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The Alaska citizen., 1913-01-06
AUTO JUMPED TRACK.

Los ANGELES Dec 80. - While
'aCiug here yesterday. Hal Shain
vas killed when his machine jumped
he track
The Alaska citizen., 1913-01-06
RICH BANKER DIES.

SAN DIEGO. Dec. 81. Windsor
\. Rice. the rich Salt Lake banker
nd mine owner. died in this city
oiay.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-01-06
MORE POLICE SCANDAL.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 81. - Ow
ing to the great amount of scandal
which has been in circulation regard
ing the police department in this
city the grand jury is probing the
DOlicP department
The Alaska citizen., 1913-01-06

NEW YORK. Dec. 81. - Detec-
Rockefeller and the three homes
of William Rockefeller. in the at,
tempt TO serve subpoenas upon
them to compel their attendance
as witnesses at the inquiry into the
money trust
The Alaska citizen., 1913-01-06
WILL MEET NATAL.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-The battle
ships Florida and North Dakota this
afternoon steamed out from the
brooklyn navy yard TO an anchorage,
there to await the arrival of the
British battleship Natal which is eX-
pected to arrive tomorrow With the
body of the late Ambassador White
law Reid. The arrived of the Natal
will be the signal for salute from
all the boats in the harbor
OBSERVATIONS RESIGNS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Flames
CLAWS. who was dismissed from the
department of Secretary Ballinger,
has resigned the sccretaryship OF the
conservation association. realizing
that with their extreme views of con-
The Alaska citizen., 1913-01-06
CHICAGO GOES SOME TOO.

CHICAGO. Jan. ,. - New Years
eve was the widest night ever re-
corded in this city The streets
We're filled With ruffians. and
throughout the entire night the pc
lice were kept constantly on the
move in AN effort 10 keep the cele-
The Alaska citizen., 1913-01-06

NEW YORK Jan. ,. - Despite the
efforts OF the police TO prevent The
disorders Which usually accompany
the passing OF the Old year, the
scene OF revelry in this city Tuesda!
Light was one OF the worst ever
Witnessed here.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-01-06
DRESSED CHICKEN.

TACOMA. Jan . Among the par.
els sen; from this city through thn
parcels post yesterday. was a dress
ID chicken. which las mailed to
u MItln
The Alaska citizen., 1913-01-06
FOR THE SENATE.

TRENTON. Dec 81 james
Hamilton Lewis. the CHICAGO lawyer
ma politician. is in conference to-
Lay with Woodrow Wilson regarding
he senatorial situation in Illinois
evils stands chance of being on"
ii the two Democrats who Will
ae named 10 the senate from Illinois
The Alaska citizen., 1913-01-06
HOUSE IN MOURNING.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3 Con
2ress resumed its session yesterday
afternoon after the holiday recess.
Upon reassembling. the house i'm
mediately adjourned for the day
out OF respect to the memory OF
Representa- IKE McHenry who died
during the recess The senate ad-
jourIed later, after Senator Burton
had introduced d resolution proyid-
ing Tor the recognition OF the repub-
lie o. Cuba
SUICIDE OF NGRESSMAN
WASHINGTON, Jan 3. - Repre-
sentative Wedemeyer from the See
ond district OF Michigan committed
suicide few days since by jump
ing overheard from steamship upon
No reason is given fer his rash ACT,
The news of which reached Washing
Ton this afternoon
MEXICAN MINISTER ARRIVES
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. Don
Pedro. Mexican minister OF toreian
affairs. arrived in this city TO-DAY
from Mexico City. coming upon a
special mission 10 the United States
to assure our government of MeXi-
COS perfect ability and desire TO
protect Americans and American in
The Alaska citizen., 1913-01-06
MCFARLAND NOT FOUND.

CHICAGO, Dec 31.-Much mys-
terry surrounds the disappearance OF
Packy Mcfarland, the celebrated
lightweight fighter, who left here
last Thursday for Omaha and has
not since been heard Of Mcfarland
vas to have engaged in a bout in
The Nebraska city. and it is known
that he took the train for Omaha.
Diligent inquiry has failed 20 elicit
any evidence of his having been see,
there. nor have any of his friends
here heard anything that would clear
up the mystery of the disappearance
GUGG CASE ENDED.
CHICAGO. Dec. 31.-'The GueSen-
helm marriage annulment case was
ended here today after a lengthy
hearing. The court announced that
he would render his decision on
January IL
The Alaska citizen., 1913-01-06
PARCELS POST BEGINS.

