Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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marketing of cotton ilong the II Dfithe South Carolina system. So tew John L. Mclaiufln, state wa house commissioner, drew the bills HEH-suit mmm Ml \l ULN s WPWs QM COTTON SCRIPT. I - Columbia. June 2?.?The leglslat tufcea of Georgia and Alabama are r.aattderlna b|||fl to establish a State warehouse ayatem for Ihr uterina ami I marketing of cotton ilong the lines Sena - war.' - for the Alabama and Georgia legislatures tra) latter at the request of Senator Adams, who will introduce it. Senator sMl-aurtn will have Senator Adauui as hfg gueat at Thick Springe next week, itOJri later on will hold a conference In Amanta with Senator Adama, repre? sentative of the Alabama legislature, tail Mr. W. P. O Harding, of the fed irAI raaorte board. {Texas and Louslanla In addition to Eolith Carolina have State systems rod the storing of cotton, and If the air maker* of Georgia and Alabama et the ayatem It la probable that Interstate board will be formed to dla the uniform atorlng and mar ng of cotton. Bllla have been wn by Senator Mcl<aurin at the ueat of the Representatives in neaaee and Oklahoma for Intro Ion In their legislatures. He has some correspondence with legis re of Florida on tho subject, and itith* recent Hankers' Convention In ^Ofth Carolina a committee was ap ted ip confer with Senator Me? rl n o* the warehouse ayatem. rope now being on a paper ba and the United Statea on a gold m makea Imperative the necessity oat adopting some means of getting i System of exchange or cotton scrip carry on buaineaa while atorlng the on and grain cropa now coming on Din*, on bualness while storing the ton and grain cropa now coming on n> markets. In an Interview this norrrhtg flenator McLnurln outlined ha situation and the outlook, saying: "The near approach of the market ng period for cotton makes it necee ery- lor no to consider the situation n erder not to be confronted with ondltiona similar to laat fall. The a ?gteiaturea of Georgia and Alabama Alf this summer consider the passage >f State warehouse laws. Wo must Imt some means to market our cot oauaradualiy. It will bo necessary to oreo the cotton *ohi to bring a fair ?i loa. because the )?orrowing power at ?Waith * a annst h dd will de upon tto. price of the cotton t. The aoadttldn full> carries predictions of thoao of ua who a total elimination of the ajajka crop for 1916, although con uraption haa far exceeded the eati nafV on account of the new uaea ou^di ter cotton by reason of the rar. There wee on hand June 1 1. 11,963 bales of cotton in manufac urlng establishments, and ip Indopen lent warehoueee 2,441,133. This makes t rtetal of 4,140.098 bales, not taking nfo account the cotton on the Arm* which la more, perhaps, than i|ky be thought. The world's pro I action. It la eatlmatad, will be around Wsnty-elght million bales for tho ear 1914-la I have no flgurea of a'tual consumption, but, I note that here are more aplndlea in active op ration than there were thla time laat 'Oer. and from that I deduce that tie conaumptlon of cotton will be round twenty-two million bales, hi-h will certainly carry over, not ounting the cotton that haa not tear* into sight, around seven mil? let* balea. P The cotton holding 1,111 In Alabama dV^ Ides that whenever the governor ?e.that Stute has been given satlsfac ory 'assurance by the owners of one hundred thousand or more bales of ?ofrlafi that they desire to place It un? it the control of a commission, that ?e will appoint five cltixena of the Mfttie of Alabama, who, with the gov or', si 'I be known as the 'cotton log commission.' with him as cx do chairman. Thla enmntission the authority to accept the re? im from the State warehouse and laaue to the owner of such receipts tlflcates In the denomination of e dollars each for not more than (I per cent of the ma: set value of ;*e cotton at the tlmo that the cer [McatH Is Isnued. The act restricts ?|d carefully guards the Issuing and vide* the manner for the retire nt el ths certificates. Those who Wtie in the state aenate with me 4)11 remember that during the spc rfetl afoalon I suggested an Idea of this ?4rt Inatead of the battd sYSfOi So el to ahow that It him ttkli tinancial en ifbfkemenf I here a Ith append a c<?pv of a letter received from Mr. Haid ?