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SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST TO ENACT REDUCTION LAW South Carolina's Cotton Acreage Act Unique?First State to Enact Such Law. ONE-THIRI) IS THE LIMIT SET "Constitutional or Not, We Will TryIt," Wrote Governor After "It shall be unlawful for any person ... to plant or cultivate in this State in any year a greater number of acres of land in cotton than onethird of the total acreage of land planted and cultivated in all crops by such person in said year, including grain and fall-sown crops planted the preceding fall or winter." Penalty?Not less than 25 nor more than $100 for each and every acre in excess of the lawful acreage. South Carolina is the first State in the South to pass a cotton acreage reduction law. The act has been aDproved by the governor and sent to the office of the secretary of state. "Constitutional or not, we will trv il, wrote t^ie povernor on tne Dill, after he had oftygUylly sipned it. Followinp is tne cotton acreape reduction act, passed by the peneral assembly and approved by the povernor: "Section 1. Be it enacted by the peneral assembly of the State of South Carolina, That it shall be unlawful for any person, by himself, his apents or employees, to plant or cultivate in this State in any year a , preater number of acres of land in cotton than one-third of the total acreape of land planted and cultivated in all crops by such person in said year, includinp prain and fall sown crops, planted the precedinp fall or winter. "Sec. 2. That anv person violating the provisions of. this act shall forfeit as a penalty a sum of not les? than $25 n<y more than $100 for each end every acre planted or cultivated in excess of the number herein allowed. to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction in an action'?> proceedinp broupht in the name of the State: and said penalty when recovered shall be paid over to the county treasurer for the use of the countv in which the offense was committed. NSaid penalty and the cost of the proceedinp in which the same is recovered shall be a lien upon all the cotton crop of the person adjudpc' to pay the same subject only to liens existinp prior to the nassape of this act and liens for taxes. "Provided, That the judpment fosaid penalty and cost be entered and enronea in me ornce 01 tne cierK or , court of general sessions and common oleas as other judgments are now allowed to he entered or enrolled where the recovery is had in such court and when so entered shall constitute a lien on all the property of the person adjudged to pay the same, and provided further, That where the recovV ery is had in the magistrate court the > judgment be entered and enrolled / with the same effect in the office of , the clerk of general sessions and ' r common pleas as judgment of magis ' trates- courts are now allowed to be entered and enrolled in said office. "Sec. 3. That all sheriffs, sheriffs' deputies, magistrates, constables and rural policemen shall be charged with the duty of inspection, the production of evidence and the prosecution of violations of this act. and the solicitors are especially charged with the enforcement hereof. "Sec. 4. The word "person" used ii this act shall be held to include partnerships, voluntary associations and corporations. "Sec. 5. 'This act shall go into ef feet immediately upon its approval." The bill wus approved October 30 by the governor. "Constitution or not, we will try it. ?Cole." was written at the end of the act by the governor. SPARTANBURG MILL SECURES CONTRACT FOR COTTON TWINE The Beaumont Manufacturing company has been awarded the contract i to supplv the postoftice department with 1,250,000 pounds of wrapping - twine by Postmaster General Burleson. The bid price was 13 cents per rtrtn ?-> ! 