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i I t i i u R0DTC0I8 TO AID OF i v , .. .. .'....,-, .. V- - . . i - . - ,- - Secretary Asks Coiigr ess for Jug Foreigwrsjlmproved -1 Methods forfDealingrWitii - Crime. ': ' '.-V. waahlng-tonC Jan. S.-'Secretary Root, I In the- best sense of the word, is an in . ternotionol promoter. .He'has prdmoted 'the cause-of peace and arbitration; he ( has? nromntcd friendlv and commercial .Relations with. , the. South Amexlcarij.jesJ i runc:. not by. letter -merely, out oy making .a tour of that continent in per- ton. And now he la the' natural and.of flclal promoter., of another reat Inter national enterprise, .which is, phlloao- ,, phle- and.' human., 'he international firison congress, aft organization as wide, n its scope as the international tubor ' culoais congress which met In Washing , ton irt trie fall la .coming to this coun t tryViit 11910 and Secretary Root has : asked concress. for 150,000 to show the Kurorusan delegates some of the best thing achieved in the United Statea in imnrnrved methods of dealina with crime. ' -It's an interesting- history, that of the iniernanopai prison, congress. . A ,Klaionrr Body. , Nearly 40 -y''s ago the United States became its legal and natural father. In - 3 871. Jhe congress of the United States bfcame a missionary Doay. it stanea nut to do a little international world wide good.. It passed a resolution auth ' prising the prnaiiient to send abroad a .commissioner to secure the- cooperation of European governments la holding a i greaU international congress for' the ais-cussion- of all' matters ' relating to the i prevention arid treatment of crime. cPremdent Grant appointed to this im ' iportant task the late E. C. Wines, the distinguished' American penologist.' -Xr. ; W"ines was warmly received In Gteat- Britain' - and1 tha continent,:" not . only . by government officials and ; .crowned heads, but by leaders In phi 1- Jurists, ftere was the opportunity for a fnw, international 'alliance, wnrcn aia not concern questions of boundary, ter ritory, or markets, an International 'ai- v nance -Tor a war againKt unine. f ne i . . ( . i i m , . .a M l L. . J this 'alllanca -knew well enough that this iwarcwuld:not carried on merely with V the old Instruments of repression, mere ly by drasller' Instruments of torture, . ilch'as fill the museum at Nuremberg. - They knew that It meant something niorwthon simply better prisons; tbey ' "knew1" that It meant better laws, a re construction of criminal codes, better police and a strengthening of every . form of social defense. Yet this move- .ment meant aomething even more. - tajr the Crtmt. It Is usAleas to stay the flood of crime roy. dikes at -th mouth of the. stream; It must be filtered at Its sourc.. Intelligent penology, like intelligent for estry, -does not consist merely in cut-. ' ting down crooked trees', it' means work ' in the a nursery, ths protection of the i rrAwlnr nlants. ' I Of coarse the new" association did concern itself about the improvement of ' prison- construction . and prison- dlsct- fillne. It turned houses of punishment nto houses of correction. AH over Europe, ths pathway of this congress ran be seen from Sweden-to Italy,- from Franca to Russia In a- newer and bet ter trpe of prison. But its work is Just as distinctly recorded In a more practical and more philosophic attitud" of society toward the treatment of crime.' It has encouraged the study of the criminal himself, as well as of the law and the act which together make him a lawbreaker; it has studied hered ity, environment, alcoholism and crime; the structure of codes, the administra tion' of courts,- the' treatment of the of fender without Imprisonment It has revealed and emphasised the social con ditions which produce crime. It has ex tended a protecting hand over childhood end motherhood. ' Economic questions such aa prison 'labor, the assignment to the prisoner of .a portion of his earn ings; questions of probation and . condi tional liberation: questions of jurisdic tion and extradition involving problems 1 in . International comity and interna tional taw have all -come within the field of research and discussion. Meeting a Bneosts. Thourgh the Jdnlted States called this congress togemer it was deemed advis able to 'hold Its first meeting in Loo don rather than in the United States. The part our . government took In it creation was recognised by