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MOLD VUt'll COTTON. ?o the Poop!? of tho StaU> t *r. VY colon. Columbia, ? lt.?Mr. F. H. W to too. the secretary of tho South CarollA* Cotton aatoclatlon, yesterday sssuod an Important statement regard hag the cotton situation. Mr. Weston ejgtut upon all cotton growers to stand pat an the price fixed by the Southern Cotton Association and the Farmers' Union for II oeata and emphasises the ssseoaatty for merchants and bankers *ad all claasee la the South to svip the cotton planters In this statement It as follows: Mr. Weetoo, la speaking of the slt sjaitottt yesterday nald: *tm slew of the decline of cotton tar the last few weeks, I deem It to Issue this sppesl to the mere bants and bankers of a><utu Cam lima. "The national executive committee a/ the Southern Cotton Association, ?Sieh met aft Jackson. Miss., on Sep? tember I. after ourvasoing the cotton Situation thoroughly recommended and fsxod ths mini own price of cotton at II cents. "At this meeting of the rational ex? ecutive com mit too ell of the cotton producing States were represented, ex ?apt Oklahoma and the Indian Terri The mea who composed the ex itivs committee which met at Jack ware men of the highest charac? ter and fully Informed as to the crop neadltlons in their respective States. Oar own Stats was represented by Pressdont 8. D. Smith, Executive Cassgeitteesnan i;. L. Archer and Dr. W.*W. Jtxy. Dr. Ray was requested by the writer to ascertain by inquiry and Observation, ths condition of the ?attorn crop In the several states thmngjh which fee passed; his report asabedlsd la an latervtcw, which he 4**re oat a few days after his return, certainly not indicative of al arge "We know at this season of ths that many of the growers of who have In many laatancss their cotton by mortgage or far sapplies furnished them to it, are compelled by necessity to pal thatr cotton on the market, lrre of prices, unless sided by meal merchants or bankers. Of jasaras the cotu n buyers srs sware and will continue to pat the f cotton down as long as grow? er* found who oro wilting to s*!l losses that result to this ?I bi led Individual effect every man, W'iman and rh< i In the South: It tmsot be ina*?w<d by hundreds of but runs up Into millions time cott>n goes down means much less money for the home, laol house, the merchant, the and the development of the rupees of ths South. "Th?ie can be no reason assigned ?bis material decline In the price cotton; I very man who has bad an taalty to observe, will cheerfully testimony lo ths fact that cotton dotorlorsted la ' the hut two or weeks: heavy rains having fallen, followed by extremely high nssnperature. I wss Informed by a tvdlabto cotton manufacturer that f avails the visible supply of cotto ? rheaordlng to the estimate of the statln >?Is greater than It was last r. yet the quality Is so poor that only about JS i*sr cent, of each bale ana be spun. The consumers, with tha cotton on band and the farmers Who havrf uold la advance, are making afvery effort lo force the market down There Is but one remed> Par 1 this condition, and that Is for the holders ef cotton to withdraw tt from ths market, cutting off the anppry. "I .m confident that tho thoughtful people all over the .South realise the tact that their destiny, and thst of their country Is wrapped up In cotton; and It behoove each and every man. whatever niay be his vocstlon or pro tasalon. to come to the aid of the farmers in their effort to stem this ?aruasonablo and unjustifiable attack upon the price of cotton. "Cotton goods have not declined In price, nor have those articles, which vre are obliged to purchase, depre? ciated. "The Farmers* Union, which I de tleve Is a good organization, has fixed tta mlnlmu n price at 15 cents. Purely the membership of the two organiza? tion*, the Southern Cotton Associa? tion and the Farmers' Union, should be ahle to hold a sufficient quantity of cotton off the market to keep up the prtco. "The people of the South have the Situation In heir own hands; It is far them to sty whether the South Will be prospe'ou* or poor I b? ||? v? that the peop e of the South renllxe tha Intrinsic v ?Ine of cotton, and thai they will join hands and do all In their power to secure a good price f ?r the cotton crop of 1 ?J'?7. According to all eotimat?