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OCTOBER Mb mi
Ml COHGB HIS $n
THIS COURIRf Hill MUONS
Washington, D. G, Oct. 27.—For po- tbs government in ten months the
lltlcal objects hi connection with the dom of this expenditure is more
approaching election the republicans Justified,
are making the charge of extravagance
against the Democratic Congress and
are using that as a basis for their un
patriotic assaults upon the emergency
revenue blU brought forward for the
purpose of providing an income for the
government to take the place of the
revenue loot by reason of decrease of
importations on account of the Euro
pean war.
The extent to which this charge is
' unwarranted is conclusively shown by
an examination of the various appro
priations made by Congress for the
present Congress and a comparison
appropriations of previous Congress
Including the river and harbor bills
In each Instance, the total cash appro-
priristions made hr Congress for the
current fiscal year exceed the cash ap
propriations made for the last fiscal
y#ar of the Taft administration by
tittle less than $11,000,000. This, how
ever, does not include the increase
$17,000,000 which goea to the improve
men! and extension of the postal serv
ice, a large part of which is to be
employed for augmenting the parcel
poet This Increase, however, is an
asset to the government rather than
a liability, for the reason that by the
expenditure of $27,000,000 additional
for the postal service, a sum greater
than that amount is returned to the
government in receipts from the serv
ice. For the first time since the
establishment of two-cent postage,
s generation ago, the postal service
tinder Postmaster-General Burleson
yielding a profit to the government.
Heretofore the postal sorvico has been
run at a loss. Now it yields
profit of four million dollars a year
to Uncle Bam. Therefore, the twenty-
seven million dollars is not properly
chargeable aa an increase in the ap
propriations.
An examination of the facta as set
forth in the appropriations shows that
the present Congress has actually made
a saving of millions of dollars, for the
reason that moro than the apparent
Increase of eleven million dollars has
been alloted because of extraordinary
demands upon the government and for
projects and undertakings for which
no other Congress has been obliged to
■pend money.
These extraordinary exponsos ap
proximate $29,300,000. and when the
$11,000,000 actual Increase of appro
priations is taken from that amount
It showe that the present Congress In
the matter of regular appropriation*
haa made a saving of $18,000,000. One
nt the Mg Items of emergency Increase
was the $5,100,000 for the temporary
•urance of American vessels and
their cargoes incident to the European
war. While this is an appropriation
in r no way involves s loss upon tl
government, for the reason that In the
end the entire amount will come back
to the treasury, and It will doubtless
show a profit. It Is In the nature of
an inveatment and not an extrava
gance. It Is simply the exercise of
governmental power In an emergency
to protect the commerce of the United
States and to enable the products of
the country to be markoted In foreign
countriee, where there is demand for
them and where ship* would not go
unloes they were Insured,
For the relief, protection and trans
portatlon of Americans in Europe it
haa been necessary to expend $2,700,-
000. That was an extraordinary ap
propriation brought about by the ap
palling catastrophe across the sea and
a large part of U will ultimately be
rutVLrfiid to the treasury. Republi
cans aa wall aa Democrats voted for it,
aa Um? have for other emergency ap
propriations. Moreover, the additional
work which haa been Imposed upon
oar embassies and legations in the
countries at war by reason of taking
over the responsibility of caring for
the Interests of foreign nations
these countries has entailed a cost of
one million dollars upon the United
States which but for the war would
not have been necessary.
The increase of $4,048,000 to the
naval appropriation bill is more than
offset by the tact that $«,635.ooo is to
bu taken from the proceeds of the sale
for more than $12,000,000 of the two
battleships Idaho and Mississippi to
Greece, to begin the construction of a
third great dreadnanght. and there
are to be laid this year keels for three
great dreadnoughts Instead of two as
Other typical Items of Increase
which are certain to meet with public
approval Include:
For the Civil Service Commission,
Including $16,000 for a new division
efficiency—$46,000.
For additional attorneys and agents
to enforce federal laws—$50,090.
For commercial attachees of the
partment of Commerce who are to
<let private enterprise in promoting
:orelgn trado—$100,000.
To equip the Department of Labor
perform Us important function as
agency through which strikes are pre
rented and settled, and to provide
for the altruistic work of the Chil
dren's Bureau—$212,360.
To enable the Bureau of the Census
to take the census of manufactures for
the United States—$4$1,000.
