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Manning Tobacco Market Always Leads the State VOL. xxxix MANNINGS C. WDNEDY JUL2311. N.0 RIOTING BREAKS OUT AGAIN IN WASHINGTON Member of Home Defense Guard Kill ed; One Wounded, White Man Cut With Razor. CLASH OCCURS IN BLACK DISTRICT Scores of Negroes Arrested for Carry Arms; Seven Dead and Many Wounded. Washington, July 22.-Race hatred in the national capital engendered by attacks on white women by negroes and fanned by three successive nights of rioting, found expression again to night in clashes between whites and )lacks. A home defense guard was shot and killed, a second guard fa tally wounded and another white man slashed severely by a razor wielded by a negro. All of the negro assailants escaped. The outbreaks, however, were spo radic and confined to a single vicinity near Eighth and M streets, the center of the black district of the northwest section. This was due in the )pinion of the authorities to the extraordinary precautions taken to prevent forma tion of mobs and to a rain which be gan early in the evening. Troops Patrol Streets. Approximately 1,500 troops-cavalry infantry, marines -nd sailors-pa trolled the streets and waited in re serve for possible outbreaks, supple menting regular and volunteer police. Detachments of marines from Quanti co, Va., and regulars under command of Major Gen. William G. Haan, from Camp Meade, arrived early in the eve ning and took up stations In various parts of the city or on the outskirts. Tonight's casualties brought the number resulting from the rioting, which began Saturday night, to seven persons dead, eleven believed to be fa tally wounded and scores injured, n-ore or less seriously. Home Guard Killed. The'only fatal outbreak tonight up to midnight resulted rom the stop ping of a negro by Isaac Halbfinger, a home defense guard. Halbfinger at tempted to search the black, who drew a gun from his pocket and shot the guard through the heart. Another home guard, like Hlalbfinger, armed only with a riot stick, ran to his com panion's assistance and also was shot. He died later. The negro escaped. Negroes in several parts of the city were reported to have fired on passing whites but in no other instances was any one killed or injured. Scores of negroes were arrested tonight charged with carrying fire arms, with which they have been stocking up for sev eral days. Many Riot Calls. A statement issued by the govern ncrrt authorities denied the situation had been out of hand at any time last night, when riot calls were sounding from half a dozen places at a time. The authorities also decided not to ask that martial law be declared, al though resolutions introduced in the House (luring the (lay urgedl that the President he asked to take action. President Wilson took cognizance of the situation today when he called Secretary Baker to the White House for a conference on steps that might b~e taken by the military in coopera tion with the civil authorities to p~re vent recurrence of the outbreaks. The President was understood to be great ly concernedl. *Marines and Cavalry. After the conferences Secretary Ba ker announced that the troops ordered from Camp Meade constituted a very large number and that Major William (,. Hanan would be in command. Sec. d"etary Daniels said a substantial force of marines had been ordered in for night patrol duty. Cavalry again replaced a par' 'n the police work holding lines about the congested negro sections to pre vent mob attacks by either blacks or whites. Police and soldiers again struggled to keep the downtowp thor oughfares clear of crowds. Difficult Situation. $M The scattered nature of the attacks through the three nights of growing. disorder Washington has experienced malle the situation difficult, while riot lag was its worst downtown, panic stricken negroes fired indiscriminately from the barriraded doors or winlows of their homes. Others whirled through more outlying streets in au tomobiles, firing wildly at any white: they saw. The resolutions introducer. today ranged from that by Repre sentative Clark, Democrat, of Florida chaigjng that the district governmcnx had "utterly failed" to put a stop t< the crime wave that has swept th city for a month and caning for con gressional investigation, to those o Representative Emerson, Republicar of Ohio, and Representative Vaile, Rth publican, of Colorado, demanding tha martial law be declared. Representa tive Emerson's