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The mirror., 1921-08-04
TEMPLE STONES THAT MAY BE-
COME HEARTH STONES

Cable reports recently stated that Har-
borough Rocks, one of the best-known of
the so-caled "Druid Circles" of England,
would be- broken up and used by a COM
pany for building homes.
The reports bring to mind what might
be termed the fight for survival" of the
monuments and works of art of past ages
against the activities of later generations.
During the dark ages priceless marble
statues by Praxiteles and other Greek
masters of sculpture were burned to make
lime. In northern Africa and Asia Minor,
in numerous places where classical ruins
are found, beautifully chiseled stones
physical symbols of ''the glory that was
Greece and the grandeur that was Rome"
have been built into the uncouth huts of
the natives. The smaller stones from
"Druid Circles" and avenues" lying on
the surface of the ground, ready quarried,
have long fallen prey to nearby peasants
in all the countries in which they occur.
Even the Stonehenge, on Salisbury Plain,
England, famous as the greatest of the
supposed Druid temples and one of the
most striking of the uninscribed monu-
ments of the world, has not entirely
escaped the hand of the vandal The
larger monoliths are too massive for easy
removal, but some of the smaller stones
have disappeared and are reported to have
been built into bridges and mill dams of
the adjacent countryside.
Relatively small stone circles and
parallel rows of monoliths known as
avenues" are numerous in England,
Wales, Scotland and Ireland. They also
are found in numbers in western Europe,
especially in France, and to a lesser
degree in northern Africa, and in southern
The mirror., 1921-08-04

to reload by muttering to themselves:
Fire one!'
"'If l wasn't gunner l wouldn't be
here'
"'Fire two'
"'If wasn't gunner 1 wouldn't be
here
"'Fire three'" and so on until the re-
quired number of guns had been fired.
Saluting between different powers is not
by any means a mere matter of courtesy,
and on more than one occasion interna-
tional difficulties of most serious order
have been precipitated by the failure of
one power to salute another. Our country
would regard it an insult if foreign
vessel failed to give the salute it ought
to give when it meets one of our vessels.
There is no mere matter of FORM in the
salutes.
The number of guns to be fired for
various persons is regulated and graduated
in this most careful way. A Consul has
but seven guns fired for him, and no
salute to an individual is allowable in
the presence of the President. 1t is of in
terest to know that on the Fourth of July
at every military post in the United States
there is a national salute fired. This con-
sists of one gun for each State in the
Union. AT no other time is this national
salute fred.-Selected.
The mirror., 1921-08-04
NOTICE TO INMATES

Each inmate is accorded the privilege of
sending one paper home, or to friends free of
charge. To do this you should write your
own name and register number and the name
and address of the person you wish to send
the paper to, and hand same to your officer.
If you desire to send more than one paper,
each additional copy will be charged for at
the rate of so cents year.
The paper delivered to your cell each week
must be kept clean, and should be folded in
M Ss foot of Tor SeS on he
lowing the day which it is delivered to
your cell.
The mirror., 1921-08-04

There is no day born but comes like
stroke of music into the world, and sings
itself all the way through. We need not
join in the music, and help it along, un-
less we choose. We can make discords and
strike all sorts of jarring notes instead.
But the day-music is there; and it is our
own fault if we miss it.-Great Thoughts.
The mirror., 1921-08-04
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OLD

With this issue THE MIRROR enters its
thirty-ffth year. Its start back in 1887,
was an event in prison history, being the
second adventure of the kind in the
world. A paper was issued at the Wis
consin State Prison sometime before the
birth of our publication but was not con-
tinued for any length of time. The ap-
pearance of a prison published paper
caused much comment throughout the
United States and, we are sorry to say,
some adverse criticism by Minnesota pub
fishers, and at one time it looked as
though our paper would be discontinued,
but it lived through the attack of the per-
vert and misguided, and is now known by
many people throughout the world as each
week papers are sent to Canada, Norway,
Honolulu, Finland and China, as we'll as
large mailing list in the states.
In looking over the issues of the past
year we find that the population on
August 1st, 1920, was SO4. The largest
number of inmates during the twelve
months just passed was S49, and the lowest
was 743. On October 18th, 1920, all the
women prisoners were transferred from
the prison to the Women's Reformatory
at Shakopee, also during this month two
electrically heated pancake griddles were
installed in the inmates kitchen. Deputy
The mirror., 1921-08-04
TWENTY-ONE GUNS AND OUR
PRESIDENT


