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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28
SOUTn'S HEROES
AGAIN ASSEMBLE
in CELEBRATION
VETERANS OF LEES ARMY
1000 Strong in Meeting at
Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tenn, May 27-More
than seven thousand veterans. and a
much larger number of sponsors
maids OF honor and visitors, wers
present today at the opening of the
twenty-third annual United Confeder-
ate veterans reunion. Threatening
clouds for time led many to fear
that the elaborate program of the first
day might be interfered with, but ua-
easiness later was partially dispeIled
when the sun flashed through th.
clouds and sparkled on the bright ac-
coutrements of the United States cav
airy
AS the troops rodes along Market
street to the accompaniment of martial
music, there was a striking contrast
between the dapper young soldiers
and the grizzled veterans, who lined
the sidewalks to witness the spec
tacle.
Led by Colonel James Lockett, the
cavalrymen from fort Oglethorp4
formed in line on the outskirts of the
city in the vicinity of Chickamauga
Park. Winding in and out among th.s
streets of the city, they finally passed
in review before the stands whicn
had ben erected along Broad street.
in the heart of the business district.
After witnessing the parade, u,
majority of the large crowd pr -,
ceeded to the city auditorium, wherxa
welcoming addresses and responses
marked the first official gatherin
of the veterans organization at the
present reunion
A number of interesting events
are scheduled for this afternoon and
tonight. These include the sponsors
parade, and garden party for th,.
sponsors and visitors at Warner
park this afternoon, while tonight the
veterans will be guests of the Unitet
Daughters of the Confederacy at
reception
Gov. Hooper Was Kissed.
A few audible Kisses, which later
wered rowned with cheers and az
plause, followed the introduction of
Governor Hooper, of Tennessee, TODAY
at the first meeting of the United
Confederate veterans reunion here.
The demonstration delayed the gov
ernor brief period in beginning his
address.
Order was restored when Chairman
w. E. Brock, of Chattanooga, raped
for order, and the governor delivered
his speech without interruption ex-
cept for cheers.
Governor Hooper is said to hav.
been the first republican chief exeeu-
tive to welcome delegates to a emitted
Confederate Veterans reunion.
Rumors were current at Camp
Stewart and in the city last night that
there was a possibility of a hostile
demonstration. These rumors appar-
emily had no discernible source, but
were so persistent that Mayor T. e.
Thompson, of Chattanooga, and other
city officials had taken steps to queI
any disturbance.
Governor Hooper also is said to
have been informed as to the repor:s
being circulated.
The demonstration, however, was
so short lived that it was not neces-
sary for the city officials to take ac-
ton The applause and cheers drown
ed out the few Kisses
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28
MEETING OF LOCAL BAR
is CALLED THIS MORNING
For Assignment OF Criminal Cases For
Next Week.

The local bar is requested to meet
at the courthouse this morning at 3
o'clock for the assignment of criminal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28

cases in Sumter superior court for
trial next week, beginning Monday
morning
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
INTERVENTION EEEDED.

Whenever the Mexicans would
rid themselves of a political ad.
versary they assasinate him and
be done with it. Madero reach
ed the presidency by wading
through blood, and was later
slam by followers Of Huerta,
Senator Domingues after max
ing a speech denouncing Huerta
was found dead in a suburban
city, the victim of assassination.
and now one hundred and ten
members Of the chamber of dep
uties after signing resolutions
relating to the death Of Domin'
cues warning Huerta, they were
arrested and thrown into the
penitentiary by the order Of the
President, When country is
IN such a condition we cannot
see. how it is possible for it to be
paciied unless some strong out
side power intervenes with arms
The united states occupies q po'
sition which makes this the log
ical country to take the lniative,
at first we did not thi n i
armed intervention would be
right but the longer the trouble
continues the worse it gets ano
now we think some decided &C
tion should be taken.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
Plant Oats.

