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T ' t'MK '■> . . '. , -ri : r T. i ;L. , ? 9 mui m PARADES CAMDEN AES A SMITE AND BliRASE PROCESSION. 1 ' ■ T 'Vr FABME8S VS. OPERATIVES Governor Snys it is Right to CkD a Cotton Conferenoe and Following SuHli’a Advice Tells the Farmen to Hold Their Cotton—Crowd lis ten*—Blease Leaves Stand. % Rival Smith and B lease demonstra tions featured the meeting at Camden, Tuesday of the campaign for the 1 United States Senate. The Smith parade was composed of farmers on horseback, escorting aw agon, drawn by eight tnulee, and containing three bales of cotton, o ntop of which was seated Senator E D. Smith. The mounted men carried banners bearing the names of all the Demo cratic clubs In Kershaw county. The Smith adherents wore white cotton blooms and badges, inscribed: "E. D. Smith, Farmers’ Candidate.’’ The Blease parade was made up mainly of the governor’s cotton mill supporters, who marched behind a big banner, inscribed on one side, “Cole L. Blease for Senator,” and on the other, “Johp Q. Richards for Governor.” Both parades went through a part of Main street 'to Monumental Park, where the meeting was held. W. P Pollock was the flrut speak er He said he had been sick in feed for the past three days and didn’t feel much like making a speech. Ear ly in his speech Mr. Pollock was given trouble by a bunch of Bleas* ites who had taken position near the stand. Several sharp replies by the speaker to his hecklers brought lusty cheers from the anti-Bleasites The chairman intervened, but not until S. D. Bailey, apparently the leader o! the disturbers, alleged to be drunk, was taken from the crowd by a po liceman, was quiet reetored. Referring to the political machine of which, be said, the governor boast ed, Mr. Pollock declared it was impos sible for any man to build up such a machine as the governor has without money obtained somehow and from somewhere. He asked if the people wanted a senator chosen by a politi cal machine. The speaker said there were three things he would stress, freedom of the press, free speech and ^that peo ple should go np and vote like men and "not with rings in your noses like some of you poor deluded fol lowers of Cole L. Blease.” While severely excoriating the par don record of Gov. Blease. Mr. Pol lock charged that pardoned criminals are living in peonage all over the State and working wltheut pay for those who got pardons for them. “Cole L. Blease has brought more disgrace to South Carolina than the damnable records of all the governors of South Carolina for the past 50 years,” said Mr. Pollock. Senator Smith declared he wonld not discuss the "little amenities of lifs” whils such a dark cloud hung oyer the interests of the South He urged that all people of the State take a stand as a unit to protect hose who produce the cotton upon which 900 million people are dependent. He said he was glad to see that at least one of his competitors had got ten on cotton at last; that if the campaign lasted two months longer all would be “cottontots”. The senator s»<' 1 he was glad the crisis did mot come until a man in sympathy with the people en tered the White House. He advo cated aid from the federal govern ment to prevent a sacrifice of tine cot ton crop as a result of the conditions in Europe. He said he would work to have the federal government send money to the banks in the South to lend to the farmers at the lowest pos sible rate of interest. He pledged his efforts to see that the government come to the rescue of the farmers. The senator declared he had received telegrams saying the markets were getting ready for cheap cotton. He said If a half million dol lars could be secured the war clouds may threaten, but that the prices would rebound. In reply to a question from the crowd as to whether or not he had voted for Haskell, the senator said: •T did not vote for him,” hot, how ever, that be did not think Judge Haskell was not an honorable man, but that be considered the movement unwise; that the names of some of those said to have attended the Has kell convention were taken from hotel register*; boarding houses, etc. He declared he was not seeking to retain the senatorship on tho shortcomings of others, and that if he had to resort to abuse and vllliflcation, “you can ave the damn Job.” iv. Cole L. Blease was greeted long and hearty cheers by hfs ere. The governor said that the Newspapers he had stated “on this same stand” that be woald make some people sweat blood, and since that time, said the governor, “some antl-Bleasites have sweeted a great deal of blooft.” Several attempts to heckle the gov ernor were met by him In charaeter- istle manner, while his adherents cheered loudly The governor said that although' there were cries of fraud in 1912, the enrollment in tho Bioase counties this year is greater than the vote two years ago. Tho governor read figures to show the In crease in taxable values in . the State during his administration, tho fig- uree being tyrstahed Jhe^comp troller general's office: _ 19 L0—Total taxable property (Gov. Ansel’s administration), |279,- 755,349. 1911—Total taxable prop erty (Gov. Blease’s administration), 1287,132,019. 