The Manning Times, 1927-12-28

I have been in Virginia since the tobacco market closed here in October. I have been very busy serving the farmers in the same capacity that I did here; viz, the warehouse business; tobacco has been marketed very rapid rapidly - ly rapidly for two reasons, firstly, becaues it sold good and secondly, because the season this winter have been very favorable for grading and marketing. The fall and winter has been unusual unusually - ly unusually warm and well-suited for the handling of tobacco for market. The markets in North Carolina and Virginia have averaged between 22 and 23 cents, which is a good average considering the large crop of bright tobacco. The 1927 crop will doubtelss go down in history as being the larg largest - est largest crop of bright* tobacco ever grown, and certainly since 1920, but I really think that it will probably surpass that, Georgia growed 60 odd million pounds against 40 some in 1926; South Carolina, border markets and all around one hundred and twenty mil million - lion million pounds; North Carolina will be much larger than 1926; Virginia prob probably - ably probably about the same. Tobacco has certainly done remark remarkably - ably remarkably well this year. The condition in China which is one of our largest fields for exportation of tobacco has been very bad owing' to unreasonable taxation of cigarettes, and a general chaotic condition brought about by war which has been going on in the shape of a revolution now for a year or more. China when she is normal takes one hundred million pounds of bright cigarett tobacco annually. The B. A. T. Company has had to close down about half of her cigarett fac factories, - tories, factories, and the other half operating on part timer But in the meantime quite a number of small local factories have opened up and are buying right much tobacco. I say, taking all this into consideration, the demand has been mighty good. The cigarett manufacturers will turn out this year one hundred billion. Can you grasp this? I am not a statistician, but do not surpose that Adam could have counted them one by one had he lived until nof. Just ( a few years back, ten or twelve years i ago, I think, the number was thirteen ' billion, and they tell me that women are smoking their full share, not only in Europe, but in America, any way you can count on the women being able to cope with men if they want to, I saw where one in Ohio got in a little dispute with hubby about going to a bridge party. Hubby tried to get her to change her mind by ex exercising - ercising exercising his hubby prerogative. His better half picked up a hammer and smote him on his cranium. She de declared - clared declared this was rather light so she pulled off a table leg and sent him across the last bridge that spans the Great Divide. Moral; Boys! Don't cross your good wife. I wonder if some sister will jump on me about this! Don't sister, Just remember I have learned not to cross them. Boys, now getting down to the milk in the cocanut we have plenty of it right here in Clarendon County. We have the best country in the world. We can grow as good tobacco as North Carolina or Virginia. We can grow it for less money. We can beat them growing other crops, oats, com, peas, hogs, cattle, truck of all kind, and last of all, king cotton. We are rich in resources that the whole world well might covet. Suppose we lose ill our banks, we still here in Claren Clarendon - don Clarendon have all these things to start

sentence on the contempt charge was pronounced today by Common Pleas Judge Chester R. Shook, in whose court Remus was tried and ac acquitted. - quitted. acquitted. The perjury indictment against Berger was a result of his testimony in behalf of Remus, part of which the Remus prosecutors declared false and the contempt charge was the result of Berger's attempt to have the in indictment - dictment indictment quashed. Wehn the exposition promoted was called before Judge Shook today there also were in the court room the ten men and two women who found Re Remus - mus Remus not guilty of the murder of his wife, Imogene, last October. They had signed a petition preesnted to Judge Shook by Berger, in which they declared they believed all of Berger's testimony and had based their ac acquittal - quittal acquittal upon it. Characterizing the offerings of this petition as an "intolerate" attempt to [influence the court, Judge Shook se severely - verely severely reprimanded first Berger and then the jurors. In addition to the jail sentence he fined the exposition promoter $250 and ordered him to be begin - gin begin serving his term immediately. Berger previously had apologized to Judge Shook, saying that he never realized the offering of the petition was improper. One by one Judge Shook called the jurors before him today and reprimanded them. Each offered his apologies. Joseph Lambert, one of the jurors, said he had signed the paper through "ignorant stupidity" not knowing what it contained and the court expressed his opinion that such was "character "character1 - 1 "character1 istic of the actions of all." i "The court is convinced that if Ber Berj - j Berj ger had left the jurors alone they [ would not have interferred," the judge said. Judge Shook ordered a committee of the Cincinnati Bar Association to investigate the actions of three of the jurors, Harry Byrd, foreman, Robert Hosford and oJhn Trautman, who were said to have gone to the county jail where Berger was held to si^fc the petition. While Berger returned to his jail cell tonight to serve his sentence, Re Remus, - mus, Remus, whom he had known since child childhood, - hood, childhood, awaited a sanity hearing in pro probate - bate probate court tomorrow. The former "bootleg king" was acquitted on the sole ground of insanity and the find findings - ings findings of probate court on his present mental condition will determine where he shall go free or be committed to a state asylum. S. GEORGE WHITE DIES SUDDENLY General Manager of Antietam Paper Company Expires at His Home

