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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-01
WINS $500 POETRY PRIZE
Orrick Johns, Former M. U. Student, Is Years
Old, Receives Award in Competition
That Attracted Ii, 900 Entries.

Orrick Johns, a former student of
the University of Missouri, has won
the Mitchell Kennerley prize of $500
for the best poem submitted for pub
lication in "The Lyric Year." a col
lection of 100 recent poems by Amer
ican authors. More than 10000 poems
we're submitted in the competition.
MIR. Johns is 25 years old and is
son of George s. Johns of the st.
Louis Post-Dispatch. He now lives
in New York. His work in prose and
verse, published in the St. Louis Mir
ror and other magazines, has at
tracted much favorable attention. In
the University he was recognized by
his associates as a writer of great
promise.
The winning poem is entitled
Second Avenue" 1t is given below
in full:
In gutter and on sidewalk swells
The strange, the alien Disarray,
Flung from the Continental hells,
From Eastern dark to Western day.
They pass where once the armies
passed
Who stained with splendid blood
the land;
But bloody paths grow hard with
years
And bloody fields grow rich and
grand.
Are you, o motley multitude,
Descendants of the squandered
dead,
Who honored courage more than
creeds
And fought for better things than
bread?
The eternal twilight of the street
Drives you to madness like a wine,
To Fashioned gates with bleeding
feet,
To walls that curse and locks that
shine.
o curious poison! Yellow fruit!
Bright lotus that enchains the
sense!
That gives the maiden to the brute
And power gives to Impotence.
That gives to man his blindest wish
OF flaccid ease and flaming lust!-
For gold you have grown feverish
And song has fallen into dust.
For gold you drive the alien slaves,
The Gentle fiercer than the Jew
Like men immured in living graves
You breathe and breed! All, not
for you.
The gorgeous canvas of the morn,
The sprinkled gayety of grass.
The sunlight dripping from the corn,
The stars that hold high-vestured
mass.
The shattered grandeur of the hills,
The little leaping lovely ways
Of children, or what beauty spills
In summer greens and autumn
grays.
These are not gained by any toll
Of cropping hands that plead and
plod.
But are the unimpoverished spoil
Poured from the bursting stores of
God.
Far off in Naples sweet with song
You drove the boats around the
bay,
Or drove the herds the lanes along
On Grecian hillsides sweet with
May.
How often when the spring is near
Has one of you forgot his cares,
And gone, the Bridegroom of the year,
Filling with song the streets and
stairs?
How often does the wild-bloom smell
Over the mountained city reach,
To hold the tawny boys in spell
Or wake the aching girls to speech?
The clouds that drift across the sea
And drift across the jagged line
OF mist-enshrouded masonry
Hast thou forgotten these are
thine?
That drift across the jagged line
Which you, my people, reared and
built
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-12-01

Missourian phone number is So.
The Washington times., 1912-01-10
Warship Sets Record.

DEVONPORT, Jan. 10 Thirty-one
knots an hour is the record speed at
tained by the new British battleship
cruiser Lion.
The Washington times., 1912-01-10
But One Inquiry Here
As to Effect of the
Fire on Equitable

"Of the 5000 policyholders we have in
Washington, only one has inquired at
the office here as to what effect the Ere
IN New York. in which the Equitable
building was burned yesterday. will have
on the company" said George c. Jor-
Jan. manager Of the local offices OF the
Equitable Life Assurance Society today
"The building in New York was not
included In tho assets of the company
20 the policyholders have nothing to
worry about. The greatest building In
the world probably will be erected by
the society where tho old one stood
said Mr.. Jordan.
The annual convection of managers
and agents of the society will be held
in New York January II and Is, Just
the same at which q banquet will be
given In honor of Judge William A.
Day, the president. The managers and
agents hold separate meetings on the
first day and on the second a joint
meeting. Az least go picked men will
attend this convention, says Mr.. Jordan.
Tyler Nordlinger is the delegate from
the district OF Columbia
The Washington times., 1912-01-10
Gems Kicked About
Floor at Charity Ball

