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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-11
NO MORE STRIPES
FOR CoNVICTS
WIN Also be Allowed to Work on the
Public Roads Without
Guards.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
PRESCOTT, Ariz, March H.
|Stripes will be abolished in the pris-
|ons OF Arizona and the plan followed
ny Warden lyman of the Colorado
|penitentiary in working the prisoners
ION the state roads ION their honor
will be adopted
This announcement was made To-
|uay by Governor Hunt. He declares
|he will work the convicts on public
|roads without guards, adding IF one
escapes shall be willing to resign.
Governor Hunt declares the convict
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-11
Not for tho Crouch.

my imagination is as keen as the
next MANS" said the Crouch. this
morning. "but don't believe ever
saw the time 1t was powerful enough
TO make row of KS in letter stand
for OSCILLATION"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-11
Kansas City Live Stock.


KANSAS CITY, March 11.-Cattle
receipts 1000; market steady to 10c
lower; steers S5.75 to s.15: cows and
heifers $500 to 6.75; stockers and
feeders $3.50 to ESQ., calves $500 to
500.
Hog receipts 1000; market strons
to &c higher; bulk So so to SIS:
heavy $3.50 to $40; medium Sc 30 til
6 65; light Sc 40 to 6. 60.
Sheep receipts 1000; market steady
TO 1oc higher; lambs s6 90 to 7.Os
ewes $500 to 800; wethers 81 90 TO
800.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, March 11.-Butter-Ex
tras So firsts 20; dairy extras IS;
dairy firsts 20.
| Eggs-Firsts 20; ordinary firsts 10.
Cheese-Twins t7A to i71s; Young
Americas liz to IS.
Potatoes-$1.1 10.
| Live poultry Fowls 151s to 16;
ducks Is to 16; geese 10 to II; spring
chickens 15k to 16; turkeys IA TO
14is.
New York Produce.
| NEW YORK, March 11.-Flour mar.
ket dull and firm
Pork market firm. Mess $15Do@
1850
Lard market firm. Middle west spot
| $900@910.
Sugar, raw. market firm Centrifu-
gal etst, s4.52@4.61; Muscavado SO
test, s402@411.
Sugar, refined, market dull. Cut
loaf, $3.50; crushed, $3.50; powdered.
$3.50; granulated, s5.S0@5.s5.
Coffee Rio No. on spot, 1890
l14bc.
Tallow market quiet. City &c; coun-
try. so @6Ac.
/ Hay market firm. Prime, s1s5; No.
8, $t07k@1.15.
Dressed poultry market quiet. Tur
keys, 12@21c; chickens. 16@21c;
fowls, 11@16c; ducks, 13022c,
Live poultry market dull. Geese
1o@11c; ducks, TIC; fowls, 16@161ac;
turkeys, 15d2oc; roosters, 1p1sc.
Cheese market firm. State milk
common to special, 15@1S1ac; skins
common TO specials, tx @t4Ac.
Butter market easier. Receipts T.
1877; creamery extras, 29lac; dairy
tubs, 23@29c; imitation creamery
! firsts, 26G2612c.
Egg market steady. Receipts &c.
1874. Nearby white fancy, 24c: nearby
mixed fancy, 21c; fresh, 21@23c.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-11
eeniuses Not Good Companions.

The wife of Charles Dickens is re-
ported TO have once said: 81 suppose
the world needs few geniuses, but
one of them" Mrs CARLYLE said tho
same thing in substance great many
times.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-11
New York Money Market

NEW YORK, March 11.-Money on
call 2ss six months az; mercatile
paper Acc; bar silver London % 10
led; bar silver New York 5Stsc; de-
mand sterling 1870.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-11
THE WORLDS MARKETS

Hog receipts $500; market steady
to &c higher.
Sheep receipts $500; market 1oc
higher; yearlings $3.50 to 900; weth-
ers $500 to $50; lambs $685. to no;
ewes s4.65 to BIO.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-11

last second Then, after storing their
tools and appliances they are leaving
for their homes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-11

Oh how disappointed you are TO see
it.-Gray hairs take away that youthful
appearance that you are SO anxious to,
and should kcep,-for beauty and good
look. depend SO much upon natural
coIored. thick, glossy and healthy hair.
j Every one is attracted TO the woman
with beautiful hair. Why not have it
Oct rid of the gray hairs-keep them out
altogether by using sse (
HAYS HAIR HEALTH.
You'll be surprised how quickly it will
restore those gray hairs to their natural
color and how we'll it will keep them SO.
It is not dye but the most satisfactory
and reliable restoret.
sl.o) and SOC at Drug Stores or direct upon
RECENT 81 price and dealers name. Send iuc; TOR
trial bottle. -Philo Hay Spec. Co.. Newark N. j..
For Sale and Recommended by Me
Grath Bros. Drug Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-11
Victims Of EavorltIsm.

