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Sectionection One Pagesi to 8MPagesAito 8 VOL. XLII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1922 N.1 BUSINESS [[ADERI RAPS GOVERNMENT Grocers' President Flays the Present Administration TALKS, TO WHOLESALERS Federal Trade Commission and De partment of Justice Attacked Atlanta, March .28.-The Federal Trade Commission and the Depart ment of Justice are carrying on an espionage system over business that is greater than the espionage sys tem over enemy aliens during the war, J. H. McLarin, Jacksopville, pre sident of the Southern Wholesale Gro cers' A'sociation, declared here today. "The present administration prom ised us less government in business and more business in government," declared the speaker addressing the Georgia Wholesale Grocers' conven tion,-"but if there ever comes a time when there is more government Im posed on business than there has been during the last week, I sincerely hope I won't be alive to see it." A. Long, of Macon and Atlanta, was elected president of the Georgia Association at the closing session to day. Mr. McLarin told of three succes sive visits to -the headquarters at Jacksonvilel of the Southern Grocers' Associated by federal agents. Three representatives of the Federal Trade Commission spent three weeks exam ining the records of officers, he said, and later a representative of the De partment of Justice spent several days there. Then two other agents of the Federal Trade Commission made an eleven-day investigation. "Enough of It" "I made no protest until then," said the speaker. "I threw my books open and gave them free hand, But I had enough of it." He went to Washington, he said, and had an audience with Nelson B. Gaskill, of the federal trade commission. "I asked Mr. Gaskill what his men had found in their in vestigations' He refused to say. I asked him if there was anything illeg al in the operations of the association. He refused to say. "Then I told him that the Federal Trade Commission had sung its swan song as far as the Southern Whole sale Grocers' Association was con cerned," declared its president, em phasizing his words, "and that the next time he sent a representative to our offices he would have to bring a warrant." The grocers applauded the announ cement. Mr. McLarin said that the Federal Trade Commission had been intended by the Wilson administration to op erate in a way to relieve business of public suspicion and to relieve busi ness men themselves of uncertainty by defining their legal rights and ad vising them how far their operations might go. lie denied that it was do ing any of the things it was intended to (do and said that instead it was proving a serious handicap to the conduct of business. ATTEN1)S W. C. T. U. CONFERENCE IN COLITMBIA Mrs. Joseph Sprott, irs. George Dickson and Mrs. C. N. Sprott attend ed the W. C. T. U. Conference in Co lumbia Wednesday and Thursday of last week. Two National oflicers were present, Mrs. Frances Parks of Evan ston, Ill., and Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins of Ann Arbor, Mich. Mrs. Joseph Sprott remained over in Columbia Friday to be present at an important meeting of the Women's Legislative Council. This Council is composed of one rep~resentative, each from sixteen state-widle organizations of wvomen. Mrs. 7F. S. Munsell the active repres entative of the Council during the re cent session of the Legislature, was in close touch wvith the proceed(ings of~ the Legislature every dayl, and kept the various organ izati Ons in formed when any bill of esp~ecial interest to the women would come up. At the meeting Friday, the work of the Coun cil was reviewed, andl some plans for the future dliscussedl. FARMERS' MEETlING AT L.IIERTY CHUIRCII There will be a farmers' meeting at Liberty Baptist Church on Thurs (lay, April the 6th at 4I o'clock. At this meeting Mr. E. C. Epps of Kings tree andl others will discuss the co. operative marketing of tobacco. Mr. Epps is a Director of the Tobacco As sociation and will be in position to tell what the association is dloing andI something of the plans for handling the crop. Every farmer within reach of this meeting is cordially invited to attend. Thursday, April the 6th at Liberty Baptist Church, 4 p. mn. W. R. Gray, County Agent. FORMER EMPEROR IS Ill. Funchal, Madeira Island, March 28. --Former Em peror Charles, of Aus tria, is ill wvith bronchial pneumonia. is condlition is serious. FATIIERI AND DA UGITERt SERVE Reno, March 28.