Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I?ll I \ l>v I \KMI Its l ?. ^\ itsK. J < Duiitmr Liko up \rm> for Cotton (.11 ^ n* ? Considers Wunhou ? s>sirm a l.irut I'huv of ( on?tru< - ll\c hvldAllnii. KOI tor t>?11y I ten:: We have ween some sharp criticism burled i?t the. farmer* because th.\ warehoused their cotton thin season and did not throw it on the market, take any kind of price for it, pay up their bank and store accounts and put money *nto circulation. Cotton fcae been low enough as It was and is, ton should that policy have been carried out the country would have been much worse oft than u la cot? ton would have been bringing about half of what tt Is now selling for, the bonkers end merchants could not heve been paid, nothing like the de? gree to which they ore ami the pro? ducers of cotton would hn\c been ed. We know tho farmers of the country need advice nr.. we ,m not 1 "head the good that we get. but we would like to have it from tlMMM who are interested In the upbullsttag of the agricultural status of the coun? try and not thnsr who are trying to fleece the working classes for all the) can get. We have some very fertile minds strong us who are always ready to volunteer their i l\iee and think their Ideas very brilliant and of course the farmer should by nil mean* accept it, and if the t inner Is not simple enough to be swayed by his power of Influence, hi Si put down as a rascal and a fool. We don't went any more Instructions from such sourcaa. The legislature has reo. i 1 the act restricting the cotton a .enge. Now we can again plant all cotton, buy all the fertilisers the dealers will let us have, flood the market again next season, tske whatever wo can get for It and In nil prODahtllt) ' the country in a worse condition than J?st la at present. We read Mr. It. B. I Baiser'a stntement published a few days ago and In that, he tells us, and 1 no doubt his stuteumnt was gathered Jasaa statistic* which are correct, that Booth Carolina Imports 70 million dollars worth of foodstuff. If Mr. Bslser had thought to add II million wiore for fertilisers, he would have given out a statement that would have furnished food for consul When we put the two together we have a nice little sum of II million dollars liabilities and to meet that sum we have approximately 1.350,000 bales of cotton at an average of thlrt) aNelktrs per bale, which gives us an asset of 140.600,000 which leaves a balance due of IS4.500.00O. From those figures It seems it Is about time the State was sending In her petition to no Into bankruptcy. When we use the X-ray on our legislative wady we find a superfluity of politics aad scarcity of statesmanship. The effort to destroy the State warehouse system la snother scheme Incubated by those who are prompted \hf political and aelflah motives, rath? er than by a spirit of patriotism* the welfare of the fundamental in? dustry of the countrv. We suppose the whole fraternity of that creed Would, as Individuals, like to add the plume of warehouse don? or to their crown of laurels and nro disgruntled because It la beyond their grasp. The warehouse system Is one of the greatest pieces of aawatfuottvc legislation that has swag put In mo [tlon by our lawmakers in a long time; ind If the commissioner is authorized id clotiied with the power to deal llrectly between the warehouse ami the spinners, both American and Ru? in, under the proper legal r? trlction*. the system will do more to islp the cotton producer out of 'his gats of poverty nnd banknotes than dl th* plana the magnltu le of the trains of Its opponent* can devise thin the next hundred yearn. They latl us. the rommlssb ihlng m'e of hi* friend* and none ? I lead apply for a position under his administration. Th.? principle of s. | emneos snd the spirit of destruction *u*e th??v are not getting nome?of IS plums i ? t b- \ droo m t !>?? er? i! wplratlon by whi-h the\ are ilond kftted. The act was nnf pissed to [reate soft place* f..r those who arc gsjr lookln* out for such, but for th ? merit of the State at large. Whi n |ho farming Interest of ihe swawtfl i aure?t for. the people have som loney to spend besides meeting tin h obligation* and. of course, all of |hl* Its Into circulation and tin u hus| ? moves along without so iruch IT and apprehension. J. C, Daabar, SNOW - I i ?lt\| IN NO|; I II. fhwnljsf d Trsgie umi < -< N,., ,i \ I u New York. I ?? 