The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 07, 1921, Image 6
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Mr. Dabbs Advises Fanners
To Hold Their Cotton Seed
1 liuvc Just returnod from u confer
f?u?r <?! Cotton s?hni Crtiilfoh ami
Dealers at Memphis. It developed iit
kfclx meeting that ba:?cd on the
?tent's statist les us of l>ec. 1st, there
wns In sight, Including the oil and meal
Mu m ill the hands of the mill*. md.v
I enough oil to last four months or until
March Hint, and menl to last two
Months or until Jan. Jtlst, under nor
mal consumption, This in spite of tho
?imth advertised fhw>d of oriental oils
ttint It Im claimed lta^ ?uwod tho un
precedented doollnc In cotton seed oil.
Tlw conclusion of tho deliberations
wjis that tho docllno has boon alto
tffethor speculative duo to buyers stay
ing out of tho market boon u mo sollors
were offering - too freely. It www
stated that crude mills, on buying two
?tundrixl tons of #ced, would Immediate*
ly offer w tank of oil anil not rest until
It was sold at any mice obtainable ;
flint buyers would then offer less;
that wholesaler* anil jobbers -who us^
ually buy lard compounds in lots of
several ears have pursued a policy of
buying one truck lend or .1,000 pound*
at a time. It al?o developed that In
tho face of the much advertised impor
tations of cheap oriental soy, peanut
hiuI copra oils, and of the 'hand to
mouth buying described h1k>vo, stocks
In this country in August. 1st were less
than a yei^r ag?. and have steadily do
?)i nod | until on. Doc. 1st, the supplv
would only last four mouths.
It als'o dcwloped Ihiit <>nl\ per
cent of the -ocd hud hum crushed coin
?pared with dO per cent hist year; find
when the \\ ? ?r? I "crushed" ?;!?> used. Its
meaning \\;is, "in lh<' hands' ? ? f tin
mills."
It w:is i J ? brought ? >i 1 1 that the
groat hull* "f the ?<, w?? t crushed or in
the hands of the mills Is iu the Miss
issippi Valley and west of the Itiver
where farmers dt? not use fertilizer.
Further, that JOi? per cent to ? jhm
vent of the mills all o\or the belt arc
shut down for the lack of seed.
With thcJe facts before me, all
based <?iV govern moid statistics and
brought out by the millst I stated that
I felt \ery. optimistic for bettor prices,
anil was firm in my belief that farm*
ers will continue their present policy
of not selling, nnd will use seed as
fertilizer unless a fair and equitable
price is offered in tho near future.
liulike some of mv farmer friends
who holie\e evil and only evil of cot
' ton oil mills- (and I might add, of cot
ton mills) ; I believe the mills are
really anxious to pa\ a good price for
seed. riu'.x certainly cannot make
nionev lor their stockholders unless
they can crush seed ^t a profit : and
they cannot crush seed at a profit if
file market constant l\ declines f\ >r the
products of seed.
Kccogni/.ing as I do ih.it oil mills of
the South have added mau> millions
Of dolhirs m (lie \ a Itle of the ootton
T. B. BRUCE
Veterinarian
I . v ( I It't on St., I'liour III
CAMDEN, S. C.
Dr. C. F. Sowell
DENTIST
(Office Over Bruce s Store)
CAMDEN, S. C.
fiv.ps or the South, I (1o not want to
sen them j>t\t out of business. I do
not forgot, that by making cotton h?hh!
more liquid than ootton, thousands of
fanner* have sold their seed and dls
sipatfd ihelr money, apd buvo iif ?t
t rented Ihelr soil with couimou fairness
when lli?' seed money was not put I at ok
Into fertilizer -and thtit In ollber event
they have paid heavy tolls (t? the fer
ttllzor companies, 1 fan but see in this
slump In seed a bh?H#lnj| i'i .tllmculse. it
It leads t?> in op- sane fanning.
In addition to what I learned In
Memphis, 1 talked with farmers and
seed crushers on the trains. and had
u long Interview with off If la Ik of the
(?eorgia Bureau of Market In Atlanta.