-Father and daughter will assist in deciding the fate of Mrs. Nannie A. Goodnight, on trIal here charged with assault with intent to kill her husband, Dr. Charles H. Goodnight, dentist, on the night of January 31. Miss Ruth Atcheson and her fa ther, James Atcheson, were a'ecepted as -nura yest-rayn. NOTES BY THE COUNTY DEMONSTRATION AGENT If we expect good fruit this sum mer it is necessary that the fruit be sprayed for the control of worms and rot. The winter spray is for the good of the tree, but the summer sprays are for the -fruits; and in ap plying care must be taken that the young fruit on the tree be thoroughly coated with the spray material. The time for ,the first spray for peaches, plums and apples for pre venting wormy fruit is near at hand. It must be applied at the right time or it will be worthless. The following formula should be used for this spraying: Powdered arsenate of lead .......116 Quick or lump lime ------------ 2 lb Water ---- --- ------------50 gal. For those who have only a few trees to spray the following may be of help. Powdered arsenate' of lead-1 ounce or about 1 tablespoonful. Quick lime--2 ounces or 2 lumps the size of an egg. Water-3 gallons. Make up the solution in the fol'low mg manner: Make a thin paste of the arsenate of lead and water, and slake the lime to a whitewash (warm water giving the best results in slaking), pour to gether and water up to fifty gallons. This mixture should be kept well stirred during the spraying process. Time of spraying: In case of peaches and plums, apply when about three fourths of the shucks have slip ped, which is about 12 to 15 (lays after the tree is in full bloom. For the apple apply after the bloom parts have fallen and before the bloom cup closes. Representatives from all the local Trucking organizations in the lower section of the State and also any in dependent growers of truck who are interested in marketing facilities, are asked to meet in Charleston, S. C., at the St. John Hotel at one o'clock, March 31st, 1922, for the purpose of organizing all the local and indepen dent organizations into one general Trucking Association, with a view to contracting for the most systematic and economic selling service. An Executive Committee will be elected on that (lay to handle the sell ling end and other business interests of trucking of the lower pnt of the State and most likely representatives from selling organizations will be present to make bids or contract for the business. This meeting is of most vital inter est to those who expect to have truck to sell this year and in the future, and it is earnestly hoped that repre sentatives from every Trucking or ganization in the lower part of the State will be present at this meeting at 1:00 p. im. in Charleston. This meeting is being called under the auspices of the Extension Service of the State, Dr. Long concurring, and also under the auspices of the South Carolina Sweet Potato Association. COTTON CAMPAIGN MAKING PROGRESS The campaign for the co-operative marketing of cotton is making steady progress in the county. Farmers are daily signing the marketing contract, and it is anticipated that Clarendon I will show a good sign up before the campaign closes. The recent successes of the cotton pool in " Oklahoma and other states, of the wool pool in Ohio and neighbor ing states and of the tobacco pool in Kentucky furnish more colvincing evidence than ever before of the soundness and of the practicability of the plan for selling farm products. Stati:;tics show that in 1920 the manufa:cturer paid more than $18.00 per bale more for the cotton than was obt)ainedl for it by the farmer. Th is was the cost of getting the cottoin from the farmer to the spinner, and we are reliably informed that the co-operative marketing association of Oklahoma is performing this service for its members at a cost of approxi mately $2.00 per hale. This market ing expense of $18.00 per hale npon01 the 1920 crop of South Carolina amounted to neatrly $29,000,000) or enough to pa~y our state taxes for mote than five years. IIsn't it time that something wvas done to eliminate this greatt waste? Study the cotton marketing contract an11d e if you aren't coinviniced that this plan will give relief. Th'e following Clarendon County farmers have alreadly signedl the con G.