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SYSTEM IS GROW UNDER NEW ACT. WAREHOUSE ACT PASSED AT SPECIAL SESSION OF'LEGISLATURE MOT COUNTIES JPPLT \ I V Warehouse Commissioner, John L McLaurin, Receiving Applications from Various Counties.?May Prove Good Thing. The Columbia correspondent of the News & Courier writing under date of November 20th, has the following to say about the developments upder the provisions of the state cotton warehouse act passed at the recent special session of the Legislature: Applications from various sections of the State to come in under the State warehouse system are being received on c-ery main by State Warehouse Commissioner John L. McLaurin. Over two score applications have already been listed and on this after noon s mail Mr. McDaurm received an application from W. T. Hill, of Sharon in York County, to take over a warehouse there, of standard construction and with a capacity of 8,500 bales of cotton. Five warehouses in various parts of the State have already been accepted and others will be taken over just as rapidly as practicable. Commissioner Gratified. The warehouse commissioner was gratified yesterday at receiving word from Dr. Wade Stackhouse that New York banks regarded the Stati warebouse receipts more valuable than those issued by independent storage companies. The message sent from Washington read: "I showed your warehouse receipts to several business f men in New York. Tho cashier of the National Park Bank and others told me that they thought your receipts would be much more valuable than; local receipts and they thought it I would be well worth the extra cost of getting your receipt." Dr. Stackhouse, who is president of the South Carolina Cotton Congress, and head of a standard warehouse at Dillon, .took the State warehouse receipt and ^copiesof all blanks along \Vith 'him to New York for the purpose of submitting them to capitalists and others. He wanted to see if it would be worth the trouble for him to unpack and | grade his cotton in the Dillon warehouse in order to meet the requirements of the State system. Mr. McLaurin went to his home in Bennettsville tonight to look after his private affairs. He will return to the City on Monday morning. v WAR IN MEXICO NOWjNEVITABLE TOWN TAKEN BY GENERAL VILLA WITHOUT MUCH EFFORT * ON PART OF HIS FORCES Washington, Nov. 10.?With Villa's, seasoned soldiers hurrying southward On their way to Mexico City, and Obe-' gon's artillery loyal to Carranza, proceeding northward for a defensive campaign administration officials today had dispatches from American indicating that actual hostilities In the southern "republic. appeared inevitable. Unofficial reports related that Gen. Obegon in a statement issued at Mexico City declared; ii / ? i ..1 " JL'ne nortnern iorces nan vioiuieu every armistice and promise ipadc to us. I consider that all efforts to settle the present trouble without resort' to armsr useless," ^ tSttn&ttVar Agent Carothers lvp&Vled th&t Viua's army had taken the city Leon, without firing a shot, OthfcV, reports asserted six thousand of CaVranza troopers at IfapXi&tO had surrendered uncondittoWiiYiy. Irapuato was one of the pbihts where, accord?" ing to dispatched, ?rbm Carothers, the first clash iii the renewal of civil war was to haVe pccurred. Consul Silliman, reporting from Mexico City, said he regarded actual hostilities as inevitable, although "Some of the generals persisted in tneir i efforts to restore peace. Mr. Silliman added that conditions in the capital were more serious than they had been J since peace parleys were inaugurated between the Aguascalientea convention and Carranza. Official reports were awaited today from Naco, Arizona, where six persons on the American side of the border were said to hav^ been wounded by stray bullets during fighting between the Carranza garrison and Villa's investing forces. An American customs inspector and a trooper of the Tenth cavalry were among those who were hit. Cbanhegtvtng By GRACE M'KINSTRY ICooy right, 1914. b.v American Press A mo* elation.)'' THANKSGIVING'S JL here; 1 want to tell my joy to be alive and well. Through clangers great this year 1 went, though not a railroad accident, Not any war nor pestilence, but manv thincs most took ?r W me hence. i 1 had a big mosquito bite, and on my bead a fly did # light; I've read of sickness through a fly?of course I thought Td have to die! Some highly colored peas 1 ate and food with soda benzoate. I drank unfiltered water, too; perhaps it had big germs all through! I did not sleep outdoors last May; 1 did not walk ten miles a day; 1 didn't have a diet fad, but here 1 am, and ain't 1 glad! Washington's Proclamation. Washington tut president of the United States issued his tlrst proclamation for the observance of a day of thanksgiving at the city of New York uti ttie ild of October. 