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BATURI SEPTEMBER 19
Sals, 1,934 Bales; Receipts, 1,761
COTT ON MIDQLiNG RASIS IS IN
GO DEMAND ST 8 7-8 CENTS
For Reald Cotton a Premium is Being Paid, in Some In
staqcetie and Nine and One-Eighth Cents Being Paid
For Itquiries For Cotton From European Points.
Cotton olddling basis is selling
for 8 7-8 cf>er pound, while extra
good stapUKs nine cents to nine
and one-ei c ents pet pound. The
sales repo>n the board Saturday
morning s 1,934. which are the
largest fo' single day for some
time. Th-iPts w r ere 1,761 bales.
Inquirie cotton are coming in
from a nuof European points, in
cluding Bna, Spain, and other
points ijUthern Europe, while
there arejmber of inquiries for
cotton foierdam. Some cotton is
being shito Liverpool. However,
when outsiders that there is a
BILUSTERS FOR SINGLING BROS.
ARE IN AUGUSTA SATURDAY
The Ehow Comes on Saturday, October 10th---“ Solomon
anden of Sheba” to Be Seen. g
The sters, the men who hold
the ke heaven for the “kids" are
abroadie land today. Early this
mornipy started driving through
the st with big barrels of paste
and lfindled brushes.
Rirqßrothers’ Circus is coming
to Au on Saturday Oct. 10, and
the a£ nien and their co-work
ers , ill posters, have started
their -1 crusade.
TheK|am will be especially
brigh promising of thrills and
excitf this year. The circus is
adver many new “acts” that will
be Sff the first time in America
this' 1
Th«r the performance opens
with spectacle “Solomon and the
QueeSheba.” More than 1,260 act
ors r in it. together with 735
horsJ 300 ballet girls. An entire
train necessary to transport the
portjtage, the scenery and prop-
MFISSELL HERE
ERECTING WORK
Heps Contracting Firm in
NVork Was in the City
Ff Looking After Work
ostoffice
»H. Fissell, of W. H. Fissell &
Cos. of New York, the contract
ing erecting the new Augusta
po :e, was In the city yesterday
jo, over the work on the new
bu, and expressed himself as
b e ery well pleased with the work
af is it has gone.
the foundation for the building
jpg put in at present and it will
pjlbly two weeks before any act
,rrk on the building proper will
s
e work was resumed yesterday
tnerete piles are being driven at
tte of sixteen a day, just as be
jDrk stopped. The government
id no more piles driven until
of those already in had set suf
tly to make the required fifty ton
At the time the work was halt
(r. Lepper, the construction su
tendent in charge for the gov
ent, made the statement that he
confident that the piles were all
It was on his "say so” the
: was resumed really earlier than
cted, thus avoiding the loss of any
i to wait for the piles to be in
lition to set.
ATH OF VICTIM CHANGES
NEGRO’S CHARGE TO
MURDER
p '
jdward Flnle, the negro who wa«
% jught Into the city wounded by an
ler negro named Will Moore on Sep
nber Ist, died at the Lamar hospital
sterday.
It will be remembered that at the
me he was brought In, he said he did
3t know who had shot him, but that
fterwards, thinking himself dying, he
ccused Will Moore, the negro who
rought him In, alleging that they had
mitred Into a compact to say nothing
ibout the affair, which had grown out of
, quarrel In which Flnine himself had
itabbed Moore's sister. Being likewise
juilty, therefore, he had agreed not to
iell on Moore.
After Finis’s confession, Policeman
Blackwell caught Moore In a memorable
chase through the fctbley Mill, and con
veyed him to the jail, where he has
been ever since under a charge of as
sault with Intent to murder. His charge
will now be changed to murder.
The shooting took place at Hagler’s
brickyard, located a few miles from the
city on the C. ft W. C. road.
alle’ndale protesting
c. & w. C.’C NEW schedule
Mr. R. T. Searson, Jr„ city attorney
of Allendale, S. C., was In Augusta
Friday making formal protest for the
citizens of his town against the C. &
W. C. Rjr. discontinuing the early
morning train out of Augusta. Mr.
Searson was In conference" with Oene
:*l Manuger Anderson of the road.
