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I.5 rr LAc l%- " F" YOLUME XLIX, NULBER 99. NETBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1911. f &~rrc~rirvfl WHELER.VT , BAPTTSTS MEET AT GREENWOOD. IN_NA4ARAS SENTENCED. James B. for Life, John J. 15 Year For Dynamite Crimes-Accepts Fate Calmly. - Los Angeles, Dec. 5.-James Ba: nabas McNamara and John J. McName ra, brothers, natives - of Cincinnat Ohio, today felt the strong hand - justice which they long had sought I evade. J. B. McNamara was sentenced I imprisonment for life,. for murder con mitted in dynamiting the Los Angel( Times building and killing 21 person and his brother to 15 years in t k penitentiary for blowing up the Llev 1Hyn Iron Works. It was the retaliatory action of t law against those lawless ietho -which Jno. J. McNamara, secretary at treasurer of the International Ass< ciation of Bridge and Structural Irc Workers, pursued in fighting emplo: ers who kept open shops. J. B. McNamara's Confession. * Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 5.-Jam B. McNamara's confession,'penned I 4 bis own hand late yesterday and bea: ing many evidences of a man litt skilled in letters, was made public t day. It is as follows: "I, James B. McNamara, defendal in the case of the people, haviing her tofore plead guilty to the crime o murder, desire to make this statemei .of facts: "And this is the truth: On the nig] of September 30, 1910, at 5.45 p. m., placed in Ink Alley, a portion of tI Times building, a suitcase containr 16 sticks of 80 per cent. dynamite, s, to explode at 1 o'clock the next mon ing. It was my intention, to. injure tl building and scare the owners. I d .not intend to take the life of anyon I sincierely regret that these unforti nate men lost their lives. If the gi ing of my life would bring them ba( I would gladly give it. In fact, pleading guilty.to murder in the fir degree, I~ have placed my life in tl hands of the State: .(Signed) "Jares B. McNamara." The confession covers one side I an ordinary sheet of paper and w, -written with a fountain pen suppli( . by one of the attorneys. It is probab the only written statement of the ca: Ithat will tever be made by the writi or his brother, John J. McNamara, wi pleaded guilty to dynamiting tU Llewellyn Iron Works. 2 Darrow's Fee $50,000. New York, Dec. 5.-Clarence S. Da TOW, chief of the McNamara defeine got not less than $50,000 for his se vices, according to declarations ] .. Secretar-y Morrison, cf the Americs Federa'tion of Labor, today. Morris< -was custodian of the fund. -GARLINGTON AND YOUNG IN JAl Tornier Seminole Officers Net at Tra by Richland Sheriff. Columbia, Dec. 6.-John Y. Garlin, ~ton and James Stobo Young are r posing in the Richiland county jail t night, having reached here fr.om~ Lau ens at midnight over the C., N. &; They were met at the train by Sheri SColeman and taken at once to ti SRichland county jail. As soon as ti ccmmitment is made out by the clet of court they will be placed in thes pe: itentiary to begin their sentences three years and one year respectivel It is presumed that 'the commitme: -will be issued in the morning and th b'y noon both Garlington and Youx will be numbered among the inmat at the State penitjentiary. Messrs. Christie Benet and R. Cairwile, 'two of the counseil who d fended the prisoners at their tria w.ere at the train when it arrived aa accomranied them to the jail. Ti par-y mnade- f:e, the journey from tl .dej ot to the jail being on foot. Bo 'aHigoxn and Young shook han. with the sr.if and the attorneys wh< they alight$d from the train and seer edj to ix not in the least perturbed. Pulaski Lodge, No. 20, 1. 0. 0. F. Pulaski lodge, No. 20, I. 0. O. I wrill meet in Klettner's Hall Frid: *'n ing. December S, at 8 o'clock. A m ~embers are requested to atten.d. -J. Y. Jones, W. G. Peterson. Nchie Grand. you this because I feel it my duty from a hum,anitarian standpoint. It e' may be well for you to bring your law yer with you- also when you come to see about your brother. Yours -respectfully, (Signed) "M. W. Thrailkill." e Read to Superintendent. e After reading the letter to the sup erintendent, in the presence of the I Hon. George R. Rembert, Mr. C. S. s! Monteith, Mr. F. W. Higgins, of New g berry; the Rev. L. Q. Boland, of Little n Mountain, he (the superintendent) stated that the defendant had been - treated very badly; that he was very y sorry thlat the matter had happened; s tha t had he been there, he would not -, have allowed it. I believed that if I eI sent this boy back to the penitentiary, . after he had come out