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The New York herald., 1920-01-23
SAYS ARMY PRISON
USES TORTURE PENS
Civil Liberties Bureau Changes
Cruelties to conscientious
Objectors' in West.
CAPTIVES MUST STAND UP
Commandant of California Barracks
Says Cages Are Necessary
for Discipline.

Torture OF conscientious objectors con-
fined in the military prison on Alcatraz
Island, in the bay of san Francisco, Cal.
was charged yesterday in statement
issued by the National Civil Liberties
Bureau, No. Al Union square. Albert de
Silver. director of the bureau, left inn
mediately for Washington to lay the evil
dence before the Secretary of War.
Information on which the Civil Liberties
Bureau bases its charges was furnished
by the Labor Defence League of San
Francisco. The charge is TO the effect
that iron torture chambers have been in
stalled in the prison for conscientious OBJ
iectors. Colonel r. d. Johnson, executive
officer of the prison, is alleged TO be re-
sponsible for the innovation.
The statement says, in part
Robert Simmons, a conscientious OBJ
iector to war; serving ten year sentcn ce,
after being kept in solitary confinement
vas transferred to the latest torturing de-
vice in which he is at present kept. un-
able to sit down. lie down or fully stand
I: is practically an iron straightjacket
into which the prisoner is squeezed. The
walls are iron, with the top consisting of
iron bars. The dimensions of this torture
chamber are six feet high by twenty-three
inches by one foot. 1t is absolutely dark
inside, the only air obtainable being from
the top of the cage.
This cage is so made that it fits into
the cell of the prisoner. When the cell
door is closed it forms the fourth side OF
the cage.
-Four Of these iron cages were manu-
factured in the prison machine shop by
order of Colonel Johnson. 1t is believed
that they will be used for four conscien-
tious objectors. known as 'Absolutists,
those who absolutely refuse to connect
themselves in any way with military re-
quirements.
1.-THE four absolutists are Simmons, who
is at present confined: Grosser Rodolph
and Dart Dart. IL is significant. had
served his sentence. but despite the re-
quests that he be released, since his time
had expired. was kept at Alcatraz. He
refused to work because his time had ex-
pired, for which he was retired and sem
fenced to serve an additional year.
'It was furthermore learned that those
prisoners kept in solitary confinement
and Simmons were absolutely ignored
insofar as medical attention was con-
cerned."
The New York herald., 1920-01-23
MARRIED ONLY FOUR MEN,"
HER ANGRY COURT PLEA

when Edna j. Epple, twenty-four years
old. of No. AIS Suydam street, Brooklyn,
was arraigned before County Judge Nc
Dermott yesterday on the charge of
bigamy, she admitted the crime. but dis
agreed with District Attorney Lewis as
to the number Of men she married.
For the present I ask that n plea of
not guilty be entered" said District At
torney Lewis. am undecided what bail
to ask. She has married five different
times
"That is not So" broke in the woman
'T married only four men," She held UP
her hand with four fingers outstretched
II beg your pardon, / take your word
for it," said the Prosecutor.
Bail was liked at $500 and date for
trial will be set later.
The New York herald., 1920-01-23
100000 VACCINATIONS
RED CROSS TASK IN RUSSIA

RIGA. Thursday (by the Associated
Press).-The largest single vaccination
task ever undertaken in Europe is being
started By the American Red Cross in the
Of Dvinsk More than -four
hundred thousand vaccinations are TO b.
performed i'm an effort to prevent the
spread of smallpox. which has broken out
in bad form in the province of Latgalia
Unless localized ~ Is feared the disease
will spread northward throughout the
Baltic states and southward throughout
Poland.
The New York herald., 1920-01-23
Wear Nightcap and Avoid Colds,
Says Physician at the McAlpin
Dr. George X BreSfod of Dayton Ohio, Tells of Benefits
from Keeping the Head and Ears Warm While
Seeping-Arrvas at Hotels

Nightcaps. the plain old woollen va
riety, either red white or blue. placed
squarely over the head and tied around
the ears and under the chin. will do more
to prevent and alleviate colds than any
kind of medicine, according TO DIR. George
X. Brelsford, of Dayton, Ohio. who is at
the Hotel McAlpin. lie said yesterday
that he had been preaching the doctrine OF
nightcap wearing in Dayton for several
weeks and that his friends in the medical
profession agreed with him that they
were the best influenza, cold and grip
chasers.
DIR. Brelsford was busy telling a score Of
persons in the lobby of the hotel that
they should buy nightcaps and throw
away pills
at is natural he said, THAT ~ YOU
should 60 ont into this wntry air without
a hat ON your head YOU would catch cold
and possibly influenza. Most persons
sleep with their windows open. What Is
The New York herald., 1920-01-23
PARTIAL EMBARGO PLACED ON
FREIGHT EAST OF BUFFALO

