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The Washington times., 1911-07-09
Sponsor of Sunday Bill
Gets New Ammunition

Senator Johnston Of Alabama, is pre-
pared to meet the attacks Of Senator
Hepburn Of Idaho, against the pro-
posed Sunday observance law for the
District. When the bill came before the
Senate on the calendar Yesterday, Sem
ator Hepburn objected to its considera-
ton, and 1t went over.
But Senator Johnson. sponsor Of the
bill, has been gathering information on
it, and among other things, he has been
studying the laws of Idaho. He finds, so
it is said, that the statutes of Idaho
are fully as drastic, II not more so, in
regard to Sunday observance, as the
proposed legislation for the District
But while Senator Johnston is getting
primed for a fight for his bill, protests
against It continue to food the Senate
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
Arbitral Treaty to Be
Signed Within Week

Agreements having been reached on all
the important features of the arbitra-
ton treaty between the United States
and Great Britain. one of the greatest
steps toward worldwide peace, Secre-
tary of State Philander C. Knox and
British Ambassador James Bryce will
sign the treaty within the next week.
The agreements reached during the
six months negotiations have been re-
duced to writing and yesterday the
treaty was placed in the hands Of the
Government Printer. Some few minor
changes are TO be made, the intention
being to so construct the treaty that
when the actual test comes. differences
in Interpretation which might result in
war, win not be possible.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
Shoe Mems Convention
Sought for Washington

The next convention. i'll 1919. Of the
Shoe Retailers Association of America,
NAV be held in Washington.
The associations 1911 convention be-
gins in Philadelphia tomorrow morning.
The Washington delegate representing
the Southern Shoe Dealers Association
in tie national body, Joseph Stras-
burger, president of the Retail Mer-
chants Association, left for Philadel-
phia this afternoon and is hopeful OF
jnduuing the shoe men to hold their
next big meeting in the Capital.
From Philadelphia Mr.. Strasburger
will go to New York to attend the Am
ericar shoe and leather fair In Maolson
SQUARE Garden, and thence to Boston to
attend the national shoe and leather
market fair.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
J. R. Keene Incognito,
Avoiding Inquisitors

LONDON, July 9.-James r. Keene,
concerning whose health alarming re-
ports have been in circulation, was
seen yesterday. He said he had been
Ill a considerable time, but that he is
recovering satisfactorily.
So as not to be troubled with in
quiries he registered at his hotel under
an assumed name 1t is his intention
to spend some time at Harrogate, a
fashionable watering place in York
shire, before he returns to the United
States.
Although Keene suffered a breakdown
some months ago and until recently
was in poor physical condition, his stay
at sanatorium in Italy was of great
benefit to him.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
Chicagoan Carries His
Electric Fan With Him

CHICAGO, July ct. Wylley Rock-
ingham, of Atlantic City, carrying q
small black case, left for California
today after spending a few hours In
Chicago.
"Its little conceit OF my own,
said he. as he displayed a small elec-
trio fan in the case. You touch the
button so, the fan starts and there
you are. Why suffer with the heat
1t doesn't worry me-"
During his meals 10 the care or tne
Hotel La Sale, Mr.. Rockingham plac.
ed the fan on the table in front OF
him. much to the interest of other
Iners.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
Defense of Sebastopal
To Be Cinematographed

ST. PETERSBURG. July s.-Episodes
of the defense Of Sebastopol will short
Iy be shown on the cinematograph, says
the Gazeta.
With the consent of the local military
authorities, soldiers will engage in the
lighting to be represented, a whole in
fnntry division with fortress and field
artillery being employed.
Several thousand shells and other ex-
plosives have been ordered, and a COM
pany OF sappers will shortly begin lay
ing the necessary mines. The mock
combatants will wear uniforms of the
day-Russian, British, French and
Turkish. .
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
Nears End of Walk of
Ten Thousand Miles

PITTSBURG, July 9.-On the last lap
Of a 1O,OO0-mile journey which took him
from Atlantic City down the coast I'd
the South, across the country to the
West, up the Western coast to Seattle
and back across the northern part OF
the United States, Paul Lange arrived
here today afoot, en- route to Atlantic
City.
Lange started on September %, 1910
and has until July "a to complete the
journey and win a wager made by At.
lantic City and Pittsburg sporting clubs,
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

