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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18
LINE OF DYNAMITE DEFENSE
 DEVELOPED DURING THE DAY

Indianapolis, Ind, October 17-Lines which the defense will follow in the "dy- namite conspiracy" trial were developed today in the examination of Miss Mary c. Dye, Pittsburg, Pa, and Miss Nora E. Haley, Chicago, former stenographers of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers.
 Their testimony was devoted entirely to the Identification of letters which John J. McNamara, secretary of the union, kept on file and which the government charges duplicate the 45 men on trial for conspiracy for the Illegal transportation of explosives on passenger trains.
 In cross examination Senator John W. Kern, counsel for the defense, followed, the defenses's opening contention that the McNamaras and Ortie E. McManigal alone were responsible Tor the explosions.
 The witnesses stated that McNamara kept a special place for private core spondence which no one in the office was allowed to sec Miss Haley testified that Frank NJ. Ryan, president of the union, visited the Indianapolis headquarters about once a month.
 Referring to the vault in the office in
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which the government asserts dynamite and nitroglycerin were hidden for the 'dynamting crew" Mir. Kern asked;
 Was that vault open to every one in the officer
 Tt was said Miss Haley T was re- auired to go in and out of it frequently and I held the combination
 It will be several days before the tes- timony of identification witnesses is completed and before McManigal takes the stand.
 District Attorney Charles w Miller said today he had received word from United States Marshal Martin at Kan sas City Mo, that federal authorities were Investigating the reported assault on H. $. Pearce, a hotel clerk, who tes- tified recently at the trial.
 Marshal Martins telegram read:
 Making a thorough investigation of a reported assault on Pearce. Full re- port later"
 Washington, October 1.-The depart ment of justice today began to investi- gate the report of the assault at Kan sas City, Mo, on H, E. Pearce, recently a witness at the dynamite trial" in Indianapolis. The investigation was re quested by U. S. Attorney Miller.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18
Maiestic-Vaudeville

The Rozell minstrels at the Majestic this week are gre9< novelty and as such they are appealing strongly to the audiences. The first part is a typical minstrel part. and the second half con- tains five good vaudeville acts, featuring the singing of the University Four, the musical act of the Harmony King, and the playing of pretty Betty Mayo on the violin as we'll as big acrobatic act and southern plantation scene. There are matinees daily at 2;30 and two per formances nightly at 7:90 and g o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18
Italian Threatened Wilson

This morning Chief of Police Blac, was notified by Mrs Sarah Hudson oi Wilmington that while her sister, Mrs Hattie Whitson, was leaving her Aaiacc Of employment yesterday she heard ar Italian workman exciafm: "Wilson will be here tomorrow and he will get q bullet through him the same as Roose- welt did. l will put one in him. 1 will shoot him myself, the--"
 The police knoW the name of the Ital- ian. but have not located him. Thefe was no indication tonight of any harm befailing the governor.
 The statement by Colonel Roosevelt asking his opponents to continue. the campaign was read to Governor Wilson tonight, but he said he had no comment 10 make
 Acting Chairman McAdoo joined the governors party here tonight. but also made no comment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18

asked why the Standard oil company and the American Tobacco company had not been prosecuted in the state where they were organized:
 Governor Wilson's telegram was as fol- lows
 T authorize you to say that the re- publican majority in the legislature made revision of corporation laws impossible, and no New Jersey official could prose- cute or propose dissolution for breach of fhe federal statutes
 Governor Wilson's telegram puts the matter squarey up to the republican leg islature of New Jersey" said Senator OGorman in making public the message.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18
ROBERTSON MAKES
 APPEAL ID COURT

Montgomery. October E.-(special)- W. T. Robertson. president of the board of revenue appealed to the circuit court today when the state tax commission an nounced that it had raised his store prop erty on Court street from $500 to s13.o00 and another store on Lee street from S2J00 to $4500.
 Robertson was one of many that ap- peared before the board and protested against any further raises in his assess rnents He declared that he and his asso- ciates as the board of equalization had passed on the assessments and found them correct. He believes the tax commission has no right to make further raises.
 The case will go 10 the circuit court and
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Fiske O'Hara

