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Freedom For South American Cotton Association Outlines Plans?Will Benefit Farmers Columbia, July 18.?'The object of the American Cotton Association is simply to see to it that henceforth capital shall be available for the financing of cotton produced by the poor farmer and thus to make the cottcm market truly respond to the Taw of supply and demand instead of -being1 controlled by what is distress cotton thrown on a bad market be cause the owner is compelled to sell immediately," says a statement issued from the headquarters of the Ameri can Cotton Association yesterday set ting" forth the purposes of the organi sation. The statement declares that the association is working fj>- the ec onomic freedom of the South. "American citizens outside of the cotton belt," says the statement "should take a lively interest in the American Cotton Association, an or ganization now moving rapidly for ward toward complete and perma nent form, and looking to the best interests of the cotton producing States of the nation. There is no rea son whatever why American citizens of -ail parts of the country should not feel the most friendly interest in the success of this Southern organization, its ultimate success will react favor ably upon all parts of the country. "The primary step being taken by the-association looks to organization of the cotton interest for the South's benefit. This does not involve any animosity or hostility towards cotton interests in other parts of the nation. All who know the history of cotton 'will readily admit that cotton has en riched all who have handled it except the farmers who do the most grinding and exhausted toil in the raising of the raw product. The reason for this unreasonable state of affairs is ob xious. The farmers of the South have never been sufficiently organized to work in harmony for mutual benefit. Since the War Between the States they have never had -sufficient capital available to enable them to store their cotton and hold it. for a fair price. Multitudes of poorer farmers have been forced to sell their cotton for whatever price it might bring as; soon as it couM be gathered from the i field and ginned. The low price for which the poorer farmers were forc ed to sell their cotton set the price for-the entire crop then, being offered on the market. Had it been possible to finance the portion of the crop for which immediate cash was needed, a fair price for the entire crop could i have been obtained. The object of j the American Cotton Association is, simply to see to it that henceforth capital shall be available for the financing of this portion of the crop, and thus to make the cotton market truly respond to the law of supply and Remand instead of being controlled by what is distress cotton thrown on a bad market because the owner is compelled to sell immediately. "Tbe association by financing this portion of the cotton crop will also tend to end one of the abuses of the cotton exchange, the manipulation of the market by those interested in arti ficially depressing the price of the cot ton. "When the producer who needs cash for his cotton can get this cash on easy terms while holding his cot ton in fire proof, insured, and weather proof warehouses, he will simply re frain from selling when the cotton ex change is artificially manipulated so as to drop the price of cotton below what the staple should naturally bring as governed by the demand and by the price of manufactured goods. The legitimate interests of th^6dt tpn^spinners of New Engj^wr-will in no^way--5uffec-4h*o^rf**0iis interfer ence with, the activities of the ma nipulator on the cotton exchange. On j the contrary the legitimate interests of the yew England spinner will be furthered by the stabilizing of the cot ton market, which will save the spin ner from violent fluctuation, and en-: able him to calculate accurately and purchase stocks quoted with some de-ij gree of certainty as to future prices j of the commodity. The prices quoted i ?oi the cotton exchange will then be cofne real indicators of the state of the actual cotton market as governed by supply and demand. "The American Cotton Association is working for the economic freedom of the South. The economic servi tude of one section of the country can not possibly be advantageous to the legitimate business interests of any other section. Only in the progress and prosperity of each section can all sections permanently progress and prosper. To the end tha: the produc er of cotton may share to the extent of his deserts in the wealth that ac crues from the production of raw and manufactured