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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
WITHOUT A COUNTRY
ORTIE McN1ANIGAL Is AFRAID TO
REMAIN IN Z, 8.
Dynamiter Whose Confession
Brought the McNamaras to Grief
Believes He is Marked for Death.

Ortie McManigal has become man
without a country-a fugitive, not
from the law but from his own fears
of the men he served and betrayed.
The dynamiter, whose confessions re-
suited in the revealing Of the plots Of
the Mcnamara brothers, and their go
ing to prison, and which led to the
convictions of nearly two score labor
leaders on charges Of completely in
the dynamite plots, has left Los An
geles with the intention Of thwarting
the vengeance he breads by losing
his identity.
Ever since the Mcnamara cases
were tried, McManigal, indicted with
them on the strength of his own con-
fession, had been kept in jail at Los
Angeles, nominally awaiting trial,
but actually to protect him. He has
said from the first that he could
never again live as ordinary men do
that the vengeance Of the men he
betrayed, more implacable than the
law, would dog his foot steps and ex-
act his life.
But it became evident that he
could not live forever in jail. His
health suffered from too much COM
fort, too much food and too little
exercise. He left the prison for the
hospital, but that was only for few
days, and then he left the prison en-
tirely, ostensibly for Tampa, Fla.
Whether he will ever get there Is not
known. But whether he does or not,
it is known that his hope Of life lies
in losing himself from the world that
has known him-of finding refuge
where the men he fears can not trace
him.
It is not the law that he fears. The
indictments against him still stands,
but it will never be used. His hope
lies in the belief that his enemies
have neither the money to waste in a
protracted and far-fung search for
him, nor the aid Of an army Of off,
cials in distant countries. If he can
once lose the pursuers he believes
are now following him, he thinks he
will be safe. -
His plans, Of course. are secret. 1t
is understood he intends to go to
South America, where, in the many
opportunities open for men Of whom
no questions are asked, among rene
gades, fugitives from justice, name
less men and adyenturers Of all
kinds, he may become another man
than the terror-stricken informer.
But he believes his exile will be per-
manent. He will be man without
a country and without name.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
REBELS CALL HALT
DEMAND RECOGNITION BEFORE
FURTHER PARLEYlNG
end UNOFFICIAL TALKS
Rebel Chieftain Preparing Manifesto
Setting Forth His Position With
Regard to Relations With the Unit
ed States, Which He Intends to
Follow up With Vigorous Fighting.

Francisco Escudero, minister Of
foreign relations in the Carranza
Cabinet, asked William Bayard Hale,
President Wilson's agent at Nogales,
Sonora, Mexico, late Tuesday to pre-
sent his credentials before continu-
ing further the conferences which
have been under way there informal
ly for several days. This was inter-
preted by many as a virtual demand
for recognition Of the Constitutional
ist revolution before the exchanges
between the Carranzaistas and the
Washington government are conclud-
ed.
"For our part unofficial negotia-
tians are ended" Escudero said. eve
have asked Mr.. Hale to present his
formal credentials. I would receive
them as minister Of foreign relations
and transmit them to my chief. We
have been very glad to meet Mr.. Hale
on terms of friendliness, knowing of
his previous Investigations in Mexico,
and in view Of his relation with Mr..
Wilson and Mr.. Bryan. The Cabinet
members or previous occasions met
as individuals only. The exchange of
impressions now has ended"
Announcement was made that Gen.
Carranza was preparing manifesto
setting forth his position with regard
to the international and internal. re-
1ations of Mexico, to be given out at
an early date.
Reports of continued military sue
cesses have increased the condolences
Of the revolutionary leaders and their
estimate Of the dignity and internal
importance of their cause. Gen. Car
rama plans to move his civil and mil
itary headquarters back to Hermosil-
10, Capital Of the State of Sonora,
where the Constituionalist movement
was born. This move, it was an
nounced, would be followed by Wig
orous prosecution Of the campaign
against GuaymaS, the Sonora seaport
on the Gulf of California, which still
is held by the Federals under Gen.
Pedro Ojeda. Carranza's military
chiefs are planning other campaigns
in the interior.
The announcement Of the Constitu-
tionalists demand was a surprise. No
one on the American side expected a
request for formal recognition Of the
insurgents, even in the event that
permission to import war munitions
from the United States was granted.
At the beginning Of the negotiations
Gen. Carranza asserted that the Con-
stitutionalists were not seeking rec
ognition-in fact did not desire it
and only wanted the embargo on the
importation of arms lifted. A change
had been noted in the demeanor Of
the Constituionalists since the cap
tpure of Jaurez and the subsequent
success Of the revolutionalists that
have been reported from different
sections of the republic.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
SHOT BY BROTHER.
Chester County Man Uses Fatal I'm
loaded Gun.

