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Section One a So One Pages 1 Mto 12APagesDiYo,2 VOL. XL MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1920. N.~ CONGRESS IS ASKED O MAKE CHOICE Harding Declares Foreign Relations Committee Will Oppose Proposition. "A VERY CRITICAL CHOICE" Armenian Resolution Recently Adopt ed by Senate Is Cited by Presi dent. Washington, May 24.-Authority to accept for the United States a mandate over Armenia was asked of Congress today by President Wilson. The Exec utive said he was conscious that he was urging "a very critical choice," but that he did so "in the- earnest be lief that it will be the wish of the people of the United States that this should be done." The President's message was read in both the House and Senate, but was discussed in neither. Each house re . ferred it to its committee on foreign relations and there was no indication when either committee would take it - up. Some Republican leaders in the Senate predicted privately that the message would lie in the Senate com mittee indefinitely. Senator Lodge Silent. Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, the Republican leader and chairman of te Senate committee, ad no comment to make on te Executive's recommen dations. In the past, however, he has declared emphatically his opposition to a mandate. Senator Harding, Republican, Ohio, chairman of the committee which in vestigated Armenia affairs, said he would never consent to taking a man date over Armenia and added that he did not think the Senato would con sent. "The forcign relations committA.P," he said, "was almost unanimous against a mandate, Democrats as well as Republicans opposing such a step." Senator Harding is the author of the resolution recently adopted by the Senate congratulating the Armenian people on the recognition -of their in depende'ice and asking the President to sendi a warship and American mar ines to Baku. President Wilson referr ed to this resolution in his message to day, but Senators pointed out that this measure was adopted as a substitute for one by tenator Williams, Demo crat, Mississippi, proposing that the United States become the mandatory for Armenia. The President, in his message in forme dthe Senate that he had accept ed the invitation of the Allied supreme council that he undertake "to arbi trate the very difficult questions of the boundary between Turkey and Ar menia," saying he had thought it his duty "to accept this difficult and deli cate task." Would Waiver Provisions Provisions for mandates over form er subject peoples is made in treaty of Versailles and it is set forth that such mandates shall be executed under the league of nations, but since the United States is not a member of the *league, administration officials saidi that if Congress decidedl that the United States should act for Armenia the treaty provisions would be wvaived in this case. The question of n mandate over Ar *menia was dliscussedl at length in the report of the'American mission to Ar menia, headed by Maj. Genecra1liHar bord, wvhich recently was presented to the Senate. Gen. Hlarbord estimated -that acceptance of the mandiate would necessitate the presence of 50,000 American troops there. Other esti mates, however, have placed it at less once the Turkish army had been de mobilized in accordlance with the terms of the Turkish treaty. Protection of Liberties. A fter citing the Harding resolution expressing "the hope that stable gov ernment, proper protection of indhividI ual liberties and the full realization of nationalistic , spiration may soon be atained by the Armenian people," the Prer lent's commiuniention con tinued: * "I received and rea this document 'with gmeet interert rnet with genuine gratification, nov. enly beenuse it em bodies my owvn cott iet i( ns and (dealing with regard to A rn 'nia andi its peole, but also, and ,ore particularly, he cause it seemedl to me the voice' of the American ncople expressing their gen uine convictions and doen Christian ympathies andI intimating the line of ~jAuty which seemed to them to lie eoarly before us." NEGRO LYNCHED; NO AEPORT MADE Hampton, May 25.