Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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??.. ? . i | Spray W ' Makes old orchards produce; R cf garden and true!:, .day a cc.n p spray and grow price v/innc: 3. n Wm. Schicld Mi?f. V.o.t St. Louis i CEr?'/^V-r^v*Tr' ",T^'r*'v* " VT*?" T'"T ?' #M/ji * / 391 [l r/^riy * ,%?!'<?>UE 71^ yrt-.^ I : .' '.-rl-f , iil^'J.I'f*. --. / *!8sw*n > rSTATEPiECEi?fS=^ } OOOn COLLATERAL McLaurin Has P'an for Loans Ion Cotton JE LOAN A/V AS MADE nator Banks of Calhoun Gets Ten Thousand Dollars on Certificates at five per Cent Arrangements to finance through \v York banks cotton stored in ite warehouses were announced yes day by John L. McLaurin, wareuse commissioner, on his return ?r/n a trip to Washington and New rk. He was accompanied by J. Ar Eifar Banks, State senator from Cali|l,n county. "The arrangements persisted produce the money," said ScnWjtor Banks, who told how he had borJj/wed .$10,000 at 5 per cent, straight Iist on receipts for cotton which s stored in a State warehouse, j practical difliculty heretofore ing in the way of the warehouse m has been the financing of the 1, but this has now been reel, it is said, so that hereafter ?s who have cotton stored in the m and who desire to secure loans eii; warehouse receipts can do so IotX' rate of interest, uable assistance was rendered dcLaurin by W. P. G. Harding, nber of the federal reserve board n New York the commissioner satisfactory conferences with the inty Trust company and the Nat City Bank, of which Frank P. erlip is the president. It was at tuaranty Trust company that Mr. s procured his $10,000 and the i Carolinians report that they boit would have been easier to get n of $100,000 on cotton. They hat the New York financiers are isiastic over the plan and will every assistance. , McLaurin has a proposition itted for his acceptance detaili, plan to overcome the difficulty nted in the fact that the money 1 be borrowed by so many dift individuals and the bank wishes al with a single borrower. The jstion is made that Mr. McLaurin ige with some responsible bank iovh-moI irtefifiit inn ! n fii vn to loan against State warehouse Jpts and that he take in conneci with such loans, an agreement Tg the institution selected by him ftion. Then it can send the ware:,e receipts to a broker in New t with a sight draft on the New c bank, under the provisions of New York State law recently fid, providing for such acceptB. These acceptances are geny charged by the bank accepting 1 per cent per annum or at jrate of 1-4 per cent, for each 90 ^acceptance. Drafts so accepted *e sold in the market at the presume at a rate of 2 1-2 per cent. Jtnnum, which, added to the acince commission of 1 per cent. foch 90 days, equal to 2 1-2 per ir annum, would make the total the money so borrowed 4 per local bank could get this and distribute it to their cusat 6 per cent, and make a f 2 per cent, for its services e risk assumed. "It will take me for me to go over all these ," said Senator McLaurin, en I will make a statement; I aced a straight loan for Senaiks at 5 per cent, straight inwhich is a good deal better e 8 per cent, discount now berl in South Carolina, and hard ave rented from Patrick A. all ' his lakes and fishing i, and hereby warn all persons Ircspassing or entering tnereon, itcring or trespassing on the >f H. K. Cooke and Addellc situate in Galivants Ferry jp, Horry County, S. C. its Ferry, S. C. H. K. Cooke, March 5th, 1915, Adclle Cooke, Jim Skipper. ' Devil Lye <loublc3 the yield F at your grocery Tb'%? Ttr fV*>Mg?. jr.7# js ytI y /1 ,/# ' -^vl. ? " m^SM sMifik^AVl \l \ ".' * 0 tiif JSlii *ilfy4,?&1 '$*3 w&i&i i m mr.-^k for grohg trucks !f Wrw fl ilM'M^' ,<# T.WO .^VCANSl B i i i "w. i i iMiA 6?XoSj) I ' ,SH:| Signs of the Times. A more optimistic spirit among country people than has been seen since the European War began. A great willingness on the part of rural women's clubs to undertake work for school and community betterment. A realization on the part of all that I some system of "Water in the Home" I :s a necessity. As President Cook of die Hattiesburg, Miss., State Normal aptly puts it. The getting of water from the source of supply to the point of application is the greatest single b.urden that the rural or mill housewife has to bear." An increased interest on the part of women everywhere in what constitutes a "balanced ration." And there is need of enlightment, for a housekeeper in the Rivcrside-Toxaway community at Anderson, when asked what she had for breakfast replied, "Fat back and biscuits." And how did you cook your fat back?' 