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CfjlTON PRICES ] -' FARMERS IN SEVERAL COUNTIES rjllGED TO ACT. j ? A Convection Called to Meet in Co lombia tc Consider the Matter Next Week. Pointing out that an accurate es timate c.' vhe cotton crop will have uo effect >n the price unless the. farm ers hold the staple and force the market u.o, Commissioner E. J. " Watson und E. W. Dabbs, president ? of the St?.te Farmers' union, have addressed ,'etters to all bankers, mer -chants, farmers, boards of trade and the local unions of the State, asking to discus;; the situation. The kcU meetings to be held in several hundred places, in the State will be followed by a large cotton ?congress, to be held* in Columbia on -September 2.8. Commissioner Wat son is th ? president of the permanent ?cotton congress of the--South, which, -was organized in Montgomery. "You .axe doubtless fully inform ed/* .^ayu tbe; letter, .'of .our effort* during tie past six weeks to secure reliable reports of the crop condi tions, an 1 hat ous investigations and the in vet tigations of all the commis -?loners of agriculture of the cotton States, presidents of farmers' unions, the Natioral Farmers' union meet ing at Shawnee, Okla., and the great Montgon ery Cotton congress all agree that the cotton crop of 1911 ?will be about tne same a^ the crop of 1910. The Montgomery congress added tc the most careful compila tion sevm.1 hundred thousand bales to cover our natural disposition to underestimate, with the result that we consider 12,500,000 bales a liber al estimste for this crop. "But vl.at effect does it have on <he marl:e:? (None .at'all. Nor can dt have any as long as our people al most fight to see who can be first at the wefghur's platform , and we find Interior narkets making new records for September cotton sales. There fore this aas ceased to be a. battle of the le?ders with 8t9H?tlcs, crop conditions, trade reports, etc.. but fit Is absolutely one.of receipts?a ^ht all along the llDe by the indi viduals 'vl.o have tolled all the year to grow tie cotton, and It rests with "them, the grower of one bale as well ?as the planter or the merchant who ^jrows or controls his hundreds of oales, to call a halt, otherwise we ?warn you 1 hat the price of cotton will Jbe so lotv that business will be par alyzed and bankruptcy will stare us In ftyo face. "That something may be done at once, wo call upon you to meet at your respective centres of trade, not only at your county seats, but at ?every point where cotton is market ed, on next Monday, the 25th, at any hour of the day most convenient *o your oeople, there to assemble and ?discuss i.h:s momentous question and devise ways and means to put into ef fect tho advice of the 'Farmers' un ion and. tt e Montgomery Cotton con gress. Your leaders have done all that they can do. We have gathered the infomation, and we have, with the aid o:' the press, that has most .ably seconded our efforts, sent it to -every hi .ir let on every, rural route in the State. The wo -k rests with you the grow ers of tho cotton, and with you the part owners of the cotton?the bank ers, the merchants, the professional men?you whose prosperity is meas ured by (he price of cotton, to get together and stop this loss of mil lions. Sou alone can do it. It is adle to ?id down and say that Brown, Hayne, Sully or any bull clique will raise the price of cotton or can raise it eo lcne; as our people put it on the maik'tt. It Is no less idle to say that wo can do nothing until the ?Farmeri;' union trustees and the French-English syndicate get togeth er and furnish us with foreign capi tal. All thl?' is well enough and we be lieve ttal the money will be forth coming, tut before it can leach the local banks there will be no cotton then to fi iance at the present rate of sales. We do implore our fellow cit izens to give heed to our call. Meet next Monday and meet for business. We will send speakers to every point we can, but there should be meetings ?where <:v;ry one can feel free to ex press his views, and let there be no adjournment until you have decided on a p an of united action. Do not wait fcr our speakers, for we may not be aale to secure them, and we cculd act possibly secure one for every iaeeting that we hope will be held in toe State. "On Thursady, the 28th, at 3 p. m., in Columbia in the hall of the house oJ representatives, we trust that wc- will have delegates from each one of tiese local meetings. After conferring