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JUNE 7, 1917
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STOCK AND
DIVERSIFY
1 BLAME WOMEN FOU
: JOLIET OUTBREAK
Declare Misguided Efforts
at Reform Caused Lax
Condition in Discipline
j (AusdatPl Pma.)
j JOLIET, ILL,., June (.--Evidence that
th< revolt In the Illlnoli State peniten
tiary here yesterday was planned with
care the preceding night, was revealed
today by prison officials. A, L. Bewen,
acting warden, said he had known of
the Impending trouble, but because of
the demoralised condition of the Insti
tution he considered that the outbreak
liad to come and that the sooner it
‘was over the better.
‘‘Misguided Interference of women,”
Jh efforts at prison reform was blamed
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of discipline in the prison.
"Through the efforts of a league or
ganised to obtain women correspond
ents for the men.” the warden dedlaf
od. "the malls became loaded down with
letters, some from women 70 years of
age, others from gchool girls of 14
and IE.
“Their letters for the most part wero
of the moat suggestive character and
a favorite pastime of the prisoners
was to gather and read their letters
to each other, speculating on the ap
pearance and character of the writers.
The revolt had Its inception In an or
der that such a state of affairs should
cease.
“To show the length to which some
women went, there was a woman, 46
years old, who cams from Miami, Fla,
to visit a prisoner 22 years old. At
every station she telegraphed him and
when she arrived she brought a vast
amount of gifts—fruit and clothing—
which we were compelled to confiscate.
Others wrote from Philadelphia, from
California, and one from Alaska. Scores
Drink Bottled
It’s Delicious
Refreshing
Wholesome
A be Martin
Charity has a hard time beglnnin' at
home these days with nobuddy there.
Lem Pusey thought he'd Kit out o' goln'
t* war ’cause he's nearslKhted, but th'
officers told him he wus Jest th' feller
fcr face t’ face trench flKhtln'.
came from ChlcaKo and other places
to habnob with the prisoners. Obvi
ously such a condition could not con
tinue.''
The prison was quiet today and sev
en men Injured In the riot during
which two buildings were burned and
which Anally was quelled by troops
of the Illinois National Guard, proba
bly will recover. One prisoner was
killed during the outbreak.
WOULD EXPATRIATE
AMERICAN SLACKERS
(Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, dune 0—Persons
leaving the United States to avoid mili
tary service would be expatriated and
forever barred from the country by
bills Introduced today by Representa
tive Taylor, of Colorado.
Thirty days from the passage of eith
er measure would be given to persons
who already have fled to return and
make amends. The bills were referred
to the Immigration committee which Is
expected to report them favorably.
WILL TRAIN OFFICERS.
(Associated Press.)
^WASHINGTON, June Plenty of
men fwith nautical experience probably
will be found to enter the fifteen
schools to be established along the New
England coast for training of officers
for the new American merchant marine,
the federal shipping board announced
today. It -is planned to train about
10,000.
Hour Sales Today
In Our Big June Sale
$1.39 Envelope
Chemise
98c
9 to 10 o’clock
For one hour this morning
we will sell these dainty pink
batiste Chemise, hand embroid
ered, and all-over Swiss em
broidery Chemise, in all sizes
which are priced regularly at
$1.39, special for 98c each.
$1.25 Women's
Muslin Petticoats
98c
10 to 11 o’clock
Shadowless Petticoats made
with double panel in both back
and front, with scalloped em
broidery edge. For one hour
this morning, from 10 to 11
o’clock, instead of $1.25, choice
for 98c.
$1.95 Sport Skirts $1.09
4 to 5 o’clock
Made of novelty cotton suit
ing in attractive sport designs
on grounds of tan, blue, green
and rose. With extra belt,
gathered back and ornamental
pockets, waist sizes 25 to 30,
regularly $1.95, special for one
hour from 4 to 5 o’clock this
afternoon, choice for $1.09.
The World’* Greatest Actress
Mme. Sarah Bernhardt
in a story of France that becomes the story of any country feel
ing the pressure of the mailed-fist god of War,
"Mothers of France"
The kind of story that “gets under your skin,” brings tears to
your eyes and makes you want to stand up and cheer for the
brave mothers of the war-ridden countries.
Colonial Today
Open 12 noon to 11:00 P. M.