Fiske O 'Hara, in Augustus Pitou. Jr.' s splendid production of s'The Rose of Kill dare" will be the attraction at the Jeff ferson theatre tonight. The play is from the joint pens of Edward PauIton, who adapted "Erminie" and Little Boy Blue and other successful musical comedies, and Charles Bradley. author of Her Son." Members of the local Council of the Knights of Columbus and of the di- visions of the Ancient Order of Hi- bernians will attend the performance to- night in a body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18

Little Falls, N. r., october F.-Mayor Lunn of Schenectady and six fellow so- cialsts are in jail at Herkimer tonight They were arrested this afternoon after disturbance which came after attempts by the mayor and his wife and others to address strikers meetings in the streets and Sheriff Moon had read the riot act Mrs. Lunn was escorted by an officer to the police station Mayor Lunn's exam nation is set for tomorrow afternoon, he decided not to furnish the sl000 bail demanded and elected to go to jail
 The arrest of Mayor Lunn today fol- lowed series of string incidents. The mayor reached here from Schenectady with his wife at noon and made another attempt to hold another public meeting in the street. where he had been ar rested Tuesday. Sheriff Moon and Chief of Police Long were expontsting with Mayor Lunn about his action when the crowd began 10 grow dense. When Mrs. Lunn began reading 10 tho audience, Sheriff Moon took her Dy the arm and led her away. An angry crowd sooE surrounded the locl-up where she was taken.
 Mayor Lunn rushed ID greatly excited, and protested about the treatment of his wife. The excitement grew and the riot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18
Answers Beveridge's Questions

New York. october 17.--A telegram fxom Governor Wilson answering the ques- tions given by Senator Beveridge last night at Louisville, as queries which Col oneI Roosevelt had intended to put to Governor Wilson, was given out here to- day by Senator James A. O'Gorman at
 democratic national headquarters.
 The Beveridge- Roosevelt questions con- cerned Governor Wilson's enforcement or
 the corporation laws of Nesw Jersey, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18
PERSONAL

MT. C. s. Ellison of 5i6 South Twenty sixth street was greeted by birthday dinner in honor of his forty-ninth birth day Those present were Misses Ida Bell and Estele Eilson Mcssrs. Thomas. Leonard and Paul Ellison, Miss Louise Metealfe of Kentucky, MT and Mrs. William Metealfe and little daughter, Mary Lillian. and Miss Ethel Moffett.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18

The greatest play of human interest that comes to Birmingham s Way Down East the William A. Brady production of which is at the Bijou theatre this week. The splendid cast, play and pro- duction are drawing audiences that are constantly growing larger and the man agement expects capacity taking att tendance Saturday afternoon at the wom- en's and chldren's matinee. There are performances nightly. Next week comes .The Call of the Heart" which Is said by newspaper critics to be the greatest play at popular prices in years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18
LAWSON EVASIVE
 AS TO SOURCE OF
 HIS INFORMATION
tcontinucd From Page one,


 buck up to dead men I don't like to dc it. but l guess I'll have to-"
 In defining his general way of know ing things, Mir Lawson said:
 T am in the public statement business. All l know is in general way. I some times say know, in a public statement. when l think l know. When say l think, l usually guess
 As the last witness of the day the com mittee heard John c. Mccall, secretary of the New fork Life Insurance company. who placed in the record the widely pub lished story of the SIS, zoo contribution by the New York Life to the republican fund in 1904 in connection with which George w. Perkins was indicted in New York. Lavish use Of money by the supporters of President Taft in the Michigan pri- mary campaign was charged before the committee by Max Muriin, who is a De- troit lawyer. Murfin said that when he and Captain -Alger raised s1500 and of- fered it to John D. Mckay, in charge of the Taft campaign, Mckay said:
 I've plenty of money, more than I ever had in any campaign"
 Murfin testified he understood Mckay 10 say that candidates for delegates to the county conventions were holding him up for as much as SS90 each
 Detroit Primaries Corrupt
 