• The new schedule contemplates hav
ing the train which has been leaving
Augusta for Port Royal In the early
morning leave Allendale Instead of
Augusta; In other words, take off the
service between here and Allendale.
Mr Searson claims that under the new
schedule the business In Allendale will
be greatly hampered. He left the mat
ter for Mr. Anderson's consideration.
stock of" cotton in Great Britain of
over 600,000 bales it is no wonder that
not much is being shipped there. The
following are the routes over which
cotton was brought to the city as re
ported on the board Saturday morn
ing:
Georgia railroad 191
Southern Railway 22
Augusta Southern 208
Augusta-Aiken 29
C. of Ga 331
G. & P 264
C. & W. C 353
A. C. L 37
Wagon 336
ertles of the great wordless play, rep
resenting an investment of $1,090,000.
All new attractions will be offered,
from the sideshows tp the menagerie.
Baby lions, baby elephants, baby gi
raffes, In fact, all sorts of queer little
offsprings will represent the “zoo nur
sery,” which is part of Ringling Broth
ers. famous 108 cage menagerie.
The arenlc program Includes the
Lloyds, a family of famous English
riders; the Borslnls, who perform
miracles on rolling globes; five highest
perch acts In clrcusdom; boxing and
westling kangaroos; three troupes of
educated white horses and dogs In
statue posing; five herds of elephants
that possess almost human intelli
gence; the Balkanis, sensational riders
from the heart of the Balkan Moun
tains; fifty clowns who make you
laugh fifty times a minute and a host
of other novelties which go to make
up the world’s gTeatesT circus.
HOTEL ARRIVALS
Hofbrau Hotel.
Mrs. A. M. Klnglish, New York; Mr.
and Mrs. O. J. Kein, New York; Mr.
and Mrs. G. S. Williams, New York:
Miss B. Hughes, New York; M. Lewis,
New York; W. O’Brien, New York; J.
Flnnarina, New York; Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Lain, New York; B. S. Chipley,
New York.
Planters Hotel.
W. R. Smith, Macon; A. Hoffman,
New York; Miss S. Hoffman, New
York; M. Reynolds, New York; W.
Collins, New York; L. Buford, New
York; Miss Edna A. Arth, New York;
D. Beth, New York; Mrs. W. M. Ful
ton, New York.
Albion Hotel.
J. P. Osborn, New York; J. E. Rohn,
New York; C. A. Saplin, Philadelphia:
A. C. Pilcher, Sandersville; Miss Mao
P. Phillip, New York; Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Bard, New York; P. Narn, New
York; Mrs. Thomas, New York; Miss
C. Thomas, New York; Miss Lottie
Vincent, New York: Miss Mae Fichan
dler, New York; V. H. Aney, New
York; M. C. Knapp, New York; M.
Barrett, New York.
Genesta Hotel.
C. F. Moses, Savannah; J. J. Callo
way, Richmond, Va.; R. J. Kirk, New
York; S. W. Stott, New York; F.
Prazza, New York; P. Nuzzatt, New
York; R. H. McElmury, Georgia; S.
Prapin, New York; A. Ading Dol, New
York; L. W. Cheatan, New York; J. T.
Thornton, Virginia; R. J. Graves, Bal
timore.
FORMER AUGUSTAN KILLED
IN ALABAMA TRAIN WRECK
Among the ten persons killed yes
terday morning when Queen and Cres
cent passenger train No. 2 crashed into
a siding at Klondyke switch, near Liv
ingston, Ala., was J. W. McDonough,
formerly a resident of Augusta. Mr.
McDonough was widely known here
and had many relatives in the city. He
was a brother-in-law of Mr. Sam Ro
ney of the Augusta police department.
Members of Mr. McDonough’s family
left here yesterday when the news of
the tragedy was received and went to
Livingston, where the wreck occurred.
Mr. McDonough was a resident of
Birmingham, Ala., at the time of his
death and occupied the position of as
sistant genral freight agent of -the
Frisco lines.
SUIT FOR $3,500 FILED
AGAINST A.-A. RY. CORP.
Suit for $3,500, alleging pergonal in
juries, has been filed In the guperlor
court against the Augusta-Alken Rail
way and Electric Corporation by Mar
tin Van Buren. Petitioner’s attorney
Is I. S. Peebles, Esq.
