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il VOI-UME *XVI 5515 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAR OUNA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1MB. NUMBER 41. frtjcriLE TRADE SHOWS NEW LIFE SAYS MIU, MAN ^b?rn Cotton Mill Men Have Stockad Up Haw M*?* ferial For Future Umu I- / ? ? ? ?? t -Business s*sth of Charlotte 1h in better condition than It has been In I pgr*," said Mr. H. II. Alexander, Jr., Km Charlotte Observer man Saturday, F gr. Alexander having Just returned F from ?'? extensive tour oyer the Sou f i^ro country In the lnjteresfc^ of the : |rei of Alexander & Garsed, mill sup j ply men In Charlotte. Mr. Alexander [ uncommonly optimistic of the fu ? tare as indicate^ by the tone of con? t dltlons over the cotton belt, I. "I have never seen any more extent t give *Ig"H ?{ prosperity or of opti ( mlmii than in Georgia, Alabama aud | atoer Southern States," said he. "With t the except ion of possibly one mill ev >rv textile institution In Georgia Is Intuitu# on full time and some of them I; ire running at niglit. Orders are ? toffllug in uh fast as they can be re ' tvivt'd and All them. Something of f the same briskness abounds in Char | totte but not nearly to such a degree F ifl in South Carolina, Georgia and else ? where where the mill meu have sfock l (d up on cotton 'and are spinning it . day and night. There has nover been ? any organic trouble with the mill bus iness since the war began. The sear<? of the thing drove many of them back ward and held others on a basis of ' conservatism. Jobbers laid down oni their Jobs aud traveling men were re called because they were afraid. o? fu* ture conditions. It has turned out that there was no justification in these steps. The discovery of the mistake is responsible for the awakening now. Jobbers are regaining their confidence find I have never seen as many^ travel ing men on the road ?s there are right now. Business men are getting their. ? eyes open and are witnessing that there 1h tremendous opportunity await- 1 ? log them. ? ^ . ? ... | "The majority of the business 'that is coming to the mills Is domestic bus- j tness. (leorgia has some mills that do almost an entirely export business ou account of the character ojf the staple they spin, but in the most cases It is a domestic trade that is being Catered to. The people have to have clothes i and cotton goods pf all sorts and no condition could he brought about that would make them less needy of such goods. There -is, too, a South Ameri can business that some of the mills are securing at this time, bul^ the ma jority of the business is not* foroign. It Is American. The manufacturing business is being profited by the gen eral feeling that better things are ahead and in the majority of cases, these mill men have the nerve to pre pare for the coming of the new and larger volume of business. People generally are in better frame of mind to buy now since the attitude of hope fulness is becoming more .widespread and general ovej^the country. Prepar ing for this future trade is what the aill men of the South are doing. I have never in my life seen such stocks of cotton as some of the mills have on hands. One of the mills in LaGrange, Ga., has cotton packed everywhere, about the mill, in the. parks, on the streets, and that'partlcular mill is not spinning this accumulation of raw goods, it is buying %nd spinning from hand to mouthy reserving this supply until next year. The ^amount of cot ton it lias on hands now to spin next year represents at t]t?is moment a pro fit of at least $800,000 to that mill. "What is _true_^^Jhte_mill_at_ La-^ Grange is true of others except not on quite such an extensive scale. The policy of all the mill men In Georgia is to load up on cotton now Instead of waiting until next year to buy it They have purchased, their stocks at low Prices because they know that in the produce it for thcTpricea , that hav6 Prevailed for the stable this year and they are certain, therefore, of their ^PPly before the price goes upward ? an inevitable happening of the near fu ture. None of. the cotton I saw in Sooth Carolina or Georgia is of the distressed variety. Try to bny it and j the holders laugh at yon. They rec ognise what aprofltthay' fcave in this *aw material. For some Teason or other the mills about here have not followed this policy find I am at a loss to understand yhy they did not hu-v large supplies of raw material while it was at seven cents and below. <*>tton raised In North Carolina Is Just ?