 "1t is matter of general knowledge that the primaries in Detroit this year were the most corrupt on both sides thai was ever known" Murfin said. "It was just as bad on one side as the other, but our people were the most skillful and we got the delegates But both were abso- lutely corrupt l asked Warren how much money was to be used in Wayne county. He asked me how much l thought wa I t.II txf. sl.Z- $25o0 could be honestly spent. He told me Mir Mckay insisted on having $5eoe before he started.
 e Well. we'll have rotten campaign, 1 said. It was the worst campaign We ever saw.
 Why, Senator Pomerene, both sides bartered for these delegates like so many sheep. Some of them accepted money fiom both ends. Of course I don't know the details, but that was the general sit nation.
 Fomerene.
 John D. Mckay" witness said.
 A copy of the national republican com mittee's bank account in 1904 at the Fourth National bank of New York placed in evdence~showed one deposit Of s2iO,o0O during the latter days of October Of that year. This was the sum of the disputed Hartman fund and the approx Innate time of it's collection.
 Chairman Capp placed in the record copy of the bank account exhibited l, showed deposits among others of s240,01 in the last few days of the month of Oc- tober. This was about the time the So called Hartman fund was collected.
 Bliss Denies Contribution
 George Cortelyou. chairman of the na- tional committee in 1904, was questioned about John D. Archbod's testimony that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18
Discnss New Plant

terested in the formation of the new pipe company for Birmingham, to be located. it Is said. at Boyles. met yes terday afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce and discussed plans for the venture. However. nothing definite was done on the matter, # was said. and 1t was decided to meet again the latter part Of next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18
Madame Sherry"

It has been said that the public is sxacting when it comes to amusenents. especially musical plays. Evidently the public knows what it wants in the form of entertainment as will readily be seen by the phenomenal success of Madame Sherry. which set record for receipts and attendance. Its present tour promises to eclipse it's former one. if that were possible. Madame Sherry, will be at the Jefferson theatre Tuesday and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18
Sacred Harn Society

The Jefferson County Sacred Harp Sing Ing society will meet next Sunday after noon. October 20. at the Tuxedo Metho- dist church beginning at 80 o'clock. All singers and lovers of music are cordially Invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18
WILSON CRITICISES ADMINISTRATION
 OF PRESIDENT TAFT
From rage one

house when the democratic nominee spoke. This was the result of a threat made by an Italian to shoot Wilson the same as Roosevelt was shot" The gov ernor himself knew nothing of the af- fair. neither did any Of the members Of hls immediate party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18
MAYOR OF SCHENECTADY
 ARRESTED AT LITTLE FALLS

act reading and the arrest of Lunn and the others followed.
 At the examination Mayor Lunn arr gned with the court over his re-arrest after the failure of the court to declare him guilty for his first alleged offense of the same nature. Decision was re- served yesterday. Despite the excitement this afternoon, the city was practically quiet
 Schenectady, N. r., October 17.-An iu- dignation meeting was held here tonight as a result of the arrest of Mayor George R. Lunn and other socialists of this city in Little Falls today on the charge of melting to riot and plans were made to journey to Little Falls tomorrow or Sat- urday in special train to compel of ficials of that city to permit speech mak- ing on the citys streets. Mrs. George R. Lunn, wife of the socialist mayor in her first public speech told what had taken place in Little Falls during the past three days.
 Charles A. Mallen, one of the socialist officials of the city told the crowd that freedom of speech should be obtained, | if necessary. In the same manner that the battles of 76 were fought. Mullen l affirmed the statement that Mayor Lunn
 had said in the afternoon that he would
 bring 5000 socialists from this city to
 Little Falls and flood the Herlimer county jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18

will probably be tried the latter part of this year. Robertson was chairman or the mass meeting which criticized Gov ernor O Neal for his alleged extravagance. and charged his administration with att tempting to raise taxes in order to main tain an extravagant government.
 The tax commission has completed It's work in Montgomery county with the exception of cases that were postponed pending q decision of the attorney gen. erai They will be considered at another session, which will begin December ..
 Members of the tax commission believe practically all of the cases will be set- tied by the time the next session is held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18

What remorse has either Roosevelt or Beveridge shown for their long assocla- tons with plutocrats? Whenever MT. Roosevelt and Mr Beyeridge are ready to turn completely and permanently from associations with the despoiIers of q ne- ton they cannot but love those who es- pouse the peoples cause"
 Tomorrow Mr. Bryan will make speeches in 10 Indiana cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18
"Way Down East" at Biiou

