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OL. XLII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1922
LES ARE GOOD ON
TOBACCO MARKETS
Independent Warehouses Open at
Many Points
PRICES FAIR TO GOOD
Some of Stock at Dillon Taken From
4 Floor and Carired Away by
Owners
Dillon, Aug. 1.-The independent
tobacco warehouse in Dillon under the
management of W. Watkins, had a
big break today. The prices ranged
from three cents to thirty-five cents
per pound. There was present a large
crowd, all parts of the county being
largely represented. Many tags were
"$urned and there was considerable
disappointment that the prices were
'4not better.
Some of the tobacco was taken
from the floor by the owners and
carried back home.
Average Price of Seventeen Cents
Mullins, Aug. 1.-The Mullins to
bacco darket opened here today with
double sales for the first time in its
history. The marekt has four ware
houses, the usual number operating
independent for sale of leaf tobacco at
auction. There were more than 200,
000 pounds sold at an average of
-.fventeen 'cents. Tobacco has been
moving into Mullins steadily for two
days, some of it being hauled- from
to 60 miles. Some of the weed
lbrought as high as forty-nine cents
per pound with four independent
houses operating and a double set of
buyers on market. -
There is no doubt that the market
will be much stronger when the
! better grades are offered. With grad
in gtobacco law marketing will be
unlike any sesason it. past twenty
!'years as farmers will not be able to
rush the weed to market. The double
salse will continue until Christmas,
whereas heretofore sixty to ninety
days has been the extent of the sea
son. Mullins, the Wilson of South
South Carolina, is the only market in
this State having as many as four
warehouses operating independent and
probably the only market in the State
with double sales daily.
Heavy Sales at Lake City
Lake City, Aug. 1.-Lake City to
bacco market opened today selling the
greatest number of pounds in the his
tory of the market in one lay over
the auction floors. Total sales
amounted to 550,690 pounds for an
average of 21.33.
Over 100,000 Pounds Sold
Conway, Aug. 1.-The tobacco mar
ket was opened here today by the
Planters' Warehouse, the only inde
pendent house here, with a sale of
more than 100,000 pounds which
brought an average of twelve and
-one-half cents. The quality of to
bacco offered was fair and well pre
pared ior market. The farmers gen
erally seemed well pleased with prices
received.
Under the new grading law all to
bacco offered was graded and tied
hgiving the warehouse floor a clean,
neat appearance.
Crop Damaged
Manning, Aug. 1.-Manning's inde
pendent warehouse opened today with
a floor of about 55,000 p~oundls. Prac
tically everything sold was primings,
the best of which sold at thirty-five
cents. Rains have damaged the crop
and the grade is poor but present
prices are much higher than last
year.
Sales !Aye Good
Olanta, Aug.' . .-The independent
tobacco market 6 ened hero today
with 51,000 pounds of stock on the
floor. Sales were good at average
prices of twenty-Tour cents per pound.
Some Iota brought as high as fifty
cents per pound. Farmers were well
pleased. Representatives from all the
large and small companies are here.
4 ' Plased at Andrews
Andrews, Aug. 1.-Irby Thompson,
operatin gthe Independent warehouse
of Jedrews, opened sales today and
sold several thousand pounds of to
bacco at an average of from eighteen
to twenty cents a pound. Everybody
was well pleased with the prices and
agreeably surprised and all are look
ing for big sales from this market
this season due to an lerease in to
ancco naeae.
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MISS CLARK ENTERTAINS
One of the most enjoyable parties
of the season was that given by Miss
Cecil Clark Tuesday morning honor
ing Miss Fay Spears, the charming
guest of Miss Mary Sue Wilson. Four
tables were arranged for rook. After
many exciting games the hostess
served a dainty sandwich and ice
course. Those enjoying Miss Clark's
hospitality were: Missen Constance
Harris, St. Charles, Faye Spears,
Lamar; Mar, Sue Wilson, Leila Mar
garet Dickson, Alice Clark, Sara Les
esne, Lida Sprott, Lilly Emma Sprott,
Mary Johnson, Marie Wells, Fannie
James Davis, Frances Dickson, Vir
ginia Geiger, Edna Boger and Mary
Rigby.