2.?A blinding leet snd snow Hfortu lodaj sin ifalvsetl rnilro.id iiul win- ? i i :. iber of small ,i< ? id* u'? hax Iported. Cleveland. Feb. L'. ? Tin en, toda) the center of i ? . ? i ? i. ? i . |gw storm whhh Is *wi?p?ng 11 adjacent .States, Wire and rail comiuunKutivii it hainpeud. NOTES ol TIU'CKERH' MEETING. Home Statements of Interest to Ktim ter County Farmers I Irani at SaUn ||M>*S Session. "Limit your acnage In whatever i. BfOP I "'I lAM IIP ;> iul stick Id that crop." saiil Mr. .1. A. llvans in hi.address. ' Yciu tamers think tum i am hard now." said Mr. Evans. "hut don't know yet what I .ird tines IN. I AaV( neen the time when farmers could not u< t credit from merchants nor borrow money at the hanks, no matter what kind of security they put up. 1 h i l NM farmers and their families, a ho prtvlomlj win In food circum? stances, go without meat on their tables for six months at a time, t>? - cause they had no money and could noi K<>{ credit. And it all camo of the one-crop system, the same as you l.t..' here in S??uth Carolina. Oll no, you base not sei n hard tiir?'s yet, hut on will see it yet, If you stick to c< t - ton and cotton alone. The boll wee? vil will do for you what It has done to others. I sow counties in TV vis which usually produced ?O.OttO bale; of cotton drop down to two or tHrec thousan 1 hales, and that is what your (..I ufy will do. 1 saw those same ? counties, where the farmers had face.! ,st u\ation, two scars later, when b) planting truck and raising their own jJOd supplies conditions were chang? ed. There was more mnoey in the i.inl.s, merchants did a larger cash business than ever before and the ?.iriners themselves had more money In the hanks and svere more prosper? ous than they had es . r been before." *I have heard In traveling over the Mate, and it Is with regret that i heard it, that the farmers are regard? ing pliant conditions as a mere transient depression and expect to plant cotton this year, the same as they has e previously. If you farmers go back to cotton and dep. ml on it as vour solo crop, you will surely face bankruptcy and starvation in the fu? ture?and that at no distant date." "Any State whose fertilizer bill has Increased ten million dollars, as yours has. since 1911 is bound to face haalunipMy." Mr. U L. Baker, district demonstra? tion agent, stated that diversification of crops v as a necessity. He ads kid ? the growing of truck, especialy po? tatoes and peanuts. This was a cotton country, ho said and it would stay a cotton country, but this was no rea? son why every farmer should not raise sufficient on his own farm to simply the n.m iU uf his family. ? \'ei> are divided into three class i Mr. I .'sans, "wise men, fools and damn fools." Those who belong? ed to the lii st class took advice and prepared for an evil day; those who I?. |oni?ed to the second class, foiled to take advice and learned only by ex? perience; those belonging to the third class were those who neither took vlce nor learned by experience, and he thought that some farmers would Und themselves in this third class, if they .. in. 1. fa . otton, as their only mon? ey crop." BOOM oi th. se farmers may stick m,i I llMft are dues to he paid," said K. \V. Dabbs, "but then they are apt to unit the organization. Th? y RlUlt ? ? e k together. ir they expert |Q :o - i plish results to their own good and they mu^t stiel; better than BOOli of ihem base don,. r.? the Farmers' Fnlon.** N". I will not buy your produce, but I will guarantee to get you the hiubest market price for it." said W, II. Mixon. seed and fruit ?lealer of < harleston. "No 1 can't guarantc you a price lOI your potatoes, nor will anyone else evc. pt a fool," Mr. Mixon stated in answer to an inquiry If he svould pron lse | certain price if potatoes were planted. The Northwestern rom and the Improved Cobbler were tsvo kinds of I"".itnos Mr. Mixon advised the Sum br < ounty farmers to plant. These m.iilc la rue yields, had large hushes whlHi protected the land and stood shipment svell. lie could gal the seed here in ten days from date of ship? ment. 0m ton of 7-5-3 fertilizer to the acre was what Mr. Mixon recommend? ed as the best fertilizer for potatoes, all of which should be placed nndei the plant. There must he IM acres ot potatoes planted In territory contiguous t?. Sumter foff Mr. Mixon to Inka up the ?canny for I ha i rowers. Ha prom - toed to handle potntoea at any atnilon in ilia eount! pro v Med I here arni Ai runt h as a carload there to be shlppco' at one time, BI41SARH l\ WI M. 1 rr i "id < nan lane* ami < onanier? aktr Idm* of Ufr Netmrteil. ?Mieino. Tel.. f.?The West ami northweal ara still m the grip of I he bHnnard loony Many iralm are bloehaded bs soon n,,. |,..