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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
AMERICANS RETURN FIRE
MEXICAN FEDERAIIS CARELESS
NEAR BORDER LINE.
Five Minutes Shooting Fray Results
in Retreat of Mexicans From River
RanE

Mexican Federal soldiers, who fred
at a defeated Constitutionalist force
escaping to the United States and
safety, met sharp resistance Sunday
from United States cavalry Of border
patrol at McKees Crossing, above Del
Rio, Tex. When three horses held
by the American troopers had been
shot down the Americans returned
the fire across the Rio Grande, and
after the exchange Of shots the Mexi-
cans withdrew, bearing with them
dead. and wounded.
Official reports Of the occurrence
to Colonel Sibley, commanding Fort
Clarke at Eagle Pass, Tex, caused
rders for all available cavalry Of the
border patrol to proceed to Del Rio.
One troop and a machine gun platoon
left Eagle Pass Monday.
=. The clash across the international
line was precipitated, according to
official reports to headquarters at
Eagle Pass Monday, by persistent fr-
ing of the Federals at the fleeing
Constitutionalists who had gained
American territory and surrendered
to United States troops. Three
horses, held by American cavalry
men, were killed. For ten. minutes
Captain Winterburn Of. Troop E,
Fourteenth cavalry, signaled to the
Federals to cease firing, but reported
that his signals were disregarded and
his own men were in danger. He
then ordered the Americans, a. de-
tachment Of eight troopers, to fire,
and a sharp fusillade followed, last
ing for about five minutes.
Constitutionalists defeated Sunday
were a scouting party led into trap
by the Federals, who, earlier in the
day, had captured Las Vacas, oppo-
site Del Rio. They abandoned the
town, 'butsreturned suddenly to at
tack the rebel scouts. About forty
five Constitutionalists were cut off by
800 Federals at McKees Crossing on
the Rio Grande, where the rebels put
up a stubborn resistance until over
powered by numbers. They then be-
gan retreating across the river to the
American side, where Captain Win
terburn's detachment Of caValrymen
was on duty to preserve neutrality.
OF the forty-five Constitutionalists
only twenty-seven reached the Texas
bank. Several were killed in the
water; their bodies floating down.
stream. There was no further trou-
Bile, and it was said that the addi-
tional troops were ordered to Del Rio
because Of the battle expected Tues
day.
A force Of about 700 Constitution
alists was reported advancing from
the southwest to Las Vacas, where
the Federal command is now sta
toned. A rebel company that has
been encamped opposite Langtry,
Tex, is also moving down the river
toward Las Vacas.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
WANTS NEW UNIVERSITY
CHURCH TOLD TO GIVE UP CLAIM
TO VANDERBILT.
Idea is to Use One Leading College
as Neuclus Of New Southern Uni

SGESllS.
Membe@ of the Methodist Epis'
copal chnesh are deeply aroused over
the decision of the supreme court Of
Tennessee, when 1t held that Wander.
bilt university is under the control
Of the trustees and not Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, South. This
decision enables the trustees to ac-
cept the 100000 gift from Andrew
Carnegie. But the decision was not
entirely unexpected, and already
plans had been discussed in event OF
the loss of the suit by the church.
Bishop Wilson, with the late
Bishop Galloway, accepted Wander
bilt university officially as an insti-
tuition of the church at the general
conference in 1898. Bishop Denny
was for eighteen years a member of
the Vanderbilt faculty. Bishop Hoss
has made that institution his special
interest for many years, has taken
active part in the controversy from
it's inception, and was really the one
first to institute the suit for the
courts to decide whether the church
or the trustees had control of the
property and the government Of the
university.
There has been no public an
nouncement of the plans under con-
struction, but the course warmly ad-
vocated by many influential preachers
and laymen in the Southern Metho-
dist church is to sever every connec-
ton possible with Vanderbilt uniyer-
sity and to found a new university
or take one of the leading Southern
Methodist colleges as a nucleus for
it's foundation. Atlanta and several
others large cities of the South have
offered large inducements for found
ing such a university in their bor-
ders. ::
Already there has been s1,000,o00
pledged, the site granted and a
building begun at Dallas, Tex, on
what is proposed to be the Southern
Methodist university, and at the
coming general conference will be
put forward for official endorsement
as the accepted central educational
institution Of the denomination. All
this matter will be decided at the
general conference, which meets in
the summer at Oklahoma City, Okla.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
EXPLAINS MAIN POINT
WILSON SAYS HIS OPPONENTS
LOSE SIGHT OF 1T.
Canal Tolls Repeal is Not Personal
Matter-Highest Interests OF Coun-
try Are Involved.

