Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-04
HOUR PER DAY TO EACH MAN
M. Jaures Has spOuted Words to an
Astonishing Number.
CLEVER GIRL SURPRISES FRIENDS
To Dodge Her Mother Earned a Living
as a Man.
AMERICAN PRISONS LUXURIOUS
French Delegates 90 Prison Congress
AstOnished by what They Saw
Of Punitive Methods in the
United states.
BY PAUL vILL1ERs.

! PARIS, Dec S-(Special to The Bee.)-
1t is now proposed to put a check on the
output Of speechmakers in the national
legislature No worse punishment could be
inflicted upon French politician. What!
Put a time limit on oratory!
Two hundred new members of the Cham
Der of Deputies are up in arms against
the sea of eloquence among their elders
! Their chief reason seems to be that they
have not yet got in a word edgeways since
the day they entered the chamber. One
/ has seriously proposed time limit for
speeches. He proposed to allow sixty min
utes to every speaker per day.
| This might prove a restraint upon, say
( M Jaures who holds the record for eiO-
quence in the new Parliament The
speeches made by him from June last to
date make a total of fifty-three and half
columns OF the official reports, or over 5O,-
900 words,
story of Disguised Girl.
The extraordinary exploits Of a 16-year-
old girl, Rose Fertray, who had posed as
a youth, were told at the police court
Her identity as a girl only came to light
when she was charged with stealing. Rose
/ was dressed in male attire and looked the
Raymond O'Dowd and said she was the son
OF an Irishman who had come here, Tor a
surgical operation that had had fatal re-
suits; her mother was an American. Left
alone in the world, she has earned her
/ living as a violin player at music hall
The magistrate was struck by tile pris-
oner's physique and expressed the convie-
! ton that she was a woman
Raymond O'Dowd" denied the accusa-
tiontion, but female doctor settled the
question Of her sex
why did you dress as a man?" asked
! the judge.
80 that mother should not find me-"
How did sou carr o.. .4,liis
"I was a valet de ohambre with French
family and a violin player at the Little
Palace"
Surprised by American Prisons.
! The French delegates to the American
PRISON. congress are amazed at what they
/ regard as the extraordinary kind treatment
accorded persons in the American prisons,
jails and penitentiares which they visited
during their visit in your country Discuss
ing the subject, NJ. schrameck, one Of
them, said:
The prisoners get three good meals
daily; they are allowed to sit in their rock
! ing chairs, take their coffee and smoke
In America the idea is that imprisonment
is punishment enough. In certain places
corporal punishment is still pracuced. We
saw none OF It. In the United States tails
! the prisoner maintains some dignity; his
hair is not cut shorter than that of any
other citizen and he does not wear striped
convict garb, At the dining tables is a
i stool for each man. Here, as you know,
we have benches. Mental improvement is
looked after The prisoners learn to read
and write There are classes daily and the
! prisoners are attended to as II they were
children They are taught trade, are
/ taught as much as possible to love work.
and this is the great lesson OF redemption
They are given some money on leaving
prison so that they can at least for a time
Withstand temptation and not go hungry
and unsheltered.
CLERGY OF all denominations are allowed
to have all the influence they can in
prisons. The doors are open to them
! There is no red tape. not so much cere-
mony and not 50 many permits are required
! 70 open the prison doors to them as here
| The Americans have different idea from
ours about criminals. They treat them
on the theory that they are somewhat ir-
responsible because degenerate or diseased
and should be treated as degenerates.
Brutal Vengeance of Father.
A tragic affair occurred at Marseilles
Tuesday, M. Lapierre. director OF the
School OF Arts at St. Denis. Reunion kill
| ing his I7-year-old son. Laplerre had quar-
relied with his wife, whom he accused OF
infidelity, and a few hours afterwards he
( fired a revolver several times at his young
son. killing him. Nine. Lapierre declared
/ that her husband took vengeance on her
child simply to make her suffer, and she
believed that he took his own life after
wards. The boys body has been found,
but no trace can be discovered OF Lapierre
/ and It Is believed that the wife's theory
as 70 suicide must be correct.
Mad Commuters seize Train.
Many suffering suburban passengers
travelling daily on the Quest-Etat line
arose in their might last Monday and car
ried their point with a high hand. It ap-
pears that those who are Ia the habit OF
going out 10 their homes for dejeuner
have long complained OF the lateness Of
the train, which should land them here at
1850, in time TO get back to their business
at O'Clock. They vainly peudoned for
fast train from Bois coIombos,
Tuesday when the express hove in sight
the waiting passengers fiocked on the line
and when the train was forced to stop
they stormed the carriages. The station
master telephoned 20 Saint Lazare. and
police were awaiting the train. They began
4 to arrest all those with tickets from Bots
COlombos. Meanwhile, the other pas
sengers made a demonstration OF sym
pathy, which, however. was confined TO
boohing ana shouting.
No Champagne vintage.
Charles Heidsiek reports that this year
practically no champagne vintage has
taken place, due to unfavorable weather
for the vines, which affected the whole OF
the vine growing. The wines OF vintage
1905 are developing Eplendidly.