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Sectionection One Pages 1 toM ISPaDesEito 10 VOL. XLI MANNING,- S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1921 GEORGIA FARMERS SILL GROPING Have Not Yet Solved The Boll Weevil Problem. REPORT OF MR. C. R. SPROTT Farmers Still Desire to Raise Cotton Hoping That Some Means Will Be Devised to Control Boll Weevil. Manning, S. C., Sept. 19, 1921. Mr. C. C. Fishburne, President, S. C. Crushers' Association, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir: In accordance with your request, I went to Cordele, Ga., last week and spent three days investigating the peanut industry in Crisp, Tift and, to a very limited extent, in Brooks coun ties. Of course, in the short time I was there it was not possible to make a thorough investigation, but I talked to farmers, oil mill managers and su perintendents, bankers and other busi ness -men, traveling salesmen, county demonstration agents and experiment station workers; and I think I got a pretty fair idea of the situation in that territory. Crisp county is a typical cotton county. It is only a little more than one-third the size of Clarendon and has made in one year more than 28, 000 bales of cotton. Last year they ginned 8,800 bales and will make about 6,000 bales this year. The average amount of cotton planted per plow before the boll weevil came was about twenty-two acres and even now, I was told, the average farmer plants twelve to fifteen acres of cotton per plow and about five acres of peanuts. Until I made this trip, I was under the impression that the farmers and business men in that section of Geor gia had solved the problems brought about by the boll weevil and had de cided on a definite farming program which they were putting through. This is not the case. The farmers in that section are just about as unsettled in regard to their future farming oera tions as the farmers in Eastern South Carolina. They are planting about five acres of peanuts to each plow, but they are doing this because the weevil has forced them to cut down their cotton acreage and the peanut is the best paying crop they have found to take its place What they are hop ing for is that sonic method will be devised by which they can control the weevil and. continue to plant cotton as they did before the weevil caie. When I was in Cordele, peanuts were selling for $65.00 a ton. Even at this price they make more on peanuts than on 20 cent: cetton with the present yields, but a large farmer, who plants about 400 acres of cotton and 150 acres of peanuts, told me that he pre ferred cotton, as it was so much less trouble. le said, "when I tell one of my hands to put on a 16-inch scrape and plow a certain field two furrows to the row, he knows exactly what I mean for him to do, but I have to go in the field and show him how to cul tivate my peanuts and when gathering time comes, I have to stay in the field all the time Ia get the work done properly." Peanuts in that section are planted without any lime or fertilizer what ever and the yields are low. In C isp county the average is about a ton to three acres and in Tift and Brooks county about a ton to two acres. Tift county has probably a better soil than Crisp, and Brooks county farmers plant largely the runners, which pro duce a good leal more than the Spanish I was told of individual far mers wno miade e-ighty bushels of Spanish peanuts per acre and a field near Cordele wvhich madle three fourths of a hale of cotton pe'r acre in 3919, madle ' av-five bushels, or prae lically a ton oif pea nuts per acre in 192. without any fertilizer of any kin . If the farmers in that section ha. fully madoe up their minds that in the future peanuts would continue to be one of their chief money crops, anol give crop more attention, I am satisfied that they could easily double present yieldls. The impression I got is that the main effort of the large majority of farmers is dlirected to wvards raising cotton and they are still hoping, anod, to some e'xttbnt ex lpecting, that some means will be dle visedl by which they can continue to raise cotton as they odid in former years. The bankers and other busi ness men hold( an entirely different view. They believe that cotton rais ing in that section is doomed anod that the peanut will eventually prove to b~e the salvation of the country. They have triedl, to some extent, tobacco, sugar cane and possibly oither crops without success andl notwithstanding the fact that peanuts odroppedl from $200.