The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-02


oU'i'iiliSsloh Will amount to $4,000,
Niiich must be paid by the growers,
III ADDITION to the usual charge of 3
i e.. crate, which will amount to
$4,000 more.
| Inc Louisiana Prison Reform Asso-
cia'lon at its annual meeting adopted
resolution, in connection with the
report OF Secretary ]. l.. Sutton, favor
ing the adoption of law abolishing
capital punishment in the state.
The report Of President F. s. Shields
reviewed the accomplishments of the
year, including the adoption of the
parole law in the Legislature with the
board OF Control of the Penitentiary
as the Parole Board, which is not con.
sldered a satisfactory plan, an outside
BOARD being thought better. The pa
role rules are good, it was stated, and
loo prisoners have been paroled under
the law The suspended sentence law
also was commented on favorably.
The president stated that the re-
1ormatory for boys at Monroe will be
ready about the end of April 1t has
been proposed to divide the state and
establish another institution of that
sort in the Florida parishes. "
Mr.. Shields said that the State Peni.
Tertiary has a debt Of $625,OOO and the
Board of Control has been authorized
to borrow 100000 for operating ex-
penses. This has caused concern to
the Prison Reform Association, which
his claimed that with proper admins
- Vsosssa aPS4Sftsyu tfary ps,ould be
felf-sustaining He commented favor.
ably on the care Of discharged pris-
caers under the management of Mai.
Fegley, of the Volunteers of America
The president denounced the recent
shreveport mob and approved the de.
mand made by the authorities for an
investigation Of the burning of a. ne
gro there.
IN recommendations, the president
declared for Improvement of the sys.
tenn of criminal justice in Louisiana,
which he said is behind the times in
Aot helping to reform the criminal. He
also urged Improvement of penal, cor
rectlonary and reformatory institu.
tlons' especially to protect young Of
lenders from association with Others
Inc secretary recommended espe-
clally the establishment of a state re.
formatory for girls.
seven and possibly more subjects
may be embraced in the call for the
special session of the Legislature this
spring, and the session probably will
;ohVene early in May. This informa-
'oh was obtained from sources close
o the state administration. Gov.
''ail' While declining to go into de-
aus "hen questioned about the ru-
nored outline of the session, admitted
he subjects mentioned were receiving
"uy Guthridge, field agent of the
northwestern Development Bureau,
vas at Alexandria interviewing local
ltlzens and business interests with
ne object of organizing a bureau to
owe the various market problems
oh1ronting the farmers of this dis.
rlct and the eradication of the cattle
ick.
me steamboat Etowah, an Illinois
lVer boat, will be placed in the Teche
ha Atchafalaya trade out of Baton
'ouge' making weekly trips to New
oerla, Morgan City and intermediate
oints'; The same rates will prevail
ut OF Baton Rouge as are given by
acKerS now operating out of New Or
ans to the aforementioned points.
IN an effort to assist the farmers,
le Chamber Of Commerce of Monroe
I'll call meeting of the oat growers
Ouachita, Morehouse, Richland and ,
aidwell parishes in April for the pur-
ose OF arranging to market the pres. ,
II DAT crop which will be harvested {
June. At that time the subjects Of t
aiding, curing and shipping oats will t
, discussed ;
Few dope" tiends are found among
e convicts received into the Louis
Ma penitentiary and when one enters G
e walls, the lid on dope" is clappeL s
!. Thereafter he must fight out his ,
lvation alone. Every addict who has a
'er left the penitentiary went out
red out Of the habit.