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SO! I III UN II \ \M Its COMIUMM. TO ?TT IM)WN CHOP Ol' IMii Hank? llc-tlgc ThoniM-lw?> to l-'avor ThoM? r^-tiu?!-^ Ulm Agjggg to Hc du*v Cotton Acreage at Lea ?4 i'lfiy IVr Cent Next Your. Editor Dally Item; The within inclosed letter ami reso? lution from the Atlant; Chamber of Commerce are submitted for your consideration and if you think It ad? visable for publication. As I understood remark.* made by Mr. I. c. Strauss, representing our lo? cal bunks at the meeting of tho Slim? ier county Division of the Southern Cotton Congress held last Saturday, bo conveyed to farmers of Sum tor county the Impression that ths New York hunkers had Insisted that the local hunks must Insist that ao credit will be extended except to those- farmers who will guarantee re? duction of cotton acreage in 11* t.? and diversification of field products. I think It a good plan to let the farmers of Sumter county know in advance Just what stund the banks of the country uro taking in regard to this mutter President C. Q. llowlund of the Bank of South Carolina has just in? formed nie thut ho hn- written the Atlanta Chamber of v mmerce that hia Iwnk subscribes to the resolution of the \M,in' i Chamber of Commerce, and thut their brunch bank at l'ine wood. und other place* have been or? dered to do likewise and notify tho Atlanta Chamber of Commerce im? mediately of their intentions to do so. Yours truly. E. I. Keardon, Managing Secretury. Sumter Chan her of Commerce. Sept. 17, 1914. Editor Item. Sumter. S. C. I'ear Sir; Herewith we enclose a copy of the lettor which the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce h is sent to tho President of every bank in the cotton Stutea. Favorable replies are coming In rapidly, and we think this will do wonders, not only In reducing the cot? ton acreage of 111 15. but when that fact Is known It will have an Imme? diate effect In strengthening the cot? ton murkot this season. Wo write to ask your active cooper? ation Ir agitating this matter in your section and urging the cordial co? operation of bankers, and merchants with the farmers In diversifying their crop*. ' . We think no such opportunity has aver been offered for putting the Southern farmer on a strong self sustaining basis. We ask your attention particularly to the wording of the postal card pl?dge as well us the statements In the letter. We are sending you, under sepa? rate cover, a copy of the recom? mendation made by a special commit? tee of the Atlanta Chamber of Com? merce for the relief of farmers and merchants by warehousing their cot? ton, together with forms of collateral note, and warehouse receipt which have been approved by the Cnlted State* government. Thanking you for your coopers ? tlon, I am. Yours very truly, W. ?. Cooper. Secretary. Atlanta. Sept. IS, 1914. Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Sept. It, IM I The president and directors of this ? hand , t whom names appear aho\e, earnestly ask your attention to the following plan to rcllcxe the situa? tion mused h\ the Kuropean war They do s 11 M the uru'?nt ret on menilath>n <>f ( -.p , , i , outinittee composed of our ablest and Wisest bankers, farmers, merchants, cotton men. and men ..f nfTalrs. head. I I \ !(?.I.. 11 K. M I'bl'.x It Is a |d m \>\ which th. IM;, ton erop <n be reduced one* aalt am the |'i.-.'iit surplus wiped out. .\.s m i i it be* asjst s huou g I Hal next se n 'g - n.|. w II be cut In halt', this I ear's . Peg ? dl i. || f..r a r.i better price ued th. wind, situation Will ?