For some little time at the charity
ball on Monday evening 5000 worth of
diamonds were being kicked about the
floor by the feet of the dancers, with
everybody. including the owner. uncon-
scious Of the loss Of the giittering
bauble. Major John Contine, Of the
Dresden. was the flrst to notice the
Jewel. and to rescue It from the danger
Of being demolished by being stepped
upon. Recognising it's value, he caused
an announcement to be made, ana with
in q few minutes Mrs. Case, who had
lost the Jewel, had discovered her loss.
and the brooch had been returned to
her. The diamonds, Of which there
were nearly one hundred. were set in
tho form OF q horseshoe.
The Washington times., 1912-01-10

over. A letter was then read from Sec
retary G.. b. Hilliard, of the East WASH
ington Traction Company, saying his
company will put down such a walk for
the use Of the street car patrons as the
Capital Traction Company has done.
Seer etary Rcillcy reported having pre-
sented the thanks of the association by
letter to Mrs. Mason, who gave an
public officials and citizens at the en-
g1ne house ceremony, In which she
made plea In a humorous manner for
local improvements. copy of Mrs:
as the reply of the District Commits
sioners, to her unique appeal, they hav-
Ing called for copy for the considera-
ton of the board.
4 letter was read from the commis-
mioners, stating that It is deemed un-
WISE to extend the OF ip, Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue, as the experiments made
on roads of this kinj have ben unsatis-
factory, water having. been pronounced
reported they will give attention to the
request for additional fire-alarm boxes
when Congress ne1t mikes funds avail
able. Mr.. Bradbury stated fire plugs
more and Ohio railroad track. He cited
an instance where . passing train had
stopped the firemen some time ago be-
cause they had to take their line of
hose on the tracks The movement for
proach to the Pennsylvania avenue
bridge promises to have results, II the
read at the meeting are
any indication OF the interest felt by
several associations in southeast WASH
ington. President woodward once more
spoke on the Importance Of this sub
ject.
Tho request Of the association made to
the Commissioners for 3 report as to
whether certain firemen disabled in line
Of duty temporarily at recent fires in
the city were laid of without pay dur
ling the period Of their illness and re-
qusting. to be Informed Of the status ct
the stck and annual leave In the Fire
Department was called UP. but the sec
retary had received no reply.
The Washington times., 1912-01-10
Frank Teuber Buried
With Masonic Rites

The Rev. Paul Menzel, pastor Of the
Concordia Church. ofaciated at the fu-
neral ceremonies for Frank Teuber,
eighty-one years old which were held
at the family home, 1750 II street north
west, this afternoon. Pallbearers from
the Arminius Lodge. No. rs. Of Masons,
of which he was a member, served as
pallbearers and interment was made in
Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mr.. Teuber was native Of Germany,
but came to Washington before the
civil war, establishing q confectionery
q prominent member OF the Odd Fell
lowe fraternity.
The Washington times., 1912-01-10
.R|CHESON SUFFERS
NERVOUS RELAPSE
AFTER SENTENCE
Mental Shock Overcomes
Him and Physician
Is Called.

BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 10.-Clarence v.
I. Richeson, waiting death by electrocu-
ton at the State prison some time dur
Ing the week beginning Sunday. May 10.
passed restless night. and DR.. Howard
Lothrop, who attended him when he
mutilated himself several weeks ago,
was called to the cell at Charles street
jail shortly before $50 o'clock today.
DR.. Lothrop said the prisoner IL in no
danger. but thar his condition Ii even
better than could be expected, consider
Ing the mental shock he suffered yester-
day when sentence Of death was pro-
nounced by Judge Sonderson. Nervous
indigestion was the physicians dag
nosis.
Richeson's counsel IL already prepar-
inE the papers for the appeal to the
governors council to authorize the COM
mutation OF his sentence.
The Washington times., 1912-01-10
DR.. Sperry to Talk
To Takoma Parkers

Human Conditions and Possibilities. I"
will be the subject Of a lectur eby Dr.
Lyman Beecher Spery before the
Washington Foreign Missionary Semin-
ary, at Takoma Park tonight. This Is
the first of a series Of lectures to be
given during the winter on the popular
health talks for which DR.. Sperry Is
famous. r
DR.. Sperry 10 best known as a lecturer
before the Y. M. G.. A. mass meetings.
The Washington times., 1912-01-10