A partial embargo on shipments o.
freight from the West TO points east or
Buffalo, was imposed yesterday by A.
r. Hardin. Regional Director of Rail
roads. as the result OF severe snowstorms
and cold, weather. which have seriously
hampered railroad traffic in New York
State during the last week.
only perishabe freight. live stock. coal
and few other essential commodities
are being accepted from the West. The
embargo is not expected TO last more
than few days. unless the weather again
becomes severe
The New York herald., 1920-01-23
Yesterdays Fires.

1Io A. NJ, No. 1889 Broadway; Martin Healy;
2:io a. NJ. No. % West Seventy fifth street
Irving Flatto considerable.
r. NJ, No, ~ wall street: the America n
Sugar Refining Company: trifing
3:i5 T. NJ, No. 452 West Fiftieth street. Lewis
PREGNANT triflng.
: $3.50 r.. NJ, 40. 127 East 18th street: NOT
$50 p. 81. No. is Pitt street; W. Fl. Cord;
- r. M.,. No. 1901 Madison avenue: Harold
500 =. M.. no. ga Henry street; Douglas Robin
son: trifling.
a:ao y. ~. No G5i west isst street: United
Eyeriass Company not learned
9.2a T. ~. Forty sixth street aud Madison ave.
nue: Nitl-Jarlton Hotel not learned.
1O:fO r. NJ, No. $50 East Fortyfourth street;
The New York herald., 1920-01-23
COLD WAVE FAILS TO ARRIVE
AS SNOWFALL COVERS CITY

The ANTICIPATED cold wave from the
West failed TO materiaize yesterday. In
stead there was light snowfall. approx-
imately about an inch. Tho forecast Of
the Weather Bureau for today is for rain
or continued snow, with the chances in
favor OF rain. No extreme cold weather is
looked for
In Southern New Jersey there Is more
zee this year than the Oldest inhabitants
can remember for years. In the vicinity
Of Cape May skating is at present the
popular mode OF travel.
The New York herald., 1920-01-23
Iron Cages Necessary. Says Commandnnt
Of Prison.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Thursday
Iron cages so constructed that the occu-
pant is compelled to stand are used at
The Aicatraz Island Disciplinary Barracks
inpartially as discipline for all prisoners
who refuse to work, and only during
working hours, Colonel ]. 3. Mcdonald,
comrnandant Of the prison, said in COM
menting on charges of the Civil Liberties
Bureau.
All prisoners sent TO the barracks are
sentenced TO labor. he said and when
they refuse they are compelled to stand
up during the seven hour working day.
This form of discipline, he said, was in
use in many prisons
He said the charge that the medical
needs of prisoners were ignored was false.
The New York herald., 1920-01-23
Church to Have
Roof Garden
Especial Despatch to the Herald

PITTSBURG. Pa. Thursday.-A church
that will attract It's members as well as
seekers after the light is planned by the
West End Christian Church. at Highland
avenue and Alder street. With this de-
termination in view, the trustees an
nounced today that new edifice to cost
half million dollars, with a roof garden
and a dormitory for its members. would
be built Immediately.
The new church will be six stories high
and steeples and spires will be absent.
All funds set aside for the building will
be used to make the church auditoriums
and roof garden places where the mem
bers of the congregations will find pleas
ure of a clean and wholesome nature.
The dormitories will be rented TO young
men. particularly young students.
The New York herald., 1920-01-23
Embargo Also Placed on Canadian
Freight 10 United stntcs.

NIAGARA FALLS. Ont. Thursday
Officials here were notified today that an
embargo has been placed on Canadian
freight passing over the Michigan Central
Railroad to the New York Central lines
The order does not affect the Grand
Trunk Railway. which is moving freight
freely across the border.
The New York herald., 1920-01-23
Lecture for B,oomingdale Nursery.

