Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Lever Favors Liberal Ware house Aid. Asbury F. Lever, member1 of the federal farm loan board and for many years representative in con gress from the Seventh district, hint ed strongly last night that if a staunch leader for the movement to establish cotton warehouses by lib eral state aid was not found in the next two years that he would feel called upon to canvass South Caro lina in the gubernatorial race with this as his principal issue. Such a course would be a great sacrifice to himself, he said, but he added that he was determined to see to it that cotton farmer should be given all the advantages of the warehouse act. Mr. Lever was in Columbia for a few hours, en route from Kershaw, where he spoke yesterday, to Lex ington, to spend Sunday at his home. Mr. Lever is speaking at a number of meetings in the state conducted by the South Carolina division of the American Cotton Association, the extension service of Clemson Col lege, the state warehuse commission and the United States department of agriculture for the construction of warehouses, the employment of cot ton graders and for new members of the cotton association In these speeches Mr. Lever is ad vocating a system which will, he thinks, remedy the situation in the form of a warehousing arrangement whereby the state is to furnish at least half the cost of the warehouse and the community where it is built the other half. To raise these funds he believes that the state should is sue 20 year bonds. He says this will result in cotton being given credit value under section 13 of the federal reserve act. "The problem of distribution of cotton so as to bring to the farmer its real intrinsuc value is not alone the problem of the famer," says Mr. Lever, "but likewise that of every man, woman and child in the state and of all classes, and, therefore, every one should be interested and should help bear the burden of creat ing such agencies of distribution as shall bring to the producer the real value of his product by an adequate system of warehousing. Exeprts have said that storing capacity for 250, 000 additional bales is necessary to give the state a system which will care for 35 per cent of the cotton produced. This would cost $500,000. This could not succeed by voluntary cooperation, as the South has not learned this lesson, and can only do so if the state puts back of it its great resources, as it is a problem of , the state." , He advocates the state furnishing at least one-half of the necessary funds for the warehouse system to be raised by the sale of 20 year bonds. The state, under the direction of the warehouse commission, would select the stragetic points for the location of the warehouses, of which the pub lic would be given notice. When any community became able to provide one-half the state should be able to furnish the other half, he says. "If the state through legislative action should hold out this induce ment to the communities enough warehouses could be built in two or three years to meet the demand, and cotton will be given credit value un der Sec. 13 of the federal reserve act, which at present it does not and can not enjoy, and to make cotton good collateral," says Mr. Lever. The State. "Illiterate New York." Two hundred thousand persons above the age of 21 live in New York who can neither read nor write the English language. The "illiteracy dots" prepared on a census bureau map show them to be thickest on the lower East Side in Harlem and the Bronx. These people are American citizens. The figures compiled by the census bureau comprise only Man hattan and the Bronx. Of course it is recognized that a large percentage of these non-Eng lish speaking people are educated in their own languages. But what is of most concern to America is that they should be able to read and speak the language of their adopted country. In every section of the country there are men and women who do not make the slightest effort to leafn our language. Only enough of it for the purposes of business is assimi lated, and that little is "pidgin Eng lish," hard to understand by the average American. What is most needed and is plan ned now in New York is a "go to school" drive, that the board of edu cation believes will ? counteract the conditions existing in the city. Edu cation in the language of America is essential for an understanding and assimilation of her ideals and tradi tions. Without that no true citizen ship can result.-Columbia Record. Figuring It Out. From the standpoint of a sport, Cox and Roosevelt have practically a sure thing chance at the polli. In the most matter-of-fact calculations their prospects are better than those of Harding and Cooledge. Let us see. The Cox and Roosevelt ticket starts out with the Solid South and New Mexico and Arizona. This gives them 181 electoral votes. Cox is counted on with certainty to deliver the twenty-four votes of Ohio to his ticket:. Roosevelt is practically cer tain to bring forty-five more from New Ycrk. This total gives the Democrats ?n even 250 of the 266 electoral votes necessary for a choice. The electoral college has 531 votes and it will be seen at a glance that the Democrats have a splendid chance to gather the sixteen ballots, necessary to their salted down 250 to win. They have twenty-nine states from which to draw these sixteen votes. Vice Presi dent Marshall says that his state of Indiana will give its 15 votes to Cox. This puts the Democrats within one vote of the goal. Governor Edwards of New Jer sey says that state is going Demo cratic by a good majority. Califor nia by thirteen votes, Colorado with Edge Flour, Corn a Am now ready to serv just completed a strict] with all latest machine Our machine is the Ar Mill system. Bring y and eat home-made fie thing you secure store We also shell and gr grind your next meal, take care of your stock E. s. JO: OPPOSITE SOUTHER! EDGEFIEI We Can Give Yoi on Mill Work anc Large stock of Rough and Di Immediate Woodward : QUALITY Corner Roberts and Du; '.it Fine Steels form M A X \ Search for the sinews discover new steels, fin steels manufactured to IV HAMILTON Edgefiel six votes, Michigan with fifteen votes, not to mention any other, doubtful cmmonwealths, where the Democrats have the best of the bar gain, insures Democratic victory. Governor Cox shows every evi dence of putting in the campaign both speed and power. He has demon strated that he is an expert cam paigner and a successful vote-getter. It is no ordinary office-seeker who comes to the post after winning a seat in congress and governorship thrice over in a leading state tradi tionally, normally and famously Re publican. It is no ordinary adminis trator who can show to the satisfac tion of taxpayers of his state that he has made good. Mr Roosevelt is likewise a giant in campaigning and in the winning of votes. Every wing of the Democratic party, except the professional dis senters, who never should have been credited to the party, have lined up for Cox and Roosevelt. If we all keep at work and watch the enemy closely he can pull no camouflage victories. Supremacy is written on our banner in 1920.-Columbia Rec ord. Dr King's Hew Discover) THE COUGH. CUn?S THE LUNfift field nd Seed Mill e the public. Have ly modern flour mill ry and conveniences, nerican Marble Flour our wheat right along mr-better than any bought. ind corn. Have us Our feed mill will : wants. HNSON ? RAILWAY DEPOT -D, S. 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At this election only such resident electors as pay taxes on real or per sonal property shall be. allowed to vote. The polls shall open at 8 o'clock a. m., and close at 4 o'clock p. m., and in all respects comply with Sec. 1742, Gen. School Law of South Carolina. W. W. FULLER, E. H. FOLK. Co. Board Education, Edgefield, S. July 6, 1820. J. D. HOLSTEIN Successor to Penn & Holstein Prescription Druggist Pure Drugs and Chemicals Our prices are reasonable. Our 75 years of service to the people insure efficiency and We Solicit Your Continued Patronage SALESMAN WANTED. Lubricating Oil, Grease, Paint, Specialties, whoie or part time. Corn Mission basis.' Samples free. Men arith-car or rig. Write for attractive ;erms. Riverside Refining Co., Cleveland, Ohio. THE FARMERS BANK OF EDGEFIELD, S. C. Capital and Surplus Profits - - - $190,000.00 Total Resources Over.$800,000.00 SAFETY AND SERVICE IS WHAT WE OFFER TO THE PUBLIC Open your account with us for the year 1920. 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