Wednesday nights and Wednesday mat nee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18
Bliss Denies Contribution

George Cortelyou. chairman of the na- tional committee in 1904, was questioned about John D. Archbod's testimony that
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-13
One Howell has been

One Howell has been arrested
at Woodbury., N. J., for beating
his wife with a loaf of bread.
Howell's under heavy bond not
to use bread that way.
He-My father weighed only
four pounds at his birth. She
Good gracious! Did he liver
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-13

finishing touch on the speech he
is to make from the scaffold. :
Il am innocent" he said. 81
swear / am innocent. And my
last act on this earth will be to
shout my innocence to the whole
world as I stand waiting for the
springing of the trap"
H. E. Roberts, who murdered
Donald Stewart and George Has
tings, covered in a corner of his
cell, gibbering wit hfear, sullen
with anger.
Last night Roberts handed
Chaplain Bauer his farewell let
ter. 1t was to his sister, a long,
rambling epistle, full of love and
references to religion.
Chaplain Bauer spent the
morning praying in the chapel.
He must be present at the execu-
tions. He must pray while the
black caps are being htted on the
heads of the condemned.
Prison Superintendent Lawson
spent the early hours.of the morn
ing in his private office. He left
orders he was not to be disturbed
and those outside could hear him
pacing up and down.
At 10 o'clock, the superintend-
ent showed a haggard face to
those who waited on his word.
Here" he said, take those
messages to Wardens Bengen and
Snodgrass."
The messages were orders to
those two that they must do the
actual springing of the traps.
The superintendent had lodged.
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There were twenty guests in
the place.
Garrison made his speech.
Faulder also made one. Faulder
spoke directly at the guests.
Hanging will never cure
crime; you will have to get at the
root of the evil to cure it."
The signal was given. The
traps were sprung; the two men,
cut short in their speeches, hung
dangling at the ends of the ropes
that twisted and turned curiously.
A buzz of conversation broke
out among the guests" White
clad doctors went forward, and
examined the bodies.
Both were pronounced dead.
The bodies were cut down, and
slammed on the tables that were
waiting for them. The doctors
bent over them, feeling them,
talking among themselves about
the effects.
Morgan and Roberts were
marched onto the gallows. The
bodies of Garrison and Faulder
were not yet cold.
Neither Morgan nor Roberts
wanted to speak. The traps were
sprung under them at 1925.
Fourteen minutes later both of
them were pronounced dead, and
the guest" left the room, chat
ting and laughing among them
selves.
"o-o-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-09-04
A Card.

To the Voters OF Clarendon county:
AS right that every citizen has,
entered the race in the Democratic pri-
mary for the Office of Clerk of Court.
and T went to all of the meetings set
aside by the County Executive Commit
Zee, there I met my opponents and we
discussed our claims, the first primary
resulted in my getting into the second
race, but since it was so declared,1 have
been hearing of things being said as
coming from me which are without
foundation, and can only be intended 70
create prejudice in the minds of the
voters. These kinds of methods should
not deceive the voters, as it is trick
that has become threaobare. To start
a rumor and then go about in the guise
of the innocent injured, has beer work,
ed 100 often to be efectual this time. l
am not starting reports on my opponent,
but I am soliciting ali~the votes I can
get for the office OF Clerk OF Court in a
fair and honorable manner. know that
I have offended many Of my former
friends because of my outspoken support
of the principles advocated by Governor
Blease and because OF this position, they
are doing all in their power to prevent
my election, but ask my friends to
stand by me, and TO pay absolutely 30
attention 10 rumorS or reports OF any
nature which may bear on the Clerk Of
Courts race. Yours &c,
J. H. TIMMoNS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-09-04
Jam Started as Medicine.

Jam in It's early days seems to have
been regarded as possessing medicinal
properties. Gait in Annals Of the
Parish" notes "a new luxury that got
in among the commonalty about 1850.
By our young men that were sailors
going to Jamaica and the West Indies
heaps Of sugar and coffee beans were
brought home, while many, among the
cabbages in their yards, had planted
berry bushes. which two things hap
pening together the fashions Of max
ing jam and jelly came to be intoduc-
ed into the village. It was found that
jelly was an excellent medicine for q
sore throat and jam remedy as good
as London candy for cough or cold
or shorness Of breath" Did it ever
occur to you that Jam" was abbre-
waited from Jamaica?-London Specta-
tor
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-09-04
His Gratitude.

