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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
HOW THEY GOT EVEN.
Writes Wife Of Victim That He Want
ed Her Killed.

Joseph Vacek, aged 55, a wealthy
carpenter contractor, in Chicago, ILL.,,
was found murdered in his home in
the southwest portion of the city. He
had been shot in the head, and near
the body was a letter addressed to
Mrs. Vacek, the victims wife, sign
ed s'B. H." and reading as follows:
"Your husband is now where ne
wanted you to be. He told US If we
killed you he would give us $500,
and we failed. We asked him for the
coin, anyway, and he did not give 1t
to us so We got even. He deserved
it and not you. I am a perfect gen
tleman and friend Of yours. Do not
mourn for this guy, as he is COW
ard"
The sheet on which this was writ
ten was crudely decorated with COT
fins, and daggers, drawn in pencil.
Mrs. Vacek is unable to throw any
light on the mystery.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
MARKET CROP SLOWLY.
The Amount of Cotton Made This
Year Oyerestimated.

Mr.. W. J. Wingate, Of Meigs, Ca,
writes the Atlanta Constitution as
follows:
"I don't see the warnings In the
newspapers to the farmers to nolo
and market the crop slowly that i
commonly see at this season OF the
wear. Even the Farmers union peo-
pie are not hating much to say on
this line. I would like very mucn 10
see The Constitution and all other
leading newspapers that are frienols
to the cotton producer, fire some
hot shot in that direction; for no
doubt there is one of the greatest et-
forts being made to get the present
crop for almost nothing that Eas
been made in long time.
The bear crowd will succeed II the
newspapers and farmers don't put
up a long strong, hard fight tor the
next sixty days, because, on accoun.
Of the early maturing variety tHt,ll
of the early dry spring, cotton natur-
ed an early bottom crop. But the bot
tom crop is practically all that IS
made, and this crop will only be a
twelve million bale crop in spite OF
the governments fine condition re-
ports.
Rain has been plentiful since
the latter part of June, and for the
past thirty days there has been TOO
much mt sunshine mied with the
rain. Today there are great tlelds
of cotton in this section with not
green leaf on it. If it had only con-
t:nued dry through the growing sea-
season there would have been a nj
teen million bale crop.
This no doubt, will sound very
foolish to people who don't kno"
that it takes hard dry year to pro-
duce a heavy crop of cotton. Refer
back to the year 1904, the dryest
year the cotton belt has ever known,
and you will see that We produced
the largest crop in our history. !
trust you will vigorously handle this
matter"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
SCARED AWAY By SHOTS.
St. George Merchant Finds Strange
Mao on Premises.

When " G. Zeigler, young mer-
chant of st. George, "wednesday re-
turned Wednesday night from Black
Vile he discovered an unidentified
negro on his home premises. Becom-
irg suspicious, Mr.. Zeigler shot five
times at the intruder, but each shot
evidently went wild, as the negro es-
capped a thorough search will be
made, however. in an effort to appre-
hend the darkey. 1t is not known
whether or not the negro committed
any offense other than that of tres
passing on Mr.. Zeigler's property. No
member of the family was at home
at the time
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
LEVER AT HIS POST.
WiT Take Hand In Attempt to Over
ride Taft's Veto.

a dispatch from Lexington says
Congressman A F. Lever, althousn
still weak from a recent illness lett
this afternoon for Washington TO
help the Democrats Of the House
pass the wool bill over the veto OF
President Taft.
It seems certain, in the opinion OF
Congressman Lever, that such veto
will be made and the importance OF
the action Of the House too great for
the future. He said that he feels 1t
his duty to be at his post, regardless
of the risk of his health, which the
trip to Washington may involve.
Mr. Lever as not been to Washing
ton in several weeks, due to the TACT
that he underwent an operation IN
Columbia soon after his marriage TO
Miss Lucille Scurry Butler, on July s.
Mr.. Lever is gradually regaining his
lost strength and he hopes to- soon
he himself.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
CAUSED DEATH OF THREE.
Four Men Engage in Pistol Duel Alb
out Italian Girl.


