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Ilk VOLUME XXX. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1914.NUBR1 ____| R 1914 COTTON CROP COTTO LA UD USECOND LARGEST? SM F Government Forecasts 15,800,000 al IS NO UUUEUTE. Will. be Harvested. Condition Sept. 25th, 78.[. $150,000,000 Pool Sug. Washington, otober 2.-Leaders of gested In St. Louis tile movement to dispose of the vast cotton yield, Which this year will be WESTERN BANKERS eft in American hands because of the war in Europe, were given a more ADVANCE NEW PLAN definite idea today of the sizo of the newv crop) wliei thle departmnent of A Plan of Apparently Tremendous agricult'ue announced it would Import Suggested at i Alecting' of amout to 15,300,000 bales of 500 Bankers In St. Louis. Approval of pounds each. Washington now Awaited. Curtailed takings of foreign spin St. I.ouis, Oct. 5.-A plaun for rais- ners. o usually buy fx'n eight to ing a cotton loan fund of $150,000,000. tellmillion bales yearly, already have proposed! by a conferenec )f St. Louis resulted il the adoption of new moth bankers, wak ratified here today by ols for disposing of the 1914 crop, a de'egation of bankers froi the cot- %%ll(l present conditions Indicate will ton g rowin'g states' and now awaits he the second largest Oil iccord. Do only the approval ol' Secretary of the mestic consuniption, usually al'ox Treoasir y .\l(vAdo0 ;1 mid theIC Fed(ral Re- bating four and a half to ive an(1 a serve board before it is carried into half inuilion bales, Is ex peted to be effect; greatly IncreaseIltis year by lieli The plan as approved "in general i essenco" by nine southern bankers the iovellt to siinutate thou' use who had been asked by Secretary Me- -it ionie. Adoo to attend the conference with Official Report, St. Louis bankers provides for the The condition of til cotton Crop of raising of the fund by subscriptions the United States on September 25, from national and state banks, trust wag 73.5 per cent. of a normal, con companies and merchants and mianu- pared with 78 per cent on August 25, facturing companies throughout the 6;.1 per cent last year, (9.0 in 1911. country. and 68.5 per vent, the average of the "It must be distinctly understood," declared Festus J. Wade, chairman announcement was made at noon to of the St. Louis Clearing House asso- day by the crop reportinglboard, bu ciation, and originator of the plan, reau of statistics, United tates de "that this is not a movement for partment of agriculture, In its final the' purchase of cotton. It Is simply condition report of tho season, the a imovement to make available a fund condition being estimated from reports of $150.000,000 to loan. on cotton at of Its correspondents and agents not to exceed six cents per pound throughout the cotton belt. middling basis.' ('ondilon by States. "The establishment of this fund will Conila ons 0 conditiom), by make tie cotton crop a liluid asset States, follos stabilize its price, and bring about Sept. Aug. Sept. Ten normal business conditions In all lines 25. 25, 25 year of trade." 1911 1911 1913 IV. Tile amount to be raised by each "irgiIli.. 80 86 75 71; fi, lnancial center wvill lie ap~portioned 1y N. ('iutoiiai 7..) 8 79 82 70 7:3 t. comittee tit it meeting to be hecl 8. Caroliwa w he 72 77 71 2 lah', providing thle general plan Georgia to 5,000 72 .7 2 eetC the appuroval of the sectetary Ftlorida a . 