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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-24
BY Peter Cotton. Fl. Madison. Iowa.
ese times when large amounts

In these tunes when large amounts of
money are being spent to promote the
welfare of the paroled prisoner. it may be
as we'll to see what happens to the one
who is not paroled-the chap discharged
by expiration of sentence. \ prisoner
somewhat caustically inclined. who was
recently discharged from the Folsom peni-
Tertiary in California, sent Il statement OF
his case and a plea for work to the San
Francisco Bulletin Though his letter is
slightly sarcastic the truth embodied in
his case is worth repeating. He says:
II am looking for work. Will YOU give
me a place? | admit that | am not very
we'll dressed, but / am not 20 blame. l
need a shirt and a nccktie. My clothes do
not fit very we'll, and there is a blood
blister on the bottom of my toe as big as
an ink we'll. You would have to keep me
out of the rain, for If / got wet my clothes
would shrink so that ] could not get into
them again. You would also have 10 adj
vance me enough to get a meal ticket and
a room. But all OF these things are trifl-
ing details and can be swept aside if YOU
will give me Il job. Will YOU please give
me something 10 do?
II am a discharged convict from Fol
som p~enitentiary. l was released from the
prison Sunday morning just as you see
me now. They hauled me down to the de-
pot in the prison bus. the driver handed
me s. bill ana told me TO get to hell out
town. and / got.
II served three full years I'm Folsom. I
behaved myself. During the three years
l was never reported for misconduct. But
for some reason | did not fit into the
scheme of things. The first day and the
last day | was there ! was doing the same
thing -~breakins rock and shoveling dirt.
So you see. I am a little out of practice in
my line of work. l was a good account
ant and stcnographer before going to Fol.
some.
Last spring j applied for a parole. Az
! that time ] was offered work. | had only
seven months TO serve, but | was not pa.
roled. j was not ever considered. l die
not belong 10 The class that the prison
guards recommended for parole. and the
prison board, I'm the exercise OF their di
vine p~rcrOsntivc to weigh the souls o.
men. could find no good In mine. SO the,
kept me in prison for seven months more
Now they have turned me out i'm the mid
die of the winter when even "A man VIII,
has not been i'm prison finds it difficult tt
get work.
'Of course, ! am Il criminal, and I HAY,
no recommendation other than my owl
plea"
The state of California is not altogethe
dissimilar to other states in the union. !
deprived this man of his liberty for a vic
lation of it's laws. AS u punishment
degraded him. restrained him of his free
dom, and compelled him to live in sun
loundings which must have been blight
ing to manhood and destructive to pros
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-24
Be Americans First.

II is remarkable that any association OF
American citizens should organiZe a ma
tional movement ito re-establish genuine
American neutrality and make their
basic demand the adoption by the United
States of a policy which would at once
put the nation squarely in an lnneutral
position.
There are millions of good American
citizens whose ~sylnpathies in the great
war are with the fatherland. If Germany
controlled the seas and were able to give
safe conduct TO ships loaded with muni-
ions OF war for the kaiser's troops. these
citizens would resent any attempt TO close
the American market. They would be
light in so doing. 1t is not for "A neutral
to make its policy fit the changing for
| tunes of war. according to its sympathies.
1t must follow precedent and international
law.
IT is even more unfortunate that an or
ganiZation should be formed to Introduce
into our politics the animosities of for
cign nations. or to pledge candidates to a
course favorable to this foreign power or
that. Such "A scheme is freishted with
peril for the United States. and with
more peril for the men willing to embark
may be over before another election of
Importance to take place in this country.
and it will be fortunate ii it is, for when
our foreign policy and our Interpretation
of international law become PARTISAN ques-
lions. to be determined by popular vote.
! then crisis will pile on crisis and our days
of peace he numbered.
The way TO be neutral is to be neutral,
which means to give the advantages of
our open markets to whatever nations
wish and are able to take them.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-24