1912—Total taxable property (Gov. Blease’s administra tion). 9291,531,003. 1913—Total taxable property (Gov. Blease’s ad ministration), $297,431,780. 1914— Not complete. Increase, 1911 over 1910, $7,376,- 670. Increase 1912 over 1911, $4,- 398,934. Increase, 1913 over 1912, $a,9A<t,777. 1914 up to date shows increase over 1913 of about same proportion as 1913 over 1912. ■ Charter fees received from Jan uary 1 to August 1, 1914, amounted to $13,616, according to a statement from the secretary of state's office read by the governor Eomebodr asked the governor: 'How about the race track in Charles ton?” “How much did you lose on it, sucker?” asked the governor, in re ply. The governor said it was right and proper to call a cotton conference in the present crisis, telling the crowd, however, not to be fooled into believ ing that such a conference raised the price of cotton; \hat when England called upon her mill operatives to fight, closing down the mills, the de mand for American cotton goods would greatly Increase. He said the cotton conference was “nothing 4n the world but to fool somebody.” He urged the farmers to hold their cot ton. L. D. Jennings, the last speaker, was greeted with applause. Refer ring to the Blease procession leaving the stand in the wage of Gov. Blease, who descended immediately after his speech was over, the speaker stated that he had witnessed “a funeral pro cession like that in a moving picture last night”; that the governor “can fool that bunch that’s leaving with him, nobody wants their votes, any how.” Referring to the figures submitted by the governor and given above, Mr. Jennings said the governor failed to take into consideration the natural increase in values, etc., in this State, adding that it was hard to say where the figure# would have gone had the State a different governor. Mr. Jennings said that if a BJeas- ite is elected governor, he wonld ad- viae the people to tear down the jails and use the brick on the streets, or sell them and get money “td protect' your wives aad children.” He related what he charged were flagrant abuses of the pardon power by the governor Mr. Jennings said that the excursion referred *o by the governor wee filled wRh Bleasites, there being few.. anti- Bleasites aboard; that most of the Bleasites were from Clarendon county and not twenty passengers from Sum ter. Reverting to the governor’s par don record, the speaker said the crowd knew that practically every Bleaslte felt secure should be come in conflict with the law. Mr. deanlngs declared that Gor Blease has as much chance to be come United States senator as Huerta has to again become - pre«Hent' of Mexico Referring to the R. A. Richey case, Mr. Jennings said the governor had gotten into such a hole in trying to explain this matter that he had not again attempted to ex plain anything. The speaker declared that nobody’s life is safe in South Carolina under present conditions, re ferring specifically to the shooting of Dr. James H. McIntosh. Cruiser Takes Gold Abroad. The armored cruiser Tennessee will start for Europe Thursday night with nearly $3,000,000 government money for the relief of stranded Americans Looks After Them All Germany, Russia and Austria have asked the United States to look after their interests in Europe. England and France have also intimated a similar request in case of hostilities. American Senator Marooned. Fifty American commercial dele gates, headed by Senator Dune Fletcher of Florida, are now maroon ed In Paris trying to get passage Nome. ffc ~ Votes Sinews of War. The English Hounp of Commons Thursday voted $500,000,000 in addi tion to the $525,000,000 voted for war purposes two days ago. Tourists Come Back. The President Grant, a tourist steamer, reversed its course In mid ocean Sunday and brought the sight seers back into New York. Mob Rains German Embassy. A mob of Russians attacked the mbnssr St.- PolariSSEf Wednesday night and homed the fur niture after wracking the building. French Aid Traveler*^ 4 ? The government of France of its own initiative Wednesday deposited several million francs to pay letters of credit and travelers checks. 1011 CmiN IFF . ■ , -V," SWTIE1I CMiUBHR DUE ruiiwiiiEuii WANTS A CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION PLANA FOR WHEAT AND COTTON. AVOID RDSD TO SELL Plan for Handling Crop and as a First Measure Tell Farmers That Quick Selling Would be Disastrous -—Cotton Growers Must Hold TTielr Nerve on This Emergency. In an address to the cotton growers and people ol the < cotton growing states, made public Friday night, congressional committee which unteered several days ago to seek measures which would prevent se rious consequences to the South be cause of the European war, declared: “Our mesage to you is—stand firm. Sell cotton only as a last necessity.” Members of the committee headed by Senator Hoke Smith, alter a care ful investigation of conditions up to the present time, gave it as their mature judgment that the least pos sible cotton should be put upon the market during the next 60 days, as serting that the agencies of the fed eral government, both executive and legislative, were doing all possible to Relieve the strain of the situation caused' by the lack ol transportation lacilities and the danger of facing no market abroad. They called for un selfish co-operation among the farm ers, merchants and bankers of the South for the cotton goods and de clared: “It should be understood that we are not In the midst of a panic, nor is a financial panic possible under our new banking and currency laws; ad It is not necessary for us to throw our cotton upon the market at prices less than its real value.’ The statement of the congressional committee follows: “We recognize the fact that cotton Is the money crop of the Southern people and any situation which «vital- ly affects its value must be felt by all lines of commercial and industrial ac tivities. “While the condition of war in Eu rope gives rise to a situation which is serious we believe that it can be greatly overcome If all agencies, na tional, State and local, promptly and vigorously respond to their respective duties. “Your president, the several execu tive brasehes of Ura-government and your senators and representatives are making efforts to devise means by which the cotton crop may be mar keted at a price warranted by a nor mal law -of supply and demand, and not by a condition caused by the Eu ropean war. “The important problems involved in this situation are: “Girst: Transportantlon. It is es sential that lint cotton and cotton manufactured, should reach foreign markets where they may be consum ed. We are confidence congress will pass within a few days an amendment to our shipping laws which will great ly facilitate transportation. We have no doubt transportation facilities will be available for cotton and cotton manufactured goods within a very short time. “Second: Consumption of cotton. The European war must necessarily reduce temporarily the demand and consumption of our cotton. The state department has cabled our con suls abroad for detailed information. From the information we have receiv ed, we are confident the consumption, domestic and foreign, of our cotton will be much larger than is generally sunposed. The mills of the United States and Canada will consume ap proximately half of our production, and the demand for American cotton by Great Britain and the Orient will not be greatly reduced. Great Brit ain consumes nearly ha),f of our ex ported cotton. Eleven million bales of our exported cotton. Eleven mil lion bales of our cotton should be ab sorbed by the trade, even under the most aggravated conditions. “The facts should be-most reassur ing and should dispel the idea that our foreign trade in cotton will be wiped out. , “Third: Money to market th ecrop and care for the surplus. “Already the secretary of the treas- ury has arranged, to .d«RosU in Sputh- ern banks the sum of'$2<W>00!000! He dwires this used and expects to handle the cotton crop. During the present week your congress has pass ed an emergency currency bill under the terms of which not less than $1,^00,000,000 of additional curren cy will be available to meet every emergency which may arise. “The reserve banks under th^ new hanking and currency act will speed ily organised. They will aoccept notes secured-, inr ^qn-iesttaatL (Secretary McAAoo -Ctlls L .. : T" - "* "" • Shippers to Discuss Plans for Sav ing American Prices. Confronted with the problem of disposing of the country’s enormous grain and cotton crops, the adminis tration Friday planned a conference in Washington next week of repre- setalives of leading shippers In this country and foreign exchange bank ers. The bankers have been asked to' come to Washington to formulate plans for a resumption of the httar- , the -national exchange market and to re- statement in connection with .the Clemson college, u vol- store the use of international bills of R - Rlch ®7 c **® : . ***”*!, T ® exchange. The shlnninr men will he • spreading gradually exchange. The shipping men will be asked to move American cotton and grain to European markets.. . In announcing the conference call, Secretary McAdoo said: “It Is of vital Importance to the country that two things be done as quickly as possible: First, provide ships to move our grain and cotton crops to European markets; second, restore through the brokers the market for foreign hills of exchange. “Grain is a pressing problem, be cause crops have been . largely har vested and the movement is already well under way. The cotton move ment is not so advanced and wHl be for a few weeks. It is my pose to invite a conference on cotton to be held at an early date of which announcement will be made later. These are Important questions for the American people and every pos sible effort will be made by the ad ministration to oo-operate in the movement of these great crops.” The Senate failed to pass the amendment to the Panama canal act, admitting to American register for eign built ships less than five years old. Senators Simmons and Williams attacked the plan as dangerous and Inadequate to meet the situation. Senator Newlands Introduced an amendment renewing an effort made several years ago to authorize the government to provide for construc tion of 30 vessels for use in commer cial or navy mall lines. The pro posed ships would not exceed