HOW THE BAUMES LAW
WORKS IN NEW WYORK STATE
Gerald Fenesca, 27v walked into an .
empty room in the Hotel Navaare,
now York. A watchman saw him. and
.arrested him. As a result, Fawesco
must spend the balance of his life be
hind bars. He had three prior jail
sentences* Under the new Baumes
law in New York a fourth conviction
automatically means a life sentence
without any, quibble.
Another~ca.se: Henry Bose*,, from
Chicago, hit a hotel detective; He
pleaded guilty, to Second degree as
sault and received a minor sentence.
• But police, records* showed him' to be
a. fourth offender, so he was resen
tenced, this time for life...
k The Baumes law was adapted' by
the New York Legislature to combat
the crime wave. It is very severe*
and operates.as precisely and imper
sonally. as at machine. There is no
chance* ef .favoritism. The Judges are
left no choice;. A man sentenced un
dcr the*. Baumes law has no time off
for good!behavior and his opportunity
for appeal is limited. Far second of
fenders: teems must bo doubled.
Guilty pities do not bring* alemency.
Some.: judges criticise tHer statute
for bein&too severe. One magistrate,
in factl. has declined to. impose sen
tence. under it. Another complaint is
that the :law is arbitrary, that it robs
tbe> beacfc of'all discretion,, that its
mandatory clauses leave magistrates
no opportunity to exercise judgment.
But this is what the law was intended
to do. Its framers thought too much
clemency had been* shown by magis
trates. They were cognizant of. the
fact that under the old statutes an
offender, after serving only a few
months, in priaow,, could claim parole
or ‘ commutation. The Baumes law
was designed to effectively separate
hpbituai’eriminals from society.
The very .fact that New' York's un
derworld, is. striving with might and
main to have *the law . repealed augurs
in its favor. Its* effectiveness may
. also be judged from the Action the
New York' police in abolishing the
“dead- fine* which for years has pro
, te*ctod;the jewelry district in the
down-town district. The Bpumes law
has thrown such-fear into-the heart
of the professional criminal that the
' dead line is no,longer necessary. New
York police--report that under the
Baumes law, major? crimes have-been
cut 60 per,- cent, and there are only
half as many pickpocket, cases as for
merly.
What is more., the State supreme
court- has-upheld' the constitutionality
of the Baumes law and has suggested
adoption of,, similar legislation in
other States. The court deplores the
practice of>7 some, officials in bargain
[“ Ing with criminals and adds: “Pres
ent-day- -lenity in the enforcement of
our criminal and penal laws is large
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Dan McGinty
ly responsible far the wave of crime
which, seems to have engulfed the
country,—Ex...
BRITAIN TWPROPOSE GENERAL |
SCRAPPING CAPITAL SHIPPS
WASHINGTON. — The Japanese'
guarded acceptance of President j
Cooidfje’s proposal further to reduce |
naval armament was viewed with
concern in: official circiles. It was
feared that Japan hopes to make her
navy stronger by comparing that of
the United States. This is why, con
fidential re porta from Tokio say,
Japan will urge the scrapping of
more battleships,, in which she is
weak, and insist upon retaining her
cruisers, h which she is superior to
•bis country. All reports indicate
that Greait Britain will accept Presi
dent CooEdge’s proposal along the
same linos as Japan did. The For
eign Office already has before it a
report from the Admiralty strongly
urging that Great Britain propose to
the United States a wholesale scrap
ping of capital ships and limiting all
classes of warships to be built except
airplane carriers to 10,000-ton cruis
ers. In this respect Great Britain
would Care like Japan, that is, for
every capital ship scrapped she would
become correspondingly stronger than
the United States, which is far below
the ratio in cruisers.
measure: aimed primarily
AT JUDGE THOMAS M. REED
WASHINGTON.—Senator William
HL King, Democrat, af Utah, intro
duced a bill, the purpose of which is
to prevent the President from keep
ing officials in office who fail to meet
witk.the approval of the Senate. The
bill was referred to committee.
Senator King explained that the
measure is aimed primarily at the
case of District Judga Thomas M.
Reed,, of Alaska, who is holding office
under a recess appointment, following
the refusal of the Senate judiciary
committee to recommend his reap
pointment.
The bill provides that any federal
officer whose reappointment is sub
ject to the consent of the Senate shall
not serve beyond the aid of the Sen
ale session following the expiration
of his term. not even in the event that
his- sccessor mu not have been
named.
The King bin was drafted: by the
Senate judiciary committee and. has
the approval of both Republican and
Democratic members. Its approval
would: render the President powerless
to continue to retain Judge Reed in.
his position.
WOOm ALCOHOL TO LOSE ITS
NAME IN NEW SAFETY STEP
The term “Methanol” has been offi
cially adapted: by the United States
PubEc Health. Service as represents
ing “wood alcohol,” and will be used
in tieu of the latter teim in all cor
respondence and regulations, it has
been announced.
Among the advantages that will
result from the substitution of “me
thane!” for “Iwood alcohol,” accord
ing ta the statement, is the fact that
It will tend to protect the “class of
people to whom the word ‘alcohol’
may suggest a substance suitable for
use as a beverage.” It is hoped by
Public Health Service officials., the
statement added, that by use of the
term “methanol” the number of casu
alties caused by the improper use of
wood alcohol will be reduced
The full text of the statement fol
lows!.
