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tWEfllMTR fiOTTOI MOP ADD MEMORIAL w i:nt. ?1 ?rwtive Calls for PHoo of Staple. Port. Worth, Texsi Oct. In a memorial to controli Issued Saturday entitled "The Amtr <an Farmer and ale Government." ? . N. Pope, presi? dent of the Ateortatl m of State Farm era* Union pTeetdentM, fa vor? protec Hea en all ogricultt tal producta, de elaree that no count V can thrive half prelected and half tree, insists that there to no such thiog aa a "hyphen? ated tariff" and a*Re that cotton be pre* or ted by a II on lit minimum loan from the govern met t. The jmorial, which goes Into an exhaustive analysts of the subject, eeyt fa part: Southern cot Ion farmer. In de iding that ooogi <?? empower the \\ reeerve boatd to fix and pro? tect a It cent per pound minimum keen price on cotton, advances no new aaotrlae In government for It has baea the policy of Ulli nation ever ainee we have had a nation to pro? tect home mduetrlei. Cotton Is our enry agricultural prtauct that can not he helped by a prcteetive tariff' and mart therefore, seeh ether means of cotton pro Patar la the only at farmer wad has always lied to ear what he pro ? .mortal and buy what he eoaeumeo aa a prettfcUO, market and aa a censeqn mat* the cotton aetae of the South h?ae aWe tenant*. *toe* poverty and mire coffering than say other agitcultu*al area on the Western hemisphere Tide condition taaald challenge, hat not baffle Am tri ten rtatseman ihip. "We matter what oge'ti views may be ?r Jk% governments: polity of protoc mn or free trade, tlf win agree that aa rennt ry aaa reach lei alghest de? gree* of proeperlty half protected and half free. Tale country Should ea? glet all Industrie? er none. No pro daottve Industry can thrive selling in a free market aad buying In a pro one. , We have air desire to all manufactured product* to the ]evel of cotton; we aaa that cot? ton im lifted te the level Of other in? fam and the wir. B*t cotton hea had aa aaaeeHs from tbe tarif and dis whtch ts a powerful factor la making, has been a handicap to gaa dotton pre due or for he has had to cross the ocean to reach the con motor. The war which brought un bouaaad prosperity to all other 11m of mdustry. paralysed the cotton many of the loaders of po? litical thought in this nation have d? thired for a tariff commission for taal at owed purpose of biking tariff out of politic*, the farmert may ? nter upon a nen-pturtlean dltcv salon, free from aartsmn prejudices and disengaged from the political fortunes of any party er any candidate. No other Mae of approach c<uld be permitted or tolerated by the I timers' union. "It matters not whethur a tariff fa levied for protect loa or for reve? nue. It offers te ft ?das try the same acetateuce. There II no such thing aa a hyphenated tariff. "A policy of unjvtirsel protection is la tho Interest of tht American farm? er for he seilt more than ho buys. "Protecting the factory without pro? tecting tho piow is isi unpardonable shear!minetloit and ihould not be tol? erated by tho farm tu of the nation. Neither ohou/d any one agricultural product receive protection unless all agricultural oroductt receive protec? tion. There should te a protective j tariff on corn, wheat, rice, wool and' all other a^rricultural products but cotton can not be helped by a tariff aad, therefore, requires a different of protection. "Cotton is the only agricultural product of which this nation hat a world monopoly, l or the post half century we have cl it bed the world aad nothing can ttaru*^ c to take this task from us for at least another half century. The Lord made tho South a cotton country, and Ho made eottta an exclusive Southern product. No legislation can g. vo universal help to the South unless it helps the cot? ton producer. "We produce two-thlrda of the world'e cotton suppl). The government by protecting a 11 cents minimum loan on cotton can e.iable the farmers to fit a price which foreign countrlet meet pay for cotton. The government would never be called upon to ad? vance any money on cotton under this plan for the market price would al? ways, stand much abr ve the loan mini? mum figures. "The government could not pursue thkt course on any ?ther agricultural proOwot for we do n * control world production. There is no occasion to render that character of assistance for a protective tar ff will help all other products. We ncercery do more in normal Units thai feed