The Manning Times, 1927-11-02

snangnai, nov. i. - a new deal in the Chinese political situation, with Canton again Assuming a place of - leadership in the Nationalist move movement - ment movement and Gen. Chlang Kai-shek, for former - mer former Nationalist generalissimo, back in -harness, appeared imminent today. Leading figures in the iriginal Na Nationalist - tionalist Nationalist movement, which was cradled at Canton, including Wang Ching-wei and Li Chai-sum, Canton's military dictator, meeting in Canton, adopted a resolution declaring that the time had arrived for the reestablishment in Canton of a true Nationalist gov government - ernment government under purely civilian control embodying the ideals of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, China's first President and founder of the Nationalist move movement. - ment. movement. i At the same time official foreign dispatches from Canton stated that Kai-shek, who now is in Tokyo, was slated to assume command of the military forces of the newly proposed Canton government. General Chiang, one of the most youthful of China's military figures and one of the most successful, dropped from the military picture ever since his resignation of supreme command in the south sev> sev>eral - eral sev>eral months ago after the Nationalist regime had split in two with its re respective - spective respective headuarters in Hankow and Nanking. Dispatches received here further state that the group seeking a new Cantonese government intends to seek : Japanese advisers, and, failing that, to seek a return of the Rusisan ad administration - ministration administration similar to the one in Canton last year prior to the original _ Canton drive northward, which re resulted - sulted resulted in the removal of the iNa iNa1 - 1 iNa1 tionalist, or a sit was then know, the Cantonese government to Hankow. The leaders of the Canton move movement, - ment, movement, who are reported as disgusted with the uarrelling between Hankow and Nanking, which has resulted in pitched battles between the two, also decided to call a general conference at which Canton's position would ne set forth and the other Nationalist committees groups invited to join Can Canton - ton Canton if they desired. The Canton group did not issue tiny ultimatum breaking off with Hankow . and Nanking, but foreign observer believe that today's developments amount virtually to a severance of Canton's relations with the Yangtze valley groups. T. V. Soong, brother of Mme. Sun Yat-sen, widow of the Nationalist leader, is believed about to take over overthe - the overthe financial direction of the Can Canton - ton Canton regime. He held a similar post in Nanking. BERGDOLL MESSENGER NABBED Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 1. - Cap 1. - Capture - ture 1. - Capture of a messenger seeking $5,000 for Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, notori notorious - ous notorious American draft evader, was re revealed - vealed revealed heer today by immigration of officers, - ficers, officers, who said they believed Berg Bergdoll - doll Bergdoll intended to use the money to return to the United States. Manning Will Wel Welcome - come Welcome Orangeburg

