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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
rRoH,RlTloNlSTs PICK
hANLY FOR PRESIDENCY

st. Paul, Minn.-The Progressive
National Convention, which has been
in session here. adjourned sine die
after nominating J. Frank Hanly, form
er governor Of Indiana, as candidate
for president OF the United States and
Dr.. Ira D. Landreth Of Nashville can
didate for vice president. Or. Ian
dreSh's nomination was made unani-
nous after the other vice presidential
candidates had be- withdrawn. Mr..
Hanyy was nominated on first ballot.
The state Department OF agriculture
was busy easwersng questions by long
distance Telephone as to the condition
q the publsc highways Of the staSe and
many called IN person seeking infor
nrasson.
The Carolina & Northwestern Rail
way, which suffered an appalling fnan
claI loss during the recent hurricane
es rapidly getting its tracks ana tres
ties, with the exception Of the Catawbe
river In shape again It was announces
Gs tn. general offices in Chester thai
Es mage to the track most notice
Gale this time Is ten miles this side
@ Il ,Dry.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
New Safety Device.

A clever device to insure that not
more than ten men at once shall ride
on the mine cages is in use at the
colliery Of Jermyn & Company at
Rendham. 1t consists Of turnstile
with four spaces, which will revolVe
exactly two and a half times IN one
direction, thus admitting ten men. The
turnstile revolves on a screw thread,
of which there is just enough to per
NIT the two and half revolutions.
Then the gate to that shaft Is closed,
and that to the adjoining shaft opened
and ten men are admitted by the
turnstile revolving in the opposite di-
rection to the cage in that shaft. The
device stands between the two shafts.
It is the invention Of Supt. John Cor
coran, and has been in use long
enough for a thorough test. The only
way to load more than ten men on
either cage is for the extra man to
climb over the turnstile or gate, and,
Of course, the headman will not per-
nit that
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
OFFICER WASTED FEW WORDS
Conveyed Injunction Briefly, but Left
Hearers With Small Matter
to Ponder Over.

Though the czar packed him away
to the Caucasus and put others In his
place at the head Of the Russian levies
sent to stem the tide Of German inva-
sion, Paris still cherishes its admirar
tion Of the tall, grim Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicholaievitch, sometime
generalissimo Of the armies Of Nus
covy. And 1t is in Paris that they still
tell this story: One evening, when his
forces lay near the Polish frontier, the
grand duke gave orders that all the
persons engaged in purveying supplies
to the soldiers should be assembled
at nine o'clock alongside the track
where the grand ducal train was
stabbed for the night. "I have high
ly important communication to make
to the individuals i. c-'::csttion,' Mich
olas explained.
Promptly at the hoI.:r named the In
yited guests were OF hand and stood
in line respectfully waiting. They did
not wait long. In not above a minute
the grand duke stepped out Of his car,
facing the trades persons, and looked
them over for several minutes IN 81
lence. Then he spoke:
Gentlemen, what I have to say to
you is very serious for you, and Is
comprised in exactly three words. Do
not steal-or I'll hang every mothers
son of you
With that he turned on his heel ana
re-entered his car. The audience was
at an end.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
South Carolina Fares Well.

Eashingtor-South Carolina fares
wesl in the omnibus public building
bin made public and reported to the
house by the chairman Of the public
buildings and grounds committee. Rep
resentative Frank Clark of Florida
Aiken gets $4,000 for a United
States postoffice and custom house;
Dillon gets $4,000; Lake City, $685..
600; United States postoffice and
custom house; Dillon gets $4,000;
Lake City, s35,oOO; 4sunited States
postoffice and court house and other
government offices at GreenWood'
s125,O 900, the secretary Of the treas
ury being authorized to sell the pres
ent federal building and site at public
sale flor cash to the highest bidder;
Bamberg. $4,000; Conway, $4,000;
Easley, $4,000; Greer, $4,000; Harts'
vile, $4,000; Manning, $4,000; Sum
merville, $4,000; York, $4,000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
Men Walk Home.