and made. the a I staiements which he did in my office, t that he would have suffered severel S bodily harm, and having already been y presented with a petition signed by) nine of the jurors in the case (one of the others being dead, and not being able to locate the others) and in view e of the fact that this 'boy was suffering y with a severe case of chronic catarrh; had almost reached the point of tuber 1 erlosis; and having worked in the ii hosiery milil; also a petition from the e city of Ohester signed by a very large number of citizens; also a petition from the city of Columbia, sigaed by the county super;_?tendent of educa-I tion, the sheriff, master, clerk f court, coroner, ex-Superdisor S. H. Owens, the Hon. George R. Rembert and many other prominent citizens, and also d an unusually large petition signed by the citizens of Ward 5 of thp city of Columbia, including an unusually. large number of ladies asking that the de fendant be pardoned, making in all a petition with over eight hundred names having been presented in his behalf; I, therefore, decided that it was best \ for humanity and for the prison au thorities, who seemed to have for some r-ason, a special grudge against this boy, that he be paroled; I, therefore, granted his parole upon the condition of good behavior; and upon the further condition that he abstain from drink e ing liquor, playing cards, or otherwise Egambling. Parole -grante.d 'December 4, 1911. I Prison Physician's Statement. When asked about the case, D)r. Jen e nings auhrzdthe following state ment: d"This is a true statement of the Lon nie Hail-l mix-up on Thursday, No vember 23. Hall came to the hiospital ecomplaining of pain in his chest. I examined him very carefully, took his temperature. It was normal. I could tfind nothin-g -the miatter with him and so stated to him, but told him that I de would give him something anyway,1 ewhtich I did. On Friday Hall came bac and said he was suffering from scatarrh of the nose-and throat. I ex tamined his throat aind nose and found o nothing the matt er at all and so stated to him. He then asked me to give him 1a bottle to spit in so I could examine 1that. I gave him the bottle. On Sat eurday morning 'he brought the bottle r. and set it down on my desk and said' *if I did not give him something, damn oif he wasn't going to Col. Grsiffith and' sget it, and cursed two or three times. tI then caught hold of him and started 'to the captain of the guards with him. When I got to the coruer of the build Iing, he turned and struck me with a cup that he 'had in his hand, anid kept Strying 'to strike me until he was down Sed. No one struck him but me and dthis was to defend myself from his elicks. As for any onme cursing him or dmiaking any suoh treatments as the d letter of one ex-convict, Thrailkill, states is all a lie of their own make. s He was never choked insensible or knocked insensible, and so far as any other statement to the contrary, it is e a lie of the blackest type. This state sment I will swear to if necessary, and also to the statement of eye-witnesses d of said affair. I "R. T. Jennings. o"1412 Laurel street." p E. H. Aull in Columbia. r Columbia, Dec. 6.-E. H. Aull, of : Newberry, was in Columbia today on r his ,way home from Washington, g where he went on business in connec r ,tion with the asylum commission. e Spartanburg Herald. STTHralr1 nnr News-Xewherry'a CRUELTY TO CONVICT CHARGED s, Legislature May Investigate Lonni Hall Affair-Case involving Alleg ed Ill-Treatment Columbia, Dec. 5.--That the legi4 t- lature will b- asked to look into tb i, alleged ill -treatment which LQnni if Hall, a; white convi&t, who was yestei ,o day paroled by the governor, was sul jected to, was the statement made thi o mornink by governor Blease, in givin L- .to the press the reasons governing lih s in granting the parole to Hall. SC s, rious allegations concerning the cor e duct of Dr. Jennings, the penitentiar physician, and the guards toward Lonnie Hall are made in a lette e 'which was writte7n to a brother of tb s paroled man in Chester by ,M. V d Thrailkill, the Saluda county ma - whom Governor Blease paroled la. n Wednesday. Thrailkill's letter wa turned over to the governor, a cop of it being given to the press. Denied by Dr. Jennings. s Dr. Jennings, the prison physiciai y vigorously .denies the allegation in th Thrailkill letter, and. brands the stor le of the ill treatment which he is said t have subjected Hall to as an untrut] using the short and ugly word to na it it. Dr. Jennings then gives his si4 of the case. > The Governor's Statement. it The statement issued by Governc Blease on this case follows: it Hall, Lonnie, white: Convicted I manslaughter at the September, 190 Le term of court for Richiland county, an .g senteiced to twelve years in the Stal at penitentiary. i- Upon receipt of the following lett( Le I 'phoned and asked that the defen( d 'ant be brought to my office, also r e. quested the superintendent of the pen I- tentiary to come: - Letter From ThraiMIll. k "Saluda, S. C., Nov. 30, 1911. n "Mr. C. E. Hall, Chester, S. C.