Thinking shotgun was unloaded
James Thompson snapped it and al
most tore off the lower jaw Of Jake
Thompson, his brother, on Miss Sal
lie Halsey's plantation in the Halsell-
vile secticn of Fairfield county, Sat-
urday. They were unloading some
cotton, when Jake playfully threw a
basket at his brother, James, who
picked up the gun lying on the cotton
and thinking it was empty pulled the
trigger. Jake is in a precarious condi-
tion at hospital while James was
released on 5000 bail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
CHICKENS GIVEN SAND
NEW ADULTERATION PRACTISED
FOR OLD PURPOSE.
Government Inspectors Take Trail Of
Those Who Weight Fowls With
Gravel.

o4 RNS4s
'Look out for sand in the chick
ens,' is the latest slogan Of the de-
partment Of agriculture and it's
sleuths who are on the trail for vio-
lation Of the pure food law and the
sale Of impure and deleterious food
products. The government inspectors
have for some time been investigating
the practices Of certain poultry ship
pers who collect chickens from farms
and kill and ship them in large
quantities. In some Of these places
the inspectors found that the practice
was to take the chickens as they
came from the farm, nearly always
below weight or out Of condition be-
cause Of their being ill-fed on the
farms and handled roughly on the
cars, and keep them in fattening pens
for from three days to two weeks.
The chickens are fed corn meal and
water or finely ground mixed grains
and buttermilk. This practice IS be-
coming more and more general and is
highly desirable because both quality
and quantity Of edible flesh IS in
creased. It is also profitable, as the
cost Of care, feed and interest on the
investment necessary to add a pound
in weight still leaves a good margin
Of profit provided the fattening is
rightly done.
Not content, however, with adding
legitimately to the weight Of the
chickens, some Of these poultry ship
pers. a day or two before the chicken
is killed, feed red peper, which makes
the chicken have an abnormal appe-
tite, then they feed a mixture Of fine
sand an a little corn meal.
The chicken eats this mixture raw
enously and as a result large quanti-
ties Of sand are introduced into the
craw and the intestines as we'll. This
may amount, in the case Of single
chicken, to only an ouce or two, but
where thousands Of chickens are sold
the aggregate charge for sand be-
comes important. 1t simply means
that the poultry dealer is selling sand
to the customers at the rate Of 20
cents or more per pound.
The housewife should scrutinize
the crops Of poultry before buying
and make It yery plain to her poultry
dealer or butcher that she will not
pay at the rate Of 20 to 80 cents per
pound for an ounce or more Of sand
introduced into the body Of chicken
with the view Of defrauding the pur-
chaser. In fact, she could rebel
against food in the crop, because,
quite aside from fraud, the presence
of food means that the chicken has
not kept as well as it would have kept
had it been starved for "a hours be-
fore killing. All reputable poultry
packers starve the birds before
slaughter, which results in empty in
testines as we'll as empty crops. The
makeshift Of cutting slit in the crop
and squeezing out that food Is not
satisfactory. because that does not
empty the intestines. If the house
wife would have the poultry drawn
in her own kitchen she could catch
frauds Of this character and take
means to prevent them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
Paro!ed Conyicj Arrested.

Eddie Land, paroled South Caro-
lima convict, was arrested in Augusta
Friday night on the charge of pick
ing pockets. 1t is alleged he stole
gold watch and a wallet containing
about 500 from Dock and Kennedy
Stranes. of Charlotte, N. c., who had
stopped in the city on their trip home.
Land admits that he was convict
and says he was paroled not long ago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
Wind Up Strike.

The strike Of the federated train
men Of the Southern Pacific railroad
was ended Monday when both sides
accepted proposal Of the Federal
board Of mediation and conciliation
that the railroad meet joint COM
mittee from the engineers, fremen,
conductors and trainmen's union for
the discussion of the 81 grievances
the men presented.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
Seems to Think It Was Gotten Up to
Parcel Out the Offices to the Fay-
OriteS in the Deal.

