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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-18
How Catarrh is Contracted.

Mothers are sometimes so thought
less as TO neglect the colds which their
children contract. The Inflammation
OF the mucus membrane. at first acute,
becomes chronic and the child has
chronic ca;arrh. disease that is sell
dom cured and that may prove a llfe.s
burden. Many persons who have this
loathsome disease will remember hay
ing had frequent colds at the time IT
was contracted. y little forethouSht,
a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy judiciously used, and all this trou D.
le might have been avoided. OBTAIN
bic everywhe re.-Adv.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-18
Despoadeacy.

NVhen YOU feel discouraged and de-
snondcuJ do not give up but take dose
Of Chamberain'S Tablets and You are
almost certain 70 feel all right wlthln
a dav or two DespondencF IS often ten
i 5p" . 70 indigestion and biio"sness' for
,.hi,.h ,hcsr tablets are especially val
mai,ir Ohtairable everywhere-Aa'.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-18
Notice of Discharge.

will apply to the Judge OF Probate
for Clarendon county on the 3Oth day
of October, 1916, at II o'clock A, M.
fer Letters of Discharge as Administra-
trix of The Estate OF CLANS Brown, de-
ceased. Julia Brown,
Administrative.
Pamela, S. c., Sept. 27, 1916.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-18
Plenty of SlunGers.

THAT Charge Of the Light Brigade
was a great poem. What a ringing
re:rain-'Someone had blundered.'
Was that the idea that inspired the
poem?"
You may say so.'
"Gea, what lot OF poetry this war
ought to bring forth. ."-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-18
Rec;nr;ad

The Minister'S Nile-"The new cook
left this morning. tue one YOU said the
Lord must have sent The Minister
well. dear. the Lord giveth and the
LORD taketh away Blessed be the
name OF the rd"-Puck.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-18
Hydraheaded.

7 have finished my thesis"
"On what?"
"a NEUROLOGICAL subject-the ny
dra. with nine heads to it."-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-18

All women ought to know the wonderful effects OF
taking Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound even on
those who seem hopelessy ILL., Here are three actual cases.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-18
Three Doctors Gave Her Up.

Lydia E. Pnklan1 edi-
cine special adyceit will De CONFIDENTIAL
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-18
Profit by This.
Don't Waste Another Day.

Wheu ,ou are worried by backache,
BY lame!CSS ard urinary disorders
D"u', cXperimcn. with an untried
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-18

By James NJ. W.ntlAlj". Esq. hra3;;"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
GREENWOOD coTToN RECEIPTS
DAILY COTTON LETTER.

New Orleans, Dec. 15-The action
Of Liverpool is the best indication Of
growing belief in peace. That mar
ket declined as much as 12 points
against rs points advance in our mar
kets yesterday afternoon showing an
ticipation by changes in parity closer
to normal. Spots were quoted five
higher on sales of 5000 bales. OF
course, the principal defect Of specu-
lation, acting too far ahead Of facts,
may and probably will also apply in
this case owing to the extreme i'm
portance for trade and the conse-
quence effect on values and reverses
from suspense, have to be expected.
However, the trend alone of looking
for solution in the direction of peace,
is q factor to be considered. Over
night news contains nothing definite
in the political line! There will be lots
of uncertainty and vacciliation for
q while for the idea Of q coming event
is taking hold and an anticipative
demand for full trade competition in
textiles is liable to increase, tending
to life the value Of cotton.
J. F. CLARKE & co.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
MAN PROMISES FAIR.

"Fair, not quite SO cold, freezing to
the coast. Saturday, fair, not so
cold" That's what the weather man
hands out for Mississippi tonight and
tomorrow, and if he strikes it as well
as he did yesterday it will be just like
he says.
The forecast for rain or snow and
freezing to the coast yesterday and
last night was accurate. 1t rained,
and showed little, and reports are
that the freeze extended to the coast
line.
The temperature this morning just
before six o'clock was 1S degrees and
has been slowly though steadily climb
ing all day. The bright sunshine this
morning was very welcome.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
(By Associated Press.)

