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CXJfJtMTTTKE CA LI* UPON SO I'Til KkXS PAJUCKRS TO HOLD PRODUCT. Ask* Phurtcrs to Hfsaala Cool and m ? Wash Crop on Market, aa Such a tPnpan WoeJd Prove Dlaaatrone ? flan l>arnanlaied for Handling Crop Which la dpected to Prove but Washington, Aug. 7.?In an ad dreaa to the otton growers end peo? ple of the < >tton growing States, made public .onlght, the congre-Mionnl committee which volunteered sever* a* Cays ago to seek measures which would prevent serious consequences to tho South because of the European war, declared: 'Our message to you Is?stand Arm. flSU cotton only as a last necessity." Members of the committee headed s> Senator Hoks Smith, after a care? ful* Investigation of conditions up to Ifta present time, gave It as their mature judgment that the least pos? sible cotton should be put upon the St?rkst during the next 60 days, as? sort! ag that the sgsncles of ths fed? eral government, both executive and legislative, were doing sll possible to relieve tho strain of the situation raosad by ths lack of transportation facilities and the danger of facing no market abroad. They called for un SjlQsh cooperation among the ferm? ent merchants and bankers of the gtstfrgg for the oommi 1 good and de "It should be understood that wa are aot In tho midst of a panic, nor to a financial panic possible under oar aaw banking and currency laws; and It la not nescasary for us to throw oar cotton upon the market at prices less than Ms real value." The statement of ths congression? al comm'ttee follows: **Wa recognlx* the" fact that cotton IS the money crop of the Southern gtssjla and any situation which vital? ly streets Ms valuS moat be felt by sit tinea at commercial And ldustrlal ac "Wills the condition of war In Eu? ropa gives rise to a situation whleh m serious we believe that It can be greatly overcome .If all agSnctss, na? tional, state and local, promptly and vigorously respond to their respective duties. 4 ''Tour president, the several execu? tive-branches of the government and year senators and representatives are making efforts to devise means by Which the cotton.crop may be mar* fcsted. at a prl- ;e warranted by a nor? mal law of supply snd demand, and not by a condition caused by the Eu? ropean wsr. * Ths Important problems involved ? n Xhte situation are: "First: Transportation. It Is es? sential that lint cotton and cotton manufactured, should reach foreign markets where they may be consum? ed. Ws are confident congress will pasa within a few days sn amend? ment to our shipping laws which will greatly fscllitlate transportation. We have no doubt transportation facili? ties will bo available for cotton and eotton manufactured goods within a very short time. "Second. Consumption of cotton. Tho European war must necessarily reduce temporarily the demand and consumption of our cotton. The State department has cabled our consuls abroad for detailed Information. Fron, tho Information we have received, we are confident the consumption, domes tie and foreign, of our cotton will be much larger than Is generally sup? posed. The mills of the United States and Canada will consume approxi? mately half of our production, and the demand for American cotton by Oroat Britain and the Orient will not be grealty reduced. Oreat Britain consumes nearly half of our exported cotton. Eleven million bales of our cotton should be abeorbed by the trade, even under the most aggra? vated conttlons The facts should be most reaasur tag snd should dispel the Idea that our foreign trsde in cotton will be wiped out "Third. Money to martet the crop, and care for the surplus. "Already the secretary of the treas? ury has arranged to deposit in South? ern banks the sum of fJO.000.000. Ms deelree this used and expects to handle the cotton crop. During the present week your congrenn ban pass? ed an emergency currency bill under the terms of which not SMS thin 11.ISO.uoo.ooi) of addition.il currency will be available to meet every emergency which may arl**. "The reserve banks under the now bsnklng and currency act will speed? ily organise. They will accept not en eecured by agricultural products. This Insures ample money for mov? ing ths crops snd to care for such distress cotton as may come upon the market snd so to keep In opera? tion the factories and various Indus? tries necessary for the consumption of the crop. "The financial situation of the country could not be better, and when It Is understood that the trtas ESTEEMED CITIZEN PASSES. t'OL. R. A. THOMPSON DIES Al 111? HOME AT WALHALLA. Was sole Surviving Signer of South C arolina Ordinance of Secession? Was Brave Soldier and Led Active Life. Walhalla. Aug. 7.?Col. Robert An? derson Thompson, the last surviving signer of the South Carolina ordi? nance of aecesaion, died at his home here this morning, at 11 o'clock. Col. Thompson was 87 years of age. Death was due to the Infirmities of age. He had been ill for some time and during the last few weeks grew steadily weaker. Funeral services will be held Sun? day morning at 11 o'cloc.v. The serv? ices will be conducted by his pastor, the Rev. George M. Wilcox. Col. Thompsons wife died several years ago. He is survived by the following children: Mrs. W. T. Rowland, Tay lorsvllle, N. C; Miss Sadie Thomp? son. Wa .lalla; C. J. Thompson, Char? lotte, N. C; H. R. Thompson, Wood? ruff; R. 