Dr. Frank r. Oastler is to give a lee
ture on "Wri West and Wild Animal
Life from Alaska TO Mexico in benefit
of The Biooningdale Day Nursery Asso-
citation. No. So West Ninety-sevcnth street,
Sunday night at half-past eight o'clock
at tho Hotel Plaza 10 will be illustrated
with photographs Dr oastler has taken
Of animal life. He will show photographs
and describe also the glaciers. mountains,
rivers and waterfalls or the continent.
The New York herald., 1920-01-23
METHODIST BISHOPS HOME
IN C0REA is BURNED

SEOUL, Corca. Wednesday. January
2i-At midnight last night the home OF
Bishop Herbert WEIGH was burned. The
Bishop and Mrs. Welch ped by means
Of a ladder. but lost all their belongings.
Bishop Welch is the chief representa-
tive i'm Corea of the Methodist Board OF
Foreign Missions OF tho United States.
The New York herald., 1920-01-23

ST. REGtS-Mr. and Mrs. De Forest Candee
Hampstead. L. L.. Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Sheafer
Mrs v. X Davis Boston. Mass Mr. and Mrs.
William *. Prentice, Princeton. y. j., aud Mr..
and Mrs Thomas rrehn. Passaic. n. \.
WALDORF ASTORIA Elmer ". Cooper Cha
mite. Kan; Miss Eleanor X. Burdick. Providence
Mr.. and Mrs W ". Stackhouse. Greenfield. Ohio.
Mr., aud Mrs. Eliot Spading. Endicott. n. v. and
Mcit,piN Eugene T. Aiexandrc. New Haven
Miss Jane A. Montgomery. Eairmount W. Va,
Mr.. aud Mrs. r. ". rbayer. Baltimore. and r.. G.
Patterson. Chattanooga.
.CLARIbGFrw. n. Mac Arthur, Pittsburg: y.
and and 'EeGF|' T' ~ Richards. Baitimcrc' D''
/, fMPERtAt Mr.. ard Mrs. II J. Bright Fit,s-
vn.I Nr. and Mrs. A. S. MAY. philgdelphia ps
Mr. and Mrs T ~ Gibbs. Buffalo. ~ ". Mr..
Mrs y W Martin. Wsrnersvllle, Ia.
VANDERBIIT-A. y. Cowau, Dctroit;. H.. l..
Sanders San Francisco L. ~. Richter, London,
and A. l.. France, Butte. Mont.
The New York herald., 1920-01-23
ARRIVALS IN THE HOTELS.

the difference between catching a cold
lin the daytime or at night? Common
Sense demands that We wear nghtca ps. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31
TT1EFTS OF WHISKY SHIPMENTS
CAUSE HIGHER INSUR lance RATE

One instance came to the attention
OF insurance men last month and
caused quite little ripple in the
pond. Whisky was being shipped for
medicinal purposes in a truck, sur
rounded by a bodyguard.
A man stepped out in a deserted
section of the road and flashed a
badge.
Hold on" he proclaimed. I'm con-
stable here, and 1 think you've got
whisky on that truck" The leader
Of the convoy produced the legal per-
init. The constable collected the per-
mits and looked them over. Instead
Of returning them, he whistled. In
side of two seconds the entire convoy
was covered by a circle of men who
emerged from roadside bushes, with
revolvers in hand. The convoy was
disarmed. The constable and his
fellow highwaymen hoped on the
truck and passed to their undiscov-
cred destination. aided by the permits.
And that's only one case of a num-
Der of similar ones.
Yes. SIR" said the insurance ex-
pert. whisky is becoming more prec-
ious than diamonds, and the first
thing we know the insurance pre-
MUM may even jump above them.
Goodbye. Don't slam that door; the
glass Is cracked"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31