-Officers have just discovered that a negro man, said to have been named Julius C Woods, was lynched, it is alleged, on the public road near Gillisonville on May 8. It appears that the matter C( has been kept unusually quiet by the officers in Jasper County in an effort to apprehend the guilty parties. The matter was recently reported to the ti Governor, who in turn directed Solici- " te tor George Warren of Hampton to con A duct an investigation into the alleged p lynching. re Solicitor Warren stated that the st first information he had of any al- P leged lynching was the report made ye to the Governor by a substantial white ac hi citizens living in Jasper County. So- ti licitor Warren has reported to ,the bI Governor that immediately upon com- th mission of the crime the sheriff of H Jasper county began an investigation. p The latest report from the sheriff to ai the solicitor is that he has been un- fit able to get any data whatsoever. The 01 sheriff further states that the body 4 of the negro who had some alterca tion with a white boy as was report- th ed, was found with many gunshot P1 wounds in it on the public road near f tit Gillisonville on May 8. The report hi o fthe sheriff further reads: "In fact, ft his own people (negroes) seem to take ti no interest in this killing, and so far "1 can get no starting point, Am, le though, still working on this matter, ta and if anything of interest should be discovered will at once notify you. You may be assured ithat I am doing ( all I can to run this killing down and C get the guilty parties." A BANK HELD UP in if el Pittsburgh, May 24.-The First Na tional Bank at Finleyville, Pa., near here, was held up and robbed shortly after non by six men who escaped ac cording to word received here- by the police. The bandits are said to have escaped with $100,060 in bonds and securities si and $15,00 Oin cash. The cashier, who 1 was the only man in the bank at the C time, is reported to have been knocked unconscious and locked in the valuet k( while the institution was rifled. A f sheriff's posse has gone in pursuit. w The President said that he could it not "but regard it as providential, and IN that as a mere casual coincidence," o1 that almost at the same time that he p received the Senate resolution the " conference of statesmen at San Remo , had "resolved to address a definite $1 appeal to this government to accept h1, a mandate for Armenia." ' Wish of the People. "I response to the invitation of the e council at San Remo, I urgently ad vise and request that the Congress " grant the executive power to accept for the United States a mandate over Armenia. I make this suggestion in the earnest beilef that it will be the wish of ttne people of this country that this should be dlone. "I know from unmistakable evi- t dlences given by responsible represen- h tatives of many peoples str iggling towards independence and peaceful life Vi wain that the gov'ernment of the ?' UiteuiL~ Stau 2 3 lsked to with "xtra ordinary trust and confidence, and I' believe that It would (10 nothing less n than arrest the hopeful processes of 3 (ivilization if wve wvere to refuse the ~ request to become the helpful friends and advisers' of such of these people as wve may be authoritatively and formally requested to guide and assist. Wishes of Christians. I "I am conscious that I an) urging ea upon the Congress a very ''critical choice, but I make the suggestion in the confidence that I am speaking in the spirit and in accordance with the wishes of the greatest oIf the Chris tian peolesC. i "it is therefore with the most ear niest honefulniess and wvith the feeling .