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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07
PRISON FOR THE M'NAMARES
"a. .. GOES FOR LIFE-J. ]. FOR
/ FIFTEEN YEARS.
Sudps Comments on Plea That De
struetlon Of Life Was Not In
tanded-The Confession.

Los Angeles, Dec, 6.--James B. Nc
a1amara, confessed murderer, was sen
asnced to life imprisonment here by
andes walter Bordwell,
HIS brother, John ]. Mcnamara,
secretary Of the International Assoct
aElon Of Bridge and Structural Iron
WORKERS, who confessed TO the dyna'
Aitiag Of the LlsVellyn Iron Works.
1as sentenced to Is years In the
WRnitentiary,
-TwsntY-one persons lost their lives
! q the Times disaster. No one was
aGilsa in the Llswellyn Iron Works
nlalr
1lmprisonnsat win b In San ouen-
IN bni,entiary.
-'Tls defendant win arise" said
zntrs Bordaen. who then commented
rroa ncNamaFa's declaration that be
"a ID intend 10 destroy NE.
ne circumstances ale against
ea4t ntsnsnt- he SAID.
reasons other than such = Pies
niu1l J1ige Beriwul declared
- Id frno1s ihs psnaliT q IN
~ "I'
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07

Los Angeles, Dec. 6.-James B. Nc
Namara's brief confession. penned by
his own hand and bearing many evi.
dences Of q man little skilled In let
tiers, has been made public. 1t is as
follows:
James p MeNamara. defendant. ::
the case Of the peo-.e, having heretofore
pleaded guilty TO the crime of murder,
desire to make this statement OF facts
And this is the truth: On the night OF
September 80, 1910, at 5:45 p. M, ! placed
In Ink Alley, portion OF the Times
Building a suitcase containing sixteen
sticks OF 80 per cent dynamite, set to
explode at O'Clock the next morning. IL
was my intention to injure the building
and scare the owners. did not Intend
to take the life OF anyone. l sincerely
regret that these unfortunate men lost
their lives. II the giving Of my life would
bring them back would gladly give IT,.
In fact. in pleading guilty to murder In
the first degree | have placed my life
In the hands Of the state.
(signed) JAMES B, MCNAMARA.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07
CHINESE REBELS
LACK A LEADER
Revolutionary Juutas AnxiOusIy Await
Arrival Of Dr. Sun Vat Sen.
ANARCHY THREATENS EMPIRE
eonditIons Everywhere Growing worse
millions Starving Near shan0'
haI--Both Sides Out
u Of Money.

shanghai, Dec. 6.-Each day brings
heener apprehension that China Is,
,IrIfting into political chaos. Al
Enough the fundamental aims OF tne
resent revolutionary movement are
Worthy. they are brought to naugnt:
~ lack Of cohesion, lack OF FUNDS ana.
hack OF q real leader.
The revolutionary juntas mere are
now marking time, awaiting the ar
rival Of DR.. Sun Vat Sen, who Is e.
wected at any moment.
The fall Of Han-Yang last week
nroyes to have been due entirely 10.
wholesale desertions Of rebel troops
enrolled in HUMAN province. Most
w,ersons attribute the assertions to the
wld time jealousies between the people
II HUMAN and Hu-Peh. .
The complete collapse OF the I'M
.perial government is regarded here as
Imminent and there is as yet nothing
stable to take It's place. The revolt
aionists have thus far been Incapable
Of effectlng and cohesion among them
saves and unless DR.. Sun Vat Sen
,wroves to be the man OF the hour'
ahey Will be found far less efficient II
called on to take up the responsibility
NJ a national government.
The cost Of the struggle thus iar
mas been far greater than is easily
realized. Apart from the losses OF
campaign and battle fields, 1t has
wlunged a majority of the, provinces
Into proverty and famine, It has stop
Ded ali commerce and trade, crippled
agriculture and Industries and divert
"a practically every penny OF TAX
aeyenue from the purposes OF peace
The moral effect on the people at
barge Is another matter Reports from
ahe Interior indicate that conditions
.sEerywhere are growing worse. Brig
mndags is almost the only profitable
wrofession left to people hitherto
Deaceable and orderly. Millions are
starving within a radius OF rev
Hlundred miles Of Shanghai,
Close observers are more and more
mneasy regarding the prospects for
Foreigners in the immediate future.
Facts are hard to get at. Both sides
.nre financially close to bankruptcy
ana realize that their first need is
10 establish credit. In the hope Of
....,,rte0 aaaiatanca abroad they are
nnsparlng in the use Of legitimate
>snnd Legitimate means to influence
iDplnlon.
n Bone Of the accounts Of barbarities
and atrocities may have been exag
werated, but 1t must be remembered
Nhat many things which make the
Westerner shudder cause no disturb
mnco to the nerves Of the Oriental.
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one negro junk dealer, a former edi-
tor of one Of the local morning pa
pers. two iron moulders and several
labor leaders.
One feature Of the balloting was
the scratching, which was early APP
parent of Joseph A. Scott, candidate
for reelection to the school board
who also was one of the attor-
news for the McNamaras.
It became apparent early that the
trouble expected to develop on &C
count of the feeling engendered by the
MCNAMARA case would not occur dur
ing the balloting. THE peace insur-
ance" army of 1000 officers detailed
by Chief Of Police Sebastian and
Sheriff Hammel had little to do.
Only three minor cases OF trouble
were reported. Except for these
peace prevailed and for this, leaders
of both sides thanked the women,
thousands of whom were crowded
about the polling booths of the BIT
precincts.
The women were treated with the
greatest gallantry. Many went to
the polls propelling baby carriages,
and often father took care Of baby
while mother voted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07
SOCIALISTS LOSE
IN Los ANGELES
Developments Of Mcnamara Case
helped Defeat Hartman
PROHIBITION ALSO DEFEATED
Much Scratching Of John A. Scott
One Of the befense Attorneys In
pynamiters' Trial-Eleetlon
Was Quiet.

