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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-01-11
The Declaration of 1860

A few days ago the New
York Herald printed a sketch OF
Col. Robert Anderson Thomp-
son, of Walhalla, the sole survi-
vor of the South Carolina Sc
cession convention" accompa-
nying it with an excellent pic
ture of that fine old warrior and
citizen.
In the course Of the sketch
these expressions occur:
"Col. Thompson is eighty-fve
years old, but one would not
think it to look at him. He has
the appearance of a soldier hard
Iy ripe for retirement. Had the
outcome of the great war in
which he fought been different,
his name might have been en-
blazoned in the memory OF his
countrymen as gloriously as II
he had signed the Declaration OF
independence
The Herald perhaps does not
know that on a tablet in the
State Housee. here in Columbia,
the names of the signers of the
declaration of independence of
1850 are 'blazoned." In South
Carolina success is not vet be-
come the test upon which rests
the right of men to be revered
by their countrymen.-The State
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How to Control the Trusts

We should have legislation
that will as surely prevent one
corporation from injurying OF
cealing unfairly with another
as the laws already secure in
the case of individuals. lfcom.
petition is given a fair show.
business may be done on a big
scale indeed, but we do not be.
lieve it will tend toward the for
nation Of actual monopolies
and in case actual competition
exists, the people would gel
greater benefits from competi
ton among big business concerns
ably managed and economically
administered, than they would
from competition among many
smaller businesses unable to eff.
feet the economies that are pos
sible only through combination
and cooperation on d very large
scale.
Instead of following the dem.
agogues who cry, Let's break
up all the big corporation an6
put Their organizers in jail, and
instead of following the hire
lings who cry, Let the trusts
alone or you'll make a panic and
ruin business" +" is there not q
wiser common-sense policy that
may be briefly summarized as
follows:
First, See that the trusts OF
big corporations that have been
guilty of vicious methods, that
have grown big by oppression
and robbery Gas the Tobacco
Trust, for example) are adequate
ly punished, and not merely
split into separate companies tc
be controlled by the same forces
as heretofore.
Second, Enact stringent legis.
lation and create prope. govern.
mental agencies to prevent big
corporations from crushing com.
petition by unfair methods, but
legislation will leave the people
the benefits and economies that
come from conducting business
on a large scale.
Third, With unfair com peti
ton prevented, big industries
would secure the advantages Of
greater economy of production,
but there is little reason to be.
lieve that any one organization
would monopolize a product. Ir
case of all actnal monopoly
however, the government should
protect the public from extor
ton by limiting prices and prof
its.-The Progressive Farmer.
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Notice of Town Election.

Notice is hereby given that an
election will be held on Februa
ry 3rd, 1912, to elect a mayor tc
fill the unexpired term of S. B.
Craig, resigned. Managers OF
election: D. B. Finney, W. I
Griffin and J. L. Thornley,. Vo
ting place: City Hall. by or
der of the Town Council.
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WAREHOUSE BILL
Commission to Have Charge of
Erection and Maintenance
System.
To the Editor of the State:

To the Editor of the State:
The following correspondence
is self explanatory, and l am
giving it to the public on accou nj
of its importance. so as to ena-
BILE the members of the legisla-
ture to study the subject at their
leisure to the end that the bill
may be amended and perfected
so as to combine the best wis
dom of the general assembly OF
South Carolina. D. Mcqueen
Dun bar, S. G,
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Notice to Pensioners

I will be in the court house
every day during January, 1912
for the purpose of making out
applications for old soldiers and
widows who are not getting
pensions and wish to apply fo1
same. All now drawing will
continue to receive pensions
without further application.
J. B. Newberry,
4-3t Pension Com.
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StumpS

jliarly the seasol
il - - stumps. There
a.; o! ways to dc
M, .a.i u ant job. The
Use. a3y {! dynamite and O.
;;s..a 80 p.!iia.' aas been dem
oasn a5sI!: .a'nine seems to give
o5.s II, ais IN sonle cases. In
,ii.,r,. i. :. .na., is really in earn
est aaou; getting rid of his
uln,5s, lie can find Il way to do
IL. Il will cost him something,
to be sura, any way he goes at
1t; but 1t will be decidedly profit
aolt. work for all thai. Does
any nan suppose that it doesn t
cost hin Anything to dodge
about stuups as he breaks and
cu!tiyattS bis iaiid, to be COM
pel.eti Ia use ,.sii1e instead OF
improved implements, to repair
The breakase and make up the
loss OF wear and tear caused by
the Jumps, TO set rid of the
weeds which grow about them
10 seed the rest OF the fields, to
lose the use of the land they oc-
cupy? Clearing out the stumps
may not add to the fertility OF
the field, but it will increase its
cultivable area, and enable it to
grow larger crops.-The Progress
sive Farmer.
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Clemson Letter.

