Newspaper Page Text
TTTE ATLANTA GEOROTAN AND NFWR.
CONVICTLIFEALLEGDRY,
POET PAYSTRIBUTE TO
'ANGEL OF U.S. PRISON’
AN APPRECIA TION
Four msn sat around a table at
one of the western wlndowa of the
great dining hall, one of them was a
meant arrival at the pricon. • • •
The last course of dinner had been
served and the 400 friends were en
joying their coffee: a few were
smoking cigarettes, for this was
Sunday an<j tobacco was allowed to
ail who oared for it. on that day.
The band was playing Beethoven’s
"Moonlight Sonata;’* the music vi
brated softly and remotely on the
air. The hall had marked archi
tectural beauty, and the colors and
decorations were quiet but effective.
The tables were arranged with aisles
between, at the intersection of
which stood Immense orange trees
and standard roses alternately.
That Is the netting that Julian Haw
thorne, In what Is probably his last
article for “Good Words,’’ the maga-
aine of the Atlanta Federal prison,
provide® for a remarkubie dialogue
between the four men or, “Jails of the
Future,*' forecasting prison reforms
It appears In the August number,
and Is without doubt one of the best
that the noted writer has produced
since his Incarceration in prison. One
of the four men Is a newcomer, both
to the prison and to the country, and
to him is explained the workings of
a system that has revolutionized the
treatment of crime and changed Jails
from “hells to a kind of ante
chamber to Paradise."
The dialogue Is fanciful, but It un
doubtedly depicts conditions ttv t
Hawthorne believes must exist when
humanity has come to recognize crime
as a disease and treat It as such.
That portion of the article that de
scribe® the workings of the Jails of
the future is as follow's:
“No More Lawyers.”
"When we found we were tailing
about a million men a year, and that
the faster the lawyers made laws, the
greater was the number of law
breakers, some of the sane ones gut
together to talk It over.
“They fixed It so that there should
be no more lawyers admitted to the
bar for 60 years, and those already
practicing should be charged 75 per
cent of their incomes In taxes. No
lawyer was eligible for election i?
any Legislature or office of publi?
trust.
"A body of 600 experts was set to
work revising the statutes, and they
reduced the number of them 90 per
cent. All artificial crimes—those cre
ated by law®—were cut out; only kill
ing, stealing and lying were left in.
“If the»e were committed owing lv>
conge.nial defects, or ynder abnormal
conditions, the perpetrators were nut
under medical care; if otherwise, th*
culprits were tried and sentenced, but
were given their choice of going to
S Jail. or carrying round their necks,
/ by a smalf steel chain, a pewter disk,
on w.hlch was engraved the crime
and the penalty. At first, nearly
everybody took the disk, but after a
few years the majority preferred th^
Jail. The Jails, meanwhile, had been
undergoing strange transformation®,
both actual and theoretical.
“It began to be realized that the
handling of crime was the moat Im
portant function of the State a.*d
problem of society. If even Justice
were done, everybody would be n
prison, and so-caJled officer® of Jus
tice were often the worst of the lot.
’Best Men at Wardens.
“Accordingly, the very best men of
the community were appointed war
dens and guards of Jail® Upon elec
tion. these men were given a fre*t
hand and all the funds they wanted
to carry out their plans. All th. old
Jail® were torn down and new ones
built upon different principles, both
of construction and administration.
“In a few years Jills had become t
kind of universities for training men
who were found to be below the aver
age in intelligence, character or hab
its in the obligation® and responsibil
ities of the best citizenship. All kinds
of trades and orofer ions were taught
theoretically and practically, and the
men were put to work as soon as
possible at such employment a® they
selected or as were chosen as most
suitable for tnem.
“Along with all this was established
a system of hygiene and bodily ex
ercise and diet somewhat resembling
the old Spartan rules Instituted by
Lycurgus; and a general discipline of
mind, manners and conduct as strict
as that of West Point, but more en
lightened. What had been a .stigma
became a certificate of merit, and by
and by. instead of being sent to Jail
by sentence of court, men who had
failed In life or felt themselves weak
and Incompetent voluntarily applied
for admission. For what they pro
duced they were paid good wages;
their families were supported by the
Government until the men’s earnings
could care for them.”
