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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-25
TELLS TWO TALES
TAFT SEEMS TO HAVE A VERY
CONVENIENT MEMORY.
Truthfulness of the Charges Made
by kerby.

Zach McGbee. in his letter to The
State. says when the New York
World reached Washington Monday
morning with the suggestion that
new department Of the government
as Ave pounds to fifty gallons of ws-
department Of common sense" the
sentiment seemed TO meet with uni
versa! approval.
Young Kerby. the stenographer.
wao disclosed Saturday the startling
fact THAI President Taft's letter. ex-
oneratiug Secretary Baliinger. had
been in part prepared by an attor-
ney in Mr.. BalI,nseris own Office.
was Monday dismissed from the SER
vice. as was expected.
What startled everybody was that
President Taft, after on Saturday
denying Kerby's statement. on Sun
day admitting the whole thing and
even worse than Kerby had charged.
And still r,ore monstrous fac: is
just now beginning to dawn on shs
public. that on Saturday the man
through whom tie presidents 3.ris:
was made was none other than Nr.
Ballinger himself.
TAFT was out playing golf when
Ballinser rushed to the White House
with a copy OF the Washington Times,
which frst printed Kerby's story.
Over the telephone from the golf
links the president told Ballinger to
go ahead and deny the whole thing.
The denial was accordingly fixed
up then and there at the White
House and given ont The next day,
Suneay, the president realized that
kerby's story would be believed,
that. in short. he was caught, and so
Ee decided TO admit it.
1t is second case of Roosevelt
and Hartman. although in this case
there is no corruption. but just
case Of ordinary grllibility and gem
eral incompetence. Roosevelt en-
phatically and Indignantly denied any
collusion with Hartman and csi:-d
Hartman a liar, but when he realiz-
ed that Hartman himself might give
out the letters. in short. that Harri-
man had the goods. ae decided to
give out the letters. which was
confession. no: an altogether open
one. however. for he garbIed o,e &:
the letters.
Now Mr. Taft follows in the steps
Of my policies. A representative
OF Kentucky, one o: the most bril-
liant Of the congressman. remarked
to me Sunday: The whole truth is
thar Taft and that crowd arucnd him
were brought up in a school OF ethics
which sees no wrong in that kind
OF double entendre. This school
teaches that deception or lie in
business is all Fight. SO long as It
is not exposed When exposed. it
is only mistake. not q moral
wrong"
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Thirtyfive Prisoners Crenated When the
Steckade Burned.
FIRE STARTED BY THEM
In an Attempt to Make Their E:s-
cape.-All Efforts 70 Save Prison
ers Were Futile.-Gruesome Scene
Presented When Flames Subsided.
Fate of Several Unknown.

