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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-09

We emit tel how long II may take 20
do IL, and perhaps we can't always be
cure II Is done. Hence thu need 81 the
indetermlnate sentence and the parole
with all this advocacy Of liberty there
is no soft-heartednehs on Mr. White
takers part. There are cases where
coils are needed. There cren are cases
where physical force IL demanded. Tut
the men who need 10 he put behind
bars. IN his opinion. seldom number
more than five In 100 men. and geuer1lly
when you put the whole hundred be-
hind bars" no said, 1T may be months.
or years, before you can tell which
ones ought TO be there. and which ones
need not. BY the other system, of
putting Il up 20 every incomer to make
good, YOU will learn in about Ave days.
AT Occoquan there are nearly 200
prisoners, and / only have six cells. and
generally don't need all those. peni-
tentiary might need a few more, but the
ratio would not run over Ave men in a
hundred
How many men escape? Well. when
you begin removing restrictions the es4
capes lessen and as You keep on re-
moving them, all the while maintaining
adequate supervision. Five years ago,
when entered Occoquan, the cells
went, and the first year there were
hfty-siX who ran away. We kept on
removing restrictions, and the second
year there were fifty escapes. The
barbed wire went, pistols were taken
away from the officers. and the third
year there were thirty-hve; the fourth
year, thirty: and in the past eight
months there have been but three es-
capes."
Giving prisoners liberty to work, eat
and sleep under conditions rs nearly
normal as possible. does not mean a re-
Taxation In supervision. the superintend-
emf explained
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-09
TO GIVE COURSE ON
MEMORY TRAINING
Henry ]. Sutton Will Lecture At
Y. M. c. A. on Next We'd
nesday Evening.

With a public demonstration next
Wednesday evening Henry ]. Sutton
OF New York. will begin course in
memory training under the auspices OF
the educational department at the
Washington Y. NJ. c. A. Mr.. Sutton
will have charge of the entire course
the first of it's kind ever conducted in
Washington.
At the demonstration Wednesday Mr..
tons of cities OF the United States, inn
portant dates, and other information
covering wide range of subjects, en-
tirely from memory.
Thomas w. Walton, educational di-
rector of the Washington Y. NJ. c. A,
arranged the course.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-09
Read This List of Good Cigars
Deeply Cut in Price for Today and Tomorrow
Domestic Cigars
day and Tomorrow

Ell Bradfield (BOq Grande), Toe.
Cut to 7c. Box of so, $3.4O.
Ell Bradfeld (After Dinner Per-
fectOs FinOs), 1Oc. Cut to 8 for
Csc. Box of so, $500.
Ell Bradfield (ROsa and De
Luxe, 15c. Cut to 2 for 25c. Box
of 25, $2.75.
Flor de LOvera (InvincTbIes
Chem, zoe. Cut to 2 for Csc. Box
of rs, $500.
Windsor House Bouquet CPer-
fectOs), for Csc. Cut to SC
straight. Box of rs, SIPS.
La CandillO CDiplOmaticOs), 3
for 25e. Cut to sc straight. Box
of so, $3.50.
La ZikOra Greg Esp), 3 for Use.
Cut to Sc. Box of so, $2.15; box
of 25, $1.1O.
La CrescO (LOndres), SC. Cut to
z for 25c. Box of 100, $3.50; box of
so, $l.75; box of rs, SSc.
Flor De Manuel CCORchas Per-
fectOs and Panetelas), Toe. Cut to
&c; 4 for 25c. Box of so, $500;
box Of rs, $3.50.
1904 (PerfectOs and LOndres),
lOc. Cut to 7c. Box of so, $3.50;
box Of 25, $1.75.
Somerset (PerfectOs), IOc. Cut
to 3 for 25c. Box of so, 1915;
box Of %, $l.8S.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-09
SELF-GOVERNNENT
1 CALLED 4 MISTAKE
Superintendent Of OCCOquan
Atrees only With osbOrne's
Humanitarian Ideas.