WASHINGTON. Dec 81. - Shortly
after midnight tonight. Postmaster
General Hitchcock will inaugurate
the parcels post system in the Unit
ed States by depositing package
in the parcels post mail service.
COCKTAILS FOR SEC. OF WAR.
CHICAGO. Dec 81 Washing
ION dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
says that President-Elect Wilson is
likely to- upon assuming office. ap-
roint Colonel Goethals, engineer in
charge of the Panama canal and who
is named by President Taft as gov
arnor of the canal zone. to the posi-
Wilson cabinet
HANGING TOO GOOD.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 81. In
sentencing the convicted dynamiters
Yesterday. Judge Anderson took oc-
casion to say
The evidence in this case shows
plainly that some of the defendants
are guilty of having murdered inno-
cent and unsuspecting people, and
hanging would be none too good for
them. The evidence submitted to
me in the case just ended would
convince any impartial judge tina
government by injunction is infinite
ly preferable to government by dy-
Mantle"
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 81. - Writes
of supersedes were filed today by
the attorneys for the convicted dy-
The Alaska citizen., 1913-01-06

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. q
The writ of error, which was intro
luced by the attorneys for the con
"icted dynamiters. was withdrawn
oday. and it understood no fur
her effort will be made to fight the
case until it comes up before the
ircuit court of appeals at Chicago.
M'MANlGLE TAKEN WEST.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 2.-Ortie
McManigle. confessed dynamiter and
principal witness for the government
IN the recent dynamite hearing. has
The Alaska citizen., 1913-01-06
LIQUOR SHIPPING ILLEGAL.

SALEM. ore, Dec Ex-Governor
Vest. in his message to he legisla-
ure will ask OF that body the Ell
actment of measure that viii make
liquor from W.T." territory o 4
dry" one. believing that with such
a law the enforcement OF local OPP
The Alaska citizen., 1913-01-06
5000 FACTORIES CLOSED.
rs THREATENING LETTERS.

NEWCASTLE, ind. Jan =
frank Dare, tveman OF the late
jury which returned verdict OF
7uilty AGAINST The =: Hamiters, has
'eceived number OF letters in
hich he is informed that his lf"
a,iil pay for the part he took in
he famous hearins
DaIe has turned the .et'ers over
the feaeral au hori,ies. and Sc
tret service men -. are eujelyor
no lnnntn ii orc
The Alaska citizen., 1913-01-06
SOUVENIRS FOR TAFT.