LONDON, March 11.-"Under pres
ent conditions, miners are the victims
of favoritism, and persecution be-
cause of their religious opinions"
according to Edward Black, organizer
of the Minimum Wage League. Black
today declared that after FIVE years
of investigation he was convinced a
minimum wage scale was necessary
to protect the workers. In explain
ing the conditions which resulted in
the strike Of almost 100000 men,
Black said:
"The collier is paid on tonnage
rate regulated by the market price
Of coal. On February 10 last, the
selling price of coal was 1910 ton,
and the miners wages were fixed on
that basis. Who gets the difference
between the $40 ton and the
ss.75 ton which London consum-
ers pay?
when the coal Is brought to the
surface the miner is paid only for
that which does not pass through the
screen. II there is shortage OF
timber he must stop work. Should
the roof fall, he must wait until the
PLACE is cleared Sometimes the seam
runs thin and it is impossible for him
to get enough clean coal to pay for
his labor. If there is shortage OF
trans for removing the fuel, he is
again forced to remain idle.
Good places to work in are secur-
ed by favoritism and by bribery. One
man was driven out Of a mine because
he protested against being forced to
work in an abnormal place where he
was only able to earn $1S5 a week.
"The only way they can abolish
favoritism and be assured living
wages, is to force the adoption of a
minimum wage scale
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-11
Omaha Live Stock.

OMAHA, March 11.--Cattle receipts
$500; market slow to 10c lower;
steers 1915 to S.25; cows and heifers
1915 to 600; stockers and feeders
5. 80 to $50; calves s4. 90 to 500;
bulls and stays $500 TO $40.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-11
Frenchmen TO Quit.

PARIS. March lit was announc-
ed today at the headquarters Of the
miners that about sixty per cent Of
the French coal miners have obeyed
an order to take part in "a hour
strike.
The strike was planned as an OBJ
ject lesson The union leaders want
ed to demonstrate to the public, the
employers and the government Off
cials that the demands they recently
presented are just They also wanted
to show they were a unit in support
ing them.
These demands include the eight
hour work day. an old age pension OF
two francs daily, to begin for the
worker at fifty, and minimum wage
scale modelled somewhat after the de.
mands of the British miners.
1t was deemed advisable to make
the demonstration today because it
was felt it would be more effective
with the English and German strikers
in progress. If the bosses do not
grant the demands general strike OF
French miners is probable.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-11
CHICAGO Live Stock.

CHICAGO, March 11.-Hog receipts
$1,000: market low. Mixed and butch
ers, s6.4O@6.70; good heavy, s6.40@
6.721a. rough heavy. s6.40@8,5o; light
s6.40@6.621a; pigs, s4.6o@625.
Cattle receipts $4,000; market
steady to 10c lower; beeves, 5000
$50; COWS and heifers, s2.2o@660;
stockers and feeders, s4.40@G00; Tex
ans, s4.7o@6o0; calves, s6000S.50.
Sheep receipts $500; market steady
native, s3.75@5.5; western, s425@
$40; lambs, s5.25@74o; western,
S5,75@7.50.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-11
GREAT HOLIDAY
FOR COAL MINERS
CONTINUED from page L.

other general labor troubles for at
least a year to come. Because of the
general shutting down of other indus
tries as result of lack of fuel, the
big unions have been compelled to
dip heavily into their "war funds" to
aid their membership. Consequently
their cash on hand is such that it
would be impossible to conduct sue
cessful strike at the present time.
This is especially SO in the eyes OF
railroad and engineers unions which
have been inclined for some time
past to threaten trouble.
ss,,g7
Prussian Strike is On.
BERLIN, March 1.-THE coal strike
is on. Advices received from every
section Of the Prussian coal fields are
that the men are obeying the order
to quit work even better than their
leaders anticipated. The entire field
will be completely paralyzed within
forty-eight hours. The men, in ac-
cordance with their leaders plans,
are working out their final day to the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-11
St. Louis Live Stock.