Los Angeles, Dec. 6.-Socialism
erappled in a final struggle with its
opponents under the good govern
ment' banner at the ballot box and
was defeated. Evidently the sudden
change in the Mcnamara case had an
effect.
Estimates based on partial count
of the vote place the majority for
Mayor Alexander over Hartman at
more than $4,000. Alexander carried
Harriman's precinct, 1887 to ls2.
Partial returns Indicate that prohioi-
tion has been defeated.
Ninety per cent Of registration on
the West side, where the vote was
light In the primary, was voted, while
on the East side, Harriman's strong
hold. there was a falling on " com
parison. The women on the West
side outvoted the men. The reverse
was true In precincts where Hartman
was the stronger in the primary. But
the balance Of power, which inc
women were credited with having
prior 70 the astounding finals Of the
McNamara case last Friday, did no'
aeure N the result -.
Hartman was N conference viii
his campaign manager, Alexanosi
Irvine Of New York. early In the even
lne. ne declared that gross fraadl
hsd been perpetratsd By, the opposs
ton, but infused 70 coneede AZ %
feat
ne victorious tiekst consists q
irarur Alexander an 7hlne council
msn made - q hahktra. lANyefa
rlsle Keepers tkf 7eallT hro1erH
-. +. -, O. '.''0I. ~
.. rs. I.r...I. |.l. ss.s
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orders Ball for a Kansan.

Topeka, Dec. 6.-The Kansas su-
preme court has just issued a writ OF
habeas corpus for the release Of N.
T oleson from the county jail at
Council Grove when Oleson puts up
a bond for $4,000 for his appearance
next month. oleson is in Jail for the
murder of Walter H. Newfarmer,
August 2s, 1911, and the Morris county
court refused to grant his release on
bail because he was held for murder
in the first degree.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07
MOBBED SHIR7-WAIST MAKERS
survivors Of Triangle Fire In New
York, Attack Factory Owners
In Courtroom.

New York, Dec, Ga mob Of 800
women, survivors Of the Triangle
Waist company fire in which LAG girls
lost their lives, attacked Isaac Har-
-Kis and Max Blanck, proprietors of the
waist company, when the men ap-
weared in court to stand trial for man
slaughter,
All the court officers In the building
and the police reserves were called
out to check the assailants.
With torn clothing and disheveled
Aalr the defendants were finally re
neased and escorted under heavy
DoIlce protection to the courtroom.
The women had been summoned as
witnesses for the prosecution.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07
POSSE IS HUNTING
WHITE MyRDERERS
Tables Turned in South When Negro
Farmer and Daughter Are Killed.
BURNED ON LNO OF COTTON
White Citizens Furious Over Outrage
and Quick Death VIII Follow
capture-Mob With Dogs
ls In Pursuit.

