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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-29

sheets of paper Later, all matter.
whether public dispatches or letters.
were printed In ordinary type trans.
ferred and reduced by micro-photoe.
raphy to thin films of collodion meas.
uring about two inches by one.
These were SO light that thousands
OF dispatches. weighing less than
one gramme. could be carried by one
pigeon
The films were rolled I'D and
placed In a quill. which was then
fastened lengthwise to one of the
tail feathers. Arriving in Paris, the
FIN was fattened out, and the
printed matter was thrown on a
screen by a lantern and copied
Later. sensitive paper replaced the
screen. SO that the labor of copying
was saved The cost of sending mes.
sages was high. as may be Judged
from the fact that the postal fees
on q single dispatch would often
amount to more than $500, 900. Each
dispatch was repeated, sometimes
twenty or thirty times. till acknowl-
edged by balloon post. which brought
back the birds for another Journey.
The Germans spared no effort to
Illustrate these sources Of informa-
ton. Krupp made special guns to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-29
w that Paris cannot for the pres.
emit be looked to for at least next
seasons new models. I have many

emit Dc looked TO TOT at least next
seasons new models. have many
- who come to me and say. Lady
Duft-Gordon, what are to be the new lines
for the Spring?"
tell them don't know | never do know
any more than any one else until I actually
get to work. New lines are developed. pos
sibly suggested. by the fall or hang Of new
material. or perchance by the unusual atti
tude accidentally struck by the girl am
draping. It appeals to mel use It, ex.
aggerate or modify It. and 10. a new
style is born.
To my mind, It IL the smaller houses
that run to death each season a new
particular line, such as tunic. which
a they Immediately dub "a tunic sea-
son." or q long coat. they call
A basque (hateful world season."
ssM In my own collection almost
invariably have long and short
coats. draped and tunic skirts
and for the last season or
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-19
KILLS sELF-BLAMEs GIRL

Leaving note declaring that a
girl named Alma Phcss was respon-
sible for his suicide, Peter Hoffman,
a young inventor, shot himself
through the right temple today, dying
instantly.
'This is the girl that caused all my
troubles" read the note. "She used
me for fish long enough"
Three saIoonkeepers fined $50 each
for selling liquor to minors. -.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-19
JUDGES CONSIDER INJUNCTION
MISS STARR GOES TO TRIAL

MISS STARR GOES TO TRIAL
The three judges of the Circuit
Contradictory, Windes and Bald
win-took the Henrici strike injUnc-
ton proceedings under advisement
today at the conclusion of the speech
of Edgar Lee Masters, counsel for the
mattresses.
The judges will now ponder over
law books marked with several deci-
sions relative to picketing. Masters
brought up one case wherein Judge
Windes had upheld the right of peace
full picketing.
IF the girls are beaten in these
proceedings it will mean that the
workers will have no chance what
r. soever in their fight for justice" said
Masters in closing.
The judges may announce their de-
cision tomorrow.
The jury in the case of Ellen Gates
Starr, Hull House worker who was
arrested for sympathizing with the
striking Heinrich mattresses, was COM
pleted today and the trial begun.
The prosecution placed four po-
lice officers on the stand at the start.
Most of their time was taken up ex-
planning he size of the crowd on Ran
dolph street that witnessed the arrest
of Miss Starr.
Serg't Malone thought it might
have been 5000; Officer Brien was
quite sure it was 1000; Officer Wolfe
thought it was 1900, and Baldwin
couldn't quite figure.
Serg't Malone surprised the court
room by imparting the information
that he was a hero. In detail he told
how he and his brave fellow cops ar
rested Miss Starr in the face of
bowling mob that threatened the lives
of the officers.
Miss Starr shouted: The police
have no right to make these arrests,
when we were pinching some wait
resseS." said Malone. "And she also
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-19

During the selection of the jury
Charles Furthmann. under indict-
ment for trying to sell evidence in the
arson case, and who is now one of
the right-hand men of Henrici's, sat
behind Prosecutor U. S. Schwartze
and kept whispering in his ear.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-19
BABY VALLIE WILL HAVE A
FATHER AND A NAME