cotton, this association has under way the creation of an ex porting financing corporation, under the presidency of S. P. G. Harding, formerly of the federal reserve bank ing system, whose name furnishes assurances of the soundness of the proposition for this export corpora tion. The purpose of this organiza tion is to see that Europe shall not be prevented from purchasing Ameri can cotton by reason of lack of capi tal. It will, therefore, serve equally tbe interests of the Southern farmer and the European spinner and the users of cotton products. The work of the export corporation will large ly relieve the European spinner of dis astrous effects whieh would otherwi.se accrue from the extremely unfavor able state of exchanK?-. "But th** Southern producer can not be sufficiently protected by tin corpora tion which will finance the ex port of cotton. The poorer farmer who has heretofore been forced to seil hi." cotton in an unfavorable market must be enabled to hold it lor a fa vorable market. To meet this situa tion the American Cotton Association is now movin? for the organization ?f a second corporation which shall finance about one-third of the cotton crop a sufficient amount to meet the requirements of the case and abolish soealled distress cotton. This second corporation will be a trade acceptance corporation, to be operated in close connection with the Federal Reserve Banking System, and will need only a limited percentage of the actual cap ital represented by one-third of tin e.tton crop in order to be able to bor row additional capital sufficient for that portion of the crop. "The work of the American Cotton Association is proceeding in accord ance with sound business and eco nomic principles. The president and executive committee of the associa tion hold that the producer of the cotton is entitled to a reasonable por tion of the wealth accruing from the production of raw manufactured cotton. They hold that Jhe price of cotton should he determined by sev eral factors, the supply of cotton available in relation to the existing de mand; the cost of th? production ol' cotton, including a legitimate sum cal culated for the owner of the cotton, who in many cases performs all the human labor in its production; the cost of the manufacture of the staple cotton fabrics and the price at which these fabrics sell. In other words, the work of the cotton association looks ultimately towards a just, sharing of profits among all concerned in the growing of cotton, its handling and its manufacturing. "New England must not be surpris ed, however, if the Southern cotton producer hesitates to welcome any proposals emanating from Xew Eng land with regard to the a ge to be planted in cotton, the r- plating of the price of cotton or other matters concerning the interests of the pro ducer. The producer can not imme diately forget that the 60 years the price he has received for the produce of his laborious toil has been entirely outside of his own control and out side of the people of the South. He must remember that his financial dis tress has always determined what the Xew England spinner would pay him for his cotton. He can not be expect I ed to formet at once that even when cotton was bringing four and a-half i cents that New England spinners took measures to depress the market still further. The Southern producer is not in a mood to welcome any effort to organize the cotton producing in dustry outside of the section in which cotton is produced. He-insists that he will organize his own industry. Do you blame him? At some future time all who are concerned in cotton will act for mu tual ends. For the present this is impracticable. The unorganized and the organized can not work in union. If this is attempted, the organized in terests will dominate wholly over the unorganized. Xew Ensrland must for the present leave to the South the organization of its cotton interes'. Af ter they are as well organized a^. the cotton spinners of Xew England have been for decades, then the two equal ly compact and organized interests may heartily cooperate for mutual ends." Citizens Call Strike Berlin, July 18.?A citizens* coun ter strike began at Stettin Thursday as a protest against the strike which paralyzed transportation facilities there for the last few days. All stores iucluding food establishments, drug stores and peoples' kitchens, have been closed and physicians refuse to treat patienetts. Gas and water plants have been shut down and wells throughout the city are already pump ed dry. Reunion in Greenville New York, July 18.?Veterans of the ""hirtieth (Old Hickory) division, who with the Twenty-seventh (New York