The Harvest Jubilee held in Clark's Warehouse last Thursday and Friday was a big success. The three exhibit booths and especially the one fixed by the Paxville ladies were as nice as any in the fairs of the surrounding coun counties. - ties. counties. About $300 will be cleared for the library. If everyone in the town and county would cooperate and have a fair every year, maybe we could get Clarendon County on the map. There were many fine birds in the chicken show, and it shows that the people are beginning to realize that the'finer breeds pay. If you didn't see the cake-walk on Thursday you have lost an opportunity to see something which equaled any big circus or show and the Tilting Tournament was perfect. We expect to have one of these again in the near future, because the boys from Clarendon who rode want it. They like the sportsmanship, and let's en encourage - courage encourage it. Mr. La Motte and his orchestra were fine, and the dance was a perfect ending to the two days of fun. The Chero-Cola people of Sumter furnished us with all the drinks we could use, both days, while the Cocoa Cola gave us all on Friday. My. Metropol of the Candy Kitchen in Sumter, gave us all the ice cream used both days. We would like to urge that the Clarendon people make a spe special - cial special effort to patronize these mer merchants, - chants, merchants, for both years they have not failed to help us, and did so courte courteously. - ously. courteously. Other merchants helping us from Sumter were Bums' Hardware Store, Fischells, Folsoms, Mimnaughs, Dry Goods, Men's Shop, Black Blackwell - well Blackwell & Jones, Bultman's Shoe Store, Swinsons, Ladys' Shop, Tisdales, O'Donnells, C. H. Curtis Music House. Following is a list of the prize win winners - ners winners of the Harvest Jubilee: Exhibit Booths - 1st, Paxville: 2nd, Manning; 3rd, New Zion. Fancy Work - Plain white: 1st, Mrs. Leon Weinberg; 2nd, Mrs. Leon Wein Weinberg. - berg. Weinberg. Colored Embroidery Flowers - Cut flowers: 1st, Paxville booth; 2nd, Mrs. Archie Barron; 1st, Dr. W. S. Harvin; 2nd, Mrs. Wilson Dickson. Pot Plants - 1st, Mrs. J. E. Davis; 2nd, Mrs. W. C. Davis. Cake - 1st, Mrs. c. R. Sprott, Sr.; 2nd, Mrs. Leon Weinberg. . Candy - 1st, Mrs. E. S. Ervin, Jr. Mr. Joe Bates, of Wateree, won the first place in the Tilting Tournament after breaking a tie with Mr. Peter Gail lard, of Eutawville. He was pre presented - sented presented with a silver trophy, donated by Mr. Fischell, of Sumter. Miss Lulu Rigby, of Manning, was crowned queen by Mr. Bates, and preesnted with a box of candy. Mr. R. C. Hamer, of Eastover, won second place, while Mr. W. J. Spires, of Eutawville, came third. Mr. Charlton DuRant charged the Knights with an impresisve cere ceremony - mony ceremony from Maid Stand, while Mr. J. E. Davis made a very efficient Marshal. The Horse Rac* following the tour tournament, - nament, tournament, was won by Mr. Lee Borwick, of Pinewood, and was presented with a smoking stand. Mr. Cameron. Rigby came second.

left coynt to make ie advisory :tors room :day noon determine This Is the final me ace from the campaign managt of The Manning Times Camps n to the six Club Members who re work working - ing working at feverish pace to sake new records of achievement his week. Only Thursday. Frida and until noon Saturday, is left < the cam campaign, - paign, campaign, and every club mpber is go going - ing going to make the few hoi" * in a last desperate eff herself the winner when board sit down in the d at the Home Bank and count the ballots w the winner of tlie Hudi_, The Special Edition wlch is to be published November 9th'" be a wonderful paper, be the most interesting club members as well ers that will ever be p -endon County. The have been issued to advertising they have this special issue have in the great totals be Don't overlook a singli last few voting days, rivals are working rig . last minute Jn a despete effort to have more votes when tl final count is made than you have. Neither suc success - cess success nor failure are cgtfn to any going to lis going to pwspaper to subscrib subscribin - in subscribin Clar Clarlits - lits Clarlits which istants for selling for piling up i| made, .credit these iember your j up to the the MORE the more more sec sec; - ; sec; you pick rou are of one of the leajpi subscriptions yKi advertisements you sell ond payments and arn up - the MORE victory. j Second payments andlrreare score heavily in credits - go 1* to all the people who promised tcjelp you be before - fore before the close of the hpaign, and you will find most of jm eager to support -you with an extision. Those who said, if you need "" you later! See them this opportunity to eoi cause NOW you need tion that can be obta In a campaign as cl paign has been then thing certain - that allrou can do this week and right up fil 12 o'clock Saturday is the best turance you can have. , All previous records wbe smashed this week by all indicabs. Realiz Realizing - ing Realizing the great value one prizes to be won, candidates al subscribers alike are responding h one last generous effort to help bn put over the greatest possible tottar a favor favorire - ire favorire 111 help give them across, be be-y - -y be-y subscrip subscripthis - this subscripthis cam camonly - only camonly one