FATHER AND A NAME
Chester, ILL.,, March 19.-"Charles
Kinney, father of Baby Vallie,' is a
free man this morning though he will
not know it until afternoon" said
Chairman Lewis G. Stevenson OF the
state pardon board today.
Cora Calvert, girl mother of Baby
VaIlie," came to Chester this morning
to greet Kinney when he steps from
behind the walls. She was to be mar
ried to Kinney at go this afternoon
in the prison parlor, outside the walls
of the penitentiary. Prison Chaplain
McDuffy was to perform the cere-
mony.
The Communication papers, with the
governors signature attached, will
be handed to Kinney by Chairman
Stevenson when the wedding cere-
mony has been performed. L. D. Por-
ter, grandfather Of the wronged girl,
who prosecuted Kinney with such
ardor that he was sentenced to a
thirty-year term, came here today
with a marriage license, civilian
clothes for Kinney and a plain gold
wedding ring.
Only Baby Vallie" is absent. Val
lie is with his great-aunt in a rough
little farmhouse near Murphysboro.
1890
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-12-03
GRADED SCHOOL HONOR ROLL.

Following is the honor roll of
the Fort Mill public school for
the month of November:
First Grade John McLaugh-
lin. Elliot Bennett. Charlie Steele.
Mamie Robinson. Ada Armstrong
Azalie Harkey. Inez Wolfe. Ida
Louise Carothers. Hattie Lam
beth, Cora Massey. John Jones.
b. w. Bradford, Willie Brad
ford. Florence Misenheimer. b.
Z. Ferguson, Alma McElhaney.
Second Grade Edith Parks.
Kate Mclaughlin. Eugene Nc
klbben, Willie Morton. Floride
Minis, Mamie Lee Phillips, John
Mckee Spratt. Carl Thompson.
Julia Mae Parish, Effie Ritch,
Marion Jones.
Third Grade Elizabeth Ar
drey, Katherine Massey, Mary
klmbrell, Mary Moore, Bertha
Moore, Matte Morton, Margaret
McElhaney, Martha Thompson.
Hazel Carter, William Hafner.
Cleo Wright, Ernest Wagner.
Fourth Grade jamie Bayne,
Anna Wolfe. Willie Bennett,
Frank Jones.
Fifth Grade Annie Parks.
Marion Parks, Elma Bradford.
Seventh Grade : William Grier.
Grace Erwin, Beatrice Parks.
Beulah Parks Sadie Rogers.
Ninth Grade Marjorie Mills.
Grade 11-Frances Smith.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-12-03
Tax on Toilet Goods.

Under the provisions of the
war revenue act, on and after
December l every merchant,
drug store or other dealer who
handles any essence, extract,
toilet water, cosmetics. vaseline,
petrolatum, hair oil, pomade,
hair dressing. hair restorative,
hair dye, tooth wash, dentifrice,
tooth paste, aromatic cachous,
or any similar substance or ar
ticle, by whatsoever name the
same heretofore have been, now
are, or may hereafter be called,
or known, used or applied as
perfumes or as cosmetics. and
sold or removed for consumption
and sale, shall have affixed to
each such package, box, bottle,
pot, phial or other inclosure a
proprietary stamp, where the
retail value or price does not
exceed five cents, 1-8 of l cent;
where the retail price or value
exceeds S cents but does not ex-
ceed 10 cents, 2-8 of 1 cent;
where the retail price or value
exceeds 10 cents but does not
exceed Is cents, 3-S of l cent;
where the retail price or value
exceeds Is cents but does not
exceed 25 cents, 5-8 of l cent;
and for each additional 25 cents
of retail price or value or
fractional part thereof in excess
of % cents. 5-8 of l cent.
For instance, if an article sells
for 80. cents there should be
affixed two 5-8 of cent stamps.
The same law imposes a tax of
q cents upon each box, carton,
jar or other package containing
chewing gum, of not more than
ST. of actual retail value; and if
exceeding 81 of retail value. for
each additional dollar or fraction
al part thereof, cents ad-
ditional.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-12-03
Germans Have Silent Gun.

A silent gun is the latest
weapon to be brought forward
by the German army in France.
according to a narrative by Col.
+. ID. Swinton, British eye
witness at the front. The mar
ratiye, dated November 23. was
given out by the official press
bureau. 1t says:
In our centre the enemy en-
ployed a silent gun which may
be pneumatic or worked by some
mechanical contrivance. There
is no report of discharge, the
projectile travels through the air
without any of the warning made
by an ordinary shell, and the
first notice of its arrival is the
detonation. So far the weapon
has done no damage.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-12-03
New Pardon Record.

