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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-08
TAKES UP NEW PROJECT
CLNKSCALES WOULD PROTECT
SMALL STOCKHOLDER,
Having Lost Confidence in Manage
ment of Some Mills Stockholders
Want Investigation.

John G. Clinkscales, candidate for
governor, took a new tack at. Bishop
vile Tuesday in his race when he
joined one of his opponents, ". C.
Iroy Jr., in demanding square Ceal
for minority stockholders in South
Carolina mills. Mr.. Clinkscales was
so anxious to avoid the charge of
striking blow at the foundations
Of the greatest Industrial develop
ment of our State" that he read his
speech.
Mr.. Clinkscales declared that there
is a class Of cotton mills in this State
in whose management the minority
of the stockholders has long since
lost confidence. Mr.. Clinkscales ad-
mitted that in many cases there
were natural causes for depreciation
in the value Of cotton mill stocks.
But I believe that where there is
cotton mill owned and controlled
by what we have come to know as
the selling agent, who, with the &C,
quiescence of a highly paid mill presi-
dent, directs the operations of the
plant, the South Carolina stockholder
has very little show" explained Mr.
Clinkscales.
A part of his speech follows:
Briefly I ask for square deal for
the minority stockholder in the cot
ton mills of South Carolina that in
the end greater confidence may be
shown in our great industrial enter
prises and our people may escape
greater losses IN the years to come,
and the laborer in these mills get a
square deal and better wages. !
would avoid in South Carolina rep
etition Of the losses that have been
recently sustained by the minority
stockholders Of railroads in New
England by secret control Of these
properties through the greater in
terestS.
I'm South Carolina We want to as
I sure a healthy condition in our cot
ton manufacturing enterprises, and
it is not asking too much that the
people be able to know just what the
conditions are that have destroyed
confidence in so great'a measure in
the stocks Of cotton mills in this re-
gion.
"If elected governor I will urge
inquiry into the financial status OF
the mills of this State. If there be
dishonest plans on foot in any COM
pany to destroy the value of these
properties with a view to their &C
QUESTION by the greater interest such
an inquiry will bring them to halt
and purify the general Industrial at
mosphere. I do not believe South
Carolinians should be robbed Of their
money through the manipulation of
properties by those in charge for
their private gain.
"This statement I make in the ma
ture of warning and I believe it
should be sounded throughout the
commonwealth
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-08
SHOOT FOhMER OFFICER.
Police of Allendale and EX-Cop Have
Fatal Pistol Fight.

Joe Kelly, a former policeman at
WILLIAMSON, was Slot and killed on
the streets of that town Monday.
Claude Poore, a policeman, is charg-
ed with the shooting. Poo-e arrest
ed Kelly Sunday for some misde-
meanor, but he was released on bond.
The men met on the streets Monday
morning, and, according to reports,
words passed, when Toore is said to
hive drawn his pistol and shot at
Kelly six times, two shots taking eff
feet in his left side. Kelly was taken
to Greenville, ,,ut died before reach
ing the hospital. Kelly was unarm-
e. ooore surrendered and is in the
Anderson county Jail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-08
CHARGED WITH Murder.
Girl Mother caid to Have Slain Her
Own Child.

Elsie Barbara, IS years of age, was
arrested by Rural Policeman GosLell
of Greenville Monday morning on 9
charge of infanticide. It il. alleged
that she made way with her infant
girl, whose body was discovered on
the morning of June 20 by Mrs. Ben
Barbare, mother of tue girl accused
of doing away with the infant. In a
confession wLich the young girl is
said to have made to Solicitor Bon
hom and the arresting officer, she
claiced that the child was born dead,
and that she put the body in gulley
in order to save her good name, for
she is unmarried. Doctors who ex-
amined the infant gave it as their
opinion that it had lived after birth.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-08
STORM HITS COLUMBIA.
Telephone and Telegraph Wires Are
Down and City is in Darkness.

