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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-20
KILLED IN POWER HOUSE.
Colored Man Touched a Live Wire
With Piece Of Iron.

At Greenwood George Davis, color
ed, was instantly killed Thursday at
the power house when he touched a
live wire carrying $4,000 volts. The
negro was in the small brick trans
former house, where the heavy volt
age from the Savannah River plant
is reduced to the voltage used on the
Greenwood transmission wires. He
started to show Engineer Deadwyler,
who was with him, place where the
heavy wires had an uninsulated spot,
and in doing so he pointed to the
place with a. piece of wire which he
held in his hand. Without knowing
it, he touched another uninsulated
place on the wire and was instantly
killed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-20

President Wilson has at last been
compelled to repudiate Henry Lane
Wilson. late ambassador to Mexico.
# the President had put a good Dem
ccrar in Wilson's place several
months ago he would have been spar
ed the embarrassment this hold-over
Republican has caused him by criti-
cising a friendly power.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-20
Convict browns Himself.

Surrounded by sherif's posse,
John Balkan, a negro, who shot Dep
uty Sheriff Mathis several weeks
ago, drowned himself in Lake Jack
son, Fla, rather than be captured
alive. His body was recovered later
and showed that he had been wound
ed three times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-20
LIND LANDS SAFELY.
No Opposition is Met by Wilson's
Special Messenger.

Not the slightest opposition was
planned by the port authorities at
Vera Cruz to the landing Of John
Lind, who was expected to arrive on
board the battleship New Hampshire
about noon Tuesday.
Awaiting Mr.. Lind's arrival were
the American Consul, VIM. W. Can
ada, and Dr.. William Rayard Hale,
personal representative Of President
Wilson. Mr.. Lind proceeded casually
to Mexico City, and there his recep-
ton was uneventful.
The attitude Of the authorities is
taken generally as reflection OF
what may be expected at the Mexican
capital. They regard Mr.. Lind sim
ply as a private traveller. The public
discusses his coming languidly with
no indication of resentment.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-20
rrha rraonrillo NeUs says "N

The Greenville News says "Mrs.
Fish gave ball at Newport. 1t is
said that he gems worn by the guests
we're worth approximately twelve
million dollars. And in the tenemenfs
of New York. and all over the land,
people are living in abiect poverty,
even starving" These are the condi-
tions that brought on the French
Revolution.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-20
Falls Asleep and Dies.

James Coombs, twenty-siI years
old, engineers helper in the electric
light plant at Norfolk. Va, was cleo
trocuted Monday when he rolled
from a bench on which he was sleep
ing and fell on 6 I've wire near the
switchboard,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-20

We tremble when we think OF
what might be the consequences If
Roosevelt was President. This con"-
try would be at war with Mexico now
il he was at the head Of the nation.
Let US be thankful for Wilson.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-20

About the worst liar known is the
man who sits in the grand stand and
says he doesn't care whether the
home team wins or not. just so the
game is played we'll, says tbs Ghatta-
pooga News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-20

There is a very big difference be-
tween this Democratic Administers
ton and the last one.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-20

The man who eaves1rops will bear
watching, as an honest man would
hardly stoop to such low plane.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-20

1t looks as II Wall Street has been
left out IN the cold.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-12-18

ton from beginning to end. He,
too, gave little encouragement to
the man who would continue to
grow cotton alorg tie lir es that
farming is now cone in this sec
ton.
The advice of all these college
men were in way the same
All admitted, by implication a
least, that cotton could be sue
cessfully grown unoer weev.
conditions, but neither would 9
so far as to advise the farmer
to stick to cotton to any consio
cradle extent. Perhaps this W.
not so much because Of the haz
ard of the Undertaking when in
telligently attempted as to the
fact that so many details enter
into the successful method thai
the average farmes will not at
tend to each detail in its order.
At any rate these men are aware
of the fact that it takes a great
deal of work, more than most
people are willing to expend, to
grow a crop of cotton under
weevil conditions. Where this
is true of any individual farmer
it is we'll for him not to attempt
to grow the crop to any consid-
cradle extent, for certain ruin
awaits the man who attempts to
make a full crop of cotton under
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-12-18