Love for a woman resulted in a
free for all gunfight Tuesday in
which three men were shot to death,
another was mortally wounded and a
woman severely wounded. The dead:
Waldo Aronoco, 33 years old.
Antonio Lasarr,2S years old.
Pietro Matalli,25 years old,
The wounded:
Ben Petrello, "a years old; shot
through the breast near the heart;
will die.
Mari Bartino, % years old; shot
in left leg; will recover.
The following occurred at Whls-
key Run, a mining settlement near
Salisbury. Angelo Marceldo, accus-
in of Aronoco, spent last night at the
latter's house. The two men and
three boarders were in love with
Marie Bartino, Italian girl. Tues
day evening the girl was particular
" devoted to Marceldo. Upon the
angry and jealous muttering Of the
others, Aronoco challenged the en-
tire party, and soon the pistol battle
was On near the home Of the arora-
ia. Automatic revolvers were used
and when the ammunition was ex-
hausted Petrello was the only one a.
live and there is no hope for his re-
covery, as he was shot through
breast near the heart. While the
battle ragged, Miss Bartino the lnno-
cent cause, was attracted by the
shooting and hurting to the rear
door of her home, opened the door
only to be shot through the left leg
by a stray bullet from the gun OF one
of the combatants.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
ATTEMPTED ASSAULT
WHITE LADY ATTACKED IN HER
HOME AT ST. GEORGE
Fiend Failed to Accomplish His Pur-
pose but Struck the Lady Blows in
the Mouth.

st. George was in fever of excite
mert Tuesday night, following an at
tempt at criminal assault by negro
on the person Of {. well known and
highly respected white woman. While
the assailant failed to accomplish
his purpose, he succeeded in inflict-
ing severe and painful injuries OF
his intended victim, having struck
her in the mouth several times, caus-
ing the blood to flow In endeavor-
ing to escape she also stumbled over
the furniture in the darkened room,
from which she sustained painful
bruises.
Clinton Glover, negro suspected
Of the dastardly crime, was arrested
and lodged in Jail. Glover is a negro
who had been in St. George but a
short time. He was seen loafing
about the premises of the lady Tues
day by several people, and suspicion
naturally fell on him, and he was TAX
en- in custody. He denies his guilt,
but he will be safely held until he can
be thoroughly examined or the gull
ty party is found beyond doubt.
The dastardly crime was attempt
ed about half past ten o'clock Tues
day night, when the would-be fiend
entered the bed room of his intend
ed victim, who had retired and was
sound asleep. The lady says
she was awakened by feeling some
one clutching her throat, which was
her first intimation of any oHe being
in the room besides herself. She
screamed, and the fiend struck her
several blows in the mouth, and then
ran.
The residence Of the lady is locat-
ed in a principal part Of the town,
only a block from the business por-
ton of Main street, and her screams
brought many people to her rescue,
but when they got there the fiend
had made his escape. The room be-
ing in darkness, the lady could not
tell anything about the fiend that
had attacked her: Suspicion fell on
Glover and it was thought advisable
20 arrest him and await further de.
velopments.
The county bloodhounds which
were eight miles from St. George
were sent for, and put on the trail
of the fiend with the hope of run
ming him down, and it is hoped that
the brutal assaiIant has been caught
The husband of the victim is en-
ployed several miles from town and
was not at home when the attack or
his wife was made. It is thought
that the party who committed the Of
fense was aware of the husband
absence.
The lady upon whom the assault
was attempted is the mother of si1
or seven children and is highly re
spected citizen OF the town. The
dastarly outrage, has stirred up the
people of the town and surrounding
country, and should the fiend be
caught and unmistakably identified
it would be a hard matter to Eeel
the infuriated citizens from visiting
summary punishment on him. 1t wa:
one Of the iboldest crimes ever at
TEMPTED in this ection of the State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
STARTS LONG FLIGHT
AVIATOR TO GO FROM ST LOUIS
10 BOSTON MASS.
After Going Ninety-Eight Miles Lands
at Springfield, H., For Lunch and

