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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-18

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: Oh, God, our Father, You, who
are generous, who said ask and
b9you shall-receive, we, Your chill.
stjdren hunbly beseech You to.
grant that we may receive enough
wage TO clothe and feed our
; bodies, and just a little leisure, oh
: Lord, to give our souls chance
TO grow.
Our employer, who has plenty.
( has denied our request. He has
1nisused the law to help him to
=, crush us, but we appeal to you,
;, our God and Father, and to Your
: laws, which are stronger than
the laws made by man,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-18

Oh, Christ, Thou who waited
through the long night in the
garden Of Gethsemane for one of
Your followers, who. was to be-
tray You, who in agony for US
didst say to Your disciple, will
YOU not watch one hour with
Me?" give strength to those who
are now on picket duty, not to
feel too bitterly when those who
promised to stand with us IN our
struggles betray us.
Oh, God, we pray You give to
the fathers and mothers OF our
strikers chance to bring up their
HELPLESS little ones,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
KILLED FIVE PEOPLE.
Hcadland, Ala, is Destroyed by a
Eierce Tornado.

Five persons are known to have
been killed, dozen injured, several
of them seriously, and scores OF
buildings in both the business and
residence districts of Headland, Ala,
are total wrecks as the result of a cy-
clone which struck the town at $3.50
O'Clock Friday morning, causing pan
ic and confusion among the 1900
residents.
J. C. Copeland and his wife occu-
pied a room on the top floor of their
home. The house was upset by the
force OF the wind and both husband
and wife freed from the wreckage,
were found lying several hundred
yards from the site Of their home.
In Geneva county, according to
meager advices obtainable, boy was
killed and three other persons were
Injured. At Hartford, 80 miles
away, son of Willy Adams was
killed outright in the presence OF
members of his family and another
boy is said to have been badly hurt.
Fifteen minutes after the cyclone
struck Headland all who had not
been injured assisted in the work
of rescue
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
GETS A GOOD SLICE.
Creighton Paid Nine Hundred Dol
lars by Governor BIease.

In the report of the Comptroller
General, page No. 55, part two, un-
der the head Of, Governor Fund
for the Enforcement Of Law" the
following items Of expenditure,
which will be OF interest appear:
May, c. W. Creighton. $4,000
July, C. ". Creighton. :. 10000
August, C. W. Cerighton. 10000
November, C. W. Creighton 10000
December, C. W Creighton 10000
1t is not stated for what special
purpose this total of 5000 was spent,
but it is interesting to note that ell
of these items are under the same
head as the several amounts paid by
the Governor to Leon NJ. Green. A
sensation was sprung in the Legisla
ture when it was said that Green's
report was based almost entirely on
the data secured from the office of
Commissioner Watson. Green was
factory inspector appointed by Gov
crnor Blease after he vetoed the sal
airy for the regular cotton mill n
SDectOrS
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
KILLED TWO BANDITS
EXPRESS MESSENGER. TRANS
DALE TELLS HOW HE DID 1T.
He Was Not Only Brave and Daring
in Dealing With the Robbers, But
Had Plenty of Nerve.

David a. Trandale, the young eX-
press messenger, tells how he sue
ceeded in saving the money OF the
company and the postoftice BY killing
two bandits who held up the train on
which he was running near Dryden,
Texas, a few days ago. Translate
was not only brave, but he had plen-
ty of nerve and kept perfectly cool.
Here is his story Of the hold-up and
killing:
The first intimation that l had
something was wrong was when the
norter knocked on the door of my car
and announced that I was wanted
outside. When l stepped to the door
| was covered with a Winchester.
Reagen, my helper, and Banks, the
mail clerk, and I were forced to
stand by and watch the robber col
lect the sealed express packages.
These were taken to the mail car,
where bag containing registered
packages dS SpllI OPSA cAo Wv ~
press packages placed inside.
"The robber used me very roughly,
striking me frequently with his Win
chester and poking me about, order
ing me to get move on That
stirred my desire for revenge. BY
feigning Indifference persuaded the
robber to go back into the express
car, telling him that he had missed
valuable package. 1t was my pur-
pose to lead him into a trap.
There's the most valuable pack
age in the car, I said, indicating a
package with my foot. The roboer
bent over to get it and struck him a
hard blow on the back of the head
with an ice mallet, killing him, l be-
lieve, Instantly.
"From his body I took two SIX
shooters. I gave one to Banks and
the other to Reagen. We concealed
in one end of the express car and
waited. When about one hour, I mr.
| ed the Winchester, thinking by this
Strategy to alarm the other robbers
| if there were any. In few minutes
man entered the other end Of the
car, crawling stealthily behind some
trunks. He thrust his head from
behind a trunk and spotted him.
Then I waited for some time. All
was still and We dared not move. In
about another hour I gave the signal
to the engineer to back up. That's
the whole story, so far as l know,
except that when we got to Sander
son, i went before the grand jury
then in session and told of my ex-
perience."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
CLARK FIRST THEN WILSON.
That is Instructions Given the Kan
sas Delegation.

