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paused for several minutes, pufr1rg
big black cigar. something he had
not enjoyed in two years
The first thing ] did after being
released was to catch a car down
town and go to a restaurant. have
been hungry ever since | was put "a
that place" continued RYAN.
Calls Food Terrible.
The food is something terrible.
Turnip green's and fat pork were bad
enough but of late they have
switched 10 COW beans, the bean that
is supposed to be fed TO nothing but
cattle. and fat pork, Four days out
Of every week the bread is about
half cooked and is sour.
Il want to say something in REGARD
10 Warden Meyers statement about
not knowing anything about the food
strike two months ago. 7 know alb
solutely that he went to the twenty
men who were confined in the hole
and let them out, after they prom
sed TO go TO work IL he would no.
give them any black marks. This he
did"
What caused the strike" Ryan
was asked
We'll, I think the warden was try
lith ~ see now niue lou iit men
could really live on Day by day the
amount was cut down until we were
not getting enough TO keep a small
animal alive, 10 say nothing of big
Woodworking men.
Then 20 men went to the Deputy
Warden and demanded that the food
supply he increased, or they would
refuse to work. Thsy were thrown
into the hole for three days, then
the Warden released them"
Ryan was a good prisoner and
never was punished. Asked what he
knew about cruelty in the prison, he
said:
Chained Up by Hands.
"Isknow many prisoners who served
from three to one hundred DAYS in
The hole In the morning, after eat
ing some stale bread. they would be
chained up with their hands high
above their heads. There they would
hang until night, when they were let
down and given some bread and
water This program was carried out
day after day"
Ryan says that nearly all the men
In The prison have stomach trouble
and many of them visit the prison
doctor each day.
Good men, strong and healthy,
cannot stand the fare for more than
TWO or three weeks before their
stomachs fail them" he declared.
According to Ryan there are eight
or ten holes" where men are CON
lined as punishment for minor Of
lenses. Six or eight of these cells,
he SAYS, are between the clothing
room and tho shoe shop In the main
building and another set under the
isolation building,
Ryan is an intelligent man and
seemed to know what he was talking
about He did not try to roast"
Warden Meyer and was very reluc-
tant about talking about prison life.
but he had promised the ones he left
behind him to tell all he knew
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-31

the light which seems at this moment
TO possess the real leaders of man
kind"
The editorial by Register No. 1882,
editor OF the paper, in which Julian
Hawthorne and DIR. w j. Morton are
officially hidden good bye by their col
leagues of the editorial staff of Good
Words, appears also to bear out the
assertion that HaWthornes expose of
the conditions at the prison was the
result of pact between himself and
the other prisoners.
Noicing his belief that benefit to the
man imprisoned under the present
system OF handling crime is rare. Reg
lister No 42S2 declares that the inn
prisonment of Hawthorne and DIR.
Morton will prove an exception to the
general rule
PERSONALLY it may not have been
helpful to them he writes, but it
will contribute to a great end by
beneflting humanity and improving
social conditions. Their published
articles have attracted the attention
of the whole country to prisons and
prison conditions. The information
they have obtained along these lines.
and their personal observations pre-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-31
COTTON

NEW YORK. Oct. 31.-The break of
30 points for October Thursday was too
much on the nerves of local bulls here
and the cotton market opened steady
to-day with a much better undertone
and first prices were | up to 4 points
lower than last nights close
Liverpool came IN about as due This
cnnnled with a bearish report from Cor
dill ON Oklahoma and Arkansa, caused
rather free offerings, attributed chiefly
to ring spectators and commission
houses. However. the trade received
the usual grist of bullish news from the
belt and the buying was of a better
character than for some time. The
larger spot houses and old bulls were
aggressive bidders. as wei as absorbing
offerings as quickly a thrown on the
market The trade as a whole did not
take CordilPs report seriously. Reac-
tionary sentiment was general and dur
ing the forenoon prices stood 8 to ID
points above last nights closing figures.
Following are II a. n bids in New
York December, 1888; January. 1880;
March, 1899; May. 1897; July, 1923.
Following are 10 q. m. bids in New
Orleans: December, 1858; January,
1851; March, 1851; May. 1867: July,
1861
Estimated cotton receipts
Saturday. 1912.
New Orleans ..... $500 to $500 1880
Galveston ........ 10000 to 21,000 1888
NEW YORK COTTON.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-31
Promise to Reveal
Conditions Is Seen.

