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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27
TO THE DEMOCRATS
OF CLARENDON COUNTY

All Democrats of the County, both
men and women, are urged to go to
the polls and vote next Tuesday. 1t
is very important that Clarendon poll
its full strength. The Republicans are
putting out ticket this year all over
the State | have just been Informed
that negro from Charleston is in
the race for Congress from this Dis
trict.
|, therefore, appeal to the Demo-
Gratis to turn out and vote. The patrio-
tic men and women won a priceless
victory in 1876, and it behooves us in
1920 to see that the fruits of that
victory is not lost. Fellow Demo-
Gratis, it is up to you. Let every one
do his or her duty on Tuesday.
S. Oliver O'Bryan,
County Chairman.
Manning, S. c., Oct. 27, 1920.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27
BUSINESS MEN MAKE
DEAL IN SIBERIA
- ==@s-,

London, Oct. 5.--Washington ID.
Vandcrlip of California, who recent
ly visited Russia, has sent a tele-
gram from Copenhagen, saying he
has concluded an extensive arrange
ment with the Russian Soviet au-
thorities by which an organization
of Western American financiers ac
Quires a 60 year lease Of q vast tract
IN northeastern Siberia with exclu-
sive rights to develop coal, oil and
gsheries. He states that his asso-
ciates are the heads Of leading in
dustries west of the Rockies.
Los Angeles, Oct. 25.--Harry Chan
dlcr, publisher Of the Los Angeles
Times and interested in numerous
financial and industrial enterprises
here and elsewhere, said today that
he was one of the persons associated
with Washington ID. Vanderlip, oil
and mining engineer, in the lattcr's
explorations of section of Siberia.
Mr.. Chandler said that about 25
business men had become associated
with Mr.. Vanderlip.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27

bus Circle, criticised the government
at Washington and the Republican
and Democratic national candidates
for refusal to intervene in the cause
of Ireland"
Flags Of the Irish republic and of
America and buttons bearing the pho
tograph of Mayor MacSwiney were
distributed in the crowd which booed
and hisscd every mention of the Brit
ish governme" and Premier Lloyd
George Will, references to MacSwin-
ey as zone of the greatest martyrs
in history" and to the Trish repub-
lie" were greeted with prolonged ap-
plause.
A young man in the crowd, who
said he was an Englishman, belttled
remarks made by one of the speakers
and was severely baeten before being
rescued by policemen.
Resolutions adopted by the Friends
of Irish Freedom in another meeting
protested against "the murder in
Brixton prison of Terence MacSwi-
ney," and declared: eve charge Lloyd
George with the commission of this
most henious crime"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27
WHEAT FARMERS
PRESENT PUZZLE
Extent of Socalled Strike Not Deter
mined
TWO OPINIONS GIVEN
One Kansas Man Says Only Minority
Join Movement While
Another Differs

Kansas City, Oct. 26.-Whether
farmers Of the Southwest are obey
ing strike" call issued recently by
the wheat growers association in
the form of a proclamation calling
upon its members in several states
to withhold their wheat from the
market until basic price of the $3
bushel was reached, could not be
ascertaincd here tonight.
Reports from some grain market
centers today attributed decreases in
the wheat supply received and in
crease in price to the proclamation.
No widespread curtailment of wheat
offerings was reflected today in the
grain markets Of the Southwest grain
men said.
d. 5. Mohler, secretary of the Kan
sas board of agriculture, declared
there was no farmers "strike" in that
state and said that probably only
minority of the grain growers in Kan
sas are back of the movement.
"The only thing that might be con-
strued as STRIKE" said Mr.. Mohler,
is the undertaking of the wheat
growers association to get its mem
bers to hold wheat for SO a bushel.
THAT program was decided upon
at meeting of wheat growers at
Salina in September I don't know
how many farmers are backing that
program, but I think that the men,
bership of all the farmers organiza-
ton probably would be minority
of all the farmers in the state"
On the other hand w. II. McGreevy
of Wichita, Kan, secretary of the
Wheat Growers association, declared
the strike" was in effect and that
the farmers are in the fight to stay.
Wheat will go to SO per bushcl
within 80 days due to the refusal of
the association members to sell, the
secretary predicted, prior to receipt
of news that the market in Chicago
has stiffened today due to the report
ed falling off Of deliveries. Mr.. Nc
Greevy stated he expected no increase
for 80 days, by which time the farm
ers will have made their strike felt.
Sixty days more will see the goal of
81 wheat attained, he said. He claim
ed the organization had a member
ship of about 10000.
Wheat receipts at Kansas City to-
day showed slight falling off with
total of al cars, compared with 1873
cars week ago, and 1877 year ago,
but grain men pointed out that it
was impossible to determine whether
this was the result of unsettled
weather and thresher shortage, or
the attitude Of the wheat growers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27
view OF LEAGUE:
BY BoURCEO|SE
Europe Not Excited Over Article
Ten
SURPRISED AT FEAR
President of Council Sava Other Sec
tiOns of Covenant Cover Same
Ground.

