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The Washington times., 1913-11-15
SHACkLED TOPOST,
. BURGLARS LASHED
Continued from First Page.D

Behind his back Warden Crawford held the cat" 1t had
nine leather thongs two feet in length attached to slim,
hickory handle, as long as the thongs.
~One" the turnkey began counting, and the whip
whiSked through the air. 1t landed the small of the
prisoners shoulders Lvid marks, turning to flmy,
smoky white against the skin were its records.
Two" said the turnkey, and with monotonous count
ing about one second apart the warden aved the culver
ing crngng torso Reasons hand cenched at each blow
He seemed to shrink, with escape impossible from each
stroke.
AT the count of twenty the prisoner sighed. The
blanket replaced on his shoulders shut out the grim work
of white lashes from the fangs of the "cat with which he
was covered from neck to waist The warden apparently
exercised to distribute the lashes the mans back
But the whole back was network of whiplarkS When
he concluded.
Bayard led in Immediately. He showed less
gaInenesS,' Jail attaches said, than Reason. Bayard
showed faint of the twenty lashes he had received
formr ordeal. ~ eyes remained in spasn of mental
fear when he en- the stockade He leaned heavily up
on tn turnkey Ssn his eyes turned to the 'poSt" He
almost fell wheI hands were being shackled to the pill
lory After adng of the fogging sentence by the
turnkey the man ranticay hugged the post awaiting the
count of 'one.'
AS the lash fell his shoulders contoed his whole back
into Wring of tWtching muscles AT each stroke
his shoulder blades met-Openng when the lash swish
ing through the air and meeting like clockwork, when
fell The first stroke hit over his kidneys. The second
lappedhiS neck.
AT the final count of twenty" from his lips came
IIlOdl-d HIS WHOle Itld&SQ
and he wlted weay and heavily, suspended by his pin
oned wrists
Neither man made an outcry. But both wehe half
bent when they left the Sockade Reason able to walk
alone Bayard leaned upon the turkeys The
Straight am' stroke used by Warden Crawford He
said the law prohibited brutal beating of men sentenced
to the ."post." His arm was not fexed 1t was out
stretched, with the goad applied lightly but firmly That
the warden did not the force today that has often been
used before was the statement of several spectators who
claimed to be 'repeaters' at Delaware foggingS.
eItS farce today, one said.
Although the warden denied that his touch was lighter
today because of the agitation in Congress and elsewhere
for abosment of the whipping post and because larger
crowd of spectators and newspaper reporters than usual
were present. spectators insisted that the foggngs
today lacked their usual punch.
Like all foggings those today were pubc-except
that women and cameras barred. Just tweny-seven
men, including half dozen newspapennen saw the pun
iSllment today. Among them bunch of actors play
ing at local theaer.
ITS an old story to the people of Delaware; they
don't have any interest in it, and don't turn out any moe
said Warden Crawford
in addition to the fogging for their cr1lse Bayard
must serve fourteen years in prison and Reason eleven
The Washington times., 1913-11-15
NAVY.

Ensign J. A. MURPHY to Paul Jones
Ensign r. W. WUEST to Iris.
Ensign II. w. HILL to Perry.
Ensign II. s. FAY TO Tonopah.
Ensign l.. II. REIFSNIDER to Severn
Chaplain J. V. McGTNTY, temporary
duty receiving ship at New York,
Y Y
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BEAR TURNS BULL
AND STOCK RALLIES
Price of Capital Traction Jumps
to 11012, Following Yester-
days Low Mark.