*. this crop of eat tea Is far less than the consumers will need, PSld.they Will gtVS US our price. If we have the courage and the manhood to demar d it and Habt for It." i Of Intercut to Many. *Pv?mr's Kidney < nrr will cure any ?su?e of hlwPSl or bladder trouble that TS i,o? C 1 iiH dl ?v Ko averts ins * n d< I rt'i m St?rt VALUE OF COTTON SEED. An Authoritative Statement of the Ae? tna! Value of Cotton Seed and the Profit Realised by the Mills The Time* has on several occasions pointed out the value of cotton seed and what It meant to the farmers to stick to the price of $20 per ton, the price decided upon by the Cotton As* soclatlon and the Farmers' Union. A few figures complied by the Cotton Journal will be of Interest In this connection. These figures are fur? nished, so the Jou ' tells us, by an owner and operator t a prosper? ous oil mill In one of the Eastern States and can, therefore, be depend? ed upon as being accurate, even from the oil mill standpoint. The amount of by-products and their present value from a ton of cot? ton see? are as follows: 45 gallons of oil at 35c.$15.75 800 pounds of m?al at $125.. 10.00 40 pounds lint at 2c.80 500 pounds hulls at 40c. ..... 3.20 Total.$29.75 The cost of the seed and manufac? ture ofr market, Including sacking the meal, etc., would be as follows: One ton of seed.$20.00 Freight to mill. 1.50 Crushing and manufacture.. .. 4.00 10 p. c. loaa In sand, trash, etc.. 2.00 Total.$27.50 Deducting the coat of the seed at $20 and manufacture, making a total I of $27.50 from the present total value of the by-products amounting to $21.76, leaves a net profit to the oil mill of $2.26 per ton on each ton han? dled. This la a good and aatlsfacory profit, and as the above figures are correct, the case la fully made out and the 8. C. A. and the Farmers' Un? ion were both fully JuVtlfled In ar? riving at $20 per ton for sound cot? ton seed aa being fair and Just to all parties concerned. If the farmers will stand pat and refuse to part with their seed for less than $20 per ton, the market price at that figure can be maintained. We have shown by facts and figures that the oil mills can pay that price and make good mon imJi Will the farmers insist upon their rights? is the next question.?Flor? ae Times. BISHOP CAPERS BETTER. Was Able to Go tor a Drive Frida v? Retraining strength. The the lsand* of frk'. i- f HtsU. p CapeTS throughout the South will b< - oi to ham that he is rcCOVt his health rapidly. Yesterday he was able to be taken for a drive around the city, th j first since his arrival here, and from now on It is expected thtt he will rapidly regain his strength.? The State. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy One of the Beat on tlie Market. ?For many years Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has constantly gained in favor and popularity until It is now in? of the most staple medicines In use and has an enormous sale. It Is Intended especially for acute throat and lung diseases, such as coughs, colds and croup, and can always be depended upon. It Is pleasant and safe to take and Is undoubtedly the best in the market for the purposes for which It Is intended. Sold by Du Lorme's Pharmacy. PENNSYLVANIA RATE CASE. Case Cantiot Go to Supreme Court l.c fore Law (iocs Into Effect. Philadelphia, Sept. 20.?Because At? torney General Todd Is busy with the canltol graft cases the argument on the exceptions taken to.the decision of the court holding unconstltutloi. il the two-cunt fare bill, set for tomor? row, has been postponed until Sept. 28th. This precludes the possibility of the case getting to the supreme court for a decision before Oct. 1st, the date the new law becomes effect? ive. The Touch That Heals. ?Is the touch of Buckleu's Arnica Salve. It's the happiest combination of arnica flowers and healing balsams ever compounded. No matter how old the sore or ulcer is, this salve will cure it. For burns, scalds, cuts wounds or piles, it has no equal Guaranteed by Sibert's Drug Store. 25c. Want Penalty Remitted. Columbia. S. C, September 18.? Attorney General Lyon has received letters from a number of the corpora? tions which were recently reported to him by Comptroller General Jones as being dellmp'.ent In the payment of the corporation license tax, but he ?anted today that only one of these " ?rooratlons has taken the proper procedure, a-* provided by law, tO have the penalty remitted, This Is the American Tai Manufacturing Co.. which hn*?. according |0 law. filed B petition for a meeting of the State en nd of sjsjseanora to remit the pen* iity. Tb?