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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-04-24
WARDEN'S POLICY KINDNESS.
New Head of Atlanta Prison Outlaws
Lash and Dungeon.

New Head of Atlanta Prison Outlaws
Lash and Dungeon.
Atlanta. Ga.-Prison dungeons and
tails treatment will be out
lawed by the new warden of the fed
eral prison here. Fred Zerbst. ex-dep-
uty warden of the federal prison at
Leavenworth. Kan. who took charge
April l. Mr.. Zerbst said that all of the
federal prisons had abolished the old
time corrective methods and that his
policy would be to win over the prison.
ers through kind treatment.
1.-THE best way to treat these men is
to appeal to their manhood and sense
OF right" he declared. 1.-The whipping
post and the black hole are relics Of
the past. The new plan calls for close
confinement as the usual punishment
for 1nfraction of rules. and I feel sure
this will accomplish more than any
other method"
In his trip through the prison Mr..
Zerbst kept his eye open for the "dun-
geon'' which Julian Hawthorne and
other prisoners described, but he de-
clared after his first tour that he had
tailed to locate it. Warden Meyer,
whose position Mr.. Zerbst takes, has
maintained all along that there was no
such place, and he has challenged his
foes to find it.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-04-24
LEAVES HOUSE ~ !7eR FETS.
Dead Woman's Dogs and Cats Occupy
Homo That Was Hers.

Elizabeth, N. J.-Occupying a house
IN AshWood avenue. a company Of dogs
and cats. which We're the pets of the
late Mrs. Mary Romaine Wright, will
be allowed to enjoy undisturbed their
present abode until they voluntarily
seek another home. Such request is
contained in the will of Mrs. Wright.
Mrs. Wright's daughter. Mrs. Freder-
lex c. Kelley, is named to see that the
strange request is carried out.
In accordance with the dead wom-
ans desires her late home is kept heat
ed and the animals fed regularly. Mrs.
Kelley said she hoped the animals
would become sufficiently attached to
her to make their abode at her house,
which is only a short distance from the
Wright homestead. Mrs. Wright was
we'll known in this vicinity as friend
or dumb animals. With her husband,
the late Seaman l.. Wright, she lived
for more than forty years in the old
homestead. '.r
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-04-24
LIVED FOUR YEARS AS A MAN,

Death Of Massachusetts, Woman Re-
veaIs Her Long Masquerade.
Springfield, Mass.-The death of Miss
Florestine Albertine> Beaudoin, whose
body was found in Wilnamsett, reveal
ed that she had lived disguised rs a
man for four years. She lived with
her sister as "Albert Beaudoin'' and
worked in the paper mills of Holyoke
The only motive suggested for her
long masquerade is that she could earn
more as a man for the support of her.
self and her sister, who is a widow.
Her death was due to heart trouble.
After her days work in Holyoke she
was loading a wagon with furniture
from the house which she occupied
with cher sister. A policeman found
her leaning against the wagon and
asked the supposed "Albert Beaudoin'
If he needed any help. The woman re-
piled that she would be all right In a
little while. Later she was found ~
ing by the wagon, and she died soon
after physician arrived.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-04-24
M,714 BILLS INTRODUCED.

Statistics Show That Out Of This Num-
Der but 700 We're Enacted Into Law.
Washington, March 23.-During the
last session Of the S1xty-third congress,
according to statement prepared by
James M. Baker, secretary Of the
United States senate, 40,714 bills in
troduced in congress were acted upon
by both houses.
In the senate the total number of
joint resolutions introduced were 7 1896.
House bills numbered 30,O53, and laws
enacted totaled 700. Two bills and
joint resolutions were passed by both
houses which failed of enactment and
seven which passed both houses died
In conference.
Four bills were vetoed by President
Wilson. The total simple and concur
rent resolutions introduced In both
houses numbered 1,426.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-04-24
4200 CHARACTERS
ON new TYPEWRITER
Chinese Machine Has Three Keys
With $4,000 Combinations.

