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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-04
NOTHING ABLE TO
STAY EXECUTION
EFFORTS WERE MADE TO SECURE
A REPRlEVE FOR IRISH
LEADER.

WASHINGTON August 3-Practi-
cally at the very hour Of Roger Case
ment's execution strenuous efforts
were made by his friends and sympa-
thizers in the United States and Ire
land. and even in England, to secure a
reprieve. Petitions for mercy poured
in upon the British government and eff
forts were made to obtain action by
President Wilson. Repeated attempts
to pass a resolution through the Unit
ed States senate requesting the pres
ident to urge Great Britain to extend
mercy to Easement ended on July 27
when the senate committee on foreign
relations ordered an adverse report
on all resolutions proposing interes-
sion by the United States govern
ment The only action taken in Wash
ington was the passage of a resolu-
ton by the senate asking the president
to use his good Offices with the British
authorities to obtain clemency for lr-
ish political offenders In general.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-04
OUTRIGHT DEFEAT
Of BILL. AVOIDED
6Y TABLING It
Savannah Bill Is Tabled After
StOrr;y Session In
Senate.
THREATENED, SAYS FIELDER
erase X. Vasson, Doorkeeper
of House Of Representatives
Assaults Fielder at KimbaII--
His Wounds May Prove Fatal
Says had Been Threatened.


ATLANTA. August 3 Thomas b.
Fielder, former attorney for the Anti
Saloon League of the state, was cut
across the stomach and stabbed In
tho side here tonight at q caucus Of
those opposed to the Savannah Recall
bill The assaiIant was erase X Vas
son, doorkeeper of t.le house of repre-.
sentatives
Following a stormy session OF the
senate this afternoon, Senator Law
renee moved to table the Savannah Re-
call bill to avoid an outright defeat
for the measure. Legislators regard
the tabling Of the bill as its final de
feat The vote in the senate was
twenty-five to seventeen.
You are the fellow that killed tho
Savannah Recall bill today in the
house." said Felder's assailant as he
es Of the crime. Fielder was just leav-
ing the room Of Mr.. Stubbs in the
Klmball house. 1t was stated that
Vasson was drinking at the time he
stabbed Thomas b. Fielder
II new il was coming" said Mr..
Fielder to Senator Arnold Of Clay
county just after the cutting occur
rcd. "They have been threatening
me. / guess am through with now
After the affair Fielder was removed
10 St. Joseph's hospital where he was
examined. The examination revealed
the fact that he was seriously wound
cd if not very dangerously
Vasson approached Fielder as the
latter was leaving the Kimball house
and after saying a few words struck
him seemingly without any provoca-
lion other,than that he didn't like the
fact that Fielder had had something to
do with defeating the Savannah Re-
call bill When he stabbed him ne
stated that he was doing il with Eel
ders knife which he claimed to have
taken from his victim. After the af'
fair FEEDERS knife was found in his
rocket IN . leather case.
Thomas B Fielder was formnrly
an Acknowledged leader Of the Anti
Prohibition forces Of the state. But
in the recent years he said he had re-
pented and that he was ever In the fu-
ture to be staunch pr0hibitlonist, he-
Gently there was alleged to have been
n crooked deal on in which Fielder was
connected and It was alleged as re-
suit he wag deposed as attorney for
the prohibitionists. or late there mas
been q good bit Of bitter criticism OF
Fielder and he has been charged wirn
having sold out.
Immediately upon ;ie beginning OF
the morning session Senator Law
renee. Of Savannah. leading the fght
for the passage of the Savannah Re-
call bill. launched an eloquent plea
that the legislators should not inter
fere with the Savannah measure as
it was local legislation.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-04
OPPOSED To SAIL
OF VIZ A. ROAD
SENTIMENT is REFLECTED BY
ACTION TAKEN IN LOWER
BRANCH OF LEGISLATURE.