Brussels, Oct. 25 (By the Associat-
cd Press')-Leon Bourgeois, presi-
dent of the council Of the league of
nations, gave his views to American
newspaper correspondents last night
on Article Ten Of the covenant of
the league of nations. Today the
following authorized statement re-
garding the interview was issued
through M. Comert, the principal
press official of the league of ma
tions, who had originally arranged
the interview:
"Mr. Bourgeois to the American
correspondents last night said he
had been astonished to see the po-
litical discussion in America concen-
trated around Article 10 of the
covenant.
"Article 10 is not in fact anything
more than the moral foundation of
the covenant. All that is efficacious
in the covenant is set forth in other
articles indicating penalties and
sanctions"
Mr.. Bourgeois, in the course of his
statement to the correspondents Sun
day night, sal dthat Article 10 could
be eliminated without in any way
modifying the effectiveness of the
league of nations, and declared also
that it was not considered so impor-
tant by Europeans as Americana.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27

The Mission Study Class of the
Methodist Church held an all-day
meeting at the Library on last Tues
day and there were eighteen ladies
present. Quite an interesting and in
structive study was presented, on the
"'Crusade of Compassion" by the fol-
lowing ladies: Mesdamcs r.. H. Helms,
{. N. Sprott, f.. j. Bradham, A. l..
Luce, j. d. Gerald and j. A. Cole.
Aside from the helpful information
we gained from the book, the social
hour at midday, when delicious fng-
er lunch was served, was much enjoy
cd by every lady.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27
LARGE LUMBER PLANT
DESTROYED BY FIRE

The enormous lumber plant be-
longing to D. w. Alderman and
Sons caught fire Monday at exactly
twelve o'clock, noon. The fire start
ed in the planning mill apd spread very
rapidly before assistance could be OBJ
tanned. There were number of per-
ons who saw the seemingly very small
flame as it first appeared burst out of
the roof. In a very few seconds the
whole of the planning mill was on fire,
then the engine room to the plant and
over a dozen box cars on a side track
Immediately behind the depot.
All hands turned to help fight the
fire but several accidents happened to
impede their work. The head of
steam only proved too great, so that
when the big whistle was blown the
pressure of the steam blew the whistle
clear off its steam pipe connection,
thus allowing all the steam of the
boiler to escape. The water pumps
could not then be operated. The con-
duit which carried the shavings from
the planning mill to feed them to the
furnace was severed in order that the
flames might not be carried through
it to the main part of the mill. The
most fortunate thing that could DOS
oipiS iioFS haPPCilcu was Vic CllallSS
of the direction Of the wind lust at a
moment when it seemed that the whole
of the mill would inevitably catch on
fire. If the wind had kept up in the
direction in which it was blowing, it
is very probable that the greater p,r-
tion Of Alcolu would have soon been
in ashes.
An estimate Of the exact damage
has not been made, but they were
very considerable, as probably two
thirds of the plant has been damaged.
The plant is fully covered by insur-
ance.
: Jessie Logan, young white boy
suffered very severe burn when a
steam pipe burst and scalded him. He
was assisting in fighting the fire at
the time of the accident. This was the
only person, hurt.
The burned box cars contained lum-
Der, cotton seed, cotton, and other
freight.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27
"HITS AND MISSES"
WAS A FAVORITE

