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VOL. XXII pPFORT to dodge, ASSERTS SLATON Characterize Plan to Pro rate Cotton as Visionary an d Utterly Impracti cable. Government ShouJd Act. Governor John M. Slaton, when asked what he thought of ti]o suggestion emanating from Wa.-nine ton that the cotton of the south be prorated among t he twelve southern cot ton states said that be thought the p!e n visionary, and that the suggestion was a palpable effort on the part of senators and con gressmen to shirk the responsi bdity. now that the primaries nere over and they had been elected. He said: '1 saw the article containing the suggestion that tive million bales of cotton be prorated by the twelve cotton stales at the suggestion of .-senators, congress men and business men in Wash ington. I think the characteriza tion of this scheme as ‘vision ary’ is well applied. "Now since the senators and congressmen are elected they can easily place the responsi bility elsewhere -than on the government. Campaign prom ises are forgotten, or are reserv ed until next tiipe an election is imminent, ''These senators and congress men before their election stated whut great aid the government would give in relieving the far mers and business jpen of their states. It'they will display half the ■/. al in carrying oft their pre election promises and pass laws requiring the government to aid the farmers in this crisis, there would be little difficulty in solv ing the problem. “The process of amending con stitutions is tedious, the expense great and the precedent (lq,pger pus. By a single act of congress winch can be passed in a few days, the emergency can be met. Can Prevent '‘lt is the province of the gov* eminent to issne money and this emergency currency could be made immediately available. "If the proper pressure is to bear on the secretary of the treasury and the legislative ma chinery is swiftly and correctly employed, Georgia and the other southern states can prevent the sacrifice thq.t js threatened. When war with Mexico was threatened, a bill was intro duced providing for a large ap propriation and was passed with lightning speed in both branches of congress, Why can’t con gress do the same thing when southern farmers are threatened with a much greater disaster than was ever contained ip the menace of a conflict with a weak and distant country I hope there will be no at tempt to shirk responsibility now and to pass to somebody 1 !>e the duty of the government. Bus was the characteristic of th" circumlocution office which B dens satirized a,s the place where no one did anything but left the responsibility to ("some one else. 'The people should demand prompt and immediate action— they are entitled to it, and smooth speech should not be Permitted to placato. Wbat could be done before the election ought to be done now. I hope it will not be found that the gov ernment is powerless when so much was promised.” Arnica Salve Inn [>*l Salve tn The Wo* 14- The Daniefsviffe Monitor The Situation One Of Panic What there has been of stag nation of business and extreme fluctuations of prices owing to the European war is morepanicy than they are real conditions warranted by actual causes. Certainly our country must feel the effects of war between the four or five nations with which we have.-the greatest exchange of commerce, but there is no reason for such war to stagnate business so much and send prices to double as much or half what they were as has been the case. Were our nation actually engaged in the war it would war rant no greater effects than w e have experienced. It all comes from the people getting panicy and acting with out thought or reason. We firmly believe that within a few weeks they will regain their heads and our business affairs will resume about their normal stage and business go on without any serious interuption. Tbe Georgia Chamber of Com merce has issued a most opti mistie letter in regaid to general conditions but warns the farmer against selling his cotton in a panic. That the condition of business is not likely to be as serious in this country as was at first prfe dieted at the start of the Euro pean war, and that business transactions are already return ing more nearly their normal status is the report sent out bv by the Georgia Chamber of Com merce. Representative of this body I Will Appreciate Your ....Trade.... This being a cash store there will not be any big profits added to make up forbad accounts. \ I have some bargains to offer you right now, consisting of Low-Cut Shoes for men, women and misses, and also some hosiery for ladies and misses. S I How about some Cotton Plaids for quilt linings, at a bargain? If its dry goods, notions, shoes, trunks, suit cases, crockery or groceries, give me a call. please keep in mind the fact that your trade will always be appreciated by S. S. BOWERS SUCCESSOR TO W. M. Bovvers & Company Danielsville, Georgia, Thursday, September 10 1914 —The Danielsville 5ch001.... OPENED LAST MONDAY SEPT. 71H With 120 Pupils Tuition is payable at end of each month. In cidental fee is payable on first day of entry. This fee for the Fall Term is 75c. Common school books are for sale in the town.. High school books will be for sale at the school. High school books will not be sold except for cash. Old books should be brought to school on Monday. ....LET YOUR CHILDREN ENTER NOW... have recently visited the offices of both Brad street and Dun, the commercial rating agencies, at' their headquarters for this tern tor.y, in Atlanta. Officers of both companies stated that there were many indications that, point to a speedy adjustment of busi ness conditions. One of the most interesting of these indi cations is that the reports of bank clearings in Atlanta for the period since the commencement of hostilities shows a steady con tinuationof increase over last year, at a trille more than ti e previous growth. For the past two weeks the increase has been at a rate of about ten per cent above the same period of last year. The number ot failures re ported for the same period is only about 05 per cent, of what itwasayeai ago. Enquiries are comingin about the normal man nor. Of course it would be fool ish to say that conditions are as good as they would have been without the war. But a large part of the stagnation noted in many lines