The Manning Times, 1927-09-07

Atlanta, Sept. 6. - A successor to Wayne B. Wheeler, in aWshington, will be named by the national execu executive - tive executive committee of the Anti-Saloon League of America at its next meet meeting - ing meeting in Washington, December 1, or earlier if the league's general officers deem a special meeting necessary for this purpose. Dr. A. J. Barton, of Atlanta, chairman of the committee, said today. . He made this announcement in con connection - nection connection with a formal statement ex ex* - * ex* pressing sorrow over the death of the man who for years had directed the league's activities in the national cap capital, - ital, capital, but pledging there would be "no retreat" by the organization in its k work. _ ' Suggestions that the two offices Wheeler held - general counsel and legislative superintendent - might be separated and divided between two i men to be selected to fill his place were met by the statement from Dr. Barton that so far as his knowledge of the situation went sentiment with within - in within teh league appeared to be ih favor of such a change. * The committee chairman declined to hazard a prediction as to who might be chosen to succeed Wheeler, and likewise refused to comment on re reports - ports reports that his name had been raen raeni - i raeni tioned prominently with others as a possibility for the legislative super superintendency. - intendency. superintendency. He did not believe, however, that a special meeting of . the committee would be necessary to fill the posts, pointing out that Wheeler's work had been taken over temporarily by Dr. F. Scott McBride and Edward B. Bun Bun* - * Bun* ford, who was Wheeler's legal as - sistant. The committee's recommendation of a successor or successors will be re reported - ported reported to the league's national board * of directors, in whose hands the for formal - mal formal appointment rests. Dr. Barton said he probably would ldave tomorrow to attend funeral I services for Wheeler at Columbus, , Ohio. "The friends and the cause of so sobriety - briety sobriety and civic righteousness have suffered a great shock and inexpres inexpres* - * inexpres* sible sorrow in the death of Wayne B. Wheeler, he said in his statement, "but there will be no backward step in the cause of prohibition and in the plans of the league for aggressive - and persistent work for defending and making effective the 18th amend amendment - ment amendment and the laws enacted for its enforcement. k "He was a prodigious and indefa indefa-' - -' indefa-' ti gable worker. He knew no such thing of stopping or sparing him himself. - self. himself. His premature death is un undoubtedly - doubtedly undoubtedly due to his constant and ex excessive - cessive excessive labor; he died a martyr of -w the cause of prohibition and good government. "It was his ability and integrity which caused the liquor force and their friends in and out of Congress to hate him and heap upon him their vitriolic abuse. Their constant ef effort - fort effort was to make it appear that he was the Anti-Saloon League in or order - der order to inject as much of the personal element as possible into their fight, thinking thereby if possible to dis discredit - credit discredit him and overthrow the pro prohibition - hibition prohibition amendment aqd law. But ^ their most piosoned darts were never able to reach him. "In his death our forces and our cause have suffered great loss. While we are grieved we will not be cast down. The workers fall but the work goes on. There will not be any re retreat." - treat." retreat." NAVY NEWS T. P. Murphy has reported for duty to the navy recruiting office in the postoffice building at Florence, and will be in charge of navy recruiting -v in this district. The latest orders received are that re-enlistments will be taken for the U. -S. S. Saratoga and Lexington, the Navy's newest air _ craft-carriers which will be commissioned about the first of the year. Mr. Murphy states that th§. Navy Departments policy on first-enlist first-enlistments - ments first-enlistments is to concentrate on quality rather than quantity. All young men between the ages of 17 and 36 who can furnish the necessary references a are eligible for enlistment.

