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VOL. XXXIX MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1919. N IU HAND BACK CABLE LINES FRIDAY; PHONE LINES LATER Burleson .Issues Order by Direction of President Wilson BACK. TO FORMER OWERS Postmaster General Reiteratees State ment Concerning Return of the Wires. Washington, April 29.-Control and operation of all American cable sys tems, taken over by the government last November, will revert to their private owners at midnight Friday. Postmaster General Burleson, to whom President Wilson in his procla mation of last November 2 delegated the control of the marine cable lines, today issued an order providing for the return of the properties in accord ance with his statement of yesterday announcing that he had made such a recommendation to the President. The order, which' was issued by direction of President Wilson, follows: "The marine cable systems of the "United States, and every part thereof, including all equipment and appurte nances thereto whatsoevei-, and all material and supplies, the possession, control, supervision and operation of which was assumed by the President by his proclamation of the 2d day of November, 1918, to be exercised by and through the Postmaster General, Albert-S. Burleson, are hereby return ed to their respective owners, man ageres, boards of directors or receiev ers to take effect on midnight, May 2, 1919. "Representatives of the Postmastef General now operating said properties will take immediate steps to carry this order into effect." Whones and T'elegraphs. The Postmaster General, in making public the - formal order, issued a statement reiterating his announce ment of yesterday that the telephone and telegraph lines, oaken over last July, would be returned as soon as legislation could be obtained from Congress safeguarding the interests of the owners of the lines. Mr. Bur leson emphasized that his views as to the wisdom of government owner ship of the land communication lines had undergone no change, but as it was apparent these views were not shared by the new Congress, the only stey left was to return the systems. In Midst of Controversies. Government control of the cable lines has been exercised in the midst of controversies, legal action to re strain the Postmaster General from seizing their lines having been filed in a New York federal court by the Commercial Cable and the Commer cial Pacific Cable companies, who as serted that while the presidential proclamation taking over the lines was signed November 2, the rctual seizure was made November i , five lays after the signing of the armis tice, when the companies contended nc need for such action existed. The New York courts refused to issue the re. straining order and appeal was taker to the United States Supreme Court. Arguments have been heard by the Supreme Court on the sippeal and a decision is pending. Court officials intimated tonight that attorneys for the plaintiffs' companies might seelk an agreement with the government te have the case dismissed. Approval by the President of Post master General Burleson's recommen dlations that the telegraph and tele phone lines be returned as soon as necessary legislation be enacted was announced during the course of the clay at the White House. In the pend ing legal controversy before the Su premie Court to restrain the Post master General from increasing in trastate telephone and telegraph rates permission was given by the court to (lay to hear arguments on appeals from Kansas and Illinois next Mon cay, when arguments will be heeard also on cases from South Dakota and Massachusetts. Enjoyable Fishing Party at Brewing ton Lakes. Brewington lake was the scene of an all-clay fishing party Friday when a congenial crowd motorecd out to the *lake and spent the day fishing, the Icatch being unusually fine. These in the party were: Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Thomas, Mr. and Mru. Brooks Bultr.a a of Slumter, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Johnson, Miss Lucy John son-. Mr..*Easlev and Mr.. J. W. Watt. ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS Mrs. E. D. Dorhman and Miss Lucille Timmons, of Columbia, spent the week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. 11. Timmons. The highest salaried actress in the world-Mary Pickford-will be at The Pastime tomorrow night. Mi'ss Pick ford receives three-quarters of a mil lion dollars a year for making one picture a month. Please let every member of the Library Association be present at the annual meeting Saturday afternoon, May 3, at 5:30 o'clock, at the Library. This is a very important meeting. Mr. E. W. Harris, of Wendell. N. C., is spending several (lays here this we-. Mr. Harris camec down to look ai :r his warehouse interests as h. will run the same house (The Mann ing Warehouse) the coming season. He has been through the county sev eral times interviewing the farmers and he predicts a big season for the Manning market. The May meeting of the W. C. T. U. will bo held at the home of Mrs. George Dickson Monday