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rr-vfiM t<rr % TT' MO>h'l ht.M inn ni.iir.. $042,400 Already Shipped, Saj Treasury Itepartrnent. Washington, Sept. IT.?Repn sentative Lever, as a result of a eoi ference with treasury department o ficials concerning the complaints ( South Carolina bankers that the could not get hold of any emergent currency, received today a lettt from W. P. Malburn. assistant secr? tarv of the federal reserve board. d< claring that out of thirty-six bank forming the State Currency associs tion twenty-three had applied fc emergency currency under th amenaeo Aiuniu-> itoojiu that they have asked for only $l 304,750 of the total of $0,072.00 available for the national banks c South Carolina. Of the applications made $1,301 000 has been approved and $642,40 of this has been actually shipped, th remainder being in process of prim ing and likely to be shipped withi a week. Tomorrow Representative Ragi dale, a member of the banking an currency committee, will offer a amendment, prepared by himse! and Mr. Lever, to the emergenc amendment, which has already pass ed the senate, providing that th secretary of the treasury shall r< quire banks receiving emergency cui rency to report each week the amour issued upon warehouse receipts fc cotton, grain ana oiner agrituuur* products and naval stores, th amount requested for loan upon sue receipts, the rate of interest for sue loans and, in case of rejection, th reasons therefor, which statement shall be published in newspapers c general circulation in the locality c the banks. .Messrs. Ragsdale and Lever hoi that if these statements are publish ed the force of public sentiment i the communities affected will comp* the banks, if not disposed voluntar ly to do so, to carry out the intent c the government that the emergenc currency shall be used for the pui poses for which it is being provide* It is now apparent that the ban* ing and currency committee will nc endorse that feature of the Hok Smith amendment to the emergenc act admitting State banks to its pri\ ileges directly and removing the 1 per cent, tax on State bank currency Instead the committee will probabl report in favor of the first part c the Smith amendment, raising th amount of commercial assets o which emergency currency may b based to 75 per cent, instead of 3 per cent, as at present. The federal reserve system wi; probably be in operation by Octobe 15. and it will afford much more re ' lief, in the opinion of experts, tha the Aldrich-Vreeland act, even in th latter's amended form. Under th federal reserve act commercial asset may be accepted even up to 100 pe cent, as a basis for currency. Plans for Evacuation. Washington. Sept. 16.?Details fo the withdrawal of the American mil: tary forces, who have held Vera Cru since last May. were arranged toda in accordance with President Wil eon's order of evacuation. Trans ports at Newport News and Calves ton were ordered to proceed to th Mexican port as soon as possible I take the forces aboard. The battU ship fleet, now in Mexican waters will be withdrawn soon, but no loi mal order has yet been issued. The total fo. ces at Vera Cruz ur der Gen. Funston include 7,200 so: diers and marines. The latter wi! go back to warships, and station from which they were taken whil the former will return to Texas Citj Their departure is expected to begi wixhin a fortnight. The order of evacuation was decic ed on at a cabinet meeting after rc ceipt of an urgent appeal rroni tier Carranza asserting that the presenc of American troops constituted a cor stant menace to friendly relation! The president and his advisers bt lieve further presence of America forces is not necessary because of th removal of the circumstances wine led to occupation. MAXXIXCi'S MAJORITY 28.870. Shown i>y Official Ketunis of La* Primary". Columbia. Sept. 14.?The oflficia returns from the second primar election held last Tuesday have bee received by w. c. McGowan. secrt tary of Tlie State Democratic execti tive committee. The figures follow For governor?Richard I. .Mac ning. 73.969: .John J. Richards, 4." 099. Manning's majority. 2S.S70. For lieutenant governor?Andrei J. Bethea, 73,-".."?3: B. Frank Kellej 46.273. Bethea's majority. 2".,27S For railroad commissioner?C. T Fortner, 39,231: Frank W. Sheah 79,130. Shealy's majority, 39.S99. For congressman (Third district ?Wyatt Aiken, 11,537; Fred H Dominick, 8,337. Aiken's majoritj 3,200. I SHOI LI) BEAK PART OF RCKOEX Merchants Should Meet Farmer HaJ Way in Effort to Save Situation. To the Southern iarmer whos* i- debts were contracted on the basi f- of 12 and la-cent cotton, the a.'l-im >f portant question is how shall In >y meet these obligations, as many o y the small planters, especially the ten ;r ant classes, have no means of payin; j- their debts except with the curren i- cotton crop whose value unfortunate ;s ly is too nearly universally antici i- pated through the iien or "time >r price" merchant. ie The small farmer, then, in