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ipROfIiSEDCLARA THIS ttORNINCNEVEIVT©-BET on I WHEHI ept To THE SHOP THE BOYS WERE STARTING
\HE HORSES A<i.AiM 1 A PoOL BuT l STUCK ""WE <SME§' Won 7.
A/1 HAVING A qoSHAWFUUinE WITH A TRIAL BALANCE BOUGHT A sOf ACCIDEWT POLICY THIS A^.
HAVE"MT THOUCHT of A Hol\SF ALL OAY ' ( JOHM camt I REAO ) n 7 V
„. ' a , fYoUR ToHi^HT] CERTAINLY
AID CONVICTS, SAYS
GRIFFITH TO LABOR
Enforced Idleness Most Cruel
Fate Imposed on Them,
He Declares
DISCUSSES AN OLD PROBLEM
Believes Opposition of Unions to
Trades Instruction Due to
Economic Fallacies'
GRIFFITH J. GRIFFITH
In the San Jose Mercury of May 1
appeared a leading article entitled
"Solving the Prison Problem," in which
the question of providing employment
for convicts received somewhat ex
haustive treatment. With many of its
conclusions I agree, but various point 3
are raised on which there is still much
difference of opinion, and these deserve,
as it seems to me, careful consideration.
Dealihg mainly with the question of
providing work for convicts, the arti
cle referred to admits that cogent ar
guments have been advanced against
every plan introduced, the. greatest
difficulty arising 'over the competition
of convict and free labor. It then ex
presses the opinion {hat it does not
seem advisable at present to convert our
prisons into trade or technical schools,
inasmuch as there is much "rough"
work, such as the construction of roads
and the dredging of river channels, in
which prison labor can be usefully em
ployed.
Curiously enough, I had Just finished
reading that opinion when there came
to me a letter written by the Trades
Council of Butts, Mont., asking the as
sistance of the Prison Reform league in
a fight on behalf of free us against
convict labor. The council's complaint
Is that the state Is proposing to con
struct a road more than 600 miles in
length from the eastern to the western
state boundary. There is talk of em
ploying convict labor on this work, and
Desmond's
CORNER THIRD AND SPRING STREETS
DOUGLAS BUILDING
Men's Silk Hose
Special
50c p-
A special purchase of 300 dozen of Imported Half
Hose which have heretofore retailed at ONE DOL
LAR. The original wholesale price was greater
than these are offered AT RETAIL. In black, tan,
navy, gray, green and burgundy; in all sizes.
Ask to see our great values in WILSON BROS.
SHIRTS this* week. Now on sale
at 75C
WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR STRAW
AND PANAMA HATS
OPEN UNTIL 10 P. M.
The Honest Diary
organized labor Is preparing to enter
strenuous objection.
Tho argument In the letter is that if
convict labor is allowed on the state
road it will be used next on the county
roads, and that aftor that it will got
entrance to the beet fields. Here, then,
we find organised labor in Montana
protesting against the very kind of
employment that tho Mercury consid
ers eminently suitable for convicts.
What is to be done?
km'oik i:i> BnjBIW 4ici i:r.
The Prison Reform league has writ
ten the council'that, however great the
difficulties may be, "it must bo recog
nized that the tendency is toward da-
Ing away with that enforced idleness
which is tiio most cruel fate you can
impose on the convict. Furthermore,
the tendency is toward teaching the
convict a useful occupation by which
he will be able to earn his living when
released from prison. That appeals to
common sense as necessary, and is
therefore certain to be the development
of the Immediate future.
"Organized labor cannot combat these
tendenclei successfully, and should not
try to. In fact, it is called on to In
terest Itself actively in the prison ques
tion, as essential to Its own existence,
since the vast majority of convicts
come from the ranks of labor—from the
very poor. These men are entitled to
full consideration if the solidarity of
labor is to be more than a high-sound
ing and empty phrase."
