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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
BLACK HANDS THREAT.
Will Send Boy Back in Box II Mon.
ey Is Not Paid Soon.

Antonio Mareno, OF Chicago.
whose fve-year-old son was kidnap-
ped by "biack hand" blaekmailers,
received a third letter from the
kidnappers late yesterday. The writ
ers made a direct threat to Kill the
Mareno boy if the ransom is not paid
before daybreak today.
IF you don't send US the money,
read the grim letter. I'VE will send
the boy home to you tn a box, salt
ed"
Fully believing that the btackmail-
ers Will carry oct their threat to
kill his little son, Mareno begged the
police to use all possible haste tn
running down the gan.
The letter adds that If Mareno
does not produce the money de-
manded he and his family will Se
done away with.
All available detectives with the
entire Italian squad Of the division
have been put to work on the case,
but no arrests have been made.
Mareno is a poor man, although
his deposit of $1,000 in the bank
brands him as something Of a pluto
crat among his people.
Mareno's troubles began two
years ago when, in self-defense, he
shot and killed Modesto Barona,
long suspected by the police and his
neighbors of being leader In 1tal-
ian blackmailing outrages. From
time to time he received letters
threatening revenge, the series
eliminating in the kidnapping OF hts
child last Saturday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16

State says J. II. Merritt. superlnten-
dent of the Pelzer Manufacturing
comDany's mills, Nos. l, 2 and s.
at Pelzer, said over the telephone
Thursday night that he received the
letter revoking his commission on
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Merritt said that ne hao
nothing whatever to do with tne
incident at Belton, that he was not
in Bolton at the time. His connec-
ton was merely taking the atfdaVl5
of J. NJ. Alexander, who was present
Mr.. Merritt said Mr.. Alexander
came to him voluntarily and asked
that he swear him and accept the
affidavit and that he complied with
the wish and that the affidavit was
forwarded to the Bolton Times.
J. NJ. Alexander, who is superln-
tendent Of mill No. 4, OF the same
company at Pelzer. said over 1hs
nhone Wednesday night that he was
nresent at the time Gov. Blease pur'
chased his ticket from the lady al
Relton; that he voluntarily went tc
Mr.. Merritt and asked him to swear
him and take the oath and that Mr.
N4errit+ complied. AS to any state
ment further ne had nothing to say
other than that he would bow te
the will of the governor he ma:
not received his letter of dism1ssa
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
Young Man m Trouble.

Charged with forging his fathers
name to two checks, young man
named Fairey, said to be a son OF
prominent business man of Denmark,
S. c., was placed under arrest In the
Office of the Wanteska Trust and
Banking Company, at Henderson
vile, N. c., while preparing to ofe-
a third check for payment. Pend
ing advices from his father, who is
expected to straighten out his hnan-
cial difficulties, the young man is IN
the custody of the police, but has
not been placed In jail. Fairey, it
seems, had already secured s1l5 up
on checks bearing the forged sigma
ture of his father. The warrant was
sworn out by Cashier ]. Mack
Rhodes, Of the First National Bank.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
CLASH OF WORDS
SHARP PASSAGE BETWEEN UN-
DERWOOD AND JAMES.
Both Withdraw Remarks and Then
Peace Once More Settle Down in
the Democratic Camp.

Democratic harmony in the house
was momentarily ruffed Wednes-
day, when O. W. Underwood, DEM
ocratic leader, and Ollie James, who
have been close friends, became in
voived in heated exchange OF words
ir the discussion of bill providing
for the improvement Of Black War
rior River, in Mr.. Underwood's dis
triet. Both men withdrew remarks,
and the incident was amieaaly clos
ed.
The bill provided for the building
of a dam to improve navigation on
the river. The construction OF the
dam would create large amount OF
water power, the rights to which,
under the bill, would be leased for
so years to the Birmingham Light
and Power Company. Mr. James and
others opposed this provision, as
serting the term of the lease was too
long.
Mr. Underwood, declaring that he
cared nothing about tie water power
feature of the bill, but was much
interested in the navigation feature,
said that if the hill were held up
work on the Black Warrior would
60 ahead as originally contemplated
at an expense Of nearly s250,00o
more than the proposed dam would
cost
Mr.. James asked if it was fair to
argue that unless the house passed
the bill, giving a half century lease
to a cooperation without limitation
of it's charges to consumers, certain
work would be done costing the gov.
ernment 100000 than if the right
were given away.
"My friend from Kentucky" re
piled MT. Underwood, 4'has just come
out of a successful campaign fof
senator where a play to the gallery
has purchased votes, but will say
TO him that to claim water power is
q monopoly, to answer me with the
proposition that I am pleading TOT a
monopoly, is not fair to me-"
MI. James responded that re
would have expected "a statement
more considerate Of the people OF
Kentucky among whom the gentle
men (Mr. Underwood) was born.
Then Mr.. Underwood, explaining
that he spoke under provocatic !,
withdrew his remarks, Mr.. v4nes
withdrew his, too. The house ad-
iourned without acting on the bill.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
A Big Whale Sighted.