ress. In addition to such punishment, 1t
forced him to crush rock and shovel dirt
Tor a period of three years. 1T sold the
result OF his labor for cash, and when ne
was discharged it gave him the munificent
sum of IS. q f1imsy suit of clothes. and a
brand OF infamy. 1t shunted him onto So
ciety friendless and penniless. Handicapped
by a sinister stain. and expected him to
| go into the world with a broad love for
humanity.
Before he entered prison he was a part
of some community, and in that commune
iy he carried with him sone degree of In
fiuence for good or for evil. When the
state got through with him he was allowed
to return to the same community, or to go
elsewhere. and become-what? An ele-
ment of good? Dr. was II of evil?
Since the days of Adam human kind has
shrunk from facing a disagreeable truth.
Until society recognizes that 1t must take
as much interest in the man going out
as in the man coming IN, something VIII
always be radically wrong with its vaunt-
ed schemes for the uplift of the fallen
man. Tho trend of present day practices
is to take from men opportunities Which
are not restored. Thus, expectations are
aften disappointed because their realiza-
ton is nullitied in the beginning.
liabitual sternness, scorn, contempt, ana
continued disqualification are potentially
as effective as faith. hope. encouragement.
lSI lIuIStiSu " Nit- W 6CC vi " pNA
may never come to the notice of those who
have sown the seeds, yet 1t Is true that
men become what they have insiduously
been taught to believe themselves to be
a slotn a dullard. a ne'er-do-well. or a
man lrseding only the proper opportunity
to become a good citizen.
The man who serves all of his sentence
is the one who suffers the most. He Is
the one who pays the heaviest penalty and
bears the greatest burden. 1t is he who
is most affected by the attitude of the
law, by the disposition OF society, by OPP
portunities, or the lack of them at his
disposal. 1t is he who is most likely to
become an evil influence later In life.
SO, as a matter of public policy, and as
, a matter of public defense, sane and prop
err care of those men ought to be as care
fully considered as the investment OF
/, brains and cash in their apprehension and
conviction. That much is due to the bal
ance of humanity: for, by the experience
0 of men who profess to know the subject,
. the chief sufferers of crime are not the
criminals. They are their fathers and
their mothers, their wives and their
n daughters, and their friends and the gen
eral public. Then for the protection OF
those who suffer the most, every outlay
t OF effort and cash which will inure to the
worlds better chance for purity. is a wise
expenditure. And every step taken to re-
claim the discharged man-to turn him out
OF prison an element for good with a fall
l. chance To start life anew, is the best step
I and the most polite after all.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-24
Pure Alienism vs.. Patriotism.

There is every indication that the Bartll-
oldt resolutions will never reach the
nor republicans generally care to have
ANYTHING to do with the matter. The
general opinion. based on the matter
brought out at the hearings. is that Mr..
ciates failed to make out Il case requii-
ing any action by congress Eagles
Washington. correspondent.
None the less, events have justified one
of the most significant of the utterances
of General Won Bernhardt. He foresaw.
..rrhc isolated groups of abroad. .
he said. greatly benefit our trade. since
bv preference they obtain their goods from
Germany. but they may also be useful to
us politically. as we discover in America.
The COMMUNICATIONS have formed AN
alliance with the Irish. and thus united
constitute a power In the state with
which the government must reckon A
clear case of taking time by the fore
lock.
II helps a little that there was no mas
auerade at Washington. no concealment
of purpose. We have been, told what &c
expect. We have been told TO what eX-
tremes those who want to render political
service in this country are prepared, to
go. They announce that The action the,
VIII take will be irrespective of party
'They announce that they dismiss from
their calculations all questions affecting
the welfare of the United States. They
will consult only the interests OF IL power
foreign 10 this country.
A tempo makes no mistake
when ii calls this a menace. III describes
the propaganda as raising for the MS
time the question of the loyalty OF Tor
| eign-born citizens and as leading sItralsh
| toward bitterness and disorder In ON
political life. II quotes President Taylor
| az Vassar college, saying: .'T'his is no
patriotism: it is pure aiienism.' And tn
Springfield Republican declares hat II
the spirit of demagoss. the propagan
l dists have sought to stir up what spark
o: i'll will they could find.
Usually, rank disloyalty avoids IN
open. Usually transfer OF allegiance J
not proclaimed from the housetops un
less those who parade At have all IN
courage of their preferences. IN whlcl
event they go where espoisal OF the caus
they have at heart is accompanied %
danger. The new party establishes
precedent. 1t adveftiscs rather than hls
guises it's intention to embroil the Unite
States. If possible. 1here II soiile,i'i'
new under the sun.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-24

