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BMERSINVITEO IAIN UU Till Tl BELT Al IAH6E PUR FOR FINANCIAL NEEDS .AepreMntatlve Banken of Fifty-Mm* Large* ('Hit*** In the Agricultural lie* gAonft of the Houth and W^at Call ed to WaMhington to t'onHiilt With the Secretary of the Treasury. IV RepreBentatlve bankers of fifty- nine large clti(«i In the agricultural regions of the South. Middle West and Pacific Coast Monday were invited by Secretary McAdoo to come to Wash ington to confer with the treasury de partment regarding the distribution of the 150,000,000 of government funds about to be deposited m nation al banks of those districts to facilitate the marketing and movement of the crops. This unprecedented step, which will call to Washington bankers from the centres that will finance the han dling of the great crops soon to be harvested, is designed to give the sec retary first hand information and ad vice as to the specific and relative needs of each of the farming districts. It has been decided to place the de posits in th«f 59 cities to be repre sented at the conferences. Invitations were sent by telegraph to the presi dents of the clearing house associa tions la each of the cities asking them to send representatives or comm tte«** to Washington to discuss arrange ments for depositing the big sum The conference with the rsprescn tatlvee from the Southern cltlee will be held st the treasury depsrtnent Thursday. August 7, wtth those from the Weet Frtdsy. Augur 9. end with those from the Pacitc Goes: Thursday August 11. Thsee rltiss hsvs been ta*lt»<1 to he represented Hlrmlnghsu. Motile Montgomery. Ala Uttle Hock Ark Loe Aagelee. Sea Fraacisro ('si I vor. Col . Tampa. Jarhseavtll*> I is Atlanta, temaaah. Ga Chicago ■maavllAe. Fort Wsyus. ladtaaapoti*. lad . Das Moines. Stout nty loss Keases City Wichita. Kaa • elite. Ky Noe Orleans la Haiti more. Md Vicksburg Mertdlsa Mias St Louie. Ksssss Cry Mo Mluasapolts St 1‘sut Miss I»•<rt>’t MWh . ('barlotte Wllmlsgtea Hal sigh. N C OmaSa. Neb Oblsbems City, Mush ages Obla FortUsl ore CtactaaaU. rieeeiaad ('wiusibus Ohio, ( herlestoa ('olumb)s Spartss bur*. Graenrllle g C Chst’snoogs Ksasvtlle. Memphis Naeb«t:.s Tsus Dai las. Gslrustoa Iteeeteu Saa Au toato. Tstss Sir batons Norfolk Roanoke, l.ynrkberg Vn Wheeling. W Vs Seattle Spokaae Week M l watke. W'le Secretary MrAdoe sasoeerod tkst It was not practicable to Increaee tbe ■ umber of rf*lee sad tbat be believed tbeee selected eere tborvugbly rep reasutstlre of tbe agrw ait oral eer tleaa Treasury eNrlsls declared tie »o tire ISO *00 000 eIII be depoeited f the sltustioa demsode f* l: one ei plained thet care sill be tabm to prereat say undue laflutlon of the circulating volume of mou'i an 1 that the goeernmen’ eould depose oni» • hat «aa needed to saalet In moving the cyopa ulth the ripulat >in that it must be returned to the treaaury ae auon as that need ahall have paaae 1 At the conference with the hankers .Secretary McAdoo will dla<'uvv 'he amount needed and the date# to he named for the gradual return of the money to the government The treasury department eypec'a to begin making the deposits before the close of August and gradually to feed the money Into the aelected centrea an the demand grows through the crop moving period. ■ CTTTING IH)WX ( HKDIT WILSON FIRES r - *4 W • 1 KKNK.N know nr MKRH IN M’N- IMTKR IS AtNTCITKD M IMS BOLD STEAL IASDITS KMICUff HAIL CIEIIS AND 101 CAB. Former Governor of Minnesota Will Go to IHealco na Personal Hrpieuen- tatlve of President Wilson. rresldent Wilson Monday took the find atepa In the policy through wlilui ho proposoH to deal with the Mexlcau situation. He