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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-29
ALL WERE CRUEL
BALKAN ATROCITIES IMPARTIAL
LY NVESTIG ATED.
. I. II. =
Aisdee& 20 Not Prove Sc Sc Much
Against Beligerents as Against
War Itself.

Troops of all the warning Balkan
States committed gross atrocities, &C
cording to the evidence gathered b!
the international Carnegie commits
sion in it's searching inquiry JUS
ended. The report has been issued
at Paris. One of the noteworth!
tasks was the minute examination
and verification by the committee o1
the famous packet Of letters from
Greek soldiers captured by the Bull
garians, containing horrible direc
Itions of how Greek soldiers "avengeo
themselves" on Bulgarians who fell
into their hands.
Other documents testify that the
Greeks occasionally made use OF the
forbidden dumdum bullet, and show
also the misdeeds Of Bulgarians and
other belligerents. The inquiry did
not extend to the Raumanians.
The committee collected from al!
available sources. After seeing the
officials, the committee went to the
scenes Of alleged atrocities and in
terrogated at length every class OF
witnesses, from soldiers who took
part in the battles, to women and
children who were spectators and
victims Of the horrors. Some OF the
most important evidence taken by the
commissioners came from children.
While it was found that the Bulga-
rians had committed the greatest
faults, the soldiers Of other nations
taking part in the war also were
guilty of many hideous acts. In Bull
saria, where the opinion is that Bull
garia has been abominably treated
BY the foreign press and where the
belligerents are scarcely blamed Tor
their misdeeds, the fullest inquiry
was invited and every possible facil-
ity for investigation was given to the
committee. The commissioners were
permitted to examine children and
soldiers at will.
The Bulgarians In their campaign
against the Turks behaved in an ex-
emplary manner. It would appear
that the Bulgarians, who had borne
the brunt of the war against the
Turks were exhausted at its end and
thought only Of going to their homes
Immediately. They had been nromis-
ed this. When they were told that
their allies had acted in bad faith
and had betrayed them, the Bulga-
rian fury burst forth uncontrollably
Turkey also gave the commission
every facility for inquiry. The Greeks.
did likewise. though a certain
amount Of opposition was encounter
ed in that country. Servia did its
Utmost to prevent an unhampered in
vestigation, and no inquiries were
permitted EXCEPT in the presence OF
Servian military attache.
Baron D'Estournelles de Contant,
of the commission. says that "the re-.
port will not dwell at great length on
the distressing story Of misdeeds In
he Balkans. which. after all, do not
prove so much against the belliger-
ents as against war ITSELF" The re-
port will also deal with the won
derful possibilities Of development
which lie before the Balkan people.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-29
Establishes Himself Dictator.

Huerta, who murdered President
Nadero and usurDed his place, has
gone the limit and has fetched up
logically in the role Of dictator of
Mexico. He has assumed all the
functions of the government. having
turned out the Congress and jailed
many of it's members and suspended
the constitutional provisions for its
independence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-29
=. SHOOTS IN POCKET.
Friend Hits Pal With Stick, Discharg-
=. ing Pistol.

AS Deputy Sheriff Sanders w'.s es-
coring Judge Hayne F. Rice Of Aiken
presiding over circuit court at An
derson, through the court house to a
hotel for dinner recess Thursday, a
friend struck the officer with a stick,
causing the officers pistol to be dis
charged. The bullet tore the seat OF
Sanders trousers, struck the tiled
floor, glanced and buried itself in a
wine dow: jam. The incident caused
some excitement as the corridor OF
the court house was crowded at the
time. While Deputy Sanders was re-
monstrating with the man who dealt
the blow Judge Rice remarked char
acteristicaIly that the man "had act
ed very foolishly" The bullet harm
ed no one. The blow causing the dis
charge of the pistol was dealt in a
friendly way and the man dealing the
blow was as much surprised as any
body when the pistol fired.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-29
Present for Miss Jessie.

congressman Of all political faiths.
~ tho suggestion Of Republican
eaGpr Mann. will nnite on w"d-
ding nreeent for Miss Jessie Wilson
the presidents dau"hter. ~ m""f'
ing on Thursday cnmn1i1tea was
named to carry out the plans.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-29
TRAIN AND AUTO CRASH.
One Killed and Four Injured in Gel
lision at Jacksonville.

