i l nm at m?hl
WAWSHOUSE commissioner.
&AYH COTTON WTLJj go to
TWENTY - FIVE CENTS.
Speech at Dalaeil Showing
Why PHcee of Staple Will
Be, htucfa Higher In Spring?Big
Ore?d at Barbe* n? to Hear Speak
A big crowd gathered at Dalsell laet
alght at the barbecue and hot ?up?
per given by the church at that
plant and at which John Low n des
McLaurtn. warehouse commissioner
Of South Carolina, was the chief
ir. Mr. McLaurtn in hie Ulk
that cotton would go to twenty -
' (tea et ate la the spring, a statement
Which was received with applause by
the fa mere who heard him.
The barbecue and hot topper was a
1 neat enjoyable affair and a large sum |
- wow made to go to the church. The
crowd seemed much pleased with
the aJreir and listened attentively to
the ape eher. The speaking was In tho
Aadttetium of the school building,
two go* of Mr. McLaurln'e speech
woo aloot as follows:
There k* no use la looking for
prooiiisita to grro an lndlctaloa as to
what irtcee will do tinder the proa
eat ettxmmatancea. Tho wor d has
newer faced such a situation. Last
' year the cotton crop was about twelve
mutts* bales, and this year .taking
the gtrveere* reports and all tho Infoi -
that i can got. we will cer
not retee a crop ot met h ever
~tta aad owe half million balsa. This
tig make tho total amount for two
4 twenty-two million bales of cot
ikm, Aeeerdlng to Mr. Hestern re
fawt. whleh lo tho moot reliable, the
tgasoniptlon mat year of American
?eatem waa fourteen million .eight
Blacked thousand belea, and the con
law this year is each month
ahead of what It was the
parted tho preceding year. Th.s
g*oaa a demand at present prices
hwS two yearn of at least thirty
of cotton; so that it Is
to ho aaea that there Is a de?
al present prices for tl e two
of at least thirty million hales
ooaton; aw that it la plain hi bo
that there Is 4 demand for otght
of cotton wntcb are not
ate U ?fco
thought
twwaty .
ioU
la other matertal' be?
sage eottoa. There lo no such other
*r atonal because the silk and the
W04H crepe are as about a complete a
fail are as tho cotton crop; so that i
r eg sat again that the world la facing
an unprecedented situation with re?
gard to cotton. i do not believe there
Is a man la the United States who on
the trot day of last September really
thought that cotton would sell at
twwaty cents in October, because this
the season when there Is the
movement and when the dle
ootten comes on the market. If
It ana go to twenty cents In October,
what will It go to In January when
tho pre/ e of the distress cotton Is
red The people who have car
cotton that long are Intelligent
Booth) aad will try to get the last dol?
lar that their cotton la worth.
TYe present stock of cotton In Uv
erpel la hast about one-half what it
was one year ago.
Wfcm 1 was In New York recently I
found many people who thought hat
after the recent liquidation waa
over cotton would go before January
te twenty-five cent* I do not pre
to make any prediction of that
I only contend that cotton is
Intrtiaieally worth twenty-five c?nta
compared to other matertal. Two Age*
lar to heat and twenty five cents cot
tin are on a parly, and. If you will
compare wheat and cotton with steel
artd topper, you will see that cotton
and wheat still have a good ways to
gat'
The Texas crop in September was
eetlmiited it four million bales, and
now (he best estimates place It
erOOhtl thnte million.
I* underetjtnd that around ninety
Oer cent, of the cotton has passed out
of the farmers hands in the western
part otf the belt.
I saw a statement recently from
?scrota ry Redflold In which he af?
firms that there are twenty million
soldlsm under arma wearing uniforms
In BOrepe and that the clothes worn
by these sold lere wear out four times
as foot as they do In time of peac?.
This would mean that there arc
twenty million people In Europe who
require eighty million suits of clothe*
aa against twenty million suits In
time of peace, add this to the other
uses for tenti, bandages, abeorberr
cotton and war munitions, and you
hav> some idea of what we are u,?
y Effort to Vote Negroes.
Chicago. Nov. ?? ? Republican man
agere today Insued a denial that ne
groee had been brought north to vote
efjffljjj U-B01TS TAKEN
SI CH IS STATEMENT OF CAPT. A.