Brunswick, Ga., Sept. 6. - Belie! among the backers of the Brunswick to Brazil flight that Paul Redfern, the youthful aviator, is safe some somewhere - where somewhere on the South American con continent - tinent continent has been strengthened by the elaboration of the story that the monoplane was seen near the Vene Venezuelan - zuelan Venezuelan coast by the crew of a Nor Norwegian - wegian Norwegian steamer. Although there is a discrepancy of a day between the time officers of the Christian Krohg said they saw the airplane and natives reported see seeing - ing seeing it flying across Orinoco river delta, friends of Redfern believe the dates somehow have been confused and that the planes were identical. If this is true, then Redfern, after learning the direction of land from the steamer's officers, flew straight to Venezuela, as related by them, and reaching the coast line, continued southward. His backers believe he landed somewhere along the coast and did not attempt to fly inland. Meanwhile, Dr. Frederick C. Red Redfern, - fern, Redfern, of Columbia, S. C., the avia aviator's - tor's aviator's father, was considering whether to join an expedition which is being flanned to make an extended search through the jungles for his son. Doc Doctor - tor Doctor Redfern is confident his son still is alive, making his way out to civil civilization - ization civilization and believes weeks may be required before definite word is re received. - ceived. received. The American legation at Caracas, Venezuela, reorted to the State De Deartment - artment Deartment today that it had been un unable - able unable to obtain further information about the airlane seen over the Ori Orinoco - noco Orinoco delta. It was stated that the lane flew at a very high altitude so that none of the identification symbols or lettering on the fuselage was visible. Natives did not know whether it was a monolane or bi bilane. - lane. bilane. The Caracas reort stated that the plane was observed Saturday after afternoon, - noon, afternoon, while the log of the Christian Krohg shows Redfern met the vessel Friday afternoon following his hop-off from Glynn Isle Beach here Thursday at noon. If the dates were cor rect the flight backers do not under? and why so long a time was required for traversing the two or three hundred miles between the spot where Red Redfern - fern Redfern left the ship and where the craft was observed over the Orinoco un unless - less unless the monoplane was landed and taken off again on some beach. Redfern's mother was reported to arrive in Columbia tonight from Rochester, N. C., where she has been visiting. Dr. Redfern indicated that conference wjth her would determine whether he would join with the ex expedition - pedition expedition which expects to sail from New York soon. "I have been told by a number of the people," he said, "some of whom have written me and some of whom have spoken to me in person, that they are familiar with the country in Northern South America and they are confident that Paul could have made a safe landing at many places and that he could be hundreds of miles away from human beings and farther from their civilized world." ADMIRAL LEAVES ON INSPECTION TRIP Charleston, Sept. 6 (Ry A. P.) - Rear Admiral Newton A McCully. comman commandant - dant commandant of the Sixth Naval district, leaves Charleston tomorrow on an inspection of naval activities in the district. In the course of the tour he will visit Parris Island. Savannah, Atlanta and Georgetown. He will he accompanied by his aide, Lieut. Comdr. Robert A. Awtrey, and will be absent from Char Charleston - leston Charleston for about a week. At Parris Is Island - land Island Admiral McCully will inspect the marine station; at Savannah the hy hydrographic - drographic hydrographic office and at Georgetown the naval reserve division. Atlanta has more varied activities there being stationed there a recruiting office, two divisions of naval reserves and Comdr. J. J. London, instructor in naval scien science - ce science and tactics at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

SLAYER GIVES UP New York, Sept. 6. - Charles Bern Bernstein, - stein, Bernstein, of Baltimore, Md., sought in connection with the triple killing in a Forty-fourth street real estate of office - fice office this afternoon, surrendered to police late tonight. New York, Sept. 6. - A real estate deal that went awry today ended in the death of three men, and the seri serious - ous serious injury of a fourth. Three of the men were shot when another man, believed by police to be Charles Bernstein, of Baltimore, Md., opened fire in the real estate offices of Bijur Pertz & Steinberg, on the ninth floor of a Forty-fourth street building. Victory J. Steinberg, a member of the firm, was killed instantly when his body hurled to the street nine floors below amid terror-stricken screams of pedestrians. Robert McGroarty, stage manager for the "Road to Rome" company, could not get out of the way in time and was struck by Steinberg's fall falling - ing falling body. He received a fractured skull. Charles Herskowitz, a real estate broker, who sought to escape the volley of bullets which were sprayed indiscriminately around the office, was found dead in the hallway out outside. - side. outside. He was shot in the back. Henry C. Cohen, attorney for Hers Herskowitz, - kowitz, Herskowitz, was shot in the shoulder and back, arid died late