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EVERY BODY'S FIGHT APPEAL TO THE PRESS BY STATE PA] EMERS' UNION. Newspapers Are Asked to Give Aid in The Movt ment to Hold Cotton for Higher 1 rices. "It will ie a question of endur ance?whet ler the gnwsrs will* hang together for home and fireside or eeparately cit the end of the noose, which the bear army of European and New-Ei gland spinners are ready .to tighten around our necks, while the "Torief as represented by the Southern mills kdck the stools from tinder our Jset." ? ' This stafement is made by Presl ctent Dabbi of the South Carolina State Farm 2rs' union in an open let ter addressed to the press in which ste asks for cooperation, in ,the move xaent to ma fee the B^uroers .hold' their cotton for i better "indce because of' tba short c :op. The folio wing is the Jett?r: ij "To the \?ress of South Carolina: '*The ': facers' union, ^recognizing the great 1 nflaence of the papers of the State . n moulding public senti ment has n ade the Iberal use of your columns it. the past few weeks to "put before our members and your readers generally matters of much importance. The executive head of ?' the union iesires to make public ac knowledge? nent of our obligation to the papers of the State for their prompt publication of the matter we have sent out. We also wish to thank the editors who have in their editorial ci .lumns cemmended our ef forts and iiave urged the farmers to line up for self-defense. "The fight has just begun. In fact we think thai so far it has been skir mishing and picket duty. The real battle is tx fore us. It will be a ques tion of endurance?whether the growers w.ll hang together for home and fires.ice, or will hang separately at the end of a noose which the bear army of European and New England spinners a ^e ready, to tighten around our necks, while the 'tories,' as rep resented by the Southern mills kick the stools rom under our feet. It la a fight tc the finlsr, and we are counting c n the aid of the press that has never failed us to keep our peo ple informed and to encourage them Un every -vay. "In addition to our work through the press, we are sending commu nications 1 rom time to time direct to ' the local unions. We shall continue to give to the press such information as in our >pinion will be of some in terest to their readers and will aid us in our wo.-k." <, J Registration Books Close. The registration books for the city election, vhich takes place on Tues day, 12th instant, was closed on Sat urday. F >ur hundred and eghty-five voters roistered. This is a little over two- .birds, of the voters of the city, whtc l number about seven hun dred. It was thought that from the fact that .here were so many candi dates, the registration would have been larg>r. The light registration does not indicate as much interest in the elect! in as some folks thought there wot Id be. From the present outlook rot much over a half vote will be polled. ; Preveajt Jail Delivery. The Si. Matthews correspondent of The State says: "A serious Jail deliv ery cam-3 near being effected Wed nesday uiright. Three negroes occu pying the ground floor succeeded in breaking :he locks to their cell and a lock to a t intermediate door. They "had begui work on the outside and last door when their knocking arous ed a white prisoner who gave the alarm, 'i he sheriff was immediately upon the scene and broke up the Ptenii" : 7 I * iti? i -? *-? ? Makes Big Money. The Columbus, Ohio, Journal, says "There lives near Cleveland a former s:hool teacher who clears ?18,000 a year from his 12 acres, considers bly more than he made in the prof ssioa which he abandoned for agric alj-ure. He raises garden tiuck and small fruits and every spare for t of his land works for aim all the t me in the growing season. He has his own irrigation plant and has rediced intensive farming to an exact science as his balance testifies. Oreaing of Elloree School. The E.1 ioree high and graded School school will open Sept. 11 with the fol lowing " eachers in charge: Prof. Walker 5. Whittaker, of Newberry afl sperint? idant, Miss Fannie Hollo way of Xewberry, Miss Jennie Wil liams of Edgefield, Miss Mae Patter son of ""'eronia, Va., Miss Kate Fair and Miis Ida Parier, as assistants. This ab e corps of teachers comes highly -ecommended and will sus tain the high character of the Elloree school. I Horn's Issue First Catalogue. Each season this store treats its custonu rs and frieuds to something new and original in merchandising. This ye ir it is a new mail order cata logue showing all the new styles. The ev< r increasing mail order work has d( r landed this. You can have a copy cf this catalogue sent you free. Just write them a postal reoutst. The Kohn Store is tho first Orangeburg, store ':c issue its own catalogue. Good Roads Train. The Goods Roads Train of the Southern Railway and the Office of Public Roads department