Tbs present Congress has proceeded
making appropriations upon
theory that an investment of public
funds which yields large returns
the government and to the people
the wisest sort of expenditure. The
■tickler for ecenomy who assails the
policy of assisting agriculture in every
possible way is not likely to be sus
tained by public opinion, war tax
oo war tax. The list of aids to agri
culture Is s long one, but some
them are:
To guarantee the public pure meat
by a more complete enforcement of the
meat inspection law—$176,000.
To fight diseases of forest or orna
mental trees— $40,000.
For farmers' co-operative demon
■tration work outside of the cotton
belt—$400,000.
For co-operative demonstrations and
to carry on the campaign against the
ravages of the cotton boil weevil—
$298,000.
For the enforcement of the migra
tory game bird law—$60,000.
To improve the method of collecting
data relative to agricultural industries
Including the average yield and value
of farm products—$32,000.
For co-operstion with the states
the inspection of Irish potatoes where
quarantine has been established by the
secretary of agriculture—$60,000.
For experiments and demonstrations
in live stock production in the cane-
sugar and cotton districts of the Unit
ed States—$60,009.
For the improvement of crop pro
duction under seml-arld and dry land
conditions—$30,000.
For experiments with new and rare
seeds, looking to the Improvement of
grasses, alfalfa, clover and other for
age crops—$166,000.
Other emergency and extraordinary
appropriations include:
For emergencies In the diplomatic
service, arising chiefly out of the Max
lean situation—$26,000.
For the Fifth International Confor
once of American States, to bo hold In
Chile In September, 1916-$76,000,
the second Pan-American Scion
tlftc Congress, to be held in Wash
ington next year -$35,000.
For the Nineteenth Conference of
the Interparliamentary Union, to be
held in Washington, D. C., In 1015—
$40,000.
For the Fifteenth International Con
gross Against Alcoholism, to be held
in this country shortly—$40,000.
Despite the fact that the sundry civil
appropriation bill shows a decrease of
seven million dollars, the following
laudable projects have been provided
for by the present Congroee:
For the Llfe-8aving Service of the
Mn and gulf coasts—$$$.000.
For the Revenue Cutter 8ervlce In
ailing vessels in distress—$216,000.
For the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing for additional work Imposed
printing new United States noioj
and internal revenue stamps—$227,000.
For the Public Health Service to
carry on Its campaign against Infee.
tlous diseases, which has alreadr
scored immensely valuable results -
$198,218.
For continuing the railway valua
tor work of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, a labor endorsed by pro
gressive thought everywhere—$1,900,-
For other naval purposes there has
also been made the following pro
vision:
Authorising the secretary of the
navy to assemble and entertain fleets
of. the nations of the world at the
Panama-Pacific exposition.
Increasing the number of chaplains
In the maty, so that there shall be one
to each one thousand men.
Directing the construction of six
torpedo boat destroyers. to cost $125.-
0000 each.
Setting util I4.4W.OOO lor .ubmm
rinei.
Io view ol the reourkmble work of
tl„. submarine* In the Karo peon war.
iho wisdom of the appropriation lor
ibese vessels to fully apparent
An appropriation not before neces
sary la the Item ol tl.M0.000 for tho
. Ollectkm of tho tncaoo tax; hot tnua-
i aa thti tax netted 171,000.000 to
000
To expend the work of tho Ilurrati
Mine* 263,000.
To meet the annually Increasing ex
prnee of maintaining the United State,
court*- 1164.750.
To carry on the inreetlaattons bo-
lea made by the United Bute* Com.
mteelon on tndoetrlnl Relation*—1150,-
The ncccotliy for tending the troop*
Cru* wti extraordinary and
coet the War Department a large >um
money, and In addition tt wot nee-
eaaary to expend upward* of o million
dollara for the care, protection and
transportation of Americana tn Mext
and to feed and provide for the
Mexican refugee* interned tn thla
country.
Theae are only a few of the unueual
expenditure* which the preeent Coa-
greee hot been called upon to meet
and tor which oo other Coogreea has
been obliged to moke appropriations.
that, eliminating thin class of ap
propriation* the preeent Congress In
stead of being eatraragnnt tax been
money-earing Congress.
Read The Weekly Journal.
