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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-03-21

of the others. He knows all the bad
men," the men who would not hest
tate a second to commit murder. II
possible, even within the stone walls
of a prison. Yet there is no talking.
And there is no talking with the
| fingers. When a convict Is walking
across the prison yard he keeps his
arms folded on his breast. When he
is idle in the workshop for minute
or two he keeps his arms folded.
1t Is not due to lack of vigilance
that the men are able to communi-
cate with each other. In London the
silent system is enforced as carefully
as it is possible to enforce it In an
institution where the prisoners are not
kept in solitary confinement. When
the men are in the workshop or in the
yards they are almost constantly UNI
der the eyes of the guards. They
march to and from their work In the
lock step. There is not an instant
when the men are not watched. Of
course, some of the tricks of COM
munication have been discovered, but
these are only resorted to when par
ticular convicts wish 10 converse.
Fake Fights Cover Communications.
The fake fight Is common trick.
Two convicts without q word Of warn
ing will spring at each other like en-
ragged tigers, and, clutching one an
other around the neck. will roll over
the ground in perfect frenzy of
rage. Blows and kicks viii be dealt
with terrific force, but all tho time
valuable words will be exchanged.
Genuine fights Of this kind are OF COM
mon occurrence, and so faithfully are
the fake fights carried out that It is
difficult to distinguish the fake from
the real. Criminals who were bitter
enemies In the outside world often
meet for the first time within the con.
fines of the federal prison, and when
they come together fierce but short
fight Eventually takes place. That
accounts for the number of genuine
fights.
Criminal lawyers, who perhaps
know as much about convicts, If not
more than the prison officials them
selves, say that they do have well
recognized codes OF communication.
One of the best known methods OF
this kind consists of series of raps
corresponding to the Morse telegraph
ic code. II prisoner understands
telegraphy he may transmit messages
to another prisoner. who Is also
telegrapher. by rapping out the Morse
code IN his cell or In the workshop or
messroom without very much fear Of
detection. OF course the success Of
the plmn depends upon both men
knowing the Morse code, but knowl-
edge OF telegraphy Is so common now
adays and so useful to the expert
enced crook that many Of them do
know 1t. In some Of the carelessly
constructed prisons It has been dis
covered that the convicts have used
the water pipes to construct series
OF speaking tubes, and In several
cases they have planned escapes IN
this way.
The system By which prisoners
communicate with friends on the ont
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-03-21

What state has the fewest crimi-
nails? Maine.
What state has the longest school
term and most high school graduates !!
Maine.
What state has the fewest renters
and the most owners Of their homes?
Maine.
What state has the most per capita
In savings bank? Maine.
What state has the fewest women
working for living? Maine.
What state has the fewest children
y factory labor? Maine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-03-21

(By c. N. HASKELL, Former Governor
OF Oklahoma.)
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-03-21
Work of Alcohol.

Alcohol antagonizes every manifes-
tation OF life. stamps every issue with
the seal OF disease. depraves the NOR
ais and destroys the soul. Instead of
the Elixir OF Life. the Fountain of
Immortal YOUTH" it is the essence of
depravity, the grave Of hope. the adj
vance OF death.-T. Alexander Mac
Nicholl, M. d.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-03-21
KING GEORGE AN INVENTOR

King George Of England has been
granted patent upon q stove that
win serve as an open CRATE In one
room Of a house and to cook meals IN
the ordinary way In another.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-18
Two 'RefrIgerators" Derailed and
Pile up in Ditch Beneath
Seventh Street
| Bridge.
HAPPENED AT NOON TIME
Trucks Work Loose Under One of the
Cars and Causes Spill, ii is
Believed--Wrecker
Sent For.

j E . z
Bloody Run"-scene of more than
one railroad accident, was the place
of pile-up at noon today when the
incoming idount Pleasant freight and
passenger train ran amuck and two
Of the freight cars in the mixed
equipment left the rails and turned
over in the ditch at the crack, one
|of them bottom side up.
The passengers in the train and
members of the crew were not shaken
up as there was no jolting and for sew.
eral minutes it was thought that the en-
CINE had only stopped TIL. train in
waiting for signal to take the
main line track running from south
of the cereal works to the union de
pot.
Engineer Helwig was In the cal
and stopped the train as soon as the
two refrigerator cars became un
coupled from the other cars of the
train. The trucks under the rear one
of the three freight cars became loos
ened and left the track, derailint
both it is thought. The cars were
loaded for local concerns.
Harry L. Roberts, local yardmaster
wired Hannibal for the wreckin,
crew, which will arrive some tim
llater this afternoon and pick the car
out of the ditch.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-18
In Memory of the Alamo.