yelled promise to give to the pub
lie an intimate glimpse of conditions
in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary-
u promise which he has kept to the
letter since his releases contained
in the farewell of Julian Hawthorne.
Register No. 44S5, published in the
November issue of Good Words, the
prison paper.
The article intimates that articles
he will write after his release from
prison are TO be essentially different
from the ones he wrote under the su-
pervision OF Warden Meyer, and that
saw the light of publication in the
prison paper He characterizes the
various articles he has written for
Good Words cs but a faint suggestion
Of the treatment ne hopes to give the
topic of prison life under less ham
pered conditions
we write under supervision" Haw-
thorne says in his farewell article.
The views of the prisoners them
selves, shared in and sympathized
with by the present writer, have been
limited at rather than described, in
his articles. The hint must often have
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-31
STOCKS

NEw'YoRK. Oct. s1.-Trad,rs
opening Of the stock market foi ~ the
the lead OF the London market 'r lived
showing, declines ranging from f.. prices
to a point. After the first few m1Gicrlons
however. a~steadier tone develop utes,
some recoveries occurred. and
Union Pacific was one of the n-,
est features, sales OF that stocl, weak
made at 1904 and $50 in dffferent neng
OF the, crowd against ISL at The parts PARTS
yesterday. '"e Gloss
Wide openings were RECORDED
United States Steel common ana N
gamated. Copper, with losses of L III n,l "a :
first few minutes in those issues ~ ~ me
dian Pacific. which was sold on T faia1
large scale by London, declined ia iIa'Fiy
S24&. and a loss of over point w9 !"
recorded in American SmeItips was
The slight Improvement, whicb
lowed the opening dealings was nov loI-
maintained and at the end of 20 r ,Tas
newed. e"in re-
The curb market was strong.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-31
HINT At REvELAT|ONOF
PR|5ONCOND|T|ONSSEEN
IN 'GOODWORD5' ARTICLE

seemed feeble one, but IL had 70
serve
In laying down his pen here. the
writer feels that he is indebted TO his
Fellow prisoners for the most i'm
portant gift he has ever received from
any class of his fellow creatures. They
nave given him knowledge and the
impulse to make that knowledge
known TO the WorId: it has not been
authenticity made known as yet. or in
any save sporadic and unsystematized
form.
He has felt at every stage OF his
so1ourn here that his fellow prisoners
were his brothers They are
the scapegoats OF the human race. but
the least of the sins whose burden
they bear are their own. Pris-
ons seem substantial things, but it is
our belief that light can dissolve these
stones and bars. And it shall be our
happy function TO give our utmost aid
and effort in that impulse TO turn on
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-31
NEW YORK COTTON.
COTTON MARKET

was due 1212 points lower ON october
and So TO 8 points lower on other po-
sitions. but opened quiet at a net de-
cline of 8 to points. At 1915 p. m.
the market was steady, Sc to 6ia points
lower on near months and 21s to points
decline on distant positions. Later the
market declined points fro N 12:15 y. m
Spot cotton quiet, Z points decline;
mddling 7.e3d; sales 5000 bales, OF
which 5000 were American; imports g.
000 including 1900 American
At the close the market was steady
with prices at a net decline of to 4
points, except October which closed f6
points higher than Thursdays finals.
Futures opened easier.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-31

sented to the public with all the
earnestness of their natures. will re
suit in lasting benefit to humanity
Their coming to the prison benefited
men here"
In his regular column, "The Phil
osophy of the Ranges" Mr.. Haw-
thorne published in the November
issue of Good Words what appears to
be n sarcastic attack on the parole
system, characterizing it as parole
tits, a strange disease"
HAVE YOU SOLD THAT HOUSE? A
littles"For Sale ad in the Want Ad"
section win finG purchaser
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-31
GRAIN

CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-The foreign sit
uation as reflected in cables was the
chief influence in the early wheat mar
ket here to-day, and the sentiment gen
orally was inclined to be bullish.
The corn market opened with little
scattered selling.
oats opened steady, trade being very
light.
offerings
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-31
General Force asst.

