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The Weather
Fair utonight, cooler northwest por
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const; doutorly winds
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No. 130.
MEDFORD, OKKOOX", AVEDXKSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1908.
THIRD YEAR.
HUNDRED
PERISH
Explosion Makes Roaring'
Hell of English CoalMine
.The Work of Rescue Is
Hazardous
WIG AN, Lancashire, England, Au
gust 11). After 2d burned and charred
bodies bad been dragged by the rescu
ers from the slmft of the Maypole col
lories, and when not less than tiO re
mained in the roar-iug hell beneath, the
flumes swept up through the only pas
NHtfeway and drove the workers baek.
Jletween 80 ana KM) mm are known
to have perished as the result of an ex
plosion which shattered the mine last
uighl and was followed immediately by
the fire, which brought death quickly
to many who survived the shock.
Rescuers at Work.
All night long the rescuers struggled
atid worked to gain an entrance to the
tomb where their eouiradis were im
prisoned. For hours it was hoped thai
many could be brought out alive, but
after the opening was made the full
horror of the catastrophe was realized.
The only hope of the rescuers was t
carry to the wretched, half insane crowd
of women and children the burned bod
ies of their fathers and husbands that
they might be given decent burial. The
desperation among th eafmilies of tin
dead miners marks the extreme of hu
man suffering ami anguish.
When the flames swept up today and
forced the men to flee for their own
lives and give up the rescue work, they
turned their attention to finding some
way uf fighting the fire The most
heroic measures were taken.
Seven Rescuers Overcome.
This afternoon a party of seven stur
dy miners volunteered to re-enter the
mine, believing that they could cut ott
the fire or i-anfine it to certain sec
tions of the works by throwing up
walla.
They had hardly disappeared wnen a
second parly was dispatched to observe
their position ami aid them if possible.
The second party had not gone far
when they realized that the first seven
men had been overcome by gases; they
made a desperate dash mul hard work
succeeded in rescuing all seven of the
tirst party. The men were dragged toil
unconscious and nearly dead. One mem
her of the second parly was overcome
near the entrance ami is at Ihe point
of death. The seven members of the
tirst party are all in critical condition
and it is "feared that sunn- of them will
die.
The mine js filled Willi n.-xious gas.
which it is believed will make entrance
impossible long after the fires burn
out.
This city, which has a population of
fifi.IMM), and is maintained mainly by tin
colleries and foundries, is at
stand j
t;il Tin. whole 11 nee is hnrrorstnck-
en ami the entire population is stunned 1
by tl ii.riuit.v .if Ihe disaster.
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TWO STRIKES IMMINENT
INCITY OF STOCKTON
STOCKTON', ' al August lib This
city today faces two striken, one ol
the teamsters and the other of the liak-
ers KITorts arc lieing made to concil
iate the warring interests, hut the dis
pute between the employers and their
workmen in each case is hitter and lit
tie hope is expected that the matter
can lie adjusted without delay.
All union teamsters yesterday refin
ed to go to work because of the action j
of the Draymen's Express association,
in refusing to sign an agreement to;
employ only union men. All but one,
firm affiliated withr this orgnniwil ion j
have been unionized for several years, j
but the recent award of a contract by
the new Stockton hotel 10 the Stock
ton Transfer company, the non union
firm, mused an instant demand by the,
teamsters' union for adjustment. The.
dray firm refused to comply villi tl"' ,
drivers' demands and the latter declare
they will not go to work until their,
proposals are accepted.
Nonunion bakers ar iw operating
in the Stockton bakeries, the union bak
ers having walked out o . r tie refu-:il
of their employers to increase ..'H"s
for night work to oil cent- an hour.
Vt. Orssnizsr S.ln.der i- here 111
th nti"ts of the union to alt' mpt an
td.ara't tke aticr.
I 1
tEOCth.
o
OF HIES ENTERTAINMENT
rnn uaddimam
Counter Charges Filed by
Mrs. Haines in Divorce
Suit, if Proved, Will Show
Army Rotten to Core
NEW YORK, August lit. Virtually
overy officer of the V'nited States army
lodny rallied to the defense of Captain
IVter llains, V. S. A., following the
publication of his wife's counter
charges in the divorce proceedings
brought by him
Army circles are indignant at the nl
1 -god conditions depicted in Mrs. llains'
complain), which, if proved, would show
a state of affairs in the American army
nt scandalous as to be second only to
i hat exposed in the "Knights' of the
i ton ml Table " in Berlin. Her a Mega
lions of moral degeneracy have aroused
a great uproar of imliguant denials
from officers of the army on all sides.