National Guard) division help ed smash the. Hindenburg line last fall, will hold a reunion in Greenville. S. C. September 29 and 30. the first anniversary of their greatest military triumph, it was announced here to day. Members of the Thirtieth division organized an association at Le Mans. France, just prior to the unit's return J to the United States. Col. Holmes B. j Springs." of Georgetown, S. C was chosen temporary chairman of the; organization, and Frank P. Bowen. j ! of Knoxville. Tenn . ^ecretary-treas I urer. More than 20.000 veterans al ready have joined the .organization, j which is composed almost entirely of| men living in Tennessee and North j and South Carolina. i Aeroplane for Business Trip. I . ' I (News and Courier) i Mr. Charles L. Moore, salesman for ; th<- Carolina Portland Cement Gom j pary. of Charleston, is the first man I in this section to use the airplane for I a commercial' expedition. j At 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon j at Hampton Park he went aloft with j Pilot Hary Ariail Boggs, bound for j OranK<'burg. Just after leaving the j outskirts of Charleston. Pilo* Boggs iand Pasenger Moore decided to "cut i across lots" so as to save time. Half an hour after leaving the park : the pilot and his pasenger landed in jsumter. to ?which town Mr. Moore in | tended to travel next week by air j plane, in "cutting across lots." Pilot Boggs seems to have missed the road, i _ j Mr. Boggs arrived here nl>on: six , thirty yesterday afternoon and after : circling over rh^ wesl end of the jtown landed In the pasture on Mr I \j D. Jenning's place on the Green j Swamp road. He made a saf lam? j ing and he and iii.s passcngef carno into town and spent the night They I ^'ot off about 9 oclocW this morning for Orangeburg where th?\v expected to spend several hours before pro i c**edine: to Charleston. Mr. Boggs stated that he lost his way on aecou-n* of th<- heavy clouds thai obscured I practically all landmarks. He flrv. most of ih<- way beneath the < louds at an elevation <>f about fifteen hue I dred fe<-t. but as the clouds- w <?!?<? v : low in places he * was in the elouds la part of the time. Mr. Boggs has IGurtiss biplane that has a speed of approximately one hundred miles -i hour. At some stages of <h<- High' yester'day afternon he made nine1 I miles an hour. | Washington. July 21.?The urgent ; represeitations made to Mexico by the State department as the result oJ? an attack on American sailors in a small boat near Tampico July were expected by officials to bring prompt action by the Mexican government. Statistics Show Wave of Crime Commitments to Jail on Various Charges Columbia. July 18.?A clear idea of the number and character of crimes which have been charged against in dividuals during the quarter ending June 3.1. 1919. is conveyed in the statistics which have recently been gathered by (I. Croft Williams, secre tary of the State board of charities and corrections. These statistics wer. presented to the conference of sher iffs Which was held in Columbia a few days ago, j I They show accurately the crime wave which is sweeping over the State. The table is made up of com-, J mitments to jail as reported by sher- j ; ills over South Carolina. Following is the number of whites and blacks committed to jail togeth er with the name of the offenses with which they are charged: Alleged offense Negroes Whites j .Lunatics. 57 21 Homicide. 59 22 ' Assaults. 150 25 j Breach of trust _ .< 7 5 j Violation of labor con tract . 2r. 4 j Burglary. 78 21 Larceny.174 f>(> Misdemeanor .. .. 131 64 j Forgery. 10 7 Rape .... . 13 3.1 Fraud. 19 2 Drunkenness and dis orderly conduct .. Ill 6r) Vagrancy. 54 32 j Violation of the pro hibition law .... SS 57 Malicious mischief and trespass . 30 81 Seduction.15 0 Suspicion ........ (5 3 j Arson. 2 l.j Fornication . ? 17 j Bigamy. S 1 j Slacker. 1 0; Deserter. S 0 J Commitments on two or more charges 20 81 Causes not reported .. 338 182; The figures given above are fori three months only, and they indicate! clearly the character of the offenses! that are most common in the State, j Bateman Dies Of His Wound; State Constable Shot by Distiller Passes Away at Hospital Columbia. July 1*.?J. Fletcher Bateman. of Cam den. State constable who was shot yesterdy in raiding an illicit distillery in Kershaw County, died on the operating table at a local hospital here this af'^rnoon from the effects of his wound-;. Be was shot through the intestines. His body will be taken to Camden in the morning, and the funeral services will be held there when his son arrive: from Texas. Mr. Bateman was bouab1 Wonderful How Young and En ergetic