slight enough. but theif
appearance In two courts imposes
double burden on the machinery ~
Justice, n double expense. douple '"Ss
Of time 10 the witpea- "ho r1'3i a'''"''f
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-07

their zeal to make a record they 2s-
rested the first boys who gave the
slightest excuse for so doing. and the
defendants were really innocent OF any
offence whatever They were promptly
discharged, Of course and the police
men should have been reprimanded.
The .-ork OF city magistrate seems
tedious TO an outsider. IL is on tic
surface both a sordid and burdensome
duty to spend yeat in and year out In
sentencing tty offenders. II is. now
ever. field that affords opportunity
for the greatest usefulness both TO The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-07

Attention Called to
Some of the More
Pressing Needs

have been available. The finger print
in the womens court has worked out
better than elsewhere.
The system by which these prints are
taken and classified is interesting. IL
makes IL possible To look up mans
record in the course Of two or three
minutes. In general the system Is 100
complicated for a thorough description
here. but it is based on an Alphabetical
and numerical tabulation of the proml-
nent characteristics of each PERSONS
fingers, according to the different pre-
scribed types into which all Of the
markings fall. There are four general
types Of fingers for example, each %
which has certain numerical valu"
when occurring in different fingers. by
the various combinations of these types
and their minor details which are listed
in the classification, il is possible y
put a mans previous prints under the
magnifying glass beside his new ones
in a surprisingly short spree OF tiino
and TO mete out justice less blindl\ e5
a result Of what the records tell
The human element in the magis-
trate's work is perhaps the greatest Of
all. He has, in fact, a moral response
bility for the thousands that come be-
fore him, and should use his position Il
every case as much for the prisoners
personal interest as for the interests of
Justice. He has TO gauge prisoner
quickly and also gauge the accusing
police officer, who is sometimes at taht
for various reasons. He has to tell
and long experience makes him pro-
fcient in telling when a Prisoner IS
lying and when speaking the truth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-07

in each court and double injustice u
the prisoner who may in the end he
acquitted of the charges against him.
The innocent prisoner is held unneces-
sarily, and the officer who arrested
him is absent from his post for twice
the amount Of time that should be nee
essary To take his testimony.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-07
THE VERY EVIDENT NEED FOR
FURTHER REFORM.

These statements are so obvious ana
have been made so frequently that TO
repeat them here would be futile if the
conditions that caused them had been
eliminated. But, as any visitor 10
MAGISTRATES court can see for himself
the needs for further reform are greatly
in evidence The calendars of the city
magistrates as now constituted are 50
crowded that il is impossible to give
each case the time and consideration
that some people believe they require
and get through with the total number
of cases in the allotted time. The
cases. in fact. succeed each other so
RAPIDLY that the general effect is the
same as the language of the gentle
man described by Sam Weller, whose
words kept knocking each others heads
until they stunned one another until it
became impossible 10 tell what he was
saying
have disposed Of 1870 cases at a
single sitting, remaining on the bench
until : o'clock in the morning. Judge
McQuade has disposed of BOB cases,
holding the record for one session. 1t
is obvious that such numbers are be-
yond our powers of proper dealing or
those Of any other magistrate, no mat
ter how comprehensive mind he may
have or how much previous experience
in disposing Of such cases. The av-
crage number Of arrangements at the
night court is between fifty and sew
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-07
JuriSt Tells of the
Changes Wrought
in Last Decade
By JOHN }. FREsCHI.