Savannah, Tenn, Dec. 6.-Four
white men are fugitives from posse
OF prominent planters who seek to
avenge the murder Of a respected ne
gro farmer and the lynching OF his
two daughters. The slayers burned
the three bodies on load of the
farmers cotton.
Bloodhounds were put on the trail
Of the slayer and the whole country
side, aroused by the atrocity. arose
and Joined in the pursuit. 1t is be-
lieved the slayers will be lynched.
The identity Of the murderers is I'M
known. There was no apparent mo-
tive for the crime.
Ben Pettigrew and his two young
daughters, who lived on a farm near
Fishers landing were the victims.
Pettigrew had borne a reputation for
honesty and trustworthiness IN
equAlled among the. eolored populA'
ton Of this section and was regarded
a. highly Is any members Of his race
In the soUth. =
Petdgrew was driving load Of
cotton from hls farm to Savannah
On the road 4 few miles from biz
place four white men appeared and
shot him to death as he sat n the
seat Of his wagon. Then they dragged
his two daughters from the TOP II ths
load and hnnrUd hen 70 . neare,
TIE. Elsiis tkeir bodies nfhgltd frum
limb TIE hlAysrs trovs the loadsIol
cclton under then and set Gre 10 &
cthsr larnon tfiylng along ~
rona taw fhs hlalfg cotton and n
rlfos n tire q ale ~ f1rr alayeu
r.rs lr1ra frr1a $500
,r g n1N 1r "A
-.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07
UNIVERSITY FEES ARE TOO HIGH
Complaint Regarding Nebraska In
stItutlon Leads to Inquiry BY
Governor.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 4.-The system
Of collecting fees 1t the state univsr-
sity may be Investigated as the result
Of complaints made 10 Gov, Aldrich
BIZ two Filipino students. The two
young men notified the governor that
they found the fees collected for the
privilege Of registration high when
they had been. told that the university
was q free Institution.
Gov. AldFich announced that he IN
tended 10 look into The matter and 70
ne that additional Appropriations are
mais II necessary, rathsr than that
funds. Should be collected IRON the
students.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07
BIG FEE FOR UtFtNst ATTORNEY
Clarence barrow, Who Handled Nc
Namara Gaze, Got $4,000 for
His Work.

New York, Dec. s.-"Not less than
$4,000" was the fee received BY
Clarence barrow for his services in
defending the Mcnamara brothers ~
the Los Angeles dynamiting cases,
according to q declaration made By
Frank B. Morrison. secretary Of the
American Federation Of Labor and
custodian Of the MeNamara defense
hund.
Mr.. Morrison also said that notwith'
staining the McNamara brothers pleas
Of guilty in The Los Angeles dynamlt
ing cues, money for their defense
was Sun pouring In. These reesipta
represented subscriptions made BE-
fore be pleas were entered. Mr..
Morrison and other members Of the
iedsrstou's ways and neans commli-
tee. Nho have charge q the nnd,
win meet IN WashinEton soon "a dis.
cuss the cass. especially frou a auan
cial VleWpoiut
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07
Bow Accidentally Killed.

Thayer, NO., Dec. 6.-Charles Men
denhall, IA years old. who lived near
Thayer, was accidentally shot and
killed. The boy had gone out after
breakfast with a small rife and soon
afterwards was found in the harnyard
with a bullet hole in his head.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07
fore the cotton fire could be extin-

fore the cotton fire could be extin-
guished.
The authorities here were notified
of the staying and at once organized
a posse. The most prominent and
wealthy planters in this section Of the
country volunteered to aid in running
down the fugitives and an alarm was
sent throughout the countryside.
Fifty men and four bloodhounds
were in the posse when 1t left SaVan-
nah. AS news Of the crime spread
new volunteers Joined the band until
more than 800 men and dozen dogs
were on the trail, Ropes were carried
BY some of the rescuers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07

London. Dec. l.-Ths probability q
a BE naval loan N NE near futurs Il
revived By the Pail Nan oaaetta
uhich anticipates hat tiso.eee.Vqo
and possIbly more Will be raised sup
plsmeutal 70 the usual naval sd
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07
ItaLlan NLotorY In TrlpoIl.

TripolI, Dec GA force Of 10000
Italians attacked and occupied the
Turkish military camp on the oasis
Of Ain.ZAra after q severe battle IN
N which both sides are reported to
have lost hsavilT. M
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07

WashiaEiol. Dec a-opDosltion 10
a usHonal parcels post On The ground
lhnt B NiH drive cut he snail rstail-
sir ani 1It1blinh he Erip q TIE man
1,as4 hrazal An az cnAn oommunifisl
- re,ssf trr1 At leIl Al ortrn. ~
e. nH1If II I,t "a.
~ a
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07

read TO MIN Oy the Juuse.
Judge Bordwell declared that the
structures against James B. McNa'
mara would also apply to him.
Clemency, he declared, was not be-
cause Of merit as to intent. He then
imposed sentence Of Is years in San
Quentin penitentiary, one year more
than had been predicted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07