You Feel After Taking This Delightful Nauseatess Calomel ' If you have not tried Calotabs you have* a delightful surprise awaiting I you. The wonderful liver-cleansing and system-purifying properties of calomel may now be enjoyed without the slight est unpleasantness, for Calo- | !tabs are calomel with th<- liver benefits ? lieft in and tin- sting taken out. A Cal otab at bedtime with a. swallow ofj water, that's all. No taste, no nausea, i no salts nor the slightest unpleasant | after-effects. You wake up in tlw morning feeling Jin??. Your liver is clean your system is purified, your ap tite hearty. Eat what you wish, no danger, and no risk of 'salivaton. The' next time you feel lazy, moan nervous, blue or discouraged give your liver a thorough cleansing with a Calotab. I They are so delightful and effective that your druggist is authorized to re fund the price as a guarantee that, you will be dilighted. Foi* your protection. Calotabs are sold only in original sealed packages,] price thirty-five cents. At all drug stores.?(adv.) Col. Ansell Resigns ?Washington. July in.?Lieut. Col. Samuel T. Ansell. former act ins judge advocate general of the army; and a. central figure in the contro- j versy within the war department re- j carding military justice, handed his; resignation to Secretary Baker today, i to Columbia today from Camdcn. The dead officer had a high rep- i utation for probity and regard for duty, and he was a man fearless in th' \ performance of his duties, so much j so that his superiors often had " j caution him to be careful of his per-! sonal safety. He was a constable un-1 der th?' former Governor D. C. Hey- j word and was chief constable under; former Governor Martin F. Ansel j with headquarters at Charleston. '"I am deeply grieved al the death j of my friend, Mr. J. V. Bateman.' said Governor Cooper tonight when < he was told that the officer was dead, j "lie was not only a good officer, j fearless and efficient in the discharge of his duty, but was a trood citizen j devoted to the welfare of his Stat*-. | He possessed the traits which so to j make an ideal. He was brave and was a gentleman, and in a very in- \ telligent manner went about the dis- i charge of his duty. II<> has served > during several administrations as a j State officer, and never have I heard \ vnythincr d'-ro^atory to his character' >r to his work. ; NEIIJj OVDONXKLL, J&ju President O. L. YATES, Cashier STILL THEY COME Pracliially every day we are adding new names to cur list of depositors. There must be a reason. Can you guess what it is? If you can't we might be able to en lighten you. Drop in and talk it over with us. The First National Bank SUMTER, S. C. **WJHr**^***+*&H^^^ 1 I'M lie national Bank of South Carolina I of Sumter With 5 of our men . urned the Service ana with from Assets $2,000,000.00 We arc better prepared than ever to Serve You C. ROWLAND, President F.' E. HiNNANT, Cashier. A ?> <? ?? <? 4* f :: I: Lever Receives j earth a body of men more representa | live of the Christian character and Ovation in House ?coura?'e ?*a i>eot,i?tRan the House of . Representatives of the United States. -n i? j ! More ability and patriotism Expresses Deep * eelmg and ; brought together here than in are any Laud.S Members Of Body |oth^r as^^ J>f 435 men anywhere J I in the world. I carry with me m on - i leaving the profoundest regard for this Washington. July 18._Special: Rep-' bocI>'aud tne most affectionate feelings' * _ T . I towards every member of it." resentative A. F. Lever received a . , - ! Chairman Good of the appropna great send-off f? the House today in j tions commission, a Republican from conection with bis nomination by the j i0wa, expresed the universal regrets President to the federal farm loan;0f the House that the gentleman board. After sharp partisan debate: from South Carolina was leaving: Mr.. over the daylight savings question, f Good said that Mr. Lever had al one side of which was handled by Mr. I ways perforemd his duty with fidelity Lever, as ? inking Democratic member l and the determination to do what was of the commission on agriculture, thejright, and that his intelligence and South Carolinian advanced to the bar j counsel had been valuable to the of the House and was unanimously j House for many years K. F. M. applauded for several minutes. Mr. ! _ Lever, said in part: "I would be the worst kind of an j ingrate if my heart did net .swell at j ? this reception. I have served nearly j White?Earnest Odom of Sumter eighteen years in this House and I ! to Teresa Sims of Sumter. want to say now that in my judgment j J. 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