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' i:'. $1.50 A YEAH ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 19.14. ESTABLISHED 1844 ' -1 -i - 1 PRESIDENT TELLS U. HUERTA I FIRST TWO OF MEDIATORS i MAIN OF CANADA BY THI Formal Conference Looking to S J Without Further War Will B Time-^?Participant . Washington, May 18.?President Wilson today told the American com missioners who left last night for the mediation conference at Niagara Falls, Ontario, that the United States gov ernment regards the settlement of the Mexican problem in a definite form as a prerequisite to the withdrawal of the American forces from Vera Cruz. No Halters For Americans. The president gave the American commissioners?Justice Lamar of the supreme court of the United States; Frederick Lehmann, former solicitor general and diplomatic secretary, H. Percival Dodge?no specific instruc tions. He told them to, place them to place themselves in a receptive mood and await proposals from the three South American mediators. Huerta Elimination Next. But at the same time he outlined to his representatives that peace in Mex ico seemed to him to be conditioned on the elimination of the Huerta admini stration, and the establishment in its place of a provisional government which would conduct an election giving fair treatment to all factions over, a solution of the agrarian prob over, a solution of the agraian prob lem and other international difficul ties which have bred revolution in tne soutnern repumic auring me iasi three years. The president wishes the Mexican question settled on comprehensive lines that will take into account the economic principles for which Zapata in the south, as well as Carranza in the north, have been fighting and at the same time wil conserve the right ful interests of the people in the terri tory now controlled by the Huerta government. Huerta Ready To Quit. During the day a dispatch came to one of the foreign diplomats here COKER NAMED RESERVE BOARD WILL REPRESENT THE BANK ING HOUSES OF STATE IN ORGANIZATION * WELL KNOWN HERE The Darlington County Farmer Who Has Been Taking So Much Interest in Cotton Richmond, Va., May 18.?Delegates representing a majority of - the 476 member banks of the Fifth Federal Reserve District voted this afternoon to recommend for election as directors of the Richmond reserve bank, the following:' Group 1, class A?Waldo Newcomer, president National Exchange Bank of iltimort, . %: Group i, class B.?George J. Seay. business manager of Richmond. Group 2, class A.?Colonel John F. Bruton, president First National Bank of Wilson, N. C. Group 2, class B.?D. R. Coker, mer chant and farmer, of Hartsville, S. C. Group 3, class A.?Edwin Manu president First National Bank of Blue, field, W. Va. Group 3, class B?James F. Oyster, wholesale produce dealer of Washing ton, D. C. This grouping of the banks in the Fifth District, in accordance with the federal reserve act places 160 banks in group 1, comprising all banks hav ing an aggregate capital and sur plus of $140,000 and over. Group 2, comprising all banks with combined captital and surplus less than $140,000 and more than $60,000 has 158 banks. Group 3 including all banks having an aggregate capital, and surplus of ^OU.UUU or less aisu uas iuo uaun^. WILSON SHUNS GOSSIPS. President Declines to Speak at Arling. ton, May 30. Washington, May IS.?Lest his ap pearance might be construed as for po litical effect, President Wilson today declined an invitation to speak at Ar lington National Cemetery on memo rial day. The president assured a committee of the Grand Army of the Republic, who tendered the invitation, that he desired to speak at Arlington sQme time during his term, but ex pressed the opinion that it would be better for him not to do so this year. 129,000 Visit >It. Verno", 15)13. Washington, May 18.?One hundred and twenty r/ine thousand persons visited Washingtons tomb at Mount Vernon, Va., last year according to reports to the Mount Vernon Ladies Association. Landreth's seeds fresh at Milford's. S. ENVOYS 1ST BE ELIMINATED \RE WELCOMED TO DO ? DUKE OF CONNAUGHT ettlement of Mexican Trouble egin at Niagara Falls In Short s Confident of Outcome I from a diplomatic source, in Mexico + + V? f riAnAi?a1 Uiiarto woo V'liy Staling LllCllr UCUCl JLJ.V4VXVM. ?? ready to resign and would permit his representatives at the mediation con ference to eliminate him if it should mations that have come from the 3 become absolutely necessary. Inti Huerta delegates since their arrival to this country showed that they had retalized