* good as the cotton raised in any Quarter of the belt and is as easily *Pin nable. There la nothing to the talk you hear that even the Mecklen ^rg cotton is not spinpable. It is* grade of staple and can be read-. l]y used in the mills. My Judgment that the mill men of this communi OUB NKW P08T0PF1C& ?' .? ?_ New Building Will 1U} Heady for Or rupamy Ity June. \? ^Camden's handsome i>oatoltlce build in# 1h nearlng completion aud from Iku outward appearance In beginning to allow off nicely. A force of liuitdH are now butdly engaged In clearing off thp grounds around the building propara* tory to planting grass plots. Another force In at work on the Interior of the building where a great deal of work remains to be done on the walls and flooring. The Alg. Blair Construction Co., of Montgomery! Ala., haw the con tract for the building, with Mr, J. It. Hare an foreman of construction, and Mr. J. E. Langley looking after the government end of the work. They tell us that the building will be ready for occupancy by June, and it Is safe to way no one will be dlHapi>ointed ? either from nn Interior or exterior ap pearance. Celling 1h now being placed in the main lobby. It Is of an artistic design, being of plaster of parls and lime and has to be worked with minute care. Every comfort and convenience will be provided for in the new build ing, being fitted for electric and gas lights, Hteam heat," hot and cold water and a i?erfect system of ventilation. Located on the corner of two of the most prominent thoroughfares, It will be In easy reach of the business sec tion and an ornament to that part of j the city, replacing the old hotel which stood 011 that s|H>t for ho many pears. L-..:/- . ? " ' ' . . \ Must Have License. Columbia, Jan. 27.? The House pass ed to third reading this morning the Liles bill requiring resident hunters to pay a license of $1.10 to hunt in theitf borne county and $3 to bunt anywhere in the State. Landlords and tenants 'are exempted from the provisions of the bill when hunting on their free holds or lease holds. Any person may .bunt on land in his own county with out a license, provided he' has written permission from the owner of the land. The resident hunters licenses are to be| Issued by clerks of court, game war dens or any bonded agent of the chief game warden on the payment of a fee of 10 cents. The proceeds from the sale of licenses are to "go to the game protection fund to be distributed pro portionately among the counties at the end of the year for their school funds after deducting the cost of enforcing | the game laws In the several counties. In Interest of Truck Growing. Don't forget the meeting at Beaver Dam School house Tuesday evening, February 2, at 7 :30 o'clock for the pur pose of organizing a truck growers club at that place. We will have sev eral good speakers that are leaders in that line and they will give us some valuable information. ~ ty could have followed no surer and safer policy than to have loaded up on raw staple during the past Fall and then they would have been certain of spinning low priced cotton and getting high-priced cotton prices for the fin ished products. Mills of Charlotte re port something of the returning pros perity that is being felt all over the South and with a larger degree of hopefulness, there is no reason they should not get in position right now to enjoy some of the fruits of the awakening that is returning to the South. , ? "If some of those who have been Endeavoring to pauperize the South had made the trips I have made since the middle of December, they wofiiu have changed their tune at once. The South Is not bankrupt It is in splen did condition. The Charlotte banks made splendid statements at the close of last year's business and the banks all over the Soiith .hfty . fine business. I knotei -tLea who hayebanki^ oth&v cities of the South and. they have never had any trouble getting all the money they want at the usual rates of interest if it became necessa ry for them to -go away from Char lotte for more money. The South la in good shape and is getting in. better condition every day. I