~t M. IHicks, JT. E. Cousar, S. E. McFaddin, E. S. McF'addin, J1. WV. Me Fadd in, TI. HI. MclFaddin, Paul Mce W. EV. DLIullose, IH. HI. Garland, Floyd and Floyd, C. R. Sprott, .J. P. Corbctt, J1. \V. Cochran, A. S. Corbett, J. R. Endon, S. E. Hodge, B. W. H~olladay, I. IH. Hilton, 1). 0. Brunson, Jr., .J. E. Davis, J, HI. Horton, E. G. Stukes, Fil mon Hutton, AM. J. Davis, J. WV. Snrott, N. Z1. Andrewvs, 0. E. Hiodge, .Joseph Sprott, J., .J. Morgan Sprott, HI. C. Cousar, R. T. Coker, J. Smith, M. HI. Castine, M. N. Hlicksman, M. G. Green, R. S. Green, C. E. Gamble, E. S. Rob inson, W. H. Coker' J. S. Player, D. C. Beard, D). E. and J. F. Turbeville, J. P. Buddin, T. J. D~uBose, R. G. Ed wvard's, D. AM. and S. E. Evans, E. R. Plowden, F". C. Thomas, W. C. Davis, A. J. Plowden, J. S. Cantey, J. M. Rowe, P. J1. Hlolladay, R. G. Gayle, R. C. Gayle, Jeff' M. Davia, J. E. Rowe, Mrs. Carrie D). Bragdon, E. A. Ten nant, R. E. McFaddin, WV. E. Daniels, A. I. Barron, Jr.1. S. Davis and Son, R. C. Plowvden, W. G. Snyder, JT. C. DuRant, D. Leslie Tindal, R. HI. Briggs, W. T. Briggs, HT. S. Briggs, Jr. W. R. Gray, County Agent. Good Time in Store For For Our Palmafesta Queen OUR COUNTY'S FLOAT CAN WIN $500 PRIZE IN THE BIG ITATE PARADE The Club women of Columbia have just organized to act as hostesses to the Queen candidates, and are making every preparation to give them the best time possible. And, of course the men are making their own prepara tions too. We have been asked to keep the many good things in store for the young ladies a dark secret for a while longer so their surprise may be complete. The Palmafesta Association has received numbers of letters from form er Queen candidates expressing their unusual pleasure last a and they are unanimous in saying, "It was the best time I ever had." Queen can didates have the best seats already reserved for them at every stage per formance at Palmafesta. They will see the spectacular firworks display, the georgeous exhibit of wearing apparel at. the style show, will hear the beautiful music of bands and opera star now being engaged by the chairman of the entertainment committee, Mr. L. L. Propst, who is in New York with the determination to secure the best star irrespective of the expense or trouble. There will be dinners, dances, balls and-what will be the most beautiful of all events-the Queen's Coronation will be enacted by the Queens themselves, arrayed in the court finery which characterized the coro nation of the Queen of Englan'd in the (lays of chivalry and Knight Errants. Do the girls of South Carolina want to be at Palmafesta? Interest is running high all over the State. Girls want to enjoy this good time-and there is the $500 diamond ring awaiting the fortunate girl to be chosen Queen of Palmafesta. Last year the contest was close. Up to the very last minute a dozen or more of the young ladies had practically the same num ber of votes. Who knows but what this county will be the honored one and our candidate bring back the distinction of being Queen of 1922 Palmafesta? All of the young ladies will assemble in Columbia on Monday, April the 17th when Palmafesta starts and will be the guests of Palmafesta until Sat urday the 22nd of April when 1922 Palmafesta will close. All expenses will be paid by Palriafesta and all tile young lady must do to win the distinction of being Palmafesta Queen is to be elected in her own county and go to Co lumbia and compete with the other young ladies assembled. ''he candidates (1o nothing in Columbia to win the ruling place but appear before