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COKEK ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR FUTUKL! South. Carolina (liairma^ Issues' statement to People oi' State. Keviews Work ? * - ^ ?- - ? J ~ A lienerai purposes 01 me iuou uu-i ministration were announced yesterday in a statement issued by D. R ! Coker of Hartsville, federal food ad-J ministrator for South Carolina. Mr Coker announced that he had ap-i pointed Joe Sparks of Columbia as1 executive secretary of the food admm-j istration. Offices of the administra-j tion have been opened on the seventh. floor of the Union National Bank( building. Mr. Coker also announceT that ? ? ~ " ' ' - n u.. ?e Dr. Keea ismitn 01 me iacuu> vi University of South Carolina had been appointed as secretary of the State Council of Defense to succeed Mr: Sparks. | The following announcement wa* made by Mr. Coker. "President Wilson and his advisers are certain that the" food supply will be one of the most vital factors ?n determining the outcome of the war. Tf was olearlv recognized some time ago that one of the greatest tasks which this nation must assume will be the supply of ample foodstuffs to overcome the deficiencies in the stores of our allies. In order that this might be done in a practical bnsinesslika way without causing a shortage in this country, Herbert Hoover, who has earned a worldwide fame as a business man and administrator 'a the Belgian relief work, was appointed United States food administrator. To "firry out the program Outlined by Mr. Stfoover the president has appointed food administrators in the different; States, the undersigned being ap-< aolited to fill this in South Carolina. | * : ! "Alter a session of several days with ,Mr. Hoover, his assistants* an<l other State administrators in Washington it seemed to me that the work of the food administration could be conveniently carried jn in connection with the work of the- State Council t of Defense, and should be closely conMected with it. I, therefore, accepter! > the appointment a'll have established an ofiice in Columbia in the Union Naional Bank buiM.n^ witfc Joe t x. I We Do It Right' When you need repaii g car try our Repair Dej I ly find the trouble and J "our statement. Lesl charge of this departir I Satisfaction. Our btu I J. D. QUAT Prosperit] _ _ n /\ i\ run The John A. Shegly home p miles from Newbeiry, containi aud outbuildings. This i& cn< in Newberry County for sale price and tei ms apply to Frank R Office Old Court House I THE UNIVE Over two million satisfi experience that the Ford economical, powerful, ah increasing the profit in bi pleasure. The Ford ca I prompt transportation in tivity. The demand gro\ cause of the ail-around Touring Car $360, Runab Town Car $595, Sedan $6 On display and for sale fc i P. B. 0 I Wkitmir Let ne have your 01 Sparks, formerly secretary cl t.:e : Souih Carolina Ct-nir:ss.-.)n lVr'Ci\ie Preparedness for Wr-r, nn.l iator L:ec-; rctary of the Str.-3 'v.uncii of JJfcftnse, as executive >e':rci:*ry for The fool administration. Mr. Sparks was chosen primarily because of the invalua-' ble assistance he rendered m our campaign for production aucr conservltion of foodstuffs this spring. "The greatest work of the food aa- 1 istration will be. the stimulation' of production of. foodstuffs and th i stoppage of waste in consumption. There being a shortage in the wheit supply and that being the most con- 1 venient and useful grain ror expon, x reduction in the use of wheat bread and a partial substitution of corn .in its stead is being strongly urgea. J This substitution will work no hard* ship on the South, which is accustomed to the use of corn products ana thoroughly understands their use? and values. A reduction in the use of fats and meats is also being urgeJ, for one of the great problems of t*e nation is to supply animal producrs to our allies and to prevent fats and . " ' * ~ r\f flir. meats irom suemug uuuwi..0 ures in this country. i "The food administration aims to entirely eliminate