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necessary feature In q penal program.
Probation informs the court 1t saves
money, 1t salvages humanity, and, prop
erly applied, it reduces crime. There
are 81 Federal judicial districts, with 144
judges, each of whom has been author
lied to appoint probation officer. At
the present time there are eight such
omcerS, and one is said to have 1900
cases in his charge. If he visits them
once a month, he will have to see so
day.
Z. The Atlanta Penitentiary was au-
thorized in 1898. 1t has a normal ca
pacity Of 1882. Even with the ques-
tionable practice of placing two or more
men in a cell, 1t might house comfort
ably 1,712 people. 1t now has 3,400
prisoners. The Leavenworth Peniten-
tiary, having a normal capacity of 1850,
now has 3,723
8. All persons. of whatever shade of
opinion with reference to prison mat
ters, agree that prisoners should be
kept at work. This is the best solution
Of disciplinary problems. 1t helps re-
duce the cost of maintaining the prison
and 1t makes easier the problem of re-
Mobilization. Recent scientific studies,
one in Illinois and one in Massachu-
settS have demonstrated that the great
est factor making for successful reform
is an ability and willingness on the part
of the subject to do days work. But
one industry has been authorized by
Congress at the Atlanta Penitentiary,
Continued on Thirty-seventh Page)
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number of Federal prisoners but It
ought to know something Of the vital
statistics connected with their cases,
and the why and how Of their commit
ment, and whether 1t Is their FIRST,
second or third appearance.
g. During 1928 1858 parole cases
came before the United States Parole
Board. One Of the first items in the
program Of protective penology would
be to revise the statutes covering parole
and provide a proper personnel to deal
intelligently and in the public interest
with this feature Of prison administra-
ton.
4. Supervision is the sine qua non Of
parole. without strict supervision, pa
role Is merely an early release instead
of an extended protection to society, as
1t should be. The Federal parole super
vision system relies entirely on volun-
teers or first friends for such supervi-
sion. Some more effective or official
control should be devised.
S. There are 3.703 counties in tie
United States, and nearly every one of
them has jail. There are Federal
prisoners in about LOO of these inSti-
tutions. The Bureau of Prisons now has
two inspectors whose duty it is to make
sure that these Federal prisoners are
properly housed and cared for and that
the Government gets its moneys worth
in this regard.
6. The probation system, after a half
century of administration in the States,
has demonstrated its importance as q
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ment except for very heinous crimes,
and thus we find that in very large
proportion of serious criminals, prob
ably as high as 98 per cent, impriSon-
ment for a term has become the ac-
cepted means of penal control.
Our fundamental proposition of the
protection to society is we'll carried out
by the application of the death penalty
or of life Imprisonment. but If we are
to continue to apply the principle of
protection in the case of term imprison-
ment an important situation confrontS
US. In the case of term imprisonment
the protection to the community lasts
only while the man is in prison. If he
comes out worse than when he went in
the temporary protection to the COM
Hunity is more than Offset by the sub
sequent danger from an individual who
has become more lawleSs and more OF a
menace.
8. The protection of the public,
therefore, requires that prisons attempt
70 turn men out better than when they
went in.
Not by coddling, not by favoritism,
not by an early release, not by sense
less cruelty, but by firmly and con-
Stantly-
%. Removing physical handicaps to
success. and thus increasing the resist
ize how important factor physical in
firmity or debility plays in influencing
conduct.
(2). Teaching a trade and thus min
imizing the economic pressure to COM
NIT crime.
(3). Through the study and classif-
cation Of the individual to reach the
personal problem involved and apply
the remedy.
"a. Through the right kind of edu-
cation, good books and other conStruc-
lawlesSneSs with a morale Of patriotic
cooperation.
(5). BY release on parole under strict
supervision: that is, in place of an
abrupt change from confinement to lib
erty to supply an adjusted and con-
trolled release, with home and employ
ment provided and activities circum-
Scribed.
No Inconsistencies In Program.
4. There is nothing inconsistent in
the above program of penal treatment
with the cotemporaneous program for
law enforcement and observance.
Penologists believe in the necessity
for
0). Prompt decision and disposition
in criminal cases through the simplifi-
cation and clarification of legal pro-
cedure. Celerity Of justice is more de-
terrent than severity.
(2). Scientific analysis of the indi-
vidual and the causes of his crime. This
contemplates an adequate system of
criminal statistics.
go. Special treatment for the ire
sponsible. The punishment of the in
sane or feeble-minded as q means of
social correction has long since been
abandoned as incongruous.
"a. Strict discipline for all normal or
intentional criminals.
(5). Permanent segregation Of the
defective or incorrigible. AS the At
torney General recently stated, the
prison Of the future should be at once a
disciplinary school for those who can
be reformed, place of segregation for
the incorrigible and q laboratory for
the study of the causes of crime.
It Is submitted that the above sug-
gests basis for a rigorous yet humane,
a scientific yet common sense, a pro-
gressive yet protective program Of penal
reform.
(Note-A word should here be said In
comment upon a very dif1cult and
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Since first man took his brothers

