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The mirror., 1922-07-27

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The mirror., 1922-07-27

"To give and take in living together
is science, an intuitive possession. Each
one must realize that he cannot have his
place without leaving the other fellow in
peace in his place."
The mirror., 1922-07-27
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QUERIES
NOTICE TO INMATES

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in with WITH Sss neaR
ious departments will herewith be privileged
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iaboration Of Miss Miriam E. Cary, Super.
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Of each querist being used-Editor.
Q:-Would you advise me in what book
in library is contained Robert Emmett's
last speech and its number 20. N.
A:-350S.
Q-(a) "For ways that are dark and
things that are strange, the heather
Chinese are peculiar" The foregoing is
quoted from defective memory and
known to be incorrect. Will you please
print correctly and advise in what book
found. (b) Also, please advise in which
one of Kipling's books l can find "The
Vampire" Who wrote the reply to "The
Vampire" and in what can it be found?
"A. M. H.
A-(a)-
(which 1 wish to remark
And my language is plain
That for ways that are dark
And for tricks that are vain
The heather Chinee is peculiar,
Which same l would rise to explain"
Bret Harte in his poem entitled
"Plain Language from Truthful
James,"
(b) Consult 1912, 3275, 1924 library.
Q-U If a person is brought from
another state and serves sentence in this
institution would the time here be con-
sidered as resident of Minnesota when
discharged? (2) Is there any book in the
library giving the pictures of the different
birds of the North American continent
J. D. r.
A-u) No. (2) 42s1 and 42s2.
Q:-Can you give a way to distinguish
wood alcohol from grain alcohol ?-N. C.
Ain an alcohol lamp wood alcohol
will burn with yellow fame while pure
grain alcohol will produce blue fame.
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The mirror., 1922-07-27

eff any one on any one day can make
new man of himself, let him do so every
day."
The mirror., 1922-07-27

"If you do not quarrel, no one on earth
will be able to quarrel with you"
The mirror., 1922-07-27

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 penological information and to
aid in dispelling that prejudice which has ever
been the bar sinister to fallen mans SELF
redemption.
The mirror., 1922-07-27
CHURCH NOTICE

Services in the Prison Chapel at nine o'clock
every Sunday morning, Protestant and Catho-
lie service every alternate Sunday: Rev. @. E.
Benson and Rev. FIR. Corcoran, Chaplains.
Evening star., 1922-08-17
HARD COAL HERE
BY END OF MONTH
L. E. White Predicts Early
Arrival if Strike Ends
" This Week. y
SPEAKS, TO 'oFTIMIsTs
Tour of Mines Show Surplus Fuel
Supply Has Been Entirely
Wiped Out.

Washington will have hard coal be-
fore the end of the month-at the
latest during the first week OF next
month-proVided that the looked-for
settlement Of the strike in this type
of fuel comes this week. This was
the prediction made by L. E. White'
local coal merchant, who has just re-
turned from a tour of the coal mining
centers, in an address before the
Optimist Club at the Arlington Hotei
yesterday.
pearances the men would be back at
work twenty-four hours after the
agreement is. signed, this time being
needed to allow word to go from
union headquarters to the men OF the
various locals engaged in the strike.
Little Change in Price.
Regarding the price Of coal. he
stated, the government supervision OF
distribution apparently would result
in maintaining tor the coming winter
prices approximately what they were
during the past winter.
Mr.. White spoke informally OF mis-
trip. He said that during his inspec.
tion of the coal mines he did not nno
any hard coal in sufficient quantities
to mention. and his visual inspection
of the situation clearly indicated that
| the surplus had been wiped out at
there is river coal to be had. which
includes the buckwheat and rice types
of coal. pumped from the riverbeds
A quantity Of this sort of fuel was
in evidence along the river banks, he
declared, but this is virtually all
eaten up in the Harrisburg. Pa. dis
trict. none of it customarily being
exported from the region for ship
n1ent.
New Fuel Consumer.
Mr.. White also made public plans
agency for a new type Of fuel con-
sumner. He announced that coal bills
would possibly ke cut in large estab-
lishments to the amounts of thou
sands of dollars each year by install
lation of the improvements to heat
ing plants, and said that one would
be installed. possibly in the Airing
ton Hotel, for a general demonstra-
tlon. Plans have not yet been com
pleted and the details Of the improve
ment have not been announced. he
said, but general use of the contriv-
ance was looked to for the saving
of thousands of tons of coal during
a year.
The weekly prize was donated by
Press bureau, and constituted a num-
Der OF volumes on the situation in
the Philippines, strangely enough be-
ing won by Mr.. White
announcement was made that G.
E; S. Williams, secretary of the club
whose leg was amputated some
weeks ago to prevent blood poisoning
next week. George Skaters donation
of flowers were sent to Mr.. Williams
Maj. H. Robb presided at the meet
ing.
Evening star., 1922-08-17
Hill 285, Camp Meade Sector,
Falls Before Rush of Tanks
Mimic Battle Thrills CROWD of OnIOokers
and Makes Veterans Feel Glad
the Var Is Over.