POk AND. Or. Jan 2.-The
ar,ola post vas put 70 the supreme
cs n, resident OF this city. who
IS rr@a% mailed 4 dozen eggs 10
President Taft
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strength. and with all thy mind. and
thy neighbor as thyself duke X. %.
Verse ~12.-Sanctity of parents.
The I worshiper of God knows a
due sense Of obligation toward his fel-
lows. Some of the ways in which this
must be done are set forth in the sec
Ond set of commandments. Parents
are the connecting link between God
and man. Parents are the earthly rep
resentatives Of God to their children.
and they learn to honor God by show
ing honor to their parents. Honor"
means love. obedience. respect. serv-
ice. At no stage of life is n free
from his obligation to father and
mother" In childhood honor means
obedience. in youth it is respect. in
manhood it is service. and all the time
love must be shown. THAT thy days
may be long" Filial honor implies Il
good life. and where it is seen there is
a guarantee OF prosperity for the indi-
vidual. society and the nation. The
home is at the basis of Il true civilian
wa ~ 49,
it will be found that the world owes
o to the pious and pure homes thar
to any other institution in society. We
must therefore oppose every attempt to
supplant the home and keep it sacred
from all violence.
Verses u. 14.-Sanctity of life and
family.
All human life is essentially sacred.
and violent hands should not he laid on
any one. whatever the station of life
may he. mot kill This general pro-
hibition has Il variety of modern APP
lnications which it would he interesting
+ work out with the aid of ChriSt's
Interpretation of it in Matt. V. 2l-26.
The penalty for breaking this law is
given in EN-. xxi. II. The seventh
commandment deals with the sacred
ness of the marriage relation. 1.-The
conservation of husband and wife to
each other says DR.. A. NJ. Fairbairn.
Lies at the basis Of all social inter-
course. is the cardinal condition for
the creation of pure manners. all neigh
borliness and nobleness In man." We
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can easily imagine the distress in the
home when its purity is insolently yio-
lated by the vile intruder. The effect
on the children is nothing short of Il
calamity. and the influence in society
Is most perniciouS. while the individ-
uals directly concerned ia the crime
become debased.
verses lrl1.-Sanctity Of society.
All society will go to pieces II lnu-
tual confidence is lost. % X y Under
hand dealing. whether in Jacob the in.
divid,al or Israel the nation. is sternly
condemned by the word which EN-.
l'llatlcally declares. "Thou shalt. not
steal. More important than material
property is that spiritual possession of
each individual which is called charac-
ter. The ninth commandment CEN
sures more directly the practice of per-
jury. winch Is so common in the orient.
hut we are not free from this crime.
IN Il larger sense it condemns all SLAM
der and defamation. whose manifest
purpose is to defraud ones neighbor
OF his best treasure. which is his good
name. Thou shalt not covet." The
wealthy classes We're specially guilty
OF cheating and depressing the poor III
Il greedy desire for their goods. Such
unlawful desires shown by rich or poor
are decidedly wrong and Expose one l..
penalty. This command goes to the
root of the matter and eXhorts us to
keep pure the heart. whence Issue all
things. What about the morbid desire
to live beyond our means: There are
people who do not pay their debts to
grocer. butcher and baker in order that
they may initiate their richer neigh.
bor>. Is this not dishonesty: What
vanity and veXation of spirit are bret
in the hearts OF such people: II
Verses neutrality-suspicious..
The people were filled with fear
when they behe!d the unusual exhi
billions that accompanied the storm
Go is rome to prove YOU" They are
assured Of safety by Moses. who also
reminds them that more important
than the fear Of the elements must be
their fear Of offending Jehovah by dis
obeying his righteous laws. May
Christ grant us to possess a conscience
void Of offense toward God and toward
man (Acts xiv. 16).
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upon. Since hen no women have
been sentenced to Sing Sing. BY rea-
son of the notorious political and 9TH
er criminals sentenced to Sing Sing,
coupled with the prominence which
the executions for capital offenses by
electricity brought to the prison, Sing
Sing village got more prominence than
it "craved. and a movement was start
Led In the last quarter Of the last CEN
fury to have the prison moved to some
less populous place. This did not go
as rapidly as was desired, so in 1902
the name Of the village was changed
to Ossining by special act Of the legis-
lature.
New Prison Planned.
This only partly satisfied the town.
The feeling against the prison did not
abate much. and the Anticipated pris-
on, like Newgate. becoming inadequate
to. meet the demands Of eastern New
York, the legislature Of 1906, by chap
ter 6O7, authorized the establishment
OF a new state prison to take the place
Of Sing Sing prison, and providing for
the appointment of a commission Of
not less than three nor more than FIVE
members to select a site for such new
state prison in the eastern part Of the
state. south Of Wappinger creek. on the
Hudson river.
From time to time improvements
were made in the old Sing Sing prison.
but the immense cell block of 100
cells, which was constructed eighty
eight years ago. remains. The anti
uuated idea that a prison should be a
dungeon prevailed when the structure
was erected. and through all its years
the prison has had dark. narrow and
small cells. without ventilation or clos
cts. Often this prison has been de
clared to be a hotbed for the outbreak
and spread of tuberculosis.
Once Known as Mount Pleasant.
The Sing Sing prison. with its inap-
propriate double note Of mirth and
song. was originally known as the
Mount Pleasant state prison. Mount
Pleasant. What Il name for Il place
where pleasure never trod.y It's con
strurtion was authorized 10y an act
passed in March, 1924, ard in the fol-
lowing yea 100 convictS from the Au-
burn prisoL We're brought down the
river in canalboats and. working under
a, Gordon Of guards. began the construc-
ton of the stout lis which were to
be their own prison.
The original main structure was only
four stories in height and contained
500 cells. Later On two additional sto-
ries We're added. making 1.2OO cells in
all. The dimensions of the cells are:
Depth, seven feet; width. three feet
three: height. six feet seven.
The building is constructed entirely
Of stone quarried by convicts from
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the prison grounds. The buildings,
which cover about fifteen acres, are
1nclosed by a wall so high that. eve
without the sentry boxes strung along
the top and from which heavily armed
guards keep ceaseless vigil, escape over
1t would seem impossible.
But there have been escapes from
the prison, and some very spectacular
ones. One Of the most extraordinary
of them all was that Of two condemn
ed 1nurderers, Thomas Palliser and
night in April. 1892. o~verpowered the
two guards Of the death watch. and by
incredible daring. made their way over
the wall and into a cockleshell Of a
boat.
The rest Of the story is shrouded in
mystery. There was a hue and cry
following the escape which echoed over
the land. A reward had been offered
for the recapture Of the escaped muir
derers. and Sleuths. amateur and regu-
lar, We're searching every trail. Then
an overturned boat was found drifting
about the Hudson. and next two bod
les were recovered. each showing bull
let wounds that would have caused
death. The bodies were those Of Pal
User and Roehl. The mystery is as
deep today as it was when the two
corpses were dragged ashore.
Gang Of Convicts In Revolt,
Some years previous to this notable
effort at escape a gang Of 700 con-
victs engaged in blasting rock from
the prison compound made a desperate
and concerted attempt to gain freedom.
But at the outset the leader was shot
dead by Il keeper and eventually all
who had managed to get away We're
l%ecaptured.
Although the buildings are a%ntiquat-
ed. there are some fine specimens of
work wrought by the skillful hands of
conHicts. The interior Of the warden's
office. an Illustration Of which is shown
above, stands today. a noble and
unique artistic conception of its Gre
ator. an accomplished prisoner.
Chapel Organ Built by Convict.
When the prison chapels We're COM
pleted 4 convict named Howard under
tool to build an organ for each of
them. In one year and a quarter he
had, finished two organs, and one of
them. which now stands in the CathO-
lie chapel, is said to be one of the
largest reed organs of its type in the
world. There are between $4,000 and
$4,000 pieces of mechanism in the CO..
struction of Towards organ. and its
cost. at a fair profit to the manufac-
turer. would have been $500. The
actual cost Of it rs it stands today Is
$4GO. The organ in the Protestant
chapel is only a trife smaller than the
first.
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tahce' Of about thirty-tive. miles. in
1000 STROKES. They succeeded III do
Ing. it in 1.OST, strokes. In a similar
contest. with. a bet asian incentive
Melville Foster and ". Harmon I'LL.
dertook; to. cover the eight miles. OF
woodland heather. and several steep
hills from ''orest Rond to Crowborougt
in''3oo strokes. They succeeded in Is,
strokes without losing Il single ball.
One player on the Athletics who Is
seldom mentioned in c0n1iectior With
the teams success is nevertheless on
Of the strongest men of that team. He
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Famous Prisons Stormy History
Calls Attention to Its Frightfu|Iy
|nsanitary Condition Was
Built More Than Eighty
Years Ago and May
Now Be Abandoned.
TATHEN the prison reform move
WV ment revealed the conditions
which existed in Sing Sing.

