The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, October 20, 1914, Page 8, Image 8
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DABBS IS AGAINST
ELIMINATION PLAN
Farmers' Union President Opposes
"No Cotton in 1915"?Gives
His Reasons for Stand.
The following letter by E. W.
Dabbs, president of the Farmers'
Union, appeared In The State Saturday
morning:
I wonder if our elimination
friends realize how much damage
they are doing the cotton farmers by
their exaggerated statements about
cotton! I am reminded of tho letter
Dr. Stackhouse published three
years ago in which he charged that
the Farmers' Union "underestimated
and over-priced" the cotton crop.
He and his associates by their scarehead
tactics to force total elimination
are doing more to break prices
than any and all the mistakes the
Farmers' Union ever made. Henry
Grady said, "Cotton is a fool; it always
dooB the opposite of which people
expect." One year the prophets
and "sons of prophets,'' of
whom wo have an unlimited supply.
Bay, "We will never again see lowpriced
cotton." The next year these
same sky-gazers get in the dumps
and say, "We will never see cotton
at 10 cents again." The world goes
merrily on and in less than six
months the prophets and "sons of
prophets" are put to shame by the
market going just the opposite.
The calamity howlers now forget
that part of the 16,000,000 bale crop
of 1913 sold for 13 cents by July of
the next year. On top of this came
the 14,000,000 bale crop of 1912
that sold for about 12 cents. On top
of this 15,000,000 bale crop of 1913
sold with the prospects of this crop
fairly good cotton was selling at 13
cents when the war broke out in
Europe. In the three years of 19 11.
1912, 1913 the Soutliput on the market
about 4 5,000,000 bales of cotton
at an average price of 12 cents per
pound. Practically all of the loss
on marketing cotton in the past !
three years was due to hysterical
selling in the early part of the season
of 1911, and to the low grade
of the cotton that remained in the
fields until March, 1912. With the
example so fresh in our minds of
what was the outcome in 1911-12,
and losses on good cotton plainly
tho result of too rapid marketing,
we had every assurance that we
could come out of this emergency
without great Iobs of "a strong pull,
a long pull and a pull all together."
That there will need to be curtailment
of acreage we all know. A
great many of us believe it will have
to be done by legislation, to bring
about uniformity, and a national
system of diversification. Hut that
any considerable number of farmers
accept total elimination as the
only any all sovereign remedy is a
myth. The legislators or the Southern
states will not be led to extreme
measures by these scarehead lobbies.
It is fortunate that some of
the advocates of elmlnation referred
to the leadership of South Carolina
in Secession. While I yield to none
in my nrm belief that the states had
the right to secede from the Union
In 1860, and honor the names of
the men who made glorious history
for the South in that great war, the
cold, hard fact is that they made a
colossal mistake from which we have
not yet recovered. Total elimination
of cotton will be a blunder. The
advocates of it are doing immense
harm and the sooner a quietus is put
upon such wild statements as they
make to bolster up their plan, the
sooner will we get to a working
solution of our difficulties.
Prof. Conradi, Dr. Long, Mr.
BelBer, Mr. McMahan and others
have Indicated the remedial legislation
we need, and what we may expect
from a national course. I am
sure total elimination does not represent
any considerable number of
the members of the cotton congress
me only Farmers* Union expressions
that I know of are an overwhelming
majority against it m the National
Farmers' Union and the unanimous
suggestion from the Sumter county
anion for cotton acreage to be limited
to one-third of the land actually
onder r.ultlvatlcma.
The predlctfJMMjw?niade In Washington
from moHRPfcfi one state that
the adyocates of total elimination
trill wish they had never suggested
ft two years from now.
I wish my readers to understand
that my position on this question
does not bind the members of the
Farmers' Union any more than Dr.
Stackhouse's binds the members of
the cotton congress of which I am
just as loyal a member as he Is.
E. W. DABBS.
President State Farmers' Union.
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| COUNTY NEWS
j HEATH SPRING.
Special to The News.
Heath Spring. Get. 19.?Dr. H.