J. HORTON OF AMERICAN
BARK ON AWAY.
Mariner at Charleston Declares That
Brttfah Withhold All News of Cap?
ture of German Submarines?Kays
Vessels Were Taken by Men of War
or by Entanglement in Nets.
Charleston American.
The remarkable statement than at
least 71? Oerman U-boats have teen
captured by the British in the last
year of the war, either by direct cap?
ture or by becoming entangled in nets
stretched in their path, and that no
publicity is given by the English s/ov
evnment to these captures, is made by
Capt. A. J. Horton, of the American
bark, Onaway, 49 days out from Lon?
don.
The Oneway Thursday put into the
port of Charleston for repairs to the
ship's rigging.
Capt. Horton had nn interesting
story to relate to the Charleston
American yesterday of the delays in?
cident to his departure from Graces
end, and described a thrilling niiht
fight between a Germar Zeppelin i.nd
one of the British coast defense aero?
planes, off Gravesend.
After avoiding the thickly plan cd
mines In the English channel, and
spending 41 days on the high ?>aa
la the midst of stormy weather, the
Oneway put In on account of damage
sustained in her rigging in a storm off
Frying Pan shoals last Tuesday.
No idea is given the English pub lc,
said Capt.'Horton, of the number of
German undersea boat a that have
been captured, on account of the pol?
icy of the English government to
maintain a strict censorship on ill
war new i.
As a nils, the shipping interests are
unaware of the threatened dangers,
though the government' takes the
greatest precautions to safeguard all
vessels putting to sea from English
ports. Fleets of mine-sweepers foim
an advenes guard, removing the dan?
ger of s-ibmarine mineti from tbe
pathway of the outgoing ships. These
boats patrol the passage from Lon?
don to Gravesend and beyond, mud it
IS Impossible to cleat: from Gravesei id
Until the government is assured that
ihe dagger Is removed.
HRbeea catered by two British fish
Flag boats In a huge net trtretched be?
tween them, ^.ter remaining en?
tangled in this net for several days,
until the air supply was exhausted,
the under-sea fighter was obliged t o
come to the surface and surrender to
the patrol which had been summ one 1.
After waiting from the 25th of
August until the 12th of September,
the Oneway was allowed to clear and
began her passage to New York.
Accorlng to Capt. Horton, the
lights over London at night, search?
ing for the raiding Zeppelins, are %
wonderful sight On one night, sev?
eral days before the ship cleared fror t
Gravesend, the captain's attention
was drawn to the unusual number of
light pencils wavering against the
sky. The entire crew began to watch,
which was soon rewarded by the
sound of a severe cannonade.
In a few moments the captain
sighted a Zeppelin, which was illumi?
nated by the flashes from the shells
exploding near it. The big airship
seemed to be unaffected by the tlr<
from the anti-aircraft guns, and evi?
dently was about to make a safe re?
treat. Suddenly with a rush described
as thrilling in the face of the. gunfire
from the patrol boats, one of the
coast defense aeroplanes shot out in
the direction of the Zeppelin. The
fearless aviator cut under the big
?ierman raider and began a Are that
?ruled in the destruction of the Zep?
pelin.
The disaster was bpectacular. En?
veloped In flames, the Zeppelin turn?
ed in mid-air and fell into the sea.
The Onaway is one of the older
ships of the American mercantile
fleet, built In Yarmouth, Me., moro
than 35 years ago. Sue is still fast
and renowned for her seaworthiness.
In the storms encountered in the
passage from London, Capt. Horton
was warm in his pralso of his vessel's
behavior. The worst storm of the
trip began Monday off Frying Pan
shoals, and lasted throughout Tues?
day. It was in this bit of rough
weather that the damage was sus?
tained to the Onaway's rigging, which
necessitated her putting into this port
for repairs.
The bark is owned and controlled
by the American Transportation com?
pany of 17 Broadway, New York, and
her owners have been wired of the
ship's presence here. The ship is con?
signed to James T. Molony, agent,
<md will remain In Charleston harbor
until her rigging is refitted, She is
loaded with chalk for New York.
