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VOL. XXXIK MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1919 T pIOT IN CHARLOITE CAUSES THREE DEATHS Four Comnpanies State Troops Order e'd to Charlotte by the Adjutant General. Charoltte, N. C., Aug. 26.-Reports coning to police headquarters early this morning that a large force -of o~utsiders, comprising numbers of railway workers bent upon atoning for the death of Engineer Houston in last. night's rioting was on its way to Charlotte, started speedy ac tion this morning to combat further attempts of organized violence. Two companies of state troops are al ready on the streets and hundreds of citizens were deputized this morning by Msyor McNinch and given shot guns .for patrol duty. The thirty reg ular police officers *who have been continuously on duty since early Monday morning are being relieved by citizen policemen. Other troops have been asked for. The results of last night's rioting at the car burns of the Southern Pub lie Utilities Company when strike breakers and police officers exchang ed shots with a mob numbering more than 2,000 stood this morning as fol lows: The dead: Pat Hinson. Walter E. Pope, formerly of Concord, N. C. but empolyed at Charlotte for the last three weeks; Caldwell Houston, .Southern,Railway engineer.. The wounded: V. A. Kincaid, pain ful injuries in face and arm; Will Hammond, shot through throat spinal cord paralyzed, expected to die any moment; Tim Head, -of Huntersville, twd -shots in chest, expected to die; - Aldrich buckshot wounds in abdmen, considered very serious; A. T. Baker, Elizabeth Mills, shot in chest considered very serious; Clem Wilson, slight face wounds; H. N. Segnan, shot in abodmen, condition serious; Everett Raymond shot three times in arm and leg; George Smith, shot in back with buckshot; Lewis Wilson, weaver, North Charlotte shot in back with buckshot; D. M. Miller, shot through large bone in thigh; Walter Yandle, shot with rifle in both legs, injury painful 'tut ont se rious; Robie Stuart, shot in thigh. None of the police officers or hose guarding the car barns were in jured. 'The street car company did not start cars on the street early this morning but announced that they would be operated during the day under strong guard. At 1 o'clock today it was given out at the city hall that no inv -tigations into last night's trouble would be started until order had been restored. Stegs car officials also stated that no attempt would' be made to run ..cars until complete order had been restor ed. A company of militia from Win ston-Salem arrived at 12:30 adding strength to the already three com panies here from Statesville, Lilcon ton and Lexington. Rumors earlier in the day that members of the rail roadi brotherhood would storm the city tonight for purpose of atoning for the dleath of Caldwell Houston, engineer on tle Southern, who was killed last nigh*bcould hot be confirmed. Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 26.-Ina a stormy session of citizens here today the committee report of a committee of three, in conjunction with the city officials, who made recommendations in regard to settlement of terms with street car strikers and Public Utilities Company, given out Saturday night, was repudiated. In resolutions pass. 0(d the fifth clause contained 'that not withstanding the fact that this sub committee was within what it deemed to be' its, rights in so doing, neverthe less, the citizens committee finds it self unable to agree with ,these re ommendations." The committee of three had recommended that the Pub. lie Utilities Company recognize the Amalgamated Union of Street Car Employes anld meet the demands of striking car men. Raleigh, N. C., August 26.--Four companies of . state troops were or dered;.today .by. Adjutsnt General Rloyster to 'proceed imrneAdibtely-t Charlotte where disorders in connec tion with a strike of street railway motormen and conductors resulted last night in the daeth of at least two persons and the injury of a dozen others. The troops were ordered to Char lotte at the request of the mayor of 6, that city. Companies ordered on duty are- stationed -at Winston-Salem, 8tatesville. Lexington and Lincolnton, ADDITIONAL [OCAt NEM Mrs. A. H. Breedin ha- returne from a visit to her aug-a -.;, Mrs. F E. Fischer of Charleston. Mrs. D. Hirschmann and daughter Misses Rounette and Pearl, are spend png sereval days at Sulivan's Island. Mr. Hugh Plowden returned hom last week from Kentuckey where h purchased a pack of fine deer hounds Miss Mary Johnson has , returne home after a month's stay with friend in Spartanburg and Greenville. Mrs. J. D. Surles has returned homy after a visit to her parents, Mr. an Mrs. E. A. Lorick in Columbia. Mrs. J. H. Johnson and little Emil Lucile Johnson of Sumter are guest of Miss Lucy Johnson. Miss Lucy Johnson has returne home after a two weeks stay at th Battery Park Hotel in Asheville. Died last Wednesday at his hon about nine miles East of Mamninr Mr. David Johnson. The deceased ha been in ill health several months. Mrs. Thos. Nimmer and Miss Mar guerite Nimmer left Thursday morr ing for a two weeks stay at Glen Springs. Mrs. A. Forest Fowler and littI daughter, Elizabeth Caroline of Co lumbia is the guest. of Mr. and Mrs J. D. Alsbrook. Mr. and Mrs. 11. B. Ewart of Golds boro, N. C., returned home Tuesda after an extended visit to Mrs. Ewart' parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Johnson. Miss Gertrude Hailey of Mannin left Sunday morning for Ashville, N C. where she will spend two weel< with her sister, Mrs. H. L. Timmons. Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Barron returpe home last night from the moi'ifairn where they have been camping f< several weeks. The land sale Friday of the I. 3 Plowden lnds will draw a larg crowd as his is-very- desirable pr< perty, and- too, there' 'will be frt prizes and a.big barbecue dinner. The Young People of the Baptis church enjoyed a social given by th members of the Baptist Young Pe< ple's Union at the church Thursda evening. B. B. Breedin has returned from visit to his brother, Dr. C. S. Breedi in Anderson, and Mr. and Mrs. Wil lam Dixon in Blackstocl:. Mrs. Breed in will return at a later date. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Davis have a their house guests this week, Mrs. I B. laynesworth, Misses Belva, Louis and Clara Haynesworth and Bake Haynesworth of Florence. E. R. Wells, of the postoffice forc force left Sunday morning for Cha lotte to visit at the home of Mrs. , C. Wells. From there he expects t go to -Hendersopville for a short .4ta before returning'-home. Miss Elizabeth Kellett who has bee the attractive guest of Miss Leonor Johnson has returned to her home i Fountain Inn. During her visit sh was the recipient of much social a1 tention. Work has commenced on the street preparatory to paving. The construt tion company has contracted with th town to make the wvater and sewe connec'tions, and then they will stat putting (down the asphalt. Mr. S. I. Hlarvin has bought a pat of the lot where Judge Wilson's offic is and will erect a filling station on i' Judge Wilson sold all of this propert to Mr. Jas. S. Dickson, who 5.02d a 3 foot frontage to Mr. Harvin. The September meeting of the w C. T. U. will be held Monday aftet noon, September 1 at the home c Mrs. J. E. Davis, at 5:30 o'clock. Thi is annual election of officers and ever member is reqIuestedl to be presen. Mrs. C. N. Sprott, Mrs. C. R. Sproi and Mrs. WV. S. Plowden will serv with Mrs. Davis as hostesses. In conversation with a gentlemoa from St Matthews last week he tol us that it was the opinion of the pet ple in Calhoun county that Mannin was the best tobacco market in th State, and while there is very littl tobacco planted there tahis year, hi thought a great many would plant another season and as they dlid m1 have a warehouse, it woul be shippe here. Miss Leonora Johnson entertaine a few --frienid -at trobk' party' - rida afternoon in honor of Mrs. HI. I Ewart of Goldsboro, N. C., and Mis Elizabeth Kellett of Fountain In who are house guests of Mr. and Mr: B. A. Johnson. After the games a (d4 licious ice course was servd. Th guests included Miss Elizabeth Kellei andl Mrs. HI. B. Ewart, Misses Alic Rigby, Alice Wilson, Bessje Dicksoi Barnwell Huggins, Roune te Hirsed mann, Isabel Thomas, ITra Bagna Emily Geiger, Ruby M4$e en, Fai -nie Bradham, Fannie L . Sauls, an Mrs. Cary Smith. PAilLE NEWS NOTES Miss Pearl Broadway leaves Fri day for Heath Springs where she will teach this session. She has a position in the high school depart Sment. - Mr. and Mrs. Robbie Barwick mov ed to Sumter last week, where they will make their home. Mr. Harry e Pritchard of the Privateer section e will move into the house vacated by them. Messrs. H. C. Curtis and J. G. 1 Dinkins of Manning spent the week s end at the home of Mrs. S. E. Cur tis. The new livery stables owned by the Reynolds Bros. opened up on Mon day morning. Mrs. J. W. Mims, Jr., at her home on last Saturday afternoon between the hours of 5 and 7 o'clock gave a y birthday party to her 5 year old s daughter, Miss Annie Ritth Mims. There were present about two dozen little girls of about the age of Annie I Ruth who celebrated the day. They L played games and had a good time generally, but not the least enjoyable part of the afternoon was when the hostess served ice cream and cake to the entire satisfaction of all the lit tie folks. They all united in hoping that Annie Ruth will have many more such birthday parties. ------ WE M UST BUILD A HOTEL 'T'o the Citizens of Manning: In a few months Manning will be e without a hotel, unless the citizens of - the town take more interest in the Board of Trade's effort to get a build ing in keeping with the new life of the town. We needn't call to your at . tention what a calamity this would be, v when you recall how diflicult