"Hits and Misses" the playlet which
was given for the benefit of the Civic
League OH last Thursday night, was
quite a success. While the thread of
the plot was so slender as at times to
be quite lost, there we're number Of
choruses and dances which were very
we'll done. The opening numbers,
"Moon Song" and "Boogie Boo" were
particularly well received by the au-
dience. The former was sung by forty
five little tots dainty clad in party
dresses while the latter was rendered
by older girls in Yama-yama costume.
Between the first and second acts Mrs.
S. |. Harvin sang sweetly, "The Heart
of Rose" and college chorus was
we'll rendered by number of high
school girls. The Butterfly Dance,
which was danced by six young girls
was perhaps the best number Of the
evening. They were SO light and
careful that one felt as if they might
be real butterflies. The principal
parts in the play were taken by Miss
Mahafey and Mr.. Leon Burgess, both
of whom were in good voice. Par
ticularly attractive were the "At Your
Service" chorus, sung py Mr.. Burgess
and chorus and can Old Fashioned
Wife" by Miss Mahafey and chorus.
Miss Grace Nimmer was an attractive
Esther and sang "LittIe Ships" very
sweetly. The young ladies in the
chorus were attractively gowned and
were charming feature of the play.
The Civic League realized a nice
sum, which will be put to good use,
as the funds of this progressive club
always are.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27
BIG LOSS IN FIRE

Wilson, N. c., Oct. 2G.-S. j. Barthol
omew & Co., general supply mcr-
chants, suffered Il loss Of 100000 in
a fire that destroyed the business sec
ton Of Castalla. Nash county vii
lagc, early this morning. The de-
struction of bank building, drug
store and other buildings will run
the damage to over 100000, it is
estimated. The origin Of the blaze
has not been determined.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27

A fairly representative meeting of
of the members Of the Cotton Asso-
ciation was held last Friday in the
interest of the Export Corporation.
The speakers for the occasion failed
to turn up, but, after an explanation
of the matter by the President, about
100 bales of cotton, $4,000 in cash
and $25O.OO in Liberty Bonds was sub
scribed. The meeting determined that
it was the business of the presidents
and directors of the township organi-
cations to canvass their respective
townships and secure subscriptions to
this Export Corporation
Haste is essential, and these off, rs,
list of them being hereinafter set
forth, should without a days delay
go at this work. If they divide up
| their townships, the entire township,
am satisfied, can be visited in one
day. | think it important that each
one of the officers should call to his
assistance one other man to 90 with
him in approaching subscriber.
These subscriptions are to be daily
sent in to me for I am required to
make daily report to Headquarters
in Columbia. Subscription blanks
have been sent to each president of
the Township Association and it is
leAPecIeu CllaI lie at once take up this
work.
Clarendon County's quota of the
capital stock of this Corporation is
1861 bales or it's equivalent in cash.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS, some misguided peo-
pie, with view of improving the cot
ton situation, have notified some of
our ginners to cease ginning cotton,
thereby taking the very course that
will put out of the power of the far
mer to get help in financing the crop,
and resulting in their ruin should the
ginners yield to such demand, to say
nothing of the lawlessness involved:
| NOW, BE 1T RESOLVED, That
this Association stands for law and
order and condemns in no uncertain
terms all such lawless methods and
implied threats; that we urge the
ginners of this County to pay no at
tention to such notices, and advise
them that under the faw they are en-
titled to protect their property to the
limit; that all officers of the law are
hereby pledged our unqualified support
I'M running down and prosecuting to
the limit any one detected in any such
outrageous proceedings.
|
a great decline in the price of cotton
but the cost of living has been greatly
reduced;
And, WHEREAS, the payment of
different prices for picking cotton in
community by one farmer has the
effect of injuring his neighbor;
| NOW, BE IT RESOLVED, That, in
the Judgment Of this Association, One
Dollar per hundred is fair and Just
price to both the farmer and the labor
er, and we recommend that the price
] be adhered to in gathering the re-
mainder of the crop.
| On motion of j. M. Windham:
| 1t was the sense of this meeting
that in view of the decline in the price
of cotton, that the ginning charges
should be reduced to $4.O0 per bale.
The following delegates were elect
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27
WATER FOR WHISKEY