W. Rays, P. E.. will hold the fourth
quarterly conference of the Heath
Spring charge with the llcath
Spring Methodist church on Wed
IIWUHV, UCIODIT ?;o.
A sumptuous dinner was served
at the home of Mr. H. P Mobley
on Monday, the 19th Inst., whe^
his birthday was celebrated. Mr.
and Mrs. Lucius Bell. Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Vaughn, Mrs. Willi**
' Fnukenberry, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Mobley and Mrs. Hazel Vauann,
with their children and dther
friends and relatives of Mr.' Mobley,
enjoyed the day with .him and
: wish for him many hnpp? returns
of the same.
Rev. T. W. DeVane returned
' from the Synod at Union in time
to fill his regular appointments
| Sunday. ,
An interesting program will be
rendered at their public meeting
Friday night, the 23nd'lnst., by the
Ruttriek Literary Socirtty. Besides
a debate and other literary exeri
cises a play is being arranged for.
Mrs. B. B. Mobley rftid Taylor
spent Saturday and Sunuay at the
home of Mrs. Mobley's father, Mr.
S. D. Taylor, at. Lancaster.
Rev. B. P. Mitchell ofi Laurens.
Held representative of The Baptist
! Courier, preached Sund^ morning
land night at the Baptist church here,
land in the afternoon n^'Flint Ridge
I church.
I Mr. and Mrs. P: T. Twltty were
guests of Mr. arf<i Mrs. Henry Haile
at Liberty Hill Saturday and Sunday.
Messrs. S. C. Gardner and J. M.
Cauthen were recent visitors at the
home of Mr. Madriek Gardner.
Westville. whose son is ill of typhoid
fever.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Plvlor of Camp
Creek visited .Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Williams Sunday.
Mr. Hoyt Bruce of Lancaster returned
home Monday after a brief
stay with his father's family here.
Mrs. F. c. BrasiiVgton of Kershaw
drove up Monday afternoon for Mrs.
B. 1>. Stalnnker. lie^j sister, who has
been with Mm. J. (J. Beckham for i
short visit.
Uncle "Doc" XTorton of the Soli
diers' Home. Columbia, after a visit
to friends at Kershaw, is spending
some time with Dr. I'M ICorton an I
other relatives here.
Mr. W. P. Robinson of Lancns'er
! rame down on a business trip Monj
day.
Miss Cook of Taxahaw after visiti
ing Mrs. T. B. Bnshardt and Mrs N.
C McMackin. at this plaee, returned
to her hfjme last week.
Messrs. Si C. Craig. John Wiley
and Wendell, Wilson of Lancaster
! visited friends here Sunday.
CjAKHUKHT.
Special to The News.
Oakhurst. Oct. 19.?On account
of moving the old building, preparatory
to beginning work on the new
building on the same site, the open;
ing of the school is postponed until
next Monday, the 26th. It is urgently
requested that patrons see that
their children are on hand for the
j opening. Ret us try to have a bet.
ter attendance than usual. The 1m;
provement Association will have a
meet'hi, on Thursday afternoon of
this week in order to get into working
order with the teachers, Miss
Virginia Robertson and Miss Onie
Mackey. This association has a good
enrollment and can do good work.
There is lots of cotton in the fiel-is
now, and every one is busy when the
weather will permit. The low price
r<f cotton has somewnr.t demoralized
the farmers, but generally they
I are right cheerful. We hope the
j great depression of business will not
i last much longer.
Miss Louise Rollings had the mls;
fortune to be thrown from a buggy
yesterday as she returned from
church. The horse became frightened
by an automobile.
Miss Virginia Robertson is at
home after several weeks' visit with
her sister at Abbeville.
Mr. Berry Mobley is attending
United States court at Greenville
this week.
"Please Stoy My?"
Literary World.
"Ulease stop my?" what? Times
are hard, money Is scarce, husluess
I is dull, retrenchment is a duty.
Please stop my?" Whiskey? "Oil
[ no: times are not bad enough for
: that yet. But there is something
else that Is costing me a large
amount of money every year, which
II wish to save. Please stop my?"