The pardon record, for one
day, previously held by the
governor of South Carolina, has
been excelled by Gov. Colquitt
of Texas. A dispatch from
Austin the day before Thanks
giving announced that the chief
executive of the Lone Star State
had liberated 158 prisoners. The
South Carolina governors best
record is los cases in one day.
Since assuming Office the gov
ernor of this State has extended
clemency in l,4S2 cases. The
State,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-12-03
Would Bind the Ginners.

To further the movement to
obtain reduction in cotton acre
age next year, owners of the
n, 900 cotton gins in the South
ern States will be asked to pledge
themselves not to gin in 1915
more than half the amount of
cotton handled this year.
Details of the plan will be sub
mitted to the annual convention
of the Ginners' association to be
held in Memphis, Tenn, January
l and 2.
AS proposed the pledge would
require the payment of $40 to a
charitable organization for every
bale ginned in excess of the
stipulated amount. To partially
offset the loss in revenue, a slight
increase in ginning charges is
proposed.
Delegates from practically ev-
cry county in the cotton-growing
states are expected to attend the
convention. Invitations have also
been sent to the editors of more
than 1000 Southern newspapers.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-12-03
Methodist Conference Divided.

There are now two Methodist
Conferences in South Carolina -
the South Carolina and Upper
South Carolina. This question
was settled Saturday afternoon
in the annual conference at Sum-
ter. after vigorous fight, which
has gone on for d year.
The 1915 session of the Metho-
dist Conference will be held in
Trinity chnrch, Charleston,
while the Upper South Carolina
Conference will meet next year
in Bethel Church, Spartanburg.
Rev. w. G.. Kirkland was
named as editor of the Southern
Christian Advocate by the board
of managers of that publication.
The Rev. S. p. Hair and family
left Tuesday morning for Black
vile where they will spend two
weeks with relatives of the
former.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-12-03
Parcel Post Service to Germany.

Postmaster General Burleson
has notified postmasters through
out the country to accept for
mailing to Germany and Austria
Hungary all packages which con-
form to the prescribed conditions
OF the international parcel post
service. This service between
the United States . and the
countries named had been sus-
pended because of the hack of
transportation facilities due to
the war. Resumption of the
service will make it possible to
send Christmas remembrances
to European countries which
wonld otherwise have been i'm
possible.
Parcel post packages are now
mailable to all countries with
which the United States has
parcel post convictions, except
Belgium, Turkey and the North
and Northeastern France, where
military operations prevent re-
sumption of the service.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-12-03
Conference Appointments.

The final Methodist Conference
tor South Carolina, the State
having been divided into two
conferences, closed at Sumter
Monday afternoon with the read
ing OF the appointments by
Bishop Denny. The ministers
and delegates began leaving on
the afternoon trains for their
respective homes.
The appointments for the Rock
Hill district follow:
Presiding Elder-R. l.. Hol-
royd.
Blacksburg H. C. Mouzon.
Blackstock w. M. Harden.
Chester Circuit-W. T. Dun
can.
Chester Station-J. C. Roper.
Clover-F. w. Dibble.
East Chester V. Davis.
East Lancaster-W. c.. Kelley.
Fort MILE. Z. James.
hickory Grove-H. B. Hardy.
Lancaster Circuit-W. C. Bur-
CESS.
Lancaster Station-E. T. Hod-
ges.
North Rock Hid. H. Alta.
way.
Richburg w. S. Goodwin.
st. Johns-P. B. Wells.
West Main street-W. H. Polk.
Rock Hill Circuit. |. Spinks.
Van Wyck-J. H. Montgomery.
Winnsboro-J. B. Traywick.
Yorkville-Henry Stokes.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-12-03

The monotony of granting ex-
ecutive clemency to men was
varied by Governor Blease Sat
urday, when he issued a parole
to Mrs. Isham Padgett, of Wal
terboro a white woman who had
been convicted on the charge of
violating the dispensary law. The
governor explained that this was
one of the two paroles he remem-
bered having granted white wo-
haen.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-12-03