The Kansas State Democratic Con-
vention, which met at Hutchinson.
Friday, after rejecting by vote OF
80 to 2S3 resolution introduced
by the supporters Of Gov. Woodrow
Wilson declaring for an uninstructed
delegation, unanimously adopted a
resolution instructing the Kansas
delegation to the national convention
at Baltimore to cast the 20 votes
OF this State as a unit for Champ
Clark. If it becomes evident that
Clark can not be nominated, the
delegates will cast their votes for
Wilson as second choice. The action
OF the convention binds the delegates
at the district meetings re-
sard!ess of previous instructions CIV
en- them by the various conventions.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20

Fielder had outlined his scheme.
Evans said that he knew of no of.
fcer in the State of South Carolina
that received any money in connec'
ton with the State dispensary other
than the compensation allowed by
law. He said that he heard Of some
rumors that gifts had been given,
He said that the whiskey drummers
had "tried all kinds of parliamentary
ethics on me-" He said that NJ. A.
Goodman had offered him ''the cold
hard CASH to get business for new
company.
There is John Black. He has
been pardoned, he is free to come up
here and testify. Ask him about
these matters" Evans said he
kicked M. A. Goodman down some
steps for offerig a. bribe. He said
that Goodman afterward received
some business. All whiskey, he said,
was bought on requisition Of the
commissioner Of the dispensary.
Evans was questioned by the COM
mittee as to houses represented by
Goodman.
Did you give the governor any
information set out iE message No.
~"
'tI did not"
did you tell the governor that
the statement that you held con-
ference with Attorney General Lyon,
John Gary Evans and T. B. Fielder
was a mistaken"
II did," replied Evans.
81 think that did discuss the
alcohol with him." said Mr.. Evans.
Il did not know anything about the
price of the alcohol" he continued.
do you know anything either by
the record or otherwise of any of the
charges made by the governor in
No. -"
II do nc" replied Evans.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
Proud OF Her Heroes.

Notwithstanding the frantic et-
forts OF such .bombproot defenders
of the government as Senator Hey
burn, who never fails to make fool
OF himself when anything about the
Confederate soldier is said on the
floor Of the Senate, 70 keep alive the
bitterness of the wa between the
States, the sections OF our great
country are getting closer and closer
as the years roll by. a memorial IS
10 be erected at Yale University in
honor OF the students OF that great
institution who took part IN the great
war il this country, and upon this
memorial is to be inscribed their
names as lasting testimonial to
their courage and their devotion to
the causes they believed to be right.
The memorial is to consist Of a mo-
mortal hall, at the inner entrance OF
which is to be placed series Of tab
lets with artistic adornments, upon
which the names OF Yale men will be
written, and remarkable thing
about the memorial is that the names
and classes OF the men who fell or
both sides during the war yill be
placed on the tablets. In the war lis
Yale men died in the Union Army
and 80 pecisAed IN the Confederate
service. The names OF these heroes
both sides during the war will be
handed down TO pos1erity by their
alma mater, who is proud Of their
deeds Of valor. This action on the
part of this great educational insti-
tuition is complete answer to the
braying Of such sectional jackasses
as Hepburn.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
CAUGHT IN TEE FLOOD.
Drowned Trying to Cross the Enoree
River Friday.

