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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-19
RULE WORKS BOTH WAYS.
Employers May Combine as Well
as Employees.

New York, July iS.-1hr appelldt. division
OF the Supreme tOuTt has reversed The jug
ment # the lower court IN tn" case 81
the National Protective Association OF
Steam Filters and Helpers and Charles Nc
Queeo against the Enterprise Associations
and its officers impl-ad.d with William j.
- HTicn president o! the Board OF Dele
gates. Justice TrusX gave Judgment per
p.;uaIly enjOiniug the defendant from inter-
fcring with the work. business OF employ
ment of the plaintiffs association or any
II it's members. IN injunction fol badc the
co.rcing or obtaining the discharge Of any
,4npiOye OF MCeue.I or other members 10y
commands, threats, strikes az otherwise.
Justice Mclaughlin. In hts opinion. says:
~ cannot I've seriously questioned but That
every workman has the right in the first
instance, to say for v HON and with whom
ne will work This right is guaranteed 70
every person OF iegil yse aUu competent to
contract, unde: our laws. An employer has
:ar absolute right TO say whom he will en-
ploy. and the employe has the right to say
by whom he will be employed and with
whom hc viii work.
The right IL reciprocal. and once that
right Is destroyed personal liberty Is d.
stroyed ard chaos reignS. And ~ one has
The right acting IN his individual capa"it.,
he does .lot lose il when acting viii. others
clothed with an equal right. SO that en-
ployers may combine and say thy will not
employ persons VIII are members OF labor
and say they will not work for employers
who engage any but members of Labor "r
".nizaiiOus.
Justice Mclaughlin says tina; the priuci-
I,l. Is not different where labor orgintza-
fi..us are concerned.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-19
AMERICAN CASUALTIES.
Losses Sustained by Macarthur
Forces in the Philippines.

washington July Is General Macarthur
has cabl-d the War department TN follow
ing list of deaths from battle ana disease
Manila. july I7-Adju,snt General.
Washington: Following deaths have &C
Cured since last report:
..pys.ntery-M May e. Company II. Twenty
sixth Infantry. Sergeant Earl IL Perk:
MAY 80. Company II. Forty-fonrth Infantry,
Jerry peaton: July -. COMPANY A. In,ity
third Infantry, Hughes Il. duncan: Jiiy :.
Company =. fhrJy-third Infantry. James
r. Mcintosh: July 6. Company X. Twenty
NTH Infantry. Musician Thomas r VII
hurn: July |. Cumpan. L.. Thirteenth In
fautry Morris Gordon. Company II. Thir-
ty-second Infantry. Joseph NJ Judy: Com
pany NJ. Thirty-fourth Infantry, Albert NJ.
Seecholtz: July 10. Troop NJ. Fourth cav
airy. Farrier ,i-ors- Farrow. july = Com
puny b, Thirty-nf,h Infantry. william
bgrke: june 2. Company q: ror f;,n.
company II, Tw-niy-second Infantry.
Charles Miller: June p. Company N, sixth
Infantry. Thomas Sellers: July L. company
II. Fourteenth infantIy: Joseph X Moller'
July -. Company A. Twsnty-hrst Infantry.
John Young Msocarti.tiS-Juiy 10 Troop
X, Fourth Cavalry. willis I. McFarlan.
Forte;h Infantry. Joseph smith: June y.
company A. Foriy-third Infantry. Fred
.rick = Su,er: Jun. = Company T.. Signal
Corps Z. :. A. Frank y. Burbank: March
/ COMPANY l.. Tbirty-ifth Infantry, Will
lam DOVE. Nariola-July = Company X.
Fo1tysishrh Infantry Sns iaransrv ' Ed
ward Rose: MAY n. Company II. Forty
eighth Infantry. Albert Carter: March %.
Company f.. Thirty-fourth Infantry. Albert
/. Brown. February "a. COMPANY l.. Thir-
,y-third Infantry. Vollie Knight. Caus. I'M
reported-June Il, Company r, Foriie.h
Infantry James l.. Williams. April ,.
Company X. Forty-seventh Infantry. Will
lam Fitzgerald. June 5. Company II. TWEEN
ty-sixth Infantry, Irwin III. Mills: May 6.
company - Forty-seventn Infantry. Cor
porai Ellis =. tiuss. Pericarditis-March Il.
Company r. Sixteenth Infantry, James Pat
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-19
A,TkEN A GOOD STARTER.
No Better Mnn Could he Found to-
EiH Wilson's shoes.

