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IITOSHAM'S IBMOBAWCE. K\o\\s only BULL MKTIIODsiN CXJTTON DEALINGS Au/encj General Kepi leu to Letter of Congressman Alken, Who In ?tot* That Thcee Seeking to De? preee Price of Cottor. Hi' I*rose cwted, as Well as Bulls Now Coder liMllnnuMii?U 'k'kvr >hoin Asks for Information Concerning tin* "Hear Fool." Washington. Nov. 13.?Responding to a request mads by Representative Wyatt Alken, of 8outh Carolina, thaw the Federal Government undertake tks prosecution of "bears," who it Is allseed are engoged In depressing the price of cotton to the financial detriment of Southern producers. Attorney General .Wlckersham ad? mits thai hs does not understand the workings of a "boar pool" or how such a combination could operate la restraint of commerce. % la correspondence made public to gay. It Is stated by the Attorney General that he has no tangible ev? idence of the existence of any such pool and requests Mr. Alken to fur? nish blm Information. The government's counsel. In con? nection with corners, Mr. Wlcker aaam intimated, would be gove ted largely by the decision of the su? preme court In the .pending case against the alleged "bulls,'' charged with corasrlnj the market to In? crease Its price. Mr. Alksn declares that 'f the government had the legal right to proceed against a combination of speculators whoss purpose was to feres up the price of cotton. It has she same legal right to prosecute a combination seeking to depress the prloe of ths sanne commodity. "It Is certain " he added. "that the bear pressure on Wall street has forced a decline of fully three cents per pound In the future market, thereby robbing the South of approx? imately $105.000,000 and giving It to foreign spinners. This decline has been brought about by the bear ele? ment overselling the markst, publish? ing false statements and comolnlng to keep buyers out of the markst." Ths Attorney Oeneral agrees with Mr. Alksn as to the general proposi? tion, that if cornering a product to tncreass price Is Illegal similar corner, tog to depress the market Is like? wise Illegal. Following are the letters of Rep? resentative Alken to Mr. Wlckersham and ths letter's reply. Ma. Alken* Letter. The Hun. Geo W. Wicke*sham. Attorney General Washington, D. C. ?I?es Sir 4 notice that the case against ths Wall street "Lulls" eharglng them with cornering cot? ton, is still In ths court, and assume v that you will push the prosecution to a conclusion. , . While I do not concur In ths opin? ion that It was the proper function of tho government to Interfere with the enhanced val-m of a commodity that meant so much for the wealth of this country, I assutne that you sea Justify the prosecution legally. If then, the government had a le? gal right to proceed against a com? bination of suecplators whose pur? pose wss to fores up the price of cotton. It follows that It has the same legal right to proceed against a combination whose purpose is to force down ths price of the sorr.e commodity. Of the American cotton crop, ap? proximately one-half Is sold in for? eign markets. A decline of two rents per pound rnesns the loss to this country of about |gg,ggg,gag and to the Southern f irmer of ateo,1 $110.000.000. it la certain that the ?*bear" pressure on Will street his forced a decline of fully three cents | par paand In the present market thereby robbing the South of ap proxlmately $ 105.000.noo and gL.ng It to foreign sptenera This j has been brought Sf OUt by ib.- I Clement overselling th.- tint k.-t uub lishlng false and misleading Mala? ments. und egggbtpjpg Is gggg buy? ers out of the market. With no < x lsnslv* knowledge of tb?- SS< b inge methods I think It safe to ggf tb< i if a comminution may udvanee i?,c ,,, ,, ket a eombtaatlon may llkewls- As prsas lt. und |hi fact Is It i< n m being dot Then should no| tbe gPSafggtsnl Interfere'* If it u n rfs'ht In ih former Instam t If Is right in this and when the w. ilth ? f the ,,at,o? Is threatened and the SgsPpatSltcy of Southern homes is being ah.e.r <? by foreigners sboubl sot the go*? ernment at Isagl pia?the weight of Its Intluc nid DOWer witb 111 own cltlxens ? hj ,,, **he?r" tgetlea wonld paohabt] ample rrotirol f r ? | : -n R | | IVtMill against the leaders ind pi i r I *. ?, ooubi prebehrj dissolve the u cmibinnHgg snd allow - gtgg to re sums Its rmrm.il pre. \? ltiv t It seems Incumbent on us ment in tb p] s. to throw