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/AHappy' and Prosperous New YeartAl eci Oneii KSetoOn SPagesltol12 (VJ1J 4 Pgsio2 VOL. XXXIX MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1919 N.5 TAMPA FIRE CAUSES LOSS OF 2 BLOCKS, Believe Sparks From Steamer Started the Blaze BUSINESS SECTION DARK Damage Estimated Between $350,000 and Approximately $500,000 Tampa, Fla., Dec. 30.-Loss which early estimates placed as between' $350,000 and $500,000 was caused by a serious waterfront fire this afternoon which, fanned by a stiffff breeze, de-'1 stroyed two blocks in the wholesaleI district. The fire ,zone was bounded by the river on the west, by Tampa street on the east, by Whiting street on the south and by Washington street on the north. The fire began shortly before 4 o'clock and burned fiercely until 5 o'clock when it was under control, but i only after one of the hardest fights ever known on the part of the local 1 department. The department is equipped with the most modern type 1 of gasoline motor pumping engines. So fast did the fire spread that firemen were nearly cut off and had to abandon 1,000 feet of hose Capt. I J. D. Ross was burned about the face and is under a physician's care. Sev eral other firemen were burned, but not so seriously. The business sec tion of the city was tonight without electric lights or power and police were ready for any eventuality which i might arise because of the darkness. i Thieves robbed officers in the Citizens Bank building this afternoon while the fire was in progress, getting sev eral purses. Paper by Multigraph The Tribune was preparing tonight to issue by multigraph, as it looked as if there would be no power until a very late hour, if at all. This is i the worst fire in several years and 1 came at the end of a year marked by losses which were remarkably light. The origin of the fire had not beeni definitely determined late tonight. It t was thought, however, that a Bay steamer which was getting up steam under a forced draft, caused sparks to fall ou the roof o fthe Ilome Line oflices. The fire was discovered about Vtwent yminutes after the boat left. During the progress of the fire there were several explosions of oil, 150 harrels of which were in the ware- 1 house of the Bay Line. A little later there followedi a fusillade like a ma iine gun bombardment lasting half i hour, the fire having reached am nit ion stored in the warehouse of I )ferKins and Sharpe. Oil Warehouse Saved A nig warehouse in which much oil was stored, and which .longs to the Kneht and Wall Hardware Company, was saved by the company's employes, wi, threw hose out of the windows of the main store, attaching it to the t tonpany's private standpi pe. S.%'. Iral automobiles which had bieen lei't tanading in the fire zone were de - .t royed . The lack of electie lights cause da nlad rush for candles and Iaminps on the part oif the public, and one firm va holding candle's at ten cents each Suid selling them by the hundred. At 1 0t o'clock the TIampa Electric Comn p any was able to piartially reitore the Ii ehtin;r in the business section. The ir terriuption in electric service, wast el und( biy the hurning of the maint i'irs on Tampa street. Ile Park nd West Tampa were not affectedI. . hIEADS PHILOSOPHERS Ithaca, N. Y., D~ec. 30.--"rof. Ralph B. Perry, of liarvard University was today elected president of the Ameri can Philosophical Association whichr is holding its nineteenth annual meet at Cornell Unaiversity. Prof. Al H. Jones, of Brown University, as elected secretary. NOTlICE 01" lDSChilARGE I will anply to the .Judge of Probate I for Clarendon County on the 30th (lay r of January 1920, at 11 o'clock A. M.d for Letters of D)ischargo as Executor of the estate of Mary Ann Nelson, dleceased. .G. T1. Ragin, 53.