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SAYS COTTON WILL 00 TO 30 CENTS A POIM? CoL W. 0. Smith, State Warehouse ^ Commissioner, Advises Farmers f to Hold?Says Banks Will Send? Money on Warehouse Receipts - J Col. w. G. Smith, Slate warehouse commissioner, has issued a letter to the farmers in the State in which he advises them not to rush their cotton N tc market but to take advantage o: the State warehouse system and hold It for a better price. The commlsIsioner is convinced that the staple "will bring not less than 30 cents. In his letter, Col. Smith declares that there is plenty of money in tue banks and that the bankers will readily loan on State warehouse receipts, and at reasonable rates of interest. He says the year's cotton crop snourj be marketed very slowly as to rusa cotton the market as rapidly as it is gathered and ginned will lower the price. "Farmers should see to it that the u price of cotton is kept on a parity with the price of other agricultural products," says the letter. "Measured by this standard, the market price to<iay should be 30 cents and above; be sides, the manufacturer can pay 30 -cents a pound for cotton and still make a fair and reasonable profit on the manufactured goods." k The letter of Col. Smith follows ;n L tull: p "The State warehouse system Is k now ready to store this year's crop of I cotton. Farmers should at once begin to warehouse their cotton so as to protect themselves against every possible loss. The. first pickings (except green and gin cut cotton) constlturs the best grades and should not be sola on a declining market?a market glutted and depressed by the sale or distress cotton. "A government grader and stapler is now located in the office of the "State warehouse commissioner and is prepared to grade and staple all cotton placed on storage in any ware-, "house connected with the State ware*1 "house system. The custodian of any^ warehouse will sample each bale as It is warehoused and can send the samples to the State warehouse com*! missioner, the official grader and -stapler will do the rest. As soon as 100 hales or more are stored in any 'State warehouse, a special visit -.o ^such warehouse can be made. The I We would mers that are ? who the parties This car d owpr rhansinfif: (Oakland, wher you double tire unusually high We give 1 * Ij you dCl VIV^I T I are always will I Call phone I rai II ^ jsaaasa* i | J 1400 I services of this expert cost the farmt < I'S lli'tiKDJ? |\ 1 "This year's cotton crop snouiu u? j marketed very slowly?to rusii cot;o;i ! 011 the market rapidly as it :s ! j gathered and sinned will lower t-.e ! r-.rir.o ?nrh a !S HO lOllCer a , WWV4? 4A - v. : necessity. Theer is plenty ot' money in the banks and the bankers readi-v Joan on the State warehouse rece:;-M and at reasonable rates of intere.-' Farmers should see to it tliat in a r^ice of cotton ^ kept on a parity witti i the price of other agricultural proa uc-ts. Measured by this standard the j market price today should be 30 cents I and above, besides, the raanufr^Lurer can pay 30 cents a pound for cotton and still mak? a fair and reasonable profit on the manufactured goods The manufacturer sells goods to "be (leTiv. ered in the future, he then buys from the broker or the speculator the cotton out of which to manufacture the?* i goods sold and this cotton Is Sought , for future delivery. This closes the ; transaction so far as the manufacturer is concerned. The broker or tn? . speculator, as soon as he Has entered I into the agreement to furnish the colton needed, begins at once to bear the market so as to increas his profits ; on the raw cotton sold the manufac turer. ay rusning cotton tor saie ro excess of the market's immediate demand, thfarmer himself Gepresss3 j the price, but by holding cotton until it is needed by the consumer (t?ie i mills), the farmer can always get ?i ' fair price. This is no new doctrins but the economic truth verified by , every farmer's experience. Further,; ' government statistics show that dur; ing the nasi 12 months more cotton I was consumed than was produced.! i Thp world's consumption was over 21,000,ulG bales, while the world's ! production was but IS.000,000 bales.! Had there not been a large surplus, handed down from the 1914 crop there would have been an actual shortage or, 3,000,000 bales. The government's estimate for the 1917 crop shows that, this will be a short crop. Three sut-cessive short crops indicate that the i surplus from preceding crops and the entire crop of 1917 will have been consumed long before the close of this cotton trade year. "The State warehouse commissioner a- i- - ~ * ??: . is anxious to De ui svrvjuc n_r mc-j farmers of South Carolina in tne handling, in the financing ana in the marketing of this year's cotton' cro." I I Jh r"u? / , ' L' Hks to demonstrate jetting as high as 29 5 are and we will let evelops 41 H. P., thi gears when you com e other cars in town illllCtlgC* ff t iiavw tire mileage. 