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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-03
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
THE ARROW AND THE SONG.

THE ARROW AND THE SONG.
! shot an arrow into the air.
II fell 10 earth ! know not where.
For SO swiftly il few the sight
Could not follow in its flight.
preathed q song into the air
II fell To earth. / know not where.
For who has sight so keen and strong
That Il can follow the flight of song?
Long. long afterward In an oak
found the arrow, still unbroke,
And the gong from beginning TO end
found in the heart OF friend.
Henry ". Longfellow.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-03
Negro lynched,

IDABEL, Okla, April Oscar
Martin, negro arrested last Wednes-
day at Bismark, charged with crimi-
nal assault upon thirteen year old
white girl, and placed in Jail here,
was taken out of the court room to-
day and lynched.
Martin had been taken to court for
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-03
Ship Struck the Rocks.

TOXIC, April 3.-Seventy-six pas
sengers and twenty members of the
crew of the small coast steamer Walk
atsu Maru, are missing and believed to
have persisted. following the sinking
of the vessel near Nagasaki
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-03

The commissioner of accounts of New York
City has just completed report in which he
shows how $3,2SO,OOO could be saved each year
by eliminating useless departments, practicing
economy in others and reorganizing the gov
eminent along certain lines. Every city in the
country has chance to save money if it will
but conduct its affairs private concern
Duplication Of effort. unnecessary jobs and
overpaid employees the rocks around the
neck of an efficient municipal government.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-03
hearing. Following

preliminary hearing. Following his
positive Identification by the victim,
a number of men in the room quietly
arose, disarmed the officers, placed a
rope about the negro's neck and
pushed him from a back platform of
the court room. After firing two
shots into the negro's body, the mob
dispersed. There have been no ar
rests.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-03

avail nothing without individual responsibility
Keokuk has not had big fire in years, and that
is the very reason" we should double our eau
ton. A close watch of the bonfires during the
spring cleanup is good way to begin.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-03

Governor Major of Missouri is an avowed
candidate for the Democratic nomination for
the vice presidency. Blessed is the man mod
est enough to aspire only to second place.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-03

There 10 rank 70 the United States among ma
lions which withheld, not absolutely lost by the
reputation weakness If desire TO avoid INSULT we
must be able to repei it, desire peace, one
instruments Of rising prosperity
nust be al all times ready for war
To he prepared effectuai means
preserving peace fire. people ought not only to De
armed but discpIined 70 which end uniform and well
cieeEtec plan re1usste."-Georse Washington
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-03

The man of limited means who applies ben
zine to the spot on his clothing is doing some
thing commendable in the way of fitting OBJ
servance of DRESS Up weak
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-03

