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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-20

Presidents elect Wilson wishes to climi-
nate the inaugural bali. He is right
about it, 10 doubt. especially as it would
be asking too much of the sentinel to 20
all the way to Washington to settle
nice points of etiquette and see that the
folks from Boston and Baltimore do not
cut up too much.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-20

President Taft is quite right when he
SAYS that the November election was
not only a victory for the progrcSSivciSm
as represented by the democratic plat
form. but il was also Il verdict against
radicalism as represented by Roosevelt.
No higher compliment has ever been
paid to the people. 1t is an assertion
that they are Shrewd enough to distin-
guish between real progress and sham
progress.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-20

The powers Of Europe, through the am
~bassadorial congress. have represented
to the Turk that, having lost the game.
he must pass over the stakes. Adrian
ople is mentioned as one of the stakes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-12
WILL HAVE INCOME TAX.
III Incomes Over Five Thousand Dol.
Lars to be Taxed.

An income tax is now one OF the
provisions of the constitution o. the
-nited States. Wyoming's ratiflca-
ion Monday Of the income tax
amendment-the sixteenth change in
the constitution and the first since
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a list OF
thirty-six states-three-fourt Of
the union-which have approved the
provision.
Congress will now enact a law to
levy the tax, and it probably will be-
come effective during the extraordi-
nary sessions to be called by Presi-
dent-elect Wilson in March. The tax
itself, its provisions and its limita-
tions are all left to congress.
The new law will supersede the
corporation tax and provide for tax
on all incomes above $1,000, al
though there has been some senti-
nent in favor Of making the limit as
low as $4,000 Congressional leaders
who have been preparing for the
final ratification by the states esti-
nate an income tax would bring In
about s100.000,000 a year to the
government.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-12
THE GHOSTS ARE BUSY,
They Run People Out of an Apart
ment House by Noises.

Rappings and gentle tappings, that
fit from wirdowpanes to the doors
and then come from the floors and
the walls, are mystifying the police
and spirit mediums at New Castls,
Pa, and have driven the tenants OF
\ big apartment house into a pan!:
II fear.
So alarmed have the tenants be-
'one that four policemen have been
detailed to look into the matter. A
r::'lceman was stationed at eacn
apartment. They admit hearing mo
rappings at all hours OF the day AMI
night, but have been unable to solve
the mystery.
One policeman, who was sitting
just inside the door, was startled by
the loud clicking on the glass panel
within a few inches of his head.
Throwing open the door quickly, he
found the lighted hall way empty. A
me1ium was sent for. who tried for
an entire day and night to read the
rappings, but was unable to make
any headway. .
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-12
PERPLEXES THE DOCTORS
IN IOWA NAN IS SLOWLY TURN.
ING TO HARD BONE.
The Ossified Farmers Strange D.
sease Started With . StiR Neck
About Eighteen Years Ago.

Frank Worden, Of Colfax. Iowa,
will give $1,000 to any surgeon in
the United States who will break
his back with anything short OF a
sledge hammer. Worden spent last
week in Omaha, Neb., and was seen
by a number Of physicians, but when
he left the city he carried his thou
,and dollars with him.
Worsen Is an ossifed man-the
only real one in the country. He is
also farmer and lives near Colfa1.
Iowa. With the exception OF his
eyes, his tongue and his arms from
he elbow down, he is one huge piece
Of bone, without ;oint or q hinge OF
any kind. His body Is as hard as
stone and as rigid as piece Of steel.
Except as noted, he can not move a
single muscle Of his entire body. Al
day and all night he lies straight and
stif, motionless. He can not laugh;
he can not even smile.
Eighteen years ago Worden awoke
with a stiff neck. There was nc
pain, but he could not move his head
as freely as had been his custom. He
paid no attention to it at first. But
The affiction grew worse and he nm
ally consulted the family physician.
"Just little stiffness" said the
.octor, "That'll soon wear or" But
he stiffness did not pass away. Wor-
len went back to the doctor. And
lis time the doctor found something 2
lat puzzled him. While making his
examination he discovered that Wor-
len had lost practically all feeling
n the neck. And then he called in
smother doctor.
The second physician was also puz-
lied. Looks like this fellow is turn
'ng into a big bone," said the new
,octor. And soon they discovered
hat, in fact, Worden was actually
urning to bone. His flesh tissues
we're hardening. Other physicians
md surgeons were called in, but they
we're never able to stop the ravases
4 the peculiar malady.
When Worden felt his jaws BE-
.cming set, he placed small wedges
,. wood between his teeth, and in
hat position the lower portion OF his
face became rigid. In time the
wedges were removed and the teeth
we're left about half an inch apart.
Through this aperture he is fed IL
';uid foods. He cannot masticate'
hut he can swallow liquids OF any
kind that are put into his mouth.
Gradually the hardening went
downward. affecting his bo3y, his
limbs and then his feet. Eight years
after the morning when he discover
ed his stiff neck Worden's feet and
,nkles were as rigid as those OF a
stone image. Years before that tim
his legs had succumbed to the
strange disease and it was impossible
o use his hip joints as it would be
'or a wooden Indian to walk.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-12

