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Bt STATE WAREHOUSE W POLITICAL CRADLE W Earners Staunchly Stand Behind and Endorse the System, bnt Want to Know What About >'ext AdminJstra^ tion Legislation. Charleston American. Columbia, Nov. 18.?"Rocked in the cradle of politics" is a phrase which may adequately describe the existence of the state warehouse system since its establishment at the special session of the general assembly in 1914. called by Governor Blease to consider measures for the relief of the farmers in view of the near-panic created in ^ the Southern states bv the European *var. State Warehouse Commissioner McLaurin took an active part in the past ^j^^ampaign, and after the election wrote ^^tter to President J. Arthur Bank*, Bfche State Warehouse association. Bressing his determination to reft the position of state warehouse gissioner. President Banks callRneeting of the executive commit rof the association which requestjKiga Commissioner McLaurin to recon rsider his resignation and to noia on to the offic? f?r the present, whlci Commissioner McLaurin consented to do. Manning. In the last campaign Commissioner McLaurin actively opposed the re-election of Governor Manning. The legislature of 1917 is approaching and that it will be an administration leg islature, there seems to be no douDt. Then what of the state warehouse system, under the present administration? Commissioner McLaurin was reelected at the last session of the general assembly for a, term of two years, and his new term did not begin until the 5th of this month. So that if the legislature attacks his administration of the system it will have to be in an indirect manner. That there will be ^ a fight against him there seems little doubt, but it seems equally cerlain'that he has the planters of cotton .generally with him, on acount of his services to them when they really needed help, and on account of th<; ^ fact that they seem to realize that he *iio cfofo of all is the one man ux ui? others who really is in position, especially in this insurance crisis, tu carry out its aims and purposes in mf the interest of the producer. f >'ew Recommendations. i Senator McLaurin, in his annual report to the next general assembly, is going to make several recommenda-j tions of far-reaching effect. Some! time ago, shortly after the primary,; Lhe requested that Governor Manning have the affairs of the system checked -up by the t>tate accountants. ? ctato auditor.! Messrs. w. w. Ol dUJc;, BF and Mrs. F. B. Walton, expert acm countant, who has been assisting hlCu; have been engaged in the work about B six weeks. They have finished their A work, arift will file their report witn m Crovernor Manning. Mr. John K. Aull, m who was secretary of the commission k *ip until the time he resigned to bef come the Columbia correspondent of | The Charleston American, has receivr ed the following letter from Messrs.! f Bradley and -Wlalton, directed to Com| missioner McLaurin: i "We hereby certify that w<* have) I * this day examined the cash accounts I of your office in the matter of insur* 1 ''"nflrfmonf. | ance, storage^ana oouu , as kept by John K. Aull, and find tlie ^ same to be neatly and correctly kept; W and that we have verified same with P bank balances and find all funds acf counted for." ? Senator McLaurin desire to def Telop the state warehouse system into I something more than a mere plan for L the storage of cotton ana tne Dorrow | ing of money. When asked this ? morning about his recommendations " or on M ( to the approaching session ui uic o'w? | eral assembly, he said that he had not k begun upon his report yet, as he had T T>een waitingmpon the report of State Auditor Bradley, which would give the legislature some detailed information "which would be very valuable, especially coming from a natural source. I State Insurance for State Cotton. I "I have discussed with Mr. Brad-i I ley," said Senator McLaurin, "a land loan bill for state banks, and we have a measure along the line of , y* the rural credits bill introduced m, congress by Hon. Wyatt Aiken, to en} able the state banks in Soith Carol lina to participate in the rural credits f scheme and be of value to the people. "I expect also to offer a bill providing for the state warehouse system ' to carry the insurance on cotton without being so entirely dependent upon * " ToH ? - the outside companies, wniie we "r the way in reducing insurance rates in South Carolina, I have had a hard time this year on account of the withdrawal of so many companies to keep my insurance intact, and I have a plan in mind under which the insurance will not only support the state ware^ house system, but be a source of profit L which will enable us to develop the f