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PRESIDENT BA SPE/ Farmers Appeal to G o ver; But ?.s Men Who Ha Value to the People. AH national president of tho Fann ers* Union, I feel it my i in pe ra i tve duty, In the pr?seme of a great cri sis, to give to tho public nu expres sion, not only of my own opinion, but that of the greal National Con vention of the Farmers' inion, which has just adojuraed Its annual con vention, held at Forth Worth, Texas. Tiie sorrowful and disastrous war in Eurolie has had, In a business ?ense, a most disastrous effect upon the producers of the United States. We are but at the, beginning of that war. No living man can safely pre dict how lor* lt will la./.- and, there fore, nore of us can toresee ju..t how soon tins unintentional embargo up on mi foreign trade will continue. Natu ally, the destruction In Europe will make a demand for our su per drons foodstuffs just as soon as shipping facilities can be provided for getting these foodstuffs to the hungry millions of Europe. With our great staple-cotton the situation is different. Europe takes an average of 60 per cent of the cotton crop. The demand from Europe has absolutely ceased, with no immediate prospect of a renewal of thal demand. It is possible that England may take a reduced amount, but it is very eel tain that the amount which England can use, when en gaged in a life and death struggle, will bo greatly reduced. As I Bee lt-and tIii? is also the opinion of my colleagues, probably fiO per cent of the cotton crop will be unsalable during the present cot ton season at any price whatsoever; and this will mean that tho other half will be sold at a price far below tho cost of production. I have never been a pessimist-my temperament rather leading me to the opposite v'ow; but wo are con fronted to-day with a situation so grave that it would be worse than criminal for me to minimize till? sit nation, or io fall in M-ttiiiR '< forth plainly. Numero is y ? . .my ettn rix urti bc ITU- ruarle hastily hy inefly ol om 8pl< nd??! rio ei\H who have thc Lest intentions, and who want to relieve the situation. These efforts, how ever well meaning, and however worthy of our regard, will of neces sity fall. One and all of them, when narrowed down, means that the peo ple of the colton hell must, out of their own resources, invest at least $400,000,000 in cotton witli the pros pect of holding ii one year. While there are a large number of people in (lie cotton belt who could buy and hold some cotton one year as an In active Investment, the mere state ment o!' the fact, which is true, that it will require $400,000.000, proves the utter impossibility of th?' cot ton belt, out of its own resources, putting this immense sum of money into an active investment. Since 1 S7 'i we have had several panics in this country, in each case the financial equilibrium has been chiefly restored by our exports of cotton, which ostabllshed our for eign credit and brought to us im mense stores of gold. lt is by fai llie largest single item in our for eign trade. it is indeed our main reliance for keeping us in a healthy condition, ind from becoming too dee] lj > -d to other nations, lt i." the roc.lt upon which re>-ts ali the |v.*03] er ' one-third of our couti try and .. . one-third of our pop ulation. All men are fond of recognizing, in speech, the service! of tho far 111? r who clothes and feeds humanity; hut the time li.is now come when this friendly expression must be concret ed into the deed, it is absolutely true that the situation i* so urgent, and the sum needed BO great, that no other power in this conni ry, ex cepl the government, can get ade quate action quickly enough to save Die farmers, who are losing every .lay millions of dollars. I" tlx" st.ong lnter-de;?endencc which exists between all classes, the farmer,, when lie goes to destruction, will not go alone. The merchant and the country banker, the doctor atol the fertilizer men, to all of whom ho owes money, wm Bnare iiis fortunes. The wholesaler ami the manufactu rer, and Iii., big hanker, to whom ?the country merchant? and the coun try bankers owe money, will share his fortunes. If the cataclysm must come, it is not going t?, be merely a farmers' cataclysm. if the farmer had been to blame for this situation by Iiis neglect of sound economic principles ami his determination to raise nunc stllM" than the world needs, he would de serve no sympathy. But this ho has not done. For several years past, V.KS TO PEOPLE. nment. Not as Mendicants, ive Been of Immeasurable j the world lias taken our entire sup ply of cotton at a fair price, and the present crop is only normal. Mut for I he unforeseen complications brought about by the European war. tho farmer would have obtained bis usual fair price and the country would have prospered. The tobacco farmer is no better condition than the cotton farmer. Indeed, some say that his situation is worse, if that be possible. This brings us to the one practical rem edy: Tho strength and credit of the people's government must bo utilized for tho protection of one-third of the peuple who are facing the (le st ruction of their material Interests. In such an emergency, If the Con gress of our country is not willing to use the governmental power for the salvation of the people, there isl something radically wrong with the