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SECRETARY SAYS USELESS EMPLOYEES MUST GO The New Cabinet Member Talks Straight From the Shoulder on the Problems Affecting the Farmer, !nFocd Production and Cost of Living. J*. A. IIoIlomoR. Atlanta Conslitir ion. Washington, Feb. f>.? Edwin T. *yeivdiih. the new secretary of aurir.'j.iure, promises we!!. He starts out a vim that is encouraging. He -'so talks, and apparently is not afraid to talk, for the iirst shot out of the box is a clean-cut appeal to the r.usiness men to (jet rid of employees a ho add to the cost of distributing ,*hat the farmer produces. Pretty straight logic! I talked to the now secretary per> : .lally. What he told me he told other newspaper men, and the gist it iv:k fhnt useless employees, no Tr aitor in what line they may be eniraged. must be released from nonproductive work ar.d given an opportunity to become producers upon the farm or in the factory. If this is done ar.d if jobbers and retailers recognize the harm that must ultimately srorne from profiteering on the farmer and content themselves with a reasonable profit, he said, the ques-X ~ C . 1-" U,r\-p lirinff will Ui 111C vvov vi ti largely solve itself to the permanent .srood of all. But unless the whole country?all business and all labor? *Jocs recognize this as a common problem and do the things necessary to ?olve it. he continued, "less and less W 'l there be of farm produce to di vjtie anions: the whole people and ir* 'her and higher will go the price of ^hat which is produced.'' ' I am surprised," said Mr. Mere- , "that I should have received (he number of messages I have, par- i Ocularly from daily papers, asking: what plans I, as secretary of agriculture, have to reduce the high cost of living, indicating that the general ; ~ T* :~ io nctontinllv nrt leeiin^ is umi nuo u ? ra^ricultural problem. It is, of course, related to agriculture, but no more i,han to many other lines of activity, ' and 1 am tempted to believe that the solution of the problem lies more in the hands of those interested in distribution and non-productive enter- ' arises than in the hands of the far- [; tners of the country." j; .Farmers Will Meet the Production i Crisis. * 5 Continuing? ? j "uTfee farmers must certainly produce. They have produced and will 1 produce?that is their business. They are on a piece measure basis, so gjcen satisfactory conditions, they ' will do their part, as the farmers of " 1 ? i f 11 o f Jn nr- t . America nave m cvcSHUUHVU 'rrisls that has faced the country. But < Ibis question of 'satisfactory condi- j tior.s' is a b'ir one. It is not a satis- ' 'factory condition for the farmer to : receive rcduced prices for his pork, < wheat, hides, while the prices of his : .machinery. lumber and shoes are ; ^raised. .It does not conduce to a < rpleastint frame of mind on the part ] of the farmer cr spur him to greater i production to be obliged to sell his 1 products for half or less than he i *-ater sees them sold for at retail. The ] -fairy farmers of the country wonder < *f they are treated fairly when they 1 "receive 35 or -10 cents for butter and < see it reta"l at So cents. The poultry ' "^>en wo;i;!er why, when they receive frnm 4 0 io 50 cents for e?<.rs, they 1 retail as high a5? a dollar per donen. 1 The hog-i"rrowers wonder if they are t -rot in a 'hazardous' business when ? :hey buy fencing: and all other sup- 1 plies j:t greatly increased prices, and 1 then see their produce fall 50 per i cent and sold by them at an actual 1 ^oss, in answer to a demand on the ] part of the rest of the population ] "tor a reduced cost of living. , i "The farmers of America/' , the 1 - new secretary went on, ''are willing 1 ~io assume their part of the respon- ; slbilities ;as American citizens in > meeting any problem threatening the 1 welfare and stability of our country, : f>ut this high cost of living problem is ' mutual one, and they ask that it ' be approached by all the people as a ' v.oinimou problem. They ask that those engaged in distribution elimi- 1 naie the lost motion and not put so .-rpreat a burden upon production as 'there is upon it today. In other words they ask that there be an adequate number of producers of wealth, and this includes property and food of an kinds, and only such numbers of dis'sributors as is necessary to perform 1 the service required. They ask that , banks, railroads, wholesale' ^nouses, retail establishments, factories, afl of which are vitally neces-j saxy xo the farmer and recognized by him as such, be speeded up along: With him, that the work now done by three men may be done, if possible, by two, and the burden of transporta tion and distribution be thereby Jightened. If the factory executive : will speed up his plant that there may ' oe two days' labor in the supplies, machinery, or what not. that the farmer buys, rather than three days' tabor, the article will cost the farmer that much less, his profits be increased, and his production stimu..