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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-06
Motion to Strike Out
All Testimony in Mine
Trial Is Overruled

CHARLESTOWN, w. Va, May j.
By the Associated Press -When
circuit cert opened today to hear
further evidence in the case of Will
liam Blizzard, United Mine Workers
officer, on a charge of treason, the
defense moved to strike out all teSti-
mony that had been heard. Judge
j. NJ. Woods overruled the motion,
holding that as the evidence related
to incidents of the armed march
last fall, it was not immaterial as
the defense contended.
Evening star., 1922-01-31
IMPORTANT LESSON
SEEN IN DISASTER
Efficiency Of Municipal Serv-
ice Hampered by Lack
of Control.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE,

This is a city of dreadful mourning.
It reaches into every home-from the
White House to the dwellings Of the
lowly. Every one is grief stricken.
The government is virtually para.
orally tackled their work today with
heavy hearts.
Investigations galore will follow
the disaster at the Knickerbocker
moving picture theater. but. out OF
the emotional expressions of a city
Of nearly half million persons there
crystallizes one view. one thought
which may be the lesson Of the dis.
aster. 1t is criticism OF the form OF
government Of the District Of colum.
which Is. after all. the board Of al.
dermen or common council OF this
city. For Washington residents can.
not vote: They have no MAYOR Of
voice in what shall he done with the
taxes they pay. They have scant
means of persuading or reaching q
Congress Of sal individuals, whose
Of other constituencies who, after all
have their own municipal govern.
ment, their own basic services.
j. Service Dependent ON Congress.
II the people of Washington want
better police protection. Il the fire.
men need more pay. the District Com.
missioners, who are appointed by the
President Of the United States, must
camp on the doorstep of Congress
and plead for attention. The bureau
of building inspection. the fire. police
and street cleaning departments are
efficient or inefficient, according 40
Congress appropriates funds for their
employees and management.
AS much Of the paralysis of this
city is due to the snoWstorm as any
other factor. The street car COM
panies have plows to clean the tracks,
but nothing that will clean the broad
avenues. too. Consequently. automo-
biles clog the tracks and get stalled
and traffic is tied up while few
hundred workmen hardly scratch the
surface of a snow-covered city.
The Knickerbocker Theater disaster
is all the more horrible to the people
who survive it because the fate that
befell the scores entombed in the
crash might have overwhelmed any
body-the theater was one OF the
most popular in the city. Presidents
Of the United States attend 1t, diplo-
mats, members Of Congress. Army
and Navy officers, officials generally
and their families all have been there
since the peculiar-shaped edif1ce was
erected. Naturally this is an hour OF
Evening star., 1922-01-31

resent4ulness when the individual
outbursts are many. but tho criticism
Is all the moro pronounced because
the people in the National Capital
have been pointing to the plight Of
their civic affairs with even moro IN.
sistence In the last two or :hree years
than ever before.
District Wl&h0ut ReDrooeatatlsa.
The people do not even have repre-
sentation, in Congress. The theory
back Of this has always been that the
interests OF the government were SO
manifold that tho federal government
should run the National Capital. Much
Of the wisdom Of this Is admitted.
but 1t Ii q fact that the feedral gov
ernment IL so topheavy with ita own
responsibilities that 1t could well ~.
ford to permit the population OF this
city at least qualified voice In their
own affairs.
The building problem is ever so
much moro serious than 1t waA DOE"
ems OF buildings were erected curing
the war, The government itself has
scores Of temporary structures wnSre
thousands Of employees work daily
1t was the common boast OF builders
how fast they could put up some OF
these box. buildings. And this city
has grown since the war.
Shsestriag Dasis Of Governments
The responsibilities Of city officials
have multiplied. yet Congress only
last week pared the District appro-
Evening star., 1922-01-31
BAN MARRIAGE RULES.
Australians Give Greater Freedom
to Policemen.

