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HQS IS A GOOD PLAN the south should finance , n;s cotton crop. fibe Oouid Do It If Each State Would i Build md Guarantee Bonded Ware ; boose.. The Atlanta Constitution says: Cotto . is the cardinal factor that gives tha south financial world pre eminence. We plume ourselves on the fcinply crop and say we levy tri bute upon civilization. . We d:> not! Euroj e does it for us! The deter . mining i.est of the control of any giv en crop is in its financial handling and sell.ng. I Europe does that, through its ware- j houses that store cotton the year | round ;i.nd feed it to mills as they need it, and at market prices thenj prevailing. The south?the southern farmer that produces the cotton, and the business man whose welfare is in extricably involved in the price at which It sells?dumps most of the cotton or. the market three or four months after it matures. The south takes what it can get under these conditions?hampered by glut, preyed on by speculators, at the whim of ebb and flow in financial conditions, and in utter and blithe defiance of the laws of supply and demand. The souths folly is Europe's op portunity. Europe seizes the oppor tunity. Beginnig with September and go ing through December?with negligi ble exceptions?cotton flows from America in a steady stream, toward Europe. Be the price high or low, fair or fixed, a very large part of the crop cosses the Atlantic, and the fam er and th- southern business man are eliminated. It is just here that Europe begins. Capacious warehouses dot Liverpool, Bremen, Hamburg, other great ports of entry. Southern cotton Is salted down is those warehouses. It only comes out as the mills need it, and at the price fixed by economic law, not dire necessity. Europe reaps the warehause and insurance charges. The south chews the bag. If we had sufficient storing capac ity on this side, and if that storage capacity were properly 'bonded?then and, only then, would the south control the cotton crop, its own pro ducts by which it now levies, not trlbuts, but just what the world ?is minded to give It. We do not know how much the south has lost, and loses, by this frightful violation of common sense/ Each year must add several millions. The total throughout history, moist be ar paling. Once upon a time this situation was excusable. Today, it is hardly short of criminal. Before the war^ the science of business and organ ization was in its infancy. We could not be expected to know of the ma chinery that is now common. For a few years after the war, the job of recuperation monopolized our time; and we didn't have capital enough, eometimes, to pay the shoemaker, much less finance big undertakings. Today, it is different. Southern bank} bulge with capital. On the as set of the cotton crop alone we can borrow millions if- we go about it rightly- There is no earthly expla nation for present conditions save ig nprarace, timidity, inertia or indiffer ence. It is time to cut the bonds. The toll we have already paid; is sicken ing. Each year cotton mounts high er as a dominating factor in world relations. Each year the toll?the criminally unnecessary toll?wttfr be* coma more exorbitant In almost a geometrical ratio. There is an easy way out. It is through properly bonded warehouses; and enough of them, in the southern etat? where, the cotton Is grown. The executive committee of the Farmers' Union, recently in session at Little Rock, took a step, toward freedom. It instructed President Barrett to frame a bonded warehouse act, and authorize state unions to> se cure its passage by their respective legislatures. The details of the. plan are not yet before us. But there is light in the Louisiana plan. For Louisiana is the first southern State to begin to emancipate the southern cotton crop from foreign control. Last fall the voters of Lou isiana passed a constitutional amend ment authorizing the Dock Board of New Orleans, which is a part of the state's machinery, to erect public bonded warehouses for the storage of cotton. The voters are not to be taxed a penny. The state is not pe cuniarily liable. The bonds for erect ing the warehouses are to be sold at public subscription, and they are se cured, not only by the revenue from the warehouses, but by the property itself. The fact that the board Is suing them Is a state institution gives to the whole transaction the support of a sovereign state. The enterprise is not organized for individual profit. Warehouse charges