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Ebe IMauing Eimes. I)UI~ APPFLT. Editor. MANNING. S. C.. MAY 18, 1910 PUBLLStED EVERY WEDNESDAY sUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year--..--..-------------1 50 Six inoaths-----. Fo= mouths ---- - .----.---------..---- 50 ADVERTISING RATES: One squre, one u.c 91: each subaequent in serdiJ. 3o o Oblluics ad Tributes of Respect charged for as regu2ar advertiemcnts. Libem contracts made for three. six and twelve Co~.mmcanons must be accompanied by the rcal name and add-ess of the writer in order to rwwde attenton "o ommnication or a geromal character will be ublnshed except s an advcrtievMent Entered a the Postonlice at Manning as Sec ond ch a-er. OX. THESE TECNICAL LAWYERS! One of the causes of complaint against the courts is the techni calities resorted to by shrewd lawyers to block justice. A man of wealth was convicted of wife murder in Union county, and the jury found him guilty with a rec ommendation to mercy, the court sentenced him to life imprison ment, but his money has so far kept him from the penitentiary. and, there is no telling how much longer his wealth will serve him in defeating justice; as we have frequently observed, as long as the purse holds out to pay, law yers will continue to thwart the will of the juries, the people, or the justice that is demanded for public safety. The case of W. T. Jones is one of the most horrible crimes known to the criminal his tory of this State. Jones is a man of great wealth, and the testi mony in the case showed he treat ed his wife worse than a fiend would treat a dog, he not only beat her, but he made every ef fort that a. fiend incarnate could devise to compromise her, so he could catch her, and haye an ex cuse to kill her. He finally to rid himself of the wife he had vowed td protect, and cherish, admin istered poison. Just why a jury recommended the man to mercy is a mystery, he was either guilty of a diabolical murder or inno cent, but the jury made the reco mmendation, and ever since then the case has been dragged around in the courts. The supreme court conermed the verdict of the low er court, but instead of the case being ended, and the man going to the penitentiary, a circuit judge grants an order staying ex ecution of the sentence, but later revokes that order, then Jones' lawyers jump intoan automobile, run from Spartanburg to Green ville where they find another cir cuit judge, and he grants the or der to stay the execution of the sentence. The lawyers will argue for a new trial, and if the judge refues it they will again appeal to th~e supreme court, and con tinue this performance igutil Jones' money gives out. If Jones had been a man with out means he would now be fill ing out the sentence of the court. Therefore there is just ground for complaint by the people that the courts favor the rich: it is this that makes our people feel unsafe and lose-faith in what should .be the bulwark of their liberty, aund, it is this feeling of the people, when an emergency arises, they take the law into their own hands, and resort to lynching. - It is a common saying, a poor man cannot get justice in the courts, because the rich man has the money to hire lawyers, who for the money, will play hide and seek with justice, even though it spells ruir to the taxpayers gen erally, in court expenses. Every man is entitled to afair and im partia] trial when charged with an offense, or if his property rights are involved, but when he has had that trial to further bar ass for the purposesof delay, and by money-force wear out a poor man, it is wrong, and it should not be tolerated. We have in mind a case that was-tried before a jury, a verdict rendered for much less than was asked for, and yet, the winner of the ver dict, who is apoor man, is forced to further follow the case to su reme court, put to the expense f paying lawyer's fees; if the ap pealng party loses before that court and has the verdict to pay finally, it will take all of the yer dict the poor man won to pay the expense. -There should be some way of getting the legislature to frame some way to have justice more evenly administered. A BREAK DEINENT. President Taft's cabinet is get ting him into trouble, and it would not surprise us in the least for a house cleaning to be made right soon. The President has an attorney general that is making, by his blunders, embarassing sit jations, and in the Ballinger-Pin chos controversy it seems quite clear the letter of exonerating Balinger by the President, was prepared by an assistant in the attorney general's office, and not by the President himself, al though he assumed the responsi bility therefore. The President's position in the affair is the sub ject of much criticism, he is spok en of as having allowed himself to be used by the friends of Bal linger. The republican party gen erally appears to be at