Parcel Out the Offices to the Fay-
orites in the Deal.
Mr.. ". B. Cheshire, in his news
paper, The Harpoon, gives his views
CT the late Blease caucus in Colum-
bia. Here is what he says:
We have given great deal of
thought to the complicated situation
which so suddenly developed in this
State during State Fair week. No
body expected-not even the actors
anything but torn results from the
B!ease conference, and, presto: here
are the woods afre, with weeping,
wailing and gnashing Of teeth.
The way it looks to US is that Gov
ernor Blease really sees that he has
pushed discord and strife to where a
reaction is bound to set in. We have
never doubted that at heart he really
desired to see McLaurin governor. 1t
didn't suit the gang Of job-hunters
that he has gathered around him;
they wanted McLaurin to grovel in
the dust at Blease's feet, and promise
to continue raising HI, until each
one Of them landed his piece of pie.
They were fooling with the wrong
man. John L. McLaurin made a
speech on a high plane and utterly
refused to foam at the mouth or wear
anybody's collar. We have been sup
porting McLaurin for governor; we
are going to continue to do so. He
can not refuse his services to the
State because a squad Of hungry
camp-followers did not know man
when they saw him.
Both Senator Tillman and Cover
nor Blease say that there IS no kin
ship in Tillmanism and Bleaseism.
Maybe both of them are right, and
that after all it is a fight for the
spoils Of Office. The people do not
look at it that way; they are trying
to get good government and law and
order. They don't want the State
run by the gamblers, blind tigers and
Southern railroad, while the so-called
leaders are deciding who shall go to
congress or the United States senate.
The editor of The Harpoon is one
Of the people. He is candidate for
congress, he was for Blease in the
last election; now why should he not
have rights equal to any other mans?
Is an ofice-hoIding oligarchy to par
eel out things from Columbia, and
the Bleaseites to be voted like a flock
Of sheep as master directs. If so
we are unfit and unable to appreciate
and enjoy the blessings Of free gov
ernment.
Following the "caucus" Of some of
the friends Of Gov. Blease, the news
papers would have the people Of the
State believe that the Blease forces
had settled on Chas. Carroll Simms
for governor. There's nothing to this
report, for the reason that those who
were present were not delegated by
all the Bleaseites Of the State to
make selection, and we understand
but few Of those present favored Mr.
Simms-at least they were not yet
ready to commit themselves to Mr..
Simms or any other man, for the
game Is young yet.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
KILLS HIS PARTNER.
Louisiana Real Estate Man Charged
With Shooting Partner.

J.J. vanCleave, real estate deal
er of Shreveport, La, was shot and
killed Tuesday afternoon, it is charg-
ed, by his partner, Hervey Little, as
the result OF a quarrel between Van
Cleave and Mrs. Little Monday in
which the woman slapped the mans
face and was arrested on charge Of
disorderly conduct. The charge was
Withdrawn after a conference Of all
parties in the Office Of the chief of po-
lice and Tuesday Little and Van
Cleave met and wound up their part
nership affairs. Later the men quar-
relied. Little, it is alleged, shooting
vanCleave through the breast and
enptying his revolver in the body as
the victim fell. Mrs. Little is also be-
ing held.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
Calls Florence Man.

The Rev. Liston D. Bass, of Flor
ence, publisher Of the Common
wealth, weekly newspaper, has just
received a letter from Secretary of
State William Jennings Bryan ask
ing him to accept a position in the
Diplomatic service, and to come to
Washington in January to stand the
requisite examination under the civil
service commission.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
Gin House Burns.

Burton Messy Of Rock Hill We'd
nesday evening lost his gin house,
which is located on his farm. about
two miles south of Rock Hill. with
its entire contents. entailing loss Of
$4,000. without insurance. In addi-
tion to the building and machinery.
there were two bales of cotton and a
carload Of cotton seed in the build
ing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
Robbed by Bandits.

A. L. King, Chicago mining man
arrived in Douglas, Arizona, Monday
from a mine near Temosachio, State
of Chihuahua. He said that band OF
twenty bandits shot his horse from
under him and robbed him Of $500.
He walked the last six days Of his
Journey.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
LOOKS OUT FOR ENGLAND
UNITED STATES TO PROTECT
FOREIGN PROPERTY.
Rebel Chief at Tuxpam Answers ADJ
miral Fletcher, Saying Caprice or
Vengeance Does otN Control Him.