Annis Buried.
The burial of William R. Annis. who
.vas shot and instantly killed by Cap
lain llains last Saturday, was not mark
ed today by any Masonic ceremonials,
i hough Annis was a member of Ihe or-,
dor. The service was held at St. Mi
chael 's Kpiscopal cemetery at Asto
ria. It was simple and there was no
reference to the manner in which Annis
net his death. A number of members
of the Itayside Yacht club where the
i raged y was enacted attended, and also
.1 few Masons were present.
Charles II. Libbev, father of Mrs.
llains, who is at Winthrop, Highlands,
Mass . is given as authority for the
statement that Mrs. llains in her coun
ter charges in the divorce action makes
the most sensational allegations against
her husband. She alleges that he is a
''morally degraded person," and with
out giving any particulars revites a
number of incidents in which he mis
treat nl her and the complaints go back
is far as the time when she and Hains
were spending their honeymoon at Fort
ress Morno, where the captain was then
-dnlioiicd. It is alleged that at hint
time Mrs. llains caniht her husbaiii1
in the -punters of another officer,
whose house was. very close to theirs,
I he petition also demands that the case
lie heard in open court.
Attorney Denies Story.
HUSTON', M. August !!. Fred
erick H. Norton, attorney for Mrs. Pe
ter C. Hains. today denied that the pa
ners tiled bv his client contained charges
f moral degeneracy, as was anniiotinc
I last night by Charles H Libney
ither of Mrs. Hauis, at Winlhrop High
lands, Mnss.
"The divorce decree is sought by
Mrs. llains in the counter action on the
'rounds of "cruel inhuman treatment
nid onlv the most imaginative inference
could
onstrur
them to menu such im
mora 1110s lis are charged. I here in Horn
.,, lc, warrant the wholesale charges
I being made against the officers of
I Hamilton."
Fori
1 STRYCHNINE REVIVES
I MAN THOUGHT DEAD
NEW VOliK. Align! IK. Medical
men nr.' commenting toiiay upon no
iiiarkahlc experiment at the hastern
hislriet hospital ley winch Oscar t ulver
ward patient, apparently dead I rem
long illness with rheumatism and tu
berculosis, was brought back to life
by nil injection of strychnine.
The man's condition had In 111 regard
ed as critical for some time, and late
last night he became visibly worse. A
nurse attended him constantly, taking
his pulse at frequent intervals, but the
patient failed to rally to the ordinary
restoratives, and after several hours
of unconsciousness, apparently died.
His puis ased beating and nil tests
lor signs of life failed lo bring the
11 sn:i I le-ponse.
Dr. .l.'ilTer. the resident surgeon, ivus
notified and after an exaininal ion pro
To.unceil the patient dead. As an exper
iment lo injected a tenth of a grain
.,1' -t r vhiiiiie mi I ulver 's forearm. A
' no Tit later In was n-toiillded to find
tlint a faint heart action had begun.
follovvc dq kyy by signs
-piration. In a .hort lime
cm, .1 to be resting easily,
. ,i.l not regain conscious -
little Imp.- for his recovery
bv lie' pliv-icians, but the
e.-ble
panel
held mil
j condor! nl if!
a,t !tid.el the
t of the stimulant has
medical profession.
ASKS WIFE'S FORGIVENESS
AND PASSES INTO THE NIGHT
run MHnmiiiHii
Commercial Club will This
Evening Plan Reception
Discuss House Numbering
The plans for the entertainment of
K H. llarriman, who will arrive in this
city Friday or Saturday, together with
(overnor (ieorge K. Chamberlain and
other notables, and the numbering of
the houses of the city so that a free
carrier service may he inaugurated, will
be the chief topics to be considered at
a meotintr of the Commercial club to
be held this evening.
For .'ome time the mailer of num
bering the houses in the city has been
agitated, but no organized action has
is yet done anything. As this will mean
i free carrier service for the city, the
Commercial club hus decided lo tnke
some aleiou in the citv ana see wnm
;iu he done in the matter.
A number of prominent citizens of
the citv have trone to Crater Lake to
greet the railroad niagnnte and the gov-
rnor and to bring them to this city
liv auto. Steps tor the enter! niniuciit
f the parly will be put under way to
night.
liegular routine business will also he
considered.