Continued from First Page)
well, probably better he said. And
he explained why.
But when It comes to self-govern-
ment. and welfare league" move
meqts, the kindly faced. white haired
head OF the District workhouse, Is as
grim and relentless as the flintiest
hearted warden of the old school that
straight Jacket and 'stringing up"
practices ever produced.
mot for q minute can you give
prisoners n free rein, not ever a mere
suggestion of It," he said, Men get
into prison because they cant con-
form to the laws of society. So IL Is
a hopeless job to pick out all the
Fellows who can't toe the mark, out
among others. and expect them, UNI
aided to produce a model community.
IT'S like throwing a man in a hole
and telling him to help himself out
with his bootstraps."
That Is one point on which Mr..
Whitaker takes sharp issue with
Mr.. Osborne. Another is on the nor
mality of the man who gets into
worlShouses, jaiIe, and penitentiaries.
when he lectured here recently"
the workhouse head continued, "Os-
borne said he believed there IL no line
Of demarcation between the man inside
prison and the man outside. There l
disagree with him There is a big dit
ference both physical and mental.
ThiFty per cert of the inmates Of tito
District We rkhOuse are feeblc-minC ed
or detectives. In a penttentiary the
ratio would run higher-aO or 20 per
cert.
'.That is another reason why think
It futile to give the men inside of a
penal institution ono lit of rein in rum
ming themselves.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-09
Physical Discomforts
Are Not Needed

All this centers about a theory OF Os-
borne's expressed in recent address
IA Washington. with which Mr.. Wh.-
taier agrees. II is that the deprivation
"a liberty is the worst punishment So
ciety can or should exact Of a man
Added physical discomfOrts arc not
needed 70 Increase the punishment. and
hey deter the reformation Of the man.
the primary aim Of any penal institu-
tom. ~
I'VE have got TO throw tie lie ,liaes
a these fellows" said Mr. Whit ksr.
SlAo'bo got 10 put them on their feet
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-09

with drives and parslnv and trees. ivy
grown wallis. and everything that would
add 20. rather than detract from. the
sehefal beauty OF the city. Dayton has
one such plant: Beverly. Mass, another:
hoehehtef can show an institution OF the
saIns character There Is no possible
reaEon why the great industrial interests
OF the Government should not make
tthe basis for q new liberalization OF
m9shihgton concerns. to the advantage
OF RQln the city and the Government
Along with these dcvel0pinef,ts would
naturally go projects in civic better
ment, real welfare work hOusing enter.
prlses. and other activities calculated 20
demonAtfato tho possibilities OF enllght'
ened proRressivism ia Industry"
This Is the big idea that has devel-
oped In the mind Of the municipal adj
ministration Of Washington, incident 70
consideration OF the immediate problem
Of electrical development. At present
Great Falls and tho rest Of the Potomac
power II undeVeloDed The District
government 10 prepared TO b0Sk with
all energy some Legislative plan lUol Ing
to early Initiation of the big project
for making power Mt the falls. Biils
have already been introduced. and the
meter win be pressed this session OF
There has bcen persistent suggestion
TINT tho hydro-electric devclopment IN
the Potomac Ehorld he m Incident to
the expansion Of Washington water
supply, winch Will bo required WHhH -
few years. Tho District government.
however. wants tho electric project han
dled independent cf consideration Tor
the future water problem.
How to Provide Capital.
The lake above Great Falls viii, OF
course. afford an increase In the water
supply; but It is desired to have the
lake created primarily for electric pow
or purposes. and secondarily for water
supply. Beyond this the design Is to
provide capital by issuing bonds rum
ming n long time with ali amortization
provision under which thev VIII auto
matically cxtingulsh themselves. The
OF the enterprise would be
divorced completely from politics. be-
ing merely related TO other municipal
activities by being co-ordlnated through
the general control that the municipal
heads would exercise.
The Government is a great user OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-09
Imported Cigars

Book (Panetelas), 15c. Cut to 2
for 25c. Box of so; $6.15.
HayO De Monterrey per
fectOs). 25c. Cut to 22c. Box Of
rs, $5.25.
La Carolina (Puritanas FinOs),
15c. Cut to 2 for 25c. Box of so,
$6.15.
Romeo y Julieta (Puritanas
FinOs), l5c. Cut to 2 for 25c. Box
of so, $6.15.
La CarOna (PerfectOs), 25c. Cut
to zoe. Box of 25, $3.50.
La CarOna (BelvedescO), zoe.
Cut to 15c. Box of rs, S3.65.
Manuel Garcia CPerfectOs), 25c.
Cut to zoe. Box of 25, $4.9O.
Manuel Garcia (Puritanas), 15c.
Cut to 2 for 25c. Box Of so, $6.15.
H. De Cabanas y Carbajal per
fectOs), 25c. Cut to 19c. Box Of
25, S4.75.
La Carolina CPerfectOs), Csc.
Cut to zoe. Box of rs, $4.9O.
Romeo y Julieta (PerfectOs)
25c. Cut to zoe. Box of rs, $3.50.
Romeo y Julieta CPerfectiOna-
dOs), zoe. Cut TO 15c. Box Of %,
$3.65.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-09

