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VOLUME XIX
CLINTON, S. CL. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16th, 1919
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fOI BEITER PRICES
Cotton Growers Of Oklohoms Wanted
IS Hare Conference Endorse 8pee< h
of President Wannaniaker as Ex-
pressiTe of the Senttaent of Cottun
Growers.
PRIZES OFFERED
tfo BUBAL SCHOOLS
New Orleans, Oct 13.—^Declaration
by ^qhn A. Todd, professor of econom-
ics'nid Oxford lecturer, that further
restriction of cotton acreage in the
United States would be~*‘nothing short
of a calamity” and a demand that cot
ton consumers pay “enough to make
cotton as profitable as other crops,”
by J. Skottowe Wannamaker, of St.
Mtbews. S. €., president of the Ameri
can Cotton Association, featured the
second general session here late to
day of delegates to the world cotton
conference.
Mr. Todd’s declaration was made in
the course of an address in which he
presented figures showing future
needs of the world for cotton, ipast
crops and the present prospects.
‘The world’s (reQuirements,” said
Mr. Todd, “are practically unlimited.
Europe and Asia are bare of cotton
goods. The position today is the same
as before the war, only worse. The
world wants more cotton than it is
getting and must have it The more
financially embarrassed the people of
the world are, the more cotton they
will use. In America, an increased
acreage is improbable. The boll wee
vil and scarcity of labor are serious
handicaps. The only solution here la
an increased yield per acre. The aver
age cotton ylpld in the South, to say
the least, is discreditable. More cot
ton is wasted annually in America,
than it has been possible to raise in
Africa outside of Egypt
“Further restriction of cotton acre
age in America would be nothing
short of a calamity. There now Is and
always will be a demand for all the
caaberatied
£
jre Is'ho need to restrict the sup
ply but rather it should be increased.
“Of course the first necessity is to
assure the planter a reasonable remu
nerative price. iDespite the great In
crease in the cost of cotton today, it is
still one of the cheapest products,
has not Increased in proportion
othejr commodities.”
Mr. Wannamaker.
Mr. Wannamaker prefaced his ad
dress (with the declaration that cot
ton has been a ( -curse to the Southern
states. “If it had not been for the
raising of cotton in the South this sec
tion would have been thickly settled
with whites amd there would not be
the great percentage of illiterates in
the rural communities. Cotton brought
slavery, resulting in the war between
the states, followed by the terrible
days of destruction and bankruptcy.
Cotton has blessed every man every
where, except In the South where! It is
raised, it has been a curse to women
and little children working In the
fields.
“There won’t be an increased acre
age in cotton until a price is paid for
the product which will justify its be
ing raised by well paid man labor. It
must be a price which will bring our
Southern negroes back to the cotton
fields. The price must enable the
one horse farmer to make more than a
bare living. The men returning from
the war, white and black, do not have
any intention of going fo the cotton
fields again; they know better.
“But if this conference adjourns
without taking steps to increase the
yield per acre it is dodging the issue.
There will not be any increased acre
age but'there must be an increased
yield and the price must take care of
the gambler’s chance the grower has
to take.”
A situation which threatened to re
sult in an embarrassing climax de
veloped shortly after Mr. Wannamaker
concluded his address. John A. Simp
son, Weatherford, Oklahoma, presi
dent of the Oklahoma farmers union,
offered a motion to the effect that the
statements of Mr. Wannamaker be
given to the press as the sentiments
of the growers division. W. B. Thomp
son, who presided at the session, stat
ed that under the rules governing
procedure at the meeting it would not
he possible to take a vote on the mo
tion as all classes were represented at
the session. Mr. Simpson said the
motion was. the unanimous view of the
growers and he wanted action taken
on it The chairman again refused
under the rules to present the motion.
Mr. Simpson then addrqpsed the j
Schools of Incorporated Towns of
More than 400 Inhabitants not Eligi
ble to Enter Content
Laurens, S. C., Oct. 15, (Special)—
(Miss Alma Garrett county organizer
of rural scool Improvement assoclar
tlons, is seeking to interest the rural
schools of the county in the school im
provement prizes being offered to all
rural schools of the state which show
the most improvement along general
lines of school endeavor during the
1919-20 session.
Miss Garrett urges all the school im
provement'assoeiaiionz-<rf the-county
to compete for the prizes and they are
requested to send their reports to her
each month promptly.
The following announcement as to
the prizes has. been issued from the
Department of Education at Columbia:
1. Twenty-five prizes of forty dol
lars each will be awarded to individual
schools making the greatest Improve
ment during the time between March
1st, 1919 and March 1, 1920. Each
school competing for this prize must
file its application along with the of
ficial Prize Score Card. The school
improvement score card must be sign
ed by a representative of the local as
sociation, by a member of the local
board of trustees, and approved by
the County Superintendent of Educa
tion. Photographs of neW buildings
are usually helpful to the committee in
determining prize wlnuihg schools. In
corporated towns With a population of
400, according to the census of 1910,
are not eligible to compete.
