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-*THE MANNII Entered 'at the Postoffice at Manni Appelt & Shope, I Published Every Subscription Rates $2.00 p MANNING, S. C., WEDNES: WOMEN AND' -00 Where will the emancipation of womc The ratication of woman's suffrrge leaves o) y two more -tates to be brought iave been accomplished. For only a fev cousidered a chimera of the dreamers, the end even the mere idea was laughed to se A hundred years ago woman was the and revered as a delicate personality to b lihe seaiy side of life. Today she is life itself-a potent facl power domestically, spiritually, socially, She is a banker, a lawyer, a doctor, a war worker a preacher and a politician. ] fine fields for her to invade be sure she good. She no longer trembles at the dreade( :succinct words permits him to understand i to advice, but that her will is her own an :best. Her attitude of meek and gentle o In many cases we find the wife the fu stess affairs, and such partnerships are in, lished fact, women have invaded nearly ei saerei to man ,and universal success has ( TIhe feminine mind has broadened an< wonder of the age. A noted physician has even predicted ,men will become the dominant factor in Ar rode to a status of secondary consideration This may or may not be true. But of fins attained at pinnacle in public life whic stion, and the man who ignores her potenti The power of our new womanhood is g But what will it be a hundred years hi -- -00 Mtarch, it seems, has been something everywhere except in Washington. 00 THINK THIS -00 The supreme court of the United Stat :stocks are exempt from income taxation. The fortunes of our rich men are prii carry no great amount of actril cash in bn These rich men with their billions of d income tax on the enormous revenues from They can, if they choose, invest all of t riving their entire incomes from them. and tax at all. It costs in the neighbol)rhood of one bill <erniment, and much of that amour' must b If hlk rich man is not to pay his just 1) MUST PAY IT FOR HIM? We have no editorial comnnent to mak pourt. ThaL tribunal is presumed to be the $law is undoubtedly as they have interpreted But the fact that the rich man is to pa hoklilgs, 6f stocks causes one to wonder if I "-dig deepei -ul cough harder." Ile has cowshed much as it is. MonAvechists of (Gem6niany yearn mightily ' 1c theo r oegim t Ilie iow vacanlt the ei bmy b' lvil strife for a time as in t tr 6I a' A:e of ruling Stemselvyes and ajled fist of htiaierdomn ino lot R'A A 11 it It Il poinit It A'S lIEEN COM UPLE'l''sl won. ---- had| Confere'n,'s C'ommiittee~ .iepresentting I;ng, liailroad C'orporation~s andl 16 v Unions EjT.et Or'ganization by Mi..id Elect ing "Nliler' of P'ennsylv'ania mriiw Chairman- Now IHeady to Take Th' Up H ig Quest ion of aluoy Con- pJa in isidei at ion. r'ad to eni Washington, Mlarch 22..formation. op ofi the joint railroad wvage hoard was ' tijiin comupeted( here~ ton igth by the confecr- bil iti< en-e commfl~1ittee! r'epresenlting the raild -orI m:,:'I corporaitlins andti the 16 railroad1( when mies hh t lI4!ted E. P. \Vhiter oferh -tht I'eninsyivani a iraiih-oad chairnian.wa. 'fThI bi-partisan body now is ready to the i 'be"in considleration of the wage de- n1 mands oif the 2 ,pO~,ptI workers mad!e i nere lait August and which since hav'e been wh'iel. air. before the president without a ge avtkiement being rechced-lha Thet board today began the task of an :a rexamninat ion of' the voluminons ree'-oer an:?b an data, gathered by the wage ser'te adju~Lnint boarids of the railroad ad- rt roiistr'ationi with respect to the bie a w~Aers' clahi ns. Contrary to the th(e utlonl fore'tcart, the corporal on repre- Tha s~e~tatives agreed to includle these as the part of the boarid's wage reCcordls and to t.- employ them as far as practicable taini wa I basis upon which to dliscuss the laag! dratvn Iouitt controIverisy. N .e'oring II. to~ preusen t indications, Ite iioard will niot. deal with the qutes tas a whole until countless minor I point:' of di fference have been eli m- Coll ivated. .