Amid the cheers Of the huge crowd
that had gathered on Art Hill in For
est park at St. Louis to witness the
events under sky obscured by clouds
Harry n. Atwood, OF Boston, Tuesday
morning, shortly after o'clock, be-
gan his record-breaking fight of L.
460 miles, across the continent from
st. Louis to New York and Boston by
way Of Chicago and other cities.
Atwood, flying at height Of 500
feet was cheered by a great assem-
blage. He waved his hand in ac-
lowlegemenu of the cheering which
was waited to him. Atwood flew
north over the Mississippi river for
ten miles, and circled over tue down
town district at $50 o'clock, follow
ing his first appearance with series
of maneuvers which brought cheer
upon cheer from the crowds.
A dispatch from Alton, Ill, says
Atwood passed over Alton at 9.07
o'clock flying high and in straight
line north. Business was suspended
from the minute word was flashed
from st. Louis that the aviator was
on his way to Alton until the ma
chine passed out of sight. The
streets. tops of houses and the bluffs
were dotted with spectators to bid
him God-speed on his journey.
A dispatch from Brighton, ILL.,, says
Atwood winged over that place at
9.l7 o'clock He was flying low, at
height of probably not more than
600 feet, but travelling at a terrific
speed. He is following the Chicago
and Alton railroad to Springfield.
Atwood by passing over Corllns-
Vile Tuesday morning at e.27 O'Clock
successfully covered sixty of the min
ety-eight miles to Springfield, the
first leg of his fight to the Atlantic.
He was flying high and at q rate Of
about a mile minute.
After circling Springfield, ILL.,, sew
eral times, Atwood landed in Capitol
park at 1890 a. m. He was entertain
ed by the Springfield Commercial AS
sociation at reception and luncheon
and will resume his flight toward
Chicago at three O'Clock.
Atwood landed in Chicago at 6.39
D. m. His total time between st.
Louis and Chicago, counting the de-
| laws occasioned by the two stops, was
ten hours and IA minutes, but his
actual time in the air, computed by
deducting the delays was five hours
and 43 minutes. This, Atwood as
serts, is three hours and IL minutes
less than the scheduled time for ex-
press trains for the same distance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
Will STUDY THEM
BRYAN WILL LEARN ALL ABOUT
PARTY CANDIDATES.
The Great Commoner Says When
Nomination Time Comes He Will
Not Remain Silent.

''I intend to devote all my time be-
tween now and the nomination to
find out things about the candidates
for the Democratic nomination for
president" said William Jennings
Bryan to a large audience at Column
bus, Ohio. 81 know all Of the lead
ing men Of the party, those who have
hindered and those who have helped
it. When the time comes to name
the man for the candidacy 1 will not
he silent"
Mr. Bryan was the guest Of the
Jefferson club of Columbus at a big
rally and barbecue. Gov, Harmon
had hecn invited to the rally but he
sent word some days ago that be
would be at his summer home II
Michigan on vacation.
Mr.. Bryan refrained from mention
ing the governor in any of his inter
views or his speech.
''I am going to give the Democratic
party all the information I possess
about the prospective candidates tt
head of the ticket" said Mr. Bryan
s'I am not going to mention indi
viduals now. The country has many
available men. Recently mentloee
some of the men I believe to be toler
able as presidential candidates ane
I am as glad as I was then that tnt
Democratic party is so fortunate az
| to have such men"
Among the men who Mr.. Bryan
mentioned some time ago did not IN
clude Gov. Harmon.
'I intend to devote myself to driV
ing plutocracy from the throne ant
put the rights of man into the seat
I shall find out everything can O
all the candidates between now ane
convention time and will tell all th'
people as I learn more and more a
bout them. ! have not a friend II
the United States whom I would re
gard at the expense of my party o.
country
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
Cowhided by q Won,an.

Because, it is alleged, be circulat-
cd reports detrimental TO the charac-
ter of Mrs. H. G. Sheriff., wife of
well known citizen of Spencer, n. c..
George L. Webb, a machinist in the
Southern railway shops there. was
cowhided by Mrs. Sheriff.. who i'm
rediately afterwards went to police
headquarters and submitted to a
charge of assault
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
Shot Raiding Still.