tonight in Belle Bellevue - vue Bellevue Hospital HospitalConfusion - Confusion HospitalConfusion reigned in the street where thousands of persons were passing and throughout the building for upwards of an hour. Police fi finally - nally finally learned that earlier in the day Herskowitz, Cohen and Steinberg, to together - gether together with Bernstein, had met to discuss division of a commission on a real estate sale. Cohen, according to police, before lapsing into unconsciousness told them that, in the midst of the conference Bernstein suddenly became enraged. He drew a pistol and opened fire at all the others. Steinberg, con confused - fused confused at the sudden attack and smart smarting - ing smarting from a wound in the shoulder is believed to have blindly plunged out the office window in an effort to es escape. - cape. escape. iMss Sarah Bloom, stenographer of the firm, was in the office at the time of the shooting but was so hysterical she could give police no coherent story of what actually occurred. On information obtained, however, police sent out a general alarm for the arrest of Bernstein, who escaped. The pistol he used was not found. PASTIME THEATER NEWS Don't forget, in addition to seeing good shows at the Pastime, you get a comfortable seat, music by the greatest artist on record and cool fresh air. A sea breeze all the time. Your health is safe-guarded at the Pastime all the time. Those who remember George K. Arthur, who furnished so much com comedy - edy comedy in Rookies, will no doubt be glad to know that he is at the Pastime tonight and Thursday with Chas. Murray, Gertrude Olmstead and Joan Crawford in the "Boob:'-' A great comedy of love, laughs and thrills. A boy (George K. Arthur), a pup and a pickaninny. What a trio to entertain you. Don't mi?s this one. For mystery, intrigue, secret ser service, - vice, service, spies, thrills and - oh well, "Di "Diplomacy" - plomacy" "Diplomacy" with Blanche Sweet, Neil Hamilton, Matt - Moore and Earle Williams at the Pastime Friday and Saturday, must be seen to be appre appreciated. - ciated. appreciated. The story that has every everything - and - thing - and everything - and a million dollar cast. And remember we have plenty of good comedy every night. Get the habit of meeting your friends at the Pastime, enjoy a pleasant evening and then you will feel like starting the next day right. Monday and Tuesday we present Johri Gilbert in "The Show," the same star who played the hero in "The Big Parade.

Washington, D. C., Sept. 6. - Admi 6. - Admiral - ral 6. - Admiral William A. Moffett, chief of the naval bureau of aeronautics, today announced that he was deeply inter interested - ested interested in the part naval airplanes would soon play in the destruction of mosquitoes in South Carolina. Call Calling - ing Calling attention to what is expected to be done in his home state, Admiral Moffett said: "The Governors of several South Southern - ern Southern States, 'officials ojf the public health- service and representatives of States' Health Departments have been invited to attend a demonstration of swamp dusting by airplane, to be held at Bamberg, September 8. "The navy's new all-metal Ford transport, plane has been equipped with dusting apparatus and will carry 1,000 pounds of paris green combined with powdered soapstone. This mix mixture - ture mixture will penetrate the most dense foliage and kill all mosquitoes larvae lodged in the water beneath. "The excellent results obtained by spraying marshy areas at the ma marine - rine marine corps base, Quantico, Va., dur during - ing during the past year have given the public ' health officials confidence in this method. of - eradication. An im impounded - pounded impounded lake, heavily wooded and which has a thick growth of under underbrush - brush underbrush and very few areas of open water, located ten miles south of Bam Bamberg, - berg, Bamberg, has been selected by public health officials as an ideal site for a demonstration of "dusting." If this demonstration proves to be as suc successful - cessful successful as indicated the results will be particularly far-reaching. Many swampy mosquitoes can be dusted in a short time by plane, thereby saving lives, preventing illness and increas increasing - ing increasing the value of property. NAVY SPENDS HEAVILY SEEKING LOST FLIERS Washington, Sept. 6. - Naval ves vessels. - sels. vessels. used 3,082,550 gallons of fuel in excess of their regular allotment and navigated 112,655 miles above sched scheduled - uled scheduled operations, Admiral Jackson, commander-in-chief of the battle fleet, today advised the Navy Depart Department, - ment, Department, in an unsuccessful search of approximately 350,000 square miles of the Pacific ocean for the missing Dole fliers. He added that in ad addition - dition addition planes flew 9,000 miles and consumed 3,100 gallons of gasoline. Search operations by district craft carried under the supervision of the various navel district commandants was in addition to these figures. PROHIBITION OFFICER HURT IN CAR WRECK Greenwood. Sept. 6. - Federal enfor enforcement - cement enforcement officer, P. M. audle, was pain painfully - fully painfully cut about the face by broker^ glass from a windshield when the car in which-he was riding with others was hit by a car driven by a Negro named Will Simmons a few mlled out of ICirksey. Mr. Caudle Was brought here and his wounds dressed.