to Policemen.
SYDNEY, N. 8. W.. December II (By
msiD.-The police of Queensland
should not be compelled longer to
obtain permission Of the authorities
to marry. or should the character
of their prospective brides be subject
to thorough Investigation. as for
Ever since the institution of the
force. permission Of the authorities
had been necessary before marriage
and the character Of the intended
bride had been scrutinised closely.
Long objection to those regulations
on the part of the police eliminated
in a cali upon the premier by a dele
CATION from the force, The action Of
the cabinet followed.
Evening star., 1922-01-31
Clean the Cutters

priations vitality and left the mu-
nicipal, government on a shoestring
basis for the coming year. If street
has to be extended. Congress must
pass law to that effect. II a police
mans pay must be increased, the
Congress must approve 1t. II traf-
f1c IL to be regulated, Congress must
approve the regulations or grant the
authority for the making of them.
A busy Congress Is supposed to man
age the District Of Columbia's de-
tailed affairs and run the fedaral at
fairs Of the nation besides. The Dis
trict Of Columbia has long suffered
and has long complained. The Knick-
erbocker disaster may teach q lesson.
The saving of other lives Is involved
In efficient municipal government.
God moves in strange ways His won
ders to perform.
Evening star., 1922-01-31
ADVoCATEs aRAIN AGENCY.

Corporation to handle the 1922 wheat
crop, in an effort to stabilize prices.
was advocated by Representative
Young, republican. n. D.. at House
hearings yesterday on bills designed
to stabilize prices OF farm products
generally.
Evening star., 1922-01-31
NEW WEST POINT HEAD.
Brig. Gen. Sladen to Succeed Brig.
!. Gen. Macarthur.


Brig. Gen. Fred w. 8laden, stationed
at Fort Sheridan, Ill. has been ap-
polluted by the President as superin-
sendent Of the United States Military
Academy, to take effect Jnly /. Gen.
Sladen served as commandant of
cadets at West Point several years
ago, and made q hne record as a
briEadIer general in the National
Army operating In Europe during the
world war. He has served several
tours Of duty in this city as q mem
ber. of the general staff corps.
AZ superintendent Of the West Point
institution he will relieve Brig. Cen
Douglas Macarthur, who has been
granted two months leave OF absence
expiration Of his leave. Gen. MacAr-
thur will proceed to Manila and be as
signed to tho command Of troops in
the Philippine department.
Evening star., 1922-01-31

ed recently on Nine. Tetrazzini, the
famous operatic singer, he received
$3.50 In payment and a slice of plum
pudding which Tetrazzini herself had
Evening star., 1922-01-31

The number Of women who arc color
blind Is very small as compared to
the number Of men SO afdicted.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-10-05

knowledge. If you would put in as much
energy looking for errors and quit trying
to find technicalities the paper would go
to press earlier and a lot of unnecessary
work would be eliminated. | am too old
at the business to be heckled by you and in
the future pick out some one elese to pick
on. l am beginning to get tired of your
nagging."
So there now!
In an article setting forth the features
of a Fourth of July celebration the word
illumination was used. The operator made
the sentence to read: "There will be
rare display of fireworks at night, eimina-
ting the sky" In advertising diamond
mountings, the word mountains" was
used. The editor wrote unassailable; the
operator made it "unassistable." Often the
word while is used for which; COPYRIGHT;
Young Woman's (for Young Women's)
Christian Association; Women's (for
Woman's Christian Temperance Union;
Florence Critten (ton or den) Home. ct
can not, or so far has not been certainly
learned here which is CORRECTION" or
"den").
Then there is the word consensus, often
printed concensus. The reporter wrote
property depreciating 1t appeared in the
proof, promptly depreciating"
AS rule it is thought proofreaders love
to sharpen and wear out lead pencils. A
moments sober thought should prove to
any one that a proofreader finds no more
pleasure in reading and marking bad
proof than the operator finds in its correc-
tion Proofreaders would rather O. K. all
proofs but for the fact that if all proofs
were 0. K, the proofreader would be out
of work.-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-10-05
THE PROOFREADER

