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. ' > VOLUME Lin, NUMBER 7S. NEWBERRY, S. C? FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 191.",. TWICE A WEEK, $1.50 A YEAk BALES OF COTTON ! (MED 5,731,347 SOl'TH CAROLINA REPORT SHOWS 581,978 BALES. | *TMr<l Report by Census Bureau Shows Less. Amount Handled by Ginners to October IS. Washington, Oct. 25.?The third cot- j ton ginning report of the season, com- j piled from reports of census bureau; correspondents and agents throughout j the cotton belt and issued at 10 a .m., today announced that 5,731,347 bales j of cotton, counting round as naif bales,! of the growth of 1915 has been ginned j prior to October IS. This compared j with 7.619.747 bales, or 47.9 per cent of j - ?^ J * ~ r\n I ine -enure crop guinea p-mui w tober IS last vast year, 6,973.318 bales. j cr -1-9.9 per cent in 1913, and 6.874.206 i bales, or 45.10 per cent in 1912. Included in the ginnings were 54.422 j I round bales, compared with 15,329 last! year, 49 030 in 1913 and'41,745 in 1912. j Sea island cotton included numbered ' 40,257 bales, compared with 30.078 j bales to October 18 last year, 31,139 in j 1913 and 15,960 bales in 1912. Ginnings prior to October, by States, i with comparisons for the last three years and the percentage of the entire crop ginned in those States prior to J that date in the Same years follows: i4 Ishama? Year? Bales. Per cent, j 1915 556,272 j 191 4 8103*5 4^S: 191 3 839,899 56.6 191 2 591 954 44.6 Arkansas? 191 5 281,190 191 4 379,261 39.8 191 3 322,181 31.0 1912 300,351 39.0 . Florida? 191 5 132,162 ..... 10-14 ' 4.2 312 47.8 l?7i 1 191 3 35,956 ' 53.9 191 2 23,575 40.1 Georgia? 1915 1,178,398 191 4 1,367,916 50.2 191 3 1,296,911 55.3 1912 793,143 43.8 .Louisiana? ' 1915... 223894 , 191 4 335,274 4S.8 j 1913 T 164,034 37.5 1912 203,127 54.2 IWississiDDi? 1915 ? 321,688 .... 191 4 474,788 39.0 | 1913... 435,690 34.8 j 191 2 347,130 64.5 North Carolina? 191 5 264,665 1914 SOI,108 31.0 ( 191 3 252,193 30.1 1912 i 356,226 39.3 ^ Oklahoma? L 1915 65,985 ?. I 1914 451,449 36.6 j 1913. 391,258 46.4 1912 398,345 39.5 South Carolina? 1915 581,798 1914...., 903 444 44.4 1913...?, 619,720 43.7 1912... s- 540,319 44.1 Tennessee? f 1915...k 79,147 191 4 162,177 27.5 1913...- 131,933 36.0 1912 66,719 24.9 Texas? 191 5 2.007,211 1914 2,715,772 61.9 L 1913 2,451,279 65.0 P 1912 3,229,621 69.5 All Other States? 1915 20,657 1914 36,950 22.3 1013 33 464 27.0 1912 23,696 26.3 The next ginning report of the census bureau will be issued at 10 a. m. November 8,. and will show the quantity of cotton ginned prior to Xovem-' 1 ^ I P 'her 1. I " London, Oct. 26.?An editorial in! f-h/ * to^av threatens the government with the formation or a new op position party. The editorial comments on the delay in "jettisoning"' the declaration of T . . ,vv,;r>h Drovides that the charRa acter of a vessel is determined by the flag sjbe is entitled to fly, and on the I government's failure to adapt sugges|^H tions for a smaller and less unwieldly. H cabinet so as to get away from the present alleged tendency toward conBscription. v f 'V v v ^ ^ ^ ^ <j <? COTTON MARKET <? <$> <t v dewberry. <t ? Cotton ll^c -j" - ? J l " r> " Louon seeu, per uu <$> <8 <r> Prosperity. <$ Cotton 1114c v Cotton seed, per bu 55y2c <? <5> 4 <S> Pomaria. 3 * Cotton liy2c ? v Cotton seed, per bu 57c y ^ <S> Little Mountain. 4 v Cotton 1 P/o? 1124c ? ? Cctton seed, per ba 55%c * ?> <$> Silyerstreet. ^ i ^ Cotton 12c ^ <?' Cotton seed, per bu 60c | <5> ? <? <S> ClMppells. <? .Cotton 11.85c * ^ Cotton seed, per bu 57c <8> Kinards. ^ 'Cotton 31^c ^ Cotton seed, per bu 57c $ <$ a ii-i.;*?<$ , T? "illllliC, ^ *y Cotton Ili4c ? '*> Cotton seed, per bu...... oo%c LABOR TROUBLES TO FORCE CLOSING J.udgson Mill at Greenville Takes Action Following Organization of the Workers. Greenville, Oct. 2.">.?The Judson mill, one of largest of the fourteen in this vicinity, will close down November ."th because of labor troubles, according to a notice posted at the mill today by B. E. C?eer, president and treasurer. Delegates of the United Textile Workers of America organized a local union here some weeks ago, and recently the management discovered its presence. Seventeen employes were summarily discharged, the manfl?pmpnt said, because they neglected their work in seeking new members for the union during working hours. Hhe men said they were discharged because they joined the union. Some eighty employes of the weave room then walked out because the men were not reinstated. Three hundred employes refused to go back to work today. The miil was picketed, and still others were persuaded not to return to work. Ninety-two walked out througnout the day. it was learned. It is underciTknri nf'nor mills arp beine. organized. 