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Section Section O Pages- ito 10 Pgsio1 VOL. XLII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 3,1922 NO.1 SITUATION STILL BAD IN FLOODED AREA Back Waters Threaten to Break Through Levees and Endanger Lives of Many People FOOD PROBLEM BETTER Continual Downpour of Rain Handi caps More Than 20,000 Workers Trying to Strengthen Levees New Orleans May 2.--Disquieting reports from hooded areas of the Atchafplaya river basin, especially from St. Martin Parish, in Southern Louisiana, were, received by Red Cross officials here today. A com mittee was dispatched at once to in vestigate conditions there. The Atchafalaya river flood, which already covers large areas of rich farming land by back waters threat ening - to break through the levees at a number of pkaies, eslpecially at Meville, is being augmented by flood waters from the Ferriday, La., cre vasse. What will develop when this added volume of water reaches the lower river basin, where unconfirmed reports (today placed the number of homeless at 6,000 is only a matter of conjecture. The flood situation at the Louis iana refugee camps, which had be come critical through the practical depletion of all food supplies, was relieved today with the arrival at Rhinehart, La., of provisions suffi cient to provide, for 6,00D persons for ten days. In addition, two carloads' of food were today dispatched to Lasalle Parish, where several hundred refu goes were reported in need. Rain Hinders Work Torrential rains, which have been falling intermittently in the lower reaches of the river for the past twenty-four - hours, have handi capped the more than 20,000 workers on the levees. The rains have weakened a number of places, reports state, necessitating closer insportion to prevent dangerous developments. The Red Cross State flood relief commissions, National Guard, Ameri can Legion and civilian relief organi zations were today continuing their efforts to rescud families marooned in their flooded homes in botlh Mississip pie and Louisiana. In many casese those marooned preferred to remain in their homes, and did so, despite the pleadings of their would-be res cuers. With the depletion of the scanty stores these people have on hand, the rescue workers will face another task in providing them with food and clothing. Because the Poydras crevasse, twelve miles below New Orleans, is serving as a spillway, speeding the exit of waters in the lower river. New Orleans will probabl ynot have a return of the river to the level that existed prior to the crevasse, 22.7 feet, according to announce= ment by Dr. I. M. Cline, weather bu real forecaster, late today. Dr. Cline had previously forecasted a stage, of 23.4 feet "if the levees hold." DAMAGE SUIT DISMISSED Jackson, Miss., May 2.-The $100, 000 damage suit recently instituted against Governor Lee M. Russell by Miss Frances Birkhead, his former stenographer, alleging seduction, was dismissed here today by Jus tice E. R. Holmes in United States court for the Southern District of Mississippi. The action was taiken on a motion .lpresentedl by counsel for the Governor claiming want of jurisdliction. SAIL FOR IRELAND) New York May 2.-Haggard and wan, John McCormick, famous Irish tenor, sailed todny on the Aquitania to recuperate along the Rieiera. With the singer sailed Mrs. Mc Cormack, their (laughter, Gwen dlolyn, an dItwo sons, Kevin and Cyril. The party, Mr. McCormack saidl, wouldl be gone all summer, p~ossibly longer. If he returns to health he wvill give two concerts for charity. SMALL CASE IS HALTED Waukegan, Ill., )iay 2.--Governor Len Small's trial on charges of con apiring with Lieutenant Governor Fred E. Sterling and Vernon Cur tis, Grant rark banker to embez ,le state funds, halted today while the Governor signed two thouspind $1,000 road bonds. The jury played baseball and went fishing and the judge and lawyers played golf. SCHOONER CREW SAVED Jacksonville, Fla., May 2.-Capt. George McDonald and thre crow of eight of the schooner Josephine, abandoned Saturday 75 miles north east of Charleston, S. C., were res cued by the schooner Camila May Page and brought into this port today. A Lar I'D LIK&-TC HAVE JUST BIT MOQ V J. G. DINKINS ENDORSED BY COUNTY CONVENTION The Clarendon County Democratic Convention met at the Court House, Monday, May 1, 1922. The Conven tion was called to order at 12 o'clock by S. Oliver O'Bryan County -Chair man. W. M. Plowden was elected president of the convention, Jno. G. Dinkins, secretary, S. Oliver O'Bryan was re-elected County Chairman and J. W. Wideman, State Executive Com mitteeman. The following delegates were elected to the State Convention: Mrs. T. M. Mouzon, Miss Corinne Barfield, S. O. O'Bryan, Hugh Belser, Fred Lesesne, Julian Scarborough, H. I. Ellerbe and J. E. Gamble. A feature of special Interest at the Convention was the participation of the women. The organization of the Woodrow Wilson