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Section. One i~ j 4 lfu eto n Pages ito 6 Pages 1t 16 VOL. XXXIX MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1919 NO. 49 JUDE SEE PLAN TO BLED PUBLIC Anderson Thinks Miners and Opera tors "in Cahoots" ASKS SOME QUESTIONS Federal Jurist Gets Information From Two Defendants pn His Indiana Court. Indianapolis, Dec. 2.-Mine oper 'tors and mine workers appear to be in "cahoots to bleed the public" in the opinion of Judge A. B. Anderson of the United States district federal court. Judge Anderson, who ordered the rescinding of the strike order, ex pressed himself today in the course of examination of Alonzo Newcomb, a miner. Newcomb was before the court on a charge of illegal sale of liquor. Judge Anderson was trying to obtain infor mation as to the mine operators' at titude toward the United Mine Work ers of America. "Doesn't it seem that you are all in a conspiracy to milk the public?" Judge Anderson asked. Newcomb said the mine workers are paid only 84 cents a ton for the coal they mine while they have to pay the operators $2.20 a ton for that coal on top of the mine and business have to haul it themselves. "Ought not all of yvu come down all around?" Judge Anderson asked, and Newcomb said: "I guess you are right." { "Isn't it true that you say the mine - operators get so much that you want part of their profits?" persisted the judge. Newcomb said this also seened to be the case whereupon Judge Anderson remarked that it appeared as though both factions in the coal trouble werc in cahoots to bleed the public. Newcomb said he averaged about $( a day as a coal digger and had made much as, $10 a day. He said his lasi pay check called for $82.27 for 1' days' work, but that about $18 had t< be taken out of it for powder an other expenses owed the mine opera tors. When asked why he did not returi to work in as much as the mines wen open and the government would afforn protection Newcomb said: "Your honor, it would be aell my lif would be worth to start back to wort Iwouldn't last long, I don't expect. Joe Trunko, Hungarian coal miner also arraigned before Judge Anderso on a charge of ciolating the Ree amendment, said he did not knom about the injunction forbidding th , strike. "When they cancelled the strike of der in here they had their finger crossed didn't they?" asked Judge Ar derson. "I think so," the defendant replie< Further questioning brought out th fact that Trunko was married, ha five children, owned his own home ar an automobile. "I tell ytou,' said Judge Andersol after he said he had been given th information, "working conditions wi have to be improved for this man. WI gentlemen, I can hardly restrain ir emotion when I think of the conditic of this man. And the whole counti -$is in the fix it is on account of tI condlition these men are in." ----o Boston, Dec. 2.-A marked featu of municipal elections in Massach setts cities today was the fact th every one of them cast a majority votes in favor of granting liquor lice ses. It was well known to the vote that in view of the coming of natlo al prohibition the balloting was merCe formality. State legal autho: ties, however, had ruled that as t state local option law had not be 'repealedl the question must appear the ballots. -----0 Greenville, Dec. 2.-After reading petition from Hugh T. Bramlett, w was tried andl convicted (luring I August term of court of the murt of his mother-in-law, Mrs. L. C. 1\ Ilugh, asking that he be permitted see his two small children. Ju( James E. Peurifoy today ordler i rigther of the children, Mrs. C~ Bramlett, to show cause on Thurst 'gy these requests' should not granted. In his petition Braml states that he has not been permit to see the children since arrested the charge of murder and that children represent to him "all thai j worth while upon this earth." NNAT CLARENDON . FARMERS ARE DOING Mr. A. P. Burgess, Summerton' Postmaster, raised a big crop of find pecans this year. He has more of the Stewart variety than any other an< they certainly are fine nuts. A pecai orchard well taken care of is a pay ing proposition and will furnish yoi with a crop the boll weevil cannot de stroy. This is one of many