The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, March 26, 1919, Image 1

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1w ________ V .XX MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1919. A Q MACKAY DECLARES BURLESON A DESPOT Ousted Head of Postal Challenges Postmaster General TO FIGHT TO LAST DITCH Says William Hohenzollern Himself Could Not Have Acted More Arbitrarily. New York, March 24.-Postmaster General Burleson's action in dismiss ing C. H. Mackay, as president of the Postal Telegraph-Cable Co., was char acterized by Mr. Mackay as "despotic and brutal," in a statement issued here tonight on his return from Bal timore, where he w:as when the dis miissal notice was served at the com pany's offices here, last Saturday. "William iohenzollern, himself, could not h:mv bieenf more arbitrary, despotic and v iiive, Mr. Mackay added, and serveI noti -e on Mr. Burle son that he would "tight to my last dollar and to the I:st ditch." Mr. ck ridiiculed Mr. Burle son'; state ment thrt the dismissal "was the result of his failure to obey instructions of the Postoflice Depart ment," asserting that the Postal's o"ly two failures to comply with in structions were n cases where "am biguity" of the instructions caused delay and vh' .e the company would have faced prosecutions with possible heavy fines had it obeyed. "This act of Burleson," he said, "is only the continuation of a deliberate ,conspiracy to wreck and ruin the Postal Telegraph system and then es tablish a monopoly of wire communi cation in the United States." Mr. Burleson's principal acts since taking over the lines, he asserted, "had been increasing of long distance telephone rates in the interests of the Bell Telephone Company; the propo sition to increase telegraphy rates in the interest of the Western Union Telegraph Company; the seizure of the cables after the signing of the armistice, the ousting of myself and other officials of the Commercial Cable and Postal companies and the order that the Postal build no lines to compete with the Bell Telephone or Western Union without first sub mitting our plans to officials of those companies." ----o-- - Confederate Soldiers' Meeting. Under the cal' for a meeting of the Confederate Soldiers, a meeting was held this 24th (lay of March, 1919, and the following County Pension Board was unanimously elected, viz: A. J. Richbourg, J. T. Stukes and J. E. Richbourg. After the election of the County Pension Board, Judge A. J. Richbourg being an old soldier made a very feeling and impressive talk to his comrades. le mentioned the fact that the Confederate veter ans were fast passing over the river and that in a short time they would all be gone. By invitation Captain W. C. Davis madle a short address to the veterans. He not only pictured the Confederatc' Soldier as the greatest soldiers in the Confederate war, but that the sons of the Confederate Soldiers were the first to break the Hlindenburg line. That we should feel proud of the (Con federate Soldier not only of their have fighting in the Confederacy, but on accounit of the have acts of their sons and grandsons, in the great war which has just passed in Europe. The public spiritedI cit izens of Manning entertained the vte(ranls and wvidows at the Central H otel. This thoughtful act on the part of the c'itizens11 of Manning wvas ind~leed a worthy act. All of those who were p~resent at the meeting seemed to en joy the day very much. Unader the recent pension act those who are' already enrolled wvill be car riedl over on the rolls without any further application for enrollment, all those who have never been