course. the money in the vaults could
not be replaced II burned.
III the floors hold and tho great for
tune 10 saved. It may be weeks before
II lis. is safe & to open the doors Of the
be up to a very high Temperature; hot
enough to burn. But fire cannot live
where there Is no air. Should the doors
be opened, however, and air, with it's
accompanying oxygen be permitted to
Chief Binns declares, would instantly
ensue, charring to bits the papers con-
tained In the vaults. A great cake Of
solid Ice covers the vaults, holding the
heat inside. III
Fortunes Tied Up.
The vaults of the Mercantile Company
are In no danger Of breaking up, even
II the building does collapse. because
they are in the basement. The windows
around them are covered by several
feet of ice. which prevents nremen from
throwing any more water on the hot
sr rs fnss s M.tsp se0ss rs s psns
poured in the general direction OF the
vaults, but Il IL admitted little. II any,
of 1t. IL reaching the fire.
Conservative financiers declared today
there was more than a billion dollars
In securities. money and jewels In these
BASEMENT vaults. which will be tied up
until such time as It IL safe to open
them .i0fd 0f q this the Gould estate ts rI,,ss has
Ao%parsy AO1us 5000 COO: o' the aai aHsrri@an ss.
tate. sl%, ,oo0. 900; Thomas =. Rysr, Ry sioc.-
900, 1000: August Belmont. 15o. 900. goo, IN
the Belmont vault: Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
SIS. 100000; the Mercantile Trust Com
pany, $4,000, 900; william A. Read q
Co. bsnkeTs ea d 900 Mrs. sd7asssn RGsss
Pacific securities Of almost inestimable
value. az
OF course. the vast portion OF these
great fortunes 10 in registered securl-
ties, duplicates Of which may be Sc
cured easily in the ,S event s they are os, +;
its vaults; the Mercantile Trust Com
Kounteze banks also having millions In
actual cash on hand.
night placed $50 workmen in the Equi-
table building, attempting to clear away
some Of the debris from the valuts and
to brace up the tottering walls SO the
woSG unSs1 tho not xs.. Ss uS n
lights for several hours. and then Were
ordered from the building BY the fire-
men. who feared they were in danger.
Every fireman IN the dspartment TO:
Walsh. with escape easy, walsh de-
liberately returned to o spot where Cap
tain Bass. Of engine company No. 1.
had been working. to order them out Of
the building. He was caught on the
stairway by hundreds OF tons of debris.
Bass and his men had escaped q mo-
ment before on scaling ladders.
Broadway Is blocked today. and prob
ably will be for some time. There are
four feet Of solid ice In the street be-
fore the building.
In view of the enormous amount Of
wealth piled up in the vaults Of the
wrecked building. Police Commissioner
Waldo TODAY assigned seventy-five plain
clothesmcn under Inspector Hughes. to
guard the vaults. Because Of the great
crowds fo"lting to the scene the police
fear crooks NAV pentrate into the finan-
cal district below the dead line" and
today warned all bankers and brokers
against sending money or negotiable
papers through the streets except under
Guard
The Washington times., 1912-01-10
RANDLE HIGHLANDS
CITIZENS WANT OLD
FORTS PURCHASED
Association Passes Resolu-
ton Urging Commissioners
to Start Park Plan.

Commenting the proposal to unite all
the old civil war forts across the East-
ern Branch into q chain Of fne parks,
as contemplated In the plans for the de-
velopment Of the city. the Randle High
lands Citizens' Association last night
passed resolution supporting the REQ
ommendation Of the District Commits
sioners that Forts Davis and Dupont
Do obtained at q cost Of $4,000 at the
present session Of Congress, thereby ef-
fecting Q start. t.
Robert 3. Bradbury presented the
resolution. which described the McMil-
Ian plan for the Identification of wash
ington, In which there 10 outlined the
plan to have old Forts Dupont, Davis,
Baker, Stanton, Battery Ricketts, and
other elevated points In the southeast
ern suburbs united by broad boulevards
ana made into . great park system.
DR.. B. T. Woodward, president of the
association, recited the efforts the asso-
ciadon has made to get q park site,
Now that the Commissioners are trying
to mako start In the southeast, he
agreed that It would be wise to support
them.
Pointing out that life might be en-.
dansered through the insufficient
number of firemen assigned to No. 2
Chemical Engine Company. DR.. Wood
ward explained that the company Is
divided into hose section and . chem
iGa tSs to company ssn;on 80 that It Y possible for
vice on fires in different places at ono
time. AS there are only eight men avail
able generally for duty. he expressed the
belief that disaster might be threat
ened unless the company is given its
full OuOta of men GeCrefarv 4 M
missioners on the subject No reply has
been received yet.
Mr.. Bradbury. speaking for q wider
Pennsylvania avenue at Minnesota ave-
added to the width Of the highway II
dumping ground for clean material
places to be filled in. 1t was voted to
request the Commissioners to have the
correspondence between the associa-
tion and the Commissioners, in which
the citizens complained that the re-
cent sidewalks laid throughout the town
are practically useless. owing to the
The Commissioners were told that it
has become necessary In q number of
cases for householders to lay bridges
from their dwellings across the gran
olithic pavements. which are likened
piled that the conditions will be
remedied as soon as possible.
Referring to the repeated requests of
the association for permission to have
a shelter for street car patrons erected
avenue southeast. the Commissioners
again declared the space Is not under
their Jurisdiction. They consented to
permit the laying Of a cinder path in
such space as they have jurisdiction
The Washington times., 1912-01-10
Major James Taylor
Lectures on India

