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ago and the penitentiary Of TO-
day as | can possibly imagine
between earth and heaven. In
fact. under present conditions
penitentiary life is Just what a
prisoner wants to make il, and
it is all with the man himself. I"
Substantially this same state
ment was made to me at every
place we visited.
The industries both at Rusk
and at Huntsville appear TO be
conducted now with a view TO
instructing and helping the
prisoners to giving them some
thing to learn. to strive for, to
look forward to when they get
out of prison; and this should be
true of all prisons.
Improved machinery has been
installed at Huntsville, and com
petent citizen foremen have
been placed in charge of the
work, these foremen having
been selected as much with re-
gard to their ability to teach
the men something, as to their
aptitude at getting work out of
them. OF course neither
thought should be lost in hand
ing the men,, for ir is as i'm
,ortant TO get good returns from
he labor as to help the prison
srs.
A few years ago the prisoners
was ill-fitting and
,oorly made by men who knew
iothing about making clothes.
Tow an expert has charge of 1
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-10-31

This is the fifth Of series OF
articles on the Texas Peniten-
taries and prison farms, the
laws governing same. treatment
of prisoners, business manage.
ment of the system, suggested
improvements, etc.
Conditions in every respect
are apparently better in the
Huntsville penitentiary than
elsewhere in the system. This
might be expected because il is
the central plant of the system,
and because the commissioners
necessarily spend more of their
time at Huntsville than else.
where and naturally give it
closer personal supervision.
There is no desire to intimate
that wardens and managers and
other officials are not Just as
competent, as vigilant and as
anxious at the other places. but
it is recognized in all business
enterprises that the presence of
those highest in authority" al
ways has helpful effect. The
commissioners always get
around as often as possible, but,
with so large a property 10 look
after, they cannot spend as much |
time elsewhere az at Huntsville. /
The public knows Of the great |
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-10-31

opportunity to give a full TRIAL
TO the commission form Of gov
eminent for the penitentiary.
and If in after years il is found
to be unsatisfactory. the Legis-
lature can change the law and
abolish the Office OF Prison
Commissioners.
All of the good effects which
would result from the adoption
of the amendment proposed in
House Joint Resolution No. n
can be obtained by the adoption
of the amendment proposed in
House Joint Resolution No. 8.
both of which have been fully
explained above.
In your articles on the peni-
Tertiary system, therefore. /
hope that you will urge the de-
feat of the amendment which
proposes to make Prisoner Com
missioner a constitution Office
and urge the adoption Of the
other amendment, which pro-
poses to make terms of office Of
Prison Commissioner six years,
and provides either for the elec-
ton or the appointment Of the
Commissioners.
Yours truly.
0. B. CoLQUITT,
Governor.
The next article in this series
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-10-31

Jno. w. Gordon whose ranch
is west Of Lubbock, was a bust
ness visitor in the city the latter
part Of last week and the first OF
this week. Mr.. Gordon brought
in two lunches of cattle which
he delivered to Kansas BUYERS.
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Attention farmers and RanchmenI

Before bdSing Windmill tower
material it will Ray you to see
the new stocF just arrived at
the Alfalfa Number Company's
yard. Nothing like it has ever
been brought to Lubbock before,
IL u
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-10-31

j. j. Thomson of Taylor. trans
acted business in our city Mon
day.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-10-31

j. c. Chilvey of Paris, Texas,
was here on business the first OF
the week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-10-31
Yours truly.
o. B. CoLoUITT.

The next article in this series
will treat Of the prison farms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-11

