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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-12
governor Will INSPECT
STATE CONVICT FARMS

a large number of cases where appli-
cations have been made to him for
pardon. he has been unwilling to mott
fly the friends of the convicts of his
refusal to grant such clemency, in the
fear that when the door of hope is
closed to them they will promptly
make their escape.
A few months ago Gov. Noel was
imbued with the idea of erecting a
wire fence around the farms in such a
manner that they could be charged
with electricity, thus electrocuting
any man who might undertake to
cross the fence. This will doubtless
be feature of his message this year
On this same trip the governor
will investigate thoroughly the case of
Chas. r. Smith, the Lowdnes county
murderer of A. E. Laurant, who was
transferred from the Rankin farm to
Belmont, where he was made store
keeper by the board of trustees short
ly after he began serving his life SEN
tence, bringing forth storm of pro
test from many sections of the tate
and especially from travelling men
to which occupation Laurent belonged
while Smith, probably the wealthiest
man ever sent to the Mississippi pen
itentiary, was planter living at Ar
tesla. The governor does not believe
the trustees had the legal right 70
make g trusty of Smith, but does no
indicate what his course will be in
the matter.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-12
Districts East and West.

Representative Ernest Roberts of
Massachusetts and Representative
Oldfield of Arkansas were exchanging
political views recently and the siren
uosity of their respective campaigns
was referred to at length. Mr. Rob
erts lives in Chelsea and although he
represents portions of five or six
towns he has not an entire county
in his district. He can eat dinner at
home, visit every town in his district
by trolley and get back home again
before midnight. The ease with which
Roberts covers his district caused Old.
field to gasp.
Il have nine counties in my dis
trict," said Oldfield, "and have to
cover many of them in a wagon. On
more than one occasion / have had to
swim swollen creeks in order to keep
my political engagements"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-12
AGED MEN PUT ON SHELF
Weather Bureau Officers Over GO
Years Old Making Way for
Younger Workers.

Washington.-Old men, make way
for younger blood
This, in effect, is the 'intimation"
which has been sent along the line of
the United States weather bureau
field service by Chief Willis l.. Moore.
II means in plain English that the
day OF men over three score years of
age occupying high positions in that
service is past.
Young men of vigor and snap are
being pushed to the front to fill the
places once occupied by gray-haired
veterans of the service.
Men who have reached the age
above indicated will not be let out
of the service, but will take less i'm
portant stations.
Striking illustrations of the fact
that this is to become the settled pol
icy of the weather bureau are given
by changes which have Just been
made in the stations at Philadelphia,
Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Nash
vile. All these posts have been filled
by men whose ages are between 60
and 20 years, but from now on are to
be occupied by younger men.
Among the transfers are: E. H. EN-
cry, forecaster at New York city, to
Providence, r. l., to be succeeded by
James H. Scarf of Pennsylvania, and
Edward Bowie. formerly in charge of
the st. Louis station, to be forecaster
in this city. He will be succeeded by
]. Warren Smith of the Columbus,
Ohio, station.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-12
SCORE is $4,000 WORDS
Official Count of the Men Who Re-
ported Debate on Payne Tariff
Bill.

Washington.-Som idea of the ex-
tent of the discussions in the house
and senate in connection with the
Payne tariff bill is set forth in a
statement prepared by the official re-
porters.
At the special session of the Fifty
fifth congress, up to the day of the
adoption of the conference report, the
debates on the Dingley bill amounted
to 1927 pages of the Congressional
Record.
The debates on the Payne bill
reached the enormous total of 4,SS8
pages, or 9,776,000 words.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-12
Will incorporate in His Message to
The Legislature a Number of
Reforms.


special TO he Neps
JACKSON, Miss. October 12-Gov
Noel will shortly make inspections of
all the state convict farms, not mere.
ly to comply with the statute which
requires him to make such visits to
these institutions, and which the law
regards as a dead letter so far as the
necessity of it is concerned, since it
was enacted when the governor was
an ex-officio of the board of control,
but for the more important purpose OF
Incorporating in his biennial message
to the legislature number of recon-
mendations in regard t. the manage
ment and government of the farms
and prisoners.
In the first place. the governor re-
CARDS the facilities for keeping the
prisoners in custody as being very
inadequate, and will undoubtedly rec
Ommend some measure to more thor
oughly prevent the escape of such
prisoners as are inclined to get away
He has an idea now that many of the
men are staying in custody more be-
cause they want to, and because they
hope to receive clemency, than be-
cause they have to. So strong is this
belief of the Chief Executive that in
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-12
'Studio House," Designed by Mrs.
Barney.

