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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-03-26

10 lhe board tor adoption 4 unlinfm
llat 81 text books ier nae n the rnms
mon schools. OsienAlhly % proteei
the schooi pssrons q the s,ats AGAINST
( ihe book trust che board Instructed
/ me commission mol 70 consider any
books published b the American
I Hook eompany u lte affiliated com.
nanies Thls resolution eas e1efea
1t . meeting of the board b. chasl
I West. siate attorney general second
"a By 0oferpoT G = Haskell and
adopted bg ihe auanimDas vote of tha
beard The night before the text
book commission vas named twenty
gouf aEenta for book companies sefa
al Guibr.o eAgef "a kncN Nhat was
soins 10 BE- dome
The action of the board q sducas
+ ton ln oaiiawlng the American book
company s regarded ~ maay persons
IS imeallye aud ncxpedlenf The
/ history ~ The American ilopk ron-
psnY "a Oklahoma ht made hy Is al
Legged representatives Is ku8nn %
practically eFefy citizen. and fcw.
persons may b. found 80 foolish as o.
defend it There are persons. hovs
efef. bettef acquainted with cenal.
lions thau most others. wbo kues.
that few. if any. book companies are
tree tfam trust realraintA. They
know that most 81 ,ho companlss be-
long O. a community of interests
which permits their competing with
each ether in Intense rivalry for bus,
lness So lonr o. they a. net trans
sfess certain regulations should =
company have the temefity 60 40 be.
ura certain limit. thea al the 9th.
efs pganee upon li. and whip q into
line
Experience 90 past Oklahoma legia-
latufe# has Shnwn that the price 81
books. often excessively high. ls not
the burden that hears most hesvily
upon the buyer The great injustice
has been the lack % uniformity. and
hred period dufing which no chahKe
may BE- made IN ihe books used Uui-
formity wonid make u .sNiois for a
child using Me0afey reader af
poteau Is enter 8thcui Al Ksnien. way
oat close 60 the New Mexico iine.
without buYgE i ncW book A Exau
time turing which only certain books
shall te nsed would prevent a change
In aflthmetics o. spvilrFs every tew
monti5 AZ ihr hshesi % a corrupt
school board dealing witb 3 corrupt
school book agent
Citlaens ef the state q oklAhoma
should kuov and realize that the book
companies are makinE tAs hghf of
their lives IN the hrsi legislature 20
get 4 foothuid ii the state from which
they eaunot Be dislodged They are
at wofk nov at 0uthfis. 10 each
coHnty. aud In each ioen secretly
seeking influence % promote shelf
plans Il is not uncommon Tor . Book
company te introduce tNp Or thFse
bills al . session % he legislature
each seemingly Al variance With the
othern They are dfaun ~ z4reltiy.
howetsf that al ends are piayea %
the miasie u amendments are e Be
made it ls kuosn lust hos 70 AIT
tbe amendment b. ehsn9s Al -
ether place IL the bill II iC az ED
tFiek te delay The passage q hess
Bills until the eieslng henfs 81 ne
legislature and thea fash them
through whea there Il 20 time Zoe
close lnsp~etlon
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-03-26
Funnlno FIQh, Win Thlsves.

+ McAlestef. OK John Harrison.
sheriff 81 this county. had a running
heht with baud 0f horse thieves
who had stolen seven horses from
WstumAa They found the thieves
" camp Ia the northwestern portion
~ this county. ueaf Sclpio. and nrcA
on them. Tha four thieves futurnea
the Gre and jumped on four ef the
horses and escaped Twenty ave
shots were fired. and 1 hat II one
of the robbers vas shot 81 hls head.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-03-26

hFt F . siesiek Of Hlafaa ls
saia % b. he greatest florist ia ne
state samchnN se cannot kaia hut
trust ; feii0w Sh8 loves Sewers Haa
undsf whose tender bands thsy sour.
ish. ssuamsntallg obseffss the 0tiA.
homaa
zee a0rsi fresh from ne press
ana ssia e 81 frem tie faelis psu of
enc = Oklahoma most famous 30
iticlaas q ssid fa 81 hsvaE a. 81.
tfaardlusff sale 8 ams nuauas of
the aee state q s eHiileB The
fsHfefs AsessazsFH FeanHaEaH. ~
Aleae vita = Eaf Lad af 1uEs
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-03-26
ENTERTAINED A
RUSSIAN PRINCE

