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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-09-27
BUSINESS LOCALS.

S or s doses 1855" will cure any case
Of ChiIls and Fever. Price, 23c.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-09-27

You are especially invited to attend
the Fall Millinery Opening October
5th, and 9Th. at D. Hirschmann's.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-09-27

For Lease Plantation of six hun
dred acres, two hundred cleared. Has
eight room dwelling, tenant houses,
aa, saw mill and wire pasture. Cheap
to reliable man. Manning Realty and
Inc1ra nee Cnmnnny
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-09-27

The tressle over Bear Creek near
Wilson's Mil was burned some time
during Sunday night and caused the
train from Charleston to not reach
Manning until late Monday morning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-09-27

The tobacco growers Of this county
received for their product this year a
handsome return Notwithstanding there
was q short yield. Mr.. ]. Il. DuBose OF
New Zion, from A acres received $3.50,
and some of his neighbors got more.
This is what we call profitable farming.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-09-27

Died last Saturday at her home near
Paxville. Mrs. Alice Ards. wife OF Mr..
J. r. Ards. aged about Il years. The
funeral took place at PaXville Sunday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-09-27

The civil court was engaged from
Monday morning until yesterday after
noon with the case of J. W. Broadway
and Robert Stukes, against Rev. r. \:
Sublett, for the recovery OF about p
acres Of land Davis and Weinberg for
the Plaintiffs, Purcy and O'Bryan for
the Defendant. Verdict for the Plain
titfs
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-09-27

Nearly every stranger that strikes
Manning who does not have the appear
ance Of L drummer or I; preacher IS
spotted as (; proSpector for the Seaboard
Railroad. which the people are daily
praying for There are some few on the
watch out for the road with the hope
they will have the chance TO prey.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-09-27

Foley Kidney Pills will check the
progress of your kidney and bladder
trouble and heal by removing the cause.
Try them. Dickson Drug Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-09-27

Married Monday evening at the Bap-
tisc parsonage by Rev. H. K. Williams,
Mr.. W. T. Kennedy and Miss Elizabeth
Worsham, both OF Sandy Grove. The
couple left here yesterday for Charles
ton for a few Gays.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-09-27

A ca load of nice Horses and Mules
lust received at Coffey and Rigby,s.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
"HEAR THE YOUNG MAN TALK"
SNEERED A RETIRED CAPITAL
lat

ploy ME as counsel for the gas company
Il replied that | had already arranged
for that department Of our work. He
pleasantly wished me good luck and went
away. Shortly after that he returned
with another proposal. He knew of a
fine tract OF land that could be bought
for S2CO,O0O could build large apart
ment house and he would I'll it with
tenants from the City Hall, at good
rentals. and would personally see that
got the money every month in advance.
"I am not in the real estate business
| said and what you propose does not
interest me In the least
Again he wished me good luck and
took his departure. being neither offended
nor discouraged. so far as | could judge.
In month he came to me the third
time. could. through him. get perma-
nent rights In the ground under the side
walks OF San Francisco. he said. He
would then have an ordinance passed
requiring the removal Of all pipes and
conduits from the streets to my excu
sive territory beneath the sidewalks, | TO
charge such rentals as pleased. or could
negotiate with the telegraph. telephone
and other public service corporations.
turned him down once more, saying l
was not impressed by his suggestion. In
wardly. ! was amazed AT his effrontery
and the criminal ingenuity Of his mental
operations. Unabashed. he bowed him.
self out of my Office. and l comforted
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
M o Millions Saving THROUGH Links That Bind Business to Ca
Now Thi. Son of the "Sugar King" Wants to Organic,
All the Stockholders in This Lard Into
Mighty Body for Purposes Of, War
fare Against Crafters

ity of candidates for Office be ascs,.
tanned and published. Big business me,
say that I am right.
lis IL true that managers % corr.-
rations have been blackmailed by ofics.
holders and have gone into politics I,
order TO protect their property" asked
THAT Is the excuse they mai.
Schmitz was followed by two Years ~,
honest government in San Francisco
Then the city was turned back into h.a
hands again and the regions of fine re.i.
dences. where men OF business and csn.
tains Of industry lived. helped the Ten.
derloin to vote the good administrato,
out. Big business expects and hopes n
be held up when 1t asks for thines :,
has no right to receive and when I,
wants men in Office who can be DUP.
chased. Ruef did the gas company m
harm. An appeal to the people with
the facts will prevent injustice every
time. but the case of the corporation
must be fair TO every interest concerned
A more direct way 10 catch blackmailers
ia 10 pay the money and have detec.
tives and stenographers secreted behind
doors or curtains. We followed tha.
plan in San Francisco. The bell didn't
slip and every cog worked to a turn"
Were attempts made to take your
IIfeoo
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
A HINT FROM PERSIA.

