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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-26

son; if this statement were not proven by his manner and talk, it would find strong support in the fact that he has graced the position he occupies with honor to himself and his state: it takes a man Of sober mind and one would suppose of unimaginative spirit to hold down a job like his; and yet Judge Wadhams is possessed of the keenest imagination which he frankly says follows every criminal who leaves his courtroom within the portals of the gray drab prison cell that he occupies.
 The keynote of Judge Wadham's theory concerning intelligent prison government is resolved into three fundamentals; first, opportunity for self development while the defendant is a ward of the state; sec ondly, classification; and thirdly, the in- determinate sentence. On these three principles hang all the law and the gos- pei.
 First and foremost Judge Wadhams be- lieves in the great commandment of Love thy neghbor as thyself,' and when this is carried out practically, then there will be no need of the hardships and misery and terrible suffering and treatment that formerly prisoners have had to undergo at the hands of the state.
 Judge Wadham's father was a north ern man and his mother was from New Orleans, and he laughingly says:
 q choose a neutral place to be born in Maryland"
 (Which makes you two-thirds south ern, I proudly claimed.
 In answering my question as to just what first took him into prison work, Judge Wadhams said:
 q will answer you as jokingly as I did MT. Thomas Moot Osborne on one occa- sion, when I told him that I was indis- pensable to him in his work for the son that l furnished him with the raw material It is my duty in a proper case to impose sentence as a result of which men are required to go to state prison. In reality, the reason that I became iden- tified with prison work was because of my official position"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-26

so Osborne organized the Mutual Wei fare league, of whose motto he is the bes exemplar: DO good and make good What results were thus produced in tn prisons? No riots since MT. Osborne wa warden. No riotsl A mess hall withcul guards, and with speech, and no riots The number of escapes was lessencd The average number of escapes had beei nine for years. In one year it was I a Since MT Osborne went to Sing Sing tn number of escapes was reduced to three
 Thomas Mott Osborne is a moder John the Baptist; l have not known him long; l met him, as I said before, by reason of my official work but I have known him long enough to know him to be one of Gods noblemen.
 At the testimonial meeting at Carnegie hall, in recognition of the work of this great man lat Sing Sing, on January .7. 19l6s at which I delivered an address,, said Judge Wadhams just before the meeting opened, Hon. Joseph H. Choate. who was to preside, then S4 years old, said to me: T would not miss presiding at this meeting for anything in the world and I shall do so if 1t kills me He was proud to pay tribute to such man. Let those who will scoff but those who are interested know that intelligent prison management can be effected and is being effected, and in doing general welfare work, let us remember to make it gen eral!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-26
$ O CHE T Y
By EMMA REID RYALL

bE EMMA REID KN ALL lof the Music Study club are invited to hear the following programme:
 Aria from "L'Africain" (Mayerbeer), Mrs E. S. Harper
 Sonata in flat minor Chopin doppio movimento, scherzo marche fu- neber and presto-Niss Lucille Nader.
 (a) 'Das veilchen (Mozart); 9b) 'Standchen" (Brahms); Co "Der Erl- koenig" (Schubert, Mrs. R. S. Harper.
 Gal Gavotte in a flat minor (SgambatD; (b) "Warum (Schumann); Co "Etude op. 25, No. g. Chopin, Miss Lucille Mad Ter.
 (a) I"nter Nos" (IcFaydem; (b) pa mon (Stange); Co The Death of Joan of Arc" (Bemberg).
 In connection with the exchange recitals it will be Interesting to know that Miss Edgell Adams, pianist, and Miss Rosa Fabian, violinist gave a concert in Sel- ma on Wednesday, The exchange re- citals are indeed a good idea as it gives the various parts of the state an oppor- tunity to hear and know the many good musicians living right in our midst and thus brings the musical interests closer together
 Mrs Edward Ware Barrett will enter tain at small informal tea this after noon complimenting Mrs. w. c. Boylin of Augusta, Ga, who is the guest of Mrs. William Lamkin
 Mrs W. L. Roark entertained at a luncheon on Wednesday complimenting Mrs. Franklin Alexander Ferguson of Tuscaloosa, who is the guest of Mrs. J. c. DeHall.
 Mrs. George Morrow, Jr., entertained a few of her neighbors and friends at an informal tea yesterday at her home at Mountain Terrace complimenting her mother and sister, Mrs. George Finn, and Miss Pauline Finn of Boston, who are her guests. This is the first of series of teas to be given by Mrs. Morrow.
 Mrs H. B. Abernethy entertained the Thursday Afternoon Bridge club yester- day afternoon at the Ridgley. The deco rations were in pink roses and the score cards carried out the same idea A hand painted vase and guest towel were given as prizes. There were 20 players and the guests were limited to the club members.
 Miss Lucille Lampkin entertained at Q bridge party yesterday afternoon at her home complimenting Mrs. W. c. Boykin of Augusta, Ga, who is the guest of Mrs William Lamkin, and who has been very delightfully."- entertained by both her old friends from Augusta and also by a number of other friends. Small parties are being given daily in her honor. The house was decorated with quantities of ferns, palms, yellow jonquils and white narcissi. A hand-painted plate was given as the top score prize and the consola- ton was fland-painted white and black candlestick. The guest of honor was pre- sented with hand-painted pin tray. The guests were: Mrs J. D. Kirk patrick, Mrs. F. W. Barrett, Mrs. James Weatherly, Mrs. Emmet ONeal, Mrs. Charles D. Davis, Mrs. Mansfield
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-26
Club Meetings Today