Congress. Hear in mind that this coton crop is intrinsically worth at least 12 \ cents per pound, which it has aver aged for the last few years, for it lias no substitute on earth. All the linen, all the wool, all the silk goods on earth would not clothe one-half of the people. Cotton is the main stay of the world when it comes to clothing. For all food products one could lind a substitute. For cotton j there is no substitute. Government help, therefore, would not mean that government was giv ing anything to anybody, but merely that che government was tiding over these people in an emergency and would n?'t its money back with inter- j est. Tlie government has helped a great many other interests without getting its money back. It has bellied tlie manufacturers with a pro tective tariff for many years, lt has helped the railroads by giving them j untold millions of acres of land. | When this war brok? out, and there ' were two or three hundred thousand : Americans in Eutope, iv I thou I a mo-1 j ie rn Cf delay it found ships and gold j to semi to fly rope p. nd bring them ' i?. wi tho-vt any regard tis to w !:.. ii)t;i tho mono} ...... pulu ui not. ? has spent $400.000,000 to build the Manama Canal for the benefit of the world's commerce. it is about to spend $35,000,000 to build a rail mad in. Aiaska. which has a total ' population ol' ?;.">,000, for tlie devel- ! opinent of Alaska. lt spends yearly | $40,000.000 or S.'iO,imo,non on a so called river and harbor bill, known { as the "pork barrel.'' which smells j to heaven with its rottenness. Win-:; i a good many thousand Mexican sol-j diers, witli their women, refugeed j across tlie Kio (?rand?', tile govern-! mein Interned them for many months j in this ..omitry and spent a very large sum ot' money td keep them in comfort, which money lias not the remotes.! prospect of ?-ver returning. lt lias found money, apparently, for everything and everybody except the producers of the country, and the producers have heretofore asked not bing. Now they ask that their government, which can be so liberal in every other direction, come to their relief, WITHOUT R ! SK OK LOSS, for th'? li rsl bale of cotton that our government buys at a fair price j would fix the price of the whole crop and insure our farmers safety. In the preseat situation I and those who agree with mo do not ap pro.?, 1, tiie government as mendi cants; lint as men who have been of enormous value to all the people; and feel that we are but asking ele mentary justice when we ask the government to stand by us in a crisis which is not of our making, and when we know that the government (hies not risk the loss of a single penny in so doing. The demand is so urgen! that we feel entitled to as prompt action on the part of Congress as tlie Congress gave when it was appropriating money and ordering out ships to l?ring American refugees from Eu rope, and these refugees, who were primarilv pleasure-seekers, would never bave Ixen able to take their pleasures in Eurolie but for the labor of tlie men who aro now confronted with srnii tremendous loss. Representative Mot? I leur . , of Texas, has introduced into the Low,: House of Congress a bill which will save the day. Mut Con gress bas already plainly indicated that i; will do nothing unless pres sure ls brough! to bear upon it; and the purpose of this letter is to ask that every farmer, and every true friend of the farmer, who reads this, will set him down instantly and write to his Congressman and his Senator, demanding the instant pass-, age of .his bill. If the Senator? and I Congressmen can be made to feel 1 i FEO. GOVERNMENT ? fi lt? Power to Remedy SlAj ?u - Stat? Legislatures tl io u _ Washington, Sept. It - A.; ' 'g consideration officials 1.? ?<? % v hired that tho Federa nv, it .an take no further ste|?j to > ot ton producers to meet the --mal conditions caused by t an war. The Treasury Departir as announced ?ts determination ac cept warehouse receipts .is a ) tor additional national bark ci i V, but the friends of a plan tor val orization of the cotton n>;i h t succeeded in convincing govt ? nt officials of its desirabilit) otflcials who have studied < dtu ation feel that any rented! 8 taken lies in tho cotton m< selves and in the State Legit Some of these students b lev i valorization ot a i>art of tho ? nt crop by the cotton prod' Any ates ls entirely feasible and votlh ^ helpful. The Idea is hoi among government exper s i that State Legislatures, whete n< should pass legislation i ll '?'0 crop next year and fo iug years if desired. lt was pointed out to-day t ur ther Federal measures to lld ot tOM men might bring < 'lie government a demand fron r sections for similar assi lane? tose familiar with condition In ton growing St;..es sa: that 'S been demonstrated for ea) a reduction in the amour >f I >p would work no banish i bu 0 the advantage of the p idutv vd efforts to insure such rei il, however, have failed, mid tl def hope now is in legisl 'ion h would tax over-product; Those Interested boli. 'e ductlon in cotton grovlng > ld mean that thousands of i o ductlve land In tho Soi li ., lie turned over to other ai J mo t of itahle crops, which wo dd i' ! a market for the coton pi duce '. he proposed conference of MPV, of Southern States, recent li sn od by the Governor of Al? ina at tracting attention in th ?on n. How To dive Quinine To C M? rea. FKBRILINE ls the trade-mark name f u to an rji 'r'nr tt ls r Tust?' *nm r'?sa .. to take - tl 'int* thi .tomacli. C ? ir -. t ta . .