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VOL XLTV NO 90. NEWBEKRY. 8. O.. TUESDAY' OOl'OBER 8. 1907. TWIOTS A WEEK'. ?1 KO A VTT.AT? ? COTTON CONGRESS j COMES TO AN END A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION IS TO BE PERFECTED. Meet in Paris Next Year?Report of Committee on Transportation is Adopted?Objection to Government Crop Reports. Atlanta, Oct. I).?When the plan \ adopted this afternoon by the luter% national Conference of Cotton GrowI crs and Spinners goes into elt'ect the | cotton industry of the world, from the time of the planting of the seed to I ho time tin* mills turn out their {roods, will ho under one great organization of planters and spinners. The international conference this afternoon decided to make their organization permanent, and in doing this, will also invite the Continental Spinners' association of Europe and the Sea Island Cotton Growers' assoeiation of the United States to become f affiliated bodies with the association . and to have representatives in the ext ecutive committee which, under the f plan adopted, is to be the governing body of the international conference. The plan adopted is subject to the action of the bodies now forming the international conference and the two other great associations invited to become members, but there is little doubt that the action of the conference will be approved bv these bodies. The international conference adjourned late this afternoon. The (irst meeting of the new world-wide or> ganization may possibly be held in Pari? next year us the International { Cotton Spinners' association of Eu , rope y^eets there and Herr Kuffler of Vienna stated litis afternoon that dolegates from all organizations will be invited to attend. The conference at its sessions today took action that it is believed will soon result in a vast improvement in the methods of putting raw | cotton into shape for handling by the / spinners with a consequent saving to ^ them of fully $25,000,000 a year, now ? losr, it has been asserted, by reason of slipshod methods of baling. A sharp fight was made over Congressman Iletlin's resolution calling on the United States congress and the British parliament to regulate cotton speculation, but the matter was finally referred to the different bodies for independent action. Two of the affiliated bodies, the Farmers' Union and Southern Cotton association. later took favorable action on this resolution. The spinners, while admitting that cotton speculation was an evil, yet did not see how it could be eliminated and the vote of the international conference was four to one against conference recommendation. Government crop reports also came in for their share of criticism. Here too the conference refused to unite \ in putting the powerful influence of ? the great organization behind the movement favoring (he (TiscontinuJ ance of the government reports. ) Atlanta, C!a., Oct. 0.?The International Col ton Spinners and Growers Y this afternoon decided to form a permanent organization, which will include not only the associations now affiliated but also the Continental Spinners' association of Europe and the ?Sea Island Cotton Growers' association. At the afternoon session the conference adopted a plan of permanent , organization by providing for the j creal ion of a committee to be known as the International Committee of ; lOotfon Growers' and Manufacturers' / associations. This body will consist | of 15 members'?two from each of the '? five organizations composing this conference and two representing the a spinners of continental Europe and two from the Sea Island Cotton Vj Growers' association, which was adU milled to membership in the conferi, ence this afternoon. In addition to ii( the two organizations just named, H the international committee will (j, therefore, be composed of delegates | 1 ' > | from the Fanners' union, the Southern Cotton association, the International Collon Spinners' Association ol' Europe, the Association ol' Cotton i Mauufaclnrers and the American | Manufacturers' association. The 111 members or delegates forming the committee will select a chairman from one of the associations represented. The opinion was expressed h.v several of the leaders tonight that I James R. Macoll of Providence, R. 1^,1 chairman of the present conference | and representing the American