GIVES ADVICE TO
GROWERS OF GRAPES
Valuable instructions have been giv
en grnpe growers of this locality, and
which might do for others, ns to what
time to begin lo sulphur and tin) best
met hods of combatting mildew, by l'ro
fessor Hioletti
He claims Hint mildew is not eon
fined to neglected vineyards but is
worse in dense foliage than in thinly
glowing vines, because the fungus on
which the disease thrives best is in
places where the moisture is retained
longest. Hi' claims, if taken in time,
the mildew can be warded off and that
the greatest damage is done if one
works while the grapes lire blooming.
During the months of .Inly and August
it is too drv for the fungus to thrive.
but on land that has been irrigated, or
where there is dense foliage, much
damage is done as lute as midsummer.
An attack of mildew as late ns Septem
ber or October will seriously impair the
vines for the following year, for at that
season it attacts the interior of the
tin' vines. It causes imperfect ripeness
of tne wood mid improper development
of the buds, ami mildew should be
fought at all seasons of the year when
growth is active.
The professor claims that hue sul
phuring requires more material and
jabor owing lo iibiiiuliint vines. Too
much sulphur, he says, is used in Cali
fornia vineyards. Sulphuring with a
machine during the months of May,
.rune and duly saves the sulphur more
than wl thrown 011 with the hands.
The machine, which is merely 11 tin
shaker, saves 1 ley and gives tne
additional benefit of ease of applica
tion nnd it is more thoroughly done
than with nnv other method. Mr. llio
letti says that his experience is that
sulphur properly applied at the right
time will thoroughly control the mil
dew and in every case he investigated
where sulphur was said to be ineffect
ive it was found that the work had been
improperly done.
RENO START8 SCRAP WITH
RAILROAD OVER BRIDGE
I.T.N'o.
of Wetio
railroad :
a dispell
bridge .
irv.. August I'.l The city
id the Virginia 4 Truckee
at wwordi points today in
i.ver Ihe construction of a
ihe Truel river by the
city.
ileeenllv the railroad company order
ed the only entrance to the north side
of the bridge site, which i under their
track", fenced in, and had several car
loads of iran and ties thrown into the
roadwav.
j City Kngineer Maxsoii was ordeied
j by the mayor to remove the obstruction
i today, but the railway officials .ci-ured
l an iniunction to resirain such action,
: The city has entered suit to prcvr
; the closing of the roadway and tl on-
; Iroversy prouiiS' to be lcig;hy 'gM
conflict.
THIRD ATTEMPT
TO TAKE HIS LIFE
MADE BY NEIKE
End Came Peacefully This Morning at
8:29 o'Clock No In4ue.1t Will Be
Held Death Resulted From Use of
Carbolic Acid Relatives Summoned.
With a prayer for his wife's forgive
ness trembling on his lips, aud after
fullv realizing the nwfuliicsa or the
step he had tuken, Frauk 1. Nellie died
at 8:211 o clock this morning. I Ins
after ho had made u third nt.cuijil on
his life.
The end caino peacefully as lar as u
blruggle was concerned. Until within
leu minutes ol his death, Nelke was
conscious mid was endeavoring to teli
his reasons for the art. About a quar
ter after 8 he laid hack on the bed,
closed his eyes and upparently fell
asleep. The only one -at his bedside
was William Hundley, wo wna with
him throughout the uight.
Widow Prostrated.
Mrs. Nelke boro up bravely for a pe
riod after the news was conveyed to
her, but at last reports she was pros
trated . She refuses to boo anyone and
has turned all matters over to Air.
Ilamllev. He immediately wired rein
liven in the east anil replies lire ei
peeled at any moment
The Third Attempt.
Nelke regained consciousness Tuesday
afternoon about 4 o'clock, but was tin
able to speak to those about him. Ho
would sink into spells ol unconscious
uess ami then regain his reason. He
was carefully guarded lo prevent an
other uttempt.
However, uboiit 1U p. m. be succeeded
in getting a case knife lrom a nearby
dresser and plunged this into his side.
The dullness of the knife mid his own
weakness prevented him J'rom inflict
ing anything more serious than a flesh
wound . Ho was then hundcuffed to the
iron railing of the bed. Later in the
eight the handcuffs wero removed, but
Mr. Hundley sat by his side ami care
fully guarded him.
The doctors at 110 time entertained
any hope for his recovery. This fact
was coininiinicated to Mrs Nellto and
accounts in a manner for the way in
which she was able to keep up alter
hearing that the cud had come.