Two doctors are in the Brushy
Mountains fighting to save the life
of Robert Henry, deputy collector,
who was shot Tuesday afternoon
when raiding a mountain plant, and
a heavily armed posse is securing the
mountains for his assailant, a man
named Lane. The revenue ethcer
was hit Just above the left eye and
his condition is considered critical.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
KILLED hy Falling Pistol.

While C. Henderson was taking
coin from his pocket in New York
re pulled his revolver out with 1t.
The weapon was discharged as soon
as it struck the sidewalk and the bull
let killed the woman at the news
stand. In default of $4,000 bail,
Henderson was kept in jail to await
the coroner's inquest.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
MAKE REPORT SOON.
Where Bad Meal Is Sold Pellagra is
Found in Worst Form.

cit is noteworthy that the worst
goods are found being sold in local1-
ties in the state where the disease
Of pellagra IS most prevalent and
has proven more fatal than any
where else This statement was
made by Commissioner Watson We'd
nesday in announcing that a cheml-
cal examination Of cornmeal drawn
from the market in eleven cities in
the State had shown the meal In a
majority Of cases to he extremely
DANGEROUS to man and beast. The
chemist will in few days submit q
report on meal seized at Glendale,
il Spartanburg county.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
Will Be Sent Free.

The State says the necessary equip.
ment for the distribution Of the bac.
term for incubation against typhoid
fever has arrived at the laboratory
of the state board of health, and
cutie an amount of the bacterin pre-
pared at the laboratory has
been sent out over the State. There
has been quite a demand for it al
ready, showing that physicians Of
South Carolina are Immediately
adopting the new treatment and pre-
yentive,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
They Are the Kickers.

The man who habitually sends bis
money to mail order houses for goods
whiuh he could buy to better advan-
taee to himself from home merchants
is generally the first 70 growi about
the deadness Of his home town. Ap-
parently he forgets that he is a prime
cause Of it's deadness and that ae IS
the most fitting person to oficiate at
it's funeral. Live men imbued with
true local pride and patriotism mean
a live town every time, even as dead
men mean dead town.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
COCAINE EVIL GROWS.
Twenty-Five Convicted for Selling the
Deadly Drug.

twenty-five men and women, near
1y all negroes, were convicted in mu-
nicipal court in Greensboro, n. c.
uring the month of July ~etalllng
cocaine. This statement e..es some
idea Of the magnitude of the business
that going on in Greensboro and
in other towns of the South among
the lower class of negroes. Here 1t
is found that users and sellers OF CO.
caine are an absolutely worthless
class, sniffers of the drug make up at
least two thirds of the criminal dock
ct. The rapidity with which the
number Of users is growing is also
alarming and unless speedy and he
roic efforts are brought to bear the
drug will become greater menace
to the negro race than whiskey has
ever been. The effects Of the drug
are so much more permanent than
that of whiskey The center Of trou-
bic is the drug stores and they are
harder to reach.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
Fatal Thunder Bolt.

A dispatch from Rogersville, Tenn,
says Thomas Kyle and Miss Fenable
were instantly killed and eight other
persons seriously injured during an
electrical storm in Hawkins county,
while attending a picnic of the Mod
ern Woodmen at Strahi, Tenn. The
picnickers took refuge in a church
and the lightning struck this build
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
Fighting in Mexico

With 5000 troops engaged. a
fierce battle is raging at Cuernavaca
The government forces are attempt
ing to crush the rebels under zeopa-
"a. Casulties on both sides are heavy
Zeopata declares that if be is vic
torious he will march on the City OF
Mexico, forty miles away.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
Girl Dies of Wound.

The little negro girl who was shot
at Kershaw two weeks ago by B.
S1radford, a negro man. who was
shooting at another negro, died Sat
urday. An inquest was ueld oy
Coroner King. Stradford was arrest
ed and brought to Jail the day after
the shooting.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
A Romance Of the Sea.