speculation and hoarding of food. It is attempting the dual task of seeing that tne producer receives attractive prices for his produce so that he will continue to pro ducfe liberally, and at the same thae prevent snch inflation of prices that the wage earners of the cftuntry "wrfll be unabU to lire with some degreo of comfort. ~ j "Verily this will be a great tas* and will test^T&e administrative aUHIty of Mr. Hoover and his assistant* to the utmost but it must be attempt-, ed, and with the patriotic cooperation of the people it will be accomplished. "It is recognized that the housewives of the nation muet be enlisted if the food conservation program Is to D8 COmpietfctt,y sutwroemi, Hoover Is asking every one of them f to sign a pledge to carry out the pur- t pose of the food administration. An l intensive campaign will probably Ius d put on shortly which will give every s South Carolina housewife the oppor- n tunity of volunteering in this caifse. I 5 "Our people must know that this I food production and conservation fi nmHnnm' (Tie First Time I: _________- Bio r work done on your I partment We real1 fix it. Let us prove 8 ter Bedenbaugh has B * tent, and that means I t. siness is to give serv- ||t: * : e TLEBAUM,"" h ff S. C. e T! SALE ]\ lace Xy-o an-d out La3f (*%) og 247 acies, large 4weiliiig*. >Ci i of the btst iarwrtd ilatts f< * . ' IE * at tUe piesciat time, ror tl si Hunter ? Ke*berry, S. C. 0 ' ri U - L" Wr?%. V 8) 1 ]|| S g BBk gg[' ii RSAL CAR I " ted owners know from I t; car is a real utility, an I ? says-reliable means for I p isiness or adding zest to I ? r meets the demand for I 1 every line of human ac- I p vs larger every day, be- I 0 usefulness of the car. 8 out $345, Coupelet $605, I t' 145?all f. o. b. Detroit. B ' 'DELL It 6) S. C* ISjllfS ? rd?r by return mail I i viK vEMSO.N I: \KKS f i-XI'LOSIYKS >[A. I Reduction iii Trice of Se<d and LUi B Hurts People Least Auie ?o l?ear It By H. P. McGowan. Washington. Sept. IS.?A day or two ^ igo. while the house was considering || :he urgent deficiency bill, Congress- g| ?an W. F. Stevenson rapped the D;- |? Pont Powder people hard ror con- a tracting with the "cottonseed oi ? trust in the South" to buy up cottou- ? seed products at a sura much less than Llielr real value and t!ien paradin g| their patriotism before the people o ?| this country by having his govern- S| ment buy its powder from them at a ^ reduced figure, the farmers paying j|? the difference." "My desire is to use the few mm- I utes allotted to me in calling atten- a :ion to the fact that under the manip- g| ilation of some of the aeparimems g tho wvornmenf more nf the bur- n lens of this war are to be laid Upon I certain sections of our people com- gl ing from the Southland countrf than J they are entitled to bear," Mr. Stev- g jnson said. "In other worTfs, as the I testimony shows on page 765 of t& learings on this bill, there is a state- II nent made by the officer there test?- 91 lying before the committee that ih* | powder is being bought for ten cents I i pound cheaper than it can b# man- I ifactnred by the government in its I irsenals. "It is said that k is being bough? 1 for 10 per cent less, and perhap? 1 nore than that, cheaper than it Baa | seen sold to our allies abroad. That 11 joundc very patriotic from the sianS- fl aoint of Mr. DuPont. who is furnisa* 9 ng the powder, but when iwe conft to I ook into it we find this situation: g tfr. DuPont has contracted with wfcat I & known as the members of the eoi- H onseed oil trust in the South, who H control 4-3 per cent of the seed, ancr 9 >? the linters that go into the manu- | acture of explosives, to buy their en- Rjj ire output at $2.o0 a bale less tlian JJ le paid for it last year; that is. relucing it from an average of seven c-o nd a half cents to five cents. Having to iade that arrangement, he secured 0 per cent of the necessary material pr or manufacture in these explosives th< Dr the government. The independert go ompanies are all at sea, because tio