in ag gregate cost $60,000,000. Secretary Daniels expressed the hope that freight might be carried to Europe on naval vessels. Con gress already has granted the neces sary authority for handling mall and light freight. ~ Acting Secretary Sweet of the de partment of commerce Friday-night telegraphed collectors of customs for information as to the nuaaber of offl- ; cers holding proper licenses for ocean steamers available for service to for eign countries. John Barrett, director general of the Pan-American union, issued a statement urging Americana to co operate in an effort to build up the nation’s South American trade. when it is understood that the treas ury department stands ready to lend its great power to prevent a sacrifice of the cotton crop, a feeling of confi dence and assurance should come to us all.” - » “Fourth. Local co-operation. The agencies of the federal government, both executive and legislative, are do ing all possible to relieve the strain of'the situation. While the power of the government Is great, it should not be overestimated. We desire to impress emphatically the necessity for the most cordial and unselfish co operation among farmers, merchants and bankers of the South to the end that every local effort and every lo cal agency shall be brought Into ac tion in the interest of the common good. “We believe that conference in the respective states and localities would be most helpful. They will be fur nished the machinery through which the problem in all of its phases can be thoroughly considered and . dealt with under the peculiar environment of each State and community. Ac curate Information as to warehous ing facilities should be gathered for your local use and furnished to your senators and representatives in con gress at the earliest moment. It is our mature judgment that the least possible amount of cotton should be put upon the market during the next 60 days, for It is our belief that the combined strengths of the federal OimjHEN OUT liHE? INCUUU LETTUS FtlM DtHTN ■ fTHHUT VOTES OF CEOTIFICATE i Attorney Taken Time to Find Letters aad Prodwces Several Said to be From Dr. KaowRoa—Ctalaw Dead Doctor Secured Signature at Dr. McIntosh. W. R. Richey of the Lauren i bar Saturday night gave out the follow- Columbla, S C., Aug. L 1914. To the Public: In my sworn statement of the 27th of July, in reference to the certificate or~Drs. Knowlton and McIntosh la the matter of my brother, Mr. R. A. Richey, of Abbeville, the last para graph is as follows: I am thoroughly covlnced that if I had the time and opportunity to get together all of my various papers and memorandums in this matter that I could easily and clearly estab lish the fact that this is the original signature of Dr. James H. McIntosh.” HI not 0n my return 10 home at Lau- > ajns, 9. C., as soon as time would per- I began to look for any letters and papera which I had that would shed light on the question at issue be-, tween Dr. Mclntoeh aad myself. In justice to myself I submit tbs fol lowing record: I found among my paper* the fol lowing letter, written me by Dr. Knowlton: “The Knowlton Hospital “No. 1515 Marion Street “Columbia, 8. C., Jan. 17, 1912 “Wr. R. Richey, Esq., Laurena, 8. C. “My Dear Sir: I have beea unable to catch Dr. McIntosh for the paet day or two. This is the reaeon why I have not attended to the certificate which I promised you. I hope to see him to-day. Aa soon as I do I shall send it to you promptly. “With best wlahss. I am. "Yours truly, “A. B. Knowlton I replied to this letter of Dr. Knowlton on January IS, as follow*: “Job. II, 1912. “Dr. A. B. Knowlton, Colombia, 8. C. “Dear Sir: Yours of tb* 17th In stant received and I kindly thank you for same. I was Just about to call you up over the long distance tele- COTTON WAT .—■■■ O ■ ■' GOING INTO NEW Pi PALMETTO ■X. Cotton wilt io pushing its way witk certainty into parts of South Caro lina la which it was never stpsricni before and, from. reports which are coming to tho botany division ot the South Carolina Experiment Sta tion, the disease is i end and more destructive ban It has ever been b in formation was obtat w. Barre, botanist and j gM - college, s this bo hln At* odd IOW rmo rre, me# I or lag, are mont section of tht th* paet few weeks received specimens o sent la from Hoaea ] and Sliver Street, to occur on tho majo in the coastal plain. “Cotton wilt,” m Is recognised by b found on the inside dead plants. Where split the stem open dark streaks in the be neath the bark, tho < t. The fungus whie :ten wilt will live in tbs tely aad anything whieh rom tb# infected areas't i ot tb* farm will spn saa. Flaws and other tmi | in plowing a field wher oc curs should b* tic nod ted i ere the disease does not dis ease may also be ca water. “If wilt la occun time oa your farm a small areas, put up diseased plants. G further spread by ■ no soil or drainage from tho diseased parts of th* farm, plant cotton again o disease occurs, east ration agent or nay division of Clom wilt resistant seed, th* DUlon varied* immune to wilt and sting with n number of Improving these varieties and heat ing them pure.” -4 Splendid results have heaa Obtain ed from tb* cotton wUt work botag don* by