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MONEY GAN PREVENT WAR. ??FINANCIAL NElltALITY" IS AD? VOCATED \s rivet: mew he. Speaking at Peace Congress, Speyer KeeonimemlM Hefiinal of lioaus to Belligerent Nations. Baltimore, May 4.?Financial neu rallty aa a preventive of war between nations waa the interesting suggestion offered at the third National Peace congress here today by James Speyer of the New York and European bank? ing house of 8p?yer ft Co. Mr. Speyer apoke as a delegate from the chamber of commerce of New York. He fol? lowed Huntingdon Wilson, assistant secretary of State, the presiding offi? cer, who gave his interpretation of what has ben called "dollar diploma? cy." the newly coined phrase applied to expansion of business interests through the efforts of the American State department. The term accord? ing to Wilson means, "the substitu? tion of dollars for bullets; the crea? tion of a prosperity which will be pre? ferred to predatory strife." Mr. Speyer, who spoke on "Interna? tional Finance as a Power of Peace," dealt first with the influence of In? ternational Investments in times of peace. Taking up the question of what should and could be dorre In time of war by first class powers, h* said: "We And today In Europe that In time* of peace certain governments will not allow their bankers to tak-. and place foreign loans In the home market unless the purpose for which the loan is to be used are known and approved, ond at least part of the proceeds are used by the borrowing nation for evpendltures in such home markets for the benefit of the Had? ing nation. "No war," said Mr. Speyer, "if such supervision and control of the bankers already In time of peace, it do?s not seem a wide flight of imagination to suggest that the great powers might agree to ererctse such control in times of war between third parties and to maintain In future, what might be called financial neurality' In case two nations writ to war without first submitting their grievances and diff? erences) to arbitration of Judicial set? tlement at The Hague, why should the other neutral powers not bind themselves not to assist either of be llgerents financially, but to see to It that real neurality was observed by their bank and bankers. There is little doubt that this could be done. It no .Inanclal assistance could be obtained from the outalde. few na? tions would In the face of this most effective neurality of the other pow? ers incur the peril of bankruptcy. Some would certainly last a much ehorter time." A criticism of this government for not having prevented the activities o( American sympathisers with thy Mexlcan insurgents along the bor? der, made by Congressman James F. Slayden In an address, drew no re? ply from Mr. Wilson, who sahl that in all the Latin-American States Americans ha e been very active in spite of the federal government to prevent such activity and that the record of the t'nlted States in pro? ceeding against previous filibuster? ing should have convinced the peo? ple ?>f Mexico of the honesty of thii country's attitude toward it Do (?hosts Haunt sHesjfni - No, n-ver. Its foolish to f^a?* s fancied evil, when there are real and deadly perils to guard against In swamps and marshes .bayous, and lowlands These are the malaria germs that cause ague, chills and fever, weakness, aches In the bones and muscles and may Induce deadly typhoid. But Electric Bittern de? stroys and casts out these * Icioua germs from the blood. "Three bot? tles drove all the malaria from my system ." wrot< Wm. Fretwel), ol Lurama. N. G . "and I've had fine health -vt-r since.m Fse this safe, sure remedy only. 80c at Slbert'i Drug Store. Is to give value for VSltlC rceiv ed. That is our policy and that is the reason we enjoy such a large business. Jewelry is sometimes very deceiving ind mimic imitations look Almost as good the real, when new. How? ever, after you KlVC had them for a while you can see the differ? ence. Yon can rely on every? thing we sell hring exactly AI represented and 'hat you will gel your money's wotth. I W A Thompson 6 S Main Si. Zweier and Optician r WOODROW WILSON GOES WEST DELIVERS FIRST TALK OF HIS TOUR. Movement One of Ileform, Ho Says, Marked by I'rwe* of Restoration, Not Revolution. Kansas City. Mo., May 5.?Wood row Wilson, governor of New Jersey, In a speech before the Knife and Fork club tonight, declared that a ro w political era, promising much for the welfare of the nation, is now up ?n the American people. The move? ment is one of reform, marked by a process of restoration rather than of a revolution, he said. Both great political parties were represented in reforming present con? ditions, he said. The Democratic party was not so chwely allied with the reactionary forces, "the interests, as Is the Republican party," said the governor, and therefore the Demo? cratic party was better able to ren? der service to the people In the "pro? cess of restoration." The presence of Qov. Herbert S. Hadley of Missouri added interest to the occasion. Both State executives were referred to during the evening as presidential possibilities in 1912. Oov. Wilson's speech tonight was the first to be delivered during his Western tour. He spent the day as the guest of local civic organizations. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. Bajtoball Team Disbands?Preliminary Oratorical Content. The Sumter High School baseball .?.mi has be?n disbanded owing to the non-support of the team by the people of tho city. The team has played only five games this season, winning two and losing three, and had several more games on Its schedule which wore cancelled when the team was forced to disband owing to the lack of funds. Formerly all of the boys in the graduating class spoke at commence? ment, but of late years there has been so many In tho graduating class that It would take too much time for all of them to declaim, so only six, who are selected at a prelim'nary contest, will declaim from the stage at com? mencement. There are thirty-one boys in the graduating class this year and It will probably take considerable time for them all to speak and It will probably be a still harder proposition for the judges to select the six best speakers out of this number. STATE WAREHOUSES ADVOCAT? ED. President of New Orleans Exchange Says Such Institution Would Solve .Many Problems. Baton Rouge, La., May 5.?"The warehouse operated by a sovereign State through one of Its boards of ad? ministration will be known wherever cotton Is known and its receipts will be current throughout the financial world." In these words W. B. Thomp? son, president of the New Orleans the Louisiana State Bankers' asso? ciation here today, indorsed the pub? lic-owned warehouse as the solution for the present defective system of handling the South's cotton crop. "If we can store cotton In such warehouses at a comparatively In? significant expense to the owner." said Mr. Thompson, "and can fur? nish him with a receipt of unques? tioned and widely approved character, 11 and if we can supply the shipper from such warehouse with a lading docu? ment of unquestioned authenticity and sterling values; our market will OOSahiaS the availing virtues of econ ?my and probity and will answer the demands of the exporter, the banker and th?? producer at one. "These things can be done by proptf effort, supported by deter mined purpose and when accom? plished will establish conditions which will automatically bring supplies, btiytri and money to our markets, increase the value of cotton to the pi ?dt* w He reof, udd to our own Im? portant i and prosperity, and. finally, will liberate economic forces which \\iii mane New Orleans .and not Llv er|.I. the centralizing and distribut? ing market of the world." Mr. Thompson said the presence of i great free stock cotton at an Ano r k "i port would Invite competition in ocean carriage, cause a reduction In the injurious monopoly of the great L4verpoo| buslnesa Saved ChlM from Death. "After our child had suffered from sewers bronchial trouble f(?r a year," wrote r, t. Richardson, of Richard? son's Mills. Ala., "we feared It had consumption, it had a bad eough all the time. We tried many remedies without avail, and doctor's medicine seamed <-?s uselesa Finally we tried Dr. King?*! New Discovery, and are pleased to say that one bottle affect? ed a complete cure, and mir child Is agnta strong und healthy." For eougha, colds, hoarsen* -s. lagrlppe, as< thmi. croup and sore lungs it is the most Infallible remedy that's made, prele M ocnts and fi ,oe, Trial bo? tie free. Guarantied by Blbert'l Drug store. PRESIDENT J. G. LANHAM. VETERAN TRAVELING MAN HON ORED BY T. P. A. Tin? Greenwood Meeting Was a Qreet BncOC? end Much Business Was i>is|H>M-<i or?Rev. n. H. Co vington Elected Chaplain. Greenwood, May 5.?With the ban? quet tonight the convention of the South Carolina division of the Trav? eler's Protective Association of Amer? ica was numbered among the pleasant events of the past. The election of officers, taken up during the day re? sulted as follows: President, J. C. Lnnhnm of Sum merton. Secretary-treasurer, J. W. Lillard of Columbia. Delegates at large to national con? vention, J. H. Dudley, H. E. Heintish, Chaplain. Rev. Dr. H. H. Covington of Sumter. Next place of meeting, Darlington. The vice presidents, one from each post, were: E. F. Mlscally of Charles? ton, J. P. Fielder of Spartanburg, C. Ban Allen of Anderson, R. L. Black mon of Darlington, D. A. Boykin of Columbia, R. A. Magrath of Green? ville, B. M. Minter of Greenwood. Riley M. Strange of Chester, W. R. Phillips of Sumter, and E. A. Griffin of Newberry. The following were elected director! for one year, one from each post ex? cept Columbia: L. L. Rogers of Mul llns, T. B. Pearce of Spartanburg, R. E. Burriss of Anderson, Rlley It. Strange of Chester, J. W. Coleman of Greenwood, L. H. Carey of Greenville, H. Lee Scarborough of Sumter, W. A. Livingston of Charleston. The nine directors from Columbia, headquarters board, are A. B. Josey, H. B. Ivey, J. H. Dudley, Newton Brunson, John M. Cohen, W. O. Futch, W. Lester Webb, J. E. Young and P. J. Drew. The delegates to the national con? vention at Philadelphia from the re? spective posts are: T. L. Goff, Spar tanburg; A. B. Josey, Columbia. T. H. Pope, Greenville; R. E. Burriss. An? derson; E. D. Sallenger, Charleston; G. C. Hammond. Greenwood; H. L. Scarborough. Sumter; L. F. Smoot Darlington; R. R. Moffatt, Chester; A C. Jones, Newberry. For