Il Is a fact but little known but
a fact nevertheless. that a one time
the CherolSees had as their guest
a genuine Russian Prince. and who
now occupies a high oiicial position
II the Russian Government. belng a
Prince Of the Royal House q the
now reigning Car
This individual, going under the
assumed name Of Charles Dolgour-
iki-which IS the family name 81
one Of the most prominent families
in Russia, came 10 fahlequah about
the year 1884 his musical at-
tainments hong Of al exceptionally
high order he was employed IS
music teacher at TIE Cherokee Male
Seminary. As teacher both o.
vocal and instrumental music, he a.
once attracted attention, his aitaln-
ments being Of the very highest
order. but his quiet reserve and ca-
treme reticence Of manner caused
much comment among those who
were his most intimate associates
asd il became slyly whispered
around that he vas not Just what
he claimed. and that there was
something hidden n his lie. Close
and direct questioning failed 70 give
very much light as 10 his Identity,
and It became the general talk that
he was IN secret hiding for some
cause. A. Z. Ney, wao vas then
editor ot the Cherokee Advocate,
and whileom correspondent fof the
St. Louis Globe Democrat. n order
70 get up something sensational Tor
his paper. wrote Snall article %
the Globe stating that the individual
IN question vas none other than an
escaped exile from Siberia. and
using the latitude usually youch-
safed 10 a newspaper correspondent
wove d very interesting and sghly
sensational story This story a. {
afterwards proved happened 70 come
very near the truth IN TIE matiet, 81
any rate. immediately after Is pun
licaton. Dolgonrik iisappearetfrom
Tahleluah, and for sometime h9ih.
ing vas heard d tht matter. but.
later, 10 the course 81 several
months, tVo agents d sr.es 3 TIE
Russian government came Is
Tahleauah, and sought eefy meaHs
20 ascertain the whereabouts e tie
man vho has once posed As nase
teacher ~ The Cherokee youths
who attended tie Male Seminary /
They leIi Tahleluah and nothnn
more Was heard e tie matter until
after The assassination s. fhe thsnl
ruling Caal 81 Russia TINS bfoaehtI
the Dolgour.k lamily, af WhEh oafI
friend ere mase teacher Nas N
prominent menhef, INTO paWef nI
Russia From letter> received eyI
several persons 81 the Cherokee
Nation, il appars that the man Who'll
bad taught us music was truly anl
escaped exile from Siberia. haeIael
~ some means escaped from there
70 the United States. And thinking.
perhaps. 70 hide bis identity fof :
time, Ne came to the land ii the
Cherolees.
After the present Chr came into
power he made his way baek to
Russia and S noN perhaps a target |
for some assassln's bullet ana Irving
% daily dread oi ms liie. While Il
TahleQaah b made many friends
Nho WIil remember him Nhen they
fead this article.
! VI CHANDLER.
FaIlland, 0sla.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-03-26

Among tie ont uf flsun attorneys Who
attended district eouFt hsfa yesief
aHT ae1Es = h kttnfnsf UfeEe =
= eapHF. =. Howard LAnHIog. 4 Lee
lIatzzuHeEd. q r Hasoft. HaFfF
bland. q Wares Reed. e. i. c8eA
Fzn ana eihefz
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-03-26