The condition that now co1-
fronts our people is one fra lglt
with many financial pitfalls.
There are ml1J pr)5l9 nj t1
solve and up)l tle int lig4l5 5.
luton of these problems d9oa1l
the prosperity of this section for
a time at least. C3rta.n rlil
awaits the man wl) will plrsI4
the course hitherto followel
lere. 1t m1yn)t cone this yelr
)r next, bat it will com9 never
.heless. Then way not maze
.he change to diversified farming
dow This is the method that
all agriculturists tell us is tae
royal road t) property VITA 1r
without the woevil. TIra aNly
from the all cotton farming
while you have lands, money,
stock and credit. larry with all
cotton one year too long and GER
tain ruin awaits you. Bear in
mind that not one of the FIVE
speakers here Tuesday express
ed the least bit Of d)lbt as to
the presence Of the weevil here
or to his ability to remain here
The only hope held
out was in the event Of extreme
cold and this was pointed to as
only Of temporary value. Be-
wise and make the change now.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-12-18

tion is perhaps the best posted
man on this subject in our whole
land. He showed how it had
been possible to grow cotton sue
cessfuIly under weeviI condi-
tons, citing instances where
farmers had done so and touch
ing on the methols used. Thi.
is just the lire our people arc
now wanting and they were no
iIattentive to his arguements,
Prof. Archibald Smith, at the
head of the Department Of Ami
nal Husbandry, A, & M. Col
lege, was the second speaker
As is often the case with mel
who have made a profound study
of any one subject and are called
upon to refer to another, he
gave expression to some pretty
extravigant opinions as to the
propriety Of advising farmers to
attempt the growing of cotton un-
der weeviI conditions. His talk
in so far as it touched his specia
ling of work was good and to the
point. He spoke MOSTLY of cat
tie and the profits to be derived
from this line of husbandry, CIV
ing some timely suggestions
which could be adopted by oul
farmers with profit. Upon the
whole, he gave the farmer who
expects to continue to grow cot
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-12-18
The Farmers
Meeting.

The farmers meeting Tuesday
was not nearly so we'll attended
as was hoped, yet there was a
pretty good turnout and those
present seemed to be interested
in the subjectunder discussion to
the extent that they followed the
) .1eaker3 closely. We were 5trI-
C with then umber of old p9cDls
present, men who have spent
a lifetime in causing the soil to
pat forth her fruits. These were
t e most freq lent 5tioner3 of
the speakers and seemed more
desirous of knowledge than did
the younger set who must tahe
the helm in the near future.
The first speaker was Mr.. T.
0. Plunkett, of Atlanta, Ca,
Manager of the Department tf
Farm Improvement WORK South
ern Railway Company and allied
Ines. He began his talk by
paying high triblte to the late
W. W. Finley who recently pass
ell away at the head of this
great railway aggregation. Mr..
Plunkett has long been in this
work as fighter of the boil
weevil and with a single excep-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-12-18

weevil conditions without first
obtaining a definite knowledge
of the method to be followed
and then following that methed
to the very letter.
The unfortunate part of the
meeting was that most of those
il attendance seemed to think
tlat Prof. Lloyd was the last
5 esker ard left ashe departed to
'stch Lis train hack to the col
e(e. IS is usual the best wa
&ved 1Cr the last. Mr.. Robin
on, cf tie msrket department
f the NJ, & 0. was the last
speaker. Willie he can not be
eiassed as an orator his talk was
along a line greatly needed by
our people. Many will plant too
much cotton next year from the
very fact that they do not know
what else to plant that they can
get money for readily. Mr..
Robinson's duty is to tell people
where to find a market for any
thing people use. His talk was
full of information along the
line where most needed. 1t d.
rected the way to avoid the
many pitfalls which have beset
the man who finds that he must
make a change in the course he
has pursued and enter fields of
industry hitherto by him untried.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-12-18
ton for gain mighty little en-

ton for gain mighty little en-
cOUragement.
Irof. r. W. Harmed, State En-
tomologist, the third On the pre-
gram, made no set speech but
set himself up to answer qle5-
ions. Those present were d lit
D.e slow in bringing him 0Jt out
.nough was said to cause him to
i've the life history of the Wee
il and to tell Of some Of the
4eans it is worth Wlil3 to en-
10y ii its control, Scattered as
,ere his remarks, those who fol-
wed MIN closely were aole to
lain a great dell Of information
from wnat he said. Especially
was this true of those who had
given some study to the subject
before. In winding up, he pro-
posed to give the farmers infor-
nation as regards crop pests as
Chey may from time to time re-
quest.
Prof. Lloyd, Director of the
State Experiment Station, came
next with good talk on practi-
cal farming. He tod of several
ways a farmer might get
ahead regardless of the wee
vii as well as how to prepare to
meet him in the most effective
way. His speech was we'll re-
ceived and given marked atten-
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1913-01-07
Volunteers Wanted