Every st Louis athlete IN training IA r--
iuiring over the news that Tom Aiken ma :
been appointed the official starter OF the
Western division. Amateur Athletic ASSo-
citation, to AL th- vacancy caused by Ire
oath of Dan Wilson.
Aiken has been "A main spring" for
local athletics In this city FOR the past
eight years. Every successful man In local
events for that length Of time owes al or
the greater part II his huuo.s To the ad-
Vice and actual help oi Tom.
Among the many cra'krrla Jacks turned oU;
10y him are Charles R"ber. the Champion
broad jumper; Dutr CLbaaUs. the hest ali
round man 81. Louis ever had, dri lie"
Holland. Who IL ROW In England after the
greatest prize that square professionals
can win. cyclists tuUU.nerahle can tell You
" bat They owe the genial Scotcllman Near
~ every winner ~ the various school attn
i"tIc prizes has pruIit-d 10y his counsel
Aiken f. an uld-Iimer at Held events.
having been the recognized all-ruina chaU-
piun tn the East FOR a number Of years
b--i,les winning dozens Of loot aces IA
Scotland before h,' eauie 10 this country.
The man hat beats the gun that Tom
Aiken holds viii be a .ndryci-thr trick j.
Yet To he. ACCOMPLISHED
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-19
REFUSED TO SIGN REPORT.
Witness Tells of Peculiar Requests
Captain Carter Made.

New York. July Is-Hearing I'm the pro-
Ceadings looking 70 The removal uf ]. r.
w T. and r.. NJ. GaynOr and Ben lainu 40.
Greene. indicted I'm Georgia for cOrsyiriuS
To defraud the Government, fo the jurisdic-
ton of the Georgia courts. was cUntinu, Il
before Commissioner Shields.
\. G. Cooper, civil engineer ON the Ss-
vaunah HarlOr department work. since
1884 was recalled. Cnited States District Al
torney Erwin :Ur the Southern District Of
Georgia showed him the plans. sprciiica-
tions, contracts and photographs regarding
" hIGh Captain Gillette testified when COM
pairing the prices received for work 10y the
defendants during captain Carriers admin
istration OF the Savannah work with the
prices charged by ;hen 10 Captain Carter =
PREDECESSOR. General Gilmore. Mir. Cooper
corroborat.d all that Captain Gillette. the
present engineer officer In Charg. Of the
work. had said as to the large discr.t:or
given to the Gaynors by Captain Carter
and the lack of inspection TO mold them 10
tie letter of their contracts.
Some of the mattresses furnished hy rh.
Atlantic Contra ting Company were In
spccted by the aiiness. and there were big
caviti-s in some of them. In one the cavity
was seven feet square. He reported this 70
Captain Carter. DuI wrS told by the Cap
tain that he was entirely satisfied with the
work No comptains nv made received any
consideration, MIR. Cooper said
Replying TO questions from the District
Attorney, Mr.. Cooper repeated the tech
rical dcs, riptiors Of mattress making Civ N
by Captain Gillette and with the ana Of
the photographs pointed out the errors II
Ger struction Of mattresses put I'm hy the
Atlantic company. The witness said Cap
tain Carter told him If the mattresses
reached a certain average height he was
TO approve them He told him he must re-
fuse. that he could not sign false report
and that the report would have been false
II he rad certified the work 10 be up to
the specifications.
Cooper testified, NJ Mr.. Erwin's request
to the laxity, of Captain Carriers methods
II was largely on Coopers testimony be-
fore the court-martiai that Captain Carter
vas dismissed from the United States Army
and sentenced TO five years Imprisonment
at hard labor and fined $500. Court then
adjourned until tomorrow.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-19
krMBiE DEFEATED TAYLOR.
Louisville CyrIist captured iinit-hiie
National Championship.