Tho experiences Of twenty-five years Of
q life in India, and the habits and GUS
toms Of the people Of that country. were
the topics Of an illustrated lecture given
In the assembly hall of the Y. M. C. A.
last night by Major James Taylor, re-
tired, OF the British army.
Major Taylor also related several ex-
periences OF the Boer War. He was
present at the siege Of Iadysmith and
Africa.
The Washington times., 1912-01-10
Marble Bust of
Governor Installed

RALEIGH, N. c.. Jan. lo.--A marble
bust Of Gov. Samuel johnson. one Of the
earliest governors Of North Carolina,
was placed in the rotunda Of the State
House here today. The ceremonies were
in charge Of the North Carolina grand
lodge Of Masons, Of which Governor
Johnson was the nrst grand master.
The Washington times., 1912-01-10
Burton Files Bill
For Penny Postage

Senator Burton OF Ohio has intro
duced bill for penny postage. That
is, It provides for the carrying of let
ters through the malls for cent in
stead Of as at present. The bill was
referred to the Senate Committee on
Postoffices and Postroads, OF which
Senator Bourne 10 Chairman.
The Washington times., 1912-01-10

COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE
LAXATIVE BROMO Qulnne. the world wide
Cold and grip remedy removes cause, Call for
fun name. Look for signature 4. W. GROVE. so
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-08-29
Brothers. Blood Failed to
Save.

Jackson Miss, Aug. 23.--Try-
ing TRANSMISSION Of blood as q last
resort, doctors ministering to
Walter Tatom, in . final effort to
save his life, used blood from
one brothers. arm and then from
another. without success, the
patient growing weaker until
death came Thursday morning.
One Of Jackson's most popular
business men, Mr. Tatom had
been manager of the Tatom Shoe
Company the past several years,
and proved himself . GOOD and
safe business man. He was
reared in Kinds county, and
many relatives and friends here
grieve to know that heis 40 more.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-08-29
N. 0. Coffee Co.
Versus
J. w. Mason.


BY virtue of writ Of aeri facias, issued out
Of the lth ward Justice court. Washington
parish. louisiana. in the above entitled cause,
and to me directed, win proceed to sell at
public auction to the last and highest bidder on
Saturday, September z. 1912
ct office Of the justice Of the peace Of the 4th
ward. at the Tate building. In North BOgaluss
L.. BEGINNING at II .. m, the following des-
cribed property. situated In Washington par
ish, La. to.wit:
275 acres OF land, bound north by
lands of ". E. williams, east by Pearl.
river, south and west by lands of NJ.
A. Bailey, and being in the VIM. Pool
headlight No. 40, township 4 south,
range - east, St. Helena Meridian,
and being same land acquired by j.
". Mason from ]. @. knight, a. per
title in conveyance book ., page 333.
Terms of sale: Cash with benefit Of
sppraisement.
This 23rd day of July, 1912.
B. F. MOORE.
Constable 4th ward. Washington parish.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-08-29
J. L. Beer & 20.
Versus
J. w. Mason.

By virtue Of writ Of Aeri fsciss. issued out
Of the 4th ward justice court. Washington
parish. Louisiana. Ia the above entitled cause,
and to me directed, viii proceed to sell ct
public auction to the last and highest bidder on
Saturday. September Z, 1912 /
at once of the justice of the peace Of the I'll
ward ct the Tate building. In North Bogalusa
L., beginning ut II .. M, the following des.
cribed property situated in Washington par.
tSh, La. to Wit:
US acres Of land, bound north by
lands Of w. E. Williams, east by Pearl
river, south and west by lands Of n.
A. Bailey, and being in the VIM. Pool
headlight No. 10, township 4 south
range Is east, st. Helena Meridian,
and being ssme land acquired BY J..
W. Mason from J. q. knight, - per
title In conveyance book 2, page 1888.
Terms OF sale: Cash with benefit Of
appraisement.
This Gard. day Of July, 1919.
b. r. MOORE,
Constable 9TH. ward, Washington parish
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-08-29
Twice Reprived; Stewart
Granted A Communication.

