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I LIVE AT HOME ?*14 Cittti ? < Rcdice Acreage Pla> fir R lief tf Seafbert Farmers . CIVfS URGENT ADVICE Keep I'nsoM Portion of Present Crop Off Market, Plant 25 Per Pent Cess Next Year, Urgent Advice to Cotton Producers from New Orleans Conference. The farmers of the South must ? in..1,1 r,.,.,,, (ho market every re WM IIIM/mi . . ,, muliilng hale of the present season's crop of col toil and follow this with A concerted and binding agreement to reduce next season's cotton a/-rouge at leant 25 per cent, if they hope to roRfore the Smith's great money staple to a normal price level and retrieve the losses sustancd l>y reason of present low prices. This Is the plan which I he Conference of Soul hern (io^ernors adopted a I Its con,'-hiding sofflwon. Tuesday at New Orleans to secure immediate relief from the depression in the price of Die staple. The proposal of foreign hanking Interests to finance a holding movement covering 2,000,000 hales of the present crop was referred to special committee for future option. Ah a means of securing permanent. roller from such conditions, and to guarantee the cotton farmer in the future against tlinecessity of glutting tlio market with liI? supplies li flie opening of the season, the Conferenee adopted resohitions favoring the establiBhment, in every cotton growing State, of State controlled ( ware houses and tlie collection and periodical publication of statistics hearing upon fbo world's demand for j and consumption of American cot- | ton. The recommendation are as follows: I "We earnestly recommend to tht planters of the Southern States to , follow tho example of T/onisiana and , so diversity their crops as to produce , everything necessary for eonsnmptlon , on the farm and let cotton ho the surplus crop, even if tho quantity raised shall he twenty-five per cent less than the present crop, as then they will get just as much In return for much less labor than this year's crop will yield at present prices. They will soon free themselves from debt and bo in condition without fl-~.w.<ni ?i,t i? u4,n erraduallv n? the IllllU Kll ?* i?? i w ww. . r, demand shall exist, and not market the work of a year in f>0 or 9 0 days an they have been accustomed to doing. "We call upon our Representatives In Congress to have the present crop reporting system so amended as to require the periodical publication of reliable statistics of .cotton consumption and trade Information, gathered from all cotton consuming countries, and wo recommend, also, and, for ourselves, agree that the commissioners of agriculture in the cotton (States gather ami publish like information of the cotton States to adopt to this end, any uniform legislation enabling the agricultural commissioners to act in concert and to constitute a bureau of cotton nmniituninrod cotton trade, and cot ton consuming information, to the end tliat, with tlie estimates of production which are now furnished by tho Federal (Jovernment, there may also bo estimates of demand and thus put the plaster in 'position to tlx a fair prieo for ids products. "Tho members of the conference have been reliably informed that hulls on the cotton exchanges have been indicted in the United States Courts under the Sherman Act for conspiring to buy cotton and advance tlio price, and if this be in accordance with the provisions of this Act. then we respectfully insist that the hears in the exchanges who conspire to sell cotton, which they do not possess, with the expectation of a decline in price, or for the purpose of affecting a decline, be likewise prosecuted. "A fair and comprehensive system of future trading is accepted by the commctydal world as essential to the proper and advantageous movement and distribution of the crop, but it nrcoutlv recommended that Con *? n press shall pass such laws as will abate abuses and regulate future contract trading; in exchanges, to the end that it discharge its functions as a trade utility, fair alike to both buyer and seller, and to the commodity which is the subject of the futur? transactions "It is earnestly recommended that the several State Governments shall take appropriate action to bring about such warehousing system, as Will best serve the interests of the producer of cotton. "In view of the apparent demand for cotton during the next thirteen months, we recommend