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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-05-02
Shoe Trade Notes.
Chuzzlewit.

Dealers are not buying fancy
shoes; freaks are not selling; college
cuts are having light sale, which
is not thought peculiar as high cuts
are having the call in popular grades.
This season has developed no
post-season" style, and retailers are
evidently aware that they can order
tans, white buck and canvas, gun
metals and patents, the four best
sellers, without taking any long
chances.
Fall orders are being placed in
about the usual manner save in
places where buying is conservative
on everything save most staple
goods. Button shoes still lead in
sales by good margin, most sales
man giving the ratio as ninty per
cent. button boots, and the remain
ing ten per cent. lace and blucher
boots; including many storm boots
in blucher cut.
The tendency to buy novelties
/ from manufacturers stock is more
pronounced than ever before and
some retailers are buying twenty-five
per cent. of their shoes in this way.
Speaking of novelties there are re-
ally very few shoes now selling that
can properly be termed novelties, in
the sense that bronze boots, velvet
boots and other fabric boots were
novelties in their TIME. The white
buck boots approach the nearest to
novelty and just now buck and
tan shoes are as staple as sugar.
One important phase as reflected
by the statements in various shoe
and leather journals, is that retailers
are selling shoes today at prices that
were undreamed of few years ago.
They are simply taking advantage
of the public's demand for unusual
features in shoes, such as high toes,
extension edges, high tops. etc.,
known as style" features, to get bet
ter prices. Likewise manufacturers
find it much easier to get better
prices than ever before. While this
is revolution in the shoe business
it is a revelation as well, and should
angur better conditions for all con-
cerned. Too long has the shoe buis-
ness been conducted on an unsafe
narrow, weak and dangerous margin
of profit as can be readily OBJ
served by the many failures of both
retaileas and manufacturers.
The board of U. S. Army officers
that has been at work for some
months past, trying to devise style
of service shoe for the enlisted men
that will combine service, style and
comfort, has recently decided on a
number of experimental styles which
will be tried out for the purpose of
arriving at the adoption of some Of
fetal style of footwear for the infan-
try branch of the service. The work
of the board has been in progress for
some months. during which time
many soldiers feet have been exam
med and measured in various posi-
tions, from absolute repose to stand
ing with the heaviest equipment
carried by soldier. X.Ray pic
lures have been taken and a. study
made of the astrological structure of
the foot for the purpose of design
ing foot covering that will combine
the highest type of efficiency in wear,
atv1o an6 couf Fort
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-05-02

Irvine shipments are speedily in
creasing in bulk and it will be only
a matter of few weeks until they
reach several car loads per day.
There has also been several ship
ments of farm machinery and it is
expected that the warehouses will
be empted early in the summer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-05-02

The Board of Control held their
monthly meeting here last week.
The usual routine business was
transacted after which interviews
were granted to several inmates at
both the old and new prisons.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-05-02

Specifications for the output of
farm machinery for the season of
1928 have been decided upon.
The output will consist of $500
mowers; 1920 binders; 5000 hay
rakes and 1900 tongue trucks.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-05-02
New Prison Notes
By Bingo

