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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-22
DEATH OF A. YEAR OF DEATH.

Since the time of the third
century Christmas has been cele-
brated as a day Of joy in honor
of the birth of Christ, our only
perfect man.
1t has ever been our policy to
speak of Christmas in tones of
gentleness, and love, and COM
passion. and humility; IN words
of praise and thankfulness for
the blessings of the year that
would soon pass into history.
Now we approach the glorious
Christmas day with feelings of
sorrow, and sadness, and regret,
for we are soon to witness the
death of a year of death.
Today, when We should revel
in the JOY Of living, we are con-
sumed with compassion for our
brothers who are perishing in
the blood soaked trenches of
Europe.
We are weighed down with
sorrow for the unfortunate
women and children who must
bear the burdens of the greatest
and most destructive human
blight the world has ever known
Our hearts are saddened with
regret that the meek and gentle
spirit of the Nazarine is for
gotten in a wild and bloody car
mage of death and destruction.
Nineteen hundred and fifteen.
a year of death, will soon reach
it's own fitting end-in death.
There comes a time in the life
of every person when neither
tongue nor pen can express the
language of the heart.
It is so with US as we write of
this Christmas day.
Our face should be turned to-
ward the Christ, yet in our
vision re see the crimson stain
ed fields OF Europe, the famine
ridden land of Mexico, the dying
race of the Christian Armenlans,
on every hand the grim and ter
rible spectre of harsh, violent,
sudden and agonizing death.
Death of a year of death!
Farewell: 1915! May we never
see your like again.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-22

traffic. The failure OF the pro-
hibition law of this and other
States has been due largely to
the fact that the penalties i'm.
posed did not sufdcien ly punish.
This will not be the case under
this bill. So far as the Grim
inally inclined are concerned,
fear of punishment is the great.
est incentive to respect and re-
gard for law. And if convic-
tions Of selling alcoholic liquors
means as this measure provided,
ia cllaingang sentence without
the option of fine, all of which
/ tie circuit judges cannot under
any circumstances suspend,
blind tigers will soon become
conspicuous for their absence.
1T is my judgment that the
great majority of the thinking
people of South Carolina are
ready and anxious for real pro,
hibition and I shall be glad in
deed if I am instrumental in ad
vanciDg the cause. 1t will be
glory enough for me if l can con
tribute to the elimination from
my State of the evils of the legal
or illegal liquors. the curse that
has impeDded the progress of
our State, that has wrecked
homes debauched man and wo'
manhood and produced lgnor'
ance, poverty and crime.
"Of course I understand that
the introduction of this measure
will result in bringing upon me
the criticism, sneers and the an.
tagonism of the liquorites and |
am not so unsophistocated as
not to realize that from a polltl
cal standpoint this will not be
without effect, but for the time
being, at any rate, I have no hes
istancy in saying, LAY on, Nc
Duff, and damned be he who
first cries, "Hold. enough"
The bill which has been draft
ed by Mr.. Lilies and will be in
troduced by him. is as follows:
To amend section 8 volume Ii
criminal code 1912, in refer
ence to intoxicating liquors.
Be it enacted by the general
assembly of the State Of South
Carolina:
Section /. That section 8 :,
volume II. criminal code, 1912,
be and the same IS hereby strick-
en- out. ond the following in
serted in lieu thereof to be
known and designated as section
| I811.
"Section 811. Any person who
violates any Of the provisions of
section 794 to 802, inclusive,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-22
MeMAHAN WANTS MeLAURIN's JOB.

That the persistentfght which
has oeen waged against the
State Warehouse system will be
continued at the approaching
session of the Legislature, taking
the form of opposition to the re-
election of Senator McLaurln,
and that this fight may have far
reaching results in the political
affairs of South Carolina, is fore
shadowed by the candidacy OF
Mr.. Jno. J. McMahan, a lawyer
of Columbia. for the position Of
State Warehouse Commissioner,
and the comment thereon OF
Senator J. Arthur Banks, OF
Calhoun comfy, one of the ablest
NJ .mbers of the State Senate,
and one of the States most sue
cessful farmers and business
men.
Senator Banks, in the course
of an interview, says that if the
movement which appears from
the correspondence which he
has seen, (referring to the cor
respondence between Mr.. Nc
Mahan and Senator Epps, Of
Williamsburg ''succeeds, the
friends of the system will not
give up this hope of the South
ern farmer without a fight. What
turn that fight would take Of
course cannot be said at this
time. but I believe that it will
inevitably result in bringing into
the race for governor Of South
Carolina the man who gave to
the South the State Warehouse
system"
The following correspondence
together with the comment Of
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-22
CHRISTMAS.