the weight ol i? | pog -r with I hi I pie. Tills ? ?. s 'ten In any #Sr, ng sp.ii . i it ill I hope that you may see the other side of 'he question a* the cotton producer gees it, and use the arm of the law. as far as possible, for their relief. I -would be glad to have an ex? pression of opinion from you, as to whether such a prosecution w >uld, in your Judgment, be entertained b\ the courts, and If there Is any likeli? hood of the department of Justice taking such a step. Living in this section where cot? ton hi the prevailing crop, it 1* a great dlsappontment to me that the producer should be robbed of his legitimate profit on that crop. If the government can extend \ny aid It could never come more timely. Respectfully. WTATT AIKEN, M. C. Wlckersham's Reply. Washington, D. C., Nov. 6, 1911.? The Hon. Wyatt AVlken. M. C. Abbe? ville. South Caroi*tia.t?My Dear Sir. I have your favot of the 31st ultimo. I quite agree win* you on the gen? eral proposition, that if cornering & product which is dealt in in inter? state commerce tor the purpose of Increasing Its price, is illegal, sim? ilar cornering for the purpose of de? pressing the price is likewise illegal. The formation of the corner for in? creasing the price Is easily under? stood. A number of men get to? gether, and by their combined means or credit, buy up enough of the com? modity to control the market, with? hold it from aale until the demand for It forces the price to the point at which they aro willing to Isr it go, and thereby Impose upon the manufacturer, who must use the product, the burden of an artificial price. It la not so clear by what process a "bear pool" is organized or con? ducted, and I have no evidence in this department of a tang.b.e char? acter which enables me to form the opinion that any designated Individ? uals have combined to depress the price of cotton below Us normal price and it is not clear in my mind bow auch a bear pool" can operate to restrain inter? state commerce. 1 suppose the method by which auch a combination would operate would be to throw upon the market at a given time a quantity of a commodity in excess of the demand, whleh would result In its being taken only nt puces which would cname them to sell at a profit. I don't at at) know what the prac? tice is among the cotton growers in your state respecting the sale of their product. When 1 last had oc? casion to examine the question, a few years ago. the crop was pretty generally sold to cotton factors before it was picked, the price be? ing based upon the prevailing price of the previous year, and Increased or decreased according to the ratio between tho crop produced in th-r country the preceding year and the estimated crop of the current year. Generally speaking 1 take it thai the "bulls and bears" are the look? ers, who, on the cotton exchange, are seeking to increase and .!<?;?.? I prices, respectively. The * bears1 are trying to beat down the price* In order to buy at a low figure, an 1 the "bulls" are trying to run price* up to sell at a high figure. The interestsof tho spinners WOttl i be, generally, with the "bears" and the Interest of the factors, or cotton, dealers, with the "bulls.** A '?' ear movement would be initiated f. for example, concerns dealing in cottou had borrowed very largely >n a close margin, and for some reason oi other were compelled to sell for tho pur movement, once begun, toward Mim l<?\v -ring of prices, would be apt t ? gain bendway because other p ? >;> . having cotton 08 margin, would 1 ? fearful of g greater loss if they waited until the price went low*C, and s<? would rieh into the ,M ?rket <b?t.-ruiined |g get rid of their |?ri? dttOl at a given time. How a *'!>..it pool" would operate, I confess I do not quite undcrstami. nor do 1 know of the existence of any such pool, By pool 1 mean a gro u p of men win . f >r the purp" "f ' ontioiiing tie pries of a commod? ity, In lheir own interest, buy a BUl f ci? iitiy large amount of the property to enabls them lo control tin- prb? In the mark.-i. I write, giving yoi Ju?