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SectonOeS On OL.e Pa I M. ESR VOL. XXXIX ~.MANNIN3, S. C. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1919 N.3 TO BUY ALL COTTON AND HOLD FOR PRICE Cotton Producers to Organize Cor poration in Every County an Parish in Belt. ill Hold Staple Until Price to be Set by Committee of Growers Offered New Orleans, Sept. J.-Cotton pro ducers from ten Southern States at s meeting today decided to organize a buying corporation in every county and parish in'the belt with the object of buying every bale offered, ther holding the staple until the minimum price, to be recommended by a com mittee of growers, was offered. The cotton under the plan submit ted by L. D. Jennings, of South Caro lina, chairman of a committee ap pointed to consider marketing pro blems, would be purchased at a Igic one-fourth below the minimum price then held unlit the minimum pric< was realized. Officials of the Amer ican Cotton Association under the auspices of which the meeting is be ing held were called upon to pro ceed forthwith with the organizatior of corporations. The organization plans were Antro duced in the form of a resolution by Mr. Jennings and unanimously en dorsed. New Orleans, * Sept. J.-Peesidenl Wilson endorses the purpose of th( American Cotton Association whic1 began a two days session here thin morning. United States Senator Hoke Smith .f Georgia who will speak thin afternoon on the subject, "Opportun ity of the American Cotton Associa tion to Serve the People of the Cot ton Qtates" brought with him a letter written in long hand by the president as follows: My Dear Senator Smith: I have learned with the greatest in terest of the proposed conference at New Orleans. It is called for 'an ex cellent purpose and I shall confident ly look for helpful counsel from it. My best wishes and most attentive interest turn toward it. Cordially y ours. Signed) Woodrow Wilson. Practically all the cotton states are represented by delegates at thin meeting, the main purpose of which is to discuss the economic situation in general and the high cost of living affetting the cotton producers of the South. When all features of prevail ing conditioas are analyzed there will be iecomni .cnded, but not arbitrarily fixed, a price for cotton which will be considered as fair to the producer. The convention was caled by Presi dent Wannamaker of the association and cndorsed by the Southern govern ors in a joint proclamation. Presi dent Wannamaker this morning out. lined the purposes of the association and reported excellent progress in the membership campaign which is now being conducted throughout th( South. He also announced that a res olution will be introduced asking President Wilson to call ,a confercnc in Washington of bankers, mianufae. turers, exporters and business mcr for the purpose of considering ami devising means of furnishing finance: to Europe so that normal trade con dlitions may be . renewved with . th< United States and that the high cost of living incidentally be lowered by securing form across the seas larg< quantities of foodstuffs and commer. cial supplies which will aid mater ially in the betterment of condlitiom: in America. It is planned that each state re. presented in the American Cotton As. sociation shaill designate two mem bers of a committee wvhich will go t< Washington to place this mater be fore the president. Also a committe< will be appointed to confer with Gov. ernor Harding of the Federal Reserv< system at Washington, offering t< assist him in completin plans foi the formation of an export financ< corporation wvhich wvould4 especiall: benefit the prodlucers of cotton. An other United States senator who i attending this convention is the Hlon JB.Randsell of Louisiana, who wil delive one of the principal address es.iverno Pleasant of Louisian is presidling today and Governor D~or scv of Georgia .wvill be the chairmai on 'unesday. AdIdresses of wvelcom, were oielivered this morning by M-t or Blehrman of Newv Orleans ani Walter Parker of the Nem Orlean association of commenlrce. The folloming delegates from Souti Carolina had registered up to noo: +ntoayu (I L. Toonn A iken . I DR GGISTS ORGANIZE - A meeting of the Third Circuit Aux iliary of the South Carolina Pharma cautical Association, consisting of Sumter, Lee, Clarendon and Williams burg counties, met in the rooms of p the Sumter Chamber of Commerce at 1 o'clock, Friday pursuant to call of President Riley, of the S, S. I. A. A temporary organization was- per fected by the election of J. G. De- ti Lorme, of Sumter, chairman; B. D. ig Stalnaker, of Manning vice chairman and