of the De partment of Agriculture, will be in Orange burg Wednesday, September 20, br nging road building experts, who 'Rill give stereoptican lectures and ir tsructions. The lecture will begin i,t 9:30 a. m. WOULD 1TXD A MARKET. Farmers Urged to Plant Some Long Staple Cotton. The State says in the past few weeks some farmers who had looked at the planting of upland long staple askance, expressed to the department the belief that they could not find a market for the stuff if they raised it This led Commissioner Watson to immediately take up this feature with Mr. Parker, anl Friday he re ceived a letter from him in which he said: "I do not think that there will be the slightest difficulty in selling of Carolina raised staple cotton of good character where it has been handled and ginned with care by mills with in the State at the same price as be ing paid for Mississippi cotton deliv ered." This means plus the freight. Mr. Parker further states: "I bought many bales of staple cot ton in this state (season 1910) at from 20 to 24 cents a pound where the staple ran 1 3-16 Inches to 1 1-4 inches, and hundreds of bales at irom 16 1-2 to 20 cents a pound where the cotton ran a full ll 1-16 Inch to i 8-16 inch." T expect at an earlv date to put an advertisement in .the (paper .expressing ;my -willingness to purchase all staple cottcn at full value." Commissioner Watson says that any of those who have been raising 'his cotton this year are at liberty to write ?0 him or Mr. Parker direct and every effort will be made to see that the cotton is marketed directly from the producer to. the manufac turer. (Reports received by the State de partment of agriculture of all cot ton grown of the varieties indicated during this season show that each of them has stood the drought better than of the ordinary short staples and that each gives every indication of yields per acre equally as large, If not larger, than the short staple grown in the same vicinity and that the length and uniformity of the sta ple has been preserved and in some instances actually improved. Married at Montgomery. The Montgomery, Ala., Advertis er saya "The marriage of George Brownlee Clinkscales and Miss Nell Dannelly was beautifully solemnized Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the Court Street Methodist church in the presence of a large number o,! friends and relatives." iMr. dink scales is a son of Prof, and Mrs. J. i G. Clinkscales of Spartanburg. He is a most talented young man and is professor of mathematics at the Wo man's College of Montgomery. The marriage ds the culmination of a ro mance which began a year ago, when the bride became a student at the Woman's College. Negro Killed by Train. The Southern passenger train which passes Orangeburg about five o'clock each morning ran over and killed George Ravenel, colored, Fri ?ay morning about a mile and a half below Ridgeville about seven o'clock. The unfortunate man, who was sub ject to epilectic fits, had one just as the train was approaching and fell on the track in front of the engine, which ran over and killed him before it could be stopped. The coroner's jury exonerated Conductor Beattie and Engineer Sullivan, who were in charge of the train, from all blame. Death of a Young Man. Mr. Lawrence Griffith, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Griffith, of Fort Motte, died at the residnce of his parents at an early hour Friday morning. He had been a sufferer for about six weeks with typhoid fever, but hopes were entertained for his recovery until a change for the worse took place. L\lr. Griffith was a young man of promise. Being only 25 years of age he was an the flush of young manhood, He was unmarried. His parents, two. sisters aad two brothers survive him. The deepest symp^iL; of many fnieods go out to them. Most Important Cases. Because of the character of the de fendants, the Chesnut case for mur der and the Leysadth and Pool case for housebreaking and arson, are the most important cases to be tried at the present term of court. Both of these cases are set for Wednesday, but it is certain that should either be taken up on that day, the other will not be reached for several days. It is thought that hte Chesnut case will be tried first of the two cases. Is Back in Orangeburg. Mr. James Zeigler, special agent for the Equitable Life, returned home yesterday from Atlantic City, N J., where he went to attend meet ing of the Southern Century Club of whdch he is a member. Each mem ber of the club was given as a token of good work a pair of handsome gold cuff buttons with the Equitable trade mark, also a leather wallet of membership. (Mr. Zeigler reports a good time and a great meeting. Removed to Orangeburg. A dispatch from Allendale to The State says: "Mr. F. G. Boinneau and family, who have been residents of this place for a number of years and who have had charge of the Gilldare hotel for