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CHAPTER III.
Riding Battle Smoke.

Private Kent Burgess stood stiff1y
erect just inside the tent door, and Col
the Hon. Selwyn Atherholt, command
er of the Royal Flying. Corps. looked
him over grimly.
IT sent for you.- young man." he be-
gan, ito ask if you hadn't sense enough
to know you would be of more value
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British must retire soon. 1t would be
impossible to repel the advance of the
gray-clad infantry The English mono
plane was uninjured, but Thane was in
no condition to attempt Il flight. Yet
something must be done, and quickly.
From out the trenches crawled a tall
man in khaki, who beckoned to an Of
f1cer as he ran toward the monoplane
There was brief conference. and
other soldiers were summoned. One of
them climbed into the observers seat
with his rifle. and the tall man took
his place back of the steering post.
Swiftly the aeroplane was swung
around, a soldier tugged at the pro-
peller, the engine broke into staccato
roar. a pause as the wide-winged ma
chine trembled with horsepower in
leash. then it was off. a swaying,
bounding rush across the rough field,
and it mounted into the air.
The English in the trenches and the
Germans along the river watched the
duel in the air, for the taube elected
to fight, and as the machines rose high
er and higher. the aviators vancouver
ing for position, Thane eXulted over
the skill the monoplane's new driver
exhibited in every turn and Swoop.
But the German aviator was worthy
anita gonist and his craft was swift.
soon the two machines were mere
specks in the sky, SO high it was i'm
possible to distinguish between them
the battle was decided. Thane sensed
the end when one of the machines sud-
denly seemed to pause. Now it was
descending, turning over and over,
swooping and diving, but which one it
was he could not discern.
After it came the victor in a mag
nificent voIplane, and Thane joined in
ha OH oil hat
the German craft had met defeat. Now
the situations along the river were re-
versed. The German fire already had
lost it's deadly accuracy. and over the
position of the troops massing for a
charge the English monoplane weaved
back and FORTH
Another battery galloped into posi-
ton, and with the range known almost
to yard the English sprayed the Ger
mans with shells. The rush which had
threatened disaster did not come. In
stead, it was the kaiser's troops who
found their position no longer tenable
and their retirement across the Marine
came after an hours more of fighting.
The sullen roar of the blasts which tore
to pieces the temporary bridges over
which they crossed to the north marked
the beginning of Won kluck'S retreat
to the valley of the AiSne.
Thane Grisw Odds brow puckered as
he watched the return of the Mono
plane. 1t came down with propeller
motionless, swerving in Spectacular
dip, standing almost on end as its
driver banked to turn toward a smooth
er spot for landing. There were few
men in the United Kingdom who could
handle a monoplane. like that on a
right-hand turn.
Then, as the aeroplane came to a
stand a few yards away, he caught
sight of the. face of the man who de-
scended from the drivers seat-and he
understood.
1t was Kent Burgess-Kent Burgess,
who had won the James Gordon Ben
net cup-Kent Burgess, who was
known as the most spectacular driver
England ever had produced!
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CHAPTER I.

sONE the thuddin :
roar of an un :
muffled motor was
heard the zip and
whine of vicious
bits of steel and
lead. a bullet
pierced tire burst
with Il dull report.
and the big auto
mobile came to q
humping stand in
i trian gular space
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he sl iii Ii is difficult,
said tie lieutenant.

he said. "I'll be with you over there in
France. but I'm not going to look for
favors."
Thane rebelled. You don't mean
YOU re-"
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circles toward the safety zone beyond
the 3,000-foot level Thane studied the
panorama below through field glasses.
occasionally turning to sweep the sur
rounding air for hostile aircraft.
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In the dusk of the evening they part
ed in a little town on the border, after
a day of many delays. Of frequent ex-
hibitions of passports. of strenuous ar
gument with military officers who
looked upon the car with covetous eyes
A man had been hired to drive the
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Leaning from the door of the car
Winifred watched him. He wore a
leather cap and his garb was that OF
professional drivers Of automobiles.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-31