While we have been blessed in this
State With 40 average cotton crop IN
many sections, and with price that is
remnneratve. / fear that the financial
relief that is coming to many ot our
farmers will make them forget the
necessity at this time OF seeding large
grsiu crop, especially oats, and l would
add, some wheat. am calling the at
tentiou TO The advisability Of seeding
these Two grain crops from the fact
that the corn crop 10 many OF The great
corn producing states OF the West is u
failure In many sections it is an ao'
soIute failure, and the present prices
OF corn in the western markets. and
reflected in our local markets, should
make Us realize the necessity CT seed
ing large crop of oats, and in many
cases, wheat in order to supplement
The crop Of corn that we are DOW harry
esting It IS not too much 10 eXp"rt
that corn next spring ano summer Will
be selling for 81 so cash, and Sl.o0 or
more on credit, per bushel. Surely,
the possibilities ofsuch prices is enough
to make US stop and think. ana th-
farmer who has not produced a SUM-
cient aupply Of corn for man and beast.
certainly will by very much in his own
liyht if he does not seed rs large crop
of grain az it is possible for him to do
I have mentioned the seeding OF whea' {,
not from the fact that it is d paying
market crop on our State, but am on
of those who believe that every farmer
should make all OF his supplies AT home,
for it is my observation that those wh"
practice this method of agriculture are
generally the men who are prosperous.
1t would take only a few acres on
each farm to supply every family with
-four enough for home consumption.
W W. LONG.
State Agent & Sup't., OF Ext.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
IT HAS NOT OUR APPROVAL.

Will those that voted for E.
w. Hughes endorse Mr.. John P.
Grace's action in protesting
against the election of Richard
S. Whaley?" This question has
been frequently put to US recent
ly; we thought our position was
thoroughly known, but it seems
it is not, and requires us to re-
peat that we are not approving
or endorsing the movement which
must be so embarrassing to Mr..
Whaley. AS for the others that
voted against Whaley, we are
not authorized to speak, they
can speak for themselves, but
we do not think they have given
MIR. Grace any encouragement to
bring on the investigation he
has asked for.
If Mr.. Grace has the proof to
sustain the charges he has made
against Mr.. Whaley, the congress
must either throw Whaley out
by declaring his seat vacant, or
stultify itself. The law which
Grace charges Whaley with vio-
lating was enacted by congress
to prevent the purchase OF seats
in that body, under this law
seats have been declared vacant
in the past; what will be done IN
the present case depends upon
the proof submitted.
We have always submitted
without que stion to the declara-
tion Of the authorities of the
party, and when it declared MIR.
Whaley the party nominee, all
of our opposition to him ceased,
we voted for him in the general
election as free as we voted
against him in the primary; what
we shall do next summer is not
to be considered now, Out Wild
the effort to unseat him we have
no sympathy and sincerely hope
that there will be no proof OF
corruption.
To say both sides were cor.
rupt in the primary does not
help matters, there is only one
side on trial, the question is not
whether this or that candidate
spent as much as another, what
congress is called upon to investi'
gate is did the sitting member vio'
late the law to procure his seat,
therefore, ifthe other candidates
spent ten times the amount limit
ed by congress, it has nothing tc
do with it, but if the sitting mem
Der exceeded the amount fixed by
law, it has all to do with it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
BABY MlDSHIPMEN.
In the Old Days When Children We're
Sent to War.

In the Old Days When Children We're
Sent to War.
Among other Improvements in the
art of war as attained by the world IN
these later days is the abolition Of the
practice Of sending children to sea, as
was the case when the midShipmen OF
the old .!ak walls of England often
were boys of less than fourteen years.
The Marquis of Duferin and Ava in
telling about the siege Of Bomarsund,
in the Crimeau war, which he witness
ed from the frigate Penelope, related
this story of one Of these little fellows.
What pleased me most during the
whole business" he says, "was the
gallant behavior Of little midship-
man, i mere child, thirteen or fourteen
years of age. About the time when the
fire became pretty hot I happened to
come across him, and, as he seemed to
be us Much out of job as myself, /
touched my cap and took the liberty OF
observing that it was fine day, to
which he politely replied that it was.
Encouraged by his urDanity, VEN
tured to ask him how long he had been
at sea-. 10 which he answered, I have
only left my mamma six weeks, but
amt going to cry on her majesty's
quarterdeck,' q remark which I think
as worth recording as many i one made
by more illustrious heroes. Soon after
this. however, L man was killed close
to him. and the little fellow tainted
and was taken below
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15

Mrs. Emmaline Pankhurst is
about ready y to start for Ameri
ca, bnt when she reaches this
side there may be objections
raised to her laoding. Whether
they let her land or not we do
not believe her starting for
America will help the suffrage
cause, and especially the millit
ant features represented by Mrs.
Pankhurst. There are many
women in America who are
ardent believers in giving the
voting privileges to women, but
they want this brought about by
education and sane methods.
However, should Mrs. Pank-
hurst make speeches in this
country, her first appointment
should be in Washington in joint
debate with the senior from
South Carolina.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
OUR USELESS BUFFAL0ES.
They Have Passed Away Because They
Were Economically Unfit.