That/persistent bear on Capital Trac-
ton, W. B.. Hibbs, turned bull today.
and bought. causing rally in the stock
which sent the price up to 11ois, with
that figure bid at the close for a little
more, and 110 bid for quotation lots.
After a low record of 100 yesterday, the
change today was surprising. On the
regular call 80 shares sold at 1l0l1,
while after the call 25 more sold at n014.
It was then that the bid price was
raised to 110k without more of the
stock being offered.
Washington Gas broke to 81, even
money, after starting the trading at
s4Ia A total of 175 shares changed
hands. Eleven shares sold at S4A, after
which. 139 shares sold at 81 After the
regular call 25 more shares sold at 81.
even money. "s
Despite the fact that 133 was bid for
United States Trust at the close of
trading yesterday, ten shares sold this
afternoon for 100, even money, and 12s
was the best bid at the close. The
stock was offered at the close at 135.
Mergenthaler Linotype was another
weak stock in today's trading, a total
of thirty-five shares selling at 2l1 and
216s. Fifteen shares brought the high
er price and the other twenty brought
is less. .r.
Only one bond sold. that being 81 900
8 per cent Capital Traction, at 107.
There was no dealing in either the
common or preferred stocks of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany, S91a being bid for the common,
while IL was offered at go, and S7ls was
bid for the preferred, while 1t was Of
fered at 80.
A number of local brokers called to-
day at the office of Whelan. Duer &
Lanahan, in the Woodward building,
facing on Fifteenth street, to express
their regrests TO Manager Boothe that
he Is closing the Washington office of
the Baltimore house.
Mr.; Boothe is popular in the financial
district, and all who called expressed
the hope that he would soon he here
again. with a new connection.
AS has been stated in The Times, the
Washington branch of Whelan, Duer &
Laaahan is being closed today. as an
item in cutting the expense of that firm.
A local operator on the New York
market was watching the quotations on
New Haven dolefully today, when the
new low lovel for the stocks history
was marked up-75. even money. Quiet
ing the fiend in human form who was
interpreting the ticker's clicks, the New
Haven hacker commented:
Count that day lost whose gong at 3
o'clock:
Sees no new low upon New Haven
stock"
But then the stock went up to 76,
whereupon he was given great credit.
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New York Curb Market.

Furnished to The Washinxton Times by
Hartman 6 Co.. New York: G. B. Chapman.
Manager Local Branch. Colorado Building
The Washington times., 1913-11-15
BIankenburg Stronger
After Short Relapse

ASHEVILLE, y. C, Nov 1J.-Mayor
Blaulenburg, Of Philadelphia, here
reCuperatinE from his recent illness
was improved today after 4 temporary
setback late yesterday, when he over
taxed his strength in a mountain walk.
He remained in his rooms all the morn
ing, but went automobiling this after
noon.
II am in fine spirits" the mayor de-
clared TO-DAY
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Sales Today on the
Local Exchange
nirs1 Traction IS 81. gO3SlIO..

Capital Traction SIS s1,0o94l01.
Capital Traction 25Nl10lE, 5ll1l0i5.
Washington Gas. 1881, 3GrS4I4, 2aS4A
5dS4A. 25aS4is, 25dS4, 20dS4, 25dS4, 25dSi
5as4, 5aS4. 256lS4, 9dS4.
MergenthaIer. 5a217, 10q2I7, 10a21GEs
lGngI6H.
United States Trust, 10G130
After cali:
Capital Traction, 311l10i4. 5dll0I4.
Washington Gas, 25dS4.
The Washington times., 1913-11-15
Army and Navy
ARMY.

The leave of absence granted Captain
LAURENCE c. BROWN, Coast Ar
tiilery Corps, is extended five DAYS
Captain HENRY L. McFEEBY, Twelfth
Infantry, win report TO Colonel
HAMILTON S. WALLACE. Quarter
master Corps, president army retir-
ing board at San Francisco, Cal.
Leave of absence for six months. to
take effect upon being relieved from
the Walter Reed General Hospital,
is granted First Lieutenant JOSE
PEREZ BROWN, Philippine Scouts.
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Chicago Grain Market.

Furnished 20 The Washington Times By. A.
G. Plant Co.. l4l5 G ST. n. W.
The Washington times., 1913-11-15
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

ArIived-Jupitcr, off AIcatraz Island,
CaL: Nestal, Key West.
from Norfolk. for PhiIa-
delphia; Cummings, from Norfolk,
FOR Charleston; Tingey, from Charles
ton. Tor Jacksonville; Thornton, from
Charleston, for Jacksonvillc; Pres
ton, from Charleston, for Jackson
lie; Maryland. from Mazatlan, for
TopolobaInpo; Supply, from Guam,
for Yokohama; Birmingham, from
Bahia, fer Rio de Janeiro.
The Washington times., 1913-11-15
Foss Denies Rumor Of
Moving to Canada

BOSTON. Nov. 15-when Governor
Foss was told today Of the report that
he had bought land near Hamilton,
Ontario. and would move his Hyde
Park plant to Canada because Of the
new tariff law. he said: Il know moth
ing about it,
The Washington times., 1913-11-15
Cines
Want
Columns
OCTOBER CALCULATION.

OCTOBER CIRCULATION.
DAILY.
Total gross. october. 1913.
Average gross, October. 19lS. 5l.lA
Total net. October. 19l3-
Average net. October. 1873 sQoot
SUNDAY.
Total gross, October. lsI3. 11s.70
Average gross. October. lsl3.-........ x2Ls
Total net. October. ISIS. ................ 1ss.|S
Average net. October. 1915..-...--.-. s9.s5t
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statement represents the circulation OF The
Washington Times detailed, and that ths'
net figures represent all returns eliminated,
the number Of copies OF The Times which are
sold. delivered. furnished. OF mailed to bond
dde purchasers or subscribers.
FRED A. WALKER General Manager.
District Of COLUMBIA. -:
Subscribed and sworn to before me this isi
day OF November. A. 2. l9la
lSeal.)
THOMAS C. WILLIS. Notary public.
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Eagles to Have Oyster Roast.