that the unsold cotton of the present crop be withdrawn from the market and disposed of by a system of gradual marketing. We urge hankers and business men to co-operate with farmers In this undertaking. "We report to the cotton farmers that tentative and attractive proposition* have been made by responsible financial Interests for puncha* | TAFT MEANS DEFEAT SKNATOTl HOURS K HAYS TIIR PKOPLK IK> NOT TRUST IlfM. +. Popular (iovornniffnt Movement ffaa Sot the (ktuntry Thinking nnd the Result Ih Striking. In answer to the (juoBtlon whother ho thought the nomination of President Taft mean the defeat of the Republicans in the next national election, Senator Jonothan Bourne, Jr., Bald: "Yes. The Beverly letter of Sept. ir hi i n aiirmwi iiv t tie Prealdent's I ?t p I *7 M \J p oi^iivu " ^ Secretary, Mr. Norton, and the Arizona veto message, In my opinion, will and should defeat Mr. Taft for re-election. The Meverly letter confess that /'resident Taft attempted to use Federal patronage to reward members of Congress who voted as lie desired on legislation and to withhold patronage from some members r?f Congress who voted contrary to tils views and in accordance with their own convictions. '"I'hus was established a precedent of rewards and premiums for subservience and mental dishonesty and punishment for Independent thought and honest, action. With such an example emanating by confession from the o/Iibe of the nation's Chief /executive is the wholesale bartering of votes in Adams County, ()., and Danville, III., and many legislative bodies to he wondered at? "The president's Arizona veto message demonstrates to my mind that he lacks faith in the intelligence and Independence of the American people. A man afraid to trust the people will not be and should not be trusted by the people. To use one of his own favorite expressions, /'resident Taft was disingenlous in his I'ooria speed) when attempting to explain his position to the people and lo define his attitude toward the Arizona Constitution. "lie claimed to have confidence in onnmul tlinilL'Ilt of the I I!*! i J I M" i nwv/n \ t ?. . . v, 0 .? American people, yet ho vetoted the Statehood reslluflon whioh proposed if) submit to 1he pooplo of Arizona the second limo tho question whothor thoir oonntitutlonal provision for tlio recall should apply to Judges as well as other ofTl/cers. Here was a plain proposal to submit to the sober second thought of the people, but the President was not willing and insisted that the recall of Judges must he eliminated even though by the terms of the resolution the Arizona electorate would have had a second opportunity for the most mature conslderation of tho subject." lug some two million bales of the """"""i nrrm This neirotiatfou is re ferred, for development in practical form, to a committee. "Reduction of acreage in 1912 is urged an a necessary part of any plan of holding and financing the present crop. Wo recommend, and for ourBclves agree, that the (lovernor of each cotton State proceed at once to appoint a representative in each county, who in turn will appoint a representative in each school district or voting precinct, to secure from every farmer a binding, written pledge to reduce his cotton acreage in 1912, 25 per cent blew his acreage in 1911. "Without discussing the merits of pending proposals for monetary reform, we recommend that in any legislation which Congress may enact for emergency currency based upon commercial paper, underwritten by hanks or associations of banks, provision be made for including in these nets, for such emergency currency based upon commercial paper, underwritten by banks or associations ot banks provision be made for in eluding in these nets, for such emergency currency commercial paper, representing transactions in cotton as veil as transactions in cotton goods and other manufactured products. "It is our firm opinion, that by prompt action under co-operation and organization the cotton farmers and business men of the Southern States can speedily rescue themselves from impending sacrifice and can restore the fair price which demonstrated demand warrants, and can insure stable values from year to year." It was decided to hold similar conferences in the future on the call of *** ? - - ?. i I (lio chairman, rno conimmoo which lis to eonsido (ho proposed flnaniing of two million bales of (ho present crop is composed of Governor Colquilt, of Texas; Governor Sanders, of Louisiana; Governor O'Neal, of Alabama; Governor Noel, of Mississippi, ami four oiti/ens of business life ti be appointed by the governor named Shot As He Steps From Coach. At Montgomery, Ala., TL Johnson a conductor on the Atlantic Coasl Line, was shot and seriously injured by a man named Hilton, as he step ped from his train at Plnckard, Ala. Wednesday morning, ^cording to t ' report received here Young 1 <ady Fatally Humeri. 