~00 a ton in 1920 to $40.00 a ton in the spring of 1921, the acreage this year was not reoducedi more than ten to fifteen per~ cent. I triedl to find out something in re garod to the cost of raising a Cr01) of peanuts as compareod with cotton, but I was unable to ge't any very reliable information on this point. One man 101(ldImC that he consiodereod cotton at 20c a poundl and peanuts at $80.00 a ton about on a par as to profit. An other large farmer toldl me that he would a little rafher~ raise cotton un der' prese'nt (conditions at 20c a pound than Ipeanut~s at $100.00 a ton. This mian, hiwever, planted 1150 acres of peanuts !ast spring when cotton was arioundio 15c a poundl andl peanuts were $40.00 a ton. The agronomist at the Coastal Plain Experimient Station at1 Ti fton toldl me that lie had made a CAPTURES ESCAPED NEAR GABLES SUNDAY Win. DuRant, colored, who wrecked a Sea Board train near Florence some time ago, and was tried, convict ed and sentenced to serve 5 years on the Florence chain gang, served 3 days and escaped. He was captured Sunday night by Sheriff Gamble and Rural Policeman Peavy and returned to Florence county chain gang Mon day by Sheriff Birch. o- - PLANT WHEAT In the last issue of the Manning Times we estimated the cotton crop of Clarendon county at 10,000 bales under boll weevil conditions, but we believe now the estimate is too high and in our opinion the actual yield will be less than 8,000 bales. This small yield of cotton makes the fact plainer than ever that the food we consume will have to be raised at home or some other money source will have to be found besides cotton. We again advise the planting of wheat and other winter grain. Mr. F. P. Ervin will take your or der and will be able to deliver your sced in a short time. First National Bank, Bank of Manning, Home Bank and Trust Co. o --- BRIDGE CLUB On last Thursday afternoon, Mrs. J. A. Cole entertained the Bridge Club at her home on South Church Street. Bridge was played r t three tables af ter which a delicious salad course with Russian ten was served. Those playing were: Mesdames F. C. Thomas, T. M. Mouzon, C. B. Geiger, J. H. Orvin, E. S. Ervin, H. M. Thomas, W. S. Harvin, Sr., R. E. Broadway, J. A. Cole, Misses Irma Weinberg, Isabella Thomas and Rose Ervin. --o ROOK PARTY On last Friday afternoon, Mrs. S. 0. O'Bryan entertained the neighborhood rook club. Rook was played at three tables after which a salad course with iced tea was zerved her guests. Those present were. Mesdames. G. L. Dick son, Warren Dickson, James Dickson, F. C. Thomas, E. L. Wilkins, Shelby Davis, W. E. Jenkinson, .J. B. Cantey, J. C. Bradhain, W. M. Brockinton, R. E. Broadway and the hostess, Mrs. S. 0. O'Bryan. W. C. T. U. To iE WITH US NEXT WEEK The Thirty-eighth Annual meeting of the South Carolina Woman's Chris tian Temperance will convene in the Baptist church Friday morning, Oct. 14th at 10 o'clock, and will close Sun day night, the 16th. Friday morning and afternoon, and Saturday morning and afternoon will be devoted to the regular routine business of the Con vention. Fridayf night there will be a short welcome service, and an ad dress by Mrs. Fred Munsell of Colum bia. Saturday night two classes of local Young People, will compete in two silver medal contests, one for ora tory and one for singing. Sunday morining at 11:30, Mi's. Mamul B. Per kins of New York, National W. C. T. U. Secretary of the Young Peoples Branch, will speak. Mrs. Perk ins will speak again, especially to Young People, Sunday afternoon. Sunday night we will have a Cood Citizens Al ass M<Ieting, when Law Observance and Law Enfor'ement will be discuss ed. Mln.j. Ceorge. C. l3owen, Federal Prohibition Coniiissioler for South r.ro' ina has prom is'ed to be present and speak at this meeting. The pub lie are cordially invited to attend all (if these netings. A coiplete pro eramni will be published in