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REFORM ('031WITTEE FITS
WAii DEFAKTMKNT WISE
Show I p the Great Injustice Done t?
the Country in This Crisis by South
Carolina's Political Military
Governor.
Charleston American.
Washington, 4Iay 17.?Asking thai
the war department keep partisan pol
itics out of the administration of the
military conscription law in aouui
Carolina and declaring that the re
form party in ?the Palmetto State, true
to the tradition and history of the
State was ready to do their part, a
committee representing the reform
ers, today appeared before Hon. W.
Ingraham, assistant secretary of
var, and acting secretary in Mr.
Baker's absence, and Brig. Gen. Enoch
v H. Crowder, judge advocate and pro
vost marshal in charge of the con
scription.
In the party were Former Gov.
* Please. Eugene R. Buckingham. W.
A. Stuckey and James P. Carey, Jr..
of the committee of the reform fac
tion. They were accompanied to the
vt man T Qirrjtnr TT !~J
Smith, Congressmen Nicholls, Domi
rick and Stevenson. During the hear
ing Congressman Ragsdale came in
and remained until the meeting closed.
They presented resolutions adopted at
the mass meeting held at Columbia
last Monday.
War Department Will Be Just.
Gov. Blease stated tonight that the
'meeting was very satisfactory; that
the committee had come here to lay
"before the war department the condi
tions that exist in South Carolina and
that he was satisfied the war depart
ment would se- the justice in his
M />1 ? U rt Vl A*%.A/1 f V\ A T* 1 r? i f A f
iduoc duu lucll lie uujjcu ujc visit ui
jfcimself and the other gentlemen of
his committee would be the means of
eliminating partisan politics from the
operation of the conscription law.
Gov. Blease also stated that he was
opposed to this war and ha-d he been
a meuiuci vi. cuiigiess iie wuuiu ud>c
"voted against it and the conscription.
However, war having been declared
\<y the legally constituted authorities
and regardless of his previous posi
tion Jn this matter, he now declared
that'"we all should stand shoulder
to shoulder and present ourselves a
unit against the common enemy and.
that this principle should actuate all
true Americans."
Favors Asked.
Gov. Blease in his speech said: <fWe
?,re here as a committee asking no
favors and expecting none. Neither
tire we here to say anything in con
demnation of any person or persons,
but merely for the purpose of present
ing to you some facts which we think
"Virtn 1 ^ Ka lm ftrrn a fVkie (liinortTYIOTlf
Oi^Aiiu UC ivuvnu cv waio tmviAvt
And I will read to you the following
preamble* and resolution which was
adopted by 250 of the good, honest
citizens of my state, representing
every county of the State and in con
tention assembled at Columbia." Gov.'
Blease then read ttie certificate from
the secretary and chairman of the
meeting, the resolutions passed at the
meeting, and the report of the meet- ,
ing as carried in The Charleston
4 American on Tuesday morning last.
Gov. Blease continued: "I wish to be
1 air to the department. I never con
?eal anything and always state my
7>osjti0n open and above board. It hasv
fceen represented that my faction of
the Democratic party In soutn Caro
lina was strongly anti-Wilson. I did
Dot support Mr. Wilson for the Dem
ocratic nomination, and on the con
trary I was opposed to him. but after
}>e received the nomination our faction
South Carolina supported him loy
ally and as proof of this fact I pre
sent to you that at the general elec
tion in South Carolina in 1912. I re
ceived something over 44,000 votes,
-Mr. Wilson received 4S.SOO votes. Now
i Euumu .vir. oecreuir*. uiai iue mcm
*>ers of ray own faction did not go
to the polls and vote for Wilson and
e* the same time scratch my name
off their tickets. And as he received
4,800 votes more than I did, it shows
conclusively that we stood by him
as the Democratic nominee."
Reformers Parotic.
^ ?? m/NAr./* ? In a nfnf A/) f Viof f A O Vt AW
\JU V. Dicasc diau aiaitu luai. lu siuvn j
thai his faction was doing its duty;
If the record was examined it would
be found that in both the First and!