Asso- j cialion of Cotton Manufacturers, will be chosen chairman. Each organiza-| lion will send the names of its nominees to Secretary C. ?T. II. Wood burg I of Boston, and when all have been j named the chairman will be formally I elected. No provision was made for a general meeting of the conference, but Hcrr KutYler said that as the International Cotton Spinners' Association of Europe meets in Paris next year, that delegates from all organizations will be invited to attend and thus another international conference; may be achieved. The report of the committees on transportation was adopted. .It recommends that greater care be exercised in preserving cotton in transit from tiie effect of the weather and i that every effort be made to extend . the warehouse system for cotton in' America, the adoption of a label on J cotton bales, identifying the grower j and the warehouse where stored and : showing gross, tare and net weight.! Such a system is conducive to reduc-| tion of country damage. A bill of j lading so drawn as to establish the; continuity of responsibility of tli'e j several carriers from the interior! point to the ultimate destination is J recommended. Also a port bill of j lading signed on behalf of the steamer by an authorized agent after receipt of the goods into the custody of j such agent or ship. The committee on reports and statistics recommended the discontinue I ance of government crop reports, but ; the conference decided to refer this! report to the different organizations' for action. Several of the growers, characterized the reports as guesses and therefore worthless. Walter j Clark of Mississippi said it may be a fake report but it is an honest report and is a foil for the reports of the cotton brokerage firms who solicit i future business. With the business of the conference completed, Hcrr Tvuffler offered the thanks of the European delegates to the various local and American committees for their extreme hospitality and the chairman of each delegation present thanked the other delegations. Just before the hour of final adjournment, Chairman Macoll delivered a speech in which he said the practical work accomplished for the cotton industry will be of great and permanent value. The conference adjourned finally at (5 o'clock tonight. The European delegation will deu a special train for a tour of the cotton states going through Texas and returning to New York bv way of St. Louis, Chicago,' Niagara Falls and Toronto. After the adjournment of the con-| ference the Farmers' union and the j Southern Cotton association delegates j held separate meetings in the capitol I and adopted resolutions indorsing the resolution of Congressman TTcflin of Alabama, which was turned down by j the conference, advocating national j and state laws abolishing the gamb-' liny features of cotton exchanges. j i f The attention of the President is directed to the naiure-faker of Houston. who recently wired a California orange to a tree in that town, and are now distributing post cards with i its picture upon them.?News and ! Courier. I Tt must be reassuring to Secretary Root while absent in Mexico to rememblr that that other party is in a swamp where he can't do a great deal of harm to the country for the present.?News and Courier. THE NEWS OF WHITMIRE. Millinery Openings in This Thriving Town Attract Attention?Personal Mention. Whitmire, Oct. 10.?Dr. J. K. Gilder was in (own Saturday. Mrs. C. lj. Shannon and handsome son James, spent Saturday at Mr. Marvin Abrams, her two daughters, Misses Willie Mae and Sarah accompanied her home and staid until Monday morning. Itev. W. 1'. Yarboroiigh is conducting a special meeting here, to the delight of his many admirers. Success is crowning his efforts. Rev. B. P. Mitchell j)reached here several times last week. With his help the Baptist are building a nicc hell tower and steeple to their elutrch. Mr. J. W. Ilipp has baught a lot on Coleman Avenue next to the Methodist dhurch, the brick and lumber are being put in place. A young man building a house. Please guess the remainder of this item. Mr. White Fant is in Columbia for a few days. Mrs. S. A. Jeter and children spent Saturday and Sunday at their homo at Beth Eden. Mrs. Tom Watson and children arc visiting her parents at Bamberg. Mrs. Mary Calder is spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, J. E. Cofield. Miss