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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
MANNING, c., WEDNESDAY DECEMBER TO- 1913
TO USE NEW WAR TERROR
UNITED STATES HAS NEW DE-
STRUCTIVE FORCE.
Invisible Roy Beams Will Annihilate
Warship Many Miles Away by
Causes Expulsion in Magazine.

Invisible light waves that will, 1t Is
alleged, annihilate the largest dread
nought affoat or destroy bomb-cary-
rying aeroplane have been produced
by William Burr Gibson, Of Schenec-
tady, n. Y. The instrument Of pro-
duction is already in the possession
Of the United States government, and
is undergoing rigid tests. In a test
made by thu inventor, before apply
ing for the atent, a charge Of dyna-
mite was exploded five miles away.
The apparatus can be carried around
by an ordinary man.
ALTHOUGH I have not made actual
experiments with aeroplanes," said
the inventor, "the success which has
attended the other demonstrations
warrants me in predicting that it will
as readily destroy war aeToplanes as
it will explode ordinary Mines" Ex-
perats declare it will revolutionize
warfare. With its aid, an invading
force could easily explode every mine
in it's line of progress, and destroy its
antagonists defenses in day.
"By means Of these invisible rays"
said one, "a battleship would be
blown to atoms by the explosion Of
it's own magazines with no more pow
er than it takes to light an Urinary
ora 1ornnD The m onhine ia eYtrena-
ly simple, and is the result Of seven
years experimenting by the inventor,
who is 25 years old. 1t consists Of an
ordinary arc light, two quartz lenses,
and seven colored screens. The de-
vice is designed to concentrate and
project ultraviolet rays.
"When the ultra violet rays i'm
pinge upon powder" said Mr.. Glib
son, "they cause a molecular action
which sets up friction. This pro-
duces heat and causes the powder to
explode" By directing the stream Of
lifht upwards, any aeroplane carrying
bombs would be destroyed. The in
yentor himself has an ingenious idea
to destroy any of the enemys aero
planes which are sent out without
bombs. He proposes to send up small
balloons with dynamite bombs at
tached. These would be exploded
near the flying craft creating vac
cum and capsizing the machines.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
MAKES MANY HOMELESS
THREE TEXAN RIVERS SPREAD
OVER NEARBY COUNTRY.
Seven Have Lost Lves-Property
Damage S175,oOo-sections Of
CITY Of Waco Under Water.

With three rivers, the Trinity,
Brazos and Colorado, and innumer-
able small streams, out Of their
banks as result Of rains, which be-
gan Monday night and still continue,
the flood situation in Central Texas
had by Wednesday assumed serious
proportions. Within territory two
hundred miles in length and one hun
dred miles in width, practically all OF
the lowlands are under water; ap-
proximately $4,000 persons have
been driven from their homes; scores
have been rescued from treetops and
floating wreckage; several railroads
have been forced to suspend opera
tions and incalculable damage has
been done to property.
Seven persons are known to have
lost their lives. Wednesday five MEM
bers of the family Of W. c. Polk, a
farmer, were drowned at Bolton, and
B. F. Lacy and man named Manley
late met similar fate near Dallas.
Lacey was driving stock from an
overfowed field when he and his
horse became entangled In a wire
fence and drowned. Manley lost his
life while attempting to rescue ma
rooned victims at the village OF
Grand Prairie.
Waco, on the Brazos River and In
the centre of the food area, Wednes-
day reported the most serious siua-
tioas. Sections of that city are under
water and it is estimated that more
than 10000 residents are homeless.
Property damage is estimated in e1-
cess of $4,000. The military CON-
panies stationed there have been Or
dered on duty by Governor ColQuitt
and ball cartridges have been issued
to the guardsmen for use in the event
Of looting. So far there has been no
disorder.
In tn Leon River bottoms, near
Temple, a number of men, women
and children still were marooned late
Thursday after spending twenty-four
hours in the trees, and Thursday
night it was uncertain when impro-
vised boats could be navigated
through the swift water. Near Dallas
boatment Wednesday rescued dozen
persons from trees in the Trinity
river bottoms and earlier in the day
boats took refugees from trees near
Waxachie and at other points.
The Colorado River at Austin after
falling Tuesday night, wednesday
rose again, coming up at the rate of
six feet an hour for time. Three
men riding on a log foated down the
river at disk, one getting into tree
far out from shore and the other
two on top of the partially submerg-
ed grand stand Of the baseball park.
Boats were sent out to rescue the
men, but were unable to locate them
in the darkness. Who the men are
is unknown.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
WILL PAY THEM.
House Committee Wants Southern
Churches Reimbursed.