LIZ IO41Nl4t1OuS
which existed in Sing Sing.
New York's most famous
penal institute, the people of the: state
were astounded and the whole country
turned its attention to this. perhaps
the best known prison in the world. :
1t was following the exposures that
the recent disastrous fires consumed
some of the workshops within the
walls. Then came the mutinous upris-
Ing Of the prisoners. which resulted in
many Of the offenders being sent to
other places Of security by the new
warden. James n. Clancy. and the
overcrowding Of Sing Sing:was greatly
reduced.
This avalanche Of troubles, coming.
as it did, all within a brief space Of
time, has again revived. that time worn
appeal from those who have the vel
fare OF the convict at heart-"aban-
don Sing Sing" They want another
prison in which modern sanitation will
be observed and in which the man who.
has offended against his fellow man
shall not be deprived Of light and air,
as we'll as Of liberty. This is what. is
asked by prison reformers. Of New
York state. and it seems likely, after
many years, that their appeals will be
answered and Sing Sing will. be aband.
oned. ). ~
Sing Sings Predecessor. IT,. :
New York's first eastern district"
prison was built in New York city and
was known as Newgate. 1T was au:
thorized by a law passed March. &c.
1896. which provided for two state
prisons, one to be located in New
York and the other in Albany. and was
opened for inmates Nov. %, 1897.
Newgate served we'll to contine the
criminals Of New York city and near.
by places for a while. but early in the
nineteenth century it was found made
Quate to accommodate the %convicts: in
the eastern section Of the state. so it
was determined to sell it and build a
new prison. and on March I. 1925,
George Tibbits. stephen Allen and
Samuel NJ. Hopkins We're named com
missioners for this purpose. The site
was to be selected withih.fhe first or
second senatorial district. [rhe COM
missioners chose Sing Sing chiefly be-
Of an extensive QUARRY of white
stone resembling marble on the prem
ises. which would afford employment
to the convicts. Upon the completion
Of the prison three inspectors We're di-
rected to be appointed by the governor
and senate. On March 30. 1890. Pierce
Van Cortlandt was appointed. and in
April following Allen Mcdonald and
John Fisher We're named. One of the
results of q%uarrying stone at Sing Sing
by the convictS was the erection with
it of the state house in Albany.
The constitution of 1876 provided for
the election of three inspectors of state
prisons by the people. but this provi-
sion was wiped out by al amendment
to the constitution in 1876 by Il vote of
$50. 22G to SO,35S. \ state su%perintend-
ent to be appointed by the governor
and senate was then provided for and
still maintains.
By act of April "a. 1877. the removal
Of the female convicts then in Sing
Sing to penitentiaries was decided
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The Elite troupe. of gNmnasts, nnlii!
bering thirty men and :liHsked. from the'
Central Gymnastic Club Of Stockholm,
.Sweden-the flower Of tie: gymnasts Of
the Swedish n%atiun-and the troupe
that won first llonors In ;tlle Swedish
Olympic games last Year! Will pay the
United States a visit next, fall. .".
The gymnusts will arrive early in
November and will be the guests OF
the tnivcrsitvt Of Pennsylvania gym
nastic team while in philadelphia.
Through the efforts Of Captain Albert
j. Erickson and Or. r. TAFT McNen-
zie the, SwedeS were enabled to make
the visit to America. Captain Errick-
son IS president of the Scandinavian
society OF Philadelphia. and DR.. Nc
kenzie is director Of physical ede,ca-
ton at the University Of PENNSYLVANIA.
He will arrange for a tour. which will
extend from Philadelphia: as far west
as st. Louis. - ~
The Swedish gymnasts will demon
strate the wonderful system of GYM
nastics as taught by Henry Ling in
Sweden and Finland more than half a
century ago and which today is the
leading system used in these countries.
which supply the worlds best GYM
nasts.
The Detroit club has purchased Out
fielders Williams and Smith of the
Regina club of the Western Canada
league.
Southpaw Pitcher Tex Russell came
to the White Sox by draft from a Tex
as team. and President Comiskey and
Manager Callahan had no idea what a
prize they had picked up. From prac-
teal obscurity Russell broke in with
about all the qualities of a first class
pitcher.
Pitcher Dauss of Detroit is quoted
as saying that Outtelder Chuppelle.
whom Chicago has just purchased
from Milwaukee at a great price. will
never be a major league star. Dauss
played through several seasons with
the o%uttielder. and he considers him
in the light OF a fair performer"
In a recent series with the Giants ut
the Polo grounds the Cards were paid
on q basis of $4,000 admissions, which
netted about $4,000. This amount al
most pays the salaries of Konetchy
and Higgins. who get SG.25O and ST.
500, respectively.
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Long distance goling has become
something Of a fad in England. Two
golfers rec emily undertook to play from
Maidstone to L.ittlestone-on-Sea. q dis
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In the Sunday School Class
SENIOR BEREAN LESSON.

