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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-31
A MATINEE PARTY

A graceful courtesy to charming wis., itor was the matinee party at the Bijou yesterday afternoon given by Mrs. Hines Baker Eddy to Miss Athagene Kersey, who is Mrs. Charles Clifton Jordan's guest. Mrs. Eddy looked most attractive in her lingerie gown of soft laces and a corsage bouquet of pink sweet peas. Miss Kersey wore a tan frock and large pie ture hat topped with plumes. Others in the party were Miss Grace Sewall, also a visitor from Georgia; Mrs. F. O. San ders and Mrs. Jordan.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

An attractive and unique lawn party will be given tomorrow afternoon at the nome of Mrs. Frank Park under the auspices of the Ladies Aid society of St. Mary church. It is to be goose party and feeding the goose. A Gypsy maid to tell fortunes, ice cream and a number of games and contests will make the affair a lively one for all who attend.
 The opening of the new wing of St. Vim
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Hold Atlanta Poultry Show

Atlanta May 30.-At a meeting of the directors and executive committee of the Southern Industrial Poultry association,
 held this afternoon, the executive com mittee was authorized to proceed at once with arrangements for holding big poul-
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MRS. HAGOOD TO
 GIVE BRIDGE PARTY

Tn honor of Miss Mary Long, whose marriage to Mr. Cole of Tennessee IS to
 be celebrated next week, Mrs. Rufus Ran
 som Hagood has issued cards to bridge
 party to be given Saturday afternoon at I2 o'clock.
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cents hospital will be an interesting event of the afternoon. The hours are to 6 o'clock and the public is cordially invited. A feature of the event will be the linen reception. All who care to do so may bring a donation of household linens.
 The final meeting of Temple Emmanuel chapter for the year will take place this afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. M. K. Erdreich on Crescent ave- nue. A full attendance Is urged
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DELTA TAU
 MEETING

The Delta Tau held its last meeting be- fore dsbanding for the summer at the home of Mr. w. M. Prince 404 St. Charles avenue, Saturday night. The meeting was characterized by full attendance of club members. with one exception
 Upon the resignation of President s. w.
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"IF WISHES WERE HORSES

Most of Us Would Be Buying Gasoline for Automobiles Word Concerning the Old Motto-The German Fairy Story of the Man and the Three Wishes-"Chronic Wshers Become Perfect Bores-Most of Us, However, Are
 Too Busy Working to Have Any Time for
 Wishing, Except in Our Dreams
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Welsh Baldwin

San Francisco, May 30.-Fredie Welsh. the English lightweight. and Matty Bald win have been matched to fight 20 rounds here before the Metropolitan Athletic club some time in June.
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A Message For You

You can now get Blue Ribbon Vanilla and Lemon Extracts from the best gro- cers. Youll like Blue Ribbon Flavoring Extracts. Pure, strong, delicious.
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Harris, Mir Derrell Thompson, one of the clubs most popular members, was eleated as president while the other officers of the club will continue to hold their re- spective offices. The Delta Tau quartett was again in evidence, and short talks by several of the club members were other enjoyable features of the meeting. Although organizd only last winter, under the name of the Al. c. club, and working under severe handicaps, the Delta Tau has proved a success, and every member is enthusiastic over the prospect of ac- tive work next fall. Treasurer Towers reports the exchequer in fairly good con- dition
 Those present at Saturdays meeting were Messrs. Shirley Harris, James Thomas, Derrill Thompson. Bernard Nor rison, Frank Papot. Palmer Thomas, Robert Towers, and William Prince.
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wasn't or was going to happen every min- ute in the day?
 Wishing that 1t wouldn't rain.
 Wishing that it wasn't so hot.
 Wishing that the wind would stop blow- ing.
 Wishing that it was winter instead of summer.
 s.lsMing that they had bought a blue dress instead of a pink one.
 Wishing that they had curly hair in- stead of straight.
 And it really isn't because they object to any of these atmospheric or sartorial conditions, but simply to make conver- sation.
 Don't you remember the German fairy story of the old man and his wife who lived way out in the woods?
 The idea illustrates the point precisely. They wished and wished continually for things.
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became securely hitched to the old mans s nose.
 So there was only one wish left and the poor old man and his wife had to use it to wish the pudding off of the husband s nose, and so they got no good out of the fairy's kindness after all
 The moral Is as plain as the nose on a mans face, or as plain as the pudding on the old mans nose, and he who runs
 may read. Most of the "chronic" wishers-and you know them by the score-given the same opportunity to have their desires grati- fled, would throw it away in precisely the same manner, just as the old couple did.
 But there's one glorious thing in it all and that is that the people most worth while don't spend their time wishing. They are too busy working.
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Miss Sarah Dryer returned yesterday from Spartanburg, S. C., where she has been A student at Converse college.
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pr. and Mrs. R. M. Russell have re- turned from delightful tour of the west.
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MT. and Mrs. Harry o. Moore have named their little daughter. Meribah Ir win.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-11-22
PREVENT DISEASES.
The State Aids You to Do So at Its
Own Cost.