the past year, left Saturday for Orangeburg, where they will con duct the Hotel Orangeburg." The new comers are heartily welcomed to Orangeburg and we wish Mr. Boin neau success. Some Wild Cats. The Aiken Journal and Review says: "iMr. E. L. Scott, his two sons and Mr. Chester Bonnett, went hunt ing on the Edisto, near Scott's bridge last Saturday morning and bagged two wild cats that weighed 15 and 15 1-2 pounds, respectively, but they have killed them. The animals were fired upon with No. 8 shot and were only slightly wounded. The dogs then attacked them and after a wild fight finally won the victory. IS IN THE FIGHT PRESIDENT BARRETT OP FARM ERS UNION WILL AID. Holding Cotton for Higher Prices Benefits Every Southern Business Alan. National President Barrett, of the Farmars' Union, at Union City, Ga., Tuesday made his first official expres sion regarding the attitude "of that organization in the battle that is comir.g this Fall to maintain the price of cotton at a proper level. "The Farmers' Union," says Pres ident Barrett, "issues an invitation to the entire south to co-operate with it in saviing to thi? section many million dollars on the cotton crop of 1911-12. It is for the merchant, the business man, the banker, the -smallest citizen, no less than the farmer, to .figure the difference be-' tween eight or nine cent .cotton and 13 or 14 cent cotton. The fight.:we are going to win is not, alone" in be halt of the farmer. It Is waged in the interest of the southern business world, as a whole. To that degree, it is not only the duty, but the indi vidual profit, of every element in the southern states to join hands with the Farmers' Union, to the end that the powerful machinery of this or ganization may be brought to bear with complete success upon the pres ent situation. "To the farmer, whether or not a member of the Farmers' Union, my imperative advice is 'Hold your cotton!' It is worth infinitely more the price now quoted. You should first go to your local nanker, if you are in debt, and borrow sufficient money, with cotton as collateral, to enable you to hold. Your own bank er knows you best, and it is to his interest to aid you in Ithe fight. Should he fail you?and I don't think he will?you can depend aipon us for assistance. "The Farmers Union does not in tend that a clique of hear gamblers or domestic and foreign spinners shall combine to dictate the price of our product, or to rob the section of a tremendous sum of money. It is for the south we are working. Now is the time for every southerner to prove his business insight and is not the time for hypocritical pretensions. It Is a cold matter of dollars and cents. If the farmer suffers, the business man, every business inter est suffers along with him. "It is no longer possible to produce cotton for eight or nine cents at a profit. It we return to the old prices for mules, supplies, farm machinery, land itself, the proposition would be feasible Biut as we cannot, the farmer must insist upon the price of his product being maintained upon a level with that of every other prod uct "The South ought to be abundant ly ab'e to finance and hold its own principal product. The accomplish ment should be a matter of pride, as well as common sense. Practical men realize that the cotton crop of the opening season will not be near ly so large as it has been reported. We, who have investigated, know that there will be a demand, at a fair price, for every pound of the staple produced. The main thing is for the farmer, large and small, organized and unorganized, to get together and resolve that he will not he cheated out of the result of his toil. "Every solitary southerner is in terested in the same result. And to each one, in whatever calling, I ex tend invitation to work with us for his own monetary interest, no less than that of the farmer. As for the latter?another season or two of fair prices mean absolute emancipation from debt. That thought should be sufficient to m rve him for the bat tle?especially when he is assured assistance in its winning." "Captain Reuben F. Kolb, Com missioner of Agriculture of Alabama, has called a meeting of the. Commis sioners of Agriculture of the southern states, and all interested partis, barring none, to devise means for maintaining the price of cotton. The conference will follow the Farmers' Union convention, to be held at Shawnee, Okla., September 5th., and the convention will be liberally, if not as a body, represented at the conference. I urge all southerners who realize the imi>ortance of the occasion to meet with the Commiss ioners and with members of the Far mers' Union in this conference. Let all come, not to discuss the farmers' 'greatness,' which may be taken for granted, nor any other subject but the securing of a proper price for cot ton. That is a big job for a gather ing composed of the south's best brains, and it should not be interfer