wore yellow dresses with gold slip slippers. - pers. slippers. Next came the dame of honor, Mrs. A. H. Lachicotte, of Waverley Mills, sister of the bride, who wore a gown of orchid georgette and cream lace and carried a bouquet of pink snapdragons and Killarney roses, showered with fern. The maid of honor, Miss Lucy Wilson, sister of the bride, was gowned in pink geor georgette - gette georgette and lace, and carried a bouquet of Ophelia roses. The petite ring ringbearer, - bearer, ringbearer, Betty Ingram Lachicotte, wore pink georgette and carried the ring in the center of a pink rose. Juat preceding the bride, came the flower girls, Alice Belser, of Colum Columbia, - bia, Columbia, and Martha Shannon Wilson, of Sumter, wearing dainty dreses of ruf ruffled - fled ruffled blue organdie. The bride entered on the arm of her father, Judge John S. Wilson, who gave her in marriage, and was met at the altar by the groom, at attended - tended attended by James P. Purdy, of Sumter, as best man. The bride was a pic picture - ture picture of loveliness in her wedding gown of white georgette, heavily beaded with pearls with court train of brocaded taffeta lined with silver cloth; the veil was worn coronet fash fashion, - ion, fashion, caught with pearls and orange blossoms, and the bouquet was a shower of bride's roses and swan swansonia. - sonia. swansonia. The ring ceremony was performed by Rev. C. K. Douglas, of Manning, pastor of the bride, during which "To a Wild Rose" was softly played by Miss Carolyn Plowden. The bridal party left the church as Mendelssohn's Wedding March was played. The bride is the youngest daugh daughter - ter daughter of Judge and Mrs. John S. Wil Wilson, - son, Wilson, and is one of Manning's most popular and charming young women. The groom is a prominent young business man of Sumter, being en engaged - gaged engaged in government postal-service. The bridal party was tendered a delightful reception, following the re rehearsal, - hearsal, rehearsal, on the evening before the wedding at the home of the bride's parents. The out-of-town guests for the wed wedding - ding wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. S. I. Wil Wilson - son Wilson and family, Mrs. D. C. Parham, Judge R. O. Purdy, Dr. and Mrs. Karl B. Epps, Mr. and Mrs. John O. Purdy, Mrs. Jane Strother and fam family, - ily, family, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Blanding and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Durant and Miss Joye. Messrs. Eugene O. Pur Purdy, - dy, Purdy, James P. Purdy, Julian Buxton, Julius Chandler, Karl W. Kinard, Gif Gifford - ford Gifford Shaw, Beecher B. Jackson, all of Sumter; Mrs. Beulah Dinkins, Mr. Baker Wilson and Miss Nell Wilson, of "The Oaks"; Miss Mary Rhem and

WILSON - PARHAM On Saturday afternoon, September 3, at 6.30 o'clock, the Manning Pres Presbyterian - byterian Presbyterian Church was the scene of a beautiful ' and impressive wedding ceremony, where Miss Alice Wilson, youngest daughter of Judge and Mrs. John S. Wilson, became the bride of J. Covington Parham, of Sumter. The church was tastefully decorated with potted plants, white asters and clematis, carrying out the color scheme of green and white through throughout; - out; throughout; the central figure of the deco decoration - ration decoration was a mound of maiden hair fern surmounted by a vine-clad arch from which was suspended a shower of' silver wedding bells, under which the ceremony was performed^white tapers shed a soft glow from can candelabra - delabra candelabra placed upon either side of the rostrum. The ceremony was pre preceded - ceded preceded by an impressive musical pro program, - gram, program, which included; two organ solos, "Spanish Love Song" and "Schubert's Serenade," by Miss Caro Carolyn - lyn Carolyn Plowden, two vocal solos, "Beau "Beauty's - ty's "Beauty's Eyes," (Tosti), by Miss Lucy Wilson, sister of the bride, and "All for You," by Eugene A. Purdy, of Sumter, with Miss Carolyn Plowden as accompanist. To the strains of Lohengrin's Wed Wedding - ding Wedding March, the bridal party entered led by the following ushers: S. Itly Wilson, brother of the bride, of Sum Sumter; - ter; Sumter; Karl B. Epps, of Sumter; Wil William - liam William J. Belser, Jr., of Columbia, and James Flanding, of Sumter. The bridesmaids and groomsmen followed: Miss Jeannette Plowden, of Manning, with Eugene O. Purdy, of Sumter; Miss Mary Rhem, of Rhem, with Ju Julian - lian Julian Buxton, of Sumter; Miss Mary Fishbume, of Boston, with Julius Chandler, of Sumter; Miss Elizabeth Belser, of Columbia, with J. B. Jack Jackson, - son, Jackson, of Sumter; Miss Sarah Lesesne, of Manning, with Karl W. Kinard, of Sumter; Miss Bessie Parham, of At Atlanta, - lanta, Atlanta, a sister of the groom, with Charlie Thomas, of Manaing; Miss Nell Wilson, of "The Oaks," with James McDowell Dick, of Xingstree; Miss Kathleen Parham, of sister of the groom, with Shaw, of Sumter. The bridesmaids wore dresses of delicate shades of green and yellow georgette and stood alternating the colors; each carried an old-fasnioned bouquet, tied with tulle of harmoniz harmonizing - ing harmonizing shade. Misses Jeannette Plow Plowden, - den, Plowden, Elizabeth Belser, Sarah Lesesne and Bessie 'Parham wore green dresses with silver slippers, and Misses Mary Fishbume, Nelle Wilson, Mary Rhem and Kathleen Parham Atlanta, Gifford

