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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
EXPERT FQRGER
PROMINENT CHICAGOAN MAKES
SENSATIONAL CONFESSION.
He Carried on System Of Robbery
for Nearly Twenty Years, but His
c;ne n1ertaken Him at Last.

SINS OTerCaAcH KILL az A"oS'
Chicago, H., Nov. 16.-Peter Van
Vlissingen, real estate dealers, for
wears classed among the first of Chi
cago's prosperous and reputable bus
mess men, today confessed to having
obtained through forged deeds and
notes, more than 100000, and .
few hours after MS arrest, on his
own urgent appeal to be punished,
was sentenced to the penitentlary.
The arrest, the Incident, the confes-
sion and the sentence were the work
of less than four hours.
Taken in the midst Of business
from his Office desk at No. 172
Washington street, shortely after
noon, Van Vlissiagen, venerable
looking man, appeared before the
Court and in tears confessed that
for from IS to 20 years he had been
securing money through tae sale OF
forged documents and that though
he had bought back many OF these
spurious instruments without de-
lection, at least rs people would lose
an aggregate Of more than 100000
through the paper which he has not
yet redeemed. IN forging notes, he
declared, be had perfected an unique
device. This consisted Of a plate
glass desk top, so arranged that by
an electric light thrown up from be-
meath he could readily trace from
originals forged signatures on to
worthless paper. Throughout mis- ar
rest and sentence the prisoner made
no effort to defend himself. Asked
if he had anything to say before sen
tence was imposed, vaa Vllssinsen.
bowing his head, replied:
"Only that I be given my punish
ment at once"
His term in the penitentiary was
fixed as indetermi1ate from / 10 IA
years.
Van Vlissingen, who is about
forty-fve years old, was married
February 4, -907, to Mrs. Jessie
Roosevelt Blend, who was described
at the tine as distant relative OF
President Roosevelt. The bride was
a daughter Of Wilton c. Blend. Van
VlissingeI had been bachelor, liv-
ing at The Calumet Club. He WAS
known as being OF philaathroDtc
disposition, giving special attention
to the welfare Of boys.
The specific charge which led up
to the spectacular arrest OF Van
Vlissingen today was made BY two
men who had bought forged mort
gage notes They are T. J. Lefens
and Nm. C. Seipp, who have Offices
in the same building as that occU-
pied by Van Vilssingen.
TO the notes for $1,000 held by
them were attached the names OF
JOS. and Bertha Gresham. Van
vlissingen copied the forged papers
from originals, which ne disposed
of to other buyers. Lefens anil
Seipp say they first became susDic-
ious of the note last Saturday.
Consulting with Assistant States
Barbour, they decided to
6ely no longer.
Frances Lackne-, counsel for the
complainants, said tonight it would
be impossible for several days to
make a complete list of the losers.
The notes on which Van Vlissinge1
was indicted were not due until
1911, and it was believed that as Il
many previous instances, he intended I
20 pay them up before they could
lead to disclosures.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
CAUSED BY DOG FIGHT.
One Nan Dead and Another Is Sc.
riousiJ Hurt.

Wetumka, Nov. 16.-As the result
Of a fight between two monggr:i
dogs, one man Is dsad, another Sc
riously wounded and the town OF
Wetumka divided into two factions
and bloody feud is threatened.
Brothers of the dead man have been
walking the streets of the town
for hours. heavily armed, and ths
citizens are terroriZed.
Ben Smith and John Tabor sided
with their respective pets, when the
animals encountered each other OIL
the Main street yesterday, and Taber
after he had been wounded, slew his
adversary. He was placed unde:
arrest and posse of deputies armed
with repeating rifles is guardings
him.
JET and Ira Smith, brothers OF
the dead man, armed themselves ami
went on hunt with their friends Tor
Taber. Taber's friends are also viii
ling to take his side.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
TEDDY TREED AGAIN
THE LUTHERiNs TAKES ROosE-
WELT TO TASK
For Some Things He Said in His
Letter Defining Taft's Religious
Belief and Morals.