States receive salute of twenty-one guns
when he goes aboard a war vessel !?
Probably very few people of the United
States could give the real reason why the
salute consists of twenty-one guns instead
of more or less. Always the number is
twenty-one, and it is worth while to know
the why and wherefore of all this. The
practice of firing salutes of all kinds does
not obtain as it once did. We are told
that in the early part of the seventeenth
century there were so many salutes fired
on British vessels that complaint was made
because of the ammunition wasted in this
way. Salutes were fired when the wives
of officers came on board and when they
left the vessel. Many salutes were fired
when vessels passed each other and on all
sorts of occasions. We are told that at
banquet on board ship so many rounds
were fired when toasts to the king were
drunk that change of weather was eff
fected. At another time, in 1878, there
were "three cheers, seven guns and trum-
pets sounding" when some women visitors
left the ship. The most distinguished
ladies receive no such salutes today. The
practice of firing salutes made such SER
icus inroads on the country's ammunition
that the Duke of York prepared table
of the number of salutes that should be
fired, and for whom they should be fired.
The royal salute was limited to twenty
one guns, and it is this precedent that
today gives the President of the United
States salute of twenty-one guns when
he goes aboard naval vessel. The King
of England receives the same salute. In
fact, the salutes to rulers are now gov
erned by International regulation, which
is strictly observed. While, however, it
is the royal salute to the King of Eng
land in Great Britain, the royal salute to
the King-Emperor in India is 1O1 guns.
How did the salute originate? We are
told that it had its origin in wish to
show certain friendliness to the vessels
of a foreign power. In the olden days it
required several minutes to load gun,
and when the guns of a vessel were fired
it was momentarily disarmed. In this
way its friendly trust in, the strange YES
sci was~manifested. Of the exact manner
of saluting one writer says:
Between the rounds, before the days
of rapid-fre guns, the old chief gunners
used to walk up and down, pausing be-
tween ordering the fire. 1t was general
ly supposed that they regulated their orders
so as to give the men exactly enough time
The mirror., 1921-08-04
QUERIES
NOTICE TO INMATES

For the beneht OF any inmates who appre-
cste and see the opportunity that their spare
hours give toward means of self education
through correspondent school courses, study of
good literature, acquiring an education in our
tion in connection with their work in our var
ious departments will herewith be privileged
to use the Query" column. You well
come to send in any queries of serious interest
laboration of Miss Miriam E. Cary, Super
visor of Institutional Libraries, will gladly
endeayor to supply the requested information.
NOTICE-In order to regulate the conduct
of this column inmates must sign their name,
register number and lock number to all queries
submitted for publication Inmates names, of
course, will not be published, only the initials
of each querist being used.-Editor.
O:-Why do many persons half in jest
and half in earnest, knock on wood as
preventive of misfortune ?-S. d.
A:-Because there was at one time a
general belief that trees and humanity
were allied in close bonds of union, and
that certain trees had healing qualities.
1t was customary for person afflicted
with disease to take a wooden string of
his left loosely to the limb of a tree, then
slip it out and hasten homeward without
casting glance back, the belief being that
touching it. Thus from tree it has be-
come common practice to touch any article
made of wood to ward off misfortune.
O:-Why is the 10Th century sometimes
referred to as the most tragic century in
history y?-O. F.
A:-This century is called Tragic
Century" on account of great number of
deaths occurring in it. Whole world was
swept by plaques throughout the hundred
years. Pestilence nearly depopuated
China and ragged throughout Germany,
Holland, Italy, Spain, England, France
and Russia. The sweating sickness
which broke out in England in 1906
caused the death of nearly one-half the
population of the large cities of that coun-
try. Century was also noted for its many
wars.
OILS it true that toad can live for
months without air?-F. G.
Astrological survey says that, during
the winter season when it is in state of
Information, toad may live for hours
perhaps days, without air. In summer
when its system is active it will die in a
few minutes if deprived of air.
O:-What countries have taken over
the German colonies in Africa ?-F M.
A:---Former German colonies in Afri-
ca were conquered by allies and are now
controlled chiefly by Great Britain, France,
Belgium and South Africa.
NOTICE-All inmates using the Query Col
umn and desiring more detailed information to
their queries are invited to use the splendid
reference books in library to be had on
request. The International Text Books are
especially complete in their information ON
techinal subjects. Consult the Reference USE
full Arts, Literature, Chemistry, Biography and
Science divisions of library catalogue for
diversified suhiects
The mirror., 1921-08-04