W. C. T. U. MET The annual meeting of the Man Manning - ning Manning W. C. T. U. was held Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Brock Brockington, - ington, Brockington, with an unusually good at attendance. - tendance. attendance. The constitution of the W. C. T. U. was read, by M"s. C. N. Sprott, after the devotional ser service - vice service conducted by the Rev. Mr. Varn. Mrs. Murphy read an article on "Cru "Crusades - Old - sades - Old "Crusades - Old and New," giving inter interesting - esting interesting information about the Wo Wommen's - mmen's Wommen's Temperance Crusade against the saloons out of which was born the Woman's Christian Temperance Union over fifty years ago. Reports were the order of the day, as this was the last meeting of the year. The state convention will be held in Allendale, October 7, 8, 9. The treas treasurer, - urer, treasurer, Mrs. J. E. Davis, gave her re report - port report up to date. There are still some dues to be collected before Sep September - tember September 20. when the State treasurer's books will close. Mrs. Davis is plan planning - ning planning to have <a rummage sale Sat Saturday - urday Saturday to raise the amount to finish paying our pledge of $50 for State work. Every member is requested to get a package of clothing ready for this sale. Mrs. King reported what had been done in the Sunday School Department, Mrs. C. N. Sprott for Evangelistic and Sabbath Observ Observance; - ance; Observance; Mrs. J. W. Heriot, Citizenship and Legislative Work; Mrs. Padgett for Flower Mission and Relief; Mrs. Leg?, for Child Welfare. The presi president - dent president reported some activity in the de departments - partments departments of Temperance and Mis Missions, - sions, Missions, Scientific Temperance. Instruc Instructions, - tions, Instructions, Motion Pictures, Medical Tem Temperance, - perance, Temperance, Health and Publicity. The following officers for the new year were eelcted: Mrs. Joseph Sprott, president; Mrs. W. G. King, vice president; Mrs. Douglas, Sr., corresponding secretary; Mrs. C. R. Sprott, recording secretary; Mrs. J. E. Davis, treasurer. After the busi business - ness business meeting a delightful social half hour was enjbyed during which the hostess assisted by her charming lit little - tle little grand daughter from Jackson Jacksonville, - ville, Jacksonville, Fla., who is visiting her, served a dainty ke course with cake.

Cook, U. S. N., sanitary officer of the U, S. M. C., Quantico, associated in the marsh mosquito control work; Surgeon L. L. Williams, Jr., of the United States Public Health Service, in charge of malaria control; Rich Richmond - mond Richmond A. E. Legare, sanitary engineer of «the State Board of Halth; Dr. R. G. Hamilton, Columbia, malariaolog malariaologist, - ist, malariaologist, Stat Board of Health; Staff Sergt. William W. Bird, U. S. M. C., Quan Quantico, - tico, Quantico, formerly of Columbia; William J. Hargin, Jl\, Quantico gunnery; Sergt. J. Knittle, also of Quantico. 4t is announced tonight that a num number - ber number of the Congressmen and other officials of several adjoining States will be here Thursday, including rep representatives - resentatives representatives of the boards of health of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Florida, and perhaps other state will be here. The execu executives - tives executives of practically all Southern States have been invited. Pleased With Work The experts and officials here to tonight - night tonight expressed themselves as being highly gratified to note the success of the malaria control work in Bam Bamberg - berg Bamberg for the last seven years under the supervision of C. W. Rentz, Sr., which has been the subject of study by specialists from all portions of the United States, as well as numer numerous - ous numerous foreign representatives. Since this work was inaugurated malaria has been almost completely eliminated in this section. -* Efforts to have Bamberg County made a. health unit for demonstration purposes have excited interest among the officials here tonight.