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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-24
Loan Christensen visited

Miss Joan Christensen visited
;,suokane Friday.
uop = =
uenrv Hewitt was business
.';tor in Yakima, Tuesday.
fisi **
urs Rex Brown is hostess to-
Jaw at luncheon for the Rlnky-
dnks.
urs j B. Pennell returned on
thursday from a weeks visit in
Seattle.
Tho Misses Kathryn Estep and
parnice Van Dyke were Walla
Walla visitors Monday.
Mrs Marvin Carnahan and Mrs.
pokkan and the sons attended the
.tate fair at Yakima last week.
81
Martin Jarvis of Prosser was a
ouest Thursday of Rev. and Mrs.
Iohn B. Pennell at the rectory.
Mr. and Mrs. Gopher of Colfax
visited over the week end with
Mr. Copner's sister, Mrs. Cottman.
Mrs William Brace, who has
been i'll for the past three weeks,
was able to sit up a few minutes
Tuesday.
Mrs W. H. Witt and son Nat
drove to Pullman Sunday taking
Miss Margaret, who entered w. S..
C. as freshman.
Miss Louise Quasi of Pasco
spent the week end at the home
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
A. Quasi and family.
Mrs. Caroline Kitten returned
Monday evening from Spokane,
where, where she was business
visitor for several days.
Mrs. ]. E. Mulkey returned on
Monday evening from Seattle,
where she was called by the Sc
we're illness of a sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Rider and
daughter Miss Enid and son Low
ell and Mrs. George McNeel visit
ed in Walla Walla Friday.
Mrs. Dean Adams was confin-
ed to her home Wednesday by a
severe cold, and Miss Enid Rider
acted as clerk in her place at the
Penney store.
Miss Leta Minden and Missiles.
sic Smith left last week for Nam
pa, Idaho, where they will take up
the nurses training course in the
Nazarene hospital.
Mrs. Herman Schmidt and her
niece, Miss Leota Gohn returned
Tuesday evening from a several
days visit in Seattle, including a
Trip to "The Mountain,
MISS Muriel Beall, who has been
visiting at the Beall ranch, left
lor her home in San Francisco on
Friday. Miss Bealle visited also at
Seattle and Victoria, B. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Riblett
stopped Thursday to visit Mr.. and
mrs. p. G. Smith, while enroute
70 their home in California after
spending the summer in Canada.
mr.. Clevenger and Mr.. Leibert,
VINO have been at the Beall ranch
ior the last six weeks, working in
The melons, left for their home in
the % Imperial valley in California
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mills of
mover left Monday with their son
John for Nampa, Idaho. The par
ents will return later in the week.
s while John will enter Northwest
Nazarene College.
Mrs. C. F. Winkenwerder en-
sertalned Wednesday afternoon
Ior the pleasure of Mrs. M. A.
Sapell OF Portland and Mrs. E. E..
s Snanafelt of Wenatchee. They are
Doth former residents.
Inc Sunday schools of the diff
.erent churches are giving an en-
seerm.alnment sponsored by the w.
. :. Saturday, September &c,
a. $50 in the basement of the
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head again Again Cahoon went down. Slowly
up again. But he was out on his feet George
gave the drunken head last toss and then, as
he sank, pinned the massive shoulders TO the
canvas.
That for the first fall. Twenty-Five min
utes and IA seconds They were yelling out the
time. Mildred saw her brothers, Thorny and
Rex, fairly lifeting George from the ring Slap
ping his back. Hugging him.
1t was pretty bewildering. Now she saw other
women. That little Miss Belts was down by the
ring with the newspaper folk. She looked very
gay and bright Here came Rex, followed
by Thorny. What do you know" he was
shouting. within half an hour that
boyn be champion!"
Perversity stirred in Mldreds disturbed mind.
She said, rather tartly, What Of it?"
What Of 1t? My gosh, Mil, he'll be a mil
Eonaire!"
millionaire Funny! That bolshevik out
break OF Georges . long time ago. Trick
stuff! Sell your personality" II know what's
important. III. show you
They were at it again. Reaching and paw
ing and mauling. Strength against strength
Cahoon wasn't through. Not yet.
They tumbled and crashed Headlocks arm
locks. quarter Nelson's. body scissors and head
scissors Toe holds that looked agonizing Ca
boon 1t was. toward the end, who clapped on
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the head scissors and held it long time. When
George got out Of that he looked groggy.
