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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Farmers of the South Should Plant , Very Little Cotton Next Year Hoke Smith, in Speech of Acceptance, Deals With the Situa tion --Plant Plenty'of Foodstuffs, For if Big Cotton Crop is Raised Will Get Nothing For It---Says Wilson Will Be Nominated Again and Elected. Macon, Ga. —ln accepting the nom ination for the long senatorial term, Senator Hoke Smith said in part: “Air. Chairman and Members of the Convention: From the bottom of my heart I thank you for, and I send to those who you represent my thanks for the vote of confidence given to me on the 19th of August, I cannot tell you how much I appreciate it. I am here today above all else to let the people of Georgia, know how fully 1 realize the honor they have confer red upon me. I cannot hope to merit it, but I do know' that no one could desire more to serve and to advance their interests than I do. “A seat in the greatest deliberative body In the w'orld is a great honor, but the only pleasure of that position to me is to feel that I am serving you. "I recognize the fact that the ma jority which 1 received w'as not due done to myself, but in large part to the fact that through me the demo cratic party was assailed,'for in at tacking me, democratic measures were also attacked. It had been heralded ihrougn the. North that the fight against me was a fight against the, democratic administration, and the lace was watched with unusual inter est. The result brought cheer to those democratic congressmen and senators AVlio must contest for their seats next "November, and it brought cheer to the great nmn who occupies the office of president. They all felt that you ai least were part passing upc*u their work. 'For them I thank you. “For the president I thank you. “And let me say here, that we will nominate him again two years from now and he will again lead the demo cratic party to a national victory. “Never in the history of the country have so many measures been passed in the interest of the people as stand on the record of the democratic party since the 4th of March last yegr. We have given you a genuine tariff re form bill. We have given you a great banking and currency bill. “But the democratic administration FOR RENT 1550 Fifteenth street, the old ,Tno. K. Jack son home, with three acres of land. Residence consists of 7 rooms and hath, two large halls, electric lights, all in thorough repair. Large barn, suitable for a garage. For Sale —two splendid lots in Summerville, and a nice 7 room residence on Central Avenue. J.HardwickJackson Phone 3446. 409 Dyer Bldg. “ NORTH VIEW ADDITION ” Most Desirable Building Lots In Summerville. The closer you examine IT, the deeper you look into IT, the further you look into ITS possibilities the more convinced you are that IT’S the ONE investment that’s worth while. A small cash payment will buy a lot—the balance in 48 monthly payments, WITH OUT INTEREST OR TAX. Don’t overlook this great opportunity. For investment, buy “NORTH VIEW.” If you are going to build, buy “NORTH VIEW.” ■ I | SEE ME TODAY 11 H 311 U. S. BANK BUILDING has not confined its service to meas ures of this kind. We have provided a system by which the work of the Agricultural Colleges in the respective states shall be carried to the farmers at their homes. We have created a great markets division in the depart ment of agriculture, which will stvidy marketing problems and furnish the information to the farmers that they may obtain better prices for their products while at the same time the the consumers are brought in close contact with the farmers and may ob tain their foodstuffs eventually at more reasonable prices. Genuine Parcel Post. “We have given you a genuine par cel post of value to all the people and as late as six weeks ago throughout our entire land there was every pros pect of peace and plenty. But the self ish ambitious monarchs across ine ocean have involved all Europe in war. So close were our commercial relations with Europe we depended so largely upon Europe as a market for our products that the European was has seriously affected the condi tion of our entire country. It has caused the receipts even of your na tional treasury to fall off ten million dollars a month. It especially af fected in the South, where it has taken away the market for our great product, cotton. “We have sought to relieve the sit uation as we could by national legis lation. We have relieved the emer gency currency bill of a number of its stringent features and have