became convinced of the Impractical ility
of this plan and it is believed the final de-
cfsion of the president to drop the treaty
was the determining factor in bringing
about Ambassador Bryce's decision to re-
tire The ambassador had hoped he m!ght
round out his diplomatic career by sign.
ing a treaty which would stand as a mile
post in the history Of the growth OF inter-
national altruisrn
Sir Cecil Arthur Spring Rice, who
is likely to succeed Mr.. Bryce, has had
long and distinguished service in
the diplomatic field and is Wei re-
membered here for his long service at
the British embassy during the days OF
Lord Pauncefote. At the foreign Of
flee in London he has held many i'm
portant posts, and has been closely
identified at various times with the
Earl of Granville, Lord Rosebery
and more recently with Lord Curzon
while governor-generaI of India. Sir
Arthur was at the British embassy at
the time Lord Curzon came to marry
Miss Letter and was ne of the lead
ing figures in that International cere-
mony. Later@he was minister to Per-
sla, where he carried forward the
Curzon policy of a. mutual Anglo-Rus-
sian policy as to Persia. He retired
from the Persian post previous to the
storm which ragged during the pres
ence there of w. Morgan Shuster, jr.
More recently he has been British
minister to Sweden
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BLOW TO ARBITRATION
Retirement of Ambassador Bryce
Probably VIII End Negotiations.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE voluntary re-
tirement of Ambassador James Bryce, of
Great Britain, which is expected to be
formally announced today tomorrow, it
is belived will mark the abandonment of
any purpose the part of the United
States to secure the contamination of the
pending general arbitration treaty with
Great Britain. The first impulse of tie
president after the senate had amended
the treaty during last session in spite OF
the protests of tn administration senators,
was to Immediately abandon the conven-
ton and to decline to undertake to induce
the British government to accept the
amendments which struck at the very
sence of the principle of unrestricted arb1-
tration.
After more mature consideration, how
ever and frequent conferences between
Secretary Knox and Ambassador Bryce
the president was disposed to consider the
advisability of pressing the treaty to a
conclusion on the theory that it would at
least constitute a notice to the world or
the Intentions of the two governments to
be guided by the principle of arbitration
in their further dealings. It was urged
also that with the treaty a foundation
it might be possible in the near future to
bring the senate to the point of APPROX
ing supplementary articles which in eff
feet, would amount to unlimited arbitra-
ton.
Recently, however, the administration
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from rage OUO.1
stantinople to another pointing to the
Bosphorus, ARE all those foreign war
ships?' Those" replied the other
gravely, ARE the ships we have taken
from the Creeks
The French admiral, who, owing to
his seniority of rank, is in command
OF the International fleet at CONSTANT
nople, has been obliged to come to
an arrangement with the other COM
manders in regard to the use of the
wireless. On the first day of the gath
er1ng of the fleet all the ships were
WORKING their apparatus at the same
time, causing great confusion. Now
each snip has been allotted a certain
hour during which she may telegraph.
Crisis in Europe.
London, Nov. 11.-Europe is facing
one of the most critical weeks in her
history. 1t may end in a war in which
the whole continent will be involved
or II may be remembered as a week
IN winch diplomacy succeeded in solv-
ing problems that appeared insoluble
to many.
On one side of the Balkan PENN
suIa these is an acute conflict between
the aims of Austria Hungary and Ser
VIA which If it is not arranged, might
start a general European outbreak
On the other side King Ferdinand
Bulgarian army is on the point of en-
resented by Russia. The existing jeal-
ousy is so intense that it will take
much pressure to induce either Aus
trla or Servia to recede from its de-
mands. Austria in fact takes SO seri-
ously the advance of a Servian force
toward the port of Durazzo that she
has dispatched a steamer there to
take off Austrian residents when the
Servian troops arrive.
Servia's friend, Russia, also is pre-
pairing for eventualities. Beside keep
ing her time expired men in the army
she is modifying her forces. At Sem
astopol transports have been prepared
to convey Russian troops across the
Black sea and her arsenals and COM
missariat are working night and day.
Servians Reach the Coast.
Uskup, Nov. 1.-THE vanguard of
the Servian army has reached the
coast of the Adriatic sea. 1t met no
armed resistance during the march
through Albania but it's progress was
slow owing to the deep snow.
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New York Stock NTarl-et.

w all St, New York, Nov. 11.-STOCKS-
The stock market gave fairly good ae-
count of itself today even thought it re-
celVed scant encouragement from abroad,
where American Securities showed more
losses than gain. An advance of a point
or better in the more active issues was
made While Steel was in steady demand
as a result of it's remarkable October
statement. Trading later fell away alto
gether in anticipation of announcement of
supreme court decision.
Bonds were easy.
Aside of a one point rise in Reading and
a similar loss in Beet Sugar, price changes
at the opening of today's stock market
were uninportant and indicated an irreg-
ular undertone. Dealings were again
moderately large but without any of the
liquidation noted in last Saturdays mar
ket
Prices were higher in the secondary
dealings but the Improvement was not
well maintained, traders showing some
inclination to sell on rallies.
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GRAIN IS WEAKER
Peace Prospects in Europe and
Good Crop Outlook
Cause a Decline in the Price of
Wheat.
FINE WEATHER LOWERS CORN
Reports From Illinois Cause q
Hardening Near Close.
Commission House Buying
Holds Provisions Steady.