ed with by 'hot air' or discussions admirable in their way but with out any bearing on the paramount issue. Prompt action taken by this joint conference, following the policies out lined at the Farmers' Union conven tion, will bring triumph in a cam paign which no southerner, how ever humble, can afford in self-in terest and patriotism, to ignore." Charles S. Barrett. ? Friend to Farmers. The farmers of the South have a valuable friend in the person of Sen ator E. D. Smith, and they would do well to keep him in the United States Senate. It was generally believed that the government report which estimated a cotton yield of over four teen million bales was erroneous, and Senator Smith Introduced a resolu tion calling upon Secretary Wilson to make another cotton Teport at once. It is worth much to the cotton grow ers to have such an able and fearless champion in Washington as Senator Smith. I HAPPILY MARRIED. Columbia Man Captures One of Or angeburg's Daughters. On Thurslay evening, August 31, Miss "Margaret Hydrick of this City, was happily married at her home on Russell Street to Mr Harry Laval, of Columbia. On account of thQ urgent qusiness orders of Mr. Laval, the marriage was earlier than first con templated. The affair was private, only the immediate family being present. Miss Hydrick is the youngest daughter of the late Dr. A. S. Hy drick and one of Orangeburg's most accomplished and charming young ladies. Mr. Laval Is a young man of splendid character and is a success ful cotton buyer, now representing E. Bonham & Company. They will takea short trip after which they will go ;to Winnsboro, where Mr. Laval is situated in the cotton busi ness. Rev. D. D. Dantzler performed the ceremony. Miss Hydride's many friends in this city congratulate the fortunate young groom ,and wish for them much happiness. LIST OP LETTERS. Those Remaining Unclaimed Jn the Orangeburg Post Office. The following are the list of letters remaining unclaimed in tho Orange burg Post Office for the week ?ndlng (August 29 1911. Persons calling for same will please say that they are "advertised." A. D. Webster, P. M. Marie Brown. Frank Filipe. P. B. Harbin. Lavinia Herrington. ! J. E. Hines. Mrs. Fannie Scott. Jacob Sumpter. - Johnnie Treuwell. Sarah Vinaon. B. Weimberly. i W. G. Wilson. Salome Wilson. ? E. L. Wright. CADBOATES CARDS. To the Voters of the City of Or angeburg.?I hereby respectfully an nounce myself a candidate for the office of Mayor of the city of Orange burg at the appreaching municipal election, and will appreciate the en dorsement of my candidacy. Very truly yours, W. W. Wannamaker. To tho Voters of the City of Orange burg: At the earnest solicitation of many friends I hereby announce my self a candidate for the office of May or Orangeburg in the approaching municipal election. I realize fully the importance and j honor of the position I ask at your I hands, and I believe I oan fill the office to th-e complete satisfaction of the entire citizenship, and I respect fully request your favourable consid eration of my candidacy. If you elect me, I shall assume the' duties and responsibilities of the office, determined to devote my best energies to the advancement of our city. Yours truly, O. K. Wilson. i FOR ALDERMAN. I announce myself a candidate for Alderman for the City of Orange burg at the election to be held Sept. 12, 1911, Respectfully, D. H. Marchant. I hereby announce myself a can didate for Alderman for the City of Orangeburg at the election to be held September 12, 1911. LAWRENCE E. RILEY. I hereby announce myself a candi date for alderman at the ensuing municipal election. T. A. FAIREY. I hereby announce myself a can didate for alderman in the coming election. Julian A. Salley. I hereby announce myself a cand idate for re-election as Alderman at the ensuing Municipal election. ABIAL LATHROP. I hereby announce myself a can didate for alderman at the coming municipal election to be held Sept. 12. WALLACE W. CRUM. I hereby announce myself a cand idate for re-election as Alderman, at the ensuing Municipal election. R. F. BRYANT. I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election as alderman in the ensuing election. J. X. Weeks. I announce myself a candidate for alderman, and will abide by the re sults of the election. W. G. SMITH. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for alderman at the ap proaching municipal election. J. W. JOSEY. Some Good Advice. The Little Rock Guide says that "the negro must continue to treat the white man with courtsy and po liteness, as well ac members of his own race. All v.hite men are not negro haters. The negro has many white friends, and if the negro will treat his white friends right, they will treat him right." If the sugges tion above made by the Guide was carried out lynch law would cease to be potent in the South. A Treat For Your City Girls. A peep into the life of a bewitch ing girl who lived in the gay, bril liant eighteenth century will be a treat for the twentieh century girl. Molly Elliot Seawell's fascinating romauco "Francezka." Formerly published at $1.50; now FIFTY .CENTS at Sims' Book Store. 