Thomas Wilson, and @. G. Row
land Of Sumter, among the
strongest business men in that
county have turned their large
cotton holdings over to the
State controlled warehouse.
Why? Because they are business
men and pay no heed to the
petty politica! claptrap of the
opposition to the system. When
men. Of this stamp look into a
proposition and become convinc.
ed of its efficacy and wisdom, it
is high time for the opposition
TO withdraw into,a> hole and pull:
the whole in after them.
Not only are the business men.
Of Sum ter County taking to the
Warehouse system. but all over
the State they are waking up to
understand the fallacy of the
arguments of those who would
have killed the system, and fail
iug in that they prevented the
Legislature from giving it sufi.
cient support to carry out the
plans of the Commissioner, and
they are urging their represen-
tatives to support the institution.
1t is because of this need that
the Senator from Williamsburg
has had his very excellent letter
published in a statewide news
paper to let the people Of the
State know that he takes. no
stock, in fact repudiates tire
efforts of petty politicians, and
the shortsIghtness of private
owned warehouses in opposing
a system conceivediu the brain
Of IL statesman.
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At Pest.

a shadow of .i, III WIS CAS-, over til:
entire community on March 2ad, by TIE
death of our beloved and most highly
esteemed friend: Mrs. 5. P. Harriug-
ton
She ha been ill wish pneuno Iia for
two weeks and the cad was expected
at any time, vet when IL came it was a
sad shock To all.
She will not oaIy be missei in the
surrounding CON nrni'y, hat eve. y
where that she was knosn. for she was
faithful friend TO ereryb ,dy.
Ever since oar early aye she has
been a faithful member of Midway
church, in her death the church has
lost one of its strongest aud most faith
ful members.
Even in the hours Of death she did
not forget der church fur she said, Il
commit my soul to God and my body To
dear Old Midway cemetery"
She is survived by nine children,
Margaret Evans New Zion, Elizabeth
Harrington New Zion, Julia Evaus
New Zion, Mollie Harrinntoa Manning,
Kinder Harrington New Zion. Barton
Harrington New Zion, Olga Epps
Kingstree, Epps and Jake Harrington
New Zion, and twenty seven grand
children. and two brothers and two sis
ters, MessrS S. NJ. Reardon and J. Z.
Reardon of Manning, and Mrs Mary
Harripet ton and Mrs. B. ". Evans Of
New Zion. Her husband was buried
September 24th, 1914.
Mrs. Harrington died in her 59Jh
year.
We al know in death it was her gain
and our loss yet we feel that,
"A place is vacant that cannot be
filed,
a loved ones voice is hushed and
stilled"
wish 10 extend to each ard every
one of the bereaved family my deepest
sympathy and may Gcd give them
strength and faith to say, "Thy Will
On Lord, and not ours be done"
A Friend.
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HoY'S This !.

We offer Oue Hundred Dollars Reward sor
auy case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured pc
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY s. CO., Props, Toledo, O..
We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney
for the last Is years. and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and fnan
cially able To carry out any obligations made by
their firm.
WEST & TRuAX, wholesale druggists, Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINSAN & MAX"iN, wholesale drug.
giStS. Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Price 75c. per bottle. SoId 3y al
pruggiStS Testimonials free
HILLS Family Pills are the best
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-31
Che Asanniflg gimes.
MANNING, S. C., MARCH 81, 1915.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
IT IS Law.