sought to furnish througli it an increased circu lation of currency to meet the de mands of the people. At first we thought this action would reach to state banks as well as national banks. Eater it was determined that the Vreeland-Aldrich act under which the emergency currency was issued, could not include state banks. We, however, contained rulings which recognize warehouse receipts for cotton as se curity under the terms of that bill, giving them a standing along with bonds and securities of that class. The CLIFFORD R. DAWSON GRAY FOLKS Gray, Faded, Streaked With Gray Hair Darkened Evenly Here’s a chance to try the effect of Q-Ban Hair Color Re storer on your hair and scalp with the guarantee of a reli able dealer that it won’t cost you one cent unless it beauti fully darkens your hair. Sim ply apply to hair and scalp, night and morning. The gray disappears and the hair is beautifully darkened so even ly naturally and thoroughly (even where the hair joins the scalp) that no one can tell you have applied Q-Ban. In addi tion Q-Ban stops itching scalp and dandruff and makes the hair thick, fluffy, soft,lustrous, beautifully dark and abun dant. Q-Ban is harmless, not sticky or messy, but is a clean liquid. Try it. Only 50c for a big 7-oz. bottle at Frost Phar macy, 502 Broad St., Augusta, Ga. Ou-tof-town people sup plied by mail. same ruling has been made with ref erence to our federal reservo banks, and our federal reserve bank, I have no doubt, will organize in Atlanta within the next forty days. Cotton Warehouses. “We have passed through the senate a bill for government supervision of cotton warehouses where the owners of warehouses desire it. These meas ures will help, but I have reached the conclusion myself that in the South the state bank is really closer to the farmer than any other bank, and that we must do something to enlarge the currency of the state banks to really substantially help the situation. “Finally, however, i wish to give you this suggestion with reference to the cotton situation: A large part, in my judgment, at least one-third of the demand for lint cotton will be cut off during the next twelve months by the failure of mills to operate, it is possible that this condition may con tinue through at least part of next year. “We cannot meet this situation by simply furnishing money to handle distressed cotton. If another crop next year is raised similar in size to the present crop nothing will prevent the lowest price of cotton next fall that has ever been known in 20 years. “If on the other hand, the farmers of the South begin this fall planting their cotton lands in wheat and oats and other foodstuffs; if by the first of next April it is known that one-half of our cotton lands are planted In foodstuffs and that the cotton crop of next year will be reduced one-half, the financial pressure will he off the South. It will give confidence in the intelligent business judgment of the farmers of the South and th cotton that we hold will at once demand a good price. If there could be any guarantee today that the cotton crop would be reduced one-half next year, there would now he an immediate market for every hale of cotton which is brought to town. “The greatest difficulty which eon fronts us is not so much furnishing the money to finance the present crop, as that fear that next year’s crop by its size will destroy the value of the present crop. Do Not Plant as Much Cotton. “My urgent advice is that steps he taken in every county in the state to at once cut off and dedicate k«i food stuffs one-half of the cotton land, and that farmers that pledged themselves to this course live up to it. “I have a little farm for which my tenant pays me S9OO a year standing rent. Since reaching Georgia I have agreed to accept ten bales of cotton ai 10 cents a pound In settlement of my rent, but I have stipulated that THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA. You don t want to sacrifice Quality in Groceries above everything else, but you DO want to Save Money on your groceries, which is your duty to yourself. COMPARE WHITE S PRICES EVERY DAY with prices you pay elsewhere and see how much you save by buying here. YOU SPEND LE SURETY coupons ALONE SAVE YOU 5c ON EVERY DOLLAR Flour, Golden Harvest, LV b - ba * .. 