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S.ction One O Section One PagesPages 1 to 16 VOL. XL MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1920 CARRAA'S FATE STILL IN DOUBT Long Time Dictator From Mexico City Reported to Have Iscaped Captorso WARSHIP SAILS WITH MARINES Revolutionary Leaders Seeking Recog nition of U. S.-Recon struction Work I Started El Paso, Texas, May 11.-With the fate of President Carranza still In doubt, reports of a few minor engage ments between federal rebel forces along the northeastern border of Mexi co reached revolutionary headquarters today. Carranzs forces at Sabinas, Coahuila were routed by troops under Gen. An tnoio Pruneda and after the battle a traii load of wounded federals was sent to Piedras Negras, opposite Eagle Pass, it was reported. Fighting was said to be in progress at Matamoros, opposite Brownsville, Texas, with the revolutionists attack ing the town. Eight hundred laborers and their families were reported as having gathered at Monclova; Coahuila where they were said to be seeking protec tiun from the menace of Carranza forces operating in that region. Reconstruction Begins. Claiming the greater part of Mexico as their territory revolutionary agents here today began their share of the long task of reconstruction, which faces a country torn by war for an entire decade, is the first step, Rob erto Pesqueira, irevolutionary financial agent in the United States announced that he was making efforts to obtain indivdual contracts for Mexican la borers entering the United States, in stead of the colective engagemebts that have hitherto prevailed. Senor Presqueira chaz'ged that exorbitant fees were being charged by labor agents on both sides of the interna tional line. "We shall also try to eliminate pass port frauds which are being prac ticed by private individuals here and in Juarez," Presqueira said. "So far we have received the cordiall cooper ation of the American authorities in our efforts to establish better rela tions between the 'two courtries." Revolutionary agents in Washing tion were endeavoring to obtain per mission of the United States Govern ment to establish wireless communi cation between the radio station at Arlington, Va., and those in Shihuahua City and Mexico City, Pesqueira an nounced. Before Presleent Wilson. Washington, 1tay 11.-Official re ports telling of the overthrow of President Carranza of Mexieo were before President Wilson and his cabi net today but the new turn of events south of the border was understood to have been given only passing atten *tion. Dispatches from navy officers and state Department representatives have all indicated thus far that assu-rances of protection to Americans and other foreigners had been given by vic torious leadlers of the revolutionary forces, and there was nothing ?>f an emergency nature in the situation, of ficials indlicated, that called for ac tion by the Washington Government. The question of recognition of the new government apparently in process of formation fin Mexico may arise soon It was reportedl today that plans for asking recognition were being pressed before revolutionary leaders. The fate of Carranza stil remained d~-oubt. Official advices threw no light on his present whereabouts. He was variously rep)orted, unofficially as a prisoner and as a fugitive after es caping from the hands of his captors. A report, tonight to revolutionary agents here, received in a roundabout way, told of the fight between a force sent out by Gen. Candido Aguilar son in-law of Carranza, and Juan Merigo, commanding an escort of one of Presi dler~t Carranza's trains. Merigo was reportedl to have raisedl the flag of re volt and after engaging Aguilar near Coir.loba, to have ma~de his wvay south ward to join Gen. Guadalupe Sanchez, a rebel leader. The report added that Merigo and Sanchez wer. in pulmsuit of a force under Gen. I ederico Montes, one of the federal commanders said to have Sremained loyaltoe Garrnzn. *The superdreadnought Oklahoms was en route from New York to Kel West tonight, but reports from Capt Long, commanding destroyers now dia tributed along the east coast of Mexi. co, told of no disorder. The movemeni o fthe battleships was uriderstood t< be only an additional precautionar3 measure. Understanding Is Belief. Revolutionary agents construed th< selection of Juan Sanchez Azcona a. minister of foreign affairs'in the pre. liminary organization of the revolu tionary government, a post left vacant when the organization was effectet April 23, as further indication tha Gen. Obregon and Gen. Pablo Gonzalec formerly rival candidates for the pres idency, had reached an understanding Azcona was campaign manager foi Gonzales. CENSUS FIGURES AND CONGRFSSQ Washington, May 11.