A queer expression: Which would you
rather do or go fishing? Otherwise, which
would you rather be, nincompoop, base
ball umpire or proofreader? Some peo-
pie consider all umpires and proofreaders
as nincompoops, while others think one
must primarily be nincompoop to become
either an umpire or proofreader, and as
it is a poor rule that will not work both
ways, the net result is nincompoop.
Why is a proofreader? Some of the
reasons are as follows:
Stewart, mobil-izing hereditary, gam
bling, petroleum., auditorium, mainten-
ance, attendance, arm-istice, women, kit
chen, smaller, acquaintance, Mediterran-
can, golden, also (the last word in
paragraph, and the last full line wide
spaced), strengthens co-ngratuates, cap
acity, decorated political, series, passed,
marked, thousand, catafal-que, cat-astro-
phe, O'Clock, acceptance, truckers, ex-
travag- ance, delegates, solely, physi-ques,
diminish, reasonably, Nelson stations,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-10-05

his brow is high and his hair long I'll
confde some very original poetry; discuss
the Einstein theory, Darwin, Goethe, Poe,
Wells, Socrates, Plato and other baseball
players.
AT all events, Mr.. X. L. NJ, our views
coincide with those of Chief Justice Taft
who, when president made the word cree
iprocity" famous. In a kindred way we
can do the same locally; SO l say to you
"Oldtimer:" overwhelm the Editor with
efforts and l will do likewise. Is it not
possible that many more will come into
the fold thereby? So be it.
Whether we ever gain any worldly
goods or fame in this writing business
matters little. In the very fitting words
of our distinguished composer, Mr. b.,
who says "The fact that we derive keen
satisfaction and pleasure in creating some
thing-giving birth to our brain-children,
as it were,-is in itself lucrative reward"
is found the true application of spiritual
thought, worthy of general emulation
Perhaps that sounds too, (the elusive
urge to tell tale has returned, so must
"strike while the iron is hot" Until next
week adieu. %. N.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-10-05
A DEPRESSION

Suffering temporary state of alteration
as regards the storytelling urge; and con-
fused for the moment in regard to theme
| am working on, am compelled to let
few days slip by that l might thresh the
matter out.
However, it occurred to me that | might
contribute discourse en- few matters l
have in mind while the confused theme
is righting itself paying tribute to other
contributors; also to acknowledge the
splendid sentiment of readers who have
declared their appreciation of my efforts
with those of the Editor and his staff
In this connection, in particular, want
to thank Mr.. L. NJ. X. and Mr.. X. L. NJ.
for their generous statements. The spirit
revealed in the letter of the former is a
wonderful thing; and can truly state is
the goal at which the Editor and his sta
are constantly aiming. 1t is fine thing
and too much cannot be said in appre-
citation of such felicitous spirit.
Anent the latter, Mr.. r. L. NJ, ethan
which there is no whicher," whose timely
and humorous articles on the business of
writing are appearing periodically
genuinely enjoyed and appreciated I'll say
i readily concede the title of "facle
weilder of the pen" bestowed on yours
truly by Ye Editor. (No use boys, 1 can't
hold candle to that baby).
However, l want to say that l was
em;nently grateful to learn that my efforts
had inspired another contributor; and be-
lieve me, the bump of ego that adorns my
Uranium greatly expanded and filled my
ertire being with an Undesirable flow of
exotic pleasure. (Yes, Yes, Go only
Now about Mr.. r. L. MS wish to be-
come acquainted, so that he might point
out to his "kinding" the famous (?)
yours truly-a few years hence-I CAM
only say that if he will stand still long
enough on the yard I'll find him and bore
him to death talking about: Irvine, plant
machines, oil, show gals, cabbages and
Kings, ETC.; generally prefacing my re-
marks with: "When I was ahead of the
Margaret Mitten Stock Company" or,
"When l was in Paris" Ky. not
France) etc. Or, on the other hand, if
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-10-05

"The ordinary man has perhaps one
line of work which he pursues with en-
thusiasm and enjoyment; all else is done
as it were under protest or as matter of
routine. Such a man lives fully only
while engaged on his one line. But the
really live man is he who throws the force
of his enthusiasm into every act and duty
of every day. He lives all the time. Why
should we not practise this great art till
we have perfected ourselves in it?"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-10-05
NOTICE TO INMATES

Each inmate is accorded the privilege OF one
or to friend, free of charge In order to
obtain this privilege you must 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 wish to enter additional subscriptions, they
will be charged for at the rate of so cents a
year for each subscription.
The paper delivered to your cell each week
must be kept clean, and should be folded in
the same manner you receive it, placing it
at the foot Of your bed the morning fol
lowing the day which it is delivered to
your cell.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-10-05