Huerta's elimination was re garded as essential to the settlement and knew from the outset that unless hey came prepared to deal with this phase of the problem their efforts would be fruitless. They are said to be ready to recom mend Huerta's retirement, but only on the condtion that definite understand ing is reached on the kind of govern ment that is to follow. President Wilson in his final talk with the American commissioners, at which Secretary Bryan also was pres ent, spoke hopefully of mediation. He is earnestly desirious that it shall suc ceed and indicated that every power and legitimate influnce at the disposal of the American government would be exercised to make it succeed. The mediation \conference is expect ed to reach a climax in a short time. The president does not look for pro tracted negotiations, believing that before many days a definite idea of the concessions which General Huerta is ready to make will be obtained. In constitutionalist headquarters the talk of a compromise arrangement by which Huerta would retire in favor of a neutral person and cabinet wbo would conduct an election and guar antee certain immediate reforms Jias not yet made mu$h of an appeal. Con stitutionalist representatives here say their military campaign is daily grow ing more aggressive and that in an other month they will have settled the Mexican question by forcibly taking possession of Mexico City. OIL FOR FUEL FOR THE NAVY t > n* i_.i Lieut, rucnarason on An intended Tour'Making Investigation As To the Supply > i Washington, May 18.?The proposi- ] tion of providing an adequate supply j of fuel oil for the navy is to be in- ; quired into by the government com mission consisting of Indian Commis- j sion Sells and Lieutenant Richardson, - of the navy, who left here today for an j extended trip in the west. The com- i mission will report to congress on the feasibility of the government con- 1 str.ucting and operating a pipe line for < the transportation of oil from the mid- > continent field of Oklahoma to the Gul" 1 in order to supply the navy with its ' fuel oil. The commission already has held ex- 1 tended hearings on the subject in ] Washington. 1 (It is supposed that the Lieut. Rich- J ardsort referred to above is Comman der Louis C. Richardson of this county. Mr. Richardson has for a year been ] stationed at the Brooklyn navy yard wnere fte has been guiding the largest Diesel engine in the world. This is an engine which burns oil for fuel and was invented by Diesel, the noted German scientist who killed himself ' last year. The Diesel engine has many points of superiority over any other kind. The great driving machine upon which Mr. Richardson has been work ing will cost $250,000..) BETTER OUTLOOK STOCKS PICK UP ; Optimistic Spirt Puts New Life ' Into the Market at New York City New York, Hay 18.?There was a broad inquiry for stocks today and the market advanced materially above the level reached on last week's rise. It became increasingly apparent that Wall Street was seeing visions of bet ter conditions. In January similar conditions existed, and there was a spirited advance, but confident expec tations then entertained a revival of business were disappointed. Prospects for bumper crops consti tute perhaps the most tangible basis for optimism. So ?ar as actual im DrOVempn+ in hiisinpse r-nnrfitinno ?npe there is as yet little to be pointed out as justifying expectations of an early business revival, but reports of trade authorities are hopeful. Gossip of*the street today dealt chiefly with the prospects of a speedy decision in the rates case and the further reports from Washington con cerning the outlook for adjusting the Mexican problem through mediation. The firm tone of the foreign markets also was a favoring Influence. Cable advices were optimistic and London took 15,000 or more share here after marking up prices of American shares there. Cabbage and tomato seed at C A. Milford & Co. MAKE PROTEST AS 10 TUMULTY SOUTHERN BAPTISTS DE CLARE AGAINST " REPRE SENTATIVE VATICAN" AUA1INSI KUMAINidiVl 'Pbjeclj To the President of the United States Attending Service In Catholic Church Nashville, Tenn., May 18.?At is final sesions today the Southern Baptist Convention adopted resolutions pro testing again a representative of the Vatican' being at the American seat of government. The resolutions set forth that 2,500,000 Southern Baptists view ed with alarm the disposition of gov ernmental representatives to give sanction to the Catholic Church by at tending their services and official