Th:-ty-five convicts were burned
TO death a: an early hour Monday
morning al the Lucille mines. OF the
Red Feather Coal Company. located
in Bibb county. fifteen miles north OF
Gainesville. Ala The men were Gre
mated while making desperate efforts
TO escape from burning stochade.
in which they were confined. and 9TH
er prisoners were with great difficulty
saved from the same fate.
The s;ockade was fred by con-
vic, il attempting 70 escape. and he.
too. met death in the flames. Guards
Of the camp were aroused by cries
Of anguish from the suffering men.
but the stockade burned so rapidly
that their efforts TO save all inmates
were futile.
Those who escaped from the stock
ade. IN which abou: 100 were con-
fined. attempted TO escape custody.
resulting in one beng shot 10 death.
After the FIRE the stockade pre-
sented a gruesome sceae. tAe ground
! being covered with baked bodies.
while the groans OF those injured
added to the horror OF The scene.
| All ccnvicts at the Lucille mines
are leased by the State to the Red
Feather Coal Company. Of which H.
| W Perry is president. and J. II. Tay-
| lo-. superintendent.
Official information IS to the effec,
that twenty-six men we-e burned to
death and .wenty-one. several o.
whom have since died. were seriousl!
burned. Three white convicts w..te
confined at the camp, but 1t is mol
known whether these met death
Several guards were slightly hurncc
while attempting 10 rescue the con
ricts. State Convict Inspector Hugh
| Wilson has been sent 70 the scene
and the Governor has offered assist
| ance The camps were inspected
several weeks ago and were repor.et
in good condition.
The stockade was fred from the
inside. plan having been formulated
to make general escape. The f.
burned more rapidly. it is be'ierej
than the man who set Are 20 IT,
building expected. and instead OF fu:
nishing means Of escape. the meI
succumbed to the flames.
The FIRE was discovered af:e: j
had made such headway. Al! ia'
guards and other men. who wee III
tracted to the scene. had all The.
could do to get out some OF the ai::
who were locked in the cells and q
prevent those who were re!eas ej t:ou
getting away.
News Of the FIRE spread through
Bibb county. and other coal cc'n
muni;ies have gone to the assistance
Of the Red Feather Company. Th'
bodies OF the convicts will be 5ur;e.
near the scene OF the confasiat'o!
as soon as the company and S-a!i
officials have made full invesuga
t:oa in the matter.
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Chief Executive.
The question will inevitable be
asked how it came that Bailinger
was made Secretary OF the Interior
and how is 1t tha: Taft goes even
to the length OF misrepresentation
10 put is mildly. to save Ballinser
from the consequences Of his queer
maneurering in relation to the Cum
ningham claims.
The answer to these questions will
be found by persons not entirely
blinded by partisanship and the CLAM
or OF high Office. in the testimony Of
Claws. before the investigating coD-
mittee. In that testimony CLAWS
told how the lobbyist and promoter.
Alexander Mackenzie. warned the
land agent that he was pursuing a
dangerous course in pe-SiSting in
his attack OF the Cunningham claim
ants.
Theses claimants. Mackenzie de-
cla-ed. according 70 CLAWS. had been
strong enough TO prevent the reap
pointment OF James z. Garfield as
Secretary OF the Interior. although
Roosevelt had requested his reten-
,ion And If they were powerful
enough to prevent the reappo!ntment
Of Garfield. they might naturally be
expected 10 develop sufficient inllu-
ence 10 secure the appointment Of :.
man OF their own choice as Garfield S
successor.
Behind the Cunningham claimants.
the Investigation has clearly shown.
were. the great Guggenheim and
Morgan interests. which are seeking
20 get strangle hold on the vast
wealth OF the territory OF Alaska.
The control OF the Iaterior depart
mcnt is essential TO the success Of
this great conspiracy ana suspicious
people will not be sicw TO reach
the conclusion that the appointment
OF Ballinger as Secretary Of the In
aC! 'oA NdS NV ouIoAICSSSN ~ !lh LAS
plot
Had the President kept his own
skirts clean. and held the balance
even between Bal!inger and his enc
mics. he would have escaped suspi-
cion. But in many ways 1t is indi-
Gated that he has been working hand
in glove with Baliinger and mis-
friends TO bring abou; the viEdication
Of the Secretary Of the Interior. al
most regardless Of the character OF
the means employed. and be :a7
not complain If III. disin,erested pub
Tic maintains an attitude of suSpi-
cion.
The ore encouraging facto.. IT tae
situation is the apparea, certainty
the attempts 10 save Balling : WI
have exactly the opposite eff 10
that intended.
II is the belief in va .hin='..n ta','
tn revelations OF tie past f.s LAY.
taken in connection WIZ, the :un;-
u!a,ive effect OF the testimony at
iuced 10 Bal.inger.1 dis. :: hc;ore
the Investigating committee. VII
make j; inposs:5! :o- ;hat bot: y
bring in = report wh:;e-waShins N.
Secretary OF he lnt.r.o.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-25
Shot His Brother.

Dr.. II. Burton Stevenson. a phySi-
clan O: Sherwood. Baltimore Cou@tv.
Md. was shot in the face Tuesday by
ais brother, Allen Stevenson. who is
said 10 be mentally deca2sed. The
wound IL oot believed to 30 serious,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-25
Woford College.

