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TOLUME XLIX, NUMBER 98. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1911. OUTLINES FEATURES OF BIG COTTON LOAN GIVES OUT PRINCIPAL POINTS OF HOLDING PLAN. Vommittee of Three in Each State to See That Balance. After Planter Receives $25 a Bale, is Safe. Augusta, Ga., Dce. 2.-A conferencel -was held here this afternoon -by C. S. Barrett, president of the National Farmers' union; E. J. Watson, com missioner of agriculture for South, Carolna; J. Whitner Reid, secretary treasurer. of the South Carolina State Farmers' union, and Col. J. G. Ander -Son, of Rock Hill, S. C., and W. H. Stayton. financial representative of the syndicate in New York, which has arranged to assist the cotton holding movement in the South by the loani of $50,000,000, secured by the cotton'l stored in various warehouses through out the South. The conference lasted throughout the entire afternoon, and resulted in the specific announcement of the plans 'of the syndicate. Fol.lowing the conference Mr. Stay ton issued a statement detailing the conditions as follows: Representative of Syndicate. "I came here as representative of the syndicate which recently proposed to finance a movtement to enable the planter to get a fair price for the re -mainder of this year's cotton crop. At my request Commissioner E. J. Wat son, of South Carolina; Mr. Barrett, president of the National Farmers' union, and Mr. R-eid, secretary-treas urer of the South Carolina Farmers' union met here for a conference in or der that I might get information con cerning the handling of cotton and other practical points, and in order -also that I might learn the desires of the planters and the sort of financing proposition that would best suit them. "l am going to take until Monday to think these matters over, and shall in the mean time communicate with my principals, and Monday I will be ready to give out a more definite state -ment. "In a general way my people are Teady to advance $50,000,000 to sup port a plan, the outlines of which are as follows: K "No. 1. The cotton grower will de-I -liver his cotton to the -usual. cotton buy,er in his locality, who will buy the cotton and take title to it imme diately. "No. 2. The owner~ will receive $25 -per bale in cash on account, and will so receive a negotiable certificate setting forth the interest which the owner has in whatever price may thereafter be ree-eived for the cotton. "No. 3. The owner may at any time Sprior to January 1, 1913, name a date -when he wants to finally fix the price he is to ree-eivie, and on that date that he so names settlement will be made -with him on the basis of the prevail ing quoted price for that date. "No 4. On this settlemenut the farmer -will be allowed the price his cotton is worth on the date named, and from this sum will be deducted the $25 al Teady advanced to him (no interest -will be charged), and also. $1 as the, cost of grading, storage, insurance, etc., together with a sum equal to one Quarter of the rise in price, which will be the syndicate's compensation for its1 services.' Division of Profits. "In other words, if the price does not go up the syndicate gets nothing ex -cept $1 for grading, storage, insur ance, etc., and if the price is advanc ed through this movement then the syndicate gets one-quarter of the ad vance and the cotton owner the other there-quarters. "Of course it is not possible for my principals to deal direct with every indiWidual farmer, and it is therefore proposed that in each State there shall be a committee of three of the leading citizens of the State who wlli act as -the trustees for all of the farmers in their State, and will see that the farm ~ ers' interests are protected. "For example, it will be the duty of these trustees to see that the neces sary banking arrangements are miade, ho mmiz nid nor: of the pnr chase price is fully secured. At th present price, the farmer would re ceive $25 per bale in cash, and there will be still due him $15 to $20. This money must be deposited in local banks or some arrangeme'nts satisfac tory to the trustees must be made in each State, so that this $15 'to $?0 1, absolutely secured to ihe farmr:r. in. ordeir that Lis certificate or r?ceip: may have a rea:. value and be some- i thing on which Ie can borrow money. I "By Monday I ;'1 be ready, I think, to suggest other plans which will be, satisfactory to us and may better suit the planters." In