2 months guarantee Ve have a bunch of ling to give the custc ! 172 or come in anc Main Street ' 5 i i-nk.nt m:ki>s of okdnance j i.'kl'autmen't of the army i j 'Tue UiiitoU ^tarxo Civil Service i. citLhii^ciiv?u Jiiiiouiicod tile i'oilowing open coiiiiA lit ve examinations for i-os.lions in the several ordnance esiuUasamen.s o: tiie War Department or in or under the officg of the Chief , ui ordnance, War Department, Was;iu. C. The salaries named are' I j ioi entrance. j Mechanical engineer, artillery amj munition. io.OOu to $3.tiui> year, j Mechanical engineer, experimental' j work, $2,o00 to $3,000 year. >v 1 AAA fn i I .ViecUtimUll U? CLL LOUH.11, yigvvv - ? | $1,400 year. i i Apprentice draftsman, $4s0 year. Inspector of artiilery ammunition j $1,500 to $2,400 year. j Inspector of field artillery ammun:-; ; tion steel, $1,500 to $2,400 year. j i j Ass t inspector of field artiLery am-; < j munition steel, $3.50 to $5.00 day. j i j Inspector of ammunition packing " 1 boxes, $3.52 day to $1,800 year. ! i Inspector and assistant inspector of i nnivflpr and #>xT>losives. SI.400 to < $2,400 year. | 5 inspector of ordnance equipment,' 1 | $1,500 to $2,400 year. < ! Assistant inspector of cloth equipment. $S0 to $125 month. ; Assistant inspector of leather, $100 < to $125 month. ] Assistant inspector of small hard- < , ware. $S0 to $125 month. j Assistant inspector of textiles. $Soll l to $125 month. i Assistant, insrver.tor of leather eauift-M ment, $100 to $125 month. J Clerk qualified in business admin- 1 istration, $1,200 to $1,500 year. s Index and catalogue clerk, $1,000 to; t $1,200 year. i j The examination for index and cat-' i alogue clerk is open to both men and ? women: the other examinations are ^ open only to men. \ f The Government urgently needs c men for the work above indicated, anfli t qualified persons are urged, as a ( patriotic duty, to apply for examina-j r tion. Until further notice applica-j r tions for the positions named will be 1 received at ary time by the United States Civil Service Commission, I Washington, D. C. Papers ^ill fle; rated-promptly. 'Applicants will notj be required to appear at any place for j j examination, but will be rated principally upon the elements of educa- tion, training, and experience, as shown by their applications and by j ^ $995.00 D to you one of the mc miles to the gallon o % * n r you ask tor yoarselt, s figures 1 H. P. to e e to a hill. Take th< weigh over 3000 poi customers that are ? on all parts. Now \4 well trained mechani ?mer the advantage ii [ let us demonstrate t wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmammmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrnammm con oborative evidence. I Full information concerning examinations. application blanks, etc., may be obtained by calling in person npon the secretary of the local board or ' fivil service examiners at the uost or-! fice in any section in which city delivery of mail has been established, or 1 by communicating with the United J States Civil Service Commission, Washington. I). C. ' Dy direction of the Commission: John A. McMurray. President, i 1 i 1 11*IIY IN ANDERSON CONVICTS WILLIAMS Manslaughter Verdict Returned .Against Deputy Sheriff for Killing Barnes Wilson rhe State. j Anderson. Sept. 6.?After dc-libera:ng three hours the jury trying the ?ase of Deputy Sheriff Jim Williams, ndicted for killing Barnes Wilson on Way 24, returned a verdict or guilty of nanslaughter with recommendation to riprrv The ra.se was rial led for trial *arlv this morning and attracted a! sreat deal of attention, the larce court ^ "oom being packed throughout, the lay. Mr. Wilson, the deceased., had been i special employee of the federal gov-; ?rnment and he was in company of, 1 Postoffice Inspector Curran and Jake 1 3osnell, also a special employee of the government, whe he was shot by Wil iams. The shooting occurred ntne, z niles from the city late in the after- j c I t loon, after federal court, then in ses-j v >ion here, had adjourned for the night.; 2 iVilliams served as a baliff during the' f ;ession of the court. According to the, c estimony, the men had been drinking: amaica ginger