am sure that the buy-a-bale efforts were wrong and had a deteriorating effect upon gen eral business in the South. The cries of distress that sbme politicians rais ed coupled with this movement indi cated to our Northern 'friends -that we were getting in a terrible state of af fairs down here and they^ recalled some of their money and investments, but they are finding out how that the South still offers just as fruitful a field a a ever for their capital and the retohi of money to this section is n.?t the least element that is contributing to the resumption of business In th's countr f." - . T ;? ' " .. . ? -y? ? ? - - .......... ? MANNING WHITISH SHKR1FFS. Kxpwl* Kvery Officer to !>? Duty la Enforcing Lawn. Columbia, N. C., Jan. 26, ? tlovernor Richard I. Manning expect* tW'b and every l>e#ce officer In South Carolina to do hlN duty in the matter of law enforcement. ? ? Governor Manning haa addressed the following explanatory letter to the sheriffs of all counties In South Caro lina : "In my inaugural address I Htated that 1 would expect the law officers of every county to enforce the law, and tlmt I would heartily co-operate with them ; that 1 wish each locality to manage Its own affalra, and that I would not. .charge myself with the en forcement of the law In a locality un less I found that the local authorities were neglecting to do so. To show .npy good faith, I followed this up by a proclamation discharging all special constables, dispensary constables, de tectives. law agenUy and deputies. I beg -now to say that I have full faith lit your ability and willingness and in tention to enforce the law in your county, and that I expect that you will agree with me In my views and heartily co-operate with me in this work. . , "I will be glad to see you at any time and to talk with you about any affairs in your county, that you may like to bring to my attention," "Portland Ned" is In Again. Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 22, ? James ^Tohnr son, alias "Portland Ned", who was pardoned by Go. Cole b. Blease and who made his escape from Blease's of fice while federal officers were wait" ing to return him to North Carolina for trial on the charge of robbing the postofflce at "Plymouth, N. C., in 1898, was found guilty today in the federal court here of robbing the Slier City, N. C., postofflce, April 3, 1914. T. A. Conway, an alleged accomplice of John son, was also found guilty. \ * Immediately after the Jury returned its verdict Johnson was placed on trial on the Plymouth robbery charge. - Johnson was sentenced to five years In the Atlanta penitentiary in the Sl ier City case and two years on the Ply mouth charge. - ??--a t ? -- Conway was sentenced to five years for complicity in the Siler City rob bery. REVOKES COMMISSIONS. Governor "Fires" All Constables, Spe cial Deputies and Detectives. Columbia, Jan. 21. ? The commis sions of all constables, special depu ties, law agents and detctives are re voked through a proclamation issued by Governor Manning this afternoon. The proclamation reads: "By his Excellency, Richard I. Man ning, Governor and Commander-in Chief in and over the State aforesaid : "To all and 'singular, Judges, sher iffs, constables, mayors, lntendants and other officers of justice in {he said State, * and to whom it may concern, greeting : "Whereas, certain persons have here tofore - been appointed by the Gover nor of South Carolina us coDHtablcs or special constables to investigate the enforcement of law, and as law agents, and as deputies and detectives ; and "Whereas, it is my belief that they will so do. VNow, therefore, I, .Richard I. Man ning, Governor as aforesaid, hereby re voke and cancel any commissions or appointments heretofore issued to such persons as such constables, special constables, law'* agents, deputies and detective*'* ' On Jury That Tried Jeff Davis. ? 1 ; v Baltimore, Jan. 23. ? Josiah Millard, 80 years old, a personal friend of Ah ra find foreman of the j?