Since first man took his brothers
life
And the sad world began
But straws the wheat and saves
the chaff
With a most evil fam"
The new system needs something in
addition-more intelligence, more pa
tience, more equipment, more personnel,
and, therefore, more money.
In the same way that history is full
of the failures Of the old system, so are
we finding some gratifying examples OF
success under the new system. For ex-
ample, Massachusetts,, with the highest
use of probation and parole Of any State
in the country and a humane prison
system. has the lowest homicide rate
and a record of less serious crime than
was the case Is years ago.
The English prison system has been
not only centralized under the home
secretary but professionalism. Prison
work in England offers career to a
college graduate. Security Of tenure,
freedom from politics and period of
training for employees testif1es to Eng
lands recognition that practical pencil
ogy is a science.
The United States should follow this
example. 1t should take the lead in
insisting upon the professionalization Of
prison management and not lag behind.
The recent establishment of train
ing school for prison officers by the
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take our property, to make us suffer in
other ways And in the same way that
we have sought to protect ourselves
| from other dangers we must seek to
| protect ourselves from crime in modern
! scientific ways. We. the innocent ones,
are reasonably entitled to such protec-
! ton.
/. The prime object of a penal sys-
| tenn, then, Is to protect the public.
| Opinions differ as to how such protec-
| ton can best be secured.
That traditional methods have failed
is admitted by almost every one. The
day of the Bastile and torture chamber
has gone.
The solution of the problem as to how
best to protect the public will never be
obtained through ignorance, or apathy,
or laisses faire, or by the argument that
1T always has been DONE" or by reli-
ance upon any other prejudice or pre-
conception.
Other difficult social problems have
yielded before the application of scien-
tific intelligence,
2. Intelligence must, therefore. be
applied to the penal problem, whatever
the immediate cost.
The application of science to the
penal problem is not inconsistent with
safety
What is protection? Is it always
secured through punishment alone?
Many people confuse punishment with
protection. Beginning with the Chris
tan Scriptures, history Is replete with
examples of the failure of punishment
alone to modify the convictions and
practices of the people. Christian mar
tyrs we're thrown to the lions, the Span
ish inuuisition tortured the non-con-
formistS. religious liberals were burned
at the stake, the Pilgrims were eXiled.
True enough, in the light of history,
those people so punished are by us held
to be in the right. However, many
| large groups of citizens today who are
by our standards lawleSs nevertheless
believe themselves to be right. Hence
punishment has little effect to control
them
1t cannot be gainsaid, however. that
the protection Of the public requires
the disciplining Of a certain section Of
the lawless elements. How shall this
discipline be applied?
(a) BY taking a part Of the offend
ers property Cfine).
Cb) BY visiting disgrace or shame
upon him.
(c) BY loss Of civil privileges.
(d) BY exile or deportation.
(e) BY bodily punishment or torture.
% BY the punishment of death.
Cg) BY life Imprisonment
(h) BY the loss of his liberty (term
in PRISON..
Discard Punishment Methods.
The first five of these alternatives are
frequently employed, and with the large
proportion of our citiZenry, in whom
eelf-esteem is paramount, the shame
and disgrace of a court proceeding Is
the keenest punishment. We are def
nitely diScarding the application Of
man-to-man punishment in the form
Of whipping, branding or other forms
of pain infliction, because OF the degra-
dation which 1t involves, both to the
one who receives and the one who gives.
and the necessary Intervention Of the
human element.
The last three alternatives, therefore,
are the ones which confront the stu
dent of penology today, and seem to
have become the accepted expedients to
be employed in the control of the more
serious kinds of crime.
Obviously, only q very small per-
centage of criminals can be put to
death. Also will it be impossible to
infiict life Imprisonment as punish
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troublesome aspect of the problem.
Most persons agree with the desire TO
reform the individual and thus protect
carving a reformative program so far
that punishment commences to lose its
deterrent force upon the potential
criminal. Punishment Is and should be
deterrent upon a certain percentage of
laW-breakers. Punishment is unavail-
ing against the influence of the broken
home, bad associates, physical disease,
mental inferiority. and an inverted
sense of social values. Our whole OBJ
ject in retaining a system of punish
ment is in difference to the idea of de-
terrence, but this in no wise minimizes
the Importance of improving while we
punish. Punishment, then. is a neces-
sary element, but only an element.)
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The Needs Of the Situation.

