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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26
Tells of Pay for Each Job

'hto VI ~ ~ ~~sfN' cV1
MeMangal told In detail how much he
was paid for each Job"
when you caused the explosion in the
Llewellyn iron plant in Los Angeles on
December 25. 1910, how much did you
charge for it7'
Il got SOS which included my expenses.
Other witnesses interrupted McMani-
gais examination.
Mrs. Sadie Mcguire testified she was
a neighbor, in Chicago. OF the McManigai
family. she said In November, 1910, the
month after the Los Angeles Times ex-
ploslon, at the request Of Mrs. McMani-
gal she arranged with her uncle Marion
Sharp. Kenoshs, Wis, for McManiga to
go on a hunting trip. When the hunters
returned TO Chicago In January, she said
she went to theatre party, one of the
party being a man who answered James
B. MeNamara's 5 description.
She accompanied Mrs. McManigal and
the latters children to California after
McMangal was taken there and on her
return to Chicago, she said, she placed
the McManiga children in the care of I'D
Nockels. labor union official Later.
she said, she collected from r. II. bouli-
han, financial secretary OF a Chicago Iron
Workers union, s25 a week, 10 be paid TO
Mrs. McManigai, hearing Houihan on
one occasion say to Mrs. McManigal: III
give you s25 while this is going on"
George w. Caldwell. member of a firm
OF contractors, said after explosions on
his work at Columbus, Ind, and Omaha.
Neb., IoclSin visited him at hotel in
construction at Tulsa, Okla.
II told Hoclkin ! had had enough Of
him and Mcnamara at Omaha and
wouldn't unionze the job, said Caldwell
"He replied that they would get even
with me The work later was unionized
Frank X. Painter. the business agent at
Omaha, had told us we would have TO
unionize the job IN Omaha. but we did
not and the work was dynamitcd.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26

Number of estab-
lishments .... s2e 24s 76.l
Capital Invested .ss5.2So go s23,fisl47 1868
Cost of materials
used .......... 81. sss,724 14.oo970o al
Salaries and wages io,7s4o6o 5.s2759o $40
Miscellaneous ex-
penses .. s,062 1888 7,771 ,S39 55.9
Value Of products 5o,i4soss 2tl2s,214 as
Value added by
NJ. an u actnre
(products less
cost Of matorj-
ais .s...~....... ls.il4,3ss ioilsSli SO
Employee. Aver
age No. of sal
aried officials and
clerks ......,..... 2,-fo ,z0l o6.2
Average No. OF
wage earners en-
ployed during the
year .....,..+-.s..f lo,neo ey59 o..4
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26

Prepared for Her Death
She had prepared for her death by PIN
ming across her bosom strip of white
linen which had been stained crimson
at either end and on which she had
printed in large letters Death before dis
honor She had tied around her neck a
copy of the New Testament In which she
had marked passages in John. She held
her handbag in her hand as she jumped
and it was picked up near her body. In
it was another marked Bible and type
written statement of several thousand
words entitled Part of MY Lies His
tory Il will die clean, il I have to
kill myself was written at the head OF
one of the sheets.
A strip of bacon, small paper of pep.
per, an ounce of tea and 1913 in cur
rency also were found in the handbag.
The police assert that Miss Van Deusen
evidently was deranged when she leaped
from the building. The landlady of the
house in which Miss Van Deusen had been
rooming said that the young lady had
been without employment for some time.
Il am trying TO write this without the
itdot tftiOtiOllft DeI lNDtWflitfn statement
began, and though the following state
ments may seem DIANA Tic sso,ti rcasog.
will assure you that they contain only
common sense.
Il have very little money and am not
allowed to hold position: will accent
no money but that ] earn.
IF l do not get help it will be eer-
tainty that l cannot escape falling into
the hands OF the spiritualist white slave
trrfg =. f14rf
struction."
The police do not understand what Miss
Van Deuson meant by 'spiritualist white
slave trade
Letter to Miss Adams
A copy of letter in her handbag ad-
dressed to Miss Jane Adams of Hull
House. read:
Il wonder If this note will ever reach
you? Good people nowadays are pro-
tected by secretaries so that 1t is hard
to get to them. ] shall love you if YOU
are good really or intend to be as you
determine
A letter apparently written by Miss
Adams In reply stated that she was too
busy to see Miss Van Deusen at that time,
but would make a later appointment
with her.
One passage marked in the Testament
referred to was from the fourteenth
chapter of John. Let not your heart be
troubled. Ye believe in God. Believe also
in me. In my fathers house are many
mansions. IL it were not so l would have
told you. ! go to prepare a place for
you
Miss Van Deusea~ It is said wae the
only daughter of DIR. Lydia Van Deuson
of Falls City, Neb. She is said to have
told friends that she worried great
deal over a Hindu cult
The young woman is said to have
hcen harrassed by a haIlucination that
she was pursued by the representa-
tives of this cult
Miss Van Deusen came to Chicago
from Cincinnati June 2e. 1910, While
in the Ohio city she worked as stem.
ographer and lived at the Young Wom-
ans Christian home
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26
NJ 'MAN|GAL TURNED
OVER TO DEFENSE TO
Be CROSS-EXAM|NED
Defendants Claim He and
McNamaras Alone Re-
sponsible for Explosions
GIVES DETAILS OF
PAY FOR EACH JOB
Claims That He Thought Dynamiting
Would Help Union at First and
Then He Was Forced to
Continue by Threats