speaking of the cause for Mr. Stayton's visit, Col. Watson said that Mr. Stayton had come down here to meet representative Southerners and talk with them, answering all ques tions. When Mr. Stayton arrived he prefe :ed to have him meet President Barrett first, and hence arranged the conference in Augusta. He felt that the proper steps to be taken is to af ford Mr. Stayton the opportunity to meet the leading men in the several States, and to make his proposition to them and to the people through the press, leaving it to the people to ac cept or reject the offer made, as they see fit. The assurance is given that the machinery for executing the plan is ready, and he could see no reason why State committees should not be appointed as soon as possible. At the conference most careful attention is given to the development of an effec tive plan for the securing of pledges for the-reduction of acreage, suggest-, ed by J. G. Anderson, of Rock Hill, who was present. DATE OF UNVEILING CHANGED. Bronzes Delayed in Shipment Cause Postponement-No Exercises on December 14. The unveiling of the monument to the South Carolina women of the Confederacy, set for December 14, will have to be postponed for a few days, on account of a delay in shipping the bronze group, which will cap the ped estal, from Europe: The commission in charge of erecting the monument will hold a meeting as soon as possi ble and set a later date for the un-I veiling exercises. F. Wellington Ruckstuhl of New York, sculptor who designed and exe cuted the monument to the women of the Confederacy, wired Capt. William E. Gonzales, secretary and treasurer of the monument commission, that the bronzes had been delayed. His mes sage follows: "Capt. William E. Gonzales, Columbia, S. C. "Received cabi-egramt stating bronze1 group shipped on steamer Lapland, arriving December 11, too late for un veiling on December 14. Barring ac cident, can get up group by December 18. No explanation of delay. (Signed) "F. W. Ruckstuhl." The monument commission has as its members Gen. C. Irvine Walker of Charleston; Col. T. J. Moore, of Moore; Col. C. A. Reid, of Anderson; Maj. John G. Richards, Jr., of Liberty Hill, and Capt. William E. Gonzales, of Co lumbia. The commission will meet at an early day to set the new date for the unveiling. The railroads will be asked to grant special round trip rates to .Columbia for the unveiling exercises. The Deadly Railroad Crossing. When somebody is killed between Newberry and Prosperity the apeople along :the line will wake~ up. The following account of the killing of Mr. John Simms is from the Chester Lan tern of the 1st instant: "The train was running half an hour late and was going at a rapid rate of speed when it approached Steel's crossing, where the accident occurred Th track is straight On either side of the crossing and why Mr. Simms did not hear the approaching train or the engineer see the vehicle in the act of crossing the~ track is not known. The road runs parilel with the track and crosses at an angle and for this reason the driver would have had his back to the approaching train. How* ever, it would seemi that he could have have heard the crossing blow in case the K Kgineer gave the signal required [ERRY MOORE UNSELFISHLY GIVES UP WASHINGTON TRI Tinona Boy is Winner, But Agrees t Let Boy With Next Best Record Take- Prize Jaunt. Florence, Dec. 2.-Florence agai eads the Statd in the matter of th )roduction of corn on an acre by th nembers of" the Boys' Corn clubs < he State. Again Jerry Moore is th >anner bearer of the county and th tate, and Florence has the additior il honor of having the second best a well as the best yi-eld. Miller Hudsoi f Sardis, a fine agricultiral comur t ynear Timmonsville, is the second i he list. The figures for their yield ot given out yet, as all reports ai ot made up, but there seems to I 1o doubt of these facts; they are a( nitted by Prof.