Further proposals in the peace pro-
posals Of Germany and her allies are
awaiting the consultation and decis-
ions of the Entente governments as
to what official action will be taken.
Berlin reports the Russians contin-
uing their retreat in Rumania and
burning villages as they retire. Buzeu
in Rumania is captured. :,
If the taking of Buzeu should
break the important defensive in that
region the whole Russo -Romanian line
along the western Moldavian mount
aims would seem to be endangered
by flanking. Berlin reports unsucces-
full attempts of the French in the Ver-
dun region.
The situation in Greece involves un-
certainty.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
THE WEATHER "a
Forecast.

Forecast.
Alabama and Mississippi-Fair, moi
quite SO cold, freezing to the coast.
Saturday fair not 20 lcold. 4,
Louisiana-Continuad cold tonight.
Saturday fair and slightly warmer.
Arkansas and Oklahoma-Fair and
slightly warmer.
Texas--Fair and slightly warmer.
Florida--Fair and colder.
South Carolina-Fair and colder.
Temperatures considerably below
freezing. Cold wave near coast to-
night. tA
North Carolina-Fair, much colder.
Cold wave.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
BATTERY NOW IS
ALMOST ASSURED
Movement to Organize Battery Of
Light Artillery Meets With
Success.

The movement launched recently to
organize Battery Of Light Artillery
in Greenwood is already meeting with
gratifying success even though no ac-
tive campaign for enlistments has
been undertaken. Because of the hol-
iday rush it was thought best by the
committee in charge to wait until aft
er Cristmas to begin the active cam
paign.
A good number of young men of
the city have already volunteered and
have signed enlistment papers which
indicates the keen interest being taken
in the movement.
/ Captain Albert C. Metts has re-
ceived full authority to organize the
Battery and full information regard
ing the work. The lowest age limit
is 18 years but those most interested
were pleased to learn form the De-
partment that boys 16 or over may
become members if they have the con-
sent of their parents.
Anyone interested and desiring in
formation regarding the organization
of the Battery can get it by seeing
Captain Albert Nets, Mr.. Harry HUI
len or Mr.. Raymond Reeves.
The Battery consists of 1873 men
with monthly pay roll of more than
IL hundred dollars which would mean
a great deal for Greenwood from ev-
cry angle. In the first place the
Of the Battery would be ben
efitted, morally, mentally and physi-
cally. The town would get lot of
advertising because of the location of
the Battery here, the money paid the
members would be distributed among
the families of the city and spent
here, the members of the Battery
would have club to visit in prefer
ence to loafing and would be better
satisfied.
The movement has the backing Of
he Business League and all of the
better class of people in the city, from +,
whose ranks the membership Of the
Battery would be drawn. The sue
,ess Of the committee in charge of
he organization is practically as
,ured.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
500, 900 EMPLOYEES OF U. s. STEEL
GET INCREASE.

GET INCREASE.
New York, Dec. 15-(By Union As
sociated Press) s)-The United States
Steel Corporation today put into ef-
feet a wage increase Of 10 per cent.
for its steel and iron employees, A.
fecting about 100000 workers. Wage
and salary advances in other depart
ments were also equitably adjusted.
The increase adds about $20,0OO,0OO
to the corporations pay roll. Chair
man Ebert H. Gary. of the Board Of
Directors safes that the increases are
made because Of abnormal conditions
now existing. Total salaries and wag-
es paid to the company's 19l,128 en-
ployes in 1915 aggregated $176,S0o,-
764. Since that time the number Of
employees has greatly increased, and
several wage advances have been
made.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
INCREASE TO OFFSET HIGH
COST OF LIVING.

Springfield, Mass, Dec. l5-(By
Union Associated Press ALI the pa
per mills in western Massachusetts,
including Holyoke, Agawam, Mittin-
eague and Berkshire Counties today
granted their employees an emergency
bonus of 10 pr cent. in wages to offset
the increased cost of living. Between
1000 and 5000 employees benefit.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
SUBMARINE H-3
STILL INTACT
American Craft Disabled on Califer-
fornia C0ast-Crew of Is and
Two Officers Rescued.
(Bv Associated Press) !