Indianapolis. Ind. July B.-Oweu kimbie
Won the hIlf-mil- national championship
race here Tonight at Newly oval.
kimblr. Major Taylor and \. L. sion"
were in the same heat. and kimble shut
the pair out. winning by inches from I'F-
lUr IN one OF the pr-;tiest sprints "N'" seen
on the track.
In the twg-Ini'e handicap. Taylor won all
alone from scratch. New huuSr ana l. .mpie
urie three wheel lengths back. Al New
house captured tbs final ia the 10 class.
with Taylor ana kimble barred.
The amateur events We're Won Il" sam
Shirley or Dayton, and Parsons AMI Bates,
a local tandem team. summaries:
Ire-Inile open amateurs sam Shirley. Day
Won. Willis tuN.l ind annapolis. second. 'liT
Allen. Indianapolis. ttir5. Tine. 2.'~ J.
Ivo-uilr tandem. lanjcap. amateur t'hfS''i-
ard Bates tl,-' yarls'. won. Andrews tnd Pratt
Gi' YARDS. second: tuyal and klttiv go Nai'iSl
jt-l Time. as Is.
Un,-haIf- mile. National CIr..t championship
,i.uf.ss."uap- FiGil heat. owen kimbl". Louis
Vile won. James. Bow Ter, ChiJaEo. Second. Al
New house, Buffalo. y. Y. third Time 900 -.
ore mile. 2.ir 'l.4-~. professional. -FiEil nest
Al NeNAOaso. Buffalo. won. !. i H'Wl"'. ''n!-
cage. Second. q. L. Fcase. third. Time,
TNo-mila hauti an. professional Final '-Ts'
Mater I3Niyr INDIANAPOLIS ts':afChA. won. Al
NewnouS-. Euttalo - larIs). second. owen j ;n-
bic Louisville 80 Ni,ujy'. third. y. I. Nu;z
New Haven. Conn. tSJ NHrl.sl, fourth J. r. Bow
l--. Chic..co 20 yur1si. nftt- Time. 49, -
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-19
RED MITE PANIC,
Tiny Bug Kills One Man and
Frightens Many Others.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

kEfIBIsic SPECIAL.
Trenton. y. j., July lS-The Red Mite's
or Red Bug. insect no larger than a
grain Of cayenne pepper. has caused the
death of Alfred p. Huron of Windsor TOWN.
ship. IA farmer and politician. lie died
after suffering terrible agony.
W hie working in his rye fell ten days
ago one OF the insects alightsd on hts elbow
and siung him. Hts arm AMI hand swelled
and for many days he suffered intensely.
The swelling spread 10 his shoulder and
breast. Large biis,rrs formed and blood
poisoning So; In.
panic has arisen on the neighboring
farms. where the insect is unusually yreva-
lent this year. II exists in myrl3ds al the
new grasses about Windsor. Many persons
have found il upon sheir bodies. The In
sect is often called the harvest bug. 1t 10
d most annoying little thing. causing death
sometimes and pain always.
In June or July the harves. 5rgs pre-
vail but they are most plentiful IN the fail
They collect on the lead leaves Of string
beans. When they attack human beings
they generally bite the ankles where the
skin Is thin and tender. They gather not
only on men. but on the d plies II fo'ses
dogs and sheep. They tL-row under the
skin. A red pustul. arises which becomes
serious or not. according to the health Of
the victim
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-19

hit'i klslS' SPECIAL
Washington. July is-Capialn r : Whit
man; Twenty ninth Infantry. having ar
rived In san Francisco and rendered his
resignation, is discharged from the service
captain +. ". Foster. Fifth cavalry now
III Washington. Will proceed TO- Fort MyeT
and report by telegraph Il, the comma nding
General Department Of the East for the
purpose of taking charge of that post pen1-
ing the arrival there Of the Fifth cavalry
Ceptain : " Fountain. Eighth cavalry
Will report I" the Depot Qusrtcrrias;er IN
this city 10 assist In the Inspection OF cav
airy horses 20 be purchased rs tn. QUARTER
masters department for the Third Cav
airy.
4 board Of medical officers 10 consist Il
surgeons. and captain e. NJ Candy as
sis'ant surgeon. ls appointed to meet at
West Point for the physical examination
of candidates for the Military Academy
Major ". II JurbpSisT. SURGEON. will pro-
coed from San Francisco to Washington
for Instructions.
The leave granted Second Lieutenant W.
$. Brown. Third Infantry. is extencied one
month.
Leave FOR forty-ave days is granted Sec
ond Lieutenant y. X. Chambliss Eighth
Infantry.
Lave for one month Is granted captain
W. g. Borden. assistant surgeon.
Second Lieutenant L. ". fIrrsc;llrr re-
Gently transferred from th,. Fourteenth In
fantry TO the cavalry arm. is assigned TO
the Second cavalry n. Will remain on
duty with the Fourth cavalry until fur
Their orders
Private f: =. synaa. Light Battery ~.
Fourth Artillery. Fort Riley Is transferred
To the signal Corps rs n Second-"iaSS UTi-
va;e He will he sent 20 Fort Mcdowell
with view tu his assignment to duty In
the Philippines
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-19
HELD FOR OBSERVATION.
Fate of Woman Who Figured in
Recent Disturbances.