crop that can be raised to fight the bol weevil. FENCE YOUR LAND Mrs. F. P. Ervin has just receive a purebred Southdown ewe from Th Wisconsin Agricultural College. Sh now has a pair of purebred South downs and they are beauties. Shee fit in very well with most ever method of farming for they live an grow largely on weeds. We want t get rid of all the weeds and we ca do it cheaply and at a profit to oui selves by letting the sheep eat then Sheep also help us fit destructive ir sects for many of our weeds are n tural hosts for insects injurious I crops so when the sheep eat the weed they destroy innumerable insect eg wvhich will reduce the next brood< insects quite considerably. Get son sheep and let them destroy weeds f< you but be sure and pen them night so (logs cannot kill them. FENCE YOUR FARM Mr. T. H. McFaddin of Gable busy these days taking the stum out of some of hit fields. He recen ly purchased a Fordson tractor ai as they cannot plow over stumps I decided to take out the stumps. Th is a very good thing to (o and a pa ing one. Stumps take up valual snace and it takes valuable time plow and cultivate around stumps. I crease the value and appearance your farms by.. getting rid of all t stumps. Boll weevils hibernate u der bark and in rotten wood arou old stumps so don't give them a chance to hide in your stumps. FENCE YOUR FARM Mr. H. K. Beatson near Manni performed a littlegact of kindness I week an- a great many other farm' of our county could do the sa: thing to great advantage to thems yes and neighbors, as well as othe For a long time there has been a b hole in the road near Mr. Beatso gin and many. many times have bumped over that hole. but the otl (lay when going past his home I myself to resist as much' of the bu as possible. Much to my surpris< rode along quite smoothly. This y so unusual that I stoj-ped and lool back to see what miracle had b nerformed' and discovered the hi had been filled up. Farmers do li wise and earn the gren annreciat of your friends and neivhbors r stranters going past will be delig r! d with the smooth road. The Sup s inor can't possibly get around w %hole county to fix every had hole it will take you only a few minute FENCE YOUR FARM . I have just received the Nurs lists for fruit trees from Clem 5 College and will be around as soor n ossible to take the orders of th who have told me they wanted tr 1. Anyone who wants fruit trees sh< e come to my office, if I am not leave a note on my desk stating I d many trees of each kind of fruit ( want and I will mail you prices names of the best varities adapte< our county. iFENCE YOUR FARM ll -- y I had explected to ship a carloat ytwo of hogs this fall co-operati but in going around the county I I nI found few farmers who will hove 7y hogs to ship. Most farmers will i ec all they have themselves and ot can dispose of their surplus loe If any one has any hogs to sell cnnnot find a market for them I re aidl in finding a market and if wve ~get enough hogs together at one r we can ship them to the stock yr at It will take from 60 to 100 hog of make up a carload. Look aroun n- your community and see if there rs earlond of hogs there for market then let me know and I will aid a- in shipping them. a A. M. Musser, 1-. County Age1 ---0 - he METH~lODIST APPIOINTMEN' on1 Sumter (district, D. M.. McLeod, sidling.eldler; Bethune, A. M. Gar< Beulah circuit, Paul T. Wood, I aopville, Bethlehem, W. V. Dibble; ho HI. W. Bays, junior preacher; Co he Place, J. L. Stokes; Columbia eli iC. T. Easterling. Jr.; Elliott lrWells, W. 0. Henderson; II [c Surings, W. D). Gleaton; Kershai to M. DuBose; Lynchburg, .1. M. Ro go Meceods and Bethesda, S. E. Le he ter': Manning, C. II. Smith; McBc ,P. Hutson; Oawego, J. W. El ra Pinewood, P. B. Inrtrahami; Provi< ay circuit, to be supp~lied; St. Jlohn't be Rembort, B. L,. Knight; Sumter, tt Ov. J. A. Rice; Broad Street, Ferguson; Summerton T. E. M~ Led WVateree, W. HI. Perry; West Ker on F. S. Hook; secretary general the work commission. E. 0. Wn icommisioner of education, 'Handler., HUGE COTTON C WILL South Carolina Association Votes to Establish Bank and Export Cor I poration in State CAPITAL OF $2,000,000 Diversification of Farming and In surance Assessment Are Favor ed in Resolutions Columbia, Dec. 2.