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BANKERS INVITED j 1 H'ADOO ASKS THEM TO HELP AR RANGE PLAN ?+ FOR FINANCIAL NEEDS Representative Hankers of Fifty-Nino^ . jwrgt' \ UK'S 111 1 111* .Agl'ICll n urn I llt'? glons of tho South autl West <'ulletl to Washington to Consult With tin* Secretary of the Treasury. Representative bankers of tiftynlne large cities in the agricultural regions of the South, Mi idle West and Pacific Coast Monday weije invited hy Secretary McAdoo to come to Washington to confer with the treasury department regarding tho distribution of the $50,000,000 of government funds about to he deposited m national banks of those districts to facilitate the marketing and movement of the crops. This unprecedented step, which will call to Washington bankers from tho centres that will finance the handling of the great crops soon to bo harvested, is designed to give the secretary first hand information and advice as to the specific and relative needs of each of the farming districts. I It has been decided to place the deposits in the 59 cities to be represented at the conferences. Invitations were sent by telegraph to the presidents of the clearing house associations in each of the cities asking tlieni to send representatives or committees to Wamiington to discuss arrangements for depositing the big sum The conference with the representatives from the Southern cities will bo held at the treasury department Thursday, August 7, with those from the West Friday, August S, and with those from the Pacific Coast Thursday August 1 4. These cities have been invited to be represented: Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery, Ala.; Little Hock, Ark.; Los Angeles, San Francisco, Cal; Denver, Col.; Tampa, Jacksonville, Fla.; Atlanta, Savannah, Oa.; Chicago, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Ind.; Des Moines, Sioux City, lov a; Kansas City, Wichita, Kan.; Louisville, Ky.; 'New Orleans, La.; Haitimore, Md.; Vlcksburg, Meridian, Miss.; St. Louis, Kansas City, Mo.; Minneapolis, St. Paul, Minn.; Detroit, Mich.; Charlotte, Wilmington, Raleigh, N. C.; Omaha, Neb.; Oklahoma City, Muskogee, Okla.; Portland, Ore. Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Ohio; Charleston, Columbia, Spartanburg, Greenville, S. C.; Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville, Term Dallas, Galveston, Houston, San Antonio, Texas; Richmond, Norfolk, Roanoke, Lynchburg, Va.; Wheeling, vv. Va.; Seattle, Spokane, Wash.; Milwauke, Wis. Secretary McAdoo announced that it was not practicable to increase tho number of cities and that he believed those selected were thoroughly representative of the agricultural sections. Treasury ofTlcials declared the entire $50,000,000 will be deposited if the situation demands it. It was explained that care will be taken to prevent any undue inflation of the circulating volume of money and that the government would deposit only what was needed to assist in moving the crops, with the stipulation that it must be returned to the treasury as soon as that need shall have passed. At the conference with the hankers Secretary McAdoo will discuss the amount needed and tho dates to be named for the gradual return of the money to the government. The treasury department expects to begin making tho deposits before tho close of August and gradually to feed the money into the selected centres as the demand grows through the crop moving period. CUTTING DOWN CItKDIT Parker and Hudson Make Serious Charge Against Banks. Senator Tillman had inserted in the Congressional Record of Monday to substantiate his assertion that nfl nancial stringency exists in the South and that 1he farmers could not obtain 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 letter stated that ho did not know whether the banks in reservo cities were attempting to embarass the administration, but that they had determined to bring about a general liquidation and reduction of credit, the effect .being a condition of financial distress which is unjustifiable. Senator Smith has also received similar letters. Live men are essential for a live L town. Men who are aggressive, earnest, public spirited and loyal to their town. Business men who are wideawake, who let people know they are In business and the quality and kind of goods they have for sale. These are the men who make a town worth living in. Again we say, live men make it a live town, dead men can never do it. WILSON FIRES WILSON i . KKSKiN \TIOX OF MKXIC.W MINISTER IS ACCEPTED. ? , Former (iovernor of .Minnesota Will <io (o Mexico *s IVrsonul Hepicseiitutive of President Wilson. President Wilson Monday took the first stops in the policy through which ho proposes to deal with the Mexhm situation. Ho formally aecople I the resignation of Ambassador 11 **n i y Lane Wilson, to take effect on October 14, and sent to Mexico City