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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-06
FIVE MONTHS IN SING SING
By DONALD LOwRIE

the prison yard under escort of a "screw''
 (guard) and the chance of reputation as bad man" was gone. and there was
 no inconsiderable number of prisoners
 who reveled in that sort of maudlin glory in the old day
 The manner in which the men have
 grasped the Idea of the mutual advantage inherent in cooperation has been truly gratifying. Of course, there are indi- viduals who have not caught the new l, spirit. and there will be others; that is | to be expected and Is inevitable. or a prison Is the last place on earth to look
 for angels. What prisoners need is Iin-
 ing under humane restraint because it is | a fair presumption that most of them are morally or mentally weak. Getting the guard system changed from
 two to three shifts, so as to give the em- l ployes shorter hours, and cofncidentally admit of the prisoners being out of their cells or rat-lke holes at night presented some difficulties, the greatest of which was that there wouldn't be sufficient
 number of guards in the shops during
 the day
 Guarding Themselves | The warden had learned that the init
 shop was considered the hardest" place 1 in the prison, and that disturbances were 1 of frequent occurrence there. So one | morning he assembled the 150 men em- l l they thought they were linen enough' l to take care of themselves. and what l they could do If he took the guards away. | leaving the place in their own h. nds.
 under their own prisoner delegates. This
 was not giving them responsibility-it was | thrusting it at them and 1t awakened Q l sense of manly relf-respect and pride il many breasts which had long unknowh | or forgotten either.
 1 The response was immediate and ac- l cla amative Of course, they could and | would take care of themselves; and the
 have. The output of the shop has i,. creased, as has been the case in the shoe
 shops where the guards were next re- moved In few days the guards Wore | taken from all the shops. from the din- | ing hall during meal times. and from the chapel during services and motion pie | lures.
 | And. writing of motion pictures, prom | inent New York journalist who recently visited the prison, came back from see
 ing the men assembled to witness motion l pictures, and exclaimed: "It seems in-
 credible that anyone should object! The | men were humanly interested. their minds | working heathly. and their bodies out 1 of your abominable cells. They were be- ing made better men. and better men 1 mean better social order"
 Guards as Policemen
 l you may ask: But what do the guards do. now that they are out of the shops l and other departments?'
 First, there are number of fixed posts, on the walls and along the water front | to make escape or attempted escape diff ficult and hazardous. The other guards act in capacity similar to policemen ir city streets. ready to preserve order, or to uuell disturbances if need arise. and to protect the interests of all the com munity; not as menaces or minions oi force-but true servants of society ir
 every sense It Is working, too. It wal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-06

London of disgusting levity while praising France and especially Paris.
 An anonymous writer in London paper tries to explain this strange contrast between French and German earnestness and spirit of patriotism and self-sacrifiee on one side and Eng fish levity and lethargy on the other by saying that the people of Germany and France know what they are fighting for while the English do not.
 The Germans, he says, were fighting first because of the promise of future greatness which the government hcld out to them. for the vision of Germany as the ruling nation of the world ana later because they realize what their very national existence is at stake, while theN French are fighting to get back their beloved provinces of AL sace and Lorraine.
 The masses of the English people who ought to supply soldiers by the million do not know what they are fighting for beyond a faint memory of A "scrap of paper" and the honor of old England" and similar hollow and empty catchwords.
 In a London music hall the other day in the heart of a very densely populated quarter of the city recruit ing sergeant who made patriotic ap- peal for recruits from the stage was
 