DOCS oG-N SO11l1
Rear Admiral Fletcher, command
ing the American feet on the east
coast of Mexico, late Friday cabled
the navy department a message he
had received from Gen. Aguilar, the
Constiutionalist leader, who has oc-
cupied the vicinity of Tuxpam, CIV
ing assurances that American and
other extensive oil interests in that
territory would be protected.
Admiral Fletcher is under orders
to take such steps as may be neces-
sary to protect foreign lives and
property, reports from Tuxpam hav-
ing indicated that the Constitutional
lists were threatening to destroy the
tanks Of British oil interests. This
led to talk of the possibility of land
ing marines or bluejackets from the
American battleships, and develop
ments in the situation have been
awaited with intense interest. Gen.
Aguilar's message, sent in reply to
Admiral Fletcher's demand that no
harm should come to foreigners or
their property, said:
"I am governing on a constitution
al basis, my attitude being to guaran-
tee the interests of all foreign and
domestic oil corporations existing in
the territory I occupy, fulfilling in
this manner the demands Of. civiliZa-
tion and not being governed by ca
price or vengeance"
Officials think this means that
there will be no troublesome compli-
cations as a result of Aguilar's occu-
patton of the oil field territory. De-
struction of the tanks would have en-
dangered lives of many Americans
and other foreigners. Two British
cruisers have been ordered to the
scene, but, in the meantime, the Unit
ed States had been asked to guard
British intrests.
Frequent conferences Tuesday be-
tween Secretary Bryan, Counsellor
John Bassett Moore and Acting Sec
retary Roosevelt and two visits by
the Secretary Of State to the White
House, accompanied by Mr.. Roose-
welt, were the outward marks Of the
deep interest felt in official circles in
the Mexican situation.
1t developed that the welfare Of
the Madero brothers and their rela-
tives, who had sought asylum in the
American consulate at Vera Cruz,
was the feature of these conferences.
There was strong desire on the part
of the administration to learn wheth-
er any resistance had been offered by
the Mexican authorities to the remov-
al Of the refugees aboard battle
ship, and it was experienced when it
was learned that it had not been nee
essary to employ force.
Late in the day the department re-
ceived a cablegram from Admiral
Fletcher announcing that Daniel
Madero and five companions were re-
ceived this morning on board
the Louisiana as refugees" 1t was
said at the navy department that no
special instructions had been given
in regard to the treatment Of the
refugees, though Admiral Fletcher
had been told to confer with John
Lind, who had been authorized by
President Wilson himself to extend
protection to the Maderos.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
Plank Stops Runaway.

Armed with a plank, an attendant
at the Georgia-Florida fair at Valdos-
ia, Ga, stopped a runaway horse
after he had circled the track six
times at top speed. One well-direct-
ed blow brought the runaway to an
end,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
BOY FIRES BARN.
Lancaster Negro Intended to Scare
Neighbors But Caused Loss.

Saul Vaughn, a we'll known and
prosperous old negro farmer of Lam
caster, sustained a loss Of about S400
early Tuesday morning in the COM
plete destruction by fire Of his barn
and contents. His grandchild, a boy
10 or 12 years old, wishing to see a
blaze, it is said, deliberately set fire
to the building, probably thinking he
would eytinguish it after soaring the
neighborhood with al alarm of fire,
but as the barn contained about a
bale of ginned cotton, lot of cotton
seed, several bales of hay, fodder,
corn, and other highly inflammable
material the fire soon got beyond con-
troll Of the little negro anc in few
minutes all was lost. Va ighn carried
no insurance. The little negro fled,
but has been apprehended and will
be dealt with.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
Killed as Fortune Smiled.

Looking through the pockets of
John Menabeck, % years old, killed
in mine near Washington, Pa, the
coroner found official documents
showing that Menabeck was sole heir
to fortune of 100000 in Germany.
which was to have been transferred
to him next month.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
PhYSician Shoots Salesman.

DR.. w. T. Elan, former city physi-
clan of st. Louis. Tuesday afternoon
shot and killed W. T. Cramer, of Chi
caco. salesman for magazine, at the
baltimore Hotel, in Kansas City, Mo.
while in dispute over family trou-
h1a
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
Suffers Heavy Loss.

