Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-01
COUNTY BODIES
NAME OFFICERS
Conventions of Two Associations
Adjourn Following Morn
ing Session.
MEET DECLARED A SUCCESS
Plan Of Gathering Jointly Adopted
FeTmaHeHtl!-PeOria Next
Year.


tion from the vice presidency 10
the presidency OF the association
Of supervisors and clerks. II was
his fortune to preside over all Of
the sessions OF the convention Just
closed by reason OF the absence Of
T. {. Parks, the president.
The convention elected officers
this morning, concluded its bust
ness ana adjourned. Following are
the new officers o. the association
Of supervisors, county ana probate
clerks;
Presrcnt- DIR. Frederick Graf
luud. ROCK Island county.
Vice PRESIDENT. J. Mcnamara,
Warren county.
Recording secretary ". By
ers, SaEzamOn county
Cores onGIug secretary-Joseph
keIleTsjross, Peoria county.
Treasurer 5. Binns, Pike
county
Work Tor Prisoners.
ConhEing prisoners in d beauti-
full jail with ali modern conyeu-
fences. giving them nothing 10 do
except 10 eat, read, sleep and play
CARDS, Is not conductive to redUc-
ton OF petty crimes, for which most
of the prisoners are confined, Judge
y a Larson OF Rock slaud county
court, IoId the members Of the as
ISOLATION OF supervisors, county and
probate clerks this morning He
said that prisoners should be given
something to think about ana some
thing 10 do that Is worth while.
sold that fha 10
IN use in handling prisoners is The
greatest hindrance to the nation and
the least likely 20 suppress petty
crime.
Judge Larson said that the great
er number OF the crimes for which
men are confined are misdemean-
0rs, and that the men come out Of
the jaIls ) TO 10 degrees lower than
when they went in, with no hope
Of redemption.
States Attorney F. Z. Thompson
discussed the question Of prison Ia
Dor from the standpoint OF his Of
fees view.
Under no circumstances would /
I recommend that work which /.
would compete with local labor" /
said the states attorney. 1t is .
nut VI 81 4LluNl iii IJtLl LdLt1E W nat D.
the prisoner does as il is that he .
does something. For mis- own ply /
steal welI-being as well as for the
benefit OF the community, he should
be employed at some useful occu-
patton which viii occupy his mind.
Ny suggestion is that there
should be penal farms established .
by districts. There are only a few
~, =
vide a steady enough Jail pOpula-
ton to Justify making much argu-
meut for employment of prisoners.
I would suggest that penal farms
be estab lished in each judicial cir
cult. From this central farm pris-
oners could be worked on public
highways and other public work.
During bad weather they could be
employed inside in making such
things as are needed in and about
public buildings"
The Association of Circuit Clerks
and Recorders convened IN its last
meeting at 8 O'Clock this morning
in the circuit court room. Routine
business and a short address by ".
II. Wagner. chief naturalization ex-
aminer Tor the Chicago district,
y -1D SDBhC tl / AIt new Id Oll
Naturalization, consumed the early
part Of the morning.
Peoria was decided upon as the
place of the next convention. the
excellent idea of meeting together .
as far as possible OF the two asso-
Citations begun this year, being &C
cepted and Will be followed in the
future.
Name Officers.
Eugene Whiting Of Fulton county
was named as president OF the as
ISOLATION for the new year to sue
coed JUstus L. Johnson OF Geneva,
while sam RyeT.On OF Rock Island
county was elected vice president.
Mr. Ryerson acted as secretary
during the last year. August c.
Grebe OF Peoria county was chos-
en- secretary TO succeed Mr.. Ryer-
son. while Leslie o. Caplinger of
Williamson county was selected for
the office Of treasurer.
Henry 3. Hubbard, county clerk
Of Rock Island county, and sam
Ryerson, recorder Of Rock Island
county, were appointed members of f
the legislative committees of their
respective associations. Ryerson
was made chairman Of the eXeCu-
tive committee OF the Association
Of Circuit Clerks and Recorders.
Yesterday afternoons session
featured talk by Eugene {. Whit
ing Of Fulton county on How ! Can
Best Serve My County as Circuit
Clerk and Recorder" Following
Dir Writings address subjects of
common interest, the recOgnizance
ana rail bond schedule, uniformity
in legal forms, proper accounting
systems and new laws and needed
TO the state cOnstitu-
tion were discussed.
Fer POsterity.
We are working, not for our
selves, nor for the present period
Of time SO much as we are for pos
terity, Tor children unborn. Il is
for a vision Of the future that men
are dying on the battlehelds Of
Europe. and it is for the same Wis !
ION viewed through more aged eyes,
perhaps. that We workers are striv-
ing for al home Civilization IS
ever building for the future, let US
10 our part. Let us DO il well. by
as an efficient as possible conduct I
while in Office and in service" J
Various delegates protested
gainst the present volamiuous and