'was the next query. "1 fried it," was the reply. "What did you have for dinner?" the visiting teacher asked. "Fat back and cabbage and biscuits," was the prompt reply. "Mow did you cook your fat back?" interrogated the visitor. "I boiled it." "And what are you going to have for supper?" asked the teacher. "Well, I ain't thought much about it. Hut I 'low as how 1 will have fried fat back and biscuit!" Oh, balanced ration, what crimes are committed against thee! Wiison for Peace. Washington,?Full confidence in the great body of calm people of the na, tion who serve as "stabilizers" when the excitable ones try to "rock the boat" in these perilous days, was voiced by President Wilson in an address before the Baltimore conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, in annual session here. The The president appealed to the nation for support in administering his office, saying: "If I can speak for you I am powerful; if I can not 1 am weak." He said it was possible for a people to be impartial when "a quarrel is none of theirs.' He referred also to danger of missionaries in some foreign lands of which lie said he had thought much of late. Ritjlinn W'lvwn A f!htinfllnv r?f A I. lanta, Ga., in introducing the president declared that the members of the conference were behind him as patriots. Secretary Daniels occupied a seat on the speaker's platform during the session. IS FROM GREENWOOD G. W. Nichols Wanted for Misuse of the Mails. G. W. Nichols, rearrested when he left the federal prison at Leavenworth Kan., where he had been serving a sentence for using the mails to defraud in Oklahoma, is wanted by the postofTice authorities in South Carolina on a similar charge. Nichols was connected with the Metropolitan Loan & Trust Co., of Greenwood. With other officers of the company, he was called to account by postoffice inspectors in 1907 on the charge of using the mails fraudulently. Strikers Cause Riot. Three hundred striking longshoremen, strike breakers and sympathizers eniraered in a riot on the nrincioal business street at Tacoma, Wash., last Wednesday night. . Several shots were fired, but so far as known no one was wounded by the bullets. Two men were cut with razors and many were badly beaten. The police used their night sticks freely and arrested ^a score of men. * Germans Return Home. Information has been received at Rome to the effect that six German scientists who attended the international congress in Australia and were interned there when hostilities began, finally have been, granted permission by the British government to return to their homes. ANSWER 8F ALLIES - DID NOT SATISFY United States as To Questions Asked Concerning Blockade NOT CERTAIN IF IT 13 LEGAL Department of State Will Forward Another Protest to Great Britain say Dispatches. Washington, March 18.?The United States considers that Great Britain and France, in the British Order in Council and accompanying notes, have not answered questions proposed to them as to what warrant there is under international law for the estab'i d >.nent of an embargo on ali comrncr cial intercourse, directly and indirectly, between Germany and neutral countries. It was stated officially at the State department today that this government still does not know whether the i action of 1 lie Allies is intended as a , legal blockade or whether ordinary j rules of contraband and non-contraJ band are to be their legal basis for future detentions. On a determination of this question probably will depend not only the nature of any steps to be taken by the United States now but also the basis for damage claims arising out of interruptions to American commerce. In preparing the protest to be sent to Great Britain and France the possition of the United States substantially is as follows: Position of America. 1. If the action of the Allies is a blolkade all commerce directly with Germany can be halted by making the blockade effective a certain "radius of activity" being allowed for the blocking wai'ships off the German coast because of the newly developed activities of submarines. But there can bo no legal blockade of the coast of neutral counrics of Europe contiguous to those at war. under anv circumstances and commerce between the United States and neutrals especially in non-contraband should bo free from interruption irrespective of ultimate destination. 