<t my impressions of the Subject, I- < tusi> >ou may have fuller knowb add thai i. ami i should be \? rj glad to have yog give me gay del i ? ?I information available 10 you no imf to show the oahrtonce and opei attorn of anv combination formed for Ihe parpoes of flspfsasjiag the price of gotten, In the proceedings against those engaged In the so-ealed "bull OOttOtl l.i ' which the Government brought i rear or so ago. th,* United states Ctreuh Court in New York held ?bat crm-rs' were Illegal and immoral. I>ut tbn' I SOmbmalon formed to cor? ner and snhanOS tb?, |>ri?,. of i-otion did not oparale Ig restraint of |f] t?T Stats oommeres even though, ai was alleged Ig the indictment, the Poeoasar*] eflfeet, si wen ihe In? tended purppsjf, o" ths combinatl n was to Increase the prleo whi -h the of meeting other loana, a.ol .? ?Pinnen had to pay, and, as a mat? ter of fact, by so increasing the price a large percentage of the spinners had refrained from manufacture and had thereby been restrained in cont? ra oce among the several States. An appeal from the judgment of the Court, sustaining a demurrer to the essential counts of the indictment, has been argued in the Supreme Court of the United States and is ndW un? der consideration. If the Courts shall decide the essential question involved I and not let the case go off on a technical matter of pleading, we may have some light which will be of aid in the enforcement of the law against other combinations of a like char? acter. But. aside from that, my great? est difficulty I should have in deal? ing with the case you mention is what I have outlined above. Very respectfully, Geo. W. Wickersham, Attorney General. PLANT NOT SHUT DOWN. San tee River Cypress Lumber Com? pany's Plant Not Shut Down. In view of the iact that It was re? ported In this city several days ago that the Santee River Cypress Lum? ber Company's plant at Ferguson was shut down for some time, the following extract from the News and Courier will be of interest to people here: To the Editor of The News and Courier: 1 have read the statement in your paper of tho 8th instant, re? lative to the Santee River Cypress Lumber Company's operations at Ferguson, S. C. I regret exceedingly that such a statement should have been made, possessing no merit in fact. The conditions are as follows: The saw mill is temporarily closed for repairs, this being a propitious time on account of the great difficul? ty In securing colorsd labor to oper? ate. Likewise the railroad logging operations are temporarily ciosed, for the same reasons, and a\r,o be? cause we have ample river logs in sight to start the mill and run during the winter without railroad logs. The balance of the plant is in full operation and will continue so. The company is not contemplating a sale of its plant. Francis Beldler, Pres. TAX MONEY OOMF8 SLOWLY. After Lap-e of Nearly One Month, State Treasury Has Received Only $-?0,000. Columbia, Nov. 14.?R. H. Jen? nings, State treasurer, has so far re? ceive $20,000 in tax money from 17 county treasurers out of 43. Charles? ton county leads with $10,000. The collection of State taxes begun on Oc? tober 13. After January 1 there will be a penalty of 1 per cent on all de? linquents. It requires about $1.000,000 to op? erate the State government each year. It is necessary to borrow $500,000 a year because the State lacks just that amount of being on a cash basis. The State levy this year was 5 3-4 mills. It is not prob? able that the levy will be increased by the next general assembly. BEGAN NEW SURVEY MONDAY. South C.irolina Western Road to Have NOW Lino Run West of Pres? ent Survey. The South Carolins Western eras to commence another trial line from Hlshopvllls to Sumter on Monday morning is the information received by Mr. R, I. Manning from Mr. \Y. R, Boneal. Two routes have already been run, both of them cast of the public road from Blshopvllle to Bumter. The ro w trial routs which is to be run this week will come west of the public ro.ui from Blshopvllle to Sum ter and will go by the Rose Hill farm, the Aman place, ami along the line originally surveyed for the Seaboard Air Line railroad several years ago. In Ihe 1'olicc Court. The following cases were tried in tin- polios court by Recorder Lee at noon Tuesday: Commodore Council, carrying con? oealed weapons, bonU of $26.00 for? feited, as the defendant did not ap? pear for trial. Hannah Newberry, drunkenness ami CUralngi was not present when her case was called) ami forfeited bond of $16.00? Moses spem er. creating a d turbance, $10 or twenty days, Roes Thornpooni reckless riding and public drunkenness. $10 or twenty daya Thompson was accused of driving Into Mr. w M. Graham, on Hamp? ton avenue, Monday afternoon when Mr. Graham w as standing on the edge of tho sidewalk, Mr. Graham