TWO IN ONE
Mrs. W. P. Legg entertained for
her neices, Misses Grace and Olive
Smith of Wrightsville, Ga., Sarah and
Mary Olivia Till of Sumter, and Sarah
Lucy DeLaney of Rion, S. C.
The unusual feature was twc
parties in one. The older girls invited
their guests into the left parlor and
the younger had the right parlor.
After enjoying many games and con
tests the younger were invited intc
the dining room where they were
served ices and crackers. After whic1h
the older set took their places in the
dining room to be served the same
course.
UP TO THE PRESIDENT
Washington, Aug. 1.-President
Harding had the rail strike problem
back on his hands tonight as a re
sult of the refusal of the railway
executives, at their meeting in New
York, to accept. the administratior
settlement plan as far as the se.
niority issue was concerned.
There was no indication at th<
White House as to what move, ii
any, the government planned tc
make in the matter. It was considl
eredl probable that Mr. Harding
would studly carefully the text 01
the executives' reply and that ex.
pectedl from the labor leaders meet.
ing iri'Chicago before reaching r
decision.
SIX DEAD); NINE HURT
IN TItAIN WREC4
Cincinnati, Aug. 1.-Six dead
nine seriously injured, including tw<
who maf diedl, and more than fift)
badly bruised and shaken up was the
toll todlay when Cincinnati, Lebanor
9nd Northern train No. 12 met ir
head -on collis9ion with a negro Sun,
day school exc~ursion train carrying
more than 200 persons, at Iesler Sta.
tion, a suburb of Cincinnati.
The wreck occurred at a sharl
curve in the road, making It im.
possible for either engineer to see
the approach of the other train.
Coroner D. C. Stanley announcee
late today that he would hold ar
inquest to determine responslbilit3
for the wreck. While Ohio courti
have ruled that inquests may noi
be held in railroad eases, ho sakc
that he believed circumstances is
this case justified an official inquiry
Of the dead two wero members
of the train crow. Fred Sellinger
fireman of the excursion train, wat
found burned to dleath In the en
gino cab of the excursion train an<
Horace R. Fite, brakeman on the sam<
train wns runked to death.
DES ERTED
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STATE CANDIDATES
W[RE HERE SATURDAY
Candidates for state offices con
cluded their canvass in the lower half
of the state here today, there being
between 700 and 800 voters present.
Thus far 29 counties have been
visited, leaving 17 yet to be reached.
Monday the candidates will go to
Camden. Other counties to be cover
ed this week are: Lancaster, York,
Fairfield, Chester and Union. A rest
period of eight days will follow, af
ter which the party will move into
the Piedmont, opening in Newberry
August 17 and concluding the can
vass in Spartanburg August 25. The
first primary will take place the fol
lowing Tuesday, August 29.
Considerable interest attached to
the meeting here today. Utterances
of John T. Duncan are bitterly re
sented in Clarendon. Several par
tisan voters directly in front of the
stage ordered Mr. Duncan to sit down
and to hush as he was introduced.
Mr. Duncan followed Cole L. Blease,
who got a noisy reception. Between
200 and 300 persons left with the
former governor, who was the second
of the gubernatorial candidates heard.
Opposing Ring Rule
Candidates for congress in the
First district also spoke here today,
W. Turner Logan, incumbent, is be
ing opposed by 1. S. Hutto of Dor
chester and J. B. Morrison of Mc
Clellanville, and the contest is spirit
ed. Lines of cleavage are apparent
ly being closely drown between the
rural vote and close adherents of the
Grace-Logan faction in Charleston.
Mr. Hutto today branded Mr. Logan
as a disloyalist. He pointed to the
Charleston American as "a seditious
sheet." Mr. Logan was a director and
stockholder. Excited -partisans whoop
edl themselves hoarse in urging that
he continue to "pour it in."
Mr. Logan said the enrollment in
Charleston was above 12,000 and that
the avalanche of votes would biury
Mr. Ilutto so deep that grass wvould
be growing in the Dorchester county
candlidlate's wvoodlyardl before Mr. H~t
to couldl dig out.
Mr. Morrison saidl that he andl Mr.