The petition claims that Van Buren
was permanently Injured on November
11, 1913, as he was In the act of alight
ing from one of the defendant com
pany's cars, at the Intersection of
Thomas and Gwinnett streets, when
the car was suddenly started In mo
tion, throwing him violently to tho
ground.
CHIEF CLERK SOUTHERN
RAILWAY IS AT HOME ILL
The many friends of Mr. Wm. T.
Badger, chief clerk for the Southern
railway, will be sorry to hear that he
has been very 111 since Sunday night,
at his home on lower Telfair street
i # -■
AAR. HENRY SANGKEN, BACK
FROM OLD COUNTRY, SAYS
KAISER’S MEN DETERMINED
Says Social Democrats, Rep
resenting Union Labor Peo
ple, Are Standing By Emperor
WANT THEIR RIGHTS
WHEN FIGHT IS WON
Mr. and Mrs. Sancken Left
Bremerhaven September Ist,
After Two Months’ Visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sancken of thlq
city returned Friday morning from
Bremer haven, Germany, after a two
months’ visit with relatives there. They
sailed from Rotterdam, Holland, Sept.
Ist, on the steamship Potsdam of the
Holland-American line and landed at
New York last Tuesday.
Mr. Sancken was seen Friday morn
ing at his office and asked to tell
something about the war. Without a
moment's hesitation he declared the
Germans were just as confident of
winning as they could possibly be.
All Want to Fight.
“Everybody is anxious to go to the
front,” said Mr. Sancken. “The social
democrats have all united with their
former political enemies and are fight
ing one and all for the kaiser. They
say that they are going to win the war
for Germany and -when they do they
will ask the emperor to come to their
terms. But they are surely fighting
like men for their country now."
Mr. Sancken did not say whether he
thought there would be trouble when
the time came for the social democrats
to ask the kaiser to come to their
terms. This class, with 6,000,000 votes,
according to Mr. Sancken, is tho
strongest single party in Germany,
composed of the union labor people,
very similar to the socialist party In
America.
Business at Standstill.
Mr. Sancken says that of course
business is at a standstill in Germany
and that there are but few factories
running. The operatives have all left
to fight, he says.
“From nearly every family,” says
Mr. Sancken, “the war has taken at
least one or two members, but Ger
many is not by any means hard press
ed for men. It is estimated now offl-
NEXT MONDAY IN
THE CITY COURT
Riverside Mills Sued For
Twenty-Two Thousand Dol
lars By Mrs. Jwofski, Whose
Husband Was Killed Eighteen
Months Ago.
Of the civil cases set for hearing in
the city court on Monday, September 21,
the case of Lyon & Kelly vs. The Com
mercial Union Assurance Co., has been
put off till October 5.
The case of L. J. Williams vs. J. W.
Clark, S-heriff, et a]., was settled Fri
day afternoon through Mr. Williams’ at
torneys, Pierce Bros., and will conse
quently not come up.
The case of E. D. Carpenter vs. City
Council of Augusta, it is understood, is
pending a settlement, and may not be
•brooght up.
Mrs. John Jwofski vs. the Riverside
Mills, is the case which will occupy most
of the morning. Hhe is suing for $22,-
000.00 damages for the death of her hus
band on March 27th, 1012. He was wrSk
ing at a loom, making bagging, when, in
walking across tho-floor he tripped over
an empty spool and fell headlong into a
cross belt, which was going at a high
rat ; of speed. The sharp edge of the
belt cut off his head at the neck. His
wife and seven children, <Aged from 14
to six months , were dependent on hsl
wages of $65.00 a month.
The last case on Monday’s docket is
that of the Dunlap Milling Co. vs. Dan
iel, Batcher ft Nixon.
Adele Last Night
the second time in less than a
year “Adele,” the pretty FVenoh operet
ta, has made a hit In Augusta. The same
producing company that brought forth
“Adele” at the fag end of last season
came to town yesterd y and a crowd of
no inconsiderable proportions, consider
ing the warm weather and the allege*!
“hard times,” was in attendance.
Miss Carolyn Thompson, as “Adele,"
was mr/re charming thsn ever, while Mr.
