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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-09-21
HOW FEDERAL ROAD AID
STANDS AT END OF 5 YEARS

On June 30, 1921, the close of the
| fifth fiscal year since the passage of
the Federal aid road act, which is ad-
! mmistcrcd by the Bureau Of Public
| Roads, United States Department of
| Agriculture, the States and Federal
| Government had completed 7,4G9
miles Of road, and 1877 miles were
under construction. Including the
work completed on projects still under
construction. the States have complet-
ed work which entities them to draw
on the Federal Treasury for $118,915,-
515. There is also = balance allotted
but not yet earned on projects now un-
dcr construction amounting to $GG,-
1886. Of the two appropriations
which have been made for Federal aid
there is now only $l8,793 ,544 remain
J ing unobligated. Twelve of the States
have obligated their entire allotment
and several others have only a small
amount to their credit.
During the last fiscal year the total
of completed projects jumped from
l.G77 to 1860 miles, and the projects
under construction increased from ID
$40 to 1877 miles. The money earn
ed by completion Of work has grown
from 40097.88l year ago to $l18,-
! 015,515 at the end of this fiscal wear.
~ nnoo 80 rti hc" "ulh!r me year
was $78,817,634, or nearly twice as
| much as the amount earned during
the four years preceding
The new projects submitted during
the year bring the total amount of
Federal aid obligated up to $247,-
956,4bG, as compared with $1O9,83O,-
366. which was the amount obligated
on June 30, 1920. At this rate it is
expected that tie small balance of
$18,O00,000 still unobIigated will be
| taken up in very short time.
The month of June was a record
| month in every way. The mileage of
completed projects Increased by more
than 200 miles, more than twice the
Gmount reported for the month of
May. Funds allotted to work actually
under uno construction Increased by $13,-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-09-21

been fierce competitors for ash. Over
half the annual cut goes into handles.
vehicle parts, woodenware, and novel.
ties.
Ash is unquestionably one of the
woods in connection with which the
effects of forest depletion will earliest
be felt in the form Of an actual dearth
or material. There are two possible
remedIes-to grow more ash, and to.
resort to substitutes. Already the
search for substitutes has begun. As
Tor growing more ash, foresters saw
that with the w,.ning of the virgini
supplies the farmers woodlot is com.
ing to play 4 larger and larger part in
filling market needs and that farmers
whose woodland is suitable for ash
production will do well to favor this
species.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-09-21
TIME HAS ARRIVED FOR
BASEBALL FANS TO WONDER

According to the United States De-
partmcnt of Agriculture, "7abe" Ruth
and his associates who So L4cializc in
Wallopng the horschide out of the
baseball grounds may we'll begin to
ask what kind of bat they will use
when the diminishing supplies of ash
make it less easy for them to obtain
this hitherto favoritc material. During
the last few years several sporting
goods factories have attempted to in
troducc hickory bats as a substitute
for the traditional ash. This has been
unsucccssful, however, because hick-
ory, although 1T possesses greater
shock -obsorptive qualities than ash, is
too heavy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-09-21
board feet, and the New England
States 215,00O,000 board feet.

Obviously if csh were used solely
for the manufacture of baseball bats
our leading national game would have
no need to concern itself about substi-
tutes for long time to come. But
the industries which use ash are al
ready beginning to find it hard to OBJ
tain high-gradc material in sufficient
quantities to meet their needs, and it's
price prior to the recent slackening in
industrial activity rose rapidly. The
entire amount Of ash used for sport
ing and athletic goods forms y very
small part of the yearly consumption
of this valuable wood, which possesses
properties that give it prccmicnce for
several industries. In particular, the
vehicle end handle industries have
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-09-21
champions and school players.