-Dea at Sir: I left 'the penitentiary today an e I feel it my duty to tell you of the coi dition that your brother, Lonnie Hal is in. On last Saturday inorning, 25t he went to the hospital to get son Lmedicirp for catarrh, which.he is su d fering with. Dr. Jennings told him I ever give another dose of medicin with an oath, I will kill you. ,The the'doctor kicked him and he told tU doctor that he would go and ask' Cc eGriffith to get his son to come at treat him and then Dr. Jenning caught hold of him and tried to carl him to the captain of guard to has iim beat and Lonnie would not g e Dr. Jennings then jumped on him at rknocked him down, got on him and be4 'aim with his 'fists while he was c on.nie, Jennings's brother run uip at mcommenced to kick Lonnie. Ti z';rd, Mitchell, knocked L.onnie sens< less with a big stick. Capt. Rober . run up at this time and made them l1 Lonnie loose~ and then he went1 in oreakfast. To "Leather House.'' "After breakfast Capt. Roberts sei -tenced Lonnie to the leather hdus - and knowing that the police and D - .Jennings would almost kill him if th( r. beat, Lonnie asked the captain to & u. down and punish him himself. ,Th f the captain refused to do. At the le ,moment Wilson, the police on the yar e dicked Lonnie almost down an 'k he recovered to his feet, the poli< 1-Wilson knocked 1Iim back of his her y with his big clumb and knocked hi y dead for awh-i-le. They thought Lo: 2t nie was dead and the doctor went at a examined him. When Lonnie can gto his senses Capt. Roberts knocks a him a severe blow with his stick at then carried him to the stocks, stri] g. ped him naked and hit him 75 licd e. on his naked skin. l, Declare Prisoner Chocked. i "When he was being beat Lonn te halloed and cried and Dr. Jenning ie caugiht him by his tTroat and chok him until he was helpless and coul s -not make any noise that could 1 m heard. Lonnie Hall is beat nearly a. death. He is now being .starv'ed. E is now beingetaoishrdlushrdluemfw3 -was not given any breakfast or dinn< at all on last Sunday. If you want '.,see him alive again you had bett< y Icome down at once. If you will brir .11 a doctor with you and examine yoi brother, I believe that GovernOr Blear will parole him on i certificate of docor showing the bru ta; eondlific in which he-is being~ treisi. I wrt L D. ROCKEFELLERI *j'xjtx AMIPMe iueceeded as Standard's Head by John D. Archbold-New Officers and Directors. New York, Dec. 4.-John D. Rocke leIler terminated his career -as head of the Standard Oil coi1pany today. With im there also retired most of the con 5picuous figures of the early days of the "Oil Trust." William M. Rockefeller, Wim. G. Rockefeller, 0. M. Pratt, H. M. Flag er, E. T. Bedford and othe.rs, whose names have been prominent among the officers and directors of the Standard Dil company, of New Jersey, stepped behind the scenes today. John D. Arch bold,. one of -the few members of the "old guard" to remain, became presi dent of the Standard Oil company, of New Jersey, and will control its des tinies. John D. Rockefeler was not present at 26 Broadway, the headquar ters of the Standard Oil company, at the special meeting, in which his resig nation was acted upon. World's Richest Xan? The termination of the business career of the man who has acquired a unique position in history, and amassed what is generally regarded as -tbe largest private fortune in the world, was a perfunctory piroceeding. It had been planned in advance, al though the plans had been kept se cret. All the information vouchsafed a brief statement, announcing the changes. Today's action affects not only the New Jersey*company, which was the holding company up 'to the time Qf the dissolution of the great combine, but a number of other corporations in the Standard Oil group. Although the list of officers and di rectors is virtually made ovier, the ac tive manag'ement will be changed but little. To what extent today's action is an outcome of the dissolution of the Standard Oil company was not discuss ed from an authoritative source. Hastened Retirement. It is