83 7 71 of the treauryn and the Federsal we- A oluasa u y u 7o G7 69 te million balesI yealy aled have Atulong Soti1thern bankers who a e- islt d in the a7 f nw inoth teded the conference wwere-h Texas ..o.nti 7o 79 id t w1i R1. NV. Robertson, president N ab hekansa l..a..r.. 69 75 r3 68 tional Loanl and bxclage bank, ino- gnn ur and 70 7'a 1 1 fl . lumbia, S. C., and John M. Aliior, Mi180P1i.. . 72 72 64 75 Jr., vice presCident First tilnal. Ri1ch- Oklahomna .. 80 80 42 66 mond. Californlion 96 98 100 a9 Two AWeQek ago Mr. Wade called Unfitedl AtAtnii ..73.5 78 64.1 68.5 tv teonf-brghce of nine St. Louis heads (a) inr-ear average. fot Viereantilx houses and banks and Th crop reporting board's final es lzbmitted to them his Wlian for ris- timate of me lize of this year's crop tag a fund of $160,000,000 to loan In will be announced Tbursday, Decein the cotton states and cotton manuc- be' 10, at 2. P. M. t ltturing centers. The plan then was su7.mitted to cenning feprtm 8eretary McAdoo and W thle Fedei'al The second cotton ginniwr n Aort 2i' Reserve Ward. tho season, compiled fo n repnrts of frhe Southern bankers-, were iTnvited bureau coercsonents aen agents to come to St. Louis to discuss it. 'i'o- taroughout the cotton belt and issue d night they sent thed following telegra y atb 10 A. M. today, announced that to ScrearyM do: ,r8,au bfsalestofcotonie cotatnde 'Th pln a lad bfor ya a~lcoundto areportaes of the season, the the fderalresole bord onFi' coyn1911iha beengeimted fri'om toreptert las, t e~levortox'ase ctto 1 of1 bits2.orrehscopondes andt agents65 larstody wa s1l~mite to he n-rou),giounne ci'otto etemer2 'lerignd. ftercarfulc()ni~il'aion styeanit7,7I byaes.r2,3le the ol owig rsoluionwaspaseJComprinso1,nd off76onditions :by' unanimouslyept.. Auer entpi. 1911 be doped ndthedetilswored ut ear 1957. in191 an191 i1911a. lianc eteri beive he Spotoe byl N. Cearolanl cotton include 70 73i' the coutlite.tametn oeh ".alina to Setebe 725 77st year 3,05 aerso roIdngte with erae plrs a ergia ..t ..d 1.807 bale in .7 meet the andareda tonih thtsecrar Floindag .. i'.o.. 8t Setebe 25b rfethrytreator and the Federal ie- ASbamae.s, . 78thcopai 7n fo7 th6ps serve Hoard, wrmeeywthligtre(s yassiP -n the pecntage ofth AgSouthern bankers wn hdfo o th..toullaa in t.. sa7 years, folow 'fe dd'thescon 1or001 were.nnc texas i . ..in . 7y 79 63 67 tmovemen Lon and 1xching baes o aTAlabama--. ,.7 76 8 7 cottoan. C.1ndJh9M4lehisor .... 32,67 64 7 mond, CalifornlA191 . . . . 92,38100 a94 Two wee~ Adgertir Wits caoied 1911e ....e..735,278 641 6.5 t ofpresce lof nineht. ouiws head- a u-'eraeae ('bmited to them hsddn fethorfa. i'kateo ~s- z fti ersco ingla fdof $150,000,00 toioin w113e.annunce Thursday D6cem hectton steat faildr cotto mau-pbe 12 at12.38..1 Theolan hen was mauingn itdnt Sertaryi MceAdoouanto the Fera lod Thgea Sorrowr baner were linvited 1... 1,1 2. idtely aend th pollwinwn.elegram teFederal rserves bord nFIday 11 ... 0,1 uat on ndevoto ragise acottonloan "'ThatCtheiplan outPanedFbyrMr. GOV[RNOR BL[AS[S M[8SAG[ AN ATIACK ON HIS [[MI[S Recomendations for Legislation at the Special Session Which Convened Yesterday, Covers One Page of a Book of 104 Printed Pages...Reprints Campaign Speeches and Interviews In Full. (The Spartanburg Journal.) tious action. We have recently heard Columbia, Oct. G.