A Portsmouth, n. H., dispatch
SAYS passengers on the steamer Nun
natauket from the Isels Of Shoals
Wednesday saw directly in the
steamers course and only few feet
away whale f1oundering in the
svell and having the appearance OF
large piece of wreckage in the Jog.
The whale was not less than thirty
five feet long.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
STEAMER GOES TO BOTTOM.
Nearly One Hundred People Goes
Down With Her.

The French steamer Emir found
cred Wednesday five miles east OF
Gibraltar and ninety-three persons
were drowned.
The ship sailed at three O'Clock
Wednesday morning for Morocco
An hour later in dense fog she
collided with the British steamship
silyerton bound from Newport, Eng
land for Taranto, Italy.
The Silverton's crew was rescued
and twenty saved Of the Emir's crew
and passengers.
The Silverton later put in here
with her starboard bow stove in and
her fore peak full of water.
The Emir was foated in a few
minutes after the collision. Sixty
nine passengers and twenty-four OF
the srew went down with the ship
Fifteen passengers and twelve Of the
crew were saved. All passengers
we're French. The Emir was a YES
sci of 1921 tons owned by Com.
pagnie de Navigation Mixte at Mar
seilles.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
Another Bale New Cotton.

The first bale of new cotton for
Lee county, and the second bale OF
this seasons crop to be harvested
ir South Carolina was sold IN Blsn-
opyille Wednesday by W. W. Wheel
er of Lee county. The cotton was
graded as strict middling, and was
purchased by O'Donnell & Co., cot
ton buyers. The bale weighed 4sO
pounds and brought II 1-2 cents.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
Made Happy at Last.

Columbus Spradley, of Aiken
county. c., the young man who
was held up and beat Wednesday
last. and Miss Gussie May Holsteln,
the Young woman whom he swore to
marry in spite of the protestatlon OF
father, brother and cousin, were
married at 6 o'clock Tuesday after
noon at Rev. A. D. Echols, pastor
of Asbury Methodist church.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
ROBBER COADED
By His Conscience and Coaiesses to Ps-
lice That He Held Up Man.
SAY" HE CANNOT SLEEP
He Told the Officers Thas BE Had
Robbed the Manager Of Broad.
way Restaurant at tae Point Of .
Pistol and He Wanted to Be Lock.

ed Jp.
@I want to see the man In charge
here" said we'll dressed young
man as he approached Lieut. Man.
ian's desk in police headquarters at
II o'clock ir New York Wednesday
night.
81 happen t. be In charge Of part
of Police Headquarters" replied
Manian. ''I'll attend to anything
you want
WELL" the man answered, IT
want to be arrested for robbery I,
committed three years ago. I have
never known a good nights sleep
since, and my conscience has driven
me to the police. should be sent
to prison for what did and am wtt-
ling to 60"
Manian thought the man was
crazy and looked him over carefully.
Then he motioned to policeman to
come forward.
"What robbery did you commit
asked the lieutenant.
ct went into a Broadway restaur-
ant three years ago-I .nink tt was.
In September, 1908. I held up the
manager at the Joint OF a revolver
and riaed the cash drawer Of $50.
Is not that a prison offense?"
"It certainly Is" Manian replied.
"Now, tell US who you are. /"
The man said that he is Freder-
ick ]. Hall, twenty eight years old.
married, and that he lived at No.
100 West Ti1irty-sixth street.
81 am willing to take my medicine
in any sort Of dose. My conscience
is killing me-" he continued. In
prison can learn trade and when
7 come out I will be able to earn 8
living for myself and wife. :.
"Haye yeu no trade now?" Maa-
ar asked.
"No; but I'm a clerk and q good
one," was the quick answer. I
could earn fine living were 1t not
for this conscience.
He refused to tell where he Was
employed and Manian began to look
up the records of 1908. He found
that on the night Of Sept. z, that
year, q young man had entered 3
restaurant at No. 2245 Broadway.
and after holding up Antonio Cas-
sara, tie manager, at the point OF a
revolver, had taken $50 from the
cash drawer.
"Is that the trick you pulled OFF,"
! Manian asked.
'I suppose 1t u.s." Hall replied.
Hall was locked up charged with
| robbery.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
MANNING, WEDNESDAY, l6, 1911

er to the young lady; only was ex-
ercising my right as passenger on
the road and told her who I was, as
I have stated, for the purpose I have
stated. showed no discourtesy, but
treated her the same that would
have if every relative Of hers in the
world had been present. There were
two young men sitting behind her
in the office at the time and an old
Confederate veteran standing by me,
with badge on. The conversation
did not even attract their attention,
which shows that there was nothing
whatever about the matter to have
caused anyone to write a lie about
it, such as has been written by the
dirty scurrilous little editor OF the
Belton Times. do not know who
he is, have never seen him, but from
this article I am satisfied that ne is
only another pimp Of the newspaper
combination that is continuously ly-
i2g about me.
81 thank you for your letter and
for this opportunity of explaining
the matter. Very respectfully,
Cole L. Blease,
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Huge Peach Crop.

