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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
What of McManigaI?

What will be done with Ortie Me Manigal, chief government witness in the dynamite trials?" was the question put tonight to District Attorney John D. Fredericks, who prosecuted the Me- Namaras.
 That will be a story for another day. said Fredericlzs. "McManigal will be here soon, but | cannot discuss him now. l will say, though, that without hls testimony and assistance, there would have been no case here last year nor at Indianapolis"
 McManigal confessed having blown mp the Llewellen Iron Works on Christ mas day 18l0. He is also under a fed eral indictment which charges him and the imprisoned McNamara brothers. Olaf A. Tveitmoe, l.. A. Clancy and j. F. Munsey with having consplred H. legally to transport dynamite into Cali fornia. But the general belief is that when the state authorities here "loaned' McManigal to the federal prosecutor in Indianapolis, it was un- derstood that nothing would happen to him when ho was returned.
 Pending the outcome of the Indian apolis trial the case against the labor leaders in the local federal court has been deferred from term to term. It is scheduled to come up again on Jan uary 13.
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hands with several thousand people. He stood the ordeal well.
 Mrs Wilson was given a reception by the Daughters Of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the Confederacy.
 Tonight the governor attended I ban quet in his honor given by the muni- eipality.
 He will leave at ll:o5 tomorrow for Princeton.
 The schedule calls for one-hour stop at Washington at 3:90 tomorrow att- ernoon. but the Presdent-elect Will re- main in his car.
 President-elect Wilson during a speech at birthday dinner in his honor here tonight predicted the carly indepen- dence of the Philippine islands. He made casual reference to the frontiers of the country when he said, parenthetically:
 "The Philippine islands are at pres ent our frontier but I hope We pres entlv are to deprive ourselves of that frontier
 The remark was greeted with ti'emen- dous applause and the governor turned his speech back to historical lines.
 While en route to Staunton yester- day, Governor Wilson had 9 long talk with Representative William A. Jones of Virginia, who is pushing in Congress bill f'r ultimate Independence for tho islands
 Mir. Wilson's announcement tonight was his first definite expression that he favored the carrying out an early date of tho pledge in the democratic plat form promising Philippine independence.
 Business Need Not Fear
 Referring to possible changes in leg islativc policy tho governor said there was no reason for legitimately con ducted business to fear anything from him. He added with smile; "i haven't got my gun out for anybody. Somebody might accidentally get in the way of the gun. Tho level of the gun is established and the range is well known. l shall feel that l am not re- sponsib1e for accidents
 There were certain gentlemen, dare say one of them is present tonight. who have frankly told me that there was a time when they We're afraid of me- because they thought I had some screw lose or I was rather wild. Vir- ginia herself in the convention showed no great enthusiasm for my nomina- 1 ton. But these gentlemen now say to l me that in view of things | have said since l was nominated--w which arc cX- | actly the same things I said before | was nominated--they arc no longer afraid of mo. By which I draw the simple conclusion they did not read the | things that l said before l was nomi- mated and that after I was nominated ! 1t became worth their while really to | find out what I did actually say. ] have | been uttering. so far as l know, noth- ing but the original doctrines of lib- erty as understood in America and those doctrines have nowhere been better un- derstood or better illustrated than in | this ancient commonwealth of Nlr- ginia,"
 | During the banquet a big birthday cake with 56 lighted candles on it was set before the President -elect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
William J. Burns

St. Louis. December 2S.--William J
 Burns. the detective who was responsi- ble for the arrest of many of the de. fendants in the dynamite conspiracy case. who were found guilty at India. napolis today. said the verdict would have a splendid effect as demonstrat- ing that no man can be above the law"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Gompers Silent

New York. December 2S.-Samuei Gompers. president of the American Federation of Labor today had no com ment to make on the issue of the dyna- spiracy cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Jury Believed McManigal