Gift Furniture will keep memory green down through the
gracious acceptance Appropriate useful and ornamental Can you
Christmas that truly fus the Christ
mas dea why not possible expenditure OF money and
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28

It might be almost as surprising to see
COW climbing a tree as to see her jump
over the moon. as she is reported from the
nursery TO have done; but the American
Museum of Natural History has now put
on exhibition a group Of ruminants or cud-
chewing animals to which the COW and her
nephew, the goat belong, which made a
business many years ago, Of frisking about
the tops Of the Hottest trees for choicest
leaves and tenderest buds.
In the New York Times DR.. w. d. Mat
thew, the new curator at the museum,
talks Interestingly about the hoofed tree
climbers.
ut seems somewhat paradoxical," said
DR.. Matthew. 10 imagine a ruminant
climbing trees, though there are stories Of
goats doing so. But these stories seem
to be more or less apocryphal, so far as
any real climbing goes. Even the narrow
pointed hoofs of goat do not give the
necessary grasp, and his legs and feet are
too stiff and limited In their motion. The
only living member OF the hoofed mann
mails which really climb trees is the coney
OF South Africa.
IAN living hoofed animals, however, ex-
eept the hyrax have the feet modified for
walking and running on the ground in such
way as to gain In speed and endurance
at the expense Of loss OF flexibilty Of
the foot, and none Of them Is able to climb
trees. This is specially true of the cud-
chewing animals. In which the foot il very
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28
Extinct Ruminants that Climbed Trees

much specialized for running purposes.
Compare this type of foot with the soft,
flexible, sharp-clawed foot of a cat, anil
it is easy enough to see why a cat can
climb a tree and ruminant cannot.
''rhe most primitive extinct ruminants
had all four separate digits OF nearly equal
size, and this condition is retained In all
the oreodonts a family of piglike rumi-
nants very common in North America dur
ing the tertiary"
DIR. Matthew explained that an oreodont
which is now a part Of the exhibition was
called agriOchaerus. and while it had
Illuminating teeth, II also had the limbs
and feet modified in such a way as to en-
able 1t to climb trees as rapidly as II
jaguar or other large cat.
''The hoofs." he continued, ARE so mar
row as to be actually converted into a sort
OF claw; the calculations of the digits
wrist and limb-bones are modified so as
to give throughout limbs and feet the same
flexible Joints which we find in cats and
in all tree-climbing animals
THE agriochRerus lived during the oil
gocene epoch in western North America,
and then became extinct. Why, we do not
know, but we may suppose that Il was
only partly arboreal, and. that the handi-
cap of Its clumsiness upon the ground was
more than enough to offset the advantage
Of being able 10 climb trees when pursued
by the improved races of carnivora that
were being evolved about this time"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28

Don't let the man you are going to
marry know that you can do things. II he
suspects that you can cook you will have
to do 1t. II he likes your clothes and you
let him find out that you make them your
self you'll never have chance to make
him pay dressmRkers' bills. If a man
knows a girl can do things to help herself
he expects 1t of her. Just keep him in
ignorance and you won't have to work.
You listen with Open-eyed credulity to
the advice of the married woman VINO
speaks. You even call up in your mind the
fact that Mrs. Nobody, who boasts that she
cannot cook a thing. seems to have unlim-
tied money for hiring servants. You re-
fleet that none OF the girls you know APP
pesrA to think a gown Is half as pretty or
as stylish after she discovers it is home
made"
You call to mind your own concessions to
feminine opinion when you make yourself
becoming and smart hat and then sew
an old label from Paris hat of years back
In the crown. 1t IL easy for you to con
clude that women do not appreciate self
help and underestimate the work OF your
hands, so you readily fall in with the idea
that the idiotic adviser advances: "A man
will think more OF you, do more for you,
IL you are unable to do for yourself"
OF all the outrNgeously untrue advice
which Illogical women can offer to make
misery and mistakes for younger women,
this particular way cf melting a girl to
loaf on the matrimonial Job Is the worst.
The women who give It ought to be put in
pound, to stay there until redeemed by
some one who loved them. They would
stay long time
There is fairness and justice and mutual
consideration to be built into the matri-
lmonial structure even II a good many OF
the contracts do appear to be the bad work
OF professional boodlers and grafters.
What would you think of a man who
asked you to marry him and then carefully
lowered up his resources. diligently dis.
guised his ability to do his share in tbs
lconjugal partnership. Think? You woUldn't
think OF him You wouldn't even consider
him! Unless he could show good cause Sol
you TO trust your future to him. In tn,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28
Don't Breathe Lazily