Adimission: Adults 10c, Children 5c '
Thomas’ Body Pierced by
Iron Pipe in Fall of
79 Feet
Wesley Thomas, a silo engineer, and
Rmanuel Williams, a negro laborer,
employed by the
fell seventy-live
feet to their death Wednesday morn
ing when a scaffold hung from a silo
gave way on the plantation of L. C.
Young, six miles from the city on the
Selma Road. Mr. Thomas was killed
Instantly, a piece of two-inch pipe
piercing his body through jind
through. Williams lived about twen
ty-five minutes and regained conscious
ness, but was so badly mutilated that
he died before an ambulance could be
summoned.
Will Askew, a negro laborer, who
was on the same scaffold, saved his
life by swinging to a rope and pulling
himself to the top of the silo from
where he gained the ground by the
! chute and attempted vainly to rescue
the victims.
Work Near Ceaspletlea.
The accident occurred about S:30
o'clock Wednesday morning Just after
Mr. Thomas and his force began the
work of washing the exterior of the
I silo, which had been completed and
i was ready for operation as soon as It
I had been cleaned. The silo is seven
I ty-nlne feet high, and from that dlssy
height Mr. Thomas swung a painter's
scaffold by means of hooks. About
four feet of the exterior had been
washed when Mr. Thomas desired to
lower the scaffold to continue with
the Job.
He called to the negroes on each
end to lower their sides. It seems that
Askew was successful In letting his
end down, but that Williams could
not make his end of the plank descend
when Mr. Thomas came over to that
end to help him. Suddenly that end
of the plank gave way and both Mr.
Thomas and Williams were hurled Into
space, the former falling backwards.
Pipe Pierces Body.
A piece of two-inch Iron piping, part
of the equipment of the scaffold, broke
loose ana ten vertically just aneaa
of Mr. Thomas, passing; completely j
through hie body when It struck the
ground and his body struck the pipe.
The iron entered his back and came
out at his chest, passing entirely
through the lungs.
The only eye-witness was Askew,
who gave a vivid account of the trag
edy and described thrllllngly how he
first saw the - victims as they were
falling toward the earth. He said
that Mr. Thomas had gotten on Wil
liams' end of the plank to aid Wil
liams In lowering the platform, when
they let the rope get away from them
and ths end fell, tossing them into the
air. Neither had time to grasp a rope |
to save themselves. I
“The first I knew of it was when I
felt something was giving way at the
other end of the plank, and looking
around 1 saw the two men being
hurled to the ground,” said Askew.
"Of course, JuBt as soon as 1 saw
what had happened. In a flash I grab
bed hold of my rope, swung to it for
my life and climbed to the top of the
silo with the aid of the tee-iron.
Reaching the top, I hastened to the
ground, but 1 was too late to do any
good.
"Mr. Tfyomas must have been dead
when he struck the ground. The pipe
had gone clear through his body. 1
pulled It out and tried to observe a
sign of life, but he was dead. 1 also
thought Williams was dead until he
murmured and gradually regained con
sciousness. He talked with me ratlqp
ally and asked me to relieve his suffer
ing, but I was helpless, and he died
in about twenty-five minutes. Other
people soon reached the scene, and
wanted to do all they could but It was
too late to save the men.”
Thomas from Wise oasis.
Mr. Thomas was about 25 years old
and a silo engineer by profession. Re j
came to Montgomery April .1 to accept j
employment with the Montgomery Lime
snd Cement Company and was regard- I
ed as one of the most capable and ef-1
detent men In that line of business, j
He was unmarried. It was stated, and
his home Is somewhere In Wisconsin.
The remains were taken to Leak's j
parlors, and telegrams were dispatch- j
ed to points in Wisconsin In the hope j
of locating his relatives at the earll- I
est moment. |
Williams was 34 years old and had
been employed by the company for I
some time. He was considered reliable
and was a hard worker. He lived on
South Union Street, with his wife.
The remains were taken to Loveless'
undertaking establishment, and it was
understood the funeral would be held
Thursday.
lumberman killed.
OPELOUSAS. LA., June R. t>.
Marsh, president of the Port Barre
Lumber and Tie Company, fhot and
killed J. C. Schee, formerly' manager
of the company-, In the dining room ol
a hotel at Port Barre near here early
today. Marsh surrendered to a deputy
Bherlff. He asserted Schee had threat
ened his life since he was discharged.
