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The Washington times., 1922-07-02
SIDE PRISON WALLS BY Eugene v. Deb
FITS Meant For Prisoners Held Guards Legitimate Spoi

sponse. 1t was to me a most
impressive occasion. and I doubt
II q similar incident ever occurred
before in an American prison.
During the speaking tho guards
stood by attentively. and I felt
that they were an responsive to
the beautiful spirit of the occa-
sion as their prison duty would
allow. Tears glistened in the eyes
Of most Of these comrades Of mine
a. they took mo by the hand. one
by one. and passed out through
the prison doors.
DISCOURAGED VISITING.
TT 10 true that I did receive
many visitors in the nearly
three sars that I pent IN At
lanta prison. As far as It was
possible, discouraged persons
from coming to see me. I knew
well enough that many Of my
fellow prisoners had never received
a single visitor in all the years
they had spent behind those gray.
grim walls. Yet could 'iot
share my visitors with these
neglected souls. and l. wanted
nothing that they could not have.
I anticipate the comment that
this may be purely sentimental
on my part. but whether It is or
not. I tried to be careful lest
some favor or privilege were ex-
tended to me, because Of the
position that I had held in the
outside world, that would en-
phasize in the mind and heart Of
the neglected prisoner his own
loneliness and isolation.
Among other visitors there were
a number Of prominent persons
who came to see me, and these
included Clarence Darrow. attsr-
ney. Of Chicago; Melville e.
Stone. former general manager of
the Associated Press; Norman
Hapgood. former United States
minister to Denmark and publicise;
Samuel p. Gompers. president Of
tho American Federation Of Labor.
and Lincoln steffens. author and
journalist. I have known Mr.. Oar
row for many years. He was one
Of my attorneys in the Federal
court proceedings that resulted
from the great railroad strike OF
1894 sponsored by the American
Railway Union, of which I was
president. I have had several very
happy personal meetings with Mr..
Darrow since those distant days.
and not the least Of the pleasant
ones occurred when he came to see
me Of his own volition in Atlanta
prison.
DARROW INTERCEDED.
MIR BARROW had been to
~ Washington interceding in my
behalf. He was on personal terms
with Newton d. Baker. then Sec.
retary Of War, and A. Mitchell
Palmer. former Attorney General.
Mr.. Darrow reported to me that
Mr.. Palmer had expressed himself
as being more than casually in
terested in my case, and that Mr..
Baker was not unfriendly In his
disposition toward me.
Mr.. Darrow asked me II I had
any objection to his seeing what
he could do in my behalf looking
toward a possible release from
prison, and IL I had any objection
to others working along similar
lines with a similar purpose In
view. I told Mr.. Darrow that
would ask for nothing for myself.
nor did I wish my friends to
appeal especially IN my behalf for
executive clemency.
I told him that I could not pre-
The Washington times., 1922-07-02

which poor men are sent to prison
suffer nothing worse than civil
actions for damages.
The Washington times., 1922-07-02
,ALLS RESTRICTED.

,ALLS RESTRICTED.
)NcE inside the penitentiary.
the visitor is escorted to
tile desk in the main corridor
here he fills out a small blank,
;ating the name Of the prisoner
. wants to see, his own name and
ddress, and the reason for his call
lg upon the inmate. The guard
ikes this slip and writes the reg.
tration number Of the convict in
ne corner. Then q hurried in
uiry Is made by the guard to as
srtain whether or not the particu.
IT prisoner has had his quota Of
lsitors for that month. II he has,
ie new arrival is told that he can
OF see the prisoner for that rea-
IN.
In cases where the visitor has
,me from q distance, and can
now that he has peculiarly per.
NAL reasons for his visit. an ap-
The Washington times., 1922-07-02
HOW DEBS RECEIVED :
HARDING'S ELECTION
TOLD NEXT SUNDAY