About 1000 young Americans out at
Camp Meade who are learning the
rudiments Of soldering this summer
witnessed something yesterday that
must have made them agree Sherman
was right when he gave his famous
definition of war. And the half
hundred or SO world-war veterans
who tramped over burning sands to
witness a show" staged by the Tank
Corps went home congratulating
themselves all over again about hav-
ing come safely through the late
unpleasantness abroad and hoping
ferventlyA they will never see the
day when their services are again
needed.
There's q hill out at Camp Meade
known to the initiated as Hill 2S5.
A little after the United States en-
was thrown together. aoldiers-in- the :
making began defending and attack
ing that hill every day or SO. And
since Camp Meade has become a sum-
mer training center, old Hill 2S5 has
been the scene of more attacks and
counter attacks than any other piece Of
ground in these parts. It's an ideal
hill for attacking (when the enemy
is only imaginary. because it gives
the colonels and the generals such
an excellent opportunity to stand in
the shade. and watch bunch Of
them back and make them do 1t over
again. It's a steep. sandy hill. which
slopes down on one side, to wooded
ridge. and on the other side. very
sharply, to a level. sandy, unshaded
plain. There's plenty Of room all
around the battlefield for spectators
Altogether. Hill 2s5 couldn't have
been better suited for a battle-ground
IL it had been made to order.
A Machine Gun Nest:
Yesterday the student soldiers and
anybody else who wanted to see the
show were invited to witness a DEM
onstration of how. the. tanks would
top of Hill 2s5. which had been max
ing trouble for the doushboys. at
tacking from the plain below
1t was realistic enough. but we
must imagine a few things. t
First, the infantry had been at
taeking the hill all day long. They
had tried hanking the machine guns
without success. They had called on
the supporting artillery for a barrage
and the barrage. after falling short
and killing a few of the doushboys.
had failed 70 wipe out the machine
guns. Every time there was a tiny
move from the thin .skirrnish line of
kahki the machine guns on Hill 2s5
put down a fire that wilted every
thing before 1t.
Back in the dugouts the command
ing general was fuming away and
sending orders to the brigadier, who
was using unprintable language in
his orders to the colonel, who was
telling the major. who was telling
the captains that il Hill 2s5 wasn't
taken there were going to be enough
court-martials to keep the Judge ad-
vocate generals department working
overtime for a couple of years. And
out in front. lodging the machine
Evening star., 1922-08-17

tank is to be unloaded, the operation
is reversed.
Tho large tanks shown yesterday
weigh thirty-four tons each The
smaller ones weigh six and a half
tons. The large tanks cost around
SSS, 900 each. while the smaller ones
may be bought for the small sum OF
$4,000. Twelve men compose the
ighting crew of the big tanks and
two men handle the smaller ones. A
heavy tank company represents an
investment Of about $l.o00.00o. The
Tank School. at Camp Meade is
equipped with repair shops.
II you are motoring out Camp
Meade way these days. it might be
worth your while to drop in and pay
these tanks a visit. There's nothing
small about a tank. And to look at
one standing still-not to mention
numbering up Hill 2s5-makes one
feel friendly toward such stalwart
guardians of the nations peace.
Evening star., 1922-08-17
FUGITIVE WRECKS CAR,
Woman Injured as colored Mar
Flees Police. e.