New Castle, Ind, December 2S.-- Frank Dare, the farmer who was fore man of the jury which convicted the 3s defendants in the dynamite con spiracy trial, arrived here tonight.
 Speaking for the jury. I wish to say that we gave careful consideration to all of the testimony and arrived at our verdict after due deliberation,' said Mir. Dare.
 Strange to say from the start ft was agreed that Buckley and Seiffert were innocent. They were promptly acquit- ted and then we took up the other de- fendants one by one. Every name was gone over and every man was dis cussed. From the start 1t was the unanimous opinion of my fellow jurors and myself that Ortie F. McManigal had told the truth. We regarded his testimony as unshaken by cross-exami- ntion and thought of him as a self-con- fessed criminal who was exposing his associates in order to provide a light sentence for himself.
 "In our minds there was no doubt as to the guilt of Ryan and other mem bers of the executive board of the union. When we filed out to return our verdict I looked with sorrow on the faces of the women whose husbands. sons, brothers and fathers were about to be sentenced to federal cell"
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who prosecuted the McNamaras. said:
 The reign of dynamite is over The result of tho verdic, at Indianapolis will be far reaching and of never end ing effect. Dynamite as a weapon of industrial warfare has been knocked out of tho hand of the bomb throyver
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Morrin Reelected

St. Louis. December 22.-Paul J. Mor- rin, one of the two St. Louis leaders of the strG Gcturai iron workers convicted in Indiapll lolis. fin connection with the dynamite conspiracy case was tonight reelected business agent of local No. 13. The members of the union declared their belief in the innocence of both Morrin and John H Barry, the other St. Louis man conyictcS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Religious Services Only

Momphis,l December 2S.-No business sessions of the Jewish Chautauqua so- eiety in convention here, were held today. Religious services were conducted by Rabbis Rory of Vicksburg, Miss, Sam field of Memphis and Witt of Little Rock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

Farrell. William J. Mccain, James Coon ey. Richard J. Houlihan, IWilliom Shupe, James Coughlin, Frank J, Higgins, James E. Ray, Charles Wachneister, Frank J. Murphy, Hiram Kline, guilty as charged in the indictment. and the defendants Daniel Buckley. Herman c. Seiffert not guilty as charged in tho indictment.
 FRANK DARE, Foreman The Court. "Is this your verdict, MT. Foreman?
 Foreman Frank Dare: Tt is
 The Court; 50 say you all gentlemen of the jury?''
 The Jurors: "Yes. your honor"
 Mr Mlller May 1t please the court, as the clerk read the verdict he read the name Charles H. Beum. I would like to ask whether 1t is Charles II. or Charles N. Beum? I would llko to ask if it is Charles II. Beum in the yer dict"
 The Clerk "It is Charles N. Beum.' The Court Have you checked them over?"
 Mr. Miller: T have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

Boston. December 2S.-'If ever should have occasion to write about the Spanish war, I should have to write very harshly of the high officers of the arny and navy" declared former President Roose- velt today. before the Military Historical society of Massachusetts. .'The defects of the army men were more obvious than those of the naval officers. The fault, however, was not. thers.'' he added, '.it vas the fault of the system which for 30 years had resulted in no adequate preparation for wars. The brigade com manders in our army in Cuba had never seen brigade in service since the civil war and then they were captains and lieutenants."
 Co.onei Roosevelt said the non-commis- stoned officers and junior officers of the line who served in Cuba were "excel- lent"
 Some bureau chiefs in tic war depart ment before the war occurred were de- scribed by Colonel Roosevelt as high minded, estimable gentlemen but utterly unable to understand the conditions of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Roosevelt Criticises Army and
 Navy Officers In Spanish War

modern warfare" One complained 10 him. he declared, that 'his department was running all right until the war came along Another. he said told him to use the black powder, because the smoke will hide our men.
 There is but one way to maintain peace" continued the colonel. and that is by keeping our army and navy in such a- state of preparation that there will be no temptation on the part of someone else to go to war with us."
 The principle of arbitration was being carried too far, he thought, and was causing too little attention to be paid to needed preparations for war.
 If you teach n soldier that he can arbitrate a slap in the face. he won t fight" said the colonel ,aAnd, likewise, if you teach nation 10 arbitrate u mat ter of vital interest to it, 1t won't light.
 "I doubt if in this country there is a more genuine advocate of peace than I am. If there is war I will go to 1t and my sons will go, so I have, perhaps as mueh>at stake as ayone, But L know my colhatrymen: they will go to war at the iropfof the hat if their national honor is jeopardized in any manner"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
3S DEFENDANTS IN DYNAMITE CASES
 ARE FOUND GUILTY
( Continued from Page onc.)

