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1 t NaesGto 16.CWN AO Bage O 42 VOL. 'XXX X MAt~N?NI1NG, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1919. N.4 BARGAINS OfF[RED/BY GOVERNMENT STORE People Throughout State Can' Order Goods. QUOTE LOW PRICES' Groceries, Household Articles an4 Clothing May Be Bought Cheap. Reports from all sections of the state reaching the Columbia postoffice indicate that a large number of citi zens are availing themselves of the op portunity to order groceries and other goods from the government store at Charleston. Prices charged at the store there are in many-instances far.below the prices charged by merchants throughout the state for groceries, household articles and clothing. Postal charges are prepaid on all art icles delivered, thus rendering an other aid to the purchaser..-Goods are to be ordered direct from Charleston and not through any postoflice. Char oleston is headquarters for South Caro lina and North Carolina and persons in these two states must order from the store there. The following is a list of the arti cles that can be ordered with the price for each article: Evaporated apples 60 pounds to case 13 cents a pound, $6.41 a case. Six 12 pound cans of bacon $16.50 or $2.75 a can. ' Bacon, 100 pounds to crate 20 cents a pour-i $20 a crate. Baking powder, 24 No. 1 cans $2.16 or nine cents a can. Pearl barley in 100 pound bags, $2.63 a bag. Baked beans, 48 No. 1 cans to case, four cents a can and $1.92 a case. Baked beans, 24 No. 3 cans to case, nine cents a can or $2.16 a case. Dry beans in 90 pounds bags, 65 cents a pound or $5.85 a bag. Stringless beans 24 No. 2 cans to case, nine a can or $2.16 a case. Corned beef, 48 No. I cans to case, 23 cents a can or $11.04 a case. Corned beef, 24 No. 2 cans to case, 55 cents a can or $13.20 a case. Corned beef, 3,6 No L cans to case, 55 cents a. can or $19.20 a case. Corned beef, 12 six pound cans to case, $1.75 a can or $21 a case. Roast beef, 48 one pound cans to case, 30 cents a can or $18.24 a case. Roast beef, 24 two pound cans to case, 84 'mnts a can or $20.16 a case. Roast bcef, 12 six pound cans to case, $1.90 a can or $22.80 a case. Cinnamon, 48 one-fourth pound cans to case, seven cents a can of $3.36 a case. Sweet corn, 24 No 2 cans to case, nine cents a can or $2.16 a case. Corn starch, 10 packages to case, four cents a package or $1.60 a case. Farina, 58 No. 1 cans. to case, 14 cents a can or $6.72 a chse. Lemon extract flavoring 24 two ounce bottles to case,- 10 cents a bot tle or $2.40 a case. Lemon extract flavoring, 24 eight ounce bottles to case, 33 cents a bot tle or $2.40 a case. Graham flour in 100 pound bags, four cents a pound or $3.80 a bag. Issue flour in 100 pou~n'd bags, six~ cents a pound or $6 a bag. Corned beef haish, 48 poundl cans to case, 22 cents a can or $10.56 a case. Corned beef hash, 24 twvo pound cans to case, 37 cents a can or $8.88 a case. Jam, 24 No. 2 cans to case, 24 cents a can or $5.76 a case. Macaroni, 25 poundls to case, seven c'eats a poundl or $1.75 a case. Ground mlustardI, 24 cans to case, 1 / cents a can or $4.08 a case. Bulk oats in 90 pound bags, four cents a poundl or $3.50 a bag. Green p~eas, 24 No. 2 cans to case, nine cents a can or $2.16 a case. Black pepper, 48 one-fourth poundl (cans to case, nine cents a can or $41.32 a case. Sweet potatoes, 24 No. 2 cans to case seven cents a can or $1.68 a case. Evaporatedl peaches, 50 poundls to case, 13 cents a pound or $6.50 a case. Evaporated prunes, 50 pounds to case, 11 cents a pound~ or $5.50 a case'. Punmkin, 24 No. 2 cans to case, three (ents a can or 72 cents a case. Rice, 100 pound bags, seven cents a pound or $6.75 a case. Pork sausage, 24 No. 2 cans to case 52 cents a can or $12.48 a case. Clanm chowder soup 48 No 1 cabhs to case, six cents a can or $2.28 a case. Assorted soup, 48 No. 1 to case, six cents a can or $2.88 a ease. Tomato soup, 48 No. 1 cans to case, six cents a can or $2.88 a ease. England breaknat -teca 0pndm MANNING'S CO'1TON /MARKET IS AS GOD AS ANY The Maryning Cotton Market is