I'll lend you my clothes
And my coat of fur,
I'll lend you everything l own
But my wife,
And I'll make you a present of her.
"Tooney," the Caruso of Camp Good
VIII, soulfulIy rolled his eyes heaven
ward, and sang with fine appreciation
of the sentiment OF his song.
Go to it again." shouted his audience.
Give us the second verse" and again
"Tooney" sang and soulfully rolled his
eyes.
Be it known that "Tooney" is some
warbler" as "Buz," the Swat Mill
ken of the Camp Good Will Stars, en-
Enthusiastically remarked when the last
notes Of the song. renderek in the most
approved ragtime. rolled out on the
evening air, and lost themselves among
the hills of Rock Creek Park.
1t is not too much to say the ap-
plause was prolonged. 1t was almost
riotous, and "Tooney" obliged again
with that touching, tear-Compslling bal
lad entitled The Grizzly Bear Rag"
The camps donkey, ana her name Is
really and truly Maud, kicked up her
heels and brayed her delight, and then
started on a run around the camps
baseball grounds, closely pursued by
Chunks" who was rafting a tin can
half filled with stones behind her back.
Maud began with the camp, five years
ago, and bears the distinction CT being
the oldest inhabitant. She may be a
donkey by birth, but otherwise she is
not. She knows her business, which Is
to carry the little guests OF the camp
on her back, and she attends to it we'll.
Baseball Contest.
There was a ball game at Good VIII
yesterday afternoon between the
Georgetown Invincibles and the Camp
Good Will Stars. From start to finish
the game kept the entire camp in a
bedlam of excitement, and there was
some fast playing by both teams
"Buz," the peerless batter of the Stars,
is also the catcher for the team. Twice
during the game a pitched ball stung
his mouth and drew a little blood, but
"Buz" was having the time of his life,
and a little thing like a swollen lip
didn't bother him.
Honest. Gritney, you make my face
ache yelling at va to play in closter, -
yelled the captain of the Invincibles 10
his right fielder. Git in. Buck can't
hit an ice wagon"
Cant hit an ice wagon? Watch me
lean on this one," retorted Buck. I'll
bust the cover off it. Go on and toss
me one" Buck" struck out
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

You may continue to smoke in public
today since DR.. Wileys Nonsmokers'
League failed to get incorporated yes
terday.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
Switch Driver Fined.

SCRANTON, Pa. July 9.-Mrs Mary
Gelgadora, the old woman whose stren-
uous methods Of driving out witches"
in Dunmore's Italian colony led to her
conviction yesterday for practicing
medicine Illegally, was fined $50 today.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

The man with a stiff neck may have
been sitting in a draft. And then. on
the other hand, he may been watching
for Atwood.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

When Admiral Togo arrives in Wash
ington he will even find collars and
underwear in the show windows with
his name on them.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
Sunday average for month.

The net total circulatic- :: The Washington
Times Sunday during the the month OF June
was ,sl9, all copies left over and returned
by agents being eliminated. This number.
when divided by T. the number Of Sundays
during June. shows the net Sunday average
for June to have been Al, ,706
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

1t was a happy thought on the part
of the guilty bystander to allude to the
President and his advisers as being
quite al sea
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

Sherman have introduced the electric
fan into unaccustomed places; the form
er into his church, the latter into the
Senate chamber.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

G street is looking up. Major Butt
has bought house in It.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

its appointments that the kids don't
have to take the will for the deed.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

The net total circulation Of The Wash
ington Times daily during the month OF
June was 1.165, ,769, all copies left over ana
returned being eliminated. This numoer,
when divided by Is, the number Of days OF
publication shows the net daily average ior
June to have been A,S37
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
Sunday.

The number Of complete and perfect copies
Of The Washington Times printed Sundays
during the month OF June was as follows:
JHhe 4............ IS 002lJune S........... 47,ln
June u......... A. F055l June 25............ 46 8lI
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

Entered at the Postof1ce az Washington.
d. C., as second-class matter.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

After having read the correspondence
between Mr.. Richard Ryan and Mr..
Richard Ballinger 1t would seem to
make timely this advice to habitual
letter writer's Don't be a Dick"
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
JUNE CIRCULATION.
Daily.