'ru;0 <*.11 <1-- -- j^vuiiu. i mo iuii 11 (ivi win mi me en- ; tire annual supply of the department Bids were filed from fifteen twine factories and the Spartanburg concern feels particularly gratified in securing the business against the keen competition. ' The substitution of cotton twine to supplant jute cord, which has heretofore been used by the postal de partment, is the outgrowth of th^ , nation-wide agitation for the adoption ] of cotton products as the means of j strengthening the market for th \ South's leading staple. Postmaster , General Burleson estimates that in ) using cotton twine the department , will save about $70,000. i Because of the greater yardage per j pound of cotton the bid of the Beau- l mont Manufacturing company, figur- < ed upon the basis of the department's i full supply, is about $'20,000 below ] the bid of the Dolphin Jute mills of Patterson, N. J., the lowest bidde offering jute twine. The Dolphin ] mills, however, offered only half th i full supply desired. The saving of ( $70,000 is based upon the cost of the 1 jute twine used bv the denfirtmenf during the last two yeurs by com i parison with the total cost of the \ year's contract. At 1,200,000 pounds ] the lowest estimate of the depart- i ment's needed supply during the com- s inp: year the new contract, which has been awarded to Beaumont, will be j sliprhtly more than $160,000. The 1 cost of the jute twine used by the < department during the last fiscal year c was more than $220,000. Cotton cord i of the quality purchased runs about t nine yards to the pound, while jute runs only six yards to the pound.? Spartanburg Journal. | An innocent-lookinpr banana peel is often the first step to a downward i career. ^ Occasionally a man has a soft spot in his heart, but more often in his , head. JNO. L. M'LAURIN GETS ( VERY IMPORTANT JOB Senator Made State Warehouse Com- 1 missioner of South Carolina. ELECTION CAME AS SURPRISE i Blease Nominated for Position But I His Name Was Withdrawn Before Ballot. John L. McLaurin, State senator from Marlboro county and one time 1 United States senator from South j Carolina, was elected State ware- c house commissioner Friday night b t the general assembly. His election 1 took place on the first ballot after the t joint assembly convened at 8:30 I o'clock. i The nominees who were balloted upon were: John L. McLaurin of 1 Marlboro, P. A. Hodges of Marlboro s and R. I. McDavid of Greenville. I The first ballot resulted: McLaurin 1 KK MVn-nrl'/l OA- 11^,1.,^,. OQ. 1? 1 l .U f **vuftvo AVi aat- a. i Mr. McQueen of Marlboro nominat- c ed .James A. Drake of Marlboro, but withdrew the nomination after Mr. C Sapp of Lancaster offered Senator c McLaurin's name. t Mr. Wyche of Spartanburg noni j nated Cole L. Blease for the position t but withdrew the governor's name s before the balloting began. ' a Mr. Hodges and Mr. McDavid were a nominated by Mr. Liles of Orangeburg and Mr. Srott of Greenville, re- t spectively. b It seemed that the nomination of 1j Senator McLaurin was altogether a spontaneous. It upset expectations of candidates for State warehouse com- I missioner who were already in the r field. Mr. Sapp said after the election o that the idea of nominating the Marl- ? boro senator occurred to him only a I moment before he put it into execu- t tion. t The position of State warehouse s commissioner will pay a salary of \ $:i.OOO and expenses. s Senator McLaurin introduced the e State cotton warehouse bill in the senate when the special session began, t In the form in which it became law a it was at considerable variance with 1 the original bill. The State warehouse s act was signed by the governor Fri- 1 day afternoon.?The State. 1 COTTON GINNED IN STATE TO OCT. 18. 1914 [ . . 1 According to the report of William J. Harris, director of the census, de- s partment of commerce, the amount of i cotton ginned in Union county prior a to October 18 was (5, 904 bales, as \ compared with 7,840 to the same date 1 in 1913. In the state of South Caro- f lina 09;],204 bales were ginned before Onfr?lin?? 1ft Q c? nAmno ee./l ?f5f U 1 O HOCi I to the same date last year. Quanti- t ties are in running bales, counting t round as half bales. Linters are not 1 included. 