Knowing of the prevailing
low price of cotton-seed, we
have asked the Prof. 7. 2. Keitt
of the Experiment Staff to pre-
pare the following letter which,
will be of interest to the far
mers.
A question of some concern to-
the farmer at this season of the
year is. what disposition shall be.
made of his cotton-sesd. They
can be either rolled in acid phos-
phate, crushed, or cornposted
to prevent sprouting and ap-
piled directly as a fertilizer: they
can be exchanged for cottonseed
meal: they can be SOLD the
farmer may not reinvest in fer
tilizer. The question to be de-
cided is which is most proftables
The fertilizing value Of a ton of
cottonseed, being present rela-
tive commercial values is s11.18.
When this ton of seed is manu-
factured the products and ferti-
lizer values will be approximate.
ly as follows:-Cotton seed oil.
$50 lbs, no fertilizer value; cot
tonseed meal, 750 lbs, s10.03
fertilizer value; cottonseed hulls,
978 lbs, SLIP fertilizer value;
lintels, % lbs, 0.03 fertilizer
value. There would be some
additional agricultural value in
the furnishing Of organic mat
ter for decay, but this is not
large when we consider that Is
bushels would furnish less thar
a good peavine stuble. We note
from the figures given that most
of the fertilizing eleme-.ts are
contained in the portion that
goes to make up the meal.
The present selling price is
s17.OO per ton and the rate OF
exchange is about l400 lbs. Of
meal per ton. The value Of this
meal reckoning it as 2-7-1 ! is
1886, but it must be rsa
-bered that t,ssos sslzsfve com
mercial values are not made up
to represent retail prices, but to
show values which are relative
among themselves. Taking the
selling price of meal as
$500 per ton, then, 1100 lbs.
would cost sl7.50. If the swap
is made some of the seed should
be sold outright to purchase
acid, phosphate and potash to
mix with the meal. For infor-
nation relative to mixing ferti-
lizers at home, write for Bulle-
tin $50 of the S. G.. Expt. Sta
ton.
STUDENT Press ASSOCIATION.
Per Ben Ct. Field.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-01-11

STRAYED OR STOLEN-A
brown female setter dog. An
swers to- the name of Della. Has
a small tumor, about the size of
a quarter of a dollar, on right
hip. Any information leading
to discovery of this dog will be
duly rewarded.
80 J. R. Ashmore.
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TO APPOINT MANAGER

4. The manager of the State
warehouse shall be appointed by
the board of commissioners who
shall fix the compensation of
such manager, and the said
manager shall be subject to re.
moval by the board of commits,
sioners Whenever, in their judg-
ment, the public interest de,
mands it.
S. The board of commission.
ers shall appoint an expert cot
ton grader whose compensation
shall be fixed by the board and
the said cotton grader shall be
subject to removal bv the board
of commissioners whenever, in
their Judgment, the public inter
est demands it.
6. The State warehouse com
mission are empowered to &C.
quire such property as they may
deem necessary to carry out the
purposes of this act, such prop.
erty may be acquired by lease,
purchase or condemnation pro
ceedings, as in other cases where
private property is taken fo1
public use.
Z. Ali lint cotton properly
baled shall be received for stor-
age at the State warehouse, and
the charges for same shall be
fixed by the State warehouse
commission.
Each bale of cotton shall be
graded, weighed and numbered
so as to be identified at all times
The grades to be according to
the standard grades adopted by
8he United States government.
The person depositing the cot
ton shall be given a receipt from
the State of South Carolina
signed by the manager of the
State warehouse, which receipt
shall give the number grade and
weight of each bale. The receipt
to be transferable only by writ
ten assignment and the cotton
which it represents deliverable
only upon the production Of the
receipt, which is to be marked
Cancelled" when the cotton i:
taken from the warehouse.
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ate them in all respects under
this act as applied to the tate
warehouse.
II. The manager, grader Or
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-01-11

other officers at any warehouse
operated by the State shall exc
cute such bond for the faithful
performance of their duties as
may be required by the State
warehouse commission.
l3. Any person offering cot
ton for sale in the open market
can have his cotton weighed
and graded al any warehouse
operated hy the State, and shall
receive q certificate setting forth
the nunl,5>t, grade and weight
of eacn 0aia;; she Zee for such
r,-i!Ses 20. . exceed % cents
;or e.tci4 a - v:,~;;ghed and
,,ra.jy@
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ssED1EEEgEscEs

