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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
From the London Globe.

From the London GIObe.
/ While the question of high rents and the
increased cost Of living is agttatng the
public, it is refreshing to learn that In
Vienna some high-class business prem
Uses are to be obtained rent free. 1t
seems that a rich citizen has hit upon the
idea of constructing In the Mariahilfer-
strasse. one of the most important busi-
ness quarters in the Austrian capital, a
block of buildings. The shops are occu-
pied for the most part by those carrying
on fancy businesses and cafes. The ten
ants pay no rent, but the landlord draws
a percentage of their profits agreed upon
beforehand. This, Paris contemporary
informs us, is the first time that such an
experiment has been made, but We may
add that it seems an application of the
Meteyer system Of farming in Italy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

scribed as half Persian in breed, was sent,
from Glastonbury where 1t has been rear,
ed, to the matron of the Kingston Nurs-l
ing Home. 1t was sent in a packing
case drilled with air holes. and obviously
the animal had no opportunity OF marking.
the points OF its journey. Soon after it's
arrival at Kingston the cat was lost. and
despite the most diligent searching mol
trace Of II could be found The matron
of the nursing home has now received q
letter from Glastonbury stating that the
cat has found its way back to Its old
home. 1t arrived emac:aIcd and footsore. =
and apparently had walked tho whole Of
the 13S miles. The letter describes the
cat on its arrival as "a mere shadow Of
its former SELF" and expresses the belief
that although terribly weak from its
wanderings, it can be nursed back to a
healthy condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
80 Different Kinds off
Candies ait 12C lib.

Just the Candies that children love.
and that they can eat to their hearts
content without being sick afterward.
An entire booth devoted to the sale of
these-adjacent to Candy Section
proper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
Sports in Hyde Park.
From the London Chronicle.


The organized games for school chill
dren to be started in Hyde Park will
be quite like old times for the park
itself. For. in the early days. Hyde
Park was a regular sporting center.
celebrated in Charles rs reign for. its
foot races, and in Cromwells time for
its coaching matches. Cromwell him.
self tried his skill as a coachman there
and ended up by being flung of the
box And when 1t was not the scene
of playing it formed a meeting place
for fighting. Here the Duke Of Ham
fa .un d n in ma and charles a James e
Fox had his affair Of honor" with Mr.
Adam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

please do not forget them Santa, please
don't forget me this year. / am a poor
little girl. have a little cousin. Please
bring him something. too
And away down in the bottom Of the
pile was this simple little letter from a
boy. Think Of this boy, children, when
you look at the finest Christmas tree you
ever saw, for that's what most of you
will have.
This boy said:
please bring me suit and pair of
Shoes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
U. S. SANTA'S ALLY
Protests to Postal Authorities
About His Mail Futile.
ITS DELIVERY Is ASSURED
Postmaster General Replies to Char
liable Organizations.
ACTION IS HEARTILY INDORSED
Commended for His Decision to Give
Children's Letters to Benev-
client Persons.
ITS DELIVERY Is ASSURED
ACTION IS HEARTILY ENDORSED