Spartanburg-H. L. Bomar OF the
spartanburg bar, E. P. Avent we'll
known coal agent, and J.TW. Bell,
wholesale merchant of this city, ar
rived here, having made their way
through the country walking many
miles from Marshall, n. c., where
the Carolina Special from Knoxville,
Tenn, was caught by the waters OF
the French Broad. They lett the tram
Monday morning, walked to Marshall
q distance of five miles, secured a car
there that carried them some distance
towards Asheville, walked from that
point to Melrose, where they caught
the first train out OF that place for
Spartanburg. Their accounts OF the
destruction in the wake Of the floods
bring new lights on the problems con-
fronting the railroads and the strifh ken
towns.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
HERRERA SENDS GENERAL
TREVlNo TO MEXICO CITY

Commander Of carraaxa Forces In
Northeastern Mexico 10 Transferred.
Washington.-Gen. Jacinto TTevino.
commanded Of the CarranIa forces II
northeastern Mexico has been ordered
TO Mexico City and will De succeeded
at least temporarily, by Cen. Luis
Herrera,. commander OF the Chthua'
bus, City garrison. Dispatches to the
War department from General Bea,
reporting the transfer, contained 10
explanation as to the cause. Army
officers here were plainly surprised
at such an important change at this
time
General Trevino has personally di.
rected the campaign against bandits
In Chihuahua and it Is said to be largely
because Of his efforts that the Car
rama soldiers have continued heir
operations against Villa and other out
law leaders on such broad scale. For
that reason some regret over the
transfer was expressed here, though
officials said they were confident that
General Herrera would use every re-
source at his command to continue the
campaign.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
ELEPHANT GIVES FIRE ALARM
Baby Paehydern's Grunts Save Large
Menaserie From Flames Only
Just In Time.

Credit should be forthcoming TO.
Little Memo. She, "the worlds small
lest elephant" at last has gained a
legitimate story.
The ]. II. Eschman World United
Shows winters in a couple Of vacant
lots at Guinotte avenue and Salisbury
street, Kansas City, in the East bot
toms. There are ten cars. A spread
ing barn protects the animals.
The barnkeeper and assistants were
playing rhum in the private car OF Mr..
Eschmar They heard big grunts rom
Little Memo. They rushed out. The
interior Of the barn was blazing. The
elephant had kicked over a gasoline
stove in the straw. cap" Watkins
rushed in. Little Memo was fast los
ing her senses in the smoke. It was
dark and the "Cap" CROPPED about, un-:
tied Nemo's halter and shouted,
"Come, Nemo!" Memo came.
In the meantime someone had called
the fire department. Before it arrived
other assistants had removed the
South American llama and the wagon
of screaming monkeys from the barn.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
s,tL TO PROVIDE GREAT
NAVY PASSES THE SENATE
Amendments Voted Down overwhelm

Amendments Voted Down overwhelr,'
inaly and Bill Goes to Conference.
Washingon.-The naval approp-ia
ton bill with three-year building pro
gram including the immediate CON
struction Of four dreadnaushts, four
great battle cruisers and IS other craft
passed the Senate by vote OF II to
s. It carries $s15,s26, ,s4S, or s45,S57 ,5sS
more than the total as the measure
passed the House.
Many proposals to curtail the enor'
NOUS building increases written into
che measures BY the Senate Naval
Commmntee were defeated overwhelm'
ingfy and as soon as final passage was
announced the Senate voaed to insist
on its amendment and send the bill at
once 70 conference.
Two Democrats, Senators Thomas
and yaraaman and six Republicans
Senators cFapp, Curtis, G0onne, La
Toilette, Norris aad Works, voted
against the bill which has had the
support OF leaders Of both parties dur
ing the week Of debate that preceded
passage.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
ANNOUNCE DATES
FOR MANY FAIRS
DATES ARE BEING WORKED OUT
FOR COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
FAIRS OVER STATE.
STATE FAIR OCTOBER 1927
Columbia Will Celebrate Harvest
Jubilee Agan.-Prenium Lists
to Soon Be Ready.