John Park as the Baron Charles de
Chantilly is a headliner at any time or
place you find him. Miss Mae Pnelps,
as Myrianne, Is a xharmingly vivacious
woman, with a pretty face and excellent
figure, while her voice seems to be even
better than ever before.
The two comedians are stars, especial
ly Jules Epitilly, as Alfred Friebur the
rival sardine manufacturer of Henlr
Pharmaoeau. The people who attended
the show last night were convulsed with
laughter every time the two who “smell
ed so much of oil” came before the foot
lights.
There Is more good music In thst one
littl j show than any other the writer has
seen sine# “The Chocolate Boldlgr.” The
music is fascinating, enchanting and
one might say seductive The voices In
the cast are splendid end every musical
number made : hit. The writer might
place on psper page after page of de
scription shout “Adele” but he hasn’t
time to do it for even this criticism to
being written In a hurry. It should be
sufficient to state, however, that the
show wms most pleasing. Let us hope
that more music of as excellent charac
ter. will be composed and brought South
before many moons. T. J. 11.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD* AUGUSTA, GA.
dally, as I noted before I left, that
Germany has In the field about six
million men, and I was told that she
Is able by using her volunteers and
men between 39 and 46 years of age,
in what is known as the lanstrum, to
raise her total strength to 12,000,000
men. As yet Germany has not called
on the lanstrum nor any of the young
men under 21 years old.
“Fortunately Germany is well pre
pared for the conditions that usually
are brought about In a country in
ttme of war. She has money and pro
visions, I nm told, to last her for
twelve months longer, without call
ing on outside aid at all. In fact, she
has expected that there would event
ually be war sooner or later. It had
to come.
“Germany blames England for the
war on account of commercial jeal
ousy, and Is not so bitter against
France."
Heard Cannonading.
Here Mr. Sancken told of hearing
the reports from the guns of an Eng
lish fleet about thirty-five miles out
from Bremerhaven In the North Sea
at that time when two German boats
were sunk, sometime the latter part
of August.
He said that It was an every-day
sight to Bee the monstrous Zeppelins
soaring around In the vicinity of Bre
merhaven. “At Bremerhaven," Mr.
Sanckep says, "there is a huge lian
i gar where two of the big war air
ships are housed when not in opera
tion. The work of the Zeppelins is
kept secret to a certain extent.
The Siege Guns.
Mr. Sancken was asked if he had
seen any of the siege guns made by
the Krupp Works In Germany, the
unexpected appearance of which
caused some comment, especially after
the death-dealing work they did in
the capture of Liege. He said that
while he had not seen any of these
guns he was told that so unexpectedly
did the Germans bring them out that
even some of the soldiers in the army
were not aware that the country own
ed such cannon. Mr. Sancken stated
that he understands that they can
throw projectiles for a distance of 26
miles.
In returning to America Mr. and
Mrs. Sancken were forced to take Just
what accommodations the ship could
offer. There were 1,800 passengers
aboard, mostly Americans, and the
staterooms were crowded to double
capacity, using four bunks in each
stateroom Instead of two. Tills Is
merely an example of how anxious
the Americans are to get back home.
BARBED WIRE,
HEAVY iM
PBOTECTIDN
Elaborate Trenches Prepared
By Germans—Serious Task
Confronts Allies—Airplanes
Get Ranges
London, 4:08 a. m.—The correspon
dent of The Express at Soissons tele
graphing under date of Sept. 17, via.
Paris, says:
"The great battle continues unabat
ed and the position is the same as it
was four days ago. The Germans have
prepared elaborate trenches and barb
wire approaches to protect the posi
tions of their heavy guns behind the
hill crest.
"A British officer said to me today,
‘lf we held the same position we would
never be shifted while our ammunition
lasted. We realize the serious task
which faces the allies.'
Locate Train.
“The infantry losses must be ex
tremely heavy. The aeroplanes of the
allies aro doing spelndld service. East
night one located a train filled with
retreating German soldiers and the
pilot dropped a torch to Indicate the
range. Our artillery blew the train
to atoms 1n a few minutes.
“We are having frightful weather.