Postmaster General HitchcOck's order
directing that the Santa. Claus letters
from children throughout the country
which reach the Post Office Department
may be turned over to benevolent 1ndi-
viduals or charitable organizations which
apply for them appears to be regarded
with regret in some quarters. From some
cities have come protests from charity
organizations against the order. The Sec
rotary of a New York society terms it "a
degradation Of the Christmas spirit that
induces the DESTINATIONS public distribu-
ton of trivial presents" and not really
in the interest Of the deserving poor
Against these protests have come COM
mun:cations of a different tenor.
w. II. Parker, ensign of the Savannah
Post. Salvation Army, has telegraphed
Mr.. Hitchcock urging that the order be
not rescinded.
1.-The general public. Mr.. Parker
| states, els deeply interested in this mat
ter and is anxious that the sending OF
these missives by the nations young be
not discouraged
1.-THE Salvation Army will take great
pleasure in receiving all Santa Claus let
tiers for Savannah.
LET not this Yuletide be darkened by
the relegation to the dead letter office OF
these heart notes from the nations in
nocents."
Reply Made to Protests.
Other communications of a similar
character from individuals, some from
| residents of Washington, have made the
Postmaster General feel he has made no
mistake in the matter.
To those who have manifested a con-
trary view, Third Assistant Postmaster
General Britt has written as follows:
These little misSives have given the
Postmaster General a great deal Of con-
Germ, as he has been compelled to choose
between sending them to the dead letter
office and delivering them to such persons
or societies as usually do something for
others at this season of good will.
with many thousands Of poor children.
the letter to Santa Claus is only an appeal
for what their parents are unable to give.
and to send these appeals to the dead
letter Office, to be opened and returned to
expectant children merely as an empty
| message. seemed to be a cold and heart
less thing, and the Postmaster General
was unwilling TO do it. This left him no
choice but to turn them over to such per-
sons and institutions as are willing to
receive them, and, while he regrets any
annoyance 1t may cause, nevertheless re-
Spouse to the requests contained in these
letters will be entirely optional with the
receiver. and the order will, therefore,
remain unchanged"
the Associated Charities at Poughkeepsie
N. Y; Des Moines, Iowa; Fall River.
Mass; Bethlehem. Pa; Bloomington,
ILL.,: Newton. Mass; Omaha, Neb.: Paw
tucket. R.. l.: the United Charities OF
Dallas. Tex. and the Charity Organiza-
ton Society Of the City of New York, as
well as the Social Service League OF
l EImira N v
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
Cats Remarkable Journey.

From the London Telegraph.
The story Of a remarkable journey Of q
cat from Kingston. Surrey, to its former
home at Glastonbury. in Somersetshire, q
distance Of 133 miles. has come to light.
In April last cat. mottled gray and de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
Girls Pathetic Appeal.

1t was explained at the department to-
day that the great bulk of these letters
does not come from the large cities or
towns where there are organized chart
ties which make a business Of looking
after the poor. but from the smaller
towns and out-of-the-way places.
Today's mail brought a. letter from a
little girl who lives In Bethany, Mimi,
whose pathetic appeal does not seem to
have been inspired by older heads or
greed. She writes:
You often come out to our neighbors'
children, but never to orr place. Is it
because we are poor? l always try to
be good. but dear Santa, you always
skip US every year.
Il am a little girl OF ten years and
have always been working as much as
could, such as taking care of the neigh
bors' children, and / always try to earn
enough money to buy a present for MAN.
ma. My papa is dead.
Santa, don't forget to come. I will
leave the door unlocked
There are dozens Of missives just as
touching and evidently from places so
far from the main route that Santa
Claus has overlooked them year after
year in his annual gift distribution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

From the Boston Transcript.
Come. now. don't believe you've
really dined."
II have-on my hOnor!"
'Oh, that meal won't last you any
] time. Come in and have a sirloin."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
WHAT HUB EVANS SAYS.
He Talks About That Alleged At
lanta Meeting.

eyes" said H. H. Evans, Of New
berry, known as Hub" Evans, once
chairman of the State dispensary
board Of directors, whose name was
mentioned in Governor Blease's mes
sage to the General Assembly with
reference to.za meeting in Atlantis,
.Eelsers did send for me to come T.
Atlanta" rhis was in reply to a
question about the meeting. MI. Ev-
ans continued: when We were N
the room together l said to him,
Open that door. you, and let the At
sorney General come in and hsar ev-
erything I hare got to say.
Then What did you tell?" i
told him even # I knew anything
would not tell it to him" and vi.
Evans concluded, with his words just
a bit stronger. The former dispen-
sary chairman while IN Columbia
Wednesday was shaking hands in leg
;slative circles. He talked freely TO
newspaper representatives, as Is ais
wont.
Mr.. Evans said il he went on the
stand tkere would be some hot
stuff He continued: "The eoun-
tv dispensaries are now buying the
same liquor the State dispensary did,
paying the same prices and higher.
You talk about firm turning over
$4,000 the other day, we'll. then the
county dispensaries pay back $780,
000 for that"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
ACTED AS PEACE MAKER.
Judge Gage Makes an Attempt to
Settle Old Feud.