If a bill which the House commit
tee on war claims Thursday reported
favorably Is passed thousands OF dol
lars will shortly 90 into the pockets
of people in the South. These claims
arose out of depredations done to
Southern property holders by federal
soldiers during or Immediately fol-
lowing the War Of Secession. For
many years past efforts have been
made to get all those claims paid but
without success.
Following are the South Carolina
items: Angelo Buero, S725; Nathan
Gradick, s1,1SO; James B. Howard,
S1,100; Moses Winstock, $16,155;
Baptist church of Beaufort, $4,000;
St. Helena Episcopal church Of Beau
fort, s1,15O; public schools Of Dar-
lington, $3.50; Trinity Protestant
Episcopal church Of Edisto Island,
$1,000; Mount Zion society, Fairfield
county, $4,000; South, Of Hampton
county, s1,710; Baptist church of
Hardeeville, s1,050; Stoney Creek
Presbyterian church Of Mcpherson
Vile, $4,000; German Lutheran
church of Orangeburg, $9s3.33.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
HORRY HOMICIDE.
Louis Stroud is killed-Nephew One
Of Two Accused.

Louis Stroud, a white farmer living
in the Green Sea section of Horry
county about 80 miles from Conway
was shot and killed Sunday morning.
John Hooks and Barrel Stroud, neph-
ew Of the dead man, are in Jail
charged with the killing. According
to Hooks and young Stroud they were
riding along in buggy on the place
of the elder Stroud when he stopped
them. Louis Stroud, he said, seized
Hooks by the arm and endeavored to
pull him from the buggy, and while
grasping Hooks with one arm Stroud
pulled a knife from his pocket and
was in the act Of opening it with his
teeth, when Hooks shot him In the
breast, killing him almost instantly.
A woman who was an eyewitness to
the affair and about whom the trou-
Bile is alleged to have originated, Is
credited with saying that both Hooks
and the younger Stroud fred shots. '
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
Senator Tillman Indisposed.

A Washington dispatch says Sena-
tor Tillman has been confined to his
hotel for several days with a grippy
cold. His physicians say unat there
is nothing serious the matter, and
that he is being kept in his room
chiefly as precaution. The senator
is debating letters as usual and ex-
poets to be back at the capitol within
the week.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
Hurt by Explosion.

Charlie Cults and Claude White,
two little boys Of Florence, were hurt
by the explosion of powder in a gun
shell with which they were playing
Saturday. They had fortunately TAX
en- the shot out before setting fire to
it. The latter was badly burned
about the face and will be fortunate
if he saves even one eye. The former
was not badly hurt.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
SHOT TO DEATH.
Clarendon Youth Meets Death on His
Fathers Farm. go.

Ollie Rawlinson, 15-year-old son Of
W. J. Rawlinson, Jr., was accident
ally shot and killed on his fathers
farm near Jordan, in Clarendon
county. According to reports, Ollie
and a negro boy were in a wagon,
going out to weigh up cotton in a
field, Ollie taking his gun along to
shoot some birds while he was out.
In some way not fully explained the
negro boy, it seems, took up the gun
and it was discharged, the entire
load of shot entering the head and
face OF young Rawlinson, killing him
instantly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
ROBBER GETS $4,000.
Shoots Bank Manager and Escapes in
Stolen Automobile.

A lone masked bandit late Wednes-
day held up the Bank Of Montreal
branch at Plum Coulu, Manitoba,
stole $4,000 in currency, shot and
killed the bank manager, H. M. Ar
mold, and escaped in a stolen automo-
bile. Mounted police and posse OF
citizens followed the trail to the hills
and are believed to have surrounded
the robber on the wooded BLUFFS.
The masked man first appeared at a
garage where, at the point Of a re-
yolyer, he forced the proprietor to
supply him with powerful automo-
bile. The bandit drove the machine
to the rear door Of the bank. Ar
mold was alone, other employees OF
the bank not having returned from
luncheon. The bank manager sub
mitted while the robber took several
packages of money, but attempted to
follow as the latter entered the au-
tomobile. Then the bandit turned
and shot Arnold. School children
who witnessed the robbers escape
gave the alarm. !"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
KILLED ON BORDER.
I4aurens Man, Attached to Cavalry,
Meets Death at Post.