17SS. setting apart Thursday, ttie 'JOth day of November of that year, "to be devoted by the people of these states to .the service of that great at id glorious Iteipg who Is the heneticent ant hoy of all the good that was, that is or that ,w^ll l>e," ep'. His second proclamation.d.uted at < iI v ?if Philadelphia. .Ian. ). 17U.r?. des ignated Thursday, Nov. 2<L as ft day t?. he observed for a general thanksglV' Uig h.v the people of the lulled States 4^ 4444'?5i ST v f ^.THANKSGIVING MENU. T Cream of Tomato Soup. t T Celery. Rolls, % % m. Sea T rout. J & Potato Roses. Cucumbers. ? ? Roast Turkey, Cranberry Sauce. % % Baked Potatoes. Artichokes. . Lettuce Salad. J T Cheese. Biscuits. % 1 t Pumpkin Pie." J T Nuts, ^ Bonbons. Cakes. ? ^ Salted Almonds. ^ ^ 4 4^4.4- 4>4i 4 4' ! *' "I1 i 1 4414 4444H4I Try This for Your Cough. j Thousands of people keep coughing because unable to get the right remedy. Coughs are caused by inflammation of Throat and Rronnhial TnhpR. What you needs is to soothe this Inflammation. Take Dr. King's New Discovery; it penetrates the delicate mucus liftirig, raises the Phlegm and quickly relieves the congested mfcWrbranes. Get a 50c bottle from your druggist* "Dr. King's New DiscoVdtfy quickly and completely cured my cough," writes J. R. Watts. FlQvdale, Texas. Money back if not 's&tisfied, it nearly always helps. ?achr. Heavily Snowed Under. The majority by which woman stif* frage was defeated oin November 8 in Missouri was 140,&>6, according to official returns announced. The vote in round numbers oV that and the full train crew amendment was: Full train crew law: Yes, 159,000; no, 324,000; negative plurality 164,000 Woman suffrage. Yes, 182,000; no, 322,000; negative plurality, 140,000. It* Mate Vfet'Sws IM After Tk. Ha* Because ot iU tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVH HkOMO QUININE is better than ordinary Qoiuinc and doea not cauae nervous neat noi rinifinc in head. Remember the full name and look Iwr the aignatnre of E. W. GROVE. 25c. MAN IN CHARLESTON ON HARD TIMES SAYS THEY ARE A MYTH THERE AS THEY REALLY ARE EVERYWHERE. ' . IMPROVEMENTS STILL MAKIN6 Hard Times Talk Not Bourn Out by Business Conditions Says Business Man.?He Points Out the Proofs of ((Evening Post.) A man in close touch with the business conditions in Charleston is emphatic in his statement that the business interests of this community have survived the worst effects of the war in Europe and arc now embarked again on an era of prosperity, and it is his opinion that an era of good "business" has now set in, the like of which has seldom been exeperienced in this section of the country. The gentleman referred to is not by any means the only business man in Charleston who, emerging from the threatened disaster, which many expected as a result of the declaration of war and the stagnation of business in this country, finds himself in position to profess an optimistic outlook. A general census of the opinion of practically all the merchants and manufacturers in Charleston would probably reveal the fact that business is 50 per cent, better now than it was shortly after the war was declared, j and better business ill seems inevitable. Charleston Fortunate. Charleston has been especially fortunate-, it is declared, for while many ^ tnwi.g VII*. v UI1U H'l Lllctl matter throughout tlie country, were undergoing a period of great depression and experiencing disastrous stagnation of business the great improvements which were taking place here i when war was declared, have continI ued to be pushed steadily forward, dei spite financial conditions. This'meant good sums of money put into circulation here, which has probably aided ' conditions more than any other one 1 one thing. * j It is felt here, according tcy those | who are in position to know, that the j Christmas trade of 1914 is coming i and