as good as any in this section of the State. It should be,-and to those who doubt it, a very simple test will easily prove the truth or falsity of this pro position. We have a Cotton Grader here who understand his business. If the Far mers will have their cotton graded, then sell the cotton and turn the cards over to him he will have on file in his office records showing what middling cotton, low m ddling cotton, and all the other grades have brought on this market at various dates. The Cotton Grader in Sumter nas exactly the same-information and this infor mation is open to the public. If the Farmers use the Grader .ere they can know without guessing whether the Manning market is up to the Sumter market. . If the proceeding suggested above is to slow, because the Farmer would not get the information until after he had sold, and he wishes the competi tion between Sumter and Manning markets, he can easily get it in the following manner: Bring the cotton to Manning; have it graded; get the best offer you can on your samples then telephone Sumter, to a Buyer there,.and find out what they will give in Sumter for the same grades of cot ton that you have. If they will give more in Sumter tell them you are selling them so many bales of mid (ling, cotton, so many bales of low middlng, etc., carry the cotton to the depot; ship to the Buyer, sending him bill of lading and the card.4 showing how the Manning Grader has graded the cotton. If I am mistaken in say ing that the Manning market is as good as Sumter's, then the plan sug gested above will carry every bhle from -Manning to Sumter, because every man should sell where he can get the best prices. If I am correct in saying that the Manning market is as good, then it seems to me that the Farmers owe it to themselves to prove this claim to their own satis faction by having competition be tween Manning and Sumter Buyers on all the cotton that they bring here. I am tired of hearing criticisms of the Manning market. It is unfair and foolish unless based upon competition in the purchase of the same cotton at the same hour of the same day. If Sumter does pay more than Manning on the same grades at the same hour of the same (lay then the producers of cotton should know it, and the business men of Manning should, and no doubt will, take steps to correct such a condition. Charlton DuRant. mats, 45 cents a pound or $22.50 a mat. Black oolong tea, 50 pound mats, 45 cents a pound or $22.50 a case. Totamtoes, 24 No. 2 caus to case, nine cents a can or $2.16 a case. Tomatoes 24 No. 3 c-ns to case, 11 cents a can or $2.64 a case. Clothing and Equipage. Articles, $1.60 per pair, film albums 75 cents each; new cotton blankets, $3 a pair; new mixed blanket $5 each; new wool blankets $6 nach; new rub ber hip boots, $5.25 a pair; new stable brooms, 75 . cents each; new corn brooms, 60 cents each; new scrub brushes, 15 cents each; new shaving biushes, 15 cents each; new tallow candles, 20 cents a pound; canteen cups, 15 cents each; new heavy win ter wool drawers, $1 a pair light wool drawers, 50 cents a pair; new balhrig gani summer drawers, 50 cents a pair; newv nainsook summer dIrawers, 50 cents a pair; new elastic seam sum mer dIrawers, 50 cents a pair; new knee length summer dlrawetrs, 50e a pair; new full length summer drawers, 50 cents ap air; newv jer~sey knit gloves, 20 cents a pair; number dine new gr-idles, 415 cents a pair; new pick handles, 21 cents eas-h; elaw hatchets, $1 each; new camp kettles with cos ers, 80 cents each; newv lar iats, 65c each; newv root legging 75~ cents a pair; ne~w comlbinaition over alls, $2.50 a pair; toilet paper eight and one-third1 cents a roll; carpenter's p~encils, 40e a (dozen; new railroad picks, 70 cents each; new blacksmith pritehel, 20 cents each ; new ste"el garden rakes, 70 cents each; newv field safes, $21.50 ea(ch; new long handled round pointedl shovels, $1 each; new ,spadles, $1 eachfli one-eighth to three eighth inch stock and dies, $9.50 per set; one-fourth to three-fourth inch stock and dies, $19.25 per set; one fourth to one inch