This we'll known tonic needs
no praise from us. For
brain fag, nervousness and
as n flesh builder II has no
equal. The full pint bottles.
usually sold at n dollar.
are especially priced E0O
at ..,................ OVN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-09
Law Recognizes
Convict Is Different

"The law recognizes he is different.
So does society. In most cases he Is
no longer a citizen. lie Ioses the right
to vote. His liberty ls taken away and
he is given over to the penitertiary.
The thing to do then is to Ne Ike him
over to send him out remade. not to
let the poor fellow founder about with
out aid, under shadowy pretense at
'self-goyernment.'
There is plenty cf opportunity for
placing responsibility upon the snould-
ers OF trusty men. Mr., Whitaker be-
lieves, without giVink over to him ms
own fate and that Of his fellows. One
way, he helieN es, has been worked OUT
at Occoquan with the naming of thirty
sentinels.' g.
These ''sentinels, help the. officer
placed in charge Of the squads 1T work.
They run crrands, they stIrnd guard
when he must absent himself, they as
sist in every way, HIT they never give
orders to another prisoner, nor do they
report him hN
More interesting than what a SEN
tinel does Isl the way he gets toAbe a
sentinel. 1t is not only the way IL
happens at OccJquan. but the way
Mr.. Whitaker pictures it might hap
pen in aYpenItentiary E5
Recently there came to the work.
term imstlte spen" Ahead of him
came asnoto to superintendent Whit
talSer telling his record. which In
cmde1 kfliinE a man, though he could
not be held for the murder. Such u
note. in most institutions, is the sig
nal to open. the cell door and test the
lock. Not so at OccoqURn. -.H
The newcomer. defiant and expect
ant of trouble, was ushered into the
office 'rhe guard walked out, the
door was wide open, and the super
intendent kent on writing. Presently
he handed the ,ilabbergasted prisoner
the letter from Ills previous warden.
That treatment further astonished
him. Then he started the usual ex-
PLANTATION.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-09

our Own Country Kits. Fannie Porn
Andrews. rf.ducntion ~ Youth ~ tlis
ideals OF I'cncc.r Miss I.anfa Clay.
Suffrage end Peace. Mlss &. ~ Ma
son. Psychology ~ Peace Education"
Miss Marion Tilden kurittt, 'Construc-
Pence That Is Living: Mlas tal,ci
richards, Economic Pressure, am
Miss Julia g. f.athrop. "A Comfilssion
70 PROMOTE International Peace
a number Of addresses at Washington
churches have been arranved for this
evening by the local committee on arr
rangements. Miss Soma Gale will speak
at the Vermont Avenue Christian
Ingram Memorial Church Mrs. Lucia
Aines Mead AZ the Peoples Church, IN
Pythian Temple, and Mrs. Jessie Hardy
Mackaye win deliver IN address on
Rational Defense" at All Souls Cni-
Matters OF vital Importance concern
ing the future policy TO he pursued by
the organization viii be discussed at
questions considered will 80 over until
tomorrow or Tuesday.
The Platform.
The platform adopted BY the orEanizal
ton year ago included the immediate
calling Of n convention OF neutral ma
tlons in the interest or early peace and
questions involving national defense and
limitations OF ornaments, ~
The suggested order Of business for to-
morrow. when there will be three SOS.
Bions starting at 10 a. m. includes the
reports of the general secretary. execu-
tive secretary. and treasurer: the conz
tinuance of the consideration OF the com
stitution. II that business be unfinished:
the continuance of the confederation OF
recommendations; the report Of tho
nominatinE committee. and the election
OF officers. The final session Of the
meeting will be held Thursday at 10
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-09
Jail Empty a Month.

