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American cotton can
GO INTO ANY PORT NOW
Cotton From this Country Will Not Bo
- Contraband of War.
Sir Edward Grey, British' foreign
minister, has assured the United
States that England will not interfere
with American cotton shipments as
7 "contraband of war.”
Sir Edward’s assurance reached the
State department Sunday through Am
bassador Page, who also reported that
the British ship Camperdoon, laden
with American cotton and products,
had been detained at St. Ornaway,
Scotland, not because of her manifest,
but on account of a disagreement be
tween her owners and the charter
party.
The newly announced attitude of the
British Government will permit safe
_■ movement of American cotton to any
point, including Germany, where a
market may be found. Sir Edward’s
^ statement is construed in some quar
ters as meeting, also that there is to
be no interference with any non-con
traband cargoes from a neutral coun-
, try, carried in neutral ships, even
when consigned directly to a bellig
erent.
The British announcement forestalled
*>v.^^iction by the Stale department upon
a request made by Southern Senators
that tho belligerents be asked to give
assurances that shipments of cotton
from the United States to neutral or
belligerent countries would not be
seized or detained.
Cotton never has been listed as
either absolute or conditional contra
band, but same cargoes have been de
tained, and certain marine insurance
companies have refused to issue cotton
policies. A fair market for cotton is
said to exist in Germany, though most
of the mills in France and England
are closed.
Official Statement.
The British, ambassador, Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice, was officially informed
by his Government Sunday nighfnf the
assurances given Ambassador Page. He
issued this statement:
“The assurance may be given that
cotton is not on the list of contraband,
| and will not be seized. It is on the
free list and will remain there.”
In a supplementary statement, the
embassy again pointed out that car
goes, even of contraband, are being al
lowed to proceed when it is established
they actually are desired to neutral
countries.
‘•Although so far cargoes, of con
traband, have been detained in order
to make sure they are really intended
for neutral countries,” said this state
ment, ‘‘and though some cargoes have
been retained, such as copper, destined
for Krupps, the British Government
has not yet taken a single' cargo with
out paying for it, and all cargoes,
which were destined for neutral coun-
tnes, have been allowed proceed to
their destination.”
BURGLARS BROKE INTO
SEIGUNGV1LLE STORE
Between $75 mod $100 Worth of Mer
chandise Stolen Lest Week.
Seiglingville, Oct; 26.—Burglars
broke into the store of Mr. H. J. Moody
of this place, one night last week and
stole a lot of merchandise consisting of
hats, shoes, and ready-made clothing,
valued at betweed 175 and tlOO. Two
negroes were arrested at Pelion for
‘‘beating their way” on t a train and
sentenced to the chaingang. Some
clothing with Mr. Moody’s cost-mark
was found in their possession and he
Ifeft today to ivestigate the matter.
Messrs. G. W. Barker, J. W. Augley
and Lee All were sent as delegates to
the Barnwell Baptist Association, which
met in Williston last week. They re
port an excellent meeting and open-
hearted hospitality.
Messrs. Allen Myrick and Norman
Williams spent a few days in Augusta
last week attending the Fair.
Mrs. F. W. Goodson, of Millhaven,
Ga., who has been visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Myrick, returned
home last week.
Mr. 0. W. Wilson went down to Fur
man last week on business.
Mu at Like a Member of the Family"
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BARHVELL, S. C., OCTOBER 29, isiT
THE S-DOLLAR CASH BONUS
PRIZE, AS OTHER PRIZES
m
TO CONFER 3RD DEGREE
ON FIVE CANDIDATES
WALL STREETTNTERESTS
INVESTIGATE MACHINE
MR. LUTHER M. HUTTO HAS
DISAPPEARED FROM HOME
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Wife of Barnwell County Farmer Sus
pects Foul Play.
The mysterious disappeance of Mr.
Luther M. Hutto, of Reynolds Station,
this county, on Sunday morning, Octo
ber 18th, is causing his family consider
able worry. He left home on the night
previous for a visit to Mr Aiken Gun
nells, whose home he left at an
early hour Sunday morning. He was
last seen by Mr. Gunnels at F. L.
Still’s gin house.
When Mr. Hutto left his home at
Reynolds Station he had about SIS in
his pocket, and as he was not in the
habit of going away ' without telling his
wife, she naturally suspects foul play.
He is a man about 38 years of age,
clean shaven,front teeth gold crowned,
has light hair, slightly gray, and blue
eyes; was dressed in his every-day
clothes at the time of his disappearance.