The number OF complete and perfect copies
OF The Washington Times printed daily DUR
ing the month OF June was follows:
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

One more Lincoln landmark went with
the burning of the River Queen last
night. 1t was by this steamer that
President Lincoln used TO travel from
Washington to Richmond and Norfolk.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

votal for rnonth , i, ,343 go
Daily average for month. bl'SH
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

All the evidence goes to show that
the destruction of the steamer River
Queen on the Potomac last night was
caused by an internal explosion. None
of the powers are held remotely re-
sponsible.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

Few men have had more intimate
knowledge of the growth of Washing
ton than William Henderson, who died
yesterday. For sixty years a resident
of the Capital, Mr.. Henderson, who,
prior TO his retirement from business.
was a contractor, had charge of the
erection of many of the largest build
ings in the city.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

Every new set of statistics about
realty and building in Washington
tends to demonstrate the rapid prog
ress of the city. The figures for the
fiscal year. just announced, show that
all records in realty transactions were
broken by those of the year just clos
ed.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

wealthy resident in q member of the
Vanderbilt family whose purchase of
the Quay residence was announced
yesterday. The residential commit
tee of the Chamber of Commerce has
a task only of accelerating the move
ment of residents to the city. Its
general attractions are proving suf-
ficiently alluring to bring one in now
and then.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

1t looks as If the District National
Guard officers had made a good selec-
tion for this summers camp. The site
is two miles and a half from Frederick,
Nd, and comprises about 10 acres. Its
topography is ideal for a military camp.
il is on an electric railway line, and
it is supplied with water through large
mains from Frederick. Braddock
Heights, with it's summer resort attrac-
tions, and Frederick itself. are close
enough to the camp to afford the boys
ample recreation in the evenings, after
the days military work is over.
Judge Waddill's decision regarding the
status of prisoners confined at Occo-
ouan will be popular with Washington
fans, even though Il has not ended def
nitely the question whether the Dis
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-10
BRANDING loafers.

The brand Of as" figures in an ex-
traordinary act passed by parliament
in 1547. An ablebodied man or wora-
an found lettering and not seeking
work for the space Of three days
could be seized and brought before
two justices of the peace, who, upon
confession or on the proof Of two wit
nesses, shall Immediately cause the
said laborer to be marked with a hot
iron on the breast the mark OF w
and adjudge the said person living so
idly to his presenter, to be his slave
for two years. The said slave shall
be made to work by beating, claiming
or otherwise" II convicted Of run
ming away during this period the JUS
tees could cause him to be branded
on the forehead or the cheek with the
letter "s'' and then adjudged to bis
master as slave forever. For run
ming away q second time the penalty
was death.-London Standard.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-10
DeIinquent land Sale.

BY authority vested in ne by exc
cutions issued and directed to Inc by
L. Z. Wells, County Treasurer, I will
offer for sale for cash at public out.
cry, the following tracts Or lots of
land on the 5th day of June at the
court house in Manning. at 10 o'clock,
NJ. at the suit of the State for taxes:
Fulton township-James P Brown,
2 lots; Henry F. Stack, 80 acres.
Calvary township-John Fl. John.
son, lot.
Santee township-Little Sam Dukes,
5 12 acres.
Concord township-Lillie Richard
son, II acres.
Manning townshfp-P. j. DeLane.
lot; Estate H. 3. Ivy, lot-
Harmony townslip-P. j. DeLane,
100 acres.
Purchasers to pay for papers:
E. 3. GAMBLE,
Sheriff Clarendon County
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-10
Witty Ann Pit.

