Evening Star Newspaper, August 5, 1929, Page 18

18 FORESTFRES GA CROUND IV BATILE Hundreds Fight Desperately in Vain Attempts to Check Flames. Br the Associated Press. SPOKANE, Wash.. August waging desperate battle to check the progress of forest fires raging in the | tinderlike woods of Northern Idaho. Lack of rain, heavy winds and inacces- sibility of the fires made their task doubly difficult. A frantic stand was being made against the blaze on Sand Creek, about eight. miles from Sand Point, Idaho, by 250 fizhters of the Pend Oreille Timber Protective Association. The men were attacking the flames from two sides in an effort to save the town's water sup- ply. which was endangered. Another 250 fighters were working on the stubborn Pack Creek fire, which has burned for several days and swept more than 7.000 acres. Despite their efforts, Pend Orielle National Forest officials said the blaze was spreading rapidly before a high wind. Lightning Starts 35 Fires, Lightning started 35 small fires in the Pend Orielle National Forest, ac- cording to forest service men, and ‘Timber Protective Association officials reported 45 fires in their territory. None of these covered more than 10 acres, they said At Lewiston all available men were being conscripted to combat dangerous fires on Baldy Mountain and Glover Creek., The flames at Baldy Mountain had burned over 100 acres and were spreading swiftly. The Glover Creek fire was burning in dry timber and in a particularly in accessible district. A fire on Meadow Creek, in the Sel- ‘way national forest. which ran wild for several days and burned over an area of about 320 acres, was reported under control. Other fires burning in the Selway and Clearwater national forests num- bered about 45, fighters having extin- guished 20 of the original number. F. H. Brundage, assistant district for- ester in charge of fire control. declared 5.—An | army of nearly 1,000 men today was vond that point there is little | and airy. | blankets, ‘a table, chair. knife and fork and toilet facilities. The prisoner sleeps { and eats in his cell, but works in com- | munal shops and, if so privileged, at- | tends classes with his prison mates and | dines in company. Prisoner Must Work Hard. The prisoner must work hard, if able. | Steady work may be a punishment to | some, but, it also may create the habit | of industry if the task is useful. There- fore old treadmills have been abolished and, where possible, a trade is taught | the prisoner by which he can make a | living when released. As it is impos- sible to teach a skilled trade in a few | months, short-timers work at simple | tasks. | “'The prisoner serving a long sentence | may be employed at bookbinding, print- | ing, carpentry, tinsmithing, shoemakirg | or talloring. ~ His output is bought by the government. There is no question | of underselling free labor or competing with outside workshops. | centage of prisoners punished for idle- | ness (0.6 to 0.7 per cent a year) proves that the average prisoner prefers hard work in company to idleness in his | lonely cell—his lot if he refuses to work. As prison life is arduous and all the work hard, irrespective of the phrase | “hard labor” being attached to the sentence, authorities agree the prisoner must have food of quality and in quan- | tity to keep him fit. In local prisons | three nourishing meals are served each | day. though the governor may impose | certain punishments for breaches of BY HENRIETTA W. BINGHAM. LONDON, August 5.—The civilized world agrees that a man or woman guilty of crime against life, property or even propriety must be punished. agreement on the extent or degree of the punish- ment, though the general idea is'to “let the punishment fit the crime.” The first thing that impresses the vsitor to an English prison is its cleanii- ness. Vermin are not tolerated. The prisoner is disinfected and receives clean | clothes. The prisoner must undergo thorough physical examination, and if diseased, he is sent to the hospital ward; otherwise he has a single cell, clean It contains a bunk with pillow and The small per- | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1929 ENGLAND TEACHES PRISONERS TO WORK AS REFORM MEASURE Trades Are Learned by Convicts, Who Are Housed in Clean Prisons and Fed Correctly to Build Body. This is the second of a serles of articles describing European methods of dealing with erime and criminals, Be- the prison medieal officer, while moral {and mental welfare is undertaken by | the prison chaplain and _voluntary teachers. The annual death rate in | prisons is 2.8 per thousand. Recidivism is still high, 64 per cent of men ancd 87 per cent of women returning to prison. However, the remaining 36 and 13 per cent who give up criminal lives are ample reward to these tireless | workers. Generally speaking, the offender leaves prison better physically and men- tally. He has been well fed, attended medically, and has had opportunity to {learn a trade and receive general edu- cation. If he had any burled religious feelings, these have had a chance of coming to light at dally religious serv- | ices and during the frequent visits of | the chaplains. A few days before release the pris- | oner is interviewed by the Prisoners’ Aid Society. which seeks suitable work for | him. The soclety consists of volun- | tary workers, who control a govern- mental grant of money and private | contributions to be disiributed among the prisoners to tide them over the first days after their release. The so- ciety has done excellent work in giv- | ing “the prisoner financial and moral aid to begin an honest life. Copyright, 1929. by North American News- paper Alliance.) onvict Prison.) (Next—England’ | Pay Check Strike Averted. By Cable to The Star. ARLINGTON PLANS 10 BE DISCUSSED Heads of Three Organiza- tions Will Attend Commit- tee Luncheon. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. CLARENDON, Va., August 5.—The | presidents of the Civic Federation and | of the Rotary and Monarch Clubs have been invited to meet tomorrow at the weekly luncheon meeting of the five- year program committee of the Arling- ton County Chamber of Commerce to discuss with the latter body their par- ticipation in the five-year county de- | velopment program. The meeting will | be held at noon in the Press Club in | ‘Washington. Having selected three major issues— | water, sewerage and planning and zon- ing—as the matters most deserving, im- | mediate attention at their last meet- | ing, the committee will this week take up the classification of, the many sug- gestions offered by Chamber of Com- | merce members and civic organizations as a result of a recent questionnaire | distributed throughout the county. According to P. P. Woodbridge, exec- | utive secretary of the trade body, there are a number of suggestions that it is believed can be best handled by the civic organizations and service clubs, and it is pro) 'd at tomorrow’s meet- ing to give the presidents of these or- ganizations an opportunity to assist in the selection of the issues that they would rather handle. William C. Huil | is president of the Civic Federation, Dr. R. N. Sutton president of the Rotary Club, and Walter U. Varney, president of the Monarch Club. | The recently organized fortnightly | meeting of the executive committee of the Chamber of Commerce has been postponed until Wednesday noon be- cause of the five-year program meet- ing. The latter meeting will be in the, form of a luncheon at the Boulevard Bakery here. Henry C. Morris is chair- man of the five-year program commit- tee and Leon Arnold of the executive committee, Chile-U. S. Mail Plane Leaves. e PALAIS ROYAL This. is the Time to Select Your Winter Coat Choose it now and take advantage of this Annual Sale with its fashion and price opportunities Fur Trimmed Coats AUTHENTIC WINTER FASHIONS ... COPIES OF HIGH-PRICED IM- PORTS AND SAMPLES FROM FOREMOST MAKERS See the new coats with small muffs of furs to match trim- mings. Yy See the new cape collar coats with luxurious furs. See the new Princess flares and godets. See the new muffler collars and spiral fur trimmings. 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SANTIAGO, Chile, August 5.—The Pan-American Airways plane left yes- terday morning for Ovalle, carrying mail for the United States. The southbound plane arrived at Copiapo at 8:30 a.m. en route to this city with mail from the United States. Weekly air mail service between Chile and North Amer- ica has been operating for three weeks. C(The PALAIS ROYAL If Money Saving Is Your Aim...You Really Can’t Afford to Miss the Saving Advantages of Our August Furniture Sale A sale in which dreams of a comfy, cozy home at small cost come true. No matter what vour taste, no matter what vour purse, no matter how many rooms—you'll find here an une nding selection .priced to emphasize superiority in mer- chandising and offered on the most generous terms of pay ment. Buy on Our Convenient Club Plan. Here Is a Good Example of the Savings You Can Obtain Your Choice of Thesg $165 and $200 Suites, 139 e - P discipline. One is & bread-and-water diet of not longer than three days. Experts Arrange Diets. Normally breakfast consists of por- All those in Oregon were reported | ridge and tea, and supper of cocoa. under control. Fires continued to burn | bread and margarine. Dinner varies, | through the Banco Central. The Banco in Washington and California. however. | according to a prescribed diet of meat, Central is the only bank operating In Washington a blaze on Camas vegetables and puddings. The diet is | here, the others being closed because of Creek, north of Lake Chelan, was still arranged by experts and combines a a strike of bank employes. Alarmed unchecked after devastating more than | maximum of nutriment with a balance by the prospect of further strikes, many 8.000 acres. About 250 men are fight- | of the necessary elements. | inhabitants are considering leaving the | ing it ! Physical welfare is in the hands of ' city. i Aboitt 80 Doukhobours, members of | # religious sect in Canada. were pressed into service across the border to fight H two fires on Vulean Mountain. Other Washington fires still uncon- trolled included four near the Canadian line, in the Ashnola drainage country, and two in Rainier national forest. Breaking out again after reported under control, the fire which started in | The most fashionable weaves and colorings in this the blaze, @1 to be the most severs showing tomorrow! the region ever experienced. | NEW SERI| OF FIRES. | ° CRANDON, Wis., August 5 (#).—Five major forest fires, which raged in Oconto and Forest Counties last week, were under control today. In their place. however, had sprung up a series of new and smaller fires, a few of which were characterized as “very dan- gerous. The new conflagations are WINNIPEG. August 5 (#).—Heavy rainfall over the week end has brought relief to the fire swept forest aras of Man- itoba. Most of the fires, in the north- eactern and northwessern sections of the province, were under control today after an all-day rain Saturday and Bunday. ! ONTARIO MENACE GROWS. 1 at Portland. 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