Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LOAN TO ALLSES DWINDLES TO HALF INSTEAD OF BILLIO> BACKERS say aaitt nit. Considerable Secrecy Veils Conferences Held by Financiers Thurs* day?All Publicity Avoided. ? ' New York, Sept. 16.?The proposed million, dollar loan to Great Britain and France shrivelled today in the gos _ _ ? nr-11 i.^ + + sip 01 wan streei 10 nan iua.i . Five hundred million dollars was the <sum set as the amount American finani ciers would lend. That figure seemed uniform in a half dozen or more reports cui*rent in the financial section. ^ ^ - - -4-J V/ae DflttUfier was) quvicu a& saving, L that sum would be loaned. The commission itself and its American financial aides had nothing to say. In some manner, not understood tonight, the situation was different from that of yesterday. There was an al^ y most unanimous opinion among bankers whose views could be obtained that a billion dollars was not needed: Here is the way some financial au murines regarueu xue esiiuatiwn. The commission asked for a billion j dollars. It did not expect to get that. To the request bankers would naturally make a counter offer. ^ After negotiations they would reach a common figure and definite terms could be arranged. A dozen or more prominent New York bankers talked with the commissioners today at a meeting place ' -1 1 a. x J - -1 J ! wnose wnereaDouLs was uui uisciuscu. J. P. Morgan and two of his partners, Henry P. Davidson and Dwight W. Morrow, were among the number. Who [ the others were was not disclosed. I lAi representative of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., confirmed late today the report that Mr. Morgan had placed be- j fore Mr. Rockefeller itentative details J of the proposed loan, and had done so! ~ Dn/i1rA#alla. ! mui it new w uaviug ivu. xvuvaciui^i Lm subscribe to it, although Mr. RockeW feller had not yet been asked to do so. L In Mr. Rockefeller's behalf it was 6aid that he neither opposed or espoused the project, but that he was considering it. Considerable importance was attached to a visit made today by Jacob H. Schiff, of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., to Jas. J. Hill. Renewal of the report that f the so-called pro-German financial'in-' terests of New York might participate in the loan followed their talk. - ? * _ a _ * _ a LVir. mil was quoiea aixerwarus as j saying the commission would obtain a | half billion dollars here. POLICEMAN STACK ASKS CORRECTION Makes Stnteraent as to Disturbance During Strike of Street > Car Men. ? bThe State. Patrolman Herbert A. Stack, who received the greater part of the im pact from an iron switch rod wieldeu by the general manager of the street railway, in one of the distui > tThursday, incidental to the strike of anchormen and conductors, saiu yesterday that he had been misunaerf stood as to one phase of the clash. | ??T ?>/ >> T mA \ITy ! 1 UlU iiut a<aji i ucncvtu +iij.. Ttcvi- i. lace, when he struck me, did not know j who I was," the officer said. "Mr i Wallace's statement to me was that he w*ould not have hit me had he noi thought I was going to hit him. I replied, 'What do I want to hit you for? ? I am trying to protect you.'" The officer was in plain clothes ai the time. Mr. Wallace said afterward that he had known Mr. Stack ror some years and had nothing against him. LIEN LAW HAS SERVED ITS DAY HAS GONE Record, 12th. Commissioner McLaurin said Saturday in reference to his contention that the lien law is responsible for many L of the ills of this country: "I believe the lien law was needed when it flrsi became a law, but it served its usefulness and was abused by the supply merchants. "This is a somewhat singular statement for me to make in view of the fact that my grandfather, T. C. !Weatherly of Marlboro, was the author of +V?~ Kill in />nninnr>tirvn with D IUC JL/AXi, .. ^ ^ - . Tillman of Edgefield. The cotton warehouse is the protection todaiy that the lien law was when it first came?and the warehouse is Here to stay. "I am under a $50,000 bond to see that the system is managed properly ? ^ and I propose to do it. The law is not as perfect as I wanted it from the hut t*-o f>an rruifcp if wat^r ! tight, and I propose to submit in my j annua] report recommendations tha^ will be effective if adopted." ' Every man knows a lot of fool things he would do if he had the money. * ' rm Invigorating to the Paie and Sickly The Old Standard general strengthei ing' toaic. GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TOXIC, drives out Malaria.enriche >tie blood.and builds apthesystem. A i rue toe c For adults and ek Idren. 