ouroche*. MICKEN FANCIERS MEET. SUMTE R COUNTY ASSOCIATION REORGANIZES .FOR YEAR. B4? Poultry Show to Bo (Held Here on ?, 7 and 3 of December?Much In? terest Bet ng Shown In Plans for Exhibition, Which Will be Larger Than Last Year. The chicken and poultry fanciers met Monday In the Chamber of Com? merce room to reorganise the Sumter County Pigeon and Poultry Fanciers' Association for the ensuing year and to formulate plans for the big show which will he held December 6, 7 and f. The efforts of those Interested are being put forth to make the show a hlgger and better one than that of last year, and as they have the expe? rience Rained last year and wilt have much less expense In the construc? tion of coops and other necessary ap? paratus, indications are that their ef? forts will he successful. The officers of the, association cho? sen Monday night were: President, A. H. Wilder; secretary and treasurer. R. U McL*ofl; advertising manager, Oco. D. Levy; superintendent of show, J. D. Epperson; manager of show, L. J. Leonhlrth; assistant manager, T. M. Bradley; vt:e presidents, first, H. A. Mood; second, C. J. Lemmon; third, H. L. Crouch; fourth, S. B. Mitchell; fifth, T. H. Slddall; executive com? mittee, W. M. Levl, J. Q. R. Wilder, Ooo. D. Short, 1 H. Mooes. A. P. Vln son, J. F. Wlllhj ms, J. C. Rogers, W. J. Saale, Ma. 8. A. Mat his, J. T. James, Dr. H. M. Stuckey, K. 8. Booth and W. A. Thompson. The execu tlve committee Is at work on the plans for the show and the program of! prises will be announced at some tlmo In the near future. SERIOUS C II ARO E AGAINST NE I GRO. Alleged to Have Entered Orangeburg Home and Laid Hands ott Woman. Orangeburg, Oct. ?.?Walter Jack? son, a narro of Orangeburg, Is now at the State penitentiary for safe keeping, he :>elng charged with en? tering the dwelling and attempting criminal assault upon a white woman of thai city. It teems that on Satur? day night, while members of this [iamlty ?art^e I woman wan disturbed by some one laying hand upon her. Upon giving alarm the negro escaped. In this house young men boarded and quick f so roh was made for the culprit. Walter Jackson was located not. far away and answered the de? scription. H Is stated by officers that Jackson exclaimed: "I am not the man," even before he was questioned. Jackson wi.s closely guarded yester? day and was later taken to Columbia for safekeeping, as there was fear of violence. NON-SUIT IS SUSTAINED. Supreme Court Decides a Cotton Case from Sumter. Columbia, Oct. t.?The Supreme Court hat upheld the non-ault grant? ed by the lower court In the case of Henry J. Harby against Thomas Wil? ton, both Sumter citizens, over an alleged vernal contract to tell 200 bales of cotton. Mr. Harby charged that Mr. Wilton t greed to sell him 200 bales of cotton on contract at a price agreed on and he reduced the agreement j writing, but Mr. Wilson was out of town several days and. when he returned the cotton market had gone up and he declined to algn the contract. Subsequent efforts to get him to sign failed, Mr. Harby al? leged. He then brought suit, but the lower court non-suited him. which the Supreme Court upheld, holding that no contract had been entered into. FIGHT TO THE END. German People Continue War In Tear ^of Defeat, Not Hol? of Victory. New York, Oct. 10.?The people of Germany will fight to the bitter end, but are moved by the fear of defeat rather than by hope of victory, ac? cording to Herbert Swope, city editor of the Now York World, who has just returned from several months stay In Germany. There Is great anxiety In Germany atout the fate of the subma? rine Bremen. Owing to stri .gen* reg? ulations, th? food supply is adequate. We export a nominal amount of wheat but produce only 20 per cent, of the world when., supply. "When we Increase the price of cotton, we levy tribute upon the for? eign consumers which is the greatest uttulnment in statecraft. Cotton has outstripped nil other American In? dustrie? In Its growth, und Is the only farm product which hus outgrown a, protective tiurlff and requires entirely different legislative treatment from any othor product. But sixe ought not: to ho penaliced by Inability or thrift discouraged by neglect hut rather wv should compensate achievement Mgd Hubsldizu enterprise M SEES BRAVE SITUATION AHEAD MANY POSSIBILITIES MAY 1>E VELOP OUT OF U-BOAT HAID ON COMMERCE OFF COAST. President and His Advisers Will Hold Germany Responsible to Abide by Its Promises?