~ HILE the courts of New York
w are Utopian in comparison
with the conditions that were
prevalent ten or even five years ago
any visitor at the trials OF minor OF
tenders and misdemeanants cannot lail
- NO impressed with the needs OF these
courts He will find, TO he sure or
derlv and dignifed procedure cohslu-
Grafton and fairness shown 10 prison.
ors and a total absence of most OF the
former evils prevailing in the old CRIME
mills called police courts, but he VIII
also find crowded calendars repeu'lon
Of records. undue speed IN trying inc
,ases and A lack Of discrimination
among offenders that is to large eX-
font forced upon every city magistrate
no matter how well meaning and SYM
pathetic he may be.
magistrates first business is 10 re-
form and not to punish. When the
ends Of the law are equally well served
bv harsh or by mild methods, the ends
of society as we'll as of the individual
are invariably better served by an
adoption of the latter. When a youth
full first offender appears before the
nudge he should in every case be segre-
lated He should be assigned TO some
reformatory or placed under the charge
Of probation officer before he has had
a chance TO associate with those whose
cases are hopeless. He should not he
forced TO undergo any length OF con-
dnement prior to the verdict by reason
If red tape.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-07
MORE MAGISTRATES AND LESS
RED TAPE.

Not only ought there to he, in my
opinion, a greater number Of city mag
istrates, but there should be much less
red tape in referring cases from the
courts of the city magistrates TO the
Court Of Special Sessions. Chief Mag
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-01-15

May Sheldon of Riverdale, was in
Alma Saturday
Miss Velma Bolts spent Sunday
with friends in St. Louis.
Mr.. d. Ide visited Mr.. Lyon and
family in North Star Saturday.
Miss Ella Worden visited friends
in Saginaw the first of the week.
Miss Leila Bamheld is in North
Star on case for DR.. Pankhurst.
Ivan O'Connor made a short visit
to Saginaw with parents Saturday.
Carl Landshaw, Of Ferris Institute
was in Alma on business Saturday.
Clyde Stambaugh, of Mt. Pleasant,
sperh Saturday with friends in Alma.
s. Burgell, of Ithaca visited par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Aulp Saturday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-01-15
J. p. LOSEY
Registered Optometrist
Your eyes carefully tested and fitted
119 SUPERIOR ST. ALMA, MlSn.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

J. F. Meyers was in Ithaca on BUSH
ness Tuesday.
John Paul Henry visited friends in
Elwell Sunday.
Albert Bovine of Merrill visited in
Alma Saturday.
George Sharrar was an Edmore
visitor Saturday.
L. A. Sharp was in Saginaw on
business Monday.
E. c. Crandell was a Grand Rapids
visitor Monday.
2. w. Creaser spent Monday in
Ithaca on business.
Mrs. G. Archie Brown is the guest
of Detroit relatives.
Mrs. B. Mckinney was in Ithaca
Tuesday to visit friends.
Mrs. P. w. Cole of Breckenridge
was in this city Saturday.
George w. Moore was in Brecken-
ridge on business Monday.
VIM. Shepherd of Shepherd was in
Alma on business Monday.
w. +. Hawkhurst of Detroit was in
Alma on business Thursday.
George Smith of ST. Louis was II
Alma on business Monday.
Everett Johnson of Remus made
business trip to Alma Monday.
George Dickson of Shepard made
business trip to Alma Saturday.
H. w. Blanc went to Cadillac or
few days business trip Monday.
Nelson Smith of Middleton was il
Alma on produce business Thursday
Mrs. ]. c. Yerrian and son of Du
rand were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. X
c. Saxton the last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. p. Carver of Trav
erse City are guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Herbert Montague at the Masonic
Home.
Mrs. Lottie Weeks spent Wednes
day with her brother, James Weeks
in ST. Louis.
c. Z. Walker returned to Mnnea
polls Saturday after a visit with par
efits in Alma.
Mrs. William Edgar was the CUES
of her sister, Mrs II. w. Curtis o
Ithaca, Friday
Misses Marie Densmore and Esthe
LaMonte have returned to Alma ate
spending the holidays with Miss Dens
more's parents in Chicago.
s. w. Anderson has leased tn
store room in the Fraker Buildin
recently occupied by M. J. McPhe
and is moving his cafe into the sam
The High school basketball tear
was defeated by the Ithaca Hig
school last Thursday evening in
game played in the Alma gym, 36-S
was the score.
Rev. ]. c. Leckie of Leamingtot
Canada, is the guest of Rev. I. q.
Brownlow, and is assisting in tt
special services at the Methods
] church.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-01-15