The American business man has W.
proved greatly in the care OF MS ""'.
during my lifetime" said a Pltts0u.
barber. but he Is still far behino ~
men of other countries in this resf'N-
In Europe. especially in England W.
leaves his home for business WIN
clean shave. brilliantly polished s'V.
and carefully brushed and p'
clothes. ,.-
For years. as n nation, we ha's
carded whiskers and mustaches' VIZ =.
ognize only the smooth shaven is.'
the fashionable one. Experience 'e'' ~.
that We have made a mistake re'.'
cause. although we stand alone !"
smooth shaven nation. we also
alone In begrudging the ne' -,s,.
amount Of time TO our toilet. Inv ..,
lean business man. the hardest WI ~
the busiest man in the world, s'os Il
heavily bearded. A shave every IN
esse ntial to smooth shsven race a.uy
man can't spare the time TOT
shave he ought To wear beaFu' .s.rs
"A few OF those perambulatihs ,,rf
found In Persi would be soVN hsr.
for Americans. In PEI sian towns ~
ber strolls through the stree's M
lookout for unshaven chlns. .,.s
sees one. up goes a little iooA"s thsI
before the ewes of the offender 80 ..s,
he may behold for himself wns' ',.,,alr
he is. The result is that o. -. ~
sidles against the wall ana
chin to the razor
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
Rue ,ph Spreckes Tried His Newborn Theories OF Com
mercial and Civic Cleanliness to the Dsmay OF
"Abe" Ruef in San Francisco and
Did Not Stop There.

II had been business man" he said 20
me "The country Is full Of business men.
l was only a type-sightless and ihdil-
ferent to everything but my own affairs.
NV friends and associates were business
men. / talked with no one else. Po!itics
concerned me no more than did aStron-
omy geology or the origin of life.
neglected my obligations as citizen of
San Francisco, of California and of the
United States. 1 sneered at politics as
one will sneer at anything he detests
I spent my days with men of my kind.
MY companions and my entertain
ments in the evening were not such as
to change my point of view. OF the
persons who are trying to do something
for the general good, to sweeten the air
we breathe and in which we live, never
heard. Now. l am not describing my
self so much as / am a distinct and
separate class of Americans who are fill
the wheels go round-necessary men,
wholesome men, who measure their lives
by dollars and cents.
Incidentally. / was share owner In
the local gas company. l received my
dividends statedly. and, therefore.
| asked no questions. Details of manage
ment, even the policy of the company
were without interest to me directly
But-and now mark my awakening-op-
position came to reduce my profits. Ny
shares tumbled in selling value. l then
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

performed as the normal business man
will always perform under similar cir
cumstarCcs. l began to investigate the
facts in the case. Sordid as it may
sound. ] had myself elected TO the di-
rectory of the company that might
learn why ! was losing money. The
word ethics was not then in my die
tionary.
$50 ] sat down among the directors.
mostly ole men. They had been in office
for a long time. we had about 1,400
stockholders; some of them were women.
Another man and myself were the only
directors who owned q considerable in
terest in the property l employed ex-
pert accountants to look through the
looks. saw the name of a man on the
pay roll He was drawing $4,000 year
for going to the City Hall every thirty
DAYS and collecting our bill for gas.
Other collectors worked all the time for
s75 month. ! asked for an explanation.
why you see, Battles is politician,
was told. He gets the money without
any difficulty. Just goes to the City Hall,
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