-3t-pd. Executor. r Summerton. S. C., De. 29, 1919. ADDIIONAL LOCAL N[WS Mr. J. W. Wideman was a business 'isitor to Atlanta this week. Mr. Charles Taylor has moved his amily into his new home which he gas just erected on Boyce street. Dr. Herman Huggins of Pomaria pent Christmas with his mother in Planning. Mrs. Arthur Reeves of Atlanta spent 3hristmas with her sister, Mrs. Jake seman. Don't forget the Hawaiian Troupe it the School Auditorium tomorrow tight. Mr. Ii. M. Thomas returned this norning from a busines strip to At anta. iMIr. W. M. Plowden accompanied his laughter, Miss Carolyn, to Charleston yesterday where she will undergo an >peration. Miss Loulie Iarvin returned to Co umbia this morning, after spending 'hristmas with her parents in Mann ng. A notice of the examination for eachers appears in another column. Phe county superintendent is anxious o have a large number take it. The examination begins at 9 o'clock on Saturday January 10th, 1920. Mr. Harry Gerald, who is employed )y the J. P. Taylor Tobacco Co., spent he Christmas holiday with his par mts, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Gerald. IIar 'y is located on the Lexington, Ky. miarket. Council met Monday and awarded .he "white-way" contract to the Dixie ['lectric Co., of Sumter. Work will Jegin on the installation of this im .)rovement as soon as the material ar ives, all of which has been shipped. We call our readers attention to the arge advertisement of Mr. II. D. Dubrow. This store will put on it's innual .January Clearance Sale begin iing Friday, January 2nd. The fire department was called to he home of Mr. Morris Ness Christ nas morning. The roof caught from spark from the chimney. The blaze ,vas extinguished with small damage. Part of The Times force spent some >f the Christmas holidays with rela ives at their former homes: Mr. C. 3. Smith was in York, Mr. J. W. 3arton was at Lancaster and Mr. J. . Cromer was in Union. The' all re )ort a pleasant dry time. The Dixie Electric and Plumbing 'ompany have moved their stock from he Nimmer building and will make uniter headquarters for both places. t is the intention of this enterprising rim ia little later to open up a busi less here on a large Scale. Married yesterday in Foreston, Al iss orn Sprott and )r. ltichard M. 'ollitze'r of Charleston. The touple eft, immediately for Florida and ('ba, tnd on their return will make Char ('ston their home. The bride is an rccomplished daughter of Ilon. and lrs. W. T. P. Sprott and the groom s a leading physician of (harlesto,. Ollicers Thames, (Gamble and Peavy it:ve been after the moonshiners the ast few days. Last Saturday they .ok a st ill from A rthur Smith near ?'immerton. Sunday :ransom Waters date was raided and a still taken. d o~iaday .January Stukes fellI a v ictinm M. the officers, ie also had ai still in (is possession. All oIf the parkities aire olored and they put uip a $300 bond or theirIi appekaance at cour't. Mr. it. I). Cothran, who has been endutmi(g a tobacco warehouse at Irook neal, Va., has returned home, the (easoni havmng closed up) there. Mr. -othran1 hks ioer 100,000 pounds of mdk tobaclco that he bought here dur ng the wet spell last July, and as here is no ma rket in tis country for hat grado, be is contempldating going o Germ any in a few diays and trying 0 plakc this tobacco over there. Mri. A tnai V. Grumble left last night or RichmItondl, Vai., after sp~endling the ,hristnms holidaiys with his parents k('r'(, Mr. aknd Mrs. P. II. Grumble. r. G rumlel h is no~w located at Rich nond1 as replresentaitiveis for Proctor Gamzble, the big soap mainufactu Mr. .John D). G;erahl & Son w ho will lerate the Gerald \Varehouse