Tobacco, cigars, nnuff? "No no, not
these but I must retrench somewhere.
Please stop my?" Ribbons,
Jewels, oraments and trinkets? not
Jewels, ornaments and trinklets?
Not at all. Pride must be fostered, if
times are so hard; but I believe I
can see a way to effect quite a saving
in another direction. Please stop
my?" Tea, cofTee and needless and
unhealthy luxuries? No, no. no. not
these; I cannot think of such a sacrifice.
I must think of something
else. Ah, I have it now; my weekly
paper costs me two cents a week. I
most save that. Please stop my?
paper; that will carry me though
easily. -I believe in retrenchment
and economy."
Yonr Fall Fold Needs Attention.
No use to fuss and try to wear it
uui. ?i win wear you out instead.
Take Dr. Kind's Nn^ Discovery, relief
fol'ows quickly. It checks your
Cold and Soothes your Cough away,
i Pleasant. Antlsopetic and Healing.
I Children like It. Oot a KOc bottle
of Dr. King's New Discovery and
keep It In the house. "Our family
Cough and Cold Doctor," writes
Lewis Chamberlain. Manchester,
Ohio. Money back If not satisfied,
but it nearly always helps.
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THE LANCASTER NEW
COTTON AMENDMENT
DEFEATED BY SENATE
j* (Continued from Page One)
000 pounds, 12,496.
Manufacturers of cigars, *vhos?
I annual sales do not exceed 1)0,000
| cigars, $3; 200,000 cigars, $6; 400.!000
cigars, $12; 1,000,000, $30;
5.000.000, $150; 20,000.000. $600;
i 40,000.000, $1,200; exceeding 40,000.000.
$2,496.
Manufacturers of cigarettes, with
annual sales not. exceeding 1,00'?,.
000 cigarettes. $12; 2,000.000. $25;
I 5.000,000. $60; 10.000.000. $120,
50.000.000, $f>00; 100.000,000. $1.200;
exceeding 100.000,000. $2,490.
STAMP TAXKS.
Stamp taxes as follows; Perfumery
cosmaties and similar articles,
from one-eighth of a cent Tor each
five cent paskage to five-eights of a
cent on each 25-cent package and
5-8 of a cent for each additional
c< nts in value: chewing gum. four
'rots for each $1 of. value; parkitug
wines, not otherwise taxed on"
cent for pints and two cdfit:- lot all
larger containers. Bonds, debentures.
certificates of ind-doe .1 e?s
and certificates of stock, five cents
on each $100 of value; sales agreements
to sell, two cents on each $100
of value: exempting agreements of
deposit on stock certificates as collateral
for loans; hoard of trade
sales of agreement to sell, one cent
for each $100 or value: proniisorv
notes, two cents per $100; express
and freight bills of lading, one rent
each; newspaper shipments taxed on
monthly sworn statements of publishers,
(shipments within the county
of publication exempted) one cent
per shipment.; telegraph and telephone
messages, one cent each; indemnifying
bonds, un cents; certificates
of profits, two cents for ouch
$100; certificates of damage, etc.,
25 cents: all other certificates required
by law, ten cents each; brokers'
notes, memorandums of sale,
etc., ten cents; conveyance, 50 cents
on values between $100 and $500:
and fifty cents for oneh additional
$500 of value; custom house receipts.
25 cents to $1 on values
ranging from $lfta to more than
$500; custom house withdrawal entries.
50 cents each.
INSURANCE TAX.
Marine and fire insnranee policies,
one cent on eacli dollar of premium,
co-operative and mutual fire insurance
excepted: casualty insnranee.
one cent on each dollar of premium.
Passage tickets sold in the United
States to foreign ports not exceeding
$.10 in cost, $1; not exceeding
SH0 Prmt $3* enctinf m n ro th on
*<><?, $r?; tickets less than $10 exempted.
I Power of attorney, ten cents; protests
of notes, etc., 25 cents; parlor
car seats and berths, one cent.
Maximum estimate of annual reve,
nue of $107,000,000; minimum estimated
based on possible slump in
beer production, $92,000,000.