For two hours Sunday afternoon
Columbia was visited by heavy
storm of wind, hail and rain, accom-
The disturbance was the most severe
of its kind to strike that section for
some years. Heavy damage was sui
fered by public service companies,
stores and residence in all parts OF
the city. Plate glass windows were
blown in, signs and fences were
blown down.
Office buildings were flooded and
ventilators were torn from skylights.
Telephone >1d telegraph poles were
blown down and trees were mutilat-
ed, making the streets impossible IN
some places and filling roadways with
wires. AS a result the citv Sunday
night was in darkness. At least eight
hundred telephones are out Of COM
mission. Lightning struck in many
places within the city limits and re-
suited in one small conflagration.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-08
BUBONTC PLAGUE.
Two Cases Are Discovered in the City
of New Orleans.

Following the death at New Or
leans Sunday Of Charles Lundene
whose malady was diagnosed as bu.
tonic plague, and the discovery Of a
second case, Gov. Hall of Louisiana
Mayor Behrman of New Orleans
members of the legislature and health
authorities went into conference te
determine upon methods to be en-
ployed by the city and state in stamp
ing out the disease.
While definite announcement has
not heen made, it is known that q
campaign for the determination oi
rats arG f1eas is among the preventive
measures 10 be undertaken. It was
stated that bill would be introduced
in the legislature at Baton Rouge, ap,
Eropriat;ng funds with which to fight
the contagion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-08
HAVE NEW NAMES.
How Members of Press Are Nonlinat-
ed Since Richards Attack.

The newspaper men who are COW
ering the campaign have new names,
as a result of the attacks by Major
John G. Richards, chairman of the
railroad commission, and candidate
for governor, on what he has named,
"The newspaper oiigarchy." A. D.
elephant, of the Columbia State, has
designated the three newspaper men
as Oligarchy /, 2, and 8. He calls j.
A. DAILY, of the Columbia Record,
Oligarchy No. /, Caldwell, Of The
News and Courier, as Oligarchy No.
2, himself as OEsarchy No. 8, and
&. R. Calvert, the Western Union
man, who is making the rounds with
the campaign and handling press
copy, as chief slave of the Oligarchy.
Richards and Charles Carroll Simms,
also running for governor, are the
only two out of the .wenty-six candi-
dates who have attacked the newspa-
rers so far.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-08

or out of the asylum, paying a re-
markable tribute to her, as physi-
clan and woman, and condemned the
method of trial" at the "star cham
ber" session. He urged the voters to
put the stamp of disapproval on thet
trial" so indelibly that it can never
be blotted out
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-08
HITS CRITICS HARD
Underwood Shows There is No Treas
ury Deficit.

ury Deficit.
Fortified with officials figures from
the treasury department, Democratic
Leader Underwood Saturday told the
House there would be no deficit in
government finances and that any
prediction Of one was dream. based
on wishes spriaging from political
antagonism.
In an analysis OF the governments
financial situation Mr.. Underwood an
nounced that the total receipts Of the
government for the fiscal year ending
Tuesday, June 80, would aggregate
$780, 100000, leaving surplus Of
$50, 100000 and that with only half
years operation of the income tax.
That did not include Panama expen-
ditures, estimated at S35,000,000.
Next year, he declared, Panama ex-
penditures virtually would pass away,
and canal receipts would pay run
ming expenses.
Mr.. Underwood's speech was in
support of the Senate amendment to
the legislative appropriation bill to
increase the treasury fund for col
lecting the income tax from $1,000
900 to s1,50o,000, which the House
finally agreed to-. Mr. Underwood ex-
planned the increase was for collect
ing the income tax from persons and
corporations trying to evade it.
"For next year," he predicted, eve
can be assured of collecting more
than 100000 from the income tax,
even if no more proportionately is
collected than was collected this year,
and more proportionately will be col
lected."
Mr.. Underwood said customs re-
ceipts were producing in the current
year S22,000,00O more than the ad-
ministration had expected, and that
the treasury department reported
these figures Of the total revenues for
the current year just nding:
Income and corporation tax S75,-
100000, which had been estimated at
$95, 5,000,000; internal revenue $685.
100000, estimated at s312,000,000;
customs receipts s292,000,O00, esti-
mated at s270,oo0,000; miscellane-
Gus receipts s57,000,O00, estimated at
100000"