Eureka, CAL, Dec. 15-The subma-
rine H-3 in which Is enlisted men and
two officers of the United States Navy
were imprisoned for several hours
yesterday while she was disabled in
heavy surf near the entrance to the
harbor, still is intact today 50 far rs
can be seen from the shore.
The crew of the submarine who
were rescued spent last night on the
United States steamer Cheyenne.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
NATIONAL COMMISSION MEETS

Chicago, Dec. 14-(By Union As
sociated Press)--The annual meeting
Of the American League takes place
here today. President johnson has
an extensive program to put through
and it is understood that he will not
favor any considerable salary increas-
es. 1t is also believed that there
Will be no change in the present limit
number Of players, officials of the
League realizing that it is to the
clubs advantage to have full sup
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
DRASTIC MEASURES TO GET
RELIEF FROM CAR SHORTAGE
Interstate Commerce Commission Approves of
Emergency Measures Increase Demurrage
Rate on Cars Remaining Loaded.
affected the cost Of living.

affected the cost Of living.
Among the regulations is demur-
rage rate of dollar for the first day,
two dollars for the second day,three
dollars for the third day, and five dol
lars for the fourth and each succeed
ing day. Heretofore the charge has
been uniformly one dollar a day. An
increase in the rental paid one road by
another for cars is increased from
forty-five to seventy-five cents day.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
RED CROSS SOCIETY
MEETS,

Washington, Dec. 15-(By Union
Associated Press) The eighteenth an
nual convention Of the American Red
Cross Society met here. today. The
delegates will be received by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson. The success
which the society has made in its fight
against the white plague will form
the principal subject Of discussion.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
DUPONT CONCERN PAYS 100 PER
CENT. A YEAR.

New Kork, Dec. 16-lBy Union As
sociated Press )-E. I. deuPont do
Nemours 4 Co., explosive manufact-
urers, today paid out Of war profits
q special dividend in cash "a l-2 per
cent, on the common stock, In addi-
tion % the regular quarterly disburss-
ment Of ! IL per cent. This is the
fourth extra dividend this year, max
in total Of 100 per cent. "a tho con.
non steck IVA,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
SHOE MEN PROFIT.

Brockton, Mass, Dc. 15-(By Union
Associated Press) A bonus amounting
to 10 per cent. Of their wages has
been granted to all employees Of the
George E., Keith Company, shoe man.
ufacturers, for one year. The COM
pany' has factories at Middleboro,
East Weymouth, Boston, North
Adams and this city and also controls
two other Ylapts,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
BRIGHTEST EVER FOR
AMERICAS BUSINESS FUTURE
Association of Life Insurance Presidents At New
York Hear Optimistic Addresses by Big
Business Men.

tagious, according to paper present.
ed to the Association of Life InsuF.
ance Presidents here today BY Prssi.
4 dent Arthur Hunter Of the Actuarial
Society Of America.
4 After referring to the annual toll
Of eighty thousand deaths from can
Ger in the United States. NJ. Hunter,
said:
"No sooner DO We become ihterssted
in the wide prevalence IT ! disease
1 like cancer than we begin to wonder
whether. it is4 contagious sor hetedi-
tary. Such questions must bs HI ~
minds Of hundreds Of Thousands of
relatives of persons who have died
from this disease and Of Others who
are suffering from It.
There seems little to support the
view that cancer is the result Of con-
tagion. Twenty thousand applications
for insurance were reviewed and It
was found that in 4SS cases one Of
the parents of the applicant was stat
ed to have died from cancer and in
four cases both parents were stated
to have died Of that disease. There
were 122 times as many cases in
which one parent had died Of cancer
as of those in which both parents died
of that disease. There could hardly
be stronger test than the case Of
husband and wife"
As to heredity, Mr.. Hunter said:
"My first investigation consisted Of
cases of persons insured in six com.
panies, both parents having died Of
cancer prior to date of application for
insurance. OF 472 grandparents Of the
the cause Of death was given
in 234 cases of which two were from
cancer; the cause Of death was stated
in 1874 of these as Old Age the aver
age of death Of which was 80. In ~
Of the grandparents the cause Of
death was not known but the age was
given, the average being 81; in 155
cases neither the age nor the cause
Of death was known. It is reasonable
to conclude that if only two died Of
cancer out of 234 parents of persons
who died of cancer. that disease is not
hereditary.
'The possibility Of heredity in cam
GER has generally been studied by ex-
periments on animals. In cases Of
human beings there has been no pre-.
vious attempt, SO far as l am aware,
10 investigate the problem in families
where there has evidently been can
.er strain, if such thing exists. In
he present investigation, one Of the
groups consisted Of cases In which
10Th of the parents had died from
.ancer; and in another Of the groups,
. parent, brother and sister Of the
had died from that dis
,ase. 1t might be expected, there-
'ore, that if cancer were hereditary,
{ would be shown very clearly in the
'amily records Of these persons but
his has not appeared.
"Men and women who are in ankle.
y Of the mind or account Of the %.
'earance of cancer intheir ancestry !
u immediate family, may dismiss
,uch anxieties as there is no statisti.
:al evidence at the present time that &
he disease Of cancer 10 transmitted
~ Inheritance IN mankind.s n
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
MORE PAY FOR ALLEGHENY'S
MEN.8t.