50c ! * DUTCH FORK FARMERS HEAR ABLE SPEECHES Well Known Men Deliver Addressee at Annual Mee^ng: at i'iney Woods. Lexington, Sept. 17.?Between 500 and 600 persons attended the eleventii annual meeting of the Piney Woods local Farmers' union, held in front ol the residence of the Rev. i.U. L. Pence, pastor of Piney Woods Lutheran church, in the famous Dutch Fork section of this county, on last Friday. It was the larsest and best meeting ever held by the union, and that much good will result from the meeting is the opinion of every farmer present. The meeting was presided over by L. Bennett Frick, a leading farmer of the Dutch Fork and a pioneer member of the Piney Woods union. The Rev. J. L. Cromer of Chapin offered the invocation, after which the Rev. J. J. Long made an address, using for his subject the need of teaching agriculture in the free nublic schools. The next speaker was T. M. Mills, government farm demonstration agent for Newberry county Dr. C. T. Wyche of Prosperity, for many years a representative from Xewberry county in the general assesmbly and one of the leading men*, bers of that august body, iollowed Mr. Mills. "How Can the Average Farmer Poi'ca \Tnro on/1 Rof+or T ix'n Qlfn/^L" " XVGfcXO^ ?UV1 V UX1U *-? V L tV X ? V UWVA, was the subject of Mr. Frank !Efird, secretary of the South Carolina State fair, who spoke next. This subject had been assigned Secretary Efird by the committee in charge of the meeting because it is a recognized fact tbat Mr. Efird is a strong believer and an ardent lover ^f live stock. The last speaker of the day was Congressman A. F. Lever, who by special invitation addressed the meeting. "The Outlook for the South" was Rep. resentative Lever's subject. He said that farmers should use their own gooi judgment and common sense in marketing this year's cotton crop, showing by statistical estimates that the crop all over the belt will be far smaller than last year; that the supply will not be equal to the demand, even though exports may be cut off, and by selling slowly farmers will be able to control the entire situation themselves Warehousing properly, in order that money may be secured on cotton stored at the 'very lowest rate of interest, was stressed. The credit conditions of this country are now all that could be expected under the government's reserve act; that money may be obtained at the most reasonable rate and under the most lenient terms?the requirements, however, must be regularly met, the proposition being solely and purely a business proposition Mr. Lever showed how the cotton futures act was helping to hold up and maintain a fair price for the Souths staple crop; ana that he was firmly of the belief that the price would go higher within the next 30 cr 60 days. One of the mast interesting features of the day was the splendid display of farm products wrhich graced the speakers' stand. Everything to be grown on the farm was in evidence, showing the natural resources of the famous Dutch Fork, a section that is known far and near fcr its sterling manhood and virtuous womanhood?a section where the farmers have long since learned to diversify and intensify, and where "hog and homniy" has always taken the place of the one-crop plan. There is no section of the country?either in this or other States?where a more in dependent and progressive citizenship can be found; and where the people as a whole co-operate with each other in making life worth living. <Ai happy and contented people are they, and peace and plenty reigns supreme. MAY LEND MONET AT SIX PER CENT Record, 12th. The State warehouse system is rePPivin? pnpfinrfl?pmpnt fmm all cidpi. Theodore H. Price, the eminent cotton statistician, endorsee it in unqualified terms and the national reserve bank system's efforts to help the South are "dove-tailing" into the plan of the warehouse system. Mr. Washington A. Clark, an official iocany oi me regional reserve DanK and vice president of the State bankers' association, discussed the State warehouse system with Commissioner McLaurin. iMr. Clark is perhaps the dean of the bankers of South Carolina and has been president of the Carolina National for more than a generation. Mr. Clark said that some of the great banks of the country, the National City and the Park among others, had written to him that they would lend money at o per cent on State warehouse receipts to parties recommended by Mi. Clark, i: the notes were ?ndor.