To ps no season Of the. year
awakens 80 much Of tenderness
and fellow feeling towards all
hunanity as Christmas. 1t is
not only a time Of well wishing,
bat kindly doing, with a vein Of
sympathy that would turn no
ona away empty. withholdj no
sender greeting. no act of kind
ness, no woru of love that might
contribute to another's happi-
ness. No sacrifice seems too
great that We might not bless
one another-no yielding up of
self too trying that We might
smooth some life, no trial OF
patience too great that we might
not bear and forDear with q spir.
it vexed with nsny things. An
apprecistive Christmas will rule
the baseness, rudeness, rough
ness out of any life. Christmas
is the time of love. Peace and
good will is spoken Of it. Hat
red, envy and malice can have
no Christmas. Greed and self
ishness are entirely foreign to
the day. Ill will knows nothing
about it. Harsh, unkind words
take the spirit out OF the occa-
sion. If Christmas means any
thing it is a day of good things,
gracious deeds, generous i'm,
pulses, noble aspirations, help
fulness, gladness, brightness,
buoyancy, the shadows fleeing
away and the sunlight stream
ing in and thus We make,
The Merry Christmas ring
And drive away our fear,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-22
a MERRY CHRISTMAS 10 All.

All hail 70 Christmas day, it
ala the good forth from
orY natures unsil we really love
oar neighbor as ourselves. We
s;se ont OF osr selashness and
seek 20 bless others. and We .e
aeice over snosher's joy. We
ere happy because others are
happy aud oar hsppiness makes
sshes hsafss glad. Hsve we 8
serrow. we pct it away, have we
an Aaiaosssy, We bury it, have
wegsxdgss, We pierce them with
sa arrow, hsve We an antorgiv
Jag spi-isi we crush it. and come
2ersh IN nswness Of life this Gay
isto S ne4 world ruled by love.
ordered BY love and permease'a
With love. A wonderful pe&
as,aows all things. and kindness
walls up in every heart throo,
and oar ssAerry Christmas" car
res with it SO much Of good will
she whole. atmosphere is filed
eF.sh the uasic, and the re.e;h
sss os Merry Christmas keeps
rsspraiag % il Is eoald ne4er
exits die ont again, and so it
eoss ringing On, Merry Christ
sas, Merry Chrissaas. and We
ress Is sssng-sc all . Merry
Chsissass.
There is one way to make a
waibe Christmas even though
there may be not a fake Of snow
II sight. Let the whiteness be
sa yoar heart. Put aside all
thoughts Of guile. Forget all
she big Or istle bitterness you
Hay De :enssxssining sgains;
como other. person. Cast ont
aIsnvy, all covesousness, all
unkiraeess:3 Endesvor to har'
bas=ia yoar heart only such
shonghts snd feelings as the
Eazayene kuew when he dwel'
By Gsliiee. Cultivate human
hrotherhood Practice Christian
charity. Look beyond and above
yorS worAsday horizon. Get on'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-22

AS it arrives we brighten lives
And fill them full of. cheer.
We are glad it is ours once
more to greet our readers with q
bright and merry Christmas. It
seems but yesterday that we
sent a like message to you, and
yet a year has Iown by. May
your homes be bright, the dear
children Of your household hap
py and the great wish and hope
of your hearts in abundant meas
ure be realized this Christmas
tide.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-22

