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Section OneKA ? mj Pa ges I to 16 4IIJ4 43 V4 1V$ agsio6j VOL. XL MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1920.-NO9 MANNING'S AVERAGE HIGHEST Of ANY S. C. TOBACCO MARKETS Best Prices Ever Realized on Open ing Day in State TOP TO FIFTY-EIGHT CENTS 125,000 Pounds Sold at Timmonsville and 81,000 Pounds of Weed at Kingstree. Timmonsvilly, July 20.-Tim monsville tobacco market averaged 22.60 on the break today, with a sale of 125,000 pounds. The price was much better than expected, ranging from 2 to 58 cents per pound. Very little tobacco has been cured and placed on the market yet and the warehouses were through selling by noon. The poorer grades brought good prices. Big Sales at Kingstree Kingstree, July 20.-The tobacco market opened here this morning with the first sale being held at the Far mers' Warehouse. The sael today was small but very good considering the fact that the crop is a little later than last year. There was sold here today about 81,000 pounds. The prices ranged from 10 cents the pound for the poor grade ground leaves to 54 cents for the best grade offered, which was sold by C. W. Wilson. The average for the d-Ay's sale was around 20 cents the pound, which compares favorably with the prices at the open ing sale last year. Market at Darlington. Darlington, July 20.-The tobacco market in this city opened this morn ing. The four warehouses had breaks and the sales in each were beyond expectations both as to tonnage and prices. There wqre- -,.aAut 60,000 pounds sold and at the best prices ever realized on opening day. The prices ranged from 8 cents to 54 cents. Only leaf was offered, but much of the tobacco was very bright. The amount sold was not so large as last year, only about 50 per cent of the amount plant ed last year has been planted this year. The prospects for a good crop are excellent and if today's prices keep up a large amount of money will be real ized. Florence Market Active. Florence, July 20.-Long before daylight this morning wagons and truckloads of tobacco were pouring into the city from every direction and the streets in front of the two ware houses here were lined for several blocks with loads waiting their turn to get inside and unload. Thie sale here today was one of the most sat isfactory "breaks" ever held on the local market. There would doubtless have been much more tobacco brought here for the sale today if the weather had permitted, but even as it was there was about as much as could possibly be handled in one (lay's sale without unduly rushing the warehousemen. Somewhere in'the neighborhood of 100,000 pounds were sold in the two sales and the prices paidl here were very gratifying to both warehouse men and farmers. T1he prices ranged .from 3 to 56 cents a pound with a gen eral average for the day's sales amounting to $21.25, which is consid eredl extremely goodl prices for the first curings, in fact, higher than ever paid at an opening sale here before. The quality of tobacco, it is stated, is better than the usual run of sandl lugs and has been more carefully han dIed by the farmers. Colory tobacoc sold1 extremely well, indicating goodl prices for bright to. 1baccos, while the dlarker tobacco 8so(1 at lower figures. The farmrers of the county who sold their tobacco here today were paid in round numbers about $25,000 in cash, which for the most part wvas left in the local banks to their credit, some thing never heard of before and which goes to prove that the farmers of this county are in better financial condli tion than ever before. Manning Market Opens. Manning, July 20.-The tobacco bacco market opened here today with a small floor as compared wvith former openings, the amount being estimatedl at 125,000 pounds. Green ,trashy tobacco sold cheap, &but good, bright lugs brought 40 to 65 cents, with which the farmers seem well pleased. PROPERTY DAMAGE AT ANDERSON' LARGE New Roads and Bridges Suffer From Cloudburst-Traffi- Blocked. Anderson, July 20.-Thousands of dollars damages was done to new roads and bridges in Anderson county last night by a rainstorm which at times reached the proportions of a cloudburst. The engine and tender of a Blue Ridge passenger train was overturned at Watson's Crossing near Anderson, killing the negro fireman and shaking up a number of passengers. The mis hap is thought to have been due to the rails spreading on account of the water-soaked condition of the road bed. Traffic on the road will be blocked throughout the day. Piedmont and Northern Electric Railways line into this city is out of commission on account of damage to trestles between Anderson and Bel ton. Several c9tton mills and other manufacturing enterprises located near streams were flooded. Damage to crops was extensive. The storm was accompanied by a brilliant electrical display and consid. erable damage was done to telephone and power lines in the city. Heavy Hain at Spartanburg Spartanburg, July 20.