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from contract price.

! from contract price.
For seed damaged from 20 to 25
per cent, 10 per cent. deduction from
contract price.
For seed damaged from rs to 80
per cent, IL 1-2 per cent. deduction
from contract price
oeed damaged more than 80 per
cent is accepted at the option of the
mill only, as they do not want this
KIND of seed, and before sue. A-eed
are offered for sale they should be
offered by sample before shipment.
In any event under this method of de-
termining the per cent. of damag-
ed seed any farmer or seed simmer
can check up the work of the official
representative of the oil mills by cut
ting and examining the seed himself
and there is no reason why any one
should not be able to determine the
number of damaged seed as we'll as
the chemist can do it.
The oil mills believe that this
schedule for deduction is absolutely
fair. In fact. it only represents the
actual loss by damage to the mills,
and it is a reasonable certainty that
all Of the oil mills are going to ad-
here to the schedule set forth above,
unless they think that they are un-
fair either to themselves or to the
farmers.
The oil mills have placed them
selves on record as desiring to have
the representatives of the the farmers
participate in the making of this rule
for trading in cotton seed but as the
farmers decline to give their coopera-
ton. there is nothing else for the
mills to do but protect themselves in
this way.
"It is manifest that damaged seed
are not worth as much as sound seed
and the shippers delivering bad seed
should not in justice receive as much
as one delivering good seed. The mills
only desire to protect themselves
against loss and to conserve the in
terests Of the farmer who takes care
of his seed.
1T is customary in this country for
the courts to recognize the rules and
regulations of commercial exchanges
and in case of dispute to decide in ac-
cordance with such rules and customs.
The adoption of these rules, therefore.
will throw protection around both
buyer and seller"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-04
COTTON DECLINES 4.S POINTS.
DETERIORATED IN EVERY
STATE DURING PAST MONTH.
condition Figures, Averag, Date
september 23, 67.1 Per Cent -
Three Points Lower than Year ago
and One Point Under Ten. Year
Average-Three and u Half Points
Lost In South Carolina.

New York, Sept. 30.-The condition
OF cotton, as compiled from nearly
l,SO0 replies of special CORRESPOND
'ents of the Journal of Commerce
bearing an average date of September
20, is GIL per cent, compared with
ia per cent month ago, or 8. de-
cline of 4.S points. This compares
with 1913 per cent a year ago: 7O.S
In lsll, 65.7 in 1910 and 59.5 in 1909.
The ten-year average is 6S.2 per cent,
while the average decline for the
same period is 5.3 points,.
Deterioration occurred in all States,
but was most severe in Louisiana, Ar
Kansas, Tennessee, Missouri and Okal-
homa, all of which lost 10 points and
over. Texas nearly held it's own, los
ing only 0.5 point.
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Death of Mrs. G.. III. Nabcrs.

Prosperity. Sept. 30.-Mrs. Charles
III. Nabers. wife of the Rev. Charles
III. Nabers. died Sunday morning and
was laid To rest this afternoon i'm the
Prosperity cemetery. the Rev. Mr..
Garrison of Anderson officiating.
Mrs. Nabers died in Anderson,
where she had gone for treatment in
"a sanitarium. Her death was shock
to- her relatives and friends. as no
one thought she was seriously i'll. Her
death was especially sad, being IA
bride of only few months and being
So sudden.
Mrs. Nabers had only lived here
few months but had endeared her
self To all with whom she came In
contact
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MORRIS FOUND GUILTY.
case Heard Before Magistrate Wells
Wednesday AfternOon-Sentence of
$50 or 25 Days.

