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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-28
Entertain at Dinner.

Rear Admiral Converse and Miss Con-
verse entertained a company at dinner
last evening, Pay Inspector and Mrs.
Lawrence Heap, Z. S. N.s acting as
chaperones. The other guests we're Miss
Eleanor Slater, Miss White, Of Lon
don: Miss Katherine Jennings, Miss
Nfathewson, Miss Her-ictta Fitch Miss
Olga Converse, James Hopkins, Charles
Howard. billiard Over, Hugh Row
land, Lieutenant Hart and Lieutenant
Fremont.
The Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
urv and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop were
elmer hosts last evening IN honor OF
I the Austro-H Hungarian Ambassador and
Baroness HengeImuEer-
/ other dinner hosts OF the evening
/ were Representative and Mrs. James
/ Breck Perkins, who entertained IN non
/ or Of the Speaker and Miss Cannon
and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lsgares who
! entertained a company Of young people
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-28
Kaiser's Birthday.

rhe German Ambassador and Coun-
tess .Bernstorff we're hosts at a large
dinner at the Shoreham last evening,
In celebration OF the birthday Of Kaiser
Wilhelm. II. The guests included coun-
trymen who are visiting in Washing
ton.
10 New York to be present at a dinner
which will be given, in his honor az the
Manhattan Club Thursday evening
FEBRUARY 4, by the stats Zeitungs the
well known German newspaper Of New
York
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-28
Return to New York.

The Earl and Lady Granard, the lat
ter formerly Miss Beatrice Mills Of New
York, who have been visiting Represen-
tative and Mrs. Nicholas L,OngwOrth,
returned to New York this morning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-28

Miss Mackall. 3080 Dumbarton avenue,
viii not receive Saturday. January 60.
but win be at home February g.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-28

CCeatinaff On Eleveath Pass)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-28

Mrs. McCumber. wife Of Senator Me-
Sumber, VIII not receive today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-28

Mrs. Robert L. Taylor, wife OF SEN
ator Taylor, viii not receive today. buE
win be at home on the following Thurs
day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-28

Mrs. Pleadwen win not receive today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-28

The Secretary Of the Interior and
Mrs GARFIELD we're dinner hosts last
evening, entertaining a company ne
oIudInr the British Ambassador and
EErs lanes Bryce. Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
Holmes, Senator and Mrs. Howlands,
cen. and mrs. William +. Draper Mrs
Rudolph Clark, Mrs Stanley Matthew's,
Ice Counselor Of the British en-
bsssy: c. c. Glover, and Herbert Put
nam.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-28

Ms. Brown and AIRS. Ca1able. OF the
PoT land, viii not receive this afternoon
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-28

Mrs. Richard Weightman entertained
. Marty al dinner last evening ia
Tonor cf Afr. and Mrs walter Denegre,
Of New Orleans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-28

Mrs. MCGOWAN, wife Of Rear Admiral
To7n MCGOWAN. entertained small
1arfSr al luncheon today in her home on
sixteenth street
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Mrs. J. sylvester Phillips, l65l Con
,,erfirur avenue, has issued cards tor 2
~ t0uorrow afternoon from 70
O'Clock. MrE. Phillips WI be assisted
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Mrs Chauneey n. Depew win not re-
celve today, but viii be at homo tho
remaining Thursdays until Lent
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Mrs. Smoot, wife Of Senator Smoots
and Miss CuEtis, sister Of Senator Cur
tbs. viii receive together this afternoon
at the Raleigh from TO o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-28

Mrs. George p. DuBose. Miss Camille
DuBose. and Miss katherine DuBose
viii receive this afternoon at 2@3 .
street,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-28

Mrs. Bankhead. wife or senator Bank
head, VIII receive today at the Riggs
House
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23
HIS BULLFRoG CURE.
Just a Little Excitement and the Un-
 fortunate Outcome.