With the close of the last week
IL cotton warehouses within this
State, operated by private inter-
ests. had been added to the State
warehouse system.
In the case at Sumter of Dut-
ton against the A. C.. l.. Railway
damages to the amount of Sl2. =
600 was awarded. Dutton was
killed while coupling cars about
Is months ago.
One of the most disastrous
fires that have visited Orange
burg county in several months
occurred at Cope Thursday night
between twelve and one O'Clock.
when fire started in the store of
E. E. Ritter, and swept away
several other business buildings.
Attorney General Peoples has
given an opinion that magistrates
cannot serve as registrars under
the vital statistics act. He says
that a magistrate in accepting
such a position would be violat-
ing the constitution and under
decisions of the supreme court
would vacate his office.
The North Carolina conference
of the Wesleyan Methodists will
be held this week at Rock Hill.
beginning on Wednesday morn
ing and continuing through Sun
day. About 100 ministers and
lay delegates are expected to at
tend the sessions.
The governor Saturday saved
A. w. Langford from the cleo
trio chair, when he commuted
Langford's sentence to Is years
in the State penitentiary. Lang
ford was convicted in Hampton
county in October of murder and
was sentenced to be electrocuted
December IA.
In it's presentment last week
to the Newberry court, the grand
jury of Newberry county made
complaint of the ''deplorable"
condition in which it found the
books of the county auditor, and
reported the magistrate at Whit
mire for dereliction of duty in
keeping records of matters which
come before him.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-12-03
GENERAL SESSIONS TERM
WAS OF SHORT DURATION
(Yorkville Enquirer, Friday.

(Yorkville Enquirer, Friday.)
Court of general sessions ad-
journed Wednesday afternoon.
having disposed of all cases, and
Judge Efird and Solicitor Henry
returned to their respective
homes Immediately after ad-
Journment. The three weeks
common pleas court will begin
Monday morning.
When The Enquirer went to
press at noon, Tuesday, the court
was engaged in the trial of Peter
Karras, a Greek restauranter of
Rock Hill, charged with man.
slaughter. Karras was the
driver of the automobile which
ran down and killed fourteen
year-old Charlie Long in Rock
Hill several weeks ago. The
jury decided that the killing was
purely accidental, and a verdict
of mot guilty" was returned.
Henry White, found guilty of
assault and battery of high and
aggravated nature, paid a fine of
$25.
The jury in the case of Ike
Hall. charged with assault and
battery with intent to kill, re-
turned a verdict Of guilty of
assault and battery of high and
aggravated nature, and Ike was
sentenced to serve four months
on the public works or pay $1OO
to the county.
Solicitor Henry mol pressed the
case against AL Williams, the
charge being assault and battery
with intent to kill, upon pay
ment of $25.
George Roseborough was found
guilty of assault and battery of
high and aggravated nature.
The sentence of the court was
that George should serve three
months or pay a fine af $65.
Steve Davis, tried for the
murder of Jim Berry, both par
ties being negroes, was found
guilty of manslaughter and
recommended to mercy. He
was sentenced to serve two years
on the public works or in the
penitentiary. Davis is the negro
who voluntarily surrendered to
Sheriff Brown a short time ago.
c. M. Turney plead guilty to
assault and battery of a high
and aggravated nature. He was
sentenced to serve three months
on the public works or pay a fine
of $65. The fine was paid.
Beattie Wright was declared
not guilty of assault and battery
with intent to kill.
The case against B. r. Small,
charged with violation OF the
dispensary law, was mol pressed,
and the case against Roof Rollins,
the charge being larceny, of live
stock, was also mol pressed.
There being no witnesses
against Andy Hood, charged
with assault and battery with
intent to XIII, the case was
stricken from the records.
James Miller, whose alleged
otfense was the same as the
foregoing, paid a fine of $25 to
the court, and the solicitor
dropped the matter.
Enoch Byers, charged with
assault and battery with intent
to kill, and carrying concealed
weapons, paid SIS, and his case
was mol pressed.
The case of Dan Davis, charged
with violation of the dispensary
law, was mol pressed on pay
ment of $50.
All other indictments upon
which the grand jury found
true bills" were continued un-
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-12-03

The two-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Garrison. of
Rock Hill, died Saturday night,
as a result of burns received Fri
day afternoon. The child was
standing in front of an open
CRATE and while the mother was
getting a bucket of water from
the well its clothing caught on
6re,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-12-03
,xThANKSGIvIxa LIBERTY
GIVEN i0l PRISONERS
(The State, Thursday }