On Sunday the funeral Of the late
Joseph Wood, Of Laurens county,
member OF the Fifteenth cavalry, q.
S. A., who was killed on the Mexi-
can border November 21, was held at
Mount Bethel church, in the western
part Of that county, the body having
reached home on Saturday. Young
Wood was the second son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. n. B. Wood Of the Mount Bethel
section and enlisted in the United
States service about two years ago.
While out with detachment Of cav
airy along the Mexican border he re-
ceived fatal gunshot wounds, but the
particulars have not been obtained.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
Post Office is Robbed.

:. Postmaster Hart of Saluda, n. c.,
was very much surprised to find the
back door of the post Office broken
open when he went to open it We'd
nesday morning. On going into the
Office he found that the safe had
been opened and all money, stamps
and Yaluables taken.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
Money for South Carolina.

The secretary Of the treasury, in
his annual book Of estimates sent to
congress Monday includes the fol-
lowing for river and harbor work in
South Carolina, this being for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1915:
Improving Charleston harbor, s15,-
600; Great Pee Dee river, $4,000;
Santee, Wateree, Congaree, 100000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
Safe Blown Open.

The safe of the Piedmont Northern
railway at Mount Holley, near Char
lotte, n. c., was blown open some
time Friday night and s25 in cash
and about 500 in checks taken. L
high explosive, apparently nitrogly-
cerin was used and the safe blown to
pieces.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
BURNED TO death
EIGHT Men CAUGHT In
BOSTON DEATH TRAP
NO CHANCE TO ESCAPE
Cheap Hotel in Tenement District is
Quickly Consumed-Back Rooms
Had Been Rented for the Night and
Inmates Had Doors Locked, Pre-
venting Access to Fire Escapes.

twenty-five men were killed in a
fire which swept through the upper
floors Of the Arcadia hotel, lodging
house in the south portion OF Boston
Wednesday. Others are missing.
Scores were taken to hospitals suffer
ing from burns and injuries received
in jumping from windows. Nearly
all the bodies were terribly burned
and mutilated, making Identification
impossible.
The victims were men in poor cir
cumstances who had resorted to the
place for a nights lodging. Caught
in the crowded hunks on the top floor
Of the fve-story brick building and in
the small rooms on the fourth floor
they were helpless. When they were
aroused the stairways were In flames
and there was a mad rush for the
fire escapes at the rear. Practically
ali the men were naked.
Many were rescued by the flremen
and police. Some escaped by walk
ing a shsky plank stretched to an
adjoining building or by jumping
across a fve-foot alley to neighboring
roofs. The property loss is only
$4,000. The Arcadia was located
at the corner of Washington and La
coma streets. The lower floors were
occupied by stores.
The fire apparently started in
hallway closet on the street floor. The
flames swept up the wooden stairways
and burned through the roof. Ac-
cording to William Walsh, the night
clerk, there were 178 dodgers in the
building when the fire was discovered
by a passing newsboy. After turning
in an alarm he rushed into the build
ing, awakening the men with his
shouts. The top floor was one large
room filed with cots and hunks.
On the fourth floor where the loss
of life was heaviest, there were 80
tiny rooms, like cells, with two cots
in each. A hallway ran through the
center. Nearly all those occupying
rooms on the front OF the building
perished. The men in the rear
rooms, opening on the fire escape had
locked the doors when they went to
bed and those in front were unable
to reach fhe fire escape.
When the fremen arrived flames.
were shooting 20 feet in the air from
the windows on the fourth and fifth
floors and the fire escapes and the
roof were a mass Of shrieking, strug-
CLING humanity. Despite shouts Of as
surance from below, three men jump
ed from the roof. Two were instant
ly killed. The third, who had wrap
ped mattraess around himself, es-
capped with few bruises.
Life nets were quickly stretched by
the flremen and many were rescued
in this manner. Others were taken
down ladders with the flames sweep
ing about them. The intense heat
soon drove the hremen from their
ladders and made it necessary to fight
the fire from the street and from the
elevated railway structure running in
front of the building.
It was nearly an hour after the
fremen arrived before they were able
to enter the lodging house. The nrst
man to ascend smoking ladder
shouted: "My God, boys, that place
is Uttered with dead"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
Didn't Need His Pardon.