Among the most instructive
probably the most va1uable-sing gle
exhibit at the County Fair is that un-
der charge Of DR.. F. D. Rodgers, Of
Columbia, an official of The State
Board Of Health. The State Board
las been doing more work lately
than ever before and countless val
liable pamphlets are prepared by
them telling you of various infectious
diseases in simple words and how to
prevent. Their work is entirely in
oettering the health Of the State.
At the recent State Fair this de-
partment had an exhibit and the
same one has been sent to Orange
burg under Dr.. Rodgers. This is the
first county fair it has yet visited.
Dr.. Rodgers talks very Interestingly
to AL interested about various dis
eases, although at present he is par
talkative about hookworm,
one Of which be has for inspection
under q microscope. He has many
pamphlets, concerning contagious
diseases which he is giving away. He
shows diptheria anti-toxsin, typhoid
vaccine, small pox vaccine, pictures Of
people suffering from the hook
and also gives to anyone car
tons for sending hook worm eyami-
nations to Columbia. He IS calling
attention to sanitary
orivy, which can be erected icr about
SIX dollars. and which will aid large
= in keeping down typhoid, and 9TH
IT diseases carried by flies.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-11-22
ESCAPES WITH WRONG TWIN.
Planned to Wed Mary, But Took Sis
ter Betty BY Mistake.

lSk 41CSSS ~ et4ASS<&hC.
Capt Harry r. Edwards Of the
schooner May H. eloped from Kent
Island Monday night with Miss Betty
Harrison, daughter Of G. F. Harrison,
a farmer who lives near Annapolis,
Ind.
Edwards spent his vacation last
summer at a house near that Of the
Harrisons, who had twin daughters.
People living on the Island have often
mistaken one of them for the other
and that was what Edwards did when
he eloped Monday night. He landed
from the schooner intending to elope
with Mary Harrison. He met Betty
first, and thinking she was Mary hur-
ried her OF to a parson and then
aboard the schooner.
The schooner is somewhere in Che
sapeake Bay, with Edwards and his
wife aboard, headed for Baltimore,
while Mary is mourning the fate that
caves her single woman. 1t was re-
ported last summer that Betty was
jealous of the attention paid her sis.
ter by Edwards. and it is believed
she learned Edwards was going to
marry Mary, and decided the best
way to stop it was to marry him her
self.
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Mr.. understands Reply.

Office Of Attorney General,
Washington, D. c., Nov. s, 1911,
Hon. Wyatt Aiken, N. NJ, Abbeville
South Carolina.
Ny Dear Sir: I have your favor OF
31st ultimo. I quite agree with you
OF the general proposition that, il
cornering product which is dealt in
interstate commerce. for the purpose
Of increasing its price, is illegal. sim
liar cornering for the purpose of de-
pressing it's price is likewise illegal.
The formation OF a corner for the in
creasins OF the price is easily under
stood. 4 number OF men get togeth-
sr and, by their combined means OF
credit, buy up enough Of the commod-
ity to controll the market, withhold
it from sale until the demand for it
forces the price 10 the point at which
they are willing to let it go, and
thereby impose upon the manusactuI.
ct. who must use the product, the
burden Of an artificial price.
1t is not SO clear by what process a
bear pool is organized or conduct
ed, and have no evidence in this de-
partne1t CT a tangible character
which enables me to form the opinion
that any designated individuals have
combined 20 depTess the price Of cot
ION below its normal figure More
over. It is not quite clear in my mind
how such bear pool can operate
20 restrain interstate commerce.
suppose the method by which such g
com bina,ioE would operate would be
20 throw upon the market az a given
line quantity OF commodity in ex-
cess OF the demand which would re-
suit n its being taken only at prices
which the purchasers thought would
enable them to sell at profit.
don't az al know what the prac-
:ice is among the cotton growers in
Your STATE. :or instance. respecting
he sale Of their product. When I
last had occasion TO examine the
question. which was few years ago.
he crop was pretty generally sold to
the cotton factors before it was pick
ed. the price being based upon the
prevailing price Of the previous year,
and increased or decreased according
10 The ratio between the crop produc-
ed II the country the preceding year.
and the estimated crop OF the curren,
year.
Generally speaking. take Il that
the bulls" and bears are the bro
ke-s who. on the cotton exchange. al
a given time, are seeking 10 increase
and Ge?7ess prices respectively. The
bears are trying 70 beat down the
prices IL order 70 buy az lowe. ig-
u.e ana the bulls" a-= trying 70 run
97:ces Up il order 10 sell al higher
figure.
Tie interests Q: the spinners would
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-11-22
SAYS HE Was TIE MAN
JUDGE SAYS GAME
WAS WORKED ON HIM.
The Case of the Want Ad. Wooing
Preacher il Atlanta Seems to Be
Mixed Up.

