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IN UNION TH R IS SRH! Sit steady and don't rock the boat, if you want Cotton to bring 10 cents. Mill Men, Bank ers and Merchants are doing every thing in their power to make Cotton bring 10 cents. The following account of a meeting of Southern Mill Men at Birmingham, Ala., is taken from theNew York, Daily Trade Record, Sept. 23-issue. Birmingham.---Southern Mill Men agree to 10 Cents Cotton if Others Do Likewise; All to Be Urged to Buy at Standard of 10 Cents.-.Mills Here Report Good Business. A cotton conference here, attended by cotton mill men, growers and others, has gone on record as favoring 10 cent cotton buying at all mills. The mill men in attendance declared that they favored the proposition and would do so, provided of course, that their competitors throughout the country do likewise. To accomplish this a committee was named to coi municate with every cotton mill in this country, urging that 10 cents per pound be paid for cotton and in this manner assist in the work of helping out during times of distress. C. L. Comer, of Eifaula, stated that at the beginning of the cotton trouble his mill purchased 300 bales of cotton and paid therefor 10 cents per pound. However, competitors came along and got cotton at 8 cents and his purchases after that were at the lower price. Mr. Comer stated that mills in all directions were making money. This was corroborated by A. F. Redman, of Courtland, who also told of receiving a letter from a mill man in North Carolina, which favored the proposition suggested here. At the * conclusion of the conference the belief was expressed that much cotton will be sold at the 10 cent price as a result of the gathering here. In order to help the Farmers, all we possibly can, we will accept in settlement of accounts d trade at 10 cents. Fifteen Hundred Bales of Cotton - RADE OF COTTON MUST BE MIDDLING OR BETTER. Let all who have the interest of the South at heart co-operate and assist. Iik: HE B. J.CHANDLER C-LOTH 110 CO; -4HONE, 166. -m. - SLJM~TEF, S. 0. 1 1enanced is the agitator who goes about urging extreme acuion; al ready we have seen-it intimated hat the farmers have'the whip handle and should use it in self -- ~, defence, they should prepare N G S SPT. 4.their cotton for marketbut hold it athome regardless, until the EVERY WEDNESDAY price is remuuerativesuch advice is inuour opiniou,calculated. to do, MOa grat deal of harm if it is heed ~wi~i~ vsitig an to n ed by any considerable number yvisiting another tw eoe y te Times editor meiof people, such advice usually netof his Clarendon friends emanatesfrom sources that have rom the-western portion of th selfish ends inview, at any rate -oun, and they wanted to know it is not honest, but rather an -~'by t ws h di no wrtearchistic in its tendency. If was'he did *not write mere about the political situa- that sort of advice is heeded it onndless aotTecmonly results in business titd esabout cottonm The Cm ans:er was toat this is no time chaos, and demoralization, and lobe politics, the pri- the very people who heed it will mary is over, for which all be the greatesr sufferers, not Should be thankful, and it only only so, but they will bring r8ain npw for all good citizens upon their innocent. neighbors Join In the effort to forget suffering also. etty diferences, and make an We are all in the same boat, earnest endeavor to hold up the and to save ourselves we must handstofthenetchiefexecutive, do all in our power to pay the butte main thing at this time debtsalready contracted, even Isto&urge the masses to take a though sacrifices must be made. more optimistic view of afairs, for it depends on this, for those andjo co-operate for the gener- who have been enabled to make al ~d advances to secure the means To To continue building political tide over next year. fences, especially at a time like The man who owes the mer the present, is little short of chanG or the bank and withholds criminal, we have enough poll- his produce because the price is is in season, therefore, we can low is burning the bridge he 4le it rest'for a time. And so must later depend upon, there far as this newspaper is con- fore we urge our readers to do cerned it shall do what it can all in their power to help those towards enlightening the masses who helped them by making - on subjects which tend to have a such arrangements as will keep more material benefit than the the wheers of business in motion. furthering of the political ambi- We have no patience whatever