-The eXtJia S it saitiat a great victory had been 'riu of the general assembly which won, fit Maine by tie democratic par wa's convened here today at noon (Y. tI,, Wliei'e sOiii or Our great brought a horde of ptliticians to Co- leaders are being seiously deceived. Iit Imbia. There were manly confer- Alin re-elected every one or her con ences during the night and tiis miorn- gi'ssiiWli, ti ree- foi ri Its of them be ing and all kinds of stories aboutit g tepubl lns. She has elected a (I islation were flitting abort. it xCeiis this rn0131 ing as if a bill will rol' ile democrats was a (elocrat hI passed to redlice cotton aereage. It governor, and that was no victory Th~ris seems to be the sentiment of afor detnoi'aCY--it was a Victory for iaiiority of tihe ''ilhi' howvv'ii wislciy, willilost assuredly the Ictling definite can be piedicted. tiesent adiinistration Would not Call A joint resolition provides a refr- oi'y for itself. As a matter of endiIiim of floating a million and a half fact (le Mai election Was thus: Mr. dollars loan to liquidate state indebt- ('is was mayor of it (ify of ednit ess. Porflaid aid a (lioerlt. Ie favor Other proposed legislation p ro vide4 ed local ot l as against pitlibi rortil esablshentof 1 sltesy- 1 tdl.Tm (-lbicant candidate, thle ciili of cottoii ""ateliolses. the( ctenl- Itiousent govetnor, Was r erolli hitioeis slori of fi! faytien(itt of taxt.hatidgreatv a been very str organiizationi of an emergeny baik- fot'enent of tie Prohibitiocr law, and Ing 53'steiii. I 11 II I% Oficials Thrihtw inr tho e city of' Tl'to greater' part of todaty's session IPortlatnd to raidi and close, til I)places w~'as consued Inl rea~ding pia rts 3f eersae whiskey or beet was cised ;overiioi Ilease's 25~,00 w~ord mile$- ven the locker clubs-and this had sage. lost imtl mlany 50 liloiters am11on~g ___________ hose who had htad ill tihe admiist ra gioi previous the rivlege of Lavn g ('ouininOc. O-Bite atack oI thirt beer atid wines in thecir club men, rueasbes arid newspaSershe helect ca featured Governor (ole L. I ',I.as e's rein cohd a nembr the alemocaty i unsuccessful cam paign last !uminet' Inc lio ha bef'e voted rayo tirt for Seator Elio ). sit's Seat ti e eort a or I l iae e t governor, iot becase lie wa fr demiocrat. bit. as a vbtikc to ile P a rt o h t i etritt an esio thai ra bie. stcrt wa f or o f theeinoit y kte1I i l bee st y th aid wolioskey out of aein lockers aiid ('fora ti estbesm n of a siata ies tem f corton waeoshxen- in aprcina refused to give it back to tlieti. ni r essago anza in be df lia ered today to r addition to tlians, lesol freidsiI ie I gislatl i, whieli conv ned at I had ci ilsde got for \t C rtis Th gr11 er art ofi o's Ison Partland oto rt ad blos u la Ill ce effort to red vine reliang prI I I.f wiher- es or bewas used m mardtd ewp r w thteir beayadowr ain tlieinb rion cilivied.5 by ( lie Eti 101 t \%iiit andi ierstoria frierl -Iiinade gov('r'tior Vve etred Pceror Coe ti. lease's mgarless of whether lie Itiglit be a camplgf scncaigs ia Ti uI m Im iv e foliiri enatir flloni Sith~'sat i tmcat or a tep fr la yrC. rerinted iitd Stutes foente ae mdeI ''So yo will see Ilnt bie h(! wtioc'as at.t of the permn anI party needs to be warned. I tell pagemes.atsi(!i toda' il tate bte oeror's ationri . n t1in-fo yu gerio to haviiing~ takhen tir beer message whichhe delierd da teo rfus toiger, aid bi ctlie Novem. ben legislatio occuy Only Oone fage ad election ate not carefully watclied and are as follows: Iglurded tie ioxt wiitii~'ll be r'e 1. 