ATLANTA, Ga Aug 3.--That the
sentiment of the house of representa-
ives overwhelmingly disapproves the
proposition to sell the Western a. At
antic railroad, which is owned by the
tate of Georgia and is worth more
han all other property owned by the
tate put together, was conclusively
demonstrated yesterday by the rapid
,ction on bill which has for its OBJ
ect the placing OF the question in
he hands Of the people,
Introduced by Representative Estes,
{ Lincoln and thirty-five other promi-
lent members OF the house, the bill
provides for constitutional amend
nent prohibiting the sale Of the road
lnless a majority of the qualified vot
,rs have authorized the sale and ap-
proved the terms Of the sale submit
ed TO them in detail.
The Wetern a. Atlantic committee
If the house, which had previously
peen place in the embarrassing atti-
udc OF favoring the sale Of the road
net Immediately following the ad-
ournment Of the house and unanim.
1usly recommended the passage OF
be Estes bill.
The general opinion among mem
bers Of the house is that the agitation
jr the sale Of the Western & At
antic railroad has its source in the
.,rlyate oflce Of the directors OF the
.ouisyille &Nashville railroad; and
he members Of the house do not pro
nose to let the road be sold unless the
5otcrs Of the state, to whom the road
belongs, approve the terms of sale and
authorize the sale TO he made.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-04
SYMMS MANNING
Hello UNDER A
$1,000 BOUND
Glynn County Boy Is Locked Up
In Virginia On Charge
of Forgery.
THOUGHT TO BE A CROOK
Petition Circulated In City Is
Signed BY Over a Hundred
Citizens to Ask Virginia Court
to Consider His Unimpeacha-
BILE Character.

For the last two days petition has
been being circulated in Brunswick
and it's vicinity to aid Symms Manning
well known in this section now held in
Virginia under $1,000 bond on Grim
inal charge of forgery. The petition
has been signed by over hundred
reputable citizens and will be present
ed to the Virginia court on August
Is by his attorney r. w Burden for
merly of Brunswick, but lately of vi
dalia, who has just returned from an
appearance in the interest of the de-
fendant.
Recently the Dupont Powder COM
pany was defrauded out of about $75,-
600. The court believing that Symms
Manning was one of the crooks, fixed
his bond unusually high. And the Pc
tition to be presented before the court
seeks to reduce the bond to 5000 SO
that it can be made and the boy allow
ed his freedom.
It was alleged that Symms Manning
raised a check from $48 to $SS, Man
ming received his check and asked a
broker to cash it for him. When the
check showed up at the bank the
change was detected and Manning
placed under arrest 1t is believed
that the broker raised the check and
later conspired to make the young
man suffer for the crime.
Attorney burden, who is a personal
friend Of the boy, was employed to
represent him. He went to Virginia
to appear before the court and has
just returned and is circulating the
following petition to be presented be-
fore the court:
We, the undersigned, residents OF
Glynn county, Ga, hereby represent
to your honor that we are all well ac
quainted with Symms Manning, who is
under criminal charge before Prince
George county of Virginia and we un-
hesitatingly say that never, before
learning of said charge have we ever
heard of any violation of the law by
him in any degree. He is young man
who has always borne in this county
where he was born, reared and has
resided until leaving here for Virginia,
an unimpeachable character and has
deserved the good opinion of all to
whom he was known and to whom his
reputation was known. 1t was with
establishment that we learned of the
matter before your honor and it was
hard indeed to btlieve one OF such
good character could be guilty of such
crime.
This petition was signed by over
125 citizens.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-04

TH0S. 3. FIELDER MAY DIE
ALLIED SUCCESSES.

= LONDON, August 3.-Opera- y
tions along the Somme, ON the =
western front. are momentarily =
transcribed in interest by the \
= situation at Verdun. \
Yesterday the French, taking =
y the offensive, made an attack !
+ along a threemile front east of =
4 the Meuse, capturing several :
y German trenches and organized =
y points of support. Paris reports :
y this ground held against a series =
= of Germans counter-atttacks de- !
= liyered last night. !
= Progress by the French in the :
= Fleury sector, northeast of the =
y fortress, also is announced, to-
= gether with the capture of 1,1Q0 4
= Germans in the fighting on the 4
= east bank of the river since A>l-
= gust l. !
In the Somme region the Ger =
= mans have made renewed at \
, tempts to regain the positions =
= they were forced to give UP to !
: the French in the Monacu farm !
= sector, near the river. on Tues !
Z day night. These failed Paris de- !
= clared, and the ne@ French posi- 4
Z tions between Monacu farm and !
: Hem wood were organized by 4
: their captors. Similarly, Ger
: man attack south of the Somme
near Estrees, was futile. 4
7 London reports continuation by
= the British of thS work of con !
: solidating the ground recently ,
= gained north of the Somme.
The third raid on England this :
, week by Zeppelin airships occur =
= red this morning over the east 4
, ern and southeastern counties. !
Z One of the air craft apparently !
I was hit, being reported flying =
4 over the water, seemingly dam :
: aged. =
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-04
NILE OF PAVING
TO Be LAID soon
WORK WILL BEGIN AS SOON AS
TARviA ARRivES-CoN-
TRACT CLOSED.