Last Words.
The last wolds uttered by Nelke
were to Mr. Ilamllev. lie asked him
to look out for his wife and child
About 8 o'clock he seemed lo renli.e
I hat the end was near and niutteretl a
prayer for his wife's forgiveness. I'i
naliy he drew Mr. Hundley to him nnd
whispered: "Oh! Hilly. Hilly, why did
1 do it." Then came the end.
Endeavors were made to have Nelke
toll why he had taken the step, but he
was ininhle to explain. He tried a 1 -
number of limes, but failed to make!
his hearers understand. 1
Relatives Summoned. j
Telegrams were dispatched Ihis morn-
ing lo relutives of the deceased in the
east. His brother in law, Heiijnmin
Schwab of Provo, Utah, is expected to
arrive in Medford soon.
Nelke had been in business with
Mr. Schwab for some months nnd was
oiinm-cd by tin- latter in order that he
might find a location in the west and
start in business for himself. Nelke
decided upon Medford and a shipment
of clothing is ill the depot at the pres
flit lime.
Acid Did the Work.
The Wounds illflicled upon himself
were of llttb nseqllence in the opin
ion of the doctors. The large ninoimt
of carbolic acid taken into his stomach
and the lime it had to do ils work is
1 1 ause of dent h.
No Inquest.
I'm-ourr Kellogg is at present in the
mountains on a camping trip and can
not be reached. Justice ' anon was
summoned this morning and gave per
mission lo have tho body moved to the
undertaking parlors. As all of the par
ties concerned nre satisfied ns to the
cause of death, such an inquest is not
needed. Nelke, in a moment of con
scioiisness, stated that no one wns to
l,l:iine with the exception of himself.
C1TT ENGINEER SAYS
HE 18 TOO BUSY
rjtv , non r Osgood states as his
rea.oii lor not getting nt work on the
iiiji' r of iiuuilichug the hoies in the
,-ilv that he is too busy with the many
other improvements nt the present
time lo I time to do it. H" slates
tl.ti le city mld -t some one to do
NEW SURVEY
IS COMPLETED
New Route Is Nearly
Three Miles Longer but
Pressure Is Lower
The engineers who have been in the
lield for the past ten days locating a
new ruoto for tne pipeline to Little
1 tut t tt creek, returned this noon, with
their field work completed. The figur
ing will commence at ouce uud it will
not be long bet ore it will be knowu
whether the cost of the line will be
within the moans at the disposal of the
water committee.
The length of the new Hue is 111,
"."ifl feet or l.t,lf5 feet morn than the
first line run. This amounts to 2.7 miles.
However, the pressure will be very
much lower tho ontiro distance, ho that
tho now line will be tho cheaper to fol
low, owing to tho differoneo of $1 a
foot between stool pipe for high pres
sure and wooden for lower.
Tho engineer will commence work at
ouce on the profile no that he enn ac
curately compute the pressure at all
points. Within ft day or two it can be
determined whether tho cost will come
within a figure not prohibitive.
Tho solid rock excavation along the
new route is much lens than the amount
required on the (list line run, upon
which bids wero asked.
HEARTILY ENDORSES THE
VIEWS OF MR. REESIDE
1-1 HEARTILY EN DOUSES
' I wish to heartily endorse the v'iowb
of .Mr. Heuside in regard to Outer lako,
published iu Momluy's Tribune. Tho
lake is a grand placo and I would uot
have missed the sight of it for three
limes what it cost m to come down
from Fort hind lo seo it. It is the
grandest sight that has met my eye lu
all my travels iu tho west. Not three
weeks ugo I stood on the brink of the
(irami canyon ami 1 thought theu thai
I would never seo a finer view, but
I take off my hal to southern Oro
gnu's Crater lake."
Such were the words of John I!.
.Shackleton uf Chicago, who has re
lumed from a trip to the hike, going in
by way of Kliiinath ami coming out by
way of this city. Ho was most enthu
siastic and auuthcr booster was added
i,, i). IimI of those who admire the
, , ,.,l)tJ. (f ,,,,, k
shackleton. to use his own term.
is a "loafer.'' rue luisiness directory
of Chicago names him n retired capital
ist. He ciimo west on a sight seeing
tour, visited Ihe Grand canyon nnd Yo
semite, and while in Portland wbb urged
to visit the lake by .1. J'. O'Brien, su
perintendent of the Harrimun lines in
Oregon, who was a boyhood friend. Mr.