It may be useful if I give one or two
illustrations of the tendencies in ques
tion as they now are manifesting them
selves. Let me take San Quentln as
my first illustration. Less than two
years ago Messrs. Hopper and Beehdolt
\\rote a book entitled "No. 9009." It
dealt, admittedly, with San Quentin,
and produced a profound sensation by
reason of its graphic portrayal of the
horrors through which it carried the
reader, Tt was run originally in the col
umns of the Saturday Evening Post,
and now—May 7, 1910—appears a long
article by Mr. Bechdolt in the same pa
per werein he describes in glowing
terms the reforms wrought there by the
present warden, John E. Hoyle. I
quote:
COVRSKS IK CORRKSrOXUKNCK
"Courses in correspondence occupy
quite a number nr these convicts now
when they are done with tasks. It is
an innovation here. Since Hoyle al
lowed It many have availed themselves
of the chance. Several are studying the
laws whose breaking brought them to
the place, with the view of practicing
their profession at some future day.
Others—the majority of the students—
go in for tracks. There are many other
LOS ANGELES HERALD: SATURDAY MORNTNG, MAY 14. 1010.
changes. All of thorn are along tho
mow lines."
For my part, I liopo most devoutly
thai iti.- picture drawn by Mr. Bechdolt
has not in his latest article been over
colored, but the point 1 make is that
in Ban Quentln, a prfaon »inw
conduct in tin- past unquestionably hu
been much Influenced by tin- sentiment
Unit convli is must not bo brought into
competition with free labor, tho very
tendency emphasised in our latter to
the Trades Council at Butt* is Men in
active operation.
Having in mind the Importance of
this phase of the prison question, 1
wrote recently to Marquii Barr, warden
at the itate reformatory at Anamosa,
loua. That Institution was trans
formed from a penitentiary to ;i re
formatory three yean ago, and i de«
■tred to know in dotaii what Improve
ments had boon effected He writes
me, among other things:
"Wot your information I will say that
we are now having a day ami night
■chool tuufiht by a competent iuperln
tendent, with Inmate assistants, and
are getting Rood results. We are also
teai iiins tho tradee of book-binding,
printing, tinning, carpentering, itone
cutting, etc."
I could multiply illustrations from
other quarters, but enoush has been
slid to show that the one thing on
which those who have the wetfaft of
convicts at heart seem to bo agreed is
that thoy should not be subject to the
demoralizing cruelty of enforced Idle
ness, and that thoy should DC employed
In occupations, that will Rive them a
chance of standing 09 their own feet
when released from prison.
APPEALS TO COMJION SENSE
As the Prison Reform League has
said:
"That appeals to common sense as
necessary, and is therefore certain to
be tjie development of the future."
We are well aware of the unspeak
able abuses that have attended the sys
tem of hiring out prison labor to pri
vate contractors —a system under which
the convicts have been worked to death
to satisfy the greed of private indi
viduals, and to the great detriment of
free labor. As regards the employ
ment of convicts on out-of-door work—
the building of roads, etc.—we have
had much to say about the horrors of
convict camps, as exposed in the south.
All these difficulties have been thor
oughly discussed by ourselves and oth
erß. Nevertheless the position that
convicts must be kept usefully em
ployed, and that the term of their in
carceration should be utilized to teach
them occupations by means of which
they can become s<jjf-supporting citi
zens, stands impregnable.
It appears to me that the way out
will be found only when labor conde
sce/ids to show a far deeper interest in
its fallen brothers than it has mani
fested hitherto, and brings thought in
stead of prejudice to bear on the prob
lem. In reality, as I believe, economic
fallacies will be found at the bottom
of much of the antipathy displayed, and
I think it can be proved that organized
labor suffers quite as severely as do
•the rest of us from having to maintain
men in Idleness and forcing them once
more into courses of crime. For this
society has to pay a heavy bill, and I
know of no social bills that have not to
be footed ultimately by labor. In any
event. It seems to me that the subject
deserves far more serious considera
tion and discussion than it lias re
ceived.
DIDN'T HAVE VEHICLE LIGHTS,
SO NINETEEN PAY $3 APIECE
Nineteen persons were arraigned be
fore Police Judge Chambers yesterday
and nned $3 each for falling to have a
light of some kind attached to their
vehicles between sunset and sunrise.
The majority of arrests were made in
the University district. In three cases
sentence was suspended.
Those fined are: H. L. Duquette, W.
W Black, A. F. Holbrook. Ed Reed,
Charles Balereky, F. A. Baldwin, Wil
liam Goerke, Ray Vanest, E. Dunphy,
D Vandpool, J. Welsbart, Al Lawson,
Anna Olsen, Thomas B. Nichols, B. B.