IL the erection of magnificent
monument at San Antonio, shall
stimulate and perpetuate the interest
|of Texans and of Americans in gem
eral in the early history of the great
southwest, it will serve, if only to
this extent, great purpose. There is
food for deepest thought, especially
at this particular time, in contempla-
ton of passages in that history that
might have been so changed by the
turn of a hand as to affect vitality the
destiny of Texas, seriously the des-
tiny of the entire nation. With Texas
eliminated the whole course Of
events intimately related to the ex-
Ipansion. development and progress of
the republic during the last three
quarters of a century might have
been changed or greatly retarded
Had there been no American set
Elements on the Sabine, no COLOMBIA
ton of Americans on the Brazos, no
Santa Ana, no Sam Houston, no
Alamo, there might have been no
California, no argonauts. no Pacific
coast upbuildin6, no making of the
west as that achievement stands re-
corded today. 1t is no difficult thing
Ito imagine what Texas would have re.
manned. where it would be at this
hour, how progress that has amazed
humanity would have been checked,
how even normal natural growth
would have been halted had the de,
Tense of the Alamo on March G, 1886,
not occurred
The event which the San Antonio
shaft will memorize has been called
the "Thermopylae of America" Here
was settled by an heroic handful,
against odds of ten to one, at tire,
mendous sacrifice and within a few
short hours, question of no lesser
consequence than that arbitrated by
Leonidas The great southwest is
only in these later years beginning
to understand and appreciate what
its pioneer settlers did toward root.
ling in the soil a civilization that as,
sured freedom of thought and energy
to its people. 1t is proper that a
monument of great height and beauty
should rise at San Antonio, but it is
of far greater moment that the event
which justifies this memorial shall
be impressed upon American thought
The Alamo is no more sectional in
character, no more local, no more
partizan, than is Lexington, or Bun
ker Hill or Gettysburg. 1t is a mile
stone and a fingerpost on the high
lway of this democracy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-18
Stranded Actors.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, July 18.-Thfrty-three
members of FRITZ Scheff's Inflated
"Mmle. Modiste" company, were cir
culating about Broadway today. They
were looking for work but none APP
peared to be downhearted as result
of their experience in Chicago where
the company was stranded. They did
not have to ride the bumpers in get
ting back to New York. All boosted
of Pullman but none grew enthusiast
tic over the thirty hour ride. Hot
weather was given as the cause of
the company's failure. Members of
the company declared Miss Scheff
and Manager Anderson hac stood by
them yaliantly. 1t was even limited
that close inspection might reveal that
some OF Fritzi's jewels were missing
as the result of efforts to keep the
wolf away from the company's door.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-18
Naughty Stage Clothes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, July 1S.-Naughty caha-
ret performers whose raiment-or
lack of raiment-aroused the ire OF
Mayor Harrison, broke even in the
first hearing before a council commit
tee on the mayors ordinance to put
the ban on tights and compel dane
ers to be fully dressed A spider
web to catch flies was the collective
term applied by Attorney John c.
Roth to the cabaret show. He favor
ed the ordinance. appearing for two
leading hotels. Cabaret dancing is
no worse than any other kind" said
Attorney Francis Wilson, represent
ing the Hotel Sherman and amuse-
ment park IF stage dancers can
wear tights, why not cabaret per-
formers? My clients would not OBJ.
ject to an ordinance barring turkey
trotting but decent dancing should
be permitted under the same Iegula-
lions as on the stage"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-18
Presidential Nominations.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, July 18.-President
Wilson this afternoon nominated: TIC
be commissioner of mediation and
Iconciliation, William l.. Chambers, Of
+ the District of Columbia.
To be assistant commissioner OF
mediation and Cancellation, w. w
Hanger of the District of Columbia.
To be United States judge for the
northern district of California, Maur.
ice T. Dooling, of California.
To be United States attorneys:
Albert Schoonover, of California
southern district of California; James
.C Wilson, of Texas, northern district
of Texas.
To be United States marshal: 10
seph S. Davis, of Georgia, southern
district of Georgia: John Montgag, Of
Oregon, district of Oregon.
To be receiver of public moneys al
Pierre, South Dakota, Leroy e. Cum
mings, of South Dakota.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-18
CITY NEWS.