cannot begin TO consider his case on APP
peal for three and one-half years. for 1t
is that far behind the cases already on
its docket
But he has lost an arm: he is poor; he
probably has a dependent family: he Is q
likely prey of a claim agent who may
buy him off for a little money. And so
ciety has a probably paupcrized family
on its hands, instead of Il cared for
family.
90 The proposed employers liability
act simply removes the three special de-
lenses above stated: but leaves the same
delays. the same "fifty-inty" split with
The lawyers and the same element of
luck by which one injured worker may
get big damages and another get little
or nothing.
go 'Workmen's compensation means
workmen's pay. 1T means that that man
who had his arm cur off in doing work
that somebody had to do will get pay
for his injury. 1t means that ali indus
| try except domestic and farm industry
shall bear the cost of injury to workers..
machines and depreciation of plant. 1t
! means that industry can insure itself
against that cost.
Also ii means that industry will be more
careful TO guard against dangerous ma
machinery.
Above all il means that the killed, work,
mans dependent family. or the injured
workman himself. will be paid promptly
without giving anything to lawyers. be
cause lawyers won't have anything to
do with it. Ii means that all injuries of
% certain class will he compensated. or
paid for alike. and that society viii not
longer %pauperize the wives and children,
soldiers who nave been killed or Wounded
in its service.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-24
S~uperstrict.

From the New Haven Register.
II understand the Blanks are strict
vegetarians."
Strict. ! should say they are. Why,
they won't event let their children eat
animal crackers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-07
Mark Your Young Chickens.

\ contributor to the current lssus
of Farm and Fireside gives the FOL
lowing advice TO amateur ponltrymeL
with regard TO marking young chick
anss.
Marking the chickens To make sure
of their identity is one OF the tmpor-
tant things ta insure succeMsfhl poul-
try-breeding A combinations OF leg
hanas with toe-punchtnG. ftll. the bill
satisfactorily. ! am getting to think
g lot of the colored bands made OF
celluioid or similar compcsition az
various coiors which are 10 easy to
slip on, and they show at Glance
whether the bird is pullet, yearlirg.
OF older. Ss
Another use Is to mark the Young
sters that develop best in Aise and
other desirable qualities. Also, y Ger
tain band may denote the earliest day
ers. nonhreediness undesirable shape
color or imperfect shelhng 0f 10Bs,
or to Indicate cases Of illneae or Leg
weakness during the period Of derel-
opment which later may be 0utgrown.
when the selection Of breeding
pens il made, the various cof3ycd
bands on the birds will help the poul-
tryman to steer clear of the danger
of using for breeding stock birds thai
appear fit. out are unfit hsreditarily."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-07
WEEKS REO|SC0UNTS
MILLION AND HALF.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK HERE
HAS ANOTHER RECORD
MAKING PERIOD.

The Federal Reserve Bank OF Rich
mond is now discounting the paper III
member banks in the Fifth Reserve
District at the rate of a quarter oi
a million a day, the rediscounts for
the week just. closed having totaled
close to a million and half and
being nearly $425,000 larger than the
preceding week, the largest in the his
tory of any OF the twelve Federal
Reserve Banks.
The Richmond Federal Reserve
Banks resources are now close to the
fifteen million mark and al the rate
Of growth they viii pass this mark
tomorrow. 1,1ere has been put into
circulate Ivy the Richmond ingtstu-
ton SOM Two and three-quarters mill
lion dollars in Federal reserve notes.
which indicates u demand for cur
rency and general resumption of bust
ness in the Fifth District
The statement of the condition OF
the Federal Reserve Bank at Rich
mond issued yesterday by Governor
Seay is rs follows:
Resources---tiold coin and certiti-
Gates 81 625, $3.50. legal tender
notes, silver certificates and subsidiary
coin, $46, 203.S0; total cash. $S,671.-
680.S0, bills discounted. $6,263.SS3.33;
investments. S36.961.35; all other re-
sources. S20.432,26. total resources,
$i4,392, s3714
1.iabilties--Reserye deposits. S.
26l. ss9.s2; due to other Federal Re-
serve. Banks 4ae$s, H. s57, ai,i a. j. Fed
eral Reserve notes in circulation (net
amountt, $2,sst.705. capital paid in,
S2.1s3.44s.s7; all other liabilities. &c.
s41.21; total liabilities. siA.ss2.esfz4:
gold reserve AeAiast Al liabilities. q
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-07

