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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-27
BY Margaret Hubbard Aver.

THG Other day ! went to see Nine.
Ala Nazimoya TO ask her TO give
us all a few hints on the gentle
art Of fascinating, or the business Of
being q sireo.
Naturally, with such subject in
mind. | wandered mechanically to- the
home of the famous Russian American
who has been different kind OK
charmer in every new part she has
played.
From the fascination of ner cerebra.
Hedda to the uncanny Bella Donna IF
today, she has sung every note iii the
sirens scale. Just as she is many dit
fegcnt kinds of stage siren. there are
half a dozen different Ala Nazimovas
in her slender little person, and the one
found at home this afternoon WAS the
merry, froltcsome Ala, a thousand
miles removed from the creepy, siuu-
GUS, mysterious, uncanuy Ibsenesgue
one.
To begin with. she was dressed in a
short, little frock one of those black
satin, hug -mc-tight affairs thai made
her look like a little girl. \ deep black
velvet ribbon was wound round her
head ana the hair tucked up under it
at the back. 50 that she looked as ir she
had short hair. The couture is known
as "a la Titus" by the way, and is the
vogue abroad, but hasn't quite reached
US yet.
TIM Not a Siren
Nine. Nazimova, that distant and
mysterious lady, was as merry as
little magpie. 1t was as if she had sud
denly reverted to the vivacioua spark
ling gayety of the Russian actress as
she was before she became the un-
fathomable siren of the American stage.
THE business of being d siren. What
a dreadful question" Nine, Nazimova
looked reproachfully at me-. But I'm
not a siren. I've never 'sirencd' any
body. People think that you are the
parts that you act, Could anything be
more awful? When you think that ]
am acting Bella Donna now and the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21

not, your purpose to furnish the
money needed at lower rate if pos
sible than you had offered in your
bid? I will say that it was my in
tcntion to give the State the very
best rate that could possibly secure
for them. and it was my intention to
lower the rate If possible. My pur-
pose in requesting a State officer to
accompany me to New York was to
safeguard the interests Of both par
ties, and to have present, when the
contract was finally completed, an
officer of the State as a witness to
the transaction in case any question
should arise in the future, and also
that he might furnish any inforna-
ton in regard to the States affairs If
desired.
''In reply to your third question,
which is as follows: What was the
agreement between yourself and
Gov. Blease as to the borrowed mon
ey on deposit in your bank drawing
INTEREST," I beg to state that there
was no agreement.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) 81. P. Matthews,
cashier"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
Record Set Straight.

The following letter was sent to
z. II. Jennings. the State treasurer.
" j. Pore Matthews. financial agent
i tho State:
Your letter of the 18th in refer
cree 10 the State loan just received.
and I regret 20 say that there were
errors in ny letter of the 7th TO Gov.
,lease.
"Thcsc errors were caused by the
rc:::it;u" OF the letter after | had
,.r;G the original draft.
cid not read the second copy be-
snre signing. as exclaimed in letter
% ,ae governor. copy OF which l
m cnctosin2 herewith.
'.Reriying TO Your first question, I
viii say that it was not necessary for
~. governor or other State officer to
&c TO Ncy York with nc TO enable
~" 10 furnish the money borrowed
1T ; per cent. IS we contracted to
Q. as evidenced by my bid Of April
-, and as shown by the receipt Of
the bank dated April 90. 1t has been
the custom in the past for some
officer OF the State OF South Caro-
lima 20 so 10 New York with NE on
acccunt cf the size Of the transac-
.ion. arc Tor the protection that such
oTcer could give to the State.
Answering Your second question,
Which reads rs follows: In request
:n@ ;h2t q state Officer should accom-
yiav YOU to New YORK, was it, or
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
ExpIanation Asked.

The following letter was addressed
by r. II. Jennings. the State treas
urer. to ]. Pope Matthews, the fnan-
cial agent Of the State:
The statements in your letter OF
the 7th instant to Gov. Blease are
not in accord with the statements
made in your letter Of the 6th to me.
"In order that the matter in con-
troversy may be perfectly clear, re-
spectfully submit the following Ques-
tions for your answer:
Was it necessary for the cover
nor, or other State officer, to go with
YOU to New York TO enable you to
furnish the money borrowed at 8 per
cent, which you had contracted to
do, as evidenced By your bid OF April
Il. and as shown by your receipt Of
April 20th?
in requesting that State officer
should accompany you to New York,
was it. Or not, your purpose to fur
nish the money needed at lower
rate, if possible, than you had Of
iered in your bid?
What WAS the agreement between
Yourself and Gov. B!easc, as TO the
borrowed money on deposit in your
;r,nk drawing interest:
Very truly yours,
''R. H. Jennings.
State Treasurer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
green Will GET PLACE
SiID TO BE SLATED TO SUCCEED
COL, z. J. WATSON.
Governor Biease's Factory Inspect
orr is Expected to be Appointed
Commissioner Of Agriculture.