'lint (lie legisla to "'appointn pubcit aride got dfmocr.atic. coranltteo tiv confer With siiflil Therefore I urge oti rot to depend committees fbo the rea upon outsidae welp, ant let uts trelp otir other ottoi growig cotat As for the selves." campaignof speechs m a ant wil Gaovernor Blease sneers at the In relieve the li'seiiI situation ard lre- coring state adrulnstiatr, whIch m't o th meragnee of conditions as you take o1fiee I hen dnary. they -1&% oldy""h noigamnsrto i f.. That1 the#- legislature pas's a "Tenc ig dniittoi"le lae prohibiting the eae of ary prop- says, "cannot be looked to to help thel erty real or peisonal, umnder ainy lien 1o' an arid tIe lboring maN." or mortgage rr to thle first day of Of over-ntoniiuatre wchard I. Octobei', 1915, with a piroviso i the Marmidg M'. lease says: "T eis man, bill that It ay debtuor shall pptrit ho is io%%' the fresident of a 'bank in to mmate wiy . ith his propity, orto suiter and a ,i.ecto' in many other domitteeos fro the rilarde tof' Tergefor'e ion ure Io nt stote de ond ci'as~Itsva ir t~' hnii~ Ii~ii of uphon outi''(icsieril, but setor us hieli ur lolthall iotn il growi Blate'' for he t,,~i~"~la~l is iei ei purpose of lissheg suca l 'as as will0't~e lo'lr iariai o' h o' reive the rise fotuat~ ion aniprie- overntors Blease sneeris a the ainl vet' a tverne.'1' dofR continsase fomingto tae amiosratioan thir'chf sth iretod as yo." tdgnr will 'rsa a take oric in Jaury.si'(e vi li. of'ih'at thereislatoure "pasy ia The inacoin admsiistacin,".h your stateitin theat e f a1(0' n pro Ias "cnnt be i'l looke or tohelis the ormotgyagpricois'ri th fiist daofsh : renb Of s elovernor-o m iate ha rid best, -that cfanno y hito ishal esailsmpti t w illno the preiden lt (frof a hank ing to make s ay hi lic his popty, h oar j to Suter and trar bieliever in man oter fido i ortu amaie blc il order1 til d 'e- lag orpoiv~ rtios o'cintoi ste.t lieanm is vaife ah riitle oflde theeryoa sion aOs sienatr arond repr' turne shlont apply ths rhi. goentv, votdI ofainst'he tinrs !i. Thaiit lie legis latur e '' jass an acrt f the1 lasin Itman( an orl t look etedIng~l te im p ent the' pame t xoatlon, red his'to oday tere oran 5. alitax~. ty, leoisly ande ''clv. yori sdalerf t'orporiatior, andthrl. rsthl 'eid ars i your11 judine'in't wioll ' flersand att on y I i reevno tohe f mostIg benfialaw or axpyr t hei(il ri tnaniou and 'lid votr'seing, yioti ofstiat' sotat iiifli p ior mn who "if If yioui3'' w id aoo vir t'he' ist.'o hoons." n osietosyde himiebere elected to3 fair ent' false best but.t tinno lay his tx esgve3ol fai thoste ia' ici(ecal(ihi ios C evefnris lile home m'~it lyoitti be mbos(f ledro a c att'at tiorce po t h se blifk Sandi Wol andIti( Cii 1 iyt enotas os i system act.' i'nt'totetithice street.lla" t ~r -7. IThat the legis: nitutre "'prass an ac't o ri elwsgii rdgtllfc,( retuciting thera l 'i ate off ieear' si' el or lht3Ot tlittoP i this thate tof oi' ider cinti." i i ' ~ ncyu i it toic 'h iz it thecout tesof orkant Lti (115 hose yous lil afind th.a quitat lre stife'ei o rit(htInur fomtie tii - nuldibr ot keem- lieveii the major- i stor dur'lrg t~e jist umme.'' iity--aret~ wfin.rI, or ls, sckhld Ooverndo 'seraaeidevotesojiarationssmile. hismesageto n aalyis f te r- It a thfor hashoest oourthe o cen elct~n I Mane ntIdra treoreernor Icgsland' o coursmeote conluson hatthedeocrticPfi'fylyhe eoleas as l whlv eino, fork polls n Noveber. to fay: e npchn reifier otheiug louwer ".Thate d eslat'pryo tive your smllrt acoeruntionh bole al 'tlon nfethe aeriae ionteorlantin of- av kn gi. WAR COSTING FRANCE SEVEN MILLIONS A DAY CONVENION But is S1ill Far From Hlaving Her lie. serves Exhausted. Paris, Oct. 3.