hey do not know what they can or. re< Vhev come up here in a panic to get ha ext to Mr. DUFonts men ana uiea ru iany of them sell out at $2.50 a bale ge n their output cheaper than they pe ere paid last year. . I Ootfon Seed Reduced ~ thi "The government, according to th* fca ?st!mony here, is saving about $3$* pn OO.OOfl on its ten cents a poun<T de- tju uctlon for explosives, and after they du ave made this arrangement the co? flg anseed crashers yesterday re3uce<J 'ei he price of cotton seed $11 a ton-all ed ver the country. They say the gov- I < rnmeat has interfered "with the prfes H< i the market and propose to rega- ed ite the price, and aft over .the Sooth, no s I gather from telegrams that hav* 'in ome in, the price of the dotton ir< las been reduced $11 a ton. pr "L^t us look a minnte to seo bow wt inch, to save the government tha do 30.000.000 on explosives, they hare ^Jrer. out of the hide of the Southern ?a< armer. Y^>u will find that Jt wflt ar! en ampaign presents an opportunity ?1 )r'national service to every man, wo?I* tan and child in the State, ah p*iotie organizations and individuals t0 hould make it their business to teach sonomy in food consumption and to W rge the production and saving of *rfi 18 greatest possible quantity of rood P? rodacts. South Carolina responded 964 ight nobly to the call of the president 0p" lis year in increasing its food crops er nd in canning and preserving fo*t pr i curtailing food waste, but w* houlT^eaii'ze that this is but the oeinning of the campaign and th&t reater efforts will be expected of vis i the future. 1 ? pr ^The food adminsfcratioo will work a close cooperation wit& national nd state agent, ft will also utitij&e teJ he machinery of the State Council ^ ! Defense in carrying its messages m? :? the people. Many of the best ex- rej erts of the country have volunteered , tieir services and are in Washington ^ t their own expenses as assi9tauts o Mr. Hoover. Prom time to time ha I* ? J ~ Hrt AW tt*Hl crlfra ft> A . _ UC I Llni auujuuoiia^vu nm *ople the results of the be1?! thought f these men. pr "If the people will cooperate heart:- th Y with the food administration tie th rar will be won much more qu!cK?y "up han otherwise, and furthermore they |g srill have been taught lessons in wc louseholcf economics and in the bus!- fo: tess of living at home that; will be of th remendous value after the war. | du 'The food administration , appeal? L* o the people in the name of hunianf- ar democracy and patriotism wrth no very confidence that Its appeal win co e heeded and that S>mrli Carolina tic fill do her full share i.ft fchlif the ha reatest of all causes." j esi -WyLjarmr. |H, ! | ? C|||_ I ? A Handy Realizing the demand f work on smaller farms, t} 9-18 anci the Case 20x28 Although smaller in size none of the features that ?ia Case Tractors recognized as era in their field. You kr.ow what Case Trac go. You k.now Case ;>riart Ropp < Cf c st the Southern farmer $61,875,00 reduce the price of explosives v e government $30,000,000. That Is ; etty good slice of profit. They sa; u government has reduced this. Tn vernment has gone into the regula m of matters, and therefore, the: luce it. That is the excuse the; ve given. I went up to see Mi ? 1 !? t A hft Llil )0^ Rr, W UU Ji2> ou f i/v DVU fcw - ? neral administrator of all matter rtaiuiiis to food products, eeca\i9J want to call attention to the fae n an ac*e of land that produces le of "cotton In tfie United State oduces more foodstuffs outside o 2 cotton the n an acre of land pro clng 40 bosKela of corn. If you wil ure the units off nourshimeat got i from the oil and the meal produc you will lind that that ts a fact went up to see Mr. Hoover, and Mi - ~ >over said no, taey ns>a noi regiu^* the price of cotton seed and di< t intend to, but he said fEat tn?; d told the manufacturers ttat the & going to squeeze th3 speculate ofits out of the basine?3. T&at * lat are they 'doing. They hav ne and TEo have not"* done tfia ojfpnKP for tne mana 1 lliougu