Pauline Gilder is visiting hei uncle Mr. Jno. P. Fant. She goes tc New York in a foAv days to resume her studies in music. Prof, and Mrs. Earl Brabham and daughter, have returned to their home at Manning. Saturday was opening day at th< Glenn Lowrv Company store. Tin display of hats was attractive am beautiful. The ladies and prett\ girls were there with their hair ar ranged in its prettiest coils, and read\ to try on. to admire, to criticise a ik enjoy those beautiful hats. Mis? Mildred Hudson, of Morganton, N. C. the popular and experienced milliuei is quite as pretty as. tin; hats. Says an old man as he came into the store "Why Miss Hudson, you look s< tresii and pretty 1 thought you were part, of the decoration." The large window of the store was hung with lace curtains, and trim med with lavender and brown ribbon Here and there were bunches of oui own golden rod, the natural flower o] America, while over all was throwi the mellow light of the Japanese lan tern. In the window were two ele gant. hats, one a brick brown velvet ruffy-fluff shape, trimmed with browi morning gOories, croam lace anc brown velvet ribbbn. The other hal was a gray felt mushroom shape trimmed with pastel shades of vol vet folds, white wings and Persiai ribbon caught up in front with f large oxodide buckle. In t'he estab lishment was a table crowned in tin centre with an elegant palm and de corated with asparagus and maiden* hair ferns; on this table were sever pattern hats, the most costly of these was a large black one. The brim cul and laced with morie ribbon, whicl formed a real mushroom; trimmed with large rosettes of satin striped morie ribbon and two long ostricli plumes. Just next door is (he Cooper Co Their decorations and hats were beautiful, but I failed to get discriptions. In this store Miss Corric McCarley has charge of the millinery, Miss McCarley is one of our own home girls, she has had much experience and success in her department and she is always delighted to see hei many friends and relatives. Nit a. The Washington Herald report* that a man has been sent to jail in Florida for writing poetry. There i* no crime like the rhyme-crime.? News and Courier. Now, housefly Old Man, arc yon still bent on spending ypur summer vacations in Asheville? jCANNOT PAY ALIENS' PASSAGE i Important Decision by Attorney Gen- S i . eral Bonaparte?He Holds that Louisiana Violated Immigration Act by Paying Passage Money of a Cuban. qi , II Washington, October 7.1- Attorney iv General Bonaparte has rendered an Ik opinion in an important case involv- tl ing the ri.nlit ot a stale lo solicit im- e< migration troin a foreign county. He o holds that in the case submitted to n him (lie state violates the immigra- 11 tion laws in paying- the passage inoif- si ley of the immigrant; and, that, in ll .this respect, tin* state does not dif- r< ' j I'er, in law, from an individual. m i 1 he case in point has been peiul- w inn before the department of com- <> mercc and labor since August ."). On tl . that date Gcronimo Garcia arrived tl . at New Orleans from Cuba. By the . special board of inquiry at the former cj ! place he was denied admission to th</ J , bnited States. The investigation do n: veloped the facts that his passage . money had been paid by Reginald a Dykers, an agent of the Louisiana ft State board of agriculture and immi- h gration, out of funds regularly ap- aj propriated by the state legislature, tl lie was given assurance that employ- t< ment as a farm laborer would bo se- o cured for him, and lie promised to re- d ! turn to the slate the money advanced d . to him t?> pay his passage from Ila- b vana to New Orleans. No employer w . was selected for him, but he was left d ( 1 ree to work for whom he pleased. , The case was brought by I lie state h of Louisiana to test the immigration n I law. Several oilier Southern Slates } were interested in the matter, because 1 t'hey had been engaged in soliciting I immigration to points within their w ^ borders. The case was referred to ri I I he department of commerce and la- < J bor, on appeal, and Secretary Straus y submitted the facts to Attorney CJenI eral Bonaparte J.'or an opinion. ^ 'i The Attorney General has just ren- p dered an o])inion, in which he says: <1 I'he assurances given to (larcia by c the state agents constitute, in my n | opinion, promises of employment (i '| within the inhibition of the statute, ll ' , W'liile il is provided (hat aliens com- ll i g lo (his country in consequence of e advertisements by a state of induce- li ments to immigration shall not be tl J treated as coming under promise of o employment, there is no exception in si dividuals immigrants such as were 11 favor of a state in reference to spe- Is eilic promises of employment to in- a 1 held out to Garcia by the represents!