-ated, more men stay on the farm. more men go to the farm. More Production and Less Consumption. Business men must look to the operation of their establishments, no matter in what line they may be en!_ r;v> tlint no useless em ploycv is retained to add to the cost of distributing what the farmer now produces. Useless employees must be released from non-productive work that they may go into productive work and add to the sum total that may he distributed among all. "Let us enjoy in America a> high ly developed a system of distribution, and in this I include all the professions. doctors, lawyers, teachers, as well as retailers, transportation, etc., as we now have, but let us cut out the useless member, the surplus one here and there, and give him an opporx * -i a ? n y\sw\ IU Ut'l'UIIiV cl piUUUlVl UJ'vyn the farm, or in the factory. Let us have six-tenths of our people in production and four-tenths in distribution, that there may be six-tenths of what a man can produce each day for each of us, rather than have four-tenths in production and sixtenths in distribution, which gives us only four-tenths of what a man can produce each day for each of us. To do this conditions in production must be attractive, farming: must be re?vmrn?vat.ivp and olTer to a vounsr man who engages in it an opportunity equal to that offered him should he go into a bank, railroad, wholesale or retail establishment." Strikes a New Key as to Labor Co operation. In the new secretary's reference to co-operation between the farmer and the laborer he strikes a new key and one that may sound discordant to the average labor man at first hearing it, and yet in its final analysis the prinin QorC llfl * I'lJJIC OUUUU. KJC4JTO 11V "The farmer asks that the laborers in the mines, the factory and the mills, who are also real producers along with the farmers, make an effort comparable to his to see there is just as little labor expense as possible in each article turned out by their hands, thereby helping the farmers of America, who in turn will help the laborer. This is not inconsistent with the views and desires of the loyal, intelligent laboring men, who maaammCma qrra fa oil ICt'UgllKiC MIC mutual auittiivagi. ?v uii in an honest day's pay. Given this and the manufacturers, jobbers and retailers taking a reasonable profit and recognizing the harm that must ultimately come from profiteering 4-1* A ntiAcfinn r\? ULHJI1 LUC 1AI 111C1< II1C l|UbOi>tvii vx Kill. high cost of living will largely solve itself to the permanent good of all concerned. ! "On the other hand if the whole country, all business and all labor does rot recognize this as a common nvnklom " + V\a cDf>"ofni'v nr?ntinnpr? ui, wiiv uwi wuij [,and do those things which give the farmer a fair compensation for his efforts, do those things which make ' farming remunerative, pleasant and as attractive as other lines of enleaver, the conditions will not improve. On the contrary, more and : more will the your.?: men leave th? 1 farms, mere and move will the older : riier become discouraged ar.d less ar.d less will there be of farm produce to :iivide among* the whole people and higher and higher will go the price that which is produced. i "Attention must be given by pub-' lie-spirited citizens to the methods 1 which tend to ouicken and cheapen distribution of farm products, such as better terminal facilities, easier 1 transiers, mianu waier uuhsiru lution, back hauling and round-about routes eliminated. We must all interest ourselves in helping solve the problems of the farmer and fur nish him facilities that will help him In V>ic Vmcinocc Whilp such facilities nust be furnished, we find on the contrary there is now beiiicr made an assault on the farm loan bank, which arives the farmer money on favorable terms, without commission, without renewal charges, finances him to carry on the fundamental activity of our country, drives him lon.