 the people who got up and said that
 "none of my men shall go out and be made targets of by blooming Germans"
 was applauded by the audience
 That the Englishmen who do go to
 the front have proved themselves the
 equals of the French in bravery and
 dogged persistence nobody will prob
 ably be readier to admit than the Ger mans.
 Should the Germans ever Invade Eng land conscription would not be neoes- sary to make every Englishman rush to the colors and the same would happen, I feel sure, if the government would give a binding pledge that Ger many would be made to pay the last farthing of what the war costs Eng land and compensate every orphan. widow or disabled soldier for life If 1t keep the German nation in poverty for a century.
 Belgians and English English newspapers which are quite naturally very proud of signing tho praises of the splendid soldiers Eng land has sent across the chanel to fight alongside the French and. Belgians are
 a little too apt to write as if the little
 English army. magnificent though it Is. were doing all the fighting, for getting it was shown only short time ago that of the long front from Swift | zerland to the sea the English hold only 31 miles, while the French hold | 543 and the Belgians IT miles. | Tn this connection an amusing story | Is told of General Joffre, who be it said has the highest admiration of the Brit | ish soldier as a fighter and perhaps | not very much of that feeling for the | journalistic wielder of the pen. l At the time when the London papers
 contained very little but rather exag- gerated praise of the heroic London l Scottish, the French generalissimo, wnc
 was reading an English paper sud denly dropped 1t and to the surprise | of his staff exclaimed with a smile: "Enfin! I begin to understand how the situation really Is. It is very sim ] pie. Nine tenths of the French from are held by the English and nine-tenth' of the English troops are the London | Scottish"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-06
BeD&3cIoR;s
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 Those wishing further advice, free, may nay address Gl,ss pr Lewis Baker, College enclosing self-addressed stamped en- velope for reply. Full name and ad- or fictitious name will be used In my answers. The prescriptions can be filled at any well-stocled drug store. month. start taking them regularly at once, and when you gain 15 pounds you may discontinue their use.
 "A Friend" writes: What will do? think l must have something wrong my feet swell in fact. my whole body feels puffy, especially at night" Answer; Have you noticed any head ache, chills or fever? These are also tSe immediate ss 1se of v baimwort tablets to relieve this condition. They will promptly stimulate and restore the kid neys to proper action and health. I dc not know of anything better I couls prescribe.
 Vest writes: I'm very nervous person esnnot sdIeeg night and Tn
 
 1 getting darker all the time and my | tongue is coated. My eyes are yellow and have headache continually. What would you presribe?'
 l Answer; Your symptoms indicate that | your blood Is impure and your nervous ness is the result of improperly nour- | ished tissues and nerve cells. A good | laxative and blood purifier Is found in | the use of three grain sulpherb tablets (not sulphur). Start using them at once.
 
 Bald" writes: Unless I get some thing pretty soon to relieve me of dand- ruff. I will be a bald man. have al- ways had a thick growth of hair. but It | Is now falling out. My scalp itches and dandruff shows In my hair and also sticks to my head"
 | Answer: Use plain yellow minyol on your scalp regularly for few weeks according to directions you will find on | jar and you should be relieved of dam | ruff and falling hair Your scalp needs D thorough cleanser and vttalizer. Min- Iyol Is harmless and contains no alcohol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-06
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-06
Curzon Only Translated Poem

London, May 20.-Lord Curzon has sent the following letter to the Assoclateo Press: Lord Curzon of Kedleston would like it to be known that a poem denounc- ine the German army in Belgium and praying for vengeance upon them wnich has been widely circulated in America, over his name, is not written by him, but by a Belgian poet, E. Cammaerts. Loro Curzon merely translated it in the Obser- yer. a newspaper, where the original ap- peared."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-06

Exclusive Service The Survey Press
 Bureau)
 Five months is not a sufficiently long period of time to change system of gov ernment, neither in a prison nor else- where: and much of what has been done in Sing Sing since the first of last De- cember. when Thomas Mott Osborne be- came warden. is still susceptible of im- provement. while other plans aiming to- ward a greater degree of self government are yet untried. Self government Is really the most important thing in human life implying. as it does. efficient train ing and the acquisition of qualities essen tial to happy and successful lives. Prisons. so far back as we know, have weakened prisoners, mentally, physically and morally, instead of giving them re- responsibilities and the strength of charac- ter which the exercise of responsibility usually brings.
 Sing Sings Aim
 The purpose of prisons should be the protection of society, and the only log ical way to accomplish this in It's high est degree is to make prisons reforma- tive rather than punitive. The changes gradually being introduced at Sing Sing aim at this end, and if matured and given fair, unhampered and long enough
 