are to be only large enough foi maintenance, and for a sinking fund ?there are to be no dividends, no "melons." The most improved ma-j chinery for the concentrated, scien tific handling and storage and load ing of cotton is to be employed. Or ganization and efficiency are brought to the highest standard. Five things are accomplished by ?this system: 1. The certificate issued by such * a warehouse is negotiable in the markets of the world. That does away with "distress" cotton. That does away with the glutted markets that rise from liquidating cotton to meet debts. That enables the indi v.dual to hold his cotton, at the same time paying his debts, until the cot ton is needed and supply and demand g?t on the job. 2. The storage and insurance DOINGS OP SO<TETY. I Orangeburg High School to Hold Ban quet at St. Joseph's Hotel. 'At the St. JoBeph Hotel to-night the graduating class of the Orange burg HLgh School will hold their ban quet. Besides the epicurean feature of the affair there will be other en tertainments for the seniors. The parlors of the hotel will be at their disposal and a regular party will be held. Besides the members of the class there will be present the teach ers of the High School Department, Misses Baskervllle, Shaw and Win gate also Prof, and Mrs. Thackston. (Miss Pet Brunson, the president of I the class will act as toast-master. This Is probably u?e largest class I that has completed the course in the city schools since the establishment of the present system. The iiterary society which was organized a good many years ago is prospering and under Its auspices a debate will be held Thursday night of next week. The officers of the society are: Pres ident, William Marchant, Secretary, Lucile Davis; Critic, Edward Black mon. The question to be prepounded is: "Resolved, Suffrage Should Be Granted to Women." Miss Grace Wilkes and Mr. Dibble Rickenbaker will represent the affirmative while I the negative will be defended by Miss Lurline Cruiu and Mr. Wesley Sum I mers. Besides the debate some of the regula." essays will foe read on this night, because the class is so large it has been deemed best to divide the exercises into equal parts for the two nights. Rather an innovation for high schools introduced by this class is the selection of a class ring. Usu ally a pin, cap or something similar is selected but a heavy gold ring, set with a raised serpent circle inclos ing the initials "O. H. S., ?II.*? The officers of the class are as fol lows: President, M:lss Pet .Brunson, Welcome address, Mr. Willam Mar chant, Valedictorian, Mr. John Riley; Historian, Miss Clabre Lowman; Poet, Miss Kathryn Josey; Lawyer, Mr. Chester Reeves and Prophet, Miss Georgia Sims. The others of the class have essays to read and speeches to deliver. The clasB roll: Miss Pet Brunsen, Lurline Crum, Mary Lou Dibble, Mary C. Dibble, Lila Dukes, Edna Etheridge, Pansy Edwins, Blanche Edwins, Kathryn Josey, Lalla Kennedy, Claire Low man, Ethel Hoffman, Bessie Mur phy, Rosamond Lane, Annie Pear son, Frances Rodigues, Georgia Sims, Grace Wilkes, Susan Suther land, Lou Ella Westberry and Lucile ,DavIs. Messrs. William Bates, Jack Bryant, James Byers, Edward Black Harley, Chester Reeves, Bobert Reeves, Lawrence Sturkle, Robert Smith, Wesley Summers, John Riley, Dibble Rickenbaker, Julian Wolfe, and. Holiday Terdery. , \ ? ._ charges are kept at home, not given as a free-will offering to Europe. 3. Gamblers' raids are minimized as far as humanly possible. 4. Quibbles about validity of bills of-lading are forever ended. 5. There is no -opportunity, under state supervision, for juggling with 'bonded cotton. And the upshot of the whole thing is that?when th* plan is material ized Louisiana, fa? one state, is in a position to absolutely, and not con structively, control its cotton. There is no veason why every southern state should, not follow suit. There is every reason, why they should. We even question ? it it would-not be wise to go further than the Louisiana plan, and have the state issue bonde for such ware houses. The protection would bo ab solute. The-vaMKy- and- negotiabil ity of a certified receipt would be un questioned. It'is-time for the south to seri ously debate this question. As Col onel Robert J. Lowry, of Atlanta, re cently stated to The Constitution, it is to the interest of southern bank ers, southern business generally, to co-operate with the farmer in this matter. 