4~H Clubs Show Fine Birds at State Fair The department for 4-tt poultry clubs, the farm flock exhibit and the egg show was under the'supervision of Miss Jaunita Neely, extension poul poultry - try poultry specialist, with, headquarters at Winthrop College. The (Farm Flock exhibit had out outstanding - standing outstanding displays of Barred Rocks, White Rocks, "White Leghorns, and Rhode Island Reds. These birds were not only judged for standard-bred qualities but for egg production and breeding qualifications also. The Egg Show was the best ever displayed. A greater number of en entries - tries entries were made and the quality of the eggs was excellent. Fifty-seven dozen well-graded and carefully se selected - lected selected eggs were exhibited in the white and brown classes. Mrs. J. E. McMil McMillan, - lan, McMillan, Ehrhardt, S. C., won sweepstakes prize, a silver loving cup, offered by Miss Neely, with a dozen of beauti beautifully - fully beautifully selected brown eggs. All money prizes offered in the de department - partment department for 4-H Poultry Clubs, the Farm Flock Exhibit, and the Egg Show are given by the South Caro Carolina - lina Carolina State Fair Association. Winners in a few of the classes in the Farm Flock Exhibit and the Egg Show: White Rocks: Best display in this class was made, by Andy Bauer, An Andrews, - drews, Andrews, S. C., who won 1st old trio; 1st j young trio; 1st young pair. New Zion Poultry Farm, New Zion, S. won 2nd young trio. White (Leghorns - V. M. Faircloth, Andrews, 8. made the best, display of White Leghorns, winning 1st old trio; 1st young trio, 1st old pair, and 1st young pair. Mrs. R. S. DesChamps, Pinewood, S. won 2nd pair and 4th trio. Mrs. Carrie Bragdon, Man Manning, - ning, Manning, S. won 3rd young trio. S. D. Mathias, Columbia, S. C., won 2nd old trio, 4th old pair and 5th trio. W. L. Coker, Turbeville, S. C., won 2nd young trio. White Eggs - On first grade white eggs, Mrs. J. S. Martin, Sandy Springs, S. C., won 1st place; S. D. Mathias, Columbia, won 2nd place, and M. V. Martin, Westminster, won 3rd place. On extra grade white eggs, W. L. Coker, Turbeville, S. C., won 1st place.

BALLOT BOX PERSONALS The Ballot Box will be placed In the office of The Manning Times Friday morning. Friday night.it will be placed in the vault of the BAnk of Manning. Saturday morning it will be again placed hi the office of The Manning Times, where it will be closed to con contestants - testants contestants .at 12 o'clock noon. The Judges will then take the box and count the ballots. It is expected the final results of the campaign will bS complete, and the announcement ready by 2.30 Saturday aft afternoon. - ernoon. afternoon. This announcement will be made at the office of the Man Manning - ning Manning Times, where the awards will be made. The prizes will be in readiness, and all club members and their friends are expected to be in readiness to receive the prizes and the final decision. ' At the close of the second period, Tuesday evening, November 1, the entire credits and records pass out of the hands of the campaign manager, and are to be audited for credit as well as cash totals. Mr. T. M. Wells has been selected by The Manning Times to act as audi auditor. - tor. auditor. He will make this audit Thursday. Friday the club members trill each arrange a time with Mrs. Kirkpatrick and check over all their credits from the audited count. This check is simply to assure the satisfaction of every candidate that, their own as well as every other club members credits have been thoroughly canvassed and are absolutely correct. If the club member has reserves she will take them at this time and place them directly in the ballot box herself. They have been checked over and signed over fully by this time. The club members are to place all they collect in subscriptions, arrears, second payments and advertising with the money to cover in a sealed envelope with the name plainly written on the outside, directly into the box Friday and Saturday. No one, not even the club manager will know what each contestant has collected after Tuesday night. This is done for the protection of every contestant as well as for the safety of The Manning Times. It assures absolute fairness to all. - 1 . - - 1 1 - -