the vas d majority of cases has already receiv ed the value of his crop, but if h< 0 does not approximately meet his gu >f ano and ration account he cannot ex pect to get advances for anothe year. But how can he expect to ge 0 advances for anofher year unless th< e retail merchant is paid? It is ver: t- clear that the "one-horse" farme n cannot pay accounts in full contract ed when there was prospect of 15 5- cent cotton when it develops that h< d cannot get more than eight cents fo; n his only money crop. If Assuming that the farmer wil y make enough money even at "wai 3- time" prices to pay his lien it is evi e dent that the farmer and not the mer i- chant is the principal loser on ac > count of the depressed market for hi! it money crop. The merchant has al ir ready charged and collected hii tl "time price" profits of 10 to ">0 pe: e cent., but the farmer has nothinj h left "clear" with which to buy win h ter clothing and necessities for tin e family during the idle season. ;s .Many a small farmer is going t< ?f try to hold his cotton off the marke >f in the hope of realizing five or tei dollars a bale extra. In the mean d time the retailer is unable to pay th< i- wholesale merchant or to buy mcr< n goods, resulting often in the failun il of the supply merchant to continu< i- in business. >f To relieve this condition in man] y cases I suggest that the merchant of - fer a liberal discount to all his farm i. er debtors of 15 to 20 per cent., or t< put it in a more attractive way, offei >t to pay the producer $10 to $15 < e bale more for his cotton than he car y secure in the open market. This r- spirit will divide the burden of th< 0 war between the merchant and th< producer and will enable the farmei y to put his debts behind him and wil >f enable the merchant in turn to setth e his accounts and thus keep the ave n nues of business open. The farmer's e credit is saved and the retailing mer 0 chant is enabled to do business ai the same old stand, and all take uj 11 their work another year, with clear r sheets, having helped and sharec !- each other's burdens, n Remember, Mr. Merchant, that j e "bird in the hand is worth two ir e the bush." and that fires destroy s thieves abstract, and weather deterf r orates cotton. Charge off some o: your anticipated "profits" to "loss" acount and help the "backbone" o: the country and you will retain his good will and patronage for genera r tions. The merchant who acts upoi these suggestions and acts quicklj z will get the most benefit and will dc J the most good in his town and com munity in these times of unpreced dented financial distress. ''' These suggestions apply equally tt e the country banker who has loanec 0 money on the cotton crop.?W. W Watson. Orangeburg, S. C.. in th< ' Progressive Farmer. Wilson Emphasizes Neutrality. i ' Washington, Sept. 16.?President Wilson notified the world today thai s the United States at this time cannoi e pass judgment on or take any pari ' in controversies between the warrinf 11 European nations over alleged viola tions of the rules of civilized warfare and humanity. He said settlemen " of these questions would have to waii ' until the end of the war. which h< prayed might be soon. ' The president announced the 5- American government's position firs; in an address to the commission sen: n j by the king of Belgium to protes ej against alleged atrocities committee h j by the German army. Later lie sen a cablegram along similar lines t( the emperor of Germany, replying ti the emperor's protest that the allies were using dum-dum bullets. The Belgium commission was re ceived at the white hous-e with for mal ceremony. The president, ac I companied by his military aide anc several high government officials II greeted the visitors in the East roon and listened with grave attention tc their address, setting forth in detai! ' charges that German soldiers invad' ing their land had killed and torturec men. women and children, destroyed art treasures and sacked cities. % Mr. Wilson read his prepared re' ply. "It would be unwise, it would ' be premature," he ..aid. "for a sinpie government, it would even be in' consistent with neutrality of any nation which like this has no part in * the contest, to form or express a final judgment." Subscribe to The Herald, $1.50 year. A PRETTY KOMA\<<K. I" | When Ihinress Mary Proposed t< I.