afternoon. the 5th, at 5:30 o'clock. Mrs. Oliver O'Bryan and Mrs McElveen will serve with Mrs. Dickson as hostesses. A full attendance is desired as plans for the membership- drive will be dis cussed. A delightful meeting was held the first Monday in March with Mrs. Horton Rigby. The Jubilee Committee reports $250.00 alreeady collected and sent on. Rufus Richardson, colored, who was wounded in France last fall while fighting for his country, contracted pneumonia just as he reached New York and died in that city last Sat urday. The remains were brought to Manning for interment. Rufus, was a son of Mack Rich, one of the best liked colored' men of our community. He volunteered to join the colors as soon as America declared war on Ger many, not wating to he drafted. He was in active service until wounded. "The Price of Peace," the big offi cial governinent pict':re which was shown at The Pastime Theatre Mon day was witnessed by over 2,000 pe: pie. Every section of the county was represented by hundreds and many a person got a new conception from these pictures of what our boys had to undergo. The first show started at 11 o'clock a. m. and ran continuously until 11:30 p. m. Much credit is due Mr. C. R. Sprott 'for his tireless en ergy in getting the people out to see this wonderful picture. Editor Manning Times: Two thousand people saw The Price of Peace in Mannng last Mon day aneJ as Chairman of the Victory Loan Committee I wish to extend the thanks and appreciation of the com mittee to the management of the Pastime Theatre who gave us the free use of their house and operators and to Mr. L. H1. Harvin who supplied the electric current. All of these gentlemen put themselves to consider able trouble and expense in order that the people of the town and coun ty could have the opportunity or seeing this picture. C. R. Sprott, Chairman, Victory Loan. - - o- - Wofford Glee (ub Plays to Packed House. One of the best performances of its kind ever given in this city was presented by the Wofford Glee Club at the Graded School Auditorium Thursday evening under the auspices of the Civic League. Special mention shotild be given Mr. Maury Pearson for the clever inter pretations of his songs. Rather a unique sketch was given by Mr. Stokes King entitled "Bill's in 'Trou ble." The program (offered varied sek(o tions andl as a whole was entertain inig from the first e-ntrance of the boys until the final exit. This wa proven by the menmber of encore to wvhich they pleasingly responded. Every seat in the audlitorium was sold and the neat sum- of $150.45 was clear-ed which goes to the C:ivic Lea yue for local use. Trhe entire program is as f ollows: Part One Eldorado, Ciro Punsuti, Glee (lubi. The A mericans Come- Baritome Sol, Fay Foster, Manry C. Pearson. Reading-"When Liberty Weicomred Them Hlome"--A. Stokes King. Pale in the Amber West, J. A. Parks, Glee Club. String Quintette, Selected, Mmsrs. Lanham. Reading-" Engaged "- A Stoker King. Quirtette, "Angeline", Hleyser, Messrs, Nisbet, Simmons, Pearson, La nh am. The Dancing Doll-Flute Solo, Pold1 ini, John C. Lanham. Bendemneer Stream, T. Moore, Glee Club. P'art Two Sketch, Duke of Mixture-Mr. Car roll, Zebedee Siropkins--Mr. Lanhamn -Selected. Medley-Songs of the Southland Glee Club. Reading-"Bill's in TProuble"-A. Stokes King. Na Old Pal of Mie-Bar~one Solo-Gitz Rice-Maury C. Pearson. Alma I~aterL-Words by Mr. K. C. Fraser.--Glee Clnb. SUPERVISOR KE WRITES ( 855.000 FEDERAL AID ROAD F-'UND FOR CLARENDON IN 1919 For two years we have worked hard, and been very patient with the chronic grumblers, and fault finders. Our hard work has mostly tbeen an effort to get the County on a cash basis. In the face of fearful odds this has been done. When I say we, I mean E. L. Langston, I. V. Plowden, and myself. Our Legislative Delegation, at the last session did all that could be ex pected of them. As I see it, it is now up to all of us to do our part. We can do this in two ways: First. We can be selfish and do nothing, but find fault with others, anl thereby obstruct them in what they are trying to do, and of course reap the reward that in the long run is our due. Second. We can boost what the other fellow is trying to accomplish, and if he is wrong we will be in a position to help him see his error, an'i correct it. Clrendon County can get $55,000 Federal Aid Road Fund in 1919, pro vided we put up $55,000. This $110, 000 will be used on the roads in Clar endon. Do yon want to help in this prostressive movement. If you (10 we want you to fall in and help. If you have a grouch that will obstruct oth ers, we want you in justice to others to smother it, ant get out of the way. Posribly there are some comments or criticisms as to the way I am taking up the different projects. Fed eral Aid Road Funds will be used strictly in compliance with the Fed eral law as defined by the State Highway Commission. So far as Clarendon is concerned we have a County law that will also be complied with. 