IJOW some of the prisoners at Atlanta be-
III Leued Debs UOuld be elected President tn
1920, and that they lDOuLd all 90 free, is related
in his article next Sunday in The Washington
Times.
Mr.. Debs tells holD he made the penitentiary
a Presidential campaign headquarters; OF the
enthusiasm of the inmates I1hO rubbed shout
ders Uith possible occupant of the White
House and promised him their unanimous
"uote;" of receiving returns in the pardeRs
office and, finally, of conceding Harding's
election.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-04
Chicago Produce Market

VI d
Announcement of vessel charters for
the shipment of S00,000 bushels of
wheat outOf Chicago by lake routes
gave an upW. "a swing to wheat prices
today, but much of the gains failed to
told. The marke+ closed unsettled at
the same as yesterdays "nish to Il
cents higher with May 144s to 40
and July 1888 to 1889. Corn closed Z
to l cent up. oats at an advance of a
to "a J. and provisions uncha. red to .
cents up.
Before the upward tendency of the
wheat market was checked the May
delivery touched 146, a rise of q
cents bushcl over night. The ascent
derived some of it's impetus rom
higher quotations at Liverpool, and
this fact as well as the newsof vessel
charters indicating liberal outward
movementof grain from here led to
anxiety on the part of some May shorts
TO stop losses.
Conditions affecting the wheat mar
ket were largely reversed nevertheless
during the last hour. and for brief
time prices We're breaking rapidly,
May showing a drop Of 3A cents from
early top figures.
The setback was partly due to profit
taking on the part of traders who had
been on the buying side of the marke {
before noon. A more powerful bear
ish influence, however. came from re-
ports that wheat had been bought at
Missouri markets and at Buffalo and
Toledo TO come here. and that Mime
apolis. st. Paul and Duluth were also
to contribute to the Chicago supply. on
the other hand. pit shorts were cover
ing just before the close. and the mar
ket was again showing a rally. Deliv-
cries on May contracts today were $780,
600 bushels.
Delay in planting, to her with tallv
of broader export demand. inspired ac-
tive buying of corn. Oats were firm
er with corn.
Higher quotations on hos gave a
lift to provisions.
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Annual Meeting Girls Club

The annual meeting Of the Gar
diner Girls Club showed that or
ganization to be in a flourishing con-
dition, the treasurer's report being
very encouraging. Miss Virginia
Stanley was elected as a delegate for
the third directorate meeting of the
StateN1.eague which is to be held at
the Girls City Club. Newbury street
Boston. on May IS. The rules gov
crning the delegates to Vassar,
which govern all Girls Clubs belong
ing to the National League were read
and will be endorsed by the local
clubs. The officers and chairmen for
the ensuing years are as follows:
President. Blanche Lambery: vice
president. Evelyn Harris: secretary,
Virginia Stanley; treasurer, Edna
Woodson: assistant treasurer, Mrs.
Edna Black; chairman Of commit
tees. Class, Mrs. Lulu Stone: enter
tainment. Mrs. Josephine Treen;
finance. Mrs. Florence Russ: house,
Mrs. Emma True: membership, Mrs.
Ruth White: program, Miss Doris
White.
The club voted to help the girls
that are going to the biennial Ma
tional Convention at Vassar college,
by getting back OF the baked bean
supper this Saturday evening and by
helping on one other affair later. In
stead Of giving the cabaret.
Next week Circle two and Circle
three will elect their leaders and vote
on name at the two circle supper
on Tuesday evening.
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"Old South" Annual
May Breakfast Held
Tuesday Morning