stigate the plots and employing Ortie D. McManigal to carry them out. while aft erwards ''betraying his fellow conspira- tors" to promote hls own interests, stands among the most prominent of those con- victed. He figured almost daily in the testimony
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
SEEK FAST BOXERS
CurIey After Ryan, Corbett and Attell
as Trainers.

Chicago, Jan. 4.-The date of the
Jack Johnson-Jim Flynn fight sched-
uled to take place some time before
July will be announced within the
next ten days. This statement was
made by Jack Curley, FIynns mana
ger. here today
Whether the fight will be held at
Windward or Metropolis, Nevada, will
be made public at the same time. The
Salt Lake promoters who are to
finance the fight are expected to de-
eide on the town when they arrive here
to confer with Johnson and Curley
early next week.
In an effort to develop Flynn along
scientific lines, Curley is trying to en-
gage James T.. Corbett, Tommy Ryan
and Abe Attell to train the Pueblo
fireman.
Flynn never has been noted for
cleverness, but has depended mainly
on his strength to carry him to vic
tory. Ryan has assured Curley he
will accept the proposition rendered
him but Corbett and AttelI have not
been heard FROM
johnson will do his preliminary
work for the battle here He now is
in GOOD condition and says if necessary
he could enter the ring on a few
weeks notice. For the present, how
ever, he intends to do only a little
boxing and a great deal of motoring
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
RAISE WOODMEN RATES
This VIII BE Considered at Convention
in Chicago.

A convention of eight hundred dele
gates of the Modern WOOdmen OF
America will be held in Chicago jan
uary % to decide about raising the IN
surance rates of that order. To put
the society on a basis under which it
can meet its maturing obligations, its
present rates must be doubled at least,
and many within the society assert
that the rates will have to be trebled.
The Importance of this movement
ana the widespread effect of it may be
imagined when it is known that this
society has a larger membership than
any other fraternal organization in the
world 1t has Il million members in
America. 1t has 10000 members in
Kansas, 100000 in Missouri, $4,000 in
Oklahoma, 10000. in Colorado.
The Modern Woodmen of America is
facing this prospect: A large part of
its membership is sure to die within
the next few years and as the years
so by the death rate is bound to in
crease. The society has no surplus or
accumulated fund to meet this semerg-
ency. All death claims have to be
paid out of the regular insurance rate
plus the assessments that are made
from time to time to cover the emery
ency.
The officers of the Modern Wood
men assert that they do not have to
raise their rates to the amount of the
old line companies because it does not
cost them as much to get insurance
ssAnG 1faIeTDdI feature OF the SYSTEM,
they say, attracts members without the
heavy cost of agents commissions and
expenses. But the old line companies
assert that the fraternal orders will
have to charge a higher rate even than
they because the fraternal orders have
no accommodations of money such as
they have which are invested and pill
ing up surplus funds with which to
m et obligations.
In the last few years eight hundred
United states have gone to the wall be-
cause their rates were too low and they
had no reserve fund. A great many
fraternal insurance societies failed, too
In every township in this country are
men who hold worthless certificates of
those companies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
FIRE IN A TOY HUNT
Woman's BABY Found to Be Dog
Policeman Overcome.