stock and dies, $23.50 per set; one-fourth to one and one-fourth inch stock and (lies, $341 per set ;three-eighths of an inch to two inches stock and dies, $86 per set; new five mifeet sectional flag staffs, $1.10 per set; new cotton summer socks, 15 cents a pair; light wool socks, 25c a pairifi heay wool socks, 55c a p~airffi sadd~ler's thimbles, eight cents each, bath towels, 45c each; huck towels, 20 cents each; summer undlershirts, 50 cents a pair; artillery whips, $1 each; mason 11 inch towvels, 58 ents eh UNCOVER 'RED' PLOT TO BOMB CANTONMENTS Trial of>ltadicals Leads to Unearthing of Violent Scheme. ALLEGED LEADER IS HELD General \Wood and Other Military Leaders Plan Drastic Steps to Compat Radical Movement Chicago, Oct. 14.-Military authori ties and federal investigators assigned to follow the trail of radicals who have been spreading their propaganda in connection with the strike of the steel wrkers announced today their discovery of an anarchistic plot to de stroy abandoned army cantonments and other goverinment property. The plot is said to have been un earthed in connection with the dis covery at Gary, Ind., of Anton Gorski alleged radical leader, who is said to be under surveillance in connection with the explosion of a bomb in the Chicago postoffice in September, 1918, when four persons were killed and thirty injured. Plots in Many States. Information gained by the military authorities indicated that the radicals have plotted against government prop erty in States ranging from West Vir ginia to Colorado. During the (lay 500 of the federal troops, on duty at Gary entrained and, it was said, they were being dis patched to protect endangered prop erty. Major Gen. Leonard Wood, com manding the Central Department of the United States army, was in con ference with Col. W. S. Mapes, con nmander of the troops at Gary, today. Drastic measures to combat the "Red" plots are said to have been ar ranged by the military leaders. Col. ?tapes announced tonight that no confession had been obtained from Gorski in regard to the Chicago bomb plot, but it was intimated that Gorski would be a federal witness. The federal officers are now search ing for Alexander Ivanofl Gary steel worker and electrician, who is said to have been implicated by Gorski as a maker of the thirty-six bombs which were sent to prominent men through out the country in forged wrappings from New York. Raids Are Continued. Intelligence officers continued their raids at Gary today in search of radi cal literature. They reported finding a quantity of radical propaganda printed in German and a large Ger-1 man flag made of silk. A platoon of federal troops was sta tioned near the steel mills in Gary today after reports had been made that bricks and horseshoes had been thrown through the windows of the steel plants by strikers. . The strike bulletin issued by the steel workers today disavowed the proclamation is sued yesterday by the "communist party -bf America" calling on the workingmen to establish a "dictator ship" and wrest control of Gary from the federal troops. Agreement Reached. 'Brest, Oct. 14..--T'he situation aris ing from the strike, wvhich seemed~ to be increasing in gravity yesterday, now appears to be easier, empllloyers having agreedl to an increase in wages. I Poindexter Alarmed Washington, Oct. 1 4.-"Warning that there is reMl danger that the govern mnt will fall'' if it contin ue its att i tude of "supine inaction" towardl the radlical element over the country was given today in the Senate' by Senator Poindexter, Republ ican, of Washing ton. Referring to propaganda ci rcui ted at Gary, Ind., urging steel wvorkers to revolt and esta blish a dict atorsh ip, Senator Poindexter said t here was "!ample piroof of the revolti onr ry movement, not only at Gary, but throug~hout the country." Many of the st rikes now in~ offect, he add~edl, were called in p)ursuance of the re'volution1 ists' plan to strike dIown all govern men t. 8he Washington Senator ollered a nenoltio asking why the! Depart mnofLabor had not proceedled against the circulators of revolution ary propaganda. Senator 'Thomas D~emocrat, of Colorado, questioned the needl for the resolution, Ie said the steel striker-s in his State had no grievance; that they were fighting for nationalization of the steel indlus try. Senator Pomerene. Democrat of WILL TAKE STEPS TO IAY[RT COAl STRIKE Secretary Wilson Hopeful That Ad justment Can Be Made. CABINET TAKIS UCP MATTER Reports That Werkers and Operators Will lie Invited to Confer With President. Washington. Oct. 14.