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WYATT AIKEN TALKS OF ATTITUDE OF CONGRESS ON MATTER OF LENDING AID TO FARMERS SEES LITTLE HELP Tokes Step Which He Believes Might Help an Boosting Price of Staple. (From Thursday's'Dally.) Hon. Wyatt Aiken, Congressman from the third district, is visiting in Anderson for a few days. Asked yes terday for a statement as to the atti tude of Congress on the question of lending aid to the cotton growers of the South, Mr. Aiken gave out the following: "While Southern congressmen have from the beginning felt the sincerest sympathy with the cotton grower in his extremity and almost without ex ception they have voted and worked for every measure of relief offered* it has been apparent from the begin ning that little help could be expect . ed from "the National - Government- ' : -even^D?mp.?rattc. Congressmen from non-cotton growing sections could not be brought to see the question except as a sectional, measure and the"'Re publicana ge:i orally were against any legislation oi , thc char ct er sought. i^There-ore j phases: of tyla cotton question that should" be well consid ered before being adopted. The . Unit ed Statesjbtill, bas a practical mono poly of cotton production but that mononpoly !s falling away year by year. . . ... ..... .... "Varying statementt of the world supply of raw material places the for eign production at ab?ut 42 per cent, averaged.> "Cotton ls an adopted crop in the United States, while it is indigenous to the soils of India and South Ameri ca. It grew wild in India from the ear liest recorded 'lines and as early as 300 years before the Christian era cotton waa cultivated theie and the staple woven into cloth that consti tuted the principal ar lt clo of clothing worn by the natives. "When Cortez conquered Mexico he found the natives clothed in cotton '. garments of their Own weaving. ? .Unquestionably th? temperate sec .' tion of.South America, a great part of India and Egypt, and the temperate Section j of Africa; are as well suited tb j cotton raising as is the' United ' H taten, and. European interests aro dei-, veloping the cultivation- of ? cotton in , the so sections. The first great, impetus that, was given to cotton, production ? ' by* forbigp countries' came'as a.resulj . ' ,of?the'lwBr<of secession. Fronda nom ina?'p>6d?etron,in,pr?vtob8\ycar&, Eg produced ir. i536,.16hI28>baleii and in,!l1875<;>3it2,675vbales.,-tn(, lM4 she produced 984.000. bales weigh lug 700 j pounds. Last year she produced a f?w. ' . more tb ad one million weighing ?790 ; . .pounds. . v">.! <.<./; t} *"'.* "The same .growth Is noted in the . production in India. That country pro- ' 1 duoed'lri 1886, 2,657,000 balea and in' ' IMO. 6,3l7;000 b?ie?.''India'how pro duces more than six million bales. . f'WblIe -tho Idea of diversification - and .reduction of cotton acreage is un doubtedly a good'one.'thia reduction should not be radical. The cotton eros is and . should always be the money crop of the South, and radical reduc tion of acreago. means to turn it over to the forelgnor. "Cotton spinning has undergone perhaps even' greater changes of lo cality than cotton production.. It may ?urplise some to know that 300 yeats n"?o Spain -.was the center ot cotton . rr ?an u fact uria? In the world.. Today 1' jgland holds that honor 'with, the .'. Unitod States second and all other .countries well distanced. Japan is. coming into importance ld the rnanu facture of cotton, and owing to .her bi proximity to eastern '" markets, bids - >, fair to become a formidable competi tor. . .u>' ...'.<.( . ..'.'