The case against M. ]. Morris, for
merly Of Shiloh, was heard i'm Mag
istrate Wells court Wednesday after
noon and Morris was found guilty, a
fine of $50 or % days being imposed
by Magistrate Wells
Morris was charged in one instance
OF collecting $9.45 on tax executions
for former Sheriff Epperson. which
he had never paid in to him, nor
made any effort to pay. until after he
was arrested Saturday. Morris testi-
mony and those of his witnesses was
that he got in difficulties and his life
was threatened and he had to leave
the county. He had no intent to take
the money and had had no oppor-
tunity of giving it to the sheriff at
any time since he collected it. He
was represented by Mr.. F. A. Nc
Leod.
AT the close of the hearing Mag
istrate Wells stated that Of course he
could not know what was in Mr.. Nor
ris' heart as to what his intents were,
therefore he could not say whether
or not he had any intent of taking it
at the time he collected it, but after
failing to make a settlement for more
than year. it looked to him rs if the
intent was to keep the money and not
| to make any payment of il.
He would be as light on the defend
ant as possible. his stentence being
$50 or 20 days. 1t was serious thing
he said, to deprive a man of the right
to testify and Of the right to vote
which he did by finding him guilty;
as there was doubtful point of law
he advised that the defendant appeal
Mr.. Mcleod gave notice OF appeal
putting up the nominal bond of $2t
i'm cash until the appeal was decided
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CONSERVATION CONGRESS- DELE.
GATES.
Gov. Bclasc Appoints Delegates 4
Attend Meeting i'm Washington.

Columbia, Oct. 1.-Gov. l}lease has
designated the following gentlemen
to represent the state of South Caro-
lima at the 9TH National Conservation
Congress to be held i'm Washington,
ID. c., November IS, 10 and 20,
1913.
Wilson G.. Harvey, Charleston; w.
III. Andrews. Georgetown; ID. a.
Spivey, Conway; William Murchson
Dillon; :. II. Epps Fort Hill; j. II.
Kirvcn, Darlington; Chas. 4. Sims,
Spartanburg; Alvin IL. Dean, Green
willie; Jas. III. Craig, Anderson; II. IL
Blease, Newberry; ID. w. CASTOR, Sr
Aiken; r. b. Stackhouse, Columbia
X. r.. COpes, Orangeburg; JAS i
Carey, Pickens; II. ID. Lee, Sumter.
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Editor Daily Item:

Editor Daily Item:
In The Item Of September 29th
and 30th, there appears statement
that Sheriff Gamble and Deputy held
up and robbed two negroes at or near
Mr. John /. BrOgdOn's. 1 wish you
to make this correction:
Two negroes, Alex Williams and
Albert Mcknight escaped from Clar-
endon chain gang on Friday, 26th.
Information came to me about 3
o'clock Saturday afternoon that they
had sent to Manning for some
clothes, money, etc, and that they
would be in hiding at or near swamp
just below Graham's Baptist church
1 took Mr.. n. d. Thomas, Deputy
Sheriff, Mr.. j. E. Gamble, son of
Sheriff Gamble, Frank King, special
constable and Joe Evans, colored man
to acts as decoy, in car to church. Left
car at church, walked about "a to /
mile to swamp and while in waiting
two cOlOred men came from toward
church to cross swamp. Mr.. Thom-
as and Mr.. Gamble stopped them and
made inquiry as to who they were,
and told them to go on, as they were
looking for some escaped cOnvicts,
and for them to keep quite about 1t.
l am quite sure that no robbery or
attempted hold-up occurred, other
than the above facts and it must have
been the darkcy's imagination that
prompted such statements.
Yours very truly,
w. r. Davis, Supervisor.
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CRUSHERS PROPOSE GRADING

Columbia, Oct. 2.--COmmissioner
Watson said yesterday that the mat
ter of establishing bureau of grad
ing cotton seed would be left to the
next general assembly. He said
that he had merely offered the SER
vices of the department for the bu-
reau, but since the officers of the
Farmers Union had refused to petit
tiOn for the bureau that it would not
be established.
Following a long conference Tues
day the officers of the Farmers union
and the Seed Crushers' ASSOCIATION
failed to reach an agreement.
Yesterday w. B. West, assistant
secretary of the South Carolina Cot
ton Seed Crushers' ASSOCIATION, issued
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Federal shortage Has Now Reached
Nearly Double the Figure of Last
Year.

Washington. Oct. 1.-The deficit of
the federal treasury for the fiscal
year has reached In round numbers,
sio.3f3.00o IA compared with $3.50
300 "A year ago. The month of Sep
tember. however. made better
showing than the previous months of
the current year. receipts exceeding
disbursements by s2.O59.0O
The net balance In the general
fund today amounted To- s123.417.OOO
while the total cash I'm the treasury
was s2,020.142.O00.
The number of national banks In
existence was increased during the
month to 1913 and the total out
standing national bank note circula-
tlon was s759.o3l 900.
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PROSECUTION CLOSES CASE.
AFTER PRELIMINARY MOTIONS
DEFENSE WILL ASK FOR AID.
JOURNnlENT.
frooability Is That Governor Sulzer
AMI His Wife Will Both Take Stand
In His Defense-Campaisn Sccre-
tary and Agents In Wall Street VIII
Also be Called.