was knocked down and badly bruised, but otherwise was not Injured, Mr. Graham himself asked for clemency f"i ib" negro, and tor this reason his line wag not heavy, POVERTY OF CHINA Misery of the Millions That Are Always Hungry. GRIM STRUGGLES FOR FOOD. Hortes, Donkeys, Mules and Camels When No Langer Fit For Work Ara Turned Into Butcher's Meat?The Gleaners on the Sugar Wharfs. Writing of the millions and millions of inland China, whose lives are spent I face to face with starvation, Edward Als worth Rosa in the Century says: "No natural resource Is too trifling to be turned to account by the teem- ! lng population. The sea is raked and i strained for edible plunder. Seaweed and kelp have a place In the larder. Great quantities of Bhellflsh no bigger | than one's finger nail are opened and ' made to yield a food that finds Its way far Inland The fungus that springs up In the grass after a rain Is ! eaten.* Fried sweet potato vines fur- I nisb the poor man's table. The road- i side ditches are bailed out for the ' sake of fishes no longer then one's finger. Great panniers of strawber- j lies, half of them still green, are col- | lected In the mountain ravine* and ! offered In the markets. No weed or stalk escapee the bamboo rake of the autumnal fuel gatherer. The grass tufts on the rough slopes are dug up by the roots. The sickle reaps the grain close to the ground, for straw and chaff are needed to burn under the rice kettle. The leaves of the trees are a crop to be carefully gath? ered. One never sees a rotting stump or a mossy log. Bundles of brush car? ried miles on the human back heat the brick kiln and the potter's fur? nace. After the last trees have been taken the far and forbidding heights are scaled by lads with ax and mat? tock to cut down or dig up the seed? lings that if left a'one would reclothe the devastated ridges. "The cuisine of China Is one of the great toothsome cuisines of the world, but for the common people the stom? ach and not the palate decides what shall be food. The silkworms are eat? en after the cocoon has been unwound from them. After their work is done horses, donkeys, mules and camels be? come brtcher's meat. The cow or pig that has died a natural death is not disdained. In Canton dressed rats and cats are exposed for sale. Scenting a possible opening for a tannery, the governor of Hongkong once set on foot an Inquiry as to what became of the skins of the Innumerable pigs slaugh? tered In the colony. He learned that they were all mnde up as marine deli? cacy' and sold among the Chinese. ?'.Another time he was on the point of ordering the extermination of the man;;.? curs that Infest the villages in the Kowloon district because they ha? rassed the Sikh policemen in the per? formance of their duties. He found just In time that such an act would Interfere with the food of the people.' something a British colonial governor must never do. "Though the farmer thriftily combs his harvest field, every foot of the short stubble is gone over again by poor women and children, who are con? tent If in n day's gleaning they can gather a handful of wheat heads to keep thorn alive on the morrow. On the Hongkong wnter front the path of the coolies currying produce between ware? house and Junk is lined with tattered women, most of them with a baby on the back. Where bags of beans or rice nre in transit a dozen wait with basket and brush to sweep up the grains dropped from the sacks. On a wharf where crude sugar is belu^ repacked squat sixty women scraping the inside of the discarded sacks, while others run by the bearer, if his sack leaks a little, to catch the particles as they fall. When sugar is being unloaded a mob of gleaners swarm upon the lighter the moment the last sack leaves and eagerly scrape from the gangplank and ths deck the sugar mixed with dirt that for two hours has been tram? pled Into a muck by the bare feet of twoscore coolies trotting back and forth across a dusty road. "There are a number of miscellane? ous facts that hint how .