sci for the defense jumped to his feet.
"When you say l conducted things
to suit myself, you make very i'm
pertient and improper remark" he
shouted at the prosecutor.
'If had said that ! had stuck by
IT," was the reply; ri merely asked
the witness II you cid not"
The witness declared that when Re
found Col. Henderson there he gave
up and took a back seat.
He said that he was sick IN bed
when the warrant was sworn out for
Beach and he had nothing to do with
1t.
The defense brought out the fact
that the case against Beach was
worked up by a detective named
Raughn who was employed by the
town council. Baughn has not been
summoned as witness. Solicitor
Cunter then established by the same
witness the alleged fact that another
deotive named Pos was put on the
case by Beach before Baughn came.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-12

man.
Anna Bowman, a white servant,
employed at the Lyons home, testi-
fed that she heard screams after
Pearl had been gone for about ten
minutes. A few minutes later Pearl
Hcame back crying and declaring that
she had been attacked on the drive
way. Kate O'Eeal white COOK at the
Lyonses', corroborated this testimony
and added that Pearl had been gone
nearly twenty minutes before she
came back. She said that Pearl did
rot have her hat on when she left
the kitchen and that she was accus-
toned to leaving her coat and hat
hat in the laundry which stands mid
| way between the Lyons and Beach
| homes.
The last witness OF the day was
Sheriff H. L. Howard, who was chief
OF police OF Aiken at the time. He
| said that he was summoned to the
Beach home by telephone about an
hour after the assault was supposed
to have occurred.
Beach related the same story to
him that he told to others. He said
be did not see Mrs. Beach that night.
He made an examination of the prem
isAs and discovered evidences Of
struggle at the side yard. He said
he found earrings, combs and hair
pins, afterwards identified as belong
ing to Mrs. Beach, and a bloody
fence picket. This picket, he said,
had been torn off the fence separ-
ating the Beach and Lyons premises.
"Beach told me-" said the witness.
that he heard mis- wife scream and
rushed out OF the front door in time
to see her assailant strike her. Beach
said he almost tripped the man as
he fed by him out Of the gate. After
carrying his wife into the house he
said he went up stairs, got his gun
and went In pursuit Of the assatlant.
Returning from the chase after a
short time, he said he knocked on
the front door and said: This Is
Beach; let me in
The witness said that he discover
ed footprints Of man and a woman
In the side yard. Mrs. Beach has
claimed that the negro attacked her
in front Of the house and dragged
her into the side yard. On exanina-
ton Of the witness a sharp exchange
occurred between opposing counsel.
Sheriff Howard had said that about
three weeks after the assault he was
called to the Beach house for con-
ference about the affair but that
when he saw Col. Henderson was
there he quit
"Didn't he conduct things pretty
much to suit himself?" asked Solici-
tor Gunter.
Greatly as,tstads the leadina esua-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-12
VALUE OF PARCEL POST.
People Have Already Benefited to the
Extent of $50O,000.