New YorA.-Stenographers may be
interested to learn that there is new
sort OF typewriter which has just been
invented by a young student in the en-
gineering department of New York
university. The machine is different
from the .typewriters familiar to the
average person in several respects. For
instance, the 'standard'' keyboard has
tWenty-six letters and in most cases
about dozen keys devoted to figures
and punctuation marks, while the new
machine has 1920 characters in all and
only three keys.
One Of the three keys is back
spacer, another the space key and the
third is the key with which the 1920
charac ters are struck. 1t is possible,
according to the inventor, to make
more than 1900 characters by combi-
nations Of radicals" or base charac-
ters. About $4,000 combinations can be
made by the machine. the inventor
said
That stenographers ambitious to 3D.
crate the new typewriter will find at
first their task little difficult, at least,
was indicated by the fact that it re-
qu1red two hours to write the first let
ter typed by the machine. This letter
contained approximately 100 words,
but the operator was unfamiliar with
the 1920 characters. Stenographers of
this city who do not work in export
or import houses dealing with China,
however, are not apt to be called on
to memorize the new keyboard for
some time.
The machine is said to be the first
Chinese typewriter ever invented.
Heuen Chi, the student inventor, dem
onstrated the method by which the
machine worked. He conceived the
idea that a typewriter could be made
to write Chinese while be was at his
home in southern China three years
ago, he said. He began a study OF
the Chinese dictionary at once to iso-
late the radical or base characters
of the words In most cases one char
acter represents whole word in Chi
nese. though, according to Heuen Chi,
thousands Of these characters are
made up of simpler characters which
alone represent words themselves. He
continued studying the forms of the
language during year and half he
spent at London university and began
work on his typewriter.
Heuen came to this country as a
government student and on the
prompting Of Chinese officials who had
become interested in his scheme took
up the study Of engineering at New
York university and continued to work
on the invention. He completed the
model short time ago and has patent
ed it in this country, China and Japan.
for it also writes Japanese. which. be
said, Is similar to Chinese
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-04-24
ORIGINAL "B00ZE" BOTTLES.
Bore Name Of Man Whose Memory Is
Kept Fresh In the VernaeuIar.

Bore Name Of Man Whose Memory Is
Kept Fresh In tho VernaeuIar.
New York. = Two whisky bottles
made to resemble a log cabin have
been sold at a local antique establish
ment for the sum Of 500 and $50 But
it is not their peculiar shape that
brought this price, It is the fact that
the name "E. C. Booz" is blown into
the bottles. which date back to about
1910.
According to the legend, the word
booze" was originated from the habit
of drinkers in bygone days who or.
dered some of that Booz'' when ad-
dressing the barkeep Booz was dis
dller Of Philadelphia and his product
q famous one. so much so that his
name is now generally used in the YER
nacular to indicate whisky.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-04-24
ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS MINI. SATURDAY. APRIL "a 1915
10000 ACRES TO COLLEGE.
And Mountain Peak to the Govern.
ment Left by J. a, BatteiI.

0uO "ouHsdin !Sdk TO the 0Overn.
ment Left by J. 4. BatteiI.
Middlebury. VIA tract Of more
than 10000 acres of forest land in this
state is bequeathed to Middlebury col.
lege, to be preserved as forest park
forever, under the will of the late 10.
seph H. Battell
Mr.. Battell, who was publisher of
the Middlebury Register, was greatly
interested in forest preservation and
had been acquiring virgin timber lands
for more than forty years.
A mountain in Lincoln and Warren,
one Of the highest peaks in the state
is given to the United States govern.
ment.
The town Of Middlebury receives two
large tracts Of land for park purposes
and fund of $1,000 for park mainte-
nance. r..
The lands bequeathed to the college
lie along the crest of the Green noun
tatns and extend into three counties
and eight townships.
In addition the college will receive
as a residuary bequest, at the expira-
ton Of ten years trust, the Battell
block, a large business structure in the
village; the Middlebury Register and
number of farms.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-04-24
SIR ". ROBERTSON
| IS CHIEF OF STAFF
Has Been Highly Efficient Brit
ish Quartermaster General
PRAISED BY GENERAL FRENCH

Won Distinction In Field In Several
Previous Wars-Recent Duties Mako
Him Familiar With Needs Of English
Soldiers, and He Has Attended to the
Great Task Of Feeding the Army.
London.-Major General Sir William
Robert Robertson, now serving as quar-
termaster general on the staff Of Field
Marshal Sir John French, with tempo
rary rank of lieutenant general, has
been promoted to be the chief Of the
imperial general staff to succeed Ma
jor General Sir Archibald James Muir
ray.
No explanation was given why Gen
eral Murray is to be succeeded by Gen
eral Robertson. Twice in the present
war General Murray has been men
toned in reports. In September Gen
eral French spoke of him as having
been one Of those who had worked
day and night increasingly, with the
utmost skill, self sacrifice and devo-
tion." In October General French
again added him to his roll Of honor.
Sir William Robertson's work as quar-
termaster general Of the British army
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-04-24