\ that I am givi'i advice from which ' the Conigsess will not willingly turni away that I urg the ac~ceptance of the invita :ion now formally and' sol-1 emn'ly ex,;ended to us by the council at, nn em, into whose hands has passed the dliflicuilt task of composing the mlany complexities and dilicuilties (of governmentiin the one-time Otto-~ hi mann empire and the maintenanc' of ordler and tolerable condlitions ofi li'e at in those portions of that emrpire ywhich ,g it is no longer possible in the interest M o'f civil iza.tion to leav~e under the gov ernment of the Turkish authorities ' themiselve( ." EV. ANSLEY COMING G, To SUMMERTON [lURCH SORRY ANSLEY LEAVES ingregation of First Baptist Church Adopts Resolutions on Departure of Pastor. gr al The congregation of the First Bap- an ;t church has adopterI resolutions pressing their regret at the con- at mplated departure of Rev. ,J. A. DI nsley, who .leaves soon to take a cl storate in South Carolina. The ta solutions are: an Whereas the Rev. J. A. Ansley, after fu rving the First Baptist church of th nsaccla, 4s pastor for nearly four in ars, has tendered his resignation to ou cept work in South Carolina, and in s resignation has been accepted by se e church, therefore be it resolved PE ,the church in conference assembled, ti< at, under the blessings of our navenly Father, Brother Ansley has th ,oven himself an earnest Christian of inister of the Gospel of our Lord cO kd Savior, an able, efficient and faith- Pi ,I pastor; that under his leadership r church and the organizations con- c cted with it haye very considerably creased in membership and develop- 0 in effectiveness and usefulness' sC at in the seventy-five million cam: th Lign our church made a most grati ing contribution, more than meeting e quota assigned us; that our pastor re is taken an active, prominent and ef- lii ctive part in all public activities for .e improvement and betterment of A ir city; that we part with him with gret and commend him to the breth- Lq n and people to whom lie goes to ke up his work. Resolved, further, that copies of ese resolutions be furnished to our tstor and to the city press, the Flor a Baptist Witness and the Baptist urier of South Carolina. The above article was taken from e Pensacola, Fla., Journal. Rev. nsley will have charge of the Sum erton and Calvary Baptist churches. e was -,Adr of the Manning Baptist urch oral years and is well re embered in our town. COTTON GRADERG We have learned that a gerat many P unties are arranging for a Cotton rader for next season and the De kitment says they will not be able to 0 ipply the demand. For the season of ju 19-1920 the Home Bank & Trust te mpany assumed the entire burden se r this County. There can be no estion'about the benefit to the mar- y< t, as the cotton market at Manning in r this season was as good as any 1), the State, and good middling cotton is not unusual, while heretofore none as ever seen here. In addition to im is the records show a number of b< ses in which cotton brought a great- in increased price after grading. On tl ie occasion $17.50; on another $27.50 ri r bale; on another $32.50 per bale, il d on another $35.00 per hale. w We suppose the amount to be raised Sr ill he about the a e as l1ast year- w 700.00. But the Bank feels that it fr is dlone its part in the matter, es- in eially as they have for this season il)loyed Mr. C. A. McFaddin as Agri- 1I1 Itural Agent and are paying for his j. rvces and expenses. ('I This miatter' is subi ittesl to those <h terested in, the cotton market, in the ; >pe that if will not be allowed to fall p1 L . from the position it now holds. w ni PA XVILLP lXf's in Mr. Eiigene Brown who is takine business c'ourise in Columbia spent e wveek-qnd with his parents. Mr'. J. WV. Rhame is having one of s old stores coninectedl into a modern I rage which will be occupied by Mr'. 