Were Economically Unfit.
AS typical species of American
fauna the buffalo Lad his place III our
history. but take him by and large he
was a rather useless beast, with no
adaptabilty for civilization. He served
his purpose Oh the plains when men
led a nomadic life there and existed on
his rifle. But as soon rs the range
land. over which the buffalo "roamed
in countless thousands" became fit for
settlement the buffalo was decidedly
de trop.
Very little of him was fit to eat. He
WAS worth = bullet when there was no
other meat t. be had. but people ac-
customcd TO rDodcrn steaks and roastS
would find him not overappetizing
once the novelty wore off. In Il word
the buffalo was economically unfit, and
he went the way of the unfit.
Had he been conserved lie might now
be a(Iurdins opportunity for big game
hunters to enjoy themselves in moder-
alton. The" are really the only per
SONS who have suffered by his diSup-
pearancc. TO preserve the buffalo as
Il specimen in our ZOOS is proper. He
is :! curiosity and has a historical
value. But entirely too many tears
have been SHED over his destruction.
One steer was and still is worth a
dozen bison. Seattle PoStIntelligencer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15

Many of the counties are hav'
ing fairs this year. and We do
not see any reason why Claren
don should lag behind; several
years ago a few public spirited
men got together and endeavor.
ed to have a fair in this county,
but the project fell through,
mainly because those at the
head of the proposition did not
get behind it properly, then
there were others who would
not give it encouragement be.
cause they did not occupy a
front seat in the scheme, but we
do not think such would be the
case no. The farmers generally
see the advantage Of county
fair. and we believe, if farmer
who has the confidence of his
fellows will take charge of the
project it can be made success,
and we are satisfied that a coun.
ty fair adheme will be heartily
supported by the business men
of the town.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15

OF his candidacy. He has been
regarded a strong factor in the
Blease ranks. The recent illness
| of Mr.. Rem bert has caused u re
vival of the Sims candidacy
among his friends. Mr.. Rem
bert has not yet made any state
ment as to whether he will con-
tinue in the race. AS soon as
possible a statement will be OBJ
tained from him.
| News has reached Columbia
that Lieut.. Gov. Smith who was
sick at his home in Timmons-
Vile, is we'll and out again.
Major John Richards, railroad
commissioner, has just returned
from his home at Liberty Hill,
where it was repoeted in one of
the papers. a conference was
held. This was said to have had
reference to Mr.. Richards can
didacy for governor.
The primary matter is daily
growing more and more import
ant as a factor in the next lesis.
lature and in the next state con
vention. Men from other sec,
tions Of the state who have come
to this city lately say that the
reai fight will be with regard to
the primary. Thus far R. l..
Manning, of Sumter. is the only
candidate for governor who has
tackled the primary question.
Mr.. Manning announced that he
favored every white man, not
disqualified by constitutional or
statutory provisions, voting and
such regulations as will prevent
any man voting more thau once
| There appears to be little in
Iterest shown in candidatee for
iother state Offices at this time
| Aside from one or two an
nouncements for railroad com
missioner and one or two men
toned for adjutantgenera there
has been practically no talk OF
candidates making any strenu
ous fight for Offices other than
the governorship. Adjutant
General Moore it is announced,
will offer for reelection and ii
lis believed all the other state
officials will. For lieutenant gov
ernor, B. Frank Kelly Of Bish'
opville, is the only announced
candidate so far. J. Arthur
Banks of St. Matthews: has
been urged to run but he has
not decided to do so. For comp
troller general, veteran A. W.
Jones will undoubtedly be a Can
didate although he does not be
Iieve in announcing so fal
|ahead. Mr.. R. M. McCown
another who has held Office fol
some time, will be in the race
for secretary of state; so will
]. E. Swerirngen, for superln'
tendent of educat, on; E. J. Wat
son, for a comissioner of agrl'
culture. commerce and indus
tries. Thos.. Il. Peoples for
attorney general. Formal an
nounccements have been made
only in one or two instances.
L. NJ. Green.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
Social Correspondence.

