davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-03

Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Osborne of Nor
riston were visitors in ocala Sunday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
GIRLS COLLEGE BURNS.
-Four Hundred Massachusetts, Inmates
Leave Building Safely.

Perfect discipline, GOODNESS and
bravery on the part of the students
and faculty members prevented loss
of life or injury when College hail.
oldest Of the Wellesley college build
ings, ct Wellesey, Mass, was burned
Tuesday. Two hundred and fifty
young women students, fifty instruc-
tors and so maids were in bed when
the fire was discovered.
Every one was saved and not one
of the scores who marched in an Or
derly procession through smoke-hlled
Railways suffered so much as a
scratch. The building was LETT
blackened shell. Within its cruHl-
bled walls was wreckage representing
a loss Of 100000. OF this amount
100000 was the estimated value OF
personal property OF the inmates
nearly all Of whom escaped In scanty
attire. Insurance will amount to
about 100000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
BANDITS GIVE FIGHT.
Illinois Vandals Caught Looting
Cars Give Desperate Battle.

Illinois Vandals Caught Looting
Cars Give Desperate Battle.
Two men were killed and two dep
uty sheriffs and a woman wounded as
the result of an attempted hold-up Of
Chicago freight train at Manlius,
ILL.,, Friday. The bandits were sur
prised while throwing merchandise
from the train. One opened fire on
the conductor while the others ran
to the engine and ordered Engineer
Fisher to proceed with the train.
While he was trying to explain there
would be danger of collision, one
Of the bandits killed him. The three
men then jumped from the engine,
and, rejoining the fourth, who had
been holding of the crew, fed.
The sheriff and his two deputies
started in pursuit, locating the ban
dts in a bunk car near langley.
The men opened FIRE on the officers,
wounded both deputies. They then
fled to a cornfeld, where they were
surrounded by the sheriff and posse
Of farmers. In an exchange Of shots
one Of the robbers fell, shot through
the abdomen. Two then surrender
ed, but the third escaped to Chilli
cothe, ILL.,, where he later was arrest
ed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
POSTMASTER IS KILLED
THREE MEXICANs CROSS BOR-
DER TO ROB AND SLAY.
Feeling Runs High as Martial Law Is
Practically Declared in Vicinity Of
California Town.

Although no proclamation was IS
sued martial law existed in effect
Monday along the border for miles
7 each side Of Tecate. Cal, following
the destruction by fire OF the general
store containing the United States
post Office and customs Office and the
murder of Postmaster Frank V. John
ston Saturday by three men, declared
to be Mexicans.
All Sunday night the border was
patrolled by American troops from
Fort Rosecrans. Across the line, not
many hundred feet away, Mexican
rurales performed guard duty. Every
man within a radius Of ten miles OF
Tecate is fully armed and rifles and
ammunition have been ordered.
Gov. Johnson was asked Monday 70
make formal demand on Gov. Fran
cisco Pasquez, Of Lower California,
for the delivery Of the Mexicans sus-
pected OF having killed Johnston.
Major W. C. Davis, commander at
Fort Rosecrans, received instructions
from Washington to lend any assist
ance to the immigration and customs
officials and keep the department In
formed Of conditions.
The cause of the excitement was
outlined in report to Washington,
which said: "Three or more Me1i-
cans armed with revolvers crossed the
national line at Tecate, killing one
civilian and wounding another seri-
ously, and burning a store, including
the body Of the civilian. The Me1i-
cans escaped, but one was recognized
as a member of a railroad construc-
ton gang working few miles south
Of Tecate."
A dispatch from San Diego, CAL,
says extradition Of the Mexican ban
dts Saturday night who killed Frank
V. Johnston and assaulted Werner
Wiedenbeck in an attempted robbery
of the Mountain Commercial COM
pany's store at Tecate Saturday night
was urged on Gov. Johnson by the
district attorneys Office at San Diego.
Wiedenbeck is positive as to his iden-
tifcation Of one Of the outlaws, but
the name was withheld. He escaped
back into Mexico.
Thoops sent from Fort Rosecrans
to the scene by Mai. W. G. Davis,
commander Of the fort, remained
there Monday to prevent disorders.
Davis has informed the department
at Washington and Major General
Arthur Murray, commander Of the
Western Department at San Fran
cisco, of the circumstances and has
instructions to maintain vigilance and
keep the war department Informed OF
developments. Feeling along the bor-
der in the vicinity Is bitter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
HAS NOT BEEN FLOODED
FOREIGN MADE GOODS HAVE NOT
SWEPT INTO q. s.
Secretary Of Commerce Redfield
Shows That New Tariff Has Not
Altered Balance Of Trade.