Torrents of rain fall ulrnost continual
ly, the trenches are full of water and
as a consequence there Is something
like an epiemlc of rheumatism among
the troops.
Bloodiest of Battles.
“It Is reported that u German force
with a general In command has been
surrounded In the fotr near Chateau
Thierry.
The allies arc now massing enorm
ous bodies of troops and everything
points to the probability of one of the
bloodiest battles of the campaign as a
Sequel to five days of fighting.”
MR. VERNON ELLIOTT
RETURNS TO COLLEGE
Mr. Vernon Elliott has returned to
the University of Georgia to resume his
law studies. He will graduate this
year.
Mr. Lester Elliott has taken the place
of hia brother in his father’s under
taking establishment.
AGROUND IN FOG.
Chicago,—Tugs today were trying
to release the steamship George K
Maker, which went aground In Lake
Michigan just north of this port yes
terday In a fog. The boat is laden
with 18,000 tons of iron ore and was
bound out of Duluth for Mouth Chica
go. It was said to be In peril in the
event of a northeast wind, The ves
sel Is owned by the Pittsburg Steel
Company and carries a crew of 20.
EMANUEL FARMERS AND BUSINESS
MEN FAVOR LEGISLATION FORGING
CURTAILMENT OF 15 COTTON CROP
Resolution Adopted at Mass Meeting Requests Gov. Slaton to
Call Extra Legislative Session to Take Action and Adop
tion of Same Resolution Urged Upon People of Every
County in Georgia- -With Plenty of Corn and Provisions
Emanuel Farmers Are Determined to Fight Low Cotton to
a Finish---More Grain and Food Crops to Be Raised Next
Year and Hog and Hominy Will Be the Universal Slogan.
WALTER E. DUNCAN,
Staff Correspondent,
The Auguita Herald.
Swainsboro, Ga —Holding this year’s
crop off the market, which, lhough it
Is steadily advancing, is still below
the selling price the farmers of this
section have set for the slaple, cot
ton growers, hankers, merchants and
business men generally of Emanuel
County realize that not only tho Eu
ropean war is responsible for the sit
uation with which the South is now
wrestling. Overproduction has, it is
fully realized here, proven a big factor
in depressing the [trice, Just ns the
advance from about 7 cents to nearly
9 cents within little more than a
week has been brought about by in
ei eased demand for which the wide
spread holding movement and tho pa
triotic “Buy-a-Bale” movement Is di
rectly responsible.
A sweeping reduction of the
cotton acreage throughout the
South in 1916 Is, in the opinion
of the people of this section, the
most vital matter for considera
tion. With the end of the Eu
ropean war and the re-adjust
inent of business and financial
conditions so shrouded In uncer
tainty that no man may reckon It,
It Is the concensus of opinion hero
that the millions of bales the far
mers of the South are now holding
and will hold off the market will
be held to no advantage unless
next year the cotton crop is cur
tailed. In the midst of low
priced cotton tribulations, which
affect farmers and business men
alike. Instead of bemoaning their
present common troubles every
body has apparently set out to
make tho best of a bad situation,
and all have turned their faces to
the future, if possible to prevent
a recurrence next year of present
conditions.
Ask for Extra Session.
There is a positive and an unmis
takable sentiment that Is general
Ihroughout Emanuel County In favor
of legislation making reduction of the
acreage compulsory. It has already
been given expression in a resolution
adopted at a meeting of fanners and
business men held in Swainsboro last
Monday.
It Is not believed that the law of
necessity will prove adequate. At
least, the people are not willing to
take any chances upon the farmers of
Georgia not being able next year to
secure the financial backing with
which to produce another average cot
ton crop. That, thoy say, Is too un
certain. They want, a prohibitory
law on which nil may depend, and
they want an extra session of tho leg
islature now to enact such a law.
Curtailment of the 1916 crop in
Georgia was considered at the meeting
last Monday to be the keynote of the
situation and the one thing that will
bring relief. The resolution adopted
at that meeting was In effect:
Tha Resolution.
That the governor of Georgia
call an extra session of the legis
lature at as early a date as pos
sible for the purpose of enacting
some law restricting or curtail
ing the cottnft crop for the year
1915, either by limiting the acre
age or the number of bales per
plow, by a production tax on the
excess or otherwise, and for the
purpose of giving any other relief
possible in the present crises.
