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New-York tribune., 1912-04-29
N.iohbors Fear to Leave Homes.

For more than half an hour persons III
tho neighborhood. including Larkins
mother. feared to leave their houses.
They could see the two bodies appar-
emily without life. but they were un-
willing to take any chances with guns,
o,,en in the hands OF desperately
wounded men
Eventually Mounted Policeman Geiger
hoard of the duel and went to the scene.
He found the bodies and rushed them 10
81 Agnes's Hospital where Larkns died
,vitbin half an hour after being placed on
,bo onerating table. lie never regained
consciousness. Roddy has not become
conscious. and at late hoUr tonight il
was declared by the physicians that he
could rot live
The police are attempting to ascertain
the names of the seconds, who fed at
the opcning Of the battle They ais >
wish TO know the name OF tho girl, but
so far their efforts have been without
success. Both young men We're popular.
and were seen in the company of numcr
ous young women. lust which one it
was they fought over probably will not
bo known until the police locate the sec
onds
Charles NJ. Trimmer. who witnessed
the shooting, said that he had met both
Larkin and Roddy in a saloon last nigof
IT was while they were returning home.
he said, that the fist fight cns,ied
New-York tribune., 1912-04-29
MOTHER SEES SON SLAIN
IN DUEL OVER A WOMAN
Antagonist of Fallen Sultor Dy-
ing from Wounds inflicted in
Fight with Shotguns.
NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKS ON
Seconds Flee Philadelphia Alley
at First Fire, Leaving In
jured Man to Kill
Opponent.
NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKS ON
nv ToIeeraph 10 Tho Trlbunc-

Philadelphia. April 2S.-John Larkins'
twenty-one years old. is dead and Frank
Koddy, thirty years old, is dying, as the
result of duel fought with shotguns by
the men this morning at Martins VII
LACE, a suburb. following an argumen'
over young woman. Larkins's mother
witnessed the encounter.
The men met this morning at MartlnS
Village and had words over the woman
with whom both are said to have peeh
infatuated. Words led TO fist tlght
which turned out indecisiyely. the two
being about evenly matched. Larkins
suggested that they settle the AFFAIR by
a duel and Roddy agreed.
Both men were ardent hunters Lar
kjns went to his home in Martins VII
Iage and procured his shotgun RoddS
went to the home of his parents in West
Jones Lane and got his shotgun. lhey
agreed 10 meet later in a back alley at
Martins Village. in the extreme southern
section of the city
New-York tribune., 1912-04-29
! BICYCLE KILLS MERCHANT
Age Prevents Injured Man from
Rallying from the Shock.

Sigmund Cohen, a retired merchant,
seventy-three years old, was run down
at Fifth avenue and 6lst street yester-
day afternoon by a boy on bicycle,
and so badly injured that he died in the
Presbyterian Hospital.
The boy, Charles Matthews, fifteen
wears old, Of No. 434 West Goth street,
was going north on the avenue when the
old man tried to cross from east to west.
Cohen was thrown heavily To the ground,
his head being cut. His age prevented
him from rallyng from the shock the
surgeons explained.
Patroman Arthur Dallas ran to the
side OF the injured man and helped him
10 the pavement Matthews was pitched
from his bicycle. and for a minute or
two was daZed. AS soon as he could.
however, he ran to Cohen and tried to
help him
New-York tribune., 1912-04-29
Measured OF Fifty PAGES.

Accomranied 10y friend each re-
turned 20 the meeting place selected
Roth were known to bc crack shots ana
su,posedlv were friends. Residents OF
tho section looking out Of their rear
windows saw two men measuring or
anparcntlv about hfty PAGES. Again
,bev. gay the two men take their stahd
At either end Of the imaginary line
'rhc latter two were armed with sho'-
a,ns and they Immediately began firing.
1.bey awaited no word from any person.
Al the first shot the two men VINO ap-
rarently had been brought along as Sec
onds disappeared.
At the first vollcy Larklns felt Inc
entire load of buckshot with when the
cun had been loaded tore deep hole IN
bis abdomen. He crawled 10 his knees.
md gteadying himself with one hand
,Iaccd his shotgun across convenient
Lov He then took careful aim at
Roddy.
The buckshJt went true to the marx
poddv who had escaped the first fire,
thrcv his hands into the air. whrled
oro,nd and fell To the ground. The load
,.lmost tore his Jaw away and some OF
The stray shot just missed Tho jugular
\ Elm.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-29
DEATH REVEALED MARRIAGE
Man Kept Wedding Secret Eight
Years to Inherit Fortune.
,n., ro,agraph TO The Tribune. ]