Marsh claimed he shot In self defense j
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Two
Women
fought for the soul of a
man, one a shadow of the
night, the other a girl of
'high ideals.
Wilfred
Lucas
is the man fy whom they
struggle and who sought to
free himself from a web
woven of his own misdeeds.
Lillian
Gisli ‘
is the child wife whose no
bility of character and pur
poseful strength loosed the
man she loved from the
shackles that bound him to
an unworthy past in
‘‘Souls
Triumphant"
Strand Today
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STEINER RETURNS
FROM INSPECTION
TOUR OVER STATE
Brigadier General It. E. Steiner,
commanding the Alabama brigade, warn
at Mobilisation Camp, Montgomery,
Wednesday'^ after a tour of the sev
eral headquarters where infantry are
stationed. The general was at Tus
caloosa, Mobile, Birmingham and Mem
phis. He then went to Chattanooga
and Joined Major General Leonard
Wood, with whom he traveled to Bir
mingham. He reached Montgomery
Tuesday night with Colonel Gallagher
department quartermaster of the south
eastern department. General Steiner
says that the national guardsmen on
duty over the state are In excellent
health and the report^ of their con
duct are such as to Indicate that the
People In the towns and cities where
they camp are pleased with the State’s
, soldiers.
JOFFRE SUGGESTS
CHANGES IN ARMY
SYSTEM IN THE U. S.
(Associated Press.(
PARIS, June 6.—A semi-official note
says that Marshal Jolfre, while in
America, had a conference with Amer
ican military chiefs at which a plan
of organization for the new American
army was elaborated In agreement with
the British leaders. The note says:
“It will surprise none that the mar
shal took a preponderating part In the
plan .literally everything which he ad
vised being adopted. His collaborators
styled him themselves “the godfather
of the American army.”
At a moment when the first elements
of this army are getting ready to take
their place on our front beside uor
allies, the French government consider
ed it only fitting to confirm the mar
shal In his sponsorship.- The minister
of war feels that the moral authority
attaching to his person and high sit
uation as well as his great experience
gained In the present war, will enable
him. In accord with the American high
command to give to the new troops all
the necessary advice and direction so
as to prepare them morally and ma
terially for the efforts they are called
on to make.
“The program for this collaboration
has already been drawn up. Marshal
Joffre la officially entrusted with the
mission of putting constantly at the
disposal of our great sister republic
what France has learned In three years
of hard campaigning."
SOUTH S RAILROADS
WILL OPERATE LINES
AS ONE BIG SYSTEM
(Special ta The Advertiser.)
ATLANTA, GA,, June (.--Railroads
of the South are to abandon competi
tive activities and operate their Urea
during- the war as part of ihe one
national trans-continental ay item un
der the direction of the Railroads'
War Board for the beneflt of 'he gov
ernment. Steps to make this plan ef
fective were completed at a confer
ence of the executive officers of the
different Southern lines called to meet
In Atlanta by W J. Harahan, president
of the Seaboard Air Line Railway and
chairman of the southeastern depart
ment of the war board.
In order to make available the max
imum transportation energy for mov
ing fuel. food, materials and troops
necessary for the successful conduct
of the war. the Southern lines adopted
the policy of reducing passenger serv
ice, either through elimination or con
solidation, and utilising the equipment,
men, and coal thus released for the
more important service of the govern
ment. This policy. It was announced,
will be observed with every possible
effort to safeguard the convenience of
the public.
OPPOSED TO MAKING
LAWS SAFEGUARDING
LABOR LESS STRICT
(Asm*fated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June (.—President
Wilson today In a letter to Governor
Brumbaugh, of Pennsylvania, openly
expressed his opposition to relaxing
laws by which safeguards have been
thrown about labor, as a war measure.
"I feel that there Is no necessity for
such action,” wrote the President, “and
that it would lead to a slackening of
the enregy of- the nation rather than
to an Increase of it, besides being very
unfair to the laboring people them
selves.”
There has been a movement In some
states to lengthen hours of labor. Sam
uel Gompers and other labor leaders
have protested.