commission authority and power tC
regulate the railroads of that state.
This was at time when the un-
precedented excitement and passion
existed in Kentucky, which resulted in
the assassination Of Governor Goebel
and forced the legislature to remove
its sittings from Frankfort to Louis
vile.
Since he has been member of the
Interstate commerce commission he has
reorSunized and systematizcd the safe
ty work OF the commission into what
is now known as the division Of safety,
all OF whose work has been under his
supervision. Railroad accidents are
now made the subject of thorough in
vesti&ation, and Mr.. McChord person
ally holds the hearings in the most i'm
pOrthut cases. Examination is made
under his direction of new inventions
cover.H, the field Of block signals, au-
toniht:v train control and safety de-
vices o. like character In fact, every
racto" Whi>h cutters into the problem
given consideration and study by the
division OF safety
He personally examines each in
stance OF violation Of the hours Of serv-
ice "'t and the safety appliance act
which are reported each year by the
Inspectors Of the commission and au-
th"rizrS and supervises their prosecu-
ton. RE prepared an analysis Of the
causes OF delay to trains on all rail-
roads Of the United States so that any
E'i!"HAd mana"er could determine the
subjects requiring attention in order to
icing about efficiency in operation. As
n result in one year the reduction Of
train delays and excess service was
nearly 80 per cent.
To him largely is due the fact that
the attitude Of leading railroad man.
ayers toward this branch Of the work
Of the commission has changed in a
marked degree.
Mr.. McChord was selected by the
commission to preside during the in
vestigation into the financial wrecking
of the New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad company. In the
report made to the senate on the sub
ject Commissioner McChord called at.
.lention to the obligation resting upon
the directors Of railroads to keep them
selves informed Of the financial opera.
tons Of the systems with which they
are connected and insisted that the
primary duty to regulate q railroad
rests upon the directors.
Mr.. McChord's part Of the work of
the commission in the regulation of
rates has been generally recognized as
strong, fair and impartial. He is the
author of some Of the most important
opinions in the rate cases decided by
the commission during the past four
years.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-04-24
.PARSON Tells HOW He
WOULD ACT AS MAYOR
Preacher Candidate Plans No
Anti-Liquor Movement.

Greenwich, Conn. "This borough
will be run like any business concern.
All Of the people will be like the stock
holders of big business house. The
town will be managed for their bene-
fit, without regard to politics. if I am
chosen mayor"
So said the Rev. Charles f. Taylor,
1.-The fighting parson," when he out
lined the platform on which he will
stand firmly when he runs for mayor
Of Greenwich. DR.. Taylor, pastor Of
the Second Congregational church, one
Of the wealthiest here, has accepted
nomination for mayor on an independ-
ent ticket. He is a muscular Christian,
standing six feet two inches, and seem
ingly in good condition, spiritually and
physically.
1.-THE duty of the church and of all
good citizens is service to the COM
munity," said he. 1.-THE best service
of practical Christianity is to make all
the community happier, healthier. bet
ter and freer. And the way to do that
is not to begin by bounding so called
evildoers. We are all evildoers, for
that matter. I mean, the cleaning up
the town sort of thing. It isn't that
sort Of strong arm work that accom-
plishes things. I know, because when
was a pastor in New York I went in
for the vice crusade idea. I even used
to go out and serve warrants.
II shall not begin by trying to close
the saloons. I shall not make it my
business to seek out violations of the
liquor, law unless a strong public SEN
timent demands it, for law is, after
all, only scrap Of paper unless the
public is behind it.
Il shall try only to make Greenwich
better place to live in, and l hope be-
fore we get through the community
will have SO many more useful and
interesting things to offer that men
will not care to spend their time in
saloons.
II do not mean that I shall not en-
force the law if am called upon to
do it. l shall But 1 mean that my
program will be constructive not mere.
~ chasing evils s.<7 .@r6<-1'..
DR.. Taylor has preached daringly on
civic questions to his wealthy and con-
sentative congregation. So far from
resenting his instructions his parish.
toner's have followed them eagerly
The liquor dealers have expressed
themselves as not opposed to the cler
gyman. They say they believe he will
give them fair deal" as mayor
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-04-24
GEORGIA M00NSHINER
ON his WAY TO JAIL
Pleads Guilty Each Year, but
Allowed to Make a Crop.