A dispatch from Greenville says
Vestor Bryant, turned loose by Gov
ernor Blease along with ninety-nine
other convicted as a Thanksgiving
gift, was at the time OF his pardon
a fugitive, having escaped from the
Greenville gang some time in Sep
tember. Bryant was convicted in
Greenville at the September term Of
court, 1911, of manslaughter, and
was sentenced to FIVE years imprison-
ment.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
BULL ATTACKS DOCTOR.
Veterinarian Severely Hurt by Mad
Bovine at Clinton.

DR.. R. E. Lewis, veterinary sur
geon of Greenville, was severely hurt
at Clinton Wednesday afternoon,
when a Jersey bull belonging to the
Thornwell Orphanage to examine
some cattle, several Of them having
died recently. DR.. Lewis, with DR..
w. A. Shands, of Clinton, one of the
trustees Of the institution, was in the
lot, when, without any warning, the
bull advanced upon DR.. Lewis and
tossed him fully twelve feet into the
air. He was thrown in this manner
three times. The bull thinking that
he had killed DR.. Lewis, left off at
tacking him. Dr.. Stands. although
but a few feet away, was unable to
render any assistance. =
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
negro Suicides.

Monday evening about s o'clock
a negro named Foy Henderson, Of
Rock Hill, shot his wife in the
shoulder and ran from the house,
pursued by the police. Pressed close
" he ran into the negro Baptist
Church and turned his gun on him
self, blowing the top Of his head Of
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
New Trained Nurses.

Certificates of registration as train
ed nurses have been awarded to the
following persons: Esther P. Fair
cloth, Conway; Mary A. Kennedy,
Orangeburg; Sadie L. Larkins, CO.
lun1bia; Lena T. Lee. Union; Lena r.
Lester, Prosperity; Burness B. Long,
Columbia; Annie e. Madden, Colum-
bia; Ethel Mckee, Spartanburg; Mar
garet Mcleod, Charleston; Ruth o..
Seay, Columbia.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
Hit by Auto.

Two school girls of Columbia, Efiie
Champion and Julia Edgerton, were
struck Thursday by an automobile as
they started to cross corner on their
way to school. Both were badly
frightened and littl' Miss Champion
was bruised,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
Postmaster Suicides.

Despondent because Of ill-health
and business reyerses, Postmaster D.
E. Kirkland. of bonneville, Ga, who
was also a prominent merchant, COM
mitted suicide Sunday night by
shooting himself.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
Mustn't Use Tobacco.

Preachers ordained hereafter by
the Western North Carolina confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, will not be allowed
to use tobacco, the conference at
Mondays session in Charlotte, n. c.,
taking this action after hard fight
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
Money for Government.

Congress is asked to- appropriate
just s1,10S,6s1,777, to operate the
government Of the United States dur
ing the fiscal year 1915, according to
estimates prepared by each depart
ment and sent to the House Monday
by Secretary McAdoo Of tho treas
ury. 49, --,. e
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
Thief Snatched Purse.

Miss Sadie Cashions, employed in
a Columbia Book Store, was held up
Saturday evening and robbed on her
way home of pocketbook containing
S51. She says a negro snatched the
purse from her hand and ran.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
Robbery at Charleston.

Friday night thief entered the
bed rooms of Chas- H. Nachman and
William S. Powell, of Charleston, and
took two watches, valued at 5000,
and q small amount Of cash, thought
to be about SS or SO.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
Burned to Death.

Zack Roby. a tenant on the place
OF Mr.. C. H. Mathis, near BlackVille
wa. cremated one night last week
when the house in which he was lir
ing burnt down. .--.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
Heavy Death Roll.

This years death roll among the
deer hunters in Wisconsin is the
largest ever recorded. Accidents re-
ported up to Saturday resulted in the
death Of % hunters and the injury
of %.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
Ask New Ships for Navy.

Two dradnaughts, eight destroyers
and three submarines, is the yearly
naval building program Secretary
Daniels recommends in his first an
nual report to President Wilson.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
Rank is Robbed,

According to a dispatch, robbers
blew the Bank Of Ellenboro, n. c.,
at 1 o'clock Saturday morning, Sc
curing $1,000, and escaped.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10

The Democrats should rush the
currency bill through so as the coun-
try will get down to business.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-10
MADE MgRDERoUs ATTACK.
Negro Named Oliver Adams Assault
ed MIR. George Hughes.

