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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-15

tended Mrs. lIackman's sale near Earl
Vile last Tuesday,
Mr.. and Mrs, Floyd Crane, whC
! We're married in Ottawa last Wednes
! day. returned home Saturday evening
AFT rea wedding trip 10 Chicago
Mrs William Edgcomb and daugh
ter Agnes silent last Wednesday, with
Mrs. lIarry klcckner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Newcomer ana
family motored to Tampico SUNDAY
and visited at the home Of the for
mer's sistK. Mrs. Ole Larson.
Mrs. Leon Gilmonr Of BcIoit. wis,
and Mrs. David EdGcomb Jr. Of Wal
than Were callers at the Frank Crane
home Monday afternoon.
Mrs Robert Roe Of EarmingtOn H..
Is visiting her daughter, Mr. Nelson
Crane.
Nh and Mrs. &. s. Robinson, War,
rem and Ethelyu attended the Pool
Kccler Wedding in Ottawa Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Clara mo
tored to Kusrllc Saturday and visited
at the home Of the formers brother
John Clark, until Sunday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Gillette OF Peru
spent the week end at the Al Clark
home.
Miss Mabel Brown Of Ottawa is
teaching the school in district III.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hlack and Mr.
and Mrs. James Black were ottawa
callers Thursday.
Andrew Guthrie Of Ottawa visited
last week at the home ac his uurlp
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-15

where the former has accepted a posi-
ltion as athletic teacher.
The young people who are attend
ling the La Salle-Peru High school this
year are Marguerite and John Aitken
Harvey Crane and Wilson Johnson.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hartshorn
MIR and Mrs. Eugene iIartshOrn and
MIR and Mrs. Charles Koorner were
iEucsts at the Mrs. lIerbalshcimcf
'hone near Princeton
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Whom and fam
lily visited at the Albert Wicks home
in Mendoza Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Weisheit OF
Davenport. Iowa, visited the former )
sister, Mrs. MILFORD lIartahorn, sun
uuV
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-15
100000 ILLINOIS
SCHOOL PUPILS TO
GET MENTAL. TESTS
MEASUREMENTS" TO BE TAKEN
or JUVENILE MINDS UNDER d.
OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH.

S,,i.e.,, u c., = NJ. -
'fi'"h"'''' ''' ''I''' 'oH'' ~
determine lhe lhehiai capacity 81 ap
proximately 100000 public school pl
mis- in Illinois will he taken during
a.. ,. .-..,,... J.. ~.
Wv VI W. v avn O'''5 ~ -
waiter D Monroe Oh the bureau u
educational research OF the University
OF Illinois.
The mentality tests will be conduct.
ed through the efforts of thi, bureau.
They are sponsored and in large part
devised by Ur. Monroe.
Classification and Standardization
Of the children individually rather
than by groups is SOUGHT. The aim Is
to determine the mental age of each
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-15
When Collector Is Lucky.

During Eisms intercourse with
fhlha for many centuries In the past
unknown quantities Of the finest china
Wcr" brought over for tie noble ana
royal households of siam, ard occa.
si"hally som" Of these pieces may ba
found and bought.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-15
Flexible lanuuace,

Ours is a flexible language For In
stance. according 10 a headline writer,
"Grnin Elevators Come Under Fire at
Probe. "-TOrontO Mali and Empire.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-15
DIRECTORS:

LEWIS NJ. BAYNE.
JAMES p. CATLlN.
HARRY G. COOK.
CHARLES S. REED
CHARLES p. TAYLOR,
JOHN DEAN TOWNE,
I |. L. WOODWARD
J. G. SCHUMACHER.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-02-04
SUMTER HAS BIG FIRE
LAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Large Garage, Three Residences and
Frame Store Building Destroy
ed.