IF you are consumptive, IL you think you
are drifting into consumption, sing!' said
the progressive medical man to one OF his
patients.
''Of course. singing alone will not save
you from consumption or cure you; be-
sides singing you must have plenty Of
fresh air and good food. And speaking OF
fresh cir. I must say that not one person
in a hundred knows how to inhale 1t. Peo-
Pile seldom breathe deeply enough; they
seldom properly ventilate their lung cav
tiles, which resemble stuffy insanitAry
apartments, where all germs thrive undis-
tuTbed. Acquire the habit of taking the
big, deep breath which is a primary redui-
site for any kind OF singing, bad or good.
and the physical Joy derived from II will
never allow you to relapse into lazy breath
ing. Furthermore, the mere effort OF sing
ing compels the singer TO stand straight
and to throw out the chest a good cor
receive for the bad physical habits Of weak
chested people.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28
Heart in Right Place

Mrs, Isaac J.. Rice. the president of the
soeiesy for tie Suppression OF Unnecessary
Noise was discussing In New York the din
of automobiles.
"of course" she said, my society is op-
posed by those Rutomohilists who use the
dreadful muffler cutoff at dead OF night
in quiet residential streets. These men would
only think we'll of my society It II was IN
favor OF the muffler cutoff. Their frankly
selfish point OF view reminds me Of a girl
at NRrraEansett.
she frowned. this girl. as she saw a
young Philadelphia millionaire riding on
the sands with a beautiful New York
heiress. and she said:
Cadbiddleder Waddlss heart IS not
I'm afraid, in the right place.
'Ah,' said her companion, a gray and
cynical bachelor. when does a girl ever
deem mans heart In the right place?
When it's cOnfided,' was the frank an.
sWer, to her own Keeping"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28
Worlds Oldest Paper

The Oldest newspaper in the world is the
King-Pau, or Capital Sheet" published
in Picking. It first appeared A. ID. Oil, but
came out only at Irregular intervals. Since
the year 1871, however, 1t has been pub
llshed weekly, and OF uniform size. Until
its reorganization by imperial decree II
contained nothing but orders in council and
court news, was published about mid
day and cost kesh, or something less than
a cent. Now. however, it appears In three
editions daily.
The frat, issued early in the morning and
printed on yellow paper, is called Hsing-
Pau Business Sheet, and contains trade
prices. exchange quotations, and all manner
OF commercial intelligence. Its circulation
is q little over 5000. The second edition
which comes out during the forenoon, also
printed upon yellow paper, is devoted &c
official announcements, fashionable in.
telligence and general news. The third edi-
ton appears late in the afternoon, is printed
on red paper and bears the name o.
Titani-Pau Country Sheet. 1t consists o.
extracts from the earlier editions.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28
Bring the Winner /"

L. Phillips oppenheim, the English novel;
list, is fond Of American Holsters which are
more delicate than their English cousins.
During his recent visit TO New York Mr..
Oppenheim was nightly TO be seen in this
lobster palace or in that, bending his keen
yisage in grave absorption over great
scarlet shells OF snowy meat
II is related OF Mr.. Oppenheim that one
night his waiter brought him a lobster that
lacked claw
Il say waiter, there's a claw missing
here, you know he complained.
Yes, sir" said the waiter. Two lob
sters got TO fightin' downstairs. sir, ana
this here Teller lost flippsr"
Mr.. oppenheim pushed back his plate a
little YEARLY.
Take him away" he said. land bring
me the winner"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28
Microbes Serenade

A lovelorn microbe met By chance
At a swagger bacteriOdal dance
proud baccilian belle, and she
Was first OF the animaleulae.
OF organism saceharine,
She was the protoplasmtc queen
The mierdscOpical pride and pet
OF the biological set.
And so this infinitesimal swain
Evolved a pleasing low refrain;
30 lovely Tnetamorphic germ,
What futile scientific term
Can well describe your many chArmsE
Come TO these embryonic arms.
Then HE away 70 my cellular home.
And be my little diatoml
His epithelium burned with love.
He swore by molecules above
she'd be his own gregar1ous mate,
or else he would disintegrate.
This amorous mite OF parasite
Pursued the germ both day and night,
And meath her window often played
This Darwin-H HUXLEY seronade-
He'd MARBLE TO her every day
This rhizopOdical roundelay:
70, most primordial type Of spore,
] never met your like before;
And though a microbe has not heart,
From you, sweet Germ III never part
Wen sit beneath some fungus growth
Till dissolution claims us both"
GEORGE AIDE.