In response to a call of the Mneon
Cotton Congress for meetings to be
held in every county In Georgia Sat
urday that resolutions adopted at that
congress, and which would provide for
such legislation that will reduce the
cotton crop next year, may be con
sidered, another mass meeting of the
farmers and business men will he
held at Swainsboro to further con
sider ways and means. Having al
ready gone on record as urging an
extraordinary legislative session to
enact a curtailment law, copies of
the Swainsboro resolutions have been
sent out to the ordinaries of every
county In tho state with a letter ask
ing for concert of action among tho
people of Georgia In asking Governor
Slaton to call the general assembly
together.
Curtailment Only Way Out.
Mr. W. R. Kemp was made chair
man, Mr. John F Price, vice-chair
man, and Mr. R. L. Cason, secretary,
of the meeting held In Swainsboro
Monday, and these gentlemen and
their co-workers are behind tho cur
tailment movement.
Reduction of cotton acreage, It
Is Impressed, Is not offly absolute
ly essential, but while a general
curtailment of tho cotton crop will
have its effect on the market,
enabling every farmer to get a
living price over anil above the
cost of production for his cotton,
It will In tho meantime help every
farmer to meet an Imperative de
mand to produce something to
eat at home as well as to feed the
world abroad. If the European
war continues for a year and no
prophet can determine Its dura
tion -this time next fall prices of
food products, already up from 15
to 50 per cent, will have scaled
unprecedented heights. From all
cotton or from mainly cotton the
farmer must for his own salva
tion turn to less cotton and mors
corn, l*ss cotton and more hogs,
less cotton and more hay, grain,
provision crops.
That, as I gather It from talking
with the people, Is the logical reason
ing and the general sentiment of
Emanuel County.
The farmers of Emanuel will begin
at home. Their average production la
between 65.000 and 40,000 balea. Un
less In the meantime demand forces
the market, up to 10 cents or better,
and If they can continue to secure
extensions of credits based upon the
warehouse receipts, they will carry
over a large percentage of this year's
big crop
Farmers Sitting Tight.
Mott of the cotton that has been
sold here this season was sacri
ficed when the market was at Its
lowest quotation. The steady ad
vance which set In shortly after
tho “Buy-a-Bale” movement be
gan to sweep the South, has en
couraged iho farmers to hold,
less and less cotton is being of
fered each day, and each day tho
demand Increases. Farmers are
keeping an eye on the market,
but turning their attention to
their fields, getting out the crop.
Making Most of Situation.
Here as elsewhere men have met
the trying situation with a calm de
termination to help one another
through the crisis. And It is believ
ed that the worst of It has been pass
ed. Neither the merchants, the banks
nor the farmers are unreasonable,
and when the market price was lower
than at present, many farmers paid
debts with cotton on a 9-cents basis
when the merchants who accepted it
at that price could riot sell without
a loss of from $lO to sl2 a hale.
Smith ft feddlngs, one,of tho largest
supply houses in Emanuel County,
liuvo nil along been allowing 9 cents
in trade or on accounts. Now that
tho market price has advanced to
within calling distance of that figure,
this progressive firm, ami others who
have been following their example,
will offer a further premium. The two
banks, the Batik of Emanuel end tho
Citizens Bank, announced weeks ago
that they would help their farmer
customers to hold their cotton. All
they asked was that warehouse re
ceipts be turned over to them that
they might be hypothecated and that
they might themselves secure upon
these receipts further extensions from
corresponding banks In the money
centers. The other hanks In the coun
ty are likewise granting extensions
linsed on warehouse receipts. Those
hanks are the linnk of Norristown,
the Citizens Bank of Adrian, the
Bank of Summit, the Peoples Bank
of Summit, the Hank of Hummertown
and the Farmers Exchange Bank, lo
cated at Htlmnore.
All In Better Spirits.
At no time, I am told, have the far
mers or the townspeople allowed
themselves to became excited over the
situation. Certainly thoy are not now.