2. If the action is not a blockade then there exists no legal right to detain cotton or other non-contraband cargoes even when consigned directly to German ports. Nor can foodstuffs nor conditionl contraband be justly interrupted unless proven, though consigned to Germany, to be destined for the use of belligerent forces and not its civillion population. Under the same circumstances too there is no legal basis for detaining cargoes conci ivno/1 from 1 T nif a/I <if ao f a f Kn u VIII tm; v nituii iv; iiic neutral countries of Europe if contain ing cotton or non-contraband goods, ir respective of ultimate destination. Sim ilarly the Allies cannot under the previus accepted principles of international law interrupt shipments of food stuffs and other conditional contraband en route between the United States and neutral countries unless clearly proven to be going eventually to the beligcrent forces of Germany and not its civilian population. Must Not Stop Commerce. 3. Neutral countries of Europe may declare embargoes on re-portation of contraband or nor.-contraband thus preventing supplies from reaching rUtMYionw Wifl 1 lut? OAxronnin-n in' irlif I the United States does not take issue, but it will insist on its right to ship to neutral countries placing the burden of stopping further progress on the latter nations themselves. In considering the foregoing propositions, officials realize that Great Britain and her allies have set up the claim that their actions constitute retaliatory measures against Germany, but this, in view of the American government does not affect status of international law as between the United States and the belligerents. The American attitude has not changed materially as a result of explanations in the exchange of notes with Great Britain and France. In whatever communications or protests are made by the Washington government to safeguard its rights there will be a reiteration, it is understood of the questions asked in the identical inquiry to Great Brtain and France. In 4.1.:,. IL _ ?11: i ...i 4.1 . 4I mis me aiues are asiveii wnemer me rules of blockade or the rules governing contraband and non-contraband were to be followed application of both being viewed "as having no precedent in international law." Great Britain's answer has indicated that the cargoes diverted into British ports and owned by neutrals arc to be restored to their owners, but this this will not affect the insistence of the United States or the legal rights of its subjects to ship cargoes of a contraband character to and from neutral countries without interruption and regardless of their destination. During Ihe Civil war, the United States enforced a rigid blockade of the Southern waters by stopping oargoes while plying between neutral ports, but in the famous Matamoros cases finally ruled upon by Chief Justieie Chas^? of the Supreme Court of the United States, the rules of blockade; and continuous voyage in shipments between England and Mexico were not held to extend to goods of a non-contraband character. State Department officials, recalling that noncontraband goods were released and permitted to be forwarded to their destination, in the Confederate. Suites. These cases have formed the precedent for American practice ever since the decisions wore accepted by Great liritain at the time as equitable. Communication .Not Ready. High officials said last week that no commui nation to the Allies had been finally drafted but that memoranda on the subject were being prepared. In was declared at the. State Department that although the word "blockade" is used by Great Britain in describing the object of her new measure, the American government considers that a blockade is a qustion of fact and requires certain advance notifications to that elfect which have not been giv en. The belief of high officials is that Great Britain, to continue her outlined course will lie obliged finally to admit that there is no legal basis for her action and that it is solely a re taliatory measure- resulting; from the exigencies of war. Should such an admission bp recorded olFieially it might have a vital effect, it was said, on the amorican interpretation of international law in the future. Some officials thought that it no longer could be charged as an unneutral act to levy an embargo on supplies to the belligerents should Congress that power on the