A dispatch from Spartanburg says
that while endeavoring to cross En-
oree river, small stream which had
been swelled to three times its usual
height by six inches of rain which
fell in this vicinity early Friday
morning, C. C. Lyon, a leading cit
izen of Enoree, was drowned when a
small boat was dashed to pieces by
debris which was rushed down the
torrent of waters. His companion,
Will Pulley, may be dead or alive,
no one on this side Of the river can
ascertain, and communication with
the other side has been cut off by the
destruction Of every bridge for miles
and miles and by the loss OF all tel
and miles and by the telephone lines
being put out of commission These
two men wanted to communicate
with the other side of the river.
where their families were, and at
O'Clock Friday afternoon attempted
to cross in small row boat. The
center of the river had not been
reached when huge log, floating
past at rapid rate, struck their boat
and smashed it to splinters.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
WOULD TAKE 4 HAND
GOTHAM MILLIONAIRE WOULD
JOIN LYNCHERS.
In Letter to Mayor, c. Oliver Iselin
Says He Would Aid in Furnishing
''ScaEdal-Ncnge;s.'
''ScaEdal-NongeTs.'

4 dispatch from Aiken to The
State says c. Oliver Islein, million
aire of New York city and Aiken,
Monday stated over his signature and
in a letter addressed to Mayor Gyles
of Aiken that he would take pleas
u-e il participating in the lynching
Of person or persons responsible, for
the talk that has been current IN Ak
en- since Mrs. Frederick o. Beach OF
New York was murderously assault
ed and her throat slashed by an IN
known person two weeks ago to the
effect that Mr.. Beach himself made
the attack and that he and his
friends had conspiced to hide his own
guilt by charging an unknown ne
gro" with the crime.
The occasion OF Mr.. Iselin's state
ment was to offer an additional re-
ward in the name Of city council FOR
the apprehension OF the guilty per-
son, provided the evidence Of con-
viction should show that the assault
was made with criminal intent.
II his letter Mr.. Iselin states, 81
sincerely trust these rewards and
those which have been offered by 9th
ers. may secure the results We all
hope for and will also help to run to
earth the scandal-mo ongers, whose
foul tongues have maliciously at
tackled the good name Of one who,
already by the most unGoubted tes-
tinony, has proved to be even above
the slightest suspicion.
q consider myself law-abiding
citizen, but it would give me much
pleasure to participate in the lynch
| ing OF the person or persons who are
responsible for such slanderoUs ac-
cusstions." Friends OF Mrs. Beach
have been very active in denouncing
| the story that has been going the
rounds and which was given fresh
impetus when a society journal Of
New York reached Aiken Sunday,
and it IL stated that they could easily
establish an al.bi for Nj. Beach
| should he be arrested and charged
with the crime. Mr.. Beach has re-
tanned two Of the leading lawyers OF
Aiken. but the detective he has had
for the past several days left the city
Monday night after stating to the
mayor that he had been unable to
unearth the mystery.
Mayor Gyles Monday took the in
vestigation in hand personally, and
stated that he intends to so to the
bottom OF the matter for the good OF
the town and, if possible, place the
blame on the guilty man, no matter
who he may be. The police state
that it would be impossible to secure
any part Of the reward offered by
Mr.. Iselin because OF the provisions
stipulated in the offer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
STORM HITS CHERAW.
Lumber Mill Wiped Out and Other
Buildings Hurt.

A cyclone which passed through
the south edge Of Cheraw Friday af-
ternoon totally destroyed the plant
of the Boykin Lumber Company, un-
rooted the main building Of the Che
raw Door. Sash and Lumber Com
pany. and blew down the dy kilns:
unroofed the Seaboard air Line de-
not. destroyed the negro Baptist
church and the baseball grandstand.
blew down every smokestack in the
town and levelled many chimneys
and small buildings. Nobody was
hurt. St. Davis church. one OF the
oldest in the State. was not dam
aged. but many tombstones in the
church yard were broken by the
swapping off or uprooting Of large
oak trees.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
MRS. GREEvER IS LOCATED.
New York Clue May Lead to Where
of Missing Lady.

A clue to the present whereabouts
Of Mrs. W. H. Greever, wife OF a
Lutheran clergyman, Of Columbia, S.
c., who disappeared mysteriously re-
Gently, was obtained Sunday by the
authorities in New York City.
Although there was nothing definite
TO announce Sunday night, but 1t was
learned that a thorough search OF
the police in New York has brought
to light information that promises to
restore the missing woman to her
husband. Mrs. Greever was receiv-
ing treatment at Washington for a
nervous breakdown when she eluded
the nurse and went away.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
MANY STARVE TO DEATH.
Population of Small Fishing Village
Are Victims.