-The subjeci of cutting down Southern representa tion has again come up ,for considera. tion in a quiet way by members of con. gres as the returns from the various cities and towns of that sectioni. as census figures are given out, indicate that several of the states of the South will add to their delegations in the house. The Southern cities of Augusta, Ma con, Jacksaonville, Coluhnbia, Knox ville, Tenn., and others in the South have shown considerable growth with in the past ten years, and some -of the larger ones, as Atlanta, Birming ham and -others are still to be heard from as to what they have done. Enough has been shown, however, to indicate that the South will increase its number of representatives in con gres, unless the Republicans hold the balance of power again and not only fail to seat new members but pass a bill to cut down the number already here. This latter plan would seem irm' possible, but it may not be so. The fact is, however, that the memoer ship of the- house will probably re main as it riow is-435 members-ad. mitting no more by the now census. It is predicted that as a result of the new tabulation there wil be many new members, the old mimbeship numbe r ing 386 before the new census in creased this to 435. A day or two. ago Champ Clark, for mer speaker of the house, asked Re publican members what they intended doing about this matter and said that already the hall of the house was fat too smal Ito accommodate the present number, and that if more were to - be admitted it would be necessary to en tirely rearrange the entire seating and acoustic accommodations for the various members. Mr. Clark asked the Republicans point blank what plans they had uji their sleeves for reducing the number of members, and if they intended tc put such a plan in action. Of course there was no direct reply for very good reasons, but it is kiown fur in. stance that if Georgia gets 13 mem bers the house instead of 12, as at present, or Florida should be entitledi to five instead of four, that a big howl will go up that that section already has more members than she is entitled1 to send here. There is strong probability that both of these states wijl add another mem ber-, and in that case there must be a redistricting law passed by the re spective legislatures. It is believed also that Tennessee and Mississippi, as well as some of the other states in the South will increase their representation in the house, pro videdl, of course, that if the figures showv they are entitled to these in creases and they knock at the door1s of congress for admission a Republican majority-if the lattcer is then in pow Qr-d(oes r. keep themi out. PEEPfLS' MED)AL GOES TO A. ST. J. McINTOSH A St. John Mcintosh, of New Zion Clarerndon county, a senior law stu dent of the University oif South Carolina wvon the medal offered by former Attorney Genra Thomas Hi. Peoples in the medail contest Thurs day night. Mr. Meintosh was of the counsel for the defense and the sup posed case was one involving an ac tion by plaint iff to recover the amount of jewelry stolen from the defendant's boarding house. The case was argued by D. WV. Robiasn, Jr., andl G. D. Oxner for the plainlti~f anud Mr. Mc Intosh, J. B. Cr-otich and .1. R. Bryson for the dlefendatnts. The case0 involved some strong legal points as was brouight out in the ar rrnments. Prof. J1. Nelson Frierson of the law school presided'( and the judges were W. S. Nelson, Gordoni Helson andl Clark McCants. ---Columbia Reord. 