Capt. Horton has many friends In
Charleston who will no doubt wel?
come his presence here. He said yes?
terday that ho could remember the
lay when the harbor of Charleston
was crowded with ships uwaltlng a
NM WIE FOB WORLD PEACE1
COURT LEAGUE LAUNCHES NEW
PLAN OF ACTION.
_
Scheme is to Coll Third Hague Meet?
ing, Perhaps Before End of War?.|
New Principles to Be Set Forth.
New York, Nov. 3.?The World/a
Court league, of which William
Taft is honorary president, announ&?
ed here today the inauguration of a'
movement to organize an internation?
al council with a view to calling a
third Hague conference perhaps be?
fore the close of the war. In the latn
ter event the conference would be
prepared to act as a medium for
peace proposals. After the war It
would serve as a permanent interna?
tional council of conciliation for for?
mulating and codifying new rules of
international law.
The league's announcement was
made in connection with making pub?
lic a new set of principles and pro?
grammes of action adopted at a meet?
ing it held in this city Thursday. Dr.
John Wesley Hill resigned as general
secretary on October 1, it was stated* I
and Dr. Samuel T. Dutton, member
of a number of leading American
peace societies, was elected In his
place.
Under the plans the International
Council of Conciliation would be as?
sociated with an international co
of justice representing all nation
This court "subject to the lrmltatio
of treaties," would be empowered
assume Jurisdiction over internatioi
questions In dispute that are justlll
i able in character and that are not
tied by negotiations. The league h
tends Us programme to "afford ,1
common ground" upon which
peace workers may meet and 01
operate.
CARRANZA MEN JOINED VILLi
Leaders of First Chiefs Forces
ecu ted When Chihuahua Was
cn from Them by Villa.
Juarez, Nov. 3.?Refugees fl
Chihuahua today state that the
ranxa garrison of two thousand ml
Joluc4 Villa whet/he captured tl
city. Gen. Herr era, their command
er, and other Carransa officers
executed by Villa.
j^^eyi^M, tittiii JQURfflBT,
, ????? M'
Aviator Completes Flight From
cago to New York.
New York, Nov. 3.?-Victor Cal-2
strong the aviator, completed We
I Chicago to New York flight at 9
o'clock this morning, landing on
Governor's Island. He was given an
ovation by a big crowd. His actual
flying speed was one hundred and
seven miles an hour. Engine trou?
ble at Erie forced him to spend the
night at Hammondsport, N. Y., and
prevented accomplishing the flight be?
tween daylight and dark.
ALABAMA MINE DESTROYED.
Sixty Miners Entombed by an Explo?
sion Near Birmingham.
Birmingham, Nov. 4.?Sixty or
more men were entombed by an ex?
plosion In the Bessie mines of the
Sloss Sheffield company, twenty miles
west of here, at 3 o'clock this morn?
ing. Two dead were brought to the
surface shortly after 8 o'clock, so
badly mangled thut it was impossible
to tell whether they were whites or
negroes. i
More than twenty are dead. There
were twenty-eight men in the mine,
four reached the surface unin?
jured. It is believed the other.; are
dead.
ANTARCTIC EXPLORER RETURNS
ir Ernest Kliockletoii Landed at New
Orleans Today.
New Orleans, Nov. 3.?Sir Ernest
Shackleton, the antarctic explorer, ar?
rived here today aboard the fruit
steamer Parls-Mina.
Lieut. Shackleton went on his way
to New Zealand, via. San Francisco.
After making an effort to rescue his
i
companions left on the ice covered
lands about Boss Sea, the explorer
will return to England and enlist.
GERMANS ADMIT LOSS.
Prcntli Rccn|rturo Position Recently
Taken by Germans.
Berln, Nov. 3.?The block of build?
ing recently captured by the Ger?
mans at Sailly-Sallllst was lost to the
French Thursday, the official state?
ment admitted today. At other parts
if the front Franco-British attacks
Were repulsed. Seven Russian as?
saults on the left bank of the Nara
vovka river were broken down with
'exceptionally severe I OSS OS to the
ittackers," the statement added.
berth, and he prophesied the near
approach of the tlmo when, with the
business resulting from the comple
?ion of the Panama Canal, this port
would uKuin come Into its own as a
port of call for vessels from all over
tho world.