Savannah, Cattle time is at hand
for the annual pilgrimage Of the
Georgia moonshiner. Today he is up
In the hills, tomorrow he will be tried
and sentenced, the day after he will
be planting his crop in the hills again,
the next, setting out for the county Jail
to serve his sentence.
"'Bout time for cot, M'ria," he will
say to his wife. "Guess I'll be amblin'.
Don't forgit to git out them plow-
shares, an If any revenoos come aroun'
keep 'em off the trail to the STILL"
No deputy manacles his wrists; no
prison guard comes for him. But the
old man has received the summons of
the United States court to appear and
answer to a charge of violating the
federal law against the illicit manu-
facture and sale Of liquor.
And so the old man shoulders his
gun and sets out from his cabin in the
hills and tramps down the mountain
side to the railroad station twenty
miles away. Next week he gets up
before Judge William T. Newman of
Atlanta or Judge Emory speer Of Sa-
vannah and pleads guilty.
"Six months" says the judge.
The old man signs and remarks, "I'd
like mighty well ter go back an make
a crap. jidge."
The judge knows that up in the hills
the old woman and the old mans fam
lily Of sturdy mountain lads and lassies
are dependent on the ''crap" for living
through next winter. So he says, "Go
back and make your crop and report to
the jail on Sept. L. .-' -..-.
The old man strides to the railroad
station, catches the first train for home
and tramps the twenty miles up into
the hills again.
Winter will be breaking in the hills.
and for weeks to come he will be busy
planting the crop Of corn Day after
day he will Chamber up the rugged
path. hitch the gray mule to the plow
and turn the burrows Of his little patch.
One day he looks into the almanac
and says to his wife:
me an th' boys are of to jail ter
morrow"
The next day he swings down the
trail to the railroad station twenty
miles away. As his head drops below
the brink Of the path he calls back:
"See yer in ther spring. Of woman
And the next week he is swapping
cut plug with the deputy at the jail,
having reported to the turkeys Office.
alone and unof11cered.
And next spring?
Why. he will be back In the hills
again. making his "crap' and manufac-
turing moonshine whisky on the side.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-04-24
Photo by American Press Association

SIR WILLIAM ROBERT ROBERTSON.
in the field was highly praised in a
dispatch by Sir John French, who said
that he met what appeared to be al
most insuperable difficulties with his
characteristic energy, skill and deter
mination."
While Sir John, for the most part,
has to consider the ground in front of
him, Sir William Robertson has had
to keep in touch not only with the
ground covered by the expeditionary
force, but with the centers of supply
at home. He must know the lay of
Ypres, but he must know a great deal
about Birmingham and Manchester as
well.
His Is the case Of man prepared.
His line Of business ever since he look
ed after the railway transport during
the Miranzai and Black Mountain ex-
petitions twenty-three years ago has
had to do with the care of soldier men.
His first regiment was the Third
Dragon guards, which he entered In
1888. After doing useful transport work
in the Black mountains he was pro-
NOTED to staff captain and D. A. @.
M. G. Of the intelligence branch at
simla. For four years he worked hard
at the provisioning and quartering Of
men in India. He has worked at the
same subjects In several parts Of the
world.
In 1895 he acted as intelligence Off
Ger to the headquarters staff of the
Chitral relief force. Mentioned in dis
patches and severely wounded, he got
his D. 8. o. at the end of the cam
paign and was pounced upon by the
war Office for its own service. .
With his wife, whom he met in In
Ola, and who is the daughter of an
other distinguished soldier (the late
Lieutenant General T. G. Palm, he
settled down for a short time to town
LIE, but to town life that was never
for moment obiivious to the inter
ests Of camp and field
With the outbreak Of hostflfties in
South Africa he was very soon called
upon to take up his duties as an &C.
tive overseer of the discipline Of the
British forces on active service.
After South Africa Sir William was
booked for seven years by war Of
fee very DESTROYS of reform
Afterward he went to Aldershot as
assistant quartermaster general Alder
shot, Of all places, was the right school
for one who had to prepare for Euro
pean complications.
Nr Archibald Murray, the retiring
chief Of the general staff, also has
long, honorable record as soldier for
nearly forty years. He entered the
Twenty seventh regiment in 1870, be-
came a captain in the Royal Innis-
killing fusiliers in 1887 and was stead
lily promoted until four years ago he
was made major general
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-04-24
HAVE FLOWN 1,116,ooo MILES