on Pen sion roll should make application at once. Blanks for this purpose can br foundl at the Probate Judge's offle and he will take pleasure in assist ing andl filling blanks for those whc have riot been enrolled. J. M. Windham, Clerk County Pension Board Mrs. Leon Weinberg complimente< the members of the younger Bet witl an informal dance on Monday evening at her lovely home. The spacloom rooms were lovely with spring flow era. Dancing was enjoyed until late hour when dainty refreshmenti were served. TRIBUTES TO DR. WILSON In the death of my good friend, I feel impelled to say a few words in appreciation of his life and that ser vice covering a period of more than thirty years, which he so willingly gave to suffering humanity. It has been my good fortune to know him intimately since first he moved to this county. When a young man just out of college he landed at .Jordan and served the territory from that point down to Santee and the sur rounding country within a radius of eight or ten miles uninterruptedly for nearly twelve years. In serving the country up and dlown the Santee, which is more or less malarial, his health began to fail and for several years he labored on when physically unfit. In tei hope that his health might be i:.e1i oed by a change of residence to ti - up country, he moved to Ninety Six in the upper part of the State an I there followed his pro fession for a ye:ui or more, but final ly moved h I: to Jordan and there practiced untie about seven years ago when he na,:t: to Manning. lie never fully i'.oe'ared his health but labored on up to within a week or two of hi; death. Just a week or two before he died he remarked that he was hardly able to go, and, but for suffering humanity, and not what he got out of it, he would give up his work. Fifteen or more years ago, doctors were not paid as well as they now are, and people apparently thought more lightly of their doctors bills than they now do, and, so far as amassing a fortune or accumulating any great amount of property is concerned, his life can hardly be accounted a full success from a worldly standpoint, but, when we consider that splendid service he has rendered humanity, often without hope of reward, we rea lize that the term success is only re lative, for he leaves to his children a heritage that money cannot buy, which, after all, are the things most ly to be desired. lie suffered reverses sufficient to break the spirit of a Hercules, and a majority of men under like circum stances would likely have despaired, if not given up entirely, but that same fidelity he had always shown his patients remained unto the end. He was a gentleman of the old school, and in all the years I have known him, never once have I heard him speak deprec'atingly of another doctor. Being thoroughly in love with his work, he rose to the top of the profession, and, when a man like this dies we are inclined to think that life is too short. To him I owe my li'e, and his death to ie is a personal loss which I feel keenly. ie was buried last Sunday in thc .Jordan Cemetery beside his beloved wife, who predeceased him about ten years. An immense concourse of white and colored attested to the es teem in which he was held. May his soul rest in peace! -R. C. Wells. Manning, S. C., March 24th, 1919. ----o 'The Bnrial of D~r. Wilson. In thief qiet little cemetery at .lor -lan there gathered a vast assemblage of people last Sunday a fternoon to vay the last trib-it . of r'spiect to D r. 11. I,. Wilson. F'ro'n a elor~!dless sky the stun made rai i nt the vistax of field and forest where Drx. Wilson liv oel and labored so long, and