resolution declared the situation was a "national scandal" anl called for protection of citizens, "irre spective of color." white Representa tive Vaile declared the "dignity ani honor" of the United 8tates require( a inartial law enforcement of order. Senator Harrison, Democrat, of Mi sissippi, introduced a bill to separat the races on street cars. Representative Hill, Republican, o New YOrk, introduced a bill to reg ilate the sale of firearnm;s in the dis trict. In the absence of any such lav the district commissmoners induce hardware dealers and others to stol the sale of weapon:. At least 500 re volvers were said to h:ve been sol in a single (lay during tae disturbanc< Steps to curb the terror cars throug requiring special tags for operatio after dark, also were dircussed, but n action taken. Even while the rioting was at it height early today reports of anothe attack upon a white woman came Frightened away once, her assailar hid and seized her as she left he house. She esecped only when all bu stripped of her clothing. The police did not make public thei plans for the night, but, supported b the increased provost guard, army m tor trucks armed with machine gun and crews, cavalry and the detach ments of regulars and marines order ed into the city tonight by the Wa and Navy departments, officials assert ed their confidence that the situatio could be controlled. Norfolk Quiet. Norfolk, Va., July 22.-The city wa quiet and orderly tonight followinf the clashes of Monday night betwee the police and negroes- incident t the home-coming celebration for th negro troops. City and police ofticers decided"~ i was unnecessary to suspend the cole bration. A double force of patrolmel were on duty tonight in the negr district. ---0 MARINE STRIKE IS FAR FROM SET'L'IEMENT WITH OTHER SEAMEN JOINEI New York, July 22.-The clos shop demand of the striking seameni continues to be the stumbling bloed in the way of a settlement of the <ea< lock that has tied up coastwise trad, for more than two weeks at this ani other Atla4ntic ports. No prospect of overtures from the steamship owners was possible, ac cording to officers 'f the Ameriemi Steamship Associ' m, who reiteratet previous statements that (questions o wages and hours of work could he ad justedl, but that the owners would no agree to the closed shop principle. The union committees in charge o) the strike declaredl today that th< men were preparedl to remain out in definitely. With both sideCs firm ii theoir stand and no compromises it al peared probable that the dlisputi might be referred to the dlepartmen of labor's dlivision on mediation am conciliation. The marine engineers, who hav( been actively aidling the strikers b3 refusing to ship on boats where non union men have taken the place ol strikers virtually joined the strik< yesterdlay when the organization seni out circulars directing its -memibers not to sign for voyages, except foi shipping companies wnich met theb demands. Creivs of towboats of sev erab railroad companIes engagedl ir hauling coal barges from New York to New England, have struck, demand ing $15 more a month. The strikeri on tow boats are not connected with the striking ocean seamen. Married on July 9th. at the home ol the brides' parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hodge, Miss Lbattie JHodge and Mr. Ellison lEvans, Mrs. D. M. Bra dham and Miss Caro Brudham have returned from a twe v'.ks stay at Sullivan's Island. Miss Grace N immer entertained the yornver set last Thurs'lay evening :r h : f Mi.;s Hannah Lcvy of Bishopville. The revival meeting conducted by Messrs. Andrews and Curry undei tent is drawing large crowds to both morning and evening services. Miss Marion Killian of Columbia md her little neice Jessie Carmichae have returned home from a week visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E 1. Tindal in the fork. We understand council has unde advisement the putting of all electri I light wires in the business portion o 1 the town underground. This is an other progressive step, and woul< help to beautify our town. Mr. Laurens Bradham has return ed from Miami, where he was th guest of Lieut. and Mrs. James Mat thews. Lieut. and Mrs. Matthews an Master James Matthews, Jr. are ex pected today to visit relatives here. D. W. Griffith's big picture "Th Greatest Thing in Life," will be a The Pastime Friday night. Also - two-reel comedy. First show will b I at ( o'clock, second show at 9 o'clocl. Admission 35c