functions. The first business- of the morning session was the report of a committee recommending the employment of a statistician. It was adopted. A resolution providing that the con vention have an exhibit at the Panama Expbsition in San Francisco was adop ted. Dr. E. C. Dargan, of Macon, Ga., was appointed fraternal delegate to the Northern Baptist Convention in Boston in June. THE FRANK CASE Atlanta, May 19.?Judge Ben Hill of the superior court delivered a special charge to the new grand jury this morning, urging them to undertake a complete probe of the Frank case, and to sift to the bottom all of the char ges and counter-cahrges or perjury, bribery both for the defense anil the state respectively. If half of what either side declares along these lines is true it was pointed out to thegrand jury, there are anuni' ber of people who ought to be in the penitentiary. TIDWELL TRIAL ON AT GREENVILLE Defendant Charged With Slaying Man Alleged To Have Harm ' ed His Daughter Greenville, May 18.?George W. Tid well, Sr., of Clinton, Was placed on trial here today, charged with the murder of Emmett Walker, who was paymaster of a local milling concern and prominent socially. Counsel for the defendant charged that the shooting was done by Tidwell while he was temporarily insane on account; of alleged invasion of the sanctity of his home by the dead man. A jury was obtained during tbej forenoon session of the circuit court ind during the afternoon the exami aation of witnesses was begun. Tid svell was being examined when court idjourned. v Walker, who was 20 years old was tinea at ms ornce alter a brief inter view with Tidwell. Tidwell's wife ind daughter, who are expected to be Material witnesses in the case were present in court today and sat near ;he defendant. HIGH PURPOSES ALSO "BUMKUM" John Sharp Williams Calls Sen ator "Geechy" About This Country's Honor Washington, May 18.?Senator Suth erland of Utah, declared in the senate today that, in the history of free gov ernment, no such astounding propo sition ever before had been presented to a great legislative body as the cie mand of President Wilson that the congress should repeal the tolls ex emption law "without raising the question whether we were right or wrongs" "To comply with the request," said Senator Sutherland "would so ut terly be eubversive of every consid eration of self respect that even those who intend to capitulate will raise the question and makfe a pretense of justifying their action on defensible grounds before acceding to the presi dents request" Senator Sutherland said he intend ed to vote against repeal but he added lie was in favor of arbitrating the dis pute "because of the difference of op xmon prevailing among tue grcatost thinkers of the country over tho ques tion." "It comess within the very lotto* of the arbitration treaties which we have so recently renewed since it re lates to the interpretation of a treacy' he declared. Senator Williams, democrat, of Miss issippi, said he agreed with Senator Sutherland that the question should be submitted to arbitration and declared he would like to vote for a resolution to submit the matter to an interna tional tribunal. "If this spirit of submitting this matter to arbitration had been shown before," said Senator Williams, "and if the contrary spirit had not been voiced here this question in its pres ent form would not now be here at all. All the senators have to do is to show their faith by their works." VANDERBILT IS FOUGHT FOR _____ { GENERAL CONFERENCE NOT YET WILLING TO QUIT CLAIMS ON COLLEGE MONDAY'S ACTION The Former Action of Conference Was Reconsidered and Matter Will Come Up Again Oklahoma City, Okla., May 18.?Act ing on the suggestion of Judge N. E. Harris, of Georgia, the general con ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, today reconsidered its action of Saturday, which virtually severed relations between Vanderbiit University and the Church, as a whole and directed a re-draft of the commit tee report. This redraft provides'for point action by commissioners to. be named by the general conference and by the original patronizing conferenc. es in the renewal of litigation in an ef fort to establish rights which the church claims in the control of the university. Under a recent ruling of the Tenn essee supreme court the university was removed from the diredt jurisdic tion of the general conference of tl.e church. Action will now be taken, in state or federal courts, in behalf of the patronizing conferences, which, it is pointed out, may have legal claims