?.. "Thia country rihould not'take . a. stop backward.either in the produc ; Mon of OT manufacture of cutton and the safest, way to guard against- this danger -ie - produce - enough, and Just enough,, cotton'for ther world's supply . under extraordinary wajhr conditions. In guarding against present disaster, of which every true Southerner must approve, the cotton grower should not incur the greater dan (fer of losing his , hold bp.' the gieatest money % crop known to tho industry of the world. Though the Southern f armer 'a present ordeal may bevchargcablo to cotton it must not bb forgotten tbat the South cannot compete euccessfully with the West and Northwest on an extensiv? scale in the production of grain and cattle, while under 'normal '--conditions the cotton crop should grow; moro and . more valuable with- eachwrecurrlrig year.,The supply;r?qw io.barely equal to the "demand. -C. :. Tho public ishould Understand that cotton ls not listed 'O?i?U contraband.; either absoluto or conditional, by any of tho belligerents;, on the" contrary, cotton ls non-cdniraband articles. ' ."Tho department. Of state recently received a. Etaternent iron: the British ? te&s?JrT??n Washlt?gibo. io effect "*"* ?n st, ?^s?t^?? ie sei" Usted a?: con.tra ban d by his government, tho. British authorities have no intention of lnl?ry ferlng with shipments of cotton . on neutral vessels to any ot the coun ?i ' tries.ot .Europe. The cotton situation .> impractically free froth complications, ?fnd no difficulty Should be experien ced, with shipments, of. cotton to ?ny ot tte European cotrhtri?s,. including those ot the belltgemttB, when ship ped ta American of other non tra I yes . Mts and not complicated by other Bhipmehts articles which may in volve the question of contraband. "I have ret-enUy requested the aee* rotary of agriculture io ascertain and publiah as earl4/, aa practicable the acreago of small grain sown thia fall in the cotton, bolt Such publication ' r totkhfc -help W 'bb?itlng "th? prlco of cotton," THIS ia atfrdendly store; we feel that way towards folks who come here. "Is there something we can do for you?" te the dominant idea with which we'll meet you. And after you've been here, you'll have the same friendly feel ing toward us. You needn't wonder that we guarantee satisfaction and giye money back; that's the only way for friends to deal with each other. :> ''..\< M\! MEN'S SUITS AND OVERCOATS Men's and young men's suits and overcoats with novel and exclusive features that are'sure to please. You won't see so many attractive touches anywhere else; every smart idea worth using has been worked* into these garments, . You'll appreciate the advantage of selecting ... . 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Plans have been completed for the withdrawal of women and children from areas which amy be threatened and for tho with drawal Of live stock and anything that may be useful to the invaders. Rifle1 clubs have been organised and aro drilling. )Germany cleo fears, mi invasion by the' Allies and ia making extensive preparations to guard against such an eventuality, according to A Copenhag en dispatch, it is Said tho Germans ure strengthening, old fortresses In the Vformer'Danish, territory of. Sclil 8sWl?-Holste?n and A line of entrench ment ? along the northern side'of tho Kiel Canal. It ta on ?tho shore ,?i(1 3 chi es wi g, tho report says that an Iii*1 rasi?n ls feared.,.). .. -j..; ?T>e'general staff, ot ,tbe .. Russian, army in tho-Caucasus says that the r?rkish forces ar? still retreating be foro the Kassians in the region about Braerum. ' -? ' .' ?l' " v" ' B. Ii. BLECKLEY 'O. M, HEARD j rhone 671 Phone 27 Bleckley & Heard ?NTELLIOEKCER Anaewoa, 8? 