Chicago, Nov. 11-WHEAT-Peace pro-
spects in Europe and a good crop outlook
IN Argentina dropped wheat prices today.
The opening was sc to 1Q11sc down. De-
cember started at S9@S9Ac, a loss of 9sc
to 7sc and fell to 885sG8S3zc.
CORN-Fine weather weakened corn.
December opened &c to sc lower at 1880
to 1890, but rallied to 49s4 @497sc.
Some reaction followed owing to active
demand from millers at Minneapolis. The
close was firm with December at S91zc, a
net decline Of sc.
The market hardened further in conse-
quence of disappointment over Illinois
husking returns. The close was firm,
1SQ4c net higher for December at 50A@
5O4c.
OATS-Oats dragged downward with
other grain December started AQ2sc off
at 3114c and reacted to 31as@3115c.
PROVISIONS-Comm house buy
ing steadied provisions. First sales varied
from 212c decline to like advance, with
January s1S.35 for pork, $19371z to 5000
for lard and 1921 for ribs.
RYE-No. 2, 65G16612c.
BARLEY-4S074c.
TIMOTHY-S3. OOGD3 70.
CLOVER-$13.G Q1750.
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COUNTY OFFICES.
Be Many Changes in Court House
First of the Year.

There will be a number of new faces
at the court house after January 13,
when the newly elected officers are sworn
IN. Some of those who will be missed
nave been in office a number of years,
and their absence will make a decided
change on every floor Of the building.
Samuel G. Zimmerman, county clerk,
VIII have served six years when he goes
out Jonathan D. Norton, sheriff, has
Schoch, probate judge; Edwin L. ONeil,
county commissioner; Rad NJ. Lee, clerk
of the county court, and Tim Donovan,
marshal of the court have served four
years each. Ernest r. Simon, county at
torney, is the only man who will be sup
planted, who has served only two years.
Beginning at the south entrance to the
building on the first floor Hugh MacFar-
land will take over the office of probate
judge in place of w. F. Schoch. L. L.
kiene will replace Jonathan D. Norton
in the sheriff's office. Oscar Swayze will
step into the office formerly occupied by
Zimmerman as county clerk. F. E. Nipps
four years by E. L. O'NeiL. Tasker and
Weightman, register of deeds and treas
urer, and j. c. Sinner, county commits
sioner, and S. H. Haynes, county asses
sor, are the only officers to remain on
the floor. On the second floor w. E.
Atchison takes the place of Ernest R.
Simon county attorney. Both the dis
trict judges remain, having had no OPP
position either in the primary or cleo
in place of R. L. Thomas, who resigned,
was elected to hiS first term. On the
third floor John F. Eby had no opposition
for reelection as county superintendent
In the county court, however, the judge,
Robert D. Carver, is the only officer left.
Tim Donovan marshal, was defeated by
George B. Frost. Rad NJ. Lee, clerk, was
not a candidate for reelection. His place
is supplied by A. c. Bartel. Jack Camp
bell had no opposition for county sur
veyor.
H. w. Bombardner, appointed to fill an
unexpired term as coroner, will be re-
placed by DR.. ]. r. Rinehart, who was
the successful candidate at the election.
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, Nov. 1.-WHEAT-Cash ::
Market unchanged to lie lower. No. 2
hard, S315@S91zc; No. 8 83dS515c; No. 2
red, 9ScQ$1.01; No. 8, 94@9Sc.
CORN-Market unchanged. No. 2 mixed
old, 5412Q55c; new, 5215Q53c; No. 3 DID, 54c;
new, 51Q52c; No. white, old, 55@56c;
new, 53Q54c; No. 8 old, 53Q54c; new, 521k@
53c.
OATS-Market Hc lower. No. 2 white,
42A@3312c; No. mixed, 32d3z1zc.
RYE6Sc.
HAY-Market weak. Choice timothy,
13.509144.00;. choice prairie, ST.. 50Q13.O0.
BUTTER-Creamery, soc; firsts. Csc;
seconds, 26c; packing stock, 2S1ac.
EGGS-Extras, Csc; firsts, 261k@27c; Sec
onds, 19c.
POULTRY-Hens, 101sc ROSTERS &c;
springs, 111z@13c; young turkeys tic.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $50 cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-December, S3A@S39sc;
May, s9Ac.
CoRN-December, 4eA@46%c; May. an
@4T3sc; July, 475sc.
OATS-December S25sc; May, SS%@s4c.
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Druggist