-Haddon, who has tI natter of the corn clubs in hand. The prize for this greatest yield 1 :he State is a trip to Washington E i guest of the farm demonstrator ferry would be glad to go again, bi ferry is at school here in, Floreric tnd having been one year, he is wil ng to let the next boy take the tri his year and he will continue to di [atin roots under the direction x Prof. Briggs, of the Presbyterian hig school of this city, while Miller Hu4 ;on joins the happy bunch of cor producers, the new revolutionists i Washington. It is understood that there is a bc n North Carolina who has taken tl aurels entirely away from Jery t >roducing more corn by a great de, han Jerry did. He is credited wit something over 130 bushels to Jerry 28 and 3 pecks. The trip to Washington is given th ,ar by the commercial b."'ies of *t t3te which have cons--ntQi to join nd help-Columbia, Charlpston, Sp. .nburg and Camden had agreed elp, nd as soon as it was brougl :o the attention of the Florence chan )er of comm-Erce, President J. W. Wi iamson told Prof. Haddon to dra >n the chamber for all that was lac! ,ng in the matter, and so Florence wi )e paying the expenses of one of hi )wn boys. Death of Miss Clary. Miss Annie Bell . Clary, aged Fears, youngest child of Mr. and Mr W. E. Clary, of Old Town, died Thuir iay morning at 2 o'clock and was b1 7ied at Pine Pleasant Thursday afte: aoon at 4 o'clock, service by the Re Vr. Shealy. The deceased was a cot istent member of Pine Pleasai hfurch, Saluda county. She had bee ni bad health four years, the last seve ~eeks of which shie was confinedi ter bed. This is the third death in amily of thirteen children. Bezsid< , sorrowing father and mother the d eased leaves six devoted brothel md four sisters to mourn hier deat rhe brothers are: Mr. W. 0. Clary, aluda county; W. F. Clary of tU eaboard railroad at Abbeville; E.] Jlary, of 'the C. & W. C. at Augusts T H. and M. W. Clary, of Newberr nd J. R. Clary, of Holloway Bros lhapiells. The sisters are: Mrs. [I. Wallace, of Old Town; Mrs. B. I ayn-ard, of Saluda; 1Mrs. J. S. Floy >f Longshores, and Mrs. Thomas Sai lers, of Georgetown. A Card. o Board of County Commissioner City Council of Newberry and Con mission of Water Works, Gentli To you who made it possible to si :ure and equip a room in the old cou: aouse as a "ladies rest room," for a women in county, city or villages, 3: lesire to express thanks for this grei :mfort to them when tired and wot )ut by a long drive, or walk, into oi :ity. And make public acknowledg< muent for the courtesy by placing the names on the day ledger for signatur< >f visitrs to the rest room. We d< sire. also to express our thanks enerous merchants who have give rest to the wearied by gifts of ni~ rockers and commend eiach and a to the merey of Him who has sa "im m:e:ih x ye have done unto 'east of these, ye have done it un Now is the tium to subcrie THE DYING PINE-CAUSE, P EXTENT AND REMEDY. V., o Requirements for Success in Protect ing the Living Pine From the Soutiern Pine Beetle. n The requirements for success in any e effort to protect the living pine from e the destructive attack of the Southern >f pine beetle is the destruction of thel e broods of the Southern pine beetle in e the bark of the main trunks of the dy - ing inf-sted trees before they leave s. the bark. This is accomplished by the , adoption of one or more different methods of direct utilization of the in n fested trunks or treatment at direct s exp21nse in cases where the -wood can not be utilized, as specified in Part 4 e of this series of -articles and in special - circular 4 sent out from the field sta e tion of the bureau- -of entomology at Spartanburg, S. C. n The attainment of the best success s from the practical application of any L of these methods will depend on their adaptation to local conditions and re quirements for disposing of the in fested timber and strict adherence to certain details which are absolutely necessary to the destructon of the broods. I- The period in which to locate and n mark the trees that are actually in n fested and in which the marked trees should be utilized or treated to kill y the broods is between the 1st of No Le vember and the 1st of the following y March but in rsome cases the period 11 may be extended to the 1st of May. h The adoption of the method of de S stroying the broods which in each case is the most economical and effec tual can be determined by the owners -in each community if they . are suf ficiently informed on the .essential - facts. o Detailed. advic-o, recommendations or conclusions as to the most econo 1- wical and effective method of proce dure for any given area should be de ferred until c-ertain reliable informa I tion is at hand in regard to the local 1 condition as to, (a) the character and r extent of the infestation, (b) the in terest manifested by the people of the community in the value to them of the pine and the importance of protecting 5it as the source of future revenue, (c) . the assurance of the majority