-Be mstorff Says Tliere WU1 Be no Breach of Faith. Long Branch, N. J., Oct. 9.?Secre? tary Lansing, it was announced to? night, will come here tomorrow for a conference with President Wilson con? cerning German submarine raids off the American coast. Mr. Lansing is expected to remain overnight at the president's summer residence. The announcement that the secre? tary of State would confer with the president confirmed the impression gained here earlier in the day that the American government considered the attacks on vessels off the Ameri? can coast by German submarines as fraught with grave possibilities. At the same time it was made clear that nothing in the reports 'so far re? ceived show that international law or earlier promises of Germany have been violated. Concern over the sit? uation centred chiefly about the pos? sibility of what might happen if the submarine attacks are continued. I The position of the American gov? ernment and its determination to make a full Investigation before act? ing were made clear in the following statement given out by the presi? dent: t "This government will, of course, first inform itself as to all the facts that there may be no doubt or mis? take as far as they are concerned - "The country may rest assured that the German government will be held to the complete fulfillment of jits promise to the government of the United States. 1- have no right now to question its willingness to fulfill them." i ? V, Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, who came here today to give the president a personal from the German emperor on Pc relief, discussed with President Wil? son the new activities of German marines. It was understood that^he president made it clear that wj the American government had na?! tentlon of interfering with the mats activities of snbmarl taRj^tefwvn tt? i ^malsj?gaa itvsn the German government. The a sadtor, while expressing an entire ^ick of official information from his gov? ernment on the new submarine at? tacks, said that Germany had prom? ised to conduct her submarine War? fare In accordance with the rules of cruiser warfare. The ambassador remained wlth(the president only 15 minutes and was smiling when he left. He declared he was as much surprised as anybody when the news of the sinking at the first British ship reached him. It Is understood that the talk be? tween the president and the ambas? sador was entirely friendly, but that the president Informed the ambassa? dor of his determination to act firmly If the rights of the United States are infringed. The president had seriously consid? ered going to Brooklyn tomorrow to attend the third world's series base hall game but decided to remain here and keep In touch with the submarine situation. Before soelng Secretary Lansing the president will confer with Jules Jus serand, tlse French ambassador, who is coming to Shadow Lawn to bring a personal letter from President Poin care to President Wilson on Polish relief. It Is considered probable that dur? ing the coaiference the French ambas? sador may lay before the president the view of the entente governments that German submarines should not be allowed to come into American ports. This point probably will be (taken up by tho president with Secre? tary Lansing tomorrow night. During the day the executive offices hero were in communication" with Secretary Daniels and received pre? liminary reports assembled by the navy department on the submarine ac? tivities off the American coast. The general trend of these reports was to t'io effect that, so far as hns been determined, the rules of Interna? tional law had been compiled with by Germany. It was made clear, How? ever, that these reports were of a jfjre llmlnary character, and were not ^on elusive. Secretary Daniels was 'in structed to keep the president fully informed of all devlopmcnto. Count von Bernstorff said he plan? ned to return to Washington tonight or tomorrow going by way of itfew York. It was stated by officials jpere that the subject of peace was not men? tioned at his conference with the president. Brooklyn, Oct. 11.?Crowded stajnd* this afternoon testified to a Ire awakened interest in the Dodger's chances to win the world's champion? ship. Manpnud opposed l^eonard, on the mound. ONLY ONE SUBMARINE IN RAID SINKING OF SIX VISSELS SAID TO HE WORK OF U-53. Reports State That There Was no Loss ' of Life, Although Crew of Kingston Has Not Been Located?Praise for Rescue Work of Admiral Gleavis. Newport, R. I., Oct. 9.?The whole? sale raid on foreign shipping south of Nantucket lightship Sunday was the work of one submarine, according to reports of American naval officers. Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves, com? manding the torpedo boat destroyer flotilla which did such remarkably speedy rescue work yesterday, said tonight that reports of all his officers agreed that to the best of their observ? ation one raider only was concerned. This boat presumam. was the German submarine wiliuu called at New- i port Saturday. Admiral Gleaves said he could easily understand tho positive statements of the captain of the Nantucket lightship and of sailors of tho torpedoed ves? sels that more than one submarine was concerned. The U-boat, he said, was very fast and appeared to have been handled cleverly. It was easy, he pointed out, for her to disappear on one side of a ship and then show up unexpectedly at another spot. Doubt? less, he believed, she had submerged and reappeared often enough to mis? lead any but a keen professional ob? server and to create the impression that more than one sea terror was" operating. This opinion would seem to be borne out by the statements of many of the refugees that the submarine had more business on hand than she could take care of at once and was obliged to request one steamer to \.ait her turn while another was being put out of commission. Lieut. Commander Mil? ler of the destroyer Ericsson, who wit? nessed the destruction of the Steph? ane, said he was positive that only one submarine was in the vicinity at the time. Today the raiding had ceased, at least for the moment. The known ?Bt of the victims of the U-boat's Sunday exploits remains at six, notwithstanding reports from the Nantucket lightship that three other ?hips, the identity of which could not be learned, were -sent to the bottom. There also was a rumor, without veri * atlon, that a British cruiser, one of ^ qtjram?g poV*"?! 0?nt m*nt to. the jmb; marine aone, bad been attacked. Ten more refugees were landed here tonight by the Melville, tender of the destroyer Flotilla, which picked up 10 Chinese members of the crew of the steamer Strathdene. They were sent to the training station to be held until Immigration inspectors can pass upon their cases. Destroyers swept the waters of a wide area today in a vain search for the crew of the steamer Kingstonian, who were seen by members of the steamer Strathdene to take to their boats beforo their vessel was sunk. Rear Admiral Knight, commander of the Narrangansctt Bay naval defense district, did not appear to be alarmed at the lack of success in finding the missing men, and saw no reason to change the previous reports that the raid so destructive to property was accomplished without loss of life. It was the commander's opinion that the Klngstonian's crew had been picked up by an castbound steamer Which did not care to divulge her position to lurking submarines by reporting the fact by wireless. Notwithstanding the lull in subma? rine activities today shipping men were by no means reassured. |f only one raider were concerned she m'ight be waiting only to replenish her sup? plies, they believed. This gave rise to renewal of reports that elaborate methods of supplying foreign subma? rines from American bases had been perfected. In order to dispose as far as pos? sible of claims of this sort i\h applied to the Narragansett Day district, William H. Walcott; deputy collector of customs, made a careful investiga? tion today to learn if any merchant boat or yacht had cleared from New? port Saturday or Sunday which might have carried supplies. The investiga? tion, it is understood, was made on orders from Washington. Mr. Wal? cott found no indication that any such supply boat had cleared. Another report persistent in ship? ping circles was that the call of Capt. Hans Hose of the I * - 5 3 upon Ameri? can naval officers here was to give an intimation that rescue ships might bo needed In the vicinity soon, as well as to exchange formal visits of cour? tesy. Shippers pointed to the prompt? ness with which 17 fleet destroyers had been rushed nt full ?ed to Nan? tucket lightship within an hour or two after the reports came of the sinking of the Ural submarine victim. the freighter West Point. Rear Ad? miral G leaves, commander of* the tor? pedo flotiihi, disclaimed in a state? ment