generally understood that the decision of 'the United States supreme court merely hastened the retirement of men whose advancing years made it certain they could not retain their places much longer. It is regarded as probable that Mr. Rockefeller and his assistants thought younger men should rearrnige the affairs of Standard Oil under the new scheme. Mr. Rockefeller for nearly ten years 'as been:- only nominal'ly associated with. Standard oil. He has visited 26 Broadway only about once a year, and his stays were usually limited to a few minutes. After the death of H. 1. Rogers, Mr. Rockefeller's visits be came more froquent for a time, until gradually responsibility was shifted tj Mr. Archbold. The succession of Mr. Archbold to the presidency was ex pected. COC,RESSMAN BYRNES. HAS NEW SECRETART V. Seymour Owens Resigns to Practice Law-Sneceeded by Henry B. Ha~re of Saluda. Washington, Dec. 5.-V. Seymour Owens, who has been acting as secre tary 'to Congressman Byrnes, has re signed in order .to return to the prac tice of law at Barnwell. In his place Mr. Byrnes has appointed Henry B. Tae, of Saluda ecunty. Mr. Hare is a graduate of Newberry college and has for some time been a law student at George Washington law school while holding an important position in 'the census bureau, division of agricul ture. He now gives up 'that place to assume his new duti-es with Mr'. Byr nes'. He is a brother of B. B. Hare, who severaul years ago was secretary to Former Congressman Croft. Substitute Old Court House, Newb,erry. Charlotte Observer. The rest room which the civic de partment of the Woman's club has established at No. 206 West Trade street, is already proving a boon to tired shoppers. This fact is an in icationl of the restful role it is to play when Christmas shopping attains fu'll height. The management extends a warm invitation t.o all shoppers to rop in and avail themelves i'f thw Vacancy in; Office of County Superin tendent of Education Filled by State Board. Columbia, Dec. 4.-The State board of education held an all-day session today, in the office of Governor Blease, and acted on several 'matters of im portance. - Col. E. H. Aull was elected to the position of superintenden of educa tion of Ne%vberry county, to succeed Mr. J.. S. Wheeler, and will assume his duties on the first of January. The appeals from the Ldxington and Anderson county boards were disposed of by the actions of both boards being upheld. The legislature will probably be asked to turn over all moneys in the State tpeasury, from the old State dis pensary fund, -to the sQhools, it beingl recalled that a bill providing for thel distribution of those funds was vetoed by the governor, this action later be ing approvied by the board on account of defects in the bill. A new bill pro viding for .the distribution 'of this fund will probably be presented to th-, next general assembly. Proce'edings of Meeting. The fo.Lowing stateinent was issued by Superiatendent Swearingen, follow-i ing the meeting of the board: "The State board of education 'held an all-day session in the office of the governor' Monday. All the members were present eicept Superintendent Thackston, of Orangeburg; Supe"n tendInt Thoms, of Darlington, -ad Mr. H. F. Rice, of Aiken. "The resignation of Prof. J. S. Wheeler, county superintendent of Newberry, having been accepted by the governor, it became the, duty of the State board to fill the vacancy. Col. E. H. Aull was chosen to fill out the unexpired term. "An appeal case, concerning the lo cation of the new school- building at Lexington court.house, was argued by E. L. Asbill, Esq., and Solicitor G. B. Timmerman. After carefully review ing the record -the board ordered that the action of the Lexington county board of education be sustained and the appeal dismissed. "A similar appeal, concerning Airy Springs scol District No. 84, of An derson 'county, was heard, and in this case also the decision of thre county board was sustained. High School Report. "The high school inspector submit ted his report for the yearr. High school approriati'ons- were .fixed for the scholastic year 1912 and the secretary was authorized to pay one-half of th'e funds at once. A detailed statement of these high school apportionments will be furnished each county treas urer before the end of the week. "It was d'ecided that a special 'teach ers' examination should be ordered at every court house in 'the State Friday, January 12. At that time all appli cants for certificates and all teachers employed without certificates will be given an opportunity to qualify legal . "It is probable th.at the legislature will be asked to turn over to the s~hools all moue'ys now in the- State treasury from the old State dispensary. accont. This fund will probably 'ex ceed $100,000, and the act distributing it was vetoed by the governor last February. This action yvas later ap proved by. the beard in consequence of defjcts in the bill." LEASE IN SENATE CHAMBER. Says He Will Have Seat There-Is for Underwood. Wasington, Dec. 6.