House of Representatives U. S. Wash
ington. D. C.. August %, 1912.
10 the Editor Manning Times
Will you kindly permit ne to ack-
nowledge through your columns my
thanks and appreciation to the many
friends who supported me in the prl-
mary.
| feel that my sweeping victory is due
entirely to the loyalty and love OF the
friends who interested themselves IN my
behalf and worked so earnestly and
zealously for me. I was not able TO
make q vigorous campaign except at
the risk of my health and therefore was
compelled to leave the conduct OF the
campaign almost entirely to my friends.
am therefore doubly grateful for their
loyalty and devotion, wish also 70
thank every Individual voter who with
his ballot evioenced the continued con-
fdence in me.
have endeavored to serve the people
Of uvdistricr and state faithfully and
conscien5iously. l have done my best.
To the public servant there is little in
public life beyond the satisfaction OF
knowing that he retains the confidence
of those who have honored.
There is no living man who apprecla-
tes more than I do the confidence OF the
people, and the love, loyalty and devo-
tion of his friends. l wish to thank
them one and all for my overwhelming
victory. Very Sincerely Yours,
GEORGE S. LEGARE.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-09-04
An Injustice.

It was with regret that we noted
from the Manning correspondence IN
the News and Courier and The State
that there were lntimationS Of fraud in
Clarendon county: the correspondent
does not know the history ofthls county
or he would not write as If there had
been nearly as great an increase here
as there was in Anderson. The vote of
1910, for some reason there was falling
off of the vote amounting to over 300
votes, many did not go to the polls,
some would not vote for the Prohibi-
ton candidate and others would not
vote for BleaSe. The vote OF this
county in 1906 was nearly 1900 in&?9OS
it was over 1900, therefore we sag the
correspondent has done this county an
injustice when he intimates fraud be-
cause of the increased vote over 1910
The actual increase in Clarendon has
uot been over $50 if that many, while IN
our sister county, Sumter, the Increase
has been over so per cent. AS TO some boy
voting under age We caCuot say as 10
that, but our Information Is the boy re-
ferred to was voted by a Jones man
and therefore it is presumed he voted
the Jones ticket. There may have
been some minor irregularities in some
few cases but we do not believe there
were half dozen cases OF fraud in the
county. This great cry Of fraud is mis-
leading and does no good, it keeps the
puouc MUD IL u State Of unrest, II
Unere are Gases OF fraud those having
the information should 60 before mag
.Strate aud swear OuJ Il warrant. not
only for the person perpertratlnS the
fraud, but those who aided and aoetted
IN II. for luSLauce, the case alluded 10
10y the correspondent as harlng voted
uuder age, the boy should be prosecut-
"a and 80 should the man wi:o liked
n,s ticket and voted him at the election.
The BOY may be ignorant and old not
-eal,ze his wrong but the man who
voted him is really Responsible and
so De held BY the authorities, 50
ieGs Us do the thing right. We otter
Our tiles To the curreS Spondeui whicn
wlll STOW the votes ui th,s cpuutN Tor
mauy Years back and II ne Will LOOK
over them he must admit be has done
Clarendon an injustice.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-09-04
April In Western Europe,

April is one Of the driest months IN
the whole year in England In the
southeast Of England. including Lon
don and its. surrounding counties, the
average April rainfall is only 1S4 inch.
That Of March, reputed the driest
month. is 1.46, while Mays rainfall is
nearly quarter of an inch In excess
of April's. Not only is April dry but
also a very cold month. April 10th to
18th is q notoriously cold period.
All over the western part Of Europe
April is a month which is justly dread.
ed for its severity Even in Spain this
is the case. In central Spain there Is
an old story that shepherd promised
March a lamb If be would temper the
winds to suit his locks. March did
so, but the faithless shepherd failed
TO keep his promise. In revenge
March borrowed three days from April,
which were worse weather than any
experienced in March.-London An
sWerS.