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THE MANNNG TIMES Entered at the Postoffice at Manning as Second-Class Matter. Appelt & Shope, Proprietors. Published Every Wednesday Subscription Rates $2.00 per year in Advance MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1921 JAPAN IN A TIGHT HOLE -0 Japanese statesmen are in a quandary. They hardly know which way to turn. Whatever course they take they are due to have some of their fondest dreams shaken. In calling the international conference at Washing ton and including Japan in the list President Harding specified the far eastern question as one of the subjects for consideration and adjustment. That is very objectionable to the Japanese, who prefer to have an exclusive hand in the far east, where China and Korea are at their mercy. If she declines to discuss far eastern questions with the United States, England, France, Italy and Belgium, she admits her ulterior motives, places herself on the defen sive, and alienates the respect and forfeits the good will of the other participants in the conference. If she enters into a discussion of such questions she must abide by'the decisions of the conference, which means that the other far eastern countries will get a square deal and Japanese ambitions of exploitation will be forever shattered. Again, it is shrewdly suspected that Japan has de signs upon the Philippines and other American posses sions, including Hawaii. A conference agreement would exclude the Japanese from the )ossibility of any future control of these iands. To refuse to become a signatory to such an agreement would be to tacitly admit the Jap anese intention to wage war against the United States for their possession. It is small wonder the Japanese are squirming and looking for a loophole through which to crawl. o-0 PRUNE THE SHIPPING BOARD -0 The pruning knife in the hand of General Charles G. Dawes has been working to a purpose, with the result that many millions of dollars will be saved the taxpayers through a reorganization of the departments in Washing ton and the elimination of unnecessary appropriations. In the )ast one of the great ambitions of the bureau crat has been to secure larger appropriations than were really necessary. Legitimate needs were hardly consid ered. It was a case of get all you can and spent more than you get, trusting to congress to make up the deficit. All of this has been changed by Dawes, as director of the budget, and wisteful officials are warned to trim their sails and head in close to the wind if they desire to remain in close contact with their jobs. General Dawes has ac colplished a wonderful piece of constructive work, but what will it avail us if the government is going to continue pourmg billions into that loose jointed makerick known as the shi))ing board, which is on a par with our recent aerola)e orgy of ot4icial waste and squandering? W [y not turn Dawes loose on the shipping board, with imstructions to prunc to the limit? Of course, the general might get into one of his famous "Hell and Maria" moods and blow the thing up with a few tons of dynamite; or tow il out ito the Atlantic and sink it. But in either case w au-e mclined to the belief that he would earn a col lective and vociferous "amen" from a hundred million Anwricans; I axes are high as it is, without feeding them to an mamlanmate gourmand. ANOT1HERt GO(UGE? Wm ning~ has been sounded in the United States sen ate t hm I ft coal barons are Ipull ing the wires preparatory ftto nom holdupin m the p)rice of coal next winter. It is not suirpr.ismgu. On the contrary, it is quite to be expect-. ed. A)fh.-ildom has boasted loudlly and long of dire pun shimeonts to be imfl ictedl upon0 gougers. In fact, there has hoen I'so much of blowmg~ andl bunk there has been no~ room CoJl barons know this. They have prlofiled from it ini the past, and they' Cepet to (do so in the future. The I he pu1lic has been mnilkedl so often and so successfully hi u n(j can not conceive of? the l">ssibility of a kick that w\oubll upse(t the buicket. A 1.nited] States seniat or has given~ publIic andl timely wanunl ofl'L t, he scheme. It is Iup to somfe 0one to thwart it. We havw an ,tore general of the United States. We have di Knct attorneyvs all over the Un ited States. We limye a law that (deals with highway and wholesale rob bery, wiether it he at the point of a gun or by the pullling ofset : i .ies by un lawfCul comb i nat ions o'f plutocrats. We have jaul s that will hol even a plutocratic gouger-if -som( oneh doesn't turin the key. Why should1( we be robbed agamr ne-t wmnter?' as.The good (10 not always (lie you ng: o r tl i 'he pralical joker is not alvays as practical as his Wh'n fools begin to argue wise mn keel) their mout hs shut. "W hen things don't go right i know how I feel,'' said the employer. "Sao do we,"' chirped the employe. No men wa snad NEWS fROM SUMM.RTON Miss Carolina Richardson of Sum ter, is spending a few days with Miss Lila BriVs.e Wells of Manning, is spending a few days with Mrs. Knight Stuckey. Miss Mart;ta Pitts has returned home after spending several weeks at Fountain Inn. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hatfield spent Sunday in Sumter. Mr. Huron and Percy Woodruff spent the week-end In Charleston. Mr. G. A. Ridgill is spending a while in Hendersonville, N. C. Miss Bernice Ramsey is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. R. B. Mellette. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wilkie -spent Sunday in Sumter. Miss June McLeod of Jordan, spent I.st week with friends here. Mrs. Sidney spent last 'week in Bennettsville with relatives and friends. Miss Gertrude Gee of Manning spent last week here with relatives. Miss Francis Harvin is spending some time with her aunt, Mrs. Hugh Belser. Card of Thanks We wish to extend our sincere thanks to each and every one who so kindly assisted and sympa'hized with us during the illness and subsequent death of our beloved husband and bro thor, A. Gordqn C'.awning. Mrs. Lizzih Chewning, Mrs. J. E. Rowe and Sisters. 