Denounces Present Method.
In another article In the same num
ber, on “Self-Respect," Hawthorne
brands the dress and branding of
prisoners, under present-day prison
rules, and the substitution of num
bers for names an a crude anachron
ism, as are also, he says, the titles of
“convict," felon" and “Jailbird.”
“Their effect," he writes, “is to pro
duce in the prisoner a feeling of rad
ical and permanent separation from
his fellow men It Is an attempt on
the part of finite human beings to in
flict eternal damnation on some of
their fellow creatures.”
Hawthorne declares that most pris
oners mean to be good when their
term is up.
“Whether or not their resolution
hold® firm." he writes,” depends part
ly upon their native strength of char
acter, but in a larger part upon the
treatment they get in Jail. Shooting
and clubbing prisoners and subjecting
them to torture has proved unsuc
cessful in leading them toward sweet
ness and light. Need for the actual
club and gun may arise in an emer
gency, but the more firm and uniform
the discipline, founded, as all disci
pline should be, on enlightened prin
ciples of order and efficiency, the le®s
likely is such emergency to occur."
TO MRS. EMMA NEAL DOUGLAS
Beautiful, grarlous Spirit of human pity and kindness,
You, Irani your tranquil retreat, remember our need and our blindness:
You Speak not, but stretch your hands, full of plenty and healing,
Sot eohl and disdainful, but gentle and tender irith sisterly feeling:
From your height sen ne you step dou n to comfort our gloom, and
remind us
To hope and he strong, and to leave our evil and error behind us,
Our void in filled with your bounty, me blest your name, though
unspoken,
We hail you the herald of God, whose merry your merries betoken.
—By REGISTER NO. 4435.
This inspiring verso is by Julian Hawthorne, dedicated to
the “Angel of the Federal Prison’’ in “Good Words,’’ the Fed
eral Penitentiary publication.
Bill Passed Looking to Eradica
tion of Weevil Through Regu
lation of Cotton Traffic.
LIFE TERMS FOR BLALOCK 51
II
11 DEPUTIES
Judge Fite Sentences Dan Hat
field and Clem Poole—Quick
Justice Meted.
Atlanta Expects to
Land Textile Meet
Alonzo Her, of Greenville, S. C.,
has arrived in Atlanta and will con
fer with the committee on meetings
of the Southern Textile Association,
of which he is chairman, to determine
the date for the annual meeting tills
year.
It is expected that the meeting will
be held in Atlanta and that fully 300
delegates will attend.
$1,000,000 Estate
Willed to Charity
DECATUR. ILL., Aug. 1.—The will
of Mrs. Anna R. Mllliken, widow >f
the founder of Mllliken University,
Just made public here, gives the fam
ily estate of nearly $1,000,000 to char
itable and educational institutions.
The will provides that the Mllliken
mansion here shall become a mu-
Kum of art.
New Month Picks
Hot Day for Debut
August picked a hot day to make I j
its 1913 debut, the mercury standing
at 75 at daybreak. Light breezes af
forded the downtown section ver** lit
tle relief, for at 1 o'clock the Govern
ment thermometer showed 90 degrees, i |
while the heat mark on the streets
was about 94.
Relief is promised Friday night or | I
Saturday by thundershowers.
Zachry Child Torn
From Mother's Armsj |
COLUMBIA. Aug. 1.—When Judge
Gary to-day awarded the elder |
Zachry child, France®, aged 8 years,
to Julian J. Zachry, tne father, it re
quired four deputies to overpower ;
Mrs. Mary W. Zachry. the weeping |
mother who refused to give up her
child.
The ®cene in the courtroom was
pathetic as the child w r a® torn from
the mother's arms.
Mrs. Zachry fied from Augusta to
South Carolina with the children
after Judge Hammond had ruled that
under the Georgia law the children
belonged to the fathir.
JOBBERS' JUBILEE SEPT 15-20.
CHATTANOOGA, Aug, 1.—The an
nual fall Jubilee of the Chattanooga
Wholesale and Jobbers’ Association
will be held during the Grand Army,
of the Republic encampment Septem
ber 16 to 20. The data were an
nounced to-day.