^tnCTfcbtfVicted' JefTerson Davis of treason, was married here today to Miss Martha U/Streeks, a years old. The marriage was in accordance with a desire the groom's flrstwife express ed Just before her death, five years a ftp. Millard and hia^fifst wife Uved to gether 63 years. . . ' Arrivals at The Kltfcwood. .Arrivals at The Kirk wood for this week are: Mrs. David Keller. and Miss Hall, Mr. knd Mrs. William Quald, John R. Todd, Francis F. Robins.. Mrs. A. A. Enty, Miss Linda Browning, Hi. Robert Hager, Jr., F. K. Walbridge, M. 8. ffiyrail of New York; fhlllip M. Judd, Holyoke, Mass. ; Miss E. Brad ford and Miss B. L. Bradford, Cincin nati;- Mrs. K. W. Moffat, - Mon tela ir, N. J. ; Mr. and Mrs. J. Shapiro, Bos ton, Mass;; Miss Williams, Freehold, N. J. ; Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Muller, Mont clair, N. J.; C. S. MeaseU, Norfolk, Vs.; Miss E. 8. Coursen, Miss G. F. R. Keller, and F. E. Coursen. KBCK1VK8 GOOD *KFOKT. Annual limpMtioii Drill to Be Held Monday, March 1st. The annual report of the Adjutaut General )ihh Just been received t*y Cti(it. von Tresckow, commanding the l<K,*w 1 mllltla company. Oo. "A" as usual received an exoellent report* and the company deserves credit for holding J together ho well during the troubloaH time through which the organised ml lltla of thlw Htate has Just passed, The following 1h an extract from Geueral | Moore's report : "This coin pany uh Iihn heeu custom ary since 1 have l>een luM|>ectlng It, made a very creditable Showing. The property >vhh neatly arranged for In spection and was well cared for. The personnel showed up very wpll, both aH to neatness and close orApr drill. The company owns Its owiir armory, and they, hope In the near future to erect a more suitable building. The present armory , while It Is fairly well suited, does not come up to the ambi tion of the officers and ineu. The com manding officer 1h a very efficient and painstaking officer, and he is well sup ported by both of his Lieutenants." Orders have been received for hold ing the annual Inspection on Monday, March 1st. Drill will be held every Wednesday night yntll that date. The following, known as Geueral Or ders, No. 8, has been received by the officers of the local company ; "The undersigned having duly quail* fled as Governor of the State of South Carolina, hereby assumes command of the organized mllltla of the State of ftouthiCarollna, and announces the fol lowing staff: Brigadier General, Wil liam W. Moore. Military Secretary: Colonel Charles "H. Cabanlss. Richard I. Manning, Governor and Commander in-Chief." ' , A later communication sent to the officers in Camden, known as General Orders. No. 4, was received, relative ! to the dlsbandment of the State Mill- J tla by the former governor reads: > "The purported Order of the 11th day of January, 1915, known as Gen eral Order No. 2, la hereby declared void and of no effect. All fright*, du ties, privileges, and obligation^ wheth er Civil or military, of the National Guard and of the volunteer mllltla, In whole or In part, and of the officers and men thereof, are not affected by said illegal order, but have continued and do now continue as though said order had never been Issued. This or der to take effect immediately., Rich ard I. Manning, Governor and Com mander-ln>-Chief." Honor Roll Piedmont School. The following is the honor roll of Piedmont school taught foy Mrs. Kath leen Watts, for month ending Janua ryst15th : First grade: Alma Holland, Tilman Vincent, Henrietta Catoe, Geneva Hol land, Herbert Hornsby. ' ' / Third grade: Joe Keith Drakeford, Lewis Lee Young, Ra Afield Holland, _J Fifth grade: Sam Hornsby. Sixth grade: Let ha Holland; Seventh grade: Herbert Drakeford, SaUle Young, Willie Young, Lottie HoriwhyT- ~ Eighth grade: Etta Hornsby, Inez Hornsby. , ? No Danger of Collision. London, Jan. 26. ? The Daily Chron icle deprecates the exaggerated tone of The Spectator*!! rather alarmist ar ticles on the Pacta controversy which, however, The Chronicle, finds all the more significant as appearing in a journal tSsnally calm in Judgment and noted for its friendliness towards ttie United States. The Chronicle added that undoubt edly there has been some disappoint ment in England at the American atti tude, but says the relations between Tx>ndon and Washington 6W exceeding ly cordial and "we predict that they will bear with ease even the strain of all Incident like the seizure of the Da rta." I jfT'-TI ? ? ? ? 1 ? * v Residence Destroyed. 