Clemson college. U O. Wfci- •oa, who has charge Of thto I to tout from you. I bop* you will so* Dr. snach progreos duzinnHb* Iasi government and state and local agen cies, coiiplM with the inherent cour- purposes, and 1 desire to give here age of the Southern people, will make it poesible for th* cotton crop to bo marketed without sacrifice.” This insures ample money for mov ing the crops-and to cafe for such distress cotton as may come upon the market and so to kep in opera tion the factoriee and various Indus tries necessary (or the consumption of the*crop? '• “The financial situation of the country eonld tioi ho better, and . Lone* American tourists at Antwerp are in a panicky condition and many of thorn are leaving their baggage be hind. ♦ Portugal Must Send llsireatjrwith England Portugal ^iurt send .H>,006 troops to England whenever she Is pt war. To Convoy BHdsh Shipa. An English truism is at present in the Gulf of Msxtap waiting to carry f onr English froidfcbmu across tho McIntosh right away, and lot mo have the report at yonr very earliest con venience. “WMh wishes, I remain, “Yours very truly, “WRR—MEC.” On January 19, 1912, Dr Knowl ton mailed me the certificate signed by him and Dr. Mclntoeh, which I filed with Gov. Bioase, whieh was the same certificate read by the governor at Abbeville aad Columbia. That cer tificate was accompanied by tho fol lowing letter from Dr. Knowlton: “Tho Knowlton Hospital “No. 1515 Marlon Stroot “Columbia, S. C., Jan. 19, 1912. “Mr. W. R. Richey, Laurens, S. C. “My Dear Sir: Inclosed please find certificate in regard to your brother’s condition from Dr. McIntosh and my self This, I feel, Is the best w* couid do under the circumstances. “Wishing you milch success in your brother’s behalf, and assuring you of my esteem, I am, ^ • "Yours truly, “A. B. Knowlton On January 22, I made reply to Dr. Knowlton’s letter of the 19th of January, as follows: “Jan. 22, 1912. Dr. A. B. Knowlton, Columbia, S. C. “Dear Sir: Yours of the 19th In stant, containing certificate of your self and Dr. McIntosh, in reference \4' my brother’s condition, received, and I kindly thank you for same. “Yours truly, WRR—MEC.” My letters, of course, were mailed to Dr Knowlton. The copies set forth herein are. verbatim copies of the carbon copies retained by me. The originals of my letters should be among the papers of Dr. Knowlton, If he retained them. My original letters were signed by me. The car bon copies were of course not sign od, being simply retained for office strains. As a ds of are lag put hi cotton la 1916 a la Barnwell county sand* 9 cotton on 45 acres with ant varieties. His load Infested with wilt. Du flag tho task, two years, using wilt-resistant varte- iss, ho has produced 46 year oa th* same 45 Increased his yield five-fold. FIGHTING THE CATTLE TICK. i' His Enemies ties Five New / the record just as it stands. I received no reply from my last letter to Dr. Knowlton, under date of January 22. If ho had not sent me the certificate along with his let ter of tho 19th of January, he most assuredly would have taken up with me immediately th# fact that I had misrepresented the matter when I heed In my reply to him the words “coptgialat csrtlteato of Tonrsetf fad ®T- This certificate of January 19—the eOe exhibited by Gov. Bieaao—and Dr. Knowlton’s letter of January 19 are both on tho latter heading of tho Kn iwiton hospital^ and. ah compari son will show, both wer* written up on the same typewriter. This certi ficate dated January 19, glgaed by Dra. Knowlton aad Melntooh, is The are hard times in South Caro lina for cattle ticks. They are re ceiving very rude treatment—being killed in large numbers, la fact. Rap id progress in the work ,of State-wide tick eradication is reported by Dr. W. K. Lewis, inspector in charge. Preliminary work begun July 1 ia Edgefield, Saluda, Lexingloa, Aiken and Calhoun counties. This work consists of locating-infested premises in oxder to have them ready for tli* actual work of eradisation in thes* counties, which will b«cin .next spring. The work is under a veteri narian and a group of field agents. Dr. Lewis said that many people In these five counties who are inter ested and willing to co-operate will clean their premises individually be fore next year, which will make the work of eradication in these counties simpler aad more rapid. Eradication work Is going forward excellently in Charleston county, es pecially in the construction^ of-dln- ping vats. Twelve or fifteen vats have been built in that county already and there is an export on tho ground who is devoting his time soMy to this work It is expected that by September 1 Charleston will hav* be tween 50 and 7&<dipplaf vats. Blease signed by these two physi cians, and tho only certificate over delivered to me by Dr. Knowlton signed by Dr Melntooh and Dr. Knowlton. Any statesMnt ot any person to tho contrary Is ignorantly made, or Is an utter mlsrsprsoonta- tion of the entire transaction. — l am sure that aa examipatioi of the records I hav* fpotod will vino* any uni certificate of Dra. Kfffrttoa and Ife- Intosk, dated January It, 1912, mag ijAed by me with Oev, Juft aa it was delivered to me by Dr Knowl ton. W. R.