system without calling upon the stat^ j for appropriations. In fact, Mr. Bradf lev's report will show that the system 9 <$> <$> A LITTLE. SISTLK <8> TO SOAP <$> k ^ <S> Soap and water alone, make hard washing. The best housekeepers nowadays use borax. Borax is a real little sister to soap. N ..jit makes the soap go further. It softens the water and loosens the dirt for the soap to attack. "20 Mule Team Borax Chips" are > soap and borax combined in just the right proportions for effective laudry work. You need tiiem. f is now practically .self-sustain^;; though this year, on account 01 tin: j high price of cotton, there wilJ not ba enough storage to meet the 191; e\! penses. We will take care of 191ft ; all right. Fine Fire Kecord. I "I have paid out in insurance prej miums aboiJt siOo.OOO, and in losses only $1,179. Of course, the Lord has 1 been good to its m 11113, ana 1 i-eau&<; that such, a tire record cannot last 1.:. definitely. But I am satisfied that any i jne who studies our system will see' that we have eliminated the moral ' risk, and I knew the records of the insurance department win snow umi is the greatest hazard which the com{ panies have to meet. j "Xow, if we had a system under which the state for the first year could j carry, say, r>0 per cent of the Insurance, and have some companies IfKe i those now on our blanket policies which would take tlir? other 50 per j cent, and have the risks so distribu| ted that we would never have too bis j an amount in one place, it would be j a profitable thing, and entirely safe. " * 11 il Daaami mAn/loHnTl JSOll 11 tflll ACVVIUIUCUU<twv>w i "There is a good deal of talk now I About boll weevill. Last winter, m my annual report, I suggested the establishment of a non-cotton zone oa this side of the Savannah river. 1 am of the opinion still that this is the: only way to meet the boll weevil. Senator E. D. Smith tried to get congress I to do the same thing. If this zone' i I took a fourth of the area of the statej ! it seems to me it would be better to1 i save the other three-fourths and ttae advantage to North Carolina, which) would also be saved, would be sucfri that I would think Xortli Carolina would co-operate in the establishment jf such a zone. "I do not look for the damage from the boll weevil in .the northern part of South Carolina to be as serious a j j proposition as some seem to tains. [ All of the information I get is that; north of the 34th degree, clean cultivation and following the instructions of the department of agriculture will still enable us to make the cotton. The weevil is likely to put out of business all of the cotton belt below those lines of latitude, which certainly must keep the crop down and increase the value of the lands where cotton can be grown. - - ~ ?.;n nft. "I hope South uaronu U H1U aw. . make the mistake that they did iaj Mississippi and Alabama, of getting in! a panic and allowing their labor to! leave. One of the most valuable as| sets that this state has had is a plen-J tiful supply of labor, and it would D-? a great disaster, and do us more damage than the boll weevil direct, if we let our labor get away. The diversity ...u:?h /%-in hA err own 111 | of tfie crops v?uau VUAI V v/ 0 I South Carolina, and the ease with i which our lands, especially in tHe j eastern part of the state, can be cultivated, gives ns an opportunity that some other sections will not have. Light, sandy lands, growing a small stalk and yielding heavily in proportion to the size of the stalk, with wide rows so as to let in a hot sun, will take care of the boll weevil question.'' ! Direct Sales. ? i- A# j Asked in regard to devo^pmeui otj the state warehouse system in tne matter of direct sales, and what his attitude before the general assembly would be in that regard, Senator McLaurin said: "I would like to see the state get the property where the warehouse is now located, and turn it into a real state warehouse, with all modern equipment and a compress, so that at the end of the w.^r, whoever is state warehouse commissioner can establish direct sales with foreign countries. I Farmers can never get what their cotton should bring so long as every 1 ?