Thfe Public Health Service has offi
cially adopted the word “methanol”
as a synonym to* be used in pace of
“wood alcoholi” Methanol is the
technical name for wood alcohol, hut
the word methanol can be found in
the new Standard dictionary and the
United States Tariff Directory as the
chemical namarfor wood alcoho. This
name is also, used in the Chemical En
gineering Catalogue (7th edition),
and in Chemical Abstracts, Journal of
Industrial and Engineering Che mis
try, and Chemical and: Metallurgical
Engineering. The term “methanol”
lias also been adopted by the Inter
national Conference of Chemical
Nomenclature', and has been recom
mended by the chairman of the com
mittee on. nomenclature of the Amer
ican Chemical Society.
The -advantages in using the word
“methanol” instead- of “wood alcohol”
is to protect those who are not edu
cated along chemical lines—particu
larly the class of people to whom the
word “alcohs’."^ ir-.'-y rn.ggest a sub
stance suitable £ux uras a beverage.
The Bureau believes it particularly
important that the change in name
from “wood • alcohol" to “methanol”
would be mode wherever the former
term appears in existing laws, ordi
nances, regulationm> «tc. In future
correspondence and documents of the
service the word “methanol” will be
’.led, ard it i shaped by the measur
.o reduce the number of casualty
a jsod by the improper use of a v&iU
able chemical.
ALIBI,
How can you say I've been untrue?
Pve only owed what mirrored you—
Of course, I rushed Aline awhile,
But, than, her smile was like your
smile.
And Rose—I only saw in Rose
A pattern «f your piquant nose.
While Eva’s eyes like your eyes
shone
And Dollyls dimples matched your
own.
The charm I found in dainty dare
Was blond bobbed hair like your
bobbed hair.
And one alone of Ann’s allures
Intrigued my thoughts—a mouth like
yours.
What though I’ve smiled on other
girls?
In face or figure, style or curls
They ismply all reflected you—
How can you say I’ve been untrue?
—Eis Bentley Arthur.
“Write me a story," said the
teacher, “that contains some refer
ences to religion, to the nobility, and
to modesty. And it must be short."
Ten minutes later Johnny raised
his hand.
“Well, Johnny," said the teacher,
“lelt’s hear what you have written?”
And Johnny read: “My Gawd, said
the countess, take your hand off my
knee."
A 0ITr3ponder.t :. , ,:so new atti
tude (' America a- :eat Britain
towa* Chinn av tiler Boxer
uprisirg. In th r ,:y we can’t
get a f xer to u; - £jr less than
$700,0,.-..— Detrt t Ursvs.
The trouble seems to be that there
isn’t room in a driver for both horse
sense and white mule.—Bridgeport
Star.
The present outlook is that the
Democrats in 1928 will .put up a good
fight—among theraselves.Norfolk Vir
ginian-Pilot.
There was an increase of $28,000,
000 in cigaret taxes last year, one in
dication of what women.are doing to
help their country. — Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph.
FORFEITURE NOTICE.
To John H. Anderson, his heirs, ex
ecutors, assigns and successors in
interest:
You, and each of you, are hereby
notified that the undersigned, through
power of attorney from Frank E.
Johnson, has expended for annual
labor and improvements the sum of
One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per
year for the years 1919, 1920, 1921,
] 1922, 1923. 1924. 1926 and 1926, a
! total of years years, upon the lollow
’ ing described placer mining claims, all
located n the Ruby Recording District,
j Territory of Alaska:
I No. 3 Above Long -Creek, one-half
* interest;
No. 3 Right Limit Bench, Dong
Creak ,one-fourth interest;
Lone Pine Claim, Long . Creek, one
| half interest;
! Keystone Association, Long Creek,
| one-fourth interest.
| That all of said-work.and improve
ments were required by lew and
were put upon said claim in compli
ance therewith in order to hold the
same for each said year and there
after, all of said work having been
performed by Jensen A Wiklund.
And if within ninety (90) days after
the publication of this notice you and
each of you do not contribute to the
undersigned your proportion of said
expenditure for each said 'laim for
each said year, your intere.*' in said
claims will become the property of
the undersigned, according to the pro
visions of Section 2324 Revised Stat
utes of the United Statos.
H. JEN3EN,
Attorney in Fact for
Frank E. Johnson.
First publcation, January 1, 1927.
Last publication, April 9, 1927;_
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Max Altman, his heirs, executors,
assigns and successors in in
terest:
You, and each of you, are hero' /
notifitd that the undersigned V as ej
pended for annual labor Ore Hun
dred Dollars (|100.00) par year lor
the years 1916, 1916, 1917, 1920,1921,
1922, 1923, 1924 and 1926, upon th»
following described mining claim, in
Ruby Recording District, Territory of
The SANDBAG ASSOCIATION
CLAIM, on Greenstone Creek, a trib
utary of Long Creek, in order to hold
said claim under the provisions of
law protecting annual labor on min
ing claims.
And if within ninety (90) days after
the publication of this notice you, or
any of you, fail to pay your portion
of the amount expended on the abova
claim, your interest in said claim will
become forfeited to the undersigned
' co-owner, according to the provisions
of Section 2324 Revised Statutes of
the United States.
DAN SUTHERLAND.
First publication, January 1, 1927.
Last publication, April 9, 1927.
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