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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-21

are more wholesome meals served than
at this Kansas institution. From the
huge, immaculate kitchen. which 1
had thoroly inspected, came meat,
potatoes. home made bread. butter.
real milk and cream, and at least
three fresh vegetables for the supper.
The dessert was fruit. Meals are
planned carefully to provide a bal
anced ration for the girls, because
their activities require much food fuel,
and it is the desire of the farm to i'm
prove the physical condition of the in
mates with the proper food. The fresh
vegetables that form so important a
part of the diet in summer. are put up
in thousands OF cans for winter con-
sumption. In one morning while I was
at the farm a group of girls gathered
more than 500 ears of sweet corn for
canning, and I saw rows and rows of
large jars of canned tomatoes in the
kitchen.
Two women who had been drought
to the farm to die were pointed out to
me. Far removed from death or even
from i'll health are these two women
now. One was buxom colored
woman who had been an emaciated
dope hend a few months before and
another was a healthy Mexican woman
who had been thought to be in the
last stages of decline when she came
to the farm about three months ago.
Ball Game After Supper.
watched with interest the baseball
game the girls entered into with much
pep after supper. For the game they
wore white bloomer suits trimmed
with blue. Two picked teams took
part whiIs other girls sat on the
grass "bleachers' and cheered the
players Justify. They Immediately fell
into line when the big bell rang, and
marched back from the baseball field
down the road to the administration
building where Mrs. Perry stood wait
ing for them. 1 wondered what she
would say to them. Standing in two
long lines before her, flushed and
laughing from their fun and exercise
and inclined to be boisterous, 1 was
sure they were not in mood for ser
mons or hymn singing.
"One-two"." began the superin-
tendent In a flash all Joined loudly
in yelling:
One, two three. four. five. six seven
All good children go to heaven;
Eight, nine. ten, eleven. twelve
All bad children go 10 -
Rickety. rackety. russ,
We're not allowed to cuss.
But nevertheless you must confess
There's nothing the matter with u.s.
They seemed to compete with each
other TO see who could put the most
spirit into the yelling. and. watching
closely, noted that practically every
face was laughing when the yell was
finished. 1 wondered again what
would come next.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-21
Mrs. Perry's Theory

Tell me something about your the
Dry in dealing with the girls. Mrs.
Perry" I urged, hoping she would
throw light on what to me seemed a
tremendously difficult problem.
II try to emphasize this important
truth" she replied. that no matter
how humble; no matter how insignifi-
cant, no matterf how retiring. our eff
fort is to make the girl feel that she
is worth something and may be worth
much. Every life has a definite value.
We must get hold of the individual
who purposely and persistently follows
a purposeless existence
so often We speak of our industrial
farm as the place where the ones who
come to US may have the second
chance. or the beginning again. where
all their mistakes and all their heart
aches and all their poor selfish griefs
can be cropped like a shabby old Goa
at the door and never be put on
again" she continued.
We don't expect every one under
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-21

cigarettes. I asked Mrs. Perry con-
corning the matter, and she said;
Not one cent of state money is
spent for tobacco. Six women here at
the farm have the tobacco habit. 1
know that they have smoked tobacco;
they have brought it with them O.
have bought with their own money.
The prevailing habit of women all over
the country to smoke is evidence that
the smoking of cigarets is not confined
to state charges. We are sorry to say
we get our full share of them.
MANY of our women are addicted
to the dope habit" she said. 1T is
very hard for these women to get away
from their dope and it is not without
danger. The addict finds her system
calling for the narcotic-whatever 1t
may be. We take the tobacco away
from the patient as soon as we believe
it a safe thing to do.
1T is a matter of principle with us
to make all tobacco users know and
see the harm that comes from its use.
We have marvellous success in getting
girls to abstain from the habit" Mrs.
Perry concluded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-21
Segregate Diseased Girls