Albany, n. Y, Oct. 1.-The Assem-
oiy board of managers today rested
their case In the trial of the impeach-
ment of Gov. William Sulzer. The high
court then adjourned until tomorrow.
when counsel for the governor will
submit several preliminary motions
Tor the court 20 decide before OPEN
ing the case for the defense. These
disposed of. counsel probably will ask
permission to take another adjourn
ment before calling their first wit
ness.
This witness, it is said. will be Louis
A. Sarecky, the governors campaign
secretary, whom counsel for the i'm
peachment managers failed to put on
the stand, although he was under
subpoena. Sarecky indorsed many of
the checks given to Sulzer during his
campaign which were not reported in
his statement Of campaign contribu-
ton.
Both the governor and Mrs. Sulzer
expect to take the stand before the
defense closes. The governor will de-
lend his failure to report the numer-
GUS contributions he received on the
ground that they were personal gifts.
II Is believed.
Mrs. Sulzer, 1t is said, will defend
the governors alleged speculations in
wall street with testimony to show
that they were conducted for her ac-
count.
When the long missing Fred l.. Col
well, the governors alleged agent in
MS Wall street transactions, will be
called was a subject of much specu-
lation tonight. His whereabouts have
been known to the governors attor-
neys. but they have declined to pro-
duce him unless it was stipulated that
he would not be placed under arrest
Tor refusing to obey a subpoena of
the Frawley investigating committee.
This. counsel for the impeachment
managers said tonight. they wero
powerless to prevent.
Lieut. Commander l.. M. Josephthal,
who paid a debt of $26,752 contracted
by the governor with Harris & Full
Ter, according to the testimony, is
expected to be another witness.
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the following statement:

the IOIlOWlng statement:
The executive committee of the
Farmers union acted yesterday with
| out conference with the executive
committee of the oil mills, in declin-
ing to ask Commissioner Watson tc
act as arbitrator in the matter of dis
putes as to the grading of seed. 1t is
therefore, necessary that the oil mills
make other provisions for determining
the particular grade of rejected seed.
This they can readily do by appoint
ing an official chemist to represent the
association, just as there are official
chemists connected with the grain ex-
change and with the cotton oil depart
ment Of the produce exchange in New,
York.
There seems to be some misappre-
hension on the part of the executive
committee of the Farmers union: The
Crushers' association submitted the
rule that they thought right to oper-
ate under but they desired the farm
ers through their representatives, to
investigate the allowance for different
grades of seed, SO that they might be
uniform and absolute fair from the
farmers standpoint. The fact that
the Farmers union through it's execu-
tive committee refused to take any
action in the matter can only be con-
strued as meaning that the farmers do
not appreciate, on the one hand, what
damaged seed mean to the mills, and
on the other, what proper care of
them means to themselves in the way
of better prices.
THE oil mills have the power and
the right to make the deductions
which they have asked the farmers
to consult with them about, and are
going to put the schedule into force
with the oil mills at once. The only
difference between what they pro-
posed and the way that it will be ham
uied now is that in the first instance,
the mills, offered to throw absolute
protection around the farmers and to
put into the hands of their representa-
tives the actual grading of the seed
which would insure fair treatment on
now forces the oil mills to have the
the part Of the oil mills. BY rejecting
the proposition the Farmers union
grading done by their own represen-
tatives or by people appointed by
them. The oil mills asked for a con-
ference with the executive committee
of the Farmers union and it seems
from the action taken that this was
denied.
AT meeting Of the executive
committee Of the South Carolina
Cotton Seed Crushers' association.
held last night, the following schedule
was adopted and incorporated in the
rules of the association.
For seed damaged up to per
cent, no deduction.
For seed damaged from 10 to 15
per cent, per cent. deduction from
contract price.
For seed damaged from 16 to 20
per cent, IL per cent. deduction
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FELT ALL THE WAY.