Guthrie. OK The house stfaegl~d
with the proposed aeh and game las
MONDAY. completing twenty three see
tione and mig adoptiuk enc amend
ment This amendment VAS ~ Mr.
Raluey providing that consent of the
owner was unnecessary 20 hunt over
land which was not rented occupied
~ cultivated. 80 long ~ the hunter
4 a resident of the county. Consent
Of the state game warden must be
secured before on mas hunt upon any
Of the unoccapfed or unfeneed pub
he domain OF lands of the state
The bin AZ adopted makes 4 IN.
lawful 20 hunt any game OF animal
within the state without q license
Resident hunters are charged 81. non
resident hunters. being those who
have not been a bona hde resident
of the state Cor six months $50 and
foreigners or alien hunters $50 "a
csnaea may b. procured from any
county clerk or the state game and
nsh warden An amendment % ea
ciude all non. residents failed o.
adoption
The new house bills Monday vsre
By Nr Dnrant. approprsafinE 81 .ssi
for mileage and per diem Of men.
bere Of the constitutional convention.
aocFaing after the federal ppsoprla
tton had been exhausted - Mr
Baldwin. Designating caddo and Hen
ninEtun a. court towns IN Bryan
county IL addition ta the county seat
each place to have three oF more
terms each year ~ Mt Nandlvef.
imposing : hne from sic 10 SO e
manufacfufe. aeli o. giFe awaY Of &c
have In ones possesslnn. smoke 81
0se Ia any way cigarettes oF the pa
per Tor making them
The lpuza made favorable reports
un tna hill hy NJ naranf for the
appointment ~ special election com
missioners 60 hold elections fuF
changing county STRAITS
The senafe recommended for nar
sage The faFas anti gambling law in
trDaueed 81 senator Buddie L made
q felenF punishable - confinement
ia the penlfentlafy f0 onefate + esmb
Ing came uf 60 rent property far
gambling purposes
The code of procedure FOR the state
examiner aad Inspector VAS also res
commended faf passage n Is naaa
this officials dats 81 regularly Ia.
epeet the books and papers 81 tha
county treasurer shefiHs aud clerks.
The assistant Inspector and ian dep
atiea are paid u SEQ year each
L thrF feeeise snF other compensa
Tim Tran thar alloUed tt las thsg
are guilty ~ fsioaV
10 considering tha eounty Judges
hili - Senator smuh and Nemmln
ssr the senate refused ta asiaat tka
provisions sllaainH fhe Hdets anan
approval d tae roaufs commissioners
fp aHnolai cogntF eouyi ciafas ard
lieuoeHaHhela bHt referred { 10 a
sHealHA committee
the hiti also eaHrlea nee ~ -
'ees vtieH HaH s. charged 81 a.
.flr9 tle2N
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-03-26

Bee '=leE q 6ee.Iz I'm. Williamson.
h4s IN aenf4#oI e. eIl4 KnzFK i.nnz.
per 60. fsI z''z eEHe#l1u ~ 4 ueu IS
z'''.Hse e q HslI|I ~. zEf|nz
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-03-26

! = Ttttis Las u@sa As1neahAt la.
alspoNei since his return frem Msx1u.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-03-26
State News Notes

nankefs 81 she state aHs efapas.as
amendments BE- fhe state Faafaaf9
haesiue Las that ma9 s. accented
and which seaia ahtate fhe objection
e bankers who afe opposed IS iadsfi
alie liabilities The amendments
proposed spaid lafbII mzaimant
lsf8 10 g single year ~ more tHan
PER ceat % tAs aaIiy average denosiis
ct The fsaf one4eHlH s. i Hef eeut
eoala b raid fau8aHg HnHi reserve
fHnd g mliHaH a1fiaHs BAD saen at-
eawuaied Fof tbz year lhaf are
Wiling g esg ~ 81 oHs nef cent
e the rsseffe iana and 81 additional
psf eeat shoai1 d INSUFFICIENT %
cover losses lhea Eha bankers PRO
n9sa that ne slate aankser board ls.
sue certificates ~ l0Hslfeaness faf
she uapsld LOSSES e IS redeemed IS
81 anaual ] nef cent IeFf Governor
HASKELL Is opposed Is ans ameaa
meats thaI sca'd tsBa Is impair ne
us@ iae b. bringing lt inso she courts
Is connection aiIh haHk failures. az
thia uuald destroy lis efficacy ia
tinse q eEesisst smeEssnsy
The Courier 81 panea cliF is "a Is
amaEed temmeat because lafher
and aoa tslehfaisd their birthday oa
fhe sama dax sna be father ass lass
twice aa cid as the sa8. heIas s. aus
The son -
The pfeseaf legislature Is ali rsoh
ability sill EIfa Hre IIfa Is ihe cam
miasten appointed IS Wf'i.am lf
AHfiay. aadef authority y Ihs eau
additional convention. b ascertain
ne exlent and saIas - fhs aerre
gated Chsctae Calekaaaa eaal an4
asphalt itnds ana ieafa 81 shat p1ica
they eoala Be Hufehaaed - the state
The oi4 eommiazlcB reported = he
legislature several weeks ago bal
hsYonf aayiae ihat it might 81 aesIf
ahlt ief she state ie o8a Sc iands
At 4 prizes Hol exceeding Ios rla'on
dollars. the fepaFi ronlaiHsd n0t8Ins
# Importance. The cammislea passs4
out of rxlsteacs Niih ~ report
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-03-26

