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MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1922
THE SITUATION.
Starvation threatens the country, f
Last year everybody was warned that *
the time had come to grow the nec
essities of life on the farms, other
wise trouble would follow. But few
people heeded the warning. It had
been given so many times before that j
people were not afraid. U;
But people are beginning to real- j t
ize that there was truth in the warn- 's
ing. We said several months ago that o
not one-ialf of the lands in Abbeville -b
County would be cultivated the pres- j L
ent year. A great many people who c
thought we were exaggerating have 1 b
found out that we came near speak- s
ing the truth. Just now people feel ^ T
that they cannot farm with any hope n
of reaping a harvest. Fertilizers can-! n
not be had without the cash with
tl
which to pay for the same; advances
cannot be had at the banks; and the
merchants are in no position to help
those whom they have helped in
years past; the farmers, or many of
them, and especially the negro ten
ants owe the greater part of the ad
vances of last year and the year be- h
fore. The banks and merchants can
not be expected to carry these obli
gations and extend further credit.
And that is where the trouble begins.
Already the negroes are coming to
the landlords and to the merchants
for the purpose of getting every
mouthful of supplies on wh'ch to n
raise a crop. Most of them are going nt
to be disappointed. The landlords in j
many instances are utterly unable
to make the advances; in other in
stances they prefer to allow the land
to rest for a year rather than hazard
the necessary money on so flimsy
security as a crop to be grown by a
negro tenant. Not many white peo
ple are in so destitute circumstances,
but a white man who cannot finance
himself the present year has a thorny
path to tread.
The negro tenants and laborers
had as well learn that they can no
longer farm out of the stores. Those
who receive supplies this year will
r.o: get more than enough to hold
body and soul together. If they do
not produce enough corn and meat
at home to put them through the
winter nothing awaits them except
starvation. We think it unlikely that
merchants and landlords will be dis
posed, even if they are able, to make
advances to those who do not go to
work this year and lay aside some
thing lor another year.
It *ay be that out of this near
starvation will come a better system J
of farming. It may be that the negro
farmer will be taught that he must
go to work on the farm January
first and work every day in the year;
it may be that the white farmers
will find that this is necessary in
order to succeed on the farms. If
so, the present difficulties will not be '
unprofitable after all. We have hopej
for the white man on the farm. But)
the negro has worked a little for at.
few months in the yearr and has hunt
ed rabbits, loafed and killed time for
so largo a part of every year, and
for so long a time, that there is
nothing left for him to do except go
North.
RELIEF.
If you have dreamed that you were
falling from the top of the Wash
ington monument and then awake J
before you hit the ground to find
that it was all a dream; if you have!
been crossing the busy streets at'
night and a heavy automobile has(
rushed by you so close as only to
have ?issed you and saved you from.
instant death; if you have been tied
to the railroad track and have heard''
the whistle of the incoming engine
and have been released just in time
0 escape front under the wheels ?fj
he oncoming iron monster; if the
lovernor's reprieve has saved you
ur.t when the hangman was adjust-!
ng the rope; if you have been in
' and v're?.r' because the South
Carolina legislature has been in ses
ion and it (has adjourned without
confiscating all your property; if!
ou have been indebted to everybody
ind everybody has been after you.j
,nd some kind friend has stepped
ip and settled your obligations for
1 season; if your grocer, plumber,
he 1 ght man and all the rest have
>een after you for the monthly bills
ind you have been able to pay them
ill and have enough left to throw a J
ittle in the collection the following!
Sunday?if all these things have
lappened to you, you know scinc
hing of the relief which a man feels
yhen he has at last completed and
iled his this year's income tax re
urns.
If you haven't filed yours you had
letter do so today.
COTTON LETTER
Cotton prices are again reflecting!
he force of the constructive fac
ors. Only moderately as yet, but
ufficiently to point to the danger
us positions of those who may still
e committed to the short side, j
iverpool and Manchester have die- j
overed that the pessimism that had
een making some headway on that
ide of the water is not justified,
'he statistical position is attracting |
lor? attention and the . weather;
lap is beginning to receive study |
tiough it is somewhat premature fcoj
ount upon its effect on farm work.!
'he excessive rains reported from
arts of the belt may prove to be a
ood thing for the crop if the;
round dries out in time to enable |
1nwin?> fn itio nn^Brtotcn flrnimH !
le usual time. Some parts of Texas
owever complain that rains have
elayed planting from one to two !
reeks. 1
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A much greater danger to thej
rop, and one more worthy of'
lought than the question of mois-j
are, is the lack of' sufficient fer
lizer. Fertilizer sales have not been
eavy. This is traceable in great
leasure zo the poverty of many
rowers and unwillingness on the
art of banks to finance cotton, par
icularly where other crops may be
ist as easily grown. The Cotton
inference at New Orleans voiced
lie sentimen in favor of restriction
f acreage and in many sections
ankers appear to have taken a
tronger stand on the decision to
liscourage reversion to the one
rop idea. Cotton grown in properly
ertilized ground is less liable to
toll weevil and other insect ravage
han cotton grown in unfertilized
r inadequately fertilized ground,
ixcessive heat or moisture at the
m>ng time also is better withstood
iy well-fertilized cotton plants. The
extent to which the ground is fer
ilzed at this time may prove of far
caching effect. Sales of fertilizer
his year has been officially estimat
>d as 16 per \ cent less than last
rear and 70 per cent less than two
rears ago.