*? relieve.I This can be iis'ured if the hank era and merch ' th. South will act as one man. UteUgtUg themselves to gl?? Hn'unelal aid for the maklmi of the 1M .". i l*i*p only to iliiisr wh Will i ul go* n their colt.,i, irrt > one-biir ind Uk rouse food crops Ii propoi Iteg Regoeeootattve fersaefe appeovr this plan ami BUSUfe IM lhat it wil! not oni\ ?.?? i Oodeeud to them now but win give ???? impetus to dtveral fled airrieult m ?? w Im h Will pUt IS* farmers <?i the Smith og the high road to prosperity. i ..tton is eel one third pad food crop 4 in i third h i ? h? ?? ? '? * t. ci ha> no m irket erlitte f.i ? top-, .... u ,, ..in |v. It Is cus\ to s, e where sour St I gfgfg lies We are ?eild'n? this to e\ety haul. In Cue enllon States. If au o\e| whr!. r proportion of them a.w they will Adopt this policy, we will I'uMish that fart to the World ami it wiu reassure the market in every center where cotton is void. Lot us on this Uni it will saw the South a before eotton notee begin to fall due. if every banker win act promptly on this line Itw in aave the South a hundred millions in the juice of cot? ton this year. Act now, sign the card and mail it by Aral train. Very truly yours, W, G. Cooper, Secretary. I \KM I Ks Slfot Ll> ORGANIZE. If. V. lictlien lMsciissos l*rl<"o I*nhl for Cotton ami'Cotton Scotl. Mr. Editor: While a lot Is being .sahl as to the prhe of cotton little or nothing is ?aid of the seed. With meal at |H] a ton anil oil advancing our seed are! going at 7,'? cents a hundred all he-1 cause our people arc hard pressed and obliged to sell. And this is done1 by our own brethren, men in our midst whe care no more for us than the man up north. They, these seed men, the owners of the mills, are a lot of sharks, because all know, with meal at present prices that the mills could do better, but who even dream? that they will. Who does not believe they are payiiiK M little as they dare to pay. It is an outrage and I hope to Qod their ein will be visited upon' them. This Is their opportunity to smite or shield their brethren and they have ??hosen to smite. We farmers are not 'ho most helpless people in the world ami we are not incapable of learning and this is a time when we may profit by our brother farmers of the west, who are an organized body, controll? ing their interests. It is a common saying among us that farmers will not organize nor stick together. I sup? pose that was said of the western farmer, but you see he did organize and sLek. At this very moment when we seem to be "down anil out," at the mercy of these mills. If we will we can put up our own mills, then be? come masters of the situation. Why not give come consideration to this matter in our conferenees? I have been noticing a lot of talk about cotton. We all know that talk is cheap and of itself amounts to nothing. H. C. Iletbca. MEXICAN! CAN MAXAU*:. Official Washington Acwpts Kxpross cd Kcgrcts for Vttcranccs Of Sir Lionel Carilcn, Former lirltisli Am? bassador. Washington, Sept. 17.?President Wilson declared today he ordered American troops withdrawn from Vera Cruz, because he believed that Mexi eani now in c ontrol were.able to man? age Mexico's affairs. Coineidentally the Kritish ambassa? dor, Sir Cecil Spring-Kice, expressed to the state department his own re? glet that Sir Lionel Carden. British minister to Mexico, should have been quoted in criticism of the president's policy. He said Lritish diplomats were never permitted to criticise the heads of the foreign countries, and whatever statement may have been made It did not represent the view of the British government. Officials accepted tho ambassador's explanation. The president today said the ques? tion of withdrawing troops from the Texas border had not been consider? ed m?r was he aide to predict when ft ratal roeognltlon would hi eg? tended* He pointed out that he had official reports ami assurances that eruditions in Mexico were not unset? tled as had been reported. He ex? pects the conference on October 1st to name a pr* 'islonal president, and he does not Know, from ufllctal re portn whether Carranss will be named Of will retire in order to be a raiidldute in the ?ucceedlng elections. KMPKltoim rmm: WIPKU on. Ml tie port v to I'urK Agree That Ca? num* l*ru**ltm <?nar<U ( ur|?> Ceas? ed to i\M in Battle oi Three llh ecs< London( Sept. 19,?The Parlfl corre itpondent "i Ihc Kxchnngc Telegraph ('onip in) ? says; aii uccounts received in rails ?gree I ha I famous Prussian tluardu ?'orps t be elite of i he ? mpire nml 11?. ? i|ieclal pride "f the tlerinau empe? ror, bu.