-The South Caro lina Cotton Asosciation, meeting here B today, adopted resolutions providing B for the formation of a banking, trust ~ and export corporation capitalized at $2,000,000 to handle the cotton of the d State, put itself on record as favoring o the diversification of farming so that only surplus acreage would be planted to cotton, recommended certain legis lation beneficial to the cotton planters, including the assessment of twenty five cents on every bale of cotton, to be applied by the State warehouse commissioner to an insurance fund to reduce the insurance on cotton, and the creation of a cotton commission. it The association also thanked .'arious public officials, officers of the associa tion, the press and other agencies for their untiring zeal in the movement is for an increased price for cotton. 500 Delegates Present Id! 'T'here were fully 500 relegates pres 1 ent from every county in the State. it R. M. Mixson, of Wiliston was elect l ed president of the association to sue to ceed .1. Skottowe Wannamaker. the n- retiring president; J. HT. Clatfey, of of Orangeburg, vice president; Mrs, t _ Hugh R. Clinkscales, of Columbia rd secretary, and J. T. Mackey, of Cam. ny den, treasurer. The central committee will consisi of the following members from each congressional district: First, B. F. Me Leod, of Charleston; Second, George I st Toole, of Aiken; Third, John P. Strib rs ling, of Seneca; Fourth, .J. B. Cannon ne of Spartanburg; Fifth, L. I. Guion o el- Camden; Sixth, T. L. Manning, of Dil ad lon; Seventh, T. J. Kirvin cf Sumtei n's J. S. Wannamaker, J. HI. Claffey an I B. F. McLeod were reelected as Sout se Carolina's members on the board o lp directors of the American Cotton As I sociation. as Feed Crop to Consumers Throughout the three sessions of th ole convention, morning, afternoon an ke- evening, prominent men delivered at 1on dresses depreciating the future of th ht- cotton crop and predicting that the u er- timate fate of the industry lay in th the hands of the farmers, who could cot "( trol the situation by organization an an adequate system of holding in wai houses. The keynote of the conventic was the assertion that it was an cc( cry nomic fallacy to dump the cotton crc son on the market at one time, that t correct method was to warehouse yes. and gradually feed it to the consur uld ers throughout the twelve-mont in period, low you Among those who delivered addres and es were: Walter B. Brcwn, editor I to the New York Commercial; E. Smith, United States Senator; Hlarvi Jordlan, of Atlanta, campaign (lire tor of the American Cotton Associ I or tion; Col. T. J. Shackelford, of Athe ava., treasurer of the American C< any ton Association; former Congressm: iced A. F. Lever, commissioner or the Fe 1ers5 era! Farm Loan Board; D. S. Muri al'y of the Bureau of Markets, Unit wvill States Department of Agriculture. can Huge Company Organized lac Following the passage of the ret s to lution providing for the organizati :1 in of the banking, trust and export cor is at ration, the following committee w and appointedl to organize the plroject: YiiHart Moss, Orangeburf, chairman; D. Bates, Orangeburg; JTohn L. N it. Laurin, Bennettsville; D. D. Wanm rS maker, St. Matthews; R. IL Mannii Sumter; Lee G. Hlolleman, Anders< pre- A. J. A. Perritt, D)arlington; B. ner; Matthews, Newberry; D. R. Colem. ish sam- Winnsboro; Charles HI. Barron, Colu niel, bia; Lowndles J. Browvntng; Union. lege B. Laney, Cherawv; J. Swinton Wha cuit' Charleston. 'att The following is the text of the r ters; "Whoreas, it is absolutely necessi ibet- for the cotton producer to puit into .'