this cason1 anniiounce that they haive a uanitity of tobacco seed which they vill < istribu te to the planters. The eed~ is now being dlistributed at Lecon' Veinberg's storet. Mr'. Gerald andI son, Iiirry are both well knowun to the far wr'is of this county and1( will no dloubt o a big business this season. "The Dixie" looks like a real cafe, inice George Chialmas took charge f it. lie has made wondlerful im.. rovemients in the aPp~ear'ance of the ttle eating nalace andl he has alrad I. MR. AARON WINB[RC PAS88 AWAY Died this morning about 3:30 o'clock at his home in Manning, Mr. Aaron Weinberg, aged seventy-nine years. The deceased had been an invalid for about a year, and for the past six nionths he suffered greatly. Mr. Wein.. berg was one of Manning's first set tlers, and grew up with the town. Just after the war he entered the mercan tile business here, and through his good business judgment he amassed a fortune. lie helped many people in days gone by when they could not help themselves. He was always a friend to the poor and never oppressed a man when he was down. lie was married to Miss Rosa Levi in 1873 and to thrm were born twelve children, all af which survive him except two. The surviving children are: Drs. Abe and Milton of Sumter, Jake, Julian, Leon, Bertram, Mis. C. B. Geiger, Irma, Ad (lie of Manning and Lester of King stree. The funeral will be held in Sumter tomorrow afternoun. We ex tend our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family. IIAP'GOOD'S TERtM EXIRES Washington, Dec. 29.-Norman lap good is no longer American minister to Denmark, it.was said today at the State Department. Officials explained that the Senate had failed to confirm his nomination before the end of the special session on November 19, and that since he was not given a recess appointment by Pr ".ident Wilson, his commntission automatically expired on that date. Mr. Ilapgoo(d, who returned from ('o penhagen several days ago, wa.s in conference todiy with Secretary Lan sing, discussing the situation in So viet Russia. It was said that the sit uation pictured by the former minis ter on the basis of information reach ing him at Copenhagen did not differ materially from that described in dis patches reaching the department through other sources. Officials would not discuss report el charges that Mr. I!apgood had been svmpathetic toward the Soviet author ities while he was acting as Amer ican minister in the Danish capital. VOltK ON STEEl. TANK SHI1P Tamipa, Fla., Dec. 30. .Vork in an II,900-ton steel tank ship for the Standard Oil Company, which will be the largest. vessel yet. launched south of Newport News, has been begun by the Oscar Daniels Company at its ship yard in this city. The conra tt ptrice is $2,200,000. The Daniels (Compatny is, finishing the sixth of ten 9,000-toni freigthers for the Emrgencv Pheet ('orporation. The local shipyard has tmade one of the best records in the count ry for uninte'rruptedl wtork. owing to the climatic advantages If this sc t ion. ot iced the results. l:nning Is long Since needed a good up-to-date cafe, and it now looks as if our ireamus have really happened. 'This place h:s been tho roughly r'novated :nd me- new 1all over. T'e mnall gemn't assures' 't he public thai loatting in this eating, pa rlor is absolute ly pro(hibi ted. Th'e Timies iofic(e is now onei (If Lthe btest.It equied priinting oflices ill the State. We have just finished intstatlI. ng eectrtic motors on e ver'y po'wert Imac(h ine' in the office a iittoal of i'ight mttlor's, giv inig eight horse- power. Tlhese' ar'e all indlividlual driven nml chine(s andl this is the imost moderin motor etluipjme'nt man dfactored. The Matnniing Times ta kes nnto itself a vrient <deal