Get some of the low shoe bar
gains at Baur Mullarky's sale.-Adv.
There is being erected today on
the Keokuk National bank corner, a
large electric, chimes clock. The time
keeper is new in It's design and is the
first one of its kind to be placed in
use by business concern. The clock
will be electric lighted at night. A
fine new electric sign erected by VIII.
kinson & Co., and one by the State
Central Savings bank also will look
we'll with the new white way"
Owing to the inability of some
of the members to take part in the
minstrel show at Camp Zoo Wednes-
day evening, the old time perform
ance, while very good, was not up to
the usual standard and the committee
returned the admission fee to all and
will give real show on Sunday even
ing, following the big chicken sup
per which is to be served at $50
o'clock. Special electrical effects and
trick scenery has been Installed for
the performance
An eight pound baby boy was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Helenthal
Thursday, July II, at 1880 o'clock. The
mother was formerly Miss Anna
Smith
I'm the Westminster Presbyterian
Bible school on Sunday morning
there will be two special musical
numbers, vocal solo by Miss Eliza.
beth Warwick accompanied by Miss
Ida May Cook of Chicago. and the
intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
by the school orchestra.
bargains in mems and womens
-" shoes at Baur-MullaTky's sale.-
Adv.
Post cards bearing on them a
picture Of the model of the statue OF
Chief Keokuk are an attractive addi.
ton to the local features placed on
cards. Below the picture is printed
the name OF the artist and the date
of the unwilling Oct. %, 1919.
Robert O'Blennes has just com.
Pietou d Aiio HoHne III 1910 I1mea
street and will move into his hons
next Tuesday
Howard L. Hedrick, one of the
operators Of the Hotel Keoluk, with
George H. Christian, OF Des Moines
was in the city today. Mr.. Hedrick
was here for short business visit
looking after the interests of the
hotel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-18
NUMEROUS CALLS FOR
HOME COMING CARDS
Committee Has Placed Souvenir Cards
at Convenient
Points

Numerous calls early this morning
FOR the free postal cards announcing
the Homecoming and water power
celebration August 26. 81 and %,
hurried the committee to place them
in drug stores, cigar stands and
newspaper offices on Main street.
There also is supply at the Offices
OF the Industrial Association on North
Fifth. 1t is hoped to reach all former
Keokukians through the medium of
these cards, but in order to do this
all those having friends who at one
time lived here must appoint them
selves a personal committee to see
that the invitation is sent AS a
souvenir of the dam and an indication
of a progressive Keokuk the cards
are worth sending.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-18
Man From Mexico.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
LONG BEACH, Calf. July 1s.-
Colonel Epes Randolph, president Of
the Southern Pacific lines in Mexico
today declared the United States gov
eminent should recognize President
Huerta. Such recognition he assert
ed is the only solution Of the present
difficulties in Mexico. He denied re-
ports that either 7ederals or rebels
were molesting Americans in Mexico.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-18
Pan-He,Ienic Dance.