next week's Times. Mrs. J1osdeph Sprott, Pre'sident. Next Sunday is Rally Day in the Presbyterian Sunday School' ra isi ng cotton and peanntts and1(, in his opmnion, the cost of raising cotton was fully double th-,t of raising peanuts. The countyv agenit of Brooks county is of the opinion that $50f.00) a toin will cover the dost of r" iring l)(anuts in his couinty. ie includ~es tand re'nt in this estimate. The value of the hay crop, wvhich wvil laverage 1000 pounds peer acre, is seldom taken into account as this is usuallv fed on the farmi. Those farmers wvho have made a sur plus, have always been able to sell it, but there is no regular establishedl markot for it. lFrom what I have seen and heard, I am satisfied that the pecanut is a crop that does not hol out much promise for large profits, but it is a safe crop and a cheap crop. Under pr'e sent boll wveevil conditions it is a much more profitable crop than cotton and it would prove still more profitale if properly fertilized and more care and attention given to its cultivation. Shellers and oil mill' managers with whom I talked believe that peanuts will sell at a considerably higher price b)efore the season is over and they think the arospect is good for satis factory prices in the next fewv years. I miiht add here that the recently established experiment station at Tif toni, Gae., is running sonie experiments this year to determine the value of fertilizer for pe'inuts and they are also (developeing an imp~roved White Spanish which has all of the good qucalities of the original andl it has in addition a much larger pod( and three imsteadl of two pe ls to each pod. This is the only effort I know of that is be ing madle to increase the size and pro ductiveness of the Whbite Spanish pea' nut LOCAL HAPPENINGS Of TWENTY YEARS AGO October 9th, 1901. Mrs. S. L. Minis of Douglass town ship, is considered dangerously ill. Married last Sunday night at Har vin's mill by Judge J. M. Windham, Mr. S. M. Myers and Miss Lula Ken nedy. Rev. B. A. Elzas of Charleston, is im Manning on a visit to the family of Mr. A. Loryea. At the opening of Wofford College this session, Rev. S. A. Nettles gave a decided inspection to the Young Men's Christian Association at its meeting last Thursday, by making a generous gift, which will be expentled in fixing up a new hall for the associa tion. The young men appreciate Mr. Nettles' gift, and they are going to work to make the association worthy of his generosity. Last Saturday O'Donnell & Co., was the victim of an unknown negro's slick game. The trick was worked by the fellow having sold one bale of cotton and weighed by the public weigher, and received a ticket No. 26, he addel to the ticket No. 27, weight 561 pounls, of course he received pay for two bales and the forgery and fraud was not discovered until O'Donnell & Co., went to check up. So far the fellow has succeeded in mak ing goodi his escape. 0 COMPULSORY SCHOOL LAW NOW IN EFFECT The last Legislature made some very .important changes in the Com pulsory Attendance Law, especially in the way it is to be enforced. The present law abolishes the gen eral attendance oflicer, and places tile duties upon the school authorities of the several counties. At the trustees' meeting held here in July, it was unanimously agreed that Clarendon county would have no attendance officer ,and that the trus tees, together with the county superin tendent and teachers would assume the duties heretofore 'levolving on the attendance officer. The law requires eighty (80) con secutive (lays of school atterdaince from all pupils between the ages of eight and fourteen years old, and Ihe trustees of the several school listricts are directed to post three notices ill their respective districts thirty days l advance givig due notice as to when their compulsory periodi siall begin. Every school warrant, issuedi to any teacher thereafter must have attach ed the teaciers' report of all absences in tite compulsory age (8 to 14), and whetlher said absences have ibeen ex cused or unexcused. Tile trustees shall thn pass upon thle reports so attacled ~and act inl accorlance with the provisions ill Section 7 of tite law. The coun ty superint(lllelt is