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T7!T.. j iv.-i - - BODY OF VICTORIA f TAKEN TO GERMANY j Former Emperor, Broken With Sor- j < row, Takes Leave at Train and *' V Returns to Exile Doom, April 17,?-Never was con- , trast between former glory and pres- : e?t state of humiliation more accentu- ; a^ed than when Wflhelm, former Ger- j man emperor, followed the body of. his wife, Augusta Victoria, to the sta-1; tion at Maarn where he entrusted the! ffclthful companion of his grandeur ?8Ct sorrow to his sons and friends; to take back to the fatherland. | -Tfte emperor t!iat was-and the for- i i mer crown ' prince and other sons ; vfere all attired in full unir, %tHHgR oi tie Prussian guard, their bei-*j, ' meiacrepe covered. 1 Tin* funeral ?recession-arrived at;* thd l$tl# station'at M^rn in dark less!, brolceir dnljt byVtlii light from a fen' j la?ps on the railway anbankmen:. j tPiist came a bnjge ear with .flowers! followed servants, who loadel the ! wreaths into the railway carriage.1 About ten minutes later the hearse j v- arrived, .flashing powerful search-' limits, was draped in with black clofcH with white cross and border. Hidden Froro View From tie nfext automobile Chap- U law Pryaacfei< alighted wearing black < robes. Immediately behind came an ^ SUt'opiobile carrying the former em-j< pefQ* aifikivHifc daughter, Princess Vic-!] toria Luise, vKich drtfve on until it s reached a shelter of shrubs, hiding viw < Frederick William, the former ( crown prince, ani Prince Adalbert in < iong gray mantels walked briskly for- 1 ward, &hcr members of the family t . alighted'from ^heir cars?-Prince Os- 1 x Mffie ei 9rurisl?ick, rnncej General vdli Gontard, J i ciji# of fte Household, Countess van j ftr W-ftWOpunfess von I&tttzau, tfte1 ] st??Q<?&g#fc fHendfc of the ktte em-j] . press an$ ladi?& iii waiting in the old j 1 days, and tK? court' chamberlain,<| Baton von Spjtz&ibferg. it Kepresoiitifttives of Qufeen Wilhel-Jt * ' ' J*t. <lAiira>roT*' riiTPfSTl I * and tlie pme? consoirl, with reprfc- t o? Jhejting of $i?m and j tfe &S? Qf Swetfetf, ^ind, a number of am?:.ei&&l? xlwed the procession!, i fcftfelt abound the cof-, i Hh- co^r'^^^n\;^;j^fthdCT, his < voice feller- i etl a : The coflm^was t tfieli" ^ac^ iif ^ raiivray carriage, -< xlS^^l^flMmi^^^detick William \ i^f^a Ifevt rtioffienHT Then the ! f&frtfe* eiri^ieror led the way to the j < catf; iji which the other" members of ] the'jfi6*ty were to sleep tonight and i vr^htainfolng their journey. He < tfeiked them* all and took leave of i mm < Goes Back to Exile i * * ' *' < TOMll _ 1 1_ w \ Fo?ra' bfiei periocr waneim ue- j iiitjily visible to those <Wto had < gatS^f,d' tO watch the ceremony, his ] of a man broken by sof- i r<j^?; ^iheess Luise entered* the an- 1 tomatfite with her father, the door < cJoS^aii&'the car glided on, carrying j the exile > back to confinement atj J>Otifrvto fcfcde his fate without the.] diSVfcJed wife Who until now has shar-j i e&Bls hu ra ili ati o n. J ] aft#* the departure of the for- p lifter empeyor, the ex-crown prineeh lifft'tfte station precincts and return-1] elffcotfte castle, with the Duke of ] Brunswick and others who are stayi&iwtioitem. |y -. Thelast farewell visit to the furi- j eral car will be paid tomorrow morn- 1 ing tfefere it proceeds to Potsdam, j TfKoSe: Who, remaned on the train to j accompany the body included Prince .< his wife, Prince Oscar, t< ^e**te*ifreifc; Countess von i 2lfc?l&VCountess von Ratzau and Bar- < Oil Vd? S^iitzehfe?. . ^ A- service in moaring for the for-' < mer empress was held in Doom cas*|: ttH this morning' attended by all the' < fritiabers of the former emperialj] ' JlotisehoM, some- of its most intimate ] friends and several officials of the;: Dotch government. The service was J ; #n affecting one, and during its pro-^ former Emperor William fre-j; $uently sobbed and at one point seemed at the verge of a breakdown. /Fife service if&r conducted by Dr. i ^ryander, tbe former court chaplain, j 1Hh> toofc the tejfi of his sermon from tfe* tenth verse of the second chapter #f $t?elations: "Be thou faithful un- ; til death and I will give thee a crown ? X of rife." m r-~? COtTON ACREAGE y , . BE 0?LK?.Ad?.U: . > Sy ?has. de ]fc Claborne Neecfl^S to say, so extensive an in> 4\wtry" as Cotton can only be discuss-! $3'irt a gerieral way ill the short space allotted to an article of this kind.. SftveTtlieless, a consideration of one of its' many relations to commerce ffifough Which it bears directly on ? domestic and' eVerf international banking, it seeitos to me, deserves the Jlffdhtibn of the American banking at present. The production of American cotton in the. United States for the1 y' i year 1920 is approximately 13 million bales, which at the present scale of prices would have a value of, saj eight hundred million dollars. Basec on the values of July option, 1920 just previous to the harvesting of this crop, that same number of bales hac a value of two billion three hundrec million dollars ($2,300,000,000), or a shrinkage in anticipated value of one billion five hundred million dollars ($1,500,000,000). These statistics are given merely to snow me importance of cotton as a commercial assel of this country, and therefore how necessary it is that fhe industry be properly handled and the financing done along intelligent, broad-visioned lines. Whether this extraordinary depreciation can be chiefly attributed tc the demoralization of European exchanges or to the wide-spread wave of economy which suddenly seized upon the people, accentuated Dy an apparently determined effort on the part of the government to force deflation, it is, difficult to say, but the fact remains that the decline in values has taken place, and that not only iid the producer fail to realize his anticipated profit, but the actual cost >f production was far from returned jy the present prevailing prices, forcing unavoidable losses upon all classes and all types of institutions, with consequent lowering of the pur,'hasing power of that part of the United States known as the "cotton states." The very basis of commerce is ex:hange. If every man produced from lay to day just so much as was needid for his day's consumption there arotfld, of course, be nothing to exiljange; in other words, there would xe no commerce. The agency devised by modern civlization to take the place of the >rimitive exchange is represented by purchasing power, the ability to buy. increase or decrease this power and )v iust so much does business pros *er or suffer. "No man will volun;arily sow if he cannot reap." It ;herefore becomes our duty as bankers to exert every sound influence Jiat the farming interests may be >roperly advised. Tie suggestion that the cotton ' J -- icreage oe aecreaseti i& avv with any desire to inflate the price xf fiuch a world-wide necessity. It s very., necessary that the mmd; of ;he people be disabused of thispferailiag error, as it is important to form a correct judgment as' to why lach.a course is essential. With' t'Re"production of American ;ott~on, 13 millions for the season L920-21 and the very large carryover From August 1, 1920, the supply :ould be figured conservatively at 18 Billions of bales with an estimated jonsumption of 11 millions. It is therefore evident that with this pros i." "?? > " nf cnVPTI TYlilliortS IIYC tail Wi yj. WW I ? md a. normal production of say 13 millions for the next season, there Fould result a supply of 20 million Dales for 1921-22 against a probable iemand of 12 millions, admitting improved conditions. This would necessarily depress prices below the cost of production under the most favorable conditions. tt would mean that the cotton farmer arould be called upon to lend his time and capital and every effort with the practical'certainty of adding to. heavy losses already incurred. Therefore it is economically unsound to urge production, whether it be from the soil or factory, "when there is already ample supply to satisfy the demand. The country, in fact the world, is at present in need af every productive effort, but along :areful, intelligent lines. Overproduction is wasted effort with consequent dire results. "The tiller of a hundred fields car sat bo more, the proprietor of a cloth factory can wear no more and the awner of a coal mine can sit by nc hotter fire than his neighbors." The minutest excess or deficiency in the supply of any article of human wanl