Shoes for tender feet at J. L. Mill
err & Son. x
Mr.. Blunt and wife spent Wednes-
day in Elwell.
R. Acton went to St. Louis on bus
mess, Monday.
George Neigh is visiting parents
in Breckenridge.
Ray Tomlin spent Sunday with
friends in Ann Arbor.
w. M. Regden spent Saturday in
St. Louis on business.
Miss Orine Prudew spent Sunday
with parents in Wheeler.
Charles Wayland went to Merrill,
Monday, to visit friends.
|. n. Shepherd, of Shepherd was
an Alma visitor, Monday.
Mrs. O. ]. Sipe was in St. Louis
for the day Wednesday.
Bring your season tickets to the
lecture course Friday night. X
William McComb left Saturday for
a two weeks visit in Muskegon.
Miss Lola Spook of Vestaberg,
spent Saturday with friends in Alma.
c. Parson, car Inspector from Sag
inaw, did some work in Alma, Sun
day.
L. A. Hamlin was in St. Louis on
business with A. f. Boice, Wednes-
day.
B. II. Campbell went to Farwell
Thursday to attend his fathers fun
eral
Mrs. Clingerheld entertained Mrs.
A. ID. Mccartney of Owosso last
week.
Mrs f. L. King and Mrs. Isabella
Davis of Wheeler, were in Alma Sat-
urday.
James Hauser of St Mary, Idaho,
left Friday afted a visit with parents
in Alma.
William Federpiel, student at Alma
High, spent Sunday with his parents
in Wheeler.
Miss Florence Strong is the guest
of Mrs. Romano Clark at her home
in St Louis.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-01-15

John Spousta made business trip
to Ithaca Saturday
r. V. Lott spent Sunday with his
parents in St. Louis
Mrs. Peacock entertained Mrs. II.
Fuller of Ithaca Saturday.
r. L. McGil, of Ithaca was in Al
ma Wednesday on business.
Bert Forquer, of Detroit, was in
Alma on business this week.
Fl. w. Curtis of Ithaca was in Al
ma on business, Wednesday.
DIR. II. /. Willett of the University
of Chicago will lecture on the Ly-
ceum course on Friday night. Single
admission 80 cents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-01-15

Dressmaking at 70S Gratiot Ave.
Mrs. L. 7. Irish. X
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
UNDERMINE The GAME
United States Circuit Court Takes
Kinifer Case Under Amusement.

Cincinnati, June 10.--'"There is
hardly boy or man in this whole
country who does not follow the great
national game Of baseball with as
much eagerness as he waits for his
breakfast in the morning. The influ-
ence that it wfelds IL tremendous. For
this reason If for no other. fair play
should at all times characterize the
methods used in conducting the game.
II we permit one team to seize upon
players of another without regard to
moral or legal obligations we are 60
ing to undermine its whole structure
and the game will lose it's hold on the
public" a.s
This was the sentiment expressed
today by Attorney George w. Pepper
Of Philadelphia, representing William
NJ. Killifer, jr., catcher with the Phila-
delphta Nationals and the owners of
the team, when he stood before the
United States circuit court Of appeals
Federals for an Injunction to prevent
phia.
Attorney E. f. Gates, representing
the Chicago Federals, said that KILL
fer told President Gilmore and other
officers OF the Federal league that he
was free to make q contract for his
services and was not in any manner
bound to the Philadelphia Nationals.
Sslas Strawn OF Chicago also spoke
in behalf of the Chicago Federals. At
the conclusion Of the argument the
judges announced they would take the
case under consideration and would
hand down q decision later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
QUAKER fluctuations.