An important piece Of paving is
about to be begun in Brunswick. Out
GIynn and Gloucester avenues tC
Lanier's Bathing house will be paved
with taryia, it was learned yester
day.
The contract for the work has al
ready been closed and work on laying
the paving will be begun as soon as
the material arrives The stretct
which will be paved Is about a mile
long. Tie shells which make a good
road blow away after the travel has
ground them into dust AMI something
is necessary to hold the shells togeth.
er. The tarvia which will be used
for this purpose is material resembling
the asphalt.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-04

three notices were posted on the
prison door. The first signed by the
under-sheriff of London, the governor
of the prison and Father James Nc
Carrell, Easements confessor, read:
Judgment of death was this day ex-
ecuted on Roger David Easement in
His Majesty5 prison of Pentonville in
our presence" A similar notice was
signed by the under-sheriff of Middle
sex county A third bore the name
OF P. R. Mander, the prison surgeon,
who certified that he had examined
the body and found Easement dead.
Ellis, the executioner, arrived in
the prison early last evening and i'm
mediately made his preparations. He
examined the trap door in the execu-
tion shed and tested it Thoroughly with
a bag exactly the same weight as
Easement. Ellis remained in the prison
all night
Easement showed not the. slightest
concern over his fate. He ate well and
chatted freely and cheerily with two
wardens in his condemned cell. AT
ter a hearty late supper he divested
himself for the last time Of his con-
vict clothes and went to bed He was
notified that he would be allowed to
wear his own civilian clothes for the
execution, though he would not be
permitted to wear a collar. tt
All the members of Easements fam
lily were Protestants and he was
brought up in that faith. but became
convert to Roman Catholicism with
in the last few weeks. On June 20 he
was registered as a member of the
Roman Catholic church and since that
time Fathers McCarrell an Carey, oi
Edin Grove church, near the prison
have been ministering to him. He
received his first and only communion
at Z O'Clock this morning, when he as
sisted at mass in his cell. One Of his
attendants said that his overpowering
love for God and Ireland was most
striking. Father McCarrell said that
he found Easement to be a beautiful
character and that he never instructed
anyone in his religion who showed
himself a more promising learner
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-04
GAN ABOLISH FEES
IN FOR SOLICITORS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
PASSED ALLOWING SUCH AC-
TION IN JUDICIAL CIRCUITS.

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 3.-After a
ten-year fight on the fees of solicitors
general, the house of representatives
at last has passed bill to amend the
constitution so as to authorize the
general assembly to abolish these
fees in any judicial circuit where such
action is desired, and to place the So
lictors n such circuits on a salary
basis.
There has been no more striking
example during the present session
of the fact that while great reforms
NAV come slowly, they come surely
Five years ago bill aimed at solicl-
tors fees would have been actively
fought by at least dozen influential
members OF the house Yesterday not
single member had the temerity to
make a speech against the bill
Representative Wholwender OF Mus
cogee who led the fight in favor OF
the bill, declared he well recollected
the swarming of solicitors into the
house to lobby against the bill when
il was first introduced some years ago
and he noted with satisfaction that
only few had com to the capt.,
during the present session to oppose
the bill which the house passed yes
| terday
"a solicitor-general has tremen
dous power to squeeze the clients OF
country lawyers engaged in crimina
practice and they have used this pow
| er to defeat the ablishment OF theil
fees for years and years" declared
Representative WOhlwender.
Failing to abolish fees, we FINALLY
succeeded in passing law requiring
solicitors general to make sworn re
turns to the comptroller general o.
the fees they receive, and the fact'
disclosed by these reports have cryst
allied the sentiment in favor Of abolish
ing fees. One sol'citor-general pulled
down fees amounting to $4,000 last
year"
The bill was Immediately transmit
ted to the senate, and it is expected
that it will 20 through that body by a
majority proportionately as great as
the majority which it passed the
house. the latter being 159 TO 10.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-04
DIVING UNDER
WARS HIPS SUB
ON HOME TRIP
Passed Out Into Atlantic Despite
Patrol of Warships On
Guard.
SOMEWHERE IN BRlNY DEEP
The Coming and Leaving of the
Deutschland One of the Most
Remarkable Feats - Battle
ships of Allies Helpless as
Submarine Is Carrying Cargo
to Germany.
SOMEWHERE IN BRlNY DEEP