Thomas Stewart. twice granted
q reprieve from death, was
granted q communication of
sentence on Friday at q meeting
Of the Board of Pardons held to
especially consider his applica-
ton and the application of others
convicted Of lesser ofenses.
Stewart and Will Claxton, the
latter long since hanged, were
convicted in the district court Of
Madison parish of the murder of
Warren Rebecca, a deputy sheriff
appointed to do duty in one of
the sections densely inhabited by
negroes.
The date Of carrying out the
death penalty on Stewart was
fixed on three different occasions.
The first time he secured the re-
prive. He was equally as fortu.
nste on his second application for
: reprieve, and Friday, about
fifteen days before the, arrival Of
the date Of execution, the Board
Of Pardons granted Stewart his
application for q comnutation
Of sentence.
This means chat Thomas Ste
wart, whose days had been mum
bered on three distinct occa-
sions. will spend the remainder
of his days IN the Louisiana
state penitcntiary.
There had always been some
doubt in the mind Of Judge
iRansdell, the presiding Judge in
the district where Stewart and
/ laxton were convicted, as to the
direct guilt Of Stewart. That
accounted for the granting of
the reprieves aud also for the
fact that Judged ansdell address
ed ! letter 10 the board in which
he freely expressed his views.
Lieutenant Governor Barrett
and Col. r. G. Peasants, the at.
torney general, decided the fate
|of Stewart. The Stewart case
was the only one onsidered.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-08-29
A Campaign Lie.

We laugh, we are overjoyed tc
learn that we are to get $50 fol-
our support of J. Vol Brock.
Bro. Brock being a country news
paper man, we didn't know he
had $50 in cash, but somebody
at the Varnado meeting this week
said he has and has actually
paid this newspaper that mag.
niticent sum for it's support.
We will be true to what we told
the other candidate and do him
no harm even if we found we
could not support him, but he
has seen fit to make charges pub.
licly that he nor no one else can
substantiate; and we defy him or
anyone else to bring proof that
we sold our paper" to Bro.
Brock. One of the reasons why
we are supporting Brock is be-
cause he is a newspaper man and
we cannot tell the other reasons
without saying something about
the other candidate, our politics
being not to say anything about
the candidate we are not sup.
porting.
It is only a learned politician"
who would tell the public about
buying newspapers-an ignorant
one would never do so; however,
we are happy in the thought that
we have that $50 and even if it is
= dream, that some day after bis
election we will be able to touch
him for so samoleons and call it
square. Now if We did that,
could that be called selling out
below cost?
We have listened to just such
rot as this for the past thirty
years, and it is as stale as the
negro bugaboo. and cannot be
told to honest and fair-minded
voters with any effect. still there
are some young men aspiring for
Office who imagine that the more
they Witty the other fellow the
better , them, however as
yeaS Q4 by they become more
sensible and carry their cam
paign along clean and clearer
lines. for the man who does not
10 this. is sure Is 60 down in de-
feat.
Let Us have no more of this! |
Sometimes newspapers say too
much and are sued for libel; |
sometimes speakers say too
much and are sued for SANDER. |
.Bogalusa American.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-08-29

headlight No. 10, township 4 south,
range IL east, st. Helena Meridian.
and being came land acquired by ],
". Mason from ]. G. Knight, @ per
tttlein conveyance book 3, page 333.
Terms ofssle: Cash. with benefit Of
appraisement.
This 3srd. day Of July, 1919.
B. F. MOORE,
constable tn. ward. Washington parish
Strater Bros, lob, Co.
Versus
j. w. Mason,
BY virtue of . writ Of 6eri fscias issued out
OF the lth ward Justice court, Washineton
parish. Louisiana. In the shove entitled cause.
ana TO me directed, I viii proceed to sell 1t
public auction to thelast and highest bidder on
Saturday, September Z, 1912
st the Office Of the instice of peace NJ the Ath
ward. at the Tate building, 10 North Bosalu s
La. beginning. ct II .. m. the following des-
cnbed property situated. In WASHINGTON par
ish. La, tO.wit:
N5 acres Of land, bound north BY
lands ofw. E. williams, esst by Pearl
river, south and west BY. lands of NJ.
A. Bailey, and being In tho WIN. Pool
headlight No. 20, township 4 south.
range Is east, st. Helena Meridian,
and being same lsnd acquired BY j.
v. Mason from ]. @. Knight. 90 Der
title In conveyance book 3, page 1873,
Terms Of sale: Cash will benefit of
spprsisement.
This 2srd. day Of July, 1919.
b. F. MOORE.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-08-29
FOR SAFE CHEAP FOR CASH.

OpAsnice house and four acres
Of md one mile iron r G. In.
stitnte inst outside corporate|
linaits 81 Frank clinton. Splendid
3 horhood. llall ON nhn
ulIner torpart ! 81 81