lit with bril1liance the w indowvs of the little white churich ini whiich he so ofter worshipped. It is funeral wvas a tre mondous~t1 ouitpouirinig of the heart of Clarendon. Men and women camne from all corners of thle county repre senting all wvalks in life, not only from the towns andl villages, btut mianiy traveleil ovier rouigh ciountry roaids to pay-their tribute of respect tox the man who for many years traveleid these same rough road s at all h ours iof day andl niigh t in response to their S. (O. S. Sad -faced men anad women stood in little gro;.->s apar't, as the eboir sang, ''Shall We Gat her at the River,'' recalling plerhapis the lonely mid-night vigil at the bedside of some loved one when hope was re-k indledl in sinking hearts by the sounil of the doctor's "machine.'' As the last sad rites were iendled the crowd slowly dlis piersedl, leaving the grave a-flame wvith flowers, not the wax-white blossoms of mourning, but gorgeo.s purple and pink, andl gold, symbolic of life's bat tle fought, and victory wvon, leaving a moinumient to his memory more en dturing than one wrought of bronze or stone. Contributed. Mr. B. B. Breedin left tonight for Atlanta where he goes in the interest of The Pastime Theatre. lHe will book the best and most expensive services on the market and will alsc return with some repiaIrs to the ma chine which has been the cause of si. much trouble recently. The new man agement of The Pastime intend giving the people of Manning the very best gradeonf pictures on the market More Farmers Pledge to Reduce Cotton Acreage No. Acres J. H. Dukes- - - 15 7 Name 1918 1919 S. B. Gibson-40 35 G. M. Bradham-15 8 . .. Gibson 10 8 S. L. Huggins ..-- 22 10 E. B. Frierson-40 35 *Cy Garrett 1 . P. ._uddin 27 14 J. 11. Timmons ...10 A. R. Chandler24 16 *J. M. Windham 22 M. C. Knnedy :30 40 *A. C. Bradham 40 J. F. Morris - 20 6 *W S. Iolladay 40 C. 11. Mathis 35 25 *A. M. Ilolladay 40 1. W. liullay- - 0 10 *W. P. Gamble 10 C. J. Cutter-30 26 J. R. Weeks-24 12 . K. -.tSO_ 4 135 100 C. A. McFaddin ---...-.-15 19 J. B. Tindal-----15 10 R. C. Baggett------ 8 0 A. .1. Tindal.. ..-..50 3 A. G. Heriot .-- ....- 15 8 E. B. 'Iindal ( 115 '. M. Wells ..4. W. I. Iludnall Thomas Live Stock Co. 10. Hudson "l. R. )yson 40 13 Hugh E. Thompson-- 27 15 Jas. .\. Cole -- 7 ' .. 4344 11) T n r 15 ) S C Lee 7 7 P.. honey -15 10 ; Ilodj1. _ 17 15 'iI 'is 01 J. W. Bryant - - - l-- 1 7 ! ; :XV.;n1n . W Stokes -" - 15 it ("h I"hran 1- Mathis- 0 I P tlson _1 E. I_ 3 -1 1. vis _. 6 i'rierson . 1 . .. B ).V 8 t1 h'. Childers . _ - 3( I 4 i0l tpson 6 artin 28 2 S 1; 1 ge -- - - 1' i ck _-uk 1; , lea-l 16 11 Blrunson 1enett. 14 12 1 .1. Berry - -- -- - _ Wil I. Robinson _ 12 8 W iiliam Hodge 30 21' I:dli( II ilton 10 10 'alvin Johnson 17 11 Abury IIto' 7 x T. P. Windham 14 1 ollin Hilton 25 20 Jim Doe ------ 100 75 [i' L. Cooper 8 1 S. B. Burgess - 25 1( Thomas Dixon 11 11. F. Javroe 17 10 S:uuuel (art'r 0 7 J. L. Rid gill 15 5 .James J. Dixon _ 1 1 R. L. Ridgill 25 2 Charles Dixon 1 5 12 1. N. Tobias _- - :3 , " .1mes Ilun - 10 .1. J. Windham 57 .1(1 Lake Dixon 1 12 .1. N. Riggs 15 7 IOQ lcladdin - 5 .J. P. Holladay __ ___ 13 10 Juiw Cantev 7 Titus Frazier 9 7 Dock Hilton 10 - 1 A mos Shar . 16 10 Nuse Dukes .. 8 Westom McKnight - 0 12 Mose Dukes, Sr. 1 *.iunius H olladay _ _ -5'Thomas Milton 7 W. T. Lesesne ---- 20 12 1 Neice Cantey, S--- 8 7 J. H. Orvin ....-... -... - 15 8.1. V. White 11 .1 0. J. Tindal 19 11 Richard Ro1iaso ._ 1 it h:tmes M.cBride 18 10 Morgan Dukes Patner Gamble 14 .1. '. Wise _ _ l - 1 1 Tom Priestly 20 10 P. 11. Geudi gs - :0 l. I). Alsbrook 26 16.1. 11. Brynt .. 