A grand oyster roast will be given
under tile auspices Of Washington
Aerie, Fraternal Order Of Eagles. at
Eagles Hall. Sixth and E streets north
west. next Thursday evening at
o'clock. Eagles and their friends are
invited to attend.
The Washington times., 1913-11-15
On Newspaper Seventy Years.

NEW YORK. Nov. 15.-Wnliam IL
Sutton, fraternal editor of the Brook
lyn Eagle. has drawn 3,640 weekly pay
envelopes. He started on the Eagle
seventy years ago as copy boy"
The Washington times., 1913-11-15
PLANS FOR PHONE
INQUIRY ARE MADE

Plans for the investigation Of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company. as provided for by the Sem
ate resolution introduced by Senator
Norris OF Nebraska. were made by
the Public Utilities Commission to-
day.
While the inquiry will show the
cost to the Government of its te1e-
phone service, It will not determine
the question Of rates, which prob
ably will not be touched upon until
a physical valuation Is made Of the
company's property. With its pres
ent finances, the commission. 10 un-
able, as directed by the public utflf-
ties law. to place valuation on the
property of the public utilities. Tho
Commissioners, II is understood, have
included in the annual estimates OF
the District for the next fiscal year
an appropriation in excess of 100000,
which they have asked be made i'm
mediately available in order that
there be no further delay in this
work.
The present investigation win show
phone service. and total number of tele-
phones in use by Government and Dis
, trict officials. The commission is di-
rected also to ascertain whether any
preference Is given to members Of Con-
gress and Government officials over
other subscribers, either in regard to
the rentals or as to conditions under
which the use of telephones may be
discontinued.
IN : letter to the Public Utilities
staies ssat nc no p preference Masfai'fna; IS given
to members of Congress and Gov
ernment officials In regard to rates,
but that the company distinguished
between resident telephone users and
Senators. members Of the House, Gov
Washington by permitting them to
terminate their contracts when their Of
fcial duties here. for the time, are
ended. This rule. Mr.. Macfariand says,
! it applies to all Of the same class. Para
graph SO, OF the public utilities Law, i'm
poses q fine Of not less than 5000 nor
more than 1900 on any person, firm.
or corporation found guilty of re-
ceiving amy rebate. concession or dis
or affecting, or relating to any public
utility"
In a letter to the Public Utilities Com
mission concerning the telephone in-
, quiry that Congress has ordered. Henry
B. F. MacFarland, attorney for the
telephone company. gives assurance
that II is friendly to the regulation OF
utilities. and will furnish any informa-
ton asked.
He saws the company favored the
utilities bill while ii was pending, and
his letter is taken to indicate that this
public utility. at least, will enter no
objection to a public investigation Of
its affairs.
In his letter, Mr.. Mcfarland said:
"The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company will be glad to furnish
any information desired by your COM
mission to meet the inquiries contained
in the Senate resolution adopted No
tember Is, 1913, respecting the COM
pany.
"As you are aware. the company.
which had favored the bill creating
your commission while il was pending
in Congress, hastened so soon as 1t had
become law to assure your commits
sion Of cordial cooperation according
70 the policy of the Bell Companies
throughout the country. The company
takes the Twentieth Century view Of
its duties as a public servant and vel
comes public regulation"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-26
Iowa Patents.
/ Special to The Gate City.

Especial to The Gate City.l
DIES MONIES, Oct. 25.--The follow
ing patents were granted to Iowans
for the week ending October 81, 1913,
as reported from the office of Wilfred
G.. Lane, Patent Attorney, sos Croker
Bldg, .Des .Moines, Iowa. -
No. 1876, 1871 Loose leaf book, Rich
ard Lord, Cedar Rapids. s-e,
No. 1,o76, 165-Means for operating
doors OF vehicles, William NJ. Sim
mons, Burlington.
No. 1,oT6,254- Resilient wheel, Wal
ter Wheeler, Des Moines.
No. 1,o76,266 Railway gate, Gale
gero CannoVa, Sioux City.
No. 1,076,2s3 -Bailing press, George
b. Jackson, Newton.
No. 1915. 46O-Door operating mech
anism, William NJ Simmons, Burlfng
ton.
No. 1,o7e, 533s Side conveyor To-
band cutters and feeders, Arthur G
Van Heuwelling, Pella.
No. 1,076, 587-W Window frame, Franz
e. Frisbee, Des Moines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-26

