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ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 19.14.
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PRESIDENT TELLS U.
HUERTA I
FIRST TWO OF MEDIATORS i
MAIN OF CANADA BY THI
Formal Conference Looking to S
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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
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Lieut, rucnarason on An intended
Tour'Making Investigation
As To the Supply
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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South Carolinian F.iphint Impor
tance of Proper Valuation of
Cotton Crop
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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
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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." .
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