^ ,,t Ufa h.is been considerable, HI* dead are reported it m Chlrnffn from cold i*ver a mot of anon ha* fallen In Kanana and Nebraakn, und Ii Is nil* Ini high In drlfta, Hevara n.is m?. lawoniialai iho 'miu valley. Back From Germany. Mr. Richard Stelzner, Returned From Native Land, Tells of How Germany Bears Pressure of War. "There is no war in Germany," said Richard btelsner, just returned from ihe city of L?beck, In his na? tive land, to an Item reporter this morning, "i mem to say." he has? tened to add, "there Is not tho excite? ment, despair and starvation In Qer mahy thai many papers in this coun? try, through erroneous news reports, had their readers to think there is." Mr. Steliner i* one of tho proprietors of the Now York Bakery, Of this city, lie went to Germany on a visit to relatives in his home city, L?beck, early in July, and WOO caught with hundreds of others In the war apne al? most before he rat fed it. Mr. Btels? ner is a naturalised American citizen, !>ut is a loyal son of Germany withal and has absolute confidence that his country will whip the, allied nations. Continuing his lirst statement. Mr. i liner said: "If yon could have been With nie in L?beck or any one of hun? dreds more of our large cites and towns, von would never have known. I unless you had been told, that a war was on. I did not even hear a ean pon fire. The principal things to re? mind one that a war is in progress is the arrival of wounded from the front, and the play of the children at war In*the streets. There is some ditli j cully about Staging a real war scene, however," he added with a smile, "as none of the kids arc willing to take the part of Russia. I have often seen them parading through the streets with a bag Stretched between two poles and a 'dead' soldier of 10 or 12 years being carried to the hospi? tal." "Germany is keeping the enemy OUt pretty Wall, don't you think?'' went on Mr. Btelsner. "Our people think so, and their enthusiasm is unbounded. Hands play as usual in the cafes; they are crowded nightly, prices arc no higher, and everyone is fairly contented considering the hard proposition we are up against. Of course, as we see it. the three little words that tell the story of the real cause Qf the war are: "Made in Ger? many," and I think after all, the real issue is England and Germany. Eng? land has for years been envious of Germany's commercial success and this war had to come as the result." Bptahtttg of business conditions, Mr, Stelzner says that while naturally some businesses have been "killed" others have profited much by the war. Tho founderb-s, large and small are all working for the government, he saick The German govern man t has In hand the distribution of all of the flour, selling it to wholesalers to be told in turn to ret.11 ind bakers. Prices, says Mr. Btelsner, are from $10 to $12 per barrel. "Where does this flour come from?" was asked of Mr. Stelz nar. "It just conns," he answered, "the government doesn't tall, and the people haven't too much courloslty about it. Personally, 1 have seen as many as seventeen Steamers land? ing provisions in Germany, which (came from Denmark. I suppose Den nark buys these things and then re? it iIs them to us. We are also getting an alum,lance of bananas, oranges, etc., by train from Italy." 'Yes," said Mr. Btelsner, in answer to another question, "Many industries are work? ing overtime, for instance the cloth Ing factories; they are busy making things for tin- soldiers. And just here ut rr.e tell you that Germany is good to her own soldiers, and captured SOl dlen of other nations, as well. There is a special kind of box in USO for mailing anything from cigars to sau ag< ; to soldiers at the front and the government sees to prompt delivery free of charge. 1 have been in sever a1 hospitals, and the wounded, friend or enemy, have a good clean bed and clean clothes and proper attention all the time." "Cotton? ? Yes. I know personally that we have been getting in some cot Bhhopvlllc Personal News. Blshopvllle, dan. ::o.?Mr. J. I* Itnghey of Newberry is visiting his daughter, Mrs B. X. Austin. Dr, J. P. Green, of Rlloree spent a ft w days in town last week. Mrs. .1. B. Bdwards attended tin missionary societies of the Methodist church at Florence last week, Mr, Robert McCutchen Is taking a business course at McFcat business college, < 'ohm-bin. Misses llessle Crosswell and Lucyct Voglc :-["'iit Monday in Hartsvlle, M, sdanv n M (\ Welver and R. B. Tai!? n oi Columbia are guests of Mis. ii. H, llnskln. \| r I 'a uli ue Murketl of I 'otmaree , It ii in: Mis* Ms ndf Rngllsh. ,\ii<s Kdlth McCutchen visited at Kiiioti last week, Mr, Joe Crosswell of Tlmmonsvlllc w as at homo tor t In v eck -end. tnioitg those who attended tlu- In itigttrutlon of Uov, Manning were Mrs. Willie I ?? ' 'lumps und sou. Krank, Mrs, ?'