de barrel 11om paying any claim lnot ihaving attached 'thereto such report, and it is my purpose to make every etfort to carry out the provisions of tie section referred to. Very few of the colored sclools run longer lan four months with public fi nds, leice tlie enitire term ot tie average colored school will necessarily be compulsory. I hereby ask eacl anil every Board of district trustees in the couIty to act on tile iuestion at mnce, tecile just. wlen your c(i opuisory period shall begin, anlld notify the county superitendent. Tile teachers' registers all cont 1aill the compuisory attendance law, and! tHey are asked to informi tilemselves ani to co-oper'ate w ilh the other sc'hool otei s in thle en 'orcemlen t of' tile law. Tlrustee's are alIso requested t~o post themselves on the lawv and~ also to co-operate. I feel sure that we enn get gr'atifying results if we wvill all wor'k together in the proper spirit. All Patrions thrioughlout the coun ty are asked to lend au helping hand by'v send~linlg every (lay potssibule, an'dl priomp ftly givm ug your te(acheri' pla usible excuse for' each aibsenice. RIGIIY'S SALIE IIAS TRllEM ENDOUS17 OPEN ING Sharply at 9 o'clock thlis mlornin~g J1. 11. Rigby threwv open his stor'e (foor's to large crowds who throngetd the stor'e ufp till 0our pre'ss hlouri. They were after thle ninny bargains that hie was5 oflering at this stale, and they were gobb~lled up) like "holtt cakes." Mr. Sundby, who is in charge of the sale has worked night antd dlay to make tis tile greatest sales event ever pull.. edl off in Mamming, andI if they get as large crowds every (lay as thley dlid today, ill our' mind it wvill be tile largest in the State. This event will last for sever'al days, andl if our peo ple want to save mloney~ it, will pay thlem to attend this big sale. C'OURT NEWS Willie .Johnson vs. F'ranlk Muller' auto acctident, verdlict. laint iff, $25. F". R. D)ingle vs. Clar'entdon Counlty auto acc'idlent, veri'tt defendant,. C. W. HTirks vs. lHinony Murray Par'sonls-sue nlot, verd(ict, for tile iplamitiff, $243.22. While Mlr. P'aul F'loyd was away fr'oml his honme, oneC day r'ecenltly, a negro enlteredt hiis warehtouse anld stole six bales of' cotton. So far no' tr'ace has been *dund~ of the gou part., HEALIH NURSE MOORE'S SEPTEMBER REPORT Let me but do my work from day to (lay In field or forest, at the desk or loom, In the roaring market place or tran quilt room Let me but find it in my heart to say, When vagrant wishes beckon me astray, This is my work, my blessing not my (loom Of all who live I am the one by whom This work can best be (one in the right way. -Ifenry Van Dyke. As we all very well know, the month of September has been the hot test-the very hottest of the whole summer, and yet the Red Cross Nurse has been busier, if such a thing were possible, than any other month dur ing the year. It is true she has not been inspecting the school children to learn of any lefects, but she has been -busy every (lay trying to locate families where there was Tuberculo sis, visiting and instructing them in the care and prevention of this dread disease. There were 38 such calls made in the homes. In addition to the instruction given in the home she hr.s given 4 talks in public with an attendance of over 400. 150 pieces of literature on this sUbject were distri buted. The conditions found in most of the homes were far worse than, we would be willing to believe existed in our own fair county. In many of the homes nursing care was given. This care consists in giving baths, combing hair, changing beds, disinfecting bed linen, disimfccting rooms, or carrying out any other instructions of the at tending physician. This work is done with a member of the family, neigh bor or attendant watching, in order that the work can be done in the nurse's absence. These calls require from forty-five minutes to an hour and a half. There were 42 such visits made on Tubercular and other patients. There were three prenatal visits made and instruction given; :30 visits to little babies under two years of age, 159 visits to physicians, nursing committees and others at which time the work and plans were discussed. In. all amounting to 259 visits. 