despite the court's ruling. As adopted Saturday the committee report ordered that whatever rights the Church might retain in the uni versity be transferred to the confer ences which weer the donors of thfe university to the general conference and provided for the establishment of' another school as the representative educational institution of the Church. The recommendations which the conference today directed the commit tee to incorporate in an amended re port instructs the board of education to continue to exercise authority, over the university in the selection of trus tees and "to safeguard to the utmost the interests of the Church," until such time "as the transfer to the pa tronizing conferences is complete." A commission, named by the general conference, is charged to act jointly with commissioners to be named by , the patronizing conferences, In estab lishing the latter in control of the un iversity, "and in the legal procedure necessary to enforce the same and to act for and in behalf of the patroniz ing conferences in, the assertion of rights to Yanderbilt University." The^vote today ordering the revision was practically unanimous. ; The conference today also approved the report of the committee on edu cation which endorsed the work of the general board for the quadrennium and ratified the plan for the creation of an endowment fund. It was sug gested in the report-that $500,000 be raised during the next quadrennium. The question of laity rights for wom en was made the special order for to morrow morning. PROPER CULTIVATION Young Corn and Cotton Should Be ; Harrowed Thoroughly. * % 1 Washington, D. C., May 18.'?The beneficial effects of a well prepared ' seed bed and the use of good seed ; may be wholly or partially offset by improper or insufficient cultivation: , is the advice of the crop specialist of , the department of agriculture. jrruper uumvauon is an important factor in crop production. Cultiva tion should begin immediately after i planting by running once or twiqe across the rows with a weeder or sec tion harrow. After the plants come up at least two additional cultiva- ' tions should be given with either the weeder or the harrow in the ense of f either corn or cotton befoie the reg- i uiar cultivators are used. Run diag- 1 onally across the rows with eitner of <; these implements, using the section harrow with the teeth slanted back wards with an angle of 45 djgrees ( and repeat a week later at right an gles with the first cultivation. ? The use of the weeder or section 1 harrow is etronpiy advised for ear'y ^ cultivation of crrn, cotton and many other crons. It is best to use the weeder on very loose or sandy soils ( This early cultivation witu the seed er or harrow destroys all yjung jrasj s or weeds and leaves the s<vi in fire ] condition and ti.f cotton reayy icr chopping or turning. The use of the < s^-tijii .'ia-roiv for th6 ea:-l!v cultiva k lion of corn en! cotton in ti c South ii fjinparatively if cent bu: it is rap H'V bcomirg fctneral. Cn-> of the great advantages in its use in ad dition to tlie excellent work done, is the extra amount of land that can be cultivated in a given time. THE GEORGIA WAY Candidates In the Primary in That State May b? Prosecuted. Atlanta, May 18.?Because they have failed to file sworn statements of their campaign expenses, thirteen can didates in the recent Fulton County primary are liable for indictment and prosecution in the criminal court. They have been given a few days grace on the assumption that nothing but negligence is responsible for the silence, but unless they make their re turns at once the process of the law will be' put in motion. Golden Wax and Stringless ? Green Pod Beans at C. A. Milford&Co. h <* JUDGE HILL OF GEORGIA PLAINLY ABOUT THE FAMOUS "SLUETH" STRONG CRITICISM Of the Methods Employed to Get Information in the Celebrated Leo M. Frank Case " *9 Atlanta, May 18.?Inquiry into methods used in obtaining evidence in connection with the extraordinary motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank was directed here today by Superior Judge Benjamin H. Hill in instructing the FTilton county grand jury. The course followed by "certain de tectives" in the case of the factory su perintendent under -sentence of*death for the murder of Mary Phagan, the fourteen-year-old factory girl, wfre severely criticised by Judge Hill. He characterized the work of these fab ulous "slueths" as "an obstruction to the administration of justice." . "I doubt the wisdom of allowing de tectives from another state, whether