lowing to the long hours required
in your business, and the compound
ing of poisonous prescriptions, don't
you frequently long fer q change of
occupation?"
81 could stand the hours" he re-
piled, ''but the concentration and ac-
curacy required in filing prescrip-
tions containing deadly poisons for
merly affected me to such an extent
that I was in a daily state of bad
nerves.
ITO divert my mind from the pre-
scription counter purchased Kim
ball Acmelodic Player Piano. Now 1
continually catch myself whistling
popular waltz refrains, about my
work. The hours are not as long as
they used to be, and poisons no
longer worry me-"
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Piano has the essentials necessary
to reproduce hand-played music.
This instrument plays the full
scale, SO notes-plays Kinball or
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Kcmelodic soloist, ten exclusive Inn
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We viii take your "never-played"
piano In part payment.
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Kansas City Live Stock Market

Kansas City, Nov u.-CATTIE-Re-
ceipts 21,OOo, including 1000 southerns
Market steady. Native steers. s6.50d10.OO;
southern steers, $4.2506.35; southern cows
and heifers, So. 25Q5.25; native COWS and
heiefrs, $3.25@8.0o; stockers and feeders,
$450@7.25; bulls, $4.00q5.50; calves, $500
1000; western steers, $5.0O68O0; western
cows, $3.5006.50.
HOGS-Receipts 5000. Market &c lower.
Bulk of sales, $7.5O@7.7O; heavy, $7.6507.75;
packers and butchers, $7.5097.75; light,
S7.40d7.65; pigs, $6OO@7.OO.
SHEEP-Receipts $1,000. Market steady
to 10c lower. Muttons, 3.75G5.25; lambs,
S6.C007.40; range wethers and yearlings,
$4.00Q6.25; range ewes, $3.0064.60
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New York Money Market.

New York, Nov. 11.-MONEY-Money on
call firm, 414@6 per cent ruling rate, ~
per cent; closing bid 51k per cent; offered
at per cent. Time loans, easier; go days,
6 per cent; 80 days, 5s4 per cent; months,
5A@515 per cent.
cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at $4Sl.25 for
sixty day bills and at S4.S5.5O for demand
Commercial bills, $4.S1
SILVER-Bar silver, 622sc; Mexican dol
lars, 4SZc.
BONDS Government bonds steady, rail-
road bonds steady.
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New York Produce Market.

New York, Nov. u.-BUTTER-Mark
firm. Receipts 3,1S3 tubs. Creamery eX
tras, 3311c; creamery held extras, 3141Q32c;
state dairy finest, 31@311zc; process extras,
2712@2Sc; factory, June make, first, 241z0
25c; factory, current make, first, 2415c;
pakcing stock, June make, 24q241zc; cur
rent make No. 2, 23@231kc; No. 8. 20022c.
CHEESE-Market steady. Receipts 1,O39
boxes. State whole milk, hold colored
specials, 17A@1sc; skins, 4d14Ac.
EGGS-Market steady to firm Receipts
5O65 cases. Fresh gathered extras, $50
40c; refrigerator, special marks, fancy,
24c; nearby hennery whites, fancy new
laid, $4,000; ditto selected whites, good
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Chicago, Nov. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
z5'OOO. Market steady. Beeves, $5.25@1O. 65;
Texas steers, $4.3O@5.65; western steers
$5.5oQ9.15; stockers and feeders, 81. 1907. 10;
COWS and heifers, $2.7047.3O; calves, Sc. 500
HOGS-Receipts $4,000 Market quiet to
&c lower. Light, $79O97.s5; mixed, 7.45@
795; heavy, $730qs.00; rough, $7.60@7. so;
pigs, $5.OOQ6.75; bulk of sales, $71507. 80.
SHEEP-Receipts 200 Market slow to
lOc lower Native, SO. 40045O; western, 3d.
@44O; yearlings, S460d5.75; lambs, native,
s.. 4OQ7. 35; western, S55O@725.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago Nov. 11-BUTTER-Mark
steady. Creameries, 28@321sc; diaries, ESQ
soc.
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts, 2,15S
cases; at mark, cases included, 22@25c;
ordinary firsts, 23c; firsts, 26c.
CHEESEAMarket steady. Daisies, tn
@171ac; Twins, 169z@17c; Young Americas,
1634 Q17c; Long Horns, 16az@17c.
POTATOES-Market steady. Receipts
lis cars.
POULTRY-AIive, firmer; turkeys, 16c.
chickens, lie; springs, 12c.
VEAL-Market steady, 9@14c-
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Kansan Shot i'm the Back.