William C. Redaeld, secretary OF
commerce, addressing the State Busi-
ness Mems association OF Connecti-
cut at Hartford, Conn, last week,
asked what had become of the threat
ened flooding Of American markets
with foreign made goods, attracted
by the new tariff schedules.
Call men are witnesses that the
flooding of our markets with the
products of the so-called pauper
labor of Europe has not occurred" ;"
he said. "Nay, the total imports for
the entire period since the tariff came
into effect actually are less than for
a like period year ago.
What has become Of the millions
upon millions in value OF goods walt
ing to be unloaded upon us, whereby
the power to purchase more cheaply
was to bring disaster and distress
upon American industries? Instead.
as editors and speakers look over the
cold, hard facts Of our foreign trade,
their remarks about the flooding OF
our markets must come to their
thought as those things one would
rather not have said.
meanwhile the current has run
strongly the other way and particu-
larly is this true in the shape Of fully
finished materials. Our foreign trade
in this continues to grow despite the
normal fluctuations from month to
month in the total export business.
Those who felt that the flooding had
come when December imports rose to
the largest ever known, namely
s1S4,500,000, must have experienced
rude shock when imports for Jan
uary fell Of more than s30,000,O0O.
almost s9,O00,0O0 less than the
month Of January, 1913.
eve expert a growth in the i'm
ports Of manufacturers under the
new tariff, that competitive condi-
tions may exist to the general good.
We expect that as great or a larger
growth will take place in the ex-
portations OF manufactures; that bus
mess may run more steadily in our
American shops and that the gold OF
the nations may be brought In In
creasing quantities into the pockets
of our people"
OF foreign commerce, Mr.. Redfeld
said, he did not share the belief that
big business" could claim the lions
share of credit for Great g and hold
ing trade In other countries. The
secretary was optimistic concerning
general conditions.
Looking about over all America
one sees no serious factors tending
to trouble" he said. "The fall OF
prices has already begun. 1t takes
time to filter through the various
phases of distribution but the process
is we'll begun" The situation among
the unemployed Mr.. Redfield regard
ed as improving. affairs in that re-
spect," he said, "are better than they
were a month ago and very much bet
ter than they were 60 days back
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
CONFEssEs THREE MURDERS.
Negro Who Killed Wife at st. George
Makes Full Confession.

A negro living near st. George un-
der the name Of Henry Brown beat
his wife to death Saturday a week
ago. On last Tuesday he sent for q
negro preacher and confessed that he
had killed not only his wife, but two
other negroes. His real name Is Joe
Smith and he was born in Washing
ton county, Georgia, and worked on
the farm Of Mr.. Elder Sheldon, Of
sandersville, Ga. In 1901 he shot a
negro by the name of Pet Belum. and
ran away to England, and hence to
Mexico and other countries In South
America.
Coming back to the State went to
Colorado and there killed John Al
bert, another negro, on May 19,
1910, and was caught and convicted
and sentenced for II years in prison.
On July 4, 1912, he escaped and came
to South Carolina and has been here
ever since. The woman whom he
killed last Saturday was stolen by
him from Branchville and has been
living with him since Christmas,
1913.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
WIND COMPLETES HAVOC
TWO MORE PERSONS KILLED
WHEN WALL COLLAPSES.
Weakened Walls Of Fire-Swept Mis-
souri, Athletic Club Falls on An
other Structure.