/in president of tile one of the freest hanks in the State of Alabama fff courae these ll\e-dollar certlthates tjhal are issued could be used In a lo? cal way and to a gn u extent p. i form fjh? functions of real money, j* "The letter front Mr. Kahl win Is as Jbllowa: 5 " First National Hank of Mont ; " e"'o?'>. Aiabfma.. " I ?? I 191 tHon loh.? I. MclAurln. state arefcoueo ' rnnWnlssioner. t'oiumbl t, Lhaar Sir; i h?v? bad aoms OrFICCRA FROM sillies und NO imstiiuianci: at yaqui vallky. No More Trouble F.xpeeted. M Har? vests I lute Ii? ?ii (.miliered mikI Itulny Season Im Setting In?Ameri? can Itrunctie* Threatened l?y Yiuiul Indian* lYotcctcd by Soldiers of Sonoru. Washington, June 27.?Officers from American warship* off the west coast of Mexico have made an auto? mobile trip throuKl. Yaqul valloy, find lag all Quiet, with the American ranches receutly threatened by raid? ing Indians garrisoned by Sonora State troops. In a message to the navy depart? ment today reporting the tour, Ad? miral Howard said that with the sol? diers on guard, crops harvested and the rainy season setting in, the In? dians probably would give no more trouble. It was explained that the officers went on the trip as guests of a commercial firm at Quaymas. The admiral's report was wirelessed last night to San Diego, Cal., from the flagship Colorado. Several cruisers In addition to the Colorado remain in the vicinity of Quaymas. Admiral Howard was sent there when reports came that foreign settlers were In danger of being ex? terminated by the turbulent Yaquls, nearly 3,000 strong. The Colorado carried a considerable force of blue Jackets and marines and the admiral had orders to use his discretion about landing an expedition. Qov. Maytorena of Sonora hurried troops to the scene, promised ade? quate protection for foreigners and urged that no landing b*? made from the warships. The Yaquls lent a picturesque touch to their depredations by a declaration of "war against Germany. Mexico and the United States," according to state department advices. 11 MAN's LOOT TOWN . Assemble Three Hundred Inhabitants ?imI Take Even Clothes ou Their Hacks. Quaymas, Mex., June 27 (by Radio to San Diego, Cal.?Advices re? ceived hero today from the interior state that 200 Yaqul Indians raided the mining town of S%uro. 101 ntllsi inland from Quaymas ytsHtcrday, as M m b" ? tv.f- '.00 Inhabitants met ttrlpnnd every one naked, then, while, - , iMb d the gatherings, others looted the town, packing everything trunsportable on mules. When the raiders departed they took with them four young girls. No casualties aro reported. When the Indians approached the inhabitants assumed they were a body of troops approaching to protect them and offered no resistance. NOBODY IS HUNGRY. New Orleans, June 27.?Conditions in Vera Cruz as regards the food supply are excellent according to a lengthy cablegram received here to? day from Oen. Carranxa's foreign min? ister. The official branded as false published reports in this country which declared a food shortage ex? isted In the city. The 40 tons of corn and beans unloaded there by the American transport Huford have been untouched, the message said. correspondence with Mr. W. P. Q. Harding, of the federal reserve board, In connection with three bills which are pending In the Alabama legislature upon the subject of ware? housing, pooling for sale and grading of cotton in this State. " 'Mr. Harding writes me that you are In charge of the South Carolina warehousing system and that you have prepared a bill to be introduced shortly in the Qeorgia legislature; that he knew your analysis and criticism of the Alabama bills would be valu? able. I am, therefore, taking the liberty of enclosing copies of the bills herein and ask that you give them consideration and favor me with your conclusions. " '1 would also very much appre? ciate the courtesy If you will have for? warded to in?; both the South Carolina and Georgia warehouse bills, accom? panied by u memorandum of < gpsnSSS Incident thereto. " 'I trust that 1 am not presuming too much upon your limn In asking this service of you In behalf of our pSOpjsj generally. " 'With expr?Hsu>ns of high esteem, I am very truly yours, *a. m. Baldwin, Prsssdsnt.' "I do not cure to suy too much ab??ut this matter until after my re? turn front Alabama and Qtoritn, Dill that something practical ami Sffscttvs ls |otni In Im dons to inks osrs of the situation 1 have no doubt, and will spare no effort to that end. "Until Ihs Clsorpjln nnd Alnbnma bids provIds for the