J. L. Sibertt, Sumter, Secretary t treasurer. All of the acting officers G were then duly elected permanent of- ir ficers of the association. On the motion of Sam B. Mitchell, h of Sumter, an executive committep was appointed by the chairman, con- d sisting of one representative from t each county as follows: Sam B. I Mitchell, of Sumter; C. B. Asble, of Clarendon: R. L. Cates, of Williams burg anti D. B. Lane, of Le. county. S Mr. Prop< s of Sumter, wa appoint- o ed by thr. chairman as a field worker si to interest those who did not come o t!.e first meeting and to collect their embersl;p fee, and to arouse inter t the organization. Dr. Height- w man vas apopinted to assist Mr. dc Propes in this work. It was determined to fix the dues h, ' thre or!!-unization at two dollars e *.cr ycdr, payable in advance. w On motion, it was determined to o lc.stpone the adoption of the Consti- r tution and By-L:ws of the Associa Laney, Chran; F. C. Thomas, Man ning; R. M. Migson, Williston; B. C. Matthews, Newberry; R. L. Purst, r Chesterfield; John B. Cannen, Spar- e tanburg; A. W. Owens, Allendale;-w. 0. Tatum, Orangeburg; B. F. Keller, S Cameron; T. .J. Kirven, Sumter; W'. A. Bowman, Sumter; E. Harris, Co lumbia; .Joseph L. Keitt, Newberry; Duir Coleman, Winnsboro; L. D. n Jennings, Sumter; Edwin Wilson, St. tl Charles; ,J. Skottowe Wannamaker, ir St. Matthews; M. Kenedy, Willis- 1 51 ton; T. H. Claffey, Orangeburg. l**nnuuttsapmnu mn The Cottc TO OUR FRIENI Quite a numbe seed and cotton see do not wish to app to find out is about Cotton seed m this price by West tirely out of t he fel this price. On account of are converting pro to get a quotation The phosphat< territor'y from wh nah, Charleston, V most of these fact get a quotation at' R sale from time to t g than last year. Or Acid Phosrhate at The first ship H in Charleston last regular shipments French mines have time and the Gerrr begin shipping so This is the cor see little hope for e HOn account of months ago we are As long as the mar change 8-3-3 fertill of seed, the fertilis -H - zer will contain no monia and the pot 1 H This is the lar -H with one ton of cot - . years supply on th h1 :) s , imttittttttittittttttttttt: C. MANN WINS; CLOSE IN THE SIXTH artial Returns Show Slight head for E. J. Sherwood. Returns from the second primary in to Seventh district show that Ed C. ann of St. Matthews has received e Democratic nomination over eorge Bell Timmerman, of Lexington the race for Congress. With nearly complete reports at und, the relative standing of that can dates early today showed, Mr. Mann have 4,889 votes against 4,033 for s pponent.> In the Sixth district, where E. J. herwood, or Conway, and P. II. Stoll, ' Kingstree. were competing for a milar honor the result was till it: Mulct. Jncomplete returns gave Mr. Sher od a narrow lead, less than 4 hun id votes in fact, and news from the we town of Mr. Stoll disclosed the .per tation in those quarters that he ould vin by perhaps 150 votes. Each these candidates made a complete mn-away in his own county, neutral ritory being divided with fair even The vote, as revealed by incomplete turns, gave Mr. Sherwood 4,774 us >mpared with 4,718 for Mr. Stoll. Mr. Mann, in the Sixth, developed is greatest strength in Orangeburg, uniter and Calhoun, and showed to on until a later meeting. On motion of Mr. Stalnaker, of Man ing, who extended an invitation to e association to hold Its next meet ig in Manning it was decided to have te next meeting in that city, the ine to be held on car of the chair an.-Sumter Item. ntsuummu:nmuumuu u n Seed Meal and Exists': S AND CUSTOMERS: r of our customers are inter d meal and the prices of mix car as alarmists but the situ as follows: eal is selling at around $70.01 ;ern and European farmers tilizer class as no one can aff the enormous demand for etically all of their tankage on either of these products rock miners of Florida hav' ich all of the manufacturer: rilmington, and interior poin ories have been closed dlown all on Acid Phosphate. The ime is offered at pric'es rang te well informed man ufactur< that place alone for next se; load of Alsatian Kainit (forp week. Our proportion of th on our contract during the announced that they cann() ians have not as yet completi metime during the fall or idition as it exists today. Ii myl improvement. the fact that we made large in p)osition now to make you -ket for cotton seed p)roducts izer for cotton seed at the ra ser to be delivered (during th cotton seed meal we will usi ash will be derived fromf Ka gest amount of 8-3-3 fertilizi ,ton seed and we think you n is basis. Yours vei tsu:mttttttttttmutunnuittuumu COTTON GRADER HERE SOON In response to a telegram of Ilon. harlton DuRant in regards the cot on grader for Manning, he received .he following reply this morning: 'Bureau having difficulty in locating raier am wiring them to rush :;rader to Manning. Watkins. 