<n<l Kitchener. B That Lord Kitchener, of Khartum s Secretary of State for war in th< British cabinet, says the Birmingham p Age-Herald, is the only non-royal per e son to whom a royal princess ha< ever proposed marriage, was a stor: , related yesterday by Major E. M t Tutwiler. who was in Europe severa months during the spring. Lord Kitchener, according to Maj Tutwiler, who saw the warrior durinj the coronation of King George an< t subsequently, is a confirmed bache lor. (14 years of age and exceedingl; B brusque. He is unpopular amoni the people, but is highly regarded a a general and as a loyal Britisher. r "1 heard the story toid that Prin t cess Mary had proposed to Lor< a Kitchener," said Major Tutwiler. "I ., appears that the little princess is i P Hero wursmppci cuiu wicii, nutncuc frequented Buckingham palace 01 business and was observed by Prin a cess Mary frequently. Finally it wa: r related that Princess Mary propose* to the great 60ldier. Being a loya j subject the hero of Khartum wa; r compelled to inform the queen of th< situation. Upon being asked wh; she did such an unmaidenly tbinj the daughter of their majesties re ? marked: 'I knew that as Lon :> Kitchener was not of royal birth tha he could not propose to me so I sim p ply proposed to him." "I cannot vouch for the authen ' ticity of this story about the mai j who is just now so much in the eyes of the public, but it seemed to be th< j subject of conversation for awhile ii t England." 1 Making House and tiarden Attractivi ; Two things that enter largely int< ? tlie enjoyment of the breakfast tabh i at my home are strawberries am ; flowers. We are making prepara tions that will insure our not running ! short on either item. We canno - have fresh berries throughout th< - year so we canning a great deal o ) them. We are also canning lots o r tomatoes and fruit. We use the til i can and the silo for providing foo< 1 for man and beast and most of ou 3 work hours from now until cottor ; harvest are spent preserving. W( i can anything that is good to eat tha r we have in our garden and we try t< 1 have everything we like. Canninj i with success depends on only tw< - things: To kill all bacteria presen 3 in the fruit canned, and in the can - and then to seal so no more can .en t ter. > Now is the time to trim up you l strawberry patch. We are cuttinj 1 all the useless vines and are settini out the ones we need for a crop nex i year. i While we cannot can the flower , that go on our breakfast table yet w< - can have them blooming all the year f We always have several pots o ' plants in the kitchen and we seldon f cut them to put on the table in win 5 ter. Heliotropes, geraniums, bego - nias, pinks, verbenas, petunias and i 1 number of other plants may be res ,* cued from the summer garden nov > to flov.-er in winter. In taking up th< - old plants, prune back the plant evei - two-thirds of its growth. Spad< down around the plant in a circb > about the size of the pot yov. are go i ing to put it in. Let remain a fev . days and then take up and put in th< ? pot and set the pot down in the hole Keep the plants outdoors as long as possible and when they begin to shov new growth add a little liquid man ure. t In addition to saving old plants w< t always propagate a few from cut t tings. By this method we have th< t cuttings coming into bloom about th< ; time the old plants have quit bloom - ing. One of our favorite plants is ; the carnation. We always buy bu''-i t of this avS we want good stock anc t the florist can raise better than w< ; can. Then by buying we get th< latest varieties.?Howard K. Pierce ; in the Progressive Farmer. ~ j A Prayer ;;"or a Horse. t A young curate, but very shy anc j I bashful, came into a parish whicl L; was occupied by Yorkshire yeomai j who bred horses and rode them anc } | sometimes had steeplechases. He die ?! not get on. and was very much de J pressed. | One day the clerk said to him: "11 ! you please, sir. the prayers of the i church are desired for Lucy Gray." I j "Very well," said the curate, anc j at every service in which the prayei j j for all sorts of conditions of men was offered, the church was asked to praj I for Lucy Gray, till one morning the clerk rushed into the vestry md said: . | "You needn't pray for Lucy Grav I any more: she's won the steeple; chase." "Have I been praying for a horse?' I asked the curate. "I shall leave the i place." But the clerk said: ''You'll do now't of the sort, sir: 1 thought little j of ye when ye came, but now ye've ' got the hearts of them all, and ye ; can do what ye like in the parish I Silica- ye LUWK LU uaviLi5 piajcu iui ' that horse." THK BATTLE OF THE MAKXE. I [> Vailing Fortunes (Graphically Related in Citizen's Diary. Paris. Sept. 17.?The following exe tracts from the diary of a citizen of ! Crepy-En-Valois, published today in . the Petit Parisian, gives a graphic rej sutne of the varying fortunes of the y battle of the Marne. "August 30. passage of English 1 troops. 10,000 men. August 31, arrival of French wounded. Septemll 1 .1 ? . ,nf T7V,lo?,c. ut?r it vaiiuuiiautr pauui vi y arrives and taube (German type of j aeroplane) throws a bomb. Officials . flee with part of population of 2.200; y only 1.400 remain. y "September 2, German troops passs ed. General makes formidable requisitions on towns and fixes a fine of . 