EAST ST. LOUIS, March 11.-Cat-
tie receipts $500; market steady. Tex
as receipts 500; market steady. Ma
tive beef steers, $5.OO@S,Oo; cows and
heifers, s3.oO@7.OO stockers and feed
ers, $S.5O@675; Texas steers, $1,000
ZOO; cows and heifers, sS.50@6.25:
calves Gear lots) s5o0@T,25.
Hog receipts 1900; market 1oc
higher. Mixed and butchers. S655@
6.S5; good to heavy. s6.7o@6.S5; rough
s6.35@6.55; light, sG,5o@6.7o; bulk,
s655@670; pigs, s5.00@G25.
Sheep receipts, $500; market
steady. Sheep and mutton, $4,000
$50; lambs, s600@L25
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-17
CHESTERFIELD'S APPEAL

The Chesterfield delegation, before
the Senate Committee on Public In
struction last evening appealed to
the Legislature to take up the matter
of investigating the methods of the
State Department on Public Instruct
ion.
They charge gross negligence and
favoritism in the conduct OF the
schools in that county, and, exhaust
ing every avenuc-through the super
intendcnt to the Board of Education
on up to the Governor-thcy appeal
cd to the Legislature. 1t was under
stood in the beginning that the depart
mcnt was not averse to the inquiry,
and Mr.. Eggleston was quoted as say
ing he courtcd an investigation, but
ne was challenged before the commit
Ice last night to make his attitude
known, and kept silent, leaving the
natural conclusion that he is opposed
to having the affairs of his depart
mcnt looked into.
The COMMITTEE has d grave rcspon-
sibility in disposing of this question,
and to disregard the appeal of Ches-
tcrfcld for an investigation Of their
complaint, when they have exhausted
every other means of redress, would
4 L
be slap in the face that would be
resented the State over.
The matter is being watched III
many counties in the State, and To
have them to believe that they have
no redress for irregularities IN the
State school department would crc-
ate wide spread dissatisfaction.
Mr.. Egglcston should not only DC
willing, but eager to clear up these
charges.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-17

ing and writing to me co try to save
Matte Lomax, and we have been do
ing all we can. l have investigated
the case fully. This poor girl came
to Washington to hunt work. Lomax
a brute at heart and by nature ruined
her life.
"If Matte had been in the south
and had killed Lomax, no southern
Jury would ever have convicted her
of murder. and no southern judge
would ever have imposed more than a
few years sentence in prison. Many
juries would have acquitted her for
killing this manwho had caused her as
much suffering as he did.
The above shows that respect and
sympathy for "black mammies" on the
part of representatives of the south
ern people are not extinct notwith-
standing all white people suffered be-
fore and after the civil war from
fierce abolisticity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-17
SWANSON'S INTERSESSION

Through Senator Swanson, OF Viz
cinia. the aged mother of Matte Lo-
max. the condemned murdcrcss, yes
tcrday made plea for Executive
clcmcncy. A few days ago the Scna-
tor called at the White House and told
The President what he thinks of the
case. He says it would be a misfor'
tune if the LomaX woman is hanged
or even if she is compelled to Gle If
prison.
Il know something about this case
said the Virginia senator" The moth
or of Matte Lomax is the black mann
my of the Edmond family in Halifax
county, Virginia. She is one of those
fine old colored women of the South
who is respected and even loved b!
1.-THE white people as we'll as by tn
people of her own race.
The EdmondS and other prominen
people in that section have been wire
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-17

CoIorcd Representative in Legislature
Did colored man ever represent
Alexandria in the State Legislature?
POLITICIAN.
George l.. Sealon. colored. did
serve one term as delegate from Alex
andria city and county in the Lcgis-
lature. He was elected in 1869 with
a white man named James T. Close
as his colleague. The latter died
shortly after the election. and the
democrats. having gained material
strength in the meantime, elected
Reuben Johnson Of this city instead
OF Robert Armstrong, the republican
nominee Reuben Johnson and Geo.
l.. Seaton died the same year-lSSl.
John A. Seaton, brother Of George,
who was Of herculean statue. died a
few years ago. He never was mem
her of the Legislature. He represent
ed tn Fourth ward in the Board of
Aldermen during the early seventies,
at which time he was Capitol pO-
liceman in Washington. He was later
Waterman at one of the skyscraper
insurance buildings in New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-17
SAMUEL H. LUNT, Auctioneer
SALE OF HOUSE AND
LOT, Alexandria, 4.