. feet andl force such changes in lnce ' handling of his product as will rem and' antiquated methods, save an enor~m rrin- waste and result in direct sales; J. ~ Given Lives to Study haw, "Whereas, men wvho have g.iven Ii war, of study to this question andl arc tson; perately interested in putting the J..ton prodlucing industry on a safe; economic basis Therefore be it OMPANY BE ORGANIZED Resolved, That it is the sense of our association that a banking trust and export corporation should be speedily organized for the purpose of assisting to furnish financial assistance to the producer for the making of his crop, the warehousing of the same and for the purpose of further furnishing him with finances so that he can make di rect sales of his cotton both at home and abroad. "Be it further resolved, That the ex ecutive committee, together with the executive officials of thrs association and together with a speceal conmittee of the nine, be and they are hereby instructed to take all necessary step; for the purpose of selling stock, sc that every county of the State wil have the opportunity to subscribe t( the same according to their cotton pr( (luctions. "Be it further resolver, That the American Cotton Association througl the above committee, shall be urged t( push the organization of the above named banking, trust and export cor poration with all p)ossible speed." Explains Purpose President Wannamaker, in his speec today, explained the proposed organi zation and its necessity in the follow% ing language: "The banking trust and export cot poration should recCive the full at proval of the producer, banker an merchant, and, in fart, the entir business interest of the State. It wi create a reform in the handling of ou great crop which is long past due. N section can prosper where they are (( pendent upon the same section I whom they sell their products ft their finances, said section largely i charge of the setting of the price f< such products. The capital stot should be divided evenly among ti several divisions of the State and th< r allocated to the counties, according . the number of bales prouce(d. Roug ly speaking, the computation will 1 I on a basis of about $1.75 per bale raise the $2,000,000. In allocating ti f stocks there will be two series, one . 6O per cent and the other of 40 p cent. The 60 per cent is allocated the farmers, which includes the lan owner, the tenant and the share-cro per, so that at all times the conti _ will be invested in the farming el e ment. Officers of Company e "The officers of the corporation, . addition to a board of directors, sh (I include a president, two vice pre e dents, a secretary and treasurer a n trust officer (who shall also be n - ager of the export department) an' p general counsel; all of these oMlic< e to be elected outside of the board it directors, except the vice preside i- may be a secretary or the trust n is export officer. ' he executive committee is to s- tablish an export trade in cots f through the cotton commission. ). "The federal warehouse system y the State wvarehouse system, as a c- suilt of the organization of the hal a- ing, trust and export corporation is be an ideal system. The prodluce'r .t-" have absolute control of his cot mn until it reaches the hands of the mi d- ufacturer. It will be wvarehoused h, sold as close as possible to the pc ed of prodluction. "The American Cotton Associat will pr'ove of trenmendous strength o. both of these organizations of en on erating with themi. po Member of Reserve System as "This bank will ho a member of B. federal reserve system. It will rei F. bring to the State and to thle cot [c- belt a compillef a system of rese a- banks. Although it is not the purr1 ig, of the organization to seek dii a; profits, at the samle time there' is C. question hut that the project in, prove of tremendous value and mn- the bank will bring enormous il I. rect returns. As a result ofC tI ey plans the cotton nroducer wvill haa his cotton and attendl to the w ns- housing andl marketing of same. wvill bring tremendous benefits dlii ry It will assure him of a profit for ef- c'otton, andI thus enable him to r'ehr the itate the South, absolutely change >ve ral conditions for the better andtI )1s out illiteracy and had roads.. It mn benefit every line of cornmmi life in the State, aind the fier ves these plans are bound to sri es- throughout the entire cotton belt ~ot-, the endl means absolute change in ind i business methods of the South v thny nre put into effect andI ft WILSON AND WOOD WIN INDORSEMENT South Dakota Parties Express Pre ference ALL DEMOCRATS AGREE Army Oflicer, However, Opposed by Governor Lowden of Illinois. Marshall Favored Again Pierre, S. )., Dec. 2.