One of the fireplaces is built of
magnificent marble altar taken intact
from an old Italian church. Her
boudoir contains a luxurious couch
and the walls are lined with mirrors.
These are the doors of her dressing
cabinets. Mrs. Barney has a wide
knowledge of architecture and is a
sculptor of some skill She has
planned the interior decorations and
furnishings of some of the handsom-
est and most unique homes in Wash
ington.
Another woman who has come to
the front through sheer force of am
bition and ability to back it up is
Miss Frances Benjamin Johnson, the
pioneer woman photographer in Wash
ington. Miss Johnson was for years
practically the only photographer who
had sole patronage at the White
House and in exclusive homes here.
She has a picturesque studio in V
street, Northwest, which she remod-
eled from a stable into an ideal studio.
The lower rooms are her office rooms,
Whiic upstairs are HeT WOTKrOOm and
living room. The latter is exceeding.
ly quaint and Is decorated in real liv-
ing-room style.
Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee, daugh-
ter of the late Prof. Simon Newcomb,
the noted astronomer whose death oc.
Cured weeks ago. has won distinction
in the medical field and is the only
woman to whom the government ever
gave a commission in the army. DR..
McGee took a party of nurses to
Japan while the Russo-Japanese war
was on and won signal recognition for
her work in connection with the Red
Cross at that time. She is a writer of
note and in his will Prof. Newcomb,
who was a retired admiral of the navy,
left all his papers and notes to DR..
MCGEE, who will prepare his memoirs.
Prominent girls in society have
found that the social sphere at the
capital is not entirely satisfying and
many of them have gone in for more
material diversion. IT, Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth, daughter of former Pres.
ident Roosevelt, ever felt called upon
to make her own way In the world she
could easily do SO in making and
trimming hats. Mrs. Longworth has
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-12

built one of the oldest houses in
Washington, blocks away from Mil
lionaires' colony" about Dupont Circle,
when everybody else was building
down there. Since that time society
has crept up to Mrs. Barney's neigh
borhood and the vicinity of the white
marble mansions of the Letters, the
Pattersons of Chicago and the palaces
OF Mrs. Richard Townsend, Mrs. Her
bert Wadsworth, the Boardmans and
others have ceased to be quite the
greatest In Washington.
Mrs Barney Is never idle. She is
an artist of note, having exhibited in
the Paris Salon recently and brought
to her feet the praise of one of the
most eminent art critics of the Old
World. She writes classic verse and
fantastic plays with ease and stages
her own plays like a veteran stage
manager. Mrs. Barney wrote a play
for society to perform in last spring,
and when everybody thought her
versatility had about expended itself
she caused the smart world and the
public generally to stand aghast when
she tripped out on the stage the first
night and did an ancient and fantastic
oriental dance.
Mrs. Barney has designed the in
terror as well as exterior of her home,
known as Studio House." She is a
great student of Persian lore and the
religious beliefs of the Persian people.
There are no beds in the Barney
mansion, couches alone being used.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-12
SMART MRS. BARNEY
ARTIST, WRITER AND BRIGHT
WASHINGTON HOSTESS.
Her Unique "Studio House"-Dr. Nc
Gee and Other Clever Women
Who Have Become Noted In
the National Cacpital.

Washington.-Mrs. Albert Clifford
Barney has ambitions far beyond the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-12
BANKER MORSE MUST
SERVE Fifteen YEARS.

By Associated Press
NEW YORK, october 1.-THE
United States Circuit Court of APP
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-12

peals yesterday affirmed the decision
of the lower federal court, sentencing
Charles w. Morse, former banker and
steamship capitalist, to fifteen years
Imprisonment in federal prison at At
lanta, Ga.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-12
BRADLEY'S FRIEND REWARDED
Henry Oedham Was Senator's Staunc,
supporter and Was Quick with
His Gun.
I'M HAT painstah

HAT painstakine
political service
has it's reward in
Kentucky, as it
has In states far
Their north, has
been demonstrate
ed by Senator
Bradley, who has
rewarded one of
his most faithful
supporters by
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-12

great wealth and
social position
which are hers.
She is the most
unique hostess in
the smart world
at Washington,and
nothing she does
In an artistic
sense is any long
er regarded with
surprise by her
friends in exclu-
sive circles here
or abroad. She
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-12
The Presidents BookpIate.