--The war is costing France $7,000,000 a day. Minister or, Curtailment by Law Reco. Finance Alevandre Itibot announeeed today that the outlay for the first six ty days of the conflict has been $120, 000.000. OPPOSED SYSTEM OF In ia Tenips interview M. Itibot Says t.he Bank of France on Octoher I had $812,100,000 ii cash, which was $63, 800,000 more than It had oi the ev sorderly Metlg III the Iuterest of of the war. C(1101 Ileluct 11 el it fie court "Advances made to ithe gover inment Illouse .1141ay .11orii when llcso. October I. after two Ilionths of war, reached $120,000,000." t'he in ister of' i a 1 - ) ljii iio finance Said. "Th'le credit b)1alnces onl II n lce ~i i. ''F ~ r~it.b'di iee I . ! l f n is an( i l s Jitell fliill ('4till o thle sailie datte ill tlhe' treaslury wasa $.~19.;'10.1100 andm l therefore we 'ar1 I'ar' :i, I'olriii, ft(n' lev islattiire was from exhaitilsteid tie a.mounlit Provided 01 ('iliIed to vil la ws w II ich. by our11 conveltiol with tli haeiii would rbane. the coit, proilm-liou. Iesides we have juii reeewed the. , s lilt'' i.CI* I convention to assulre( I he rec'sour l-ces ii iig ab'o wolt oi record a nleessary in' i case the waIr shotuld bw posing tle state !a i prolonlged beyond the dat - now , 'ore- -i mi l. li e o Oor seenl. "''ralce is far from having exhauls- toll to Iiis -,talv tot western tatc3 tvd her r 'serves and whenl the houri' Whl( ! ii -wevil is p)eValt-Ilt. 'ho colmies she will find tle mliolley for a1 llev'Ing was I very disoll *y ono, new 10oan w\'teh at preIsent. Is unnleces- aol 1dzl nl vlp-l. h lo aliii sary." si at will. Order was Inti-lially. i)iscussing the projected reollening restored ifter a o0del of 110511105 of the Pris bouirse M. Ribot said: was suggest ( y Mr. It A. Cooper "I think there Is; an interest in (o- 1.1(1 adopted by tilt! on Ion. Ing so withouit delay but it is neces- ine110(1 o organiecI with Col. T. sary to take into consideration that tihe exchanges il London and New Wharton as sty'relaiy. Mr. N. B. Dial, York still reiailn closed. There is. who attended the eOl oi ('!ng . ; in. no hirry anywhere to give too great olinh several weeks ago, iiilde a facilities for the negotlations of for- report to tile effect. that ihe Cll'('55 eign seen1i ties for t(' fear- of seeing Went, on record as favoring a (lItic money go abroad and if the hourse next year of at. least ifty per reopens we would have to take pre- Mt . i'.l also qpokv ('orn'njq calitions itn tis 1 direCtion. oth phases of tie cottoll Sdii 11011, "A hove all have confidence and fltIltg 011t tle oi all preach c('nfilence. W\e have thl'le b)est. stat worki ng In unison oi )Ill. reasois for being opt imistic and if i ll optimilisiIs a irtu in ill times of greatI All.. H. Y. ('iilbcitsoi made t r crisis we have not inuich dliliciulty in port, of file corn 1111.1 or appoiltici a rh( praelicing it at ihis timii(''' le."al-1t