Club composed en tirely of women was approved by the Convention. This club and the Silver Club were represented by women delegates. The following resolution was offer ed and unanimously adopted by the Convention: WHEREAS, Jno. G. Dinkins, Esq,, of Manning, is a candidate in the ap proaching primary for the office of Solicitor of the Third Judicial Circuit, and Whereas we the Democrats of Clarendon, his native County, know him to be a man of the highest per sonal and professional character and to be possessed of marked legal ability and, therefore, well qualified to dis charge the duties of the office tc which he aspires. Now, we, in County Convention as sembled, whole-heartedly endorse the candidacy of Mr. Dinkins and com mend him to the Democrats of the Third J' dicial Circuit as deserving of their support. MISSIONARY PROGRAM The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will meet Monday aftetrnoon at four o'clock The following program will be given: Subject, "Parts Alegre, Brazil." Hymn 646. Business. Missionary News. Bible Lesson-"The Upper and Neither Millstones," Mark III 13 19 VI 6-43, Mrs. JT. E. Arant. Priayer-. TIwo ten minute talks. 1. Parts Alegre a Shategi cente: for the Gospel," Mrs. R. R. Jenkin son. 22. Methodism in Par-ts Alegre,' Miss Marie Dunlap. Hymn -651. P'rayer- in concert. Mrs. J. E. Arant, leader for th< month of May. COP BROTHER OF GREAT IRISH LEADER Michael'Collins, the great leader of the Irish Free State who has hecome .internationally known, ha a brother on the Chicago police force, Sergeant Patrick Collins. Pat is now regarded as an influential factor through his un 'eameMannection with the Irish Frea ger Helping, Pl WI A PROFiTS *PUDD'NG LADY NANCY ASTOR GIVEN WELCOME IN RICHMOND Says "Dixie" Never Before Sounded So Good to Me"-Thousands of Virginians Greet Their Former Citizen Richmond, Va., May 2.-From the moment she first set her black suede slippered feet on Virginia soil at Broad street station this morning, on a sight-seeing automobile trip in and around Richmond this afternoon, until the close of her address to 10,000 persons in the city auditorium tonight, following which she was whisked away in a limousine to the home of a girlhood friend whose guest she is while in this city, Lady Nancy Astor was the central figure today of- one of the most whole-souled and sincere welcoming ever accorded a home-com ing former. citizen of Richmond or Virginia. The reception she received and the warth of the greeting extend ed to her so impressed her that, in expressing her appreciation, she was unable to repress tears that welled up in her eyes. "I cannot begin to tell you how goo it feels to be back home again," she said, as she gazt. out on a veritible sea of faces. "I don't know what to say to all this," she declared. "I have never been so thrilled in all my life and 'Dixie' never before sounded so good to me." A crowd estimated at 5,000 greet ed the distinguished visitor and her party, consisting beside herself, of Viscount Astor, Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson and Dame ' Littleton, upon their arrival, in Richmond this morn ing at 7.10 o'clock. Tomorrow fternoon Lady Astor will addres san audience of wo men o ft.he Southern Women's Edu cational Alliance aral tomorrowt night she wvill be entertained at a p)ublic andl informal recepltion in the Governor's mansion by Governor andl Mrs. IL Lee Trinkle, Thursday, she will leave foi- Danville, the place of her birth, where a reception, equaling if not eclipsing, that accord-. ing her here today, is said to be awvaiting her. D)IST1RICTl ('ON VEFNTION A district convention andl mass meetinig of the Sunday school wvork. cers of all denominations in the firsi dlistrict of the Clarendlon Count3 Sunday School Association wvill bc held at the Sardinia Church on Sun (lay afternoon, May 4th. The con. vention will open at 3:00 p. m. an( close att 5:45 p). m. A full program of practical discus sions and~ inspiring addresses on Sun: (lay school wvork is being preparedl andl some of the best Sunday schoo wvorkers in the County will take parn on the program. This convention h for, everybody and all are cordiall3 mnvitedl. W. D. Young, District President. MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM Program for Memorial Day exer cises to .be held at the Manning .cemetery a't 8:80 on the afternoon ol -May 10th, 1922: Invocation, Rev. J. T. Fowler. Song--"Amierica," by the schoo children. Talk-Hon. Charlton Duflant, I onne-+"Star Spangled Banner," b3 the se'hool children. Placing of flowers on the graves 01 the Confederate Veterans. Song-"Dlxie," by the school. Benediction--.Rev. .. Mcor. ease IW HE'S WORSE THAN OLIVER - ' TWIST! " COPYRIGHT 1132. sY PUB. AUTOCASTER SERV/.cO LOCAL HAPPENINGS TWNTY YEARS AGO June 1902 The trustees of the Moses Levi M~emorial Institute owing to the resignation of Prof. G. T. Pugh, have elected Prof. W. A. Stuckey of Bishop ville to