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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-06
To Develop EIectricity

IU DeVeIOp IietVIICIIy
 Knoxville, December 5.+-For the purpose of building an immense power plant to Develop electricity for the operation of an aluminum plant. tine Aluminium Com- pany of America "a Pepnsylvania corpor- ation, has purchased rights gof way. for distance of, 40 Smiles along the little Tennessee river in Blpunt county,q Tenn, and across the state line in North Caro- lima. About naf million dollars has been spent for rights of way and it is reported the company will expend between sl2,- ooo, GOO and sl5.o0lOoo in the eonstruction of dams which will develop 2oo,0o hflse DOW
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-06
J. J. McNam:ara Sentenced to Serve 15 Years for
 His Part
JUDGE BORDWELL
 MAKES STATEMENT
Says That Steffins Had Nothing to do With Plea of Guflty-DiscOy-
 cry of Attempted Bribery Is What Forced It

Los Angeles Cal, December o.-James R. McNamara. the confessed dynamiter of the Times building in which 21 lives were lost was sentenced to life Imprisonment nv Judge Bordwell when court convened today.
 John J. McNamara, the confessed dyna- hitter of the Llewellyn Iron works was sentenced to 15 years subsequent to his brothers sentence.
 The men will serve their terms in San Quinten penitentiary
 Bordwel's Statement Judge Walter Bordwell issued formal maj statement today late giving his views as to the McNamara trial and especially what brought about it's termination. The statement follows:
 '1n spirit of indifference to every thing in the McNamara cases save the facts and the law applicable Thereto, I deem 1t due the court and this community that I should make brief public state- ment regarding the circumstances attend inf the abrupt close of these cases. This, together with sufficient comment to indi- cate my views as to such circumstances. This is done in the hope of correcting if possible some misconceptions due to er- roneous publications and particularly to an article appearing in newspapers on the 2d instant over the signature of Lin- coin Steffens.
 "In the first place the claim or sug- gestion that the termination of the. cases was due to the efforts Of himself and other outsiders who undertook to in- fluence the officers of the court. other than the judged, is without justification in fact.
 ''I also wish to denounce the claims of that gentleman and of other persons acting for him that the change of pleas from not guilty to guilty was due to his efforts as groundless and untrue. He Is correct in the statement that the court was not a party to any negotiations for what he terms a compromise of these cases, but there is no ground for any claim that he induced the prosecution to come to an agreement in the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-06
Steffens Not Implicated

.srhe district attorney acted entirely without regard to MT, Steffens and on lines decided on before the latter appesif- ed on the scene.
 "As to the defense, the public can rely on it that the developments of last weak as to the bribery and attempted bribery of jurors in the James B. McNamara case were the efficient cause of the change of pleas which suddenly brought these cases to an end. The district at t,rney could have had James B. Me- Namaras plea of guilty long ago if he had been willing to dismiss the case against his brother, but he refused, insist ing that the latter was guilty and should suffer punishment.
 "The first proposition from those in terested in the defense were that James B. McNamara should change his plea from not guilty to guilty on condition he should not be sentenced to death and his brother should go free. The district at torney would not agree.
 ''Afterward emissaries from the defense brought to the district attorney the prop osition that James B. McNamara would plead guilty and be sentenced to death IT the court so ordered provided that his brother should be saved. But the dis trict attorney still would not agree.
 Those interested in the defense con- tinued to urge his acceptance of the last proposition for ten days or more and until the bribery developments re- vealed the desperation of the defense and paralyzed the effort to save John J. Me Nalnara by sacrificing his brother. Then it was that the change Of pleas Of these men was- forthcoming.
 i.sThe mention in the Steffens article is an insult to common intelligence and the conscience of all just men, to say noth- ing of the dsrespect for law, and l am convinced the district attorney was not influenced in considering the proposal that the defendants should withdraw their nleaS of not guilty ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-06
Mercy of Court