and 50c. The engineers from the State II igh way Commissioners o:Sice are her >.:::.i:1ICthe survey of the road acre Black River to the Sumter count line. We hope work will start short ly on building this roar. r Bids .were opened last night by cit t council and Engineer Lee for pavin some of the streets of Manning Sinmons-Mayrant & Co., of Charles t ton were the successful bidders. Shee Asnhalt will be used and work mus r" .,Lm e witihin 2U davs. This contrat will cost approxi'-ttely $100,004.00. Messrs. W. M. Plowden and .lo SDickson l1ft Saturday evening by an - toiob:le on a trip in West Virgini: . Mr. Dickson's family is up there an r will return with him. Mr. Plowde will visit his brother, Rev. Jame - Plowden in Richmond before comint ] home. ('ARID OF APPRECIATION Editor Manning Times: We want to express our apprecia i tion to you and all the kind friend who have written so beautifully anu otherwise sympathized with us in ou: sad hour. May God's blessing b be with all. W. M. Plowden and family. --__-0 I'RICE OF GROCERIES FROM ARMY S'T'ORE: Washington, July 21.-Senator Dia has obtained additional informatioi relative to the sale of surplus arm: subsistence stores in carload lots t( municipalties. Sales for South Caro lina will be made through Capt. A .J. Graham, zone supply officer, Trans portation Building, Atlanta. Cannes and cured meats will be sold at the following prices, which are about 2( per cent less than the governmen paid for them. Bacon per pound (b crates) 34 cents; in 12 pound tins 34 cents. Beef, corned, No. 1 cans, pe doz("n, $3.60; No. 2, $(f.96; six pound cans $21. Beef roast, No. 1 cans, $3.41 one poundl, $4.92; two pound, $7.92 six pound, $26.40; lash coirned beef one poun-I (cans, per dozen; $2.76; tw<i pounid, $4.80). Canned vegetables wil be sold1 at invoice price to the gov' ernient. Thne price will vary slightly in th< several zones by reason of the fac that they were supplica by hundred: of different canners at varying )nil prie.n. Price lists will be fuirnishe<n by C apta in Graham from his office it Atirnta. Captain Graham can dea only with intendants and mayors anc can ship only in car lots of 30,00t( pounds or more. He is not conc'erne< with the manner in which the muni eipality shall offer the goods to th< public, further than to stipulate thai it shall be at cost and to the gener'al public. Ui. 3. BUYING PRUNES TO FEED TO 8OLDllIR Washington, July 22.-Bids for 1, 500,000 poundls of prunes of the 19I6 crop, the army surplus,,has been ask. edl by the war department, sales to be in not less than carload lots. Sealedl proposals will be opened July 28 ir Boston, New York, Baltimore, A tlanta Chicago, St. Louis, San Francisco Omiaho. El Paso and San Antonio. PROHIBIITION BILL, PASSED BY A BIG MAJORITY I)rastice Enforcement Bill is Passed Passed Py House By Vote of 287 tq 100-Three Members Voted "Present"--hill Invites Veto. Say Its Enemies. Washington, July 22.-The prohibi tion enforcement bill, described by members opposing it as drastic enough to invite a presidental veto, finally was passed today by the house. The vote was taken after a motion by Representative Igoe, Democrat, of Missouri, to recommit' the bill, had been defeated 255 to 136. Nearly every member of the house was in at a tendance and there was so much noise during the roll call that Repub 1 lican Leader Mondell was recorded as - supporting the Igoe motion. Ile was permitted to change his vote. The vote on the passage of the hill was 287 to 100; with three member. voting present. - - "GRAND OLI) MAN 01" ARMY" LANDS New York, July 22.--On the steam t er Rotterdan which broug..-ht units of the Fifth Division from France today was the "granrl old man of the army'' in the person of Col. W. F. Harrell, of Marion, S. C. He was wounded seven times in the fighting in France, but wore only two wound stripes, which, according to his brother oflicers, it - took orders from a superior oflicer to make him put on. Col. Ilarrell, known to his regiment as "Two Gun Harrell," went overseas as a captain in the 16th infantry. ie ~ wore many decorations. t Other officers arriving on the Rot t teir(ami included Col. .J. M . Jenkins, of South Carolina, IN FAVOR OF WATKINS Washington, July 22.-The senate judiciary committee today made a fa vorable report on the nomination of Henry P. Watkins to be federal judge for the Western district of South Caro lina and he will probably be con firmed at the next executive session of the senate. 