nppolntntsnt of an Interstate board. and if the I iw parses lu Dm'hv Slates wu will Don hnvs nVs eftfton states that wiw form this Interstate board South ai<> Una. Texas, Louisiana, Georgia uu I ' Alabama. ACCOUNT Of ZEPPELIN RAIDS. WILMINGTON MAN GETTO LETTISH FHOM BNGI48H FRIEND. Interest ing Description of Impressions Made by Airship Attacks?How It Feels to See Honihs Dropped l-'rom tin* Air. Wilmington Star. A most interesting tlrst-hand ac? count of the recent airship raids on the coast of England is given in a letter received a day or two ago by a gentleman in this city from a close personal friend, who is a member of the faculty of one of the English In? stitutions of learning in Essex, in the centre of the Zeppelin,raid early this month. He writes most Interestingly ?of course from a pro-Hrltish point of view?as follows: "Lindlsfarne College, "Westcllff-on-Sea, ??Essex, -. 'My dear Mr. -: "We are passing through some strange experiences in England! I have no doubt you have seen scanty references to the air raids made by <he German Zeppelins upon the East Coast towns, and the outskirts of Lon? don. Southern! and Westcllff hold the record in these attacks. We have had two visits, on May 10th and 27th? on each occasion rather over 100 bombs being dropped upon us. The material damage done by these Is out of all proportion to the number of missiles; for in the first attempt only two lives were lost, and in the sec? ond, four. To be added to these is, the damage done by fire to perhaps ten or twelve houses, of which two were completely burnt, and destruc? tion of a wood yard. The military gain to the Germans by these raids is ansolutely nil. As you know, we are an open seaside plaice, without fortifications of any sort. Upon these two nights we have gathered our boys at certain prescribed signals, into the lower part of the house, and waited until the unfriendly visitor had fin? ished his diabolical work. The out? standing feature, so far as the college Is concerned, was the quietness and self-possession of all, even the youngest boy; signified, perhaps most of all, by the way In which they went upstairs, climbed into bed and slept, when it was all over! "Two pictures are left indelibly on my mind?on the* first "ceaslon my little woman. Mttliel, whom you may , remember, come in grant agitation to j my bedside, with I very perturbed ' rntee sa>iug: 'Uncle, there is a Sop* pelln over us." I looked out of her bedroom window, and there, hanging somewhat low in the heavens, look? ing almost like a great cloud of enor? mous size, was the Zeppelin. Their younger eyes and Mrs. Grace's saw what mine did not, namely the fire bombs dropped from one end of the machine. This was about live min? utes past three, and a very early dawn. It seemed the wickedest dese? cration of these wonderful moments which are the Indications of the splendour of a coming day! "The second vivid memory Is on the occasion of the later raid, when we were assembled all together in the school hall (with which you are fa? miliar) some fifty'of our boarders, II or 20 of the staff, and servants, of course, our lights were out, which enabled us to see more clalnly these fire bombs falling around us. Two fell on to a house as we were watch? ing, and the boys saw the sparks fly upwards. Fortunately, they fell into a bathroom, and had no results. Some fell In the rear of tho college, of which we only heard the noise. One fell on the lawn In front of us, about Gt) feet from the new front door that you admired. This was an incendiary bomb. It made a hole about four inches deep in the ground and one of my Masters quickly carried a small fire pump, and with a stream of wa? ter put out the lire. Another bomb dropped Just over the road; this, cu? riously enough, without igniting at all. "These bombs are for all the world like big lanterns of the old pattern, 'round which have been wound -oils of soaked rope! to the handle Is at? tached a long piece of linen soaked in some Inflammable material, per? haps three yards long. Tho end is lighted as the bomb is dropped, and the intention is to connect this with the coll and then some thermite which ils packed Inside, Which is supposed I to burn at a heal of 6,000 degrees, in the bomb which we put oid, I think the tue was extinguished before it reached (bis Inflammable material. We base, of course, somewhat or? ganized precautionary methods. We have hand pumps in various parts of the premises supplied with buckets, ami I am having a special system of Water supply installed. one of the staff is on duty for a portion of every nie,ht. so thai in raae of a raid Hie alarm may be quickly Riven, ami we can gather in the hull, "I think you will ask Whal elf. et -this has upon uh ail n has certain ly s*nt a lew nervous persons out ot our district, and poitslbl) more h)0> follow, hut, as a factoi in the condi jtiuii.