Columbia.-Dates are being worked
out for the agricultural fairs in the
various counties of the State this fall.
The state fair is to be held a few days
earlier this year. the dates for this
having been fixed for October 23.2I,
inclusive, and plans are gradually be-
ing formulated for an unusu2!y big
week Of events. The Harvest Jubilee,
which was introduced as novel fea'
ture last year and brought many ad'
ditional thousands of visitors to Co
lunabia, is to be enlarged and develop
ed this fall. $4,000 having been re-
Gently appropriated for the develop
ment Of this feature. Premium lists
have all been completed and are no"
being printed. These will be distrib'
uted generally within THE next fe"
days.
Dates for county fairs which have
been fixed include:
spartanburg county fair, Spartan.
burg. October 31-November 8, inclu.
si7s; Paul v. Moore, Spartanburs,
secretary.
Williamsburg couny fair. Kings
tree. November Sill; George A. NC
Elveen, Kingstree, secretary.
Marion county fair, Marion, NoVem'
Der $40; general superintendent, Q
L. Schofeld.
Marlboro county fair, BennettsVille:
October 31-November 8; secretary, J.
?. Gibson, Bennettsville.
Chesterfield county fair, Chester
field, November Gil; c. L. Hunley'
Chesterfield, secretary
York county fair, Rock Hill, octo
Der 7-2O, inclusive; secretary VIII
liam II. Timmons, Rock Hill.
Orangeburg county fair, orange
burg, November 1917, inclusive; Sec
retary, ]. H. Hughes, orangeburg.
Lexington county fair, Lexington
October 17-1s; secretary, M. D. Har'
man, Lexington.
Clarendon county fair, Manning,
November 15-l7; John G. NnEns'
secretary.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
Snake in Search of Modern Eve.


A decorator at millinery shop at
Atlantic and Kentucky avenues, At
lantic City, N. j., reached into draw.
CT behind the counter while waiting
on a customer. She felt something
grasp her arm, then she tainted.
Coiled around her arm was snake
six feet long.
The woman shopper screamed and
ran for the street The clerks and
other patrons followed. The police
arrived On a hurry call, and found the
snake still curled around the girls
arm. They took it to headquarters.
How the snake got in the store was
solved tonight when members Of a
high-school fraternity tried to claim
it. They explained they had two Of
the reptiles for Initiation. Both es-
capped from the fraternity rooms above
the store The other snake hes not
been found
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
RESENT INTRUSION OF MAN
Wild Elephants Greatly Retard Work
Of Missionaries in CestraI
African Region.

The strongest opponents to the ad.
vance Of civilization in west Central
Africa, says Bishop Lambuth, the
Methodist missionary, are the wild
elephants They break down fences,
trample gardens, pull up trees and
even telegraph poles, for no other ap-
parent reason than because they OBJ
iect to anything strange in their IA
miliar haunts. One savage monster
nearly wrecked small steam launch
belonging to the mission on the upper
reaches Of the Congo.
The boat, with three white men, in
cluding the bishop, and a crew of five
negroes, had tied up on the edge Of
deep forest in quiet bend Of the
river. A stout plank was laid as gang
way from the bow to the bank, and the
crew worked until nightfall cutting
and piling frewood for the boats fur
mace; then they came on deck for
their evening meal. The three white
men were already at dinner, when a.
fearful yell from the natives brought
them out OF the cabin to see a large
elephant viciously attacking the wood
pile. The blacks shouted and threw
missiles, and two of the more ven.
turesome even went ashore with fire.
brands snatched out Of the cook stove
to drive the monster away. But he
paid no attention to them until he had
demolished the woodpile, when he
whipped one man with his trunk heels
over head into the river, and chased
the other back into the boat.
Thundering loudly, with red gullet
open, tusks flashing and trunk fail.
ing the air, he planted both tre-
mendo1s forefeet On the gangplank.
It bent until it cracked under his
weight, but held stoutly, although the
whole boat careels6, and seemed
ready to capsize.
In another moment the elephant had
crossed the plank, and was astride it
with hindfeet on the shore and fore
ASCa VI lAS UOdl. luSic AS SIOOOi
afraid to advance or retreat, a 81.
gantic image Of baled rage. In his
fury he began stamping with those
great forefeet, and the boat rocked
crafty back and forth.
What might have happened if the
monster had come aboard with all his
frenzied weight can only be imagined; !;
for the captain by this time had
fetched the only rife on board and,
risking all on one shot, had thrust
the muzzle almost into the gaping
mouth and pulled the trigger.
Fortunately, the bullet lodged in the
base Of the brain. The elephant
tumbled to his knees and into the
water next the bank, his bulk thrust
ing the boat aside so suddenly that il
snapped the bowlines and sent tie
men staggering to the gunwale.
At the next government trading post
the captain had two splendid tusks tc
show as the result Of his cool daring;
but to his astonishment, he was ar
rested for shooting the elephant with
out license. 1t was with great diff
Guilty that the government official was
convinced that the animal had beer
shot in. self-defense. Even then he
! contiscated the ivory.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
FOOD GOING INTO
FLOOD DISTRICTS
CITIZENS HAVE TURNED TO RE.
LIEF WORK IN THE oEVAsr-
ArED DISTRICTS.
FEDERAL AID If NECESSARY
War Department Engineers Are In
yessleatlne-5eIleved Now That
Death List VIII Stand Near One
Hundred.