Shackleton took Mr. O'Brien ul his
word, and to use his expression, "hence
forlh I owe him a debt of gratitude,"
Mr. Shackleton is positive in his state
ments to the effecl thai he will ever
be a "booster" for the lake.
MILLIONAIRE oROKER
AND FAMILY KILLED
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., August 1II..I
John Clueb, millionaire broker, and his
wife were instantly killed, their two
children were seriously hnrt and Mrs,
(llueke's mother was probably fnlully
injured when the big dlueke touring
car was struck by a Minneapolis St.
Louis train today al Cottagewood lake,
M iuneionkn.
The train was running nt n rapid
rate when il struck the automobile nnd
smashed it into an unrecognizable
wreck. I he lioilies ol l lie minioiiaire
atul his wife were horribly mangled,
being hurled through Ihe air as if shot
from a cannon and lorn to pieces
The two children may recover, but il
is believed that Mrs. (llueke's mother
is dving. She sustained severe injuries
and
was in oreat aronv when carried
to a in ighboritig cottage.
FIN1D $'20 BY JUSTICE
FOR BEATINO HIS WIFE
Jacob Moore was arrestisl Tuesday
at Woodville by Sheriff Jones and Ink
n to Jacksonville, whom he was fined
tin for wife beating
DYNAMITE
DESTROYS
STEAMER
Six Men Fatally Hurt and
Six Others Injured-Ship
Used in Dredging Oper
ations AMllKHSIIUHd, Out., August 10.
Six men wore filially hurt and six se
riously injured lodny when the drill
boat " Desl royor ". was blown to atoms
by Ihe explosion of a charge of dyna
mite. Tho boat, which was owned by the
Sullivan Dredging company of Buffa
lo, was used in blasting operations in
the Detroit river.
The injured men were blown high
in tho air and fell into the river. Hunt a
put out from tho sluvro immediately
after the explosion and rescued the
men.
Six of them nro so badly crushed
that it is not thought they enn possibly
live through tho day.
The "Destroyer" was completely
wrecked by tho explosion. She was
blown into bits of kindling wood
DOCTOR CHANGES BELIEF
A3 TO MAN'S INSANITY
SAN' IIAFAEL, :!.. August 18.-
Dr. W. ,T. Wickmnn, who rtovonil weeks
ago refused In believe that Fred Curtis,
ii plumber of this city, was insane, is
today certain thai he was mistaken and
will use every endeavor to have the man
sent lo an asylum.
Curtis is in jail awaiting the third
examination as lo his sanity, because
he drove Dr. Wicknian nway from his
Inline yesterday iiflernoon with a bulch
or knife.
Dr. Wickniun had been called lo tin
house to attend Miss Kthel Curtis. He
wus nl Ihe bedside of tho sick woman
when Curtis appeared at tho door and
demiinded thai he leavo the room Dr.
Wickmnn tried to reason with the man,
but benl a hasty retreat when Ihe
plumber made after "him with a large
knife.
Dr. Wicknian was a sanity coinims
(inner Hint examined Curtis somo time
ago. He refused to believe! hat Cur
lis was insane.
JAPANESE PUBLICLY HANGING
KOREANS FOR OBJECT LESSONS
ZMOI'I.. Korea, August P.I. In order
lo terrify Ihe Koreans into obedience
lo Ihe Japanese regime, the Japanese
government here is publicly hanging
rebels in every city outside the capital
very dav
The order of Ihe executions was sent
out three weeks ngo nnd the Japanese
soldiers liavo carried them out gleeful
Iv. The people of Ihe country witness
hangings everv day now in every vil
lage and hamlet, as well as in the cities.
The Japanese authorities tell roroign
ers who make Inquiries that these pun
ished aro brigands.
Official reports say that Korean rev
olutionists have murdered 841 Japanese
or pro-Japanese Korenns during the past
year, besides the number or Japanese
killed in battle, while Ihe mikado's sol
diers have slain over 11)00 Korenns in
the field Ihe past year.
The Koreans are still In arms and
have made ravages on the Jnpnnese
firm v. 11 is almost impossible to re
store order because I ne Korenns nre in
control of the highlands nnd inaceessl
hie parts of the country from which
thev swoop down and make inroads on
the Jnpnnese agents.
WILLEY SAYS HE 19
' IN FIGHT TO THE END
WASHINGTON, August HI. "I am
enlisted for war and do not intend to
lay down my linns until victory, full,
complete nnd permanent, has been
, won," was the announcement wim
i which Dr. Harvey Willey took up his
I work today in the bureau of chemistry
j after his protracted absence nl the pure
I food conferences in the west.
