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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
WANTS STATE REPRESENTED.
Commissioner Watson Urges Attend
ance Upon Cotton Congress.

In regard to the appointment OF
State delegates to the Southern cot
ton congress, which meets in extra
;ordinary session his week at the ma
tional capital, the following telegram
has just been received in Columbia
from Commissioner E. J. Watson,
president Of the Cotton congress,
who is now in Washington:
ct have been kept so necessarily
busy in Washington since Saturday
that I have been unable to make up
list Of delegates by the commis-
sioner Of agriculture, and am there
fore earnestly requesting just as
many Of our farmers, merchants,
bankers and others as can possibly
do so to come to the sessions Of the
Southern Cotton Congress in Wash
ington on August 13 and IA, feeling
assured that T will issue necessary
credentials upon their arrival here.
Things are shaping themselves nicely
in official and confessional circles,
but we need as representative a
gathering Of men as can be secured.
All the states are sending strong del
egations and I want South Carolina
fully represented.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
TELLS OF RICHAk.,s.
Cansler Says He Told Different Story
in 1912 Campaign.

Cansler of Tirzah. candidate for
railroad commissioner. has publish
ed the following card in The State:
l saw in your valuable paper ,f
even date, page sly, John G. Rich
ards in substance says that any one
saying in 1912 that he (Richards)
old one party he was a R!easite.and
.Lother he was Jones man was
4 liar" said so. I will rot at
tempt to refer to the number of times
Richards did say 80. I thought so
';ttle of such man then, and noT,
but if he will deny this I shall cite
him at least one case with proof.
am on a bed of affliction, but 7
am rapidly improving
James Cansler,
OF Tirzah.
Columbia hospital, August -.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
PLAN FOR RELIEF
DELEGATES FROM COTTON BELT
ARE NOW IN CONFERENCE.
Bills introduced to Provide for
Chain of Licensed and Bonded
Warehouse for Storing Cotton.

Plans for relief of the South from
embarrassment growing out of the
closing of European markets during
the war are assuming definite
shape. The Southern Cotton con-
gress, composed of cotton men from
every Southern State, has opened a
special session called to deal with the
war situation, and Southern senators
and representatives will cooperate
with them in perfecting financial leg
islation to enable growers to hold a
part of a big crop over until the mar
ket becomes more nearly normal.
One plan for providing this relief,
details of which have been worked
out by Southern congressman in con-
sultation with experts of the depart
ment of agriculture, will be embod-
led in measure in the Senate by
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia and
in the House by Representative
Lever of South Carolina The meas
ure will propose establishment of
chain of licensed and bonded ware
houses, where cotton may be stored
until conditions become normal and
be made the collateral for issuance of
emergency currency.
The advisability of some such ac-
tion was urged before the House
agricultural committee by commis-
sioners of agriculture Of the cotton
states. E. J. Watson, commissioner
Of agriculture of South Carolina and
president of the cotton congress, out
lined his view that cotton should be
made a stable basis of credit and that
the federal reserve board should be
given power to make warehouse re-
ceipts the basis for currency issued
under the feredal reserve act. His
suggestions were seconded by E. r.
Kone and R. G.. Hollingsworth.
eve don't want a system of valor-
ization," Mr.. Watson told the COM
mittee eve do not want the gov
ernment to advance money to the
holders of cotton. We want you to
lend the moaey to finance this crisis
on proper security, and we want the
money withdrawn just as soon as the
need for it has passed."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
WATCHING FOOD PRICES
WILSON INVESTIGATES RISE IN
COST OF FOoDSTUFFS.
President Starts Department Officials
Inquiry Into Alleged Artificial In
crhaSo