DALTON, Aug. 1.—-Judge Fite to
day sentenced Dan Hatfield, convicted
of the murder of Will Parish, and
Clem Poole, convicted of murdering
Policeman Harry Cook to the peniten
tiary for life.
In the Hatfield case he held there
was doubt as to the existence of a
conspiracy, and exercising the right
where conviction cornea from circum
stantial evidence alone did not pas*
the death sentence, a® was expected
from the Jury’s refusal to recommend
mercy.
John and Tom Nicodemus, indicted
with Hatfield, were released on their
own recognizance, the outcome of the
Hatfield case not showing enough evi
dence to convict them.
Convicted in Four Day*.
Poole was found guilty Thursday
night, the jury making a recom
mendation for mercy. The verdict
was returned twelve hours after the
trial began. The evidence was com
pleted at 2:30 o’clock.
Pool® Shot and killed Policeman
Cook Sunday near midnight. Mon
day afternoon he was captured in
Chattanooga, and Tuesday afternoon
was indicted for murder. He was
I convicted four days after the killing.
The rase attracted approximately
( 1,000 people, the courtroom being
filled to its capacity.
Defense Claims Insanity.
The defense stood on a plea of In
sanity, relatives of the prisoner
swearing that for the past few
j months, since hi® marriage, Poole had
j ('hanged greatly, and was at times
not mentally responsible for his ac
tions. The defense also contended
! that Cook, being without a warrant
for Poole's arrest on the charge of
shooting at hi® wife, had no right to
seize him.
The State put witnesses on the
stand who testified that they had
known Poole for years and believed
him capable of distinguishing right
from wrong.
Girl Wife in Court.
Witnesses testified that Poole shot
Cooke while the officer was only at
tempting to arrest him. In his state
ment, Poole said Cook was clubbing
him, but this was not borne out by
other testimony. The prisoner also
said that he was attempting to get
rid of his pistol and it was acci
dentally discharged.
Cook while the officer was only at-
wlth him throughout the trial, weep-
I ing at times. His aged father and
mother were also present.
At 5:15 o’clock Thursday after
noon, Judge Fite had completed his
charge and the case had been given
to the Jury.
Retiring Revenue Collector Jack-
son Given Two Loving Cups.
Thompson Takes Oath.
A. O. Blalock, of Fayette, recently
appointed Internal Revenue Inspec
tor to succeed Henry S. Jackson,
took the oath of office Friday morn
ing and appointed the following dep
uties: James L. Patrick, Roy Har
rell, Tobe Moye. J. R. Britton, J. F.
Camp, Miller H rrtson, John W.
Martin, J. A. Henderson, O. C. Cole,
O. H. Pendley and R. M. Blount.
Other appointments will be made
later.
Revenue Inspector Shaw’han, of
Washington, effected the transfer of
the office and has checked over the
books of the outgoing Inspector. Hen
ry S. Jackson. He stated that he
found everything in excellent condi
tion and that the books balanced to a
cent.
When Mr. Jackson appeared at the
office Friday morning he wa* met by
the entire forces of the Revenue
Service and the Custodian Depart-
menL Following a speech by U. S.
Seal, Assistant Custodian, he was
presented with a handsome loving
cup as a token of the esteem of the
Custodian Department.
O. H. Pendley, of the Revenue
Service, presented a loving cup as a
token from the Revenue Department.
Mr. Jackson was deeply affected.
Howard Thompson, appointed
United States Marshal to succeed
Colonel Walter Johnson, took the
oath at 10 o’clock Friday morning
and appointed the following deputies:
B. B. Lenders, Gainesville; Frank
Godfrey, Jr., Clayton; J. H. Penland,
Fill Jay; W. B. Lovlnggood, Blue
Ridge, and L. B. Greer, Atlanta.
Mr. Thompson Is well known
throughout the State, especially in
the Northeastern Circuit, where he
served twelve years as Solicitor Gen
eral. Since that tlmo Mr. Thompson
has confined himself to the practice
of iaw in Gainesville, Ga.