A spectacular and for time very
threatening fire occurred on Harvn
street between Liberty street and
Hampton avenue, yesterday about two
o'clock. The blaze originated in the
old Bradham blacksmith and wheel
wright shop on the corner of Hamp-
ton avenue, which was occupied by
the Consolidated Motor Co., as sales
room and garage. The blaze was
small when the alarm was given, but
there was a high wind blowing and
before the water could be turned on
the fire was beyond control. The
flames soon spread to the two story
house just south Of the garage and
jumped to the west side of the street
to a one story frame store building
These buildings were burned to the
ground and another two story resi-
dence on the east side of Harvin and
one two story residence on the west
side. The residences adjacent to these.
on both sides of the street were dam
aged.
For time it seemed that all the
buildings on this block of Harvin
street were doomed an dthe ware
houses in the center Of the block be-
tween Harvin and Main were in great
danger. The high wind carried blaz-
ing brands for several blocks and
roofs and awnings on South Main.
Liberty and South Harvin were ig-
nited several times, but the bucket
brigade took care Of these small fires
and little damage was done.
The loss is variousiy estimated be-
tween thirty and sixty thousand-it
is probably nearer the first figure.
Eight ears were burned in the gar
age--a Roamer Hudson, Buick, Wyl-
iS-knight, Dodge. Ford and two 9th
ers. In addition there was the usual
stock of supplies in the garage The
houses burned were occupied by Mr..
Cross, Mrs. Lupo and Mrs Stewart,
all of whom lost the greater part of
their household czects The houses
were owned by Knight Bros. Mr.. Lu-
po and George Shadiarcssi, respcc-
tivcly.--Mondays Sumter Item.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-02-04
WAGE DISCUSSION
WITHOUT RES l'ITS

Washington, Feb. g. Prolonged dis
cuSsion of demands for increased wage
between railroad administration OIL
cialS and representatives Of the 1000.
600 employees of the federal controlled
railroads had ncttcd no tangible re-
suit when the first session Of the con ..
ference adjourned tonight. While
neither Director General Hines nor the
labor leaders would make public
statement concerning the DAYS ncpo-
tiationS, it was understood that the
argument thus far had failed to cry
StallZc into Il definite program.
Director General Hines had no.,
presented his proposals in their en-
tirctH when the conference broke up
until tomorrow having adopted the
policy of hearing argument from all
union heads as each particular state
mcnt of the governments cas-" was
!Hld before the conference. The al
miniStration thus obtained 4 comprc-
hcnSiVc idea Of the labor yicw as in.
dlvIdual claims and counter arguments
were taken up.
1t was not believed tonight that the
conference would result in 4 solution
Of me whole wage problem. Some Of
the demands wcr" expected to b" with
drawn, and other probably will b"
compromised or be rcsubmittcd TO the
union mem brrShiu flirnr,l, .,ra.,,(
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-02-04
SOCIALIST ASSEMBLYMEN SPLIT
ON AMERICAN FLAG Girl SAYS
II Think it Is the Duty of Any Ameri-
can to Take Stand Against One
Who Committed Treason"
Says Witness

Albany, n. Y, Feb. "a BROOKLYN
stcnographcr, Ellen b. Chivers, cigb-
teen, today testified at the assembly
Judiciary committees trial of the five
suspended Socialist assemblymen that
she had seen one Of them, Charles
Solomon, spit upon the American flag
IN war time.
There was burst of applause from
the crowded chamber when the girl cx
planned that she had volunteered her
testimony III a letter to Speaker Thad-
deus +. Sweet, because think il is
the duty Of any American 10 take the
stand against one who has committed
treason against their country"
The girl, prompted by an occasional
question. told her story in the follow
ing words.
IL remember that in the summer of
1917 detachment of soldiers came to
Ninth street and Sixth avenue Brook
lyn, for the purpose of calling for vol
untccrs and they asked Mr.. Solomon
(who was delivering street corner
addrcss) if they might borrow his plat
form for that purpose. Mr. Solomon
rep'leo;
LEND YOU my platform? Can YOU
borrow my platform? Huh. the gutter
Is good enough for you. would not
'"t you wipe your dirty feet on it,"
Keeping her gaze fixed ON Solomon
the girl testified that q few mipptcc
later a band came alonr and y,,ncL nm
The Star SponplcI Honnor
N
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-02-04
DR.. |. N. WOOD
PASSES AWAY