it was, s with the hotel facilities we now have, to 'accommodate the tobacco buyers and their help this season. You can't expect these men to put up year in and year out with all kinds of discomfort to furnish a market from which. you get a large part of your liymg. The Committee charged with get ting subscriptions to build a first s class hotel is ready to make its re r port to a mass meeting of the citizens on next Friday evening, August 29th, at the Court House, at 8:30 p. m. Not a business man of the town.I e nor any one who is dependent upon others. for a place to stay, should e absent 'mself from the meeting. If he doe. , and your town is given a black eye at the beginning of its up ward movement, don't hereafter e blame the Board of Trade's Commit tee on New Enterprises. COTTON MEETING a -_ n A meeting, in the interest -of or - ganizing the farmers, bankers and - business men of the County under the American Cotton Association to fight the enemies of cotton, was held s in the Court House August 22nd. A representative number of farmers e and business men listened to an ex r cellent address by Mr. Guion of Lugoff S. C., a large farmer and live stock man, as he presented the objects and aims of the Association. Others' - spoke of the absolute necessity of the . farmers standing squarely behind this effort, -and from the questions asked, the deed, interest of the far mers was shown. In every township in the County on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs a day of this week, the Township Com a mittees will wait on every farmer to e secure his application for member ship in the Association. The little bagatelle he will pay to carry on the work will be returned to him a hund s red. times over in increased prices for .. this cotton. e If a single wvhite farmer of the r County .stavs out of the Association. i. ho is simply playing Into the hands of, his enemies. Pull back now and this paper won't have any sympathy t fo: you when .vou whine abotit low e prices for cotton. SFARMERS! HOW ABOUT A LITTLE TRIP? A trip that will be pleasant, edluca - tional and profitable. When and to fwhere? Why on next Tuesday, Sept. S2nd to Cartersville, to see an up-to .(date, sanitary and profitable hog farm. t Mr. Geo. Palmer is going to have a e' sale of Duroc Hogs, all registered, and sonme of the, best hogs you ever sawv. Now I (10 not Want you to go think mIig you have to buy hogs. You don't. -The main reason I want you to go is to see how Mr. Palmer raises nearly 500 hogs on 120 acres and grows ,,most of the feed for them. With the tnear approach of the boll weevil it twill be an object lesson to all and will shgow you a way of mhaking money' andl without planting all your land in cotton. A number of men y anre going ,form this county, you will m.ncet a lot of hog men there who are 'successfully raising hogs, and as I told you before, meet a lot of real - hogs that make quick, cheap gains. e Crank up your jitney next Tuesday morning about 7 or 8 o'clock and ramble over to Cartersville. I will be -there and will be glad to help show I, you around and see how it i. dope. County Agent. CLAIM COAL PRICES ' LOWER THAN YEAR AGO Vice-President of National Coal As sociation Says Conbination Im possible. Denies Charges That Any Attempt is Made to Fix Prices of Bituminous Coal. Washington, Aug. 26.-Denying hat a combination among bituminous t oal operators to fix prices exists, J. 3. A. Morrow, vice prestdent of the ational Coal Association, toli a I ;enat- coal investigating cm mittee oday that such a combination would )e impossible if attempted. Prices it the mines, he said, have declined 1 mnder the competition which prevails i mnd are lower than they were a year igo. "There are about 5,000 separate :ommercial producers operating ap >roximately 7,000 mines, from which )ituminous coal is regularly shipped," I Vir. Morrow said. "In addition, there re some 2,000 operators with about ,000 mines, who begin producing and selling coal whenever the price goes ap a little and offer a profit to them. \loreover, there are hundreds of thous Inds of acres of coal lands along rail roads on which new mines can be readily and quickly opened by any >ne so disposed. Such a condition strictive combinations among produc 3.. "Of the 5,000 separate bituminous ,oal producers in the United States, ?,294 approximately 45 per cent, hold membership in the National Coal As sociation. They porduce about 60 per ?ent of the total outjut of bituminous !oal in the country. "Charges that the National Coal As sociation is a combination to maintain prices are without foundation in fact. "The National Coal Association rep resents these operators and looks. af ter their interests on matters of gen eral concern, such as transportation standardization of cost accounting co operation with governmental agencies and similar activitic.. There is noth ing secret about the business. It files and records are open to the