The State Senate Friday morning
passed House Bill No. 443 providing
for an additional Judge of the Supe
rior Court of the Atlanta Circuit.
The Senate also passed, unanimous
ly, Senator Ford’s bill to eradicate the
boll weevil by giving the State Boar*,
of Entomology the power to prescribe
rules for the shipment of cotton and
cotton articles.
Mansion Question Up.
The proposed disposition oif the
Governor’s Mansion provoked much
discussion in the Senate when the bill
of oenator Watts, providing for the
appointment of a commission to in
vestigate, was reported unfavorably
by the Committee on Public Prop
erty.
Senator Burtz, chairman, declared
the proposal to appoint a special com
mission was contrary to the spirit for
which the Public Property Commit
tee was created. He, therefore, op
posed this measure and others of sim
ilar character.
Senator Harrell of the Twelfth
raised the question as to the ad
visability of disposing of the property.
In reply, Senator Miller, who also
proposed a bill providing for a. com
mission to be appointed by the Gov
ernor, replied that it was absolutely
necessary.
Adjourns Until Monday.
To this Senator McNeill of Macon
objected on the grounds that the
canital would soon be removed r o
Macon.
The matter finally was sent back
to the Committee on Public Prop
erty.
Senator Harrell’s bill requiring
paint manufacturers to label their
goods, which was reported unfavor
ably by the committee, was re-com
mitted by unanimous vote of the
Senate.
The Senate passed a number of lo
cal bilks and adjourned until 11 o’clock
Monday.
Bickerstaff Says Present Statutes
Discriminate in Favor of
Foreign Competitors.
“If the Legislature fails to pass the
Meaders bill allowing Georgia fire in-
| surance companies the statutory right
i to invest in stocks it will have the
' effect of forcing several Georgia com
panies out of existence,” said Charles
A. Bickerstaff, of the Atlanta Home
I Insurance Company, Friday in com
menting on some of the objections
raised against the proposed measure.
Mr. Bickerstaff declared several of
the companies would be unable to
pay dividends if their investments
were hampered and restricted to an
extent that would prevent them from
purchasing securities that w’ould yield
them a sufficient income.
“The bill introduced by Mr. Mead
ers," he asserted, “is copied practical
ly verbatim after the New York law,
and is intended to restore to the Geor
gia companies the right which they
had until the bill of 1912.
“No such restrictions are thrown
about any foreign company operating
in Georgia, and the companies of this
State have been placed at a decided
disadvantage. The foreign compa
nies have built up their tremendous
assets and surpluses by making in
vestments in staple stocks which yield
a much larger percentage of income
than the investment in bonds.
[whole Day oi
Adventure
\t Fountains & Elsewhere
Ask for
“HORLICK'S"
The Original and Genuine • |
MALTED MILK
The Food-drink for fill Ages
f \t restaurants, hotels, and fountains.
Delicious, invigorating and sustain
ing. ,
Keep it on your sideboard at home.
Don’t travel without it.
A quick lunch prepared in a minute
Take no Imlta- “HORLICK’S”
tlon. Ju.t say .'..J, .
Not in Any <VSiik Trust
C. J. BLANCHARD RETURNS.
C. J. .Blanchaid, well known clerk
at the Piedmont Hotel, returned Fri
day from a vacation trip. Mr. Blanch
ard visited most of the summer re
sorts along the New Jersey coast. He
also spent several days in New York
and Philadelphia, returning by way
of Norfolk, his home.
SBJ2 f
118-120
Whitehall I
CASH GRO. CO.,
LEMONSl
Extra
jFine
Lemons!
DOZ. Dozen
EGGS 15c Dozen'
Best Granulated SUGAR
5 lb.25c, 10 ib.50c, 20 lb.$I|
Are You Sick, Diseased,
Nervous, Run Down?
Have You Blood Poison, Kidney,
Bladder and Urinary Troubles?
IF SO, CONSULT (FREE)
Dr. Hughes. Atlanta’s Long Estab
lished, Most Reliable Specialist,
atay
1 cure
cured
NERVE. BLOOD
and Bkln Diseases.