as his personal representative but not accredited to the Huerta government ? former Governor John Lind of Minnesota, a lifelong friend of Secretary Pryan. The understanding is tluit when a stable government is established in Mexico Mr. Lind will he formally named as ambassador. President Wilson and Secretary Hryan had frequent conferences. Ambassador Wilson had a long talk with Mr. Hryan. and Chairman Paeon of the senate foreign relations committee discussed tho situation with the president at tho White House. Put for the announcement of Mr. Lind's mission, no explanation of the policy to be pursued by the \merlcan government was forthcoming. The statement from Secretary Pryan read: "Ex-Gov. John Lind. of Minnesota, has been sent to Mexico as the personal representative of the president to act as adviser to the embassy in 1 hr\ lwoonn o i t 11 4 i r\ ?? 1* /\? * ? - - ? inu nuiunni, >\ IIC11 11113 |)l (,'Sident is ready to communicate vith 1 lio Mexican authorities as to tin1 restoration of peace, he will make punlie his views. "Gov. and Mrs. T,ind departed for Mexico tonight by rail, to proceed via New Oilcans or Galveston." It became known that a further announcement would be made by the President in a few days, possibly on the arrival of Mr. Lind in Mexico City. It. is said the president is observing with keen interest the efforts of leading Mexicans to bring about peace and will offer no sugestions until these apparently prove futile. That Mr. Lind will be empowered to explain to all inquirers the unalterable opposition of the American government to the recognition of the Huerta administration is said to be a factor which may assist the situation. Prominent Mexicans have taken it upon themselves to try to persuade Gen Huerta to retire in favor of another provisional executive acceptable to all factions. WILL IX) MICH GOOD. ? Southern Hallway Will Ivxhibit Products of Southern States Splendid exhibits of Southern farm products, showing the alluring agricultural opportunities awaiting industrious settlers in the territory on their lines, will be made, hv the Southern railway and a (11 la ted companies at three great expositions and 35 district and county fairs in the north and middle west during the late summer and fall. This is the most extensive campaign of this kind ever undertaken for attracting settlers to the Southern States and will place their advantages in the most striking way before thousands of sturdy farmers of just the type that is desired in the South. Special exhibits will he made at the Canadian national exposition at Toronto, August 23 to September 8, the attendance of which touches the million mark, the famous dairy show at Waterloo, Iowa, in November, and the International Live Stock exposition in Chicago during November and Decembert Exhibits at district and county fairs in New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota have been arranged in four circuits running from August 5 to late in October. The work of preparing these exhibits have been underway since the close of the fair season in 1 9 1 2. 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 colloc tions of the agricultural products, including grains, grasses, vegetables and fruit. Large photographs showing farm and other views in the South will also be used. The exhibits will he in charge of agents who are thoroughly familiar with conditions in the South and who will be on hand constantly to give information desired about any locality. Special leaflets and booklets have been prepared and several hundred thousand will b< placed in the hands of prospective settlers. ? If the published reports of Governor Blease's speech at Filbert last week are correct he put the people 011 notice that if they did not elect a governor 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 this State. . Stricken by Lightning. Henry Blackwell, a white workman at a saw mill five miles east of Blacksburg, was killed instantly in his door Wednesday afternoon. MAKES BOLD STEAL' BWDITS HANDCUFF MAIL CLERKS AND ROB CAR. BANDITS WEBE WHIlt A I >rti???*? mikI Successful Train llold-up on Outskirts of llii'tnlngliain, ltobIhts Escaping After Arrival in City ?One Bandit Molds Pistol on the Clerks and Oilier Utiles Mail. The mail on the fast Louisville and Nashville Train No. 4 from New Orleans to Birmingham was robbed early Tuesday night by two unidentified white men. All registered mail was taken, hut no estimate of the amount could be obtained. When the train reached Birmingham on time, at 8:37 o'clock P. M., two of the mail clerks, George Hoover and E. G. York, were found handcuffed. Chief Clerk Harry Everett's thumbs were tied together with heavy twine. The robbers boarded the car at Calera, on the dark side after the train had begun to move. The clerks said they immediately wore covered with pistols and oredered to turn their