q Don: Ih response to your
quest 10 draft a bill embodying
she principle Of State violation;
as practiced ie louisiana in
close you one rata@F erudely put
together. but with the polish
which only legislative consider
alton can give, it will afford a
working busis. Conditions here
ARi fer from Louisiana.
We have much better in
Tor warehouse system which
Jed not be sacrificed but used.
) 9. New Orleans is 1872 miles
yup the river, with deep water
and easy access to the very
heart of the cotton belt
8. The system in Louisiana
is the evolution from city to
state control after several years
trial by the former.
In complying with your re-
eqest, I bear these differences in
nind and also the fact that you
are to act with amendment to
fhe constitution. Curtailment
of acreage is alright, certainly
to the extent Of each farm rais-
ing it's own supplies, but after
aAsssaid and done, God made
this a cotton country and a cot
ton country it will rem hin to
the end.
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\ - 49,

i. lie c..ai)1man Of the
boz Il .s.4.: IA addition to the
,1i..s.eS .leas...: provided be charg.
81 OK looking to the
l:,5sg.1 -, .! 4 l'icaiture. man.
nj ii N atters tend
az 10 80 Intestinal develop.
a.s.t =" Safe. He shall
! alay liz =. salary OF
&!.u9J ali3lli Tor The work
aoa 1~,.l.te.,ed NjJh lis duties on
the ;,oasa o; commissioners.
i. 'ile compensation of the
chairman SHALL be 50, 100 per an.
r-um. and the compensation OF
the other members Of the board
shall be S. per day of each days
attendance and ten cents per
mile for each mile actually trav,
elled.
l6. The STATE board shall
make an anntaI report Of the
operations Of fiIe warehouse
system to the general assembly.
II. the sum Of $, 900 is here
by appreciated for the contingent
exp .nses Of said board, and the
sum of 1920, 900 to carry out the
purposes of this act, if so much
be necessary, out of any money
in the State treasury not other
wise appropriated.
Is. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act be,
and the same are, hereby ap'
pealed.
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Solicitor Bonhan1s Report.

In his annual report to the &
Legislature. which will be pre-
sented when that body meets on
January 9th., Solicitor Proctor
A Bonham of the judicial Cir
cult, shows that during the year
1911 a total of 139 of the l84l
persons brought to trja
convicted. LEalss ggg 25 :,
were acquitted. During the
year 5 cases were dismissed.
Out of the number Of cases
brought to trial fifteen were for
murder. Nine of this number
were found not guilty. four were
convicted and two were dismiss
ed.
The report of Solicitor Bonham
in detail is as follows:
Adultery, not guilty 2; guilty
p.
Arson, not guilty 2, guilty
Assault with intent to rapes
dismissed l, not guilty 9, guht
z. ~ sss s,
Assault with int&art
not guilty 9, guilty 36: s9
Breach of trust, not guh
guilty 2.
Burglary and larcensY, not y
guilty l, guilty 2.
Disposing of property under
lien not guilty 2, guilty 2.
Forgery, not guilty l; guilty
10,
Highway robbery, not guilty
O, guilty 8.
not guilty 5, guilty 20.
Keeping bawdy houses, not
guilty O, guilty z. ssssl
Larcency. not guilty 2, guilty
IA, d =
) ) = 81 =; !:
New & l 4 !
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chitects and engineers and adopt
rules and regulations not contra
ry to the provisions herein set
forth, which, in their Judgment.
are necessary to carry out the
intent and purpose Of this act.
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FARM BULLETINS
List of Pamphlets Beneficial to
the Farmers-..May Be
Had Free