2. One prize of ten dollars to the
local association in each county rais
ing from outside sources and deposit
ing with the County Treasurer the
largest amount of money. The forty-
five prises in this class are intended
to stimulate local school improvement
work in each of the forty-five coun
ties.
3. One prize of five dollars to each
local association sending in twelve re
ports to the County Organizer for
raariilax mnhthlv maatinss be-
tween March ‘1, 1919, and March 1,
1920. These reports must be signed
by the president of the local school
improvement association and approved
by the County Organizer.
4. Forty-six prizes, one major prize
of fifty dollars and one prize of ten
dollars for each of the forty-five coun
ties to be awarded for growth, up
keep, efficiency and community ser
vice.
5. Forty-six prizes, one major prize
of fifty dollars and one prize of ten
dollars for each - of the forty-five coun
ties to be awarded for the health and
sanitary condition of the school.
Applications must be sent in by
March 1, 1920.
All prizes will be awarded by the
State Executive Committee of the
School Improvement Association at its
meeting in the spring, and the awards
will be announced, if practicable, dur
ing the meeting of the State Teachers’
Association. The prizes will be sent
in checks from the office of the State
Superintendent of Education to the
County Treasurers. All money must
be spent for the further improvement
of the prize winning school.
The association appreciates the
widespread interest shown by the com
munity scool workers throughout the
State, and it invites their continued
co-operation.
For further information concerning
these prize offers, write the County
Orgaxtfzer or the ‘president of the
State association.
MADELEINE SPIGENER,
Pres. S. C. School Imp. Asao.
NOTED SOLDIER
DIED SATURDAY
New York, Oct. 12.—Brigadier Gen
eral Trent Russell, U. S. A., (retired)
who served for nearly fifty years in
the engineering corps, died last night
at his home at New Brighton, New
York, on his 70th birthday, it was
learned today. He was graduated from
West Point In 1869 and commissioned
in the engineers, rising to the rank of
Brigadier General in 1913, shortly be
fore his retirement.
conference, saying:
“I appeal to the entire conference
for permission to pres'ent the motion
of the growers, to whom you all look
for a living. Turn it down if yon
want to.” ^
A mofion for resumption of the reg
ular order of business put an end to
the arguments after Mr. Thompson
had expressed his regret that lines
had apparently been drawn on the
first day of the conference.- ^
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RED CROSS INFORMATION.
Next Wednesday, Oct. 22, is the day
for the annual meeting and election of
officers for ensuing year for all Red
Cross Chapters. Our meeting will Jfee
held by courtesy of the Commercial
Club, in Copeland’s Hall, at 4:30 P.
M. As this is a very Important meet
ing it is hoped that all members of
the chapter "Will make it convenient
to be there. There will be reports for
the year, and re-organization of some
committees, and some changes in the
official force. Sb don’t forget.
Our annual Roll Call for members
will this year begin November 2, and
end on Armistice Day, Nov. 11. Why
should we lose a single one of our
1,115 adult meMbersT Why shoTRcr wrfc
not have 2,000 adult members?* Why
not belong to the greatest single or
ganization in this country? Why not
contribute thtr-much to the general
welfare and betterment of our nation?
Your membership fee will contribute
to the general uplift and education of
our people, and to the saving of multi
tudes of lives. It will bear fruit ten
thousand fold.
Some seem to imagine that there is
no further use for the Red Cross. Let
them take three minutes to read the
following:
“You Know What the Red Cross Did
in the War—
“The Red Cross is Now—
‘^Watching over 125,000 sick and
wounded American soldiers in 57 hos
pitals in this country.
“Maintaining active Relief Commls-
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Members With Wives and
Friend* Meet at the Festal
Board and Enjey Splendid
Spread and Clever Speeches
The banquet given by the Commer
cial Club on Tuesday evening was in
every sense a succeSs. Alluoajjh tirfcr
banquet was the sixth, it reallv was
the first--the first to which the ladies
GRAY AND KHAKI
MARCH TOGETHER
Ceafederatoi In Reunion Parade Join
ed by Gen. Lewis and Fart of Mb
Division. Reunion Closed with
Grand- Boll Last Night.
Atinhta. Oct. io —The Cgnfederaar
veterans’ reunion of 1919 came to a
close tonight with a grand ball at the
auditorium armory, hut the crowning
PRAISE FOR WILSON
De-
Mel aurin Speaking on. Cottou,
noaaees Treaty Opponents.
York, Oct 8.—A compreensive re
view of world conditions alerting- the
price of-cotton was given Wednesday
by. John L. MaLaurtn ot Bwinottwrtlle
in an address delivered before 160
feature of the day was the sight ol
the old soldiers themselves marching
in their, annual parade.