Judge Gage, while presiding at the
Greenville Court Wednesday adopt
ed an unusual method in an attempt
to settle a feud between two noun
tain families. Two young men, Rop=
er and Trotter, were being tried tor
assault and battery, and during: ,teS
course of the trial Judge Gage lett
the bench and conducted the fatne8ss IS
of the young meG islta. a. lnl.ysE2ar
and sought :o have, these two men, m
close neighbors, bury the enmity ex-
listing between the families.
When the judge returned to the
bench he announced that he had
used his utmost endeavcr but had
failed to reconcile the fathers OF the
combatments and that if the present
feeling continues it will result in
homicide and in q. trial OF somebody
for murder, and that in the sisnt
Of God these fathers would be re-
sponsible For it. The judge further
stated that he attached more blame
20 the fathers for the present situa-
ton than TO the sons, though the
sons had technically violated the laws
OF the State.
After the young men-both noun
1aineers OF the most stalwart type
had been convicted, the judge SEN
fenced them to changing terms
without the alternative of fines, the
sentences being suspended during
their good behavior. This action OF
fudge Case has provoked the most
favorable comment.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
WIRELESS TELLS OF BATTLE
Many Killed and Wounded Near
Ceiba is Reported.

That Commandant Guerrero al
thirty soldiers were killed and fit;
others wounded in battle, which
lasted two hours near Ceiba, Hon
duras, was information contained IL
scraps OF a message picked up by the
local wireless station at II O'Clock
Thursday night.
The revolutionists in the depart
ment of La Pase, Honduras, under
the leadership of Gen. Soto, were
routed by Government troops yester-
day, according to dispatches re-
ceived Thursday by Consul General
Ulloa, of Honduras, at New Orleans.
No details of the battle, which oc-
Cured near the Salvadorean border.
were given.
Gen. Ulloa expressed the belief
that Gen. Guitterex, vice president
and commanding general of Govern
ment troops III the field, would short
ly strike telling blow against the
rebels commanded by Gen. Lee
Christmas. He expects the two ar
mics to meet in the vicinity Of Sar
Pedro Sulla, about 25 miles south 0!
Puerto Cortez.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
Place For Mr.. Roosevelt.

The following is credited to ne
gro preacher in Washington:
-Ah dreamed All was In Heaven
the other night. AS All stood jest
inside de golden gate, dar came a
ran. and George Washington was
announced by St. Peter. Let him
come up and sit on nah right side
said the good Lawd, who was sittin'
on de throne.
pretty soon there was another
knock, and Abraham Linkum war
announced by St. Peter. Let him
sit on nah left side,' said the Lawd.
Den All heard terrible knockin,
at de gate, and the angels ali tremb-
led
est. Peter opened de gate care
fully and den he turned roun' and
said to de Lawd: you'll have to
get down and give him your seat,
Lawd, it's Mr. Roosevelt. Denver
Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
PASSES As TIE HOljSE
TAX MEASURE,
SEEMS TO BE POPULAR.
Under 1t an Estate of $:00,Go !nher-
tied by Widow and Two Children:
Pays $1,000.

Substantially unchanged, Repre-
sentative Rembert's inheritance tax
bill was passed TAurdsay by the
house There was a snappy debate.
The temper of the house was indl-
Gated before the final test b. the
vote on a motion to continue, "A TO
~ against continuance. and the
vote, "a to Il, by which the mouse
refused to strike out the enac;ln:,
words.
N1essrs. Belser. Williams, Davis.
Ashley and Scott opposed the meas
ure. mainly as being strange anc
undemocratic doctrine. Mr.. Rem
bert took the floor several times IN
advocacy OF his bill. He was rem
forced by Messrs. D. L. Smith, br1cc'
Browning and Hines.
If q man had an estate OF Sloo'-
600 and lnit :. widow AID two 2n:i"
dren, the inheritance tax, payable at
the winding up of the estate, would
he s1.Gn0. The widow is entitled to
an exemption Of $4,000, the chill
dren to exemption of s5.eo0 each.
Representative Ashley made a
characteristic speech. Il had hoped,
he said, 'tthat Richland had COM
menced sending here men who would
not give US trouble. The fool-killer
must be dead in Richiand. This is
the most unjust bill ever heard
Of
Mr.. Rembert said he had drawn
his bill after months Of study and
comparison of Inheritance tax meas
ures in force in other States and
abroad and had also consulted able
lawyers here. He said the bill was
heartily approved by Prof. Nelson
Frierson, who pract;ced for six -
under the similar law Of New YORK
State and is now member Of the
law faculty at the University OF
South Carolina. He read authorities
in support of the bill.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
Mad DOG BITES FIVE.
Habid Animal Runs Anluck and Sue
ceeds in Escaping.

