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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29.
IN THE HCILLE SECTION
FARMERS DEMAND CROP LAWS
ASONLYWAYFOR CURTAILMENT
They Are Very Much in Earnest About Cutting the Cotton
Acreage Next Year---Legislator, Mr. W. C. Martin, to
Work for the Law Needed Now---Demand for Seed Oats
Greater Than Ever Before, and Some Winter Wheat to be
Grown---With Serum Available to Combat Hog Cholera,
Farmers Will Turn Again to Live Stock Industry.
WALTER E. DUNCAN.
Staff Correspondent,
The Augusta Herald.
Branchville, S. C. —Not only is there
orevaient among the farmers through
out the section of country of which
Branchville is ihe nusiness center a
strong sentiment which favors reduc
tion of the cotton acreage in 1910, but
this sentiment is. it is realized, in
sufficient of itself to insure an ade
quate curtailment, and far-sighted
farmers are demanding legislation to
compel a wholesale ana a universal
cut throughout South Carolina at
least.
Mr. W. C. Martin, who is connected
with the Peoples Bank of Branchville,
is a member of the general assembly,
Which has been called to meet in ex
traordinary session to deal with the
present situation, and with the Or
angeburg county delegation he will
go to Columbia when the legislature
convenes on October 6th.
"I have been approached by
some of the most substantial and
some of the most sensible tariners
of this section, who are openly de
manding the enactment of law
which will force every farmer In
South Carolina to make a rea
sonable cut in his cotton acreage,”
Mr. Martin told me. “While such
a law may not be actually need
ed here, for everybody is at pres
ent apparently. tirm in the belief
that the acreage must De reduced,
that it is essential and the only
way that the cotton farmer can
protect himself next year from a
repetition of this year's troubles,
it may be needed elsewhere; and
positive legislation will at least
be an assurance to the farmers of
one section that those of another
are likewise cutting the acreage.”
Mr. Martin is himself in favor of
crop legislation as a precautionary
measure, and will go to Columbia pre
pared to work for its enactment.
Sentiment Fast Spreading.
On the eve of the convening of the
South Carolina general assembly In
special session 1 find the sentiment
of the farmers of the Branchville sec
tion of Orangeburg county pretty
general. At least, wherever Igo it
is given expression, as is also the de
sire that the legislatures of Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi and other states
in the cotton belt meet and enact sim
ilat legislation.
Will Serve Purpose Either Way.
"Too many people appear to he
afraid that the crop legislation
which the South needs before
planting time- to insure a mini
mum production of cotton next
year might be unconstitutional," a
farmer whom I met on the train
said today in discussing the mat
ter: “Constitutional or unconsti
tutional, we need a law to deal
with the situation. It would take
too long a time to revise the Con
stitution. Therefore, the law
should be passed right now. If it
is unconstitutional, it would take
two or three years after a test case
was brought to reach the supreme
court and get a final decision
there, even though any farmer
were foolish enough to contest the
matter. That would be once, at
least, when the delays of the law
and the machinery of the courts
would serve the people well,
standing them in good stead; for
even though taking it for granted
that the law would he declared
unconstitutional, in the meantime
there will hnve been a universal
reduction of acreage and the sit
uation will have been saved—that
is the main thing.”
Some Far-Seeing Farmer*,
""hose farmers of this section who
are urging the necessity of crop leg
plation are among the most exten
sive cotton planters. Some of them
are: Mr. D. L. Klioads, operating
from 25 to 30 plows and possibly the
biggest farmer of this part of the
country, Mr. .1. P. Bruce, Mr. A. N.
Bmoak,' Mr. P. T. Berry. Mr. O. V*.
Smoak, Mr. A. E. Shuler, Mr. K. F
Fairey. Mr. L. H. Fairev, Mr. G. W.
Mlley, Mr. J. W. Collier. Mr. Henry
Zelgler, Mr. W. J. Zeigler.
All of these farmers, it is needless
to ..nd, will plant less cotton and more
food crops next year. Not one ailing
them who, unless the market ad
vances above ten cents in the mean
time, will not carry over until next
\ ear the bigger portion of the cotton
they are at present holding or have
in their fields yet to he gathered
Little Cotton Sold.
Branchville handles about 6000 hales
of cotton a year. Mr. T. C, Smoak,
the cotton-weigher here tells me that
up to Saturday only 260 bales have so
far been sold In Branchville this sea
son—about one-third of the average
.sales under normal conditions.