they be noted, famous or infamous to come here and criticise ou officers our courts. . We have no room here for such men?men who oome posing as seeking the truth when they are only seeking notoriety and money," said the judge. The court told the jury that various witnesses' in the case had repudiated the testimony given by them at the trial of Frank'and that some" later had made couner repudiations. Investiga tion into the charges of bribery and frauds that were made in connection with these statements was asked. > The hearing on he motion to set aside the Frank 'verdict today was postponed by Judge Hill until.Satur day. The postponement was granted upon erquest by attorneys from both sides. The motion is based upon'the claim that Frank's constitutional right was violated in that he was not pres ent in court when the verdict was. Re turned. I ' i WEST END. Mrfl .Tnhn T.vnn boys James and John of Green wood spent the week end with Mrs. C. BL McMixrray. Mr. T. P. Quarles of Eufaula Ala. Iff visi ting his daughter Mre. R. L. J>argain. ' Mrs. John Brownlee, of Brownlee; spent several days last week with her daughter Mrs. J. A. Dickinson. Mrs. Brownlee came to attend the Womans Presbyte ry held at upper Long Cane Church. / ?j\ Mrs. Benton of Atlanta is visiting he^ parents Mr. and Mrs. James Taggart. v. Miss Enlth Leach has' returned from & visit to friends in Atlanta. i Mrs. J. fB. Muse, who has been the guest of her daughter Mrs. Alf. Lyon' for seyeral-days returned to her home in Due West Monday. The friends of Mr. Laval Miller will be glad to know that he is recovering rapidly from the injury he received from a fall while out riding his Motorcycle Sunday morning. . . i , Mrs, L. C. Parker entertained the Ladies Working Society of the Episcopal Church Monday afternoon. j i jluo many mentis or iTor. and. Mrs It. a. Oheatham are sorry to know Mj s. Cheat ham is not improving: and is quit? 3 sick at this timo.. f i Miss Daisy Maxwelf is hom e after a plsit to relatives in Jacksonville LFla. Mrs. P. A. Cheatham and faxo ily "went 3<Nvn to see Mrs. R. B. Cheatham on Sun Jay. . " . | Mrs. W. W. Bradley Mrs. Etfna. Bradley md Elizabeth Jones spent Saturi 'ay and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. MonaJii- of Belle View. Mr: W. W. Bradley went di >wn on Sunday. Mr. Willie Lyon of Anderson spe? t Sun lay in the City with his parents. Mrs. B. S. Barnwell wko has^eeni ?on an extended visit to Congressman and Mrs. SVyatt Aiken in Washington, reformed lome oil Saturday. Dr. and Mrs J. R. Nichols spent the- w- eek snd with relatives in Hodges. Mr. McHenry who is now living in ion k ion, Miss., is on a visit to Mrs. Franc is Elenry and his sisters. The many friends of Mrs. J??epfcui? t Sloan and family were very mucit grieved a hear of her sudden death on. last Wed lesday night. . , / > Mr. and Mrs. Levi of Manning and little laughter are on a visit to Mr. and ilrjr nuwuuerg. \ \ Mx-. and Mrs. Thomas Marehant of Sreenville and Mr. Prest on Speed spent Sunday wjthDr. and Mrs. P. B. Speed. There are a number of new automobiles n Abbeville among them, is a handsome Dverland owned by Dr. P\ B. Speed. ?fhe Dveriand is a beautiful jnaehiae undsetms ? bo quite popular at present. Still, the Ford though a cheaper machine, rides nighty fine and gots 'chere all the same. Misses Annie Col enum and Carol ine Graves spent several, days- in Greenw< >od ast week and attended the- Chautauquj i. Mr. W. K. Bradloy spent the week -end ivitli home folks. Rev. John Kershaw r>t Charleston a :for aer Pastor of Trinity Church of this c ity was the guest of Mrs. "VV, M. Brvrnw ell several days last week. The regular meeting of the Ladl ee Bridge Club "was held; wj'th Mrs. Aik* -n BECKER FACES . MORE TROUBLE . r HIS "PAL" WENT ON WIT NESS STAND YESTERDAY AGAINST HIM SPRUNG SURPRISE Another New Witness for the De fense Saw "Jack" Rose and Becker Conferring New Ydrk May 18.?District Attor ney Whitman today completed his case against Charles Becker by placing on the witness stand \wo man wbf-m fte considered his star witnesses Charles B. Plitt, Jr., the former pclice rran's friend, companion and press affent, and James Marshall: ra? negro youth, who said he saw Becker and Jack Rose talking at'the "tiarlem con ference, which was deolared by the court of appeals to> have been the "heart of the conspiracy, to murder H'jrmari Rosenthal." The gvj.oler'3 w;dow and several other persons also testified before the prosecutor declared his-case ended. P-itt swore thr-t Becker had asked h;m ^ ,M*ie on b 'pra- i t: 'i <>n