Mrs. Emma Thompson OF NJ. 2l2l South
Seventh street. nhO has given the police
curs!drf:tbl,. trouble Of iit. Is now a! the
cit: Hospital under observation rh, pc
culiar actions Of tn woman. Previous 10
her incarceration. led ~ :h, belief that size
WAS mentally drfdnr.i. and her actions
since arriving ~ til. institution nave horn.
cut ih.. belief. she having rav,d constantly
about Incidents Of the strike
10 was early in the s'uur,,. Of IN. strike
that sh,. frSt came into i.AiiC notice. She
arrairHri III the Court ~ CTu1irdI
Correction on chafg" ct Assisting IN tn.
attack on Susie lieu>cI. wh,' ,t... latter
aliyhtr,! from - transit ear IN july I sEe
shot William Zimmerman f No. -, south
Eleventh street In the breast With. he was
passing In front Of her ward. ~ wri-h she
MAS d.SCharsing reNulF-r. Sine mat time
Sh, has developed hdnit Of TN owing
things at her husband and uthcrwiS. max
ing home what II should Rot b..
Yesterday affairs cam" iu a climax SlmUl-
tau-uuSly with an attack Sh. made. On her
husband with "a Ratchet. Although ne ,.s-
capped with Il bad scar. ~. ihuugEi that Le
would rest easier with MS b-rs-. hall Ia the
hospital. and she Wis accordingly for
NardeI ~ that institution Tl..r, * little
doubt a. 10 the wufnrn's insanity.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-19
THE WEATHER.
To-Days Forecast.

Washington. July ls.-F,rcc4st for Thursday
and Friday:
iilinos-r'sir and warmer TharsGay. Friday
fair. fresh sauth~ssterly winds.
Indiana Generally fair an! warmer Tbgrst.ay /.
Friday fair. fresh westerly winds.
Automatically cloudy Thursday ard Friday
sas,sr.y winds
OKLAHOMA and Indian Territory Generally fair
Thursday ana Friday. cooler Friday. ss:labie
winds
Iowa and Internationally fair Thur<.isy
aud Friday cooler IN western portions Friday
variable wiEl-
Ne.rasks-C Generally fair THURSDAY and I'm
day. ncrtaesiy wi~iS.
hsnsa=-Fatr AMI cooler TEurStHy, Friday fa.f 7,
variable winds.
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NATIONAL REGATTA TO-DAY.
Contrasting Crews at Harlem Ready
for the Gun.

New York. July 1s,-The first national
rowing regatta ever held in New York will
begin on the Harlem River TOMORROW aft
ernoon. and thousands of men, women and
children Will line the banks TO witness the
sport. Seats and boxes innumerable have
been erected along the new Speedway
course, and every effort is 10 be made to
afford as much GOODNESS as possible.
The visiting oarsmen, who made things
lively on the river all of to-day. found life
almost unbearahle. The sun burned their
arms faces and legs hIacker than ever. and
Sc degrees fairly parboiled them.
IL was case of row morning and after
noon. regardless Of temperature. so the
water men took their cooking In silence.
After each spin they dived into the river
and pitieh swelterirg humanity on the
banks.
A number of eleventh-hour delesations
arrived to-day. Among them were all Tie
clubs from NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Maltas.
Fairmouuts. Bachelor and Pennsylvania
clubs Oarsmen expect the Philsdephlans
Ia bag A number Of the choicest prizes.
The Quskers gave the home crews a beau
tiful trouncing In the Harlem regatta on
Memorial Day and local devotees have
not forgotten the feat.
The Vesper senior eight of Philadelphia
has not teen beaten this year.. and four
of its men were members of the champion
senior eight Of the Pennsylvania Barge
Club, which won the national champion
ship in 1897. 1925 and 1899.
AL Of the late arrivals were out in force
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-19