Dr. Wines. Its first president. The meeting was a briUant success. It was fostered - by the government, natronised' by ' the no bllitv, and attended by Jurists, prison directors, and students ot social science., The second congress was held six years later at Stockholm under the pat ronage of that benign and royal philan thropist, Oscar II. Then It was decided to have s permanent organization aid that meetings of the congress should held .once every five years. An execu tive council, called the- International j.rlsoh commission was formed, com- Fosed of one official representative rom- each government. The adhering nations engaged also to pay a small an nual. 'Subscription based on population. Thus organised, the. congress has held -ulnquennl-U meetings in Rome. St Pe tersburg. Paris. Brussels and Budapest making with those held at London and Stockholm, - seven international con gresses, Always held under the patron-age-of -the-governments st whose capi tals tney met. tneir meetings have been distinguished by royal elegance and dig - 1 nlty, brilliant discussions and new 1m - pulses toward social Improvement. The trocecdinr have furnished a valuable v li-terarV,.' library ' f . penological lltera- . - ' FMsentsa y Barrows. The duty, in! opportunity of the United Stares in this- resneor were first officially presented to the. denartmen ' or state oy me American commissioner. Honorable Samuel J. Barrows, ex-mem-her of the fifty-fifth congress. . Secre tary. May communicated if to congress t wtth his cordial recommendations. By a Joint resolution of -the' senato and house of representatives,- approved i. March 3. 1905. the president war ta ; . thorised and requeated to invite the In ternational prison congress-to hold Its v eighth - meetlner In the United States. With great enthusiasm the Invitation .".was keepted t Budapest and the meet lug will be held in Washington some . time in 1910. - , y , In these nearly 40 years, the United States has ,made some interesting and . Important contributions to penological s lence. - It. lias Introduced the Indeterr -minate . Sentence, developed a reforma- r torv system for adults, shown through f - suspended sentence and -probation Vhe possibility i of correcting many . thou ;' '- sands "of offenders without imprison Via went:,'' Klnnlly It has crowned all bv the V"1 es'abllshment of. children s courts, a , - . , - .-. , ; . .. i ' : f : - - i. I t For the Big All the wonderful spedalsXhat in force. COME AS' EARLY AS POSSIBLE AND -TW WRIGHT'S SKILL HAS 110 EQUAL Eecord Breaking Aeronaut Able to Win Most Any Prize. (Hftrit hw by Longept Leated Wire.) Lemana. France,-;, Jan. S Wilbur Wright's skill- in' handling his flying machine baa reacnea sucn a pouii nu he can afford to undertake any condition necessary to tne winning, oi any ui ie that may be offered for aerial perform ances. Anxious as ne was w win greatest trophy of tne year, tne miciibiiii nriw n tfn waited on Tnursday until a little more han two hours t sunset beiore starting me rauror iui "r torlc flight, ana ms caim -ana parent Indifference to the report which spread about the field of Auvours that ui' w.rmon 4Ao kilometers (248 miles) away was accomplishing chtooked for f reat tnings so impreuvu mo jm.iuiB hat M. Barthou. minister of commerce, Katted Wright on the back and wished tm good luck. Wright replied that h did not believe In luck, but 1 hoped it would not freese "up there." He took his watch with him and timed his flight to be sure to remain up more ihan two hours. When he returned rronv nis recora breaking trip the aeronaut waa almost rrosen, and .couia not open-nis moum, in spite 01 tne congratulations or- irtenas Two mechanics seised him by the arms and moved up and down the field with mm ror a tew moments to start -tne cir culation. ' ' , . "I never before experienced ' sucn coia, aectarea wrignt He was dressed In leather clothes with 'a rug over his knees and thick gloves on his hands, but at the speed and the height at which he sailed the cold was much greater than nt the sur face. Much Ingenuity and effort doubt less . will be put forth In the coming year In framing aeroplanes to protect occupants from wind and rain. "Even now," said Wright, "I could have attached a , plate glass frame to the .front of the machine, but it had not occurred to me that the cold would be so great In any case I had determined to stay up mora than two hours so. as to