Pittsburgh, Dec. 15--(By Union As
sociated Press) - Fifteen hundred
workmen in the plants Of the Alleg-
heny Steele Company and the West
Penn Steele Company were granted
an increase of 10 per cent. in their
wages today.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
FLASH-Wheat broke II cents to
day and corn two cents 4 bushel.
(By Associsted Press)

Chicago, Dec. l5-May wheat today
on first sales showed . decline Of
eight and five eights cents a bushel.
A wave of selling accompanied the
exciting break in values.
The chief cause Of the downward
prices was q statement authorized by
the German Embassy that one Of the
most important subjects in the dis
cussion at q peace parley would be
universal disarmament. Within an
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
FINAL ESTIMATE
CORN AND WHEAT
Agriculture Department Says Two
and Half Billion Bushels Corn,
Wheat 639,8s6,000.
lBy Associated Pressl

Washington, Dec. 15-Final estim-
ates of production in the country's
principal farm crops announced here
today by the Department of Agricul-
ture indicate yield Of $685. ,241 900
bushels of corn and 639, 1886, 900 bush
els Of wheat.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
STATE PROBLEMS
ARE DISCUSSED
Governors Conference ut Washington
Governor Kapper of Kansas
Speaks.
(By Associated Pressl

Washington, Dec. Estate admin
istration problems were discussed at
today's session of the Governors Con-
ference here. Americas Response
bilities and Duties Forward the War"
was discussed by Governors Capper Of
Kansas, and Alexander of Idaho.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
IRON MINERS REJOICE.

Duluth, Mimi, Dec. 15z(By Union
Associated Press) - Approximately
$1,000 miners employed by the inde-
pendent companies in the iron fields
of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan
today received 10 per cent. raise in
their wages.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
COLDEST DAY OF
WINTER SEASON
Temperature at Memphis Registered
Ten Degrees According to Wealth.
er Forecaster.
(By Associated Press)

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 15-The cold
est weather of the winter was exper-
fenced in Memphis and surrounding
territory today, the lowest reading
here being ten degrees above zero,
according to the local weather fore
caster.
Freezing temperatures were report
ed in Louisiana, Arkansas, Nississip-
pi, Alabama, Oklahoma and Tennes-
see. Fort Smith experienced zero
weather. Tulsa, Okla, reported two
above.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
lBy Associated Pressl

Washington, Dec. 15-Drastic regu-
latIons adopted by the railroads Of the
country went into effect today with
the approval of the Interstate Com
merce Commission as emergency
measures, to relieve the shortage in
freight cars.
For months the shortage has been a
brake on the country's commerce and
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
MINNESOTA FARM SECRETARY
OUT.

Minneapolis, Dec. 15-(By Union
Associated Press)-John G. Simpson,
for the past six years secretary Of the
tate agricultural society resigned to-
day to become general manager Of
the new eastern states agriculture ex-
position at Springfield, Mass.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
FAVORABLY REPORT LIQUOR
ADVERTISING BILL.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Dec. 15-The bill pro-
hibiting, the transmission Of liquor ad-
vertisements by mail to any except
licensed dealers or agents was favor
ably reported today by the House
Postoffice Committee. It is aimed
at the so called mail order liquor bus.
mess in dry territory.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
SLIGHT Loss IN
COTTON MARKET
New York and New Orleans Both
Closed Ten Points Down-Form.
er Barely Steady.