phi,adelphia, April 2S.-With the death
Lost night in the Jefferson Hospital OF
charles f. Hill, a stove and heater
dealer. It became known that he had
been married eight years, notwithstand-
inc that by the terms of his father 8
will through which he inherited S2oo,-
600 he had been forbidden to remarry.
His only alternative was to lose the
money. Mr.. Hill was fifty-one years
old.
man knew nothing OF his marriage until
last night. when they went TO the hos
njtal to claim the body. There they
FOUND a woman they knew as Miss
Simons, who lived at No. 421 Pine street.
inst one block from the Hills She pro-
duced proofs of the marriage. Follow
ing the ceremony Mr.. Hill returned to
his home and she returned to live with
her mother.
Friends of both families are now Won
dering what will become Of the 10000.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-29
MAIL BILLS FOR $4,000 ooo

The greater part of l39,0oO tax bills win
he mailed to-day by the receiver Of taxes
In Queens Borough to the owners OF prom
erty In that borough. These bills are for
the taxes which win become due and pay
able Wednesday. The property owners In
Queens will have to pay about sl2 900 900
this year as their share of the running
expenses Of the city.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-29
DYNAMITE Used to Blow Down
Wall of Refuge in Which
Two Men Kept Hundreds
of Troops and Police
at Bay.
CHIEFS AID ALSO KILLED
cantive Taken Alive Fights to the Last
and Tries to Swallow Poison
Infuriated Crowd Tries to
Lynch Man Few Mo
ments Before His
Death.

Paris April 2S.-Bonnot. the leader OF
the organized gang Of automobile ban
dts which has been terrorizing Paris
and the surrounding district for months
mast and Dubois, a notorious anarchist,
uera shot to death to-day In perhaps the
most thrilling encounter in the annals of
French crime.
4 garage at Choisy -le-Roi, less than
seven miles south Of Paris, in which tho
bandits ha 4 taken refuge, was blown ny
hv dynamite. after these two men had
kent at bav for hours a large part of the
no,ice force of Paris. a contingent of gen
darmes. two companies of republican
guards and a company Of engineers.
Ten thousand spectators viewed the bat
lie from points Of vantage.
To-dsv'S engagement cqualled in dra-
matte circumstances the encounter IN
January. 1911. which has gone down in
history as The Battle of London. when
desperadoes suspected of being the mur =
derers o. police in Houndsditch were
trapped in a house i'm the Whitechape.
district and went down 10 their death
battling against hundreds Of London po-
lice ana soldiers.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-29

the United States Bud touch take on board any refugees hen
ar
New-York tribune., 1912-04-29
Mr.. Perkins's letter is as follows.
Hon william b. Mckinley. NnIi, a,TecIor 10, !

uonal 1aft Bureau, washington
My Dear Sir: 1Uu and your associates
have repeatedly tried 10 place me, as a citi-
zen, before my fellow ciuZeHs in tho iignt
OF being man actuated only by so. did
mp oper motives IN wnat | say ana 90
III every possible way attempts nave be,n
made TO convince the people that | am
against your candidate ana for Mr. RoCs.-
Vcit because of my connection with the
steel Corporation and the Harvester COM
pany. Cannot you see tnat II Is impossiDle
Tor me 10 be opposing Mr.. Ta1t because f
tire Ming OF the steel suit or the threatened
suit against the Harvester company? For
If ] were actuated by the base motives
that You impuSn to me ! would be with
you heart and soul in your efforts TO re-
nominate Mr.. TAFT Tor what more could
a sordid, selfish corporation man want
than to have hls corporation dissolved, on
paper, IN such way as 10 bring Increased
profits TO inside stockholders and increased
cost to outside consumers, as In the case
Of the Standard OIL ana Tobacco companlcs?
Because OF the farCICal results of the
trust busting programme Of the Taft sd-
minlstration Wall Street knows that i has
nothing further to fear from Washington.
IL ls laughing in its sleeve Al what has
been going On. II is behind Mr. Taft al
most 10 man, and no one knows this bet
ter than YOU, Senator Crane and Mr.. TAFT &
other prominent supporters.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-29
ANrepILtJvIAN WHISkEy

A little good whiskey IL harmless. Drink
Antediluvlau. Luyties Bros, New York.
--Advt.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-29
Denies Morgan Is Behind Him.