The storm is up, and all is on the hazard
Shakespeare.
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wits against those of the shrewdest
criminals in the country. Furthermore,
he must see that contractors give full
weight and quality.
When a man is sent to the rock cell
he is given stint of rock to crack
before dinner. Broken rock is always
needed.
IF he refuses to do as he is told 1T
is taken for granted that he is not
hungry, or that he wants to abstain
from food and rest his stomach" said
Mr.. Morgan. Perhaps he may not care
for his supper. 1t is up to him we
make no arguments. But, by and by,
his hammer gets busy and mis- eat1ns
proceeds as formerly.
"A penitentiary is not inhabited by
the most desirable classes Of society.
That elemental fact should be remem-
bered by all who jump at conclusions
concerning the management of prisons.
There are penalties here as well as
outside. Corporal punishment, however,
is not permitted at Leavenworth. No
man is tied up by his thumbs. Minor
offenSes are mildly dealt with. A man
for a time may be deprived of his to-
bacco or letter-writing privileges, or
he may stay in his cell while the other
prisoners are seeing a picture show or
a base ball game. If the offense is
serious he is sent to the rock cell. III
II is very serious he is locked in an
isolated cell.
mo man need be locked UP in an iso-
lated cell. AS I remarked once before,
it is up to him. He need not be in the
penitentiary at all. for that matter. He
does something to get here; while here
he does something that causes his sep
aration from the rest OF the prisoners.
Such philosophy may sound harsh to
sentimentalists. but it is true and
sound just the same. We are dealing
with human beings-I always keep
that thought in my mind-but they are
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institution. and daily, except Sundays.
from to 1920 am. a school of in
struction is held for a class of begin
ners. From this class are drawn the
players. During the spring and sum-
mer months a band is maintained; in
the fall and winter. an orchestra.
New Era is the title of weekly
paper of four pages published in the
printing department of the institution
by inmates. under the direction of
chief printer. This paper is edited by
the prisoners for the encouragement
and educational advancement of prison
ers everywhere. Contributions are re-
ceived from the prisoners. Full ac-
counts of the base ball games, which
take place Saturday afternoons. are
printed
Thomas w. Morgan. former news
paper man of Kansas, is the warden
in 1914. Three days before he took the
wardenship yeggman called "Old
Dick" got over the brick wall, though
1T must be thirty feet high, and bur
the Missouri river A yeggman of the
most exclusive rank is a safe blower.
His specially is post offices. "Old Dick"
was caught in Seattle and taken back.
he was puned up over his exploit, but
he wanted to arbitrate
Il wasn't ready to go. but I went"
he told Mr.. Morgan. MY plans were
not complete. l heard you were COM
Ing In three days. however. and I
thought ii would be low down trick
settled in his job.
I will put the disgrace on the old
warden I said to myself, even il
am not ready. Looking at the whole
tails still pending when / gave the
guards the slip. feel that your harsh
ness should be tempered with-well.
let us say, gratitude and charity. l
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with the topography of the section
which they will be called upon to
guard.
Using the forthcoming training
cruise as nucleus, the department
hopes to build up within a few years a
trained and efficient body of men who
have the experience in the handling of
ships and guns, who understand and
are fitted to obey orders and who are
conversant with conditions under
which they will have to work
Indeed, this is the basic idea or the
entire cruise. The Navy Department
does not expect to turn out 5000 trained
sailors after a single month of train
ing. Such an expectation would be alb
surd, in these days of complicated
fighting machinery and the immense
number of technical details which sur
round sea warfare. But the men behind
the cruise do expect to form the basis
of a naval reserve of a large number
of men-experts say we ought to have
10O. 900 reserves-who know something
of their duties and have been at least
partially trained in the performance
of them.
If the navy finds that it can handle
5000 men effectively this summer. the
number may be increased next year and
the sphere of activities increased SO as
to include the great lakes, the Gulf OF