Paris, Texas, Oct. 26.-F. Fl. Good
man, pleaded guilty in the district
court of Lamar county today to a
charge of swindiing and was given
sentence of nine years imprison-
ment. He sold ten gallons of water
to whiskey peddlers, fooling them by
mailing tin GU pof whiskey under
the bung hole of the Keg containing
the water and letting them sample
that.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27

Mrs. Minnie Barnett and Miss An.
ME Loryea who have spent the sum.
mer in the mountains of North Caro-
lima, have returned home.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27

Elsewhere will be found notice of
the County Superintendent of Educa-
ton calling a meeting of the white
teachers of the County. He is anxious
to have q good attendance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27

Owing to break down Of our large
paper press we are compelled to run
the paper this week in small sections.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27

The first meeting Of the Clarendon
County teachers association will be
held at the Court House on Saturday,
November 9th, at eleven O'clock A
full attendance of the white teachers
is very much desired. Reorganization
for 1920-l921 will then take place,
and such other discussions as will pro-
mote the general welfare.
r. j. Browne,
County Superintendent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27

ming near Manning several years, has
decided to move to High Point, N. c.,
to enter the tobacco business, and left
today for his new home.
Attention is called to card of S.
Oliver O'Bryan, Chairman of the Clar-
endon County Democratic Executive
Committee, which appears in another
column Of The Times.
Beginning November lst. The New
Idea Company will do strictly cash
business. No charge accounts will be
opened and it is toeir intention to give
the people of Manning and vicinity
every benefit of the decline which is
now taking place in most merchan-
disc. They have an interesting adver-
tisement on another page in this is
sue.
The following subscription to the
Harry Benbow Memorial fund have
been received. We hope that other
persons in the several communities of
Clarendon county will take steps to
raise some funds for this worthy
cause. All subscriptions will be pub
lished in the columns of The Manning
Times:
d. w. McLaurin $4,000; II. l.. Nc
Laurin 5000; X. S. DesChamps $500,
J. II. Stukcs 1000; J. NJ. Windham
1000; Fred Lcscsne 1000; w. c..
Davis 1000; David Levi 1000; r. c..
Wells 500; Charlton DuRant 500; f..
S. Erwin 1000; j. +. Gcigcr 500;
Chas B. Gciger 500; A. G.. Bradham
500; Joseph Sprott 500.
The Baptist Woman's Missionary
Union will hold it's annual Convention
in Citadel Square Church, Charleston,
November 1912. The railroad has
issued the certificate plan for this
meeting, that is one fare going and
third returning, provided $50 GER
tifcatcs can be had in time. Certif-
Gates will not be issued for tickets
costing less than rs cents. Delegates
and visitors are urgently requested to
secure such certificates upon purchase
of ticket from local agent. If this
cannot be had, then agents receipt
must be substituted. Certificates
should be given to the Corresponding
Secretary at the first session Of the
meeting. If reduced rates are secur-
ed, tickets will be good from Novem-
Der sic,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS

Be sure and vote Tuesday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27
STATE SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR CLARENDON COUNTY

University Of South Carolina One.
Holder When Appoint
Appointed ment
j. G. Brown 1920 At large
The Citadel One
j. T. Bragdon 1919 Regular
Winthrop Three
Beulah Johnson 1917 Regular
Garland McCutchen 1917 Regular
Thelma Harvin 1913 Regular
Clemson -Four
j. l.. Harvin 1918, Agri. Reg.
w. M. Mahoney 1917 Agri. Reg.
One year agricultural course
scholarship vacant
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27