Indianapolis, Ind. November 25.--fhe
contentious of the defense that the Nc
Namaras and Ortie f. McManigal alone
were responsible for explosions and that
the Iron Workers union executive board
and president. Frank NJ. Ryan, knew moth
ing of any $1,000 expended from the union
funds for destroying non-union property.
were pursued in the cross-examination OF
McNanigal at the dynamite conspiracy
trial today.
Before being turned over by the gov
ernment, McManigal had told stories of
how he and the McNamaras had talked of
blowing up the locks of the Panama canal
and how James b. Mcnamara was TO re-
turn to Los Angeles "and wipe that city
on the map by series of explosions and
how they were prevented from carrying
these plots by their arrest in April, 1911.
He also had related that after his and
james BIS arrest In Detroit and on the
train to Chicago. James b. offered Guy
Biddinger, a detective, $4,000 to allow
them 10 escape, telling Biddinger IF you
don't get 1t, Clarence Darrow will.
Kern Cross Examines McManigal
Senator John w. Kern, for the defense,
eross-examined McManigal,
WAS the pay you received from the
MoNamaras your motive in causing so
many explosions?" asked Senator Kern
No; 1t was not money. Herbert s.
Hoekin when he first started me into
the dynamiting business, terrorized me,
saying II [ didn't do it he would prevent
me from getting work. Then was
prompted by a foolish notion that 1t
was for the good of the Iron Workers
union. My mind was inflamed with the
idea 1t would build up the union
McManignl admitted he had been ar
rested three times, twice for larceny and
once for dlsorderly conduct.
after the Los Angeles Times building
was blown up. when you and James b..
we're hunting in the woods in WISCONSIN.
YOU say he admitted to you that he de-
l1sbcrately killed the 2 pergons,. that 4ae
MS q psiiiter and he kliew he would Kill
some one when he put the bomb in the
Times building and yet you continued to
associate With him."
Yes. | did
MoManigal had said that when J. J.
McNamara, secretary Of the union.
planned wholesale explosion" including
the blowing up of Los Angeles city, he
was afraid the executive board would
cut off his allowance"
Now. you say McNamara, in order
to get more money proposed to steal
Si50000 by killing the treasurer of the Au-
tornoble races at the Speedway In IN
dianapols and yet you still kept company
with these men who planned the muir
der?s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-10
WHITE MURDERER CONVICTED.
Verdict OF Jury As to John w. PEN
darvis, Who Killed Charles q.
Wimberly.