Blit 1 am Informed that they are In
better spirits than a week ago. The
farrnerH simply have little or no cot
ton to sell at the market price and
the merchants whom they owe. In
stead of pushing them, would rather
wait thap to see them sacrifice their
cotton and their main dependence at
loss than cost of production. As an
indication, the Emanuel County Cot
ton Company lias 2,000 bales slacked
up awaiting a rise iri Iho market, all
tho warehouses are filling, and hard
ly a farmer who has not from one to
twenty-five haleH in hIH yard.
• Something to Hold On.
While Emanuel County farmers
realize that they have produced 100
mueh cotton for their own good In
common with planters throughout the
South, and that even had not the na
tions of Europe gohe to war the over
production would have depressed tho
market, In their to
hold they have something on whleh
to hold. They have been far-sighted
enough to raise sufficient corn, taking
the county as a whole, to run them
until another crop Is grown, and If It
should berorne necessnry for them to
liny Home Western meat that will be
because efforts directed toward rais
ing hogs In Emanuel County in the
past have been discouraged by chol
era.
In spite of this fact, however, many
Emanuel farmers have managed to
successfully raise hogs, and as one
farmer said to me:
To Fight Hog Cholera.
"Wo are going to fight bog
cholera like wo are fighting low
priced cotton. We are going to
stamp it. out and ralHe our own
meat hereafter."
One convert to tho common -sense
hog-raislng idea Is Dr. J. 1.. Bell, who
Is light now In the market for enough
to stock tils farm.
Many Cattle Raised.
If unsuccessful with hogs, Eman
uel has nevertheless been very suc
cessful with cattle. Mr. L. W. You
rrians, one of the largest dealers here,
for sometime past has been shipping
on an average of one carload of cattle
a week to Augusta, which Is the cattle
market for this section, and though of
late Mr. Voumans’ shipments have
fallen off it is because those who
raise cattle —Mr. Youmans buys
throughout the county—see an ad
vantage In holding off the market at
present, The cattle are here.
i’otatoes and new syrup are coming
In right along now, and the price at
which these products may be secured
on tho Swainsboro market SI.OO a
bushel for potatoes and 50 cents a
gallon for new syrup- would Indicate
that the farmers have plenty more at
home for their own consumption.
Emanuel’s "Potato King.”
Mr. A. J. Youngblood, known as
the "Potato King of Emanuel
County," has this year, as usual,
produced a bumper crop, and was
in town today with a wagon load
of splendid variety, for which he
found a ready sale. Like many
another Emanuel County farmer,
Mr. Youngblood raises enough
potatoes and peanuts to keep the
market supplied and then to have
enough left over to feed more hog>
than any of them have at present.
Mr. TJ. H. Smith, a well-known cit
izen, Is giving his brother farmers
some good advice,
Mr. Bmith’e Advice.
"Hold your cotton as long as pos
sible or until you can ket a living
price," is Mr. Smith’s doctrine. "Then
take warning from the present predic
ament. How more small grain, make
more foodstuff, raise more stock of
sil kinds, look after more hog and
hominy. The farmer who has plenty
meat In his smokehouse and oirn In
the barn Is the independent man Oat
sowing time Is near. My experience
Is that for the surest crop of oats or
rye, sow In October. Then they will
come off soon, and a crop of cotton,
Spanish peanuts, row peas, Mexican
June corn or sweet potatoes can be
made on the same land.”
Start "Buy-a-Bale” Movement.
At the meeting Saturday localizing
of the “Buy-a-Bale” movement will be
agitated. While there is a decided
sentiment here in favor of buying up
as much of the distress cotton and
retiring it from the market en a 10-
cents basis, so far as I have been able
to learn Dr. P. L. Watson, who has
bought tWn hales, has the distinction
of being so far the one “Buy-a-Bale"
purchaser. But others are willing to
pay their SSO a bale and will do so.
Building at Swiansboro.
This year there has been more
building in Swainsboro than ever be
fore. War-depressed business condi
tions has not stopped construction. It
Is still going on and will continue to
go on.
Smith * Geddings have Just com
pleted a handsome new brick store
building, erected at a cost of approx
imately $12,000. Ahig warehouse Is
being erected by the same firm di
rectly behind tho new building. Smith
& Geddings expect to move into their
new place next week.
Two new stores have Just been
completed by Messrs. J. D. and J. N.
McLeod.