--immediate steps to avert the threatened nation wide strike of bituminous coal min" workers are to be taken by the federal government. After President Wilsons Cabinet had discussed the,situation at length today Secretary Wilson, of the Department of Labor, announced that he would invite John L. Lewis, presi dent of the United Mine Workers of America, and John L. Brewster, rep resenting the operators, to confer with the President, probably Thursday. Probable efforts of min-2:s and op erators to reach an agreement on the demands of the workers, which include increased pay and shorter hours, have failed. Secretary Wilson is hopeful that some amicable adjustment of the controversy can he made. It is un derstood that he will impress upon both Mr. Lewis and Mir. Brewster the importance of uninterrupted opera tion of the mines upon the !ife of the nation. The possible effect of such a strike on the railroads is understood to be uppermost in the minds of government officials. A shut-down of the mines would result in a paralysi' of the transportation system within a short time, with consequent suffering over the country because of the shutting off of populous centers from food sup plies. Industry also would be brought to a standstill with public utilities stopped and shipping tied up. President Lewis of the Miners' Union, who has been in this city con ferring with other union officials went to Indianapolis today to prepare the call for the strike on November 1. Oflicials hope the issuing of the call will be defererd until after the con ference here. Should the conference he barren of results further action by the govern ment is expected, but no one in au therity would venture to suggest what form that action would take. While tl.e Cabinet today decided to leave the settlement of the strike to the De partment of Labor, it was regarded as more than likely that if the conference failed the entire Cabinet would con sider the next course. Besides the threatened strike of coal miners the Cabinet discussed the general industrial situation today, and it was announced that Secretary Bak er would make a statement on this subject tomorrow before the Federa tion of Women's Clubs at Cleveland, Ohio. EM1BA lGO ON l"FR EIG H' Atlanta, Oct. 14.-An embargo on all export freight via the port of New Orleans except that bound for H a vana~ by the Morgan, I ouisiana and T1exas Steamship Company, wvas an nounced todany at Southern regional headquarters of the railroad admin istration. Ra ilroad officials ex phiined that the orderi wtas issuedl to prevent a tie-up of freight cars ait Newv Orleans wthere approximately 5,000 longshoremen aire oult On str'ike, wh ich wouldl work a ha rdsh ip 0on other sect ioins of the country. Ohio, remarked that his information was that the st rike leaders were hold ing out the induicemeri that thet plants soon wvould lbe in enle (empIloyes' hands as a mean s of get ting the men to remain in the unions. 'To Excludce Rtadicals. W~,hile the Senate wa~s discussing raidicalism) the House foreiign affairs zommittee favorabily reported a reso lution extendiing for one year W~ar. time passport rest rictions so as to ini miude radicails and unhdesirable aliens, housands of whom are waiting to zomne to this contry ,accordling to cont sular repiorts from abroad. Before the H ouse immigrat 10on coom niittee, Represenitative Welty, Demo 'rat, of Oh io urged that all aliens nOW in) tl'cetiountry be recqu ired to reg ster immediately and that undesirab les be deplorted without dlelay. lHe de 'lared that recetni events at. Gary and Pittsburg indiented that the govern rnent should know the character and svhereaboits of all aliens in the Uni Led States. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION The Clarendon Sunday School Con vention held its annual meeting at the Manning Baptist Church on Septem ber 30th. A very interesting and helpful program was carried out dur the (lay. Miss Cora Holland, Child rens Division, Spartanburg, made two talks. The pastors of 'he city, also, took part in discussing all phases of Sunday School work. Mr. J. K. Breed in gave a talk on the "Teachers Pr paration for His Task." Many prac tical' suggestions were given for in creasing attendance and making our Schools more efficient, thus training I faders among our young people for tarrying on the Masters Work after the passing away of those faithful ones who are so nobly doing it now. The following officers were elected: President-Charlton DuRant, Man ning, S. C. Vice-President-J. R. Griffin, Pine wood, S. C. Secretary-'reasurer-.J. C. Dinkins Manning, S. C. Division Superintendents. Childrens-lis. Parish, Summer ton, S. C. Young People-J. K. Bree'din, Man ning, S. C. Adult-N. L. DuRant ,Alcolu. S. C. Administrative--S. Oliver O'Bryan, Manning, S. C. District Presidents. District No. 1-L. M. Jones, Alcolu, S. C. District No. 2-J. T7. Touchherry, Manning, S. C. District No. 3-Thoaas Burgess, Greeleyville, S. C. District No. 4-W. D. Allen, Sum merton, S. C. District No. 5-C. B. Kolb, Pine Wood, S. C. o NOTICE OF 'l'OWNSII1' MEETING The Cotton Association is urging that the Membership Campaign he completed this month. Time is short and I haven't had the onportunity to confer with the Township Commit tees as to the time and place of meet ings, so I have taken the liberty of ap pointing the following meetings for this and next week: Mt. Zion Township at Liberty Church Thursday night, October 16th at 8 p. m. Douglas Township at Turbeville Thursday, October 23rd, at 11 a. m. Sandy Grove Township at the St. James School House, Thursday, Octo ber 23rd, at 4 p. t). New Zion and Midway Townships -t New Zion School house Thursday, October 23rd, at 7:30 p. m. 1 believe all that is nee:lel is for our farmers and business men to be informed on this matter for prompt action. We want to aid the Township Coin nittees in their work. With this end in view, .11r. J. M. Windham, .Julge of Probate, agreed to attend these meet ings with me and aid in completr.g the organization of our county. We urge every man in the township to attend these appointed meetings. ('ount-y ('h:airm1an. DECI,ARES COTTON lAMAGE .A ('RIMiE Spirited Debate Between the Growers and Buyers. New Orleans, Oct. 14.---Determina tion o fthe blame for damage to cotton and the necessity of better warehous ing for the product from the farmer to the consumer were topics brought out em phatically on the second day of the world cotton conference here with a spirited debate at times developing between the growers and the buyers. E. A. Calvin, of Houston, Txas saiid that the '"country dlamahge"' a lnnally wvould build suflicient wvarehouses for protect ion of' the cr'op in the Sout. Governor Hicket t, of' North Carolina said everybodyl~ was to bhimne for the danmage an dlienouncedl the leaving I) I cotton in the rain a.s "'a deliberate econoic ime1li.'' WV. G. Tlurner of L itt le Rock, sc'oredl the railroads for damage to cottoni in transit. Pol lowing thle cha1rges~ from gr'owe'rs that the buyers'' resort ed to sh ort we i ghin g a counteri cha:nrge wasa hu rled on the floor' otf growers del1ib i'rately lea:ving~ hnled 'ot ton in the rain to absorb moistunre andI gain we'ight. 183 l)EAD:; 17.t .MISSING. Corpus ('hrist i, Texas. Oct. 14.---The total numbelar of k nown dlead ain mis sing as a result of' the tropical hu rri 'anei here was ('flicially announced as 3.'7 lby the bure (an of i nformna tion to lay, follow ing a revision of tigures Of these, I183 are( dlemLI aind 174 miss in~g. TIhe figure(s c'over the enlt ire rireai that was inundatedl. Stockholmii, Oct., 14 .