Second South Carolina regiments that:
were at El Paso. Texas, last August, j
fce received a majority of their vote3
i>>r governor as against Gov. Man-,
* their commander in charge. j
* t?.?N 5 Ifc r?f fiftV IjlftASli.
Atlantic (
Th#? Stantlard Rail
SPECIAL OCCASIONS; 1
June
Ticket and Passenger Agents and C
As information we wish to a
lionsT have been booked up to date
finrinp- the month of Tune:
Laundry Association of the Carolii
Independent Order of Red Men of
North Carolina Bankers Afsociatii
Hardware Association cf Ncrth an
Southern Textile Association
N.C. Baptist Chautauqua, or Assei
We take pleasure in advising
And mmors to the contrary, that \\
season as in former years; that thj
trictions whatsoever as to allurainal
"Lumina" will be open to the pu
improvements have been made in h(
and in many respects the beach sea
lhan heretofore.
W.J. CRAIG,
Passenger Traffic Mana
i Congressman Nicholls stated that the
i.vo factions in South Carolina were
| practically equally divided as was
! shown by the vote in the recent gov
ernor's race. That in justice to both
J factions lie believed that the board of
j exemption which is to be appointed by
I the president should consist of good
I men from each faction as equally di
' vided as possible. That without in
j sinuating that eitheir faction would
not deal honestly with exemption, this
; board should be above suspicion and:
: when a man's name was presented
for exemption regardless of the fac
tion wmcn lie oeiong ue sjjuiuu icei
that he had representation on the
board and that, unless this was done,
there would te dissatisfaction on the
part of a great many people who
would think that they were not ex
empted for political reasons. Mr.
Xic&olis statea mat tms was a very
j important board and that South Caro
i lina wanted to go into this war as a
unit and that if it was to go in as a
unit all the people had a right to rep
: resentation as to the choice of the
i troops.
Non-factional Board.
Representative Stevenson of the
f II III district. saw uiau no a^i
with Mr. Nicholls that these hoards
should be non-factional and that both
sides should have representation.
He said that he was satisfied that
all of t)j 3 people of Si ith Carolina
? were willing to do their share in this
' war and that partianship should be
kept out of it as much as possible. He
said that the appointment or the ex
emption board was one of far reach
ing importance.
Rep esentatlve Ragsdale followed
practically along the same lines.
Representative Dominick said to
the assistant secretary that he knew
both factions in South Carolina and
that he had carried the burden of both
( to some extent. That his connection
i with Former Gov. Blease as his law
partner had siven him a full insight
to tlie workings and doings o? that
; faction and of course being in the
position he had become to a large ex
tent familiar with the actions and do
ings of the other faction. He was to
day suffering to some extent from
what he considered partiality shown
by the Manning faction, and gave as
ori inctnnrp the recent treatment of
^.his law partner, Neil W. Workman,
who had been denied admission to the
training camp and which matter he
I had formally brought before the war
department That he did not believe
there should be any partisanship
shown in this matter and that in fact
the way to keep politics out of the ex
emption boards was to -pUt politics
into them by recognizing all factions. |
a morfoan's Ttenorts Trne.
The war department officials asked
where the refo: m party got their in
formation that Gov. Manning had been
naming only his friends on the con
scription board and Gov. Blease saicT
that the reformers read a dispatch
in The American sent from Washing-1
+nn VkTr Thp American's correspondent
and that before acting at Columbia'
they had investigated the standing of
The American correspondent and.
found that he was not only a member J
of the press galleries, but a member;
of the standing committee in charge'
of the galleries. The war department1
did not deny the story that had been
:_1-J #vtif Vt c? \TTacVnnP'tntl ;
prmitfu seni. uuv uj .. ?.
correspondent nor call it in question.'
Gen. Crowder called the committee'
into his office after the joint hearing
and said that the conscription boards ;
had only ministerial powers and that:
every care would be exercised in nam
ing the country exemption and appeal
boards for the federal districts.
SHERIFFS SALE.
By virtue of an execution issued
? ? 1 Cll. ? _ I
to me in tiie case or urumiey-onciip
Hardware company against W. S.
