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MILLIONS FOR RELIEF OF COTTON FARMER! NEW YORK BANKERS JOIN FIGH FOR HIGHER PRICES. Plan Endorsed by E. J. Watson.-F nanciers Offer Fund of Fifty Millions. New York, November 21.-New Yor bankers, who have been in conferenc here for the last few days with repri sentatives of the Southern Cotton cor gress, said today that they propose to raise a fund of $50,000,000 to b placed in the cotton States for ti purpose of handling the cotton r:ro of 1911 and enabling groxers to pai ticipate in aL; rise i the marRet. Th,e notial:s n co.id -emd r behalf of the South by Governor En met ONeal, c,f 'aba.i,l: Senatc Bailey, of y eii w Iu has beti advi, ing his colleagues as to the legal as pects of the proposition; E. J. Watso: president of the permanent Souther: Cotton congress and commissioner c agriculture of South Carolina, ail Clarence Ousley, of Fort Worth, Tex as, representing the governor of hi State. Backed by Big Banks. The bankers, who will furnish th fund according to the statement, ar headed by Col. Robert M. Thompsor of the brokerage firm of S. H. Pell Co., of this city. The financial sup port of several of the strongest bank in New York has heen given to th plan, the statements continues. The plan proposes to advance th grower $25 per bale upon his cottor based on the market value at the tim of the loan. No interest will be pai, upon the loan, the only charge bein. $1 a bale, which is regarded as a legi timate minimum charge for expens of grading and handling. The cotto: is not held, nor taken from the char nels of trade, but is placed at the bes advantage. The grower is given th right to designate the day of sal( price to January 1, 1913, and will par ticipate in any advance in price to th extent of three-fourths of the rise o the market. : E Through State Committe. Details of the plan are yet to b worked out. It has been decide'i, how ever, to distribute the fund throug State co,nmittees, named by the gov ernor or commissioner of agricultur< of a State, and these committees shal be empowered to sell when cottoi reaches 12 cents and compelled to sel when, it reaches 13 cents, regardles of advice from the growers. Provisio1 against any violation of the Sherma: anti-trust law is contained, the pro moters believe, in a clause empower. inrg each committee to name the da: of sale in event the market climbs t< 12 or 13 cents. Following is the announcement o: the plan, issued after today's confer ence: Announcement of Plan. "The announcement was made herf today, following conferehces that hayt been in progress for several days be tween promirant bankers of Nev ~York and leading representatives o: the South, such as Governor O'Neal of Alabama; Clarence Ousley, repre. senting Governor Colquitt, of Texas and .E. J. Watson, president of th permanent Southern Cotton congress and commissioner of agriculture o: South Carolina, that a proposition had b.een presented to these gentlemen -representing, respectively, the gov. -ernors' conference and the cottor congress, composed of producers anc business men and bankers of thi : South, which means the placing in th4 cotton belt States of about $50,000,004 -immediately for the handling of th' ceotton crop of 1911. "In other words, the proposition is to give the farmers $25 per bale ad vance on nis cotton, without interest, charging him only $1 per bale to coy' er expenses of grading and handling; letting him turn over the cotton tc tihe holders, who will advance him $25 per bale and give him the oppor tunity -to designate the date of the sale, prior to 'January 1, 1913, and tc participate in any advance in priec to the extent of three-fourths of th( rise in the market. Farmer Has Nothing to Lose. "It is calculated that by the preseni ordinary holding prices the farme: takes all *the chances of the rise ir the market. By this plan he takes nc more chance than 'he did before r ' has every opportunity of maximun participtation in a rise of the mar ket, meantime paying the debts he has to pay and saving the losses sus. tained by country damage and by los. of weight and