President Wilson Thursday set in
motion the machinery Of the fed.
eral government to determine wheth'
er the cost of living is being increas-
ed "upon the p1etext of the condi-
tions existing in Europe" He call
ed upon Attorney General Mercy
nolds to report if criminal prosecu-
tions were warranted, and if any
new laws were necessary. The presi-
dent may send special message to
congress in the latter event.
Certain the country ought to be
defended if possible, the president
wrote to the attorney general,
against men who would take advan-
tage of such circumstances to in
crease the price of food and the diff
fculties of living" Within few
hours from the time the president
acted three Of the executive depart
nents of the government were NOV
ing to learn the cause of the soaring
prices of food throughout the coun-
try.
Attorney General McReynolds set
a: work the bureau of investigation
of the department of justice with its
hundreds Of agents throughout the
country Agents of the department
of commerce also were started upon
tie inquiry, and Secretary Redheld
conferred with Secretary Houston of
the department OF agriculture.
Some officials who believe the
greater proportion of price increases
have no connection whatever with
the European war but are the result
of manipulations, attempts at ccr-
ners or individual efforts Of dealers,
contend that the conspiracy sec
ticn OF the Sherman law covers the
situation Attorney McReynolds,
however, will give an opinion on that
feature to the president later.
Congressmen who already have in
troduced resolutions to investigate
the rise in prices and others who are
preparing similar measures viewed
the action of the administration with
satisfaction. They pointed out that,
while -four particularly had taken t.
great Jump in price, wheat exports
practically. are paralyzed and mil
lions of bushels are piled up in ele-
yators or in freight cars strung
across the country.
Secretary Redfield wrote Chairman
Adamson of the House commerce
committee suggesting an appropria-
tion of $4,000 for his part of the in
vestigation.
IF the present temporary stop.
page Of trade with foreign countries
IS made the basis for an attempt in
the country to put up prices artif-
cially,'' said the secretary, eft is IN
patriotic, may say even damnable
The food question was the first in
% which President Wilson plunged
when he went back to his desk after
his return from Rome, Ca, where he
buried Mrs. Wilson.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
DROPPED BY BLEASITES
HOW HE VOTED.
Spartanburg Journal Prints Interest
ing Article Concerning Change of
Heart Among Bleasites.

Since many of the Spartanburg
county Blease people have turned
against Richards because of his re-
fusal to state where he stood in the
governors election in 1912, it has
been learned, says the Spartanburg
Journal, that greater part of this
strength will go to W. C. Irby Jr.,
the Laurens county administration
candidate. 1t would now appear that
Irby will carry the Spartanburg coun-
ty Blease vote over the other Blease
candidates.
In an interview with Robert J..
Can't a reporter was advised that
the Blease people are by no means
solid in the support of any candidate
for governor. There has been no
elimination except where the in
dividual voter is eliminating by
choosing the best man as he sees it, :"
said Mr.. Can't.
t'It is true that number of voters
left Richards as the result Of his re-
fusa1 to state his position two years
ago, when questioned as to this Sat-
urday night. Mr.. Richards was a
candidate for railroad commissioner
before the people two years ago, and
both sides claimed him"
Continuing, Mr.. Can't said: "The
present campaign for governor is
campaign of principles as well as
men, and unless a man stands
squarely for the principles supported
by Gov Blease, the Bleasites are not
to support him. Richards
answer last Saturday night caused
many to question his loyalty to
Blease principles. There are men
running in this campaign, who open
ly take the position that they will
not answer as to whom they will
support. They are not running as
'Bleasites'. They are straddlers and
are running as such, and will be
voted for as such.
"But no one hoping to succeed
Gov. BIease as governor and leader of
the Blease movement can be elected
by the Bleasites as such. A large
Of the Bleasites will not vote
for any man who does not stand
squarely for Blease principles, and
whose loyalty to them they can not
question. We assume that a man
who has supported Gov. Blease in
the past will continue his loyal sup
port. If he is recent convert to
BIeasism, and aspires to lead the
CAUSE, we realize that he has the
right to change his views, we want
to, know this fact, and then we want
to know, why he has changed so
that weamight not suspect that there
is some connection between the
change of political faith, and the
race for Office. We want to know
this so that we will not feel that the
same political aspiration that
prompted a change, will not prompt
another change. That our candidate
will stay put.
"Any candidate can say I will vote
for Blease at the coming election
but the question is, will he be a
Bleasite after the election.
'sI think Mr.. Irby hit the nail on
the head when he asked Mr.. Rich
ards if he was so anxious to let the
people know how he was going to
vote two weeks from now, why was
he unwilling to tell how he voted two
years ago?
"Mr Richards>is not running as
straddler but as Bleasite, and we
want to know if his record as such IS
sound"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
DOESN'T WANT 1T
Mendel Smith Would Avoid Support
of Men Like Chicco.