Reserve Banks
Open Nov. 16
Washington, D. C., Oct. 27.—The
twelve federal reserve banks of the
new banking system will be opened
for business Nov. 16. This was of*
then flcially announced yesterday.
Secretary McAdoo, authorised the
opening date, made the announce
ment. His choice of the 16th was
made despite the recent recommenda
tions o ftbe directors and governors
of the twelve banks against opening
before Nov. 80.
Mr. McAdoo declared he had reach
ed bis decision after discussion with
the Federal Reserve Board and be
cause of emergency conditions in the
South. He believe# the opening of the
banks, especially helpful there, will
benefit business in all sections.
Hecretary MeAdoo's Statement
In a statement last night the Secre
tary made It clear that under the new
system the federal government will
be able by deposits from the general
fund nt thw fr»mMiry In h#fi1ta
to aid producers of staples. The new
reserve requirements, be pointed out,
will release more than $400,000,000 of
money now held by national banks
as reserves and will add greatly to
the loaning power of the banks.
The statement in part follows:
“I have determined to announce on
the 16th day of November, 1914, the
establishment of the federal reserve
banks in all the federal reserve dis
tricta. On that date the new reserve
requirements for national banks as
prescribed by the act will become op
erative.
impelled to this decision par
ticularly because of the emergency
conditions In the South and the con
fident belief that the prompt opening
of the reserve banks will be very
helpful to the cotton situation and
general business in all sections of
the country.
"This conclusion has been reached
after a thorough discussion with my
associates on the Federal Reserve
Board, who are co-operating cordial
ly with me and also after full consid
eration of tho views expressed by
the directors of the federal roserve
banks at their recent conference In
Washington with tho federal reserve
banks.
Realises Difficulties,
m fully aware of the physical
difficulties that must be overcome
to sot the reserve banks in motion
on the 16th of Novomber, but the di
rectors of these banks represent the
highest degree of American banking
ability and I am sure that not only
can they meet the situation but they
will cheerfully take up the
the same fine spirit of public service
which animated their discussions at
the aWshington conference.
As the result of the enactment of
i war revenue measure, the parity
between receipts and disbursements
of the treasury will soon be happily
restored. This will make it possible
for the treasury to render still great
er service than It haH already ren
dered In helping the financial situa
tion in the South and iu other parts
of tho country where the need has
appeared. The prompt oponing of
tho federal reserve banks will make
the assistance of tho treasury doubly
powerful bocause tho federal reserve
act authorizes tho Secretary of the
Treasury, In his discretion, to depoB-
i large amount of the moneys held
the "general fund" In the federal
roserve banks and to require such
banks to act as fiscal agents of the
United States; and also in his discre
tion to deposit the revenues of the
government, or any part thereof, in
the reserve banks and to make dis
bursementa by checks drawn agalns!
such deposits.
New System's Advantages.
Under the present system the Sec
retary of the Treasury cannot with
prudence scatter the ‘general fund'
the treasury among tho great num
ber of widely separated national
hanks throughout the country. Up
the preaent time I have gone aa
in that direction as I have folt
wise to go but with the large
powers conferred by the federal re
serve act and the use which I may
able to make or the roderal re
serve banks as fiscal agents of the
government It will be prudent and
wise to deposit a large amount of the
general fund' of the treasury in the
federal reserve banks.
As soon, therefore, as the reserve
banks are In operation. I shall trans-
to them aa large an amount of
government funda as possible; thie
III in turn enablo them to extend
larged credits to national banka and
state banks which may become mem-
of the federal reserve system,
which they, In turn, may extend to
their customers. By this means and
through the agency of the federal re
serve banks, I hope to give addi
tional assistance to that already giv-
by the Treasury Department to the
cotton producers, the cotton Industry
the business men of the Sooth.
"The new reserve requirements,
hich will become operative on the
day of November, will release
than $400,000,000 of reserve
money and largely increase the cred
facilities of the banks of the coun*
STEEL TRUST LAWYER
LAUDS CARMEGIE
Philadelphia, Oct 27.—Tbs third
anniversary of the government’s suit
to dissolve the United States Steel
Corporation was observed here yes
terday by the continuation of argu
ments. Henry E. Colton, for the gov.
ernment, concluded his argument and
waa followed by David A. Reed of
Pittsburg for the corporation.