! can finance the operation He spoke of
Heney and Burns and the big things
they had done in the Oregon land frauds.
Next day he started for Washington. He
told President Roosevelt Of our situa-
tion and our intentions, saying that l
would raise all the money that was re-
ouired for the detection and prosecution
of the criminals who were plundering
and debauching San Francisco Heney
and Burns were then in the service OF
the national government. Mr.. Roosevelt
instantly said that we could have them.
And that is the way the work began and
why turned away from money making
TO a more important undertaking.
THE gas company in San Francisco
Mr.. Spreckels went on to say, lis not an
exceptional or isolated case OF graft
and a surrender to politicians and
thieves. We cannot have pure govern
ment unless we have pure business. In
the hurry ard confusion OF developing
our country, and especially our cities,
we have neglected our duties as citizens
and shareholders. The government of
the United States is the biggest busi-
ness enterprise in the United States the
government Of state is the biggest
business enterprise in the state. and the
government of the city is the biggest
business enterprise in a city. Every
American is stockhclder in each. 4
great manufacturing corporation would
not appoint a streetcar conductor to run
it's business. a streetcar conductor with
proper training, however. might work
up to the job
I'm San Francisco we elected Eugene
l.. Schmitz Mayor Of the city. He was
a professional violin player in theatre
orchestra at $40 week. Acts equally
as puerilc are done by voters every
where in the United States. We put
moral monstrosities and mental misits
into public Office and think no more
about IL. We buy shares In Il corpora
ton and SO long as dividends are paid
we ask no questions as 10 how the
money Is earned Sometimes. as WAS tho
case with the Illinois Central Railroad
also worked up by Detective Burns
millions of dollars go into the pockets Of
faithless officials. We must become ac-
tive and intelligent partners in our gov
ernment and in our business u our gov.
ernment and our business are To endure
The people should be educated 10 their
obligations ana their enlightenment must
largely he done by word Of mouth. NV
object Is to organize small state com.
mit'ees and To have such committees
organize downward to counties. town.
ships cities and villages that the mean.
ing o' proposed legislation may be ex-
O'a'"ea and the character and capabil-
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
RUDOLPH sPREckELs.

said. Collect those bills Immediately
and let the inspector make trouble and
be d
Inside the Office / was ridiculed for
my stupidity. A young man with money
and a block of stock, ignorant Of the
practices in politics. was disorganizing
the gas business. The directors couldn't
see that they were gossly mismanaginy
| the property. They had given work to
all kinds Of incompetent men, their own
| worthless friends and the little heeiers in
politics. The good men we had were de-
| moralized BY their presence. Soth,
waste and graft to a shameful extent
were revealed by my inquiries. And the
consumers of gas in San Francisco were
paying the cost out OF their own pockets.
''Once each year the officers of the gas
company would 60 to the officers Of the
| city and say: 1t costs so much to pro-
duce gas, and we ought to have so much
for profit on the capital invested AMI for
the depreciation OF our property Then
| they would name a price. The city Off
GERS. participating in the graft, would
| look at the figures. declare them to be
reasonable and accurate. and say that
the price was moderate. Gas, at the
time OF which / speak. was selling at
| 81 35 a thousand cubic feet. 1t is now
| 85 cents The saving TO the people of
| San Francisco amounts to S2.000,00O an
nually. There Is always cash dividend
in reform of a practical kind.
"One day I introduced resolution
calling for weekly statements from the
engineer and manager showing the cost
of production and explaining why a
great deal more coal was burned some
months than others. during the same
season OF the year. without any appreci-
able difference in results. The old men
or the board smiled. Irritated, said:
this board and the election OF a new
pr esident and a new manager
Hear the young man talk. a retired
capitalist sneered. Go ahead. he ex-
claimed. The other board members
laughed and went out.
| ulu go dHcau' WTItiIg iettcrS 10 the
share owners. telling them Of my pur-
pose and asking for their proxies a
new board of directors was chosen. Ru-
dolph Spreckels. the newspapers said
had obtained control of the gns COM
pany. The very morning Of the an.
nouncemen broker whom knew came
To my office accompanied by strange
man. Let me introduce YOU he said. to
Abraham Ruef.' The broker then van
ished. had heard OF Ruef, and looked
at him with some curiosity.
| "I am u lawyer he said and think
! ! understand my business. You doubt
less know Of my influence at the City
Hall with Mayor Schmitz. ! have come
] to tie conclusion that you ought to em-
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
By James 3. Morrow.
by JdIHcS % V''V"'
RACKING and trapping bribe takers
and blackmailers has become the