Mr.. Henry Sprouse, who lives three
miles from Jonesville. lost his barn,
stables, corn. stock feed and other
property by fire Friday, and urfortu-
nately carried no insurance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
Fear Causes Suicide.

Miss Leila Reed, aged 4S, commit
ted suicide in the reservoir near At
lanta. Ca, because she feared she
would be sent to a sanitarium for the
feeble minded.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
ENTERS HIS PROTEST
CHESHIRE DISCUSSES THE LATE
BLEASE CAUCUS.

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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-12-05
Eidelio Club.

There was much nf interest tn in
spire the members OF the Fidelio Club
on Wednesday OF last week at their
meeting with Mrs. f B. Martin, at
her home on the beach. After the
regular business meeting most en-
jpyable program was rendered on Mrs.
Martins splendid victrOla, the pro-
gram, for the most part, consisting Of
famous aud favOrite selections from
the opera. together with a study Of
three 0f the masters, Verdi, GOuOOd
and Wagner. 1t is interesting to note
that the club has organized u ladies'
chorus and at the conclusion Of the
programs chorus practl:e will be a
decided feature.
The following program was rendered'
paper, "Verdi," Mrs. Hull; "Caru
Nume," from "Rignletto"; .'Miserere''
frnm I'll Travat0re"; "Woman Is
Fickle," from "Rig0lett0" (Verdi);
paper. Wagner" Mrs. Bowers. Eve
ming STAR" from "Tannhauser" Wag.
ner); paper, "Gounod." Mrs. r. A,
Farnsworth; prison scene from
Faust; waltz from Faust" tGou-
nod; meditation from '''rilais" (aras-
slnet); paper, "DonizeLti," Miss Alba
Duke; sextet, from Lucia De Lam
mermoor" (Donizetti).
with Mrs. g. B. Chapman, during the
holidays, and an attractive Christmas
program has been prepared.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-12-05

Mr.. Carl Draper went tn Mobile
Saturday to have an operation per-
formed for q knee mouse. He returned
this week, and Is again around, walk.
ing with the aid If a pair OF crutches.
He will soon be again at his barber
shop to greet his many friends and
| customers.
The ladies OF the Baptist church
will hold their annual bazaar On Thurs
day, December II. at the same place
as last year, the O'BrIen store On Pas
cagoula street. Many pretty and at
tractive articles will be found on sale,
as well as all kinds of refreshments,
OF which "gumbo" will be the leader.
TO those who attended the Warfleld
Theatre Monday and Tuesday nights
to witness the much heralded Talking
Pictures, were not at all disappOint-
ed, for they certainly proved up to all
that was advertised, and more, Too
This fact was evidenced by the rounds
OF applause which greeted several OF
the numbers. Manager Frederic Is to
be congratulated upon bis efforts to
give the people the best that can be
gotten.
The new gasoline road machine that
was recently purchased by the county
has been lately operating In district
No. 3, and the foreman OF that district
reports tn the Board OF Supervisors
that IL has been giving the most salts.
factory service, having built hfteen
miles OF road during November, at q
cost Of $40 per mile. This was a good
Investment on the part Of the board,
and with the aid " this machine
Jackson county will SOM be rated rs
having the BEST roads In this sectiOn
of the State.
On SATURDAY. night a severe wind
storm swept over this city. accOmpaIl
led hy a heavy downp0ur. With the
exception Of several poles 0f the Pas
cagoula Street Railway and Ppwer
Company being blown down, there
was no other damage reported. Ta'e
electric lights were out ~ c1mniissinn
until morning, when The repair force
GOT busy and a short time everything
was 10 good shape. We are informed
that several young men were caught
some distance away from home and
they had 'sweeL" time OF IL plOdding
their way through the rain aud mud.
Prof. o II de Lamorton, Of Lame,
was 10 this city Tuesday and paid this
office pleasant visit. The Professor
states That he now has the pioneer
almond orchard Of the Gulf Coast,
having already raised over five hun
tlred trees from seed imported from
Paris, France. The trees are healthy
and thrifty and bid fair tn producing
nuts comparable with those Of the
California coast. There il no reason
to doubt that this nut can he grown
in this section, and the Professor is
fully demonstrating this fact He will
he pleased TO give any Information
desired.