- y lives of the stale board." The Attorney General holds, there- S ' fore, thai, "on account of assurances I of employment thai were given to '' j, Garcia as an inducement to his immi- ' 4 gration he should be excluded from admission." 11 , ll is expected that t'he slate of " t Louisiana will carry Ihe case into the ' _ courts in order to obtain a judicial 4 ? determination of the (|iiest<ion which " means much, in view of the authorities, lo all of Ihe states of the south. " ii i ? i One Week in Newberry. I What Mrs. L. C. Boo/.er from New1 j berry, K. I'1, I). 1 has lo say about Ihe s 1 glasses Dr. (Vimin filled her: ' "Doctor Orimm, T have been wear1 ing the glases you Tilted mo more than U a year and T am very much pleased . and benefiited by I hem. \ used to !j snller with headache sill Ihe time, but ' | since I use your glasses 1 never had s (any headache. I am telling every- " > I body how much good you have done i | me.'' I Dr. (Vimm does n<>| need any inlro- ( ducelinn to the people of Newberry tl j ' v i*wherry county, lie is <:omjn<> I J lo Newberry for the last (S) years ll and fitted glasses to Ihe best I , people of Newberry. | h . I W ill be in Newberry one week from | '' i Monday, Oct. 21st. | I j Examination free. Office over South. i ern Express office. i N. B. Dr. Crimm does not call from ^ j house lo house. v i j Oie more torrential downpour of ' ( Goose Creek water words is over.? : i ? News and Conner. i v MUNICIPAL POLITICS. 0 Far Everything Quiet?The Candidates?Newberry Needs Good Business at the Helm. Municipal politics Has been very uiet rcccntly, especially in view of u' I'act that it is only a short time i>\v until the primary election will i* held. The executive committee of ie Democratic party has heen call1 to meet on Saturday evening at 8 'clock, when arrangements will be lade for the calling of a citizen's iceting to determine what plans louhl be adopted for nomination of ie candidates, and to adoptt rules and 'gulations for the same. It is alios! certain that the primary plan, hit-li, has been in vogue for a number f years, will ho adopted again, and tat the election will be held about ie first of December. Up (o this time there are only two indidates announced for mayor, Mr. . J. Landlord, who has been alderlan from ward 4 for several years, and is filling that position now, is nnounced as a candidate for mayor, fr. II. II. Evans, who Avas mayor for 1V0 terms for Newberry several years go, and who was a representative in ie legislature for this county for one ?nn, and for several years member f the state board of control for the ispensary, is announced as a candiate in this issue. Other names have eon mentioned, but it is not known hether there will be any other canidates or not. From wards 1 and 2, no candidates ave yet been announced for alderlen. In ward 11, the name of Mr. S. K. louknight lias been announced. Mr. huiknight served as alderman from ard ") some years ago, but since his emoval to ward lias not been a andidalc for the position until this ear. In ward 4. the names of Mr. ,T. lcWhirter and Mr. P>. 1?\ (Jrillin apear in this issue of the paper as eanidatcs. Mr. MeWhirter is a nier-' hant in West Main street, and is an-1 minced as candidate for the posiion. Mr. firillin's name appears for lie lirst time in I his issue and from lie way it is announced, it is presuind that his friends are endeavoring > get his consent |o become a canidatc and to serve the town, in case! f his election, in the capacity oft Iderinan. Mr. (Irillin is a member of lie linn of H. A. (Jrillin & Company, irge grocery'merchants of the city,; nd has been a resident here for many I ears. In ward only Mr. K. L. liodlespercr is announced as a candidate for Iderman. Mr. Hodlesperger is now lling the position of aiderrnan for hat ward. The main thing that Newberry ecds is to secure a set of good busicss men as members of the city ouncil, who are progressive and who re interested in the development, and rowth of the community. After the above was in type the nine of Mr. A. J. S. Langf'ord came i as a candidate from ward 4, Mrs. Hetty fireen says that "Wall I reel is goin to the devil." This is. lie lirst announcement of h?1 's ome-coining week.?News and C'our-I *r. We warn ITolt Collier to be carenl about shooting up tin; Louisiana wamp lest lie be "dismissed witliut honor."