Any information as to his present
whereabouts will be greatly appre
ciated by Mrs. Clara Hutto, Blackville,
S. C., R. F. D. ' -
Messrs. Billups end McComb May Pur
chase Hall Maturing Process.
Messrs. J. M. Billups and H. B.
McComb, of New York, representing a
number of Wall Street business men,
have been in Barnwell for the past
several days investigating the Hall
Cotton Maturing Machine with a view
to purchasing the invention from Mr.
John B. Hall, of Philadelphia, the in
ventor. These gentlemen have autho
rity to purchase the invention outright
should they decide that it is all that has
been claimed for it.
If the negotiations now pending are
perfected, the new owners will begin
the manufacture and marketing of the
machine immediately. It is said that
the purchase price will probably run
into the millions.
NO “HARD TIMES” AT
THIS FARMER’S HOME
WARNED AGAINST PROMOTERS
Un-
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Honor Roll.
■ The following is the roll of honor for
Hhe first scholastic month of the Barn-
.fAvell Graded School:
First Grade:—Mattie Mae Still, James
Calhoun, Charles Burckhalter, Emile
Harley, Theo. Newton, Willie Bush
Deason, Ruth Clary, Maggie Jones and
Essie Lucas.
Second Grade:—Doris Drew, Frankie
Harley, Agnes Mobley, Lena Stevenson
Leon Beard, Bates Hagood, Mason
Hayes, C. L. Bryant, and Ben Arm
strong
Third Grade:—Carrie Holman, Pau
line Holman, and Ella Louise Molair,
James Snyder. '
Fourth Grade:—Blanche Porter, Jean
Riley, Catherine Woodward, Sheldon
Moseley and Perry Simms.
Fifth Grade:—Marie Cornell, Mary
Roberts, J. 0. Patterson.
Sixth Grade:—Arthur Willis, Mildred
Peacock, Lucile Woodward, Emily
Kirkland, Margaret Swan, Claudia
Bailey, Kate Simms, James Best.
Elizabeth Easterling, Gertrude Holmes.
Seventh Grade:-Neil Lemon. J
Armstrong, Azile Mellett.
Eighth Grade:—Helen Calhoun.
Jennie Kirkland, Emily Porter, Josh
Baxley, Frank Snyder and Harry
Snyder.
» Ninth Grade:—Hayne Hogg, Loyd
Victory, Owen Riley, Harriett Holmes,
Virginia Moseley.
Tenth Grade:—Marie Baxley, Inez
Browning, Eva Blanton, Alma Connor
Elizabeth Burckhalter,Ruby Armstrong
and Mamie Owens.,
Visitors are specially invited to attend
e opening exercises on Friday morn-
tig. Twenty minutes is given at this
time to the entertainment of pupils and
patrons.
ftU T "in .. liahh »i Bailnjn ffeptr -
Farmer* Are Cautioned Against
sound Creamery Schemes.
The Dairy Division of Clemson Col-
! lege issues the following warning to
farmers and business men in rural dis
tricts:
i ‘The people of the state are warned
1 to be on the lookout tor men who wish
to promote new schemes in their sec
tions. Last weex the Dairy Division of
Clemson College learned that a cream-
, ery was’being promoted on the South
Carolina and North Carolina border.
Men were at once sent to the territory
i to look into the situation and found
that there were not enough cows in
the section to support a creamery since
not fewer ihan 400 cows are needed.
“After talking over the plan the peo
ple consented to appoint a committee
to consider the matter and it is the
| hope that when they look into the mat-
; ter they will decide not to build. A
’ creamery that is not a success does
| great damage to any section. Never
begin a creamery unless there are at
1 least 400 cows to supply cream.”
, Fairfax News.
Fairfax, Oct. 24.—Mr. and Mrs. C.
A. McLendon of Clemson College are
guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. G. D.
Sanders.
Mrs. Robert Kirk of Kingstree and
Mrs. Annie Weekley of Saskatchewan
are guests of Mrs. F. M. Young.
Mrs. Fred Lightsey has returned
from a visit to Newberry.
The Rev. Paul Brown of Estill vis
ited Mrs. S. L. Sanders recently. „
Mrs. D. F. Moorer has returned from
a visit to Johntson. ^
Dr. Iva Youmans of Jacksonville,
Mrs. F. C. Chitty % visiting her
parents in Savannah.
William Allen of Sycamore was here
this week.
Mrs. Earnest Ritter, who taught here
some years ago, visited Fairfax re
cently. _
Much Enjoyed Family Reunion Held at
the Home of Mr. G. W. Morris.
Olar, Oct. 25 —Ed. The Barnwell
People: Will you please give me the
privilege of attempting to describe to
the many readers of your paper the
pleasure of today, the 25th?