Mexico and the Pacific coast.
1t is in order to secure the highest
class of men for this work that the
Navy Department has framed certain
qualifications for the members of the
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ing the good time" provided by law.
If a prisoner is una BILE to read, the
rules are read and explained to him
by a deputy warden or some other
officer
When a prisoner enters the institu-
ton he is placed in the first grade, and
while he maintains this grade is en-
titled to many privileges Misconduct
brings the prisoner down to the second
grade, where the privileges are re-
stricted and continued bad conduct re-
duces him to the third grade. where no
privileges are allowed.
A prisoner who has been reduced is
not restored to the lost grade until
he has at least ninety days good con-
duct record to his credit since his re-
duction. when he may be restored to
the next higher grade at the discretion
of the warden. who must use great
care and restore lost grades only when
the prisoners behavior indicates that
he will henceforth obey the rules.
When a prisoner is admitted to the
penitentiary he is requested to sign an
order authorizing the warden or his
agent to open and read the prisoners
mail; failure to sign such order de-
prives him of the privilege of writing
letters or receiving mail.
Prisoners are permitted to talk to
their cellmates, but only in low tones.
They are not permitted to talk or call
to men in other cells. nor to whistle.
sing of make unnecessary noises. They
are required to wear their outer shirts.
and are not allowed to work in their
undershirts. unless. by special permits
sion, while tending boilers, furnaces.
etc. Taking nap in bed in the day
time is not permitted, except in case of
No alry TO "a
stamps or stationery. except that fur
nished on writing day" is permitted
in the cell.
When prisoner has any necessary
communication to make or request
to present to the warden or deputy
warden he informs his officer, who
makes out a written request for an
audience or states the business for the
prisoner.
When prisoners enter the dollhouse.
dining ROOM chapel or any of the Of
fees of the institution they are re-
CURED to remove their hats. At the
sound of the first bell In the morning
they must rise promptly and sweep out
the cell, then wash their faces and
hands and wait the call for break
fast. At the sound of the bell they
step promptly out Of the cell, and al the
command of the guard march out into
the corridor, and in formation march
to the dining room.
A signal is sounded at o'clock pm.
and the prisoner Is required to retire
promptly. All conversation ceases as
soon as the light in the cell is turned
out. The prisoner places his shoes and
clothing where they can be plainly
seen.
Religion. services are held at the
penitentiary. both for Protestants and
Catholics. Preceding the general serv-
ice in the Protestant chapel there is
a prayer meeting, beginning at
o'clock and continuing an hour. I'm
mediately after chapel services the
in the Catholic chapel. and twice a
month the prisoners of that religion
are given the opportunity to receive
the regular instructions.
There Is band and orchestra at the
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in this or any other country, in which
5000 "cits" will be drilled on nine bat
tleShips of the reserve fleet in all the
The handling of small guns under fire,
the manipulation of dispatc boats, the
technique of landing squads, wigwag-
ging and other forms of signaling-in
short, all the duties which the nation
will expect it's landsmen to perform
in the event of naval warfare will be
taught; and it is the hope and expec-
tation of the department officials that
the men who enroll for this cruise will
pick up at least the rudiments of sea-
and naval practice.
The idea of the Naval Plattsburg"-
for this is. in a phrase. what the train
ing cruise will amount to-was born
of the success which attended the
army's experiments along similar lines.
IF the army could train civilians to
be soldiers, why can't we train them to
be sailors?" was the query which oc-
Cured to navy officials, and. with the
idea once planted. the only thing re-
was It's logical fulfllment.
To Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt belongs the credit for the
basic idea and the not incons:derabie
amount of detail incident to it's de-
velopment. Under his direction nine
battlcships of the reserve feet have
been detailed for the cruise, and Au-
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Tnr, B13' SHIPS WHICH Will CAREY CIVILIAn SAILORS