[From the Philadelphia Recordl
Fish dealers solemnly announce that
this is q backward season for crabs.
A fellow has to be mighty nearsighted
to kiss the wrong girl by mistake.
Some of US can even get pleasure out
Of our troubles by telling them to other
people.
Don't pity the poor lumberman because
he has to work for his board. There are
lots of others.
Medical schools will soon be turning out
incfpient NJ. DIS, and starting them on
the pilgrimage of life.
Hoax-'I suppose fans and fly catchers
will soon be SEEM" JOax-'You can see
them now. any afternoon out at the ball
grounds
''Oh. what is rare as day in June?"'
quoted the Wise Guy. "A day in May"
replied the Simple Mug. THAT is apt to
be positively raw"
Wfgg-''That fellow Bjones is a perfect
bore. I can't get rid of him. He dogs
my footsteps" Wagg-"Well, gave you
u pointer when introduced him to you"
Blobbs-"I can't see where Susie Stuck
up is so beautiful" SlObbs-''Oh, she's
prettier than you think she is Blobbs-
''Ill bet she isn't prettier than she thinks
ssi.. is;
Muggins-"What a velvet-footed individ-
ual your new EEnglish butler is. He has a
tread like a cat Buggins-''Yes, he
never makes a sound except when he
drops a few of his his"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
Jayhawker Jots

Revised version by the Yates Gen.
ter Advocate: An ounce of prevention
Is better than a ton OF remorse.
A very common notion of gratitude,
insists the Jewell County Republican.
is to love the gift and forget the giver.
The Norton County News Classics
the sparrow and the blackbird with
the lark as among the sOngbirds Of
Kansas.
You have heard much about the
high cost of living but what about
the high cost of being a sport? asks
the Lamont Leader.
A young man, insists the Mcpherson
Republican, who can't find clothes to
suit him in his home town has too
good an opinion of himself.
Kansas also gets into the Mexican
mix-up by sending a carload OF ccn-
densed milk from Mulvane 60 Uncle
Sans boys doing duty on the Mexican
border.
Musings of the Village Deacon, by
B. p. Walker, of the Osborne County
Farmer, in the Kansas City Star: The
man who never lugged a gold brick
home under his arm has no concep
ton of pleasant dream. There
are more crawdads than black bass
at the first nibble. When it
comes to lifting a mortgage, one
pitchfork is worth three or four bill
lard cues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10

Hucrta Refuses Permission to Repair
Road Out Of Vera Cruz.

Vera Cruz, June 10.-Eforts to in
duce Huerta. to permit the closin. of
the gap in the railroad made by Gen.
eral Mas, a short distance outside Of
Vera Cruz, when the Mexicans troops
under his command evacuated this
port. have again failed. General
Huerta said to British amissary who
went to the federal capital from Vera
Cruz for that purpose that his rightly
would not permit the repairing Of the
road. that "if the Mexicans who yet
were at Vera Cruz were SO unpatriot-
&c as to remain they ought to starve.''
Huerta. at the time passengers who
arrived here today left the capital.
had biven no indication Of his early
retirement from the presidency. He
was at the station when the train de-
parted to say goodbye to personal
friends.
The military situation around the
capital has not been greatly altered.
The cOnstitutionalists appear to he
gaining in strength about Pueb!a, but
Huerta is reinforcing the garrison
there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10

rally statnk you have the lig1,t Of iur
tpffAtton u your Eye thjssuilnu4sss'
Marina flushed deeply and turned
away the tellta1e eyes "Yes. she
agreed. Il do feel inspired- When
ma beautiful Mttle place in the
country whure there are hills and
flowers think-I win be quite
happy"
But notwithstanding the hills and the
flowers and tie birds ard the ripping
streams of the country. Marina was not
quite happy. Perhaps that was why her
stories acquired a more human touch
and made the editors read them with
more than their accustomed interest.
Marina tried to ten herself that 1t was
her furniture and q home she lOnged
Tor. but somehow an clert. happy. mas
culine face seemed always to LUX il
that home. ard by his ss1, "-s %
In her own chints covered chairs was .
girl whom the man loved. Marina felt
very lonesome when she pictured the
happy couple occupying her furniture.
She heard from time to time from
Everett and his letters were reserved
to the point OF chillinees.
HIS wife must have squeezed all the
friendliness out Of him. she decided,
and realized that another month would
give her back her home and its COM
forts. Marina had found her inspira-
ton. had mended the Jagged nerves and
d00ed Iame to her name during the
year Of freedom. She was returning, a
new being, to the city. She found her
self highly nervous, however, when she
had asked over the telephone for the
apartment in which Everett lived. Her
heart was beating rapidly and she
hoped would sound steady over the
wire.
Hugo Everett himself answered the
telephone. When he heard the soft.
longed-for voice speaking to him it was
his own tones that shook even through
the ring Of gladness.
Can come to see you tonight?'' he
asked swiftly. At the note OF fndigna-
ton In Marna's voice he smiled. But I
am not married." he quickly informed
pfest thing that ever happened to me
except one.''
Later in the evening when Hugo had
told Marina of the h..ppiest thing and
she had quite agreed that their meet
ing was without equal in the world of
JOY, she smiled softly up at him.
Il think you fell in love with my fur
niture.'' she said.
Only because it was you. dear.
have pictured your sunny head leaning
back against that rose chintz since the
moment saw you.''-(Copyright, 1914,
by the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
FILE STATE PEI1I0H


