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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-31

augurated the convict lease system in
1868, by hiring out to the first respon-
sible bidder two hundred of the five
hundred convicts then in the peniten-
tiary. The others were hired out soon
afterward either by him or by Gov
ernor Bullock. This was done at that
time because of the poverty of the
state, which had just emerged from
devastating war. Democratic legisla-
lures, for the same reason, continued
the system under restraints which re-
duced it's bad features to a minimum
postponing to a later and more pros
porous period the permanent solution
of the penitentiary problem.
The legislature of 1871 even passed
an act ratifying the Bullock lease and
authorizing the continuance of the
lease for two years. In 1874 a new
lease for twenty years was author
lied, and Ex-Governor Joseph Brown
was active in securing the passage of
the act, organized lessee company
which had the pick of the convicts,
and is supposed to have made large
part of his fortune in the profits of
the lease. In 1896 a political issue
was made of the convict lease sys-
TEN, and Seaborn Wright, independ-
ent candidate for governor, Endorsed
by the populist party, forced from the
democratic party the pledge to abolish
the system if they should, remain in
power. The legislature, however,
violated this party pledge, contending
that the abolition should be gradual.
A few reforms were the only good re-
suit of that promise. Leases were
made for five years under certain re-
strictions and were renewed in 1903
for another term of five years.
But the cry for reform would not
be silenced and the penitentiary COM
mittee of the legislature of 1908
made a partial investigation of some
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-31
GOVERNORS DA6UlITB
To Wed-Miss Frances Haskell and
Major Leslie Gordon Niblacksto
Marry This Evening.
tHerald Specially.

Guthrie, Okla, March nlab6-
rate preparations have been conpief-
ed for the wedding this evening sof
Miss Frances Haskell, daughtlr Of
Governor and Mrs. c. N.tHaske4 and
Major Leslie Gordon Niblack, NIB
Usher of the Guthrie Daily Ladder.
The ceremony is to be performA by
Chief Justice Kane of the Oklahoma
supreme court in the executive gam
Der of the state capitol.
The members of Governor HaIkel1s
military staff will act as ushersi The
bride will be attended by Miss Lucy
Haskell and Miss Jane Haskell her
sisters, Miss Gussie WEIGH of husko.
gee and Miss Ruby Canton, daughter
of General and Mrs. F. M. dspton.
Lieutenant Governor George Y Bel.
lamy will act as best man.
The wedding ceremony will be fol
lowed by public reception in the
deliberately decorated rotunda aid as.
sembly chamber of the capitol. Music
for the occasion will be furnished Inv
the band of the First Regiment @,
N. G.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-31
Stiff Neck,

Stiff neck is caused by rheumatism
of the muscles of the neck. 1t is usual
ly confined to one side, or to the back
of the neck and one side. While it
is often quite painful, quick relief
may be had by applying Chamber
1ain's Liniment. Net one case of rheu-
matism in ten requires internal treat
.ment. When there is no fever and no
swelling as in muscular and chronic
rheumatism, Chamberlain's Liniment
will accomplish more than any inter
nal treatment. For sale by Bratton
Drug Co.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-31

Good Cough Medicine For Children.
The season for coughs and cold is
now at hand and too much care can
not be used to protect the children. A
child is much more likely to contract
or scarlet fever when he
has a cold. The quicker you cure his
cold the less the risk. Chamberlain
Cough Remedy is the sole reliance of
many mothers, and few of those who
have tried it are willing to use any
other Mrs. F. F. Starcher of Ripley,
w. Va, says: 81 have never used any
thing other than Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for my children, and it has
always given good satisfaction" This
remedy contains no opium or other
narcotic and may be given as conf
IDENTIFY to child as to an adult. For
sale by Bratton Drug Co.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-31
A RELIGIOUS Authors Statement.