<r time that he may plan ahead where necessary. The assault is made by selfish interests and their success would, in my judgment, bo a blow to agriculture in " ' I /. i,o > m .America aim it-suu m uiumau m*.... to all interests." IE in FACTIONS DIVIDE REPUBLICAN PARTY One Delegation Headed by J. Duncan Adams, Other by J. W. Talbert. j The State. The Republican state convention; of South Carolina met in Columbia j yesterday and from point of attend-! ance and business transacted, it was! one of the most successful conven- j tions of the Republican party ever held in the state. The convention was called to order in the K. of P. hall at 3 o'clock by' T"v* 1 1 nf i K. H. Kicnarason, v nc v.nuumuu v?. , the state executive committee, who j called upon the Rev. E. H. Coit to offer prayer. The vice chairman then j called upon .JJoseph W. Talbert to come forward and address the convention. At the close of Mr. Talbert's address, the temporary roll of the convention as prepared by the statu executive committee was read, thereupon J. S. Collins moved that the Rev. G. F. Mills of Spariar.hur.tr be made the tern unary chairman <;f the :.-n v'-..,-!-, ww 'i> iir V VliU'I. I . V J j i\ i i .. ^ ? mously. \Y. I". Thorn:*.? v.-.:s eKvi.-d temporary sei-vetas-y. After 'he reading of the national and state calls a committee 0:1 credentials was appointed and they unanimously reported that.the temporary roll as submitted, he made the tevnp nary vol! of fho ror.vontior. and their renort was adopted. The temporal y oruani;:"tion was then by unanimous voie, made the permanent roll of the convention. On motion of Dr. (\ II. Stevenson the following were elected as the delegates at lai^e to represent the state of South Carolina to the national convention to be held in Chicago on June S: -I. Duncan Adams. L. W. C. Dlaiock, James A. IJric-. J. S. Collins. Alternates: .7. I.. Washington, K. A. Quick. Butler W. Vr.-nro m-.i] T. A. Williams. After the delegate? and alternate?! had been elected it was then moved ' by J. E. Dickson that the convention' proceed to the reorganization of the; state organization of the nartv. The ! convention then elected the Rev.; George F. Mills to succce i J. W. Talbert as chairman of the state execu-; "Amiviitiltd \V TT_ Thomas j 11 > V. WUiltlJgVVW ? A . _ . - as secretary. The following state! executive committees were then ele-> ted. At large: A. D. Webster and C. G. Garrett; fivst district, C. M. English. Frank King and Thomas E. ~.I :!ler, Sr.; second district, R. li. Hourton, J. I. Washington and W. A. .Tack- J son; third district. G. C. Williams, W. M. Roseman and C. E. Minus;; fourth district, M. C. H. Dillard, James A. I i Brier ar.d W. H. Hampton; fifth dis-i trict, Thomas Hester. A. P. Harper,, and J. W. Sattenvhite; sixth district, j R. E. Moore, J. R. Levy and J. A.! Baxter; seventh district, L. W. Hook, i L. 0. Scott and J. E. Dickson. After the convention had conclud-! ed its work in a regular and orderly j - -i - ? 1 ; manner, tne meeting was aauresseu : by the Rev. A. E. Quick, the Rev. j George F. Mills, Prof. H. P. Butler, j A. D. Webster and others. Many of the leaders of the organization are very enthusiastic over the new order of things and have pledged their full support in an effort to build up a great Republican party in the 11 J lan/lflxi" cfoto/1 St-IilC ana JHctii.y y<\i ly icaucio owuv\.u i after the convention had closed that j an active campaign in every part of the state would be waged this year "to elect good Republicans" to ? office. The Talbert forces remained in the session after the first election, carried by the Webster faction, and proceeded with another election. In this ' ... l/MT'inrr /loin second tuv; luuutuit^ v*v*?. p:ates to the national convention were j named: J. W. Talbert. John F. Jones, j J. H. Goodwin, J. H. Dickson. Alter- j nates: E. J. Sawyer, N. J. Frederick,; W. T. Andrews and Lewis Waller. This means that two sets of dele-1 rates go from the state to the national Republican convention. One dele- j cation is headed by J. Duncan Adams i _ and the other is headed by J. W. Tal- ; bert. Both claim the election. ha - | C " I SUGGESTIONS ON DUSTING AND DUSTING MACHINERY Clomson College. Fob. 0.?A list it of fr.'ir.s which are vconsiderm;: the manufacture of :*cltor. during nnuV ) invy for 1J20 id furnished upon ivquct -. *:;yj T>:cf. A. F. Cor.rarli. of _ the C'dp i os. Conr.ii.ricn. All persons iiv c"nc'po ni cotton poisoiu:vr ... tx-.