President Wilson in talks with
callers Thursday argued that mem
bers of congress were not being ask,
ed to change their personal opinions
on the tolls exemption, but to vote
patriotically for its repeal in order
to correct a serious international sit
uation which threatened to embarrass
the United States at every turn in
future negotiation of treaties and
trade agreements.
The president told congressman
who visited the White House that
those who based their opposition to
the repeal on economic grounds or
even on their individual interpreta-
ton Of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
were losing sight of the main point
the united and unanimous opposi-
ton Of the civilized world to the
tolls exemption. The president has
been informed that the press OF
South America, speaking, he thinks,
also for their governments, has join
ed the press and governments Of the
rest Of the world in the view that
the United States is interpreting
treaties to suit itself, regardless of
obligations.
Mr.. Wilson emphasized that it was
no personal question with him
though he himself believed the tolls
exemption was form of ship sub
sidy and a mistaken economic policy
as well as breach Of the treaty. He
reiterated that he did not go to con-
gress with his message to express his
personal views, but to state situa-
tion which had arisen International
ly, involving circumstances which
were not before members of congress
when they last considered the Pan
anna canal act. He did not believe
members Of congress would be COM
promising themselves by changing
their votes now because he knew they
could not have foreseen the world
wide protest at that time.
Asked just what the international
situation was, the. president explain
ed that so long as the judgment of
the whole world was unanimously
against the United States on situa-
tion Of national honor and treaty
obligation, foreign governments gen.
orally would not be enthusiastic
about entering into further treaties
or trade agreements. For this rea-
son he held it as vital to repeal the
tolls exemption clause.
There was deep feeling in the pres
ident's voice IS he explained the Sit
uation to one group Of callers. He
referred to the American nation as
too big and powerful to be ungener-
Gus or captious in its construction Of
treaties. The United States, he be-
lieves, is too big to say eve will do
just as little as possible and as We
please in interpreting our obIga-
tons" He insisted that the thing
for the United States to do was vol
UNFAIRLY and ungrudgingly to make
it's own ships pay tolls on an equality
with other nations; as to the points
involved were too small as compared
with the international inconvenience
and loss of prectige which he thinks
would be otherwise occasioned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
CORN CLUB PRIZES
NINETY BOYS TO GET FREE COURSE
AT CLEMSON COLLEGE
Will. STAY Thirty DAYS
President Riggs Announces Details Of
Plan by Which Short Course In
Agriculture is to be Given to Mem,
.
bers Of Boys Corn Club in the
Various Counties of the State.

Ninety South Carolina boys vii! be
given a course Of thirty days in prac-
tical agriculture at Clemson college
next winter. The course will be Civ
en- them free Of charge an /. in addi-
ton to this, President ". NJ. Riggs
has arranged matters SO that the
boys will not even have to pay for
their board while at the college.
These scholarships, which Is what
they amount to, are now offered as
the main prizes in the Boys Corn
Club work in each county.
The two winning boy corn grow
ers in each county will get the Glenn
son courses and two boys at large
from the State will be added to the
number, making ninety In all. The
prizes will be awarded not alone for
largest yield. The size, Of yield,
amount of fertilizers used and cost
of production will be the principal
factors in determining the winners.
W. W. Long, State agent and su-
perinstendent OF extension Of Clemson
college, considers that too much I'M
portance has been placed on yield in
the corn club work heretofore and
in the future economical productions
as well as heavy yield will be aimed:
at. Each boy must bring with him
to Clemson college statement from
his school teacher designating the.
grade he is in at school. The boys
will be divided into groups accord
ing to their schoo! grades, as far as
will be found practicable.
Mr.. Long Is arranging to, have six
OF the best men in the demonstra-
advance and arrange course IN ele-
mentary agriculture for the boys.
These six men will also be at the col
lege during the stay of the boys and
will sleep in the dormitories with
them, in. order to take the best care
of them and to relieve their parents
minds of all anxiety.
Mr.. Long plans. to give the boys !:
two weeks Of instruction In field
crops, with actual work In the field;
ne week in the dairy barns, and one
week in the horticultural grounds, in
addition to class room work in field
crops, animal husbandry, horticul-
ture, insect pests and plant diseases.
The aim will be to make the course
elementary enough for the boys to
take it in properly and at the same
time thorough enough to give them
valuable knowledge.
It is believed that this is the first
time such an offer has been made In
the corn club work anywhere. Since
the announcement Of the plan In
some counties, there has been a great
awakening Of interest in the corn
club work and applications for mem
bership in clubs have been pouring
into the college in large numbers.
Interest in the work was beginning
to slacken among the boys but pres
ent appearances are that this will be
the banner year in corn club work to
date.
The boys have accepted the plan
with enthusiasm where they have
heard Of it and the chance Of win
ming a free course at Clemson college,
with no expense attached, appears to
appeal to them strongly. The only
expense the boys parents will have
to bear will be that Of railroad fare.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
CJemency to Two Negroes.