At least two persons were killed.
fifteen buried under debris and ten
injured when the wall Of the Missouri
Athletic club building at st. Louis,
whic' vas destroyed by fire, in which
thirty sons lost their lives a week
ago, 60 psed under high wind late
Tuesday and crashed through four
story building occupied by the St.
Louis Seed company.
The wall Of the Missouri Athletic
Club building, which stood seven
stories high, crumbled when thirty
fve-mile wind veered to the north
west. A few minutes before the col
lapse Building Commissioner Nickel
vey, who was directing 10 men In
the work of exploring the ruins OF
the Missouri Athletic Club, feared the
wall would fall and ordered his men
out of the debris. This action prob
ably prevented a heavy loss OF life.
The four-story building occupied
by the St. Louis Seed company had
weakened, apparently, during the
burning Of the Missouri Athletic Club
building, which adjoined 1t on the
east, and when the brick wall crashed
on the walls the latter gave way,
and all above the second floor cru1l-
bled.
Hours after the accident it was i'm
possible to determine how many had
been rescued from the ruins. Many
doubtless escaped and went away
without giving their names, but ten
persons are unaccounted for. Six In
iured, three of them women, had been
taken from the ruins, two were
known to be dead, and several still
were in the debris.
James Cobb, cashier OF the seed
company, apparently was dangerously
hurt, but he directed the work of the
rescuers, who tried to eytricate him
from the ruins. Electric lights were
strung about the debris that pinioned
him, and while the workmen tugged
at the heavy timbers Father Kennedy,
Catholic priest, administered to
him the last rites of the church.
Father Kennedy also administered
the last rites to another man buried
in the debris. Two other priests
worked in the ruins, giving last rites
to the injured.
An aged man was found pinioned
in the basement. Of the seed company
building. He was seriously injured,
and to take him out alive it seemed
necessary to amputate his leg. Ply
sicians had injected morphine into
the pinioned leg and were about to
apply the knife when workmen sue
ceeded in moving the debris slightly,
thereby releasing the injured man.
The amputation was averted. and the
man was taken to the city dispensary.
In the seed company building at
the time Of the accident were ten or
twelve customers, three women and
five or six men, Office employees, and a
large number Of workmen engaged
in repair work. The customers in the
building are believed to have escaped
with slight or no injuries. The in
jured were for the most part Office
employees Of the seed company or
workmen..
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
YOUNG MEN LEAVE TOWN
SOUGHT FOR OUTRAGE ON TWO
GIRLS OF CENTRAL.
State Should be Made Very Hot for
Them if They Can Ever be Brought
to Justice.

According to information received
in Seneca Saturday morning, three
prominent young men Of Central are
being sought by the police and faith
ers of two outraged young girls are
following every clue to help locate
these perpetrators Of an unmention-
able crime. News of the atrocious
affair reached the fathers OF the two
girls concerned about two weeks ago,
but fac:s connected with the occur
renee have been kept quiet and little
information has yet been given to the
public.
It is alleged that three young men,
all about 21 years of age, left Central
one Saturday night recently with two
young girls, neither Of which Is more
than II years old, going in the direc-
ton of Pendleton. 1t seems that the
plans for the night were arranged be-
fore they left Central. In Pendleton
the party was Joined by fourth man,
who, 1t is understood, had been pay
ing court to one of the young girls
for some time. Information which
appears to be authentic is to the ef-
feet that the four men and two girls
spent the night in one Of TIE mer-
chandise stores in the town Of Pen
dleton.
Whether one Of the men carried a
key to the store or entrance was fore
IDLY made Is not yet known. Before
leaving the store the girls were fur
nished with an entire change Of cloth
ing and given money with which to
leave on the first train from town.
From Pendleton they went to Pied
mont, where they were found by their
parents several days later.
After the Saturday night trip the
Young men returned to their respec-
tive homes in Central. Search was at
once started for the missing girls.
Realizing that they would be found
within a short time and that they
would be Immediately connected with
the awful affair, the men left the
town and have not been heard from
since. After the girls returned to
their homes it is said that they told
the story OF the runaway from the
minute they left, giving the names OF
those in the party and the one who
planned the trip.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
STRAIT rs NAMED.
Lancaster Physician Will Head the
State Insane Hospital.