The Columbia correspondent OF
the Greenwood Journal says Col.
Leon VI. Green, friend Of the COVER
nor Of South Carolina, who did some
inspecting" for the governor at the
expense OF the State. is expected to
be appointed commissioner OF asrl-
culture, commerce and industries, to
succeed Col. E. J. Watson.
The appointment will be made
unless the General Assembly takes
the appointive power out Of the
hands OF the governor. 1t is general
y rumored in Columbia that Colonel
Green is the campaign manager for
C. L. Blease.
There is~more patronage attach
ed 10 the department Of agriculture
than any other department OF the
state government. About $4,000 is
dispensed under the direction OF the
department. This amount includes
the revenue received from the sale
of the feed stuffS stamps
Should Col. L. N. Green be ap-
pointed as commissioner. it would be
possible for him to name forty-four
feedstuffs inspectors next summer.
These inspectors would be located in
every county in the state. Il would
be possible for the same Col. Green
TO instruct these inspectors to so
from house to house, from store to
store, and work for Candidate Blease.
These questions are being consld-
cred very seriously by the General
Assembly, and it is expected that
some action will be taken TO hedge
off the big political move that the
governor is certain to take.
"a. D. Hudson is also a contender
for the job. He, however, has not
rendered such valuable service to the
governor as Colonel Green and there
fore will have TO play second fiddle
in tho game
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
COTTON PICKING MACHINES.
They May Be Manufactured in the
City of Spartanburg.

The Journal says a conference was
held Wednesday morning between
men bers OF the new industries COM
nittee Of the chamber OF commerce
and C. Y. Goodwin and F. 7. Cooley,
representing the Southern Cotton
Harvester Copany, which, 1t IS
thought, will result IN this company
locating in Spartanburg. \ machine
ike those which the new COMPANY
proposes to manufacture was demon,
strated in the chamber Of commerce
this morning and it will 90 the work
il is said. Cotton is extracted from
the bolls by suction. Inducements
are being offered and it would noi
BE- surprising to see this conpan>
make it's permanent home IN Spar,
tanburg.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
Letter Was Rewritten.

yesterday when the letter was
presented to me to be signed, my at
-ention was called to the fact that
there had been some repetition in
the wording of the original draft and
10 the fact that the letter had been
"cwritten.
Il was very busy at the time. and
N being assured that the letter was
n all respects substantially the
zane, ! signed the letter withou;
comparing it with the original draft
cxcept for the first paragraph. l now
fnd that in copying the letter Ger
tain changes had been made which
wakes the sense different from what
intended and somewhat misleading.
Il did not get an opportunity to
'ook over the copy Of the letter
signed till late Yesterday afternoon.
IS l was not only very busy at the
sank. but had to be ont OF my office
for two hours in the afternoon.
learned later, however. that you had
already sent in your message to the
legislature.
The following is a copy OF the
letter signed by me:
."Colun bia. S. c., Feb. 1th. 10.
= Hon. Cole L. Blease. Governor of
South Carolina. Columbia, S. c.
Ny Dear Sir: Complying with
YOUR request. in reference 10 the loan
made through NE TO the State Of
South Carolina. ! beg to say that
we submitted proposition to the
financia! board. just as We have done
II the past. l invited, in my bid, a
representative OF tie STATE to go to
New York with me TO finally con
fC0njinue1 on last nage)
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
Three BRAVE BANDITS
STEAL A SMALL FORTUNE AND
ESCAPE IN AUTO.
Robbers in New York Effect Daring
Cleanup, Getting se5,ooo in
Broad Daylight.