The Clionian club will meet this after noon with Mrs. J. F. Graham.
 The Fenelon club will meet this after noon at 2:30 o'clock with Mrs Frederick H.. Lewis, 2723 Tenth avenue south.
 The Study circle will meet this after noon at o'clock with Mrs. George Hutch- inson.
 The Eleanor Hord club will hold a call meeting this morning at 10 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Miles Bradford.
 The Caxton club will meet this after noon at 2:30 o'clock with Miss Malda Mo- Req, 1923 Eleventh avenue, south
 The Amaranth club will meet this aft ernoon with Mrs Claud Cotton, 1900 Six teenth avenue, south.
 The Shakespeare club will meet this afternoon with Mrs. T. o. Melton, Noun tain Terrace
 The Culture club will meet this morning at 10:30 with Mrs. B. L. Rochester. 150S Phelan street.
 The Cadmean circle will meet today with Mrs. E. H. Cabaniss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-26

G7T1HE New York Times of the 18th
 inst. contains the following inter
 esting account of the marriage of Miss Edith Ewing Bouvier to MT. Phe- Ian Beale, formerly of Montgomery, and will be read with great interest to many friends here:
 Miss Edith Ewing Bouvier, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Vernon Bouvier Jr.. of PAT Fifth avenue, was married yesterday afternoon in St. Patrick's cathedral to Mir Phelan Beale. The cere- mony was performed by Father Martin, and a large reception followed in the ballroom of the Hotel St. Regis. The bride wore a gown of white satin, with a court train trimmed with silver lace and orange blossoms and embroidered in pearls. She wore tulle veil with a Rus sian head dress and carried gardeniss and lilies of the valley
 Miss Evelyn Johnson was the maid of honor, and the other attendants were Miss Barbara Dewitt Miss Annie Lee Scott, Mrs. Hamme Moron, Miss Dorothy Mahony, with the twin sisters of the bride, Miss Maud A. Bouvier and Miss Michele Bouvier, as flower girls
 Miss Johnson was dressed in orchid col ored net over cloth of silver, with a train of orchid colored satin. She wore hat of silver lace and carried orchids. The bridesmaids were in blue net over cloth of silver with which they wore hats of silver lace and carried pink roses and blue pansies. The two flower girls wore cream colored satin with Russian silver hats, and carried muffs to match the frocks.
 Colonel Francis G. Caffew of Wash ington was best man, and the ushers were Thomas Evans of Philadelphia; Henry G. Seibels of Birmingham, Rutger Jervey, John Vernon Bouvier, Sd, w. Ser geant Bouvier and Louis S. Burdette.
 MT. and Mrs. Beale will spend their honeymoon in the south.
 The next exchange concert which the Music Study club will present by artists from other cities in the state of Alabama will be given by Miss Lucille Nadler of Gadsden. piano, and Mrs. Rosa Frantz Harper of Selma, soprano. Mrs. Harper will be accompanied on the piano by Mrs l.. K McVoy of Selma.
 The concert will take place Saturday at S:30 p. m. in the ballroom of the Tut wiler hotel. Senior and junior members
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-26
PROTECT YOURSELF BY INTELLIGENT
 PRISON MANAGEMENTN SAYS WADHAMS