---Maj. Gen. Leonard Wool was indorsed for pres ident. of the United States tonight by the Republican state convention after a sirited st ruggle in which Gov. Frank O. iowlen of Illinois, came out. Second best. While the Republicans were meeting in one legislative cham ber at. the state capitol, the Democratic state convention in the opposite chain ber indorsed President Wilson for a third term iby an unanimous vote. Under the R ichards stale primary lawi thle county delegations cast their vote on the basis of thei' voting strength at the last state election and a majority was necessary to indorse Snominite. Wood received 28.599 otes from the Republican majority ..1 Lmy1Coden got 1.-12. Ti. neces sary nmjority was 25,i58. The Republican convention was turned into a turbule session late to {:ay when one factiol halted a roll call on pre'-ienhtdal indlorsement and urge I that the county delegations withhold their vote on that <oLestion. After this movement was defenaed the supporters of this plan who were cS ched I as anti-Waoi delegates, swung their strength to ILowden. The Republicans then quickly in e dorsed Gov. ('alvin Coolidge of Mass achusetts for the vice presidential no mination. Coolidge receivedl a heavy majority. A few scattering votes were - cast for Theodore Roosevelt. Senator - lIiram Johnson and Henry Allen of Kansas. Gov. Peter N ordeck was 0n ioatoed for United States senator by the ie publicans to oppose Senator Id S. f Johnson, who was renominated by the 1e )enocrats. r- The only other presidential possihil y. ity mentioned at the Deno:ratie con vention ion was William G. lcAdoo, After President Wilson wa's indorsed a dele ) gate moved that the convention in id (orse McAdoo in the event that Pre silent Wilson (lecidei not to be a can didate, but the motion was ruled out of order. The )enocrat it convention indors ve ed Vice I'resideit Marshal for a third 1" term if he is , ( i:1 . The Repuh!icans i lopted thir plat 1' form :t the firenioi'on scilon. 'The key i- note of the I)''noeitir 'i: i'atfir :1 was permanent pelace .n Ie the laue of u nat iions. The paramount is',ue of the he Republican resolutions was Airwrienn 11 iso im. Both :irt ies indorsel the league as of nations. The Democratic unre Of servedly indorsed President Wilson i- and his audministiation and the league of of nations covenant. without amend as ments or ret'servationlis. h''ie R'puhl cn condeninel the administration but. 15 indirsed the covenant without amend (I' ment s hut reservatioins which "wvill "m tendi to safeguarid the integrity of the Lve nat ion anid preserve the Monroe doe ith trine. ef~. Although Urnitted States Senator a-Mie Pindlexter of Washington, was in the city his name was not men to tioned on the floor of thle convention. Poindextei's lieutenants declared t hat [ehe wouldl lit an m ineenden t candidoate [ifor parity inmdorseiment at. thet state pIrimiaries in March. The candiidney eeC of HIiraim Johnson was inirmectly' re miii ferired to by a detlegat e but JIohnson's o-nine was not placeid before the con revent ion. ifil- TEXT!ILE ORG;A NIlZlER in R10 'GHLlY THIEATR'I) the - - A~s- Anderson, Deic. 2.--- II. T. Lawson, ioni sa id to he a textile un Ion organizer, Ire- wh'lo arri veil here t oilay frtim Atlanta, 1sis was seizied her'e Itonigh t by a parmty of the t~n iden t ifiedi men, wh ippted, divested of the h1is clothes and 1 pi ntedt from head to foot with1 heavy' lead oil, actird ing to of- report s hirough t herte. ehy L awson then was placed in an auto iat - motbile it was sa id andii taken to Seneea mut- whe're lhe cautghit a trmain fo: tlant a. ious IIle It'ft hiis haggage anid ovierioat as sso- i well as a iuant it y tif union lit erat iurt'. vithI Th'lere are six large cutton miiills di- beire, nono tof thi' operatis of wh ich wec- are kinowin to lie memberis ,'f textile nee-jnions. law~son, actcordling to, repiorts, e'f- was Ito have met a nuniber of opera ring tlives near ht're toniight to advocate into uniionismul. He' was st'ized wh'imle en i'ut e to fil the toganenm,,nt SCHOOL NEWS On Wednesday morning, November 26, 1919 the third and fourth grades rendered a very interesting Thanks giving program in the chapel. The