However mueh I wish to s4*? the mills
propter, my first duty Is to the farmer.
Ills basis- of value is fertilizer and an
equity in the oil. He robs himself
and his soli unless he gets n price that
will euablo him to put l?afk In the .soil
all equal value of fertilizer plus the
cost of ha ill hip the seed and fertilizer
tn and from hi* station The American
Coition Association in September figur
ed this to be JfrtO. per ton for seed or
nn even swap of seed for meat at the
fanner.'** station. While other ivimmo
flltles have doi'llnedi my information
1* that fertilizer companies "have held
tip the price and will continue, to do
so. >( .
And I -'ay to you : l>o not sell a
seed t'<>r less than $f><> a tx>n or n ton
of nie/i I tor a ton of seed at your sta?
(ton;
If vou stand firm right-on as you
have done. and the first good .plo.w
ng wi'ii I her in January begin to haul
? > it i and put your seed In the furrows.
Uc finer- will see that you mean* busl
rn ? -? and will begin to bid up oil, the
feeder* will begin to bid up meal, the
erode' mills will begin to have relief,
and I iy !?' ob. l-t will pay you $.'50 for
-eed or trive you an even swap. It not.
go oil using the seed , and let a world,
that. Ill-littles your produet. do without.
If you further will see the future
in South ('arolina. as 1 see it from in
formation I have gathered from (Geor
gia. Alabama. Mississippi, Loulsann
and Arkansas. you will cut your cotton
crop to the point where you can own
and control it. whether that be a half
crop or less, and will absolutely stay
out of the fertilizer market until
fertilizer prires get on a parity with
cotton, and not buy at all if that
time does. nT?| come -o you may put
your fertilizer down iKifore (planting :
and plant early to beat the boll weevil.
If you will do these things, there Is a
brighter day before us, and a real pros
perity will he" builded on the distress
and experience of the present. If we
do not. then I see more years of agri
cultural slavery in the future.
' Kemember that 1 tdlU >"OU in .lanu
.iry. February and March. 1010. after
cadi cotifcreinv in Washington. to
-land firm for the stnhill/.od price or
hold until tlie next *ca-on : and you
the price and more if you held.
Today 1 am just as sure I am right in
I the adviee offered a- I was then. 1
|?M ve iro a\e to LTlilld but III > OU II
and ni\ State'- pro-pority.
i ; \V. I *:i 1 ?t i -
? Sal. in. I Slack Kivcr i ?
M a \e-V i I !e, S < '
I ici'embi-i l'.rjti
t i \ ? monument ? i ? I ? nfjeal in design.
?li e to til I I K the eivsl of lt|e ndV.inCOS
"on Mo- l"i?'i|.|| ft ? ? 1 1 1 - by the First
V tneiie.i ;t di\ isio-i in it- f i \ ? most im
porta nl a t tacks i'hey are *e\ eti feel
. hiuh .surmounted b\ a -hell, on w liicj:
; is a decorative tonii of an American
eagle. IboiiZc i-Jitcs hear the names
ot the officers and men of the division
; killed in the attack for which each
memorial stands. The monument* will
he set Up at I'antlgny, liujaii'V. St
.MMi lei. Sl.'.luvin and Sedan
PLUMBING
Have your Plumbing and
Steam Fitting looked over and
put in fir^t class shape before
the cold weather sets in.
All work will be promptly attended to.
Estimates cheerfully given on all work.
JOSEPH E. BERKMAN
LICENSED PLUMBER
535 DeKalb St. Phone 362 Camden, S. C.
PRISONERS OF
REDS jO CRAZY
Many of Captives Returned to
Germany Are Sent to In
sane Asylums.
BITTED TOWARD FATHERLAND
Curse Their Flag and Denounce Coun
try for Not Exchanging Them ?
5,000 Remain In Russian
Prison Camps.