The parcel post has saved the peo-
pie Of the United States in the first
fifteen days Of It's existence more
than 100000, according to Senator
Jonathan Bourne, author Of the law.
He announced at Washington that
reports from forty-hve leading cities
Of the country, which produce almost
half Of the postal revenues, showed
that during the IL working days
between January 1 and IS. a total
Of 5,094,027 outgoing parcels were
dispatched at cost Of s395,2S6, or
about II cents a parcel.
"Under the postage rates previous
ly In force, one cent an ouce," said
the senator, 1.-The postage would have
been an average of IS 1-2 cents per
parcel. or a total Of $942.394.99,
thus showing a saving to shippers OF
s547.50S.12 on twelve days business.
It should also be remembered that
the usual minimum charge Of express
companies is rs cents per parcel,
whereas the average charge on the
parcel post packages was only IT.
cents"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-12
SIX CONVICTS GO FREE
GOVERNOR BLEASE SET THEM
FREE TUESDAY.
la the Batch We're j. 7. Darlington
and Three Negroes Who Had Kill
ed Other Negroes.

60 OtR6f NcSfOcS.
John Y. Darlington Of Larrens.
president OF the Seminole Securities
company, serving sentence OF three
years In the State penitentiary, was
paroled Tuesday by the Governor of
South Carolina during good behav-
ior.. Darlington was convicted In
the Rchland county court in 1911
on the charge of breach OF trust with
fraudulent intent.
James stobo Young, the secretary
of the Seminole Company, was con-
ricted at the same time and was SEN
fenced to serve one year in the peni-
tentiary. Young was later paroled
by the governor.
Tho governor granted the parole
to Darlington during good behavior
and according to the statement fled
With the secretary OF state, ION the
condition that he never leave the
State for a period longer than FIVE
days and on the further conditions
that he never visit bawdy house in
this or other states"
Following tho conviction In the
Richland court before Judge George
E. Prince the case Of Darlington and
Young was appealed to the supreme
court. A decision was given later
affirming the sentence Of the Rich
land court
The governor has granted a parole
to Eddie Peterson, who was con-
victed in Georgetown county In 1895
on a charge Of murder and upon
recommendation to mercy was SEN
fenced to a life term In the State
penitentiary.
Fannie Cooper, who was convict
ed in Darlington county on the
charge OF manslaughter In 1911 and
sentenced to serve ten years, has
been granted a parole during good
behavior.
Amos Hooper, 1no was convicted
in Richland county in 1909 on the
charge Of larceny and sentenced to
servo five years in the State peni-
tentiary, has been paroled by the
Governor.
Mace Jeffcoat, who was convicted
IN 'Barnwell county on the charge Of
violating the dispensary law and SEN
koooad fo ma voor has hapn narOlod
on the condition that he pay 500 to
the clerk of court OF Barnwell.
Jesse W. Craps or Jesse W.
Grapes, who was convicted in Col
Teton county on the charge of muir
der and upon recommendation to
mercy was sentenced to serve a life
term In the State penitentiary, has
been paroled.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-12
Many 3itn Wanted Wife.

There are LIS letters IN the dead
letter division of the Post Office de-
partment at Washington for 'AMiss
z. x. Radcliffe, Elgin. ILL.," The mys-
terious "Miss Radcliffe" wrote to the
mayor OF San Francisco some time
ago and asked help to get husband
who would appreciate good girl and
$4,000. Answers rained into EIgin,
but nobody called.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-12