CharlotteTWith the southeastern
foods virtually over, North Carolina
citizens have turned to the work OF
relief end supplies Of food and other
necessities are going into devastated
districts from half dozen cities IN
the state.
Representatives Page and Webb, in
Washington, have called the War De-
partment's attention to conditions IN
the Yadkin Valley and Secretary
Baker has ordered report from dis
trict engineers with view OF ask
ing congress for authorization to e1'
tend help to sufferers II federal act
fon should become necessary.
Conditions are described as 50
Sous IN Wilkes, Ashe and Watauga
counties. where many are said to be
facing famine through inability to get
food supplies into the district be-
cause of lack OF transportation. In
North Wilkesboro committee ap-
pointed by the mayor has sent out
appeals for help. AL food supplies
are said to be exhausted or greatly
curtailed and with roads and railways
washed away the transportation prob
lem Is serious.
Flood victims n the Asheville dis.
trict are being provided with food
from chat city, aad wagons and
noto--racks are leaving other points
with supplies. Ruthsrfordton has
sent wagon trains and pack horses
over the mountains With food for $50
persons In the Chimney Rock and
Bet Cave section. About 100 tourists
and summer vacationists are among
those penned up in the hills.
Two additional bodies have been
recovered from the Catawha river
near Belmont, leaving six Of the 20
who went down with the Southern
Railway bridge Sunday unacoounted
for. It is believed now that the
death ltst from the dood will be less
than 100.
The armies frepair men sent to
the flooded section are making rapid
progress and prospects are that next
week normal schedules will be resun'
ed on the main lines OF the railroads
affected. Various branch lines will be
out OF commission much longer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS.

On account of the rain and unfavor-
able weather conditions during the
past week work was greatly handicap
ped and delayed on the Palmetto high
way leading from Hart's Bridge to
Camp Moore at StyX.
At a meeting In Chester a military
company was organized with about 45
members, and the following officers
were elected: Jim S. Mckeown, cap
ain: ". V. Bowman, first lieutenant;
". H. Ferguson. second lieutenant.
The non-commissioned officers will be
appointed later.
Gaffney reported 10 inches OF rain
In twenty-five hours.
The A. H. Pyron Company Of Green.
yiIfe has been commissioned with a
capital of $4,000 to do a general gro.
Gerry business. The petitioners are: A.
H. Pyron and Marion A. Pyron.
John A. Hutgens of PelZer has been
appointed as magistrate for Ander-
son county Ito succeed John B. Bonner
resigned:
Recently a number Of states, No1tsl
and South, have been specially studying
the organization and operation OF
the state bureau of marketing opera
ted by the South Carolina dspa1't TN ELF
Of agriculture in desperation vita
leading newspapers Of the state.
Hope of an early movement to the
border having been practically aban
doned by the officers and men OF the
National Guard, the inhabitants OF thi7
military village will now settle down
to regular routine work
When the troops were first mo3l!lz
ed the one big idea in the minds OF the
officers was to equip every company
and make ready for an carly move
on the border. This fond hope having
gone glimmering the men will now De
put through stiff drills every day. The
officers intended to train the men in
the art of warfare after they had
reached the concentration camp some
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
Mrs. Wilson's Lack of Jewelry.

One Of the things that Washington
is noticing about Mrs. Wilson is the
eact that she, the owner of a jewelry
business that has been established for
a century, wears almost no jewelry
herself. One really handsome orna-
ment seems to be about all she cares
for even on state occasions, and most
frequently she wears none. People
observed, with a grin Of rather mali
cious delight, that the president went
to St. Margaret's with Mrs. Wilson
one Sunday. 1t was the first time, and
downed the rumor that he was too
good Presbyterian to go inside an
Episcopal Observation-Disclosures Let
ter to Chicago Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
VILLA Is MOVING
TOWARD ToRREoN

San Antonio, TeIas.-Villa has not
attacked Torreon nor cut the COM
munications between Torreon and the
border but was moving southwark
through the State Of Durango in the
direction Of Torreon six days ago.
according to information received here
from General Bell. Army officers here
do not share the optimistic views OF
Carranzista officers that Villa is D.
ing cornered by Carranza forces.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
GERMANS RESIST
ALLIED ADVANCE
PUTTING FORTH FULL STRENGTH
TO PREVENT ALLIES FROM
GETTING THIRD LINE.
AUSTRALIAN TROOPS GAIN
Allies Have Captured $4,000 Prisoners,
40 Big Guns and Many Machine
Guns Taken Since July 1st.