Cook Mercantile Company, I have lev
ied upon the following property ot
the debtor and I will sell it at public
auction in front of the court house
at Newberry, S. C., on salesday in
June, 191*7, within the legal hours of
sale, for cash:
Five oak bedsteads, three oak cup
boards. six oak bureaus, one iron bed
stead, 11 secdnd hand washstands,
one bureau^ and one wagon.
Cannon G. Blease.
s Sheriff Newberry County.
May 15th* 1917.
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Coastline
road of the South
kVrightsville Beach, N. C.
1917
Connections:
dvise that the following conven-i
i
to be held at Wriehtsville Beach i
I
i
las June i ith-i2th;
Xortli Carolina " 13tii-15tli j
an >y 19th-21.sc;
d South Carolina... igth-21st
" 22nd-23rcl
nbly " 27th-29th|
further, notwithstanding the report
I
rrightsville Beach will be open this j
government has not made any res-!
ting the beach; that the- hotels and
blic as heretofore; that material ;
)tel accommodations and attractions,:
son promises to be more attractive;
T.C. WHITE,
ger. Gtxjeral passenge Agent
CARS OF GRAIN BRING RELIEF.
After Much Loss Has Been Caused by
"Home-Bound** Iluling of Ameri
can Railway Association.
! Charleston American.
| Columbia, May 17.?Cars of grain
j bought months ago, 'A'hich have Tor
! some time been tied up in the eleva
| tors of the West, began rolling into
: Columbia and other South Carolina
' ? .u;- ?~ _ _ af _ i
ciutse Luis i.uui.unig <ts a. iccuu ui
j forts on the part of Commissioner of
I Agriculture E. J. Watson, who took
j the matter up with the council of na
: tional defense through Congressman
A. Frank Lever, chairman of the ag
; ricultural committee of the national
( house of representatives.
j Following a ruling fcy tiie American
; Railway association requiring all cars
, to be loaded "home bound," merchants
in Columbia and elsewhere through
out the State, because of lack of rail
road facilities, were unable to secure
corn and other grain bought in the
West several months ago at the then
I market price, and were forced to pur
j chase at the present pr:ce :n order to
supply the trade. In the case of one
big milling company, corn had been
bought at 9S cents per bushel a con
sideraDie wnne smce, dui me com
, pany was being forced to pay pres- j
ent high prices on account of inabil 1'
ity to secure shipments from Western
elevators. The ruling of the Ameri '
fan "Railway association meant in ef* ''
feet that all freight ears were held
on the lines of the roads owning theni
and Southern merchants were cut oft
from shipments beyond the lines of
road on which they were located, ex
cept such supplies as they might ITe
able to purchase -as were in transit
from the producers to the elevators.
A condition resulted which accentuat
ed an already very serious sit jation.
TV* a nf An o nf t Vi o
1 11^ ^01U\/Ub VI VilV/ Wi. mv miQv
milling companies of the state gave
Commissioner T/?tson in a letter the
result of his observations on a recent
tour of the West. i
"I have just returned from a trip
out 'West," he said, "visiting several
of the grain centres and thought it
rnignt oe 01 some interest to yuu tu
know what information I gathered in
regard to preesnt high prices for food
products. ;
Demoralized ^ndition.
"Together with tha natural causes,
some advance in this product, from
the information I received, as well aa
tVio ovnoriotipo arp bavino- in trr
ing to operate our business, I am in- (
clined to think that ;he present high
prices are due to some extent to the
completely demoralized condition of
our railroads. They seem to be j
able to handle the business given \
them, and, coupled with this condition ;
the American Railway association has (
seen fit to put into effect a ruling ,
which requires thr.t all cars must be;
loaded home bound. Such ruling be-'
ing so unusual in the course of past .
transportation experience uiai 11 iias ,
in a way completely changed bu3i-' '
ness conditions. |
"Elevators of the West are loaded, j
and have been for months, and it is a i
common experience with the shortage
cf cars so serious that they have not
been able to move an.y of their stored (
products lor weexs, auu in suuie in
stances for months. I was told that
there was a very large elevator that
had not been able to load a- car at this
place for two months.