Liberal, Kan, Nov. ia report
from Tyrone, Okla, states that Elmer
Huber has been shot in the back by
some unknown person. The shooting
took place at social affair. No clues
have been secured to the identity of
the criminal and no cause for the
shooting can be thought of.
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Topeka Hide Market.

fluctuations furnished by aJmes c. Smith
Hide Co., 10S East Third Stl
Topeka Kan, Nov IL
GREEN CURED HIDES-Natives. No
1, 13c; No. 2, 12c; Side Brands, IOaIic:
Bulls and Stays, 9Q10c: Horses Hidea
NO l. SO. O0G35O; No. 2. $3.50.
TALLOW-5451zc.
DRY UNDERSTANDINGS heavy, 2O92lc;
dry salt, 13Q15c.
WOOI-Kansas, Nebraska ana Okla
horna, light medium. 1SQ2Oc: Dark Mexico.
10Q17c.
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RoI,s 81 CambIing House.

Stanton. Ill, Nov. ia masked
man held up and robbed nine men in
a room used for gambling in this town
last night and took nearly $1,000 from
the gambling tables and the pockets of
the men, The lone robber stood the
nine men with their faces to the wall
while he searched them All of his
loot was in silver.
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OF course the coach doesn't make any
complaint but members of the Aggle
squad don't hesitate to say what they
believe beat them. This includes a
lapse of duty on part of one of the
officials and the players name him
readily. It's too bad for such things
to get into sport but they do occa-
sionally. Lowman declines to discuss
the matter one way or another further
than to say he believes he has the bet
ter team of the two and a comparison
of the playing of the Aggie and Kan
sas squads last week leads the writer
to agree with him.
A word or two about the College Of
Emporia team which lost to the Aggies
in the last week contest is not out of
place here. The Hargiss is a light, fast
machine. Weight crushed it. But
prettier, gamer fight never was seen
by mortal man than they put up at
times during the Aggie contest. At
one time the Aggies had the ball on
Emporia's one foot line. In three
downs they failed to bulge it, Then
an Emporium got too anxious and was
called offside. This resulted in a pen
atty of half the distance to the goal
whic,4 was six inches and gave tho
Aggies their first downs. Then in three
more downs they pushed the ball
across. That's the kind of bunch
Hargiss has. A man may well be
proud to win or lose with them.
It's going to take hard work from
now on, every day, to beat the Aggies.
The men will undoubtedly now go into
every practice with new zest. TIL"
coaches of course are eager to cinCh
the championship which is in plain
view since the defeat of Kansas. The
local squad came through the game
without any serious injuries and the
outlook is bright. And if the kind O.
football played Saturday is continued
the players will find the town behind
them almost to a man.
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~. 75c. Turnips, per bu.. 900

bu., 75c. Turnips, per bu., 400
NORTHERN ONIONS-SOc
SPANISH oN1ONS-Per crate. S5o
RUTABAGAS-Per h., nc
SWEET POTATOES-Per bu.. TIC
CELERY-Per bunch, 75c.
HONEY-Per case $S.75
CHEESE-Per h., 1S1k@2O1hc
OYSTERS-Per can, S5Q50c; per eal..
$1.70Q2-30.
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Topeka Wheat Market.

GFuA nished by the Shawnee Milling Col
Topeka Kan, Nov. ii.
No. hard-S3c. -
No. 3 hard-S1c.
No. 9 soft-SSc.
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Butter and Egrs

FURNISHED by The Continental c,reamarv
Co., Topeka, Kan.l
Topeka Kan, Nov. II.
CHICAGO EGGS25c.
NEW YORK EGGS-$27G31c
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago 31c.
N Y, 3212Q33c; Elgin, Bic; Topeka whole,
sale, 32c.
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ToneIza Hay Marker

FURNISHED by T. A. Beck. 212-914 E. 9Th I
Topeka Kan, Nov. II
PRAIRIE HAY-No. l, $1,000; No. 2
$780,
NEW ALFALFA-Choice, $500; No. 1.
$1,000 -