Mr.. J. r. Walker, who has been far
ming near Manning several years, has
decided to move to High Point, N. c.,
to enter the tobacco business, and left
today for his new home.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27

Attention is called to card of S.
Oliver O'Bryan, Chairman of the Clar-
endon County Democratic Executive
Committee, which appears in another
column of The Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-27

Cork, Oct. 25.-(By the Associated
Press.)-Joseph Murphy, one of the
hunger strikers in Cork Jail, died to-
night.
The death Of Murphy occurred at
1886 p. m. He was rs years of age
and unmarried.
Murphy was member of the Irish
Volunteers and was we'll known as an
athlete.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-05
BERLIN ELITE EATS LITTLE
Former Wealthy Germans Now Have
Bread and Grud for Their
Breakfast.

Berlin-How erstwtile well-to-dO
live in present day Germany is de-
scribed in the Allgemeine Zeitung by
an elderly high state functionary,
married man with family, who says
that although he belongs to the upper
10000 in Prussia, according to the in
come tax schedule, his style of living
is reduced to that of a plain labOrer.
81 own a fine mansion in fashion
able Berlin suburb" he writes, "but
we have been obliged to let four rooms
furnished, and will have to restrict our
own apartments still further.
Before the war we breakfaSted on
eggs and bacon, white bread and but
ter, and tea with cream and sugar;
now we have to content ourselves with
thin Cruel black bread, no butter or
sugar and the nondescript official
JAM Clothes are worn threadbare;
my son mends my shoes and my
daughter cuts my hair
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-05
REVIVE TAHITI LORE
ExcavatorS Search Ruins for Rel
les of Ancient Worship.
Temples Where Human Sacrifices
Were Offered Destroyed by Mis-
sionaries Centuries Ago.

| Papeete Tahiti-The ancient lore
of Tahiti is to be resurrected and the
ruins of the temples of the South Pa
cific islanders, ordered destroyed a
century ago by Christian mission
aries, are to he uncovered by excava-
ton.
Efforts to gather the relics Of for
gotten worship are being vigorously
prosecuted here.
So completely were the wishes Of
the missionaries carried out that moth
ing remains save traces of the founda-
tions of the great central temple of
Marae at Atehurn, on Tahiti island,
where human sacrifices were offered
to the bloodthirsty god of war, "OrO."
Excavations are expected to bring
to light some interesting objects,
which. it is hoped, will reveal the pur-
poses and uses of this ancient Struc-
ture.
Marae. while being the chief temple
of Tahiti, was not the oldest or the
most important in the islands. The
temple at OpOa, traces of which still
remain on the island of Raintea, was
the sacred center of religion in the
eastern Pacific and not until a stone
from this had been incorporated in
the structure did the Marae temple
at Tahiti become consecrated.
1t was at Marae that Captain Cook
witnessed the ceremonies of human
sacrifices chronicled in his "Voyages."
The natives, while protesting Chris
tlanity and manifesting it by most ac-
4. -
fear of these places. Under no cir
cumstances will they approach these
temples at night, nor venture near
them by day without great trepida-
ton, believing that should they in any
way offend the sleeping gods ven
geance will come.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-05

The sea gull monument in the park
surrounding the famous Mormon tenn
pie ana tabernacle at Salt Lake City,
Utah, is the work of MahOnri M.
Young, grandson of the famous Brig
ham Young. 1t is a granite column ff-
teen feet high, surmOunted by gran
lite globe upon which two sea gulls of
bronze are in the act of alighting.
The gulls weigh 500 pounds and the
stretch of the wings from tip to tip
is eight feet.
The story goes, and is vouched for
by leading citizens of Utah, that when
the first harvest of the pioneers of
1S4S was threatened with destruction
by hordes of crickets and all hope Of
saving the crops was exhausted, clouds
of sea gulls flew down in answer to
their prayers and devoured the pests
until they were completely extermi-
mated, and the crops were saved.
Hence the monument