first day OF July A. D. 1913, and
shall then apply to all cotton car
ned over from the old crop. as well
as the new cotton coming in.
Sec. 10. By reason Of the fact
that cotton now natures so much
earlier than when the cotton year
was fixed from September to Au-
! gust 81. the cotton year and this
system is hereby declared to be from
July l to June 13 Of each year.
Sec. IA. The commission shall
make annual reports to the General
Assembly.
Sec. IS. The commission shall
give bond to the State Of South Car
olina In the sum Of 's50,000 each,
condition for the faithful perform
ance of their duties, ard shall r.
quire good and sufficient bonds Of az
employees in such amounts. az thhy
may deem necessary to protect the
public interest. and shall keep fully
insured all warehouses and all cot
ton or other commodities on stor-
age In same.
Sec. is. To encourage a diversi-
fed agriculture the commissioners
are directed to utilize the said ware
I houses for the storage OF corn. hay.
,ats, peas and other not perishable
arm products put up in commercial
packages during such time as there
nay be room, and on such terms
that will cover cost of storage and in
surance.
Sec. II. The commission Is here
by authorized and empowered to
make such rules and regulations as
they may. deem necessary to carry
out the purpose OF this Act, not In
consistent with the laws now in force
or the provisions herein specifically
set forth. &
Sec. IS. The salaries Of the com=a
mission are hereby fixed at $4,000
per annum. payable monthly. and
TRANSPORTATION when in the discharge
of their duties, with actual hotel bills
when away from home on duties
connected with their Office.
Sec. 19. All moneys collected
from this Act will be turned over to
the State Treasurer monthly AID
held subject to the expense OF ac-
curing warehouses and salaries con-
nected with carrying out the provi-
sions Of this Act. the balance. If any
there be, to be converted into the
general fund in the State treasury
for meeting the ordinary expense OF
the State government.
Sec. 20. All warrants for salaries
and other expenses provided for in
this Act shall be accompanied by
itemized vouchers and approved by
the commission and the Comptroller
General before payment by State.
Treasurer. In order to put this Act
into immediate effect. the sum OF
s50.000 be. and the same Is hereby,
appropriated out Of the money In
the State treasury not otherwise ap--
propriated.
Sec. 81. All Acts and parts Of
Acts inconsistent with this Act. be
and the same are hereby. repealed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-12
HAS UNDESIRABLE JOB
BOLDER HAS PUT NINE MEN 10
DEATH LEGALLY
For Which he Has Not Received One
Cent as No Provision is Made for

For Which he has MOI hecelFea One
Cent as No Provision is Made for
His Pay.
One of the most unique figures
connected with the penitentiary Is j.
C. Robins, who for the past ten years
has been connected with this irsti-
tuition. He left Monday morning for
Jonesville with his bloodhounds,
where he is attempting to catch a
fugitive in that town. Mr.. Robins
has perhaps the most undesirable job
Of any person in the State and the
popularity about this is that he
serves absolutely without pay.
He has killed nine men for the
State and has never received one
cent for his services. One Of these
men was a boyhood friend, but that
did not matter; he killed him for
nothing.
It seems that when the bill was
passed by the last legislature abol-
tshing hanging as the means Of in
flicting capital punishment and instt-
tuting the electric chair, no provision
was made for the salary Of the man
who turns on the current and looks
after the details. Thus, during the
rast year nine men have been electro
cuted, all by Mr. Robins, and he has
been paid nothing for 1t. He makes
his living by renting his bloodhounds
to various parties. =
II have been doing that killing at
the pen," Mr.. Robins said, "but I am
going to quit it unless there Is some
Pay coming to me. Not that mind
doing the killing so much but you
know it Is hard lob and it IS worth
some money. If this legislature don't
make some appropriation they are
going to have to get somebody else
to do their killing"
Mr.. Robins also spoke on whip
ping at the penitentiary and said that
there vas just about half enough Of
1t going on. He said that Superin-
tendent Griffith had too good heart.
He was loud in his praise Of the sup
erintendent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-12
Fighter Knocked Out Forever.

"Chick" Rose, prize fighter
knocked unconscious in Brooklyn
Monday night by a blow on the
chin IN the sixth round Of ten
round bout with 'Sailor' Smith,
died Tuesday In a hospital. Smith
and the referee were arrested.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-12
Tackled the Wrong Party.

A would-be highwaynan attempt
ed to hold up John McGo~ern in New
York city this week and received
punch IN the Jaw and sound beating
for hics trouble. After McGovern
had polished his job he informed
the robber he had stopped the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-12

. Why don't Mr.. Rembert, or some
other good friend Of the Govern3,
Introduce a bill in the legislature re~
quiring all newspapers in the State
to support certain candidates or sus-
pend pubitstton3
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-12

The Hartsville Messenger has rails
ed the price Of It's subscription from
one dollar to one dollar and fifty
cents per annum. The Messenger
is cheap at one dollar and half as
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-12