-ed by the Carolina National. Mr. Clark said he rather thought in reference to the statements of the federal authorities that the money would be given to the local bank at 3 per cent, which will enable us to lend it to the farmer at 6 per cent. , STREET CAR STRIKE J SETTLED BY AGREEMEN1 DIFFERENCES KATE BEEN AMI I /' 1 I?T Tr 4 TV II"*L!TPT-? t.lDLI The People of Columbia, Street Cai Company and Operatives Grateful. | Columbia, Sept. 17.? Through the pa, tience, advice and active counsel oj j Governor Richard 3. uianning the Coj lumbia street car strike was amicabl\ 1 settled here tonight and the cars will be operated early in the morning. Thf j governor brought the two sides together and everyone accords him the credit. The strikers will all be take*] back, except J. W. Brunswick and C. H McKissick, who are under suspension until the first of November. The method of inspection and check' - " ~ ^ Trill VtA OA tViOt Illg Ui WICB V* 111 uc Vliails^U OV IUU. there will be no further irritation on ! these points. Committees representing the strikers and the street railway were brought together by the governor's efforts, and after conferences throughout the day, made the announcement nere tonight that the strike was ended, which was hailed with relief and delight by the public. Both sides displayed a commendable disposition to get together and warm praise for the initiative of Governor Manning, which resulted in the satisfactory settlement of the trouble, was heard on all sides. Both the carmen j and the company and the public ars thoroughly satisfied with the action of the chief executive and are according him all credit. The strike began one week ago. H. E. Thompson and John Davis represented the c&rmen and E. W. Robertson, William Elliott and A. A Wallace the street car company on the joint committee which perfected arrangements to end the strike. Governor's Statement Governor Manning late tonight is a _ A ^ sued xne iunowmg baaicmcut. ! "I am highly gratified at the peaceful and happy solution of the differences between the car men and the street railway company, and congratulate the men. not oniy on the settlement, but on their splendid conduct as well. I feel that the pleasant and prompt settlement of differences was brought about because of the desire for justice, and I am glad that justice has prevailed. One especially pleasing point is that under the agreement all dif ferences will be settled by arbitration and this should totally eliminate all danger of strikes and lockouts in the future." The car men at a meeting ratified the agreement with the street car company, under which all future troubles will be sttled by arbitration. The car men sent for 0. K. Laroque, secretary to the governor, and on their request he made them a short talk ex pressing his and the governor's gratification that the strike was settled and urged them all to return to work. He was warmly applauded. The method of registration and inspection of street car fares is left to the governor, he having been selected by the car men and agreed to by th^ street car company. Memorandum of Agreement. 1. Railway superintendent shall nave power to suspend, but not to discharge. 2. General manager shall nave power to discharge. 3. Employes shall have right or appeal from the superintendent to the general manager on all matters of discipline. 4 Employes shall have right or appeal from general manager to the president or his representative in case of discharge and suspension over 30 days. 5. In case of appeal from president ( r\r* ti* Vi i n V? -cVioll ho VVJI J.115 tauT^ i, w cuau ^t made in case of discharge only, eacn side shall choose one representative, and in case they can not agree, an umpire shall be chosen, and a decision by a majority of the three shall be final. In case the two representatives can not agree upon an umpire, they shall choose a representative and tnese two shall select the umpire, who shall sit with the original two representatives. The same method shall be followed in case of renewal of contract. 6. Conductors J. W. Brunswick and C. II. McKissick shall be suspended without pay until November J, 1915. The present contract shall be amended as herein above indicates. H. E. Thompson, Jno. Lee Davis, Edwin W. Robertson, A. A. Gerald. Pres. Div. 590. ^cpten.ber iT, 191". rub-my-tism i Will cure Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Old Sores, Tetter, Ring-Worm,-Eczema, etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used internally or externally. 