faces to the wall. Everett. looked around and was tired at, the shot striking near his head. The robbers jumped from the train at Fourtenth street, Birmingham. Everett said both robbers were short, slender men. He did not get a good look at their faces. The clerks first saw the robbers jump to the mail car on their hands and knees. One man kept his pistols on the clerks while the other ransacked the mail. The distance from Calera to Birmingham is 3 3 miles. Thor was plenty of time to make a 'borough job. No one on the train other than the clerks apparently knew tho robbers were aboard. When tho engineer stopped for the Southern crossing at Fourtenth street Birmingham, ho glanced back and saw the men jump from the mail ear door. This aroused his suspicion and ho investigated. A qucik run was made to the Louisville and Nashville station where the alarm was given. Every police station was notified and automobiles with detectives started a search. The handcuffs were filed from the clerk's wrists. E. G. York, one of the clerks in the car, was in the Louisville and Nashville mail car which was robbed near Hroyles about a year ago. SAYS THE HILL IS GOOD. Currency Hill Particularly Pleases State Delegation. Currency legislation was discussed Monday at a conference at the treasury department between Secretary McAdoo and Chairman Owen and Glass of the senate and house banking and currency committees, and a delegation of ofllcers of the National Citizens' League for the promotion of a sound Hanking System. Later the league oflicers issued a statement saying they were "particularly pleased at the attitude" of the men who framed the administration currency bill. "Adverse criticism of the admisistration efforts," the statement continued, "seems to have been based rath er on a misapprehension of intentions and a fear of radical innovations than on facts warranted by the bill as it now stands. The league is of the opinion that in regard to many retails snap judgment has been rendered. "Those working to develop the measure should be given encouragenent, support and assistance by bankers as well as by business men." The delegation suggested that there would be less difficulty in starting tlie proposed new system with a smaller number of federal reserve banks than 12 as contemplated. The fear of some bankers that the reserve requirements | of the bill would prove burdensome I was discussed and it was suggested that the total reserve for country banks be reduced from 15 to 12 per cent, including the 5 per cent, redemption fund against national bank notes and that the total reserve for reserve cities be reduced from 2 0 to 1 8 per cent. The league's delegation included: John V. Farwell, president, of Chicago; John If. Rich, president of Minnesota branch, Redwing, Minn.; Chas. ' A. Moss, New England branch, Roston; Irving T. Rush, of New York ' branch, New York; L. C. Royd, Indiana branch, Indianapolis; II. (J. Chatham, Winston-Salem. N. C.: Wil Ham A. Scott, Madison, Wis.; A. D. Wolton, general secretary, Chicago. I Sin Finds Tlicm Out. ; After eluding the police of New i York waiting to arrest him on the complaint of his wife, Harry Elliott, i a lithographer, 35 years old, accompanied by Miss Rllen Sibley, 30 years old, Sunday night went to a point i in Macomhs Dam Park, known as "Lover's Leap," and early Monday Elliott killed his companion and ended his own life .by shooting according to a compact they had entered into. ? Comptroller General Jones is the watch dog of the State treasury. VERY DOLEFUL TALE IMtOSPKCTS IN UOIJi WEEVIL DISTRICT IS 1IA1). A Mississippi Farmer Writes of the Gloomy Conditions in This State Caused the Weevil. W. (I. Cooper, of Florence, Miss, writes a very gloomy and doleful letter 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 I 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 good time on: still there seems no way to mend the way of doing things. Graft is all the go with them from the highest to the lowest ofllcial. 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 destrov our cotton for three years and then would leave or nearly so, and if we could live without so much more cotton we could do better. So we believed them and did as they told. Now the weevil has been here live years, and is a great deal worse than he has ever been. They also told us if wo could have a dry spring and summer we would make a fairly good crop. We have oeen very dry, and still the weevil is far worse than it has ever been in the five years that we have had them. They failed to tell us what the weevil lived off, for he does not live on cotton; it is only toe place for hii.i to increase in or breed. You may pick your patch of cotton clean today and tomorrow it will be full. Again the people have lost confidence in the experts. Tell your people that when he conies they just might as well to