The General Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South.
elected on Monday and Tuesday sew
en- new Bishops. On Monday the
ballct!ng commenced. On the f.st
ballot Rev. Collins Denny and Rev.
John C. Kilgo were elected Out Of
303 votes Denny received 229 and
Kilgo 178. The former received II
votes more than necessary to elect,
while the latter received 26 votes
more than necessary to elect
On the second bai:ot Rev. ". 8.
Murrah was elected by a vote OF lSo.
or II more votes than Necessary u
elect. Then followed on TIesday
other ballots. during which W r.
Lambuth. 4. D. MouZon. R. G. Wat
erhouse and J. II. Mccoy were eia2t-
ed. This completed the election o.
the seven Bishops as provide,' f,1
by resolution OF the conference. The
! following is the order in which tle
Bishops were elected.
Collins Denny. Maryland.
John C. KiIgo. South Carolina.
W. B. Murrah. Mississippi.
". K. Lambuth, tennessee.
E. D. Mouzon. South Carolina.
r. G. Waterhouse. Virginia.
J. H. Mccoy. Alabama.
Both Revs. John c. Kilgo and E.
D. Mouzon are natives OF South Caro-
lima and graduates Of Woiford Co'-
leye. When elected kilgo was a
member Of the North Carolina Con-
ference and Mouzon was member
Of the Texas Conference He was
born in Spartanburg. where his faith
er. most excellent man. carried
on the business Of a photographer
He Is said TO be very able man.
and we'll equipped for the high pos.-
ton to which he has been called. He
is 45 years OF age.
or the seven Bishops elected ali
are in the prime Of life. and the dele
gates are congratuia'i.g themselves
that the majority Of the Bishops chos-
en- are still young mec. who give
promise Of long usefulness TO the
Church. or the four Bishops elected
Monday three were engaged in school
work, the fourth. Dr. ". r. Lam
bouth. being the only one cot so
engaged. 1t IS singular fact that
none Of the Bishops elected were en-
gagged in the regular work Of the
pastorate.
South Carolina and Wofrord COL
lege are we'll represented among the
! new Bishops. which shows that the
old State and the old college are a
great farce il Methodism. In the
last ten years three South Caro!in-
ians have been elected Bishops by
the Genera! Conference. but il every
| instance they were members Of some
other conferences when elected. Why
Is il that SO many of South Cardinals
strong men ;eave their own State
and so TO others? Why don't they
remain members of :he South Caro-
lima Conference instead OF joining
others?
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evidence OF this was needed than 20
show that spots were selling to-
three cents pound more than New
York contracts NJ. Parker's talk
was received with <r~A. anoLRuse.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-25
Hanged for Assault.

With the jail guarded with thre,
companies OF state militia. Howard
Harris. negro. convicted ot assault
!ag a white woman was hanged al
Townsville, Ca, Oh Friday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-25
Made Him Leave.

Following the publication Of al
legged Offensive articles n his paper.
z. y. Bryant, negro was driven GU,
OF Brcokaavea. Miss. aas h:s plant
ssd residence burned,
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SEVEN new BISHOPS
ELECTED By THE METHODIST
CENTRAL CONFERENCE.

South Carolina and Graduates OF
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-25

Many Republicans in Congress in
private discussion Of the latest phase
Of the Ballinger case not only coin
.ide with the dismissed siencgvaph-
r in his estimate OF the Secretary
of the Interior. but extend the judG-
neat 10 the P-esiden. himself. They
are GumfounGed. diSsusted and dis
Iearted 1t the manner n which
Taft has driven his administration
deeper and deeper into the mire with
each move he has made in BallinSer's
behalf They admit that never be-
fore in our history. with the posi-
bic exception OF Andrew Johnson.
has any President brought such dis
credit or himself and his acn:inis-
ration rs Taft has done in this Bal
!inge- affair. The Republicans real
!ze that the effect OF the revelations
of the last lew Gays regarding The
Presidents set determination 10
shitewas-h Baliicse-. even !; the eN-
,ense OF his owa honor and con-
science. must prove disastrous 10 the
.ar;y u this falls elections.
I; IS known that tae President has
10: 5.sn animated in mis- course 5y
PERSONAL regard Cor his Secretary OF
;he Interior with whom his acquaint-
nee before Ba!li2Ser entered the
.abinei was slight The country IS
therefore bound 20 seek elsewhere
nan y personal considerations the
secret OF Eail.cSer's hold O., the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-25