-? the masses live to the edge of noo. The brass cash, the mo-c ? i!ar coin in China, is worth the I iiitleth of a cent; but, as this has boon found too valuable to meet all the needs of the people, oblong bits of bamboo cir? culate in some provinces at the value of half a cash "Incredibly small are the i>ortlons prepared for sale by the huckster. Two cubic inches of l?ean curd, four wal? nuts, five peanuts, Ofteon roasted beans, twenty melon seeds, make a portion The melon vender's stand Is decked out with wedges of insipid melon the size of two fingers. The householder loaves the butcher's stall with a morsel of pork, tho pluck of a fowl and Q strip of fish as big BS a sardine, tied together with a blade of grass. Careful observers say that four fifths of the conversation among com inon Chinese relates to food. *<C0tnf6rt is scarce as well as food The city coolie Bleeps on a plank In on airless kennel In u filthy lane with n block for a pillow and a quilt for a cover. When In a south China bos pltal Iho beds wore provided with springs and mattresses, supplied by a philanthropic American, all the pa? tients were found next morning sleep lng 00 the floor. After being used to B board covered with a mat they could not get their proper slumber on u soft bed." Cotton broughl as high as :?,25 on the lo< ai mal kt I Wednesday, Miss Grace Jervey Dead. New* was received in the city Mon? day morning of the death at Teft, in Wtlliamsburg county, of MIjs Uraee Jervey, a former resident of this city. Miss Jervey'e death was ve?*y sudd. :). Ii is understood that Miss Jervtr W is leaching school in that SOCtloa and was visiting friends near her school at the time that she was taken sick. Miss Jervey was originally from Charleston. She, with others of her family came from Charleston to Sum- \ ter during the war, as refugees, and decided to stay here after the war WSJ over. She was a sister of Mr. J. E. Jervey and Mr. Louis Jervey of this city. She has many friends here who will hear with regret of her death. It was stated Monday by Mr. Louis Jervey who was on his way to Taft, that the funeral would be held at that place. Child Bit By Mad Dog. Mr. D. M. Boykin, one of the jurors i in attendance upon court, received \ information Wednesday that his lit I tie child had been bitten by a mad dog. He was at once released from jury duty and set out for his home which is several miles below Mayes ville. WHEN THE MAILS LEAVE. Latest Schedule for Closing of Malls Prepared for Service at the Sum tor Pos* Oflce. The following schedule which has recently been prepared for service at the postofnee will be of Interest to the patrons of that office. The schedule shows when ail mails are closed for the various mall trains which take mall out from this city. This schedule waa in effect Friday, September 15, 1911. Train No. 35, Florence and Augus? ta, due to leave 5.4 7 A. M; mail clos? es 8.4 6 P. M. Train No. 54, Wilmington and Co? lumbia, due to leave 7.40 A. M.; mail closes 7.00 A. M. Train No. 4 6, Florence and Or angeburg, due to leave 9.40 A. M.; mail closes 9.10 A. M. Train No. 52, Greenville and Charleston, due to leave 9.41 A. M.; mall closes 9.10 A. M. Train No. 68, Gibson and Sumter. I due to leave 9.46 A. M.; mall cloees 9.10 A. M. Train No. 71, Camden and Sumter, due to leave 9.4 6 A. M.; mail closes 9.10 A. M. Train No. 61, Wilmington and Co? lumbia, due to leave 11:15 A. M.; mail closes lu.45 A. M. Train No. 73, Sumter and Wilson, due to leave 3.30 P. M.; mail cloees 8.00 P. M. Train No. 50, Wilmington and Co? lumbia, due to leave 5.55 P M.. mall closes 6.15 P. M. Train No. 69, Comden and Sumter, due to leave 6.31 P. M.; mall closes 6.00 P. M. Train No. 36, Florence and Augus? ta, due to leave 6.35 P. M.; mail clos? es 6.00 P. M. Train No. 53, Greenville and Char? leston, due to leave 6.35 P. M.; mall closes 6.00 P. M. Train No. 56, Gibson and Sumter, due to leave 6.50 P. M.; mail closes 6.00 P. M. Train No. 47, Florence and Orange burg, due to leave 8.25 P. M.; mail closes 8.00 P. M. Train No. 66, Wilmington and Co? lumbia, due to leave 9.30 P. M.; mail closes 8.45 P. M. GEO. D. SHORE, Postmaster. Debtors ami Creditors Notice. All persons having demands against the Estate ,.f the late W. J. DuRant will please present the same itemiz? ed and properly attested, and all per- , sons in anywise indebted unto the said Estate will please eettle with T. B. BRUNSON, JAS. REAVES. 11-2-ltaw.Sw. Executors. HIDDEN DANGERS. Nature Given Timely Warnings That No Sumter Clttsen Can Afford to Ignore. DANGER SIGNAL NO 1 mes from the kidney secretions. Th* will warn you when the kidneys ar* ?ick. Well kidneys exoreate a clear, amber lluid. Sick kidneys send out i thin, pale and foamy, or thick, red. 111 ?melling urine, full if sediment and irregular of passage. DANGER SIGNAL NO. : comes from the back. Hack pains, dull and heavyi or sharp and acute, tell you of stek kidneys and warn you of the danger of dropsy. diabetes an 1 Brlght's disease, Doan's Kidney P*lli Iare for sick kidneys. Her?