r i cvnuv/iuiio --- little chance lor . any possible mob ac action - tion action to succeed. The train which brought Hickman from the North was stopped in the downtown district at aJckson and Ala Alameda - meda Alameda streets and he was hustled into a police car manacled to two detec detectives. - tives. detectives. Convoyed by other police cars, the automobile in which Hickman rode took a roundabout route to the county building and the caravan attracted lit little - tle little attention. While squads of police kept a lane opened in front of the entrance to the county building, the two detectives to whom the youth was shackled made a dash for the doorway, literally drag dragging - ging dragging their prisoner. In a moment Hickman was safely within. Early Before Judge Within less than two hours after his arrival, the youth was brought before Superior Judge Carols Hardy for ar arraignment. - raignment. arraignment. Upon motion of District Attorney, Asa Keyes, however, a post postnonement - nonement postnonement was granted until 2 p. m. Thursday. The delay was granted to permit the arrival of Jerome Walsh, Kansas City attorney, retained by the defendant's mother, Mrs. Eva Hickman, of Kan Kansas - sas Kansas City, to direct her son's defense. Walsh, the son of Frank P. Walsh, prominent attorney of Kansas City, and New York, is 25 years old and the youngest member of the Missouri Legislature. After facing Judge Hardy, before whom he appeared last summer on a forgery charge, Hickman was sent to a cell on the 12th floor of the hall of justice building. Crowds intent on catching a glimpse of the young slayer gathered at sta stations - tions stations and cross-roads as the train on which Hickman was returned neared Los Angeles. All were orderly. About 1,000 persons at Glendale cheered Tom Gurdane, chief of police of Pendleton, Ore., and Buck Lieu Lieualien, - alien, Lieualien, Oregon State traffic officer, who captured Hickman. The confession obtained from Hick Hickman - man Hickman by District Attorney Keyes, in which the youth admitted he had no accomplices in the kidnaping and slay slaying - ing slaying of the Parker girl, probably will be presented at the arraignment Thursday.

GETS INJUNCTION ! AGAINST SOLONS Oklahoma Governor is Granted Delay FACES IMPEACHMENT Temporary Order Designed to Preevnt Convening of Self Assembled Court Oklahoma City, Okie.. Dec. 27. - A temporary injunction against a meet meeting - ing meeting of the Oklahoma self-convened Senate to act on impeachment charges against Governor Henry S. Johnston was granted the eexcutlve in district court here tonight. The injunction is returnable January 3. Consideration of impeachment bills carrying charges of geenral incom incompetency - petency incompetency aaginst the Governor was scheduled to start before the Senate tomorrow. The governor yesterday was given notice to appear and answer the charges. The temporary injunction was de designed - signed designed to preevnt the convening of "an alleged impeachment court to consider certain charges" against the governor and to prohibit the Senators from holding further meetings or receiving additional charges. It was issued by District Judge Geo. W. Clark, who has not previously been involved in numerous court actions di directed - rected directed by the Governor against the proceedings of the self-called special session of the Legislature. The injunction, which was being served on members of the Senate to tonight, - night, tonight, directs Ben B. Dancy, sheriff of Oklahoma County, to enforce its dictates, and orders the governor to lend all assistance at his disposal for enforcement. Senate leaders expressed belief that the move indicated the governor again might use the national guard at the capitol, to which he summoned it to disperse a meeting of the House of Representatives seevral weeks ago, but which has been withdrawn during the Christmas holidays. The district court action, coming on the eve of the proposed Senate meet meeting - ing meeting added one more legal block to the proceedings of the self-convened legislature. The district court already had en enjoined - joined enjoined the house members from filing or prosecuting impeachment charges and from collecting payment for the period of their session.

we put in it, I know men, numbers of them, In this county that make more money out of four acres of to tobacco - bacco tobacco than others do on eight, this isn't at all unusual. I have leased the old Central Ware Warehouse - house Warehouse on the east end of the Levi block. You will recall that this house was built for me and that I operated there for a number of years. I have leased this house from Leon Weinberg. This house is centrally located and well-lighted and convenient to the tobacco grower Convenient to the stores and aMnning business section. I will' get some 'changes made in driveways, doors, etc. The house will be well equipped in every particular, and the tobacco grower of this county that I have served so long can again get service second to none in the State at my same 1919 stand, this be being - ing being the last year I operated this house. I am told that we will have banking facilities in aMnning that will be am ample - ple ample to handle the business as usual. I am very much interested and am going to cultivate my usual crop of tobacco. I am burning my beds this week, probably the first in the coun county. - ty. county. I have some seed Gold Leaf and North Carolina Special which Mrs. Cothran will sell reasonable here at home. We will order more seed if tho trade wants them whefn these are gone. I hope to see the Summerton sec section - tion section cultivate more tobacco, also Orangeburg. I can furnish a good man to share crop either at Summer Summerton - ton Summerton or Orangeburg. Write me at Brookneal, Virginia, Man wants a job. Pardon me for writing at length farmers, I got wound up as usual. Thanking you all for past patronage and asking you to work hard and make a good crop and come to see me in my new quarters at Old Central Warehouse in front of the jail on Church street. Again wishing you the most prosperous of all the years that has been yours to enjoy. R. D. Cothran.