8t?Uln, Germany .?Every contin
gent of German war prisoners ar
riving here from Russia contains a
number of lagged, unshaven, haggard
men who have been made insane hy
suffering during many months In Rus
sian prison camps. '
hi three weeks the Gorumn govern
ment sent 200 of the.*to men to In
Mane asylums and sanitariums for
iroatmenf. A few have spells of vio
lence and during theso periods must
he kept under guard, but the majori
ty present a listless, woe-begono
aspect. They look about with dull,
unseeing eyes, or sit quietly weep lug,
unconscious of the fact that they are
home again.
The families and friends of ilie In
sano soldiers are allowed to greet
them and to give them food and
clothes before they are s??n t away for
treatment.
Curses His Own Flag.
Nearly all the prisoners exhibit the
most Intense bitterness not only to
ward Russia, but toward the German
government as well. One of them,
who had. lost a leg and an arm, and
who, it was learned, had been taken
prisoner early in the war 'and has
been confined In ntany Russian prison
camps, shook his 11*1 sit a CJerman
flag when he arrived, nud cursed his
country, his people, and all other
Countries and peoples.
"To with fJeriuany!" he shout
ed. "That l? not my flag and Ger- j
many is not m$ fatherland."
I f e then turned "to the other pris
oners and. pointing, to bis wounds'. .
said :
"This is v\ hut Germany has done
to me. Tills is what n kindly father
land has permitted. Why didn't they j
exchange me? Reesiuse 1 have only
one leg and one arm? f lost Ihem
lighting for Germany and all the
thanks. I've hntj for it were the rot
ten years in a Russian prison."
Tell of Their Sufferings.
The prisoners generally agreed tbej
had been unable to secure proper
medical treatment In the Russian
camps, and that their food had been j
very bad:
At the close <?f the war there were
?J50.000 I(i!>s1:ms in Germany. The
German piventmcnt estimates that j
not more than .r?,000 Germans will re
main in Russian camps this winter.
Refore the Russo Polish hostilities
began the Russians were being re
turned rapidly, but ii is now estimated
at least 1200,000 Russians are still In
German camps. 00,000 of whom are*
the troops Interned when they crossed
the east 1'russhin frontier during the
Polish offensive. >
The German yo\ eminent has ex
pended MO. 000.000 marks for transpor
tation of Russians home, and 00,000,
000 marks to bring ?!erin:in prison
ers out of Russia.
GERMAN BANKERS LOOK EAST
Organize 1 1 ,000,000- M a rk Company to
Promote Trade Relations
With Russia.
Berlin A new bank eapi ? alized in
1 l,(XK),(XHt murks has been organized
here by syndicate of ? (iorniftn hank
ers and Industrialists to foster trnde
relation^ between fJerniany and Rus
sia.
Tt 1?* proposed to include i lie Baltic
and border states in the newly formed
bank's sphere of Influence.
The Vosslchc's financial editor sayh
that the HveTy Interest displayed by
the United States and England in Rus
sian trnde relations should be an in
centive for flertnnny to turn her trnde
??ve ft) the East.
He declares that uorM < t>nferenees
will discuss the European situation In
vain so Ioiik :i^ thev continue to or
clude Russia from their economic oal
? nlat ions
Town of 800 Packs Up
to Move 10 Miles Away
Klliv\ii|<?. Miss. ? If you <lou t
)ik*? UMrtMon of your (own
??vi\ ?* i lu? t"">* ii.
So >?.iv [he. S()0 InhahiLxnlii of
kiilis). Miss. Sorno of the build
it.};* :?'<* now on wheels nnd oth
i :v v :!? |?f? londod on fl.it onr>
nri ! .arrird over a lo^ginp road
fo a j?i t ?? ten north of tho
[.r ? iora'ior
Somebody Ia Cheating
1'inrvillr Ky. ? I'rtRo the mork.
Thoftin* I.. Hnrp, rr^istrar, hm In
serted tiic following advertisement In
!oc*l papers: "There ha? only be<>a
one birth certificate turned In for this
district for thp month of September.
For tl!S month of August not tm*
showed up. Somebody Is TtoUttof the
(ftw mr fh* ftort l> ?? a atrlko."
CAMERA INSTEAD OF RIFLE
'V"" "
0Iq Qam? Hunter* Get the Thrill of
the Sport without the Ueeleee
Slaughter.