produces a proportionate effect on the exchange or buying power of all othei articles. If, as a consequence of ig norance or lack of forethought or 11 advice, this inviolate economic prin ciple of supply and demand be made light of; if we fail to follow that lamp by which our feet have been guidec for years, we all become sufferers ir a common cause. The full economic effect of an ill advised reduction in acreage has noi been overlooked by those whose dutj it is to advise the cotton producer oJ the South. It is folly to presume oi to conclude that only the interest oJ the cotton farmer is at stake in this problem. The banker realizes tha capital is the mainspring of the busi ness operations of civilized society and functions properly only wher employed to yield a profit. The in exorable law of supply and deman( is at once and alone the necessity fo: acreage reduction. The plea for re duction is not made with any idea oi bringing about inflation. Exaggeratet and even false views prevail on thii subject and may do infinite mischief - Ample production we know promote-: ; public and private interests, gives emr i ployment to labor, adds to incomes of 1 j the government, builds cities, helps tc clear the wilderness, pays freight; >: but to bring about all of these desirl! able conditions and in order that the I j public may be benefited it is essential l / that the individual be benefited?thai i j is, produce profitably. 51 It has been fully considered that 5! ample production is a public gain and ' i gives to business greater activities by ' bringing into action more persons with a greater amount and variety of ' talent; but in the judgment of those ' who are closest to the situation, upon ' whom rests the burden of solution of this problem, and who should therefore be entitled to a voice, no good * end can be served by the indefinite "j piling up of a surplus of cotton or of '; any commodity for which no demand ' | exists. The South has already passed 11 through more than one notable era '\ of five-cent cotton and the disastrous i effect in the form of mortgages, im'jpoverished land and stock, tumble' j down schools, etc., are still fresh in the minds of the people. No sane '.'man* farmer or banker, contends that land or labor should be idle, but sure I ly the producer will be guilty of no I, wrong-doing if he elects to divert a greater proportion of his energy to ward the production of other-crops as 1 essential in their way as cotton and , for- which he may find a market thst "'j will allow him a fair return on his inI vestment. Any article, no matter' how j inherently valuable, for which no i adequate demand exists may be con ' sidered, to the extent of the unusuable surplus, a worthless one, and it should be difficult to persuade the intelligent cotton planter or his financial backer that it would be advisnble to continue to bend his unrewarded ; efforts toward the production of such an article until such time as supply and demand come once more into approximate relation^ I - k i ! \ n V ' - ' ft .. ' i If f* 1 harden II j ~ fancy lightly ti ? 1 t f rf; II U1 1UVC Willie turns to gardei We have fill sto i Garden Seed In 5 supply in any an Bush iSea Pole Bear Early Coi Sugar Cos Large Ga i Cabbag Jersey W? Charlston 1 Successior \ ' Frost proof--! ground on \ . * 20 centi 1 Gilder & 1 t, % f l : * 1 ' 5 I Do not forget that we have . i o fall kinds of Belting, Pipe, t Shating, Pulleys and Hangerts, ] thing else you may ne?d in the \ 1 present low prices. Try us. r f COLUMBIA SU1 i s 823 West Gervais St. * >j We live at a time when the com ! meree of the world seems to be touch ing a new era, when the energy o i man is being- tested to a point nere ; tofore unconceived, and business i about to acquire activity beyond a] previous example, and never bcfor in history was there more need fo ; broad-minded men ol cairn ana sooe . judgment than today. Let us hope that we are not to wit i ness another "fool's paradise" sue r as we have had for the last few years . What we need is fewer soao-box ora > * tors, strict economy in the operatio ,! of Federal and state government public improvements within ou means, less government in business .: a quicker and more