According to standing timber sur
yey made by the United States Forest
Service at the request of Congress,
present ash resources aggregate ap-
proximately 9,988,0OO,OO0 board feet.
For the most part, these ash assets are
scattered over wide range of wood
lands, the ash trees being prevalent
min mixed forests of hardwood timb-
or. The Lower Mississippi States
nave about 1882 900 900 board @ feet t'of Of
ash on the stump at present, much
of this supply being old timber. The
Central States have about 1929 900
900 board feet of ash while the Lake
States have about 1893, 100000 board
feet, the South Atlantic and East Gulf
States 1886, 100000 board feet, the
Middle Atlantic States $4,000 900
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-09-21

q One of the greatest "curiosities at a
leading tbat factory is model room
twhere" more thaH 1900 bat patterns
are keptEon display. Each model en-
bodies the individual likes and dislikes
of the various players. There are
II thin bats, portly bats, heavy clubs,
light bats, some with handles of un-
USUAL shape and design, and some with
bodies that resemble bottles. When
ever professional player orders a
new consignment of bats, this factory
Is able to refer to the special model
desired and to pattern the new bats
after that particular design. The
bats of the big league players are
turned out by hand, great care and
skill being employed in their produc-
,tion.
The majority of the white ash limb
'er used in making baseball bats is cut
from farm woodlots and timber tracts
in Kentucky, Ohio, and the Lake and
Lower Mississippi States. The timb-
er is cut in the winter, logged, and
hauled to the railroad, whence it is
transported to the factories, numb
el of which are located at Louisville,
Ky. The ash is cut up in bolt form
each bolt being ultimately converted
INTO a finished bat. After arrival at
the factory the bolts are store in cur
ing sheds for from several months up
to year, III order that the wood may
season thoroughly. Skilled workmen
ultimately work the bolts up into bats
for all grades of ball players, from the
stars of the big leagues to the sandlot
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-09-21
NOTICE OF DISCHARGE

Twill apply to the Judge of Pro
bate for Clarc;ldon County on the 26th
day of September 1921 at II o'clock
a. m. for Letters of Discharge as Ad-
ministrator with the Will annexed of
the Estate of S. S. Stone, deceased.
! G. H. CURTIS,
Administrator with the Will annexed
Paxvillc, August %, 1921. pd
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-09-21
NOTICE OF DISCHARGE

l will apply to the Judge of Probate
for Clarendon County, S. c., on the
3Oth day of September, 1921 a. IL
o'clock a. m. for Letters of Discharge
as Guardian for Pearl Byrd, former
ly Pearl Geddings, formerly a Miuor.
Elizabeth H. Geddings,
Guardian.
Pinewood, August 20, 1921. pd
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-09-21

line you use infIucncs:, in some
way the perfornanc" Of YOUR
motor.
The Standard Oil Company
CNcw Jersey has never been
content to have "SianIuri'
Motor Gasoline exceptionally
good i'm any one respect TO the
dctrimcnt of other properties.
The ideal would be TO have
every drop of gasoline rs uni-
form i'm all its qualities as the
chemicals and drugs which
your pharmacist uses in a pre-
scription. AS "a result OF The
cooperation Of our Develops
mcnt and Manufacturing De
partncnts, "Siandard" Motor
Gasoline is positively The best
balanced and the highcs, in
quality that you can buy. 1t
is the same whether you gci
it in one corner of the state
or another.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-09-21

Efforts to insert the timc-honorcd
adjective before the "short and ugly
word" describing Ambassador Har-
evcy''s statement of why America ent-
cred the war threw the North Caro-
lima convention Of the American Le-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-09-21

gion into fiery debate. The resol.
adopted merely termed the ambassa
doris exposition as "a lie."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-09-21

John P. Speaks, farmer living near
Spartanburg, S. c., steadfastly re-
fuses to bury the body Of his soldier
son, killed in France. The flag cover
ed casl1ct containing hte body has been
in the parlor of the Speaks home since
August 13. The father bases his re-
fusal on the ground that the body has
been buried once.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-09-21

The official song of the International
Aero Congress to be held in Omaha
this fall will be ellis Last Flight" de-
dicated to S. Rankin Drew, first Am
crican actor to die in the world war.
Drew was killed in aerial combat. The
song was written by members of S.
Rankin Drew post, the American Le-
gion, composed of actor and writer
war veterans of New York City.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-09-21

While watching fireworks produc-
ton, "Siege of the Dardanellcs," at
.>the Indiana state fair, Ben Wclltins,
I world war veteran, collapsed from
rshell shock and for five hours under
went treatment at a nearby field hos
pital. He is a federal apiary inspcc-
tor
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-09-21
EHit or Miss Gasoline
Makes a Motor ETit or Miss