1 Johnny, the 5-year-old son o Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Collier, wh< i lives a few mile* northeast of Huch anan, Ga., was burned to death a the homo of his parents Saturda: morning at an early hour. Hli ARE IN BAD FIX Three Amricaas May Be Freed Frtm a Meiicaa Tartare Prisaa UNDER WATERS OF GULF I'rcMidfnt Madero Was Nliorkcd by the Plight of the Three Prisoner*, Whose Death Hentence for n Murder find Been Committed Four Yenrs Ago by the CJovernor. A letter from Vera Cruz, Mexico, nays that three Americans Leslie K. Hurlbert, alias Richardson; William Mitchell alias Mason, and Dr. t Charles S. Marie? who for four years have linen confined to the subterranean prison of San Juan de tJlua, have a prospect of release. For six years prior to their removal to Mils prison they were under sentence of death for murder. "Horrible! Horrible! I could not believe that such a 'terrible condition existed In Mexico or any other civilized country," exclaimed Francisco I. Madero recently as ho emerged from the gloomy chambers under the waters of the (Julf in the Harbor of Vera Cruz, where hundreds are confined In a living tomb. He said that one of the first acts of his administration will lie to prac [ tically obliterate tblw prison. On this visit to the prison Madero paid special attention to the cases of lltirlbert, Mitchell and Hafle, and it is considered probable that one of his early a/ds when he heroines President will he to pardon these men. The crimes with which they are charged were committed ten years ago. They were found guilty of murdering Harry Mitchell, half-brother of William Mitchell and hrotlior-inlaw of Hurlhert, and William Devars, a drunken outcast whom they ran across In 101 Paso. The two men were murdered in Chihuahua for $35,000 life insurance take.i out by the men who killed them. All three of these Americans had previously occupied good positions in society. I)r. Harlo is a nativ? of Abilene, Tex., and his mother still resides there. He was one of the leading physicians of Dallas before he moved to 101 Paso and became associated with Hurlbert and Mitchell, who were prominent in life insurance circles. The three were prosecuted by the American insurance company which they sought to defraud, and the company was aided by the Mexican authorities. The men spent two years in prison in Chihuahua before they were tried, and upon conviction of murder they were sentenced to he shot. The death watch had been set when the Governor of Chihuahua, lOnrique Creel, commuted the sentences to twenty years imprisonment. iTtwim* MoyPmui law the first six years of this imprisonment must ho in solitary confinement and soon after the commutation of their sentences they wore taken to San .Tnan do Ulna. Little is known, even to the people of Vera Cruz, of what transpires within the silent walls of the isolated prison. The only evidence of life to he seen from the city is one lone palm tree that rises out of the little court yard. The waters around the prison teem wit/h sharks, which serve as guards against escape, if escape were otherwise possible. Instances are known of fugitives falling victims to these sharks. Hurlhert, Mitchell and TIarle have been granted more liberties than the average prisoner. Through the influence of Consul Canada in this city they have been permitted to write and receive letters at stated intervals, and many influential friends i?