PINK BOLL WORM ARRIVES.
ANOTHER COTTON PEST INVAD?
ING CONTINENT.
Presence In Mexico One of Worst
Menaces to American industry, Ex?
perts Report.
Washington, Nov. 4.?The pink boll
worm, most destructive cotton pest
known, has appeared for the first time
In North America. The department
of agriculture announced today that
the worms had been discovered in
northern Mexico, where their pres?
ence, the department says in an offi?
cial announcement, constitutes one of
the "greatest meances which have
come to the American industry in its
history."
j Importation from Mexico of cotton
seed, cotton seed hulls and eg 2d cot
ton is prohibited Wider an order Is?
sued late today. '
Officials of the department were un?
able to explain how the pink boll
worm happened to be Imported to
North America. It is presumed, how?
ever, that the pest came In seed Im?
ported to Mexico from abroad.
Discovery of the worm was an?
nounced in the following state?
ment:
"The pink boll worm, the most de?
structive of known pests of cotton,
has been discovered in the Laguna
idlstriot, Coahulla, Mex., within 200
miles of the Texas border. Amend?
ments to quarantine orders and regu?
lations, effective immediately, have
been promuglated by tho secretary of
agriculture, prohibiting the importa?
tion Into the United States of cotton
j seed, cotton seed hulls and seed cot?
ton from the territory In Mexico from
Which shipments heretofore have
been permitted, and requiring that
Mexican lint cotton destined for the
United States be Imported through
{certain northern ports remote from
American cotton fields.
|jjUi(rMThe pink boll worm han not been
known to exist on the North Ameri?
can continent heretofore. The pest is
prevalent in practically all other cot?
ton producing regions of the world,
and in all sections where it has be?
come established has caused widc
^pread destruction. Its establish?
ment in northern Mexico constitutes
ie of the greatest menaces which
'9 come to the American cotton
?Wing industry in its history.
^Byery possible precaution will be
on to UllHOUt MB ?WUFHlg Irotii get?
ting across the border. All cotton
Interests are warned of the danger
Which threatens the industry and are
urged to give the utmost assistance
to tho federal authorities in prevent?
ing any movement in violation of these
rules governing movement of cotton
seed, cotton seed hulls, seed cotton,
or cotton lint from Mexico into the
United States.
NEGRO CHARGED WITH ARSON.
I Seofore Carroll, Student at State Col?
lege, Arrested on Warrant Sworn
Out at Orangeburg.
Columbia, Nov. 4.?Seamore Car?
roll, a student nt Stute college for
negroes, Orangeburg, was arrested at
the fair grounds yesterday afternoon
on a charge of arson. The warrant
alleges that on the night of January
20, 1915, he "did unlawfully and
jmiliciously set Are to, attempting lo
bum and destroy the State college
building known as Morrell hall." The
j warrant was sworn out by B. A. Whar
ton of the State insurance depart?
ment before Magistrate C. P. Brun?
sen of Orangoburg. The arrest was
made by Sheriff McCain of Richland
county and Carroll was lodged in jail
late yesterday afternoon.
Carroll is a son of the Rev. Rich?
ard Carroll of Columbia, who was
also at the fair when the arrest was
made. "If you aro guilty, tell the
sheriff the whole thing," said the
elder Carroll to his son.
Carroll will be taken to Orangc
burg, probably today. He is about 20
years of age. He is secretary of the
Y. M. C. A. at State college, and was
director of athletics at the negro
State fair, which closed yesterday.
j.The expenses of his education at State
college are being borne by a cotton
manufacturer of Greenville.
AMERICAN SHIP SI NK.
Crew of I .anno Landed at Rnrry,
Wales.
London, Nov. 6.?A Lloyd's dis?
patch today says that th<* American
ship Lanao was sunk by a German
submarine October 26th. Thirty sur?
vivors have been landed at Barry,
Wales. The I^mao was a small vessel.
Its home port was Manila.
Lloyds later announced that the
l^anao had been sold by its American
owners and was under the Norwegian
1lug when sunk.
II British Lose Ground.