One of Our contemporaries calls
attention to the great need and the
large field there is in the COM
munity which it represents for a
handy man who will make regular
house to house tours through the
community to fix the hundred and
one little things which go wrong in
every house. Such a gifted and
useful man we are sure would be
more welcome in Lihue than even
Santa Claus himself. Someone who
could oil the doors and windows
that squeak, fix the hooks that
don't work, ease up the doors that
stick, renew the broken pane O
glass, glue in the loose chair rungs,
the man who could meet these
ii mely requirements wou d
minister to the peace and happi-
ness of the community, and for
that matter to the advent of the
kingdom of God, by means of the
strong language he would pre-
vent. Here's to the advent OF the
handy mani
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1913-01-07
BLOWN TO PIECES
BY GIANT POWDER

While under II e influence of
liquor { h r | / e Long, a resi-
dent of Wainiha and an employee
of the Wainiha Power Co.. W a s
literally blown O pieces early
New Years morning while a =
tempting to celebrate the birth OF
the New Year with box of giant
powder which he had secured from
the power house store room. He
had been requested to remain away
from this powder house, when it
was learned of his intentions. 1t
seems that one stick h a d been
discharged, but evidently the un-
fortunate Celebrater thought thi s
too tame, and accordingly brought
forth an entire keg of the explosive
and with the aid of hrecrackers,
set a greater part of it off with the
result that some of his limbs and
head, were almost severed from
the body. Lacerated as h was,
however, he lived for a short while
after the accident.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1913-01-07
SCHOOL BOYS
ON A JAUNT

Twelve boys II d girls from
the Hanamaulu school chartered a
truck on Saturday and loading up
a tenting outfit went to Hanalei
where the boys pitched camp and
remained over night. Early on
Sunday morning, they sought the
fnny tribe with rod and hook
and succeeded in filing two large
water buckets full of little red
weoweos before breakfast time. In
the, afternoon they succeed in
getting up a practice ball game
with the Hanalei boys, who kindly
loaned them two players in order
to fill up the team. The Hama
maulu's s lost, the same being due
to the advantage the other team
had as to size. 1t was a good
game, however, and was witnessed
by quite crowd of local admires
of the profession. The happy,
tho somewhat tired youngsters
reached Hanamaulu on their return
about seven o'clock. The party
was composed of Isami, Nassau,
Joe Enos, Shigeru. .s,K o i c h /
Masaichi, Shizu, Hawa and their
teacher,
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1913-01-07
Lent Late This Year

Lent this year will cover one
of the shortest periods on record.
Social activities must be suspend
ed only for a few weeks, fo- the
season starts on February IL, and
Easter will fall on March 25, one
day later than the earliest possible
date upon which Easter may fall.
that being March 21st. Lent begins
earliest this year than since 1918.
The custom established by the
churches DEGREES that Easter shall
fall on the first Sunday following
the first full moon after March
21st. Easter" a church official
said. and with it of course, the
ending of Lent, is movable feast
and is fixed by the ideal moon,
adopted by the churches hundreds
of years ago, when they were at
tempting to settle upon a fixed
date for Easter" E
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1913-01-07
Increase In MOOnshine

"Moonshing" according to the
annual report of the commissioner
o f internal revenue, continues
without the least sign of sbate-
ment During h fiscal year
1912, 5465 illicit distilling plants
were seized, about the same num-
Der as in the previous year, and
the report carries with it an ad-
mission that the government did
not catch all violators of the law.
The report gives 29S,3 1852 as the
number of distillers in operation
with a capitalization amounting to
500, ,6O7, 1873, ,925, and an aggregate
income of S3,213,7O7, ,247. Capital
stock increased over 1910 by more
than 81, 18O, 70S,OOO,
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1913-01-07
Hanalei Roads First

1t is to be sincerely hoped that
when the 1913 road work begins,
the Hanalei district may not be
fore often. A start should be made
at Kilauea the work extending in
both directions-'towards Lihue as
far, at least, as Pilaa, and the
road completed into Hanalei. 1t
is not an uncommon thing to see
from two to a dozen autos pass
over this almost impossible stretch
of chuck holes, daily, and the
completion of this much of the
Hanalei road, seems to be the
greatest desire of that part of the
public whose business and pleas
ure necessitates a trip 10 IIanalei.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1913-01-07
Isenbergs Entertain