( i. -. >><?cr know ll'li Ontalne. r ' n> eat>c;rlai1y adapted to adults whcyM?Boj " r .,. not T?*^ *fctr nt I cana? nen -III?IM<?IIS ??or rli-ginylj l)?."^cVa. Tr> it lite ^ ? linn- you need Qa-. lu.* for! S. ?tr pur i.o?r. Av*-: tor 8-oiwce original pacVKt Vhe luuci,-X . lili i r -u.o. -. Mr. Drown to the People. Westminster, Sept. 11. -Editor Keowee Courier: Please allow me space in your paper to thank my friends tor their splendid support on September 8th, and the people all over the county for the kind and courteous treatment shown me dur ing the campaign, tor all ol which I am deeply grateful, and I assure them that 1 will serve the interests of the whole county to the best of my ability. Sincerely. .lames ll. Urown. I I'-ii II ic m arl Kev. M. J. Moore's. Mountain Rest. R. K. I). No. 1. Sept. 12.-Special: There will be a reunion at the home of Kev. and Mrs. M. .1. Moore on tho fourth Sun day in September, from Ul o'clock a. m. to ?1 p. m., Rev. and Mrs. Moore having been married 50 years, and they are now in failing health. The publ . is cordially invited to attend and bring a basket along. Let us take dinner together. Mr. Moore ls almost blind. We will have some speaking and music. Invigorating to tho P?le and Sickly The Old Standard general atrengthenlng tonic, GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, driv?e out Malaria.enriches the blood.and builds upthe sys tem. A true tonic. For adults aud children. SOC Mr. litisk Appreciates Vote. Editor Keowee Courier: " I desire through your columns to express to the voterB of Oconce my Depreciation ol' their substantial support in the lirst primary in my race for Supervi sor of Registration. Wnlle I was not among the fortunate ones 1". the race, still my every recollection of the campaign is pleasant. ( made many new friends in all sections; I enjoyed the "outing" among Oco nee's good people, and I am gratified Indeed at the handsome vote that I received. I have nothing but the best of good wishes for all those who supported me as well as those whose judgment led them to support other candidates. Very truly, Wade ll. Lusk. Salem, Sept. io, ".ii i. that the farmers and their friends In this country demand this adion.they will get it; and until they are made to feel that way, they will not move. I most earnestly, therefore, urge upon voa ?be necessity of liutant ac llon, ?f you feel, as I do, thc Import ance of saving tho business situation in tliis repu..He. C. S. barrett. Atlanta. Ga., Sept. 9, 1911. PRESIDENT B. W. HA HHS SP) VKS Issues statement UN to Cotton Situa tion-Everybody Must Help. Columbia, Sept. IO.-The State Farmers' Union has issued the fol lowing announcements to the farm ers of the State: To the Farmers. Hankers. Mer chants, Business and Prosessional Men of South Carolina: At the meeting of I he National Farmers' Union last week in Fort Worth, Texas, a committee was appointed to present to Congress the need of di rect aid from the Treasury of the United States to prevent the bank ruptcy of the South, and the impair ment of the national resources and tho credit which such a calamity would entail. This committee con sists of 40 of the most prominent members of the union in the 33 States that are organized; the mem bers of the grain growing States be ing anxious to help by their influ ence to prevent what all recognized would be a national disaster, 'the im poverishment of the South. The expenses of such a committee for maintenance and travel (and no one is to receive a dollar of compen sation for his time and services) will be very considerable, sine- postage and telegrams will be included. lt will doubtless amount to $200.000 if tho committee has to wage a cam paign for State legislative action to reduce cotton acreage to a point that i will make lt safe for the national government to do what we will ask of it. If this work is done effectively it will be necessary for South Carolina to raise as her share of this fund $f>00 to $r,,000, according to the length of time required and the num ber of workers that will have to be employed. If the members had kept up their dues in the union as the value of its work justifies, n id the farmers on the outside, who always share in the good the union does in such times as this, were in the un ion, there would be enough money in our treasury to meet such an emergency. I would rather see in the ranks of the union every worthy farmer contributing his mite of dues and working together for every wor thy cause thav to have to make such i ' as his. But we cannot wait Men. m The need of financial nf e.- -..ght now. And all merchants, business and ptQL'Qosionai :..