"Upon the entries of the pleas guilty both defendants placed themselves upon the mercy of the court and the responsi- biiity sole and undivided devolved upon the court to determine the punishment. That some mitigation of the extreme pen- alties demandable by the outraged law might be expected in consequence of the change of the pleas in these cases, is in accordanc with the principle commonly accepted in the administration of criminal jurisprudence.
 That expectation has not been dis appointed in these cases At the same time the duty of the court in fixing the penalty in these cases would have been unperformed had it been swayed in any degree by the hypothetical pol icy favored by / MT. Steffens (who, by the way, is a professed anarchisb that the judgment of the court should be directed toward the promotion of scoin- promise in the controversy between capital and labor.
 "The lesson taught by the cases is that the law must be vigorously en' forced against all offenders whether they be rich or poor, high or low, cap italists or laborers and that only by obedience Qf the law can society be maintained or it's blessings enjoyed
 Darrow's Statement  "Nothing but the gallows at the end" is the outcome predicted tonight by Clarence S. Darrow, as chief coun- sel for the defense, If the trial had run to verdict and to subsequent ap- peels.
 For the first time MT. Darrow to- night cited specific instances of evi- dence which he said would De impos- sibe of refutation. Even to have put James B. McNamara on the stand in his own behalf would have been hope less. he declared.
 Judge Bordwell's statement says it was proposed by the defense that James B. McNamara should plead gull ty and even take death sentence If his brother could go free,' Mr. Darrow was told Asf Well, I have denied that charge so often that I'm, not going to do 1t again, now" replied MT. Darrow.
 His statement follows as given out today: S.4
 q entered the case with the greatest reluctance and only after the most earnest persuasion. I did 1t unselfish- ly. I have been here six months and have otherwise spent many troubled
 
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-10

ITS no more strain TO think
L we'll Of people than TO think
bad of them. says Baldwin
Badly in LIGHTSHIP OF, a
two-part story by James b.
Connolly that begins in our
next SUNDAY MAGAZINE. And
a little later on he declares,
Its a mighty poor specimen
that ain, all right when it
comes TO a showdown.
Maybe you vi have diff
Guilty in determining who is
the real hero in this tale It
doesn't seem ike fiction at all,
because the people in it are so
humau-in the weakness of
them and the bigncss Of them
Il doesn't make much differ
cncc about the hero; but there
isn't any doubt that Baldwin,
who has been a chief bo'sn's
mate in the navy off and on
for fifteen years, is the real
thing. And when you strike
the real thing in a man or in
an idea. YOU always feel lit
tie thrill.
There are many thrills in
this fine story; for it has an
intense, exciting, climactcric
scene in which brave men fight
the fury of the ocean in a gale.
You know that Mr.. Connolly
made his reputation in writing
sea stories. especially those OF
the Gloucester fishermen. But
these thrills Of excitement
pass swiftly, while thosccauscd
by encouraging the real thing
in the characters leave their
imprint.
And that is the kind of story
we like best.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-10
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR DECEMBER 10, 1911

modern 81. " with them. "From all our SINS
ncglgcnccs. and ignOranceS, good Lord ue-
liver us" comprises a telling clause tnat aP
pears in the venerable Litany OF the En8IiSI'
Church.
Grant them, O Lord, eternal rest! muir
murS the Italian peasant, meeting on inc
road some utter stranger whose garD OF '''I'i'
bctokcns recent loss or sorrow.
And may light perpetual shine upon
them responds the comfortcd mourncr'
also with the sacred sign.
For all who sin, al who suffer, all poo,
humans, thcpraycr Of manga Tuscan Ci'ilu
is swcclly offered
MAY we depart in peace and continue
we'll" is the dcyout exclamation OF the pol'e
Spanard -,
THE saints preserve us" cries the IRISH
Cottagcr.
Even the common greetings Of the day, the
world over, were originally prayers Tor me
common welfare, specialized to SUIT specIilc
needs
The modern matcrialist, able to believe IN
the power Of thought but not OF prayer
little dreams that he truly prays every time
for instance, that he parts from fellow OF
friend. q,
Goodby be WI yc. IN Original
meaning and essence.
Adicn,- ITO God,"-"To God We com
mend YOU" by inner meaning and imphcca-
ton. Saxon equivalent Of the $50 with
God" Of the orthodox Russian.
Farewell MAY YOU fare well. The
Lord prosper YOU" in little. So It goes on.
"Goodnight," "Goodmorrow, Good
morning Merry Christmas" Happy
New Year" Happy Easter, ~ each OF
these colloquial salutations crystalllzcS per
feet fragment OF that universal "antidotc OF
sclfishncss" technically known as prayer.
Mere habitual remarks as they have become,
empty greetings as We too often degrade
them. the most careless, the most irrcligiouS,
of us through their casual use pray daily.
God bless YOU" most frequent and ire
qucntly unthinking OF CALCULATIONS, com
prise, 4 PRAYER OF deepest meaning. Avcrbal
PRAYER, Young and fresh as Love, yet aged
as humanity. almost invariably accompanies
the manual request" Of our tcrvcnt hand
clasp, the eager kiss Of each tender greeting
or goodby.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-10