executive. BRITISH AIRMEN ACTIVE LAST WEEK. Dropped Bombs on Submarines at Hoboken Injuring Two of These. ?Germans Ready to Act.?Reported Another Supreme Effort About Staged by the Germans in Flanders London, March 24.?A British air raid on Hoboken, near Antwerp where the Germans are constructing submarines; another threatened effort by the Germans in Flanders and heavy fighting in the Carpathians are the outstanding features in last Thursday's war news. Five British airmen started from Dunkirk to raid the submarine yards, but only two reached the mark. Two were turned back by tthick weather and a third landed in Holland because of engine trouble, and was interned. According to a British Admiralty report, two of the five submarines which were observed on the slips, were damaged and the works set afire. Prior to the war, this plant was known as the Cockerill works and was owned by a British company. When the Germans took the plant over, a high wire fence was erected around it and no Belgian was allowed to enter. Workmen were brought from Germany to build the submarines. 4 ,,u iu? r i: ? l./iOJJcl LVnun LIW1II 11IU WUU'II ll'Ullllfl say that seven German airmen attack ed the British raiders, but were outflown. Early Action Expected. In the same region it is reported that the Germans are preparing for another supreme effort in Flanders. Already there has been considerable fighting along the Yser, the Germans having bombarded Nieuport and Dixmude, while the Belgians have made progress along both banks of the river. The big battle of the moment, however, was in progress between Dukla Pass and Uzsok Pass in the Carpathians, where in their official communication the Russians claimed to have captured a number of Austrians and to have made a general advance. Aus trian correspondents declared that this battle was likely to continue for some time. The Austrians developed a fresh offensive in Bukowina to which territory they sent reinforcements and according to their account, driven the Russians back towards the frontier and removed th? immediate menace of Czernawitz. On the other extreme wing of the Eastern front the Germans had reoccupied Memel with the assistance of their warships which had bombarded the roads by which the Russians were falling back. The Germans also apparently checked the Russian advance on Tilsit. Unfavorable weather was interfer ing with operations in the Dardanelles Secures Lease. J. A. Visquesny, state forest fish game warden, and H. M. Lockridge announced last Wednesday that they had obtained a 30-year lease from Col William Seymour on 50,000 acres of forest land in Randolph and Pocahontas counties which will be converted into what is claimed will be the largest game preserve in the United States. The tract contains bear, deer and other wild game. RUSSIA STRIVING TO REACH HUNGARY Fighting Desperately to Get Through AUSTRIANS ARE IN THE WAY Mailing1 Great Effort to Beat Back the Invaders.-VeryQuiet in Wesctern Area Tho Russians have lost no time since the fall of Przomysl in attempting their drive in the Carpathians to roach Hungary. In the various nioin tain passes where already thousands of men have fallen Russians ami Austrians are in another death grip, the one army to force its way through the mountain passes, the other to beat ! back tho invaders. The Russians am striking theiv best blow on the 80mile front between Hart held and Uzsok, and although the operations are being carried on under the most difficult conditions the claim is made ofiieiallly that they are developing "with complete success." The nature of the lighting is indicated by the fact that only are there great snow drifts to contend against, but the Russians have had to tight their way through barbed-wire entanglementh, rows of trenches and j works strongly fortified. In one of these places near Lupkow Pass, an Austrian position, said by the Russian War Office to be very important, was carried by assault. Here the Russians captured 5,000 men, 100 officers and several dozens of machine guns, and latest advices from Petrograd describe the Austrians as retreating from certain positions. The Austrian War Office, however announces the repulse of heavy Russian attacks in this particular section of the front and declare the lighting continues. While it was thought a day or two ago that the Germans were preparing to undertake a powerful offensive in Flanders ,nothing has come of this up to the present, so far as is known. In