Hitching up Old Bob this morning at
9:30 o’clock and packing the buggy
with the madam and the kids, we
steered our course for the home of Mr.
G. W. Morris, our step-father-the place
that we children have been meeting on
October 25th for some twenty years
to enjoy one another’s company and to
show our gratitude to this good man
for his great kindness and the excellent
example that he has laid down for us
to go by; and on February 18th we meet
with the dear old mother, whose walk
in life has been a bright and shining
star for her children to follow.
Now, Mr. Editor, words would be a
mockery and the pen a traitor to at
tempt to give the public a clear idea of
the social features of our meeting.
Suffice it to say that all received a
hearty welcome and that good cheer
abounded.
Out in the yard, back of the old log
kitchen where we were fed and taught
to live an honest life in the sight of both
God and man, was a table 75 or 80
feet long loaded to its full capacity,
and after we had feasted for 30 or 40
minutes, the second “relief” was
called and after 80 mouths had been
fed the well filled table was still
inviting us to lighten its load.
There was seven children, 30 grand
children and 15 great-grandchildren
present.
FARMERS UNION TO MEET
ON WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4TH
Prominent Speakers Will Address Gath
ering at the Court House.
The People has received the follow
ing communication, which should be of
interest to every farmer in the county,
from President R. E. W’oodward:
“We are going to have a meeting of
the Barnwell County Farmers Union
on Wednesday, November 4th, at the
Court House, for the purpose of re
organizing the local Unions. Ex-Presi
dent Harris, Secretary Reid and other
prominent speakers will address the
audience. Members of old Unions and
those who wish to join are cordially in
vited to attend.”
It is to be hoped that the farmers
will turn out en mass to this gethering.
Can Only Be Won WHh Sub.
scription*. — Special Prize
Offer Expires Saturday,
October31.
Only work is required to win the cash
prize as well as the other prizes. Next
Saturday is the last day for the SPECIAL
prize. Will you get it? You can in a
few hours if you will only try. The
game now is, get the subscriptions and
turn them in.
The successful candidates will be
those who are spending their time and
efforts to get subscriptions. You can’t
win any other way. Is it worth the
while? Think! You will not get anoth
er chance to win CASH and another
prize. Someone is going to^ get it.
Why not you? All prizes are certainly
worth working for.
Some one has asked if the date of
closing has been changed. No, the
contest will close December 1st and
that date will be here before you know
it. Then you may be sorry you did not
HUSTLE.
All candidates are requested to call
on the contest manager for any assist
ance.
Oar Contsstouts.
The following young men and ladies
have been nominated by their friends
as candidates in The People contest:
Allendale.
Bessie Boylston.
Fellow craft* to Bo Ralsad to Ssikgraa
Dogroo of a Mastor Mason. "
At the regular communication of
Harmony Lodge No. 17, A. F. M., this
(Thursday) evening, the following
Fellowcrafts will be raised to the
sublime degree of Master Mason:
Harry D. Calhoun, W. H. Manning, J.
G. Moody, Jr., John B. McNab and D.
C. Reynolds. Grand Master Geo. T.
Bryan, of Greenville, has accepted the
invitation of the Lodge to be present
and confer the degree and Senior
Grand Warden W. W. Wannamsker,
of Orangeburg, has also been invited to
be present and assist.
Invitations have been sent to neigh
boring Lodges and it is very probable
that a number of visiting brethren will
be present, as Harmony Lodge has
qnite a refutation for its hospitality and
the excellence of its Masonic work.
Arrangements are being made to en
tertain the members and their guests
with a smoker.
MORE HOPEFUL OUTLOOK
SAYS COLUMBIA STATE
Barnwell.
F. W. Bates
Helen Calhoun
James Overstreet Calhoun
Birdie Diamond
J. Emile Harley, Jr.
James Riley McNab
C. L. Bryant, Jr.
Claudia Bailey
BWckvilW.
Sadie DeWitt
Dorothy Wragg
Farell O’Gorman
Samuel Buist, Jr.
Pretto Ross
Elko.
E. B. Ussery
Albert Hair
Elko, R. No. 1
Leroy Hair
Hilda.
Eulalee Hiers
Kline.
Forrest Harrison
Katherine Jenkins
Evelyn Bradley „
Earle Jenkins
Norman Gibson
Meyer’s Mill
Emma Muns
Snelling.
Ardes Woodward
Ulmer, R. No. 2.
Allie W. Cone
^ Williston.
Alma Kitchings
Helen Willis
Alberta Oiyens
Hattie Smith
John Marshall Lee
Williston R. No 2.