'Brazil has a monopoly in a certain grade of coffee, corresponding to our monopoly Jin cotton. Brazil stabi lizes Its coffee market .by valorizing its cotton?putting a government tax upon it. The south has not yet come to that extremity. It is too much like fat tening upon th*i necessities of civ ilization. But the south .ught to get what is coming to it?it ought to take con trol of its main asset, and a world wide one, from Europe and bring it tc home shores. The state bonded warehouse an pears to be the solution. Death of Mrs. Allle Hipp. /Mrs. Allie Hipp, beloved wife of Mr. J. H. Hipp, of Elloree, died at Charleston last Thursday owning af ter an operation for appendicitis. She was taken to Charleston on the 17th, and was operated on the morn ing of the ISth and died that night. Mrs. Hipp was a woman of many noble traits of character, and she will be greatly missed in her com munity, where she had endeared her self to all by her many acts of kind ness. She was a consistent member of the Lutheran church, and now awaits in the better land the loved ones she left here. Mrs. Hipp left a devoted husband and seven children. A Citizens' Meeting at Eutawville. Superintendent L. W. Livingston will hold a citizens' meeting at the school house in Eutawville on Thurs day, May 2f>, at 3 o'clock p. m., for the purpose cf discussing plans for the erection of a new school build ing at Eutawville and for the im provement of educational conditions generally. Ail citizens interested are earnestly invited to be present and assist in making the meeting a sue NEWBERRY COLLEGE CLOSING. Names of Graduating Class and Winners of Medals. Tie senior class of Newberry Col lege has completed final examina tions. The honors were awarded as follows: First, to Gray Hipp of New berry; second, to Chas. P. Barre of Prosperity; special distinction in en gineering school, to Clarence A. Kin ard of Sumter. . The graduates this year number :L9,* as follows: With the degree of A. B.?Miss Bernice Hoof, Newberry; Miss Rosa He Wheeler, Prosperity; (Miss Jose phine Paysinger, Newberry; M. E. Roberts, Marion; R. W. Houseal, Newberry; w. G. Cobb, McLeans ville, N. C; G. E. Finck, Augusta, Ga.; Nevins B. Hendrix, Leesville; C. H. Kreps, Columbia; A. W. Spear man, Newberry; R. D. Wilson, Or al -geburg. With the degree of B. S.?Her bert Ehrhardt, Ehrhardt; J. T. Gog gans, Newberry; C. A. Kinard, Sum ter; L. D. Simpson, Prosperity; C. M. Stimpson, Prosperity; E. O. Wood, Columbia.' Special courses?Miss Alice Aull, Newberry; Henry A. Boldt, Charles ton. The commencement program fol lows: Sunday, June 4, 11 a. m.?Bacca laureate sermon by L. B. Wol.\ D. D. , of Baltimore, Md. 8:3.0 p. m.?Address to the college Y. M. C. A. by Rev. William Hoppe of Savannah, Ga; Monday, June 5, 10:30 a. m.? Sophomore contest in declamation. 3 p. m.?Meeting of board of trus tees. 8:30 p. m.?Junior contest in ora tory. Tuesday, June 6, 10:30 a. m.? Address .before the Alumni associa tion by Prof. C. W. Welch of Hous ton, Texas, class of '79. 8:30 p. m.?Address before the literary societies by Henry Nelson Snyder LL. D., president of Wofford College, Spartanburg. Wednesjday, 10:30 a. m.?Com mencement day, with graduating ex ercises, awarding medals, etc. ST. MATTHEWS SCHOOL CLOSING. The Entire Faculty Have Been Re elected for Next Year. The St. Matthews graded schools will close on the 31st. W. F. Stev enson of Cheraw will deliver the ad dress to the graduating class on the evening of that day, and an attractive program will be carried out by the school on the evening of the 30th. The entire faculty has been re elected. They are: Superintendent, Tora M. Hamer, Beiinettsville; prin cipal of high school, Dan M. .Mo or er, St. George: Misses DTadsHene Spig ener, Columbia; Mary Ba''a Babh, Laurcns, Joe JCetchin, WJr-nYooro; Elizabeth Wannamaker, St. Mat thews, assistants. It is probable that one or two new departments will be added at the next session, and additional teachers will be employed. The year just ending is remark ably satisfactory. There has been no dissension, no criticism, no com plaint, either on the part of trus tees, patrons or teachers. THE COURT 18 CALLED OFF. Straightening Out the Trouble About the Jurors. The bar has decided that a June Court is net necessary this year, and we feel sure that decision will meet a hearty amen from the farmers, who are very busy just at this season of the yef.r. The jury boy has been, made up, under the order of the Court, and everything is ready for the drawing of the jurors, but as there will be no court no juries will be drawn at