Columbia. S. c.. October lot. R.
BrOwd-r was gwen executive clemency
by the governor, having the sentence
Of two Years imposed for assault and
battery with intent to xii! reduced to
an alternative OF $1,000 fine or impris-
onmcnt upon the public works Of Clar-
endnG county for two YEARS. There
was the further condition that the de-
PENDANT do not engage in the drinking
OF alcoholic beverages. The official
Communication follows:
Browdrr, T. R. (white).
Convicted at the September. 1913,
term of court for Clarendon county OF
assault battery with intent to kill, and
sentenced to two years Imprisonment
upon the public works Of Clarendon
county.
Petition was presented BY sHon.
Harvey w. Mitchum, State D:spensary
Auditor, in which it is stated: THAT
the fact, in the case are as follows:
Tha, the father Of your petitioner got
10 a difficulty with Ollie Fiud Oh the
morning of the l2tn day OF Nav 1918.
That in the afternoon of the same day
the d fliculty was renewed whereupou
your petitioner happened up and See
lug the said FLUID going at the father
OF your petitioner with an open knife
in his hand, told him to stop, where.
upon the said Ollie Fud turned aud
made al this petitioner shot at him 10
self defeuse. That the said Ollie FLUID
has got entirely over the effects OF the
wouud. Wner-upon Your petitioner
ask your Excrlleney 10 g'aut him a
pardon or parole aS in the Judgment OF
your ExceIleucy seems best"
II seems that this was q general
fight. and that the other parties en-
gagged in it were each fined fifty dol
lars.
The petition is signed bv one hun.
dred aud thirty-four of the good cltl
zens Of Clarendon county.
Upon the showing made, and IN view
of the fact that the other parties mixed
up iu the row were fned fifty dollars,
| the sentence Of the defendant was com
muted to iue Of fifty dollars, or two
years Imprisonment upon the pubic
works of Clarendon county: and upon
the further condition that he refrain
from the use of alcoholic beverages or
liquors Communication dated OCTOBER
lob, 1913.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
A QUEER DECISION.

A Frenchman was riding on
an American train on one occa'
sion, as the train was nearing a
tunnel the conductor called out
''look OUT. the Frenchman
stuck his head out of the win
dow. and came near being struck
by a stone pillar, in his fright,
he turned to his fellow passen.
gers and asked "vat kind OF
language dis ez. ne say look out
ven he mean look in." The
reader of the statutes OF this
State finds himself in about the
same quandary as the French
man. The statute law makes il
a misdemeanor to transport Ii
quor for unlawful purposes, and
the courts, county as we'll as
municipal, have been Furnishing
the perambulating barrooms
who go about with the pocket
establishments for doing bust,
ness, our State supreme oourt
however, in recent case which
was carried up from Anderson,
has thrown a different light up
on the matter, and. we fear they
have so construed the law it will
make it doubly hard to secure
convictions. A party was con
victed on the charge of tran
sporting liquor, because the
proof was that he was sent by
The purchaser, and he bought
from the seller the liquor which
was delivered by him to the
purchaser, the court which orig
inallv tried the case said this
was in violation of the law, but
the highest court says, it is not,
and reversed the lower court,
thereby sanctioning by it's de
cision, the methods frequently
resorted to by the blind tiger,
delivering illicit liquor through
a go-between. If the statutes
do not make it a violation of law
to carry liquor from an illicit
seller to the purchaser, then it
does not make it illegal to sell in
any way. and every dollar col
lected as fines from those con.
victed fer transporting should
be returned with apologies from
the convicting court.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
THEY WILL NOT lNDICT.