The cotton relief amendment proposed
by the senators from the coti
ton states was defeated by a vote of
21 to 4 0. The amendment provilded
for an issue of $250,000,000 of
three-year 4 per cent government
bonds, in denominations of $10,
$20 and $50 and $100, to be used to
nurchase, from producers, 5.000,000
bales of cotton at not more than ten
cents a pound.
RKD (HOSS AHKS HKI.P.
An Appeal for More Than a Million
Once Happy Hut Now Wrecked.
To the People of South Carolina:
In asking your paper to present
to you. this appeal in the name of
i humanitiy from the American RedI
Cross I shall be brier and not overtax
1 your patience.
i There is suffering and distress
| prevailing in Burope today, the mag]
nitude and depths of which never
(entered the mind of man. The victims
now from conservative Investigation
have reached tho appalling
number of one million fatherless
children, and one hundred thousand
widows. Think of it in the fear of
Clod. Those were once an independent
citizenship having had all the
comforts and conveniences of life,
living in happy homes and In charity
, with all the world.
A war for which no one can give
a reasonable cause came upon them
like a thunderbolt from a clear sky.
involving two-thirds of the nations
of the earth.
Those prosperous people living In
the section of the war zone that has
become the theatre of the most
i bloody merciless war that has ever
blackened the story or civilization,
have met with reverses and har1
harltles that reach satanlc cruelty.
< Their crops have been destroyed,
their houses ruined and burned?
their all gone?their all gone?this
1 Is no overdrawn picture, It Is almost
! beyond our Imagination. Shelterless,
clotheless, provlslonless. In dismay,
hopeless, not knowing where
1 to turn, with no eye to pity, and no
arm to save.
My friends and fellow citizens
think of the situation and take It in
if you can. We plead and pray that
your hearts may be touched and
your pocket books opened.
Don't treat th's petition with Indifference.
It comes to each and
every one of you as a message from
above. "He that hath this world"?
I goods and seeth his brother in need
and shutteth up his bowels of compassion
from him how dwelleth the
! love of God in him?''
Send your contributions to th?
undersigned. They will be most welcome
and promptly acknowledged
and handled. In all modesty and
esteem, I beg leave to remain,
Your friend and servant,
A. C. KATTFMAN,
Acting President S. C. State Board
American Red Cross.
Charleston, S. C., Oct. 16, 1914.
Special Notice.
Oak Camp, No. 544. W. O. W
will meet at Its hall (Sims school
! house) Saturday night, October 24
All members are requested to attend
Will serve refreshments.
R. C. HELMS, Clerk.
I ; . . v v <Mr|?
I 4 * ? 1 ?
S, OCTOBER 20, 1914.
ANNUAL SESSION
OF SYNOD CLOSES
Executive Committee on Christian
Education and Minis,
terial Relief Named.
i Union Special to Charleston News
, and Courier. Oct. 16.?The Synod
of South Carolina met at 9:30
o'clock this morning, and after
adoption of the minutee of yesterday
i took up as unfinished business the
j report of the select committee on
matters relating to support of the
i Synodlcal Institutions of learning.
The principal discussion was over
the proposition to appoint a standing
committee to keep the churches
informed as to the needs of the colleges
and to secure lnrgely increased
contributions for their support.
TThe report was recommitted with
(instructions to recommend a new
committee on Christian education
and ministerial relief.
| An inviitatlon to Synod to meet
next yenr in Oakland Avenue church,
ltock Hill, was accepted. Tuesday.
October 19, 8 o'clock p. m. was
fliced as the time.
The report of the committee on
Christian education and ministerial
relief was taken from the docket.
That part recommending the transfer
of Institutions from the care of
Presbyteries to Synod was docketed
: for next Synod.
The select committee to which was
referred the nomination of the executive
committee on Christian education
and ministerial relief reported
the following names: The Rev.
.T. K. Green. Rev. R. T. Gillespie.
Rev. P. S. McChesney, Mr. S.
Lewis, Mr. J. P. McNalr. chairman
I to be elected by committee. The re!
port was adopted.