spirit il is not unlike some OF those mar
vclous PRAYERS i'm which David the singer
unconsciously testified TO his deep knoWledgc
Of humanity no less than the purity ol dc-
voton. Its sonorous ring is distinctly rcihi-
nisccnt of that still more wonderful prayer,
too long for present quotation, but one vi
the finest specimens OF religious literature ~
be found in the English language, solomon 3
prayer at the dedication of the Temple.
"Thcn hear Thou from Heaven, my
dwelling place, so this prayer S rhyt,ii'H'
and rccurrcnt burden, "and when Hou
nearest, forgive" The Hebrew language Is
specially rich in those cJacuatory prayers
which need 50 many English words tor thclr
adequate translation "Nlizpah. ne
Lord watch between thee and me the WhiIc
we are absent one from another. has per
haps no equal unless it be the Hopl Indian
PRAYER word, "Lolomi, which says IN three
svllablcs, "All Of the worlds good, always
be to and upon you
Yet Of the bricfcr, less formal prayers tGat
none the less express an infinitudc Of human
thought and feeling the English language has
no lack.
SHARP is the grief of a child, dear Lord
take it from him. soft is the heart OF child,
DO not harden it," This sweet old lnSh
peasant PRAYER thrills through and through
with sympathetic love Of those "littlc ones
whom the God Of children holds 50 near ana
dear. Its inner meaning is not far removed
from the thought OF the distressed queen
maiden, herself little more than a child, VINO
50 pathctically- and from the mere human
viewpoint vainly prayed, Lord, keep me
innocent: make others great, Lord, keep
nv memory green" the touching cry OF
Charles Dickens Haunted Man, cmbodlcS
the desire, the longing, for earthly lmmor-
talitv known at times to us all. Let me be
natural moment" the prayer OF G. Bernard
Shaws character, Cashcl Byron, voices an
other widely recognized impulse not too easy
of realization in these orcrcvillzcd days.
The Spirit of ScparatcnCSS, OF ultrmndi-
vidualitv, of personal reservation, too often
sadly apparent at least receives SaIutary
check in proper prayer indulgence, cSpe-
ciallv in the use of those prayers that have
come down 10 us from a less sophisticated.
more simple period. 1t 5 always I'VE ana
"us" and our" needs, never the selfish
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-10
THE REAL THING

ing home their significance.
And that is a real triumph in
story writing.
You know. perhaps. that
Mr.. Flower was born in Wis
consin and educated in New
England. and that he has
been a successful editorial
writer as well as a successful
writer of stories. He seems to
divide his time pretty equally
between the two. He like,
stories Of action Of real men
with red blood in their veins.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-10

THERE isn't the slightest
L doubt i'm the world about
Torchy's being the real thing.
He would even admit that
himself. having a fairly accu-
rate measure of his own value.
I'm TORCHY GETS FROM
UNDER. i'm our next issue. the
irrcprcssiblc one is shown i'm
an unusual prcdicamcnt. He
Is in Dutch. as he would
say. actually accused of crook
cdncss, and il puts the iron
into his fearless soul. The
situation calls upon all OF his
great resources. and-well.
YOU know Torchy. There $
no such word as fail in his
lexicon. It is a lively, absorb
ing story; but it isn't a real
Torchy story.
Our next SUNDAY MAGA-
ZINE seems TO be The Real
Thing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-10
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26