The rumor is even being circulated, -
says Mr.. Perklns's letter. that Mr.
Morgan and others are secretly behind
me In the present fight and in some
roundabout way arc furnishing the
money that is being used This is a
downright falsehood. There is not a
scintilla of truth In il.
The recent publication Of the Har-
vester correspondence was clearly done
first, TO make a scurrilous attack upon
Mr. Roosevelt; second, 10 connect me,
through the Harvester company. with
the Roosevelt compaign; third, to affect
the Massachusetts primaries.
Mr.. Perkins then criticiscs Nj. Nc
kinley for having given out only the
1907 correspondence of the Harvester
trust episode, challenges him 10 make
public the Harvester trust correspond
cnce for the years since 1907 ana ends
by admitting that he would not be sur
priscu 20 see q dissolution suit filed by
the administration against the Har-
vester company.
Mr.. Perkins's letter ~ as follows.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-29

III paso, Tex, April 2s.An order from
President Madero was served on Geherai
Continued ON fourth page, seventh column.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-29
CHALLENGES Presidents Campaign
Manager to Publish Harvester
Trust Correspondence
Since 1907.
AIDED CAMPAIGN IN 1909
Saws He Paid Bills Of Sl5,0oo'
and Republican National Com
mittee Still Owes Him the
Money-Puts Principles
Before Patronage.

ceoreo ". Perkins the New '"rk
araucior formerly q partner 80 y '.
,ioroon & 60. and now one of the 'h'ei
eunporters of Theodore Roosevelt '''"'
IN the defence of Mr.. Roosevelt '"S'
night I'm long letter 10 CongresSrhd"
,,u,,om e Mckinley. President Tart
campaign manager
Mr. Perkins criticised 'onGreSSn'a"
Mckinley for having made pu"''' ''
Roosevelt, correspondence concerning 'u'
Harvester trust suits maintaining tha'
tho step had been taken solely 'o' 'hs
p,Irpose of strengthening freS'ue"'
Taft's campaign In the MASSACHUSETTS,
primaries, which come tomorrow '"'
Nnancier denied specifically that >. y
Norqan WAS secretly behind him in the
fight he is making on behalf OF '"iohe'
Roosevelt. Mr.. Perkins also re'orueu
particular denials 10 the imputauohS
that he was opposing Presiden' lal'
because Of his Perkins'S association
with the Harvester company and the
Steel Corporation
AS to his contributions TO the RooSe-
Welt fund. the $1,000 New York County
item being the chief one So far made
known to the public. Mr.. Perkins )usn-
1ies them by reciting that he contributed
a greater amount to the campaign fund
of Otto r. Barnard for Mayor or New
York City in 1909. an equal amount To
the Stimson campaign of 1910 and 10
the Taft campaign OF 1908 Concerning
the latter, he says, he lent Sl'.Wp TO
the Republican National Committee
after the campaign of that year taking
the note Of George r. Sheldon. treasurer,
for the amount. This note has not been
paid. That money. Mr.. Perkins says,
was used 10 pay bills that had piled up
on the committee just at election time
for which there were no funds available
New-York tribune., 1912-04-29

Los Angeles, April IS Bringing twenty
American and English refugees from Ma
zatlan. Mexico. the Kosmos liner Abyssinla
arrived here last night. The refugees
brought tales of cruelty and outrage on the
part Of the bandits. IT was reported .ha'
the Abyssinia had on board a large consish-
inent of silver coin sent into safety py tue
Bank of MaZatlan.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-14

Cooking at the Top OF Chimney.
To cook ! potato pie at the top OF
chimney 800 feet high by means of the
heat generated in the fires below would
seem an impossible task, yet such a
feat was on one occasion accomplished
BY John Faulkner, famous Lanca-
shire steeplejack. The incident was
the outcome Of wager betwee4. Faux
ner and the manager Of Manchester
gas works, who doubted Johns state
ment regarding rhe excessive heat \
large iron kettle was procured. and
this. being filed with the necessary in
gredients-sixty-siX pounds in weight
was hoisted to the summit of the huge
chimney stack. Faulkner placed the
receptacle on the outer and coolest SIDE
of the brickwork. but despite this the
contents were found to be thoroughly
cooked in one hour and twenty min
utes, or ten minutes less than the stipu-
lated time. Faulkner won his wag:.f,
and the pie. which. it was said, vas
slightly burned at the bottom. was
afterward distributed among the poor
of the district.-Lopdon Answers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-14
Our Oenatured Food.

