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-r: •*Lifer" Pomeroy As The Man From Mars How the Press Viewed the Advent of Pomeroy After 53 Years in Prison The Man From Nfars it mlBht have been who sat in the rear seat of the closed rar. His face was pressed aKainst the glass as he gazeil with awe at woiulers he had heard of. but never seen. A train roared by, hi?h In the air above his head. In the etreet a machine was digging, appar- ently by itself. Strange vehicles, lil(e the one in which he was riding, dash- ed by, but there were no horses hitch- ed to then- There were refreshments â€" an amber-colored fluid with a sharp, pleasant taste, and a brittle cone fill- ed with a cold, soft stuff. Then came the greatest wonder of all. The party stopped b.f an open field where stood an outlandish contraption. It was not unlilce a boat in shape, but broad vings e.xtended from its sides. The machine began to roar. It rushed along the giound. It soared into the air and flew away. It was all strange, new, WDuderfuI to the man who had never encountered such every-day ob- jects as elevated trains, .'.team-shovels, autoniobilos, ginger - ale, ice croam cones, and airplanes it was frishtou ing too. and the "Man from Mars" longt-d to be back in his home of half a century, even though that home was a prison cell. For this "Man from Mars"' had lived on this earth for seventy years. But for lifty-three of them he has bfen a prisoner. He is Jesse Pomeroy, America's most famous lifer, the man the world passed by, as the Minneap- olis Tiiljune a,)tly calls him. In ISTu. when he was seventeen years old, he â- was Kent to prison for life for murder. For forty years or more he was in solitary conflr.ement. Thtr whole span of more than halt a century has been spent, save for one brief period, in the JIa.-; :achusetts State Prison at Charles- town, near Boston. Recently, very much against his will, he was trans- ferred to the State prison farm at Brid.gewater, becau.se of his age. The transfsr required a fortymile automo- bile ride for him, lasting less than two hours. It was his first glimpse of the world since his incarceration: and the â- wonders he saw during this brief period have served to show us graphi- cally how much has happ!:?ned in hu- man progress in half a century. When Pomeroy entered prison, says the St. Louis Olobe Democrat, commenting on a. Boston editorial: The country seethed over the Cus- ter massacre. Mayor Samuel C. Robb of Boston was engaged in a campaign for stricter enforcement of the liquor laws, and a view down Tremoat Street was a view of "muddy streets, horse- cars, oil-lamps. two-story shacks. Riding to the hospital in an auto, for the first time in his life, he saw traffic as unfamiliar in its horseless units as Its volume is astonishing, crossed bridges such as he never dreamed of. caught sight on distant waters of craft whose size amazes. The Herald thus enumerates wonders of whose â- universal use only whispers can have come to Jesse in his cell: radio, elec- tric light, elevators, airplanes, im- proved paving materials, telephones, motor-vehicles, electric-cars, elevated and subway cars, motion-pictures, vacuum cleaners, electric toasters, wrist-watches, rotary printing-presses, steam-heating and other new methods of heating, fountaiupens, safetyrazors, steam-shovels, steam-rollers. The list might be extended. We have fought two wars In this time. Japan has fought three and won all. and Russia has fought several with final upheaval In the very bases of its society. Many political and even re- ligious view-points have veered almost to reversal. The Panama Canal has ben built and the Prussianism that had its beginning just before ISTtj has been overthrown. Pomeroy did not want to leave Charlestown which, durin.g his long Im- prisonment, had come to seem like home to him. Kven though a better life, in the country, awaited him, he was dissatisfied, peevish, almost surly, when the time came for him to start, according to Charles Orury in tie Bos- ton Herald, where we read further: Dopiivcd of the privileges of being considered "famous" and permitted to accept little favors from visitors, and to occasionally take a little flyer In the stock market, Pomeroy was listed at the farm as just "notorious," and toKl that ho will live