-* ot aar, it Ii absolutely nil; Of, IMPORTERS ASK RELIEF. ORGANIZED PRESSURE RXERTRD TO SECURE FROM ENGLAND MODIFICATION OF ORDER IX COUNCIL, 1'etitiou is Presented at State Depart men!?Lansing Promises That Pres? ident Wilson and Ilinfsclf Will Da What They Can in Matter. Washington., June 26.?Pressure of a formal and organized character was exerted today on the United States Government to secure from Great Britain a modification of the embargo on all commercial intercourse between Germany and neutral countries. Twenty members of a committee appointed by more than one hundred American importers laid before Secre? tary Lansing and other State depart? ment officials a petition setting forth that Great Britain had "studiously avoided" answering the American note of March 10; that in the mean? time valuable time has been lost in preparing for future business, and that the general effect had been harm? ful to the "long established trade in this country." The importers pleaded for "an un? interrupted supply of American-own? ed merchandise, whether the same has been paid for, contracted for or may be contracted for, "and the un? restricted right to ship non-contra? band goods through neutral countries to or from Germany. In a statement issued by the im? porters after their conference it was revealed that Secretary Lar dng had "expressed a determination on the part of both the President and him? self to do all in their power to aid the importers in securing the rights to which they are entitled under the laws of nations and by treaty obliga? tions." The effect of today's conference will not. be apparent for several days. Secretary Lansing took the facts 'pre? sented by the Importers under consid? eration and will communicate with President Wilson. It has been announced that the Sta^e Department for many weeks has already been preparing-further repre? sentations to Great Britain asking for a modification of the so-called block? ade. The President, however, has been unwilling to complicate the sit? uation with the delicate negotiations With Germany In progress. Tfrers has been an tnslstsnco In j rnnt^y quarters ;hat the note thou Id be aent to Greai Britain simultan? j eod.siy with the Qsrtnnn negotiations to emphasize the determination of Ihn United States to defend neutral rights, whether violated by Great Britain or Germany. Mr. Wilson has told friends that he has been on both sides of the question of sending a note to Great Britain at this time, but it is known, that he finally decided to wait for Germany's answer concerning sub? marine warefare. It Is thought certain In doplomatic quarters her? that Germany will In her next note take advantage of the Invitation of the United States to sub? mit suggestions for a modus vivendi to the allies* whereby submarine war? fare might be abandoned if the so called blockade of commerce through neutral countries were dropped and restrictions removed on the shipmc nt of foodstuffs. Before a note is sent, however, cov? ering all the phases of the order in council, it is considered possible ihut the statement of the American im? porters will be transmitted to Ambas? sador Page for p'resentatlon to the British foreign office In order that Great Britain may appreciate the growing unrest of American mer? chants. Chester, Pa., June 23.?Builders and real estate men have been noti? fied by representatives of the Baldwin locomotive Work and of the Rem? ington Arms Company that at least 2,000 additional homes will he needed for the families of workmen to be brought here to fill orders from the European countries at war. perhaps, it would be more correct to say, these useless and wicked Zeppelin raids have made plainer to the ordi? nary population of this island than anything else has succeeded in indi? cating, the diabolical character of the forces that oppose us?the necessity Of opposing them to the bitter end. I suppose we must allow much room for the embodiment of the phrase that war is war, yet it is difficult to enter int<? the