BY Blngo
Good ships like good men some
times go down.
Some of the lads at chapel service
break into song as though they were
committing burglary.
Doc" says that true happiness in
here is merely a case Of not wanting
the things we can't get.
Big Bob," Henderson is enjoying
a much needed vacation. Big
Bob" will have to 60 some if he gets
by without giving us at least one
good fish story.
The man who occupies the cot on
my right is certainly a snorer from
Snoredom. When he starts saving
the tall pine logs it sounds some
thing like Fourth of July at Fire
ball, Arizona.
Abe. he pawn broker, asked
Wisenheimer" the other night if
he ever was intoxicated. | was so
intoxicated one time that / actually
lent Ike Cohen five dollars" replied
Wisenheimer'' with grin.
We extend a hearty vote of thanks
to the man who sent us the Lend A.
Hand. The Lend-A- Hand is GER
tainly classy little paper and l am
sure that it is doing a lot of good
work, both in and out of the state of
Oregon.
Mr.. Kimker. night domitory Of
fcer. escorted a large party of
friends through this institution on
Wednesday. the Oath. The party
consisted of Mrs. G. E. Mosier, Mrs.
Geo. Munkel, Mrs. A. Carlton, Mrs.
McPike and the Misses Lillian Peno,
JaEe PERI Maud Batchelder and
Julia Rooney.
We certainly sympathize with the
man on the outside who has to I'M
dergo the torture of parting with a
large portion of his months salary to
purchase a new spring hat for his
better half. When asked to de-
scribe a spring hat nowadays the
average husband can only do so in
S S SIS.
A. F. b. almost got away with
10 JOS" goat, nanny and all, when
he accepted that challenge in such
prompt manner. JoJo," however,
is positive that his goat is not for
sale, so there you are. If the Dep
uty gets interested in the coming
bout, perhaps, that little transfer
ticket will arrive pretty prompt.
st. Croix:-It is rather unusual
isn't it to eat dry Uneeda's? l take
it for granted that you-uns will not
object to we-uns bringing down
few cases of White Rock which, by
the way is an excellent mineral
water. OF course we surmise that
the new box contains Uneeda crack
ers, but of course there is also posi-
BILE chance that a new brand of
cigars which bear the name of
Uneeda's, may have been put upon
the market since our incarcertion,
and then again may contain any
thing from Uneeda's pleasant pei
let's" to chicklets, chic, chickless
Chocolate chips.
1t is simply wonderful the way
the new prison is nearing compile
ton. If the masons and other men
on the big buildings keep
up their fast pace, it will be safe
bet and safe plan to pack up to-
wards the 1st of Oct. 1t looks like
rush orders to me. 1t would not
take long to install the remaining
machinery in the Irvine plant and | !
have bunch that they will begin
doing SO pretty pronto. If you fell
lows can wait week or two, I will
try and get q little more informa-
ton on the subject that interests
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-05-02

Gov. Eberhart has appoint d
Warden Wolfer a delegate to the
National Conference of Charities
and Corrections, which will meet in
Cleveland Ohio, next month.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-05-02

A small blaze started among the
hemp refuse in the fire room, Tues
day noon, but was promptly extin-
guished Beyond scorching of the
surrounding wood work, no damage
was done.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-05-02

All of those here knowing tom"
Alexander, who resigned his position
as prison Steward last summer and
moved to West, Texas, where he is
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-05-02

The State Board of Visitors made
their quarterly visit to Saltwater
last Tuesday and during their stay
inspected both institutions.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-05-02

Deputy Warden Coles went to
New Ulm on official business, one
day last week.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-05-02

Rev. Budlong h Id Episcopal
communion services in the chapel,
Sunday morning. Ten inmates were
present.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-05-02
Chapel SeviCe.

The following is the program
rendered in the Chapel Sunday,
April 2Sth, Father Corcoran officia-
ting.
March-The Deep Purple Tom Kelley
Orchestra.
Hymn-Hear Us Oh Savior. ...... Congregation
scripture FdtIlct NOICOIdu'
Waltz-Summer Evening ....,......E. Waldteufel
Orchestra.
Prayer.... .fatnST SOfCOTan
Sermon~. Father Corcoran
Hymn-IU Stand By Congregation
March-The Georgia Rag Alb. Gumble
Orchestra
L. w. Burchard,
Musical Director.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-05-02

Mr.. Owens accompanied his wife,
daughter and Mrs. Geo. A. Embark
and son of Minneapolis, on tour
through the prison Saturday on last.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-05-02
Latest Baseball News.

Following are the percentage tables
of the three leading leagues up to and
including Tuesdays games:
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-05-02
M|RRORETTES

Steward Deragisch was in St. Paul
on business last Thursday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-05-02

Cell changes: 127 to N. p; 58S
to N. p; rs to c. c.; SOC to c. c.; $40
to 214; 234 to Sd; "a to Sd; Is to N.
p; 645 to N. p; 203 to Is; 517 to
375; 112 to N. p.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-05-02
TnieRTgEn EGE8uG.
Population.