> Texas have been making strenuous efforts to secure Or. Hale's pardon President Diaz was persistently deal to all appeals for the release of the three Americans. It is said that there is still In use in this prison some of the implements of torture that were features of the Spanish Inquistion. In the roo! of one of the chambers is a emal hole that connects with the waters of the gulf, and through this then drips constantly, drop by drop, wat or that has worn away the surface o the floor. RANDAMj WAS KXONKRATKn. ? .. CJafPney Man lleld Blameless of Kill ing Whither. The coroner's jury at Shelby, N C , Monday morning rendered a ver diet of justifiable homicide, exonerat ing Ductus Randall, the prominen Oaffney business man who shot an killed Sam Whither, a wealthy Clove ' land county farmer, Sunday oveninf I Whither held up Randall in his ante mobile at the point of a pistol. Th Jury found, upon examination, ths [ the weapon was empty, but it hoi that Randall did not know this an v I ~ nrno An H rnl L' tliat t (1 fthlA. HID UWU nno emu j . m ? j Vlotor)' OaaseA Tumult. 5 Reported Turkish victories at Trij . oil c-ausod a tumult. Shota wore ei t changed between Mlslenis and Kur< f peans. One native was killed. Foni i teen were wounded. YIELDS TO DEMAND ? MANOHU GOVERNMENT ROWH TO THE PEOPLE. The Chinese Are Promised Complete > Constitutional Rule and Thoroaxh Reform in all Departments. A dispatch from Peking. China, says the demand of the national assembly for a complete constitutional government has been accepted to by the throne. An imperial edict was - -- - ??-?? issued Monday apologizing iui m*> past neglect of the throne and granting an Immediate constitution with a cabinet from which nobles shall be excluded. A second edict grants pardon to political offenders connected with the revolution of 1898 and s?ibserjuent revolutions and to those compelled to Join In the present rebellion. The imperial edict, which is from the hand of the emperor, Hsuan Tung, says: "I have reigned three years and have always acted conscientiously in the interest of the people. But I have not employed men properly, as I am without political skill. I have employed too many nobles in political positions which contravenes constitutionalism. "On railway matters one whom I trusted deceived me. Hence public opinion was antagonized. When I urge reform, officials and the gentry seize the opportunity to embezzle. Much of tfie people's money has been taken, but nothing to benefit the people has been accomplished. "On several occasions edicts have promulgated laws, but none of them has been obeyed. The people are grumbling why I do not know. Disaster looms ahead, but I do not see." After referring to uprising in various places the edict continues: 'The whole empire is seething. The spirits of our nine deceased emperors are unable to enjoy the sacrifices properly, while it is feared that the people will suffer greviously. "All these things are my own fault, and I hereby announce to the world that I swear to reform and with our soldiers and people to carry out the constitution faithfully, modifying legislation, promoting the Interests or tne peopie ana aooiiBaing their hardships, all In accordance with their wishes and their interest. "The old laws that are unsuitable will he abolished. The union of the Manchus and Chinese mentioned by the late emperor I shall carry out now. Even if we unite I still fear tnat we may fall. If the emperor do rot regard and do not honor fate and the people he easily misled by outlaws then the future of China is unthinkable. 1 am most anxious day and night. My only hope is that my subjects will thoroughly understand." REPORT LAROK ROSSES. + The Italians Kills Arabs With Their Women Eolks. A dispatch from Tripoli says for three days tne Italians nave neon systematically slaughtering Arabs in the residential oasis outsidf the city. Kvery Arab met has been shot down without trial. Many women have been killed. In the confusion attending 1 the Italian bombardment of Benghazi on October 10, immerse damage was done. Three hundred civilians, one half of whom were women and ' children, were killed. A dispatch from Constantinople says: "According to news from Tripoli published here, the Turks have 1 captured the last of the Italian outer entrenchments and occupied the 1 suburb Zahre and all approaches tc 1 Tripoli from the northwest. "Before the battle the tribesmen took a solemn oath to sacrifice themselves to the last man in defense ol ( their country. One hundred and fiftj Arabs who were holding a certain position bound themselves togethei with straps fastened to their anklet and swore not to move from theli tracks until their ammuniton wai ^ exhausted." I # # 3 DKK1I HI'NTKR KIIJjK TWO MKX ? ? He tired in Direction of Noise Witl f Fatal Results. Fager to have a shot at a