Hlutto were driving the incumbent so
hard -that John P. Grace had been
making the dlistrict itinerary wvith the
candlidates and speaking for Logan
after the candidates had been heard.
Replying to Mr. Logan's statement
that his two opponents were not
qualified for the office the McClel
lanville candidate said Mr. Logan was
not fit for the place.
Warning by Morrison
Hie warned the people to be on their
guardl. There were large bond issues
being floated in Charleston. "Some
body's handling the money and there
may be an attempt made to buy the
election." Mr. Morrison said he
thought the enfranchisement of the
women wvould p rove a godlsend to the
state in that their votes would guar
antee honest elections.
J. J. Cantey of Summerton, Claren
(Ion county, spoke with the guberna
torial candidates today. Mr. Cantey
said1 the visiting candidates were en
titled to everything the Clarendon
people could give except the office of
governor. Clarendon had been the
mother of a number of governors. He
declined to surrender his right and
determination to be governor. The
state for many years had been riddeni
with scalawvags, demagogues and stale
politicians who rattled their dry bones
periodically and hbt would be a new
political force in the state. One of
his opponents had spoken of him as
a baby candidate, Hie might be that,
but ho was not a dlemagogue nor was
ho a stale politician. Thei-e were
deaoguews who nitmptel t ar...a.
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the people against the preachers and
the teachers, the lawyers and the doc
tors. The people could not get along
without hese, and that politician who
so tried to betray the people was a
dangerous man and "ought to be elec
trocuted without due process of law."
Taxes Not Yet Paid
There was much shouting when Cole
L. Blease was introduced. The former
governor said there were more tax
executions mnding in the state today
than ever before. This was not
brought about by Blease but by those
who had been in control of the gov
ernment the last seven and one-half
years. He had warned the people
that if they elected "a certain crowd"
the state would become bankrupt.
Not only were the people nearly
bankrupt, but there was more lawless
ness than ever before; more murder,
more theft and general violation of
the prohibition law. An appropriation
had been made to enforce the prohibi
tion law. This was expended "on ir
responsible fellows called constables,"
but who were active in politics. When
raids were made, if the 1j'uor seized
was of good quality, nothing was said
about it and the liquor disappeared.
He could prove, he said, that some of
the constables seized liquor and took
it to Columbia and sold it.
John T. Duncan followed and met
some pointed opposition from a few
voters when he began to speak. This
soon subsided, however, and the usual
shafts were thrown with accurate aim
which brought much applause. Mr.
Duncan said he did not believe self
respecting Bleascites would march
"cheek and jowl with negroes" and
help put down white supremacy in
South Carolina and land themselves
in the Republican party. The speaker
each (lay challenges the former gov
ernor to deny that he had received
Republican ioney to split the Demo
cratic party in South Carolina. If he
will deny this, Mr. Duncan says he
wvill face Mr. DBase with formeri
Bleaseites as witnesses.
Reduce Appropriations
George K. Laney gave much of hlis
time today to the items in the general
ap~propriation bill. The charge had
been madec that the amount hadl been
dloubledI since 1914. Back then only
$715,000 was appropriated for the com
mon schools, while last year the fig.
ure wvas a millioni and a quarter. The
State hospital had to be largely re
built, because tubercular patients and
all had to be put in the same (quarters.
No man would( say economize by tak
ing either of these items out. Fur
ther ,the amount for Confederate vet
erans had been madle $600,000 last
year, while back in 1914 only a small
figure was provided. That was an
other item which no one wouldl cut,
Mir. Laney also reminded that the
general appropriation bill this yeai
hadl been ireducedl half a million wvhile
taxes from new sources would ?urther
cut the appropriation' bill by around
$2,000,000, making the state levy
about seven mills, while in 1914 it
was six mills.
Thomas G. McLeod also gave much
considleration to the tax question,
pointing out that the buirden in Clar
endon county is largely local. Of the
taxes paid in this county, he saidI, 82
per cent. is expended within the coun
ty, while only 18 per cent, goes for
state purposes.