and change now would be unfair to
the men now participating in them. -
When asked what benefit the third
trial had ever been to a jumper, De
Lauey opened drawer and took out
a record of cverv important meet that
has been held for years Going through
them and picking out the best perform
Innces, he was able to tell from his
own knowledge Of case after case where
records were established and events
land meets won on the very last Jump.
Burdick of Pennsylvani won the IN
Itercolle"iate championship last year on
his third trial Mt six feet one inch. The
year before five mon tied for all Of the
places in the event and each of the
five cleared the bar on his last Jump
Jumpers like Porter, the Olympic
champion. and Garfield of Yale arc IA
nous for their ability TO clear the bar
on the third trial after missing the
first two,
Delaney explained as the reason for
this that three trials were necessary,
not only from the psychological stand
point. as many jumpers assert, but also
from Nthc purely physical, lf man
has been waiting hiy turn for long
time and suddenly il comes his turn to
ump the chances arc that his wait has
left him cold and slightly stifl. The
first jump at high bar will not carry
fhc contestant high enough He will
be warmed up by this trial and OH the
second will 20 high enough, but his
form will be defective as result of
his strenuous effort to make the proper
height. On tie third jump be viii have
regained both form and height, This
phenomenon is seen in every meet and
many times the jumper will clear the
last four or five heights on the third,
and not ON the first or second
"This is one Of those rules said
Delaney, "that are figured out on tho
spur Of the moment without any
previous demand for them and hence
will not be accepted, The intercollegiate
is all right, but whcn Il rad
ical change is made which affects
whole branch of athletics this change
should come only after the athletes
themselves have had their say and af.
Ter they have asked for or suggested
the proposed change. This argument
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26
KLAUS WILLING TO FIGHT
HARRY LEWIS In LONDON
~ Leased Wire to The Tribune.

BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.
NEW YORK, March 25.-Frank
Klaus, the middleweight boxers man
ager, George Engel, announces Frank S
willingness TO go to England and fight
Harry Lewis for $4,000 upwards. He
says:
81 have read an article wherein it
said; Lewis claims he beat Klaus in
three rounds in Philadelphia Lewis is
mistaken if he makes such state.
ment, for the night Klaus boxed Lewis
he fouled Frank three or four times and
Jack McGuigan, who refereed the bout,
stopped it. Klaus could hardly stand
up and was willing to go on. Klaus
beat Lewis the second time they boxed.
'tThen the National club of Philadel-
phia rematched them, but on the day Of
the fight Lewis caught cold, claiming &
that he was sick. Klaus stopped Mans
field in two rounds and Jim Smith in
less than round In all the bouts that
Klaus has had he has never been
dropped, nor has he had the referee
count over him. If there is club in
London that will give Klaus $4,000 he
will take the next boat over and box
Lewis. / think Lewis is getting away
with lot by beating lot of third
raters over there, but ] am afraid he
cant get away with stating that he
beat Klaus.
"I am willing TO take Frank to Lon.
don or any other place where he will
box Lewis twenty rounds, and will
make him nice big side bet that
Klaus can beat him. or will box him
winner take all y
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26
|| MEN HAVE
|I||II ADMIRERS
In Wrestling Match Arouses
| immense Interest Among
Salt Lake Athletes.
EsIAs GIANT MAKES
spLENDID IMPRESSION
|.kr, Veteran Manager, Says
| lllupien Will Find For
signer Formidable.
ur,s MEASUREMENTS.

- Catch viii arrive in Salt Lake
y, has been wrestling on an ar-
4 Ave times a week, consequently
= .. have TO train
a Lsou spent yesterday at the hre
4 r,sying at wrestling with who
v-,ld 70 on the mat with him.
=, who saw him marveled at his
- muscular Development.
~ leon stand show To defeat
,r Fss the query heard everywhere
.As II produced some irterminable
-ep George V. Tuohev. the vet
rzngsr OF wrestlers. who is man.
,ssu made the following state
|i,c las not eXpect 10 go In and
IL egeh OF hand. He knows that
4 u I struggle before him, but he is
-E.s. While Leon Is very much of
n u, In many matters, he is de-
- ran when he enters the ring.
Eeente can throw Gotch. ="
4 - sAat do you think?" Nr. Tuoley
= Nd He has managed such men
d y knkIns and a host Of others
Z ~ were In their prime.
-. said Mr. Tuohey. "a cham
Isl be defeated some time. and
1ssition is that defeat comes at
y xtsn II is least expected, One
| i zesolutely certain In my mind,
E 3 Gotch Will not dispose of Leon
: hs been Gispos1ng OF these other
e He Will find that Jack Is an
sheHDt proposition, am
Y rslch will be IN interesting one.
szll stands a far better chance
q Hher man In the world would
g ltEel and Jack Leon were pho
~ yesterday side by side and the
PC as amusing.
c''s Harry Heagren is happy over
~ ESts have been Selling. Mr..
hs been compelled 10 spend a
- Of money TO get Gotch, the
a5sa wrestler In the world, to
2 @ Lake. but Heagren knows
vel and acts on the theory
Ma otfer Salt Lakers the best
noH had in anything they will
ettl response.
szsIen has staged a bout this
tN crowned heads Of Europe
pan 10 see II they had the
- otner combination he could
Sa together would have prom
-, - contest than this one.
- ~ srangenents have been made
NC OF the big crowd, but the
~. s'e going so fast that all
= s'e the house will be sold
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26