coming with a rush. The mer| chants are preparing and prepared to meet it. They are putting forth evl erv effort to make' the public .under! stand that talk of hard times is in a j ! large measure merely talk. They reai lize as never before the value of advertising, and its value in quickening the pulse of business. ! The window decorations of retail stores present more attractive display than ever before, it is declared by many of the shopping public, and bright snappy and attractive goods peep cut at the prospective customer from every nook and corner of the stores in the retail district. The Holiday Influence. Many believe that the approaching season of holidays has been in some measure responsible for the decidedly "looking up" of business, and others auriuuu* jt. partly to their belief that conditions have never been quite sc "clown in ths niouth" gg imagined by the pessimistic. "The depression is over, the uncertainty is over?the elctions are over The brakes are off the wheels of progress * * V stated the gentleman, who is responsible for the foregoing' "cheer-up" statements. "And listen to these numerical facts," he continued. ^noting .from {\ written memorandum ho c&h'ietl: * Pome Tintaly Pointsv u\\ Thy great jump in AVherictVn exports within the past month, ft $200 000,000 gain being report^ in three weeks, as a direct resYdt of Europe's call for food, clothing and war supplies. "2. The immediate improvement in the cotton situation, due to the fact that cotton has been declared not contraband and can safely be sent by our shippers to any part of the world direct to belligerents or to neutrals, and the establishment of the cotton relief pool, to be administered under the direction of the Federal Reserve board, whicsh means a loan of $135,000,000 to protect the cotton growers. The fixing of the date of the opening of the Federal reserve banks at November 16, which will automatically release the reserve money now ViaI/1 IM AVS.AC. yv/ ^Vly. n?MA<1ni WAAIIIWA/I II^IU 111 CAVCDB Ul Ult OlIIUUMV XU\|UIIUU by the new law, variously estimated at from $400,000,000 to nearly $600,000,000. "The change in the cotton situation i means that the stagnation of business in the South is at an end. The unusual exports of wheat and other foodstuffs together with the high pric I es, means prosperity to the agricul tural districts. The demand for war - supplies, such as guns, blankets, shoes } and similar articles, are largely turn/ . TTiTT iiiiLu.* .. z I She trial I . fc c!wa L] ? ??o? ? o???c W 44 9fe ha5 u1 I cotton-wool at She man wll string? cut f Start a tmnmnmnmi jiante || | Acanm* J jpu In i 1 you/r vujy * You WAN' Start to put; Deny your ? "Spurts <3 mention of were an A you Briny l^jgESgg ( your :v dollar f r n to-day i LB ing the wheels of industry in many J manufacturing centers while the change to normal in the financial sit-1 nation has already been felt in the ( business world, and the relief in the j money stringency will take the load-! stone off the business men that they j have been carrying for the last three j months. "Agents for both belligenrent and j neutral nations are placing orders | here in large quantities, and the fail; in the rate of exchange is stimulating! the import business on lines that | America has to purchase from abroad.! National City Bank of New York a i loan of $100,000,000 from this country! not to be paid in cash, but simply ir i the form of a credit for the purchase j of American products and American! merchandise, and i* is known that sim ilar negotiations are in progress on I behalf of Germany for an amount reported to be very much larger. This 1 means that goods, not money, are to bo supplied by this country and our nv^du^ers are to reap the benefit. | "The whole world must eat, must be clothed, must be housed, and to 1 an extent, must be decorated. The United States today is the one great country whose industrial organization is not hampered by war or threatened war. That which other countries can not do we are beginning to do, and. must do in the future, and the benefit and prosperity therefrom will be ours. "The fundamental reasons for optimism were never stronger than they are today, and the man who looks ahead sees it." LEST WE FORGET FIRST INCIDENTS Which Led to the Declaration of War Involving All Europe. Some readers of this paper will have firgottcn