The dinner-dance which was given
by the Pan-Hellenic association last
night at the Country club was de-
lightful affair in every particular The
guests to the number of seventy-1ve
were seated at tables on the green
In front OF the club house. The men
of the different fraternities sat IN
groups and sang fraternity songs be-
tween the courses and at the close OF
the dinner. Agnes orchestra furnish
ed the music for the dance which was
enjoyed by the Greeks as we'll as
by the young women who were their
guests. Among those from out OF
town were Miss Lillian Barr of Bur
lington who is Miss Mary Colling
wood fuckers guest; Miss Mildred
Mckee of Quincy who is Miss Eliza
beth Warwick's guest; Miss Florence
Pond of New York who Is Miss Helen
Ponds guest; Miss Margaret Caldwell
Of Quincy who is Mrs. P. c. Hayden's
guest and Miss Clarence Dadant o.
Hamilton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-18
FIRST INITIATIVE
PETITION HERE
viii be Presented to the Council To-
aether With the Proposed
Telephone ordl-
nance.
SECURED 1900 sIGNERs
If List Of Names are Bona Eide the
Council Must Adopt Ordinance
or Submit to Vote
! OF People.
SECURED 1900 s1GNERs

w. B. Collins stated this afternoon
that the petitions for the telephone or
dinance to be presented to the council
under the initiative clause of the spe-
cial charter will be filea with the city
clerk as soon as the sworn statement,
of the circulators Of the petitions can
be taken. This was to have been dons
this afternoon but some of them were
prevented from being present at Mr..
Collins office.
Mr.. Collins also stated that there
are about 1900 names on the petitions
which is about four hundred more
than the twenty-five per cent OF
the voters at the last general cleo
ton necessary under the term. .. the
act.
The ordinance for which the sigma
lures were obtained provides for a
rate of $500 for a single business tele-
phone, $3.50 for two party business
phone, $3.50 for a single residence
phone and 75c for two party resi-
dence telephone. 1t also provides that
every telephone company operating in
the city must have a franchise and pro
vides penalty for failure to have one
When the petition is presented to the
council, it is explained the council
must either adopt it in its entirety OIL
submit it to vote of the people with
in specified time.
After the last mass meeting of the
series held some time ago to protes
against telephone rates the matter
! died down for while when 1t was re
vived b va few men who volunteered
to carry around the petitions. They say
it was easy to secure signers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-18
Nav Strike Yet.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, July 1S-Presidents
Garretson and Lee this afternoon or
dered all local dealers to remain with.
in call In case sudden decision
should be made to call a strike of the
conductors and trainmen of the forty.
two eastern railroads. With the train
men highly incensed over what they
declared has been a trick played upon
them by the railroads and threatening
to call off all present arbitration pro
ceedings, private citizens who have
interested themselves in the situation
succeeded in getting the board oil
managers of the roads to meet them
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-18

paper relative to the proposition. It
is not believed the intent to take such
vote is made in good faith. nor with
sincere intentions, but with the hope
that 1t will scatter the votes of those
who opposed the Chicago rates in a
maze OF conflicting opinions by sub
hitting so many different plans. The
Rock Island bunch refused to submit
the question to the membership on a
legal referendum vote under the DON
ahue bill, knowing well what the re-
suit would be. but sought rather to
prevent it by the injunction secured
In the Chicago court, and only by
the decree Of the Sagamon county
court were they restrained from en-
forcing the Chicago rates which were
SO obnoxious to the members at large;
further. Head Counsel Talbot stated
/ to DR.. James v. Beghtol about one
year ago that it was Impossible for
the head officers to submit referen-
dunn vote under the laws Of the or
| der. II that was true then, why is it
not true now, as the fundamental laws
OF the order have not been changed
since that time? This seems to be
very cunningly devised scheme on
the part of the forces behind the
| gun and no doubt they deem it a
very wise political" move on their
part, for they have stated In the Of
ficial paper numerous times that the
rate question was Settled and we
think it is, and the paramount ques-
ton confronting the members now
is, self-government, and not rates.
Still further, If they were sincere and
honest in the matter, why did they
4 select five clerks In Rock Island to
canvass the vote, three OF whom are
said to be in the employ of the head
office? 1t appears the more honor
able for the members to refrain from
committing themselves in any way
on the questions submitted, especially
If as stated by Head Counsel Talbot,
lit can not be lawfully done.
j. Q. JONES,
Clerk Tazwell Camp, No. 1913.
| Delavan, III. July II, 1913.
Woodmen have their eyes open
and will not allow themselves to be
"slicked" nor be "befogged' by any
'razzle dazzle,'' and furthermore they
lido not think that Rock Island has a
cinch on all of the brains in the
order.
Mrs. DR.. j. w. Blan and two daugh-
tiers, of Hamilton, are here visiting the
ladies' parents.
Warsaw was without power for her
lfans portions OF several days this
week, caused, it was reported, by put.
ting up another transmission wire be.
tween here and Hamilton.
/ Yesterday was given up to be the
hottest day experienced here for many
Years; health of city good, however
land no prostrations.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-18
Daily Stock Letter.
light, 1913, by the New York