McCartney, S. W. Kingle, John Doe
Stewart, W. H. Logan and F. B.
Michaels.
AKHOWHKAD HOT SPBINOS
During- San Bernardino centennial
week trolley cars will run evprv hour
to the Springs hotel.
l |IADg^nrDADTMrMT.STODFWF^QF.ffIICAGO —===:
If You Don't Like It (V f) A * 9» Women's Stockings
' We'll Exchange It ' HLJ/rV->rV\ Vf\l f Vtrr/VY» &- -J^^~=S
We'll Exchange It JW (LIQVb^WUS£« of un^n-«... «*-»* ~ ™«™
end gladly. No manor what you buy nt Tno ST M %VW^ & ?W«ir stocking made. Sky blue, hello, Burgun-
Bit white Store, the Hamburger guarantee | W W fj (ly re Copenhagen, new yellow, cadet
covers It. A .mile I, handed you with every \Jr ™ r .— e . . blue _J_nn black and white. Reinforced
sira^^r-rj? i-rur bi^dway eighth:^ hill streets 1 S;^ PB : <«^s no,) ; 35c
money, and another smile. ■* '* Pa F
LINGERIE and TAILORED WAISTS CAMERAS and
JliL A Big Saturday Sale of Vital Interest PHOTO SUPPLIES
/^^^^^ia ' '-■.'•' These specials arc genuine,
W& m^ss&M Sheer lingerie waists of fine batiste and Persian lawn, having pattern arc fo) . today only
iwTJ^ty^lflflfl lace yokes, panels of baby Irish lace and Swiss, embroidery and me
iiHi| dallions of fine lace. These come in both high and Dutch neck Fdms for No.^2 Jrownie, size
" styles. The tailored waists are of excellent quality Irish linen, "* *'
either embroidered or severely plain, with laundered collar and cuffs. Acid Hypo for the fixing bath ;
K^(#\^ llfpllfi One especially pleasing model is fastened on the side with fk fft /c regular ; "_ *
big pearl buttonsw Sizes 34 to 44. It is a waste of time and W* 3 Cyko Printing Paper. Cabinet
ISI ilill energy to make your own when you can buy handsome ma- I|j|rJ size'• 15c regularly. Special, per
1 terials, clever designs and expert workmanship for I&\J dozen ........ :
PCTI m q Developer; 5c tube
HAIR GOODS NEW WASH COAT .-^S&£
Temptingly Low Priced For Women-Nothing More Natty wni do your - developing $49
a!! k. ! l*. lr.. :N'.' >. t. .ln.. a'!.' h. ad?'« ,',','"«.' Exclusive tailored models, and we invite especial attention on M onc jay with order for print
sanitury Hnir Koiii "'"'" "'.".'"' quai- to cir - inside finish, which quite corresponds with their' .
\ty human hair .dwb » -* r *■ ing.
mule Burke l'ufrs in assorted shades.' extremely stylish exterior. Built of pretty Tan and Gray . /
Z7n:L^ nK .na » anlM Crashes, Natural Linens and White and Colored Repp. p « _||n II TnillC
mTnr \Z!iW hZZ7a™r >l™'£i Bone buttons to match. A great many of these ftp IQ TIIU 11 IBIIE I V
trcntmeiit* by up-to-date methods. J lr»t- silitS for today ."'.... \SI U VW ■ *!*#■■ B^^^T"^
(in-.-, work only i i t ti—a.
— ■ 1 High time to be spading and planting
I ' ■ n "ITjftL "n<^ wpedi" Y°Ua Crd len Pthese°™ays
%tf' ■ ■ ■ «!i ■ ■ HCnnaUSß' 5-tlne weeding claw. Saturday 8c
. , At Unrivaled Prices in the Mid-Season Sale t£J!??J^?!^^Y^"ZY~£
The" superiority of the hats in this midsummer sale is attested by the hundreds who are °°°* '**Tz2 ' best []'.'.'.'.'.'.'■'■£
• buying them every day. The showing includes some of the most characteristic produc- f Pabeo .. ho9 e.m 6 ndin ß tape mo
tions of the season—New York pattern hats of exquisite beauty, on which flowers and Best <tee , Bcytne and , n ath »i.«
plumes are used without stint—Chantecler effects in which the dominant note is original- shovels, round pointed, long handled, spe
lt v. Turbans and mediums-hats all sizes and all prices. The reductions are almost be- ci.i for s."rd-y »•......• •-■ ■---^
vond belief—but these specials will prove the truth of it all. All along the line the prices £•£"s?;Warranted *».«>
are just as low. Will you miss seeing them? / I^..*'""""'""*
New York Pattern Hats Mid-Season Beauties in All Styles, From Turban i^^^^^lf^^?