The scnuoi anH leasess ef fhf
ssafs, emrEeYuk s.Hea lobbyists %
represent them Are hes aaEne ir
safk on tie sfats legislature &c ihe
immediate sale 20 AH The hau
lads Petitions AZ arriving aalig 81
Guthrie asking lhe lsEIs|alafe q HH
ten t1 Ahaf ihe Iessees are sskIuK ana
e Grant their requests in fsN
counties FARMERS have u.Nansfed tg
oppose sbe demands q sde Isasfss
and aHlsl thas 81 hssiK - unsiHs Sc
ilnn ~ taken 81 tas legislature lH
aIsHasIHM q ne seaaol aads 1heso
eiilkens insist thsi lhe state ls rot
suffering aHF sfsaf lEAfaH Sd feasaa
eF Iis present aNHesshn 81 tae
school anHs aad tsst & s asai e.
hHld the iands anhiEe aad asHs
shat shag'd 81 daHr tlth fhrm. fnan
q kef "a ~ lhem aad then asafe
shat might hase hera 1ane VIth
iAeu oae meuaeA 10 ibr safslg ef
ihg seheal ands IS the pisIcai .nHa
suee 81 tie ia0og IezseeH mosf pf
whnm afe democrats ~ fraEan Df
family and nsl2hhorHtad afs thsf
t#tMA HNttt# HAHrH#tH Ell @NA
iesa thaa ta.oeo The republicans.
Nhen iAefs HeFt fesaf lfaaees ikaa
uns. zA@ the n1iiteai aspect ~ the
Situations sad eatsred into 90 asfse
ment wlih the iessHas that eiaeEoa
nifa Aeaalre De last siae hs sas
candidate iaf delegate io congress
The Eenat.Iesns ehamHi1aea shs sale
e he sehepl isads Is E mannef saElls.
factory 90 ihs lessaes. HAlia the dsm
ecFafs steod iaf 81 lhe HeuHie Ia
stead uf lysaE themselves solely e
the lsseeez faa sIfaailau noN s. re
eeFsea Ia Ihese legislative districts
where TIE leaaees sge strongest re-
HuhlIsans have tae greater fHaHee of
mianEns The iesaeea wlll vote tor
these #he sefsr ftem hnsI. ard l1e
aemnefala hesitate IL take CHANGER
Governor C II naskaii said lhls
wesk tHaa - he5 scsu pressed eitH
So many other uaeatlans iaat ha bad
nnk given mach thought 81 TIE scaeal
lanA nueellcH 10 believed noNeecs
hat theY miaht - zola. bal under
aH5 plan tAs question would pa sub.
mltied q the people srkakef bii.
liam Il Murray aas rather nonyeom.
initial. bui was free enaoNh lo ~
hat he believed tee present lsEIslz.
fafe Nguld settle sha nsneoi ans
qaeaEluH
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-03-26

rs slzsH heazt bz eausafIen rs
nzmz1 = esMHIsf|az 8 4escaM4#8
r. MzaA#ya ~
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-03-26

Al Miami = fai biooa DelAsafs IN.
diaa has iass died q The aEe u ios
years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-25