-Although a rainfall of 4.90 inches was recovered here last night only minor damage was reported up to non today. Many small bridges throughout the county were washed away. and roads and crops were badly damaged, but none of the cotton mills and power plants on the larger streams were affected. 0 RAILROADS TO GIVE PRIORITY TO COAL Washington, July 20.-Railroads were ordered today by the Interstate Commerce Commission to give priority in movement and preference and prior ity in the supply of cars for the trans portation of bituminous coal con signed to lake ports for transporta tion to the Northwest. The order is effective July 26, and was issued on the recommendation committee of the operators and rail road executives as a means of provid ing against a coal shortage next win ter i nthe Northwest. More than a score of railroads serv ing mines in Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Ken tucky and Tennessee were direeed by the commission not only to give preference in the movement of coal for the territory at the head of the Great Lakes, but also to give preference in the supply of cars for such shipments. Coal operators within the district serve(d by teh railroaas will be re quired to fulfill the wants of the Northwest before filling orders for Northwest before- filling orders for other sections, the commission direct ing' the railroads to place an embargo on such latter movement, if it should be attempted by the coal men. Among the railroads named in the orders are: The Baltimore and Ohio from mines wvest <1f Grafton, W. Va., and Myers.. dlales Pa. The Chesapeake and Ohio, the Norfolk and Western, the Coal and Coke Union Railroad 'Company, the Sand Valley andl Elkhorn Railroad Company, the Pittsburg. McKeesporti and Youghioheny, the Kanawha an( West Virginia and the long Fork Rail way Company. AMERICAN FLYER L.OST IN P'OLAND: Warsaw, July 20.-(By the Asso ciatedl Press. )-Another Americar aviator serving wvith the Kosciuske squadlron is missing. Capt. Arthur Kelly, of' Richmond, Va., a pilot startod on a flight over the B~olshevik lines five days ago and nothing hax beenI heard of him sinlce. No trace has yet been reecived as to the whereabouts of Capt. Mer-ion Cooper, of,.Jacksonville, Fla., who has been missing since lie started a flight .July 13. Capt. Cooper, who was re cently mentioned as the successor of Major Cedric Fau ntleroy as commnan decr of the Kosciusko squadron, for merly was a newspaper man, having ser-ved in Various cap~acities in Chicagc San Antonio andl St. Paul. lie camt to Poland a year ago. Thle notorious Willie Blethune, wvho ia so well known in Clarendon, madle hix escape from the penitentiary last Fri (lay. Bethune was charged wvith th< murder of Mr. Ben Mims, and aftei staying in jail about ten years, being tiedC andl retriedl he wvas convicte( about a year ago andl sentencedl t< life imprisonment in the penitentiary lie is free naain. STAThWID[ CAMPAIGN FOR FARMERS V[lfARE Meetings in Clarendon County August 5th and 6th. , On August 5th and 6th three im portant meetings to the farmers of this county in connection with the state-wide camp . n for the welfare of the farmers the state will be held in this county. The first meeting will be held at Manning at 11 A. M. August 5th and the second meeting at Summerton at 4 P. M. August 5th. On August 6th the meeting wil be held at New Zion at 11 A. M. The following committees have been apopinted in connection with the Manning meeting: Membership Committee J. M. Windham, Chairman, Mann ing; R. L. Ridgill, S. L. Davis, Mann ing. Warehouse Comittee F. C. Thomas, Chairman; H. K. Beatson, J. M. Galloway, Manning. Cotton Grader Committee T. F. Coffe#, Chairman; C. R. Sprott, I. V. Plowden, Manning. The following committees have been appointed in connection with the Sum merton meeting: Membership Committee J. M. Davis, Chairman; E. M. Watt, George Joseph, Summerton. Warehouse Committee C. M. Davis, Chairman; J. T. Touch berry, L. A. Brunson, Summerton. Cotton Grader Coninittee T. H. Gentry, Cairman, Summer ton; R. M. Felder, St. Paul; J. E. Rowe &immerton. The following committees have been appointed in connection with the New Zion meeting: Memibershi'p Committee D. R. DuBose, Chairman, Sardinia; E. A. Coker, Turbeville; D. M. Epps, New Zion. Warehouse Committee Hugh McFaddin, Chairman; New Zion; J. H. Ham, Lake City, Route 1; P. M. Gibbons, New Zion. Cotton Grader Committee F. N. Thomas, Chairman, Turbe ville; G. M. Hicks, New Zion; W. D. McFaddin, Lake City, Route 1. Each and every member of these committees is urged to tell every far mer that he meets between now and the day of the meeting about the meeting and press him to attend. Of course, every member of the different committees cannot fail to be present. Each of these meetings