Of these 350 hales possibly the
larger part of the cotton that ha*
been Bold here changed hands on a
ten cent basis, Mr. P. C. Dukes, who
has bought most of the cotton, ac
cepting It on account* owing his mer
cantile business by farmers at that
figure. Only a comparatively few
bales have been sacrificed for c.vih
at the price quoted In the open mar
ket. When the market was up to
S 3-4 cents, the highest It has reach
id. only a few bales were sold.
The officers of both hanks, the Peo
ples Bank and the Bank of Rranch
v|||e are advising their farmer patrons
to sell some of their cotton at the best
price It is possible to get for it, and
to either hold the remainder or npply
it on their accounts and fertilizer
•debts Several other concerns, like
Mr.. Duke*, are offering premiums
above the market price.
To Raise Oats snd Wheat.
A Acting upon the advice of the South
T Farr.llna Commissioner of Agriculture.
Hon. E. J. Watson, who Is also presi
dent of the Southern Cotton Con
gress and who recently gave me for
The Augusta eHrald an exclusive In
terview which baa been widely read
and commented on. many farmers In
this section are preparing to sow win
ter wheat and large areas In oats.
Within the last few week*. I am told,
ibe demand here for seed oats has be
come greater than anyone remem
bers it ever having been In the past.
Cutting the cotton acreage at least
one-half, more corn will be grown
next year than ever before.
The tendency toward raising more
corn and hay has for seevral years
Past been making somfe headway in
this section. No more land than form
erly has been given over to corn, but
farmers have been following scientific
agricultural methods and have been
making more to the acre. Helping, a
a factor, to bring about this condition,
have been the boys’ corn clubs—the
boy actually teaching the man. But
next year not only will these scientific
methods be applied on the land form
erly given over to corn, but thousands
of acres which this year and for many
years past have been planted in cot
ton will grow' grains and grasses.
Not Afraid of Hog Cholera Now.
Except for hog cholera the farmers
of this section would now he inde
pendent of the Western smokehouses.
A few years ago almost all'the farm
ers hereabouts were converted to the
hog idea, if I may put it that way.
Many went in for bog-raising who
therefore had never given it any at
tention. As elsewhere, a few hogs
at practically every farm lot, prior to
that time, was no uncommon sight;
hut farmers determined to raise their
own meat and some few began on a
big scale. An epidemic of hog cholera
followed, hundreds of hogs died, and
the farmers became discouraged and
gave it up.
In a few cases, the battle was
fought out. Mr. F. F. Fairey. Mr. D.
L. Rhoad and Mr. B. F. McElhanney,
among others, secuted the necessary
serum and stamped out the cholera so
far as their own hogs were concern
ed, and have since then been very
successful. Mr. McElhanney makes
good money raising hogs, selling hun
dreds of dollars worth a year.
Now that Clemson College is furn
ishing serum free of charge and a man
to inject it wherever needed, only a
nominal charge being made for the
expert's expenses, and having before
them an illustration of how hog chol
era can be exterminated, the farmers
will be turning back to hogs another
year and, it is believed, on a more ex
tensive scale than ever before.
That winter wheal can be success
fully grown in this section has been
demonstrated by M. F. F. Fairey, who
is wedded to the idea of diversified
farming and one of those who have
found profit in hogs. Bast year Mr.
Fairey experimented on a few acres
in wheat, with which he had splendid
success. The wheat grown here was
shipped to Spartanburg, reground
there and measured well up to the
finest quality produced in the Pied
mont country.
Mr. Fairey will grow' wheat for mar
get this year. His splendid success
has encouraged others; and when it
is considered that one acre in wheat
will furnish flour for an average fam
ily for a year, the turning to wheat,
even on a small scale, is a far step
toward dependence upon the soil for
food as well as for a money crop and
ami shows that the farmers of this
section are sincere in their efforts to
shake off the yoke of over-production
and low-price cotton.
PRIZE OFFER : 0R
ESSAYS ON COTTON
Washington. - Miss Callle Hoke
Smith, daughter of Senator Hoke
Smith of Georgia, has offered through
the National Cotton Fashions Show,
prizes of twenty, ten and five dollars
tn gold to the three American school
children under sixteen years of age
who write the best three-hundred -
essays on “The cotton plant and Its
uses.”