The annual May breakfast at the
Old South church vestry Tuesday
morning was successful. Cut flow
ers, plants, and youthful Mattresses
in white added to the effect of
spring. The attendance included a
number Of Augusta people who have
never failed the occasion, since the
breakfast was instituted. Dr. Thomp-
son was among this number
Perhaps the two guests who were
most heartily welcomed and who
added most variety were John Al
den Rabbit, aged one, and Mrs.
Rhoda Webster, aged 90, both Of
whom enjoyed the occasion and were
themselves much enjoyed.
Miss Belle Preble was in charge of
the tickets. and Miss Ruth Written
had general charge of the dining
room. Those in charge of the tables
were Miss Haskell, Mrs. Gwendolyn
Stafford Babbitt, Mrs. Imogene Wood
Vigus, and Mrs. Esther Gilman
Yorke. The Mattresses were Helen
Chadbourne. Delphine Andrews, Har-
riet Nutting, Lucille Morse, Lillian
Pelkie, and Hazel Goodrich.
In the kitchen We're Mrs. lloyd
Powers. Miss Clara Stinson, Mrs.
Ben Tenney. Mrs. George A. Stafford,
Mrs. Charles Alexander, Miss Daisy
Skillin. Miss Lucy Palmer, Mrs.
Stevens, Miss Abby Lyle Eveleth.
and Mrs. Gladys Wright Moore.
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Labor Federation
for Beer and Light
Wines, GOmpers' Word

New York, May 3.-Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, speaking tonight at
q Madison Square Garden mass meet
ing called by the New York branch of
the Association Against the Prohibi-
ton Amendment, declared that labor
must make the fight now and we
will never stop fighting until the
rights of the people have been re-
stored to them"
The meeting was largely attended by
members of union labor-reperesenta-
tives of more than 80 labor organza-
tons being present. There also were
many men prominent in the city's
business and financial circles who oc-
cupied places on the stage. A large
part of the audience was composed
Of women.
II and the federation l represent"
Mr.. Gompers declared. " re in favor of
beer and light wines and against any
attempt to enforce sumptuary laws
aimed at the personal liberties of our
people.
Il have always had faith in the flu
ture of my country br4 with prohibit
ton l am apprehensive Of that flu
ture. Temperance was the rule of the
great mass of organized labor. but the
prOhibitionists and the co-called anti
saloon leaguers have done more to
undermine the morality and temper
ance of the working man than any
other agency l know.
Il have travelled all over the United
States, before prohibition. including
its So called dry territories, and today
as [ pass through these sections I
have found more drunkenness than
ever befcre.w
There are no stronger or more
powerful supporters of the Nolstead
act than the distillers and bootleg
gers" Mr.. Gompers s with the
Volstead act and prohibition replaced
by Il light wine and beer bill the boot
leggers ould go ont of business"
A letter was read from United
States Sem; ,or Wadsworth which said
in part:
Frankly, think we made q terrible
when we inserted n sump-
tuary law of this kind in the consti-
tuition of the United States. This was
a fundamental error. Then we made
another mistake when we passed an
enforcement act so severe in it's pro-
visions that 1t is proving impossible
of enforcement. 1t is entirely clear
that great masses of people arc hold
ing this law in disrespect; violations
are going on and wholesale corrup-
lions Is spreading. hypocrisy is the
order of the day. 1t extends into
every element Of the population: leads
to disrespoct and, indeed contempt for
law and the orderly conduct of gov
ernment."
James Speyer, banker. who opened
the meeting. said that the Volstead
act lis fast degenerating into class
legislation. favoring the well to do as
against the less fortunate ones Of our
citizens"
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Airplane Flight OF Empress Zita