"This rule, after careful considera
tion, you will realize affects the cotton
KaH AwnU r\Y*xr 1TA>Mr enriAltDlv AVDn
UC1L IClilCV/lJ * VJL J OVi iVUOlJ. V? ?'UI
more so than any other part of this '
country. If we are to expect to get
any cars from the West oar railroads
must supply their empties, and as the <
percentage of products moving West- f
ward is so small in proportion to the J
enormous quantities that are expected
to be moved this way, if this railroad
rule is enforced, then our facilities for f i
securing this food product are ex-'
tremely limited. This statement ap-j
plies even if L ere was not a shortage ]
of cars. The result of same has forced (
the traders to abondon their slocks
they have contracted for In elevators |
and bonded warehouses and buy from *
any source possible to keep their bus-!
iness r existence, unintentionally j
holding back products that they have ^
no earthly use for except in the reg- ^
ular channels of their business.
Getting Worse. ,
"We have been hoping for some im-;_
provement in the railroads, but it
seems now that it is getting worse.'
While the officials of the. railroads'
might have found this ruling neces-j
s?ry to keep going, nevertheless there
is not a siiaciow or a aouDt out wnai
such ruling is causing to some extent
the present high prices for grain.
"The situation is such that traders'
are now not interested .. in buying!
stocks in' warehouses in these grain i
centres. They are resorting to buying,
only loaded cars, and such cars that
are permitted to be routed their way.:
In the trading circles this is such an
unusual circumstance that 'it in itself
is enough to cause wild market con
ditions. i
"The government is expected to take
some steps toward conserving the
food supplies of this country for the
public welfare, and it seems to me
that the fixing of prices, either mini
mum or maximum, is not going to re
lieve the situation as much as a sys
tematic service 011 the part of the
railroads."
Watson on the Job.
Commissioner "Watson v/rote Con
gressman Lover, inclosing the letter,
and stating that tlie milling company
ci'footed .iad informed him Hit-1 it had
in the elevators with tied up condi
tions all the corn it needed, bought
some months ago at 9S cents a bushel,'
but was being forced to buy loaded
cars at present high prices to keep
his business going.
< "Of course." said Col. Y/atson. "the
matter is one for federal handling
the commission on car scrvice of the
and I am, therefore, taking the liber
ty of calling it tc /our attention.''
Ifeyer Bnsy.
Commissioner Watson today rece!
ed the following copy of a letter from
council of national defense to Con
gressman Lever:
"Washington, May 14.
"Hon. Asbury F. Lever, Chairman,
Committee on Agriculture. House
Representatives, Washington, D. C.
"Dear Sir: Your letter of May 5.
inclosing correspondence from Com
missioner Watson . . . relative to
car shortage ir that territory, address
ed to council of national defense, has
been referred to the commission on
car service for attention.
The car shortage is still a serious
matter, but the action or the commis
si! n on car service has given some
reliel where purchases were made
ahead. The general food situation,
however, is cminous both as to supply
and as to soaring prices.
" Ve note the principal cause for
complaint is with respect to the car
service rules restricting the use of
box cars. Effective as of May 1,
these rules were changed to permit
the application suggested.
"We trust this will afford such re
lief as will permit shipments to be
made within a reasonable time, con
sidering general short car supply J
thioughout the country.
"Commission on Car Service.'' j
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SOME PERT PARAGRAPHS.
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The Wild West has not entirely dis-,
appeared. The following social note1
is from th i Kingman, Ariz., Mineral
Wealth: "The dance given by the
cowboys at Hardyville last Saturday
nigiit was one of the most sociable
affairs ever given in that section. |
Curley Waters of the Breon & Lam- j
bert outfit was shot in the leg by;
Texas Magee, but the wound was!
slight and it was not likely that the!
matter w:.ll come to the attention of I
the sheriff's office.'4
i
If the proposed food -lic'a;(.r fjr j
i.ue uniieii cai1 n. -n^., n?v. u no
cost of flour he will stand a good
chance of being the next president. I
Former Gov. Albert Waller Gilchrist!
of Florida asserts that "the most in-!
famous traitors in the country are'
the speculators who are plunging!
bayonets into the stomachs of the1
loyal ones at home." This native
Sooth Carolinian certainly talks like1
one. !
!