delegate at largo the nominees and the votes received were as fol? lows: H. E. Heinltish, 60; J. H. Dud lef, 61; Walter T. Jones, 29; M. A. Whisonant, 17; W. A. Livingston, 17; The two first named were elected. The committee on nominations made the following recommendations for committee chairmen, which was adopted: Chairman of railroad committee, A. C. Jones; press, E. D. Sallenger; hotels, B. M. Minter; Legislative, L. T. Parrott; employment, C. C. Pearce; sick and relief, R. M. Strange; good roads, H. L. Scarborough. Greenwood has for two days been the home of the State convention of the Travelers* Protective association of the South Carolina division. And now that the meeting is over, the members are loath to leave. "You would like to live in Greenwood," it the title of a board of trade booklet. "You bet," say the "drummers," one and all. They have had the Green? wood habit ever since H. A. Bnnson established the Oregon hotel. This meeting of the convention has been one of the most pleasant In its history, although today there was some "powerful argyfylng" over some questions). Cnanimuously It was de? cided to push in an organized and systematic manner the fight for a hotel Inspector and for the mileage bill. There was a little difference of opinion over the manner in which the mileage bill should be managed In the legislature, but the convention finally adopted with a few modifica? tions the resolutions presented by II. B, Ivey of Post B, Columbia. Perhaps the strongest feature of the day, in fact of the whole con? vention was the address by J. C. Lan lmm upon accepting the presidency, ('apt. Lanham Is one of the oldest traveling men In the State and Is the oldest member Of the T. P. A. in point of continuous service. For sorenes of the muscles whether induced by violent exercise or injury, Chamberlain's Liniment is ' xcellent. This liniment Is also high? ly esteemed for the relief it affords In cases of rheumatism. Bold by all druggists. TOR WOMEN STAR GAZERS. Fellowship of $25,000 Established at Nan tucket < >b*ervatory. 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They contain a hearty indorse? ment of the federal administration for its effort in behalf of world-wide 1 peace through the treaty of arbitra? tion with Great Britain and for the ] establishment of the international prise court and of the International court of arbitral justice. The sugges? tion made yesterday by James Speyer, the New York banker, that nations should prevent, as far as possible, loans being raised by their subjects or citizens in order to enable foreign na? tions to carry on wars, Is favored, and the United States government is re? quested to include this matter In the proposed programme of the third Hague conference. The resolution was submitted by Isaac N. Sellgman, another leading banker of New York city. The resolutions were for the gov? ernment to enter upon negotiations with powers looking toward the for? mation of a league of peace planned 3imilarly to settle by amicable means all questions which may arise between the contracting powers. A general arbitatlon treaty on the lines of the proposed treaty with Great Britain is favored, as is also a continuous study of armaments by official commissions of the govern? ments interested. The proposed celebration of 100 years of peace between the English speaking nations i3 approved. An? other resolution asks that congress pass such acts as will make the gov? ernment hold each State responsible for any outrage committed upon the person or property of foreign subjects with the State. The gratitude of the congress is expressed to Andrew Car? negie and Edwin Ginn of Boston for th??lr munificent contributions to the cause of peace. Under the name of the American Peace congress the present body be? comes a permanent Institution, meet? ing once in two years. Speaker Champ Clark of the na? tional house of representatives, in presiding as toastmaster at the ban? quet of the conference, lent his coun? sel for v orld-wide peace. Mr. Clark said: 'It may be apropos for me to state that my voice is not for war but for peace?peace consist? ent with national honor and with na? tional safety. "Good men and go^J women hall the peace movement as a harbinger not of the millenlum, but for a better state of affairs than has existed on earth at any time since Cain slew Abel. "We should lead resolutely and constantly In this movement. There is every reason why we should do so. With friendship for all nations and entangling alliances with none, with no desire to over-reach or encroach upon any nation, we can with no sel? fish motive, but with a sincere desire to promote the happiness and welfare of the whole human race, lead in this glorious undertaking." Foley Kidney Pills take hold of your system and help you to rid yourself of your dragging backache, dull headache, nervousness, impaired eyesight, and of all the ills resulting from the impaired action of your kidneys and bladder. Remember It is Foley Pills that do this. The Infant industries of the coun? try are abb., to raise a howl which sounds like most of them have the lungs of full-grown men.?Greens? boro (N. C.) Telegram. A Burglar's \wful Deed. may not paralyse a home so com? pletely SS a mother's long illness. But Dr. King's New Life Pills are a splendid remedy for women. "They gave me wonderful Pent tit In consti? pation and female trouble," wrote Mrs. M. C. Dunlap. of Leadill, Tenn. If ailing, try them. 25c at Slbert's Drug s't<ue. The season is arriving at the pivo? tal date for prices of coal to go down and prices "f ice to go up.?Pittsburg I Mspateh. Foley Kidney Pills are a true medi? cine. They are healing, strengthening, antiseptic and tonic. They act quick? ly. W. W. Blbert. Governor Wilson favors local op? tion, but not as a partisan creed. Whether wc have local option or pro? hibition there will always be plenty of nu n who will swallow anything News and Courier. Do Vou Have the Right Kind of Hol,? 