>> been vtrluullj blotted out hi the battles STUged lllonH the .Nbuse m i lie und Alane III eis " INVCsi i\ \ HAhK KACII. Nffsmnet < lark aasl Irrealer l'iulcrwoml tM-ili r Theirs. Waahlngloni Kept, IS.?Hpcakci Champ ??lark and Majority l?cudci Cntlerwood today Joined the "Hu> a Male of eotlon" ino\emeiit, imikln Ihelr pureh ? ?;? ^ In I heir r? tpecih ? States of Mi s- un IIlid AI I1.im i. '1' ? speaker wor< while prcsldluM iiVef today's Hessloii ??! tin house a Imdgc of tb?- South Carolina ?*? >11?.t? llohh i ?' Association, \\ hi' h had been i ? rated lu him bj Congn man ISagsdnlv. DISCUSS FUTURE PLANS. cotton (<>\(.m:ss iifaks what ( koi's i an m: l?l.\NTi:i> to TAKE PLACE or cotton Interesting Practical Tu Ik Made i>> .1. Frank Williams?o'Donnell Tells of Need* or Hankers Now?Hayn He? durtlon of Cotton Lies in Hunds of Landlords. From The Daily Item, Sept. 1!). The cotton congress moating at the court house was attended by more than a hundred persons to-day, all of whom seemed much interested in the Various discussions which came up and the plans for tho future of the South. The present financial sitT nation was discussed only by Mr. a o'Donnell, all other talks being along line of what crops the farmers should plant to take the place of cotton. A very interesting practical talk along this line was made by Mr. J. Frank Williams. The whole meeting towards the close developed in to a "live on the farm" movement, as Mr. O'Donnell expressed it, which he said would be the best thing for the people of the South, although it might cause some of the merchants to go out of business and go liv ? on the farm to make a living. Mr. O'Donnell was called on by Mr. Heiser, who acted as chairman until Mr. Moise came in, to state what the banks were doing and could do to help the farmers in the present Situa? tion. Mr. O'Donnell stated that v hat the hanks lacked most just now was credit at the north and not currency. They had enough currency to handle the little bit of cotton which was be? ing sold on the market, but they could not get New York exchange, which was a great handicap to the banks. The northern correspondents of the banks were not pressing the southern hanks lor loans, hut they were unwilling to increase those loans. He stated that the emergency fund which was Issued cost from I 1-2 to 5 per cent interest now and would cost more later, and not the mere :> per cent as many people seemed to think, a large number of expenses be? ing necessary in the handling of the money. He discussed this phase of the mon? ey question and the lending of money on certlllcates placed with the region? al reserve banks, showing that the regional banks would only give the lo? cal banks 75 per cent Of the money on notes, etc. On the question of reduction of acreage, Mr. o'Donnell thought it suicidal for the farmers not to re? duce. He thought, however, that the landlord ought to be willing to take OUt his? share of rent in the other crops which were substituted for cot? ton, and not require the Hen mer? chant to take the chance of getting any cotton which was left, after all the rent money was taken out. The landlord should be willing to accept his proportional share of rent in cot? ton, grain or other crops raised. Mr. H, W, Beeil was assured that there would be buyers here if the farmers raised a sufficient quantity of grain and stock to put a good supply on the market. Mr. J. Frank Williams stated that the farmers ought to raise sufficient Wheat for home consumption. This might not at Itrst be ground In the Hour such as we get from the west, but be assured his audience that in most cases it was better Hour. He stressed the importance of raising oats ami corn for home consumption and some to spare for shipment. Fork and beet should he raised for home supply and to sell, Truck should be raised in plenty. He emphasised the necessity of planting Burgham and ?Ugar cane next year for home con? sumption, as the supply of sugar would he short and the price high. He wanted every farmer to keep a manure pile In his lot. under cover, which h<- eould easily do and which WOUld CUt down to a v. real extent