The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-12

| the institution itself, but when 1t comes | to one of the prisoners though he be | the humbest in the institution, you might as well ask Mason to give away the | secrets of his organization. There is simply nothing doing on this line unless | one gets a special dispensation from | Washington, and even then inquirers can | learn only of the specific cases mentioned | in the permit.
 | This applies not alone to newspaper inquiries, but to any person desiring in- formation regarding prisoner. Tom Taylor, ex-ballplayer. who had
 served 15 years there for murder, was
 pardoned by the President the other day,
 and the newspapers naturally wanted to
 find out something about his case; but
 it was case of nothing doing.
 'I regret very much that I can give you no information was all that War den Mover would say. Yet later on the newspaper men for tunately ran across Taylor, and he gladly told them all about himself they wanted to know
 The secrecy is due to instructions from Washington. it is stated and in no in-
 stance is the rule violated unless upon
 special permit from the department of
 justice. The same rule Is observed with
 reference to taking pictures in or about
 the prison.
 Some have suggested that this rigid
 policy might be due to the fact that a
 number of prominent men are incarce-
 rated there such as B. D. Greene, John
 F. Gaynor and Charles W. Morse, but
 it makes no difference whether the prison- CT is of national prominence or some-
 body that one ever heard of the
 prison officials give him full protection:
 if he talks of himself to newspaper men,
 that is his own affair.
 It is expected the Morse case will short
 ly again be brought to the public at
 tention through some application to the United States court here in Morse's be-
 half Walter E. Reid of Boston, MT.
 Morse's personal friend and business
 sociate. is here. and sees MT. Morse at
 the prison as often as it is allowed Mrs.
 Morse has just returned to New York
 to look after affairs at that end of the
 line.
 vast amount of petitions urging Morse's pardon by the President have
 been circulated throughout the country,
 and information is that these ere being
 generally signed
 The presumption is that when MT. Lit
 tieton comes to Atlanta. Morse will first try his chances with the United States
 curt. failing which. these petitions which
 gre being signed in the meantime, will
 ne in readiness to be placed before the
 President.
 So Morse will have hope until the
 President has finally acted on the par
 ion petitions, and if these are unavail- ng it will be case of wait until a more avorable time.
 In the meantime Morse is assistant i- ,rarian at the prison, which gives him fight employment in looking after the 'ooks. The institution has quite little -brary of several thousand volumes, aud hese the good prisoners are permitted to read in such hours are set apart for r creation.
 Campaign Against Housefy
 Georgias state board of health has de-
 ermined to begin at once an active and
 systematic campaign against the common lcLsef1y
 To this end some thousands of circular etters have been prepared. and these will )e sent broadcast over tle state. They pear this rather startlin caption: From flies and filth to food and fever" It is Tropofed to distribute these circl- ars chiefly through the public schools of he state, and get them into the homes of parents.
 The housewife is urged to keep flies out of the house; to keep them away from
 tod, and especially from milk. Attention is called to the fact that the fly is the most dangerous insect known
 to man: that they are born and bred in Glth, live and grew Upon it, and carry filth around with them, including typhoid md other germs
 The use of screens everywhere Is urged. The following poisons are suggested: Two | easpoonfus of form maldehyde to pint | of water in a shallow dish; one drachm | of bicnlorate of potash in two ounces Of sweetened water pyrethrum powder | burned in the room powdered black flag | blown into the air.
 | Garbage boxes or cans should be kept covered. Chloride of lime cor kerosene | should be sprinkled over garbage, and all | breeding placpg | of health is back of the movement and purposes to conduct a thorough campaign of education On the subject.