One man was killed, one fatally in.
irred and three seriously hurt at an
carly hour Thursday morning when
an automobile crashed into freight
train at a crossing near Jacksonville
The dead: Ed Dane. Tie injured
Sam Kay. r. c. Bronson. Walter
Wichmann. George Nicholson. Kay
will die. The impact caused the an
.omobile to buckle AMI hurdle flat
car. 1t landed on the opposite side
q: the train. It was said that dense
fog hid the train from the driver!
view.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-29
GERMS IN LETTER
BLACKHAELER HAS new DEVICE
FULL OF TERROR
Threatens QUICK DEATH
Chicago Authorities Puzzled by doc
tor" Who Infects Victims by Let
ter, Warns Of Death and Offers to
Sell Cure for $2,5OO-Chemists
Find Bacilli.

Find Bacilli.
A btackmailer with a new terror is
giving the Post Office Secret Service
men of Chicago a field in which to
exercise their talent. He sends to
wealthy families a letter that, he
saws, if filed with 100000 deadly
germs, which he alleges will infect
the person opening the letter at once.
He says death will occur in nine days,
from a mysterious fever which he
does not name. But he has a serum
to prevent death which he will send
his victim on payment of $4,000.
One of his prophecies has gone
awry. 1t is more than nine days ago
since Mrs. Frederick N. Steele Of
Highland Park received such a let
ter. Though she opened the misslVe
and looked curiously at the contents,
she is yet we'll, but worried.
Inspector James E. Stuart says
other families have received like
messages. The letter contains about
1900 words. 1t read in part: "Hav-
ing received my diploma Of doctor OF
medicine and bacteriology at Hiedel-
burg in !an7, l came to the United
Stntes to study a serious contagious
isease. which was nest prevalent IN
some of the Southern States last Win
ter. There were over 1900 fatail-
lies of this disease recorded last win
ter. 2e4 in Chicago.
after four years Of experience
ana study. I have succeeded in dis
covering prophylactic which VII
destroy the germs of this disease in
the human body, If used before the
ninth day after infection, but I have
not yet succeeded in discovering a
serum which will act as remedy IN
far advanced cases."
The following then was typeWrlt-
ten in red: "Please read this care
fully. By opening this letter you
have liberated about 100000
healthy bacilli propagated by myself.
Without a doubt you are infected by
this time, but do not become excited;
my prophylactic will destroy any
number of germs of this disease in
the body, if used before the ninth
day.
Read further and do not leave the
room, as you do not want to infect
the whole house. Take off the gar
ments that were exposed to the germs
and leave them spread out on the
floor or over q chair in the room.
Next, burn this letter with a match,
also in the same room, to avoid
spreading Of disease.
"a copy Of this letter and further
directions you will find in the germ
proof envelope. but do not open it
until later. Take germ proof enVel-
ope and leave the room, which it
would be advisable to keep locked for
six days.
Then followed a description Of the
disease and its symptoms. "1Tp to
the present only about one person in
thousand recovered after going
through all stages Of this disease"
he concluded.
The writer gave minute details for
the transfer OF $4,000 he demands.
He declares that Mrs. Steele's name
Continued on last paga.)
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-29
Killed by Betting.

Wednesday morning on R. L. Sow
ellis place, just out OF Kershaw, Jim
Pate, a negro, was instantly killed.
The negro, who was working at Mr..
Sowell's ginnery, was replacing belt
which had slipped off pulley, the
belt caught him, throwing him
against some timbers with terrible
force.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-29
Meet and Ned in an Hour.

Miss Pearl Isabel Schley, beauti-
ful and talented niece Of the late Ad.
miral Schley. and Henry E. Bracken
farmer in Bucks County, Pa. met
in Easton. Pa. courted for an hour
and were married.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-29
Attend Fair.

Consressmen Ragsdale and Lever
arrived at Georgetown from Wash;
inston Tuesday afternoon QSS
o'clock in the big touring car OF the
former. Thev immediatefytookp pas
sage for the Horny County Fair.sss
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-29
Crafts Shinbone into Shine.