together we have decided that Thursday, the 2Sth, will be bet ter than Wednesday, the 27th, for we do net wish to interfere with the Tied Stirt reunion. "Remember the days?Monday, the 25'h for local meeiings all over ?the St it ?, and Thursday, the 2Sth, for tho State cotton congress in Co lumbia. "We are sending this to all the ?newsp; pers in the State, to boards of trade, to bankers and merchants, farmers' unions and to the commis sioner." of agriculture and the presi dents of the State Farmers' Unions in the cotton belt." Good Roads Train. The Southern Ralway's good roads train was at the Southern Depot yes terday morning, and was visited by a number of people from the country and tie city, to hear the lectures and si-e the exhibits bearing on the making of good roads. The exhibits as shewn by the road experts and the lectures on the subject were most interest ng and hose who visited the car were delighted with it. KICKING AT ST. MATTHEWS. Much Dissatisfaction With the Cot ton Market The correspondent of The News and Courier at St. Matthews, who on all occasions has the courage of his convictions, takes up the cudgels and goes for the cotton market of his town in the following fashion. He says: "There has been much kicking and complaint about the cotton market here this season so far and common talk about "combinations," "under standings," etc, but nothing, definite happened until Friday morning. It appears that W. W. McMillan, who bought cotton heavly last fall, was left in the cold this fall by manipu lations, somewhat mysterious as yet. At any rate, a heavily signed petition will go to Alexander Sprunt & Sons, Wilmington, and Ridgers, McCabe & Co., Charleston, both large cotton ex porters, imploring them to deal di rectly with this market and not through district agents. "The petition also condemns the manner of McMillan's taking off in strolg but polite terms. The peti tion also contends that this town is of such Importance to be placed on an independent" basis. Over 13,000 bales were marketed here last season and that limit promises to be excell ed this season unless the cotton is driven away from this place as its normal market. There are all sorts of rumors In the air, but The News and Courier correspondent has relat ed cnly the tangible facts." RED SBJRTS REUNION. Celebration Will Be Held at Colum bia on Sept. 27-28. The old companies of Red Shirts are requested to attend the celebra tion of the great Democratic victory which will be held at Columbia on September 27th and 28th. Exercises will be as follows: On the evening of the 27th a con cert will be given at the Columbia Opera House. Miss Grace Lumpkin will deliver the address of welcome for the city of Columbia, and John Sharp Williams, senator from Missis sippi, will be the orator of the occa sion. * Sept. 28th?Brass band concert at nine a. m., and parade at 10 a. m. In a letter addressed to Capt. J. H. Claffy of this city, John G. Mobley, the Commander in Chief of the Red Shirts, urges that as many attend from Orangeburg county as possible. In order that a company may be formed all those who would like* to go or think of attending are request ed to meet at the Courthouse on Sat urday, at 12 o'clock. The company can then be formed and arrange ments made for attending the cele bration in Columbia. They Will Be Used Later. There has been considerable com plaint on the part of some people who ! bought physical geographies for the use of their children in the graded school when they were told that the books would not be used. These books being on the list as adopted by the board of trustees of the graded school for use in the school, weTe sold to the people by Sims' Book Store in good faith, and the management of that store was surprised when the books were brought back with the statement that the teachers said they woud not be used. Major Glaze, the chairman of the board, was seen about the matter and he said he would look into it. He has said nothing to us about it, but we have heard that the geography would be used later. So those who have bought them can keep them until they are called for. Breaks the Record. The St. Matthews correspondent of The State say:,: "Several days ago one Bill Plush, a negro, broke the man-shooting record by winging five other negroes a., one time at a hot supper. One Charles Staley, a negro living on the opposite side of the county, out-distanced Plush the other day in his race for the pennant for the number