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...father, Abdul Hamid, was one of the astutest and most brilliant of the 36 rulers of the Turkish House of Osman. Had he been less brilliant, the Young Turks might not have thrown him into prison...
...girl can get along in the world even after she has served a term in prison...
...maid at Columbus-telling her employers that she had a prison record. With $15 saved, she went on to Wheeling, W. Va., got a job in a factory at $9 a week and lived on her wages. From there she went to Pittsburgh, where she was a chambermaid in a hotel. The house detective found that she had a prison record, insisted that she be not allowed in the guests' rooms. She was offered a job in the kitchen. "They were pleasant about it," she said. From Pittsburgh she went to Manhattan, arrived with only 43c. The Salvation Army...
...conclusions: "Every prisoner feared the law, and hated it for the punishment it imposed. There is a dread that the fear of prison causes which I am now convinced is beneficial. I formerly thought prisons out of date, but now have changed my viewpoint. They serve a very useful purpose. Only there is not sufficient attention paid to fitting girls to lead a straight life when once they leave confinement...
...spread out our banners, 'On Earth, Peace,' while the whole nation reads of our conflicts in the Church. We must be done with heresy hunting. It never brought peace anywhere. Burning at the stake, being cast into prison did not cure heresy in the older days and anathemas will not cure heresy today. Why should our denomination be made the laughing stock of the world? Let us surprise those who are looking for trouble by the way in which we will exemplify our motto...