warehousing charges. "Provision is made against any ap~ parent violation of the Sherman anti traist law, in that each committee nam .ed by the governor or comamissione: of agriculture of each State has th< nower to name the day of sale, If cot ton reaches 12 or 13 cents, which, ac-lI cording to the testimony gathered, 1 gives only a close legitimate profit on the cost of production. Individual Co-operation Necessary. r "Of course, everything depends on the acceptance of the plan by the in dividual farmer, in connection with his pledge to reduce acreage the com ing year. The individual farmer alone can make success possible. "The undertaking is fathered by a k number of bankers, of which Col. Robert M. Thompson is the head, he, being a widely known bull, and of the firm of S. H. Pell & Co., bankers d and cotton men, and all necessary ma e chinery for caring for the cotton has been provided. The committeemen here have been assured by a number of the strongest banks in New York of thorough backing of these already strong interests. "These gentlemen here, as well as r President Barrett, of the National Farmers' union, consider the plan ac ceptable to the growers, and they are!' tonight . turning to their respective States to present it to their people, f ! and if it be agreeable to the produc ers, to put it into immediate opera tion. Senator Bailey, of Texas, who is here, has been advising as to the legal aspects of the proposition." President Watson, of the Southern e Cotton congress, commenting on the e plan tonight, said: Recommended by Watson. "We have carefully -considered the whole thing in all its phases. I can't say what the growers are going to do. e The financial end is strong. It holds out prospects of fine results and e estops any effort at a corner of the market. It seems to insure an honest e price for cotton. and to safeguard the commodity which is the very keystone of American finance. Someone besides the farmer may make some money out e of it, but as that is done the farmer 'is being assured severai dollars a bale i ;more than he would get under the t present iniquitous marketing methods. I e We are, therefore, willing to submit and recommend the proposition to ,our people, and if they wish to ac e cept it, then help them to make it as f effective as we can. I"There is no doubt that the holding and reduction of acreage pledge, the movement we have been pushing so steadily, has checked the downward tendency' of prices under the persist ent hammering up to this time. So' far we havle fought the battle unaid ed; now that money to the extent of $50,000,000 is off ersd, we may fight Sharder, and in the end we hope to put a check to methods of marketing of a nationally important commodity~ which the federal government ought~ to have wiped out long ago." NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE3IENT. Notice is hereby given that the un dcrsigned will make a final settle ment of the estate of Mary Manerva Hunmbert, deceased, in the office of the Jr:dge of Probate for Newberry Coun ty, S. C., on the 28th day of November, 1911, at'11 o'clock a. in., and will imn mediately thereafter apply for a dis- - charge as such Executors. John M. Kinard and James P. Kinard, Executors of the last will and testa '!ment of Mary Manerva Humbert, deceased. October 19, 1911. s It Now is the time to subscribe to The Herald and News. -_ __ 'Terms of sale: One-third of the pur chase price to be in cash, the balance on a credit of twelve months, the cred- I1 it portion to be secured by the bond of I the purchaser and a mortgage of the I premises sold,. the credit portion to I bear interest at the rate of 8 per cent. [ per annum until paid in full, and the bond and mortgage to contain a stipu-I lation providing that if the same is placed with an attorney for collection or suit or foreclosure the maker wifl pay 10 per cent. of the amount due thereon as attorney's fees for collec tion, in addition to principal and in terest. The purchaser to have leaveL to anticipate the payment of all or a11 part of the credit portion in cash, the purchaser to pay for papers and re-! y cording same. H. H. RIKARD, Master for Newberry County, S. 0. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. ICOURT OF COMMON PLEAS. J1. Pat Blair and Thomas S. Blair, in their own right and as Admninistra-' tors of the Personal Estate of Mar a tha C. Werts, deceased, Plaintiffs, I - against Rebecca J. Thompson, Defendant. - By an order of the Court herein, I - will sell to the highest bidder, before~ - the court house at Newbrry, South? - Carolina, within the legal hours of r sale, on Mionday. the 4th of December, S1911L same beinig salesday, all thati - tract or plantation of land lying andi. )eing situate in No. 8 township, New )erry County, State of South Carolina, :ontaining one hundred and ninety ight (198) acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of P. S. Livingston, rs. Noah Taylor, Mrs. Alice Porter, %rs. Rebecca L. Paysinger and 'per Iaps others, the same being the land formerly owned by David Werts, de ceased, and which was set apart to Mattie C. Werts, widow of said David Werts, as homestead by an order of the court of common pleas for the County and State aforesaid, on the 28th day of February, 1902, which ar ler is recorded at Page 385 of Deed Book No. 10, in the office of the Clerk :>f Court of Newberry County, South Darolina. SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. By virtue of the power given me 5y mortgage dated TuIe 13, 1911, I will sell at 12 o'clock noon, Novem )er 27, 1911, at the vacant s tore room, L211 Main street, recently occupied ts the Astor theatre: One Powers' No. 6 Cameograph ma hine, one Fort Wayne c,mpenzarc, mne electric light meter, E section an, four electric fans, electric wiring, urtains, lumber and plank and chairs. M. L. SPEARMAN, 1-10-td. Mortgagee. * LODGE DIRECTORY. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Woodmen of the World. Maple Camp, No. 437, W. 0. W., neets every first and third Wednes lay eveLing at 7.45 o'clock. VWtt ng brethren are cordially welcome. D. D. Darby, Clerk. T. Burton, C. C. Newberry Camp, No. 542. W. 0. W., neets every second and fourth Wed. iesday night in Klettner's Hall, at I o'clock. 0. 0. Smith, C. C. 3. J. Hitt, Clerk. Amity Lodge, No. 87. A. F. N. Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. IF. U., neets every first Monday night at 3 felock1in Masonic Hall. - Visiting brethren cordially invited. Geo. S. Mower, W. M. J. W. Earhardt, Sec. Signet Chapter, No. 18, I. A. N. Signet Chapter, No. 18, R. A. M. 1eeta every second Monday night at o'clock in Masonic Hall. . Fred. H. Dominick, E. H. P. Harry W. Dominick, Sec. Bergell Tribe, No. 24, I. 0. E. N. Bergell Tribe, No. 24, I. 0. R. M.. neets every other Thursday night at o'clock at Klettner's Hall.I 0. Kiettner, C. R. J. H. Baxter, Sachem. ~ateechee Coneil, No. 4, D. of P., Meets every Tuesday night at 8 clock. '.0. Klattner. R. C. olumbia, Newberry ! Laureng E. R. Schedule in effect October 6, 1910) ubject to change wLihout notice. chedules indicated are not guaran ted: A. C. L 52. 53. i. Charleston.. ... 6.0am 10.00pm v. Sun:ter.. .. ....9.4am 6.20pm C., N. &L. V. Columbia.... ..11.5am 4.55pm v. Prosperity...12.42pm 3.34pmi v. Newberry.. .. .12.56pm 3.20pm v. Clinton.... .. ..1.50pm 2.35pmi v. Laurens.. ..... 2.35pm 2.12pn: C. & W.C. .r. Greenville. . .. 4.00pm 12.20pm r. Spartanburg. .. 4.05pm 12.20pm~ 8. A. L. sr. Abbeville .. .. 3.55pm 1.02pn~ Lr. Greenwood.. .. 3.27pm 1..33pum r. Athens.... .... 6.5pm 10.30am; Lr. Atlanta...... .. 8.45pm 8.00aw A. C. L. 54. 55. .v. Columbia.... .. 6.0pm 11.15am sv. Prosperity... .. 6.26pm 9.50am ,v. Newberry.. .... 6.44pm 9.32aw ,v. Clinton.... .... 7.35pm 8.44am .v. Laurens.. .. ...7.55pm 8.20an> C. &W. C. r.Greenville.. ... 9 M.pm 7.00amu r. 8. A. L Lr Greenwood.. . 2.28am 2.38am Lr. Abbeville.... .. 