will be ad dressed by Mr. T. L. Manning, rep resenting the Cotton Association, Senator G. K. Laney, representing the Warehouse Commission, and Mr. J. W. Shealy, representing the Clemson Ex tension service. I have given the efforts of the Cot ton Association to help the farmer, special study, and I want to warn the farmers of this County, who have been lulled to sleep by the high prices of the past two years, that unless they wake up and .co-operate with their friends and neighbors in preparing for the future, they will only have themselves to blame when prices seek old levels again. You can learn something of how you can bring about sound market ing conditions by attending these meetings and no farmer in the county cannot afford to miss one of them. W. C. Davis, President Clarendon County Cotton Ass'n. ---_o A BIG PICNIC The Manning and S.ardinia folks, un dler the auspices of the Manning Board of Trade are giving a big pienic at Sardinia, Fridaty, ,July 23rd. This big get-to-gether picnic is complimentary to Turbeville and New Zion and the surroundiang communities. Everybody in Manning and Sardinia are invitedl to come along wvith well tilled baskets and have a big day, wve will have a brass band of ten pieces, plenty of ice cold lemonade, andl a real good time1( is pro~misedl everybody wvho attendl. We are expecting five hundred p~eople from Manning to be there, and all those who have automobiles or auto mobile room will please let it, be knmown to the committee on arrangements, so that everybody will have a way to go. The committee on arrangements is composed of the following: 'T. F. Cof fey, S. W. Barron, B. A. Weinberg, J. D. Gera'ld, A. C. Bradlham] and I. 1. Appelt. D~on't forget the (lay, Friday, .July 23rd. Manning Board Trade. A MRItCA N OFFICER S ENTER CIIINESE RO0W Peking, ,July 20.--A train carrying ten marines andl several American, British and Japanese offieers left here today for the congested set ion of the Peking-Tien-Esin Rlailway. The mili tafy men wvill endeavor to as;sist the dlepartment of communication in re opienin gtraflie on the line, which is Istill interrupted between Yangtsun and Lofa. There is little change in the mili tary situation outside Peking, but the city itself today was quiter than it has been since the outbreak of fight ing betwecen the Anfu and Chihli fac MACHINE GUNNERS FIRE INTO CROWD Durham, N. C., July 19.-Jim Ray, of Graham, was killed; Willie Phil lips, of Graham, seriously injured, and Clem Bradsher, of Haw River, slightly wounded, tonight, when a masked mob attempted to storm the Alamance County jail, where three negroes, charged with assault on a white woman, are held, according to a statement made by Capt. Marion B. Fowler, commanding the Durham Machine Gun Company, guarding the jail. "Absolutely false," Capt. Fowler said in connection with the report that no reason could be assigned for the shooting. "The masked mob," Capt. Fowler said, "fired the shots. The machine gunners re turned the fire with machine guns and side arm. "The man killed and the two men injured were not members of the mob," Capt. Fowler said. Greensboro, N. C., July 19.-John Ray was killed and Willie Phillips and Nug Bradshaw slightly wounled to night about 9:4C o'clock at the jail in Graham, Alamance County, when ma chine gunners of the Durham National Guard company opened fire on a crowd in the darkness, apparently under an impression that an attempt was being made to storm the jail, where three negroes are held pending identifica tion for the assault of a white woman near Graham Saturday night. Reports from Graham state that no body seems to know just why the gun ners opened fire and denial is made that there was any concerted attempt to sorm the jail, around which have gathered since early Sunday morning when bloodhounds trailed from the scene where the woman was attacked to a servant's house at Rair ey Hospital, nearby, and the three ne groes were found in bed together, ar rested and placed in jail. Citizens during Sunday persuaded the crowds not to attack the jail until a machine gun company arrived from Durham at orders of Goverpor T. W. Bickett, who instructed them to shoot and shoot straight. Crowds stayed around the jail until nearly daylight and then disappeared and the (lay passed very quietly, the officials late today expec'ing no fur ther trouble. Tonight, with the street lights out, a crowd appeared tc have gathered near the jail, and for some reason not yet clear, fire vas opened by the machine gunners. After this al Ithe soldiers were withdrawn with their guns outside the building andt are now on guard withini the prison. Roberts late tonight state that the crowds are rapidly diminish ing and officials declared they expect ed no further trouble tonight. They have not yet ascertained, it is stated, which of the three men is the mar wanted, or that any one of them is guilty, but it is said that there is rea son tW beliecv that one of the trio is the criminal. WILL. BREAK( UP MONOPI,Y Washington, .July 19.