Panama, Oct. 1.-Two earthquakes
OF an intensity much more severe than
any disturbance since the Americans
took possession of the canal zone oc-
CURED late tonight. They were felt
from Panama City to Colon. The
first shock, as experienced in the CAP
ital, was slight and was quickly fol-
lowed by one Of longer duration which
shook buildings to their foundations.
The church bells were set to ringing
doors were thrown wide open and res
idents were brought tumbling out of
their beds.
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Committee to Study Subject OF
Farm Credit.

Washington, Oct. chairman
Glass OF the house banking and cur
rency committee was authorized today
to appoint subcommittee to make
thorough investigation of subject OF
rural credits and agricultural loans.
The committee probably will not re-
port any plan for legislation before
next winter. A subcommittee on the
subject of guarantee of bank deposits
also was authorized
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Mr.. Nabcrs is an uncle of Mr.. 5
Nj. Nabers of this city.
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LETTER FROM w. II. DAVIS.
Clarendon County Supervisor Makes
statement of Occurrence Near
BrOgdOn's Saturday Evening.

The following letter has been re-
eeived from Mr.. w. r. Davis, SUPER
visor of Clarendon County, in refer
ence to story of an alleged hold-up
and robbery Saturday evening near
Mr. John I. BrOgdon's place which
was published in the Item:
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Columbia. oct. 1.-Gov. Blease has
appointed Mr.. X. r.. Wells. of ST..
Charles. Magistrate for Lee County,
for the term provided by law. vice
Mr.. w. NJ. Reid, resigned.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-11-03
SENATOR KERN FAVORS
 IMMEDIATE ACTION

WASHINGTON, Nov 3. - Senator John w. Kern, speaking of the curren- cy bill Saturday, said:
 q am not prepared to censure the banking and currency committee of the Senate because of the time con sumed in hearing the arguments of bankers, though I must say that I am unable to see what useful purpose is to be served by listening, day after day, to the same objections to the pending measure over and over again until at times the testimony seems to assume the form of recitations learned from the same book or mast CT. It is refreshing to read now and then that some banker or financier has evolved a new idea or framed an ar gument different in form and prase- ology from the tedious and tiresome harangues which have preceded"
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-11-03
THIBET DEMANDS
 AUTONOMY AND CASH

PEKING, China, Nov. 3.-News that Tibets demands complete autonomy without even Chinese official represen- tation at Lhasa, it's capital, and also asks for indemnities from China reached the Chinese government from the Chinese Tibetan Conference re- gently in conference at Darjeeling, In- dia. From Mongolia come reports that dia. From Mongolia come reports the MOngolians are encamped within 100 miles of the Great Wall. The two vast dependencies of Tibet and Mon golia at the time of the antj-MancEu revolution proclaimed their autoono- my and have defended it ever since China is now fighting to maintain her frontiers against both of them.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-11-03
ALASKA MUST PAY
 TO ENFORCE LAWS
O-o

The federal government will not pro vide funds for the enforcement of Ter ritorial laws. This fact is brought out through the application of Marshal H. l.. Faulkner for advice from the depart ment of justice in relation to the en- forcement of criminal statutes passed by the Alaska Legislature.
 Marshal Faulkner called attention to the poll tax law passed by the legisla- ture which provides a penalty of i'm prisonment for the nOnpayment of the tax and asked the AttOrney-Gen- eral to advise him whether or not the prisoners so accepted were to be cared for out of the federal funds appropri- ated for the arrest and care ofprison- CTS.
 AttOrney-General James C. Mickey holds submitted the question raised by Marshal Faulkner to the comptrol- Ter of the treasury and the latter ad- vised the Attorney-GeneraTs office that federal funds cannot be used for the enforcement of Territorial laws.
 The marshaPs office is therefore ad- vised that prisoners accepted under conviction of a Territorial statue must be cared for at the Territory's expense and that all moneys so expended must be cOllecetd from the Territory in the same manner that other collections are made from other parties owing the government for such acts.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-11-03
GLYNN INAUGURATES
 CABINET MEETINGS

ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 3.-"In the fu- ture the men who are the visible gov ernment will endeavor to map out the visible State administration" Gov Martin H. Glynn said in announcing his plan for weekly conferences with the other elected State officials. The conferences will be in the nature of Cabinet meetings at Washington"
 The Governor asserted that "the elected department heads of the State are just as responsible for it's good government as the Governor"
 Cabinet conferences" of somewhat similar nature were inaugurated by former Gov. Dix, but were soon dis continued.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-11-03
HYDABURG INDIANS
 ADOPTING ENGLISH