Gov. Blease Tuesday paroled Hen
ry Beasley Of Laurens, a negro serV-
ing a life sentence for murder and
commuted the sentence Of John
Creech, colored, Of Richlanl, from
seven TO six years. Creech was con-
victed Of larceny
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
Smith Gets Bill in Line.

Senator Smith Wednesday after
noon succeeded in getting his DILL to
regulate transactions in cotton fu-
lures established as the unfinished
business of the Senate, which means
it will probably be voted On in short
time.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
BABY USES PIGS EYE.
Remarkable Operation Has Been Per
formed at Baltimore.

What is believed to be the first
operation of it's kind in the country
was performed Tuesday at a Balt1-
more, Md, hospital when the corner
of a pigs eye was grated on the
sightless eye of three-months-old
boy. It was said that previous opera
ton in which rabbits eyes had been
used were unsuccessful, but that ex-
periments with pigs eyes had led
scientists to believe that they were
more adaptable. Two cases are said
to be on record where the grating of
huma:- corneas gave sight to totally
blind eyes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
Hurt Saving Girl.

Rob Johnson, piasterer OF Will
mington, n. c., was seriously hurt
Wednesday afternoon when he sWerv-
ed his bicycle to avoid crashing into
a little girl.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
Negroes BrutaIly Attack White Girl.

Negroes BruCaHy AICdch "HIIe U1FI'
Two negroes of Atlanta brutaiiy
attached a pretty young white girl
Wednesday. She was dragged into
the woods when her cries brought
white men to her aid. Armed citt-
zens searched for the fends.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
Baby Hangs Itself.

William Yeomans, a baby of Cleve-
land, Ohio, got tangled in the string
on his bonnet, turned over his car
riage and killed himself Tuesday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
Bows Blown to Pieces.

Frank Earlwine and John Stack
house Of Wheeling, ". Va, found a
can of ..ltroglycerine Tuesday. It
exploded, blowing them to atoms.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
Kills His Brother-in-Law.

J. W. Watkins, Of Gainesville, Ca,
was mortaIly wounded Wednesday BY
his brother-in-law, Auburn Bailey,
after disputing about $3.50.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
Broke Through Glass.

While attempting to escape from a
Gaffney store in which they were seen
stealing, two negro women broke
through glass quarter Of an inch
thick.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
Drops Dead at Funeral.

At a funeral of a Confederate vet
eran at Pulaski, Tenn, Wednesday,
another veteran dropped dead. A
third veteran was carried away with
a paralytic stroke.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
Dies on River.

Last Sunday A. J. Barwick Sr., OF
Weeks, went to the Edisto river to
look after some nets. Later he Was
found dead. Foul play is not sus-
pected.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
Confesses He Killed Five.

Arthur Gill told the police Of New
Orleans Tuesday that he was an es-
capped convict, having killed five men
in Florida. He said he wanted to see
his mother and sisters.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01

butte to the president as having the
"Jacksonian courage to call on con-
gress to aid in correcting this COL
ossal blunder".
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
Town Turns Into Farm.