Chicago, Jan. 4-Hunting for nlislaid
Christmas toys, Arthur Mendez. jr-. car
ried lighted candle into a clothes closet
in his home on the South Side. The re-
suit is that five families were rendered
homeless, several thrilling rescues mace,
and a policeman partially overcome by
plOit
The boys mother discovered the fire
and got Arthur and five other children
out doors and then fled herself, carrying
2-months-old baby. Tenants in four
other apartments made their escape with
difficulty.
A woman who was being assisted out
by firemen called out that her baby wzs
on the third floor. A policeman rushed
into the smoke filled building and IN the
apartment found a Pet dog and rescued
it. This proved to be the baby but
the rescuer fell TO the sidewalk from the
effects OF smoke as he left the building
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
COLDS AND GRIPPE co.
How to Cure Bad Cold and End
Grippe Misery I'm Few Hours.

Nothing else that you can take viii
break your cold or end grippe 80
promptly as a dose OF Paps's Cold
Compound every two hours until three
consecutive doses are taken.
The most miserable neuralgia pains.
headache, dizziness. head and nose
stuffed up. feverishness, sneezing, run
ming of the nose, sore throat. mucous
catarrhal discharges. soreness, stifr-
ness. rheumatism pains and other dis
tress begin to leave after the very first
dose.
Pape's Cold Compound is the result
of three years research at "a cost or
more than fifty thousand dollars. and
contains no quinine, which we have
conclusively demonstrated is not ef-
fective in the treatment of colds or
grippe.
Take this harmless Compound az
directed, with the knowledge that
there is no other medicine made any
where else in the world. which VIII
cure your cold or end Grippe misery
as promptly and without any other
assistance or bad after-eesects as a
IS cent package OF Pape's Cold Com
pound, which any druggist in the
world can supply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
MANY GIRLS GONE
In New York 1000 Disappear in Single
Year.

New York, Jan. 4.-During the year
1911 the New York police were called
to the aid of families from which
some member had disappeared exactly
$500 times and during this same time
approximately 1000 women, most Of
them young girls, ranging in age from
IA to 20 years, have utterly disappear
ed. Nor does this number cover all
the young women who drop out of
the world of their own acquaintances
suddenly. The police say that not
more than half the actual disappear
ances are formally reported.
During 1911 says a police official,
commenting on the figures, I'VE have
been confronted with hundreds Of
cases similar in every degree to that
of Dorothy Arnold. Many other cases
are just as battling as hers. The young
girls left absolutely no trace behind.
They made no preparations for de-
parture, and few have since been
heard from. We maintain a bureau Of
persons especially to carry on
this work of search
ssOur Investigations show that there
are four reasons which cover most Of
the disappearance: First. severe
home restraint; second, extreme pow
erty; third, theatrical aspirations;
fourth, Iured away"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
MADE $1OO, 1000
Immense Returns From the Slaughter
of Seals in Forty Years.

Washington, Jan. 4.-During an inves-
LEGATION before the house committee on
foreign affairs the remarkable statement
was made that in forty years the Com
mercial Company of America has made
more than $100,000.O00 from fur seals taken
from the North Pacific and Arctic
oceans. In that period the United States
government has been paid only $4,000, 900.
The herd has been reduced from 4O0O, 900
to less than 10000.
The great value of the furs was proved
by the fact that the government received
last year for the few seals it killed more
than $4,000.
The committee is considering the Sulzer
bill, carrying into effect a treaty for the
protection of fur seals entered into by the
United States, Great Britain. Russia and
Japan. Objection to the bill the ground
that it gives too much power to the presi-
dent is made by Representatives Garner
of Texas and Foster of Vermont.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
He PLAYED RIP. !"
Josiah Jordan Tells Of Exper-
fence as Actor.
Leaves Stock Company and Sees
5eseph Jefferson.
SOME EARLY ACTOhS
On Local Stages Now Successful
in Other Business.
Dead Actor Played Rip Van
Wrinkle in Barn.