the voters and be introduced. The beauty supplement this year will be widely circulated over the State and the County Queens will not only have their pictures in this beautiful page but their pictures will be put in the Palmafesta program to be preserved in l)erlanent form. All of the young ladies will be personally conducted about the big show of automobiles and trades displays where the many industries and products of the State will he demonstrated to the public. The $500 prize for the best County float is bringing many registrations. IIambone says, "Last year you couldn't buy nuthin for a dollah, and this year you cain't get a dollah to buy nuthing with," but here is a way to get $500 in gold. This county can easily design a good float to show the natur al resources, the industries or some historical event and have as good a chance to win the prize as anyone. Just write to Mr. James G. Holmes, 1215 Lady Street, Columbia and tell him you want to enter a float. The parade will be on Thursday, A pril the 20th and will be a mammouth affair. At 10 o'clock Saturday night, April 8th, the contest will close for the Palmafesta Queen Contest will close for Clarendon County. All votes must be in by that time to be counted. Hurry up and get your votes in. With the line-up of pretty girls who are contestants Clarendon County shoul have no trouble in walking away with the Queen Contest. The following the way they stand now: Miss Emma Wynn Mood, Summerton -3----------.. 3005 Miss Irene Plowden, Manning -------------------- 1309 Miss Annie Varnadeau, Summerton 1107 Miss Florence Felder, Paxville ---....-1015 Miss Daisy Corbett, Paxville 1417 VOTING COUPON QUEEN OF PALMAFESTA "PALMAFESTA" The Manning Times. Gentlemen: My choice for Queen of Palmafesta is: Name Adkdress This coup)on good for one vote. A yearly paid in-advance subIscription to this newspaper counts 500 votes. Paid-i n-adlvance six months subscrip tion counts 250 votes. APPLNIN'ons ider, is the kid of meni who will - UAD~MIMPQlegislate to prev'ent jobbery. IV/NIY YEARS AGO S~)Jl",!etln A pril 1, 1902 Mr. .J. M. Pla~yer of Salem has0(1 elbe,.A.igy blought a reaper anad binder and is so proud (of it that he wants to use it, as(ll N LINlO a :a rriage. The Tri-Weekly nmorn ing trailn to setStra nMnigi h n Chaiirleston, has bleen discontinued. trs fItm imntainWr Th'le edlitor of The Times dined withthIariWmnsouclwsed a friend ini the country last MondayatteCorIlosat1:0(cck andl was so impressed withl thle novel- ai aymteso elrlitr ty of eatinlg fried chlicken that he put(tweeIicueI. I'esbcto a hone in his pocket for a souvenir,. aktn amlrdut a ae Miss Nellie Stephens (of Chlarleston,t( lewihMs iarlon te is on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Thus.1loeA nttoivsiteteita Nimmler.tilhee Aneorwilbmaeo Now t hat the county is out of debt 4I eurmnsa ~erglrmr a new jail canl lbe built without in-ktprc.Alesnshvgeg, creasing the tax levy. The nlext gen- vgthe rcnellr~ut o eral assemlbly can authorize a sl a elr aet ~eHm measure which will put a stop to the Aet nlsewl tejt ofn ne'ver ceasing compllaints of grandilrkt Th net etngote juris. Te nattc forthepeope st Conil will's hex hedoori thib. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK LOSES CASE Charlotte, N. C., March 28.-The temporary injunction against the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, obtained by certain North Carolina banks about a year ago, in the so called "par clearance" controversy, is made permanent in a decision filed to day by Judge James L. Webb, of the State Superior Court, as a result of the recent hearing of the case at Monroe, N. C. The defendant Federal Reserve Bank is "hereby permanently en joined," says the declaration, from refusing to accept drafts when ten diered plaintiff banks in payments of checks drawn on them 'under the op tion given them under the provisions of the so-called "Par Clearance" Act of the 1921 Legislature of North Carolina. Cannot Dishonor Check The defendant is also enjoined "from returning as dishonored any check payment for which in ex change drafts by plaintiff banks, or either o