outdistance any flight that Farman might make. But now I will tell you the plain truth. I can stay up from five to -ten hours without descending. Gas oline Well, you will soon see how the problem is soivea." . At the "wine toasting" Immediately after Wright had taken M. Barthou up in mo air tor a rew -fiinutes, tne corpu lent minister said that he. too, held ft record, ror he was the first cabinet min ister who had ever been taken un In an aeroplane. He said he drank to Wilbur vvrignt wbom be proclaimed to be not only a. man of genius, who lacked no good ouality, but also a man of exquisite moaesiy. .... Chicago idea which Is ra p I alv spreading over the United States and Europe. The program of questions for Wash ington, while dealing with matters of wonuwiuB interest will . oe especially attractive to . Americans. ,A prominent feature, will be the attention devoted to preventive ana cnna saving agencies. Asks Cooperation. Now that the United States has the cooperation of European governments in this congress Secretary Root Is seeking in secure the-cooperatlon of the Central nd South American Republics. iSider tne pians tne secretary ana tne Ameri can commissioner have made for the congress It will be wisely spent in ways which will give- European , represents tlves some idoss of the best' things achieved In the United States within the scope of the Congress, and the Ameri can people win nave to modestly admit that there are some things which they can learn from abroad. . -. . in hospitality or the government will he greatly reenforced by that of the American t-rison association, which-will merge Its meeting with that of the con gress. It has appointed a committee, -of which xroiessor .naries t. Henderson - 25 la S"!"1 ZL-??0 alr. t0 cooperate with the government. SHOWS MAGISTIUTE HOW SHE WAS HUGGED "It Wm This War,; Sir," She Sal KJaslns he "Jadg"j '' : ' Married Woman. ' : . I : (Special Olasstcta to Tbs J"nril . Pittsburg, Jan. 1. Kissed : and hugged by Mrs. Anna Telthorster, who is quite pretty. Alderman J. V. McMas ters, fat, chubby and genial, accepted her demonstration as convincing, and held Thomas . Maek:""Ior a1 hearing, charged with assault. The kiss and hug were given the . magistrate by the witness in order "to-demonstrate how the alleged assault had been committed " Mrs. Telthorster lives - in Carnegie, She says Maclc came up to her. . and, despite the fact that she-Is a bride of a few months, began-making love to her. She resistedi .and then, she alleges, her unwelcome suitor kissed ber sod hugged her. - T . ... . .--.. . 4 - f j . v . . t . ' 1 ; Double Page Advertisement' Thiswagour "tegular) g'ihayeifbHyov uaiyaiiKUKiwis. uuvn iui ' . f 7 YUAN SHI KAI I Keform Element of China Much Exercised Over Its . Leader's Downfall. - (Catted j Press, Xeaa4 .Wire.) PekllW Jan. '2.--A political scarcely less momentous than crisis that which immediately followed 'the recent deaths of the emperor and the dowager empress has been precipitated by the summary, dismissal of .Yuan Shi Kal grand councillor, and head of -the" Chi nese army. The guise-under which-1 Prince Chnn the recent, attempted to conceal -,th action that of physical infirmities of x uan nas oecome Known.; ana. it is. all but proved that the former grand coun cillor was ,., the victim' of a Msnthn pion TJie reform -element- of China, of wnlcn x uan Is the recognized leader. is aroused over' today's imperial edict and the situation is eo acute that the foreign ministers, including Minister itocKtiill or America,, have been in al most constant conference since the edict was published, , In an effort , to, agree on a ' Coilrse of action.' ReallEing that. ..the modernists are likely to seire upon the startling de velopment to. attempt to overthrow- the firesent dynasty,' the ministers - arc Ilke y to .urge the rescinding ,of today's action, which, it is now seen. Is but a development Qf, the antl-Manchu agita tion that followed the elevation of Prince Chun 'to'the Vegency and the In fant Pu Yl to the .throne.' This was considered an affront to the reform partyi 'which--Is insisting, On - the re establlshment of a real Chinese, dvnastv. Yuan Vas allowed to retain his posi tion of power only through fear that his expulsion, at the time of the change In administration, would seriously in volve the new regime.