All American school children are
eligible to compete. The essays are
to be written and mailed during the
week of October 6-12th, and the chil
dren competing must send their essays
in their own handwriting with the
names of their schools.
ASSIGN THEU.S.
RED CROSS UNITS
London.—The war office today as
signed a Red Cross unit to the Amer
ican Woman’s Hospital near Tour
quay. Another has been assigned to
the Base. Hospital at Motley. The
steamer Red Cross will sail Wednes
day from Falmouth to Paulllae,
France, having unloaded all the mod
ioul supplies intended for England and
Russia.
The Russian units will leave hero
Thursday for Dundee. From Paqlllao
the Red Cross will go to Rotterdam
and then direct to America.
IST VESSEL U S.
REGISTER, BURNS
Nassau, Bahama Islands. The
American steamer Foxton Hall was
wns burned off Watkins Island Sep
tember 23. The members of her crew
with the exception of two men who
are missing, have arrived here.
The Foxton Hail was the first ves
sel to take out an American register
after the outbreak of hostilities in
Europe. She originally was a Brltlsa
steamer. The change of registration
was made at Colon. September 19, on
which date the Foxton Hall sailed for
Perth Amboy, N. J. The steamer was
commanded by Captain Stevenson
and of 4.247 tons nnjl 368 feet long.
She was built in 1902.
Some of the Strong Men Who Have Built Up the German Power
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SPLENuiu tv, l l_■ i «rtY.
In the vast development of the German Empire under William 11, Ihe Emperor has had the assistance
of a group of splendid military, naval and industrial leaders, five of whom are shown here.
On the left above is Admiral von Koesler, President of the German Navy League, an organization of a
million Germans who do all in their power to stir up sentiment fur a big navy. The strides of the German
navy, which has grown from an tnsignifeant force to probably the second largest in the world, are due in great
degree to the league. Before heading the league von Koesler spent half a century abroad.
On the right above is the second great naval figure, Admiral Alfred R. von Tlrpltz, the Minister of the
Navy. He is a magnificent man in appearance and his mental equipment is as formidable as ills physical as
pect. He lias an intimate knowldege of the details of every navy in the world.
Great War Machine.
In building up the German army, the greatest war machine ever developed, the Kaiser has depended
largely on Field Marshal von der Goltz, shown below in the centre. Von der Goltz is a master of the science
of war. He has trained thousands of officers and left his impress on many sides of German army life Hr
superintended the defense measures of the eastern frontier, whore somerreports declare he is now in command
with the co-operation of the crown prince.
Below to the left is Prince Bernhard von Buelow and to the right Albert Ballin Von Ruelnw was the pre
decessor of the present Imperial Chancellor, I)r. Theobald von Bethmann- Hollweg. lie did an enormous amount
to strengthen the empire and perfect the power of the Emperor but had to lose his official head In checking
the impetuous autocrat after the nasty mess of the interview the Emperor gave to a London newspaper
Albert Ballin. head of the greatest shipping concern in the world, has donemore than any oilier man to
create the stupendous maritime development of Germany. The Emperor is said to he financially interesled In
his company.
IE MEN BED!
THE GERMAN
EMPIRE
The Terror of Europe Has Be
hind it What Even Enemies
Must Admit is Most Formida
eble War Machine Yet.
Pan-Germanism and the Yellow
Peril have been the two bugbears of
the last twenty-five years. The ter
ror from the East is at worst unde
fined, unorganized, a thing of the fu
ture depending on the awakening of
China to second the efficiency of Ja
pan. But the terror of Europe lias
behind it what even enemies must ad
mit is the most formidable war ma
chine ever got together, based on Iho
sound foundation of most astounding
industrial and maritime prosperity.
The healthy flourishing growth of
the German Empire since the Franrn-
Prussian war in 1870-71 has only been
exceeded by the example of Japan.
It is this marvelous increase In re
sources, matched with giant strides
in war preparations, which has led
German professors and hard-headed
men of affairs alike to dream of a
Greater Germany which should take
its place in present empire with the
three Scandinavian countries to the
north, Holland, Belgium, Austria-
Hungary, and lastly Turkey, as a gate
way to the Orient.
Personal Leader.