ter noon. ard they reported to Hamil-
ton relatives as having had delight
full trip
A twelve pound boy was DMn to Mr..
and Mrs. George Hosford Wednesday
night of this week Mr.. Hosford is a
carpenter and contractor aside from
being city commissioner, being in
charge of the department of public
property, so he is quite u busy man,
but as this is son number three he
will soon have plenty of help from his
own family.
4 Mrs. Helen Priessman Sweet. of Bias
co came to Hamilton for a days visit
the .past Weeksand to lood after some
residence property che has here.
A new band is being organized in
Hamilton by, Mr.. Chas. Thompson and
he reports that he is getting started
In fine shape. He has something like
twelve members now and enough more
in sight to fillthe parts nicely and all
to be filled by experienced and skill
full players
Mr.. August Disselhorst, prosper
GUS young farmer, living just south Of
Hamilton lost good milk COW in {
most singular accidental manner this
week The cows were in the barn lo
and Mr.. Disselhorst's dog a scotch
collie, was also running around ane
playing in the lot, and in so doing hi
! CHANGED to come close to this particu
lar COW and in whirling to get out O
the way of the dog, she broke botl
bones in one of her hind legs. TIL,
break was such bad one that Mr.
Disselhorst was compelled to kill thu
animal
Mrs Chas.. Binderwaid and two o
her children returned to their homi
at Montrose today after few day
visit with the lady's mother, Mrs w j
/ Ash
/ August Disselhorst and wife ar
/ spending Saturday with relatives dow
! at Bowen, making the trip by auto.
Miss Rita Thomas is spending
! couple of days the latter part of IN
week. the guest of Miss Elizabeth MAI
p! shall of Carthage.
Mrs. C. A. Root is visiting relative
/ in Kansas City
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-26
PER,SD IN AIS.

G. A. Trump of Kahoka, Mo, was a
Keokuks visitor yesterday
MI. and Mrs. Rnmskamp Of Prince
/ ton. Ind !, were among the arriving Wis
itors in the city last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. yass and son
came to the city last evening.
Frank E. Schmerr and Z. T. McNa-
| mara of Monmouth, III, are visitors In
/ the city
| w. H. Mccoy. Of Rockford, H., Is
Visiting in the city.
]; Miss Fern Mosley will visit with
friends in Fort Madison today.
Arthur Schiebel left Saturday for
Detroit to accept g position with a
! large machine concern.
rs Miss Helen Morgan will leave to-
day$fof Los Angeles, Cal. y having ac-
fcepted a position as stenographer in
the county court house there. where
f;she has relatives and many friends.
Miss NJ. o. Sutton has returned
/ from a visit with friends in Kansas
City
] y. Mr.. and Mrs R. ]. Tozer and A. L.
fTozer of St. Louis were visitors In
the city yesterday.
Mrs. ]. A. Osborn, Mrs. Robert F..
Cummings and Mrs. j. A. kaufman Of
Chicago were guests at Hotel Keokuk
yesterday. @
VT. Blakeslee of Detroit was in
4 the city yesterday.
4 Mrs. Walter G. Nelson of Chicago
! was Saturday visitor in Keokuk.
orville Romig of Peoria was in the
city yesterday.
h F. A. sGonradt of Kansas City was
a Ksakuk visitor yesterday.
Mrs. L. Laubersheimer ana Miss
1 Theresa Oertel are visiting with
/ friends in Wichita. Kansas.
E.. T. King has returned from
Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs Bird Kellogg will
spend Sunday in Illinois.
FIT. Madison Gem City, Oct. "a: Mrs.
Donald Macrae of Council Bluffs, who
has been in Keokuk attending the un-
yelling of Chief Keokuk's monument,
has arrived in the city and will leave
lat noon for Burlington, with Mrs.
Atlee, and in the latter's, car. At 2
O'clock this afternoon, Mrs. Macrae
will depart by rail for her Council
Bluffs home.
i Mrs. i. A. West has returned to her
home in Denver Colo, after month
visit in this city with relatives and
i friends.
\ Louis Klein went to Moline Sunday
! to- see the new store of the Royal
Cloak Co, which has been opened
I there
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-26
GIRLS WALKED TO
KEOKUK FROM NAUVOO
Students From st. Mary's Academy
Enjoy Long Walk Down Illinois
Shore But Ride Back

