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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-01-13

per ID or just enough to pay for
the actual expenses of grading,
leaving out the other loses at
tending the grading just consid-
cred.
In the latter part of last sea.
son, thousand of pounds of to-
bacco from other markets in
South Carolina and North Caro-.
lima was shipped to Florence 10
be sold here. This tobacco was
shipped by warehousemen and
buyers, who had every facility
for grading and handling tobac-
co. If there had been such a
margin of profit in selling 1t
graded, why did not these men
grade theirs and reap that profit?
It is claimed that with this law
in force our warehouses would
stay open later in the season.
What's the use? Can any law be
made to force a buyer to stay on
the market if he does not wish
to? What is the use of the
warehouses being kept open
without buyers?
If such a law as contemplated
is passed, it's constitutionality
established, which I have no idea
can be done, what good would
that do?
There can be no law to torce
the planter to bring his tobacco
to a warehouse to be sold. The
National government gives him
under it's Internal Revenue rul-
ing, the right to sell his tobacco
when he pleases, to whom he
pleases and how he pleases or
ungraded, tied or united, just so
he does not so manipulate it as
to come under the head of Man
ufactured Tobacco.
The warehousemen in other
States are anxious to get South
Carolina farmers tobacco for
sale in any shape they see fit to
send to them.
I am pleased to hear that the
members of the General Assem-
bly, from Darlington County will
vote as a unit against this pro-
posed law.
The more we consider the
proposition the more unneces-
sary and foolish it appears. l
believe the problem can best be
solved by farmers and buyers
working together for better con.
ditions, and I respectfully move
that the Legislature let them
alone and let them work it out.
There are half dozen or
more additional objections that l
can think of just now but [ will
close. ~ Very truly, -e>.
r. E. CURRIN.
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Then, again, If this matter is
referred no power on earth can
keep the victors from claimin g
the spoils, every mother.son.of-
them will want to make it his
stock and trade for political pre-.
ferment, and instead Of having
peace we will have the meesly
liquor question with US always.
We have great respect for the
sincere prohibitionist, but for
the element that want this issue,
this moral issue, for a political
hobby. horse to ride into Office,
our patience is exhausted.
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think he will step aside for Col.
W. J. Bryan. but all of this is
surmise. Wilson will again be
nominated, and should be. He is
the logical leader of the Demo.
cratic policies and if the party
is to have it's policies endorsed
it will make a fatal error to
change leadership. The Demo
cratic party has either entrench-
ed itself in public estimation, or
it has failed to win it's conf
dence, if the former, with Wilson
as the leader, it will win, if the
latter it cannot win matters not
who is made the standard bearer.
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MR.. CURRIE PROTEST AGAINST GRAD.
ING AED TlEIhG Law.

Unfortunately the question Of
legislation in regard to the
handling and marketing of leaf
tobacco according to the 'Mul.
Inns Idea" seems to have attract
ed some attention from these in
terested in tobacco.
I have heard the question dis
cussed pro and con and have
been asked to say somethi e
relative to the proposed law. I
admit that the conditions rela-
tive to the marketing of our
tobacco are not as desirable as
they should be, but in talking
with the people generally, I find
that most of them view with
some degree of alarm the ten
dency to run to the legislature
for a remedy or remedies for
every i'll that befalls US. Els.
pecially do I find this among our
tobacco planters.
Leaving out this phase of the
question, which I think the most
serious there are other serious
objections to the proposed legis.
Iation or to any kind of legisls-
lation, along this line.
It would not help the large
growers of tobacco. They, as q
rule have ample packing rooms
and fixtures for the proper
handling of their crops of tobacco
have studied and do study the
necessities of the trade, have
SIMPLE capital at their comand to
manipulate their crops as shey
think best. In other words,
they know as much about tobacco
market conditions IS does the
tobacco buyers.
This class of tobacco growers
is going to get what is coming
to him under any circumstances.
I believe a law of this kind
would discriminate very much
against the small and poor
tobacco planter, which class is
the most numerous and on whose
efforts depend the future devel'
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HoW'S This!