A development was the govern
ment's announcement that, in view
of the cancellation of the Great
Northern Railway interests ore de
posits in the Lake Superior district
to the Steel Corporation, the govern
ment's action against eighteen land
companies controlled by the Great
Northern had narrowed dowi
question of cost In the present suit.
The government originally wanted
the lease cancelled on the ground
that It gave the Steel Corporation mo
nopolistic control of ore beds in th*
Lake Superior region.
Mr. Colton closed his argument,
presented figures to support me gov
ernment's contention that the Steel
Corporation along with Independent
manufacturers kept prices of iron and
steel products uniformly high since
the organisation of the concern,
said the Steel Corporation sold prod
ucts cheaper in foreign markets than
at home.
Mr. Reed opened his argument for
the Steel Corporation with a tribute
to Andrew Carnegie, named as an
individual defendant, for his philan
thropic work. He resented the gov
ernment's characterization of Mr.
Carnegie as a conspirator to monopo
lize the steel business and restrain
trade. Ho presented figures to show
that the Steel Corporation’s business
not growing as rapidly as that of
independents.
CONDITIONS IN MOUTH
PR USED BY FAHEY.
Memphis, Oct. 27.—There is no
idence of prostration of business
uanicky condition in the South, ac
cording to John H. Fahey, of Boston,
president of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States.
Fahey and other members of that or-
genization were here yesterday
their tour through the South. They
left last night for Birmingham.
.We have observed with the great
est satisfaction," said Mr. Fahey, "the
spirit of self-confidence and optim
ism everywhere apparent among the
business men In the itles we have
visited, in spite of the temporary dif
ficulties created by the war. The
Impression has prevailed in some sec
tions that the South was completely
prostrated’and woll nigh panic-strick
en over cotton conditions. We did
no tflnd the slightest evidence
such a conldtlon."
16th
more
Oat? Om "BROMO QUIH1NR”
STATE TO WORK OUT
OFFER TO BELGIANS
Quitman, Oa., Oct. 27.—Announce
ment was made at the office of tho
Brooks County Industrial Club yester
day that the wide-spread interest in
the Belgian refugee offer made by tho
citizens of Brooks county and the
proportions which the movement had
taken on, and made it advisable for
the state at large to take hold of the
matter and work out a standard offer
to the Belgians. To meet the situa
tion it is announced that a committee
with a membership In every part of
Georgia will bu named within the next
day or two, for the consideration and
handling of the Belgian offers mado
in all parts of Georgia. On this com
mittee will be placed ail those who
have made offers or who are interest
ed in the proposal.
A meeting will be held in Atlanta
Nov. 24 by the committee and will
confer with the Belgian consul. Henry
L. Degive, and with Dr. R. L. May,
the French consul, located In Atlanta,
and Hon. J. D. Price, the commission
er of agriculture. Additional inform
ation is being received dally at the
office of the Industrial Club as re
gards the character of the Belgian
farmers.
There are already homes, rent fre,*,
r uii»* year iu various parts or Geor
gia for over three hundred Belgian
ft milies. The following additional
persons are making offers of homes
Robert F. 8hedden, Atlanta; H. H.
Jarred. Ray's Mill; J. A. Coursey.
Lyons; Mrs. F. H. Johnson. Gray; R.
L. Moss. Cutting; Mrs. J. F. Minis,
Clarksville; Mr. James W. Jackson,
Cornelia; S. 8. Spear, Box Springs;
D. L Beatie, Albany.
WAITS EFFECT ON
U.S.
Washington, D. C., Oct 28.—War’s
continued effect on American com
merce—a tremendous increase in the
sale of foodstuffs for foreign armies
and a marked decrease in exporta
tion of cotton machinery and materi
als for use in manufacturing—was
shown in detail yesterday by. statis
tics compiled by the Department
Commerce .
Exports of grain and meats jump
ed to practically unprecedented quan
title# in September, resulting In
great Improvement over August's
trade and a substantial export bal-
but the decrease iu the sal<
abroad of cotton and manufacturers
resulted in a loss of $61,902,668, com
pared with September, 1912.
The gain for September’s exports
over those for the first month of the
war was $45,968,219. Supplemental
figures obtained at the department
showed that exportations of canned
beef Jumped from 364,692 pounds in
September, 1313, to x.sso^oo last
month. The Increased trade in fresh
meat was larger. More than 7,037,
400 pounds were shipped abroad last
month, compared with 634,528 in Sep
tember, 1918.