by this time the first in cident immediately before the outbreak of the European war, and which led to the declaration of war by Austria against Servia, and which at last involved the whole of Europe with very few and unimportant exception^ ' To refresh thO minds of any who Wave forgotten we publish below; Emperor Franz Josef of Austria to King Peter of Seriva?You must quell all ran-Servian demonstrations in your kingdom, suppress al Pan-Servian publications and jail agitators who espouse their cause and give the utmost assistance in your power to the Austrian army officers whom I shall send into your country to arrest try and convict those of your subjects who were implicated in the assissination of the Archduke Ferdinand, heir to the thrones of Austria and Hungary. Kink Peter of Servia to Emperor Franz Josef of Austria?I promise to crush the Pan-Austrian movement in my kingdom, to jail agitators who preach revolt against your empire and to suppress the publications that abet them in their aims. To permit Austrian army officers, however, tc enter my kingdom, jail, try and condemn my subjects, amendable to the laws of my kingdom and who owe nc | allegiance to Austria, would be an insult to the national honor of Servif to which I, as ruler, would never submit And so war was declared. Piles Cored la 6 to 14 Days tour dniniit will refund money i! PAZf OINTMENT fails to cure any case of itching Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in6 to 14 day* , The flrtt application gives Ease and Re** S(* a who thiiite he 1 ys the man w'rtheeil 'ranched the Knock erfrom his ?>x u> cannot hear opportunity \< h money in the batik or Opportunity* Come' CV***-ir*r HIT II Ml? HI! Ill TIHI yvv kaM lo ymo& i uhuj mi Ikuv J r money now ? you'll MEE your money in the Bunk a self and slart saving, k3y on't counl. The lined scoj a splendid start if the f .lso'R.?3Lr\ T -t/Lns, HAVETHEMONEY?WE HAVE Ti IIJ KHi GREAT TURKEY REGION. : Thanksgiving Bird Flourishes Better In Southwest Texas Than Elsewhere. Tin* turkey flourishes in southwest Texas lis in no other part of the Unitel States There is an almnilanee *?f natural food upon which the liirils j thrive wonderfully. There is no luck of wide ranges for their foraging, and ' the elimate is so mild that no shelter ' I is necessary. Hut turkeys were not raised to any extent in tlmt region until the two eoUl storage and slaughter* j lug plants wore c roe tod at Cuoro. Then i Cuoro became the turkey eontor of the United States, more dressed turkeys j bollix shipped out of the town than from any other place in the country ' I-'rom the 1st of November to the last of January the plants are in operation day and night. The largest turkey drive ever seen in the United States took place Into j Cliero when S.unu were herded tiy a j dealer and driven thirteen miles. It I look the drovers thirty hours to deliv- j er the turkeys. The birds took n notion ; to roost in a grove about four miles 1 from town, and nothing would induce ! them to eontiuue the march to the slaughtering pens. When the birds are well behaved and meet with no strange obstacles on the road the drovers have no diflieult.v. but when a turkey drive becomes really frightened a cattle stampede is a tame affair in comparison. The greatest cause of trouble for the drovers Is the turkey's habit of selecting its roosting time without regard to the time of day. particularly if the sky he overcast and the birds jitm i pnsslng through 11 wooded stretch of < road Iti cloudy weather the drovers carefully avoid the bottom lands and wooded sections, where the darkness Is apt to fool the birds Into believing that the sun is sinking. | < Detours of miles are sometimes made ( to avoid such conditions. Once Die birds decide to stop for the night or day it is impossible to force them to continue tlie march. Along the most coimiiwaly used roads for the drives there are regular roosting places at convenient Intervals, which the drov* ^ c ilwy.vs try to reach before dusk ~ , H|'v An Old Man. Micajah Weiss, the oldest pensioner in the United States, died t; short time ago at his home in Hi aver Creek Sullivan county, New York, of infirmities incident to his advanced years. He was in the 114th year of his age and was probably the oldest man in New York. He was born at Dancing Creek, Monroe county, Pennsylvania, and was one