Ralnh VI. Armstrong. Of New H"r-
en-. Conn. is recovering from a" W.
renaI o0eration. that of tho c-ar'i"" &"
Of piece OF his shinbore irto his
s,ire a wear ago he injured his
snine by falling into bathtub at his
home.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-29
Shoots His Son.

Frederick Bysenhart, Of Rossville
Nd, shot and killed his 19-year-old
son while a party was being held at
the home. Later as handouts were
being placed on his wrists, he knelt
down beside the corpse, kissed it and
offered a prayer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-29
Party in .Airship.

The first tea party in the air IS
believed to have taken place recent
ly in a Zeppelin passenger airsai2
near Berlin. Counting the crew, the
ship carried 80 persons on trip,
which lasted an hou- anI quarter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-29
MAY GO TO MEXICO.
Rumorcd That BattIeships May Not
Go to Mediterranean.

Go to Mediterranean.
1t was reported in naval circles
Thursday that the entire Atlantic
fleet may be ordered to Mexico. A
portion of the fleet will leave Hamp-
ton Roads Saturday ostensibly for
the Mediterranean Sea. A number
of naval officials, uncertain Of the
fleets ultimate destination, tele'
graphed their wives net.to take pas
sage to Europe as planned. A mum
Der of officers wives had. planned tc
meet their husbands in Europe when
ships arrived. .....-.
1t is reported that when the fleet
steams out of Hampton Roads Sat
urday, they will proceed at a speed
not faster than eight knots. The de-
partment, it is said, wants to keep in
touch with the ships until late neXt
week, in order to send them to Mex
ico if conditions there become seriou:
enough for their presence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-29
Gets Two Hundred,

The home Of Mr.. Spy W. Farmer.
IN East Palmetto street. Florence.
was entered 4 few TIGHTS ago and a
ris,ol. gold watch cnd s2nn in hard
cash, 500 Of It in gold, was stolen.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-29
Rats o..aw BABY

Rats invaded the crib inS which
Prentice Warren, a fFe-menth-old
baby. Of near Evansvil1esInd. was
asleep and gnawed llersface So se-s
verelv that physicians say she: CAL
net recover. ~ 8: -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-29
Called frn1n House and Shot.

4. D. Rawlings was called from his
boarding horse in Albany. Ga, and
shot dead as he r2SSei thr>ugh the
door by Earl Loach. with whom he
had trouble. Loach had been drink
Ing.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-03-25
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT LAKE WEIR

In consequence of the minstrel show
at the Temple this evening, the
Easter bazaar at Lake Weir will be
postponed until Wednesday. The wom-
en- of the club have been at heroic ex-
ertions to prepare for this bazaar, and
do not want it marred by bad weather.
A remarkable collection of articles
of needlework has been provided by
the skillful fingers of club members
and their friends all over the country,
and the ladies of Ocala who admire
beautiful and dainty articles of needle
work cannot afford TO miss this sale.
The bakery goods table will be heap
ed with the most delicious of home
made cakes, pies, bread, cookies and
doughnuts, and the supply of home
made candy and CONNECTIONS from some
of the best Eastern candy makers will
be liberal Gentlemen need not bring
cigars with them. They can buy
Smokes" singly or by the box.
Boats will be in readiness to take
visitors out on the lake at reason
able charge. Those who prefer to visit
the club house at Eastlake during the
day will find the bazaar ready for bus
mess at l p. m, and Ocala people can
spend a delightful afternoon on the
lake and be home in time for supper,
if they do not care to remain for the
bazaar supper, which will be served
beginning at p. m. Ice cream and
lemonade will be on sale during the
afternoon and evening. Early in the
evening the floor will be cleared for
dancing. and 1t is expected it will be
crowded all evening. Tables will also
be provided for cards. The night train
north will stop by special arrangement
and reduced round trip tickets can be
bought in blocks of ten for 80 cents
EACH
The profits from this sale will apply
on the club building fund, and every
member of the club is expected to rem
der loyal support. Much effort and
money have been expended in the pre-
paration for this bazaar, which prac-
tically closes the winter season at the
club house, and the affair has been
planned so that Ocala people who may
have engagements for Tuesday eve
ming can attend in the afternoon.
The Summerfield brass band of nf-
teen pieces will play in the afternoon
and evening at the bazaar.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-03-25
EASTER At THE
METH0DIsT CHURCH