Rev. Joseph H. Fesperman, Sails.
bury, N. c., who is the author of sew
eral books, writes: For several years
was afflicted with kidney trouble
and last winter l was suddenly strick.
en- with a severe pain in my kidneys
and was confined to my bed eight
days, unable to get up without assist.
ance. My urine contained thick
white sediment and l passed same fire.
quently day and night. l commenced
taking Foley's Kidney Remedy, and
the pain gradually abated and finally
ceased and my urine became normal.
j, cheerfully recommend Foley's Kid
ney Remedy" Sold by Bratton Drug
Co.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-31
The kidneys are the filterers of the

The kidneys are the filterers of the
blood.
When they fail the blood becomes
foul and poisonous.
There can be no health where
there is poisoned blood.
Backache is one of the first indi-
cations of kidney trouble.
1t is the kidneys cry for help. Heed
it.
Doan's Kidney Pills are what IL
wanted.
Are just what overworked kidneys
need.
They strengthen and invigorate the
kidneys; help them to do their work;
Read this proof from a Palestine
never fail to cure any case of kidney
disease.
citizen:
Mrs. Henry Scott, living at 312
Covert street, Palestine, Texas. says:
IL have used several boxes of Doan's
Kidney Pills in the last few months,
procuring them from the Bratton
Drug Co., and the best of results
have followed. l suffered from a
dull, bearing down pain across my
back and sides and the kidney secre-
tions were entirely too frequent In
action, annoying me a great deal.
Doan's Kidney Pills have relieved me
to a great extent and l can recon-
mend them highly"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N.
Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-31
Retirement of Col. Anderson.
(IIorn Ia Snnninl

Washington, D. c., March 81
After a service of more than thirty.
eight years in the army, Colonel Geo.
L. Anderson of the Coast Artillery
Corpus, who has been serving in the
inspector generals department at San
Francisco, was placed upon the re-
tired list today upon his own applica-
ton. Col Anderson comes from Wis
cpnsin and was graduated from West
Point in 1874 He has been attached
to the inspector generals department
since 1901
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-31

Of the convict camps which disclosed
shocking condition. 1t was also
found that State Warden Jake Moore
had collected commissions from sew
eral lessees. 1t was shown that the
contractors realized enormous profits
from the system and often abused the
convicts working for them. On this
showing the extra session of the leg
stature abolished the system alto
gether.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-31
Canadian Missionary Conference.
(Herald Specially

IHeTaIu SptCIdI.J
Toronto, Ont, March 31.-The con-
vention of the Laymen's Missionary
Movement, which began its sessions in
this city today, is one of the largest
and most important gatherings of its
kind ever held in the Dominion. The
sessions will last five days, during
which time an effort will be made to
secure the adoption of national mis-
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-31
Newberry Goes to Europe.

New York, March 31-Former Sec
rotary of the Navy Newberry, with
Mrs. Newberry and Miss Newberry,
sailed for Europe today and will spend
the summer in an automobile tour
through France, Germany and Italy
Upon his return home in the fall Mr..
Newberry will resume business in De-
troit
Try Gas Heater for these cool
mornings.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-31

sionary policy for Canada. Robert E.
Speer of New York, Sir Andrew Fra
ger, formerly lieutenant governor of
Bengal, and numerous other persons
of prominence are among the partici-
pants.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-31
Edward Fitzgerald Centenary.

London, March 51.-The one hun
dredth anniversary of the birth of Ed
ward Fitzgerald, the famous trans
lator of Omar Khayyam, was observed
with appropriate exercises today at
Cambridge University, where Fitzger-
aid was a fellowstudent of Tennyson
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-31

Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure
any case of kidney or bladder trouble
that is not beyond the reach of medi-
cine. Cures backaehes and Irregular
ties that il neglected might result in
Brights disease or diabetes. Bratton
Drug Co.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-31
CRYING FOR HELP.
Lots of 1t In Palestine, Rpt Daily
Growing Less.

The kidneys cry for help.
Not an organ in the whole body
delicately constructed.
Not one so important to health.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-31

were kept ii jalls, but ct every term
OF court persons who had been con
victed of offenses for which imprison-
ment is the penalty in other states.
were sold as slaves to whoever de
sired that kind of labor, and the money
went into the public treasury. These
convicts were leased" to anyone who
was willing to pay. And other per
sons who were convicted of offenses
punishable by fine were leased to
any person willing to pay the fine and
permit the prisoner to work out the
amount at fixed rate of wages.
General Thomas H. Ruger of the
United States army, then military gov
ernor of Georgia, without any author.
ity from the people of this state. in
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-31
GEORGIA REFORM.
Convict Lease System Ends In the
State Of Georgia Today-NeW
Law Effective Thursday.
lHerald Specially