'T'his means that no funds will be diverted from one road to an other, only in proportion to the travel over the roads in each district. This is my reason for handling the pro jects with the Commissioners through whose district the proposed project runs. If everybody will boost th< projects will take in all sections be fore we get through. We are now trying to get each section to put through its own project. At Alcolu on the 24th the Commis. sioners were unanimous in acceptint the proposition, which means that we will have a 30-ft. sand clay road from the Sumter County line to Al colu, a concrete road through Alcolu sand clay to the R. R. crossing at the swamo, and concrete to the incorpor ate limits of Manning. We secure a subscription of $1 ,250.00 on this an< will get others. We have called a meeting of the Commissioners of Districts No. 12 20, 21, 27, and 28 to meet at Sardinia on April the 29th at 8 p. m. Th< project that they will have to consider runs from Manning via Trinity, Sar dinia, New Zion, Turbeville, to t19 PAXYILL NEWS ITEMS Mrs. Nonie-A. McLeod, wife of .Mr Moultrie McLeod, died on Thursda: afternoon, after a short illness. Th< funeral services and interment were held Friday afternoon at the Pax ville cemetery. She was the daughte: of Mr. R. C. Broadway and was 3: years of age. She is survived by sev eral children, the youngest tvins o nine months. The sincere sympath: of the town and community is witl the bereaved husband and family. Rev. Bunyan Mahoney and wif< from Newv Je.rsey are visiting at th home ofr his sister, Mrs. Elizabetl IKeels. lHe hiled the pulpit of the Baptist church on last Sunday morn mog. Next Monday, May 5th to the 10th has been set aside as "Clean U1 Week" for Paxville. It is desire( that every household will take specia interest in gathering up all trash an< waste matter and have it carrid off It will add to the looks alnd reputa tion of the entire town. Let every on< (1o their own little p)art in beautify ing andl benefiting our own home an< town. Owners of vacant lots wvii please observe this week also. Misses Jessie Curtis, Leila Corbet andl little Vivian Geddings returne< Molnday from St. Matthews, wher, they attended the Woman's Mission ary conference of Sumter District. Mrs. Ruby Crawford and brother Ernest Cannon, from Savannah, Ga. spent the Easter holidays at th( ihomef of Mr. L. Weinberg. M is s Eva Broad way, of H illsboro N. C., came last week to visit rela. tives here. Mr. Pou Hlerlong spent Easter witl his sister, Miss Hatie Hlerlong, wh< is teaching near Elloree. Mr. Pat I-lodge was taken to the Tuomecy Hospital Friday night where he underwvent an operation, lie is repoirted as getting along well. On last Wednesday night the Pax ville Red Cross gave a reception al the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Ged dlings in honor of the returned soldiers of the town and community. Th< large recep~tion hall and parlor werc fittingly d1ecorate~d with flags. Th< guests were met at the door by Mrs P C. Geddings and Miss L~eila Cor. bett, who pinned on each one a sou. venir-a little bow of red, white andl blue rihhon. A fter a "hort ad'$ .ss of welcom< gotten up m comnplimentary rhymet to the Boldiers by Miss Ethel Corbett LLY IF FEDERAL AID Florence County line. Our next pro jeet runs from Pinewood to the Wil liamsburg line via Paxviiie and Mann ing. We will vant the Commissioners from Districts No. 1, 2, 9, 11, 19, 2.1' and 31 to meet in Manning on Wod nesday, May the 7th, at 12 o'clock, in the Supervisor's oflice. Mr. Langston and Plowden will be with us, and you can get from them some good infor mation. Come prelared to boost. Yours for service, .1. E. KELLY. -----oc Columbia, April 28.---There is avail able for aid in erecting bridges in South Carolina about $750,000.00 in Federal funds. This Federal money for building bridges can be secured by tie counties of the State in exact ly the same way as the Federal money for building roads. The <;rection of the icesszary bridges is an important matter in south Carolina on account of the fact that the State is crossed by many large rivers, which with their swamps are formidable barriers to intercourse by, road between various seetions of the Shit. - The bridge itself will afford a splen did outlet to Augusta for the Beach Island section of Aiken County and the territory traversed by the Char leston and Western Carolina Railroad in A iken and Barnwell Counties. It is now necessary in order to get to Augusta by road from the Beach Is land section of Aiken county to go by way of Bath. The new bridge nieross the Savannah River at Sand Bar Ferry will shorten the distance by many miles. The question of building necessary bridges is one which affects South ('arolina very vitally, as the State is cut up by several large rivers, some of which are bordered in the low country by swamps of formidable width. 