1 The report follows: c County 1914 % 1913 Y Abbeville 14,850 13,526 j Aiken 26,880 26,516 Anderson __ __ __25,888 30,755 t Bamberg 15,794 16,064 i Beaufort 3,638 3,183 t Barnwell 36,591 31,329 s Berkeley __ 7,654 5.383 Calhoun 16,120 13,419 3 Charleston __ __ __ __ 5,251 4,366 v Cherokee 6,010 6,751 r Chester __ 16,293 14,273 p Chesterfield __ __ _. __ 15,738 16,78' ( Clarendon __ 28,082 20,495 I Colleton __ __ __ _. __ 12,470 9,443 1 Darlington __ __ __ __1!),030 14,887 c Dillon __ __ 19,153 15,025 e Dorchester 10,083 8,533 Edgefield 16,286 16,524 f Fairfield __ __ __ ..10,580 11,304 c Florence __ __ __ __ _.20,583 20,3 8 s Georgetown __ __ __ 2,000 1,283 1 Greenville __ __ __ __18,390 15,297 < Greenwood ______ ..14,484 12,740 a Hampton __ __ __ 13,779 11,456 c Horry __ __ __ __ 3,276 2,657 t Jasper __ __ __ 3,923 3.336 1 Kershaw __ __ ..14,165 12,314 t Lancaster 8,391 8,627 t Laurens __ __ __ 17,262 18,095 c Lee __ ..21,348 17,980 e Lexington ..11,315 12,139 i Marlboro __ __ _. ..31,120 21,046 Marion __ __ 6,962 8,005 t Newberry __ __ __ ..15,064 16,516 a Oconee t_ ._ __ __ __ 6,761 7,3** i Oramreburc __ . 45 41 oar. Pickens __ __ __ __ __ 7,827 5,974 ii Richland 13,346 11,206 s Saluda __ __ __ __ 11,293 11,777 ii Spartanburg __ 29,650 26,861 a Su Titer 28,971 20,121 v Union __ __ __ __ __ 6,904 7,840 o Williamsburg __ __ __17,623 10,508 C York _ __ __ __ __17,146 16,417 t e Total 693,204 619,720 ?? j A Glut of Laws. t In his recent address to the Ameri- t Jan Bar association, Senator Elihu v Root told some interesting truths n about American laws and lawmaking ti that deserve the respectful attentU a of lawyers and laymen alike. Law r las been defined ;is a rule of human ii conduct. And it is most overwhelm- li ng to learn that in these United p States within the past five years no a less than 62,014 rules of human con- n luct have been written on the statut v liooks by the industrious makers of aw. To add to the diffculty of living within the law some 630 volumes ot ' law reports have been published dur- 11 ng the same period, containing de- ' isions and all ooinions of couit ast resort defining, explaining and ?' elaborating the meaning of the com- * moil and statute law. Small wonder " that courts increase in number, that b litigation multiplies and the right and wrong of things become obscured in- ?! ? -- . . i ? ikou ?ji tumreu as me years go hy! " Not even our modern civilization i* P ?o complex as to require so much law. w We Americans who pride ourselves on 3ur simple and straightforward way >f doing things are burdened with the ? nost complicated and hidebound sys- " em of jurisdictionin the world. K CHICHESTER S PILLS ? tiik diamond iikanik X n< yAySlJX Uwiinl Ail>r*urUra?(l>irn(^\ . CSl-ohoo-ter UltMonilUriind/A\ Ij 0 '111 iTjWll FIIU In Kf4 ?nd Uold .Prt?llic\V/ f . ?TTw*! boara, iralrd with tllun KIUkjo. fj in ?*?Tik? no other. Bur of vour " T F7 PT BmuUt. AakrorCin-CltV.H.TKBII * 1 C 2g DIAMOND IIRAND I'll,!,*, ( r ts g \ B a year*known<u Beat, Safest./'.wayi RellaMa n, ?r SOLO BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE n JNE MILLION BELGIAN "< HOMES NOW RUINED Sl O Var-stricken I'eoplo Are Prictically a Homeless Nation. VLL SUPPLIES ARE EXHAUSTED 'radically Every Acre is Swept of Jc Everything Valuable By Rav- ^ ages of War. si Brussels, via London, Nov. 2.?The Belgians are a people almost without , i country as the result of the ravages /' >f the European war. Between six '}^ ind seven million people are homeless. J,' me lowest estimate made here places he number of homes destroyed or so ^ >adly damaged as to be uninhabitable' it one million. Domestic supplies are exhausted, foodstuffs, forage, horses, cattle and * lutomobiles are commandeered by the Belgian army when the war began (j( lave been seized by the Germans. ' Practically every acre is now swept of '.u iverything valuable. Malines, Louvain, Leigo, Namur, 1 ^harleroi, Mons, Dinant and a score "j if smaller places have been so shatered by the artillery fire of the o losing armies that less than half of he normal population are decently (.f iheltered. It is estimated that there v ire now '200,000 Belgians in England ind 800,000 in Holland. A report from Limburg says that -p| he supplies for the bread line have yy teen exhausted and the feeding can ie resumed only when American food , irrives. w| The seizure of cattle for the armies las left the country without beet, j,.', nilk and cheese. The supply of grain irdinarily imported from the United Itates and Cai ada has been cut off. 