Golden Text.-Thou shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thy heart. and
with all thy soul. and with all thy
strength. and with all thy mind, and
thy neighbor as thyself luke X. %.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-02-06
RUSH HILL NEWS.
Two New Babies in Town-Per.
sonal Mention.

Rush Hill, Mo-, Feb. 4.-Om
first big snow is now on and win
ter seems to be here in earnest.
Most everyone has cold and
cough on account of the change
able weather.
Mr.. Mechlin and sons have
shipped out two carloads of hay
in the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Yates, of
Auxvasse, are visiting their son,
Paul, second trick operator here.
Miss Nettie ,Knoebel of Mexico
is visiting home folks here.
Master Ralph Cornett and Ced-
ric Carnes missed school last
Monday on account of colds. This
is the first day these little fellows
have missed this term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Armstrong
are the proud parents of a fine
baby boy. Harry says he expects
the boy to be carrying the mail
for him, by spring at least. Moth
er and baby are doing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. Hearn are also
entertaining a new baby.
G. L. Smallwood and Ii. Lee
were business visitors in Mexico
Tuesday.
+. A. Feutz, Val Erdel, j. W.
Coleman and Harry Carnes and
wife were business visitors in
Mexico last Saturday.
Mrs. c. l.. Stewart and Mrs.
Henry Lee were in Laddonia last
Thursday.
Miss Beulah Cornett attended
the Elks reception in Mexico last
Friday.
The Ladies a. and Nj. Society
meet with Mrs. II. c. Carnes this
week.
Miss Stallings spent Saturday
and Sunday with homefolks III
Mexico.
Lon Fox of Vandalia visited
relatives here Sunday.
Isaac McManamy of LaddOnla
visited his brother, Robt. and
family here, last Saturday.