and whiskey and were' * n a scuffle when Williams pulled Jitsj r run and fired three times. One bullet; * vent wild "but the other two tools ef- * ect in Wilson's body, causing instanfj ieath. On-* of the bullets passrdj 1 hrough Wilson's body and lodged in 1 "urran's right hip. inflicting a painful * >nt not serious wound. Judge Bow-J c nan has not passed sentence on Wil-j * iams. j r ^ ! c ~ i 'OR SALE?Good draft horse, genttej ^ and will work in any harness. About; ^ 14 years old. Price reasonable. Ap- ? >ly to The Herald and News. 8-31-tf. 1 THE HERALD AND NEwTu^T. " rEAR FOR V co. t mmMmammmmmmammmammmmammmmmmmmMmmummmmmmBar m; -a \ 1 hi * r ^ ^ CUVCi cu >st economical cars c f gas. We don't a ? very 53 pounds, so > i tires for one examt unds only use a 4 im 1 t 1 A AAr? retting at>out iu,uuu rhen you talk about cs and carry a full li ti every way. o you the best car tl Ne El'GENE S. BLKASE STOKE i> TEXAS The Beaumont (Texas) Eenterpris?' t of September 4 contains an account o! labor day celebration in that city, Tn which a former Xewberrian, Mr. Eugene S. Dlease, took a prominent par:. Fivp thnnsnnd visitors were nresen*. rin-re was a big street parade in the fornoon and a jitney dance at nlgnv losing the day's program of interestng events to the visitors and tli3 own people. The Enterprise said :hat outeast Texas paid a glowing xibute to the laboring man, and after j nentioning tho beutiful musical se-, ections rnderd. that paper concludes' ts account with the following para-; jraph: "A brief meeting was held at tne )ark following the basket lunch at; loon and stirring addresses were; nade by Eugene S. Bleas, former sen* ttor of South Carolina, who is now; )racticicg law in Beaumont, and T. I ). Riley, editor of the Port Arthur-j 3e*;umont Labor Dispatch and a well! cnown union leader." ? I Laboring 3fan Will Win War Asserts Blease "Tn this day of international strifej vhen the world is in a death struggle,j t is an honor to know that organized! abor has been recognized by our gov-j jrnment?the greatest government on1 sarth, and it is fitting that we should; tssemble here on this day of all day3j >f the working masses to celebrate,1 )ur achievements and our strength; ird to demonstrate our loyalty to this ^mocracy which has made our suc;pss possible." ! Tn these words Eugene S. Bleas*. ormer senator of South 'Carolina and low an attorney of this city, addressed he Labor Day gathering at Magnolia >ark yesterday afternoon. Mr. Blease declared that the labor-. j ng man would play a prominent part e the great world war, pointing out hat while the young men of the la- [ >oring class were at the front winning he battles, the older tradesmen would emain at home to keep the wheel of ommerce moving. Another way or-j j ;anized labor can assist In this wai\j le said, is to help conserve our re-; ourcs. and in this the -wives, moth-1 rs, sisters and sweethearts can be of nvaluamle assistance. "This is a time., he onctinuefi,! when labor and capital must stantlj ogether. We must all worw for on? ! ? \\) )n me mamci. ?? sk you to take our t rou can see there is )le, we have 32x4 c r*Vi firp Of rAiiirfiP W&A UI VI Jk <1 ww 1 miles per set of ti] service, we are the ne of parts in stoc lat sells for less thai rn 4 L V/ ^ jwberry. South Car wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmBmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnmmakwmmamm* eni purpose only, and that Is to win the war. The laboring man can be counted upon in this great crisis, and the serength of orgaized labor will b9 demostrated by the extent to which you aid your government in tni struggle. I have not fear of tne resell of this war when I know worklns: men ot America are standing shoulder to saiioulder for democracy." "The laboring men of the world a brothers.*' he conluded, "and after this great conflict is over, it will no our duty to teach the working classes oi Germany what a free government really means. -We must show that we have no hatred in our hearts for then* and that we are interested in their welfare, war will be unknown after autocracy is crushed and democracy rules the world and the working man of all nations will unite in one great brotherhood." CRISISOF WOMAN'S LIFE ? i - 1 Change Safely Passed by Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Wae-oner. Okla.?"1 never eret tired of praising Lycia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound I 11 = UfeSidfin because during Change of Life I was in bed two \\\W \| years and had two j | ! 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