'illie Rawlinson, who expects to be mi fpeti withI all modeorn conven nees foi' the motorist. achiig in thle high 'schfool depart ent of f th e' lt Sprin 's gra'e-tel hool is at home~. for the ~vat ion Mr1. K irkland ol rhi'ett. from ('haile.. II 'i is stieindine' awhile at ft' home of' r. and Mr's. M. 1. Corbe tt. Mrs. Maggie Garvin wih ohas been a' lending the wvinteor with heri niece, rs. JT. WV. Mims, Jr., has recturned hi her home at Sharon. She wa.s aey- w moanied by little J1. M. Mims.m Mr. and Mi's. John WV. Touchberry e back from Columbia where theyv to ?)re ealled to the beidside of ftheir ' andl-1on, .Johin WV. Touchberrv. Miss Leila Cor'bett and Mr. Wiltoni e A damis of Sumter, werie inariried in !'i avh ington, JD. C , on Siun bia fler on, May 23. Tlhey~, will maki' their 1) ture' bomne in Halftimore, M I. Mr i. lamis is a native of Stumitei', while " s bride is a daughter or M''. "nt il rs. M. 11. Corhet~t of this plaer-(. Sh'e is the postmatster' here fori 'ime'' n e. leav'ing here htt faill to 'e e' ' osi tion o~f paricel Post '-r'k I i .Sumfcter flit'e, both positionas die WX'llie' ('annon wiho bas be"'' spend.. ' g the winter with' his nnt. Mr.. W~einber left l-ist wiee k to inakte c home in ( har'lestont. K Mi ['-es Jessia Cur'tis. Ethel Corhet f dI Amelia Curtis spent thie Past wi"t'eVn 'I in Kecrshiaw, a ttein 'n t he ser aif' ;ftrict con ferenece of the Woi 'anii insionary Societ y. Mi's. Walter Dennis, ' mI c'h i!,1re i"' Ad Miss Sudie Cuitte oif K in'strvie w cnt last week wiith "'cir ;vir.'ts. <;p r. and Mr's. TO. W. CuL . '. RAD[D SCHOOL HOLDS CLOSING EXERCISS[ Dst Successful Year in History of The School. The commencement exercises of the aded school were held in the school ditorium beginning Sunday morning d continuing through Tuesday night. On Sunday morning the baccalaure 'sermon was preached by the Rev. -. Quick pastor of the First Baptist urch of Greenville. His text was ken from the 15th chapter of Luke, I 17th verse. Dr. Quick in his force 1 manner presented the subject of e "Better Moments in Life," show g that on the decisions we make for rselves depend entirely on our mak z good in life. le stressed the nse of duty, reverence illuminated rsonal experience and self abnega m. In closing he made the statement at if we obeyed the better moments our lives we would have a good nacience which would mean hap ness and success. Special music was furnished by the mbined choirs of the local churches. On Monday evening the Annual atorical Contest was held in the hool auditorium. The following wias e program: Prayer-Rev. L. B. McCord. Debate-Query. "Resolved that le dity has more influence on human e than environment." Affirmative Leland Smith, Miss lice Clark, Miss Estelle Wilson. Negative Chas. Wilson, Miss Sarah sesne, Miss Aline Rigby. Song-By Seventh Grade. Contest for Boys. Jno. D. Gerald, Jr.-"Popping the 2estion." William Richardson- "To The ad iators." Larcelle Sprott--"A Matrimonial <periment." Robert DuRant-"The Return of !gulars." Girls contest. Miss Francis Brown--"Mr. John medict." Miss Janie Keels.-"The Colonel's orse." liss Mildred Smith---"Sweet Girl raiduate." Estelle Wilson-"The Story of itsy." Song-By Eighth Grade. Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Barnett, Mr. Oliver Bryan and W. C. Wavis acted as dges. The prize in the boys con st was won by Jack Gerald and pre oted to him by Mr. Oliver O'Bryan. The judges unanimously decided in ung Miss Francis Brown as winner the girl's contest and Mr. W. C. vis presented her the prize. The debate was won by the negative. Mr. Helms made a few brief re irks in outlining the work that had en done by these high school pupils the past year. Iis announcement at the Manning graced school has ien from a third class school into st class within the last two years is received with much lplause. The hool carries seventeen noits of work hieh it can well boast of as there are w, if any schools in the State carry g seventeen units. The graduating exercises were held iesday evening at 8:30 o'clock. Dr. W. Daniel paistor of the Methodist urch of Kingstree delivered the ad ess to the graduating class. IIis bject was "The Benediction of Dis acement." lie stressed especially >meti's capabilities and also tone! ed )on the subject of Americanism, pay hi igh tribute to the man Woodrow ilsoln. The prograi follows: Inv ocaition Welcomie Add(1ress- -Louiise Mc~Elveen Piano Duiet-Alice (Clark, ILynne inRanut. ( 'lass II istor'y--lartha Buorgiss. Sta tist ics-Ca therini' Ariant. ( 'lass Prophesy-- -Broiie( lHagnal. T'oast~s to Senilors ---Grace Nimmeon r. lHaelaiureaite, A ddr ess-,-. W. Presenti atLion of medls. Prsenlt at ion of Diploma10s .