deer which he supposed uas coming dowi an unused road in the gloom of th - early dawn Wednesday, Charles Nor cross, of lona, N. .1., tired into a par ty of four other hunters, killing tw . and seriously wounding a third. Th .. i^/Mii.n.1 QIaaIiii an 9S vnnr , Ut'itW m r . \ um a\i mv VIIIIUIM - ^ v ,.. old, of PlenRant vllle, N. J.; Join ( YoHt, 3 2, rienennt vllle. Injured: Wn1 Jarvln, Pleasant vllle. Norerosa 1r 1 , the Atlantic County jail here, await ^ lug the action of the coroner. He 1 badly broken up over hla fatal mlt take. e it '? ? ? d Aviator Falla to Hla l>eath. <1 Prof. John J. Montgomery of Sar ta Clara, Cnl., college died Tuesda afternoon after a fall from an aert plane with which he was experlmeni >- lug. Apparently he loat control of th c- machine. He sustained Injuries to th >- brain. Mrs. Montgomery was watct r* Ing her husband when the aocldei occurred. t I NOAH'S LINIMENT givet and Muscle Aches and Pai other remedy known,. 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Bllllngsley, Point eastern, va.CLASSIFIED C LU'Wj Wanted?To purchase ash and yellow poplar logs. Tarver-iMcMillan Lumber Company, Savannah, Ga. Good Farm for Sale?near town, and and graded school. Write for particulars. W. H. Parrish, Coats n n Established 1704. D. A. Walker, 152 Meeting St., Charleston, S. C. Marble and granite works, Iron and Wire fencing. Send for prices. Wanted?To buy white oak stumpage; write what you have, giving distance from shipping point. J. A. Pruitt, Pox 95, Savannah, Ga. Kggs Wanted?Ship us your hens, chickens and geese. We guarantee you the highest market prices. O. D. Sires's & Co., Charleston, S. C. Pook keeping or Shorthand $35. 1 Combined Course, $65. Subjects taught by Specialists. Address the Greensboro Commercial School, Greensboro N. C. for literature. ' Southwest Georgia Farm, and pecan Innris Anv sl7.er] traots Pest ooun try in the world. Write for illus) trated booklet today. FlowersParker Realty Co. Thomasville, Ga. 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Graduates getting $15 to $4 0 weekly. Write for particy ulars. Automobile School, 108> 110 Liberty St., Savannah, Ga. t Cholera Rages Among Soldiers. e There has been a sudden and vimis lent outbreak of cholera among th< it members of the Royal Soots regiment at Benares, India. iiiiiip . i relief for all Nerve, Bone ins more quickly than any ! T PENETRATES?It Is >werful, speedy and sure r all dealers in medicine at r back if not satisfactory 1ERS SAY! I v Cured of Neuralgia "For five years I suffered with neuralgia and pain In sldo. Could not sleep. I tried Noah's Liniment, and the first application made me fool better. Mrs. Martha A. See, Richmond,Va " Stiff Joint* and Backache* "I have used Noah's Liniment for rheumatism , stiff joints and backache, and 1 can say It did mo more good than any pain remedy. Rov George W. Smith, Abbevlle, 8. C." Sronchiti* and Asthma "My son has boon suffering with bronchitis and asthma and a very bad oough. Waa confined to his bed. 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If your dealer cannot supply you send 60c in stamps end we will mail a bottle. f 0 Noah Remedy Co., Inc^ Richmond. Va. -i TBI BAILE7-LEBBTCO r ROOF/W?: CHARLESTON, ?,CL FINKS H.OT?TY IN THINK. ' A. Child In Uaynesville Itemned From Unfiling House. \ Displaying unusual presence of mind Edgar Applegate, the 4-yearold son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Applegate, saved himself from burning to J--4V. I I. I -1 ! 1_ 1_J_ .11 | . V. (i fit in u > iiium^ in ins iiiuiat'i b ii uun. when a Are, which he started while playing with matches gutted his home at Waynesville, N. C., early Monday evening. The older McCraken of Waynesville, rushing into the house, seized the trunk and rushed through the door with it to the yard. The lid of the trunk was lifted and the boy was found inside, badly frightened but uninjured. Disastrous Fire In Atlanta. Fire, which started in the Osoar r> a ? ia im ' names or vaj. lurnuure Biorw iu me ' centre of the retail dietrict of At* lanta caused damages between $106,1 000 and $1,500,000 Wednesday night. * The origin of fire is unknown. Hwept Away By Tornado. The town of Thelma, Texas, waa ' practically destroyed, two persons were injured and damage the - amount of which has not been esti? mated was done to crops, by a tor nado which swept the country about Thelma.