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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-07
LOOMING BIG.
The Probability Of Prohibition in
South Carolina.

South Carolina.
The apparent certainty Of prohi
oition winning in Georgia in the
next few days, the confident hope
that Alabama will follow suit, the
spread of the prohibition victories
in Tennessee and the possibility Of
prohibition becoming state wide il
North Carolina in the near future
have greatly increased the hopes Of
the Uncompromising prohibitions
in South Carolina that the next legis
Iature will substitute state prohibi.
ton for the present county dispen.
sary system, half the counties in the
state being now dry.
The prohibitionists point to the
fact that in the test vote the
present house last winter lacked
only two votes of passing the Nash
state prohibition bill, and that in
spite Of the fact that many Of the
prohibitionists, including Mr.. Nash
himself who voted against his own
bill, were pledged to support the
county dispensary system as means
Of getting rid of the state dispensary
and are willing to swear if swearing
were in their line, that the house
next winter will pass a prohibition
by from 10 to 20 majority, and that
the state dlspensary senators will
furnish the necessary majority in
the senate.
They argue that with Georgia dry
and North Carolina about to follow
suit the practibility Of prohibition
with the jug trade cut off from these
two states, will appeal to influential
men as never before, that the ques-
ton Of whether prohibition will pro-
hibit will be answered. Talks your
correspondent has had recently with
prohibition leaders coming into Co.
lumbia clearly demonstrates that
most determined fight will be made
next winter forstraight state prohi-
bition of the most stringent and un-
compromising kind.
But the South Carolina legislature
in spite Of its volatile and corruptive
characteristics, is a very stubborn
Institution when it gets ''sot" GER
tain way on an important question.
There are good judges of the legis-
lature who have been in intimate
contact with it's doings for many
years, who predict that while the
new legislature to be elected next
summer will likely enact a state
prohibition bill. the present legisla-
trre being elected on a county op-
ton platform, will never be persua-
ded, driven or led to any other
course on the liquor question, even
if hundreds Of women do
come with waving banners and
hymn singing children to crowd the
gallesies and feed the legislature.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-07
BANDS OF ASSASSINS.
Criminal Societies Become Operative
in the United States.

The red flag of the anarchist, the
bullet of the Chinese highlander. the
bomb Of the ''Black Hand" murder
Gus quarrels among Armenians the
killing by knife or pistol of "Hunch-
akist" victims, have become matters
for police attention and public agl-
tation in the United States. The
feuds and vendettas, polltlca! ana
ecclesiastical hatreds, belong to the
Old World, but the blood and the
crimes are Americas and are part OF
the price for the vaunted cosnopoli-
tanism of the leading cities of the
United States, notably New York.
For years London was the haven Of
refuge for international criminals
and the headquarters for secret or
CARNATIONS which practiced crime.
The evil Of indiscriminate inmigra-
ton in the United States is becoming
more patent as the crimes due to
these organized bands Of assassins
become more numerous and terrible,
especially in the centers Of wealth.
The police have all sorts Of Difficult
ty in handling crimes perpetrated by
foreigners. Policemen are not able
to understand their native language
and members of the same nationality
refuse to aid in running down crimi-
mails. In the land from which they
emigrated the police were part of the
government and it was the govern
ment that they wished to escape, es-
pecially if they were members of
some band OF assassins. Bismarck
once suggested a plan for handling
anarchists. He urged that they or
ganize with the avowed intention of
outrage and murder and should be
treated as felons. Only few months
ago 300 anarchists met in New York
and lauded the assassin Of President
Mckinley. At such meetings plans
are hatched and then the agents are
sent out to spread destruction and
death.
Most of the societies of criminals
now operating in this country had
their origin in some good purpose.
The Mafa and the Camorra original
ly were bands Of young men who
sought by political means to free the
people from the yoke of evil rulers
and oppressors in Italy. The Huncha-
kist society was revolutionary or,
ganization designed to overthrow
Turkish rule in Armenia. In these
societies blackmailing cliques secur,
ed the reigns of control and they are
today the disgrace Of the respectable
element of their countrymen and al
the same time their chief source o.
terror.
Motives for crimes committed II
America often date back for years
Several months ago eight Greek ped
dlers landed in New York. They
came from Sparta. Five Of the mer
were from one family and three from
another. A short time later fght
broke out among them. The motive
lay in a war that occurred 30 year:
ago, since which date the member:
Of each Of the families regard the
members of the other as mortal enc
mics. Many murders resulted from
the fued. The Chinese Highbinder:
are murderers belonging to rival fac
tons of the Tongs. They are a black
mailing and gambling class. Their en-
mites were imported at the same
time the immigrants were accepted
or ST. lggled.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-07
MADE GRAY BY FRIGHT.
Woman Wants $4,000 for Being
Scared by Train.