100,000 francs ($20,000) per day j for delay. First vicar captured and t ten other citizens taken as hostages. a Systematic pillage commenced yesterr day continues. n "September 3. continual cortege of . troops. Some set fire to houses for s amusement. i "September 4, all Germans have 1 passed. Heavy firing towards NanB teuil. s "September 5, Germans come back; y pillage resumed. j "September 6, first wounded , Frenchman arrived. Indecision apj parent among German troops; don't X know whether to go south or north. "September 7, cannonading resumed furiously. German aeroplane . throws bomb on a factory transform! ed into a hospital. A taube brought s down at the station. The French ar? rive and capture German stores. ! "September 8, a taube aeroplane 7" catches fire and falls toward Foinies. P Cannonading continues without ree spite. "September 9, French cavalry re3 treats and Germans come back to i e town at noon and pillage is resumed. M * "September 10. Germans blow up I the Senlis bridge and leave toward 1 ' Compeigne. The French come back. ' ''September 11, a train of French B engineers arrive^. "September 12, there is a continual passage of English and French J troops. "September 13, Paris newspapers * r arrive. Calm and general joy pre1 vail." e ===== C t NOTICE. T D I Pursuant to a call of the Honor' able Wade Stackhouse, President of I 3 the State Cotton Congress of South _ t Carolina, a meeting of the Bamberg * County Cotton Congress is hereby ' called to meet in the Court House at Bamberg, S. C., at 11 o'clock a. m., October 1st. 1914. Everybody in- T r terested in the cotton problem of the y South is earnestly requested to at- * tend. f ? Bv Order of President. _ t W. E. FREE. ; Secretarv Bamberg. S. C., Sept. 21st. 1914. S e TAX NOTICE. ? ? i ne treasurer s o;:nce win ue up^u for the collection of State, county, 1 school and all other taxes from the - 15th day of October, 1914 until the ? . 15th day of March, 1915 inclusive. k From the first day of January, 1 1915, until the 31st day of January, ^ - 1915, a penailty of one per cent, will ,* he added to all unpaid taxes. From ? the 1st day of February, 1915, a penalty of 2 per cent, will be added 1 to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st ' day of .March. 1915, until the 15th ^ ? day of March, 1915, a penalty of 7 . per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. THE LEVY. J For State purposes 6 mills . For county purposes 4 mills ; For bridges 1 mill For roads 1-2 mill ' Constitutional school tax 3 mills Total 14 1-2 mills SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. Bamberg, No. 14 9 mills " Binnakers, No._12 3 mills ; Buford's Bridge, No. 7 2 mills > Clear Pond. No. 19 2 mills [ Colston, No. 18 4 mills Denmark. No. 21 6 1-2 mills 5 Ehrhardt, No. 22 9 mills 5 Fishpond, No. 5 S mills 1 Govan, No. 11 4 mills 4 Hutto. No. 6 2 mills | ' Hampton, No. 3 2 mills i i Heyward, No. 24 2 mills . Hopewell, No. 1 3 mills Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 4 mills ( Lees. No. 23 4 mills Midway. No. 2 2 mills 1 . Oak Grove. No. 20 .2 mills Olar. No. S 9 mills 1 St. John's, No. 10 2 mills i Salem. No. 9 4 mills ' I Three Mile. No. 4 2 mills ; . All persons between the ages of K twenty-one and sixty years of age. except Confederate soldiers and sail- M ors. who are exempt at 50 years of j _ F age. are liable to a poll tax of one 1 | collar. ! Capitation dog tax 50 cents. ! All persons who were 21 years of i I age on or before the 1st day of Jan- j . uary, 1914 are liable to a poll tax! of one dollar, and all* who have not | ' made returns to the Auditor, are re- i ' quested to do so on or before the ? 1st of January, 1915. I will receive the commutation , road tax of two ($2.00) dollars from j the 15th day of October. 1914, until , the 1st dav of March. 1915. G. A. JENNINGS. Treasurer Bamberg County. j %TATlftC fl .11/1 JV?J* B I will file my final accounting as 11 , administrator on estate of J. W. B Kina" d with G. P. Harmon. Judge of B ! Probate on Oct. 17th. All persons fl ' having claims agair st said estate will B i present same before that date, or fl forever be barred. 1 W. D. KINARD. Administrator. Sent. 16th, 1914. ^ WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH I 1 North Carolina's Famous Resort ?????I is Everything Worthwhile in Modern Amusements f BATHING MUSIC DANCING BOATING PRIZES FISHING t Most Populor Season Week End and Summer ; Excursion Fares I VIA THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE J The Standard Railroad of the South 11 For Schedules, Rates of Fare, etc., see Ticket Agents or Address I W. J. CRAIG, T. C. WHITE, j Pass. Traf. Mgr., Gen. Pass. Agt., WILMINGTON, N. C. \^d telephone I jgf and Good Roads The telephone goes hand in hand with good oads. 3 The telephone overcomes many of the obstacles of bad roads and makes it possible for the armer and other rural residents to transact busiless in the city and with neighbors when the oads are impassable. ^ Progressive farmers are insisting upon good oads and telephones. These two agencies of nodern civilization are doing more than all othexs oward eliminating the isolation of country life, fou can have a telephone in your home at very mall cost. 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