\I embhers werie said to have cha propiosed that. the wvage dlemandls be tion aenF tip lby classes, adjustments den reached and niviudual controversies sub ettled andl theni the ba sis of a gen- put. .mu percentaige of increase dliscuissedl. pr'i The suggestionl of t he president giv fhat the boarid shoul d give close study foll V. the~ relationship between present vMdroadl wageI and the cost of living yor aml also to the pay of labor in other cou lirx of industiry probab~ly will not ant .miter into the conference until towards on 1Ahe end(. The disposition seemed to an< be to talk of "specifics rather than ~anianities" at the outset and on this foi 4JG TIMES ng as Second-Class Matter. ?roprietors. 6Vednesday or year in Advance DAY, MARCH 24, 1920. VOM EN 11 011(1? by the West Virginia legislature into line when the impossible will r years ago woman's suffrage was cheese at the end of the rainbow, Orn. ornament of the home, cherished a petted ald protected from all of ;or in every phase of existence-a onimmercially and politically. merchant, a farmer, an artisan, a [f there are other erstwhile mascu vill soon be in thei-and making displeasure of man, but in a few that she is always willing to listen d will be exercised as she deems bedience has vanished. .11 partner of the husband in busi eariably successful. As an estab rery field of labor heretofore held rowned her efforts. I developed until it has become a that the day is coming when wo nerican life, and that man will re one thing we are certain-woman i commands respect and 'consider Ality will inevitably come to grief. :rcat even now. nice? of a windless month. That is, )VER es has (ecided that incomes from icipally invested in stocks. They nk. illars worth of stocks will pay no those stocks. heir wealth in stocks, thereby de. !scape the payment of any income ionl dollars a year to run tile gov Sraise(I by taxation. oportion of the income tax, WHO v (n the ruling of the supreme fountain head of justice, and the it. y no ilncolle tax on his enormous he poor man is to be required to for an opportunity to place some mne, 4t they will hardly succeed. 1e reeniit flareup, but the people are ini no mind to let ,ro of the igerl appeals to them. unioni leaders said they had Thecy b~elievedl that wh'ien they succeed~ed inl avert ing "mndLfer l iscu.ssions"5 they had~ brloken1 from tihe blunker which they they had always met in wage igs prior to federal control. e. rail road representatives ex "d that the Association of Rail. Executives hadi inistructed them te r the negotiations in a spirit of ration, lbut they rem inded the le'adiers that linancial responlsi x *'estedl on the shoulde'rn of tihe rations which must be consi~deredi wvage claimr were undenr conlsidl m1. Reference was made, it said, to the hearings now before Sters tate0 com merce (com1mission hie statement: made That wage ases hinge upoi"n higher rates 1 11ean1 more1' reVonlue. 1ion 1(leders scoutod the report their dem11ands5 would aiggregiate 1(d itional $1,000,000,000 in. vailroad itinig e'xp~enlss. Spokesiaen as d that11 "no liing man"' could as in the exact amount which would bled to the pay rolls because of intriency of the wage scales. there will be0 a heavy inerenise, , they d id 1not believe, wou(ld ( at an fy such1 aggregate. ,HYt SAYS MiAlE ashl1inrgton, Marchf 23.--Secrietarmy y today wropte Senator L~odge, rman1 I of the Senaite foreign rel a 5 commlllittee, atskinig that the evi eC la ken by the (0omm11ittee onl tihe ject of hiis conIi rmation he nmadc I ie, if it accordedl with the usuai etice. The text of the letter, as en out at the State Departmenl ows: Will you plermiit me to express t< m iy aplpreciation of tihe very rteous recepltionl 1 had1 froml yoi the membersq of your committee tihe occasion of my recent appear ~e before the committee ? '1 ilmi hopeful thlat a way may b mdl to lift. ihe secrey which um FOR SALE-2-year old Th6oough.. bred Holstein Bull, weight 900 lbs. $75 gets him. J. M. Rowe, Sum merton. it-pd EASTER CANDIES-A full line to select from. Just the nicest and freshest you ever eat. The ,Dick son Drug Store. WANTED the public to know that we carry a complete line of DAYLO FLASH LIGHTS, batteries and bulbs. W. J. Young Motor Co. WANTED LABORERS-100 men wanted for bridge work; best prices; good board. Come prepared to work. Write C. C. -Chastine, Laurens, S. C. 3t-c. EASTER EGG DYES-The best on the market. Dickso-, Drug Store. WANTED-A good man to sell monu ments, for one of the best equipped Factories, in the South. Write