of men shot at one time. Staley went out on the warpath and succeeded in pumping lead into 11 of his brethren before his ammuni tion gave out. So far as can be as certained this is a record-breaker." Staley must have been loaded up On mean booze or cocaine. Picnic at Murph's Mill. There will be a picnic at Murph's M\l\, Friday, Sept. 29th, given for the benefit of Wesley Chapel Church and the Women's Foreign Missionary ! Society. Some of the most prominent speakers of the county and state will be present and address the crowd on the importance of Farmers Union and education. Refreshments of all kinds will be sold, but dinner will be free and plentiful. Come one and all. We want everybody to be on hand and fell sure that all will have a good time. Com. Birds Going South. For the past few nights thousands' oi birds have been heard chirping as they passed over the city going south. It seems rather early for the birds to be migrating, but they are doing so by the thousands. Some say it indicates an early and severe win ter. This is bourne out by Horace Johnson, the aged weather forecast er of Milledham, Conn., who predict ed the blidzard of eighteen-eighty eight, and promises a long, severe winter this year. He also forecast drought. Killed by a Train. Joe Simons, a workman on the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, was killed by a train Thursday morning. I: was stated that Simons was on the trestle when the train came and it knocked him off and killed him in stantly. The accident occurred at the trestle over Lynch's river. "THE NEST EGG." Pleasing Comedy at the Opera House Tomorrow Evening. In speaking of the performance given in Richmond of ':hat amusing comedy, "The Nest Egg," The Times Dispatch, says: "Simply pleasing, and pleasingly simple, "The Nest Egg," from the pen of Anne Caldwell, began the reg ular dramatic season of the Academy last night, and served to introduce to a Richmond audience Lydia Knott, whose popularity was attested by the vigorous applause she received from the audience which braved the rain to enjoy two hours of real fun." "The Nest Egg" is a story of life In the up-State reaches of New York. Anne Caldwell has written well, and Lydia Knott gets every bit possible out of the written lines. She is the very personification of the York state spinster?kind hearted, ready witted, unconsciously meddlesome, always doing the wrong thing at the wrong time, in an attempt to help the cause of others, but above all loveable in her lonllness and charming in her simplicity. But Lydia Knott is not the whole show. There are just ten people in the cast-and each one Is an artist. Orangeburg theatre-goers will en joy "The Nest Egg" as the opening bill at the Academy of Music on to morrow evening. Prices of admis sion are 75c, $1.00 and $1.50, and tickets are now on sale at Lowman's. A big crowd will be on hand for the first show of the season. STATE COLORED COLLEGE. Sixteenth Annual Session Begins on October Fourth. The State Colored College will be gin its sixteenth annual session on Wednesday, October 4. Everything is in readiness for the opening and it Is expected that this will mark the most prosperious year in its history. President R. S. Wilkinson has trav eled over 3,000 miles through the State this sunnner in the interest of the college. As a result of this ac tivity applications are being received daily by the score, and doubtless the enrollment will approach one thous and. The alumni of the college have taken part in this work and are send ing students from every point in the State. Among those applying for admis sion are many asking for assistance in their education. In order to pro vide for the&3 the president would gladly receive the names and ad dresses of persons in the city who would like to have students work for them during the year. To these will be sent reliable students who will faithfully perform their duties. By this means families will be accommo dated and selfrsupporting students be enabled to secure the employment needed to assist them through school. Send a postal or phone your address to the college and it will receive due attention. Killed Near St. George. The State says 'Mr. G. W, Bell, of Columbia, foreman of the Southern railway derrick force, was killed Wednesday evening, near St. George, being caught under some overturned freight cars. Mr. Bell and members of the derrick crew were at work on the track when the accident occurr ed. Mr. Bell was placed