Felt for the ropes and dropped to one knee.
Cahcon stood over him. hands clasped beating
sharply on the back of the neck. THE occpital
blow" rasped Jim. Its fierce!" George, COW
ering with his hands, glanced weakly around
at the referee, as If in protest
What happened then, the end Of it, was too
quick for Mildred. Jim reviewed it hoarsely in
the limousine, riding home. You'd "a said he
was in. Simply in. Kneelng there with his
back to the ropes. Just Cahoon raised
his hands to hit him again. George comes up
into his stomach Wow! Listen Mil, when
Cahoon hit the floor he was clean across the
ring-and out! And little old George Will
bur's champion Of the world"
4 Ar. PIERCE, the father Of Mildred Thorny
wi and Rex felt that he could do less
than call In person for the boy. 1t was some
thing of a luncheon party. Smiling, prosperous,
correct people, all playing up to George Will
bur.
Mr.. Pierce (urbanity ITSELF remarked: We'll
George, you've got everything in your hands
now. It must be wonderful sensation"
Not for long" said George quietly. Mildred
was watching him. She hadn't said q word
You don't mean you're going to give it up.
George?" asked Mr.. Pierce.
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his FIRST real test. His reactions to q very
material lessening of restrictions will be care
fully observed and duly noted. He will have
become an honor man." He will have won
trust.
Finally the prisoner at Lewisburg will be
assigned to building consisting of rooms ap-
proxmating the living quarters Of normal
persons. In this senior hall of the institu-
ton 1t will be dificult for him to realize that
he Is in prison. He will not have to look out
through barred windows, no steel door will give
him the sense Of being Gagged in. In this build
ing he will have q private room, II feet long by
feet inches wide, with comforts and con-
venfences that he did not enjoy in any other
part Of the institution. He will have his own
key to come and go he pleases within the
bounds Of the ordinary prison routine
When his term ends the prisoner at Lewis
burg will not be turned out from a drab con-
fining cell to sudden freedom with . grim
recollection Of long incarceration and an en-
Uttered attitude toward society. Instead he
viii be given . try at freedom before he leaves
to engender self-reliance and self-respect.
While In this senior hall" he will receive his
diploma" . clean bill bearing testimony to
good behavior and improved character earned
by his own efforts and emitting him to fair
chance anywhere in the world.
But while the new system at Lewisburg may
seem less rigid, the importance Of maintaining
discipline has not been lost sight Of, according
to Director Bates. with all these new plans
under way" he states, "insistence has been had
upon the strict performance by guards and
other employees Of the dificult tasks laid upon
them. and wardens are repeatedly advised that
our institutions are places for the rigorous
discipline Of the inmates. Anything which
savors Of favoritism, improper privileges or
deviation from the strict carrying out Of the
sentence Of the court has been promptly and
effectively acted upon"
It Is far cry from the early forms Of
criminal punishment, which included torture
and the dungeon, to o prison Of the type Of
Lewisburg. Yet there are criminologists who
in view Of the increase In major crime in this
country are Of the opinion that the new system
is too easy and who advocate even sterner
methods than those now in force. Some even
urge the return Of the whipping post and are
inclined to doubt the enhcacy Of plan such as
viii be carried out ut LewiSburg
Arguments pro and con have been heard,
months have been spent In intensive study Of
prison systems, some Of the worlds greatest
criminologists and prison authorities have added
their voices to the question, public opinion has
been aroused and public debate has waxed
warm, but when the matter Of the new prison
system at Lewisburg' was placed before Congress
the vote for Its adopeion was unanimous. -
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I'm one year. II can hold it that long
"Ycu are? And what then?"
II was working at writing" He felt ehy,
like a child. II shall go back to that. Fight
it out!"
Writing? How Interestingly"
This wrestling, Of course, is rather gro
tesque" He said that without thinking. Then he
caught the flash in Mildred's eyes. II only
went into 1t because felt could do 1t. 1t
seemed worth the try"
The moment with Mildred seemed almost
arranged. The men all had to dash back to
their Offices. He was about to go, too, when
Mrs. Pierce left them together. And neither OF
them seemed to have anything to say. He'd
dreamed of such a moment. A triumph. Now,
all at once it didn't matter.