A loss Of ten points was recorded
in both the New York and New Or
leans markets at the close this after
noon. New York spots were 30 points
up and unchanged at New Orleans.
Sales 100 bales.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
AWAITS GEORGES SPEECH,
By Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. 15.-President
Wilson probably will not finally de-
termine upon any formal step in con-
nection with the peace proposals of
the Central Powers until Premier
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
(ByAssociated Press)

new 1Ork, Dec. 1O--reOple 90 no
get their moneys worth out of tn
three billion dollars annually expend
ed for public purposes, declared Prof
Thomas Sewall Adams Of Yale Uni
versity, before the Association Of Lif
Insurance Presidents, today in advo
eating the creation Of standard unit
of governmental performance b,
which to measure the quality an
quantity of the output in each de
psrtnient ,of public work. :
"Public expenditures seem to thriv,
on opposition" said Prof. Adams, Il,
the very face of the increasing oppo
sition of the taxpayer.
''For the year 1918 the Federal Cen.
sus supplies combined expense &C.
count for the national, state and local
governments Excluding incorporated
places having less than $500 inhabi-
tants which gives US the general idea
of the purposes for which our money
is spent. The total costs amounted to
just three billion dollars, of which the
largest item was for protection to
persons and property-in other words
preparedness and police.
"Next to their remorseless increase,
the most general characteristic Of
public expenditures is the waste which
they involve. In most city and state
governments there are some depart
ments which overlap, while others are
engaged in work which is no longer
necessary. Government employees as
a rule work neither so long nor so
earnestly as those in private employ
ment. Supplies and equipment are
not purchased to advantage, nor prop
erly charged and checked when dis
tributed; specifications for bids are
loosely or carelessly drawn in many
Eases; labor-saving devices are slowly
and sometimes reluctantly introduced;
here is great waste in the public
printing. Above all there is not the
same incentive or reward for economy
n public as in private enterprise.
''The fundamental trouble is that
he public has no means of accurate
y ascertainin whether q particular
activity Of government is productive
,r unproductive, efficient or inefficient.
We must somehow devise standard
lnits of governmental performance,
~ which to measure the quantity of
he output in each department Of pub
ic work. In many departments Of
government we could directly measure
he output with as much accuracy as
most factories measure departmental
productivity.
"And almost always We have the
|eadly parallel, the comparison with
he activities and costs Of similar de-
'artments in other places. In short,
he solution Of our problem lies in the
'ermanent maintenance of practical
fficiency commissions. Their first
JUNCTION should be to uphold the hands
# the public servant who is doing his
york well. There should be both pub.
ic and private efficiency commissions.
We have tried them tentatively in the
'ast. They have been guilty Of some
bonehead' plays. But that merely
means that they are just learning the
anne. We must rise above our mis-
akes-put more heart, more pep !,
,ore time, more money in this un-
voidable undertaking which inthe end !
'ill pay big dividends"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
LLOYD GEORGE MUCH BETTER.
(By Associated Press.)

London, Dec 15.-premier Lloyd
George is much better this morning.
He has every expectation Of going be-
fore the House Of Commons Tuesday.
In the meantime he remains indoors.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
MORE DEMANDS FOR GREECE.
(By Associated Press)

Paris, Dec. 15-The Allies are about
to hand new categorical demands to
the Athens cabinet, according to Petit
Parisien. The principal object of the
demands is to put stop to the move
ment of troops by King Constantine
with view to sending important for
ces into Thessally.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
LIQUIDATION IN STOCKS.
CIV Associated Preasl

New York, Dec. l5-Liquidation,
which was begun yesterday, contin-
ued today on the Stock Exchange.
Losses Of from two to four points
were noted in a number Of special
stocks. 4
Later losses ranged q low % 1e
points.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-15
ACCEPTS ULTIMATUM.
(By Associated press)

London, Dec. 15-The Greek gov
ernment has accepted the ultimatum
presented by the Entente Allies, says
an Athens dispatch.