Personal leader of the flourishing
of the Teutonic colossus tire present
kaiser has been beyond preadventure
of a. doubt. He is seconded by a royal
family which In intelligence and vir
ility casts other reigning strains iri
the shade. His six sons, the splendid
figure of Prince Henry of Prussia,
borther of the kaiser, and the leaders
of lesser German states, while Insis
tent on the divine rights of kings,
have laid little less emphasis nn the
necessity of making Germany the
greatest of nations. Around the
kaiser, as captains of manufacture, of
finance, of merchant marine and of
the army and navy, the kaiser has
gathered a coterie of Htrong men,
stirring chieftains whose achieve
ments are worthy of the highest
praise.
It is related that a Prussian recruit
was once asked;
“Who is the greatest German?" He
cried out "Ballin"’
To Albert Ballin, head of the great
est steamship line in the world, Is due
more than any other man the upbuild
ing of the German merchant marine,
that phenomenal growth which has
been the spectre of Great Britain.
Many a time the kaiser has sought
to make Balln a cabinet minister, a
peer, or a "von" but the wily Ham
burger hud rather rule the commerce
of the world than a second place at
Potsdam. .He would only accept his
sovereign’s photograph and on this
VVelhelm wrote: “To the far-seeing
and tireless pioneer of our commerce
and export trade.”
It la generally believed that the
fHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA.
Kaiser is a personal partner in the
Ballin enterprises.
Second to England.
While Ballin has been causing the
sea lines to be crowned with German
shipping 1 . Admirals von Koester and
von Tirpitz have brought into being a
fleet second only to Knglnnd in
strength out of an insignificant be
ginning.
The growth of the German navy
has been in great part due to the
propaganda of the German Navy
League. This organization of a mil
lion patriots has caused the doctrl le
of sea power to become a part of the
German consciousness.
It is Admiral von Koester, the grand
old man of (lie German navy, who
caused the Navy League to become
the great force it has been. Just after
relinquishing the commander-in-chief
of the High Seas Fleet with the rank
of Grand Admiral—and at the end of
fifty years service aboard shop, von
Tirpitz became president of the lea
gue. This w’as six years ago and the
league was threatened with a disso
lution. He put his shoulder to Un
wheel.
The place von Koester left on the
high seas is ably filled by Admiral
von Tirpitz, now minister of marine,
the read creator of the German navy.
He is now 65 years old and has been
In the navy since he was 16. It was
necessary to surmount almost Im
pregnable obstacles to wring from the
German people, the taxes necessary
fro a gigantic fleet, and the credit
for this goes largely to von Tirpitz.
Remembered in U. S.
Von Tirpitz will be remembered in
the United States from his visit here
with l’rlnco Henry of I'russla in 1902.
Ho is a. magnificent figure in the
Reichstag, with lhs great forked
beard, and his six feet of solid energy.
It is said that lie can give the name
of every batleshlp inthe world. Its
tonnage, the date of construction and
the displacement and details of arma
ment; and his knowledge of every
ship-building yard on the face of the
earth Is no less phenomenal. Von
Moltke and von tier Goltz are the
two names which sitting to the lips at
the mention of the Incomparable Ger
man army. Field Marshal von tier
Goltz lost reputation through the de
feat of Turkey’s soldiers by the Bal
kan alliance after he had trained
them. But this Is probaby unjust.
Von der Goltz’s genius an an army
organizer is unsurpassed. lie has
dr ne superlative work in building up
the harder defences, men and for
tresses of eastern Germany, He was
stationed at Koesnigsherg as general
of the First Army Corps between
1902 and 1907 and here gave an Im
print to all German army life.
All Work.
He inculcated in officers and troops
the doctrine that soldiering Is all
work anti no play. Ills comments on
army maneuvers were extremely Il
luminating. lie constantly revealed a
new (joint of view and any officer who
had served in his corps might be said
to have studied the art }>f war at. the
fountain head.
General Count Mtlmuth von Moltke,
now In supreme command of the
German forces, Is the r'-tihew of the
leader of the Franco-1 —lan war.
lie fought in that struggle as » sub
lieutenant and lias hud the personal
friendship of the Kaiser to sn extra
ordinary degree. The Kaiser twice
offered lilrn the field marshal’s baton
before he would accept. He Is un
doubtedly n great leader In »tie field.