8. Thompson, Anderson. The following grandchildren were reared at Col. Thompson's home: R. T. Keys, Savannah, Qa.; Mrs. Marvin Phinley, Weet Union; H. B. Keys, Honolulu; Joel P. Keys, Walhalla. Col. Thompson was one of the live delegates from Picken* district to the convention which In 1860 passed and signed the ordinance of secession, sev? ering South Carolina's connection! with the Union. He Is the last of this distinguished body of 160 men to pass. I Col. Thompson had a distinguished career as a lawyer, having been asso? ciated in partnership with several dis? tinguished South Carolina barristers, notably Gen. Samuel McGowan, James L. Orr and Joseph H. Barle. He was also active In newspaper work, founding the well known Keo* wee Courier, first at Pick ens and la? ter at Walhalla. He had taken high rank in Masonic branches and had been actively iden? tified with the Presbyterian church for many years. In i860 he was a member of the secession convention, and In 1861 en* tered the Confederate service as cap? tain of Company B, Second South Carolina regiment. In the fall of 1862 he was promoted to lieutenant colon? el, having commanded his company with singular courage in the battle ot Seven Pines. Late in 1863 he resign? ed h's commission on account of ill health, and he was never able to re enter the army. In 1872 he was admitted to the bar, associating himself with Judge Sam? uel McGowan. He divided his time between law and Journalism and was unusually successful In each profes? sion. In 1876 through the press and on the stump he exerted his influence for Democracy and in many campaigns was chairman of the county Demo? cratic executive committee. In 1900 he was elected to the house of representatives from Pickens coun? ty and did splendid work in that body. Federals to Evacuate. Mexico City. Aug. ?.?Minister of War Velasco will issue a proclama? tion tomorrow saying the federal army will evacuate the capital, as Gen. Carranza gives guarantees of safety of the federals and inhabitants of the city. The federal troops then will retire to some nearby point to await orders of the new government. | ury department stands ready to lend its great power to prevent a sacrifice of the cotton crop, a feeling of confi? dence and assurance should come ti> us all." "Fourth. Local cooperation. The agencies of the federal government, both executive and legislative, are do Ing all possible to relieve the Htraln of the situation. While the power of the government in great, it should not he overestimated. We desire to Impresa emphatically the necessity for the most cordial and unselfish co? operation among farmers, mercnants and hankers of the South to the end that every local effort and every lo? cal sgency shall he brought Into ac? tion In the Interest of the common good. "We believe that conference In the respective States and localities would be most helpful. They will he fur? nished the machinery through v. hieh the problem In all of Its phases can l>f thoroughly considered and dealt with under the peculiar environment sj| each State and community. Ac? curate Information as to warehous? ing facilities should bo gathered fof your local use and furnished to your senators and representatives in con? gress at the earliest moment. It is our mature Judgment that the least 'possible amount of cotton should be put upon the market during the next N days, for It is our belief that the combined strengths of the fed? eral government and state and local agencies, coupled with the inherent courage of the Southern people, will make It possible for the cotton crop to he marketed without sacrlflee." MRS. WILSON DEAD. SHADOW OF DEATH FALLS ON HOME OF NATION'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE. J'rcsldcivt Scents Almost Prostrated . Hut Hears u|> Under Shock of Loss ?Funeral Yet to He Arranged. Washington, Aug. 6.?Mrs. Wood row Wilsoa, wife of the president of the United States, died at the White House at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Death came after a struggle of months against Dright's disease with complications. The president was completely un? nerved by the shock and his grief was heartrending. He bore up well under] the strain, however, and devoted him? self to his daughters. The end came while Mrs. Wilson was unconscious. Her illness took a turn for the worse shortly before 1 o'clock in the afternoon 'And from then on she gradually grew weaker. Kneeling at the bedside at the end were the president and their three daughters. Dr. Cary T. Grayson, U. S. N.i and a nurso were in the room" and just outside a door were Secre? tary McAdoo and Francis B. Sayre, Mr. Wilson's sons-in-law, and Mr. Tu? multy, his secretary. Both houses of congress adjourned when Mrs. Wil? son's death was announced and for a brief time the wheels of the govern? ment virtually stopped. Funeral arrangements have not been made. The place of burial will be oither Rome, Ga? where Mrs. Wil? son long made her home, or Prince? ton, N. J., where the family lived for 25 years. Dr. Sylvester W. Beach of the First Presbyterian church of Princeton, where the family has at? tended services for years, has visited Mrs. WHson frequently during her illness, but was not here today. Chicago, Aug. 10.?Hogs continue to advance; September wheat 9G; pork 23.60; lard 10.35; ribs 12.85. Ills Indigestion Cured at Last. After spending hundreds of dollars for medicine and treatment for indi? gestion an constipation with only temporary relief, C. H. Hines, of Whit? low, AVk., was permanently cured by Chamberlain's Tablets. For sale by all dealers.?Advt No. 666 This is e prescription prepared etpeclslly tor MALARIA or CHILLS. A FEVER. Five or six doses will break any case, end If taken then as a tonic the Fever will not return. It sett on the liver better than Calomel and docs not gripe or ticken. 