When she did speak, he didn't know how to
take it. She couldn't hide her emotion and
she didn't try. She looked up at him.
well, George haven't been punished
enough?"
He could have gathered her right up in lis
arms. Shed surrendered. The remotely de-
Sirable Mildred! But the whole thing had gone
unreal. The Pierces were unreal. Too easy.
Just because he'd tossed Rough Cahoon!
She said one thing more Che couldn't believe
his ears): Aren't you being just little cruel,
George?"
He? Cruel? To her? Good heavens!
Topsy- turvydom! But q fash came. He saw
his way. It was all out Of his own control
He'd been driven. He'd never felt 80 forlorn.
And they changed and changed you.
He took her hand. Its been awfully nice
seeing you. Good luck!' He had to get away
fast after that
This hurry was unaccountable. Driving him.
Get away from people. Except one. One who,
too, had dived into crazy reality. Courage.
[ E called up from drug store Tears came
into his eyes he climbed the four flights
Of musty, dim stairs Barbara opened the door
and chuckled as she pressed back against the
wall to let him into the crowded little living
room.
We'll. and how's the great champion?
I'm bursting with pride!'
He stood the worn rug, bending his head
aside to avoid the chandelier.
You and have played around some Bar
bara." 1t sounded like a charge. DO you like
me?"
What a question! She was all afutter.
Couldn't answer.
will you marry me?"
She sank down the sofa. Shed gone white.
His abrupt question opened bright vista that
the eyes of her mind trained to sort of dark
ness, couldn't face. She began to cry.
He came over and sat beside her. Touched
her fraN shoulder with shy, uncertain hand.
Added, as If he thought, in some unbelivably
apologize way, that he was explaining some
thing-"We do like the same things, you
know"
So she cried on him.
Copyright, lss1)
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It was pointed out conclusively that cog
nizance must be taken Of the various types OF
criminals, and that the indiscriminate mixing
Of these types such as occurs in most of our
present overcrowded penitentiaries, Is faulty
and dangerous practice
THE new Federal penitentiary will be the
American Governments answer to an in
adequate and intolerable prison system-a
system that has made possible such disastrous
rebellions as the mutiny and fire in the Ohio
State Penitentiary (where 1900 prisoners were
housed in accommodations designed for 5000
which resulted in the burning to death Of sl8
men; the Colorado State Prison mutiny in
which guards and prisoners were killed
and dozens Of others wounded; the riot at
Dannemora Prison, in New York (where only
the most desperate criminals are housed, in
which 5 were killed; the outbreak at the
New York State Prison, where 2 were killed,
IL wounded and 4 escaped; the uprising at
the Federal penitentiary ut Leavenworth,
where 1 was killed and injured, and other
serious riots which have occurred In the past
two years.
= There win be no crowding ct Lewisburg.
With the exception Of the dormitories all
prison rooms will be constructed to house q
single occupant, and these viii be larger than
the cells built to hold two and made to hold
four and even eight under crowded conditions
In existing penitentiarieS. The four-man ward
II Tic nOnOE OOtIulCOTleS VIII measure IL 1ee6
Inches by Is feet inches as compared with
rooms Of the same size now housing eight men
at the Leavenworth and Atlanta penitentiaries.
The space allotted per man at Lewisburg will
be 60 square feet, which closely approximates
the 81 square-foot standard space requirements
Of the Army and Navy.
And there will be no large grouping together
OF men ct the new Federal penitentiary at any
time. A specially constructed mess hall has
been designed in four sections to eliminate this
and to avoid the mixing together Of prisoners
OF different class groups under the new system
Alfred Hopkins architect for the Lewisburg
Penitentiary, inspected all Of the prisons IN
this country and In Europe to obtain ideas
for the new prison. and it is believed that from
standpoint Of construction it will set new
world standard for penal institutions.
Despite the many new angles THAI had To be
taken into consideration and the diversified
facilities provided, the economy effected TN
planning the new prison Is considering remark
able. II Is estimated that the prison proper,
designed to accommodate normally about I 200
prisoners, win cost only $4,000, 900 to build
This means cost Of $2,500 per man for the
new penitentiary, rs compared with o cost Of
5000 per man ct the Ohio State Penitentiary,
and from IS 600 to $1,000 per man ut the ,peni-
tentiary st Auburn, N. z.