 From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
 Mrs. Maud Pepoon, wife of Henry Pe- poon, a farmer on Blue Clay creek, Ar kansas, got up one morning and at once proceeded to search her husbands trou- sers as was her custom but instead ot finding the usuel collection of small change she grasped a giant bullfrog. Her wild shriek awoke her husband, who leaped from his bed. intending to tell her it was all joke, but she already had rushed out of the door and into the adjoining woods, still screaming, in her fright.
 Pepoon pursued her, and both might have been running yet had not their wild flight been suddenly halted by black bear rushing furiously at them from the opposite direction.
 The Pepoons whirled instantly and rushed for their dwelling, the bear still after them and gaining in the run.
 Just as they neared the clearing they noticed that their home was on fire, prob ably due to overturning a kerosene lamp in their nasty exit.
 In order to escape the bear both jump ed into a well, from which they were res cued more dead than alive, after neigh bors had shot the bear The dwelling was burned to ashes.
 Pepoon is too much excited to admit that he put the frog in his pocket to break his wife of the bad habit. He, however, has coined a moral like this; 'It's cheaper to let your wife search your pockets than to scare >her with bullfrog."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23

when "must" do this or that fell from his lips to subordinate, there was no ap- peal. Taking a farm wagon drawn by mules, two negro free men, row boat, a bottle of whisky, a boiled ham and some crackers, the president of the board set out on the upper road for No 1. About five miles out the party left the wagon and team and launched the boat upon the overflown fields. Night came on and thsy tied the boat to a vacant cabin where all spent the night. Making sail again as day dawned straight for No, 4, they arrived at their destination and removed the men on the roof to the boat Colonel Dawson used to say that the most grateful words that ever fell upon his ear came from the voice of a negro convict on the roof, who seeing the boat in the distance upon the flood and recognizing the occupant set up a yell that could be heard in its ecstacy far away, crying: 'I know'd he'd comet I know'dI lsnow'd it!
 To recapitulate, the ignoble history of the Alabama penitentiary was somewhat bettered by Warden John B. Bass, in the administration of Governor Houston. Warden Bankhead, under Governor Cobh, and one term of ONeale made further ad- vances toward reform. In O'Neals see- ond term the board of inspectors, Dawson, Henley and Lee, made vigorous efforts un- der the Coleman law to arrest the igno- minious character of the institution. Gov ernor Seaysucceeding O'Neal retained those inspectors and gave prompt aten- ton to reform work in the institution. Under Governor Jones' 1890-94, several hundred acres of land were added by pur- chase to No. 1. Nos. ? and were pur chased about 4400 acres and No. 4 was im- provSd. The same inspectors were con tinued in office and the ancient and igno- ble character of the institution underwent a change for the better.
 Governor Oates in 1S94-96 built the cot ton mill. The brick were made on ,he farm by convict labor, but the cost of machinery etc., was more than $S0000. The purchase and improvement of lands ceased, and Governor Johnston in1S9S- 1900 began to accumulate profit from the penitentiary The wardens under him were John N. Perkins, a prominent citi- zen and Confederate veteran >ef Marshall county, Thomas c. Dawson, son of the former president of the board and J. w. Rush. The tide of i'll luck then seemed tc have been turned.
 Governor Jeiks succeeding thebref ser vice of Governor Sanford, retained the board of inspectors, Carmichael, Bragg and Bradford Jelks applied the reccom- mendations of President Dawson, made T years before which completely revolu- tionized the history of the penitentiary. The state now mines coal for the proprie. tors of tho mines. The state feeds, c1othe and otherwise controls ethe con- victs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23

task in coal digging to be required of each man. Hospitals are controlled and physicians selected at all contractors camps by the state.
 The several contractors are the Tennes- see company, the Sloss- Sheffield, the Red Feather, the Alabama Manufacturing, the River Falls, the Enterprise the Tender son, the Henderson, Boyd, the Hand, the Robertsdale turpentine orchard. The con- tractors for farm labor are, SWeatt Bros, Walter Bros, W. D. McCurdy and Lewis H. McCurdy The number Of conYicts on the three farms, including the general hospital, ranges from 500 to 6o0- This leaves about 1500 distributed among the mines. the mills and private farms. Th9 vigilance energy and fidelity to duty of the three inspectors. charged with the care and protection of these widely sep arated and variously employed unfor-' tunates, is manifest. Rightly estimated the office is of the highest class of pub lie honors. The revenues and policies of the state are largely, increasingly in- volved in their efficiency and reliability.
 While no effort is made yet by the state to educate it's conyicts they have night schools, in the cells, taught by some of their own number. The oppor- tunity for state education is extremely inviting There Is a chaplain of the pen itentiary. Rev R. M. Emerson, an active officer. He maintains an organized reltS lous observance at the various camps. He encourages prayer meetings and other religious practices There have been baptizings from time to time In the Coosa of eonviets by convict preachers, among the negroes. Both races have their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23
ALABAMA'S PENITENTIARY SHOWS
 RESULTS OF WISE MANAGEMENT
BY JOHN wlTHERspooN DuBosE