There is a man in Washington who
declares he has a definite mission to
perform. And he does it.
Take a trip to the District Jail some
day with Padre" John Roberts, col
ored mission worker, and see what
Ichange comes over the faces of the
occupants of cells in "murderers'
row." See their expressions change
from surliness to real happiness. I'M
dehled and without alloy"
| For the Padre is perhaps the only
visitor to ''murderers' row. who has
the happy faculty, of taking the mind
of the convicted slayer fnom his posi-
ton. at least for a time.
The Padre has witnessed .dftY ex-
|ecutions in the District jail. A half
hundred times he has paced the muir
|derer's cell, his arm about the Shout
ders of the convicted man. all through
the lonely night before the execution
morn. He has heard the confessions.
the protestations of innocence, the
cries of remorse Of men who in few
short hours were to pay the penalty
for transgressing the law.
True Friend to All.
Padre john" in short. is a true
friend of every man and woman in
There is one man convicted Of muir
der and awaiting execution to whom
the Padre has not spoken Of the life
beyond. That man is LANG Sung
Wan, the Chinaman convicted of one
of the triple murders committed in
the Chinese educational mission.
The mission worker is not quite de-
termined upon which tack to bring
up the subject of eternity with the
Chinaman. He knows the stoicism
with which the Monaghan meets
death and he has a pretty well defined
idea as to the spiritual beliefs of the
Chinese. But some of. these days. the
Padre says. he is going to speak a
word about Jesus to the convicted
Chinese. and he expects to strike
responsive chord in him.
There are eighteen persons occupy
ing cells in ''murderers' row." Five
have already been convicted, and four
are under sentence of death. John
tective Armstrong and ]. j. Mulcare.
lis the one awaiting imposition of
the death sentence.
Woman Hopes for Clemency.
Josephine Berry, colored, is the first
one of the several convicted slayers
to die on the scanold. Sep
TENDER 10 is the time fixed for her ex-
ecution. Josephine has not the slight
est idea that she will meet the death
that Matte Lomax. the only other
woman similarly sentenced in this
city in many years, escaped the gal
lows through executive clemency.
Frank Bowman, colored. slayer OF
Clarence Keefer, was at liberty many
months after the tragedy was enacted
and was captured only because OF in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31

When a person ships whisky for
medicinal use he takes more of a
chance Of loss through theft than in
shipping practically any other liquid.
This is the substance Of a survey
obtained from several prominent in
surance men, explaining the prevail
ing high insurance rate for medicinal
whisky shipment. or hand. the esti-
mate Is that a gallon of whisky de-
mands an insurance premium OF be-
tween dollar and dollar and half
for a cross-country trip.
Nitroglycerin is high on the fnsur-
ance line, it is declared. but II the
erstwhile beverage and present-day
medicine continues to be subjected to
risk OF theft in shipping, the former
liquids insurance premium may soon
be exceeded by whisky. it is declared.
1t has reached such a stage" de-
clared one local insurance broker.
that the date of shipping and the
designation. as far as possible, Is hid
den behind veil of secrecy.
When a druggist or legal whisky
dispensarian orders his medicine. he
does not hear anything further Of the
shipping operation until a delivery
truck drives up in front of his door
and starts unloading the cases"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31
YOUR B A B Y
CARE AND TRAINING
A series Of articles prepared
especially for The Star by the
United states Public Health
Service.
Keepiug the Baby Well.


To keep a baby well is much easier
than to cure him when he becomes
sick.
Tn a room crowded with strange
neonle there always is likely to be
some one who is suffering from a
catching disease, or who may have
come from a home where such a dis
casa ia present. For that reason a
little. baby should be kept away from
| crowds and from crowded places In
order to protect him from exposure to
disease.
disease germs in their mouths. They
40 an adult no harm. But in kissing
a baby on the mouth these germs
NAV be transferred to the baby's ten
| der mouth and make him Ill or even
xii, him. kissing the baby on the
mouth, even by his own mother,
should not be permitted.
Ily to mean a big cold in a little baby.
Any one suffering from a cold. cough
or sore throat should remain away
from a Young child. If the nursing
mother catches a cold she should
sprav her nose and throat with an
lantiseptic solution and take every pre-
caution against injecting her little
one.
! Whooping cough is another very
dangerous disease for young children.
| Each year ten thousand or more young
| children die Of this disease, the greater
number Of them being babies under
three years of age. If the whooping
cough does not kill the long period
Of Coughing, lasting sometimes for
months. makes the child so weak and
III that he takes other diseases more
readily.
tuberculosis: All children are ex-
tremely susceptible to tuberculosis.
II is especially fatal. Few infants
survive when sucked by. tuberculous
mothers. Breathing or coughing ir
the baby's face. kissing the baby and
the use Of the same eating utensils
are some Of the commoner methods
culous parents should be carefully
guarded against infection, and. II pos
| sible. should be removed from such
opportunity Of contact.
other dangerous diseases for young
children are measles. diphtheria and
scarlet fever. often they leave chill
dren suffering from sore eyes. run
ming ears or other permanent in
LURES. And always the younger the
child the greater the chances he will
die
To keep baby we'll give him regu-
lar systematic care; keep him away
from crowds and away from sick peo-
pie and every possible exposure tc
sickness or disease.
Questions relating to baby care and
to problems Of maternal and child
Health will be answered by experts
LOT the United States public health
service Address Baby Health Editor
United States Public Health Service
Washington, D. c. Please mention
this newspaper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31
JAIL INMATES FACING DEATH
COMFORTED BY PADRE JOHN

formation furnished by colored
woman. 1t is generally believed Bow
mans last hope Of saving himself
from death on the gallows Septem-
Der % has. disappeared.
Charles Price, also colored, has a
longer lease on life. the court having
decreed that he shall die on the scat
fold in November. 1t is said he prob
ably will get stay of execution for
a short period at least.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31
JAPANESE FLYER KILLED.

