The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-26
Friends Of Imprisoned Men
Send Thanksgiving Bounty
PLENTY FOR ALL IN PRISON
Such an Abundance of Good Things
Arrives That Sheriff and Friends
Divide With All Others in
in the Big Jail.

Washington, November 25.-(Specal.)-
Capt. Joseph T. shipp, the former sheriff
of Chattanooga, and the five other Ten
nesseans Jailed with him for contempt
of the United States supreme court, have
spent worse Thanksgiving days than that
Of today. If the warden, Captain Mckee,
had allowed friends In Tennessee to send
to the jail all the turkeys and other
provisions which they desired to send
Captain Shipp and his companions would
have had continuous Thanksgiving din
ner from this time until Christmas. But
Warden Mckee limited the supplies to a
sufficient amount for one large dinner
So the friends in Tennessee wired Ten
nessean here and told him to go the
limit in supplying a first-class Thanks
giving dinner for the prisoners.
Turkey there was in plenty, with Gran
berry sauce, and potatoes and all the
other vegetables and dainties which go
to make up a~good old-fashioned Thanks
giving dinner. and the prisoners all en-
joyed it thoroughly. They have a small
room adjoining the cell in which they
are imprisoned which they use as a din
ing ROOM
Captain Shipp. courtly of manner and
military in his erect bearing, presided
at the dinner and, although the prisoners
were not able to drink the health OF
their relatives and friends in the sunny
south because the Jail authorities had
refused to allow any liquors or wines to
be sent to the Tennesseans, many heart
felt wishes and prayers for those at home
we're offered up by the prisoners
Visit to the Prisoners.
few of their friends were allowed
to visit the Tennesseans today and they
talked over the old days at home and
the good times which they had all had
together on past Thanksgi, ing days. Cap
tain Shipp and jeremiah Gihson both of
whom served In the Confedsrhfi srplv.
admitted chat tneJ had xpsut worse
Thanksgiving days than today when they
were in the field with the gray clad
armies.
All the Tennesseans are In good health.
They have a large room all to them
selves in which their six cots are placed.
There is ample space for tables and
chairs, and the prisoners spend large
part of tho day playing cards, reading
the newspapers. of which they have a
large supply every day. and talking over
their situation. The warden of the jail
has forbidden them to give out any state
ments in criticism of the court for SEN
fencing them to Jail for contempt on
pain of having the privilege Of seeing
visitors cut of entirely. So, whatever
they may think of their imprisonment,
they are careful not to spread It abroad
I'VE have much to be thankful for"
said one of the Tennesseans today land
we are not going to complain as long as
we are treated as well as we are at
present.
Presidents Message.
The Presidents message to Congress a
week from Monday will be short so far
as words are concerned, but In the num-
Der of recommendations it will surpass all
of its predecessors. The interest over tho
capitalization of corporations will be one
of the most important features. Subor-
dniate to this will be the various other
matters with which he message will
deal. such as conservation, reorganization
of the interstate commerce law, amend
ment of the Sherman law, perhaps a sys-
tenn of federal license for interstate COR
porations, economy In national expendi-
ture. currency reform. and numerous 9TH
er issues of the first-class
The President has a vast programme
to lay before Congress, and II is an i'm
pressive fact that almost none OF the ar
irving statesmen expects and important
accomplishment this session.
Various reasons are advanced for this
depressing feeling The fact that the
dominating organizations in both houses
of Congress will be opposed to effective
accomplishment Is mosr commonly stated
as the reason for a hopeless feeling
The success with which the Senate lead
ership held it's grip of the tarir session
has discouraged many progressives They
think the long session will be like the
tariff session. 1t will be controlled SO
firmly that 1t will do no more than tho
leaders want