of. business is trace able rather to the scare which was caused under the sudd-on shock of the first news ol the conflict, than by any act uaj effect on business which is felt here Business men of Georgia should feel a large amount of confidence in the situation. With the highways of trafic open across the Atlantic (which the recent assurance of safety sent out by the British Admiralty) renders certain within a few days and with the increased de mand for the output of the American textile mills, cotton is sure to bring a good price by the time tbe bulk of the crop is mov ing, Not as large as it would have brought under normal con ditions but a price which will as sure a good living for Georgia under any conditions. The man who is most liable to suffer is the cotton g lower who allows himself to be governed by an unreasoning panic. This is the man who oilers himself as a victim for the unscrupulous financier who will take advantage of his scare to buy his cotton at the ridiculously low*tigure. —Oglethorpe Echo. Here’s Chance For Senator Smith To Make Good Cotton Promises In view of ;1h; agitation of the cotton question before the pri mary and the many pro mis s that were made bv Senator Hoke Smith to the farmers that they would soon he getting good prices for fheir staple, one of the Senator’s constituents at Kieli land, (la., has shipped Senator Smith i bain of cotton, reques ting of the railroad company that it be delivered on tne floor of the United States senate and has drawn on Senator Smith for s O, or at the rate of 12 cents a pound lor the cotton. The fol lowing letter lias been sent to Senator Smith: Highland, Ga , Sept. 5, 1914. I lon. Hoke Smith, Washington, 1). 0. Dear Sir: 1 have this day shipped you one bale cotton, weight 440 pounds m which I have made sight draft on you, attaching bill of lading thereto, for $52.H0, or 12c per pound. As you wore elected to the United States senate on this con dition more so than any other, and as we cannot find a market for our cotton, 1 am forced to ship you this hale in order to convince the people that you al ways do what you tell them. I wish to congratulate you, Mr. Smith, and trust you will appreciate me as an agent of your admirers, and hope will see I tin: wisdom of honoring the and raft. Yours truly, GEO. B. TIT 111’IN. Hon. John M. Slaton. Kor the merit and work of gov ernor Slaton, the state, we are sure, has due and cordial regard. Even those who opposed him most vigorously in the conven tion, bear him only the kindliest feeling on the personal side. Unfortunately for himself, Gov ernor Slaton lias been aligned with interests that were hostile to the nationaal Democratic Ad- ministration, and there was widespread conviction at this time especially that there should be harmonious and united sup port of Administration policies. The Journal has heartily sup ported the constructive efforts of the governor’s administration, and we shall continue to do so through the remainder of his term. —Atlanta Journal. The convention at Macon on dnrsed put in the party plat from endorsement of —the tax equalization law. On this law Governor Slaton cast Lis political fortune. In the senatorial cam paign the law was attacsed bv Senator-elect Hardwick, The law stand-, as Georgia’s most pro gressive sonstructive legislative enactment. However much it has been made to appear that Governor Slaton is hostile to the National Democratic administration it was the politics of the senatorial convention campaign to so make it appear the reverse is the ac cu rate statement. But this politics succeeded ih the convention. 1 f the loyalty of Governor Slaton to the party, to *he president, to the administra I tiop had been doubted by the j Democrats of Georgia, he would | not have been given a plurality NUMBER 16 DOOMED! Surprises Come Fast and Furious, One is Hard ly Over When A More Wounderful One Presents Itself Once again the unexpected has happened, .Just when things look best, they are often times approching a Crisis. Bike a bolt from the blue sky comes the an nouncement of lay 11. Epting Company that all former prices in their store are doomed and the entire stock slaughtered. Sales now going on. Spool Cotton Best machine spool cotton; m black lc. Safety Bins -Motor Nickel dated Safety Bins; 1 do/, lc. Dress Bins -Needle point; full count; papers, lc. Men’s Collars Bour-ply linen, all sizes, lc. Finishing Braid —Assorted colars and patterns, lc. Forks—Heavy, nickel plated, will not tarnish, lc. Coin Burses—Leather coin purses; each, lc. Sill, Hose Not the ordinary 25e Hose made of glazed mater ial, but genuine pu re thread silk value, 50c in black and colors, pair 15c. Shoes One big lot of ladies shoes and low cuts, values up to $2.50 in gun metal, viei patents tans, if we can you, pair 2. r ic. Ladies’ Vests Ladies’ pure white vests, full taped and guar anteed Sta Up shoulders, each sc, Black Hose- Ladies’ full sized black hose, seamless and stain less, at pair sc. Blouse Linene —Blouse Linene in a big assortment ol oatterns and colors worth 10 cents per yard, during this sale you get it at half price: Scents yard. Oriental Curtain Drapery—so pieces Curtain Draperies in vari ous Oriental designs, beautiful colors, values up to 15c, take choice, yard. sc. Ladies’ White Dresses —One lot ladies’ beautiful white dress es, nicely trimmed in laces and embroideries, values up to $0 50 each, take your pick $1.47. Japanese Art Squares —Pull room sizo.laoane.se Art Squares in beautiful flowered and Orien tal designs, values sti 00. This price good only during this sale, $1.90. Sea Island —A good grade of soft finish Sea Island, not short lengths, value 5c., ner yard 2 7 H cents. Ladies’ Hats—Choice ol any ladies’ Hat, trimmed or untrim med 95c. Men’s Linen Suits —Small lot of Men’s Linen Suits value up to $7 50 to close out $2 95. Bleaching - Full yard wide soft finish Bleaching, worth 10c yard, at sc. Hoys’ Waists- 50c grade Hoys’ Waists in solid colors and stripes at 25c. liain Coats Anew shipment o f ladies and men’s rubber surfaced rain coats, new, $0.50 values, special prices 99c Jay H. Lpting Company. 37S Broad St Athens, Ga. vote and a county unit plurality ! by the voters of the state. Augusta Chronicle. ■ J. A. TURNIiR, Dentist, Crown and Hridge Work a Specialty, [KOYSTOW, GKOItGIA i Oflice: •Dorough Building