'T'his is especially true of the Santee River, which is one of the largest streams in the Southeastern section of the United States. This river is not spanned by a highway bridge any where, although it is crossed by four railroad bridges. After making ex haustive examinations and surveys, the State Highway Commission found that from the stand point of cost the best point on the Santee River at which to build a highway bridge was ai Lanneau''s Ferry on the 'border be tween Georgetown and Williamsburg Counties and Berkeley County. Pinek ney's Landing, a point on the Santee - River between Clarerndon and Orange I burg Counties, closely seconds Lan I nean's Ferry in the matter of being the best available gite from the stand -'oint of cost. The Santee River in its present unbridged condition con t poses. with its wide swamp, a barrier to intercoursee by road between the nrosperous Pee Dee section of the State and Charleston and the South western half of the State generally. progressive conversation was then en ioyed. Misses ,Jssie and Vivian. Cur tiss gave several beautiful -Jeetions on the piano and violin. Portions of . patriotic cards were then given out by the entertainment committee and the guest matched these pieces for partners. Then followed a very at tractive and pleasing musical contest, introducing many popular songs. These airs were to he recognized when played unannounced where pauses were made in the story which was being read. Miss Daisy Corbett and Waldo E. Reynolds scoring highest won the prize. Refreshments consist ing of block cream in patriotic colors and cake were then served. Aft:-r the refresh merits "P'erambhle" wvas the: eame', in wvhich each soldier related( his most wondlertul war. experience. Of the fifty guetsts entertainedl, eachl ,one atteste'd that they rtpent a very pleasant eve'nint. X. Paxville, S. C., A pril o'A. 1919. THlE TIOHACO MAR'EFT If any of the adjoining tobacco markets expect to get any (Clarendon tobacco this year, they certainly will have to get up and dutst. .Manning is going to be very much in the lime- light of to'aeco eireles; this year. F'our big warehouses; live wite warehousemenm anrd we believe this year our merchants are going to co-operate more than ever. Can :,ou be at a comibinmation like that ? L.ook at this list: R. D). Clark--Clark's War-ehoumse. R. D). Cothrpn-Central Warehouse. E. W. Harris & .non-Mannainy Warehouse. R. IH. Trr-!i and F. G. Satt 'rfield --Warehouse. Everyone of the above g'entle men are pastnmasters in the art of person sion----the kind of persuasion that is going to make the other markets loo0k sick wvhen the end of --me season comes. And farmers--you always know that selling your tobacco in M anning manajs that you get the high dollar. .\otice Count- P'ension Board Owing to the fact that some of the soldiers andi widlows pension claims could not be passed upon at the meet ing of the Pension Board today, they adljournedl to meet at tneir final meet ing -on next Wednesday, May '7th. By ordler of County Pension Board. J. M. Wixndham, Clerk. Manning. S. C.. Apnril 28, 1919. TANKS TO BE HER[ ON MONDAY AFT[RNOON On next Monday, M1ay 5th, one of the famous battle tanks that was used in the battle in the Argonne Forest will be in Manning for several hours during the middle of the day. The tank will arrive on the vocal freight from Sumter about 11 o'clock a. m. and will leave about 3 o'clock p. m. It is manned by a crew who were in the actual fighting in this branch of the service and it w;l be driven around town. I.et everybody who can, come to Alanniing that day, as it is the only chance you will probably ever have to see this unique and terrible e(na'i ne of war in action. Il E.A LTII CAMPAIGN On the evening of Friday, the 9th of May, Dr. Berry, a speaker sent out under the auspices of the National Society for the prevention of Blind ness, will speak in the school audi torium on Child Welfare. Dr. Berry is a magnetic speaker, who knows iis s .bject thoroughly, and presents his ideas in a practical form. During the I war Mr. Berry saw active service with the Y. M. C. A. for many months. In connection with the lecture, lantern slides will be shown. * On Thursday, the eigth, meetings will be held at. 'i'uroeville and Sar dinia. At these meetings liss Mary Ann Abel, Director of the Bureat of After Care, Southern Division, A. R. C. and Mrs. Tupman, field represen tat ive of the Nursing Service, South ern Division, A. R. C. will speak. Miss A bel is not unknown to the people of the county, having made a most inter esting talk in Manning in January. Mrs. Tupman is also a speaker of ability, who has a message to give the people of the county. On Friday, the ninth, Mrs. Tupman will speak at Paxville and Pinewood. On Monday, the twelfth, meetings will be held at Davis Station, Alcolu and Jordan, and on Tuesdy the thir teen th a tNew Zion and Gable. Speakers for these meetings will be announced next week. At New Zion a basket picnic will he held after the meet ing, and the workers there expect an unusually large crowd to a tteral. --o SIIOTS DISPERSE CROWD Troops Break Up Demonstration by Striking Sympathizers. I inton, Ind., A pril 29.