- law eipfsosly ipeclfles the course which meet be adopted to s. eure this remission sick Headache. ?Tills disaaas is caused by a da range meal of the stomach. Take a dos?? of Chamberlain's stomach and OPPOSED TO IMMIGRATION. Senator Lutinicr Tells of Itys Impres? sions During Europcun Tum*. Greenville, Sept. IS.?Senator Latl mer gave out his first interview today since his return from Europe. The senator favors restricting immigration. Says he will tight for federal aid to drain the swamp lands in the lower part of the State and continue his ad vocacy of the national good roads plan. He is a candidate for reelection. Among other things he said: "From what I saw of the class of people we are drawing our immigrant supply from in Europe I am satisfied that we sohuld not be making any effort to induce or stimulate any more foreign people to come to Amer? ica, than we are now getting. I am not opopsed to people coming here provided they promise to make good citisens and will help build up our institutions and benefit our country rither than r>rnve a stumbling block and a hindrance, as is now the case In some of the larger Northern cities. We do not need the class that will come simply because their passage way Is paid or because they are promised a Job on this side of the water. I am Inclined to restrict immigration, rath? er than foster It. *I am opposed to the State or cor? porations furnishing money to pay the transportation of any immigrants into the United States, but believe our best policy is to be content with the natural growth of population. Over population in America will result in the same conditions that now exist in Europe, which is low wages and pov? erty on the part of the poor people. We had better let some of our land lie idle and get IS or 14 cents for cot? ton than to undertake to work all of our lands and take a lower price for our products. "I think our mills would be better off In the long run to let a few of the spindles stand idle and sell their goods at the high price they are now getting in the United States than to run all their spindles and take a lower price for the products. In other words, to sum up, I think we ought to be con? tent with the prosperous condition that we now enjoy than to attempt to change that condition by adding to our population the undesirable immi? grants from Europe who are now proving so unsatisfactory in the cities and States where the bulk of them l have been going for the last few Bui i ha more people to ha aqua IIa than the United States, but Bur pe 1 much poorer per capita. Ovar there, there is a wealthy ? Ins? and a pov< y strlckon class. Certainly we have no desire to bring about such conditions here. Wages are lower In Europe than in America and work Is harder to get. I should like to see our waste lands under cul? tivation, but I would not like to see the wrld over supplied with cotton and our# farmers, merchants and man? ufacturers suffer because of unsettled conditions bound to arise under such circumstances." Senator Latlmer stated further that he did not favor- the steamship line about to be established between Char? leston and Trieste, because, as he said, it would result In bringing to this country some of the most unde? sirable class of Immigrants. If, how? ever, he said, a line could be estab? lished to Liverpool, or Harvr.\ Franc?', he would ha delighted, as this would result In r.n Immigration move? ment that WOUld be desirable to this State. ?The way to get rid of a cold, whether it be a "bad cold" or just a litlc one, is to get it out of your sys? tem through the bowels. Nearly all cough cures, especially those that con? tain opiates, are constipating. Ken? nedy's Laxative Cough Syrup contains no opiates and acts gently on the bow? els. Pleasant to take. Sold by ull druggists. KILLED WOMAN AND HIMSELF Man Enraged on Account of Woman's Refusals Commits Terrible Act. Franklin, N. H.. Sept. 19.?Angered by repeated refusals to marry him, Louis Cote today shot and killed Mrs. Nellie Clark Pennock and then com? mitted suicide, cutting his throat. ?There Is a reason for that ache in your hack?right where It "stitches" ?Very time you bend over, turn around or walk any distance. It's your kid? neys. Take De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. They are unequaled for backache, weak kidneys and Inflam? matlon Of the bladder, A week's treat Blent 25 cents. Sold by all druggists. H El I ELS ASK FOR PEACE. Moroccan Chieftains Want Negotia? tions Renewed ami General Druges Consents. Paria, s< pt. 2S.?II is officially an? nounced that three rebels, the Mo pmc.n chieftains, SSenatae, Culadaey ans and Kuadena, have a8ked negotia? tions for peace to be