to combat the wishes of all the coaches
and jumpers in the country.
The report Of the committee urges
that in all of the jumping and vaultine
events the number of trials instead of
being three in number shall be two.
The sole reason put up in favor of this
radical change is that it will shorten
the event and thereby benefit the spec
tators.
Martin Delaney, athletic director of
the Chicago Athletic association. is OPP
posed to the change. s. All of the pres.
eIt records in these events says Dc
Lauey. "were made under these rules.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26

that it is for the good of the spectators
may be necessary in an institution
where '09 per cent of the students end
die up on the bleachcrs,' but it viii
never be accepted by institutions whose
brand of athletics is slightly superior
to That of Chicago university, Brown
and Virginia where the men on this
committee hale from. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26
|'&lES OPPOSE ANY
uiAGE IN JUMPING RULE

o. great wave of popular
s'saaf the recent action of the
s'e association committee on
.s'd athletics, which reduces
q ~ y n, vault and jumps. it
saat the committee will hive
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26

Joe Jeanette. heavyweight. is sched-
uled for European trip. TO sail with
his manager, Dan McKetriclS. next Sat
urday for France, where he is booked
for several bouts. one with Sam Lang
ford. Frank Moran, the Pittsburg adonis
may go along.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26

Arrangements have been almost COM
pleted for Gunner Moir 20 make a trip
to the United States and a match has
been fixed UP for the Gunner with Carl
Morris. Morris is the young giant-he
stands six feet four inches and weighs
about 235 pounds-who beat Marvin
Hart not long ago and from whom great
things are hoped for in the future.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-07
BY II. II. MACK.

er than Injuries the trade In granted
stock. Detroit has had record runs
OF veal calves this spring, but the con-
sumption Is at high tide locally. and
nearly all OF the arrivals are slaugh-
tered and sold In this market Mich
cows are dull and slow and bid lair
to continue so, while milk and butter
stay In the rut which they have been
IN so far this summer.
Thee rop OF dry-fed sheep and lambs
Is about all forward for this year, and
the trade Is turning to the spring
lamb, with the usual result--a sharp
decline In values for the former. The
Times has frequently called attention
to the fact that June is about the ear
lest date that a generous supply OF
spring lambs can be utilized. South
ern lambs are ready, and are selling
promptly at $3.50 per cwt. higher than
growers looked for at this time last
month. The competition for the own
ership OF the spring lamb crop was
hardly ever before known TO be so
active. Feeders, who still have
heavy fed sheep on hand have
over-stayed the market, as prices
have deprecated fully 25 per cent on
this grade OF stock, during the last ten
days. The wool situation, the world
over, Is rapidly clearing up, and an
early return Of the demand for founda.
ton stock for breeding purposes can
be confidently predicted.
The country IL just now enjoying
J one Of the mort satisfactory markets
The Detroit times., 1911-06-07
INSURANCE STOCK
HAS ITS HAZARDS

honestly
one look forward probable management
is likely be though before the will be ready
business started the the
well
In the value OF the stock look pretty Dig wnen
ordinary
for the period required to show these profits you will nnd that Il
dividends OF
o
launched within
wayside
in better position then stockholders
a
II there special why should
un-
derstand It, the promotion moderate
consumption