Inectilg il the coill i ols,'. The f')Iof ;lct g wvas I Ii,' repor-t b; I rr1'. TWO WEEKi I., SPI'I( ,l l.S. I,,(, n''~ :a t W, thi, lllvwills "Tr (' W liarts and Perils of PaIlilnie Afofial' lk t'oe al Idle Hlour 1 Monday andl. Tuesda pyi.lo of linit lg Ilie j1:odiie'ioll Next week is another big week withi if '(lion r. 3 oar to fi 114p!' lIlt. (he Idle Iiour, the sem1i-m11on1tlily ap- I l' 1(1ed oier 'Oti gio\%iug iearan1 of Miss Pcarle WiIte ill tle adolPt sitil-resol ii Lions.' Perils of Pau line being on the pro- Nulirous other lesoliiiois In fram for Tuesday night and the Trey t liced, but were not filed wi (11i 0' learts for Monday night. These 8eCretary, so Wer~e not wIition into two serials are drawing large crowds the record. One of These was by Xr. each night that they are shown and W. C. Irby, Jr., which provided for next week's pictures will come Ill) to a bond Issue by the ntate to meet tho the usual standard, emergency. Mr. R P. Mdowai In trodutced ano1th er resolutioni, em body FENEFIT PERFOILMANCE. Ing the ideas in the wrt of tie coU _______ nittee mentioned above with severat The idle Hour Picture Siow to ive other additions. winong t.hne 1 'art of Proceeds to the lied Cross pmsng the state walohouse systen on Soliety. tho ground or its ilfaiiless to the At the Ieqiiest of the )aughters of faime' who lives a ditance from town. lie American Revolution the Idle 1louir Both of these were among those fabled, Picture Show will doiiate part or its to "wii o order. Iowver, Mr. W. L. r'oceedslinx1 Friday to tle ed (Cross r Fundil. Thei ~ mioney dlonatIedI will bwei irol1101(ppsOKilYbldis ulsed asM a par it of LIhe geneiralI Southi i' ia v n h at0'Ii'at C'arolina fllund thait will hb' senit io the bsy':lai~llai~ly111 isIh Nat ionlli d Cr ~i 'oss soc(iety to be, used '~ ('iIlliOi114 i IIOi o gbt in (ain tor~ (0 the woundedil of thie Iau- .i ' 'i' , oilIuad ii'x:t illeani watr. 'alifoiesxe TheIi pr'ogramt forl that dayi3 will be as I(o...I.Wiltl el~dtels follows: "The'lia'I ~lf Hreed"' a goodsae(faiooiionsigtleIi. we,'sternl lpicture andi~ two ('omledies:laii'toasa igrtla pohh '"The l)eeir lilnter'' and "'East Lynni0e b lllnel ll ouh(Jl~lla Ill lugville."' Ii is hioled that as many~ 1 al ilie(I'(O~ll~iyH it asi polssib'le will aiittend the afterinoon 1eli'(t'lwib(i olwei IarIger Crlowd ini the ighit periforman; lce. I A((A( "I ' lMi:Lt'I I This will not1. (on1'lyihelp to swell the fouid buiit wvill mieani a mnoro Comnforlt--Il tiil n'(liS lttleli'tliIl litndedl'lI Almotli Unni mousli y lieMajst e rllie clnpili', s c tton1113 t liedul lfi He ii th Cur the ior (ifS. . &IL I. \'ilkx Housle Mondalg ~tty Mori wenileo .. Ilaly art.aWlargelylietIsnded meetpniloI' ~'1ar ('m~ll upon 'rmIs andi'Ii oter inth Coa-s Musen the hioOilihiic day((101 onnf te legisltureias of the 31 ajest Iic Iirlipzedtl'(5~1( (i iIil tI i toii et lasss h ichi L' valabl t th pssesorofanylf~lle ndxa ye averhage fit er eenl . iThet of cokig uensl. tcIs ayig cti-oting allso want unsrelyord aop. stoli'ale s i'ss o t subect osf ig he It w tih-ms e t tlhin,' ('eoonilql ue orf'ue. Th de in- e boer tsse fn or h oeif tof ::ior stralon illcontnuethroigiout ill rnrs a n td tehe rt at iot 0:' ot I wek.Thelades reparicuarl ii.tslng to d hissttlyfro Aetn iivtt.tes vitd t viittheStO'O hie i ~inwhexetee o-wvi any youngalen to h plores. 'ndm anotd byi the convetion