-Monop)oly o1 sh ipping held by a few Atlantic sea. ports is to be broken up by the ship. ping board and the shipping busines d istributedi among the various port of the country, Chairman Benson de clairedl tonight in an add ress at th< open ing session of the School of Pan. A miericani and Foregn Commerce. "'In planning steamship service un der the newv Transportation Act th b~oardl proposes to break up the mo niopoly heer-tofore held by a few At Ian tic Seaplorts,'' said Chairman Ben son. "Services will be maintained ai A merican Ports with a view to reliev ing congestion of rail roads and bring goodls to the seapo)(rts nearest the poiti of c-onsumnption. Monop~oly of shipping hleretofore held by large seaports ham reteardled the development of the mer chant marine. The bad facilities foi the loadling andi discharging of yes sels and the spirit of indlifference 01 many commercial .interests have donm much to curb proper growth of th( shtipjpinog in this country."~ ----O - Teheran, Persia, July 19-( I~nvas The Armenian government having re. fused to obey an ultimatum of th< Russian Soviet government, the Bol. shevik army has received orders to advance and already has occupied th< province of Karabagh. The Bolshe v'iki are continuing their adlvance ir ordler to operate jointly with the Turk. ish Nationalist forces of Mustaphi Koomal Pnshan HUSBAND IS KILLED BY JEALOUS WIFE Letetra and Picture of Another Wo man Alleged Cause--Couple Re cently Moved to Florence From Charleston. Inquest This Morn ing. Florence, July 20.-Mrs. Edna Bur gess, aged forty-four, shot and killed her husband, Guy Burgess, supervisor of the Atlantic Coast Line signal sys tem, in their room, near the Atlantic Coast Line depot, about 6 'o'clock this afternoon. Letters and a picture of a woman in Knoxville, Tenn., found in possession of her husband, Mrs. Bur gess stated to the chief of police, was the cause of her action. Mrs. Bur gess is in the city jail tonight. The inquest will be held at 10 o'clock to morrow morning. Nine times did Mrs. Burgess shoot her husband. She reloaded the wea pon once and emptied it into her hus band's body. Death, it is declared, was almost instantaneous. After the shooting Mrs. Burgess ran from the house and into the street, where she fell. She talked freely with the chief of police, it is stated, but refused to say anything to a reporter tonight. She appeared to be in a hysterical condi tion at times. Mr .and Mrs. Burgess were married July 15, 1919, in Jacksonville, Fla., where the latter, it is understood, was employed for about seven years in a beauty parlor. They moved to Flor ence only a few weeks ago from Charleston. Before marriage Mrs. Bprgess was a Miss Hanson and her home was in Atlanta, where her mother now re sides. Mr. Burgess was from Atkin son, Kansas, where his relatives are living. ADDITIONAL LOCAL N[WS L iss Fannie Lou Sauls, Miss Geor Kia Sauis and Miss Sarah Lesesne are guests at a house party in Hartsville given by Dr. and Mrs. Hawkins. Be .fore returning home Miss Fannie Lou .Sauls wiHl visit Mlr. and Mrs. Austin ISauls in Winston-Salem and Miss Georgia Sauls will be entertained by her friend, Miss Margaret Richards at her home in Liberty Hill. City Council has just passed and had published the traffic laws of our town, but in a great many instances the peo ple disregard the law. In fact, they pay absolutely no attention to it. You can look out on the street any time and see automobiles, wagons and bug gies parked on the left of the street, iPeople stop wherever it is most con I venient for them to do so. We say pull them, regardless of person, place a fine on them and they will soon obey the laws. Why make a law if it is not be enforced ? Mrs. R. E. Broadway gave a lovely luncheon at her home last Friday morning in honor of her attractive young guest, Miss Ethel Bateman of Sumter. Throughout the morning thc guests played rook, after which a de licious salad course with Russian ten was served. Those enjoying Mrs Broadway's hospitality were: MisseF Ruth Smith, Pauline Williams, Alicc Clark, Catherine A rant, Marie Wells Frances Dingle, Virginia Geiger rances- Browvn, Lily Emma Sprott Isabel Wolfe, and Lynne Du Rant. G;reeleyv'ille, S. C.-T'lhe Farmers Bank has just been organized here with capital stock of $30.00, with th< followving officers: Dr. J1. 