General forecast until p. m. Satur-
day:
Georgia-Fair tonight and Saturday;
frost tonight
Virginia, North Carolina and South
Carolina; Fair tonight and Saturday;
frost tonight.
Florida-Fair, except rain in extreme
south portion tonight or Saturday;
frost in north and cooler in central
portions tonight,
Alabama and 'Alisslssippi-Fai to-
night and Saturday; frost tonight.
ennessee-Generally fair tonight
and Saturday; continued low tempera-
ture.
Louisiana-Fair tonight and Satur-
day; probably frost tonight.
West TeXas-Cloudy tonight and Sat
urday
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-31
5O1,682 TONS BEET SUGAR
MANUFACTURED IN u. S.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3l.-A total of
sol, 6S2 tons of beet sugar, valued at So
96S.S29, and 1876 858 tons of cane sugar,
valued at $26,095,673, were manufac-
tured in the United States in 1909, &C
cording to figures issued to-day by the
Census Bureau
manufacture and refining OF sugar and
syrup employed 24,047 persons.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-31
Pays l0c Trolley
Fare After 7 Years

MIDDLETOWN, ~ Y, oct. a.
A letter, inclosing 10 cents in stamps.
was received by the Waikiki Transit
Company from a woman who wrote
that she rode twice on the trolley car
seven years ago and the conductor
failed to collect her fare. She said
she was conscience stricken.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-31
BEER TAX COLLECTOR NAMED

Brown has been designated by Gov
ernor Slaton to collect Chatham
County's near-beer tax. Brown was
the collector under Governor Brown
His reappointment is for an indefi-
mite period.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-31
LIVERPOOL GRAIN.

LIVERPOOL, Oct 31.-Wheat opened
unchanged. At 1:30 p. m. the market
was Is to so higher; closed Il to I'D
higher. g
IN. the market was unchanged 10 I'D
higher; closed 4 to Esd lower. ~
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-31
THE WEATHER.
Conditions.

WASHINGTON. Oct S1.--The indica
tons are that the weather will be
generally fair. with continued low tenn
perature tonight and Saturday over
the eastern half of the country.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-31
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
iOpenIHigh LowlNoor
BAR SILVER.

NEW YORK, Oct 31.-Commercia
bar silver steady, 59s4 Mexican dollars
46k.
LONDON, Oct S1-Bar silver steady
at 275sd.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-19
AN UNUSUAL ADVANTAoE

nv SFNCSSFNH- ~. nv 49,
When the captains of opposing
football teams met to toss for the
choice of ends, the field on which the
game was to be played had sheets Of
water standing on it, owing to recent
heavy rains. 'Do we have to play in
this f1uid?" said one, looking at the
flooded field. eyes, of course you
do" was the impatient reply. "Come,
some, you've won the toss! Which
end do you take?" 'Well," said the
other-''weIl, think wen play with
the tide!"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-19

DID Sf1E KNOW ANY I HING
Mildred was visiting her soldier
brother at the barracks.
Sis he said, II wish you had said
you were coming. I'm on duty, but
fellow bandsmen of mine viii show
you the sights"
The girl naturally asked many
questions of her brothers friend as
they went the round.
who is that MANI" she inquired,
pointing to a color-sergeant
ooh, he once shook hands with the
Ktng!" said her escort. That's why
he wears a crown on his arm"
The gymnastic instructor, with
badge Of crossed Indian clubs on his
arms, was standing in the yard.
That's the barber" replied the
girls companion, In answer to her
query. Cant you see he's wearing
the scissors?"
A number Of stars upon the cuff Of
veteran next aroused the fair visi-
tors curiosity.
He's the battery astronomer"
gravely explained her cavalier.
Guides US home by the stars when
we've lost our way on night ma
nouvres.'
very interestingp said the girl,
with twinkle in her eyes.
Then, noting his bandsman's badge
the model of an ancient stringed
instrument asked sweetly of her
escort: 81 suppose that design on
your arm denotes that you're the
regimental lyre?"
AN UNUSUAL ADVANTAGE
When the captains of opposing
football teams met to toss for the
choice of ends, the field on which the
game was to be played had sheets Of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-19
NOTHING DOING