formally accept.'l (he resignatlop o“f Ambafiaador Hem y Lane Wilson, to take effect on Octo ber 1 4, and sent to Mexico City as his personal representative—but not ac credited to the Huerta government - former Governor John Lind of Minne sota, a lifelong friend of Secretary Bryan. The understanding Is that when a stable government is estab lished In Mexico Mr. Lind uil! he for mally named as ambassador. President W'ilson and Secretary Bryan had frequent conferences. Am bassador Wilson had a long talk with Mr. Bryan, and Chairman Bacon of the senate foreign relations commit tee discussed the situation \cith the president at the White House. But for the announcement of Mr. Lin I s mission, no explanation of the policy to be pursued by the \merican gov ernment was forthcoming. The state ment from Secretary Bryan real: "Ki-Gov. John Lind, of Minnesota, has been sent to Mexico as the r.er sonal representative of the president to act as adviser to the embassy m the present situtlon When the prc->< ident Is ready to communicate » ith •he Mexican authorities as *'» the re storation of peace, he uili make pm, lie h!» views (Jot and Mra ^.Ind departed f,>r Mexico tonight by rail, to precept \ .* New Orleans or Gaivuatoa It became known that a further announcement woull be n.u hi the Preuldent in a few day* p> «d the arrival of Mr Lind li. Mrx o City It !• ua'.d the pr with keen Intereu' Ing Mexican* to and will offer n • t h ewe apparen'tv Mr I.inl wti: tn piaia to all a j rev* 'ha *na!'er*h:ej oppouillou of tbe Amertcaa gmerr j ■leitt to the r ecog a t •.-»u •' * »e Hae't* adiai utatru'iou la au ] to *>* * which mar **• •' th# • ' **‘1. a ' uew' Meaicuaa have tukee thatraeivau 'o 'o (-era Hear'* to rv *• :• •*» » ' p'uvt* on a • i e- « • , r a-eep’t f 11 o U a W II I Ml • II le>u>0 ♦ Wueitlkee• Kullway Will I vKihev I'r-«4 mrte at ■ BANDITS WERE WHIT! Daring and Surr<*MNful Train Hold-up on Outskirts of Birmingham, Rob bers Escaping After Arrival in City —One Bandit Holds I*1stol on the Clerks and Other Killes Mail. The mail on the fast Louisville and Nashville Train No. 4 from New Or leans to Birmingham was robbed ear- white men. All registered mail was taken, but no estimate of the amount could be obtained. When the train reached Birming ham on time, at 8:37 o'clock P. M., two of the mail clerks, George Hoov er and E. G. York, were found hand cuffed. Chief Clerk Harry Everett’s thumbs were tied together with heav- y twine. The robbers boarded the car at Calera, on the dark side after the train had begun to move The clerks said they immediately were covered with pistols and oreder- ed to turn their faces to the wail Ev erett looked around an* was fired at. the shot striking near h!s head The robbers Jumped from the Tain at Eoiirtenth street. Birmingham Everett said both robbers were short. nd*-r men He d d not x good look ut th.- r fiioei The , ' r „ - first saw *he robber* ••imp ’o 'he m.i '■r on t'e-r hand* ant kne..« Mr,.- man kept hi* p »to:« >,n t he . >-k* while the n* bef rar*arg. « The Vi » ' The ! I » ' » n re ham • ' t nr t n e to rr akr on the ' r» n i pa re• t i k ■ VERT DOLEFUL TALE FBONFKl’TH IN IMM.I. W FI \ II DIH- TRIlT IN BAD. A MluaUalppI Farmer Urllr* of Ihr GI«K>my Condillon* In Thla HlxUr C*us^#lhc Wcvxll. W. G. Cooper, of Florence, Miss, writes a very gloomy and doleful let ter to the Southern Cultivator. Here Is what he says about the conditions: As it is a long time since I bothered you with my squibs 1 will endeavor to express myself as I see things from a farmer’s point of view. First, we are being taxed out of reason for others to steal and have a eood time on: still there seems