noticed that the dancing was ex-
ceptionaIIy graceful and that nearly all
of the girls danced, which was not sur
prising when one remembers that
many of them were habitues of dance
halls before their sentence to the farm.
I wondered, naturally, about individual
cases. and what different girls had
done to bring them to the farm. 1
knew already that the two large divi-
sions of the inmates were state girls, :"
or those sent there for various crimes,
and the 'internes." or the diseased
girls. I asked Mrs Perry if the two
classes were allowed to be intimately
associated, which I had understood
was the case.
NO; they are not" she told me.
From appearances it would seem that
they are mixing freely, but in fact no
diseased girls ever dance with state
girls. They are not allowed to do 81"
Later observations showed me that
the state girls" slept in different
buildings from the "internes." ate at
separate tables, sat across the room
from them in the various classes, and
even were not allowed to sit on the
same benches before every dormitory.
The strict observance of this rule was
apparent to an outsider. Tho it would
seem that segregation would be i'm
possible in such close quarters, it is
carried out effectively.
After the dancing the girls had an
hour or so of rest in their rooms, or
did whatever they pleased. which with
many was crocheting. with others
reading. sitting on the benches outside
the dornstories chatting with each
other, or swinging in the several rope
swings in the farm yard When the
big old time bell was rung for supper,
the dozens OF willing girls lined W
quickly and proceeded into the dining
room.
Meals Arc Wholesome.
believe that it is not exaggerating
to say that at no place inside or out
side of a prison in the United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-21
A Prison Without
Walls Is Women s
Industrial Farm!.
Inmates at Lansing Institution Never Try to
Escape, Tho, Reporter Is Amazed to
Learn on Visit There.
FORGET PAST, THINK OF FUTURE
Happy Spirit Manifested by Women and Girl Prisoners
Under Mrs. Julia B. Perry, Is Wonderful-Diseased
Inmates Are Segregated from Other Charges.

industrial
Enar
o
in
the the girls
of
institution
of
writ thu farm
where the past Of
in
vaywardnes policy followed
h CHER morals
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-21
QUIT TOBACCO
So easy to drop Cigarette,
Cigar, or Chewing habit

No-To-Bac has helped thousands to
break the costly, nerve-shattering to-
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Shortly the habit is completely broken,
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simple. Get box of No-To-Bac and IL
* doesn't release you from all craving
for tobacco in any form, your druggist
will refund your money without ques-
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ers of Cascarets: therefore IS thor
oughly reliable.-Advertisem
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-21

one of the matrons. Except for
their uniform dress of blue chambray.
the dancers didn't look like inmates of
an institution. They seemed too happy
and carefree to be in penal instt-
tuition.
refer to them as girls" for at
least 10 per cent of the farms inmates
are in the teens and twenties-
Sitting in corner of the big room,
unseen by many of the hundred girls
who were dancing, had ample oppor-
tllnity to study them. No one but Mrs.
Perry and one or two of the matrons
knew why I had come to the farm, so
that I could talk to the girls without
their suspicion. and nearly always
found them willing to talk to me. A
dark-eyed girl of about twenty sat next
to me. She seemed to watch Mrs.
Perry closely, as the superintendent
walked among the girls.
All Like Mrs. Perry.
How do you like Mrs. Perry?" I
asked her.
f. "Oh, we all like Mrs. Perry She's
the finest woman I ever KNEW" the
girl replied, and there was no mis-
taking the warmth of her tone
You have good times here, don't
vou?" I ventured further.
We sure do" she said promptly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-21
How Many of You Cussed7

How many of you cussed this eve
ninZ?" was the superintendent ques-
ton. much to my surprise. for in nine
cases out of ten the head of the insti-
tuition would take advantage Of such
an occasion for sermon
Il did" one girl said, apologeticalIy,
Just a little -
Il did" said another. but just be-
cause I got pretty mad" !
Il did. too" a third confessed. ''bu.
it's the first time in a long time
How many have honestly tried hard
today?' Mrs Perry asked them, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-21
Sculpturirg in
Clay Specially
ozone of Girls
~ MILDRED REED.