*8 Sumter 1 roof of their merits: William Tendon, ut Haynsworth I reet, Sumter. S. C? says I am confident that Doan's Kidney rills e Just as represented and are worths of endorsement, l have taken them for dull backache and trouble with the kidney secretions, getting my supplv at China's Drug Store. 1 have always received most prompt relief and con* ?equently l have no hesitation in giv? ing this preparation my endorse ment." For sale by all dealers ]' cents. Foster-Milhurn Co., Bui New York, sols agents for tl States. Remember the n im take no other CIVIC LEAGUE WORK. Prise? Offered Boys an?! (.iris for I5<m Work Daring the Flower sen son. At a recent meeting of the Civic League, it was de?"i?I^d that certain prizes he awarded during the com? ing year. It i-s the earnest wish of every mcmb-r of the league that the children of Sumur become interested in civic work. To promote this end prizes will be awarded to children for ths most improved ground not previously planted, for the best col? lection of plants; for the best ar? ranged garden. There will be no re? strictions as to the plants used. Those boys and girls who wish to compete for these prizes must hand In their names as early as possible to Mrs. Ferd Levi, If Is* Kate Moses, or to Miss McLean, the committee on qhildrens' gardens. It is also the purpose of the league to hold a Sweet Pea contest in the spring, at which prizes will be given for the best collections. Due notice is given of this fact, as now is the season for planting. Sweet peas are easily cultivated; they re? quire a heavy, moist soil, abundant sunshine, and plenty of water when they begin to grow. After sprouting they should bo pro? tected from severe cold. Early spring Is the time for enriching plants. Com? ing early in the season and blooming late into the summer, sweet peas are as beautiful and as satisfactory as any flower our climate produces. Let us adopt the sweet pea as our League flower, and prove this by beautifying every garden in Sumter with these butterfly bossoms. Now is the season of trimming and pruning plants and hedges. The Civic League would be very glad of any OUtUngS that may be supplied. We must have a lively interest and a hearty co-operation in making our 'City Beautiful." Remember: "To make thy garden fair as thou canst. Thou workest never alone; Perchance he whose plot is next to thire Will ree it, and mend his own." A list o* new books have been or? dered for the Civic League library. The list will be published as-soon as the books a**e eatalogued. RAILROADS MAY TEST LAW. Validit. of Statute Barring Cotton from Infested Districts Questioned. Washington. Nov. 13.?It is un? derstood that some of the Southern railroads aro considering the advis? ability of contesting the constitution? ality of the South Carolina law. which prohibits the importation into that State of any cotton from sec? tions infested by the Meixcan boll weevil. The idea is that if the cotton shipped is itself uninfested, the South Carolina statute may go too fir forbidding its importation. Why Suffer From Eczema ? A Georgia Han Tells His Experience. 1 was afflicted with a very bad OfSS) of Ecseasa for twenty-tive years Which was in my feet, legs and hips. Through all this time 1 tried different remedies and Doctor's prescriptions, obtaining no relief until I used your 111 \ rs CURB. One box (50c) cured me entirely, and though two years have elapsed I have had no return of the trouble. Naturally I regard it as the greatest remedy in the world. Yours. J. P. Perkins. Atlanta, t.a. Manufactured and Guaranteed by A. B. Richards Medicine Co.. Sher? man, Vexas. Sold by Slbcrfl Drug Store. A Little Money Buys Beautiful Hand Painted China at This Store While Wt pride ourselves on the general quality and progressive aaSS of our Stock, we are particul? arly proud of our Hand Painted China We have hero the besl i that is painted. This china that ' we offer for your inspect am is ! i painted by artistic people; by peo | pie wlo know how ami get paid for Knowing how. This chins costs no RUNTS than ths ordinary Hand Painted China. The next time you are near our Store we WOUld like to b>\ ? you pay us i visit. W. A. THOMPSON Jewrier and Optician, { Main St Sumter. S. C J