TO adopt new regulation authorizing
district school boards, where the
school term for day schools is not
less than eight months, TO maintain
such night schools IS may be expedi-
ent. which schools shall not be sub
ject to the regulations applying to day
schools In regard to length of daily
session, age Of the pupils, subjects to
be taught. etc. And be 1t further
Resolved. That the committee an-
pointed to present the above men
toned resolutions to our representa-
tives in the General Assembly be d.
rected to present these resolutions TO
the state Board Of Education, and
Also Ito| present a copy 9of same to
touf Z Senator and Delegate, ana to
strongly impress on all parties the
NECESSITY for immediate action"
Will Remain Open.
i In any event the school at Highland
Springs will remain open. Every
member of the night corps of teachers
has volunteered to teach the remain
der OF the session without any cost
/ whatever to the citizens f. N. Bar
hour. chairman Of the school board
of this district. has been teaching all
Of the year without pay and he de-
4 clares that he will continue to do so
throughout the session
There are many young men living
in the county who have not had the
educational advantages of some and
the night schools have been source
OF Great benefit to them. 1t was n
sad blow to them when the announce
meant was made to the effect that
the schools had been ordered closed.
The following are members of the
committee DR.. Ct. r. Collins. Charles
knowles. Victor Farro and NJ. A. Pal
/ mora
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-07
FRENCH REPORT CLxJMS
CONTINUED ADV ANII,

Paris. March 6.--The official com.
anunique Issued tonight says,
In h@iyium, In the dunes. our
artillery kepj up very efficacious
fire or thu heavy batteries Of the
enemy at Westende
To the north OF Arras. in tsle
region Of Notre Dame de i.orette. our
@pftnter attacks have continued to
make progress. The Germans. who
hsd gut Large forces into this fighting
have received q serious check.
In Champagne. In the raVine
northwest OF Beausejour German
counter atfack was repulsed \ rain
whics1 fell during the entire day, has
caused some cessation OF the opera
tiaas.
s'tn Alsaea. the advances made by
AIS I'm the NosRes al Haftma nusweilen
kopf cover over 800 metres Of Ger
-r1an trenches - I'm the evening of
March We repulsed a roanter-at
tack before rnholz and blew up "A
depot Of munitions Al Ccrnay during
The night u March Sc We swept the
fedvanced posts ef the enemy, who
tried 20 gain a Toor1old on Shaker
<opf q mountain spur east az Hohe-
neck
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-07

SUNDAY Eeb sS@-Erench seize
,ba Ameriran cottou shin Dacia
a,5 take her into Ttrest Austrian
Rea Boox blaming .Seryia and
russia for the conflict js made
nubIir. landing party from nj.
lied feet finishes demolition of
dane,les. New British super
dreadnaught Queen Elizabeth par
tlcipates In Smelling of Turkish
forts. Fleet penetrates fourteen
miles into Dardanelles. German
admiralty report on sinking o.
American ship Evelyn by mine off
coast of Holland shows vessel was
thirty miles within safety zcne
fixed by German government. Rus
sian offensive Is resumed along the
whole eastern line. Przesnasy Is
rccaptured from the Germans and
Kolomes and Stanislau from the
Austrians. French continue TO ad-
vance In Champagne.
--
continues attack on Dardanelles.
Turkish government prepares to
remove to Asia Minor. prZasuysz
is. lost again by the Russians and
again reca ptured French war Of
ace says the operations in Cham
pagne continue successful. Ger
mans claim a victory over the
French In the voszes. Chancellor
Lloyd George announces the gov
eminent intends to take up the
drink question.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-07

Ss1s :
Pest expresses surprise that MT
French, notwithstanding the steady
yever~es will, which they arr said 30
have met sliIl feel that their forces
are ssreng enough repeatedly To- as
sumo tho offensive Ia Champagne.
A Vienna dispatch sGys that Or.
koenig has presented to the military
authorities rinety dogs from Green
land for the purpose uf drawing sleds
headed with ammunition and pro-
visions through the snow-covered RE-
gion. This innovation already hed
proved to be success
Hard Fighting I'm Carpathians.
The lighting in the Tarpathians is
growing more intense hourly. and the
Russians have been forced 20 assume
she defensive, despite their energetic
exartiens, according TO a dispatch sent
ny herr Lennhof. correspondent of
the Mittax Cseitung, from Austrian
headquarters Herr LcuhVfs uIcs-
sage continues:
They tthe Rnssisrs) show great
skill il utilizing topograph ad-
vantaEes to wari of onyelopina nluvn
snents III the Germans and ANsirl4ns
by desperate nghtiug and counter
attacks but their offensive power
evidently Is WANING. The Russian
losses have beea very heavy.
THE Germans and Austrans within
n few DAYS have Wrested lToT Rus
SLAMS s}l the positions previously gain
ed en- the Tzo6 -Lupkow line. All the
Russian efforts to recover the lost
positions have been Tcpulse6."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-07
COUNTY MUST HAVE