'or several weeks Flanders was able 0 help the eastern portion, but now ' hat the lowlands have become the cone of fighting, Bruges, Ghent, Antverp and Ostend are sugering the ame distress which earlier befell the r astern part of the country. At Liege, the Pittsburg of Belgium, he steel industry has been brought to ^ 1 standstill. At Antwerp, the New ^ fork of Belgians, all shipping has itopped. Hundreds of big steamers ie idle at the docks along the Scheldt. j Thousands of freight trucks arc rustng besides the canals while the lorses are dead in Flemish battle- y ields. The drivers and freight hand- or ers are in hospitals or with King Albert's army. (jl Nieuport and Ostend, the latter uggesting Atlantic City to an Amur- y, can, are occupied by the Germans, ! ind the hotels are filled with German vounded. A row of hotels along the wj each at the resort fly the Red Cross lag. JJJ: Brussels, the deserted capital, has teen spared destruction, but its indusries are shut down. Lace workers are >eing fed at soup kitchens. The stores lave no food to sell and the public las no money to buy if opportune sa ifTered. Members of noble families * lave discharged their servants and ^ oined the bread line. The fear is commonly expressed _ hat the city with its famous buildngs will be destroyed, either bjj ^tack or by the Germans themseN* hjuld they be compelled to retire. ^ German money is in general use. Military proclamations in all the stoivL.j vindows announce that the mark i nust be accepted. Brussels has tv- i >ostal communication except with iermany. Kverything is censor**. sTo railways are operated in Central j.. Belgium. Most of the lines are with- j(j( tut bridges. Canals are the only a\ - nues for the shipment of freights. Jl Belgians here estimate that oneifth of the Belgians remaining in th ; ountry have employment of soni ? ort. These include farm owners, and essees. The beet crop has been ruir. (1 by the armies and sugar factories fc ire closed. There are no horses or ither equipment for harvesting 01 H rains to move the small amount of sa teets that have survived the devasta- to ions of war and few able-bodied men th o assist the women, who are endeav mi ning to ward off starvation by gath th ring what little remains of the crops f(? n the field. ha Antwerp's diamond cutters are in' Gj he army. Malines's tapestry factorie- in ire in ruins. Many cotton mills aiv ar n ashes and those thai ?till nr. c _ ?v IIV. losed. All universities and schools in lave been abondoned. Nearly all phy- ar icians are at the front or serving ci? n the hospitals. Hundreds of priests ha nd nuns are caring for the sick and vc rounded. Few churches are fit foriaf ccupancy as hospitals or otherwise. I.i 'onvent homes have been deserted by lie he sisters. Many are so badly wreck- ab d they could afford no shelter. j en Canals leading from Belgium to th lolland and the one railway line be- ni ween Antwerp and Ro/.ndaal consti- ; T1 ute Belgium's only communication at .'ith neutral territory. There are no ar lails or telegraphic service to Dutch i na erritory. The disheartened Belgians ' ^r re unable to communicate with their tei elatives whether they are refugees jit, i Holland or soldiers on the battle an ne. Their isolation is almost corn Se lete. To the grief over their dead sa nd the exile of their government is pe ow added the awful spectre of star re ation. he Hope from America. th The single ray of hope is afforded y the American commission for reef in Belgium. The liberality of lolland is described as splendid, but vvt lie country's grain supply is exhaust- ca d. Great Britain having limited Ci tutch importations, the sole source f an adequate food supply is the Inited States. F. Even the few Belgians with money an annot buy food. There is no wheat, in our, coffee or salt to be had at any cif rice. In many cities conditions are tic rorse than in country districts. Bakries are closed and vegetables are lie only diet. Supplies that the Hi .merican commission is shipping will ly( elp a little, but thousands of Bel- nn ians positively are hungry. tir imperreci means or communication pe ave