It wu?* m notable e\ent In Urn his*
K?ry of -flu* wild life of our country
when flu- f\r?l hln game hunter htliitf
U|> lib r!lh' and took to tin* wood*
Wvor since the first photographer
vein afield Willi ? sportsman, the cum
em man has jhoftl Iho beat exponent
jjtlitl advertiser of ( he prowess Of ihe
man with a gun,; During the days of
iho shwv and cumbersome wot pinto
and long exposures tile ulert ami iiud?
?len wlhl miiIiumI" wttt* about as uipit
talnahlo plctorlally us the canals of
Mars.
The dry plate o|wned up great pos
silt (1 1 1 lew in the photographing ?f dead
game III IIm haunts. From 1884 on-'
ward Amerlcnn hunters of big game
Joyously welcomed the startling pic
tures made by I.aton A. UufTnifin of
Miles City, Mont. Mr. Huffman was
a true sportsman, a fine shot, and as
a photographer of hunting scenes he
long stood without a rival. Never
will I forget the thrills that I received
In Ills little old log eabln studio In
"MHesfown." when he showed mp his
stereoscope views of "elk and dead
grlxy.les. glory enough for one dfty" :
a mountain sheep ram on the blink
of a preelplco, many buffalo-killing
pictures, and antelope and deer ga
lore. I think that Mr. Huffman ? who
still lives and photographs ? enjoys
the distinction of having bad more
phot ographs stolen for publication
without credit than any other camera
man on earth : and that, I know. Is a
large order.
American sportsmen balled with Joy
the birth of the light, ever-ready, uni
versal-locus camera. It was the open
ing <if a new and delightful Held of
f'brl?ihin endeavor. It presented a
highway of escape from tin* llood of
game -slaughter photographs that bad
been *-\v??oping over the continent like
a deluge. ? "Masterpieces of Wild Ani
mal Photography." 1 ?y Wiljiam T. M??r
naday. In Kerlbner.
When Nature Conspires.
We are told that llii> "wnlkihg and
climbing leaves" ?>r Au*trnlla wet v.
I'nr over half a century. among the
best attested of natural wonders.
It is relatisl ' list t :i party of saline*,
wandering inland. sat down to rest
under a tree. A gust of wind shook
In earth several dead ami brown
Icitu1'!. These, after remaining prone
on I In* ground for a few minutes, pro
ceeded to show signs of life nnd crawl
townnl vim -inink. which they ascend
ed. iti.d attached themselves to their
re*)iecti ve twigs.
Hence, tin? sailor men, who promptly
ran awiiy, said the spot was bewitched.
The simple fact turned out to ho
that the so-called leaves were really
leaf-shyped Insects. Jmving long, pen
dulous legs, which could be folded out
of si^ht. and possessing tlie chame
leon-like power of varying their color
to correspond with that of the foliage
they were clinging to.
I'pon being shaken to the ground,
instinct taught them to seek the shel
ter of the friendly leaves again as
soon as possible.' ? I'xchange.
Gas Tank Terrified Waiters.
Pandchyxiltim reigned In Bl Prndo
cafe for a few fast and furious m-c
omls. the Havana Post -tatos.
Shortly after * o'clock, when the
extra waiters were busy handling the
evening's largest > rowd, there sud
denlv burst out in the cal'e a rapid
succession of short, sharp, hissing
sounds :
p^vt ? |i?st ? | J !
It seemed as though all li:t\a|ia was
suddenly giving the well known Cuhan
I i for service. V hundred thousand
people crowding about the cafe and
shoiniinf P-?t. '?!.;< o !" could not ha\e
created ^ ior< . \<-i'ement. Waiters
looked i i-liai's behind the bar.
ru-dted " the!- customers, wiped
otT tables t r; i , r i?v "\, tossed tJieir nap
kins di-<peratei\ ' t . midair and ga \ e
oilier -dgns of frenzy;
The t iiss did not begin to abate un
til the proprietor, red faced and sweat
ing with exertion, discovered the
source of the hissing sounds. A large
cylinder of the carbonated gas in the
corner of the cafe had sprung a leak,
the gas hissing mysteriously as each
whiff of It escaped.