Senator Banks thereon is self,
explanatory:
Kingstree, S. c.. Dec. Is, 1919.
Hon. J, L. McLaurin, State
Warehouse Commissioner, Co
lumbia, S. G.
Dear Senator:-I trust that
the enclosure" does not mean
that you are going to give up
the great work which you are
accomplishing for the people
and for the business interests OF
our State through the instru-
ment OF your own brain, and
which work is yet in it's infancy.
I am writing the party that
there's nothing doing" so long
as You'll condescend to remain
at the helm. -
Yours truly,
E. G. Epps.
Columbia, S. c., Dec. "A, 1915.
Senator E. G. Epps, Kingstree,
S. G.
Dear Mr.. Epps:
I am thinking Of being a can
didate for State Warehouse Com
missioner. I am writing to see
what you think Of it and if you
could help me. \
I have been deeply interested
in the problem of public market
ing, and I have written and
spoken a good deal on the sub
-iect. 1t seems to me to be one of
the biggest questions before US
and could be worked outin way
to be of the greatest benefit to
our people. 1t requires study
and scientific solution. l should
be glad to give myself to the
work.
Hoping for favorable reply,
Very truly,
John j. McMahan.
Kingstree, S. c., Dec. Is, 1915.
Hon. }. J. McMahan, Colum-
bia, S. g.
Dear Sir: Should Senator Nc,
Laurin wish to remain in the
position as State Warehouse
Commissioner, | would consider
it my duty to support him. He
has worked under trying circum
stances and through it ali has
produced a wonderful amount of
success, in fact can show re-
markable success against odds
which would have swamped and
brought ruin to the system if it
had not been in his hands.
l have always regarded the
State warehouse system as the
governments greatest departure
and I should sincerely regret to
see a change in its management
at this early period of its devei-
opment.
With all due regard for your
ability and my deepest respect
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-22
LIQUOR Law WITH TEETH

1lyuVn Law U&Ao &SSAO
If the juries Of this State con-
vict violators of the prohibition
law who are tried before them
after the first of January. says
an Orangeburg dispatch of Tues
day, a bill which is to be intro
dnced at the coming session Of
the general assembly by Hon.
J. T. Lilies of Orangeburg, if
passed, will do more towards
bringing about absolute observ-
ance Of the law, than any other
factor. This new bill does away
with the alternative Of a fine
where trials resultin convictions
and forces. the presiding judge
to impose sentence of not less
than three months service on
the public works upon the con.
victed violator. The law, if
passed, places the responsibility
directly up to the juries. If they
reach verdiets Of guilty, the Of
fender has a term on the chain
gang staring him in the face,
and with a three months stay on
the gang penalty for violating
the law, there will be very few
who will have the courage to vi.
olate it MIR. Lilies has drafted
the law, and will place it before
the general assembly in January
1t remains to be seen if the law.
makers of the State will have
the backbone to stand by the
vote of the people and do their
part to bring about the enforce
ment of the law, which the vot
ers have decided upon.
Mr.. Lilies was one of the most
enthusiastic advocates of prohi.
bition in the campaign this sum
mer preceding the referendum
vote on September IA. Since
that time he has been working
on the problem of the enforce
ment of the law, and he believes
that his bill will bring about that
end In drafting and backing
such q measure, tie realizes the
position in which be places him
self. He knows we'll that the
combined strength of the liquor
forces will be hurled against
him, but he also realizes that
only through measure OF Lnls
kind, can it be hoped to bring
about the enforcement Of the
law, and he is willing to do his
share IN the enforcement of the
law.
Mr.. Lilies, in discussing his
bill, said: II hope and believe
| I shall be successful IN securing
the passage Of this bill and its
enforcement as a law, in my
opinion practically rids South
Carolina of the evils of liquor
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-22

for your aspirations, my earnest
kdesire to see the good work Of
the warehouse system go on un-
interruptedly prompts me to re-
ply thus promptly and frankly.
With great respect,
Yours truly,
E. c. Epps.
Senator ]. A. Banks. Of ST.
Matthews, was in the city and
was asked about the State ware
house matter. He expressed him
self as follows:
:sEvery one knows. who IS &C
tquainted with the history of the
State warehouse system, that
the only man who could have
made it a success was the one in
whose brain it was born. The
friends of the system still realize.
that it's success is conditioned
upon the same devotion and the
same ability which have brought
it to it's present state OF efhci-
ency. From the correspondence
which I have seen, it would ap-
pear that there is a movement
ON foot to place it in impractical
hands. If this movement sue
ceeds the friends of the system
will not give up this hope of the
Southern farmer withouta a fight.
What turn that fight would take
of course cannot be said at this
time, but I believe that it will
inevita bly, result in bringing into
the race for governor Of South
Carolina the man who gave to
the South the State warehouse
system.
Dec. IS, 1915.
Hon. E. G. Epps, Kingstree, S
G.
My Dear Senator Epps:
I thank you very much for
yours Of the 18th, inst. and in
reply beg to say that I have no
wish to give up the development
of the State warehouse system
until it is on a basis where it will
be safe from attacks and able TO
take care of itself.
Twas not originally candidate
for the position, and only &C,
cepted it because I felt that if l
did not do so it would never be
put into practical operation. I
made no effort to be- elected, and
I shall not do SO now. 1t is up to
the legislature.
lido not want the impression
to get out that I am retiring
rom the position. Personally, l
would be glad to be relieved of
the responsibility did I not feel
that 1t would be cowardly
shirking of my duty to the peo-
pie of South Carolina, in the
face of the fight now being made
by the moneyed interests and
the insurance trust.
1 am giving out the cores
pondence to the pres in order
to let the situation be known,
being confident that you have no
objection to my doing so.
With kind personal regards,
Sincerely,
Jno. LoWndes McLaurin.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-10-07
Minor Mention.

