Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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General Horace Porter, Who Was Present, Gives Correct Statement of Surrender. To the Editor of The State: The recent death of Gen Horace Porter at the advanced age of 85 has called to mind correspondence with him some years ago with reference to the surrender of Gen. Lee at Appo mattox. Gen. Porter was present at the surrender as a member of Gen eral Grant's staff, acting as his sec retary. I wrote to him on February 6, 1916, asking him to advise me defi nitely whether or not General Lee tendered his sword to General Grant, adding that my information was that General Lee had never tendered his sword to General Grant. General Por ter promptly replied, his letter being as follows: "New York, Feb. 15, 1916 "Dear Sir: In reply to your letter of the 6th, I would say that you are quite correct. General Grant had no thought of asking General Lee for his sword, and the latter did not tender ?t. s Yours truly Horace Porter." This unequivocal statement from a gentleman of General Porter's stand ing, present at the surrender, ought j to settle this question for all time, and set at rest a popular myth. Francis H. Weston. Columbia, June 4. Millionaires and the Price of Eggs.. Tariff evangelists are busy in the j South seeking converts to their couse from among the ranks and the far-! mers. For the most part these preach ers of the tariff doctrine represent! manufacturing interests, those in fant (?) industries which have pro duced so many millionaires. There fore one is justified in looking upon | their preachments with suspicion and juestion their interest in the price of eggs and such other commodities as the farmers have to sell. Mr. Kirby is undoubtedly much more interested 1 in a high tariff on lumber than he is in putting up the bars against Chi nese eggs, but if he can get a small tariff on eggs he figures that the far- ' mer consumers of lumber are acces sories to the tariff crime and can not go into court with clean hands. There aer other features to the tariff question worth considering, but all may be traced back to the same source, the manufacturer and his de sire to have an exclusive market in this country for his product at any price that he may ask and at the same time have the privilege of unloading his 'surplus in free trade countries at anything he can get. The manu facturer of woolen goods pulls an oar in the same boat with Mr. Kirby and other lumber kings. A small tar iff on raw wool would be welcomed by the manufacturer providing he can have a much higher tariff on the finished product. Mr. John H. Kirby has recently de veloped a wonderful interest in the price of eggs. Down at San Antonio he told his audience that the Chinese hens were about to put the American bird out of business, nnotwithstand ing our more efficient methods of breeding and feding. The Dallas News takes issue with his argumennts ?nd conclusions and presents a few figures worth considering by egg producers before they accept Mr. Kirby's state ments as conclusive. The News in forms us that the American hens laid 1,957,000,000 dozen eggs in 1920 exclusive of the millions of dozens consumed on the farms and in city homes where poultry is kept. That during the same year there was im ported from China 846,671 dozens of eggs in shell and ^,814,087 dozen in other forms, making a total of 7, 661,758 dozen, or four-tenths of one per cent of the number produced and marketed in the United States. Dur ing that same year the Unied States exported over 12,000,000 dozen eggs, or nearly twice as many as were im ported. We add to the figures presented by The' News by stating that total im portations of eggs from all countries in 1920 amounted to 1,708,701 doz en in shell and 29,022,577 pounds of dried and frozen eggs. But this ad dition is not sufficient to cause poul trymen of this country any serious worry.-Furm & Ranch. Eyes scientifically examined and j glasses properly fitted. GEO. F. MIMS, Optometrist-Optician, Edgefield, S. C. Notice. As the Federal Land Bank will re sume the making of loans to farmers, I will receive and file applications for loans for farmers. S. McG. SIMKINS. Teacher "I Supply Equals i Demand. "Back to the schoolroom" on part of men and women who f up school work during the fat y< following immediately after the is one result of the process of flation now going on over the st according to W. H. Jones and J. Shealy. Mr. Jones is president of of the largest teachers' agencies the South and Mr. Shealy is re trar of the state teachers bureau, erated in connection with the si department of education. These i men are in position to speak with thorityvwith regard to matters h ing to do with teachers in this st? . Mr. Jones said