III SoiS tSS0S odSAS oSf'SAS ~
letter from W. c. Davis, Presi-
dent of the Peoples Bank. in
which he refers to our com ments
about defying and violating law,
as q slur at his Bank, and then
proceeds to give his opinion as
what is, ard is not law.
Our position is simply this: A
law was passed at the last ses-
sion Of the Legislature requiring
certain legal notices, including
Bank statements required by
] Law to5be published, to be pub
iished in the two newspapers in
this county, at a rate as If the
same was published in onn;; in
other wo. DIS, a one half rate to
each. The reason being, we re.
gard chartered Banks to be pub
lie institutions and the public is
entitled to know just what is be
ing done by the officers of such
institutions. The question of
whether the Senator from this
county was instrumental in hav-
ing such a law passed is puerile.
ard can only be for the purpose
of distracting from the main IS
sue. The law referred to was
enacted by the Legislature the
same as are all of the laws on
the statute books. and, our con-
5tention is. that until it is de-
creed by a proper tribunal to be
unconstitutional, it is the law
and should be respected; when
it is defed it has been violated.
We do not propose to permit
Captain Davis to ensnare Us into
a contention with the gentlemen
he names as being ''hardly re
garded in this County as law Vi
olators, very shrewd of him,
bntis will not go, they are Off
cials. of his Bank, and very uatua
Hy6o not wantto be out harmony
with him-thelr money is invest
ed. but we doubt seriously if all
of these gentlemen agree with
his contention in this matter.
Captain Davis is not only. Pres.
ident of the Peoples Bank, but
be is also financially interested
in another newspaper, when he
boycotts one, and his banks
patronage was W t h d IA W n
from The Times b e f o re
the legislature met, and throws
the patronage OF a public insti-
tuition of which he is the execu-
tive head to the one he is person.
ally and financially interested in,
then in that case he uses his
Official position for his private
gain, and too, when be should
know that some of the stock!
holders of his bank desire 9TH
erwise. Therefore, when be
undertakes to bolster up his con.
tention by charging US with u.s.
ing our Official position for pri-
vate gain, it seems rather incon-
sistent, at least to our way of
thinking.
We have no hesitency in &C.
cepanS responsibility Tor the
Act that was passed by the Leg
islature, although it was the
work of the entire delegation,
and introduced in the House
first at our request, the purpose
of the request being to give the
House members an opportunity
to look into the proposition, and
to investigate the conditions as
to whether such legislation was
justified under the circumstan-
ces; this we presume the House
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STRONG VOICE LIFTED IN GOOD CAUSE.

STRONG VOICE LIFTED IN GOOD CAUSE.
There appeared in Mondays
News and Courier a letter from
Senator E. G. Epps of Williams
burg on the warehouse system,
and we will later print it in our
columns. Senator Epps is a
business man, and is in close
contact with the farming inter
ests, being a banker with a
clientale mainly among farmers,
therefore be knows the obsta-
cles in the way of their progress
and what they need to put them
on an equal footing with the
other vocations. Senator Epps
endorses the State Warehouse
system, and he gives full credit
to Hon. John L. McLaurin for
its conception. and he urges the
people to stand by the ware
house commissioner against that
opposition who would disparage
his efforts because of mercenary
and political motives.
1t is refreshing to note the
rapid growth of the warehouse
system since the adjournment OF
the Legislature: business men
vino are not wrapped up IN pol
itical ambition, and who have no
Inv estments in private ware
houses are dailying applying to
get the benefits that Commls-
sioner McLaurin has been able
to secure. and only recently such
men as L. D. Jennings and
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later amended by myself, and
6nanaIly agreed to in free confer
ence: this is mentioned merely
to show there was no secrecy,
what was done was with the full
knowledge of the public and Of
the three House members-it be-
ing necessary to have their con-
sent for the bill to become an
Act. Had they been opposed to
the Bill it could not have become
an Act.
1t is the law, but the amend.
ment relating to bank state
ments may be technically, as
Capt. Davis contends ineffective,
because the section relating to
banks was not amended. but the
general law relating to legal ad
vertisesnents and notices was.
and, having been amended sub.
seouent to the original law,
though not the particular sec
tion relating to banks; the fact
that bank statements are re
garded legal notices, an amend
meut relating to legal notices
carries with it the amending of
all law requiring tue publication
of legal advertisements or notlc
es. however, this may be erron-
eous, and technically Captain
Davis may be correct. but his
opinion, although be is a lawyer
does not alter our position that
law is law aud should be respec
ted until it is otherwise decreed
by the proper tribunal.
We heard in the Cla rendon
court house at the trial of the
case of Madison Cautey admins
TRAITOR OF the estate of Marion
Cantey, in suit against Claren
don County for $4,000 damages
for the alleged lynching of the
said Marion Cantey, the speech
of Captain Davis 10 which ne
stressed this very position. He
said III effect: Gentlemen of the
jury, as good citizens you must
fnd a verdict, it is not for you
to judge whether the law is a
good one or a bad one, 1T is
THE Law, and until the su-
preme court sets it aside, as con-
scientious men you must render
a verdict against the'county, dis
tasteful to you though it may
belt is your conscientious duty.
In that case Captain Davis in
the name of LAW urged the
jury to force the limo cent tax
payers of Clarendon to pay $1,000
for the acts of parties unknown.
His appeal to duty, good citizen
ship, and respect for the stat
ute law of the State was strong,
so strong in fact, that he con-
vinced such conscientious g en-,
tlemen as his uncle and ~ cousin
and the other members Of the
jury,it was their conscientious du-
ty TO force the taxpaye rs of Clar'
endon County to pay this
$1,000 he was suing for. because
it was law.
Captain Davis did not then
think, as he seems to think now,
that citizens should disregard
the law, as it is written. A negro
was lynched. the law gave his
representatives the right to sue
for 81, 900. and, notwithstanding
the fact that this law is unjust,
burdensome and obnoxious, IT is
THE LAW, and the jury rendered
their verdict accordingly. True,
the case Was appealed, but we
have but little hope of the county
being saved from this unjust
burden. 1t is THE LAW.
This whole business is making
mountain out Of a mole hill. 1t
is not worth contending for. The
publication of the Bank State.
ments is interesting TO the gen
eral public. and some of our pat
rons who are interested in the
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Daily Thouqht.