-A bout fifty shots were fired by the State militin troops this afternoon in break ing up a demonstration by sympa thizers of the girl operators of the New IHone Telephone Company, here, who have been on strike for several days. No one was reported injured, although it is reported that Frank .Jones, nineteen years old, a miner, had his hat knocked off his head by a bullet. The demonstration followed a gat hern g about the teleplhone bu ild ing, dIuring: wvhich a boy threwv a rock. Tihe State troops wvere' ordered to fire a nd, wvith their ri fhs pointed in the air, they fired a volley. The crowd was'i1 dispe rsed . F'~I iEI IES ACT IS SIGN ED Hill Was Held Up ifeeause of Con flicting Section. C~oluminbia , A pil 29.-The act pa~5ed at the last session of the Gener'al As se mbly prov id ing penalty clauses for the violat ion of the lawv ereating the State 1Boa rd of JFisheries in 191 7, and regaJlating the appointment of four inspect ors, has been signedl by Gov.. (rnori Cooper. The act becomes ef feet ive at once. Governor C'ooper held up the act for a considerable time beecause of the conflict in section 2, regardling the ap pointment of the four inspectors of the board. The paragraph amending the original law provides for their ap) pointment on the recomnmendation of the Senators from the counties from which they are appointed, and the sec tion as a *endled provides for a recon mendlation of a major:iLy of the dele gation. The confl ict is irreconeilable andl the State Supreme Court proba bly will have to give it judicial in terpretationi. It is probable that the board of fisheries will appoint its four inspectors 'without a recommendation, in view of the conflict, and this pos sibly will take It into the court. ITALY WILL NOT SIGN TRATY TUMS SAYS ORIANDO Premier Tells Ambassador Page It is Preferable to Have Trouble With out Italy Than Trouble Within )EMIONS'I'RATIONS (T''' OUT American Ambassador Succeeds in Having Rome Eliminate Mlani festation Against President Wilson. Paris, April 29..--(By the Associat ed Press.)-Ambassador Page tele graphed from Rome today that he had gathered from Premier Orlando in a long conference .Monday that the preemier did not intend to return to Paris for the signing of the peace treaty. The premicr expressed regret that the time was so short before the arrival of the German.. The Italian preemier, the telegram from Ambassador Page added, felt that his action tieher way would have serious consequences, but it was pre ferable to have trouble from without Italy rather than from within Italy, because the present state of public feeling in Italy would not justify the signing of a treaty which did not in-. elude Italian aspirations. Demonstrations Suppressed. Ambassador Page said he had taken steps to have the Italian authorities suppress manifestations directed against' President Wilson. As a re sult one of the principal demonstra tions in Rome was given up. Should Premier Orlando, not return for the signing of the treaty, it would give the situation a more serious as pect than the departure of the Italian delegation, as the Allies would be re quired to take final action without the participation of Italy. While there is every desire to. avoid this result, the indications are that the Allies viii proceed with the signing if Italy de cides to withhold participation. 4 Treaty About Ready. The final treaty is virtually com pleted. The men in charge of the work say they have no further doubt. that they will be able te finish their work by Thursday or by such time as delivery is made. The latest. count shows a total of 80,000 words in the treaty. An official summary of 10,000 words has been made. It is in such shape that it could be made public at once, but the idea is to hold it for pub lication throughout the world at about the same time that the treaty is delivered to the Germans. The various governments are cabling this summary everywhere for simultane ous release when authorization by the conference is given. ------ ---. NO ACTION BY TILE COUNCIl, Japanese and Belgian Questions C'onsidleredl. Paris, A pril1 29.--(By the Assoc(iat - edl Press .)-T'Ihe session of the council of three ended late this afternoon without and~ decision onI cit her the Japanese or Belgium questions. A compromise was proposedl to .la pan by the council with resphect to the Kino C'hau problem, blut no con clusion was reached andi it is under standl that further consideration wtill be given to the matter at an early date. The finamncial cx perts of the Unit ed S tat es and France were called in while the Belgian dlele'gates were b~e ing heard regardling the necessity of earlier pay: ment t~o them of their share of the reparations. The d1iscus - sion was left unfinished. The Reuter correspondient says he learns from Belgian de'lega tion c ir eles that the situation in Belgium is so serious that unless financial aid is receivedi from Allies it. may be im possible for the Belgian dlelegates to sign the peace treaty. MUCHI DISORD)ER IN Fl'.I'1E American Officers Are Heckled in the Streets. Copenhagen, April 29.-(By the As soc iatedl Press. )--There have been noiev anti-American dlemonstrations in Fiumie. American officers were booted in the streets, accordling to a report received by way of Germany, British and French troops, the report said, maintained order wit dmf.u.