renewed. General Drunges has consented, but decide; not to suspend military opera* iions until a successful agreement is I? aclod. ?DeWitt's Little Barly Risen are good for any OTls who needs a pill. T< .r.,-.M ?ftf> More little pills lip i (? I STANDARD OIL'S GREAT ROOTY. Frank D. Kellogg Brings to View the | Fart That in Eight Years From 1800 to ISO?. Inclusive, the Earning* of the standard Oil Company Reached the Large Total of .Nearly Five Hundred Million*. New York, Sept. 17.?Delving into the financial workings of the Stand? ard Oil Company of New Jersey, the holding company of all the subsidiary organizations of the so-called oil tru*e*, Frank B. Kellogg, conducting the fed? eral suit for the dissolution of the company, brought forth today to pub lie view for the flr*t time the euor? mous profit? made by the Standard Oil Company. In a period of eight years from 1899 to 1906, inclusive, the Standard Oil Company, on a state? ment spread upon the record of to? day's hearings, was shown to have earned the total profits of $490,315, 934, or at the rate of more than $61, 000.000 a year, and distributed to its shareholders in the same period $308, 359,403. While the company was earning these vast sums in the refining of oil the statements adduced at the hear? ing today show that between 1899 and 1906 the assets of the company grew by leaps and bounds from $200,791, 723 to $371,664,531. The capital stock $98,338,382. Financiers and those seeking knowledge of the ex? act profits of the Standard Company have striven vainly to obtain the fig? ures which Mr. Kellogg succeeded to? day In placing upon the record of the court. The Standard Oil Company makej no statement of its business and other than the declaration of a dividend it makes no public announce? ment by which Its business may be gauged. I The hearing today brought out much information which Mr. Kellogg obtained from the Standard Oil Com? pany. Mr. Kellogg obtained a state? ment showing that the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, controlled by Btock ownership over seventy compa? nies engaged in the refining and the transportation by pipe of oil on Sep? tember 14, 1907. The Standard Oil has always carerully guarded the list of Its subsidiary companies and the amount of its share holdings. The list showed that the Standard Oil Com? pany of New Jersey owned $999,000 of the total capital stock of $1,000,000 of the Standard Oil Company of In? diana, which was recently fined $29, 246,000 by Judge Landis in the Uni? ted States Circuit Court in Chicago for rebating. Mr. Kellogg's efforts at today's hearing to obtain information of the records of the liquidating trustees, who had charge of the liquidation of the Standard Oil trust and the ex? change of the liquidating certificates for the shares of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, were not rewarded. Charles M. Pratt, .secre? tary of the Standard Oil Company, who testified that he had been a liqui? dating trustee, said he did not know the whereabouts of the records, and could recall but little regarding the liquidation of the Standard Oil trust. Clarence Fay, assistant comptroller for the Standard Oil Company, the final witness today, was also unable to give the government's Inquisitor the Information he desired which caused Mr. Kellogg to remark just before the hearing closed that he thought It strange that no one in the Standard Oil Company seemed to know where the records of the liqui? dating trustees could be found. STANDARD OIL'S TROUBLES. _ I Attorney Kellogg Is Making a Strenu? ous Fl\rlit Against the (.rent Trust. , New York. Sept. 19.?Attorney Kel? logg, cousel for the government in the suit to dissolve tho Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, is making a strenuous fight to get on record a copy of the "Original Trust Agree? ment" of 18 82. which was the be? ginning of the greatest combine. This trust or trusteeship was entered Into by various oil companies placing their affairs In the hands of nine trustees who had absolute power. It was de? clared illegal In 1892 and was in course of dissolution during eight preceding years until the present com? pany was formed In 1899, Wesley H. Til ford, the treasurer, was today's first witness. Ho admit? ted that during eight years the liqui? dation of dividends from sub-compa? nies was paid to the trust certificate holders. This point was of much im? portance as the Ohio supreme court In an order of is?c2 demanded the trust-' dissolution. Mr. Kellogg sought to show that they