4 *L . Harvin 27 Sarah 11. dodge 10 1 !i. It. Bradham 1.1 7 (1. . Hedge 1) 1 S. E. Briggs :39 25 illie Amos -- - 20 1 A llen Ridc 'wa.y + >2 I 2 WI Stukes -. 20 1: Riley Ridgeway :8 1). Nal " W. ). Dennis 28 19 B. .. Wells 15- .(: Win. H. Rodes 10 5 Robert Pugh 1I 14 Sammie Ballard 15 7 11 illard (inning - 1:3 W. II. Rhodus, Sr. 23 5 Preasley Simons . 1 J. F'. Lowder :30 25 Willie Simon 24) 1t B. B. ('ohia _ . 75 50 .1. S. Plow/lei- .1 Selvin Platt 14 1(1 R 11 White-7 C. E. Gamble-21 2( Wallace Rubinson ... 1(1 Willie Horn - - 10 8 xlohert Mou'/o - 12 1 *Connor Keels xX illie Xlo'on :1) :3: Boston Pressley- 25 18 S. A. Conyers-28 Rufus Bertrand9 :3 Thomas Wllace 8 T. B. Sheppard 10 5 Stephen Wallace - John P. Thames - 20 10 Sam Benn'tt...... Birdie Hatfield :36 21 Boger) Cantey - 1 N I *A. . DuBose - 25 Priestly IIilton *W. W. Coskrey :30 Righv Dukes Allen Epperson .. 16 0 Sam Dukes .J. A. Weinberg -- 125 25 Frank Williams 10 *H. h1. Hilton 4 Bradley Hilton -5 24 *Bubah Cole .11 S. 1). Dullose - 2. Preston Butler 32 20 Sam Morgan 12 . t. McCall 2 1 George Simon 15 14 E B McLeod :10 Eddie Mouzu, I Willie loi..e . 12% 9 lonie Tillman 0 *John Miller -. - 1 Sea. ('urter 1 11 G. T. Floyd - - - - - 8O .Joe Dyson 1 1( romn BritmC5 "15 25 11. A. [) se Pet 'r Wilson :38 21 George Spry 1 I( S. Trige's 22 5 1)eSchamns N itchum . 1 1 C. 'r-Ihan - 50 :3O ('ha :-lie Iingle - _ - 1 lo,:. S. Dickson .. - 5 ( 1. S. onyers.12 .1. P. Pack -. I5)i. I.. Frierson _ 7 P . (.anhl.- 15 4 .lack ('onvers 18 P. II. (r, ble 1) 2135 2 M. f sing 1 1: km ) Driga: gers I I).on )inle 4 . Alilke 414Eln (atr .' yIX Wor ham o 8 I tdewyaduuu . I. Smith 81 ( shr coj erl R. I. Xlon t,.omery 35 . X' ! E as1 T. J.~ Mc a'ddin 5l III.X.Mle I. Mim .. --I,85eo he S. D. Smiuth Ci 4 V I 11( ( .' L. 1 .ngston 35 5 ie' vn .1 as. P'. Mlitch um :30 21 Mc X c sI f.N. CorbettI. 315 20 ..M ous 1 T. W. Kavzel 141 : * . art It. E. (Corbett 13 l( .l.ulo.......1 W.E 'Vbt 14; 14 1...*orsn1 IT. R.Hll1 r:. W. Ri'Yewuvy 25 I McttXi I. L. Jo ihnsoni 75 V .1' kw JIoseinh Dlingle . 12 ~th4 ~ ak - ~ ~II. (lark - 34Xis 1.I..ono WX. M. Mack -38 2. .T .M I(e..I ~ oses Mlack "7 8 l0 ' 11I1(t. .24 :' Levi Mack 1. .5 ( Th nI..o 53 Fred Mack.........1(5Tona ~a d.' Seedy JTohnson......11 lSm cKnih:1 JTames Frazier --- 131 9.onC ul ( E'lg'r P. M itchum 4,0 .( t 1.Si,-. M. WV. Grahamn. 12(480 ~ se ~vd-. .1. H!. .J'mne....-- 3 1Mri oga Tas. Johnson . ---- 27 18 yrs. hso -)( J1. E. C'antey . . 17 20(diMcold. ' Ilenry Brock .--- -30 20Tm ac - Ii Haumpt~in James------18 1 'aio es ~ W. H. Rid geway --. .-25 10Afelugi.I *Arthur Pack ..........9NtaMoon. Tl. J. Cott'r - 3 1 1 lez o laid4 Itofes Rtichbouirg 20 10eceMladnIC ,Stank~y D~avis.......8 7Tsi tn-. 1 Toe IBennett . -11 75mGbo 4 Pete D~ukes ..-30 1 hmsTogty1 Priestly Shuler -- - . 15 7 k X.1. rusn .11 1( Warren Jhohnson------23 1 .S elte-4 Joseph Sprott, Jr.....65 25HrioBano" W. J1. Rawlinson ..-65 2 unAsi . 1 IM. J. Davis--..----165 1 3 .Bye. John DeVoe-_-_-.....-...15 i asn-1 Charlie Richardson.... 35 2 ~r isn L. D.Spors---------iSO 100 W. . Chanllerav TH[ CIVIC LEACUE The Civic League held .,s regular monthly meeting on M.arch 19 with 25 menibers present. It is indeed en couraging to the officers of the league to see that the number of members present at each meeting steadily in creases, as well as the membership roll, which it gives me pleasure to re port was increased by the addition of the r new members at the March meeting, namely: Mrs. E. C. Horton, Mrs. Alma Bradley and Mrs. W. ''. Lesesne. The district, namely the Pee Dee Federation meets in Florence on Fri day, the 21st, and the State