'No trouble has taken place, but the sheriff and chief of police are watching the situation. DIVIDED COTTON BUYING IX SPARTANBURG COUNTY Whether Price Is Depressed Thereby Has Long Been Debated Qnestion in This State. Augusta Chronicle. Spartanburg, Oct. 24.?iThe an nouncement that the federal trade commission has ordered an investigation into the charges that there is a combination of cotton buyers in North and South Carolina and Georgia to depress the price of cotton is of public interest here in that such an investigation may bring under consideration cotton marketing conditions in this section of the State which has long been a subject of discussion. While no cotton mill presidents hare expressed their views concerning such an inquiry, their position is well known in this territory. That this county, for instance, is divided among mills V\ 1 Lll lespctL LU Wllicmtuvc \.<j certain mills is, perhaps, a fact that is generally understood. The mill men take the position that the condition is a natural one and that in buying at the gins or mill stores, as they do, they are really serving the farmer in that his market is at his door and he does not have to haul his cotton to market renters. Whether the nrice of cotton is i depressed on account of this condition is a -question that lias long been a source of argument in this county and in other counties where there is a considerable textile development. The result of such an inquiry will be interesting to this section of the State. Fiftieth Anmvei i I For many years The Herald and X the following: "Established in 186." dropped. It is true that The Herald back than IS60 to reach its actual b put cn the first page hy the late Tho do not know. We suppose it indict of the paper after the war. We k weekly Herald during the war. Ait edition that we are going to publish s Thanksgiving day, the fiftieth annivei We want to make it really a credii on its attaining fifty years of life in to the community. The present edit of the paper and the editorial depar this half century, and, like The Heralc and stronger as the years go by. In the work of getting out this ed of the business and professional me, Newberry. We feel sure that we wi ! had the hearty co-operation of the pec worthy cause and we try never to esj Of course we hope to make sometl is not solely commercial. We expect contributions which will be wortn 1 men and women who are competent a subjects upon which they will write. It is our purpose also to cover th< include the towns of Whitaure, ] Pomaria, Silverstreet, Kinards and Ch portant'commercial and social center It shall be oyr purpose also to put nome 01 every wnue iaixwiy m .>cwu< it 'will be a valuable medium for the to reach those who buy. We have the promise of an article ering the period of reconstruction ar desires to include. Also an article f for forty years was actively engaged city. He will write of the merchants are gone. 'Mr. R. H. Greneker, who w I of the News and for many years active and News, will also furnish a contri Aull. who was brought up in the ol contributed to the columns of the pz Mayor Z. F. Wright has promised to municipality, past and present. Am have promised to let us have copies the subject, "Which exerted greater ii the world, the steam engine or the pr some years ago when they were studen the teaching of the present editor of he was a professor or teacher in that i x and Bynum were not still unmarried y telling when that debate was had. Sr Chief Justice Pope said they would rid? to hear it. Then we have asked Major J. F. J covering the legal profession in New fifty years. And we expect to get one article on the churches and one or two - to write of the progress of education, cultural resources of the county and And an article from "Warehouse iCoi warehouse system. In fact we expec edition. , Besides these we have already pr ca the present mercantile ana nnan oerns of the present day. Such an e in the county will be a splendid medii artisan -to tell of his business and to i will be given the opportuniti to hav tell what you haive to sell and what yc Mr. Hartwell M. Ayer, an experier ence, will also contribute a number write-ups of the present day merch has already spent three or four days many notes, and will return to do so We shall also ask our former William P. Houseal, latterly more ge Weather Prophet," to make a contrib now of -Columbia, but for many years * of The Herald and News, will be as present correspondents. -u_?_ Since writing tne aoove, we nave i. Dr. W. C. Brown on the agricultural ] agriculture in Newberry county. We Mae Wise, who is the home demonstra VIr. T. M. Mills, the county demonstr write articles on their line of work, of Prosperity and Col. W. H. Hunt of wider will write of the religious life Anderson and others on the schools other special articles from men who ? subjects they will handle. *sary Edition ews carried on the front page For some reason it was on/3 Voire Hotric dVOH flirtVlPP auu t ?? ; uu tvo v. > v/n irthday. Uhat statement was s. F. Greneker. Just why we ited the date of the revival now that he printed the triany rate we are calling this ome time in November, about *sary edition. t to the old Herald and News this community and a credit or has been in active charge tment for more than half of I and News, he grows younger / ition we