And what is the solution of the prob lem-I mean the practical solution of the problem that confronts those who are working on prison reformations? l asked
 Many theories have been advanced, said Judge Wadhams, parole, probation and others. The one underlying principle is that we must do something to help the man who ccS1es back. Most of the crime that is committed today in the United States is committed by the men who have already been in prison. For instance, here are some statistics:
 "The number discharged or paroled in 1910 from New York penal institutions as shown by the United States census was from state prisons and penitentiares. 142l; from state reforma tories, 1894; from county jails and warehouses, 31, 1858; from municipal iails and warehouses, 2SS6; from institutions for juvenile deinquents, 23S7 making the total number discharged from New York state jails in one year 45 SS5. The total number discharged in 1910 from all jails in the United States was 46S,277.
 Now, then, the intelligent mana cement of prisons is the only safeguard that so- ciety has against the commission of crime The Osborne theory at Sing Sing solves the problem. Although I am very close to Mir Osborne now, I do not say this of the Osborne system, because it is his but I say it because he has struck the fundamental truth. And what is the Osborne theory? Simply this, that the act is the child of the mind. No blow was ever struck until the mind had tele- graphed to the hand to drive home the knife! Now if offenders are to take their places in society when released from jail they should come out not only fit in body to perform the days work of man, but they should come out with mind which will telegraph different message to the hand-a mind which will stay the han>l that in stealth was wont to extract the pocketbool1 and will stop the hand that used to drive home the blow
 They had to learn self discipline, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-26
WOULD STOP SUNDAY WORK ON STREETS OF
 NATIONAL CAPITAL
Congressman Heflin of Alabama In- troduces Bill in House Making
 Violation Misdemeanor

Washington. January @.-Ospecial) Representative Hefln has introduced a bill making it a misdemeanor for anyone to work the streets of Washington on Sunday. His bill follows:
 Section 1. That on and after the pas- sage of this act it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to engage in and carry on the work of constructing pave ments or sidewalks or buildings in the District of Columbia on Sunday, except where an emergency makes it necessary.
 Sec 9 That before engaging in the character of work mentioned in section 1 of this act it shall be necessary to obtain permission from the chairman of the board of commissioners for the Dis trict of Columbia.
 Sec 3. That any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a nisdemeanor and fined not less than $50 and not more than $500"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-26
RANDOM NOTES

The many friends of MT. and Mrs Knox Fleming will be glad to learn that he is improving at the Birmingham infirmary, where he has been quite ill following an operation.
 Mr. Andrews H. Kessler is improving after an operation at the Birmingham in firmary.
 Miss Mary Sue Walker of Memphis is the guest of Miss Anna Johnston at her home at Woodlawn.
 
 Mrs. w. w. Burt returned yesterday from visit to her sister, Mrs F. M. Dows of Montgomery. She will be the guest of Mrs w. l.. Worthen for a few days before returning to her home in Memphis
 Mr. and Mrs l. w. Ross, who have been occupying the Hanly home on Sixth street, have leased the Mead home on Twentieth avenue, which they will take possession of right away and MT. and Mrs. Ben Walker will be with them for the eason.-Tusca1oosa News and Ga zette.
 Mrs. Eugene Turner of Anniston is the guest of Mrs. Frank Nelson, Jr
 sN&
 Mrs. T. S. Herren is spending a few days in Dadeville with relatives. MT. and Mrs. Alfred Hopkins of New York, who have spent the past few weeks in New Orleans and Jacksonville, Fla, are in the city for few days en route to Chicago and are with Mrs. Hopkins parents. MT. and Mrs. Beall.
 Mrs. Edgar Clarkson has returned to her home in Tuscaloosa after visit of a few days with friends here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-26
By DOLLY nALRYMPLE