II VIII not leave you"
The Empress Zita tells I'm her own
words of the tragic incident which
| lest her husband. OK Emperor
| Charles, a throne. sent him into exile
on the island of Madeira and caused
| his death from "A broken heart.
Charles PLACED his every hope on a
last desperate attempt to regain the
Hungarian throne-and lost lie
threw all Europe into CONSERVATION
The Empress was with him.
Helpless prisoners in crippled
| airplanc. thousands OF feet above the
earth. the royal pair swept down,
while the fate OF nations trembled
with their safety.
Don't smoke! Tho gasolenc !,
leaking" the aviator shouted.
Empress Zita told her exploit 20
foreign correspondent and the I.iy-
ing Age translated II.
Indeed it WAS decidedly exciting.
The trip from Hcrtenstein to Zu-
rich in the automobile was no simple
matter. Our chamberlain. Count Le-
dochovski, accompanied us. We had
told him nothing OF our plans. in or
der not TO excite him.
We were halfway to our destlna.
ton before the Emperor mentioned
them. The good fellow was nearly
Frustrated. He kept Saylng over and
over again., "Are you in earnest?
No, you cannot DO in earnest"
Some bicyiists recognized us and
fnnnin1 fhnt l,,s
discovered.
When we arrived at the aviation
field. the pilot informed us that tbs
weather would make the trip a bad
one. In spite OF that we got in, and
n few minutes later were 10. 900 feet
in the air. Both tho Emperor and
were dizzy.
When we were over Bavaria the
motor began TO give trouble. our pie
lot. zimmerman. looked at us curt
ously. ! knew what he was thinking
He fancied we suspected that he was
trying to force MS 10 land In Bavaria.
He made n tremendous effort 20 ret
MS across the Bavarian n Austrian hor-
der.
We were almost frozen. had no
furs. but only leather coat. for
fancied that too warm clothing might
be bad for mo. We were suddenly
told: Don't smoke: the gasolene IL
leaking"
Finally, after several exciting OK
periences, Vienna came into view.
We saw Schonbrunn and our Lax
enburg Castle. whore We spent 20
many pppy DAYS. II brought back
painful memories.
We few over Vienna Neustadt md
reached Hungary. Here we had
painful disappointment. Some mis-
understanding ms 10 the day ~ our
arrival prevented the big fire. which
was 10 indicate our landing place,
from being lighted: SO we circled In
the air Unnecessarily for three quart.
ers of an hour Finally our pilot de-
cided TO land: but II was not the
right place, and thus We lost several
hours more.
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WINTHROP

Edwin Royal, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Royal of Augusta. is passing
severa days in Winthrop as the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Rollins.
Charles Towle of Augusta is pass
ing several days with his grand
moth. Mrs. IsobeI Hannaford
Mrs. Emma Richmond who has
been passing several weeks in Fayette
with her son and family is expecting
TO return to Winthrop this week.
George Morrow of Rcadfield was q
business caller in tow. Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Howard and
daughter Pearle, We're business callers
in Gardiner, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. T. Clifford who
went to the Pacific coast several
weeks ago writes home to friends in
town that they areenjoying every mo-
ment OF their California trip.
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Exeter Strikers
Willing to Confer
with Mill Owners

Manchester, n. H., May 3-Labor
Commissioner John :. Il. Davie re-
ceiTed today the first reply to the Of
fer of party conference on the tex
tile strike. The reply comes from the
Exeter strike committee. expressing
o Willingness on the part of the tex
tiie operatives of that town TO at
tend joint conference.
The labor commissioner stated to-
DAY that he expected the next few
days to be a period of "watchfuI
waiting He anticipates receiving
replies from the manufacturers and
all the strike committees in the
trouble zone by the last of the week.
The situation in Manchester lust
now is quiet. The $4,000 drive com
mlttees continue to canvass the bust
ness section and professional men.
several young women who have been
speaking at union meetings in Balti-
more, Nd, and Washington, ID. c..
nave returned and report that their
mission to other states had been
successful.
Manchester union officials will no
uoubt accept the offer of the labor
commissioner for conference. and
VIII probably send their answer late
tonight or early tomorrow morning
a meeting of strike leaders from
an over New England will be held
mere tomorrow morning. President
McMahon of the United TEXTILE
workers of America is expected TO
" present. 1t is said tina; further
arrangements will be made at this
meeting ,or the financing of the
strike.
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Mary Kelton Drummer Chapter of
Hallowell. to attend their May party.
This was also accepted.
The election Of officers resulted as
follows: Regent. Mrs r. r. Ames:
vice regent. Mrs. T. c. Chaffee: sec
fetary. Miss Helen A. Wood: treas
urer. Mrs. o. 3. Clason: registrar,
Mrs. G. D. Libby: historian. Mrs. w.
S. Ames: chaplain. Mrs. III. e. Lar
rabee; counsellors. Miss Della Col
Inns. Mrs. c. NJ. Day. DR.. Gertrude +.
Heath, Mrs. j. r. Lawrence. Read
ings from the life Of Carmen Sylvia
by Mrs. T. c. Chaffee completed the
program.
A rising vote OF thanks was eX-
tended Mrs. T. l.. Amesbury for the
efficient service she had rendered the
chapter during her term of office.
After adjournment a social hour was
enjoyed.
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NATIONAL HOME.