sea. In the West the republicans are backing up the insurgents, and some of this insurgency has crept into the East, all of which bodes no good for the present leaders of that party, and the democrats are feeling jubilant over the pros pect of a wide-open split in the republican ranks. The only fear is that when "Teddy" comes marching home, he will bring the insurgen and the reulars to gether and make the republican party stronger than it has ever been: if Roosevelt cannot succeed in bringing the disturbing ele ments back into the fold, then we look for a breaking up of both parties and new alignments made, which if done, there will no long er be a solid section. The South will be the tirst to break and this break will come from Tennessee, and Alabama with North Carolina and Georgia debatable ground for a party representing the protec tiye policies of the present repub lican party The matter of road building is becoming one of the questions the government must sooner or later solve. Millions are being spent every year for the improvement of the rivers and harbors, and not a dollar does the government spend for the land highways. There are many who are of the opinion that congress has no au tbority to take jurisdiction of our public roads but we believe if concessions are necessary the people would readily cede to the government the right to build up and maintain tbc highways of the country, and thereby confer a greater benefit upon the masses than the building of massive bat tieships to plow the seas and vis it foreign .1ands. The Southern Baptist Conven tion which is in session in Balti more has endorsed President Taft's position in insisting upon changes in the federal law which will make it harder for the viola tors of the liquor laws. If the President can induce congress to enact legislation that will give to the states the right to prohibit liquors being shipped into dry territory, then we can have prohibition, and we think it but just and fair for congress to grant this right. Were it not for the inter-state commerce law interfering with the en forcement of prohibitory laws, many who do not approve of such laws now would be warm supporters of it. It is not every man who is opposed to prohibi tion that favors liquor. but it is because they cannot see any practical good results, as long as tne federal laws stand as they are. President Taft is a teeto taler since he became president, and to be consistent he must give his moral support towards securing legislation that will help make prohibition effective where the people vote upon themselves prohibition. The Democracy of Alabama has put itself on record as favoring local option, the State-wide Pro hibitionists were defeated at every turn in the convention. Alabama had State-wide Prohibi tion forced upon it by the legisla tue, and the extremists went so far that they caused a revulsion o eeling makringit probable they willlos moe tan heygained. The indications are that Alabama will go back to local option where it was before the extremist ele ment captured the political horse to ride themselves in office upon. If the professional politicians would let this question alone we are satisfied the people,'under lo cal option can settle it amicably, but the politician will persist in running with what he imagines the popular side, even if he has to work his way through the sac red portals of the churches to en list for himself the.aid of good people who aresincerely trying to bringaboutan ideal condition, but whose judgment fails to direct them to the point "where you may lead a horse to water but you can not make him drink." In South Carolina we have a condition that should be gratifying to sincere Prohibitionists, we are privileged to vote on this annoying question every four years, if we so desire, it is not compalsory, it is left to us entirely. Therefore we are enjoying the privileges 0? Democ racy. THE NATIONAL MISSIONARY POLICY. Aoptedlby thelNatioal Misary Congress. Held at Chicago, May 3-6, 1910. In view of the Fatherhood of God, the unity of the human race and the sueency and finality of the gospel of Christ: Knowing that the field is thie world and that this is the only generation we can reach: This first National Missionary Con gress in the United States, represent ing more than twenty millions of church members, recognizes the im mediate world-wide presentation of the gospel mesae to be the central and commanding obligation resting upon all Christian churches, and de clares its conviction that the church of our generation can and should obey literally the great commission of our Lord, to preach the gospel to every creature. As indicating the meaures of effort required among the non-Christian peoples of the earth, we accept as a working policy, the standard that, in addition to the natIve agencies, there shold be provided from the churches of Christian lands