0 Miss Celeste Ervin left on Sunday norning for Greenville where she will each this year. ittle disadvantage in Lee as well. [ichland County, with eight boxes nissing, gave Mr. Timmerman a lead )f something more than 100 votes, but ,he city of Columbia was carried by is opponent, with several hundred rotes to spare. It will be recalled that during the ast congressional race in that dis rict, the present winner withdrevw 'rom the contest when President Wil :on appeale-l for a clear field for Mir. IeVer. SIXTIH IISTRIC'i Darlington, incomplete .. 69 436 Sherwood. Stoll. [lorry, 36 of 37 ----..2,272 58 lMarion, 11 of 12 -......512 368 Dillon, 13 of 16 .. --709 166 %Iarlboro, 2 missing -- 354 353 eorgetown, 13 of 19 .421 587 Williamsburg 27 of 29 --28 2,063 Plorence, 18 of 29 - - 309 687 Total ---- --------4,774 4.718 SEVENTHI D)ISTItCT T1inmmer-I Mann. Al1ann. Sumter, partial- -.5:- 93 Lee, 17 of 19 ..-_ -_-_ 313 ;62 Calhou.-. complete -- ----_(i 62 3rangeburg, 37 of .41-1,935 294 Lexington, 28 of 37 -- - .492 2,137 Richland, 29 of 37 ---..992 1,105 Total ------ -- -- -- --4,889 4,033 Fertilizer Situati 'o-day. Manning, S. C., Septeml sted in the rate of exchange ed fertilizers for the next ye ation as it exists today as nea ) a ton f. o. b. the mills and is and feeders. This puts cotto ord to use it for fertilizer a all kinds of stock feed the V and blood into hog feeds and at a reasonable price. a been on strike since last M sof Acid Phosphate in Jack: ts get their rock. On accoui all summer and only in rare i: small quantity of this mate ing from three to four dlolla er' in Charleston estimates t isonl aLt &.,000 tons, nerly German Kainit) from is cargo was 165 tons and we remainder of the fall and L contract for any further sl1 ad their arrangements althou winter. may change completely at a purchases of fertilizer ma what we think is a very advi holds around pr1esent prices te of 3,000 pounds of 8-3-3 fi e month of January, 1920. Vv Sonly high grade and1 prove'n mit. ar that it has pver been p)ossi rould not make a mistake to si 'y truly, MANNING 01 GROW YOUR OWN FOOD. And be more independent. -The farmer has the opportunity to make the cheapest living of any other class of people. I-Ie is in a position to pro duce almost everything that he uses for food and especially in South Caro lina and in Clarendon County the cli mate is such that he can have fresh fruit and vegetables during the whole year, IF, he will take the time to do the comparative small amount of work necessary. But there i swhere the rub comes in, most farmers or a large number of them, think it too much trouble to raise their own fruit and vegetables, especially a number of varieties. Fall gardens should have been started in July but there is still time to plant a number of vegetables that will mature this Fall and Win ter, viz., beets, cabbage, kale, lettuce, mustard, onions garden peas, radish, rape, and spinach. If the winter is severe vive the ns'onts :a itt!e nrotee tion :Ind they will come through alri'ht.r, ivint: vou an abunndace of greens "is winter that will keep you in h~e' -heatlth and a e-odt humor. Prok. .on is easily :1i ( cheapl y given by providinkA cold franes an I hot beds and when a cold night con. es 'don'x all you have to do at tr you hive f'nished wtih the chr.is to ;l the cover over the' b : and fin P1(5. Likewise grow your own fruit. Everybody likes fruit 'but one sees very little growing in Clarendon Coun ty. Good fruit also pakes frob tet 1or health and aids greatly in diges i -on. an 1 who is in a nosition to have tl.e hest kind of fruit but the farmer? Manv people remember the tine peach es Mr. Eugene Brock of Summerton htwi for sale this summer. Peaches, 11h' Size an I auality of which were a listinc' suiriprise to amany people who up to that time believe(d it im possible to grow in, this County. 'Thev were pro'tuced by the simple method of paying attention to a few ( details which (calnot be overlooked in fruit growing, viz: spraying and pruning. Other people can do the same thing and (ref more satisfaction out of life as well as make a little money on the side. It will soon be time to pur chase fruit trees. I already have a munanu~nmuunnummuunn::: on as it s er 8. between cotton ir's crop. We e as we are able being bought at n seed meal en t anything like estern Packers it is impossible ay. This is the 3onville, Savan it of the strike 'stances can we rial offered for e's a ton higher he shortage in France arri ved hope to receive winter but the ip~ments at this 2;h they hope to fly time but we terials several mtageous offer. we will ex r 2,000 pounds(1 hile this fertili sources of am blo to pulrchase acure your next L MILL. !!!!!!!!!tuuuuuti uutitis m uuttm ui. HURRICANE NEARS COAST OF FLORIDA Severe 'Tropical Disturbance Is Mov ing Northwest. HIIURICANE WARNINGS UP Heavy Squall Strikes Miami With. Wind Blowing 35 Miles an Hour. Washington, Sept. 8.