commit tee or any other duly authorized agency of the government at any time." Mr. Morrow said bituminous coal prices had declined since the armis tice, and in general were lower than the prices fixed by the fuel admin. istration. "These fuel administration prices were intended to prevent the charg ing of undue prices for bituminous coal and to limit the profits which the mine operators might make," he said. At the same time they includ ed profits. "The cost of producing bituminous coal is higher now than it was a year ago, due to the fact that the mines then were operating six days a week and in many cases are now operating mIly four (lays a week and in some eases only three lays a week. The nvrbe-ad expenses of maintaining niin,.s go on just the same whether 0o91 %s produced or not. When these imereased costs are considered in con netiv' with the general decrease in prices, it is clear that profits of hitu minous coal operators are mat-?rialvy less than a year ago." 'vAshington, Aug. 26.-Nat ionali.za tion of coal mines is sought by many mne workers and a bill to that en'l has been prepared, Harry N. Taylor, presidlent of the Nationar C2oal Asse, raiati->n, testified today before a sen cite committee investigating the coal situat ion. The plan is fo rthe' government to buy the mines and turn them over~ to the men for. operation. Mr. Taylor kaid. Already many of the miners are tiemancding a six hour day and a five dlay week he'addled. C. W. Wells of Manning has arrived in Laurens to take up the work as government cotton gradler at this point. Mr. WVells has been in the gov ernment service for a number of years aind he is well equipped for the work if cotton classifier, lie wvill at once airrange for opening an office and get ting matters shaped for the opening of 'the: cotton season. .The govern ment agents or cotton grader for Lau rens has been secured through the ef rorts of the county agent, the Cham ber of Commerce and Senator Dial. Por several seasons there has been a demand for an expert classifier of the staple and now that effort has me terialized there is a feeling of gratifi cation on the part of the farmers and business mens of the city and county generally-LaurenA Advertiiter. 01ON FAMIN[ NOW IN SICIIT ondition Report About 60 Per Cent This Means About 10 Million Bales. Hold your cotton, and market just s slow as you can. Join the cotton ssociation and help put the price up o its value, in union there is strength. 'he MA N that stands back now and vaits for the other fellow to win he fight is a slacker. We need everybody in the fight. 'he Bankers, Lawyers, Doctors, lerks Merchants, in fact, every man, ecause the prosperity of the farmer neans the prosperity of all. We know that the crop will be the hortest in years. The plant is shed ling all over the county, the rain has aused the plant to become diseased md it is poorly fruited, and th-n : id o that the ever increasing r:tva es )f the boll weevil, and boll worm. We reed the help of the cotton associa :n to keen us infornied as to all hese conditions, and erible us to co )perate with each other, and secure he value of our products. Don't fail to sign ill), and let the pumnners and speculators know that v' are on the job, and can take care if ourselves. SAYS RATES MUST GO UP 25 PElt CENT Roward Elliott Declares Some Roads Are Not Earning Guaranteed Compensation. Washington, Aug. 25.-A 25 per 'ent increase in railroad rates must follow return of the railroads to pri 'ate ownership, Howard Elliott, pre ;ident of the Northern Pacific railroad old the House interstate commerce ommittee today. This estimate, he ad led, was made on the assumption that there would be no more wage in :reases or advances in material costs. "Would 25 per cent Increase solve the. problem for the whole country?" asked Representative Sims Democrat, of Tennessee. "I think it would," responded Mr. Elliott, adding that lie preferred the rate increase to the continued pay ment of the government guaranteed compensation. New England roads, he asserted, were in bad shape and were not earning the government guaranteed compensation. Asked if a 25 per cent increase of rates would hamper business or in crease the cost of living, Mr. Elliott replied that the effect in his opinion had been exaggerated, but he did not want to give the impression that it would have no effect on living cost generally. In advocating wage legislation, Mr. Elliott said "let the wives of the men vote on the strike; they are the most affected." The great majority of rail road employes, he said, did not want a strike and he urged some legisla tion for the adjustment of disputes. lie suggested that labor unions be re quired to incorporate and file r'ports like busines scorlporations and that employes be compelled to serve nctice before quitting work. Alba 13. Johnson, of Philadelphin, former president of the Baldwin Le comot ive Works, urged the prleserva tion of the Interstate Conmmerce Com mission ams a judicial body. lIe ill) peared before the committee as spokey man of the Railwvay Business Asso eiantion, an organization of manu facturers of railway supplies. Mr. Johnson adlvoc-atedf cre'ationl of a federal transportation bonardl t certify to the commission the amnount af revenue necessary in the public in terest. lHe prledictedl that if authority over that amount of revenue were left to the comnmission, it would bring or overnment ownership in ten years f not ill five. SNOWFAILL IN AAIHAMA W~HlILE SUN IS SHINING Horn~ell, Ala., Aug. 21.