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Consolidated Aur. 3,1881. SXJMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1911. Vol. XXXII. No. 61.
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IK TRUTH ABOUT COTTON.
COMMISSION l-.K OF AGRICVL*
4| TCRfc OF <.KUU.I V CALLS
n>MT:RKNCK.
Concerted FIT ort to Be Made to Ob
Ulla <. ?non Cr??p Condition** and
Ascertain Probable Yield? False
U KiUmaiiN srnt Out By Impartment
of \gr\< iiitur.- Causing Farmer?
<>reat Loam.
Columbia. Auk. 20.?Commissioner
of Agriculture, Watson Is In receipt
of a letter from Commissioner of Ag
?Pcttiture Hudson >f Oeoriria suggest
ting that a conference of commission?
ers of Agriculture of the Southern
State*) and presidents of State Farm?
ers* Unions he called at the earliest
, possible date to take steps to ascer
^Ulln the true condition of the cotton
erop and lay the facts before the
world and thereby allay the alarm
caused by the exaggerated esttmt t?*
of the else of the crop sent out by tt e
Department of Agriculture. Mr. Hrd
msa's letter waa as f^llowa:
U? "The Impression has been created
throughout the country thar. the cot
tost rop this year is going to be the
largest ever made. This Impression
has already had the effect of lowering
tha price of cotton and will carry it
nuch lower, unless something Is done
lie put the world on notice that the
.?rop Is not such a large one as they
would have you think.
"I have traveled all over Georgia
und I know that the crop has de?
teriorated very much In the past
month or six weeks, and from what I
filear the same Is true In your State, j
"I think an effort should be made
ut once to first disabuse the minds of
the people about the slse of the cot-I
ica ^rop. and then get* the farmers
nil over the South to hold a sufficiency i
of their cotton to prevent the price
?Vom being forced down to where It 1
??ill mean starvation to the farmer. 1 .
|>elleve that the Southern States com-1
Iptestoners of agriculture should meet
^s> sxvme cosreestWot ?etat,? thin the
next two weeks and ask all farmers
la the cotton States, especially the
rsrmers' union to Join us In this cause
^Tor a widespread movement. I would
he glad for you to write to the presl- '
dent of the Association of Commls- '
t oners of Agriculture of the Southern
f*r*.??i at once, snd to ask him to con-1
ter with the Farmers' union and
pother farmers, with a view of calling ?
his meeting st ss early date as prac- j
tlcahle. and auggest In your letter that
the president, name time and place
of meeting, after conferring with
the .leads of the Farmers' union In
the cotton States.
If this meets with your approval
" which I am sure It will. I would be
glad f<T PO*) n >t to delay the matter,
but take It up at once.
"I am this dsy writing a similar
latter to each of the commissioners of
igrlcultu'e of the Southern States."
The fe >wlng Is the answer of
% < ommlssogjae Watson
**I am In receipts of yours of August
1C. snd beg to nay that un.br Uh cir?
cumstances 1 think that y.?ur .sugges?
tion far a Joint meeting in regard to
thi<* n. uter. It fcsj held under the call
ft the president of the Association of
? the Commissioners of Agriculture of
the Southern States, Is an admirable
cne. <n.l I am today writing the pres?
ident of the association. Indorsing the
contents >?f ><? 11r circular letter and
the suggestion made therein, and urg?
ing that the matter be MSdSgtnhSB
Immediately.
I think we ought to go a little fur
tier, however, and notify warehouse?
men, and particularly presidents of
lt>csl t?ank?. f. participate In this
.meeting, for. with the amount of
money now In the local banks of the
South, wbi' h Is I irgety duo It HM ef?
forts ..f the Southern farmer, to my
mind, these banks ouaht to Join hands
a Ith the farmer and render him such
material aid as will enable him *.o
hold his < rop In the warehouses and
not h#? forced to ?n It to market
a Ith ? ??nsequent demoralisation of
"In this matter the Southern peo?
ple will have to help thems?dves, and
X< r ih- first tme In our history our
o??n loeal banks are In a position t ?
r? ider most substantial aid In a mat?
te th r,f Involvea their own future
prosperity, ss well as thai of th.
m tases of our people."