WMW V" ? cturers of cottonseed products It bitrarily fake away from Pie SouWl n plante*. who has borne the brun >ecause he lost one crop of cottoi ice this xrar began* having to sel y as six cegts when it cost 12 cent; make; thex have absolutely tasei ay from hjai at one strode $?0,9f0, 3, because, forsooth, the aammH ttor of food says he has not '-hi wer to regulate the price of cottm id, but is gring to take out th< ^eulative profit and let the consacc have the stuff at what if. cost th< oduner plus a reasoa^trte pro it*. Hurt* Tenant Farmer *You can not bold op Uiat kind of * ck. over the m* uitect;* vra an 4 so v<? them unloi4 ii:x>n 'he man win oduces, and j?y ihaX on.i method >uj eat governmeut department ffaa W 9 poorest people in this country, th< lant cropper, who is obliged to sel ; cotton seed ana coivuu uu irket. If that is going to De ta< suit of our food regulation it is go I to take bread out of the mouth > a man wh-o needs it and furnish tn< mui'acturer a stick with which it mmer down the raw product fron e producer below what it is wort? >t only that, but in the course of tfi< oceedings the government has n e last few days m?de insinuation, at there will be an embargo places on the exporting of "cotton. Ther less cotton than the manufacture >rld wilf need, aa I shall show bs re I get through. What has beej " T JT" OA Q-va f Vl AV h a VA m o I uit; iu ov u?/ w?%> v - ? ced the price of cotton $30 a bale at as s? what these two items whicJ a only In process of anticlpatioat actually in force?are costing th tton farmer of the bouth. A reduo m of $30 a hale on the 12,5OO?0tf les that the agricultural deparfczcen ii mates' will be ms4e tiis year li ?II Mm I in 1IMHI1IIII* /$.. ?? - Outfit for Ai or a smaller size tractor for the thr le J. I. Case Threshing Machine < TJ 1 i :J l L: 1 ucMicr uiatvc au lucai ^uiuuiuan it lacks rjght a tve maue small, tfee 1-eaa- - Why tor c/i tors caa de -pies ars r% ty r l & Workmc toss HILL, SOUTH CAROL A S BflHHBUnHBBMnnMi 0 the South amounts to ?>3To,000,000 0 and a reduction, which was put Into * effect yesterday of $11 a bale on cot^ ton aeed makes a reduction of $tii,1 375,000, which makes"a grand total of $436,875,000 that the threatened action f of our gove/nment is taking out of * the pockets of the farmers of tno ' South; and yet we are expected to 5 pay taxes heavily in the maintenance ' of this war, and we expect to do it. \ Let us see where that is going. "Who is getting it? There has been no re UUVUUU TCV. =} f "The cotton manufacturers ail ovet , this country are boasting that they 1 have sold their product for months . ahead, and they have sold It largeiv to _ the government on the basis of 30 ^ cent cotton, and they are buying their . cotton today at 20 cents and are ex r pecting to put ft down to IS cents. That Is where it is going, and the j government is not getting any cony.gideraWon for it. The product is be4 ing sold to the government on tne g basis of 30 cent cotton (and lu many 5 instances 35), and "they are buying it u at 20 cents. I submit that we are ge*~ 'on? Hl nn nronn liUg A i avuot IK" w.. r- - rj sition. Where is the otheF going? J As I aaid a moment ago. Mr. DuPont i for his patriotism, and the^se^ crushi' era of the country, are taking 561,' j W>0,COO out of the farmer in or4er to s give the government a concession of i $30,000,000, and the other $30 000,00 - Is lo be profits, i take it, to the seefl J crushers Mr. DuPont. Whfle t j' do not want to ti?.'k local troubles, and I* all that kind of thing, it strikes me ?! that the activities "that are denied, b*i . cause they publish in th^, newspapers i that there is no necessity ?oi"*thIs talk I a>vmt on pmhAi-ffn noon cotton affect fug tiie price of cotton, are costing tine farmers of the South ft pretty penny Xjuaufa^tfcim-s and Speculator* 3 ,4The mischief has been done, wiir* / tbere is no embargo to amount to any t thing. It has been done, and done for a' the benefit of tbe people who are a2* i I ready getting money out