The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 23, 1919, Image 2
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.
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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. Erie Gipson of Sumter to Louise
there dees not exist on the face of the Barton of Sumter.
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