prevented the American minis;r, Brand Whitlock, and other promi- pa ent men from advising the world fulr of the terrible situation that conmnts the Belgians as winter opens, mi he absence of King Albert and high overnment officials has made it im- sti ossible for the local authorities to take their plight known. coi :OLTS NAVY SIX" IDEA WAS UGGESTEI) BY GEN. HAMPTON w nor Died Hsinp it at Seven Pines. Idea Makes Manufacturers Wealthy. (The State.) Correspondence between W. Glover >rdan, assistant cashier of Winns>ro bank, and Gen. U. II. Brooks of dumbia, repaid inp a "Colt's navy x" revolver in Mr. Jordan's posseson, devolops the fact that one of the m federate soldiers who bore it, ieut. Nettles, was killed 50 years to at the battle of Burpess Mill, Va. en. Brooks says also that the idea of akinp revolvers of the army and ivy patterns, on which was builded e fortune of Samuel Colt, was sup;sted to that arms manufacturer by e late Gen. Wade Hampton. Mr. Jordan wrote Gen. Brooks as Hows: "Some months apo you had an ar le in the papers pivinp account of revolver that saw service durinp e war. I have in my possession volver, the history of which wi'l rhaps interest you, as it was in sin ce in your repiment. The nistol i- i olt's navy six,' and is a remarkable curate shootinir weapon and wa vned by ('apt. Jas. M. Phinncy pf impany (1. Sixth South Carolina iluntoer infantry, and ho was worn g it when he was shot through the art at the battle of Seven Pines le pistol was brought home by -1. . McC>-eight. who now lives in yo'i< ty, and was bought from Mrs. Phi iy by mv brother, John W. Jordan. Iio was a member of Company F xth South Carolina cavalry. At t*"?:- J ttle of "Providian Station my broth-| , having his Enfield rifle, loaned P stol to Lieut. Nettles of his com- ' ny. My brother was taken priso1" | uing the fight and l.ieut. N tt le >s wounded. The latt< v. in pa rou'.rh Winnsboio at nidobrhi -ui s wav home, handed the piste t e policeman at the station, with Fie cpiest that he give it to my f;Mho;. "When I went into service a !' v onths afterwards, I was anxious to ke the pistol with me but my fath r ought it was too heavy, as I wi ?> ere stripling. "Company F (cadets), Capt. Humirios, had several members from lirfield district on its roll. T recall I e following: John W. Jordan, mgue Gladney. E. M. Murphy. Uobt L. Martin. W. J. Martin, Rob rt awford, J. Murray Kirkland. J ?ck adney, W. I). Aiken. Tim Harden id Charles Porter. Of the above \V. , Aiken and Robert I.. Martin o lly o jilivwi "I always read your war articles th interest, especially as you -nd y hrotln^ were in the same e mand." Gen. Brooks is replying as full .\s. ider date of today: "In response to your favor of 'V her li-i, I would say that it bring up emories mingled of pleasure nd dness. The gallant Lieut. Ne'.t'es is killed HO years ago today at the ittle of Burgess Mills, Va. The ave Tapt. Humphries?'Old Mn<c' received his death wound March 10, Ik when our cavalry rode over Kil"frick's sleeping troopers near Fayteville, N. C., and he died a sh >rt riile afterward in the hospital at l&rlotte. I saw Willie Aiken in "arleston, March IS last. "Your 'Colt's nr.vv six' certn.i dv is a remarkable history. Keen it r your children and their children, is a historic fact that Gen. ITn.non prior to the war gave Colt the ea of making the army and nave stols with rifled bore. Colt got a dent on Gen. Hamilton's idea and ade a fortune from it." ore Than One Southern Officer Had Hand in Perfection of Weapon. > the Editor of The State: The article "Colt's Xavy Six With a istory" in The State inclines me to y that if it is true that Gen. ITamp- i n nave i on mo idea of making j e army and navy pistols," then ore than one Southerner had sonic-; ing to do in originating and percting those efficient firearms. I' is heen asserted that the late Con. ibriel J. Rains when a lieutenant the ante-bellum United States my, was one of a commission of ofers to examine the "Colt's revolver"; event of its being adopted as an ; my equipment. The commission (fi led that it was defective in that it ! (1 not an attached ramrod. In con- i rsation with Col. Colt immediately tor the