A letter to I?r. Talt Hutler. presl
d?nt of tho association. Indorsed th"
s?igk.----Mon r*h the Idea advanced
ihst warehousemen and bankers nls?i
pa. ( >' I pate.
A letter to K. W. Iubbt. president
of Ihe South Carolina State Farmers'
urlon. w is along the sini" line.
Try an ad. In th? Pally Item, and
wi.trh resuits.
SUSTAINS TAFT S VETOES.
IMMtXKATS FAIL TO MFSTFH
HFQl IHFD TWO-THIRDS.
1'allurc Due to Change In Attitude
of In*urg**i)tM since Previous Vetoes.
Majority Piguts to Last Ditch.?
Situation Indicates Adjournment
Karl* This Week, After Cotton Hill
Pus****?Won't Walt on President'*?
Veto?Clark Takes Floor.
Washington, August. 19.?In a suc
BSSjSjesj (if dramatic events the Dem?
ocratic House of Kepresentatves to?
day met defeat in its supreme effort
to pass the wool and free list hills
>\? r the President's vetoes, and vir?
tually fixed upon adjournment of
Congress early next week. The House,
on Monday, will agree to the cotton
t.if.tr revision bill as amended in the
Senate, but will not hold Congress in
session to await the certain veto on
that measure. The senate cleared
away all of Its business and adjourn?
ment is assured. In the view of leaders
of both parties in both houses, by
next Wednesday at the latest.
The Democratic House majority,
with a great demonstration of enthu?
siasm, marshalled Its ranks for the
great battle to override the President
[and went down with flying colors.
The party leaders failed to muster
enough insurgent Republican support
to pass the tariff legislation over the
President's head.
Tonight the Democratic members
of the ways and means committee de?
termined to end the long session.
Monday the House will pass the cot?
ton bill as amended In the Senate,
containing the Iron and steel, chemi?
cal and cotton machinery schedule*,
and the reciprocal bituminous coal
across the Canadian border provision
snd will send It to the President
Tuesday. Congress will not be held
In sssslon to await his veto, which the
House leaders concede Is certain to
follow.
"Congress will adjourn on Wednes?
day st the latest." was the declara?
tion of Majority Leader Under wool
after the ways and means committee
conference. "We have tried to put
our tariff bills over the President's
head and have failed twice.
There la no use fighting it out
any longer. As soon as we pass the
cotton bill and amendments we will
l-e ready to go. The President may
then vet*, the measure. We will not
be here to discuss it."
I Strenuous efforts were made by
Senate Democrats and Republican
leaders, in conference with Mr. Un
j derwood. Speaker Clark and other
House Democ rats to bring the session
to a close tomorrow night, hut owing
to a desire of the members of the
ways and means committee to study
features of the Senate iron and steel
and rhemlcal schedules, before con?
curring In them, It was agreed to dis?
pose of the final business early next
week.
) uliire of the attempt of the Dom
oeratic House to override the vetoes
came in a day filled with stirring in?
cidents. The close of the debate, on
the motion of Mr. Cnderwood to
pass the wool bill over the veto,
found Cham > Clark, the Speaker of
the Hou.?*> and an aspirant for the
Presidency pleading tie- cause ??f
his fellow Democrats from the floor,
surrounded by a throng of his col
IsJhUMs) who cheered vigorously. The
gullerles were filled to overflowing
and the Speaker, as he concluded,
was itvesj a demonstration that for
several minutes delayed the roll call.
statehood measure ready,
Resolution Pushed by House Accept*
able to Tuft.
Washington, Aug. It.?Statehood
f-r iTSSOl ? and .Ww MsxlCO HOSJ only
in i u ihs perfunctory approval of
IT. ? I b ra Taft. The I lood Smith
rt oluUon, admitting these Territorial
Into the Union, with the judiciary
ratal] feature of the. Arizona const i
lUtlofl eliminated, to meet the ob
i Ion sj hi- h . iund Pre dd< nl Tail
to veto the original Statehood bill,
was passed by the House today with?
out Ills, fornt.tlitv of i roll Call, I'
passed the senate ysstsrday,
Ml Mil OF It. i\ II \MI II, HR.