Harold Woodward
Age.
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7,610,682 BALES TO OCT.
18TH IS GINNING REPORT
Hay* a Home Garden.
One of the most important things
that demand the farmer’s .attention
now is the home vegetable garden, ac
cording to Clemson College. He should
already have his garden planted. How-
eyer, it is not too late*. Winier greens
will say| him more on his supply bill
than he may now realize.
.■■ii ■■'>Mdms.Mi»MSMstocg=asgaa.*-''
Mrr J. B. Morris, Jr.,motored over to
Augusta Saturday morning to attend
the Fair. /
Miss Warner Hare, of Orangeburg,
who is teaching school at Balcdc this
year, was the week-end guest of Mrs.
Gladys Brown Towles.
Advertised Letters. x
Letters remaining in the Post Office
and advertised Oct 26th, 1914.
malc.
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James Coleman, James Punchers,
Alexander Gidron, Reotz Mitchell, V~L
Mauns.
rKMAXI
Mrs. H L Brend, Miss Mellen Collins,
Miss Ola Grantt. Miss Norma Grant,
Mrs. Nannie Mercolm, Mrs. J. B. Nor
ris, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Rhem, Celia
Scott
raou dsad LXTtaaornca.
Pinckney. k
Compared With 6,973,418 (or 49.9 Per
Cent of Crop) Last Year.
The third cotton ginning report of
the season, compiled from reports of
Census Bureau correspondent, and
agents throughout the cotton belt and
issued Monday morning, announced
that 7,610,682 bales of cotton, counting
round as half bales, of the growth of
1914 had been ginned prior to October
18th. This compared with 6,973,418
bales, or 49.9 per cent of the entire
crop, ginned to the same date last year.
The average quantity of cotton ginned
prior to October 18th in the past seven
years was 6,182,481 bales, or 48.8 per
cent of the crop. The number ginned
in South Carolina is 693,392 bales.
Persons calling for these letters will
please say advertised.
Chat. E. Falkenstein, P. M.
Next Monday will be salesdsy.
South Carolina Nawspapar Soos Choar-
ing Rift in tha Clouds.
In its issue of October 26, the Colum
bia State published the following edi
torial, which The People takes pleas
ure in handing on to its readers:
One does not like to place too much
faith in the proposal that the trade bat
ances due Great Britain by the United
States be paid in cotton, though it
seems a wise and advantageous plan for
all parties concerned. The United
States will not pay gold for the simple
reason that it could collect nothing of
Great Britain in gold. A moratorium is
in effect in Great Britain.
The British spinners must keep their
factories going or surrender the doth
trade and it seems that Sir George
Paish, representing British financiers,
is at least considering the suggestion of
British creditors accepting cotton
American debtors, on the other h%nd,
seem to be drifting to the opinion t*»«t
the balances can not be settled without
cotton. In other words, we have be
fore us the highly encouraging sign
that cotton has friends after all, out
side of the South, and that, though
they were stunned for nearly three
months after the outbreak of war, they
are coming to their senses.
The proposed plan is a return in part
to the ancient manner of transacting
business by barter, and if Lancashire
needs the cotton and wishes to have it,
there should be no great difficulty in
putting it into effect. At auy rate Sec
retary McAdoo, the Federal reserve
board and the New York financiers,
too, may be depended upon to do their
utmost to promote it. That the debts
to Great Britain be paid is scarcely less
important to the North than is the sell
ing of cotton to the South.
If the plan should go into operation,
it would by no^means follow that the
price of cotton would rise to ten cents
or to eight cents. The Lancashire mills,
in no event, take more cotton than they
can use. The most that the South
could hope from the plan (and that is
it great deal) would be the creation of
an early foreign demand for one or
two or three million bales of cotton and
that would be the restoration of a
stable market. It would be of immense
benefit to the South no^r to know that
it could offer cotton, in large quanti
ties, at any price over six cents, with
out smashing the market. Of course,
we would like to obtain higher prices,
but there would be great relief in
knowing that any number of bales
were instantly convertible into money"
It is to be hoped, therefore, that
these efforts of the British trade rep
resentatives and of the representatives
of the American government will not
be embalrassed t>y overstrenuous ef
forts on the part of the South to “bull”
cotton prices by means of them. Noth
ing that anybody can do can repair the
disastrous effects on cotton that the
lessening of its consumption by the
Magistrate Fowles Reinstated. ””
The Senate, in executive Session
Thursday night, refused to concur with
the governer in suspending James H.