-Although the sun was shilling, snow f-ll for ive. mlinutes5 todlay, melting as .ra pidly as it struck the ground. There will be a Script dance at Pinewvoodl Thnrsday night, August 8Hth fromn 10 to 2 o'clocn. Tohneco brought as high as 80 cemnts ai ponndl in Manning this week. One pile of over 500 pounds sold for that amounit. Mr. and Mrs. A. Abrams and family motored over to Kingstree Sunday. Miss Ida Gokole of Atlanta, Ga. is the guest of Mrs. S. Katzoff andl Mrs. A. Abramia. WAR DEPARTMENT WILL OPEN STOR[S Many Articles to le Offered Public at Retail. PRICES WILL RE FEATURE Underwear, Shirts, Raincoats, Blh, - kets, Soap and Tobacco to Be Included. Washington, Aug. 2G.-Further steps to bring down soaring prices were taken today by the government, the War Department announcing plans for opening retail stores in a number of cities through which surplus hou-e hold commodities and clothing will oe made available to consumers throuh out the country. Meantime Congressional committ-es continued consideration of legisla on designed to reduce the high cost of living. 'This included amendment to the 100(1 control act to punish pr ti teering and hoarding; bills to reazu late cold storage and appropriations for the Federal 'Tirade Commissior to investigate stocks and give the infr matio. to the public. Through the retail stores to :e openetd by the War Department th* army's large surplus stocks of sucks, underwear, shitrs, raincoats, blanket. gloves, tobacco, soap and other houe hold conmodities will be sold. Con sume'-s in the large cities, where tao stores will be operated, will be able t') purchase over the counter, but the stocks also will be made avaialble to persons in other communities through the parcel post. Preparing Price Lists. Price lists are being prepared and these will be furnished to all pest offices for the convenience of the pub lice. While no announcement has yet been made, it is expected that the prices, like those of the foddstuffs now beinaf disposed of, will he considerably below the prevailing market. Present plans are to open stores in the fourteen zone supply centers anti it is expected that in those sections of the country in which large areas art: embraced in zone boundaries addi tional cities will be selected as sale centers. In considering legislation for regu lating cold storage, the House agri cultural committee heard several wit nesses. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, for merly chief of the bureau of chemis try, told the committee the storade of products should not be uniform, but. should depend on the food stored. Fish and eggs, he said, coul not be stored without material deterioration, while meat and other foods were im proved by storage. Apple Man on Stand R. S. French, representing the In ternational Apple (rowers' Associa tion, while not opposed to the sug gested limit of twelve months for storage of foodstuffs, said protection wouldl be stifled if fruits anti vege' tables could not be returned to st or age if they Ibecamtie ai druig on the market. Test imoniy regardinag p rofiteering and hoairding in many of the basic in dustries was given to the HIouse a1p propiai ttins comm0itttee, wh ich was <tniderIt inig a ppropriations for the Federail Trade (Commission0. Comminis - s1iiners WVill iamn 1. C.over ~and i Vetor \lur lock wvere wit nesses. r. Co1 lver' t old tof nueos eae oft the 1 919 v'eg-table crop, wvhich is not yet completedl, aind said miany of t hese wer~e made foir s peculaht ive pu r poses. Hie suggested that thiiis con '~ti be coreretedI by enattmeat of a ppropiia tet leg islat ion. DENIES All) '1O lYlNG WIFE Rome, Ga., A ug. 2-I.---Hlera use he was reported tot havye refused nmed aal aidi for his w~ and dlauhter, the '> mer fatally injured ini ian aultom~obile a(cidetlt tnea11r Cartersv ille, L. A. K urkendlall has lbeen arrest ed oin re' comment~ion of the coroner's jury following the wom~ni's death here. Kurkendlall and his family wvere eni route to Ateworth from Hleber Springs Ark., to visit relatives when their au tomobile overturned near Cartersv-ille p Jinning Mrs. Kurkendall beneath it and inflicting fatal injuires. Phiy sicians sent to the scene offered medi e al aid, but this was refused, it is said, Kurkendall declaring the fam ily's religious faith did not permit them to accept the proffered aid. Kur kendall was relased on bond