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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-12-06
THE SPARK OF SELF RESP CT
THEY TRY TO KEEP IT ALIVE IN
ATLANTA PENITENTIARY.
Degrading LOCkstep and Stripes Have
Been Abolished at the Federal
Prison i'm Georgia.

Prison i'm Georgia.
There is no lockstep in the At
lanta penitentiary and no longer do
the inmates wear stripes to mark
them as outcasts. They walk as
they did before they entered the pris-
on, and they wear clothing which
does not loudly proclaim that they
are under the ban of the law. War
den Meyer believes that the first step
toward retaining persons who have
offended against society is to restore
their self-respeCt, and he thinks that
such things as the lockstep and the
stripes tend to further degradation
There is no telling" said the
warden, 'how many men have been
prevented from striving to reform
because of the lockstep and stripes.
They felt that they were being de-
graded out of pure malice, and final
ly the sense of degradation became
chronic.
When men arrive at that stage
there is not one chance in a thous-
and Of reformation. So long as a
spark of self-respect can be kept
alive in man there is hope for
him.
THE lockstep and stripes have
been abolished here because they Gre
ated in the minds of prisoners the
idea that society wanted to degrade
| them to the uttermost This created
resentment on the part of the prison
ers, and it was necessary to rid the
prisoners of this feeling of resent
ment before they could be brought
to a sense Of their obligations to
themselves and to society. When a
prisoner feels that he is not being
imposed upon it is much easier to
start him on the road to reforma-
ton and subsequent usefulness to
society"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-12-06
Change Of Heart.

Seyierville, Tenn.-'I never did
believe in patent medicines" writes
Mrs. Martha Fown Of this place, 'un-
til l took Cardui, and it cured me.
For six months l could not do any
thing. Now I do all my housework,
md it don't tire me- Doctors failed,
but Cardui saved my life" The ben
eft from taking Cardui is not confin-
ed to one part Of the body. Cardui
improves the whole womanly sys-
tenn. 1t helps headache, backache
falling feelings and female weakness
Try it. 1t will help you. Price 81
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-12-06

COLUMBUS, Ga.-AnOther chap
ter was ended in the sad family histo-
nv of Thomas Edgar Stripping today
when the body of his little two-yeaI
old son, Jesse Edgar, was laid to rest
in the cemetery at ChipIey, ia.
Side by side with his tWo-year-old
brother the child sleeps his last
sleep. Sixteen years ago Mr.. and
Mrs. Stripping, then residents OF At
lanta, buried their little son, Thorn
as Foley at ChipIey, and as showing
that tragedy, like a scarlet thread,
has run through the life of this fam
ily it is recalled that the child met a
terrible fate, having been burned to
death.
The remains of little Jesse Edgar
STRIPPING, whose death took place
Yesterday as the elimination of long
weeks of sickness and suffering, were
taken to Chipley from Columbus on
the early morning train. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stripping and their children accom-
panied the little corpse, and with the
funeral party were the two guards
from the prison farm, Sims and Che
new. who have been with Stripping
ever since he left Milledgeville last
Tuesday by special permission Of
Governor Slaton.
II was he first visit Stripping had
paid to his old home since he left
those scenes fourteen years ago, and
it was peculiarly sad that it should
have been on such a mission that he
iourneyed to Chipley. Vast changes
had taken place in his personal fort
unes since he left Harris county, for
after leaving Georgia with a life
sentence hanging over his head for
homicide he had gradually risen in
position and influence in another
state until he had become chief of
police Of the city of Danville, Va.
The story Of his arrest on the old
charge, after he had held such an
important position for years, is now
known throughout America, and the
case has already become one of the
most famous of its kind in history.
Changes Convict Garb.
The funeral of little Jesse Edgar
Stripping took place at 10 o'clock this
morning from the Baptist church at
Chipley. The service was conducted
by Rev. T. T. Davis.
indeed, he has been in such attire
ever since he arrived, for his first act
on reaching Columbus was to go to
the county Jail and exchange his con-
vict gaTb for clothing which would
not render him so conspicuous.
The funeral party spent the after
noon in Chipley, returning to Column
bus on the evening train. There was
a wait of little over an hour here
and then STRIPPING, accompanied by
his two guards, left on the 9:55 Cen
trail of Georgia train for the state
farm at Milledgeville.
The Telegraph representative call
ed on Stripping last evening at the
cottage occupied by the family on
Twenty-siXth street, Rose Hill, and in
the presence of members of his fam
lily had a long talk with him.
Stripping was a man of iron consti-
tuition and wonderful will, but the
experience of the last few months
are telling heavily on him, and he is
not the same man physically who
greeted the newspaper men in the
Muscogee Jail while his application
for pardon was pending before the
prison commission and governor.
Scene of Pathos.
1t was a scene of pathos that one
could not forget, if he would. Over
on the other side of the room rested
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-12-06
THE CHAMPION BATHTUB.
Ellison N. Cooper, Fat Man, Can Now
Battle in Comfort.