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Continued from Fifth Page

In numoer and housing only one inmate to the
room, will have barred windows and steel
doors, but will open into corridors instead of
galleries. There will be no dog holes" or
dungeons" at Lewisburg as the small, narrow
dark solitary confinement cells used at other
institutions for SevereSt punishment are termed
In the prison vernacular.
There will be three buildings containing "out-
side" rooms and housing 27O men to the unit, in
which prisoners whose department and record
indicate they will not spend every hour plan
ming how to escape will be placed upon leaving
quarantine. The windows in this building will
be barred, but will give out upon open areas
rather than into inclosed or wal1ed-in courts.
And instead Of steel gates each room will have
. door. These doors will be unique In con-
struction. They will look like ordinary wooden
DOORS but will consist Of oak panels laid over
sheet steel to furnish security and yet conform
with the plan of making these rooms appear
as unlike q prison cell as possible On every
floor OF these buildings there will be recreation
room which viii be opened to the men ut
certain hours of each day.
The next step the prisoner will take his
record shows good behavior and indicates that
he can live at peace with his fellows will be to
the open dormitory or barracks type Of building
This group comprises foCr buildings Of three
stories each, housing so men to the floor. It Is
evident that before the men are housed in such
show considerable progress, and the benefits
and effectiveness of the new system will have
begun to be revealed.
nURING their stay in prison the men win be
- given opportunity to attend school, voca-
honal training classes and work in the prison
industries or on the farm, and their ambition,
their willingness to work and their progress In
these endeavors will play an important part in
the leSsening Of their restrictions and In their
assignment to more desirable quarters.
Lewisburg will be the first Federal peniten-
dary to erect q model school building where
classes will be held regularly and where every
facility for simple academic education will be
provided. There will also be . large library in
connection with the institution and q spacious
auditorium for instructive lectures and enter
tainment purposes
It will not be such . long jump from the
open dormitorieS to the honor dormitorieS'
for those prisoners who show the greatest inn
provement Of character. These viii consist Of
small dormitorieS subdivided into small wards
housing four men to the ward, where for the
FIRST time the prisoner might look through un-
barred windows and feel that he IL definitely
nearing the end Of his term. oHese he VIII face
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cause I've given every ounce Of my energy and
my thought TO this one thing" She didn't
reply to that II had to work 1t out. Show
YOU I'm still at it."
IT don't know why listen to you"
She was downright angry. Bitter, even Her
always musical voice was unsteady. Surely
you wouldn't say you'd shown q decent con-
sideration for your friends" She stopped alb
ruptly. coloring.
With a muttered, "Oh, it's grotesque!" she
simply turned then and hurried away. He
watched her go. "A man met her, over by the
newsstand. Some one had seemed to remem.
Der. They went into the restaurant.
It was curiously moving. He felt all torn
up And little guilty about having Barbara
Belts for luncheon. That was absurd, Of
course. Why shouldn't he?
Shortly after, she came. Quietly observing
her across the table, he thought Of the poor
little suite. There was something more than
bubbles In that birdlike brain. There was
courage. He liked that. And he liked
her. He'd been lonelier than anybody
knew She seemed like an old friend.
He could see Mildred and that other fellow
having lunch. Now he remembered-Jim
Wills She was vivacious. She didn't once
look around. And he felt twinge Of jealousy.
That was rather funny, too.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-26
TILTED LOVER
THROWS ACID

DALLAS. Aug. 25-P- Miss
Florence Cox. q. was in a Dallas
hospital today with seve.e acid
burns on her face and hands. Pc
lice yer trying % appccncnd O..
l. Hurst, Is. who allcgedly threw
the acid.
"A charge or assault Eil if..en.
70 murder with acid was filed
against Hurst following The We
mans statement 70 the police. She
said Hurst tried TO make her drink
acid and when she refused. Ie
threw her back over the seat of an
automobile and poured the ina OF
her face.
She told OF going riding with him
yesterday afternoon 10 a resort
near Dallas. He asked her 10 MARY
him and when she declined. he
reached into the rear OF the suto-
mobile in which they were i!iing
and produced n small bottle.
He then tried % induce ner t0
drink the acid and die. she tod
police.
Hurs. took Miss Cox 10 the hos
pital and was arrested bv police
on a charge Of assault 20 disfiHure.