CONDITIONS OVER
COTTON BELT ARE
IMPROVED, REPORT
(Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June (.—Reports In
dicate an Improvement in the condition
over most of the cotton belt and In
Georgia and Arkansas the condition
now is rather good, says the weekly
crop and weather bulletin Issued today
by the department of agriculture. The
crop, however, still Is backward and
making but slow growth In most sec
tions.
Complaints of poor and Irregular
stands were received from the Caro
lines and Louisiana and of small nlnnts
from South Carolina and Mississippi.
Rain la needed In stiff soil of North
Carolina for Germination, but an im
proved condition is indicated in sandy
loam soil of that state. Cotton was
damaged by drouth in Louisiana and j
warm weather is needed in Tennessee. ]
Replanting was progressing In Texas
and South Carolina. Some cotton Is in '
bloom in Florida while boll weevil are
reported active in several counties of
that state. Live have damaged cotton
to some extent in Texas. Chopping is
under way In Arkansas, Oklahoma and
the gufl states.
FORMER LAWMAKER
HELD FOR CURSING
PRESIDENT, U. S. FLAG
(Associated Press.)
RICHMOND, VA„ June 8.—John L.
Lltx, wealthy business man and wide
ly known republican politician, who
was arrested at Coeburn, Wise coun
ty, yesterday on the charge of cursing
the President, the United States flag
ar.d the democratic administration, is
a former member of the Virginia house
of delegates. Federal District Attorney
Richard 12. Byrd, who was speaker of
the house when Lltz was a member. It
Is expected, will prosecute Llts.
Mr. Lltz has been in the coal mininf
business with Congressman C. Bascom
Siemp, and is reported to be a million
aire.
NO CONSPIRACY SHOWN.
KNOXVILLE, TENN.. June 8.—No
evidence of a conspiracy between East
Tennessee coal operators and dealers
and carriers was found by the Tennes- <
see state railrqad commission in a
three days’ investigation which term-1
inatpd here this afternoon. The com-1
mission exonerated the operators, deal-,
ers and carriers of any charge of con
spiracy and terminated the hearing.
BRAZIL DECLARES
RIGHT TO TAKE OVER
GERMAN VESSELS
Answers Protest on Sei
zure of Teuton Ships in
Brazilian Waters
RIO JANEIRO, June I.—Brasil has
replied to the German note protesting
against the requisitioning of German
ships with a declaration that the re
public has acted within the strict lim
its of the law, even as Interpreted by
Germany. The Brasillanr reply says in
part:
"The utilisation of German ships by
Brasil follows the torpedoing of Bra
silian merchant ships and assures, di
rectly, .and Immediately, although' by
force, satisfaction for the losses caus
ed by German submarines. Brasil is
acting lawfully and on the basis of
even German law. It has taken a step
which all nations take, even without
abandoning Its state of peace, for the
sole reason of forcing an offending na
tion to make due reparation."
The reply concludes:
"The government of the republic I
does not depart from the calm region
of the principles of those laws which
have previously governed internation
al society and proceeds solely In de
fense of the flag and Interests of its
country."
The Dutch Minister presented to the
Foreign Office the note from the Geri
man Foreign Secretary protesting
against the utilising of German ships.
The note follows:
"I have the honor. In the name of
the Imperial German government, to
formally protest to the government of
the United States of Brasil, against i
the requisition and utilisation of Ger-1
man ships anohored in he ports of the j
republic. I reserve to myself the right |
to demand an Indemnity for all losses ]
occasioned to german Interests by such |
a measure.”
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MAY RECRUIT ITALIANS.
(Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June (.—Details of
an announcement under which unnat
uralized Italians In the United States
may ba recruited by the Italian govern
ment wire today in the hands of Gen
eral Gugllelmottl. military. attache of
the Italian mission, to be worked out
with American officials. General Gug
llelmottl will remain in the United
States after the mission's departure to
direct the recruiting, which will be en
tirely voluntary.
SUBMARINE DEFEATED.
PARIS, June (.—The defeet of j
German submarine in a battle with th«
French steamer Crenoque'la reported
by the ministry of Marine. The Cre
noque, 2,872 tons, was attacked In thi
Atlantic on April 22 while on her wa;
to a West African port. The submaJ
rine was sighted, half submersed* ancl
headed for the steamer while a heavy
sea was running. The steamer eaptalr
Immediately beat to quarters and open
ed Ore. After the fourth shot the sub
marine disappeared.
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