Several committees made reports
which were adopted. Dr. Reavis
was replaced by I)r. Sprunt as chairman
of the committee on foreign
missions, and W. T. Townsend was
elected to succeed A. T. Smythe, deceased.
| The moderator being obliged to
| leave for home, the Rev. K. E.
Gillespie, D. D., was called to the
chnir.
After adopting by a rising vote
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resolutions of thanks to the church |
and people of Union for their gen- .
erous and gracious hospitality, <
Synod adjourned. Thus closed a l
most pleasant and profitable session 1
of this venerable body.
Make the Utile Things Count.
There has never been a time in t
! the South's history when in all e
1 places?at home, in the store, the e
factory, and on the farm?when \
so much attention should bej e
given to the little things. There j c
should be a tightening up along t
t the line. with attention to de- ,
tails and with an eye to effl- J i
; clency and economy. The whole \
1 South is extravagant and neglectful j
I of such matters and it inay come out I
I of the present situation having i "
learned a valuable lesson 1 nthrlft. |
The Southern farmer will have to 1
go in for making the smaller inter- t
ests of his farm count and the mer- ; ^
chant should give more attention to t
the details of ? is business, knowing ,
wherein he is profiting and wherein a
there is loss. In the home the same ,
ideas should be accepted.
A little application of efficient and l
Intelligent business methods all j
along the line will overcome much |
that may be suffered by the slump In |
the price of the country's greet '
money crop.?Spartanburg Herald. Notice
of Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that the t
undersigned will, as committee of . <3
t'ie estate of Terah Jiruee. deceased.'t
?.n the 19th day of Nov. 1914, make ' d
his final return return as such com- | s
mittee and apply to the probate ; r
court of Lancaster county for letters'
dlsmlssory. i
K. M. BHUCR, |
Committee Estate of Terah 3ruce, j
i >eceasei.
Oct. 20. 1014. j~
Notice of Discharge.
Notice Is hereby given that the un- , t
dersigned will, as guardian of the d
estate of Cuthhart Gregory, her t
ward, on the 8th day of November. <1
'">14. make her final return as such s
gunrdlan. and apply to the probate I
r( urt of Lancaster county for letters
Msmlssory. I
S. J. GREGORY,
Oct. 9th, 1914. Guardian.
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nvlgoratlng to the Pele end Sickly
fhe Old Standard (rami strengthening tonic,
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dalaria.enriches the blood .and builds unthe avacm.
A true tonic. Voc adults and children. Me .
Notice of Discharge.
Notice. Is hereby given that that
he undesigned. UH executor of the
state of Martha A. Adams, deceased,
on the l"Hb day of November,
.914, make hia^tinal return as such fl
ixecutor and appt^ to the probate
ourt of Lancaster^ountry for letera
dismissory.
yv . o. r auuivrjiydeinm.
Sxecutor Estate of Martha A. Adams
Deceased.
Oct. 12, 1914.
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Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
All persfbus having claims against
lie estate o^L Ilutler Funderburk.
leceased, are IrSmby notified to file
ho same, duly verM^ed, with the unlerslgned,
and 1hnrm\|||r1rtitril to
laid estute will please maKo payuent
likewise.
J. C. FUNDERBURK
M. R. FUNDERBURK,
Executors Estate of J. Butler
Funderburk. Deceased.
October 2. 1914.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
All persons having claims against
he estate dC William S. Marshall.
Icccnscd. nrt^toereby notified to file
he same, duly verified, with the unlersigneu,
and rboso indebted to
aid estate will pleb^e make payneat
lllrcwlM.
JOHN A. MARSm*L,E,
idmr.- Estate of William S. Marshall.
Deceased.
Oct. 16, 1914.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
All persons having claims against
he estate of Alraetta J. Blackmon,
leceased, are hereby notified to file
he same, duly verified, with the unit-reigned,
and those Indebted to
aid estate will please make payment
Ike wise.
C. ROSS BLiACKMON.
idmr. Estate of Atmetta J. Blackmon,
Deceased.
Oct. IB, 1914.
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