2.56am 2.08aw Lr. Athens.. .... ...5.4am 11.59pm~ Lr. Atlanta.. ......7.5am 9.55pmi Nos. 62 and 53 arrive and danuarl rom UTnion Station, Columbia. daily. nd run through between Charleston nd Greenville. Nos. 54 and bt arrive and depart: 'ervais street, Columbia e1a ept Sunday, and run through be wen Columbia and Greenville. For information ask agents or write W. J. Craig, P. T. M., Wilmington, N. C EP 1.ivingston, S A., Columhia,. C. .Copyright 1909, by C. E. Zii Neither will me back nor wwl .t j the mill. I f you bank account .it ; furnish grist for placed rn our sav: will grind while y per cent paid on ,a S TART AN ACC( The Newberry OF NEWBE Capital Stock - - JAMES McINTOSHl, President. * A Fierce Night Alarm. is the h&oarse, startling cough of a child, suddenly attacked by croup. Of ten it aroused Lewis Chamblin, of Man chester, 0., (R. F. D. 2) for their fouriE hildren, were greatly subject to croup. "Sometimes in severe attacks," he rote, "we were afraid they would die, I but since we proved what a certain remedy Dr. King's New Discovery is, we have no fear. We rely on it for roup and for coughs, colds or any m mm m troat or lung trouble.'' So do thou ands of others. So may you. Asthma, hay fever, la grippe, whooping cough, emorrhages fly before it 50c. and. 1.00. Trial bottle free. Sold by w. E. There is i elham & Son. __________________ have good Ii A mils a Nardper. 1 kind I have Amerciless murderer is Appendici ts with many victims, but Dr. King's ew Life Pills kill it 'y prevention. hey gently stimulate stomach, liver nd bowels, preventing that clogging hat invites appendicitis, curing con tipation, headache, billiousness, 'hills. 25c. at W. E. Pelham's. NOIEOF FINAL SETTLEMENT. OV R 2 Notice is hereby given that the un ersigned, as the surviving executor f the last will and testament of John Co eiI W. Humbert, deceased, will make. aCo ei fnal settlement of said estate in the there is an: ffice of the Probate Judge for New-. erry County, S. C.. on the 28tn day gladly Ordel f November, 1911, at 11 o'clock a. in., nd immediately thereafter apply for a discharge as such executor. .BUY B John M. Kinard, s the surviving Executor of the last will and testament of John W. Hum bert, deceased. October 19, 1911. Has Millio'ns of Friends. How would you like to number your The friends by milions as Bucklen's Arnica alve does? Its astounding cures in thej ast forty years made them. Its te est salve in the world for sores, ul Scurry has been ap) [0TICE OF REGISTEATION FOR or of registration. O XMNCIPAL ELECTION FOR as register as herei: THE TOWN OF NEW- shall be allowed to v< SERRT, S. C. town election to be Notice is hereby given that the Iday of December, 19: ooks of registration of voters for the elections to De held own of Newberry, S. C., will be open- Newberry during t d at the office of the clerk and treas- months. rer, in the opera house, from the 29th The production of ay of September, 1911, until the 30th registration from the ay of November, 1911, both days in- tration of Newberry lusive (Sundays excepted), between the applicant to vote he hours of 9 o'clock in the forenoon cinct within the inco ad 5 o'clock in the afternco n. J. R.. the Town of Newb. f-A 4 LNT TOI'AY amermau C..--No.40 ney spent come urnisr grist for start with it a wiI continue to the mill and if ngs department ou sleep. Four avings account. )UNT TO-DAY Savings Bank R R Y, S. C. - - $50,000.00 I. E NOR WOOD, Cashier. LO reason every boy and girl should not ooks to read, when you can get the at such reasonable prices. ~t Books at 10 to 25c. ture Books 5 to 35c. ,OO BOOKS TO ISELECT FROM nd look them over at your leisure, )If r Book that I haven't in stock I will it for you. TTER GOODs AT THE sA]!E PRICE AT s'Book Store House of a Thousand Things ointed supervis- 'esidence within the limits of the fly such persons municipality for four months preced i provided for ing the annual election for the year te at the regular 1911, and the payment of all taxes as eld on the 12th sessed against him, due and collectible 1 an~d at special for the previous fisdal year, are nece in the Town of sary to entitle the applicant to regis e next twelve ter. By order of the Town Council of the a certificate af Town of Newberry, S. C., on the 5th board of regis- day of September, 1911., county entitling J. 3. Langford, Mayor. ini a polling pre- jAttest: rporate limits of J. R. Scurry, ~ry, proof cf hi~ C. &T. T.C..,.C G.*~