NOTICE-Contribution submitted to THE
MIRROR for publication must be absolutely
original; if not original, proper credit must
be given, if known; if writer's name is not
known, it should be so specified by said con-
tributor. Should contributor fail to comply
with this request he will henceforth be dropped
from THE MIRRORS contributing staff
Approved by WARDEN. Editor
The mirror., 1921-08-04

"Give us not men like weathercocks that
change with every wind, but, men like
mountains, who change the wind them
selves"
The mirror., 1921-08-04

A wise man knows his own ignorance;
a fool thinks he knows everything.-C.
Simmons
The mirror., 1921-08-04
CHURCH NOTICE

CHURCH NOTICE
Services in the Prison Chapel at nine o'clock
every Sunday morning, Protestant and Catho-
lie service every alternate Sunday. Rev. G.. E..
Benson and Rev. FIR. Corcoran, Chaplains.
The mirror., 1921-08-04

By the streets of "by and by" one ar
rives at the house of "never"-Cervantes.
The mirror., 1921-08-04

THE MIRROR is weekly paper published in
in 1887 by the prisoners and is edited and
managed by them. 1t aims to be home news
paper; to encourage moral and Intellectual i'm
provement among the prisoners; to acquaint
the public with the true status of the prisoner
to disseminate pathological information and to
aid in dispelling that prejudice which has ever
been the bar sinister to fallen mans self
redemption.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-25
SCHOOL MEN Of
CH|CKASHA. WILL
ATTEND MEETING
Austin and Montgomery Named by
Governor az Delegates to
Southern Educational
Association, Aug. i-2.

President q. w. Austin. Oklahoma
college for Women and city superin'
tcndent OF schools. T. T. Montgomery
have been appointed by Governor
Robertson to attend the next nat
Ional meeting OF tie Eouthcrn Educa'
tIonal association to be held at Ash.
enville. n. c. August l to ..
Twelve other delegates were ap
polnted by the 20, crlor on the rec
ommendatIon OF II. II. Wilson. state
superintendent ot schools. They are;
NJ. A. Nash. secretary to Oklahoma
City; President ]. G. Mitchell, Cen
trail state normal school. Edmond:
President A. Linscheld, East central
state normal. Ada; City superintend-
ent: w. G. Masterson, McAlester;
City Superintendent; c. w. Richards,
Ardmore; City Superintendent J. o.
Frederick; City Superintendent; w..
|C. Johnson. Marietta: City Superin'
tendent Hughes p. Davis. Duncan;
City Superintendent NJ. p. Ham
mond, Hogo; City Superintendent
II. G. Faust Shawnee: President
p. Battenberg, Northwestern state
normal, Alva.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-25
WHOLESALE RING
FOR BOOZE SALE
CHARGE 9F.CH|EE
Kansas City officer Gathers Ev'
donce Against Alleged Liquor
Trust; Says Carload
Shipments Made.
By United Press.

By United Press.
Kansas City. July 25.-Evidence
with which he hopes to check ohe
shipment of liquor into Kansas CITY
by the carload was gathered today
by Chief Of Police Edwards.
The police chief stated that a
Pittsburgh booze trust had been car
rying on a wholesale traffic In
lIouor with Kansas City as one OF
its main distributing points. lie
stated that shipments in carload lots
were made here and he claims that
he has the goods on those whe
are the most active in the enter
prise.
Edwards declared that the booze
ring. which he charged, was capitall
zed at a million dollars and that
has been shipping whisky in whole
sale quantities into many OF th'
large cities Of the country.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-25
NATIONAL GUARD
IS To ORGANIZE
ARTILLERY UNIT
Service Battery Is Planned; Re-
cruiting office Opened; Drive
to Continue Here Through
Entire Week.