P'owles, magistrate for the city of Col
umbia. Mr. Fowles was suspended
April 28 and John M. Klnloch, formerly
of Barnwell, was appbinted to the place.
Mr. Fowles resumed his duties as mag
istrate Friday morning. He was re
nominated for the office in the resent
pruaanr election.
night was 19 to 3.
There is no t me like the present for
having that job •( printing done. - We
make prompt delivery, i
GERMANS HURL FOtCB
AGAINST SHOHGFOm
Coast i
The supreme efforts of fighting mm
of five nations have failed to ton the
tide of battle along the Franeo-BsIgMa
border. Latest reports Monday worn
that a struggle of unparalleled ffary
still was in progress near the North'sen
where the Germans with reckless bra
very are throwing their troops agninst
the allies* forces.
The French official statement indi
cates that an attempt to cut off the
German right had made some prog
ress. If, as is said, the" allies have
established s front from Ypres to
Routers, the German line has been
thrust back in a sharp angle, the
point of which is considerably to tiMT
northward of their forces on the shora
of the North sea. The German move
ment across the Yser, which present
ed a menacing aspect to the alliea,
has been checked, the French war
office says.
All accounts agree that the tofi of
human life exacted in this crucial
struggle is enormous. Three meadows
near Ostend, a British correspondent
reports, are heaped with German
dead.
There is no word from the remainder
of the long line of bettle, stretching to
the south and east across France to the
edge of Switzerland. Apparently both
sides are awaiting the outcome ef the
conflict to the north, upon which de
pends future plans of campaigning, al- -
though it is probable that heavy fight
ing still is in progress to the north
of Verdun, where the army of the
German crown prince is malting a
desperate effort to pierce the French
line.
Reports from the eastern front in
dicate that the greatest battle of tha
war in that area is impending. Ana-
tria, in its latest official itstsmaat.
makes the claim of having thrust
strong forces across the Carpathians to
the face of determined mtiatanra
German and Austrian toreee, it k
■aid, have now a strong wall ef treepe
along a wall eatahliabt
northern spun of the
fore the lo
Przemysl into the district of Ptock.
Before this line h arrayed the main
army of the Russians, now said to
have been reinforced by troops from
the Caucasus, Siberia and Turkestan.
The Austrians claim successes in an-
gagements to the northeast of Pracm-
ysl and on the lower San.
No word has come up to early af
ternoon of the fighting at Tsing Tau,
where a small German garrison is at-
tempting to stand off attacks by land
and sea from the combined Japanese
and British forces. Recent reports
that relations between China and Ja
pan were being strained were
strengthened by word from Peking
that the Chinese foreign minister hnd
demanded the surrender of a Japanese
torpedo boat which entered rhimaa
waters and attempted to tow away the
wreck of the torpedo boat beached by
the Germans to escape destruction by
the Japanese.
A message from Berlin confirmed
recent reports that Gen. von Moitke
was no longer acting as chief of the
German general staff. Owing to his
illness, it was raid, his place was be
ing filled by Gen. von Falkenhayn.
Cakff-McCasloa.
following invitation has beea
The
issued: “ ‘
“Miss Carrie Cave requests the
honour of your presence at the mar
riage of her niece, Miss Kathleen Ca
lif f, to Mr. Clark Lindsay McCaslan, on
Tuesday evening, the tenth of Novem
ber, at half after six o’clock. Tha
Church of the Holy Apostles, Barnwell,
South Carolina.”
The bride-elect is one of Barnwell’s
fairest daughters, who, by her many
womanly graces, has endeared herself
to all who have the pleasure of her ac
quaintance. The groom is a popular
young business man of Washington,
Ga., and during his residence in Barn
well made a host of friends who con
gratulate him on winning the heart
war has wrought; the Southern grow- j an d hand of so charming a life com
ers will have to bear their losses and! Pinion. The People joins with than
Southern business men will Mve to > * n wishing this happy couple a long and
prosperous life.
share in them. ^ If the exportation of
one or two million bales of cotton can
be arranged, the cotton should be
available and ij should not be forgotten In the notice of the Federal
that it might be more profitable to sell i in this issue, the name of H. F.
four million bales of cotton to Euro- i Esq., appears as one of the
peso spinners at t30 a bale at this time ; sioners. Mr. Bui^t was appointed
than to sell two million bales at 160 a Governor Blease, but as he
bale. What the South wants most is;
sS’lSFas* cline As no notjoe gf i
possible, be consnmed—in the absence of his succeaeor was i
wf assurance that production through- 1 was inadvertently publkbedT
out the belt will be reduced 60 per i
cent, next year,
in sight.
rill be
That assurance is not The days
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