the cost of commercial fertiliser, lie told of the importance of cover crops and lime in the building up of the soil, an? other method of reducing the fertilis? er bill, He told of the value of dairy products ami stressed the Importance of having them produced at home. Mr. .1. U, lumbar spoke un the need of planting less cotton ami mure urn in and truck. Ilev. II. c. Met hen said that the people depended entirely too much on cotton. The) should raise more food supplies. Mr. I*, II, Wilson offered a resolu? tion thanking Mr. Willi.uns for his practical talk find proposing that it Ik< put in Wtitiltg so that it cotlbl he sent broadcast t<. the farmers, It was brought out in the discus slou that hogs could be saved from cholera at small cost by Inoculation by wiring t'lcmsoii College for the Inoculation Mr. How man was certain thai col ton w as In und to go Up If II w UN hold ofi the ma11;ct und i b it t he mills would have to pay iv\< i i< cents for i he i rop of this year and liftecti cents for next year's crop, it Hie South AGREE ON WAR TAX BILL. EMERGENCY REVENUE MEAS? URE READY FOR HOUSE. Illggost Struggle un Measure Expect* ihI to Come In the Upper Branch. Washington, Sept. 19.?An emer? gency revenue bill to provide $103, 000,000, taxing beer, wines, gasoline, sleeping and parlor ear tickets, in? surance, telegraph and telephone mes? sages, amusements and B variety of documents, was agreed on late today by Democrats of the house ways and means committee. It will be intro? duced by Democratic Leader Under? wood Monday. Republicans of the committee will be called Tuesday to vote on the bill, and the house will begin considering it Thursday. Republicans of both house and senate have already gone on record In opposition to any war tax measure. Democrats hope to rush the bill through the house. The big light will be In the senate. The committee increased the in? ternal revenue tax on beer from $1 a barrel to $1.50. Domestic wines are to be taxed 20 cents a gallon on sweet wines and 12 cents a gallon on dry Wines.* Gasoline is to be taxed 2 cents a gallon. Many items of the bill are adopted verbatim from the Spanish war tax bill of till, Including the administra? tive feature. Stamp tax provisions and the tax on tobacco dealers, brokers, bankers and amusements are carried In schedule A, which will continue in effect until I December 81. 1915. The remainder I of the bill will be in force until re ! pealed. I Lankers are to be taxed $2 on 'each $1,000 of capital, surplus and undivided profits; brokers will pay $5o each, pawnbrokers $20, commercial brokers $20 custom house brokers $10. Proprietors of theatres, mu? seums and concert halls in cities of 15,000 population or more arc to pay $100 each. Circus proprietors are to pay $100 a year, proprietors of -other exhibitions $10, and proprietors of bowling alleys and billiard rooms $5 for each, alley or table. Tobacco dealers and manufacturers are to be taxed he same as in 1898? except that in the largest class, "to? bacco dealers not specifically pro? vided for," the tax is to be $4.80 each, in 1898 there was a $12 tax on to? bacco dealers having annual sales of 50,000 pounds oi more. Ponds and certillcates of indebted? ness arc taxed 5 cents for each $100 involved and freight and express re? ceipts 1 cent each, with a mandatory provision that the shippers must pay this tax. Telephone messages arc to be taxed 1 cent on all tolls of 15 cents or more and telegrams 1 cent a mes? sage. The bill carries taxes of 50 cents on each indemnity bond, 2 cents on each certificate of pre fits, 25 cents on each certificate of damage and io cents for each certificate not especlaly provided for. Life insurance policies are to be jtuxed 8 cents on each 100, and fire, .marine, casualty, fidelity and guaranty insurance polic es 1-2 cent on each dollar, as in 1898. Goods with? drawn from custom houses will pay a stamp tax of 50 cents as in 1S98, but I the 23 cents tax on each warehouse receipt imposed in 189S is omitted. The 1898 tax of from 25 cents to $1 for entry of goods at custom houses, according to value, is renewed. For each seat In a palace or parlor car and for each berth in a sleeping car the tax now is to be 2 cents, against the 1 cent war tax of 189S. Tickets from a United States port to a foreign port will be taxed from $1 to |B each, according to the value of the ticket, as in 1S98. Other provision! are: Brokers' con? tracts. 