1t is learned at St. Petersburg,
Russia, that the entire population Of
a small fishing village in Nova Zem-
bla. is dead of starvation. The cem-
etery is full showing that the few
dead persons who were found unin-
tered had buried those who died
first. The vessel which was to take
food supplies to the village was held
fast by the ice for months and when
it got through the people for whom
the food was destined were dead.
The minister of the interior notified
the cabinet that he would ask for
further sum for the relief OF starV-
ing peasants in various parts OF the
empire. This will bring the total sum
expended thus far up to S63 100000
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
CHARGES DENIED
Continued from first page.9

Office, introduced Fielder to Blease
and the latter pulled out the whiskey
and they had their drink. He said
that Fielder first mentioned the COM
pany to him in Atlanta and after
wards came to Newberry to see him,
on the occasion mentioned, but he
was too busy and then Fielder wrote
him in October, he said that he would
explain the whole Scheme where We
could get rich quick"
He referred to the "T. B." letters
given out last year by Governor
Blease, which alleged that Fielder
tried to get Hub" Evans to go into
a company on a "frame-up' to sell
the dispensary; and which Evans
turned down. Witness said he nev-
er intended the letters to be printed;
that they were stolen from his desk
and read and that he gave them to
Governor Blease when the latter
asked him for them; said he didn't
tell the Lyon-Christensen committee
about the Fielder letters because they
didn't ask him for them. He said
that after the Investigation started he
was in Atlanta talking to Fielder and
asked him, tom. suppose those let
ters would fall into Lyons hands,"
and that Fielder replied, II am too
smart for them to catch me-"
Says Called Fielder Liar.
He related an incident that a law
yer named W. N. Hough, the one
that made Taft say that whiskey
was" said Evans, representing A. L..
Dunn, Grabfelder's man, to whom
Evans had given an affidavit that he
had never paid any rebates, was told
by Fielder in Washington that Evans
had turned States evidence and all
he had to do was to see him and he
would tell him to advise Grabfelder
to pay over s50,000 to Fielder, and
that he denounced Fielder as a liar
in his Office in the presence of Dunn
and Hough. Grabfelder's was a
house which had been judged guilty
BY the Ansei commission Of over.
charges and Fielder was trying to col
!ect the money out Of them.
while I honestly regret ever hav-
ing had anything to do with It," said
Evans. referring to the old State dis
penssry and the criticism OF the
same, "yet the liquor houses which
were said to have paid graft under
the old State dispensary are today
selling liquor to the county dlspen-
saries at q higher price than the old
State dispensary paid
The witness offered to assist the
committee any way that he could and
promised to ask Governor Blease for
the ''T. B." letters for the committee
to inspect, the letters to be returned
to Evans by the committee. He said
that II ne had the records Of his Office
while he was on the dispensary board
he could give the committee all the
information desired as to the doings
Of the dispensary while he was on
the board, but that the detectives
employed by the Christensen-Lyon
Investigating committee In 1905 ran
sacked his Office IN his absence and
got possession OF the data.
"You won't ind all the minutes OF
my board, for they were burned, at
least part Of them, IN the Columbie
Hotel by Goodman and G.. H
Charles" he said. He, however
said II the Attorney General would
assist him he would get together such
OF the records as were left and then
use them in his testimony.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
Ei2crlsn's Arm .3mnurated.

D. 3. McKerlev. railroad flag
man. had his right arm crushed early
Tuesday morning while placing
knuckle for coupling cars in the
Yards a. Seneca. The arm was crush
ed 20 a pulp from the wrist to the
elbow. DR.. Edgar A. Hines and DR..
Clay Doyle aTputated the arm. The
unfortunate man is tweaty-four years
old. and has a wife and Two children
at Duluth, Ga.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
Trcstle Washed Away.

A trestle near SpartanbuTg two
hundred feet long was washed away
on the Charleston and Western Car
olina Railway by the high waters Fri
day. Traffic on this road from this
city to Augusta will be tied up until
tomorrow. Other railways suffered
minor washouts, but these were
quickly repaired.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
FOUR DIE IN AVALANCHE.
4 Snowslide Buries Dwellings at Tilt
Cove, Notre Dame Bay.