- Yuan has been called "China's strong est man.'" He Is lh a position to com mand tremendous following should he decide to contest the authority of trip regent. The foreign element in the Chinese capital la In sympathy with the deposed official, almost to a man. DISMISSED Journal carriers band makes a very credible showing in its initial parade friday afternoon til . Jh f-. ? u7."warory - ., M ? - h 'tb ft $ h Si : J 5, - , Si U li ' Ire .k-v- I . w if ! li 1 ft 1'? 'tf ' s.'f -J-: Uff iff & -B . r'.-v 3 ' :;; zdlbx $ flu f jC a! r - - i c ri -i ! 0 Fl!L- - v ; -rx1 v , 'X jt" i a ff i vi. v r . 1 . . . .. : : r- ; . . 1 .i r ; , ... . ... . . . , . - - ' The-Journal Carriers' band made Its first -appearance, tu public -tnt full linl-form.(w'hcn- 4hev paraded through' the principal huttiiieas, streets -at noon on New Yean day.- They serenaded the la-rilnv Knftln.Mfl fiAllsi-M - And tl,4 fiucn- mervial and Arlington tlubs, Much lav- Ibtation'h uu: auvKiuzKuiciu fy(ii.ifi flic ctrnicr Uf -JULIE ES ABE FOR BURTON He Will Be: Elected United States, Senator Jan ' uary 12. (United ;Preit Leased;WIre.) Columbus,: Ohio, Jan. 2. Theodore O. Burton f of Cuyanoga county, ' for years one of the leaders of the house of repre sentatives and. chairman of its commit tee on rivers apd harbors, is tonight vir tually , senator-elect from Ohio, the suc cessor of Joseph Benson Foraker. This Is the result of the caucuses of the mem bers of the state senate and house, who constitute the Republican majorities of those bodies, which were held this afternoon.- There will be no other Republican candidate suggested. "Th6 format- elec tion, will be held on January 18, at noon, but. every member of the majority en tered the caucuses , arid is pledged to abide by the decision. , Burton was present to enjoy his tri umph. - He remained at his hotel until he was sent for' to address the members of the general assembly, who desired to hear what he- had to say. He pledged himself to work for party harmony, and then made'a fervid appeal to the mem bers of the legislature to stand firm and consider all matters of vital Interest that have the- support of the people of Ohio. . He asked them to refrain from considering i. the lobby and' to refrain from dodging all questions of moment. 5 YEARS :F0R KILLING HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW (Hert News by Longest Leased V'irf.) San Francisco, Jan. 2. John Man ganic who killed his mother-in-law, Mrs. Gloranna Cereglulno. at her home at 8829 Mission street last October, today pleaded guilty to . a charge of man slaughter and was sentenced by 'Judge Cook to.serve five years In San Quentln. Of' the 65,441'275 gallons of alcohol manufactured in France last year more than 80,000,000 were made from beets. MUCUS orabhj comment was heard o:i all sHee. This Is the only musical organisation or its-kind on the pacific "coast. -'-The band is now open.. for engagements and will, probably ..be hoard , qui to often In the future. - . - - v The1 excellence- and good discipline - -m - - - - i , -.j. - I aoodlhinaswe any sale we have ever BEST OF THE BARGAIN DIRECT VOTE IS PEOPLE'S HOPE Heney Says liarrimair Is -Graft's Other Name -Ti'oposesRcinedy . f United Frew Leased Wire.) Philadelphia, Jan. 2.That the de plorable state of .municipal affairs In Ban Francisco Is due to the political machinations of kdyrard - H. Harriman was the statement made here today by Francis J. Heney, special prosecutor In the San Franclsqo , graft cases. "The deplorable political conditions in San Franciaco," said Heney, "are due to 'Master' K. H: Harriman. The city was ruled by the Southern Pacific. wnicn ran things s it saw fit. There 1 a remedy for .tlus .trouble; It .is the elimination o the boss and master sys tem in politics and thexdeetlOn of office- noiuersoy airect vote of the people.' D0LPII ESTATE WILL HAVE CONCRETE WALK A permit has. Just been Issued bv the city to the heirs of J. ft. Dolph to build a six foot concrete sidewalk in place of the old wooden one now bordering their property on Jefferson ' street between Fifth and Sixth. The DblDh estate waa notlflnd W the city six months ago to reDlace the side walk, but as the nronertv Is within the fire limits and the, width of sidewalks within theae limits must be 16 feet, the Owners of the property- protested that other walks in that vicinity, which is on the extreme edge of the fire district, were only six feet wide, and that It would be an iniustlce to exact different requirements from the Dolph estate