Asserted her hair turned white in
a night because of the carelessness of
the Pennsylvania railroad, Mrs. Mary
McElvoy filed suit at Hammond, Ill,
few days ago, asking for $50, 700
damages.
She charged that in January, 1907,
when she was standing at the rail-
road station in Hammond waiting for
a train second train whirled past,
throwing her down by the force Of
the air current it created and fright
ened her to such an extent that she
has never fully recovered.
She says the next day when she
woke her hair, which had been
black the day before, was snow white.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-07
CRIMES IN NEW YORK.
One Hundred Gases oil Criminal As
sault in Six Months.


New York city is being swept by
an epidemic Of crime. Since the mur-
der of 15-year-old Amelia Staffeldt
ir an open field at Elmhurst. L. l.,
this spring, more than 100 cases of
criminal assault have been reported
to the police. Most Of the terrible
ofenses which have been committed
are against children. Few arrests
have been made and most Of these
are for minor offenses. Commission
er Bingham claims he is unable to
cope with the situation. Instead Of
abating, the outrages are becoming
more numerous. This the commits
sioner blanes on the lack of sufficient
policemen and the failure Of magis-
trates to deal severely with criminals
who are brought before them. The
magistrates declare that they must
deal according to the law and are not
expected to find corroborative evi-
dence if the police cannot find 1T.
The temper of the citizens is such
that there have been several narrow
escapes from lynchings in the streets.
Whenever a man is accused of an
noying a girl or young woman he IS
surrounded by hostile crowd and
the police have all they can do to res
cue him. W.
There have been more cases OF as
sault and annoyance in Harlem than
in any other quarter. In Morning
side park Anthony Berger received a
terrible beating at the hands Of Os-
car Shultz. The latter's daughter
had been playing in the park one at
ternoon, when a man approached her,
gave her II cents and requested that
She meet him next morning. The
nine-year-old child told of the incl
dent at home and the father report
ed to the police. They planned to
permit the meeting and capture the
man. When the father saw Berger
take hold of his daughters hand he
became so enraged that he pounced
upon him and beat him badly before
he could be rescued.
Nichols Boralucci, 20 years old, an
Italian, is under $4,000 bail on a
charge of criminal assault Of Irene
Mastolo, eight years old. It is claim
ed that the man kept the child in his
room for nearly a week and horribly
maltreated her. When rescued by
her mother, her head was found to
be beaten. The Italian says he beat
her to make her deep quiet. He de-
MED wrong-doing, but a physician
examined the child and found she
was suffering severely Mrs. Mastolc
has received communications threat
ening the life Of her daughter, if
Boralucci is convicted
Three desperate highwaymen set
upon Paul Clifford, on Broadway,
one night last week. He was beaten,
but managed to save most Of his val.
uables. His watch and chain were
stolen, but when the highwaymer
tried to get his diamond ring he clos.
ed his hand and refused to open it.
One of the men seized the finger and
bit it off at the second joint. The
ring was on the third joint and was
saved, Clifford's cries for help at,
tracted the attention Of the police
and he was rescued. His assailants
escaped.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-07

The railroads and the public should
get closer together. Then there
would be less trouble. We doubt If
the railroads in the South could be
run successfully at a much less pas
senger rate than Il. -e cents. 1t takes
money to operate railroads. They
should be allowed to charge q fair
rate and be required to keep the road
bed and rolling stock in first class
condition.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-07

Rev. J. L. Sifey, who passed away
at his home in this city last Monday.
was one of the best men we ever
knew. He was q consecrated Chris
tian, and when he closed his eyes on
earth he opened them in heaven. He
belonged to a class Of preachers who
made the Methodist Church power
for good in South Carolina. He is
gone, but his influence will live for
ever.---Orangeburg Times and Demo-
rat
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-07
GIRLS SLAYER A MYSTERY.
Body Found in Creek With Bullet
In Head.