Vital Statistics.
One of tin* census men called at the
home of a worklngman In New Vork,
noted in hfc neighborhood as a great
reader and ;? l^acre for statistics,
lie fouiid the man poring over an en
cyclopedia
'MOW I. afl\ cJn'O; en li I v . f" j
asked tin- ceii*u? t a k ? r
"I have jusf three? all'! 'hat v all j
there will be too" replied ihc num. |
looking m;? lov i.o.iU ? . f \no.\l- !
edge
"All r!gh\ bv why so positive?"
"According '? s b >ok ber?*." ?atd j
the man with d> adlj seriousness I
"cve:j foM.|, < h'ld 'torn In the ivor'd
Is a i in. in Sa turdn \ Fvening t
P..s
AoifriCdi Women Have Prettiest Feet. j
A well known French shoe manufac
turer s'flfee that the sho?j !?* (hp
found 1 1 1 on of ji woman's vrnrdrol>e If
?be iy M'?i well ?hod It spoils her np
pen rrto-e
lie sa\* rha* American women Iihv^ j
the prettiest feet in the world. and
appreciate the value of the low-heeled
shoe. Kor walking, thts mannfaeTnr
er Insists th* low-healed slioe Is th?
only one permissible. For vreftr
? roun I t*?e he advocates
dais that hold the feet In. nhap*. yet
jf#ld infBcIfOtly to tlKm then d mi
I. " "3 ' -c: - " * S!
WHITMAN'S CANDY
. * fV*'" ^ ' fv". ' r;*V y ^ \ ^ ' "i ' "* 4 ' ' * ' * ^ * 't ^
The best made. Same before the war quality;
price reduced 25c per pound.
We are glad to give our customers the advan
tage of all reductions as fast as san\e are made, not
only on luxuries but on all items in our stock.
No more eleven cent Drinks at ouiv Fountain.
"We pay tbe tax."
W. Robin Zemp's Drug Store
TELEPHONE 30 PROMPT ATTENTION
"A hundred or two is all I need." How 6i*ten have
you heard that said by the man who always spent more
than he earned. Thrift counts when opportunity
. - ' ' ' . t,\ .?> i. ?>+ .
knocks.
The safety of your Savings here and the assurance
that they will be returned with 4 per cent interest when *
you ask for them, is the first essential of any sound in
vestment. This bank urges you to, save and deposit
here where as high a rate of interest is paid as we con- "
sider consistent with the safety of the money banked.
Loan & Savings Bank
OF CAMDEN, S. C.
STRONG " SAFE CONSERVATIVE
Double - Barreled
Service
~Y\7HEN you buy I H C machines, ypu
" also buy the Service that goes with
them? the co-operation that exists between
us and the International Harvester Com
pany, and which we intend to continue
with you. We expact to hold your con
fidence in the I H C line by. furnishing > *
the best implements, machines and farm
operating equipment on the market.
We render to you a double-barreled Service
in not only supplying you with first-class goods,
but in seeing that these goods are kept in perfect
running order long after the original sale is for
gotten.
Genuine
Repairs
Our moral obligation does not stop with the
original sale, but you can hardly expect us to
assume any responsibility for the successful
operation of I H C machines if you buy imita
tion repairs of inferior quality instead of buying
genuine I H C Repairs.
We sell only genuine I H C Repairs made by
the Harvester Company, and which are made of
the same materials as used for the original
machines. No imitation equals the genuine.
ni . . r ? _ ...
nay saici ?
SPRINGS A SHANNON
Camden, S. C.
_ MONEY TO LOAN
- ? J. * .
The interest rato oil every class of loan at this tbn* Is high.
Mortgage money is particularly scared. The Kquuai>Ie instruct* us
to offer liberal loans on desirable residence property in the city of ~
CflmdD at six p*r o?nt simple interest. N*o eoramtssflon. Kxpen**
nominal. Talk to us about It. -y-.
1
W. R. HOUGH, Special
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