tions of this or that politician. with that class of agitators who Co-pertio, f eer eeddis are constantly holding out hope Co-operation, if ever needed, is needed today, a condition is up- of government aid to the people, on us that requires the best self-reliance is tae only depend Ahought and the most unselfish ence, andwhen that fails bank spirit to bring about a solution, ruptcy is inevitable. We recall and, to this end we hope to de- a few years ago when the State vote ours Af. It the masses, es- of Texas sent shrewd spell pecially the agricultural masses binders out to urge the holding will get together with honesty of cotton for a stated price, Tex as their first principle, we are as that year made an enormous satisfied a scheme will be work- crop, the farmers of the other ed out by which arrangements cotton growing States, influenc can i e affected that will result ed by the eloquent appeals, and in bettering conditions, but to word pictures of these windjam do this it must be remembered mersheic their cotton, but later there are other interests involv- discovered that Texas took ad ed besides those of the farmer, the merchant and the banker are vantage of the dwindling port re vitally interested, and must bereceivin around considered when plans are being aotnn et n h te devisd orthe etterent f aece w he hoed to elare the aricuturalmasss. Ofall ron f ortsh markbu hoad thins tht sh'~ldbe dsco t at hme toreardexs, nd the other cotton growers were made nests by extorting from their goats of. dependentsand in turnthese de We too, say hold as much cot- pendent banks have been forced ton off from the market as the to extort from the borrower. farmer is in a position Secretary McAdoo has issued a to hold, but if the cot- statement demanding statements ton was contracted for by debts from the banks showing the made in the spring, then it can- character of securities, and the hct be held without doing great rate of interest charged, and if damage to the business interests, it is shown tnat banks have oeen and to the holder in the end: extortionate in their charges he will call in the loan to them. CALL IT OFF. The greater par of this govern. The more we think about the ment money went to the laige convening of the General As- money centers, and from them sembly the farther do we get the smaller banks were supplied. away from the idea of having it, but if, as is reported, the small because, there has not been a bankshadtopay7or8percent suggestion made so far which to interest,the borrower was forced our mind is practical, notwith- to pay a still higher rate, and if standing the fact that several this is true, the secretary of the eminent lawyers have given it treasury is doing the right thing as their opinion that relief can when he puts a stop to such a be obtained at the extra session. nefarious practiee. It would be If there has been one solitary still better if he had the power reason advanced that cannot be to jail the heads of banks that carried out in the regular ses- have taken advantage of the sion, we have failed to see it, present distressed situation. therefore, we sincerely hope there will be a reconsideration The recent victcry for prohi of the proclamation, and. that bition in Virginia has given a those who have been insisting jolt to the neighboring State of upon the extra session will come Maryland, and the advocates of forward at the regular session the legalized sale of intoxicants with their schemes they hope are beginning to fear the will bring relief. next move will be in that State. The cost of the session of the The cities in Maryland will favor General Assembly will not be the legal sale, but in the rural less than $40.000, the suggestion sections it is like every that members will not demand where else, prohibition in senti their pay is not based upou any- ment. The South, with but one thing but hope, they are entitled to the pay allowed by law, and now, and the movement is ex our observation basbeen that the average nian wants what he is it would not surprise us in the entitled to; in this case he is least if the congress votes a called upon to perform a duty at national prohibition law, and a considerable expense to him- then the party in power will as self, hotel bills and other ex penses must be paid, and there should there not be national leg is no reason why the member islation, it is our opinion the should be expected to undergo -dry" states will incorporate the this expense, and then not ac- Webb Act in their state laws, cept pay for