Another social item from New J
Mexico, Albuquerque Journal: "The
Swine Breeders' associtaion of East
ern New Mexico will hold its annual
meeting in Artesia beginning March
5. The evening will be taken up with
Uiic cull 11 u <a 1 nv/? uau4ugt.
Editor Hiott of the Pickens Sentinel!
woke up feeling mean the other I
morning and this is what he dashed;
Dff: "It is estimated that there are!
1.300 gas plants in this country, not!
ncluding the Columbia State."
Seven billion dollars a year is wast-j
Jd in American kitchens and a goodj
leal of this in the South is due to the
senseless custom of feeding not onlyj
)ne's own family but the cook's as
ft-ell.
Evansville Journal-News: "Mr3. ;
Smma is in (V^nsboro visiting iier;
>cn, Willion Crash." Wouldn't be
strange if they did a little knocking. ;
I
Tn -these days of food economy, no,
editor should eat over five pieces op
'riend chicken and two saucers of
strawberries at a single meal.
t !
Daily Headline: "Coast artillery
vill be called out soon."
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Wonder if the Greenville men at i
^rrt Oglethorpe endorse Sherman's
ieflnition of war? ? i
John Frederick ETans?
Fho P.tate.
Cameron, May 17.?John Frederick
Evans, one of the oldest citizens or
Cameron, died yesterday afternoon
3e was in his 67th year. Mr. Evans :
::ad lived in this community well nign
ill of his life, and had always been a i
Finds Cure for Epilepsy
After Years of Suffering
"My daughter was afflicted with
epileptic fits for three years, the atiaclrr
coming every few weeks. Wo on:;!,,y
several doctors but they did her :: >
A )w it a
yea^r ago w a
heard of Dr.
Miles1 NVrvfrse.
and it certainly
has proved a
blessing1 to our
little girl. Sho is
n /* w ft * t?.*? *, * ' ' y
I I v -'J V'rfj " ~ ' ' I
i t cured and i: i
J- joy.:;-,- She b< ?t j
I }-i l:\jf / heait:. it :.-}
1 <\\ V ,/ over a veil" sip.-e i
' \ ' v V /' i i- ' i i
y \ \ * she h'is h;.*d a. |
fit. We nnot f
s>ea?c tyj o-../
Dr. iffles* Nervine."
ilRS. FRANK .\NDRRKON.
Co>:*uYey, M)nn. i
Thousands of children in the
United Slates who are suffering .
from attacks of epilepsy are a .
burden and sorrow to tlieir parents, j
who would give anything to restore j
health to the sufferers.
Dr. Miles' Nervine
is one of the best remedies known J
for this affliction. it has proven j
beneficial in thousands of cases j
and those who have used it have '
* It ^ ?t-? ?4? Tf ? r> ri nf
LUC ttftCSL IdiLll iil it. XL lO uv>k
a "cure-all," but a reliable remedy
for nervous diseases. You need
not hesitate i.o give it a trial.
Sold by afl Druggists. If the first
bottle fails to benefit your money is
returned. *
MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, In*
1 rower in the influence for the mora; '
! uplift of the community. Pie was mar
ried in early life to Miss Lizzie S.!
Lantzler, whose death occured about |
two years ago.
, Besides many sorrowing friends and !
j grandchildren, he leaves eight cMl
. r* . V. (A.*#*
UIUU, as iUlIUV>i. ^ U<X1 iCS '.1 . CiVdUS, :
Camden; .Mrs. Vennie E. Wimberiy,
Cameron; R. W. Evans, Cameron: Mrs.,
W. L). Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala., i
j Airs. W. H. Zeigler, Newberry; C. F.
! Evans, Cameron; Miss Edith and Ir
ving D. Evans, Si:mter. The funeral
j was conducted this afternoon at
.Jericho Methodist church, by his pas
, tor, the Rev. J. K. Inabinet.
Sfeht?I'riitcd States iuthorities
Taking Steps to Insure Against
Shortage of Hunris.
'Washington. May 17.?Organization
TO SUPPLY LABOR
NEEDED OX FAR1IS
??