The Greenwood Index says Mr..
George Hughes, a we'll known farm
er who lives below New Market close
to Lebanon church was murderously
assaulted Tuesday morning by a ne
gro named Oliver Adams. Oliver
was cropper on Mr.. Hughes place.
He did not come up Monday to attend
to the work Of attending to the stock
and while: he and Mr.. Hughes were
weighing cotton Tuesday, Mr.. Hughes
reproved him for it. The negro re-
sented it and picking up the stick
which was used to hold up the steel
yards for weighing struck Mr.. Hughes
several blows with 1t. Mr.. Hughes
had his right arm broken and several
very painful cuts on the head and
face.
The Washington times., 1913-07-20
WASHINGTON CANOE
CLUB Wins REGATTA
Commodore Reginald Ruther-
ford Scores Eighteen Points
for the Point Trophy.

Reginald Rutherford is today more
than ever entitled to his place as COM
modore of the Washington Canoe Club
as a result of the clean sweep he made
in Individual work in the regatta Of
that club yesterday. Rutherford scored
eighteen points in the three events
which he headed. and later won the
upset race from Horace Rivero. This
event was feature prepared as wind
up for the regatta.
The Washington Canoe Club carried
off the honors in the battle for the club
trophy, registering fifty-one points. The
nearest competitor to them were their
ancient rivals, the Potomac Boat Club.
Krazy Kamp outfit managed to squeeze
five marks into the point column, while
the Riverside tribe jumped into the
limelight, scoring two thirds.
In the club fours, the first race on the
program, the Potomac outfit won easily
from the Washington and Riverside
clubs.
In the championship singles c. H.
Pardoe, of the Washington Canoe Club,
walked away from the big squad Of
entries. Rivero finished second, and al
though Heinie finished third, he was
disqualified for fouling. and the third
position was given to F. T. Chamber
lin, of the Potomac Club. In the novice
doubles the Pardoe brothers, of Krazy
Kamp, using a feather stroke, easily
defeated the largest field of the day,
The Washington times., 1913-07-20
Mondays Entries.
Windsor.

First race-Purse, $500; three-year-olds
and upward; selling; six furiongs
Ralph Lloyd. IS; Union Jack, 1O2; Fern
L., 1O5: Titles Nightmare, 1O6; y. n.
Houghton, 109; Clubs. III; 'Moisant, "
Husky Lad, los; Chemulpo, los; Russell
McGill. los; Labold, no.
Second race-Purse, $500; three-year-
olds and upward; maidens; one mile.
Luther, 102; Queed, 104; Prospect. 104;
General Ben Lodi, 105; Jack Kavanaugh.
los; Old Hank. 1O6: King Box. 1o7. Also
ligible-Wentworth, 102; aTrovoto. 11o;
1e4; Glass, 105; Siltrix. los: Speaker
Clark. 1O7; aEarl Of Savoy. 10; Battery.
10T: Evelyn Youri, 100. Hays entry.
Third race - Purse. 81. 500; Detroit
Stakes: two-year-olds; selling; five and
one-half furlongs. 'Brave Cunarder,
"a; aThe Usher, 104; aAmazement. 1e4;
pat Rutledge. 95; Superb, 106; Miss De-
clare, 80. a Davies entry.
Fourth race-Purse, 500: three-year-
olds and upward: handicap; one mile.
The Widow Moon. a5: Barnegat, 1B;
Melton Street, IO4; Flora Fina. 10;
Hamilton. los: Benanet, SO; Samuel r.
Meyer, 1O3: Great Britain. 106; Flabber-
gast. 10S; Ymir. 102.
Fifth Tace-Purse, $500; two-year-old
fillies; five furlongs. Diamond Cluster,
90: Laura. 95: "Serenata, 50; Red Star.
100: Emerald Gem, 105; Louis Travers,
no; sMartola, SO: Buzz Around, %;
Bastante, 100; 'Colors. lO4; Ratina, los
Sixth race-Purse, $500; three-year-
oIds and upward: selling: six furlongs.
'Tender Heart, ss; Jessup Burn. 100:
BILLY Vanderveer. 105; Henry Rite, 106;
Chapultepec, ia; 'Lamode. 80; 'Brawny,
1O2; Clint, 1Os; Ruvoca, los; Magazine,
IA
Seventh race-Purse. 800; three-year-
olds and upward: fillies and mares;
selling one mile and seventy wards
.Miccosuke. %; big Dipper. IS: Miss
Jonah. 90: Muff, no; Stavanot, s5;
"Volita, 9S; 'Camellia, 106.
Weather clear; track fast
'Five pounds apprentice allowance
claimed.