ed to keep him and other buyers
from demanding the real cotton. One
| OF the party from Georgia wanted to
| morrow money on the actual cot
ton He did not get it and was told
he had better not mix up with Brown
and Scales and lot Of bulls" The
| mill man told him that he would get
the money at home. and he did so.
but he was offered the money IL be
would leave the cotton in New York
Mr.. Parker did not want nor need
money. They told him the brokers
had been refused insurance OH the
cotton he had bought and how he had
70 get insurance in his own way and
then how the effort was made to dis
suade him from taking the -ea! cot
ton by delaying and playing with the
classification and suggesting that
the classification may be indefinitely
postponed Mr.. Parker and the other
Southern buyers have paid foc the
cotton in New York. and want real
cotton, and will not be satisfied with
paper cotton.
Mr.. Parker's account OF the wiles
Of the New York Exchange made an
impression and he argued that the
Government should see that its rules
be made fair and honest to buyer and
seller and that the contracts be hon
eSt-tha:'S all II this IS not done
then the real cotton manufacturer is
at the mercy of the cotton gambler
and cotton manufacturing will deCen-
crate into cotton speculation rather
than manufacturing. II cotton IS TO
be inflated or depressed in price by
gambling processes. then the mill
president has no need Of knowing
the manufacturing end near so much
as the speculative branch. Cotton
ms, bear such relation TO the act
uai cotton conditions that any homes.
man can judge prizes.
.-Mr. Parke. said that the manufac-
,ure-s could do much towards rem
edving these conditions and he out
lined very clearly that cotton should
respond 70 supply and demand. tina,
was homes, and fair. but the Cotton
Exchanges had no right 10 deal un-
fairly between The buye. aad seller.
by its rules and no more convincing
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14
Of WHISKY
LEADS TO Divorce
Otto Heynemann Recites Sad
Story of Ten Years Effort
to Reclaim Wife

A sad story OF an attempt to reclaim
told in Judge Graham's court yesterday
by Otto Heynemann, a salesman, in
the trial of his suit for divorce from
Florence E. Heynemann.
Heynemann said he had endeavored
for 10 years to wean his wife from her
love of whisky.
Mrs. Edith Cheminant. sister of the
defendant, was questioned by Judge
Graham and admitted that what
Heynemann said about his wife's un-
fortunate failing was true. A decree
of divorce was granted.
Andrew Nelson didn't know he had
been deserted by his wife until an ex-
press wal gon arrived at his place of
business with trunk containing his
personal belongings. He was granted
a divorce by Judge Van Nostrand yes
terday.
Bessie Van Zandt Fish was granted
a divorce by Judge Van Nostrand from
Arthur G. Van Zandt on the ground
that he had failed to maintain her.
Emelia Louisa Francis was granted
a divorce by Judge Mogan from Albert
William Francis on the ground of de-
sertion.
Suits for divorce were begun yester-
day by:
Alfred Onken against Catherine On
ken, desertion
Pearl Baldwin against Samuel C.
Baldwin, desertion.
Jeanette H Murray against Robert
Murray, cruelty.
Harriet Cecil Kerr against Andrew
L. Kerr, cruelty.
Mary Elizabeth Carlton against Gal
vim Truman Carlton, desertion.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14
REGENTS ADVANCE
FACULTY MEMBERS
George c. Edwards and Charles
A. KOfOid Are Given Full
PrOfessOrships

BERKELEY, April 1S.-Associate
Professor George C Edwards, who has
been long in the service of the univer-
sity, has been promoted to a full pro-
fessorship by the regents A number
of other members of the faculty were
given higher rank on account of meri-
torious service, the appointments being
announced today.
Charles Atwood Kofoid was also
given a full professorship in the de-
partment of zoology and this is believed
TO be an indication that he has been
made head of the department in place
Of Prof William <. Ritter, who is now
doing most OF his work at the La Jolla
laboratory near San Diego.
The promotions follow:
Ivan Mortimer Linforth, assistant professor OF
Greek.
Eugene Irving MeCormac, assistant professor
Of American history.
Bernard Alfred Eetcheverry, associate professor
or irrigation engineering
Albert Edward Chandler, assistant professor OF
irrigation institutions.
Baldwin Munger Woods. instructor in mathe.
MATES.
Elmer Edgar Hall associate professor OF
John Allen Child. assistant professor of
Charles Bernard Lipman. assistant professor
OF soils.
Nsls Christian Nelson. instructor in anthro-
pology and assistant curator of the anthropologi-
cal museum.
sturls Einarsson, instructor in practical astron-
Omy.
William Ferdinand Meyer, instructor in as
trenomy.
wilson Joseph wythe, assistant professor OF
drawing.
Charles Chapel Judson. assistant professor OF
drawing.
Carl Eugen Neuhsus instructor in drawing.
ahr aTa~a raTn Of Nra
matics
Martin Charles FlAherty. associate professor of
William Morris Hart associate professor of
phllology.
Clarence Psscban. assistant professor of Ger
man.
James Turney Allen associate professor of
Greek.
Farnum Pond GrifHthsya a graduate of
the university with the class of 1905,
who will return TO the campus in few
months from oxford. where he was the
second Rhodes scholar from the uni
versity. has, been made a lecturer In
law. Rumors on the campus have II
that the brilliant student and debater
viii be reappointed secretary 10 Presi-
dent Wheeler to succeed Ralph Merritt,
who took the secretaryshfp when Grif-
fths left for England two years ago
Other new men in the faculty are an
nounced as follows:
Edward E. Thomas. assistant in agricultural
chemistry az the southern California pathology
csl laboratory at Whittier, TO aid IN building up
and advancing agricultural education in schools,
in teachers Institutes. etc.
Cyril Adelbert Stebbins. instructor in agricul-
tural education.
Thomas T. Waterman. instructor in anthro-
pology and assistant curator of the anthropoiogi
cal museum.
Charles E. Chapman. teaching fellow in his
tory.
Adolph Won Hemert -Engert, teaching fellow In
history.
c b. McGIumphy. NJ D., assistant in state
hygienic laboratory.
Robert Wallace Pack, instructor in paleon.
tology.
T. {. Becker. instructor IN philosophy.
Hiram Wheeler Edwards Whiting fellow il
physics.
wendell Prescott Roop. Whiting fellow il
physics.
Edwin Preston Dsrgsn. assistant professor OF
French
Dr. W. I Dskin. instructor in zoology
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14
WOMAN ENDS HER
life With PISTOL
Mother of Mrs. May Graham
Finds Her Dead on Bed With
Weapon in Hand