A Philadelphia dispatch says that
Ellison n. Cooper, secretary of the
Penn Reduction Company, has just
received the champion bathtub of the
world. 1t is large enough to float a
row boat in. Heretofore Cooper has
had to take his bath in sections. He
stands 6 feet 4 inches and weighs
about 400 pounds.
The new bathtub, the pride of his
residence, is feet 4 inches long, 8
feet 4 inches wide, feet deep and
weighs 1910 pounds. 1t will hold
500 gallons of water and is made of
solid porcelain inches thick. At
ter two steel Orders are put in Mr.,
Cooper's house to support the bath
tub he will be able to take swim in
comfort,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-12-06
FINDS LOST HORSE DRUNK.
Sheriff Covered 100 Miles and Gets
Animal BY Pile Of Cider Apples.

A Greenwich, Conn, dispatch says:
Sheriff Phillip Finnegan spent nearly
all of last night vainly searching for
a horse owned by Benjamin w. Fair
child of New York, which was be-
'ieved to have been stolen from the
barn
The sheriff in an automobile COW
cred a hundred miles around Green
wich, notifying all farmers of the
theft. After midnight he returned to
the Fairchild barn and saw footprints
If a horse leading from the stable
door to an orchard. Following them
he found the horse by a pile of cider
apples sound asleep,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-12-06

~ had been troubled with consti-
"ation for two years and tried all the
best physicians in Bristol, Tenn.
and they could do nothing for me, +"
writes Thos. E. Williams, Middle
boro, KY, 1.-TWO packages of Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
cured me-" For sale by all dealers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-12-06
BE.SET THE LIFE
or THOMAS E. STRIPPING

Former Chief
PathOs As He Sat in Room With
Family Casket His Dead Child
The evening times., 1911-07-26
WAS JUDGED
Mrs. vanderhoef Was Big Winner in
Amateur Class-IversOn Gets
All Professional Prizes

The judging Of the exhibits in pho
Biography was completed Tuesday aft
ernoon by H. NJ Shaw of this city
In the amateur division, Mrs. w. R.
Vanderhoef of this city was the win
ner of most of the prizes, although
Miss Amanda Berg and William C.
Bulge of Grand Forks and Fred Gjel-
ness of Reynolds shared the pre-
miums. The awards follow:
Amateurs
North Dakota views-First, Mrs w.
r. Vanderhoef, city; seconL, Miss
Amanda Berg, city.
Street scenes or residences-Second
prize, Mrs. w. R. Venderhoef, city.
Domestic animals or fowls-First,
Mrs. W. R. Vanderhoef, city; second,
Miss Ethel Berg, city.
Hunting, fishing, boating and camp
ing-Second prize, Mrs. w. r. Van
derhoef, city.
Interior-second prize, Mrs. w. r,
Vanderhoei, city.
Portrait-First and second, William
c. Bulge, city.
Group-second prize, Mrs. w. r..
Vanderhoef, city.
Postcards-First, Mrs. w. R. Van
derhoef, city; second. Fred Gjelness,
Reynolds.
Vanderhoef special prize, best COL
lection of views-Miss Amanda Berg,
city.
There was only one entrant in the
professional class. Iver A. Iverson
of Lansford, and he was awarded
first in each Of the following classes:
Collection Of large work, 10x12 in
size end larger; collection Of large
work between sizes 10x12 AMI 1Sx22:
display of cabinets, platinum finish !;
display of cabinets, platino finish !;
children and baby pictures; views, and
9soere disnlaF-
The evening times., 1911-07-26