0 -- MILITARY PRISON STRIKE r Leavenwor,' , Kas., July 22.--Twen ty-five hundred military prisoners in the disciplinary barracks at the feder al prison here went on strike today and resisted attempts of the guards to force them to work. Col. Frederick I Rice, commander of the barracks, re i eeived a committee of twelve prison r ers who asked that the men be given shorter hours and more to eat. STRIKE TIES UP LINERS Liverpool, July 22.-Virtually all the liners to sail from Liverpool today were unable to leave their piers, be cause of a strike of the doch gatemen, in sympathy with the meni engaged on the dredges who are out. By the - end of the week, it is feare.l, the I 30,000 dockers in Liverpool will oin the strikers. ASKS J)IVORCE FROM "HEARI) BOILED" SM ITH San Diego, Cal., July 22.-Mirs. Mar guerite Mitchell Smlti filed in the superior bouirt todlay a petition ask ing for a divorce from Lieut. HI. F. Smith, who was given the sobriqIuet of "hard Boiled" hy the men of the army. She alleged brutal treatment Smith's career as commander of pri son camp No. 2 in Fiance recently came in for congressional invest iga tion. THlE WRESTLING PARSON With the American Forces in Ger many. July 5-(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)--Chaplain E. S. Curric, of the second division has be come known among the American forces on the Rhine as "the wrest ling parson" in his go-to-church Cam paign which he inaugurated recently among the soldiers. Chaplain Currie has been putting on an exhibition in Leutesdlorf every night the Inst few weeks and each man he throws pro:-a ises to indIuce five other soldiers to accompany him.to church the Sundny following- the wrestling mah FORD MONEY DOES p MANY GOOD THINGS Manufacturer Doesn't Take Costs In to Consideration. STILL WORKING FOR PEACE Under Questioning of His Own Law- I yer Shows Up In a Better Light. Mount Clemens, Mich., July 22. Henry Ford(, after six days of hostile examination in his $1,000,000 libel suit 1 against the Chicago Tribune, was turned over to the friendly question ing of his attorney, Alfred Lucking, here today. Mr. Ford expanded some what and his nervousness disappeared. The -:e-t::nt sh:!tin:.; opoistion in the chair was all but eliminated. His voice became stronger and he sighed w th apparent relief. "I will make it short," said Mr. Lucking, adding with a look at the witness, "under orders." Incidentally it became known that Mr. Ford has not ceased his efforts to promote world peace. lie will send a newspaper correspondent with Pres i:ent Wilson to report the latter's speeches in support of the league of nations, which, Mr. Ford testified last week, he believes will assure univer sal amity, and will distribute the cor respondent stories to a list of papers which have been taking the report of his news bureau on the present sit. It appeared that Mr. Ford pays lit !!e attention to his income or what is done with it, at least not in de tail. He was building the great Ford hospital in Detroit when the United "rtered the war and it is now I reported by the government as Gen eral Hospital No. 36. "What did that hospital cost you?" asked Mr. Lucking. "I don't know" "It cost a couple of millions any way, didn't it?" "Yes, more than that, I think: three or four millions, perhaps," said Mr. Ford. Ford established a refuge for Bel gians in England in 1914 and still maintains it, but said he did not know e(' i'tly what it is costing him. Questioned as to war work in the Ford factori s, Mr. Ford said all of them were devoted to some form of war work. He added that he dropped everything else and gave his full timw' to supervising this work. "In the course of the examination Mr. Luckin! received quite as many "I don't knows" and "don't remem bers" as had Elliott M. Stevenson, counsel for The Tribune. Mr. Ford was admittedly eager to get away for there is an immediate vacation in prospect for him with Thomas A. Edi son and John Burroughs, the natural- 1 ist, as companions. 'TOliACCO GROWF.;fl CONVENTION Florence, July 21.