Federa tion of Clubs meets in Rock hlill on A pril the 29th so the delegates to these two meetings of state-wide in terest were selected by the league, Mirs. Ilorace Thomas going to Flor ence and Mrs. J. A. Weinberg was elected to go to Rock hill, with 'Mrs. W. T. Lesesne as her alternate. There were very encouraging re ports from the chairman of the sev eral committees, Mirs. Helms report ing much work being done on the School house grounds, also the re setting of many trees. e.Irs. Cogey as chairman of the court hou:' grounds repotted that place all in spring attire, which will soon he evidenced by the passersby when all the pretty flowers put out their blos somrs. The Ile:ilth and ('harity com m1ittec also reported got I work don by theni, as did Mrs. .1. i. >crvin, hairmain of the new department of the Civii League, the Ilouse Demon stration Work. These ladies have mapped out a course of work and study which will keep them busy until October. The league had presented at this meeting communications from two Glee (ubs, both wanting to have an entertainment here, sharing the prof its with the league. It was decided to have the Wofl'ord Glee Club here the first week in A pril. We hope every one will go out. to hear this good music, thereby help to swell the league's treasury, which treasury has been greatly increased by the many ur dertak ings of the league since .Jan uatry 1st. The chain of teas which Were so much enjoyed by all the town folks, antil which are about to an ,ed now, increased the league funds to the amount of $82.20. The RIumnage sale which was held at .lr. I.eeg's feed store for a couple of Saturdays netted the league $81.00 and the prof its from the Flower Sale, held Friday the 14-th, amounted to $39.70. The chain of teas was had for the benefit of the French Orphans, and the league has sent a check for $73.00 to dir. ('arter, of Columbia, for the support of two orphans, a girl and a itoy, each nine years of age. Anl now the league has all forces headed for clean c up week. The first week in A pi, about which, the public will hear, and we hope do and se a great deal ." in the near future. Mrs. J. A. Weinberg, Sec. and Treas. Cne of 'lar'ndton's O lde.s( ( it izens~ f'asses 'Away. Mir Adelaide M I'e~addinii wiudow of theI att ttbei't Eli Alecaditnll lied at ThursdayI mtalt wais bitied at .\l idway Irleacthed tilt riple (ob1 age otf 77 holtt sfte'nt ptract ically all her life ill the this ulnittn wer'e horin tight chibtirt'n esen of1 wom el ilurvive tst olow: Wly ('., l'crl., it. 1t., Metrs I.:rnes I Sai'dinia olflic'iating. 'fhle five sonse Iac'ted as fitmlI hearers'l' itnd Mirs. I . W 'leFmblin ientderetd withi much fee! ln. the( bjeautiful soto "Abb\itte With .\lt'. 'Neace ('anltey, .lv'. i.. t'l .' liih'1lge 1Svtd Barnes n' IlIarpter Peatrsonl is I Srok llutdnntls ) * No. acres le'ft blan k. ) x Inctreaist in No. plotws. I The township ctntinitte'ts shohi not 7 forget that all tof the pledges shtuhl b e in hantd by Alarchi 31JSt as tht ) Central Committee meets on thet fi rst ) (lay of April to tala~te tilt pledges, I that a comlplete repoirt. maly hi' maditl 5 to the Columbia mteeting. I XW. C. D~avis, County Chairmain. COV. Al[[N DENOUNCES COTTON REDUCTION Kansas Governor Refuses to Attend: Cotton Conference 1 WRITES J. S. WANNAMAIEl Topeka, Kan., March 24.