-The severo tropical disturbance central this morn ing near and south of Nassau, W. I., wa3 reported by the weather bureau tonight as apparently approaching the extreme south Florida coast moving northwest. No reports were received by the bureau from the storm center tonight and extreme caution was ad. vised for vessels bound toward Florida straights and adjacent waters. Hurricane warnings were displayed today on the Southern Florida coast. and northeast storm warning; att 'Tampa. The barometer was reported falling rapidly at Miami and Key West. Miami, Fla., Sept. R. lrI ea: of a seventy-five mie intensity is ex pected to strike Miam ia early tonight. Weather bureau warnings sent craft seurcrying to shelter. A heavy squall struck the city sooa after ItI o'clock tonight. Th weather bureau reported that it was probably a forerunner of the c:pectei tropi cal disturbanee. The wind was blow. ing at thirty-five miles an hour and contirued to freshen. ''he baronmeter is fluctuating between 29.72 and 29.75 but is expected to drop suddenly within an hour when the full force of the storm is about to strike. As a precautionary measure the power plant has shut off electric current and the streets are in darkness. A radio gram from Nassau, New Providence, Bahama Islands, at 7:30 a. m., today said the hurricane was then centered south of Nnstau. A11 eflorte to touch with the wireless station there, since 7:30 have failed. At 12:15 a. m., today there was a lull in the squall but the wind main tained its direction, northeast, in(licat ing. according to the weather bureau that the hurricane was still approach ing the Florida peninsula. The weather bureau was without further informa, tion as no word had been received from the Bahama Islands capital since 7:30 a. m. Monday and no messages received from cities on the Florida coast. to indicate that the storm bad struck there. large order from al number of persons who are going to irow their 1vn fruit, and any one who has not vet spoken to me abol t ilanting- an , chard this fall cIan still send their :, <'er to 'n and I will be able to huv them at a red uced price. Through late summer and tall farmers and amateur orclhardIists ha %e <iaily oppor. tunif i's of having nursey st ock fror various unknown wonr ca s, which in .nany cases are reliable but in the wta. 'ority of cast' are uni el iaile. The Ext(ension Ilortiu lurist at Clemson Collee has deteriminel as far as i is liossible to dietierni.ie, fromi w: at sou rc' re'liab; t e- cc alnli Pe pmi. e"l. T'his mtorma11::t ion your* Coun;ty Agent will ohin, andl it is thus made niossibh- for the' 'p(opl(e of Cla renion ('oet v to obtin~ fruit t rees firm ai ieliabl'' conicern. Those waniii iii to i'ur cha se tre ' or lii n-mhii sh'-nlo je me I:now. and I will be around to see yon mnd hel p Scb-et a : uccession oif varietwes that will last thIirough the( summltier anid keep your annti lite0 sha--p. Counity Agent. MlISS ItROA lWA Y ENTlEltTAINS At the home of hier par lents, Dr1. ,o)A \irs. I. 1l. Broadlway', Misc; Virginia Broadwvay celebrated her fifthI birthday with a par~ity. Theli Iittle honioree greetedl the guests and invited them out. on the lawn where out -dori gamiies we're layosi after which the lit tle folks were in vi teid inito the inintg r-oomi decorlatedl with gay . estous; and taper:;. hemig ca rr ied out, in the ('enter oif being carried out in the center (if table was a birthdaty cake on which was burn'iing 5 IiI(tinlcadles. Those pre. eunt beinig da Wa leiimn, .Jack Siul, ni ikor, (Christ ine Pat ri', Annahelle E'lizableth. Oli'e and ,J00 Orvin, Islanche \(enning, lii!, Leoila amd Sanm )'Bryan. Ii eree Cantoy, George WNil l ints. .1 r. Ge'org.~e Smi th. lorience Maryix lon Itradly, Rosalie ail liarold We in berg, . anic .\la rga rei IIlorton DoriothIIy Roimari, Frances and Beasleoy D~av is, Mo (rgan D)uBrow, lIowden, D iick(son, Marie N immer', H elen Wells, .\lyVtrIs Daivis', Mai'on, We]lma and \lr"arnet. Rradhamr, ScottI an l llen IHa~rv in, Mary ,lha and lHoh fririhamn anild Iarriett Plowden,. Mrs. Broadway was aissistal in entertaining by Miitses Hessie Dickson and Myrtle liggin. biothamIn