chine would right itself again through
the natural manner of sliding out on
to the planes, the reverse happened,
Instead of the machine being righted
it slid down through space and turned
completely over, and he was power
less to help himself. He was making
a turn at about ninety degree in
cline.'
Parmalee has always been some
what of speed maniac. The auto
mobile business was too slow, and
that is the reason he took to the fly
ing game. The Wright machine used
here is capable of covering forty
miles an hour, while the baby
Wrights, with four cylinder motor,
cover sixty miles an hour, the eight
cylinder motor making ninety miles
an hour. But speed is about all they
are good for, Parmalee says, because
they are SO small that the planes ten
der little support and the slightest
mishap might prove fatal, whereas in
the larger models the same condi-
tions do not have to be contended
with.
Made Long Endurance Record.
The last big automobile event that
Parmalee worked in was an endur-
ance run from Atlanta, Ca, to New
York city. covering the distance of
200 miles in six days.
The evening times., 1911-07-26
THE STATE LIBRARY
COMMISSION FREE
LIBRARIES
Mrs. Budlong Presenting Ad-
vantages of Free Books to
Fair Visitors

Inc exhibit of the North Dakota
state library commission which 10
SHOWN IN the right hand corner as
you enter the Liberal Arts buiIdins
ana is In charge Of the state secra.
tary, Mrs. Minnie Clarke Budlonr of
bismarck, Is one Of the very new dis-
pays to be feature of the state fair
Inc object Of the exhibit is to mt be.
lore the public the privileges Of the
states free libraries and this ia the
nrst time the exhibit has been shown
IN Grand Forks, it being prepared for
the first time last year. Mrs. Bud-
long Is assisted by Sveinbiorn John
son. former legislative reference IL
brarian, and both are most generous
and interesting in explaining to the
visitors the object of the exhibit and
something of its growth since it's es-
tablishment in 1908.
The display includes books from the
farmers library, the children's library
and the travelling library, and these
books are on fiction, travel, history.
outdoor life, home and health, sci
ence, agriculture, nature, adventure,
biography, poems, essays and miscel-
laneous subjects for young folks,
ADULTS, men, mothers and students.
They also include books in foreign
languages for the older people who
have come to this country and will
probably never learn English well
enough to enjoy English story books.
The cases in which the books are
shipped are also shown and several
bulletins which are prepared for use
OF the librarians over the state. The
machine with which books are resew-
ed and the book press is there while
map Of the state best shows the
growth of patronage Of the free IL
Draries. There are stations in almost
every county and in each community
where one library has been sent It is
a noticeable fact that the good news
has been spread to the neighbors and
there are groups of three and four
stations In that immediate section.
;. Aim Of Free Libraries.
The aim of the free distribution Of
books by the state commission is to
bring good books within reach Of all
residents, particularly in isolated dis
tricts, to supply technical books es-
pecially on farming, to furnish schools
with supplementary reading, to assist
clubs and individuals in research
work, to aid libraries in planning
buildings, selecting books, securing
trained librarians or In any other way
In which advice and SUGGESTION may
The evening times., 1911-07-26

cessrul IN sending messages for a dis
lance OF fifty miles. The machine
carried on the biplane weighs about
twenty pounds, and the sending was
perfect IN every respect.
Can Watch the Enemy.
1T Is easy to imagine the service
that can be done by an aeroplane in
times Of war. In our maneuver flights
we were able to go up to a heighth
of about 1000 feet, and from that
point were able to observe the move
ments of the various companies for
miles and miles about. If a column
OF men should be sent out from the
enemys camp, 1t would be possible
1or the aviator to watch their move
ments at all times, and make reports
OF them to his own camp by the wire
less. In fact, that is what we ac-
compl1shed in Texas"
Parmalee himself, is a wireless on
orator, and in the Texas flights had
considerable opportunity to exercise
his knowledge Of that craft.
The aeroplane wireless sender ia
the work Of several years, and in
short time there is every reason to
believe that 1t will be more thorough
ly perfected than now, and that mes
sages can be sent for an even greater
distance than now.
1T has been impossible to receive
messages in an aeroplane," Parmalee
continued, ."that fact being due to the
terrific pounding of the engines. The
noise makes the receiving of messag-
es under present conditions prohibi-
tive"
Same Is Other Kids.
And Of course the question natural
ly arises, How did Parmalee happen
to learn the wireless game"
The story is similar to that of thou
sands of other American kids"
Parmalee seems to have been an ex-
perimenter all his life, always dab
bling into something new. His first
attention in the matter of telegraphy
was devoted to the old style and then,
like whole lot Of others, he turned
from that and to wireless, and that is
where he gained his early information
on the subject. It's the story that can
be told Of whole lot of other Ameri-
can boys, although they probably
have not hade the occasion nor op-
portunity to perfect themselves in the
art as has Parmalee.
Parmalee's kid days aren't very far
back, as he is only "a years old. His
home is in Michigan, about 100 miles
from Detroit No, he isn't married.
That Spiral Glide.
Yesterday afternoon Parmalee put
on an exhibition of the spiral glide
and its dangers, making one complete
circuit
The evening times., 1911-07-26
PARMALEE'S KID HISTORY THAT
Of ANY ENERGETIC AMERICAN R0Y
Gained knowledge of Teegraphy Through Early Expert
ments-Was Once in Automobile Business But "Feu
1nto' the Aviation Game-Had Mania For Speed