an average of at least one missionary to every twenty five thousand of the people to be evangelized. This would require the quadrupling of our present force of workers, and a corresponding in crease in contributions from approxi mately $11,000,000 last year to about $45,000,000 annually. This estimate indicates the measure of personal duty at home rather than the method of missionary work abroad, in deter mining which diversities of condi tions in the work, dissimilarities of equipment and power among the workers, the part to be taken by the native churches which are to be rais ed up to do the great bulk of the work as self-supporting and self-prop agating agencies, must all be taken into account. We declare our conviction that ac cording to their ability and oppor tunity, the laymen of the chutches are equally responsible with the min isters to pray and to plan, to give and to work for the coming ot the King dom of God upon earth. We believe that the call to share actively in ex tending the knowledge of Christ pre sents to every man his supreme op portunity for development, useful ness, and satisfaction, and we appeal to .. meneewhere to invest their in telligence, their influence, their ener gy. and their possessions in the uni ted effort of the church of Christ to evangelize the world. While seeking the enlistment of all the laymen of the church in fulfilling the missionary task of our generation, we declare our belief that this work is the work of the organized church, and that the natura leaders in it are the ministers and the missionary agencies of the various churches; and it is our conviction that all that is done in the name of the Laymen's Missionary Movement should help to strengthen these leaders and the agencies through which the churches as such must discharge their mission ary reponsibility. Weurge the adoption by every church of regularand thorough meth ods of missionary education and finance, culminating once each year in an organized personal canvass of each congregation, with the earnest purpose of secur ing the systematic and proportionate contributions of every member toward the world-wide propogation of the Christian evangel, and we recommend for universal adoption the Scriptural plat of a missionary offering every week, in or der that this vast world enterprise may be kept constantly in the minds and prayers of all Christians, and that funds for the work may be adequate and steadily available. We recommend that there be form ed in each individual church a strong Missionary Committee, charged with the responsibility of promoting mis sionary intelligence, intercession and contributions, and that in each city or county where work is undertaken a Co-operating Committee of the Lay men's Missionary Movement be form ed, composed of laymen, selected so tar as possible by the various church es to represent their constituency in the territory co-ered, and that the Laymen's Missionary Movement, through it, Executive Committee, in co-operation with the established missionary agencies of the several churches, be authorized to provide such measures forthe supervision and assistance of these Co operating Com mittees as the providential develop ments of the work may require. We earnestly remind all Chritians of the duty of habitual prayer for missionaries; for native Christians; and for pastors and churches at home; that laborers may be thrust forth in to all harvest fields; that the unity of the church may be realized and that the glory of God may be universally revealed. Remembering that the promises of divine blessing are conditioned upon obedience to the will of God, and rec ognizing the deep spiritual quicken ing which has already come to the churches in many parts of the United States and canada, through the awakening of the missionary spirit, we call upon the whole membership of the churches here represented to unite with us in discharging our per sonal and national missionary obli gations. Assembled in this National Mission ary Congress, and deeply persuaded of the power of Christ through His united church to solve all the prob lems of human society, we desire to unite with the churches of Canada and all of our sister nations through out Christendom, as loyal servants of the King of Kings., in a comprehen sive and adequate campaign for the conquest of the world by Jesus Christ, who is the Way, the Truth and the Life, the Desire of the Nations, and the Light of the World. How's Thist We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case ot Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hal's Catarrh Cure IF. J. CHENEY & CO. Props.. Toledo. 