NORFOLK, Va, August 3.-Some
where out i'll the Atlantic today the
German merchant submarine Deutsch
land and allied warships were believed
to be playing hide and seek as the un
dersea boat sped homeward after pass
ing out the Virginia Capes last night
The Deutschland submerged mile
off the coast shortly before o'clock
and, so far as known here, was unob
served by the allied warship patrol
guarding the capes against her cs
cape
One Of the last acts of Capt
Koenig and his crew according tc
Capt. Hinsch of the tug Timmins
which acted as her convoy from Bal
timore to the capes, was to stand sr
the deck of the submarine and give
three rousing cheers for America and
the American people.
The final dash was virtually with
out incident. Eighteen miles up the
Chesapeake bay, at the crossing OF
the Cid Point an Cape Henry chan
nels. the submarine began to gather
speed and soon was hurrying to-
Nprds the Atlantic. With only q
slight delay after reaching the cape
she dashed into the sea and sub
merged Only one warship, a United
States torpedo destroyer, was sighted
by the submersible in her entire tril
from Baltimore. Capt. Hinsch declar
ed.
At Cape Henry today one two-fun
mel warship was visible, lying out
beyond the threo-mile line.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-04
STRIKE IMMINENT.

NEW YORK, August 3.--Despite the
efforts Of municipal authorities TO pre-
vent 1t a general strike on all transit
lines here IL imminent. Traction com
pany heads are reported to be united
IN 3 decision TO refuse the mems de.
mands for union recognition and in
creased pay. The companies have
planned to bring thousands Of strike
bTc1kcrs here from eastern cities. The
strikers are extending their organiza-
tlons rapidly.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-04
LITTLE HARMONY FOR
PROGRESSIVE MEETING

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, August D.
Progressiyes from many states are
meeting here today to protest against
the action Of the national committee
In endorsing Hughes for president.
They arc also considering the adj
visibility Of calling another conyen
tion to I'LL the vacancy caused by
Roosevelt's declaration. One element
favors re-assembling the national con
vetnion to nominate a candidate to run
with Parker, the vice presidential nom
inee. Others favor new convention
and some oppose both plans because
they say there Is no available candi-
date.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-04
EPIDEMIC CONTINUES.

NEW YORK, Au~use 3.-Health
Commissioner Emerson says he ex-
poets $500 cases of infantile paralysis
here and that the epidemic will not be
controlled before cold weather. More
children of the well-to-do than under
fed children are suffering from the
disease. A conference of physicians
from throughout the country was be-
gun here today.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-04
BAPTIST PASTOR
NOT CALLED YET
NOTHING TANGIBLE HAS BEEN
DONE-SEVERAL MINISTER'S
BEING CONSIDERED.

Nothing definite has been done to-
ward selecting a pastor of the First
Baptist church to fiji the pulpit made
Iacant by the recent resignation of
Or. Roberts. who lett the city few
lays ago to serve the Baptist church
n College Park, Ga.
1t was stated yesterday by one Of
he board of dcacons that several men
were under consideration Among the
number are well known ministers OF
eminent qualifications. As yet though,
nothing tangible has been done by the
congregation or the board of deacons
toward extending a call for pas
tor.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-04
IT|FT0N OFFICER IS
SHOT By NEGRO
OFFICER kiMBRoUGH'S AsSAIL
ANT LATER KILLED AT NOR
WOOD BY STEVENS.

TIFTON, Ca, August 3.--Omcer
Kimbrough was shot here this after
noon by negro while the former was
patroling the yards of the Atlantic
Coast Line railway. The shots took
effect in the officers mouth who
is now in a critical condition as a re-
suit
The negro hobo was pursued and lat.
er killed by Officer Stevens, who fired
upon the negro when the latter threat
ened to shoot the officer. The assail
ant was killed at Norwood,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-04
GOES To GALLONS
AS CONVERT To
CATHOLIC FAITH
Nine Minutes After Dropping
From ScaffOld, Death Is
: Pronounced.
LONDON PRESS is SILENT
Leader of Irish Revolt Met His
Death With Cool courage--No
Block Could Be Placed in Way
of Swift Execution of Eng
lish Law.
LONDON PRESS is SILENT