BY virture Of authority vested IN me
-by certain deed of trust, dated July y,
1910 and recorded in deed book o.,
mage 552, a Land Record, of AleXan-
drja, Virginia, wherein Henry II. war.
inr conveyed certain lots of ground
and improvements to the undersigned
trustee to secure the payment OF Ger
tain notes therein set forth, default
having been made in the payment OF
the notes therein secured, on the re-
quest OF the holder of the said notes,
/ will offer for sale at public auction,
at the entrance Of the Market Build
ing, on ROYAL street, Alexandria, Vir-
minia, Saturday, February 81, 1912,
at u o'clock NJ, all of said property
described as follows in said trust deed:
|. All that certain lot of ground,
with the buildings and other improve
mcnts thereon. and all appurtenances
thereunto belonging or in any way APP
ncrtaining, situated on the west side
of Columbus street, between wilkes
and Gibbons streets, Alexandra, VIZ
pinia. and described as follows: Be
ginning on the west side of Columbus
street, 40 feet south of Wilkes street,
running thence west parallel with
Wilkes street, III feet inches TO
an alley II feet 10 inches wide, thence
south on said alley 20 feet; therce
cast parallel with Wilkes street, IL
f.. 6 in. to Columbus st. ard theme
north on Columbus ST. 20 it. to thc.
place of beginning, with the use of 5alo
alley in romon with others entitled
thereto. references TO said deed is
made for description This house and
lot is sold subject to a trust of $4,000.
Terms of sale, cash, transfer at the
cost of purchaser.
ROBLEY b. BRUMBACk
2-l3- l0d. trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-17
DIDN'T TRUST HIS LAWYER
Shrewd Client Paid Fee in Advance 10
Learn II He Had Reasonable
Chance Of Winning.

It was told at luncheon al The Law
yers' club the day before the EQnit-
able building burned down. A group
Of legal luminaries were gathered
about a table discussing the apparent
impossibility of insnring the honesty
Of any man. and 1t was commended that
there was no remedy for 1t save to
pick out your man and trust him alb
solutely. No matter what safeguards
you might hedge him about with. IL
be was dishonest he would contrive
TO cheat somehow. One of the law
yers told this story to emphasize his
point:
A client went into lawyers office
in Fulton street and said that he had
grievance with his neighbor and
wanted 20 go 10 law lie stated ali
the circumstances of the case and
counsel listened attentively. The case
fully stated. the client Asked
We'll, those are the facts. Do you
think I'm in the right safe enough 10
win II go TO law with him."
IL -lUS ldCie clS dS StolCu Hpu NCi
tainly have got a case. II | were in
your case I should begin suit" an
swered the lawyer.
"And how much would your fee be
for taking the case and pushing 1t
clear through"
ooh. I'll see it through for you for
hundred dollars
The shrewd client produced from an
inside pocket we'll worn wallet, from
which he extracted a roll OF bills and
peeled of one hundred dollars.
There" said he, that's yours. It's
your fee. That's all you'd get if you
tried the case. Now. without doing
any work on it at all, just tell me
honestly, whether I've any chance Of
winning the case
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-17
THE SCHOOL QUESTION

On Tuesday night the Common
Council will hold Il special session to
consider the resolution to approprl-
ate sufficient money for the purchase
of Il high school site; this resolution
has already passed the Board Of AL
dcrmcn, by unanimous vote, and 1t
is to be sincerely hoped that the ac-
ton of that body will be concurrcd
in. The question Of location is ono
Of secondary Importance, anu the
measure should not be defeated on
that account. The main issue is to
buy a site somewhere and build the
school. so that we will not be depen-
dent upon Washington for hlgh
school facilities The Importance OF
free schools canot be oVercstimated.
Most of us are inclined to take the
free schools as matter Of course
without pausing to consider the real
fundamental purpose. The free school
is the plane where all creeds, classes,
conditions and nationalitlcS OF num-
an beings meet on common level.
and begin life's race. The free
school puts into effect the immortal
declaration that "All men arc born
free and equal" and to the end that
all men may continue free and equal,
was founded the system of public ed
ucation. In order for each communl-
ty to pcrpctuate its equality and
identity, it is necessary that the sSs-
ten of free SCHOOLS be kept up to the
standard set by other communities.
1t may be true that the schools OF
Alexandria are fifty per cent better
than they were a generation ago, but
it may also be true that those sur
rounding US are hundred per cent
better. in which case we are not keep
ing up the required standard. unti
a wear ago, the pupils completing tho
eighth grade, were as high as our Ia
cilities would take them, and mus
look elsewhere for further education
But with room to carry on and keel
up the high school started last year
the children Of Alexandria will b'
able to obtain as good free Schoo
education as the children of Washing
ton. The high school enrolment Il
increasing at the rate of one nun
drcd pupils year, ana TN
problem that confronts the Schoo
board, with every available room
crowded. is what to do with the in
crease next session. The solution
rests with the City Council.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-17
THE GOVERNORS STAFF