Bolingbroke called England's great
statesman, William Pitt Iord Chat
ham,, "sublimity Pitt and he dubbed
bis sister Ann Divinity Pitt But
that must have been long after there
were written and received the delight
full letters addressed to Pitts Dearest
Nanny" his "little Man, his little
Jug"
"Oh, for the restless tongue Of dear
little Jug.r' he exclaims in letter writ
ten by him from Northampton when, a
lad Of twenty-three, he had but lately
joined his regiment.
Ann Pitts restless tongue was never
stilled, for when Chesterfield, calling
on her in his later life, complained OF
decay with the words, II fear that !
am growing an old woman" Ann brisk
ly replied:
81 am glad Of it. I was afraid you
were growing an old man, which, as
YOU know, is much worse thing"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-10
illustrated His System.

tt was a habit Of the wise French
man Arago to look during his lectures
at the young man who appeared the
dullest Of the students, and when he
perceived that this one understood he
knew all the others did.
Once in drawing room he had just
explained this habit Of his to some
friends when a young man entered
and saIuted him familiarly.
seBut to whom have I the honor OF
speaking?" asked the scientist
'Why, Professor Arago, you DO not
know me? I always attend your lee
lures, and you never take your eyes
off me the whole time"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-10
Winthrop College
Scholarship and Entrance Exam.
inati0n.

The examination for the~award of
vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col
lege and for the admission Of new
students will be held at the county
court house on Friday, July Z, at 0
a. III. Applicants must be not less
than fifteen years of age. When
Scholarships are vacant after July Z
they will be awarded to those max
ing the highest average at this ex'
animation, provided they meet the
conditions governing the award. Ap-
plicants for scholarships should write
to President johnson before the ex-
animation for Scholarship examjna-
tion blanks.
Scholarships are worth s1oO and
free tuition. The next session will
open September Goth, l911. For
further Information and catalogue
address
Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, SC.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-10

The legislature of Ohio is Demo
cratic, but the recent outcrop,
pings show that it's members act
as if they were Republicans Of a
type which at one time infested
the State House in Columbia.
The evidence is getting stronger
every day that the Ohio leglsla-
ture is largely composed of bribe
takers. We'll, we guess those
Western Democrats think it is
seldom their party has a look-in
at the public trough, and they
might as we'll enjoy themselves
while the thing lasts.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-10
THE JURORS ARE HONEST

The recent tragedy in Colum,
bia will furnish material for the
newspapers to rant over the
cheapness Of life in this State,
and each one will offer a sugges-
ton to remedy the evil. The
Columbia morning paper has
strong editorial in it's Mondays
issue which to our mind is based
upon a wrong idea. Il takes the
position that the cause for much
of the crime in the State can be
traced to the jury rooms, in other
words, it assumes that the jurles
are to blame for much of the
crime: we do not see it so, the
average juror has regard for his
oath, and desires to do his duty.
but what is he to do when the
evidence offered on the witness
stand will not justify a convic-
ton? What is the juror to do
when the defense through its
shrewdness so handles the ex-
cited mind of witnesses as to
bring out statements which can
be construed as contradictory,
and thus create 6, .1oubt2 What
is the juror to do when all man
ner of technical advantag ges are
taken of the law and makes con-
fusion in their minds?
The terrible killing Of innocent
people Of what appears to be the
work of an insane man should
not cause the press to go into
Mysteries, and charge the juries
with being responsible. The
slayer Of the man and woman
will be tried in the courts, and
unless he is proven to be insane
we have not the slightest doubt
that he will be punished for the
crime, but should 1t turn out, as
the act now indicates, that he
was insane he cannot be convict
ed of crime; the most to be
done in his case is to pat him in
the easylum. We believe the juries
are frequently censured unjustly
by the press; the editor did not
hear the evidence, all he knows
about it is that a deed was COM
mitted, the case is tried and the
jury fails to convict, at once ne
goes into Mysteries and Delays
the jury, when if he had been in
court, and saw the witnesses
under the fire of the lawyers he
might then appreciate their posi-.
ton, and realize they are as hon.
est as himself.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-10
Notice
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County Of Clarendon.