st. George. April 4.--John w. Pen
darvis. charged with the killing of
Charles G.. Wimberly at an egg hunt
picnic at the knight school house
several miles from ST. George March
20. 1910. was yesterday found guilty
of manslaughter and sentenced by
Judge Shipp to serve nine years on
the chaingang of Dorchester county
or in the State penitentiary. The
case Is an interesting one. 1t was
first tried at the October term Of court
In 1910. when Pendarvis was found
guilty Of manslaughter and sentenced
to serve IL years In the penitentiary.
An appeal was taken to the SUI
preme court and a new trial was or
dered.
The case came up last October
when continuance was granted until
the present term. The case began
Tuesday afternoon and many wit
nesses were examined. The plea Of
the defendant was self defense. The
verdict Of the jury was returned af-
ter an hours deliberation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-10
OBJECT TO PAPERS IN YARD.
People Complain of Persons Throwing
Advertising Sheets on Their Prem
iscS.

The attention of The Item has been
called by various parties to the fact
that they are continually troubled
by persons coming around and throw
ing hand bills on their premises.
These parties have complained tha.
they have no remedy except to stop
the distributors whenever they see
them from throwing their papers in
their yards. but this is an ineffective
| method.
There is a law against the throw
ing Of hand bills and circulars on the
street and on private premises and
those persons who do distribute their
advertising matter in this way are
liable to arrest and fine, should the
property owner choose to prosecute
However there are very few propertv
owners who do care to have the par
ties prosecuted, but who do suffer
considerable annoyance from the
hand bin distributors.
The last persons mentioning the
| matter simply asked that the Item
call attention to the fact that there
is an ordinance against the indiscrim-
mate throwing Of advertising circulars
on the streets and on private property
and the police We're requested through
the Item to see that this ordinance is
enforced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-10
COTTON MARKET ACTIVE.
SHARP ADVANCE BROUGHT OIvr
NEW HIGH RECORD.
Go ed Firm at Net Gain-Last Prices
Were From 10 to 26 Points Higher
for the Day.

New York April 4.-The cotton
market was active today and there
was a sharp advance in prices which
made new high records for the
movement, with December contracts
selling above IL cents on urgent COW
ering and fresh buying inspired by
apprehensions Of serious floods in the
central belt. The close was firm at
an advance of from Is to 26 points.
The marekt opened steady at an ad-
vance Of to 4 points in sympathy
with steady Liverpool cables There
was enough selling to cause some ir-
regularity right after the call, parti-
cularly as the weather map was IA
vorable but the flood situation in the
Mississippi valley, private estimates
OF 20 per cent. reduction in acre
for increasingly cloudy or unsettled
conditions soon inspired active cover
ing. The advance was checked
around 1880 for July or about 16 to
II points above the closing figures of
yesterday by realizing, but shorts evil
IDENTIFY continued very nervous. and
following reports from New Orleans,
that levees had broke below Memphis.
prices firmed up again.
Trading was particularly active in
the last hour, when the advance un-
covered stop orders and the highest
point was reached on the late trading
when July solo at 1888 and December
at HOP. Thse close was only a point
or two off from the best under rea-
lizing. While trading was very active
fresh business was undoubtedly re-
stricted by the holidays as all the
contract markets will be closed from
today until Monday morning and
Liverpoole will remain closed until
Tuesday, and the buying was suppos-
ed to be chiefly in the way Of cover
ing. Reports OF a continued firm
spot situation in the South and ru-
mors that the British coal mines
might resume operations after the
holidays probably added to the
strength of the market. The talk
around the ring, however, attributed
the advance chiefly a. a scare of
shorts over the reports Of serious
floods in the South. Memphis was a
large buyer here during the day and
It was reported that large Wall street
ard uptown short were covering
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-10
nOMJNICK TAkf f.S WIINlSS
STAND.
Tells of Work Done by Blease Dis.
pcnsary Commission.