At a recent meeting of the town council of the Indian Town of Hyda- burg, a resolution was introduced and passed that thereafter all business transacted at the council meetings must be through the English language. Prof. w. c. Beattie, district superin- tendent for the U. S. bureau of edu- cation for the district embracing South eastern Alaska, believes that this breaking away from old traditions and customs will result in good While he was in Hydaburg, Prof. Beattie bal anced the books of the Klawock Com mercial company, which is owned and conducted by the Indians of Hydaburg, and he finds that the business success has been much greater than he antici- pated.
 Prof Beattie has been on a trip of inspection over the Southern end of the district. He has been gone about month visiting the various schools and Indian communities and finds them in a progressive state. Prof. Beattie says that there has been much i'm provement in attendance owing to the operation of the Territorial compul- sorry school law. There has been a marked increase in attendance since the Alaska legislative assembly passed the law, he says.
 Under this law the district superin- tendent has power to appoint truant officers for each precinct or section where there are schools located and Prof. Beattie has appointed Frank Mercer and James Watson of Juneau and Jack Peratrovich of Klawock to this duty. Owing to the fact that Fly daburg has adopted the English lang uage Prof. Beattie told the people to elect the truant officer for that place and that he would confirm him.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-11-03
GASTINEAU HARDWARE
 OPENS TOMORROW

The Gastineau Hardware, of which F.. D. Vaut and II. C. Daniels gre man agers, will open for business tomorrow in the handsome new quarters in the Central building on Front street The storeroom has been finished in a mod flied mission style and is very attrac- tive A portion of the shelf goods have already been placed but the greater part of the stock has not yet arrived
 The Gastineau Hardware will carry many novelties in mechanics tools in addition to a full line of the standard articles. builders material, shelf hard ware a general line of machinery, in- cluding mining machinery and wood working machines.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-11-03
SCHOOL LADS PLAY
 GOOD FOOT BALL

The football game Saturday after noon demonstrated that the high school lads have some very excellent material All they lack is weight to hold their own with any of the aggre- cations in this section. The score according to the new system was IA to 0. The Island team made a touch down and a safety in the sec ond quarter for and scored another touch down in the third quarter which brought the total to 14.
 The first quarter was all to the good for the high school lads on ac- count of their generalship and fast work. They had the ball in dangerous territory twice but could not make the goal. The work of the high school lads was brilliant and aggressive throughout. During the closing mo ments of the first quarter Earle lame son, who was playing with the school team, was carrying the ball and mak- ing an end run when he was injured by colliding with Mauseth of the oppos- ing team. His right thigh was badly sprained and he is still lame.
 Perkins played a star game for the school team and Jameson, McKinnon, Casey, HendricksOn, and Herner came through strong for the home boys. For Treadwell Mauseth, Schar, Nel- son, Allen, Porter and Swarva (cap- tain) were the star actors Tom Me Donald was referee and Leslie Fore man was time keeper.
 The teams lined up as follows: Treadwell-Walter Barquist, center; Grundler and Johnson, guards; Nel- son and Swarva. tackles; Schar and Atkinson ends; Will Barquist, quarter back: Gross and Mauseth, halves; Al len, full back.
 Juneau-Burford, center; Nelson, guards; Casey and Davis, tackles; Hendrickson, Kashavaroff and Gnu lick, ends; Perkins. quarterback; Me Kinnon, Kashaveroff and Jameson, halfbacks; Herner, full back
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-11-03
SEWARD SOCIETY HAS
 ITS SECOND MEETING


 The Seward Society, the student body organization of the Juneau pub lie school, held the second meeting at which an entertainment was provid- ed last Friday. The program was in- teresting.
 Cyril Kashaveroff talked of the or igin of Halloween, and Paul Thomp- son gave a story on the same subject; Miss May Parker gave a piano solo; Miss Regina Epsteyn propounded CO nundrums; Martin Price related an in- teresting budget of current events {; Edward Beattie, the president, gave a two-minute talk, and Nat Rogers re cited.
 In response to roll call each member had to tell a joke.
 Rev. Kashaveroff gave an instruc- tive talk on superstitions of Alaska In. dians.
 Superintendent ConweIl, of the Doug las school, and Mir Alec, of the same school. were present at the meeting.