I^ondon, Nov. C.?The British
forces were compelled to nive ground
In the face of German attacks last
right near Do Warlewourt, the of
tlciul statement admitted today.
MILLS APPEAL FOR HELP.
ANDERSON COMPANY CALLS ON
GOVEUNOR TO BND STRIKE.
Assistance Requested in Infcrcing
Units of Ejectment iMUd by Mag?
istrate Cox at Equinox Plant.
Anderson, Nov. 4.?The manage?
ment of the Equinox mills has ap?
pealed to Gov. Manning for assistance
in inforcing the writs of ejectment
that have been issued by Magistrate
Cox against seven former employes of
the mills. These seven are strikers
and the management is now seeking
to cause them to vacate their cottages
in the mill village. The strike oc?
curred August 31 and the mbachinery
has been idle since that date. Rules
were served on ten,of the employes
to show cause why writs of ejectment
should not be issued. The strikers
employed counsel and the cases have
been heard by the magistrate at the
rate of one a day. In the seven cases
so far tried the writs of ejectment
were issued. Two of the defendants
have vacated their cottages, one movf i
ing his household goods himself and
the other allowing the magistrate's
constables to remove his effects. When
the constables went to the mill vil
I lago Thursday to serve another of
the writs he returned to the magis?
trate and reported that he had made
no effort to remove the household
goods because strikers had congre?
gated and showed intimidation. In
company with another constable.
Magistrate Cox's constable went back
to the mill village yesterday to eject
the man and they returned declaring
that they were resisted by armed
strikers. There are three cases yet
to be heard by the magistrate against
Equinox strikers and 19 cases against
Gluck mill strikers. The Gluck and
Equinox mills are under the same
management. Being unable to secure
the inforcement of the writs of eject
' ment as issued by Magistrate Cox, the
management has appealed to Gov.
Manning.
"The situation at Anderson is seri?
ous," Gov. Manning said last night,
when asked for an expression on the
subject. "I would not care to discuss
its details at this stage, nor to make
public the correspondence so far ox
j changed while the matter is in pro?
cess of adjuotment. I am trying to
inform myself fully of the circum?
stances."
TO DECLARE POLAND A STATE.
Governor General of Warsaw Will
Proclaim Constitutional Monarchy
With Boundaries Fixed. 1
Amsterdam, Nov. 4 (via London).?
A Berlin dispatch received here says
Gen. von Beoseler, governor general
of Warsaw, will announce tomorrow
that the German and Austrian em?
perors have agreed to establish an
independent state of Poland with a
hereditary monarchy and a constitu?
tion. A precise definition concern?
ing the frontiers of Poland is reserved.
"The great Western neighbors of
the kingdom of Poland," the procla?
mation will say, "will see with pleas?
ure rearise and flourish at their East?
ern frontiers a free and happv state
l which rejoices in its national life."
FOUR ABBEVILLE MEN HELD.
Sing Finley, Will Cnnu and Two
Scotts Charged With Whipping Ne?
groes.
Abbeville, Nov. 5.?Sing Finley,
Will Cann, George Scott and Will
i Scott were arrested last night by the
city police charged with whipping
some negroes as they were on their
way home from town. The trouble
happened just inside of the city
limits. All were released on bond,
loiter Cann was rearrested ana lodg?
ed iu jail charged witli interfering
with a special delivery boy of the
poatoMice, who is a negro about 15
years of age.
DR. DUMB A RESIGNS.
Quits Austrian Diplomatic Corps With
Imperial Recognition of His Long
Labors.
Vienna, (via London) Nov. 4.?Dr.
Theodora Constantin Dumba, former
Austrian ambassador to the United
States, sit his own request has been
retired from the diplomatic service by
tho emperor. The announcement of
the retirement of Dr. Dumba includes
imperial recognition of Dr. Dumba's
excellent services covering a long
period of years.
Dr. Dumba was ambassador of Aus?
tria-Hungary at Washington from
May 24, 1913, until September, 1915.
In the summer of 1916 he made him?
self unacceptable to the United States
government When he attempted to
transmit a report to the Austro-Hun
garian foreign office which disclosed
flu? ambassador's participation in
plans to cripple American munition
plants by strikes. A proposal that
Dr. Dumba quit the United States on
leave of absence was not regarded as
satisfactory and President Wilson in?
sisted on his recall.