French Air Men In 10000 Reconnois-
sances Have Lost Heavily.
Parfs.-An official statement giving
statistics concerning the aerial flights
Of the French air men during the eight
months of the war says:
Approximately 10000 aerial recon
noissances have been made. amounting
to $4,000 hours In the air. The dis
lance covered was 100000 kilometers
lover 1,116,0OO miles,.
Unfortunately these results were
not obtained without serious losses,
which equal and sometimes even sur
pass other methods of warfare"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-04-24
DOG FINDS 81; TAKES 1T HOME
Shop Is Honest, but Thinks EVERYTHING
BELONGS to His Master.

Shop Is Honest, but Thinks Everything
Belongs to His Master.
Muncie. Ind.-Edward Gottlieb Of
Muncie has a shepherd dog which for
intelligence he believes cannot be sur
passed. 1t Is not unusual for the an
imal to bring home things that he
finds In the streets, but the other day
1t surpassed all its previous endeavors
by coming home with brand new 81
Dill in it's mouth. 1t is said the dog
picked up the money in South Walnut
street, in the center Of the business
district. Mr.. Gottlieb is now endeavor-
Ing to find the person that lost the
money.
"Shep does not mean to be dis
honest" said his owner, ''but he thinks
that everything Of value he sees
should belong to me-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-04-24
SIXTY MILES OF BOOKS.

Harvard's Widener Memorial Library
Now Nearing Completion.
Boston.-Sixty miles Of shelves, capa-
bic Of holding 2,500,000 volumes, have
been put in place in the Harry Elkins
Widener Memorial library at Harvard
The work Of finishing the interior of
the new 100000 structure is now in
its last stages, and the dedication will
probably take place during commence
ment week in June.
A large force of workmen is now en-
gagged in putting the finishing touches
on the main reading room. The ceiling
decorations are nearly completed. The
color Of the ceiling, as well as the pol
ished stone pillars and side columns. is
deep yellow.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-04-24
FRANCE IMPROVES MATCHES.

Had Long Been the Worst In tho
World, but No Ono Complained.
Paris.-For forty years France has
endured the worst matches in the world
uncomplainingly because the govern
ment took the monopoly, manufacture
ing cheap and selling dear, as one
means Of paying the German war debt.
Now, however, big, cheap wooden
matches, easy to strike, have replaced
the sulphur tipped splinters that nearly
choked unwary smokers or obstinately
refused to light.
The newspapers do not chronicle the
reform or its reason.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-04-24
|. C. C. CHAIRMAN
SAFETY ADVOCATE
New Head Of Body Personally
Investigates Accidents.
LED IN new HAVEN PROBE,

State Railroad Commission-Describ-
ed as Well Informed and Courageous.
Aided In the Regulation Of Rates.
Washington. - Charles G.. McChord,
who has just been elected chairman of
the interstate commerce commission,
brings to his new Office the knowledge
Of affairs gained from a wide field Of
personal and official experience. Pre-
vious to becoming a member of that
body four years ago he had twelve
years active experience as railroad
commissioner of Kentucky.
Soon after admission to the bar Of
Kentucky he was elected prosecuting
attorney Of Washington county and
was twice reelected. During his en-
tire twelve years service on the Ken
lucky railroad commission he was it's
chairman.
The associated railroad commission
ers Of the United States twice elected
him president Of that body.
He carried through to enactment his
bill comforting upon the Kentucky
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-04-24
SLIPPERS FOR HIS BURIAL.
Wanted Comfortable Footwear anc
Quilt In-Coffin.

Los Angeles, Calm case he was
murdered $1,000 was to be taken from
his estate to aid in hunting his slayers.
This was the provision E. F. Kellner,
Arizona banker and pioneer, who died
in Venice, CAL, made in his will.
In giving minute directions as to the
method of his burial Kellner directed
that a coffin be secured Of copper from
Globe, Ariz., where he resided many
years; that he be dressed in gray
suit and comfortable slippers and COW
cred with quilt without decoration.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-04-24
An Acrobatio Victory,

Paris.-The French won a victory on
the heights on the Meuse above Yer
dun by climbing cliff on scaling lad
ders. the artillery keeping the Germans
busy while they did their acrobatic
stunt