Total number of inmates. -. 1913
Working at New Prison 49,. 1872
Received during week. 49, 5
Discharged during week. O.
Number in First Grade.... -. 597
Number in Second Grade. -. 1872
Number in Third Grade... 4
ParOled ...-.......... II
Last serial mum Jer... $500
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05

THREAT HAD BEEN MADE
Nurse Punished Little Boy, Whose
Mother Got Even by Pouring
Gasoline on Her
Baby.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WEBB CITY, Mo-, April 5.--A story
is expected to be unfolded when an
inquest over the body of the one year
old child of Mrs. Nora Lolly is held
here today. Mrs. Lolly is nurse IN
private home here for friendless
women and children and charges that
an inmate of the institution set fire to
The clothing of her child, resulting in
its death, for revenge. Mrs. Lolly
charges that her child was burned be-
cause she had punished the other wo-
mans three year, old SON. The in
mate named is said to have shown
lack of mental balance and made
threats against others in the institu-
ton.
The Lolly baby was found crawling
about the floor of the nursery
screaming as flames enveloped her
Gasoline is thought to have been pour
ed ovea the child's clothing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
MADE ANARCHISTS
KISS THE FLAG
One Hundred of Them Forced to Get
Down on Their Knees
and do it.

GUnited Press Leased Wire Service. Z
SAN DIEGO, CAL April 5.-Public
feeling remains high here today over
the attempt of the l. w. w to con
duct free speech campaign under
the action of the "viligantes' com
mittee. in forcing about 100 members
of the ], w. w. at San Onofre yes
terday to kneel on the ground and
kiss the American flag has aroused
considerable excitement here The
"Vigilantess insist that when the l..
w. w. We're taken into custody and
examined, they admitted they are an
archists.
Patrols of armed men still watch
the county line to prevent any other
members of the l. w w from enter
ing San Diego. The iails here are
crowded.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
IN CASE OF WAR ON THE
PACIFlC-DROP PHILIPPINES

decide to seize the Philippines
would allow them to do So Edwards
declared. But the ownership of the
islands would be one of the things to
be considered after the close of the
war,
You mean we would not defend
them?'' asked Senator McCumber.
No answered the general. The
important points to be defended in a
Pacific war would be Pearl Harbor
in the Hawaiian Islands. San Fran
cisco md Alaska
You mean that it would not be wise
to concentrate great war strength as
far away as the Philippines, but to let
them go?' suggested Senator John
Sharp Williams.
Yes, that is what would happen"
answered Edwards
Edwards urged greater iiberality in
granting sugar making privileges in
/! the islands.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
Iowa Supreme Court Decisions.
ISnecial lto The cate Cityl

Speclal 10 The Gate CITY.
DES MONIES, April g.. State VS..
Harold Anderson, appellant, Wright
district; affirmed.
Kinsey VS.. Norman Mfg. Co., ct al,
appellants, Polk district; affirmed.
Harba Administrator VS.. Maple
Block Coal Co., appellant, Polk dis
trict; affirmed.
Vosburg VS.. Mallory, ct al, appel.
lants, Pottawatamie district; affirmed
Mcfsadden vs.. Alexander, appellant
Shelby district: affirmed.
Verlin, appellant. VS.. U. S. Gypsum
Co., Webster district; reversed.
Morton VS.. Woods, appellant, Polk
district; reversed
Heydon, ct al, appellant. vs. Whit.
aker, road supervisor, Polk district,
reversed.
Groom, ct al. VS.. Wray, appellant
Pottawattamie district, affirmed
Romayne VS.. Hawkeye Commercial
Mems Association appellant, ALA
makee district, affirmed.
Iowa Loan & Trust Co. VS.. Kunsch
ct al, appellants, Polk district, affirm
ed
Richardson, ct al, appellants VS.
King Fayette district, affirmed.
Hart VS.. Mason City Brick & Tile
Co., appellant, Cerro Gordo district
reversed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
J. P. MORGAN WILL
TALK WITH KAISER
Meeting Arranged for Venice to Talk
over the Italian-Turkish
Situation.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. J
LONDON, April 5.-Great interest
resulted in financial circles today
when Rome cables announced that J.
P. Morgan, the noted American finan-
cier, had been Commanded" to meet
the kaiser in Venice in the near future.
The German emperor is now winding
up brief vacation on the Island of
Corfu and will return to Berlin by
way of Venice and there will confer
with the money king.
The consensus of opinion here is
that the conference may be most
momentous because of the bearing it
will have on the Italian-Turkish war.
The war is a source of worry for
tinanciers everywhere as it is recog
nized that the slightest overt act on
the part of either of the belligerents
might involve other nations. This
has become more evident recently
since Italy has assumed the offensive
elsewhere than in Tripoli
1t is argued that Morgan recently
has had an audience with King Victor,
and he is in a position probably to
know just what are the best terms
Turkey may expect at the hands of
her foe. Inasmuch as the kaiser has
great influence with Turkey, if Morgan
unofficially communicates to him the
terms and he in turn through the Ger
man embassy at Constantinople lets
the sultan and his ministers know
what to expect it can be quickly de-
termined, without publicity, whether
! the time is ripe for Germany or any
other of the friendly powers to come
into the open with suggestions for a
peace plan.
Friends of Morgan here are deep
lly interested in the suggestion that
the American financier has adopted
4 the role of the peace maker. They
say that he has been deeply stirred
recently because of the danger of
Balkan complications and it is be-
! lieved he will urge the kaiser to throw
all of his influence toward having
Turkey cede Tripoli to Italy and thus
end the war.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
OUT OF FRYING PAN
INTO THE FIRE
Man Got Away From Pursuer All
Right But an Automobile Ran
Over Him.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Auril 5. 5.-Fleeing blindly
into the street to escape pursuit by
an infuriated man with revolver,
Charles SEWERS, 30, in his terror
dashed in front of speeding auto
mobile on Jackson boulevard early
today and was. SO badly hurt that he
died an hour later in the hospital.
SEWERS was dressed only in his un-
dewear and pair of socks when he
ran out of a building with j. Sim
mons, revolver in hand, only step
behind him.
Simmons declared that he found
SEWERS in the apartments of his
wife, who is known under the name
of Mrs. Carrie Burke and from whom
Simmons had separated. NJ. Van
Gelden, driver Of the automobile and
Simmons were held to await action by
the coroners jury.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
DISCUSS THE JAPANESE
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