Atlanta, Ga, March. 31.-The con-
Wet lease system, which has produced
so much graft and cruelty during its
existence, ends in the state of Georgia
today. The law which will produce
this great reform, and which was
passed by the general assembly in ex-
traordinary session last September,
will go into force tomorrow. Secre-
tary Goodloe Yancey, of the prison
commission, has for several weeks
past been engaged almost constantly
in preparing every detail for the COM
ing into force of the new convict law
that takes all the convicts out of the
hands of lessees forever and turns
them over to the state itself-their
owner.
Under the new law all felony con-
victs shall be turned over to the Pris-
on Commission after today, including
those now in the hands of lessees and
those hereafter convicted All mis-
demeanor convicts not worked by the
counties upon their roads shall also
be turned over to the Commission.
Counties desiring to use convicts in
building roads, bridges, and other pub
lie works shall apply to the Prison
Commission for their present quota
in writing, not later than February 10
of each year. After the pro rata share
of each county has been distributed
to those desiring them, all counties
wanting more shall have them on an
other proportionate scale. After the
second distribution, municipalities de-
string them shall have them at 500
per convict per annum. State farms
are to be leased for five years or pur-
chased, if possible, where convirts'
may be worked. State institutions
needing labor may have fifty convicts
each. If all these means of disposing
of convicts do not absorb the total
number in the Commissions hands,
then the Commission and the governor
are given authority to dispose of the
remainder as they think best, on work
wherein the, contractor is not inter
ested in the amount of work the con-
yict can do per day, and for period
not to exceed twelve months.
Thus ends a system wrong in prin-
ciple and frightfully abused in prac
tice, and thus is dealt to private con
tractors accustomed to reap the fruits
OF this obnoxious syst a heavy
blow Under the pId TN /; II Yves
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-06
RIGID CROSS-EXAM|NATION
Thornton J. Hams Loses Some of His
Jaunty Manner Under Fire
of the Prosecution.

Flushing, n. Y, Jan. 5.-New light
was thrown on the relations of VIII
liam E. Annis and Mrs. Claudia Hams
in the trial of Thornton ]. Hams to-
day, when the defendant. under exam
nation, declared that several years ago,
in Marblehead, Mass, he became aware
that Annis and Mrs. Hams had stopped
at the same hotel Questioned by Jus
tice Crane, Thornton Hams said he
never spoke of the relations between
Mrs. Hams and Annis to Captain Hams,
and had remained silent on the matter
until last spring
The fabric of the case of the defense
was badly torn today when Thornton
Hams, under sharp eross-examination
by the states attorney, made many
damaging admissions. His jaunry
manner quickly disappeared in the fire
of the prosecutor inteTTogations, and
several times he admitted that he could
not remember the minor details of the
same testimony ne had given yesterday.
Once, in plaintive voice. Hams said:
Il can't remember. l never was so
tired in my life. 1 have been five
months in prison and I am worn out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-06
HINDUS ATTACK
MOHAhMEDANS
British Troops Compelled to
Fire Upon the Mob-Se-
ri0uS Riots in India.

Calcutta. Jan. 5.-The religious riots be-
tween Mohammedans and Hindus have
taken a more serious turn again, requir-
ing the active Intervention of British
troops today at Titaghur. The troops
were compelled to fire U. On the Hindu
mob
The Hindus had resumed the attacks of
two previous days on the mosque at Tit
aghur because the MOhammedanS had
sacrificed cows. the Hindus destroyed
the sacred furniture in the mosque and
partially demolished the walls. Infiamed
Mohammedans gathered in defense of the
mosque and were surrounded by a mill
tary Gordon, which formed a barrier be-
tween the Mohammedans and the Hiniu
rioters who assaulted the military in an
endeavor to come to close quarters with
the Mohammcdans. The troops fired upon
the zealots, killing and wounding several
of them.
Isolated combats between Hindus and
Mohammedans are taking place through
out the disturbed district MOhammedans
from more remote quarters are making
their way to TitaEhuT to revenge the Hin
du insults to their faith.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-06
MAY RETURN THE MSSEAGE
House Committee Likely to Recon-
mend Drastic Action in Reply
to President Roosevelt.