Continued from First Page.l
Of district school boards TO maintain
such schools, Resolutions were also
adopted requesting the State Board of
Education To lend its active support
in securing the passage Of such
amendment and 10 modify It's rcgula-
sieHs Ia accord Herewith.
Night schools ClOred
The night school II, the district was
recently closed because. on complaint
OF the District school Board. investi-
gated the matter and discovered that,
under he Jaw such schools could not
he maintained. 1t WIS found that
.sate acute limiting the attendance
to those under twenty-fv years, AMI
Dru hitting the attendance OF those
between twenty and twenty-five years.
exse pr 4speal payment Of feSs, and a.
regulation of the Board Of Education.
requiring all schools to be run for ut
least five hour each day, precluded the
as the Continued conduct .
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-07

ranzistas were Killed in The recent
lighting at sayula. in the Guadalajara
district according 10 an official re-
port from tiuaIa ia jara received here
by villa officials
General Pedro Oieda, who. as Il
general, made "A brilliant record ia
the defense of Naco and later OF
Guaymas. has poincd villa at Guadala-
lara. together with IFS other Fed
eral officers
The villa report also states that
General ohregon was wounded when
the Carrarzistas entered Mexico City,
Jut that this was kept secret.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-07
NEW HOME FOR REAL
ESTATE EXCHANGE
NEGOTIATIONS ARE OPENED Ry
EXCHANGE AND THE -BRYAN
ESTATE.

Negotiations. which have been
opened between a committee OF the
Richmond Real Estate EXCHANGE and
representative of the Bryan estate
will. If successful, In the near future
give Richmond another large office
building.
The structure. which will likely be
AKIN to the sky-scraper variety. il to
be erected L. shape on the proner-
y fronting on Ninth Street, between
Main and Franklin, and on Franklin
Street at No. S13. the Ninth Street
ifont being the property temporarily
occupied by the Rueeer Hotel
The NEGOTIATIONS which have been
In process of formation for some time.
were formally opened yesterday after
noon AT meeting OF the Real Estate
t1xchanee When representatives of
the bryan estate presented a prom
osition, seeking the cooperation of
the Real Estate body with the Bryums
III the development and building of
large new home for the exchange
and for offices Of professional men.
Will BE Handsome Addition.
Just what height the proposed
building will attain and when the
work Of actual construction Will be
begun are matters as yet undeter-
mined. but is it certain that the deal
If successfully consummated. will
mean the addition to Richmond's bus
mess district of one OF the hand
soonest Of oflicce buildings
The Exchange has placed the mat
fer in the hands of committee com
posed of well known real estate men.
VI ssers @ ii. Funston. H. T. Richie
son and II, A. McCurdy.
Exchange TO Meet Soon
A meeting Of the Exchange Will be
called within the next few days to
: ear the report OF this committee and
To take action. Real estate men
who heard of the proposition yes
terday afternoon looked upon 1t with
favor and indications are that the
Exchange and the Bryan estate will
be brought together on bisis that
will prove beneficial to both and add
TO the value of property on Franklin
and orr Main Streets.
The building will be real estate
headquarters. having the offices OF
thu, L.xss1aasas ae.sn the first floor with
the entrance at 20 and "a North
Ninth Street The wing front of the
building will be at Sl3 East Franklin.
Offices suitable for title examiners,
architects buiidAra. cnrt-Acto,- AnA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-07
PARIS INSISTS IraTit II
ABOIT TO TAKE \ HANI

Paris. March "A despatch from
Rome says:
The Intervention of Greece is
known here To he inevita BILE and pos
sibly vii hasten the Intervention of
Italy Wa}r.h now practically has been
aeeided IL IA. since further neutrality
would amount Ia showing a lack of
Interest ia pending events, including
he probable alteration of the balance
OF power in the Mediterranean.
Information obtained from diplo-
matte quarters ia to the effect that
sta}y will not move while Parliament
= iu session hence the kingdom 4
plung into the war is not expected be-
fore a fortnight from now at the
earliest ~