. ? >'? Wilkinson und [daughter, Miss Annie Boyd Wilkinson. I ^?i?????m?-w.?_, t<?n! I have seen a good deal of it ly? ing about the depots, just before i left." Mr. Stelzne- landed in New York January 28th from the steamer Oscar II, Danish. He left Copenhagen. Denmark, January 14th. "We have plenty .f soldiers," says Mr. Btelsner, and quite a number of German An.ericans came over with me. My passport is good for re-entrance up to April 1st." Mr. Stolzner's passport is a booklet having his picture on one side and the necessary official infor? mation on the other. Rigid searching is made before one can pass the Ger? man border, according to Mr. Stelzner. He says he had an uneventful yoyage over, only one ship being spoken on the way. About 4 00 passengers were on board the Oscar II, many of them Danes and Norwegians who are on the way to obtain work at the Sin Francisco exposition. Mr. Stelzner has many friends in Bumter who are glad to see him. His brother who visited this country two years ago is working for the subma? rine department of the German navy. . SHOOTING MIGATORY BIRDS PRO? HIBITED. Provision of The Federal Law for Preservation of Water FowL Washington, Feb. 2.?From the number of letters which they have received on the subject recently, otli cials of the Department of Agricul? ture believe that sportsmen may un? intentionally violate the provisions of the Federal Migratory Bird law, which it is the purpose of the gov? ernment to enforce rigidly. Under the provisions of this law no water fowl can be shot in the northern or breeding zone after January 1C, except in New Jersey where the season ex? tends to February 1. In most of the .southern or wintering zone the sea? son closes February 1, but extends to February 15 in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. These regulations were proclaimed on October 1, 1914. No change has since been made in them and no change is likely to be made until the constitutionality of the law has been passed on by Unit? ed States Supreme Court. As a mat? ter of fact, the law provides that all changes in the regulations must be considered for a period of 90 days and then must be approved and signed by the president, before they become effective. It is thus evident that there it- no possibility that the prohibition of spring shooting will be in any way modified this year. The officials of the United States Department of Agriculture who are entrusted with the enforcement of the law tire anxious that these facts be impressed upon the people because it is the intention to investigate careful? ly all reports of violations made to the department's inspectors and war? dens and to prosecute all such viola? tions in the federal courts. In this connection it is pointed out that pros? ecutions may be instituted tit any time within three years of the offense. VERY NARROW ESCAPE Orangatmrg Parts Hnrlud out of Mo to Tar Orangeburg, Feb. 2.?Dr. Llnneaui C, Shecut, C. J. Field, general man? ager of the Orangeburg railway; his little son, Edward Field, and a negro had a narrow escape from death in a motor car accident which occurred on Sunday afternoon near Wolfton. Dr. Shecut received a hurry call to the Wolfton section of Orangeburg and .Manager Field undertook to carry Dr. shecut on a motor car of the Orange burg railway. Shortly after the ex? ceedingly high trestle' near Wolfton was passed the motor car struck a bough which had fallen from a tree upon the track and was thrown off the rails. The occupants were hut led into the air and fell down the embank m? nf. Dr. Shecut and Edward Field were knocked unconscious. When Dr. Shecut regained cpnsclousness he found little Edward Field it convul? sions. The party was brought buck to Or nngeburg by automobile. Dr. Shecut was out today, but suf? fered much from sevc re bruises and cuts. Little Edward Field suffered a se? vere ?Mit In the head, He is still in In (1, but his condition is not consid? ered serious, Mr. Field was sllghtl> Injured, WhllltsoN < oi.l.l t.U n \|>. Trustees Authorize $75,000 Itoiul Ih? Mm on Property. Anderson, Fob, At a meeting to? day of the trustees of Anderson < <11 !??? e. the executive commute was au? thorised to jssu.' ST".e.in bonds ol ihc prop* rt) and perfect plans looking to i canvass of tlStute for |l00,00ti for the institution. PLANS FOB REORGANIZATION. DR HERRING BVGGESTS SOME CHANGRS AT ASYLUM. No Very Radical