A mad dos ran amuck at Anderson
on Thursday, biting two white boys
and three negroes, besides several
dogs. 1t disappeared before 1t coula
be captured. The dog started mis-
run at Cox's Creek. just east Of the
city, when it attacked negro man
named Ware. who was working IN
the creek shoveiing sand. Ware hac
on rubber boots and the dogs teeth
did not reach his flesh. The dog
then circled through the Bailey
place, attacked and severely bit an
other negro man. The dog then pro-
ceeded through the city, through
Calhoun street. 1t attacked Elmlra
Henderson, the young son of E. W.
Henderson, travelling salesman,
biting him in several places. The
next person attacked was small
white boy named Duvail, in the Con
Mill village. The last person report
ed bitten was a negro near the Cox
Mills. The dog attacked him IRON.
behind. and it was necessary Tor the
negro to fight the beast off.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
SLURS ARE FALSE
,SDERSON SPEAKS WARMLY IN
DEFESsE OF PARTNER.
lie Declares insinuations in Cover
nor's Nessage Which Refer to Fel-
der Are absolutely Untrue.

An Atlanta dispatch says c. L..
Anderson. law partner OF ThonaS b.
Telder, the Atlanta lawyer who has
figured quite prominently in wind
ing up the. old State dispensary, II
Eelder's absence from Atlantis, made
a statement Wednesday in reference
20 the Associated Press dfspatcn
from Columbia. in which Gov. Biease
IS quoted as inquiring why Felde'
was not prosecuted when it was
found that he was the attorney for
. LIQUOR house and was favored with
liauor purchases and re5ates were
paid fc: these purchases. Ander-
son says:
'eSince the Goodman and Fleisch-
man compromises referred to were
also made ander the advice and
through the instruao entality Of MT.
Fielder, I assume that the governors
reference to these matters and de-
mand that they be inquired into. IS
likewise an attempt to reflect upon
Nr. Fielder.
Throughout the entire course OF
the investigation of the South Car
olina State dispensary and the dis
position of the matters connected
Herewith by the windins-up COM
mission, I have been closely asso-
dated with Mr.. Feldsr, and am IA
a;liar with all tie :acts connected
herewith.
"Mr. Fielder is out Of TIE city, and
in his behalf l desire to say that the
charges and insinuations contained
IN the governors message, which re-
fer to Mr.. Fielder, are absolutely un-
true and without foundation in fact.
eft Gov. Bleas. has been Informed
BY any persons that there are exist
ing facts giving foundation to these
charges he has been wilfully misled
by designing persons. who probably
have felt the weight Of the law, grow
ing out Of their own nefarl'us
transactions with the State dispen-
sary, and seek this method Of re-
venge."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
Fatal Row About Road.

Bailey P. Turner, planter was
shot and probably fatally wounded
while driving in the roadway near
Cameron, Texas, Wednesday. The
shooting followed a quarrel with Ed.
Tonnkins. another planter as to the
right of way on the county road. In
the midst of the dispute Tompklns
buggy was overturned and his leg
broken. He is under arrest.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
CAUGHT FIRE AT SEA.
Steamed Into San Francisco With
Fire Burning.

The steamer Queen, on which
fire broke out Thursday night while
she was at sea off Point Reyes, re-
turned to San Francisco shortly be-
fore 3 o'clock with the fire still
burning. Her passengers, 80 in num-
Der, we're Immediately taken off by
launches which met her in the
stream. The steamer will be sunk
if the flames cannot be extinguished.
The Queen, which belongs to the Pa
cifc coast line, left here Yesterday
afternoon for Puget Sound ports.
When the firm alarm was given the
wireless operator sent out an IS. O..
s. message which brought many re-
sponses from land. and sea. Five
steamers and tugs went to her as
siStance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
PROFITS IN ALFALFA.
so,itbsSa Railway Gathers Statistics
20 = Proving It.