II VIE problem Of obtaining
n uniform quality is one Of
The difficulties that the sue
cclssfui gasoline producer has
had TO solve. The matter Of
varying quality is one of the
greatest annoyanccs to the gas
Olinc user.
III was easy to get standard
product when practically all
tho gasoline came from one or
two types Of crude petroleum.
Comparatively litilc gasoline
was used then. To-day, the
demand is SO great that all
paris of the globe have been
explored for petroleum, which
accounts for the great range
of ''crudcs" on the market.
Gasoline must be uniform not
only i'm one or two Or three re-
spects, but in every Way that
affects motor operation. Al
most every property of the gaso-
Evening journal., 1921-01-19
G. O. P. TO KEEP In
SHAPE FOR ELECTION

The Republican national party or
ganizatlon will be maintained In
skeleton form, ready TO be whipped
into shape for the Congressional
elections in 1922. according to Colonel
Thomas w. Miller, of this city, who
was director OF the eastern depart
ment OF the speakers bureau in the
last Presidential campaign.
Colonel Miller conferred with a
number OF prominent Republican
Senators in Washington early this
week, as a result OF which plans
are on foot TO give added fonce to
the partys efforts in several States.
The National Committee will have
its central ofiice in Washington. with
branches in New York and Chicago.
Since the close OF the campaign,
Colonel Miller has inaugurated card
index system at National Headquar-
ters which shows at a gla nee the
work OF thousands Of speakers and
publicity agents who were engaged
in the successful Hardng-CO0lldge
drive
Evening journal., 1921-01-19

PRINCETON. n j.. Jan. ia few
years hence, the movie director will
cry in vain for a beautiful blonde TO
bear up bravely under five reels OF
celluloid troubles. according TO Prof
William b. Scott. Princeton Unlver-
sity.
The institution OF the beautiful
blonde depends upon the coal supply.
he declared In a lecture here.
Predicting exhaustion OF The coal
supply within 1900 years, Scott de-
cared the worlds population will
shift TO the tropics. with the probable
ity that the equatorial sun VIII put
an emphatic tan on succeeding gener-
ations.
Coal is a temporary thing" Scott
declared. "A few thousand years at
best and II will be gone We have got
20 migrate to the tropics, and in the
meantime we have got to learn 10 live
there.
III man is forced to move TO the
tropics. there is a possibility that our
descendants may be changed in hue
from white TO black"
Scott said the blonde might be
saved from extinction through scien-
tnc discoveries OF the future He
relied principally on some method OF
utilizing the earth's interior heat TO
preserve the civilization OF the tenn
perate zones.
Evening journal., 1921-01-19
STOCKS ACTIVE
AFTER OPENING
Shorts Take Warning From
Action of Specialties
Yesterday

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 UNITED Press.)
"A general covering movement set
in on the stock market toward the
end Of the first hour today, resulting
in really active trading for the first
time in three days.
Some OF the shorts apparently had
taken warning from the action Of the
specialties yesterday.
The leaders included United Fruit,
which reached i09A or the equivalent
Of 2i9is for the old series. General
Asphalt which got 80 points from the
months low reaching 62; United
States Realty with an early high Of
50A, up rs Kelly-Springfleld, which
touched a new high Of 4S&, up pa ;
Texas and Pacific Coal and Oil, which
got above 81, a gain of ? points and
California Petroleum with a new high
OF %. up ,.
Rails were slow. Although Canadian
Pacific gained u at ii6A, Southern
Pacific was unchanged at 97A.
With advance OF 5% points General
Electric became the feature OF the
morning session. The stock went to
i29. The rest Of the list continued 10
act well.
Evening journal., 1921-01-19
GOLDEN CROWN
ADORNED BRIDE
Elaborate Wedding of
Daughter of Millionaire
Chinaman in Rangoon
WEIRD SONG OF
WELCOME is SUNG