In Gods world, for those who are in
earnest, there is no failure. No work
truly done, no word earnestly spoken,
no sacrifice, freely made, vas ever
made in vain.-F. ". Robertson.
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banks would like to have them
published in this newspaper, but
if those banks which are officer
ed by men who have private in
terests that the stockholders of
their banks are not interested in.
which they wish to foster, or
who for personal or political
reasons desire to withhold the
publication Of the statements in
The Times. We are perfectly
wiling they sh 'uld do so, but
when they do. they violate the
law.
1t is not our duty to enforce
the law relating to this matter,
the Bank Examiner has this mat
ter to look after, if he agrees
with Captain Davis that a law
enacted by the legislature can
be brushed aside whenever a
citizen takes up the notion for
his personal qualification to do
so, then it does seem to US all
law can be set aside by whim or
caprice. According to Captain
Davis when arguing in. a court,
it is the duty of citizens to up
bold the law as it is written in
the statute books, when they fail
to do so they encourage the VIC.
lation of law which is dangerous
to society. But then when he
thus argues ne is the recipient
OF a fee: either contingent or
actual IN advance, and this, of
course, may alter the situation,
and relieve the moral respon-
s!bllity, or consistency.
What Captain Davis says about
special legislation being uncon
stitutlonal, we do not place any
faith in whatever. If he is right,
then the greater part of the leg,
isIative work Of this State is
null and void. bat the constitu-
tion expressly provides that
special provisions can be made
to general laws, and this Act is
a special provision in a general
law; this provision in the con>ti'
tuition was made for the very
purpose of permitting local leg
islatiou necessary to communl-
ties, and it also tits into a case
where men organize a newspaper
with personal or political pur
poses in view. or where they
have such an organization which
permits them to use their official
positions in public institutions to
perso nally proftin the earnings.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-11
TaxtReductiOn on Denville
. Sanitarium Is Affirmed
From n STAFF Correspondent.

TRENTON, Aug. 1.-THE State
Board of Taxes and Assessment in a
memorandum today by Commissioner
Frank B. Jess decided that an assess
ment for taxes by the township of
Denville, Morris county against St.
Francis Sanitarium should be fixed at
$1s,750 for the year 1914. The assess
ment is divided as follows Land,
s12, 2,3Oo improvements, $500, and per-
sonallty, $3.50.
The township of Danville appealed
to the State Board from the action
of the Morris County Board of Taxa
ton in reducing in part and can
ceiling in part an assessment
upon the property of the sani-
tarium. The same property was in
volved in an appeal by the SANTA
rum for the assessment for 1911,
levied by the township of Rockaway,
in the territorial limits of which the
property was at that time situated.
After reviewing the decision in the
1911 appeal, the board decided that
no new facts were disclosed which
would lead the board to alter or mod
ify those findings as to the legal
questions presented in the case.
Neither can we discover any new or
changed provision in section three of
the tax act as amended in 1913, which
can in any way affect the previous
Judgment"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-11

feet and what did do was by great
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and had steady headache.
"After taking the second bottle no.
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etable Compound" = Mrs. FRANK
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Women Have Been Telling Women
for forty years how Lydia E. Pinkham's
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This accounts for the enormous demand
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women why don't you try Lydia E.
Pinkhans Vegetable Compound? 1t
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-11
Former Minister, a Victim
of Drink, Goes to Asylum