were actu? ally conducted as before In open de? fiance of the order. ?Healthy kidneys filter the impuri? ties from the blood, and unless they do this good health lit impossible. Fo ley's Kidney Cure makes sound kid? ney's and will positively cure all forms of kidney and bladder disease. it strengthens the whole system, si bert's Drug store. Representatives of the Southern Bxpress Company, the Southern and Atlantic Coast Lino railroads and Al? bert and Santos Sottlle of Charleston PRIVATEER SCHOOL AFFAIRS. Additional Correspondence Relative to the Consolidation of the Public Schools. Privateer, S. C, Sept. 23, 1907. Editor the Watchman and Southron: We, the undersigned, here certify that Mr. H. B. Cain was the secretary of the three educational mass meet? ings recently held in this township and that the recommendation to the trustees to establish two graded schools came by authority of these metings and not by a "self-appointed committee." (Signed) S. A. Harvln. J. M? Jackson. B. J. Jackson. J. R. Kolb. Jno. F. Ingram. J. L. Strother. W. O. Cain. J. B. Osteen. R. T. McLeod. T. H. Osteen. J. M. Kolb. Privateer, S. C, Sept. 23, 1907. Editor Watchman and Southron: I noticed In your paper of Sept. 18th an article headed "Privateer School Affairs," in which the writer stated that the Red Oak school did not hold a meeting. This statement is misleading in that it does not state that he majority of the patrons of this school were in favor of consolida? tion. As a member of the committee appointed at the first mass meeting, I personally saw the majority of the pa? trons and they were heartily in favor of consolidation. I made such a re? port to the second mass meeting of all the schools in the district and this re? port was verified by one of our sub? stantial citizens. The patrons of this school stand ready to verify the above statement. In reference to statement that a self-appointed com? mittee made recommendations, &c, I wish to state that the committees wereappointed by authority of their schools and that the patrons of the different schools are still standing by the action of their committees. Yours truly, J. M. Kolb. Privateer, S. C, Sept. 23, 1907. Editor Watchman and Southron: I have read in your paper of the 18th an article, "Privateer School Af? fairs," in which the writer does not sign his name. As the writer refers to me, I respectfully ask that in jus? tice to me and the people of this neighborhood, you give the author of this article. In my letter to your pa per, I made a true statement of school matters in this township and am will? ing for the readers of your paper to judge who is right in this matter. Respectfully, R. B. Cain. (The author of the article referred to by Mr. Cain was Mr. Mariori Riv? ers, our regular Privateer correspond? ent, and as the discussion originated by Mr. Cain replying to a statement made in the Privateer correspondence, there was no necessity for Mr. Rivers to sign his name to the article.?Ed.) Lost and Found. ?Lost between 9.30 p. m. yesterday and noon today, a bilious attack, with nausea and sick headache. This loss was occasioned by finding at Sibert's Drug Store a box of Dr. King's New Life Pills. Guaranteed for bilious? ness, malaria aind jaundice. 25c. REBELS SENTENCED. Participants In Russian Rebellions arc Sentenced to Suffer Death. Riga, Russia, Sept. 19.?Convicted before military tribunals of participa? tion in the rebellion of 1905, twenty two persons have been sentenced to death. Many of them are women and several young boys. MUCH CONCERN FELT. Ordinary Methods for Treating Cn turrh Prove Unsuccessful. ?Recent statistics showing an in? crease in catarrh have shaken the confidence Of medical men in the us? ual prescriptions to safeguard human health from the ravages of this dis? ease. When stomach dosing proved inef? fective, it was natural to look for some otln r treatment, and it is believed that In Hyomel an absolute cure for all catarrhal troubles has at last been found. Breathed through a neat pocket Inhaler, its healing medication 1 reaches every spot where there are catarrhal germs, destroys them, pre? vents their future growth, and soothes the Irritated mucous membrane so that relief is felt almost instantly, While lasting cure is practically sure to follow. The complete Hyomel outfit costs but $1, and Is sold by J. F. W. IV Lnrme under an absolute agreement to reft nd the money if it dors not give satisfaction, it Is the only cure for catarrh that has ever been sold under a guarantee to cosl nothing un less it tau. - . but