25c TO HELP FARMERS. HANKS OF STATE I KG ED TO QUALITY UNDER EMER? GENCY ACT. Sonic Pinn to Supply Funds for Cot? ton Growers Likely to He Taken Vp. Washington, Aug. G.?After dis? cussing the question of possible fin? ancial aid for the cotton growers with high officers of the treasury de? partment Congressman James F. Hyrnes has telegraphed President C. J. Shannon, of the South Carolina State Hankers' Association, suggest? ing that the banks of South Carolina form an association under the terms of the amended Aldrich-Vreeland Currency Act, pending the organiza? tion of the federal reserve system, or that they join the association which has already been formed for this pur? pose at Richmond,Vu. It is necessary for banks to belong to such organiza? tions to get the benefit of the Vree land Act. The cotton committee of senators and representatives has been busy all day, but has not yet come to a con? clusion as to details of action. Chair? man Lever, of the finance sub-com? mittee, was in conference frequently with Senator Hoke Smith, chairman of the full committee, and this even? ing Representative Ragsdale was In? vited to participate in the commit? tee's deliberations, and did so. It is believed that the finance sub? committee will as soon as possible take up with Secretary McAdoo some proposition to supply emergency funds to the cotton growers at a low rate of interest to tide them over the existing crisis, but the proposition has not yet been definitely formulat? ed. Improve Your Complexion. Your complexion as well as your temper is rendered miserable by a dis? ordered liver and by constipation Take Chamberlain's Tablets and you will Improve them both. For sale by all dcalers.?Advt._ agHHBHBBB"BBSBBSSSBSSSS??? Geo H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalmer. Prompt Attention to Day or Night Calls AT J. 0. Cralg Old Stand, N. Main Phones Sfgw 201 HERE IS THE FIGHTING STRENGTH IF EUROPEAN POWERS MEN THEY CAN MUSTER, Russia.5,500,000 Germany.5,200,000 France.4,000,000 Austria.2,000,000 Italy.1,200,000 England .. . . . . 750,000 Roumanla... 500,000 Kervla.,. 210,000 Greece. 150,000 Triple Entente (England, Russia, France). . . .10,230,000 Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria - Hungary, Italy).8,100,000 France, Russia and England are strong in aeroplanes, having 1,260, including all types. SHIRS IX SERVICE. England. Era ncc. Germany. Russia. Italy. Austria. 569 419 325 220 169 114 This includes all types, from dreadnoughts and cruisers t> sub? marines and auxiliaries. Triple Entente Triple Alliance . . 1,208 ships .. 608 ships Germany has the largest and fastest, dirigible balloons in ex? istence and pins her faith to the Zeppelin type. For You? This bank is a bank for you and every other man, woman and child who wants to save money, or spend wisely what they have already saved. The Peoples Bank The Bank of South Carolina SUCCESSOR TO THE FARMERS* BANK <& TRUST CO. CAPITAL - - - $2?0,000.00 SURPLUS - - - $150,000.00 Interest at 4 per cent compounded quarterly in Sav? ings Dept. 5 per cent on time certificates of deposit. Banking Pure and Simple. BAGGING AND TIES 1914 <I The tillers of the soil are to be congratulated upon the magni? ficent prospects for all crops, which we sincerely hope will con? tinue, so that our agricultural friends may reap a rich reward as the result of their years labor. Our business is largely dependent upon the farming class, when they prosper, we pros? per, and we feel very grateful to them for the loyal manner in which they have stood by us for many years past. You will soon be looking around for the wherewith to cover your cotton, as the indi? cations point to a reasonably early crop and as usual, we are well prepared to take care of your wants in this respect. We have all grades of bagging up to 3 lbs. per yard. Our Globe brand is a rewoven fa? bric, but free from holes or any imperfections whatever. It will make an ideal bagging for persons running public gins, as it v/ill serve the purpose equally as well as the new goods and costs very much less. Our Dundee brand is doubtless familiar to you, as we have been selling it for many years. In Sugar Sack bag? ging we handle nothing but standard goods, which we have in 3 and 3 lbs. Our experience has taught us that second hand ties are unprofitable as well as undesirable, so we are offering nothing bur standard new goods. We carry a stock of both bagging and tics in our warehouse in Charleston, from which we can ship you direct, thereby saving the local freight from Sumter to those for whom hauling would be inconvenient. We arc pre? pared to make shipments August Ut, payable October l& without interest and you can de? pend on our prices being right. If you have any doubt as to that, it will be a pleasure to quote you. Soliciting your inquiries for this or any thing else in our line. O'Donnell ? Co.,