of a family of nine children. The early part of his life was spent along Deleware river in lumber ing and farming. For fifty years be was a resident of Beaver Creek, where j he carried on an extensive lumber j business. In his rafts-days he would frequently walk back from Trenton I to Beaver Creek, more than 100 miles, I long before railroads were constructed. He had been known to drive a four-horse load of vcnsion down Delaware valley to Trenton. In August, 1862, Mr. Weiss enlisted in a regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteer infantry and served until the Close of the war. Mr. Weiss was not a tetotaler, taking \ glass of wine or other stimulant. when he though he needed it. When \e returned from the fiftieth anniversary of the battle of Gettysberg in July, 1913, he stopped off in New Vork City and visited the late General Daniel K. Sickels. To Cure a Cold In Ono Day Take LAXATIVE HROMO Quinine. It ntope tike Ceugh end Headache and works aff the Cold. Druggists refund money if it faiTr to cum. E. W GROVE'S signature an .ach box. She J ws no chance 1 I t nmi$'m lie 1 | ._c ? 099 # # f 1 1 t; stuffed hi$ cars with 11 hen she bees sutYimctiK Kj -herberf foufirtoi. |T-j| 'ay* has the latch' J in cm?> talk it ewer, | MtftlM Start a If IB JJante || S * < f s .1 r I I ~ imsrrW, \ i D i\ worse lalcr on liltic jlI a time. r6tcmalic S<:;v irtST- V -c makes no Lm&li provo^ you t-vr KAUFMAN. 'j IE BAH K | C Open on Account 1 M felil UNEXPECTED WAVE OF COOL WEATHER VISITED THE SOUTH EARLY LAST WEEK AND LASTED FOR SOME TIME An unexpected cold wave visited this section of the South the early part of last week and lasted the week out, and th( m some more. The cold snap bej^an with a cold wind out ? the North and r war sufficient to make ice form win. rev* water was exposed. On Thursday the weather was very cloud> and t .ere was a little snow which ei\a;c ' seme excitement though it did not last long. During part of the time thee were showers of rain. One day the rri.i eontinu O until late at night, having started ia he early mornii to fell. Reports show that the cold wave struck nearly the entire South. GET READY FOR IT. What about your plans for next year. Mr. Progrrssivc Parmer? Are they made? Have you definite, clear-cut system already outlined uvd to which you mean to adhere? Above all, have you agreed with yourself that next year your cotton acreage' will he reduced and that y'o\i will give yourself, your family, yollr stock, and your land a chance by planting liberally of food, feed alVd soil-building crops ? We want to make this an urgent, individual appeal to you, for wc believe that it is only as the individual grower realizes that all eoHon another year means ruin that we can hope to achieve any real txaulis in acreage reduction. Let's see what the facts in the case are and then look them squarely in the face: 1. Cotton is now selling at seven cents, or from three to three and onehalf cents a pound below the cost of production. It is, of course, always unsafe to attempt to prophesy, but we Lire only stating a truth when we say iliat to base our I91f> operations on ( ->y higher price is to court financial disaster. 2. Undoubtedly the coming season will see. the almost entire withdrawal of the credit usually extended to the cotton grower. 'ihis is merely good business on the part of the merchant and banker, for they will see that advancing money on a crop for which there may be no market is too danger ous a risk to take. 3. Corn, oats, hay butter and eggs ?in fact, food, and fecdstuffs of every kind, because of the vast destruction wrought in Europe, will be in enormous demand and at higher average prices than for years. With these facts before us, it is nothing moTC than sound business sense to plant less cotton another year. And let us not forget we are not cutting the cotton acreage to get a higher price for cotton, but simply because we can't afford to grow it at present prices?prices that in all liklihood will prevail next year, t Let's not expect the other fellow to do it, for experience has shown that he can't be depended upon. Rather we, you and I, my friend, must do this think, and prepare for it now. Otherwise the hard times we are now experiencing will be doubly, trebly severe a year from now. For the allcotton farmer the handwriting is on 'the wall.?Progressive Farmer.