Happiness reigned supreme at
the delightful New Years Eve
party given ~ Rev. and Mrs.
Hans Isenberg to the L i h II e
children at their beautiful home
Many of the children were mem
bers n a II originally composed
play by Rev. J. NJ. Lydgate,
which fact alone vouches for its
success. 7 h numerous, witty
hits II local firms brought forth
roars of applause. Light refresh
ments consisting of ice-cream and
cake were served during h e
evening which was relished by the
grown-ups as we'll as the juvenile
guests. The number Of invited
guests numbered nearly hundred.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1913-01-07
BAND BOYS
THANK PUBLIC

List of subcribers to Lihue Brass
Band, January, 1912.
L. H. Broadbent, S. K. Kaeo,
c. S. Christian, C..S. Dole, F.
Rutsch, c. w. Spitz, A. S. Viii
cox, John A. Hogg, E. Palmer
H. D. Wishard, S. w. Wilcox
Geo. N. Wilcox, R. w. 7. Purvis,
w. N. Stewart, H. Schultz, A.
D. Hills, Philip Rice, w. H. .RiCe,
ST., Schieber, Mr.. and Mrs. Isen-
berg, DR.. Thompson, Vim. Grote,
E. B. Bridgewater, H, Wolters,
H. Rohrig, R. L. Wilcox, Mrs.
Hyde Rice. ". H. Rice Jr.. NJ.
B. Fernandez, F. Crawford, A.
Theilen, A. d e Bretteville, H.
alderman, Jr., F. Deinert, c.
Maser, H. w. Knight, Lor1s
Weibke, Chas. A. Rice, Kassebeer,
+. Carter, Lihue Plantation Co. +,
Lihue Store.
In letter to THE GARDEN Is
LAND. Treasurer F. Rutsch o f
the Lihue brass band, expresses
the appreciation of the boys for
assisting in bringing to a success
ful climax, their annual subscrip-
ton as follows;
DEAR Mr.. BRIDGEWATER
Enclosed find the list of sub
scribers toward the maintenance
of the Lihue br ass band, which l
should like. to have you publish in
your paper. Please accept h e
united thanks of the band boys
and myself in particular for your
assistance in the good cause. Also
kindly express our sincere thanks
to all whe!sy@ literally contributed
to the band fund. What with the
bonus from the plantation to its
employees together with the gene
rous donation to the band, our
boys had a Christmas for which
they were most thankful indeed.
F. RUTsCH,
Treasurer, Lihue Band.
The annual picnic given by the
band boys and their relatives, -
which practically includes nearly
the entire populace of Hanamaulu
will be held on the 14th. inst.
The plantation will furnish trains to
Wailua where the party will trans
fer to boats and row up the river
to their usual camping ground.
According to present plans, roast
pig, poi, refreshments, music and
dancing will be the order of the
day, til word "refreshment, "
taken TO mean soda wafer of course
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1913-01-07
THE WEBER LUAU
A BIG EVENT

The annual luaus to skilled plan
tation labor given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Weber of the Lihue Planta-
ton, have become a social event
looked forward to with happy an
ticipation. And so might it be,
since each years reception excels
the previous one. The luau given
by this popular couple, assisted
by their charming daughter, Miss
Lulu, last Tuesday evening was
one of the most brilliant affair of
the season. The tables were ar
ranged in the yard meath the
spreading branches of statily
monkey pod trees, and appeared
i'll a sort of semicircle. The de-
corations in a major part were
green, being artistically inter
spersed with b | G ding color
schemes. Directly over the center
of the enclosure formed by the
table arrangement, a semicircle of
various colored electric light bulbs
sent forth their shining splendor,
spelling the word aloha" The
tables fairly groaned with luau
delicacies, while a stringed or
chestra ensconced on the big lanai
rendered sweet melodies during
the dinner hour, at the conclusion
of which decks were cleared for
the terpsichorean artists. Those
enjoying the h spitality OF Mr..
and Mrs. Weber were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Rohrig, Mr.. and Mrs. An
dermann, Mr.. and Mrs. Christian,
Messrs. Carls Crawford, H. d.
Wishard, Leslie Wishard, Mahn,
Bush, Rutsch CD Prusser, w. H.
G Grote, Schultze, Seibel, DR..
Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. Kasse-
beer, Mr.. and Mrs. Theilen, Mr..
and Mrs. Deinert, Mr.. and Mrs
Grote, Mr.. and Mrs. Winter, Mr..
and Mrs. Maser, Mrs. Wedemyer,
Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon, Mr.. Muss-
mann, Misses Grote, Miss Card
ner, Mr.. de Lacy.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1913-01-07
A New Specie of Dog