25c THE NEWS OF < HAiTELLS. i pjSchool Opens Auspiciously?Mission. ' | ary Institute-?People Coming and Going. _ i Special to The Herald and News-. Chappells, Sept. 16.?The missionary r institute of the Presbyterian church held a meeting at Morris Chapel church September 10. Those who at tended from Newberry were Rev. Kerr, - Mrs. A. J. Bowers, Miss Minnie Gist, [ Miss IMcCaughrin, Mrs. Bowman, Mrs. - and Miss Carwile, Mrs. Keitt and Mrs r Workman. From Greenwood, Rev. J ; B. Green, Mrs. S. C. Hodges, Miss &n? nie Blake and Mrs. B. W. Blackwood, of . Columbia. Mrs. Senn and daughter, > Miss Lucy Senn, of Silverstreet. t Mr. W. E. Spearman spent Sunday in Williamston with his parents. Mrs. Henrietta .Connelly has- been visiting relatives in Newberry. IV!,r. H. G. Cromley spent Sunday in Zorah section with his parents. Mrs. W. R. Smith, Jr., and little daughter, Carolyn, have returned home | after spending the summer in Hen! dersonville. N. C. Mr. Andrew Allen of Greenwood is visiting his- brother. Mr. W. P. Allen. Miss Gladys Keith left Tuesday for Anderson, where she will attend the Andeson Female college. Miss Lila Odom has been visiting relatives in Saluda county. Miss Lizzie Xeel of Newberry has arrived to take her position as principal of Chappells High school. Mrs. J. M. Adams and sons spent j Tuesday in Good Hope section. _ _ _ _ _ _ Mr. J. J. Moon of Columbia was in town Tuesday. Dr. W. J. Holloway has returned home from Epworth, after 'visiting his sister. IMr. Earle Payne of "Washington is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mts. J. L. Watkins. Statement From W. C. T. U. * Manning, S. C., Sept. 17, 1915. Kciitor The Herald and News: Will you allow space for a few words from the South .Carolna Womans Temperance union? The ;W. C. T. U. has been organized and has been working in this State for 32 years, looking forward with a faith that never faltered and a courage that never weakened, to the day when South Carolina would throw off the shackles of the ! Ipproliypr? linninr traffic fin Sppntpm ber 14th our faith and courage were rewarded, and we wish to thank the noble man hood of this State, who won for us such a splendid victory at the polls. It means much, not in South Carolina alone, but to the temperance and reform movements all over the world, that South Carolna has taken so decided and so emphatic a step, for it demonstrates the fact that government control of the liquor business, under the dispensary system, has proven as gigantic a failure, as any other effort i of rAfrnlofiAn A ftni* o foir trio 1 lin/lor ai i C5 uiftiiuii. -auti a, ian u iai, unuvi the best circumstances, the people of South Carolina have decided tnat government control will not work, and that the only satisfactory way to deal with this business is to prohibit it. A great battle has been won, but the war is not over The white ribbon army in South Carolina can not disband. Some one has said that "State wide prohibition is simply a gocG position from which to fight the liquor traffic," and this is true. This victory must be followed up by law enrorce ment, and it is the duty of every man and woman to uphold the hands of the governor and others in authority in their efforts to enforce the law. They can not do it without the sympathy and co-operation of the citizenship of the State. The war against the liquor traffic is a nation wide and a world wide war. The South Carolina W. C. T. U. begins the new year October 1st, 1915, better eouinned than ever before. We have! now 1,000 paid up active members, no! including the men, who are honorary members and pay dues into the local treasuries, but not into the State or national, nor the Loyal Temperance Legioners, as our children white ribhoners are called?the W. C. T. U. in this State has a membership of 1,000 women, who have paid dues tnis year. The national W. C. T. U. has a paid up membership of 500,000 women in the United States, and we expect to keen on "asitatinsr. educating and or ganizing" till that glad day when alco-1 holic liquors can nowhere in the world be legally manufactured or sold. Mrs. Joseph Sprott. Pres. S. C. W. C. :T. U. CHICHESTER S PILLS; 1 THE DIAMOND BRAND. A I-ndlcs! Ask your Drugcfct for /j\ i C, i\ fhl-cbea-ter s Diamond Tjrnnd/i^v ! rills ia lied at:<i G*?Id metallic v^/ | *?