quit cotton and all business that depends on it and try to live at home, for nobody can tell how long they will stay. Business is dead in tills part of the country and if experts had told us all of the facts we have since learned we would have been in a far better fix financially, for a great many tried to keep their business going in hopo of the weevil leaving, but this year will be the last. So they would have been better off if they had quit at first. Your people had just as well quit at first as to try the hard toil of three years and then lose everything they have at last. We are plowing up our cot on and planting peas and corn. There will not be enough cotton made in this county to pay the taxes. What are we going to do with the shiftless negro? I can not say, for he will work at nothing but cotton and a little patch of corn and potatoes?and corn not enough to last two months to feed him and his family. Don't think that I am a pessimist, for I am not, but am stating facts as they are, and hopo to help some one else from being led astray by faulty reports. We had just as well at once for the weevil is here to stay. \V. G. Cooper. The Southern Cultivator, in discussing the boll weevil situation says: "Senator Ed Smith of South Caro-1 Una is drafting a bill to introduce in the United States Senate, proposing to have the government to have a tifty-mile belt through the state of Alabama made where no cotton would be planted, and such a belt to ho kept as a quarantine against the eastward j spread of the boll weevil. This belt, would only have to he 150 miles long. "This is a feasible proposition and one the government should take in hand. The Cultivator suggested such a step in an editorial several years ago. We also sent several copies to Georgia congressmen, but they did nothing. "We think the farmers on this side of the belt should he taxed $1.00 per hale to help pay the expense and to reimburse those in the belt. This tax Ihould be collected by the ginners and at no expense to the government. We trust Senator Smith will push this measure." It will he noticed that the Cultivator 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 conservative to pass such a progressive measure at this time. Tioses His T/Ogs and Hies. Ilomer, the twelve year-ol 1-son of D. C. Dorn, of McCormick, died as the result of a distressing accident, in which both of his legs were cut off. It is not known how the accident occurred, hut the young victim's father operates a saw mill at McOornilck and it is surmised that the lad came in contact with a saw. Stricken hy Lightning. Henry Hlaekwell, a white workman at a saw will five miles east of Hlacksbur^, was killed instantly Monday afte'frioon. A bureau near was totally d^molishec and his wife badly, burned.; HKI) Sl'IUKK IS ABKOAl) Insect An Kneiny of Cotton, is in Tliis State. Farmers are always having their troubles and local agriculturists aro 110 exceptions to the rule. Not only have their been rumors of the army worm getting busy, although no ser'.ous ravages have been reported, but the red spider, an enemy of cotton, has made its appearance, and h?pi caused considerable concern. We are in receipt of a bulletin on the red spider and how to destroy it from Entomologist A. F. Conradl. of Clemson College, which will be of much Interest to local farmers suffering from the red spider. The bulletin as to the "Red Spidor on Cotton", is as follows: "This insect is at present being reported from a number of localities in the State and according to the present outlook, trouble may be expected from this port as soon as dry weather sets in. The red spider, which is a mite, has been an important cotton pest in this State for the last four years. The damage varies in different localities from year to year, and the loss to the cotton may vary from 10 to 20 per cent. This insect occurs on the under side of the cotton leaves, and when looked at with the naked eye, it appears like a dot of reddish ink from the point of a fine pen. The under surface of the leaf is covered with a fine web under which the insect lives and feeds. The female lays about fifty eggs, and the life history during warm weather requires about 10 days. Infested leaves turn reddish and fall off one by one and finally the plant dies. There are a number of important recommendations against this pest in the fall and spring, but these are at the present time out of the question. The question is, what can be done at the present time? Burn, grub out, or otherwise destroy violets and poke weeds. Underbrush in a red spider infected cotton field is very undesirable. With the appearance of dry weather carefully watch your cotton fields for f lin O rot n ?