Sardinia, Feb. DIR. |. Nj. Woods
one of the oldest citizens Of this part
Of the State, was laid to rest at Mid
way Cemetery, near here, Friday, af-
ter brief illness. DR.. Woods had
been an invalid for a couple Of years,
but the immediate cause of his death
was probably pneumonia, following
an attack Of influenza
DR.. Irving McSwain Woods was
born in this community in l844. and
except for absence at school and col
l!cgc lived here all his days. In his
youth he attended the McCandless
Classical School, at Camden and later
attended the South Carolina Medical
College, from which he was graduated
with first honors. DR.. Woods served
in the civil war with creditablc rec
ord and at one time commanded a
company
Dr.. Woods was man of very pro-
nCunced Individuality and indcpend-
cnce Of mind. He feared nc one and
spoke boldly whenever the occasion
required. He was full Of energy and
IN his medical practice covered terri
tory formerly known as Salem, a
great area Of about twenty miles
square. He served five terms as a
member OF the house OF representa-
tivcs for Clarendon county and declin-
CD to continue in public life so that he
might devote himself exclusively to
the practice Of medicine and the man
agcment of his farm. Dr. Woods is
survived by his widow, who is the
daughter Of Capt. John j. McFaddin
a sister, Mrs. NJ. a. Baker, Of this
place, and the following sons and
daughters: DR.. w. II. Woods. of
Gable, now a member OF the house of
representatives; J. McSwain Woods
an attorney, Of Atlanta; Dr. M. R.
Woods, dentist, Of Columbia; II. Jcn-
nings Woods, of Columbia; Rion and
Stevenson Woods, Of Sardinia, Mrs
Edgar Hart, of Sumter, and Miss
Margaret Woods, of Philadelphia. who
is an anaeSthctiSt for DR.. De Costa
Of Philadelphia.
The entire community feels kccnly
the loss Of this respected and beloved
physician.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-02-04
ARGUMENT CLOSED
ON (OAI. STU ALTON

Washington, Feb. 3.-~With conclud-
-" arguments presented before the
coal strike settlement commission to-
day by spokcsmcp for the operators
and mine workers in the central com
pctitive field the fate of the reiterated
demands Of the workers for SO per
cent. increase in wages and Il 20 hour
week was submitted 10 the final de-
riSion Of the commission. Each side
however. was granted permission to
present within five days a written
brief discussing the opposing "vi-
dcncc.
In the closing statement for the
United Mine Workers, John l.. Lewis.
acting president Of the organization
declared the rcaSonablcncSs Of the
miners demands not only have not
been snakrn by the operators rvi-
drncc but have been overwhelmingly
supported by it"
Summing mp the position Of the op-
orators. Ralph Crews, attorney. told
the commission that from all thc cvi-
drncc submitted 1T was apparent that
what the miners needed 10 impruv"
thcir conditions was not an Increased
wa"" seal" but greater dspos tion
t" work when ,hc opportunity to work
is given th"m."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-02-04
". v. JOHNSON
VICTIM OF INFLUENZA
VIM. w. Johnson, Member House Rep.
rcsentatives, From This County
Dies in Columbia

Columbia, February 3.--William
Wiley Johnson, of Alcolu aged forty-
slN, member Of the House of Repre-
sentative from Clarendon county died
in local hopital here shortly after
ii O'Clock tonight of pneumonia
caused by influenza.
The body will be taken to Alcolu
tomorrow morning, accompanied by {,
committee Of members Of the House.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, who was Miss Ellie II. A
Hodge; four children. one daughter
MISS May Johnson, and three sons
John, Willie and Theodore; brother
w. G. johnson, of Sumter and two
sisters, Mrs. f. r. Grow of Fair For
est. and Mrs. j. Fl. Carter. of Trenton
N. c. -''>'''
He is likewise survived bv his
father, j. G. Johnson, who resides with
tho, family Of the deceased
Mr.. Johnson was born June S al
LYDIA and attended the country
schools of his native county. Claren-
don, following farming as n vocation
throughout his life. He was married
TO MISS Hodge, of Clarendon County
IN 1903. He was veteran of the
.f''''''''- .h'iIi ~ pil "dl, serving III
that struggle as first sergeant, Com.
pany ID. Second regiment, South Caro-
lima volunteer infantry.
The deceased was elected to the
House in 1917 and reelected in 1919
serving his four years conScentiously
lie was member Of the agriculture
and claims committee.
When Representative Johnson'y
death was announced in the House to.
night about II o'clock the body i'm.
mIediately adjourned until the morn.
ing at l. o'clock in honor of his mcrn.
ory. Wrcaths to accompany the body
was ordered by the House and the
committee on agriculture.
Speaker Cothran selected w II
Woods and w. ". p. Spro,t Of Clarcn.
don County, members of the dcccas-
eds delegation; ID. J. g. Derrick o,
Lexington; G. J. Jackson, Of Sumter
and j. +. Orr of Oconcc, as a commit.
tee to accompany the remains.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-02-04
TWO PRISONERS HIDE
IN WELL. MADE DUGOIT