largest betting events attended by English
sporting people: hence Hollands desire to
travel as an unknown and get long odds.
Dick Jarrett. the crack forward ~ the ST.
Louis Cycling Club football team, ac-
Con,panied Holland manager and trainer.
The race Is to be run on Jarrei;s native
Of Dicks knowledge Of all the ins and outs
OF a Sheffield"
In a letter TO friend In this city. Jarrett
says they had a very pleasant trip. with
the exception of two DAYS, in which lfOl-
land had numerous wrestling matches with
his meals and, sad TO relate. III lost every
fail. He is perfectly wei now. however,
and says thar the climate seems To agree
with him very nicely.
The recent sweeping victories of the
American athletes In England and France
have led the crack sprintet's many friends
10 believe that he has more than an even
chance against the hundred and odd start
ers IN the big race. let us hope that he
can win II and thereby give -. Louis a
much needed boost in the athletic line.
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passes without some such discovery being
reported. Nevertheless, as nothing ought
to be rejected 'priori. the Paris HerIld
calls attention 20 this medicine which I-s
promoters claim to be IL cure fer these two
terrible diseases.
The new remedy is a plant called Kalagua
and grows in South America. II. Patin, a
Belgian Consul. who IL a botanist and an
explorer. is said 20 have used kalagua with
success In the treatment of bovine tuber-
cuIosis. and Doctor Alberto Restreps has
obtained excellent results from its use On
his own person
Doctor Shubbert at the Loomis SANTA
rum at Liberty, y. Y. and Doctor Wech-
told of New lork. claim to have effected
cures Of patients whose recovery was &C.
SPARED of. Lastly. Belgian doctors an
nounced that kalagua has to some extent
at least, realized the expectations they Fad
formed of Ii.
kalagtia is not poisonous. the doctors say.
II stimulates nutrition and Increases tho
weight;
IL Is not for newspaper TO pronounce
an opinion on kaiacua. but IL certainly
merits attention and inquiry.
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Forty Adults and Thirty Three Iu-
fants Died in New
York.
SUN SPOTS CAUSE HUMIDITY.
Excessive High Temperature Pre-
walls in France. the British
Isles aud the Atlantic States
Deaths All Sudden.
REPl-EI.Ic SPECIAL

REP RI.Ic SPECIAL
New York. July II. Scarcely less horrible
than the reported massacre OF Christians
III china are the casualties from the heat
In the United States and Europe.
Excessively high temperature, accom-
panied by waves of humidity. has prevailed
ior nearly Il week past throughout France
England AMI the Atlantic States.
In Parts scores OF persons have site
cumbed. New York escaped with few cas-
ualties until to-day. when more than forty
persons died from the effects 0f the heat
ard three times that number fen exhaust
"a in the streets Of the city.
All day the claug Of the ambulance bell
was heard In the more C"ngestcd thorough
fares and the hospital attendants were
kept busy miniSteriug to those who we're
unable longer to withstand the combine
tinn uf heat and humidity. officialiy. the
highest point reached by the mercury was
~ degrees AT o'clock this afternoon. but
ACTUALLY thermometers IA the street ranged
from lo2 20 Iei degrees.
The heat was whitening in Its effect upon
those who were compelled To move about
rapidly, and many Of the dead dropped in
their tracks apparently without warning.
According to the attendants at Bellevue
Morsu. they have the bodies OF thiriy-three
children ranging In ages 20 ) years The
attendants account for many of the deaths
by the intense warm weather.
The bottles were received as follows:
Founding Asylum. ten bodies: Bellevue
Hospital. two. Sloan" Maternity Hospital
four: New York Hospital. two; -four other
hospitals. one each. and from residences
eleven.
camille FIammari0n. the eminent French
astronomer sends To the Journal this OK
PLANTATION of the hot wave:
The explanation Of the excessive heat
which Is being felt throughout tn" word
is to be found In the solar spots discoveries
June l. through the monster telescope IN
H.. P,lais dOptIdue in the Paris EXPOSE
tiun.
The spots are 1900 miles In diame'er-
The er,iptious show additional coal IN tire
machinery of tn. sun. Great heat IS HSeS
;o pr,yali This month and during August.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-19
BROOKLYN TOO STRONG.
st. Louis BowIers Lost All Three
Games In the Big Contest.