to day. Palmer Stone Works, Albe marle, N. C. 8-3t-p. CHOCOLATE EASTER EGGS-Eas ter Candies--We have them. Just received a fresh shipment. Dick son Drug Store. WE ARE prepared to do your cal cimining, paper hanging and inter ior decorating. A full stock of wall paper to selectfrom. The Vogel Mantel Co., Sumter, S. C. -13-c. WANTED-100 baby chicks, any breed, for cash. State quantity and best price in first letter. W. J. Young, Manning, S. C., Box 236. GASOLINE SYSTEM-Oil Tanks and Pumps, Air Compressors, Comput ing Scales, Show Cases, Account Registers, IPloor Scales, Rebuilt Cash Registers, Safes, Store Fix tures. The Hamilton Sales Co., Columbia, S. C. No.5-tf. COLORED DYES for E-aster Eggs We keep the very best. Dickson Drug Store. CARLOAD "K. P." Distributors and Universal Side Dresses. Prices will interest you. Summerton Hard ware Co. 7-tf. WANT THE TOVAUCO GROWERS to place their orders for Bemis To bacco Transplanters in time to in sure delivery, as we could not sup ply the demand last season. The Bemis Tobacco Travisplanters set your tobacco when the plants are ready, waters every plant at the root, saves the labor of ten hands, mail your order tod-ty to Carter Distributing Co., Lak? City, S. C. FROST PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS. For immediate shipment, extra fine stocky plants. Early Jrsey, Char leston Wakefield, Succession, Flat Dutch. By express 1000, $2.00, 2000 e-1 KA rAAA,075) F- in ', ~f; . , $7.50. a 300, $1.00, 500. $1.50, 1000, $2.50. Send for price list of S veet Potato. a Tomato and other Plants. Parker Farms, Moultrie, Ga. 9-4t.-c. STANDARD FORD CHASIS with f light truck platform in ierfect con- I dition. Will sell cheap. W. J. ( Young Motor Co. a (I 'OR SALE-BIick Six touring car A No. Or:e condition, runs like new. Perfectly good tires. Price $925.00 See W. R. Plowden, Alderman's w Store. I t--pd. ti rounds~f the evidence~d taken by the com: P mitte- on the subject of' my confirma tio~n. While reluctant to make a re quest that may in any dlegree conflict 4 with the~ usual practice of the corn mittee, or- anticipadte its action, it ~ wouLld be very mruch aprxeciated by moe if the whole record were given' NOMI1NATION (S C:ONFIRM~D' W~Aashington, \1xh 23.-T-ihe Sen~ate~ F inte t.day confirmed the nominationj of Will iant Mar tini Will iams~, of Ala bamia, to b-e coll.ctc of internal re-ve nue1, repllaing.O Dani1 el C. Roper, v:e siurned.t giant, who managed to rentove from - her trunk a~ large ehina d'oll, led to the~ d iscover-y by ciatoms officials to- s day of 30ou quarts of bran'dyr hidden l in var-ions parts of' the White Star l inecr Creti fro(m Mdedliterr-anean paorts. t The oflicers saw a wonain hacstily1 take a dloll fronm her tru'tnk and~ at tcmpt. to carry it away. They also n~oticedl two othe w~omen on the pier were ceudding dolls in their arms. Lipon invstigation they found a gal long jug of brandy beneath the dress of' the idrst doiC and a quart bottle concealed( in the clothing of each of the others. A search of the vessel brought to light quntities of liquors stored in ventilators andl lockers behind piles of lie preservers. Most of it was found in tihe crew's quarters. No ar rests were made. H IG FOUR IN SESSION London, March 1 .-Paul Mantoux, who was oliuicial interp~reter to the: ,peace conference in Paris and who is . ow director of the political section of the acecretariat of the league of na tions, has given tihe public a glimpse - at. the lighter sideonf the "Big Tour" of SCHLO Y8 BROS, & 00. r06. ri wi The Stein-Riock Clothes If you can't com you a winner. Prices, $3 Stetson Hats, Silk Caps. Clap and Oxfords. SILK SHIRT We can show THE HIGH GRADE SI-IIRT 1 THAT'S Wop rH ITs COST Josep 16 S. Main St. ::4lutt:::1uuuuitti m *ti :u*$u:::::::: work. "Lloyd George," he said, "sat in a rge comfortable arm chair by thc cesie, an(l beside him was M. Cle oncoau in another ari chair. Presi mt Wilson sat on their left facing window and I was at the other end a long iable wiih Signor Orlankd my elbow. Conversation was ofter iendly and informal and sometimc hen some unknown place was men oned, a large map was brought ii ad, much, to my delight, [ had th< eivilege of seeing those f'our grea en crawfing on the floor. "We had our moments of relax .ion," he continued, "and when th4 >uncil was waiting for some docu ent the "Big lrour' 'told stories resident Wilson wvas brilliant, an< ia fumd of animsing anecdotes hieha were a!wa'iys miuch enfjoyed." AVY TO EXHIBR'T IIUN SHIPS ire Vessels Allocated to U. S. Ma: May lie Brought Here. Washington March 19.