911 miles were covered by the nurse and her faithful friend "ienry" in dis charging these duties. One (lay was spent taking a little boy to the hospital in Sumter. Ile had fallen alnd hit his head aind was un iiconiscions. It was very imuoch fear ed that he inmight not live, but after taking X-Ray pictures, the surgeon decided that it would not be necessarv to operate and we are glad to report that the little fellow is home, is con sCIo s and is doing iiievy. We are still having some typhoid which meals that in some way people wh'lo are responsible for Ithe care of these patients have neglected all the details which are necessary inl order that no one else night become infect edl-killing- flies, properly disinfect ing hands, dishes, bed iiei and the proper disposal of excreta. Beginning this week the inspection of schools will begin. Look out. children , the nurse may be cominig. WILSON-II1UMICRT A lovely homie wedding was t hat of Miss Ieulabih Wilson to Mr. Kingsley '. Itilmbert of Broklyn, N. Y., on last Wednsllday evenii. at 6 o'clock, (nll.y the family and intermiate friends bing pre.-ent. T!'.e r10oomns wIre beauititfolly dcorated in fall flowers ferns and p-i nms; the flowers and ferns carried out a lovely color scheme f gold, pirple adil gren, for the gold, mnense' hnn'es of gobilen iroil w'ere comininedl with1 ) urple asters withi a biack gr-ioundi of greeni. In the rooim where the (eremiony 'wa.fpr formed an altar was madle of the goldeni r-od, asters amid ferns andl just over the alItari an imm aenlse weili ny bell was suispenidedo. .Just before the cereonly Miss Mary F'ishbu rne sanig '"Naught wvillI Co~ntent Me lHut Love,"~ and Miss PaulIinie Wilson sang "HcIlieve Me 0of All Thy IEndea ring Younig Charims. As the brinaul party en tcerd the Miss Mary Fishburne lahyed the wedd iny march fr-om ILohengr-in. Theii mnatr-oii of honior Mesdamies A . II. Lach icotte anad Fredl Will iamis eniter-ed firist and werie followed up by, the maid (of hon or, MIiss Lucy Wilson; the ring bear'er little Al ice Hlelser', n ieee of the hbride, brought tihe rig iin in the hearit iof a r'ose. The bride ente-red on the arm of her father, J1udle'e J1ohn S. Wilson anrd the gr-oom with his best man, Mr. Sam Hariron. They werec met at the altar biy Rev. Mc( oird, pastor of the b~ride, whoii per'formed the cer-emony,. T'he br'ide was very beautiful in a lovely gown of flesh colored c'repe de clime andi carriiedl a shower boqunet of birlde's roses. Miss Lucy Wilson, maid of honor, Mesdames Lach icotte and Williams wvore gowns of white taffleta wvith arm boquets of golden roil and asters tied with gold and lavender- ribbhon. Lit tle Alice flelser, ring hearer looked very swveet ini a driess of white taffeta. A fter the ceremiony an informal re ceptionm was heldl when Mirs. Charlie Hlarvim seiveid punch anad an ice couirse was se'rvedl by a trio of younig ladies. Mr. and Mirs. Tiumbert left on the evening tirain for Charleston, where they caukht the boat for New York City, their futur-e home. This is tho hiappy culmination of a war- time ro mance. Tfhe br-idegroom, an officer at Camp Jackson, met Miss Wilson on wveek-end visits to Sumter, where she has taugtht in the public schools. HOG SHOW TO BE HELD OCTOBER 14th The plans for the Clarendon Coun ty Hog Show seem to be progressing nicely. There is great interest being shown by the farmers, and it is con fidently expected that we will have a great show: I wish to urge every farmer who possibly can to show sonic hogs. The premiums are good, and the advertis ing will be worth still more. I hope that those intending to show will, if possible, drop me a line in advance stating what they will show. Be sure to have your hogs at the place on time. Mr. S. D. Sims, Clemson College Livestock Specialist has been secured to (o the judging. We may therefore rest assured that this important fea ture will be well taken care of. F~verybody is invited to attend the show at H larrist Warehouse, Friday, October 14th. Come out and let's have a big day. W. R. Gray, County Agent. ADDIT'I'IONAL, LOCAL NEWS HIAPPlIENINGS Mr. and Mrs. Preston Thames of Florence, are visiting tlheir parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Thames