no way to mend the way of doing things. Graft is all ly Tuesday night by two unldentilledfihe go with them from the highest to the lowest official. Some few are caught up with, but it takes more to convict them than it Is worth; so we are the losers at last. Times are very gloomy with us on account of a weevil known as the Mexican weevil. We spent thousands of dollars as salaries for experts to go into the infected territory and learn the history of the weevil and its habits or all about him, and they came back and told us that he came from Mexico and would destn-v our cotton for three \ears and then would U-avt- or nearly so, and if we could live without so much more cotton we could do be* Vr So we ' •♦* 1: i-ved t!;-T. and did as • !.•• told Viw 'li,- ha-* ’ v *■ \ i ' '.an i r. arid - a v r '-at Th ' t • > ' ■ *'*r a <• r* Th«r * • % a 'borough ;,, - ( b «■ r 'ha-, t • . r *. u * \ ..nr * k t »: *M#n t ! ■ " ' ** r * * nf tK, 1 T h* *ff or - « if ' a J xa f «• a t h *■ rlr.f at>- j' * 1 * .'h•ra r * Vlf •-*(*>' • 1 ( ' 1 ; * - B f * * rr •i>** fw! - Tkat t ! h * tr * - ' r. g " - •' • - fig - to I »• r ^ -c p '*•,* j»,,f T v t»* *• :e*r*' ta'r* k J*r k r , • «»•—.*!* * •»»(*>»•*, r»'» li ' I » * a - » » » * T. • t a • , t I • • • ■•* t ' » » A 9 • At t * • •-! A " * A . r: e: ft A ’ * * F « # ' • ! * "r • •r ‘ * • A ‘ ' * ' ! A A-F A h * ' e '‘ % ff'A t • F % A * r S » ■ • .*i » s ■ » * • ‘ ** * » 4 A* * • F * * * * ! * ti v F « • 1 1 < • A * ' *F-F 7 A A A A 4 ' -A ' • • a » » * > • At 4 • A * ' ' e • > F * » , , t At • — # F • 'W « 4 f e A • J * * A A * • ' N • A A F 4 j - | 'F I t N* * * W t \ w TM» nil I I* Piu-ker ami Hudson Make Seriou.* Charge Against Banks. Senator Tillman had Inserted in the Congressional Record of Monday to substantiate his assertion that afl- nancial stringency exists In the South and that the farmers could not ob tain money on the best of collateral to move the cotton crop letters from Lewis W. Parker, president of the Parker Coton mills and A. D. Hudson of Newberry. Mr. Parker in his let ter stated that he did not know whether the hanks in reserve cities were attempting to embarass the ad ministration, but that they had de termined to bring about a general liquidation and reduction of credit, the effect being a condition of finan cial distress! which is unjustifiable. Senator Smith has also received simi lar letters. *, 'iw* a r u-d «< f a *>. • s g • V • « *riaf t g - ‘ • >*p- »•,*••* *•*■-.« i !**<r-*>«* :• Ik* ‘ »r • • • -i '■•if . a*« •! . w ma !• b* k* S-j ik • r m f* * • » a: l aC a'*i e. at t h r•« a '•«( •« v->« ' u • • * a ] J‘, (J.aff^ atl 'o.t-f 'a** a t • • a,,rth aal a. 1!* • *•’. i*f’. ag '. k* a'* aaTimff aal 'a Tk • • ■•• oi *' •x'raa •• axpaga ■* • t - ' r t rr u a ! * f 1 a a • -. 'of a' 1 '* 11 a g ** ' 1 * f • Tu 1U* %■ j * * * * a 'la'** *r • pia* th** a 1 • a - ' ag a • “ * • a' ri k tig ■ a < *( wf l ■ 'armcf* 1*# rrd : n t *. r >p*. ia *- x' : 'hr ' ‘at. a ! a -. 7 r i.' , \ gi.’ ; [hr a M r n 1 a 11 • >' m i hi,n n,a* k ' 1 4 ’ \S a t •• r ., m i !., * » ’hr In'ernati"iiai Hall ra*x*,vba#«r ^**4* • I, m. w * . aa* f I » ‘ f » a • I » r » *> . - f » a -r If - b f • • -1 t » * i A '.'*•+% tf I ' T» ^ "i* W t * ' l ’I • * T * > A<r A (A ' « A A • A • R A ' « A * • t A 7 ! A A I A 7 * * k A A , «* A A * 4 S • I ► A A A 7 1 « A • ; A ‘ e • • A .A * • •“ c -j « ' ' •* t i . ■' . -•< ' 1 *.*■ ■ j’ h • m l ; t>- . a ’ • n • * i. • A ! A a f? A * r f * A A • t A • * . *1 ’ ' Lta 1 * A ' I • a n • v * a : a * > • ifi N v a !.!