Ossining, n. Y, Feb. 3.~--Thc disap-
pcarancc last Sunday Of two aut0mo-
bile bandits. Alfred rricdlandcr and
percival McDonough from Sing Sing
prison. was solved Today when
they were discovered in a
dugout amply provisoned, at the
north end of the prison yard.
They had been living in hole six
feet square and almost six feet deep
coverco with boards over which had
been placed loose earth, topped with
snow and ice. The entrance was also
covered with boards and earth. Their
hiding place was betrayed when
warden lawcS notice a mixture of
clay and snow near the spot. Thirty
Keepers with picked axes soon uncov~
cred the fugitives.
The prisoners told the warden they
expected TO remain in the dugout FOR
two or three weeks, hoping that the
search would be abandoned them they
would scale the prison wal lat night.
They were placed in solitary coniinc.
mcnt
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-02-04
Profit by Experience.

"Thcre is but one way for us to pre-
vent depreciation Of land values, the
migration Of labor. reduction of in
come, and the general diStrcSscs that
have usually followed in the wake of
the wccyil, and that's for us to pur-
sue an intelligent course, based upon
the experience Of all infested States,
and upon, investigation by numerous
commissions and agricultural spc-
cialsts,
"Monoy wisely expended Tor aPri-
cultural legislation for teaching our
farmers the best way to get the upper
hand Of the wccvil--wilI be money in
vested in an excellent cause. It would
be terrible cxtraIagancc ON our part
if we should remain inactive in the
face Of the threatened mfcStatiOn Of
the State by the bol wccvl As n
rule farmers in weevii areas have
planted one cotton crop too many, and
then for year or more have flom~
dered about seeking to regain fl
nancial poise. Al last the farmers
have turned TO diversifcation, have
done the thing which Clemson hopes
to teach US to do provided the ncccs-
sary money is appropriated"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-02-04
ARMY OFFICER MAKES
CHARGES OF WASTE
Colonel Wagner Tells of ENtravag-
ance.
VOICE OF PROTEST.
Former Director OF Operations at
Muscle Shoals, Ala, Gives
His Testimony.
VOICE OF PROTEST.

Washington, Feb. 3.--Recklcss cx-
traragance in the construction of the
government nitrate plant at Muscle
Shoals, Ala. was charged in a report
by Col. Fred II. Wagner formerly di-
rector Of operations at the plant, filed
today with the house war expenditures
committee. Colonel Wagner related
what he alleged to be the story of
Musicale Shoals built on the cost plus
plan with war time speed as the onlv
consideration.
with the accusation that even in a
national emergency patriotism at Mus
Gle Shoals was forgotten, Colonel Wag
ncr told how he had protested against
paying $500 for Il portrait Of Frank S.
Washburn, Of New York. president of
the American Cyanamid company the
subsidiary of which, the Air Nitratcs
corporation, had the go"I.umcnt con
tract for the $7O00O,O0O project.
The biggest chapter was written un-
DER tn" captain Of "cxtravagancc.
with waste, mctiicirncy and irrcgular-
tiles placed next in that order in the
Wholesale Indictment shat included
hundreds Of names
Touching on the broad question nf
"Ntravaganc". Colonel Wagner dcclar
ed the Air Nitrate corporation main
tanned a publicity bureau at the plant
that cost SO 900 a month.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-02-04
APPROPRIATION MADE
TO COMBAT WEEV|L
Urged by Governor in Special Mes
sage to the House.
SENATE FAVORS MEASURE
Money to Be Used by Extension De.
partment of Clemson College
in Fight.