10 cents; deeds and other con? veyances, 50 cents when not exceeding $500 |u amount and 50 cents tor each additional $600; mortgages, 25 cents for each $1.500; power of attorney to vote, '<? cents: power of attorney'to sell, 25 cents; protest of a note, bill of acceptance, etc. 25 cents. Because of constitutional questions, the committee eliminated altogether foreign bills of exchange, charter agreements, manifests, foreign bills of lading and also struck out all refer enc< to stamp tax on checks, bills of exchange, drafts and deposit certifi? cates ai.d postofllee money orders and I on lenses. Washington. Sept. 17.?Congress? man Johnson today saw officials ol the treasury department relative to forwarding emergency funds to South Carolins) banks. As result of his visit money will go forward to Greenville and ?'Union Immediately. ' united in a fifty per cent reduction. Mr. Heiser told Mr. C. L. Ctittino, In uns er t" a question, that the Southern Cotton Congress had agreed on the generaI plan of holdinu cotton off the market until 1 let ober I und ;? j redact Ion oft iift> per eenl for nexi year, but t hat t he details of the plan v v I *. IcfJ to tl c Stab : . SULLIVAN IS CONVICTED. TRIED AT LAI UI.NS ron KILLING COL. JNO. M. CANNON. Verdict of Mauusluughtor?New Trial Motion Today?Greenwood Roger* Found Utility of Arson?Junk < aid well Tried Today. LauretUI) ? Sept. 18.?"Guilty of manslaughter" was the verdict render? ed today by the jury in the case of Joseph G. Sullivan, tried at this term of court on the charge of killing Col. John M. Cannon at Gray Court, May 12 last. The case was given to the jury last night shortly after 0 o'clock. After deliberating all night ami until just before noon today the Jury agreed on a verdict. Motion for a new trial will be ar? gued tomorrow. This was the sec? ond trial of the ease, a mistrial ha' - Ing resulted at the June term of court. Greenwood Hogers was today con? victed of arson in connection with the murder, last January, of George F. Young at Stomp Springs, and the ?ubsequent burning of Young's cot? tage over the dead man's body. The verdict carries the death penalty. Hogers was tried and convinced on a charge of murder at the March term of court, in this same case the jury recommending mercy and saving him from the electric chair then. Junk Caldwcll was also convicted of the same crime and given a life sen? tence. Tom Young, the third party in the alleged conspiracy, turned States evi 1 donee, and largely on his testimony convictions were secured in the oth? er cases. The case of Young will 1 probably be disposed of tomorrow. XLWS OF MAYESVILLE. "Buy a Bale*' Plan in Operation? School opened ami Progressing Nicely. Mayesville, Sept. 21.?The "Buy a Hale" movement has begun in Mayes? ville, the two banks, the Hank of Mayesville and Citizens Hank, were the llrst to commence the movement, j Both of these bales are in the lob , bles of the banks with placards o? them announcing the weight and to ! tal price. Probably unite a number I : of bales will be bought in this way here within the next few days. H. F. I DesChamps, one of the heaviest time merchants here, is paying all of his I customers ten cents for their cotton on j account and in trade. He has receiv? ed 400 bales to date. Cotton is being harvested rapidly and all of the gins have been running on full time. Only I a email number of bales have been sold on the market, while several hundred have been shipped to the (Sumter warehouse. The prevailing j price here is around 9 c ents. The great trouble with those holding cot? ton is finding a place suitable for stor? ing. For the llrst time in fnany years, cotton is being plied on the streets. Although the financial depression is felt here, of