The governor Friday morning an
nounced the appointment OF DR.. T. j.
Strait of Lancaster as superintendent
of the State Hospital for the Insane.
A dispatch from Lancaster says:
When he is officially notified OF his
appointment as superintendent OF the
State Hospital for the Insane DR.. I.
J. Strait will go to Columbia and
made arrangements to take charge OF
the institution, succeeding Dr. ]. W.
Babcock, resigned.
"I received no official notltca-
tion," said DR.. Strait, "but I agreed
to accept the position provided things
were so arranged that 7 would not be
Handicapped in the management OF
the institution. AS soon as receive
official notice I will &C down and lock
into the matter and give an answer.
While I regret very much to leave
home I feel that I might be useful to
those miserable inmates"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
CATTLE TICK FIGHT.
South Carolina Will Have Fund OF
100000 to Work With.

Definite plans for the fight on the
cattle tick in South Carolina IS eX-
pected in a few days. The general
assembly made an appropriation OF
$4,000, and the national department
Of agriculture has promised the same
amount. The work will be done un-
der the direction of the United States
department Of agriculture and Clem-
son college. Fourteen counties have
been freed Of the pest, and the ef-
forts will be directed in freeing the
remaining thirty counties.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25

All -Four of the Proposed Meas
ures-They VIII Provide Substan-
tial Basis for Effective Regulation
of Unlawful Combinations.
President Wilson at conference
Monday night with the House judi
ciary subcommittee on trusts, put
the stamp of administration approval
on the substance Of the four bills to
amend the antitrust laws which the
committee submitted in a PRACTICAL!
final form. There will be another
conference at the White House With
in a week and members Of the COM
mittee asserted that unless pro.
tracted discussion should be raised
in the full committee when the meas
ures are presented, all four bills to
strengthen the Sherman law, cover.
ing interlocking directorates, holding
companies, trade relations and defi.
nitions Of restraints Of trade, would
be reported to the house within a
fortnight.
President Wilson indicated his be.
lief that it would be better to consoli'
date all the bills into one in order tc
expedite legislation. The Senate In
terstate commerce committee Is un'
derstood to favor consolidation, and
that it will be effected by the House
judiciary committee practically Is Ger.
tain.
The president made a number OF
suggestions to the subcommittee
which composed Representatives
Clayton Of Alabama, Carlin Of Vir.
ginia and Floyd of Arkansas. He in
sisted that personal guilt OF ind''
viduals in control Of corporations
should be prescribed in every bill IN
order to break up the evils that have
grown up under the present anti
trust laws. The committee will re.
wise the bills with this in view and
talk with the president again be-
fore submitting the measures to the
full committee and to the House.
The draft of the holding corpora
ton bill had been completed just be-
fore the conference. The measure
would make unlawful those holding
companies that combine the stock o!
CORPORATION so as to lessen competi-
ton, but would not affect cmpanies
which hold the stock Of corporations
that form essentioal parts Of their
business. Holding companies that
are entirely for investment and not
for business directly are not prohibit
ed. This would permit companies
like the big insurance concerns to
hold the stock of corporations which
are not competitors.
The committee believes that IN this
bill It has solved the problem OF dis
eliminating between the holding CON-
pany operating by combining num-
her of competitors into one compan!
and the corporations that have been
compelled to combine a number o.
concerns that are not competitors.
but whose combination is necessar!
In order to make unit or whole. as
in the case OF an oil which combines
g. pipe line company, producing oil
company, a refining oil company. all
making one legitimate oil business
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
GOVERNOR BORROWS MONEY.
To Pay Confederate Home Expenses,
Which He Vetoed.

It was stated by Gov. Blease Sat
urday afternoon that he and Col. J.
;. Long Sr., the chairman Of the
Confederate Home board, had Jointly
borrowed $1,000 from Col. ". A.
Clark, of a Columbia bank, to tenn
oorarily finance the Homes needs
until further arrangements can be
made. Under the construction of the
comptroller-general and the Code
commissioner no salaries are provid-
ed for the officials of the Home as the
governor vetoed the item, and the
item as to maintenance, it is contend
ed, states that nothing out Of it shall
oe paid for salaries.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
Won't Heed Presidents Advice.