!, AsBURY PARK, Aug. Twill
lam E. II. Nealer, who came here
from Philadelphia in July, 1914, and
is said to have been an Episcopalian
clergyman, was found living amid
squalid surroundings in a lodging
house at 71S Goodman avenue, this
city, yesterday. After Nealer's condi-
tion had been reported to the police
he was examined by two physicians,
who declared him insane. He was
taken to the State Hospital at Tren-
ION today.
Nealer is well educated and is said
to be wealthy. He is about forty
Ave years OF age, but because of the
effects of heavy drinking appears to
be much older. Nothing is known of
his relatives.
Health Officer Budd II. Obert
found Nealer lying in a bed covered
with a mosquito net and looking as
If he had no more use for water
than a pup with hydrophobia.
Papers in the mans room indicated
he was a graduate of one of the
principal universities and at one time
had been an Episcopal clergyman.
Several passbooks of New York
banks showed balances. Drink is
blamed for the mans condition.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-11
FARMERS' DAY At
FLEM|NGTON FAIR
Soil-Tillers Turn Out in Large
Numbers to See the
Sights.
Special to tho Evening Star.


FLEMINGToN. Aug. u.-Today is
Farmers Day at the Pennington fair,
and every agriculturlst from miles
around is taking in the sights here
today. It's fertile field for the anti
suffragists. who got in on the ground
floor by putting up a tent and dis
trbuting bales of campaign literature.
The light harness nags which per
formed during the afternoon had their
usual number of devotees. however.
and the trotters and PAGERS that will
go over the Big Fair Circuit fur
nished good sport Performers of
both gaits in the 80 class were the
attraction. preceded by three-ouar-
ter-mile running race which did not
appeal to the populace. Betting is
not allowed. The "gee-gees" Will
race every day until Friday when
the track will be smoothed off for the
automobiles and some exciting sport
is looked for then. when some of the
most daring drivers hereabouts will
compete for valuable prizes.
Yesterday was set apart for the lit
tie ones. All attendants OF the pub
lie schools were admitted free
and members of the Y. NJ. C. A. over
twelve years of age participated In
an interesting set of games. The
poultry exhibition is the largest since
the inception of the fair, and tho
fancy work and the preserves on ex-
hibition are conceded to be marvcs
of womanly art
TonoorroW Governor Eia1da, r,,,, he
present and make an address and the
automobiles will bring the festivities
to a close Friday afternoon.
The anti-suffragists are here in
full force. They have erected
tent, Ia by Ia, covered with signs
which read: Majority of women in
State do not want to VOTE Vote
No on woman suffrage October 10"
The tent is in charge of Mrs. O. d.
Oliphant. general secretary of the
New Jersey Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage, assisted by Mrs.
Charles MaeQuoid, president of the
Roselle branch, and Miss Cropsey, of
New Brunswick. Stump speaking
against votes for women" is being
INDUCED in hourly by Mrs. Oliphant,
while her assistants pass out litera-
ture against the woman suffrage
propaganda.
Mrs. Oliphant. who is one of the
leading anti-suffrage speakers. de-
cries feminism and socialism, which.
she AYERS, are the by-products of
woman suffrage.
1t is not expected that the votes
for women battalion will permit the
antis to have the field all to them
selves, however.
The midway this year is more ex-
tensfve than ever. The frog faced
boy and Esau, who "eats 'em alive"
ably advertised by strong -lunged
"barkers" lend life to the list of at
fractions, and II j. Pluvlous decides
not to turn on the water supply un-
til Saturday Pennington will have
banner time.