He was later released on bond. The
more serious charge was filed 90
day.
Physicians said Miss Cox might
lose the sight of One eve.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-26
BANK SCHOOL
PLANS OPENING

The Rio Grande Valley chapter
OF the American Institute Of Bank
ing met Tuesday at s p. m. at the
First National bank OF Weslaco.
The board OF governors and exec
utive officers met TO formulate
plans for opening the institution
this fall. The school which opens
about Oct. l has two branches. one
at Alamo for the upper Valley and
the other at San Benlto for lower
Valley members. Two courses are
offered Valley members. Two
courses are offered in each school.
namely, negotiable instruments and
standard economics. Efforts are
being made tC secure competent
instructors.
President OF the organization is
bank OF Weslaco. Cecil Morris OF
the Farmers State bank OF San
Benito Is first vice-president: John
Hill, Merchants National bank OF
Brownsville is second vice-presi-
dent: Robert Miller Of the First
National bank or Mercedes. secre-
tary, and "A. j. Flowers, First Ma
tional bank Of Pharr, is treasurer.
Committees for the new year
have as chairmen. Jack Trolinger.
Mercedes. membe Iihip; z. q.
Breedlove. San Benito. public af-
fairs; Miss Doris Landrum. San
Benito. woman's work; John Hill.
Brownsville, publicity; II. L. Starr.
Mission, educational and John g..
Jones. Edinburg. radio. These
members were all present in addi-
ton 10 G. z. Baze. Brownsville: A..
J.. Flowers, Pharr: ID. Il. Paige.
Harlingen: l.. +. Test0, San Ben
ito: and the officers.
Glasses are to be organized at a
banquet given in the Stonewall
Jackson Hotel in San Benito Sept
II. The banquet will be followed
by a dance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-26
BROWNSVILLE IN
BUILDING BOOM

Construction under way or con-
tracted in Brownsville at presen.
totals approximately $4,000 and ad-
ditional contracts are expected 70
be let In the near future.
An $4,000 two story brick veneer
residence Is going up In Los EbanoS
tor Arthur Pitt. G. @. Senter Is hav-
ing a $4,000 siX-room residence con-
Structed at West Fifteenth and
Elizabeth streets. Repairs and addi-
tions to other residences over the
city total approximately $1,000.
Work Is well under way on the
Resaca elementary school az Ninth
and Fillmore. II will cost in the
neighborhood OF $4,000.
Foundation already has been laid
for the Washington park elementary
school. 1t will cost approximately
S23 900.
Contract was let last night on the
postoffice, the low bid being $500 900.
Contract for construction OF the
Los Ebanos grade school was award
ed Monday night TO A. w. Neck AMI
Son OF Brownsville on a low bid OF
s23,2 96. Eleven bids were submitted
the board.
Five grades will be housed in the
six room structure 10 be built On
Palm Boulevard Just west Of The
Los EbanoS addition. Brick and tile
will be used throughout. The build
ing Is 70 be completed in so work
ing days. r. II. Trimble OF Browns
vile was the architect.
Actual construction will probably
begin the last Of this week o. the
first OF next. Ii was stated Tuesday
morning by j. p. Maher, secretary
10 the board.
The Los Ebanos grade school Is
the last Of three such buildings 70
be erected from the proceeds OF the
$4,000 bond issue recently voted oy
the Brownsville district.
A resolution providing for a negro
school in l. Entrada section CT
Brownsville vas passed by the board
and Mr.. Maher instructed 10 make
arrangements for a proper build
ing.
State National Bank OF Browns
vile vas named depository for the
school district for the ensuing two
years on an interest bid or $50 er
cent on average daily balances.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-26
Roosevelt And T~ammany
Reach Parting Of Ways

ALBANY, N. ". Aug. 26.-Pl-
Franklin ID. Roosevelt. democratic
governor OF New York, and Tam
many Hall have reached the par--
ing Of the ways.
Angered because the governor
yesterday refused their request Tor
an investigation OF alleged graft
and corruption in republican con-
tr0lIed cities upstate. Sen. joan y.
Dunnigan and Assemblyman Irwin
Steincut, democratic leaders. cad
they would fight 10 the last ditch
Roosevelt's recommendation that
the Hotstadtcr committee investi-
eating New York be empowered 10
grant immunity 10 witnesses.
The governor, in his message az