The old system was easily and cheaply
Strength of control, both
structural and personal, was the prime
requisite.
IT know not whether laws be right
or whether laws be wrong.
All that we know who be in gaol
Is that the wall is strong,
And that each day is like a year
A year whose days are long.
But this know: That every law
That men have made for man
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
CASSIDY TO CALL OUT
 FOOTBALL SQUAD AT Il. s.
Early start in Whipping Grid Can d,1atc> Into shape Planned
 By Coach

Coach George M. Cassidy of the New Britain senior high school in tends to g"t the men of the foot hall squad going as early as possi- ble. Plans for practice have been started and the oujlitting of the players began today by Palmer Howard, faculty manager of athlc- ties. Although no football manager has been appointed the name of the student receiving the manaGership will probably be known within the next few days
 Coach Lionel Depot, mentor Of tr&ch, has not started action bu: will most likely start cross country running within a month. If q cross country squad is called for bv Coach Depot it will have to find d dressing room for itself because Of the lack 0t q gym or dressing room aS inc old gym has been turned into clnssrooms and the gym in the new building is not completed. Dur ing the latter part of the last cross country season the trade school drossjn" rooms, were opened to the high school runners.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
WITNESS TAKEN TO
 SCENE OF MURDER
De LGCa Denies He Knows Who
 Killed Russo

Providence, R. |, Sept, F tP- Pasqualo "patsy' De Iuca, brought back late yesterday from Lawrence, Mass, to Warwick for further qucs- tioning about the murder of A. frcio "Eoi" Russo on the night Of August &1. at Palace Gardens, this morning accompanied Warwick and state police to the scene of the staying and there in the yard of Mila22o and Turcno'S roadhouso ren- 1orcd for them the part he says h.. played when the Providence "inslr- ance rackot"cr' walked from the place with three companions and was shot down from behind.
 Through three hour grillng at Warwick police headquarters las, evening De Luca chung 10 his orig inal statement that he had been with Russo for an hour and q half before then, and with John Crabona
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12

of mere limitation, insofar as aux Hilary ship are concerned. Parity. or naval equality, has been agreed upon between Great Britain and the United States as a basis of dis cussion on the naval program. In order 10 meet the situation. well in formed circles consider it possible that reShitting of the paper pro gram of the American navy might be called for to meet the existing desires of President Hoover either for a stringent limitation or rcduc- tion giving at the same time d basic parity with Great Britain.
 The reduction policy. with it's ac- companying desire by tho president to cut taxes for naval expenditure, is one of the presidents most inti- mate desires and throughout the present no2otiations, it is known that he has steadfastly worked to- ward this end.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12