 If two new counties. equal in taxable capacity to the great Jefferson. were add ed to Alabama, the state taxes from them would amonnt to a lesser sum than the net income from the penItentiary. The net annual income from that institution is greater than the aggregate of state taxes now due the state treasury from ten smaller counties.
 This phenomenal result from the un- skilled labor of coo persons is to be at tributed 10 the various local advantages. It Is a plain case Of adaptation. The power of Alabama is demonstrated. Ne have timber forests and mineral re- sources. We have a population of a pe- culiar character. We have invented statecraft of penal colonization. It is in effect a substitute for penology, and being necessary to good government in our midst, becomes science at our hands. Because the penltentary pays great profits we amended the constitution to make public road work a state duty. Because the penitentiary pays great profits We are enlarging a practical pub lie educational system 10 have high schools in every county, to have better teachers and longer school terms. to keep the university and other schools at the top, well Up with the spirit of the age In paradox, the schools which eonviets attended. failed to teach reading and writing. so that not 10 per cent of the whole are educated in those arts 10 serve a full purpose of effective citizenship
 The state convcts are well fed and well clothed and humanely disciplined within the present possibilities of a pen itentiary. But all these facts of treat lnent are, at last, but mockery of spirit. The humblest man among them is ffercely afflicted in mind by the conditions that bring him to justice and judgment. There Is a widening racial difference as time progresses, between the blacks and whltes but in the penltentiary all as suredly meet on the common ground of love of home and family and loathing of involuntary servitude and it's conditions
 The majority of state eonviets enter the penitentiary between the ages of % and 45. About 6o per cent are unmar ried. About 50 per cent are convictions for taking life or attempting to take fl. Some degree of homicide or assault to kill brings more than 53 per cent of tic white offenders 10 the prison. while bur glary, larceny and robbery seem to offer criminal enterprise to the major portion of the negroes.
 The present organization of the gov ernment of the penitentiary was estab- llshed about a quarter of a century ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23

THE MORNING TRAIN Via the ,Seaboard leaves 700 o'clock. Through Sleeper and Dining Gar. Arrives New York 2::45 p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23

Birmingham Special" syn onym for the best in time and service to the East.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23
he Contractors.

Prison No. 1 receives the men sem tenced by the courts and Prison No. re- ceives the women and boys. The women and boys are never sent to contractors
 From No l contractors draw the men selected by the inspectors on report of the physician. The state feeds and clothes the convicts assigned to contractors and appoints the officers over them. In the matter of mining coal the state classes the men and affixe7 to each class the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-25

The increased appropriations Of
the last Legislature, the growing
state debt of nearly million of dol
lars, the exposed fallacies of reform
have brought the people to their
senses; there are evidences on every
hand that at the next primary they
will bid farewell TO alleged reforms
as practiced by the insurgent repub-
leans and will return to the grand
and simple regular old republican
party which administered the affairs
of the state at an annual cost Of
half a million less, kept the expense
of the state within the income, paid
the bonded debt, aud did the bust
ness of the state with about half the
officers, The people are now but
awaiting the first opportunity to
escape from the increased burdens
heaped upon them in the name of
reform,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-25
REFORMING REFORM.

The Huron Spirit,apparently with
the authority Of the primary league,
takes the floor for a few remarks
concerning the workings Of the South
Dakota primary law as noted from
the critical viewpoint Of fond
parent. The Spirit, with emotion
and determination in its tone, says:
We regret that the primary league
Is compelled 70 admit its dissppoint-
ment with the makeup and workings
of the primary law which was
adopted through it, initial efforts BY
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-25

Elk. President Theodore Roosevelt
departed for the wilds of Africa
Tuesday to be absent for about
fifteen months on a hunting trip.
We viii say for the benefit of those
who may be apprehensive that the
trust octopi may oyerrun and enslave
the country before Theodore's return
that there is no cause for alarm as
Frank Anderson, Day county's great
and only trust buster, still remains
and is just itching for fresh attack
upon the octupus. If the east should
need him we can spare him for a few
days as he has already slaughtered
all the trusts in South Dakota.
Read the World and the Clipper for
further endorsements and see small
bills presented to the state for
work done in lumber trust case,
which resulted in the case Of the
state being thrown out of court.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-25

From all sides we hear nothing
but criticisms of the game law as
passed by the last session Of the
state Legislature. The sportsmen
are against it,the farmers are against
it, in fact we have heard no class
who are willing to espouse it's cause.
We are of the opinion that this
would be very good law to put to
the referendum and give the people
an OPP ortunity to say whether it
shall stand or not. The referendum
is especially provided for laws of
doubtful advisability and this GER
tainly seems to be at least that bad.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-25