on the train but died on his way to Columbia. Mr. Bell was about 44 years of age, and is survived by a wife and 11 chil dren. He was a member of the Bap tist church, and had a large circle of friends in Columbia. The remainh will 'be taken to Carrollton, Ga., for inlerement. The Citadel Scholarships. Messrs. Holiday Verdery, of this city, and Paul K. Shuler, who won the scholarships in the Citadel from this county, have entered upon their studies at the Academy. Mr. Verdery was born in Augusta, Ga., and re ceived his principle training in the ex celent schools of that city. He came to thi:5 city about two years ago and attended the city schools about that length of time. Mr. Shuler is from Providence and was a student for some years at the Orangeburg Col lege. These young men won these scholarships over several competi tors, some of whom had been students cf the Orangeburg graded school for ten years. We wish them continued success. Graded School Opening. The Orangeburg graded school opened under very auspicious cir cumstances Monday morning. The enrollment will reach far over 700, being the largest in the history of the schools. The opening exercises were very interesting. iMaj. W. L. Glaze, chairman, of the board of trustees, and A. W. Summers and T. .1. Hayden, new members of the board make short talk. The list of teach ers recently published in The Times and Democrat were all in their places. Will Open Friday. The students of the Orangeburg College are arriving for the opening of that school Friday. Over 200 will be enrolled this year. The faculty is strong and a good year is expected. The buildings have been overhauled and everything is in readiness for the session. This school did fine work the past year, and is proud of the fact that two of its students won scholarships to the Citadel, one in Orangeburg, and the other in Edge field counties. Died From Fright. Augusta Lawskowska, aged 15, died of fright at South Rend. Ind., while on her way home with a com panion. The girls saw two young men and evidently thinking she was to be attacked, Augusta fainted. She died without recovering conscious LIST OF LETTERS. Those Remaining Unclaimed in the Orangeburg Post Office. The following are the list of letters remaining unclaimed In tho Orange burg Post Office for the week ending Sept. 19, 1911. Persons calling for same will please say that they are "advertised." A. D. Webster, P. M. A?Alma Adams, Laura Ayers. B?Josephine Barnes, Mrs. Kate Bennett, J. L. Bozard, Emma Brown, E. B. Bynum. , C?Rev. Coplisse, Willie Chavis, Henry Courtney. D?Mrs. Fannie Davis, Herbert Dennis. E?Madeline J. Easterliu. , F?Dora Felder, Sam Fields, Bes sie Funches. G?Mrs. Carrie Gates. H?Arthur Haynes, Annie Hegs, Mary Hook. I?Barbara Ivans. J?Louisa Johnson, Mrs. Mamie Jones, Mrs. Sa'llie Jones (2). L?George Lazur, John E. Lewis, L. C. Lewis. M?Mrs. Emma Mams, Hattie Mar tin. P?Janie E. Pattison (2), Flossie Pinkney. 'R?Cuffy Reece. S?May Salley, Austin Schuyler, Heyward Scott, Anna Shuler, Dave Smith, A. D. Smoak, Mr3. Matilda Stroman. T?J. O. Thomas. W?Georgiana Williams. Benjiman Ward. JEWISH NEW YEAR. Origin and Meaning of the Festival Among Jews. Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, will fa.ll on September 23, this year, and with its observance passes the r>,672d year of the Hebrews. The celebration begins on Friday evening and lasts through Saturday for the reformed Jews; through Sunday for the orthodox Jews. Rosh Hashana touches the hearts of the children of Israel as does no ether of the festivals and holidays. It is known as the day of che blow ing of the trumpets, which is also the seventh new moon of the Hebrew cal endar. The blowing of the trumpet is a reminder to the Israelite that a new period of time is begun. It is a day of memorial, when Israel feels himself held by God in remembrance. The Biblical basis for the observ ance of the first day of Tiahri as a New Year's day and the most solemn day of the Jewish calendar next to Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atone ment, is found in the reference to Kikkaron ("memorial day") in Levi ticus xxlii, 24, which reads: "In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a Babbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation." Ezra also refers to the day as one "holy to the Lord." Ten days from the New Year the Day of Atonement is observed. i .Julia Academy Locals. Every body is busy picking cotton around here now, and Mr. Eldridge Sharp says he has made the most to be picked. Rev. and Mrs. Posey dined at Prof. Schvenberg's Tuesday. Miss Katherine Toale gave a party on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 6, in honor of her cousin, Richard Con van, from New York. After spending his vacation at home Prof. K. R. Schoenberg has re turned to his school at Iva where he taught last year. i.