be the head of the institution. Prof. Stuckey is a graduate of South Carolina College and Vanderbilt Uni versity and comes well recommended. He has been teaching in Texas. Mr. O. E. Webber will have charge of Mouzon's beef market. Mr. Web ber is an expert beef cutter, and his patrons can expect choice cutletts. Col. W. B. Wilson has been appoint ed Superintendent of the North western railroad with headquarters at Sumter. Misses :Inez .and Mattie Felder of Summerton are visiting the family of Mjr. W. E. Jenkinson. A new hardware store in town. Read the announcement of Mr. Jas. F. Dickson. A 'few weeks ago .a tobacco barn belonging to Mr. J. S. Evans, near Workman, was burned. His neigh bors came to his rescue and built him a new one. This is the right spirit. Brethren should dwell in unity. AMERICAN LEGION ELECTION Williams-Burgess Post held its an nual election of offcers on Tuesday with the following results: T. H. Stukes, Post Commander; H. H. Riff, Vice-Commnander; James M. Sprott, Adjutant; W. E. Geiger, Treasurer; Rev. J. A. Easley, Chaplain; and W. S. Prince, Sergeant at Arms. 'These oflicers will be installed at the regular meeting in June and will serve for the ensumng year. A committee was appointed from the P'o't to co-operate with the U. D. C.ad the Legion: A.Uia in *planingforthe bseranc of em Spanish-Ameianwrs as welaso the Civie War. Tngtruntees C., the oes Lwevi everia admituttoe barn o a the resintion of Prof.g. The youges, have yler to berghe had oaebfo the siution. Prf teme isou radutenyfSoutyar vesity a pcied wlaw remened.s He ha graduteacin inor shexwasten Cyon.The Wilongmn has apnt taae W. EJenkisn CASES OF.WARTIME . FRAUD UNDER FIRE All Army and Navy Contracts May le Investigated by Spec'al Commi tee Washinakta,:, May 2.--Steps were taken today by the est.ive and lcgislative changes of the govern m nt for investigation and prosecu lion with vigor of war-time fraud eases. President Harding sent to the House a request for a special appro priation of $500,000 to be used by the Department of Justice to investi gate and prosecute all cases, civil or criminal, growing out of the war. Simultaneously, Attorney General Daugherty announced the appoint ment of former Representative Roscoe McCulloch, of Ohio, as a special Assistant Attorney General to take charge of the government's investigation and possible criminal prosecution of cases involving war camp contracts and expenditures. The House rules committee also prepared to take up tomorrow the question - of giving privileged status to the Johnson-Woodruff resolution calling for appointment of a special committee to investigate all con tracts and expenditures by the War and Navy departments and the alien property custodian during and since the war, and the settlement of gov ernment claims arising out of such contracts. No Objection The Atorney General in an nouncing the appointment of Mr. McCulloch said he had written the chairman of the House rules com mittee that the Department of Jus tice had no objection to its investi gation, and "to go along with it." "I want to say this," however, he added. "Investigations by -the department of War-time transac tions has been going on as rapidly as possible with the funds Con gress has, provided, and the use of other funds where they could legiti mately be used for the purpose." Mr. McCulloch was a member of the House committee in the last Congress which investigated the conduct of the war and devoted most of his attention to caipp con tracts. COLEMAN WINS COLUMBIA FIGHT Columbia, May 2.-After one of the bitterest municipal compaigns ever waged in the history of this city, Com misisoner William A. Coleman, pre sident of the Bank of Columbia, was today nominated mayor of this city by a majority of 511 votes over his opponent John W. Richardson, former chief of police. Moffat B. Dupree and S. L. Sweeney, were nominated com missioners over L. N. Drake and Richard J. Pearson. The vote was Coleman 2,540, Richardson, 2,029, Drake 2,012, Dupree 3,084, Person 1, 466, and Sweeney 2,549. Coleman carried four out of the eight wardls. Pollowving the announcement of the returns, a band headed a pa rade to the re'sidence of Mr. Cole man, whecre an enthusiastic decm onstration was given him. Hie told the five hundred or more people that regardless of the villification to which he had been subjected he intendled to give a clean, consci entious administration, and live up to his preelection promises, of lawv enforcement, otherwvise he wished to be recalled ; howvever, he wvouldl only reward his friends when it came to the honors andl emoluments of office. The two successful comn m issioners were l ikewvise voci fer iously cheered when they addressed the crowd. KU KLUX KLAN ACTIVE Wilmington, N. C., May 2.