Burden Largely Local
The people could economize to prac
tically any figure they might deter
mine. They could vote off the special
levies on their schools, should they
dletermine to (10 so. They could dlis
continue their roadI building programi
but he did not believe they would (IC
either of these. By continuing the
program of tax reform begun by the
general assembly last year, it would
be possible to restrict the levy on real
estate and personal property for com.
ty purposes, and to provide all state
taxes by indirect methods, such as the
gasoline tax, incomeata, inlsnc. 4
SINKLER ANSWERS HUTTO
Charleston, S. C., July 31, 1922.
Editor Manning Times:
I have read in the Charleston pap
ers the accounts of the campaign
meeting at Manning last Saturday
containing certain references to me
that I will ask you to allow me to an
swer in your valuable columns.
Mr. Hutto in speaking of me said:
"That when Logan was introduced,
the chairman placed his work above
that of George Legare." This state
ment, like others of Mr. Hutto's is a
vagary of his mind, not a word of
truth in it. I was County Chairman
for six years during Mr. Legare's
congressional career and I not only
was a loynl supporter of George Le
gare but one of his friends. This
shows the absurdity of Mr. Hutto's
statement.
le is also quoted as saying: "that
the Charleston County Chairman had
disfranchised five country clubs in or
der that Mr. Logan might be re
elected." That statement is absolutely
false.
Again "Hutto dealt at length with
the letter written by D. L. Sinkler,
urging that citizens of the commun
ity enroll, and help in this way to
bring about a retention of the Navy
Yard through the present Congress
man. He said that Sinkler had cir
cularized a letter 'in the name of
Charleston' thereby discounting the
citizens of the county." At the re
quest of 1-on. Edgar A. Brown,
Chairman of the State Democratic
Executive Committee I urged the peo
ple of Charleston to enroll and used
the Navy Yard and the possibility of
its loss to awaken the voters. They
enrolled in the county to the number
of about thirteen thousand and I was
thus able to carry out the instruc
tions of the State Chairman to arouse
our. people to the necessity of enroll
ing, as he had requested every other
County Chairman in the State to do.
He again said that "at the meeting
in Charleston, Chairman Sinkler had
introduced his practically as "the
fool from Dorchester," This is anoth
er vagary of his mind. If it were
true, that I had introduced him that
way, the time and place to have re
sented it was then and there. What
kind of a man is he, that having been
grossly insulted instead of resenting
it lie goes around the District in my
absence advertising the fact that he
swallowed the imaginary insuly.
Now, Mr. Editor, in my opinion no
one takes Mr. Hutto's candidacy ser
iously, even as he was not taken so
in his own county when he ran for
Clerk Of Court and was defeated
three 'times. His claim of having
fifty per cent of the good people of
Charleston behind him is, of course,
absurd. He has a few disgruntled
and discredited politicians advocating
his candidacy.
Daniel L. Sinkler,
County Chairman Democratic Exe
cutive Committee.
BODY RIDDLED WITH BULLETS
Macon, Ga., Aug. 1.-Prompt clos
ing of the negro business section
of Broadway this morning, imme
diately after news was received of
the capture of John (Cockey)
Glover, prevented a serious race
clash this afternoon, the police say,
when Glover's body, riddled with
bullets, was dumped into the down
town street by a mob that had
lynched him.
Scenes resembling those of Sat
urday night when Deputy Sheriff
Walter C. Byrd was shot to death,
it is said, by Glover, as he was
leaving a negro pool1 room in the
same block, wvere dluplicatedl.
Men of all ages jammed their
way into Broadway and those' that
reached the body of Glover CoughtI
for souvenirs. During the excite
ment the bodIy wvas hurled against
a billboard at the entrance to ni
negro theater, where it remained
half-upvight until the police rushed
in and cariedl it away to Forsyth
Ga., for an inquest.
Glover was shot to (death by
mob at Holton, Ga., ten miles away
at 1 o'clock this afternoon, lie was
being returned here by offcers whc
had captured him on a railroad trait
at Griffn, Ga.
Policeman T. F. Phelps, who was
shot by Glover this morning, at
the time of his capture, may losc
an arm.
Omeers say that Glover begged
the Griffn police to "kill me nov
dlon't take me back to Macon. ]
know what you want me for."
tax andl corporation license tax
Few farmers were touched by these
He favored a luxury tax, where a mat
needl not help pay a tax unless h<
feels inclined.