We o1er One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured n'
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY g. 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 s. TRUAx. wholesale druggists. Toledo, O.
WALD1NG, KINNAN s. MARVIN, wholesale drug
gists, Toledo, O.
Hail's Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold By all
pruggists Testimonials free.
Halls Familv Pills are the best.
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O0meOt OF our OOOdCCO luuuStTy.
Sure, mons should wish him
harm or try to hinder him from
reaping the traits Of his toll?
AS a general rule the small
planter has a barn Or two for
curing, no adequate place to
store or handle tobacco, nor is
he able to bald; his labor is linn
tied in mose instances to his own
family. With his force he can.
not house and cure. keep of
worms and suckers, attend to
other crops andsgrade his tobac'
co os fast as it is cured. He will
be forced to store his crop OF
tobacco in unsuitable houses
where it is more likely to get in
bad condition, or he must sell on
the farm ungraded. This puts
him at the mercy Of the un-
scrupulous warehouse-man and
country buyer. who are often in
'cahoot" with o dishonest buyer
for some reputable tobacco con.
cern; or he must carry his to-
bacco to some grading-house or
place to have it graded. Ali
who have tried this plan are
heartily sick of it. In some in.
stances, the better grades are
replaced by inferior ones or the
grading and handling has been
so badly done that the prices OBJ
tanned are unsatisfactory. In
any case, he is at the mercy Of
the other man.
A great many will plant to-
bacco this year for the first
time and will know nothing or
very little about grading. Many
of as have seen good crops Of
tobacco ruined by inexperienced
graders, it being better for all
concerned TO let the grower sell
to some one who could have
handled it to advantage.
AS q general thing, if the crop
of tobacco raised is light the
buyers want it heavy or if a
bright crop is made they want
it red, etc.
I hold that a very small per
cent Of old planter of tobacco,
know enough about grading to
80 grade as to get the best
prices.
It costs from $1.00 to $500 per
hundred TO properly grade and
tie tobacco. Often in attempting
to grade tobacco under unsuita
bic conditions the tobacco be-
comes too high iueorder and Is
ruined before reaching the mar
ket.
It locks like foolishness to
'stie up" a lot of common tobacco
that as soon as it gets to the
stemmery has to be united to be
stemmee, or if sent to the fac
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Notice to Creditors.

All persons having claims against
the estate OF Charles L. Ridgili, de-
ceased, will present them duly ateested
and those owing said estate will make
payment to the undersigned qualified
Adminlstratrix of said estate.
MRS. J. G. RIDG1LL.
Manning, S. c.. Dec. 81, 1914.
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Court.

The Court of General Sessions con-
yenes in Manning Monday January 25,
with Judge I. W. Bowman presiding.
GRAND JURY.
CB Dukes, New Zion, r Ed.
Gardner, Turbeville.
J S Ridgeway, Manning.
ID Barnes, Foreston.
B B Odon, Manning, r F D.
WO Baird, Turbeville.
m Smith, Manning.
WLLee, Manning, r F D.
ID Beatson, Davis Station.
E Cochran, Manning.
J E Husbands, Foreston.
r D Timmons, Wilson.
HoLDovERs.
r Hugh Belsar, Summerton.
R E Thompson, Alcolu.
J Med McFaddin. Manning, Z + d.
I'M Galloway, Manning.
A c Harvin, Manning.
in FAM, Alcolu.
PETIT JURY.
JW. Rieby, Manning.
wv Wheeler, New Zion.
r P Billups. Summerton.
P A Fam, Alcolu.
81 S Briggs. Silver.
I'D McElveen, New Zion.
Gibbons, New Zion.
WI Rawlinson, Manning, R. F. D.
r s Coker, Turbeyille.
D Z Gedaings, PaxViile.
Marion Williams, Manning.
HJ Ross, Silver.
C II Baggett, Wilson.
J NJ Rowe, Summerton.
CUB Corbett, Davis Station.
JH Witherspoon, Alcolu.
m Justice, Manning, r. F. D.
E b Clark, Davis Station.
CT Martin, Alcolr.
A B Thames, Manning.
HC Chewnirg, Summerton.
10 Coker, Turbeville.
RI Carrigan, Summerton.
q A Alsbrook, Wilson, r F D.
E Hodge, Paxville.
Fl Rawlinson, Jordan.
EN- Watt, Summerton.
Jos E Davis, Manning.
W D Young, Alcolu.
n F McFaddin, New Zion.
JE Childers, Davis Station.
Howard Hodge, Silver, r F D.
John L Johnson, Davis Station.
RT Geddings, Paxville.
LR Cole, Seloc.
Il q Hilton, Davis Station.
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It is with pleasure that we
note The Sumter Items views
on the matter of referring to the
voters in a special election the
question of prohibition, what
the editor so well says coin
cides with our own ideas that it,
if the people really want prohi-
bition they can just as we'll ask
the legislature to give to them
as they can ask for the refereu-
dunn, and their wishes will be
respected just the same. Then
why the election? The only pos.
sible reason there can be to have
an elections to give some wind
tanners employment to go over
the State to harangue the voters,
and, if we are to Judge by the
past, some oftbese haranguers
make themselves disagreeable by
thr extreme utterances, their base
Misrepresentation, and irritating
assertions, We have heard OF
statements made by prohibition
advocates that are absolutely at
varience with the truth. For in
stance. one of them in a pulpit
in this State charged the repre-
sentatives of a certain county
with being n the pay OF liquor
interests, and the only possible
ground for his assertion was the
fact that these representatives
were opposed to prohibition.
This same speaker a S o
charged that the liquor interests
had employed a certain senator
to secure the registration OF
negroes to vote in the election
to be held in that county, and
that be had secured the registra.
ton OF hundreds of negroes for
the occasion, when the record
showed conclusively that for
that election not over four ne
groes had been registered, and
| the officers said not over six had
applied. Therefore, we say to
keep down this kind of thing we
had much rather see a State vide
! prohibition bill enacted by the
Legislature withoutareferendum.
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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY

Governor Blease has issued q
proclamation giving full pardon
to all convicts that he paroled
daring good behavior. He even
extended q pardon in advance to
the editor of The Columia Record
who mas indicted during the last
campaign ior1ibel.
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tory will more than probably be
run through a machine that cuts
it all to pieces to make smoking
tobacco. I am told that at least
rs per cent of our tobacco is now
so used.
! The cost to the farmer will be
more for selling graded than un'
graded. That is under the pres
Ient law regulating the sale. For
emample, we will take a barn OF
800 pounds as cured and say the
price is 10 cents per pound. The
gross sales woulc amount to
$4,000.
For weighing 80
For action fees so
For commission 2.5 per cent 200
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would cost like this:
Auction fee on so lbs Is
Auction fee on 80 lbs is
Auction fee on l1G lbs .25
Auction fee on $50 lbs .25
Auction fee on 400 lbs so
Weighing fee on so lbs 10
Weighing fee on 80 lbs 10
Weighing fee on ITO lbs IL
Weighing fee on $50 lbs Is
Weighing fee on 400 lbs 40
Commissions 2.5 per cent 200
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S20.96

Or a difference Of $17.66 in
favor of selling ungraded. You
may make your own calculations
as to how much more per lbs he
would have had to sell his grad
ed tobacco to come out even.
We hear a great deal about the
better prices obtaining for to-
bacco in North Carolina markets
and it is augered that the reason
for this better price is, that the
North Carolina planter grades
his tobacco. I have before me
the government report on tobac-
co compiled to December 1st,
1914. We hear that the crop is
better up there than it Is here,
their planters certainly should
understand grading better than
ours, our tobacco was sold when
all lines Of business was depress
ed to it's lowest, since we sold
conditions have materially i'm
proved; yet the difference in
prices in favor of the North
Carolina planter is oplYst:8 cent
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$50
Total ungraded

Total ungraded $3.50
The same barn of tobacco
graded into say 6 grades, running
in weights as follows: so lbs, 90
lbs, 10 lbs, $50 lbs and 400 lbs
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Add lost in weight while being
graded say s per cent Of $3.50
Add cost Of grading 800 lbs at
Sl.5O
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-20
ORDER or PUBLICATION.