The remnant of Lee’s armies that
marched today was little more than
8,000 strong, some in the uniform of
the old Confederate gray and others
in civilian clothes. The streets, gaily
decorated for the occasion, iwere lit
erally jammed with spectators who
cheered and wept and laughed as the
heroes of the sixties passed in re
view, many of them for the last time.
Boy Scouts carried water for the
old soldiers and Red Cross ambu
lances followed In the wake of the
various divisions, but few of those
who started out to march would ac
cept a ride even though overcome.
Hare and. therfe veterans- dropped out
of line and rested on the curb; then
joined the next division that came
along.———— P—-
The parade took nearly two hours
to pass the reviewing stand, the old
soldiers themselves 'being almost out
numbered by their escorts of honor,
and members of fhe bands that ac
companied them. The band and the
machine gun 'battalion of the Fifth
division of regulars stationed at Camp
Gordon was one of the escorts. Local
military schools sent their cadets and
various civic and fraternal organiza
tions also -were in the line. There
were also a few 'representatives of the
Confederate navy, headed by Admiral
Wright, of Jacksonville.
General K. CM. Van Zandt, command-
e¥ in chief of the veterans, headed the
parade, accompanied by Brigadier
General Lewis, commandant of Camp
Gordon. As a token of esteem for the
veterans the regulars on suggestion
of tlfeir officers saluted the Confeder
ate flags, especially the score or more
of bullet torn battle flags that were
brought forth again and carried at
the head of companies.
Gaily decorated automobiles bear
ing maids and sponsors from each of
the former Confederate states and
from others where the United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy are represent
ed added a touch of color and life to
the occasion. California was repre
sented, as were West Virginia, Colo
rado and others. Colorado flew the
stars and bars together and many vet
erans carried both flags, Flags of the
allied nations also were represented.
One company of veterans was head
ed by a color bearer holding up a
frame from which floated small ban
ners typifying every nation that went
fanners and business men tn the court
house under the auspices of the York
branch of the American Cotton asso
ciation. The absolute necessity of con
certed effort on the part of the farm
ers in order to secure affair price for
their cottOn was emphasized by Mr.
McLaurin, who praised the work al
ready accomplised by the associa
tion, declaring that without it cotton
would be selling at around 20 cents.
Referring to the senate’s delay in
the ratification of the peace treaty, he
said that he had “watched with horror
and disgust the tactics of certain po
litical leaders bent on partisan poli
tics.”
'‘The head of no nation ever showed
more precious wisdom than did Presi
dent Wilson at Paris,” he declared,
“when he did not refuse to take what
he could get because he could not get
all he wanted. The senators delaying
the ratification of the peac etreaty are
committing a crime against humanity
and an affront to the creator of the
universe.”
to war with the central powers.
At the head of the Gate City guard
of Atlanta marched t)wo young girls
dressed in the hoopskirts and pantal
ettes of the ante-bellum days.
Two contingents of veterans of
"Company A”, from Memphis, and a
Nashville company, were fully equip
ped, carrying their rifles with the old-
time bayonets fixed.
The scene was not entirely military,
for the veterans yielded to the spirit
of the day and shouted and threw
kisses at prett ygirls. Others stopped
to dance jigs to show that they were
not as old as they might seem. Every
one among them seemed to be having
the most enjoyable time of his life.
Rice
slons abroad, from the English chan „ , „ , . _
nel to the far eastern coast of Slberlifri; Cockta11 a la Cbmmercml Uub
“Spreading knowledge of public
health with the determination to put
in every home in America one ‘person
capable of caring for the sick.
“Extending instruction in first aid
to reach all ,the schools and factories
in the land.
“Organizing and conducting Volun
teer Life Saving Corps to combat aa
annual loss of 7,000 lives by drown
ing:.
“Holding itself prepared at a mo
ment’s notice to give succor to any
community or people stricken by sud-
4en disaater.
“Teaching patriotism and service to
the youth, of the nation through the
Junior Red Cross.
“Protecting the Interests of dis
charged soldiers in trouble or dis
couraged by lack of a job or by illness
or want in their families; adjusting
their insurance, allotments and other
business with the Government.' «
“Helping the families of American
soldiers who must be away ^rom home
because they are in service or hos
pitals.
“The Red Cross Will—
“Build up an organization of trained
nuses and capable volunteers that
will make epidemics almost impossi
ble.—
“Provide care for mothers and ba
bies and thus save for usefulness
thousands of little lives noiw sacrificed
DEMAND B% BYRNES
FOR COTTON REPORT
Sooth Carolina Representative Intro-
daces Resolution at Request of
American Cotton Association,
ment served to incite Fred to let his
Wasington, Oct. 11.—Complains of
o cials of the American Cotton asso
ciation questioning the accuracy of
the last government report on the cot
ton crop today found legislative ex
pression in congress. At the request
of J. S. Wannamaker, of Columbia, S.