NOTICE-Inmates submitting contributions
to THE MIRROR for publication must sign their
name and register number. Original articles
preferred, if not original, proper credit must be
given to the writer if known; if writer's name
is not known, it should be SO specified by con-
tributor Should contributor fail to comply
with this request he viii be dropped from THE
MIRRORS contributing staff
Approved by Warden. Editor
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-10-05
QUERIES
NOTICE TO INMATES

For the benefit of any inmates who appre-
ciate and the opportunity that their spare
hours give toward of self education
through correspondence school courses, study of
good literature acquiring education in
Night Schools, or, who need helpful informa-
tion in connection with their work in our var
ious departments, will herewith be privileged
to use the Query" column. You are welcome
to send in any queries of serious interest to
yourself, THE MIRROR with the kind collabora-
Institutional Libraries, will gladly endeavor 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.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-10-05
LETTERS TO BOARD OF CONTROL

All inmates desiring to write to the State
Board of Control will notify their officer, who
in turn is requested to send your notification
to the Duputy Warden's Office Friday noon in
order that special paper for that purpose may
be furnished you. Letters written regula-
ton size paper will not be permitted to go.
J. j. SULLIVAN,
Warden.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-10-05

THE MIRROR is a weekly paper published in
the Minnesota State Prison. 1t was founded
in 1887 by the prisoners and is edited and
managed by them. 1t aims to be home news
paper; to encourage moral and intellectual inn
provenent 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 a fallen mans self
redemption.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-10-05

''He is not worthy of the honeycomb VINO
shuns the hives because the bees have
stings, nor of the rose because the stem has
thorns"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-10-05
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. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-10-05

"Happiness is the Order of Life, and
service of Life is the way to it, Why not,
then, help others gladly-and be happy"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-10-05

Q:-Will you kindly advise, through the
query column, who found the flag Peary
planted on the north pole "A. G.
A:-1he answer to your question re-
gardng the recovery of the American flag
planted by Admiral Peary in the Arctic re-
gions is found in d. B. Macmillan's "Four
Years in the White North" p. S6-S7 The
flag was found by the Macmillan party in
May, 1914, at Cape Thomas Hubbard.
When the party was within mile of
land, they saw caiin on the summit of
low projecting point to the south. They
assembled the hill, expecting to find Peary's
record there. There are three SUBMITS to
the Cape and they found the cairn at last
On the third There was a short stick
projecting from the top of the cairn, and at
the base was a cocoa tin, containing a
piece of the American flag and the very
brief record "Peary, June %, 1906" The
Macmillan party replaced this with
small silk flag and record, also dupli
cate of the Peary record. The book con-
tans a picture of the flag left by Peary.l
Your truly, Webster Wheelock, Libra
ran. Katharine Dame, Chief Of Refer
rnce DiviS:c-,. St. Paul Public Library.
O:-Please let me know the names OF
the flowers in boxes at entrances 10 halls
and shops ?-W. c.
A-Petunias and Helichrysum. The
latter is also called "The Everlasting" or
"Straw Flower"
Q:-Where is the highest mountain in
the United States?- 20. B.
A:--The highest mountain in the United
States is Mt. Mckinley: Alaska, which is
TO-, 800 feet in height. The highest noun
tain outside of Alaska is Mt. Whitney,
Calf, 1883 feet.
OFF a hole wee dug through the
earth rassihg through the center, and
steel ball dropped in it where would the
ball stop p. N.
Alt the center, which is also the
ca 1ths center of gravity. Of course, the
ball would at first pass by the center, due
to its own momentum, and would oscllate
for while before coming to rest at the
exact center of the earth.
NOTICE-All inmates using the Query Col
umn and desiring more detailed information 20
their queries invited to use he splendid
reference books in library o be had on
request. The International Text Books are
especially complete in their information on
technical subjects. Consult the Reference. Use.
Science divisions of library catalogue tor
diversified subjects
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-03-11
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue of a writ of fieri facias. to me
directed. issued out of the New Jersey
Court of Chancery, will be sold at public
WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF
APRIL. NINETEEN HUNDRED
AND TWENTY-FIVE,
day. in the Court Room, No. POI, Second
Floor, Guarantee Trust Building, in the
City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic
and State of New Jersey.
All that certain tract or parcel of land
and premises situate. lying and being in
the Township of Galloway. in the County
bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stone for a corner in
the road leading from Smithville to John
sons or the Ferry Landing, being the be-
ginning corner between John Johnson
and James Giberson, and running thence
ID Eastwardly along said Giberson's line
to what is known as a line ditch; thence
CD still Eastwardly along said line ditch
to Motifs Creek; thence go Northwardly
up Motifs Creek to the corner of Chalkey
Sooy's meadow, land; thence % West
wardly in Sooy's line to Parker's Creek;
thence 80 Westwardly in Parker's Creek
to a t~ide-pond; thence co Northwardly
along a ditch to Bridge Creek: thence Cd
up Bridge Creek to a road or crossway;
thence (S) Westwardly up a long lane to
Johnson's or Ferry Landing and to a cor
ner known as the corner between Mark
Johnson and Enoch Johnson's land; and
thence 90 Southwardly along said road
to the place of beginning. Containing
about one hundred and seventy-six Q76)
acres more or less.
Decree approximately S1,l67. so, besides
interest, costs and fees.
Seized as the property of Estate OF
smith L. ohnso ct al. and taken in
execution at the suit of George w. Nor
MALCOLM B. WOODRUFF
Sheriff.
Dated March II, 1922.
prs fee, S23.9 "a
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-03-11
D
OF AMERICA
COLLECTION
BY T. I.