National Government Syst^ta Now in
of a national' government system of
supplying labor for the country's
farms this summer probably will be
completed by the agricultural and
labor departments within two weeks,
and in a short time thereafter the
government expects to be enrolling
I have just
copies of Pal
I also have Pali
i i r ?
ana aon i rorgei i
Zinnia, Coieus ai
Mayes' Be
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The House of a T
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FINEPRltEFi
H. F. BACHMAN & COMPA:
in New York says the indications
price for the next two years at le;
all the cotton you can on the lane
price is good. These fine prices \\
a profitable crop at present prices
fitable on account of the high pri
too scarce and the spring was too
much, but you can increase your
tiller and bv side d-essin'g libe
cheapest way to increase-your cro
than any commodity a farmer us*
dressing cotton and corn pays be
because the growing crop gets it
ficent high gra^e fertilizer, heavi!
quick action as the business of th
this goods at $41.00 per ton at Ai
ped away from Anderson. One sa
r>r tc annlipH fn tlip arrp of rr
yield of your crop more than $10
that sidi dressing pays better on <
But it should be applied early, ]
cotton.
We don't advocate the use of t
tfie cotton growing so long 11 wn
Applied at any time between Ma>
pay better than any fetiiizcr you i
Feed it and nuise it a^d 111;
feed > our mule more than on
feed your crop as often as it need
because it is better fed. You and '
every head of stock?horses, mu
adverse conditions better if well :
But be sure to feed your crop t
Your cotton \vi:l make a better ?
"turn out'' at the gin, as it n.1
t':e seed will pay for the fertilize
you that 1.300 pounds of seed cot
wi'l turn out as heavy a bale as 1
side dressed.
There is more lint to the seed.
15tli. Labor is too scarce and th
your acreage, but you can increa?
fertilizer. It should be rich in n
quick action is needed- Side dre
It will pay from $2.50 to $4.00 fo
Anderson Phoi
\
Comj
W. F. FARME
hundreds of thousands of men, wo
men and boys for farm work.
The plan, outlined today by W. J.
Spillman. chief of the agricultural de
nartment's office of farm manage
ment, calls for the cooperation of all
State food organizations. In each
State the governor will name a board
to direct the work, the beards to name
county agents and they in turn com
munity agents.
Community agents will register per
sons who can give a part of their
L-imimnr tn farm lahor. and
I IjLL L1IIO OUUiiliVi vv ?. ? ~ 9
Tv iil register also the ordinary surplus
of farm labor.
The community agents will report
to county agents any surplus of Tabor
or labor needs, and county agents will
report in turn to State boards. If a
labor surplus or shortage exists in ?i
State, the boards will report to ijr?
agriculture department and the labor
department will assist in attaining the
proper distribution. Railroada will
aid by giving low transportation rates
to laborers.
Two hundred and fifty thousncr*
posters will be sent throughout the
country soon c^niug uu pviawno iu tu
roll for farm labor. The depart
ments behind the plan believe cities
and villages can supply a great deal
of labor for short periods.
C MUSIC
received 150
triotic Music.
riotic t5ox raper,
he Ferns, Palms,
id Salvia Plants.
>ok Store
liolisand Things
I
OR COTTON
NfY. COTTON MERCHANTS,
i aie cotton will sell for a fine
ast, so you will want to make
1 vou have in cotton while tt?e
'ill not last always. Corn is also
; and may become m^re pro
ce of all foodstuffs. Labo* is
late to increase your acreage
crop by increas;ng your fer
rallv and that is by far the
p. Fertilizer has advanced less
is and fertilizer used in side
:tter than any fertilizer used
all. We are making a magni
ly charged with soda to give
is crop requireth haste. We sell
adeisou and $41.50 when ship
ck of this costing you $4.10
)tton will increase the money
an acre and good farmers say
corn than it does 011 anything.
[iut laici man j?iic i^iu v_?u
bis goods too late as it keeps
1 not mature and open in time.
/ 25 and June 15th an<f it will
ise. You only make one crop a
ike a good one-it pays. You
ice during the crop season,
Is it. It stands dry weather,
the hands on your place, and
les, hogs and cows will stand
fed. Your crop will too.
he second time by June 15th.
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