When excited or frightened an elephant
can attain speed of twenty miles an
hour, and can keep it up for hat day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-25
CELEBRATION BY PSI UPSlON
DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY OF
THE FRATERNITY.
kilograms of Congratulation From
President Roosevelt and MI. Taft
Read at New York Banquet

NEW YORK, November 2J.-For the
diamond anniversary banquet of Psi Up
silon Fraternity last night 800 enthusiastic
members gathered in the grand ball room
o. the Waldorf Astoria. William II. Taft,
member of the society, sent a tele-
gram of greeting and during the speech
making which followed the banquet, the
Taft smile. made famous during the
campaign was the subject of much good
natured banter. President Roosevelt also
sent a message to the Psi Us.
Mr.. Taft's message said
please convey to the members OF the
Psi Epsilon my fraternal greeting and
best wishes for its continued prosperity
and usefulness and my de. p regret that
am unable to be present to share with
them the sweet memories that every
meeting of Psi Epsilon in me revives."
When the demonstration that followed
the reading of this telegram subsided Mr..
Kingsley read President Roosevelts mes.
sage, which was as follows:
Il cannot be present. but will you ac-
cept my hearty good wishes for the sue
cess of the dinner of the society. to which
my friend and successor belongs? With
personal good will believe me sincerely
yours, THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew. Joseph
Benjamin Dimmck. mayor of Scranton,
Pa; Chester Nye Farr.. jr. of Philadel-
phia, and ex-senator John c. Spooner Of
Wisconsin were the principal speakers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-25
FOUND DEAD IN BEDROOM.
James Fields of Baltimore Dies in
His Room Alone.

BALTIMORE. Md, November %
Shortly before ) o'clock yesterday morn
ing William f. Seibel of 1904 Mosher
street, found the dead body of his room
mate, James Fields. lying on the floor
of the bedroom which had been occupied
jointly by both men. He Immediately
aroused the members of the household
and informed them of the occurrence
brother of Fields was notified and he
instructed Undertaken William Cook to
take charge of the remains. Mr.. Cook
notified Coroner SilaS Baldwin that
Fields had been found dead and that no
doctor had been in attendance.
Coroner Baldwin. upon investigating
found a large bruise on the right side
Of the dead mans forehead. On ques-
tioninG Seibel he learned that the two
men had retired on Monday night to-
sether and that Fields. who is said to
have been In bad health for about four
weeks, had not made any noticeable COM
plant. Seibel said he did not hear any
noise during the night. and that he was
not aware that anything unusual had
happened until he awoke and found
the dead man had always been good
friends.
Coroner Baldwin decided that a post
norton examination of the body would
be necessary. and, although it was al
ready attired in funeral garments, he
had it removed to the morgue, where an
autopsy was performed.
Fields brother stated that the bruise
on the head had probably been caused by
the dead man falling from the bed and
striking against the bed post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-25
BOY BEATEN AND ROBBED.
Third Assault in Central District Of
Baltimore in a Week.

BALTIMORE. November 25.-The third
attempt at highway robbery to occur
in the central section of the city within
the past week took place shortly after s
O'Clock last night on Calvert street be-
tween Chase and Biddle. when Bernard
Cronon. sixteen years old. of 40 East
Eager street, an errand boy in the en-
ploy of the wholesale drug firm of Tyn-
son, Wescott & Co.. was held up and as
saulted by two unidentified men. AS a re-
suit of his experience young Cronin is
lying at the City Hospital in serious
condition. suffering from nervous shock.
Both of the highwaymen made good their
escape and up till a late hour last night
the police had been unable to come up
with them.
This is the third attempt at robbery
that has taken place in this part of the
city within a week. From the bunSling
manner in which the highwaymen have
gone about their work the police are in
clined to believe that they are noviceS.
All three of the attempts have been
perpetrated during the early hours of the
evening, when the streets are more or
less crowded. The men seem to have no
fear of the police whatever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-25
LIQUOR FORCES PLAN BATTLE
MANUFACTURERS ALARMED BY
PROHIBITION GAINS.
Fight to Be Made to Divorce Church
Influences From the Tenn
perance Question.