0. Wethe undersigned. haveknown F. J.Cheney for the la ls ears. and believe him perfectly honorable in business transactionsand Snan aily able to carry out any obligations made by ther lrm. WT & TaCAx. wholesale drugists. Toledo.O0. WAaxxc. Kzsou- & Marx. wholesale drug giss. Toledo.O0. Hail's Catarrh Cure is taken internally.sacting dretly upon the b'ood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 25c. per bottle. Sold by anl drugists. Testimonials free Bal's Family Pilns are the best. The Mauet Fund. Wdtor The 3Ianiug Times: The monument fund to the he roic Confederate soldiers, both living and dead, grows amazingly slow and it is said that it will take only two or three thousand dollars to erect a monument to commemorate the no ble achievements of the Confederate dead of Clarendon county. With but few exceptions there is in every county in this State a mon ument commemorative of the unsur passed valor and the glorious achievements of the Conf edex ate sol dies. Pitted against an enemy outnum bering the Confederates more than fie to one, the Confederate armies for four long years sustained the shock of battle and the awful car nage. Swinton, the gifted and impartial federal historian, wrote these credit able 'words in regard to the valor of the Confederate soldiers: "For four long years the Confederate soldiers carried the revolt of a people on *their bayonets-" The Confederate soldiers' shadows are growing longer every day and their sun is fast wafting toward the Western horizon and unless the peo ple of Clarendon bestir themselves and build the monument by contrib uting to the fund the few noble and patriotic citizens of Clarendon have begun the poor old Confederate sol diers will never be able to view the "promised land." The Confederate soldiers of Clar endon like the Confederate soldiers of our whole Southland pledged their lives, their property and their sacred honor in defence of their country. It would be untoid pleasure to the liing Confederate soldiers if they in their declinIng years could look upon a monument and behold therein the evidence that the Clarendon soldiers, both dead and living, have not been forgotten nor never will be. As an ex-Confederate soldier we will plead in behalf of all Claren don's Confederate soldiers for the monument, and nothing so orna mental could adorn a spot on our court house square. For the noble and heroic dead of Claredon county who are sleeping their last long sleep undisturbed in distant and dusty beds, we will here quote a few lines written by someone whose authorship we at this time cannot recall: --The mnumled drum s sad roil has" bear The soldier's iast tattoo: No more on life's parade shall meet That brave and fallen few: On rame's~ eternal campin:: ,round Their silent tents" are spread. And glory guards,~ with ...lemnn ruuad. The bivouac of the dea.''. G EORGX K . .JONEs. Davis Station. S. C. The "Vets" Day. Camden, .\ay 10.-The memorial ser vices in Camden to-day were of more than usual interest. The Daughters of the Confederacy joined with the Mem orial Association in extending an inivi tat ion to all the Veterans of the county to be present to-day, and the Daughters served a magnificient dinner to the Vet erans at the Kershaw Guards' Armory, after which an unusually large number assembled at the cemetery, where the memorial exercises were held. Capt. A. M. Brailsford was chosen marshal, -Tenting on the Old Camp Ground" was sung by the choir The Hlon. T. J. Kirk land. in a few well chosen words, intro duced the R~ev John Kershaw, of Char leston, the orator of the day. Dr. Ker 3EDave You 0320c -c T aves Want to buy an automobileT Want a car that can be depended upon node. all Demand a car free from flaws and experimental conditioutm features? WVant the car that givest maximum pleasure withI Insist that it be absolutely correct in every mech- minimum labor at the lowest possible cost of upkeep wa.ncal detail? bouel eh Want the greates~t automobile value in Americaw Desire a car with years of success back of it? Then write us at once. We can convince you. We Want a car thoroughly tried out in every detail, have the car you are looking for. $1250 Regal "0," no experimental features? the car that satisfies. Coffey" ci, 3E1gby ..-tComCbile CC>mpany. 7!! Har Schaffner Marx IUI It seemsCa hghc t he waveshdmd pcilpito etn bey U'V design great sprng. iA ste for obeathisra fiscs, soe itsryn Whie'breon, and showbig varie of tue abivest la handywith ese r striw; spe snpp models ador prus al by:tees odut bu t Th lohswegt mHart Schaffner & Marx v tl aotte whice byowdn't fnd aig ayotye cothe maeAlute fabricsndwt arel ast-woos: and the tailoring is the kind that such fabrics and such a reputation deserve. SUITS, $20.00 to $30.00. This store is the home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes. T.; Phone. 