~ bonis it into town and markets ' LUCLL1 __ it himself. There has got to be a cen- j tral marketing agency and a minimum j price established. The federal grading bill can be used, with the passage of some state laws to aid in its enforcement, but whether we do tharj or not. I know that government aid In the marketing of farm products is coming. I j Su|>erFl8Joii of Warehouses, 1 "rT,u? ~ on.ri*hPr thins that ought1 JLliriC IS auv.u>. w to be done. I attempted it before.! and it was misunderstood as an at1 tempt to force people into the state warehouse system. Every public cotton warehouse in this state ought to be inspected, and be under the supervision of the state warehouse commissioner, because if this is not done, there can be no uniform receipt, ana j sooner or later fraudulent receipts will j be used and a black eye given to cot-! I ton as a basis of bank credit. That i 1 was my purpose in having tlie diu i I introduced at the last session. There j | ?s another thing, too. The aid-of the | state warehouse commissioner, under j a bill like that, should be extended j to any public cotton warehouse in-1 spected and approved by the commis- 1 sioner, in negotiating the receipts, j The cheap insurance which we will ] be able to offer will attract all of; these warehouses to the system that; cannot get into the mill nmtuals. If 1 had my way I would like to see sev- J | eral state warehouses built in differ-j c '-X- - r-t-rLta. whi^h wnnll |ent sections oi me =taiC comply with the demands of the mill mutuals. What we want to do is to encourage people to sell their cotton gradually, and unless cheap storage j and low interest rates are offered as inducements, the cotton will be sacrificed. and it only takes a little cotton in a time like this, thrown on the ; market recklessley, to affect the price of the whole crop."' Deserted Rebuke. "" A mniiPr in vour j "I put Lll) gwu w_, i scheme/' bellowed the small investor, "and I can't get a cent out of it!"' "Calm yourself,'' answered the wily promoter. "Other people put twice as much money in it as yo:i did and theirs wa? just as good as yours."? j Life. I [ i;E3IARKABLE LAWLESSNESS 1> THE STATE I ; I nder "Law and Order" Slogan of | tioveroor Manning, His Letter (Bej lore Election; Condemning L'se of i Militia in Anderson. i I Charleston (.American. ; Columbia. Nov. 20.?There is in , South Carolina at this time a condi-1 1 tioti of unrest and of disorder more i j general than at any previous time i since 1STG. The clashes which have I recently occurred between capital and I labor in thy up-country have resulted j in the governor sending troops to Anj derson to enforce writs of ejectment I against the striking operatives, who ! had refused to move from their homes ! until they could obtain shelter else- i wiiere. There was a lynching in Abbeville recently, followed by a meeting of citizens of the town in the in-1 ! terest of law enforcement. Mill workj ers are moving from the up-country I to other states, and there is no doubt 1 that the race feeling in Abbeville county was acute following the trouble there which is referred to. *--U - /I I ! A meeting was neiu 111 ^amucu 1CVOW , j week to protest against carnivals and immoral shows, and a recent dispatch, from Winnsboro told of a meeting! there which had been held in the in-; j terest of law enforcement. j The Keowee Courier tells of a case i ! in Oconee county, in which a negro, j [ charged with assault, narrowly escap- i i ed lynching at the hands of members I of his own race, and the Yorkville >- nf tho threatened LjIILIII Ci iciio v/*. v ? - J lynching last week of a young white j man, charged with criminally assault- j in# a young- white woman. ."Feeling! ran^high following the occurrence of j the alleged assault," says the Enquirer. "and an effort was made to lynch the prisoner; but it is now believed the law- will be allowed to take its course." Terj Remarkable. "These are a few instances which show a general feeling of unrest ana Di lawlessness prevailing throughout the state, and it is remakable that < this condition has reached such an acute stage just following the re-election of a state administration, the principal plank in whose platform was "law and order." It is true that the ?faoturo r>f "law and -order"! mam i^atuiv, stressed by the administration firing the campaign, was the enforcement of the laws against selling liquor, but the fact remains that there is a gen eral violation of the liquor laws. Whiskey is rarely sold over the counters by the drink, but the hip-pocket blind tigers are numerous, and the quality of the stuff which they sell is bad and the price high. The situation is one which is demanding the attention of patriotic men, and which has put the people of the state generally to doing a great deal of thinking?which ought to have ' fhA Ai^ptinn. but been aone uciuic c?c , which comes better late than never. It was charged during the campaign that the administration of former Governor Blease had tended to create lawlessness, but a comparison of conditions in South Carolina during the four years from January, 1911, to January, 1915, shows the administration of Mr. Blease in a remarkably favor., able light. -- i Less Talk Much Action. There was not so much talk of law enforcement?but there was action, which