LONDON Jan. i9-An unusual and
most elaborate Chinese wedding cere-
mony, which took place In Rangoon
recently, was that Of the daughter OF
Lin Chin Using, Chinese millionaire
merchant and shipownor, which Is de-
soribed in the London Daily Mail by
one OF the wedding guests.
The palace OF the Chinese merchant
Is known as Dream Land" Here. ac-
cordlng TO the article, he lives with all
his sons and daughters and brothers
and sisters, and cousins, ana aunls
and all other relatives who can show
rightful claim 10 relationship. There
are SO many Of them, In fact, that he
maintains twelve motor cars FOR their
use
When the guests arrived In dream
land" they found the bride alone at
an altar engaged In a religious cerc-
mOny. She was dressed In magnificent
robes. and ON her head was a gold
crown eight inches high, which even
In the palmlest king and queen days
was considered 10 be some height
/ for crown But this particular
crown extended in both directions. a.
/ 10 were, for all around 10 hung Ions
ornaments which hid the face OF ihl
/ little bride. blushing under her careful
makeup, 10 a point Just a bit below
the mouth. She wore enough dia.
monds TO outshine an American oper,
singer, and not one Of her finger.
lacked The adornment 0f a ring
When the happy. and doubtless ais,
fortunate, bridegroom arrived. attire,
In robe OF blue and gold. six Chimes
musicians began working over weird
looking instruments and produce,
what they called a song OF welcome.
After the two principals had ad
yanccd 10 greet each other the hrid
retired 10 an antechamber. where al
the guests ilcd by 10 congraiulat
her. After this was over. everyh0d
went into the bridal chamber. whicl
contained a bed enyelopcd In pale pin
silk and lace. loopcd back on each sid
with silver embroidered curtain loops
/ A bolster OF the same material divide
| The bed. ON the DR. degrOOm's side wa
a silver salVer filed with tobacco. n
/ look at him nobody would hav
thought he was such a heavy smoke
as that.
After the guests had examined "a
bridal chamber. a number OF Chimes
girls skipped IN and entertained On
/ guests With dancing.
Evening journal., 1921-01-19
DEATHS


COoLING--In this city, on January is,
1921. Robert b. Cooling, In his 74th
year
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services at his late
residence. 50S Jackson street, on Friday
afternoon, Jan. 21. at 2.3O o'clock. Inter-
ment at Rlverview cemetery.
CHANCE-In Ashley, on January 1s,
1921, Earl. son Of Edward and Mary
Chance (nee Moran, aged 10 years.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral from the residence OF
his mother, Second and Summit avenue,
Ashley, on Saturday morning. at .
o'clock Requiem mass at st. Elizabeths
Church lnterment at Cathedral ceme-
STlLL-In this city, on January IS, 1921,
Frances lena STILL aged 30 years.
Relatives and friends are invited TO at
tend the funeral services, at the residence
OF her mother, Mrs. Laura Farnandeez,
203is +. Third street, on Friday after
noon. at > o'clock. lnterment at Sill
verhrOOk cemetery.
TUCKER-At State Road Station. on
January rs. 1921, John Tucker, be-
loved husband OF Mary IL. Tucker, in
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend the funeral services at his late
residence, State Road station, on Thurs
day evening, January 20, 1921 At l3O
O'Clock. lnterment at Easton, Nd, Fri
day morning. -
ROSs-In this city, on January IS, 1921,
James B. Ross, Sr., aged 40 years.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services, at .the resi-
dence Of his son, Harry =. Ross, 1880
Lancaster avenue on Thursday evening,
January 20, at o'clock. lntermem /; O..
o. II. cemetery. Camden. Del. on arrival
Of train leaving Wilmington at 1910 FRI
day morning. without further notice
WAI.Z-In this city, on January II, 1921,
Peter Walz, aged 6j years.
Relatives. friends. members Of Delaware
Lodge. No. $40, ID. o. H., and German
Library Association, are Invited TO attend
the funeral services at his late residence,
POO n. Adams street., on Friday after
noon, at o'clock. 1nterment at Lom-
hardy cemetery.
YOUNG-In this city, on January II,
1921, Leila Ruth Young. aged % years.
Relatives and friends are invited 10
attend the funeral services, from her late
residence. 0iG French street, on Thursday y
afternoon, January 20. at > o'clock. In
terment at Mt. Zion cemetery.
Evening journal., 1921-01-19
EnEN InnCE ArrAns