twenty-five thousand dollars In
currency was stolen. from a tax1caE
in the heart of the New York down
town business district Thursday
morning by three progressive high
waymen, who sprang into the We
hicle and overpowered W. F. Smith
and Frank Wardell, messengers OF
the East River National bank, $50
Broadway.
Both messengers were badly in
jured and the robbers escaped with
the money-sl5 900 in SIS bills and
$4,000 in S100 bills. The currency
was being transported from the
Produce Exchange Bank, in the low
er part of the city.
The taXicab had proceeded up
Broadway without mishap when, for
some unexplained reason, the chauf-
feur turned west on Rector street
into Church street, skirting the side
and rear Of Trinity churchyard.
ApOu( u1Q w dy W lAC OiO SGLASLSA J
three men sprang from the church.
One jumped on the chauffeur's seat,
the two others got into the vehicle.
The man on the seat pressed re-
volver, in his overcoat pocket,
against the side Of the chauffeur,
Gina Martino, and commanded him
to drive swiftly on without making
an outcry.
Inside the vehicle the two robbers
we're belaboring the bank messengers
over the head. Smith, one Of the
messengers, is 81 years old, and he
was bleeding and almost UNCONSCIOUS
when the raXicab reacher Park place,
e few blocks north. Wardell was
badly beaten about the head, but not
seriously hurt.
At Park place, the highwaymen
jumped from the taxicab, bearing a
tin box, which they had wcested from
the messengers and which contained
the currency. In fash they had
sprung into a big black automobile,
which seemed to be awaiting their
coming, and were quickly lost in the
maze Of traffic.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
COME OUT IN THE OPEN.
Teddy's Supporters Bitterly Assail
President Taft.

A statement issued "Wednesday
night at The Washington Offices OF
the Roosevelt national committeesi in
the interest Of Col. Roosevelt, and
signed by Medill Mccormick, declar-
ed that President Taft's admiEistra-
ton had embarked upon a policy OF
political suicide and murder. Pres
ident Taft's New YORK Speech, IN
which he referred to political neu-
rotics," is criticized, as is Secretary
Mcveagh's speech at Lansing, IN
which he declared that Mr.. Roose-
welt would not and could not be a
candidate for the presidency. Nj,
Mccormick, who recently withdrew
from Senator La Follette's campaign:
has opened Offices in down town
Washington Office building. The
statement was issued from there.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
DYING DECLARATION OF 4 MAN
SLAIN IN ARKANSAS
NO DETAILS ARE GIVEN
Victim Of Saloon Tragedy, Former
Breathitt County Fcu'iist, Accord
ing to His Statement, With Last
Breath Declares He Took Life Of
Kentucky Governor, in Cold Blood.

That he murdered Governor Will
liam Goebel, of Kentucky, in cold
blood, 3, Frankfort, in January,
1900, was the dying declaration Of
James Gilbert, self-confessed gun
Ran and ex-feudist Of Breathitt
County, kentucky, who was fatally
wounded III a pistol fight with a bar
tender at Helena, Ark, Thursday
morning.
No proof other than the mans last
words were offered, nor did he re-
late any details of the killing. The
victim of periodical irregular habits
@: life, Gilbert came here about three
years ago, and soon became known
as dangerous man, although under
ordinary circumstances he was peace
able.
One affray in which he figured re-
suited in his opponents death some
time ago, but Gilbert alleged self-de-
fence, and he was set at liberty.
While under detention in connection
with this affair, Gilbert's demeanor
attracted the marked attention Of the
sheriff and his deputies, with the re-
suit that he later accepted an ap-
pointment as deputy sheriff. For
months he was the terror OF certain
desperadoes, making periodical eS-
cursions into the community and per-
forming deeds more famed for their
daring than for their valor.
It was early this week that Gil
bert's return to irregular habits is
said first to have been noticed. On
Wednesday night he engaged in re-
volver battle with a stranger, but
neither was injured, and truce was
established because Of each mans
having exhausted his ammunition.
The affair was hushed up, in the hope
that Gilbert would return to his reg
ular employment on the sher!f's dep
uty force.
The end came in downtown sa-
loon, when, for what was undoubted-
" a fancied insult, he whipped out
his pistol, with the announcement
that the bartender vas doomed. The
bartender vas the quicker OF the two
and shot first. Gilbert sank to the
floor, mortally wounded.
Realizing that the end had come,
Gilbert smiled family and after max
ing an attempt to joke about dying
in his boots, declared that he fred
the shot that caused the death of
Governor Goebel. Whether he would
have given details Of his alleged kill
ing of Goebel can never be known,
for Gilbert died within few minutes
after making the statement, which
ne repeated over and over again with
the assertion that he could never
get over it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
URGES NOMINATION OF CLARK,
Missouri Congressman Issues State
ment to This End.