LONDON August Roger Case
Ment, former British knight and con-
sui, was hanged at 9 O'Clock this morn
ing in Pentonville Jail for high trea-
son, He was convicted of conspiring
to cause an armed revolt in ireland,
and with having sought German aid to
that end
Before the execution a great crowd
of men, women and children gathered
before the prison gates. Twenty min
utes before Easement mounted the
scaffold, the great prison bell COM
menced to toll. The sound was greet
cd with cheers from the crowd, min
Gled with some groans. At one min
ute after 8 o'clock a single stroke
Of the bell announced that the trap
had been sprung. 1t was signal for a
mocking jeering yell from the crowd
which suddenly died away into 81
lance
Easement met his death with calm
courage. according to eye,witnesses.
Early IN the morning two priests of
the Roman Catholic church, admins
tered the last rites in the cell of the
condemned man, and shortly after
ward a little procession, headed by
the clergymen, with Easement follow
ing, warden on either side. proceed
ed to the execution shed only five
yards away, The priests recited the
litany of the dying, Easement respond
ed in low tones:
Lord have mercy on my soul"
{ According to one of those present,
Easements last words were:
81 die for my country"
AS the party reached the shed,
where the gallows was erected, the
special ,executioner, hair-dresser
named Ellis, approached Easement
and quickly pinioned him. The two
chaplains, the under-sheriff of London,
and the under Sheriff of Middlesex,
then took up their positions in front
of the scaffold. Easement mounted
the gallows steps firmly, and COM
mended his spirit to God, as he stepp-
ed on the trap. A moment later the
lever was pulled.
Immediately after the trap was
sprung the prison engineer and physi-
clan descended into the pit, where, af-
ter the application of the usual test,
Easement was pronounced dead at
nine minutes after nine. According
to the custom in the case Of prisoners
hanged for crimes similar to that of
Easement, his body viii be buried in
quick lime in the prison yard, but
probably no decision as to the burial
will be made until after the inquest.
An affecting incident took place
outside the prison wall as the execu-
ton was in progress. At ,xlle back OF
the prison a little distance from the
jeering crowd about the gates; was a
group of about thirty 1rishmen and
women. When the dhll dang of the
prison bell announced that the doom
ed man had paid tho last penalty this
little group fell ON their knees and
with bowed heads Femained for some
moments silently praying for the re-
pose of the soul qf their dead fellow
countryman.
Immediately After the execution
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-04
ur1 LOAN BOARD CHOSEN.

WASHINGTON, August The
senate today confirmed unanimously
the nomination OF Charles e. Lobdell,
Great Bend, Kas.; George w. Norris.
Philadelphia; w. s. Smith, Sioux City;
Iowa and Herbert Quick Berkeley
Springs. Va, as members Of the new
farm loan board. There was no oppo.
sition.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-04
TAX ON MOROCCAN ESTATE.

NEW YORK, August S.-The stlie
transfer tax on the estate of J. Pi;r
pont Morgan, the total value of VIII n
was appraised last week at 500, ,499,732,
was fixed at $2,5S7,67 today by Sur
rogate Fowler.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-04
coNreREes FIND OBSTACLES.

WASHINGTON August 3.--Confer-
ses on the army appropriation bill en-
countered some unexpected obstacles
today in the big senate increases, but
Senator Chamberlain said tonight that
he thought report would be agreed
on IN another day.
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-12
Two Glasses Of People.

Probably the recording angel never
quite loses patience with man who
is kind to animals. One may swear,
steal, lie, cheat, get drunk or run over
strangers in ones motor car; one may
be shiftless, grabbed, naughty, narrow
minded, thick-skulled and insubOrdin.
ate, and yet have a spark Of nobility
which expresses itself in kindness to
horses and to stray cats and dogs. A
man who isn't needlessly cruel can
get along even if he lacks some of
the pretentious virtues.
The reason that kindness to animals
is sure test Of a persons character
is that animals are generally helpless,
as compared with human beings, and
don't do anything to arouse jealousy.
Men who are naturally kind may take
merciless advantages with the happi-
ness of others who stand in their way.
But men who are naturally kind don't
kick stray dogs.
In fact, there are just two classes
of people in the world, one with mag
ination enough to know how a dog
feels when it shrinks along beside you,
and wags it's forlorn tail and hopes
against hope that it has found friend
at last, and one which hasn't that
faculty.-San Francisco Bulletin.