1 . The two story, neven room dwelling located near the corner of Mill and DeKalb streets# occupied by Mr. Joe Gasklns and fnmllv was totally de stroyed early Wednesday morning. Mr. Gf a skins was awakened by the flames "I* only had, time to artM mirtf jiwfc family, tbeljr entire household good* being destr (fy&f. Occurring at such an early hour and the flames having gained such hesdway the house was entirely consumed. The building was the property of Mrs. Robt/A. McDowell and was partly In sured. Mr. Gasklns carried some in surance on his furniture. ORGANIZATION FORMED. Associated ('liM-ltiw, For The Relief of Suffering Mid DiNtiftfiH. A representative meeting of the cltl xen^of Camden wot at tl\g court house Monday night to (teffect an organlsa tlon fur the relief of distress aiul suf fering in our community ami to provide employment for the unemployed,. Quite a number of ladlea were present also. Capt. W. M. Shannon called the uniting to prder. and requested the ltev. Mr. Harding to act as chairman, and ltev. Mr. Davison to act as secre tary.' The rules and regulations, pro pared by the committee appointed at a previous, meeting wete read and adopt ed. The name of the organization, as agreed upon, Ih the Asaoclated Chari ties of Camden. Its object In to "re lieve distress and suffering and pro vide employment." The ladles auxiliary organisation is expected to work in connection with this orxanlzaton, and in this way much good can be accomplished. The mem bership fee was fixed at fifty cents, and provision was also made for con tributing members who may feel dis pooed to give larger sums from time to time. The officers elected were Mr. Of O. Bruce, president; Mr. M. H. Heyman. Vice-president ; Mr. J. S. Lindsay, sec retary and treasurer. These with two either members will compose the execu tive committee. A membership com mittee consisting of five members will also be appointed. At the conclusion of the adoption of rules and the election of officers, Judge M. L. Smith was called upon for a short address, and he responded in his usual pleasing manner, / * UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. Well Known Agency is Composed of Many Strong Companies. The Williams Fire Insurance ^gettcy representing the combined agencies 0*1 Kennedy & Carrlson and the Williams Insurance & Realty Co., Is one of the strongest fire insurance agencltib in the state. With It are twenty-two old line fire companies, one live stock Insurance company, one automobile insurance company, two bonding companies and one casualty company. These companies. carry with them a reputation for financial strength based on years of conservative management, and have weathered some of the great est fire losses known to modern times. The Williams Fire Insurance Agency under the direct management of Mes sers It. M. Kennedy, Jr., H. G. Carrl son, Jr., and Mr. J. J. Workman, as sisted by Miss Mary Vllleplgue, (Mr. Workman replacing Mr. Griffin who has resigned), is considered fortunate In being able to still retain the inter est and influence of Mr. David R. Wil liams, one of the pioneers in the in surance business in Camden, va gentle man . widely . Jknown throughout the state. Ft will ever be the endeavor of the new agency to still hold the enviable record established by thirty years of conservative management under Mr. Williams, thereby safeguarding their customers' interest In every particular. ? adv. . j Disease Breaks Out Again. ' Washington, Jan. 27.? rOrders closing the Pittsburgh and Chicago stock yard because of new infections of foot and mouth disease, went out today from the department of agriculture. The yards probably will'be closed a week. Cattle still may be -received at the yards for Immediate slaughter* however and the newest order merely stops out going traffic while there is danger ..of spreading the infection. .1 . . ' New Real Estate Firm. Mes?rs. R. M. Kennedy, Jr., and John J. "Workman have formed a copartner ship for conducting a real estate agen cy, Their office will be in the same building as the Williams Fire Insur ance. Cor They ask that you list your property with them ? for sale or rent. J Five and Ten Cents Store Re-Opens. -r? The five and ten cents store operated in the Bheheen building on lower Main street has been re-opened The Stock was put up for sale and was blcT in by Mr. Rodgers, its former owner. .. ?. Two young met, Roj Brown and J. O. Price, were arrested in Aiken Sat urday biorniiig with an automobile be tonging to