>•• S» -»« k i m Live men are essential for a live town. Men who are aggreseive. earn- Mt, public spirited and loyal to their town. Busineu men who are widea wake. who let people know they are ia bvaiBete and die quality and kind of 00048 they have for sale. Tbeee make a town worth we any, live men tt a Ren 4e It I »>n ;n t hi, a*;,, inr rig N,-»• rn’.f-r ai, ! I ire «• m her t Kx til hit» dt ,1 f' r i t an 1 county fair* In V-w York I'onnr, tl cut. Pennsylvania, Ohio, MMiiK.tn Indiana. Illinois. Wlaconidn, Iowh azol Mlnn**>wota have been arranged in four circuits running from August :, to ItOh In October. Tin* work of preparing these ex hibits have been underway since the close of the fair season in 1912. Since the beginning of the new crop season, agents have been at work with the result that from every state on the lines of the Southern system, there have come most representative collec tions of the agricultural products, in cluding grains, grasses, vegetables and fruit. I,arge photographs show ing farm and other views in the South will also be used. The exhibits will be in charge of agents who are thor oughly familiar with conditions in the South and who will be on hand con stantly to give information desired about any locality. Special leaflets and booklets have been prepared and several hundred thousand will bo placed in the hands of prospective settlers. T h > »> w , r ki g '" ! * f- * ‘ ’ ’ • ’ .if * ll i ••.*« i r * • ^ 1111 i' 11 11 "• K *»Ml • ■I.' i I'Bg*' a i i r i; ’ t ! of 1 u*-nT mip -ir t ami ft ».-» .■ Mi In i i- !> • t- i i. * * » r * • r- HH w . ;! HK h\ h ilt, li* - *"* m*-n V . *! ofi 1 x .1 s .i b i :. * • ,;t w, T*. If the published reports of Gover nor Blease’s speech at Filbert last week are correct he put the people on notice that if they did not elect a gov ernor to his liking he would open the doors of the penitentiary. A threat of this kind ought to defeat any man who runs for public office In thla State. Btrirkea ky lightwiag. Heary Blackwell, a white work- at a aaw mill five milea aaat af kiUa4 laaRaalty la Thr dclt-galiun •>ukg»*«vj♦*«I Hint 'h^r*'* would lx- dltficuitv in aiar'ing tl.f ' proposed now «>»tem with a *maI!»• i ! number of federal reserve banks than ! 2 as contemplated The fear of some bankers that the reserve requirements of the hill would prove burdensome was discussed and it was suggested that the total reserve for country banks he reduced from 15 to 12 per cent, including the 5 per cent, re demption fund against national bank notes and that the total reserve for reserve cities be reduced from 20 to 1 8 per cent. The league's delegation incluied: John V. Farwell, president, of Chi cago; John H. Rich, president of Min nesota branch. Redwing, Minn.; Chas. A. Moss, New England branch, Bos ton; Irving T. Bush, of New York branch, New York; L. C. Boyd, In diana branch, Indiaiiapolis; H. G. Chatham. Winston-Salem, N. C.; Wil liam A. Scott, Madison, Wis.; A. D. Wolton, general Secretary, Chicago. I, !«, pi i I i.Ol rl'td »: t m h n 11 I (1 • W . • If Sin Kinds Them Out. After eluding the police of New York waiting to arrest him on the complaint of his wife, Harry Elliott, a lithographer, 35 years old. accom panied by Mias Ellen Sibley, 30 years old, Sunday night went to a point In Macomba Dam Park, known as “Lover's Leap." and early Monday Elliott killed hls companion and end ed bla own life by shooting according to a compact they had entered Into. I !. la if 4 th»* i v-r ii mm-': ' «ho!i!<t • tk-- Mi h.tn t Tb• i 'u It i vat or vi/c-st.