Independent Democrats Of Tennes-
see Tuesday passed the following res
olution: 1--WE endorse the admins
tration Of President Wilson, but We
regret that he listened to the impor-
tunities OF certain representatives Of
the national government with refer
ence to purely local and State af-
fairs"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
Plan BIG change
WOULD ABOLISH COUNTY CAN
VASS BY THE CANDIDATES..
BAVE fewer MEETINGS
Suggestion is Made for a Congress
sional District Plan, Which Would
Plan for Only Seven Meetings, One
in Each Observation-Disclosures to
Arrange Other Speaking Dates.

II the May convention adopts a sug-
gestion that will BE made to the State
Democratic convention the county-to-
county convass for votes in the pri-
mary will be changed considerably.
To have seven meetings, one in each
congressional district, at central
location in the district, is plan now
being discussed in political circles.
Heretofore the South Carolina cam
paign meetings have been numerous,
the gatherings being held in each
county in the State. Commencing in
June the meetings have run close to
the time set for the first primary.
Objections have been raised to this
mode of campaigning, but efforts to
do away with the county-to-county
canvass heretofore have proven un-
availing. 1t is now pointed out that
probably the compromise suggestion
of holding congressional district
meetings would meet with general
favor. The seven congressional dis
trict meetings, under the proposed
plan, would not constitute all OF the
meetings at which candidates for Of
fee would speak. To each candidate
it would be left to arrange his own
meetings, other than those at which
all the candidates for State offices
would meet.
One objection that IS being raised
to the county-to-county campaign
meetings is that the candidates for
the more important Offices do not
have sufficient time in which to pre-
sent their views to the people. For
Instance, the gubernatorial candidates
have heretofore had but twenty min
utes as rule. IN that space they
hardly had time, it is said, to give
briefly their opinion on the issues of
campaign without regard to any
attacks that might have to be an
swered.
Forty minutes to the candidates
for governor and the same amount OF
time to those for the United States
Senate, the latter composing a sepa-
rate campaign party, is given as a
proper solution of the difficulty. In
stead Of starting the campaign meet
ings in June it is suggested by those
favoring the proposed change that
July and August be utilized for the
campaign meetings in the seven con-
sressional districts. Then the candl-
dates could in the meanwhile go to
whatever meetings might be arranged
for them, or for any of them.
Under the district meetings plan
the following cities would probably
be the ones selected for the meet
inss: Charleston, Columbia, Aiken,
Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg'
Rock Hill or some central point in
some Of the districts other than at
the cities named. An effort will be
made also at the convention to sepa-
rate the senatorial campaign and the
campaign for the State Offices. 1t is
pointed out by those in touch on
political matters that this will likely
be done by the convention. The May
convention will take some action on
the method Of holding the campaign
meetings and the State executive
committee will map out the details.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
SnonSor for Veterans.

Miss Corinne Hampton, grand
daughter Of Gen. Wade Hampton, has
oeen appointed and accepted the
sponsorship for the South Of the
United Confederate veterans, the ap-
pointment having been made by Gen.
B. H. Young.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
Student Falls From Window.

William Barksdale, a student OF
Asheville, N. c., visited friend Mon
day night against the rules. He ing
the approach Of an instructor he
climbed out of the window to ledge,
where he lost his balance, falling to
the ground, receiving serious iuju-
ries.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
Burned to Death at Play.

May Uph, seven years old, OF Fen
sacola, Fla, was burned to death Fri
day. She and her playmates had
dressed in adults clothing and were
playing circus. One Of the boys set
some grass on fire and the little glrls
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
Man Shoots Girl and Self.

The bodies Of Miss Clara Polk, aged
10, and DR.. John Stringer. ager A.
Sunday were found at Oakvale. Miss
The girl had been killed by Dr.
Stringer, who had sent a bullet into
his brain
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
Revive Dead Line.

Because Of the increasing boldness
Of criminals, Police Commissioner
Mckay Of New York Monday estah-
lished a dead line" and any mar
with a criminal record found over !;
will be arrested.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
CONGRATULATE NicAdoo.

At the cabinet meeting Tuesday
Secretary McAdoo's colleagues con-
grtulated him on his engagement to
the presidents daughter, Miss Flea
nor Wilson.