SINCLAIR COUNSEL ASKINGJWISTRIAL Join With Lawyer! tor Govern Government - ment Government CONSENT OF COURT Statement Issued Giving Oil, Mag Magnate's - nate's Magnate's Side of Private Proceed Proceedings - ings Proceedings in Chambers Washington, Nov. 1. - A joint state statement - ment statement issued tonight by Martin W. Lit Littleton - tleton Littleton and George P. Hoover, counsel for Harry F. Sinclair, declared that they joined with counsel for the gov government - ernment government in requesting Justice Siddons today to declare a mistrial in the oil conspiracy case. The statement was issued as a sup supplement - plement supplement to the stenographic record of what took place in the privacy of the judge's chambers today when affida affidavits - vits affidavits were read charging a group of detectives had shadowed members of the jury now trying Sinclair and Al Albert - bert Albert B. Fall for .conspiracy in the lease of the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve. Justice Siddons, Mr. Littleton said tonight, agreed to allow defendant counsel to give out for publication their side of the private proceeding today inasmuch as the texts of the affidavits, submitted by the assltsant United States District. Attorneys had been made public. In their point statement, counsel for Sinclair declared that "none of the counsel for the defendants nad any knowledge or information of the matter set forth in the affidavits sub submitted - mitted submitted by counsel for the government until late last night." "This morning," the counsel con continued, - tinued, continued, "the Washington Herald pub published - lished published a sensational forecast of the fact that such affidavits would be sub submitted. - mitted. submitted. Counsel for the defense learn learned, - ed, learned, in addition to this, the district attorney is now conducting a grand jury investigation of the whole mat matter - ter matter and that this fact is being daily published.

Citizens of Orangeburg County1 will officially visit Clarendon County Thursday of this week, and arrange arrangements - ments arrangements for this trip were planned yes yesterday - terday yesterday afternoon by a committee of the Young Men's Business League. Sometime today committees from the league ^111 canvass the city to find out how many automobile loads of people can go on this trip, carry carrying - ing carrying the good will of Orangeburg to Clarendon and it is hoped that a hun hundred - dred hundred cars can be lined up for this occasion. Mayor John Dinkins, of Manning yesterday telephoned Commercial Sec Secretary - retary Secretary L. S. Wolfe asking the Orange Orangeburg - burg Orangeburg citizens to be the guests of the town of Manning at luncheon Thurs Thursday, - day, Thursday, and this invitation has been ac acoeptedt - oeptedt acoeptedt Arrangements' call for the carrying of the Orangeburg High School band to furnish music for the triumphant tour and every town in Orangeburg County will be asked to have a car of representatives to go along to make this visit to the newly acquired neighbors. The committee announced last night that ladies as well as men should make arrangements to go on this trip and all who can possibly go are asked to call phone No. B and notify the Commercial Secretary's office sometime today. Clarendon and Orangeburg Counties have been neighbors since time im immemorial - memorial immemorial but have ben separated by the swamps and the Santee river, but since the opening of the Nrancis Ma Marlon - rlon Marlon Bridge at Pinckney's landing this barrier has been removed and citizens of both counties are anxious'to know

each other better. Thousands of Clarendon County citizens came to Orangeburg during the Fair 'and the Young Men's Business League think it nothing but proper that Orange Orangeburg - burg Orangeburg return the party call and Thurs Thursday - day Thursday of this week has been selected as the day on which this will be done. Automobiles will be asked to-meet on the court house square and - the Clarendon Tours headquarters will be established < at the Commercial Secre Secretary's - tary's Secretary's office and from which place the tour will begin 9JO Thursday morn morning. - ing. morning. Representatives from towns north of Orangeburg will be asked to meet the Orangeburg cars in Orangeburg and those below are expected to join as the line of cars go through towns and those below the bridge are expected to be at the bridge to join the crowd. This trip is planned not as an ad adi - i adi vertislng stunt and no business adver advertising - tising advertising is expected to be displayed on the cars and is merely a good will tour and an opportunity for the peo people - ple people of Orangeburg to meet the Clar Clarendon - endon Clarendon people and see the territory of their nw nighbors. Full details as to the trip have not been completed yet, but it is qx qxpeceed - peceed qxpeceed ehat fell the plans will be made and perfected sometime during today. The executive committee of the Clarendon Tours is headed by Rut L. Osborne as chairman and the follow following - ing following committeemen: John F. Mew Mewbome, - bome, Mewbome, J. M. Brallsford, Hubert Josey, E. A. Falrey and President J. West Summers, as ex officio.