IE Hubby returned home rather late
- well after midnight, to be precise
- g 2 and, as often happens in such
Is j 9F Gases, wiley, though abed, was not
SlHtH 4 asleep.
IN In consequence, breakfast that
y II Il morning was a gloomy, silent meal.
|LIIA In vain, hubby strove to clear the
~ 4 4, air, and by ill-timed levity, to dispel
|7s'E sls the atmosphere of constraint which
49, hung heavily everywhere.
"a penny for your thoughts, my
49, 1ovep he ventured presently,
|hGN III The lady thus addressed stared at
m kR III him grimly.
|Y17tF9f For two cents" she retorted, "rd
|JS4k9 ksay exactly what thought of your
SetE Hubby made no effort to raise the
SLIDING.
"Yes," said conscientious sales
man, this hammock will hold two
but it will be tight squeeze" ooh,
hat viii be all right!' said the girl,
Biushing "Just send it round to the
Is house, please"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-28
SILVER PICK PLANS
TO GO TO DEPTHS

Sinking is now under way on the
Silver Pick Consolidated. having been
taken UP at the bottom OF the sump OF
the main company shaft. on the Deserted
claim, at a depth OF 2s9 feet. According
TO the present plans OF the company this
shaft will be sunk TO e depth Of 1000
feet, but Il is expected that at a depth
OF about 900 feet, IL Will penetrate on
the essterly dip the large vein that has
been exposed In the workings of the
Phelan lease, situated northwest OF the
main shaft.
The drift on the 271-foot level, which
exposed the main cross fissure I'm this
territory and from which the main flow
OF water has been coming into tho shaft.
has been oulkheadcd and at this point
there is station pump that is OF ample
capacity TO hoist water TO the surface.
AT present the shaft is in a hard for
nation. making hardly any water. and
there will be no immediate need for the
installat!on OF sinking pump.
Hosting equipment now in use is OF
sufficient capacity to sink 70 a depth of
300 feet, after which II Is planned TO
install larger plant. On the Phelan
l32-foot level, where the big northerly
vein was exposed This vein is re-
garded one OF great promise being
no less than IS feet wide In places and
having yieSed assays up TO $40 a ton
in addition to these features, the ledge
has a trend directly toward the great
orebody that has been developed recent
~ In the adjoining Combination mine Of
the Goldfield Consolidated and which Is
at no great distance from the Silver Pick
oundaTy.-tioldHcld Tribune.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-28
VERNAL MINE HAS
FREE GOLD IN ORE

orc is nov being broken at three
points In the workings ot the Nernal
mine. north OF Diamondreld. In what
Is known as the i02 drift, on the 100-foot
levcl there is a seam OF quartz OF good
dimensions that has been yielding assays
OF from $40 20 $3.50 per ton. winze
IS being sunk from the 100 level follow
ing the ore shoot. and az a depth OF five
feet below the drift floor a tweIve-inch
quantity Of free gold. This winze Ia be-
Ing continued for the purpose OF deter
mining the point at which the ore-shoot
can he cut on the 200 level
On the 50-foot level orc IS being broke n
that averages s32 per ton. and while
tho vein forTua ton at this depth is brok-
en- and crushed 10 a considerable degree,
IL is apparent that good tonnage OF
commercial ore will he mined on this
level. The ore IS also exposed on an
intermediate level, at a depth OF about
and shown II TO be near the surface AS
depth is gained the ore IL shown 10 be
more uniform In grade and there Is less
evidence OF crushing.
Shipments are being made regularly
from the Nernal. the latest consignment
cont 10 the sampleJ OF the Western Orc
Purchasing company having averaged
better than $50 per ton Mine assays
Indicate that the next carload 10 he cent
out VIII show a considerably better aver
a-e value The cross-cut on the 200
foot level Is now nearing the foot wall OF
tho vein and al this depth is In the sui
phlde zone Even on the IOO-foot level
the orc IS shown 10 be verSing on the
sClphlde as this material IL found to-
gethsr with the free gold in placcz =
GOidfield Tribune.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-28
GERMANY WILL BUY
SILVER LIBERA[LY
Increase in War Chest Is to
Be Half Gold and Half
Silver.