of the owners that.conic.r-ed action wvil b)e taken according to a datinite plaa1 and o urpose and finally, it a comonstra'ton is desired that 10o.11. f acilties wi1! be .offered for its successful prosecution. t Tf the owners of nine will consider Ithe protection of their timber from Ithe standpoint of a common in+erest o and will realize the necessity for con a certed action in the conThol work, suc scess will be assured. SCOLLEGE NOTES. )f At Erskine college, Due West, S. C., eon Thanksgiving *day, Newberry's E basket ball team succeeded in defeat ; ing Erskine by score of 23 to 9. The Y, game was not as fast and snappy as I. it iiht have been, but at times there I were some good exh'ibitions of scien - tific basketball playing and team work. .The inexperience of the erskine play - ers caused ther defeat. Doscher, left forward for Newberry, played a fine .ame throughout and threw 12 out of the. 23 points for Newberry. Bell layed a consistent game for Erskine. s' After the game the Newberry boys were tendered 'a Thanksgiving dinner at the co.llege boarding hall, which was very much enjoyed. The College Minsitrel will soon be 1presented to ithe people of Newberry. For the past week Mr. J. R. Bass, of Columbia, has been training the me-n, 'and will continue with them until the n performance has been given. On the night of the 12th of December it is rhoped that the opera house will be fil ted to the utmost and that the Athletic association will get a nice sum to help out the baseball team next season. ~jThe second 'number of the college lyceum course will ble given in Hol land Hall Friday evening at 8.15 p. mn. This will be -the Philadelphia Opera ~and Concert company, which comes :o to Newberry very highly recommend Thankszivin-z b.olidays han oast a nd 0 te studenPfts are in t.he last "!ap" be * THE IDLER. * ** To The Idler: Two or three people have told me recently that they read what you had to say before they read any other part of the paper. One said you were a pretty good preacher and another said you w-ore all right, but you kicked most too much. I tho;;ght it would be pleasant to you to knoW these kind things and maybe I should tell you. The Editor. -0 Now, Mr. Editor, it is' very nice of you to tell me these things, but I want- to say to you that they do not pay board bills nor pay for my win t.-r siit. Of course, I am iiot unmind ful of pleasant things any one may bp charitable enough to say- about me, and I appreciate them as fully as any ole can. And yet, I reckon I am as far from caring about what other peo ple think of me, or what I say, as any human b-eing can be. So long as I feel that I- am right I don't care whether they call it kicking or not, I am going on saying it just the same. There is so much sham and so much hyprocrisy in this day and time that some people conclude that the speak ing of the truth is kicking. There is great need for plain talking and hon est acting in this day. It may have been so always for aught that I know, but I do know that it is so today. You know 1 was thinking the other day that one of the greatest needs of this day and time is for a man-an honest man. I believe it was old Diogones who got out his lantern in the day time and they asked him what he was looking for and he replied, an honest man. If he is not the one it was some other one of those old philosophers. In reading the newspapers and look ing around me I think sometimes that the time is ripe for some one to get out his lantern and renew the search. What do you think of that? Is it kick ing? If not then help me to hunt for that type and help me to induce the making of more of them - 0 "Maybe the old apostle had advice in mind wben he said it was more blessed to give t1an to receive." I read that sentence in some paper the other day. Well, advice is a mighty good thing sometimes and some of us would be better off if we would take sraTe good add'< at times. I have ejven a ]ot of gooda ad- ice in my time which I know would have been of vast advantage to some people if they had taken it, and it did not cost them one cent. . -0 I notice that a good deal is being said about the race course and betting on horse races. I would like to inowv what is the difference in betting on horse races and automobile races and where the one is wrong and the other is right. And why it is such a grave offense to play a little game of poker and so respectable to play the cotton market. That is if you win on