Z
;ss.ss:.;:sss.3
hes9Sop pportunlIles LOT pion''
Wh1c hS1aes:ralslns a OF alialla ohels
the farnerst OF the Southeass is ihoi,
catsdshyl letters received Dy the lano
and; Industrial department OF the
SouthesaRailway, showing increased
Interest the production OF alfalfa
and shig;a3G profitable results IN VIDE
ly.sepafa districts.
Sn Stone. Of zDunle1th,
WashingESnSc ceaDty; mississippi, OWL
ersse atansation in. the Delta re.
porssgd ssst on 2SSacres seeded IN the
fau 88;Ss tons Were pro-.
8 less s 0o-s ;elstssE fsss :
eeos.s I2=pszss;
ssls;a IS SER
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
TRIED TO SAVE CHILD.
Lost Her Own Life as Well as That
Of Her Baby.

A heart-rending tragedy occurred
near Eliza. Ca. on last Wednesday,
by which mother and her two cnli-
d-en lost their lives. Trying IN vain
to save the life Of her 11-year-old
daughter, whose clothing was caught
in the shatting OF q cotton gin, MIS-.
J. R. Wilkes sacrificed her owr life
and that Of her siy-months-old BABY
near Eliza, this county The little
girl screamed for aid as she felt her
self being drawn toward the ma
chinery and her mother, who was
!. -rby. sprang to aid her. She, too,
~as caught and the baby, which was
IN he- arms, was hurled against the
fcor and killed instantly. The moth
er and daughter soon perished after
being torn from the shafting.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
MAKES A CHANGE.
The Confederate Home Has New Su-
perintendent.

The Confederate 1nfrmary COM
mission, meeting Friday in the SUI
preme Court room at Columbia,
elected F. NJ. Mixson, of that city,
as superintendent of the Confederate
Home, which is located there, to take
the place of Capt. W. D. Startling,
who has held the position most ac-
ceptably since the Home was erected.
Dr.. William Weston, of that city,
elected as physician of the Home.
This was the first meeting Of the
new commission appointed several
days ago. The organization meeting
was held with Col. R. 4. Thompson,
of Walhalla. acting as chairman. H.
". Richardson was elected perma-
nent chairman of the board. The
board inspected the Confederate
Home and installed Mt. Mixson as
superintendent.
The members of the commission
are: Col. A. R. Thompson, Wal
halla: F. S. Earle, Columbia; Il. W.
Richardson. Columbia; :. B. Crews,
Laurens, and A. S. Dickert, New
| Iberrv,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
ONLY WHITE MEN.
VIII Be Appointed Notaries by Gov
ernor BleaSe.

1t is stated that Governor Blease
issued his proclamation revoking the
commissions oil all notaries jublic in
South Carolina for the purpose Of
eliminating the negro. After Feb.
ruary 10 he will refuse to ,ssue a
commission to . negro as a notary
public.
Hundreds CT app'icetions are be-
ing received for a commission as
notary public. The one most lmpor-
tant requirement is that the appH-
cant must prove beyond doubt that
ne is a white man and OF gooo
standing.
1t is expected that at least o'ooo
notaries nubiic will be commissioned
in South Carolina within the neA|
several weeks.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
Lost One Leg.

The State says W. H. Applet OF
Batesburg who was injured In a
wreck on the Southern railway, near
Wagner. several days ago, had ms
right leg amputated Friday nlsht at
the Knowlton infrmary. He passed
through the operation successlully'
and will recover, according 10 q
ment by physicians.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
Sss.,,.'. CAPTAIN Drowned.

At savannah, Ga. Capt. Geo. lr-
wing, master OF the British steamship
Anglo Australia, now in port, fell
from a bridge on the wharves We'd
nesday and was drowned. His body
was recovered. Capt. Irvinss home
was in Scotland. and his wife, now IN
London, was notified by cable.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
:A;rS Of Grief.

Broken-hearted at the death SEN
tance rassei, upon her son. MES. W.
II. Walker. - years Of age, dropped
dead at the residence of Mrs. J. B.
Murray. at Macon, Ca, Friday. Her
>or is Wm. Walker, sentenced last
week to be hanged for having burned
his wife to death. Walker was TAX
en- from the Jail and allowed TO view
the body Of his mother. lie was
overcome by grief.