0 OVER THOUSAND TO BE DISCHARGED Orders have been received at Camp Jackson to discharge 1,200 enlisted men by Saturday, August 27, on ac count of further reduction of the army and application will again be accepted for discharge, the men be ing sent home at once. It will be remembered that or ders were issued to discharge en listed men upon written application during the month of July, the idea being to reduce the enlisted person nel 30 per cent. However, by July 15 Camp Jackson had lost 38 per cent. and orders came putting a stop to all discharges. Another order arriving yesterday reads all men who made application for discharge up to yesterday, Au nist 23 on account of dependents, will alko be discharged. There are still about 1,500 surplus men in the camp at the present time in all organizations and the order to discharge 1,200 men may be the result of a decision to reduce all surplus. It is possible also that the order is merely the result of the plan to fur ther decrease the army.-The State. GIANT DIltIGIIILE (Ei NOrTH SEA Pulham, England, Aug. 23 (By the Associated Press).--Out over the North sea, above the low clouds and the banks of mist, the giant dirigi ble ZR-2 tonight was Cruising ui1 ain( down off the coast of Norfolk waiting for daylight. to guide her to her moorings at Pullm. The big aircraft, purchased by the A merican navy from Great Britain, is on a trial trip frum lowden to Pulham. The voyage began at 7:10 o'clock this morning and was ex peetedl to cnd before darkness fell ov'er eastern EnglandI. During the greatLer part of the day the wveather was propitious andi the dIirigible, with the A merican crew which is to bring her across the Atlantic on boa rdl, mnaneuvered for many miles over land and sea. As thle a fternoon advancedI the weather conditions beca me had, and as mist andl low clouds gathered and jenetriated inland from the Norfolk coast it wals dI~eie niot to aittemnpt to berth the big a irsh ip. T1here fore, the ZRA-2 wvill remain at sea until dawvn at least. D)EATlH NOTi EXPLA INEl) IFlorence, A ug. 2.- Advices from Savannah say that the name of the special aigent of the Atlantic Coast Line whose dead body' was found on the ra ilroadl track near here Fri da~y a fternoon wvas .J. L. Mock and not .J. L. Motte as previously given. There wvere no0 paipers on -the man's body to establish identification. HIis home was original ly in Sa vannahi, where he had a wvide con "'he mianner of M\ock's (death re mains unexplained. The dletective force or the Attn tic Coast Line is coope(rating with the coroner of this county in a thorough investigation. It is staited that the officers are not satisfiedt with the theory that the splecil agent was thrown from the train by some one he was suppiosedI to be attempiting to arrest although they do not state outright that foul play of a mioie serious character has been suspectedt. 'The investigation wvill be' continuled. GE()IIGIA SHEIIIIFF SLAIN WV. Itobertson, sheriff of iPerce coiunity, was killedi today while search ing for an allegedl horse theief near . . . .. Tobacco Season CLOSES| Tuesday, August 30th On account of all the tobacco crop of this section being marketed, the tobacco warehousemen at a meeting held last night decided to close their houses on Tuesday, (NEXT) Aug. 30. The buyers will leave on Wednes day, so the farmers should hurry and get the balance of their crop on the market. Diamonds Below Cost Having decided to discontinue handling Diamonds I am now offering my big stock of Diamond Goods consisting of Solitiare Rings, Cluster Rings, Din ner Rings, Bar Pins, Lavallieres, etc., at less than cost. If you anticipate buy ing a diamond any time in the near future it will pay you to attend this sale. Just a few prices quoted in order to show yon the sacrifice that is being made. $1050.00 Solitaires, in Tiffany Mountings, now .._.-.--- __. $725.00 $900.00 Solitaires, in Tiffany Mountings, now --------------------.$600.00 $750.00 Solitaires, in Tiffany Mountings, now ..------------..-$550.00 $625.00 Solitaires, in Tiffany Mountings, now_-------.--------------$450.00 $450.00 Solitaires, in Tiff any Mounting s, now ------------------.....$225.00 $250.00 Solitaires, in Tiffany Mountings, novr------------------.-..--$150.00 $125.00 Solitaires, in Tiffany Mountings, now-_------------------.--..$75.00 $400.00 Cluster Rings, in Tiffany Mountings, now ---.-_---.-----..-...$225.00 - $300.00 Cluster R ings, in Tiffany Moun tings, now --._--_---_- --.----$175.00 $250.00 Cluster Rings, in Triffan~y Moun tings, now--.---..-.-_-...--..$150.00 $175.00 Cluster Rings, in Triffany Mountings, now --------..----- ----$100.00 $650.00 Dinner Rings, now -------------- ------ --- --- --------.$400.00 $600.00 Dinner Rings, now ----____----_-- ---- --------------.$350.00 $300.00 Dinner Rings, now --.------------ ------_------$200.00 $300.00 Gents' Cluster Rings, now ---------- ---- ------ ---.-- --.$150.00 $275.00 Gents' Cluster Rings, now .--------------.-------- -- - $125.00 $585.00 Platinum and Diamond Bar Pins .---~--------- ---- -$325.00 $425.00 Platinum and Diamond Bar Pins ---- ------ --- --- ---- -$250.00 $265.00 Platinum and Diamond Bar Pins---- --.---_--------- .s..500 $125.00 Platinum and Diamond Bar Pins-.------ -------------..-$60.00 $375.00 Platinum and Diamond Bracelet Watch ----.---- ------$225.00 $60.00 Gents' Shrine Emblems --------------- ------ ----- -- ---..-$40.00 $40.00 Gents' Shrine Emblems --.------------.-- -- ---- ----- ---..-$25.00 $25.00 Gents' Shrine Emblems-_-_. - ---- - ---- ---- ---- ----.$15.00 G.C. COOPER, JEWELER LUUMT ER, South Carolina.