The war growth of grain exports
was as marked. Barley sales jumped
from 251,454 bushels in September,
1918, to 2,781,286 last month; oats
from 318,928 to 10,780.165; wheat
from 11,971,163 to 25,869,100, while
rice exports increased from 1,486,995
pounds to 10,443,817.
The decrease in exports of cotton
during September compared with last
year amounted to nearly $60,000,000.
With the partial restoration
shipping facilities, a remarkable im
provement In the exports to some of
the Latin-American countries was
shown over the first month of the
Trade to Germany, Russia and
Belgium remained at low ebb,
that to the United Kingdom was fair
ly well maintained.
The United States purchased from
the world last month goods valued
at $140,089,611, compared with Im
ports of $171,084,843 in September,
1913. Increases in Imports were
shown from the United Kingdom,
Argentine, Canada, Cuba and Holland.
Greatest decreases were shown in im
port* from Germany, Franca, Bel
gium and Russia.
The export trade of $166,337,333 as
compared with $218,240,001 a year
ago was divided in part among the
war" countries and Latln-America.
Toney Up Whole System.
Chamberlain's Tablets have done
more for me than I ever dared hopo
writes Mrs. Esther Mae Baker,
Spencerport, N .Y. "I used several
bottles of these tablets a few months
ago. They not only cured m
bilious attacks, sick headaches and
that tired out feeling, but toned up
my whole system." For sale by all
dealers.
BENDER SAYS HE’LL
HURL UNTIL THEY
TEAR OFF UNIFORM
Philadelphia, Oct. 28.—“I’ll pitch un
til they tear the uniform off my back.'
These were the exact words today of
Chief Bender, Athletic twirler, in de
nying that he waa about to retire from
basoball. An article recently appear-
over Christy Mathowson's signature
deploring the fact that Bender waa
[.bout to quit the diamond.
Bender asserted that he never was
In better condition than during the
world's series.
Whenever You Need • General Toole
Take Grove's
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic propertiesof QUININE
end IRON. It sets on the liver, Drives
oat Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 50 cento.
LEGAL NOTICE.
Clara Tooten vs. James Tooten, Li
bel for Divorce. Ware Superior Court,
December Term, 1114.
The defendant, James Tooten, is
hereby cited and required to be and
appear personally or by attorney, at
the Superior Court to be held in and
for said county, on the first Monday
December, 1914, there to make an
swer or defensive allegation tn writ
ing to the plalntitTa libel, aa In de
fault thereof the court will proceed
according to the statute in such e
provided.
Witness the Honorable J. W. Quin-
cey. judge of said Court. Thla 21st
day of October, 1914.
J. D. MITCHELL.
ETAOIKmm. CgbETAOINNU
Oct 23-20. Nov. 9-12 Depty. Clerk.
FUND OF $100,000
FOR EMERGENCIES
e FOR THE FEOERALS
Chicago, Oct. 28.—A fund of about
$100,000 was raised at the New York
meeting of the Federal league club
owners for "emergency” purposes.
President Gilmore announces. It is
believed the money will be used in ef
forts to persuade players now with
teams in organised ball to Join the
new league.
Roger Breanahsn, the Chicago Na
tionals' catcher, returned with the
Federal league owners from New York
and was tn conference with G. B.
Ward, of the Brooklyn club. It was
nounced that he expected to sign aa
manager for the Brooklyn team late
thla afternoon. No announcement waa
made as to change In the circuit, but
President Gilmore admitted having
talked with a well-known theatrical
man, who is said to want to take the
proposed New York club.
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♦ THE GEORGIA STATE ♦
♦. FAIR AT MACON. ♦
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DECATUR MAN WOULD;
SUSPEND DHTS
WILL ATTEND
CABINET MEET
Division Deputy Grand Master J.
T. Strickland, of the First Division of
Georgia, leaves tomorrow night for
Atlanta to attend a grand lodge cab
inet meeting, which will 'sat two
ilays. The first divtektr is one of the
meat important It. the stale and the
dftlsion’B deputy la working nurd to
make the year one cf the beet ike di
vision baa ever enjoyed.
(By Martin Y. Calvin.)