Emanuel County now has under
construction a modern Jail, which,
when completd will cost upwards of
SIO,OOO.
Within the past year the business
part of tho city has practically been
rebuilt In handsome and substantial
business houses.
Emanuel County Institute opened
last Monday with about 125 pupils
enrolled the first day. The Institute
In under the supervision of Prof.
Fred Brinson, who has a very ef
ficient corps of teachers. Supt. R. E,
Rountree, Col. A. S. Bradley and Mr.
Henry .Swain made informal talks at
the opening. The school recently se
cured funds through the sale of bonds
which have paid an Indebtedness and
built a needed addition of two rooms,
painting and remodelling.
Col. F. H. Soffold Is attending court
at Mlllen.
Mr. Thomas McAlhln, of Dab lon eg®,
who has been the guest of friends
here, has returned home.
Mr. W. F. Thompson has returned
from Augusta, where Mrs. Thompson
Is undergoing treatment at a sanita
rium.
Mr. J. C. Gleaton, of Augusta, spent
Thursday in Swainsboro.
Messrs. W. J. MaHsee and Roy Wil
kins, of Macon, were here on business
Thursday.
Mr. T. T. Holloman, of Wadley, has
been In the city on business for sev
eral days.
Messrs. R. L. Colson, George Waller
and Leonard Munn spent Tuesday at
Mt. Vernon.
“IS THE DEI A
MYTH 1” IS TOPIC
Rev. 8. P. Wiggins of St.
John’s Has Selected Interest
ing Themo For Sunday Night.
Rev. S. P. Wiggins, the pastor of St.
John Methodist church, will use as the
theme of his sermon Sunday night the
very Interesting subject "Is the Devil
h Myth 7” This Is one of a series of
sermons bearing on the vital doctrines
of the Scriptures and practical godli
ness.
Mr. Wiggins believes that a new and
deeper interest Is felt In the vital
teachings of the Bible and the man
on the street as well as the woman
in the home is asking in u. more seri
ous mood than for a long time “What
floes the Word of God have to say
on the problems of the day?"
This new Interest In the carding
doctrines of the Bible is accounted for
In part by (tie larger emphasis which
Is being placed on personal evangel
ism today. Individuals and churches
are responding to the challenge whicn
came out or the nation-wide laymen’s
movement that affirms that, every man
must win Ills mun to God and the
church. This Is a more honorable and
rnore significant campaign than any
political or military conflict.
In the Morning.
Mr. Wiggins will use for his morn
in" theme ’’Following Christ.” or
“What It costs to be a Christian."
It is noted that the musto at 8L
John's now is of the highest charac
ter and the service Is most attractive^
“THE GOD OF HISTORY”
DR. JONES’ SUBJECT
Hcrur For Evening Service
Changed From Sir-Thirty
Until Eight O’Clock
Dr. M. Ashby Jones' subject for the
morning service at the First Baptist
church tomorrow will be "Tho God of
History.” This sermon, In the list of
present events, should be especlaUy
interesting.
The evening service will be held at
g o'clock Instead of at 6:30 tomorrow
evening. The change will hold
throughout tho winter.
“UNCLE CHARLIE” BACK
FROM TRIP TO SOUTH
GEORGIA
Rev. C. M. Wilkinson, “Uncla
Charllo,” has Just returned from a trip
to Mouth Georgia, where he carried on
evangelical meetlnge In a number of
places He will be at honje for about
a week, corning back to reet.
’’Uncle Chsrlle" says that at Vldalla
and Nashville, Oft., cotton is selling
for over nine cents per pound, with a
good demand for It. He says that the
erops are very good and the farmers
are holding the cotton for ten cents
per pound or better.
Lightning on yesterday struck the
barn of Mr Bargeron, a young farmer
five miles from Vldalla, and it was
consumed by fire.
STAFF CAPT. CRAWFORD,
SALVATION ARMY, HERE
Htnff Captain Jennie Crawford of
the Halvatlon Army will conduct an
open air meting for the local corps of
the army at 8 o'clock Saturday even
ing at the corner of Campbell and
Uroßd street*.
Staff Captain Crowford will remain
over Sunday and will take part in sev
eral Important services here tomor
row. ,
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