One girl with whom I talked at the
Women's Industrial Farm. was seven
teen years old. Her story is much the
same as that of many OF the younger
girls on the farm I sat on the wooden
bench before her dormitory with her
and began the conversation by asking
her where her home was
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-01
SPOKANE WILL HOLD
ANOTHER CONVENTION

Spokane, WaSh.-F rdit, potato and
honey producers ara to meer in con-
vention at Spokane during December
The meetings commence on the 18Th
instant and will close on tie 18th. 1t
is predicted they viii be the most i'm
portant in the annals of the Inland
Empire in respect tc the interests con-
cerned. 1t will be the sixteenth an
nual convention Of the Washington
State Horticultural association, the
twelfth annual meeting for the north
west fruit growers conference, the an
nual Washington state grade and p OK
and a joint meeting of the
Washington bee-keepers and Inland
Empire bee-keepers' associations.
Notable men who have achieved ma
tional regulations in their respective
channels of activity will be in at
tendance The various associations
will hold separate meetings except
where their interests iilpinge. Ses-
sions will take place at the Davenport
hotel which will also witness the an
nual banquet on the 18th Instant.
Aaron Sapiro, the California attorney
who specializes on cooperative move
ments, is to give the results of work
he has been planning for Washington
Tor several months.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-01
GLEE i
CLUB PLANS TOUR
WILL START ON ANNUAL TOUR
ABOUT JANUARY Is, COVER
ING ENTIRE STATE.

Featuring its own orchestra and
several student commedians, the
University of Idaho Glee club will
start its annual tour about January
Is, acnording to an announcement
Wednesday by Boyd Corneilson,
business manager.
Following insistent demands by
various alumni clubs, the club will
this year appear in several more
towns than in the past. 1t is planned
to make the entire state in one trip,
first touring the north, g)ing south
through Montana AMI entering the
state again at st. Anthony.
Because of the fact that various
towns where we did not originally
plan to stop have made us very at
tractive offers, it may be necessary to
drop some of the regular stops said
Mr. Corneilson. ''Towns that are an
xious for the club should write us at
once"
1--WE are endeavoring to make the
program as varied as possible, our
burlesque number promises to be a
riot of fun. 1t is entirely original and
will reflect the most frivolous side of
college life. The club proper will
give a well balanced program, rang
ing from grand opera to popular rag
time. With the addition of an or
cheStra and the emphasizing of hum
orous numbers, we are confident that
the club will be enthusiastically re-
ceived everywhere"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-01
AUSTRIA ADMITTED To LEAGUE
PRUSS|AN ASSEMBLY SUSPENDS

GENEvA-By voted member of the
expected the assembly he
Wilson's
GENEVA3y PA his
mediator
council today Wilson's
Brazil join Wilson
council left
In IA Row
BERN-By P)The sitting of the Prussian assembly
of
o house.
Chinese Rebellion Serious
SHANGHAI(By P) Messages
today the of Chang
Hundreds of foreigners in the city, 100000
Two More Irish Assassinations
A
dead last night Macroom district and four arrested Mac
President of Cooperation
Ell PASO TEXAS-Qy A. PIN talk with City
possible assistance capital
said
line Chihuahua
Revolution in
WASHNGTON(By A. P1Rumors
Only He'd Is Report
PORT A "A of
death
includes alleged killed
99S actual battles, according the testimony.
DAnnuncio
loaded md
odder DAnnuncos
ToKIoBy Posemenof anti boshevt leader arrived
Iadivostock a
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-01
EVANS IS CAPTAIN
OF FOOTBALL TEAM
AMERICAN FALLS MAN SELECTED
TO HEAD UNIVERSITY OF
IDAHO MEN IN 1921.

Grover c. Evans, of American
Falls, right end on Coach Thomas
Kelley's 1920 University of Idaho
foot ball team and veteran OF three
years experience, yesterday was Sc
lected to lead Idaho's gridists in their
1921 campaign.
Captain-elect Evans played his first
foot ball at Idaho in 1916. In 1917 he
performed as MEMBER OF 361st in
fantry team at Camp LIE Ills and he
played service foot ball again in 1913
Last season he returned to college
and became fixture at right end.
Always aggressive, hard working
and conscientious, Evans developed
SO sensationally under Coach Kelley's
tutelage that many consider him the
best end Of the northwest lie tackles
viciously, gets down the field well un-
der punts, and snares all forward
passes that are sent in his general di-
rectiOn.
The captain elect has senior stand
ing in the college Of agriculture. He
is q member OF the Sigma M fra
ternity.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-01
MAY GUT OFF LIGHT
FROM THIRD STREET
WASHINGTON WATER POWER
COMPANY THREATENS TO
TURN ON THE DARKNESS.