But his position Is only 100 fully Il
luminated by the remark of the
Kaiser on forcing his post upon him:
"In time of peace uny one can do the
work. In time of war, 1 shall he my
own chief of staff." Executing the
Kaiser’s will and responsible only to
him has been seen in line of five il
lustrious Imperial Chancellors, begin
ning with the great von Bismarck.
Perhaps the most emphasis should he
laid on the work of the predecessor
of the present Chancellor. Pronce
Rernard von Buelow, fourth Chancel
lor of the German empire, would prob
ably he in his high office today were
it not for the unfortunate incident of
the Interview with the Kaiser In Iho
London Dally Telegraph. On Novem
ber 17, 1908, it became the duty of
von Buelow to take Ills painful Jour
ney to Potsdam for the purpose of
"muzzling the Kaiser.” He extorted
a pledge “greater reserve" from ills
exalted master, hut his knell politi
cally was tolled. Before this his
triumphs had been many. He Is mas
ter of nil men. He knew how by a
well turned remark to turn to his ad
vantage the most violent attack of
one of Ihe great socialist leaders. Ills
work in buttressing the German state
can scarcely be over-estimated.
Autocrat.
Rut von Beulow bad to give way
to the courier, Dr. Theobald von
Hethmann-llollweg, a man to be de
pended upon to bend to every slight
est wish of ihe autocrat. Yet von
Bethmann-Hollweg Is undoubtedly
a strong figure, lie preaches Ihe di
vine right of kings mightily to the
Relchta* lie has undoubtedly achiev
ed many a. voctory by methods more
spectacular, contemporaries at home
and abroad are accustomed to shun.
Ills Influence has always been on the
side of moderation.
Prince' Henry of Prussia has been
spoken of as the trainer of the tier
man navy. The brother of a reigning
sovereign Is usually a nonentity, but
not so In this cHse. The Sailor Prince
Is Inspector General of the German
navy and Its ranking officer. It was
under the personal supervision of the
Kaiser's brother that Germany rrn-t
and overcame the crisis occasioned by
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Max Figman and Lolita Rob
erts, in their great success,
"The Man on the Box,” Para
mount Play, at Grand Friday.
Great Britain’s development of tho
dreadnoughts and tho auper-dread
nough, the all-big-gun ships which
have revolutionized the navies of the
world.
Lastly were it not for their utter
failure in the outbreak of the present
war, the Kaiser’s foreign office would
deserve mention. At the head stands
the foreign secretary, Gotlieb von
Jagow'. a slight attentuated man, who
was famous until two montlpi ago for
Ills supposed feat of smoothing over
tlie difficulties between Austria and
Italy, Germany’s two partners in the
Triple Alliance, Von Sciioen, am
bassador to France, Richnowsky, am
bassador to England, and several
others, were depended upon to assist
tile armies 111 the field in various dip
lomatic ways, But now they are in
disgrace. Another fallen leader is
Prince Max Egon zu Fuerstanburg, of
whom it is said he is the only man
the Kaiser ever treated as an equal
lit' is the head of the Princes’ Trust,
the giant aggregation of capital which
attempted to rule the German finan
cial world. The Princes’ Trust went
down to failure with a loss of many
millions of dollars.
U. S. AMBASSADOR
VIEWS WRECKAGE
Washington. Tho American ombas
sy building In Faria wan severely
shaken by the explosion of one of tho
bombs dropped into that city Sunday
from a German aeroplane. Ambassa
dor Herrick has reported the incident
to the stilto department by cable
without comment. With the embafis.s
staff Mr. Herrick made a personal
Investigation of the damage caused by
the bomb, which besides killing two
persons, injured the masonry of sur
rounding buildings and perforate 1
steel shutters.
The state department will take no
action upon the report.
Hoys stilts and pants, all wool, price
reasonable. F. G. Mertins.
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and evening.
St. Jtmand Dancing Academy
OPENS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9TH,
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TEN DAYS
Bankrupt stock of Williams’ Book
Store, at Great Sacrifice Prices.
Books, Stationery,
Dolls, Toys
This Entire Stock must be closed out
within the next ten days to make room
for our regular stock.
Buy Your Xmas Toys Now and
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Popular fiction novels at from 10c to
35c.
$2.50 and $3.00 Dolls at $1.75.
Indian Costumes, Penants, Office
Supplies, all at only a fraction of their
real value.
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Glrlm' Dress With Long or Short Sleeve,
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Brown serge, combined with plaid
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