Ten candidates for district judge
ships, 6 candidate for congress and .
candidate for lieutenant governor filed
their petitions today with Charles SEES
sions, secretary of state. It was the
largest days filing Of nominating Pc
titions this year. :
John r. Connolly Of Colby. congresss
man from the Sixth Kansas district.
filed his petitions for denomination ON
the Democratic ticket. w. 7. (Btlly)
Morgan Of Hutchinson filed his pet1@
lions rs q candidate for the Republic
can nomination for lieutenant governor.
J. e. Brewer Of Abilene filed his petit
tions for the same job two weeks ago
and the Morgan petitions today In
sure a fight for the nomination.
Among the ten candidates for dis
trtct judgeships who filed their petit
tons today were: 8. N. Hawke. Stock
ton; and Charles I. Sparks. Goddard.
both candidates in the Thirty-fourth
district; A. d. Dyer. Kinsley. Thirty
third district; o. p. Fuller and Carroll
L. Stewart. Winfield, Nineteenth dis
trict; Lyman B. Beardaley and J. c.
Ruppenthal. Russell. Twenty-third dis
trict: Alpheus Lane. Paola. Tenth dis-
trict; william 8. Langmade. Oberlin.
Seventeenth district: Jay b. Belts, Cold
water, Thirty-flrst district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
TFrom the Chicago News.1,

TFrom the Chicago News.1
Nature never discounts the debt we owe.
Worry is part Of the price man pays
for living.
1t Is easier to apologize to big man
than to a little one.
Seek and We shah End--this applies
especially to trouble.
A woman says q man must marry in
order to attain perfection
When it comes to falling in love a girl
is equal to the occasion.
If you are looking for trouble, call on
the marriage license clerk.
mans idea OF quiet little game
is one in which money does all the talk
ing
Many a mans head il 80 soft that a
brick will produce a deep impression
thereon.
Bad habits. like weeds. grow with
out cultivation and are some trouble to
get rid of.
It's difficult to account for the bright
remarks of some children after hearing
their parents talk
The man who poses rs = social lion
among women may stack up Ike yellow
cur among real men,
Automobiles may be a. expensive a.
wives. but one can trade hfo old auto
In on . new one every two - three yeaEn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
2 CTS. LATER EDITIONS 2CTS

Likewise when you buy the Main,
or the P0stscript Editions. out at $50
and 5 O'Clock, do not pay more than
two cents. The dealer and newsboy
pay one cent per copy for the later
editions and they double their money.
II you pay five cents for the late etli-
tfons you give the newsb0y or news
dealer the excessive profit Of four
hundred per cent. They ought to be
satisfied To double their money. They
make more In the end because they
sell more.
1t is 1iscouraging to the State Jour.
nal management to make 4 how retaif-
Ing selling price, yet enabling tho
dealer to double his money, and have
the dealer annul our sAcFiflces and
take an exorbitant profit from you,
by charging 8 cents each for an etll-
lions rs some of them. We are sorry
to say. do.