-'t . tt, J. hr> ?;V'?c>t:'.vv rtl i." ill: V u vw ?. . ? of A'-t.vui'uvc. Washington, D. C.. f c y Fa r ~r. o i 5' T, u! let* r. X o. J 0 U >. ( which r,ivc3 full iufoi'inaticn about the progress of dusting machines for dusting in 1920. While the progress in this work is promising, farmers are j an-jiin cautioned to proceed with care | because there are many details that j must still bo worked out. Furthermore. the number of dust- [ ing machines* in sight at this time is i not sufficient to dust the arsenal v of j lrme available. The cider type of j dusting machines are not adapted for j dusting !>oll weevil poison, and far- j mers are cautioned to inform them- [ I f-"*Ives in regard to anv machine be- j \ fore r.urchasing. j In the coastal counties, if the sea-! son of H)20 is favorable for wervil _ -uvainrMYiont 5<n'pvp da mace mav be : Ut' > V IV/ I'llA V *? V , - expected, but farmers in the middle |L and upper part of the state will not'L have sufficient damage under any 1 conditions to take large chances with the poisoning, and they can easily wait another year until the work has developed where morfr definite recommendations can be made for average \plantation conditions. ;5l> _ jar INCREASE PAY OF JURORS. jSj Columbia, Feb. 5.?The senate to-|_ day passed and ordered ratified fl the bill increasing the per diem pay j of jurors from $2, as at present, to ; ^ S3, and the mileage to five cents a j j mile each way. W. J. C. ! 0 ? 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Ex; buy from 01d?mobil< :j this car at a conside ;; pay more when we c Is n. & ~ w 1 I ' | Distr T> 1 9AA j rnone oou j ? | SALE OF PROSPERITY LOTS j Instead of offering my placc for j sale February 2. I have decided to I cut it up into building: lots, opening ' up a street in the center. Plats ! of these lots may be seen by eallI in# on me. Will be sold at the Court ' TT " ? V/?rkavvt' C! ; > 1 p? , 1;} v in [ nouM.* in .... { March. Wili be first offered in lots j and then as a whole. The place con| tains ei^ht (8) acres in the center j of the town of Prosperity. Terms: One-third cash, balance one and two years at seven (7) per cent, interest, secured by mortgage of the premises, purchaser to pay for i the papers. J S. L. FELLERS. i Subscribe to The Herald and \Tews I , $2.00 a year. - SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION EXj CELSIOR DISTRICT, NO. 35. t ' Whereas, one-third of the resident a lifcp nronortion of ilCCHUiUVli} uuvi U ..... r J > the resident electors of the age of twenty-one in the Excelsior School District No. 35, the County of New. berry. State of South Carolina, have . filed a petition with the County Board of Education of Newberry County, South Carolina, petitioning ^ and requesting that an election be held in said school district on the '. question of levying a special tax of two (2) mills on the taxable properly within the said s ^ool district for school purposes: i 11 I . of slightly used high These cars are all in appearance, mechanof the high and still lect one that suits you ; can save you money. el. Bv serine: values j now to run your car 4 they are all gone. 1 Passenger Roadster. j fer Touring Car. An ry. In fine condition ;er Touring Car.,This ;er Touring Car. Fine m /^i nger i ourmg ^ar. ew Willard Rubber I j tires, perfect condion. Good value. * [GED ower Lower Main St. DNEW actly same as you can 3 dealer. We can sell rable discount. Why an save you money? I ibuicr Lower Main St. Now, therefore, we the undersigned composing the county board of education for Newberry County, State of South Carolina, do hereby order the Board of Trustees of the Exceln 1 i r\* j.. .1. x* or x. ^ l_ij j iior scnooi uisirict, ;>o. oo, 10 noia \ an election on the said question of levying a special tax of two (2> nil's to be collected on the property located within the said school district, which said election shall be held at Excelsior School House in the said School Dirt net No, 35, on Wednesday. the 4th day of February, 1920. !;?: which said election the polls shall ' j be opened at 7 a. m. and closed at j 4 p. m. The members of the Board of j Trustees of said School District shall act as managers of said election. Only such electors as reside in said School District and return real or personal property for taxation, and who exhibit their tax receipts and registration certificates as required in general elections, shall be allowed to vote. Electors favoring the levy of such tax shall cast a ballot containing the word "Yes" written or printed thereon, and each elector opposed to such levy shall cast a ballot containing the word "No" written or j printed thereon. f Given under our hands and seal* | this the 19th day of January, 1920. C. M. WILSON, (L. S.> 0. B. CANNON, (L. S.) J. B. HARMON, (L. S.) i County Board of Education, Newberry County. South Carolina. ? 4