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In Sustaining Circuit Judge, Su? preme Court Declare* that Cou tracts for Future Delivery of Cot? ton in South Carolina are Void, la. lese Bona Fide Delivery Is lutend ded?"Futures" Illegal?Action of Charleston Firm Against Florence Citizen. Columbia, May 5.?That no cotton can be sold for future delivery in this State unless bona fide delivery of the cotton is intended, is emphasized Ly the Supreme Court In a decision bunded down today. The statutes provide against dealing in so-called ' futures" and the cotton must actual? ly be delivered to make the contract effective. Jn the opinion, which lj by Chief Justice Jones, the Circuit Judge is sustained in overruling a demurrer in iho case of Maybank <& Co against F. M. Hogers, of Florence. The case will, th refore, be tried on its merits. The amount involved is $17,187.50. The demurrer overruled by Judge IS] nest Gary was upon two causes of action involving two contracts for sale and delivery of cotton. F. M. Rogers, it is alleged, agreed to sell to Maybank & Co. on June 22, 1009, 500 bales of cotton, ths same to be delivered a: Florence between December 15 and 30. The contract price was 10 1-2 cents per pound. It is stated in the complaint that it was the bona fide intention of the seller to deliver the cotton. On December 31 the market price of cotton was 1". 1-8 cents per pound. I The suit was brought by Maybank & Co. when the cotton was not de? livered, to recover the difference be I tween th contract price and the I market price and the market value on the date named. The amount Involv? ed In this was |ly,562.50. Another contract was made July 1 7. 1909, for 500 bales at 11 1-2 cents I per pound. The selling price on De I ember 2 was 11 3-4 cents, the cotton I was to have been delivered by the I 1st For the difference in the price I of contract and the market value on 1 December 2 the Manybank firm de? mands $565. , j The two contracts for cotton not I delivered by F. M. Rogers involve $17.187.50, difference In prices oc? casioned, it is alleged, by the non I delivery. I F. M. Rogers sought to have the I complaint thrown out on a demurrer I on three grounds. First?that the parties to the con I tract did not Intend for the cotton to j actually be delivered, j Second?That the plaintiff sought I to reeo\ er the profits by reason of I the difference In price, but did not j purchase cotton to replace the cotton bought on contract from the defend? ant and did not suffer any actual loss. Third?The dates fixing the price j were in each case a day later than the limit for delivery. (This ground alandoned.) ! That in the sense that the word is I used on "Change no "futures" are to be permitted in South Carolina, is shown by the Court in quoting Sec? tion 2,310 of the Code, as follows. "Every contract, bargain or agree? ment, whether verbal or In writing, I for the sale or transfer at any fu? ture time of any cotton shall be void, unleaa it is the bona fide intention of I both parties to the said contract, bar I gain or agreement, at the time of the making of the same, that the cotton j so agreed to be sold and transferred -hall be actually delivered in kind by the party contracting to sell and de? liver the same, and shall actually be received at the time In kind by party contracting to receive the same at the period in the future mentioned and specified in the said contract, bar? gain <>r agreement for the transfer and delivery of the same." Such a complaint alleging that a bona tide contract for actual delivery was made constitutes a cause of action. In this case such a com? plaint was had so that the overruling ? >f the demurrer was proper, decides the Court. "It Is true." writes the Court, "that the statute (Section 2.311) places the burden of the proof on the plaintiff to establish the bona tide intention of the parties at the time of making the contract, but it i- not necessary to state the evlden oiary matter by which such intention may be established." The Court overruled the conten? tion about the actual pun-base of cot? ton to make up for the contract cot ion, saying that there Is a general rule that the vendee does not have to ?o out and buy goods to make up for something contracted for to es? tablish that he has lost money, it la only necessary to prove the contract i?ii' . ami the market price at the time of the proposed delivery of the cotton or other goods, 'This rule." nays the Court "does aot e mtemplate that the \ - nd< e to