In the year 1S46, a number
broad-minded Georgians met at Stone
Mountain, conferred with each other
os to the most effective agency
through which Georgia’s agricultural
and Industrial possibilities could be
exploited, organized the Southern
Central Agricultural Society—chang
ed in 1860 to the Georgia State Agri
cultural Society—and arranged
hold a State Fair at Stone Mountain
in August 1847.
The enterprise Instantaneously
took deep root Annually, with the
exception o* the four years of war,
three years of rehabilitation and the
Centennial year, a State Fair haa
been held by the society itself or un
der its auspices.
The fifty-ninth Georgia State Fair,
conducted by the Macon Georgia
State Fair Association under the aus
pices of the Georgia state Agricul
tural Society, will be held at Macon
November 3-13, next The great
•vent is right at hand. The indica
tions are that It will be a great fair
—one of the most attractive and in
structive held in yeera.
'Attractive and instructive?” Yea,
both. Why, It is worth while to be
permitted to get within the gates of
s state fair in Georgia just to see the
people who throng the thorough
fares and crowd the exhibition halls.
Indeed, It is. One gets a clearer, bet
ter, broader, more appreciative in
sight into the make-up of the folks
who have made Georgia the second
greatest state in the Union,
But there will be this year one of
the finest, most comprehensive col
lections of agricultural exhibits ever
brought together In any state In tha
Union. It will be a marvellous dis
play-telling a story of splendid
achievement in field, orchard and
garden.
Unless all promises should
there will be on exhibition the largest
number of high-bred live stock ever
assembled In Central City Park. That
will be a study In itself. Without
question .that display will do more
to center the attention of farmers and
capitalists in high-class live stock,
a dividend paying investment than
all that haB been written and spoken
on the subject in a decade. Do not
fail to see the State Fair and more
particularly the live stock.
There will be a splendid display of
first-class poultry . This will
worthy of the closest inspection on
the part of farmers. If there be any
products of any farm, now giving a
more satisfactory return on
amount invested and the labor ex
pended, then egg-production and rais
ing chickens, turkeys, ducks and
guineas, I am ignorant of them.
I am taking it for granted that ev
erybody will carefully take in the
score or more county agricultural
exhibits, the boys corn club exhibits
and the girl's canning club displays so
shall not enlarge upon these. They
•e a magnet within themselves.
The farm implement display! I tie
to that. It is of the first importance.
It is uniformly so suggestive that it
worthy of tho closest attention on
the part of men who live by the
plough.
There you will see the disc plough
that cuts the soil (twelve inches deep
and turns it; there you will see cul
tivators of the latest pattern, har
rows, manure spreaders, hay tedders,
seeding machines, grain drills, etc.
The foregoing is merely a hint as
what is in store for those who
will Bhow interest in their own af
fairs by attending the Georgia Stato
Fair at Macon Nov. 3-13, next
Mr. Julius H. Otto, president, and
Mr. Harry G Robert, secretory of tho
Macon Fair Association and General
Manager of the Fair, havo each been
Indefatigable In their efforts In be
half of the fair of 1914. Those gen
tlemen nave oeen cordially sustained
by the representatives of the Georgia
State Agricultural Society. That
means that four live agriculturalists
in each Congressional District have
been zealously at work in the inter
est of the State Fair during the past
ten months. When the gates open to
the expectant public on the morning
of Nov. 3, the fair, except the finan
cial department, will be under the
personal supervision of fifteen repre
sentatives of the Georgia Stats Agri
cultural Society. The Stats Society
and the Local Association will work
shoulder to shoulder, enthusiastically
and in perfect good humor, in making
visitors at home and the fair a greet
■access.
Remember, this to the people’s fair.
Bainbridge, Ga., Oct 28.—The farm-
era of Decatur county are not only
opposed to growing much cotton this
coming season but want a sort of
moratorium declared against legal
collection of debts. At their matt
meeting here they resblved that fife
acres per plow waa plenty and then
too much. To make the yield oer*
talnly email they declared for a min
imum of commercial fertiliser on cot
ton, while advocating a lot Of ma
nure. And ae this la insufficient in
quantity the amount of cotton pick
ed in 1916 la to be mighty small, if
the farmers generally adhere to thla
resolution.
Another resolution, which had no
dissenting votes, was to the effect
that they deplored attempts to col
lect debts in 1915 through legal pro-,
cess. But that this might not be un
derstood to mean they did not intend
to pay, they passed another resolu
tion calling on all to make 1916 a
year of payment, each to do hit best
to liquidate all obligations. The Idea
behind the other resolutions where
plainly the farmer waa unable to pay
on account of cotton condition*.