the civilians and at the same time will
assure the safe handling of the ships.
The first two weeks of the cruise
will be in the nature of a preliminary
training in naval discipline and the
duties of man-owarsman. The
civilians will become acclimated dur
ing this time to their duties. Will I'M
derstand the orders issued them and
will be more competent to handle the
vessels during the final fortnight, when
they will work under conditions as
nearly as possible Stimulating actual
warfare.
At the completion OF the first two
weeks work the training squadron VIII
proceed to Newport, where. in con-
junction with the entire Atlantic Meet,
it will participate in the annual war
game" which will be played this
summer on a far larger scale than ever
before. For six days the civilian sail
ors will participate in attacks upon
various points along the coast, VIII
learn how to handle their guns ard
their duties they would be ex-
pected to do during a naval campaign
and will get taste of what war
means on the sea-all without the
slightest danger to themselves.
When the war game is over the ships
of the training squadron will return
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gust Is these vessels will sail with
their complement of regular sailors and
civilians from six of the eastern sea-
ports for the first portion of the cruise.
Two of the ships will leave from Bos-
ton, one from Narragansett bay, two
from New York, one from Philadelphia.
one from Norfolk and one from either
Charleston or New Orleans, dependent
upon the number of applications re-
ceived from the residents of these sec
tons
1t is not intended that the vessels
comprising the training squadron shall
be manned solely by the civilians. That
would not be just to the landsmen and
might prove very costly to the navy.
Each ship will carry nucleus naval
crew of 300 regular sailors, who will
really run the boats. attend to the
stocking and undertake the other very
arduols and semi-technical labors
which civilians cannot be expected to
handle, at least during the earlier part
of the training There will also be a
suitable quota of officers provided to
handle the executive duties aboard ship
and to drill the civilians in their duties.
In this manner the 300 volunteers on
each ship will be assured not only of
competent supervision and excellent
drill masters. but will also benefit from
association with men who have been in
the service for number of years and
know all the ropes, both literal and
fgurative. This. in the opinion of Navy
Department officials, will be productive
of mutual benefit to the sailors and
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ran away, yes. but I'll promise to be
good for six months if you will agree
to be easy with yours truly.
IT know you are a man of your word,
Dick. and 1t would be unfair to exact
a pledge from you or any one else
under the present circumstances" Mr..
Morgan replied. But some day when
the going looks good you might stay
and always thereafter you would re-
greet the pledge you gave. We cannot
Negotiate at this juncture. 1t wouldn't
be fair to you"
"Of course" Dick said. in some sur
prise if not embarrassment. you will
dress me in stripes and load me with
irons?"
"TIl do neither" Mr.. Morgan an
swered Show Dick" he ordered one
of the guards. ito the rock cell at the
far end of the CORRIDOR
Openly disguised. "Old Dick" walked
away NO chains. no stripes" Mr..
Morgan called after him. Just quiet
little vacation with a hammer and a
fresh assortment of rocks every morn
ing.
.'Old Dick" hidden from sight, broke
rock for a month No prisoner knew
of his return. Then, one morning,
looking exactly like 1000 or more other
men, he was slipped into the parade
to the breakfast room. His rear
neiehbors. mere bankers and train rob-
bers. did not know him. The incident,
alive with sensation, bursting with
dramatics, so "Old Dick" imagined.
was over.
going on behind the tiers of stone and
grated windows and guards OF a gov
eminent penitentiary The warden of
such an institution must match his
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TO their home ports and the final
week of the cruise will be devoted to
working out, with the assistance of
the Coast Artillery Corps and the
various motor boat organizations which
the Navy Department has recently
built up, problems concerning local
defense. This final week is looked
forward to by navy officials as being
the most important of the entire trip,
not only because the men will by that
time be at least partially seasoned to
their work and will understand how to
obey orders intelligently, but also be-
cause in tinie of war the men who take
the cruise will be stationed along the
coast in approximately the same posi-
tons as they will occupy during the
last week of the cruise.
To illustrate: The ship which sails
from Norfolk and which will carry the
volunteers from Virginia. North Caro-
lima. Maryland and the District of Co
lumbia will, at the completion of the
war game, be sent to Hampton
roads and the men will there be drilled
in the actual problems foreseen by the
Navy Department in the event of a
ma val attack upon Chesapeake bay.
Should such an attack actually be
made the Navy Department will have
the names of at least a small number
of men who are familiar with their
duties and, what is more to the point,
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"Our most troublesome prisoners are
those who are ignorant or who cannot
control their tempers. Many of the pris-