An early morning chase Of a speed =
Ing automobile. operated by Howard
Actor. colored. 1887 27th street. re-
suited in that machine crashing into
a tree at 13k and B streets southwest,
injuries to the head of Bernice Carter,
colored. of 1850 23d street, an oc-
cupant of the machine, and escape of
the operator. -
According to a report received by
the police. Sergt. Miskell of the park
police trailed the machine about 3:45
this morning at the rate of more than
forty miles an hour from Highway
bridge. He had arrested the negro
for speeding; the crash occurred as
he attempted to escape.
The woman was cut by flying glass.
She was taken to Emergency Hospital,
where her forehead was sewed up by
physicians. Damage to the auto
mobile amounted to $780,
Evening star., 1922-08-17
COAL INQUIRY URGED.
President Asked by Ogles to Name
+ Investigating Tribunal.

NEW YORK. August 17.-Appoint-
ment OF a tribunal to investigate the
bituminous coal mining industry was
urged in a telegram sent last night
to President Harding by A. NJ. OgIe
Fpre esident of the National Coal Asso-
citation.
A full investigation Of all the fact.
Is essential. Mr.. Ogle telegraphed the
President. and said that confusion in
regard to the many ramificatiops OF
the industry existed as much within
the industry as with the public.
The association Of which Mr. Ogle
Is head has taken no active part in
the settlement Of the strike. but has
acted simply in putting the. case OF
the operators before the public. it
was announced. -
Evening star., 1922-08-17
HEAD Off, SOUTHERN. !.
APPEALS TO PUBLIC
Asks Citizens, Who Urge War
on Strike, to Aid in Run
ming Trains.

The public statement Monday OF
Fairfax Harrison, president Of the
Southern railway system. in which
he declared If it meant war to oper-
ate the Southern railway, then let 1t be
war now and not later. has met with
Endorsement by the people of the
south, who now demand that this
strike be fought out" Mr.. Harrison
said yesterday.
i '1t remains for those who feel that
way about it," the Southern head de-
clared. ito volunteer their active aid
in the shops and roundhouses during
the crisis. The Southern will afford
an opportunity to all citizens to as
sert themselves and. under protec-
tion. to- give practical effect to their
opinions in the present. situation"
Public Opinion weighty.
stored when public opinion. asserts
itself" Mr.. Harrison continued If
that public opinion supports the de-
termination Of the striking shopmen
to disregard the judgments Of the
tribunal set up by Congress to DO
them justice and agrees that they
may write their own pay checks, then
on that basis, but freight rates must
again be increased. :.
ION the other hand, the responses
received to my public statement on
Monday last show that the people all
OVER the south, who pay the freight,
want justice done-no more, no less
and to that end now demand that this
strike be fought Out" =
New Men Employed.
s. E. Burgess. division passenger
agent. in q statement issued yester-
day said that Vice President Henry
W.. Miller. in charge of operations,
began employing new men Tuesday to
I'LL the places Of its striking shop em-
ployes and that 1t will advertise for
experienced men who can quality for
positions as .machinists, boilermakers,
blacksmiths, sheet and metal workers,
electrical workers aud. freight and
passenger car repairers.
The Southern heretofore had not
taken on any new men and had made
an Z unsuccessful attempt sto come to
an agreement with Its striking em-
ployes. The step taken Tuesday to
NIL vacancies caused by the July i
strike gives Significance to Mr.. Har-
rison's reference to war !.
Evening star., 1922-08-17
COAL SHIPS CHARTERED.
Five Vessels to Bring Fuel Cargoes
From England Soon.

Five Shipping Board steamers. with
total capacity of $4,000 tons. were
chartered yesterday. by the Emer-
sency Fleet Corporation to carry, coal
from England to the United States
The vessels are the Bayou Chico, the
Brave Coeur, the Seattle Spirit, the
West Kebar and the Marne
All the vessels will make August or
early September loadings.
Evening star., 1922-08-17