\r\nn ^ ^ ? i -1 * ? ??.v: (l|/|H(IIUIH V ?J1 I U SpiUUI IIIfested stalks. They can be detected by the change of color in the loaves, and these plants should be destroyed immediately. Avoid careless dragging of these Infested plants over the plantation from place to place, becauseit mechanically spreads the pest. TiOcal infestations on plantation? can be successfully and economically controlled by the application ol sprays. It is all important that the fields be watched and the spray, applied when the first infestation is noticed. Not only should infested be sprayed, but also the plants immediately surounding the infested or discolored area. Whichever spray is used, there should be two applications one week apart. The second spray if to kill the red spiders that have hatched from eggs since the first spray was given. The potassium sulphide spray recommended by Mr. McGregor, of the red spider labratory of the bureau of entomology, is cheat cause it mechanically spreads the lows: Potassium sulphide, three pounds; water 100 gallons. Potassium sulphide costs about 2f cents a pound and thus 100 gallons would cost about 7 5 cents; and is suf ficient for spraying one acre. Potas slum can be obtained at practically every drug store and is therefore available in most local markets. Tdme sulphur wash is another spray that is very effective against this insect This can be made at home like th< regular lime Bulphur wash used foi the spraying of fruit trees againsi San Jose scale. It is prepared as fol lows: quicklime, 20 pounds; water 100 gal miii a. The cost of 100 gallons is about $1.40 This limo sulphur wash car also ho, purchased in tho market as concentrated lime sulphur wash ant the sprya can be prepared by adding two gallons of the wash to 100 gal Ions of water. Of the sprays giver above, the first, namely, potassiurr sulphide, is recommended." Express Hates Reduced. Reductions in express rates whicl will cost the companies fnily $26, 000,000 a year .approximately 16 pei cent of their gross revenue, were or dered hy the interstate commerce commission to become effective on oi before October 15, 1913. Notable re forms in practices also were ordered BANK OJ Coriwi HAS LARGEST CAPITAL AND SU COUNTY. MORE THAN THE COM ALL OTHER BANKS IN THE CO CAPITAL STOCK.. . SURPLUS LIABILITIES OF STO SECURITY OF DEPOs DIRE ROBERT B. SCARBOROUGH. IM. L. ZUCK, GEORGE J. HOLIDAY. WE OFFISH OUR CUSTOMER8 AC COUNTS WILL JUSTIFY, AND W Robert II. Scarborough, ] President. THE HORRY HERALD CONWAY. S. C. I . i TIU ILSDAY, AUOl'ST II, UMii. PMFKflHIONAL OAKPfc I M. M. WOOD A AJ<t> 4tt*rtt?r *njl Couuc?iw A i !,?? COM WAY, a. c. JL#? v C0N WAX, B. C AMmruej M L?w, M. M. BUltllOUGllft fhysWinu iuid 8?rg<M>* UONVVAY, ft <J, W. ?. NIcCORD, Dental Surgeon CONWAY, S. C. UKSK HAYEKBL JUiial Surveying and DraiiM^o Spivey Building Conway, 8. 0. Ml WUHLUS DREAMT SEWING MACHINE HT RU NN IMj ^ V90Q want olthor ft VlbmtlnR Shuttle. R* >tagfP wiftn?iu< 0r a SingleThread (CAat'ncftifcA| / Sewing Machine write to > MSIW HOME 8EWINQ MACHINE COMPIW Orange, Mass. ! TUmij ?i wlm in i li'ii in I i i n 11 rr fi nrrtliT rf1 tntiity.but tlie A'etv Home is made to vest 1 Ou* guaranty never runs oat. G * N9 uthorizril dealers Mlgkr OB tALB m ' , ?, KILLS HIS FATHER. Little l>oy Says He Shot in Defence r of His Mother. > ? Sheriff Howard, of Aiken County, arrested Ed. Vincent, eleven years ; old, who is charged with killing his ather Monday afternoon, at Milledgei ville in Aiken County. According to t the boys story Joe Vincent, with his . wife and five children, the oldest be ing Ed, lives at Milledgeville, but tho r father worked at Jackson Station, al, so In Aiken County. It seems that ho i returned to his home last Friday in j a half drunken condition, drinking . more or less ever since. ? On Monday afternoon he sent little r Ed to AiUa?? r, ?? -* * .w. ??. <iu(tn 01 wniskey, t and when the hoy reached home, it is - said, the father became beastly drunk He killed one of tlie cats, and his - wife begged him not to kill the other one, and this so enraged him, it [ seems, that he swore lie was going i to kill everything in the house. Ho ? kicked his wife down and attacked 1 her with a knife, the boy says, and r little TCd then took up a pistol and - shot Vincent through the head, killi ing him almost instantly. * The sight of the little hoy is a pitiful one. lie is a bright little fellow, but without any education. When asked about the killing he l stated that he loved his daddy, and - was sorry that he shot him, but r thought he was going to kill his - mother. That is what whiskey does. 3 I r If you are able send your hoy or - girl to college. It will mean a whole . lot to them. F HORRY, ly. 8, C. RPLUS of any bank in iiorry IB I NED CAPITAL AND SURPLUS OF lUNTY. $".0,000 12,500 I >CKHOLI)ERS. . .. 50,0<K) HTORS 112,500 ,CT0RS W. A. JOHNSON, WILL A. FREEMAN, D. V. RICHARDSON. ICOMMODATION WHICH THEIR ACE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS. D. T. Richardson, Win A. Freeman, Vice-President Caahler.