Curfew will ring in Yampa at S
.. IN.
Mrs. Mary HASTE, aged Is, died at
Morley
A new hotel is being built at
Waunita Springs
The one saloon at Somerset has
gone out of business.
Ten building permits were issued III
Boulder during September.
Sixty-five cars of cattle went out
from De BeGuc in one day
The new $4,000 school house at
Penrose has been opened for use
The new Hot Springs hotel was
| opened at Idaho Springs Saturday.
The Rocky Ford Tribune began the
publication of daily October 4th.
Monte Vista Baptists have sub
Scribed funds to finish their building
The Soldiers Home at Monte Vista
has been provided with a picture ma
chine
Steamboat Springs Elks are petition
ing for the organization of lodge
there.
Harry Colcbourn of Wiley will or.
| ganize a band of eight pieces in his
| own family.
Reservations have been made for
25O cars for cattle to go to market
through Durango.
] Fred Decker attained an elevation OF
1000 feet in an aeroplane at the Prov
crs County Fair at Lamar
The Baptists have organized con.
Sregation at keota and hope to raise
funds for a church building before
long.
The Durango fish hatchery has
shipped 10000 trout fry for distribu,
ton in the Pine, Piedra and San Juan
rivers.
Charles Sawyer, a resident of Colo
RADIO since 1879 and "A pioneer OF ,Ieffer-
son county, died in Denver at the age
OF 95.
A solid train OF eighty-two cars OF
North Fork fruit recently passed
/ through Grand Junction on its way to
market
/ Governor Carlson has appointed
Richard W l.ichtenheld of Denver n
member of the State Board of Barber
/ Examiners.
The Denver Manufacturers Associa,
/ ton has voted to investigate the feas.
/ Utility of having wooden mill estab
/ lishcd in Denver.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-10-07
Plans for Street Merger.

New York. -Negotiations for the
acquisition of the Pennsylvania Stee
Company by the Bethlehem Steel cor
poration which, If successful may leat
to n still larger combination of steel
companies. are in progress in this city
While II was learned that the deal was
not finally closed, II was stated on au
thority that there was a likelihood
that announcement to that effect
would be made soon. 1t is also Learned
that negotiations are pending for tho
purchase of the control of the Cam
bria Steel Company, and that there
Is possibility of combination OF
this company with the prospective
ehcm.Pcnnsylvania merger.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-10-07
Male Conversation.

CAS- set forth by Mamie Sadie Grace
In Magazine Stories.)
Say, you old asst"
Nov, look here, you blithering
IDIOT tHelping himself to one of my
cigars)
Now you know very we'll. you old
butt.head-"
Anybody but a blockhead like
YOU"
why, you internal IDIOT"
you conceited puppy
why. you authenticated jackass!"
Now, you know that's a whopper!"
Il say, that was devilish shabby"
"Oh. you silly jackanapes,"
The word silly" is never omitted
from masculine conversation IN mag.
azine stories. Nor is the word "whop.
per" There must be. also. personal
violence and abuse Of property rights.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-10-07