Dyca, Alaska, formerly a town of
10000 in the days of the Klondike
boom, has been parceled out to three
homesteaders for farms.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
Georgia Marshal Killed.

Charles Graham, of Douglass, Ca,
shot town marshal Of Broxton, Ga,
Monday while being taken to Jail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
Invited to Greenyille.

DR.. J. W. Babcock is considering
an invitation from the people Of
Greenville to locate his sanitarium
there.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
BOY FIGHTS POLICE.
Fifteen-Year-Old Lad Stands OH q
Squad Of Officers.

A 15-year-old boy, barricaded IN
gun shop, held off a squad OF Terre
Haute, Ind, police with a continuous
revolver fire Tuesday until wounded
in many places, and his clothes
blood-soaked he staggered from his.
fortress and surrendered. The lad
Ernest McWilliams-was found in
the gun ship and when his surrender
was demanded he replied with a fus-
illade. In the battle that followed
all the window panes in the store
we're shattered and an automobile,
which the boy had taken refuge, was
riddled with bullets from the officers
Weapons
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
Rivers and Harbors Bill Passed.

The rivers and harbors bill, appro-
priating 100000, has passed con-
gress, without much amendment.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-11
81 7BsT 17T:1io y;
Orchestra aa'o .s. d. Il
!. Organized
MEMBERS OF BOYS DEPART.
MENT START OFF WITH
FIFTEEN PIECES. I,

An orchestra composed of IL
pieces was organized last evening NJ
the Y. NJ. C. A. The members are
of the Boys Department. The or.
cllcstra will be directed by Prof.
Abraham Kasseil, the noted Norwe-
gian violinist. Prof. kassell is well
known 10 Fairmonters. He has given
two concerts in this city and others.
He has played in the leading orcllcs-
tras of the country. Prof. Kassell
gabe his first concert at the age OF
eight years in the city of Kristima,
Norway.
The. Y. NJ. c. a. orchestra under
his direction should take n promi-
nent place in musical circles in this
section.
An invitation is extended 10 any
Who may be interested to join.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-11
Miners Mine r; 81. W : Y
Be Taken B
THEY WILL NOT BE AsKE DTo
SURRENDER THEIR UNION

DY ASSOCIATED PaEss.l
CHICAGO, Mar. 11.-Allen +. Rees
senior consul for the mining com.
panies said the mer, would be taken
back without prejudice and surrend-
cring their rnion cards ana that
places doubtless would be found 70:
all except those who engaged in
acts of violence and other lawless-
ness.
I'VE will start, with clean
slate" declared A. E. Petermann
another attorney for the operators
who has been here attending thu
congressional hearing which ended
last night If the men want t.
return TO work and are willing tc
surrender their cards think places
will be opened for all except. those
whom the company will not take
hack on any terms owing to their
lawless acts during the strike"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-11
WouldLose
Much Reuenue
GOVERNMENT LOSER SHOULD
TOBACCO COUPONS BE
PROHIBITED.

By ASSOCIATED PREss.1
WASHINGTON, D. c., March IL.
AT hearing today before the
house committee on Ways and Means
on the Underwood bill, to put pro-
hibitive tax on tobacco coupons, l..
\. Strook of New York counsel for
the United Cigar store company, tes-
titled that If the giving OF coupons
TO. tobacco users should be stopped
there would be a falling OFF In the
amount Of tobacco e,scd and l,st;the
revenue of the government would d.
minish. He said that coupons given
away for all kintisNef products i1sthis
country represented one. hundred
million dollars wotaS OH goods$ ard
that, the tobacco coupons amounted
to about 100000 Of which he said
the, United Cigar stores company dis
poses of 100000 worth. He con-
tended that any curtailment oy pro-
hibitiye legislation would be disad-
vantageous TO the public. Former
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
1'eskes. counsel for the Independent
tobacco manufacturers told the com-
mittee that congress had ample power
t. enact such legislation and cited
state laws against trading stamns aS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-11
PROPAGATION AND PROTECTION
OF. BIRDS WILL BE SUBJECT
DISCUSSED. wa bgs
FARMERS VITALITY INTERESTED
as CROPS DEPEND UPON DE-
STRUCTI0N OF INSECTS.
MAY ASK FOR HUNTERS LICENSE
LAW TO CREATE FUND TO &,
CARRY ON WORK. \ If.