g Washington, Jan. 5.-Drastic q
o measures were considered today g
g by the Perkins special committee Q
q of the house appointed to recon- g
g mend action in defense Of that Q
4. body in reply to the criticism made 4.
q by the president in his annual mes &.
(. sage in referring to secret service g
@ legislation. 9
@ After a meeting of the commit 6
q tee a report spread that the COM .
. mittee would recommend that the g
q portion of the message referring to g
81 secret service be expunged from @
(. the record. Another report was 9
6. that the recent message in reply Q
{. TO the request for more infOrma- (.
8 ton on the subject would be re- 9
&. turned to the chief executive g
. Neither report could be confirmed. @
(. A report probably viii be agreed 9
e, upon by the committee tomorrow, (.
Z. and it is thought that the house Q
. will be called upon to take action 9
., Thursday. 2
. Friends of the president will re- 2
g sist any drastic action that may be s.
. recommended. On the other hand, g
8 Representatives Tawney, Smith. =
q Sherley ard Fitzgerald are prepar- q.
g ing to defend themselves against 9
o the references to them in the mes 2
9 sage. q
. 90 A@%@e g . go
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-06
ANOTHER TRIAL
BEFORE lands
Standard Oil Company May Be
Fined S40,000,000 if
Found Guilty Again.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Tfs statement
is made today on authority that not
withstanding the refusal Of the United
State supreme court to grant a writ
of certiorari in the case of the Stand
ard Oil company yesterday, the depart
ment of justice will at once proceed
with the numerous other cases pending
in different. sections of the country
against the Standard Oil company for
receiving rebates or against the rail-
roads for granting them to the Stand
ard Oil company, involving the same
questions. These Included the cases
of the northern district of Illinois and
suits in the western district of Tennes-
see, the southern district of California
and the western district of New York.
The effect of the refusal by the SUI
preme court to take any review of the
Standard Oil cases on certioTari is to
leave that case resting upon the judg-
ment of the circuit court of appeals,
and the natural result will be that it
viii go back to the trial court for a
new trial. Tt is understood that the
government is ready and viii press for
a prompt trial. and it is supposed that
the retrial, like the original trial, will
proceed before Judge Lands.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-06
PLEDGE SIGNED
BY LEGISLATORS
Platform Promise of Idaho Re-
publicans to Re- eIeCt Hey
burn Will Be Carried Out.
Especial to The Heradl


Boise. Ida. Jan. 5.-Thirty-six members
Of the legislature are reported to have
signed an agreement to carry out the
Republican promise and re-eleet Senator
Hepburn. Several who will vote for him
refused Indignantly to sign up, standing
on the party promise. His reelection is
only a question of the first ballot The
legislative proceedings were stale. The
senate railrOaded its first bill. embodying
volume one of the revised code. Mac
beth, minority leader. raised the point
that the action was unconstitutional and
gave notice that he would move a recon-
siderat1on.
Governor Brady delivered his first mes
sage to the legislature today. He urged
the fulfillment of all party pledges. in
GLIDING the enactment of county local
option law and direct primary law. He
urges the legislature to keep its promise
to the people and Fe-elect W. b. Hepburn
to the United States senate. He goes on
record against the enactment of a law
creating a railway commission, but IA
vors the creation of public utilities COM
mission to have supervision of all public
service corporations The creation of n
Carey act commission is also recommend
ed. While not advocating lavish expen-
ditures, the governor asks liberal appro-
priations for all state institutions. espe-
eially the state university. Completion of
the state building and an appropriation
for an Idaho buiI1ing at the Alaskan
Yukon exposition are requested.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-06
STORM GENERAL
EAST AND WEST
Even the People of Portland
and the Sound Country En-
Joy SnoWStorm.
COLD WAVE HITS MONTANA
MERCURY BELOW ZERO IN MANY
OTHER STATES.