Speaking at Newberry Mr.. NJ. L.
Smith said that he had never voted
or Blease in any of his races and
hat his anti-Bleaseism was we'll
tnown. He said that he was not
pleading for factionalism on one
stump and for peace and harmony on
another. Mr.. Smith then went on to
;peak of the work of the State board
If health and favored its expansion.
81 do not want the VOTE" said Mr..
Smith, land influence of such men as
Chicco of Charleston and would, un-
Ter no circumstances, encourage or
>ccept it. have given men in Char
'eston written statements to this ef-
feet and have urged upon my friends
not in any way to solicit it but to
ayoid it,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
cTNKSCALES TO SPEAK.
VIII Make Khirlwind Campaign of
Spartanburg County.

It is announced that plans were
under way for Clinkscales to make a
whirlwind campaign of Spartanburg
county on Friday, Saturday and Mon
dav before the primary. Automo-
biles will be used and an effort will
be made to have Clinkscales speak
in every part of the county on those
days. Such a campaign will be the
first of it's character ever made in
spartanburg county. He will speak
to travel 100 miles and speak 10
times each day i the schedule is car
ried out.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
DROWNED IN WATER PAIL.
Child Was Playing in Kitchen and
Fell Into Vessel.

News has just reached Gafney OF
the death by drowning of a little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert kel-
Ter. The little girl was only about
ten months old, and was playing
around in the kitchen alone, and fell
into a bucket filled with water and
was drowned when Mrs. kellar found
it: sad to relate this couple had a
child drowned in a tub or water
about ten years ago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
Slain in His Office.

E P. Emory of Chicago, railway
man, was found slain in his office
Wednesday. The general disorder
prevalent pointed to hard strug-
gle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
SHOOT 100 SPIES.
Brussels, the Capital of Belgium, Ex.
terminates Secret Watchers.

Brussels has been covered by net
work OF German spies. Six hundred
already have been arrested and 100
were shot Monday.
Some of the Germans captured
wore uniforms of gendarmes and civ
ic guards. Many were armed with
bombs and revolvers and rode in au-
tomobiles bearing false numbers.
They also had in their possession tel
egrams and letters with the counter
felt signature Of the Belgian minis
ter of war.
Just before and after the fighting
began private signs were discovered
on bridges, military works and ac-
queducts indicating that thosa strGc-
lures shonlG he blown up.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
MUST DISSOLVE
International Harvester Company De-
clared to be Monopoly.

clared to be a Monopoly.
The international Harvester Com
pany Thursday was declared to be
monopoly in restraint OF interstate
and foreign trade and was ordered
dissolved by majority decision IN
the United States district court.
Unless the s14O,0o0,000 corpora
ton submit plan for the dissolution
of the mbination into a least three
independent concerns within 80 days,
or in case of appeal within 90 days
of the issuance of an appeal man
date from the United States supreme
court, the decision announces that
court will entertain an application
for the appointment Of a receiver 1or
IL! the properties of the corporation
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
LOOKING FOR REVENUE
McAdoo and Underwood Searching
for Frauds to Replace War Loss


How to raise something like $780,
100000 to Offset the loss to the Unit
ed States in import duties to result
from the war in Europe is the sub
iect now uppermost in the minds OF
Secretary McAdoo and Representa-
tive Underwood, chairman of the
House ways and means committee.
Treasury experts have completed
a statement showing imports from
the war zone. They did not hazard
an estimate Of probable loss in re-
venues. though informally i: was ad-
mitted that the total might be nearly
s1oO,Oo0,o0O for the year. Figures
also have been prepared to demons
trate what might be raised by In
creased taxes on liquors and tobacco
and by adding to the income tax.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
Calls Ambassadors Home.