-With 100 candlidates present for initia tion and assembling apparently froni all sections of the city and sur roundling fields and woodls, 1,20C white rob~ed members of the Ku Klux Klan gave Wilmington its first con crete evidence that the order has been establishedl in this city. The members gathered upon the outskirts of the city, -held an open air meeting and drove off;' no partic ular direction being taken. There was no disorder although the repori of their presence in the southern sec tion of the city created much interesi andl hundreds went out to get theih first view of the fiery cross and thosc bearing and following It PREPARE TO REDUCE Coat: OTHERS LIKELY BE USED Many Large Battleships Will Be De stroyed in Accordance With Treaty. Washington, May 2.-Recommen dations that capital ships to be scrap ped under the naval limitation treaty be disposed of by sale on the stocks in the case of those under construc tion, and by sale for junk or sinking by gunfire in the case of completed ships, are contained in the report of the board of naval officers appointed to consider ways and means of carry ing out treaty provisions. A prelim inary estimate of $70,000,000 as to the cost of the operation is included in the report. The board recommends that the battle cruisers Lexington, under construction at Fore River, Mass., and Saratoga, building by the New York Shipbuilding Company at Camden, N. J., be converted into airplane carriers under the treaty terms, the other four battle cruisers to be sold on the stocks to the high est bidder. The board in its request made public today urged that the $70 000, 000 be made immediately available, stating that a considerable saving on ships building under contret and to be scrapped could be made if the terms of settlement were worked out promptly - with the contractors. It was pointed out at the Navy Depart ment, however, that the figures of $70,000,000 was purely tentative. For Sale or Destruction Existing battleships which the board recommends for sale or for destruction by gunfire are the Vir ginia, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Georgia, Nebraska, Connecticut, Louisiana, Vermont, Minneapolis, Kansas, New Hampshire, Michigan, South Carolina, and the Delaware or North Dakota. One of the last -two ships, to be designated later, is to be used as a target ship under the treaty. Ships under construction and re onunended for sale as junk on the stocks or to be cut up under contract with the builders include the battle cruisers Constelaltion and Ranger, at Newport News, and Constitution, and United States, both at the Philadel phia navy yard. The Lexington, recommended for conversion as an airplane carrier is 33.8 per cent complete and the Saratoga, selected for similar con version, 35.4 per cent complete, while the remaining battle cruisers range from 4 per cent to 22.7 per cent complete. Battleships under construction in clude the Washington, 75.9 per cent complete at Camden, N. J. South Dakota, 38 per cent, New York navy yard; Indiana, 34.7, New York navy yard; Montana, 27.6, Mare Island yard; North Carolina, 36.7, Norfolk yard; Iowa, 31.8, Newport News. As to the battle cruisers the board says none of the four to be scrapped is near enough finished to be conlplete(d and launched and that all four must be dissembled or cut )up. The board considers it possible, however, that the Constellation can be sold on the stocks. The ships building at navy yards are recommended for sale as they stand to private firms for d isposi tion ats requoired by the treaty but the hoard urges that "usable ma terial" from all ship~s such as guns, machinery and other equip.. ment "be reserved for use in the prioper accounts." WOODRIOW WILSON CLUB IOn last Thursday afternoon a large number of women met at the Court Ilouse to discuss the formationi of a wvomani's D~emocratic Club. S. Oliver~ O'Bryan, County Chairman, wvas present atnd expllained the or ganizatiei of such a club. After a full discussion of the subject, a vote was taken and the majority favored the organiz~ation of a woman's clb to be called the Wood rowv Wilson Democratic Club. Oflicers were elect edl as followvs: President, Mrs. F. 0. Richardsdn! Vice-President, Mrs. T. M. Mouzon. Secretary, Miss .Janie Wilson. Executive Committeewoman, Miss Corinne Barfield. Committee on Enrollment, Miss .Janie Wilson Chairman; Mirs. W. T. Lesesne, Jr., Misses Tora Bagnal, Myrtle Bowman and Mattie Venning. Delegates to County Convention, Mesdames F. 0. Richardson, T. M. Mouzon, W. G. King, C. N. Sprott. Mesdames S. L. Davis andl J. W. Wideman, Alternates. Manning's new Council held their first regular meeting last Monday night. After going into the usual routine of work, the election of officers was had. The following officers were elected: Attorney, John G. Dinkins; Clerk and Treasurer, T. L. Bagnal; Policemen, J. P. Yasney, T. T. Filow ers; Fire Chief, I. L. Appelt- Truck Driver, H. Newman. Council falso ap pointed two new boards-Board of Assessors, Leon Weinberg, C. R. Sprott, F. P. Burgess. Equalization Board, Dr. J. F. Geiger, L. H. Harvin, T. M. Mouzon.