many men and 1 men who were in the teaching p fession before the war took up ot work during the war, but that n they are coming back. Some of th who are again entering the sehe room have been engaged in rubi and tire manufacturing establi ments, others found employment chemists, mechanics, electricians a civil engineers. Wages in these tablishments have been cut in ma instances and some of them hi closed down entirely ,so that th employees are seeking work el where, and the schoolroom is feeli the effect. Mr. Shealy said that considerable number of men and Y men who had been doing clerical wo ?were arranging to take up teachi again in the fall. ! The shifting of teachers from o place to another this year will be co fined largely to teachers, among t lower grades and to those, holding t smaller principalships. Last year, M Jones said, there was an unprec dented shift affecting the larg schools such as those of Florene Cheraw and others. This year m< holding the better positions are stan ing pat and will remain where th< are. Cuts in Salaries. As regards salaries, Mr. Jones sa that they were almost at a stam still, and was of the opinion that the would become stable around 75 p< cent of the highest salaries paid du ing the war period. Among the smal er schools he said there was a tei dency to cut salaries somewhat, e: pecially in those localities whei schools, in order to secure teacher: had had to pay more than their ir come warranted. Mr. Shealy said that some cuts o about 1 per cent of the war time sa aries had taken place. During the wa many schools raised the salaries be ing paid considerably, this being don irr order to secure- teachers and alsi in a desire to place teachers' salarie somewhat on a parity with salarie in other businesses and professions Anticipate No Shortage. Both of these men said that th indications were that there would bi no shortage this year, and that th< supply was about equal to the de mand. They did not think that manj schools would be forced to remair closed this fall because of inabilitj to secure teachers. Mr. Shealy said the state board ol examiners, the board which examine; and grades the papers of teachers taking the examinations for licenses to teach, had approximately 3,000 ap plications as a result of the May ex aminations. These papers are now be ing graded by the three members of the board. While the supply of grammar grade teachers promises to be adequate to meet the demand, Mr. Jones said there was a strong demand for teach ers for high schools, for preparatory school academies and that there was a shortage of teachers of the modern languages and of physics. The demand for teachers of manual training is al so strong. The public school is perhaps today occupying a more prominent place in the minds of South Carolinians than ever before and the people are taking much interest in it, realizing the han dicap under which children labor who have not had the opportunity of at tending school. With an adequate supply of teachers, and the people alive to the importance of their schools, the prospects for good work this year are encouraging-The The House We Live in. I live in a house as old as I I build on it day by day, For I want room for friends that pass by And strangers that come my way. My house is not perfect, as some may view it, But one thing I certainly know, As I saw the line, I've tried to hew it, Regardless of worldly show. And friend or stranger who comes to bide a while, Will find always a cozy corner; A friendly handclasp, a cheery smile, And a welcome from the owner. W. S. G. HEATH. 5 Per Cent on Farm Paper. Washington.-Reduction of fed eral reserve rediscount rates and time extension of loans on agricultural paper were favored at a meeting Sat urday of nineteen senators of the new agricultural "bloc." A bill by Senator Capper, republican, Kansas, to add the secretaries of agriculture and commerce to the federal reserve board was also indorsed. Senator Smith, democrat, South Carolina, was delegated by the "bloc" to discuss such legislation with Sec retary Mellon and other government officials. The senator has drafted a tentative bill amending the federal reserve act to make the time limit on agricultural loans one year, in lieu of the present six months' limit, when secured by warehouse receipts. Senator Smith has discussed with President Harding the question of re ducing the rediscount rate on agri cultural paper to 3 per cent as well obtaining more credit for agricultur ists. He received a letter Saturday from the president in reply to reso lutions adopted by the cotton consul tation conference in New York last month. The conference recommended reduction of the rediscount to 5 per cerit and also increased credits through the federal reserve system. President Harding, in