Washington, Jan. 5.-The barometer is
low over the entire Atlantic coast region,
and the principal snowstorm is centered
off Hatteras. Rains were general during
Tuesday in the eastern states and some
snow fell in northwest sections. A storm
which is centered in the Pacific coast
region is causing general precipitation
from the Rocky Mountain region west
ward to the coast
The northwestern cold wave has con-
tinued to increase in intensity and has
steadily advanced eastward and south
ward. It's inflaence IS now felt eastward
as far as Michigan and Illinois, and south
ward over Missouri, kansSs and eastern
Colorado.
Very low temperatures are reported
throughout the northwest
The indications are that The cold wave
will continue its movement e0sL And south,
causing decidedly colder weather over the
eastern half of the country during Mon
day and a cold wave on the Atlantic coast
and east gulf states.
Temperature will begin to moderate in
the northwest Wednesday.
Fair weather is probable in most sec
tons east of the Rockies. with the ex-
ception Of snow in the Great Lake re-
gi0D.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-06
Blizzard at Portland.

Portland, Ore, Jan. 5-The northwest
is in the grip of the worst cold spell thai
it has endured for years and portions OF
the two states in which snow is a rar-
ity are covered to depth of several
inches in a mantle of white. The most
remarkable degree of cold reported in the
early hours is reported from BeIlingham
where the mercury dropped to nearly ze-
TO. The greatest degree of cold is al
Spokane, where the mercury stood at
degrees above zero today. In northern
Washington the weather has been clear
with abroTmdily low temperatures in the
western part of the state. At Seattle il
was is above this morning.
At present Portland is the worst suf-
ferer from the storm. A fine snow like
graduated sugar put the street cars out
of commission by noon and with the wind
blowing over thirty miles an hour and
the mercury at 10 above, or lower, Web
footers managed to gain some conception
of a Dakota blizzard. although the imi-
tation is, fortunately, a poor counter
felt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-06
RIGHTS OF INDIANS
WILL BE PROTECTED
Especial to The Herald.)

Washington. d. G. Jan. 5.--Secretary
Garfield sent to congress today a re-
quest from the commissioner of Indian
affairs for an appropriation of s290. 600
for the protection of the rights Of tho
UneompahEre. Uintsh and White River
Utes to water for irrigation systems au-
thoribed by the act OF June q. 1906, at
a cost of $500, 900. A proviso is suggest
ed that the sum to be appropriated be
used only in the event Of failure to pro-
cure from the state of Utah an extern
sion Of time in which to make final
proof of the water right for the benefit
of the Indians. and that any SUM ex-
pended shall be reimbursed TO the gov
eminent from sales Of reservation lands.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-06
FIFTY-YEAR FRANCHISE

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the r o.
a
coldv to a consde ext
to
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-06
Fine May Be Larger.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-The Standard Oil
company is not yet out of the woods,
United States District Attorney Sims
said today. THE big fine case will be
redocketed within a few days and may
be on trial in two weeks"
The district attorney explained that
even by filming the Standard Oil COM
pany on a basis Of settlement for
freights, instead of regarding each car
lot as a separate offense, the govern
ment may collect S40. G00. 900 from the oil
company in fines if convictions are OBJ
tanned on all indictments which may
be renewed against the corporation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-06
Snow at Tacoma.

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. with the mer-
curry down to q degrees above zero and
the wind blowing tfirty-six miles an hour,
this section is experiencing genuine win
ter grip. Light flurries of snow came
last evening, but in the Cascade range
the snowfall was between three and four
feet deep. Snow is reported general
throughout the mountains, but trains are
moving regularly. Along the water front
several small craft broke loose and one
or two launches were sunk.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-06
Far Below Zero.

Butte Mont Jan. Temperatures
ranging from 10 below zero to 70 below
prevailed generally throughout Montana
from early morning today up to O'Clock
this evening. Three Mile, below this city,
registered 81 below at o'cloek this morn
ing. wrile in Butte it was IS below At
Armstead the temperature reached 40 be-
low, while higher in the mountains this
figure may have been exceeded.
The lowest temperature in Helena was
3 below at Fletcher. Lewis and
Clark county, 36; Dillon, 20; Great Falls,
from . to TO-
The temperature shows almost a per-
pendiculaT drop of about 50 degrees in
the course of twenty-four hours. Stock
viii not suffer much unless the cold
spell continues.