 At the start, after his intimate experi- ence as a voluntary prisoner at Auburn. MT. Osborne realized that the old system of managing a prison with the assistance of stool pigeons was wrong, and, aside from it's moral questionability, would be fatal to success. His idea was, and still ts for the prisoners to correct abuses and overcome personal sefishness themselves, and thus learn the value of cooperation and self government.
 Cndcr the old system the worst or pro- fessional criminal made the best, or equally professional prisoner. willing at all times to climb upward upon the necls of his less ''wise" fellows. If this class could be given the opportunity to manifest criminal tendencies while in prison. a sound basis would be established for judg- ing their real propensities. and the proper steps taken to prolong their imprisonment or training until such time as they had lea rned to exercise choice judiciously and in accordance with the interest of oth- ers-society. both in prison and out-as we'll as their legitimate self interest
 The Prisoners Own Court The prisoners court is helping to do this. Each offender against the com munity interests Is tried by his fellows, out in the open, where all the evidence or facts may be heard by as many as care to attend. Not long ago one of the men who had broken a rule refused to accompany his delegate or self-elected fellow prisoner to the office of the prin- cipal keeper, saying: NO. I want brass l buttons and club when I'm pinched."
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-06
The Idle Son

From the Kansas City Journal
 Mother was singing. q Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier"
 That's quite evident" growled lad, as he eyes his lounging offspring. Tho question is, what did you raise him for?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-06

been accomplished. and the hope of the future lies with them. The warden Is proud to call them his friends and help CTS, and fereyently looks forward to the time when he can and shall call most of them fellow citizens. Sing Sing Is no longer a menagerie
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-06
2 Drops of "GETS-lT,"
 Out Comes the COrnl

It's the Worlds Wonder; Never Falls
 You'll make goo-goo, eyes at your vou'li find the places where those blankety corns used to be-. just as smooth as your cheek. There's no corn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-06

or callus among the millions of feet In the world that "GETS-IT" will not re- move--there's no escape "GETS-IT" is the new way, the simple, common sense, sure way. It does away with greasy ointments, salves, pads, cotton rings, harnesses, knives, scissors. razors. files and the limping and the painful pigeon- toe walk of so many corn-pestered peo- ple All you do Is put drops of GETS IT. on--the corn shrivels up-and good bye. Nothing else in the world like "GETSIT." Millions are using it. There's no pain, no trouble, no chang ing shoes because of corns.
 where, 25c a bottle. or sent direct by E.. Lawrence 6 Co. Chicago. Sold in Bir- mingham and recomm ended as the worlds best corn cure by Eugene Jacobs Drug Store. Birtnin gham; Gale Drug Go. e stores), BOT First avenue and Pratt Station. Pratt City, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-06

charmngly informal than was the lunch eon--quite typical of him. say those who know him best. and strongly indicative of one of the reasons for his tremendous popularity.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-26
THE ST LOUIS ANNUAL PICNIC

The 81. Louis annual picnic, which
was held last Sunday In Joseph Ruben 4
grove, drew on exceedingly large crowd
who came from all directions.
The day was an ideal one for q picnic
cs the weather was wurm and everyone
could take comfort Ia tho shade and en-
JOY the program, consisting OF good
speaking and vocal and instrumental
music.
Fully 500 people partook Of the chick
en- dinner, and everybody got their mon
ey's worth and had a good time.
The ball game between Gervais and
81. Louis was called az 2:3O, and a large
crown gathered on the diamond in Reu,
bens field 20 witness the game. The
batteries were Sohler and Ferschweiler
For Geryais, and Demason Bros. Tor 81.
Louis tmpires, Chambers, Of Gervais
and Benoii, Of Portland. The ground
was quite rough and the weather quite
hot. and neither side could do their best
work The result was 70 in favor
oi GervaiA
The picnic Wds also success finan.
ciaily, e. over 300 vas taken in. The
ladies and genilemen u the st. Louis
church are 20 be congratulated on their
excellent mnnhgement.-Gervais Star.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-26
CLAYTON NEWS

Capital Jonrnal Special service.)
Claxtar, July 26.--Logahberry pick,
ing completed; 500 was the amount OF
cash distributed 10 pickers at the Rick.
man yards this week.
Hop.spraying is receiving much at.
tention in al! Of the yards. Some grow.
ers, however, claim that the spray
causes the lady bugs TO leave the vines
and not return and in this way the nat.
ural enemies Of the hop plants have
full sway.
Hay.making il the order of the day
here this week. Much fine hay is cured
and ready for the barns, and many
tons are ready to be taled from the
fields.
Dogwood trees in the woods here are
bringing forth their second crop OF
blossoms, This is thought 10 be the
result Of climatic conditions during the
summer.
Mr.. John Westley gathered his Late
Duke cherries this week and disposed
Of them az cents per pound.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-26
WELLS SWAMPED WITH
INQUIRIES OF MUTUAL
POLICY HOLDERS