this time. The new grand jury, which Is to be drawn under the order of Judge Prince, will not enter upon their du ties until the September term of Court. The eld grand jury will hold over until then so as it can complete the exarrun&i'on of the public tracer and some other work, which It had begun before it was declared illegally drawn at the late term of Court. It is held by some that from tbe fact that the grand jury has beun declared illegal, that it can not dis charge any of the duties of a grand jury legally. This may be tru2 as regards passing on indictments of persons for crime, but not :is to the examination of the public offices. This is a duty any one cau perform. The findings of the old grand jury can be brought to the attention o: the Court by the new grand jury. Drought in Calhoun. The St. Matthews correspondent of the News and Courier says: Cal houn county is becoming alarmed over the distressing drought which now exists. Some farmers have nev er received stands of cotton and the 'oat crop was a miserable failure. The "oidest citizen" floes not remem ber such a wail about wells going dry all over the county. One large !farmer is compelled to haul water ; lor his stock and tenants. Small streams were dammed for a time to give cattle succor, but these have all [gone dry. -? ?? ? Cottage Burned Down, j The Berg cottage on Broughton j street occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Isaac I Slater was totally destroyed by firo about two o'clock Wednesday morn ing. Practically all the furniture was burned .up in the house., as the fire had made great headway when discovered. In fact it is said a little dog woke up Mr. and Mrs. Siater or they might have been caught I hem selves in the burning house. This is a hard blow on this young couple who had not been housekeeping very long. UPPER LIMESTONE SCHOOL. Has Interesting Closing After a Most Successful Year. The closing erercises of the Upper Limestone school were held last Fri day evening before a large audience of patrons and friends. The follow ing was the program which showed great interest on both the teacher's and p/pile' part: /Welcome Song?"If We Were You and You Were Us"?By school. Pantomime Tableau?"Abide With Me"?Jessie Amaker. Recitation?"I'm Little Miss Ap ple''?Lyra Wolfe. Recitation?"Aunt Jemimah's Courtship"?Marie Wolfe. Recitation?"The Good Financier ?Essie Mae Wolfe. Play?"A Considerable Courtship" ?Jessie Amaker, Louise Zeigler, Du ane Wolfe and Joe Amaker. Recitation?"The Inventor's Wife" ?Belle Wolfe. Song?"Wave, Old Glory"?By school. Recitation?"Mrs. McDuffle on Baseball"?Jessie Amaker. Recitation?"Going Down to Grandpa's"?Duane Wolfe. Play?"The Sweet Family''?Belle Wolfe, Agnes Robinson, Essie Mae Wolfe, Marie Wolfe, Louise Zeigler, Abrona Robinson, Jessie Amaker, and Effle Robinson. Recitation?"Take a Tatah an' Wait"?Effle Robinson. Recitation?"The Dying Soldier1' ?Jessie Amaker. Pantomime Tableau?"Lead Kind ly Light"?Marie Wolfe, Louis-} Zeigler, Essie iMae Wolfe, Aignss Robinson and Belle Wolfe. The school house had been ve-y beautifully decorated with ivy, ferns and r.>ses. The r'mool hat been un der the i Die irrenagemeit of M'ss Mamie Lupo, of Strother, S. C, who is a teacher of great ability for the training of young and advanced pu pils. This school has made great progress during the past session, fen a its painstaking work shows its effect in the bright and intelligent girl and boys of the school. Much credit is due Miss Pearle Robinson who rendered the sweet music durnlg the exercises. Success. COMMENCEMENT AT W'OODFORD. Trustees Desire Same Teaching Corps for N-ext Year. The closing exercises of the Wood ford academy were held from the 15th to the 17th. Monday evening was given over to the primary grades, together with the music pu pils. The little tots handled their May-pole drill with skill. There has been made during the past session a manifest improve ment in the music department of the school, under the efficient direction of Miss Elizabeth Roberts of Ehr hardt. Tuesday evening the exercises were by the school In general. The young players acquitted themselves with credit, and delLghted the large audience present. Wednesday morning the patrons' exercises were held. . Rev. T. L. Belvin and A. Z. Stro man of the board of trustees ad dressed the patrons of the school in the interest of education, and the community is wide awake upon this all important question. Resolutions of thanks and, appreciation were read and adopted by