CHICAGO, November 2j.-Alarm at the
prohibition wave which has swept over
various sections of the country and plans
for combating it effectively were voiced
last night by speakers at the monthly din
ner of the Manufacturers and Dealers
Club Judge Rufus Potts of Pittsfield
ex-Gov. George Peck of Wisconsin and
Frederick p. Esler. editor of Humanity
| alone will beat the attacks of anti-saloon
forces. They included among their rec
concentrations the following:
Ministers and church influence must be
divorced from the prohibition question.
Business men having dealings with the
liquor trade must be made to feel
through business relations. the undesira-
blity of helping it's opponents
Retail dealers should be supervised to
see that they are of good character.
The key to the situation is to drive
the ministers out Of the fight" declared
Mr.. Esler. 'If the minister breaches
prohibition in the pulpit; If women, as in
Philadelphia, will march the streets with
banners, singing Onward, Christian Sol
dters! and It's good march-there'S nc
force that can beat fight like that. The
question is not moral one. although II
has moral aspects. and no Christian min
lister has the right to stand in his pulpit
and preach it.
IF you are going to bump your head
into prohibition 1t Is going to win. But
there always are ways Of sidetracking
public issues. I'd make the legislative
bills so bad that they would never pass"
"The clergyman is unable to distinguish
between crime and SIM said Judge Potts.
You cannot legislate sin out of exist
ence. To advocate the idea that sin is
controllable by law is to advocate the I'M
possible
AT this rate. instead Of ten command
ments We shall have the revised statutes
of Illinois read from the pulpits or a
chapter of the criminal code or a selec-
ton from the report Of the law and
order committee or a collection for the
anti-saloon league. If the present just
and unjust complaints against the way
dramshops are operated are continued it
will drive out the entire traffic.
Mr. Peck told of his experiences in states
having prohibition laws. I'm Kentucky
80 per cent of the counties are dry" he
said. yet there are bottles in nearly
every icebox. In Atlanta, Ga. the real
estate is dead. In Alabama prohibition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-25
SING SING CONV|CTS ESCAPE
THREE OF GANG BUILDING NEW
PRISON VANISH.
Missed Only at Bedtime-Not Dan.
gerous Criminals Wore
Felons' Garb.

WEST HAVERSTRAW, N. Y. Novem-
Der 25.-Three Sing Sing prisoners from
the gang of convicts employed in digging
Il site for the new state prison on the
mainland just back of Iona Island. about
two miles north of this place. escaped
from the convict camp on the island last
night at $50 O'clock.
The police of New York and New Jer-
sey have been warned to look out for the
trio. The soldiers in Fort Montgomery.
near Iona Island, have also Joined in the
search, which will be continued vigorous
ly today. Late last night the men had not
been traced.
They are Max Ferano of ii New Cham
bers street. New York city; George Rog-
ers of Albany and Averill Fuller of Lake
Placid.
Wore Prison Garb.
They wore their prison garb and stole
away unarmed. The guards are sure
that the prisoners had left the little is
land, which has been thoroughly
searched.
If the convicts got out among the
mountains on the mainland to the west Of
Iona Island they have found an effective
hiding place. The roads are used only by
automobiles and farmers wagons. and
the escaped convicts might easily join
some Of the gangs that lie in walt along
these roads to hold up motoring parties.
Sing Sing has sent a large gang of
prisoners to help prepare the site for the
new prison. The more dangerous con-
victs are. of course. not included in the
gang. but nevertheless a strong guard is
sent along with the prisoners assigned to
this work. The locality offers many
chances of escape, and assignment to this
work is welcomed by the men in Sing
Sing.
Island Near Mainland.
The site for the new prison is right near
the western bank of the Hudson, backed
by dense forests on the slopes Of Bear
rock and Dunderberg mountain. Every
night the convicts are transported by boat
to Iona Island for safekeeping Capt.
Van Shack Of General Slocum fame is
skipper OF the little ferryboat which car
ries them. But the island is near enough
the mainland to make escape no very diff
ficut task when once the guards are
eluded
Several weeks ago a prisoner working