SCHOONER ALMOST- SENS TUGBOAT TO BOTTOM Norfolk, Va., Dec. 27. - With a big hole in her stern, her smokestack car carried - ried carried away, her mainmast snapped off close to the deck and her radio room completely demolished, the ocean-go ocean-going - ing ocean-going tugboat. Goliah, barely escaped be being - ing being sent to the bottom in lower Chesa Chesapeake - peake Chesapeake bay early this morning as a result of collision with the four-mas four-masted - ted four-masted schooner, John C. Hildebrand. The schooner had her jib boom carried away, and a hole was stove in her bow. The Goliah, former shipping board craft and the biggest towboat along the Atlantic coast, was bound from Baltimore to Norfolk, and the John C. Hildebrand from Rockland, Maine, to Norfolk, when the crash occurred at 3.50 o'clock off Thimble Shoal light. The tug was making about 12 knots, and the schooner about 11, when they met. INDIAN CONGRESS BOYCOTTS COMMISSION Madras, India, Dec. 27. - The 42nd Indian National Congress, which open opened - ed opened here yesterday with a large at attendance - tendance attendance of delegates from various parts of India, today unanimously adopted a resolution in favor of boy boycotting - cotting boycotting the recently appointed com commission - mission commission under the presidency of Sir John Simon to investigate Indian af affairs. - fairs. affairs. The attitude of the congress was that "no sane self-respecting Indian would ever'admit Great Britain's claim to be the sole judge of India's po political - litical political advance." There are no In Indians - dians Indians on this commission. Another resolution carried by accla acclamation - mation acclamation was that the goal of the In Indian - dian Indian people is complete independence. CLOSING OF MINSTREL DECLARED TEMPORARY

Good luck and adois," he repeated. Lindbergh shook the President's hand anr said, "Thank you," and went away with the President's' eyes upon him. Mrs. Lindbergh Ready Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh, as well as her son, is ready to leave tomorrow morning. Her plans now are to stop for fuel in Tampico, Brownsville, San Antonio, Dallas, Tulsa, Springfield, Mo., St. Louis and Indianapolis, ar arriving - riving arriving in Detroit Friday evening. Lindbergh, who spent most of to-, day going over his Spirit of St. Louis, to make sure it was in flawless con condition - dition condition for his approaching 3,000-mile tour, extended thanks and farewell to the Mexican people through the news newspapers. - papers. newspapers. "I have enjoyed my visit to Mexico very much," he said. "It has been most pleasant in every way. I want to thank the Mexican people and gov government - ernment government for the way they have re received - ceived received me.'' Lindbergh said that if clouds and fog were as thick tomorrow as they were this morning, his start might have to be delayed. "1 will not take off in heavy fog," he said. This was construed as meaning that the flight might have to be postponed for a few hours in the event of fog. However, even if the flier has to wait until 9 o'clock, he still might take off and reach Guatemala City, his first stop, befo-o dark. At this season Mexico City often has a thick blanket of fog, covering the entire valley of Mexico from dawn un until - til until mdimorning. Generally these fogs lift before midday, and the remainder of the day the skies are clear and there is bright sunshine. Lindbergh had not received any weather forecasts tonight but expected one before morning. He hopes to be able to take off at. dawn

MlCKman s train came aown me rail railway - way railway yards about half an hour late. Not a hint as to where the prisoner would be taken oil preceded its arrival. Virtually no attempt at a demon demonstration - stration demonstration was made at any point on the 10 or 12 block route from Almeda street to Temple and Broadway. When the long line of coaches stop stopped - ped stopped at aJckson street, about opposite the hall of justice, there was practical practically - ly practically no one about. Quickly the prisoner was placed in a waiting automobile. Officers from ,the police and district attorney's office, who returned the youth from Oregon, accompanied the procession to the jail. Led Without Incident Beyond a little pushing, mostly of persons seeking better vantage points, Hickman was led through the crowd surrounding the hall of justice with without - out without incident and taken into the steel barred elevator at the rear of the building. ' Scores of newspaper and motion pic picture - ture picture photographers aawlted the party's arrival on the 12th floor. Hickman, led by Eugene Blscallluz, under-sheriff of Los Angeles, stepped Indifferently to the' counter and answered ques questions - tions questions put to him by Jailer Frank De Dewar - war Dewar in a clear voice. From the booking office Hickman was taken to the Identification bu bureau - reau bureau two floors below where he was measured, photographed and put through the routine similar to that which every prisoner must submit. Though only a tew minutes advance notice had been given that Hickman would be taken Immediately into Judge Hardy's court room, hundreds of per persons - sons persons had gathered there and it. was (Continued on page 4.) _