When the schooner Redfeld, for
Seattle and Nome, arrived off Cape
Flattery, the captain found sea SICK
girl. Is years old, on board. Sne
confessed that she had slowed away
to be near her sweet heart, the en-
o;near of the vessel. BY virtue or
his authority as commander, Capt
McKenna pronounced the engineer
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
GAVE HIM A BLOW.
4 Preacher Knocks Out Pickpocket
in First Round.

The Rev n ~ 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
er's 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 30S East Ninth street. He was
locked up charged with attempted
grand larceny. He thought he was
struck by lightning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
Nears End Of journey.

William Brown, of St. Johns, New
foundland, arrived in Superior, Wis.
last week On the last leg Of tour
around the world with a dog team.
he started Christmas day, 1906, with
five dogs and a wolf and will COM
plete the journey is a short time.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
COLORED CROP REPORTS.
Commissioner Hudson Thinks Condi-
tions Exaggerated

Alleging that Southern crop condi-
tions have been grossly exaggerated, |,
T. G. Hudson, commissioner of agri-
culture of Georgia, has written to all
similar officials in all the Southern
States, asking that they meet and ed
wise plans for correcting these wrong
impressions of the outlook. He ask
ed that all farmers organizations CO.
operate with the State commissioners
It is declared that crops, especially
cotton will not have a. large yield as
have been reported, and that such al
legged false reports will tend to hurt
prices.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
Sailors Executed.

A dispatch from Madrid, Spain,
says the government affrms, in eN-,
planning the summary court martial
and execution of 26 men of the bat
tleship Nunlancia, who mutined, that
the revolt was republican plot. A
hundred sailors are implicated.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
Woman Denied Bail.

Mrs. r. L. Robbins, of Waycross,
Ca, who shot and killed her neigh
Dor, Miss Belle Smith, in July, must
remain in Jail until her trial. Bail
was denied her Tuesday By Judge
Parker in Superior Court.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
Bolt Kills Negro.

"A negro man on Robert G. Wal
lace's plantation at Belfast, IN New
berry County was killed Monday by
lightning. He had gone under a tree
to escape a shower when lightning
struck the tree
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
THEY MUST WIND UP.
Senate Sounds Death kneu OF Mon.
etary Commission.

The national monetary commiss-
ion, which is headed by former Sen
ator Aldrich, of Rhode Island, once
Republican leader Of the Senate,
must wind UP his affairs by January
S next if the House takes favorable
action on the measure passed by the
Senate limiting the commissions
life to that date. TUESDAYS ac-
lion followed a storm of criticism
that recently hrnke cut tn 'ne *enati
over the commission delay in max
ing a repor: and its alleged eItraTa-
sence. The Senate passed saosti-
tute for the Cummins resolution,
which would have terminated the
commission life December ;.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
Auto Racer Killed.

Wilson Richmond, of Champaign,
Ill, driving an automobile in trial
spin at the Leroy Ill, races was in
stantly killed. He ran OFT the track
embankment at curve and crashed
through a fence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
Burned by Forest Fires.

Advices from Halifax, n. S.. say
that millions of feet Of fine timber
were destroyed by forest fire. Thirty
three dwellings and two lumber mills
are in ashes at Clyde River.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23

The Governor has adopted quite
unique and novel plan to prevent
afidavits from being made against
him.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-04-28
MAKE FAST TIME ON SKATES
french Engineers Invention Permits
OF Speed Of Over Thirty Miles
an Hour.

A new form OF roller skate. the in.
vention of M. Louis Marchand, a
young French engineer, will shortly
be seen on this side, large quantity
OF them having been imported for the
present season.
These skates. which resemble moth.
Ing more than miniature bicycles.
weigh 20 pounds each, and work au.
tomatically They have thick pneu.
matte tires and the wheels. OF which
there are two on each skate, are 10
inches In diameter
Ihirty miles an hour can easily be
made by an inexperienced skater with
these skates. The skate is clamped
10 the shoe, and when the foot Is
raised a spring is automatically
wound up around specially construct.
ed gear attached to the rear wheel.
when the foot is put to the ground
the pressure releases the spring, un.
winds the gear. and revolves the rear
wheel at O great rate. Nearly 800 rev.
buttons minute are thus produced.