the patrons, closing with a request that all the teachers of the past session apply for reelec tion, and that the trustees secure their- services, if possible. Wednesday evening was held the annual debate between the two so cieties of the school. "Does man kind receive from art, sculpture and music more .benefit than from ora tory and literature?" was the ques tion debated. The negative won. The most enjoyable feature of the occasion was the excellent violin mu sic rendered by Misses Kathleen Arail, Smiley, Spigener and Georgina Cunningham of Columbia College, as sisted on piano by Miss Elizabeth Roberts of the music department of the school. Four Holes School Closes. The Four Holes Graded School closes after eight months of success ful work done by Prof. ML M. Riddle as principal assisted by Miss Alma Colier. The program was an inter esting one Thursday night at 8.30 given to interesting plays and recita tions. Recitation?Music in the Camp. Play?Day after the.Wedding. Recitation?Lee to the Rear. Play?Out in the Streets. Each character acquitted them selves creditably. Friday morning 10.30 the exercises was opened with prayer by Rev. L. S. Barrett. The program consisted of Welcome Ad dress, Songs, Dialogues, Recitations. Dortor's Visit; Play, Mother Goose and Goslings; Play, Coon; Mono logue. The songs and recitals .by the Chil dren were especially good, after the J above very interesting and instruc-J tive addresses were made by Super intendent of Education L. W. Liv ingston and Prof. E. D. Easterling of the University of South Carolina. Then came the dinner in a grove near .Mr. R. E. Rickenbaker's which was simply bountiful and was enjoyed by the ?arge crowd present. An earnest effort is being made to get the same teachers to come hack and resume the work for another year, which we hope they will do. X. Y. Z. Auto Contest Today. Everything is now ready for the auto climbing contest, which comes off this afternoon. The autos will start from small bridge just on this side of the river bridge, and will make the race up West Russell street to Broughton street. The entire course, which is something more than a half mile will be patrolled and made perfectly safe. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY OUR REPORTERS. What Is Happening Here and There. Local Items of Personal Interest to Our Readers. The automobile hill climbing con test comes off this afternoon. The Motion Picture magazine for June have arrived at Sims Book Store. Miss May, Rlggs will entertain the Bridge Whist Club at her home Fri day afternoon. The Press Gang meets next week in Columbia. Gov. Wilson speaks before the association on Friday. Gen. M. S. Connor, who left St. Georges several months ago, has re turned to his old home. The weather bureau has predicted rain for this section several times m the last ten days, but the predictions did not come true. The city can .buy its tiling nearer home now than formerly. The Bow man Tie Factory will take pleasure in furnishing all that is needed. A little lad was ,'oadly bitten by a dog in Mr. Clifford Slater's front yard on Tuesday. He was treated medically at Dr. Doyle's drug store. The young folks should remember and the old ones too who are matri monially inclined, that on and after July 1 a license will have to be pro cured before they can get married. The Bowman tile factory has com menced operations. These are the industries we need to build up our county, and we hope Mr. Mayes will meet with great success i;i this en terprise. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Marchant and Miss Leila will leave on June 2nd, for Chicago, wnere Mr. Marchant goes in attendance on the Piano Deal ers' Convention. They will be gone about two weeks. The (graduating class of the Or angeburg High School will have a banquet at the St. Joseph's Hotel this evening. Mine Host Reeves, assisted by his excellent wife, will see to it that the young folks will have a good time. Prof. W. L. Motes has been re elected principal of the Jamison Graded School. He will .be assisted by Mrs. Willie Harley, an experi enced teacher. Miss Waltz, who taught in this school the past year, declined reelection. School closings are takin\ place all over the county. The Times and Democrat would be glad to publish the programs if some of the friends would send them in. Let the whole county know what you are doing in the way of education. The quarterly conference of the St. Matthews Circuit will convene at Prospect Methodist church at Jami