STATE OF-WEST VIRGINIA.
of The GEeit 1n g1 ar el 1ne
1915; shs fo5lowtng order vas entered:
8s VS.. In .Chancery.
Josiah W. Thompson. Lily NJ. Griffin.
as COMMITTEES Of Sheridan r. Griffin. nm.
insane person. Merchants National Bank
of West Virginia at Clarksburg. cor
porattion. Ellen @. Davis and CorneIia
and te la va
Inc I.oWndes Savings Bank and T rust
Company. corporation. and John w
Object OF suit.
The object of the above styled suit
Is TO recover from the defendant, Josiah
and Nine Hundred and sixty $4,000 Dol.
lars due from him to the plaintiff.
together. with Interest thereon from the
day when this suit wns institsrtedJ upon
BY the said Josiah u. thompson and
principal sum Of fourteen Hundred
o anG each nnd dated e6snary
the plaintiff on or before the sth day,
Of February. 81 o. and on or before the
with interest thereon. and on each OF
them. from the date thereof. at the rate
OF six per centum per anntlrl ); two other
t1o00l Dollars each. bearing date the
9th day Of February. 900, payable to
the order of the painti II at the First
National Bank of Tniontovrn. Pennsyl-t
vania, In sixty days and four months
respectively. after the date thereof. wit
Interest therenn and upon each Sof them.
from date thereof: another note for the
su moi One Thousand q 006o Dollars.
dated November 1O.19os. and payable
National Bank Of EniontnWn. Pennsy1-
vania, eight months aft ter the date there
fof. with Interest thereon from the date
thereof: ANOTHER note for One Tn ousand
#f1pp01 Dollars. dated November IL. 191 o.
ard payable to the orderaof the plaintiff.
at TIL e First National Bank of Union:
town Pennsy1ra MIA. TWEEN ty m onths after
the date thereof. with interest thereon
from the date thereof: and the further
object Of said suit is to enforce the pay
ment of said debt by process OF attach
ment against THE real and personal es-
tate Of the said defendants Josiah "
Thompson. .3;E ~
And 1t appearing from an af1davtt
filed In said suit that Josiah W. Thpn1r-
son r. aanon-resddent Of this State. 1t Is
ordered that he DO appear within one
month from the date OF the first pub
liication of this order and do what Isl
lneressary toaprntectB his interests herein
Given under nv hand this the 1st day
a q q. Wade COLEMAN. Clerk.
r.. S. DOUGLASS. MI s 85a 3S-
GEO. sNf.sTIOF'FFTETATFR. fSa
Counsel for P1ainti n.
I W
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oznER OF Plua1.1CAr1oN.

STATE OF WEST ,VIRGISlA-4
I, VI " hstd ~ ta.s otlee g the Clerk
1915. tlle5 foliosVinE order: was e1itered L:
n Edwtrd ID. Owen 50. ,s !,
ss. In iG4lanaery. ara
Y osiai1 II hornpson, EULER Hogsstt
Isaac ~ Soma liam M Thompson
w. WILLIAM ~ M U aI,kins. Farmers Bank of
1arner, Trustee Ii " NJ. Grimm. as
eontmtt tse Of Sheridan r. Grifffn. an In
q West est virginia at arksburg. 4 cor-
poration. Ellen G. Davis and CornelIa
=. BasseL as * acl1trices of the lasr will
and testament or John Basel, deceased.
The LoWndes Savings Bank and Trust
new, Alice a. Bassei. The 81 Empire liz Ns-
tion. Robert M. Carroll. in his own If Ki1t.
as guardian.of Edgar r. Beal. minor.
and as trustee OF the ESTATE. Of Edgar.
Cochran. James 1t. Barnes and Isaac
u: Roby, III f. Patton, and Josiah W.
thompson as executor Of the last Will
ceased. f n 53Ff ~
Object OF suit. h
The object Of The above styled suit
IS 20 recover a derree against the de-
it, ~: III. Patton and Josiah VI.
Tho hon % for the sum Of Three Thous-
and 10000 Dollars MI tn Interest there
on from the 18th day Of October. GIG.
due from the said defendants TO the
said plaintiff upon prolni ssory note
etose e en fsPs s SO e dess sd
y: e. I'sltt on and payable to the order
Of the said Josiah " Thompson one
National Bank Of UnIontown, bennsyl-
va nia- Eth interest from the date
thereof at the rate OF six per centum
note the said B thompson In his own
right, and purpor ting to act as executor
e OF the etsads ef GsoFgs D. Hibbs de-
and a ii the same time by a. writing en-
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Company, GorpoEat 4ons John nv 81
new Allre c. RassAl, The Esn1plre M
ton Robert ii. "a ia Ris
as guardian or Ed ar r. Beal. "a minor
and aS trustee Of the estate OF EdEar
Cochran, James lR. Barnes and Isaac G.
tspby. Edward 4. .se Owen. II n. FL Patton
and Josiah NJ Thnmpspn sas ekscntor
=. Iiibbg. decea sec. 5 Farmers tional
Bank OF Sprangfeld Ohio. ~ corpora ion.5
Jesse go sshaEPs, JaItlss a. H 4'ls
The object Of the above styled suit
il to recover o decree against the de-
fenda1ts osiah ". ThoElu s,sson, w liam
the sum 8of Two Thousand & 10000 Dol
lars With interest thereon 1T the rate
sfom H. 3, per n 4sls
upon a certain pr41l1it sapry note for the
EFincipal sum OF Two thousand 10000
Tie said JOSH josiah ~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. q s1sV Wi.
lam ~ Thonpson. and payable to the
order Of said Senans six months after
from the date OF the maturity thereof
at the rate of eight 96 y per centrum per
annnn. payable annually and pa able
ht the First National Bank Of SUnicn-
town, PENNSYLVANIA. which was then and
! Is a. banking corporation having It's
I,rlnci pal Office and place OF business In
Pennsylvania. and In and by sald note
the said makers thereof jointly and sew
Grail promised and greed that the
Jointly md seyeraily. waived demand.
protest and notice. of non-paynelDt OF
mans endorsed and delivered tile said
note to the said plaintiff: and further
ito enforce the payment OF said debtsby
Iprocess OF attachment against the real
and personal estate OF the said defend-
ants, J osiah ": Thompson. WI liam NJ.
Thompson and isaac W. seu1ars
And II appearing from an affidavit
| filed In said suit that Josiah ". Thomp-
son, w W liam 81. " Thompson and Isaac
w: Senans are nor-residents Of this
State, 1T Is ordered that they do appear
HIN one month from the date OF the
first publication OF this order and do
what is necessary to protect their In
teresta herein. 5t3i VI fs gs XXI
Given under my hand this. the 1st day
| OF February. ! 81 s. sssS DBL lss 5sh
,.- -- WADE COLEMAN. Clerk
w. H. TAYLOR ~ # 53# IA 5 NJ
r. 8. DOUGLASS.
GEO. NJ. agHOFFHEIMER. YIN
Counsel for Plaintiff re-. E is l&
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oEpEA OF RuBLIcAr1oN.