166. - . - - - SUMTER, S. C. BRIGD FARM WANTED. BRING beURlad to hear from owner, of good farms in Clarendon County having such property: for sale. Kindly give full particulars in first letter. I 2CJ 0 B W 0 R K houn ddO 1,Be.FtAil S C THE MAJORITY TO TH E TIMES OFFICE. == = Re to ra a i t ioher knd. Our ~O~~ut Pr er t ion D gin. - payinga glowing tribute to the hero. Notce of Sale. edat themtr toa aa ug gran- Pursuant to a an order of J. 2%. wifdd Candidates' Cards. ite oulder, suitably inscribed. The ham, Judge of Probate. I will sell, to _________________ story of this hero is well known, but the hiffhest bidder, for cash, at I ine canotb told an o fe.Epecia ly~ wood S. C.on Thursa. the 2.thdiSctC Kershaw should make the address. [t~ the accounts now in my hands as ad- ac oemocrtc prmr. .DXS aJth oa eanhre toda as heir iimdecae. and regatin - .bu. - m o estt I hav~e saven to thc peaop e of after, providing them dinner and other- Pinewood. S. C., May 1..1910 - r . tow eie atCSnt offem wise ooig ater thi nswllb. Adminsrtrix. Primary. LWlm A&PFE. "e55rfatr fM moilDy Per a s YOU MAY Not Need These Today. But You Will SOme-timeAi and when you do we would appreciate the pleasure of showing you some real Classy Footwear. In our stock of Footwear for Men, Women and Children, you will find the highest "Class Shoes made," and we have them in all & styles and leathers. Perhaps you would like a pair o? $ Pat. Strap Pumps, or a 2-Eyelet Tie, or an Oxford Tie in Pat. Leather, Vici or Tan. We show them in a wide range of styles and prices, for Men, Women or Children. We sell All-Leather Shoes only. For Men, Women or Child, 1W there is none better than Florsheim, Dolly Madison, )k Buster Brown. and "Rig y Dry Goods Co.'s Special From $1 to $5.50. When you need a pair of Shoes, It Pays to Trade at RIGBY DRY GOODS COMPANY. Anything you may need in Hosiery or Underwear, you will find in our stock. Hose from 5c. to 50c. Gauze Vest 5c.'and upwards. It may be that you don't need it today, but when 'it's I Real Hot, think about it, and come in and let us show * you what we have to offer in light, cool, Batiste, Organ dies and Lawns. Some real pretty ones in small and large dots, figures, stripes, etcs., in all colors; also plain white and black. There is very few, if any, better for light. cool house dresses, dressing sacques, etc. than the colored Batistes and Organdies we have to offer you at 5c., 8 1-3c. and 10c- the yard. Some better ones in Figured India Linons at 12 1-2c. yard. Perhaps you may need a pair of Silk Gloves, white, black and colors, long and short ones. 25c., 50c. and upwards. We would like very much to show you two assort: ments of Val Laces and Insertions to match, that we are offeriig at 5c. and 10c. the yard., is well worth double the price. These two assortments contain about 500 yards each, and about 12 separate and distinct patterns in each assortment to select from. The one we are offering at 5c. is well worth double the price, and the 10c. assort ment is of even more value. It will certainly pay you to see these before purchasing. Anything and Everything jL you might need in Staple Goods, you will findin our stock at the lowest prices. Millinery---Mc all Patterns "The Store of Good Merchandise at Lowest Prices." Rigby Dry Goods CO. Ford. .Ford. Ford. ~;.~MiG PmictOQAITY: INAOw PRCZDC AR Light as the Ford Car is, 1200 lbs., it is no lighter in propor ion than a passediger engine of the accepted highest type. The 000 H. P. Pacific type locomotive used on the Pennsylvania ines West weighs 53.8 lbs. per horse power. The Model "T" eighs 53.3 lbs. per horse power. Each is designed by an engi eering expert for passenger service. On the other hand, the verage freight engine, as well as a large proportion of automo iles, weighs from 85 to 110 lbs. per horse power. Note the dif ference? We are also agents for the mighty Reo. Car Joad Automobiles epected this week. Ask for a demonstration. DAVIS & RICIIBOURG, Sum merton, 5. C. gents Clarendon County. IPlant This Seed in Your Mind. I That Hirschmann always tries to give good V AL UE S, and we intend, from the time we started business o':'er ten years ago, has been to give everybody a dollars worth for a dollar. We made friends and held them and increased our business from year to year in spite of an adver tising that did not reflect the business or per sonality. This only goes to prove that if a business is founded on the basis principle of of giving everybody a fair deal. it is bound to succeed. All that the people want to know is what they can buy, where they can buy it, and the price at which it can be bought. They want to know'if the merchandise is all right and they. are everlastingly tired of hearing, "reduced from $8.00 to $3.95." "from $2.50 to $1.25." and o on. 5 We are now telling of our Merchandise in an interesting way and selling it on the basis n of our merit, giving the public satisfaction or money back, the policy we have always foilk.wed and the only real basis for a successful ousiness. We have a comnplet.e Line of Dress Goods, Cloth ing, Shoes, Notions and Novelties, and the most handsomne and up-to-date Millinery. Yours for business, 1 D.HIRSCHMANN.