0. A - dispatch from Berlin says it ia reported there1 that the British Indian troops along the Su ex canal ha Ve been defeated and that the Tarka'are ad vancing with heavy batteries to de stroy tile constructive works of the canal and bottle np- the British war ships now in that waterway. - Considerable diplomatic activity- in. the Balkans is reported. There \a talk of a reorganization of the Balkan league which,,would bring to the aide of the Allies all the Balkan states. The Earl ot Beauchamp, first com missioner of works In the British cab inets In a speech at a banquet to the officers of the Santa Claus ship Jason at Plymouth, made a statement which ia attracting considerable interest. In expressing England's appreciation of the peace treaty between Great Brit-, ain and the United States he was nbt at all sure that' ; within ! the - next. few months, the possibilities ot future peace -. would i not bo along j ! the \ ? lines, suggested by President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan. i, j> ,', - fBy; AfOdated Pre-i> TX)N?)ON. Nov.. 25.-Whlie:the Rus: Blah army headquarters remains si lent and the Germans claim to have checked, attempts on tho part of the Russians to take the offensive, the military party in Petrograd lias shown tts full confidence in the unofficial re port? ot a Foi ss lan victory lu north-, ern Poland by celebrating the event .It ls even'said in the Russian cap ital that the. victory was. great or than bas . been . reported previously and there is talk in Petrograd of on en tire Gorm any arni/ corps having been broken up. . Reports -received there say . that trains h?ve .been; ordered which will accommodate 5P.000 wound ed and prisoners. Heretrfor*, Grand Puke Nicholas, coramani.?'?Jr-ln-cbIof of the Russian forces/ ??1 Withheld' his reports until the' Uork iso cet about had been completed, 8o that tho world may have to walt for somo days yet fo.* bia official etateroenL tri East-Prussia and before Cracow, Galicia, the Germans also, claim'-'to have brou& it the Russian advance to a stop. The other side is yet to be heard from in regard to athiB state ment , ' Probably tho most Blgnlflcant piece of news, regarding Russian operations comes from Budapest, where lt la ad mitted the Russian troops again have invaded Hungary sud again reached, the county Of Ung which is about 85 miles , south of the Carpathians, and the county ot ZempliQ, 50 miles south of these mountains. The troops, which invaded Ung, according to this report, have been driven back to the frontier, while action ls tiing takon against those in Zemplln. .Except to the north of .Verdun, where ,the Germans attacked, were were repulsed and asked for an armis ?o?jkhich was refused; fighting In th? weiterg theatre still te largely un ar tillery exchange. There Jts evidence, however, that the Gonnv>a, contem date: another desperate' effort to get brough) to. the French coapt ports* ? .?.V.,.., i ?, . y ? ii Every report?t rem Belgium by tray-., of Hqllahd sliqws that the Germana are bringing up reinforcements and gana; bat so, ?los'ely vis thtf' secret guarded that theije. le. no. Indication*,?s., to -wbsrethe'b.low la to. be.delivered. It wiii doubtlesa be a heavy.,-one, backed by all the men, guns andi other machines of war ' of which the Ger mans seem to have unlimited sup plies. The Allies hare made every prepar ation to ?heel this assault . At tho same, time preparations haye been completed, for the defense of the east coast of England, for'the opinion still holds here that If the Germans fail in their latest plans they will attempt a raid on . England ? with warships and transports, for which German subma rines are trying to prepare the way. There is considerable diplomatic ac tivity in.,the Balkans and important developments are expected'soon. It,ls regarded in o?d?lal circles here that with tho Austrian army on her soil Servia will bc moro likely to listen to Bulgaria's demand for a slice of. Mace donia as the price of her support? There also is talk of an arrangement between. Tn mania and . Bulgarla--ln, fact of a reorganization ot' tho Balkan 1 ?a,~u ?