of credit for' putting this lit tle ('ity on the map. cthroughi it~s o rioting of tobaccil wa rehouse st a ti(n(ery for market s in Vi rgin ia, NorthI ('ariolinai, South Car'olina, Georgia amnd Kentucky. We taike grea t pride in tht' class of woirk that wi turn oul It (and it cei'ttiinly must be good or we woui no(t get Lbhe hundrted s oi- i'epleat ord'iers that we do() comipariing most faivor a bly with thie prodliucts o(f tile lairgest othe(es (of the( (coutr iy. NOTICE ta NOTI'CE IS II EElIHY GIVE:N a the books otf Rlegistration otf the Town (If Maitning will be opened t miy of (ice, oIver' the Bank (If Mtmn ning front Tanuary I, 1920 to anil including January 17, 1920. All persons, not lprev iously register cid, dels iring to voite at the spec itl elee tioni tol be held oil Februariy 2, 1920 atutst (litatiin a treg ist rt ion itiertifica te. All I personis reg isteredf for the last ter'. S. Mariont Williams. Suplervisor of Itegistrationt of thei TIown of Maning. Manning, S. C.,.Dn. 29, 19n9. SARDINIA DEMONSTRATION CLUB HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING The Sardinia Hom e Demonstration Club is now rolundinr up the fifth year of its work. The Club was organized under the lemlershin of Miss Kather mec Richardson, County Agent. Dur mlg the first four years the Club used the lwogirans as outlined and orepared by the Government. As the War came on, and more workers were needed to carry on the Demonstration Work, I Mrs. Theo. D. PlowIen cime on the scene, at the niche of time. anI two years ago she becanme Agent for this part of Clarendon County. The Det onstrl>tion work had grown to such an extent, th-at new help was needed to further the nlOg(ress of this line of :Ition. The first year of our work wit.h irs. Plowden as leader followe ! the already prepared programs, but they were niiade far more interesting hv a 4Iemonst r-' t ion QU(h meet inr. Mirs. Plowden coming .ust when she (iid, with her charmingr personal itv,i wsthe verv turnine' point in the life! of th" Sardinin Club. Always, new 1 no1.'11 new h inre. are in t4'rest inir, b'it ilm. h "alt' v of ris. IPlow dei's ('enun1g(4 w-.'s th 111o)ore "'he e-ime, the " {re w" looked forwiv r'd t' h"'r '(om1 11". The 1te11, dane' increased from a verv smnll m imher to 1 large on', and the interest has grown until no memier is willing to mo iss even one meeting. The prorgrams list year dealt on subjects of food or niutri tion. A lesson was given (II alnost every phase of this subiject. Pro grams were held on Ilon' Grdening. Iom)1e Conveniences, Care of Poultry, and other subjects of like importance. I)uring the study of Foo:ls, Mrs. Plowden realized, that to see was nore; convincing than to hear, an she demt onstIted some dainty, well preimred dish, and this proved to be of great se'rvice. A tler these dem0ons1 rat 11ans, the Ilem'berI)'s were allowed to smell, see and taste. Demo:strations in 1)nning. Drying, anl preserving in j brine were shown. It is very fitting to give much credit to the 4'eforts of the uint iring presi detrt. \irs. T. M. Ml(utchei n, who SlImed n1 liails to nuuaie the 'or'k a -'la'eess. hahe hal served is president :11'rost since the orgaiization of the C'lub. It. is said, that a good generall i one who has sliers at, work, and this (":1!1 truly be said of both Mrs.! I'lowfden and the president. Mention omhg~t also to be nu11de of the pwivate '" embers who so wvillinglyI took paIrt in the dliffecrent programn. \t the close of last -ears wor this b ea four year o1.l llb, we were "U:l'(wel to sel'e't ande m1ak(' out our o'n progor1lns. 13v this timge we felt (;m~te grown upl, and as this was time i> elect ollicers, wev pr~oceeded to eleet Alirs: Jos; Ititte'ner aIs president. \V(' 'enhUized im hei' t' zeal and couirm4:e of olr retiring president, so w' con gitultled ourselves on being' so for tlilte. She is most faithful and ca pable. Immediately pn-paration was begun for :h1 ear lhok. At this time .