-.l mi. h a s i-p tn .tn ♦•dltorial f-v -ra! tears ago We also sent several copies *o -oorgla congressmen, hut tlev did nothing. "We think the farmers on this side of the belt should he taxed fl.f'O per hale to help pay the expense and to r eimhurse those in the belt. This tax lliould be collected by the ginners and it no expense to the government. We trust Senator Smith will push this measure." It will be noticed that the Cultiva tor endorses Senator Smith’s plan, which is about the only feasible one yet offered to stop the march of the boll weevil on this section. We fear, however, that Congress is too conser vative to pass such a progressive measure at this time. NUl HE SENT LIND RESIDENT kUTUNH 111 HUH- CAN POIICI TALK TO THE SENATOR The Main Object of Lind’s Mission i- to Call on Provisional Huerta of Mexico to Remind Him of His Promises to Order an Election for a New President. Two hours of conference Saturday night between President Wilson, Sec retary Bryan and the senate foreign relations committee brought about no change in the attitude of the ad ministration toward Mexico. Presi dent Wilson took the senators into his confidence far enough to outline the following: That John Lind, his special envoy to Mexico City, does not bear any solution of the present situation, but goes to continue this government’s effort to induce Provisional President Huerta to redeem his promises for free and constitutional elections That under no circumstances does the administration propose to recog nize tiie Huerta government That Mr Lind has gone t<> Mexho <'m\ to be till. ■'e\c< and ears" nf 'tie Wash mgtnn «d'ii mi is* r 11 ion on the gr > in I and t. I e\ pi I • •• ' nt ude Mils g" v cr n in >■!, > 4 ‘.'.S' i all.. . I * ’ll ’ » l.iMfM » f ' .M t i re An 1" W - I 1 1 .■ Mr ; • 1 • P • ' ; l.t • i ■ [ ' a . • % .in ■ *i • ••r -m". » 1 » '• > •';>4 , t * ' ' ' ' ■ 4 - • »' • ' r r.- 4 1. •• • •• l I V 1 » ’ r T x * 1 ' » * * «■ A' A ’ ^ » • X ' r a ' * A V/ ' A A v • *4 ' • W | A » » < l i W » < f I I ' ff l r 4 l » A • t 4 ' * 1 » t ; * * A A 1 AA A W - | % % A > ’ * * W A ’ ■■** *' * '4 A I ’'’' ' * »A 1 A - ‘ A •* * # * A A 9 * A ^ ' R A * f A • ■ A ' * r ' J • A * • «r * "At* t * f c •’ 4 g A * ' • • A * « ^-•'••A * * * * ’ ’ « n * |a... , w M tint H tier't .......... , e H . . . > Il' ' ' III ■ in pow i r ma' ' !are " b-. ' .in A i' 'Maoiing tl, !• tk« 4ac Af tkA ftatA Loses His I^egs and Dies. Homer, the twelve year-oU-son of D. C. Dorn, of McCormick, ah! 'is the result of a distressing accident, in which both of hls legs were oil off. It is not known how the accident oc curred. hut the young victttq's father operates a saw mill at McCormick and it is surmised tha‘ the lad came In contact with a saw. Stricken by lightning. Hepry Blackwell, a white workman ■t a aaw mill five miles ea*t of Blacksbarg. was killed InstaoMy Mon day afternoon A burexq near wj* teCaiIy dotoollakac and hit wife badly would have no guarant**'- Mint ir would ti*' conduct*, i fairlv Ttiev con tend tiiat only tiv the abdication of Huerta in favor of a provisional pres ident acceptable to them would they consent to lay down their arms. These questions, it is believed, the American government leaves entirely to President Huerta, but its propo sals are believed to point out the ne cessity for an early election to esta- llsh a constiutional government to which the United States could extend recognition. Three Japanese Killed. At Salem. Oregon, with their heads almost severed from their bodies, Koye Kowa and Mrs. Tami Koda and her child, all Japanese, were found murdered in an alley near a restau rant owned by the woman’s husband, Y. Koda. Beside the bodies were found two bloody knives and a revol ver. Koda and a companion were arrested. Murder From Ambush. Apparently teh victim of assassin? the body of J. J. Hinson, a dealer in cross ties was found Tuesday near Thelma, Ga., on the