p: me feedfnsers Earn An:
mails.
30. Hog raising in the South
36. Cotton Seed and it's Prod
ucts.
A. Commercial Fertilizer.
II. Insects Affecting the Cot
ton Plant.
48. The Manuring Of Cotton
81. Some Common Birds.
IS. Marketing Farm Products
81. Corn Culture in the South
112. Bread and Bread Making
llS. Grape Growing in the
South.
156. The Home Vineyard.
ITO. Principles of Horse Feed.
ing.
179. Horseshoeing.
1873. Meat on the Farm; Butch.
ering, Curing and Keeping.
1872. Barnyard Manure.
1919. Corn Growing.
200. Turkeys.
205. Pig Management.
2l7. Essential Steps in Securing
an Early Crop of Cotton.
220. Tomatoes.
229. Production of Good Seei
Corn.
.241. Butter Making on the
Farm.
242. An Example of Moderr
Farming.
245. Renovation of Worn-Ou'
Soils.
253. The termination of Seet
Corn.
555. The Home Negotiable Gar
deen. deeHn
27o. Modern Conveniences fol
the Farm Home.
272. ASuccessiul Hog aid Seei
Corn Farm.
27s. Legumi:nous Crops fol
Green Manuring.
285. The Advantage Of Plant:
ing Heavy Cotton Seed.
28s. Comparative Value Of
Whole Cotton and Cotton Seec
Meal in Fertilizing Cotton.
2S7. Poultry Management.
295. Potatoes and Other Root
Crops as Food.
29S. Food Value of Corn ano
Corn Products.
299. Diversified Farming Un'
der the Plantation System.
$40. A Successful Alabama
Diversification Farm.
3l1. Sand-Clav and Burnt Clay
Roads.
3l2. A Successful Southern
Hay Farm.
312. Harvesting and Storing
Corn.
31S. Cowpeas.
3l9. Demonstration Work il
Cooperation with the Southern
Farmer.
321. The Use of the Split-los
Drag en- Earth Roads.
324. Sweet Potatoes.
1926, Building up Ia Run-DoW1
Cotton Plantation.
333. Cotton Wilt.
346. The Computation of Ra
tions for Farm Animals by th'
Use of Energy Values.
354. Onion Culture.
356. Peanuts
359. Canning Vegetables il
the Home.
1854. A Profitable Cotton Farm
$40. Replanning a Farm TO
Profit.
372. Soy Beans.
379. Hog Cholera.
1856. Boys and Girls Agricul
tural Clubs.
391. Economical Use of Mea
IN the Home.
399. Irrigation of Grain.
400. A More Profitable Corr
Planting Method.
4O6. Soil Conservation.
4O7. The Potato as a Trucl
Crop.
413. The Care of Milk and it
Use in the Home.
Ais. Seed Corn. -
431. The Peanut.
433. Cabbage.
1876. Winter Oats for the Soutl
438. Hog Houses.
40. Spraying Peaches for tn
Controlof Brown-Rot, Scab an
Curculio.
55 acres three and a half mile
east Of Pickens, 25 acres in cui
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SAME CONDITION

Suppose we, cut acreage and
newt year dump 100000 or
II, 900, 600 bales on the market
before November Is, conditions
will not be so widely different
from what they are now, so far
as actual results are concerned.
The present crop, at an aver
age afE2 cents a pound, is in
excess of the needs of the world.
In the fall of 1908, with a crop
of 10, ,6OO,o0o bales, cotton fell to
9 cents spound, and in July
and August it went to Is cents.
With experience like this, it be-
hooves us to exercise our brains
and use our money to prevent a
similar raid.
I Cotton is made on credit, and
the bulk Of it must be sold be-
tore November Is, because there
is no adequate machinery for f.
nance and storage.
1t is an unequal contest be
tween ignorance and numbers
on one side and organized wealth
and expert financial strategy on
the other. Why should we lot
invoke the power Of s5ss
government?
These are ne and strange
IN lines, @ and nowever reluctant
NC 20 .las to employ the func-
us - n government outside of
~ aditional lines to which
are accustomed. in self de-
ense much is justifiable, and
erything excusable.
Yours truly,
John l.. McLaurin.
IN. Don Mcqueen,
|'S9 bar, S. G.
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BONDS PROPOSED

s. The State warehouse COM
mission is empowered to issue
bonds, payable 80 years from
date, and such bonds are hereby
created q lien on all Of the real
estate acquired under this act
by the State warehouse commits
sion. The said bonds not being
in any sense a debt or obligation
of the State of South Carolina,
but a specific lien on such ware
house property,
9. In fixing the charges for
handling and storing cotton the
commission shall in addition to
a sinking fund as provided for
in section s also provide a sink
ing fund for the retirement of
the amount advanced by the
State, in fifty years.
10. The charges on cotton
shall also after the system here
in provided for has been in oper-
alton two years, cover all cur
rent operating expenses, it being
the intention of this act to make
the system self-sustaining.
II. The warehouse commits
sion shall have power to acquire
by lease any standard built cot
ton warehouse in the several
counties of the State and oper-
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IS acres three and a half miles
east Of Pickens, 25 acres in cui,
tivation, balance in pasture ana
woodland; splendid neighbooo;
good 7-room 2-story house. Lei
me show you this place for can
make a price that will interest
you. Immediate possession II
YOU want it. See 81. M. HE'S
TER, Pickens, S. G.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-24
Up and Down
Pedchtree
Auto Intoxication
Due to JOY Ride.