The action of the. grand jury
| in Charleston in throwing out
the liquor cases given to them
for indictment, is notsurprising,
Notwithstanding Judge Bow
mans charge that the possession
of a united states license is sufi'
cient evidence upon which to
find a true bill. About 800 per-
sons were reported as being in
possession of these licenses, ou1
the jury returned mo Bill" in
all of the cases considered BY
them. leaving the others over
until another term. 1t is not
surprising, because, for the well
known fact that the sentiment
in Charleston county is against
the present liquor regulation
laws, and has always been from,
the time the first dispensary law
was enacted, nothing short of a
license system will satisfy those
people.
We do not believe a grand
jury can be drawn in that county
which will return indictments
against the violators of the pres
ent law, we do not believe Off
GERS can be chosen who will at
| tempt to enforce this law; the
sentiment is almost unanimous
against the dispensary, and the
sentiment would be the same
against prohibition; unless the
people will endorse a law, it is
hopeless undertaking to attempt
to enforce it regardless of the
earnestness. and the activity Of
conscientious officers, no law
can be enforced with the com
munity sentiment opposing it.
, he problem to be solved by
the legislature is to enact a law
which will meet with the en-
dorsement of the people of that
community; it has been demon
strated time and again that the
present law will not be respect
ed. Law and Order Leagues,
the pulpits and the press com
bined, will not avail against the
public sentiment on a question
of this kind. then what is to be
done? 1t will not do to sit idly
by and allow the present con
ditions to continue, some way
must be fonnd to better them.
The Prohibitionists will say
statewide prohibition is the
remedy, that with the Webb Ac'
of congress, the state Legislature
can enact a state wide prohibit
| ion law which can be enforced,
AS we understand the Webb Ac'
it only provides for the dry
states to regulate the liquor
traffic. The very same people
who now sit upon the jrries will
sit upon them under the Webb
Act; if the cases could be trans
fered to the federal courts per
haps then the Webb Act woul(
do the work, but ifthe violations
of the law, even with the aid o:
the Webb Act, are to 60 before
grand jurors made up of the
citizens of the community, W.
cannot see where the law will b
any better enforced than 1t il
I now
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
THE soUTH's CoTTON CROP.

Tentative estimates indicate
that the cotton crop of the
growth of 1918 at current prices
for lint. and for seed will be
worth over 81, 900, 100000
The highest value in the ten
years of record which the census
Office has kept Of cotton prior to
this season was 1868, 3,1S0,000 for
the crop of 1910. Last years
aggregate value stood next to
that and was S920,630,000 in
Guiding cotton and cotton seed.
That the biggest crop does
not bring the highest aggregate
value is shown by the expert
ence of 1911. There were then
grown l6, 160,126 running bales
equal to l6, ,25O,276 bales of 500
pounds each, These figures all
included linters. But the value
of the record crop of 1911 was
only 1895, $40. 900, or just Sl03,
$4,000 less than the 1910 crop
of 1902 405 running bales.
This latter crop was remark
able for the price it brought per
pound. Its average export price
Of 141 cents was the highest in
twenty five years.
There are those who estimate
the value of the current season
crop on a 14-cent basis. Farm
ers at Southern railway stations,
especially in the east, are get.
ting on the average of 13 cents
a pound Or S65 a bale. At these
same points the average price
for cotton seed is S22 a ton. At
last years production of lint of
1913 2 pounds an acre, the 35. .622-
600 acres would yield 13.764,00o
bales. This seems conservative
in view of the fact that current
estimates generally range from
100000 to 14,5OO,000 bales.
At S65 a bale we should have the
following results:
Crop of l3, 764.O00 bales at s65
each, S694,66O,O0O.
Seed, 5000, 900 tons at S22 a
ton Sl32, 900, 900.
Total value of lint and seed at
farms or gins 81, ,O26, $50, 900.
The value of cotton seed in
1912 was estimated by the CEN
sus Office as S128, 100000. The
quantity OF feed itself was 6, l04,
600 tons, compared with 5,175,
600 tons in 1910, which had a
total value of Sl42. 100000.
The above aggregate of ST.
ops, $4,000 represents the worth
of the products. Or the price
basis assumed at the point at
which they pass into market,
or where. as in the case of seed,
they are consumed on the farm
because they are regarded as
more valuable for planting Or
feeding purposes than to be sold
to the seed.crushingmills. Wall
Street Journal.