! Reversing the order let there be
/ light and there was light the Wash
! 1ngton Water Power Company an
nounces that there will be darkness on
Third street after February unless
a new contract is made by property
owners along that street and The con-
tract is lived up to-
Notice was today served or prop
erty owners that the contract, which
requires a 60 days notice by either
party to be terminated, will be ter1n-
mated by the Washington Water
Power Company on February /, 1921.
The contracts provided that the
property owners or tenants along this
street shall erect and maintain metal
light posts or electroliers, and the
company is to supply the electricity.
Complaint is made that some Of the
tenants have not paid and that the
terms of contract are not being kept
by some of the tenants and property
owners and the company therefore
notifies them that the contract will
terminate so days from the date of the
notice.
This means the shutting off OF the
lighting system that has made Third
street, as we'll as Main street, so
pretty dHQ dtLTdctlVe dI hight lie
company will not continue the con-
tract under the old terms but is will
ing to meet the property owners half
way and make new contract pro-.
vided it is observed by both parties.
A suggestion has been made that the
city assume the responsibility for
these lights and maintain them and
this matter may be brought before the
council.
AS there remains two months in
which to take action before the lights
are shut off, theic is plenty of time for
property owners or the city or any
one interested 10 devise plan for
maintaining the lights, if it is thought
best to keep them.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-01

There is little snow on Moscow
the first Of the season.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-01

of education, was called upon to intro.
duce President Upham. DR. BRYAN re-.
viewed the history of the school anc
told how he had become commissione,
OF education on July 1, 1917, and had
oeen instrumental in securing the
election of DR. Lindley as president
on July 3, and that Is days later Dr.
Llndley was installed as president. He
called attention to the changed con-
ditions when it had taken four months
to secure DR.. Lindley's successor. He
told OF the prosperous condition of the
university now as compared with for
mer years and predicted bright fu-
tl1re for the university and success
full administration for the new nresi-
dent.
When DR.. Upham was introduced
the big audience arose and gave him a
standing welcome, amid tumuItous
hand clapping. DR.. Upham spoke
briefly and in a humorous vein, but
won the hearts of his hearers at the
start and when he had finished speak
ing many rushed up to shake him by
the hand He promised cooperation
with the people of Moscow and urged
that they call upon him at any time
that he can be of service. He com
mended the spirit of cooperation be-
tween citizens and university and
cited the building of the dormitory
an fraternity an sorority houses by
Moscow citizens as something unusual
an of which all should feel proud.
Judge J. H. Forney, the first presf-
dent of the university, was asked to
respond to DR.. Upham's address and
to welcome the new president which he
did in a few well chosen words. Dean
H. G. Eldridge, "the oldest member of
the faculty, in point of service" was
and spoke briefly, as did
Dean E. ]. Iddings head of the agri-
cultural college and director of the err
pertinent station, who said that never,
in the history of the university, had
it had the support and confidence Of
the people of the entire state as it has
now and he predicted bright future
for the school as the result of this
growing confidence and spirit Of CO.
operatiOn
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-01
NEW UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
GIVEN WELCOME To MOSCOW

The great dining room of the Mos
COW chamber of commerce was not
large enough to accommodate the bic
crowd that gathered at the weekly
luncheon for the dual purpose of meet
Ing and welcoming DR.. A. H. Upham
the new president of the University of
Idaho, who arrived at 11:45, and
greeted the members of the Latah
County Purebred Livestock Associa-
ton, who came to ask the cooperation
of the rhamber in reviving the Latah
county fair and holding a county fair
and livestock show here next far. Ex-
ira tables had to be- placed, extra
chars provided and than ascend
table, was necessary to accommodate
late comers.
L. L. Young, president of the
sstockmen's association, was called up
on for an address and tol what the
association had done at it's forenoon
meeting. He said the country has
reached point where it cannot depend
upon wheat alone and must raise more
and better livestock. He declared that
in older states the livestock industry
where followed continuously had saved
the farming industry 1'We expect the
livestock industry to pull the farmers
of Latah county out of the hole which
they have been plunged by the collapse
of the meat market" said he Presi-
dent Young asked R. E. Nordby, secre-
tary Of the association to read the
minutes of the forenoon's meeting.
He did so. These showed that the
association had pledged itself to give
2 0per cent of the costs of inaugu-
rating and holding a livestock show
and county fair at Moscow not less
than $4,000 be raised
G. B. Green, president of the fair
association, stated that this is the
first time the farmers had ever offer
ed to help and he invited the livestock
men to attend the fair associations
meeting at Moscow next Tuesday
night and promised to elect members |
of the association to the board of di-
rectors. President Young was asked |
to appoint committee to attend the |
fair association meeting.
DR.. 3. A. Bryan, state commissioner
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-01
calls CONFERENCE
TO DISCUSS PARKS
IOWA'S GOVERNOR WANTS AC-
TION TAKEN BY ALL THE
STATES OF THE UNTON.