'WHAT OUR -COUNTY FARMERS ARE DOING Mr. J. H. Totchberry near Manning is getting a start with hogs. He has fenced in and planted a half acre of rape and has a fine stand. Mr. Touchberry prefers the Poland China hogs and now has five registered gilts. He also set out several acres of Ber muda grass last February which is growing nicely. We need more hogs to beat the boll weevil. B. Walker Holladay has already started his campaign against the boll weevil. He planted about five acres of peanuts and he has an excellent stand. He has already had the weed er going and the crop is showing up fine, and as yet grass has given him no trouble. Mr. Holladay has just purchased some wire fencing with which he will fence in a piece of his best land and start a Bermuda pas ture. That is the right thing to do for it is poor business to fence in a swamp and a few briars and call it a pasture. Fencing will not make any swamp or briar patch a pasture, it takes good land and work to make good pastures, they don't just happen. Mr. J. R. Eadon is painting things red around his place, possibly he has become a Bolshevik but I don't think so for what he is doing is simply goodI business. And that is painting his buildings. le is painting his. stables, tobacco barns and tennant houses. Painted buildings are a fine advertise ment for a farm and a farmer. They increase the price of the farm, they Inst longer and also tells all who see them that a business-like farmer is living there. We need more paint to make onr county look more prosper ous and businoss-like. Mr. and Mrs. J. McD. MeFnddin en tortained Mr. E. R. Root of Cleveland, Ohio. at their home one dav Inst week. Mr. Root is a son of A. I. Root. the man who understands and knows bees better than any other man in the work. and who pit the bee business on the map in Ulnited States. Mr. Root is iust finishing a tour of the United States. He has visited almost nvery-state in the Union. investigat inir every part of the country that is likely to prove a good bee country in nnon comnletion of his tour of this cmntry will also investigate like eonn'itions throughout Europe and Asin "nd Africa. Mr. Root says that Mr. Wnrner. who has a large number of colonies on the J. MeD. McFaddin nlace, has some of the best queens he 1has ever seen. Mrs. Carrie BraL'don rear Manning knows how and makes very fine but ter. I know. for T tasted about a noWnnd of it and it is as good as the best. crnamery butter vou can bnv. Tho bitter hes a rich vellow color althogeh no volorini- niater is used. and is worked and seasonod i't ri-ht. But fer-mnking feenis to have become a lost nrf on too inne f.irms. Too nInv fogrmers depend on the creanerv fon their butter Tho fNrmrs first rtile should be "livo at. home" and hv ,4 ~ n own butter is one ''wn ir fn t- o that verv thinq. TI 0o,'rP Claret' ', formers made butter 0 CIAnOOl as ",-. Rrnedon does the i :- nde Mileh;Pi-n r-m ie "-. -Iont d' o much buisincri thi: countv. Mr T. TT McFaddin or Gablo has one of the two best crops of oats I have seen in the countyv this snring. Mr* J. IT. Tnnehbhn,'rv ho5 th 'other. Both men ulanted the Fulghm variety T think nnd they have a fine nron. Thy. strnwv has good length, the utnn1 is uno ond1 the hands are very loen i.' wvon fAlndl TI.'.o ifern ringht will make fine ~en e.ts and a n--hv.. of ..benves qbon1ld ho konf to o"'hihif nt the Counfv an-l .tate Fairs thi5 Enmnr fall. We all want to ad v'ertise Clerendon n much as wve can anins brines in money--if you rin it right. In the corridor of the Home Bank & Truis't Company and in the County A gents oficee you will now find piic hiures of the idleal type of hogs. These are actual photographs of live hogs andl not fancy pictures some artist has drawn. By lookipg at these nictures "oum can fix in your mind the ideal hog Iwhich you want to growv. Until you do get such an idleal or modlel fixed in tom'r mind you will not grow any bet ltr houts than voui do now. The type of hoes showvn in thetse nieturmes is the type the trade now wants and if you w'ant to sell a large number of hogs at a good profit you must have the tvmie the trade demands. A. M. Mnsser. Countiv Agent. AUTHTORTV FOR MINISTER London, May 10.