- RACkING ana trapping DTioe IaNeiS
,nd blackmailers has become the
Il snort OF Rudolph Spreckels. the
California millionaire. Tiger huh'nie'
Z, contrast. lacks purpose ana thriii'
Man is the finest and most exciting game
that exists. Hunting him requires inter
r,cence. moral courage and peculiar Sh''i
Resides. there is more than his peit wi'eh
70 ,s cornered and brought down, or MS
bead or his claws. savage trophies OF
or,e, chase against a wild creature that
was doing no harm.
Tho element of sport would be elm
mated by Mr. Spreckels were ne 10 an
elvze his aim. His object now Is reioii''
etorv In the main. But the love vi
r,rsu;t inherent TO some degree IN all
.,,r,or be,nrs. first turned his thoughts
from money to men. &c.
Diving. Claus Spreckels. his 1ather' iei'
MORO thnn a huge fortune ana qu''h'
renutation; he left to Rudolph the 'hiIu
NJ his sons. his spirit of adventure MS
+enac,tv. energy and imagination. ihe
Qualities that Claus Spreckels employe"
%n oh
hanks. sugar refneries and sugar piaii''
,,ors Rudolph. the heir, is using 10 emu
craft in big business" as ne phrases IT,
end TO purify the politics OF the iia'io','
The fact is not denied that Rudoiph
crroc,e,s discovered the hideous govern
mental conditions existing in san rIan-
cisco ABE" Ruef, just taken 10 '''n
Quentin Prison for term Oh lo'''
Yoars would establish the truth II II ever
,-ore disnuted. Spreckels, acting alone
s,arted the mighty crusade against vice
and official corruption. Francis D. heh.s'
tho LAWYER. and William j. Burns 'hV
detective. did the spectacular hsi'''''7
-, cnreckels called them in ana hilahceu
a., rovon,ion. Now he is travelling 'he
country as a militant reformer OF ous'-
ness and political methods lie Is IAN
ing with millionaires, and peiis VI '-'0"
c,ass-~e real brother of the mlsht!-'neS
give him a respectful. IL not always :"
svmpathetic, hearing. BY MS OWN "0'0
he is making headway.
Necessarily, his conferences are per
sonal and private. dinner III bos'o''
or q luncheon in New York is suiic'e"'
opportunity for a dialogue cohcerh'iie
his doctrines. a corner in the SMOKING
room of a club in Philadelphia, Cincih-
natl. Chicago or st. Louis is forum
enough. ordinarily. for his testimony ahn
arguments Specifically, getting at the
,an-root of the iniquities of government
ond business. he is trying to stop graft
ing. Corporations h. says are neins
numbered. So are municipalities 10
epi,omize his mission. il can he SAID
that he is working in behalf of all snare
owners-those in railways and mahulac-
tories as well as those in towns, cities
and states.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

porations and In banks and manufae
tories. Ny theme is the liberation o
government and business from 10
tyranny of money. A banker in Ne'
York recently told me that ! was an
tagonizing the men of my own class
They are the only men with whom yol
can associate he said, and they ar
sorry you are alternating yourself from
them and are wasting your tine on IN
practicable ideas
But | am weary OF the slavery 70
money l replied. You have won
great fortune / said. by your enter
prise. wisdom and ability. Surely you
ought TO be independent. if any man can
be independent in America. But let nv
ask if you would enter upon new un'
dertaking, that promised big profits !"
yourself and the employment OF lars'
number of workingmen. without ~"
consulting and getting the permlss"'
of the interests
We'll he answered. closing his eye
until they were only sits in his Ia''
1 would see how certain men fell aoc"
the proposition
Copyr.gh,. 1911. by James 3. Morro~J
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

throws down the bill and 1t is PAID right
off. If it were not for Battles, we would
have more or less bother every MONTH
IF you are delivering city gas ac-
cording to contract l replied, the Dill
should be paid promptly. the same as
any other bill. If you are not living up
to the contract you ought to have
trouble. Strike Battles's name off the
pay roll
Then / saw a big pile of uncollected
accounts. Public service corporations
are very particular about getting all
that is coming TO them. If consumer
lags. his gas is shut eff 1t is the same
way with water and electricity. Street
railroads demand their money as soon as
a passenger enters a car and sits down.
Again asked for an explanation.
"'Tha: man. l was informed. is the
CITY gas inspector. We send the bills
regularly enough, but he returns them
lust as promptly. 1t would be bad policy
to dun him. Trouble would follow un-
doubtedly.
Not If the gas is up to contract
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
IN DANGER OF DEATH.