auditorium was very tastefully decorated with oranges, nuts, sugar cane, apples, corn and pumpkins and everything that reminds one of a good Thanksgiving dinner. The pro gratj was as follows: Song-4th. grade. Recitation - "Thanksgiving" - George Dickson, Otto Hlick:, Ashely Rigby. Thanksgiving Acrostie - 'l'welve girls and boys. Song-"Thanksgiving''-3rd. grade. Recitation--"Our Blessing'" ---Viv Ian Katzolf, Bonnie Walker, Virg:nia Hlolladay. Laura Peavy. Recitation-"-"A Prayer' -- -'I ny.'rs Horton, ('arnelia Sprot t, Cooper l' ile, Dickson. Recitation--" Ac.'swet'dgement" John E. Arant, liency Frederick Legg. Song---"J.a.'k Frost - "nd. brade. Recitation ---"I" ar ewcll" --- l-' ranccs Davis. At one o'clock the ent irc high sclio' assembled in the auditon to" o b"e (1n tertained by the seniors. T.u- meet ing was presided over ny Mi. Marth: Burgess, the chairman. v: n made a i,"".ml tant waecech. Tihe 1;--:!w:nm wa: ;,": follows: Song--- 11th "-rlle. Recitation-'liss V'ir.na 'iger Piano .: ''.-,'s V.ar \.ells. Recitation --liss Mlan l t r- pol. Debat t- ''ly e'I that m!" I -hon should install manu:I :arinin-; an - household arts." Alirmativ ---Miss I.-'ic llveer Negative---A1r. Bro'V. ,' ltrn al. Aflirmative-Aliss Craeo' Niinmer. Negative-liss Ca n.'riae Arant. 1 Aflirmative--\Miss I hre- e A lsbre o e Negative-lr. (raven t,:tilhat. Talks on Thanksgivin----lis Estelle Allsbrook. r Recitation- 1r. Iorton Rigby. o Song-I I th grade. . The judges decided in favor of th1 oaffirmative. ' It was decide that the juniors woul 1r entertain in the near future. '1' n meeting then adjourned. r1" We had holiday Thursday and Fr (.ay, which we all enjoyed very mue M.. S. W. n BOLD lHOl'E FOR ()0 0P1OMI 1 o - Paris, Dec. 2.-The newspapers )c coinmmenting upon the convening to the United States Senate, express tl le hope that a compromise on the Ve >f sailles treaty will he reached shortl These banks in the various States, 1 cocperating for miutual benefits i ol protection, will bring additional be cuts." A resolution was adopted urging t passage of an act creatiig and t appointment of a comnaission to ha in general supervision over the cott i problems of the State. - A resolution was alopteil mak n the State Commissioner of \grii Sture, State warehouse commnission a chairman of the agricultural board rs extension and the president of t American Cotton Association, so lo it. as he is a citizen of this State, nt members of the board of directors the South ('arolina Cotton Assoc s- tion, and the executive committee on the State branch of the the national sociation ex offico member. n(1 "Ie it resolved, that the oflici ie- and executive communit tee of the Ami k- enn Cotton A ssociation are hereby ill structed to use every effort to hi ill the proper' amiendmiients to the Sii on C arolina Warehouse Act put into nii- feet and force by necessariy legis nd lionu, with all possible speed.( int T1he following resolution relative the aimendimeiits (If the ncts creat on the D~epartnment of Agr'iculture- and to Stat e Warehouse cominiussioiner of >p- read: "Whereas it is of c ital importa that the varius aims, objects: the purpoise of thet Amieiricanu ( ttton thy sociat ion lie paut inito effect and fe toin ias speedily as pIossible; rve "Thereforet, be it resolved that< se eers of th is assoc('iation uare lereby eet it-tucted, through (coopeWration (of no Governor, to request the General vill sembly to pass necessar il egisli hat to so amiiend the duties (If the wVi di- house ('omm1issioner a nd the 'omrl eseitoneri o)f iigricultur ai''is to includhe dle imsfl, obljetts and piurploses (of - Aimeirican Cottoin AssociatioIn. h is ''le it fuirth(er resoIlvedh, that the yet. ficers of this assoc iat ion are- heri his instiucted tol at once take up the i bil.- ter of necess5a ry reslutioins fori' ru.~ ting into efflec t and force the var 'i pe mlealsures r'e'omlmended by th is a wil! eintion at this conv'ent Ion, anditl ieu copera't ion thle entir'e boardi of hia't r'ec'tor-s and otuchi' membheris if the e endOt utive (comm nittee its it is uleemedh ,in essary to uise, itll of its p)ossible the Iforts to harve the legislation cove hen~ these matters speedily enacted tre jlaw.