Mixed Up.
An Atlanta dispatch says the Fer
rell matrimonial case is holding the
minds Of people Of that city puzzled,
as one development follows another
in surprising succession. Letters
have been received by Judge Nash R.
Broyles from Gaffney, S. c., indicat-
ing that the man who appeared be-
fore him last Thursday saying he was
the Rev. WA. Ferrell was an i'm
personator who simply wanted to
clear the name Of Ferrell.
On November l man giving his
name as Rev ". Z. Ferrell was ar
rested on complaint Of young lady,
the man having answered anony-
mously an advertisement she placed
| in the paper asking for position
as bookkeeper and offering to marry
her. The case was dismissed as the
mans proposition seemed to have
been sincere.
Last Thursday another gentleman
presented himself TO Judge Broyles
with letters showing he was Rev. W.
A. Ferrell and declared that the first
man was an imposter who had used
lis name without authority. The
judge gave him letter Of exonera-
| ton
Letters just received indicate that
a friend Of the real Rev. Ferrell who
was in fact tried in Atlanta, came
to Atlanta and obtained the exonera.
ton by deception. A pictore was
sent in one OF the letters-a minia'
ture of Rev. w A. Ferrell-and il
is pronounced by the judge and court
attendants as photograph of the
man who was tried at Atlanta for hi:
want-ad wooing.
/ The case seems to be much mixed
up Mr.. Ferrell may have to ap
peal to his conference, which sooI
meets at Bennettsville to look int
the matter and e1onerate him. Thi:
is the best course for him to pur
sue if he was not really the man wht
was tried before Judge Broyles q
Atlanta.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-11-22
DODGES FANGS OF DEATH.
Bronx Zoo Keeper Ducks and Cobra
Strikes the Ground.