enforced the laws of the state, as the records show. As a matter ot { fact, before Mr. Blease was governor, and while lie was mayor of New. berry, one of his first official acts as mayor was to prohibit the coming of carnival shows to that city. The license was made prohibitive, and there j were no such conditions in Newberry [ TT-hiin hp mavor as the citizens; of Camden have been protesting! against. It can not help in the present.situation to make comparisons involving past governors, but when there are so many charges as to the lawlessness j of the "Blease'' administration, and so many protestations of law enforce-1 ment toy the present administration, j 1 it is well that the record be written,, j in order that the people may have it j ( I "Goodnight Corns! We Use 'Sets-Iti'" 3 Drops in 2 Seconds. That's All "GETS-IT" Does the Best. Never Fails. "Really, I never could see how some few people use the most difficult and painful way they can find to j get rid of corns. They'll wrap their toes up with bandages into a package that fills their shoes full ?>f feet and I makes corns so painful they've got to walk sideways and wrinkle up their fares. Or they use salves that 1 eat risrht into the toe and make it raw and sore, or they'll use plasters that make the corns bul^e. or pick and ?rouc:e at their corns and make I thetoesbleed. Funny,isn't it? "GETS IT" is the simple, modern wonder for corns. Just put 3 droos on. It dries instantly. No pain, fuss or trouble. The corn, callus or wart loosens and comes off. 'Millions use nothing else." "CJETS-IT" is sold and recommended by druTSrists everywhere, 2.'c abottle, or sent on receipt of price, by ! E. Lawrence & Co.. Chicago, 111. ^old in Newberry and recommended i as the world's best corn remedy by | P. E. Way and W. G. Mayes. j before them in determining their future course. In regard to the situation at Ander' son, where the troops are encamped ! at the mills, it is interesting to note a copy of a letter published by the | Anderson Tribune, written by Or,T| trnor Manning to Jas. P. Gos~ tt, j president of the Brogon mills, at An: derson, a year ago. The letter bears date November 19. 1915, and in that ! letter Governor Manning is qouted as ! referring to the militia as follows; Before the Election, i "I feel that something should be : said about the use of the militia. You : have appealed to me to summon the militia and I have declined to do so. It is but fair to you that I should give i my reasons. The constitution of the ; state provides that the governor shall i be commander-in-chief of the militia and that he shall take care that the i laws be faithfully executed in mercy i and that he shall have the power to I call out the volunteer and military i forces to execute the laws, repel ini vasions and suppress insurrections and preserve the public peace. I am j prepared to do my duty under the con! stitution, but the constitution also says that the trial by jury shall be inviolate, and that the military pow| er of the state shall be subordinate to the civil power, I shall consider all of the provisions of the law, and if the time comes to summon the militia I shall do so with promptness and vigor. But I do not esteem that it is the function of the governor to summon the militia of the state without grave cause. The decision of this question is one which, under the constitution, is left to my conscience and sense of duty, and I can not shift the burden to any man or set of men. ' "Further, I wish to declare that the ?;a t-itho instrument for the gu> CI IlUi io nuv >.?v descision of disputed rights. Thy courts are open for that purpose. "You should consider the pitiful condition of your operatives and also your immense power as the employer of many men and women of the state. Their condition excites pity; your power should be exercised 'in mercy.' The man who can stop the food of hundreds of men, women and childreh is held to the sternest accountability for the exercise of that power. i*Te you so sure you are right that you feel warranteed in letting these peo? T~ if nrvt hf?T pie COIltinue 10 sunei ; is it ? ter to shift the responsibility and let impartial arbitration decide the 19-sue? "It is clear to me that such is your duty; I call upon you to fulfill it." Such was the governor's position a year ago, which is quoted by the Anderson Tribune as an exoneration of Sheriff Ashley "in his humane treatment of the mill operatives." Horror of War. First Tramp?Dis war is a curse.. Bill. Second Tramp?It's orful, Jake! - - * '--j-J Every freignt car ioaueu 1U11 V/ C4.JJL* munition! Not a good, comfortable "empty" anywhere to be found! ? Life. DOCTOR'S PRAISE IS ! TRIUMPH FOR TAN LAC I Atlanta Physician's Wife Gains l."