Miss Irene Phillips, about twenty
years Of age, ana member Of well
known family of Marshal county. y.
c., was murdered at he: home in the
Ivy section, and her body was chrown
in Paint Fork branch.
Miss Phillips body was found Men
day with d bullet hole in the hacA Of
the head. The body was cold. and
indicated that the crime h;,t2 been
committed several hours before
The crime occurred in a very iso-
lated place. The murder IS sslrouded
in complete mystery. Near N Miss
Phillips body q notebook and coat
were found.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-07

TIL; Columbia State says: When
Kentucky gets as dry as Maine
the natives may exodus in large num-
bers singing, My cid Kentucky
home, good night" But who said
Maine was dry?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-07

Too many men spend their time
sitting on the anxious seat.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-07

It's difficult to generate philosophy
on an empty stomach.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-07
TWO FALL DEAD.
One Fell in Field and Other at Sight

One Fell in Field and Other at Sight
of Bcay.
A dispatch from Americus, Ca,
says ETam Goodwin, Sumter coun-
~ farmer. dropped dead Thursday in
the cotton field. His brother was
summoned and at the sight Of the
dead body he fell upon it and ex-
pired.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-07


cause I knew they would kill me il
they got me. They went up to Mel
son Rics'e house and searched it and
| never saw anything more Of them
| was careful to keep uId but got
on down the railroad track because
/ didn't know what minute they
might find me. They never got
close to me any more that l know of.
i stayed out most of Monday
night. but slept some in little house
by the railroad track where nobody
lived. l kept going along Tuesday,
but was scared all the time that the
men would catch me and managed
to not let anybody see me. got
something to eat Tuesday night at a
colored mans house down near Olar,
but don't know who he was. | stay
ed at his house all night. | told him
what my name was and told him that
| got shot, but didn t reckon he paid
any attention and I don't reckon he
remembered my name after told
it to him. got something to eat
there Tuesday night, but left early
CQS ueSl IlOi mus DSiOlS SSS 49,
Il went on down, right through
Denmark. There were two engines
standing on the tracks there, ana l
went right between them. NobodF
paid any attention to me if they saw
me. After I passed the next statlon
stopped at the sawmill and tolo
an old negro there about the trouniT' o;I
md asked him to take me TO Jah
hat wanted to give up. 6nt Nv
wouldn't do it. Then l started on ~
70 to Bambcrg myself to give up
When Mr.. Mayfield hoileieu a,: a.
ne I went on and got in the ouSss
md went with him to his house; m ana
r. sent word to the sheriff tnat ! "as
mere and for them to come and get
We'll what about Mr.. Spires CIV
,,g Won the gun and warming you 10
sa2 'a2end I Yourself if r'e ofti"""s "2me
brre and tried 10 arrest you? was
sked the negro. :
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-07

A Politica: Sauta Claus Because Of
Certain appointments He Made OF
Education Board-Claims That He
HAD Not Been Consulted Sufficient
~ About the Matter-What Ansel
Says.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-03
BOARD OF REVENUE
NEW MEMBERS NAMED BY GOv-
 ERNOR COMER.
President Houghton h Reappotnted, His Future Associates Being N. J. Greil, samuel Guy, A. F. Tyson
 and w. H. Lawson.

M. B. Houghton, N. J. Griel, Samuel Guy, A. P. Tyson and W. H. Lawson are the members of the new Board of Reve- nue of Montgomery County. Their ap- pointment by Governor Conner was an- nounced yesterday.
 The members of the Board succeed the Board whose term expires on April {. MT. Houghton was President Of the old Board and MT. Lawson was a mem her of it for a short time. The other members succeed W. B. Brown, c. L Matthews and Dr. Duncan.
 The new Board was created by the Legislature in it's last session. Two Of its members represent the city and the three others represent the remainder of the county.
 MT. Houghton, the President, Is wealthy planter and merchant of Mont gomery County, and has been promi- nent in pubic affairs. MT. Lawson and MT. Guy, the other representatives of the rural districts of the county, are well-known planters. Mir. Tyson Is an attorney of Montgomery, and MT. Griel a merchant. being member of the wholesale house of Grief Brothers Company,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-03

