The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-09
rHE Eastern State penitentiary of


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"HE Eastern State penitentiary OF
Pennsylvania is now offering it,
inmates a full college course, but this
is nothing new in modern prison LIE
Practically all the prisons nowadays
that aspire to create in the bosoms OF
their guests" a strong affection
but not strong
College Course enough to bring
for Prison Inmates them back when
once released
are giving courses in the "uplift. "
Maybe the Pennsylvania bastile is
more thorough than some of the 9th
ers, but a warden must hang his head
in shame who cannot offer convict
some sort of instruction that will send
him out in the world better prepared
to lead a better life and to earn an
honest living.
CORRESPONDENCE schools are flourish
ing in a number of the larger peni-
rentiaries, night classes of various
sorts are we'll attended. In fact, Gin
tramural education" has come to stay.
That it is not a fad of the moment is
by. this time pretty well established.
MD.-s there is something humorous in
the idea of prison college life"
with its athletic rivalries, debating So
cieties, college yells," and whatnot,
the the practical good accomplished
has silenced mockery.
And for concentrating ones mind
on his studies, what atmosphere is
better suited than that of strictly
modern, well conducted prison? Out
side distractions are entirely elm
mated.
m HE conference of railroad mana
j gers gave out in New York, to
justify their claims that railroad men
were not entitled to an increase Of
wages, table of interesting figures.
On all railroads of the United
States three-quarters of the train en-
ployes in 1915 were
Yearly Earnings paid as follows:
&C Rsilroad Men Passenger engi-
neers, from $1641
to $3983 per year; freight, from $1455
to $3505; yard, from $1055 to $2445.
Conductors salaries ranged from
$1543 to $1,000 for passenger service,
from 1888 to $2932 for freight and
from s1o55 to $2O45 for yard work.
Firemen's salaries were $406 to SPOTS
and brakemen ranged from $753 to
$1961 per year.
On all the railroads the average
wages for engineers, conductors, fire
men and brakemen were respectively
1888 to $1941; 1928 to $1741; 1926
to s11O5; 1919 to 1904.
No reference is made to the humble
though opulent Pullman "potah,' -
whose salary is small part of his
yearly earnings. The average Pull
man porter gets at least dime from
practically every male passenger he
"whisks off" in the course of year
and from most of the females. In
fact, his tip is usually more than a
dime from each individual. 1t can
thus be seen that wage scale means
little to this obliging-for consid-
eration-servant of the travelling pub
lie While trainmen and employers
wrangle, in the parlance Of the day,
he SHOULD worry"
AFR. HUGHES continues to crit
N CHE the democratic administra
ton for replacing republican ambas'
sadors with democrats. Especially rep
xehensible, according to the republic,
IN nominee, was President Wilson's
action in accepting Ambassador Myror
Z. Herrick's resignation and appoint.
ing a man Of
Hughes Mania for his own party
Petty Fault Finding in that gentle
mans stead
lust as if such course had not beer
the established custom with all adj
ministrations.1
1 If Mr.. Hughes were to become pres
idsnt would he, pursue = different pol