and South America, became known
here this afternoon.
1t was said that Taft's reply will
not be read to the senate except in
executive session, which indicates the
importance with which the body re-
CARDS the naval base scare. Senators
this afternoon believed however that
the presidents plan was to have the
reply made public later.
In the message it was said the ad-
ministration plans to say as plainly
as diplomatic usage and international
courtesy will permit, that the United
States will not permit any foreign
nation to secure strategic bases in
this hemisphere. The Monroe doctrine
will be reaffirmed and the document
will serve almost as we'll as a note to
the foreign offices as to Uncle Sans
attitude.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
wind would cause a catastrophe. 1t is
impossible to predict the outcome
Memphis Expected the Worst.

Memphis Expected the Worst.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April S. Mem
phis today expected the worst. With
the levees about the city fast weaken
ing and showing signs of breaking un-
der the great crush of water from
the Mississippi last night, and fur
tller rise of nearly a foot this morn
ing, it seemed certain that the dikes
must let go at any moment The riv-
er registered 44.2 on the gauge early
today and engineers have predicted
that the g,eat ST. Francis levee as
well as those protecting the city
would certainly break at A feet.
Great gangs of workmen We're today
rushed to every point along the leyee
where crevices appeared and a wild
fight to save that portion of the city
subject to flood and the surrounding
country was started.
The situation was aggravated here
when the officials discovered that the
city's water supply had been contain
mated by seepage in some parts OF
town. Fearing an epidemic would fol.
|5low the floods the health authorities
issued a bulletin ordering that all wa
ter be boiled before being used.
Seven thousand persons are home
less about Memphis. Ten thousand
others are fleeing from the st. Fran
els basin. A score of smaller towns
report their business sections flooded,
and everywhere every effort is being
made to stop the rush of the waters
over the fertile valleys. Men are
working night and day strengthening
the levees with sand bags, but the
steady rise of the river still threatens
the country.
On the Arkansas side of the river
numerous small breaks in the levee
are reported and a great section there
is flooded.
Points below Memphis are now be
ginning to feel the effects of the
flood. The river is rapidly rising al
! Natchez, Miss, and a 55 foot stage is
expected there. River steamers are
swamped with demands of farmers
to move live stock. Farms are being
depopulated and all stock driven tc
high ground are sent by steamer tc
! points believed to be out of the FLOOD
district.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
STRIKERS RUN
FROM BULLETS
sheriff's Deputies Handcuff Man
Making a Speech and This Start
ed Almost Fatal
Riot.
USED CLUBS AND GUNS
Although Shots Were Fired Point
Blank Into the Crowd no One
Appears to Have Been
Hit.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
PASSA1C, N. j.. April 5.-The most
serious riot of THE present textile
strike took place today when Charles
Rothshiner, an organizer for the In
dustrial Workers of the World, defied
Sheriff Robert Conklin's manifesto
against public meetings and was ar
rested. Sympathizers tried to rescue
I him and in the fight that followed the
deputies used both clubs and revol-
lvers. Despite the fact that they fired
a yoiley point blank at the mob none
of the men and women composing it,
so far as can be learned was hit
Five arrests were made before the
deputies finally scattered the crowd
! The battle took place in Garfield, Just
across the river from Passaic.
The temper of the strikers has
been ugly ever since the sheriff yes
terday posted printed notice in which
he called to effect a long forgotten
state law which prohibited public
gatherings. The strike leaders de-
nounce this action as violation OF
the constitutional right of free speech.
