PENITENTIARY © REVELATIONS (Continued fram Page 9.) convicts garb, left the islolation son and crossed the yard to north gate, through which convicts pass to and from\the out side departments. There aré double dates to pass through, with a distance of about thirty between them A guard is outside each of these gates. The five conviets knocked at the first gate; the guard looked through the wicket in the gate. See- ipg what he thought 'to be two guards with three convicts, he open- en the gates. Immediately he was knocked down, They then knocked at the 'outside gate, and were let out by that guard. He was knocked down also, and away sped the men. The alarm was given at once, the alarm was given at once, the safety bell rang and the inmates knew that there was a 'get away." A guard rushed into all of the shops calling out "All fall in". In a few minutes every man was in his cell. gang was crossing the yard ve saw one of the poor fellows being bought in by two guards with a gun being held to his head. The get-away was made about 10.30 a. m By 2.30 p m., they had all been 'captured and were all in the dungeons. The last escape was made by a German convict, during the summer of 1914. He had always been a very quiet man, but some of the guards had mode his life unendurable He worked in the carpenter's shop. One morning he was taken with two other convicts to the farm to repair one of the barns. During the morning the other two convicts were up in the loft; the German was in the barn with the guard, Presently the scout, who, rides around on horse back, came up He got off his horse to have a chat with the guard who was in charge of the three convicts, leav- ing his horse outside the barn, The two officers sat together talking THe German saw his chance, He struck the scout over the head with an axe, knocking' him senseless, then turned upon the other of ficer and treated him the same. He then mounted the horse and rode off, The alarm was given by one of --the other conviets. The safety bell rang, and in a few minutes we were ail invour cells, It is impossible for an _©utsider to understand the feeling that comes ov- er the convicts at such jlmes. The greatest excitement is depicted upon their faces, and it is with difficulty they can wait till they get to their cells before giving vent to their feel- ings, which they do by yelling like pr the ail feet $0 many madmen. This man was aw-| ay seven weeks, but was caught at last and given a life sentence. The public make a great mistake in thinking that the prisoners are a set of desperadoes, In Portsmouth there is an average of five hundred and twenty prisoners. There are not more than half a dozen men who are really tough. The majority of the prisoners would compare favorably with the men outside, in As/our| the same walk of life as themselves They generally kindly generous. are disposed nd The Investigation. In conclusion 1 would like to say f words regarding restiga- Not ord was convicts regarding the ap ment of the committee. It how- known them owing that a newspaper was gleo 1n, and some of the convict intimagon in colum that a committee had been appoint- investigate conditions at the penitentiary. No notification was gi- ven the men. That they could go be- fore. the investigating committee But on the other hand the officials denied that any such committee would investigate, and even whe the three gentlemen forming i committee made their first round of 'he different departments of the pe- nitentiary and the conviets asked if "These men were. members 'of the committee," they were laughed .at, and told that there would be no in- vestigation. Hewever, I got outside information and let the men know that these men formed the committee and that there would be an investi- gation, and induced several men to put their names down as willing to give evidence, From first to last the men were never in the most re mote way informed that they could if they choose go before the commit- tes The way 1 was treated by the committee is a fair sample of the procedure of this whitewashing com- mittee, I was on the stand all one day. $I Rad eighty-six charges to bring "against the officials. I had scarcely commenced my testimony, before I came to the conclusion that the committee was distinctly hostile and antagonists, and that it would be futile to testify before a committee whose we object was evidently to whitewash the officials, and to give them a clean bill. I thus decided to give testimony in minor charges, twenty six in all, thus leaving sixty | for use on some future occasion. In giving my testimony the committee asked me the dates when certain offi- { cers were committed. I told them I | would give them as nearly as possible but I would not give all the date ex- act as I had made notes in my bible (which had been sent in to me by ymy wife), but which had been stol en from my cell. Each time I men-! tioned any incident the date was de- manded, and each time I had to teii the committee I was unable to give | the exact date as my bible, which con | | tained my notes, had been stolen. | | Then these gentlemen made most in-| | sulting remarks jeering me and ask-! {Ing me why 1 kept on speaking of my bible being stolen. Yet they con-| tinued to ask me why I could not| give the exact dates. i | Now let me explain the stealing of { my bible. I had made copious notes! {in the bible. The officials knew { this, and had had my bible several times, and endeavored to decipher | the notes, but as they were written {in code they failed in their attempt | As soon as it became known that an! | investigating committee would set av 1 few mittee ecame to to the facet smi saw an its ed to | my cell. 1 had had that bible for| THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1915, or more, and it was not in- vith. 1t was len in the when no con S$ were in n except the officials destroying the contained The ge Oxford Students had one of the he could not have troyed it with- ad charge of The bible against the offi- used against them. There explanation regarding that those interested nsible for i lisappearan- I'he whole investigation was a e¢ and as 1 told the Minister of in a letter: "While some t have been a fishing to be a 'White- five year terfered roing the one fared Justice thought The Grafters, burg to of abh ence for the grafters who have been making mo- out contraets for war sup- plies is the prevailing sentiment of Canada. The Sentinel hopes that the guilty men will be, brought to justice These people Who took ad- vantage of the inevitable confusion which surrounded the equipment of our contingents deserve thegseverest punishment that the law provides. Of all forms of dishon y, that which trades upon the lives of the men wha are sc rving us in the tren- ches is undoubtedly the most ignob- le There i5 a type of manufacturer and middleman who cannot see be- youd the immediate profit he is go- ing to make No other considera- tiong enter his mind. That kind of a man is the worst citizen we have. Even when there is no war he is not much good to the community. He is a parasite, he does not expect to give value for what he gets, His idea fs to get all he can and give ay little as possible in return. There always have been men like that, and they seems to come to the front at such times as these. We hoped that with the progress that has been made during the last hun- dred years, Canada would have been able to avoid the disgrace of having her contracts manipulated in such a brazen way. It is encouraging to note that the Government seems de- termined to punish those who have been guilty of grafting or supplying unsuitable goods. Especially should ney of (those civil servants who have conniv- ed with the -grafters be severely treated. They foreswore themselves as public officials, and should get no consideration. An Indefensible Position, Catharines Standard. The citizens of Canada who citizens first 'and politicians after- wards unanimously deplore the tendencies which are apparentiy St are { driving this country into the throes of an election contest, nd they would appeal, if they coifld, to the leaders of both political parties to agree upon some measure of truce whereby the cpuntry may be spared the situation which would be ab- solutely indefensible. marries When a bachelor don't very | Kingston, my bible was stolen from send him a copy of "Paradise Lost" for a wedding present. LV g Miss Emma Scott, Athens, O has done we a world of good. bodily 'afterwards. 3 - "1 doctored with several threatened with ralygie. me. Nerve F ever used." hope and ourage, new h S y weakness, and speuat restless, sleepless nights. Lad ¢ramps in the stomach, and would at times become entirely insenyible, not knowing what was golug on until others told me Burning the Candle at Both Ends You cannot burn a without greatly shortening the period of its existence. 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Away go the aches and pains, the corns, callouses, blisters, bunions and chil- blajns. "TZ" draws out the acids and poisons that puff up your feet. No matter how hard you work, how long you dance, how far you walk, or how long you remain on your feet, "TIZ"" brings restful foot comfort. - "TIZ"" is magical, grand, wonderful for tired, aching, swollen, smarting feet. Ah! how comfortable, how happy you feel. Your feet just tingle fo? joy; shoes never hurt or seem tight. > Get a 25 cent box of "TIZ" now from any . druggist or department store. End foot torture forever-- wear smaller shoes, keep your feet fresh, sweet and happy. Just think' a whele year's foot comfort for ynly 25 cents. CAN BRING RILEY BACK. Only a Question of Negotiation Be. tween Two Countries, London Advertiser "Tom" Riley ean be brought back to Canada," said a man in close touch with the Department of Justice to the Advertiser. "It is merely a case of negotiations between the Ca- nadian and United States gquthor- ities," stated tha informant. The Canadian law clearly that Riley is an escaped prisoner due tothe fact that through a blunder made by an official he received a par- don mepnt for anotner Thomas M. Riley. "It is more - than likely that by this time men from the Canadian De- partment of Justice are on their way to seek Riley," stated the law man, "and | likewise the two Governments are at work on the case." if the American authorities should refuse to give the slayer of Blackburn up it would mean that men wanted in the United States could find a safe haven in Canada, for this country would then refuse to turn them over, remémbering the Canadian Depart- ment of Justice had been refused Riley. shows S---------------------- A Good Example. Montreal Mail The German submarine attack on, the Belgian Relief ship Harpalyce, which was at the time sailing under a permit granting her immunity from molestation, affords a striking illustration of the weakness of the submarine as an i ument to carry out the national polich at sea. No better example of this Bhan the at- tack on the Harpalyce has ome since the war began. Germany © granted immunity to this ship, which was under charter # to the American Relief commission. There is no reason to believe that Germany would have attacked the ship, and thus offended deliberately a great neutral, had she been able to find out the facts regarding the Har- palyce. But she was not. She was unable to perform the most obvious duties in the matter. She was