He came into the Carnegie library.
strolled over to the encyclopedias ran
through them a moment or two and
came back to group OF friends with
an air of dissatisfaction Something
seemed TO be bothering him,
Tell me-" he said, abruptly, What
is the definition of auto-intoXication?"
None of the party could define it eX-
actly. but medical student explained
it briefly. The visitor looked worse dis
appointed than before.
Il guess we both lose he said. But
| was sure I was right.
What's the bet?" asked friend, Gu
riously.
Why, a man knew died week or
two ago and the doctors said it was
auto-intoXication. he explained. Fellow
in the office with me said that's kind
of delirium tremens that comes from
too much inhaling gasoline fumes. | bet
it was a nervous disease from excessive
auto riding, something like this locomo-
tive attacksia which kills off so many
engineers. knew Bill was a speed fend
and JOY rider"
And the queerest part about this story
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-24
-|TE BACKED Up
BY GRAND JURY
Whitfield InquisitorS Demand
Abolition of Court of Appeals
That Fined Their Judge.

DALTON. GA, Oct. 24.-The grand
t... serving for the October term If
v.B.tfeld superior court, which is in the
|rns~ollee circuit, presided over by
nudge Augustus w. Fite, declares, in its
General presentments. in favor of abol-
|,sb.ng the Georgia court of appeals that
las, week found Judge Fite guilty of
,otampt The following paragraph ap-
,..rs in the presentments
We view with alarm the invasion Of
.eo higher courts of the province Of
|-ae i,lries of the country, and especially
: this true Of the court of appeals of
|caorqia. the abolition of which we rec
|ommend, and petition our representa-
hive to introduce a bill at the next SEES
sion Of the legislature having that in
|1ev We unanimously indorse the at
|-ifude of Judge Fite in reference to the
court of appeals. and commend him to
|the law abiding people of this state and
|tnose who favor the protection of our
homes with not so much care to te-
lions technicalities"
Judge F'ite will leave here this after
non for his home in Gainesville court
living adjourned at noon today Prior
O his departure. he refused to state
Whit he would do in reference to the
hneimposed on him by the court of ap-
peaH and which the court will insist on
collecting Saturday.
% cont know what l will DO" he
said. ont whatever step I take, it will
be within the law and within my legal
right"
He added that he would not make any
statement, bu, would let his actions Of
Saturday speak for themselves.
The Whitfield grand jury made a
number of important recommendations,
among them being that the treasurer
place the county funds with the bank
which will pay the greatest rate of in
rerest: that electric lights be installed
in the jail and court house; that new
cells be placed in the jan, and that a
juvenile court be established.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-24
ARMY ORDERS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24,--Army or
ders:
Following officers from stations des-
ignated to Philippine Islands;
First Lieutenant George B. FOster,
Jr, medical corps, Fort Leavenworth,
Kans.
First Lieutenant Roy Chefiebower,
medical corps Fort Baysrd. N NJ.
First Lieutenant W. H. Allen, medical
corps. Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
First Lieutenant Moses H. Darnell,
medical reserve corps, Fort Hunt, Va.
First Lieutenant Chauncey l.. Chase,
medical corps. Fort Dade, Fla.
First Lieutenant Henry c. K Muhl-
euberg, ordnance department, from
Philadelphia to Frankfort Falls, Pa.
Following transfer ordered:
Captain LuciuS H. Holbrook from
Second to Fourth cavalry.
Captain Robert j. Edany. from First
to Second cavalry
First Lieutenant Alex G. Pendletou.
artillery corps. from Second company
to Unassigned list
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-24
SOUTHERN RAILWAY TO
BUILD DEPOT AT BUFORD

The Southern Railway Company wilt
coon erect a handsome new passenger
station at Buford, Ga, and convert the
present station into freight depot, &C
cording to announcement made today by
H. W. Miller, assistant to the presi-
dent. The new building will be of half
Nucco finish and tile roof. with com
modious waiting rooms for white and
negro pa ssengers ladies retiring room
and modern facilities for the conve-
nience Of passengers. Bids on the work
have been solicited and it will be push
ed to completion as soon as contract
has been awarded and the construction
material assembled.