The peach crop In Connecticut
will be so large this year that a
special train will be added to the
Hartford-New York schedule dur
ing the harvesting season to ship the
daily output
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16

away under shelter dry. And II you
must borrow money on it, do not
borrow more than 25 or 80 dollars
a bale and for not less than SIX
months. Thirty-day cotton loans
and loans close up to the market
value are worse than selling out
right. We call on all the unions in
the cotton belt to join US In this
fight. Shut down on cotton now and
for the next so days and the fight Is
won. Paper contracts do not run
mills.
yours for Southern prosperity,
'tE W. Dabbs,
~. NJ. Brogdon,
IS. n Welsh,
"Committee.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
Cut Down His Corn.

vandals, supposed to be moonshin-
ers, went into the field OF a farmer
in the Dark Corner Of Greenyille
county few nights ago and cut down
every stalk Of his corn. Raiders lad
SUSPECTED the farmer Of informing
Of them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
GAVE HIM A BLOW.
\ Preacher Knocks Out a Pickpocket
in First Round.

The Rev. H. G. Garland Of Union
Hill, n. j., took ride up Avenue
A Wednesday in New York on an
open car. He thought he felt a
hand in his hip pocket, where he
keeps his pocketbook. First making
sure that the suspected hand was a
masculine hand, he punched its own
ers solar pleus half way through to
his spine. When they brought the
man around, he said he was Solo
mon Smith, a painter, "a years old,
of 3OS East Ninth street. He was
locked up charged with attempted
srand larceny. He thought ne was
struck by lightning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
Was Painfully Hurt.

Guerdan Tarbox, while making a
flight with his aeroplane Wednesday
morning. came down in the marsh
on Richmond plantation and was
painfully injured about the face by
the guide wires as the machine
struck the mud and turned turtle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
Wagon Driver Killed.

Sam Anderson, a negro log driver
for the Belts Lumber Company, was
killed in the Black River Swamp,
Sumter County, where he was haul
ing logs on Monday, by being hit by
the tongue of the log wagon while
he was loading a log on it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
PeIIaSra Spreading.

The spread Of pellagra in the
mountain country Of eastern Ken
lucky has become so alarming and
deaths from the diseases have be-
come so numerous that a Statewide
meeting was held at Corbin, Tues
day, participated in by medical ex-
perts, who discussed the best way OF
stamping out the disease. At the
eastern Kentucky insane asylum
alone there have been 80 deaths
from nelGgra
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
Six Persons Bit.

A dispatch from spartanburg says
six persons who were bitten by
mad dog at that place Wednesday
left the same day for Columbia to
be treated.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
Some Corn Eater.

Hammany's corn eating contest
in New York, was won by James
Dugan, who ate 81 separate ears.
carrying off 1911 championship ana
a purse of gold coin. Dugan's near
est competitor ate 46 ers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
The Editor Bits Backs.