Practically, the trade is now cut
;ing into a carryover. Spinners' tak
ngs since August 1 approximately
?qual the Ifc20-I921 crop of 8,200,
>00 to 8,300,000 bales, and it will
3e six month3 before the next crop
will be available for mill use. That
means that in the next six months
the carryover will be steadily reduc
ed and we shall have an opportunity
of learning how much of the accu
mulations of recent years?carried
in the surplus--are counted as cot
ton, yet are not spinnable.
We favor purchase of cotton on
the breaks and believe that July of
fers the greater possibilities at this
time. There should be many oppor
tunities of taking good trading
profits on bulges and of getting
back into the market after short re
actions. Unless the majority of
signs fail 20 cents will look low for
ctton long before July becomes the
spot month.
Profit taking in cotton seed oil
brought about a reaction and check
ed interest. The trend of the mar
ket well illustated the value of our
suggestion that profits be taken in
view of the improbability that the
market would proceed much furth
er. A readjustment downward was
to be expected in view of the freer
offerings of the actual induced by
the advancing market, and the fact
that a large number of the pur
chases at lower levels was hedge
[saves millions in
building industr'
Capital and Labor Getting Closer Tc
gether Through Board Say#
Rudolph Miller.
Chicago, March 11.?Strikes i
the national building industry hav
reduced and millions of dollars save
through the National Board of Juri;
dictional Awards, was stated in a r<
! port presented before the executiv
| board of the American Engineerin
Council of the Federated America
Engineering societies here today.
The report prepared by Rudolph
Miller, of New York, said ths
\ through the board, contracts an
! workers were being brought close
together and that the past year ha
witnessed "accomplishments of gres
i significance to the nation in the ac
justment of relations between cap
tal and labor."
Decisions of the jurisdictiont
board, the report stated, are recei\
ing recognition at the hands of th
federal courts, notably by forme
Judge K. M. Landis/ln a Chicago la
bor dispute.
The report expressed grave cor
cern over the attitude of the buildini
trades employers association of Ne^
York City, which it said, "is respon
sible for the decisions of the boar
not being universally obeyed.
"One discordant element in the na
tional building trades situation ac
cording to the report is the hostilit;
of the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners of Americ;
which has refused to submit its owi
disputes to the jurisdictional boan
except when forced to do so."
LENTEN SERVICE
Rev. A. J. Derbyshire will con
duct services in the Episcopa
church every Wednesday afternooi
at four o'clock during Lent.
SIX HUNDRED MILLIONS SPEN1
ON ROADS DURING PAST YEA!
The Bureau of Public Roads of th
United States Department of Agri
culture estimate the total expendi
ture for construction and mainte
nance of roads in the country ii
1921 to be $600,000,000. The source
of this fund are approximately a
follows: Motor-vehicle revenue, 1
per cent; State road bonds, 7 pe
cent; local road bonds, 33 per cent
State taxes and appropriations, 1
per cent; Federal aid, 14 per cent
county, township, and district taxe
and assessments, 14 per cent; an
miscellaneous 1 per cent.
MAN BORROWS $100
AND FORGETS ABOUT I'
San Jose, Calif., March 7.?Georg
Jones, laborer, is undoubtedly an
without argument the world's har
luck champion.
Twenty-five years ago Jones boi
rowed $100 from Mrs. F. N. Stewai
and agreed by note to pay 10 pe
cent interest per month, compounc
ed monthly.
Jones later left town and forg<
all about the debt.
Last month Mrs. Stewart brougl
suit to recover the money with inte:
est to' date. Jones today appeared i
court in answer to the summons an
admitted he owed the money.
"I'm ready to pay/* Jones tol
Judge J. R. Welch. "How much do<
it come to?"
"Just a minute. I'll work it out f<
you," said the judge.
He set to work. After an hour 1
sent out for a firm of accountant
who worked it out with higner math
matics and after two hours an noun
ed the sum.
The amount Jones owed was $34
840,332,904,685.16.
The court is in a dilemma, jud
ment for tj?e debt already being e
tered.
The sum, more than 34 trillion,
more than all the gold in the worl
! nil f.ho nA+.innAl Hphts and all the eu
rency.
Jones earns $200 a month as 1
borer.
buying toy trade interests who wou
liquidate their holdings when the
, requirements were filled throu(
I purchases of crude supplies. The r
. action in grain and the easier toi
i of the cotton market in the pa
j week contributed to the ease wi
which the advance in cotton oil w;
I
, checked. On any further recessio
however, we suggest repurchases <
the near months.