MARSHALL, Mimi. Jan. S.--For more
than a month the Lyon county fail has
~ dne - ne mr,,susi s,1s ana ~
nciency OF Sheriff John Monroe and
Deputy H. o. clarke. whose combined
weight IS more than 500 pounds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-07
BUSY ARMY OF 100000
SCHOOL CHILDREN OPEN
WAR ON CATERPILLAR
determination of Pest That Has
Been Working Havoc to Shade
Trees Predicted as Result
of Campaign
WILL REPORT ON THE WORK

An army of 10000 Philadelphia school
children today opened war on the millions
of caterpillars which have been destroying
the shade trees in the parks. public squares
yards and streets throughout the city. The
children were marshaled In the various
Fairgrounds and school gardens this morn
ing and the plan OF campaign was mapped
out by the teachers In charge.
Printed instructions prepared by the
Board of Education were distributed, and
captains were elected to keep the record
of each individual child as To the number
of cocoons, egg masses or live caterpllars
destroyed. The war will be carried on
every day this week, and 1t is expected that
millions OF the pests will have been de-
stroyed by Saturday night,
Regular blank forms have been prepared
by the Board of Education which will show
the work done by each child and by each
separate playground. The records show the
number of cateTplllars and the number OF
cocoons destroyed. The records will be re-
turned and totaled at the end OF each
day. Miss Caro- Miller, supervisor OF school
gardens, has charge OF this work Her Of
Ace in the U. S. Grant School. Seventeenth
and Pine streets.
THE children from each playground VIII
work in their own vicinity and in the vicln-
itv of their homes. The records will in
.ciuds both the number killed while work
ING In squads under the direction OF the
teachers and those killed near the home OF
Zach child. A contest will be waged each
day between the various playground groups
FOR the highest score. Shade trees, porches,
fences and windowsills are being searched
for the insect pests.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-07
PLAN TOTAX INCOMES
OF $4,000 DENOUNCED
BY HOUSE DEMOCRATS
Mai jority Leader Kitchin De-
clares Senate Proposal Must
Fail-Storm of Protest
From People
CONFLICTS WITH POLICY

WASHINGTON, Aug. Pressure such
as Congress has seldom met already has
been brought to hear on members of the
House and Senate against the proposal TO
include in the Democratic revenue bill tax
on incomes as low as $4,000 and $4,000
By letter telegram and personal visit rep
resentatives of the $4,000 and $4,000 a year
earneTs of the country have commenced
besieginG their representatives AS a re-
suit a fight has been started which threat
ems to split the Democratic party wide
open.
Democratic leaders of the House, who are
on record against the proposal to lower the
exemption TO $4,000 for married men and
$4,000 for single men, are determined that
the Senate proposal to tax the lower in
comes shall not prevail.
The effort to lower the exemption on
incomes cannot prevail" said Majority
Leader Kitchin, OF the House. "It is en-
tirely out of harmony with the theory upon
which the revenue bill was framed. The
bill proposed to tax those classes which
benefit from the expenditures which made
additional taxation necessary. The money
is to be spent largely on preparation for
war.
THE $4,000 and $4,000 a year men of the
country will serve In the ranks when war
comes and they should not be asked to
supply the war funds now"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-07
U. s. BANKERS SHY
AT CHINESE LOAN
Haggle Over Terms of $5,000,000
Loan and $30,00O,0OO Not Made
Attractive Enough

WASHINGTON. Aug. Hope for n
large Chinese loan by American bankers
has been virtually abandoned by the state
Department. officials admitted today that
they were greatly discouraged over the
failure of the bankers and the Chinese
Government to agree on terms for lending
the S4,000,00O balance of a s5.000.000 loan
already arranged.
The Chinese Government has been in
formed fatty that the terms of the $780,
100000 loan, which would have followed
the smaller one, are not sufficiently at
tractlvc. on behalf of the American bank
ers the State Department pointed out that
the collateral onered-Chinese Treasury
notes--is not satisfactory Actual income
secured by special tax, will be necessary.
1t was pointed out.
In this connection, American bankers are
dissatisfied with the scheme of attempting
to handle another large consignment of
foreign securities. Much of the huge loan
to the Allies Is still on the hands of the
bankers and the market is flooded with
foreign securities. The planned Chinese
loan has been aided in every possible way
by Acting Secretary of State Polk and
Third Assistant Secretary Phillips. who
have been anxious to put it through to
strengthen this country's position in China
They now are negotiating with another
group Of American bankers to renew the
negotiations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-07
CATHOLICS OF FRANCE
APPEAL TO VATICAN
Ask Pope to Obtain Less Drastic
Methods From Germans in
Conquered Territory