Officer Of the day, Capt. Velette W.
Van Horn.
The Togus Juniors were much dis
appointed at the non-arrival Of e
team '-om Augusta bool-:d to play
at go Wednesday.
Theb aseball game booked for Sat
urday will be with the Hazards from
Gardiner.
Frank w. Paige has been granted a
furlough to visit relatives at Hygate,
Vt.
Adolpheus j. Winfield. late 151 De-
pot Brigade, World War. has been
granted a discharge from the Home.
The returns from furloughs We'd
nesGay were Tho as Comerford from
Cambridge and James a. Cayanaugh
from Vassalboro.
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New York Produce Market
New York. MAY

New ok, May D.
No. . hard 1881; No. / Manitoba 159a
end No. mixed durum 147I C i ( track
New York toarriVc.
CORN-Spot firm; No. 2 yellow SEQ
IS and No. , white SIG and No. mixed
S13 C + track New York all rail.
OATS-Spot firm: No. white i9A.
LARD-Firm; middle west 1155@
1865.
BUTTER-U Unsettled receipts H.
$50; creamery higher than extras 31a %
IS; do. extras - score 81; do firsts
IS to 81 score 35a a 3bl.
EGGS-Firm; receipts 52.09G; fresh
gathered extra tirSts 275m2S: do. tirsts
so storage packed extra firsts 2S3
M29: do. firsts 21a AGES; New Jersey
hennery whites extra fancy candled
selections IS; do. uncandled 35m36;
state. nearby and Nearby western hem
ney whites tirsts to extras 29@34; do.
hennery browns extras 81; state and
nearby gathered browns and mixed
colorS firStS to extras 2o4 m30.
POTATOES-Steady, Bermuda bar
rel 425 GU700.
CABBAGES-Quiet. unchanged.
The raw sugar market was unset
tied today with spot Cubas quoted at
q cents cost and freight, equal to
3.9S for centrifugal, second half May
at 2 7-16 cents cost and freight, equal
freight. equal to All. Porto Ricos
are held at 3.92. There wn"n sales late
yesterday of 10000 bags Of Cubas for
second half May shipment at * cents
cost and freight. followed by sales to-
day of $4,000 at 1-16 cents cost and
freight and 5000 bags of Porto Ricos
at 3.92.
The raw sugar futures market was
steadier at the opening and first prices
were unchanged to one point higher on
covering and scattered commission
house buying. Trade interests. how
ever We're free sellers and prices soon
eased off. closing at net declines of one
to two points. July go. september
2.S5. December 2.S9. March 2.S6.
The refined market was unchanged
at 5.25 to $40 for fine granulated and
business light.
Refined futures nominal July 59S,
September e.10, December 600.
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BEVERIDGE WINS

leading three opponents in tho mi,
tcenth district.
Former Senator Boveridge. IN !,
sta cement c clared that on account a,
the result OF the primary that "fas.
tons and feuds in our Arty are Gn,.
led forvere." His statement follo~..
Il arm grateful for the expresslo,
OF confidence of our party and shsp
try to be worthy of Il. lam especial.
ly happy that all elem OF our Ia.
ty contributed TO the result. action,
ana feuds in our party are buried for.
ever in Indiana"
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u. S. Ambassador
DOdges Death in Paris