In increasing the German war chest
from $50. 900 900 TO $50. coo. 900, II is un-
dersrood that the addition will be made
half In gold and half in silver. PiSley
& Abell OF London estimate that TO Sc
present prices VIII require a little more
than G2,250.QoO OF bar silver. but the
purchases viii probably be spread over a
long period. In the first week OF April
600 Kilograms for It's East Indian cur
rency. SAYS the Boston Financial News
The Indian currency returns WhlcH
came TO hand on April showed a gain
OF ii0 lacs of rupees and the total hold
inSs are now about 4 croTes larger than
at the same date last year. There has
been transfer OF Loo. 900 gold from
the Indian paper currency reserve 10 the
gold standard reserve. This is equiva-
lent 10 the transfer OF the gold IN re-
serve from India 20 London. The stock
from Ell, $50, 900 TO cisco. 600. while the
offtaRe. owing TO the settlement. has
been on the unusual scale OF $50 bars a
day Al Shansha. the stocks have in
creased from 81, 2f0. 900 10 si.soo. 600. a
shipment OF Ei00. 600 has been made from
San Francisco 10 Hong Kong.
Samuel Montngu 81 Co. OF London IN
their circular OF April 9, say that the up.
likely TO be good IN the near future, as
there Is n marriage season among the
Hindus. II has been officially announced
by the British secretary OF state to the
colonies that the currency board for
West Africa does not anticipate that its
demands Will have any appreciablc effect
upon the price OF silver. mainly because
the new coins for that country Will re-
place chiefly the British coin now cur
rent which Will be repatriated and reduce
as a consequence the requirements OF the
royal mint In England. Tho firm last
referred 10 notes that the chief feature
OF the silver market for March was the
opening OF large bear accounts which. OF
course. Will at later date require TO
be met by purchases.
The firm saya:
Powerful speculative Influences are
at work which frequently involve
sales on this side, and news Of far
from erhilirating character as TO the
hold which the Chinese government
possesses on the financial resources
OF that country counteractcd TO
large extent two favorable factors
namely. the clearer outlook in re-
gard 10 n Balkan settlement, and the
easier tone OF money partially owing
TO the same cause.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-28
DECREASE IN RED
METAL SUPPLY DUE

canvass OF the copper metal trade
fails TO reveal any price shading on the
part OF the large producing and selling
interests, On the contrary all of them
arc quoting the market fIrTn on the basis
OF l5Sc for elsctrolyuc and a fair vol
ume OF business Is being transacted on
that basis. So far the fluctuations in the
standard warrant market at London have
had no influence here upon prices and Il
Is not expected that they Will have In
view OF the strengthening in the sta
usucel position OF the metal.
In usually weli-informed quarters. Il Is
expected that the decrease OF approx
mately Is .000. coo pounds in surplus
stocks shown by the Copper Producers
statement for March VIII be followed by
further substantial reduction In avail
able supplies during the current month.
This belief ~ based upon the fac,
that deliveries thus far in April have
been large, while the shipments abroad
FOR eighteen days have been approx
inately IS, 600, 900 pounds or at the rate
Of from 100000 TO 50. 600. 900 for the
fun month.
IL is not believed that the rate OF
production this month will be any great
or than the March outturn. A decrease
OF about 10000. GOO In stocks is looked
for.-Boston Financial News.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-28
HUMBOLDT COUNTY
HAS VARIED WEALTH

OF ali the counties In the state OF
Nevada none can offer more 20 the In
vestor and homeseeker than Humboldt,
with It's l6. 900 square miles OF territory.
for II is q virgin territory from an asri-
cultural standpoint, only awaiting the
hand Of man TO develop into the leading
county in the state In matter OF farm
products, says the Nevada State Jour
nal.
The easterner can scarcely conceive
OF the immense size or this county.
less than that OF this sreat county. The
distance from north TO south is almost
$50 miles. while from east to west
the distance Is more than l25 miles.
Mountain ranges traverse the county
with a north and south trend which are
literally filled with precious metals as
well as the baser ores.
Humboldt mines arc too woll known
all over the world 20 require comment
as 10 their riches. but IL IS in the I'm
mense valleys and plateaus that the fu-
ture wealth OF this county hes.
Fairly well wntercd are these wonder
ful valleys by numerous springs. streams
and rivers. the Humboldt being one OF
the largest water courses in Nevada. The
water in this river as we'll as other
lized for irrigation as we'll as power for
electricity and pumping plants and the
power developed and the water i'm
pounded Will provide for vast con-
course OF settlers.
Nevada taking it all In all. Is "a
ground floor" proposition TO the farmer
and agricuiturist and Humboldt county
deserves the first place among the
counties as regards opportunity,