Change* Required In Some Buildings?Reception Plncc Desirable. Columbia, Feb. 3.?Discussing his plant for the reorganization of State Hospital for the Insane, A. P. Herring, M. D., Qov. Manning's efficiency ex? pert, says that he has ever kept in mind the fact that, first of all, such a plant must be practical and at the same time sufficiently adequate and elastic to meet all future require? ments, and In the second place it should be within reasonable financial limits. Dr. Herring first considers the general plan of arangement of the buildings and the distribution of the patients. The internal organization is discussed under a separate head. The report declares that the most evident step at the present time is to remove all of the negro insane, the idiots and imbeciles, the tuberculosis and pellagrous patients to State Park, He says by doing this that there will be plenty of room for the white insane at the old asylum for many years to come. "In fact," he says, "by developing the farm colony idea, there will never be the overcrowding of these buildings that exists at the present time." "The first thing that is absolutely necessary in a hospital for the insane is a psychopathic reception hospital building:. This is the active medical centre which controls and stimulates i the life of the entire institution. Here the patients who enter the hospital are first received, thoroughly examined, and. if need be, detained for treat? ment. All patients who are actually disturbed receive in this binding hy? dro-therapeutic treatment and any other treatment indicated; in other words they are treated as sick individ? uals. In this building are also located laboratories, examining rooms, operat? ing rooms and every facility needed for the proper treatment of the men? tally sick. "In this connection I would also suggest that an outpatient department be inaugurated in this building, for the purpose of doing an important work in preventive psychiatry. The close proximity of the hospital to the city renders it especially adaptable to this new field of medicine. The build? ing which could be used for this pur? pose is the old asylum building, the walls of which are substantial}* con? structed and the general outline of the building well adapted to this purpose. "The internal arrangement will, of course, be changed and practically an entire new interior installed. The de? tails concerning the arrangement of the interior of this building will have to be taken up later with an archi? tect. We would make p nision for 100 patients, no*-e of whom would re? main in this building for any great length of time. Leaving this building for the present, we will consider next the central building, and this descrip? tion will apply to both wings of this building. "No very radical changes need b? made in these buildings, so far a3 their general arrangement is con? cerned. Of course nearly all of the buildings throughout the entire insti? tution require new floors, and an en? tire new sanitary equipment and new heating. A number of small rooms would be thrown into one large room. Attractive day rooms and tlormitories would result from abolishing a large number of cells and small rooms. "The rearrangement of the busi? ness office in the central portion of this building will also be necessary. "The Parker building, which la now occupied by the negro men, will ha,va to. be extensively renovated and will he used to relieve the congestion now existing in the wards of the white men. The Parker annex, a two-story brick building, will be coverted into an industrial shop and placed under the supervision <?f a competent teach? er. In this building the patients will make brooms, mattresses, rugs, shoes, baskets and a great many other things necessary in a large institution. This would be one of the most valuable de? partmental hot'., from a therapeutic and a financial standpoint. Without a building of this kind no hospital Is complate. "The buildings for the women need not be changed, except for the gen? eral repairs as suggested on the men's Bide, but there Is need for a new building for convalescent wo? men. A part of this building could he used as a sewing room for wo men. Here the women would engage, under the direction of a competent lonelier, In dlvcrsional occupations. Play as well as work' would be made an important part of their hospital life. In this building most of the clothing could be made for the pa? tients and all of the repair work on the clothing done, and a great many i bines especially Interesting and at ira'tive to women would be carried on in this