Were we gastronomic nation we
should insist on having French OF
German bread. with crisp. tasty crust,
refusing the soggy loaves made OF
pleached. bolted -four robbed Of nu-
tritious phosphates and sources OF
favor. refusing also the machine pol
ished rice deprived of its nutritious
outer parts. in which lies the delicate
favor Of this cereal. leaving it pretty
to look at. but. as one of the gov
ernment agricultural experts, DavIu
Fairchild. has forcibly expressed It.
las tasteless as the paste that i paper
hanger brushes on his rolls of wall pa
per-" We should exclude the cheml-
cally sreened teas dumped into our gro
ceries because rot wanted in any other
country. We should protest against
the peaches and other fruits. formerly
brought into our markets. soft. sun
ripened. luscious. but now offeisa TO Us
hard, unripe. favorless.--Century.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-14
Fincers Before Forks.

There are some rare occasions II
these days OF refined table manners
when fingers are really permissible in
stead of forks, and one grows rather
rebeliious under too much restraint
and wishes it were oftener so. Among
the things one may eat with the fln-
gers with propriety are radishes.
olives. salted nuts. pickles. celery and
asparagus where the little tongs are
not provided; lettuce. endive or Ro-
maine when cut to dip in French
dressing or in salt: strawberries when
served with hulls on them. biscuits
and all small cakes. pears. peaches.
plums. apricots, apples and grapes.
Usually the large seeded fruits are
pared and quartered Legs and wings
Of fowls and birds may be taken in
the hand. but it is not considered IA
vorablv. The firm cheeses, dry cakes.
bonbons and sandwiches are all per-
mitted to De taken in the fingers
London Express.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-14
When Gladstone Spoke.

Gladstone was one in whom nerv
ous1eSs had become mannerism. When
he rose to speak be began with a fey
gracious words on the speech which
he was about to follow or some point
ed remark as to the character and i'm
portance Of the subject In his earlier
days this was no doubt TO get his
breath" His next act was to raise
his right hand over his head, the thumb
bent down, and gently scratch his
skull That is rather common among
public speakers. The third action OF
M. Gladstone was his peculiar and
individual sign. Throwing his arms
downward by his side. be would with
his fingers seize the cuffs of his coat
and draw these down over his shirt
cuffs 50 as to conceal them completely.
The ordinary practice is just the re-
verse. the desire being to expose and
not conceal the white linen Of the shirt
cuffs These were the invariable pre-
!udes to the great commoner's speeches.
Pail Mall Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-14
Ees DRINKING IL Siam.

Tea is to be found in every 1ert ana
dwelling in Siam. There is always q
kettle on the fire filed with tea anu
prepared for drinking. which is done
by adding milk. butter and salt Inns
is their way Of fixing this beverage
and is said to be pleasant after one
becomes accustomed to it. y peculiar
mode Of hospitality is shown By these
people in reference to their tea. 1t Is
always at the disposal of every stran-
ger and traveller. He need nct ask 1or
it. Neither is it expected that ne
should, but he must have his own cup.
This is imperative, and accordingly
every one carries Z cup with linn at all
times. Some Of these utensils are mar
Yels OF workmanship and are highly
valued. They are generally made or
some fine grained wood and ofttimes
are lined with silver and gold.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-14
Where Books Were Pawned.

In primitive days books had a recog-
nized and settled value. "e know now
they were exchanged for "a horse or
half a dozen sheep. but few people
know the extent to which books were
pawned in the middle ages. Oxford at
one time had twenty giant chests full
Of these valuable pledges. and the proc
ess when stock was taken had to be
conducted with care. The book fairs
served to alter things. and presently
as Smithfeld market grew it set up
subservient industry on its outskirts,
where the butchers sold skins and the
parchment dealers bought. And this
bookish street on the edge Of Smith
field under the shadow Of st. PauFs
bore the pious name Of Paternoster
>SW.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-14
CoIorins a Me-rschaun.

''The secret Of co!oring Il meerschaum
pipe" said 4 man who makes them, rs
in not allowing the bowl to get too hot
All meerschaum pipes are boiled in
wax. which penetrates the clay-for
that's all meerschaum is-and which
carries the tobacco oil to all parts Of
the surface, preventing its exudng.
The nature Of heat is t9asrive any H.
quid away, and if the p!ce is smoked
too fast the heat generated will drive
the wax to the extremes. That is WHY
most meerschaums show color frs; il
those places Just as soon as the wax
is all driven out there is an end to the
hope Of coloring the pipe unless it is
reboiled.
ITO prevent this burning smoke slow
ly, with long, steady puffs. If the
bowl gets hot fay the pipe aside at
once Also. let the pipe be thoroughly
cold before reflling it after smoi:ing.
Nothing will ruin your H;pe sooner
than keeping it steadily in use. New
York Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-14
Hunting the Emu.