than those required of other taxpayers. To have extended the walk to th width i necessitated by city ordinances govern ing tne Duaineas aistrict it would have been necessary to remove some large shade trees bordering the walk. The council made an exception to'the rule when these facts were presented to it. and the permit has just been, issued. The new Walk will be put down at once. f utis rtoys' hutki is duo- to the train ing of the director. MnWr ChailiJs K York, and in their handwoTno new tini forms and wlthvhlgh grade York Instru ments they mate a creditabio addition to ne tnuati'v iewnlini-. of Port- lund. I I jCLI lJN. held continue OFFERINGS PRAISE III EAST FOR THE SLOPE Northern Pacific Official T ShysJIome fit Prosper ity Is Here. (SliecUl DUpatch to The Journal.) Milwaukee,' Wis., Jan. 2. The pros perity and Industrial growth in the far west in 1908 cannot be realixed in the eaBt, according to Charles W. Mott, gen eral emigration agent of the Northern Pacific railroad. "I , have Just returned from a four weeks' trip to the Pacific coast." said Mr. Mott today, "and the permanent prosperity there is beyond measure. It seems to be more- firmly established In the western .states than In almost any other district. . "There are many reasons for this; es pecially In the agricultural and fruit districts. These states are virgin soil and have not been mined to death.,. A great many of the farmers In the midd: west and east are miners more than farmers. If 'they take away from the soil the same as the coal miner dots from the coal mines, they do not replace by scientific methods or fertilizer to keep the eon so that it will produce each year tne same as it am m former years, "Oregon, Washington a,nd northern Idaho have shown great strides in the settlement or their agricultural lands. These states .produce everything with the the exception of oranges and lemons. They are also fortunate In possessing a great timber belt and many valuable gold, silver., lead and coal mines. "At Spokane, in the second week of uecemoer. occurrea . wnat is Known as the national apple show, which was to me the timekeener of develoDment- This display contained more than a million apples, as the show was devoted exclu sively to the show of apples and no other fruits were dlnolaved. "This wonderful production of spples has all been developed in the last 10 years." The Pennsylvania railroad has adopted the .third rail .system of elec trical .transmission for its tunnels in the vicinity of New York city. It Is entimated that last simmer Am ericans spent $?,5'KI,000 in Lonrl'm. - f Uavld . It, -Smitn. ; the .manager, will lie - nleaawi . .tiv talk In .unrnnft dptH'n9 I t Vim &j.r,-l'. nf thia hnn TWELVE PACES KAISER IS li: III Forced to . Tart With at Least Two of His Castles; Scored by German Papers Other - ' Interesting News From Europe. ;y;" By Malcolm Clarke, ' ' Berlin, Jan. 2. As if he did-not 'Si- ready have troubles enough, the kaiser once more finds himself so hard pressed.,, i.ur muiicy mat ne is xorced to part with. at least two of' his many castles. Men ram and jaegerhof, near Dutsei dorf. : - The Westphalian paper which 'reveals this Secret in a - rAnmrknKlw A,itnAf,ii t artiole which would have meant months ui -imprisonment for tne editor If writ ten before the kaiser haA . hni ,.mk. dued. says; "The kaiser wants to sell tue castles because he needs money, , "The artistic policy of the kaiser hay ing -led to the expenditure of millions on the imperial palace at Corfu, and the Alle pf Victory at Berlin and the castles which:, have-, been : constructed contrary to the opinion of all the connoisseurs, it is .on this account that there is a de-Sire-"to Sacrifice the mn hi.if.,i pearls of . the Rhine of the 18thi cen tury. ,. .- "One sees that1 tha lmni-lr uikkn. may be exhausted by the acquisition or castles, by constructing exnensivn buildings and esncinllv cruises, and that therefore fresh re sources should be discovered. ."This would certaJnlybe Jess painful to- popu lar sentiment If the , emperor sought his, pleasure in Germany, and not ariloinr the perfldtous Greeks. A sojourn of several weeks . among them can only Increase .the estrangement between tin people and the emperor.'t - t . ' 1 ' - - .