The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 12, 1924, Page 11

RIDAY, DECEM 1924 THI EATTLE STAR PAGE 11 aS aa ) ~THUGE STILL ISLAY PLANS FOR( on pinosaurs Tram WILL PROTECT -*“Ma” Ferguson to Save Texas. " goyriscaTe) THIRD PARTY Scene WATERSHED Convicts From Brutal Beatings 600 Gallon Outfit, 12 Feet Little Progressive Group Hy Council to Appropriate $30,- _y| High, Found Near Renton Meets to Plan Future i 000 for Cedar River Work al 1 ’ r ! " v as net e ¢ A = of wrene P A : - iy « . eet prom eaders and suf ‘ é Ruse nh sus fi f ° t . for § and elx « wo and broug They're hunting for dinosaurs along the Chilean coast. | recomn t f the city heal la Ff ette for ‘ ¥, 1 , 2 Ref, * : : ne pees plan to fly across the Andes and over Lake Esguel (seen ° e New Fraternity Is = eee Cir be br ©" | here), where the suppoged brontosaurus (in inset), or what-|""),, pAb to be ame Organized at “U" i. lever he may be, is reported to live ; Nearly Asphyxiated When Gas Goes Out ie ee 1 Te nf gq as sketched from an eye-witnes Fi se “| Fashionable Coats for W d Mi AUSTIN, Tez. Dec. 12—Bratality sro in Be kien ashtonable Coats for Women an {sses 4 prisoner lying face t on the ground with one ¥ convict sitting o s head. other ov 8 fee e ting out t The fumes . ° : 1 thal r strap, attached to a wooden handle, The| MORE ARGENTINE WHEAT Hg Me < and young women are extensive in the Downstairs } L . A 8 . 0 w and legal u ses look on. NEW YORK, I bes i t Store. You can choose from nearly 600 Coats in many, ner moans—he can scarcely move. He force f : yi’ an appeal for mercy— fintet att t dane ot sa many styles. Assortments include the following: . . oft ft rt This is the law in Texas. pes gsr yl jeereeee oe UTILITY COATS at $9.25, $10, $15 and $25 Wholesale floggings of prisoners have been going on in = the penitentiary in Huntsville and different prison DRESS COATS at $15, $17.50, $25 and up to $43.50 FUR FABRIC JACQUETTES at $21.50 CONEY FUR COATS at $45 SEALINE FUR JACQUETTES at $75 and $85 SEALINE FUR CAPES at $100 SEALINE FUR COATS at $100 to $150 MUSKRAT FUR COATS at $122.50 to $145 —DOWNSTAIRS STORE scattered thru the southern and eastern parts of the with official sanction. The statutes permit them. Mrs. Miriam (“Ma”) Ferguson is expected to order its abolishment when she is inaugurated governor in January And the state legislature probably will go further by en- acting a law eliminating forever this practice of disciplining e ractory prisoners. LITTLE KNOWN OF FLOGGINGS Little was known about these wholesale flogg word of the beatings administered three men on tl convict farm began to get abroad. ; And the revelations were more shocking than even those familiar with the system’s operations ever had conceived. During the past six months, nearly 200 convicts have un- dergone the tortures of the “flogging chamber.” Sometimes the flogging would be staged in the prison barracks. Sometimes out on the open prairie. Sometimes all the prisoners are forced to witness them. Sometimes only the witnesses required by law are present. But there was little difference in brutality. The convict sprawled on the ground, held by fellow oners, is beaten until the prison doctor saves him from FREDERICK & NELSON Decorated Gift Tables At. Unusually Low Prices . € GIRLS of 8 to 14 Holeproof”’ Stockings Years Share in For Women and Young Women Coat Values $1.00 and $1.50 $9.85 death The lash is usually applied by the manager of the convict T is surprising, the very arm. OST women’ expect to receive at leas good, warm Winter Coats SACKS CUT one pair of Silk Stockings for Chr one can find in the Down- BY BLOWS mas, and would doubtless prefer ‘““Holeproof” stairs Store at $9.85. —if they were asked. The styles are the newest, At $1.00: Holeproof Stockings and quite different from the in pure silk over