Despite the fact that most men fall
out OF the aviation business, Phillit
Parmalee fell into it. That is the
definition he gives for the manner in
which he CHANGED to become an avia.
tor, and after he tells his story, it an.
pears that he has the right idea.
And. furthermore, he has no one but
himself to blame for being in the
business.
Back In May, 1910. while engaged in
the sale Of automobiles for the Buick
company. Mr.. Parmalee was covering
Alabama, Georgia. Florida and Mis-.
stssippi. and CHANGED to be located at
Atlanta, Ga, for time. It Is near
that city that the Wright Bros, main
tain their training quarters. and it
1s only natural that Parmalee should
make daily visits to the field. especial
" In view OF his own interest in mo-
tors.
Walter Brookins was undergoing
his work Of training at the time that
Parmalee was in Atlanta.
4 Memorable Conversation.
The fact that Parmalee and Or
Vile Wright were guests at the same
hotel gave them an opportunity to be-
come acquainted, and naturally the
conversations were almost entirely of
the flying game. It was the day be-
fore Parmalee was to leave the city
that he and Wright had a memorable
conversation-especially for Parma
lee.
"Well, I'm done with the automobile
business" said Parmalee, on the oc-
oasion.
THAT So" responded Wright,
what are you going to do?'
"I've decided to work for the
Wrights and fly a machine" Parmalee
came back.
Wright smiled, but was assured that
Parmalee wasn't joking. He was ser
ious and the conversation ended with
Parmalee's being referred to General
Manager Russell Of the Wright avia-
ton plant.
"And in a month";" Parmalee told an
Evening Times man, II was on the
job."
That's Parmalee's way. He is as
original as they make them
II he starts in to do thing, or, in
other words. makes a bluff at any
thing, he makes it stick.
About Wireless Telegraphy.
"The use Of wireless telegraphy
from an aeroplane had been amply
demonstrated as being entirely sue
cessful and practical" said Mr.. Parm-
alec In discussing that proposition.
"The series Of tests with wireless
conducted at the recent army ma
neuvers in Texas were of the most
aucca2aful. and we have been sue
The evening times., 1911-07-26

The spiral glide is decidedly dan.
gerous piece Of business, and one that
is used by very few men. The real
glide is made by mounting to q
heighth of about 1000 feet, and then
allowing your machine to glide down
through space, making circuit after
circuit, sufficient to give one decid-
edly dizzy feeling"
Those Dangerous Tits.
More than once the great crowds
that saw Parmalee fly had occasion
to heave sigh of relief as they saw
l.armalee successfully bring his ma
chine back into position after an ex-
ceptionally dangerous tilt, his ma
chine at times almost seeming to be
END for end. AS a matter of fact, the
incline attained at those times was
about seventy-five degrees.
Inc machine can be tilted with a
certain degree of safety between 80
and 80 degrees" says Parmalee.
Once the machine gets by the ninety
degree mark, stuff is off,
1T was through the making of a
dangerous incline turn that Johnstone
lost his life he continued. with
his machine tilted about ninety de-
grees, he failed to get it right again.
ITO understand the situation that
exists under those conditions, one
must make study of the proposition.
With the machine tilted, it naturally
sinks, not having the support given
by the planes when in horizontal
position. In coming down the slides
on the incline, the planes are so op-
Grated as to gradually take hold of
the air again and the machine slides
out again onto the support they tend
er.
with the machine at such incline.
and with a sudden gust of wind COM
ing. one can readily imagine the dan
ger that exists, for failure to get the
machine back into position again,
means certain accident In the case
Of Johnstone. who expected the ma
The evening times., 1911-07-26

For summer diarrhoea in children
always give Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and
castor oil and q speedy cure Is GER
tain. For sale by all dealers.
The evening times., 1911-07-26