sesses marked talent as . violinist. Her giriish beauty adds interest to her sx- quisite music.
 Violin and Flute-"spring song"..
 ............... Mendelssohn Misses Rosa. and Gertie Ehlbert How Amiable. .Goold
 By Choir. Violin Solo-"Reverie".. .Vieuxtemps
 Miss Irene McMullan. Organ Solo--"Allegretto". .Goldmark
 Mrs. J. H. Dunklin. and Hearer of Prayer" ..............A. Geibei MT. J. P. Hamilton, MT. P. W Hodges. Vocal solo-"The Plains of Peace"
 Mrs. W. J. Beeland. Violin solo-'Legende' ........ Bohm
 Miss Irene McMullan. Flute solo-'si La stanchezza". .Verti
 Mrs. A. R. Lee. .... Duet--'Tarry With Me-. ..... .Nicolai Mrs. R. A. Zealand. Mrs. W. J.
 Zealand. ouartette-"Sweet Hour of Prayer" Messrs. Hamilton, Hodges, Mack and Pierce. Vocal solo--"The King of Love My Shepherd Is' .... ....... .Gounod
 Mrs. R. A. Beeland. Organ solo-"Cavalleria Rusticana"
 ....s 'AooSoe" "s
 Mrs. R. A. Lee. Violin Solo-'La Captive." on e string ......... Mrs. beacH
 Miss Irene McMullan Mrs. R. A. Beeland. Mrs. R. A. Lee.
 MT. J. P. Hamilton. Violin Solo--'Les Adteux". .Goltermann
 Miss Irene McMullan. Anthem-"Magnifca ...Brackett
 By Choir.
 At the conclusion of the program a collection was taken. George Ham rick and Nim Haygood waiting on the audience. The amount contributed Is to be given by Miss McMullan to fund for a beautiful window to be placed in the Methodist Church in hon. or of the lamented W. P. Reynolds. Miss Irene Stanley will reach home tomorrow from Tupelo. Miss, where she has been visiting her sister. Mrs. H. B. Parker.
 Mrs. Lander Cureton of Greenville, s. C., is visiting her parents. MT. and Mrs. Till.
 Mrs. Julia Johnson of Luverne IS the guest of Mrs. M. E. Williams. Miss Ethel Ramage has gone to Montgomery to take . business course
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-03
ONLYONE CANDIDATE
OFFICIAL CALL MADE FOR MONT.
 GOMERY ELECTTON.
suces.or To Late Speaker Martin As Heureseutative Of This County In Legislature May Be Chosen
 May 2.

The election of successor or the late Hon. William L. Martin as rep resentative of Montgomery county in the House of Representatives of the state Legislature will be held on May z. The proclamation of the order Tor the election was made by Governor Conner yesterday
 According to popular rumor Captain Peter B. Mastin, who was a candidate at the last election, will be the only seeker of the office. Upon that day the general election of the City of Montgomery will take place.
 Following is copy of the proclama- tion:
 '"To the Sheriff of Montgomery County
 Alabama, Greeting:
 ''whereas, a vacancy exists in the of flee of Representative of Montgomery county in the Legislature of Alabama caused by the death of Hon. William L. Martin, and,
 "Whereas, the Legislature of Ala bama will be in session prior to the next general election for said office. Now therefore, l. B. B. Conner, by virtue of the authority in me invested by law as Governor of Alabama, dc hereby direct and require that on the seventh CD day of May, 1907, you pro- ceed to hold @ special election at the several voting places In said county of Montgomery, for the purpose of eIecting a Representative to represent the County of Montgomery in the Leg islature of AlabalGa for the remainder of the term made vacant by the death of Hon. William l.. Martin.
 'Tn testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and caused the great seal of the State to be affixed at the Capitol in the City of Montgomery, this, the End day of April. 1907.
 'B. B. Conner,
 Governor. By the Governor.
 Frank N. Julian,
 "Secretary of State"
 Owing to the prospective dearth of candidates. but little interest is being taken in the election.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-03
COLLEGE BOYS RUNNING CARS Three Young Men Here
 on a Lark. cAMFR0MNASHvnLEFoRFUN Students of Vanderbilt and Frater-
 nifty Men. !. Osns of two Editors and of State School superfntendent of Tennessee h Montgomery Working for
 Traction Compsny.