out the remain- der of his life as an ordinary convict- trans^foroe. He lost his crown as the most wide- ly talkedabout, writtenaround and gazed-upon life prisoner when he step- ~ped through the portals of tha State .prison at Charlestown and into an mtomibile in which he was whisked uway to Bridgewater where he was re- ceived as "just another transferee," booked and taken down the long cor- vldor to the infirmary, from which he will never be released except by de.::h. I'.v l;'t the prison as he entered It flfty-threa years ago, surly, not be- cause he was going Into the State prison, but because ha was being taken away from it. and against his wishes and will. Yot for nearly two hours the mur- derer gazed upon a new world, on wonders of creation of wlilch he knew only from pictures and magazie and newspaper stories. He rode for the first 'lime along the broad highways of Mf saach'.isetts In an automobile. TU« (. kly other actomoDile rida hs ever hart wss a short one around the prison yard several year.s ago. He saw an elevated train go rush- ing past; turned to gaze at Ibe won- |der3 of a Bteam shovel and a steam I J road-roller; became frightened in the' i mazes of traffic he. never dreamed he 1 would see. much less pass through; i jand ii ked. childlike, where horses had I gone to, from the roads. When his car reached Randolph. Joe i O'Brien ran into a drugstore and I bought three vanilla Ice-cream conSs and three bottles of ginger-ale. He tendered a cone to. Pomeroy. who de- clined It, but he took the proffered 'ginger-ale. He said it tasted "fine.' 'He said he had had icecream, but i never saw it in a cone before; then he ! munched it and enjoyed it. â-  I One stop was in front of a news- paper office. A huge bulletin board.' . with red and blue letters announceil that Pom roy had iieen transferred, and the bulletin described him as Boy | Slayer." Though he had lost the sight I ot one eye and the sight of the other I is dimmed, he read the bulletin, andj 'asked why so nii;ch bhould bt made' of .-o little an alVair. and why ihe' world persisted in calling him slayer. I ! Ahead, obscuring the road, was a I dense cloud. Then it cleared a little! and the transfer officers loUl Pomeroy. lit was the dust raised l.y an airplane j which just landed at the Brockton air- I port. Billie Robinson slowed down to avoid the dust. The plane roared and ' lifted, and Pomeroy saw the big ship rise gracefully aad sail away. "I've I seen them things in the aii from the prison, but I never saw one get start- ed," he said, as he watched it disap- pear. Dense Smoke Pall Hides Sun in West Scores of Forest Fires Burn- ing in Widely Scattered Areas Many Square Miles of Timber Lands Falling Prey to Flames Winnipeg. â€" A smoke pall so dense, that at times it blotted out the sun, 1 hung over a large area ot northwest- j em Ontario, particularly in the Ken- i ora district and Manitoba recently. ' The conditions ot scores of forest ! fires, large and small, that caused the 1 blanket of smoke, was considered un- changed though it was feared a light ^ breeze, which sprang up about dusk, might accentuate the danger. Reports that the town of Reddltt. Out., on the main line of the Canadian National Railways, was in serious dan- ger were refuted when a dispatch from Kenora stated that Redditt was now free from the forest fire menace. Only capable fire-fighting saved the railway division point. There was be- lieved to be no truth in the report that trains were forced to wait several hours before proeeding through the town. Regarded as the most serious In the history of the province, forest blazes in Manitoba assumed gravely danger- out proportions. The Swan River area, adjacent to the Urge Duck-Porcupine National Forest, saw the flames that broke out make such rapid advances that it was feared the enormous district, consti- tuting the provinc's largest part, would fall prey. In the Rennie district a dozen smal bush fires made such headway over the week-end that the flames were sweeping an area ot many square miels. Rennie village was menaced and forest rangers and home- steaders rushed from Winnipeg, mak- ing a brave attempt to check the flames. Conditions at Winnipeg Beach were improved. Fires threatened to des- troy the summer resort but the flames were put under