Governor.
The Editor hits Backs.
Editor Willis, when shown the ar
ticle published in the Anderson In
telligencer, which included Gov
Blease's letter to his friend, MI. Har-
ris, he proceeded to get the proofs
that the article Published in The
Times was true in every respect. He
secured the sworn affidavits Of peo-
Die who witnessed the conduct of the
governor that his papers article was
absolutely correct and wrote Gov.
8lease the following letter enclos-
ing the affidavits:
Belton, S. C. Aug. S, 1911.
Hon. Cole L. Blease, Governor of
South Carolina, Columbia, S c.
Dear sir: I have just read copy
Of YOUR letter to James G. Harris,
published in this mornings Anoer-
son Intelligencer, in which you ac-
cuse the editor of the Beltol Times
with having lied in the published &C
count of your ungentlemanly con-
duct in the railway station here on
Saturday afternoon, July 20. AS to
the remaining contents of your let
ser, you have called so many edi-
tors in this state dirty, scurrilous
little editors that it must appear to
you the joke has grown rather stale.
"The facts in the article referred
10 were published precisely as stated
by the young lady of whom you
bought your ticket, and am lnclos-
ing you herewith her sworn affl-
ia7it to the effect that the article
was true in every respect. l am go
ing to the further trouble to accom-
nodate your excellency, and am in
closing you also the sworn affidavit
of James M. Alexander, the well
known superintendent of the Pelzer
mills, who witnessed the incident,
that the incident happened exactly
as reported in the Bolton Times. SO
with this evidence in your hands, 1t
must appear very plain to you that
you must go further than accusing
the editor of The Times with having
lied, If you want to prove yourself
innocent of the charge which the
young lady has lodged against you.
You must do that which no gentle
man having the high sense of honor
which you claim to have would do,
and must accuse the young lady
with having perjured herself. At the
same time, my dear sir, you must
prove the sworn statement Of the
gentleman who witnessed it, and who
has made sworn affidavit that the
article published in the Belton Times
was a true account of what happened
to be lie also.
"And now, my dear sir, out OF re-
spect for the governshap OF my State,
a member Of whose general assembly
I have the honor to be, I refrain
from telling you what I know you
are, and put it up to your constit-
uency to Judge as to wnerner or not
YOU are the one who has lied about
the matter.
Very respectfully,
J. Archie WlIils,
Publisher of the Belton Times.
The Affidayits Sent.
Inclosed with the letter Mr. Wall
lis included the affidavit of Miss
Rogers, the ticket agent, and also
the affidavit of James NJ. Alexander,
superintendent of the Pelzer mills.
The following is Mr.. Alexander's af-
fdarit, which he sent to Editor Will
lis:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
Very respectfully.
J. Archie Willis,
Publisher of the Belton Times.

Publisher of the Belton Times. -
The Affidayits Sent.
Inclosed with the letter Mr. Will
lis included the affidavit of Miss
Rogers, the ticket agent, and also
the affidavit of James NJ. Alexander,
superintendent of the Pelzer mills.
The following is Mr.. Alexander's af-
fdarit, which he sent to Editor Will
lis:
The controversy between Gov.
Cole Blease and Miss Rogers as
printed in the Belton Times, is cor
rect. I was present trying to get a
ticket for the train going to Green
vile and heard the conversation.
Would not have known the man il
ne had not said, I am Cole Blease
governor of South Carolina. etc.
Signed "Jas. N. Alexander
Sworn to before me this Sth day
If August, 1911.
(SeaD. j. H. Nerrltt'
Notary Public South Carolina. "
The following affidavit was given
Editor Willis by Miss Mary J Rogers
the young lady to whom 1t was
charged the governor was rude to-:
To whom it may concern:
This is to certify that the account
Of Gov. Blease's conduct in the Sou
thern railway waiting room at Bel
ton Saturday afternoon, July 20
which the Belton Times published
Friday morning, Aug. 4, was true
account of what happened.
| (Signed) Miss Mary J. Rogers.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me the Sth day of August. 1911.
(seaD John A. Horton,
Notary public South Carolina.
Witness: J. o. Meredith.
Editor Willis after seeing the let
ter of the governor published above
stated that since matters had take1
the turn they had, ne would produce
the evidence, which he has done :!
the affidavits published above, Il
prove that The Belton Times state
ment was correct in every respect
and that then the people of the Stat
might judge as to whether Gov
Blease had stuck to the truth in de
nying the correctness Of the article
The Belton Times has in its pos
session other affidavits to show tha
the governor did treat the young la
DIV at the ticket window discourte
ouslv and further affidavits statini
that the article published in TIL
Times vas a true account of wha
J happened.
What They Say.
A dispatch from Anderson to Th
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What They say.
A dispatch from Anderson to Tha
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prices for cotton. If it were not
true. from whence comes the present
prosperity Of the South? 1t is 10
cents cotton that has done it. AS
surely as the sun rises in the east
and sets in the west, just so surely
will there be stagnation and want
distressI and bitterness, in thous-
ands of homes in the South, and they
will not all be farmers homes, II
we let this crop Of cotton sell Tor
10 cents or less.
with the worlds stocks Of cotton
almost depleted, with the automobile
tire industry alone taking hundreds
of thousands of bales of cotton an
nually, increased consumption on
every side, this crop can be market
ed at IA or Is cents per pound just
as easily as last years crop was, II
we but hold out for it. This is not
merely our opinion, fellow farmers,
but it is the opinion Of as shre"d
business men as the ones who tell
YOU that cotton will go lower. Be-
sides there's many slip 'twix the
and the lip and the drought IS not
vet broken over large areas where
cotton is burned up; in other Sec
tions the young crop can not make a
half yield under most favorable con-
ditions. And all of it has to run
the gauntlet of excessive rains, If
they ever start, and of the many
insect pests, and climatic changes
that make late crop so uncertain.
"In conclusion your committee
would urge, with all the insistence
! of calm and deliberate judgment,
that every one who can do so hold
his cotton off the market either in
his own strength. or with the assist
ance Of his creditors and the banks.
Pick It dry, gin it dry, put the bales