7era5ab Jordan. 1908 Van Buren, slree'
not only saw the elder Jefferson a. ~
Van Wrinkle number OF times Oul'
elone with his other experiences as "n
actor played in that piece III the Diue
ersss region of Kentucky when only d
hoy. I'D,
eo1-ey.ni7ey his early experiences in the
t-ical world and in Topeka, he
br;os-s ont theatrical chapters IN the
lies Of several well known Topehsllls
and tells of his and their WORK Oh III
stage here in early days .,.,, o.
Back in 70 l was afflicted WIN d
stage stricken attack. which re- sl u 'e lf
in NV engaeement with q COMPANY
transformers, down in the piues 80 80
,.erion Of Kentucky. The J. G. StutIz
Dramatic company attempted 70 pig
,7,Ioa almost everything in the leSlu-
7natta--olIr slogan was Vita SINE Is
lectationa Mors Est the inner ll.cs a.
ing of which 1 took to be w e heeu 'ii0
money. 1T. r,o,.,i,
Ton Nights in d Bar Room, RlchdIu
III Fanchon. and Rip Van Wlhhle-
0fher Dlavs were inflicted on the III
offensive natives of that beautiluI le
Gion. but the tragedy was 50 coii -,
ana comedy so tragical that the aLoLe-
said natives failed to respond az the
boxofffce and the climax Of our woes
vas reached at Frankfort after a week
of rainy weather
Their Engagements Cancelled
One dark and dismal night, the WI
ter and two members OF kentuckS
Favorite company departed IN d qule'
unostentatious manner, along the Lex
ington pike towards Cincinnati ana
Gods country. Walking was mighty
good. for wet weather. and by judi
cious use of sidedoor Pullmans, we Jared
not so badly. arriving at the city, hun
CRY and footsore. where a free luneh
route was laid out and lndustrlousiy
pursued for day or two.
With Bob johnson, an alleged low
comedian. the writer made his way to
Indianapolis. Jefferson was playing
Rim at English's opera house, L think
it was in September, and we were ac-
corded the courtesles SHOWN TO the
.profesh' by the man at the door.
Tt was my first view of frst-ciass
production by a real company OF play
ers. When Mr.. Jefferson rendered his
famous closing scene in Act II, and
was driven out into the storm by
Gretchen, his irate spouse. the audi
ence sat spellbound until the curtain
fell. and then they simply went wild.
] think he was compelled to respond
to five or six curtain calls.
4 saw Mr.. Jefferson in Rip many
times after that. and never failed to
derive the greatest pleasure from it,
as he never read his lines in the same
way twice. and often interpolated some
whimsical business much to the con-
sternation of some new actor.
Organizes Amateur Company
In November, 1880 I was living in
North Topeka, where organized com
pany of amateurs, among whom were
Miss Llopie Curtis and her brother.
now Senator Charles Curtis, Judge n
B. Arnold and his wife, Tom Fairchild
for some time a well known editor and
Democratic politician. at HoIton. Geo.
5. Irwin, editor of the North Topeka
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cry, and drop were of the crudest sort.
but things went fairly We'll One two
ludicrous situations. were created by
the clumsy mechanical arrangement or
the wings, and Mr.. Jefferson kept up a
running fire of small jokes which the
players understood, but which would not
be noticed by any one not familiar with
the lines.
Plays Again in Grand.
The Grand opera house in Topeka.
after complete remodelIing and re-
furnishing, was opened September 8, 1885,.
by Mr.. Jefferson in Kip My wife and l
attended this and we saw the greatest
living American comedian for the last
time. Mr.. George Lynch. that prince OF
stage managers, was still with him. but
none of the others, who played in his old
company IN the barn., appeared.
MIR. Thomas Jefferson was acting man
ager in the tour of 1856. but L do not think
he had an acting part
Some years ago I gave series of dra-
matte readings and recitations. the most
successful of which was a sketch I pre-
pared from memory consisting Of scenes
from Rip as / had learned them from
the lips of one whose memory will Inger
in my mind as long as l live
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04

to be understood finally in just that
way.
Whether the world powers Will sit
peaceably by and watch this gradual
absorption of smaller European and
Asiatic countries remains question to
be determined within the next five
years.
1t is very evident that if they do not
intend to sit peaceably by Russia will
be forced into a fight in which she is
little prepared to successfully con-
tend. One concerted effort on the part
of the world powers could undoubtedly
stop forever the greed of Russia and
the barbaric methods employed by her
in whipping into subjugation the
smaller powers.