building. "Tbc Pix cottage, which is a frame building ami is now used for the con? valescent women, would make an ideal nurses' home. At the present time there is practically no satisfac? tory accommodation for the nurses, some of them sleeping in the wards with the patients while others have looms on the top floor of the new building, which is an attic that has been converted into sleeping quarters. So much for the general arrange? ment of the present buildings. "In addition to the improvements already suggested, there should be erected a central kitchen and con? gregate dining rooms. The present system of numerous kitchens and din? ing rooms is unsatisfactory in every way; and there should be an up-to date laundry. The present building could be utilized by enlarging it somewhat and installing modern equipment. A central heating plant would also be necessary, and this would probably be the most expensive item In the entire plan of reconstruc? tion. "A number of small buildings about the place would naturaly be done I away with in the general cleanup. A new ice house, a new bakery, re? frigerating plant, etc., will all be in? cluded in the plans for the central kitchen." TO STUDY PEANUT PROSPECT. Farmers in Pee Dec Counties Inter? ested. Columbia, Feb. 3.?An expert is to examine into the question ol whether peanuts and potatoes may be profitab? ly grown for market in South Caro? lina, according to W. W. Long, State agent in charge of federal f?rm dem? onstration work and the extension ser? vice of Clcmson college. "There Is an interest in certain counties in South Carolina, especially Florence, Marion, Dillon, Lee, Sumter and Clarendon, in the planting of peanuts and potatoes," said Mr. Long. "While we are not advising the plant? ing of large acreage of these crops, yet we believe that a few acres plant? ed by the individual farmer can be made profitable. "There has been such a demand for expert advice along this line that Clomson college, through the instru? mentality of Congressman Lever, has been able to secure the services of H. C. Thompson of the department of agriculture, who will spend a week or ten days in South Carolina, begin? ning February 22 with a meeting at Dillon. He will be at Marion on the 23rd. Meetings will be held in the court houses at 10 o'clock in the morning for the purpose of discuss? ing in a public way the problems connected with these two crops. "Immediately after the meeting au? tomobiles will be taken and Mr. Thompson will visit as many of the farms as possible. We propose to hold field meetings on the farms of certain farmers where the neighbor? hood is invited to assemble and in this way we hope to reach a great many farmers. Dates of meetings subsequent to those at Dillon and Marion will be announced later." MAY (JET 2D FEDERAL DIS? TRICT. Judiciary Committee of House Will Favorably Report Wyatt Aikcn's Rill. Washington, Feb. 2.?Prospects of legislation for appointment of a Dis? trict Judge, attorney and marshall for the Western federal district of South Carolina brightened decidedly today, when the judiciary committee of the house, after a hearing attended by several members of the Palmetto del? egation, voted to report favorably the bill introduced by Congressman Wy? att Aiken on the 14th of last month. I It is believed that if the measure can be put through the house with? out having the celebrated Cullop amendment attached to it, as it has been to similar bills during the past few years, it will be possible to se? cure action by the senate at the pres? ent session. The effect of the Cullop amendment hitherto has been to pig enonhole bills in the senate "judiciary committee. This amendment provides that the president shall make public all the recommendations he receives in connection with the nomination of >a judge. WOULD RECOMMIT SHIP BILL. Neutrality Will he Safeguarded by Amendment to Prohibit I*urtiinse of Interned ships. Washington. Feb. 3.?Administra? tion senators today sought to persuade the seven seceding senators to return to the Democratic fold and drive the shipping bill through as nearly un? trammelled by amendments as possi? ble, it became known today that the caucus plan is to make an effort to consider tin- vote by which Senator stones resolution to table the motion to recommit was lost, [f this fails Senator Fletcher will offer an amend? ment to recommitment, instructing the committee to report back within forty-eight hours. Democrats agreed that neutrality will he safeguarded by an amendment forbidding the pur? chase of interned ships unless the bel? ligerent! consent.