The reopening of the Panama canal,
closed on account of earth slides, has
been now set as for November 1st
I Carranza headquarters in Washing
ton have been advised that many Wills
I chiefs are arranging to surrender.
| Bank clcarlngs in most cities OF the
country are showing substantial gains
over the corresponding week for last
year
Late Ugures place the dead in tbs
tional missing. Property loss has been
Sl2, 900. 900.
| Pittsburgh payroll for October will
approximate $500. 100000. exceeding
that OF any month for several years
by at least fifteen per cent.
| Fifty persons killed and 200 9th.
ers injured is the report from Ard.
more. Okla. as the result OF the OK.
plosion OF n car OF gasoline.
The City Council OF Terrc Hauts.
Ind. sustained the bill Of impeachment
against Mayor Gossom by a vote of
{ TO , and declared his office vacant.
II is reported from New York that
the heavy trading on the street hai
congested business and clerks are un
able to catch up with the bookkeeping
The Society for the Suppression OF
Vice has announced the appointment
OF John s. Sumner as acting secretary
to continue the work OF the late An
thony Comstock
Ambassador Morgcnthau ut Con.
stantinople has been instructed to in.
form the Turkish minister of foreign
affairs that continued massacres OF
Christians would be considered un.
B friendly by the United States.
Scores OF persons were arrested In
the Chicago Garment Workers strike
when a mob collected in the clothing
district and tried to persuade workers
to Join the strikers. A lad of ten was
killed while trying TO escape shoot.
Ing sCrapc
Lat" figures from the West India
hurricane which struck New Orleans
are tina, tn" property damage will
reach sso00oO0 and that the casual.
ties would number $50.
j. 7 Nichols, chief Of police Of
Oklahoma city. was shot. perhaps IN
tally by J, o. Long, a pntrolman, after
the chief had delivered lecture te
hts force on drunkenness.
DR. Albert Abrams OF san Francis.
co announced that he had devised np.
paratus which had already determined
at long distance the nature of certain
diseases
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-10-07

! has offered his resignation, to take eff.
! feet on the 10th.
BY the explosion of gasoline lamp
/ the Vandeburg hotel at Cimarron was
! burned to the ground new struc.
ture will replace it.
Hog shipments from the northern
end of the San Luis valley this sea-
son are expected to reach a half-mil.
lion dollars in value.
The Las Animas County Court at
/ Trinidad anticipates a busy session
with 45 civil, 2S criminal and 50 iu-
venilc cases doCketcd.
/ Shipments of cattle from the west
ern slope to eastern markets num-
bercd 5000 head, the heaviest in ten
years for September.
Prizes amounting to $4,000 will be
offered for various contests at the
cowpunchers reunion to be held at
. Fruita October 18th and 18th.
/ District Attorney Whatley of Lead
vile has given notice to the denizens
OF the State street redlight colony
that they must close up and move out
Col. William E. Hughes of Denver
has sold to Texas parties tract Of
land between Littleton and Colorado
Springs for a consideration of $780,
900.
An examination of mine foremen
fire bosses and other mine officials
will be held by State Coal Mine In
| spector Dalrymple at Gunnison Nov
/ ember 18th.
Edna Puffer, who has circled the
globe in the last few years as man,
was arrested at Carbonate. Her
hobo pal says he did not know the
difference.
( On October 25th taxpayers of the
/ Loveland school district will vote on
"A proposition to issue $50, 900 bonds
for the purpose of erecting a new high
school building.
l.. T.. Preston, riding a bicycle on
Z the streets Of Fort Morgan, was killed
/ by being hit by an automobile. The
dazzling headlights of the machine
are said to have been the prime cause
/ of the accident
The tungsten camp of Nederland IL
complaining because food and lodgins
accommodations are not sufficient te
meet the increased demands since the
black metal commenced to boom.
/ Y. Oinouye, Japanese professor
of geology. made a recent visit to the
/ Colorado Agricultural College at Fort
( Collins for the purpose of studying its
/ system of education.
! Seventeen carloads of mail order
catalogues arriving in Colorado recent.
" have aroused the Denver Manufac.
turers' Association to look around for
means to combat the attack
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-10-07
General Electric Strike.

Schenectady. \. Yin hope of pre-
ploySs Of the General Electric Com
pany II possible IN demanding al
cirht.hoLr day. union leaders who
on Monday called 5000 organized
men out of the plant, on Tues
day devoted their attention to
organizing 5000 women workers. Tn,
other 1000 employees are clerks. prin
cipally, and they will be organized
later
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-10-07
Strikers Parade Of Protest.

Clifton, AriZ.-Striking miners from
numbering several thousand. paraded
the town bearing banners announcing
an intention to fight rather than
starvc as a result OF the walkout on
Sept. II when the mine officials re
fused to recognize their union or
adopt "A new wage scale
Anticipating trouble. the managers
of mercantile interests OF the Arizona
Copper Company, one of the three OPP
Grating companies affected, closed TIE
company store and ice plant, but af
tcrward roopcncd them.