} which ? would bring the Bal kan stales over to tho side of the Allies. (?ONTlNUED PROM PAGE OKB.). . plane and purposes or the new corpo ration, saying: /'The c?mpany. wljl .be chartered Under the laws of Louisiana and will maintain headquarters at New Or leans. It was organised by the South ern; Cotton Association, cooperating with the Farmers' Union and allied organisations. . "Subscriptions , will be . taken In cash br cotton, and If. in cotton at io cents per pound..middling basts. "The flrat 'object of the . Cotton Products" Company will be to retire from tho market as much of the sur plus of the present crop as possible *???ri?*^m??-^???? I. mil I I HIHI ?N8URE YOUR .. PROPERTY ItlTCH THE ANDERSON COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INSUR ANCE CO, ? Tvuo are carrying ?Ter a million aid a half dollars on ABdcrson coun ty property. The cost ls only *5,0f r*r ?MHK>. No annual dues, -and ia last 6 yee\r*\,tresaaTe aol siade, usare tasa one eesesmeat per year. ' For forther information see er write J. J* SKITffr. President .. ,y, nr M/H?B, tkeretary. i SB Egg . . ':*,?,? K ? <*.??'' and M* ' urBtvbuo!hc?0 | n?ter; organisa* M? iMV.M'??.v Secure ; loans on ya*. gotiabie warehouse receipts on "cb ti on. held in storage. * " ' '." i ' 1 :* ?j' "Tue temporary officers of the ?com-", puny Will' be the .present officers of the' Southern Cotton Association. Permanent' officers will' be se'.ected from among, the leading financiera ana business men of the South'. The Southern Cotton Associaton will be gin' immediately to sollet subscrip tions *n every coLion-producing coun ty of the South.. "Tho Cotton Products Company, when organized, will construct mod ern warehouses, issue negotiable warehouse receipts and attempt to bring about many economic reforms in marketing and handling the . cot ton crop. It will undertake to stabil ize cotton vaiueB at prices. ?air and reasonable to the/ cotton grower, aha 8thor wiso aid tn tho development of ic- cotton industry." r -rrr-rrr---r-- . -. ,;. O OO O O O O O O O Oo ? oooo o" ; ' ' o o CHEDDAR SCHOOL o ' After another, wfyijr ; of . sfh'dy we come with a snort tnessugo from -our school.. The, .. enrollment ,h?a ? been steadily increasing each week until how all three rooms are. nearly filled. As yet no special date has been sst apart' fdr clean-up day, but wo have been doing some general work on the outside, and expect, to soon .have our, b?ildlng looking as if ""durit"- - had hover boen a visitor there. "Wo are planning Thanksgiving exercises',- a renort of which we will give later. Miss Gertrude Clinkscales, our pria-? cipal. attended tho meeting of the Schcol Improvement- Association in Anderson Saturday and from there" want to her home near, the city where fho spent ' the week-end with hdmh folks. :ir. ? - ? Mr. Frank. Johnson who has be?ri in th? 17. S. anny for the last three years. ha? returned to -Cheddar and da visit ing friends here f6r awhile. >?. Miases Ethel Broome,' Una' Shaw and Emmie Warnock of Bolton were guests at the home of Mr. and Mfa. J, *"?op???nd Sasdsy,, '-, . : t?ss" Madge" Price ?t Pendi?ronle visiting relatives hero. \ Conscience Contribution to War Sufferers WASHINGTON, Nov, 31.