Ten girls from st. Mary's academy
at Nauvoo enjoyed a long walk to
keokuk yesterday. arriving here in
the morning. They went back on the
/ o'clock train. The girls came down
the Illinois shore to Hamilton and
walked across the dam. Those In the
party were Helen and Geneyieve Mon
rose, Cecilia and Rosa Moffett, yerya
Seggeike, Louise Hobbs, Sylvia Weller,
Ava Pitt, Eunice Walters and VILLA
Nelson
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-26
KNOW IT WELL
Familiar Features Well Known to Hun
dreds Of Keokuk Citizens

A familiar burden in many homes.
The burden Of bad back"
lame. a weak or an aching back
Often tells you OF kidney ills.
poan's kidney Pills are for weak
Here is Keokuk testimony.
William Elite, 41S Main St, Keokuk,
Iowa saws: There was an extreme
lameness across my loins and sharp
twiuges darted through my back when,
ever stopped or attempted to stand
erect after sitting for a while. Read
ing public statements, given by parties
who had been cured OF kidney COM
plaint by Doan's Kidney Pills, was
led TO get this remedy al Wilkinson &
90 q drug store. | was greatly relieved
and can therefore, strongly endorse
1T
When Your Back is Lame -Remem
Der the name Don't simply ask for q
kidney remedy-ask distinctly fol
Doan's Kidney Pills. the same tina
Mr.. Elite had--the remedy backed b.
home testimony SOC ali stores. Foster
Milburn Co. Props, Buffalo, n. "
| ADV.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-26

bucket containing some mighty nice
minnows had disappeared Walter
wouldsbe greatly relieved II the bucket
were returned to hisS home. but his
friends believe he will be able to trace
the culprit without any: trouble. He
will not quit fishing to spend time
looking for him, howey err
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-26
A Halloween Social Event.

A Halloween Social Event.
1t is the custom of the Monticello
Floral Society of this city to hold
some sort of a gathering or entertain
ment on Halloween of each year and
this coming week being the passing
of that annual event, the ladies have
asked Mr.. C. P. Dadant to address the
gathering, giving an account OF his
trip abroad, he and Mrs. Dadant hay-
ing returned just tEis past week.
This meeting is sure to be one OF
special delight to those attending as
Mr. Dadant is keen observer and al
ways sees all TO be seen during his
travels and is also splendid in his de-
scriptiye ability. The incidents and ex-
periences will be told in fascinating
manner
City Hall Building Offered for Sale.
The city council of the city of Ham
ilton decided at meeting held some
two months ago that If the city hail
building could be sold and the city
build an up-to-date, flre-proof building
for it's equipment and also for a coun
| ell chamber that it would be to the
| advantage of the city and acting upor
/ their judgment they have for the past
1 sixty days, been advertising the city
hall building for sale, the bids to BIZ
opened at the meeting Of council mex
/ Monday evening,
1 Tho Moc cd - th;e, n
and occupy the third story of the
4 building and it is expected that thel
/ will be one of the strongest bidders
/ for the property. The building il
I about fifty by seventy and occupies
\ one of the best corner locations il
Hamilton. The lot is fifty by one hun
dred and forty feet.
AS far as known there will be bu
4 possibly two or three bids made 70
the property.
"The Deacon to be Staged Hero.
A play entitled The Deacon" is be
ing prepared by the lakewood Improve
ment Club of this city to be stage
I during the latter part OF November 0
early December The proceeds fror
, this will go very largely for the In
81 provement of the lakewood cemeter
, and it Is assured of a goodly attend
i ance as the community in general al
. preciate the work done by this O
f ganization the past summer and ar
e anxious to help and support them.
i Hamilton Locals.
n Mr.. and Mrs Nj A Karr and fan
i fly are entertaining cousin, Jon
It Taylor and his bride from Wyacond
Mo They were married Wednesda
a OF this week and are here 10 sper
# Sunday Mr. Taylor is a rural carrie
g at Wyaconda and will return TO h
l. work the first OF the week
l. Mr.. and Mrs Jesse Ayres OF Eide
IS Vile returned Friday afternDon fro
" three weeks visit with relatiy
e down in Missouri They made Il
If trip in their auto, covering distan
1t of upwards of six hundred miles wi
n one small puncture, the only trouh
d they experienced on the entire tri
Isl ney passed through here shortly
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-26
FISHERMAN'S VALUED
BUCKET rs GONE
Walter ketchum, Who is Enthusiastic
Angler, Loses Property While
Fishing.

Waiter Ketchum is a popular en-
ploye at Huiskamp Bros. and is also
an enthusiastic fisherman. His ardor
for the sport has not cooled despite
an unfortunate loss he suffered few
days ago While he was fishing he
suddenly discovered that his minnow