When state Insurance Commissioner
Harvey Wells found his desk heapcd
high with letters from policy holders Of
the dofunct mutual insurance companies
this morning he recalled that he had
answered aD average Of 3l2 letters
daily for the last week relative 10 the
business Of the receiveuhip Of these
companies Mr.. Wells says he has little
time for biz regular duties aud this is
the reason he desired that successor
bo named as receiver for the HOrticul
mral Fire Relief Of Oregon The Oregon
Merchants Mutual and tho racific
Home Mutual insurance company.
Mr. Wells suggests that hin report
which IL now being prepared be ac.
cepted and the receiyership dissolved
and the proceeds now on hand be turned
over 10 the creditors Of the companies
In the case Of the Horticultural Fire
Relief of Oregon this would pay about
20 cents on the dollar Of the losses
now unpaid Mr.. Wells asked Judge
galloway 10 relieve him IN receiver Of
the three companies but Judge Galloway
declined 10 DO this In the interests Of
economy, His honor stated that Mr.
Wells was thoroughly competent TO act
az receiver and AZ Mr.. Wells was chafg
Ing no salary for the work the hiring Of
o new man who could do the work would
entail an expense VI at least $500 per
month. Judge GALLOWAY desired 10 save
this sum 10 the creditors.
The delinquent premiums are coming
Ia fairly woll aud this morning Mr.
Wells received about $500 which was
due the company from policy holders
Judge Galloway and Mr. Wells will hold
another conference tomorrow and the
matter may be- settled definitely M 10
ihe rcceiycrhip. Mr Wells states that
he would be willing to serve AZ receiy
er n IL aid not take all " bis time from
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-26
GERVATS NEWS

Born. July 81, 1915, to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mutter, boy.
L. h. sieemund returned home Mnn'
day, after attending the national con-
elave of Shriners at Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Hand, of McMlnn-
willie. were oyer-Sunday guests OF thelr
son. +. A. Hand, and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. johnson, parents OF
Mrs Nick Goetien, and Mrs, Pani
Miller. are visiting relatives here TINS
week. ....
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Bowerman were up
from, Portland Tuesday to look things
over on their farm near ParkersViile.
Mrs. Orville Smith and Miss Anne
Cboouette returned Wednesday aiter'
moon from q visit Of several days IN
Rev VIM. Schneider, Of Minneapolis
MINI. who was visiting A. W. stewart
and family. left Wednesday for Yellow
"a ( Mailman was in Salem We'd.
nesdav. where he attended the funeral
of Mrs. Amelia 2. Miller, who was an
old time acquaintance. -,
BENJAMIN Moisan entertained ie"
Of his pIaymates Wednesday evening
in honor OF his ninth birthday Light
rafreshments were served.
Mrs NJ. J. Gleason, who visited her
uster. Mrs. r. X. Moisan, Of BROOKS,
over Sunday. stopped over IN GerVals
Tuesday 10 visit her son, L. =. Gleason
and family. and returned 20 her home
in Portland Wednesday. a.
Frank and CLYDE Cutsfor'h' OF the
firm OF Cutsforth Bros, went TO fort
land Monday and returned TUESDAY
With two passenger Ford. which they
have converted into a light truck 70
be used in connection win theH
butcher business. an r..
NCss Tuanita Gleason ard Miss Tos'
ale Manning, Of Portland came oP Sa,
urdav evening to attend the ~ LOWS
picnic and visit Mr. and Mrs j. =,
Gleason. They returned to Portland
Monday. ~ ,..h.-
NJ Mrs G.. w. Gassman, was iaken 70
tbe salem sanitarium Tuesday, NheIe
no was operated upon wednesday morn
inc by Drs. Hickman and flshef TOT
ulcers Of the stomach. 49,.
Nauv Geryai. people were on nc
v,tSb for Roosevelt, Monday when he
rsssed throgh on the shasta Limited
a. 5.l8. and although the train hapPenl..
"a 10 stop here for orders. he didn
even give Us pleasant smile.
n, Hickman reports births this WeeA
a. follows Ialy II. 1915, boy 70 Mr.
"a Mys jos Hagg. of - Louis jay
1a ,oI5 rirl 10 NJ. and Mrs. u y
Y,.r.s ~ NJ Fairfieli: July q, "a Nr.
and Nrs II Leroy q s.. LOUIS BOY;
s.5 ,o NJ and Ms Jim Martin, oi
Ws,op5a. 3 boy.--Gervais star
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-26
DEATH OF MRS, A. IMIAH