The Governors staff is one of those
questions which the newspapers with
a cultivated sense of humor seem To
he unable to treat seriously. The
Newport News TimesHcraEd, how
ever, lays aside its weapons OF Wi
for once to make strong plea fof
this portion of the gubernatorlal es'
tahlishmeh. Although Alexandra
has not had colonel on the staff to-
many years and there is little pros
pect of our being so honored we can
not help agreeing with our contemp
nrarv. who writes as follows:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-17
The Governor hasmany social fun

The Governor hasHany social fun
ctions to perform and he cannot &C:
ccpt every invitation that he receives
But when not present on occasions
here and there he has a personal rep
resentative on the ground, a man OF
culture and good manners to repre-
sent him and do the honors. Ere
ouently there are functions at the
Executive Mansion in Richmond,
where the presence of members of the
staff is indispensable.
You may call this afuss and feath-
ers" if you like, but life would be
very stale and stupid, without its
social functions.
But that is not all to be said in IA
vor of the Governors staff. The men,
bers are his personal friends and are
in position to keep him advised as to
what is going on in various parts OF
the State; what the people are say
ing and what movements there may
be in the interest of progress and the
public welfare. Through them he
keeps in touch with all the people
whom he represents, and that must be
a great help and comfort to a man IN
public life.
What harm can there be in such an
adjunct? 1t costs the state nothing;
it aids the Governor and it helps to
foster the spirit of chivalry IN the
Old Dominion.
The prejudice against the staff
seems to be in the title of the members
Abolish the "coloncP if you will, Mr..
General Assembly, but save the staff.
There is lot of good sense in the
above view. The compromise bill be-
fore the Legislature now provides for
the retention of one half of the staff,
as now constituted, with the other
half from the military of the state.
"Abolish the colonies if you will"
suggests our contemporary, but keep
The staff. The compromise bill docs
not abolish the military title, however,
and it is to this that the military of
the State object. In all official func-
tions these worthy gentlemen, some
of whom have had no military train
ing or experience, outrank officers of
the military who have been for years
devoting their time to the service.
TO give up the rank of colonel and
the gold braid would cut good deal
Of eclat out of the position, but it
would be an eminently sensible solu-
ton of the question.
There would be equally as much
real honor in being an aide to the
Governor without deceptive title
and it would place a value on real
military titles in the State that they
should honorably possess and 90 not
now enjoy.
Such an arrangement would not
only retain the Governor the soclai
and advisory advantages he now en-
Joys in the possession of statf' but
it would bring him into closer and
more cordial relations with the mill
tary, of which, by virturc of his Of
fee. he is the commander-in-chief.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-17
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Was anyone ever killed in Alexan
dria by an explosion?

Was anyone ever killed in Alexan-
dria by an explosion?
VETERAN.
There was no one Killed by the eX-
plosion you refer to. A government
steamer. carrying ammunition. took
fire one night during the last year OF
the civil war when near Fort Wash
ington. The crew and soldiers who
were aboard took to the boats and
reached shore before the explosion
took place. The shock of the eXplo-
sion caused some excitement in this
city.
The New World" which burned d
short distance north of FishtOwn dur
ing the latter part Of the war, was
a huge barge. 1t was the hull OF
what had been intended as the queen
of the Hudson river, but the boat
proved failure, as it never attained
the speed expected by her owners,
The engines and boilers were subse-
quently rmovd and the hull convert
cd into a barge. 1t was employed by
the government at the time OF the
fire.
The explosion of the magazines OF
Fort Lyon. overlooking Alexandria
on the hills in Fairfax county, took
place the previous year. This was
the greatest shock Alexandria ever
received up TO the time of the earth
quake, August 81. 1886.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-17

ruE annual meeting al the stock
L holders Of the Airy View Apart
mcni House Company, lncorporatco,
will hc held al the Office OF Gardner l..
Eoothc. est. Alrxandria Natl onaI Bank
Blildinr. Alexandria. Va. on Monday,
February -. 1917. 1T 80 o'clock D. III.
L. W. PARKER. Secretary.
lubl2 TT
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-17

Now in our minds eye we can al
most see the blue bird and hear !'Im
sing, we know that pair Of Regal
Hess or Brncton. C0-OpGratlvc shoes,
sold by Marshall. will DC the thing Tor
spring.