C., president of the association, Rep
resentative Byrnes, South Carolina,
introduced a resolution directing the
agriculture department to issue a new
crop report by November 2 next show
ing the cotton crop condition as of Oc
tober 25.
Immediately after introduction of
because of ignorance. . ■ ,
“Arouse every county in the United
States to the necessity of securing a
public health Hurse, whose services
will be available to the entire com
munity, rich and poor alike.
“Extend relief to communities ov
erwhelmed by fire, pestilence, floods
and other catastrophes.
"Develop a Home Service Section
now devoted to the care of the families
of soldiers and sailors to an organiza
tion devoted to the care and social
needs of entire communities.
“Co-operate with all existing wel
fare agencies with no attempt to sup
plant any, but to prevent overlapping
and focus the works and aims of all
to the accomplishment of greater re
sults.”
There is something yet to do to
ennoble this great organization.
D. J. B.
FRAN'OBS-MOSLEY.
Mr. Ricard Mosley and Miss
RaehaeJ Frances,, both of Goldville,
were united in marriage at the
Methodist parsonage on Friday, the
10th. the Rev. Henry Stokes per
forming the ceremony v
were !nvited-the first annual, and the
first because it stood foremost. - The
committees spent much time and
thought to make the occasion one of
pleasure and the guests wish to as
sure them that the warmest praise re
warded every effort. The guests were
received in the Masonic hall. Later
with the officers in (he lead, they
marched to the banquet hall. The
color scheme of yellow and blue was
used effectively.
About one hundred and seventy
five guests ei\joyed this social event
and partook heartily of the following
Menu:
Giblet Gravy
Roast Turkey
Carolina Country Ham
Oyster Dressing Julienne Potatoes
Peas a la Rosettes
Chicken Salad
Pickles Cheese Straws
Neapolitan Ice Cream
Angel Cake
Coffee
Punch
"The"
Olives
which
programme,
had been well arranged, was thorough*
ly enjoyed:
Toast Master
Mr. B. H. Boyd—President of the
Commercial Club
Toast Mr. J. Whitman Smith
Subject—“Clinton in 1930"
Solo Mr. James. Irvin Coleman
“I’m Always (flatting Rainbows"
Toast—* Mr. J. F. Jacobs, 8r.—
Subject— The Future of the Club”
Duet Metttters. L. G. Musk and W.
P. Jaoobtt
"Larlioard Watch”'
Toast Mr. W. H. Simpson -
, ^ Subject—"Matrimony"
Solo Mr. Charles W. Shockley
“Dear Old Pal of Mine”
Toast . Mr. C. M. Bailey
-. Subject—“Closer Co-operation"
Quartette Commercial Club Quartette
"Carolina Sunshine”
Toast Rev! D. M. Douglas, D. D.
Subject—“Clinton, The Business
and Educational (/enter".
Punch was served by Miss Dorcas
Mason, Mrs. Thomas Jacobs, Mrs. E.
J. Adair, Mrs. J. I. Copeland. Miss
Emmie Robertson, Miss Evie Lewis,
Miss Gertrude llipp, Mrs. Jodie A.
Chandler and Mrs. Ferdinand Jacobs.*
A number of out-of-town visitors
were present for the happy occasion.
The Club meets monthly and has
a membership of 80. The officers,
directors and committees of the organ
ization are:
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
R.‘ Cope-
H. Ellis,
his measure, Mr. Byrnes arranged for
a hearing on it by the house agricul
ture committee next Tuesday at which
Southern growers, congressmen and
government officials are expected to
appear as witnesses.
Mr. Byrnes said the complaint of the
cotton association officials was that
the last crop failed to show partial
abandonment, which if included would
reduce the crop estimate, placed at
10,596,000 bales this year by the ag
riculture department
B. H. Boyd,
J. F. Jacobs, Sr.
W. W. Harris,
Jas. R. Copeland
Directors: B. II. Boyd, J..
land. R. L. Bailey, Geo.
J. F. Jacolw, Sr., W. YV. Harris,
C. M. Bailey, R. H. Hatton, W. H.
Simpson.
Entertainment Committee: W. P.
Jacobs, Chairman, \\\ A. Galloway,
John T. Young.
Membership Committee: John Sprat'.
Chairman, W. C. Bailey. A. J. Mil
ling, H. D. Henr^y. J. A. Chandler.
Finance Committee: W. H. Simpson,
Chairman, J. R. Copeland, R. H.
Hutton, R. L. Bailey.
Mrs. Ross Young and children of
Laurens spent the week-end with
Mrs. Henrv Young.
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