in Mann ing. Mrs. R. F. Zeigler and children, who have been visiting Mrs. 1'. E. Plowden have returned to their home in Florence. Died on the 23rd, of last month, Francis Elizabeth, the one-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. ). Hicks. Francis was an unusually bright baby and had a smile for everybody. Mr. R. D. Cothran, who is auc tioneering tobacco at Tarboro, N. C., spent Sundety with his famiiy here. Mr. Cothran reports tobacco prices as extraordinary high in North Caro lina. Mr. Robert DuRant who graduated with the high school class last, sum nier has taken a position with the Manning Curing House and will have charge of the curing and storing this year. The first. H igh School football game will be played at tihe Manning hall park lriday afternoon, October 7th, at 4 o'clock, between Alanning and Summerton. Both have good teams aid if you are interested in athletics come out Friday and root for the boys. A-Imission 15c and 25c. lheginning Oct.oher 10th Ih'le Pas time The:ntre will be open only oni Monday, Wednesday, riday and Sat unrday nights with a matinee on Sat urday. There will be onne snhow only onl these eveings-- at 8:15, witl the exception of Wednesday when ther:e will Ie t wo slows at 8:15 and 9:30. Dickson's )rtg Store has arranhg end to receive by telegraphl the scores of the ganes ofn tle world series. Thev have painted on their window a scor'e box and as fast, as the results come inn they will be mark':d up. This will 'natillymniews to the many fans of this section. Lieults. Runsin and Turner who)( lod bninn giving some flying exhibitivns here, wreekiing thir plane several days ago, IturllnenId Satir-day w itl 1 new nmeh.\\. nine. A fter giving severaI exhibitions oil Sinday anid Minday they left Monday evening for ('nihnumi hmi~, where they will lbe stat inonel C or somle time. 'Ilis s. I. ". Thonas an(d J. .\l. Wmdnhm nofi thnis ilace, have bee'n' innaed tin reprnesnt Cha iindon co unty at, a meet ing oif the Sionth (arolina~ Ilhvisionn (If the Amnercican t otton As - sonciation. This mneet ing will lbe IbehI inmi ann g hamin, Alai., Octobnnr 2i thIi tin 29th. Wi' cal thie at tenntion of our neadil en's ton thne mnnanoverntis'nmennts that wn nine caringini thnis week. ThIc e r (Ihanits oIf Clann doiinn connty ant' olfen. ing ton thne publhIic Ibarnganinis thnat arne really moine'y-Savers. R'adn thnese radvs. chnsely, we bel i've that youn will: save nmonney bny takinig adlvanntage~i of the ( nnany oflerniings. Miiiss 1"ssye MlcArnthu wnn'~il leave this evemninng forn lien hnone in Menidhian Miss., whercne sine will visit lien Inareint s forn twon weeks; she wil In accomnn lpanliedI by Miss A line D)uBonse. If' those hnaving local news tnn bne pubnlish ('n wounld send it in fior thne nnext two yvek ve wvil beIn ve'ry gladi toi pulishn it. Th'Ie Womnan's Missionarny Snnc iety will meet ait thn Methisint chunrch, Mocnnday iafter'noon, Octmober lothI at 4 o''lock. I tymin 634. I ulsi ness. Mission Stnndy Prnesennted. Bible Lessonn--"ChIristianity, a Re volmutionarny For'ce in1 Inmn Soinetny.'' Acts XVII, 1-9; Matt. X 384.) Mn's.. Prnayer. Topic- -Then. n n L ImbrethI Meornial IiileI Womnin 's Tna ininng School, Kobna, Janpan, 1921, Mn's. .J. A. Cole. Messages from thne Hile~ Women, Mliss Sue Spn'ott. Prayer. Osaka as our Funture t'coit(r of Wor'k---Mr's. HI. L,. Crouch. Quar'tet. Pnra yer. Colleetion of dnnen CLARENDON GIRL KILLED IN ACCIDENT Gunshot Wounds Claim Life of Minnie Tobias--Brother Held Gun-Only Eyewitness Says Andrew robias Accidentally Killed Sister. Andrew Tobias, employee of the Olympia mill, shot and instantly kill ed his sister, Miss 'Minnie Tobias, yesterday afternoon at his home, 1315 Berkeley avenue. Tobias said the gun was accidentally discharged and Clyde White, the only eyewit n(s to the killing, corroborate(I Tobias. The tragedy attracted a large crowd to the scene and much syme pa thy was expressed for the brother. Sheriff leise, Chief Dun naway and L. C. Knox, special offi (cr, took Tobias into custody. Coto n(.r Scott will conlduct an inquest this evening at this court house. Andrew Tobias went hunting yes terdav afternoon with Clyde White and Gi'raihai White