By DOLLY DALRYMPLE { CJLIzABETH FRY visited the pris-
 Nn ons; Howard suggested reform 1 and Dickens disclosed conditions
 in jails; but it remained for Thomas Mott Osborne to solve the prison problem, He has established a new system of prison
 management. We must carry it on He has planted. we must cultivatei The soil is more fertile now than it was in the days of Fry and Howard and Dickensl This may be due to a higher moral sense, or 1t may be due to more enlightened self-interest
 We have already applied sane theory Tn regard to medicine. We realize that disease must not be permitted to spread. We have learned the lesson taught by Dickens, through Joe the cross-walk sweeper, who gave a dread disease to the heroine of Bleak house. The infected spot may be distant, but in the morning ar the miasma rises from it and passes over the city and enters alike through the broken blinds of the paupefs attic and through the silken curtain at the open window of the millionare's resi- dence The health of the community de- pends upon the health of a1l and so gov ernment boards have taken up the ques- tion of the public health and we have health laws and we have departments, and every effort is being made to min imize eontagion. But what have we done to prevent the spread of disease to the criminal?"
 With ringing words to this effect be- fore large and appreciative audience of ardent advocates of prison reform work, Judge William H. Wadhams of the court Of general sessions of New York aroused enthusiasm and brought a message of en- couragement from national headquarters on prisons to Birmingham yesterday
 Judge Wadhams is a man of tremen- dous force: cultured elegant, a past grandmaster of the English language his rare personal gifts make him an impressive speaker and a man to be reck- oned with.
 Judge Wadhams is a Yale graduate, and favorite of Judge Charles k. Hughes, who first appointed him in 1907 to his present high position: later he was elected to the judgeship for term of IA years, which he is now serving with honor and dignity
 Judge Wadhams is matter of fact per-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-26
Would Appoint Receiver

Newark N. J.. January 25.--stockhold- ers, bondholders. and other creditors of the Metropolitan steamship company of New Jersey were directed by Vice Chancellor Lane today to show cause by February why d receiver should not be appointed for the corporation. MT. Lane explained that the proposed receivership would not be one in insolvency. but that the af- fairs might be taken charge of pending further order of the court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-26

visit to Atlanta and Nashville, return ing next week.
 While in Atlanta MT. and Mrs. Beau mont will be the guests of MT. Beau mont's sister. Mrs. James c. Thomson, and they will also visit relatives in Nashville
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-09
REGISTERED l2,46
IN THIS COUNTY
Officials Complete Task OF Checking
Wcdnesday-N0 Friction
Negroes Turn
Out.

The total registering for military
service in Little River county Tuesday
was 1,246. Those registering are
classified as follows: White 727, col
ored 516, alien g. The work was COM
pleted without friction anywhere in
the county Registrars report that
all men offered themselves for regis
ter willingly. To their credit the ne
groes We're early at the places of reg
istration and registered as willingly
as the whites. There is ia X of them
raising a company if desired. So far
as has been learned there have been
no slackers.
Given by districts the registration is
classified as follows:
Arden-26 whites, 23 negroes. Tot
al 40.
Arkinda-52 whites, 1 alien. Total
So.
Burke-40 whites. Total 40.
Caney, Cerro Gordo-15 whites Tot
al 10.
Caney Pauley-17 whites, negroes.
Total %
Cleve and, Wilton-42 whites, %
negroes Total 10
FranEln-27 whites, 33 negroes.
Total 60.
Jackson-156 whites, AZ negroes. !
alipn To.a1 1877
Jeffe@son-117 whites, u negroes
Total 1874.
Johnson-25 whites, 6S negroes. Tot-
al 93.
Lick Creek-35 whites. II negroes
/ alien. Total AZ.
Little Riyer-10 whites Toad 10.
Red River--4) whites. 81 negroc :
Total 124.
Richland-29 whites, 132 negroes.
Total 161.
White Cliffs-S whites, Is negroes.
Total %
jeff Davis-26 Viii les Total 2S.
Total-727 whites, SIG negroes,
aliens.
Grand total-1246.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-09
CANNING MEETING
Miss Norwood Holds Two Days De-
mOnstratiOn in Canning.

Miss Norwood, The County Home
Economics agent held two days de-
monstration in canning at the Court
house Tuesday and Wednesday. Miss
emma Archer, the state agent from
Little Rock, and Harry Kapp, district
agent, We're here Tuesday in the in,er-
est of the work. There We're fifteen
out of town de egates present and
many ladies of the town gained valu-
able information by being present.
The first day was spent in Demon
strating glass canning. The second
day in tin. Beans, peas, beets. carrots,
and tomatoes were canned. Miss Nor
wood left for Winthrop Thursday. She
will hold a two days demonstration
near there for the benefit of the ladies
of that vicinity.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-09

him his shotgun to kill any game ne
might find. In attempting to open
gate the gun was discharged, the en-
tire load of shot entering the neck
near the right ear, ranging upward
and coming out on top of the left side
of the head. 1t tore away the back OF
the skull
The coroner viewed the body and
decided an inquest was unnecessary.
The funeral and burial will probably
be held here Thursday. Mr.. Carrigan
was born at Washington, this county.
in 1860 He was married In 1883 to
Miss Nora Jones, daughter of James
X. Jones, who was at one time a
member of the United States Senate
Besides his wife, he is survived by one
son, Steve Carrigan, Jr.; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Ralph Routon and Miss
Mary Kim Carrigan, all of Hone.
James X. Jones, Jr., of Washington
City, a brother-in-law and Miss Sue
Jones are expected to arrive for the
funeral
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-09
SAW THE PRESIDENT
AshdOwn Crowd at Reunion Having
il Great Time at Washington.