ask the co-operation i of the town and county of II have it. We have always >ple of this community in any Douse any other. ling out of it, but the purpose to have a number of valuable kvhile preserving, written by nd who are familiar with the 5 entire country, and we will 3rosperity, Little Mountain, appells. All of these are im s. ; a copy of this edition in the ?rrv county. For this reason i * merchant with goods to sell from Col. D. A. yDickert, covld the war 'and whatever he TTT T7? "D~lUo?v% ?rV? \ I OI11 iJL . w. Cj. r^iuarn, vv iivj in the mercantile 'life of the during these fifty years that 'as the founder and publisher ly connected with The Herald bution. So will Mr. John K. See and who has frequently iper since lea^hng .Newberry,' contribute an article on the 1 he and Mr. F. L. Bynum - of their famous debate upon lfhience ufrt>n the progress of inting press," which they had its in Newberry college, under The Herald and News, when nstitution. If Messrs. Wright oung men we Would not mind uffice it to say that men like * twentjv-five miles in a buggy . Caldwell to write an article berry county during the last i of the ministers to write an of the teachers and educators And an article on the agrithe manufacturing industry. nmissioner McLaurin on tne t to cov^r every field in this epared a number of articles cial and other business condition 'going into every home urn for the live merchant and each the buying public. You e a corner in this edition to >u have to offer in any way. iced newsDaper man of Flor of articles and assist in, the ants and business men. He > in iNewberry and has made me special work. partner in the business, Mr. nerally known as the "Dutcn ution. And Mr. A. H. Kohn. the Prosperity correspondent ked for a contribution. And he promise of an article from resources and (Jevolepment of have also asked Miss Willie .tion agent of the county, and ation agent of the county, to And also Dr. .G. Y. Hunter r Newberry. Dr. Edw. Fulenof the city, and Prof. Ernest . In fact we -expect several ire competent to write on the <S> <8? I <S> THE IDLES <$> <$> <$> y i'<$-<3><j?<?><3>3><$><?><?><?><^<?><?><^<^ Webster says a gentleman is "a mail well born; one of good family; one of gentle or refined manners; a well bred man; a man of refined manners and good behavior." See the point? ?o? I am am so de-lighted to see the Ob server write an editorial on tne dog .aw. I have written so much about that ordinance, and the way we do here, taat I had about concluded that iiy little influence was gone. Maybe now that the Observer has taken the .lutter up editorially there will be something doing. I remember'very distinctly how rigidly the law was enforced soon after that little child was bitten by that rabid dog and died, and iicw ioon tiie whole thing was forgot- J ten, and the dogs continued to roam wheresoever they pleased, and there was no one to molest or make afraid. Of course, if some other child should suffer the same fate?God forbid that it should?then there would ,be an awakening and the poor dog would .lave to obey the law. But it is just like I ha.e said time without number, ?1- -*? 1 - ? ? /viU /v 1?1r a f a tirn 1r r\ it ia.K.e2S SUJLULeUlilig llivc tuai isj v>an.t up our folks. And just like I have also aaid, it seems that all that we care about here is to stop some fellow from .aking a drink, or bringing u>p some poor negroes who are having a little .^n all peculiar to themselves in a game of craps, whatever that is. And, uiU ~ ?* ? t. T f U a rvrnriloo-a rwf TIT lt_ uy mt; v> ay, 1 warn. uic vj. ??**- . nessing that game some time or other, i would just like to know what it is ike. Of course the game of poker is lie gentleman's game, and I must admit that what little I have seen of it :t has a fascination for me, but 1 never felt that I could indulge that fancy, because I could not afford to !ose. The fact is, you can't keep the man from taking chances, whether ;t be on drawing a full house or four acts or a straight or a royal straight tf.U'Sh or on the fastest horse or a hall j game, 'whether it be base 'ball or foot be; 11. We are just built that way. Andsometimes we gamble on the price of ^ctton, whether it be in buying future contracts or buying the real article <r putting it in the warehouse and borroving money on it and taking the chance of the price going to i5 cents. But all this has nothing to do with the aog ordinance. It has never been re pealed. If it has the ptVblic has never been apprised of the fact. It is like a good many other ordinances?they become dead letters after a brief span. So soon do we forget. And it is well that we do. Keep up the good work, Mr. Observer Man, and maybe something will come before someone else has to suffer a fearful death, all on account of some sorry dog. I had a Hrtor nnAo o irtncr Hmp apt> and I know Vl.VV/, u AVU0 V. ? v ? low you can become attached to the animal and how the dog can become attached to the man. But these bull dogs?I am afraid of them, and when 1 see one coming down the street I get on the other