Bylen Jodge No. 81, !. o. o. F. De-
gree Staff Association viii hold its
monthly meeting this evening, at
which time business OF some impor-
tance will be transacted.
The degree stan will confer the
first and third degrees on a class OF
candidates at Elkton, Md. Friday
evening. January %, at which time
the Odd Fellows In that vicinity Will
hold a rally The work viii De done
IN the armory at Elkton. An mem
bers OF the staff have been urged 10
be present this evening at which
time Degree Master p. J. Isaac will
pick the members who VIII work on
these degrees. 10 Is also hoped that
sufficient members VIII be present 10
hold a rehearsal
On THURSDAY evening Eden Lodge
will confer the FIRST degree on a class
of candidates.
Evening journal., 1921-01-19
CFNTRE GRANCF MFETING.

Al the last meeting or Centre
Grange the following officers were in
stalled by Past Grand Master OF Della
wafe State Grange Horace l.. Dill
worth, assisted by Mrs Raymond
Frederick Edward Burlington. master:
hatph Lions. overseer; Mrs. Horace
L.-.Dllworth, secretary; Frank q. j..
HoOsOn, treasurer, Townsend Righv.
lecturer. Norman Woodward. stew
ard; John Burlington. assistant slew
art. Miss Marion Bowman, lady as
sisiant steward; Edward Frederick.
ga1e-keeper: Miss Ella Frederick or
Fanist; Mrs John Kent. chaplain
Miss Moor, ceres; Miss Horn. pomona
Mrs Edward Burlington. Flora.
After the installation. refreshment.
were served and music enjoyed In,
grange Will meet tonight with ihl
new officers in the chairs.
Evening journal., 1921-01-19
FAMOUS MUSICAL
ARTISTS COMING

Never before has Wilmington been
offered an internationally known
group OF artists In a single season as
Fritz Krcsler. Alma Gmck and Zlm-
balisi. Rachmanlnon and Geraldine
Farrar.. who will appear in concert at
The Auditorium within The next few
weeks. Moreover. 10 would be eX-
tremely dinlcult To select ilVe artists
OF more varied. yet high, attainment
for a season course.
kreisler. who Will be the first 20
appear. on February %, Washingion's
Birthday. Won host CT admirers
upon his last appearance in Whining
ton. five years ago, and before The
World War began. His audience at
that time illled the Playhouse 10 over
flowing and gave him a Vertable
ovation. Since then he has gained
rcROWn as the greatest Niolinst Of
the day and generation
Alma Gluck Is today and has been
FOR the past six or eight years, re-
gardcd as the posscsOr OF one Of the
most glorious lyric soprano voices
From am obscure New York girl sine
| has become one OF the best known
musical celebrities.
Intimately associated with her
name In concerts during the last few
years has been that OF her distn-
eulshed husband. Efram Zimhalist,
ihc Russian NlOlinist. regarded as one
OF ~ most BRILLIANT geniuses Of his
1 instrument A rarer artistic musical
/ duo than that combining OF Alma
Gmck and Efram Zimhalist in con-
cert Is dinlcult TO conceive. For the
! FIRST time in their careers they are
appearing exclusively In Joint re-
IcltalS this season. Moreover, they
/ hove limited ihfir appearances TO p
cities, and Wilmington Is Fortunate tC
/ Dee classed am0E the fortunate com.
munities in which they will appear
Sergei Rachmanlnom, an exile from
his own country under the hardships
/ Of war and revolution. has returne,
90 America after nine years OF alb
sence But the absence has failed {,
dim the lustre OF his name and fam'
I as pianist. composer and conductor
! His playing is olectrifying in its au
thority and scope.
or Gll the prima dOnnas now en-
/ ioying The favor OF the public, non,
Is So sought after in society as Ger
aldlne Farrar. Yet society sees Yer,
/ little of her. Like an artists who
take their work seriously she ma.
little time 10 give 20 anything but hel
| work Nine Farrar makes a Thrice
appeal 20 her public; through hei
own voice through the phonograph
and through the medium OF the films