The Missouri congressional delega-
ton issued a statement today setting
forth Speaker Clark's public record
and urging him as candidate for
the democratic presidential nomina-
ton. The statement declares Mis-
souris united democracy is behind
the speaker. The statement recited
how, as a leader Of a hopeless MI
nority, Clark brought about demo-
cratic unity, how "his commanding
genius gained support Of the repub-
lican insurgents and how to his
fight, which with other democrats
he carried before country We must in
part ascribe the democratic victory
in 1910"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
LEFT HIM BY 4 FRIEND.
Anderson Druggist Inherits One
Thousand Dollars.

Blair Clayton, an Anderson drug
gist, Monday received notice from
Coldwater, Mich, of bequest OF one
thousand dollars, left him by an old
travelling salesman, James Walker,
who died in Michigan day OF SO
ago. Mr. Walker, in years past, came
to Anderson frequently, selling crock
cry ware, and on these trips he took
q fancy to Mr.. Clayton, which IS re-
sDonsible for the bequest. The no
cice Of the bequest stated that Mr..
Crayton received the same amount OF
money as did the severa! brothers OF
the deceased man.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
COLD WEATHER IN NEW YORK.
Bursting Pipes Causes Death of Peo-
pie and Horses.

At New York seven persons were
overcime by gas and seventeen horses
were drowned Sunday, as the result
Of the bursting of gas and water
mains in an upper west side street.
The below zero temperature is be-
Iieyed to have been responsible for
the trouble. Water from the broken
main flooded the basement Of sta
Bile so quickly that horses valued at
$4,000 could not re rescued. The
gas main broke simultaneously.
Apartment houses within a radius OF
a block wsre evacuated. The police
and others rescued seven persons ov-
ercome in their rooms from escaping
gas. The water and gas supply Of a
considerable section OF the city had
tc be cut off for several hours while
the double leaks were being repaired.
All fires in stoves and furnaces were
ordered extinguished meanwhile for
fear Of explosions.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
Woodrow Wilson in kentucky.

At Frankfort. Ky, Woodrow VIII
son evran6ed his views Of Democra-
cv to the Kentucky Legislature late
FRIDAY afternoon, giving what he
termed "a straight Democratic talk. y
He gave his definition Of ''insur-
sencv," said representative rule was
a system of trusteeship," and gave
his IDEAS of the remedy for alleged
irregularities Of s'big business"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
SEVEN KILLED, SCORE INJURED
Fast Train Leaves Track, Coaches
Turning Over.

Seven persons are known to be
dead and a score injured as the re
suit of the wreck of the Great North
ern Limited at Doyon, sixteen miles
east of Devils Lake, y. D., Tuesday
night. Every one of the ten coaches
that made up the train left the
crack and went down steep en-.
bankment, turning over twice. A
special relief train, carrying every
physician and undertaken available
hurried from Devils Lake to the
scene Of the wreck.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
THEY ARE SHORT OF FOOD.
Marooners on Tangier Island Want
Something TO Eat.

The people on Tangier Island.
Chesapeake bay. are in distress from
shortage Of prc:'isions according
wireless advices to the revenue
utter service at Washington We'd
lesday. The cutter Apache expects
o 90 to their assistance with sur
lies tomorrow Early today the
utter released four oyster scAoon,
zrs, q gas supply vessel and a mai.
boat imprisoned in the ice betwee,i
rangrien sound and Crisfeld. Ne.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
NEGRO ErOZe to Death.

A negro was found Wednesday in
the suburbs Of Charleston with his
head eaten off the carcass By hogs.
The negro is supposed to have been
frozen 70 death in the cold spell o.
a few days ago, making the second
death OF TIE kind 20 be reported by
the co~oners Office. The body OF the
,ao-o WAS not identified.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
Engineer ScaIdeG TO Death.

William Welety. Battle Creek.
Mich, engineer. was scaldeG to death
in the cab Of his locomotive on the
Grand Trunk railroad Monday. while
taking a passenger train out Of Cal
cago at a speed o. So miles an hour,
A valve blew out and Welety was
envelope! in the scalding steam be-
FORE he could junD from his cab seat.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
WILL HONOR HER GREAT son.
Monument to be Erected at Columbia
to DR.. J. Marion Sims.