The Italian ambassadors at Lon
don. Paris. St. Petersburg and Ber-
lin have called to Rome TO consult
with tbs ministry aboat the var.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
To Protect Trade Routes.

The British admiralty has dis
patched it's fastest cruisers to run
down the German ships which threat
en- the North Atlantic trade routes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
Consider Cable Censorship.

President Wilson is considering
placing the same censorship on ca
bles as was recently riaced on wire
less stations
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
Americans Reach Home.

One thousand Americans arrived
in New York Wednesday on board
the liner Philadelphia, direct from
Southampton.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
Germans Took Prisoners.

According to wireless the Ger
mans captured 120 officers and LILO
French soldiers at Muelhausen.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
Ratifies Eighteen Treaties.

The Senate Thursday ratified trea-
ties submitted by the president. Ac-
ton of those for Panama and the
Dominican republic were postponed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
Three Persons Killed

Three passengers were killed when
a train plunged through a bridge
near Ottawa, Can, Monday,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
Dutch Flood Large Areas.

AS precautionary measure the
Dutch have flooded large areas OF
land g the depth Of three feet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-17

was believed there might be loss of life
at several places by lightning.
The damage to property is known to
be enormous.
The tragic cave-in of street corners,
which carried taxicabs and carriages
topping down TO the gas mains below in
avalanches of cobblestones and crumbled
earth, have ceased, The most important
of these mishaps was at the Elysee
palace. near the handsome esplanade of
The ministry of the interior, when a
good stretch OF the Rue du Faubourg
Saint Honore was split asunder. From
this collapse six persons we're rescued
With the greatest difficulty.
Excavations were going on at the
time in the Place de Ia Coneorde and in
the Boulevard Haussman for the new
subway. The side OF these diggings were
swept away and the Place de la Con-
corde, Paris show place is now thick
with the mud and rocks which were
flung against its creaking statuary.
The subway is Just beginning to run
again, after having been suspended half
the night Several explosions were caused
during the carly hours OF the night by
the breaking of gas and electric con-
nections and only half Of the city en-
joyed the luxury Of any other light than
that of the candle
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-17
POISONED BY THE GRIP

The grip is no respecter Of persons.
No age or station of lie is exempt from
it. The grip is not a fatal disease but it
leaves its victim in such debilitated
condition that one of our foremost medi-
cal writers has been led to say, ut is
astonishing the number Of people who
have been crippled in health for years
after an attack 1t is common thing
to hear people date various ailments from
an attack OF influenza.
The condition Of those who have had
the grip is one that calls for q tonic for
the blood. DR.. Williams Pink Pills are
especially adapted to meet this need as
they purify and enrich the blood, tone
up the nerves and give vigor, strength
and health to the debilitated system.
"The grip left me without any vitality
whatever, says one who has found re-
lief, "and lost all appetite and ambition.
/ was reduced in weight and was fire.
quently confined to bed for two days or
more. My friends thought was going
into consumption. owe my recovery to
DR.. Williams Pink Pills and cheerfully
recommend them" The details OF this
case and a chapter on the proper treat
ment of the grip and its after-effects will
be found in the booklet Building Up
the Blood which will be sent free on re-
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-17
URGE 3-CENT COIN
TO PROMOTE THRIFT
The Director of the Mint Has Received
Plea for Its
Coinage.

Washington, D. c., June ia han
sandwich for three cents, chocolate ice
cream soda and a street car ride for the
same amount is the glittering prospect
offered to the starving man and thirsty
small boy by the American Society for
Thrift. This society has worked untir-
ingly for three-cent coin, that being
the most important plank in its plat
form.
George 4. Roberts, director of the
mint, has received a letter from the
society setting forth reasons for the
coinage advocated
I'm Cleveland sandwiches may be pur-
chased for three cents, which are about
the same as flve-cent sandwiches in
other cities" the letter states. Evident
ly very large amount of business is
done with nickel simply because that
is the smallest coin current for many
purposes.
"Mr. Strauss, president of the society,
will return shortly from Europe and
probably will appear before the appro-
priations committee of the Senate on
the matter of bill for an international
congress OF thrift, and if il could be
arranged we would like at the same
time, formally, if necessary, to present
the national need of three-cent piece"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-17
FAMOUS LAWYER
PASSES AWAY
William Butler Hornblower, Associate
Judge of New York Court of APP
peals, Died at Litch6eld,
Conn