tkti'l EI>lt SPECIAL
New York, July ls-The st. Louis bowl
ing team, or the Red Caps" as they have
come to be called. at the international
bowling tournament at Union Hill, began
to-day's work with bowling against Balt-
more. Only three games Of the five 10 be
played were finished. Baltimore winning
two out OF the three.
Captain Kuppinger OF the St Louis
played somewhat half-reerteGly at first. II
Is hoped, however. that the ST. Louis will
capture the two games TO be played to-
morrow, and thus save the day and 500
cash.
In the intercity championship tourney
ST. Louis was pitted against Brooklyn. a
very tough proposition. indeed. CO;des.
TOW with the Brooklyns. was formerly the
Greater New York's captain. and Is con-
sidered one Of the metropolitan cracks. In
each of the two first games Parthey saved
the St. Louis team frUrn q too ignominious
defeat. the result showing the Broolslyns
TO he about 10 per cent superior to the ST.
Louis
The final result was that the ST. Louis
bowlprs lost all three games and thereby
are ont of the intercity champion race. II
was the uneven playing that caused -.
Louis's defeat.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-19
QUESTIONS STOLEN.
Porter Implicated Colored Edu
Gators. Who Explain.
REPTBtic SPECIAL.


Little Rock. Ark. July Estate SUpsr.n-
tenGeut Of Public Instruction DUyne mas at
last discovered evidence relating TO The
theft from his HI!.ge u questions Used In
the examination of TEACHERS for grade
certificates.
Frank johnson. the negro porter IN the
office. was Directed. ana when questioned
admitted that he had been furnishing copies
of the questions to prominent culored teach-
era for seyera! years. He named J. A
Booker, president Of the Arkansas Baptist
College of Little Rock: J. u. Ish. pTinC!-
pal Of Union High School OF IIt;le Rock.
and several teachers of less importance.
Mr. Booker admitted that the janitD
brought him set % questions. but tie
Mes that he asked for them made u.s., Of
them. Mr.. Ish SAID that Johnson brought
him set Of questions ana asked him 20
send them TO another teacher. He refused
tc DO and never used them. He brought
the questions 80 the OfiiC" II Mr.. Doyne
wnen the exposure Was made X. h Sykes
another COiOrcd teacher. states that he
received the questions fOr several years.
The Superintendent Is making a thorough
invest! gstiDn.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-19
FIRST DAY IN W0RKHOUSE.
John i. Mccain M Manual Labor
Friends Hope for Release.

W. II PreSm"yer. Doctor W. Il. HIN and
other friends uf john :. Mc,'aun the. ling r.
'dNeT. who WAS committed To the Workhouse
To- serve ont "A iinv FOR refusing tu pay a
real estIt" dEantS license. ar. attempting
TO procure his reic1sr on the ground that his
Incarceration * Illegal They base their
contention ON the Thirteenth Amendment To
tn" Constitution "f the United States. which
prohibits imprisonment except an conviction
of "A crime.
IL Is doubtful. however. whether McC'ann
would avail himself of tn. chance Of release.
through legal te-hnicality. PrieSrncy-r -
going 20 the Morkhuu~e this morning to con-
sui: with him. bJ hc said las; night that
Mccain regards hts Incarceration As a sac
riiiVe to principle and IL firm I'm thu rrsul,i-
ton ;u complete the term. He hopes that
tn" example S"i Lv him viii lead To chang.
In the license law.
Yesterday WAS THE prisoners first day Of
confinement. He spent III" time - did tn.
other prisoners and was employed doing
manual labor I'm the Worhh0us, garden.
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.lnii"atrs precipitation iEappT"'ishle.
Il J. HYATT
I.4ral Forecast official