*. A. A1ms. ('horus- Ilich School G irls. Tlh pre(senOtaftioni of pizes a nd va:rids was then made. I ~oren memorial nmedal for the ~hest yearly av'erag~e on all st ud ies is won by Al len Craven B railham n I pr'se'nted by Rev. .J. A. Eaisley. Tihe ILev i scholarship was award eid Miss Est elle A lsbrook ando priesentI hv', S. Oliver O'Biryan. Tlhe Civic League prize for thle hb'st :-ay on the "Advantage of Civic 1Im iomentI,'' wias won by Miss KathIn in'' A rant and( presented biy Jno0. G. nkino. Mru. IDiek in's alIso inresente pI to \ir. noa levelyV gold for ntai i pen. er"uomn the gr~'ct'nting cla'm -:m' a ena of love a nd (es ((''m for thei-" ini eo'. Mr. Hielm 01:i ac''ep t ing the ry s ::pprei'te!o ' hie . Ivi lt :and in t h year s to comc e< ee nreant success to "omeO to the -hebo" of the claiss ' 1 10-ti The miembi'rn of 'h gr': for:tim-' .;s are as fellows : To'e Mc ,h 'i'enii " .- 'irnice Alc;i 'vol. Gr -'m r, A\llei' C:'ave'n .lradlhm naker'i at thle first icomen'iOem'i'i ciseirs of the Manninw :crad.:'1 TELEGRAM DECLARES PRESIDENT CARRANZA COMMITTED SUICIDE Mexico City, May 24.-(By the Ahociated Press.) -President Carnan ba committed suicide rather than be taken prisoner, according to a tele gram given out this afternoon at the headquarters of Gen. Gonzalez. It purports to have been sent from Cerro Azul, State of Puebla, the morning 'of Thursday, May 20, by Col. Rodol fo ierrero, who, previous reports have stated, was responsible for aCrranza's death. -0 SOCIAL EVENTS The home of Mrs. W. T. Lesesne was the scene of a lovely al fresco party last Friday evening given by the members of the ninth and tenth grades in honor of the graduating class of tl - high school. Quantities of Dorothy Perkins roses and smilaN were used in the artistic decorations throughout the apartments open to the guests. Carried out the class colors of pink and green. About the lawn were hung numbers of Japanese lanterns. Delicious grappe was served from a huge punch bowl set in a bank of pink roses and was presided over by Miss Delicious frappe was served from a class. A unique guessing contest was followed by progressive conversation. A dainty ice course with sweets fur ther carrying out the color scheme was served. Music was furnished by the glee club. CHEVROLET IS HURT Indianapolis, Ind., May 24.-Arthur Chevrolet auto race driver was slight ly injured when a car he was trying out, crashed into another racer driven by Rene Thomas at the motor speed way here today. The drivers who were turning up their cars for the 500 mile race to be held here next Mon fay, were driving about ninety miles an hour. Thomas, who was directly in front of Chevrolet, blew a tirei and Chevrolet crashed into his rear, head on. Chevrolet was taken to a hospital, suffering from cnts about the face and an injured chest. Thomas escaped uninjured. -0-o READS OF IIEll DEATII Wilmington, N. C., May 25.-Mrs. Arthur C. Collacott, of Fayetteville, who with her daughter is visiting rel atives in the city, received the surprise of her life this afternoon when she read a newspaper story sent out from Salisbury announcing that both she and her daughter had been killed here! in an automobile accident. -- --0 - "AN INDISCRIWIINATl'E" I BONUS IS OPPOSED Bristol, Va. Tenn. May 25.-Senatorl Carter Glass, of Virginia, announced his opposition to n11, indi:'.riminate bonus to ex-soldiers" in a letter re ceived by W. 0. Came, vice president Of the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, in answer to a message in whihhe urged that the Senator oppose the bill. .\1)ITIONA I. LOCAIS Mrs. 11. 