\irs. I low\denl l-nt her gooi .iudgment, and 1 with tile help of iivate members a verv neat book was re:ay for' publi enit an. 11Irs. I{ii ttener presented the book, all nicely put tog1ether with the C'lub colors. 1Each memulher was noti. fied th:it she ha'l : place < the pr( . gr'n. and all she h:d to doI, wa1 to go to th' l var 1l4 k, and see( h-r subiet. :'Is"( p ua.e :101 tim1(e of me1'e'tin '. IH 4 n- 1' the year book w.4: 4 4'4.. i,.* l'low e-n wa":I." enltertail:ing the lub1I with iway ain-1 mens to nake om.'s; w rk le s 1illicu t. At nill ' meet'in-t1 spoke' (of dis(eases of1 phant1. an) i - an11 their rempies.lj('o* An auftsernon was Jon bi 4 m m with a lighter hea rts t t his wor44k ne(xt tinwll. I knws.ti Scjea pared'~ for' r'lEding 1to the4 Ilub. Schoo4l wor44k, ar1. the imlglinitnc 44 of1 the hIbI 14n impor144tan1t lace' 'n the1 Jpr44 lram44s (If this yeariI. One ("1pec ially the4 sulbject of ''Th1e 114y Probh-m."'' 'Tirs. lolwden's "'M(essage' to Clu 111Vo hers"' was1 ea4gerly litnd ,.4 TIhrolulgh the yearl Ml's. Plo4wden'l has b4,41.d wonder1fully to4 the pr'ogram1s hy vme: manylI1l1~ beaut4iIful vocal14 :s'1h 44n4. TIhe I 'br istmal~s nwe'(tin~g 'Irou1ght thel yearsLl work441 to a4 close s4o Mrl as5 p4'rograms 14r4 conc(''erne. Th'is1 n14(1ingl~ wa'1s full o1f intere'(st, and1 the nember1'Is wlho (too4(k Jiar t c'ertalinily hiow..ed that thIley were'( heart and14 soul n4 thet work1l(. 1 x4celllnt papers'1' w..ere wr'Is waIs lov.el y. 0spiec'il ment'ioni~l houlld be0 made44 oIf Mrs'. lowden41'l'sI ''isna ." TI'khe duett i i h .\el 1r's. 01 Ae o'N ne 'mpaied Mr's. Plowe was'' n(Ilh lto ay one54 444 ith the~ 11'brlist 1AnSohrg inerlstigfatreofth iAe s t .1(1Ihe rgnzng of'a classin ASKS FOR DEATH PENALTY Atlanta, December 29.-Calling or ongres sto provide more rigid en. 'orcement of the prohibition laws tt >revent further loss of life through vood alcohol, more than 100 southerr iry leaders passed a resolution to that Ifect today. The resolution, whicl vas introduced by E. Y. Clarke south. nrn campaign (Iirector for the Anti. 3aloon ILeague., also called for the heath penalty for those found guil tu if selling wood alcohol in whis.-ey m:l Ilso denanded greater activity on tihi )ait of government, State and city au horities in enforcing the law, the con. luding pmragraph of the reoluitio: tates that the prohibition einforeena'in 2oiferenice respectfully calls the :It ention of the Congress of the Uiite< states to the existing cnd'litions an most. earnestly urges that, stlicien funds and a stflicient number of lam enforcement officers be prov idel t( insure proper enforcement of the law, no1w on the statute looks, to make im p:)Ssible : repititioin of this (hri: a: rage Iy. A niong* ose who vote'i ( fm he resolution wt .. (;en. N. B. Forn. if lIiloxi, Mliss, coimiiaideir If t.. ons of C'o( fedecrate \'etera ns; ('ol. \\' Thl~on:ild I.ve, of liichmlond, \;a., D~r Ilowv:ir'I IT. lussel. foun er of til \ nti-Stiloon I.iague of A\mierica, am rediite-I with procui' the passal" ,f the nationial Iroh.'>ition anicid nents; Judge Nash R. Broyles, chie justice of the Georgia (court of A peaIs. IDry lteaders were present fron G'eorgiat, South Carolina. Mlississippi Alahama, 'I'nnessee, Florida auid Vir ERIt'SES 'T) TAI( S'l'ANI) ilount. Cletiens, Mlich., I 1c. 3:). - Mlrs. ituth I'revst lirown, the yount widow of .1. Stanley Brown, who wa: shot. to diath in his autmbile on .ount.ry road near here a wel'k Igo refused to testify at the inquest. wlie-l pened here tonigilht. lloyd 'rivis .lMrs linrwn's cousin, :nud a close friei. 