I'VE all felt that We might be killed
most any time. A man at Oakland made
bombs and intended to throw them into
nv automobile when Heney and were
on the way to court. His assistant be.
came frightened and confessed 70 Burns.
Every day we passed between two lines
of thugs in the corridors Of the court.
house. Under their breath they called
lis vile names. They wanted US TO at.
tack them so that they could shoot. u
down. and, with their own witnesses
present. enter and establish pleas o..
lf-defence. But we understood their
game.
I'm the mean while" Mr.. Spreckes
continued, II am also talking reform IN
all kinds of big business as | trays
from city to city-in seml-public cor.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
BUSINESS MAN WITH IDEALS.

Graft. he asserts, is rampant through-
out the country. Blackmail he thihks'
has become an actual tax on industry.
Cities are bought and sold like goats
and cattle Workingmen, IN places are
being tricked by scoundrels. He plans
10 organize all the stockholders in the
United states industrial. commercial
financial. municipal and national-into
mighty company Of resOlute and watch
ful men, and 10 make grating as dan
gerous as any other crime against So
Getty. The visions of Claus Spreckels,
the Prussian immigrant, were no less
fanciful and impracticable. They came
10 pass. Rudolph, the son. is an ideaist.
simultaneously, he is a man OF grim
negotiations and transactions-the presi-
dent of a successful national bank and
O money making manufacturer.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

myself with the thought that snouiu
see him no more.
"But I was mistaken. He came rush
ing back q fortnight later, saying "''
face aglow with zeal and 1reho'''e'''
Now. / have something that VIII meet
with YOUR approval and square with your
Judgment The city is to sell S1o'""'"v
worth of bonds. You can nave al VI
them at par
"'That would be a big contract
said. but If bids are asked for ana re-
ceived, how can you guarantee that
cen buy the bonds at par
OFFERS TO GET UP A STRIKE
".Why,' he whispered. looking toward
the door. 4 am strong at the City Hail.
and. besides, | can control the iaoor
unions of San Francisco. A week before
the bonds are advertised I'll get up the
biggest strike the city has ever eHperi-
.nced. I'll tie down the town, its Iac-
tories. and streetcars, and, with the city
dead for the time being, no group OF
enanciers in the world would bid for Its
bonds
| .J was dumfounded and furiously
angry as we'll a strike such as You
speak Of / said. would be followed oy
bloodshed. DO you mean to say l fair
| w yelled, that you would have men
killed and others injured that l may
buy $1SOoOOO0 of bonds at my own
price? The suggestion is infamous
81 was only in fun Ruef said, as ne
mt his hat on his head and made for the
door. walking as fast as he could.
Il was to eat luncheon at the Palace
Hotel that day with number of friends.
7 was late and excited when l sat down.
Inquiries were made. and described all
that occurred. The time has come, l
said. to clean up San Francisco. The
cid men won't do it, and the young men
must If strikes can be brought on as
a matter of bargain and sale by poll
ticians, the city is doomed to destruc-
.ion.
81 talked to all the men | knew. Ere
mont older, managing editor of The
Bulletin came to see me one morning.
4 cannot do the work. l told him, but 1
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-14
NJ MAN!GAL TELLS
RYTOU.s JURY.
AUTHORITIES EXPECT WHOLE
SALE INDICTMENTS TO FOL-
Low TESTIMONY.
TO BE TRAVELLING WITNESS
Prisoner viii Be Loaned" to Author
tiles Where His Services Are
Observation-Disclosures Not to
TESTIFY, Says barrow.

Los Angeles, Cal.-The first impor-
tant step in the federal investigation
of the Mcnamara dynamiting cases
came when Ortie McManigal. the in
former, whose confession caused the
down fall of John and James McNa-
mara, was taken before the grand
jury to tell his story.
It was expected that he would give
additional details of his movements
about the country when he blew up a
number Of buildings, where %non-unjon
men were employed.
1t is certain that McManigal will be
taken to Indianapolis, and perhaps to
New York. after he finishes here, and
he probably will play the role of 'trav-
cling witness" for the government
hereafter. California always will re-
tain first right to his custody, how
| ever.
"Joe Mcnamara will tell nothing,
He is no squeaier and will trade moth
ing with any n for any favors. II
the government asks hix to testify,
he will simply refuse to talk. What
can they do?"
Clarence Darrow, chief counsel for
Mcnamara, made this positive state
ment. 1t had been admitted by Oscar
w. Lawler, special United tSates at
torney, that he could not force the
former secretary and treasurer of the
iron workers union to testify, but he
said he would call him and ask him
some questions.