fact, the operations in the west of late have been of an insignificant character. The British Admiralty announces the end of the famous German submarine U-29 which sank several British steamers and torpedoed others In making the announcement the Admiralty said it had good reason to believe that the U-29 had been sent tc the bottom with all hands. More than ordinary interest attached to the U-29 because of the belief in some quarters that Lieutenant Weddigen, who commanded the submarine U-29 when she sank three British steamers cruisers in the North Sea last September has been promoted to the com mand of the newer and larger boat. Meantime other German submarines have been active and the U28 which sank the Dutch steamer Medea which, according to the British admiralty ,was flying the Dutch flag and carried a Dutch crew. Smith Found Dead. Samuel W. Smith, ordinary of Dougherty county, a lawyer and real esf n f a /lnolni' urno ^ '1 " 4 ~ I.UVV \iv-cnvi , n?lo 1UUIUI llCilll 111 till vault of his office in the court house at Albany, Ga., early last Wednesday with a shotgun wound in the breast. The authorities stated all indication were that he had committed suicide owing to despondency due to ill health Smith was nbout 54 years old and unmarried. He was a son of the late Congressman William E. Smith. Receives Medal. Jacob C. Frist, station master at the union passenger station last week received a medal from President Wilson as a reward for heroism displayed February 3, 1914, when he rescued an aged woman, Mrs. Green, and her grandchild from in front of a Mobile & Ohio engine. His left leg was broken and he was otherwise iniured bv t.hp enennp that, wp.g Wdnv V ~ o v- v " ""O down on the woman and child. The War's Demand. War's continued demand on American granaries was shown last week in a commerce department report of a single sale of flour to continental Europe which required 512,000 bushels of wheat for its production and two steamers to transport it from New York. Its value was $750,000, and it was milled by a middle western company. The buyers paid for the shipment at the seaboard and assumed all transport risks. Puts War Tax on City A dispatch from Berlin, printed by the Telegraaf, states that the Russian city of Lodz has been ordered by the German military authorities to pay a war tax of 500,000 rubles ($25,000.) The Best Hot Weather Tonic GROVE'* TASTELESS chill TONIC enriches the blood, builds r > the whole sys*ctn and will won lerfully strengthen and fortify you to withstand die iepressiug effect of the hot sumnie*- SOc. il?AC(tTOVtRMM | f. .M&iti. ? \ fig f RAT CORN? i 1 TV- ;t rat and mloo rv ormlnator irada. KlllSdUlv kly !!ti aOsoluii'iy ulilioutodor. Muiumiilivs?thus i>t vontlnyr dccompost^ tion. TU'tior tlvni nil tlv traps in thi? world. 1 i:sl<t on i: nuine it VI COUN'. a-V. M)c, $L at dealers ox i?y until, post* i paid. V BOTANICAL N'FG. CO. ^3^" 4th & Race Sts., Philadelphia* Pa* W. E. McCORD, Dental Surgeon, CONWAY. S. C. i ii^ H. H. WOODWARD, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, CONWAY, S ~ I ? HAL L. BUCK, * * Fire Insurance * Office Conway National Bank Conway, ?? - - S. C. ? > K. B. SCARBOROUGH Attorney at Law, CONWAY. S. C. LUM JUNG LAUNDRY, POMW A V c P VVTA' f? JL 9 Beginning July 1st. 1913 All persons must take tickets!for work left here. Possitively no work delivered until ticket is prosentod. Laundry not called for in 30 days will be sold for charges. LUM JUNG ???o WILLIAM EUGENE KING, M D Physician and Surgeon Office in Piatt Drug Co. AYNOR,. S. C. CHICHESTER S PILLS Vr-v TIIK lVr.AMONI> 1IUAM). 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SCARBOROUGH, Conway, & OL Complete Waterworks, Steam, Hotwfe ter and Hot Air Heating Plants INSTALLED ANYWHERE M Only Plumbing and Heating goods and material of highest quality used* Full line of Tub, Toilet, Lavatory Sink and other Bathroom Accw"to and repairs on hand at all Plumbing and Heating PUT WATER AND HEAT IN YOUR HOUS& Arc You Just at Odds With Yourself?, Do You Regulate Living? Are you sometimes at odds witti yourself? Do you wonder what alls you? True you may be eating regularly and sleeping well. Yet something is the matter! Constipation Headache, Nervousness and Billions Spells indicate a Sluggish Liver. The tried remedy is Dr. King's New Life Pills. Only 25c at your druggist. Bucklen's Arnica Salve for Skin Eruptions.?adv. T. B. LEWIS, Atty. and Counccllor at Law CONWAY, - - - S.C.