Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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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.