This is to be National Guard
week in Chickasha. Lieutenant
Tom C. Luster, o. N. g., and Serg-
cant Earnest II. Smith, former re-
cruitlng officer for the regular ar
my here, will be in charge OF the
recruiting office that has been OPP
ened over the Citizens National
bank.
An effort will be made to re-
crult n men for the service battery
of the regiment of artillery OF which
Battery ID is unit The service
battery will be divided In the fol
lowing manner: 55 men In the reg.
mental band and the rest divided
between the wireless and paper
work of the company. The unit
will be mortorized, trucks being fur
nished by the government.
Instruments for the regimenta
band will be furnished by the gov
ernment, in the event the unit II
successfully organized. In addition
the men will be paid for rehearsal
and two men will be placed II
charge of the battery's equipment
They will be paid regular salarie
by the government and will Civ
their full time to looking after tn
battery's property.
Battery d is fully organized an
has passed, the federal inspection
1t is the hope of Captain A. Nobl
Ladd of Battery d as well as thos
who have been detailed to recru
the battery, that the> organizatio
will be speedily filled, thus gi'
ing Chickasha two units Of the {
N. G. artillery.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-25
DIRECTORS MEET
c. OF c. TONIGHT

Tonight at o'clock in the Cham
ber of Commerce rooms, second
floor First National bank building,
the directors Of the organization
will hold special meeting, accord
ing to announcements sent out this
morning by ]. w. Conner, secretary.
The announcements carried no
statement as to the nature OF the
business to be transacted, but the
Importance Of the meeting was
stressed.
The directors are: Ed Foster
G. w. Austin, G. H. Evans, L. c
Hutson, H. A. Stephenson, c. b
Hanna, Dave Hybarger, Ben F. Nor
gan, Alger Melton, Phil G. Kidd
Orin Ashton, Fred M. Frey, A. y
Leeds, J. S. Garner and f. I
/ Chandler.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-25
FOREST FIRE IN
ENGLAND SWEEPS
MUCH TERRITORY
Many Famous Estates Threatened
by BIare Which Has Been Rag
Ing for Three Days; over
10000 Acres Burned.
BY United Press.

by tnitcu ii'nSs
London. July 25.-Fierce fires.
which are menacIng many OF the
famous estates In AberdeenshIrc. con-
tInued to rage today.
The fires started almost three
days ago and having spread to a
point beyond control OF uac fire
fighters. have swept through woods
along n front OF about ten miles. Re-
ports from the district affected state
that practically everything In the
path OF the flames is devastated.
Scores OF homes. many OF them the
fine residences OF famous estates
lie today as smoulderIng ruins.
Herculean efforts were put forth
today by government employees TO
check the blaze. They are working
with the hundreds OF local figf'ters
who turned out in an attempt to
save the district from utter destruc
tion. The blaze is playing over a
district comprising about 10000
acres.
Forest fires also were raging IN
the provinces OF Derrenthe. Limburi
and Amersfort In Holland and II
Italy. Hundreds were engaged In
fighting the blazes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-25
HOT sTOVERS TO
HOLD MEET HERE
ON TUESDAY EVE

+. Pluyius won a decision over t1e
ChicNasha and Okmulgee teams as
we'll as big crowd Of fans yester-
day at Grady field when he sent a
downpour to greet the players in the
first inning. Lipps, first Okmulgee
man to face Henry flied out to
Green in the first, at which point
Plu turned on the faucet and 1t was
curtains for the pastiming.
Players and the bleacher gods
hustled to cover and after a hall
hours wait, tie jumps declared the
game called on account Of rain. The
diamond was awash and soggy.
While the fans waited, T. ]. Can
non, who has qualified long sinc'
as the official announcer of Grad
field, announced for the presiden
Of the Hot Stove league, that tn
Hot Stovers will hold a meeting a
the court house at S o'clock Tuesda
evening.
The purpose of this meeting,
was explained. is to lay plans for tn
post-season series of the Western a
sociation in which 'ChickaSha wi
participate and to transact otht
business that may come before Il
meeting.
A. B. Leeds, president of Il
, Stovers, stated this morning that n
: only members of the Hot Sto
| league, but all others who are
e terested in baseball are invited
attend the meeting.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-25
DRUMRIGHT READY
TO GIVE UP GHOST

MAIester, Okla, July 25.--Re-
ciept of a telegram from the pres
ent owners of the Drumright west
ern association franchise has once
again caused hopes to rise in the
breasts of the loyal baseball fans
in this city.
This telegram advised E. A. Dan
iels, McAlester's baseball Angel
for six years to and including the
season of 1917, that the Drumright
franchise was for sale, lock stock
and barrel.
| Spread Of this news brought
about call for meeting hers
this evening to determine whether
McAlester wants to once more entel
the Western association.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-25
Rain is Spotted"
Ouer Country Says
Report of Today

