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Show DOING A COOP WORK Probably no man In the writ Is do-Inn do-Inn more for '.he infurtunUe thin Is John L. Whitman, the ihalruiau uf Ilia John L. Whitman. IWhaas Ilia la drvntad In tha better-mailt better-mailt nf tha cnnitltlun f the unfenu-nala. unfenu-nala. and tlia uplifting of tha fnlJvn l John L. Whlt-ian Moral Improvement Association of tha Cook County Jail. Thousands of people are committed to this Jail yearly from Chicago, and Mr. Whitman years i,.i became Interested la tho nioial cuntl.tlou uf tb luinates, and mat with eurn success that ha formed tha above association early last year. The members of tbt asso-(latlnn asso-(latlnn are the Inmates, and tbey enter heartily Into ever) thing that does for their Intellectual, moial and phyalcsl well bring. A day anil r'ght school has be-n eatnbll ti . -1 and a flu library Installed. Judges of all court", as well as cie.jgymen of all denominations and rrntors of renown, have volun-(erred volun-(erred their service! and appeared be-fore be-fore this ai'auclnt'.t.n tu give words of cheer and hope, (.nil outline a system by which a bet'er 11. o may bs led la the future. Mr, Whitman's only reward re-ward is that the fact that htindre.ls of the unfortunates of tha Jail bare been bettered through his labors, lis has been ptcsentcd with lovlnK cups, a valuable fold watr'.i and chain and otl.or toWons of thi'i.' esteem tUa past year. Mr. Whitman hopes to sea this plan attended all over tha country, anil the aaaot latlon has established a puhllcatli n for that purpose. Its motto beliiB: "Hetter l.a'.o Than Never." |