? Pounds, He Declares. j TOOK THREE BOTTLES ? | "I'm Obliged to Think Well of a Medicine That Accomplished W"at I Tanlac Did." Dr. J. L. E. Brantley, a prominent practicing Atlanta physician, residing at 505 South Pryor street, went into Jacob's Pharmacy to purchase another bottle of Tanlac for his wife, and made the following statement regarding the benefit she has derived from the medicine. "I am obliged to think well of a medicine that accomplished what Tanlac has in my wife's case. She gained ail of fifteen pounds on three bottles of the mediine and she is now a well woman in every respect. "She has suffered from indigestion and nervousness since 1909. She could not retain anything scarcely on her stomach and she was troubled a great deal by the formation of gas. She suffered constantly wun neaaaches and backaches and was nauseated more or less all the time. She could not sleep or rest well at all, on account of her nervous condition, and she became very weak and thin. "I decided to buy Tanlac for her because it was so highly recommendea for troubles like hers, and I am glad to gay the results have been most gratifying. She eats anything she wants now and her stomach is all right. Gas has stopped forming and perly and has built up wonderfully. The headaches and pains in her back are broken up and she sleeps well evshe retains and digests her food proery night. 1 consider her improvement almost remarkable, and I can now recommend Tanlac for what it has clone for her.'' Coming from the high source it does, | and especially from a member of the medical proiession. mis Si.ra131u1.u1ward utterance of Dr. Brantley is more than a recommendation. It is a triumph. Tanlac, nature's great vegetable tonic, corrective and - system builder, is truly one of the greatest discoveries of the decade, and the best evidence of this is the confidence and high esteem in which it is held. Not only by the great masses of people. Xo other medicine has ever established the reputation Tanlac has j nor any ottier received tne ingn euj dorsement of medical men and laity. | Tanlac, the Master Medicine, is solf j at: Gilder & -Weeks, Newberry, S. C., Dr. W. 0. Holloway, Chappells, S. C., Little Mountain Drug Co.. Little Mountain, S. C., The Setzler Company, Pomaria, S. -C., Prosperity Drug Co., i Prosperity, S. C., Whitmire Pharaij ac-y, W-hitmire, S. C. The Exception. | a. Moralizer?No man needs to go ! from had to worse. I). Moralizer?How about the auto1 ist on a roaa with a detour sig ; j ahead of him??Judge. j | Anrin^ wpi lil^ ? A I1WVVIIW | j BENNINGSfiN.VT.. afr y I i | All sizes, long and short arm am arate shirts and drawers. Pa You will find us well preparec neckwear, hosiery, etc. The 1 Visit our store?make it your I MB 1 9 /SOAK YOl Before Ph / Infttructed 1/ Departmei V culti 25c Bottle Mai N, GILDER & I Deep f ? ? * Never go dry ! them. Submit u | blems. Any size to 8 inches. f D. 0. FRICJ Little Mou) i i . .. I I The Bol I Is Co i If it isn't here next year th< the year after and it is just gc prudence on the part of every stuffs for man and beast at hoi wheat and oats, corn, hogs, ai not be hurt so much by the be The man who has these thir out ot a crop ot cotton win De j strikes him. Now is the time to sow whe to make grain, if you are in e? vou sow and use the Andersoi - ? takes the "if:." out of making Anderson PI Oil Cc W. F. FARM] SeeJGreshara & Spec Compulsory Sport. "So you've joined a golf club?" "Had to do it,'* replied Mr. Growcher. "The only chance of seeing some of the men I have to do business with is meet tnem on me gon links."?LuJe. [t Fits Like the Skin Heavy underwear time is just around the corner. Are you prepared for We have chosen a well-selected line of fall and winter JY] weights, headed by ' jj the famous Cooper pA "Spring Needle" UnI derwear?which M comes from the Cooper Mills at Bennington, Vt. "JB It has the right "give" to rit and springs back into shape again no matter what strain it is subjected to. Fits like the skin. i leg lengths, union suits and septrticular attention paid to fitting* 1 to supply your needs in shirts, lines are new and fresh. men's furnishing headquarters. JR GRAIN N. inting As \ by U. S. \ it of Agri- \ ure. ^ ;cs 12 Gallons v' cy at b WEEKS / Wells when you need is vour drv nro ? J ^ * from 2 inches to / C & BROS. ntain, S. C. 1 Weevil i >rning i chances are that it will be here ?od business, it is jusst common famier to raise his own food me. The farmer who has his id molasses cane at home will >11 weevil. igs to buy and pay for them in trouble when the boll weevil at and oats, if you really want irnest about it, fertilize it when 1 Fish and Blood goods. That grain. Now is the time. 1 1 lospftate ana >mpany 3R, Secretary. :r, Greenwood, S.- C.