New York, Nov. 15.-In an open
letter to President Roosevelt, made
public here today, the New YORK
city members of the Synodical Con
terence of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church of America take issue Will.
the President over the letter of the
latter, made public a week ago IL
which he denounced as "unwar-
rauted bigotry" any refusal to Vn'"
for candidate for high office be-
cause OF his membership in the Ro-
man Catholic Church.
The letter, it is announced, was
authorized at recent meeting OF
The local Lutt aran Conference. The
letter declared that it was Sub
versi7e of the basic principles OF q
real separation Of church and state
to permit the religious belief or non
belief of any candidate for public
office to determine the casting OF
ones vote for or against such can
didate, except when that very relis-
ious belief or non-belief antagon1zes
this principle of complete separation
of church and State
'tBut for centuries" the letter
went on, ''thc Roman Catholic HAD
denounced as wrong, and condition
only to be tolerated so long as II
could not be changed, this separation
Of church and State, and also full
religious liberty, freedom OF con-
science, speech and the press.
care we not then compelled tc
maintain that a loyal Roman Cath
Ollie who fully understands the a.
lesiance required of him by the
Pope can never sincerely subscribe
to the Federal Constitution, nor Il
he does subscribe to it, mover car
be expected to abide by 1t, enforce
and defend it," asked the letter.
"How could the subscribers to tn:
doctrine Of separation Of church anc
State, the letter went on, consistently
help to elect to the Presidency
Roman Catholic SO long as tha
church does not officially revoke T.
'diametrical!y opposed declaration.
care the millions Of Protestaots II
this country to be accused OF bisotr!
or tanaticism because Of such
stand?"
The letter concludes:
eve do not care Atyhh: mfwyI
eve 20 Rot accuse the bulk y
Roman Catholics Of being disloye
citizens. We believe many do no
realize the position the hierarchy o
their church maintains, and that, j
it came to an issue, compelling ds
cision either for the Constitution o
the papal hierarchy, they would de
eide in favor OF the former.
eve have considered it to be ou
duty not to keep silence in this mat
ter, because in our judgment, tina
would have been an act OF cowardice
nor do we wish to do any one a
injustice, hor in any manner traduc
any man or body Of men II, there
fore, in aught we have said we at
laboring under error. we shall D
pleased to have you enlighten US
and with us the millions who occup
the same position. But If we ar
right, we ask you to show your un
questioned sincerity and courage b
an acknowledgement CT the correct
ness of our contention and the atti
tude based thereon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
CAUSES SIX DEATHS.
Underground Fire at Red Lodge
Mine Fatal to Workers.

Butte, Mont, Nov. 21.-Fire in
the Northwestern Improvement Com
pany's mine at Red Lodge today
caused the death Of six miners and
entom bed many others.
Members Of the fire department
and volunteers rescued more than
100 men, many Of whom were IN
iured or completely exhausted. All
will recover.
Tonight 1t is stated by the res
cued miners that at least 64 mea
are still in the most dangerous part
Of the mine aad it is impossible for
the reseuers to get near them at
present.
The FIRE IS terrific, judging from
the volume of smoke and flames
emitted from one entry. Coal cars
and lumber are ablaze and the dam
age to property will be heavy.
An iron pipe was laid into the
mine and there is now a flow Of wa
ter playing on the flames. The fire
itself is said to be confined to {,
small area, but the gas and smoke
have spread to the various work
ings.
The company operating the Red
Lodge mines is controlled by the
Northern Pacific railroad.
Most Of the miners employed are
foreigners a similar disaster at
this property cost the lives Of eight
miners.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
Many Corcans Killed.

San Francisco. NOV. 19.-Pass7:-
gers arriving from Manila in the
transport Buford quote military OFF,
GERS who have recently been in Japan
as authority for the statement thai
thousands of Coreans have been xii!
ed by Japanese since the mikado oc.
cupied the hermit kingdom with his
troOpS
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
PillowPort.

Into the harbor of dusk and dream.
When the twilight falls and the soft
stars CLEAN,
The good ship Sleep sails in to rest
On the calm, sweet pillow of Moth
er's breast;
Into the harbor of Pillowport,
The white-sailed vessel glides
Soft and still, to the airs that fill
The voice of the murmuring
tides!
Oh, Master Love at the helm stands
With the tiller grasped in his faith
full hands;
The sirens sing on the waves afoat,
And the twilight falls DER the silent
boat;
Into the harbor of Pillowport,
Safe from the seas of day,
The good ship scars to the golden
shores
OF the city of Tired-of-Play!
Around and around the isles Of
bloom
She rides the storm and cleaves the
spun;
All safe, all safe each soul on board
In the tender care of the gentle
Lord;
Into the harbor Pillowport.
Dusk and the darkling dome,
With loves all-hail Ger the vel
sells rail
From the sweetheart lips of
home!
The wind blows east, the wind blows
west,
'Tis twilight time on mothers $
breast;
Ahoy, ahoy, good ship, ahoy,
With the golden girl and golden boy;
Into the harbor of Pillowport,
Sweet ship Of the silver streams,
Let anchors fall by the velvet mall
Of this beautiful city OF dreams:
Brrying the hatched often means
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
FOUR DEAD.
And Seven Missing at Big Mine Near
Birmingham.

Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 17.-Th"
bodies Of four men have been re-
covered and seven others are missing,
following the firing of the main way
Of No. 8 mine of the Tennessee Iron,
Coal and Railroad company last
night. Heroric efforts are beinS
made to stay the flames and reach
The bodies OF the missing men, all Of
whom have been given up for dead.
it is the belief of the officials that
the main way was set on fire in the
hope that there would be general
escape, convict labor being exclusive
ly employed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
DEBRUTAIIZED FOOTBALL
Has Killed Ten Lads and Seriously
hurt Hundreds.

Chicago, Nov. 16.-Debrutallzed
football has been this year as dang
erous as ever, according to the list
OF casualties issued.
G7idiron warfare between the
colleges, high schools and athletic
clubs to date has resulted in 10 dead
and 2s0 wounded.
The list OF dead:
Balthezear, Wiltred, Waterbur:-,
Conn.
Cooper, John, University OF
North Carolina.
Dougherty. Albert, Evansville
(Ind) Y. u. c. A.
Dickson, Ernest, University OF Ar
kansas.
Duck, J. j., Oklahoma State Nor
nal school.
Evans. Thomas, Utah Agricultural
college.
Ferebe, G. c., Virginia Military
Institute.
+, Marker, Charles, Great Bend.
Kans.
Potts, William a, Can1onsburg,
Pa.
Smith, William, Clarion, Iowa.
All the deaths but one resulted
from the open playing. The e1cep-
ton was the cause Of Charles Mark.
ec, Who was spectator at q game
IN Greater Bend, Kans., who was run
over by the players and so serious!y
injured that he died.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
Holy GHOST SECT
Missionaries Who Went to Eng
land Have Hard TIms.
GIRLS LIFE LOST.
After Suffering Great Hardships in
Different Parts of the World They
Come to the Conclusion Thai
They Were the Disciples of the
Devil and Not Of God.

They Were the Disciples Of the
Devil and Not Of God.
philadelphia, Nov. 19.-Mabel
Collins, a young girl who was COLI
verted to the strange religious sect
known as the Holy Ghost Societ%
in New York a year ago, and sailel
for England with five men an
twelve other young women mission
aries, returned to Philadelphia to-
day. She tells story Of almost In.
credible hardships.
Starting away from PhiladelDhi'
a pretty girl of eighteen years, Miss
Collins looks today like woman 0;
fifty. One girl of their number, she
says, died working in factories III
Buenos Ayres, three of the men arF
laying ties on South America
railroad, two girls are In Indian
harems, and one was captured b!
hill tribes.
when we left New York a:
members Of the Holy Ghost sect,
said Miss Collins, I'VE all believed
that we had the gift OF tongues.
and we went out to teach the. rest o.
the world our religion. We decided
to sail to London. We escaped
great shipwreck, but they woulc
not receive us there. Then six q
us got the call to 90 to India. W.
went from London and reached Cal
cutta ia July. Mr.. NeElroy, who lex
US, thought We could do areat thing
in India.
"Besides myself, there wore thrs'
girls from New York and two from
Philadelphia. We nearly starved Il
Calcutts and went north. We reach
ed Huenos Ayres month later.
'"There two of our girls d1sap
peared. They were very pretty, aa'
there were some Indians who me
and liked them very much. w
were destitute, and the girls-wel!
they just vanished. We didn't com
plsiR to the authorities, because "
knew pretty well where they ha
| gone. They are now in harems. an
can't blame them much. We di
not have the real gift, and life we
far more terrible than I can tel
you.
again we went north to Luck
now. Another girl, Mabel Charles
of New York, was taken from uS On
night while we were camping ou1
There were some wild hill men VIII
rode down and stopped at our caRI
Next morning there were only thre
Of US LETT.
"Nr. NcElroy and Lille Thoma
and / went back to Calcutta. Fror
there we sailed to Buenos Ayres, t
join the others.
Zone girl, May Shines, who wa
from Philadelphia, died in the Pam
pas on the way to Roussario. "
had been overtaken by q storm. "
had no covering Of any sort and tn
cold was awful We buried poo
Mary there We had even harde
times in Argentine than in Indi:
Then my parents succeeded in get
ting me home. Our gift OF tonsu
was not from Heavan. It was froI
some devil
Miss Collins. whose mother live
at No. 2fs5 Catherine street, said
my husband and I 2awaed man
OF our household articles to rails
the money to bring Mabel homt
There are two other girls who ar
also writing home for funds. bu
their parents are unable to rails
the money"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
Two Men Killed.