-of Striking Design Some Very Smart Styles to Chantecler Effects °^« 1 h«Sk.o^ u*F^^" *."!?*: .^
$15.00 $io.oo $5.00 Garden wheelbarrow. Painted red. Stan
';i-'\f- ; price Saturday, dozen ?7*c
/for Saturday These and Scores of Other Equally Strong Specials fromS^
' —^———^—— ~ ~~~ "~"~ Every
fe THE BASEMENT STORE JL.
filled I "A Store Within a Store" ' —=- _&y_£f_
iTf yon are already acquainted with this busy underpriced section, we are sure we may expect to see you .today, and very
oftrn thereafter For the information of those who are at present unfamiliar with this "store within a store," we want to say
that here they will find large quantities of fresh, new goods, bought especially for the basement store, to be sold at prices
that practically eliminate profits. As: v' * ;>£• . - TTJ .,
\. , cub Tio* —' —' — Crossbar Hdkfs.
Men S SIM **«•> Wnttl/Ml'c' T?f\Ckt\A)C>n.r' .# 1 Q.^ About 600 dozen crossbar handker-
Lon K four-tn-han<ls that have wide yy 0171671 O r%JUI>\WU>T < SJt M•Z? \3 chiefs, also one lot lawn handker
pnda and are reversible They.looK Several Recent Arrivals Only .. « ' chiefs, with embroidered corners,
like%s-ccnt ties, but the 23C Several Recent Arrivals Unly . . -*• A remarkable value, «J C
price is 0n1y....... No lack of styles and sizes. There are patent leather Bl*"""""""""''"';"^" " ■
Men's B.V. D, Underwear oxor ds with brown suede top, and patent plain toe ox- Mill- Rtbbons
i«hir mercerized with satin stripe fords having flexible, hand-sewed soles and medium heels. The better sort, includes satins,
SSJELA^/Sffi Both arC very neat and dressy A, Well-°d foot iS the IZl^J^lre^a^Z
tiXVui be Biad. Garment *>l/C first step toward being well dressed. „ uses for these. fQ c
■ v-r -: ... ' ■ Yard ■XyC '
Hand Mirrors 1 ntvel Soecials Wash Ribbons Children's Stockings
Of the best French plate '™'- to M.UVV y> An extra special for the Base- French ribbed black cotton with -
win friends for the Basement AO« Cotton Huck Towels . ..7c ment Store. No. 1 width. Dice double sole, heel and toe. Knit to
Store tOday at- • Unbl. Bath Towels. .8 l-3c &?™£sT:. 5C a X.ulsi^ telk£* S l/3C
Powder Puffs 81. Turkish T0we15..... 10c Women , s stockings Boys' Underwear
Made of fine quality wool ho". <2Us>s* +<- sinfi Cn*oV Solid black, or. black with white Of balbriggan, well made, neatly
sanitary and altogether satisfactory O/Ifl V^MOfeTJ polka dots. Also split or white trimmed. Short sleeved shirts and
toilet requisites. A very IQq _ feet Double soles, heels * / knee length drawers. Draw- 50.