^.i as well as farmers are Invited to contribute to this cause as their ability and desire to heh) may dictate. This fight was begun by the Far mers' Union. When our people were serenely enjoying the anticipation of the prosperity they felt this harvest would bring, the Farmers' Union of South Carolina at t ho Anderson meeting sounded the alarm. A few days later its cotton committee call ed on Col. E. .1. Watson to assemble the Southern Cotton Congress, and Its cotton committee, by mail and wire, exhausted its resources to g all the unions from Texas and Okla homa to Virginia lined up at Wash ington. Members of its cotton com mittee interviewed Secretary Mc Adoo and members of Congress, and we have backed every effort of our fellow members of the Cotton Con gress and Southern Cotton Associa tion and carried the campaign into the National Farmers' Union, where we have enlisted the active sympathy and support of our fellow members of the great Northwest. These things are here enumerated to show that we are deserving of your sympathy not merely in words, but in actual cash contributions to help iii? cause. Personally I have given my time and much of my own expense, until 1 cannot give much more. I was selected by President Barrett as one of a sub-committee of four to go straight from the National Union to Washington, just stopping long enough at my home to give I some general directions about my own affairs and catch up with the ac cumulated correspondence. I think this compliment to our State was due to the logical position which l took that we must first help our selves to show that we are worthy of help. I would not go to Washington at all just to raid the national treas ury, but I am going to help secure treasury assistance bas od on our willingness to make '.he treasury safe by national or State control of acreage for I li I 5. Send all contributions to .1. Whit tier Heid, Secret ?i ry State Farmers' Union, No. 807 Union National Bank Building, Columbia, S. C., who will receipt for same and publish how used when the campaign is over. E. W. Dabbs. President 8. C. I< armers' Union. Mayesville. S C.. Sept. 0. 11)14. Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cure. The worst cases, no matter o? how loner staiulinii, are cured by the wonderful, oM reliable Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Ilcnlinir Oil. It relieves I'..in and Heals nt thc ?ame time. 25C, SOC, $!.< I Electric wiring is to bc taught in the public schools of Louisville. GOVERNOR BL EXTRA S Nothing to Be Considered ingf to Relief of Cottoi Present Members of vember. Columbia, Sept. 10.-Governor Blease to-night Issued an official proclamation calling an extraordi nary session of the Legislature to meet in Columbia on the ?th day of October. The special session has been particularly called to consider the present and future condition of the State as a result of the prostra tion of the cotton movement follow ing 'the European war. The formal proclamation reads as follows: suite of South Carolina, Executive Chamber. Proclamation. Whereas, it has been made to ap pear to me by representations of many citizens of the State and by resolutions of organized bodies rep resenting the cotton growers of bis State, that a condition has arisen within the last few weeks whereby the price of cotton has declined to such an extent that it is impossible for this staple product of our State to be sold except at a ruinous loss, and that there is no way whereby any arrangements or combinations can be made to save the cotton grow ers from being absolutely sacrificed, and many of our citizens of this class will become penniless and with out further means for the payment of their debts, planting of their crops and the support of their families; and, further, that the financial con dition of the country has become such that at present-and in all probability will continue to be such for some time-lt is impossible to obtain credit on the security of their cotton, except at a ruinous and pro hibitive rate, if at all; that this con dition is wide-spread and through out the entire cotton growing sec tions of the State; and it being made further to appear that it is im possible for these working classes of our citizens to ootain adequate means for the support of their fami lies dependent upon their labor, and that they are unable to borrow money on account of insufficient col lateral or security, unless it be at a ruinous rate; thal such condition of credit as exists, and lack of confi dence that there will be any im provement of affairs in the near fu ture, which is creating despair among them; and it further appears that all classes of our citizens are affect ed by 'this condition which prevails in the State, and possibly it appears throughout the whole country, many of the members of both branches of the General Assembly, and represen tatives of all classes of our citizens, have urged ui>on me that this state of affairs so existing 1s an extraordi nary occasion, demanding such State governmental relief as can be given by the General Assembly within tho constitution, and that the exercise of every legislative function should be brought into action to afford a rem edy for their distress and to relieve our people, and especially should the State exercise its power of borrowing money to run the government, with out demanding and exacting from the people taxes that have been lev ied for the present year, or for the next succeeding year, whereby all of our citizens, and especially our far mers and workingmen, should be ?f ft? riled some relief. In view of these representations, and of my own Investigation into the condition of affairs, I now declare that such an extraordinary occasion exists in 'the State as requires and warrants the exercise of the consti tutional powers vested in me, in con vening the General Assembly in extra session to consider