1f the slain manl, :1 !: clai eni n cul st ititionial ilmmu:it y anI the two Wit Messes Iuploni wvhomi I'rosecitor .Rhin on had coliuleell to g'ive jmjp i:ill test imony, were exciused. lMrs. !iroln a l n' v. is lil i..i let a:iinedl as naiterial Vito-sses hu wr ra tleased todaxli . e a ratl piy.-i ialns whit per-fornold :- pot morten'("I upon the body of the prornlinent yoimsll mlanl ''ave1 e'xpert Its tio : uell agr1ee, that thet chos whichI ,-aus i h de tl were lirei fr ml 'ithii ti :I n lmo il nott morel, thlan'si-" im-h'- from11 lh heal. 'I'ilt' lllelit nc \ s iS L?(!lit (I li lt!: nxt. Friday. In fite I w: Ian in i; ials expett t( h t le in u( [(tiv hlti ('e ile H ecatie' \- tster. for who I : warraillit has hi b ieen iimssu e l o'har--i muit IrdI . ( T'he twomanit , sai i to ha:11"( bein 11a fii i i f lie iirtwn . w tats ! ( I lie t 'I t1 h l eft 1':d 1m : (( m!I x.te uillIx (t1one pl\,' l'ra:11~i '1 I-I1.\ h;1. FlI\ F. I'..\) Ns O GEIAI.I' iim Yii t m, )e . l;. a iiil t yo I-n. ft lit cm h ave hse ak now thna hernnfori llm t ie 11 r i i h I yight hema,, .rmii ei in ll iour i oayad.o TO RATIFY TREATY ON JANUARY 2nd On All Points Except That Relating to Naval Material on Hand AIED TOOPS 1'110CElI) ( t-remony to Be Carried Out Without Display--''o lesume Ite tat ions Il'a i.., 1lec. :tm.- (By the Associated I'reIss.)- Exch1:an r' of ratifications of the treaty of \ rsailles will take:; place .heinary i at the Quai I)'Orsay. Baron von I t'rsnier, head of the Gerinmn del -gnt it'n, a:2 l'Iaul i)utasta, secretary of thel peawe conference, tonig;ht set t!ed I all polint in cotnection with the 'si;natue except that, reiating; to naval iaterial. which, it is expected, will be sol1vedl shortly. Will Sign Protocol The G;ermans will signi thet protocol and at the salme time the Allies will ':l a letter to them agreeing to re Wu, their demrandls to 4100.000) tons if the available Itinage has b(een over estimatel or G;einany is gravel:y men taced economically. in anly case, after thre signature. the Allies will get 242, 1,00 tons of material and the balance base! Ont the reports of experts who are now ehecking uip at D)anzig, llam hur ai Birenen. The British prime minister, avid L.loyd George, will he present at the tremony, which will be carriti out without any display. )iplomatic re ]it ions with (;ermany will be resumed the fIollowing <htdy. when the French cha:rg e d'aff~airs will tin to Berlin and French conlsuls will ren-sum their pusts. C :\ Iliedi trop w1115 ilI lipro'eedl 11n Jan1 r wauary 12 to the territories which must. be evacuated by the (erman or where plebiseites are to be held. It is -esLina:tled that. 10 ) trains will he need ed for this purpose. ('(,nsuls1 to be Sent E:lli 1.1ring 1)resel, an .-\merian menl:hor of thel peace confe-rencre, anl I'xpetr't "in Girm::ui n'Tir's, it is under" stood, will e~o to Berlin as !:own as r ItI w atitons r l exc hlmr'e 1. lit, will bt, acrcompaniedl by a stair. 'Thil i., pres nl1 here to bet- a temp Ira:ry ex II I'llI Intil1 dia11 n 1 ati ' ielatio ns with the' n) itl ta s :Ire resu ed. Ile 1' ltiitI o, IS il'l ' . tiI. cl-t K i ".,te .! " II .tlk - t ' i: j:.ne y ("O 1I'l.: I 'i1l\ i SiI I I' I h:'vc aItlI heard of a notnber 2of nI d ito :- 11f 1t m l th hica III I : It."w I l l I an : ! o i h a'. It'll ~t i 11 21 Xiois I h m. I t. I : 1 olttli1 :to ln hotwi! to nla sr a it c a iy h I 112 :I I' I I '2 1'. : t . \\ I t nI t Ii r t-it t ,'. l'on I I w. ro nv h gs w wl :' :'I'!'' :hip. shouh 2i l Vi. t . \ TI m. a I tI%; .\l -i m byJ- \ -ph. ! -. ar1 I' r thi: n t l!hi Xln m is.ii' a. i : 2-ot i N i li. he:2 aItI' n d-ti h1 t t1121 Ih ig I t . :11 n ,' . 'h " th 'a