response to the resolutions wrote Senator Smith an expression of "appreciation of the expression made by the conference." The president added, that "many of the suggestions are receiving the at tention of the administration in the most effective way possible." Senator Smith gave out a state ment declaring that he had found the president "enthusiastic in his desire to relieve, as far as possible, the pres ent unfortunate and disastrous con dition in which the agricultural in terests of the country are." "The administration seems desir ous," said Senator Smith, "to extend credit to the cotton producers and to open up the farm markets as i*apidly and as extensively as possible." Every department of the govern ment having to do, with finance and commerce that he has visited, he add ed, are earnestly at work to meet this desperate situation and to relieve it. Taking Census of Low Grade Cotton. Washington.-A special census of low grade cotton is being taken by the department of commerce under arrangement reached with Secretary Hoover by Senator Smith, democrat, South Carolina. The latter declared recently in the senate that govern ment cotton statistics were mislead ing, in that they failed to show the amount of low grade cotton on hand, and contended that there was a real shortage of spinriable?, cotton. In advising Senator Smith of the department's low grade cotton cen sus, Secretary Hoover said: "In accordance with our conversa tion the other day I have sent direc tions out to all of the cotton enumer ators to determine the amount of off grade cotton in public warehouses, and such other storage as they can se cure. I am told that it is very diffi cult to get a true statement of this on account of the fear that such in formation might injure the credit of the warehouse men. "In order to overcome this preju dice I have authorized the enumerat ors to state that the government is anxious to discover the volume of this quality of cotton in order that they might better organize for its disposal, and to endeavor to secure the co-op eration of the warehouse people ip getting at the true situation." Better Times for the Farmer. Business men the country over pro fess to see better times just ahead. Those who make it a business to diag nose industrial conditions claim that improvement is already noticeable. Those engaged in every occupation a 3 looking forward to what is term ed normal conditions. Bettev business in cities and in industrial lines certainly means better times, for the producers of raw ma terials, it is now conceded by every one that farmers are entitled to and should receive better returns on their investments and for their labor. That being the case, farmers who are mak ing a study of their own business should receive a fair share of the prosperity tint is to be. Farmers everywhere are looking upon their business from every angle. They realize that they must do more than produce and that the selling end is just as important as any other phase of their work. Therefore, they are organizing for the purpose of put ting their products on the market at a fair price and not for just what the buyer offers. If one or any number of the organizations now in existence fail, Mr. Farmer.will keep on organiz ing until he secures a plan which will insure him a just share of the wealth he produces.-Farm & Ranch. CLEMSON COLLEGE SOUTH CAROLINA'S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND AGRICULTURAL W. M. RIGGS, President * . 1571 ACRES OF LAND. .VALUE PLANT OVER $2,300,000.00. ENROLLMENT 1919-'20, 1014. i OPERATED UNDER STRICT MILITARY DISCIPLINE. DEGREE COURSES Agricultural (Seven Majors). Architecture. Chemistry. Chemical Engineering. Civil Engineering. Electrical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Textile Industry. Industrial Education. General Science. SHORT COURSES Agricultural. Textile Industry. Pre-Medical. SUMMER SCHOOL June 13-July 23 Agricultural Teachers.' Cotton Graders. College Make-up. Removals of Entrance Conditions. Agricultural Club Boys. VALUE OF A TECHNICAL EDUCATION A technical education is the best insurance against hard times. In earning capacity, it may equal an estate of $50,000. For the untrain ed are the positions of poverty and obscurity. Times are hard in South Carolina, but the cost of an education at Clemson College is comparatively low,-sufficiently low to be within the reach of any ambitious young man in South Carolina. Scholarships, free tuition and the payment by the United States Gov ernment to R. O. T. C. students, still further reduce the cost. ' Do not allow the financial difficul ties to keep you from entering col lege this fall to prepare yourself for the opportunities that lie ahead. SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXAMINA TIONS The college maintains one hun dred and seventy four-year scholar ships in the Agricultural and Tex tile Courses. Each scholarship means $400 to help pay expenses and $160 for tuition apportioned equally over the four years. Also fifty-two scholarships in the One-Year Agricultural Course, these scholarships are worth $100 and tui tion of $40. The scholarships must be won by competitive examinations which are held by each County Su perintendent of Education on July 8th. It is worth your while to try for one of these scholarships. Credit for examinations passed at the county seat will be given to those 'who are not applying for scholarship but for entrance. R. 0. T. C.