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. 20.000 by 1920. There is talk of holding a meet ing to discuss city politics. iMiss Florrie Oliver has returned from her vacation in North Caroli na. Have you done any jart as yet to make Orangeburg a city of 20,000 by 1920. Judge DeVore of Edgefiield is pre siding over this session of Court. There were no cases tnied at Court yesterday on acount of it being a national holiday. Yesterday being Labor Day, a na tional holiday, the banks and post offlce were closed. Miss (Mamie O'Cain has returned from her trip to New York and oth er Northern points. Mr. Archie Schiffley who has been in the city for two weeks left last night for St. Matthews. Miss Rosalie Barton and Miss Lillie BaTton have returned from New York and other Northern cities. It is estimated that the cotton crop in this county this year will be no larger than it was last year. The students of the various col leges will begin to leave for their work in about a week or so. There are four murder cases on the docket for the present term of court, which is four too many. The municipal election is only a short ways off; and before long the voter? will decide who's who and why. Rev. H. W. Bays, pastor of the Methodist church returned home last week and conducted services at his church Sunday. (Nothing was done by court yester day, except to. find out what jurors were present, and which were not. Court proper opens toduy. The iMisses Jennie and Fannie Mc Lauchlin and Miss TiMinghast. who ?have been1 visiting friends in the city for some time have returned home. Misses Sonita Brennen and Esther Sims of Columbia have returned home after spending some time in Orangeburg as the guests of Mrs. C. H. Glaze. Mr. J .W. Josey announces himself a candidate for alderman. He is a good citizen and would fill the office to the satisfaction of all should he be elected. In speaking about the Booster Tnip the other day, a gentleman who travels over the county considerable said that the effect of the booster trip was excellent. Two Jewish merchants of this city were up before the Mayor yesterday charged with having store open af ter twelve o'clock Saturday night. The case was dismissed. The fall term of the Court of Gen eral Sessions did not transact any business yesterday, that being Labor day, which is a national holiday. It will convene for business today. Jerusalem Methodist church will be dedicated on the third Sunday in September, the 17th. Rev. Waddy T. Duncan, the presding elder of the Sumter district will conduct the ser vices. There was some little discussion about holding a meeting Thursday night, at which the various municipal candidates would appear, but nothing definite seems to come out of it. Much freight came to the city Sat urday which had come through the recent storm, and merchandise show ed the effects of it. Most of the dam age was done to stuff that could be injured by water. Beginning today the Moultrie I Chapter, D. A. R. will resume their meetings after a vacation during, the summer months. This meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. R. H. Jennings at five o'clock. On Friday evening, Sept. S, begin ning at eight o'clock ice cream and other refreshments will be sold at Centre Hill School bouse. The pro ceeds to go to the Woman's Forei.Mi Missionary society of Andrew Chapel church. A irage crowd is desired. Some time ago officials of the Southern Road came to Orangebitrg ' and after seing the rushed condi tion of work at the freight office promised Agent Cooper that another man would be sent to help him. He will be here about the fifteenth. The second annual College Dance will he given by Etitaw Chapter D. A. It. on the fourteenth of September. This is one of the decided social fea tures marking the close of (Jie vaca tion season and the young folks are beginning to look forward to this da nee. The old jury lists having been de clared illegal by Judge Prince at the last t?'rm of court, it became neces sary to have new ones, from which all jurors, grand and petit, for tin present term havo benn drawn, mak ing the grand jury an entirely new body. Judge of Probate A. C. Dibble stated Saturday morning that during the month of August a total of 23 marriage licenses had been issued. This is the second month under the new law. July carried a total of ltl, and the total for the two months is 39. The Woman's Missionary union of the Lexington Baptist association met with the Woman's Missionary society of the Swansea Baptist church Monday and Tuesda oyf last week. The convention in spite of the inclement weather, was mo^t suc cessful. 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