--The'. n American sthee Governor John Lindl, withia 'nirgo of' phosphate, has gone agrounid limnong the N id ingarna Islatnds, in the Cattegat off' Gothenbur'g. Salvage is doubtful, as a gale is blowving. 'Two steamers ar'e attempting' to Iloat her. 'The Governor John Lind 2,309 tons, eft Baltimorie for Rleval SeT-tembler 17. She was reported1 ofV Cape Henry Sep tember 18. PRESIDENT BETTER AFER RESTL[ESS DAY Washington Specialist Called in for Consultation. CONDITION IS FAVORABLE Physician Says New Complication la Irritating but Unimportant Washington, Oct. 14.-Due to an un important but irritating new compli cation, President Wilson spent a rest less and uncomfortable day but his condition tonight was described by his personal physician, Rear Admiral Grayson, as improved. In the regular night bulletin on the president's condition ,issued from the White House at 10 o'clock, Dr. Gray son said "The President has had a restless and uncomfor tably day but he is bet ter' tonight." In connection with issuance of the bulletin, Dr. Grayson announced that Dr. H. A. Fowler a Washington spe-. cialist, had been called in for consul tation and through his efforts it had been able to reduce the swel'ig of the prostrate, gland, which it was stated today had interferred with the rest of the President last night. The general condition of Mr. Wilson again today was described as favor able, Rear Admiral Grayson and Drs. Stitt and Ruftin, the consulting phy sicia -. nothing in the daily bulletin that his temperature, pulse, respira tion, heart action and blood pressure were normal. While announcement that fie Presi dent's rest was being interfered with by a swollen prostrate gland, it was emphasized by Dr. Grayson that such was not uncommon and was of little importance save as it caused some dia com fort. Repct? s that Congress might ad journ pending the President's recovery were met at the White House with the statement that such a step was absolutely unnecessary and would be opposed vi'vorously by the e' ecutive. It was feiterated today that the President's condition was such as to allow him to act on any important legislative matter that. might C'.mand his attention. The new clement intr- ' id the President's illness, it w s 1a.- was of the non-operative type. )EAT C''I ('Al.\ls1 ROl)d\.AN .AW Greenville, Oct. I1.--Rodm:a~n 1.=w, ''dare-devil'' aviator and irachute lea per, who startled Chicago, New York and other large cities by various death-defying feats, died early today at the government hospital at Camp Sevier of pulmonary tuberculosis. He was a brother ot Ruth Law, the avia-. trix. Rodman Law, who first gained na.. tion-wide prominence by making a record flight in a bipiallne from Ne York to Chicago, was thirty-ft or years of age, lie had been a patient at thte Unitited States pubie t health service hosptital at Campt Sevier' for sev'eral monthIs, hatv ing been't sent het fromt Kelly lFit'h, Texas. is sister andtt other relatives r'es itdt in Chticago anti his hotly is belig hoh( hterte away ing~ lnstrutitions. At Kelly Fiel in 1918 ltaw lt'te 5,000( feet in na arachute frotm an a r ptlane. lie also atltowedl htimself to >e' stot out of att itmpirovisedi rm:tiun sustainiing severe burns. A nmong ttther noitalet fea ts perfot'med by La w we n.' his leap off the I~lynt~i bridgt juo fromt the' t hirity-first story of a N. w fromo thtt Stat uteof itbeiort v and set: Hie had' mantty spteetua istcapes irt settis, but toot tof his tle hats ha-i liv('d in Newv York, I hic'atgo tatl Tiem~u As ai tint at the ( tmpl St'viert hL litittlit' wats tourhlt to be' impt v Iing~ and plannedi tt lep inta para.chut' fromt a mitt' igh airplanuie att then Th'Ir tith diijslion reunint, butt hotspi-.i auitthortit's dissuiadeud blm. ial Iniounrcemtentt is matde in I tdav's issue' (of I t'e Wiin gton Evei iit~It patc lto1( the effect tat theo tpaper hats bete'n souhl by Parker 1I.. Andi~erson', of Wilmtingtont and~ Greensboron N. C.. to iR. S. (Canrver, formetrly partt owVnvr antd butsliness manager of the Augusta, Ga. (Chronicle. The new ownter hais ailrt'ady taken chargeo of the pulatn.