special value ■*■ "*' 72 by 90 Sheets at 39C. and toes 3 pulra <& JL ers have double seat. .Each..^sOC/
Silk Petticoats %** 9 3 s^ 1 e 1o s wses ■ -f oe c Smart Sailors Men's and Boys' lies
With -deep flounce and dust ruffle. 45 hy 36 Pillowcases! 124 c A wi(lelv known value. If you Full-length, washable four-in-hands
Flounce prettily Btttched. All good 45 by 36 Pillowcases. .i/;jc I]ave failPd to get onC| d 0 80 of good charnb ray in plain or fancy
riark colors and cream. ttO 7Q • -:•' _ ... now. The last ones on £ / OO stripes and checks. 50 dozen «J_
A?eanysperndtdvalue...^^«'y derpriced Bedding "ale today.. 01. to sell today at .....OC
Women's Pants Good Silkoline £! Women's Vests Women's Gloves
Of French white rlbb f cotton, nice- Comforters ... ...95c Bj^ rtbb-wh »c low Two^ra'spTyVes. iTs.ze^in black
|y finished with muslin band. Lace whhe Crochet Spreads 79C and ver y Mastic. A £{/" or colors. Remarkably good f.Q r
trimmed, knee length. Reg- 25C Take advantage of - these. special today at '/2C gloves at a special price...... V»^C
' ulfir or extra, eizes. •••••••••. . -.»r .■ -■■»"",'. »-..''..» ■ ' ~ ■■' ■ • ■*■'
I $2.so Shirt Waists, Each, at $ i .50 1 Is 4 and $5 Dresses at Only $2*95
„ . s-, „ „ M : AtTI nHH« lavish- Smart little frocks of linens and fine ging- •,
45 dozen, some of hem hngene mode s lav sh- of allover hamS . Many models, including the new sailor suits. All
ly trimmed with lace and ™*™*«y> °*^V,awn sizes and colors. This is an elegant opportunity to get
tucks besides the ever-popular^^ B^^ ™" y tastefully designed and well-made clothes at about the
\^ harSdex:s:: eon^^^^ usual cost of materials. women and misses^/
PRECINCT CLUBS WILL
TAKE PART IN CAMPAIGN
Good Government Forces Are Or
. ganizing All Over the City
for Strong Fight
The Good Government organization
of Los Angeles In making arrange
ments for a maw meetlnf to be held
at Echo Park Methodist church, Alva
rado and Reservoir streets, early next
week, the date to be announced today
or Monday.
Frederick J. Whlffen and George H.
Stewart, candidates for the city coun
cil, are expected to be among- the
speakers at this meeting, which will
be under the directldn of E. I. Bryant
and E. R. Bolhan.
A Good Government club will bo or
ganized at this meeting in new precinct
43 and an invitation has been extended
to' all voters In the surrounding sec
tion, which includes all of the old
Second ward, to Join the club.
Three new clubs will be formed early
next week and others later, until the
Good Government organization has a
club In every precinct.
The newly elected executive commit
tee of the Good Government organiza
tion yesterday announced the personnel
of the campaign committees for the
city and county as follows:
City campaign—J. A. Anderson, C. E.
Bent, E. A. Dickinson, George H. Dun
lop S C Graham, J. M. Johnson,
Cyrus E. McNutt, F. V. Owen, Robert
Watchorn.
County campaign—A. P. Chapln, J.
A. Dale, H. M. Haskell. T. H. Kirk, D.
B. Lyons, W- I< Morrison, E. Rhodes.
The leaders of the Good Government
organization in the Ninth ward are to
hold a conference in the hall at First
and Chicago streets Friday niprht, May
20 for the purpose of canvassing the
situation there. Speakers will be dis
tributed In the various precincts which
are deemed in need of education as to
Good Government principles.
On the same evening a similar meet
ing will lje held by the Good Govern
ment forces in the Sixth ward in the
church at Thirty-seventh and Naomi
streets.
A new Good Government club waa
formed last night in new precinct 54,
at a meeting at the home of E.W.
Oliver, 343 South Bunker Hill avenue,
Otto J. Zahn presiding.
A new club will be formed tonight
bi new precinct 53, at a meeting to be
hold at Hotel Trenton. William B,
Himrod and Otto J. Zahn will address
W. R^ Reynolds will assist in forming
a Good Govemmont club early next
week in new precinct 7, the date and
place yet to be decidea.
THIEF RUBS ELBOWS WITH
POLICE AND STEALS $15
Despite the fact that the Goldberg -
Bosley assembly hall, where the Brooks
benefit concert and ball was held last
Tuesday, was tilled with police offi
cers and detectives, a thief entered
the checkroom and stole a purse con
taining about $15 in cash and several
pieces of jewlery, according to a re
port made yesterday at the detective
office. Although the theft was admit
ted the name of the woman making the
complaint was not divulged.
According to the report the woman
checked her coat and hat in the check
room, pinning the puree in the folds
of tho coat at the same time. After
dancing a few dances she returned to
get her belongings and discovered bar
loss.