control. Winnipeg was shadowed by an over- hanging smoke pall. Situation Serious Kallspel, Mont. â€" Fires continued to spread through the forests of north- western Montana and northern Idaho The great half-moon fire, which hun- dreds of men were fighting, made Its way toward the top of the Continental Divide In Glacier National Park Mapor E W. Eiley, district forester, who has characterized the situation in the forests as nothing short of a catastrophe, held a conference with other forest olfloiaN and decided upon a general roor.i^anizafiou of the crews. Camps Wiped Out Nelson, B.C. â€" Seveuteen C.P.R. construction camps were believed to have been wiped out by flames which suddenly swept form Kootenay Lake, near here, aoing a wide flre front, while scores ot railway workers fled to high ground before them. No one was trapped, reports added Health of Earl Premier Ferguson Causes Anxiety! Asks Co-operation Preparations for Birthday Importance of .Agriculture in Affairs of Canada Emphasized SPEAKS AT TORONTO Celebratioiw for Lord Harewood Dimmed London.â€" C nslderable an.xiety was manifested recently over the health of the Earl of Harewood. 83-yearold father-in-law of Princess Mary, whichj New CNR. Oil-Electric Loco- (Hmmed Ihe preparation for the joint .- »/f i r- . r-i c&tebration of the birthdays of ihe' "^o^'ve Makes hast Run f Idest and youngest male members of| from Montreal the bouse of Harewood. j Toronto.-Premier G. H. Ferguson, Plans had been made for the Earl] of Ontario, empha.sized the Importance nfPHn^"" ., r,M^'°""^^r '"f i '^'''c-'lture plays in the affairs of the of PrlncessMary and Viscount Laacel- country in an address at the Canadian les who is:, years old to celebrate to-! National Exhibition directors' lunch gether. The illness of the Earl in his eon recently. He said that the auto- home at Harew. od House, near: motive industry would have had still Leeds however, has Interfered with; further pr gress this summer II the plans. Debility due to extreme v\-estern Canada farmers had more age is Riven as the cause of t!ie_ money available to expend on cars Ear s hid.sposltion. | "The manufacturers' organiz:ition." The Earl and his lively mischievous ^ he said, "la a wonderful force in Can- grandson are the best ot pals. The ada. Vou do not get the co-opera- Earl and Countess of Harewood al- tion ot agriculture and wnder win- ways make a great fuss over George ^ is because you do not co-operat* and Gerald Lascelles when the y -ung- with it. You have the organization sters visit Harewood House in Leeds. The Harewool residence has been a the publicity methods, ai: the features , , ,.. necessary to co-operate with the un guest house Of Ivings and Queens, organized farming cmmunities. If since it was built over a century and a half ago. The ruins of Harewood Castle are included in the grounds. The Earl owns almost 30,0oe acres, j Grandfathe. and grandsi n form a! combination ot one of England's! wealthiest elderly Peers ana a tnoatl vacicious and interesting youngster Gerald is a regular boy. interested in| areVses hr Sir Star.!<«-R, is of tha everything he sees, with just enough; R^^ber .\ssociation, Lieut. Col. J. I-L fire in his eVes to make him complete- j L^^^y Commissioner for British West ly lovable. At the age ot five his, Africa, and J. O. Outerbridge. secre- the Manufacturers' .Association chang- ed its name to something more use- ful, say an industrial association, and brought in an agricultural branch and recognized agriculture, we would get some great results." Appeals for the development ol , inter i;.7iii,::-o., trade were made in ad- smile has already become well kn-wn EMPIRE'S GREAT SCOUT JAMBOREE tary of the Trade Development Board - i l"^ England and the Dominions. He „j Bermuda, at a luncheon tendered Canadian Boy Scouts, dressed as snake charmers, having some fun at | "^ * ^^^^' tavorit;e with the King and ^y the council of the Toront,. Board Arrow Park, England, where wcrld scouts gathered for the jamboree. Canadian Salmon Cancer Hospital Prices Advance To Open in London Ejccessive Demand in Europe Takes All Available Suppl les Quebecâ€" Due to the excessive de-! mand for Canadian salmon from Eur oper. the price of the product from the Four of Great Radium Specialists to Take Charge London.