94c Flour, Self-Rising Jer sey Cream Brand, 24 lb. bag . fiO for Hams, Armour’s Star Brand, pound ““ C Butter, Creamery, pure and sweet, Ql pound D^rC Breakfast Bacon, O/* strips, pound . . . lOC Potatoes, new, QC peck ODC Lemons, fancy, | Q dozen IjC Eggs, fresh coun- on try, dozen uuC Cheese, full OQ cream, pound. . . /.DC Apples, Fall JA Pippin, peck . . . . next year he shall not plant a seed of cotton. We Must Economize. “We must meet that problem that confronts us for the next six months by mutual forbearance; by sympa thetic co-operation. No honest man who seeks to pay must lie crowded for his debts. We must economize. We must realize the situation. We must bear ourselves, with courage and with manhood. And I promise you it will only last six months If next spring, the fact is established that one-half of the cotton lands of the Kouth have been planted In foodstuffs. They will be profitable to the grower and the next six months of hardship will prove a blessing if it changed the South from a one-crop section Into » section that uses its cotton as its sur plus product and produces for itself all that its people need and a surplus of foodstuffs tci sell. “The condition with reference to Pure Food Groceries More for a Dollar Than a Dollar W/ill Buy Elsewhere” Pickles, Boy Brand, 00 large bottle &DC Olives, stuffed or plain, 3 OC bottles . . tuDC Mackerel, new, no 8-pound kit 1/OC Shelled Nuts, Walnuts, Pecans, Al- np monds, pound . . . . •"v COFFEE Rio, pound 19 C E. C. D., pound .. ..29c Surety, pound 33c FOR ICED TEA USE J. B. White’s Special Blend. Gun Powder, Cey lon, Young Hyson, E. B„ Oolong, 60c quality 4 0 for ' 45C Ketchup. Bull Head, 3 bottles ftf for ZDC Jelly, Pure Apple, OO 3 glasses LJC Snowdrift Compound No. 5 cans 55c No. 10 can SI.OB No. 20 can $2.15 Weather Fair our country as a wliolc in not only one of but temporary depression; It is one of certain great increased com mercial growth as an Incident to tho war. "Before the end of two years we will have absorbed much of the com merce with South America and tho Orient and Africa, heretofore belong ing to Germany and to the other coun tries which have each other by tho throat, and which are engaged in kill ing ouch other with a heartlessness hnd fury never shown since the days that civilization spread over the world. "To relieve our commerce from the conditions which the war has brought upon It, we have passed a navigation law, relieving our merchant marines from many of the stringencies which before It rested upon them. We will see to It that the American flag is floating upon vessels prepared to carry our agricultural and manufactured prod- CANNED MEATS Salmon, Pink, 1 pound Tall, 3 cans for ZS)C Salmon Steak, 1 pound Flats, 2 cans or for ODC Shad, 1 pound Tall, 3 cans o*7 for Z I C Shad Roe, 2 QC cans DDC Sardines, French, in oil, 2 cans or for ZjC Herring in Tomato Sauce, 3 cans or* for Z«DC Corned Beef, ao 1 lh can LtO C Tripe, large can, OQ 2 pound can .... Di/C Brains, large can, QC 2 pound can .... DDC Codfish Middling, oa new, pound . . . . l*\) C Fish Ball, in boullion, can . . . £Dc Oysters, three OC cans LDC nets to any market ready to buy them, even though It be neceHHary for the government to own the veenelH/' BASEBALL* W EAT HE R American League. Chicago at WaHhlngton; clear. Detroit at New York; clear. Ht. Doulh at Howl on (2>; cloudy. National League. Chicago at Cincinnati; cloudy. Pittnhurg at Ht. Louie (2); cloudy. Hoaton at Philadelphia (2>; clear. New York at Brooklyn; clear. Federal League. IndianapoliH at Chicago; cloudy. KanmiM City at Ht. Lou in; cloudy. Haiti more at PittHburg; clear. Brooklyn at Buffalo; cloudy. CANNED VEGETABLES Tomatoes, No. 3, rr 6 cans DDC Peas, Early June, r 4 No. 2, 6 cans. . . . DtC Succotash, No. 2,7 P 6 cans /DC Corn, Sugar, No. in 2, 6 cans T'OC String Beans, No. 4*7 2, 6 cans 4 / C Sweet Potatoes, No. 3, 6 cans /»/\ Lor UUC Beets, Baby, No. qq 3, 3 cans D«/C Asparagus Tips, or 6 cans ODC Kidney Beans, on 2 cans ZuC Pork and Beans, No. 3, 3 cans o*7 for Z/C Tomatoes and Green Pep per, No. 3, O'" 2 cans DDC Spaghetti, Van *yn Kamp’s, 2 cans .. /L/C Lima Beans, 6 cans / DC Sauce, Lee & Perrin’s, bottles for 23-43 c. Salad Dressing, Durkees, bottles 9c, 23c, 43c. RUBENS PAINTING WAS DESTROYED AT MALINES London, 12:20 p. m. In a despatch from Amsterdam a corespondent ui the f'entral News says that during the German homhardment of Mailnes the painting by Hubens representing the "Miraculous l/raught of Fishes,” was destroyed. It hung in the Church of Notre Dame. The cores pondent declared the German general. Prince Von Buelow, who was wounded In the battle of llaelcn, has since died. Various places in Belgium now occupied by the Germans according lo lids Hume authority have been posted with placards announcing that i lie Germans consider Belgium a Uei inan province. PHONE 3077 THREE