TOXIC. August 30.-Lieut. Yama-
gaia, a widely known Japanese avia-
tor. was killed while making . flight
here today.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-04
age crop in Western Kansas must
mature in not to exceed 100 days.
THE FARMER MUST BE HEARD

The world is at last awakening to
the fact that the men who produce
the things that sustain human life are
Just as entitled to a fair recompense
for their work as is the man who
operates a turning lathe or sits at a
desk
The farmer has raised his voice.
And he is being heard He is deter
mined to have hand in the choice or
national delegates and in shaping the
platforms of the big political parties
in the Forthcoming presidential con
ventions.
Like the railroad men and the steel
men and the capitalist, he Will pre-
sent his claims and use his collective
influence to see that farmers inter
ests are protected What he says will
not be treated lightly, for in his hand
he carries a ballot of several million
votes.
The Weekly Kansas City Star is an
active exponent of farmers rights.
With its network of news conmunica-
lions, it is first to expose any condi-
ton or trend of affairs reacting to
the advantage or disadvantage OF
farmers 1t does more than publish
facts-it indicates how those facts
will affects markets and how they will
work out in relation to crop prices
grain grading schemes, foreign de
mands, banking methods and the
farmers pocketbook. Adv It.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-04
Kansas Woman Was Treated Success
fully by DIR. o. A Johnson of
Kansas City, Mo-

Mrs. Fred Campbell, 3O6 n. 5th ST.,
Hiawtha, Kansas, had cancer on her
cheek which she states is now com
plete1y cured by DR. O. A. johnson,
we11-known cancer specialist of Kan
sas City, Mo. Mrs. Campbell says:
ssIn 1900 small sore came on
my cheek. A doctor who was
boarding with US said it was a
cancer He prescribed and heal
ed it, but in two months it broke
out again. then tried two more
local doctors, but each time it
broke out again, and soon became
running sore. Ny general
health was much impaired. When
we learned of DR. johnson my
friends urged me to see him at
once. I was under his treatment
three weeks, and returned home
cured. It has been over 10 years,
and no sign of the cancer return
ing. DR. johnson looked after my
general health Also
DR.. johnson has published a re-
markabIe book called ssCancer Truths
being statement of his theories and
experiences in treating cancer with
out the knife. Purely medicinal meas
ures only are employed; that is, ex-
ternaI applications to destroy the
cancer and internal medication to pur-
ify the blood This book will be sent
gladly to any cancer sufferer, or If
you have a friend suffering from that
dread disease, write for it today.
Simply address DR.. O. A. johnson
Suite 500, 1924 Main ST., Kansas City
Mo- Adv. It.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-04

seed contains some of the bitter taste
that makes sweet sorghum seed poor
stock feed, even when ground The
average results at the Fort Hays Ex-
pertinent Station for the last five
years give the following yields: Red
Amber produced 1913 tons of silage
per acre while Shrock kafir produced
6.S tons per acre Feterita produced
Is bushels per acre and Shrock kafir
40 bushels per acre. Shrock kafir re-
quires about 10 days to mature while
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-04
SHROCK KAFIR

Shrock kaf1r is called a t<kafir' but
it is sweet sorghum with a short
stalk and slightly sweet juice. 1t
produces less forage than Kansas
Orange in the eastern part of Kansas
and less than red Amber cane in the
western part of Kansas. AS grain
producer it has a brown seed and is
already classed on the market as cane
seed, rather than a grain, since its
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-04
NOTICE

There will be Republican delegate
convention held at the court house at
Wa-Keeney, Kansas, on March 9Th,
for the purpose of electing three del
egates and three alternates to the
State Convention at Salina, Kansas,
on March 31st, three delegates and
three a1ternates to the congressional
convention to be held at Beloit on
April 21st.
The township caucuses will be held
in the different townships on Wednes-
day, March 3rd.
County Central Committee