Buffalo, Nov. 19.-Frederick Chit
:endam and Edward Make were in
staEtiy killed and William J. Green
seriously injured when the steamer
John A. McGean crashed into an iron
ore unloader at the Lackwanna Steel
company's plant this morning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
DRANK WOOD ALCOHOL
For Whiskey and Died IN a Very Few
Hours.


Anderson, Nov. IN: B. VII
lisms, a well-known maa Of the cfts.
died this afternoon at b o'clock from
taking wood alcohol. He had been
drinking for several days and had
been in his room since Monday. Il.
is said that he mistook the bottle
containing the poison for one con.
tanning Hhiskey. Williams was
about so years old and was Mason.
For the past four years he has been
working as assistant to welt
known dentist Of the city. The fu-
neral will be conducted by the Ma
soas tomorrow afternoon at
o'colck.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
SHIP on FIRE.
Puts Into Norfolk and Is Beaclled
at That Place.


Norfolk, Va, Nov. 19.-Refusing
all assistance despite a raging fire
in her forward hold, the steamer
Chattahoochee, Of the Ocean Steam
ship Company, plying between Sc
vannah and Boston. made this port
shortly after noon and Captain
Hewlett Immediately beached his
charge on the Lambert's Points flats.
just below the city.
He reports that the fire was dis
covered Off the Carolina coast, and
1t proving stubborn he Immediately
made for this port. Y recking tugs
met the steamer. but aid was refused.
Tbs crew this afternoon flooded
the forward compartment With Wa
ter. and it is believed that fir els now
under control. The extent of the
damage is not known. The Chatta-
bccchee left Savannah on Monday
with cargo of 1000 bales of cot
ton
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
Ea!i IN Georgia Hills.

ST. Louis, Nov. ia special tc
the Times from Albert Bond Lam
berr. SAYS balloon Yankee landed at
Tiger. Ga. in the mountains. after
travelling over farest fires all night
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25

1t is estimated that South Carolina
vii! gather over one million bales OF
cotton this year Think of that.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25

One satisfied purchaser is worth
dozen who go out growing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25

It's when a fellow is going to the
had that he gets the reputation Of be-
ing good fellow.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25

Burying the hatched often means
war to the knife.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-28
THE COPYRIGHT CONGRESS.

The United States is participating
for the first time in an international
copyright congress, now in session in
Berlin, although this country had
representatives at the Panamerican
copyright congress held at the City Of
Mexico in 1902 and Rio de Janeiro in
1906. The nation has certain copy
right treaties with foreign countries
and it is the purpose of the Berlin con
v%ention to adopt a universal copyright
law.
The two important questions before
the Berlin congress are the term of
an authors rights and whether the
right of translation should be fully and
completely assimilated to the right of
reproduction. The general sentiment
is in favor of extending an authors
copyright privileges to a period of
fifty years, without the right of re-
newal. The issues are not such as ap-
peal to the general public, but they
are of vital interest to authors and
publishers, who have suffered greatly
through international pilfering of
books, music and plays. American
and European authors and publishers
have suffered alike from this form of
theft inc they should have little diff
Guilty in reaching a basis for mutual
protection.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-28

ards. has no power to enforce states to
adopt them. The attorney general
takes the position that the power Of
congress to fix standards. definitely laid
down in the constitution. carries with
it the power to enforce its findings.
None questions the need of some gen
eral standard, as today the several
states possess standards that have no
regard to the legal standards fixed by
the nation. For instance, a bushel of
apples weights fifty pounds in Arkan-
sas, forty-eight pounds in our other
states and only forty-fOur pounds in
Maine. Broom corr seed runs from
thirty pounds to the bushel in Iowa
to ffty-seven pounds in Minnesota.
The legal standard for a bushel of coal
is eighty pounds, but Pennsylvania
permits seventy-ive and Kentucky
seventy-six. These variations open a
field for widespread swindling, in a
petty form, in which the consume is
the sufferer.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-28