All the churches in the city were
beautifully decorated Sunday in honor
of the glad Eastertide. but all the
beauty Of the flowers and ferns used in
the decorations was as nothing COM
pared with graceful beauty Of the
much Tnfllfnered female portion Of the
congregations, and as they outnum-
bered the men nearly three to one,
they gave to the churches the appear
ance Of much crowded but beautiful
Conservatives with specimens Of every
known flower. and many unknown.
At the Methodist church the pastor
added TO the interest of the day by re-
ceiving into church membership many
of those who made profession recent
ly during the protracted meetings of
Rev. Bob Jones' To six Of these he
administered the solemn rite of bap-
tism after which they were Joined by
others TO the number of fifteen, all of
whom professed a change of heart and
took the church covenant, promising
to forsake "the devil and all his
works and hereafter to lead a most
exemplary life The pastor urged his
membership to have a watchful care
over these young covenants and to that
end he advised some alterations in one
Of the rooms of the annex making 1t
suitable for social gatherings so that
the younger branches would have a
place in which to meet and enjoy
rational amusement, and to meet the
necessary expense of the undertaking
he invited everybody 'in the audience
to be at a lawn party on the parson-
age lawn Monday night, and incl
denta11y suggested that they come pre-
pared to donate piece of silver TO the
good cause.
| The preacher delivered a short but
| impressive sermon on the resurrection
and among other things said that Job
David, Isaiah and others prophesied
the resurrection and that Christ him
self some ten different times spoke OF
| his coming resurrection and Paul in
his letters TO all the churches gave
abundant evidence of a positive belief
in resurrection OF the body.
To all members of Christ's kingdom
on earth the resurrection has no mean
| ing but that of joy. At the night SER
vice the pastor continued his discourse
on this same topic
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-03-25
FUNERAL SERVICES
OF Nh. GOODWIN

The remains of Mr.. Fred c. Goodwin
were laid to their last rest in Green
wood cemetery this morning. The
funeral services were conducted by
Tu1ula Lodge. l. o. o. F., of which the
departed was vice grand. A consider
able number of Odd Fellows were pres
ent to pay the last sad services to their
young brother, who had been faithful
worker during the short time Of his
membership, and who had he lived an
other four months would have been
given the highest office in the lodge.
Rev. w. H Coleman, chaplain of the
lodge, officiated in the impressive ser
vice Of the order, and those present
listened in sadness deepened greatly
by the reflection that less than week
before their young brother had met
with them in their lodge room, APP
parently as well and strong as any
one of those who now stood beside his
grave.
Considering the short notice and the
scarcity Of flowers. the floral tokens OF
sympathy were many, and some OF
them were exquisitely beautiful
Messrs. D. e. McIver and c. v. Roberts
had charge of the arrangements
Fred c. Goodwin, the only son of
Mr. and Mrs E. H. Goodwin, was born
In Wichita, Kan, Jan. 3, 1885. When
a boy of eleven he accompanied the
family to washington state, and re-
turned with them to Kansas some nine
years later While in Washington he
became member OF the Baptist
church of Olympia, and shortly after
returning to Kansas he was united In
marriage to Miss Amelia Larson.
He arrived in Ocala in January, 1911,
and took position as clerk in the
Ocala House. He was a most efficient
clerk, having been in the hotel bust
ness from boyhood and learned 1t
thoroughly. He soon became well ac-
quainted with the travelling public OF
Ocala and was the esteemed friend OF
all who frequented his house.
He was attracted to the /. o. o. F.
from the fact that his father before
him had been a member of that great
order, and put in his appf cation in a
few months after his arrived in Oeala,
He became a member early in 1912, and
entered at once with spirit into the
work of the lodge.
When he passed away Tuesday
he was a little over % years of age
With him when he died were his wife
father, mother and three sisters
Misses Nellie, Mamie and Doris, and
his two cousins, Messrs. Fred and
Glen Morgan.
All his friends deeply regret a
promising young life cut off in it's
brightest days. and deeply sympathize
with the bereaved ones so suddenly
and sorely afflicted.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-03-25
LEON HANLON