oners before coming here never learned
to work. Now working is largely, if not
entirely. matter of habit. Men are sent
here who were never taught to start a
task and finish it. They never saw the
other side of the shield. They get into
some relation with the guards or officials.
however. and slowly come to understand
that humanity made to work and be
useful When that knowledge penetrates
their minds. though criminal vagabonds,
they actually become decent men.
"A convict barber shsves me every
day. He was a wild young fellow in the
southwest. All that he ever knew in
those days was TO drink and fight He
killed somebody and was sentenced for
life from territory that was not Yet
ready OF be state. He has been here six
teen years and has sound ideas about all
personal and public questions. Learning
to read and write in prison and getting
the viewpoint of normal men. he has be-
come, even If he is in the penitentiary, a
good citizen.
Il do not intend to venture into the
never ending debate over heredity and
environment. but my experience has
compelled me to believe that a boy of
an honest family may grow up among
thieves and be a thief, but that blood
Will tell If he ever falls in among the
right kind of people. The theories Of
reform and punishment run together in
modern prisons.
odd criminals do occasionally for
sake their ways. They have thought
the matter out coherently and have con:
cluded that they are not smart enough
to beat or cheat the law. Such a case
came before me not long ago. A yegg-
man. sixty-four years old. had served
six terms in prison. His mother always
believed that he would change his
scheme of life. She kept her little farm
for him. but when she died, at eighty
years of age. he was again in the peni.
Tertiary
Appealing to us for pardon. he told
said Crime, for those who engage in
was long time finding it out, but am
l have never said until now
that ! was through. I give my word
this time, and my word Is good. no mat
ter what l may have BEEN We ship
ped him to the little farm in the east.
1t was an experiment. but feel that IL
will come out all right"
When the prisoner has completed his
term of imprisonment he is given a suit
Of clothes, IS in cash and a railroad
ticket to his former home or to the
place where he was tried and convicted.
Several of the manufacturers and meat
packers in st. Louis and Kansas City
give employment to the men. and, ac-
,ording to Mr.. Morgan. have notified
him that they will give every man .
;hance who means to do right
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tiary building. Their names are taken,
the length of their respective terms
and number is given each of them
by which he is known during confine-
mont. The barber shop is next visited,
each man is given "A shave or haircut,
AS Is needed. The line is in movement
again and soon the men are in the
clothing department, where all of their
personal clothing is taken from them
and prison garments distributed. A
bath follows. after which the prison
clothing is donned and the prison life
begins.
Each prisoner admitted to the insti-
tuition Ia furnished with a book con-
tanning the rules that are to govern
his conduct during his term of impris-
onment. He is instructed to read and
study these rules carefully, because only
by strict and Cheerful! obedience to
them can prisoner remain in the
f1-st grade. earn the privileges attached
thereto and shorten his term by earn
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training cruise, qualifications designed
to weed out the incompetents, the I'M
trained and the unintelligent. In the
first place. every man who takes the
cruise must be a citizen of the United
States. between the ages of nineteen
and forty-five. This eliminates for
eigners who might seek to obtain naval
secrets and insures a body of men at
the best age for grasping details.
In addition, every applicant must pass
a prescribed physical examination and
must qualify in one of the following
classes: Graduate undergraduate of
a college, university or technical school.
or the possessor of a high school edu-
cation; pilot or pilots apprentice; serv-
ice on any merchant vessel Gncludin &
fishing vesseD in any capacity for six
months or more; or six months ex-
periences as a machinist. boilerma ker.
shipfitter, coppersmith, carpenter, cleo
trician, engineer, fireman. telegrapher
or radio operator.
The only expense incident to the cruise
will be transportation to the port from
which the applicant will sail and a
deposit of $50 to cover cost of board
during the cruise and provide the nee
essary outfit of clothing. Should the
actual cost of board and outfit be less
than the amount of the deposit-Navy
Department officials figure it will come
to about s25-the difference will be re-
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the most part the prisoners engage in
whispered conversation or remain quiet.
There il is" breaks forth some pris-
oner who has been TO the penitentiary
before. as he points out of the window
of the car to IA tall smokestack rising
high over the prison buildings. which
sits upon high hill.
The car in which the prisoners have
ridden is switched off from the regular
train at Kansas City and is pulled by
an engine all the way into the peni-
Tertiary grounds. The big steel gates
ciang shut behind the engine and car
and the trip is ended.
Guards of the institution. headed by
the deputy warden, meet the car. The
prisoners are lined up, two abreast,
and marched into the main peniten-