Editor News:
The president spoke to the old sol
diers today at II o'clock. He and
Mrs Wilson came in together Your
correspondent was near them while
the president spoke, heard it all and
got good view Of them both, but was
the only one of the Ashdown crowd
who was near him.
There We're more than 25,000 people
in the Arcade Hall to hear the presi-
dent and a number were turned away,
as the hall could not hold dhem. We
went down to President Washington S
home on boat on the beautiful Po-
tomac river. Some of our crowd will
go to New York Thursday and return
Friday While the balance will go to
New York Ghe last of the week and
spend week in New York.
There is a large number of old eX-
confederate solliers, The registration
has been large here today.
The Germans would stand a poor
show here today. that is the Kaizer
would. There is much patriotism dis
played here.
Everyone speaks in the highest
praise of our grand president,
A. B. BISHOP.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-09
TO DRAFT THE GUARD
July IL. July 23 and August ), dates
tss,z Set by War Department.

Little Rock, June 6.-An order is
slled by the War Department. sets July
Is, July % and August 5 for drafting
into the federal service of all regi-
ments of the National Guard. This
order applies to the Second and Third
Arkansas. It is probable that the
Second will be called first. The men
who are called to the colors under the
selectfve draft will be known. accord
ing to the bulletin, as the National
Army. to distinguish them from the
regular Army and the National Guard
September l is set for the drafting
Of the National Army.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-09
Will, BUILD ROAD.
THR0UoHC0UN'l'Y
First Steps Taken 1T Foreman Thurs
day-sihrGugh County Via
Foreman anad
As.lti0NH.

At the road meeting at Foreman
Thursday afternoon it was decided 10
take immediate steps toward organ
izing a road district for the purpose
OF building the Jefferson Highway
road through Little River county to
connect with the Sewer county section
at Greenwood Shoals. Committees
were appointed to proceed with the pc
tition The road Will go through
Foreman and come to Ashdown over
the Wades Chapel road. By building
at this time the road will get $4,000
from the Federal fund. This will be
the most important road in the county
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-09
MANY RECRUITS
FOR GUARD co.
AShdoWn Guard Company Increased by
81 Monday and Tuesday
Now Have Total of
1872 Men.

The Ashdown Guard Company d
broke the record in recruiting Monday
and Tuesday when 67 recruits signed
the enlistment papers. This brings
tho strength of the company
up TO 1872 men, as follows: 40 exam
ined and accepted, 92 enlisted but not
examined. After the new recruits have
been examined and one-third should
fail to pass there would still be left
10 men in the company. This is only an
estimate of the number who will like
ly fail to pass based on past records
over dhe state The Nashville com-
pany. which has been recently merged
with this, has as many men or more.
The greatest number OF recruits were
received on registration day when
members of the company visited the
various towns in the county and as
far north as DeQueen in Sewer coun-
ty.
Word was received by G. G. Harris
from official headquarters at Lift y
Rock Thursday night stating that he
company. Captain Harris. Who had
been the original organizer and cap
tain OF the comp iay was >urred down
on physical examination f. G. Pen
uel Yves recently commissioned cap
tain, bat failed on physical eXamina>
ton at Little Rock Tuesday. The case
of Mr.. Harris Was reaonsidered, and
since the defect Was so slight all OBJ
jections were waived and he was re.
commissioned The company will be
called out for training in July Men
who have registered may still enlist
in Jhe guards and their counties viii
receive credit on prorata. Those WHO
enlisted before registration day Will
not be credited to the counties.
The third regiment has been re-
cruited 70 POO men, full war strength,
and Captain Arthur W. Lane I. S. \,
will begin inspecting the companies
next Tuesday, that they may receive
i Federal recognition. The AshdoWn
company will be inspected June IS
and Nashville June 10
Captain Harris has issued a call
for all enlisted men to report Satur-
day night for drill.
AS no Federal funds are yet avail
able for the company it has been sug-
gested chat Ashdown arrange to feed
on the 18th when they come to be ex-
amined and mustered in. This should
be done and will be if taken before our
people properly.