-Clemson is a member of the senior division of the Reserve Officers Training Corps. AH R. O. T. C. students receive financial assistance from the Federal Government, this reaching about $200 per year during the junior and senior classes. FOR FULL INFORMATION WRITE OR WIRE / THE REGISTRAR, CLEMSON COLLEGE, S. C. APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE ORDER RECEIVED SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ' COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD. N THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. tank of Western Carolina, John ston, S. C., Plaintiff. Against Ed ward Mathis, H. G. Eidson, V. E. Edwards and George Williams, Defendants. .'o the Defendants Above Named: You are hereby summoned and re [uired to answer the complaint in his action, a copy of which is here with served upon you and to serve . copy of your answer to the said omplaint on the subscriber at his ffice at Edgefield, South Carolina, irithin twenty (20) days after the ervir-! hereof, exclusive of the day f such service; and if you fail to iiswer the complaint within the time foresaid, the. plaintiff in this action rill apply to the court for the re ief demanded in the complaint. T. B. GRENEKER, Plaintiff's Attorney. Edgefield, S. C., 1 May 19th, 1921. 'o the Defendant, Edward Mathis, Above Named: Take notice that the complaint in his action, together with the Sum ions, of which the foregoing is a opy, was filed in the offices of the Jlerk of Court of Common Pleas, at idgefield, in the County of Edge ield, and state of South Carolina, n the 17th day of May 1921. T. B. GRENEKER, Plaintiff's Attorney. Attest : W. B. Cogburn, C. C. C. P., E. C., S. C. 5-18-6t. Farmers Can Borrow Money Now The Federal Loan Act has been eclared constitutional. The Federal iand Bank at Columbia will begin usiness soon. We have been author zed by the secretary of the local as ociation to take applications from armers for loans on real estate. All armers who wish to borrow money an procure application blanks at our ffice. Avail yourself at once of this pportunity. _ N. G. EVANS. C. T. BURNETT. Candidate for Cotton Weigher. I respectfully announce that I am . candidate for re-election to the cf ice of public cotton weigher for the own of Edgefield. I have served on y one term and the experience I lave gained will enable me to ren ier more efficient service in the fu ure. If elected for a second term, I ?ledge the same faithful and impar ial service that I have rendered in he past. W. G. 3yrd. Would you buy more gas if you :ould get it for 26 cents? Come in ind let's talk it over. YONCE & MOONEY. f - i Cheap Advice Advice is one of the cheapest things in the world. It's as free as air. No matter what yoor trouble may be, jost let it be known and advice will come piling in. The old maid knows just how to rear children, the bachelor knows just how a wife should be bandied, and even a bald-headed draggist can seil hair tonic . and get away with it. But the advice you seek, not the kind that is volunteered, is the kind y ou want We are not a volunteer in the advice business, but if you are a patron of our bank and ask advice on finan cial matters we will be glad to help you in any way .we can. \ The Bank of Trenton, S. C. l ???? M ; ?:c;; >:< i >;( ; >:( I >.( ; >:( ; >:< ? >:r J ?:< I YA ; YA I ?A Z YA I >:r; *. Barrett & Company (INCORPORATED) COTTON FACTORS r Augusta - N- - - - Georgia COMUMBIA SUPPLY 823 West Gervais St Attention Campers and Contractors You are probably planning to take a camping out trip of some sort, in which case you should have a first class new Wall Tent, as shown by cut. Can give you Tent 9 feet 4 inches by ll feet 8 inches of 10 oz. "Demp" material for $21.50, or 12 oz.. "Usamp" material for $25.50. COMPANY Columbia, S. C. ARRINGTON BROS. & CO. Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in Corn, Oats, Hay and all Kinds of Feeds Gloria Flour and Dan Patch Horse Feed Our Leaders Corner Cumming and Fenwick Streets On Georgia R. R. Tracks Augusta, Ga. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED See our representative, C. E. May.