Curcio almost hit two or three other cars on South Main street and when the scene of the accident was again reached he refused to go to the po- lice station so Nelson went and re ported the affair.
 Nelsons father-in-laW, Mr. Spen- cer, testified in a similar vein. Both were positive that Curcio did not leave the car and speak to Nelson directly after the collision. "Why don't you be white?" they quoted Curcio as having asked when he was overtaken.
 Nelsons wife testified that the fender of their car caught the fender of the other car after her husband had made an effort to avoid the accident.
 Curcio Contradicted the states witnesses and claimed 10 have stop ped immediately after the accident He got out and went back to Ncl- son and discussed the accident. Not seeing any damage to either car he saw no reason for stopping longer or reporting 10 police headquarters He knew Nelson was following him and he made no effort to escape. At the time of the accident his dim mcrs were on his headlights and after tho accident he turned on the lights in full.
 At no time did he turn out his lights, he was sure. He never iu- tended 10 go to the police station because he saw no necessity for making a report, but he wanted 10 look over the scene again and for that reason he drove back with Nel- son following him..
 John Calvert. who was with Cur cio. corroborated the lattcr's story.
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods ac- cuSod CurciO of eVading respOnSihil- ty and atempting 10 deceive the court through "a cheap subtcrfugc." 10 which Attorney Ginsburg replied that Curcio was within his rights at all times
 Judge TraccsN said he could not understand why Nelson should have chased Curcio if they had already had q conversation as Curcio claim ed. and he did not believe that the latter actually had stopped. It was a question Of crcdiblity of the wit nesscs and he felt that the Nclsons were moro to be believed than Cur cio. He imposed a fine of $50 and costs and romittcd $25. Bonds for appeal were set at $20o but no ap- peal was taken.
 The charge Of speeding was nollod on payment Of costs, in the case of Domenic Soccoli, 29, of 52 Monroe street.
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and "Chtface" Prank Di Dominica had just left the roadhouse when the shooting started.
 Repeated questions fired at him by Chief Ellis A. Cranston ami Lieut.. Henry J. Ladoux of th+ Warwick police and Lieut.. Harold k. Siteman of the state police fail ed 10 make him admit he knew who killed Russo.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
EANiE FAMILY TEAM

WaItham Mass, Sept. 12 CUP)-- An uncle and nephew may play to- eether on the Waltham high school football eleven the coming season. Carl Anderson is making a strong bid for center position, while the nephew, Ralph Carlson, is an end candidate The uncle and nephew are the same age.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
PLANE REACHES HAVANA

Havana, Sept. 12 (Pl-The am phibian plane "Montevideo" of the New Iork-Rio Janeiro and Ruenos Aires Airlincs alighted in Havana harbor at 1o;&O this morning for rofnelling. It is bound for Buenos Aires by easy stages.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
Revision of American Disarmament Position Possible Outcome of Talks
 Between Hoover and Executives
Conferences Believed to Be Taking Up Reduction in Ship Building Program-Dawes Kept Informed
 of All New Developments in Case

Washington. Sept. 12 (Pl-A re\I- armament facilitating an agreement with Great Britain and bringing sucn an accord very near is believed to have resulted from q protraCted sci- ieS Of conferences between President Hoover Secretary Stim&on. Secretary Adams and the general board of the navy.
 Information from an authoritative source vas that Ambassador Dawes has been kept advis,d of the trend 0t the discussions. which yesterday filled most Of the day and evening. In addition, if is confidently ,Npect- d that in the near future, perhaps within the next 24 hours. nlW in structions will go forward 10 Nil I}aWrS for presentation to Primo Minister Ramsay Macdonald.
 Rcadiustmcnt of Program
 Indications were that the prcsi- dents conferences had 10 do with q read iuStmont of the l5 cruiser con structiOn program cffccting a rediS- tributicn of tonnage, gun power and other clements, to conform with the wishes of the London government.
 The impression has prevailed in naval and diplomatic circles in Washington that a rebalancing O. the cruiser program might be cffcc- tive in bringing closer the positions Of the United States and Great Brit ain on the naval question.
 During the past week the Amcri- can naval experts have been engaged in q studX Of a possible shifting Of the various clements which enter into a naval program such as is con tcmplatod under the i 15-CruisoG law.
 Naval circles have pointed out that the factors in this program in addition to tonnage involve speed. armor, gun power and other ttchni- cal and intricate phases. Certain schools or thought. known 10 exist in the navy and also in diplomatic circles in Washington that believe T shifting of one or more Of these elements, or basic factors, might well pave the way for the basis Of naval understanding between the United States and Great Britain.
 Hoover FayOrs Reduction
 President Hoover already has de- clarod himself in favor of policy of naval reduction instead of one
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
Hoover FaVOrS Reduction

President Hoover already has de- clarod himself in favor of policy of naval reduction instead of one
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08

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