Pro nlneni luiion < Ursen Expires at
Dillon, AUS, I Si?Mr. R< P, Himer,
Sr., one of ihs most prominent citi?
zen.* of Dillon County^ died al Sa*
'ud.i. Hi at o*etocs this morn*
? ng. aft, r i brief Illness.
My, Hamer n n ons of the larsost
land aWfjofl In Hie county and I- IVSI
a Inrgo Sftatt,
Kaluda,
SPECIAL WRECKED ON TRESTLE.
LUTHER W. BENNETT, FIRF.MAN,
WAS KILLED.
String of Coaches HciiuiIik d on Track
When Baggage Was Separated
From Knglnes.
Columbia, Aug. 21.?Luther W.
BenMtt, was killed yesterday when
the two engines pulling the "Carolina
Special" crashed through a burned
trestle 2 4 miles west of Columbia on
the Spartanburg line of the Southern
railway.
Mr. Bennett lived at 1410 Blanding
street.
None of the several hundred pas?
sengers on the train were injured so
far as reports to officials of tho South?
ern railway show. All cars of the
train remained on the track, the bag
' cage car stopping on the brink of
tho trestle. Several Columbians were
on the train.
D. G. McAllister of 1217 Blanding
street, Columbia, was the engineer on
the first engine. W. II. Green, 1530
Henderson street, was the engineer
on the second engine. Hal Robert
Ison. a negro, was the fireman on Mr.
McAllister's engine. They suffered
slight bruises,
, The "Carolina Special," which is
train No. 28, is operated between
Charleston and Cincinnati, and was
in charge of James F. Weaver, 1620
[ Gregg street, Columbia, the conductor.
The fast through train was inaugu?
rated January 2 and this Is the first
wreck.
The accident occurred about 4:45
o'clock. Officials In Columbia imme- !
dlately dispatched a relief train to the
scene of the wreck.
Passengers said that the train was
making about 40 miles an hour when
the wreck occurred. All passengers
a*sjfsj transferred to the special train
sent out from Columbia, arriving here
at 9:20 o'clock last night Several
wrecking crews were immediately1
sent to clear the wreckage. Officials (
of the road said last night that the
wreck would be cleared by noon to?
day, when regular schedules will be
maintained. Trains early today will
be detoured by way of Charlotte. The
equipment of the "Carolina Special"
was sent via Chester last night and is j
expected to arrive in Charleston this
morning in time to be made up for ?
the regular train. I
NFAR-LYNCHING AT ABBFVILLK.
Crowd Storm Jail, Takes Aliened
Insultcr of Young Woman.
Abbeville. Aug. IS.?Bob Pa vis. col-,
ored, had a narrow escape from j
lynching, at the hands of a mob here !
tonight, as the result of an alleged in?
sult and improper proposal made to
Isj young lady from the cotton mill I
village.
Instead of lynching the negro, af?
ter taking him from the jail, he was
subjected tu other punishment. He
Is said to have confessed his guilt. I
The facts in the case, as under?
stood here are as follows:
Abotlt 2 o'clock today a young
lady, from the cotton mill village,
was on her way up-town, when she
was accosted by a negro man and
grossly insulted. An improper pro?
posal was made and the negro made
an Indecent exposure of his person
in her presence. She ran and re?
ported tho matte? to her father and
' the hunt began.
j Davis was finally arrested, charged
with being the guilty party, and lodg?
ed in jail. "While he was not fully
Identified, little doubt was fell that
he was the guilty party. It develop*
ed during the Investigation that he
bad beeil annoying two other ladies
recently, The crowd which gathered
was already excited, and this Increas?
ed the excitement.
About ;? o'clock tonighl o large
crowd, armed with nuns, congregated
on the public square, bul it was not
thought that any attempt would bo
made In storm the jail, However, at
about 10.80 o'clock the crowd storm?
ed the j.ii, broke In the outer doors,
broke in the cell where the prisoner
was and took him from the jail, He
Was taken out of town, and In about
one-half hour a volley of shots was
tired. Indicating that Ihe negro had
been lynched. This proved not to be
the case, however, Sheriff Lyon hi
absent in Columbia, The olty police
and other officers did what they
could ,o protect the prisoner, but to
no avail.