sittinir of the commission j cut Rains said to him that he he- I vod he (Rains) could devise a suit-j lo ramrod for the pistol. On pros-1 tation of Rains' idea. Col. Colt too!;] e latter to his workshop and fa; shed him with skillful workmen, lose directed by Rains evolved t tached ramrod which enabled the m to be adopted by the army am vy. It is said that Col. Colt was .v. 1 ateful that he offered Rains an incest in the manufacture and sale of I but being well-to-do he refused y compensation. After the War ol'j cession friends of (Jen. Rains, it i id, endeavored to influence the Colts ople tcr "do something" for him i ward for his timely invention which ! lped Co. Colt to make a fortune, b t py turned a deaf ear to the appeal. Aiken. It. H. Teague. HOWS THIS. We offer One Hundred Dollars Iteird for any ease of Catarrh that : nnot be cured by Hall's Catarrh ire. F. J. CHtiNEY & CO., Toledo, (). : We, the undersigned, have known J. Cheney for the last 15 years, d believe him perfectly honorable all business transactions and finanilly able to carry out any obliga>ns made by his firm. National Bank of Commerce, Toledo, O. ill's Catap'h Cure is taken internalacting directly upon the blood and jcous surfaces of the system. Tesnonials sent free. Price 75 cents r bottle. Sold by all druc"?ists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constition. _ A woman always wants another worn to help her keep a secret. The villian always gets his on the lee. In real life he gets ours. Only a strong-minded woman can nvince herself that she is homely. | Draw a B I Check 1 ^ for the money you owe and r -fi respectfully your creditors re; 4* to do business with a man > ?ft at the t.it'/ens National Hani .41 doing business in a business-li 4* such an account even if your ; 4* They will grow all right. 'I CITIZENS NATIO ^ It. 1\ Morgan, President C. < ji Capital and Surplus * I ^ ?Y?' V|* wjs. ?y? wyj ?rjj? ?j? I '! _ A Hi W : " | S I , . \',rS iii tllj iUTYERS TO SHARE LOWER S'RICFS ON li'j < Tcclivc from Aus. 1. 1911 l<? An: toed against reduction duri l!I c !| I on ring ( ar : i ! Runabout ?jl 'town Car (l\ O. It. Detroit, all ears j(|| j in the United States oi' jj lj | l-'ur.her, we will lie able to obtain i a | J<i our tactory production, ami me purchasing ami sales departments i GJ nut of 300,000 cars between the al> 11 And should we reach this product ir }! the buyer's share thorn ?40 to >V.O I August i. l'.tlo) to every retail !> 5 new Ford car between Aug. 1, 1014 I For further particulars regarding | profit-sharing plan, see the nearest u n i o n <; a HOME AT LAST." | j^ Helps With th At night when the child the sitting-room table studyin the next day, the telephone o neighbor a mile down the roa his school-mates. Children as get pleasure and profit from t Do you know how little this se valuable it is ? See the nearest Bell Tele] write for our free booklet. A FARMERS' LINE DEP SOUTHERN BELL TELE] AND TELEGRAPH C0\ S. PRYOR STREET ATLi I We are now prepared to ms ohinery repairs on short notic* We have installed an Oxy apparatus which successfully steel, brass. We Solicit Your Model Gi 1 ? 4* 4* 4* 4? 4* 4* 4* 4* 4? * tote how much more 4? card you. They like 4* ,vh<> has an account 4* k. They knew ho is 4 ke way. Better open 4* affairs are not large. *? * NAL BANK | u. Sanders, Cashier j. $135,000.00 * X ?iy? ?*y? ?r|? k|4 ^ sir j! ml I IX PROFITS j|!j FORD CARS I j? r. 1. 101." and uuaran- jjj in<! (hat lime: lit .. sum, I - \u) jip <>oo j'3 | 7 fully equipped. !'America only.) j jj, lie maximum cfliciency !' i minimum cost in our i i< jj? f we can reach an out- Ijjj ovc dates. j i I' ? ?n, we a;;ice to pay as j.!r. per car ton or about |!l| uyer who purchases a jj? and Aujr. 1, 11U5. these low prices and i lord Branch or Dealer | R A (; E (iAl)BEUliV ST. !& II ?i i'mmmi i? in ii?an??g ^ e Lessons rcn gather around g their lessons for ften rings. A little d wants help from well as grown-ups lie farm telephone, rvice costs and how >hone Manager or postal will do. ARTMENT PHONE 4^2\ IPANY I) VNTA, GA. awHBBY,*** "ary,ir" g-TSl 'WriftWII perators ike all kinds of ma c. -Acetylene welding welds cast iron, Patronage. irage