-I-nforming thec house of commons today of the de cisiona to appoint a Canadian minister to the Unated States. Mr'. IPonar Law audded that in the abmence of thme Brit is hamibassador, the Canadian mini: ter would take charge of the whole embassy as the rep~resentative of the imperikl government. CHAUTAUQUA HAS STRONG PROGRAM Mr. William Rainey Bennett, om of the best known inspirational lec. turers in America, gave his greal lecture last night, at the big Manning hedpath Chautauqua on the opening Cay, as the "Man Who Can," He thrill. ed and enthused his large audience with his dynamic ideas, that sank ii like a laundry iron. Mr. Bennett has been under Redpath management foi over ten years, and has been repeate< in Chautauquas as high as five times has lectured in every state in the Union. This afternoon at 4 o'clock Dr. Wn A. Colledge, will give his latest lec ture on "The Call of The New Era.' Here is a man with a varied career Dr. Colledge is one of America's fore. most, educator, author, traveler and scholar. Spent three years in tropi cal Africa with Stanley, formerly head of Department of 'English at Armou Institute and now Educational Direc tor of Redpath Bureau. During the war, was vice-director of savings Division of the Treasury Department at Washington. Tonight at 8:30 o'clock, the Great Lakes String Quartett, will render their program of Chamber Music which represents the highest form of musical art, and the literature em bodies the greatest efforts and is the result of the highest inspirations of the old masters. These young artists who served Ucle Sam at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, accom panied President and Mrs. Wilson and their two trips to Europe. Thursday afternoon and evening Bohumir Kryl and his band wfll ren der two distinct programs. Kryl is without question the world's greatest cornetist and one of the three great e.t band-directors living. At each concert Mr. Kryl will render solos on his wonder cornet. lie almost makes that instrument sing. lie will de what no other living man can do play two octaves lower than the' cor net is supposed to register. Friday afternoon the prelude will be given by Misses La Sheck and Semprel, in song and story, two talent ed young ladies, who have gained fame in the concert and dram-tic field. Following this prelude, Prof. Chest er M. Sanford, will deliver his instruc tive lecture on vocational guidance or "Life's Loose Ends" or "Tragedies of The Misfit," a lecture especially for the young man and woman. Friday night that great American comedy, "It Pays to Advertise" will be presented by a strictly New Yor< east. There is a snap, dash and ac tion to this comedy that makes it one of the liveliest comedies that has eves been presented from the American stage. Saturday afternoon it will be im possible to present the "Children's Pageant" as advertised, owing to the inability of securing the children or account of their final school work for the year, but at that time, Miss Pier son the Story Hour Lady, will give a few readings. Following the story hopnr work, the Woodland Male Quartett, 'will feature songs and stories of the woodland ir special costumes. The night progriam will close the big week's festivities, by the Wood land Male Quar'tett followed by "Reno" king of magic, who is the best known magician living. Thirty-five years before the public on both (-pn inants. twenty-five years with Red nath. This will be a big "Joy Night Program" for young and old. JORDAN NEWS Jordlan May 11.-The Rev-. WV. A IBetts of Olanta sp~ent the week witi Re'v. WV. S. Myers and preachedl sev oral fine sermons on Sunday- at He-th kehem and Jordan. Miss Lucile lionek of Noth spent last week with her- sister, Miss Rubs [lonck who is a teacher in ;'ordati s-chool. Mrs. S. A. Mer-rit~t has retut-ned rma visit to bet' brother in 8tumter hospital who has been very ill. Mr-. Cousar- and sister, Mrs. Thomas af lRennettaville have returned tc their homes after visiting relatives Mrs. Thompson is spending thi~s w'eek in Olanta her former home andI e a -representative to the Kingstrec Br-nday School Conference wbich is in 35 sion there this weele. Misses Alma Felder- of Silvei- andl 3;rac-e Clark of Santet- were visitors in :hiirlt ives, Miss Rieibourg's hotme . ist week.-o lni- vi a d i-s. Ellis o lnim woh~ ie'en vViting her dlaughter, Mrs . 1h. S. S'tt ig ham h is return-td to lieri home-. Mrs. M.