his services. The and in this way make prohibi best thing to do, in our opinion, tion operative in the territory is not to incur the expense, and claiming to have statutory pro this can only be done by rescind- hibition. South Carolina will, ing the call for the extraordinary we have no doubt, at its regular session. session.session next January enact the NOPN P TWebb law and when it does, NO PWNSOP PACTCES LLOED.there will be no more transport Secretary McAdoo is afte'r the ing of alcoholic liquors into com national banks that took ad- munities that have voted them vantage of the government's vatgCf: h oermn' selves dry, if such a bill is intro offer to supply money at a low rate of interest to help the dcd n ehv nomto Southern farmers harvest their teewl e lhuhnta cotton crops. It has reachedadoaefteprnilofr him that some of these big finan- iiin eshl iei u ciers havenbeen feateringvtheirnsupport THE GREASERS AT IT AGAIN.. The European war continue. The Mexican situation does with its horrible slaughter not appear to be improved by bombs are being dropped frou the triumph of the Constitution- mid air destroying life and prop alists. Carranza and Villa are erty, and now it is reported tha at outs, and there is every in- a new explosive has beer dication of a new revolution brought into use, which mo breaking out. Villa insists upon down mn in rows like a machim (Garranza stepping down and out, mows down grain in the field while Carranza is equaily as i- T Germans claim to be gettin sistent upon holding on. The the best of it, and the allies se United States was about'ready up the claim that they are ad to withdraw the American troops vancing and driving the Ger from Vera Cruz but conditions mans back. There is no reliabli in the Republic to the south of information to be obtained, a us are such that it would be both sides are publishing boast dangerous to American interests ful stories. A study of the wa to leave that country at this maps do not give satisfactor time. It would not surprise us information, nor can'reliable'in in the least if Uncle Sam will yet furmation be obtained from an have to abandon his "watchful other source; at first, we d and waiting" policy and take think the war could possibly b drastic steps to bring about peace prolonged, but we are beginnim President Wilson is opposed to to fear it will not end for man3 war, and it was only through his months to come, and as long a4 caution that war was averted it continues, the industries, agri with Mexico, but unless the cultural and manufaCturing, 11 troubles in that cou'ntry can be the South especially, will b( settled amicably, th~e United greatly retarded. States will have to do something WrdsMrhn aie that will insure safety to Amer-a e New York. Sept. 24-Rehubiiitatior ican citizens who ha 7e interests of the United States merchant marir( in that country. It begins to will make her the queen of the sea, from the broadest standpoint, accord look to us as if Mexico will have ingr to a statement made a fewv day. to be taken under the protecting ago by te American bureau of ship United States, soon- ping, wbic has been foremost it wing e efforts to re-establish American suprea er or later, and nothing but an acy on the ocean. sThe glorw of the old clippeld shi iron-handed rule wiT restore days when this country filled the sea quiet and peace, as long as such with her graceful, imderious sailie~ bricand asVila ar Oeinitedcraft, has not disappeared as yet, ane brigansZas r per she stIl leads With the greatest tonnagd to organize and arm bodies of in the canvaswinged vessel. If the efforts that are being made b men there will be revolutions, America to develop her merhant ma. therefore it may become a mat- rine while the European war is fyint of ncesityto grrion ex-up large craft in all the ports of thE ter ofncfworld, are successful, she bids fair soor ico with United States troops. to lead again in tonnage of the world The greatest factr now in the world' commerce is Great Britian, of course There are more excellent which has unaer her flag 11,539 vesseh of 100 tons and upward. In the Unite newspaper farmers these diys States merchant marine today ar than ever before known to the 4,096 vessels of thi tonnage, heno i can be seen that it woud not requir world. Every lawyer, banker, many years for the country to exce doctor, and newspaper editor Great ritian's tonnage, cosiderin the setback that the war naturally who do not know any more giving her commerce. about a farm than a goat knows SAILNG VESSELS