banks of a creek. His head had been shot from the body The crime It appears was com mitted while Hinson was riding tc ThelmA where he had been living re- rwBtly CORDIALLY RECEIVED < I BIN PHKHIDKNT GRKKTH THR N EU MIN INTER Editor 4.on/Jile* (iree«e*l a* the Hon of n Former Distinguished Cuban Patriot. Capt. William E. Gonzales of Co lumbia, S. C\, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary from the United States to the republic of Cuba, Saturday presented his creden tials to President Menocal at Havana, The new minister was cordially re ceived by the president, who referred feelingly to the father of the new minister. Col. Ambrosio Jose Gonza les, a noted Cuban patriot. . After the reception at the palace, Capt. Gonzales returned to his hotel, thru cheering crowds which lined the streets. As a mark of honor the Cuban government furnished Capt. Gonzales with an escort of cavalry, both to and from the National palace. Saturday had been set for the pre sentation of the new minister's cre dentials and his reception by the president. At the appointed time state carriages of the Cuban govern- men*. occupied by prominent officials, drove up to the Hotel Angleterre, where ('apt. Gonzales lias made his temporary headquarters since lie 'ard*-I from the steamer Havana of t ,.*• Ward line Wednesday Tn*- formal ! <s of greo'mg over. M ni-N r Moi,z:il* s and ti - party. !n- .1,1 i, ^ r' t w , i • r• t a ' i.■ - < if tli" le- g.iM *i. v . r> .•.'•* r**! :■*'» ', w a t, n g \ • ’ i< . * - K-• "f > 1 ov a - na d ^ m of , *i 11 . a r r nv • - » ’' ij ii... (it*| 1 • . V . M. " gat. - o? V i’ti;I • n of . i' ■ ■ ;«.i' i, * , r. ■ *» •’ • • ' . X # J * f » * w A • r a •* » , f ' v- • ‘ . * r* f i fAx , Ixf If \ .* » l ( f | , i;» ir. :. a m ‘ r ■ n f F* • 1 A * A r a ' f t t r • f A ' *1 F* \ * A • V* • f • I A * A A * A * I A F * a t I * »* ’ A 9 A A 'A - - A A' " ’ A^* ' t A ' » A » » f 1 » t F » A A * l • * A * A • I F A ,11* A * * ~ * i * ' - * » * • *F , F • A | F * A-«FW^ • r ' > ' 4 ~ 4 * ^ ; *s A I *.**■*• * a • % f i r * r • r r + K ■ a a f * A F * e A » . <* •* •• “ A F f A * ' - i‘ AW - * * ’ A 4 * • A ’ F * % i ; ' ‘ ' A A A 1 \ ► li It* *1 I'* Il A MH T I *r , « Am* -it, t*«l*, i*»r-r X| * n AAt».» T r »**l i.. M 4J Min) I u \t i r, i- : . g a w a - r of 111 Of tl; ll.Ill pa', r .a.I n.i! from no il u j i \ i, >1 li.- ■t to- 1 I . u » t hat w .-r** t * O 111" 11 !l*» to lid -o oil" Old &• wapwp«rs for Mi* lngliw a' :n*‘n w alk" 1 in front iar and pointed a evolver in his t;o " and told him that i f tie dared to run his car another foot he would kill liim A|iparently the highwayman be lieved that he had Mr Ferguson now under control. After a slight lull in the man’s speech, with ligntning-like quickness Mr. Ferguson threw on all the speed his high powerel car could command and in a second the high wayman had been hurled to the ground ami run over by the car. His confederate escaped to the woods nearby. Realizing that the highwayman was hurt, Mr. Ferguson ran his car back to him, where he was found to be in a serious condition. A physi cian was summoned and it was found that three of his ribs were broken and that, he had received severe bruises. Hejs still seriously ill. His name has not yet been ascertained. If he recovers he will be carried to jail. Colored Man an Inventor. Samuel Clark, colored, of Spartan burg, hAs Invented a spike clamp de signed to prevents rails from spread ing and to keep them from pulling loose from the ties. Patent attor neys tell him the Invention should bring him considerable money. Clark haa Invented several other device* which have yielded him several hun dred dollars