-The cot ton growers of the South, in their ef fort to limit the acreage of cotton to maintain high prices, are "trad ing upon the misery of the world," Governor Henry .J. Allen charged to <hay in a letter refusing an invitation from the South Carolina Cotton As sociation to attend a conference at which representatives of the campaign to reduce cotton acreage will be re ceived. The letter was addressed to J. S. Wannamaker, Columbia, S. C., chairman of the association. Basing his conclusions on govern ment crop reports, Governor Allen es timated that cotton growers are mak ing as much money with cotton at. thirty-five cents a pound as Kansas farmers are making from their wheat. "Kansas farmers are doing every thing in their power to increase the wheat yield so that everyone may have bread, but it seems that the cot ton growers a "e trying at. the same time to prevent the same people from having clothes," he declared. "''iiat any !.roup of men, while tho wil is still grappling with the tr. - amen !oaIs problems arising from shortage of staple commodiities, should begin a deliberate organisa tion to retard production is unspeak I able," he coat inued. "It would be just as had for the wheat farmers of Kansas, the corn farmers of Iowa, the hog raisers of Illinois, or the live stock producers of Texas to deliberately combine to create a shortage in foodstuffs that the famine of the world would pay them toil, as for the cotton inter ests of the South to combine for that purpose. "For these reasons and because I utterly lack sympathy with the pur pose of the mie'.'ting, I will not be able to accept the invitation," he concluded. ('OUNT''Y SI'NI)AY SC 11001 CONVENTION Arrangements are heinm nade for a County Sunday School Convent ion for one (lay on A pril 4th. The convention will be held in the Iresbyterian Church at Manning. The convention will begin at eleven o'clock and con tinue throughout the day. It. has not been definitely decided it' there will be a iight session or not. Anmouncement as to this will be nale later. Two or more workers of State-wide reputation will be present and co.r luet the conference. Each Sunday School in the county is eatitled to send the pastor, sup ei" intendent and three other members as delegates, and it is hoped that each and every school will be ul ly repre sen td. ATTlI NTI'ION. TheJ "Old. ~ ir Cltig jrie" b'lein diormat(. Everyi kind of g arent. for all aiges amiii ho thI se'xe'sI is urenit tly ieedied. Ini addiition, pice gioodi Ilight , wa rm canatin hnnal an o thfer kindis of cloth fromc \ which toi maki' garmen'its fo' ri new iii ho r haii' tiLk. good~is of an kind\ a a I Ihei isn' . 'iid for reirJc inn. fiot -war to, the' hrde st k id of wearc. (nri v r r'ia! sihouli he sentl. It is useili'ss to oil'c io an iy ailltietel popiuilattion Lir menct. '1f tlimis) marter;ial. %tAlke the gifts . 'Iticait. Wooh-n'r gioodsif a;ci hats andi icaps for aill agis. anci swearteriis of any~ Lindl anid size. Oh Wedneiiisday aift ernioon, iAl a :ih 2c;, ac commcrittic' will ia II at yoiuri o to retc'ivet your~ I contribut ion. If youi have toi be( awayv ont that aftter'nuon get yiour hundh-lli readly andi leavyn it ont the piorchl. Tlhe clothiting is to bre collectid in thi' roomi ailjinting the Red i'I(ross R~ioom over lhe ~an k of .\anning. Those who cana bring th 'ir d onatioun mnyc binig it t here'c. V'irginiai WVilsion, Sc''. A I it itteris ar urciigecd to get to work. Cir ndon lCii ouiity Chap teir hias receivt di an atllotmien'at cf Chti ldiren's Sweatrc r's andi Stoik ingsc t'o Ib coin flceied right away. This will be' im loss ible unilcss t' tldics startt hanitt.. ing imrmedliate'ly. 'The'' sweamter anil stocek inag wool is here. The dliri'ctionas arc' iminpie. If anyone has an olii trunk tnot in use thi' Recd C ross will bii glad for it. A!l who hav' sc'rge skirts out pleasie bring them in as soon asx possib~e. Virginia Wilon, Sec.