The New York World says a ten
foot king cobra at the Bronx Zoo gave
performance Sunday that was en-
tirely unlocked for by the throns
gathered in front OF his cage The
spectators had been attracted by the
snakes hostile attitude toward
small black snake. which he was
handling in the manner in which 3
cat teases q mouse
Keeper Charles Snyder opened the
door in the rear Of the cage to assist
the black snake. The cobra coiled
and flung himself toward Synder
The keeper ducked and the snake
landed on the ground Then there
was action, enjoyed by the crow6
safe in front. a snake fears q shovel
or broom. Attendants soon had one
Of each at work. but at that It requir-
ed an hour TO get the cobra back in
to his cage.
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be, generally, with the bears" and
the interests Of the factors, or cotton
dealers, would be with the bulls" a
bear" movement would be initiated
if, for example, concerns dealing in
cotton had borrowed very largely on
close margin and, for some reason
or other, were compelled to sell for
the purpose of meeting other loans,
and movement, once begun, toward
the lowering Of prices, would be apt
to gain headway because other peo-
pie, having cotton on margin, would
be fearful Of greater loss if they wait
ed until the price went lower, and so
would rush into the market determin-
ed to get rid OF their product at a
given time.
How a bear pool would operate,
confess I DO not quite understand,
nor do know Of the existence OF any
such pool. BY pool mean group
of men who, for the purpose of con-
trolling the price Of commodity, in
their own interest, buy a sufficiently
large amount of the property to en-
able them to control the price in the
market. l write, giving you just my
impressions Of the subject, because
you may have fuller knowledge than
I. and I should be very glad 10 have
you give ne any detailed information
available to you, going to show the
existence and operation Of any combi-
nation formed for the purpose OF de-
pressing the price OF cotton.
In the proceeding against those en-
gagged in the so-called bull cotton
pool which the government brought
year or so ago, the United States
circuit court in New York held that
corners" were Illegal and immoral,
out that combination formed to
corner and enhance the price of cot
ton did not operate in restraint of in
terstate commerce even though, az
was alleged in the indictment, the
necessary effect. as well as the intend
ed purpose, OF the combination was to
increase the price which the spinners
had 10 pay and. as matter Of fact,
BY 50 increasing the prize large per-
centage Of the spi11ers had refrained
from manufacture and had thereby
been restrained in commerce among
the several States. An appeal from
the judgment OF the court. sustain
ing demurrer to the essential counts
OF the Indictment, has been argued in
the supreme court OF the United
States and is now under considera-
ton. If the court shall decide the
essential question involved and not
let the case 90 of OF a technical mat
ter OF pleading. We may have some
light which will be Of aid in the en-
forcement OF the law against other
combinations Of a like character. But.
aside from that. my greatest difficulty
l should have IN dealing with the case
YOU mention is what I have outlined
above.
Very respectfully.
Geo. ". Wickersham,
Attorney General :.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-11-22
SERVES him RIGHT
JAIL SENTENCE FOR ABDUCTOR
OF YOUNG GIRL.
Her Preacher Affinity Ooffs His Dis
graced Ministerial Garb for Prison

A dispatch from Shelby, N. c., says
Rev. B. L. Padgett, the holiness min
lister indicted under several charges
for illegal relations with pretty Miss
Carrie Stockton Of Kings Mountain,
was convicted Of the most serious OF
the charges against him in the SUI
perior court Of Cleveland county at
that place Judge Webb sentenced
Padgett to two years in the State
penitentiary, and Solicitor Wilson
cancelled the other indictments
against him.
Padgett is tall, rather handsome
man, with an intellectual face. He
first knew the Stockton girl when she
was mere child, twelve years ago.
and has been going to her home in
Kings Mountain since that time. Some
time ago he held series Of meetings
there and boarded at the Stockton
home, several members Of the family
being members Of his church. He
seemed to be infatuated with this lit.
tie daughter and made gifts of cloth
ing and jewelry.
There are other indictments stand
ing against Padgett in Burke County
n. c., and Greenville, S. c., bott
growing out Of his relations with the
Stockton girl. The charge agains
him at Greenville is for kidnapping
the girl, the arrest having been made
in Atlanta. He will be turned over t
the Greenville authorities when h'
completes his sentence in North Car
olina. The charge against him il
Burke County is more serious on
than that on which he was convicted
at Shelby, having been capital OF
fense prior to a charge OF statue
few years ago.
During the trial Mrs. Padgett an
his daughter sat besides him and Lis
tened intently to the evidence. Man,
people were at Shelby from King
Mountain, where the sentiment !
strong against MIN, and the cour
room was crowded throughout tn
hearing of the evidence. The Stock
ton holding position as supe-intend
ent of the spinning room in one Of th
large mills there.
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at the date as he handed it to me
and it struck me in an instant, what
good would that two dollar and
half piece do me. He had Identified
the date and I could never pass it
anywhere l handed it back to him,
talked a few minutes with him about
tre troubles of burglars life, looked
out of a kindow, didn't see anybody,
talked few minutes more and left"
He had lived nearly opposite the
home of DR.. Ames in Seventh street.
One night the Ames family and
number Of friends were sitting on the
porch. He made up mis- mind that
here was good opportunity, went
to his room, hurriedly got out his
burglars outfit, and entered the rear
cellar door of the physicians home.
II looked around through the
rooms and found quite a little jewel
ry and things and Iput them all in
a handkerchief. In few minutes
one of the girls came upstairs. While
she was coming up 1 ran into bed
room and got down under the bed.
She went into another room. stayed
there few minutes and went down.
stairs again. Pretty soon, they all
came in and came upstairs.
Mr. Ames was the only man in
the house. He went down the end
Of the hall into another room.
had all my stuff tied up, and I was
under this bed. No; l didn't have
any silverware. T hen was Won
dering all the time if they would miss
this stuff that was gone. They didn't
happen to notice. After I had given
everybody time to go to sleep left
The package that had tied up in
the big handkerchief right next TO
tie foot of the bed and came ont
and went ito the girls room and
was looking in the drawer when one
Of them kinder sighed and turned
over in bed.
II was worried for a long time and
DECIDED to lay low but after six
months I guessed that the police
couldn't have got it and so one night
I thought I would get into some 9TH
er house-that was the Dow home,
where I shot the two women"
Spencer then tells jauntily OF how
he would go out looking for houses
to rob as a man might seek the en-
tertainment of an attractive cafe.
In one place in this confession, he
admitted that the very revolver with
which he murdered Miss Blackstone
and all but murdered Miss Harriet
Dow was stolen. He stole it out OF
the locker Of an officer of Company
F Of the National yards of Califor-
MIA, in an armory at Oakland.
Then he confessed fifteen burg
laries covering a period OF nearly
four years in Springfield. Thirteen
times he committed depridations here
and escaped even suspicion.
The fourteenth time was when he
attempted the burglary OF the Blair
house and in slide down e ladder
TO escape, the locket he wore as
watch charm was torn from it's chain
to be afterwards found, examined and
what with his initials on it and the
pictures Of his mother and sister
within, to lead to his examination and
arrest The fifteenth time was that
in which he killed Miss Blackstone
and shot Miss Harriet Dow in the
head.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-11-22
TELLS AWFUL STORY
ENGLISH OFFICER WRITES OF
ITALIAN CRUELTY.
Lieut.. Herbert Montague Declares
That European Troops Are Prac-
ticing Barbarious Atrocities.