tonight absolutely any prior knowledge of the Intention of the German U-boat. "My only Information?" he said, "was contained in ?n S< >s message which said that the steumer West LEONARD RUSCHMAX FIRST IN PR<) 111BITIO N OR AT? )RY. Virginia Speaker Awarded Second Place in Test Covering All Southern States. Spartanburg, Oct. 9.?Leonard Buschnian of Louisville, Ky., won the first prize of $75 in the intercollegiate prohibition contest, which was held at Converse college tonight. The etc j ond prize of $25 was won by C. M. Cox of Emery, Va. Besides the prize Mr. Buschman wins the privilege of representing the ^outh at the national contest of the prohibition association which will be held at Louisville De? cember 28, 191G. The other speakers who participated in the contest were: E. D. Whisonant of Wofford college; Patrick Quinn of Maryland college, Tennessee; J. E. Avery of Emery university, Georgia. The subject of Mr. Buschman's speech was "Prohibition and National De? fense," and the speech of Mr. Cox was upon "Choose Ye This Day Whom Ye Will Serve." An audience that filled the large Convere college chapel heard the speakers, and gave them a I very fine hearing. 1 The judges on thought. Prof. Charles E. Underwood of Indianapolis, Ind., Alonzo E. Wilson of Chicago and Prof. G. S. Dow of Olivet, Mich., had rendered their decision already and the judges on oratory heard the speeches and made their decision fol? lowing the close of the contest. The combined grades showed who had won. The judges on oratory were Dr. J. S. Moffatt, president of Erskine col? lege; Dr. Lee Davis Lodge, president I of Limestone college and Prof. E. L. Eyer of Limestone college. Mr. Bu8hehman was born in Cali? fornia, Mo., and was graduated at Westminster college, Missouri, last year. Ho took post graduate work at the Southern Presbyterian semi? nary, Louisville, and this year he is taking his degree at Princetion uni? versity, with a view to becoming a foreign missionary. Mr. Cox was born at Emery, Va., and received his college training at Emery and Henry universities. He was graduated there last year, and this year is taking his post graduate work at Columbia university. GERMANY TO KEEP PLEDGE. There Will be no Resumption of In? discriminate Submarine Warfare. New York, Oct. 11.?Ambassador von Bernstorff declared today that there will be no resumption of irdis criminate submarine warfare. "Ger? many does not intend to violate her pledges to the United States," declar? ed the ambassador. Paris, Oct. 11.?Memorial services were held today in the Protestant church for Klflin Rockwell, the Atlan? ta aviator, who was recently killed by a German aviator in an air battle. Point had been sunk and that her crew had taken to the boats. The natural thing to do was to get out every available vessel to search for the crew. As it happened, it was for? tunate that we had so many ships out and I am very glad that we were able to render the aid we did." He concluded with the declaration that nothing had passed between him and Capt. Rose during their formal calls which gave any indication aa to what the plans of the U-'?oat com? mander were. Admiral Gleaves received today from various sources, official and oth? erwise, commendation for the rescue work of the various vessels under his command. He also received a num? ber of offers of aid and supplies for the care of the survivors. Admiral Gleaves expressed his appreciation, b it stated that the survivors were amply taken care of. A testimonial of appreciation for the assistance rendered by the llotilla, particularly the aid given by Lieut. Commander D. C. Hanrahn and the men of the destroyer Helen, who picked up the passengers of the Red Cross liner Stephano, was signed by the passengers and crew of the liner. In many quarters, the opinion was expressed today that another outbreak of the U-boat and her consorts, if she had any, would not be surprising. It was reported by members of the crew of the Strathdene that the submarine which sank her had lilled her fuel tanks with oil from the Norwegian tank steamer Christian Knudsen be? fore the latter was sent to the bottom, other refugees have declared that they saw a German supply ship hovering in tho vicinity of the raid Sunday. Although fuel tanks may have been replenished from the Norwegian ves? sel, naval officers expressed the opin? ion that sifter a day of such activity the submarine must be short of am? munition. Reports