STATE OF%yTEST VIRGINIA.
or the EircnLt Court Of IJaTrison Counts.
on Monica N, tho zlst day of February.
1915. the tolloWlng order was entered:
4; Jesse III. S11arps p ssFF
Is VS. In Ehanrery. 5g III ss3iS
| Josiah W Tt1ptnpsi,ri FifilAr E4orsatt
Isa s w Ser1lans. Williann Al. thompson.
William HanidnA Farmers I'm IA nj! OF
ClarksburS. a. CORPORA q on. 4 ITarvsy@syY.8
Harner. Trustee. Lily n: Gritfin. as
sane person. Merchan4ss @r;atis anai Isar,lti
Eof5 West Virginia at CIarkEburr.E 4. cor
Eporatinn, Ellen G. sparia and CornelIAS
and testament OF J ohm Basel decensea
The Lowndes Savings Bank and Tsr1I a
Company. g. corporat1 on. John w Ag-i
netR. Alice e. RassseI The Empire Ma
tional Bank OF clarkshurr7a cprpora- :.
ton. Robert nj. Carroll IN his own right.
and as trustee OF hll.s e.taf IT FsITar
r. Beal, James b. supler. Alfred 81.
Cochran. James r. Barnes, Isaac al.
iJosiahsv Thompson as executor az tie
last will and testament Of George M N
Hibhs, deceased. Farmers National Bank
| Of Springfield, Ohio. a corporation Rob-
ert Feity and James NJ Hustead
Object of Suit. s
to oban deIee eh ma
ants, Josiah ". Thompson, William NJ
Thompson and Isaac ". selnans for
lars with interest thereon at tlls g rate &c
day 81 Jaaaarg ef 1917 n due from from the the
upon certain negotiab1e promissorv
note for the principal sum 81. Five
TN sn 5000 Dollars dated J9ly e.
tson and William M TIL on1psort :,rid pnv y
able to the order OF the said Isaae w.
of at the First national Bank Of 1in i15
town. Pannsyl tarta VI u, Interest there
lon IS frem n The matu EHy thereof pEtal paid
nun1. payable an1iiaIiy n, f1nI M s,1,s1t,