the way from w York ;o v>r.tL- house'.at Sing Sing prison, following his con viction, to kill J.ick R. se. PJitt ali?o sjif! Jl.'Cker had made him carry mes ses it Jack fro*" -both before Ros enthal's murd^v and after Rose was lu'.kod up in the tooriis charged with imvlnir t: ken mrt in 11 crima. all we it fully into the details of i:h alleged operations as a'"st<io| plgvion" for decker. He was placed cn the stand as the "disinterested' wit ness" to the "Harlem conference" which the court of appeals said was essential to convict Becker legally as the instigator of the plot that result ed in the killing of the gamoler. pecker warned Plitt before the mur der to keep away from Time3 Square the night it occurred and aluo to es tablish an alibi for both Plitt and him self, according to Plitt. t ntii two months, ago Plitt had been considered by Beckers counsel to be one of Beck er's best friends, and, In fact, he made several affidavits calculated to help the former policeman's case. His testimony today was a complete sur prise to the defense. The defense will open its case to morrow morning. Becker will not be night refused to say definitely wneth er or not he would be called later, al though they assert Becker has de manded an opportunity to speak for himself. Mrs. Becker will go on the stand. and trv +n eavA Tier husband frnm flip. electric chair. She is expected to con tradict much of the testimony given by the witneses for the state who swore that Rose" and her husband were very friendly. It is understood that she will also attack Plitt. If Becker testifies it is expected that he will admit that'he met Rose^ on many occasions but will assert thaf re lations between them. were simply those that exist between every police man ^and his "stool pigeon," which jRose admitted he was. There are about thirty witnesses un der subpoena to testify in Becker's behalf. The case may be in the hands bf the Jury by Saturday night. Calvert on last Friday afternoon, Quite a large attendance of the pretty women of Abbeville were there, who urges to the fullest the all rightfull party. After several games were played, dainty and de licious refreshments were served. Mr. T. A. McDowel, of Camden arrived in the city on Monday and" will take a position with the Press and Bannne. He will board at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bradley. He comes highly recdom mended as a newspaper man and we hope for him much success. Tho UlnflKro nnrf.v nrlron nf: the Vinmfi r>f Mrs. E. JR. Thomson on last Tuesday after nooh by several of the Ladles of the U. D C. chapter was well attended and quite a enjoyable afternoon spent, The proceeds were very good indeed and much apprecia ted by tho Chapter. Mrs. Katie May Arnold of Atlanta Ga. is on a visit of g few days to Mrs. Aiken Calvert. Mr. W. D. Barksaale and A. M. Stone spent Friday in Greenwood. * Commenccnt at Due West. The commencement exercises of Erskine College will embrace May 31st, Juno 2nd. The sermon to the graduating class, and also to the graduating class of the . Womman's College, will be preached by \ Or. David J. Burrell of New York City. \ The literary Society will have their joA:nt annual celebration Monday night, ju ne, 1st. One feature will be the contest in c lebating for the winning of the Darl ing on trophy cup. v On Tuesday, June 2nd, in addition to the deliv ering of diplomas to the graduating /tlncc if. ic nhnnpH fn fin* cntmrifv fifth Anniversary of the founding of the collego. Brief messages will bo heard from representatives of the colleges o! the state. Class reeuions will be held, and the celebration will close with an alumn banquet Tuesday night. This promises to be one of the greatest 1 commencement in the history of Erskine : College. A large crowd of alumni, former students and visitors are'expected. Watermelon Seed. Branch's celebrated Rattlesnake Water melon Seed, the very best, andBerckman' fruit trees for sale. J. W. Rykard. > 4-1-14 tf | JRGES THAT FARMERS BE J PROTECTED THEY NOW LOSE _ ' .V . South Carolinian F.iphint Impor tance of Proper Valuation of Cotton Crop :-i* 1 4 Washington, May 15,?Speaking on the agricultural bill in the Senate, Senator E. D. Smith of South Caro lina recently made a forceful plea, for the consideration of the farmers' need for education in the valuation of his crcr- Senator Smith contended that it was illogical to appropriate money to teach farmers how to in crease their output and not to glre money To enable them to get the real worth of their crops in 'the market. "I wish to call the attention of the canofo '' Coonfnw QmUV "IIia 'wS uvuuwi uuiiiu OOt'lf kUC liiw fact that In this bill we are spending 1' several million dollars for the purpose of demonstrating to the farmer the best method by which he can increase his output It seems to me it cornea / with ill grace for any member on this floor to vote for an appropriation to teach the farmer how to make a larger crop and then make no effort to give *i him any knowledge of the value of what he does. , \ " Jy.