We do not see how any honest man
can object to having the primary
law so amended as to enanra fsir,
hensst sIsctio4a updAr !,, i
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-12

door followed py the sOunQ OF
voice commanding. Let me In, thi:
u Beach" Examined closely on this
point, the witness said that he asked
Beach next day about the knock or
the door and that Beach had explain
ed to him that, after carrying his
wife into the house, he had secured
bis revolver and had gone outside
again In search Of the assailant.
Pearl Hampton, negro servant
was called to the stand. She was
employed at the home of J. ". Lyons
adjoining the Beach cottage. at the
time. She testified that the Lyonses
were giving a dinner party thai
night and that the Beaches were no.
rresent. She started to leave the
house shortly after nine o'clock and
ro,iced a nan standing by a bush
near the fence separating the Beach
premfses.
'ewho .s that?" she said she in
qcIcen.'
Nobody to hurt you" was the re-
ply.
The witness said she started back
to the kitchen and the unknown hit
her in the back Of the head and
knocked her down.
Then she screamed and ran. re-
turning to the kitchen and reporting
the occurrence to the two other SER
wants. She said they accompanied
her away from the place by another
exit.
On cross-examination the woman
said she was unable to tell whether
her assa!lant was white man or
negro. She said he wore a dark
gray suit or overcoat She was so
excited, she said. that she was un-
=. .~s..A A t,e.&&ns aearrfnffor e4 the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-18

in favor of bringing the Green act to a
referendum no right-thinking person
would offer an obstruction.
Present Developments and those to
follow, will draw renewed attention to
the whole initiative and referendum ma
chinery of the state As the governor
says, the law doubtless has defects which
will be remedied as fast as agreed upon.
For one thing, wider support is likely
now to be found for the idea urged in the
last session of the assembly that distrib-
uting petitions for pay shall be prohibit
ed. Such proposal, fathered by Sena-
tor Weygandt, got through the legisla-
ture with but little of its original vigor
left. The effort is likely to be repeated
at the next opportunity.
In the long run such an investigation
as that now under way, even the prose-
cutions likely to follow, may do good
rather than harm. 1t should awaken
the people of the state to the necessity of
keeping this new function of government
free from corruption; should emphasize
for every voter the fact that the signing
of petitions is virtually an act of law
breaking to be protected from dishonor
so far as he can protect it.
The sentiment of the state, regardless
of differences on other issues, will sup
port the governor and other state officials
in their determined efforts to purge the
initiative and referendum of influences
tending to corrupt.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-18

ing the solid support ofhis party. There
we're some signs that some Congressman
would be afraid to stand up and vote for
free wool and free sugar and other items.
Soon after these signs broke out, Gar
Der and Durbin started in to recommend
candidates for postmasters against the
wish of Ohio Congressman. The Con
gressmen set up an awful howl. They
claimed the right to cut the pie and dis
tribute it. They went to President Will
son and told him how they loved him,
and how they expected to vote with
him on one and all propositions. In the
meantime Harvey and Bill we're putting
on more war paint and redistricting the
State. When it came to a vote on the
new tariff bill every mothers son from
Ohio (Democrats) voted for the Wilson
Underwood tariff bill.
President Wilson is now standing by
the recommendation of the Congressman
in appointment of postmasters. There
is still enough fight in CARRIER and Dur
bin to make the Ohio Democrats in Con-
gress vote for the Wilson currency
reform bill.
The question that shrewd politicians
are asking is, would Wilson have gotten
the solid Ohio vote if Durbin and CARRIER
bad not built a fire under them back
home. Is it possible for farmer Bryan
or school teacher Wilson to hatch out
such plot to make politicians be good?
Any how, Wilson has a united party at
Washington. Democracy is winning
more laurels than it has in half a century.
The Congressman are happy to have the
privilege of naming men for Office.
An invoice shows that CARRIER and Dur
bin are far from angry. In fact some of
their close friends say they are laugh
ing up their sleeve. There is glory
enough for all who are in the game.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-18
"Bishopric" is Better Than Lath and Plaster
and Costs SO Per Cent Less
For Any Kind Of Building

Save money and time and get better
results by using Bishopric Wall Board
forWallsand Ceilings inyour house.
Beats plaster-lasts longer, looks better
and costs a lot less. For the modest
cottage or the finest house or bunga-
low, there's nothing finer than this Won
derful Wall Board.