The chief speaker at the meeting
was Col. John B. Donaldson, who of
fered all the resolutions adopted In a
speech in which he praised President
Wilson as the greatest the country
has ever had, lauded Hoke Smith for
his efforts In behalf of the cotton
farmers, said a good word for Mr.
Hardwick, Congressman Park; but
lambasted the northern and western
democrats who had blocked all efforts
to relieve the South. The colonel
■aid his speech of the week before
had been misconstrued, as he was a
life-long democrat and never expect
ed to vote any other ticket
The farmers alio called on the gov
ernor for an extra session to remedy
conditions on the farms.
It Always Does the Work.
"I like Chamberlain’s Cough Rem
edy better than any other,” writes R.
E. Roberto, Homer City, Pa. M I have
taken It off and on for years and it
has never failed to give the desired
results.” Fore sale by all dealers.
TARGET BAFT IS ADRIFT*
BATTLESHIPS SEARCHING
Washington, D. C. f Oct 28.—The bat
tleship* Nebraska and Michigan left
Chesapeake bay to search for one of
the great target rafts of the Atlantic
fleet which went adrift last night in
the gale off the Virginia capes. Un
less the warships are auccessful the
naval tug Patapso will be sent to join
the search.
The raft, which la a menace to navi
gation, waa last seen at 9 o'clock yes
terday morning In latitude 36.67 north
and longitude 76.40 west.
Coras Old Sons, C
The worst case*, no matter of bow Ions ■UndJnr,
mre cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr.
Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves
time. 25c, 30c, lira
Pain and Heala at the i
JURY SENDS OUT FOR
CHANGE OF CLOTHING
Scranton, Pa., Oct. 28.—After being
locked up for three days end * belt the
Jury In the case of William Pegram
tried here lut week on a charge of
murdering Mary Quinn, twelve years
ego, lent out for chmngee of clothing,
•ome member* declaring they would
•tay *11 winter rather than agree to *
verdict.
The Jury has repeatedly notified the
court that It to hopeleesly deadlocked
and each time h*a bees Informed that
a verdict muit ha reached before It can
be discharged.
GREEKS WILL RB.0CCUPT
EPIRUS TO 8T0P TROUBLE
London, Oct. 28.—The Greek diplo
matic representatives at the capitate
of the great powers haveg tven official
notice of tho decision of the Hellenic
government to re-occnpy Epirus, from
which the Crock army waa withdrawn
In March In pursuance of the dadelon
reached nt the ambasador's confer
ence fixing the statue of the country.
Greece claim* thla dedalos 1* baaed
upon the security of re-catabllahing
order and security tn a country adja
cent to her territory now Infested with
anarchy. At the same time she de
dans that this re-occupatton Is a
pnnly provisional measure and that
she hu no Intention of Intervening In
the Avion* district. '
CHARGES AOBEEHElfT
TO MAINTAIN PRICES
Chicago, Oct 28.—Arran gem eat. to
maintain butter and egg prices exist
Ton ought to feel a personal Interest; between New York and Chicago deal-
In IU succeis. The management of en. according to aaaerCbns by Frank-
tbe two organixationn, mentioned lln Kennedy, deputy attorney general
above, have prepared a feaat for So of New York etate here, accompanied
delegation of the people. Now. Ihaa, by John Laayon, chief investigator, tn
It la plainly the doty of the people an inquiry Into methods of marketing
to manifest their appreciation of hotter and eggs,
what hu been done tn their behalf | “We have learaad that Chicago com-
by Hocking to th* Bute Fair from minion merchanto before nuking a
•vary nook and cranny la tke com- sale uk the mercantile exchange in
■New York city for qaotatlou on Its
Prices," uld Mr. Kennedy.
Invigorating to flm Pale aad **r. Kennedy and Mr. Lanyon con-
Yiw oid 8t.Bd.id nwii omchniwiMk ferred with attache, of the united
oapyrs raanfaaa earn tomic. Statu district attorney's office* to ob-
auduntnl'St lain Information of recent nits
•gainst the Chicago egg and hotter
monwealth.
Read th. Weekly Journal tat the board and the Elgin Board of Trade by
Jest news. ‘ the government.