-Five Ger anr suarrendlered wvarships aloL ated t' ec United States undler the armistic, ~rms, a battleship, a cruiser an< iree dlestroyers, will be brought t. ii country next month, it was an oncedl today b ythe Navy Depart ment. The cruiser Frankfurt and three de troyers now at Roysth, Scotland, wil e towedl over b ythree mine sweeper nd a transport. The battleshipi hme Ost-Fiseland, 22,400 tons, builti 911, andI a sccond line ship) durin he war. Thue navy plans to exhibit the shii .t Atlantic ports, it wvas said, in aa lition to a careful studly of them l> aval experts. Later they will I unk at sea. Under the supreon ouancil agreement they must be dle .royedl within a year after thier a 'ival here. FIRE CAUSES D)AMAGE Chester, Mar. 22.-Fire which ha ts iception in the roof of the Chest Plumbing and Heating company, b lievedl to have been causedl by a d rective flue, causedl a heavy loss this company andl to A. B. Collins gr eery store this afternoon. Paul Ha rlIn's garage was threatened andl~ pa of it for a time looked like it w. dloomead, but the eff'ective work of ti fire department kept the flames cheek. The buildings in which t1 foregoing oncernsanre lonedr a tii Exqui aster Ready for 'delivery in I lk Stripe, Checks an< Style and Quality; u look right and fee sht, and your friendc 11 inquire for thE aler who sells them e in, write or wire, 5.00, $40.00 Panama Hats and p and Barry Shoes 3, $6.50 to $15 you and tell you iore convincingly wt Du call to select y( jit today. h M. Cha owned by Paul Ilardin. Paul Hardin's loss, which will b about $3,000, is covered by insuranci The loss of the Chester Plumbing an Heating company and Collins', whic will be heavy, have not been ascertair ed tonight, but are covered by insi It was the most stubborn fire th fire department has had to fight in long time. The smoke was so (lens that it was dificult to enter the strut tures. In the garage were a number of at tomnobiles, but the firemen braved thc terrific smoke and went in and save the cars. The greatest dlamage to Collins' an the Chester Plumbing and Heatin company wvas (lone by water from thi ,firemen's hose. Thel fire startedI at about 4 o'cloe this afternoon. ALIEN PLANT ENEMIES CAUJGH' The European corn borer may I present in sectior a of the countr[ wvhere it has not yet been (dis'coverd -but it may not. And it certain) w ould shortly have been in many set tions where it does not exist if t1 United States Department of Ag-r culture, the other day, had not stoj pedi a shipmen of foreign broom cot 5 s y rt iFor DICKSON I re The R site Suits! )eautiful Worsteds. I Greens. Clothes Clothes to make mnd we will pick to $65.00. ien )ur /////Lso Lndler, SUMTER, S. C. at the port of New York. The broom e corn came from Venice and there were 97 bales of it-enough to scatter pret I ty well over the United States. And i it was infested with the European - corn borer. Inspectors of the Federul - Horticultural Board, however, were Oi hand. They intercepted the broom e corn and prevented a further scatter a ing of the corn borer over the coun e try. That was just before the Secre - tary of Agriculture promulgned quarantine denying entry to the Unit - ed States from all other countries of e the stalks of vi rious plants that di serve as hosts to this nest. The wvork of dletermining present d distribution of the corn borer is going K forward. It is now known to exist in C Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Pennsylvania. But por k tions of the shipment of broom corn in which the inseet, was originally brought to this country wvent to vari r' ous States besides those now known through the broom factories. It has e to be infested. Efforts are now being y made to race poosible infostation d1 been found that there are such fac y tories in 43 of the 48 States. The -names are being supplied to State Ce entomiologists andl other State offi i.- eials, who are cooperating with the >- department in dletermining the dis nI tribution of the corn borer. Sale by )RUG STORE axall Store