CT IoHlSnt transmitted Speclal mes
sage in which he urged that an ap-
preparation be made to the extension
department Of Clemson College to
minimize the ravages Of the boil
weevi.
The Senate, last Friday night short
ly before adjournment, adopted con-
current resolution without dissent
ing vote, pledging the vote of the up
per body for an appropriation of
$150,000 for that purpose.
The text Of the Governors message
reads:
"Some days ago the Senate by a res
olution expressed itself as favoring an
appropriation Of $150,000 TO be used
in combating teh boil weevil in this
State. AS all revenue measures must
originate in the House of Representa-
tives, I address this message to you,
and urge that you make an appropria-
ton to minimize the effects of the cot
ton parasite. assume the sum ap-
proved b ythe Senate is a proper sum
though | have not examined closely
into this phase Of the question.
Do Not Close Eyes
ut is not the part Of wisdom to
close our eyes to a situation such as
that which now confronts us. We
know, from the experience of other
Sfot hot hn1 70
stay and that radical changes in agri
culture are essential if dircful results
are to be avoided. Our only chance to
miss very serious economic and social
systematic and comprehensive cam
paign of education. 1t will be foolish
of US if we do not heed the advice
which comes from sections long since
infested by the wcevil, and it will be
ineXcusable on our part if we do not
profit by the experience of others. We
must diversity our agriculture; other
wise the farmer, merchant, banker and
all others will be called upon to suffer
unwarrantcd hardships, hardships
that could with little foresight and
preparation, be escaped
"In this day Of strangulation Of the
cotton grower we must turn to Glenn
son College and TO other agencies for
assistance. Clemson is our most au-
thortativc course Of agricultural in
formation, and the advice Of that in
stituCion is that we procure the SerV-
ices Of experts to instruct us in mat
trrs pertaining to the divcrsihcation
and to growing cotton in spite Of the
wcevil. | am willing, and | am sure
YOU are, to trust any necessary SUM to
Clemson College to be expended for
the good Of Che State.
at least ten counties are nOw Sc
rously infected, and should the pres.
ent year be favorable to the wcrvil We
may expect damage AS far north a2
Columbia. The wccvil will advance.
until finally the whole State is af-
fectcd. This has been the experience
in other state. There is no reason
for uS TO think ours viii be difYcg-
cnt experience.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-30

that ever come before me-" He asked
the child many questions gently, but
she stood in front of his desk, her
hands behind her back and smiled
wistfully into the face until he asked
if she could spell cat.
Cat said Harriette, dog, dog, .
she smiled proudly and under. ques-
tioning repeated the alphabet as far
as E.
The Sores family wept when inter
viewed-all save Mrs. Sores, who
strobe into the living room, monu'
tain of woman, her eyes ablazing
like that of Cyclops. Her white
hair struggled crafty about her face;
her voice shook with emotion.
81 love my daughter" she scream
ed. ut was because l loved her sc
that l kept her home. l did every
thing for her. l fed her, bather her
dressed and undressed her. Now you
have taken her away. | want hel
back She is my child"
! Suddenly the flame died in her eye
and the angrily writhing powerful fea
lures wrinkled into a pitiful grimace
Her lips trembeled like those of q
frightened girl.
/ Bring her back to me-" she whim
pered.
George Sores, the father "a watery
ieyed, chinless little old man, leaned
against the wall and cried quite frank
| ly.
'She has always ruled this house,
he said brokenly, Jerking one thumb
toward the door through which his
wife had vanished. rive had to do
just what she wanted. Else she
would raise an awful row. My little
girl loved me. She knew her daddy
loved her, although my wife was boss.
Can't get her back? Ma, Here he
jerked over his shoulders again-is
going to be put in Bellevue. Then
we can send Harriette to school and
see that she goes out some times.
Please send her back
Mrs. Ellen Sores, the grandmother.
rocked agitatedly in her chair by the
stove and cried that her family had
been put to shame by neighbors'
spite. She said the mother, Margaret,
had been "a bit denied in the top for
year, but everybody was afraid of her
and she did as she chose with the
child The father she said, was SC
afraid of his wife that he rarely came
home at night, "but George amt a
drinking man, either"
Harriette obediently ate her bread
and milk and was put to bed in lit
tie iron cot in a domitory with seven
ty- five other little girls whose homes
have been declared impossible by the
courts. Harriette, pale as a lily and
as frail, closed her big blue eyes hap
PLY in sleep as she Rugged dolly to
her sunken little chest.