Ti?e First bale of new cotton raised
in Bunter County wai sold to Le/I
Bros Thursday afternoon, Be/eral
other bales of this tea sons' cotton
crop have i.n marketed hei * be*
fore this, but the one mentioned
above Ii the only bale to be lold from
this county.
SOME OF THE FACTORS ARE
BULLISH.
KxwHsve Preclplation in Some Sec?
tion*?Drought Damage in Other
and Insects in Some.
New York, Aug. 18.?Trade condi?
tions have been rather unfavorable in
cotton, as in many instances there
has been further curtailment of pro?
duction. Recent English labor trou?
bles have also tended to discour?
age the bulls. Of late the temper?
atures in Texas and Oklahoma have I
been lower and private reports from
Texas have been of considerably
more rain than has been shown by
the official reports.
The heaviness of the stock market
has also been used as a bearish ar?
gument and sidling of weakly held
stocks has In many instances been
accompanied by the liquidation of
distressed long cotton, many stock
exchange houses in the past two
yeari having added departments to
their business.
It is said that the precipitation has
been excessive in some sections. Ala?
bama has complained of insect dam?
age as well as Mississippi It Is said
there has been considerable damage
by drought. boll weevils and othr
pests.
Dry weather in Tndia has causod
reduced estimates of the crop In
that country", while in Egypt there
have been complaints of Insect dam-J
age. Cotton mills at Chlcopee, Mass..
and at Saco, Me., are said to have re?
opened.
COTTON CROP FAILING.
Commercial-Appeal's Weekly Cottou
Crop Review Repors Deterioration
In Condition of Staple.
Memphis, Aug. 20.?The Commer?
cial-Appeal's weekly cotton crop re
view tomorrow will say:
"Lack of rainfall in the Carolinas,
part of Georgia and in Texas andj
.V? extern' Oklahoma gives rifle to COS**
plaints of shedding of a rather severe
kind while in all other States exces?
sive rainfall is producing a very rank
growth of stalk, is retarding the prop?
er setting of new bolls and is rotting
a f?* already made.
' The natural maturity of the plant
|a also being delayed and the crop
will be exposed to unusual danger
fron, frost if the rains continue.
' tTeioding the inauguration of this
drought in the extreme East and the
Southwest and heavy rains in the
central States the plant was well
fruited and comparatively early in
growth, so that although the loss has
been rather heavy during the past
two weeks the promise is still good
to fair. (>n the bright side it is also
worthy of note that in many localities
showers have been neither excessive
nor scant and the crop is extremely
\ good.
"Except in Texas and South Caro?
lina but little cotton picking has been
done and the bolls are opening slowly
bee uise of the continued grow th of
I thO riant due to the rains. The boll
veevlla in southern Mississippi and
I 1 .ou.siana now appear active enough
to st' p nil further setting of squares.
The worm damage has been exten?
sive.
'Texas correspondents report that
a good soaking rain within the next
week s/Hl restore much of the loss
and enable the plant to make a late
crop."
LYNCHERS HELD WITHOUT RAIL
First Degree Murder Charged Against
Alleged Lynchers?
Coatesvllle, Pa., Aun r.?.?Three men
alleged to have been members of the
mob whicb last Sunday took Zack
Walker from a hospital bete and
burned him to death, are behind the
bars of the county jail at West Ches?
ter, charged With murder. They are
Joseph Swart/, who came here re?
cently and is a rigger for Worth
Brothers, Iron and steel manufactur?
ers; Capt, B, C, Berry, a parachute
l
jumper, and William h. Qllbert, a
Philadelphia and Reading railroad
Mreman. The iw.? latter were arrest?
ed yesterday and sent to j;<il In dc
fault of $1,000 as material witness
1 ? They were later released on
I bond, but late this afternoon, after
the district attorney had luestioned
Swart/, for a long time, Berry and
Gilbert were rearrested and held on
the charge of murder In the it i st de?
gree.