?News and Courier. The profits of the Charleston I 'onnty Dispensary being $.'10,000 for J lie first six months of its career, the hem from aggregating $100,000 for lie year would be the preference of lie people that a part of the profits e diverted from the public tivasuri' into the pockets of lawbreakers, 'he citizen pays his money and lakes is choice; to buy from the dispenaries and lessen his taxes, or .buy! rom the tiger and swell the tiger's wealth. P?y this time nevt year the Wash- ; nglon Herald coll should be bridle-' nse.?News and Courier. THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. No JCotton Selling?Work on New Lutheran Church?Mr. Dominick Gets Leg Broken. Prosperity, Oft,* 10.?Out Posioftiee will move temporarily into one of the Duncan buildings on Main street. Or. K. X. Kihler will begin the erection ol his new ollice building in a few days and will occupy it as soon as completed. The postolKhv will then return to its old (piarters. Mr. and Mrs. K. B. Luther left for New Mexico on Wednesday for the benefit of Mr. Luther's health. Messrs. K. \V. and .las. O. Luther spent Sunday with their parents, returning |? Columbia Sunday nighl. Mr. \\ . A. A lose ley has none to Jamestown and will probably visit the I Diversity of Virginia, has alma mater. before his return. Mi. ( . 1"). Bcdcnhaugh has accepted a position in Lynchbnr.tr, Va.t and lias gone to begin work in that, progressive city. Aft. /j. I?1, and Master Herman Wright, of Newberry, spent Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. Z. W. Bedenbauiih. Miss Kssie Pearson, of Newberry, is visiting Mrs. Kd. L. Sease. Mr. Lois Dominick bad the misfortune to fall off ||u, wagon on Tuesday and in falling ho got entangled in (he wheel and was violently thrown to the ground and had his leg broken about hall way between knee and instep. Drs. llunter and Wheeler were ailed at once and about half an hour they had the broken limb in plaster paris and at last report he was doing nicely. It was fortunate that only one of the bones in his leg was broken. He will be out in a short while. 1?(;v; W- Sheely, of rinylon. Oa , is visiting relatives and friends in "ie lower part of Xo. ?ino township. Me is now with Mrs. .7. II. Dong, ?p the I'pwell section. Mr. S. |), Duncan has moved from the Baker building In hi< own and is now on the corner of Main and Broad si reels. Messrs. .1. II. Wots & Co. have also moved into the Duncan building. Dr. 1). M. < 'romhor will open a racket store in the building vacated by Messrs. Weils and Co. Mr. (}. S. Merchant has moved from ' the Counts residence fo his home in the Stoney Battery section. T?e\. Mr. W hit laker has been assisted by the Rev. J. T. Miller of Newberry, in his services this week. I a>tor Kreps informs your correspondent that yronnd will l?. broken on tomorrow fo,- the new Lutheran ehurch and Ihat work will go on as fast as conditions will warrant. pi. h. N. Kibler will begin his newbuilding in a few days and hopes to have it completed by the Christmas holidays. ( ol Ion has not been coming verv freely for the past week and if will take a rise in price t,, bring il out id' hiding at home. We would be glad to see it go up and I hat business would thereby improve. Up-to-Date Opera. ' 'Vc are e?.n?,"?iralo.\. .* The horns hollers. '' C ?r paid- up capital. $.">.000,000. ?Washington Herald. "ie odds are that the City Couneil of Charleston will nol unsettle I he strike. News and Courier. ^ Besides, we would inform all returned wanderers from foreign parts thai they may still enter I lie race for the I nited Stales Senate if they are prepared to put up (lie "ante. News and Courier. We make as much ado about water in Charleston a> a Cleorgia eitv might next year. If neither of the "Democracies" of Massachusetts is " unlerrified " bv the oilier, both are loo full of heroism for the exigencies of a practical campaign.