-1. ' f , A landowner of "Malmedy, making a tour In his motor car through the-forest of Hertogenwald,-has Just met with an exciting adventure with some stags near L'pen. While the car was travel ling along the road through the for est, five stags lapd suddenly from a thicket, attacked the car and, over turned It into, the ditch. -The- owner ana the driver were thrown upon A heap of dead leaves, and escaped With , a, few bruises. While they were wait ing for the stags to attack them a shot fired in the forest frightened the an-- The curious method adopted by the oppressed Poles in Germany to evade the provisions of the new law relating to public meetings was related yester day in the trial of three - Polish' resi dents of Ruhrort. In Westphalia,! h had convened a - political meeting. Paragraph 1 of the new-law relating to public meetings compels evipry speak er to use the German- language, r. Th Poles circumvent this enactment by holding "dumb" meetings, at which no word whatever Is spoken. - 5, At the beginning of this particular meeting tne chairman wrote on a large blackboard on the platform the an nouncement that rvi speeches could bi delivered, owing to the prohibition of tne use of the Polish language. Thu contents of the lecture -which ' would otherwise have been delivered would ' be distributed among -the audience In the form of a pamphlet. - ; , This DamDhlet was read bv lh vlini audience In perfect silence. .The reso lutions to be submitted to the meeting were then written on the blackboard ' and adopted unanimously by a show of hands, still without a single word' be ing spoken. 1 ... , , The public prosecutor "took: action against the" conveners of the meetirK for violating paragraph U of the-new law, hilt the district court acqulttet them. The public prosecutor lodged an . appeal, but the higher court at Cologne upheld the judgment of the, district court and confirmed the acquittal, In consequence of this precedent, Pot lsh "dumb" meetings which are a 1 read v extremefy popular in all those parts of Germany where the Poles feel the need of congregating to demonstrate their grievances can now ba held without hindrance. The romantic marriage ofttwo youth ful lovers has met a most, unexpected sequel. ! --.'- Anna Werner, aged 1W years. anl Heinrich Krckma,nn. aged 22. were sec retly married last month and eloped. The fathers spent largo sums of monev advertising In Italy and Paris, but , t' no avail. One day last week, however, a friend recognized the mtssins count iln a street in Munich and telegraphed ; to Anna's father. . He arrived by the next train, and af ter a good deal of wandering succeeded In discovering bis daughter while sh was at dinner with her husband in 'a fashionable restaurant. . i- f " Tears nr. entreaties were of no avail. . She was taken home, and has been rent not only to a bearding school, but has "been compelled to return to, her short tklrts and long, plaits. Her bus band has not been seetyalnce. All Budapest is laughing posure of a. spiritualistic so t the, ex- society, which ls expected to cause great discomfort to various tv-ell known cltlsens when the details are Investigated in court. The attention of the police was at tracted recently by the tact that num bers of well dressed people , of both sexes were 'In the habit, of frequenting h humble eating house. Investigation showed that spiritualistic seances wer held in an underground room, and after some trouoie a netective managed to be come enrolled as a member , of the so- clety. , . . - - At the first meeting he found that a select number of . those- present were allowed to sit In private compartments Into which a part of - the underground room was divided .and to:' call -on-the ghosts of the great ones of history. The detective managed, to secure one of tit compartments-and boldly expressed a wish tq Interview Cleopatra. After waltlnf In darkness few iriln utes a hand touched his face. It m not a clammy hand and the sensatlnn was not altogether uii(leasant, but li thought tliat matters wre gtttlng t n amazing when a . spook , cunaitirralii above the aoeepted wlght of things, sat on his knee, v At this delicate iunctur h n, i... t on a powerful electric pocket lau.p, n j poniy lauy in ii'iin rotven lng. and her . cries sttracte.r'two t ti k neroes irom adjoining i-Mi',rtm who stood revealed in t-ry t-artniy vi wrappings and suiimit t,i in f. u, ,)-, manner to (iii- qut-Hli. officer. The sfancw diKorder. ID- Jj, : in A nunilier of wnn!,. Isocli'ly ari.i a.-tid hJ Of Ul' Wht"to f ti ,ir! ,'.e I educated tj. i or I 1 have L'-rcn k . li . .i,, . m r - - 3v