The many friends in OcilIa of Mr..
Leon HanIon were grieved to learn of
his death in New York in Bellevue
Hospital ON Sunday night. Although
he had been Ill for only a few days,
the cause Of his death was said to be
tuberculosis.
His body, at the request of his
brother, Mr.. CIaud HanIon. was ship
ped to ocilla for burial The body ar
rived this morning and will be buried
today in the cemetery here.
The deceased was the oldest of the
living sons Of the late J. w. Hanlon,
who was for many years in the news
paper business in Ocilla, and who
founded the Ocilla Star
He had been living in New York for
most Of the time for the last ten years
where he held good positions.
He had attracted the attention of
some of the literary people of New
York, on account of some OF the poetry
he had written at times, and one of
his poems. Brooklyn Bridge" was
given wide publicity by Ella Wheeler
Wilcox. whom he numbered among his
literary friends.
All the people who lived in Ocilla at
the time of his residence here remem-
Der him pleasantly and all deeply
sympathize with his brothers in his
death.-OciIla. Ga. Star, March II.
A great many people in Ocala will
deeply regret to hear of the death of
this amiable young man, who in half a
dozen years of life in our city made
many friends and no enemies.
Leon HanIon came TO Ocala with his
fathers family twenty years ago, he
being then about thirteen years old
and returned with them to Georgia two
years later. He returned TO OcaIa
again in 1899. and remained here al
most five years, at the end Of which
time he went to New York, and made
that city his home until he died. Dur
ing nearly all his life in Oca1a he was
in the employ first of the Florida Bap-
list Witness, then of the Star. putting
up and running the first type-settine
machine in this city. which was install
ed by the two papers in May, 1900. He
was a swift and accurate operator, and
reinforced his mechanical skill by an
unusually fine literary education which
made his work almost perfect
He was a young man of clean life
quiet tastes and gentle and refined
manners. Literature was his chief
recreation, and he wrote several poems
and a number of prose pieces himself
His literary work was like his life
it possessed a finish and quiet wit thai
made it a pleasure and treasure to his
friends, though it had not the robust
force necessary to impress its worth
on the noisy, busy world.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-03-25
FOUR YOUNG MEN
DROWNED IN LAKE APOPKA

Orlando, March Psf. P. Lewis, his
son-in-Iaw, Frank Garner, of Apopka
and Clarence Garner and John Garner,
brothers of Frank Garner of Orlando,
were drowned when launch in which
they were riding was swamped on
Lake Apopka during the storm Sunday
evening.
The party left the east side of the
lake in a launch early Sunday after
noon, and nothing was thought of
them until their launch was discover
ed swamped by T. n and j. R. SewelI
yesterday morning.
Seaching parties were Immediately
sent out in an effort to locate the
bodies. They We're finally found two
miles from shore and within twelve
feet of each other. They will be
brought to Orlando for burial
OF the Garner brothers two. Clarence
and Frank, were married and leave
wives to mourn their untimely end.
John was unmarried and lived with
Clarence at Orlando.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-03-25

Bert Leigh. brilliant young actor,
who first appeared in oca1a in 1.-THE
Man on the Box" and a few months
ago in Forty Five Minutes from
Broadway" and made quite hit in
both pieces, has been sued for absolute
divorce by his wife, who goes under the
stage name of Miss Billy Long. Ed.
Bennett says the Star started 1t. When
Leigh played here in Forty Five Min
utes." somebody told a Star reporter
that he was a single man and engaged
TO the pretty girl who was the leading
lady in the piece. or course the news
paper man jumped at such a nice item,
and Ed. has been guying him about it
ever since. Ed. now says that a copy
of the Star is Exhibit A" in the di-
vorce suit and that subpoenas for him
and the reporter will be along in a
few days. If they will only pay the
scribe's expenses. he VIII be tick1ed to
go. The suit was brought in Lynch
burg, Va
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-03-25

People stepping into Osceola avenue
south of the Coast Line station this
morning thought the sun was rising in
the north, but it was the headlight of
engine 912 on train 81, which with the
driving wheels on one side crippled
limped in three hours late. After so
long a time, Frank Vickers hitched on
his homeIy but sturdy switch engine
and gave thirty-seven a push that
started it on down the line, but the
schedule was badly disarranged, No.
10 having to wait at OkIawaha over
two hours.