the present con dition and state of our Common wealth, and to pass such laws as it may, wi1 bin the exercise of its legis lative power, as will afford a remedy and relief to all citizens from the present situation, and which will probably continue for some time. Now, therefore, I, Coleman Living ston Mease, Governor of the State of South Carolina, in pursuance of the power conferred upon me by the Con stitution of the State of South Caro lina, and on account, of the extraor dinary occasion which has occurred, and which ls contemplated by the Constitution of this State (Article IV, Section 16,) do hereby convene the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina in extra session, nt 12 o'clock M., on the fit.h dav of Oc tober, in the year of our ivord 1914, at the Capitol, in the City of Colum bia, for the consideration of matters hereinabove stated, and to pass such laws as in their good Judgment may be necessary and proper for the re lief of thc citizens of our State. In testimony whereof 1 have here EASE CALLS ESSION OCT. 6. I Except Legislation Look a Situation-Terms of the Legislature Expire in No am JBmiV unto set my hand, and caused th? Great Seal of tho State gf5M to bc affixed al Colum bia this 10th day of September, In the year of our Lord one thousand nine hun dred and fourteen, and in the one hundred and thirty-ninth year of the independence of the United States of America. Coleman Livingston Blease, Governor. By the Governor: R. M. McCown, Secretary of State. Wi i a ti Assembly Should IK). Governor Blease, when he gave out the proclamation for publication stated that he had just finished it and that ho had just concluded a conference as to what the General Assembly could and should do at its extraordinary session. He said that be did not wish just at the moment to make any further statement than was made in the proclamation, but he wished to stress the idea con tained in the last paragraph that the. special session was called "For the consideration of matters hereinabov? stated, and to pass such laws as in their good judgment may be neces sary and proper for the relief of the citizens of our State." This la In tended to mean that only matters re lating to the cotton situation and its resultants are to be considered. Governor Blease stated that, of course, he could not restrict the length of the session, but lt will b? noted that the session ls called for the Gtb of October, and the terms of the present legislators who will be members of the extraordinary ses sion automatically expire on Monday after the general election in Novem ber. Parenthetically lt may be sug gested that the Governor ls probably not inclined to agree that a stay law of some kind or a form of morato rium cannot be legally enacted. At all events he is going to have something to say on this in his mes sage and ls most likely to recom mend some legislation that will re sult in some form of postponing th? payment of debts. The General As sembly is already fully organized, and it will not take long for lt to get In full swing. Governor Please thinks that if any thing should occur between now and the 6th of October which would tend to solve tho present financial and crop conditions that he could recall all and revoke tho present procla mation. Only One "BROMO QUININE" To get the genuine, call for full name, LAXA TIV? BROMO QUININI?. Look tor signature ot K W. GROVK. Cures . Cold in One Day. Stopa cough and headache, and works off cold. 25c, Charge First Degree Murder. Mine?la, N. Y., Sept. 10.-A su perseding indictment, charging mur der in the first degree, was found this afternoon against Mrs. Florence Carman by the grand jury investi gating the murder of Mrs. Louise Hailey, shot down by an unseen as sailant in the office of Dr, Edward Carman n't Freeport on Juno 30 last. Mrs. Carman had previously been in iicted for manslaughter. Mrs. Carman, who had been at lib erty under bail, was brought to Min e?la from Freeport by her counsel In anticipation that such an Indictment, would be returned. She was ar raigned immediately and committed to the Nassau county jail without bail for trial, which probably will be in December. IK SKIN BREAKS OUT AND ITCHES APPLY SULPHUR. Use it Like a Cold Cream and Dry Eczema Eruptions Right Up. The moment you apply bold-sul phur to an itching or broken out skin the Itching stops and healing begins, says a renowned dermatologist. This remarkable sulphur, made in to a thick cream, effects such prompt relief, even in aggravated eczema, that lt ls a never-ending source of amazement to physicians. For many years bold-sulphur has occupied a secure position in the treatment of cutaneous eruptions by reason of its cooling, parasite-de stroying properties and nothing has ever been found to take its place In relieving irritable and Inflammatory affections of tho skin. While not al ways establishing a permanent cure, yet, in every instance, it immediately subdues the Itching Irritation and heals tho eczema right up and lt is often years later heforo any erup tion again manifests itself. Any good pharmacist will supply an ounce of hold-sulphur cream, which should be applied to the affected parts like the ordinary cold creams. It Isn't unpleasant and the prompt relief afforded is very welcome, par ticularly when the eczema ls accom panied with torturous Itching.-Adv.