fthem, has been tendered under the provision of said act and defendant refuses to accept the same," also from posting for non payment: an:; check payment, from which in exchange draft has been tendered by plaintiff banks and re fused by the defendant bank. The reserve bank is further en joined from publishing of the name o fany of the plaintiff banks, about 250 in number, in any list or pub lication designed to be circulated among banker's or others without, the explicit consent of such plaintiff banks. As previously forecast the reserve bank, through counsel, has taken for mal steps to carry the case to the State Supreme Court on appeal and the controversy is expected to be taken finally to the Sul, eme Court of the United States. The controversy centers in the question of the right calimed by the State banks to charge an exchange fee for the clearance of checks drawn upon them and to be free from alleg ed threat or annoyance by the reser ve bank, while the laiter insists upon a policy of universal "par clearance." SILENT ON POLITICS Chicago, Marche 28.--Woodrow Wilson has declined to discuss cur rent political issues in response to an invitation to (10 so sent by Pal ler ). Edmunds, past commander of a local post of the American Legion, and chairman of the service men's or ganization of the regular Democratic organization. The former President in reply to Mr. Edmunds, however, makes the declaration of his belief "that we shall very soon, indeed, wipe I away the ugly record we made in fail ing to fulfill the objects for which our gallant men fought." "Certainly service men, above all others, are qualified to express their devotion of the principles we be lieve in," says the letter to lr. Ed munds. "It was for those very principles that they offered their lives. For mlly own art, I believe those principles to be in themselves so powerful that no political blind n5ess or iniquity canl defeat their triumph. I believe that triumph to 1 he immediately at hand a111 that we shall very soon, indeed, wipe away the ugly record we nuade in failure to fulfill the objects whichI on gal alt comrades fought." AIIXEI .II'RY IA)CK El) -I' St. Paul, March 28.- -St. I'aul's third mixed jury forced to spenod a unight in the samLe( room in tel conn f ty jail because of' failure to reach a verdiet, was prepared to resutme de liberations this morn ing in the ase' brought by .1dhn TossineW, lHenton, from the Illinois Cettral lsailroal for loss (If anl armt. Eight wo'men and four nwn~ are on the Tossi ne jury. They hegun onl the ease late yest erday a fternoon and( after del ibera ting until late last night without, agreein(g were lockedI up on t il mor11n ing, aIs requirtedl by hIaw. Cri tic ismis wh ich folloiwed the lock - ing up oft the fir1st twoI julries hlere had caused0 county o'fficiatls to maketh betfer arran tgemenits for lparitioni(11ing of t h jurly roomi and1 last n ight hea vy CIurI tatins and~ high screenis Were ava ilabhle fort the Tossine julry. O)ttawva, ont .,\Marchi 28.---T'he ('a nadiantt goIvernmenltf led by P'remier King w'.as sustainied on a want of co(niblenee molttionl late this after noon11 by at vote (If t162 toI 42. The( IvoIte wits broughlt onl 1by the conser5 va I ives, head'ed by formier Preieir ArI thuLr ale ighen. WIl~LIAMlS IS MANAGElh Richmom!tnl, Va ., MIarch 28.--Frank ID. Wil lionls oIf Richmond, wvidely known leaf tobacco grower, wats to daiy nudt~e man1 tager oIf the dar1k to haec divsisioni of the Tobacco Gro14w (ers' Co-operat ive Associat(ion of VirI giniat, Nor'th Caro(lina and South Cairoli na. Mr. Will iamis is pre-sidet of F'. D). Williatms & Co., (If this city. IBOMB IS THIROWN Belfast, March 28-- (fHy the Asso ciated P'ress).--Several tires broke ont in diff'erent parts of the city early this morning. A hlomb wals thrown into a crowdl watching the burning of a jam factory in Unity street andl three pnrsns wvrn wonnIon CIYIL SRVIC[ ISI ilT BY DAUGERTY Believes it hindrance to Government Efficiency ALWAYS READY TO QUIT Attorney General Would lather Take Recommendations of Political Committee Washington, March 28.