ROME, Aug 1.-THE French Cardinals,
ArchbIshops and also the clergy and lay
men have appealed to the Pope protesting
strongly against the vandalism of the Ger
mans and their inhuman treatment of the
French population" and implorng him ito
stand by his prosecuted children" The ap-
peal also condemns the anti-Christian
methods OF the enemy"
The Vatican is making CAREFUL sum-
mary Of all the accusations, and the evil
dence will be transmitted to the Prussian
and Bavarian Ministers accredited 10 the
Holy See, who are now residing in Switer-
land.
1t is believed that the Pope will use all
his influence In interceding with Germany
in behalf of the French population in occu-
pied territory, especially asking for better
treatment for the women children and old
men But II Is doubtful whether the Pontlft
will make any public protest or expression
of condemnation as he might coQsder that
a breach of the impartially assumed by the
Holy See,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-07
SENATE NAVY PROGRAM
FACES BATTLE IN HOUSE;
ITEMS OF DIFFERENCES
Conferees Will Seek Vote on
Measure Rather Than Accept
Plans as Passed bN
Upper Body
NOT A QUORUM PRESENT

WASHINGTON. Aug. AFTER making
important notifications In the Senate pro-
vision covering navy personnel. the House
Conferees on the naval appropriation bill
will go to the House early this week and
ask instructions regarding the building pro.
gram.
1t was learned today that the Demo-
cratic members OF the House Conference
Committee are unwilling to accept the big
building program Of the Senate bill with
out giving the House an opportunity to vote
on the proposition to build six capital ships
in three years
The Conference Committee ~ virtually
ready to report an agreement upon all save
the following provisions of the naval budget,
namely:
Personnel legislation.
The building program.
The appropriation Of 81 100000 for the
Charleston Navy Yard.
An agreement is in sight on personnel
legislation excepting the provision regard.
Ing the number of enlisted men. AS passed
by the Senate, the naval bill provides for
an Increase Of the enlisted strength OF the
navy to 5000 men. exclusive of appren-
ticess The House bill provided for epproxl-
mately $4,000 men, The present author.
lied strength is 4s 900. exclusive of APP
prentlces. Indications are that the House
will accept the increased personnel amend.
ment as sponsored by the Senate, although
the conferees OF tho lower body also prefer
TO get an expression from the House before
agreeing to the $4,000 figure in conference.
The conference committee is considering
n radical change in the retirement age for
naval officers. 1t is tentatively planned
that this shall be fixed at ca years instead
Of SO years, at present. This legislation
however, will include provision for age and
grade retirement to take out the hump"
as naval circles express It. and make the
flow of promotion regular.
II became known today that while the
President and the Secretary of the Navy
are In favor of the Senate building program,
the House conferees prefer to accord to
the House an opportunity to instruct them
to accept It, Representative members OF
the House Conference Committee are ready
now TO take the Senate program. but the
majority desires to get instructions before
making final report on the naval bill.
BY reporting a partial agreement to the
House this week the conferees will pave
the way for a showdown on tho building
program and at the same time give the Ad-
ministration a chance to bring recalcitrant
members of the House into line.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-07
SUFFRAGE MAY HAVE
STATE G. @. P. PLANK
Platform Committee Expected to
Fight Proposal, but Will Fa-
vor City's Measures

The Republican State Committees Com
mittec on Platform, to be appointed by
state Chairman Grow within n few days,
will be called upon to indorse four pro-
posed amendments to the State constitu-
tton which were passed by the last LegIs-
lature. An effort will be made to have the
committee take some position on woman
suffrage.
Favorable action on the four amendments
Is virtually assured. but clash Is expected
over suffrage. An effort may be made to
insert local option plank, but this will
probably be defeated as 1t has been in the
past.
The woman suffragIsts. encouraged by the
flat-footed declaration of Mr.. Hughess sup
port of their propaganda and Senator Pen
roses favorable statement declare conf
IDENTIFY that they will get an unqualified
and favorable declaration in the State plat
form.
The four proposed amendments. which
were passed as resolutions by the Legisla.
ture. provide for the fioatation Of n $780,.
100000 loan for good roads. for change
In Philadelphia's loan legislation so that
the full borrowing capacity may be used
for any municipal improvements instead of
being limited to transit and port, for the
consolidation of the Common Pleas Courts
here and for regulations permitting the
State to regulate and protect the surround
ings of parks and public improvements.