Mrs. Harold Morgan, wife of
our efficient county treasurer, re-
ceived by Fridays Hall a French
poodle the first of this variety of
dogs ever brought to the Terri
tory. 1t has been confined in the
animal quarantine station in Ho-
holulu since September, during
which time dog fanciers in Homo
lulu have greatly admired the lit
tie fellow. The dog is about two
bv-twice, "a II d is probably the
smallest known breed except the
famous Japanese pug-poodle. 1t
has a coat of long, curly hair f,
white as, the driven snow, and
'curled upon a sofa cushion (where
cit persists in sleepinR), it has the
appearance of big ball of cotton.
This new addition to Kauai's dog
dom answers TO the name of
'"Burton."
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1913-01-07

Judge c. S. Dole was a Kinau
arrival from Honolulu where he
had spent the Christmas holidays
with his uncle Sanford.
w. Scheibert, of Hanamaulu re-
turned from Honolulu Friday,
having spent his holidays in the
city of next Importance to Hama
maulu.
An auto party composed young
people from Kekaha, Waimea,
Makaweli and Hanapepe, spent
Saturday night and Sunday at Ha-
nalei.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Morgan
motored over to Hanalei Saturday
returning Sunday evening.
Antoine Andrada, Frank Enos
and Frank Demos. EMPLOYEES on
the newibank building in Lihue,
came down on the Hall Friday
morning.
The best -four known, in every
e-Sperrv flour. IT,
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1913-01-07
BOWLING CONTEST
FULL Of FUN

One o f the hottest contested
bowling games ever pulled off il
the history of our local bowling
alley was that of last Wednesday
afternoon when large number oil
the members gathered to enter the
free-forall contest for ten prizes.
1t was a battle royal from start
to finish and when the smoke of
battle had been waited away on
the New Year breeze c. Maser Gas
usual) stood at the head of the win
ming list. Then followed Winters,
Wolters, Hills, Hopper, Main,
alderman, Rohrig, Grote, Jr.
and Carls The highest score by
winners was 1S2 by Maser and the
lowest, 1875, by Carls.
The first prize was a silver bread
tray, captured by Maser, who will
now be able to serve as waiter by
a little more practice. The second
prize lanai rocker, was annexed
by Winters who has agreed to rock
himself to sleep in it as long as
zero weather continues. The third
prize, a tabacco jar, was lassoed by
Wolters who has agreed to let any
one smoke out of it who will fur
nish the tobacco. The fourth prize
a leather collar box, was collared
by Hills, who declares it just the
thing in which to preserve his
paper collars. The fifth prize,
dozen doilies, was the portion of
Hopper, who it is reported took
them home and was later forced
to give them to his wife. The
sixth prize, koa ash tray, be-
canfe the property of Mr.. .Mahn,
who will probably learn to smoke
SO he can use it. The seventh prize,
a beer stein, surrendered itself to
Mr.. alderman, who from the
very outset in the game had de-
signs upon it. He was con sidered
a very lucky man. The eighth prize,
a candalebra, was knocked down
to our popular merchant, Mr. Roh-
rig, who declared for little light
on the subject when so closely
beaten in the race for the stein.
The ninth prize, a pair of suspen-
ders and a pair of Boston garters,
were stretched out to Our esteemed
bowler, Grote, Jr. who'll make an
affidavit that they are sure enough
suspenders, since they were pulled
too short, thus allowing them to
suspend about three inches above
the waistband of his trousers. The
tenth and last prize, a thermos
bottle, was presented to Mr.. Carls,
who is to be congratulated on hav
ing attained the means of having a
receptacle in which he can keep
hot stuff" hot and cold stuff"
cold. Thus each winner of prize
was handsomely rewarded for his
efforts and the less fortunate rivals
got as much pleasure out of the
contest as if they all had received
prizes.