SINGING TO FEATURE MEETING
BERT G. 4 OX ES TO LEAR SING?
ING AT CHRISTIAN ENDEAV?
OR MEETING.
Is Well Known Singer and Director?
Miss Edmunds Now Training Chor?
in??Many of Societies Sending in
Names or Their Delegates?Sj?eclal
Rates Offered.
One of the features of the Christian
Endeavor Convention, to be held in
Sumter beginning Friday November
10th and continuing through Sunday,
will be the singing. This is to be
led by Bert C. Jones, of Wilmington,
N. C. He is an experienced song
leader and has handled the music lor
a great many Christian Endeavor
conventions. He is a native Welsh?
man, born in South Wules in 1888. He
Is known as the "Welsh Baritone" and
was for twelve years with the Royal
I Welsh Glee Singer*. He is Known
on both sides of tne Atlantic as a
Gosncl singer and has had consider?
able experience as a chorus director.
The South Caiolinn Endeavorers feel
themselves fortunate In getting l?:.m.
He will arrive n Sumter Thursday
and will have one rehearsal with the
large chorus that Is to lead the sing?
ing for the convention. Miss Mamie
Edmunds of Sumter has been training
j the chorus. She will be the conven?
tion pianist.
Karl Lehmann, the Southern States
secretary of the Christian Endeavor,
is to be another attraction of the
convention. He is a gifted speaker
and leader of young people's work. He
is considered the best Christian En?
deavor authority In America.
Miss Claudia Fr?ser, secretary of
the Sumter convention committee, re
i pors that many societies are sending
I in the names of the persons who will
represent them at the Sumter con?
vention. Indications are that there
will be more than five hundred In
attendance.
One of the features of the conven?
tion will be a Junior Convention, held
in a separate audito'lum, all for the
Junior Endeavorers, a number of
whom will go to the Sumter conven?
tion from other parts of the State.
Quite a number of the Juniors will go
from Columbia, frcm York, from
Carleston, Florence, Darlington, and
other places.
The railroads have agreed to offer
special rates for this ccjnyehtJojujrh?-_
reduction applies on the return fare,
and is contingent upon a required
number of certificate receipts. All
who attend the convention will get
from the railroad agont at their sta?
tion a certificate receplt.
IS HUMAN DISEASE.
Infantile Paralysis Spread by Contact,
Wliatcver Other Causes May Con?
tribute to Its Distribution.
Washington, Nov. S.?"The weight
of present opinion inclines to the
view that poliomyelitis (infantile
paralysis) is exclusively a human dis?
ease and is spread by human contact,
whatever other causes may be found
to contribute to its spread," is the
conclusion reached by a committee
of the American public health ser?
vice.
The committee recommends the fol?
lowing procedure in attempting to
control the disease:
"Requirement that all recognized
and suspected cases be promptly re?
ported; isolation of patients In screen?
ed premises for at leist six weeks;
disinfection of body discharges; re?
striction of movements of intimate as?
sociates so far as practicable, as ex?
clusion of children of the family from
school or other gatherings; protection
of children from contact with other
children or the general public during
epidemics; observation of contact for
two weeks after the last exposure."
FRENCH TAKE KATERINA.
Fighting Between Greek* Has Come to
Standstill.
Ixmdon, Nov. 6.?Fighting between
Greek revolutionists and royal forces
has come to a standstill, according to
an Athens di: patch. French marines
have taken over Katarina from the
rebels.
NINETEEN Dl AD IV RIOT.
Deputy Dies of Wounds?Twelve
Drowned.
Everett, Wash., Nov. 6.?The death
list from Sunday's I. W. W. riot is
believed to be nineteen or more.
Deputy Beard today died of wounds.
Twelve were drowned.
HUGHES RESTING TODAY.
Republican < amlidato Pinns to Vote
Before Rrcakfasr.
New York, Nov. 6.?Jmige Hughes
is resting today and except for a few
conferences with his managers re?
mained in practical seclusion. lie
plans to cast his vote tomorrow be?
fore broahfaat at the polling place
in the laundry of the Astor EtoteL
The hotel is his legal home.