â€" Mount Vermont Hospital Queen. . „ ., ' of Trade to commissioners ot British Much ot the Harewood family^ Empire Exhibits at the Canadian Na- wealth came from sngar plantations, y^^j,! Exhibition. In Barbados. The family has been] connected with Uie industry since the I ^^^^ African Market beginning of the eighteenth century.! Col. Levey said that a potential mar- ! ket of 25,000.000 peopN) In British '? West .Xfrica, who are fast becoming n • ni I T 1 educated to western stnr.'Jards. should carrier down Up â- â-  ^e taken advanUge of by Canada. In Welland Canal Mr. Outerbridge said travel between Port Colborne. Ont.â€" The final blast, Canada and Bermuda had increased _ _ of the barrier between , the present considerably since last February at North Woocir Middle-sex Is being'i and tha new Welland ship canals ut when, exira. steamships..' had., been reorganized .is a spe.cial cnjcer hos-l Ramey's Bend was flred recently. j Placed in service between the two NortS Sh'rre. Gaspe and Saguenay lias ' P'tal and research station with ac-. The shot was composed of several countries, gone up. while it is almost impossble I c> mmodation for 250 patients. t, ns of dynamite and was quite spec-' Sir Stanley informed his audience to obtain it here, according to J H Four of the greatest radium spe- ; taeular. A Uge wave was flung up "lat Great Britain produces approx- DeRome. managel- Of the Quebec Har- cialists-Dr. Donaldson. Mr. Stanford I and washed liigU over the banks.; iiPately SO per cent, of the worlds bor Commission cold storage plant. Cade. Lady Barret and Mr Keynes i while debfis ot all sorts was hurled supp'y of rubber, the bulk ot which is and invent, r of a new method ot ' will take charge. Xn order has al- 1 onto the Humberstone-Welland high- freezing salmon. i ready been placed tor 160 pfatin-um way.. : ' " "When fish was frozen the old way.! needles containing from one half to! Many high tension wire poles, from as in former vears. there was practi- ! three milligrammes each of radium, i which the wires had been removed In. cally no European demand, as the fish ' Notable results are expected could not e kept sufficiently fresh to j ** | ensure acceptance on arrival, and it i Three unemployed miners having; read.. anticipation, were bent over, while used by the United States. J Oil-Electric Engine Opening of the new autom tiva building; arrival of "oil-electric loco- motive No. 9.000 of th« Canadian Na- ane was thrown IS yards across the tioual Railways" and another record Men cleared the thorough-! breaking atendance marked the third large quantities were processed for . emigrated to South Africa, and notj fare at once, so that traffic was not, j^y gj jjjg Canadian National Exhibl- the local market, there was not suffi-| being successful in obtaining employ-' materially hampered for more tUan^tio'n cient demand for them. In many i ment. decided to journey up country, ' an hour, cases several years agi'. we have had I where, far away from civilization, as many as 1,500 oxes of salmon spoil- i they came across an explorers' depot.! ed en account of their being no de- 1 fairly well stocked with food. After a ! mand for them." declared Mr. De-'tew days, when the stores had become I Rome, in discussing the situation. ! exhausted, and all three ted up. yet I "Now. with the demand far exceed- ! very hungry, one ot their number de- â-  ing the supply, advantageous prices. ' cided to go in search of food, with the i in excess of lOcal i nes, and with fu- ' avowed determination to bring back l tura markets assured, fish exporters ! something to eat even if it were a are naturally shipping all they can to \ Hon. He had not searched far when Europe. » Jhe encountered a lion, which was also "The last shipment to be made from iq search ot toou. The lion at once Quebec will be loaded some time ! bounded toward the man. who turned soon, and will be around 25.000 , and sped as rapidly as humanly pos- pounds. Next yeas there will be an gjbie toward the hut. On neariug the even greater demand for Canadian ij^ (jgor. which was open, he stumb- salmon. fir Germany will be on lb", led and fell, too precipitately for the market." [ uon to recover, which bounded into With the salmon market for the sea- , j|jg jj^^ When the man picked him- j "When you take a girl out in a ma- son almost over, attention will focus t ggjj ^p [j^ quickly pulled the hut door ' chine do you drive with one ar from next week on. on the eel mar- ' ' • -- - â-  ket. and as Quebec ships around 1.