The natives of australia are ingen-
ious. A black on discovering emus
feeding OF 4 plain will cover his back
and head with an emu skin, allowing
it to hang down we'll on the side to-
ward the unsuspecting birds In his
right hand he will carry hidden By the
skin Il boomerang and one or two
throwing sticks or "waddies. Then
his left arm will protrude beyond the
skin straight out to the elbow. and the
forearm will be bent up. with the hand
at right angles to it. thereby making a
capital imitation of an emu's head and
neck. Now and then this hand or head
will be brought to the ground as If for
feeding, and as the black walks along
he initiates every motion Of the bird
while at the same time by means of
the big toe he draws a spear along the
ground. He proceeds thus until close
enough to spear his bird
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-14
!-recuIar Pulses,

4 pulsus paradoxus is. pulse that
stops for a moment when you are tax
ing deep breath. 1t is nothing very
dreadful, though it occasionally wor-
ries people to find their pulse has stop
ped
A doctor who has been studying the
pulse Of various people has something
interesting to say on the subject. 'Peo-
pie get alarmed if their pulse is not
regular" be says, land yet plenty Of
healthy people have really e1traordi-
nary pulses. a dot and carry one
pulse is possessed by many people.
The pulses Of athletes and others who
take violent exercise for short time
so up at a tremendous rate. \ run
ner the doctor experimental upon had
a normal pulse beat of 76 to the min
ute. At the end Of hundred yards
race his pulse was going along at $50.
At the end of q hurdle race it rose to
204-London Answers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-14
They Were "UIys' and "Mrs. g."

They Were "Uiys" and "Mrs. g.
Mrs. Grant bad no secretary to at
tend to her correspondence the great
bulk OF which was referred to the Of
fee for action. She used to receive an
enormous number Of appeals for help,
for charities. for assistance. In aid OF
almost every cause that could be I'M
agined- Being warm hearted. sympa-
thetic woman. some OF these appeals
made a strong impression upon her. l
can remember several instances when
Mrs. Grant requested aer husband to
give this person or that position that
was asked for or to accede to some
other request OF like nature She al
ways called the president "Uiys," and.
excepting upon the most formal occa-
sions. he always addressed her as
Mrs. e." Both the president and bis
wife we're plain people. simple In their
tastes to an extent that would cause
surprise today. when everything, has so
changed throughout the social fabric
Of the entire nation.-W. H. Cook IN
Memories Of the White House
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-14
An Ordinance
To Regulate the Riding Of Bicycles In the
Town of Manning.

Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Alder.
men of the town of Manning in Coun-
Gil assembled, and by authority OF the
same:
SEC. I. That on and after the ratif-
cation Of this ordinance, it shall be !un-
lawful for any person, or persons, TO
ride q bicycle on, Or along any of the
side walks of the stIeets OF said town.
SEC. II. That all persons riding a
bicycle on any of the streets. OF said
town, after twilight shall have light
ed lantern attached to same.
SEC. Ill. That it shall be unlawful
for any person. or persons, to ride any
bicycle on the streets of said town, at
any time, unless an alarm bell be at
tached thereto, which bell shall be
sounded before reaching any street
crossing, and before turning a corner
OF any street.
SEC. ~. That any r ,rson, or per-
sons, violating any !. the above sections,
or any OF the provisions Of the same.
upon conviction thereof, shall be fnea
not less than one dollar, nor more than
ten dollars, or be confined on the public
streets of said town for not less than two
days, nor more than twenty days.
SEC v. That all ordinances, or parts
OF ordinances, Inconsistent with this or
dinance are hereby repealed.
Ratified IN Council this 5th day of
January, A. D. 1912
T. NJ. WELLS, A. C. BRADHAM,
Clerk. Mayor.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-14
Too Much For Him.

NoiSeiessly. but with all his strength,
the burglar tugged at the dressing ia,
BILE drawer, but it was in vain The
drawer absolutely refused to open.
Give it another jerk" said a quiet
voice behind him.
Turning hurriedly. the unlimited
guest saw the owner Of the house sit
ting up in bed watching him with in
terest
Just try it again" said be in the
bed. There's lot Of valuable prop
erty in that drawer, and we haven't
been able to get it open since the wet
weather set in. If you can do it I'll
willingly give you a fair share Of its
contents. and
But the man Of the mask had fed
through the window, taking most Of it
with him.-Lopdon Answers.