The general assembly has passed
bill providing for the erection OF a
statute on the State House grounds
of Dr.. J. Marion Sims, one OF the
most famous gynecologists and sur
geons the world has produced. The
bill from the senate. passed without
opposition in the house Wednesday
night, provides for the appropriation
Of $4,000 for the statue by the State
when ar equal amount has been
raised by the South Carolina Medical
Association.
Mr.. McDow, Mr.. Hines and Mr.. Dick
eulogize6 the late Dr.. Sims IN the
highest terms. They declared that
he had been an honor to his birth
place, Lancaster county, to MS State
and to the United States.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
THREE DEAD AND SIXTY.SEVEN
MORE OR LESS HURT
nine CARS JUMP TRACK
All But Two Cars Of Train Going at
High Speed Thrown From Rails,
Plunsing Down E:nbanSnent to
Rivers Edge, When EGualizins
Bar Drops From Locomotive.

Three persons were killed and SIN
ty-seven injured Thursday, when the
PENNSYLVANIA Limited, No. 2, east
bound, jumped the track at Warrior
Ridge, short distance west OF Hunt
ingtoa, Pa, and nine Of the eleven
cars rolled down an embanknent to
the edge of the Juanita River.
The dead are: Harry 4. Mass
New York; Mrs. J. E. Taveaner,
Washington, D. c.; negro maid
named Hall, New York. One body
is supposed to be under the wreck
age.
The train, consisting Of ten pas.
senger cars and a postal coach, left
Altoona, thirty miles west Ct the
scene Of the accident, more Than az
hour late. At the time OF the 'ilsas-
ter. il is stated, the limited vas go
ia, ct the rate Of fifty miles IN 2o1r.
As the heavy train, which was draw l
by two locomotives, neared Warrior S
Ridge, the equalizing bar on the
second locomotive dropped to the
rails. This bar is over the trailer
wheel, and holds up the spring OF the
locomotive.
The first car passed over the OBJ
strrction. but nine succeeding cars
Jumped the tracks and dropped down
the embankment to the brink ot the
river
AS the ponderous steel cars, with
their human freight, dashed down
the bank, the telegraph poles were
snapped of like pipe stems. Two re-
lief trains. one from here and an
other from Altoona, were rushed TO
the scene of the wreck. All OF those
killed were in the first dining car.
This is said to be the first time on
record that a train composed OF all
steel cars has been wrecked on the
PENNSYLVANIA. Nothing short OF a
miracle could have saved fral wood
en- cars from crumbling and gong
into the Juanita River. Even the big
steel cars were badly twisted, but
there were no splinrers or fire TO add
to the horror of the wreck.
Conductor II. r. Patterson, OF Har-
risburg, who was in charge OF the
wrecked train, said there were l02
persons on the train. 1t is said that
some Of the cars turned completely
over and that three Of them are
practically hanging on the bank OF
the river. The water At this point IS
between fifteen and twenty feet deep
and had the cars toppled into the r1V-
er nothing could have saved the occu-
pants.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
Train Held Thirty Hours.

The train carrying Tyrone Powers
and his theatrical company and ~
other passengers. which was stalled
in the snow on the New York Cen
trail raidroad ten miles east Of Os-
wcco. was released at noon Monday
after having been held Sc hours. Two
Big rotary snow p!ows had to tunnel
through huge drifts to effect the res
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
They Break Up in a Row.

After the police had been called
iron to quell disorders at the First
'istrict Republican convention at Sa.
vannah. the delegates split into. two
factions and two sets Of delegates tc
he national convention were elected
The majority did not instruct dele
rates and only endorsed the Repnb-
,ican administration. The ot&e'
action endorsed the work OF Presi-
dent Taft.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
Aged Man E!,r.lc;. to Death.

Joel McEeek;n was burned 20
death al eight O'Clock Tuesday night
when his residence, near Strcthers.
was destroyed By fire He is sup
posed 10 have been overcome By the
smoke and found himself unable TO
leave the dwelling He was eighty
wears Of age and well-known citi-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
They Had a Close Call.

After fifteen hours Imprisonment
in the Paramount coal shaft near
Danvi!le. H.. fifty miners were re-
leased by men who chopped ice from
rhe shaft. The men we're entomoed
Friday by the breaking OF OF the
,.haaI Of the controlling cage