President Taft's bookplate, which
has been designed and engraved by
Frederick Spenceley Of New York, is
a specially interesting one from the
introduction of the official spread
eagle and shield in the upper left
hand corner, balancing the Hebrew
Bible on the right. The house In the
fzne birthplace of Mr. Taft's
& I g X +. d illbury, Mass.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-12

supporters by
making him an elevator conductor
IN tne new 100000 senate Office
building.
no those who read the news stories
or the contest in the Kentucky legis.
lature which finally elected Governor
bradley to the senate the name of
Henry H. Dedham will have familiar
cadence. Mr.. Dedham represented the
counties of Rome and Metcalf in the
legislature. While the senatorial
struggle was on he used to be carried
on stretcher in the state capitol to
vote for Bradley and even with this
handicap was able to recover from
severe attack of pneumonia.
Elevator Conductor Dedham knows
now TO do some other things besides
run an elevator, which duty is not
very much to his liking, although his
clients are in the councils of the ma
tlon. There were some warm inter-
changes prior to the election of Sena-
tor Bradley and of one of them DIED.
ham is the hero. The Kentucky leg
islature knew the value of pairs and
being paired was a familiar situation.
One Captain Longmeyer was SER
geant-at-arms at the Kentucky CAPT.
toll. In the heat of controversy one
day he drew his revolver. With a
rapidly with which he will get sadly
out OF practice in Washington Ded-
ham presented the muzzle of his own
gun to the sergeant-at-arms and re-
marked: When it comes to shooting,
Longmeyer, l want to be paired with
you"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-26
Auto and Milk
Wagon Collide
Both Are Badly Damaged in Early
Morning Wreck on River
Bridge.

Rome Miller's 5000 automobile, driven
by his son, VIII, and a milk wagon, be-
longing to the Atlantic Dairy company were
smashed, and VIII Miller, two girl com
panions and a quantity of milk and cream
were spilled over the Council Bluffs road
about midway between the Bluffs and the
river bridge at 4 o'clock Thursday morn
ing when the automobile and the milk
wagon collided. Vincent Pauley was driv-
ing the milk Wagon to Council Bluffs and
tho Miller automobile party was returning
to Omaha. Mr.. Miller says he was not
driving at a high rate of speed and that
he did not see the milk wagon before he
struck it. He and his companions were
thrown to the ground and one OF the
girls was SO badly injured that a physician
was called. The driver of the milk wagon
was also injured, but not seriously.
The milk wagon was smashed beyond
repair and the automobile was damaged to
such al extent that another had to be
sent for to bring the young hotel man and
his companions back home.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-26
ST. JOE & GRAND ISLAND
TO JOIN OVERLAND AT GlBB0N
VIII Give Hartman outlet TO south
and Direct Route to Kan
sas City.

Gibbon will be the point where the St.
Joseph and Grand Island railroad connects
with the Union Pacific on its new line
from Hastings. Announcement is made
that the st. Joseph & Grand Island will
be built at once from Hastings to Gibbon.
to connect the Union Pacific with the new
cutoff from Marysville to Topeka, thus
giving the Hartman lines an outlet to the
south and a, direct route from the west to
Kansas City. The new line will be built
by the st. Joseph & Grand Island road and
not by the Union Pacific.
western railroads have lined up a COM
plete schedule Of rates. to and from and
through Yellowstone park for the summer
and the announcement is made by Chair
man Mcleod Of the Western Passenger as
ISOLATION that the park season will open
June L. Rates have been made through
both the Gardiner and Yellowstone en-
trance. including stages and hotels and
rates are also made for running O
the loop, entering one way and leaving the
other, with a trip of five and one-half days
in the park.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-26
Marshall Says He ,
is Not a Long,
Hungry Rooster
President Of Jack Club Also Adds
that It's a Lie About His Try
ing to Buy Jims.