1. Hlaselden PresidIent, HI. P. Brown, of Gurdines S. C., Vice President, C. 1H. Rehberg Cashier, with IH. D. F'errel, A. B Spivey, W. M. Clarkson, C. A. Hleins I. C. Player, .i. R. H ayneswvorth, G M. Beasley (of Gurdine) and W. L HIarrinigton as D)i rectors. Th is is th< second~ hank in G reeleyvi lle and wviI be open for business A ugust 1st, Dri. IHaselden is a well known phy sician and business man of G reeley villec and Mr.. Rehberg has residled it the town for the past year- as boo0k keeper for the MIallar id Lumber Comn paniy, having had wide experience ir hook keeping and1( acc-ounuting in Souti Carol ina since (comini gto thiis statt from hiis home at Cairo, Georgia, siy years a go, and is recnonizedl as haviung good keen busi ness ability and fon thought. (Signed) L . S. P'erry. HIELP IE TOBACCO MIA RKI ET Ph st by leaving your money in your local Bank. There is little help to be had1( from the North on account of t h< mone~y stringency, so the local banks and local farmers muist hold uip th< markets. If you do0 not leave Moniey in Banks, Market is sure to fall ser iously. Second, do0 not rush tobaccos on thc market. Cure youri tobaccos brigh I and bulk down till t hey bleach. Only brnight tobaccos will sell goodl. Third, If prices fall below reason withhold your tobacco from the mar. ket. Fourth, join the South Carolina To. bacco Association and (10 your part t( keel) up tho prices. RAILROAD MEN RE[CIVE HUCE WAGE INCREASE Six Hfuidred Million Dollars Awarded by Railway Labor Board to Workers in United States. CONSUMER MUST PAY BILL Railway Officials Immediately Go About Plans to Increase Freight and Passenger Rates on All Lines. Chicago, July 20.-Whether the spectre of a nationwide railway strike has been laid by the $600,000,00 wage increase granted today to more than 1,800,000 railroad employes tonight re mained undecided. Brotherhood officials, after all (lay conferences, made no attempt to con ceal their disappointment that they did not get a! lof the billion dollar in crease they asked. The belief grew, however, in the absence of any talk of an immediate strike that the union officials would submit the award, probably without recommendation to a referendum of the men. A decision on this point was promised tomorrow by W. G. Lee, of Cleveland, grand president of the Brotherhood of Rail way Trainmen. Railroad representatives accepted the award philosophically and imme diately go about plans for passing the 600,000,000 addition to their wage bud get along to the ultimate consum in this case, the man who pays the freight. Armed with reliable advance knowledge as to what the award would provide the railroads had their figures ready. Judge R. M. Bartor, chairman of the Uinted States Railhay Labor Board had hardly handed down his dclsion when E. T. Whiter, representing the more than 400 railroads involved, an n(ed thatthe roads would nee(: an increase of 18 per cent in freight rates to meet the wage boost. The In terstate Commerce Commission will be asked to spread the increase over both freight and passenger rates. Three Billion Mark Passed The $600,000,000 award represents a 21 per cent increase in the pay of the railroad men. For the first time in history the road's payrolls this year will pass the three billion mark. Mr. Whiter estimated the 1920 payrolls at $3,344,000,000, more than double the $1,468,576,394 paid in 1916. The board's award was made retro active to May 1, with provision that back pay for three months falls due August 1, when $150,000,000 is to be distributed in addition to the regular pav. Yard service engineers, firemen and helpers who receive an hourly in crease of 18 cents, will get the big Irost back pay checks, their three month saward totalling $110.16. In its decision the board followed the board general policy laid down by the Lane commission, ap~pointedl ini 1918, that. the man w~ho rece'ivedl the least. should get t he mo cst. The one notable exception to this yeneral rule was the yard service men wvhose 18 cent~s an honr increase topped all others. He re, the boarid expda i ned, the deciding factors were the extreme( hazard to life and limnb anmd degree of skill required. "Endlless (Cycle of D emnands." ITodlay's award, if it is iaccept ed b the men, will bring to a close, at least for t he preseniit, the board be l ie'ves the seemingly e'ndless e'ye'le of wvage demandsi~~l frwn the railway work er's, st artinmg withI the demands of 1916. Ani analysis of the decis'ioni shows that the $600,000,000 incriease will go to the Ia rger c'lasses of' emnployes in substantially the following basis: Raiilwaiy clerks and freight. hand ler's, $123,000,000. Ma intenance of way eminployes, $1 10, 298,000. Engine and trainmen, $257,000,00o. Railway shopmnen, $139,237,000. The remainder will be dlividled among he( station e'mployes, yard men and (dis patchers, and1( marine emntployes on tugs, ferries and other raili'oad-owned harbor boaits. Nearly 75,000 emaployes of the A mer i('ani Ra ilway Express Conmpany are niot inc'luded( within the provisions of today's award. The board will open a hearing Thursday to pass on their (emands. Only blacksmiths, electri cians andl other shop employes of the express company, some 2,500 in 'num ber., are affected by today's (lecision.