Mrs A. Imlah died At the home ~
her daughter Mrs. Harrison Jones, two
miles north of Gervms Saturday, July
~. 1915, at p M, aged rs years
Mrs lmlah was Of Scotch pareuthge
aud came 20 oregon at an early date,
and has been q resident of Marion coun.
~ for many years. She was the wife
Of A. lmlah, who died about a year ago
~ the old home place near Fairfield.
where they owned one 0f the best farms
in this section She was noted for her
splendid traits 0f character. and lived
an exemplary life.
The funeral was held Monday az ]
D. m. from tht Jones nome. Rev. l.. IS.
Mochel. Of Gervuis, officiating, with
burial in tbe Fairfield cemetery.
Mrs. Imlah il survived by three
daughters. Mr. Belle DuRette, of Pair.
field. Ore; Nfs. Harrison Jones, Of
Gervais; birs. Louisa Miller, of salem ;
and the following sons James lmlah
~ salem. Alex imlah, of Cloyefdale 4.
Dave Imlah. " Lostinc, and John In.
lab. Of Fairf,elli five sisters and one
brother, n grandchildren and seven
great gfandehildren. .--0eryais Star
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-26

~ Listen, you aspirauts who yearn, for
eminence in the motion.pictures; do YOU
realize what IL means in hard, cold real
ity to be great phtto.play actorf
Read how William Farnum, the Sl00 600
star Of the Fox Film corporation, earns
his stupendous salary and YOU may
suffer a change of heart and decide
that maybe the office counter or fac.
tory is all right after ALL In the first
place after Mr.. Fox signed up Mr.. Farm.
um he did what any business man would
do and proceeded to 'covcr his invest.
ment " The actor's face and body were
insured against injury or disfiguriug Oc.
eident for 100000, the same amount as
his yearly stipend, All Of this sounds
very important and satisfactory; hut,
just a moment. To begin with the policy
one of the wierdest pieces Of insurance
ever written, prohibits Mr.. Fnrnum
from going anywhere unaccompauicd by
u physician; he may not drive his own
car. sail his yacht indulge in swim.
ming or any other sport except under
the supervision Of this medical guard
Even his diet is prescribed for him and
the insurance company gets weekly re-
/ port of his condition,
But that insurance policy is not the
only thing now worrying Mr. Farnum,
He is still talking Of the two months
Of rigorous training he was put thro lgh
for the great fight in The Pluudcrer,
the latest Of the Fox photo.plays in
which the most popul2r Of all America 5
actors appears in q "rcal Farnum
part. b"
The fight in The puuderer is the
most thrilling bare kuucklcd battle ever
filmed. 1t is positively terrific in It's
ferociousness. Fouum, siuglc.houded,
fights and bests score Of drink mad
and hate.crazed western miners. He
toys with the enragcd physical giants
like an aroused Titan, as, with his bare
knuckles he hammers them into insensi'
bihty, avcuging The murder Of his nged
friend, Old Bciis Parks. To get the
full realism Of the part the actor con.
dtioned himself for eight weeks just
as vigorously as if he had been going
after the heavyweight championship, In
freezing weather he rose az $50 n. m.
at his country place at Sag Harbor, L.
l., and under the stern eye Of train.
er, logged ten miles over the frozen
roads while his mentor rode at ease in
an automobile, Then came a swift dip
in the icy waters Of the harbor from
the dock on his estate; followed brisk
rundown and breakfast. After a brief
rest Mr. Farnum spent most Of the
morning in his gymnasium, sparriug
and dallying with the medicine ball
In the afternoon came another jog over
the roads and then very light dinner
and bed SO when you see that battle
upon the screen in The Plunderer-and
Il 10 the most heart.quiekening, breath.
catching fistfight ever filmed-don' =
forget, as you see the actor smashing
and slashing his foes, that, not un.
naturally, II was some Job TO find actors
willing to face the Farnum fists