a cablegram from London says ag!-
tation against atrocities by Italians
in Tripoli, which has sprung up in
the British press and is supported by
a few members of the house Of COM
mons since uncensored reports ar
rived from English newspaper CORE
spondents concerning recent occur
rences in Tripoli, received fresh i'm
petus through telegram received by
news agency from Herbert Monta-
que, second lieutenant in the Fifth
Fusiliers. He telegraphed from
Soulkeli, via the Tunis frontier:
Il feel it my duty to send to you
the following telegram and beg you
in the name Of Christianity to publish
il throughout England. l an an Eng
lish officer, now volunteer, serving
in the Turkish army here.
LAS you know already about the
ferocious resistance which the Turks
and Arabs are offering the Italians,
will only express NY admiration foI
their bravery and tortitude, which
would warm the hearts Of any Eng.
lishman or Of any true soldier in the
| world.
Imagine my feelings when, on en-
tering and driving the Italia:.s out Of
Arab houses, which they had fortified
and were holding. We discovered the
| bodies Of some 120 women an chill
dren with their hands and fee
bound, mutilated. pierced and torn
Later on we found mosque fllec
with bodies Of women and children
mutilated almost beyond recognition
could not count them, but there
must have been 800 or 400.
Can not England do something tt
stop such horror In our Christian
times you can hardly believe it, bu
IS true nevertheless. myself hav,
seen it, so ! know. Even nov We ar
getting news OF further massacres o
Gcmeu discovered on different farm
lately occupied by Italians when the.
slaughtered the innocents obviousl.
was one of revenge for their heav.
losses in battle We ar at this poin
ander a heavy shrappel OF fire, so yo1
must eXcue me if the sentences ar
! somewhat disjointed. There is ais
an aeroplane circling over our posi-
ton and directing the enemy's gu,
fire on u.s.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-11-22
YOUNG GIRL WAS KILLED
And Her Body Was Thrown in the
Miami River.

A Miami. Fla, dispatch says that
Hattie Parcel the 15-year-old girl
whose body was found in the Miami
river was dead when thrown in the
water, was the principal testimony
brought out at Tuesdays trial of P.
C.. Cox, charged with the murder.
The evidence was given by DR.. A
G. Post, who conducted the post NOR
tenn examination. According to Dr..
Post. the girls wounds indicated
that she had been killed with sand
bag and that she had been dead about
twelve hours when found. The con-
dit!on OF the body indicated that il
had been in the watch only abou,
eight hours. as there was no water in
the lungs or stomach. 1t is expected
that it will be several days before the
States evidence is completed