Litchfield, Conn, June l6.-William
Butler Hornblower, associate Judge of
the New York court of appeals, died this
morning of myocarditis, having been i'll
for a long time. He was regarded as
one of the most eminent lawyers in New
York state. President Cleveland APP
pointed him to the supreme court, but
his nomination was not confirmed in the
Senate, owing to opposition by New
York senators for political reasons.
Mr.. Hornblower was born in Paterson,
n. j.. May ID, 1851, the son of Rev Will
liam Henry and Matilda Butler Horn
blower He received the degree of A. B.
from Princeton in 1871. of A. NJ. from
the same college in 1874, and LII. D.
from the same in 1895. In 1875 he grad
uated from the Columbia Law school
He was a member of the commission APP
pointed by Governor Hill in 1890 to pro-
pose amendments TO the Judiciary article
of the New York constitution. and was
also member of the board of commits
sioners of statutory consolidation, en-
gagged in examining and consolidating all
the general statutes of New York from
l777. Mr. Hornblower was a member OF
many clubs and of the Bar association
of New York City.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-17

found it wise policy to allow discounts
from the circular prices during the
spring in order to induce consumers to
buy their supplies of coal during the
summer months. The householder's cell
lar bins, widely distributed and filed
with coal. thus become great reserve
storage Because OF this policy there has
been marked increase in the number
Of working days the employees have
been able to make and the shipments of
coal have been made more uniform
throughout the twelve months of the
year From 1922 to 1901, the year in
which the spring discounts went into
effect. the mean average time worked
in the anthracite region was lT9 days.
Since 1902 the average number OF work
ing days has fallen below 200 in only
one year 1906. when there was long
pending the renewal OF wage
contracts In sl9l3 it was PSI.
In 1913 the railroad shipments of an
thracite coal amounted to 69,06062S long
tons, OF which 34,107,6l9 tons, or sos
per cent, were sent out during the win
ter months, and 34,362,00 tons, or ADJ
per cent, in the summer months, the
difference between winter and summer
shipments being less than $4,000 tons.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-17
CALVES IN BETTER SUPPLY.
Prices Easier-0ther Live Stock Firmly
Held at Brighton Market.

l
Boston. June l7.--prices were firmly
held at the Brighton live stock market
yesterday. Calves were the only ex
ception, heavier receipts from the East
bringing prices down.
Heavy steers were fairly firm, though
some lots brought little less money
Tops brought about sasAc, with ordi
nary cattle at 71a@Sc, and light cattle
at l7@7tsc.
Cows Sold as high as &c for fancy, but
few were good enough TO bring this fig.
ure. Best cows sold generally at 6d6Isc
with good cows at 51a@6e, ordinary
cows at 4e@5c, and Gamers firm AT
|3h@4hc.
Bulls were firm and unchanged, the
best animals bringing 6@61ac, with oc-
easionally a fancy one a fraction more,
Ordinary bulls brought 5@512c, and bo-
lognas 4a5c.
Calves were easier under heavier re-
ceipts. Best lots brought 7@Se, with
fancy from sd DC. Mixed lots and grass
ers sold at 5@61&c.
Hogs were steady and unchanged,
Best lots brought s.50@s.60c Rough
lots sold at IA @sc and boars at $500
acc.
Few sheep and lambs were noted in
the receipts, prices being steadily held
at case for lambs and 4(d6e for sheep.
Liberal offerings of mich cows were
shown in the barns, and prices were
easy, except for fancy mixers. Ordi-
nary cows sold at a range of $3.50 S35,
and from this up to S60@S75 for good
mixers, and above this figure for fancy
mixers.