Colonel B. F. Marshall, president OF the
Jacksonian club, which is backing Colonel
Bergman in his campaign for the demo-
cratic mayoralty nopination. denies that
he is a long, hungry rooster" brands as
IAN unqualified lie" that he attempted to
buy his way into the mayors political club
and says that he will have q reply to Mayor
Dahlman that will burn the mayor so
that he will know who he is attempting to
tread upon"
Mayor Jim in a speech to the faithful the
other night turned his attention to the
president OF the Jack club and In the course
Of his remarks called him a long. hungry
rooster" This epithet was used for the
reason that Colonel Marshall, according to
Colonel Dahlman, offered to pay the Jim
club 500 IL that club would help send
him as a delegate to the Denver conven-
ton. In stentorian tones the mayor de-
clsred that the "Jims are not for sale, .
and the Jack president was allowed to 60
hungry. Further Colonel Marshall was not
at that time a member of the Jack club,
according to the Jims. but he Joined imme-
diately upon being turned down by the
mayors faction and his election to the
presidency followed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-26
BISHOP HENDRIX FIRST TO
SPEAK AT MISSION COUNCIL
He VIII he Followed by Rev. Josiah
strong Tonight at Opening SEES
sion of Conference.

The interdenominational mass meeting OF
the home missions council OF the evangeli-
cal denominations will convene at the First
Methodist church, Twentieth and Davenport
streets, this evening at 7:46.
Bishop E. r. Hendrix. d. D., LII. D., of
Kansas City will speak on "A Chris
tianized America for World Redemption
and Rev. Josiah Strong, d. D., Ill. D.,
of New York on the subject Of America
Gods Laboratory for the World
The meeting will be presided over by
Very Rev. George Allen Beecher. dean of
Trinity cathedral.
The program will be continued Friday,
beginning at $50 p. M, when addresses will
be delivered by Rev. A. w. Fortune OF
Cincinnati, Rev. Edward Plat Of Philadel-
phia and Mr.. Edmund D.. Soper. secretary
OF the Young Peoples Missionary move
ment. Friday evening addresses will be
delivered by Rev. David II. Bauslin, d. D.,
OF Springfield. o., and Prof. e. A. Steiner.
Phi. D., of Grinnell, Ia. Il
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-26
BENSON TO OPEN NEW HALL
WITH SOME BIG CEREMONIES
John 8. Parry of San Francisco VIII
Take Part in the Elk
erctaRa.

Benson aerie, Fraternal order of Eagles,
will formally dedicate the new auditorium
which has been in process OF construction
for several months and is now ready In
every detail Friday, April ?. A large at
tendance is expected at the banquet to
follow the dedication ceremony. which will
be in charge of John s. Parry OF San
Francisco, assistant grand president of
the order. Following is the list OF toasts:
/ B. F. Thomas, postmaster Of Omaha.
"Afoot and on the Wing 8. b. Wads-
worth. Council Bluffs, 1.-THE Land Beyond
the River; W. r. Bennett, Omaha. chair
man promotion committee for the grand
aerie convention, Business and Boosting"
George F. West, president Omaha aerie,
THE Grand Aerie Convention; II. b.
Fleharty, South Omaha, Our Guardian
Angels. the LADIES'; John S. Parry, San
Francisco. "what the Eagle Sees"
John ]. Ryder, state president for Ne
braska, will be the POSTMASTER and prom
ises to keep things humming all the way
down the line. The menu includes six
courses, with everything on the side lines
that goes to make up a complete banquet,
beginning with blue points and ending In
fragrant smoke.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-26
HIT At COUNCIL COMBINE
Other Democratic Candidates Object
to the Slate.
FALSE CLAIMS BASIS OF CANVASS
Councilman PIIfer or Create Thun-
der, No Matter TO whom Credit
Belongs, 20 Bolster
Their Fight.