- W. Melton : nd a' t Robert >f Erd tlin ia were vitiltors her'e thisi .veek- Cnd. Mr . D)avis of Mann ing~ is visit ing wte a m Ma . M-mya-rrdlhI ai-t. The 3econd Quarterly Cor: ferentce of I ordan Circu it will be heH a. Oak rave' Methiodist c-hurch .\bv: 'at h ona rida alIl day sesr ion. linn ear on the ~roundits. Dr. W'. A.- Wa.: e-nhea- the reid--i'ing Eler in to ho'- I ta- ('on - ~erenc-e ind do thle pr-eaci-. E/e ry 'hurchI oni thea citrcuit t ', Med to invi e fbhr half year-'s r, po int fell; in this in eairnetl y As'red by the 'enfoxrence. All (tflit-ers oft each tresenit an busint- <' imiportan-e '(ncerning eacht one willI be aittend( I o at this time. Eyerybody is invited Iat('nel erirh ession. AMERICAN GUNS READY TO SHOO' Four Hundred Mexicafts Prepare t< Defend Border Town Brownsville, Texas, May 11.-Fom hundred armed men, including federa soldiers and customs and immigratior guards of the Matamoros garrisor were standing behind embankments and in trenches south and west 01 Matamoros late today prepared to de. fend the Mexican city against threat ened attack by a revolutionary power whose strength was not known. Th< rebels on the west were reported t< have captured all railroad and rivei towns between Mier, about 100 miles west of Matamoros and the latter place. Gen. Rafael Columga, commander of the federal garrison, was reported t< have said yesterday that if a "recog. nized commander" with a force of any size approached' he would surrender but that if the approaching force proved to be in command of "some bandit" he would fight to the last, Matamoros citizens have urged him to surrender the town and avoid blood shed. The international bridge and ferry lines were closed to traffic at noon today )llowing a brief skirmish be tween rebels and federals on the south side' of Matamoros. American soldiers with machine guns were sta tioned at the Brownsville end of the bridge. COMMITTr SAYS PALMER GETS VOTE Atlanta, May 11.-Resolutions de claring that Attorney General Palmer won a plurality of delegates to the Democratic state convention in the recent Georgia presidential primary and that under the rules of the pri mary he is entitled to the Georgia delegates to the national convention were adopted here today by the sub committee of the state Democratic executive committee which authorized the primary. The resolutions were signed by all members of the subcommittee, it was announced except J. J. Flynt chairman who stated the subcommittee should declare the result of the rwimary hut should not go further than show on the face of the returns which candi (late received a plurality of tche votes in the state convention which meets here May 18 to elect delegates to San Francisco. It. M. Blackburn speaking for Thos, E. Watson of Thomson, Ga. insisted that the subcommittee was making it self liable tn e"Itemlipt of court in its action as a result of a restraining or derx)btained yesterday by Mr. Watson Secral members of the committee re plied that the court's order did not prohibit the action. Mr. Watson, who ran second in th primary, and Un ited States Senator lloke Smith who ran third declined to present evidence to the subcxommitte in several pr'imary contests they ha' 'iled. These conte*sta are expected t. go' before the stat e convent ion. Thre r'esolut ions adopted by the :suhb com mittee announced that P almner won 55S 'oulnties with 1418 delegates it the state convention. Watson 5(6 wit 132 delegates, and Smith 43, with 101 delegates.. Traking (he stand that a p1lural ity carn not c'ontrol the state convent ior dlespite the pr-imary rules, made by the surbcommri tte(e, surpporters of Watson anrd Smiithi have predicted'a lively con est in the 'onrvent ion itself. Prior t<. that late the e.>mrmittee is dtue to ap per on May 14 to answver to the re. strnainiing order issuedl yeste rday. ......... ATTK'A(KS LEVER LAW St. LJii, May 11 .