mental consciousness of an officer who sits in his place on the Zeppelin above a sleeping town, Known by him to be occupied entirely by a clvilun population, unprotected, mostly asleep, and can give the order for apparatus to be dropped which has only for objective the Sitting fire t-, houses of an ordinary civilian pop? ulation. ' I know that you will have seen the word Hotithend In the papers, and I think, perhaps, your heart will feel some anxiety on our behalf, so l w rife \on those particulars of reas I tfuVdnce. J "Yours faithfully, etc." DID NOT MAKE STATEMENT AS REPEATED. Zimmerman Misunderstood Convev- . sation as Repeated by Austrian Am bassador?I >i?l Not Say Throats Should Not Im? Taken. Seriously. Washington, June 27.?An Interest? ing episode In negotiations between the Enited States and Germany over the Lusitania case came to light to? night in a statement by W. J. Bryan, former secretary of state, denying published reports that, after the first American note had been sent, he gave Dr. Dumba, the Austrian ambassador, the impression that the insistent tone of the communication was not to be taken seriously. It develops that the incident which gave rise to these reports resulted from a misunderstanding by Herr Simmerman of the German foreign office of a message from Dr. Dumba. j It was learned tonight that in a con- 1 versation with Ambassador Gerard, Herr Zimmeman mentioned that he had been informed by Dr. Dumba that the American note was merely intend? ed as a sop to public opinion in the United States. This remark, cabled to Washington by Ambassador Ge? rard, was brought to the attention of Dr. Dumba, who immediately commu? nicated with the Herlin foreign office, explaining the true meaning of his dispatch. Secretary Rryans' statement fol? lows: "I have noticed that a number of ' the jingo papers are publishing a statement to the effect that after the sending of the first note to Germany I gave Ambassador Dumba the im? pression that the note was not intend? ed to be taken seriously. I am not willing that the uninformed shall be misled by that portion of; the press which is endeavoring to force this country into war. I reported to the president the conversation which T had With Ambassador Dumba and re? ceived his approval of what I had said. "When we learned that the conver? sation had been misrepresented in Herlin, I brought the matter to the attention of Ambassador Dumba and .secured from him a sttaement certify? ing to the correctness of the report of ihe conversation which'I*had* made to the "president; Ambassador DurhbfVs statement wns sent to our embassy at Berlin and Ambassador Dumba atsi; telegraphed he Gorman government affirming the correctness of my re? port of the interview and denying the construction that had been placed upon it. These are the facts in the case." GOSSIP NAMES DAVIS. Regarded as Likely Man to Succeed l>Uli>illg. Washington, Juno 27.?Gossip eon ccrnlng S? rotary Lansing*! succes? sor as counselor of the state depart? ment continued today with prominent mention of John W. Davis, solicitor general of the department of justice. A. Mitchell rainier of Pennsylvania was suggested as Mr. Darlf? probable sticccssor. Xo selection is likely, however, until President Wilson re? turn*, from Cornish, N. H, SUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Dally by Ernest Field, Cotton Buyer. Good Middling H 1-2. Strict Middling 8 3-8. Middling 8 1-4. Strict LOW Middling 7 3-4. Low Middling 7 1-4. Staple Cotton, Nominal. New York Cotton Market Opened. Close. January.9.99 10.05 July.9.21 9.29 October.9.64 9.75 December.9.92 9.98 AD-A-LINK For Friendship's Saks Original?Simplified in con? struction. Get a link here, have your initials engraved. The Links can be strung on a ribbon until yon get enough Links to make a bracelet, and we will join them together for you free. Gold Filled and Silver 25c each Link. 1 W. A. THOMPSON, Jeweler led Optician v_:_ Geo H. Hnirst, UiSrtSs sal Eitehwf. P/omju AtttAttoii to 0?r 9f Night 6sfAi AT J. 0. Cram Old Stsntf, 'Jt. 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M., Arrive Sumter 12.05 A. M. For futher particulars, tickets, etc., apply to O. V. Player, Ticket Agent, SUMTER, S. C. W. J. CRAIG, T. C. WHITE, Pass. Traf. Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt. WILMINGTON, N. C. \ Atlantic Coast Line The Standard Railroad of the South ^????????????????????ttt*?t*?te?**eett?t t !#??+????>