lCoypright, 1913, by the New York
Evening Post.l
NEW YORK, July 1S.-For the
sharp advance which occurred today
in the active speculative stoclzs-run-
ming to two points or more in Union
Pacific, steel and Reading the real
explanation was that which has APP
piled to the preceding markets of the
week
Both financial Europe and financial
New York have suddenly awakened
up to the fact that the approaching
acquisitions on all the great money
markets for the ordinary commercial
purposes of the season have been SO
thoroughly prepared and provided for
that they have ceased to be alarming.
In the case of the american market
some special considerations have just
arisen. These are interesting straws
in the wind, especially today's an
nouncement that the st. Paul per
cent bonds of which twenty per cent
We're left on the underwriters hands
at the April offering have now oil been
placed with investors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-18
RESIGNATION OF
PRESIDENT MELLEE
Quit the New Haven Rooad Which is
In Process Of Reoraaniza-
ton Just Now.

BOSTON, Mass. July 18.-Com-
menting on the resignation of Charles
s. Mellen from the presidency of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad and its subsidiary lines and
demanding the retirement of the
board of directors Louis d. Brandeis
today declared Mellen's retirement
important mainly as symptom of
what must come" Continuing he
said: "Mr Mellen's resignation alone
Will accomplish little If anything It
should be accompanied by the retire
ment of the board of directors whose
policies Mr.. Mellen has carried out
faithfully for nearly ten years.
The directors whose policies Mr.
Mellen has been carrying out are OBJ
ylously not to be trusted to introduce
these radical changes which the Unit
ed States commerce commission
recommended and which are essential
restoration of the roads to their form
er prosperity.
Instead OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT and
monopoly the only method of reestab
fishing proper conditions in New
England railroad affairs is to have
the railroad attend only to railroad
business separating trolleys and
steamship from road business, divorce
the Boston and Maine from the New
Haven and cancel the agreement witt
the New York Central relative to the
Boston and Albany
That Is the only way to secure
proper transportation condition In
New England
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-18
Tracery Wins $4,000.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
4 LONDON. July 1S.-August Bel
mont's Tracery today won the $4,000
Eclipse stakes at Sandown Park
against a field of seven starters
Louyois, w Rapsaels entry was sec
ond and Sir William Nelson's Bache
Tors Wedding was third On the last
time out Tracery was thrown when a
fanatic followed the example of the suf
fragette who was killed and grasped
Tracery's bride during one Of the fea-
ture races at Ascot.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-18
$780,
Married Last Nluht.

s.
On Thursday evening at 8 o'clock
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. b.
Lindstrand, 1927 Orleans avenue, &C.
CURED the marriage of Miss Bertha
Floyd OF Providence. R. l., to the
Rev, William Hakonson. pastor of
the Swedish Mission church of this
city. The ceremony was performed at
s o'clock by the Rev. Stensback OF
Burlington before an improvisad
altar Of palms and ferns and cut
flowers. Proceeding the bridal party
the choir of the church came down
the stars to the altar singing a bridal
song. The brides dress was of white
silk and lace. Following the cere-
mony refreshments were served. The
one hundred guests who were present
we're the members Of Mr.. Hakonson
church and congregation, who brought
with them many gifts for the new
home where the young people will
live at Fourteenth and Morgan street.
The Rev. Hakonson came to keokuk
from Providence, r. l., three weeks
ago to take up the pastorate here and
the bride came to the city a few days
ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Lindstrand and
other members of the church took as
much interest in the preparation Tor
the wedding as fit had been for one OF
their own family and every detail OF
the wedding was beautifully appoint
| ed.