---Wholesale gro c'('i w'ere :ilvised by Ediga r Wat kins of A thm ta, G a., igenreral coiunsel of the Souitihe'rn WVholeale Grl ers' assoc ia tion 'e lie egaird the l~ever food anid fu"l C (1'tro act. in the sales of sugar, Shis armnial report at today's se sionr of tb Ci ar i:'; C i n' onlvent(ion here. "The sugar s'tuation has been be fore you al most 0o----antly'' tire replort. said '"Tire depa r'm- 't or justidice has given y'ou )no de rit or co'nsistent advice but h:a lef1 youn in a sta te of cornstant uine'rta inoty. I.' prlice fixirng provis; ion of thre 1 .ever act i' in miy opjinlion, '''The war n is endied andi otllicials and wvholosaie grocers should act accordl ingly. TRIAL OF COSNELL WIt UNDER WAY Taking of Testimony Begins i.. ,;reen ville. JURY SOON SECURED State Introduces Three Witnesses Dur ing First Day-Eye Wit ness on Stand. Greenville, May 11.-Charged with the nmrder of Sheriff Hendrix Rector on July 4, 1919, Jake Gosnell, federal revenue agent, was placed on trial this morning in the court of general ses sion which convened yesterday. The jury was secured by noon, and the af ternoon session of the court was de voted to the beginning of state testi mony. It is generally expected that the case will last until the latter part of the week. The following jury was selected in the case: C. B. Martin, foreman; P. W. Shockley, Herman McManaway, E. E. Gary, A. 11. Wells, Frances J. Beattty, Sloan Black, T. D. Davis, J. M. Hughes Robert Bailey Charles Manly, Lafay ette Talley. The state at the outset introduced as witnesses W. B. Kellar, friend of Gosnell and eye witness of the killing and Dr. W. C. Black, who performed two autopsies upon Rector's body. Dr. Black testified that in his opin ion, the bullet which entered Rector's body two and one-half inches poster er, to the rear of the auxiliary line be tween the sixth and seventh ribs was the first shot fired by Gosnel. The state is endeavoring to prove that the bullet was fired when Rector had his back partially turned toward Gosnell. Kellar related simply the details of the tragedy, which occurred in Bris coes garage on court street. His testi mony was virtually the'same as that given by him at the inquest. He as serted that while Gosnell's car was be ing repaired, Rector walked in and passing Gosnell, greeted him. Gosnell di dnot return the greeting. Rector told him he (lid not care whether he spoke or not. Gosnell re plied that he did not care to have any words with Rector, and Rector, then, according to the witness cursed Gos nell, making an unmentionable reflee tion upon Gosnell's mother. Gosnell rose from a sitting posture behind his automobile and began firing at Rec tor. J. 11. Allison coroner for Greonville county, testified that he and Rector were menibers of a small group of men who were celebrating the holiday by drinking blockade beverages in the garage oflice on the morning of the :lling. The sheriff, he said, stepped out of the office door into the iairn hui'<'ing where he ran upon Gosnell. lie said Rector had taken one drink with him and the others. WIIl.P. 'AY BIG REWARD FOR NEWS OF SLAYER IMacon, G a., May 11.--Rewards to tallinag more than $100 wei -voluntar ily c on tributed here hlate this a fte r noon for alprehension of the person who Sunday afternoon murdered Mrs. WV. M. Bairman. widlow of a former as soiate (4ditor of the Macon Telegraph. Governor Dorsey's; at tent ion will be (flicia lly' called to the crtime tomorrow and it is ex pected that he will offet $300o reward. Persoms fanu1liar with the case h l ievu that if the rewards are big enough some one will surrender the gu iltyv one to thle authorities. The ararest of a negro at Val lost a oday in connection with the case at. tract ed some attention here. The ne.. gro hadi been an e'x-onlviet, accordine 1to in format ion reaching the she riT's otice here, andl had just conme from Macon on a ftreight tra in when arrest ed1. Tlhe negro is still lbeing held andl prohably will be brought to this citv to be put thrvougrh a rigid exa iw.' ion Mrs. Hairman was slain while mut for her daily walk of eight miles :ast Sun tda y afternonon. She alI'a vs I ink the I olt in road. ler hody was imnod a sho'rt distance from the road, in a ttle ravinte naid she a pparentl y had been Ca rried there by the slayer. The knife with which the crime was comi moiteud has not beeni found. Trhe C7ivie .eaigue will n *wt at the" Court 1 l io Moedayv afternoon at fourt ti'clocik. Tlhis; will lhe the last tme(1eting untiil Septetn her, so please everybody he present, for there wvill be several importanit hbusiness matters to he (liSnltun,1l