course, yet the mer? chants are doing fairly good business 'and there is little complaint, espe \ cially among the cash stores. The ! time customers are bringing in their cotton as usual. The Mayesville school opened with a large attendance and everything is now in good running order. Prin? cipal Urunson and his assistants, Misses Hugh and Hush, arc teachers of excellent reputations and the school should enjoy a successful year in every respect. Marriage License Record. ' The clerk of court did a nourishing (business in marriage licenses among the colored people Saturday and Sun ' day. Licenses were issued to: Thom? as Brooks and Theresa Miller of Rcmbert; Warren English and Alice DuRant of Dalsell; Arthur Dicks and Ida Miles of Sumter; Wesley Williams 'and Hertha Mack of Sunder; Henry Moses and Minnie Johnson of Bor , den. ? Negro Arrested as Blind Tiger. j Oliver Boyd, colored, was arrested Sunday afternoon by Uural Police? man Newman on the ? b?rge of keep Ing a nuisance. Boyd, it was alleged kepi a p ace w here liquor w as sold and gambling was going on. When arrested ten half pints, six pints and one cpiart of whiskey and gin were found in his place, which is near X?-w Humtcr. He was placed in jail and ' w ill be tried later. Advance* Applied to iinnks, In his talk Saturday befo!??? tin Humtcr <'oiint\ Branch ol Hie cotton congress d was stated (hat Mi O'l hinncll had in ule t he statement that he deemed it iieccssarj in re? ducing the cotton crop for the la mi? lords to lake :i proportional share of I he i.id in (he crops substituted for eollon, oi here ls?' n hardship w mild he w orkcil mi lh? in ii merchants. This statement applied nol only to lieu merchants, bill :il*o lo banks nnd ill ciiicenis which made advances ol laii) kind lo Hie tenant, 0 0 O O 0 O 0 O 0 0 0 o O ii o ? 0 fl "HI A A HALE or t otton." n o ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The following have been listed iTi tho "Huy ii Iwtle of Cotton*' plan by the "Ituy a I bile of cotton" plan by purchasing cotton at 10 fonts. Itolieson Cutlery Company and the itochester Stamping Company, both of ItochcHter, have each sent orders to the Dultanl lianlware Company to buy a bale for them. The orders were secured by the I >u It ant Hardware <'o.. through the "Buy a Bale" circulars of the chamber of Commerce, which they sent out lo these companies) with which they have been doing business. Also the following: The Wreck Store, two hales. J. H. IfcCollum, J. H. Levy. Jr. W. H. Shelley ft Son, V. H. Phelpa, two bales. Mr. W. B. Cpshur has bought a bale at 10 cents per pound. Mrs. Walter I. Ha rhy has ordered the City National Bank to purchaae two hales for her at ten cents. Mr. J. Z. Hearon has purchased a bale of Cotton at ten cents. Quttman & Co., from W. M. Hodge; J. M. Delane, one each from H. D. McLeod; Robert Uurk, Bllie Johneon, W. E. Koih. T. J. Baker, I. M. Weatberly. C. M. ('handler. W. J. In gram, B. II. Fort, Bam Sparks; Isaac Hamburger ft Sons of New York from John Sumter, all bought through tho City National hank; B. H. Moses, 8 bales; F. 1 >. Knight and Dixie En? graving Company have each purchased cotton through the Sumter Trust Co., on orders sent them fro.n persons with whom they deal. A BOOK tO WOMAN VITALIZES BLOOD AND NERVES Women who suffer from the weaknesses peculiar to tlieir sex need I rllaltslae tonic BBda purify!Bg remedy. This is furnished in the harmless SDd yet very effective com? pound IbSl for 4u years 1ms assisted sad bad the approval ul thousands of women in die Carolinas. ItSSCtiod Is, llrst..to remove nil blood impurities, then to caeraise and renn lato all functloai of the digestive system; then to food all nerve centers. With this process the bodily functions become nor mal, pain disappears, nerves i.re steadied and lift; becomes worth the living. Many Sfyotfr neighbors have been helped by it. Try it yourself, and loam how they benefited. Your druggist probably hash, ifuotsend his name and one dollar for a big bottle to REMEDY SALES CORPORATION, CHARLOTTE, N. C. 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