De helpful. That the people Of the
state may understand this opportuni-
ty and how to secure it's benefits the
exhibit is shown at the state fair.
The growth and approval with
which the plan is being met ia shown
IN the fact that from a starting of
nineteen travelling stations in 1908
Inere are now approximately 246 sta
lions. The number Of libraries has
increased to about 1sO and there are
more than twenty-five farmers IL
Draries. Before this years report was
made out there were 6158 books in
the travelling list, 365 in the farmers
ana 2425 In the educational reference.
How to Secure Them.
Collections of forty to fifty books
for reading or study by adults or
children, packed in substantial wood
en- cases will be loaned to any village.
town or community which will form a
library association Of six members or
any school or study club which will
act as an association. They are en-
tirely free except for cost of trans
portation and must be returned at the
end OF six months. A farmers library
consists of twelve to sixteen technical
books on farming and only three sub
stantial men must sign the applica-
tton guaranteeing the safe return of
the collection at the end Of three
months.
Books Kept Sanitary.
The public need not fear that the
travelling Libraries are not kept sani-
tary. The moment they are returned
to the Bismarck Office the covers are
given soap and brush scrubbing and
then given a coating of shelac, look
ing just like new. Every page is gone
over with erasers and cleaners and It
is thoroughly mended before made
ready for another delivery. During
the summer months the Office force is
increased by dozens who do nothing
but wash, purify and mend the books
which come in at the close Of the
school year.
Mrs. Budlong is very enthusiastic
with the manner in which the de-
partment is growing and already sees
great results from the study that the
books have brought about. She says
1t is very interesting work and the
results are always ample pay for the
pains.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-29
ALL ARRANGEMENTS
Made FOR RACING
HARNESS RACTS ON July I-5--
RUNNING EVENTS FROM JULY
TO 20.

Practically all Of the arrangements
have been made for the third annual
summer racing meet Of Tulsa to be
held here from July to July 20, in
elusive. The racing meeting is a
forerunner to the Tulsa County Fair
to be held in the latter part Of Oc-
tober.
Tho meet viii be divided into two
parts, the harness and the running
events. on July 4 and there Will be
harness races, three events each day
More than forty harness horses have
been entered for the harness races
most of these have been training at
the fair grounds.
That there will be some CLASSY
races IN the harness division Is the
assurance OF NJ A, Younkaman, OF
the Tulsa County Fair Association
under the auspices Of which organiza-
ton the meet Is to be conducted.
For the running races there will be
thirty horses in Tulsa from Oklahoma
City where races are now being held
and from other places, Tulsa races
/ being the initial entry for the season
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-29
ORDER THE HOOK FOR
MORRISON --NICHAEL
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS IN
MATTER OF MISSING POR-
by Associated Press.
TRAIT VOUCHER.


by Associated Press.
Washington, June 28.-Recommen-
dation that two responsible officials
of the state department be discharged
and severe criticism Of the loose
bookkeeping methods of the depart
ment are striking features of the re-
port OF the subcommittee Of the
House which Investigated tho Day
portrait scandal The report was
presented today.
The officials recommended for dis
missal in the $1,000 discrepancy in
the portrait voucher case are Thomas
Morrison, present disbursng clerk Of
the department. and William Michael,
former chief clerk Of the department
but now consul at Calcutta.
Morrison, as disbursing officer paid
$2,i5O to Michael on voucher sup
posed to pay for a portrait Of former
Secretary of state Day, now assistant
justice of the United States Supreme
Court, The artist, Albert Rosenthal
of Philadelphia, testified that he re-
cciyed $3.50 for the painting, and
Michael had furnished no explanation
Of the disposition Of the $1,000 The
voucher was lost for five years and a
few weeks ago found on the floor
Morrison testified that the chief
clerk OF the department produced the
voucher and that he paid the por-
trait voucher merely as a routine mat
/ ter
The report SAYS:
The conclusion reached by your
committee seems irresistible that eith-
er the sum Of $1,000 was Jointly mis-
/ appropriated by Michael and Morri-
son, or individually by Michael
Michael, who is now holding tho
responsible position OF consul general
at Calcutta, and Morrison, who still
holds perhaps the more responsible
. position of pisbursing clerk Of the
state department, should have long
since been removed from office and
oven now it is not too late to remove
both Of said officials for the good OF
the public service and the integrity
Of public officials
The report, which Ia volumlnous
goes over the entire portrait mystery
which the committee attempted tJ
clear up at several hearings. 1t say,
iu part;
your committee ha> not FINISHED
its ubors, hut in view Of the fact thai
even an item as small as $1,000 is