The Atlanta Constitution makes the
error of blaming the republican admin
istration for alleged abuse OF the
ranking privilege, all because certain
campaign documents have been sent
through the south under the frank of
Congressman Loudenslager of New Jer-
sey. The Constitution denies the truth
Of the statements made in MIR. Louden-
slager's speech and declares:
But the intent Is plain and the only
excuse is that It Is q reproduction of a
part OF the Congressional Record, which
the law permits members to send free
through the mails to their constituents.
II It Is legal and right for this kind of
campaign material to be circulated free
OF charge through the mails under con-
gressional frank. it is equally permissible
for partisan congressman to introduce
entire campaign text books into the Con-
gressional Record and scatter them
broadcast over the country under a priv
ilege for which the people are paying.
The abuse Of which the Constitution
complains is not partisan, by any a
ner of means II is a matter of record
that a thrifty democratic congressman
from Kentucky used to send his laun-
dry home every week, under a o n
gressional frank, and 1t is a matter of
record that the privilege was abused
outrageously. 1t is not for
congressman leaving Washington to
have their libraries and a liberal share
of their household furniture sem home
under their franks. The abuse has
grown so marked that the Postofice
department estimates that there would
be no deficit, or at least a very small
one, in the postal revenues IL the
ranking privilege were abolished. The
free seed distribution, of which there
is no need, costs the government many
thousands of dollars annually for
transportation and some millions are
paid for the distribution of documents,
most OF which are of little value. The
abuse is one that should be stopped,
but there is little prospect of a change.
The congressman is human and clings
to his perquisites.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-28
Personal II

Miss Mary e. Cheek Of Toboso, o., is
the only regularly appointed woman rural
mail carrier in the state.
HOLSTERS are to be so cheap that the
poor may have them, thus being deprived
of one incentive to become rich.
The Topeka Capital remarks pathetically
that "Orville Wright, inventor Of the flying
machine that conquered the air, is able to
get about on crutches.'
Forty minutes after she had obtained a
position as stenographer with a grocery
firm in st. Louis Miss Louise Kelleher
gave up the job to get married.
MIR. William Farren, the veteran actor.
who has just died at the advanced age Of
50, was the third in the direct line to bear
what is probably the oldest name c~ontinu-
ously connected with the English stage.
j. c. Webb, the rich oil man of Texas,
who disappeared five months ago and was
supposed to be dead, has been found by
his partner at work in a Missouri zinc
mine. He doesn't know how he got there.
A successful operation on the right eye
of Miss jeanette J.. G~ilder-editor of the
Critic for twenty-siX years and for two
years past a staff contributor to Putnam's
Monthly-has been performed at a New
York hospital. Since October 3 she has
been unable to do any writing. "She
would like to have her friends know says
her niece, that the ailment which made
it impossible for her to do so has vanished,
and that she soon will he herself again.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-28
THE SERVANT PROBLEM.

1t is something of a relief to find,
in the midst of a political campaign
that is occupying most of the attention
of men, a new light on the servant
problem, a question that is with us at
all times, regardless of election results.
The new contribution on this topic
comes from the distinguished bishop
of Tasmania, who carries the Aus
t~ralasia doctrine of absolute equality
among men into practice in his domes-
line can be drawn in work and that the
household servant is on just as high a
plane as the man or woman who works
for hire in any line. He contends that
the scullery maid and the charwoman
should be treated as the full equal of
the editor, preacher, expert engineer
or any other persons who works for
wages.
The bishops theory is far from new,
but he is persisting in practicing II, In
face Of the record of failure by others
along that line. He tells how he ad-
dresses all OF his servants as miss
Jones'" or "Mr. Brown" or whatever
the name may be and expresses his
wishes in the form OF requests instead
of orders. OF course, there is the other
side TO the question. II the bishop in
sists that all the family and servants
are on the same plane, he should &C
cept an admonition from the coachman
TO Hurry up, Bish, old sox, or you'll
be late to church." in the same spirit
of sublimated fellowship in which it is
offered. 1t must be that the bishop
has a new variety of SERVANTS. The
average servant would resent any IA
miliarity with the mere folks who pay
them wages.