Executive clemency was ex-
ercised yesterday in 101 cases by
the governor of South Carolina,
who made use of the same power
last Thanksgiving season in los
cases, and who has to date used
it in l, 430 cases. Pardons. pa
roles and combinations were
issued yesterday. A few are to
restore citizenship. but most of
them will work the release of
men serving sentence in the
penitentiary. on the State farms
and on county chaingangs. Few
er than 70 convicts will be left
in the penitentiary itself. Last
week the number in the prison
and on the farms was less than
200.
Sixteen of the men to be re-
leased today under the orders
issued yesterday are serving life
terms for murder, 81 are serving
terms of two to 80 years each
for manslaughter and sd are
held to hard labor for offenses
less serious. Fifty-three are
white, 46 are negroes, one is an
Indian. The race of one is not
set forth in the official list.
Among the more notable cases
are the following:
w. T. Jones, white, who was
convicted at Union in February.
1909, of the murder of his wife
and sentenced to life imprison-
mept in the State penitentiary,
received a parole.
George Nichols, white, who
was convicted in Lexington
county in November, 1910, of
the murder of Paul Williams, a
young Columbian, and SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment in
the State penitentiary, received
parole on the condition that he
depart the State.
John E. Hough, white, who
was convicted in Kershaw county
in March, 1913, of the murder
of his father-in-law and SEN
fenced to be electrocuted, his
sentence later being commuted
to life Imprisonment, mad his
sentence reduced to five years in
the State penitentiary.
j. Allen Emerson, who was
convicted at the February, 1907,
term of court in Anderson county
of the murder of Thomas Drake
and sentenced to life imprison-
ment in the State penitentiary
and who was paroled August,
1913. on the condition that he
leave the State was granted a
full pardon.
r. A. Richey, white, who was
convicted at the spring term of
= covrt for 1910 in Abbeville
county of statutory criminal as
sault and sentenced to ten years
in the State penitentiary and
paroled in December, 1912. on
cert ain conditions, is paroled now
during good behavior, with these
conditions removed.
Henry Patrick, white, con-
victed of murder, at the No
vember, 1903. term of court for
Marlboro county and sentenced
to life Imprisonment in the State
peniten tiary and paroled in De-
cember, 1913. was given a full
pardon.
Ernest F. Grimsley, white.
convicted at the June, 1911,
term of court for Richland county
0f murder and sentenced to life
Imprisonment in the State peni-
tentiary, was paroled. Grims-
ley killed woman and man in
a Columbia restaurant.
Harry Dean, white, convicted
at the September, 1904, term of
court for Spartanburg of murder
and sentenced to life imprison-
ment in the State penitentiary,
is paroled upon the condition
that he leave the State.
The monotony of granting ex-
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-12-03
STATE NEWS ARRANGED
FOR QUICK READING.

With the close of the last week
IL cotton warehouses within this
State, operated by private inter-
ests. had been added to the State
warehouse system.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-01-02

"Any fancy for bet today, my Iord?"
oblige: waiting for you. my lord. when
ever you've got the brass or the pluck
to come along"
And the intoxicated Kelly staggered
off to find Lord Clanmore and make
once more his protest
From little table at the side of a
bower Lady Diana and Mrs Beamish
had heard Kellys words. Suddenly the
elder woman leaned toward Lady Di-
ana
Dido you believe that he married
that woman?" she asked quickly
mo" said Lady Diana decisively.
"Then speak to him-speak to him."
said the dry voice Of the chaperon,
with some little tinge of sentiment
It's just what he's breaking his heart
for. I'll swear. and ] won't look"
Though Lady Diana had promised
her grandfather. the marquis. to re-
frain from communicating with the
earl. she needed no further urging, but
went at once to Brancaster.
Lord Brancaster-Hubert."s she said
In low voice
At once the earl turned to her.
"You. Dir he exclaimed. DO YOU
still believe In me?"
"Yes. in spite of everything. in spite
Of everybody. And it's because | be-
lieve in you that you mustn't lose faith
in yourself. Do you hear meY'
"God bless you. Di."
did you think I'd desert you?
Granddad made me promise not to
write. but all the time I've been hop
Ing that | might meet you-that I
might hear from you."
"And you believe" sighed Brancas-
ter. although | have no proof to put
against that woman's story, although
l can't account for those lost days?
All, If only could remember
Perhaps you will. some day: and
meanwhile. what's love without trust?
And | love You. Hubert"
They were on the edge of little
bower of miniature trees. and Bran
caster suddenly took the girl In his
arms
She permitted the embrace but for a
moment. and then slipped from his
arms. conscious of the fact that there
was more for them to do than to deal
merely with the superhcials of love.
"And now-weve only a few mo-
ments"- she said breathlessly, tell
me, is it true-what that man limited
almost said, that you're ruined?
"All but" returned Brancaster. I've
bet, plunged, deeper and deeper, tiD
there's next to nothing left"