-At a call of the Govern of South Carolina, all of the Farmers, Merchants, Bankers, andl others intere'st ed in the better ment of the present tobacoe situation as exists in this section are reqjuestedl to mneet in Florence. S. C., on July 25th. It is clearly seen, that the prices that are being pitid for tobacco atj priiesenit are far belowv thei cost of pro dluction and unless somec concerted ac tion is taken on the part of all inter ested, the present crop is going to be placedl on the market at tremendous sacrifice, therefore, the p~urpose y this convention is to bring into eff'ect an organizationi thait wvill be capable of protecting the interests of the to bacco growers, both for the present and~ at all times in the future; to for mulate plans amid means by which to bacco planters cnn comlmandl a live able price for their tobacco, both for the present and in the future. You are urgently requested to be presient at this convention as it is absolutely necessary that there ho a a full representation from the entireI tobacco (district. Urge al linterested to be there. Yours respectfully, D. D). Rhem, S. B. Poston, D). I. Wil son, W. C.. Hemingway, Mr., WV. If. t Andrews, N. W. Cooke, .J. L.. Gr:mi., r Com mitteen. Pro-Term RMICANS ILLED MEXICANS GO FR[[ 4o Arrests, No Convictions, Fletcher Tells Committee RELATIONS ARE IMPROVING learing on Gould Resolution Propos.. ing Congetssional Investi gation of Relations. Washington, July 22.-Although (bout fifty American citizens have >een killed or outraged in Mexico since 1917, not a single arrest or con i'tion is kit wn to have resulted, henry P. Fletcher, United States am bassador to Mexico, today told the [louse rules committee, in a hea::ing an the Gould resolution proposing ap pointment of a congressional commit. tee to investigate relations betweeni the two countries. The Ambassador also laid before the committee a report compiled by the St ate Department in respons r. Senate resolution showing that since the close of the Diaz regime, about 250 attacks of a serious nature hat heen made on A merican citizens i Mexico. Relations between the two countrie: however, Mr. Fletcher said, have im proved during the last. three year:, IIe added that there was a "wondertul submission" to the Carranza rule m; all the sections which the governernt. cont ols. Although declining to express. a opinion as to the policy either pact. future, of his country towards Me:' r, the ambassador in effect opposed :ug gestions advanced by members of the committee looking to withdrawa! by the United States of recognitior of the Carranza government. Such a. step, he said, would only increase the existing unfriendly feeling of Mexi emnr toward Americans and would nor ualess accompanied by other action, in the way of assistance, bring about the establishment of a more stable government in1 Mexico but would add to the difliculties of that country At present, Mr. Fletcher, said. tuere were no revolutionary leaders im Mex ico with suflicient following to iver throw the existing .overnment :.md set up a stable one. "What would the permission of . .overnmet.ln to all Mextcrans to secu:re "ins and a mmunition furnish these anti-Carranza leaders-: " asked (2.Ir. man Cam pbell. "T'ha t would han- the effect of incrJasing the turmL* in M(exico," replied the intbassador. 'whether it would ultimately r.. .-lt in a government more stable Char. this ne, more able to discharge its na tional obligations, I am not p reps .d to say." Ambassador Fletcher said h.:- -.in 'oticed no special anti- A mr; n. iment or discrimination.a..b... ionals of this country 'm '.-, hose other nations. New v r, aowever, during the war sai " re ery hostile townrd the U.i ed -vs. The Mexican governme, h . maye dliv idedl some land owled b Im Americans among 2. cx i: o pr ,' buit le add~ed that "'those cn o hA~ - iet >een very frequent. In reply to quest ions .e~m F :.g -ne Alexican government's :.t t u le ar merican oil mern, tie am' assador taid C'arranza had n : r-a,! aited the !riliing of TelIls, bni only d nied per oits for we!:. unlo-~ certain pre-r'e 'luisites werxe ag reed ux n. 'A h er 'tearing wilt % held by tihe to wiee ~omorrow at which Mrs. .' oha W. 'orre'll, of (Ok lahonma, whose hu: sbandt vas recemtly murde'red near Ta' xpico, md1( a nunmber of fornmer A'n eri-an 'esidtent s of Max ico, will a:per. Sxvannah, (ha., ,Iuly 22.-W ll:.x I. TPubbs, who is supp11osed( to h fronm New York, wats brought to S:n\ annah his morning from Ridgelan.1, S. harged with robbing the jewelry tore of Aaron I .evy on Thir axday of ast week. Tibbs was badl:: ~vounded >y South Carolina author'ti s when ie was arrested. All of the stolenx jewelry, valued at .t,000 wats recoveredl exceut a ring vorth about $500. The robi cry was daring one two men having. entered he store in broad daylight and bound~ n~l gagged the clerk who was thero lne.