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EXTRACTS FRi SENATOR
IE SMITH’S SPEECH IH
GAINESVILLE, SAT., API
Barney Baruch Breaks
Price of Cotton—One
“Phase” of the Adminis
tration Which Senator
Smith Does Not Ap
prove.
The Attorney General has offer
ed himself to yo . as a candidate
that you may have an opportunity
of approving “every plume” of the
administration of President Wilson.
There are many splendid achieve
ments of his administration, but
there are things which he has done
which I hope he himself regrets,
and you are asked to approve them
by voting for Mr. Palmer.
Let me call your attention to two
things which I disapprove and that
you can not approve.
During 1918 cotton had steadily
advanced in price until, about the
first of September, it reached thir
ty-eight cents a pound. The Presi
dent had a board, called the War
Industries Board, the Chairman of
which was Mr. Barney Baruch. On i
September Ith Mr. Baruch issued a
statement that, with the approval
of the President, the War Indus
tries Board would appoint a com
mittee to study cotton with a view
of stabilising prices. He issued an
other statement September ~th, an
other September 15th, another Sep
tember 25th, another Septemh r
27th, and they kept on i-'siung
statements until they hid broken
down the price of cotton more than
ten cents a pound. Among other
things, they stated in their bulle
tins that tiie committee might re
commend basic pi ices,and the Pi e -
ident appoint a single purchasing
ngency for all cotton exported; they
would' fix the prices this agency
would give; remove all competition
among buyers and force cotton
owners to sell at the prices they
named. This threat, of cuui se,
broke the market.
The armistice came November
Hth, and the war was over. Cotton
hud been put by the President on
an embargo list, preventing any ex
portation of cotton except under
rule ; that he might prescribe. He
appointed, what he called, a \Var
Trades Board to regulate licenses
for exporting cotton. This Board
continued to suppress exports after
the war was over.
All the Southern Senators except
one signed a petition urging the
President to take cotton oft the em
bargo list, and give a chance to our
markets. I saw the President a
number of times and called his at
tention, when cotton got down to
about twenty-six cents a pound, to
the danger of bringing ruin, not
only to the farmers, but upon the
merchants and bankers who had ad
vanced upon cotton. Even in March,
1015, when he returned from
France, we plead with him to take
cotton off the embargo list, but lie
refused. There was no justification
for his conduct. He and Mr. Baruch
and Mr. Vance McCormack, with
their two committees, broke the
price of cotton in the fall and win
ter of 11*18 and 1919 more than
fifty dollars a bale, and they cost
the owners of cotton in the State
of Georgia a loss of over seventy
five millions of dollars.
This is one phase of the Presi
dent’s administration that I do not
approve. Bo you? And yet Mr.
Palmer asks you to vote for him
because he approves it.
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see the durable felt, is thoroughly sat united with
felt ond csphait niost durable and elastic as
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sides of the sheet are given a thor
-• / ought coating of hot asohalt. Into this
hot asphalt is imbedded a thick coating
: : oppty it to of Mica, which is rolled in under heavy
„ t - horruis, barns. pressure. This Mica makes the roof
n' factories, etc } u , spark-proof and almost wear-proof.
‘ It requires no paint aud will give you long ser
v vice at extremely lew cost.
Tell us wlmt sort of building you wish to roof
and we v iil advise which of the four weights is beat
adapted fur it.
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Senator Smith Replies to
Attack of His Opponents
for Protecting Cotton
Farmers in 1915.
I see that some of my friends in
Gainesville were displeased with
my course in 1915, when I msistto
upon the freedom of the seas and
the right of citizens of Georgia to
ship their cotton into every neutial
port of the world.
In the Russian-Japanese war
Russia sought to stop cotton ship
ments to Japan. England protested
against this action and made Rus
sia yield. I knew our people had
the right to sell their cotton in any
neutral port of the world; I knew
that this right was established by
international law. My constituents
had suffered so much from the loss
of markets for their cotton in 1914
that I was bent upon obtaining for
them their well-established lights
to the freedom of the seas and the
freedom of the use of neutral ports.