side and give him a wide berth. And I am afraid of any kind of a dcg. I promised to say something more about the opera house. There are several things that ought to be said if the saying of them would accomplish ~ ~ To 1 Iri nor a hrvn t fir?5 whltf dliy I Ci3 Ui LO, i aimug u wv w v ? * vn>) " ? ^ if the local man of The Herald and News is correct about how our people love to go to fires, what do you reckon would happen if the alarm of fire should be sounded some time when the opera house was filled. There would surely be a stampede and it woud be worse than a rabid dog or a circus. There is no way to empty the housf. except through one door, and it taKes some fifteen minutes at the best, and it seems to me sometimes that it takes longer than that. There should be some arrangements made to let the crowds out quicker. And then, those opera chairs. Why they need new ones. Besides, I notice that every now and then one breaks down and down to the floor goes the occupant. Suppose ' - ? ? t ?1 some one snouia De nun uj uie ian. Who would 'pay the damage. And then they are uncomfortable. I got so tired on the one I occupied the other night that I almost wished it would go down and then there would have 'been a change of the monotony of sitting on it. "Why not put in new ones? And fix the thing up generally. If the town would be liable to a damage suit if a rabid dcg bit you, why not if you should get hurt by the breaking of an opera chair. But I reckon it's all right or it wouldn't be. You know, I believe that whatever is, is best, or it wouldn't be. I am obliged to believe that so long as I believe there is an overruling and an all wise Providence who is merciful and good and who even numbers the hairs of your head and takes note of the sparrow and none falls to the ground without Kis notice. His plans are perfect and he takes thought of every act and every deed of His creatures and He works out the great eternal plan for the good of His creatures. Does He not efcl? somewhere that He takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked, and are we not told mat ne is omniscient ana omnipresent, and that means that He knew from the beginning what was to take place, and -that it has all been ordered by His all powerful hand. ?o? And that reminds me of a sweet little poem by Ella Whheler Wilcox which expresses the thought beautiful iy. i am going to quote u. sometimes the finite mind can not see the good in many things that happen, but it is all for some good purpose or it wouldn't be. We can not understandwhy some persons die, as it seems to us in the very heyday of their usefulness, and others are left here who seem to have no purpose, and so far &s the finite mind can see are doing * no good in the world. If I did not believe that "each sorrow has a pur pose" there are some that have come into my own life that would have broken me down long ago. I have not been able to see the purpose of them, but there must be somewhere in the divine plan some purpose for them. But this has nothing to do with the dog ordinance or witn the repairs that are needed at the o<pera house. It is our part to do our duty as it is presented and,the duty of the city council is to enforce the dog ordinance or repeal it and to have some needed re pairs made at tne opera nouse. tier? is the poem: # ^ . Whatever Is?Is Best. /I know as my life grows older, And mine eyes have clearer sight? That under each rank wrong, somewhere * * / There lies the root of Right; Thac each sorrow has a purpose, By the sorrowing oft unguessed, But as sure as the sun brings morning, / Whatever is?is best. r V I know that each sinful action, As sure as tue night brings shade, I> somewhere, somr.jme punished, Tho' the hour be long delayed. I know that the soul is aided Sometimes by the heart's unrests And to grow means ouen iu auuci ? But whatever is?is best. IPtP* v i J know there are no errors, . In the great Eternal plan. And all things work together For the final good of man. And I know as my soul speeds onwarvi, In its grand Eternal quest, 1 OO XT On T lnrtV hnrlr parfh WArd.. 1 0ua.ii Ottj ug * iwu ? r Whatever is?is 'best. ?Ella Wheeler Wilcox. I am going to close this article with an Arab saying and I want you to think about the three things there set forth. The arrow comes not back. TVio enrvkpTi word never dies. The lost opportunity is gone forever. Forget not these three things. iThe dog ordinance was too late for the poor child whose young life was snapped out. The enforcement of it after some other life has been snapped out will be too late to recall that life. An Arab Saying. Remember three things come not back: The arrow sent upon its track? It will not swerve, it will not stay Tts speed; it flies to wound or slay. The spoken word, so soon forgot By thee, yet it has perished not; In other hearts 'tis living still, And doing work for good or ill. And the lost opportunity, That cometh back no more to thee; In vain thou weepest, in vain doai yearn, These three will never more return. ?The Century. THE IDLER. ' y.