of many of the refugees agree that the submarine Which sank their ship WBS prodigal In the use of shells and that their ves? sels had been Riven her finishing hkW by a torpedo. SUBMARINE FEAR HAUNTS SEA VESSELS HELD CP tH NEW YORK UNTIL WAY IS CLEAR. Many Believe That U*H IIa? Made Rest of Way Dark to Heligoland, But Wait in Indecision. New York, Oct. 11.?Although there was no indication today that the German submarine U-53 still was lurking off the American coast and while some shipping interests believ c I she had headed for Heligoland, there was evidence that the British admiralty will proceed with caution in allowing British ships to leave Atlan? tic coast ports. Two British vessels due to sail today were detained and it was reported that others which had cleared, both French and British, will not sail at present. Shipping circles heard today that AdmlraJ Montague Browning, at Hall fax, commanding the British fleet off this coast, has issued orders detaining the British merchant vessels now in American ports. Verification of this report could not be obtained at the final sailing orders, but it was admit? ted that sailing orders lor the Cunard freighters Pannonla and St. George, due to sail today, had been with? held. A dozen other Brilish ships, includ? ing the White Star passenger liner Adriatic, cleared today but it was said that with the exception of the Adriatic the dates of their depatrure would de? pend upon developments in the efforts which, it is taken for granted, the British admiralty Is making to rid American waters of the submarine I danger. The Adriatic, White Star line offi? cials said, would sail at noon tomor? row and prospective passengers have been so notified. The continued absence of advices indicating additional submarine ac? tivities along the Atlantic lanes re? sulted today in reduction in marine insurance rates from the high mark struck Monday. Rates were quoted at 2 1-2 per cent., a drop of BO per cent, from the general quotations earlier In the week. There was a strong ten? dency in naval circles today to believe that the U-53, unless that craft has received fresh supplies on this side of the Atlantic, is headed for her base at Heligoland. NO WARNING FOR WASHINGTON. Gerard Benies Story of C-Boat Crisis. New York, Oct. 11.?James W. Ger? ard, United States ambassador to Ger? many, who returned here yesterday on his first vacation in nearly three years, issued a formal statement late today In which he denied that his home coming had been caused by the need of warning the administration at Washington of Germany's intention to resume indiscriminate submarine warfare against neutral as well as hostile shipping. The ambassador's statement fol? lows: "You may say that it is not true that I came home at this time to serve notice on the president of Ger? many's intention to repudiate her pledges regarding the conduct of sub? marine warfare, or that Germany was contemplating the resumption of sub? marine attacks upon all kinds of ship? ping. "I say to you what I said to a re? porter for the Berlinger Tageblatt at Copenhagen before I sailed: 'I should not think of leaving my post at this time if I were not convinced that the relations between my country and Germany were as friendly as they could be and gave every promise of continuing so indefinitely.' " ALLIES DOMINATE GREECE. Greek Navy Seized and French and English Crews Placed on Sliips. London, Oct. 12.?The domination of Greece by the allies is now* com? plete. Greece has protested against the seizure of her navy, on Wednesday afternoon, but it is believed no formal reply to the protest will be made. Admiral Fournet, commander of the Anglo-French fleet in the Mediterra? nean, has assumed command of all Greek warships and replaced all the crews with French and English crews. The guns on the three warships Greece was allowed to retain have been dismantled. The king of price cutters is S. I. Till. He sells good pianos for $180 on time.?Advt. DRIVE FOR TRIESTE. Italians Continue to Gnin Ground Against Aiistrians. Home, Oct. 12.?Dispatches fr?m the front state that the Italians con? tinue to gain ground in the di.ve for Trieste. Terrific fighting continm s between Yipaeeo river and Hill 208. You can pay Till $180 for a piano and he will not t<*ll on you; you can tell your friends its a $3fi0 piano, But Till was running ? sale and you really forgot what it did cost you, but it's a sweet tone piano.?Advt.