President Wilson took exactly the
same position and our State De
portment (March 51, 1915) notified
Great Britain that her interference
with shipments of non-contraband
goods to neutral ports “violated the
most .-acred rights of this country.
I kept up a constant fight all
through 1915 and into 1916 in favor
of the freedom of the seas for the
..h Ipments of cotton to neutral
ports. Great Britain felt the justice
of t.ho criticism. British courts and
British statesmen for a century in-.
-ted exactly upon the same prin
ciple I wv urging. 'Finally their
representatives came to Washing
ton, and adv.-cd officials of our
Government that Great Britain on
or about the 23rd of July would
place cotton on a contraband list.
They knew this also was illegal,
and wanted to know how they could
make up to the United States for
the losses which their conduct
would cause; they were told it could
at least in part be done by buying
cotton heavily immediately follow
ing the order making cotton contra
band.
1 am sure this suggestion was
carried out. The day after the an
nouncement that Great Britain had
put cotton upon the contraband list
the price of cotton went up on the
Liverpool Exchange; the day fol
lowing it went up on the New York
Exchange, ami in a few days it was
publicly known that British inter
ests were buying cotton heavily on
the New York Cotton Exchange.
Then representatives of German in
terest.'? came to Washington to find
out why cotton advanced, although
put upon the cotton contraband list.
They concluded it was because
British inlere ts knew peace would
soon be made, so they began buying
cotton heavily also, and our crop
of 1915 sold higher than it did be
fore the European war began.
In December, 1915, Sir Richard
Crawford, the Financial Agent of
British interests, showed in Wash
ington a statement which disclosed
the very heavy purchases they had
made iii August and September up
-lon the New York Cotton Exchange
and from the sale of which, later
ion in the season, they had cleared
j over four millions of dollars.
I know the fight 1 made for the
freedom of the seas, both through
the press of the country, where in
many instances I paid out of my
own pocket for publications, and on
the floor of the Senate, where I
spoke elaborately upon the subject,
contributed substantially towards
restoring the price of cotton, and
the knowledge of the service i ren
dered the people 1 love cannot be
taken away from me by slanderer*.
THE BARROW TIMES, WINDER, GEORGIA.
LUMBER FOR SALE.
Please hand me your hill for any
lumber that you may desire.
I nm sawing some extra fine old
field lumber 2IG miles West of
Winder, R I). MeDONALD.
VICTORY LOCALS.
Messrs. Clyde and Clarenet Simp
son spent the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Simpson.
Mr. .1. D. Carter and son. Bunco,
and Mr. Dave Meaty made a bus
iness trip to Athens Monday.
Mr. D. C. Simpson spent Sun
day with Mr. Willie Carter.
Mr. Barney Sailors made a bus
iness trip to IJosehton Saturday.
Mr. Mark Sims, of Bairdstown,
spent Thursday night with his
daughter, Mrs. Mollie Simpson.
Air. and Mrs. Barney Sailors
were the guests Sunday afternoon
of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Fields.
Miss Lois Lankford spent Sat
urday night with Miss Alma Dea
ton.
Mr. Brogdits Deaton visited Mr.
Pasco Carter Sunday.
The singing at Mr. J. M. Simp
soli’s was greatly enjoyed by all
present.
Mr. and Mrs. Parks Carter spent
Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs.
and. I). (’arter.
Mrs. Myrtle Sailors was the
guest of is. Luther Thornhill
Monday afternoon.
The egg hunt given by Mr. *l. D.
("arter was one of the enjoyable
occasions.
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Messrs. Clyde and Clarence Simp
son, Miss Ermine Simpson and Mr.
J. M. Simpson were at Braselton
Saturday shopping
Mr.fand Mrs. doff Davis spent
Saturday night with the latter’s
parents.