\lr. Jimmie Boles is spending a few days at Abbeville. We hear Mr. Morgan West is go ing to move to his new home, but sincerely hope it will not necessitate his losing interest in our school as he has been one of our best workers. All are glad school time has re turned, but sorry to give up the fol lowing young ladies who have been so helpful to our Literary Society, Misses Nessie Boles, Meta Sawyer, Beulah Vann. Mrs. OUie Schvenberg accompani ed by Miss Annie Eliza Jones and two children have made a most pleas ant visit to Goodland Swamp, while there they attended a meeting of their Local Improvement Associa tion, Mrs. Schvenberg thinks they are quite alive to the work, the young people espesialiy having already done well and are still pressing on to ac complish greater things. Our last regular meeting was very interesting the program was good and well rendered. We think it is remarkable the in terest that Mrs. I.Morgan, an old lady ninety-two years old takes in her school, she has been donating to ward it for quite awhile and not long since she gave the preparing of a white quilt to the Improvement As sociation to dispose of in anyway they chose. (?omilicnces Business, The Farmers Hank and Trust Com pany, St. Matthews new bank, com menced business on Friday. This makes the third hank for St. Mat thews. T'.ie sisterhood of financial institutions, according to seniority, J is: the St. Matthews Savings Bank, capital $SO,000; the Home bank, cap-1 ital $25,000; Farmers' Hank and ^rust company, capital $25,000. The selling price of the stock in the two first named banks being at high pre mium and the heavy deposits that they carry would indicate that the new bank willl find plenty of patro nage without proving an injury to the interests of the older institutions. Hanging Badly Needed. No less than five murders have been committed in this county in the last month. This is an awful record and calis for a hanging or sev eral of them. All the parties that committed these killings are in jail, and will be tried at the next court. Seme thing should be done to stop the carnival of blood that overruns the county. LOCAL NEWS HEMS PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY OUR REPORTERS. What Is Happening Here and There. Local Items of Personal Interest to Oar Readers. (M3bb Jessye Gramling has gone to Madison, Ga. Miss Josie Murphy of Bamberg is visiting Mrs. R. L. Berry. Miss Annie Pearson has gone to Rock Hill to ester Winthrop. Over six hundred bales of cotton was brought to this market on Satur day. Mrs. J. A. (Salley has returned home from a month's stay at Mon treal Misses Jsabelle and Kathleen Wan namaker are visiting relatives in North. Everybody is sorry here that Co lumbia failed to win the base ball pennant. More cotton was sold here last Saturday than any day for the past six years. Don't forget the benefit at Theato to-day and night for the Kings Daughters. Miss Warner Hair went to Green ville Monday to attend Greenville Fe male College. Mr. Gordon ITufigerpIller attends the University of South Carolina in Columbia this year. Miss Leder Hungerpiller has left for Gaffney. where she will attend Limestone College. Miss Alma Davis has gone to Kingstree, where she will teach in the graded schools. Sheriff Salley has brought Julius Green, who is wanted here for mur der, back from Savannah. Misses Lusia and Ethel Watson, ci Greenville, are the guests of their aunt, Mrs. Adam H. Moss. Mrs. Howard Dew, of Blacksburg, is visiting at the home of her parents, Dr. end Mrs. J. G. Wannamaker. Miss Helen Lathrop left Tuesday morning for Maysville to accept a position in the Leesvllle College. Mr. and .Mrs. L. H. Wannamaker, Jr., and children have returned to Charleston after a pleasant visit to relatives here. Mr. Mason Crum will leave In a few days for Harvard university and will pursue post-graduate work at that institution. IMr. and Mrs. 0. B. Rosenger have gone to Asheville, where Mr. Rosen ger will attend the Southern Photog rapher's convention. Physical geography Is taught in every graded school in the State, and it should