IN AORITY. about Greek is writing advice to On all the oceans and inland sea othere are 59,059 vessels, both sea the farmers tellidg them just and sail of 10 'ns add upward, ac what they should, or should nat cording to figures obtained by the bureau from the reporie general of the do. It is amusing to pick up a veritas for 1913 and 1914. Of these e apea a u vessels, 17,135 have propelling mai nsry and are classified as steamships be wisdom of these people who and the remaining 24,924 are sailing do not know anything about vessels. This shows to be erroneous r) the common belief that the use of can what they are writing, but vas as a motive power for vessels is al emost obsolete. The united kingdom would like to pose as very wise eily leads all atons both in the men. The farmers do not want number and tonnage of its merchant emurh advice, but they do marine. but in the tonnage of sailing O vesselsof tons and upward the Unit need for means to be devised ed States leads the world, with 1,214,974 ttons. Great Britian issecond with hic wimrstllikee the mony954juosofsiigstf f 0tn shark from shouldin orsoulde and wrd WhileIthereaisunonefioiteiikfopma bywsapneratd fr atd wonl-mooveelitrinhe oldr ibeanisdoe ountrhsthenumber cer wht sthey. ar riig btanyienros eon ai able figures are those of the United States commission of navigation which sbow that in the United States alone MANNING AUXIIARY there are more than 300.000 power ves- Woman's Missionary Society, Meth sels, a large percentage of which are odist Church Friday 5 v m used for freight work, fishing and com- PROGRAM. mercial passengert.zansportation.These Dxoo 'rsG from whom figures show that in the United States all blessing flow." there are 77 times as many motor Bes- ible sels as there are vessels in the com- Chil Misioedy bined fleet of both steam and sailing merchant marine of the whole world. Prayer-For Univesal Peace. wol. Song-46. ENORMOUS MOTOR FLEET. oll Ca-Answer by current Mis The British empire probably would slonary a make a-better showing than the United States in motor vessels used for both or e liquor traffic be reglae pleasure and commerce, in numbers abolfshed?-Mlss May Bradham. and tonage. The average tonage of a Solo and Chorus-White Ribbon 40-foot boat is 5 tons, so that it is clear lose e that the tonage of the world's motor ATrueTaleof the Cigarette-M craft would be great and would ap- Jos. & vis. proach that of the steam and sailing vessels. The enormous fleet of power vessels, large and small, has accumu- can w as h rtran wen lated within a few years. Before the h a sh t eor traffic. gasoline and oil fuel engines came into use there were of course, no launches driven by electric motors. At that no remote time steam was practically the we offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for only marine motive power. Now there ay case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. are many motor vessels each of several F J.C &CO.. Props., Toledo, 0. tons register, and those of 50 tons and we, the undersigned F. JCheney over driven by motor engines are very f numerous. dally able to carry out any obligatons made by _____________________________their ftrm. WrsT & TauAx. wholesale druggists. Toledo, 0. WuAnc=, KDIma & MAazvn, wholesale drug Notice of Discharge. H C l I wil! apply to the Judge of Probateof for Clarendon county, on the 22nd day the astesumPice tpee. of October, 1914, at 11 o'clock a. m., Eau'sFarnllvPiusarethebmt. for letters of discharge as Aaminlstra- Cm., e'A Sore, OtM . trix of the estate of George R. Jones, The worst cases, no matterofhbowlongstandlng. deceased. ADDIE M. JONES, a cured by the wonderful old reliable Dr. Administratrix. p Aniseptic Healng 0IL It relea IN~nnigS. .,Sept. 21st, 1014. Pain and Heals at the same tize. 25r, We,IL Hih Quality tAOATM AL AdsA Very Low Price 6D 1-l2c Lb. 4 Pounds For 25 Cents. To those who use much Oatmeal, it is distinctly to their advantagre to buy. it in bulk. It is a fact that small packages cost more money to the consumer. We make no more profit and go to more trouble in handling bulk Oatmeal, but it is all justified when we are saving our customers money. Your Oatmeal in bulk represents a saving to you of 25 per cent. or m-Pre. Directly or Indirectly, We Consider Your Interests Ours. When we can give the same quality for less money, we are going to tell you about it. We figure that what we stive you on one article you would willingly spend with us for another. Is our logiic good ? Thoann rolseMssMy Braoa. Tbe oSst t.