STRICTURE.
Prostatic Troubles,
VARICOCELE.
HYDROCELE,
Kidney. Bladder
and Urlnafy
Diseases, Piles and
All Chronic and
Print*
i Iseases of Men
and Women.
uoG.un* celebrated German
preparation, for Blood Poison, and
Guarantee results. Everything ab
solutely confidential.
If you can’t call, write.
Free Consultation and Advice to all
HOURS—9 a. m. to 7 p. ra. Sundays, 9 to 1.
DR. J. D. HUGHES
Opposite Third National Bank,
16' 2 N. Broad St., Atlanta, Ga.
BRIGHT COSTUMES,
BEAUTY SHOW GIRLS
AT THE NEW BOHEMIA
With bright new' costumes, a
bunch of beautiful showgirls, fun
ny comedians, tuneful songs and
catchy lines, the Bohemia Stock k
Company is presenting a show’ that
should pack the Bohemia to ca
pacity. Manager Glenn has reno
vated and remodeled the old Amer
ican and it is clean and comfort
able. Shake the Glooms by a visit
to the Bohemia, 100 Whitehall
{ street.
SPECIAL REDUCTION
For a few days you have an opportunity to
get your eyes fitted with first-c\ass glasses at
lowest possible prices.
EYEGLASSES and SPECTACLES
$2.50 Glasses Now $1.00
$5.00 Glasses Now $2.50
We are thoroughly equipped to fit you with
any style of glasses you may desire.
Our oculist will give your eyes a thorough
scientific examination, and we guarantee glasses
he prescribes to give satisfaction.
L. N. HUFF OPTICAL CO.
Builders Fine Spectacles and Eyeglasses.
TWO STORES.
70 Whitehall 52 W. Mitchell
“The American-Built French Car”
YOUR reasons for buying a 1913 Mitchell
can be concentrated in one sentence: it proves itself
the most reliable, powerful, complete and beautiful car in
the moderate price class.
All Mitchell 1913 cars have left drive and center control; Bosch
ignition; Ravfield carburetor; Firestone demountable rims; r-ain-vision
windshield; Jones speedometer: silk mohair top with dust cover; Tur
kish upholstered cushions; Timken front axle bearings; gauges on the
dash snow air pressure and oil pressure; gauge in the gasoline tank
showing the amount of gasoline it contains; and a portable electric
lamp which illuminates the instruments on the dash.
AH with T-Meed motor, electric self-starter, electric lighting system, and 36-Inch wheel*
7-passenger Six. 60 N. P..
2 or 6-psssenger Six, 60-H. P„
2 or 6-paesenger Four, 40-H. P.,
Wheel Reuse Prices F. O. B. Racine.
144-In 12,500
152-ln 1,850
120-in „ 1,600
Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company, Racine, Wis.
Factory Branch Mitchell Motor Co. of Atlanta, 316-318 Peachtree St.
AND
Reams»' Romance
That’s what you can get delivered right
at your front door, for your hours of Sab
bath enjoyment. For
NEXT ■
Sunday's American
in addition to the dozens of regular feat
ures which have made it Dixie’s best read
newspaper will include the
Fiction Magazine
This wonderful periodical teems with
the good things of summer reading and
carries, as well, the continuation of
JACK
LONDON’S
Great
Story
66'
39
THE
SCARLET
PLAGUE
which already has a grip on those who
have started it. And all this is free
with this issue of The Sunday Ameri
can, which in itself surpasses all that
has gone before.
There’s a Thrilling Color Page
ENTITLED
WHEN WOMEN
GO TO WAR
Inspired by the brilliant achievements
of warring women of all ages, a French
woman has organized a fighting female
brigade. Of course
Lady Dull Gordon
the famous Lucille of London, has an ar
ticle in which she tells how Paris solves
the problem of keeping cool in gowns of
chiffon trimmed with fur. Moreover,
there are many other queer tales from the
earth’s four corners which no one wlio can
read can afford to miss. So insure your-
self a pleasant day by ordering your
SUNDAY AMERICAN
NOW
From Your Dealer or By
Phoning to MAIN 100
• v.V- TV 4 3?...^