artificial silk. usual. Fashions that dupli- With mercerized heel, toe and hem- 4 cate those worn by little girls’ med top. Black, airedale, cloud, elder sisters. gunmetal, Cordovan, tan and white. A strap, four inches wide and a quarter of an inch thick, attached to a wooden handle, is used by the “flogger.” If al strong blow is struck, the skin on the prisoner's back cuts with each lash. ‘ If the victim calls for mercy and promises never to dis- obey the rules again, the beatings are halted. A few years ago an inquiry at the boys’ reformatory in| Geen and useful Gifts are suggested by these Tables in artistic patterns, which are hand-decorated with floral motifs on soft-toned colored backgrounds. Featured at particularly Smart cape effects, Gatesville disclosed 900 inmates had been subjected to al- attractive prices: At $1.50: Holeproof Stockings scarf effects, straight- most every sort of torture imaginable. SOFA D TABLES, $6.85 ae in pure silk. Mercerized heel, toe line models and others The superintendent was dismissed and the commandant f END TABLES, $6.85 and $8 and hemmed top. Airedale, camel in good quality coating given a 10-year sentence when convicted of killing a 14-| OC IONAL TABL $10.7 color, cloud, gunmetal, black and fabrics. At $9.85. COFFEE TABLES, $11.75 and $12.50 white. Also ribbed-top silk stock- Other, atid: equally: aa. éx- 5 year-old boy. | Investigation also showed that prisoners at one time were | made to straddle “a horse,” a four-inch plank high enough to keep toes off the ground. They were made to remain on} this horse for hours at a time. ’ Now, if they are not flogged, they are required to spend hours standing on top of a barrel. Boys at the Gatesville reformatory were forced to march| with their chins elevated at an angle of 45 degrees, even when the sun struck their faces. When unruly, they have been forced to toe a mark, bend over and touch their toes, remaining in that position 45 minutes, a punishment only the strongest could undergo without collapsing. ings in airedale, Cordovan, peach and black. ceptional, values in Girls’ Coats at $12.85 and $14.85. ~-DOWNSTAIRS STORE Mahogany-Finish Nut Bowls Give Comfortable | | With Cracker and Six Picks House Slippers $ 1 ; 2 5 Like These, at Low Prices, in the Downstairs Store 44 anyone would be this a Nut Bow! In mahogany finish, with VERY member of the family, from fath- the efficient nut cracker and. six er and mother to baby brother, has aa ees pictured, A good value year-round use for a pair of comfortable at +25, se Sli * " Laarrunivie eae House Slippers, and would doubtless count | them a very sensible gift. ‘ Alt $5.50 3 — 2 DOWNSTAIRS STORE a tastefully de- signed Table, as pictured at right, designed to be placed at sofa-end or chair-arm, In brown mahogany finish; $5.50. PRACTICAL, useful eee ee 60 Gyros in Favor _ Will Try to Elect o fa City Manager| New Bishop Again| Sixty members of the Seattle] TACOMA, Dec. 12.—Clerical and} went on record Thursday |lay members of the Episcopal dio- the city manager form|cese of Olympia meet here At $4.75 - : February 3 and 4 to name a ane. arp , : lagu, te pmang|s vee Ri Pec Kn nin ohana peers co sarees Cagle Ont 4 2 FOES ENT anes ert: as pictured at left; Woven colored and artificial-silk-stripe patt 95c, $1.35 and $1.75 500 Seat-| ventions have been held in resulting in one deadlock ction of the I Dr, Frederick in these attached-collar Shirts. In a wide variety At 95¢: Mocca of patterns. Every shirt well tailored. With the At $1.35 popular straight cuffs, Low-priced at $1.85. | Men’s Bathrobes, $4.95 brown mahogany le Slippers in ten (10) colors. At $1.75: Juliet style Slippers of bett Slippers with — rubber quality, In eight pleas heel; in six attractive ing colors, shades. finish. 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