Paris, May %--(By \. 70 Myrob
I. Herrick. the American ambassa.
dor. again miraculously escaped
death today when n taxicab In the
Avenue DeLOpera crashed into his
automobile. badly smashing the car
Mr.. Herrick. luckily, escaped with.
out scratch. this being the second
time within a few months. His other
narrow escape was when bomb en-
ploded in his residence Oct. 10 OF
last year. only few minutes before
he arrived.
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D. A. R. May Party

Mary Kelton Drummer Chapter,
d. A. r.. will give q May party. in
City hall Thursday afternoon. The
proceeds of this party are to so for
patriotic work. According to the ma
tionaI D. A. r. statistics given out at
the recent conference in Washing
ton, the ID. A. r. heads in the amount
Of patriotic and characterization
work that 1T does. 1t is so that the
local chapter may do its part in this
work that this entertainment is be-
ing held.
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Chicago Cattle Market

Chicago, lay 3.
CATTLE-Receipts 1900: beef
steer fairly active, steady to Is cents
lower, in-betwcen grades heavy and
yearlings showing decline: top 800 for
yearlings and matured steers: bulk 775
a S65; butcher she stock steady TO
weak: other classes fairly steady: bulk
fat she stock J754725; bulk b0lor'aas
bulls 490M525 bulk "A calves 1909
500: bulk stockers 740m77J.
HOGS-Reccipts 1900; opened
about like yesterdays close; closing
firm ) cents to 10 cents higher than
early; top 1850; bulk 9S5 q 1915: ship
pers bought about 5000; holdover mod
crate: pigs steady, 975m10
cents higher: top shorn lambs 1890;
bulk 14O0m1415: wooded Colorado
lambs 5000 1868; few native springs
1925 down; handy fed Texas shorn
wethers 1910: fan shorn fed Texas
ewes $40. weight SO pounds; good fat
ewes down to $50
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Welfare League Concert and Ball

City hall W crowded last evening
with people who gathered to attend
the excellent concert and ball under
the auspicc. of the Coed and Welfare
League of the Marston & RrC ks shoe
factory. The concert by the Douglas
Melody Me" which tied promptly
at s o'clocl-. was heard by q big audi
ence. Their numbers were fine and
the music excellent. At $50 the floor
was given over to fGncing with FIR
Waterhouse 80 20 Brockman. Y "'0r
Martin, Mrs. Viola Pich and Miss ~
ma Randall in charge. 1t was very
pretty affair and was one of the
breeziest social event of the season.
Refreshments of ice cream and soft
drinks were served at intermission.
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Annual Meeting Samuel Grant Chap
ter, D. A. r,

The annual meeting OF Samuel
Grant Chapter. Daughters of the
Revolution was held We'd
nesday afternoon at o'clock at the
home OF Mrs. George w Brown.
Brunswick avenue. The roll call was
answered with quotations from wom-
en- poets. Reports from the stand
ing committee, secretary. treasurer,
registrar and historian were read.
Heath Post, G. A. r. invited Sam
uel Grant Chapter to unite with them
In the observance Of Memorial day
and the invitation was accepted. An
invitation was also received from
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Boston Produce Market

Boston May g.
BEEF-Choice whole cattle 131Ml4I.
BUTTER-Extras S7l@SS; firsts So
= ciHEEsE-Fresh choice $50 50;
CoRN-N6. ? yellow s2mS3.
EGGs-Nearby hennery S20S3;
western extras 293 q S0l.
FLOUR-Spring patents, 19G-lb
sacks special short 920Q $50; standard
1S5fi9i0.
HAY-No. . timothy 3o432
LAMB-Spri 800 SO.
OATS--Fancy 40 mounds 5SM %.
PORk-Medium backs 2615 a 2115.
pOTATOES-Grcen Mountains 1j00
] 65 per hundred pounds; new southern
No. | 700 per barrel.
SUGAR-Amcrican Sugar Refinery
quotes $40 cents in hundred barrel
lots less . per cent. for cash.
NEOL-1OIr