MANY great and good men, pos
lN1 sessed of Il hobby for collecting
curious and other things, have left
neritages of untold monetary value
and f%ar-reaching educational value.
The recent death of Mr.. Charles f.
Gunther, a Chicago philanthropist,
who possessed ii consuming passion
for collecting, released to permanent
quarters in that city the greatest
known collection of historical docu-
ments and autographs letters in Am
erica, and enables the lOoker-on to
visualize the westward shifting Of the
frontier from the colonies on the At
lantic to the slope of the Pacific.
A stroll through these wonders re-
veals such relies as-the compass
used by General George Washington
in his soldier days; the first edition
(1507) of the first book In which Am
erica was mentioned the first news
paper, The Gazette. Oxford, England
(1665) the table upon which Gen
eral Grant wrote the terms of Lees
surrender at AppOmattox court house
(1S65) the silk hat and umbrella of
Abraham Lincoln and the carriage in
which he rode about in the city of
Washington the document transfer
ring the Territory of Louisiana from
Spain to France (1S03), and another
covering conveyance from France to
the United States; the instruments
used in plating Chicago (1S29).
Mr.. Gunther is said to have hunted
with intense eagerness for forty years.
spending one million dollars.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-03-11

ARE YOU IN THE MARKET FOR A
USED CAR? We can supply your re-
quirements at terms to suit your con-
venience. Also, let us remind you that
we handle the CLEVELAND SIX, the
only Light Six equipped with Bosch
magnetic, Bosch starter and Bosch
generator. Earl l.. Farr Co, 213S At
lantic Ave, Atlantic City. Phone.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-03-11
SHERIFF,S SALE.

BY virtue of a writ of fieri facias, to me
directed. issued out of the Atlantic Coun-
ty Circuit Court, will be sold at public
vendue, on
WEDNESDAY. THE FIFTH DAY OF
APRIL, NINETEEN HUNDRED
AND TWENTY-FIVE,
at two o'clock in the afternoon of said
Floor, Guarantee Trust Building, in the
City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic
and State of New Jersey.
Situate in the City of PleaSantville,
County of Atlantic and State of New
Jersey, pounded and described as follows:
Beginning in the Southeast line of the
New Road at a point 80 feet Northeast at
right angles from Glendale Avenue, run
ming thence "a Southeast parallel with
wide alley; 90 Northeast along said alley
parallel with New Road 80 feet; go
Northwest parallel with Glendale Avenue
140 feet to the Southeast line of New
Road; (D Southwest along said line of
New Road 80 feet to the place of begin
ming. Being Lot No. 2, Section 70, as
shown on map No. 2 of the P~leasantville
Land Company.
Being the same premises conveyed I'M
deed dated May 2S, 1909, recorded in book
All, page 141.
Decree approximately $40. 70, besides
interest, costs and fees.
Seized as the property of Israel Holmes
and taken in execution at the suit of
Charles s.. Adams and to be sold by
MALCOLM B. WOODRUFF,
Sheriff.
Dated March IL, 1922.
Babcoek q Champion Attorneys.
Prs fee, $19.74