-Belief that the civil service is a hindrance to gov ernment eflicency was expressed by Attorney General Daugherty, testify ing recently before the House appro priations committee. "It is probably a gratuitous sugges tion, but I believe the civil service is a. interference to some extent in the discharge of public business," said the Attorney CGeneral as quoted in the prnted record of the hearing. "'While I am Attorney General and while the civil service law is in the statutes I will enforce it, observe it as 1 expect to enforce and observe all laws. "1 believe if it were not for th civil service we coul get alon with less than two-thirds of the nui ber of employes under civil service and probably get twice as much work out of them." Asked to Explain Asked by a member to explain just. how that might be (lone, Mr. Daugh erty said: "I suppose the Department of Justice employes are as faithful and as good as those who are under the civil service in any other department but they are not as anxious generally to be in place to commence work on the (lot as they are to quit work on the dot. * I would rather take the recommendations of a political committee, either Democratic or Re publican, a self-respecting committee, for the appointment of a man or woman, than to be compelled to go through the requirements of the civil service to secure an employe. They are hardly as ambitious, hardly as energetic under the civil service as are those not under civil service. "I discovered both before I came here as Attorney General and since, that civil service employes spend too much time in trying to work out plans to make themselves secure in their position. While this situation cannot he remedied at the present time still it is worthy of careful study." l'tEACIl ElR A'' STI .LI. Walhalla, March 28.-This morning between 3 and 4 o'clock, Sheriff Alex ander, Deputy Sheriff Sullivan and Federal Agent Haskin, captured a forty-gallon still in operation and two gallons of whiskey near Ol Pickens in Oconee County. There were three men at. the still, of which number two escaped, antd the "man" captured, turned out to he the Rev. S. O. Whit mn, su perntn'lent of the Oconee Orphanage. Whitman is now in Wal halla Jail. A distillery sight was lo cated very near the orphanage. The olicers have been waging a war against "miooinshiners," anI they have "iaveraged c)apturing a still a lay for the past two weeks. One still, the la gcst ever capture I in the county, VIe of :tO)-c:allon capacity. I,)ST IIA I AN I) NAMIE P'aris, Mlarch 28..- -leu1ri D~esire !.andro, guillotiniel l-'Iiruary 2. 'or the murder of teli women and u a boy, lost. his name when he lost his head. The iumi wh a unded tihose wlo watched his, tri:al by is reiarlkale desire for Ipublicity is hurtd in an umtiarkel crave, wliere his dautigiter aind tw.~ sims have b)1ein authorized, at their re - lues(t, to lace ai simall ens mtarked oily "Ileonr D esire.' TIhe chibliren al'o have as!al a-i thoit to change their ii:iines to Thle Wtto~nl Gle'e ('lb will eis e perfrmace nlte Gr~ade. Stliool ('mtup l'r Girls ('abini, ont Saturday eveing, Apruil 1st at eightv-thirty. 'The Spa rtanurig IIl''tal setys that the club t his yir is the lest that. has gone0 out ini a numberit' of yearu s, andI te ( ampI F'ire' Girls are hoping thlt' hey will have ' a full hioise. Hl DGEVP I".\l'Y IN IIONOII .liss irma We(inberi'i gavet a biih aaitawanled iAl iss (Corinnie Harfniehi, whlile' '.1iss Weiinberg woni th hoobttttlt. A ftir th Iame~att( a delici ot. sal:! coreand chtociute withI nul cook ivs wa:ts served the guests who wert: I.\lr .ant IM1rs. Lecon Weinberng, Mliss's kiiis, Ta'uybor Stukes, blTiomas lhagnalu, .Iohn Hagal, ('harlie 'Thtnms aind .1. .\. Spr'ott. Miss Edi th Weinberg wa': a ga in the guest of honorn wheni Al iss Rost' (lay evening. At the (clos( of' the ('veniting the hostess served at dlelight fulI sal ad Icourset( wi th ('offee. 'Thuse' enjoyinig the ('veining werec: Misses Eit h itnd Irinma Weinberg, Irma Mc-. IKelvey, Tlorat Hagnalt , ('ornieBatr fieldl andt' the hostess; Messrs Taylor' Stukes, Charlie TIhomas, .John Bagnab, .1. G. D)inkins, Jim Sprott and Thomas Banann