News reached St. Johns y. F.,
Wednesday Of snow avalanche
which buried the dwellings Of Man
age- Williams of the Tilt Cove Cop
per mine and ". Cunningham, the
customs officer at Tilt Cove, Notre
Dame Bay, and killed four people.
The victims were Mr.. Williams, his
son and two servants. Mrs. VIII
liams and two daughters were Sc
rerely injured. Cunningham and his
family were rescued uninjured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
Irc,ned Orerhoard With Baby,

Leaving their baby alone on the
deck of the transport Warren in
charge OF Japanese nurse one even
nj. Maj. Albert e. TRULY, and his
>.ife. both OF San Francisco, returned
20 the deck to ind the child missing.
The nurse had committed suicide by
humping overheard and had carried
Ia baby with her.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20

He closed his address by rec:ting
Carolina, and at the sentence,
The despot's heel IS on thy shore. :
tie audience rose and cheercd ro-
minutes.
.;adge Jones said report is cir
calctcd that he can not carry his own
county. "Why, YOU will have to get
rour arithmetic 10 get my majority
in Lancaster" he said. Monday night
2n address was delivered TO a large
audience at The Cherokee avenue
school, in which JUGgc Jones pointed
out the fallacy OF the governors
argument G: economy The visit
made many friends Tor Judge Jones
in Cherokee.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
Capital Punishment Upheld.

The legislature of Massachusetts,
br a decisive vote, has defeated a
measure abolishing capital punish
ment. which would have saved the
lives OF three men under sentence OF
death. including the Rev. Clarence
Y. T. Richeson, had it passed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
FLORENCE SLaYERS
Hack Drivers Arrested on Suspicion
Of Their knowledge.

Police and detectives have arrest
ed hack drivers who may on further
investigation prove to know who
murdered Andrew Jackson.
a fight with Two negro boys in the
early part OF the day followed later
by an attack on the boy which was
more serious than was intended led
to the murder and hiding Of the
body.
The hachman is named Mcintosh.
His driver who is supposed to have
done rhe deed, is named George
town.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
He Should Be Locked Up.

A boy named Jessie Byrd, Of Flor
ence. opened the switch on the Coast
Line and came very near causing a
wreck OF the special train carrying
the Spring Maid" company from
Wilmington to Columbia. The boy
is halt-witted.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
THREE CONVICTS ESCAPE
SHOOT AND KILL THREE STATE
PRISON OFFICERS.
The Warden, the Deputy Warden and
the Usher of the Nebraska Peni-
tentiary the Victims.


Three prisoners in the Nebraska
penitentiary, which is located at Ian
caster, three miles south of Lincoln,
on Thursday afternoon assassinated
Warden James Delahunty, Deputy
Warden Charles Wagner, Usher A.
Heilman, and wounded Cell House
Keeper Doody.
The three convicts then made their
escape. The killing was done by
Convicts Morley, Taylor and Dowd.
each sentenced for bank robbery.
The trio shot Deputy Warden Wag-
ner in his Office, just off the chapel
which looks out into the prison yard.
Doody was shot just outside the cell
house of which he was the keeper.
TIE murderers, after blowing off
the lock Of the first steel door which
leads into the public entrance of the
prison, rushed the turnkey at the
point of a revolver, forced him to
unlock another door, took his keys,
and let themselves into the main cor
ridor.
Before the men let then selves out
they had shot Warden Delahunty and
Usher Heilman by firing through the
barred doors, the two men having
rushed out of their Offices into the
main corridor when the first shot
was heard. The warden was shot
once and Heilman twice. AS the trio
rushed past the warden bullet was
fred into his body as he leaned
against a door casing.
AS soon as news Of the uprising
reached the governors Office, the To-
cal company of state militia was sent
by special train to the penitentiary.
Sheriff Hyers and Chief of Police
Hunger also started with posses.
Governor Aldrich directed that Ad-
jutant General Phelps be put in tenn
porary charge of the penitentiary.
It is believed weapons were snug
gled to the convicts by former pris-
oners. A spirit of unrest has been
revailing among the convicts for
more than a month and on February
II a negro convict, Albert Prince,
fatally stabbed Deputy Warden E.
D. Davis during the chapel service.