son on Saturday. Presiding Elder Duncan will preside over the con ference and preach. The public are cordially invited to attend all the sessions of the conference. Mr. Morris Jarecky, of St. Mat thews, came near meeting with a serious accident in this city on iMon day afternoon. In attempting to get on the sidewalk he stepped on the incline in front of Culler & Salley's garage on Russell street and fell heavily on his left thigh. ' He was assisted by friends, and, after rest ing a few minutes in Sims Book Store he walked on to the train, which he took at eight o'clock for his home. News From North. North, May 22.?Special.?The music class of Miss Annie Halford will give a recital at the school audi torium on Tuesday and Wednesday nights of this week. Everybody is invited to attend. Miss Jaunita Fickling has re turned home from Rock Hill where she has been teaching. Mr. and /Mrs. R. R. Fitts of Hamp ton are on a visit to friends and rel atives. Miss Ethel Dufford of, Lone Star is on a visit to her sister, Mrs. L. A. Harley. Mr. and Mrs. E. C Johnson have returned from a trip to Baltimore and other points north. Rev. J. H. Edwards attended the Southern Baptist Convention at Jack sonville last week. Miss Gladys Easterllng fit Colum bia spent yesterday wiEh Mrs. J. S. Craft Miss Ollie Lee Dobson of Gaffney is visiting her sister, Mrs. V. L. Liv ingston. Mrs. J. H. Edwards and daughter, Miss Lucy, is visiting friends and rel atives at Ridge Spring. Dr. L. L. Davis who has just fin ished his course at the Atlanta Den tal College has returned home. We wish him much success in his chosen profession. Good for Willow School. School District Xos. -12 and 4 1 have consolidated and will build a handsome school house for the use of the two districts. The new build ing will cost about $1,200, $fi0u of 'which will be contributed by the pa jtron.".. It will be modern in all re Ispecis and will have three class 'rooms. It will he known as the New i Willow school, and we congratulate the people who will be reached by it, on its erection. Messrs W. W. Fanning, J. V. Brown and C. D. Rut land are the trustees, and to them is due much of the credit for the in terest now manifested in their sec tion in educational matters. Alarm of Fire Tuesday. The alarm of fire on Tuesday from box 23 was caused by an oil stove at the residence of Mr. L. Bennett, West Russell street, catching fire. The fire was extinguished before the fire department arrived. There was practically no damage done. Record of the Oldest Policy The Oldest Policy now cn the books of The Mutual Benefit Life In surance Co., No 795, was issued on January 21, 1846, to Joseph L Winslow (at age 15.) of Portland, Maine, on the Ordinary Life Plan* for $3,500, at an annual premium of $54.60. All dividends have been usep to reduce the yearly cost Premiums for 66 years have amounted to . . . $3,603.60 Mr. Winslow has received dividends amounting to $2,236.16 Making net outlay for 66 years . . . . Only $1,367.44 . This is, the average j early cost per thousand has been only $5.92.. The cost in 1911 is only $ 1.37, or $.39 per $ 1000. The Company would now loan on the policy $3,041.57, although the policy as originally written contained no loan or non-forfeiture fea tures. By the payment this year of the small sum of $1.37 the cash and loan values were increased $45 19. This is indeed a great record, and one of which no other company can boast. If you are thinking of giving to your wife and children the protection that they need it would be well foir you to look into the pol icy conti acts of the Old Mutual Benefit Lifo Insurance Company. SEE L G. SOUTHARD DISTRICT MANAGER, ORANGEBURG, S. C. Dear Friend: If you want to get some dried ? Mali ?for dinner tell your mamma that we had some to-day for dinner. How many kinds of dried fish do you think there are Codfish, Fish Flakes and 2 inch. ?Roe. Some fish are wet fish, like mackerel and Pickle Salmon. Your friend, j JACOB. P. S.?You can get dried fish 3 or wet fish at CRAiG'S PURE' FOOD STORE Get Our Prices On 1 CORN, OATS AND HAY I I Can Save You Money, ? Our Feeds for Horses, Cows and Chickens are Manufac tured by us from the best Grains which means a big saving to you in your feed bill PHONE 50 1AYERS & PROTECTION THAT raOTEGTSo STRONGEST Send the date of your birth and find out precisely how you can secure this protection. ZEI&ER & DIBBLE SPECIAL AGENTS Orangeburg, S. C. BN THE WORLD. THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIBTYo I I 1 I