IN COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
D. L. Green Company, Plaintiff,
against
J. H. Gibbons, Defendant
Pursuant to an execution issued
out Of the Court Of Common Pleas IN
the above styled cause, and to me
directed, bearing date the 18th day
of February, 1911, | have levied on
and will sci! at public auction, to the
highest bidder for cash, in front of
the court house door in Manning, S.
c., within the hours of legal sale on
Monday the 9Th day of June, 1911,
the same being salesday:
All that piece, parcel or tract OF
land lying, being, and situate in the
county of Clarendon, in the State
aforesaid, and containing twenty-six
(26) acres, more or less, and bounded
and butting as follows, towit: North
by lands of II. a. Yarber; East by
lands of n. G. Player and lands Of u.
a. Yarber; South by lands of T. N.
Beard; and West by lands of estate
OF Julia Beard.
The said tract of land being the
same conveyed to J. H. Gibbons by
deed of w. T. Morris.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
E. B. GAMBLE,
Sheriff Clarendon County.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-10

They say that Woodrow Wilson
rides on free passes. Well, who
would not if they could get them.
There was one man in this State
who thought it 4 g r-e-a-t crime
for officials to ride on a free pass,
and when he got into office one
pass was not enough for him, he
had to have enough Of them to
make it an inducement for the
attention of a pickpocket.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-10

On account of the above occasion the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. offers
special rates.
Tickets on sale May 14th to 17th, in
elusive. Returning, good to reach start
ing point not later than midnight May
3lst
E.tension: Original purchaser may
secure an extension OF final limit to
June 3Oth. by deposisirg ticket with
Special Agent, Jacksonville, not later
than May 3lst, and upon payment of fee
Of 81. 90 at time Of deposit.
For schedules or any other informa
ton. address nearest agent. or
". J. CRAIG, Pass. Traffic Mgr
7. G. WHITE, Gen. Pass. Agt.
Wilmington, N. c.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-10
The Moss Troopers.

Moss troopers was the name given
to the desperate plunderers and rob
bers who secreted themselves through
out the sixteenth and seventeenth cen
turics in the ''mosses" on the borders
Of Scotland. These outlaws were
largely made up Of deserters and Grim
inals from the armies Of England S--1
the continent, and their depreaations
and cruelties were the terror Of the re-
gion infested by them. Many severe
laws were passed against them, but
they were not fairly extirpated until
the eighteenth century.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-10

The OrangeauTg term Of court
was knocked up Monday by the
legality Of drawing the jury be-
ING questioned. The case Of
Robert Chesnut charged with
the killing Of ". +. Sabin was
called for trial, the attorneys for
the defence cndeavored TO get q
continuance: failing in this, they
raised the point that the jury
panel was illegal. in, that the
Jury commissioners had not COM
piled with the law in filing the
box. The custom in Orangeburg.
as well as in other counties, has
been for the commissioners to
divide the county into sections,
and each commissioner would
take a section to select qualified
jurors from. The board, as such,
did not pass upon each individual
name, therefore the position was
taken that the jury box was filed
up by individuals, and not by the
commission. Judge Prince held
that it required the concerted
action Of the commission on
every name that goes into the
Jury box. He therefore declared
the panel illegally drawn, Here
lis another delay in the courts
which will probably require a
special term and a special Judge
to get the work Of the court un
der way, all because the lawyers
employed to defend man who
had killed another want to delay
his trial, and yet, a great racket
is kicked up by the press be-
cause of delay, no wonder an
outraged public is aroused to
take the law into its own hands.
We doubt if there is a county
IN the State which complies
strictly with the Law IN filing
the jury box. The practice is,
for the officers to prepare the
names from the tax books: leav
ing it to one Of them to do the
writing down Of the names, and
when they have gotten the neces-
sary number they putthesenames
in the box without comparing or
going over the list; however, the
law provides a way for the jury
panel to be drawn, and the box
filed, and it should be complied
with, for the very reason, that
there are those who will take
advantage Of any kind Of a tech
nicality whenever it is of advant.
age to them to do so.
In this very case the people Of
Orangeburg have been put to
the expense of holding court, it
goes along until it becomes ad
vantageous to lawyer to chock
the proceedings, the taxpayers
are then disregarded; the court
is stopped. and the cause OF jus
tice delayed. In the Orangeburg
case the personnel of the venire
was not questioned, all of the
jurors were good and true citi
zens Of the county, the only ques-
ton was the formal manner of I'LL
ing the jury box by the officials;
can it be possible that the law
making power will permit the law
to remain as it is for the benefit Of
those paid to thwart justice when
ever it suits his purpose, and ne
benefits by it?