Mr. McLeod said the subject h<
sought to impress was that the peopk
must think in the terms of the time!
in which they are living. The peopki
are living in the backwash of the wai
when it seemedl the forces of evil had
been turnedl loose. Respect for lavy
must be taught in the home, and th<
proper atmosphere there would be re.
flected in the verdicts of juries ani
the sentences of courts. The crim<
wave would then be stopped by a chici
executive who would sustain thes<
verditn.
EAORWANON
WINS IN VIRGINIA
Majority Expected to Pass 50,000
Mark
HOT FIGHT IN RICHMOND
Congressman Woods Running Second
in the Sixth District
Richmond, Aug. I.-Practically
complete returns from three-fourths
of the 100 counties in Virginia and
scattering returns from the others
received by the Times-Dispatch
give Senator Claude A. Swanson, of
Pittsylvania county, 67,803 votes
and Westmoreland Davis, of Lou
don county, 22,841 in the contest
for United States Senator. Swan
son's majority is confidently expect
ed to go beyond the 50,000 mark
by those who know the political
situation in the State.
Mr. Swanson has carried all of
the ten congressional districts in
the State, according to the Times
Dispatch, and has registered ma
jorities in all of the cities and
probably ninety-five of the hun
dred counties.
Davis carried his home county of
Loudon by 966 votes. There were
2,250 votes cast. Davis received
1,618 and Swanson 631. Davis car
ried his home precinct, Leesburg,
by 354. The vote there was: Davis
485, Swanson 147.
Swanson's Home County
Sesator Swanson carired his home
county of Pittsylvania by no less
than 4,000 votes. The vote in Dan
ville was: Swanson 2,290, Davis
696.
Norfolk city gave Swanson 4,950,
Davis 2,812. Portsmouth gave
Swanson 2,435, Davis 532.
Richmond city developed a closer
fight than either side expected. The
vote was: Swanson 6,788, Davis
6,135; Swanson's majority 653.
During the campaign Senator
Swanson stood on his record and
did not make a single speech. Mr.
Davis made his campaign on his
record as Governor, a national bud
get and repeal of the Esch-Cum
mins Act.
Other cities in the State gave
Swanson the following majorities:
Petersburg 1,185 Alexandria 1,092
Clifton Forge 297 and Bristol 624.
Indications are that Lancaster
and Richmond counties will be in
the Davis column by small ma
jorities.
BIIITISII VIEW ON DEBTS
London, Aug. 1.-The British for
eign office tonight issued the text
of an important note on the ques
tion of inter-Allied debts. Though
not formally addressed to the
Washington government, having
been ostensibly meant only for
some of the Allied and Associated
Powers, it evidently is intended
primavi ly for i consumption in the
United States.
The nlote lphICes on formal rec..
ord, on the eve of tile cominls conl
ferences between Premier P'oincare
and1( Prime Minister Lloyd George,
with representatives of Italy, and
B lelgium in London, the British
government views on the questaion
of inter-Allied indebtedness and
repa rations.
Briefly the policy advocates is
that it would be unjust to the Brit
ish taxp~ayer to ask him to forgipe
Allied war debts wvhile at the samo
time hA was requiredl to shoulder
the indlebtedlness to America.
The note which was addressed by
the Earl of Balfour, acting foreign
secretary to France, Italy, Jugo
Slapia, Portugal and Greece, con
stitutes a strong plea for interna
tional settlement to tho debts and
reparations on the basis of a geni
oral cancellation of inter-Alliedl in
dlebtedlness andl a generous redluc
tion in German reparations and at
the same time is the gofernment's
reply to those persons of the pub
lice and the newspapers which have
frankly advised cancellation of the
French, Italian and other Allied
debts to Englandl, irrespective of
whether the Unitedl States wvas will
ing to cancel the British debt.
JURY DISAGREES
Los Angeles, Aug. 1.-The jury in
the ease of Madalynne Obechain,
Icharged with the murder of J7. Bel
ton Kennedy here, Irte this after
noon was discharged because of
failure to ageen.