! The leaders announced that they
would not obey the orders. and Conk-
lin swore in additional deputies to en-
4 force them
Today Rothshiner went to Garfield
i where the strikers We're conducting a
4 moving picketing plan. He started to
i address the crowd and a dozen
deputies pushed through to where he
4 was talking. The crowd tried to stop
them. The officers used their clubs
without regard to age or sex. They
reached Rothshiner's side and hand
I cuffed him. This was a signal for a
real fight and the crowd, shouting
4 angrily, swooped down on the deputies
and their prisoner.
j With the handcuffed organizer in
the middle, the deputies formed hol
low square and started to club their
i way out of the crowd while other
deputies held in reserve in the mill
yard started to their rescue. The
!. crowd broke up into small knots and
the fighting became general.
) Finally some one shouted: Use
your guns, and several of the deput
les drew revolvers and fired at the
crowd. The men and wonr<n ther
broke and ran. and in a few minutes
the roadway was clear
One striker was picked up aftel
the fight unconscious blIt LATER re
, vived, and so far as could be learned
no one was seriously hurt. A deputy
,, Henry Pagan, was hit in the face witt
a stone and his nose fattened and I;
large cash cut in his cheek, TIL,
deputies made five arrests, including
the organizer. Further rioting is ex
pected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
General Edwards Says Uncle
Sam Should Protect
Closer Home.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, April 5.-In case
there were war centering in the
Pacific ocean, Uncle Sam ought to
let the Philippines go without strug.
gle and center all it's strength on de,
Tending Hawaii, San Francisco and
Alaska, said Brigadier General Ed
wards, chief of the insular bureau, be
fore the senate finance committee
Edwards pleaded that he wanted tc
discuss Philippine commerce, but the
committee got him to branch off onto
military science
III any of the great powers SHOULD
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
Weather Conditions.

The northwestern low is drifting
slowly eastward and in conjunction
with the high pressure in the south
east is responsible for decided rise
in temperature east of the Mississippi
river. A return to slightly cooler con-
ditions is evident over the western
half of the country as a result of a
high" which is encroaching on the
north Pacific coast Fair weather pre-
walls generally over the country and
will continue in this vicinity tonight
and Saturday with colder Saturday.
Brisk, southerly winds continue today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
Catastrophe Expected.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 5.-Water
is topping the st. Francis levee at a
score of points, the levee board Of
fcials announced today, and a heroic
effort is being made to stop the over
flow with sand bags placed on top OF
the dikes. The river registered Az
on the gauge here today, and As foot
stage was forecasted by the weather
bureau within as hours.
The threatened point in the levee
today is at Golden Lake, on the
Arkansas side of the river, where a
cave-in is feared. The overfiows al
Mound City, Holly Bush and other
points have been temporarily checked
BY sand bags.
Lake county, Tennessee, is overflow
ed today from the break in the levee
below Hickman, Ky. and train loads
of refugees are crowding into Dyers
burg.
The ST. Francis levee board today
sent out another warning to the people
in the lowlands. President Killougf
said:
The danger now is great. An east
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
Anti Tipping Crusade
n UNITED Press Leased Wire Ser,

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ROME. April 5.--The anti tipping
crusade hit the vatican today and was
recognized in an official papal edict
forbidding church functionaries ac-
cepting tips for providing tourists and
visitors with good seats for the holy
week services. The impressive cere-
monies have created a big demand for
good places and church servants have
been profiting thereby.