1). Ba:rrinea u has r'eturned from1 a twvo weatks visit to I enmark. TIhe friends of Al r. .10oe N innner will b~e glad to learni t hat his condiilit ion is repo~tedt( some(1 better as we go to Atarion lBradhl:nn gave a birthday pa'rty at. h('r hloni' in honor of her 8th birthday. Little Aliss I larriott l'Iowden en a dehght~ltfuil oaudor par ty FrlidayV aift ernoon inl eeb'rat (ion of her 8th birthday. Amonbg the norses gr'auaige fromi the ('olmba hospital last. night in C olu mbi a were Mli sses Da isy 1.orin eI Tlhomipson of .1ordan and I.evinlia~ Mahlel Har lrow ot' 'lllTubvilhe. HEl'l~lt Hil., SIGNEl) Albao~ny., N. Y., 34y 2.i. The Walk er lit! legalizing the nw:nuftatutre and,1 sa!. of beer conntainiieg not (mor' than '?.75i per' ('tit otf !leohl.~ was signed bly oter or Sithi to-Inlay. ';h to t'v isty- 've' --r u ' n ulsol il l s.~' l ;eth ired i t h < li ThIin a o' t n 0 p 'e r o' s g' el .-~n're. a'd ilt ah'e nitht 3OflH ATLANTIC PORI S NOW IN FRONT R) shipping Buard Gives Assura Iu. Full Service Can fe D, pended Upon IRAZIL IS SEEKING OPENING IN SOUTH ,ommercial Attache At Brazilian Kim,. bassy Says Value of Ports is Realized. Cincinnati, May 25.-The Chamber )f Commerce here today received &. etter from W. F. Taylor, assia.1 lirector of operations of the Urhed6 States Shipping Board, advising Uxe ocal organization that there weild )ositively be nto curtailment in serw:r )r the allocation of vessels of the shipping board to be oporated fni~Ert south Atlantic ports. The letter answered the definit-e aen rorceful demands of the larger #nT3. Xal States cities' shippers setrang 7orth their intention to prefer SotJh' Atlantic and Gulf ports instead Mr. York and Baltimore and Philamfefrin n foreign trade and insisting on pr.mp. r consideration and adequate service 0rom the ports mentioned. Defimite issignment of ships anh like naming >f foreign trase routes was inclkEd nr the demands answered by Assis.ta" Director Taylor. These .were assure'd Brazil Seeks Opening. St. Louis, May 25.--The S&;WL aiterners were given an elegant c' :eption here. G. Cramer, chairmae.a' the foreign trade board of the, Chari lJer of Commerce stated that Nortfern ports thrive at the expcase of Sawth Atlantic and Gulf ports. This J'alr throttled business to a great erl:amt mausing an1 enormous osiiofi '.. o A nid money to business. The Cham; Lif Commerce can be counted on. % stupport the project and he woult e_ ommend the use of South A t.t ports to St. Louis exporters and a por ters. Ainother prominent mallufactotL7 tated that (1lie Uxporter had sii e through the port of Now York e4Zi/-1 'arloads of machinery ami f W through delay lie was forced to. yi 1,000 for storage alone, not r .ent. ing the loss of time and iitirecst. The Mississippi Valley Associmacc will cooperate with the South ALtlfrX powt; in securing proper recognii. .. Sebatian Samples, commercial ut [ache at the Brazilian embassy, Wa;f migton , stated that a Braziliai nemt. time company controlling moe thex 68,000 tons of' ships was seekinj xvy resentation -at all of the South A-.sii - Lie ports. This company reali,'s O value of the ports to South Amery.. .Most of the party saw til (G!r. defeat in Cardinals today. Ask Square Deal OIly St. 1.ouis, May 25.- -Matthew fai presideit of the Sou th Atlanitic S t-.. Association, spoke pointedly t.o'ht rehtitive to the missioni wh'li proi the ma k ing of the Mid -\Wes o ug A tlanitic tip at an~ in formal lb iuey tendlered, by flhe St. l.ouiis (hamb..: ut onunerce. islansi: the fact thatt the Son i A th- v. pots alt' in to way ait, mptint (1 .l in the counftry hut ar'e str['iin' .Tu have' all ports math' available ft.' porit shtipmen('its firom the MidgI V. itess men' in SL. louis hav nch t' iitalv ly aare of thle mtuaithmo brng t th linitel Stata.. Rail.Is Auminiist rat ion a ptar;~y of r'ates hi ')iten efl'etive ft:>r ft Souitherun v .. Newt Yortik sintce l)eeemberi'i last rt wa'~s t'vidth at. the mee't ini'> h.' iort'today.tat he bsinat. inteto. >ftt Sth ati wlit' oh. Iai in t w ['e petitfi any 'r e imeel~o a-f ae onith tab l xo t frehi-'tt' h t .'.e -iinas thnersaion aC~t. the AU:.,. iroughta otl teft t~ ati: mot o