-v?"YwJ b')X>?s, se.ilcl with Clue RiLbon. \/ i V- ./ nr.,i ? i T> V I l"l VY"? "" ui vuur ' I ~ fi? i>rJi-cMf- A A forCHM IIES-TFTI ?3 \ L- JV 1>1A31oM> I!!1AM> PILLS, fr.r 25 i ? fc? years known as Best, Safeft. Always Reliable <?r' SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE 1 We Rep; O T U? Automot a! Harness, Sad Ca Bring I Newberry A Safety I Buy a ten and I will giv ham Safety R teed to shave ac well sic anv UO ff VU MW you $2.50 or at I Mayes' Book ? The House of a 1 VIVIAN tfARTIN TO BE SEEN JX "LITTLE tflSS BROWS' The five-part comedy Vivian Martin in "Little Miss Brown," will be offered at the opera house on Tuesday, Sep tember 21. The World Film corpora-J tion has produced this Wm. A. Brady feature under the direction of James Young. This will be remembered as one of the successes of the Fortyeighth Street theater, New York. Vivian i\iartin, the bewitching and fascinating little comediene, who won all hearts with her impersonations in "The Wishing Ring," '"The Arrival of | Perpetua" and "Old JJutcn,' is J?eiuy i Brown of this offering. The peculiarly piquant style of acting adopted by Miss Martin is given every chance of revealing itself in this comedy. Betty is a lovely, winsome little thing, and two lovers, with one of whom she is really in love, while the other she only flirts. But she flirts herself into f. terrible fix, by going to a Hartford hotel 1 " J ~ slv. f 1 TT TlflOCflC ll Arfipl f wnere sue iiiativci icmiji j off as a man's wife, while the real *ife is on her way to the hotel. The part is essentially a Vivian Martin one; and she makes the most of it. Her perplexities; her flirtations; her poutings; her petulances; her smiles; her coquetries; her unequalled power of manifesting all shades of the tantalizing caprice du femme makes the pic ture a singularly captivating one wnen ever she is seen in it. The supporting cast is a strong one including as it does such splendid artists as Chester Barnett; W. J. Ferguon; Xed Sparks, who appeared in the original single offering; Alberta Gal1 - lilUIi. W. J. Ferguson is the one living actor who was present at Ford's theater, Washington, in April, 1865, when President Lincoln was assassinated. Mr. Ferguson is no doubt the most humor.: ous comedian on the motion picture screen. Philip Eartholomae is the author of the stage play. j WILL I?E 1\ H U E. I understand that some of my friends, | so-called, are circulating the report j that I will not offer for re-election in | 1916. I will say here and now that if I I am living I will be a candidate in 1916 for re-election to the 'office of county treasurer. Jno. L. Epps. Sept. 16, 1915. lile Tops! so dies and Suit ses hem In UJ,? 11U VY? Ml. i lazor Free cent tablet ^ M D??M e yuu <x uuiazor, guarani you as well razor costing more. Get it it . n. : variety More "housand Things. "Debauching the Papers." The Greenwood Daily Journal of Wednesday publishes the following: Dear Sir:?I appreciate your sen-dins me a copy of your paper of August 31, in which you r#?fer to the Local Option league. I inink that all rightthinking citizens ought to resent the effort of foreign liquor houses to debauch the electorate of this State, by subsedizing the press. If the newspapers are ready to sell themselves to the liquor interests, we are gone. The high ground taken by you and a number of other editors of the State can not but have a fine effect upon the moral tone of our people. With regards. Yours very truly, \ . George B. Cromer. This is quite interesting to say the lexst nf it We agree with Dr. Cromer in the suggestion that "If the newspapers are ready to sell themselves to the liquor interests, we are gone," but suggest that the proposition need not be so specific, as we are in a bad way when the newspapers are ready to sell themselves to any interests. However, it does not occur to us that the willing ~ M/NTt*riT>onAf*0 t A O T* r* T- th A V LltfSS Ui lilt? HCv>3jjapcio l\J w^vi , advertising of the local option people necessarily means a willingness to sell out. There are newspaper men, for instance, who honestly believe in the legitimacy of the liquor business. We do not believe in the legitimacy of this business; but we are not going to claim that everybody else must think as we think. Because we do not believe the business is legitimate, we do not want to take money for advertising it, and we are certainly not going to advertise it for nothing. That is about all. As we have said before, we recognize that other people have /\ /3 /n a 4- V? wlno a a V/% nlr I lie IU u<^ as iuc> L'lrasc. JL viaville Enquirer. No. Six-Sixty-Six This 13 a prescription prepared especially L a * a mi a Aim m rrurn iur mmlakim or unilla <x rc.vc.rt. Five or six doses will break any case, and if ta&en then a9 a tonic the Fever will not return. It acts on the liver better thaa Calomel and does cot gripe or sicken. 25c