Columbia. April AIR. F. II.
Dominick, Of Newberry, former law
partner Of Governor Blease and a
member Of the Blease winding up
commission, was the prin cipal witness
before the committee investigating
into the acts and doings Of everyone
connected with the late State dispen-
sary today. Mr.. Dominick detailed
at length the work which the Blease
commission did during its tenure Of
Office and went into many matters
minutely. He was questioned by
Chairman Carlisle and almost every
member of the committee and was on
the stand almost three hours. The
only other witness was Mr.. Thos f..
Brantley, Of Orangeburg, likewise a
member Of the Blease commission.
and he corroborated the testimony of
Mr.. Dominick. This completes the
examination Of the Bleasa commission
with the exception of Mr. F.. Nj.
Thompson, the secretary. who is in a
hospital in the North under treatment.
He is expected to return next week,
and will be examined at another
meeting
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-10

". Ii. Dial Announces Candidacy for
United States Senate.

Laurens, April An. b. Dial of
Laurens today announced his candi-
dacy for the United States senate and
will at once enter upon an active and
aggressive campaign for the nomina-
tion in the primary this summer. Mr..
Dial has had the matter under consid-
Grafton for sevearl weeks and has
definitely decided to enter the race.
MIR. Dial Is a lawyer. speaker and
debator OF ability and man Of strik-
ing personality. He has been mayor
Of the city OF Laurens. and in many
other ways he has been honored po-
liticaily by the people of the county
and State. having been a delegate
to the national Democratic conven-
tion when Cleveland was nominated
the last time. AS business man and
enterprising promoter of the material
county, ne is recognized as one Of
the leaders of the State.
Mr.. Dial will announce his platform
in a formal card to the public within
the next few days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-10
assessors Raise Values.

During the past week the board OF
assessors for Sumter County have
met several times in the auditors of
nee and gone over the returns made
out by the auditor from those filed by
property owners. In a number of
cases property has been entered on
the books which was not returned
and in some cases the return az which
personal property was made was in
creased. Several automobile owners,
who had not made return of their
cars, were among those who received
the attention of the board
Most of the files made out for the
various townships have been sent out
To the boards Of assessors in those
townships To which they belong and
have been gone over and returned
To the auditor, who will make up his
tax book for 1912 from these re.
| turned sheets.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-10
Mr.. v. NJ. Moses Goes To- London.

Mr.. and Mrs. Vivian NJ. Moses sail
from New Y ~ for London Saturday
18th. Mr.. Moses goes to become as
slstant to Portion Maxwell, manager
of Nash's Magazine. Mr.. Maxwell is
himself an American. and the maga-
zine Is owned by American interests.
For some time Mr.. Moses has
heen assistant editor of Good House
keeping.
MIR. Moses Is a Sumter man: he
graduated from Carolina in 1899,
and I'm law 1901. He went to New
York In January 1901. and has been
In newspaper or magazine work ever
since.
His mother. Mrs. Altamont Moses
left Thursday afternoon to pa,
him a short visit before he sails
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-10
THE MISSISSIPPI Flooo.
LEvEEs MAY GO DOWN, IL WA
TER CONTINUES TO RISE.
Thousands arc Homeless; Driven From
Their Houses by Rapid Inroads OF
Muddy Torrents. situation lis
Grave.

With a mighty volume OF water
moving southwark at rapid rate
the man-raised banks CT the Missis-
sippi river are subjected to a heavy
strain. So far they have held their
own The crest OF the rise IL not yet
In sight. but the speed Of the Good
must bring the highest point befors
long. Fully 1000 people are home
less. having been driven from their
houses by the encroachment of the
waters on the inhabited portion Of
the banks Of the great river. 1t is
predicted that the water at Memphis
will reach as feet. ten feet above the
flood stage.
IL the water rises much higher. It
In predicted. the levees must give way
under the terrible strain to which
they have been subjected during the
past few days.
At Hickman. KY. there are $500
refugees. including the 1000 made
homeless when the factory district
was submerged. Their distress was
partially relieved when food and tents
were portioned out yesterday.
At Columbus. KY. 500 to 1,2oo peo-
pie have been driven from homes and
are encamped on hills overlooking
the town.
AZ New Madrid. NO.. 500 are home
less. The business and residence sec
tions are flooded with three to five
feet cf water.
In the Dorena. Mo-. community 900
to 1000. driven from their homes.
have been rescued by Hickerman. KY.
residents. Many head Of live stock
have been lost.
In Memphis. Tenn. 1900 people
have f,ed their homes in the low part
of north section. The gas plant out
OF commission. The authorities are
warning residents Of the district to
boil water before using.
At Craig's Landing. Mo-. IL en-
ployes OF the Mengei Box company of
Hickman. KY. are endangered by re-
manning In camp when 80. others
were rescued.
Hundreds OF steamboat landings be-
tween Hickman. KY. and Arkansas
shtv are submerged.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-10
CHARLES Ii. AYCOCK DROPS
DEAD.
Stricken While Speaking I'm Blrming-
ham, Alabama.