J. P. YV. 1 ?? Lonne hau so much faith in Its power to cure all catarrhal troubles that he i- will? ing to lake tie lisk, s.? if Hyomel does not help you, there will no! be s pen TOO MUCH SASSIETY. Harr Quits the Exposition In Disgust After the Mixup on Soeiul Affairs. Xorfolk, Sept. 17.?In a letter ad? dressed to the committee of directors which arranged a settlement of dif? ferences existing some weeks ago be? tween himself and President Harry St. George Tucker of the Jamestown exposition, James M. Barr, requests to be relieved of his duties as director general. Continued conflict between Mr. Tucker and Mr. Barr over the,so? cial features of the exposition caused Mr. Barr's action. He claims he can not continue in his present position and maintain his self-respect. Director General James M. Fiarr's resignation came as a bombshell in the camp of the exposition officials to? day, although it was known to the committee named by the directors re jcently to settle the misunderstanding I between Mr. Barr -1 President Tucker in reference to'the social func? tions at the exposition, that Mr. Barr was not satisfied with the adjustment announced. -?4 In making public his letter of res? ignation, directed to the committee having the matter in charge. Mr. Barr declared the matter was settled a refused to make any further sta ment. ? % ? In part the letter is as follows: "I beg to ask that you will kindly take action at once and relieve me of the director generalship of the James? town exposition. "When I consented to accept this office, as a public duty, without com? pensation to save the exposition from Impending failure, It was with the dis? tinct condition that I be placed in un? divided control of the management thereof. This condition was accepted by the directors of the company, who amended the by-laws so as to place such control in me. "The president of the company has recently set up the claim, in conflict with the by-laws, that he Is social head of the exposition and denies my right to direct the manner of enter? taining distinguished visitors to the exposition and in so doing has failed to comply with our decision in this connection, made Aug. 30 last, and has refused to transfer, upon my re? quest, certain persons now employed in his office to assist Col. Barton H. Qrundy, appointed by me to represent me in this work, In pursuance of the understanding then reached with you. r,As the ffdlure to treat distinguish? ed visitors to the exposition on the day of its opening and since with the courtesy due them has brought dis? credit and great loss thereto, as is commoniy l.nown, it Is clear their treatment is a matter of business in? terest to he exposition and vital to Its success. "As I am practically powerless un? der the conditions existing, to act in this matter as the Interests of the ex? position demand, and as I cannot con? tinue to work for the exposit on un? der conditions existing withouv sacri? fice of self-respect, I have decided to take this action." ?DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is good for boils, burns, cuts, scalds and skin diseases. It is espe? cially good for piles. Sold by all druggists. ' HUNTING A WITNESS. Officers Seouring Alaskan Towns for Harry Simpkins. Seattle. Wash., Sept. 20.?Officers at Juneau. Alaska, are turning that and neighboring Alaskan coast towns upside down in the search for Jack Simpkins, the witness for whom a reward is still outstanding by the prosecutors in the miners cases at Boise City Simpkins was much wanted to testify in the Haywood trial and is desired for the case against Pettibone. He was a cham? pion of Harry Orchard, and is said to have been at Caldwell at the time Gov. Stunenburg WUI killed. Summons for Relief (Complaint Served.) The State of South Carolina, County of Sumter: Court, of Common. Pleas. C. S. Williams, Plaintiff, against James Spears, Defendant. To the Defendant above nimed: You are hereby summoned and re? quired to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his otllce in the city and county of Sumter. S. C, within twenty days after ser? vice hereof; exclusive of the day <>f such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the court for the relief demanded In the complaint. Dated July 23d, A. D. 1907. To tin- Defendant Shove named: Y oi are hereby notified, that the Complaint in this action was tiled in the ofliee of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter county on the 19th day of August. 1907. and said Com? plaint is now on file in said office.