Mrs. May Graham. 30 years old. liv-
ing al the Hotel Splendid. 1902 Masonic
avenue, committed suicide by shooting
herself some time after 8 o'clock Tues
day afternoon. and the body was found
by Mrs. Adella Hesthal, her mother. at
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. She was
lying in bed with pistol clutched in
her hand and a bullet hole over her
right temple.
Mrs. Graham, who was a divorcee.
had been in poor health for several
years, during which time her mother
had placed her in different hospitals of
the city. 1t is thought that she became
Respondent.
The room of Mrs Graham was not
on the same floor as her mothers. Mrs.
Hesthal and her daughter were last
together Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. Graham did not appear at break
fast table yesterday, but as she often
slept late, no notice was taken. AS the
day wore on and she did not nut in an
appearance, the mother decided TO see
if her daughter was ill., and went 10
her room. Nobody heard the pistol shot.
and 1t was until the mother entered
the room that the tragedy was known.
DR.. Joseph Morrissy was called. but
Mrs Graham had been dead several
hours. The body was removed to the
morgue.
There were four notes left by Mrs.
Graham, addressed to relatives and
friends. In these notes she said she
had been accused wrongfully and could
not stand it. One note was to Mrs.
NJ. f. Carleton OF 643 Cole street. and
another to Ferdinand Hesthal of Du-
boce street, her uncle. Neither Mrs.
Carleton nor Hesthal could explain
what Mrs. Graham meant by saving
that she had been wrongfully accused.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14
CLAIM S75O,OOO ESTATE
OF JULIUS FRIEDMAN
Members of Grunwaldt Family
Contest Will as Cousins

The fight OF the Grunwaldt family
for the s750.OO0 estate of julius Fried
man, who died 10 years ago leaving
most of his possessions to charity, was
resumed in Judge Grahams court yes
terday with the reading of the deposi-
ton of Arthur Grunwaldt, a furrier OF
40 Rue de Calais, Paris.
The other claimants are Paul e
Grunwaldt. who is said to have been
decorated in every civilized country In
Europe: Constantine Grunwaldt, q
lawyer in Russia, and Edward Grun-
waldt a consul in Russia. These
claimants are grandchildren of Her
man Grunwaldt, who married Figel
Friedman, aunt of julius Friedman, the
teststor
Friedman in his will declared that
he had no relatives. More than hun
dred self-styled relatives have ap-
peared. but the contestants have been
reduced TO FIVE groups.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14
ATTEMPT TO COACH
CHINESE is FOILED
Watchman Detects Attempt to
Instruct Detained Orientals

The first attempt to coach detained
Chinese in the new Angel island immi-
grafton station was intercepted yes
terday when Feng. the Chinese chief
cook. was searched as he stepped of
the island ferry after a visit to China
town.
In Fong's hat. Watchman Graham
found some Chinese manuscript in
tended for one of the detained coolies
who might have effected an illegal
landing by memorizing the contents
Fong was imm mediately dismissed from
the governments employ by Commis-
sioner Hart North.
At the Pacific Mail sheds, now
abandoned. coaching was done openly
1t was then difficult to stop, as the
tutor could remain on the outside and
shout 10 his client on the other side
Of the bars.