All three of the men were taken
Into custody late this afternoon and
rushed t" Wesl Chester, where they
are held without ball. These are the
llrsl m< n t" be held on a direct
charge of the murder. Other arrest!
qre < xpected Monday.
ANNOUNCEMENT BRINGS RELIEF
TO UNITED KINGDOM.
Claiming Victory for Unionism, La?
bor Olliria Is Order all Men to Re?
turn to Work Immediately?Set?
tlement of Trouble Due Mainly to
Persistent Efforts for Conciliation
of Chancellor Lloyd-George.?
Troopt to be Wit hi dawn at Once.
London, Aug. 19.?A tremendous*
wave of relief swept over England to?
night when, shortly after 11 o'clock,
the announcement was made from
the board of trade offices that the
railway strike had been settled and
that the men would return to work
immediately.
Telegrams were quickly dispatched
to all Important railroad towns bear?
ing the information, and crossed in
transit messages to London describi
strike riots in Llanellv and sn?
V
towns In the Kingdom.
As far as technical advai In
the compromise goes it appear., to be
in the men's favor, particularly as
the managers consent to meet their
representatives. The official state
men concerning the agreement says
tho managers consented on this
scheme in view of certain representa?
tions made to them by tho Govern?
ment, including a promise of legis?
lation to permit of an increase in
railway rates. The men claim victory
for unionism on the point of recog?
nition of unions, which was one of
the most vital principles at stake.
Messages were sent to 1,800 branch?
es of the labor unions tonight,.
SCMTER PROTEST EFFECTIVE.
Secretary Wilson Arranges for Early
Report on Cotton Crop Condition*.
Washington, Aug. 19.?This morn?
ing the Secretary of Agriculture re?
ported to the agricultural committee
of the United States Senate that, in
line with the resolution introduced
yesterday by Senator Et O. Smithy of
South Carolna, blanks had been sent
out by the department to all of its
correspondents in order to issue a
special report on the condition of the
cotton crop at tho earliest possible
date. Senator Smith declared on the
tioor of the Senate that the Secre?
tary's action was satisfactory.
It is believed that there has been
groat deterioration in the condition
of th" crop since July 25, when the
department of agriculture issued an
estimate which the cotton growers
held to be grossly exaggerated.
Washington, Aug. 19.?The depart?
ment of agriculture's official Septem?
ber cottot report, giving the condition
of the growing crop as of August 2."?,
will be expedited as much as pos?
sible, according to a memorandum
received today by tht Senate com?
mittee on agrculture from Secretary
Wilson. This action was in response
to a resolution by Senator Smith
of South Carolina, calling upon the
department to Inv ?stigate immediate?
ly the condition ot the cotton crop,
Senator Smith had presented tele
i grams from state agricultural com?
missioners In the South to the effect
that the department's condition fig?
ures, on which estimates of a 14,
500,000-bale crop wer.' based, were
not borne out.
in his memorandum Secretary Wil?
son said he had sent out cotton crop
reporting blanks to the department's
reporters, with Instructions that the
reports may be made "as early as pos?
sible."
Senator Smith exxpressed himself
satisfied with this arrangement He
believes the result will be a report In
advance of the usual time ??f Issuance,
which is September 2, ami that it will
be more satisfying to the cotton
growers than the report made Auga
USt 2.
Will Visit Loe County.
On Friday, August -Tub. Hon.
Bradford Knapp, of the United states
Department of Agriculture, special
agent in charge of the great demon?
stration work in company with CoL
R, .1. Watson, Commissioner <>f Ag?
riculture bo- South Carolina will visit
Lee County and will make addresses
to the people of Lee County at the
courl house, at 12 o'clock.?Bishop.
ville Vindicator.
Th,. only thing to do about the
work on Main street Is to ?et it com?
pleted lust as soon as it possibly can
be. The contractor has been given a
time Hmll of 120 days and be has
promised to get it dene in 90 days,
lie ought to be offered a bonus for
getting the work done before time,
Instead of being asked and offer, d a
-um of money to stop it.