- OOQ.OOO pounds of eels each year. ] ^^[^^'^^^"^gj.", there will be considerable activity an und the Island ot Orleans, from Levio to Lotbiniere and all around the Quebec district. Germany takes the bulk ot the Quebec eel catch. 111. mM i^ ^^ sa m^ to, and shouted to his mates inside, "Here you are! Skin that whilst. I "When I take a girl out cab." m: I hire a The traveler was on his way east ' , „ ,. .but he had gotten no further than the' by _tlie^ rebels^ provisional ''â- 'esHent , f^^^.,..^,,^.^.,^^^ ^^^^^.^^ ^j ^ Southern' General Escobar has been named ! I of Mexico, which means I provided he can get 1" [ „> â€" we take it A film actress who has been mar- The backless gown is due for a sum- mer stand, we are told. With the State. As the train jerked to a stop at one particularly desolate town he put his head out ot the window and The electric Icomotive left the Bonaventiire station, Montreal, pull- ing the second section of the Inter- ! national Limited at 11.30 Daylight : Saving Time Monday morning. ! The engine ,the biggest ot its kind in the world, accelerated rapidly as j It left the yards and gained a run- ning speed that varied between six- ; ty and seventy-five miles an hour over the 324 mile run .averaging more than I fifty-five miles an hour. Arriving at Toronto at 7.10 (East- ! em Standard Time) the special train ' was switched to a track leading to the ! Canadian National Exhibition grounds. j where all abcard were received as guests for the grand stand perfor. i mance for the evening, after being ' welcomed by JIayor McBrlde of To- j ronto and President Bradshaw of tlia ' Exhibition. I Premier Ferguson officiated at the I opening ceremonies of the new bulld- ; ing. He predicted that good highways would be built in the near futura from one end of the province to the other and that all people oi Ontario would be able to enjoy benefits ol improved transportatlcn. A network of highways had been _ called to a native propped against a ' developed in Ontario he said, but this ried four times is about to be wed ,^(^^^^3 g^'^g j^^ f^ont excised, and '. "J"*'; "^"^^ "'^' '''''*' ''" y" «^a" "»'3 was not enough. "We must push this again, and one of her divorced hus- j,,^ ^^5^^ ,,(,i„g ^ fade-out, it won't be ' 'l'"^'^""''* '''•'?ai'y._ ornery, low-down transportation system to the r&mote bands is acting as best man. But long before those ;wo cute little place?" "That's near enough, strang- surely what the lad^ really needs U ^^^^„,,„ .(^aps will have nothing to ^^ , a referee to keep the score. ' ^y,^, ^^^ ,^ Just was the melancholy let it go at that." sections of the ci untry. We giv« "You say you have a brilliant Idea (or making a fortune?" 'Sure thing; I'm going to open a barber shop for men." answer. ^ everyone who makes his home in tha : province equal opportunities. Tha man who chooses to make his home in the remote sections of Ontario is surely entitled to the same privilege ot economical social prosperity that the man in the more populated area has." V The arrival ot the C.N.R. oit electric locomotive was greeted by a large crowd, eager to see Canada's contribution to improved railway transportation facilities. Health Program I Hon. Dr. Forbes Godfrey Ontario ! Minister of Health, opened the health. ! program at the lieadquarter's biX)th ' of the National Council ot Women of Canad.!. Referring to the council, he said: "This little group is the key- stone and foundation of the while Canadian. National. Exhibition. It we did not have health, where would we be. Without health there is no happinejs." He said he was pleased at th« growth of a "health attitude" among Canadians, and pointed out that when Premier Ferguson announced $1,000,- 000 for a research foundation, citizens responded by contributing $2,000,000 toward the work. Dr. Helen MacMurchy. Ottawa, De- partment ot National Health, spoke on maternal mi rtallty. DISTANT AND DARK SCOUTS AT JAMBOREE Indian Boy Scouts with gome ot their curloua Instruments at ,;amp Birkenhead, England. In dealing with neglected chiiilren the aim should be to Infltience the heart rather than the Intellect.