! Des. MOineS, Ia.-(By A. PA n2
tional conference Oh parks was called
today by Governor Harding, cooper
atlng with the secretary of the in
terror to meet in Des Moines January
/ 10, II and 12.
The need for state parks will be
the chief subject to be discussed and
the conference is the first national
gathering ever summoned to plan
how nation wide system of recrc-
atiOnal areas can be tabiisheG.
While more than 5000 invitations
to the conference are being distribut-
ed, Governor Harding wants it made
clear that the attendance is not limit
ed to persons specifically invited, for
everybody interested in the conser-
walton movement will be welcome.
The invitation list includes gGyer-
nors of states, mayors of cities, park
officials, and leaders in conservation
organizations.
The need for such a conference and
the ground it should cover were ex-
planned by Secretary Payne in u let
ter to Governor Harding. in which he
said.
'I have observed from time to time
SUGGESTIONS are made for the creation
of national parks out of scenic areas
that for definite reasons should be
taken up by the states themselves,
and there are undoubtedly many
parks suggested to the state park
authorities that should be taken up
by counties and municipalities. Re
Gently there has been a widespread
desire on the part of the state park
to confer among them
selves and with the national park
service, not alone on this question by
the possibility of securing
uniform park legislation throughout
the country and the discussion of
park problems in general. The re-
quests for such a conference have be-
come so insistent that it. now seems
4 national necessity, promising the
greatest results to the participants
and the states they represent.
Secretary Payne suggested I,es
Moines as a meeting place for the
because of the extra
ordinary results in the field of state
park creation and development
achieved by the state of Iowa under,
it's public park act" from which the
delegates can learn much.
Active cooperation of many states
in the conference, notably California,
Oregon, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana
and New York, already mas been Sc
cured by Secretary Payne and Stephen
T. Mather director of the National
Park service, both of whom are eX-
Dected to attend the conference.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-01
EMPLOYERS
OPPOSE CUT IN WAGES

Spokane-(By A. P.)-The policy of
opposing a marked reduction of wages
is announced today by Secretary Rey
nolds of the Associated Industries of
the Inland Empire, following con-
ference of members for eastern Wash
ington, eastern Oregon and northern
Idaho. The resolution declared the
eight hour day will be continued and
wages in lumber mills will mot be
materially reduced" and wages in the
woods will remain SO cents an hour
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-01
SAVED COMPANION
BUT LOST OWN LIFE

BONNERS FERRY, Idaho Edwin
Westerlund, a junior in the high
school, was drowned at 9 o'clock last
night at the mill pond of the Bonners
Ferry Lumber company. He was
skating with Tinsey Eskridge, a class
mate, when the ice broke and both
went under
The boy held Miss Eskridge above
water for several minutes until she
was rescued. He then sank through
exhaustion. The water was Is feet
deep and it was nearly an hour be-
fore his body was recovered Dr. E..
E. Fry was called, but life was extinct
The lad was the son of Eric Wester-
land, an old resident of this city
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-01
TO ERECT Y. M. C. A.
BUILDING IN JERUSALEM

Jerusalem-(B (By A. P.)-The Young
Mems Christian Association in Pales-
tine have been asked to open centers
in Hebron, Bethlehem, Haifa and other
towns
DR.. A. C. Harte, who has charge of
the work in Palestine, has prepared
plans for an international Y. M c. A.
building in Jerusalem, with me-
mortal tower to be used for devotional
purposes, in which shall be recorded
the name of every Y. NJ. G. A. worker
in every country who gave his life for
his country in the great war.