SPRINGS & CO.
i WANT LITTLE PRINCESS
Y OR PRINCE TO ADOPT?
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Moscow, March 11.?Little prin
ces and princcss by the score are
1 available in Russia for adoption by
j wealthy foreigners. The parents,
I where there are many willing', and
n ] even anxious, to let their children go
e: because of their own poverty and in
j ability properly to care for and edu
'"jcate them.
1 j The mother of Little Chaifi Khan,
6 i Prince Kadjar, a near pretender to
pp I '
6 the throne of Persia, is one of the
many who are willing to part with
their sons. Prince Kadjar's great
grandfather was one of two brothers
who disputed the Persian throne.
When he failed he fled to Russia,
where th^family became of some po
litical consequence. The correspond
ent has been told by many such
mothers that, unless they find some
means of getting their children a -
broad, the careers of the little ones
will be ruined. If ever private prop
erty is returned to the original own
ers, these children will recover vast
estates.
AMEUAN LITERARY SOCIETY
The Amelian literary Society of
the Due West Woman's College will
hold their annual celebration in
.Memorial Hall, Monday, March 13,
at 8 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited.
MANY WOMEN SEE
PRINCESS' WEDDING GIFTS
London, March 9.?Nearly 20,000
women inspected Princess Mary's
inn jj: "i. C+
1,4UU weuuillg j^HU) a L Ob. ucuiiCii
Palace today. Mile long lines gather
ed at the palace entrances before
- dawn waiting for hours in the wind
J and rain before the doors opened,
ii Traffic was blocked and special
police were called to regulate the
impatient women.
p The display was certainly the great
t est show of wedding presents ever
held in England and the crowds dem
e onstrated the interest taken by the
. women in Princess Mary's marriage.
Every strata of society from kitch
. en maids to peeresses, full of curi
1 osity and loyalty, with an irres'stible
s desire to personally see and inspect
s the royal palace salons, had to wait
g in line, no favoritism being shown by
r the police. In 3pite of the promi
. nence of some who drove up in ex
2 pensive automobiles, they were forc
. ed to take their place in line and
s await their turn.
j The greatest interest was shown
in Princess Mary's wedding gown,
which yas exhibited by orders of
Queen Mary.
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PREACHER IS WHIPPED
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d Negro Charged With Preaching
d Catholicism
j Atlanta, Ga., March 9.?Rev. P.
Henningham, a negro Methodist
preacher, who said he was a native
of the British West Indies, serving
as pastor of a church at Winder, Ga.f
today reported to Governor Hardwick
that masked white men last Monday
night whipped him and drove him out
of the county on the charge that he
was preaching Catholicism among the
negroes.
Henningham was accompanied to
the Governor's office by a delegation
of Atlanta negro Methodist preach
ers to whom he had reported his
case on arriving in Atlanta yester
day. He gave Governor Hardwifck a
detailed description of his experience
and also gave him a list of the
churches he has served since he join
ed the conference of his church and
race in this State five or six years
ago. He presented to Governor Hard
wick his credentials as a Methodisl
preacher and a member of the con
ference.
Governor Hardwick informed Hen
ningham that he would instruct th(
sheriff of Barrow County and th?
solicitor general of that circuit tc
make an immediate and thorougt
investigation and to leave no storn
unturned to apprehend the guiltj
parties and prosecute them to th<
? fullest extent of the law.
Id
W. A. HARRIS
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The Prints of Peace
' WasUigton Star.
"Some men," remarked the %i
i mirer of poetry, "go iito politics
with the idea of 1 earing footpvnts
| on tka sands of time."
"Some do," replied Senator S?*g
j hum. "And others are lucky if tkey
! get out -without having tkeir bhmfc
i prints taken."
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FINAL SETTLEMENT
| Estate of Mrs. Alma P. McDoaald,
Deceased.
| Take Notice that on the 10th day
j of April, 1922, I will render a final
account of my actings and doings &?
administrator of the estate of Mrs.
Alma P. McDonald, deceased, in the
office of judge of probate for Abbe
ville County at 10 o'clock a. m. and
on the same day will apply for a final
discharge from my trust as such ad
ministrator.
All persons having demands a
gainst said estate will present them
for payment on or before that day,
proven and authenticated or be for
ever barred.
r. f. Mcdonald,
Mar. 13, 1922 Administrator.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that certi
ficate No. 2 for 50 shares of the pre
ferred stock of Calhoun Falls Com
pany issued to A. P. Calhoun and
transferred by him to F. B. Grier and
T. P. Cothran who are now the legal
owners of same has been lost or des
troyed and that the undersigned as
| owners of said lost or destroyed cer
tificate of stock will apply to the cor
poration for a new certificate on the
17th. day of April, 1922.
F. B. GKIER
T. P. COTHBAN.
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