Wo are glad to note 1 he school
is improving at Sharon.
Mr. Ralph Simpson was the
guest of Mr. dohny Carter Sunday
afternoon.
Misses Ermine, Ethel and Cam
mie Simpson spent Sunday after
noon with Miss Lou Ella ('arter.
LUMBER FOR SALE.
1 am sawing a lot of fine lumber that
is on the market for sale, i can fill
bills as wanted promptly nt reasonable
prices. See me if you neeo iunibei.
K. s. HARRIS, Bethlehem, (in.
Bine Holstein Cow for sale at a bar
gain. Apply to Barrow l imes office.
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WANTED.—MoIdor and machinists,
carpenters and helpers. A good chance
to learn a good trade. See A. F. GT I
EIN, Winder, Cm.
FOR SALE.
Two milch cows fresh in. ’ \
BAGGETT, Bethlehem, Ga., R. E. D.
No. I.
LOST Top of gasoline tank of ear, be
tween Winder and Bethlehem. Ihe
finder will please return to dOB L.
HI Lb, Winder, Ga.
EUR SALE. —Baby Grand Chevrolet
ear, run less than (i,OOO miles and in
good condition. See I’. H. STEWART,
Winder, <!a.
j.'OR SALE. —Baby Grand Chevrolet
Psir , run less than fi.ooo miles and in
good condition. See P. 11. STEWART,
Winder, Ga.
Cold Snaps Speer' Frames.
Never leave glasses or > nectaries
with shell or celluloid frame* near ft
window in cold won.her, anil never
wear them out of doors when the tern
pernture is low. For rims of this sort
contract with cold much more than
th(‘ glass contracts so they ure very
likely to break.
To Pump Out Flaming oil.
A recent fire In which a half-barrel
auk of oil proved u stumbling block
o the firemen and eventually led to
lie destruction of a building suggested
o me, writes a correspondent, that
a suction pump with a long nozzle
could he mounted on a o-wheel truck
and used to draw such burning liquid
out of a building. One operator could
hold the nozzle of the pump down in
Uiie oil while the others pumped the
fluid out through a hose into the gut
ter.
Optimistic Thought.
The best r<*'-iir v reform on'
•rimes.
Stroppinq r '''" , r r- *se Hand.
It Is claimed 'lift Mi finest strop foe
n razor is tb ' ' ' of one’s ha ml
below the ti* ’ 'lt. - If It Is a safety
razor blade srv ■ n it between the thumb
snd first fine r of ‘lie rieht hand and
strike flneer ail and blade at the
same time on Me- fi -shy part of the left
band. If vou iil do it slowly at first
the motion i>- u s automatic. A lit
tie vua ■ ' “ 1 ■'<> Is said
to keep the i r•■ ii uitul.v !u first
class condition.
The Winder Dry Goods
IH Store
3 Big Specials Monday and Tuesday’s
Selling
Crinkle Dimity Bed Spreads, 72x90 inches
light and easy to wash and requires no ironing.
90 inch Irish linen finish sheeting, beautiful
cloth. 18x32 inch Turkish towels, soft absorbant
By a very lucky, early purchase, we secured
50 of these bed spreads, ten pieces of sheeting and
twenty-five dozen towels, about 25 per cent
under the market and we are going to give our
customers and friends the benefit of the purchase.
These three items go on sale Monday at nine
o’clock, for two days only,at the following prices:
Bed Spreads, Special $2.49
Sheeting, the yard 1.49
Towels, each .29
Remeber the dates: Monday and Tuesday, 12th and 13th
THREE SPECIAL VALUES
THE WINDER DRY
GOODS STORE
Your Money’s Worth In
a Truck
t
The Chevrolet One Ton worm
drive Truck; a Country merchants rail
road; a farmer’s remedy for a late
spring.
Woodruff Hardware
Company.
Winder, >: Georgia
THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1920.