Prof. James Wood row, of the Sbuth Carolina university, which, It is alleged, they stole off the streets of Columbia the evening More. ' jVv V FARMERS WILL MEET AT EACH COUNTY SEAT Fertilizer Practices and Econo my to be Ditcuned Thruout State on ;Feb. 13th. Clemson College, Jan. lift, ? "Fertili ser and Wconomy l)uy" will be held at Pftcji jwimty seat In South Carolina as t&turday, February 18. This an nouncement Is made by W, W. Iauv* state agent of demonstration and di rector of (kXUumtuu at Cleinson Col lege. At each county neat a meeting will lie held and there, will be address es on the two topics mentioned In the name of tho occasion. Mr. Ixmg urges that all farmerH note the day and muke inquiries, of their county agents or others, for the particulars of the meet ing, In order that they may attend and Join In the exchange of Ideas on thene two very lmi>ortant subjects. The extension and domonstratloa forces of Cletnson College had planued to hold "Economy Day" In South Car olina at an earlier date and It was announced that such a "day" would be held the latter i>art of December. Mr. Long saw, however, that unexpected Increases In the burdens of the organ* leatlon were going to make necessary the iKwtponement of ' this occasion. Just at that time, also, there begftn to I?our into various offices at Clemson College requests for Information about what fertilizers to use under present abnormal conditions. Farmers by th? hundreds have been seeking informs* tlon from the college on the fertiliser practices to be followed In 191B. The demand became so large that Prof. X N. Harper, dean of the agricultural department, prepared a special bulle tin on the subject and copies of this bulletin, Extension Bulletin B, are to | be had upon application to the exten fdondltlaion. . .. J * BixTauBQ of the conditions existing, Mr. Long decided to put off the "Econ* nmy Day" program and to combine It at a later date with a program in which information on fertilizers would bo given to farmers. This date is Feb ruary IS and the occasion has been named "Fertilizer and Economy Day." . I The meetings will be addressed by .speakers who will confine themselves ! to short, practical addresses. "We can promise those who attend that ihor* Will ""be no long speeches," said Mr. Long. "Fertiliser and Economy Day" is to he ?s much for the farmer's wife as for the farmer. .Much thought has been given by experts at Clemson to the preparation of an outline of me thods in which savings can he effected on the farm and in the farm house. Mr. Farmer is urged to bring Mrs. Farmer to the meeting with hlim Posters will be prepared and placed In conspicuous positions throughout the state and the meetings will in other *? ways be* brought to the attention of the nubile. The Idea has very strong sup nort among those who have been Con sulted for their opinions. , Leading bankers have expressed themselves as enthusiastic over the prospects for good results from meetings of the sort, nroposed. Protests Sale of Aeroplanes. Washington, Jan. 2b. ? Germany pro tested to the State Depaortme"t today through her ambassador, Count Bern storff, against shipments of ammuni tion for hydro-aeroplanes to the Euro* oean belligerents. "The Curtlss works at Hammonds ?>ort have sold and pent to England the well known hydrp-aeroplane 'America' and five hydro-aeroplanes of the same kind," says a statement Issued by the embassy. "Thirty-six hydro-aeroplanes of * different type have been ordered by England and are under construction by the same firm. Also Russia ha* or <1ered a number of these vessels from Curtiss for use in, her navy. .v. Kershaw Man Named Chairman. John G.1 j Richards, member of the South Carolina Railroad commission, vas Wednesday notified of bis appoint ment as c^ihnan of the executive commlttee-^tfrthe National association <f Railroad ' Commissioners. The ap [ -?otntment Was made by C. Thorne Of j Kansas, president of the national [ body. Other members of the executive f committee arc from Virginia, Arizona, Washington, California and New York. 5 ? j?v New Jailor. Mr. Sidney Watts now holds the po* *itton an keeper of the county jail. Mr. Alex ifoone wbo has been at the ^ fail for t^ past; two years or more," resigned the job during the holidays and has moved to his former home near WestvlUe, j; , ;