gun bullets and sweating In a hot
sun. lay the doughboys.
Finally the commanding general
ordered platoon of heavy tanks and
a company Of light tanks into action.
And that was what the crowd saw
yesterday.
The Tanks Appear.
All was still along the front Of
Hill 2s5. Theoretically, a dropping
pin would have sounded like an over
ripe H. E. shell getting busy. Some
thing was about to happen. The war
BILE typewriters and went into action
First. there was a rattle Of rifle fire
from the thin line of deployed in
fantry. Then. as II by magic, smoke
pots were lighted, throwing up a
cloud of thick. greasy smudee. to
ing from the attacking force. In
creased rife fire. then a popping and
sputtering as score of big. twelve
cylindered motors got started
Through the cloud of smoke. pluns-
ing. rearing. snortins like so many
numbering 8 to the attack. Over a
steep embankment. down slope to a
marshy stream and over it, across
the plain. through the line Of in
fantry. they went. Every few yards
one Of them let loose a x-pounder
shell from one Of the guns which
stuck out through its heavy armo<-
plate-let it 60 with belch of fame
and a deafening roar. Closely fol-
lowing the three large tanks in the
van. sometimes almost between
them. came dozen smaller, light
tanks. Each mounted machine guns.
and their rapid put.:put-put. added
Founders and the clatter Of the rife
fire, made one war correspondent so
far forget himself as to write
'pandemonium reigned." which. by
; the way. she sure did.
Reaching the foot of 2s5. the lead.
ing tanks paused minute. as II
catching breath for the greater Nef-
fort Came a renewed volley from
the rifles. Then a spurt. and up
that hill those tanks went. smashing
away at the enemy with their six
Founders and machine guns. and go
ing and plunging as they turned and
stamped OF in different directions to
smash those enemy machine guns
natter than so many pancakes This
being done. according to Hoyle. the
infantry came swarming up the hill
to take any machine eunners prison.
ers, who were fortunate enough to
be still alive.
Like Trained Elephants.
Following the battle. the three big
tanks. performing like so many
trained elephants. cavorted over a
steep embankment for the edifcation
of the movie men and other specta-
tors. Then they went numbering on
to their stalls and were put to Bed. :.
There were several Interesting
features aside from the battle itself.
One was a radio tank. It's radio
everything these days, and naturally
there should be a radio tank. The
tank. one Of the lighter. type. is
equipped with apparatus to enable
the operators to receive messages
while going into action. When not
In motion messages may be sent from
the tank, thus permitting perfect llai-
son at all times between the attack
ing forces and the directing heads
back in the dugouts.
The Tank Corps also staged a little
show in transporting their equipment
on motor trucks. A motor truck is
halted. two rails let down from the
rear, and UP these rails crawls a
tank. to creep forward and come to
rest securely on the truck. When the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-21

The Story Of
Our States
By JONATHAN BRACE
XXXIX.-DAKOTAS
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80, sEM IN South Da-
ML&YXS.&MM kota formed
KfHH sG\sN the northern
Ill., III section of the
NM k5F<lM Louisiana
WSSk113S%W Purchase by
S9kL the acquisi-
ton of which from France the
United States nearly doubled its
size.
The Dakotas were the last
states which were made up who'll
~ from this purchase, TO be-
come q part of the Union. Short
ly after its acquisition, the Lew
Is and Clark expedition was sent
out to explore 1t and they spent
their first winter in 1904 near
Mandan. The British had many
fur posts In this region, and as
they considered II part of Brit
ish territory, they built a fort
I'm 1910 near Pembina. British
rights. however, were withdrawn
in the Treaty Of 1918, which es-
tablished the formal boundary
between the United States and
Canada.
~ THE Sioux
NStS%SS&M j Indians,
XE/X NeM who had been
NSk<EAfN very hostile
Wa toward white
WXl HW invasion final
WSS<eW ly coded
~ portion OF
their land to the government in
1851. This was opened up TO
settlement and thus immigration
was started in this part of the
country. In 1854 the section
west of the Missouri river be-
came a part Of Nebraska terri
tory. while the portion to the
East was attached to Minnesota.
However, In 1861, the separate
Territory of Dakota was organ
ked. Population did not increase
rapidly, until 1866, due to the
warlike demonstrations of the
Indians.
1t Is from these Indians that
the name Dakota comes.
But II was not until 1889 that
the Dakota territory was divided
and formed into two states. To
avoid any feeling of Jealousy as
to which was made a state first,
the two bills were signed by
President Harrison after they
had been shufiied up and were
then re-shufIled so ii is not
known which was signed first.
Their areas are about the same,
North Dakota containing 70,S37
square miles, while South Da-
kota has 77,615 square miles.
The population Is also about
equal and each is entitled to five
presidential electors.
by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-21
INSPECT YOUR
FURNACE PIPES
FURNISHES GOOD SAFEGUARD
AGAINST MANY DISASTROUS
FIRES.