Scions of three of the most promi- nent families in Tennessee are in Montgomery working on the street cars In the capacity of conductors. They are here under assumed names In order that their exact whereabouts may be concealed from their parents. who are not quite sure where they Rre and are altogether in the dark regarding their present occupation.
 The young men are Daniel E. Ta- tum. Richard J. Yancey, IT,, and T. W. Patterson, all from Nashville.
 "Dan" Tatum is the son of the as- sociate editor of The Nashville Amer ican. The father of Dick" Yancey is the associate editor of The Nash vile Banner, and Patterson's father is the Superintendent of Public Edu- cation for the State of Tennessee.
 Two of the young men, Tatum and University and members of the Pi Kappa Alpha society, one of the most exclusive college fraternities in the country. Tatum is an athlete also whose prowess on the football Held and in the arena of sports is known to all interested in athletics.
 Patterson was busy ringing up fares on the Highland Park line yesterday. "A we'll tailored suit of clothes and an HIT or Dreeolng that ne possesseu dt- tracted attention to him. He appear ed to be a man above his station.
 Although inclined to be secretive al first in regard to his identity, he final ly admitted that he was having his first experience as street car con- ductor. Later, in burst of confi- dence, he admitted that he was son of the Tennessee State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and with two companions had come to Montgomery simply flor the fun of the thing"
 "Dan' .Tatum and Dick Yancey came here with me-" said Patterson land we have been having the time of our lives since last Saturday, when
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-03
RECITAL AT GREENvnLE.
Fine Program Rendered by Miss Irene
 McMuIlau.

GreenvilIe, ApriI 2.-lSpeciaI.1- The following is program of very fine recital given last evening by Miss Irene McMullan, assisted by other local talent.
 Miss McMullan is one of Greenville's most charming young ladies and pos
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-03

we reached here, donned our caps and went to work as street car men.
 We wanted to get away rom home, as we had had some trouble at col lege and were not in the good graces of the faculty saw where there was street car strike in Montgomery, which promised to furnish us with decided to migrate, aThe first thing we did was to purchase a Colts re- !. volver each, under the impression that there being strike on we might have some use for them. We did not so to an employment agency to ask for transportation, because we had all the money we needed. and besides 1t was not cash but action we were looking for.
 Preaching Montgomery we applied for positions to the Traction Company and were immediately accepted, all though none of us had ever been anything on . street car before, put a passenger. gave in my name as Patison, Tatum gave his as Dayton and Yancey decided to change his name to Matthews.
 They put Dayton on a car as motorman, and the first thin~ he did was to crash into another car ahead of him and about succeeded in put ting it out of commission for the re- mainder of the season. He was fm- mediately transferred to the position of conductor, where the company thought he would be 8 less expensive luxury. This was sad blow to Dayton because he used to run his .goyernor's auto at home, and he thought running a street car would be right in his line. The company could not see 1t that way, so now he is on the rear of a car collecting fares instead of on the front collecting dam age suits.
 T don't suppose we will finger much longer. About the end Of the week we will probably return to partake or the fatted calf, especially as the strike seems to be about at an end and has failed to furnish the excitement Tor which we were yearning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-03
President wickernham Goe. Through,

President c. A. Wickersham of the Western Railway of Alabama. and the Atlanta and West Point Railroad, passed through Montgomery last night In his private car. attached to pas senger train No. 39 from Atlanta He was on his way to Selma.
 The president is preparing 1 [ his pe- riodical tour of the lines of the road, extending from Atlanta to Selma, and he will probably start out today from Selma, working his way to Montgom- cry. and thence back to Atlanta.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-03
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
Railroad Men to Honor Memory oi
 Late Samuel Spencer.

Atlanta, April 2.-The officers and employees of the Southern Railway VIII build in Atlanta a hospital costing sooo ooo for the treatment of rail- Toad men and their families as me- morial to the late Samuel Spencer. president of the road.
 The money has nearly all been raised by subscription, and 1t Is re- norted that J. P Morgan of New York nas donated $10,000 toward the hos nital. It was at first intended to erect a monument to MT. Spencer in the Yaw terminal station here, but the oontrtbutions made for that purpose will be diverted to the hospital fund.