the market. I believe it has been estab lished in public sentiment that it is viery wrong to play the cotton market if you lose. But if you win and make money you are a great business man and financier of great repute, and can stand high in social and religious af -0 What is being done about the park? I have not heard anything for some time now. I would like to see work begin. And that street paving should be started. Why keep waiting. The truth of the matter is I would e dee-lighted to see this new coun cil start out with a policy of perma nent improvement and make 'that the main plank in their platform. It would save money in the end and when their terms expired they would leave omething worth while. It is worth thinking about. Somebody told me something about a town up in Virginia that was run on a business basis. The mayor and aldermen employed a business man iger a.t a good salary who was com petent to handle a hundred thousand ollar busi' ess and put him in charge and he ran the town as a good business man would run a business that largm . c i. w.m ~; u: m l hn ore he saved to salary. I don't suppose you uuu u that here, but you could quit wasting money by putting so much of it into temporary work that is washed away when each rain comes, and do what Is done in a permanent manner. -0 C-1iistmas wli be here very soon tow and every one who can should be htpy and %,heerf"i and if possible try to make s ne ole else happy. It commemorates the greatest gift of God to man and should be an~occasion of gift bearing. And Santa Claus-dear old Santa Clausi--may he make many' little 'hearts happy for ages yet to come. But I rs. n i write of these things now. The Tdle. -- Griffin.Sunmeri Atlanta Journal; 1st. An- interesting event of.' Wednesday afteioon. was -the marriage' of- Miss. Annie Griffin to Mr. 'Elmer Sease Sum mer, of Newberry, S. C., which was solemnized at 3.30 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents on West Peach tree, in the presence of the families and near relatives. The ceremony was performed by Dr S. R. Belk, assisted by Dr. A. M. Hugh lett. The only attendants were Miss Mamie Dean Head, the maid of honor, and Mr. Forrest Summer, of Newberry, S. C., the best man. The house was beautifully decorated for the occasion, white chrysanthe mums being rsed in the drawing room, where the bridal party were grouped I before an altar of palms and ferns, forming an effective background for the wedding picture. The bride entered with her father to the strains of the Lohengrin wed ding march, rendered by Miss - Lee Belk. The bride was lovely in her go ing-away gown of bluie English whip cord with a blouse of blue chiffon and lace, with velvet hat to match. She carried' a shower bouquet of bride's roses and valley liliies. The. maid of honor wore a white cloth gown and white beaver hat, and carried an armful of pink roses. After the ceremony an informal re ception followed, Mrs. Griffin receiv ing in a gown of blue cloth. The table in the dining aQom bad in the center a plateau of pink roses and rose shaded candles bu.rning in silver c.andelabr~a, alternated with 'sil ver compcotiers willed with pink sweets, shed a lovely glow of color on Ithe, rose tinted table. Throughout the rest of the house the decorationls were in palms and ferns. Punch was served in the dining room by Miss Anna Wynn, who wore a beauttiful pink chiffon gown, -'and Im We (~t Soimm-or. of Newberry, S. C., who was lovely in blue messaline. A pretty feature of the table was *the wedding cake which was beautiful ly embossed in pink roses. Miss Ruby Summer cut the ring, Mr. Carroll Grif .fin the dame, and Miss Jane- Girdler the thimble. Miss Ruby Summer, of Newberry, S. C., wore a beautiful white chiffon gown, combined with black velet.. Miss Lee Belk, who played the wed 'ding march, woea lovely dress of' blue velvet. Mrs. E. L. W.inn wore a gown of blue velvet with large hat to match. Among the out-of-town guests were Mrs. S. E. Norwood, of Culloden, grandmother of the bride; Mrs. Robert Frierson, of Macon, Ga.; Mrs. William Bruce Green, of Villa Rica, Ga.; Misses Ruby and Kate Summer, of Newberry, S. 0.; Mr. Charles E. Sum mer and Mr. Forrest Snmmer, of New berry, S. C.; Miss Anina Wynn, of Dal las, Tex., and Mr. George M. Norwood, of Macon, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Summer left immed iately after the reception for New Or leans, and aftler December 10 will be at orne at Newberry, S. C.