Candidates for the democratic nomination
for city council are showing signs OF re-
senting the combination formed by the
present democratic councilmen and an eff
fort Is 10 be made to break the combina-
tion and secure the nomination Of a new
set Of men.
The present councilmen have banded to-
gether, to win or lose as a whole, and have
pi omulgated a slate with their names and
none others. These are the men," is the
heading OF this slate, which goes on to
say that "our citizens have every reason to
be proud OF them and the record they have
made as the best city council Omaha has
ever had"
Other candidates for the democratic nomi-
nation. and they are to be found in all
wards but two. do not believe that the
present council is the best and they ridicule
many Of the paragraphs in the record
on the reverse side OF the card containing
the councilmS tic slate.
This record says that among its most
notable acts has been that Of acquiring
the Levi Carter park when It is we'll
known that E. ]. Cornish, republican mem
Der OF the Park board, and not the council,
secured the munlticent gift from Mrs.
S~aAAH Ns CoANNA' AhG SOoAi~AA 0AoO
claims the credit for universal street car
transfers, when in fact at no time did the
democrats have enough votes to pass the
measure and It was passed only by the
vote of Councilman Zimman. the republican
member. and then vetoed by the democratic
mayor. Later it was passed over the veto
through the aid of the republican council
man.
Yet They Have-Give a Look.
'They have secured the removal Of I'M
slightly street signs" is another paragraph
Of the record" which is controverted by
the placing within the month by a member
of the council of a sign so atrociously I'M
slightly that civic bodies have inaugurated
a campaign to get IL taken down.
The failure to secure dollar gas, promised
in the platform on which the present demo-
cratic councilmen we're elected. is also for
gotten when they say that they have re-
deemed all platform pledges"
These and other things do not set well
with other democratic candidates, who de-
nounce the councilmen and contemplate re-
taliatioh by forming a slate OF their own.
in the absence Of opposition l.. B. Johnson
in the Fourth and DR.. J. c. Davis in the
Eighth will be on both states. but in other
wards the lineup OF the outs in all prob
ability will be:
First. Joe Mix; Second, Thomas l..
Wright: Third, e. A. Worm; Fifth. Alfred
Keller; Sixth, A. Kaplan; Seventh, C. j.
Canaan; Ninth, T. b. Norris; Tenth. John
Killian; Eleventh, r. A. Schneider; Twelfth,
p. H. Steyer.
Robert H. Holmes. legislator, who filed
for the council against L. b. johnson In
the Fourth ward, has withdrawn.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-26
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

l. n. Forby OF Bancroft, NJ. l.. DAILY OF
Kearney and p. McDaid OF st. Edward are
at the HenshaW.
c b. Manuel. superintendent of the Re
form school at Kearney, is here inspecting
the Detention Home.
p. J.. Younkins OF Wahoo, George II. Cox
of Lincoln and S. H. Moss OF San Francisco
are at the Her Grand.
Arthur Perry OF wahoo, A. A. Hastings
OF Central City and Mrs. c. Hustled OF LIN
coin Are at the Murray.
George Shall. manager Of the tobbing de-
partment Of Rand, McNally & Co, was In
Omaha Wednesday and Thursday.
John J. Ryder, state president of the Fra
teTnal Order of Eagles. will deliver a me-
mortal day address for the Lincoln aerie
next Sunday.
J. E. Chllds. genersl manager OF the
New York, Ontario & Western railroad will
pass through Omaha Sunday, enroute from
Denver to the east.
Miss Maude Herman of st. Edward,
James Boyd of Arlington \. c. Williams
Of Lincoln and F. @. Dichter OF Plainview
are at the Hotel Loyal.
Charles A. Whyman OF Lincoln. A.
Adams OF Belmont, r.. Mccartney, c, b.
Jones OF Kansas city and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Aung Of Denver are at the Rome.
George Gates OF Seattle. Tavern Hough
OF Aurora, ]. II. Houscr OF Aberdeen, s.
D.: Mr.. and Mrs. C.. A. Hedlund OF Hol-
drege and II. G. Olmstead Of Atkinson are
al the Paxton.
Judge A. {. 1roup OF the district court
is reported Commissioning and is expected in
his court Monday. Judge 1rOup has been
suffering from an abscess OF the ear and
has undergone q minor operation.
r. Heaton of Kansas city, l.. G.. Edles-
ton OF ST. Paul, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Dean
OF sunshine, WyO.; w. Dunn OF Weeping
Water, III. p. Sheldon OF Nehawka and o.
f. Radebaugh Of Bancroft are at the Mil
lard.
Rev. Charles II. Sheldon Of Topeka. Kan.
will arrive in Omaha Friday to'take part
in the evangelical meetings being held at
Hanscom Park Methodist Episcopal church.
He will make his headquarters at the
Rome while In Omaha