London. troops have e.
tablished themselves in Pozieres and
are said to have gained a position on
both sides Of the road In the oirec'
ton OF Bapaume, in a new British at
tack against tho Germans on the en-
tire front from Pozieres to Guillemons.
The Germans have been putting for
ward their full strength in attempts
to prevent the British forces from
reaching their third line positions.
Fighting OF the fercest character Is
in progress.
The fact that General Eaig has been
able to resume the offensive so soon
after the unsuccessful German conn-
ter-attacks Of last week in which very
strong German forces were brought
forward is regarded as . GOOD
augury.
At Guillemont and Longueval for.
tunes fiuctuated, both places changing
hands several times. Late tonight the
fighting was proceeding with the us
most violence.
The German eounter-attscEs recently
delivered against the French front
have proved equally unsuccessful and
eAe Entente Allies now are fighting
slowly IN the direction Of Combles
which is only two miles distant from
Guillemoat.
According to reliable estimates the
Sr!tish and French together have cap
tured since July / more than $4,000
prisoners, 40 guns and hundreds OF ma,
chine guns. British troops operating
in he northeastern section Of German
East Africa have occupied Auheza
and Amani
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
BONE ExPLooEr IN CROWD
KILLS FOUR, INJURIES a.

San Francisco.-At least four per
sons were killed and II or more IN
iure6 here when & timed bomb. con
ceaIed IN a suit case. exploded On
San Francisco's main thoroughfare III
ne r.;dst OF a throag viewing pre-
-~e-adness parade. A onestory brick
..-ucture AGAINST which the suit case
God was wrecked. and the explosion
w a gap through the crowd. otass'
= men, women ard children
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
TWO Die When Tower Falls.

reanviIle.-LarTy Dean X, aged
q, and R. Boyce Kay, aged q, are
dead as a result of the collapse of a
wooden tower that was being used in
the construction of concrete piers for
the Southern Railway trestle over Sa-
iuda river, near Greenville. The first
died almost instantly, while the latter
died several hours later at a Green.
vile hospital. The tower fell While
the mon were mounting it to attach
guy wires. The tower, Is feet high,
Is believed to have given away be-
cause of a soStening Of the ground
caused By recent rains.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
GERMANS CLAIM ATTACK
HAS BEEN ABANDONED

Berlin, via London.-Ths German
army headquarters staff in an official
statement claims that the great uni
form Angio-Frenct ettack on the
Somme sector in France has beeo
abandoned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
JAMES WHITcoMR RILEY,
HOoSiER POET, is DEAD.

indianapolis. Ind - James Whit
comb Riley. the Indiana poet Is dead.
Hoath was due to a stroke OF paraly.
-
-:'ey. born Of the Middle West,
arg the Joys. so-rows. falcies and
~.,rrors Of its folk. largely in its own
H:,'>ct. The world was SC touched
nv his inspiration and the realism OF
h's homely symbols that he was one
- the few, that. dcvoting their hvea
- poetry, gained fortune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
ROTARY CLUBS TO MEET
NEXT YEAR IN ATLANTA

Cincinnati, O.-Atlanta, Ca, was Sc
iected as the convention city in May,
1917, OF the international Association
Of Rotary Clubs here by the new and
retiring officers empowered TO make
tho selection.
C. r. Perry, OF Chicago, was re-
elected Secretary.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
Fewer Deaths From tuberculosis

The tuberculosis death rate Of New
York, Philadelphia and Boston COM
bined has declined from 3S0.6 per 100,-
OCo OF population in 1882 to 1916 in
1914. The 1914 death rate was, there
fore, only 1872 per cent of that Of 1882,
or, to rl:t it the other way, the death
rate of 1882 had by 1914 fallen 56.8
1,nr nant
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-26
Great Meeting Despite Storm.

Beaufort-The meeting Of til South.
ern Carolina Association was held
here in spite Of stormy weather con
dttions that prevailed throughout the
day. Owing to the storm warnings
shat had been sent out, however, very
few out of town visitors came for the
melting.