-Dostlttsfe wldoT;s and orphana ot Barop? today were, adjudged beueflcarios of a ooh? science contribution to ?10 Pdotoflied departments from rafts unkrowhvvMfci* nestian, who con fessed havlng robb?d the malle of $35 more than fifty year? ago. Department officials found lt impossible to determino th?' rightful owner, and, at ' th? writer's wntfpst; the letter, containing two QlOO ???, waa turned Into a fund fst waTKiinfr. forers, '??.', . -*-~ r My. -*#-m fry ^im?er^ti\ --ry-T-m-rr-" U 'i j ?.') ." O O O 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O O 0 0 00 0 0 0:0 o';'NEWS FltQM SENECA ". 'o f j .'. ? . ' f ?> o o o o o o 0 0 o o oooooo o ,o o Sp?cial to The InteUigeater. SENECA, Nov. .25.-An unusually interesting. meeting. of thu K. of P. . lodge' cf thrn '. placo was held ??o?uay night, -when ?be Third degree WAD conferred in long form, . Illustrate^ by iterlopti?sn slides. .The. lodge pur chased a Bausch & Lomb, Ealoptlcan, some time ago, and Ita use in confer ring tho" degrees has greatly revived, the Interest ' : " Union Thanksgiving; services wi!! be held in the Fairst BapUet church. .The FJSV. T. ??." Galphin will preach. The offering will be , devoted to thc or-, phanages of tho' State. ' Dr. E. C. Doyle has 'been appointed committeeman - for Oconeo County to have charge of the Belgian relief fund. The stores wMl .?all bo. .closed her. on Thanksgiving, ppr awhile there was some doubt as to Who thor this movement would go through this year, but the success or it was ' assured when' Messrs* Qi,Hi. Ellison: and -I. K. Pincanon yielded to tho. pressure and put their names to the paper. ? A Mrs. Elizabeth; Smith/the mother of Mr. John L. Smith, left inst wcok for Cross Anchor. 8. C., to spend the winter with relatives', Mrs. Smith is about .85 years cf age, but remarkably active ter that age? . ' Mr. A. W. Perrett has gone to Au gusta On business. Miss Rosa Dllworth of Westminster has been visiting the family of Mr. WTI?T Ray on Fairplay Street ' . . Mr.- Hugh Holoraan, the accommo dating baggage' master at the Union station, left for Cornelia, Ga., where ho ia to bo married to Mrs. Burrlas of Walhalla. He was accompanied . by his nephew, Mr."Whit Holomnn. Mrs. A. R. N. Folger and young Sba, Douglas' Mere?, have been visit ing her mother.' Mrs. J. H. Reeder, tn Westminster. Mr. and Mrs. G. .C. . Shepherd o' Charlotte are int Seneca on "a visit to . Mrs/ Brown of Atlanta ia Visiting at the home ot'Mr.-WV "RV Livingston. ;." ? . Mra. Thom?on" of SDartcnhnri? (. ;Tl>ltlng^r;'8oii.- ?r. D. P. Thomson, da Sidttl?y .street r' ? ' '\ > . > ' .? A'Good Woman Pasees Away. Mr?. Amanda rTonnory passed . away at her home : Jn this ' county last Thursday. Mrs. "Tannery , ;WSA th? widow of the lat? John Tannery, and. the mother of Ava sons and four daughters. Three otv- h$T > sons are $rofflw?nt. ra?rofki men: Messrs. Hb* mer arid Alf red Tannery of Raleigh. i*t^^ .:,'.'? . ?- .'' 'i7...,, ? " . i-. ?4WS.!?C.?- BnTOoyot'Iva Was ?txong tha.,v}?ltor* in A^oiyanyesforflay?, >' D:-. .W. W. Watkins of Pendleton ?pant yesterday Ja .Aadercooi ....4|PK . ? jrt lull' \ ? * WrJch I^eerd^ Pmiit anti .Ste th^ coverjn^of;jpa?Qt;. y. w '.?.:'? your-proneriy ls irtorerfcer?tain than rV wftl?krbi .>' vu,' io,**/- ?>i0 b?7?? that of Fire ; > and: irt IheUdhi run f " , . . . . just as damaging; why carry Fire ..'-. !:. "'.;<.,. Insurance, and not carry Weath ' '. . . .- ?:' : -:\ . '? ' .' v . i /.,.-.? i...-/.. ; ;.; - -. er insurance? . . -...v-y BE CONSISTENT NOW is the, time to paint, and we are HWCRYrvfoTibusiness, which means LOW PR?C? TO ?"... -.';{ - ./ ?f. w'rf* YO?? - , - . w"-, - . - ? ? - ' V \ t ; / J? li ? ? Atii' '} .-. , . ' M?i?J (] . "Guest SeiJs Th? Befit* . COLUMBIA: S! CJ fe?:yB^Th**tFn 'iveralty ot Sooth Carolina and Cit adel.- the" military. cdlk#^gHBI I 1 . v^J*1 ^ wJaual- 'fD0^.hU ^ came t6 C?fambV'trom Charleston tralght. The entity dta? del ; corps will arrive Ip ColutaMfric*': T. C. Jackson ot Xv? WJVR in the city yesterday -for: ft fow honra* . ^ A,