In the fall and early winter special
attention should be paid to stove
pipes furnaces pipes, smoke vents
and fues. Where these are of metal
they frequently rust, come apart or
deteriorate during the summer, and
when fires are started up in the fall,
or they are put to severe test dur
ing the first very cold weather, a
blaze is likely to result. Now that
fire prevention and safety first have
become national slogans, the impor-
lance of careful supervision of heat
ing apparatus and flues shoull be re-
cognized by every good citizen, and
a thorough inspection should always
precede the first use of heating APP
paratus.
There is special need of unusually
careful attention to flues, smoke
pipes and heating apparatus general
~ this season, because of the abnor-
NAL fuel conditions. Millions of
householders will be compelled to
use soft coal who have heretofore
used hard coal, and the change will
necessarily introduce many serious
fire hazards, unless great care is TAX
en- to see that flues and smoke-pipes
are kept clear and that proper safe
guards are provided for the other
dangers which will develope.
Fires due to faulty furnace pipes
and smoke pipes have been unusual
~ numerous this season, especially
where there was dampness. Where
the surface was already corroded by
the heat and fumes, the dampness
soon rustcd the metal so that pipe
which looked all right on the outside
would collapse with the slightest
strain. The danger of such pipes in
basement, often near wooden parti-
tions and ceilings, is evident, but on
ly an inspection would reveal the in
terror weakness.
These warnings should be especial
~ emphatic as to dwellings,, for base
ment fires are apt to get under dang
erous Roadway before they are dis
covered, AMI when they occur at night
life as we'll as property is endanger-
ed Special attention should also be
paid to furnace pipes and smoke
vents in churches and schools, be-
cause of the large number IF people
whose lives are at risk. School
boards and church trustees, working
on the theory Of personal responsible
ity for preventable fires, should pay
special attention to these danger
points, and if necessary, the metal
smoke pipes leading from the furnace
to the chimney should be replaced
each year to insure safety. An ounce
of fire prevention is worth a pound
Of fire extinguishment.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-21

Postmaster Frank O. Parker has
received notice that slight changes
will be made in the prices Of Treasury
Savings Certificates, which are on
sale at the post offices, on and after
October /. The price of the certif-
cate with a maturity value of $500
which is now selling at $4,000, will
increase Ing cost fifty cents at that
time. The certificate with a 500
maturity value will cost $4,000 in
stead of $4,000 after that date and
the 81 900 certificate will be sold for
$4,000 instead of $4,000 after that
time. These certificates mature in
five years from the date of purchase
and yield az per cent, compounded
semi-annually if purchased before
October /. After October / the in
terest rate will become 4 per cent
compounded semi-annually.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-21
MdccdbeeS to Haze
Clinic for Children

The Gratot County Association,
Ladies Of the Maccabees, is arrang-
ing with the Bureau Of Child Hygiene
and Public Health Nursing to have a
Clinic at Ithaca, beginning at $3.50 a.
m. and continuing until 500 p. m. on
November list, 1922, for the benefit Of
the mothers Of the county.
Not only members Of the order, but
all mothers having children whom
they wish examined are urgently in
vited to bring their babies or young
children under five years Of age to
Ithaca for this clinic A mother will
be allowed to ask any questions from
the physician in charge pertaining to
her child and receive the fullest in
formation.
The clinic will be in charge Of DR..
Blanche Haines, Director of the Bu-
reau Of Child Hygiene and Public
Health Nursing, assisted by Miss
Hannah Alderman, County Red Cross
Nurse, and such other assistants as
may be necessary.
Under-weight or sub-normal child
rem should be brought to this clinic
without fail. The clinic is held not
merely to exhibit perfect children
but particularly for the benefit of
those who may be in need of assist
ance in any way to bring them up to
normal condition and standing.
The fact that 70 children under
five years of age died in Gratiot
county last year and that 81 were