&S "I am the author of thla amend ment.- I proposed it for flie reason that we have before us & demonatra tion of these yarns made under an ap propritlon secured by me to the last agricultural appropriation bill, show- ;j ing that the trade on account of the grades which it had arbitrarily fixed is making a difference of anywhere from $15 to<$20 per bale, whereas by this peat of hte relative value of the different grades the department of ag riculture has demonstrated that no ' such actual difference, exists. "You and I are dependent for the- . ' textiles* of this country ^pon the Southern cotton growers. The only way yon.ean make him prosperous it to make his yrork profitable. I do not See how any member on this floor can vote millions .Of dollars for the purpose-of'increasing the output, and . then make no appropriation whatever to teach to those who produce the raw material what it is worth. Beduced the Prfc* "The manufacturer would get acer- Hr tain kind of cotton and on account of its appearance they would declare -It was gin-cut cotton, that It was not in good form, and therefore that the far mer should lose from 1 to 2 cents a pound or from $10 o $15 a bale. The n department has proven that the speed : of -the gin has nothing to do with the quality of the output The department standardized the grades of cotton, ?. from coor. nrdinarv to, middline fsir? "J half grades. - The. department took half grades. THhe department took samples from the 'exchanges of the country and out of the whole made an average that represented the uni form grades of jipland cotton produced in the South. It then sent some of each grade of this cotton to thp mills at Danville, Va., and some of it to the textile department at Clemson col- ' lege and elsewhere, I believe. It was spun at these places with the same speed, w^th the same humidity, and with the same mechanical conditions surrounding it. As a result it was found fjhat good ordinary bleached and good ordinary nonbleached; as represented on this card, were prac tically the same as the other grades, so far as tensile strength and bleach* ing qualities were concerned ' "As a practical cotton grower, X,-. want to call the senate's attention to the fact that here is the middle gnufo all below that grade brings a lower price. The trade made a difference of $15 per bale between middling and good ordinary Under the impartial test of the department, made at Clem son college, as shown on this card, that there is practically no difference form the yarns made from the grades from middling to good ordinary. But the trade makes a difference of $15 a bale between middling and good or- a dinary, and $30 a bale between mid- - * dling fair and good ordinary. "The department has impartially ,,u spun this yarn under conditions that ' suuuiu wimruA^iurizQ evpry wen or ganized mill, using upland cotton, un- i . <' " der the same mechanical condltiona with the same humidity and the same speed of spindl,e, and has reached this result. "When in a well regulated mill, run "ing with the same speed, while an ar tificial condition within the breaker room and the" "picker room and the slasher room you can without any ad ditional cost, produce the same con dition in New England that you do in the South, and thq same condition in the South that you do in New En gland, surely the Senator from Utah (Mr. Smoot) is not going to come here and say that because our mills have had a condition of speed and of ell- . mate that might not make the pro duct as good in one as in the other . he is going to penalize the grower and penalize the producer of raw material I uecause some man wants to use an old worn out system and thereby en ri?h himself at the expense of those who produce cotton." . ooooooooo oooo o o o One Joke?Two D?a<L o 0 Gate City, Va., May 18.? o o Charles P. Harris and Henry o o Begley, both merchants of Fort o o Blackmore, engaged in pistol o o duel at a funeral yesterday and o o each droped dead with a bullet o o in his heart. They had quarrel- o o ed as the result of a joke. o OOOOOOOOQ o q o o o