un- able to make effective her own na- tional policy. ' All she could do was hurl her torpedo and run for cover. For a nation which must perform such outrages as this to set up the claim to enforce an effective block- ade is ridiculous. All Germany can do on the water, excepting on rare casions, is to exert force, brutal, ruthless and often senseless, and this she. must do furtively, with a clear eye always on the quickest path back home. Fear. Henry Wood. Among all the destructive forces which make havor among human lives, fear, without doubt, takes the lead. : It is an unreasoning emotion, It silently steals into trembling ~{souls-when there seems to be no out: ward occasion, and again it marshals its forces in the production or per- sistence of a great epidemic. There is a tradition, ia substance, that once as some pilgrims were leaving Bagdad, they met the Plague about to enter the city. Upon inquiry, they were told that his errand was to slay a thousand people. It turned out that ten thousand died. Upon being reminded of the great éxcess after hé had left, he replied: "1 slew only the promised thou- sand, and fear killed the rest." The Government's Candid Friends. Montreal Star. No one will unduly- blame g Gov- ernment for being made the target of such attacks. But every one will expect a Government--when it dis- covers such . "mining'v opetations within tapping distancé of the pub- lic till---te promptly put an end to their selfish and scoundrelly hopes. Moreover, when such discoveries are made, it becomes the first duty' of "candid friends" of thé Government to reveal these disquieting facts to the people, and so create a strong current of public opinion which will support the most drastic action by the Ministers. . Publicity is the only effective antiseptic in such cases Ministers. cannot, spccessfully fight the tireless and shameless army of "grafters" in the dark. They must have the active and constant support which has arous- by publicity. DEATH 9F J. 8. FRY. Passed the Eighty-Third Mile Stone In Life. Norwood Register 5 On Thursday of last week another of Norwood's small eirele of octogen- | arians finished their long journey here, in the, person of Jedediah S. Fry, a most highly regarded citizen. Deceased was a veteran wheelma- ker and as such was employed under contract in that industry in J. Finlay &. Sons factory of this place for about twenty years. To many is it not known perhaps that Mr. Fry held the distinction of having made in 1877 the first Sarven patent wheel manufactured in Canada. Six years ago he retired from aec- tive work to enjoy a well earned res- pite in the eventide of life. For sev- eral months, however, he has been ailing from the infirmities of advanc- ed age, and since September has been confined to his bed, a vigorous and carefully preserved physique | serving to lengthen for him the brit- tle cord of life,--even longer than | those who watched by him had look- ed for. The late Mr. Fry was born in No- vember 1831, at Milhaven, unt. He spent his youth in the village of { Bath, where he served an apprenti- ceship as a shoemaker with his fath- er; afterwards learning the carriage making, which trade he followes there for fourteen years. At the end of that time he took a position with a Whitby firm, subsequently go- ing to Napanee, Yarker and lastly to Norwood. Deceased was twice married. His first wife was Harriet Nutt, Whitby. Of this union there were thirteen children,--six of whom died in in- fancy and one at eighteen years. Six of the family survive, viz.:--Hiram| and Fred of Nerwood, J. W. of Peter | boro, W. W. of Orillia, Mrs. A. Hof- fstetter and Mrs. G. C. Cumming of Vineland, N.J, Martha Jane Freeman, Yarker, who survives him, together with one dau- ghter, Mrs, Harry Evans of Revel- stoke, B.C. In religion late Mr. Fry was a Me- thodist, and a strong temperance ad- vocate; in politics he was a Reform- | er, " Graft In Canada, Watertown, N.Y, Times Canada, the much heralded land that was free of graft and Govern- ment scandals, is drinking from the bitter cup. At present the Domin- | ion has four scandals to wrestle with | The situation is. more keenly felt} there because of the past attitude of the provinces toward the United] States and some of the investigations | carried on here, The Canadian | press made much of our "embalmea | beef scandal" at the time of the! Spanish-American war, Editorial af-| ter editorial has been written on our| insurance investigations, our railroad | troubles, and what not. | The great war has been in pro-| gress less than a year, and Canada| finds herself probing three disgrace-| ful scandals, growing out of the| furnishing of supplies for the Cana-| dian soldiers. Boots were made of paper, medical dressings were a fraud, and auto trucks were made of cast iron and cheap tin. The fourth| investigation relates to the construc- | tion of a railroad in New Brunswisk, and the irregularities uncovered | there equal anything ever found in| the United States. Graft is not local. It is world-wide, ' It ill becomes one community to ew{ti- cize too severely any other, for typ-! es of men are much the same wher- | ever they are found. But this must | be sald: Governments are more keen to uncover graft than ever before. | Public sentiment, whether in the United States or Canada, is more] keen to demand action against graft- | ers than ever before, and the world is improving in spite of the argu-| ments advanced to the contrary. | | i | | rere Wisdom is not so much indicated | by never making a mistake as by ne- ver repeating it. A smile is the lighting system of | the face and the heating system of the heart. 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