Dr. Willey, who is chief of the pure
! foisl commission, declares that the In
, ,,.r..viH now nrrnved against him will
soon recognize Ihe worth of his pro
posed reforms uml will frankly confess
they were in the wrong. He snys the
interests thnl have thus far failed lo
acknowledge the truth are Ihe dried
fruit dealers of California, cerlain mo
lasses mnniifacturors of Louisiana and
the Wholesale Liquor Dealers' association.
THOUSANDS
WELCOME
With as Noisy a Greeting
as Is Ever Extended,
John J. Hayes Arrives in
New York
NEW YOIIK, August 19. Amidst al
most us noisy a greeting ns is extended
tu a returning distinguished American
visiting foreign prince, Johu J.
Hnyes, the Americiin nthleto who won
the Mnratlion nice for the Stars aud
Stripes at London, walkod down the
gang plunk from the W hile Star liner
Occnnic. lodny
Tuiib met tho liner out in tho stream
and escorted hor to the pier, their shrill
whistles blowing continuously. Thou
sands of people were at the pier to
welcome the American who had captur
I'd Ihe greatest event of tho Olympiad.
Haves said: "I'm mighty glnd to
get buck to America. This is the proud
est moment of my life to bo ttblo to
bring tho much prized Marathon tro
phy to my country."
UNCLE SAM PICKS
39 NEW FORESTERS
Thirty nine young graduates of oino
American forest schools hnvo lately
roceived appointments, ns forest ur.sist
lints in tho forest service nnd hnvo been
assigned to positions for the present
field season. The now uppointees are
drawn from tho various forest sohoulf
ns follows: Yale IS; lliltmore ii; Uni
versity or Minnesota 4; University of
Michigan 4; Michigan agricultural
college :i; Harvard 2; Cornell 1; Uni
versity of lowu 1; nnd University of
Nebfasku 1. They have secured their
nppointmouls us n result of pussing
I ho regular civil service examination,
which is the only nvenuo of employment
ns a foresler under the government.
Ill adition lo these graduates of for
est schools, " fifteen othor cnudidatcs
passed thu examiuation,
Twenly lwo of tho new nppoiutes are
already at work on vnrious national
forests, taking part in their adminis
tration, uml seventeen hnvo ben assign
ed to different projects connected with
the technical study of silviculture.
Forest assistants nro men who have
completed their preliminary training
for tho profession of forestry, as the
graduates of a law or medical school
have completed theirs, aud aro ready to
eater on practical work. Until they
have gained experience iu their work,
however, their positions nro necessarily
subordinate. They nro nt the foot of
tho ladder, and must prove their fitness
in order t oiinut higher. Tho govern
ment pnya Ihein l,0U0 a year nt tho
stnrt.
Oa tho national forests the forest
assitstant often acts as an adviser to
tho supervisors iu charge, whu are west
ern nun experienced in nil practical
mutters, but usually without school
training in Ihe science of forestry.
Or Ihcv may bo assigned to some par
ticular problem which needs to be in
vestigated in tho interest or goon toresi
management. As forestry meanB Know
ing how to get tho most out or any
given piece of forcut land, it ciiIIb for
studies nnd experiments, both scientific
and practical, much like those which
hnvo to bo mndc in the interest of good
farm management, and tho forest assist
ant is prepared to do valuable work
along this line.
WILL CLA8SIFY PRISONERS
IN HOPE OF REFORM
SACK AM UNTO, Oil.. AugiiBt 10.
Warden Iteilly of Folsom penitentiary
is working on a system of classifica
tion hv which tho prisoners detained
there will be divided Into three groups
composed respectively of first termers.
medium bsd clirnacters ana incorngi- ,
bles Each class will have separate
quarters and will be kept entirely apart, j
By Ihis means, Warden Beilly hopes
to tiring about a greater percentage of i
reformations, especially nmong first of- j
fenders. These are frequently contain j
innled under the present system by j
contact with tho life sentence men nnd j
incorrigibles nnd become confirmed j
criminals merely through association, j
Tho reforms nt Folsom will be made ; - .
possible by tho completion of new ,
buildings now under construction. A
now cell houso containing accommoda
Hons, for R00 prisoners is beinir, built. Vf--,
There will be also a now building for -i''J
the bousing ot 200 Insane prisoners,
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