businesslike solu i ticn of the important problems befor : our Federal legislators, less uneasi > ness about the effects of prohibition a substantial reduction of our presen heavy burden of taxation, which i weighing down business, and which i , nothng short of the redstribution o , {wealth by means of taxation, and las but not least, the complete annihila tion of all socialistic principles am ' tendencies so much in evidence o late. I ? j Subscribe to The Herald and New | $2.00 a year. ; NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMEN1 ; I will make final Settlement of tin I estate of Mrs. Louisa F. Zobel, Hel | ena, S. C., in the Ptobate Court fo j Newberry, S. C., o,n Monday, the 23r< ! day of May, 1921, at. 10 o'clock in thi j forenoon and will immediately asl ; for my discharge Administrator o j said estate. ( i All persons holding claims^agains ; said estate will present the same, pro i vided as reqired by law, to me or t< i the attorney in the case, Hon. Geo | B; Cromer, and all claims not present j ed will be forever barred. j All persons indebted to saia estau will make immediate payment. OTTO ICLEfTNER, Administrator. I ' ' "" " "" ' Subscribe to The Herald and News News, $2,00 a year. -r. r- / * 0 . T Seeds 7M / ' 'I; SOa young mans lrns to thoughts the old mans , img. -r ii ck of Lanireths c papers and can lount. ; ns is , n rn rden Corn e Plants / j tkefield Wakefield i jrown in open ronges Island i per 100 VeeksCo. a large and well assorted stock halves, Fittings, Iron, Steel,. Bolts, Nuts and Washers and anyvay of Machinery Supplies at 'PLY COMPANY Columbia, 9. C. - Schedule of Passenger Trains Effec- due at 12:30 p. tive 12:01 A. M., Sunday, Jan- Southern, No f uary 30, 1921. C.f N. & L., I i- Sunday. ? C?/?n4-V?Ma 1 ~ -Trvy* flvAonvilln f! "NJ ^ J. . Ts " OUULI1U1 II) A *\Jm J l/j J.UI. VJ&VV1W xy., ... , '? due at 8: 48 a. m., daily. due at 1:00 p. n 0 due at 10:11 a. m., daily except C., N. & L., : r due atft:25 p. m., daily. due at 3:38 p. n r Southern, No. 17, for Greenville, C., N. & L, due at 3:40 p. m., daily. due at 6:10 p. ] j-j Southern, No. 18, for Columbia, day. .! n r i THE CARIBBEAN C j to sell his bed in the j the morning and c with tears in his eve :1 - having foreseen th? again at night. r e \ Lack of foresight in l f able; hut civilized j should prepare for3 Are you making ad< / aration far your fut t. v! rAunt hpfp will hpln % ; ys V -V l -Tt; m m national d< Newberry, S - b. c; Matthews, . t. k. jo President. I -I . State, County ai Member Federc t n. ,f ' ' ~ ' 1 1 . . i ii i H m.mm Make This Bank ! A Lot of Money 1 Shirts A would come in migh have had our orgy c nrVnxT oTArn nf tllA mr gtojr UttfVU VTA Let's profit from i ? ? .m r -AT Money Now. INo mi tomorrow may brini The writing on the 1 you heeding the wa r\ I : I UO so oy opening t this bank Today! . The Exch "The Bank \ m., daily. | C., N. & L., No. 12, Mixed train, . Hi, for Columbia, | for Laurens, due at 9:30 a. m., run* \:o. 55, for Columbia, ning one hour and 30 minutes lat* account A. C. L. connections, expectio. 52, for Greenville, ed about 11:00 a. m. daily. C., N. & L., No. 13, Mixed train, tfo. 53, for Columbia, for Columbia, due at 5:20 p. dl 1.. dailV. TVio<so frninc viin Hailv GXCGnt SUR , * - ?... y A No. .r)4, for Laurens, day. m., daily except Sun- T. S. Lefl?r, ^ Union Ticket Agent. H M l iflOH "ANNIBAL was known .A i morning and come in ome in the evening, ?s, to buy it back?not it he should need it : . t, . i f ? I I : i . tbe savage is excusman foresees~and i % '' r * \\ -his future wants, f / !' . ; r equate financial prep* j _ ^ : ? ftr lire? A Savings Ac- i " ?you, I -rt0 g;. j ? .... nil I ?J>;. ;9 :*?3 3 :i ' '' *' >outh Carolina HNSTONE, W. Wi ROM?R ? Cashier. Assistant Cashier. i '? ?. jr id City Depository f ... , v-< i il Reserve System: j mmm ??? "* ?q??Ag KMW I.I 'I I c*'. J - h Your Business Home! t W, S r fhat Went For Silk ..4 * Year Ami I JU "W MS A *9 V i 5 ity handy today. We >f Spending. The "cold )rning after" is upon us. its lesson by Saving XII Call 1 UXVI^iA VTMW* ^ - ! I iv all says--"Save"! Are , rnings of the hour? ' \ i Savings Account in i : i . i \ * [' \ * i r ange Bank of the People" i \ t' ! j