There will be an important meet
ing, of the Marion County Game AS
sociation held at the county court
room this evening at Sgo'clock for
the purpose of discussing the prob
lem of caring for the birds. and other
kindred subjects. 8 -
The meeting will be addressed by
]. A. vlqucsney. State Fish ana camc
Warden, Dean sanderson, Of the West
Virginia College. Of Agriculture. and
II. L. Smith, who is here iii charge
of the agricultural extension work
of the U. s. government, cooperating
with the Chamber OF Commerce, and
the farmers. ;A4il9$
This meeting will not only be of
great in;ercs: to tho sportsnicn ofthe
county but 1t is one in which lie
farmers Of are vitality Interested.
since the birds are absolutely nee
essary for the protection al their
crops. The amount OF destructive
insects destroyed by the birds is
shown by carefully compiled statis-
ties to be almost unbelievable In
quantity. ~ ~ r.
In several foreign countries Where
this subject has been given closer,
study than in this country It is shown
that the birds are not onlytthe farm.
ers' best friend but ttheSsare abso-
lutely necessary. for. his protection.
The Game Association is interest
ed in having law passed that, viii
license hunters, thereby protecting
the game, and at the same time pro-
viding in5ifund for the. propagation
interpretation of. bird life. 1 They
also favor this means Of raisingIsa
suitable! fund sbecause 1t does not
placesa direct tan on the citizens 81
the state. 9tIt'isepointed out BY them
that. such atfdnd is necessary, In OK
tFemely cold winters when the
ground is covered with snow, to feed
the BIRDS They are therefore anxis
Gus to have the various county. game
f.aIfsl -. - ltl4-s SO, ~, l,t.-s., ri L
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-11

- gJi1S0IySH .G{~t1 fallI 3rTJ :sIIEIf
g ea!s thf trusts t and John R D'RoekG
u :.;s915vG !tIIt 5rG s!dH !!s,fd
Any mother will tell you that It i;
almost impossible to raise fern and
n flock of children in the sand
house.
a princess will spend whole aft,
ernoon pricing union suits, and then
come home and tell the neighbors
that she was down town purchasing
lingerie.
When a man breaks a big pair To
draw flush and fills the flush he
does more Dragging than if he had
built the Panama Canal single-hand.
cd.
The only difference between most
wives ami hired girls is that the hired
girls get paid once week and can
cult any time they feel like it.
The kind of man who knows he
would be philanthropist IL he were
a millionaire is the same guy who
can't spare blind man nickel when
he has ten bucks in his pocket.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-11
Safe Is Cracked
Bonds Are Taken

TOLEDO, Ohio, March 1l.-7Tlse
safe in Joseph Nast's clothing store
Gu Summit the main business street,
was wrecked BY dynamite sxpro.
sion last, night. The cracksppn es.
capped with Is2o,Qoo bondsYof NeN
York Amusement company, jewelrs
valued at $3.50 and $4,000 cash. TIE
explosion was deadened by quaint,
Ties of clothing piled about the safe.
The cracksmen entered through a
trap door in. the roof. !.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-11
Game Warden, Viquesneyl And
!. Other Speakers VIII Address
q y Marion Co. Game Assoc iation

associations cooperate with them IN
securing the passage Of such IA bill
and tof1oin with them In q request
10 Governor Hatfield that he inciude!
such a measure in Ills call for a spe-l
cial session of the legislature should
lie decide to make such a call.
The officers Of the! Marion County
Game Association are John u! Phil
lips, president, and e. II j Taylor, sec
ietary,. who with II. M, Hite and 9TH
or enthusiastic members OF the assoA
citation, are showing commendable
Interest in this question together
with its direct bearing upon the as
ricultural development work.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-11
Would Sanction
calling off Strike

Dr ASSOCIATED PREss.I
CHICAGO, Mar. live will
sanction the calling of the Copper
Miners strike il the men themselves
want to do it," declared Chas. H.
Meyer, president of the Western
Federation of Miners here today
Meyer recommended . rnfH-cndum
vote TO determine whe'har III" strik-
ers DESIRED TO waive th"ir demand for
recognition of the Union to 'surread.
er their Union cards and return IL
work.
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