and he returned home about 5:30 o'clock. Clyde White went into the front room, where he saw Miss Minnie Tobias sitting on the floor. White, who is nine years old, said Andrew Tobias valked into the room with the gun in his hand. lie said the sister asked her brother if the gun was loaded. White said Tobias started to unbreech the double barreled shot gun and it fired. The load tore off a large section of the woman's head, killing her instantly. The trar-dy occurred in the front room o. te first floor of the Tobias home. Witnesses said Tobias was grief stricken over the untimely death of his sister and tiiat he rushed from the house yelling frantically. It was necessary to call a physician to render medicr.1 assistance. Andrew Tobias is 37 years old, married and the father of two chil dren. Miss Minnie Tobias had been at the home for one month, assist ing in the household duties. Mrs. Tobias gave hirth to a son a short time ago and Miss ruinnie Tobias came from ilor home near Manning to be with the family. She is 23 years old and is survived by her father, J. E. Tobias; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Mitchell and Miss Beulah Tobias, and two brothers, Andrew Tobias and] .1. P. Tobias. The Tobias home is a bout ten miles from M1.anning. Sheriff Ileis--, Chief Dunnaway, Magistrate Griflith, L. C. Knox, spe cia I oficer, ald Coroner Scott. were on the senlle a sort tin) a ftl tie tragedy oreirred. They Iade an mvestig'.tion ma the (ohnty officers ;r lielding A ndrew Tobias* pending the verdict of t he coroner's itury. . Aidew Tobi. . is highly estelmeld i his olmilllnity. Ile is employed at the OlynpHi mill ii the "tieing" depa rt mer.t and is regalrded as a skill ed operative.- The State. Co-ner, Scott nd .iury of' si in vestigated Sunday night the death of Al iss Alinnie Tobias, 22 years (tld, an-I returniledl a \erdifci declaring that. the <-ad woiman was accidently shot and killed y hr brother, An drew Tobias. Clyde Wh ite, n ine years 4)1(1, who with his brother accompan ied Tobias ''n the hunitint iiV xp)edit il), test itied Ie was inl a lrm at I15 lerkelev 1(nne, Olympia, with 'Tobias :unl A1iss Tobias, \wli tll a' cident ('urreh1. 'I'he gun tir'd as Tobias w mnsheathing it. l'ollow\ing m.11 iquoiry from liss Tobias who aske if tll gun were loaded. Dr. W. E. .l-'ulmier testilb o ex - :1iig htiwl l y. 1 lite k 01urste of tilm. shot and' thek fa ;ttl I- . Knox .a idt 1he and otheor fia ('('s hai ('onduc(Ited an inlvest igaionl of the shootinog and1) their verdict was5 that the t ragedy was (1lue to the accidenltal dlischarge oft the gu. \\ AT. ('lark said1 neighborIs wer'ie agr'.eed from repIorts and1( 1 cirust ances thait the death Io(f the girl was accidlent.al. TIhe t 1)1''rnr's jury~ was com11posedl (If J. Ut l':berhardt, X. ). ('ooper, 0. Al. l'a rgle, lR. E. Alaneke, J. WX l .(:ncha(rt 0and J. II. Aleci';hl4een. M'liss Tlobias's fu le nera is lie i l leh a( t lher hom11e at Manning. The funleral Imrlty leav inzg Columbia at 7:-I Monday morning. Miss Tobias emne(4 to (oluminda four 'Meks1( ago 1or ai visit 1o hier brother. Columb111iaI WOlAN'S A [XlTAlity 1101.1)8 AlEETlING The14 Woman1il's Auixil iar iofI the Wil <hay afternoon, Sept ember) 204thI at the home of Mrs. C. Fi tCe4'igeir. Thel mieetIing was cailled t orderi by the' pr esiden t and1( r'epor'ts were 1h4'ard from thle ebir men oIf the mem111beishi ip and] enter'1taIinmnlt ('4omm1i ttees. Th~e' treaisurer'ic11 reprte .$109.0)1 collec ted through membelh4rshi u enrollment fees, tliet.iire showvi anI cand sold 51( at. same, parlties and14 donat41ionts. Of this amilounlt $19.5) wasi senit oni for Staite and1( Na I ionail dules. It waIs vo4ted( to uise' the money no4w on1 hand to he(l p fu rnish lhe A merican ii eg ion Cl ub Rooms. M's. II. C. Curitis, (u el(legate' to the StatIe Conventionl, al1so our1 St-ate tl'r'easurier, gaiv( an1 illterlest inzg aiccounit. oIf thle meietinig bel in Newberrv. Miss luima Weinberg read04 a timely artliche on thle valuie oIf ad ver'tising the I .egion, thereby icreasinz:g the mem bersh ip. Plans for11 ~l II enetinling the e'x-serv1.' (''imen oin Armliiist ice Day were (dtiscse, and1 coiimmitte's ap MIi ss Sue Sni'tt Seretary