Birmingham, Ala. April 4.--For-
mer Gov. Charles b. Aycock of North
Carolina dropped dead at the Jeffer-
son theatre tonight while addressing
the Alabama Educational association.
Mr.. Aycock was speaking on "Univer-
sal Education, It's Necessity and
Benefit" He was about one-fourth
through his address when he sud
denly staggered back a step and fell
to the floor so suddenly that those on
the stage were unable to reach him
in time to support him.
Water was hastily thrown in his
face and he was taken to the wings
Of the theatre. but expired at once.
Death was pronounced to be the re-
suit of heart failure.
Gov. Aycock followed Gov. O'Neal
of Alabama. who had just delivered
an address to the association on
Some Educational Problems" Gov.
O'Neal and other men prominent in
educational circles in the South were
seated on the stage during Gov. Ay-
cocks address
The remains Of the deceased were
taken 20 local undertaking estab-
lishment. where they VIII be held
Until advice can De received from
North Carolina as to their disposition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-10

Since the resignation OF Mrs. Jones
as city nurse there has been no city
nurse, the position being filed 10y
the local nurses until Il selection Of
a nurse is made 10y the committee
who have number Of applications
from which To select In tho mean
time applications which would ordl-
harlly go to the city nurse should be
sent I'm To Mrs. r.. s. Hood. the chair
man Of the COMMITTEES.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-10
Scott, and G.. III. Wilson.

Scott, and G.. III. Wilson.
Committee on Industrial Excur-
sions: Has charge of city Industrial
and advertising excursions. 1t is
planned to take one of these trips
each year; Barlow Walsh, chair
man; G. l.. Cuttino, NJ. b. Randle. L.
l. Parrott, G. III. Wilson, III. G.. Par
rott, Julius Wescoat, John Clack,
John Mcknight +. S. Booth, w. b.
Upsbur.
Committee on Education: Has
charge Of the improvement and en-
couragement OF all educational mat
ters for both city and county; S. II.
Edmunds chairman; RI. III. Covington,
David Klein, j. III. Haynsworth. e. +.
Miller, G.. L. Warren, II. G. Hayns-
worth, r. O. Purdy and w. Nj. Scott.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-10

IL seems that Sumter is spreading
It's business section. something that
has been badly needed for slime time.
Preparations are now under way for
the erection of four two-story brick
stores on the lot just north Of the
Hotel Sumter. Two of them will he
built by Mr.. j. X. Crosswcll and two
by the Sumter Real Estate Holding
Company.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-10
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. NOTES
appointments OF Committees i'm De-
partmcnt of Publicity and Educa-
ton.

Department of Education, G.. A.
Lennon, Director
Committee on Advertising. This
committee has charge of all ad-
vertising matter published by the
Chamber of Commerce, securing
of statistics concerning the city and
county and any advertising that may
be undertaken in outside publications:
n. G. Osteen, chairman, j. r. Sum-
ter. Claude Hurst. George w. Hutch
ison, w. T. Rowland, E. 1. Reardon.
j. II. Winburn, d. r. McCallum. Jr..
and j. +. Glenn.
Committee on Press: This commit
tee has charge Of general press work
for the city and county. 1t will see
that Sumter secures proper space
in the local and State press and that
news items relative to Sumter's growth
and industrial and agricultural WEI
fare are published not only in these
papers but in the national trade
journals; il. \ Moses, Chairman. u.
a