The people of the United States
have long demanded some radical
changes in the present tai" =.
President Taft, in his ,gural
address, very clearly stated these
demands to the public and in his
message to the special session Of
congress very nicely put it up to the
members to make good on the prom
ises made during the last campaign.
The ways and means committee oil
the house acting upon these instruc.
tions has prepared fairly good law
and will urge its passage. Now
come the old leaders of protection in
the senate and announce that in
order to pass any law il will be nee
essary To make all kinds Of conces
sions to them. In fact SO many ant
so varied are the changes pointed
out that were the president and con
gress TO be guided solely by thei
demands a new law containing then
would not iul6ll the platform pledge
nor would i IN the least satisfy u
people. We do not believe that ID
New England states can control th
matter. Nor De We believe Tia
sullcisnt examinations can be- mad
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-25

among the interests to avert the will
OF the people. The time has come
for tariff revision, the people have
said so, the president has said so,
the house has proposed the measure
AMI the senate, after making a big
bluff, will step quietly up to the
rack and take it's medicine
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-25

The World wants its readers to
remember this is growing state.
If she had only kept pace with the
appropriations she would have been
a world beaten. A little over half
a million year in four years. Only
a million, figure your share of it,
Mr.. Taxpayer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-25

The insurgent papers cannot say
enough in laudation of the republi-
can members of the house of repre-
sentatives who bolted the instruc-
tons of the republican caucus and
supported the democratic house
rules. On the other hand these same
papers brand the deserters from the
democratic caucus as traitors to their
party and men void of honor and
decency. But then the insurgent
newspapers always believed in con.
sistency.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-25

IN line SO as to keep their noses in
the crib the insurance statements
and like graft look good to them
but they can not fool the people this
time. The time has come to pay
part of the debt created in the name
/ OF reform. This years tax receipts
aud those Of next two years will show
the voters and taxpayers what they
are paying for then gold brick
reform and the fraud will be killed
here as elsewhere Dick Richards,
the man who led the reform move
ment, the man who financed Craw
ford's campaign is among those who
realize he has been bmkoed aud 10
his paper, the Huron Spirit, tells
plainly how he and others got it IN
the neck when they were looking for
reform, We publish bis article in
another column and the comments
made by the Sioux City Journal
thereon. Dick shoas plainly he was
stung and he is now looking for
remedy to withdraw the stingers Of
the men who through his efforts at
organization and liberal use Of his
money were put in position where
they could hand him and other
true reformers a lemon. We want
every man who voted the reform
ticket in Day county to read the
article and see if it does not lit his
case exactly. The reformers did
the voting and the political outcasts
from all parties now hold the offices
and have ignored the refcrmers in
all their councils and are using
every effort, and every law, and
every appointment, and every scheme
known to smooth political tricksters
to build up a machine and boss rule
which will continue them in power
The Clipper and the World will
have to work their trust prejudice
and personal abuse campaign to the
limit They may fool the voters
again; that they will try is evidenced
by the campaign already started,
but we believe that even they will
have to admit the truth of Lincoln's
pat saying before the close of another
primary; Lincoln said: "You can
fool part Of the people all the time,
you can fool all the people part of
the time, but you can't fool all the
people all the time" The lumber
trust and personal abuse will be
used to keep your eyes off your tax
receipt. Raise the screen of SANDER,
look upon the frauds that have been
perpetrated in the name of reform,
realize the boss rule now enforced
upon South Dakota, and then vote
for return OF economy and old
fashioned republicanism, The
appropriations of the last legislature
are alone sufficient to convince any
thinking taxpayer that he has had
sufficient of reform as she is. The
Argus Leader speaking of the appro
priations at the last session says:
The insurgent papers defend the
appropriations by the last legisla-
ture on the ground that $500, 900 of
the amount was for the completion
of the state capitol. The Argus
Leader published this and called
attention to it, but it should also be
noted that 100000 Of the appro-
priations two years ago were also
for capitol purposes. This makes a
net increase of 100000 over the
most extravagent Legislature in the
history of the state, and net
increase Of 100000 over the last
stalwart legislature Of four years
a0o
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-25

Webster needs an ordinance pro-
hibiting the small boy-or girl
with the small wagon coasting on
the sidewalks OF the main streets and
compelling everyone to dodge or
walk in the streets.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-25

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