be taught in the Orange burg graded school. City Engineer Hawes, who resign ed his position sometime ago to take effect in a few weeks, will remain in Orangeburg, and follow his profes sion. There will be a Woodman of the World picnic at Two Mile Swamp Thursday, Sept. 21st. The public is Invited to attend and bring well filled baskets. The Kohn catalogue is the best book of its kind ever issued in this part of the state. It is a perfect style guide. A copy will be mailed to you on request. The South Carolina University op ened on Tuesday with the largest at tendance it has ever had. Orange burg County, of course, helps swell the student body. It is sailing under false colors to have a oook on the list as being taught in a school when it is not taught. It should either'be taught or taken off the list. We think the universal opinion is that Health Office Schiffley has given careful, painstaking attention to his duties and that his services have been most valuable to the city. The forty-second annual session of the Orangeburg Baptist Association will convene with Salem Church, two miles west of Woodford and North, on Wednesday, the 11th day of Octo ber. Clemson College opened this year with over eight hundred boys, the largest attendance they have ever had there. Orangcburg County is well represented among the studen body. There will be a lunch party for the benefit of the Woman's Home .Missionary Society at the home of Mr. Vernon Brabham at Cope, Tues day night. Sept. 26. The public is invited. Don't judge the schools by the hot air that is now appearing in the newspapers about them. Wait and see how many scholarships the pupils from them win in competition, and judge them. That is the real test of merit. .Miss Leila Eubanks, from Alken, has returned to her home after a most pleasant visit to Miss Olie Hutto of Holly Hill and friends at Black ville. While in Holly Hill Miss Eu banks was the recipient of many so cial attentions. The Anderson Advocate says: "The new mayor of Orangcburg is named Sain. The Orangcburg Times and Democrat seems to think that the voters were temporarily insane when they voted for him." Nothing The Times and Democrat, ever said about the election warrants any such st:'"c ment. At the Theato To-Day. Two splendid films for Kings Daughters benefit at Theato to-day. A Kalem film?"A Cattle Romance." A. charming western love story fea turing George Melford and Alice Joyce. And, "Snow Bound With a Woman Hater." A delightful Vita graph Comedy. Be sure to see them. A Hundred Autumn Surprises In These Handsome Dress Trimmings One good friend of ours told us receLtly "Srrnehow or other I can always dtpendcn rinding just thetrim n.ing I want at Kchn's Store." That is true for this reason: we woik hard to have in this ?tore only what is stytah and new. Above all a COMPLETE line of the color combinations is purchased, not one or two but dozens. Each season finds assembled here the richest novel ties the dress designers show. We can name these as authoritive. They are used on all the finest dresses and gowns for this Fall and Winter. Chenille fringe and bandings, tinsol and sib er color ings showing the Elast Indian effects, ball fringe in braid and pearl and beans, grand color lending in the new Bulgarian bandings, allover of Oriental design. These are not priced fabously high, for moderate prices has been our standard alwa)s. For instance: A rich design in brown, blue, ard grey finished in silver and gold; a combination that tores up a dress wonderfully is on sale for 25c the yard; Splendid A Hovers in al' popular shades of blue brown, tan, green, coronation etc., frcm 50c to 3.50 a yard. SAMPLES WILL BE MAILED ON REQUEST Have You Sent For Your Style Book? A Copy Is Waiting Here to Be Mailed to You Write For It Today and Name Your Friends. WE HOLD up Red Meat?the chew for men. Always good?better now ithan ever. No spice to make your tongue sore?no excessive sweetening to make you spit yourself away and ruin your stomach. Just high-grade North Carolina tobacco, properly sweetened by a perfect process. Sure s you 're born, it's the real thing in good chewing. Get busy today and find out for yourself.? Cut out this ad. and mail to us with your name and address for our FREE offer to chewers only. Name. Address Made only by LilPFERT SCALES Co., Winston-Salem, N. C. i>. R, Aellic^rop INSURES Cotton Gins (System,) in one of the "Giant" Firs Insurance Companies. CALL ON HIM. A SCENE FROM "THE NEST FOG."