PRESIDENT OF FARMERS UNION
HEARTILY APPROVES OF
MEETING SUGGESTED
BY COMMISSIONER
HUDSON.
The State Farmer*' Union Will Co
Operate Willi Commissioners of
Agriculture of Southern States in
the Movement to Obtain Complete
and Reliable Reports on the Con?
dition of Cotton and a Trustworthy
Estimate of Size of Crop?No Ef?
fort Will be Spared to Counteract
the Mlslead'ng Report? of the De
lMirtment griculture.
In ar ??view today with Mr. E.
\V. J ^President of the State
?1*
Fa r Union and also President of
? <?*
^fr.mter County Farmers' Union,
? .ated that he had received a let
/ from Mr. Thomas Hudson. Com
rmissioner of Agriculture of Georgia,
suggesting that a conference be held
at the earliest practicable date' b?
tween the commissioners of agricul?
ture of the Southern States, Farm?
ers Union officials, prominent farm?
ers and business men for the pur?
pose of devising a plan for qi ickly
collecting full and complete rsporta
on the condition of the cotton crop
in every section of the South, and
from these reports making an esti?
mate of the probable yield tha.t will
give to the world a true repett on
the crop situation, whereby tLa ex- ?
aggerated estimates that have been
sent out by the department of agricul?
ture of the United States fron, the
very beginning of the crop year may
be counteracted and the damage and
loss caused the cotton farm ex* and
the whole country may be minittilzed.
Mr. Dabbs ^aid he was - in full
sympathy with the movement and
had called upon Commissioner Wat
eon, over the long distance tele?
phone, and had assured htm o' hla
support and co-operation. Till
movement is in line with the niovjj^;
ment la^..:'j.?ed a few days ago by
DAbns in conjunction with the :i\
ter Camber of Commerce, an 1 h* will
do everything that lies ,*ithirr his
power to carry It to the Jullest pos?
sible success.
During the next weel or ten days
Mr. Dabbs will visit, , on Farmers*
Union business, a la.ge number of
places in the northe n section Ot the
State and will at every place pos?
sible endeavor to arrange conferences
with the business men and fanners
to discuss the coMon situation an*
spread the sentiment in favor of
marketing the crop slowly and n >t
throwing it on the market at any
price the bear speculators may see
lit to offer. He will be in Camden
Monday and has planned to meet a
number of business men and farmers
In conference that day about noon.
That evening a similar meeting will
l e held in Lancaster. The next day
he will spend In Rock Hill and from
there will go to Gaffney. Spartanburg
and other places. He is seeking to
interest the bankers and all other
business men in the cotton situation
and to secure their co-operation with
the farmers in the great campaign
for a fair price for cotton and a safe
. and sane marketing of th<> crop, so
j that the farmers of the South may
not be deprived of their Just prcrtta
)>y a panic to sell at any price. He
is working to stay the stampede
created by coton speculators, who
have been aided by the exaggerated
reports sent out by the crop bureau
of the Department of Agriculture.
The cotton crop |g not any where as
large as the estimates forecast and
if the farmers will stand fast and sell
llowly, the cotton using world will
find out that there is no surplus and
they will be eager to pay a fair
price for what they need.
Rlshopvlle News Notes,
Bshopvllle Aug. IS.?Two games
of I ass ball were played here Thurs?
day and Friday afternoons between
iCamden and Bshopvllle. Much inter
;t was shown nnd the games were
grea ly ? njoyed, especislly by the
young people. Both games proved
hot contests, being scoreless through
the fifth innings, after which Dish
opvllle seemed to run away with
tio ir opponents, the ore beng s to
1 in each game.
Batteries: Camden Brooks and
Moseley; Bshopvllle, Parker .:nd
i >uBose and Ifoore.
i The cotton crop of this section has
received a heavv show er of rain.
which scalded some fields badly while
[being of great benefit to others. The
'cotton In Blshopville township nnd
jibe DuBoss Bridge section has reach
fed a stage where ths crop can be
I almost certainly estimated. The
j prospec tive yield being sixty per cent
of thai of 1901