-Governor Cole. L. Blease is in Washington today at tending the National Rivers and Har bors congress. He visited t*hd Capitol and saw most of the members of the South Carolina delegation and was in troduced to a nu~mber of prominent Democratic leaders, including House Leader Underwood. H.e told Mr. Un derwood that he would be0 for <him for preident if he .thought a man from the South could be elected. The senate was not in session, but the governor took a look at the senate chamber and remarked that he would Man se't in it. HeI' goes to Balti Hon. W. H. Hunt, of Newberry. Re elected President-Other Officers - Chosen. Greenwood, December 6.-After an interval of eleven years, the South Carolina State Baptist convention is again.in session in Greenwood, as the guest of the' First Baptist church. It is the ninety-first session of this,body. The convention opened last evening after the convention sermon had been preached by the Rev. W. E. Thayer, of Laurens. Following the sermon, President W. H. Hunt, of Newberry, took the, chair. An address of welcome to the conven tion was then made by Pastor W. N. Cowan, of the First Baptist church. Mayor Baker was cordial and happy in his remarks and impressed the visi tors with Greenwood's sincerity of welcome. On behalf of the other de nominations, the Rev. J. B. Green, pas tor of the Presbyterian church, then welcomed the convention to Green wood. These addresses of welcome were responded to by Dr. D. M. Ram say, president of the Gr( nville Fe male college. Dr. Ramsay is always an eloquent speaker and was equal to the occasion. President Hunt then notified the convention that its first business was that of electing officers. Dr. C. C. Brown moved that the'vote of the con vention be cast by Mr. G. B. Buell, of Charleston, for the Hon. W. H. Hunt, of Newberry, as. piresident. This was done. Mr. Hunt expressed his appre ciation of the high honor conferred upon him in re-electing him to preside over the convention of representatives of the 140,000 Baptists of South Carob lina. He assured all the representa tives that he meant to be absolutely fair and impartial but that he must -dhere to the order of business as prepared fcr the convention. and hop ed no one would feel that he had been discriminate'd against. The Hon. Orlando Sheppard was next elected first vice president and Dr. F. P. Covington, of Florence, sec ond vice president. The Rev. C. A. Jones was elected secretary, the Rev. A. B. Kennedy, of Columbia, was elect nd assistant secretary, Mr. C. B. Bobo, of Laurens, was elected treasue'r, and Mr. B. E. Geer, of ~Greenville,. was elected auditor. The last four were reelectionLs. These and the other of ficers were all elected by having some member of the convention cast the un~ animous vote of the convention for the officer named. . The report 'of the committee on or der 'of business was then called for and was presented by the Rev. E. S. Reaves, of Honea Path. ,COL. AULL IN WASHINGTON. Business Pertaining to State Asylum Object of Visit. . -O Washington, Dsc. 5.-Col. E. H. Aull, of Newberry, secretary of the commfis sion for tihe South Carolina State Hos pital for the .insanie, came to Wash ington today, to take up with' the offi cers of the Southern railway the mat 1.ter of acquiring for the hospital about thirty acres of land adjoining the rest of a tract of about 2,200 acres already ecured for the new site of the insti tution; near Columbia. It is understood the negotiationsf were successful. -Col. Aull returned to South Carolina tonight. NEWBERRY NAN SEES MANY NEW SIGHTS S. J1. D. Price Takes His First Ride on. Train and Views Many Other .Wonders. The State, 2nd. He's 43 years old, has li-vied within one mile of Newberry all his life, had never ridden on a train before, had never seen a skyseraper or street car and had never been to Columbia. Tihis is the case of S. J. D. Price, who came here yesterday from Newberry to bring 1'is wife to a local hospital to have an operation performed. Mr. Price was pleased with Colum bia and no doubt he will not wait so long to make another visit to the city of square meals. Mrs. Price is getting