of this war 5' world without end, and who are nort 3! in a position to make more and more -J if they can haramer down the prodfi ucts of the country. Let us look Tor a' a minute to see ix there is any ne?esaitv for it. I omitted to mention, in J ? a* addition to tfie manufacturer, the u! speculator upon the future markets ot 3' this country. The manufacturer anj x' the speculator are the fellows who ara 3 going to make $375,000,000 that the j. farmers will lose if this is consum91 mated. Last yuar the cotton that was I consumed in the world was 21,180,000 . bales. The production was 18,365,00 n! bales. Therefore there was a short - age of mora than 1,815,000 bales comi. iiig over from last year. This year a the estimate is only 12,500,000 bales J in this country and the production a will not reach 18.000.000, and yet we -j find the product that is sold to gov& ernment and that is sold everybody t else on a basis of 30 cents?we flnJ ij that just the talk of *R embargo and i . - * I.- .'v ^ jl K&&*&8yaSlfcn ly Farmer I eshir?g, plowing and other I. Co. "now offer farmers a ton. I \ ,nd thaf no Case Tractor is too H too light or too cneap. me rvuu it les*er quality? Let us fit re tai'ed inf-ocmatios. 1 I 111. Agents i * INA _E jj the talk of interference with THe product and putting it on the skids goes on the extent of reducing we price of cotton $30 a bale for 30 days, or, in other words, it goeT""down a dollar a bale every day. Where is the necessity 7or it? There is none, except for the fact that tire speculators and the officious intermeddling apparently of somebody is an excuse. Let us see about the oil part of it and the seed cakes. The production oz sees *his mil 10 Zi gaiions or oil. "It i< an enormous product; It is one of tho enormous feod products of this country, and they are calling oa us to mak* it; and yet, by officious*? saying to the manufacturers, 'We ar* going to s^uee^e you,' the manufacturers are going to Uirn aroi-nd be fore they have bou?*?t their -:*ea nod squeezes the fellow who makes it Are we to be encouraged tbat vray; are we to encouraged to make food products they are crying out for If this is to be faken away tfbm us. Not only that, but the 2,500,000 to.is of cottonseed meal. That makes one of the greatest food products, and th^ excuse that is being* offered is that the government will not allow that to go to Sweden to be fed lo cows to be sent to Germany. "Well, -that is all right. Is that any excuse Tor sayma to them that what H is- Stinging ts more thaji it Is worth, and we are going to squeeze-you that mncn m or der to enable ns to force so much }e$9 for the raw product? ! Htrrf* Admfatetnrtlo* ".Vow, I am a supporter of this administration with all my might. I have always stood by Mr. Wilson sine* the time he was first a candidate, a?J i I stood by him when people were'very ! much against him in my State, and T stand for him today; but I say tha* , the m :hod that is being put fortH by this officious interference "with what tLey assume in the food department tf be a fictitious or exortotart proS*, , and thereby give the executive th* , power to tax the people who are try| ing to carry out the dictates of t&* , food products bill, is an officious aa<i ( unwarranted interference tnat is going to be disastrous to the interests of the administration and fiT the administration of our food bill whenerej it becomes known all over the S3T2H hat our great food bill that we passed here and the powers we have | en to Mr. Hoover are to be used fcPr the purpose of hammering down tat products that ar^ produced by tfc* j people who have at last an oppor(tunity for once in ?heir lives to com* | out whole and to come out ^rith a [ profit on the year's transaction, ft ( would be time enough when the crnsft . ers had bought "the seed at the martf' ?t price and tried to seel theTpro8*ct | at a speculative profit to interfere, and | not give them notice beforehand, sd j that they could take it out of the profiteer instead of the consumer/" I