]. PluvIua seemingly played fav
orIics In bestowIng his blessings on
Grady county sunday. Many quee'
stories are told OF how II rained on
one mans farm and passed ~
another.
At verdon Il did not rain enough
to settle the dust while two miles
east the roads were almost lmpass'
able. motorists returning from Med
iclne Park report.
The Elk's ball team went to Rush
Springs to play but the hard rains
there wet the ground and the game
was TO be called off. when a man
came in from Acme. only four miles
northwest. and said the ball diam
ond there was In fine shape. Tho
two teams went to Acme and play
ed-tSe game.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-25
SCOUT CAMP FOR
LOCAL. BOYS DUE
start AUGUST |
Executive coffey Completes Ar
engagements for Site and VIII
Leave Thursday to Get
Camp In Readiness
MEETING TONIGHT TO
DETAIL PLANS AS SET
Medicine Park to be Site; Trip be
Made In Trucks; suderman
In Charge Of Transporta'
ton Is Announcement

Plans for the annual encampmcnt
OF the Chickasha Boy Scouts arc
practically completed and will be
announced tonight at a meeting oi
the scouts at the junior high school
at 1880, according to II. r. coffey'
scout executive.
The encampment viii be held at
Medicine Park. arrangements III
which were made by the Scout
executive last week. Tents and
cots have been arranged for az
well as for transportation of the
scouts. The scout executive stated
that he expected about 25 boys
would attend. lie has requesteu
that all those who desire to accom-
pany the troop on the trip, report
at the junior high tonight at 7'SO
Mr.. Coffey will leave for Medi
cine Park on Thursday and VII
have the camp in shape for tn, ac
commodatir:. # the scouts whe'
they arrive talrs on August I ~
will be accompanied to the site -
Sam prttiar the colorei tfe
who win aat rs emp cook.
The traaslo.'d'i,r problem is te
ing worked ct Ly Eric Sudc-'aan
His Jon is to rravide trucks fcr TN
transportation of the boys iron
Chiekasha to the camp and return
Details of the trip VIII be explain
ed at the scout meeting tonight.
Regarding the personal eaulpmen
to be taken by each scout, Mr.. Col
fey this morning gave the followin
list: One extra boy scout uniforr
consisting of pants and shirt; on
extra suit of underwear; one extr
pair of sox: one extra pair of shoes
six handkerchiefs; three large siz
candles; mess kit. knife, fork an
spoon; one pair of blankets.
Under the head of. miscellaneou
personal equipment, the scout exc
utive mentioned: Such fishing tack
as may be desired piece of quartz
inch rope, 6 to feet long, an
such other effects as may be d'
sired.
The scouts will be in camp fro
August / to August Is, accordir
to the present program.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-25
Oil Men Discuss
Tariff on. Crude

Tulsa. okla. July s5.--Indcpcndnt
oil men from all parts OF the coun'
try gather her today TO discuss tho
action OF the house In placing oil on
the fro list and the letter OF prcsi.
dent Harding urging such action.
The Independent were also to lap
plans for defeating the free oil
amendment to the Fordnoy tariff
bill when Il comes up In the senate.
The netting OF today was called
by the MIdcontInont oil Mons az.
ISOLATION one OF the most powerful
bodies OF its kind In the country.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-25
THREE TRAINMEN
KILLED AS CARS
FALL OVER BANK
Track Gives Way and Train Slips
Into Missouri River; Many
Cattle In Wreck; Police
Sent to Aid.
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Kansas City, July 25-Three men
the engineer, fireman and a brake
man, were killed today when a
Burlington freight train fell from
the tracks which had been weaken
ed by the high water, into the Mis-
souri, river near here.
This information was contained
in report issued this morning by
officials of the road.
1t was variously reported that
from seven to thirty-eight cars oil
cattle fell into the river when the
tracks gave way.
A police squad was dispatched
for the scene Of the accident al
once. Several professional divers
were hired and sent with the po
licemcn to assist in salvaging thu
wreckage.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-25
PLAN ROLL CALL.
FOR RED GROSS

With the appointment of M. II.
Sheppard as county chairman, Joe
Burnie,' city chairman and Mrs.
Frank Elliott as assistant chairman,
plans for the Fifth Red Cross Roll
Call are getting we'll under way,
Mrs. Burtram Harris, chairman of
the Grady county Red Cross, said
this morning.
The roll call will be from Novem.
ber IL to rs and the committee
shopes to have the county quota
raised by the end of the drive.
Mrs. Elliot has been assistant or
every roll call since the war.